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ing over the mail was always inter-
esting TO Titus. Folk did not have
so many letters in those snowbound
solitudes but that all took an interest
In their going and coming; and TITUS
was honestly anxious to learn what
Nancy Higgins wrote home from
Ouray to her mother; and he waited
iii old man Sessions had opened
Franks letter from New York that
he might find out how the boy was
getting on and how he liked his job
So when he saw letter addressed in
n masculine hand TO Miss Cloribel Voc
and bearing Cincinnati postmork, he
knew lust as well as II he had read II
That the handsome young Anderson
had magni6cently concluded that she
would "at In" TO his comfortable life
and surroundings, and had written to
fell her so. Titus cursed him for
puppy, He hated u man who made
condolences, and any man so loose
Of soul as Anderson, who blabbed his
affairs TO any chance companion,
seemed TO him something less than a
natural"
"But she's bound TO hike the pretty
how he Thought Ties The hihd
mi ,nkcs a woman. Somehow the
nicer woman is iae bigger fool she
marrles,"
And he said to himself ina, he would
mike no effort to eat turkey at loe'~
INF II may have been that his horse
wos fond Of turkey--no, that Is wrong
Cor there we're two relays between hin
hy's and Yoe's, Indeed, upon reilee'
,ion. /, IL absolutely impossible to tell
inst why It was that Bueklng TITUS
grrw rein AT Yoe's ranch at high noon
n Thursday and blew upon his horn
ilke n warder Of an ancient port
Ten faces appeared at the front win
dows and the door. There were ihe
,brec dogs. and the two Cinnamon and
Danny Cummings from over the range
and Evans, the Methodist missionary
and ouiyey, the engineer, aud Voc,
hloud and glowing rs Olof' and Clarl'
bei with mountain berries In her yell
law hair and smile ofwelcome In her
ylole, ewes, Ducklng Titus turned a
tribe glddy and reeled {" be tried to
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AT LOVES STATION.
One Man Fatally Injured and DOE
en- Houses Wrecked.

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. Gloves
Station, Miss, reports none killed
outright by the storm of Tuesday
afternoon in that vicinity. So far as
known, j. L. Doney was fatally in
ured by falling timbers. A dozen
houses were wrecked, and much 9TH
er property damage done. The course
of the storm was down the Coldwater
river. There is no definite news of the
effects along that stream at points
distant from Coldwater.
A report arrived here at noon stat
ed that four negroes were killed and
hundreds of cabins on plantations
near Lulu, Miss, demolished. Five
miles north of Tunica, cabin in
which five negroes were assembled
was wrecked, and all Of them killed.
A school house, a church, and a
number of plantation houses in the
same locality were demolished.
A white man and negro were killed
six miles south of fernando, Miss,
Many plantation houses, cotton gin
and church were destroyed. The
names Of the victims can not be
learned at this time.
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walk to the door-but that, no doubt,
was because of the cold. zoe brought
him hot glass of goodly drink.
You've hit it in the nick O. time"
cried he. "The turkey is just coming
out of the oven, and it's been sizzling
mad these last two hours because you
wasn't here TO help eat it,"
Sayory scents and hot-oven sounds
emanated propitiously from the kitch-
en-, Bucking Titus tried to be gay and
made a good deal of noise as he got out
of his bear coat and unbuttoned his
leggins. But his heart was trembling
like an aspen in a storm and he felt
sick-like a man who hears the ham
mer that makes his gibbet. He delayed
pusillanimously for about five minutes
before he pulled out the letters There
were two for Yoe and the fatal one for
Claribel.
He tried not TO look at the girl while
she read hers, but finally he had to
steal an upward glance. Her face was
flushed a little and she was smiling.
An invisible hand of iron came from
somewhere and griped the mail car
riers throat. He leaned his head upon
his hand.
After a minute the girl came over
and sat near him, her letter in her
hand.
"You seem really i'll, she said, softly,
looking at him with a glance of friend
illness that almost broke his heart.
"Was it so very cold?"
"Not so very cold. You'd better
write the answer TO that letter before
] go so ] can take il on with me. Or
you can fix up message and III wire
II you like"
you are uncommonly good Mr..
Titus, but there is no haste" The ac-
cent was dry.
"Eh| gasped Titus, stupidity.
The girl broke into a radiant smile.
Are you so anxious 10 get rid Of
me?" she whispered.
Good God, mol Are-are-you-"
"Am | going Of my own free will?
No; 50 there!"
The mail carrier leaned back in rs
chair with a sigh Of indescibable lelief.
The Chinaman brought the turkey in.
1t was a lordly bird, and the hungry
mountaineers arose at its entrance
one rises when king enters!
Anything else you want TO know?"
whispered the girl, archly. Her eyes
were dancing, her lips parted, her
cheeks crimson. She was tempting
past resistance.
you know there is something else
| want to know" came back the whis-
per He caught her hand with cruel
clasp. "Do-do you-Claribel, do you
ever think OF me?"
Sometimes. Thursdays" Thurs.
day was mail day.
He dropped her hand, and with Q
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white face walked toward the table.
She caugh, at his coat, unseen by the
others, He stopped and faced her, his
eyes piteous,
81 think Of you some other days, too,
Mr., Titus-most other days
"Clarlbell" There was q beseechng
inquiry In the tone.
AN other days, Mr.. Titus
"Clarbell" This time IL was Joy
that shook his voice.
Come, come, comel" called Voc TO
them above all the racket Of laughter
and talking and shutting OF feet. "rhe
dogs are bowling for their share, and
parson has to say grace yet Get 70
your places, you two back therel"
They went TO their places, which
happened to be side by side.-Chieago
Tribune,
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LEFT HAVOC IN IT'S PATH.
Columbia, Tenn was nj Hard and
Fifteen Persons KILLED,

Louisville, KY Nov e2, Telegraph
and telephone communication IN the
path OF Tuesday nights storm Is stlll
interrupted, and although every effort
Ia being made 60 reach the scene Of
devastation from various points, no
definite information has been re.
cciyed ms TO the loss of life, or the
extent of the damage. The storm II
believed TO have reached the height
Of It's severity In the middle and west
ern parts Of Tennessee and northern
Mississippi, as no reports OF damage
elsewhere have reached this city,
AZ Columbia, Tenn, according TO q
message by telephone, the loss OF life
was 10, The list as reported lsi
Miss Florence Farrell,
Mas Evelyn Farrell,
Capt A. +. Aydellotts
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OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

The st. Paul Pioneer-Press says
Gov. Lind will contest the election of
Samuel II. Van SAINT as governor of
Minnesota.
An Omaha woman secured divorce
because her husband went to bed
with his boots on.
Fritz Janks, st. Louis dairy la
borer, was electrocuted while trying
to unravel tangle in electric wires.
The grand encampment of Missouri
Odd Fellows is holding its fifty-third
annual session at Clinton.
Count Cassini says the Russian gov
eminent is for peace, and its object in
China is similar to that of the United
States.
1t is said that the ministers in Pekin
have determined TO advance negotia-
tons for settlement much more rap
idly from this time.
Insurance companies who do bust
ness in st. Louis have notified their
agents to cancel policies on frame
buildings, both in st. Louis and its
suburbs.
Eight warrants charging robbery
in the first degrees have been issued
at St. Louis against John Williams,
alias Griffin, and Adam Vented, the
dude highwaymen."
Mrs. Annie Brodbeck, of Berne,
Switzerland, is trying to secure the
estate left by her husband, who died
in st. Louis county, Mo-, last August.
A Shanghai dispatch says the en-
press dowager has in secret edict
commanded all governors to raise
troops to attack the allies.
DR.. L. Wagner is dead at Mattoon,
ILL., He was twice mayor of Shelby
Vile, and its postmaster during Presi-
dent Cleveland's first term. He found
ed the Shelbyville Democrat and Sui
Ivan Progress.
1t is said on creditable authority
that Chief Of Police Devery of New
York has been requested to resign by
three Of the police commissioners.
Count Ademar de Castellane,
cousin of Count Boni, arrived in New
York on LAquitaine. He is after q
wealthy American wife.
The cashier of the principal Office
of the Lima PERU salt monopoly has
absconded. 1t is reported that the
shortage is $4,000. II is believed he
has gone to Mexico or the United
States.
All the night men employed at the
Newburg mill of the American Wire
and Steel Co. in Cleveland, o., about
LOCO, have been laid off. The COM
pany officials refuse to make any ex-
PLANTATION.
Mrs. Sarah Henderson Floyd died
at the residence of her son-in-law,
George A. Newcomb, in st. Louis,
Tuesday evening, at the age Of 90
years
Ban j. Hamm, formely prominent
Chicago commission merchant, and
known as the turkey king of South
Water street, has been taken to tho
government insane asylum at WASH
ington a mental wreck.
The vestry of the Episcopal church
at Sterling, H., according 10 Clin-
ton lIa.) dispatch, played q game of
seven-up TO decide whether IA minister
should be called To preside over he
parish.
Foreign diplomats do not believe
the proposed naval demonstrations at
..stll a
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i
kinder threat min and there's jest a
And November's writ his name most
everywhere.
But the bright red fires a-roarin' up the
big brick chimbly flue.
And the old house kinder wears happy
grin.
What's the odds about the weather when
the loved ones git together,
And it's jolly old Thanksgivin' come ag'in!
There's a turkey full OF stufin that's a
pictur' fer the eye,
There's a puddin' that won't hold an
other plum
There's celry and there's cranbry sass,
there's mince and punkin pie,
All settin' there a-holl'rln' ter yer:
Gomez
And here's mother who's been countin'
up the days fer weeks and weeks,
And me a-feelin' young as twenty-four,
And there's welcome runnin' over Jest like
dew drips off the clover,
For it's folly old Thanksgivln' come once
more
Oh It's good ter be child agin, II only
once a year!
It's good ter have the children round the
place,
It brings yer back the old sweet days in
mem'ry alters dear,
And kinder smoothes the wrinkles from
yer face.
Our boys and gals are back at home with
children of their own.
SO let the fun and frolcs now begin,
We old ones hearts are CHEEKY, though our
eyes, maybe. are teary,
For it's blessed old Thanksgivin' come
ag'in.
Joe Lincoln, In Philadelphia Saturday
Evening Post
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ARRESTED ON FALSE CHARGES
Experience Of Charles Meika, of Mo.
mcncc, H., While ON ~
Visit 90 Germany.

Chicago, New, %, Charles Mclka, OF
Momcnce, llla who was recently re-
ported TO have been arrested by the
police OF Hamburg, has exoncroted
himself and returned TO his home.
lie was arrested ON false charges,
stripped OF his belongings and imprls-
oncd for five days, during which no
was not allowed TO communicate with
the American consul
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TO REDUCE THE REyENUEs.
A Reduction of Thirty Million Dol
lars Decided Upon.

Washington, Nov, 22.-The republi'
can members OF the ways and means
committee decided to make reduc-
ton of 100000 in the revenues, the
amounts suggested by Secretary Gage.
The day was spent almost entirely in
going over the war revenue bill. The
schedules on which the reduction shall
be made have not been decided, upon.
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THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
An outpost Of the "Buns" Surprised
southwest of Baimorai-
The Casualties.

London, Nov, GA long dispatch
received from Lord Roberts refers to
u number Of minor occurrences. The
only incident OF Importance is the
surprise Of an outpost OF the Bluffs, /"
southwest Of Balmoral, November 10.
Six Of the Bluffs" were killed and
five were wounded, An officer and
30 men were made prisoners. The post
has since been reoccuplcd,
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Reported Death Of Gen. schalhhurer.

London, Nov, e2,-Tho reported
death Of Gen. Schalkburgcr. acting
president of the Tronsyaul since Mr..
krugcrs departure from that coun.
Try, Is dscredited here, There IN a
mere rumor that he died at johannes.
burg, November o,but the report lacks
confirmation, Lord Roberts dispatch
from johannesburg thin morning does
not mention the generals death.
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Cincinnati, Nov 20. Eugene Zim-
norman, speaking Of the marriage OF
his daughter TO the duke OF Manchcs.
ter, saidl "l have cabled TO the duke
my son.in-lnw, n hearty welcome ia
this country, ! admire and Hike that
young fellow who went TO work at
newspaper reporting when q Bit shy
OF funds, and you may say for me
that whatever is mine Ia his"
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BIG STORM IN CALIFORNIA.
Been Compelled 10 order Out
Its SNOW Piows.

San Francisco, Nov ga severe
storm prevails over northern Califor-
MIA. but no serious damage has been
reported, though telegraphic com
munication with some points has
been interrupted. The Southern Pa
cifc company has ordered out its
snow plows ON the Central Pacific
line. This ~ the first time IN ten years
that November storm has made such
an order necessary. Snow In falling
from Colfnx to Reno, aud Mt the sum.
init II Is seven feet in depth, and still
falling heavily. So far traffic has not
been interrupted.
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AT TANDERAGEE CASTLE.
The Duke and Duchess Of Mapches-
ter Welcomed TO Their Home
In Armaugh, Ireland.

Belfast, Nov, 22.-The duke and
duchess of Manchester arrived at
Tanderagec castle Armagh, Tuesday,
and were received with great rejoic-
ings. Bonfres blazed and illumina-
lions were general. The crowds
cheered as the couple drove through
the town, and the duke thanked his
tenants for their reception Of his
bride. The duke and duchess will go
to India and Japan from the United
States,
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Public Librar, for Sycamore, IN.

Sycamore, llI, Nov 22.-rhe widow
of the late Gen. Everell r. Dutton
has presented to the city of Sycamore,
at the wish Of her husband, n public
library building TO be built at a cost
Of $4,000, TO be called the Eycrell II.
Dutton public library building.
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A HEAVY WESTERLY GALE.
Gale, that played Havoc
with Property.

Cleveland, o., Nov GA hcavy
westerly gale, which at times reached
a velocity OF 90 miles nm hour, swept
over northern Ohio, prostrating tele-
phone and telegraph wires In all de
rcctlons, In this city the wind played
havoc with chlmncys, trees and plate
glass windows. The temperature In
falllng raplllY.
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TINE FURTHER EXTENDED.
The Treaty with Mexico for Survey
Ing and Defining Water boundary.

Washington, Nov. 22.-Secretary
Hay, for the United States, and Am
bassador Aspiroz, for the government
of Mexico, signed treaty further
extending the time allowed for the
survey and definition Of the water
boundary between Mexico and the
United States. There already have
been several extensions, in each case
for a year, but the present arrange
ment will continue until the work is
concluded.
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Springfield, ILL.,, Nov. 22.-'rhe de-
murrcr TO the petition OF the Chicago
Teachers Federation against tho
sta board OF equalization was over
ruled by Judge Creighton In the cir.
cult court The defendants are re-
qurcd TO 0le answer to the petition
by Saturday morning.
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GALVESTON ORPHANS Bazaar.
Fifty Thousand Dollar Check Sent
ms the Result Of New
YOrk's Effort.

New York, Nov. ga check for
$4,000 was mailed, Tuesday night, to
Gov. Joseph d. sayers of Texas, TO be
applied to the aid OF the children who
lost their parents In the September
storm which devastated Galveston. II
IL the offering OF the newspapers OF
w, r. Hearst, and representing the
proceeds of the Galveston Orphans
bozar held here, and the gift OF
friends of the sufferers from the dis
aster.
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country with an unwelcome compan-
ion. The companion had joined him
at Yoe's ranch, where he had been
staying for month, bracing up a
degenerate lung. Titus hated a
'lunger,' as he opprobriously termed
the invallds who made Colorado mel.
ancholy; and, anyway, Titus was a
man Of prejudices. He covered more
ground than any other mail carrier in
the whole state, and the snowbound
pass that would daunt him, the height
which would make him giddy, the
path he would not venture, the storm
he would not face he had yet to en-
counter, His critics might have
claimed for him more brayado than
wise courage-but Titus did not care
about critics. Talking was one Of the
superfluous arts at best according to
Buckng Titus.
That was one OF she two reasons
why he objected TO Bernard Ander.
son, his companion Anderson would
talk. He exclaimed about the glory
OF the mountains; he thought IL
worth his while to make comments
upon the splendor OF the autumnal
foliage and he even went so far as
to say what he thought about the
mists that entwned themselves
around the cruel front OF the Old
Mans mountain-that grim wall Of
granite whose canyons knew the
blacklist tragedies OF oil the noun
tains In the country round about,
Anderson was stupid enough TO relate
some Of these fa1es-though they were
ancient history to Titus,
But the second reason for dislike
which Titus entertained for Auder.
son was OF more serious nature
Anderson had been four weeks un'
der the same roof with Clnribel Voc,
AS for Titus, though for two years
past he had ridden over the pass like
the wild huntfman. thinking only OF
the face that he should see In the val
ley beyond, he had never 80 much ms
known what II was TO press her hand
or TO ait opposite TO her AT table, To
be sure, she had brought him out hot
coffee now and then or hidden him TO
sit beside the fire, and ON holidays
had given him true stirrup cup, yet
he said to himself with endless iiera'
ton that she cared nothing for him
that she had never noticed him any
more than she had 20 other men,
All men were chlynlrous to her
How could they he otherwise she
co0Scd socioblity out OF the solitude
and maize n home IN the wilderness
and tenderness In the country OF
granite rocks, and there were warmth
aud light and cheer In her dwelling
among those bitter SHOWS, Perhaps
Cnrlbel Voc had ccascd 10 be mere
woman and become something sym
bollc TO the men who knew her-the
Adventures who passed nlohb the
cruel road TO Tin Cup.
Anderson, taking the unnecessary
trouble to pick the way for his horse
who was an old mountain climber
talked chccrfully TO the moll carrier
"It's mn experience that n city man
Ike myself IL sure 20 remember TO
the last day Of his life, YOU know
never felt such liberty In all my
life. Faith, I've seen no paper nat
was not week old before got IT.
aud I'm NJ. lynornni of my business ns
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John robert G. prieIeii pead.

Huntsville. Ala, Nov, 22.-Judge
Robert Conan Drlckell formerly
chief justice Of the Alabama supreme
court, author OF Brlckcll's Digest, and
one OF the foremost lawyers of his
day, died. Tuesday night, AT his home
In this city, aged 10 years.
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Milwaukee, Nov 2a.--The steamer
William Edwards and consor,, Golden
Age, w.IJh have been missing since
Sunday, have arrived Ia Milwaukee,
No damage Ia reported.
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"LIylng in Hat ism, no bad"
"Why notY
ave are always invited out TO din.
ner on Thanksgiving day,"-Chicago
Daily Record.
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Mrs. A. F. Aydellotte.

Daughter and two sons of the
Aydellottes.
Miss Kate Forsythe.
James Cherry.
Six negroes, names unknown.
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TORNADO IN TENNESSEE.
West Tennessee Swept by Fierce
and Destructive Tornado
Tuesday.
SOME MISSISSIPPI TOWNS STRUCK.
The Loss of Life Estimated at Fully
Fifty Persons, But the Lines of
Communication are So Badly
Tangled that Facts Are Hard to
Get At.

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. ga lorna
do swept over west Tennessee and
north Mississippi, Tuesday afternoon,
and the list of killed and injured so
far ascertained is about fifty.
The town of La Grange, Tenn, 40
miles east of Memphis, on the South
ern road, suffered the most severe in
jury. Other villages in Mississippi
struck were Loves, Batesville, Guys
and Townsville. At La Grange the
tornado struck at three O'Clock, and
in two minutes it had done its work.
All of the La Grange churches except
the Episcopal were blown down. The
Southern depot was also wrecked, as
well as a dozen business houses and
residences.
Somee of the Victims.
The store of Panky g. Gather was
blown to pieces, and the body of Wal
ter |. Moody was taken out. He had
been crushed to death by falling tim
bers. Two negro women were also
killed, and several negro women and
children were hurt. The stores of the
following firms were wrecked: w. p.
Lipscomb & Co., j. c. McMill & Co.,
McNamee g. Co., II. NJ. McNamee,
Paky g. Gather, C. L. Panky, &. w.
Goodwin g. Co.
The tornado struck the residence
portion of the city, but there its vio-
lence was not so marked, though sew
eral residences were unroofed. The
Southern railways depot is valued az
$1,000. The total property loss at La
Grange is probably 100000
At BntesviIle, Miss.
At Batcsville, Miss, the tornado
blew away the roof of the Methodist
church and damaged several resi-
dences. The injured at Batesville are
Sterling Rogers, +, f. Ship, wife and
two children, and Riley Robinson.
At Guys switch, John Guy, a we'll
known planter, is reported to have
been killed
AT Townsville, Tunica county, Miss,
Clancy Thomas, colored, his wife and
son were killed Their bodies were
blown a quarter of a mile, and they
were badly mangled
Thirteen Dead.
A. n. Collier, who reached Memphis
at ten o'clock, reports that between
Love and Coldwater, Miss, 10 people
are reported killed. They are all ne
groes, tenants. An effort was made
to reach the territory by wire, but it
did not succeed.
At Coldwater several houses were
destroyed, and the daughter of John
Guy and John Dancey were seriously
injured. a negro child was killed three
miles north of the town.
All of the small rivers are full of
water, and railroad trains are run.
ming with caution.
There was violent rain and cleo.
trcal storm here. The water came
down In sheets. When the rain ceased
there was IA vivid electrical display
which drove the negroes into a panic.
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tlvida, Russia, Nov. 2i.--rhc bull
letIn issued by the ears hyslclans
was more satisfactory.
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| senator Da,i.' cona,uon Unchanged,

81. Paul, Mlnna Nov ~, The con.
dltIon OF United States Senator Davis
was reported unchanged.
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UCklNG TITUS,
otherwi sc Will
liam James Titus,
IN o Il n e q mail
carrier for the
republic, rode out
NJ fhp Gunnigou
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4s;s0L'[,:J !o
lHAMKSGiVIN'

1, THE wind 10
mOanin' lone
SO m e as it's
creepin' to and
fro
I h r o Il & h [ h e
branches Of the
trees so bleak
and bare;