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o* -** c Her UaseliLsIuiess. ,) -6 Mi'n li!!!^nl nlli It iv ."lie hor*!*!/ nr? to benefiting others. Our benevolent ut't; are usually be .xiwc.l, first.on those nearest and ileaiv-;t t > us; second. .?it tl'.'uo remote from us. Mrs. I my fol lotie<i this rule Inversely. She expeete t those nearest and dearest te li<-r to do her legitimate work, while rli? benefited the larger number. Iter daughter Maud possessed a ills position exactly the reverse She sucri Heed for those nearest and dearest to her, while her mother was engaged in trener.i! charities. The eonseuueuec v.ao that .Maud's saeriliees, which wen real ones, passed unnoticed and un known, while those of her mother win-h wore not real ones, gained hei 11. * reputation of being one of tin large, t hearted women In the world. "Von must give me up. Harry, d a.-,' s:i- 1 Maud t-> her lover one evening v ' n he had proposed for the seventh t": '. "I feel that it is my duty to ? i si: 1 by mother." "While your mother stands by any or: < xeept you." "Motiier'a unselfishness is beautiful." -in wimi why c.o you Rtnua ty ucrr' VI!, j?.m mv, if mother had tlie care <>.* l! ? I':!!'. ly she wouldn't have time 1 i ?so what she does for t!io world, anil I'm needed t > relieve her of it. Now. If y..t were ric h mother wouldn't oh j"et, yon know. became* yon cottli' Mijoily her with nurse; to look uftci t! children wiiii,' : li e pre-Hod a' civ;ritnklo meetings a:i I directed th r rts of the army of good workers Mil '< a s ?vl of general." * livery general is supposed to have It h<>?ly servant." "I don't kie>v." what you mean by th it." ' Von are d da t work wlileh your mother rhorl! il i while she is gratify In her ninl-it lim." "nil. li.-riv. you I'.on't undorstan 1 lier : :::'! She 1< I'm most unselllsh won mi in tiu? world." "Her tn?: cli'mlmess Is truly remark n'-!.'. She loves you s > well that she I'M!'1 1 you t ? marry a rich man that 1 may provide her with means for d?'in r what she should do. There's nothing t > prevent her marrying tin i l-'h man herself. Site's a widow." "Von are very unjust. Mother has iv> i lea of marrying. and, nliovo all thin;;. . she would not let wealth Intlu enee 1. r in lier choice. Iler nature Is far a' ove that." It was a year after this dialogue thai Mrs. I?ay announced to her daughter that she was about to marry a million aire. The news spread, ami Harry Ashnrst heard it. The same evening ho \vn with Maud. "Sweetheart." he cried, "Is the glorl ous news true? Is your mother en pa ed to old I'ubhorly?'* "She Is." "Ami yon will now"? "Mother says she'll need tno more tlr i ever." "What do yon moan? Hi wish you to in * 11 '1 'lease don , Is a truly heantlful eliaral. fa., s Mr. i ulileily is to give her eon I <i-'l ..f his in oine, and she's going to s ! ii all ..II 111 . ........ I t ..... |" "'4 ".\o\\*, see here. Maud. tills Is the last v time I'uj i.oim; to ask you to marry <" me. Hither fix it up with your mother l< now or ^ivt? mo up." TI?i< d>- -Isioii luiil Its effect, and ;l Mauil p! Mileil v.lth her mother to tie '' pa.allied t > marry the man of her K| elu l;-e. '1 he mother eohlly told her 10 * do r lie pleased. Harry turned the ul tide i:i Ida own favor, and mother and dim- liter were married about the sum time. ll< "i-atiy," .said the youn^ wife one tl) <1;:;- "I've ' i. t been over to mother's. It", jterfeetly re-.ul over there? sple <11 l hoiso. rleh furniture, lots of ser a it " I lliouy'it tlie income was to ko t w' tl e poor." he course sho must keep up the ',a in ' ' i>f llvlnsr to which her liusbat: ' sl" li I - en aeeustome<l?for him, yo; I?n 111! >w." "How iiiuell iris's to charity 7" "I don't know. Mot law's forte was always hi directing others. SSlio's ? an.if * ' ............ ?> II "I MIC could ill i " h; merely Iv'.rg would lie a lucre | v.li fr ' . coui| 1 with what she does a- l>ai a:, administratrix." J ] "Arc yi'M sure she has the control of ^ her husband's income?" "\cs, I an;. Hut I don't think he j 111 es it a;1 well as lie thought lie would. I I ovi i hcard him talking to her very -i unkln Uy." ... "What did he say?" ju?} "Why. he said that I don't like to said "X-d his awlti! words." I ..j er St-'..sweetheart, out with it." j piai celved the1, :lt be'd heen a fool to |,.eu your present "tili1 ?ihet\" Let me tell you the Vr' through her i those things, and It will v*. verv freely too. I'UIK Emily, extremely shocked at this coarse speech, attempted to interrupt It; but Madame Cheron would proceed with all the self importance of a person, to whom power is new. t It Is very necessary you should be ' under the eye of some person more l d e i.i. aide you than yourself. I. I i! \\ >;i !. Mr , ?ot much leisure for I lijcc!iJiits. still orjraiii/f* i , , , since your poor > ' ' a - s-ieiat'oiiM ami relbdous.. ?, . . , i'1'i of her husband's im-ninc of x|n?i, ( i a yar to the cause. The re t he makes way with In her own fashion ^Il( Her daughter, who did her drndg "T ,.u for years. sees ..< i? .... . ? 'J* i? i.mi .or. r; U' Wick Itoily very (0 s., (' EUTUUDE CJOWA.V A II \r\> / VI v S Fnr garde Is Amos P.King. of I'ort ttvroit, P.", ? . ? Hej (S y.-ai of a; {; Siii.e .? sor ?.n m? lit tin lev which had trou kit tim t egr. a repliu er p-Jit <?! h's life, has been enllrt Niibb lr">l d >>v i?i.!<lc:i's \riiica s-, me in tli world's great healer of S -re . I'm us, Cots, Wot ii Is and Pile.- . Ouaranlccd I y all Druggist, Price 2"c s f^ri^eiscovsihv buc V .ii Udrciy SloiJ Chat CoL;3h. )hc CUvtr With the Cardc. So??e years ago a certain county Jail was undergoing extensive alteration.*, dnrlug w Udell time a gang of pickpockets, four lu number, wore arresto.l otic market day. Owing t?> the alteration.* the l it were coullued for a time in one cell, but were placed under strict sur velllnnoe, the care of them being spe clnlly intruded to the sergeant. .'i !n day after daring Id i round.t he spied them playing cards, when he promptly opened the door and summoned a f.-l low constable. on whoso arrival llir coil and the prisoners were mod care fully searched. but lio card; won found, However. the card playing Mill conllnuo'l until tlio day on which the pickpockets were t?? ho sent t>> tho as sixes for trial. Thon tho superintend out. a very kind man and a great favorite with ovory one, askod them a* a favor t<? toll him whore they had hidden tho cards, "l'hoy told him that as soon a ; the sergeant and Ids comrade onion i their coll they stink tho pack in hi-i |> select and p!ck"d It again bo fore ho left. as a pr t >f of which thoj presented him with tho much usoil pack.? Pearson's Weekly. A Crit'e's Di'cmma. A liunmrai:; romance is reported from Natal, w!.. .<? a youthful llindoc bride was i -ontly calSc 1 upo.i ti eltooxo hctv -a h r hnshaml au-l hot Jewels. Tho e.i -.' i i . o hef >'. tho D'.irlain p ?II o nu t la f. i d instates whor. llio 'o* p1 sa, s tin Natal .V 1 my. lucv. - lmd :i ! ol abducting ho- v *111 o. tT years of iiuo. The hvldo. ho vo or ,.i ... I. . ... l - v i.uiiiiM i<> i>o t-. . 11. i-.-n. u;m i mugis trate *1 11 to case. Out.side th court a tui; of war took place bet wool (lie two parties for tin* p >sse<s!on ol the bride, lu tlio course of which it ap pcaivd that what her parents put'en larly desired was not h. rsolf, hut hei Jewelry. A sergeant of police then sal in judgment and decided that the jew elry belonged to the parents, and 1'n girl must choose between her husband and her bracelets. After some cogita tion she chose the husband, wlic promptly unfastened the bangles from her arms and handed them to lici parents. The Judge In Jail. "I." said an esteemed magistrate "spent a week in jail before 1 entered on my judgeship. 1 ate the prlsor food. 1 slept in a cell. I conformed with all tin* prison rules*. 1 wore tla prison clothes. I did the prison work 'thus I learned the value of the sen tences 1 was to mete out later on. 1 got to Know what a week, a month. i year, in jail iiioiuit. ,\s a result 1 an more merciful tlian most Judges. 1 think it would lie a good thing if evor\ Judge before taking o I lire would spent' a little while In Jail as 1 did. lie wotih then know the value of prison sen tenees, a thing he doesn't know now Now he is like a c ashier who attempt? to pay out money in a coinage ol which lie Is ignorant. In linden thh tiling 1 speak of must l?e tVme. llvcr.v Judge In linden before he takes hi? seat on the bench is requite-! by law to p:\ss weeks like a common prisoiiei In Jat.V Cincinnati Knqulrer. i 1 ":t. I spent two a -os with a travail of camels o'vJ hat white expanse of sun i .nneil and. 'J lie Sahara is like the >n <h at Ulantic City, a llat lutinc : iy . the rhilcsl. cicamst sand, an! tie ...ran u thing I did In tuy wuude|-ing< was j eat dese: t grasshoppers. The \rahs g.inl tlie.se grasshoppers as a luxury, ml 1 was tempted to try tl: Ju f as i Paris I have been temple.I t i try tails. The grasshopper , were g > ;d. on plucked off the wing-. the le t nd the head, am] then you ale the H-u iHMiy. i His morsel lasted preeise like au English walnut. 1 ate graippurs several times, and when 1 re trn t.? the Saliaru I a;n going to eat em again." Spelling by Ear. The young Froneli sic;: g.aj.her, lose progress in Kit !' ill had n < pt pttee with her protleieney i.i short nd. was puzzling over some notes i* had taken of a recitation at a blie entert.linment. Vs she transcribed them the reel!a 1 li began like litis: I.a funthi wr.r'.af swhlhcu. . Oi.l p.mju out pelono. That's ea sy." said the expert t<. | hi:) she submitted the n >tes. "It Is t of a poem that begins: bough, and tlio w ?rld laughs with you, , 'Ccp, and you weep al >ue." flit.- 'e..ti 1 .... ? ' ll'lilll'. ^ \ Law Term Explained. | IVoll, prooced." said t!>? lawyer. I lie plaint ill resorted to an ingon < use of eiivuinstantial ovidonee," I tin* witness. , 'or the benefit of the Jury state In nor language exactly what you ;J| n hy that." interrupteil t!io judge. Veil, in}' lueaning is that ha lie I." i If Women Couldn't Read. 'hen you don't helleve in higho: ation for womenV" ' rtainly not. 1 think it's n sliaun inci |,ow j0 load, if ., 4,i iwerahly i>o? i-,..,,| n,t, bargain a I Emily, ciesiroconiiin't ho so u i jonversatlon, enqufie. ; she can't .vould accept some refres. an Madame Cheron accompa* tin he chateau, but with; u'; Tom a topic. whln?? ?- ?11' ^ vith so mucl, Vs lot hor have hc? ! d .sever'.', everything." j |s ! llri N ipped In the D1. d. dge ? Whirli is proper to say ; .. .71". or "1.0:111 mo $107" | 'j wire it won't ?lo you any g > ?<l 1 co, y either. ' ? ,;? f0C The Suet's Were There. teel iner Nubbins (shouting across the hig 11 fence to his next door neighbor) feel 1*, there! What are you burying it bole? Neighbor Oil, I'm ju t sling some of my garden seeds. <?, ins tiarden seeds, eh? I.ooks to "| lghty like one of my hens. NeighI'tial's all rig'..; . '1 lie seeds are In London Mail. , '"'k'1 Mervs Arnica Salve \ Ites! Siil\ i :n fl?c Worid. \<;s \ Aipo i<??l Halmon b?irir Hrui In try . q. i lure, and deep red in e dor, *hh! e. i c most dcllclOu? sal n', Severn I sin. . ' rec'pes are piy n In ir.c Argo Cooi. i l ool . 0s Tneir Solution. or 'Tompkins and Ms wire always pi I | along splendidly. They do Just as tliev ! pleaso." | h'( "llow fortunate! How do you uc- i , count for It?" \ "They don't live together."?Mil wail* ( 11 koe Sentinel. I i yi , A Literary Curiosity. | r:! Sure ye::-, ago a Paris newspaper j ni ordriod a s'. ?rr of adventure from * ! gi well known novoil t. T!: ? prlee agreed ! j?5 , upon was 1 frr.ue a line. '1 he novelist ' ,n straightway l.unied rp an o'.d man of ' . , letters the unknown eollaborator of | ^ , many more futn >u* authors who ' ( agreed to writ the story Tor "ft cen- j(| times a line. When the work had m reacited it-; i n aid part l:i the course I | of publication l!.e tsov.-iist learned that (.t his old eilout was re-l.iiwdy It!. Hastening t ? his bedside, he found hint dying. In ag uy for the fr.te of Ills story, the v I novelist in hod t? the oh.it-e of the ^ } newspaper, t h >11 <*f sonic haek v , nnniher.s In order to pick up the threads <if the r n.-m- e and brought it t > a spec \y end In a fe v brief ehapte/s. 1 hen ho went to the oiliee | , with the manuscript. ,.t "Whit's that?" asked the editor. n "Why. t'so continuation ami tad of ,i my story." uii, t;. n, j ?u want to chauue It. I u . suppose, because. yoa know, .von sent t In tie lad ?-ii ?:?tv*?*.-? 11uve days j(4 Admirable salt' possession on the |? part of the novelist proventud disaster, (i, and he llneliy found tliis explanation: nt . The old man, whom p"h e was 'Jo ee:i- v>. I times a line, had himself sublet his j task to a third writer at b> cMitinics, | , and thes the work had been finished / ?j<] I '? saI" > _ _ J w | UC , Why a Swelling Fclicv. c rt D ew. ! jn i The swelling wlileh follows iTom n jlt blow is nature's effort to protect the jj part from lurtiev hp uy unit to keep it . j it re.-t while tepair i ^oimt i 11. What jo actually lake.; | lace at the sent of inury is i,e: e. en now i.uite understood. j|( I The Injury to the munller blood vessels __ ! interfere: with the How of 1 ?' 1. ??1 j "'j I thiuuy.ii the; 1, red tie* w litie corpus I v, lcs. wil l part of the serum, the v.n j," ' u'ing part mi the biool, escape Into n the Kur.'oui.'i* : tissues. At the same 1 , . time the Id ?.! ve sds In the neighbor- j lio .il dil i; . and the increased How of j , lilooil with the thoroughfare obstrueted i inereas's tie' wellili* II Is nrnhal.lo I that the V.'itiP- eovpii el of the Itlooil pass iato the ti-sue to r.-sist in the re ' . pair, as lu es or nuts as-emhle at an in- ' J"i Jury to their sto'ehouse, l>ut with tliis j ' tllft'oroiUV t!:at the nihstniiee of I)"- v , . ovprea les is prof;ihly convene:.1 , the tissue of repair, l'roin o\ . view tile human lnvlv j , ',V ( i,(' * '* ( . , swoliuu! lh.il I ,, : rush ?r IMl' j " A.'.'hH ?"!'h Wdi"3 C. flour. i "?'l ? l? urniir- ?"? P.v I,.,"; _ uml rulu . ' '""'in[r\' | 11 ^ lieu n Wetl,| ?ti village J" feodum!. | ina Is In ii.- o"'." , uik parties nut he tl?eii .nests pay in 4 u'l for the eat in.', ilrinkiaa ?ii<l ?lanevh.faeilltlos which nro usually pro- fi)r , (ill >V1 sileli oceasloiis. file practice V e >.ve.- h> sunlve even in C-a-nrow. ] n .,.p I male 1 up Isjetit observed a li-eico ! ^ !;is< (!las'*o\v t|.0l'o-'-eaihtviis. a ' ?\v ..?H he puhlie that a sol.ill1,uv- 'ulorinli; : time titer Into the lunula nfvVu''' s'lorl5-v ' the that twopence woiihl he 'V'! | admission 1 i the ee.eniouy an>l an i ) Ultioual sl\|ioi)eo imposed for attomV I ant e at the wed liny least. The p.-ae i V.i? tiee reen:s to lie peetiliarly Scotch. but ' 1 slxpen e eertainlv m>enw ' ro(M 1 enough l'< r a marriage supper. West ?,>rn liiiiister llazetie. 'pj, Thai The Reader Who Skips. the A good work of lU'tiou, whether lu prose or in verse we are here speak- I opting oaly of good works Is a work of j ] art iiitil ran he rightly enjoyed only bv train entering into sympathy with the art- -\\ ist's mind and accepting his work ae- *.|f eoiding to his intention. In a perfect you, poem tin' place of every word, in a tier | ?j-|? feet novel the phtce, if not of every j,|s j, word. of every episode and of every room niragraph. is important, and the reader ^iiair tvho skips throws away the pleasure talk Ite lias meant to derive front the liar- the g ttony of eotiipo d I ion. i:i which very |-(,y lossibly tlie beauty of the whole may ; Ktorv, hiflly eonsi.st. and despises the best ; they iart of (lie artist's labor, lie might as tr}Sin veil go to see a good play and then [ ,|() jt. vi 11 fully miss every alternate scene. messi Exchange. . n,?j v Then Atmospheric i einporaturc. (mailt '1 ho temperature of th atmosphere ju>{j 0 ) ! ? ?'ii an averave ahou! 1 degree for truth rery feet that we ascend or warms ! th I the same r>:? as we descend. The j BI1(j v : in temper;1: c at the i. nth pile I; ! ,,o( ;i ! .t the ? a a tor I et ween si and j warm .! . . V. -i ;:i. t h ?ivfore, get into | train t 1 f.'-cer r.r every < i < mi!c< that we travel tlon. , : li and i i :i t 11 j n?i*;: t ;i >*<? t i |j t fur every s -venty or eiuht.s pee?" ilea that wo travel south. I lUjr ?j His !''ca of V/ster. patch ! d 'i' ' in the bailill in cliiir^i' ot wli I!:n.rli-h jur> was s\\ mi to keep tor's 11; em "without moat, drink or tiro." it This ;s .In lire .Maiilo who jfive the das o'clock reply t> tUo hn!i::T. who inquired otJt nn id her ho niicht grniil a Juryman's was tv Iuost l ?r a ;,i iss of water: "Well, it t ennio ? liot meat, and I should not call It to the : nk. Yes, you may." rllles J : rolilion The Tower of Babol. Moll} 'lie tower of llahel nt Ha by Ion was posltio ujiosed of el^ht square towers, one j side In u tlit* other, the pile lieing t'?(?U ; t lit-li. llahylou was u square, (if j ii mill's on I'iteh si le, the walls lie-- | eighty-seven f et thick and 1570 t high. Our k His Hard Lock. 'an't you lind any work at all?" I we }cti*i i'lontv. sir, hut everyhoily wants , , , .. wli n In renees troin my last employer. 'an't von ... .11. ! a til tl.M sir. lies licca t!ca:l twcntyit year*."?Illustrated lilt a. Nil, I I Hi - wiill ll'i's n I >vnm\ liocnviHO x j, ( j usually such a good Joke.- I)enI'o. t. N^Ikoj it ton. Original.) Ed Ward Tbiccbcr was station afjer > tho Union Pacific railroad at ace fur out 01 what tlilrty jears a^ pro called ''be plains." The oi'.l uses at this ."topping point for trail, ere the station and Thn'cher'.i dwol g. a few hnulred yards awa Thatcher's (knight or, Molly, si::tee airs old, waij anxious to ! :? . tc'.cphy. Her father encoura^-- ! he HI OK KOUM {IS SlU? UlH'W h.'l* tf'.t iipSiic letters he ran a wire undei oum" t'rotn (lie station to the bouv k! put in ;? lc?y for her to practice ui t 11 I'mt he usol the regular hey nl Hi ati'.n, I.ill Nollj's line was nu iinli anient one. jml site was liable t<> en in at any tine. In summer, bavin tie to do. in woul I sit at t!ie statio or trying u Keep eojl. That li ?uM eh.it villi ills well bo'ovo lighter wltt ait liironvenien-. e he t<: o . i eil an extra hey i.i the il'?c here lie v.i|> accustomed to lotnigi wasn't inn h of a hey, and its die as n it ea-i'y heard, but it sutliioi Itntetier wo.id si: in Ids elialr an * a slight treasure of Ida foot giv oii;. lessoni In telegraphy till she la 11-e suflicinitly expert to take a p< thai and e:'-ii li"r own living. 'I lie: t leiiig sit is tied v.i'li her de-ohlt )>ale, so fai from companions of la: vii age. slxhpi'cparc 1 to go to Oinaii it it a \ iev to becoming an operator. Cue night Thatcher went from hi live to tin station to attend the pas* g of two trains, the one going ea. ic at ! :'C-. the other going west dn li:ir?. After the latter hour tiler oiihl he no trains till morning, an * could ptisu the night at home. Tli vt train passed on time. The hotelier Settled himself for a do/ idle waiting for"the next one. ha\in mrly two hours to wait and not rai g to disturi' his family, who went t d early, by going book to the boms e laid S! n:i e'.y settled himself on nk he hail in the freight h.or. ? ml uu!i;i and opriiinp 1 :t?> tin' I itloi hen he hoard a distant pi I lop o >rsos' hoofs- not olio horse, hut sov ul. I'assenpors did not usually euro tha \y. The npetit scouted duu^ei unpins tip, he wont t > the toiegrapl parntUM and ealbvi' Molly. "Ave yon up';" Vo asked. Jlioro wo>v ; few moments' delay lion the : swpr ensue, '"Ilad nom bod, but idn't pot to slo -p." 'Stand by the key. .all." Molly ask?d for an explanation, bu ' olvotl n >ii?, fur at that i .*"110:11 tin ! of h?rsos' hoofs was illreotlj 'bout ||,,, station, and otio In ad a < pnvo a rap at th d or. Tiiatelioi ''it'll h. and a r.iun with a dr.iwi Ivor, ft),,. u;U'/./lo poliulnp in the nit a fae,stood 111 tlio opotlilip iors wor.. dls:u<uiutliu; an 1 eoiiilnu 011 tj t ho platform. I hero wa> dtijr for Tliatohor to do but to d lln *. i hoiv's yer tele traph outfit':" 0 llO ||||I>* II i! 1 lllll . si Into lit <e was s nuvl 1 arms .? ho.... 1 luiml ami foot n ?? hit. 'I'll' men after till : them: dvos comfortable and wait i the \ -"sthound 11:15 train on 7" aske one who appeared to he leader. n,n't know. T can find out for low?" v asking over the wire." don't think you will. Where's red UnlitV* t's someiwhere around here?In a er there, 1 think." ie man found the llkht, and leher Umw that they would signal train t< slop wi.h a view to hold up the passengers or robbing the ess ear of a shipment o?^aoney. bote riv some thtri,-, ah'itt that ." he >al !. "you'd oujrht to know." 'ell. what are they?" you'll ; me come In re with ru i.- i " . ..... .j, 11:111 < miii Hi's, ript ion . . f thing; tl'.iM.' natura: I pqiH'tuv qiU'tT Harm's ami dr crq/tions ! > f people. Among a immhnr of r.i-.v . 1 stand's is oiu? ijiioti<1 ly Mr. I'??\ ! 1 >:ivii's, tli? well known authority on ! imcnelatuiv, from Ularku >d'. Mj?_r , t /.IDC, ill April. IN I*.'. ill one Iif the Uniinii fishing village; a H ranger h nl i \ re.ision to rail on a fisherman of t:i? car of Alexander AVhite. Meeting a J !i*2. In; asked, 'I'aii ye tall me fa'r 1' ci jy I-Me live.?';' *l"i!k Sanity I'll .* r iv.h she. 'Mr.ekle Satiny 1'i to V" sat; i'ilU tnneklo Satiny Kite':' Mi!.-. *' nyr Satiny rite.' Tllk tmtekio lair: '? mny Kite?' 'Milckle lattg g'.eyv If may Kite!' shouted lite oxasperat iti. 'Oh, it's < Jonp-the-Lift ye', eking.' answered the girl, 'ami f e tle'il f ?r tliana ye specr for the n.< I.is rieht nanio ul utu-u V " men 1:>:>st?:i >d the lariat about -gs. aail In* walked Into t! .* other One of liia captors sal In the In which he was :uvu domed to to Molly, ami thry :>o < him on oos* a few feet from the teleg'aph lie began to tell a plausible , giving 'hem just the information wanted that the conductor of the was timid and they would have ouble with him, hut the express user was a fighter, well armed i ith an assistant of the same kind. he gave them the Information ' up) that $-K),OtsO was being ship n that very train. IU* mingling with falsehood he won enough eir conildenee to Interest them ' . 1.11.. 4..II1-- - ....... l in ing sidiod along til! ho . f ot on the telegraph key. Then, , iug rp with his subject to the rubbers to fix their attention, he Molly atul told her of the situa- , mt's that clicking In the ticket ofasked the leader suddenly, prick Ids ears. ?' ni> key clicks with every dls- i ^ that goes through." said Thatchile lie read by sound ids duugh J' ics.sage to the next station east. j satisfied the robbers. At 11 5 a 1111111 with a red light weut d waited to signal the train. It ront.v minutes late and when It lisobeyed the signal, pushing oil station, where a dozen men with ,, lumped off and confronted the i ^ All were captured. had 110 difficulty In getting a i 1 with tli < r-i'Irn td eotnp my. bo itig given a thousand "dollars. n S A15 A11 UK AM. , o >l!ars Don't track ,j hilars ami cuffs do not c rac! , S raiitvc tiieni fr> m cr ckii-? - - ' I lit under, d h> tJie C;ipi(al Ci \ ' ' ' i S; /. Ct lui..I>.;i S. C. I 1 A !? (> A? l.O \ <; O JV . * .<; * \ it ;<) Alien a it<;< > ! lo I \ i n Is \ I ^ : j Lexlt ? & When Visiting I P of our stores a ; |j Stoves and Ra 'I of such goods < H our p. ices are : ' if will permit. \ i fcj malready, across B&i 'i lo double the nan ? |52 m you wish to bu ;; |j pleased t) fiavt .. aa " " W\ quarter? while ? p! i chase of ?s we .-a prices and wh-j p will receive the . f-'i ment. Try as ?a . jg will never reg ll wr're for Jatal : ?? mail. r| ^ ' ?ii "Stoves and I'eopJc | 1248 Main. ^ . ' *?%??* I ^ > ! Belle of Carol ' i EXPOK 5 .\ire and til >:* >a cui ized. Oil Sale . LEXINGTON TV DISPEN5 \ I.ON'i 1.1 VI: Till: Kl.Nd! : 1 ': * popular c y tinou;jlio?'t I ii'Mno nc > .11 rics; while i i \nierira,tliecry f tlie prfsen; Jay is ' l.onj; pvc l)i . *I?*RT s Nov ')isc ivcrv' K'iijt of 15:ri n; i fl.l ! ; ({cineiiii s!"cl whL't ul :? !.'v TcMro. M ?s.*iv; if r.e s r f i's logive immediate red I ill < 1?> c<uic. ly care a co.i;('i or V v r>. Ptsii e's opinion is sh. red 1 y i J -'t of tlio inhabit ills of tills' >unfry. i jw I) ?: iv :/v v*.ii*o < we ia 1 .mr-s im ! ore throats ai'le. ail otiier roine 'i.ave failed; &a I for coughs and cold> t's th prove.i icniede I'li.irnnleed. -:or s*!e all Dru :;is's )r an I $1 oo Trial hot tic free Mis -Ric:..- ' i 1 I f ;.V.vV.. CD J J isnaentf igton a Columbia, don't fail ind Inspect our line nges. We carry tl >f any one concern i [IS low as tin* ninli. ? ? ? - - ? ->.? ?.* k fl I Ve /lave mxny valu. ?tlie Congareeand nber. Come in and y or siot. We will e you make our st< in the Citv. if v( V ? promise you honest :theryou buy anyth ; same prompt ami < once, we will he p|< ret it. If yo ? can't og and prices. We Parrot i & Bailey St. 183 i OLUMBiA, S. 1 ;t bees? |j| IT A. IT ' -* . wltZTrn / ^ojM .KlfT.S. : ; 'I Ik Al.sla l'ackeis .As iciatioii ? In vo I Hp (Mi ill* highest ..lar.l.s it |i ; very Wurid's la > h c l; ? - r n oils li \v I- sli i\vn <\ I !. !i uis v orld's d i'i?' I led Silinon took tie ^rand !>' /. t ever piwn i > Salmon at an ' World' I'ai 'I lie i Wed Salmon is tlic Inst l!i it is packed. 0 Pi.iv r.g the R.>s;,cncibiliiy. l\v - . m.Ml'.n ?>i more tiie dnt'.' " gist's assistant had occupied Id* lelsui ? monionts by wrltluir versoa for *'?? ? ' lane paper. i;i the "pool i' conu'V" i s' wldeh pnhlieat ion t: oy appear.* I ail >n\ w nmnsly every Thursday, says tl; Youth's t'osnp... On < pulling h j? ropy of the Weekly 1". i*:".- < . > moruiin 1111*1. t tiriiliivr 111"-st. as was 1. s reu'iila lial-lt. to tliat particular ? >r: . \ he v.'a surprised and gratified hey ?:i?l iiiea.lire to see his name in full appended t ^ ils latest poetical outbreak. < lie hastened to call nt the olllee oi . he ItiiKlu. I "Mr. Stlre *," 1 > raid to the editor. "1 j vnnt t> thank yoti for sinning my innie to my poem in this week's paper. " t e:i"ii.;r.",' . a fellow when lie Ret'; { jh ' " ? v J * .-nil I *' IU"? m'lft. 'Oh. thill's :i!l ritfht. .Fohsoti." ro ponded the e lit > " "We thought it ,:n nl.'Hit t'". ?* I > l-l !? ?? the responsibly I ?r (hat p >elry where it lie ? N'-1" . .. ftic .? - * hi tr.KSng's New S.iSePi2E? I? Tho boat in the wor!d? J?"" irtr w v or** U ^B ^B 5 Of I junty I \ I to call at either I of Refrigerators, B he largest stock 0 n the South and s y of our goods H ible costornurs B our desire is to I see us whether g ^ be more than |> ores your head- P >u in ike a pur- fe goods at lowest k> ing or not you p courteous treat- ?1 jased and you p Come to see us, ti do business by || Stoves and Refrigerator People" A/t yj 11 let i 1 1 *!? I ? Cr I ?J A rjro ed m n N c'" aned ; n acke 1 entir ly by ma<. bine, and not inched by tlif liuimu h >i(l "Talesman" In Cnglit'i Law. A talesman, according to English law. Is a Juror summoned to till a gup, and formerly, at any rate, this was often done l?y taking any suitable person who was present in court. "Tales de clrcuinstantlbus" ("such of the bystanders") were the first words of the order directing this process. 0?. 1 Plckwlcklans may rcmemltcr that, as only ten special Jurymen were present 5n a memorable occasion, Mr. Serjeant Buzfu/, "prayed a tales," whereupon two of the common Jurymen, one of ivhom was the unfortunate chenil?t, ivere pressed Into the service.?I-otulon Standard. The Very Worst. Douglas Jerrohl was scriouslv ?Ha ppolnted wit It 11 certain book written >y one of liis friends. Tills friend card that Jcrrold hml expressed lbs Isnppolntment and questioned him. "I cur you said was the worst liouk ever wrote." "No. I didn't," came the answer. "I aid it was the. worst book anybody ver wrote." ? Whore It Snows In Summer. Snow, It appears, only falls In the ntarctlc In summer and on those rare reaslons at other seasons when the rind Mows almost due south, and. [range to say, these south winds are arm winds, raising the temperature > 30 or (k> degrees ! '. They seem akin i Ilia ?iimw - - ........ r uciiii winds of 10 Alps. Fully Posted. "Could you do the landlord In 'The idy of Lyons?'" asked tin- manager a seedy actor. "Well, 1 should think 1 might. I vc done u good inuiiy landlords." It Might Speak. i'he Artist -Oh, ze inudnin has ye itul face. I shall make ze speak In r eness. Ilenpeck?Kr?well, old man, u needn't go so far as that, yon uw. Metropolitan Magazine. T raitor. They say that he fell overboard as ship rolled on Its sido." You might say that he left the ship the lurch."--Yale Record. LECTRIC TlIK BEST TOR BILIOUSNESS BITTERS ANDKlDNKVa -? 9 / J /