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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1910)
Location of Garden of Edoh. Yho late General Gordon firmly be. lievod tho Coco de Mer to bo the for bidden fruit, and tho Seychelles Is lands to bo tho slto of tho Garden of i 2 Edofu This ldoa was bo firmly "fixed W' In bis mind that ho caused soundings j s to do taken or tho surrounding sea, for tho purposo of tracing tho courses of tho four, rlvors, and .tho .results con. Armed him In his belief. THE QUICKENING Roots arks Herbs That havo great medicinal power, are raised- to their highest efficiency, for purifying and enriching the blood, as they are combined In Hood's Sarsa parllla. 40,366 testimonials received by actual count In two years. Be sure to take Hood's Sarsaparilla Get It today in usual liquid form or Chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs. METHODICAL MB. BLINXOM. Jls Mj-terIon Gnln of Tiro Mln. ntea IIbiI Clear to Him. "I am, I ha,ve been all my life," said Mr. Blinxom, according to the New York Sun, "a very methodical man. I rise at u certain hour, take- my breakfast at a certain time and start downtown daily always at a certain minute by the clock; but this day for some' unaccountable. . reason I found myself starting two . minutea early, and really it .quite disturbed ' me. I couldn't understand how or where 1 had gained that two minutes. . "But that wasn't tho only bewilder ing thing . that - was to happen to m this morning. At the office when I took oft my hat the office boy, 'befor he: jeould' check himself, Btarted back from me with a look of astonishment. A man who came In . to see mo five minutes-later looked at me for a mo ment with, what .was .clearly amaze ment, and another man who came , in a 'little later still started back' a step when', he saw-'me with Er-r-r hm-m'--' bai:.-. before ie collected himself, and cotdwn to business, . '"Then, at a. later- time yet, when 1 Ent" for my stenographer, who Is-commonly "very calm and 6'e.da'te,- why, "When.8he.came, In she., all but laughed at mo this morning, and. she rseemed to be quivering with merriment over i eomet-h.nga.iy through- my dictarton.j What could it all mean? Really. 1 was lost in wonderment over- it all antil It came" t,imej.to ,go out .to Junch eon, when, as 1 was drying my hands, I happened to see myself In a mirror, Th$n 1 was-ready to.laugh after I had of over my amazement. "My hea.d looked like that of th tlid man-of Borneo, my hair .was "so mixed up and twisted and Tousled. ii'ad 'somehow forgotten "to cobab my hair this morning, and; hb wonder bad. "ideated a.cemmption.t .Bui I. was qdafl of one.Jtrtng.. T.is made It ;all clear to mehow T ' had 'come Vo .gain thrat two minutes -In starling--away from home, and that was A'.o-Usfao; tjou. to me, .anyway, -for.! am, very M n K U u u m It JFRANGIS JLYNDE CopjrrlcM, 1906, bj Francis Lynda '.So not regard the' flea, with- -great' contempt; It Is about the oply-rcrea ture which. gets any work out' of.'d'doff. - r jw w ... H'OWARD E. BUBTON imrer and" Jhamfrt. Ln&drilfH. fVilorado. Specimen r.rlct-s? folL Bllrer, Lead.H. Ould, Btlver. 75o: Gold Str Tcino- ixm appncniton. tonrroi -ena -umpire wortst serifon applicntion. Control "d -umpire oiek Uclted. iietetvnm: Cjubooute National JJaiJc AN ..H0QD lY.ER. 0RQH4PD LAND for sale"by' owner; choice tea acres 9 J m'jlfisUfcem city, 'elcva.tion- about 3,600 feet,.. almost .level, red shot soil, two acres sijr-year-old tree3; balance raw state;- Price- ?lf700,. easy terms. To reliable party will give work clearing ana caring lor aajommg . ien acres, amount to arnlv on purchase pricef. Ad dress P. O.Box 131,. Portland, or phone A-5374. iWHf WASH YOUR'LIFE AWAY "WHEN WETilAKfc WASH DAY A HOLIDAY ' and for the Inslsmiflcnnt tftfm of t2.S,-with The O rezon Com p resti At Clothes Washer, Th t llttlu machine, winch works in an ordinary wiuh tub with practi cally no eirort. (u child can work it J clanses a tub of clothes in three minutes. It's the cir culation of hot water, soap and air that docs the work. PRICES: Tin Machine... '...t2.25 Galvanized Iron.. . 2.76 Copper 3.60 Kx press prepaid. Never Bold in store. "Send for oho-today, Aarents wanted everywhere. COLUMBIA -MFC CO. 131 Tenl,5t., pprtland, Ore, Compare Our Prices With thoso you hare been in the habit of raring, and yon will that we oBer joa sutMtuntlal . Inaon all work and yoo csnnot net bettor pulnlMS work anywhere, ao luutUr how much you pa. Wennlrn pUto and unuce worK ror on v. of .town patrons In one dr If desired. ui oktrsoxlon free when plates or bridge work is order ed. Comultttlon Irts. MolrCrowni $5.00 22kBrldgTMti4.00 Gold Fillings 1.00 Enimtl Filling! 1.00 Sllrsr Filling! .50 Good Rubber nn Pl.tu 5.00 piitss 7.50 f'l'l . . . ... A BR.W.A.Wllf.ruiistsrtsiMuiui PsJnllll txirnon ,uu II iiui utuuuu is nmusi BMT MTMOP All work f ullr iruaronteed for flf toea years. Wise Dental Coiac Painless Dentists CHAPTEIl XVI. In these days of slowing wheola and Allonced anvils South Tredegar had Its own troubles, and when somo one tele phoned the editor of tho Morning Trib une that Chlawasse Consolidated had succumbed at last, ho did not deem It worth while to inquire whether tho strike at Gordonla was tho causo or the consequence of the sudden shut-down, But a dny or two later, when rUmors of threatened violence beiran to tricklo in over tho telephone wires, a Tribune man called, In passing, at the neneral omces in the Coosa Building, and was promptly .put to sleep by tho astute Dyckmattt who, for reasons of his own was quite willing to conceal the tnio state of affairs. Yes, there was a bus pension of active operations at Gordon a, and ho believed there had been some hot-headed talk among the miners. But there would bo no trouble. Mr. Farley Was at present In London negotiating tor English capital. "When he should return, the capita stock of the com pany would.be Increased, and the plant wquld probably be removed to South Tredegar and enlarged. All of which was duly Jotted down to ue passed Into the Tribune's archives; and tho following morning Tom. dolni; iguard duty with his father, tho two Helgersons and a squad of the yard men at the threatened plant, read a pointless editorial In which mlsstato ment of fact .and' sympathy for the ab sent ana struggling. Farleys were equally and Impartially blended. "Look at that!" ho growled, wrath fully, handing the paper across the of fice desk, to Caleb. "One of these flno days. I'm going to land that fellow Dyckrhart In the penitentiary." Tdie Jron-master .p.ut on- his specta cles and plodded slowly and conscien tiously through the editorial, turning the paper, at length, to glance over tho headings on the telegraphic page. In the middle o'f; It he looked up sud denly to '.say: on, What was the name o that In diany town with the big water-pipe contract?" Tom gave It J.n a word, and Caleb passed the paper back; with his thumb on one of the press dispatches. "Read that,." ho said. Tom read, and tho wrathful scowl evoked by the foolish editorial gave place to a flitting smile of triumph. There was trouble In the Indiana city oyer the awarding of the pipe contract In some way unknown to the press re porter, It had leaked out that a much lower bid than the one accepted had been Ignored by the purchasing com mittee. A municipal election was pending, and' the people .were up in arms. Rumors of a. wholesale Indict ment of the' suspected officials were rife, and the city offices were in a state of Iege. " Tom put. the paper down ana smote on -the desk. "I thought perhaps I could give them a run for their money. .'Vntr?' ald Caleb, removing nis glasses., "Hows that.' it was a shot in the aant, ana Bldn't want to brag nerorenana, pxrtlalned. "I wrestled It out Satur day night when I was tramping the hills .after Doc 'Williams naa urouuuu ,ior tirmind. One memDer . oi nniwhaalnir committee was ready dodge; hVgave me a pointer before I tort t nnlRvllle. I didn't see. anyming in it then but revenge; but afterward I saw how we might spend some money th n nnssililc advantage.' . . . 1 , T-. ...1.1... T reckon I'm sort o auu, uuuuj, tiiit-nlfrtid vou do?" "Wired tho dlsgruntiea one uwi thnrn W.1S a Idler UHU U cncuiv in um "mall for him to be followed by another and a bigger one if nis poie proveu ionr pnmih- to reacn nits ireraiuiuum. Tho nld Iron-master left his chair and began to walk the lloor, six steps a.nd a turn. After a nine ne buiu; "Tom, is tnat Duswieaai t u the modern definition of It" "What's goin to happen up yonder In Tnrilanv?" If I knew, l a do a goou mi casim in my mind. What I'm hoping is mat the rumpus will be big onpugh to mako em turn tne contract uui wu.j. "Where's your nean, uuuuyi vvouiu you take the chanco or sonain ,ineo fellows to jaii iur uio divu u ('"" that contract?" "-vionrfully." said Tom. They're ras cals- I could have bought them if I'd had money enougn; u mu uwiui ivi low did buy them." The old man resumed his monoton ous tramp up and down tho room. Th hardness in Tom's voice unnerved him. After another interval of silence ho apoko again. "I wish you hadn't dono It, son. It'a a dirty Job, any way you look at It" "Norman says u s a conuiuon, not a ... I f l. . TIT.. .. II.. theory; .ana ne m tikhu o nv-. Ing under a new order of things, and If we want to stay alive, we've got to conform to It. It gagged mo at first: reckon there are some traces of the Christian tradition left But, pappy, I'm going to win. xnat is wnat I'm hero for. There is notning ror us to do but to sit tight and wait. If wo got a telegram from Indiana beforo these Idiots of ours lose their heads and go to rioting and burning, wo shull still have a. fighting chance. If not, wo' r a smashed." 'You mustn't bo too hard on th-J men, Buddy. They've been mighty patient.' If. I could do what I'd Hko . to, I'd Are tho last man of thorn.' It makes mo savage to havo them turn- up and knock us- on the lieail after we've been sweating blood to pull through. Havo you se6n Liudlow?,f 1 "Yesi -I saw him last night . He'fl right ugly; swore ho wouldn't raise a band even If tho boys, took koroseno Mid dynamite to us.'! "Well, If they do, he'U be tne nrst , man to pay for It" said Tom; and he left tho office and the house to mako tho round of tho guarded gates. Ludlow was os good as his word. Oi tho night following the day of sus penso an attempt was mado to wreck tho Inclined railway running from tho mines on Lebanon to the coko yard. It was happily frustrated; but when Tom and his handful of guards got back to tho foot of tho hill they found a nro started In a nllo of wooden flasks heaped against the end of tho foundry uuiidlng. The Are was easily oxtlngulshablo by a willing hand or two, but Tom tried an experiment Steam had been kept up In a single battery of boilers against emergencies, and ho directed tteigerson to throw open tho groat gates while ho ran to tho boiler room and sent tho flrecall of tho huge siren whistle shrieking out on the night. Tha experiment was only meagerly success ful. Less than n score of tho strikers answered the call, but thoso worked with a will, and tho flro was quickly put out Tom was under the arc-light at the gates when tho volunteers straggled out He had a word for each man a word of appreciation and a plea for suspended Judgment. Most of the men shook ineir neaus despondently, but a few of them promised' to stand on the side of law and order. Tom took the names of tho few, and went back to his guard duty with the burden a little lightened. But the succeeding night there wero more attempts at violence, tnree or tnem so determined as to leave no doubt that tho crisis was ..t hand. This was Tom's discouraged admission when his father camo to re lievo him In tho morning. W e're about at the end of the rone.' he said, wearily, when Calob had closed the door of the log-house yard office behind him. "The two Helgersons are played out, and neither of us can stand this strain for another twenty-four hours. I'm Just about dead on mv feet for sleep, und I know you are. I know what I'm going to do. I had a phone wire from Bradley, the sheriff, last night after you went home. Ho funked like a boy; said he couldn't raise a posse In South Tredegar that would serve against striking workmen. Then I wired the governor, and his an swer came an hour ago. We can have the soldiers if we mako a formal do mand for them." "But, Tom, son; you wouldn't do that!" protested Caleb, tremulously Let's try to hold out a little spell lon ger, uuddy. It'll bo like fire to tow; there'll be men killed men that I've known since they were boys: men killed, and women made wldders. Tom, 've seen enough of war to last me." "I know," said Tom. None the les3, he found a telegraph blank and began to write the message. There had been shots flred In the night, in a sally on the Inclined railway, and one of them had scored his arm. If tho rioters needed the strong hand to curb them, they should havo It Tom signed the call for help, read It over methodically, and placed It be tween dampened sheets in the letter press. He had pushed tho electric but ton which summoned Stub Helgerson. when the door opened silently and Jeff Ludlow's boy thrust face and hand through the aperture. "Well; what is it?" domanded Tom more snarpiy than he meant to. Tho strain was beginning to tell on his nerves. L "Hit's a letter for you-all from Mr.. Stamford at the dee-po," said the bov "He allowed maybe you'ali'd gimme u nickel for brlngln' hit" The coin was found and passed, and the small uoy was whooping and yell Ing for Helgerson to como and let him through tho gates when Tom toro the envelope across and read the telegram It was from the Indiana city, and It was signeu uy tne chairman of the Board of Public works. "Proposals for water-pipe have been reopened, and your bid Is accented Wlro how soon you can begin to ship eignieen-incn mums' was what It said, Tom handed it to his father and step. per quickly to the telephone. There was a llttlo delay In getting the ear cf tho president or tho Iron City Nation al at South Tredegar, and the bound ing, pulsing blood of impatlenco made It seem Interminable. "Is that you, Mr. Hennlker7 This Is Gordon at tho Chiawasseo plant, Gor donla. Wo havo secured that Indiana contract I was telling you about, und I'll bo In to seo you on tho 10 o'clock train. Will you savo five minutes for me? Thank you. Good-by." Tom hung the ear-pioco on Its hook and turned to face his father. "Havo you surrounded It?" he laugh ed, with a llttlo quaver of excitement In his voice, which ho had been careful to master In tho announcement to tho bank president "Wo live, pappy; wo live and win! Get word to tho men to come up hero at 3 o'clock for their pay. Tell them wo blow In again to-mor row, and they can an come back to work and no questions asked." In gladsomo easing of tho strain were tho wheels of Chiawasseo Consolidat ed oiled to their new whirlings on thn road to fortune. If Caleb Gordon re membered how tho mlraclo had been wrought, ho said no word to clench his disapproval; and as for Tom ah, well; It was not tho first time- in' tho history of tho raco that tho end has served to Justify tho meansto mako thorn rJean and whlto and spotless, If hood wero. riho was quick to sco and nppreolftta tho changes wrought In him, .by time, by tho Boston sojourn, by tho sum. mor's strugglo with adverse mon and things though of this last sho 'know nothing ns yot It seomcu scarou. credlblo that tho big, handsome younn follow who was shaking hands with her grandfather, helping Miss Btiphra. sla with hor multlfariotia i)oiunHh. and -making himself generally usoful and hospitable, could bo a later rein carnation of tho abashed school-boy. "Not a word for mo, Tom?" she said, when the last of Cousin liilphrusla s treasures hud boon rescued from tho Impatient train porter and added to the hood on tho platform. "All tho words uro for you or thoy shall bo presently," ho lnughcl 'Just lot mo got your luggngo out of pawn and started IX'or-TraCowurd. and III talk you to a finish." ' She stood by and lookod on whllo ho did It. Surely, ho hud grown und ma tured in tho thrco broadening years! There was conscious manhood, effec tiveness. In every movement; In tho very bigness of him. Sho had a llttlo attack of patriotism, saying to horsOlf that thoy did not fashion such young men In the Old World. Mammy Juliet's grandson, Pete, was down with tho family carriage, and ho took his orders from Tom touching tho bestowal of tho lugnge as ho would havo taken thorn from Major Dubney. Ardea murkod this, too, nnu uuihh Southorn bred, wrote tho Gordon namn still a little higher on tho scroll of es. teem. Whon Pote had done his office with tho European gatherings of the party tho ancient carriage looked llko a van. and there was scant room In side for three passengers. "That mentis us for old Longfellow and tho buggy," said Tom to Ardea. "Do you mind? Longfellow Is fearful ly and wonderfully slow, snmo as over, but he's reasonably suro." "Any way," said Ardea; so ho put her Into the buggy and thoy drew In behind the carriage. Beforo they wero hnlf-way to the Iron-works they had tho pike to themselves, and lain not urging the lelsuroly borsi. "My land! but It's good for tired eyes to have another sight of you! Mrf declared. Then: "It has been a full month of Sundays. Bo you, roalls-.e that?" Since wo saw each othor? It has been much longer than that, hasn't It?" 'Not so very much. I shw you in New York the day you sailed." You did! Where was I?' You hHd Just come down In the ele vator nt the hotel with your grandfath er and Miss Euphrasia." And you wouldn't stop to speaK to ..... .. . ..i us 7 I tninK tnut was amiii uuiutw-ous!" But tho time was horribly unpro- pltlous." "Why?" "I'm wondering whether I'd bettor llo out of it; say I knew you wore on yo'ir way to breakfast, and that I hoped to have a later opportunity, and all that Shall I do It?" She did not reply at onco. The. un deceived Inner self was tolling her that here lay the parting of tho ways; th.it BHDS OF CHINA V I V A outlaws ARE POPULAR WITH THE PEA8ANTRY. IOUTH Atrvn.. . Modern 'Bplrl 8een 4? llm.il, C,,,.. Ai Tho municipality Wlirimvo it. ovrn Lul, nnt in uis intA "i wm im. 'j S) ft LIS lll'rnilMI A I Ml I ! I ttrnctlvcncM 0f tT, tllO Southern uL , lar.t tit;? 'a nn object lesson of th0 V"Cr41 uti-uiuuusumont of Snnll, i "MMS bMltvw and Bor..UKr! equaled only by that of ltttt' tit or Now York. Tho 1U1A nro oxcoodr-d not Baaoii.A L1LIH. Mlir 111 lint 1 ' "iVM N.I imiiato tho n8tonlBhm. .. til ..... ..V iul LI1H ii llftl ULflL 1 rnnllv Inl..... . . . "" ....... j ...luiuEHcu in nent, says Albert HnV. M .., . - . "i ins plnco In tho exhibition for in .! V Of tllO dOYOlonmnnt - ' ."'""Wlo tlon In thnn o. ' b:0UlnitlW . . .. v.v.uo 0l Huh ... " lUUPriMT I . V flobjn Hoodt of tho Mlddlo Kingdom Reanrdod "With Roverenco una Reipect by Pooror Cltlzcni of tho Vlllaaea. Outlaws, or dcclarotl brlRnndu, nro In China n ronniimmo inuurmij. Tho nro cnllod In tho Inlniid provinces; whoro tho puro court lnngunKO l the nriiiminv nfnudord. by tho niuno of kminnkouon. or dosporntlo. Hut on n, v,r,wa nt (ho oiuDlro. In Man ohurln, anil on tiro odgo of Mongolian Tnrfnrv. tho Turkish wordH "orolta" and "halduck" conio Into "ho borrow. n.i frnm Mm nomadic tribos of tho but in their wav n - w ... . I . -vi ri 1 II r l . l - - rin TrniiBOxlanlnn atoppo. . lor i,0np man rallwan r" All thoso words. Chlnono rtnd Turk- portatlon all that u .l Ki lm t.u .l.,r.ln .. ilnrlnir and nVOWOd brl- thrmo Inn rnniinll CrClt dl fnn to lnw. a thing dnv. Mn nnnn 1 AAA m smut, u -.v... -- -- - uuu niies ui ill. i most hateful or . nu otnora 10 uu- IOn, la nn modern as Kanuu r. rJ rcnucrntlo podnnts Uko tho formal do jnnelro, which tho tr.i. . .... "-""'"". TTllh Ha ..; I not. huhvvui. i ntit ravAn Mn . ... i. .nrnn- in Mm :r r. uua tut run 1 11 1 1 s I iiiiuuuiiiiii i ; v. ... uu - urn iifinrinp unmn .1 n t n ml Tlinv nro ndmlrod by f tr.nnnnnnn . 0a ' tOtfi .. . T--.-v,wvw, van put to th Vi...fi wnmnn lira RL'd by mon, Bung 01 ill mnnv n Mlv nt mi - .. ... . mm.X I - VI lit J U.!l tho rudo bnllads or tno poaauiury. uu for tn0 oxcollenco of Id cW k L V ...!. m tin 11 in tun crowa ni II I t tt.1- 1 , . '--Hin . rtllUU 111UJ llixio.w - i4 HUB UUYCICr IB W I. h. -.Ill " vhuiko iosiiviu - coniont wmi mn ot, it.uu. -v .... 1-1.. t.nn.l III ... '" UU.hl n.ntfv rYiimn nn inn iimuiikiiiii 1 hmi.. ii. 1 ..... . . . ,..t ... ..... vnu jiuuui nnn leim i.m.J Ih vlowod bv tho rustics 01 orwcii u.nnna frnm .,, . ,u"i iiiiii .11 1 11 iiiil. 1 ri Ti r 1 v 11 1 nn rit an rn. 11 . . . i Houin mnndnrln8. Tho kouan-kotion nro Thoro havo boon Chlncno Hoods who hnvo worn a plfitnll nnd satin boots, nnd quaffed corn brandy In tho lntcrvnls of tholr profcBalonnt iintloa. no doubt, nnd tho hardy mif rmwlnru urn tint HOldOm llboml Of nioir iii-potton wealth, and scatter nmnt.tr im lnwlv what thoy wroat from tho moneyed world. Thoso froohnndod doprcdators. tho konan-kouen. do not rely ontlroly to tho popularity which tholr oxploltn and occasional gifts croato for thorn among tho Indlgont clnaos, They havo confedoratQB In tho cities. Tholr soles haunt 'tho mnrkdts nnd hnng about tho Inna. Thoy havo ntllos In tho cnomy'n comn nnd pay handsome ly for lntclllgonco. Iloro n polico brlgadlor gives timely warning of an oxnodltlon against n band. inoro n sleek cashier nolinoa by writing thut mir.h nifd' such bales, or ho much roadv monoy. tho property of his om ployors.wlll travorao n certain road or canal on a particular day Tho kounn-kouon nro bold na woll os wily. Ofton It happens that thoy havo boon honest, well moaning folks In tholr tlmo. goaded Into outlawry by somo persecution on tho pnrt of tho nere niy inu 1111 iuih " nw, v... - - ,i..,.,i nnt. on her answer would bo built tho struc-1 magistrates, or atrlpped of Uiolr pat ture, formal or confidential, or tncir future Intercourse. Loyalty to tho halo demanded self-restraint; but every other fiber of her was reaching out for a re-estnbllsnmeni oi me oiu imy-nnu girl openness of heart and mind.. Hor hesitation was only momontary. You are Just as rude and Gothic as you used to be, aren't you, Tom?. Don't you "know, I'm childishly glad of It; I was afraid you might bo changed in that way, too and I don't want to find anything changed. You noodn't bo po lite at tho expense of truth not wltn me." "I had my war paint on that morn ing, and I wasn't lit to talk, to . you. Didn't tho Major toll you about It?" Not a word. I hope you didn't quar rel with him, too?" He marked the adverb of addition and wondered if Vincent lu-ly had boon less reticent than Major Dabnuv. "No; I didn't quarrel with your grandfather." 'Uut you did quarrel with Mr. Far ley? or was It with Vincent? I am going to make you llko the Farloys."-' Ho shook his head agum. "you 11 havo to make a Christian ,of ne first, and tanch me how to lovo my. ene mies." "Don't you do that now?" "No; not unless you ur&'my enony; I lovo youA' (To bo continued.) An Inlluteil KlKiire. Addison Mlssnor, fh-' wull-known hon vlvnnt of Now York, was discussing li Ih reported contract with n vaudeville agency for 11 series of I'arlslun dances nt $3,000 n week. That report," ho said, "Is lnlluted. In Its Inflation of the salary and lit Its Inflation of my knowledge of tho (lances of tho Kast, tho report ro minds me of a theatrical criticism I once wrote, in tins criticism of a musical comedy I desired to Hatter a beautiful dancing girl. Tho girl's fig ure wns superb. In my nrtlclo I praised It ardently. Hut tho exigent-Ion of spneo compelled the excision of most of the praise, nnd only one sentence, containing a horrible typographical er ror, woh left. 'Ibis unfortunate sen- tence ran; "'Kathleen Vavasour, who dn'icosln the second act, possesses a form that Jumbo might have envied.' " CHAPTER XVII. How Tom Gordon had Informed hlm- Bolf of tho preclso day and train of tholr home-coming, Ardea did not think to Inquire. But ho was on tho plat form when tho. train drew In, and was th first to wolcomo thorn. After DUrarilliiK Ilia Knlfu. DlscusBlng International murrlagea, Senator Tillman said humorously nt a dlnnor In Washington: "Think, too. of tholr queor foreign mannors. Tiioy Knot tnoir napkins about tholr necks, you know, like bibs, Thoy say that a uzech nobleman, a short tlmo after his marrlago with a Chicago heiress, appeared at tho club with his face coverod wth flno scars. "'Dear mo, count!' cried a frlond. Your facol Duollng agalnl Don't you know that your llfo Is inoro valuablo now?' "Ah, no, count,' tho othor answer- od, touching his torn countonance gravely; I havo not been dueling. It Is my American wlfo. Sho Insist on m,y eating with a fork.' " !... .. 1. n In.i'altll IIIIIUUJ' UI !l 11. now fc. m Many of them can show (ho scars of torturo wrongly Inflicted by somo capricious tyrant. Othora havo scon a eon die In tho "canguo." or stocks or under tin lash, for n light or Imag inary faulL Somo hnvo been mom- bora of n aocroi socloty nnd detontlon has turned thorn Into beasts of proy. Not ovcry ono enn bo a mombor of thoso predatory clubs. Thoy tost tholr neophytoB by n sovord-Initiatory ponanco, by hunger nnd pain and fa tigue. A tremendous oath of obodl- onco and fldollty Is enforced by tho cortalnty of dlro vongennco on tho fnlso brother, and the Ohlneso avow thai, thet,falth observed by those rob bers townrdB o'nch othor Is romrirk- ably .evinced, ej on under torturo the most elaborate. . ' f . Giant .Loaf of Dread. 'i , The . largest loaf of broad . In tho world wns bnkod tho other "dny by Andrew Newherg of Austin, Tex. This fglgantlcinaBB of tho stuff, of life weighed 140 pounds and wno two Toot high, three ioet wldo nnd twolvo foot long. After tho lngrodlonts wero mixed tho baking process consumed over an hour, a special oven being utcd used for tho purpOHO. Tho. loaf was sent to a barbecuo nt Mmilton, whoro It was cut arid distributed for a largo crowd. Mr. Nowberg accom panied the broad to its destination to boo thnt It wna snfoly carrlod. 13y making this loaf, Mr. Nowberg breaks his own record for tho largest loaf of bread In tho world, which wna ono weighing a hurnircd, pounds sont to tho Louisiana Purchaso exposition at St. Louis in 1901. noston Transcript. The 8usplclous Teuton. A shrewd old Gorman, who had noon Buffering from tho aching of n troublesome tooth, wont to a dontlst for treatment. After examination of tho offending molar tho dontlst said: "That's a vory bad tooth, and I should ndvlso you to savo yoursolf pain and tnko gas, which will coBt you but n llttlo more." Ho showed" tho mnchlno to tho old chap and explained Hb workings: how ho would fall asloop for u mlnuto or two and nwaka with tho tooth and tho pain gono. Tho Gorman at last con sented, nnd took out his purso. "You need not pay now," said tho dentist, Bmlllng. "I vnsn't t'lnklng of dot," responded the Teuton. 'I vnB t'lnklng dot If I vos going to slcop It vould bo voll to count my monoy rurst." . Bondntfo of tho Rich. "A mnn Bhould bo maBtor In hi hn.i.it'1 anil! 1-1.1 ..V..MU, ...... ... uiu-itmiiiuiioQ rriond "Vos," ropllod Mr. Cumrox, with lr! rltntlon, "you'ro oufllclently poor to bo ablo to talk that way. y0u don't havo to oak n chef what you shall oat a valot what you shall wonr and a bo- uu.Uva huh ywU BimU Bp0n(l tniiH AUnnlnnl u f M.i.u.iutU (II V IMIR Und I! i sviuia ii "in. iiiiv nil mntiirAsi il. a tllO ttrfintlotli rnnhirv ..ttu ?t . nnu U QQa tlffor m our citloi display and, Ml rule, thoy nro far more beautiful iw - - ----- - .... h. ..u.r . n,n tft thn linfrnvnlml Vni-ll, - --HI AU1CIKH BETTER HEALTH WILL RESULT To the thousands of per sons who Buffer from & mcnts of the Stomach, Kid neyfl,' Liver or Bowels, and vho therefore feel half, sick all the time, we want to urge an immediate trial of Hostetter's Stomach Bit ters. We know from tW experience that it will be of great benefit to you and bring about an improve ment in your health. Itu for Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Constipation and Malarial Fever. Try it today. Old-Tlmo E.pouea! Rlnj. A particularly beautiful form of : pouaal ring wna Known ai ue xnol" or linked ring, which wm tuJi' In parts, which, whon brougW 1 gothor, naaumod tho appcarnc d; ho rlnir shown with clasped hanit. 8aves Egs of Pie. ! A wlro confrlvnnrc, patented bfO, Illinois mnn to lift n plo from asomf ta doslKned to orTJ'o to thstthi!pf .t... ...ill -nt l.n tirnVpn. ' OI mw uruni " -J SCHUMACHER fUR CO. Mnnuricturr of Kurs, lUw. nitwmv. )U. r'unrrmlelUr-i,r J?VTJ St., bet. rifit ond front sis. rmiw "- PATENTS J. K. MCa. 719 Uui .f TrwS W-, I srt-t . , tLnto, V A 1's s K'" Wsislsstos,!)".. i FINKE 183 MADISON ST. BROS. POBTUMi Olj RELIABLE DENTISTM nrtcnMlRll RATI , .. . j T4 ah. '"I inn " : a rolfUlii, r J B.I.U FUW W" &..rt'iiii Vote PliW OUR WOBK OUABANTIID Pfft Oroi. us PpstnlTor Vl,i5oKtlr"S work oomiiliea in i,w .,,rr CP"" wilder, an Tlicivr. pcolnllst, ,rn aalllvnioui' THE NEW T0RJLH! ' ' IlKrt: i l o. I. 8 p. -., 5lM. 'SW I I" TAKE A"D . H a w I