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right" Harold replied, stoutly. after a

right" Harold replied. stoutly. after
moment.
well, SO she is. of course; I'm not
saying anything against tho child.
especially in view of the fact that he
seems to be in love with her; but you
must understand what l mean. If 1t
weren't that shes your niece, do you
suppose you'd ever give her a second
thought. if you were introduced to her,
beyond agreeing that sne was a rath'
er pretty. well-dressed little girl, with
sufficiently good manners and not
much snap. The manners and the
dressing are mine, though they count
just the same, and I'd have done my
best for Eleanor if she'd been great
deal worse than she was, but there's
no use in trying to make her cut any
thing superior to the common run, for
she isn't. Compare her with dozen
girls one could mention and she would
be nowhere. You know it as well as
]; and because we are fond OF her.
there is no use in refusing to recog-
nize the truth. If Owen Page offers
himself to her, it will be a marvellous
instance of good fortune"
Don't count your chickens" re-
marked her husband. somewhat dog
gedly.
THAT is precisely what am avoid
ing doing: but surely you'll agree that
she'd be very lucky
"Oh, Page is good fellow enough
and he has stacks of money, II that's
what you want"
Emma looked painfully into dis
tance; then, with writhe OF her
neck, said with dignity:
"One would think. from your tone.
| were mercenary marriage-monger.
| want nothing. | have brought out
Eleanor just as would my own daugh-
ter, and under far greater difficulties.
If, within the next five years. she
were to marry any respectable young
man of our acquaintance, we ought to
feel very grateful, and yet, when. in
her very first season, man whom
everybody considers charming, and
who would be able to give her all that
money can buy. deliberately pays her
marked attention, and saves her. IL
nothing else, from having n horrid
time wherever she goes. you, Harold
Stagg, get up on a high horse and
make disagreeable insinuations."
Nov, cherub. you know | was only
fooling. You were bearing Eleanor in
the market. so | thought I'd have a
drive at the other fellow, to get rise
out of you. Come, now, I'll agree it's
an ideal match; and II it ever comes
to pass. I'll see that you get all the
credit for it,
Which is precisely what shall not
deserve. goosey-poosey," said Emma,
whose good humor was restored. lean
ing over her liege's chair and dallyinG
with his short curls.
ITO be continue.)
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The Musical Russians.

Russian people are natural musi-
clans. Accordingly every Russian
youth as a rule takes to playing on
some one of the national Instruments s.
One of these is curious three
strlnged guitar called a "balalaika." "
Another is the square. old-fashioned
concertina or accordion, known as the
"agarmouka." which is greatly loved
throughout the land by the mujiks.
Taking his instrument in his hand,
young Ivan or Stepan goes counting on
the long winter nights. If not he is
apt to spend far too much of his time
in the "kabak' or "traktir," and II he
imbibes too freely OF vodka he is apt.
after being turned out late at night.
to be found by the police lying in the
snow with his agarmouka under his
arm.
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ForeteIiins by Dominoes.

foretcilln9 ny OofninoeS.
This is quite an amusing indoor
game If you have set of dominoes.
Take the dominoes and shuttle tn an
well on a table face down: draw five
and note significance below:
Double six denotes receipt OF
money.
Six-five, amusements.
Six-four. much happiness.
Six-three, great, affection.
Six-two, economical and Industrious.
Six-one. rich at middleage.
Six-blank, will hear of death of a
great friend.
Double five, will be very lucky.
Five-four, will marry poor.
Five-three, ample means and even
tual wealth.
Five-two, unfortunate love affairs.
Five-one, an invitation to an enjoy
able affair.
Five-blank, avoid gambling.
Double four, lucky to lovers and
farmers.
Four-three, have neither riches nor
poverty.
Four-two, change in circumstances.
Four-one. have ample means.
Four-blank, quarrels and separa-
tons.
Double-three, immense riches.
Three-two. fortunate in love.
Three-one, not favorable to any one.
Three-blank, your sweetheart is de-
ceiving you.
Double two, success and will be
thrifty.
Two-one, a life of luxury.
Twoblank, will have poverty.
Double ace, constancy in marriage
state.
Ace-blank, will travel in great lux
ury.
miserly and heartless.
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SUIT AGAINST THE
STKATTON ESTATE

Denver, May 9.-The s6,O0O,0O0 dam
age suit of the Stratton's 1ndepend-
snce Company. Limited. against the
executors of the Stratton estate and
all the beneficiaries under the will, was
before Judge Henry C. Caldwell of the
United States District Court Thurs
day.
Attorneys for the defendants had a
few motions they wished to offer. to
all of which the judge listened, and
then denied. The first was presented
by Joel +. Vaile, who appeared for l.
Harry Stratton. MIR. Vale moved to
have the complaint made more spe-
cific. 1t contained two counts. he ar
gued, one alleging that the late Win
field Scott Stratton had deceived the
plaintiff company into believing that
the mine was worth $10,O0O.00 when
it had been proven to be worth only
$4,000, 900, and the second count al
legged that the over-valuation had been
merely Ii mistake He asked that the
complainant be compelled to select the
count upon which 1t would try to Sc
cure its damages.
1.-The motion is oyerruled.' said the
Judge; the plaintin mas the rlgnt TO
allege as many causes as he thinks he
has"
"And may be permitted to make
the usual exception?" asked Attorney
Vale.
Certainly" responded the judge.
e. e. Whitted, appearing for the ex-
ecutors, asked to have stricken from
the complaint all that part that re-
ferred to the late Winfield Scott Strait
ton as having deceived the agents of
the purchasing company as to the
value of the mine. He argued that Mr..
Stratton was dead. making it impos-
sible to secure his testimony on that
point. He also called attention of the
court to the fact that the mine was
sold in April of 1S99,. four years ago;
that the officers of the STATIONS In
dependence Company alleged that they
had discovered the alleged fraud with
In one year-but the suit had not been
brought until after the death of Mr..
Stratton.
At the close OF the argument the
Judge overruled the motion to strike.
He gave the defendants ten days to
file a demurrer, or sixty days in which
to answer the complaint. The COM
plainants were allowed five days more
in which to file a reply to the answer.
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The Smoke in the Tubes.

acid (muriatic acid), and pour it out
again. Now cover this with piece
of paper or cardboard until you are
ready to use it. Into the other tube
put little ammonia and pour 1t out
as you did the hydrochloric acid.
Now place the two tubes together
mouth to mouth, with the paper be-
tween, and you will notice no change
until you pull the paper from be-
tween the two tubes, when the two
tubes will fill win a dense. smoke
like vapor This is caused by the
combining of the two gases left in rhe
tubes by the ammonia and hydroch-
loric acids.
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Aborjoines of japan,

Little is heard OF the aborigines OF
Japan, at enc time savage tribe. now
occupying the northern portion of the
empire, and numbering about 1900.
Their mode of living IS wild hunting
and fishing being their chief occupa-
tons. They live in rude huts contain
ing two windows. one for ordinary
use. and the other reserved for the
entrance o. the gods. Women are a
scarcity in the tribe, there being eight
men to every woman. hence wife steal
inG is common offense. Anyone ac-
cused of this offense is tried in a rath-
er barbarous way, having to lift a
stone out of boiling water. If not
guilty it is supposed the man will be
unharmed.
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AUTHOR GOT HER ISLAND.
Helen Keller Made Good Bargain with
Her Publisher.

ner fupilsnef.
Helen Keller STORY of My Life"
will be published in book form this
fall. Its preparation has been of alb.
sorbing interest to the author and a
huge sale for 1t is assured, but for a
long time the publishers exhausted all
their persuasive arts in vain effort
to induce Miss Keller to undertake the
work.
She would not consider the most
tempting offers and the effort had been
practically abandoned when the edi
tor of the journal in which the auto
biography has appeared heard Incl.
dentally that she had lost her heart to
an island.
In company with friends she had
gone to the North Atlantic coast and
had conceived the idea of making a
summer home for herself on a little
island near the shore. She wanted
the place tremendously, but buying it
was out of the question, as she hadn't
tie money.
The editor had vague ideas as to the
cost of islands. but he wanted his
story and was willing to take chances.
SO he wrote Miss Keller that he would
buy the island for her if she would
write her story for him. She laughed
at first, but finding him serious,
agreed. He got his story. She got
her island.
Moreover. she became enthusiastic
over the work. and she has taken the
greatest pleasure in it. The ordinary
reader of the book will have little idea
of the unusual amount of toll it rep
resents and of the obstacles that mad
to be surmounted in its making
New York Sun.
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QnticaI Illusion.


When the eye is steadily occupied in
viewing any particular object or when
it takes fixed direction while the
mind is occupied with any engross!ng
topic of speculation or of grief. it snd-
denly loses sight Of or becomes blind
to. objects seen directly. This takes
place whether we use one or both eyes.
and the object which disappears will
reappear without any change in the
position of the eye while other objects
will vanish and appear in succession
without any apparent cause. II a
sportsman, for example. Is watching
with intense interest the motions Of
one of his dogs his companion will van
ish. and the light of the heath or of the
sky will close in upon the spot which
he occupied.
III order to witness this illusion put
little bit of white paper on a green
cloth, and within three or four inches
of it place narrow strip of white
paper. At the distance of twelve or
eighteen inches fix one eye steadily
upon the little bit of white payer.
and in a short time part or
even the whole of the strip of paper
will vanish as If it had been removed
from the green cloth. 1t will again ap-
pear and again vanish, the effect de-
pending greatly on the steadiness with
which the eye is kept fixed. This iilu-
sion takes place when both eyes are
open, though 1t is easier to observe 1t
when one of them is closed. The same
thing happens when the object is
luminous. When a candle is thus aeen
by indirect vision 1t never wholly dis
appears, but 1t spreads itself out into
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Appropriation Bill Suit.

Denver. May 9.-Jndge Carpenter in
the District Court yesterday, handed
down his decision on the motion to
strike from the complaint filed by the
NewsTimes Publishing Company
against the treasurer and auditor of
the state to have the general appro-
priation bill passed by the. last Legis-
lature declared null and Void. .
Both parties claim that the decision
is to their advantage. While some of
the allegations were stricken out the
case must go to trial
1t is held that a court may inquire
into dealings with bills and journals
after the adjournmet of the LegisIa-
ture.
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Beautiful African Turtle.

One of the most beautiful turtles In
the world is found in Africa, and
few fine specimens were recently cap
tured there and taken to Europe.
That they will thrive in strange
country is by no means certain,
though a few naturalists. who have
spent some months in German East
Africa and who have carefully studied
these turtles. are confident that they
will quickly become acclimatized
The beauty of these torpid and
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Married the Whole Family.

John Newberry and Patsy Barron
were married at Tullahoma. Tenn,
the other day. About 35 years ago
Newberry married the widow Sallie
Barron. who was then the mother OF
three daughters. Judy, Martha and
Patsy. Four years after the marriage
with the widow she died. A year later
he married Judy, the eldest daughter
of his deceased wife. In two years
Judy followed her mother to the grave.
He then took unto himself Martha to
wife, who after living number OF
years, followed her sister and mother
to the grave. So the marriage last
week of Newberry and Patsy absorbs
the whole family of original Bar.
roms.
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The Reason.

Do you know what moves the tides.
As they swing from low to high?
'Tis the love. love. love.
OF the moon within the sky.
o. they follow where she guides.
Do the faithful-hearted tides.
Do you know what moves the earth.
Out of winter into spring?
'Tis the love. love. love,
OF the sun. the mighty king.
o. the rapture that finds birth.
In the kiss of sun and earth.
Do you know what makes sweet songs.
Ring for me above earth's strife?
'ris the love love, love.
That you bring into my life.
o, the glory of the songs
In the heart where love belongs.
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox in Chicago Amer
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rather ungainly animals is in the shell.
which covers and protects almost tho
entire body. Unlike that OF the ordi-
nary turtle. which is singularly lack
ing in richness and variety OF color.
this shell attracts the eye at once by
the beautiful gold and brown stripes
which run down 1t and by the little
clusters of crimson which are found
here and there.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-13

Fireiess Smoke Chemical Feat.
The following experiment is easily
made and. because of its peculiar
action and beautiful result. it is well
worth performing Take two small
glass tubes of equal size, which are
closed at one end. Into one of them
put small amount of hydrochloric
The Lamar register., 1903-05-13
Beetles as Saws.

Some large BEETLES are as good as
circular saws. They seize branch
or twig with their deeply toothed
jaws and whirl round and round un-
til the twig is sawed off. They have
been known to saw twig as thick
as walking stick in this manner.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-13
The Inverted Glass of Mater.

tightly over the top OF the glass. Turn
the glass upside down. holding your
hand moment on the paper over the
top. and then remove the hand.
II the experiment has been done
carefully and there is no air left In
the glass the water will remain In the
glass for some time.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-13

Some idea of the immense extent of
the great landslide at Frank, in the
province of Alberta. Canada. may be
had from the estimate that it will re-
quire 1000 men several months before
a permanent railroad can be built to
veplace the two miles destroyed.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-13
unspllt Water In class Upside Dow.

UnspiIt Water In Glass Upside Down.
When we look at glass of water
we quite naturally expect that II we
turn it upside down 1t will all fall out.
and this is generally SO, but with
small piece of thin paper we may turn
the glass of water upside down with
out spilling n drop. Fill drinking
glass as full of water as it will hold.
Take piece of paper and press 1t
The Lamar register., 1903-05-13
china,s Naval Resources.

China has still 80 ships in her fleet.
These vary from first-class cruisers
to small tug boats. She has no bat
tleships.
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Hits mighty good think fer folks
what's always growlin' at de world dat
de worlds too busy ter talk back at
'em.
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cloudy mass. the center of which is
blue. encircled with bright ring OF
yellow light.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-13
Greek Cross Puzzle.

Draw on piece of paper or card
board the form of Greek cross. viz.
an equalarmed cross.
Then, with two clean cuts, divide
The Lamar register., 1903-05-13

CHAPTER ".
And so to begin with, she carried
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GLORIFIES THE NEGRO.
President Roosevelt Says the Negro
is u Fitting Guard for LincOIn's
gro Troops at santiago There
Would Have Been no Roosevelt.

Springfield, Il.,June 4-President
field today, during which time he ded-
icated the new state arsenal and armory
erected at a cost of $50, 600, donated by
citizens of Springfield, addressed
the Lincoln-Mckinley Veteran Voters
Association, at the Lincoln Monument.
Among the thousands who heard the
president speak at the monument was
Company H, of the Eighth regiment
(coloredD l. y. G.. After greeting the
veterans association the president said:
1T seems to me eminently fitting that
the guard around the tomb of Lincoln
should be composed of colored soldiers.
1t was my own good fortune at Santa
go To serve beside colOred troops. A
man who is good enough to she'd his
blood for his country is good enough
to be given a square deal afterwards.
More than that, no mar IS entitled to
and less than that no man shall have"
The presidents party then drove back
to the arsenel, where the dedication eX-
ercises took place before 10, 1000 persons
assembled in the great hall. The presi-
lent ~eulOgized Lincoln, saying that
homage Gould be effectively paid to
Lincoln's memory by seeing to it that
this republics life social and political,
civil and industrial, is shaped now in
accordance with the ideas which Lin
coin preached and which all his life
long he practiced."
Danville, Hi, Jun 4.-President
Roosevelt delivered the last schedule
speech on his long trip here, the home
of Congressman CannOn this evening.
Notwithstanding the Indictment wealth
er he was greeted by a large crowd.
The stay here was only twenty minutes
long and he left for indianapolis whence
ne will go direct to Washington.
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EIGHT MEN SLAIN.
wbO and Farmers Engage in "a
Fierce Battle in kanSaS-Father
Killed.

Superior, Neb., June 4.-Threc men
We're killed and two seriously wound
ed IN a battle between cowboys and a
family of farmers named Berry at ST.
Francis, Kas. The cowboys wcra en-
ployed by the Dewar Cattle Company
and there has been bad feeling between
them and the Berrys for some time.
Land had been taken up by Old nan
Berry as a homestead. The fences of
the cattle company interfered with his
passage to and from the roads. Wire
cutting on the part of the Berry family
in order to get the shortest possible
road 10 town is said to have been the
original cause of the quarrel. The
cowboys OF the Dewar ranch threaten
ed to kill the family.
The fight resulting in the five deaths
came after a recent trip of the Berry
family to town. The father and four
sons were returning to their homes.
Eight miles from their destination
they stopped to cut their way through
a Wire fence. h boys came upon
them just as they completed the work.
The Berrys mounted quickly and the
cowboys fired. The oldest Berry,
John, was wounded but stayed in his
saddle. The farmers had the freshest
mounts and soon were beyond accurate
rifle range. The cowboys kept up a
scattering fusilade of shots.
Arriving home, the Berrys did not
think they had been pursued all the
way, and they were in front Of the
house when the party of cowboys rode
up the hill a few yards to the north.
The shooting began Immediately. Two
of the Berry boys were killed before
they could reach their rifles. The old
man and the other two boys got inside
the house. There We're about tel cow
boys and they started on the gallop
for the house. intending to fire it and
burn the defenders. The old man 1nd
the boys attempted to escape from the
other side Of the house and We're hot
down i'm S11ccaSSfon
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Rebellion CRUSHED.
Official Announcement That Order
Has Been Restored in Iombi

Washington, June A cablegram re-
ceived at the state department today
from United States Minister Beaupre
at BogOta dated June l, reads:
"A decree issued today declares pub
lie order restored throughout the ma
ton
This announcement is believed to have
an important bearing upon the pending
canal treaty, for it is supposed to in
dicate h suspension of martial law
and the removal of the constitutional
objections to the assembling of the Co
lombian congress under other than
a conditions. The officials feel tina
his would not be done We're not the
Colombian officials reasonably confident
of their ability to carry through con-
gross their programme relative to the
canal treaty.
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His Last Hope Realized.

CFrom the Sentinel, Gebo, Mont
In the first opening of Oklahoma to
settlers in 1889, the editor of this pa
per was among the many seekers after
fortune who made the big race one fine
day in April. During his travelling
about and afterwards his campaign
upon his claim. he encountered much
bad water, which, together with the
severe heat, gave him a very severe
diarrhoea which it seemed almost i'm
possible to check, and along n june the
case became so bad he expected 10 die.
One day one of his neighbors brought
him Il mall bottle Of Chambcrlain's
Collie, Cholera n Diarrhoea Remedy
as a last hope. \ big lose was given
him While he was rolling about on the
ground in great agony, and IN 4 few
minutes the dose was repeated. The
good effect Of the medicine was soon
noticed and within an hour the patient
was taking his first sound sleep for q
fortnight. The one little bottle worked
a complete cure. and he cannot help
but feel grateful. The season for bow
81 disorders being at hand suggests
his item. For sale by all druggists.
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Washington, June 1.-THE case of Au-
gust w. Machen, late superintendent of
the free delivery service of the post
office department, VIC is charged with
having received brides to the amount
of $40, 1000 in connection with depart
ment contracts, was presented to the
federal grand jury today. The grand
jury adjourned until tomorrow after
hearing several witnesses.
The first witness was Andrew NJ. Nc
Bath, a chief Of division in the office
of the auditor for the pOstOffice Depart
ment who was under Examination for
several hurs. Inspector Mayer who
worked up the case against Machen fol-
lowed McBath. Another witness who
was present to give testimony was Mr..
EcklOff, cashier Of the Second National
Bank of this city. The secretary with
which the names of the witnesses has
been surrounded is still maintained.
Il was stated at the pOstoffice de-
pertinent today that if the grand jury
tomorrow should report an indictment
against Mr.. Machen, the preliminary
hearing scheduled for Saturday will not
be held. His trial in that event Will
take place in the term beginning next
October.
Postmaster General Payne said today
that there was no ~fOundatiO for ru-
morS in circulation that the inveStiga-
ton of affairs at the department has
disclosed a large percentage of routes,
particularly in the south, where the re-
ceipts fall very largely below expenses
and where carriers do not perform the
amount Of service for which they are
paid. He said that question has not
yet been taken up. a Encouragement
of the divisions Of the rural free deliv-
cry service, however, IS one of the pos
sible results OF the investigation.
The postmaster general was asked to-
day regarding the contracts for time
clocks, the circumstances surrounding
which have beer given considerable
publicity in connection with the inves-
tigation. Mr.. Payne was asked if there
was any idea Of doing away with these
clocks and Of substituting time clerks
for them. He replied that the govern
ment had bought so many Of them out
right that there were enough TO last
for some time TO come"