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Continued Next Weekly
Talkin' of Sensations.

f \ ooy SCA
Uncle Ezra Fox. '.'Twus give me by a
ltrav'lin' man, who had q whole blamed
hos. An, say, uf all h worldly jobs
with which mankind is blessed, l truly
b.lieve a ten cent smoke is head uf all
the rest. Well. sir I SEE, I thank We,
SIR then went out meath the threes an
smoked thet ten cent. roller like q gem
tleman at ease. l puffed away intel
about an inch wus left uf 1t, an her I
pu. it in my pipe an smoked up ev'ry
Sit. Now talkin' UT sensations-well, I
never felt the beat. 1t eemed to me
that music played an birds wus singin'
sweet. l sort o. dreamed 1 owned the
earth an had it in the bank. tell
you tibet seega e a any drinks I ever
drank. Well, when 1t wus over l wus
sorry as cud be. I went an thanked
the man again who give the smoke to
me. 1 saved the ashes-bet your life
as up the burnin' eat. 1 thought I'd
sort o. save EN- iess to mind me uf
the treat. II l." SEE Ez. should meet
old Pete up there ABOVE the stars an
he'd ask, 'Ez. take heaven er a box uf
them seegars?' 1 tel. We. boys. now sure
enough, q 'cuttin' out all jokes, I'd
say. 'Jes keep yer heaven. Pete, an
Land me down them smokes"
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Her Cure for "club Nerves."

From the New York Press.
The woman shook her head whey
her caller asked her to join the Every
Other Bridge Whist club"
NO, I will not she said. "Of course
Tn lawfully pleased that you asked me
and the members are all of my crowd
and I'd have good times at the meet
ings, but I've made II resolution this
fall, and that is I won't be a joiner
Every fall L come back rested and full
of energy from my long summer vaca-
ton, n 1 readily accept invitations
to Join all sorts of clubs. BY the, mid
die Of the winter I'm dubbed to death,
and it is a bore to me to attend the
meetings.
Il simply have an attack of club
nerves and am ready to go into hys-
terics if anyone mentions parliament
r law, Whist prizes or committees to
me. don't have time for a single,
restful thing, read even book or do
anything worth while. I simply go
from n club to another, eating all
sort of sweet connections and running
my digestion. I don't have time to get
acquainted with my family, hardly. So
while l feel now that I have energy
enough to Join ten clubs. I am going to
join just two. and see IL I can get
through the winter without having my
annual attack Of nerves."
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The lounge at the Metropolis Folke-
stone was crowded, for the favorlte
Saturday train had CONS in an hour
bringing an influx of town visit
,ors, who were revelling In hot tea,
iced drinks and the breath of the sea
air, with Il sparkle like wine in 1t, that
was waited through the open glass
doors.
A woman in a green dress, with
touches of white about 1t that made
her a picture of GOODNESS, half rose from
her seat In a corner and made a little
gesture of inviting welcome as a mans
figure doomed in the archway, and MS
yes, blue n keen, glanced around IN
search of some
He was making his way toward a
girl, rather handsome and snowy, who
watched his approach With a trium-
'phant smile, and said, as she greeted
him: so you have come back, Mr..
Clifford; I thought o would. l sup
pose 1 mustn't ask you to tea with
me? You are engaged already to Mrs.
'Revere?'
! She looked with a deepening of the
smile, toward the oma in the corner,
who had taken up a magazine and was
apparently absorbed in it.
I Yet the sentence which she read
more than once had no meaning in it
for her, for she was realizing with an
Qua NIUE pam aL her HGaIl lildl IlSNIii
Clifford had practically cut her, and
that his attention to Miss Marley was
serious.
lie was to go abroad shortly, and his
people wished him to marry before he
went; his mother, whom he adored,
urged it most strongly upon him. He
had come down town, therefore feeling
unsettled in his mind, with the deliber-
ate intention OF consulting Barbara
Revere and finding out whether his
marriage would hurt or vex her, or
change their friendship.
The thought of what he had to say,
which the charm of her presence rem
;dered still more distasteful, a trou-
,bled him so increasingly that in order
to postpone and evade 1t he had yielded
to an easy Irritation with this girl,
whose bold advances half flattered, half
amused him.
II do admire Mrs. Revere Miss Var
ley had said: she is so clever about
herself. You think her quite young
until you get to know her, don't YOU?
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@TOUQH AND 90 80
BIZ GERALDINE PERRlE

MEB

promised to take me Oh Tie l.eas for
u walk. l shall be ready IN u quarter
of an hour"
her words and answering them he
missed his chance Barbara had
walked on, and the lift carried her up
stairs as he reached the hall. he was
waiting at the top OF the steps, n
athemizing his promise to MISS Narley'
and resolving to dine With Barba.a.
when they passed Eim-Barbara and
Sir Archibald-and went down TO a NY
that was standing in the courtyard pc
low. Mrs. Revere looked different; h
had changed her green dress Tor a
down at her he saw that she was all
in black. Sir Archibald handed her
into the fly, and shook hands i'm
pressively, standing back when the
porter descended with her luggage.
1t had taken He rms slow worklng
mind a momen to understand that she
was going away; and in that omen
she was gone, and the fly was driving
rapidly -stationward.
II hope you made it up with her
before she went" said a=Nolce beside
him.
He turned in offended establishment.
What do you mean"?
oh. | saw that h was hutfy with
you, of course" said Miss Marley. but
/ thought that under the circum-
stances-
.Under what circumstances"
You don't know? That telegram
was to announce her husbands death.
1t was quite a surprise to every one
TO learn that he really existed"
A wave of anger sursed UP in him
! as he spoke. II don't know right
people have TO discuss Mrs. Revere's
private affairs" he said hotly. May
/ ask your authority for this news2"
Certainly. The chambermaid picked
up the telegram when Mrs. Revere
dropped it. Would o like to know
the exact words? H.egrct to announce
your husbands sudden death. Will in
| your favor. Please cone up at once.''
Thanks" aid Hearn curtly. I'm
sorry l must ask you to postpone u
walk, Miss Marley. / ave remembered
a most important letter / must write"
He lifted his cap and strobe back
into the hotel.
While Hearn. as he went to tho
smoking room vas debating: shah
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I suppose she is old enough to be your
mother. really Mr.. Clifford"
And though he knew the words We're
dictated by jealousy, he pretended to
himself to find some Xcuse in them for
~disloyalty, present or future, to Bar
,bara. True, she could claim q year or
itwo's seniority to him, but she was not
old. nor did she employ any artitice to
look young.
There was neither affectation nor dis
quality of youth and to the possession
OF much capability and talent, she had
a dignity and steadfastness OF char
tacter that showed itself in many ways,
and among them In her refusal to TAX
back the husband-who had disgraced
both her and himself in his poverty
now that Fate had w~hitewashed him
with riches.
To Hearn Clifford, Barbara's friend
ship had been an ideal thing to be
proud Of; she had given him advice.
sympathy, consolation, companionship:
all tina a bright, honest woman friend
can give to a mar if she chooses, and
has the gift of true comradeship; and
he knew in his Utmost heart that If
Barbara were free no woman in the
world could win and keep his love as
she could or make a sweeter Wife than
She would.
Presently a man with an Intellectual
race and lnQl1I6reQC manner SlEOlleQ IN
from the Leas, and seeing Mrs. Revere
alone in her corner, quickened his step
with a Tightening Of his face and asked
her if he might take the seat next to
hers. The eagerness of the request, and
the slight reluctance yelled by civility
with which she granted it, were not
lost on Hearn, and Miss Marley, watch
ing his face, said: You NJ who hat
is, don't your
He gave a brief negative.
"Sir Archibald Hamlyn-lazy, rich
and u best eligible. We have all fall
len victims to his charms. the chief of
which is his insincerity. He wants
some one to supply him with sufficient
energy and ambition to forget his
money and make a career. Mrs. Re
we're is kindly doing her best"
AT this moment the page boy, coming
Through the lounge with a telegram,
called out: mo. 90, please" and Mrs.
Revere. looking up, signalled to him to
bring it to her. Hearn, still covertly
watching her, saw the color flash into
her cheek as she read it, and then fade
away, leaving her very pale. She rose
with a word and a bow of apology to
Sir Archibald, and gave a quick glance
OF appeal in Hearn's direction. plainly
asking him to come to her.
But al he rose Miss Marley said.
mockingly:
Il see you are to have your turn now,
Mi. Clifford. Don't forget yon have
FAE
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-10
They Worship smallpox.
From the Minneapolis Journal.
"They worship smallpox in westt

''They worship smallpox in wester.
Hindustan,'' said the missionary.
Tis auditors gave a gasp of horror.
But don't misunderstood me. Don't
get a wrong impression," he resumed.
Il don't mean to say that they love
smallpox and desire 1T. On the con-
trary, they loathe and fear it. Hence
their worship, Il worship born of hate
and terror.
They have a goddess of smallpox.
She has a cruel face, two mouths, four
red hands. They pray to her regularly.
Fresh flowers are always lying at her
feet. A special priest tends her shrine.
And much time and money are
wasted on this goddess That might bet
ter be DEVOTED to the purchase and APP
plication of some good ure vaccine
virus"
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The d Cake.

From the Kansas City Times.
An dependence girl, who married ana
went away not so very long ago.. came
back to visit her relatives last week. The
girl had never known anything about
cooking, so when she volunteered to bake
a cake her sisters were surprised.
You can't bake, car you?" one of them
asked.
Jus you wait and see" replied the
bride. I've learned a few things about
the culinary art since I was married. I'll
bake the dearest cake you ever saw"
She labored half an hour mixing the in
gradients and then the sweetened material
was placed m the oven of the gas stove.
Its going to bake beautifully" she said.
Five minutes later she looked in the
oven. Yes" she said, cit will be the love-
licst cake I ever baked."
Fifteen minutes passed and then she
looked again. There was something
wrong. The cake batter was not baking,
but was becoming hardened.
Whats the matter with your cake?"
asked one of the brides sisters.
II really don't know" said the BRIDE, in
a way thai showed worry.
well I'll tell you," said the sister, with
a smile, you haven't lighted the gas un-
Ter our wen.
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CHAPTER XII.
EAE NICTIS.

II my hand were not yGre enough to
draw you some speaking picture of this
or epoch-markiEg battle of Kings
Mountain. it falters still more on com
ing to the task OF setting forth the
tragic horrors OF the dreadful after
night. Wherefore l pray you will hold
me excused, my dears, If / hasten over
the victory, touching upon them only
as they touch pom my tale.
But as for the Suggesting and the
after-seene you may hold in your
minds eye the stony hilltop strewn
with the dead$and dying: the huddle OF
cowed prisoners at the wagon barri-
icade; the m~ountaineers. mad with the
tiers frenzy. swarming to surround
us. 'TWss a clipping from chaos and
night gone blood-crazed till Sewer n
Isaac Shelby brought somewhat OF Or
der out OF it: and then came the reck-
}oning.
OF the seven h~urdred-odd prisoners,
the greater number were tories. many
of them r~ed-handed from scenes OF
rapine In which their present captors
had suffered the loss of all that men
hold dear. Sogyou will not wonder that
there were knives and rifles s. ken
aloft. and fierce and yengeful %counsels
In which 1T was proposed to put the
captives one and all to the cord and
tree.
hut now again SEWER and Shelby.
seconded by the fiery Presbyterian.
William Campbell. flung themselves
into the breach. pleading for delay and
q fair trial for such as were hood
guilty. And 90 the dismal night. made
chill and comfortless by the cold wind
and NOSE doleful by The groans and
the dawn Of the Sunday found us lying
ISan we ysero An tho h10ody hamhlN of
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-10
aia Room Underoround.

A party of Chester gunners. who have
been hunting in Mifain county. Pennsyl-
.van.a. Uncovered q cave in the mountain
side, . few miles out from Burnham.
The cavern w~as-explored by the hunts
men. who entered by . passage about six
feet In width. and. after climbing down Q
p%recipitous natural stairway. found them.
selves In . large room or subterranean
auditorium that would seat 600 OF 60 peo.
pie. The flashing of the torches revealed
some tvssy pretty stalasutss.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-10
Hobson's Choice.

From Youths Companion.
A story recently told by Thomas Huntel,
president of the New York Normal col
lege, seems to indicate that once in a
a willing wife is spoiled to make an
unwilling teacher.
A pretty and agreeable young woman
who lived in a country village suddenly
announced that She was going to take up
teaching.
the recipient Of her confidence. Why, I'd
rather marry a widower with nine chill
dren!"
/ SO would L." the young woman replied.
frankly, but where is the w.dower?"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-10
Causes Some Confusion.
From the CHICAGO Tribune

Been having trouble in the churci.
choir. have you. Uncle Ephr'm?"
Yes, sub; sort o. like. Bruddah Cop
ley, wot sings tennah. used to be de
end man In de Jubilee Minstrels. He
gets along all right as a genial ting,
but wen he gifts excited In de meetin'
and goes to singin' BLOW We de Trum-
pit, Blow in ragtime, hit kind o. puts
he uuiah out a little"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-10
: MORE on LESS HUMOROUS. :
Facts for the censu. Man

From Youths Companion.
The census taker raped at the door
OF the little farm Gus and opened his
long book A plump girl OF Is came to
the door. and blinked at him stupidity.
How many people live here?" he be-
gan.
Nobody lives here. We are only stay
ing through the hop season."
How many of you are there
here?"
I'm here. Fathers in the woodshed.
and Bill is"
See here, my girl. 1 want to know
how many inmates there are in this
house. How many people slept here
last night?"
toothache dreadful. and my little
brother had the stomach ache, and the
new hand that's helping us got sun
burned SO on his back that he has bis
tiers the size OF eggs. N we all took on
so that nobody slept a wink all night
ong."
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NHE GAVE A QUICK GLANCE OF APPEAL N lEARNS DIRECTION.

I go, or Wire, or write? What an ass
and a cad 1 have been. Barbara is too
forgive me"
But they We're both wrong. When
Barbara Revere drove away that aft
ernoon she went out of Hearn Clifford'a
life forever, and he was to learn gradu-
ally that no one could take her place.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-10
Consolation for the Ice Man.

From Harper's Weekly.
There is an evangelist in Boston who il
so devout that, so his friends aver, he
scarcely ever permits himself a secular
thought or his tongue a worldly word.
1t appears that this evangelist has a
very bright daughter. aged 5. Not long
since she answered the door bell and found
there the ice man with a bill.
Father IS not home.' she said, "but IL
you will come in, you poor, perishing sou.
.,er1aps viii pray for you"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-10

Germany's African war has already
:ost the taxpayers nearly 35o.oo0.o0e.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-10
Tho Martyrdom Of Craftsmanship.

Inc Wdrtyru0m OF 0edesSN1dHSHTPs
From the Chicago Record-Herald.
II hear. senator" said the inquisitive
young lady, that 1t cost you $4,000 to be
elected
Yves, approximately that"
eWell, that will leave you only $1,000
for six years. work. Isn't that rather
small for a man of your ability??"
For a man of my ability 1t is rather
small, but 1 expect the sacrifice to be not
wholly IN vain. In fact, 1 have already
been retained as attorney for three large
corporations that would have been injured
by the passage of bills which 1 intended to
introduce. So you see there are honest
ways in which a man may be compensated
for the annoying expenditures which in
the age of graft and ch.canery the high
minded servant of the people must makein
orler TO help to preserve the foundations
Of y.e republic."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-10
Dangerous Railroadine.

A newspaper writer, meeting Lors
Brassey at Red Bank. N. j., asked the
distinguished foreigner if he feared to
travel on American railroads..
Oh, no." Lord Brasscy answered.
your American railroads kill a good
many people in the years course; but we
must remember that they carry a good
many people a good man miles. In pro-
portion, probably, they do no more dam
age than the railroads Of France or OF
Scotland.
1.-The Scottish railroads used to be very
dangerous indeed. To ride on them was
like travelling through a desolate country
infested with brigands.
.'The famous DR.. Norman Macleod was
once about to set off on a long railway
journey through Scotland. Just as the
train was pulling u the ~clergyman's
servant put his head in through the win
dow and said:
".Ha'e We ta'en an Insurance t.cket?'
...I have the doctor answered.
Then said the servant. write yer
name on it, and gle 1t to me. They haze
an awful bad habit o. Robin the corpses
IN this line"
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Temptations Of. a Valet.

From the P~1liadelphla Bulletln.
us Wallets has our temptations, SIR
he said. Only yesterday, when l went to
pay Mr.. Henny's tailor bill, you'd ought
to have heard what the manager said to
me.
HE says, says he, handing me a i've
dollar note:
Why he says. this here bill amt
harf big enough for a mar of Mr.. Henn's
position" he says. Look a here, my
man. he says the truth is that you don't
brush your marster's clothes hard
enough
Mop says 1.
No. says he. And now,' he says.
TIL put you UP to a wrinkle thatll put
$50 a yea in your pocket if you use it
right
"Then he brought from his Office a
stick all roughened on the end.
"'Scrub this here rough stick he says,
over the elbows of your marster's coats
he says. and now and then touch up his
trousers about the knees a bit. It'll do
wonders, used right. 1t ought to double
his annual bill, and il it does there's $50
a year in 1T for ou.'
81 took the stick" said the valet. but
!. amt never used 1T, sir"
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CHAPTER NxxEx-continued.

The rain continued III that Friday
ntght and well on into the forenoon of
the Saturday. During this interval we
waited with scouts out for the upcom-
lingo { the mountain men. At noon Ma
Tor Ferguson ent q final express to
Lord CORVALLIS. urging the hurrying
s0nSof the reinforcements. not knowing
that his former. dispatch had been In
~tercepted, norathat Tarleton had not as
yet started ia the rescue. Alittle later
the scouts began to come in one by n
with news of the approaching riflemen.
There was but q small body OF them,
not above asthousand mel In all, SO the
spies said. and my heart misgave me.
sTheys#were without cannon and they
all was said, they were but militia, all
suntrfed save In border warfare with
the Indians. Gould they successfully
assault the fortified camp whose de-
skendera-thanks to the majors ingen-
suttyAhad fitted butcher knives to the
lnuxzies Of their long guns in lieu of
shayonets? Nay. rather would they!
have the courage to try?
twas late In the afternoon before
these questions were answered. Thu
rain had ceased. and the chill October
sunlight filtered aslant through the
trees With b clearing skies a cold:
wind had sprung up. n on4fhe hill
the covered behind the rock
breastwork andswaited In strained 81
1ence. Atgtheelast moment Major Fer
s9usons sentsCaptain de Peysterst to me.
with he request that I take command
sOfSthe Tory force set apart to defend.
stfeSwa9on barricade-this II my weari-i
ness would permit. I went with h
scaptatn&1p my excuses In per-
on
more. Captain" said this
generous soldier. when I began some
gLaaa&plea for further exemption; " I
shedforgot your sword-cut. Take shell
yourself. and look on whilst we
NllnS SthiD rnIran alive"
nd 20 hoSlet me on: a favor which
tllsnaks me think kindly OF Patrick
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-11
SAYS POLICE LET THIEF GO
w. T. StahI Prefers Charges Against
Officer George Danlels-No Affi-
davits Presented

Charges were preferred by w. T.
Stahl against Policeman George Dan
iels before the police commission yes
terday, but as Mr.. Stahl had failed to
make affidavit to his charges before a
rotary the communication was filed
by the commission.
Mr.. Stahl charges that on the even
ing of October a man entered the
rear of his business premises at 41S
South Main street and attempted to
snatch a diamond stud from the shirt
front of one of his employees. He
ordered the trespasser off the premises,
but was assaulted by him. Stahl says
he called officer Kennycan, and the
officer arrested the offender and rang
for the patrol. Stahl says as the patrol
arrived Officer Daniels ordered Officer
Kennycan to release the prisoner as he
was a friend of his. Kennycan did
as he was requested, Stahl asserts, and
when the patrol arrived, arrested Il
drunken man from the street and sent
him to the station.
Acting Chief Auble had not heard
of the charges until the communication
was read to the board. In all proba-
bility nothing further will be done I'M
less Stahl makes affidavit to his
charges.