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The age-herald., 1901-03-18

much uneasiness over the prospect for a fruit crop. The trees are in full bloom.
 A. J. Thomas of this county. who was sent to the asylum from this county a few months ago. died there, and his re- mains were brought back and inferred in the family burying ground He was one of the best citizens of this county, and bad health deranged his mind.
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
THE MODERN WAY

Commends itself to the well informed, to do pleasantly and effectualiy what was formerly done in the crudest manner and disagreealy as well. To clense the system and break up colds. headaches, and levers without unpleasant after effects. use the delightful liquid laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs Made by California Fig Syrup Co.
The age-herald., 1901-03-18

Mrs. A. B. Lee of Camp Hill died at her home there yesterday, and her re- mains were inferred at Roxanna in this county today.
The age-herald., 1901-03-18

There seems to be less probability for a hard fight over the city offices here than in a number of years, despite the efforts of some to stir up a controversy It now seems that good men will be se- lected, and as but few negroes are reg istered, there will be no buying of votes
 The Opelka Compress has broken all records this season, having compressed nearly seventy-fve thousand bales. Under its present management it has been ham dled with great care.
The age-herald., 1901-03-18

See Youkon Girl from the Klondyke.
The age-herald., 1901-03-18

She will be here next week -Youkon Girl.
The age-herald., 1901-03-18
OPELlkA.

Some Fear That the Fruit Crop Has
 Been Injured by Freeze.
 Opelika, March 1H77(special- )-There was freeze here last night, and there is
The Delta independent., 1901-05-24

Commencement exercises OF the high
school will be held in the opera house
Wednesday evening. May %, beginning
promptly at 500 o'clock. The members
OF the twentieth century class with their
subjects are as follows: Eveline Nutter,
Reserve Power" Nola Goodwin. The
Hall of Fame" Corydon Williams, John
Marshall Victor Mccoy. "Education;'
Daisy Jay, The Power of an idea"
Prof. DeLong. Of the State University,
will deliver the class address: subject,
How 10 Achieve Career The quar-
tet of the evening consists of Miss Jack
son, Mrs. Dennison. Mr.. Jeffers and
Mr.. PreCent. The Delta orchestra will
furnish instrumental music
The Delta independent., 1901-05-24
DETROIT AND RETURN sae.

3he National Educational association
meets in Detroit, Michigan, July s-12,
1901.
The fare for the round trip from Colo
RADIO common points is $1,000 plus $500
membership fee.
Tickets will be good for return until
September | by depositing them in
Detroit.
On all tickets reading via Chicago. the
return coupons may be exchanged with
out extra charge tor transportation by
boat from Detroit to Chicago via Mac-
nae. A similar option is granted on all
rail tickets between Detroit and Buffalo.
The Colorado delegation will leave
Denver on the evening Of July 6, and will
arrive in Detroit on the morning of July
8. the first day of the general convention,
allowing one day in Chicago.
Colorado has reserved parlor "F''' in
the Hotel Cadillac for state headquarters
where all members from the state may
be at home.
Reasonable rates have been assured
at hotels or private residences and may
be secured in advance, as may also
sleeping car accommodation for the
trip, by addressing the state director.
1t has been the aim to secure to the
members OF the n. e. y. three special
opportunities sunderfavorable conditions:
M attendance on the Detroit conven-
tion;t2l visit to the Pan-A merican Ex-
position; L3l visit until September TO
some OF the delightful resorts on the
Great Lakes or the St. Lawrence river.
II. S. PHILIPs. State Director
The Delta independent., 1901-05-24
Paw YOUR Dues.

The Delta high school alumni society
will hold their animal banquet at tho I.
o. O. +. hall. May -. 1901.
Each member has been assessed
seventy-five cents. All mcu,bcrs are re-
qucsted tosend their dues, together with
the names OF three persons. to whom
invitations will be sent, to Clarence
Smith. box 37s, Delta.
ERSEsr A. BAriEy, President.
Minnie NJ. BL.,r, Secretary
The Delta independent., 1901-05-24

Mr.. W. j. Baxter. of North Brook. \.
c., says he suffered with piles for fifteen
years. He tried many remedies with no
results until he used DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve and that quickly cured him.
DIR. II. X. Braisted.
Word was received at this place yes
terday OF the appointment of C. NJ.
Hammond and T. E. Dodge, OF Delta,
and John j Tobin. of Montrose. on the
board of control OF the Gunnison tunnel.
by Governor Orman.
WASTED-Men TO travel and advertise
for old established house of solid fnau
cial standing. Salary $50 Il year and
expenses, all payable in cash. No can.
vassing required. Give references and
self addressed stamped envelope. Ad-
dress Manager, 355 Caxton Bldg.
Chicago. 1O-1-ol.
Oil prosptctors and parties seeking
investments have made all arrangements
to bore a well near Parachute IN Gar
u6lQ COuNlA. 1He WoTh Will oc-lu Hitu-
in a very few days as the machinery is
in trapcit The men in charge of the
work claim they have the best of reason
FOR pr, dieting success for the venture.
Della should hold rousing Fourth
of July celebration this year. The
people OF the east end of the county and
great part o. the Surface Creek country
seldom have an opportunity 10 congre
gate aud exchange courtesies, and there
is no better day than this, the nations
greatest holiday. In addition TO the
sentiment involved in the celebration OF
this day, the prosperous condition and
tine promising future of this county, to-
cether with the fact that there should
be more kindly and brotherly feeling
among the people of the entire county,
may be given as an excellent reason why
we slould have rousing ce ebratlon.
\ number OF the leading business men
of Paunia and Hotchkiss as well as Delta
have expressed the desire TO celebrate
this day. why not make it a county
affair Let the North Fork people bring
their band and all their relation and
friends and join with us and have one
gram celebration. We would like an
expr prassion on the subject from the
Times and the Gazette.
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CHAPTER XIX.

It was December when once again
Maid Marion was lifted to her loung-
ing-chair overlooking the Bagum-
bayan, and little by little began pick
ing up once more the threads that
were so nearly severed for all time,
and, as health and strength slowly re-
turned, hearing the tidings of the
busy, bustling world about her.
Others, too, had known anxiety as
sore as that which had SO lined the
face of Col. Ray and trebled the sill.
yer in the soft hair of Marion, his wife.
Well-nigh distracted, a mother sped
across the continent to the Pacific,
there to await the coming of her sons
remains.
From the night of Walter Fosters
disappearance at Carquinez no word
of his existence came to give her hope,
no trace of his movements until, late
in August, there was brought to her
the cabled message:
'Alive, well, but in trouble. Have
written"
And this was headed Yokohama.
Not until October did that longed-
for, prayed-for letter come-a selfish
letter, since 1T gave no really adequate
excuse for the long weeks of silence,
and only told that the boy had been
in hiding, almost in terror of his life
While still dazed by the shock of the
fire and smarting from his burns
wrote Walter, he had wandered from
the cars at Port Costa. He had en-
countered most uncongenial per-
sons" he said, among the recruits,
and never realizing that it was deser-
ton, wartime desertion at that, had
determined to get back to Sacramento
and join some other command. Yes.
There was another reason. but one
mother couldn't appreciate" I'm
known to all but one of his comrades
on the train, he had abundant money,
realized from the sale of horses and
cattle at the ranch. 1t was in a buck
skin belt about his waist, and this
money bought him friends" who took
him by water to Sacramento. found
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MARK TWAIN'S DISCOUNTS.
The well-Known Humorist Was En-.
titled to the Book Free
and Money Besides.

There are some singular discounts
allowed in the book trade. They
were happily illustrated on one occa-
sion by Mark Twain. One day while
the humorist was connected with a
publishing house he went into book
store and picking up a volume asked
the price. He then suggested that
as a publisher he was entitled to so
per cent. discount. To this the clerk
assented.
"As I am also an author" said
Mark, sit would appear that 1 am
again entitled to so pei cent. dis
count"
Again the clerk bowed.
"And as a personal friend of the
proprietor" he modestly continued,
81 presume that you will allow me
the usual 25 per cent. discount"
Another bow from the salesman.
"Well," drawled the unblushing hui
morist, under these conditions I
think 1 may as well take the book.
What's the tax?"
The clerk took out his pencil and
figured industriously. Then he said
with the greatest obsequiousness:
"As near as can calculate we owe
you the book and about 37A cents.
Call again"
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A Point Overlooked.

The prosecuting attorney in a law
suit had waxed especially indignant
at the defendant, whom he character
lied as an abandoned, baneful, cyni-
cal, diabolic, execrable, felonious.
greedy, hateful, irresponsible. jaun-
diced, knavish, lazy, meddlesome nox-
ious, outrageous and profiigate
rowdy."
"The learned counsel on the other
side" said the attorney for the de-
PENDANT, when he rose to reply,
should have put his adjectivos in a
hat and shaken them up little be-
fore using. You must have noticed,
gentlemen of the jury, that they were
in regular alphabe teal order. This
shows that he selected them from a
dictionary, beginning with "a He
stopped at p but in his manner Of
reproducing them ne has given us the
cue as to how he got them" This
turned the laugh against the other
lawyer, and he lost the case.-Youth's
Companion.
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Would that make peculiar mark

would that make peculiar mark
on human fesh?"
"Yes, sir" answered Connolly, hold
ing up his hand again and showing
the scar, now nearly five months old.
Steward" said the officer, placidly,
uncover the shoulders there and let
Connolly look at the mark DIR. Brick
referred to-"
Connolly did. He studied the pur-
plish discolorations in the milky skin,
and excitement, not altogether feb
rile, suddenly became manifest in his
hot, flushed face. Then he held forth
one hand, palm uppermost, eagerly
compared the ugly scars at the base
of the thumb with the faint marks ON
the broad, smooth shoulder, ana
turned back to the darkening room.
With hand uplifted he cried:
"Major"-and now he was trembling
with mingled weakness and eagerness
II know that man Murray was fol-
lowing this young Teller to squeeze
money out of him, and when he could
mt get it by threats, he tried by force.
He's followed him clear to Manila, and
that's his mark sure's this is!-sure's
there's a God in heaven!"
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FROM OVER THE SEA.

There are 24S,sSs Jews in the Brit
ish empire.
The United Kingdom has 16 leading
art societies, of which eight are royal
Great Britain with her colonies
owns nearly one-half of the total tom
mage belonging to the marine of 40
nations, or 100000 tons out of .
total of 29,ooo,OO0.
A German authority states that
from the mouth to the source of the
Rhine, 725 castles, formerly the
homes of warlike chiefs, are to be
found overlooking it's waters.
In Haroldswick, in the Shetlands, q
whale viking drinking horn in
good condition was found recently in
a grave that contained human bones,
together with those of horses and
dogs. The grave is probably that Of
q sea king buried with his horse and
dog in the time of Harold Harfagt,
1000 years ago.
Last year the pope's vineyard in the
gardens of the Vatican yielded
beautifully, but owing to some care
lessness in putting up the wine, much
of it spoiled, and had to be sold at
Six cents a quart. This year there
was a prospect for another good
harvest, when a hailstorm destroyed
the whole crop and damaged the
vines so badly that they will probably
be barren next year.
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A CLERGYMAN'S DISCOVERY.

Fredericksburg, Ind, Dec. 2.-Ac-
cording to the positive declaration OF
Rev. E. P. Stevens, of this place, that
gentleman has found a remedy for all
diseases of the Kidneys and urinary
organs. For years he suffered severe
" with these complaints, inconti.
nence of the urine, making life a bur.
den to him, but he never ceased ex.
perimenting in the hope that some
day he would discover a remedy.
After many failures he has at last
succeeded and is to-day perfectly
cured and a well man, and explains
that his recovery is due to the use OF
Dodd's Kidney Pills. This remedy has
been successfully applied to many
cases of Lame Back, rheumatism
Bright's Disease, Diabetes and other
Kidney Diseases, and there seems te
be no case of the kind that Dodd's Kid.
ney Pills will not cure. This is this
only remedy that has ever cured
Bright's Disease.
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RELIANCE.
KANSAS

Along about las fall. when all de trees be-
gin to shed
An de wind It KEEP a-biowin' fierce an
strong,
De blossoms dey done wilted. an we lef'
'em all foh dead.
ITS certain dey was treated mighty
wrong.
An de snowfakes took possession wifi an
irritatin' air
Dat 'ud sho'ly make yoh Indignation bile.
But dem blossoms dey 5es' whisper dat dey
didn' muchly care.
Dey was boun' to git DER innin's aftuh
while
Dem snowflakes dey done frolick like dey
gwinter stay foh keeps.
An dey piled up snowdrifts over an
aroun
De places whah de vi'let an de dandelion
sleeps,
An dey says: 1--WE reckons dat will hor
you down.
But hyuh dem blossoms is to welcome June
time at yoh gate
An chahm de skies to give an answerin
smile;
pey knowed whut dey was talkin' bout
when dey made bod to state )
Dey was boun' to git der innin's aftuh
while.
30 when sees de Happy Day a-goin' roun'
An turnin' down de lane of bygone years,
says: "Good-by. oil Happy Day, knowed
we'd halter end
Our ISOLATION. Tain no cause foh tears.
You is gwinter cut across lots or to travel
round about,
Whites me an Trouble goes foh many
mile;
wifout a doubt,
You is boun' to git yoh innin's aftuh
while"
washington Star.
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him secret lodgings, procured suit
able clothing and later spirited him
off to San Francisco
But these money-bought friends
showed the cloven hoof, threatened
to give him over to the military au-
thorities to be. tried for his life I'M
less he would pay heavy sum. They
had him virtually a prisoner. He
could only stir abroad at night, and
then in company with his jailers.
There was man, he wrote. who had
a grudge against him, a man dis
charged from the ranch, who followed
him to Denver and enlisted in the
same party, man who he was most
anxious to get rid of, and the first
thing he knew that fellow, whom he
supposed had gone on to Manila,
turned up in disguise and joined forces
with his tormentors. That drove him
sublime effort, and one night he broke
away and ran. He was fleet of foot,
they were heavy with drink, and he
lodged them among the wharves and
piers, took refuge on coast steamer,
and found himself two days later at
Portland.
Here he bethought him of an. old
friend and succeeded in finding man
he well knew he could trust, despite
his mothers old dislike for him, man
who knew his whole past, of his de-
sert;on, of his danger-a man who
was himself about enisting for serv-
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ice in the Philippines, and who per-
suaded him that his surest way to
win exemption from punishment was
it, il possible, to Manila, and join it
there at his own expense.
He still had some hundreds left.
They went to San Francisco, where
Walter took steamer ut once for
Honolulu to await there the coming
OF the recruit detachment. The in
fantry finally came, his friend with
them, but no sign of more cavalry
TO Walters dismay he had seen
among the passengers landed from
the Doric the disguised rough whom,
| as Sackett, he had so unfavorably
known before, who as Murray had fol-
lowed him into the army. 1t would
never do to fall into his clutches
again; the man would betray him in
stantly. Walter kept in hiding until
he heard that Sackett was accused of
stabbing a staff officer of Gen. Vinton
and had fled the island.
Later, when the next troop ship
came, bringing his friend with it, he
again took counsel. AS the lad had
fully admitted, his friend was the
same old chum of Freiburg days-the
friend to whom his parents had so
much objected. The fortunes of war
had thrown them together, Willard as
impecunious as ever, and the Damon
and Pythias, the Orestes and Pylades,
the two Ajaxes of the old days were in
close and intimate touch once more.
r. - IL l. F., y,
twain. The troop ships were to pro-
coed as soon as coaled. There were
reasons now why Walter wished TO
stay in Honolulu, but Willard urged
his moving at once on to Hong-Kong
and there awaiting the result of his
negotiations at Manila. AT Hong
Kong it was his hope to receive the
word "Come over. All is well,'' and,
finally, as his funds would soon run
out. he closed his letter with the re-
quest that his mother cable him $500
! through the Hong-Kong and Shang-
hal bank.
The money she cabled at once, then
in dread she had wired Col. Martin
dale. who was gadding about with old
| army chums when most she needed
him at home, and that gentleman,
with a sigh, again went sisterward,
saying he knew the boy was sure TO
turn up to torment him, and won-
dering what on earth young Hope
full had done now. He looked grave
enough when he read the letter,
asked for time to communicate con-
fidentially with chum at Washing
ton, and was awaiting reply when all
on sudden the papers came out
with the startling dispatch telling of
| the murder of Private Walter Foster
while on his post as sentry at Manila,
and then came weeks of woe.
| ITO Be Continued
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"Having found by personal expert.
ence that Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is a medi-
cine of rare virtue, and having seen
dozens Of cures where my suffering
sisters have been dragged back to life
and usefulness from an untimely grave
simply by the use of a few bottles Of
that Compound, must proclaim its
virtues, or should not be doing my
duty to suffering mothers and dragged
out housekeepcrs.
"Dear Sister, is your health poor.
do you feel worn out and used up.
especially do you have any of the
troubles which beset our sex. take my
advice let the doctors alone, try
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound; it is better than any
and all doctors, for it cures and they
do not. "-MRs. E. C. SMITH, 1919 Oak
St., Treasurer w. G. T. u, Kansas
City, Mo.-s5ooo forfeit If abOve testimonial 70
not genuine.
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick wo-
men free. Address, Lynn, Mass.
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Copyrighted. 1900. by the J. B. Lppineoa Col
CHAPTER XvIII.-CoNT1NUED.


Nearly an hour was consumed in
trying to convince him he must or 1T
least might be mistaken, but to no
purpose. He mentioned card photo
graph OF Foster in ranch costume that
would convince the gentlemen, he
thought, that there was no such very
strong resemblance, and note was
written to Miss Porter asking her to
find and send the picture in question.
1t came, a cabinet photo of tall, slen
der, wcm-built young fellow with dark
eyes and brows and thick, curving
lashes, and oval, attractive face.
despite it's boyishness, and nine men
out of ten who saw and compared il
with the face of the dead declared II
looked as though il had been taken
agone. Ray had hurt his own case,
and, when excused to return to his
sisters side, went forth into the gath
ering twilight stricken with the con-
sciousness that he was believed to
have lied in hopes OF averting scandal
from that sisters name.
And on the morrow with that post
norton, SO insisted on by Brick, no
longer delayed, the dead again lay
mutely awaiting the final action of the
civil-military authorities, and to the
surprise of the officers and guards,
before going to the daily routine that
kept him from early morn till late at
night in his beleaguered office, Dray-
ton came and bowed his gray head and
gaZed with somber eyes into the Sleep
tv,r f4a ~
A pinche6 and tired look was com
ing over the waXen face that had been
so calm and placid, us though in utter
WEAKNESS over this senseless delay.
Drayton had been told of young Rays
almost astounding declaration, and
officers of the law half expected him
to make some adverse comment there
on, but he did not. Alert correspond
ents, amazed to see the corps COM
mander at such q place and so far from
the Ayuntamiento, surrounded him as
he would have retaken his seat in his
carriage, and clamored for something
as coming from him in the way of an
expression of opinion, which, with
grave courtesy, the general declined
to give, but could not prevent appear
ing a week later in q thousand papers
in dozen different forms-ferried
over to Hong-Kong by the Shotgun or
some other ship, and cabled thence to
waiting Christendom.
Drayton had his own reasons for
wishing to see the remains, then Vim
ton, and later Ray, and as his move
ments were closely followed, the wits
OF the correspondents were sorely
taxed. But the examination was to be
resumed at nine. A rumor was rum
ming wild that Miss Ray herself was
to be summoned to appear, and Dray-
ton had to be dropped in favor of a
more promising sensation.
1t began with dreary surgical tech
nicalities. The heavy bullet had
traversed the ascending aorta "Dear
its bifurcation," said Brick, who
though only an autopsical adjunct,
was permitted to speak for his as
sociates. Death, said he, had resulted
from shock and was probably instan-
taneous. No other cause could be at
tributed. No other wound was dis
covered. No marks of scufle except
.some unimportant scratches" on the
shoulder. The bullet was found to
weigh exactly the same as those Of
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Strategy.

"Peckham's wife doesn't chatter as
much as she used to-"
NO; Peckham cured her. He told
her that when her lips were close to-
gether they formed perfect cupiI's
bow."-Philadelphia Press.
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AN OPEN LETTER
Address to Women by the Treas
urer of the w. C. T.. u. Of
Kansas City, HRS. e. C.
Smith.

"MY DEAR SISTERS II believe In
advocating and unfolding everything
that will lift up ard help women, and
but little use appears all knowledge
and learning if you have not the health
to enjoy it.