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Show 3 r siUnsssv. .. ...........a 0 Mi few them, and provlda for them when I am mlterabl bowl. N .the mile from populous gone"Tell ye ain't goln die!" again in Uy dty of D , womanwant and rare its drunkard, swaggering Toll, terposed dying. bad done tbelr Inevitable back and forth unsteadily, but a till grip to the work, for b was a drunk-Tb- e clinging with a vise-likold, bet thousand "live tbs of year furnltore scant wife. bottle; ards Bllapldated room was shabby and your huttoua. The dying wKe gave utterance to a Worn, and not area tbe most meagre found to Ilf were be sigh, for she saw how hard of despondent (comfort a task It would be to make an Impreff WltUln Ita squalid Interior. Tbe dying wife, with two daughter, aion upon bla mind In hla present conof tb respective ages of three and dition; but in her great anxiety for fourteen years, comprised tbe half-- k the future welfare of her children, she tarred and otherwise neglected fam- felt that she could not dl without d making another effort to bring him ily bf Enoch Goldwatt Tbe children were walling out tbelr misery back. In some degree, to hla aober . We shall see with what effect; and grief at tbelr mothers bedside, aenet-athe then let Ita advocates answer If and for she had just acquainted Butb, older, with the startling fact that the rum la not accursed. Oh, my dear husband! can you, will dreaded moment In which abe must leave them to the cold mercies of tba you not ba warned by my dying word?" World was now rapidly approaching. The earnest, beseeching tone seemed Enoch Goldwait was stretched out Upon the hare boards In a drunken to fasten his attention for a moment atnpor, a quart bottle half filled with with something very nearly akin to e half-nake- Whisky within easy reach of him. He Was snoring heavily, hla face purple od bloated, and bis whole appearance betokened a most miserable and degraded wretch. But In the mldat t hla besetting tin Enoch Goldwatt was not without soma redeeming quail-fle- - a. H never was known to abuse or maltreat hla family either by word or blow, hot through hla Inordinate love for strong drink was led to neglect them In a most shameful and unpardonable manner. To nae a trite phrase, rum had maatered Mm" had got the Complete upper hand of him. If It was to be but one thing, either drink 'for himself or food for hi family, ha Would have taken tba drink, though be yaw the gaunt figure of 'starvation o taring hla lick wife and hungry in the face. He knew that hla wife was falling that the physician who atBaity, t tended and her as a matter of humanity, not pay to hla pralae be it apoken encouraged no hopes of her recovery; find yet to hla stupefied senses It could only appear that she oust ever continue tbe drudge and martyr she had been. Ha could not seem to realise the possibility of her dying, or the still more startling reality that It was blmielf who was killing her. He had once loved her truly and earnestly, and would still were not all bis senses blunted or paralysed by the But now, as ha lay outpoison. stretched upon the bare boards, bloated and beastly, and odorous with the disgusting effluvia of vile rum. he looked, as he really was, a beaotted brute; and yet this man had been blessed by nature In the beginning with more than average Intellect. For some minutes the dying woman bad .bees lying quite sHU snd calm, loareely seeming to notice fb heartrending grief of the children, when She Suddenly aroused herself from the - temporary, state, of apathy into which !? : ghe had fallen, and wake your father. Ruth, darling, I must not die without making one last effort to reclaim him, Then I first knew him no truer or more loyal heart aver beat la the breaat of man; but, alas! the accursed rum has deadened III Its finer impulses . Buth, the older daughter, went hastily, and shook her father somewhat roughly by the shoulder before abe could arouse him. At length be raised tlmself on bis elbow, and hla blood-ho- t eyea wandered vacantly for a moment around the desolate room, na then reached for his bottle, exclaiming, M be did so: tVhat'a hlcup? . Nobody hurt I guess not" "Hush? said Buth, tearfully. "I fear poor mother Is. dying, nd she wishes to talk with you. Don't drink gain, papa at least not now It will only stupefy you; you wont remember chll-dre- 1 4 , j? and sobriety; but tbe effect was only momentary. he Promise me. If not for my aake,-twoman pleaded, "at least for the childrens sake, that you will become a sober man that you will never again raise the poison to your lipaf Wbat mean by poison, Susie (htc) partial understanding Whisky Tee, T husband, whisky rum; but more properly poison; that which baa so long been your bane, and the source of all our present misery. Swear to me, before I die, that you will never, never taste it again! ed Couldn't think such thing, Goldwatt, with a drunken leer of atupld obstinacy; for tbe last drink was beginning to manifest Itaelf powerfully. "Drink when I want it. Victuals and drink, Good for me. both (hlc); adon't say no more 'bout it, old.- woman. Drink always, auras Suale.-tnswer- bornAnd auitlug tba action to the word, the miserable creature again drew the cork and raised the bottle to bla parched and awollen Ups; but In tbe action ba loat bla equilibrium and fell heavily to tba floor. Tbe next moment ha rolled over on hla side, and waa soon unconscious; and In thla state he continued up to the moment of hla wife death, which occurred about midnight. Of course he was somewhat shocked when be came to a realizing sense of hla bereavement, but It did not last long, for ha drowned In strong drink whatever sorrow or remoras ha waa then capable of feeling. The neighbors tidied up tbe children for the solemn occasion, and Mrs. Goldwait was Interred at the public expense; but the husband waa too drunk to follow hla wifes remain to their last rearing place and the children wcntalone as chief mourners. From this hour. It aucb a thing can be believed possible, Enoch Goldwatt eon tinned to grow worse and worse, ne sold one article after another of the shabby .furniture, when ha could find any one unprincipled enough to purchase, and the meagre sums he obtained from rime to time went for d liquor. Instead of food for hla children. As the cold autumn nights approached he sold the very bed from under them, and lay drunk for a week while the neglected children slept on the bare floor and suffered for want of tbe commonest nourishment. Little Rnth had often gazed at the Indistinct ontltnea of the great city only a few miles away, and wondered if there were not food enough for all there. At length she determined to ran away with. her little slater, Eva. and seek a home In the great city. The father was too drunk to take any heed of their departure, and so the houseless little wanderers drifted out Into the great world of which even the elder knew but little. It was past tbe middle of November, what ah aayz.-Withheeding the child's sppeal and tbe nights were chilly. ; ' or the sMronanrct the heartbroken Tom Newcomb Was reading the even: 'wtfe, he drew out the cork with an log paper to hla wife. He waa a thriv . lately mar deep Ing young trader In B unsteady hand, and took d tied to a most estimable and draught of the fiery poison, "It's Tlctuata and drink. Rutby." he young lady. It was near the aid, staggering to Ms feet, and ap- hour of ten. and while occupied aa we proaching the bed. Wbafs the mat- have at ted. they were aroused by the ter, Kuaie hie? Aint the neighbors plaintive sobs of a child. brought In nothin g?" They opened the street door and Tt la not of tbe neighbors kindness discovered the little wanderers seated or neglect that I would now apeak, on tbe steps, scantily clad and shiversaid Susie Goldwatt In ft feeble but ing In the bleak night air. earnest voice. It is of you, Enoch, - Tbe trader and hla wife and the wretched end you are surely took them In, and were much affected coming to unless you abandon that by th sorrowful story of little Ruth. which has brutalised, and will destroy The next day she was stricken down you body and aont I have always with a fever, and a week after ah was been a good and true wife to you; tb laid In her little coffin. It was tbs ways willing to take my sharo, and verdict of sympathizing friends that much more than my share, of the bar-Be- n her death waa the result of neglect -- J and exposure. I know It Ruste. fours Tbe father waa aent for, and waa nice old gal; bat wbat the deuce la found Just recovering from bla proupT interrupted the Inebriate, with a tracted debauch. Ha waa In a moat maudlin attempt to make light of the deplorable condition, both In mind and Wife's solemnwarnlog, body. - Not a soUtsry srtlrie of furnila tbe last five years I bare drudged ture, save a broken-backeehatr, remyself to death for you and tbe chil- mained in tbe boveL Evervthlng had dren, and rum accursed rum has gone for ram, and be had kept on been the whole cause of It I do not drinking day and night till money and mention It to eensnre yon for tbe past credit were both exhausted, and then or waste farther words about wbat ho waa obliged to stop, and tn stopmight bava been. But It la of tbe ping. to reflect He upbraided himself future that I would now speak; for 1 now aa the murderer of bla wife and am dying. I can ahvady feel tbe child, and was, when too late, thortouch of death upqn nc. oughly humbled and repentant. Tell you aint go: g to d!etgll, - Tom Newcomb was not ofity a strong d tc Susie" cttly startldd advocate of tempennea, but a good fell yrj h c Famarltan. He took Enoch Goldwait Inebriate, stubbornly no soch thing! L)vt fi years longer, bonne, gave him the advantages of bet aweet Ufa on It." bath and shave, and elothed him in No. Enoch. - I shall not last rill the suitable manner to attend the funeral midnight hour I know, I feel It; but When Torn Newcomb took him Into the I am too weak to discuss the point room where little Ruth lay la the eof longer. I want you to b a aober man, fin, be knelt bos' le It, and burst Into Enoch, so that our children will have teT I some one betide stranger to look after he tuned her" he laid, half-starve- out t kind-hearte- kind-hearte- . d d ? - Inter-runte- rK X his haggard face toward the soil? witness; "and I killed her mother,' heaven forgive me! answered Tom. it w., N'o, yon; it was rum. And now 1 v1 you to make me a solemn prom over Ibe dead form of your child. aa you hope for mercy In the beretf never to ler the vile poison pollute 11 pe more. I promise!- - said Enoch, solemafc as I hope for salvation; and If I tB to keep my word, may I suffer In 8 hereafter qever ending tortures I Ad from that moment he rose up a deemed roan, never more to alnk un&f tbe power of tbe tempter. He gu his consent to tbe Newcombs adopt! little Eva; and a few days after tit funeral Enoch Goldwait started f California, Tomb Newcomb fumlih lng the money for his outfitting trae cling expense. This waa at the helgk of the gold fever. For the next few years they recelvd an occasional letter from him. statist that he waa doing well, and bad kept his pledge, and then all communlc tlons ceased. Gradually the Newcomb came to the conclusion that he must fat either dead, or fallen back again tuts his old habits of dissipation. Thus fifteen years had passed away alnct Enoch Goidwalta departure, and little Eva had developed Into a beautlfd girl of eighteen. During these fifteen yean the New comb family had been Increased bf the addition of three legitimate me here two girls and a boy; but this dl4 not prevent them from doing full Jus tie to Eva, who had received ever educational advantage that . money could procure. It la true, they could sot sea thelt way clear to do much more, now that they had children of their own to pro vide for and aettla tn life; and wbea Winfield Marsh, one of Mr. Newcomb's clerks very handsome fellow, and of good moral character,-- on a salary of a thousand dollars a year paid court to Eva, tbe Newcombs thought favorably of It, and raised no oppoal . tion to the match. Mr. Newcomb gave bla adopted daughter a good marriage outfit, and raised Marshs salary to twelve bun dred a year. Tbe wedding day was fixed, and the yonng couple were very happy over the prospect of tbelr approaching nuptials. They were to begin life humbly, but they loved each other, and the world waa all before them. Tbe auaplclous evening had arrived, and tbe Invited guests were assembled at the residence of tbe Newcombs. The yonng couple had rented and furnished a small cottage or rather Mr, Newcomb bad furnished It whither they were to retire after tbe ceremoay, 4 and commence bonaekeeping. Everything waa tn readiness, and Mr. Newcomb waa on the point el giving away the bride, when, tbe atrest bell rang, and tbe servant ushered Is middle-agegentleman, a strange to all present. He approached Mf Newcomb with an expression of pleas ore. exclaiming as he did so: Ton 'fir not acem to know to. am Enoch Goldwait, Just returned, at the laying la. with a, pocket full ot rocks, and not a drop of Uquor has passed my lips since 1 last saw you. And you are Just In season, my deaf friend, to witness your daughter! marriage to a poor bnt estimable man, one of my clerks- ,- said Newcomb. All right, exclaimed the returned Californian; I wilt set him up in bush ness." And he did. New York Weekly. j' f -- r d . Girls Who Work For Unci Iona, From 8 oclock In the morning until close to 8 In the evening there are fiOOO typewriters grinding out letters for the United States Government. Darin these hours there are. of course, BOO typewriter girls busily hammering the machines. Uncle 8am Is the largest employer of typlBts In tbe country, and should be the patron saint of the typewriter girl. The amount of manuscript his workers turn out would make even Clyde Fitch look dizzy. Uncle Sam Is the nicest kind of a man for typewriter girls to work for. He pays large salaries and he supplies hla workers with everything they want. If a girl expresses & preference for a certain kind of a machine she gets It. She doesGot have to sit down and try to pound a typewriter aha does not like. Whenever a new typewriter girl 1 employed In one of the departments she names the machine and It la purchased for her. Chicago Tribune. M.n. Friend, th King lukt, The most relentless exterminator cf reptiles, says a writer in McClures Magazine, la a member of the family lUelf th beautiful little yellow and black king snake, the friend of man and the avowed enemy of anything that creeps or crawls, regardless cf alas or poison fang. A native ot our own South, th king snake is between five and eight feet long and no thicker round than a man's thumb. Built In every muscle and bona for speed and tremendous constricting power, there lanof another snake on earth that can withstand his assault. He Is Immune to the poison of tbe cobra aad the rattler alike, and the strength of a thirty-foo- t python has no terrors for him. Within five minutes from the opening of tho fight the king snake eould kill tbe biggest python that ever lived. Feroclone aa the little la toward hla own kind, toward' man he Is friendly and rarely tries to escape when met afield. HIS SALARY f200 A WEEK. ' oooooooMXooe Lores Grind Highest Raid Child Actor e the fttage. Lores Grlnn Is paid a weekly salary of 9200, making him the highest-paichild actor la the country, This little chap, now nine yean old, la the son of a prominent organ manufacturer of Cincinnati, and has beea mi the stage ever since he waa four. Ia the last three yean he has ajv paired in all of Charles Frohman'a productions requiring the services of HEREfvNO DELAY. kd W thrqrs you r teams peocspCfr. Load then with COAL, of coczxa, for Chart our stock tn trad. -- cWasatch Mine . . . You wO find constantly the best COAL, and as for prices, nott the LUMP STOVE 02X56 160 Pitrcdxe a Bos a small boy. In the few yean of hla stage career be has saved enough money to purchase a piece of real estate in Cincinnati that brings bla tn n fixed Income of 30 a month. Thla Master Lores la permitted to spend on dothee, for It has always been his ambltioa to be the boy oa Broadway. For two seasons this little Beau Brummel has actually aet the fashions for boys clothing. At the Childrens theatre, Cincinnati, he waa paid 1 50 a performance, which Is n far greater' amount than ia asually paid to grown stars on Broadway. He also has an enviable reputation of playing string Instruments by lutotry. WEBER COAL CO. wwooowo best-dresse- d Do You Wa.nt Some? Tow ear. an ho DRY GOODS Canary That Talka Blackburn man has a remarkable anary which never sings, but can talk- - as fluently and distinctly as say parrot It reels off quite artlo-alatelsentence after sentence, such aa Pretty Polly dressed In green, ye coming home to see the queen.-Polltor ran the doctor, sick; What do yon want here?" quick. These are only a few aamplee of the linguistic attainments of this wonderful little bird, which is certainly tbe feathered marvel of tbe age, and la behaved to be the only authentic instance of a talking canary known. A i AKD i y Largest Tree In the World. GROCERIES Otnfia CASH BARGAIN STORE COALVILLE, UTAH v la the public square ot Nassau, tha mwMmmmmnzzA capital of tha Bahama islands, there s only one tree, but that trorditerslly fills tha square and spreads tta shad ever all tha public buildings In tha neighborhood, for It !a the largest tre In tha world at its base, although It la hardly taller than a three-storhouse. It is usually known aa a eelba, or a tree, but the people of the low islands ot the West Indies call it the hurricane tree. 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A on character cornea from bers of the racfreuiclde society, and 200 strong. l a by tbe way of the gave a baby parade, - - - New York Time. To Prohibit Smoking by Boys. "There are women, said the instrucTbe Japanese house of representator; who. when the recipe rail for pro teaspoonful of hot water, will go tn a tives has passed a proposal to teakettle and attempt to pour the Mbit people below the age of- - 20 from amok Ing. ; water directly into tbe teaspoon. rest-de- SPECIAL CHUTE n FDR LOADIftO TEAMS i aide-lig- cooking-schoo- 1b . GRASS CREEK COAL CO. i A - |