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BETA’S JDOUBLE
By HELEN V. GREYSON.
ft. l»y Robert Bonner'* Hons.)
PTER XIX.
' PLOTTING.
Upon arriving at tho Iiouho of Nitn,
Monteri anil his companion questioned
her closely about tho oscapo of her
prisoner, and nftor hearing from her
own lips all she lmd before written to
him, they dooided to lose no time in
tracing themissinggirl, lestshe should
roach her friends and learn the fraud
that had been practiced upon thorn by
tho girl who hnd proven horBolf bo
treacherous.
Monteri made inquiries of every ono
he met concerning the girl, but no
one seemod to hnve seen such u person
as he described.
But it Booms that at times fortune is
wont to favor tho wioked; fftr, nftcr
two days’ search, Carlos Montori
learned that a girl had been found iu
an unconscious condition, and was at
that time lying ill in the gipsy camp.
This ho lonrned from a younger mem
ber of the tribe, who, upon inquiry,
told all he knew of tho rescue of the
girl and of her personal appearance.
Ha thon found tho man Jock, who
related tho oiroumstnnee, anil told him
that she was his wifo, who had eseapod,
and that she was n hopeless lunatic,
although not violent. Accordingly,
tho following morning, Monteri drovo
to tho enmp iu company with Inez,
and, as wo have alroady lonrued, took
tho delirious girl away with him, not
withstanding the protest of tho gipsy
thnt she was iu ne condition to he
moved.
And thus Breta Dnnton again foil
into the power of her onomies, but not
before she had unconsciously won tho
heart of ono who had vowed to searoh
for and find her, feeling within him
thnt sho uoedod a friend and proteotor.
Monteri decidod to take tho girl
somowhore near Rnvonsmoro, where
ha could watoh over her. Ho did not
intend to trust Nitn a socond time.
As tho train boro them on their
journey to ltnvousmore, Inez, whose
tnind had hoen busy thinking, turnod
to hor companion, who supported tho
siuk girl, and said, in a low tono:
"Ah, Carlos, I have itl You know
tho old desortod house half-way ho-
tween tho station and Raveusmere?"
"Vos, I romombor I saw it,” ho ro-
pliod.
"It is the very plnoo for yon to tnko
Jier. No ono will rout the plneo bo-
enuso llioy say it js haunted. . I heard
Cecil Doniphan say so only u few days
ago."
"Very well. Wlioro can I got tho
koy?” ho asked.
"You do not nood a koy, You can
easily efl'oct an ontrnnee from thebnek
part, of tho house* besides, it would
hardly do for you to waste time in hunt
ing up the owner, for I don't boliovo
ho is around hero nt present. No ono
over goes near tho |>lnce, so you need
havo no fear of being discovered.”
"All right. This your plan. If it
brings failure, don’t blame mo."
“I havo no fear of failure now that I
linvo hor under my thumb," she re
plied iii a voieo tilled with triumph.
“Don't ho too sure," he said with a
peculiar look iu his beady oyos.
"What do yon menu?" she asked
quickly.
"I mean, my dear, that I havo not
hnd my rovonge yet.”
“Still harping on that?” sho
clniuiod indignantly.
"Ah, well, lot that drop for tho pres
ent. As I told you beforo, ns long ns
you obey me, I’ll lot you enjoy your
ill-gotten fortune."
She turned her face toward tho win
dow to conceal from him the look of
malignant hatred which sho could not
prevent from shining from her eyes.
To herself sho was saying;
‘ ‘Threaten me as much as you please,
Carlos Montori, but my time will come;
and when it does, beware! Wo shall
see which is the shrewder, you or I. 111 vluu
You shall not come between mo and
my aspirations. I am tho nekVowledgod
granddaughter ot old Gerald l)antou,
and as such I menu to inherit his
wealth. Ho is old and will not live
very long, and ”
Her musiugs wero interrupted by
Monteri, wlio nddressed her:
“She shows signs of reviving from
the drug wo gave hor before starting.”
“I hope she will not until we roach
our destination.”
"I don’t think sho will, ns wo are
almost thore now," returned Carlos;
then added: “Of course, you must
leave the car alone, while I will soo
thnt my wife (?) is conveyod to her
future residence."
“You must not hiro any one to tnke
you there. That might mean ruin,"
put iu Iuez.
“Do you tnko me for n fool?” he
sneered, ns tho train came to a pause.
safe to hiro a oonvoynnoe of nny kind,
he dpieVmined to walk. If the girl’s
strength gave out, he told himself, ho
could carry her. .
But, to his surpriso, she kept up ad-
inirahly; but no words had loft her lips
through all thnt tiresome journey. Hho
walked ns if in a dream, anil by the
vnoaut stare of hor oyos nny one could
tell that her mind wns unsettled.
They hnd met no one on tho road,
and she submissively walked by his
sido into the old ivy-covered house
which was to bo hor plnce of abode for
some time to oome.
Inez took a roundabout road to
roach Rnvensmero, which led through
denso woodland. Her miud was
busy planning what sho would tell her
grnndfather (?) in referonoe to her
peedy return from her visit to Brent
wood Park. Ho absorbed wns she with
her thoughts that she failed to sco a
man, dressed in n gunner's costumo,
who was seated on a fallen limb not a i
twenty feet from her as she passed. . it
"Strange!" ho muttered, when shRl of
hnd passed out of sight and hearing.
“What is she doing bank po soon, and
why did sho select this rouudubout
way to get homo? I’ll soo wlint slio
has to say for hersolf wlion 1 roturn.
Hho did not soe me. I am positive of
thnt. And now, my pretty cousin, I’ll
soe whether those rod lips strity from
tho truth. I haven't much faith
in you, with your purriiig, sneaky
ways, and if I hnd my way you would
not bo nt Raveusmere.”
Gathering up his gnmc-bng and
shouldering his gun, ho set out for
homo.
• It was toward dusk wlion ho lightly
ran up the veranda stops, and fell
back in well-feignod surpriso when ho
saw his cousin seatod bosido his uncle.
“Why, cousin mine, what brought
you home so soon?"
“Oh, I got homosiok! I have got-
ton so nttaclied to Ravonsmore and
dear grnmlpnpn thnt I longed to ‘re
turn; so I took the train nnd left my
frionds, promising to make thorn a
longer visit nt some future time.”
“And did yon walk all tho way from
the station.
“Yes; nnd I found tho road very
dusty, too."
"Did yon follow tho straight road
from tho station to Ravonsmore?” ho
asked nonchalantly.
“Cortninly. Yon may be sure I
camo by tho shortest possible route,”
sho returned sarcastically.
“You’re right. My common souse
should havo told mo that,” he said,
with a laugh thnt was half a chuckle,
whilo u peculiar gleam shot from his
oyos. •
“Did yon linvo a good day’s sport,
Ceoil?" asked his uncle.
i “Yes, very ;ood, indood. I’m glad
that I took your hdvice and wont gun
ning, for I was verily gottiug tho
bines,” roplied ho.
As ho passed up to his room to
change his clothes, n malicious chuckle
loft bin lips.
"Alia! My pretty oousiu, I was not
fur wrong when I thought you hnd nil
object in walking two miloB.outof your
path! If you had not, you would not
have said that you enmo by the direct
rond. Now what wns your object? I
intend to watch you, my donr. That
hurried journey was not tnkon for
nothing, nnd ns for your visiting
Brentwood Park, I don’t bolieve it.
Howovor, that is nil onsy mntter to And
out. If I can find out anything about
you that will turn my undo against
yon, bo sure I’ll not spnro tho time
nor energy that may bo required to
roach that end. Raveusmere is a fine
estate, nnd I do not intend that it
shall slip through my fingers without
an effort on my part. I’ve felt thnt
the girl is not nil thnt she protends to
be, and if I sueoood iu turning my
uuclo against her, I’ll not linvo labored
1 must keep luy oyos open,
and if any more such trips are taken,
I’ll know your destination, or my
name’s not Gooil Doniphan. Iu the
meantime, I’ll make it my special
business to make inquiry relative to
your last one. I dare say sho has boon
of)' somowhere with that fellow sho
calls Goorgo Bertram. Howovor, I
mean to find out. If I mil nny judge,
and I flntter myself that I mil, that
fellow is a blackleg. Hu, Cecil, my
boy, perhaps your cake’s not all dough,
after all, and those that live tho longest
will see tho most. Thorp goes tho
dinner-hell! Well, I feel more like
onting to-night than I have since
Gerald Dunton told mo thnt his grand
daughter was to inherit the larger
part of his wealth. Ah! Hope is n
groat appetizer."
liovo that you would stoop to any
thing.”
“Not I," ho returned, with a sullen
laugh. “But you, my dear Inez, could
easily do as I told you.”
“I won’t! So that’s mi end of it."
“Very well, you know the conse
quences if you don't comply with my
wishes. This is not the first time that
I havo told you this. Follow your own
inclinations, mid be exposed. Do as I
toll you nnd live in wealth nnd af
fluence. I give yon two ilnys-to con
sider tho mntter. Moot ino to-morrow
night at tho end of the ladies' walk,
nnd I’ll tell you more fully iny plans.
Hero comes thnt fellow Doniphan. It
seems that he’s always prowling aroiiuA g
the gronnd*i%Jieii we’ro out here." "
“Ho hns got no good blood for mo,
becnuse I've cheated him out of his
place ns heir to his uncle,” said Inez,
iu a low tone.
“Remember, to-mortpw 'night at
nlttfal" -- ■
“Very well. And please look well
to your prisoner, that slvo does not
make her escape a second time. By
the way, has she fully regained hor
senses?”
“Not quite. At times she wnndoro
a little. Tn, tn!”
As he moved awny n murderous
gleam shot from his eyes, while sho
watched him out of sight.
“Yes, Carlos Monteri, I’ll meet you
to-morrow night,' nnd I’ll try my hand
,Again. I’ll admit'that your plan was
good one, nnd I may see fit to carry
out, but not until you nre first out
my path. Why will ho not put
thnt girl out of my path forever? If I
could only got across to thnt houso, I
would tnko mnttors in my own hands.
First let mo romovo Curios Monteri
off the-lace of tho earth, then my way
will ho elenr.
“Does he think that I’ll allow him
to order me around ut his will? I am
getting desperate.”
DESPERATE EXCOUNTER IX THE
STREETS OE HAVANA.
THREE. CUBANS KILLED OUTRIGHT
A Spanish Officer and Twn Other Cabans
Wonnded In the Collislan-Ficht
Carried Into Hotel.
As Carlos Monteri turnod down tho
road, he was not nwnro thnt ho wns
being followed; but such was tho case.
Cecil Doniphan, having hnd his sus
picions aroused in roferonee to tho iu-
timnoy between his uncle’s grand
daughter and tho man sho cntloil
Georgo Bortram, determined to keep
a close watoh upon thorn. Ho intend
ed to find out wlint sort of a person
tho follow was. 8o wlion he snw
thorn talking so confidentially, ho de
cided to follow him and see whoro ho
wont. *
“Whore in tho fellow lending mo,
anyway? By Jovo, if he isn’t making
straight for that old dosortod house!
Now, wlint under tho sun is tnkinghiin
to that forsaken place? Aha, Ceoil, my
boy, you are stumbling into a mystery,
if I’m not mistaken. Ah! He has
gono in nnd fnstoned the door behind
him,judging from that peculiar sound,
as if n bolt wns boing slipped into
plneo. Ah, well, Mr. Goorge Bertram,
I’ll call nt some more convenient time,
wlion you nro not around, mid find
out what brings you to this old, dilnp-
itated ruin; for certainly you hnve not
tnkon up your nhode in such a place.”
Wniling for about ton minutes to
soo whether or not ho intended tolonvo
tho plnce, nnd deciding thnt he did* not
contemplate doing so for some time,
Doniphan again turned his fnco toward
Raveusmere.
Ho was daily expecting n lotter iu
roply to one ho had written to Erio
Brentwood, and on his way back ho
stopped nt tho store, whioh soryod the
purpose of postofllco ns well, nnd in
quired for mail; and a gratified look
crossed his face when tho grocer passed
him nn onvelope with his name on it.
Hastily tearing it open, ho drew tho
sheot of note-pnpor from tho envelope
nnd read the following:
'Mn. DoNimiAN:
“Disaii 8i»—Brota Dnnton lias not come
to mo shnoo silo loft tho park la yourcom-
pnuy. I write tills, instead of my son, bo-
enuso, nt present, lie Is away from homo.
As ho gave mo loavo to attend to Ills mall,
I took tho liberty to read your lotter; and,
in reply, must say that you are wrong In
thinking thut Hho had called on me. ‘Why
you should ask tills, I cannot imagine,and
liopo that It Is nothing moro than somo
argument, in reference to the matter, that
prompted your Inquiry. I remain,
"itospeotfully, Cninr. Diientwood.”
“I was positive that I would re
ceive an answer like this!” ho ox-
claimed. “Hho told a falsehood iu ref
erence to that visit. Now it remains
for me to find out what sho is up to,
and I’ll not rest until I sucoeod. This
is a now departure for mo—the plny-
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XX.
RATHER SUSPICIOUS.
As tho train enmo to a pause, tho do-
lirious girl had somewhat revived from
the stupor to which the,drug adminis
tered by Monteri had reduced her.
And when, leaving the car, Carlos took
hor arm, he had little difficulty in guid
ing her steps, although sho tottered
from sheer weakness.
Inez preceded him, and turned in nu
opposite direction from tho road lead
ing to tho so-called haunted house,
while Carlos slowly walked the victim
of their ]'lot:, toward the aforesaid road.
The old houso, which lie intended
to make the prison of Breta Dnnton,
• was not moro than a mile and a half
A special from Havana states that
three Cubans wero killed and one
Spanish officer and two Cubans wound
ed Sunday nigbt in an affray between
Spanish officers off duty and a num
ber of citizens and a party of Cubans
who wished to close the Tacon theater
on account of the death of General
Calixto Garcia at Washington. The
troops on dnty intervened and re
stored order,
After the news of General Garcia’s
death .spread thrgugh Havana early
Sunday evening the Cubans wished to
havo all the- places of amusement
closed. They succeeded in closing
two places frequented by Cubans, but
the management of the Tacon theatre,
wliore there were many Spanish
officers among the audience, refused
to close the house. Thereupon Alle
gretto, a former captain of insurgent
troops, got into nn excited argument
with the manager of the theater nnd
was escorted to tlie sidewalk by the
polico on duty. TUero Allegretto en
tered into a heated discussion with a
Spanish officer, who struck him across
tho face with the flat of liis sword.
Then there was a collision between
tlio Ctilmns mid the Spanikh military
men. More blows wero struck on
both sides and many persons from the
cafes and park cheered for Spain and
drow crowds of people to the spot
from adjacent streets nnd squares.
l*»\v<ler nnd Lend Uird.
Suddenly a shot wns fired, whether
by a Cuban or by a Spaniard, inten
tionally or accidentally,cannot be said,
and the Cubans retreated into the
Hotel Inglaterra.
More shots were fired on both sides
and Arturo Tizet, a French citizen
born in Havana, was shot and seri
ously wounded while sitting at a table.
More shots wore fired, and the Cubans
ran through tho hotel office and made
thoir way upstairs. Jesus Sotolongo,
a Cuban, fell wounded on the stairs,
and anollier man broke into tba loom
occupied by Lieutenant Fitzlmgh Lee,
son of the famous general nnd former
consul general in Havana, demanding
protection.
Genernl Greene and sovoral mem
bers of bis stnff, who bad been out on
n balcony watching the orowd, beard
the uproar in the hotel and went into
the corridor.
As soon as the Spnnisli officers snw
Genernl Green, who was in uniform,
they stopped the pursuit of the Cu
bans, saluted and retired.
In the meantime one Cuban bad
been fatally wounded in* the streets,
and two hnd been killed.
Shortly afterwards the Spanish
guards on duty swarmed in from the
neighboring streets and order was re
stored.
At tho time the Cubans and pursu
ing Spaniards ran through the hotel
Inglaterra General Humphreys was in
the lobby talking with Mnjor Martin,
of General Gieeno’s Btoff, and other
gentlemen. A bullet shattered a mir
ror near which they stood and two
others splintered the stnircase.
The hotel wns full of American Offi
cers and civilians, and somo of tbom
with their wives wore standing on tho
balconies nt the immineut risk of being
bit by bullets fired nt nn upward nngle
to scare the crowds. From thnt point
they watched the speetnelo from tho
electric lighted square.
It is reported Hint in addition to
those killed nnd wounded who have
been previously mentioned, fourteen
are being caved for in private houses.
Threo nrrcRts were made.
A few minutes nftcr fbo shooting in
the hotel, frightened patrons and Cu
bans gathered around General Greene,
asking if be would protect them.. Ho
WANT TO REFUND MONEY.
I.*tt*r Retarding Mrtllndlut Church War
Claim* Nulnnltlcd In Senator*.
A Washington dispatch says: Vice
President Hobart submitted to the
senate Thursday the following letter,
which he had received from the Metho
dist chutch, south:
“My Dear Sir—At a meeting of the
bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, held in Nashville,
Tenn., July 4, 1898, with reference to
the war olaim recently granted by tho
government to the church they repre
sent, the following action was taken
by them, of which it is made my duty
to give you, as president of the senate
of the United States, official notios
for presentation to that honorable
body: While reaffirming the- jnstness
of our claim, payment of which lias
been sought for 25 years, we insist
that the church cannot afford to accept
it as a gratuity or on condition that
reflect upon its honor."
“Inasmuch, therefore, as Borne sen
ators have affirmed on the floor of the
senate that they wero induced to sup
port the claim by misleading state
ments on the part of the representa
tives of the church—statements, how
ever, which did not affect the merits
of our claim—we hereby give this as
surance: that if the senate, by affirma
tive action, declares that the passage
of the bill was dne to such misleading
statements, we will take the proper
steps to have the entire amount re
turned to the government.
“(Signed) Robert K. Habobovb,
“Secretary of the College of Bishops.”
' The Limit of Vanity.
Mamma—I don’t fink mneh of dot
young man vot’s callin’ on Repecca.
Papa—He’s too much sktuck on
himselluf. Vy, dot young fool vould
as soon.be paid a gomplimeut as a
bill!—Puok.
Railroad Train* to Ran Blower. '
Rnllroiiil ofllclnls claim that It la Tory ex
pansive to run their llchtnlns expreae tralna,
an.l ara talking about reducing the apeed. It
1* llkowlae expensive to lhe Health to ruah
nn<lstruggle and compete In budneas again
aa men do nowaday*. Tho brain, the nervoe,
the muscles, tha whole ayBtem gives out. For
restorlug strength alter business worries,
Hostetler's Stomach Olttora la the proper
remedy. It la an Ideal toutc for the tired, the
run-down and the weak,
No-To-Ilac for Fifty Centa.
(■uarnntred tobacco habit cure makea weak
lien strong, blood pure. 60c, $1. All druggists
is lullc and tho pnee torr!
Fits permanently curod. No nts or nervous
ness after first day’s use of I>r. Kline's (treat
Nerve Uestorer. ts trial bottlonnd treatise free.
1'K. II. 11. Klisk, Ltd., 1W1 Aren St., Thlla., Pa.
Sharp Pains
Darting from one polnfto another, stiff nnd
swollen Joints, inflammation, intense suf
fering, nro oharnoterlstlcs of rheumatism.
All these painful symptoms nre cured by
Hood’s Harsnpnrllla whioh purifies tha
blood and neutralizes the aold whioh Is the
cause ot rheumatism. Why continue to
suffer whon you may be rolleved by
. „ Hood’s Sarsaparilla
The general impression among the : America’ ~ ' “
senators on the matter is (hat tbe sen
ate will not ask that the money be re
turned. Tho opinion of many is'tlint
tbe senate has no right to make the
request not to receive tho money
from the bishops inasmuch ns the
money was paid for property which is,
to all purposes, in .the possession of
the aged and infirm clergymon of the
Methodist church.
VEST CALLS A HALT
In tho Slipshod Manner of 1'nnftltig Pen
sion Hills In the Senate.
A Washington dispntch says: At
the opening of Thursday's session of
the seuate it was decided that the ad
journment be until Monduy.
It wan also determined to give one
hour of the day’s session to the con
sideration of pension bills.
In eonneotion with the consideration
of bills on tho pension calendar, Mr.
Vest, Missouri, said;
“I do not want to be captious about
this pension business and do not want
to set myself up as a reformer, but
this thing of passing a tot of pension
billB simply by tbe reading of tbe ti
tles and whon a quorum of tbe seuate
is not present has got to be stopped."
GOVERNXENT SECURES PIIOPF.IIT¥
Fridour 44 Point Park" on Lookout Moun
tain I* ’Formally Transferred.
The papers were formally signed at
Chattanooga Thursday, transferring
tbe famous “Point park,” on Lookout
mountain, to the government ns a
park of the Chieknmauga and Chatta
nooga National Military Park reserva
tion. Tbe price paid for the property
was $85,000, tbe appropriation having
been made by congress before adjourn
ment in the spring.
The sale has been hanging fire be
cause New York wanted a c'ause re
served in the deed giving that state
the right to 100 sqnnre feet to be used
for tbe erection of a monument by
that state.
ing of a deteotivo s part but I feel i nssure( ] them that he believed they
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Hint I mil equal to it.
Placing the lotter in his pooket, bo
continued on his way to Raveusmere,
feeling well satisfied with tho success
were smo, but tbe only rocognized
authority iu Havana wns tho Spanish
executive.
He then sent Captain Cole and Lien-
of his plan thus far, and determined | tolmnt Stevens to Genernl Castellanos
to return to tho haunted houso at tho
earliost opportunity.
[To bo continued.]
l’LAYINQ DETECTIVE.
“I toll you, Inez, I must have money,
Something lias got to bo done, nud if
you still wish to rotain your position
at llnvonsinero, you must furnish me
with wlintover sum I demand.”
“Carlos, how am I to obtain it? I
havo taken wlintover I could get with
out being found out, nnd ull the spoml-
ing-money GeraldJDanton gave me you
now hnve. Whnt am I to do?”
He leaned forward and whispered
into her ear.
“You nre out of your senses!” she
exclaimed.
“Oil, no, not nt all! I know it
would bo an easy tnsk to olio so ex
perienced as yourself," he replied in
an even tone.
“How could you suggest sueli a
Doe Mllkoil lllti Cow.
William JneUson is a wealthy farm
er living between Lnwreuoeville, N.
J.', nud PrinoosBville. He lias a boy
ou tho plaee of the name of Frank
Bennett and tlio boy has a pug pup
called Jim. . Frank, Bennett’s princi
pal duty is to milk tlio cows. Tho
pug pup bad often sat upon the grass
and watched him.
The boy thought it would bo great
fun a few days ago to give tbe pug a
feed of mill; direct from the cow, and
to inquire whnt was being done to pre
serve order. The latter replied that
tho enfes had been ordered dosed nnd
the streets cleared, whilo troops in
sufficient mimhers to keep the pence
hnd been posted in tbe sqnnres nnd
thoroughfares. Two of tbe aids of
General Castellanos called upon Gen
eral Greene and gave him further per
sonal assurances.
Telephone messages describing the
ocenrienee were sent to Genernl Wade
in El Yedndo and Genernl Greene ca
bled to Washington a brief statement
of tbe facts. Wlmt wns taking wns
taking place ill tbe city wns all un
known on tbe Amerienn warships and
transports in the harbor, nor did tbe
taking careful aim, directed tbe stream
into tbe dog’s mouth. The pngseemod “ess reaeb there until Monday morii-
to like it. One dav it was noticed ing
that the cow failed to give her usual
quantity of milk, niul that the pug re
fused to eat the most tempting morsels
of food, yet he was growing fat.
Farmer Jaeltsou discovered that tho
pug and the cow were on the very best
of terms. He watched nud was almost
paralyzed to cateli tlie obese pug Buck
SPANISH CRUISER RESCUED,
Ono of Ills Ships !
ltiiImmI ami I*i
unk by Dewey I*
I in Service.
A dispntch from Manila states that
the Isla de Cuba, one of the cruisers
! Riink by Admiral Dewey in tbe bnttle
from the station; and, thinking it tin- | thing, Carlos Monteri. I verily be-| is losing flesh.—New York Sun.
ing the milk from the old cow and the of Ml( „'ii a ‘ on May 1st fast and which
cow treutiug the dog as affectionately . subsequently canned to be raised,
as ]j er owu ' started for Hong Ivoug Monday under
The pug 10 now chained up like a i Jer (nvn steam. She is of 1,030 tons
barracks tramp, and the cow is giving (lisplace meut and *2,200 indicated
her usual quantity of milk. I he pug
displacement
horsepower.
Greatest Medicine. Prlco $1.'
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Hood's Pint cure all Liver Ills. 25 cents.
How She Did It.
“No,” said Mrs. Differ}’, cmpbntlcnl-
ly, to the proprietor of tlie Intelligence
office. ”1 do not care for u German,
girl three weeks landed.”
"But, uiuduui, they nre considered
by many to make tlie best servants,
argued tlie woman ou tlie high stool
behind the desk.
“Well, let the others have them. I
have no need for them."
"Possibly you have been imposed
upon.”
“Yes, 1 linvo,” snld Mrs. Dlffery, nud
then she continued: "Last winter l
went to tho Intelligence office nnd ask
ed the clerk to scud me n good house
girl. I was lit dire need of help nnd
took the first one sent—n green girl,
who hud been lu tlie country hardly
six mouths. One frightfully cold af
ternoon I told hor to clear the lee
from the steps of the front porch. I
paid no more attention to her. I
heard her out there uud thought every
thing wns nil right At six o’clock,
when my husband came home, he
slipped on the porch, unit broke Ills
collar bone, nud Inter, when Margaret
my daughter/ tried to get' Into the
house, she slipped, too, und sprained
her wrist. I called In the girl, there,
with my house full of invalids, and
said to her: ’I thought I told you to
clear the lee from the steps of the
front porch?’- She said she hail done
so. ‘How?’ I asked. And whnt,da
yon suppose she replied?”
“I don't know. Whnt?” asked the
woninn on the stool.
“With hot water—trying to thaw It
off. No. thank you; I don’t enre for
another girl of that kind. If you've
one by the mime of Jones or Smith,
send her to me.’’—Detroit Free Press.
TUMOREX PELLE D.
BAILEY WILL OPPOSE.
Democratic Leader Object* to General
Remain tv In Congress.
The impression prevails in Wash
ington thnt General Wheeler will re
sume his duties in congress nt the re
quest of the administration which de
sires his assistance in passing the
army bill. Mr. Bailey, the democratic
leader in tbe bouse, will base Ins op
position to General Wheeler remain
ing in congress on this hypothesis.
Mr. Bailey will make tbe contention
that General Wheeler has no right to
his seat at all, not even to answer to
roll call.
GARCIADANGEROUSLY SICK.
Cuban General la Down with Pneumonia
in Wnahington.
A Washington dispatch snys: Gen
eral Garcia, of the Cuban army, who
has been confined to his hotel for
Rome days, is announced to be quite
seriously sick.
Tbe general’s illness hns developed
into pueumouia, and two physicians
are in attendance. Because of his ad
vanced age—sixty-two years—tbe out
come is viewed with somo apprehen
sion.
SECOND GEORGIA NO MORE.
Muotrroil Out
Company H, tho last of the Second
Georgia regiment, was mustered out
of service at Romo Wednesday and
Thursday nud paid off. The men re-
ceceived an average of $05, nnd tlio
non-commissioned officers $80 each.
Captain Perkins and Lieutenants Jack
and Cubbage will get about $300 each.
The company hnd been in Roms
over a mouth awaiting Captain Fred
erick and thepnvmnster.
PROMOTION FOR HOBSON.
Mevrimac Hero I* Advanced From Assist
ant To Naval Constructor.
Tlie president Thursday sent a num
ber of appointments to the senate,
chief among which was one Advancing
Richmond P. Hobson from the posi
tion of assistant naval constructor of
the navy to that of naval constructor.
Among the other appointments were
a number of postmasters.
Unqualified Success of Lydia B.
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wheklock, Magno
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scribes her recovery from a very criti
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“I was growing worse all the time,
until I took your tncdicine.
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E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
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since, can now walk quite a distance
and am troubled no more with palpita
tion of the heart or bloating. I rec
ommend your medicine to all sufferers
from female troubles/’
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