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NXXXax)Cc AD OCTOR'S IV3ISS10W GiNOY," CHAPTER XX. Drawing an ear eat clot to th cen ter table for Mr. Clum to occupy, Dr. Elfenateln seated himaelf Id hit own office chair, and laying tie wallet before bim, aatd: "Thii, Mm. Clum, l a Nttr b con taining something Tery much rained by the poor man who haa Junt left this, world. I preanme It will acquaint us with the residence and aildresa of hia near relative. In order that they may be notified of hia death, I deem it my 4uy to Immediately examine Ita content, and aa I do ao, I wiU you to be prea ant, ai a witneaa to the transaction." The key to the wallet Dr. Elfenateln found tied close to the edije of the han dle. Inserting thle In the lock, he at once opened It and drew forth lti con tent!. All that presented Itaelf to hia notice waa about fifty pounds In money, ana package of cloaely written paper. These were without adilreaa or rignature, but aeemed a ahort Journal of dally evente. Little did Dr. Elfenateln dream, aa he ao coolly turned over these learee, that they contained mattera ao Tltafljr Impor tant to himaelf and hia future life! Seeing no other mode of ascertaining who the dead man really waa, the doc tor commenced at the beginning to read a follow ; "JunelS My God, my God: Why hast Thou forsaken me? la now almost daily my cry. Alone, horribly, cruelly alone! how can it be that I still exist? "Nearly eighteen years have I survived thla dreadful solitude, and not until to day bare I gained from my unnatural keeper the alight boon of pen, ink and paper. Thia gained, I will divert myself by uoting down some Incidents of my life. But to what purpose do I write? Who can ever read what, out of an aching heart, I ahall commit to these pages? "Yet, after my death, some person may penetrate thia living tomb, and then thay shall here see recorded the terrible wrong, the fearful fate that has thus be fallen an unhappy peer of the realm! "Have I been mlaaed from my home? Haa any one mourned over my unexplain ed absence? Ilaa my poer Constance wept over my loss? And has my dear brother Fltsroy forgiven my harshness now that he thinks me dead? "Dead? Yes; all think me dead! I aee clearly at this late date the whole of Keglnald'e fiendish plot. He used that dagger on my arm to draw blood, In or der to leave the Impreealon that I bad been murdered, before he shut me Into this living tomb. "Yet I lire. I, Sir Arthur Glenden- nlng, Bar't, am alive to day, Incarcerat ed In this concealed room, built In the ruined part of my own residence." "Ha!" exclaimed Knrl Elfenitoin, starting to his feet, aa he read thus far. "What have I here? If this be true, we have before us an explanation of Sir Arthur's fate. Mra. Clum, we must have others present at the reading of this Im portant paper. Let ua both seek instant ly for the presence of our neighbors. Will you summon Lawyer Huutley, who lives next door, while I go for Rev. Mr, Lee? Not one moment will we waste, for who knows but yonder corpse may be all that la left of poor Sir Arthur Ulendennlng?" Replacing the paper and keeping the precious wallet In hia hand, Karlo at once left the house for the mauae, while Mrs. Clum ran out to summon Mr. Huntley. In less than half an hour they both re turned to the phyelclan'a office, accom panied by the above named gentlemen. Then, while eager attention waa to be seen on every face, the doctor again opened the wallet, and read, aa far as we have written above, "Merciful heaven, can thla be true!" exclaimed Mr, Huntley. "Doctor, pleaae read that last clause once more, 1 am ao dazed with surprise that I can scarce ly understand It." "Yet I live. I, Sir Arthur Glenden nlng, Bnr't, am alive to-day, Incarcerated In thla concealed room, built in the ruined part of my own residence,", again read Dr. Elfenateln, and after a pause he continued: "The fact that thia room existed waa known only to my father, Sir Geoffrey, aud he, ahortly before his death, con II Jed the accret to my brother Reginald and myself. We three were alone together when he taught ua to open the panels by the aid of a sharp pointed knife, nd after leading us Inside this strange apartment, he charged us to keep the ex istence of the place a profound secret, as the time might coma when such a hidden retreat might prove of Immense impor tance. "Dear father! how little did he drenm that Reginald, for the aak of usurping my lawful title and estatea, would drag me hither, In the darkness of night, and, by chaining me like a beast to the UooW by the help of bla valet, Antvine Duval, keep me a prisoner for months, year, life! "It was the only time I ever saw thla room, until the night I waa thrust within It by my Inhuman brother Reginald, two daye and one night after I was forcibly taken from my bed. "Ah, that nlghtLwhen they overpow ered me In my own room) shall I ever foriet It? 1 had retired rather earlier than uaual, aud had fallen immediately asleep. About midnight, 1 should Judge, I waa awakened by feeling a hand press ing aomething to my nostrils. "I Instantly had my complete senses, so dashed the hand with the chloroform ed sponge from my face, then sprung with a bound upon the Door. "Tws men stood above me, and Ann handa setxed and pressed me bark, while a gag was forced into my mouth. A dim light was burning and I saw that, al though masked, one figure was like Kitx roy'a, and hia dressing gown waa wrap Ded around his form. "Oh, how I struggled, to free myself! Once 1 did get a hand loose, and tore the mask from one face, to find It was not Fltsroj, but Reginald who was perpe trating thla outrage upon me, his elder brother. Turning then to the other, I recogulied the form and voice of Autoine Duval. "In the course of the conflict Reginald drew out a dagger and plunged It Into my arm, then threw the dagger, red with blood, on the carpet, ssylug grimly: " 'Fitsroy's dagger. Lie there and tee tify that he did thia deed!' "Oh, my brother, my innocent brother! have they dared accuse the of my death? This question harrows me ulght and day. A Inn I I tremble for Fitzroy, when such a fiend aa Reginald has prov ed himself to be is let loose upuu bis track. "But to go on: Binding my hands for 11 my strength could avail little against twe hard men they paated rope BY EMILY THORNTON Author Of " Roy Rcssbll' Role," "Th Fashionablj Mother," Etc. around my body, after first putting on my clothing, and, dragging me from the window, swung me from the balcony to the ground bilow. "Carrying then my hclplefe form to the lake, they there bound up my wound, staunching the flow of blood, which until then rliey bad allowed to drip a It would, then turned and noiselessly bore me fo a lonely cave, situated In the heart of Demon'e Wood a place never frequented, and, I presume, the existence of which wa unknown. "This place had been prepared for my reception, and after fastening me firmly to a staple with a chain tbey had in readiness, they left me, gagged and help less, then alone, for two days and one night Twice they both camo with food, and, while one atood with a pistol over my head, to prevent a word, the other fed me. "On the second night they visited me about midnight, and, merely saying: " 'All is now ready for your reception, rise and go with us,' they placed me in a wairon aa before and took me back to the Hall JCeaving the wagon concealed outside the grounds, they between them carried me to the ruined part, and, entering, conveyed me Into thin, my prison, which tbey had secretly arranged for my use. I wa not brought here at once. It feuis, because on the very night of their daring outrage thuy had discovered that some revolving Iron shelves they had tilted to the entrance could not be securely fast ened, as the large screws to be Inserted were too short. Not wishing to postpone the horrible business, they had hastily prepnred the cave, and held me there un til other screws could be procured. "Now all waa ready and here, Just eighteen year ago, I wua thrust and kept a prisoner by means of a long cjinln fast ened from my ankle to an iron bolt in the wall. I waa securely fastened, then the gag waa taken from my mouth, and the ropes from my Hrnus. "From that hour I have seen no human face, heard no human voice! These walls, I know, are several feet thick, built so that no sound can issue from them. Not a movement can be heard, unless the pan els are open, and then but faintly. "Oh, Innocent, ruined brother! Oh, forgetful Coustauce! When shall I cease to think of these two?" Eerie Elfenateln paused when he reached these laet words, and large tears of sympathy still rolled over his cheeks, as they had often done during the read lug, while every one of his Intent listen ers were similarly affected, Conquering hia emotion by an effort, he again read on: "May 24, 18 Nearly even year since I last wrote on these page. Not once during that time ha there been a change In my lot until to-night "To-night a different hand opened the panel. 1 knew Instantly that It wa not Reginald. Honiethlng certainly urn a I have happened to him. The Jerk was wanting. "A soft, uncertain way of pushing them apart attracted my attention. There waa a longer pause, a seeming study of the modus operandi of the revolving ahelvea, and a slighter push made them turn more slowly. Yes, 1 am sure a t ranger haa been let Into the ecrct of my confinement; and that stranger, I think, must be a timid woman. "Juno 0, 18 Something terrible has happened to my brain, I am wild! I am undone 1 I can remember nothing! Who ami? Where am I? Ah, yes; 1 have it! I waa a peer; I am no no longer. "1 am a poor minister of the gospel, confined here for the sake of religion. I am. In short, Rev. Edwin C. 8tlle. How strango that I am berel I can remember nothing. "But I hare a Bible, and I read and preach long sermons, and pray continu ally. Yes, some day 1 shall, I think, be released. I ahall preach the gospel. How strange my head feels! Sometimes I think I am going mad!" "July IN. 1 am preaching and pray ing constantly. Night ami day I plead with God to send me a knife. Will my prayer be granted? Shall 1 ever have a knife? Can 1 ever cut my way out of this weary prison, out to liberty, aud preaching?" "July 19. Hullelijah! My prayer Is heard! A knife came to me with my food; sent nie, I presume, by accident. It was forgotten, and now it is mine! I shall write no more. I shall instantly get to work; I shall soon be a free man. "But these pages, written as It were, with my heart' blood, I shall never once leave out of the reach of my hands. I am Rev, Edwin 0. Stiles, a minister of the gospel, and these line are my diplo mas, my badge of office. Ha, ha; a knife is mine; my own! And now I shall work myself free!" Elfenstein paused aud passed hi hand over hi forehead lit deep thought. A sudden Idea hud seized hi in; It was this: Ethel Nevergail and he must have been In the corridor when this poor creature escaped! Yes; poor creature! These last lines told tliut he must have been insane, or nearly so, at least, when be es caped. Hut he had no time to think; a few more words remained to lie read, and hia audience were eagerly waiting. These were written In pencil, and the letters were crooked and feeble, as though done In groat weakness. "August IS. 1 am sick, dying per hups! 0 joy! if this should prove to lie death! 1 am weary, tired, worn out, but 1 thank God I am again myself. "Now 1 know I am Sir Arthur Glen denning. Lately I have been confused, and thought myself a minister. My brain, my poor brain, was unstrung. At last I am myself. "A knife came to me and 1 took out the screws from the shelves, opened the panels after pushing the shelves aside, and escaped from my prison. In the corridor 1 came upon a young girl and a man. Strangers; 1 knew that at once. Both were strangers; Yet 1 feared recapture. , "I rushed forward, dashed the light from them, and then another frenzy seiz ed me, and my poor head neurly burst with pain. 1 uttered a cry in my agony. Then another, as I rushed through the well-known rums. "The night air revived me. I had not felt ita cheering Influence, drawn a fresh mouthful of outxide air, in twenty-five years. 1 opened my mouth, 1 expanded my chest, 1 drank it all In. "What cared 1 for the storm, the howl ing wind, the falling rain? It was de light, it was rapture! 1 wa free! I was free! "I knew not where to go, but ped away, away, and rested not until I was hidden In th care In Demon's food. There I tlept and rested. There I quiet ed my overwrought nerrea, and thanked God for the bleased knife. "Morning came, and again I tried to think. My brain seemed heavy, and 1 could acarcely remember my own name. But it came to me after awhile. Rev. Edwiu C. Stiles, a minister of the gos pel. But how could I preach in these threadbare clothes? I must get suitable garment. I had money; I alway had had money. I bad It In my pocketbook when cast Into prison. My persecutor did not rob me. "So I took the car and went to Liv erpool, where I bought a suit of clerical clothes, and book, and paper to sell. I bought also a little wallet, in which to lock np these pages. Something tells me I must never part with these my pa pen. "Yea; I bare them safe. Now lying here, the wallet is safe in my bands. I returned to the village then, and mur have wandered around, selling my books aa Rev. Edwin C. Stiles. ."But now." I am ane. My ene have returned. I am Sir Arthur Glen denning, and I am dying. I know I must have been insane, or partly so, for the last few Weeks; but my mind is clear, perfectly clear to-night. "In this care I n-as taken ill, and could acarcely move for day. 1 bad food to lust for a week or more, and I crawled out, once In a while, for water. "But now food has gone. I am too weak to drag myself to the spring. I thirst. I am burning with ferer. 1 think I shall die! Farewell earth! 1 ahall write no mare; but with my latest aigh, I thank God that I die a free man." CHAPTER XXI. This, then, was the end of it all! The wayfurlng man, dead, in his upper room, was not the Rev. Edwin C. Utiles, but Sir Arthur Glendenning, the lost baro net. Lost! Yes, Indeed, lost to bis friends, but not murdered. And Dr. Elfenstein felt a thrill of Joy pan over bim as the next thought came. Ilia employer waa now Sir Fitzroy Glendennlng, and be wn entirely cleared of the heinous crime with which he had so long been charged. Ho was ready to be received joyfully back to his own estate and home. Yes! his summons could bring him, for he alone knew where he resided. He should atart for New York Immediately, and accompany and care for bim on his return voyage. Then another thought came! a thought that made his heart throb tu multuously, and that thought waa this: Hia pledge had been fulfilled! Sir Fitzroy name wa cleared, and now he wa free to woo and wed the girl of hi choice. But, as gladly as his heart throbbed one moment before, so suddenly had It sunk again, like lead in hie bosom. Wasj this girl thia one girl that he o devotedly loved worthy? Had he a knowledge of that bidden crime? Was her hand the One that nightly opened those panels, and shoved in that repul sive food to a human being a peer of the English realm! Again, with a smoth ered groan he felt that it was she! He remembered her wild entreaty, that he should neither light a candle nor search that corridor, on that dreadful night. And he had been fool enough to listen to her pleadings. Yes! He was convinced that she had aided the Inhu man brother In carrying out hia wicked purposes! But again lie thrust away the idea; and at Inst resolved to see this girl, Just once more, nccura her of being an ac cessory to this foul wrong, and then hear her reason for so doing. Possibly there might be some extenuating eircum stances, some unexplained reason why she hud lent herself to this purpose. (To be continued.) HOW SLEEP MAY BE WOOED. Movements of the Feet Wilt Quiet th Nervous llraln. Most of the mental devices for woo ing sleep huve failed because they have nearly always tried to resort to "local ticiituiont;" In other words, they have made a homeopathic attempt to stop thinking by thinking about something else a process which might also be called "elimination by substitution." But nil thinking, spontaneous or forced, draws more or less blood to the bruin, prevents deep Inhalations and bars the gute to the kingdom of dreams. Any device, on the other hand, which w ill make one take deep, long breaths spon taneously (Ihe Invariable forerunner of sleep) may be counted upon as a gon uIub remedy for Insomnia. Even deep bnaihlng which Is forced Is better than miy purely mental attempt to win sloop. But if the deep breathing can be produced Involuntarily one Is sure of a passport to Nmlliiwl. After Boveinl nights of experiment to this end the present writer decided to apply the principle adopted by the masseurs, who begin their manipula tions "at the point farthest from the seat of difficulty," which, In the case of Insonml;!, would 1k the feet. Lying on the right side, with the knees to gether, and considerably flexed, the victim of Insomnia should begin to pedal both his feet slowly up mid down, with the movement entirely in the ankhs. The pedaling should keep time with the natural rhythm of res piration and be continued until It Is followed by deep and spontaneous breathing. Several people who have tried this remedy report that Involuntary deep brattling Invariably b-glns before they have pedaled tip and down a dozen times. In olmtlimte ruses of Insomnia the patient may need to keep up the pedaling two or three minutes, or even more, with lntcrmh-slons. If necessary. The treatment may also be varied by moving the feet alternately. Instead of simultaneously, though the l itter meth od has proved the more speedily etrlea i Ions In the eases known to the writer. The explanation of the result obtained Is probably simple. The blood Is pump ed from the head, and with the re moval of brain tension a general re laxation follows, with n sequent deep respiration and Its resulting sleep. Good Ilonseke.'l lug. Duiiiiilng Kvlilence. Mrs. Watkyns The B'ohnsons are not In real society, are they? Mrs. Wjlkyns Mercy, no! Why, they have show books on a marble-top center table In the parlor. Somerville Juwnal. Tested. Wiggles Are those ?3 sho. s that you have on? Waggles No. They cost $M, but they are $1.50 shoes. Somen llle Journal. The average man dings tenaciously to his own tiplnious, but he expects other people to change theirs. What doth It profit a man to have bruins if he lacketb the ability to us I iB lAlllN-fiVll CENTURY ago on a grassy ledge under the heights of Wee bawkeo, N. J., a Vice President of the United States and a former Sec retary of the Treasury faced each oth er In mortal combat, writes Warwick James Price, In the Sunday Magazine. Soldiers of long and honorable records, scholars and Jurists of marked ability, statesmen who had already held many of the highest offices In the gift of their country, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr played out In the peaceful beauty and freshness of that early morning a tragedy wblcb has made July 11, 1804, historic for all time. There are few more picturesque or romantic spots In the vicinity of New York than Is that of Kings Woods, where these two men met Art has not Invaded the woodland. Only a lit tle clearing In the midst of a network of underbrush, surrounded by the very trees through which the dueling par ties passed, Indicates the scene of the encounter. The stone on which Ham ilton Is said to have rested his head, after receiving the wound which was to prove mortal, has been torn from its setting of earth and now bears upon Its face a metal plate telling briefly of the man's career and fate; but all else remains Just as It was on that fatal midsummer day a hundred years ago. The story of the combat Is tragic In Its brevity. The little party of Ave the principals, their second, and the ETOT WHERE HAMILTON FELL AND MONUMENT FORMERLY ON SITE. surgeon was on tho ground .not long after sunrise. The preliminaries were soon arranged. According to the best authorities upon a disputed subject. Burr fired at the word. At the report, Hamilton started forward with a convulsive movement reeled, Involuntarily dis charging his pistol into the foliage above htm, and fell headlong. Burr, with an expression of pain upon his face, sprang toward bim; but Van Ness, his second, seized him by the "Sit VV. Hamilton's iiicsidence. arm and hurried liim down the bank aud into their boat Hamilton, being lifted up, revived for a moment, and gasped: "This Is a mortul wound, doctor!" Relapsing again Into unconsciousness, be was again revived by the fresh air of the river. "Pendleton knows," he said, trying to turn toward his second, "that I did not intend to tire at him." At 2 o'clock the afternoon following he had breathed bis Inst Political and Professional Rival. If "the code" Is to be directly blamed for the duel, yet it Is to the Dolitlcal situation of the day that one m.wt nnV for Ua explanation, in me closing year of tne eighteenth century and the opening ones of the nineteenth the foremost and ablest men in th; United States were not only In politics, but they were "In' so whole-heartedly that the warmest friendships and most bitter enmities resulted. It was a period of the extremest feeling, of the broadest possible misapprehension of meu's characters and motives, and many duels resulted. The constitution was on trial. The leaders of the Federalists, Including Hamilton, openly called It "a crazy hulk," and spoke of Thomas Jefferson as a "contemptible hypocrite." They had no faith In the people, no confi dence In republican Institutions. A constitutional monarchy was the one and only way which they saw out of the dlflleulties of the times. At the head of the Whigs, or Republicans, confident of the future and active In their present, stood JerTerson and Burr, and If the former was attacked be cause of the political principles, the hit er was even more bitterly assailed on the ground that he utterly lacked all principle, political and otherwise. Hamilton and Burr bad first crossed swonis at the bar. This was early In the ITSO's; but even then, and by no means on account of their war record alone, they were regarded as men ot the most marked ability, and to til in tents and puriaosea divided oetween them the moat Important law business of New York State. Tragic Story of a Mortal Combat AAlAAi.JJili.AAJ.a1 AAAAAAAAAAAA, TTTTTTTTTTTTTl TTTTTTTTTTTT Opposed one to the other In their pro fessional practice as well as in their political convictions, in 1T92 distrust of Burr's methods and motives by the then Secretary of the Treasury be gad to take more active, and out-spoken form. In that year Aaron Burr, then a member of the National Senate, was spoken of in some quarters as a can didate for the Governorship of New York, and it became known that he would accept the nomination. That he was decisively defeated in the convention Is ascribed directly to Hamilton. Later In the same year Burr's name began to figure in the talk as to who should be the Vice Presi dential candidate? bat again Hamil ton's Influence was set to work against him, and ha received only one vote. That Burr was not appointed to suc ceed Gouverneur Morris at the French court In 1704, though bis .name was strongly urged upon President Wash ington by such men as Monroe and Madison, has always been ascribed to Hamilton's opposition, to which again has been attributed Burr's defeat for re-election to the Senate in 1797. The most marked Instance, however, In this strikingly personal contest oc curred In the Presidential campaign of 1800-01. The candidates, Adams and Plnckney for the Federalists and Jef ferson and Burr for the Whigs, were at that time voted for separately, as If all were nominees for the office of President The electoral vote resulted as follows: Jefferson, 73; Burr, 73; Adams, 05; Plnckney, 64, and Jay, 1; and with a tie between Jefferson and Burr the election was thrown into the House of Representatives. As was to have been expected, Hamilton's influ ence was all against Burr he consid ered Jefferson "as the lesser to be feared of two evils" and uftcr a dead lock of two days Jefferson was named President, with Burr Vice President What Led to the Duel. So for nearly twenty years Burr and Hamilton had been In engaged In a po litical duel, and the latter through a large part of that period had been un sparing in his condemnation of his op ponent's character and actions, in at least five instances preventing his ad vancement Time aud again Burr riad been taunted with his "tame submis sion" under the Hamilton Invectives; but none of them had done more than widen the breach between the two men until toward the close of Burr's term as Vice President Then there came tardily Into bis hands a letter which had been written by a Dr. Charles D. Cooper, In the neat of the campaign of 1800, which, though In it self no adequate ground for a due'., furnished, many think, the cause which led directly up to the fatal meet ing of July 11. It read in part: "Gen. Hamilton and Judge Kent have declared, In substunce, that tbey look upon Mr. Burr as a dangerous man, and one. who ought not to ne trusted with the reins of government . . . I could detail to you a still more despicable oplnloi which Gen. Hamilton has expressed of Mr. Burr." A copy of this letter Burr sent to Hamilton by Van Ness, asking for a "prompt and unqualified acknowledg ment or denial of the use of any ex pression which would warrant the As sertion of Mr. Cooper." This Hamilton declined to grant, in a reply which was dignified, through rather long and argumentative under the circum stances. Burr took It to be an attempt A AARON Bini'.S HOUS. at evasion, and In a second note made a more peremptory demand that "Mr. Hamilton confine his attention to the remark under dispute." To this Ham ilton's only reply was that the second note from Burr must be withdrawn be fore he could consider the matter fur ther, s.nd that falling this, "Mr. Burr must pursue such course as he deems proper." The steps that followed. Van Ness and Pendleton act fug for the.r principals, are details of history. Duel Blighted Bis Life. July 21, 1804, Burr was indicted for murder, and from that moment till his ?th at Port Richmond, SUten Island, km w I 4 ; H I I I ! Ml thirty-two years later, the life of Burt was one- succession of visionary schemes, always romantic and some times treasonable, all of them alternat ing with disappointments and rebuffs that would have killed a man less san guine and self-confident Tried on the charge of murder, he was acquitted largely through the brilliancy of his own defense. Twice brought to trial later on charges of treason, he both times fought his own way to triumph ant acquittals. But he had lost the. confidence of his friends, and was nd longer feared by his enemies. He was not wlecomed In this country, and was Ignored or In sulted abroad. When, at the age of 56, he bung out a modest tin sign In the city of New York and started life anew, he was already near Its close. The old bouse where his law office then was Is still pointed out to the cu rious; but even when at work within Its walls Aaron Burr had passed from the public stage, and his downfall may le traced directly back to that fatal duel of July 11, 1801. THE BIBLE AND OTHER BOOK3. Three Hundred Million Copies of the Scriptures Circulated in at Century, On Wednesday, March 7, 1804, "a numerous and respectable meeting of persons of various denominations"' was held at the London Tavern, and a so ciety formed "to promote the circula tion of the Holy Scriptures in the prin cipal living languages." At that time the Bible, or portions ot It, could be obtained In about forty living lan guages, spoken by two-tenths of the race. During the century since the meeting at the London Tavern ad journed, and very largely from the machinery then and there started, the Scriptures have been translated Into 450 langauges and dialects, understood by seven-tenths of the race. By the London society alone 180,000,000 copies have been distributed, at an expense of S.70,000,000. If we add to this total tho 70,000,000 copies already distributed by the younger American Bible Society, and the unknown millions printed and sold by private enterprise, we find our selves inside a safe estimate If we hold that certainly 800,000,000 copies of the Scriptures, In whole or separate books or portions, have gone Into circulation during the Inst century. . Amazement attends the study of the Bible, whatever the point of view or the course pursued. But nothing about the Bible Is more amazing than Its continuous, universal and utterly un paralleled popularity. In nearly every, if not every, country on earth where books are sold, more Bibles are sold than any other book. Last year the British and Foreign Bible Society alone distributed 5,943,775 copies, the majority, by sale, In 370 languages, covering every part of the globe. And the issue by the American Society for the year amounted to 1,993,558 Bibles and portions. Century. Lalyl ke Person Wanted. One of the richest and most promi nent society women, who Is very quiet aud unostentatious in her dress, and by only the appointment of her equipage betrays the fact that she Is wealthy, stopped-her carriage outside the establishment of a fashionable mil liner, entered and addressed the pro prietress. "I see you have In your window a sign, 'Apprentice Wanted," " ehe began. The milliner eyed her contemptuously from the crown of her modest bonnet to the tip of her common-sense shoe. "You would not do at all," she said. "I want a ladylike person - who can wait on customers." ' I wished to place one of my maids with some one from whom she could learn millinery while I'm abroad," con tinued the visitor, quietly, "but I'm afraid yon would not do." As the footman opened the carriage door for his mistress the horror-strick en milliner recognised too late the Uv. cry of one of the "first families" if New York. New York Press. Goina: to lie Something. A colored man In Philadelphia re quested his employer to release him so thai he could go South. "What do yoti want to go for, La fayette'" " 'Cos I'se called to a church down dar." "Called to a church? What are you going to be?" "I'se go In' to be sumfln. I dunno whedder I be de pasture, or de sex tant or de vestureman, but I'se goln' to be sumfln." Success. New Prunaw-trk Aged Legislator. Senator David Wark, of New Bruns wick, N. S., 100 years old, has been a legislator for sixty-two years. These Is more humiliation about love than about anything else,, fof the reason that there Is less naturalness about lore than about anything else. t-Hrt, BUST OF HAMILTON. GEO. P. CROVELL, Successor to I. Smith, Oldest established Hoes la thevalley. DEALER IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Flour and Feed, etc. This old-established house will con-' tinue to pay cash for all Its goods; it pays no rent; it employs a clerk, but does not have to divide with a partner. All dividends are made with customer! in the way ot reasonable prices. Lumber Wood, Posts, Etc. Davenport Bros. Lumber Co. Have opened an office in Hood River. Call and get prices and leave orders, which will be promptly filled. D ELTOHTFUL ROUT1 AY LIGHT RIDg IZZY CRAGS KKP CANONS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY See Nature In all her glorious beauty, and then the acme of man's handiwork. The first is found along; the line of the Denver it Rio Oranrie Railroad, the lat ter at the St. Louis Fair. Your trip will be one of pleasure make the most ot It. I-or Information and Illustrated lit erature write W, C HcBRBE, Gen. Aft., Portland, Orcgoo ;ON TON BARBER SHOP L. 0. HAYNES, Peor. The place to set an easy ihave, an up-to-date haircut, and to enjoy the luxury ol a poroelaia bath tub. E. WELCH, THE VETERINARY SURGEON. Bss returned to Hood River and Is prepared to do any work In th. veterinary line. He ean be found by calling at or phoning to Clarke's drug store. T1IE NEW FEED BTORE, V, 11 ,ii numii nwu nnu, iuuiu vi Hina, keeps constantly on band tbe best quality of Groceries, Hay, Grsln and feed at lowest prices. D. I. LAMAR, Proprietor. JTUEEKA MEAT MARKET, MoQUIRK BROS., Prop. Dealers In Freah and Cured Uaata. Lard. Poultry, Fruits and Vegetables. FREE DELIVERY. PHONE 86 Oregon Shorj line Union Pacific AND -mffl!fIl t ill aLio fill Mo " 1 TIME SCHEDULES Au... Parirr r.rtisr.s. Or. Chicago talt Uk. DnT.r, 4 :., Portland Ft Werlh.Omahs, SMClal Kansas City, 81. liW. as. LouiB,CBiaagoaid via last. yjnntlngton. Atlantis It Paul Fast Mall. Minsa Ixprai 145 p la. via stantUgtoav Bt Paet AUaatl I-prass. tiMa. as. Fui Mall pokes 70 HOURS PORTLAND TO CHICAGO No Change Of Cars. Levert Kate. Qulekait Tun. OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE raoM roitTLAMD. IMp.BV All sailing dates IrNg,, v (ubjeet w Chang. For Saa Franeliee a Ueverg t dara Dstlr Cehaikle llr loop. ss. gx.Suada Mea-rtf. fx. Sander :Ve.k. Ssturdar Te Astoria and War .M p. as. Laadlags, Siaa.as. VflllasMtto lr. l:M.s. Me-.Wel. Tues.,Tha, em FtL Balem, Indopen- , it, deaoe, Corrallls sad wax leading. : a. XL TaaMIMi. 4:M.s, f.. Thar. Mob, Wt ai lei, Oregon City, Dartoa aa4 Fit aadwaj leadings. It. Klparta leak tlea LrLowtstoa :. BL I UIS.SS. Uy uo.pt .Mparts te Uwlstoa 'Dsilr sext ' I A. U CRA1Q, CBerelPaaMBgerAgenW Fortius, 0 t. J. KIHHAJBP, Agent, Hood KlTec . o o oc o O 0