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to do something for that old man, and
perhaps 1 ought to tell you all about him."
-Oh, do, do" chorueed the women,
.he's such a nice, mild old fellow, 1t just
seems shame"
Yes, he's quite mild-now,' said the
warden. But there was time when he
was known far and wide as Pepper Pete.
| do not think an application for a pardon
for Pepper Pete would be very favorably
received at Albany but you might try.
You see, Pete has assaulted and robbed
quite a number Of people He has blinded
almost a score of men and women in his
time, and when at liberty was a very fe-
rocious and merciless criminal. They called
him Pepper Pete because whenever he
was going to rob man. indoors or on the
highway, he always carried a handful of
red pepper which he would throw into his
victim 8 eyes.
There was a sweet pretty girl once
who opened the door of her fathers house
Pete dashed red pepper in her eyes; and
am sorry to say, ladies', that the girl never
recovered her sight.
Il could tell you of other mild, innocent
things in which Pete indulged in his more
frolcsome days He throttled a man
nice old lady reveal the hiding place OF her
few dollars of savings he tried to stimulate
her memory with red hot poker In fact,
ladies, Pete has kept in hot water ever since
he was boy, and we sort OF think, at least
the State sort of thinks, that he is pretty
we'll off where he is, fixing up my flower
beds. OF course though, II you want to
aid him in getting a pardon, why assure
you YOU will have my. earnest support.
in SO far as can give it.
"The scoundre'' gasped one Of the women
as the warden finished
THAT old man did all those things?' de-
manded another with wrath in her EYE.
"He surely did. and one or two other
escapades / haven't taken the trouble to
recount
"Weu. then, guess I won't do anything
for him"
Pepper Pete" is still attending the
Dannennora flower beds. The movement
for his pardon has not been started. so far
as Warden Dcyo has been able to find out.
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THE TURK AND HIS WIFE.
Only One Woman in Most OF the MosIem
Harems Nowadays.


Although OF late years. among Turks highly
placed. il has come to be considered as far
more chic to have only one wife, yet this
laudable increase in the practice Of monos-
amy does not tend to a complete emanci-
patton from certain well established Moslem
traditions The mention of ones wife to a
foreigner is nowadays made the easier when
one may truthfully speak of her in the singular
number.
A Turk may. after some months of semi
intimacy, talk somewhat freely. indeed of
his domestic life. provided always his house
hold is modelled after the European plan OF
life The social line is drawn ut the point
Of asking even lady to call, Frequent
visiting between European and Turkish
wives. when these are in the singular num-
her. is possible only after somewhat pro-
longed residence and much friendly inter-
course.
To the casual visitor there is an enex-
pected embarrassment in finding almost all
the Turks one meets in society married 10
one lady only. The singularity Of this single
ness is as trying, apparently, to the Turks.
on certain occasions. as 1t Is eminently dis
appointing TO the European.
Il do so hope the Minister Of = may
grant me the honor OF visiting his hareDl.
an American lady remarks with the charm
ing apomb characteristic of the American
woman ,... ,,s /. . s.,u,. ,
am sure only. as IL happens his EXcellency
has no harem in the sense in which. pre-.
sumo most foreigners understand our word.
wns the courteous reply of the minor Official
10 whom this remark was addressed. He
has hut one wife. as. indeed. We mostly all
have -
Hasn't any one harGm;" The cry was
many childen?." continued this disappointed
Investigator Of Turkish customs,
Yes. he has eleven children living. His
wife is very fond Of children.
is she Turkish"
No she is a Circassian lady OF very good
family"
beautiful: the boys are so handsome, the
pretty American remarked in mollihed
tono. From q romantic travellers point Of
view, II Turks persist in marrying as Vrtu-
o,isy and duly as every ono else. at least to
bnd them marrying Circassian slave was
tTihe more solacing than TO haye found the
single wife of correct Turkish descent,
The young aid-de-camp smiled as he mace
answer: "ies YOU are quite right. we mostly
marry Circassians, and almost oil our children
are beautiful
There are still enough harems throughput
Turkey sufficiently equipped with pluraIty
of wives to satisfy the most exactlng OF
travellers in search of sensation Even IN
Constantinople there are pashas and ehends
rich enough to keep up the old standard
of Noselm marital pomp. The majority.
how wever, Of the upper 10000 practice at least
outwardly, the European fashion of monog'
amy.f e
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IN Wall Street, where the bulk of the busi-
,ess Of the day Is transacted between 10
o'clock in the morning and 3 O'Clock in the
afternoon. the opening and closing hours
II the Stock Exchange, the loss Of time
involved in the midday luncheon is seri-
MIA matter. The banks and brokerage
houses have usually solved the problem
nv serving lunches to their employees in
their Offices, in many cases maintaining a
chef and assistants
This ex, ense is entirely Offset by the
saving in time. Where the Office arrange
ments are such as to preclude a kitchen
and the space for serving luncheons. con-
tracts are made with nearby restaurants to
sand In meals, or to have them prepared
A a certain hour, 80 that employees may
tnd them ready when they reach the res
taurants As such arrangements would cut
deeply into the salaries of their employees,
most of the big banks and brokerage houses
take the expense Of the luncheon upon
themselves.
Tie banking house of August Belmont l.
Co. among others, allows a certain sum
each dav for luncheons to its employees, from
the Office boys up. They may go to a
nearby lunch room, where the house has a
standing account, or get lunch where they
will and draw their allowance.
Many Of the big banks pursue the same
course, willie others have complete culinary
ARRANGEMENTS. The Chase National Bank
which occupies the entire ground floor of
the Clearing House building, maintains a
,tchen and dining room in the basement,
where all the staff Of the bank is provided
with luncheon free Of charge. The officers
and, on their meeting days, the directors
lunch there.
James j. Hill who is one Of the bank's
active executive directors. often takes ad-
vantage Of this feature of the Chase National
to discuss business and luncheon at the
same time.
In the same way and to the same end the
KnIckerbocker Trust Company. in it's new
banking quarters on the site of the old
Stewart mansion. at Thirty-fourth street and
Fifth avenue, has made preparations to
serve meals within its walls The lunch
cons will be served to the company's officers,
directors and employees, and the cost will
he borne by the institution IN the full knowl-
edge that it means economy in the end.
In the splendid marble banking house
erected by Speyer d Co., almost opposite
he Sub-Treasury. apartments wers re-
served on the top floor for the entertain
ment Of friends Of the house, who are nu-
nerous, as Speyer Il Co. are interested
in enterprises from one end Of the country
to the other. Directors from many States
meet here at times, and luncheons a'e
served to them in the richly appointed
dining room Of the apartments. so there
may be no loss of time, which means,
eventually, loss Of money.
In the Western Union building, at 1876
Broadway luncheon is served every day
TO the officers and directors OF that and
the allied Gould companies. At these
daily luncheons George J. Gould. who is
one OF the busiest men in the financial
district. meet the heads Of various cor
porations dominated by him and discusses
With them the policies best serving their
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interests. President Z. I. Jeffery of the
ITO Grande, President Joseph Ramsey
OF the Wabash, President Robert c. Clowry
OF tn Western Union and the many cther
executives orming the Gould cabinet
meet here over luncheon almo,t daily.
The luncheons in the Western Union
building have also acquired fame in Wall
Street through the attendance there OF
Uncle Russell Sage. who has been for years
a director in many Gould enterprises
Rain or shine, it has been Uncle Russell $
habit for years to amble up Broadway
around noon to the Western Union building
to partake OF the luncheon spread there
free Of cost.
Some Of the railroad companies having
headquarters in this city also provide
luncheons for their employees. 1t Is almost
an invariable r. le that luncheons be pro-
vided at directors meetings. The directors
are men turdened with heavy interests
which demand much time. and to save
this they literally eat while they talk, The
arrangements at the Grand Central Station
are directed to this end. Similar facilities
will be afforded in the big terminal to be
constructed by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The Stock Exchange itsel yislded to
this demand for time economy when it
erected its pr sent hom Quarters were
provided for the Luncheon Club. which in
cludes in its membership most Of the brokers,
so that they might lunch without leaving
the building Systems of telephones and
pneumatic tubes were installed, as well
as ticiers, and even while dining the brokers
are in constant touch with developments
on the floor Of the Exchange, seven stories
below.
Another innovation Of recent date, with
the object of saving precious time, was the
establishment of dining clubs. There are
many Of these in the Wall Street district.
ranging from some in which only the
wealthiest can attain membership to hum
bier bodies whose end is the same.
One OF the best known Of these is the
Midday Club, which has its quarters in the
Broad Exchange building. Here, during the
noon hour, are to be seen men whose influ-
ence in financial affairs is felt the world
over They meet here either by appoint
ment or chance, but in either case questions
of great moment are put far along toward
settlement while luncheon is in progress.
The Importance Of the luncheon question
appealed to the builders Of the skyscrapers
in the financial district, with the result that
no big building is now erected there which
does not include arrangements for res
taurant. The tenants have been quick to
see the advantage OF dining in the building
in which their business is carried on, and
the restaurants are we'll patronized.
There Is convincing evidence of the pres
sure under which Wall Street works in a
visit to it during the noon hour. White
aproned walters bearing big trays laden
with stearning dishes crowd the elevators
of it's big buildings and rush helter skeltSr
UP and down Wall street under the shadow
of old Trinity. From the basement gratines
of digniAed banking houses issue appetizing 6
odors which remind homesick strangers Of
the dinner hour in sunny kitchens of far
! away farmhouses. The only impression
| they give Wall Street. however. is that OF
] saving time.
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he WAS A MILD OLD CONVICT,
AND WAS on THE ROAD TO PAR
DON TILL THE WARDEN TOLD.
"Pepper Pete" NJ Dannemora, Who Tends
the Flower Beds-Tbe sympathy He
Excites in ImpressiOnable Visitors and
the Surprising Record Against Him.

ExCIye6 III b"UTt9SlOHdut NisItoe
the surprising Record Against Him.
Old convicts are always objects OF great
interest to visitors at the prisons in this
state. A short time ago party OF women
visited Clinton prison., at Dannemora,
by far the most picturesque and interesting
penal institution in this State Their
curiosity and sympathy were aroused
py the sight OF an old convict. walking
freely around inside the big walls OF the
prison,
He carried a huge bunch of flowers,
which he had just gathered at one OF the
prison flower beds, and as the visitors
watched him, he put the flowers down
and interested himself in clipping and
training the growth OF some Japanese
ivy which was climbing up the side OF one
oi the principal shops.
The party approached the old man to
get a good look at him. They found him
a most benevolent, mild looking man OF
about 70. The triple stripes on his uniform
meant that he was third termer, but OF
course the women didn't know that. When
the old fellow got through with his ivy
he began to pick more flowers. His occu-
patton was so peaceful, and his whole atti-
tude so humble, that all the women began
TO feel bad about him and the tears came
In their eyes.
They finally obtained permission from
keeper to speak to him. The old fellow
vas delighted to be an object OF interest
He was rather diffident, but he answered
their questions freely, and when they
showed an interest in his flowers became
almost enthusiastic. He plucked little
L. Il hnn
to accept them, which they did. Finally
one woman was bold enough to ask MIN
how long he had been in prison.
Almost always" said the old man
Mercyl" chorused the women.
Well, said the old man, Il was OUT
once for little while, twenty years ago
And five years before that / was out once,
but reckon | been III prison most OF my
life, I'm seventy Yeas old now, ana
guess I'll never get cut any more more. a.iurad
BY what they heard. 1t seemed to them
that there must have been frightful mis-,
carriage Of Justice somewhere Tor this OLD
man to be entombed for so long; surely,
they told one another, man VINO louho
who was fond of these things and whose
skili had done SO much to beautlfy the
Inside Of those sombre walls, couldn't be
such very bad man. Then and there
they resolved to interest themselves IN
III. case. and see what could be done to
et this unfortunate old man spend the
balance of his days in peace and happiness
somewhere else.
>, so when they went to thank Warden
Deyo for his courtesy they told him about
the old man, and how interested they were
~ him. "What misfortune had brought
nun 70 such pass?r they asked.
Who was it?" asked Mr.. Deyo OF The
keeper
Pete, sir, answered the keeper,
=, Ladies'" said the genial warden, II am
slways glad when any one takes enough
interest In one of my charges to try TO
90 something for him. Perhaps you want
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WEST DIST 6 22D SITS.
NEAR SIXTH AVE.

1000 miles which it had made without q
single marring feature.
OF course there are not very many per-
sons who can afford to have an ldler and q
Wanderer, but the example set by. Mr..
Lamb has found followers, even though the
following may be done at a distance. The
dwellers along the Mississippi are waking
up TO the fact that they have in it great
pleasure giving possbii V,
Clinton is the port from which sails an
other HANDS, me houseboat, the Ripple:
and next summer will sec thi lying a.
the levee here, All along the river there is
a tendency toward the building of pleasure
boats, and before many years the beautifu!!
take the place they should occupy among
the play grounds OF tho American people. =
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Cinderella to 70 along with its lady-of-

Cinderella to 60 along with its lady-of-
leisure sister craft.
The lower deck is enclosed Here are the
boiler and engines, the latter l0-inch bore
and sx-toot stroke. On the saloon deck are
two dining rooms. eight staterooms, a
bath and the kitchen. Occasionally. when
there is too large party TO be accommo-
dated on the Ider, some OF the men are
berthed on the Wanderer
During the five years that the white
squadron has gone up and down these
waters 1t has moi had single serious acci-
dent. Twice it has gone to New Orleans
and back. 1t has carried its owners and
their friends up the Ohio, the Tennessee,
the Illinois 1t has made lnnumerable trips
to st. Paul When it laid up two weeks
ago ithad just returpedfrom "Trip Of almost
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LUNCHEON IN BUSINESSHOl]RS
4ow WnN Street Sauss Oime ana Enciaentanv ouov bv
-Fi,tng ITS 0vn cAeh.
Ft>xng ITS Own CAsh.

f. r.
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ia PATTERNS OF
RICH ENGLISH and LIMOGES
Dinner SETS
TO Be Sold Below Cost Of importation

particulars of which are given below Attention is also directed
to the special prices made for AMERICAN CUT GLASS. of
which we handle the largest output of any retail store in the
world thereby aordng advantages to customers far beyond
those of smaller houses.
Many persons nowadays in the habit of making presents
of Glass and China Thanksgvng-s for the Table
being most appropriate This sale just in time for such pur-
chases or any others suggested by the annual festival Among
the inducements are the following
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Mrs. Will Newsome, colored,
living in the extension, heard 6
noise about her house at an early
hour in the morning last Thursday
and thinking it a burglar, seized 8
revolver and fred in the direction
of the noise. The ball passed
through the residence of Mrs.
Samantha Baum, entering one
window, through door and out Of
another.
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Cararrh OF tine Stomach.

When the stomach is overloaded;
when food is taken into it that fails
to digest, it decays and infiames the
mucous membrane, exposing the
nerves, and causes the glands to Sc
cret mucin. instead of the natural
juices of digestion. This is called Ca
tarrh of the Stomach. For years ]
suffered with Catarrh of the Stomach,
caused by indigestion. Doctors and
medicines failed to benefit me until i
used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.-J r
Rhea, Coppell, Tex. Sold by G.. w NJ
Hooff
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The board of directors win meet

The board of directors viii meet
Friday, July 10. at 1 o'clock at the
office of Somerville & Somerville
and elect officers.
The association will probably
hold the fair this year beginning
Sept. 10. The stockholders in
this company are from different
sections of the county. and all are
sincere that the best fair ever held
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Ivory White Closet Paper, rolls,
z cents. or 4 for a quarter; other
brands 10 cents or 3 for quarter;
packages 10 cents samples 1.-TWO
day treatment" Mi-o-na, now al
Van Gill ers
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lie Termination of Health.

fNourishment is the foundation of
health hfe-strength. Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure is the one great medicine
that enables the stomach and diges-
tive organs to digest, assimilate and
transform all foods into the kind OF
blood that nourishes the nerves and
feeds the tissues. Kodol lays the
foundation for health. Nature does
the rest. Indigestion, Dyspepsia and
all disorders of the stomach and di.
gestive organs are cured by the use
OF Kodol. Sold by G. w NJ Hooff
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Until further notice, every Sun
day night there will be a song SER
vice in the Episcopal church. No
sermon will be preached at these
services. Everybody invited to at
tend.
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Organization of Fair Company.

Organization of Fair Company.
The stockholders of the Mason
County Fair Association, the new
ly organized company met Monday
afternoon and selected the follow
ing board of directors:
Messrs. j. f. Burdett, E. B.
Jones. Homer Smith, David Cald-
well, w. w. johnson, r E Mus
grave, Robert Patterson E ] Som
ervilIe and DR. @ w Petty.
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PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
What They are Doing and
whither They Go.

Miss Christy Garland. of Ar
buckle, has returned from an ex-
tended visit at Pittsburg.
Miss Nellie Weaver of CALI
polls is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Goddard. at South Side.
DIR L. " Guthrie, Snperintend-
ent of the West Virginia Asylum,
at Huntington. was here Thurs-
day and Friday.
Mr.. Carl Hess. travelling out of
Ironton. Ohio. selling hardware.
was here last week and remained
over Sunday visiting his parents
Capt. and Mrs. O. F. Hess
Mr. Philip Walker, of Charles
ton. a prominent young attorney.
was in the city Friday on profess
sional business.
Mr. j. F. Fadley, of Flat Rock.
was in town Friday and called at
our office and renewed his sub
scription.
Mr.. A. A. Hutchinson. of this
city, has the contract to paint the
residence of Mr.. q. d Hereford.
at st. Adams.
Mrs. P. s. Lewis, was visiting
Mrs. Lloyd FuIchera at Middleport,
a few days last week.
Miss frankie Warner. of Cali
polls was the guest of friends here
few days last week.
Mrs. John Reynolds and little
daughter went up to Charleston
Monday to pack her household
goods preparatory to moving West
They returned home yesterday.
Mr.. George Cable. who has been
here on few days visit to his par
ents. returned to Marietta yester-
day.
Mr.. A. j. Somerville, who has
been in Indiana for some time visi-
ting, has returned to this county.
Mr.. T. j. Gibbs, of Sassafras,
was in town Saturday,
GoIdey. the nine-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. Greer, of Greer, has
typhoid fever.
Mr.. E l.. Foreman, employed at
Hubbardstown, Wayne Countrywide
has been visiting his family at Old
Town, for a few days, returned
Monday.
Mrs. @. @. Lewis and baby near
town, returned home Monday after
few days visit to her parents DIR.
Neale and family. this city.
Miss Musa Kiger. book keeper
and stenographer for DIR. Guthrie
at the w. Va. Asylum at 81 uniting
ing, returned Monday after visit
to her parents here.
Mrs. Hewett Cabe Il and child
rem, who have been visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. 81.
Gable. returned to their home in
Charleston Monday.
Miss Blanche Cadot, of Toledo,
was the guest of Miss Carrie Gill
more few days last week. She
went from here to Gallipolis.
Mr.. Geo. A DuVal, wife and
baby, who have been hero on a
short visit to Mrs. DuVal's mother
Mrs. B. Gilmore, returned to their
home in Parkersburg Monday.
Miss Willie Gum, visiting at
MERGERS Bottom, returned home
Saturday.
DR.. Will Hogsett of MERGERS
Bottom, returned home Monday
after few days visit here with
friends
Mr.. Chas. E. Jones was in Char
lesion, Monday on business.
Miss Lizzie Miller. attending
business college at Marshall Col
lege in Huntington, who has been
home on a weeks visit, returned
Monday.
Mr.. Edwin Neale, who has a po-
sition as book-keeper in u whole
sale house in Huntington. and Mr..
Chas. Neale. employed at Quincy,
were here few days last week visi-
ting their parents, DR.. and Mrs.
W. P. Neale.
Born, to MIR. and Mrs. Elmer T.
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Sailor Jean" of Boston, Mass.
is making a tour on foot pushing
his "Trolleyette" to every state
capital in the United States. dis
tance of $4,000 miles. He expects
to make the trip in years and 6
months. He was in this place
Monday evening enroute to Char
lenton. and has up to this tim Q
walked 1900 miles. His start :
ing point was Augusta, Maine,
which city he left April LIST.
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The school board of Lewis dis
trict, outside of the Point Pleasant
Independent School District, CON-
posed of the following gentlemen
Hon. P. g Eastman, President,
Messrs. George w. Cartmill and
John Chesbrew, Commissioners,
met Monday at the law office of
Mr.. John E. Beller. who is the
boards clerk, and transacted the
following business:
The following gentlemen were
appointed trustees for the school
in their respective neighborhood;
Heights Messrs. VIM. Duffy
and l.. A. McMillin.
Harmony-Mr. John Jones.
Hickory Chapel-Mr. G. w. Rice
MiIler's-Mr. A J. Kincade.
Gibb's-Mr. Fred johnson.
The board ordered six months
school in the district.
The salaries for teaohers with a
No. 1 certificate WAS fixed at $50;
for No. 2. $25. and for No. 8. at S1s.
Hon. John E. Beller was re-
appointed secretary of the board.
The laying of the levy was pass
ed over until the next meeting.
A petition was presented by the
citizens of Heights asking for bet
ter school room accommodations,
which was discussed at length by
a great many citizens, some favor
ing and some against the petition
The matter was laid over until Sat
day.
The board adjourned to meet
Saturday.