Br of th Thrts Arotfleas,
Tm Man ot tit Threa Americai la
on o( the contribution th citr of
Buffalo has made to the ruAmej-iosn
Exposition. , It pnn the narrow pai
saga tn the beautiful lake in Delaware
park, which la included witbtn the ex
position grounds, and baa throe arobea
typifying the union ol the tin e A met
icaa.
CITD ramemwii mr.l. Ktt at r nrouttMi
II ilr ni '! hliii'.(itrml Nr
Is. 4firfKMKKJ.O0tWIMilrula. ,
To Prtvcnt Accidt nd.
A Russian engineer Iim invented an
electrical apparatus manipulated from
the stage of theater by which at one
touch) all door ami exit are opened
toward the outside,
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Taku LiatlvoHron,o Quinine Tab
lata. Alt ilri'ifKliw refund the money
it it tail to cure. E. W. (irove'a alg
tutors iaon each box. 36a.
' Iron Viillln Cerds.
Iron visiting raids are popular in
Germany. The name i piloted la
silver, and 40 of the eheete on) meas
6 re one-tenth of an inch In thickness.
ArTKK AN ATTACK Of I, A OIllrrE.
!( yon have had I irlpi. a
lew don of Unrflold Tf a will
be 1m nlfUlal, a It will taue
tb ijralnm of all tirurltl,
founUIn Dinplay at Buffalo.
Fev the fountain display at the Tan
American Exposition 85.000 gallons of
water per ruluut will be required.
Chronla t'sn-tlfiallitn Cararf.
The ta'wi ImfKirnt itiaro'rrr of Meant
rtiu U Hi" poaiuve rettiJy fur eoiiailallon,
Wrru fnd CaitiwHle. Cure Uuareuuied.
trettt, I Of, ', ttte.
Sample Room In Constantinople.
Consul Hcliuman, of Msints, notea
that a Gorman aanipl room haa been
opened at Constantinople.
i.irr. or quckn victokia.
CMili Ufa of Qn Victoria ttoal
book, ! tina, lintltt iNMlIrd fro.
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Ohlo'i School Expense,
The state of Ohio expends $14,000,
000 annually on ita 1,200,000 aohool
children. Of thia fund Cincinnati
payi 11,000,000.
Mothers will liid Sir. Wlnelnw's gooth.
tea; N v nip the bent remedy t use for th?
ebildreii during the teething period.
Automobllrs at the hm-Amtrlcsn.
The automobile fad or fnahion, which
ever 70a pleaiie to term it, haa come to
etay, and visitor at the Pan-American
Exposition wilt see some exhibit! in
thia line which will open their eyes, aa
to the extent and character of the auto
mobile Industry at the present daj.
Stop tho Oouah and
Work Oil tho Gold.
Laxative UrotioQuiniu Tableta core
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Price 85 centa.
Contusion to Superstition.
On the big atatiuer Oceania there ia
do aeat at the' table marked No. 13, nor
any cabin bearing that namber. Thia
ia a oouceaaiou to aopcratitioo.
Uncle Sam Alms
to bey the ben f every thing which in why
he uee Carter's Ink. lie knows what's
good.
Traveling Libraries In Wisconsin.
There are 238 traveling libraries ia
Wincontiln, and the nuinbor ia constant
ly inoreaaing.
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More than 200,000 eleotrio lights
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fearroleat treatnieut. 'I'houaaiKla
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L
f THE OTHER MAN. f
1.
Si
E stood on tho brink o? the incl-
plce mid looked over. Three hun
dred fHt liclow blui Jie aca broke
on the aomhi-r rocka.
The inn it's muacloa tonnloncd and he
drew a deep brent h. What an caxy
way to end it all! Juat one little step
thoao rock below wcro no buuglcra:
they would make no mlatake over their
work, and tho era would tell no talus
and thenthen he would b away from
It all, and would never have to bear the
agony of hearlnir that she was married
to Everett.
Married to Everett married to Ever
ett! The word clunked iu hie earn.
lie proa ned aloud and beut hastily
over tho edjje.
A mint came before his eyc and hi
breath row) In a choking heave to hla
throat; the ground rocked !ckenlnj;ly
beneath him, and for one dlxxy swoii'l
be tbouglit ho was falltiKfalll!i
down that lutermlnabto ace.
Then the inlet passed, the ground
ulom.iJ Bi.ii L lettv (1 t 1 1 1h ft 1 as ta-kil U.' 1 f 1 1
relief to tliul himself still staudlns; safe
and sound on Unit earth.
He turned away with a scornful
laugh at his own weakness.
Home ngslu, he fluug himself Into an
easy-ehalr and lit hla pipe, resolved to
' give way no longer to morhld Imag
inings, He picked up a magaxlne, but hla
thoughts flew on at a tangent to the
dance which was to take place that
very evening, to which he bad been
invited.
He had vowed not to see her again
till he could settle once for all the dem
on of unrest within him. and a crowded
ballroom was the lust place for impas
sioned avowals. ,
Ho thought how root and, beautiful
she would look In her w4ilte muIln,
with her fluffy goMeu hnlr framing her
sweet little flower-like face. I'erhapN
be would go, after all. Then a second
figure rose up to spoil the picturo--httndsome,
luutpy-go-lucky Everett,
' with a merry word for everyone,
dancing untiring attendance on the fas
cinating hostess and never leaving her
side for a moment.
How dared he take possession of her
In that way! And bow could she put
up with It, unless
i His pipe mankind's uulversal baby-
bottle for once failed utterly In Ita
mission of soothing. He toxxed It an
grily across the table and burled 1!m
face In hla hands, lost In a whirl of mis
erable conjecturca.
Hla thoughts flew bnck to that dance
one week ago one week so crowded
with hones and fears that It seemed a
lifetime. '
He remembered those two dancea.
the music, the acent of flowers In the
conservatory, and, more distinctly than
all, the laughing face of Dolly.
Then those few overheard words
rushed through his brain. He clinched
bis fists and his face flushed at the rec
ollection. He bad drifted from the ball
room to the conservatory. Would she
consent? That was tho question that
throbbed tn bis brain. Should he say
tho words that would decide his future
life and hers? He had puffed at a ci
garette, and stared at the thin wisps
of blue smoke. Would his hopes fade
Into nothingness as that fragrant
smoke faded and vanished Into alrY
And then he heard people talking. He
recognized the vol:e of Everett, and
then Dolly's. They -were seated on the
opposite side of the conservatory, and
had not seen him as he sat almost con
cealed behind a tangle of palm leaves.
"Dolly," Everett was saying, "you
must say 'Yes.' My whole life depends
upon It We have been chums so long.
Say you will and make me the happiest
man In England not to speak of Scot
land, Ireland and Wales. Say 'Yes! 1
know what you want to say that we
ought to be getting back v tin. And
there are all those loathsome people
who want dancea. Confound 'enx You
will? I knew you would"
Fraser had sat there, almost unable
to move. He did not know how long.
The music from the ballroom floated
out : Into the conservatory, mingling
with the laughter and chatter of the
guests. All hope, all Interest in life
was gone snatched from him by those
few overheard words. People were
asking for him. What did it matter;
nothing mattered now, A voice aroused
him. He looked lip, and saw Everett
before him Everett, who was hla
friend; who wua now his rival his
eeninyl
"Hallo, Eraser, old man, you neem to
be ten fathoms deep In the blue dumps!
Whm's the matter now? Come and
have a smoke with me. l're been look
ing for you half the evening."
And that all happened a week ago! A
week the most miserable In hla life.
And now he was trying to forget her.
What fool he was! '
ii.
The thought of that steep drop down
to the sea kept recurring to hla mind
again and agalu with a fatal fascina
tion put it away from bis as he would.
Through all his brooding lis somber
Invitation stood out clear and dUtinct
He could see even now the Jagged
rocks lurking below, dripping with
spray, looking for their prey.
At last he got up. It, was no good
staying In. . Inaction was torture to
him in hla present frame of mind. He
would try and walk it oft.
lie started off rapidly, without any
dcrJnlte aim or- Intention, but uncon
sciously ills steps turned toward the
coast,, and preseny he found himself
ouce more ascending the steep little
path he had traversed that morning.
As bo ueared the summit be per
ceived that there was a man's figure
ln-fore him, stooping perilously over the
daugerous edge, evidently gathering
some plant from the cliff below.
It was a foolhardy thing to do, and
evidently bopoke a strong brain.
A little nearer, and be stopped short
abruptly. 1 be stooping , figure was
Everett
All his love and hate surged up with
in him. Everett, the man who had
stolen his love from him the man who
nad made his life a blank and barren
waale. A thousand devils seemed let
loose within him. How very near that
stooping figure was o deatn go uear
that one touchJust one little motion
of the foot and he would lose his b;il
a nee and go speeding, speeding down
those smiling cliffs and be hurled to
pieces on thone cruel rocks beneath!
His breath came quickly,
Suppose It had happened accidental
ly? Even as he thought he knew he
was a coward. Even then be was
thinking of his owu skin. Suppose a
sudden noise made the man start? Al
most unconsciously he opened his Hps.
and a harsh "Hallo!" broke from him.
Everett's nerves were steel. He
turned his sunny face and smiled over
his shoulder.
"Hallo, old man!" he responded amia
bly. Fraser came and stood dumbly beside
him, holding his hands tightly together
behind him to hide their shaking.. He
had forgotten Everett was a sailor.
He watched him furtively leaning
down further and further, till It seemed
Impossible he could retain his balance;
and the waves below reached up hun
gry white arms to catch him, and fell
back again with a murmuring thunder
of anger at their failure.
X HtUe further. Eraser caught his
breath. ,
"You'll bo over In a minute!" he said
gruffly.
Everett laughed easily.
"Not I!" he said confidently "But 1
say, old chap, you might Just hang on
to my legs for a miuute, will you? 1
want to reach that great bit Just there,
and It'a Just beyond me."
The waving pink bloom nodded Im
pudently up at them Just out of reach,
Fraser stood motionless, moistening his
dry lips. .
Everett looked around.
"D'you mind, old many" he said.
And mechanically the other stretched
out his hand and obeyed.
Now nowl one movement of his lin
gers Just the opening of his hand
He fought the thought back, gasping
for breath.
Everett leaned still farther. He half
glanced back.
"They're for Dolly, you know," he
said, "to wear thia evening."
The fingers opened as If by some sud
denly pressed spring. There was a sud
den cry. and then then something
went rolling, rolling, striking and
bounding slckenlugly down that steep
side. ' 6 ..
For an instant the white face was up
turned. "All right, old chop I know acci
dent!" floated up brokenly, and theu
there was n last hideous thud, and the
waves clutched greedily at their unrec
ognizable prey and drew It under. Ami
the swooping seagulls shrieked wildly
and circled upward.
Fraser stood aa if turned to atone,
gazing with distended eyeballs at the
gurgling eddies where that that thing
had disappeared.
Murderer! Murderer! Murderer!
The waves lashed It at him. the sea
gulls shrieked It, the whole living and
Inanimate world flung the awful word
at him.
He stood paralyzed. Had he done It
he? What had he doue? He held his
hands vaguely and plteously out before
him, asking them mutely. Murderer!
Murderer! MurdererJ Yes, it was true
true! His hands told him his hand
that he had opened. God! .They were
blood-red stained with blood! The
grass was red the sky the very sea
was blood!
He flung up his bands with an awful
cry and sprang blindly over that fatal
edge.
"I say, old fellow, do wake up and
stop having the horrors! You don't
know how beastly awful yoa look!"
Fraser opened hla eyea alowly and
atared In blank terror at the handsome
tanned face looking down at him. He
wondered vaguely whether he was
dreaming now or had Just awoke from
a red nightmare. The voice went on;
"I only 'looked In to say ta-ta. I've
bad a telegram railing me back to Ire
land immediately. Old Chris Murdoch
has relented and consented to our be
ing publicly engaged. And all through
Dolly, too bless her little heart! She's
Meg'a dearest friend, you know, and
she's been moving heaven and eartn
td soften the old chap's heart" He
waived an airy good-by. Ta-ta!" be
said merrily.
Fraser gazed speechlessly at him, the
tears still standing thick on bis white
face.
Everett turned back, half-laughing.
"I wish you wouldn't look at me as
though I were a ghost!" he protested,
"So long!"
OVERCOME BY GOOD LUCK.
French Peaaant Who Drew m Prise of
f 10 ).OJO an I Fainted.
Before the closing of the Paris ex
position the last great lottery connect
ed with this stupendous show was
drawn for, the wluner of which, a poor
peasant, found himself the richer by
j half a million francs that is, $100,00a
The drawing for this great prize was
fixed or 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon.
At 2 o'clock the great hall was densely
packed with a mixed but anxious
crowd. Dukes, duchesses, counts,
countesses, ofllcers, business men of
all description, workmen in their boll
day attire, workmen in their working
clothes all went to make up a vivid
and sensational picture. t
One peasant told the writer that he
had traveled 200 miles in order to be in
Paris iu time to see the ' draw" for the
great fortune, and to make sure that
all was fairly done.
; At the tick of half -past 2 o'clock the
committee, composed of men of irre
proachable character men of the high
est standing filed In. The general
secretary of the bank. M. Eouxel, pre
sided. Before the "drawing" he explained
to the people that the first would win
500.000 francs, the second and third
10.000 francs, the five following 1.000
francs, and 100 others 100 francs each.
The supreme moment has arrived.
Two boys are each placed before n
wheel, the boy ou the right giving the
series, the one ou the left giving the
number. There nre 325 series of 10.000
numbers each.
The silence Is painful. The faces of
the people in the hall are all anxious,
and In many cases quite drawn.
The wheels are turned. The boys
each take a number.- The prize the
fortune Is decided.
No. 2.130 of the sixteenth series has
won, and the owner of this comes Into
possession of 5fl0,0(i0 francs.
"No. 2530, winner of the first prize!"
is called out. A cry from the center of
'he hall a weird, unnatural cry and
the possessor of ticket No. 2530 falls
hack, staggers, and is carried away
senseless. He is a poor peasant, who
for years has never earned more than
20 francs a week. Now?
It Is Interesting to learn that the win
ner of the great prize for ISOS-a wom
anhas not yet been paid. This lady
won the 500,000-frane prize, but had
cut off a small portion of her ticket.
Now the law regulating these lotter
ies fa that the ticket must Iw presented
Intact. Should It be mutilated in the
slightest the winner Is barred from re-..
ceivlng the prize until thirty years
have elapsed. ,
"Itevlsed Solomon's Judgment.
The Independence Beige says a mag
istrate recently found himself in an
embarrassing situation. Two voung
women each claimed to be the mother
of an infant or six months. The magis
trate, who had not forgotten his scrip
tural teaching, called , for a butcher's
knife, and. placing the child on the
table in front of him, declared his in
tention of dividing it and giving a half
to each of the vociferous claimants.
"Don't do that!" they shrieked; "keep
the baby yourself," and immediately
tied from the courthouse. The magis
trate, it Is "said, has solved the diffi
culty in which he was placed by pro
visionally adopting the child.
It Is not the correct thing In polite so
ciety to return the visits of a phyflclan.
A Phenomenal Success: Cahlll Wis
the sbtrlke a success? , Cassidy It was.
Afther being out six weeks we auc
caded In glttln' back our Jobs. Puck.
Mistress (severely) If such a thing
occurs again. Norah. 1 shall have to get
another servant Norah 1 wish yer
would; there's easily enough work fer
two of us. Tit-Bita.
She Have you read that continued
story in the paper? He Not all of It
She How far did you get? He I fin
ished the "synopsis of preceding chap
ters." Brooklyn Life.
Golf and chess: Foozle I suppose
you are willing to admit that golf la an
Intellectual pastime? Bunker Yes, In
about the same sense that chess la an
athletic game, Boston Transcript
"What kind of a man is this John
Smith?" "Oh, he's the kind that
thinks he can hold on to bis umbrella
by having his name engraved on the
handle." New York Evening World.
Sportsman (to Smith, who hasn't
brought down a single bird all day)
Do you know Lord Pcckham Smith
Oh, dear, yes; I've often shot at bis
house. Sportsman. Ever hit it? Fun,
Lucky Singles: "BIngles is a lucky
man; his time goes right on whether he
is waking or sleeping, sick or welL"
"What is Bingle's business?" "Watch
maker." Columbus (Ohio) State Jour
nal. A scientist at work: "How did you
come to be a professional beggar?" "I
ain't no professional beggar. I'm em
played to git up statistics on bow many
heartless people they Is in this town."
Chicago Record.
Home-grown lustre: "Then you don't
bank much on ancestral pride?" "No;
it Is more to a man's credit to start
from nowhere and be somebody than to
start from somewhere and be nobody."
Indianapolis Journal
The exact truth exacted: Caller
"You look like a good and truthful girl;
tell me is your mistress really out?
Domestic She is, ma'am. Caller
Where? Domestic At the elbows,
ma'am. Chicago Tribune.
"Well, Bonis," said Naggus. the em
inent literary critic. "I Bee you began
the new century right" "How's that?"
asked Bonis, the struggling author. "I
don't understand." "You didn't wrlta
any poem about it" Chicago Tribune.
A Subsidy Defined: "1 see so much in
the newspapers about subsidies. What
does a subsidy mean, John?" "A sub
sidy, Mary, is where I give yon twenty
dollars for-going to see your mother in
stead of having her come to see you."
Denver News.
So Consoling: Lady (whose mare haa
Just kicked a member of the bunt, who
was following too closely) Ob. I'm so
sorry! I do hope It didn't hurt you!
She's such a gentle thing, and could
only have done It iu the merest play,
you know. Punch. '
Towne "That boy of Jones Is older
that be looks, isn't be? Browne I
don't think so. Why? Towne 1 saw
him out skating to-day, and he never
once tried to see how near he could go
to the danger sign without falling in.
Philadelphia Press.
Useless: "You didn't, submit quietly
to their gaggiug you. did you?" asked
the officers who had hurried to the
scene as Boon as the robbery was over.
"Nof gasped the victim; "1 chewed the
rag.' of course, but what good did that
dor-Chicago Tribune. v
"What do you find Iu that stupid old
paper to keep you so busy?" petulantly
asked Mrs. Youngcouple. "I was Just
looking at the money market," he an-
swered. "Oh, do they have a money
market? Are there ever any bar
gains?" Indianapolis Press.
Mr, Sophtle Well. Willie, your sister
has given herself , to me for a Christ
mas present; x what do you think of
that? WSllie-IIuh! That's what she
done fur Mr. Brown last year, an' he
gev her back before Easter; 1 bet you'll
do the same. Philadelphia Record.
"Man," said the" up-to-date maiden,
Is but a mixture of arrogance, tobac
co, and foot-ball statistics." "Woman,"
answered the end-of-the-century man,
"Is no more than a compound of vanity,
cosmetics, and golf poses." And then
they were married. Detroit Free Press.
Walker The bride was quite a popu
lar girl, wasn't sfce? Watklnson Yes,
Indeed; the Evening Sacriflcer sent Its
sporting man to report It; he printed a
list of rejected lovers half a column
long under the heading "Among Thoso
Who Also Ran." St Louis Post-Dispatch.
.,
The Prima Donna (after the first act)
I won't go on again unless that box
party makes less noise! : 1 nearly had
tiysterica! The Manager (In surprise)
I didn't hear any noise. The Prima
Donna You didn't? Why, they en
cored that upstart of contralto four
times! ruck.