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MAY" HE wHIsPEkEp.

were sweet and touching. and befor'
the time limit had expired they boi
felt instinctively that they understood
one another as never before.
At o o'clock May rose and penned {;
note TO Will. saying that since he had
suspected her note 10 be an April foo
joke he might still continue 10 think Il
one. Then she came back 10 Harry il
a way that showed that his strong na
ture completely dominated hers.
"Of course that settles his case" sait
Harry plaintively, but still you do no
love me-"
"April foolr' she said mischievously
as she put up her face TO he kissed.
"April fool yourself" said Harry rap
turously, ''for you were sure you die
not love me-"
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i'd affair when il proved true that the
distinguished Federal officer was really
her lover. Aunt Eudora was written to
to come on to the wedding.
An astonishing array of wedding
presents materialized. His friends, Of
course" said Ruby. lowering among
them delightedly. The majors own
present came at the eleventh hour. 1t
was a small paper parcel lightly tied
about with a faded green twine. Ruby
opened it with wonder stretched eyes
From il fell bit of brown gauze, to
which was pinned a slip of paper cor
tanning the words:
when find the girl from whom this
veil was coufiscated, | will marry her.
Ehe captured my heart at once and for
all time
"Wellr' said the bride elect, but the
monosyllable had not that asperity il
had when she uttered it from Vixen's
saddle under the black walnut trees on
the occasion when Lieutenant Frank
Wharton seized her veil as contraband
goods.
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Helped Him Along.

Then there is such a thing rs heart
failure, is there. doctorT' said the
handsome young widow.
Certainly. madam" responded the
bashful young physician. THE records
of the profession are full Of
Its a perfectly unnecessary disease.
isn't Il. doctorY"
On this hint he spake.-Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
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he BURST INTO ROAR OF LAUGHTER.
ercising his authority over her that he
felt that what she needed was good
old fashioned scolding.
~ beg your pardon" said Strong with
q great assumption Of dignity, but
object to having you refer to Miss RAN
| dali in such terms"
by what right?" asked Kennedy in
/ an exasperating tone.
.'The right of an affianced husband"
said Strong rashly.
.Since when2'' asked Kennedy in
tones still more exasperating.
.Since this morning"
tThen you have seen her this morn-
ipgT
mo, but I had proposed to her, and
this morning got this note" And he
handed 1t over to Harry with an exult-
ing chuckle.
The quick witted Harry read the few
lines that his rival showed him because
the natural meanness Of his disposition
made him want to gloat over him
whom he had defeated. As he read his
eye rested for a moment on the date
line, and then a great inspiration came
to him, He burst into a roar Of laugh
ter that attracted the attention Of the
other diners In the restaurant and
made Strong pale with anger.
"Why-why." stammered the self
conscious hypocrite, what do You find
SO funny in that lottery"
'How many bats with bricks In them
did you kick on your way down town.
Harry asked, while his eyes sparkled
with laughter.
"what do you meanr
slave you picked up any purses with
strings tied TO themr'
"what are you driving atr'
"Have you overlooked the fact thai
this Is April fools day and that this
note was written so that you would ge
II todayr'
Strong's face turned positively green
and his attempt to poohpooh Harry
insinuation was fat failure. He sud
denly recalled all the PRACTICAL joke
that May had ever played on him, bu
forgot that they had been mostly in
spired by Harry.
.Well. you are easy" said Harry
rNow, ! suppose you intend going VI
there tonight to let her say April foo
to you. have no doubt it would in
terest' you, as she says"
nPut you surely don't think" SAT-
Strong nervously. "that Miss Randall
would Jest with so sacred a subject"
sMy dear fellow. that only goes {
show how little you know of Miss Ran
dali"
.sBut-but',-
Harry saw that he had his rival dis
er lines.
| IF you have the nerve to go up an
| call on Miss Randall tonight in tn
| face Of that. I'll buy you the best diI
| per in town tomorrow"
L "Who said ! was going to call on he
tonightf" exclaimed Strong hotly q
u he flung himself out of the restauran
swell. that puts him out of the wa
for awhile" said Harry to himsel
II rWild horses wouldn't drag him U
n there tonight"
+ Early that evening Miss Randall ws
J. shocked to he Informed that HarI
X Kennedy was in the parlor waiting II
10 her to come down.
IT "What impudencer' she exclaime
d "But that will give me an excuse
n give him such dismissal as he d
d serves"
le When May entered the parlor wit
" all the dignity she could assume. Ha
re ~ greeted her with a teasing laui
to and cried:
y -April fool!" 80
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is who am going. and not you. !
would not let you risk your precious old
neck on Vixen for untold sums of mon
ey-real money. | mean
One glance at Vixen restlessly cor
vetting all over the violet beds decided
Miss Eudora. She hastily extended a
small leather bag. I've put your chris
tening cup and half a dozen silver forks
I'm it, After you get the generals per-
NIT you can dispose of them TO old Da-
yid. TheE say he gives the best prices" "
Now. Aunt Do" said the girl. rising
slightly in her stirrups TO adjust her
riding skirt, "yOu are not to fret about
me from the time the front gate closes
me out Until il closes me in again.
You are TO bear in mind that my mis-
sion Is a delicate aud Intricate one.
have six miles to ride into town and
six miles back. l have to get the gen
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rush TO May TO plead his case at that
hour he started to walk to his Office In
as bad temper as could well be imag-
ined. But he was one Of those fortu-
nate men who are spurred to higher
achievement by every repulse and who
never yield weakly to defeat. and. best
of all. he was usually good natured
and did not let things worry him. In
consequence the rapid walk worked
off the savagery of his mood. and he
was able to begin work without any
outward sign OF his inward displeasure
except perhaps a more caustic tinge to
the humor with which he habitually
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Misunderstood.

She was describing the wedding to
her aunt from the country.
You see." she said, ''the groom
sThe groom," exclaimed the aunt.
What was the groom doing in the
church?''
why, he had TO be there so that she
could marry him, of course"
Married the groom" exclaimed the
aunt, who associated the word only
with horses. Heavens, That's worse
than marrying the coachmanr'-Chica-
20 Post. !.
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and cheerfuIneSS soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that II is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. Ifthe child urin-
o.e~ to- ofter if th.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-28
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon tie mind. dis
courages and lessons ambition: beauty. vigor
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urine scalds the flesh or if. when the child
reaches an age when II should be able to
control the passage. it is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting. depend upon it. the cause of
the difficulty is kidney trouble. and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to q habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble.
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. 1t Is sold
by druggists. in fifty
cent and one dollar
sizes. You may have b -;
sample bottle by mail @G
free. also pamphlet tell Home OF s-.mpRoo<
ing all about it. including many of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured In writing Dr.. Kilmel
& Co.. Binghamton. N. T.. be sure and
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake. but remember the
name. Swamp-Root, DIR. Kflmer's Swamp
Root, and the address, Binghampton- N u. on
| every bottle
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NICE NEW RUGS
MADE
Out of
Old Carpets

In answer to numerous in
uuiries from our many friends,
we are pleased to announce
that We. have our
New Rug Machinery
and are prepared to convert
old carpets into new rugs with
neatness and dispatch. Our
machines are of the latest and
best designs and enable us to
turn out the highest grade of
work, and we solicit the pat
ronage of the public.
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by druggists. In fifty
cent and one dollar
sizes. You may have a
sample bottle by mail
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- AY RANDALL had cried her
way to a solution of her diff
Guilty. She had washed out
the truth with tears. and.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-16
A NAVAL GATHERING
The Returning North Atlantic Squad.
ron Anchored OF Sycamore Hill.

Oyster Bay, L. l., AugN15.-The North
Atlantic fleet came to anchor in the
sound off Lloyds Neck Point at sun
down tonight and lies in four long lines
reaching east and west for 1000 yards.
The fleet left Bar Harbor at noon We'd
nesday in Il storm which lasted about
ten hours
While anchored il Smithtown bay
the Dolphin. with Secretary of the
Navy Moody on her. passed and was
saluted. The Dolphin arrived here
about the middle of the afternoon and
the Mayflower and the Sylph fired the
salute of secretary of the navy.
Secretary Moody is the guest of the
president at Sycamore Hill tonight.
President Roosevelt and his family and
the house guests will attend religious
service tomorrow morning on board the
kearsarge. The trip from Sycamore
hill to the hattleship will be made on
the Sylph. This afternoon the presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained
the Junior officers of the Mayfower and
Sylph at a o'clock tea.
Admiral Dewey is expected to arrive
tomorrow. He will go aboard the May
flower and subsequently will call upon
the president to pay his respects
Arizona republican., 1903-08-16
AN AQUATIC EVENT
A New Souiiins Record and a New
Champion.

Worcester, Mass, Aug. 15.-Frank Z.
Greer of the East Boston Athletic asso-
ciat;on boat club wrested the sculling
championship from c. s. Titus of the
Atlantic Boat club OF New York on
Lake Quinsa gamond this afternoon at
the annual regatta of the National as
sociation of amateur oarSmen. Greer
was eight lengths ahead of F. Veselety
of the First Bohemian Boat club OF
New York at the finish, while Titus
gave up the race an eighth of a mile
from the liSe and padded in just ahead
of w. B. Vest of the West Philadelphia
Boat club. who was the fourth COM
petitor in the championship senior sin
giles.
Despite his easy victory Greer pulled
remarkably fast race and the time
of minutes 37A seconds is the record
for the event in the annals of the asso-
citation. Championship senior singles
sculls, Frank B. Greer, East Boston
A. A boat club. first; F. Veseltey, First
Bohemian boat club. New York, sec
end; c. S. Titus, Atlantic boat club,
New York, third: w. B. West, West
Philadelphia boat club, fourth. Time,
minutes 9S24 seconds.
Senior eight-oared shells, Winnipeg
rowing club, Winnipeg, Manitoba, won.
Time. 1852.
War canoe race. Crescent boat club.
| Waltham, Mass, won. Time, l:1SA.
intermediate double shells (re-rowed),
J Potomac beat club. Washington, D. c.,
won. Time, 9.S1.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-16
STRENGTH IN FOOD.
A Woman's Work Made Easy by
Strength and Health

A widow writes: when l began to
use Grape Nuts I had so much trouble
with my stomach and was very ner-
vous and as l make my living by really
hard work I needed all the strength
possible, for l have two boys to sup
port.
q began eating Grape-Nuts simply
to try the food, but soon noticed that
my trouble was going and my nervous
ness was much less, so l continued to
use Grape-Nuts food, with the result
that l am now entirely cured. Grape
Nuts always agreed with me and when
/ work the hardest it seems to me l
enjoy them and need them the most
Ihey satisfy me better and seem to
Go me more good than meat
My younger boy, who inherits a
weak constitution from his father, who
died of consumption. has been greatly
benefited by Grape Nuts. He makes
his breakfast of Ora pc Nuts and milk
and the result of this diet has been
that his stomach is much stronger and
his appetite increased and altogether
he is like another boy.
II notice this about Grape-Nuts. that
when l eat them and go away to work
me better during the day than any
thing else 1 eat" Name given by Pos
tum Co. Battle Creek. Mich.
Send to the Co. for particulars by
mail OF extension of time on the ST.
10000 cooks contest for 735 money
prizes.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-16
AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS.
Arrangements for the Sixth Annual
Session All Made.

DeadwOod, S. D.. Aug. 15.-The ar
rangements for the sixth annual session
of the American Mining congress to be
held here September 7-12 are about
completed. Secretary Shaw will be here
as the personal representative of the
president and address the congress.
The governors of Colorado, Idaho and
South Dakota have already secured ac-
commodations for the delegations from
those states. Besides these all the
other mining states will be represented.
An interesting feature will be the
greatest collection of minerals ever ex-
hibited. There will be a contest for the
place of holding the next congress. r
Paso, Texas, and Omaha will send big
delegations to secure it, and Arizona
and New Mexico have combined to Sc
cure the session for the former terri
tory.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-16
Rests on the l.n eatened
Secession of ISthmus.
NO FAVORABLE REPORT
By Dwindling Majority of the Coll
Ombian Senate in Spite Of the
Efforts Of the President-Obstru
ing Amendments Favored.

Panama, Colombia, Aug. 15-Letters
received from Bogota say that up ta
August l the Panama canal COMMITTEES
had held only one meeting on account
Of the disgust of the members with tha
conduct OF Senator Perez Soto who
insisted upon recalling the treaty al
the first meeting.
Senator Obaldia, warm supporter
of the treaty, has had several confer
ences with President Marroquin and
United States Minister Beaupre, and,
Notwithstanding their efforts. the conn
mittee could not be induced to report
in favor of ratifica ton. Amendments
have been offered which seem to meet
the approval of twenty out of twenty
four senators.
Both the house and the senate are
deeply impressed with the persistent
rumors which reach Bogota of the pos
sibility of movement for the secession
of the isthmus in case the treaty is
not ratified. The fear that such an
eventuality might follow a failure to
ratify the treaty appears to constitute
the only chance for favorable action on
the treaty.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-16
CAPTURED THE HUSBAND

Bloomington, ILL.,, Aug. ia mob
which formed last night to rescue the
wife of Homer Manspile, a farmer near
Sydney, who, at the point of re-
volvsr, forced his wife to leave her
fathers nome barefooted and attired
solely in her nightdress, captured
Manspile tonight near Mayview.
Sheriff Clark took him to Urbana. The
nude body Of Mrs. Manspile was found
among some bushes partially covered
with a blanket. Her feet and body
were badly torn by bricrs. Manspile
stood over her with drawn revolver
and swore to kill his wife and himself
if the pursuers approached nearer.
A deputy sheriff slipped up behind
Manspile. threw his arms around him
to prevent his shooting and the crowd
soon made him prisoner. Mrs. Mans
pile was taken to the home OF a neigh
boring farmer and is being cared for.
She is in a serious condition.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-16
College of Journalism for
Columbia.
Endowed by Joseph Pulitzer With
$4,000, ,000-Its Advisory Board In
cludes Leading Newspaper Men
and Educators.

New York. Aug. 15.-Joseph Pulitzer
has provided the sum of 81, ,000, 600 to es-
tablish school Of journalism at Col
umbia university. this city. new
building for the school Will be erected
on Morningside Heights at cost of
s500,CG0 fer the school, which will hold
toward the university a relation similar
to that CT the other professional
schools. the law school. the school of
medicine and the school of mines, AMI
like them will be national in scope.
An important feature of the organi-
zaticn OF this school will he an advi-
sorry board, nominated by the donor,
which will aid in devising i plan and
course of instruction.
Seven members of the advisory board
have already been named and, with
others to be selected, will be nominated
by the trustees of Columbia university
at their meeting in October. They are
Nicholas Murray Butler president of
Columbia university, ex-officio; White
| law Reid. John Hay, secretary of state;
St. Clair McKelway. Andrew d. White
| Victor f. Lawson of Chicago, Charles
H. Taylor of Boston, Charles w. Eliot,
president of the Harvard university
President Elicts duties in connection
with his own university will prevent
him from serving On the permanent ad-
visory board, but he has cordially APP
proved the plan, has given counsel TO
vidual members of the board the bene-
fits of his great experience and knowl-
edge. All the others named have sig
nified their Willingness to serve on the
advisory board.
The building for the school will Drob-
Arizona republican., 1903-08-16
In Their Operations Against
the Insurgents
BREAD FOR THE REBELS
Being Baked by Their Enthusia site
Female Friends Magazines in the
Mountains From Which the lnsur-
rectionists Will Be Supplied.

London, Aug l5-Letters received
here from AIonastir, dated August +,
add some il formation regarding the
situation then prevailing TO the blief
reports that the censor allows to leak
out The letters say: The insurrec-
tionarS bands have nearly their fun
complement of men and those revo-
lutionistS who were delayed by har-
vesting are Fastening to join the colors-
Heretofore the recruits We're required
10 provide their own rifles. Now all arc
supplied from magazines in the noun
tains.
Excepting for two or three places
possessing strategic advantages. all of
the sixty or seventy villages in the
Kirchevo district are deserted. In the
Florina. district the rebels have a large
depot in a strong position in the noun
tains. held by 600 revolutionists. Many
woman are baking bread day and night
for those in the field and large supplies
of clothing, shoes, rifles and ammuni-
ton are kept there. a spy informed
the Turkish authorities of the depot
and they sent a thousand troops on
August 4 to capture the place. The
fight which eI.sued lasted twenty hous-
Many soldiers were killed, but the
stronghold was so secure that the reb-
els, who sustained no losses, repulsed
the attack.
''On August sixty Turkish soldiers
were found dead at Karamani. appar-
emily killed in a hard fight with su-
perior force of rebels
THE insurgents still hold Smiliveo
Many Turkish soldier with seven can
non are only a few miles off, but they
dare not attack the village. Before the
bands reached Smiliveo a hundred sol
diers occupying the village killed many
of the Christian inhabitants and burn
ed large part of the place. The
bands on their arrival wiped out the
garrison
Arizona republican., 1903-08-16
POWERS WILL NOT OBJECT.

London. Aug. 15.-There is reason to
believe that the powers. certainly Great
BriuEe. will raise no objection to the
demands of Russia on Turkey or to
the stay OF her squadron in Turkish
waters until her demands shall have
been fully complied with. Count Lams-
dorff's representations to Bulgaria are
due to the wish of the Russian govern
ment to localiZe the trouble, as de-
sired by Great Britain and Austria
The Associated Press correspondent
was informed at the admiralty today
that no instructions had been sent to
the Mediterranean fleet to proceed to
the eastern Mediterranean. Two Brit
ish guardships are stationed at Con-
stantinople and a cruiser is at Sa-
lonica
Arizona republican., 1903-08-16
CAUGHT THE CASHIER
Who Got Away With $4,000 of the
Navesink Banks Funds.

Red Bank, N. J., Aug, 15.-Enoch l..
Cowart, cashier of the defunct Nave
sink national bank, was arrested to
day on the charge of embezZling $4,000
of the banks funds. The complaint
was made by Special Examiner w. A.
Mason. Cowart surrendered to United
States Marshal Garsarde here and fur
nished $4,000 bail to await the action
of the grand jury. Bank Examiner
Mason said he had not been able up TO
tonight to gain any definite knowledge
of the institutions financial affairs, but
from what he learned today he said
there was no assurances of depositors
being paid in full.
Mr.. Mason succeeded in getting a
confession from Cowart today The
latter admitted that he had misappro-
priated about $4,000 of the banks g
funds. He said that at first he divert
ed the money to pay dividends on the
bank s stock and later he appropriated
various funds for his own use.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-16
THE RISING KANSAS
Not Sure That There Will Not Be a
Repetition Of the June Flood.

Topeka. Kas.. Aug. 15.-The level of
the Kansas river here has taken an
other upward turn, and it seems prob
able that the present rise which has
made it as high as it has been at any
time since June will continue. Reports
by telegraph and telephone show that
the Blue river at Manhattan is ten feet
above its low-water mark.
AT Abilene the heaviest rain of the
season fell this morning. The water
came down from the hills and is stand :
ing on two of the streets of the city
to depth of over ten feet. The Smoky
Hill river there raised seven feet last
night and is still going up.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-16
PETER WAS A PART A NEW PROFESSION
Of the Conspiracy Against
Alexander and Draga
He Is Intimidated by a Letter Care
fully Guarded by His Fellow Con-
spirators Who Remind Him of Its
Contents.

Berlin. Aug. 15.-The Rhine-West-
phalia Gazette prints a letter from 4
person in Belgrade. who is in conf
Dental relations with the leaders of
the recent conspiracy" explaining why
King Peter is completely in their
hands and does rot dare to do the
slightest governmental act without
their approval. The writer affirms
that the new king was cogniZant of the
conspiracy long before the, regicide was
perpetrated and gave the conspirators
L written pledge not to punish them if
he himself We're elected king.
The conspirators stIll have the-letter
and are using it to intimidate the king
into complete subserViency to their
wishes.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-16
NEW GOULD LINE OPEN.
Coal and Iron branch of the West Vir-
ginia Central.

Baltimore, Aug. 15.-AleXander Rob
ertson. the new manager of the West
ern Maryland & West Virginia Central
is on a tour OF inspection, during which
he is making a thorough study of the
important addition to these roads
called the Coal & Iron road. 1t runs
from Elkins w Va. to Durbin. in the
same state, 1902 miles, and taps the
richest coal and lumber region of that
section of the country. 1t was opened
for traffic last week.
This new link of the West Virginia
Central is Ole of the most important
undertakings of the Gould lines in the
fight for the lumber and coal traffic OF
northern West Virginia. The new line
after u fashion. parallels the Chesa
peake & Ohio, the greatest rival of th'
Gould system for this business.