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f 4 ABSENCE. When you were here in loveliness? k There was music the whole day loner, ft It seemed the house was iull ot s>o;ig; I And life could only smi'e and bless? | W hen you were here) When you were pone, there came distress, A tense the world had done me wrong; The silence swallowed up the song; And life had utter loneliness? .When you were gone! ?William Brunton. ?? m w . ' TKe Proposal of BurK. By DAVID H. TALLM ADfiE. fisl IfcflT began with a discussion ?_*?J between Burk and the j typewriter girl. The type=1 l=? writer girl was subject to t=^' I^jI headache, and when the malady came unon her she ; shot off opinions like a Gatling gun. Most of the employes in the Rudy Prudy offices knew this, and ignored her until she felt better; but Burk, who was different from the others, stood up bravely and drew her fire. "Now, see here. Miss Hammars," said he. speaking with the slight brogue common to Irishmen three generations removed from the old sod. "you must not excite yourself over all these little questions of moral law; 'tis not at all necessary that you do it. and it drags on your nerves. What odds does it make whether this abstract question or that abstracter one is heid in a different light by some people than you hold it yourself? Not a bit, I think. And yet you go at them as If they were pickles, and you .were starving! 'Tis a profitless busi99 "That is simply your opinion. Mr. Burk," said the typewriter girl, "and your opinion?or that of any man?is not held in the highest of esteem by me." "I am pained to hear you say it," returned Burk. "for it indicates that you ihold an unhealthy view of life, and 'tis liable to strike in. like the measles. I am afraid you have been reading something you shouldn't. Miss Hammars?poetry or something like that. rAll poets are either crazy or melancholy. and you shouldn't do it. There (was one once whose landlord changed bis mind about waiting forever for the rent. Did you ever hear of that one? He reeled back to his prarret room. .when the interview with the landloard was over, and toro his hair in fine despair, and threw himself into a chair, and dashed off one solitary line. He'd have dashed off more, for it was in him to do it, if he'd had enough ink; but that line was enough. 'Men are deceivers ever,' is what the line was, and he meant the landlord and no one else at alL 'I think I heard you use the expression yourself a bit ago. and you thought it applied to men in their relations with men, instead of laudlords; now. didn't you?" The typewriter girl ignored the question. "Mr. Burk," said she with dignity. "I wish you would do me the favor of remaining out of the office at noon until thg other bookkeepers return. I am compelled to eat my lunch here, and you annoy me." Burk laughed. "I wouldn't annoy you for the world." he said, seating himself and putting his thumbs into the armholes of his vest; "but I feel that 'tis my duty to set you right on eome matters. Men aren't any more deceitful than women, only their deceit is.sometimes of a different sort?lower, more earthy. Now, the poet of Whom " "Please do not utter more falsehoods about that great man," said the typewriter girl:: "he is a friend of mine., and he is dead."' "Won't you listen tn one or two more if I'll swear that they're true?" persisted Burk. lie drew his face down gravely and looked straight into the typewriter girl's heavy eyes. Clio rr.T,,. nr.l lw.r lip quivered in premonition of hysterics?the harmless sort of hysterics that come during office hours. "No," | said she: "not even if you were to ewear that they, are true?which is ridiculous. Men are deceivers. We who read the daily papers know that, even had we no eyes to see or ears to hear. I do not say that men are burdened with the responsibility of deceit ?the women assume that: but I do say that it is wrong that women should bear the punishment invariably." "Then, why do women do it?" asked Burk. "The world throws it upon them: they cannot choose," replied the type writer girl bitterly. . Burk glanced at the desk? on the Other side of the room, then from the window into the street. "Miss Hammars." said he softly, "I'd like to tell you a bit of story alH>ut a man I knew once, and a woman. Maybe you can help me to understand it?for it is a black mystery to me. nothing less. Will yon listen?'' The typewriter girl passed her hand wearily across her forehead, and a smile flitted across her face. "I suppose so." she saiil rather ungraciously. "To-morrow nipht, when we walk to your boarding place together?" he queried, with some show of eagerness. I-Ie spoke as if it were a regular occurrence for them to walk to her boardIing place touether. whereas in truth they had never done so. i Lie smiie upon tr.e typewriter girt s face censed flitting and became an effulgence. "Yes." said she. "Very well." said Burk. A moment later lie was upon his high stool, driving his pen at a prodigious pace, while his mind?to use his own expression?kept pace with it in another direction. "Sure," he told himself. "I can afford to. and she's deserving of ni<>. Bless her poor, tired eyes and aching back! What if she is a trifle high strung? That's the thorough-bred iu her. Yes, I He chuckled audibly and conjured up pictures of a cottage in the suburbs ?a 'humble spot where happiness shoxild dwell and prunes should be tabooed. Glory be! fie was at the door waiting on the following day when fte typewriter girl j appeared. "How shall I begin?" he asked. Iran- j nig forward to strike a lump of nnid i from the pavement with his cane. "As the fairy tales begin." s;iid she: "once upon a time, if you please. I am j ravenously hungry for a fairy tale." "Once upon a time. then, in a for- | oign land?which means New Jersey? m there dwelt a man."' j w "Only one?" inquired the typewriter . girl mischievously. "lie thought so?thought so for a j lonj; time, and then he got over it. There dwelt also in this land a girl?a ! poor girl, whose parents were dead. ; She was dependent upon herself, and | she tackled the monster courageously." j "The monster? It is really a fairy j tale, isn't it?" "Yes, it is a fairy tale, as such things go in these days. The monster was ne- : cessity. you understand. We must pro- j vide ourselves with food, raiment and warmth by some means, and it is a ticklish proposition, for ttse easiest i methods are those upon which honor ! and self-respect frown. The girl took j up typewriting. Sie worked hardcruelly hard?and got barely enough to prevent body and soul from parting company. She acquired the headache habit. There wore times when she ^ was discouraged clear down to hei feet. Sometimes she seriously eontcm- j plated suicide, and tlun laughed at her- 1 6<?lf. 'For.' said she. 'wouldn't 1 be a i great goose to do that when my method ! ^ of living is accomplishing the same purpose?' Then one day the man saw her and was much impressed by the beauty of her face and form, and said ? he to himself, said he. 'She must be joj mine/ Ana no sooner nau uiuugui ; w; entered his head than the girl looked I mi up and blushed, and?and it was a ! Jo' foregone conclusion from that instant." th "And they were married:'' inquired ! er the typewriter girl. j wi "Yes. they were married, and their si( pathway was strewn with roses for lai two years. Then reverses came, and yo they walked on thorns. The man lost m; his grip. He wasn't such an important yo factor as he had considered himself. T1 The firm he'd been working for turned ch 'him down. He tried to get in at some bu other place, but no one wanted him. I mi He got sloppy in spirits, and toyed j so with anarchistal sentiments, but that j did him no good. Finally be broke j in; down. j ga "No. he did not die?dead. He went _ into chronic invalidism, and his wife hustled for bread. She picked up her typewriting again and made a fair I thing at it. She arose in the morning j with the birds, and prepared the break- j fast and made the house ready for the i day; she fixed her own lunch and a j lunch for the man; then she went to j her slaving. "At night she came home again, and ! fjct the supper and jollied the man up I with funny little stories tliat she had j picked up in the office: and through it | all?and that's the wonderful part of j it?she waxed fat. and her spirits were j as the spirits of the running brooks, j She did this for years. And one day j the man called her to him. and said he: \ 'Darling,' said he. 'I want you to tell j me something. Why did you marry ! me? Confess the truth, now,' said he. I 'Do you really want the truth?' said she. putting her arm about his neck. 'I do,' said he. 'Then.' said she, and she gently brushed back the hair from j his white forehead with her other j hand. 'I'll confess: I married you for no j other reason than that I wanted a j home and some one to support me.' ! 'And you got neither, poor girl.' said i the man. almost weeping, for lie was i not strong- at all. 'What" cried she. astonished. 'What put that idea into your head, now? I got both. 1 have been, and am, very happy, dear.' And she stuck to it."' "And is that all r** asked the type- ! writer girl. "Yes. that's all," said Burk. "I wish j now that you'd tell me what you ; think of that girl. I can't understand ! it. Wasn't she a humbug?a greater ' humbug than any man could ever be':'' 1 "1 ?I doii't quite know " The type- j writer girl hesitated. "I think I can ; see?can understand ' "Suppose you had boon in her plnccV' said Burk. interrupting. "Suppose a man with a small salary and a mighty i longing for a home should ask you to j ? do as the man in tlio story asked the : other girl to do? Suppose he should? j ?>> I should " ' or "I?I think?think I would '' The typewriter girl was looking hard at the pavement. Pc "You would?" There wos a note of i*1 gladness in Bulk's tone. "Do you mean it. Molly?" W: "IIow did you learn my name, y? Ttrryasked the typewrite r girl like \ m< a flash. "How did you learn mine:" counter- ai1 flashed Burk. ;ir Then their eyes met. and they laughed. They were quite oblivious of tin* crmvils nhnnr i)ir>?n At thr? lli-sit ! crossing he laid hold of ber arm, aiul ; ^r' did not relinquish it. Their elbows j were linked and lier band was in bis.? j New York News. i in ! al Telephone Numbers on Viftitlns; Cnnl. ! va The only necessary qualifications lor | this set is to be on the telephone. No j business can be transacted or jnvita- i tions issued through the post. Every member of the set has his or iior num- j br ber printed in red figures on his or her ' 0f visiting card, and woe lte to the mean ! re wretch who endeavors to gain adoiis- ' j-c sion to the circle by using a neighbor's ; py telephone. 'When the set meets the j of talk Js all of telephones, and how use- w! ful they mijrht lie ;uul Low tiresome 1 '.ln.v art*. It is considered very had f0 form. 1 may mention, to attempt to > pr overhear or intercept messages. No- I 0f body tines i:. you must understand, hut ! ar everybody is suspected of trying to do ! ed it.-Sketch. | ?n ? Two-Mile Horse I lace on tlie Ocean. ! Horse races on the ocean arc far- j nishiug fun down at Belfast. Peuob- | aj scot Bay is frozen solid from Belfast j w Harbor clear across to Islesboro, a dis- ! 6e tanee of almost twenty-five miles, and { eri teams are going back and forth the j 8C same as on land. For the entire dis-1 ]0] tanee the ice is twenty-six inches thick, ! na a thing unheard of before in the mem- I Co ory of living man. The bor.se race in jt question took place last week over two qu miles out on the ocean, and was witnessed by p. large crowd. It is said that this is the first time such an event j hafi ev^r happened in this country.? vr Kennefcec Journal. figggffl .yjaaaK Mew York City.?Def-p yoKe collars, ake a characteristic of the latest aist and give all tli*- drooping, longoulder effect that is- required l?y fash "WAIbX WITH TAXCY TOEE COLLAR, i). The very attractive May Manton aist illustrated shows oiie of a reDvable sort and allows of high or sv neck or of a convertible one, as e waist can be made high and coved with the yoke collar, or low and jrn either with or without as occara demands; or. again, the yoke colr can be omitted altogether and a ke above the shiiTings only used, I iking a shirred waist with plain ke that gives quite a different effect. -1 ~ ~ ^4" /irnnfi rip ie mouei js Uiam." ui nunc ? ine, with trimming of Venetian lace, it innumerable suggestions might be ade. all the soft materials of the sean being well adapted for shirring*. The waist is made over a fitted linK and is itself shirred at the upper, thered at the lower and is closed inA Late Design 1 sibly at tlie back. The yoke collar is j rcular and can be finished separately | with the waist, its neck edge being | lished with a stock, or it can be cut E at indicated lines and the bertha rtion only used, or, if liked, the lin- J g can be faced to form a yoke, the irrings at the upper edge of the nist making the finish and the entire ?ke collar omitted. The sleeves are minted over fitted linings and are full the elbows, shirred at the shoulders id finished with gauntlet cuffs, that e omitted when elbow sleeves are de:ed. rhe quantity of material required r the medium size is four and oneilf yards twenty-one inches wide, ""?if inr-linc n'iflp Ul JUIU8 lIHUl.l-mivi. two and five-eighth yard? forty-four | chcs wide, with five-eighth yards of | 1-over lace and three and one-quarter rds of applique to trim as illustrated. The Sprlnj; Shirt 'U'.iiPt. The salient features of the styles for ring, in all waists, is the extreme eadth of shoulder; indeed, in many tbe imported models this breadth aches half way to tbe elbow, hence ike effects promise to be a prominent irt of all the dressy waists and also a great number of shirt waists, bother of pique or of thin lawn. Long laulette straps, bands of let-in lace. Ids, shirring, sleeve caps, etc., are all essed into service in the development tbe new mode. Plain shirt waists e given a modish touch by an insert [ band of lace or emnroiciery simuiaig the drop or 1S30 yoke. Linen Collars. Linen collars of the stiff sort are in rain, after a season of disfavor, but bile tbe severely plain linen collar is en, tbe modish stiff collar bears an nbroidery of dots or tiny flowers or rolls. Sometimes its edge is scalped and buttonholed, sometimes its rrow stiff linen hem is joined to the liar with open work, and altogether is a linen collar of a distinctly coettish type that is with U6 now. A New Idea in Hatp. 1 new idea, or, rather, an old one rered, is that the hat must match the Mill <&"* * > . i gown, tLns Eww.iatmg tne posses- j sion of as many hats as gowns. It is j nrtistic and effective and can be man* . aged with a little extra cost if one has ; taste and skill for managing one or two black ana wnite uaxs wun on- i I ferent trimmings, which can be ad- I I justed by deft lingers in a few mo- j ments. Muslin and Batiste Robes. Some handsome muslin and batiste , rones, entirely hand sewed, were seen j a day or two ago. One of these robes j was of gray batiste, embroidered in : black* and white. The skirt was j trimmed with several embroidered j ruffles, the fulness supplied by tiny hand-run tucks. The waist was tucked , in the same way and embroidered in a light, graceful design. Tho NeweH Gloves. The newest gloves for reception and. j evening wear show delicate pink, blue ; and mauve linings. A spray of flow- j ers, to match the lining, is often embroidered or painted on the back of the j glove. Forget-me-nots, violets and ar- j butus are favorite blossoms. . Leaf Trimmings. Leaf trimmings are among the nota?. I ble successes in millinery. Violet ' leaves and rose leaves are used to decorate the edge of the hat brim. In j many instances they cover it. Robe Gowne. Robe gowns of voile or similar light fabrics, combined with lace and fagvting, are often very beautiful. Black Velveteen. Very smart is a black velveteen gow& | trimmed with white satin whereon is ! braided silver cord. ______ j Blonde or Shirt Waist. Bandings in Oriental colors are to bfc J noted among the features of linen ana ; cotton waists as well as of those made | from wool and silk. This smart and j novel May Manton model suits mate- j rials of all sorts, but is shown in heavy , : \>y May Manton. ! white linen with bandings of the same material. The vest effect, obtained by the narrow front, is exceedingly becoming and quite novel, yet in no way detracts from the simplicity and usefulness of tLc waist, which is equally well adapted to tbe entire costume j and to wear with a separate skirt. ! Fronts, back and sleeves ail are tucked j to simulate box pleats, which give tap| ering lines at the back and provide ' fulness over the bust. I The waist consists of fronts, centre I front-, back and sleeves, with fitted! waist and sleeve linings that can be used or omitted as preferred. The centre front is plain and is stitched to the right front, hooked over into the left beneath the tuck, so making the closing invisible. The sleeves are tucked to be snug above the elbows and form full puffs below, the centre tucks being extended to the cuffs, so giving the line that is so notable a feature of the season. The quantity of material required for the medium size is four and onequarter yards twenty-one inches wide, j three and five-eighth yards twenty seven inches wide, or two and onej I JJjl I BLOUSE or. SHIIST WAJBT, eighth yards forty-four inches wide, with one and one-half yards of banding five inches wide to trim as illustrated. i 28 Army Generals i <li-. t i i me inventor 011 Brigadier-General King,of Confederate Army. ^ Writes: "I unhesitatingly state that I am d} Convinced Peruna is a medicine that will b< cffect all the cures that is claimed for its ri use."?J. Floyd King, Washington, D. C. in ?c General Smalls, Beaufort, S. C., Writes: "I have used Peruna for catarrhal ^ trouble, and find it beneficial and to be all ^ that it promises, and freely give it my un- ^ qualified recommendation."?Robert Smalls. General Abbott, of Washington. D. C., ^ Writes: "I am fully convinced that your j remedy'Peruna is an excellent tonic. Many ^ of my friends have used it with the most gj Viptipflpial rPKiilfs fnr coutrhs. colds and Ca- T tarrhal trouble."?Ira C. Abbott, 906 M a] St., N. W., "Washington, D. C. B Captain Yarnell, of "Washington, D. C., Writes: "Your medicine, Peruna, I believe to be the best'medicine for catarrh on the market. I have taken only a small amount and can see very beneficial results."?W. G. Yarnell. 2322 Lincoln St., N. E., Washington, D. C. General McBride, of IT. S. A., Writes: "I have no hesitation in recommending Peruna to all persons who are afflicted with catarrhal troubles."?J. D. 1 McBride, 450 Pennsylvania Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C. General Longstreet, of the Confederate \ Army, Writes: "I oan testify to the merits of Peruna, both as a tonic and a catarrh rem- j edy. Peruna enjoys the greatest reputation as a catarrh remedy of any medicine G yet devised."?James Longstreet, Gaines- ^ ville, Ga. Vi General Noske, of 0. V. U., te Writes: "I commend Peruna to those -who bi are troubled with colds producing catarrh _ as a most efficacious cure and as a good " general tonic."?Chas. F. Noske, 213 B St., V N. W., Washington, D. C. r? ft General Erwin's Recommend. n< "Many of my friends have used Peruna tl as & dyspepsia remedy with the most bene- V ficial results."?John B. Erwin, Washington, D. C. -y Brig.-General Schell Benefited. oi VI "Peruna is indeed a wonderful tonic, and ^ for coughs and colds I know of nothing ? better."?F. M. Schell, Washington, D. C. General Duffield, of the Union Army, ^ Writes: "I have used Peruna in my family ir and have found it a valuable medicine, and ti - ' -* J:? a. T laiie pleasure 111 rccuuimcnuiii^ n, lu an *. who suffer from catarrh of the stomach or tl who require a tonic of efficiency."?The n Cairo, Washington, D. C. S Happy "When They Are in Jail. "Many a prisoner, as soon as he stops foot in the outer office," said a e a Charles street jail officer, "throws him- g] self into a chair with a sigh of relief, \ muttering: 'This is the first happy 2 hour in many months.' This is es- E pecially true of men charged with t? large embezzlements. Their con- s; sciences seem to be on the verge of t< collapse until they arrive under the p shadow of the jail, when they then r< ?ee their future clearly."?Boston Re- i( cord. a LAZY LIVER! "I And Casearets bo coed that I would not bo without them. 1 was troubled a cfeot deal with torpid liver and headache. Now since talcing Cascoreta Candy Cathartic I feci very much better I shall ccrtainly recommend them to my frieuds as the best medicine 1 have ever seen." Akoq Bazicet, Oeborn Hill No. 2, Pall River, Mass. m The Bowels ? wmmm.l CAN DY C AT MARTI C ^ | Pleasant, Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do Good, C Never Sicken, Weaken or Gripe, 10c, 25c, 50c. Never v old in bulk. 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Idaho,' I the Dakota?, Colo., etc.. it will yield from * 40 to 60 bu. This Wheat and Speltz and I Ilanna Barley and Bromus I norm is and ? Billion Dollar Grasp, makes it possible to 9 prow and fatten hops and cattle wherever j| 6oiJ is found. JUST SEND 10c. AND THIS NOTICE to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., and they will send you free a sample of Ihia Wheat and other farm seeds, together with their great catalog:, alone $100.00 to any wide-awake farmer. [A.C.L.J A man forsakes the evil of his ways, not because he has grown poou. but because he has grown tired and dyspeptic. I n x A ? | Kigm aionj < A good thing lives and i takes on new life, and so Send Letters of Ent ;he Great Catarrh General Butler, of South Carolina, J 'rites: "I can recommend Peruna for rspepsia and stomach trouble. I have :en using your medicine for a short peod and I feel very much relieved. It is deed a wonderful medicine besides a ?od tonic."?M. C. Butler. Brigadier-General Kirty Writes: "I can recommend Peruna to all lose who are afflicted with catarrh."? eneral D. T. Kirby, Washington, D. C. Gen. Powell, Hecker Post No. 443, Writes: "After using one bottle of Peruna became convinced of its curative quali J.x- All es, and continued its use 10 aaic. an 'mptoms of catarrh have disappeared, yet continue its moderate use as a preventive id an old roan's tonic."?W. H. Powell, elleville, HI. en. Sebring, of the Confederate Army, /rites: "I can cheerfully recommend your iluable remedy Peruna as a very excellent >nic, and also good for coughs, colds, ca irrh and general debility."?W. H. Setting, 133 W. 4th St., Jacksonville, Fla. eneral Lumax, of Washington, I). C., Writes: "I can cheerfully recommend your :medy as a permanent and effective cure >r catarrh, colds and to any one who eeds an invigorating tonic to build up leir system."?L. L. Lumax, 1603 19th St., Washington, D. C. Gen. Payne, of Washington, D. 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Are easy to clean and operate. Have lost no chickens, and am confident It Is the best brooder made. Yours sincerely, B.A.WALKER. 1% n f\n ? VNEW DISCOVERT; |t?9' qotck relief and nm won* l>M Book of (MtlaiooJalf and 10 days' irtilantxU free. Dr. B. H. QRE?*'fl BOMB, Box B, Atlanta, Qa. M MIM >M MftlfMI lorsement to ' l Eemedy, Pe-m-na. < ;;| CflrtivvA 1 DIMAIAW rVivcil wvuvi a A vu&vu* Gen. J. G. Bigelow, 151 C St., N. Washington, D. C., writes: "Peruna has made me well and it hi* given me more than ordinary strength andl spirit for work." , Gen. O'Beirne, of "Washington, D. CL, Writes: "As many of my friends and ?? quaintances have successfully used yoar Peruna as a catarrh cure, I feel that it m an effective remedy, and I recommend it as 6uch to those suffering from that diseaa* as a most hopeful source of relief."?Jamea R. O'Beirne, 290 Broadway, Washington, d.c. t m uenerai unase, Asat, Adj. tfen 1, u. a Writes: "The excellence of Peruna as ft cure or relief for catarrhal disturbances ia well established. Many of my friends hav? ? , been benefited by its use."?B. F. Chase, 28 Harrison St., Anacostia, D. C. General S. S. Yoder, of Ohio, Writes: "I have found Peruna to be ft wonderful remedy. I only used it for ft short time and am thoroughly satisfied as to its merits."?S. S. Yoder, Washington, D. C. General O'Connor, of TJ. V. Legion*. tit 'a. ?t: r u >vines. li yuu arc buuciiu^ nurn iaiuu? or physical debility immediately commeuc* the use of Peruna. It has been of tb? greatest benefit and service to many of my ^ friends."?Dennis O'Connor, 738 32d St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Gen.Wright, of the Confederate Army, Writes: "I take pleasure in recommending Peruna. It is a remarkable medicine and should be used by persons who are in need of a good tonic and by sufferers from car tarrh." ? Marcus Wright, 1724 Corcora* St., Washington, D. C. ' - ^ Gen. Hawley, of "Washington, D. CL, Writes: "I have used Peruna and find it very beneficial for kidney trouble and especially good for coughs, colds and car tarrhal troubles."?A. F. Hawley. lien. ureii, 01 Bpanisn war veteran^ Writes: "Many of my friends have uae4 Peruna frith beneficial results as an effective remedy for catarrh." ? M. Emmet Urell, 813 I2th St., N. W., Washington. . - ^ D. C. Other Ariny Generals who praise Peruna are: Brigadier-General Cook, of Wash-' ington, D. C. General Sypher, ofWashington,D.cL General M.iddleton, Hancock Regiment, u. V. XJ., Washington, D. C. If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full state- ; ment of your case and he will be pleased t? give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Ilartman Sanitarium, Columbus, 0. For Fear of Scuttling a City. 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