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of awful si-
lial would have
Kail camion, and Sa
ber length on the
ness! Howitkiokeil!”
_ prostrate damsel. “I
or tor p’inted it t’ other
r tho barn thero hi>d been a quick,
rp cry from the shadow in thodoor-
a frightened oath from another
Insido, and then a man ataggorod and
fell across the log sill, with a rod
Stream of blood spurting from his
breast.
“.Are you hit?” cried tho othor, com
ing to his side and attempting to raise
him to his feet.
"Yos,” was tho husky answer. . “I
guess I’m dono for at last. Don’t stay
hero. You can’t do any good if you
do. They won’t hang mo after I’m
dead. Make tracks, partner.”
“Hut I can’t leave you in this fix,”
said tho other “You may not bo hurt
as bad as you think. Couldn’t you
.walk by loaning on mo? Try it.”
“It’s no use,” was tho roply. “I'm
shot through the body. Run for it if
you want to savo your neck.”
JliB companion hesitated. It scorned
too’ cowardly to leave a wounded corn-
rude like this, even if remaining at his
sido could afford him no help’. A
hoarse rattle in the throat of tho
wounded man decided him.
“Well, then, good-by, old follow,"
he said, putting out his hand and
touching the other’s arm at parting.
“I’d stay if I could help you, if I
hung for it,” ho added, still wavering
betwoon n desire to be loyal to an. old
companion iu crime aud a longing to
seek personal safety.
Tho only answer was a gurgling
sound in the throat of tho dying man.
He knew that bis companion’s life was
ending, nnd he sprang ovor his body
aud flod into theadarknoss.
“I reekon I'vewconvinood ’em wo
vwa’u't all away Mm hum," said ba-
_ manthy, struggling lo her feat.' “I’ll
bet I’ll bo black ’A’ blue to-morrer
.from tho kickin’ o' that gun. I never
•seo nothin' like it.”
"Are you hurt much?” asked Nan
nie, beginning to recover from liar
■! fright.
j “Not sori’itrs, I guoss,” ropliod Hu-
niauthy. “iSupposon you look out
■an’ see if you can see anything.”
Nannie went to tho window Just iu
I time to see tho man running toward
[ tho enrnliold.
“One’s running," she answered.
I’And, oh, Baniantliy”—with a fright-
quaver in hor voice—“there’s
fathlng lying iu tho barn door that
he as .if jit might bo a man I Oh,
MUtliy, what if it should lie? What
ft you've killed him?”
Wear mournin’ for him,"
illy, beginning to feel
tto afterward related this
of the story to her friends. “I
uldn't lilco to know I’d killed somu-
r, lint ef ’turns a boss-thief, somo
jr’d orter kill him, an’ I diiuno but
it mought ns well bo mo's anybody
“We ought to let Unolo Porter
know," said Nannie. "Oh, Hainan thy!"
-suddenly—"I wouldn’t wonder in
the least if they'd got our horses,
too.”
“Like’s not,” said Hainan thy. “Ef
you’ll go right down an’ lot 'em know
whnt'n happened. I’ll stay hero nnd
keep watch."
“Oh, I wouldn’t dare in!" cried
Nannie. "What if I mot one of the
horse-thieves?”
“Then you stay hero, an' I'll go,”
tail Hainan thy.
“Lot’s both go,” said Nannie. “It
wouldn’t do nay good for one of us to
stay hero while tho othor was gone."
To this plan Samauthy assented,
aud they set oft’ on a run for the enmp-
iiiieeting grounds.
.“It cured my toothache, anyway,”
said Snanmthy. “Ideclaim 't was lucky
I had it, wa’n't it? It sent mo hum
at jest the right time. Ef we ’d ’a’
lie’n five minutes inter, they 'd ’a’
be’n gone with the bosses," ■
Mr. Porter was in the midst of a
stirring exhortation when the two wo
men reappeared at (ho camp-meeting.
Samauthy went up to him and gave
his arm a twitch.
“You ’d better come hum,” she
wTfiapqmd. “There’s (nibble to the
boML. fjo'ss-thievos, I reok'nl”
dead.’'Haul <>no of them, af-
raislng^ho body. “Neigh-
® ' CHAPTER XXII.
ON TUB THAI],.
in-. Porter broke off his exhortn-
u very abruptly, and joined Mr.
one, to whom Nannie had gone
h tho news of what had happened,
[t was evident to all, from tho ne-
u oud manner of the women, that
nettling unusual had taken place,
I a crowd soon gathered about them
information.
Jamanthy told all thero was to tell
as fe-.v words os possible.
?*ivo minutes later the servioos of
i evening were declared ended,
1 the ontiro congregation sot oft for
. Porter’s.
‘Did you sny Snmnnthy shot one?”
;ed Rhode, coming up. to where
uiiie stood, with her mothor nnd
REXFORD. <1?
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Mrs. Porter. “Oh, dear! Isn’t it
dreadful! I sha’n’t sleep a wink to
night thinking of it.”
“Neither shall I," said Nannie. “I
haven’t got tho sound of that gum put
of my ears yet. It doesn’t seem, to me
as if I ever would. Come home' with
me, Rhode. Yonr aunt will have
plenty of company, and won’t ncod
you. Do come, please!’ I can’t hear
to think of staying alone, and you
haven’t stayed with me in a long
time.”
Rhode obnsentod, and the party
followed tho men from tho oamp-
ground.
It was a crowd of* storn-fncod men
th it g ithered about the barn, a few
minutes later.
“Slio hit one, snro ouough," said
the foremost settlor, as'ho paused at
tho opou Htablo-door. “He’s hurt pur-
ly had, or dead, I reckon,, jedgin’ from
the blood.”
“Lift him up,” said Wji-, Boone.
“Mebbe he’s faintod." . v
Two men stepped forvfavd' and at
tempted to lift tlui lignre in the door-,
ivny.
“Ho
ter parlially ra
hors, there 's unnVnss horse-thief in
the world,”’ he added, solemnly, yet
not without a souml*pf satisfaction iu
his voice.
'• Thero was a momont of deep silenco
iu the crowd, The presence of death
kept down the demonstration of the
oxottomont that every man felt.
.lust then Wayne oanie up, in com
pany with one oT tho ministers.
“Wo hoard yoii had caught a liorso-
thiof, and came to gratify a curiosity
til son wliat one of tho animals looked
like,” he said with a laugh. But Mr.
Roone fancied that ho detected an un
easy Hound in tile apeaker’s voice, and
that tile laugh which accompanied tho
words seomod forced and unnatural.
“We have,” said Mr. Porter, hold
ing his lantern so that tho light of it
foil full upon tho dead man’s faoe.
Wayne started bunk with a frightened
exclamation. He stood for n moment
and looked upon tho ghastly eight,then
turned away with a shudder that he
could not hide, .and walked toward tho
houso.
“Tho wrath of find s uites tho trans
gressor,” said the minister, solomnly.
“May Ho have money on this poor sin
ner’s soul I Let us pray.”
And kneeling hy tho dead, among
an awe-struck oompany which stood
with hared, bowod heads, tho good
man prayed, ami tho sound of his voieo
was all that hroko tho silence until
“Amen!” was said.
A luiHty consultation was held con
cerning tile disposal to bo made of tho
body.
Beforo it was concluded, Mr. Boone
came hurrying up with tho nows that
his horses wero gone.
“I toll you what it is, men,” said
one of the sottlers, as lie listened to
tho tidings, “of wo over git track o’
the thieves, we've got to do it now.
Them with Boono’s horses can't hev
more’n an hour's start of us, an’ it
scorns ns of they must lin’ loft somo
track behind. This”—pointing to tho
body in the doorway—“’ll lie quite
iikoly to put an end to their perform
ances iu this neighborhood for a spoil,
anyway, an’ wo don’t want 'em to git
away if it's possible td Hud ’em. We've
hunted for 'enl high 'n'low, an’hunted
thnrror, but wo liain't got on to tho
right trail fer some reason or anuther.
We liain’t never found out what they’d
done so soon after they’d did it, as wo
hev this time. Ef we turn oiit.au’
u’aroh as of we meant liisness, I can’t
help feelin' 's of wo could git some
track of ’em. It. Heems so, anyway.
An’ I go in for mailin' such a hunt as
wo liain’t made yit, though I don’t
know's wo call he a hit more thurrer
'n wo hev li’en. But we can try, any
how; nil’ ef wo do find any signs of
’em, wo can foller 'em up of wo git
right at it ail’ don’t waste no time.
What say, neighbors?”
A hearty murmur of assent went
over the crowd.
Lights were procured, nnd a close
examination of the premises about Mr.
Boone's barn began.
“Here’s their tracks plain 'a day,”
declared Bill Green, as eager for the
pursuit of the horse-thieves now as lie
had been an hour ago for pardon of
his sins. “I feel’s ef we was goiu' to
fetch ’em this lime. I do so!”
An hour later there was unbroken
quiet where, so short a time before,
thero lmd been so much excitement.
They were on tho trail of the horse-
thieves at last..
Tho dead man’s body .had been
placed in the barn to await burial on
the morrow.
It was twelve o’clock when the lights
carried by the men who \vero on track
of the horse-thieves faded into faint
glimmers in the distance, and finally
dwindled into so many sparks, mid
then seemed to go out in the darkness
of the night.
In the kitchou at Mr. Porter’s, the
women nnd ministers wero talking over
the exciting events of the evening.
Wayne had retired.
Tho clock struck ono.
“I declare,” exclaimed Mrs. Boone,
“I’d no iitas ’b was so late! Gome,
Mis’ Holdrodge, let's be goin’, or wo
sha’n’t git any rest right to-night, an’
X feel clear beat out.”
Mrs. Holdredge was n visitor from
"ikvn below,” whom Mrs. Boone had
invited home with her from camp-moet-
iug.
“Aro you ready, Nannie?” askod
Mrs. Boone, as she and Mrs. Holdredge
rose to go.
“You can go on, mother, nnd Rlioda
nnd I'll come right along," responded
Nannie. “I want to boo Hmuantliy a
minute.”
Mrs. Boone nnd her friend took their
departure, nnd Nannie nailed Hamanlhy
into tho pantry for consultation.
“Dick ought to know of what’s hap
pened," said Nannie. “It may he that
the knowledge of it wonld ho of great
advantage to him. Hadn't I better
write a few lines and put them, in the
hollow tree? He'll find them to-mor
row, if lie’s nlroady boon thero to-
uight.”
. . “I reckon't would bo a good idee,"
said Snmnnthy.
Ho Nannie tore a blank loaf out of
the front part of a hymn-book and hur-
riodly wrote a few linqp, .explaining
the condition of nffairjCQ
“I’ll lenvo it there oh my way home,”
slio said. “Good night, .-Samauthy.
I’m glnil I didn’t shooiffluiPhinn, but
I donlt think you did wrong. Nobody
does."
“Neither dn I,” said Hamnnthy.
“But I do feel awfnl enri's over it
somehow. He deserved it, but—I'd
ruther some ono olHe’il did it. But it'»
done, and can’t be helped ;au' I dunnoift
I'» sorry or hev any cull tu bo'
Mought jost ns well be mu tu du it as
anybody else, as I said aforo; but—”
Nannie anil Rlioda took their de
parture, and Hamnnthy went to her
rqpin and went to bed, but not to sleep.
TnV face of the dead mnn alone in the
barn (seemed beforo lior constantly.
I^JlfrWs lfcnest with liersolf when she
sard that she felt she had done right,
anil yet the thought flint a man had
come to his death hy hor net was any
thing but-a plensant one.
"He deserved it,” slio kept saying
to herself, Hhlit I’d ruther somebody
else bad did it.”
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CHAPTER XXIII.
I /^VERjrr.AHS A OONVnnSATION.
odda,”
UIIODA
“Rhddn,” said Nannie, when they
waro half way to Mr. Boono’s, "will
you wait hero n minute while I go
dow tho road just a little way? I’ll lie
back in no time. Homo time I'll toll
you nil about it.”
"I’ll bo right book,” said Nannie, ns
she hurried away. “Don’t, be afraid,
Rlioda."
“No-no," responded Rhode, feeling
sure that she was afraid, in spito of
her assurance to the contrary.
She sat down on n lug behind a
clump of bushes to nwnit Nannie’s re
turn.
Tho moon, wliioh had boen partially
obseurod, oame out from behind a
olouil, nnd tooking toward Mr. Por
ter’s she saw that tho window in tho
g.iblo of the houso was raised and a
man was loaning out.
As she saw this she hoeame con
scious of a Hound which she vaguely
remembered to have hoard before,
Hinoe lonving Mr. Porter’s—the call of
n night-bird.
But as she listonod to it now tlioro
scorned to bo something peculiar about
it, which she had never noticed iu tho
call before.
It was givou throo times. Then the
forest from which it came was silent
again.
Looking townrd Mr. 'Porter's slio
saw that the mau who lind been look
ing out of tho window, apparently lis
tening, was now olimbiug out upon
tho roof of the shed.
“It must bo tlie singing-teacher,”
she thought. “But what can he lie
getting out of tho house iu that way
for?"
Tho man sho was watoliing dropped
lightly to tho ground from the sliod-
roof and oamo townrd tho road. Then
he leaped tho foueo anil came directly
toward the spot where she was hidden.
“What shall I do?” thongl# Rhode,
frightened half to death. “I don't
dare run aud I don’t daro scream. Oh,
if Nannie would only mime hack!”
Being so badly frightened, she did
nothing but shrink back closer into tho
screening shadow of tho hush behind
which she was sitting.
Then she heard steps coming from
tho opposite direction. Evidently Mr.
Wnyne had como to moot some one,
and his visitor was approaeliing.
Tho two men met in tho sheltering
shadow of tho old cottonwood, not fif
teen feet away from where the fright
ened girl was crouching, her heart
heating such a tattoo agaiust her ribs
that it seemed to her they must hear
it.
“Is that you, Number Five?” asked
Wayne.
“Yes, it's me,” was the reply. “It’s
been a bai) night for us, captain.”
“Yos, it has been a bad night for
us,” responded Wayne. “Number Six
has got through with his troubles.”
“They got away all right with tho
horses from the other place,” said tho
man called Number Five. “They’re
hot after us, hut I think wo’ll ho able
to throw them off tho scant, nfter all.
When do wo leave tho swamp, cap
tain? It’s getting to be almost too
hot for us iu this vicinity, and tho
sooner we’re out of it the better I shall
bo satisfied.”
“I will join you to morrow night,
and wo will leave at once,” replied
Wayne. “See that everything is,in
readiness for n start as soon as I ar
rive. How many horses aro there iq
all?”
“Six,” was the reply. “That is,
there will bo six it they succeed in
running in those they got away to
night. There’s the two from Deer
Creek, the two from the cross-roads
and to-niglit’ii haul. ”
[To be continued. ]
Building Superintendent Constable
ill his recent report says that 314-1
new buildings were erected last yea:
in Now York City at- a:i aggregate
cast of ;?7o,781,'.)15.
MEMBERS LEAVE PA
FOR THE UNITED
SPAIN WILL DELAY RATIFICATION
wL
Opposition of S-lions In Washington
thn Trent? Is llnpldly Fail
ing Away.
with “the po
tivkto the vf
of mb United
Agqicillo tl
length, savin
“imploring tl
Aguinaldo i
A Paris special says: The entire
American peace commission left for
the Uhited States via Havre and
Southampton Thursdny night, and
will sail for New York on board the
American Lino steamer St. Louis.
It is learned that Agoncill', the
representative of Aguiualdo, the Phil
ippine leader, has lodged a strongly
worded protest with the commission,
which thus becomes part of the re
cords. It begins with saying that
“The very noble nnd gallant General
Aguinaldo, president of the Philip
pine republic,” bad honored him
with “the post of official representn-
ery honorable president
United States.”
then reviews the case at
saying that at the time of
the armed co-operation of
Aguinaldo nnd other Philippine
chiefs,” both the commander of the
Petrel, Captain Wood, in Hong Kong,
before tho declaration of war, and tho
American consuls geuora’, Pratt, in
Singapore, Wildman, nt Hong Kong,
nnd Williams at" Cavite, acting as the
international agents of (he great Ameri
can lintion, nt a moment of great
anxioty, offered to recognize tho inde
pendence of tho Filipino nation.
SpaiilurilH Delay Hat mention.
A semi-official note issued at Madrid
Thursday says:
“As tho American sennto must rati
fy the treaty of pea'eo before it be
comes effective, our government should
wait for this ratification and not has
ten to code territory which the United
States may not accept.”
Opposition MulalillnK.
A Washington special says: It looks
now ns if tho opposition to the ratifi
cation of the pence treaty which was
expected in the senate will evaporate
before tho matter comes up for dis
cussion. That it will be made the
subject of considerable discussion bear
ing on the question of territorial ex
pansion is a foregone conclusion, but
-it is nlmost a certainty that no attempt
of any force will be made to defeat
tho treaty.
It is possible that there may be no
vote against ratification, the under
standing being the settlement of the
question of expansion will- not be in
volved in the treaty. This situation
is likely to tie brought about by many
considerations, but chiefly by the fnot
that Mr. Bryan ailvisos his friends
against making a fight on the treaty.
The fact that in the south a celebra
tion of tho signing of the treaty is be
ing held, which is being made the oc
casion of the loftiest patriotism; also
contributes greatly to th^^jtfiii^ of
the opposition to the trd^^pRlAop-
position in tho senate cHpfly
from supporters of Mr. "Bryan, largely
southern men. A canvass of the
senate disoloses that up to a few
days ago there was nearly or quite a
two-thirds vote in favor of the ratifi
cation and that the opposition out of
the republicans wns confined to prob-
nbly not moro than three men.
The most determined opponents
were meu who were closest to Mr.
Bryan of nil in congress. It is under
stood that the presentation of the case
in favr.r of ratification mado by Mr.
Bryan, who nt the same time urges
ngninst expansion, together with the
demonstration ol joy in the south over
tlie signing of tho treaty, has made an
impression upon this opposition. The
chances now seem tp he that tho fire
against expansion will be postponed
until nfter tho treaty lias been ratified.
It will come up when legislation lot
the government of tho islands is pro
posed, and that will not he before next
congress. Meanwhile tho opposition
is likely to bo confined chiefly to de-
bato.
Both parties are at this time to.somo
extent divided on the question of ex
pansion, but it is generally regarded
as certain that the Republicans al
most to a man will support whatever
policy is finally adopted by the admin
istration.
MERRITT RETURNS.
General Cornell Home Bringing llride nnd>
Motlier-ln-Kaw.
Major General Woslcy Merrett, re
cently commander of United States
military forces in the Philippine
islands, from which post he was called
to 1’aris to consult with the American
peace commission, renched New York
Saturday on hoard the steamer Luea-
niu from Queenstown. With General
Merritt were his bride, lies’ mother,
Mrs. Norman Williams, and Norman
Williams, Jr., of Chicago, and Captain
L. H. Strother, aide-de-camp.
The General will resume command
of the military in tho department of
the cast.
BLISS WILL RESIGN.
Won’t Beonnaliler Ills Determination To
Leave Cabinet.
A Washington dispatch says: Several
western senators, including Wolcott,of
Colorado, and Spooner, of Wisconsin,
called on Secretary Bliss Tuesday and
urged him to remain iu the cabinet,
but the secretary replied that lie would
not reconsider bis determination and
hoped that the president would deter
mine on his successor very soon, a? he
wished to bo able to retire January 1.
FOREIGNERS AFTEROUK HOLLARS
I’ropnsltlnn For Sic I.oi»n Fniit to Ilavo
_ linen Xlsilo By Kumls.
- \< James II. Eckels, president of the
Commercial National bank, of Chica
go, said Saturday:
*fl am credibly informed that a
great foreign power has sent repre
sentatives to the United States and
that they are now iu New York for the
purpose of negotiating a loan of im
mense proportions. If the source of
my information is reliable it is the
first case in the history of the United
States of a foreign power borrowing
here.”
The Chicago Daily News declares
Eckels’ statement may startle the gen
eral public, hut says in the financial
world tho report will canse no aston
ishment, although the action will be
unprecedented in the inonetaiy history
of the country.
For two month's, The Ness contin
ues, money has been the cheapest
thing iu America, as financiers phrase
it. For a fortnight call loans hove
been made in Wall street as low as $
per cent, while short time borrowers
with approved collateral aro accommo
dated at 3} per cent in Chicago.
The bond on the markets are abso
lutely of first-class Becuritios, yielding
moro than 8$ per cent. Five per cent,
coupon issues are bought on the ex
changes nt 137 and high grade stocks
paying dividends at the rate of 5 per
cent, per nunum wore quoted at IJ2.
Chicago nnd Northwestern eornmou
wns nil instance. Early iu the week
Cook county bonds were purchased on
a 3.21 per rout, basis. Indianapolis
sold nt 38 per cent, level. The buyers
wero loenl investors, which means that
bonds now command as high a premium
in tho west as well as in tho cast.
We Krlipap Ovent Britain.
On the first of the year corporation
will distribute about <9100,000,000 in
interest nnd dividends. Besides, ex
ports aro increasing rapidly, whilo im
ports are decreasing quite ns speedily.
The latest figures tell that tho exports
of merchandise from this country ex
ceed tlioso of Great Britain for the
first time in tho history of the two
countries. The United States is in
tho unique position of -desiring to
lmy the American stocks and bonds
that are held abroad.
The national treasurer states that
for the current month money in circm
lation has increased 920,303,722. This
following a gain of $50,000,000 for
October makes a total expansion of
about $75,000,900 for the last sixty
days.
Compared with a year ago the total
circulation of all kinds of mouey is
9185,795,000 greater and amonnts in
nil to 91,886,800,000. Tho perspective
reveals even more money.
It is this condition that has war
ranted n foreign government iu mak
ing tentative overtures for a big loan
here. The borrower is supposed to be
Russian. The representatives of that
country wero negotiating with Freno i
bankers somo time ago for a large
sum, hut the transaction wns not con
eluded.
A PECULIAR WRECK.
frwlflly Running Train Bump* Over Croat-
tini on a lllgli Trestle.
A wreck occurred ou the Indiana,
Decatur nnd Western railroad Sunday
morning, fifty miles west of Indiau-
apolis, near Guion station. The In
diannpoiis express, east bound, left the
tracks west of a high trestle, and
passed over the trestle, which is sixty
feet long, with seven coaches off the
rails anil humping along the ties.
The trestle is fifty feet high and it
is considered plienomennl that the
train was not hurled off into the
oreek, iu which.event the slaughter of
life would have been awful. The rear
car bud just left the trestle when a
spreading of the rails abend of the
baggage car piled the seven carB into
a heap. The baggage car and smoker
were ground nlmost into splinters and
all of the cars were badly wrecked.
Thero were about fifty pnssengers
on the train. One man was killed and
about a dozen more or less injured.
BRAINED RY CRAZY SISTER.
Horrible Tragedy Knarred Near Kittle
Town of Oconee, On.
Miss Addie Harrison, an old lady
living near Oconee, Ga., was murder
ed' Friday night, lifer head being
ornshed with a club.
Miss Hnrrison’s sister, Mrs. Joyner,
who is thought to be insane, 'is be
lieved to have committed the crime.
Mrs. Joyner has been living with
Miss Harrison.
WAGES RESTORED.
Louisville nnd Nashville Increases Pay of
Kmployes Five Per Cent.
It has been announced from the
general offices of the Louisville anil
Nashville railroad iu Louisville flint
the remaining 5 per cent cut, which
was made iu August, 1893, will be re
stored to the employes of the- road ou
January 1st.
Five years ago the Louisville and.
Nashville cut the wages of every man
in its employ, from the president
down, 10 per cent. Half of the cut
was restored ou tho 1st of Inst July,
and the road promised, to restore the
remainder on the 1st of January,1899,
if tho earnings of tho road kept up.
MINXEWASKA OFF FOR CUBA.
Pleasant.
He (preparing to leave)—I asmre
you, Miss Sweet, the time has passed
very pleasantly this evening.
She (abstractedly)—Yes, it is pleas-
ant to know that it is past. ---Truth.
The World*# Supply of Wheat.
An English eXoort prophecies a universal
dearth In the wheat supply. lie claims that
the wheat producing soil 1^ unequal to thn
strain that will be put upon It. Even now
when the food supply of the world Is ample
thousands die because their dlsnrdored itom.’
a hs fall to properly assimilate the food they
take. Hostetler’s Stomach Bitters strengthen
and tone up the stomach and digestive organs
and enable them to perform their proper func
tions. This great rrtnedv cures dysnepRia
torpid liver, nervousness and fever aud ague’
The l k >tnaina Keturns and Is Beady for
Another Trip t»» the Island.
The transport Minnewaska sailed
from Savannah, Ga., Monday morn
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teers.
The Panama, which carried Geuera!
Lee aud staff to Havana, arrived dur
ing the day. She will take the head
quarters of the First division 0:1 her
return trip.
Good
Digestion
Waits on appetite, or It should do so, but
this can he only when the stomach is In a
healthy condition. Hood’s Sarsaparilla so
tones and strengthens the stomaah that It
digests food easily and naturally and then
all dyspeplle troubles vanish.
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Celestial. ~
”1 lived In China a long time,” snl-1
8. B. Denman of Boston, at the Wel
lington, “nnd got a pretty fair mas-
tery of the language. The number of
white men who can speak Chinese Is
exceedingly small, nnd »6 when I lis-
tened to n gentleman nnd his wife on
n Broadway car the other, (lay con
versing (n that tongue I was at flr«t
considerably puttied. Finally I made
up my ml ml that they must have
been engaged In missionary, work
among the celestials. Then I ad
dressed myself to the giuithbiinp.
speaking In Chinese, whereat he iVus
visibly astonished aud so wns the
lady. Then mutual explanation!) fol
lowed and I found I had been correct
In my conjecture. The pair liml been
living for twenty-one years in China
trying to convert the heathen, nnd
had grown so accustomed to using tho
speech of the country that It came lo
them more readily than English.”—
Washington Rost.
"Honor” Widely DUtrlbitcif,
More than 50,000 Frenclnrten belong
to the Legion of Honor. Thirty-two
thousand of these are connected wll
tho army. The rest are civilians.
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PERIODS OF PAIN.
Menstruation, the balance wheel of
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While no woman is entirely free from
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M For mix years 1 was a victim of d ja
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