W"H--M--HH"rrriI-HW OLD ROYAL STATE COACH USED BY EDWARD VII. A MYSTEilY IN IOWA. GREW OUT OF AN UNNATURAL MARRIAGE. old koyaij statu coach uskd hy udwakd. m( . . . .1 . I . . . I I I., il. . . . . . . vine gorgeous imo coucn oi wic ruyni iniuuy oi miKiniiii, usoi in ra recent procession 10 1 nriliuncilt, Is now J. sged ana time-worn. Tins illustration is reproduced rrom nn old ucrinnn print or lNiU. Too couch was tlio royal property of George III. nnd George IV. l'roiu the latter monarch It passed to Victoria and wan used nt the time of tier coronation, nnd then, as history goes, did not make Its nppearnnco again until the mnrringo of the present King nnd I'rincess Alexandra. The roach Is of n German design, fjultc popular at the close of the eighteenth cen tury and the opening of the nineteenth. It U constructed of the finest woods nnd overlaid In gold. Symbolical figures ndorn its exposed parts. There Is Neptune, War, Pence, Jluslc, Poetry, nil portrayed nnd serving to Indicate the delights nnd attributes of the empire nnd ruling monarch. It might he thought that it was eoinfortnl,!.. in rl.t.. in, but report Iiiir It that no royal personage ever eared to sit in It except as custom required. Horses of the A 1'rettr Olrl'a Union to n Crippled Miner Ilia Uimiued Nature A My- trrluu Dentil I.lfo Imprisonment for the Young Wife. From Slgourney, Iown, eonio the lu talis of n tragedy growing out of n union of live In which there was not it union of hearts. A young woman not yet -U years of age bus been found guilty of poisoning her crippled hint bnnd nnd beulonoed to spend the rest of her life nt bard labor In the Statu penitentiary. The young woman's mime Is Sarah Ktilin. She Is of Kugllsli parentage and her maiden name was Crane. Sbo was born ami brought up on an Iowa farm noblest breed are always used in hauling It about nt functions, nnd they -are covered with trappings of costly make. V ! At 10 8he was sent out to earn her own I-ootmen guide tlie horses, anil onco mere were outriders. Footmen also preceded It with horses, nnd the entire X ! llv f t X sliow was put up n century ami more ago to impress strangers with tlie power nnd mngiiilleeiice of monarchs. The conch Is exceedingly heavy, but. owing to the style of manufacture In the olden days, Is Inclined to roll and present a rather undfguilled nppenr.ince.lt not carefully handled, (n the dnys when monarchs could only travel by horse the stntc conch was a great and Important affair, but now U has become only a curiosity of time's gono by! taken out as a memory and nothing more. MISS MANDY'S NEW YORK TRIP. Miss Mnudy win the keerfullest house keeper, high or low! Warn't no one In the country could make n dollar go As fur ns she could make It. in purchas In o things She pulled the eagle's fenthers, nn' spread the eagle's wingsl The keerfullest housekeeper! tlie gro- ceryraen nil roun , They shook to see her comiu' like a earth quake shook the groun'l They couldn't git ahead o' her her motto wuz, all times: "The dimes they make the dollars, an' the dollars make the dimes! Well, she'd never been out BUIvllIe sence the town wuz corporate, Till some o' them swell friends o hers took her to New York State To the very city of it the biggest, best hotel, vvnar eacn minute meant more money than arithmetics could tell The waiters thronged aroua' her, nil dressed up flt to kill; An ever' time she went to eat, she asked 'em: "What's the bill?" An , lookin' nt the bill o' fare, she only shook her head. An' to the great surprise o' all, she hol lered out, "Corn-bread!" you at the station how far It was. They never will, though, for they don't like the trouble of huutlngup n tly. See, uncle Is coming up the road, and I'm sure ho will gladly give you some lunch." Longing with nil his heart to accept this generous invitation, nnd yet doubt ful of the propriety of It, the young man hesitated, and while he did so tho rector came within sight of him and gave n Joyful cry of recognition. These two, It seemed, had known encu other years before Indeed, the versatile rector had himself coached the young man for the army and had danced for Joy when his pupil came off well nnd the unexpected meeting so delighted them both that they talked and laughed like schoolboys at a picnic. Itun In, Clssie, and get Cant. Clin ton some lunch," snld the rector fond ly. "Don't wait for an Introduction. You'll be like old friends when you've known each other five minutes, take my word for It. The pleasant little lunch wns almost HUMOR IN THE COURTROOM. Spcclmcna or Irish Wit thnt Hnvo Con vulae.1 Grave Jllduc. The ualiit repartee and whlmsclal humor of tin Irish witness give u lllllp of excitement to the dullest courtroom. Quito recently n woman asked for n warrant ngalnst a man for using abu sive language in the street. "What did he say?" nsked the magistrate. "He went foreulnst the whole world nt the corner of Cupel street nnd call ed me yes, lie did, yer wushlp nn ould cx-comniutilcnted gasometer." "Hecnlled me out of m.i name," said a witness In n case of assault. The Judge, trying to preserve the relevancy or the witness' testimony, snld: "That's n civil action, my good wo man." The witness' eye Hashed tire ns she looked up nt the Judge and retort ed: "Muslin, then. If you call thnt a 'civil action' 'tis n bad bla'gard ye must be ycrself!" A witness was once nsked the amount of his gross Income. "Me gross Income, is It?" he answered. "Sure, nn' ye know I've no gross In come. I'm a llsherman and me Income At her trial the will was matlo to tell strongly against his widow, though It was not shown that she Umpired, urg ed or sanctioned the action by a single word and It was pointed out uy ner lawyers that umlor the laws of tho Slate of Iowa, where a will Is iiiado and the wlfo Is the lienellelnry In wholo or In part, and It U proved that nlm look the life of the testator, the will become Inoperative so far as sho U concerned. A 1'ntnl Trip. Labor day. nlmut a month after tho will was made, was the cobbler's last. On that day he and his wife drove to an entertainment at What Cheer. Noth ing was developed at the trial to nIiow that the wlfo planned or suggested the trip. While the couple were In tlie village the husband purchased n dor.eu bottles of beer, which he placed In Ills buggy, lie left his wife alone In II later, while he wandered nbont tint streets. Then they started home. What occurred on the drive only the wife has told. "When we were a short way out of town." she told the sheriff afterward. "Charley opened a bottle of beer ami we both drank some, lie was In a gooil humor and after finishing thai ImiiiIc he asked me to sing him a Herman song I knew. I held the reins and sang u-iiMit In. ntteued the second bottle, lie Then the young fanner's attachment Joined in the ciiorus. ue iimim pooled: nnd hero the cripple whom, the second bottle and men tie passed, saying thai it which inner. ing, and then began the sordid ro mance which has left her behind prison bars. It begun when Sarah fell In love with Andrew Smith, a broad-shouldered young farmer of llttlu more than her own age, who was by no means to much lu love with her. For a year or so they went about together and the farmers' wives said no good of the glil Sarah Is accused of murdering camo Into the story. Charles Kuhn wns wofully deform ed. Iiiilnminatory rheumatism had twisted his legs so as to bring the knees together no matter how he stood, and he walked with n corkscrew gait. It to me I drank 1i little, but not much, ami lie drank more. Then he set the bottle down, nnd I saw that something was wrong. He lay on his side mumbling. I thought the In-crlmd gone to his head. When we got near old man Snyder'H that I Uesldes this disease had left ono of house lie began to cry hum i nan ih.ii his long arms entirely useless. He was 1 wined him. Theen I shouted, too. tint! known ns n miserly, hard-working Ger-j Snyder came out Into the road." iimn who tolled early and late In his Snyder was tho principal witness .i.n..ninL-,.r, shoo for sheer love of the agaaliist the woman nt her trial, lie money his labor brought him and once testified that when the buggy reached It all wuz jest too much fer her to see a waiter smile. Up thar meant just two dollars, which at home would go a mile! An' so she couldn't stand it; she left that rsew lork shore: An' she's now at homo In BUIvllIe, to economize some more! Atlanta Constitution. over before Percy spoke of the errand which had brought him to Drlardale. I ,s net- Then he told the rector that lie had I '"n." said a wealthy but roth- come to see the owner of Iirlardale cr weak-headed barrister, "should be Hall, with a view to purchase the ma-' admitted to the bar who has not nn nor house, n pretty building which, for , Independent landed property." "May want of a better tenant, had long since ! 1 nsk sir," said a witty nnd eminent been turned over to the rats and spi ders. BRIARDALE MANOR. rT was the only pear on the tree, II and It dangled so perilously over the roadway that Clssie Melville had to exercise the greatest care In cut ting It off. Iteachlng forward, until her dainty shot feet seemed scarcely to touch the ladder, she sandwiched the stalk between two little fingers, drew a long breath and brought the scissors to gether smartly. Setting her red lips, she climbed to the topmost rung of the frail ladder, clutch ed the wall and looked over. Then she pulled back her head with a startled Jerk, for the perverse pear was reclin ing serenely on the wooden bench be low, within easy reach of a dark-haired, well-proportioned young man. "He was sitting there when It drop ped," she thought, "and means to eat It when the coast Is clear. The wretch! How dare be?" Summoning nil her courago to herald, she coughed twice In a seml-npologetlc way, leaned over the wall once more nnd timidly addressed herself to the occupant of the bench. "Do you mind handing me that pear?' she asked. "It fell over as I was cutting It, and I really can't spare It. There Isn't another on the tree." The young mnn made on answer. "Asleep," said Clssie, "or shamming, Must I drop stones on his bat, or go round to him? Perhaps the latter course would be the wiser." Tho orchard was a long way from the gate, but sho ran tier hardest and reached the bench. Quick though she had been, however, the young man had taken advantage of tho Interval to rouse himself, and was gazing at the mellow pear with sleepy wonder In his big brown eyes. "Your pardon," said Clssie, approach ing him with sudden shyness; "but that pear belongs to me. I am clumsy and allowed It to slip through my fingers." "Another disappointment," bo said, restoring the fruit gallantly. "I was half under tho Impression that some good fairy bad developed a penchant for mo nnd scut me tbls as a special mark of favor, but It seems I was a little premature. How much farther is It to Drlardalo Hall, please? That stone over there says three miles, but I sincerely hope It's laboring under a delusion," Clsslo reluctantly confirmed tho mile stone's declaration, and tho strangor roso with a stifled sigh. She thought hlni lazy at first, but when no com menced to walk and she saw bow bad ly bo limped, ber heart was moved to pity, and sho impulsively called on him to stay. "Do sit down again!" sbo cried. "You look tired, and they ought to have told Percy Clinton paid a remarkable number of visits to the Melvllles after that, and nowhere could he have found a more cordial welcome. Ono beautiful morning In August, the captain camo Into the garden nnd sat down beside Clssie. He seemed to be strangely excited, and the girl's heart gave a throb of apprehension ns she looked at blm. "You have seen old Williams, of Url- ardale?" she said, as carelessly as she could, though she fervently hoped bis answer would be "No." I have," he replied, with a nervous little laugh. "By climbing the wall and dropping Into the garden I man aged to catch blm unawares and when he saw there was no possible escape for him he held out bis band nnd said be was delighted to see me. Did you ever know such bare-faced hypocrisy? After I'd spent the best part of the summer In hunting him too." "I think It was nice of the old man, said Clssie, wishing be would tell bis news without beating about the bush "Was he so scrupulously polite all the time?" "Almost too much so," responded Percy gloomily. "If bo had stormed about the place and torn his hair, I think I could have bargained with him better, but ho was so suave that my own courtesies sounded blunt nnd stiff. In short, he refused to let me have the manor." "What a shame!" cried Clssie, with a flash of girlish petulance, which gave nn added loveliness to ber face. "There Is Just one hope for me, MIfs Melville," said be, leaning forward in his chair and lowering bis volco a lit tle, "but I fear it is rather a forlorn one. Old Williams objects Jo mo be cause I am a bachelor. If I will agree to marry nnd promise to give no noisy parties, be will sell me the bouse." Some of the color left Clssle's checks and all unconsciously she gripped tho laco that fluttered above ber palpltat lng bosom. "It should not bo bard to fulfill a condition like that," sho said, trying to smooth a telltalo catch out of ber voice. "Noisy parties are not fashionable In Brlardale, and men can always get married." "So they can," ho' responded earnest ly, "but not always to women they most desire. I am ambitious, Miss Melville, nnd I want to marry the sweelest, love liest and kindest girl In all the world. If she will not have me, I shall remain a bachelor for the rest of my life." "And tho manor will be doomed," said Clsslo in a hurried undertone. "Exactly," ho replied, letting his band fall pleadingly on hers, "unless you will It otherwise, Miss Melville." "It Is a beautiful bouse, Clssie," he went on, ready at the lightest sign to clasp her in his arms. "Don't let It go to rack and ruin when ono little word will save it. Speak, darling." Sbo looked at blm with a happy dim pling smile. "If tho manor depends on me, Percy, It will not be desolate long," she mur mured. "I lovo tho dear old place, and I lovo Its future owner, tool" Chicago Times-Herald. Irish lawyer, "how many acres make n wiseacre?" The clement of the un expected, which characterizes Irish fun, crops out In other plnces besides the courtroom. It may be an old story, but Is ns perennial ns Its sub ject, of the priest who -preached a ser mon on "Grace." "An' mo brethren,1 he said In conclusion, "If ye have wa spark nv heavenly grace, wather It, wather It contlnunlly." Another priest who had delivered what seemed to him an excellent and striking sermon wns anxious to as certain Its effect on his flock. "Wns the sermon to-day to y'r liking, Pat?' he Inquired of one of them. "Troth y'r rlverence, It wns a grand sermon entirely," said Pat, with such genuine admiration thnt his reverence felt moved to Investigate further. "Was there any one part of It more thnn nn other that seemed to take hold of ye ue inquired, "wen, now, ns ye are for nxln me most wns y'r rlverenco's pui-severance mo way ye wint over same thing agin nnd agin nnd agin." ureen Bag. i i THE HERO OF SHILOH. OE.V. ntKNTISS. Gen. Benjamin M. 1'nrntion, Who Died Recently In .Missouri. Gen. Benjamin M, Prentiss, who was called the "hero of Shlloh," died at Bethany, Mo. He was 81 -years old As a young man, in Illinois, he organlz- ed a company of volunteers who did service when Smith nnd the other Mor- inoni) were driven out of Nnuvoo and who also fought In the Mexican war. When Lincoln call ed for volunteers In 1801, this company enlisted almost to a man. Its captain. Prentiss, was mado a colonel of tho Seventh Illinois Infantry and soon thereafter a brigadier general. Ho marched to Join Grant at Pittsburg Landing, arriving there three days be fore the" battle of Shlloh. Prentiss was given command of a new division, which entered the battle with only two brigades. He maintained bis ground for several hours, steadily fighting, One of the brigades was beaten back, and the other, after a heroic resistance, was compelled to surrender. The gen cral, after six months' captivity, was released In October, 1802, and appoint ed a major general tho following month. He was a member of the court martial convened to try Fltz John Por ter. In 1803 Gen. Prentiss resigned bis commission and devoted himself to civil pursuit's. Now York to Have a Pino Library. Sixteen out of tho 120 largest cities have a greater sum Invested In public libraries that Is, owned by the city than New York. During tho next two years, however, there will be erected In Now York city the flnest library building, excepting the congressional library at Washington, In tho United States. Red Wood for Pavement. Ited gunwood Is being used extcn. slvely In London for paving purposes. KUHN AND HIS WlFH AND THK l-WTKI) UIG he was past middle ago the wags of ! big houso Mrs. Kuhn was crying "Como the district often nmused themselves quick, my husband Is dying." Ho enme by suggesting thnt ho take to himself a wife. The old man did begin to think of marrying. Two years ago ho asked his nearest friend to find blm a wife, and the friend he nsked wns the broad shouldered young farmer, Andrew Smith. The request camo nt a tlmo when Smith was growing tired of Sarah Crane. He thought over It nnd finally promised to help the old man to wife. A month later he told him that he had found him n girl and' at Fourth of July celebration at Delta, MRS. SA11AII KUHX near where the cobbler lived, he Intro duced him to Sarah Crane. Six months Inter Kuhn asked the girl to marry him. She told him he was crazy and ordered him away. Tho cobbler appeal ed to his friend Smith again. What persuasions Smith used to his sweet heart nobody knows, but three months later Kuhn and the girl wero married. Smith's father, who Is n Justlco of tho peace, married them, and the only wit ness was Smith. Sarah's parents, when they heard of tho match, declared that they would never see their daughter gain. They kept their word till she wns In jnll. With tho marriage tho cobbler's halt- Its changed. He bought his wlfo ev erything she asked for and her neigh bors began to sny that sho had not dono so badly after all. The only thing that troubled her crippled hus band seemed to be the fear that she might leavo hlni. One day she lightly threatened to do so. He sought his friends and asked them what more they thought he could do for Sarah. The next day a villager met blm com ing out of a lawyer's olllco In Slgour-uey. "I've Just finished the best Job I ever did In my life," snld the cobbler. What was that?" nsked the villager, I've Just willed all I own to my wife." wns the reply. A mouth later the old mau was dead. to the buggy and Kuhit told him to tako tho reins and drive as fast as ho could to tho doctor's, because he'd been imI soned. "What else did ho say?" said tho county prosecutor. "Well," snld tho witness, "I hesitated nlxnit taking tho reins. His wife Mild she didn't know wlint was the matter with him, but he'd been drinking beer and eating bologna, m I climbed Into tho buggy nnd drove toward the doc tor's. When we got pretty well down to tho place where you turn I asked whether we should go to the doctor's or home, and his wife snld It would Im) better to tako blm home. Then he cried. 'No, take mo to Dr. Busby's; she's poisoned met' I thought not, nnd 'old blm so, and sho said: 'What makes you talk so, Chnrley? What will people think of you talking that way?' He kept saying: 'She poisoned inc. Snyder, sho did.' Then sho would juty again that she had not, nnd for a whllo ho wouldn't say anything. Ono time dur ing the drive he turned to her and ask ed: 'Why did you do It?'" The doctor was not nt home and tho cripple, still crying that he had been poisoned, died In the buggy on tho way to bis cottage. An autopsy revealed traces of strychnine In his stomnch nnd In the beer left lu tho bottle In the road way was found enough strychnine to kill a dozen men. On the roadway over which tho couplo was driven there was discovered n small glass phial half filled with strychnine. It bore the name of a New York firm. On tho trial It was brought out that this was found on the sfdo of the roadway on which the wife bad driven. No evidence of a purchase of poison by either husband or wife was discovered. The prosecution argued that the wom an, tired of her crippled husband, poi soned the Ix'cr In tho wagon In tho few moments when sho wns left alone by III in In tho village, Tho defense showed that sho had no means of uncorking tho lottlo mid argued thnt Kuhn himself, fenrlng thnt bis wlfo would carry out her threat to leave him, had bought tho strychnlno contemplating murder and suicide on his way homo. It was urged thnt Kuhn's dying declaration was an opinion rather than n statement of fact, nnd therefore Inndmlsslblo. Tho Jury, composed of solid farmers, however, re garded It as the essential featuro of the testimony. To tho last tho wlfo pro tested lier Innocence. Tho liability to disease lit Krcatly lef flcucd when the blood is lu iroodcou. dllioii, nnd theclteulntlon healthy mid vigorous. 1'or then nil refuse mutter 1h promptly carried out of the HyMeni ; otherwise it would rapidly ncctiniulnto fui nictitation would take tilucc, the Mood become polluted nnd tlio consti tution no weakened thnt it wimple malady mlht tomtit r.crlously. A healthy, uctivo circulation nicnnti jrood tllKCfltloit anil HtrotiK, healthy nerves. Ah a Mood purifier nnd tonic S. H. 8. linn no ciiual, It In thonnfest nnd best remedy lor old people nnd children because It contain.1! no inlncrnls, but in made exclusively of roots nod herbs. No other remedy no thoroughly and effectually cleantes the blood of im- purmcH. ai the name time it builds tip the wank and de bilitated, nnd ICIIO vute.s the entire va. tctn. It cures permanently nil manner of blood and akin troubles. Mr. 11. 11. Kallr. of Urban ft. O.. wrllnn "I luul Koom on mr nim una ioo (or flvn yours. It wuuld brn .out III llttln whlta tiustulni, cruU would form mi drop off, loftvlnir lh skin rod nd Inllnm vd. Tho ilooior.i did ma no aood, I tuml nil tlio in'llotoitiotir.nd lalvoi without bonoilt. 0. 8. II. ourril mo, unit my ikln ii Hi oionr nnu amuuiii nuy uiib-i," J., ay nut ouroil h ton n 10M. Mm. lffinrr OlORfrlnd, of CUpn My, N. Iwonty-oue tiollloo of U. II, H. or of Umionr ot tho brent. )oo u frloniU thought hor out houo- Itlohsnl T. Uftrtlnor, Kloronon, 11, O., (ullorott for your with Jloll. Two bot tle of H. H. If. put im blood In aood con dition and tho lloili Ulmpponrod. Send for our free book, nnd write our physiclnns nbout your cane. Medical advice free. THE SWIFT SPCCiriO CO, ATLANTA, OA. For Telophono Qlrla. Shower lintlm arn being put In tho Paris totophnno oxebnnges for tho uno ot tho telophono girls. It Is thought thnt this will aid thorn In keeping their health. In America tho girls In many telephone exchanges have long enjoyed this comfort. Absurd 8aylnai. Uo Tnnquo Conventional saluta tions nro absurd. A man will often say absent mlndedly thnt It's a nlco day, when It's raining cnta and dogs. O'Boauuo Yob; I treated a blind man to a drink yesterday, and bo said: "lloro's looking nt you." Philadelphia Ilocord. Not Hard to 8ult. Incentive I would appoint your man, but ho la too Ignorant for tho police force. Heeler Den put blm on do school board. Moonshlno. To Increase Governor's 8 alary. A' proposition Is being urged lu Ten- nofiseo to Incronsu tho salary of tho govornor to SGO00 a yonr. It Is now 14000. It Is thought nlsp that tho stato should supply an oxocutlvo man sion for his uso. Palri From a Hornet's 8tlna. Tho pnln producod by a hornet'a sting Is caused by n poison Injocted Into tho wound and so Instantaneous la Its effect as to cause tho nttnak ot this Insect to resemble n vlolont blow In tho face. New Zealand War Medals. Tho Now Zealand government In tends to strlko 1-10,000 war commem oration modals, and to dlstrlbuto thorn among tho school children of tho col ony. Tho cost will bo about JC 12,000. Circumference of England and Wales. If a cyclist woro to rldo around tho coast of Kngland and Walos, bo would covor a dlstanco of nbout 2C00 mlloa. Manufacture of Glucose. Qlucoso Is now manufactured Inrgo ly from corn starch. Its commorclul valuo lies In Its uso as an adultorant of cano nnd beet sugar. Costly MullNlorniH In Krniico. The annual loss to France caused by the ravages of hailstorms Is said to amount to nbout 8:i.(XK).0(K) francs. Krom 187U to 18!).' tho figures varied from -10,000,000 to 131,000,000 francs. One troublo with the world Is that tlie fool-killer Is gallant, ami when he meets some women ho raises his hat Instead of bis club. 8pheres of Influence. "Sphoroa of tnfluonco" ombrnco pretty much nil that Is worth appro priating of Africa, territorially six Bovontbs of tho continent. No 8unday 8hlnet In Boston. Dootblncks may not do buslnoss In Boston on Sunday. Negro Official In a Trade Union. It Is tho custom of tho Alabnma district of tho United Mlno Workers to elect a nogro as vlco-prosldont. "Not guilty" Isn't necessarily nn in nocent remark. Ahead of Time. Hostlor What wns that man talk ing about? Uvory Proprlotor Ho said ho raoroly enmo In to ask If wo woro going to havo any automobile slolghs to hlro out. Indianapolis Journal. The Smilleit SilirY Paid a Governor. Tho smallest salary paid to any governor of a etntojn tho United States is that of the govornor of Vormgnt, who rocolvos only 1 1,600 a year. The Art-Boa. "Why, Madge, whero nro nil tho tnseols on your nw bou?" "Oh, I stepped on some of them nnd other people Btepped on the rent."