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Had l arrived few hours later.
should have found you anothcr's wife.
Florence bowed her head In con-
scious guilt. She had SO dreaded this
fate, yet had not had courage to boldly
resist it. But for this Intervention, she
would indeed have fallen a victim to 1t.
Il am brave only when you are at
my side" she confessed. DO not re-
proach me, William! l was so utterly
deserted; but now you are here again,
and all will be we'll"
He gazed silently 1T the pale, sweet
face raised SO imploringly to his, and
the reproof died on his lips He loved
this tender, yielding creature, with
her gentle unselfishness, and knew that
she was capable OF any sacrifice as soon
as a strong hand guided and directed
her.
Then show me that you can be
brave and steadfast when only nay love
not my presence. protects you" he re-
piled. Il cannot stay with you as you
expect; my leave of absence gives me
only a few hours more. l must rejoin
my regiment today, and God alone
knows when I shall be permitted to
see you again."
At his first words Florence's fea-
lures expressed vague anxiety; now she
started in sudden terror.
You are going? You will leave
me?"
Il must. gave my colonel my wold
of honor to return at sunset. This was
the sole condition on which he would
permit me to ride here. l must keep
this promise
And leave me alone, exposed to the
full fury of the storm which Edward
Will raise. You mortally insulted him,
flung the word fraud into his face.
He will avenge himself for 1t, and or
me, If you are out of reach"
Then come with me-" said William,
with, desperate resolution. Cast every
thing behind you and follow me at
once. Our marriage has long been
agreed upon. We shall find within our
lines justice of the peace and priest,
will perform the ceremony. Day after
tomorrow-tomorrow even-you can be
my wife. Then come what may, at
least nothing can separate u.s.
And my father?" replied the young
girl with trembling voice. Must
he. in his last hour call in vain for his
child? Must a strangers hand close
his eyes? So long as he breathes, my
place Ia at his side"
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Paving Stones and Revolutions.

The reasons why another reign of
terror was not recently inaugurated in
France is thus stated by the Chicago
Times Herald: "One hundred-flfty
twenty-five years ago these things
would have set the mobs going. They
would be throwing paving stones at
one another! Paving stones? All, there
Is the secret of the whole matter. The
mobs have been robbed of their am
munition. The people stand ready to
hoist the red flag and run riot, but
what are the bare hands against maces
and muskets? The rioter stoops to pick
up a paving stone, and his fingers
scratch vainly along the smooth sur
face of the asphalt with which most of
the streets of Paris are now paved.
Ciel! He is helpless! He straightens
up and stares vaguely about him for a
moment, and then some commissary
of police runs him in. Men and women
follow, shouting and shaking their
fists, but there are no paving stones
for them to hurl. So the Republic
continues to stand 1t is wonderful!
A little bit of asphalt prevents the
killing of people by the scores, and
history is robbed of whole chapters
of bloody details. Vive lie tar barrel!"
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held the young woman captive. She
knew that If he crossed the threshold
she would lose him forever. and, ere he
reached it, she rushed forward, clasp
ing his arm with both hands.
william, don't leave me so! You
see that l was deceived. ensnarcd, and
that unfortunate promise was cxtorted
from me beside my fathers sick-bed.
They gave me no choice, and constant
ly told me you had given me up, unit.
l believed It,"
The young officer paused; his voice
still sounded harsh and bitter, but at
least he fingered.
Then choose now," he said. Now
the net that ensnared you Is torn. and
no one shall prevent your free decision.
Choose whose wife you will be-
Yours! Yours!" cried Florence
with passionate fervor, as she rushed
into his arms. Protect me, William!
You do not know how they have tor
tured mel"
Yes, 1 see it," he said, bending to-
ward her.
His resentment could not endure
against this touching entreaty. Clasp
ing her hand in his, he turned reso-
lutely to Harrison.
my fiancee's explanation is sufficient
for me, and, l hope, for you also. AS
she has been the victim OF fraud
Edward started at the insult, and was
about to answer, but Roland gave him
no opportunity.
well, call It delusIon, If the word
sounds better. The fact remains the
same, and also the part which you have
played in 1t. You probably will not
refuse to account to me for it. even
though there must be delay. i'll this
house and at the hour when the man
who also was father to you lies on
his death-bed, such a dispute cannot
be settled. So yield to necessity and
shall wait more fitting season."
Edward looked as If he were on the
point of rushing upon his enemy. The
icy contempt in Roland's words en-
ragged him even more than the insults
themselves, but by exerting all his
strength of Will. he controlled himself.
"a more fitting season!'" he re-
peated. you are right Mr.. Roland.
], too, can wait, and perhaps the hour
for settlement will come before you
expect it"
He turned slowly toward the door.
His game was lost; the prize for whose
sake he had humoled himself to in
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CHAPTER ".

But Florence was silent. She only
east a beseeching glance at Edward;
but the latter knew his advantage TOO
we'll. He was aware that there was
still one means of parting the two
lovers, and did not delay using the
weapon.
You have come at an unfortunate
time, Mr.. Roland" he said, with cut
ting scorn. Il shall be at your service
for the explanation you Will probably
demand at any hour tomorrow: today
| regret that 1t is impossible. At my
incle's urgent desire, my marriage with
his daughter takes place this very day.
all the arrangements for the ceremony
are completed; the justice of the peace
will arrive in an hour. You probably
understand that our affair must be de-
ferred for the present"
Roland had turned deadly pale; he
scarcely heard the last words; his eyes
rested only on Florence. At last, with
violent effort he murmured, almost
unintelligibly:
You heard. What have you to say
Arswer!"
Florence stood as If utterly crushed.
For the first time she realized how un
pardonable her weakness had been,
and that the decision which she had
regarded as a sacrifice to llial love
was really an act of treason to the MIN
to whom her promise and her faith
were pledged. In the consciousness of
this guilt, she did not even attempt
to defend herself, but, instead of an
swering, burst into passionate weeping.
81 know enough!" said William in a
hollow tone. FAREWELL"
A flash of triumph blazed In Ed
wards eyes, but he exulted too soon.
The moment when William turned
from her broke the spell which had
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Inventive Geniuscs,

An inventive engineer who has cur
ious idea of warfare has suggested n
plan for the humiliation of the Beers
which, ut least, has the advantage of
novelty. He says 1t was suggested to
him by an accident that occurred in
the power house of the Third Avenue
Gable railway in New York City Il
couple of years ago. The fly wheel
which regulated the energy applied to
the movement of the street cars on that
railway, being improperly adjusted,
flew into n thousand piecs, which were
thrown with great destruction in ev-
cry direction. and his plan is to ship
lot of fly wheels to South Africa, ad-
just them improperly and set them
whirling in the face of Dom Paurs
army All the British have got to do
is to wait until they explode and then
bury the dead in n decent manner.
Another great genius has suggested
the collection of large quantity of
disease germs, and having elevated
them to n proper height Wy ballon pow
er, jerk n string, open n valve and let
them drop like Il shower of rain over
the Boer camp.
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A MODEL ROAD.
San LuI. Pnrk IIa. set GOOD E.ampl

San Luis Park Has Set u Good Example
S. l. Hallctt, in the Mining and Sci
entific Press, says:
while travelling in the San Luis
Park of Colorado, l observed peculiar
condition of roads that might be of in
terest to any one freightlng in Il desert
region, where the sand Is very deep
nnd thick. and particularly of interest
to steam freighters, where good road
is really part of the machinery.
san Luis valley has once been the
site of an old lake, and the whole val
ley, with few exceptions, is very sandy,
loaded wagon sinking from four TO
ten inches in the coarse sand. The
farmers in that section have placed on
the roads covering of from six inches
to one foot of wheat straw. This they
cover again with II small amount of
sand, and this roadbed makes the fin
est highway that / have ever Travelled
over in the country-sprlngy, and yet
not allowing loaded wagon to sink
into it Mt all; perfectly good after II
rain or in the driest weather, 1t enables
| the farmers to haul three times as
much with the same power rs though
it were not there. The country being
very dry. it makes Il lasting road, us
| the wheat straw, after having been
| plowcd under for several years, when
brought to light, is rs bright and fresh
| as when it was first covered up, not
rotting in the slightest degree.
"'rhc difference is very marked the
minute that you leave these roads and
get into the heavy sand. 1t is rs cheap
as anything that could possibly he
placed on the road to better it. The
country is n large whcat-producine
one. and such straw ms they do not use
is burned, owing to the fact that it will
not dccomposc when plowed under III
their wheat fields. The straw breaks
of in small pieces. being very brittle
and seems to mix with The sand, form
| ing an almost perfect macadam road.
Possibly it might be of benefit tc
| mines using steam wagons to try tC
better their roads by this means, if
they have the wheat straw, or, if not
with the best wild hay at their com
mand. The difference in the ease OF
travel and the very marked difference
in the amount of load that can bt
| hauled strikes one forcibly."
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Dangerous Friction.

An insurance adjuster was sent to
a Massachusetts town to adjust loss
on a building that had been burned.
How did the fire start?" asked an
acquaintance who met him on his
homeward trip.
~ couldn't say certainly. and no.
body seemed able to tell" said the ad
iuster, but 1t struck me that 1t
might have been the result of fric-
ton
What do you mean by that?" ask
ed his friend.
well" said the insurance man,
gravely, friction sometimes comes
from rubbing a ten-thousand-dolla
policy on hve-thousand-dollar build,
Ing"
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Winter Tours.

Should you desire information re-
garding California, Arizona, Texas or
Mexico, and the long limit. low rate.
round-trip tickets, sold to principal
points, the various routes via which
the tickets can be purchased, or re-
garding one way first and second-class
rates, through sleeping car lines.
first-class and tourist, call upon or ad-
dress w. G. Neimyer, GenI Western
Agent, Southern Pacific Co., 23S
Clark St, Chicago: w. H. Connor,
Coml Agent, Chamber Commerce
Bldg, Cincinnati, Ohio. or W. ]. Berg.
Trav Pass. Agt., 220 Elllcott So, Buff
falo, N. Y.
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CHAPTER vi,

AS the door closed behind her
cousin. Florence uttered sigh Of re-
lief. She had feared an instant out
break of the quarrel, which seemed at
an end, at least for the moment, but
the last threatening words OF the two
men had not escaped her notice.
What are you to do?" she asked
anxiously. What is the meaning OF
the concealed threats you exchanged
with Edward? William. beseech
you"
Say no more" he interrupted grave
ly, almost sternly. This Is matter
which concerns us men alone. You
hear that no explanation will take
place at present. Let tina. suffice"
Florence looked timidly at him. The
dark cloud on his brow was not caused
by the dispute with Edward: she knew
only too we'll what had occasioned 1t.
You are angry with me-still" she
said, softly.
mo, understand that you were de-
ceived by the intrigue. that fathers
last wish has powerful influence, but
had expected my afllanced wife to
show more resolution, more confidence.
l, too, remained for months with no
message from you; I, too, heard that
you assented to the separation your
father decreed: but did not believe II
for an instant. What urged me hither
was merely the torturing uncertainty
a vague presentiment Of misfortune
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VANS Girl. with Long Arms.

The Missouri Il Kansas Telephone Com
pany, which has n monopoly at Kansas
city. is short of operators, and the rca-
son of this is that most of the girls who
have applied for positions the present
month have not been tall enough. Here
after a girl who does not measure five
feet six inches in height Will not be en-
ployed. The company has learned that
short girls have short arms and girls with
short arms cannot do the work as well as
those with long arms. The present lnten-
tion of the company is to get n sufficient
number of long-armed girls and then en-
denNor to keep thom.
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doing business in the City OF Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case OF Catnrrh thut cannot be
cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presence, this 9th day OF December, A. ID. 1884
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1t Feeds
the Hair

Have you ever thought why
your hair is falling out? 1t is
because you arc starving your
hair. If this starvation continues
your hair will continue to fall.
There is one good hair food.
1t is Ayers Hair Vigor. 1t goes
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trigue was snatched from him at the
last moment, yet he did not quit the
field like a vanquished man.
The menacing glance which rested
on the young couple ought to have
warned them; 1t was the look of nan
sure of his vengeance and his ultimate
triumph.
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Dropsy treated free by DR.. ii. Fl. GREEN'S
Sons, of Atlanta, Gn. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Rend their adver-
tisemcnt in another column of this paper.
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Deep Water Ports.

The growing interest in deep water
seaports and cheap transportation by
water, gives added Importance to the
building up of the city of La Porte
Texas. The high, dry ground of La
Porte is in direct contrast with the
greater portion of the Mexican Gulf
Coast. Marshes, malaria and fevers are
unknown. La Porte is to be formally
"opened" and introduced to the public
February IA to II, when it is expected
n great crowd of Northern and Texas
people will be on hand to inspect the
much talked of new seaport of the Gulf.
So great is the interest shown that the
American Land Co., 1873 Madison ST.,
Chicago, acting as Northern Manager,
is deluged with letters of inquiry.
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"What makes Stubs poetry so popu-
lar?" at looks much like column of
real estate transfers..
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Edgar has n frightful cold How
did he get it?'' HE is so reckless; he
put on golf hose of n larger plaid than
those he had boon MenrinE.'
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Sunday ought to be "A day OF rest"
YES; on weekdays. however. | catch
trains for myself, while on Sundays l
children"
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Piso's Cure for Consumption is our only
medicine for coughs and colds.-Mrs. @.
Beltz, 430 sth Ave-, Denver, Col, Nov.S, O5.
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Jimmy-"Wot made dat Hamlet Eit d.
blues so bad?" Jocy-"W'y. 'Phcly went
and got drownded cause he he'd on her
rninN -lnY slklrt."
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IF you are working for success don't
desire life to be Il bed of roses Il
don't; neither do l want 1t to be II fold
ing bed"
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"How did Sinclair Shabbs win that
rich Boston girl?" He told her to think
of all the luxures she would be able to
give him If she married him.
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Mrs. Winsloyy's Soothing Syrup.
For children teehing softens the gums reduces In
Examination allays pain, wind collie &c bottlo-
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"All the pessimists are opposed to terri;
toriaI expansion." Then they are blind
10 their own interests for by expansion
they'd have a lot more country to Srum-
BILE about
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whats a lawyer?" "A lawyer is II
man who can make other people pay
him for making them do ns he tells
them"
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ANY failures this morning?" yes;
seven alarm clock factories have gone
under How remarkable!' Not at
all; men these days can't waste time ly-
ing in bed waiting for alarm clocks to
, un off
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What makes the average woman tell
falsehoods about her age?' because
she can't blame it on the scales"
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THE GRIP CURE THAT DOES CURE.
Laxative Bromo ouininc Tablets removes
the cause that produces La Grippe. Il. w.
Groves signature Is on each box. &c.
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Bakers Chocolate and Cocoa.
Look for the picture OF LA Belle Chocoatiefo-"
1t Is on every genuine package.
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My Hair
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about . year ago my hair
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stopped the falling. but also
made my hair grow very rapidly.
until now it is IS inches in
length and very thick" = Mrs.
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the men who are going to make the nonina=
ton would accept the declaration of Roose-
welt, made during the day, and supplemental
of more emphatic declarations made some
time ago, final, and would not force the
nomination upon him. Among the last men
to see Senator Hanna was Chairman ODeil of
the New York committee, and L. r. Quigg,
who discussed the situation at great length.
1t was with those men that Senator Hanna
labored, He told them that six weeks ago
Roose Welt was wanted, but protested. After
ward Platt so made similar declarations.
Then other candidates appeared and in a
dignified manner their interests were put for
ward by thei r friends throughout the country
The only man appearing in New York was
Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff. The suggestion of Ex-
Secretary Bliss brought forth deelination
from him coupled later by statement from
Mr. Hanna himself that Bliss eoald not be con
sidered for personal reasons. He then pointed
out that after the delegates began arriving the
name of Roosevelt was suddenly sprung with
an effort to stampede the convention and force
n nomination upon man who did not want it,
apparently because some other candidate was
desired fer governor.
AS the Ohio senator rehearsed the conditions
he warmed up and pointed out that under the
existing conditions the nomination of Roosc-
welt was not fair to the men who had come out
for the place and who should have an equal
show before the convention.
This plain talk from Senator Hanna cleared
up what had been in doabt all day. 1t was evil
dent that Hanna was not going to lie down.
1t was distinct show of fight and signal to
the friends of the administration that opposi-
ton to forcing Roosevelt upon the ticket
against his willIwould not favor.
There We're many real friends of Roosevelt
who accepted his declaration as absolutely
voicng his wishes. 1t changed the current of
talk, and men who We're confident "a hours ago
that Rnoearaltfs
conclusion began asking: well, who will it
be p
The answer was generally John D. Long, Of
Massachusetts, secretary of the navy.
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teeman From Observation-Disclosures
welt Endorsed For Vice President.

PHILADELPHIA, June 19.-The Penn
sylvania delegation met and unani-
mously reelected Colonel NJ S. Quay
national committeeman from this state
Colonel Quay presided and he was also
made chairman of the delegation On
motion of Senator Penrose the delega-
ton was pledged to Mckinley. Chair
man Quay said this was scarcely neces-
sary, but he put the motion as a matter
of form. Senator Penrose then moved
that the delegation be instructed for
Roosevelt for vice president. State Sena-
tor @. i. Magee anti Quay asked for a
roll call. Congressman M. r. Williams
inquired whether Roosevelt would &C.
cept if endorsed. Senator Penrose said:
81 can assure the gentleman and other
delegates that Governor Roosevelt will
accept if the nomination is rendered
him."
Senator Finn, of Pittsburg, (anti-
Quay thought it rather early to tie up
the delegation.
To this suggestion Chairman Quay re-
piled that there was nothing binding in
the motion; that it merely showed the
preference of the delegation.
The roll was then called, resulting:
Roosevelt, az; Rost, 1; Long, 1; Bliss,
1; excused from voting, Z; absent, 2.
Magee voted for Bliss, Won Bonhorst
voted for Root and Finn did not vote.
The following were elected as the
state representatives ON the various con-
vention committees:
Resolutions-Senator Boies Penrose,
Philadelphia.
Credentials-A. s. l.. Shields, Phila-
delphia.
Permanent organization-John B.
Steel, Washington.
Rules and order Of business-Con-
Continued on Fourth Page.
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Grant District Sunday School Conyen-
va.stina

YehtlOn.
Program OF Grant District S. S Con-
vention to be held at Sugar Grove
church, July Il:
8 80. Devotional Exercses-B. G.
Snyder.
Address of Weleome-W. II. Brand.
Deficient Home Encouragement-Sy
vester Arnett and N. t. Tough.
Sunday School Organization-El
Henry.
Open Parliament ON Present Needs
of the Sunday School.
Afternoon session.
| 80. Devotional Exercises-Rev A.
NJ. Buchanan.
How to Prepare the Sunday School
Lesson-T. I. Brand aud Z. r. Morris.
The Teachers Power. lis Source and
Use-Daniel Breakiron and A. II. Fox
Address by Rev. Buchanan.
The Teachers Preparation To meet
his Class-W. 4 Tucker and L c.
Snyder.
Observing the Sabbath S. Lough.
Night session.
7:30. De, otional Exercises
What is and what is not practical
Sunday School work--Zimri Ammons.
Queries.
Address by Professor T. E Hodges,
Music at call OF the president
Each Sunday School in Grant district
is requested to send a report 70 the con
vention. All interested in Sunday
school work are urged To attend.
ELRoY HENRY, Pres.
l.. G.. SNYDER, See'y.