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ON THE SUNSET SLOPE.

Gone, gone are the days of my childhood
for aye;
There is only memory now;
The lessons and games-all the work and
the play
To that vision I gratefully bow.
How sweet to recall treasurer joys of
the past
Their halo of gladness is over me cast
Gone, gone are the friends that / cher
ished with pride,
All the playmates and schoolmates
knew;
see them no more!-they have gone
from my side;
They have all disappeared like the dew.
Like the dew of the morning when
kissed by the light,
The Master said: Come" and they
vanished from sight.
And gone are the days which are counted
the best;
Days of vigor, when courage ran high
Days when purpose or plan being put to
the test,
Would cause all things depressing to
fly.
Now courage is lacking for efforts
severe,
And moments for restful reposing are
here.
Sweet memories linger to gladden. my
way
Many pleasures and joys have been
mine;
The bright days of childhood with inno-
cent play,
And the lessons of life to refine.
So changes the scene, through each
varying stage,
From the pleasures of youth to the
pleasures of age.
Now, visions of hope fill my heart with
delight,
AS come to the last of my days.
May shadows depart! May life's sunset
be bright
And my spirit exultant in praise
Tho beautiful-earth is not meant for
lifes goal.
The bright world above is the home of
the soul.
A mansion I the Ever Green
Shore"
'Tis the glorious home of the blest!
No sorrow, no sin and no night any more!
There the penitent soul shall find rest
o. triumph supreme! when life's jour
ney is ended
A soul, robed in white, by the Saviour
commended
A blessing crave for the friends that I
leave;
For my foes, too, if such there should
Forgiving all those who have caused me
to grieve,
will hope there's forgiveness for me-
/ rest meath the banner of mercy I'M
furled.
At peace with my God, and at peace
with the world.
John NJ. Morse, in N. Y. Observer.
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in their intercourse, and when Miss
Merton and her cousin discovered
that their pole-puller was intellectu-
ally their equal, whatever he might
be from social point of view, they
often chatted freely with him during
the occasional intervals when he was
not busy and CHANGED to be standing
near. They began, however, to have
considerable curiosity concerning
him. for despite his rough clothes it
grew to be evident that he had some
time. been accustomed to different
environment from that in which he
was now placed.
Il don't believe he's a mill-hand
at ALL announced Miss Merton. dur
ing one of the talks the two had con-
corning him.
'You speak as though you had an
intimate acquaintance with the work.
ers in mills" Miss Densmore re-
turned with some amusement.
well, mill-hands don't pick Won up
when you misquote Shakespeare"
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as that was possible, eff it amt
Charlie Ross" This was the name
that some OF his wandering compan-
ions had jocularly given to Rossiter.
"Well,' said the latter coolly,
what them"
Dawson quickly recovered his COM
posture.
''Ye don't seem glad to see mr. y
he remarked.
1--WE had greater pleasures.
''Oh, come now, Charlie, what's the
use o standin' off like that with an
ole pal? 'Twan't me so much as it
was Lanky Bill as done We dirt. Let's
patch it up. You're bound fer Wa
turbury, take it, where the've made
a camp fer the boys, an are feedin'
'em good grub an so ana I. Let's
toddle along together like friends"
Rossiter's hands were clenched at
his side. A cold rage was growing
on him at the mans effrontery.
''Where 1 am going" he said icily,
sis my own concern, not yours"
The two measured each other
steadily for several seconds, their
eyes upon a level, for they were of
equal height, and then Dawson's
glance shifted.
eye always held yerself too cussed
good fer common folks" said he.
You'd better move on, 'Whiskers,' 80
said Rossiter.
Their eyes met again, and presently
Dawson drew back pace, and finally
descended to the highway.
eye can go to hell, fer all o. me, -
he remarked, and shambled off down
the road towards the valley.
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Easy To GET.

Pierpont, O., Oct. 5th.-Remarkable in
deed is the experience of Mr.. A. S. Turner, a
man now over seventy-one years of age, and
whose home is here.
For many years this old gentleman had
suffered with very unpleasant form of Kid
ney Trouble, a kind that very often both
ers aged people. He would have to get up
tour or five times every night, and this very
tiresome disease was fast wearing b i'm
out.
AT last after having almost made I'D his
mind that he would never be able to get re-
lief, ne stumbled over medicine which re-
heved him almost Immediately, and has cured
him permanently. 1t is so very easy to get
and so simple that Mr.. Turner thinks every
one should know it. Every dealer in the
country has it, and all you have to do is to
ask for Dodd's Kidney Pills Mr.. Turner
says
Il can heartily and honestly recommend
Dodd's Kidney Pills, for they cured me. Sew
eral others in the family have used them, too,
and always with the best results. think
they have no equal" o
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Might Mad WOMAN.

A cable train was scooting down State
street as fast as the wire rope could drag it.
The gripman was rafting off ..Hiawatha"
on the gong, and just ahead q woman, who
was almost as broad as she was tall, had
leased the hold on the cable and switched
from 'Hiawatha" TO a breakdown jig,
but the woman never stirred. The
next instant the street car Jumped" the
preempted claim In the street, aud
was taking ride on the fender. The grip
man stopped the cable train, leaped over
the dashboard of the car, and expected to
find dead woman. But she wasn't dead.
Indeed, she was sitting there adjusting
her hat. When she caught sight of the grip
forward, shook her fist at him, and said:
Blame you, anyhow!" A minute later she
was up and away without saying another
word.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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All rights reserved.
CHAPTER V.-CoNrINUEp.

He pushed back his hat, and for
the first time the moonlight fell full
upon a countenance that if once
seen was not likely to be forgotten
1t was towny-bearded almost to the
close-set eyes, and the effect was at
the same time fantastic and repel-
liant.
Observation-Disclosures lips uncon-
sciously framed the name by which
this man, Hart Dawson, was COM
monty known among his associates.
The mind of the younger vagabond
reverted with swift distinctness to a
certain chilly night in the Arkansas
bottom-lands when he, with Hart
Dawson and n pal of the latter, had
sought shelter in n rough lean-to.
Chance had made the three compan-
ions, and they had shared fortunes
for several weeks. In the heart of
that bitter night Rossiter had awak-
cned, bitten to the bone by the cold,
to find himself alone, the thick coat
which he had wrapped about him
gone, in its pockets the few small
coins which he possessed. It was q
ShuA l. CNpCIIcucc, anu W11I6 hOSSlCor
was not one of the sort to cherish a
grudge. he had reason to bear the
man before him small goodwill.
His first impulse, born of the keen
recollection of the suffering of that
night, was to assail Dawson there
and then, and have revenge in some
sort, If he might, for the contempt
bic theft and desertion. He con-
trolled himself, however, and made
no effort to rise, hoping not to be
recognized. But the working of his
lips and his very apparent emotion,
did not escape the notice of the man
in the road. He leaped up the bank.
and, not knowing what to expect,
Rossiter felt compelled to get upon
his feet. So in the fence-corner they
faced each other, the one curious.
aggressive, bulky, and brutal; the
other tense with restrained passion.
alert, and sinewy.
"Blast me-" calculated Dawson. his
unexpressive countenance showing
smazement and discomfort in SO far
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dropsy, rheumatism, Bright's disease.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure all kid.
ney and bladder ills. Read the fol.
lowing case:
Veteran Joshua Heller, FOG South
Walnut street, Urbana, H., says: "ID
the fall of 1899 after getting Doan's
Kidney Pills at Cunningham Bros.
drug, store in Champaign and taking
a course of the treatment I told the
readers Of this paper that they had
relieved me Of kidney trouble, dis.
posed of a lame back with pain
across my 1oins and beneath the
shoulder blades. During the inter
val which has elapsed I have had oc-
casion to resort to Doan's Kidney
Pills when I noticed warnings Of an
attack. On each and every occasion
the results obtained were just as sat
isfactory as when the pills were frs
brought to my notice. I just as en-
phatically indorse the preparation to-
day as did over two years ago."
A FREE TRIAL Of this great kid-
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Heller
win be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Medical
advice free-strictly confidential.
Address Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo.
n. T. For sale by all druggists, price
30 cents per box.
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A Good Thing.

Every issue of The -Four Track News make.
it easier for ticket agents and ticket sellers
to secure. passengers for distant parts of the
country, for the reason that every article and
every illustration In The Four-Track News
is an inducement for readers to travel and
see what marvellous variety of scenery and
climate our own country possesses. The
more these facts are impressed upon the aver
age person, the more certain he or she is to
have desire to travel. Therefore, The Four
Track News is not only in the interest of all
the transportation lines and hotels, it also
bears out the legend of its title page of Gan
illustrated Magazine of Travel and Educa-
ton. From the Buffalo Commercial.
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CHAPTER VI.
THE NEW POLE-PULLER.

ILL NEW O1IE1-1
AS Rossiter came out from break
fast the next morning, which was
Thursday, he found Jack Parmelee
awaiting him.
Il was lookin' for you," said Mr..
Merton's factotum. We'll go over
ahead of the rest, an I'll show YOU
how it's DONE"
Parmelee swinging a hop-dog in one
hand.
"You amt farmer" said he, eye
ing Rossiter.
Not exactly" answered the latter
though I've often done farm work.
''Well, there's DUN sight worse
things than farmin' You don't catch
me shut up in shop peddlin' calico
an jew-jaws to a lot o fussy wo-
men,
Eyes, Rossiter answered, '.the
open air is the natural place for
q man."
None o your town life for mel"
said Parmelee. There's too much
blamed noise; too many pesky peo-
pie about
Perhaps 1 should have been "a
farmer" said Rossiter. I'm not par
ticularly fond of racket and a crowd"
you've lived in town, though;
that's plain enough to see"
YES" said Rossiter, with a rod.
How'd you guess it?'
ooh, it's easy to tell. In the first
place, you don't talk like country
man."
They had reached the hop-field by
this time, and made their way to
where the box in which Rossiter had
picked was standing.
you'll pull for these three boxes"
said Parmelee, indicating the one
near them, the one where the Be-
crafts had been and the half-box
which Miss Merton and her cousin
had used. "The girls won't trouble
you much. They're picl<in' for health
or pleasure, whichever you've mind
to call it,
Parmelee now swung the strap of
the hop-dog about his neck and, after
cutting the vines of one hill very
close to the ground. proceeded to
show Rossiter how the pole should
be loosened.
"Oh, you'll make it co. said he,
having seen his pupil lift two poles
with seeming ease.
Rossiter was then instructed in
regard to stripping the poles after
the hops had been picked. and in
stacking them in Indian-wigwam
fashion by making a basis of four
poles fastened together by piece
of vine about three feet from the
top and then spread wide apart at
the bottom. Just as the lesson was
over the pickers began to cross into
the yard. Rossiter had said nothing
to the Becrafts in regard to his new
departure, thinking it would be
rather good fun to surprise them.
He was bringing second pole to Law
across the end where Mrs. Becraft
and her daughter picked when the
family approached, Joe leading the
way.
He observed Rossiter and came to
dead stop.
What in thunder are you up top
he demanded.
Cant you see?" said Rossiter.
You've got new pole-puller.''
We'll, I'll be blowed!'' Joe ex-
claimed. while the others expressed
their establishment in various small
outcries; Il thought you'd never
been in hop-yard before?"
This is my first experience, 1 as
sure you" said Rossiter, and then he
informed them how the change had
come about.
Wen make you hust1e." cried
Joe, breaking off a long branch from
the end of vine and beginning to
strip the hops into the box. you'll
wish you'd never seen hop-pole be-
fore night. .
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ALL TIRED OUT.

TIL g W e a r y,
worn-out, all-tired
feelings come to
everybody W h o
taxes the kidneys.
Whenthe kidneys
a re over-worked
they fail to per-
form the duties
nature has provid-
ed for them to do.
When the kid
neys fail danger
Gus diseases quick
~ follow. Urinary
disorders, diabetes,
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He Won.

Like other men of prominence, Admiral
Dewey often comes across the irresponsible
party, who always affects to be on terms
of intimacy with notable persons. Courte-
profound dislike for this sort of nuisance,
and does not hesitate to show the feeling.
Not long ago, while out walkingin Washing
ton, he was accosted by an elusive stranger,
who grasped his hand and said: George,
I'll bet you don't know me-" The admiral
looked his displeasure as he answered, grim
ly: you win, /" and walked on.-Detroit Free
Press
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Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton has an equal for coughs and colds-J
F. Boyer, Trinity Springs. Ind. Feb. Is, 1900.
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and as though she regarded this as
proof positive that she had estab-
Hshed her point, Miss Merton
branched off upon another theme.
When Saturday night came Ros-
sitter proposed to Joe Becraft that
they should walk into Hintonville to-
gether. Before starting he ap-
preached Parmelee, into whose good
graces he had rapidly advanced by
the admirable way in which he had
performed his work, and requested
that he be paid the amount due him
for his labor.
Its not accordin' to our CUSTOM"
said the jovial manager, "but as long
as I'm pretty reasonably sure it isn't
whisky you're wantin' to spend it
for, 1 don't mind seem that you're
accommodated"
with such pair of shoes. the only
ones 1 possess" said Rossiter, point
ing to his dilapidAted footgear, cit
isn't very likely the money'l go for
drink
Both men derived much pleasure
from their walk. They found the
streets of the little town bright
with purchasers and strollers come
in from the country, and in the shops
Rossiter saw number of faces that
he recalled from his old college
days. After having liquidated the
small debt he owed Becraft, he in
vested in pair of stout shoes at a
sale that CHANGED to be in progress,
and also in u cheap razor and few
toilet articles. He then had exactly
a dime remaining.
"Just enough for two beers!" he
exclaimed, pitching the little silver
disk into the air and catching it
as it descended.
Joe protested against his spending
his last cent. but Rossiter insisted
that it was This treat" so the two
went into the bar room of the Hin
tonville House, where the desired
beverage was speedily Forthcoming.
AS Rossiter placed his empty glass
upon the bar bacchanalian college
ditty which he used occasionally to
roar through the streets with few
choice and congenial spirits "a 'ditty
which embalmed the name of for
mer proprietor of the Hintonville
House,, unrecalled for years, went
lifting through his brain
Down to Powers we will go.
Let the lager freely flow.
Then go Keeling to and fro
Back to Alma Mater!''
1t had very rakish sound, but it had
never meant much more than the
natural outburst of the exuberance
of youth.
With the recollection of the college
song came the thought of the col
lege, and he decided that on the
morrow he would make a pilgrimage
to the scenes of his student days.
Accordingly, Sunday morning. soon
after he had breakfasted, he slipped
away and set out. The autumn term
had not yet opened. and he knew he
should have the campus practically
to himself. Reaching Hintonyille, he
left the village square behind, and
turned westward along the extensive
maple-shaded street that led to the
base of the hill on the crest of which
the college buildings were situated.
Upon the old stone bridge spanning
the swiftly flowing Oskenonto he
paused, as he had SO often done be-
the swaying willows. and the chang
ing lights and shadows. Then he
went on up the long, steep slope.
ITO Be Continued
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When a mans sunstruck he faints but
when he's moonstruck he Chicago
Tribune
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Stops the Cough

and works off the cold Laxative Bremo
Quinine Tablets. Price IS cents
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Little She Didn't Knew.

Mrs. Knicker-Is Mrs Amos q well-inr
formed woman?
Mrs. Bocker-Yes, indeed; her cook has
lived with all the other families in the neigh
borhood.-Stray Stories.
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The affiuence of life may be known BY
its inhuence-Ram's Horn.
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Economy is the road to wealth. Putnam
Fadeless Dye is the road to economy.
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Luck is important. But for luck, the fool
might never have any money to part with
Puck.
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Valuable Relics.

Captain j. n. Titus presented the G..
A. 4. post of this city two very nice
relics which he got while he was out on
his trip in the south. One is a small
gavel made Of wood grown on Lookout
Mountain and another is paper knife
made out of the same kind of wood,
and IL the end of the handle is inserted
miniature picture OF the Battle
Above the Clouds" fought November
"a, 1868, under magnifying lense. The
scene is very pain to a man who will
hold it to his eye for a sufficient length
OF time and old veterans say It is true
picture. The hole through which to
look is nearly as small IS an ordinary
Dln-head. Is IS quito novelty.
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Geo. Mounsey's team took q run up
Main street lass Friday and created a
little excitement. George left them
stand for a moment while he stepped
into the store and from some unknown
cause they started on q run. They first
dashed into . lot Of large goods boxes on
the corner Of the Chandler block then
whirled and came with lightning speed
where they straddled the locust tree at
the postoffice corner. One OF the horses
fell and crowd or men socn released
them. The only damage was . broken
wagon tongue and the front part of the
running gears somewhat broken. The
only thing that saved the show windows
in the Chandler building was the
pile Of goods boxes which stopped the
team. Will Wheat. Tom Bragg,
Charley hoy and Charley Taliaferro's
horse came near being run over, and all
OF them except the horse are q little
nervous yet.
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Ended in a Row.

1be water melon contests held In
this city on Saturday did not end very
harmoniously, at least one of them
didn't. The other was very satisfactory
all around. S. w. Alfred of Sharon
township put his melons against any
that could be shown ih Medicine Lodge.
N. S. Priest and Shaw s. Martin, the
two meat firms, ''called him" and 1t
was agreed to put up 50 so a side, the
prize to 60 TO the winner. Mr.. Alfred
won the contest without question
against Shaw 81 Martin, but the matter
Is "huCg up" oyer the contest with
Priest. After each had Gu. a melon
and the judges sampled them they de-
cided IN favor Of Priest. but Alfred
claimed right under the agreement
to cut another melon, but Priest could
not see it that way and thus the mat
ter stands.
The judges in the Priest contest were
Alex Harris. Joe Melvin and VIM. Kel-
baugh. In the Shaw & Martin contest
w. G. Millar, d. G. Hall and j. G. Clay
ton rendered the decision. The con
tests were almost as interesting as a
foot race or jumping match.
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D. w. Stone was up from Medicine
Lodge couple Of days this week. AS
was noted . couple Of weeks ago he has
recently sold his 500 acre ranch in Bar.
her county clearing up about SIS, 900
this year and Is in position to say "I
told you so' to his Rice county friends
with whom he begged and pleaded to 60
20 Barber county and invest at the time
he went. Opportunity" Knocked at
his door and found him ''to homen and
the door unlatched.-Lyons Republi.
can.
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An alleged commission man had a
bunch OF horses on the streets Saturday
for auction but the only bid he could
get was 81 per head which he refused
to entertain. Does this mean tina.
the horse ls following the cow on the
downward slope?
T. g.: This Item 10 not intended as
3 bait for the man Of "Purgatiye
Pleasure' fame to get off another COB
OF kiddish idiocy.
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Champ Clark October 3rd.

Without doubt the people Of Med
icine Lodge and vicinity will be the re-
cipients of rare treat at Champ Clark g
Lecture on Saturday night. Mr.. Clark
is foremost American, one of the five
most famous Mlssourians, q con.
spicuous and unique figure In Congress,
a writer OF originality and forces mag
netic orator and an enthusiast In every
thing be undertakes.
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When q man gets to a point where be
has to hold seances with school boys to
air his troubles and tell how mean his
competitor in business Is, he hardly
deserves notice. and society ought to
place rating on him in harmony with
hts actions. There are several things
still running at large who should have
an inning before the Probate Court.
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Newt Hamlin was up from Oklaho-
ma Saturday. he made trip into
Hodgeman county recently looking for
Q cattle ranch but he found the county
stocked up with sheep and he gave up
the idea OF buying.
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The Pratt papers announce that F.
a. Withers has again embarked in the
photograph business In that city. Mrs.
Wlthers was recently taken TO the
insane asylum for treatment. Mr..
Wlthers spent much time and money
during the past two years in travelling
hoping 1t would benefit her.
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Claude E. Walter resigned his posi-.
tion with tn g Cunningham Clipper and
returned home last Wednesday
Claude says the town was too slow for
him and while it has one or two real
pretty and sweet young ladies they
are spoken for. His sentimental
yearnings all point toward Sharon.
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Mrs. Allsup, Mrs. Duhamel's mother,
departed for her home IN Illinois last
Wednesday. accompanied by her little
granddaughter, Opal Duhamel. Mrs.
Duhamel will follow them as soon as
her health will permit.