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BY WIRELESS
FROM WINDOW
By Marion H. kerner
Copyright, 1905, by Ruby Douglas

.It doesn't look so far to land" said
Nettie idly.
"That's not relevant" objected Vic
tor Turner. Il ask you if you will do
me the honor of marrying me, and
you comment on the apparent nearneSs
of the shore
Cannot You see" sh" cried passion,
ately. that l do not want to answer
that question:"
Il don't see why. If it iSn't No why
not say .Yes?" he pleaGed earnestly.
We've been friends. companions. for
long time, Nettie.'
The girl looked at him sq,larely, then
dropped her eyes. Cant y9u see that
it hurts me to refuse? Terhaps-Tm
not sure that it's Yes yet, but Nc
does not seem to fit either.
We've gone all over this ground be-
fore" he said impatiently. please, If
there's no one else
You must remember. Victor. that all
my life l have been very, very happy
with father; and it is not easy to give
my happiness into the keeping of any
one else, eyen"-
Even me-" he said resignedly. "All
right. I'll wait until you're sure, grille.
I'll work hard and-and forget you
Just a little bit-for awhile"
Nettie turned to him with eyes full
of tenderness. II am sorry, but some
how cannot bring myself to say Yes
I'm glad-yes, really glad-you don't
urge me, and perhaps it will work out
all right In the end"
1T WILL sweetheart" he said tender
ly, and he skillfully turned the conver
sation.
They were visiting Window light, off
the shore from the resort where they
We're stopping, and Turner had thought
this a good opportunity to speak the
love that was in his heart. 1t was a
shock to realize that he must wait
longer. He had felt of late that she
cared for him.
1t was with heavy heart that he
rowed across the three mile stretch of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-22
Volcanoes md ERrthanakes.


\ remarkable example of the close
connection of volcanoes and earth
quakes was observed by the early
Spanish settlers In San Salvador.
When the water In the crater lake of
Iiopango rose above certain level
earthquake shocks always followed, SO
they cut channel to allow of the es-
cape of the water and prevent its ris-
Ing in the crater, and for a hundred
years there was no earthquake In that
district. Then the precaution was neg
lected, the water rose in the crater and
presently a violent earthquake shook
the country. At the same time the
lake was blown out by a volcanic erup-
ton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-22
An Ideal J5DUtlDir.

An ideal bouGor is treated to on@
the fabric effects in wall papers. o.
of the most fasninati"@ se,cctions
be had is i'll a pale shade Of blue =.
represents Il Ginli.T pattern y Eot,'
%: blue background sp.'Ii ed WITH g.
ters Of delicate pink TO Us acf0:lp&.I.,.
it. Each wall Is pane.el separate
The bo.G.e" is started along the baas
board to conner. across the room rig,
below ceiling. down the next c3":ic,.
and the other walls are managed t..
same. Have the ceiling clear white
the woottWo ork white, and the furniture
should consist of simple All, sn.:ti
pieces Of mahogany. A designer VIII
is noted for his original and sensi5l,
as we'll as artistic iteas declares tia
metal and bass beds are too show
gaudy and cold for the boudor and
places his seal of approval on a small
four poster bed of mahogany Til
dresser and dressing table of simple
lines are the most adjoining. he says.
Where the loom is adaptable Il wiz
dow seat is inviting and offers many
chairs complete and so satisfy the
;,lan.
For window hansings choose ruflef!
iet for street curtains. rEfled grena-
lines tied back over this and an over.
::anging in plain blue linen or cretonnc
Having chosen this, try to find ere.
tonne Of striped pattern. Cut out one
Of these stripes and applique it on the
oveEh. ngf!s.s. forming little border
down the center and across the bot
tom. Hang straight to the window sill
II tie window is wide add a fr>s''
olaitcd founce across the top extend
:ilg to the extreme edges of both eus
tains. Have Il little border carriet.
across the border of that. The flini
rnre may hold the same design. Brae
or metal fixtures correspond witt:
white round glass globes. which prefe.
ably are Observation-Disclosures Star
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THE ART OF TEA MAKING.
There Are Other Yhings Besides the

There Are Other Yhings Besides the
Quality of the Beverage.
To make good tea is one thing; to
make tea gracefully is wholly differ
ent thing The Frenchwoman makes
tea gracefully, whether the cup is good
or not.
The cardinal principal in tea making
is to be ut your ease. Seem to enjoy
yourself. If you do not enjoy yourself
you may be sure that there will be lit
tie enjoyment for your guests. The
spectacle of tired hostess is ia
miliar one and never pleasant one.
Think over the hostesses you know
The pleasantest places to visit are the
places where the hostess has good
time herself. She smiles and is glad
to see you, and YOU feel that you are
making her happy.
1t is said that a woman who has kept
her figure is sweetest at forty. Any
way she can make the best cup of tea.
Her pleased, half amused manner as
she makes it is delghtful; SO also is
the pretty way she holds the cup to-
ward you; SO also is the manner in
| which she makes and sips her own cup
while you are taking yours. Almost
| imperceptibly she retills your cup.
! There is /; sentiment in keeping the
same cup While she pours some fresh
/ tea into it. And so the tea hour passes
| 1t is Il delightful thing
The hostess who does not acquire the
| srt of making a cup of afternoon te1
| calmly and we'll is the hostess who
knows little or nothing about tinesse.
Practice the art of tea making when
sou are all alone. Take a cup of tea
and pass it across the table. See if
| you can do it without forgetting any
| thing and without upsetting it; then
| try to do it and to listen at the same
time. Pretend you are holding Il con-
versation. Don't look at the cup too
steadily. Practice tea making until
you can do it without more than glane-
ing at the cup. 1t is easy. And whe!.
you have learned it-be you rich or
| poor. a great hostess or a small one
YOU will have acquired pretty a:'
which will serve YOU in good stead Il!
your life.-Hrooklyn Eagle
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inlet. He had hoped that they would
come back engaged. Instead. she sat
In the stern, listless and downcast,
while he put all Of his strength into
his rowing in the vain hope of wearing
down the dull ache at his heart
He tried not to show his disappoint-
ment when they met in the evening.
but something had come between them,
and. try as they would, neither could
re-establish the friendship on the old
familiar footing. Victor had made his
cast and lost.
At the end of the second day the
situation had become so unpleasant
that Nettie was talking Of cutting
short her stay and finishing the sum-
mer at the mountains. Victor knew
her fondness for the shore, and before
she fully determined upon the step he
announced that he was unexpectedly
called back to town the following day
1t was with mingled relief and dis
may that Nettie heard the announce
ment, and, filled With a desire to be
alone, she went down to the beach and
put out in the little skiff she handled
as eApcrtly rs any of the fishermen.
Almost before she knew it she was
under the shadow Of Window light
and sudden impulse led her to stop
at the little landing and visit again the
familiar spot.
Oddly enough, the keeper did not
come to greet her, and she made her
way curiously TO the open door The
little dog which kept the solitary man
company ran whining to meet her, and
she followed him into the combined
Kitchen and living room.
There in his comfortable chair sat the
Keeper, apparently asleep, but he did
not awake even when the dog barked,
and with a chill at her heart Nettie
went forward
Before she reached him she knew
that his lonely vigil was ended and
that death had called him away. She
made sure that he was dead, then
turned and sped toward the dock To
summon assistance.
With a CRY, she saw her skiff floating
on the waters beyond the inlet, carried
out by the ebbing tide. and realized
that she was alone on the reef with a
dead man.
The dusk was falling, and she sat on
the steps, NOT daring to enter, and vain
ly scanned the inlet for the sight of q
boat.
There was not a sail in sight. One o.
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I tive small boats We're atioat down by
| TIE hotel. but no signal she could make
| N,iS effective. and with Il sinking heart
she prepared to spend the night on the
t reef
The growing dusk reminded her of
the light. and. running through the
room. she sped up the circular stair
way of the tower. The lamps We're
trimmed and filled, and the keeper had
| shown her how they We're lighted.
| There was the glow of a match, and
tie broad beams shot through the dusk.
For awhile she crouched there, hun
CRY, tired and afraid. Then suddenly
an idea came to her, and she sprang to
her feet.
On the hotel piazza they We're COM
menting on the oddpess of the light
The beacon was a fixed light, yet it
was flickerng in the most unexpected
fashion They We're still talking about
it when Victor, roaming the piazzas i'll
the hope of having his last evening
with Nettie drew near one Of the
groups.
Looks like Morse" he said as lie
watched the flashing light for a mo-
ment "Nender if the old man is il
trouble"
can you read it" asked some one
eagerly.
Sure" he laughed "That was st.
then y"
There was pause, then he began
slowly to spell, "V-i-c"-a stop
III clip"
"AIust mean you,' laughed one of
the men.
at does" he said quietly. Miss Os-
good is in some sort of trouble over
there and is calling for help
Five minutes later he was on the
beach, a light in his hand and another
burning at his feet. The guests stood
about him as the light rose and fell,
first on one side and then on the other,
until, with "Thank God, she sees"
he flung the spluttering light into the
surf and sprang into the waiting boat.
The fiickering had stopped now, and
the crowd, straining it's eyes to follow
the progress of the boat, specula ted
upon the cause of the trouble and Won
dered how Nettie had thought to use
Morse
To Victor in the boat there was only
the thought that the woman he loved
had called him, and he was the first to
spring ashore and dash up the stair
way.
The others had gone no farther than
the dead man when he reappeared with
the unconscious form in his arms.
'Some of you row us back" he said,
"wl1ile the rest stay here until relief
comes We will send right back
And he led the way to the boat
They We're nearly home before Nettie
opened her eyes You did see." she
whispered 81 knew you would. l re-
membered you once told me that you
could run a telegraph office. studied
it, too, just for fun in school, but it
saved me from going crazy tonight
81 wish l could always be near when
you call,' he whispered, and he had
to lean closer to catch the whispered:
"You may if you still want to. I'm
sure now
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is an addition II any decorative ar
rangement of either room. 1t does hot
interfere with any graceful drapery
that may be arranged at the door, 1t
is decidedly useful. convenient and
gives certain touch of the unusual
and elegant to the room. Of course it
is readily rolled to some other position
when it is desired to close the sliding
doors. A settee of this kind is not diff
ficult to fashion, and a very pretty one
could easily be made and upholstered
at home,
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FOLDING DOOR SETTEE
1t Is Artistic ed Adds tn the Room
Appearance.

Folding doors between comnuE.e
ing roo.ls are sci lom closed An ore
nary chair withi;' a few feet of t..
space never looks well. 1t show !.
back to one room or the other and i
in the way TIE set:ee Illustrated nc,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-03-09
Cured Her Diabetes.

Halo, Ind, Feb. h.-(SpeciaD- If
what will cure Diabetes will cure any
form of Kidney Disease, as so many physi-
clans say, then Dodd's Kidney Pills will
cure any form of Kidney Disease. For Mrs
l.. G. Bowers of this place has proved that
Dodds Kidney Pills will cure Diabetes
II had Diabetes" Mrs. Bowers says,
"my teeth all became loose and part of
them came out. | passed great deal of
water with such burning sensations
could hardly bear it. / lost about 40
pounds in weight. l used many medi
cines and doctored with two local doctors
but never got any better till | started to
use Dodd's Kidney Pills. They cured me
so completely that in three years l have
had no return of the disease. | am a
well woman now, thanks to Dodd's Kid
ney Pills"
Dodd's Kidney Pills cure all kidney all
ments from Backache to Bright's Disease
Cure your Backache with them and you
will never have Bright's Disease, Diabetes
or Rheumatism.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-03-09
It IS IN THE BLOOD
Neither Liniments nor 0intments
Will Reach Rheumatism-How
Mr.. Stephenson Was Cured.

People with inf1amed and aching
joints, or painful muscles people who
shuttle about with the aid of q cane or q
crutch and cry, Oh at every slight jar,
are constantly asking, What is the best
thing for rheumatism
To attempt to cure rheumatism by ex-
ternal applications is foolish waste of
lime. The seat Of the disease is i'll the
blood, and while the sufferer is rubbing
lotions and grease on the skin the poison
III the circulation is increasing.
Delaysin adopting a sensible treatment
are dangerous because rheumatism may
at any moment reach the heart and prove
fatal. The only safe course for rheumatic
sufferers is to get the best possible blood
remedy at once.
Mr.. Stephenson's experience with this
obstinate and distressing afhiction is
that of hundreds. He says:
"About year ago was attacked by
severe rheumatic pains i'll my left
shoulder. The pains were worse in wet
weather, and at these periods caused me
the greatest suffering. tried a number
Of treatments and ointments, but they
failed to alleviate the pains"
Then he realized that the cause must
be deeper and the pain only a surface in
dication. He adds:
Il had heard DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People recommended as cure
for rheumatism, and when found that
Twas getting no relief from applications,
made up my mind that would try
them. Before the first box was gone 1
noticed that the pains were becoming
less frequent, and that they We're not SO
severe as before. After the second box
had been used up I was entirely free
from discomfort, and have had no traces
of rheumatism since"
The change in treatment proved by
almosG immediate results that Mr..
Thomas Stephenson, who lives at No. lis
Greenwood street, Springfield, Mass,
had found the true means for the puriti-
cation and enrichment of his blood.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are without
doubt the best of all blood remedies.
They effect genuine and lasting cures in
rheumatism. They do not merely deaden
the ache but they expel the poison from
the blood, These pills are sold by all
druggists.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-03-09
Bound to Be Damage

Apropos of the suits for damages that
are continually being brought against rail
way companies, relates the New York
Tribune, President Francis, of the ST..
Louis exposition, said:
Many OF these suits, of course, are
mere cases of unjust extortion. 1t isn't
often, though that the victim of an ac-
cident is as alert and resourccfuI as a man
of whom | heard the other day.
"a man and his wife were riding in a
car that was deraied. Crash, bang. it
went, and then bump, bang, bump, down
a steep hill. The man howled with terror,
but the car soon came to a stop. lie eX-
amined himself all over carefully, and
found that he was quite unharmed. Then
he thought in the same breath OF damages
and of his wife.
Are you hurt at ALL old girl?' he
al Ied
No, thank HsavenH the woman an
swered.
Then, said the man, Il tell you what
Let me black your eye, and won't we
soak the company hard for damages! 1t
won't hurt you much. III just give you
one good punch"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-03-09
a.[I5,o,.'lljIR;,,;SERL.A!IL!;,:e .!I!;,
4 <~~ ~~s> ~ L.z=s>z7s zoe y
THE TITHING MAN.

His face was built on the Gothic plan,
And grim was the glare of the tithing-
man.
lie lived in the old pod-auger days.
When the garb was bombazine and baize;
When the candle-mold and loom and
swfts
Were the handiest things for wedding
gifts;
In the days when people could not shirk
On mute machines the hardest work,
But buckled down the long week through
To what their hands could find to do,
With grit and grace and elbow-grease,
Till Saturday night brought blest release.
Then off to church on Sunday they
Obedieutly pursued their way.
At forenoon session and afternoon
Heard the Scripture and drOned a tune,
Then sat them down with upcocked head
TO listen to what the parson said.
And then was the time when they riSked
the ban
or the solemn and taciturn tithing-man.
Oh, the tithlng-man, the tithing-man!
Up at the front he'd sit and sean
The rugged faces for row on row
Like sunfowers turned to Phoebus' glow.
But Morpheus daily by Duty baked
Now sought his chance while the parson
talked.
lie poked his fingers in listening ears,
He stroled down eyelids and Gained the
fears
there
Under the parsons somber glare.
Most of them merely quaffed a sip
OF the draft that Morpheus held to lip,
Then yanked their chins and snapped
their eyes
And stared around with grave surprise
But others dipped and dipped and dipped
Ratching their heads. And then they
slipped
Over the border and under the ban
OF that vigilant tyrant, the tithing-man
Oh. the tithing-man, the tlthins man!
Foe to slumber! Observe his plan:
Yon is a plump and worthy dame
Who is tired by distan and quilting
frame.
Have chased her and caught her in
church at last.
Her lips are open, and waiting through
Is the soothing whisper of "Ook-apf-
fO-o-o!"
The smile on her face is rapt and blest,
And pity it is she may not rest!
But the tithinG-man of Callous soul
Poiscs deftly his lengthy pole,
And the end with its tickly rabbits foot
Under her nose is softly put,
And 10! from the blest Lethean shore
She is back to her cares and tolls once
more.
But to him who sits on the other side
No fluffy touch is thus applied
His toil-gnarled hands on his lap are
crossed,
Mem ries of back-bent work are lost,
And all at once his head tips back
And his nose like a bugle yelps: "Aow-
rak-k-k!'
That sound has shocked the mentors
soul
There's hard. round knob on that
lengthy pole.
And the luckless head receives a "tunk'
That brings it down from the clouds, ker-
chunki
And eyes that were closed on the things
of earth,
Beholding in dreams fair food for mirth,
JTuclose alarmed In this solemn place
To blink appeal at the frosty face
That face severe In its Gothic plan,
The face of the Glowering tithing-man.
Holman +. Day. in Youths Companion.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-03-09

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bell rang, door swung open, a food Of
light fell on us, filtering to our eyes.
Entering, we could feel a carpet un-
der us, and took dozen PAGES or more
before they bade us halt. We heard
only the low-spoken order and the
soft tread of our feet. There was a
dead silence when they removed our
fetters and unbound our eyes. We were
standing in a big and sumptuous draw
ing-room. A company of gentlemen
sat near us in arm-chairs; there
were at least a score of them.
Round tables of old mahogany
stood near, on which were glasses
and packs of cards and winebOttles.
The young man who sat with the
general and answered TO your Lord
ship" was approaching me, hand ex-
tended
Glad to see you; sit down" he said
in the same quiet, languid, forceful
tone had heard before.
1t was all very odd. The guards
were gone; we were apparently as
free as any of them.
Il shall try to make you comforta-
ble," he said A servant began filling
a row of glasses. 1--WE have here wine
and wit and all the accessories, includ-
ing women. l should introduce you,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-03-09
CHAPTER XIII.


The waiting guards laid hold of us
in twinkling, and others came crowd
ing the doors. They shackled our
hands behind us, and covered our eyes
again. Dark misgivings of what was
to come filled me, but | bore all in 81
lence. They showed us roughly out of
doors, and there | could tell they were
up to no child's play. A loud jeer
burst from the mouths of many as we
came staggering out. | could hear the
voices of a crowd. They hurried us
into a carriage.
eve demand the prisoners!" a man
shouted near me.
Then | could her them scuffling
with the guards who, | doubt not,
We're doing their best TO hold them
back. In a moment l knew the mob
had possession of us and the soldiers
were being hustled away. Dri sat
shoulder to shoulder with me. |
could feel his muscles tighten; I
could hear the cracking OF
his joints and grinding of
the shackle-chain. Judas Pr-r-i-e-st!"
he grunted, straining at the
iron. Two men leaped into the
carriage. There was crack of the
whip, and the horses went off bound
ing. We could hear horsemen all about
us and wagons following. | had a
stout heart in me those days, but in
all my life | had never taken a ride
so little to my liking. We went over
lf. l. Il
hour or more.
! could see in prospect no better deS-
tination than our graves, and indeed
| was not far wrong. Well, by and by
we came to town sOmeWhere-God
knows where. | have never seen it.
or known the name of it, or even that
of the prison where we were first
inmured. ! could tell it was a town
by the rumble of the wheels and each
echoing Eoof-beat. The cavalcade was
all about us, and now and then we
could hear the sound of voices far
behind. The procession slowed up,
horsemen jammed to the left of us,
the carriage halted. | could hear foot
steps on a stone pavement
gu ic IdltI Sdlu a. ION fOltt dt
the carriage door. TT S near eleven"
Lot o fooling with the candidates"
said one of the horsemen, quietly.
Everything ready?"
Everything ready" was the answer
The carriage door swung open.
I'VE get out here" said one of the
men who sat with us.
| alighted On each side of me some
body put his hand on my shoulder. |
could see the glow of a lantern-light
close to my face. | knew there was
a crowd of men around, but | could
hear nothing save now and then
whisper
Wall, Ray" said D'ri, who stood by
my side, "hoI stiddy n don't be
scairt."
do as they tell ye," stranger whis-
pered in my ear. mo matter what t
is, do as they tell ye."
They led us into q long passage and
up a steep flight Of wooden stairs. /