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TAKING COMFORT. j wouldn't bo an emp'ror after supper** cleared away; I wouldn't ba a Una;, ?uh, it I could. So lon* as I've got beal th and .trcngtb, s home whare I can ?tay And a wood abed 'bili ot dry and fitted wood. Tot Jimmy bringe the bootjack? and mother trim* the light And polia the roUev curtain*, abtttln out tbs ?tormy night, And me ead Jim sad mother sad tb? cst set down- w Ob. who lo tbunder'd banker for a erowuf. Who wanta to opead their cVnin'a settle rt*robed and prias and straight, A-warmin royal v?r?* cn a throne! It'* mighty tedious business set tia op so thnad'rin late. With not s adult's tira* to call your own. I'd rather tah* my comfort after wockia through th? days j With my old blas woolen etodda's nigh th? fire's social blase, j For me and Jim and mother sad the old gray cst Come mighty near to knowle where we're at. -Helmen Day ia Lewiston Journal. I. BIM Hil A atamanes of Mystery. I BY SEACO?L. ^ . . Wo were sittiug about Harry Blaire's hospitable board on bia yacht Bea Breeze one evening, Harry and tho doctor regaling na with their; adven turca during the als m on th V cruise they had inst ended. A remark of Harry's suggesting that the doctor should reveal tho mystery of "Tho Fair Northron of the Golden Looks" -set ns to clamoring foi* the story. "It smacks too much of the Anthony Hone story." laughed the doctor. "Get Harry to spin yon another yachting yarn." But we were not to be denied, and Harry Joined vigorously in tho clamor. "The thing Harry refers to," said the doctor, "seems to me remarkable only because ot the singular woy the person most concerned starts up to view at various periods of my life and. the curious way in which'I am brought Into passing relations with her pro fessionally." "The story has Its beginning some years ago, Just after I bad received that sheepskin that enabled me to writo M. D. after my name. I bad been taken as an assistant In the office by an established physician of large practice In Brooklyn living in Henry street. One evening near midnight I was sitting by the office awaiting the return nf the doctor from a late call when the office night bell jangled furiously. I went to the door to find a foreigner of considerable distinction of manner and who was evidently much agitated. Inquiring for the doc tor, without waiting for *-n answer to his question he demanded that I should Immediately accompany bim to attend & patient. I made him under-' stand that the doctor for whom ho had Inquired was not in and that I was the doctor's assistant '"Are you a certified physicianT* he naked sharply. "Understanding by his term that he asked if I was qualified to practice, I answered that I was, and he demanded that I should attend him at once. ? gathered up a medicine and instrument case and, donning my coat, followed him Into the street, where I found a carriage awaiting us. The driver v/aa on the box, but a man whom, from his demeanor toward tho ono who so Im peratively summoned me, I took'to be a servant held open. the door of the coach for us to enter nod when ho had given a few words of Instruction to the driver ciiu.bed' in after us. Our way took us down Henry street at a rapid pace. We had gone but a short distance when the one who had called nie, profacing bis remarks with the as? suranco that no harm would be done me, demanded that I should submit to be blindfolded. I protested vigorously, declaring that I would leave them then and there. Whatever else they Were, these gentlemen were prompt and vig orous, for before I was aware of their purpose I Was seized, gagged and blind folded. Having secured and rendered me helpless', tho first foreigner gravely and 'omperately again assured me that no harm, would come to me and that, having exercised my skill where re quired, I should be returned home safe ly, but it was ???3??iM t? his'" inter ests that ? should not know whither I was going. Notwithstanding I waa not a little frightened, though not so much that I did; not realize that we were driving down Henry street, crossing Fultoa and turning up to tho right But here I lost my .bearings, though.! know we again turned to the left andi, as I thought, into Main street. "In time, however, the coach stopped, and I was led across a narrow pave ment into a house the odors of which did not salute my olfactory nerves agreeably, up two pair of stairs and into a room which, notwithstanding I was blindfolded; seemed to me to con tain a number 0f people,. Here the gag' and blindfold were taken from me, my eases put into my hands and my atten tion directed to a bed in tho corner of the room. \ If. I had been frightened ?before, X was astounded now. H?re Iii this dingy, ul savored, barely furnished ?attic room- were a number of people, all foreigners, most of whom, men and women, were not alone fashionably .dad, but in inost' costly raiment, tho ?tars worn by each being w?rtbxa king's ?ransom; Those who were not so clad, not more than three, were quite tho .reverse, even filthy. On the bed ia the ifproer lajr a young ^vornan as richly clad ajpthe others,' strikingly beautiful ?in form and feature, her abundout gold?! hal? 5?^; 0?l uu rac pillows, nearly, concealing their grimy and coarse texture. 8he was apparently unconscious. ""? s :-y rriot then an experienced physician, ? was confused, fairly stupefied; but la1 obedience to the haughty gesture of cn unnraang* pereenagswho stood at -the head of the bod and towhom all pres* eat gave most respectful deference I approached th? bed. She who lay there senseless waa A magnificent specimen ot womanhood, who, however; I Judg ed to bo not more than 10. Rho wast ia a syncope. - lt ls nothing, to ray otory ey what means I restored ter tp eon* sclousness. When she opened her eyes, and a beautiful brown they were, they first rested on me bending over her *nd with a dazed, confused expression, quickly followed by. ono ct fear, i?rir?? J?? her head, she saw the others stand log about hor, ?nd there awept over those glorious oyes a gleam aa If she ' comprehended the situation. She start- j ed up with outstretched arms toward ; me; tho white lips trembled as If strlv- ] lng for utterance, but tho imposing per j Bona ge quickly placed bia hand on her ' I Ups, and she fell back on the bed with a moan, making na farther effort. "Satisfying myself that her pulsation was now practically normal, I turned to ask the imposing personage what had been the- cause of this syncope or the events immediately preceding lt Whether this grand person did not deign to reply to iso moan a person aa myself or was unacquainted with the language I used I could not determine. What he did do waa to summon the jone who h id culled me and turn mo over to bim. Thia person said he could tell me no more than that the lady had re ceived a severe nervous shock and a great fright. I wrote a prescription and intimated my desire to leave, as my duties were ended. "My first acquaintance of all this sin gular lot had a word with his high haughtiness, who had never stirred from the head of the bod^ Then he thrust a roll of bills Into my hand and, with the assistance of another, gagged and bound me as before. 1 was led cut ot the room, down the stairs and placed In a carriage, but .his time I had not been so well blindfolded that I was not able to catch a glimpse of my Surroundings fa. the street no* to observe that ft was not the same driver as had driven me there. As we turned Into Henry street the bandages were removed, and my first impulso was to make an outcry; tait, reflecting that lt must be 2 o'clock-tn the morning, thai no,one was In the streets and that two prompt and vigorous gentlemen sat op j posite, I maintained alienee, consoling myself wf tb the thought that at least I had Impressed on my memory the fea* ! tures of the Ct.ver and possibly could find him again. Arriving, the door of the coach was opened for me to alight, .and as the gentlemen courteously bads me good night they rapidly drove away. Within doors I displayed my first fee to., my chief, and I can say now that in all my subsequent practice I never received a fee for a single visit so large as this, my first one. The old doctor and myself sat by the fire a long time trying to make out the meaning of ray experience, but all we could deter mine on was that the people were Rus sians. "A week later I crossed the Fulton ferry and saw on the boat the driver who bad brought me home on that night of my first call and fee. Ho could tell me nothing but that he was paid liberally to do what he was told and ta keep his mouth closed. He did not feel bound thereby to decline tc take me to the house whence he bad driven me for a fee, and so I was soon In Green, laue, near Front street, where 1 recognized the house. Tho visit, how ever, served no purpose, for no one could tell me anything more than that for six months a Russian family of whom no one knew anything bod occu pied the upper floor and had gone on n day which I found to bc the dny aftei my visit. No one could bo found'who had a recollection of seeing many peo ple going to this Ador the night before the removal of the family. "Two weeks later I had a caller, e foreigner, using the best Of English, who, satisfying himself that I was thc Dr. Balcoe who had been called to at tend a young lady In Oreen lane, asked me for'tho details of my experiences ! At first I supposed he was anxious tc secure knowledge, but finally lt occur red to me that bis anxiety was to dis :Cbv?r how much I knew. However, 1 told him all 1 did know without re serve, and as I mentioned the young I Indy and the Imposing' person ho mad? a gesture each time that seemed like c salute. When be had finished, I took ? tum ut the pump handle, but I brough ub water. He was polite and courte ous, but as evasive as an eel. When 1 pressed him too bard, ho said: " " 'My dear doctor, be content with th< I honor of having had sq distinguished i patient. Ask no more, but accept this . which I am instructed to give you ii appreciation of your prudence, reservi and skill in the affair. Rest content' "He laid a package on tho table ^in< quickly left the room- I opened it, t< find it was the valuable.gold watch ant chain I yet wear, with a card bearlpi Only these words, .'For Dr. Balcoe, ! With this the egtgoOe ^d?d. -t no more of lt.. A mystery It was, and i mystery lt remained. "Shortly after this I was appointai on tho staff of a medical Institution t the head of which I subsequently came and ten years after, needing a rest, took a trip abroad. I visited Londo: and waa present at a celebration cf ai event that drew- people from &U part o? Europe. A spectator on tho sired * ??u?id a good, point of view from th front of the French embassy and wbll standing there' saw an equipage pas down the street, a singular sort o barouch? drawn by four horses, one o each pair mounted by postillons, wit two? outriders-In front. There wer two occupants- of the barouche -; young woman who occupied the rea seat and an older one on the front seai with her pack to the horses, t pal tess heed to tho occupants than to th turnout, for It was a novelty to rm and ? did riot know then?, as I did latei that it was tho equipage of royaltj By some means, I know not how, on of tbs nnridden horses Blipped and fel Immediately, the fourier? thrown Int fright and bogan to rear and plunge I elating a manner that others wer Infected, and finally a team attache to a heavy carrin go bolted and In the! ^run collided with tho barouche, ovei turning !t. Immediately theirs wsc cati for a physician, and I plunged fo: ward crying that J was onev W&y wt made for mc by a policeman, and ?cv-r^ tw^wwrSgcr ot tho women 2yln m tho pavement, the blood tr Icklin from a wound in' the head. A bast examination assured mo that ft wi not fat al or very serious. I said to ti policeman that she should be carrie somewhere where she eotu^ Oe> tlt??fi properly/and had hardly so expr?s** royielf when servants carno from tl French embassy requesting that tl 3*dy be carried thc?v. xnis was. doh X following. Once within, I sd< brought the lady from her fainting fl and, having bathed the wound in h head, which waa morely that of tl acalpt 1 cot ber golden locks- fro about It and dressed it. By. tho tin this was done I made a discovery. W patient was tho ono of tho attic roo in ?re,en lane, in Brooklyn. If I hi thought her beautiful then, she was glorious In her loveliness now. She . smilingly and gratefully thanked me ' for my attention in French, and I had < [ but received her courtesies wher In j i rushed a man In great agitation. Be- j i bold, lt was his high haughtiness! , j Learning that no great damage was I done and" ot my service, he expressed his. thanks in fairly -good French, and I Went my way. ."That evening, as i finished my din ner at the hotel at which I was living, word was brought to me that a gentle man desired to see me. I directed that ' he be taken to my parlor, whither I went at once. Imagine my surprise when the gentleman was ushered In to discover that he was the one who had left the gold watch and chain. '"It is an extraordinary meeting again. Dr. Balcoe,' he said. 'Again 1 attend on yon after you have attended on the fair lady.' "Again that gesture tout seemed so , like a salute. This time his visit was first io tender payment for my eerv- | tees, which I so peremptorily declined that he would not renew Its tender, and probably the chief reason to dis cover If I had curiosity to know the persons or a disposition to recall the affair in Brooklyn. Assuring him I had 1 neither curiosity as to the one nor dis position as to the other, after some suave and graceful compliments he took his leave, A few days after and the day before I left London on my re- | turn home I was walkin,; In Rotten row with our consul general ot that day. Hui high haughtiness pranced by on a black charger, which la my eye was tho more valuable of the two. I asked tho consul general If ho know bim. '"I can't master bis name,' replied our representative ?Ho ls a Russian prince and of royal grade, I believe; some say left handed, but a power both as an officer ot tho realm and aa J an enviously rich man. Ho has a beau j ? if ul daughter, about whom there Is a j mystery Of which no ono knows any ? thing; but who ls carefully guarded by . tho prince.' j "So ended chapter two of this stngu ' far experience. Two days after I was , on tho high seas. Five years hiter : Harry here persuaded me to throw ev erything up and go with him on a six I months' cruise. In the course of our peregrinations we found ourselves in tho Bosporus, with the minarets of Constantinople in sight. There were : other yachts flying the flags "of nearly every maritime nation and among them one of an Englishman we had met at Gibraltar and with whom we had had , good times. Ono lovely evening we were dining with this Englishman on his yacht whon a barge, pulled along side, hailing us with a request to know ff a physician were aboard. His serv ices were required on a yacht lying ont some distance. Of course I volunteer ed and, descending into the barge, was . pulled away to the yacht in question. . The petty officer In charge of the boat's crew could tell me n?thing, for I could not understand him* "As I climbed up the ladder to the deck I was met by my friend of the gold watch episode and to our mutual astonishment. " 'Again the fair lady?* I asked, j ?"Again the fair lady/ he replied gravely. 'It Is fate-fate.' And he again made that queer gesture so like a salute. . . * i . "He eeemed somewhat embarrassed and reluctant to go forward; but I said that If the lady had need of service at OH she probably needed lt quickly, and upon this suggestion h? led the way to the saloon. There we found his high haughtiness. He regarded., me with blank astonishment and without deign ing me a greeting said in French fo tho Other: ? 'How. Is this?' ! "The other replied In Russian and apr parently apologetically. -For myself, I . was angered. I broke In on the conver sation and, must admit, with ha little arrogance. " 'Slr,' I said, 'I am here by request to make use of such skill as I possess In behalf of one needing skill. My act ls a voluntary one of courtesy and be nevolence. Your reception Is discour teous In a high degree and demands an -apology. "Ho faced me with an angry frown, but when he saw. that I did not lower my crest'he altered bia ssan&ev ?8*% apologising, led me to a handsome .stateroom where the fair one was sur ' sounded by attendants bathing an ugly , wound Tn the arm, which to me op ; neared to be a saber ?nt delivered by ] an arm uplifted, but which, she de [ dared, came from a fall on tho weap on. However, I dressed lt. Adminis tering some medicine, I left instruc tions and took my leave, saying I would in the morning. "I did not see his high haughtiness, but the other stopped me oh the deck to say lt was to be hoped that I would be reserved in my communications, as 'tho matter was a distressing accident, and again tendering a fee, Which I again declined, saying that I was not now practicing my profession- Hardly had I returned to the yacht! had-left when ! was called to another one where lay a young fellow badly cut in the shoulder. I connected the two events, but asked no questions. Later, tn another port, I learned that the young fellow was a Russian noble, a lover of 16 years of the fair one, and that on the night in question he had at tempted, jin elopement with the dough : ter, havi ng been cut down in tho nt tempt by her father. ??Whether the affair: In Green lane, j Brooklyn, had a Bindiar relation or nol 1* tm?]****, ???Aie te t^?, brat I Lave a j profound suspicion that then lt was an I elopement which had succeeded In es j caping to this country, where a capture : cf thc fs?r OS? woo ejected by the fa ther. I "I ara looking for another meeting lo r-gg^g^^ oitho8i?^~Brook. - A ezeollefit way to euro insoth nia is to bandage tho eyes with J handkerchief before retiring. Th< compress seems to drive *?*y tb; b??o?irom tho eyes, and to curs or at least, temporarily relic ve tbst feel ing so of ton experienced by insomniac of trying to see in the dark. J. T. Hood, Justico of tho t*eso Drosby, Miss., makes the fol lo win statement: VI oan certify that On Minuto Cough Cure will do alt that i ; claimed for it." It ouros all th rta and lung trouble. Evans Pharmacy HE KEPT HIS WORD. ?ELEG SAID HE WOULD GET RICH QUICKLY. AND HE DID. lt Required Patience and Herr* to Carry Oat the Bellen? Be Concoct ed, mut He Had Bott?-Wealth. That Bovert*t Ostracises. Few men showed greater clove rnees tn planning to gefrlch or moro nerve !n carrying ont the plan than old Peleg Kenyon, who died years ago In Gris wold, Gonn. Kenyon's acres were broad, hts cattle were sleek and fat, his fences wore well kept up, his barns were big, and his house was in good repair, but he had no friends, and he died alone and uncared for. Peleg was the son of a close fisted Yankee couple, and was born In the house in which he died. His parents wanted him to be a farmer, like his father. Peleg did as they wished till ?ho elder Kenyon died, when the boy was 17. He then told his mother that he was tired of farm life and vas going to Boston, whero he was sure he could "make his pile" much sooner than in Griswold. She did her best to keep him home, but presently he made his words good. As he passed through the gate she shook ber fist In fits face and screamed ont "Don't you dare to come back to me till you have made your pile I" Nona cf Mru. Kenyon's neighbors blamed the old lady, for after Peleg had gone she bad to take his place be tween tho plow handles and tn the hay field or let the farm go uncultivated. Peleg went to work In a machine shop first and speedily became the butt of the other employees from his con ?tant talk about getting rich quickly. Later he became night watchman tn a warehouse owned by Henry Hender son, an importer of West Indian goods. There Peleg became a favorite because of his faithfulness and readiness to do all sorts of odd Jobs about the place, and Henderson himself, soon placed un? limited confidence In the lanky watch man. Meanwhile the latter, profiting by hts machine shop training in work lng metals, mado duplicate keys to the cash box and the big iron safe, com bination keyless locks not having been Invented at that time. For two or three years he made use of the false keys. Night after* night he went through tho cash box, often finding from $2,000 to $3,000 cash In hand that had been received too? late for banking hours, but not enough to suit his pur pose. Ono Saturday afternoon, after the banks had shut and just before the I closing of the warehouse for the day, i cash to the amount cf $105,000 was 1 turned In to pay for a cargo of mo- j lasses. The safe was considered fire ' and burglar proof, and Henderson bad ' no hesitation In leaving the money i there. This was Peleg's opportunity. ! Soon after dark he opened the safe, I wadded the money Into his pockets and ! took the next train for his old home. By midnight he was hiding bis booty, at 5 In the morning he was on the train returning to Boston and, of course, was ! In his place at the warehouse on Mon- i day morning when the day force came ' on. Naturally there was tremendous j excitement when, the theft was discov- j erc-d, and naturally Peleg was quos- ; tloned minutely. He affected profound Ignorance. No stranger had been about the place, he said, and ho hadn't been away from it after dark. He couldn't offer the slightest suggestion. He made no effort to run away, and his employ er still believed in him. But a few days later, urged by the police, Henderson caused Peleg'av ar rest. He took it coolly-too coolly, in fact-and, Henderson's faith beginning to waver, he went to the jail and put tho watchman.through another course of questions. Then Kenyon ownetlrup, to thc Infinite disgust and Indignation Of Henderson, who threatened impris onment. * "That's what I've expected," said Peleg.- "Go right ahead. According to the law of the state, the heaviest sen tence that can be imposed on one who steals from bis employer ls seven years, and that's a short time ip which to carn $105,000. After I've taken my legal punishment for theft tho money is mine, don't you seo?" Henderson was amazed but, on find ing that Kenyon knew what he was talking about, offered bim $1,000 and freedom If.be would return the money. Peleg laughed at him and also at s ev-' eral more favorable propositions and then made a counter proposition to re turn $30,000, retaining $75,090 if Hen derson would sign a paper agreeing not to prosecute. Henderson refused at first, but yielded after six weeks' delay, becoming pressed for ready funds. j Peleg went home, crawled under the stable, fetched out the cash, gave $30, 000 to Henderson and pocketed the re mainder. Then he went into the hons?, . put tho money down tn front of his, mother and declared that, having "made his pile," he was ready to share lt with her. She declined to have any thing to do with him, and he went Sick to Boston/ made investments In ty and suburban real estate and grew' richer every year. Every business ven-, ture "he made turned out well, though socially he was ostracised. In time his mother died, and he returned to the' old farm, which he made .th? finest itt tho county. He was worth $750,000 when, fae died.; sitting bolt upright be fore a pile of gold and bank notes. With the purpose of partial restitution,' no doubt, all his property was willed to .the heirs of Henry Henilo?1?>?--Kcw xork Press. - -?m-. ? -?- H ; ' aie*uf> For 8?. J Foster-Do all your f mnw^ ?sop meit tools tho instant that tho: whistle blows? j Ployer-Oh, no, not all of them. The mor? orderly ones bave their toole put! away before that time.-Karper'a Ba ?roman never opens a! Jet tor with stramre handwriting cs it till she bas looked at tho pdgtmark and had three guesses with herself who on earth could have written her from there./ "I had stomach trouble over twenty years and gave up all hope of being cured till I began to uso Kodol Dys pepsia Cure. It has dono me so much good I call it the Savior of Life." It digests what you eat. Pleasant to take. Cannot fail. EVADO Pbormaoy. "SPANKING; P. R. N., 27J9 la Order That Wa? routed in tba Bora' Hospital Ward. Tho chief of the hospital staff of sur- ' {eons one evening ou his rounds en- , tered ward 2, which, ls devoted to tho -.uro of children's injuries, and glanced ' In a perfunctory way at the orders posted by attending surgeons on the previous night. He opened his eyes wido when ho saw this order, signed by a physician: "Spanking; P. R. M., 27." Turning to the nurse in attendance, tho surgeon asked what "27" meant. It meant that 27 children had been spanked in that ward oh the night be fore. "Well, that ls tho most remarkable order I have ever seen In the hospi tal,'' said the official, and he asked the nurse how lt came about. "P. R. N." stood for pro re nata, "to meet tho emergency." It was the other part he wanted to have explained. "It began with the throwing of a shoe," the nurse said, "and lt was aft er all of the.patients were in bed and tucked up for the night, I supposed that the boys with broken legs and plaster costs on them and the other boys with broken arms and fractured noses were disposed ot safely. Then a shoe from somewhere went sailing across the ward, narrowly missing the head of that Italian boy, who has had bia skull trepanned. The shoe was like ? match to a barrel ot gunpowder. A crutch flew over my head and bk the window. The boys with planter of paris on their legs wriggled out of their cots, hobbled to their near neigh bors and pulled them out on the floor. Those who wanted to be quiet were poked and plagued and forced to get out and Join in the rumpus. There were half a dosen pillow fights in prog ress In aa many places at once before I contd say 'Scat!* "Just as the pandemonium was at Its height the doctor came In pn hts rounds and protested. He said that there was so much noise the patients In the wards near by were complain ing. The boys must stop. If they would not stop, they must bo made to stop. Why not spank them? "I ventured to say that the task o'f spanking 27 boys, hand running, as lt were, was no child's play. He said ! that T must do lt, and then he wrote i tho order. Of course lt had to be dono ? then. The doctor did not wait to see ' what I would do, and he looked rather amused as he turned and went out of tho ward. I "Well, I gave out the order to the children, but they did not mind me in I the- least. I did not want to spank them, for they probably for the flrac time In their lives had their stomachs j full, and their animal spirits wero i high. They had had enough mlsfor ? tune in the accidents that had brought j them to the Institution. So I Just warned them that they were up lo a ! spank down. As the boys say, 'Nit!' I They just winked at me and kept on j worse than ever. Then I started after them. They limped, hobbled and wrlg gled back to their cots as fast as their legs would carry them. I turned down j the upper sheet of the cot of the first ? boy that I came to and laid lt on good. I "Then there WOB a change. A chorus I of dry howls went up to the celling fol lowing the walls of the first victim, i Down the rows ot cots I proceeded, i slowly and conscientiously, and, lt I do i say it, there was in my wake a lot ot ; chastened souls." j "I'll make a note of this order as a ! remarkable one," said the official. Ho | did, and that ls how. lt carno out. , Cleveland Plain Dealer. IThose Chime?. Jerome K. Jerome and Phil May , were riding past St. Paul's in a cab j ono day when the chimes began to , ring. After listening to thom silently for a moment Jerome turned to May ! and asked him if he ever tired of the ! beuutlful sound of the bells. "What's , that you say?" asked May, putting his , hand to his ear. I "I asked If you had ever heard a , more beautiful sound than the chimes of old St. Paul's?" repeated Jerome, raising his voice. I "I can't hear a. word you say I" May shouted back. Jerome put his mouth I close to May's ear, "Don't you think j those chimes g^uud like angels' . voices r; he called. , May looked up at the tower and - scowled darkly. Then he yelled Into ! Jerome's ear, "It's no use, Jerome; I can't hear until those Infernal noisy bells shot up their clatter!"-London ! Letter. _ Wasted ? lo au en cc". The Hon. Robert Farrell of San ; Francisco, who Is familiarly called I "Bob," prepares his public speeches with great care. .The cause of this is an oration he made a number ot years ago which was a noted piece of flam boyant eloquence. It began, "From where Mount Shasta lifts her snowy peaks in air to where San Diego sits by the waters of the ever smiling sea." I The next day letters came in direct ed to "Mount Shasta Snowy Peak Far ? rell" and "Ever Smiling Sea Farrell." It took months for him to escape the effects of his oratory, and he vowed never to commit the crime of eloquence again.-Saturday Evening Post. As ..Place" Mamas (Ie. I "What do you call your summer home? Mri. Fits Jackson?" "Peach Orchards*" "I don't seo kny Orchard in this pho tograph." x I "No; there was ono peach tree be I Bind our cottage, but lt died."-In-, dlanapolis Journal. \ * Hldlaar ?ha Key. Walk along any. street and you will ; seo a, woman come out of a-house, with her walking clothes on, lock tho front door, put the key under the mat and walk away with an air of perfect satis faction and security;-Atchlson Globe. '- a m irwi \ - The trouble with msny people is tba? they are wiso to-day and other wise to-morrow. - If the average man could read the stoiy of his life he would not be lieve it. "After suffering from dyspepsia twelve years, andusingmsny remedies without permanent good, I finally took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It ourod me and I recommend it to everyone." It digests what yon eal. Evans Phar russy. Towns that mo Deserted. "It is strange," said A. W. ^rooter, "to see how towns, as soon as their sommerce is taken away from them, dwindle and die. Several years ago I ?ras traveling in the mountains of North Carolina. One afternoon after having looked for a plaoe whore I could lodge for the night, I arrived at the summit of a mountain. There in the distance I saw what I supposed to be a prosperous town. I deoided that I would go straight to it and put up at some hotel. On arriving there I found houses enough, but there were no people in them. The plaoe is, or was, known as Bald Mound, and had once been a thriving mining town. There was a large copper mine dose by, and thoro was a smeltor in the 8urburbs. There were several nioe looking dwellings, several ehurohes, and I found later that ibero had been a bank there. I looked everywhere for a human hoing but could not fiad a singlo person. "I became interested and determin ed to solve tho mystery.- I found an old woman, and from her I learned the history of the deserted village. A few years boforo it had been a pros perous town of nesrly 1,000 inhabi tants. Most of the inhabitants were miners and worked in the copper mines close by. But the men who owned the mines dissolved partnership, and in settling up affairs there was some difference, and a lawsuit was begun, thereby throwing all of tho company's property into the courts. The affairs of the company thus became tied up, and no work oould be done. As tho town was a mining town, the inhabi tants were destitute. One by one they left until the only inhabitant was this old woman. She had remained, having no other place to go. "Several months later I was travel ing through Alabama. I had almost forgotten the dead town that I saw in North Carolina, when one day I came upon another. It was known us Ca tawba. There was not a person there. Tho town had been bought by a large land owner, and large stone dwellings, once the residences of bankers and merchants, and buildings that had once been banks,, were used as warehouses by thc planter who pur chased the property. I afterward learned that this, too, had been a pros perous town of about 2,000 or 3,000 people, and was the county seat. A fine court house had been situated there. Soon after the war a railroad desired to go there, but many of the principal business men did not desire it, and the railroad, in revenge, ex tended its road about three miles away. A town sprang up where the road went, and in a few years Cataw ba was deserted."-Memphis Scimi' tar. - Tho really clever woman is the one who can lc ugh at a man's jokes without having them first explained. - Our charaoter is reveilcd not so much by thc woy in which we sot in the big things as in the little things of life. - The United States is now build ing mope than 60 war vessels, at a cost of over $250,000,000. These vesEcls will nearly double the size and strength of our navy. - Within 20 years Califo: nia has added half a million to its population, or five times as many as the entire population in Arizona. - Waco a woman falls in ?ove & ? hour seems like ave minutes. Hidden Beauty In Egypt the custom is for Princesses to mae their, beauty by covering the lower part of the face with a v?!2. tn America the beauty of many f our women is hidden because of the weakness and sickness peen* j"! liar to the sex. I* If the Egypt ien custom pre. vailed in this country, many sufferers would be glad to cover theil premature >wrinkles, theil sunkencheeks, their unn?althy complexion, from the eyes of the world with the veil of the Orient Bradfielti'a Female Rap?afer brings out a woman'?, truo beauty. It makes her. strong and well in those ?rg*22 upoti which uer whole general health depends. It corrects all men strual disorders. It stops tho drains of Leucorrheea. It restores the womb to its proper place. It removes the canses of headache, backache and nervousness. It takes tho poor, de? bili tated, weak, haggard, - fading woman and puts her on her feet ?gain, making her face beautiful bv making her body weiL Oevsstfts aeS ti fer St a w??i?. Send fot our free illustrated book for women. the Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga. [P?TEMTS-? \ AOVJCE AS TO PATENYABILITY ff"B?E?E? Y Notice ia - Inventive Ago ? BBBCMB BS r L>ook "How to obtain Patents" fl BIABES CHOICE Vegetables will always find a ready larket-but only that farmer in raise them who has studied ie great secret how to ob lin both quality and quantity y the judicious use of well alanced fertilizers. No f?rtil :er for Vegetables can produce large yield unless it contains t least 8% Potash. Send for ?ur books, which furnish full ^formation. We send them ree of charge. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 99 Nmatau St.. New York. Winthrop College Scholarships And Entrance Examination. rHB Examination for the award ot va cant Scholarships in Winthrop Col ene and for the admission of new ?ta lents will We held at the County Court [louse on Friday, Joly 20th, at 0 a, m. Applicants munt not be leas than fifteen rears of age. When ?eholarahlpa are va cated after Joly 20th they will be award ed to those making the highest average at this examination. The coat of attend - ance, including board, furnished room, heat, light and washing, la only f8.50 per month. For further Information and a catalogue add rasa Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rockhill, S. C. Blay 23,1900 48 Notice to Teachers. THE Heat regular examination for Teachers will be held on June 15tn. All those who wish to take the examina tion are urged tobe here promptly at 0 a. m., so that no timo shall be lost in bs ginning the work. The Summer Normal for the County, will begin on Jane Utb. The teachers tn charge will be Professors Thoa. C. Wal ton, J. 8. McLuoss, and Mles Virginia Brodie. Every effort will be mtde to give the Teaohers who attend practical Instruction -something thst v/.il be of value to them in their subs?quent work. The Stste ia going to conoldoroblo expense io holding these Normals, and I hope the Teaohers will aval! themselves of this opportunity to improve their work. The division of work and the dally programs have not been fully arranged. A further notice will appear shortly. I hope all Teaohers will arrange to attend this school. Respectfully, R. E. NICHOLSON. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ANOERRON COUTJTY. By ll. 1'. ll. Nance, Judge of Probate. Whereas, John C. Watkins bas applied to me to grant him Letters of Ad ministration on the Estate and effects of B. D. Dean, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admon ish all kindred and creditors of the said B. D. Decn, deceased, to be and ap pear before me in Court of Probate, to be held at Anderson Court House, on the 8th day of June, 1000, after pub lication hereof, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 28th day of April, 1900. R. Y. H. NANCE. Probate Judge. May 2,1900_45_6? Notice to Jail Contractors. Office County Supervisor, Anderson, 8. C., Msy 3,1900. THE undersigned will receive sealed bids at his office, at Anderson. 8.C., up to 1 o'clock p. m., on the 7th day of June, 1900, for furnishing and erecting cn tcp of tu? cells now in ibo Anderson County Jail, oomplste ready for occu pancy, four Steel Cells and Centre Corri dor, with Bath Cell comp ete, attached, also balcony oe each side of cells. Size of cells to be furnished the same as cells now in the Anderson County Jail. Re serving the right to accept or reject any and all bids. Successful bidder will be re quired to enter into bond in double, the amount of bid for faithful performance of the work. J. N. VANDIVER, County Supervisor A. C. J. F. CLARDY, Clerk Board C. C. Has been said about the QUALITY Of our LAUNDRY WORK by those who know "what's what." Nothing short of perfection is the rule here, and we aim for that always. If we don't quito reach it at any time it is sim ply the exception to the rule. Give ns the opportunity to prove how good your Shirts, Collars and Coffs look when well laundered. Respectfully, . ANDERSON STEAM LAUNDRY CO 202 East Boundary St. R, A. MAYFIELD, Supt. and Treas, PHONE NO. 20. ^fy, heave orde/a st D. C. Brown ?fe Bro's. 8tore._. tra BM | ?lil?C May Just as well be sold during Spiring and Summer as tn Fall abd Winter. No r-CuvI t? wait until crops are made and marketed to "look around." We have a Urge list of well-eelected Farms, and likely have just what you want. Wo are also answering inquiries every day, and If yon have Farm Lands to sell wo would likely find tbs purchaser yon are looking for? Wo can. In most cases, easily ad just any questions that may arias with r?f?rence to rent for tbs year, or interest on. purchase money or dato of taking possession, and like details. In. some eases, If early sale ia mads, we San offer great inducements in releasing rent? to purchaser. 128 acree, near Hones Path, up-to-date condition. Can be bought low now. 168 acres, Fork, bottom prlco. (40 to 50 acres bottom-good condition.) 190 acres, Fork. * 125 sores, Fork. 2500 sores in Oooneeu Eleven settle ments. Already surveyed into six tracts. Timber valuable, i. The above are only a few. FRIERSON & 8HIRLEY, People's Banfe Bollding, Anderson, 8. C.