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Show i i had ortvr be dang.'ln frnui that there limb over there, but afttV due and kcerful deliberation on the p)rt oi these gentlemen here, indicating iLe others with a .wave or his hand, mil myself, we 'have come to the cooriu-Siothat justice must take a back seat in this particular case, so, accordIq;iy there ain't goln to be no hangln' par ty here this afternoon. You kin pay me fer that durned hoes when you gli good aad ready. Williams stood like a man In a dream for a moment after Hank had finished speaking and then the full realization of all that his words m piled came to him In overwhelming force, and despite his will power his emotions mastered him and great sobs shook his frame. The unusual sight of a man In this condition acted like a spur og the others, and they turned hastily and started towards the spot where they bad tied their horses, Hank swearing savagely for no apparent reason'. V. Williams stood where they had left him until the last man had disappeared from view over the top of the ledge. Then slowly stooping he picked up the pall, filled it from the brook and went back to Nell and the "kid." I body The Tejjimijt n Ho'i saddest when he's glad. MAAAAAWWWWWWWWWVWVWWWWVWWWVWWWVWWSAM (Copyright, JMS, by Dally Story Pub. Co.)'- Tbs only nnlmnto object In sight on "My God, men, cried the desperate wilderness of flatness to the man, whats become of Nell and the tha east was a prairie schooner drawn by kid Jf you string me up? Im all rut n pair of lean, straggling horses which was making Us way towards the haven ahead. The weary horses, under tha double inspiration of the whip In the hands of the unkempt man on the seat and the suggestion tbat the trees ahead offered, increased their tired walk to a poor Imitation of a trot, which waa finally effectual In landing them at the foot of the slope while old Sol waa yet quite a distance from the western horizon. As the outfit came to a standstill the other occupanta of the schooner t made themselves manifest A young woman with an infant In her arms descended the rear steps, and while her husband unhitched and unharnessed the horses. Improvised a bed from a miscellaneous collection of clothes, deposited the baby thereon and proceeded to bring from the interior of'the wagon the things necessary for the preparation of the evening meal. "Nell," exclaimed the man suddenly, "were goln' to win out one of these days, see If we dont" The wife laughed happily. "I think weve won out now, Jim. Who in all the world has a boy like thlsT" "Oh, the kids all there, you bet, but you know, Nell, you aint used to this sort of life and Its goln to stop soon now, I can tell you." "There, there, Jim, dont talk like that Everythings all right as long as I have you and baby. Now, sir, as a punishment for being so gloomy, you can take that pall and go and look for some fresh water. He obediently took the pall and started off in the direction of the woods, whistling a merry tune. He had wot penetrated Into them veiy far before unmistakable signs of water began to show themselves. As he proceeded the underbrush and trees began to assume a healthier look and here and there small patches of moss made their appearance, and finally there was borne to his ears thht low sweet sound so dear to every plainsmans heart the trickle of a running stream. He dropped on his hands and knees by the side of the brook and sampled the water. The quality suggested springs, so be decided to walk up stream In the hope of finding one of these treasures of the plains. With this end In view he arose from his knees and hod stooped over to compick up the pall when the sharp mand "Throw up your hands, Jim Williams!" drove the blood back to his heart with a rush. However, he had been brought up in the west and knew what would lmmmedlately follow If command was not promptly . the obeyed, so the same moment that brought him to his feet brought his hands above his head In which position he waited stoically for further developments. He had not long to wait , "I see youve had the right kind of trainin, pal," said the same voice. "Come on, boys," It continued. "Well git through with this Job quick." In obedience to his orders a half dosen men, mostly cowboys, appeared theyve got. Let me go and see them first. Give me five minutes, will you, You can bide at boys?" be pleaded. the edge of the woods and plug me if I make a break." Method In His Madness. He had called at a house in thamib-urb- s on business, and as he rose to go he said: I believe you were in the Lake dls trict last eurnmer? Yea." Go fishing?" Yes." followed this request "Catch anything?" which was finally broken by Hank. "One little perch." "Wal, said he slowly, I reckon our Ha, ha, ha! Thats what I expecttime aint so terrible precious but ed. Well, good-nighWhen the caller had gone the wife w said, Indignantly: can how Richard, you sit there and tell stories in that bold way? You know we caught over twenty fish weighing five pounds apiece; and that big jack weighed eleven pounds." My dear wife," returned the husband, soothingly, you dont know human nature. That man Is now wimna. to take my word for $1, 000. If told him of those fish he would have gone away believing me to be the hip gest fibber In the country." A silence t. lb? e. . to the Procession. About fifty years ago there lived in Barkersvllle, one of the suburbs of Bangor, Maine, a man by the name'of Seth Rogers, a farmer, who owned several fine horses.' He had one spare horse that he used tojet out to his neighbors to help tKtd with their plowing, harvesting, etc Bound Be In well-to-d-o With bursting heart he held them close a moment. what we can give you five minutes of it What do you ay. .boys?? Hank had a wife and children at home. The "boye" were evidently not In favor of extending this clemency to Williams, but the silence with which they received the question was due partly to. the fact that in that section of the country, it was considered unlucky to oppose tne questioners wishes. Hank, aetlng on the principle tbat alienee means acquiescence, gruffly ordered Williams to lead the way to the camp. Arriving at the edge of the prairie, the crowd halted and, after being eloquently advised as to what would happen If he should be so foolish as to attempt any tricks, the condemned man was allowed to proceed alone towards the wagon. Nell was sitting on the ground before the fire with baby In her arms, rocking back and forth and singing a soft lullaby. She looked up as Williams approached and putting her fingers to her lips, enjoined silence. Williams bent over her and held out his arms for the baby, and for the first time Nell noticed the absence of the pall. The discovery surprised her Into speech. "Why, Jim, where Is the water? "Why 11 dropped the pall In the crick and come back to git something to fish It out with, he stammered, "an I'd jest like to hold the Ud a mlnlt before I go back." The kid had opened his eyes during this dialogue and as there was no more need for quiet, Nell arose with a merry laugh and gave the baby to Its father. Williams held the Infant with one arm against his breast and extended the other to Nell. She obediently sidled up to him and with bursting heart he held them close a moment The hoot of an owl warned him that his time was up, so pushing Nell away almost roughly, he placed the baby In her arms and started off In the direction from which the sound had come. Arrived at the edge of the woods, he turned for a last look at the ones who held everything dear to him In life. Nell was standing on the same spot where he had left her and as he turned she raised the baby on high In her strong young arms. Williams waved his hand In reply, then turned his back to the pair and plunged doggedly Into the woods, where the men were waiting for him. Now, he growled, go ahead with your hangln'." Hank led the way and the rest followed silently. Arriving at the place where Williams had been surprised they halted. There was an awkward silence for a moment which was broJim WIL ken by Williams. Throw up ' your hand Youll see that Nell gits to civilizaliamsl" from behind various hiding places and tion, wont you. Hank?" he asked wear surrounded Williams. lly. "Nell didnt know 1 stole the The leader, handing his rifle to one boss. I Intended to pay you for It iff the others, produced a larlet and sometime," he added. Still the awkward silence continapproaching the man In the center of ued. The rest of the men were all the ring. "Do you see this ropef" he asked. looking at Hank and shifting uneasily from one foot to the other. Williams nodded. That gentleman, very red In the "Well, this end of It Is goln to be tie", to that there limb over there, face, after noisily clearing his throat, while this here end of it Is goln to be finally spoke: tied around your neck. You toiler By all the ri les of Justice, Mr. Willmet" iams," he began, impressively, ymir He would always admonish them to be careful of the horse and not work him too bard. One morning Joe Clark applied tc Rogers for the use of his horse for s part of the day. Yes, you can have him," said Rog ers, but it is going to be a pretty warm day, so be sure and npt drive him too fast" I am going over to Veazle to kt tend a funeral," replied Joe, and I n bound to keep up with the procession if It kills the horse. Dreaming and Doing. Those who dream do not do. Thoe who do have no time to dream. These epigrams from a recent an tide by Sarah Bernhardt apply not only to the art students, for whom she wrote It, but with equal aptness to the woman ordering a home or ths business girl earning her livelihood out of the home. It seems to me, she continues, that the successful ones are those who never think at all about success, but simply work. They love art, and they toll. They make no speedy never seek to Impress others with the certainty of their own success; never, In fact, bother their heads about others or the opinion of others at any time. They work patiently, they wdfk year after year; their work improves little by little, and they wake some day surprised to find themselves successful." , Labors Dawn. Tha tollers day begins to dawn, Its inlikn morn cornea gently on; L Yon mountain rise from the night With helmet glided with Ita light. There high appears tha mornings glow. While black extends the night below. Where prowl the creatures of the dark. Where still Is heard ths watchdogs bark. The light that tips yon mountains crest Portends the age of darkness past; That gloomy night shall loss Ita away: The world of toll (hall have Ita day. The clouds that clothe the mountain's side Begin to Ml apart, divide: The day shall follow break of dawn And labor come unto iu own. Shall peace not usher In the day; and crag ahall lightning play; Shall thunders voice the vale awake " And wild tha storm In fury break. On cloud Shall rather reaaona ray serene With soft effulgence light tha arena, A world where love and labor reign. With peace on earth, good will to mas. Charles EL Mllroy. Her Bugar Weighed By Hie Soap. r In the little town of Peru, ten miles from Pittsfield, Mass., the farmers ix the winter bring their butter and eggs to Frank Creamer's and exchange them for ten. sugar or anything else they need. One day Mrs. Ackert brought some butter in pound lumpa to exchange, and after weighing them, he said, Mra. Ackert, this butter doea not weigh a pound. I cant help that," she aald, 1 weighed It by a pound of soap I got here a few days ago." Millions of Cigars. Key Weat sent to the North the first six months of thle year about 15,000.000 cigars; Porto Rico threw Into the United States during the same period about 40,000.000 cigars, while there rame from Cuba during that time ?5,onn.nno cigars. WILL AND GOOD "GOOD HOPE.". Lesson of Life That Most Impressed the Late Senator Hoar, in his autobiography that good old man. Senator Hoar, who went to his rest a few months ago, said: "The lesson which I have learned In life, which is impressed on me dally, and more deeply as I grow old, la the lesson of Good Will and Good is better Hope. I believe that than yesterday, and that will he better than Unlay. I believe that. In spite of so many errors and wrongs, and even crimes, my countrymen, of all classes, desire what is good and not what Is evil. These are golden words and. they ought to be preserved by every' pan and woman who wants to keep on the bright side of life and to get the most to-da- y out of the work. Pessimism is a drain on vitality. It Increases toll, makes' harder all effort Be cheerful! Be an optimist! Baltimore Herald. Gold 400 Feet Underground. Gold is on exhibition in the mining department Melbourne, Australia, found in the New Chum mine, Bendigo, at a depth of 4,200 feet the record depth of gold discovery. Convincing Evidence. Wlnthrop, Cal., Nov. 20th (Special) A plain and straightforward story la always the most convincing. And that Is what has Impressed ns most In reading the testimonials in regard to Dodds Kidney Pills. The experience told by Davis Lewis of this place bears the ring and stamp of truth upon 1L He saya: "I waa troubled for six months with dull heavy pains in the small of my back, sometimes it passed into my stomach, at other times up between my shoulders. When It was In my stomach I waa doubled up, and hardly knew what to do for the pain. 1 was advised to take all kinds of remedies, and did ao but without getting any relief. Then some one told me to try Dodd's Kidney Pills. I got a box and began taking them. The first few doses gave me relief, by the time I had finished them all the pain was gone and I have been well ever lnce." SMALL BEGINNINGS OF FIRES. Unconaldered Trifles Frequently Cause Heavy Loss. Dust is a wonderful producer of Area. There have been Instances in postoffices where the dust of ths mall bags suspended In the rear of a close room exploded with terrific force. Dust explosions are of frequent occurrence In flour and drug mills. The origin of many Urea in tailor shops may be traced to the dry cleaning of clothes. A rag dipped In naphtha Is used In removing frequently grease spots from garments. The rag soaked with Inflammable fluid is (T. When the shop e air la confined, the naphtha-aoskematerial will of itself generate fire. Bales of cotton placed in the hold of a ship are often the cause of disastrous fires. Frequently a spark from a cigar finds a resting place In a cotton bale, where It smoulders for weeks. Ths dark hall In tenement houses la the Indirect originator of fires. Greasy matting or small heapi of paper lie about A match not extinguished or a cigarette stub la thrown down and a blaze results. Fire and Water. DISABLED BY BLOW FROM DEER, j Boy's Disastrous Attempt to Capture Usually Timid Animal. Frank Miner, a young man living on the River road, had an exciting experience with a deer on a recent Sunday afternoon and la convinced that they are not the timid animals he has always thought they were. Miner was rowing In a skiff when he uw a deer start to swliq the river, heading toward the North Lyme shore. Miner bent to his oars, over took the animal and running his boat up alongside reached over and seized the deer by the head. He lifted the head of thq, creature upon the gunwale of the boat and wu trying to decide what to do with hia prize when the deer settled the question for him. Suddenly it shot one of its forefeet np out of the water and the hoof struck him a blow on the forehead, knocking the boy backward into the boat and compelling him to release his hold of the deers head. When young Miner receovered himself the animal was several rods away and he hadnt any further desire to capture It Deep River correspondence Hartford Courant DISTRESS AFTER MEALS Sure Sign That Dr.Williams Pink Needed to Tona Up tha Oigestiva Organs. Lost of appetite, distress after eating, shortness of breath, a fueling of utter weakness -t- hese are symptoms that are familiar to most sufferers from stomach trouble.1 Too often tbe ordinary doctors treatment serves bat to weaken ths disPllla-Ar- eased organs. ' The new tonic method of treating disorder of this kind does not aim to do tha work of tha stomach, dura not demand bnt builds-uthat the food hu ths weakened organs, so that they cun do tha work that nature intended. Mrs. L.O. Law, of No. 834 North street, Horton, Kansas, says : In 1897, whila we were living on a farm iu this neighborhood, I became generally1 debilitated bad serious as the result of overwork. indigestion, lost uiy appetite, suffered from a sense of suffocation and from obstruction of the circulation, so that artificial means had to be need to restore it. After suffering for mouths without finding any relief, I tried a box of Dr. Wil- lianu' Pink Pills of which I bad read in a newspaper. Tha first few boxes made me lots better, and after using the third box 1 felt entirely well. 1 am now. in excellent health and am able not only to take care of my house HISTORIC RELIC OF INTEREST. but also to assist my husband in a store which he has lately taken. Dr.Williams' Cjtalr Said to Have Been Used by Pink Pills cared me and I can recommend them. They are so simple, so Fugitive Regicide Judgea. In the possession of the Rev. A. N. easily taken and so prompt in thair noSomers of Sharon, Maas., is an old tion. Remember Dr. Williams Pink Pills da chair, raid to have been used by the not act on tha bowels. They make new regicide Judges, Goffs and Whaley, blood and restore shattered nerves. In after their escape to America and thie way they osrry health and vigor to while they were in hiding here from' every organ aud filter of the body. They the kings troops. Whaley wu a are sold by all druggists or will be aentj, brother-in-laof Oliver Cromwell, postpaid, on receipt of price, 60 eentsper 00. by the Dr. Wiland William Goffs was the formers box; six boxes for ft bohbilec liams Medicine Uo.f tody, N.Y, and one of the strongest men in Cromwells governmenL Flaya Free Uu of Waters The chair was used by them while Dr. K. Beerwald of Berlin Is opposed they were in hiding in the houu of to the free drinking of water, so often the Rev. John Russell In Hadley, after advised. He says: Excessive water leaving the hiding place In the cave drinking not produces temporary In Connecticut. It formerly had rock-er-e disturbance, itonly also creates direct oron It, which it la aald were worn ganic disorders; the heart and kldneya off during the fourteen years of conare particularly affected by the exstant use by one or the other of the cess, and in these esses tbe vascular two exiles as they ut In the attic system Is overcharged and the heart room of Mr. Russells house. nd kidneys overworked." Tradition aaya that Judge Goffs was sitting In this chair when the Indians attacked the village, and that he rose from It to taka command of the dti-- p d, , son-in-la- w TEA How ban Schillings Best be better than other good tea? Same as with everything else. Men differ; mens things differ. Tour inetr iwhns 7iw Bassr U ru BV Bfcs N d True Refinement. Refinement does not necessarily accompany the acquisition of wealth, a fine house, an extensive library and an automobile. It lies rather in the Individual's mastery of himself, inability to withstand the temptations of life. In being Innocent and lolty In his secret thoughts. Every man will be Impure and vicious unless ho obtains this mastery. Ills gain In knowledge, breadth of information and view, intimate acquaintance with men and affairs all these will avail him little In the final struggle with sut that mastery. New York Times. d Brldea Remain Hidden. Yexedee marriage the bride covered from head to foot, and wh aha reaches her new home ahe hid behind a curtain, where she stays f eight days, and no one can see hi At Druse the bride Is hidden with red veil, which Is first removed In tl bridal chamber. At a PASSING QF PORRIDGE Makes Way for the Better Food of a Better Day. Porridge Is no longer used for breakfast In my home, writes a loyal Britain from Huntsville, Ont This was an admission of no small significance to one brought up" on the time-honor- stand-by- . One month ago," ahe continues, I food bought a package of Grape-Nut- s for my husband, who had been an Invalid for over a year. He had' passed through a severe attack of pneumonia and la grippe combined, and waa left In a very bad condition when they passed away. I tried everything for his benefit, but nothing seemed to do him sny good. Month followed month and he still remained as weak aa ever. I was almost discouraged about him when I but the. result got the Grape-Nuthas compensated me for my anxiety. "In the one month that he has eaten Grape-Nut- s he has gained 10 pounds In weight, hia strength Is rapidly returning to him, and he feels like n new man. Now we all eat Grape-Nut- a food, and are the better for it Our little 5 year old hoy, who used to suffer from pains in the stomach after eating the porridge, has no more trouble since he and I have began to use Grape-Nutno more doctor'! bills to pay for him. with only sweet We use Grape-Nutcream, and find It the moat tasty dish in our hill of fare. Last Monday 1 ate 4 teaapoonfula and cream for breakof Grape-Nut- a fast, nothing else, then set to work and got my mornings work done by 9 oclock, and felt leu tired, much stronger, than if 1 had made my breakfast on meat, potatoes, etc., as I used to. I wouldn't be without Grspe-NutIn tne houu for sny money." Nsms given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. There's s reason. Read the little book, The Road to Wellvllle." In pkgs. a, s s Ever Hear of "Scotty" aiid Hia Record-Breakin-g Ride? The atory, briefly told, la this: Walsen forces that drove the uvagea os ter Scott, the Death Valley gold miner, after a stubborn fight made the trip from Los Angeles to After the death of Mr. Rnssell this Chicago last summer on a apodal chair, by purchue, came Into- the pos- train over the Santa Fe" In leas than session of a Mra. Hadley, who re- 45 hours. That whirlwind train cost moved from Massachusetts to Burnt him more than $6,000. It was the long distance run over mounHills, N. Y. At her death It passed fastestand tains plains ever made on any whose to her daughter, Mrs. Hlnkson, American It demonstrated railway. son Ezra, some 70 years of age, In beyond dispute that the Santa Fe 1880 .gave the chair to Mr. Somers, trade, equipment and employees are of pastor of the church of which he wu the dependable kind. Probably you a member in Holland, N. Y. It hu wouldnt care to ride so fast Yon prebeen in Mr. Somers' possession since. fer the luxury of our three trains from The story of the chair being con- Utah and Colorado to Every w hers nected with Goffe and Whaley," said East and Southwest Ask me for ticket rates and literar Mr. Somers recently, came with ao tore. much directness and simplicity from C. F. WARREN. such artless and illiterate people that G. A-- A. T. ft S. F. Ry. undoubti have always accepted It Salt Lake City, Utah. Block, Ill Dooly conedly true, and at Importance See Beauty Only In Utility. necting the relic with Important hisThe chair Is said toric personages. The Idea of beauty la peculiarly deto hive been made In Newbury port. veloped In the heathen Esquimaux. I should like to see It safely In He regard! beauty solely from the possession of some institution when standpoint of utility. For Instance, a it would be preserved for the future, idck projecting ont of water only or held by some private collector of beautiful to him when It la visited in summer by water birds who historical rellca." breed there. A foaming torrent is beautiful If It contains many only Little Saved Runaway. Dog Johnnie Rogers of salmon. Clothes are not pnt together with any Idea of regularity of color, Tolland, ConiL, wandered six mile only their practical utility being conand night from home, spent Sunday sidered. Huts are made of enow and in the woods. He wu accompanied tones, with domed tops, b&t without to seem and didnt Carlo, his dog. by arcnltectnral design. sny found when worried by be greatly searching parties. I slept warm beside Carlo" wu the little fellow's an. swer to Inquiries as to how he passed We don't know, in this the night - u u ap-pea- rs Four-year-o- ld TEA Partridge Shattered Window Pane. A partridge flying against a plate glaas window In the home of C. E. Whitney at North Adams shattered (he glass In such a manner that Mrs. Whitney and her two children were Mra. Whitney wu so badbadly ly alarmed that she telephoned her husband that all three had been shot The police found the bird dead npon the floor. cut Not Enough Scholars for School. The principal of the high school at Hinsdale, Mass., hu resigned and the school has been closed because of the lack of pupils. Tbe total enrollment on the opening day was but eight, and It was decided to be cheaper to pay tbe tuition of these In some nearby town than to try to run the school. country, how good tea is the most of us some of us da It isnt the teas fault Latest Type ef Wife. Type after type of wifely eccentricity races across the horlsoa, says a writer. At the present moment the intelligent wife threatens to exceed them in permanency and Importance. Two things, it seems, she has been sent te teach ns that it la possible to do Justice at once to ones hnsband and ones intellect; that it la practlca-- v hie to have a family and still remain She dabbles in all the "Interesting." arts and half the sciences and Is always ready to go out to tea. |