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to be insui sing. Her quick Wit ana
knowledge OF the world helped her to.
a solution Of the probl enn. am poor
and depende upon my brother char
ity,'"' she included ., with 81 new and
Sitting uprising Of dissa satisfaction with
her coidit ton. Is N en- rarely fall in love
with such more rarely WOO them
She never spoke the thought aloud, but
sit grew and sire gthened until lit re-
EceiVed a startling blew from Mr.. With.
.ers' proposal Of marriage *.3
n #.. He was a wealthy banker from "a
neigh boring. city !, whom business rela-35
lions with Mr.. Romano drew Ito his
house and into his sisters comp any.
His courtship was all / Mrs. Romano
could desire. His visits were not too
frequent, and were paid at stated inter-.
walls, as bef1tted his habits Of order and
punctuality. His manner to the lady
honored by, his preference was replete
with stately respect that was@the an
tipodes of servile devotion, while his
part.ality for her society, and admira-
He paid his addresses through Mr.. Ro-
maine as his fair ones guardian, offer
ing voluntarily to give his beloved
whatever time for deliberation upon the
proposal she desired. a@.= i
IF "You had better think it over for a
week" advised her brother, when he
had laid the case duly before Con-
stance. ct is too serious a matter to
be settled out of hand"
/ After that, neither he nor his wife
obtruded their counsel upon her until
the afternoon Of the seventh day Then
Mrs. Romano, going to her sisters
chamber to communicate the substance
of a telegram just received by her hus-
band to the effect that Mr.. Withers
would call that evening at 8 o'clock,
was moved to grave remonstrance by
the discovery that she whom he came
to WOO had no answer prepared for
him. Constance was no nearer ready
after the conversation before recorded.
II cannot afford to be romantic"
she had reminded herself several
times. "And who knows but this ira
tional repugnance may pass away when
1 have once made up my mind to ac-
cept him., This may be-in all likeli-
hood it is-my last chance of achiev-
ing an Independent position. It has
been long time coming, and my
charms will be on the wane soon. True,
n1arriagn with E,1nathan WJithare IN
not the destiny Of which have dream
ed, but then dreams are but foolish va
carries after all. Life is real and ear
nest" + r.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-14
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IRS1gBY MARION 1HARL
Q 1a111k>S 6zzzzEEzzz<z-.-
AMID. H|D

Eerations as minister Of the Interior
the ruler Of the estab lishment he, by a
ch-abused figure Of speech, called
his home. a snug and elegant abode
she made OF it, and, beholding Con-
stance we'll dressed and we'll fed, habit
TALLY cheerful and never rebellious, he
may be forgiven for not. spending a
thought upon, her fol: hours together,
and when he did remember her, for
dwelling the rather upon his disin-
terested Kindness to a helpless depend
ent than specializing upon. her possible
and unappeased spiritual appetites. #
For these, and for other WITNESSES,
Mrs. Romano had little thought and no
charity. Life, with her, was a fabric
made up of duties, various and many,
but all double-twisted into hempen
strength and woven too closely for a
shine Of fancy or romance to strike
through. w.. ...ss-s ~ >'& )
She had conceded readily in her hus-
bands plan to take charge Of his young
sister when her parents died. "Her
brothers house is the fittest asylum for
her." she had said. II shall do my
best to render her comfortable and con-
tented" - - x. ;
She kept her word. Constance's ward
robe was ample and handsome, her
room elegantly furnished, and she en-
tered society under the chaperonage of
her sister-in-law. The servants were
trained to respect her; the children to
regard her as their elder sister. What
more could penniless orphan reeiire?
Mrs. Romano was not afraid to ask
the question of her conscience and of
heaven. Her "best" was no empty pro-
fession. 1t was lucky for her self-com-
placency that she never suspected what
years of barrenness and longing these
eight were to her protege. --..
Constance was not a genius-there-
fore she never breathed even to her
self: II feel like a seed in the cold
earth, quickening at heart, and longing
for the air. Her temperament was
not melancholic, nor did her taste run
after poetry and martyrdom. She was
Simply young, pretty and moderately
.well-educated woman, too sensible not
to perceive that her temporal needs
were conscientiously supplied, and too
atfectionate to be satisfied with the
meager allowance of nourishment
dealt out for her heart and sympathies.
While the memory of her fathers proud
affection and her mothers caresses
was fresh upon her she had long and
frequent spells of lonely weeping
wont to resign herself in the seclusion
of her chamber to passionate lamenta-
lions over her orphanage and isola-
ton of spirit. Routine was Mrs. Ro-
names watchword, and in bodily ex-
ercise Constance CONFIRMED to her
quiet despotism-visited, studied,
worked and took recreation by rule.
The system wrought upon her benefl-
cially so far as her physique was con-
cerned. She grew from slender, pale
girl into ripe and healthy womanhood;
was more comedy at twenty-seven than
at twenty-one.
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Calk Attachment for Horseshoe.

The. necessity of keeping horses
shoes sharpened in winter weather to
enable him to keep his feet on ice-cov-
cred and slippery pavements has given
inventors an attractive problem. One
solution offered is an adjustable calk
that can be fastened to the shoe tenn
porarily and which can readily be re-
sharpened at will. 1t consists of two
bars, bent as shown. with their ends
bent up into hooks so as to engage
with the shoe. AS both bars are of
shorter length than the largest dame
ter of the shoe. it is evident that they
can readily be held in place with
bolt and nut in the manner shown.
Wedge shaped calks are fastened in
tapering holes formed in the bars, the
location of the holes being directly
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Mixed Emotions.

To illustrate the feeling of Ireland to-
ward the predominant partner, an
actor who has been touring tells the
story Of an old waiter in a Dublin
hotel. when are you going to get
home rule in Ireland, John?" was the
question. ''See We here, sor.' said the
old man, ''the only way We'll get home
rule for ould Ireland will be it France
an Russia-an' Germany-an Aus
tria-an' Maybe Italy-if they would
all join together to give those black
gairds of English a rare good hiding.
That's the only way We'll get home
rule, anyway" Then, as he looked
cautiously around. twinkle Of cum
ming and a smile Of courtesy were
added to the expression. ''And the
whole lot Of 'em showed together
couldn't do, it," he said. "Oh-it's
the grand navy we've got!'-London
Chronicle.
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Spur on Stirrup.

q, The picturesque. though cruel heel
spur that has played so important a
part in all the famous rides of history
is to be displayed at last by novel
and up-to-date stirrup spur, similar to
that shown in the illustration. The
spur, which is of the familiar toothed
wheel type, is fastened to the heel, OF
the riding boot. The shank to which
the wheel is attached is contained in
a casing and mounted on spring
which permits of the rider gently
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Animals Play Jokes.

To show that there are useful spots
of gray matter in every species Of an
imal a trainer picked out the ugly and
forbidding hippopotamus. He said,
quotes the New York Tribune: MAY
be you think this freak of animal ma
ture doesn't know a thing or two: I'll
show you that he does. We have one
with us who is as big as all outdoors
and with his eyes peeled looks like
an old-fashioned picture of the Infer
no. His keeper is named Spencer. This
name ought to make him know better.
The keeper feeds the hippopotamus
with bran balls. Punch is fond Of
these. They are rolled up and tossed
far into his internal economy before he
can close his jaws. i
!. "A short time ago this keeper got
funny and teased Punch. by holding a
ball Of the coveted morsel close to
his nose, where he could get the sweet
SAVIOR of it. and then jerking it out of
his reach. This was not a pleasing
performance for Punch, and in many
ways peculiar to his kind he showed
it. He lay down in his tank and
held his nose low. and when the keep
er held out the bran ball he pretended
to be Indifferent or asleep. Seeing
this the keeper became careless and
began rubbing the bran ball about
Punchs nose. Here is where Punch
showed the cunning of ancestry, and,
waiting his chance, grabbed the keep
er's hand between his teeth.
"sWow-wow-Wow!' yelled the
keeper.
'Whu-u-owa-a-a-h! snorted Punch
in great delight.
after enjoying the situation for a
minute or more and winking his eye
knowingly he eased up on Spencers
hand, so that the latter could get it
back to its original ownership. Punch
then slid back into his tank of water
and the noise that ruffled the surface
indicated that he was having a jolly
good laugh underneath at the expense
of Spencer. ~j u
elephants are the trickiest of all,
however. They look dull and heavy,
but just the same they are, like mis-
chievous boy, always on the alert for
forbidden fun. In the twenty-five ele-
plants of our show fifteen of them
are trick performers and able to do a
lot Of things that startle observers.
Only the other day five Of these were
doing a pyramid act and Professor
Lockhart had just climbed up to the
top Of the head Of the beast forming
the apex when the largest elephant
gave a keen squeal and at this signal
the huge animals turned in opposite
directions and the surprised profess.
sor had to jump to save himself from
a disgraceful tumble. The elephants
got together in a corner and the shrill
blast they blew in unison showed the
knowing that they were in mood of
enjoyment and the joke was on the
professor" $r: n ..ss s: sss55@
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mers to reach TIL, n i, 81


8m 11ltsrs to each the neighbour Of
Hudson bay. IS 81.
-5 expect to hear from my brother
during the coming summer or au-5
,tumn IL says Ernst, shut IN case he
does not return by that time i must
admit g. kErl that the. chances Of his being
seen alive again are very slim. &, 81
Herr Andree scouts the idea that the
balloon has been wrecked, and asserts
that the party could travel in it with
even more safety than in 3sledges It
a was ' put together, he says, without re-.
gard to expense, and every precaution
possible was taken to make 1t abso-.
slutely safe and able to resist violent
shock. Moreover, in the water the
balloon was almost as manageable az
a boat. a. -. i. ##.
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T. NJ. Roberts Supply House, Min
neapolis, Minn,: say; we have made a
great scoop on binding Irvine and one that
makes the twine trust, our competitors
and country dealers verX tired. We are
selling Irvine Is of a cent less than the
Minnesota States Prison sold theirs. OF
course, no time must be lost in ordering
Irvine to obtain these prices: 1t will not
last long. Order at once before you for
get it. DO not be afraid of this Irvine, it
is new, bright and good. We are able to
make this very low price because we
found a manufacturer who wanted money
badly. Of course we could sell it at the
market price and make more money, but
that is not the way we do business. When
we get good thing we pass it along to
our customers
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ness, token, verbal or looked, that he
remembered whose child she was. and.
that the same mother love had guard
ed their infancy. Her sister-in-laW
would have been welcome to withhold
many of her gifts of wearing apparel
and jewelry had she bethought herself
now and then how gratefully kisses
fall upon young lips, and that youthful
heads are often sadly weary for the
lack of friendly shoulder, or loving
bosom, on which to rest. She did not
accuse her relatives of willful unkind-
ness because these were withheld. They
interchanged no such unremunerative
demonstrations among themselves.
Husband and wife were courteous in
their demeanor, the one to the other;
their children were demure nodels Of
fllial duty at home and industry at
school; the training in both places be-.
ing severe enough to quench what fee
BILE glimmer Of individuality may have
been born with the offspring of the
methodical and practical parents. Con-
stance found them extremely uninter-
esting, notwithstanding the natural
love for children which led her to court
their. companions during the earlier
weeks of her demonstration in their
house. It was next to miracle that
she did not stiffen in this atmosphere
into q buckram image of feminine pro-.
priety-a prodigy Of starch and virtue,
such as would have brought calm de-
light to the ell-regulated mind Of her
.exemplar, and effectually chased all
thoughts of matt imony from those Of
masculine beholders Had her discon-
tent with her allotted sphere been less
active, the result would have been cer-
tain and deplorable. She was, instead,
popular among her acquaintance Of
both sexes, and had many friends, If
few lovers. This latter deficiency had
given her no concern until within two
years. At twenty five she opened her
eyes in wide amaze upon the hinning
ranks of her virgil associates, and be-
gan seriously to ponder the causes that
had left her unsough t, save by two very
sillyand utterly ineli gible sWains. whose
Eovertures were ii her esteem pre-
sumption that was only too rid iculous
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-14
Button1ess Campafrns

. IA Canada no camp aign buttons, rib
bons or badges can be worn between
nomination and olling day. The carry.
ingsof dlags a as q party badge IS also for
bidder. The penalty is q fine Of 500
or three months - prison. o. both.
Boston Journal.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-14
Merely q Suggestion.

A Somerville man went out hunting
gray squirrels up in New. Hampshire
one. day last fall. A native of the
place accompanied him. After the
Somerville man had fired his shotgun
thirty or forty times the native stopped
and looked at him. T. W. .ESsS - =,
Say" he said, "gray squirrels amt
your size. You ought to go out hunt
ing elephants" -Somerville Journal.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-14
Electricity in Capsules

is made from cheap chemicals, and
When lta y \ added to a certain quantity OF
water will furnish electricity enough
to light a house Or drive an a,Itomo-
die. But this is nothing compared to-
the strengthening power contained in a.
bottle of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
1t cures indigestion, dyspepsia, bilious
ness, Liver. and kidney troubles.
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we ar.l
e,zssexp

Rest asas help for weary
women are f0zzRaey ii, 4 yssza
e. PizskaRakss1s Vegetable
COMPOUND. VI snakes, yy0-
zase2s strong az7gg heasfhy 10
bear their bzzs'egesas, and
ove1'c0s,,es those Ms TO
Nyksick, women are subject
because they are women.
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CHAPTER II.

UT all this time she
was an hungered.
She would cheer
fully have refund.
ed to her brother
two-thirds of her
liberal allowance of
pocket money if he
had granted to her
with its quarterly
payment a sentence
&C Q~~~ =
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A Hopeless Way.

Stranger-I noticed your ADVERTISE
ment in the paper this morning for a
man to retail imported canaries
Proprietor of Bird Store-Yes, sir.
Are you looking for 4 job? Ts.8. ,.z
Stranger-Oh, no; I merely had a
curiosity to know how the canaries lost
their tails.-Chicago News: ~ ..
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CHAPTER Z

- ~ - " ~ Z -
tha ] ! {, Office to.
give advice in these
matters, 4 said Mrs v:
Charles Romano,
d iscreetly. "Y our.
brother and I have
decided not q, to at.
tempt to influence
you h in any way.
Constance; not to
bias your Judgment.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-14
Are You Using Aliens Foot-Eas,

It is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Adj
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. z.
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. Smart Dresser

Theodore Tibbs wears gay shirts,
doesn't he?" = '
~. Il should say. Why, he wouldn't
stop at awning stripes. "-Indianap
Journal. y :. 4, ?..,...* 800 =,y.-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-14

Doing Els Best. 55sS
PATIENT lin intense agony Oh, dos
tor doctor, If / could only die!
Doctor atienee, my friend, pa
tience. I am doing my very best!
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i at ~
is known from coast 10
coast. IL has cured more
sick women than any
other medicine. It's
frjendS are everywhere
and they are constantly
writing thankful letters
which appe ar IN this
paper.
ne yOu arc pAxzfeh write
For. Mrs. ijIsil HAMS al
vice. Her. = dds.eSs is
z yRsssz Mas 81 She viii
charge y0tJ OfIsissy afsd
she has restored q million.
yyosases, 10 health.
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Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
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] NJ q; 1900.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-09

selves or for others. we must all
die, as we are appointed to die. 1t is
our part to be ready. That is all of
our part. A Power apart from ours
and beyond our understanding de-
cides for each OF us when the end
must come. We know that time
must come, aud that is all we know
OF it. The day of the month, the
month of the year, the season of life
are hidden from us. All we can do
is to be always ready to meet it when
1t comes to ourselves or those close
to us as an inevitable fact, as an inevi-
table and right consequence of life as
the sure working of nature or condi-
tlons, as merely the changing from
one state of life to another Rich
mORd Neacs.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-09

on the case, that on the dav previous
to the disappearance of Major Rookie
feller the Ninth Infantry made a
forced march, and that probably he
was so affected by the heat that he
wandered into the Filipino line.
Another theory advanced is that he
may haze been picked up by recon
ncitering party. From that time
until the present nothing has been
seen or heard of Major Rockefeller.
Following the usual custom, he was
dropped as a deserter. Now the
story is out that he is in Honduras,
a broken down old man. He has, it
is said, thrown aside the soldiers
garb forever.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-09

ears of that man, but he hardened
bis heart, saying: "My road IS the
only road the people can travel.
will take what money please."
At length another man arose and
said: 81 will build a road and will
charge oulY what is right; and he did.
Many men went over his road, and
he grew stronger every day.
After time the first man saw the
number of travellers on his road
growing lees, and he said 81 will
publish abroad the old rates, but will
stop every traveller on the other mans
road, aud tell him | will let him
travel my road for the same price he
would have to pay the other man."
Some travellers hearkened to his
voice, saying TO themselves: "This
man hath robbed us in the past, but
now repenteth. This road is new.
We will so by the old way, as now it
costs no MORE"
And the man whenever he succeed
ed in turning back a traveller on the
new road, laughed IL his sleeve, say
ing; "Thou FOOL thou knowest rot
my repentance rs feigned. AS soon
as get all the travellers back, shall
again charge what l please"
Other some, being wise in their
day and generation, saw that this
mans heart was not changed, and
refused to turn aside to the old road,
saying to hiD; "The new road is as
good as thine; its builder is our
friend, for he hath delivered us from
the yoke of bondage"
And the new road prospered. and
grew exceeding great, sending out
branches even to the confines of the
country.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-09
(Communicated.)
A"JAY" WANTS TO CORRESPOND.
EDITOR CITIZEN:

DEAR EDITOR--l am an interested
reader Of the CITIZEN but seldom at
tempt to write for your columns.
am of different opinion from
Lying Elick," as l think the Beers
are justiiable in their war and am
sorry they were not victorious. Every
American should be in sympathy
with the liberty-loving Beers.
The ". n. Neacs states that there
are thirty eight widows from Kinsale
to Mt. Holly, a distance, ! Judge, of
about twenty miles. We can beat
that all to pieces. We have within
a whoop of Calvary church fourteen
widows, seven old maids and three
widowers.
am school boy about of age and
and neither drink, chew, smoke O,
use profane language and think that
all boys could keep from these evi
habits if they would. j should bt
pleased to correspond with some Of
the school girls of my class that ar,
now teaching. If this escapes fiat
head | will call again.
BY THE JAY.
Farnham. Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-09
A MODERN PARABLE.
Being a Tale of Two Roads and Two
Men. But Which Might Apply
Equally as we'll In the Newspaper
or any Other Line.

A certain man built a road, and
set up toll gate. But, not satisfied
with collecting enough money for a
fair profit, he fixed his toll rates at
more than double what was neces-
sary. For many years the travellers
over this road paid tribute to him,
and many complaints reached the
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-09
NUMBER 6.
Sa 'e Your Money.

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many dollars in doctors bills
Theywillsurely cure all diseases
ofthe stomach, liver or bowels.
No Reckless Assertion
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malaria, constipation and bilio-
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-22
Not That Kind of Whisk.

When the bishop of New York was ouco
making a visitation ut Goshen, one OF tho
vestrymen, who had pair Of Hambleto'
MANS INDUCED the bishops fondness for
fine horses by allowing him to drive tho
pair. Bishop Potter was well covered with
dust when he drew up ut country inn.
Stepping into the office, which WAS also
the Lar, the bishop approached the counter
and said to tho man in attendance,
"WGuld you kindly give me a whisk, sir?'
Tho man looked confused, more especially
because of the unmistakahlo cut Of tho &C.
clesiuatic's clothes, and he replied with
some dnidonco, Really, doctor, wa
darcn't sell liquor on Sunday 1t was
soon explained that the bishop only want
ed awhiskbroom to brush his dusty broad
cloth. New York Tribune.