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Show ' The Morning at the attorney Bat a few mo thoughtful silence, then said ly. "I assure you, I will do all thil I en to get him to commute your n's m sentence to imprisonment, ang hope to the last that be wUi do , for Bills sake and for mii.' True to bis word, the attoraej ft tireless In bis efforts to sectir uKn. tive clemency for the coegemtad man, but without avail. On the day set for the execution a morbidly eurtous crowd had gath ered in a half circle about tbe sttgold erected on the slope of the bill, tehiad the jatL Some distance away from the oster edge of the circle, anu behind all the others, old men Tripp drove p g a farm wagon and stopped. At the foot of the scaffold, hudifitd a crumpled figure In black, supportsd by a group of neighborhood triads. Tbs prisoner ascended the steps tofts platform, alone. For a moment he hesitated, then bent to speak a Rw words In a tow tone, to tbe mother beneath him, then straight enlng to his full height, hi giasce swept quickly over the half tire It of faces about him. At one point, his gaze halted, and a puzzled look one Tbit waa fotloved into his eyea quickly by a look of brightening intelligence, and a smile wreathed Us , ' pallid face. The waiting crowd looked Is ared fascination at tbe man who could smile at such a moment Then (hs sheriff stepped forward. Tim rat Aummena. th mtot to aa th river, and th has it oft the hUi, all And the promt of th aprlugtlm -- tbe -ample heaven Oil, wood-hauWhen lh by thine lit tha and tha hardy a tha plain Catch up heart and lent a leaping Ufa through winter's alugglah vein than tha aummong af tha marntng like a huala more tha blood A Than the Bout of men growriter Ilka a flower from the bud; For the hope or high endeavor I a tor-diWhen " And half , divine. the banner cry of onward call the laggard Into line. Thera to glamour of tha moonlight when the atara rain peace below a .But the aslr and small of morning batter thing to Jknow; While tha Bight la huahad and holden and trftnpterced by dreamy eoitf Lo, tha dawn brlnga daw and fire and tha gtptura of tha atrong' Richard Burton. 1 grief-stricke- n m AA rn mi 0,0,0 rn Ab FUR MAS SAKE. By LAURA ELLEN BEALE. flBTflgM WE. by Daily Itoit Ptiutiua Coarmd Tbs office of the commonwealth attorney was atlfllng, and a musty book lk odor from the shelves along the walla pervaded the room. and glistenThg attorney, ing with perspiration, aat at bit desk, upon wblcb were numerous bundles of legal paper, upon wblcb he tried vainly to fix big mind, . Arranging aome abeets of paper, be a determinedly set about making draught of an indictment, but finding it impossible to concentrate bla mind upon it, be pushed back bis cbalr impatiently, and sprang to bla feet with a muttered exclamation, when he saw, for the first time, that he was sot atone. fa the doorway itood an old man eyeing him seriously, lie was a tall, lean old fellow, with a face and neck tuuih tanned by wind. and aun, and clad in the wimple gar of the mountain dweller, bla bare feet giving no warning of their owners approach. , The look of petulance upon the face of tbo attorney changed to an expression of gravity as be recognized bla visitor, and when be greeted him bla voice was low, almost strained. "How are you, Uncle Tom? he said, coma fn and ait down." The old mas did not return the greeting, but ellently slouched in and aank Into a chair, -- n't 'bout Bill," he bet.an briefly, fixing bla eyea upon tha attorney. ..The latter, nodded ..but did not ep-aand the Id man conTv com to see cf tinued, coiiiJ bo dun fur Bill. The cane of the People vs. Tripp bad been the commonwealth attorney's first big case; the conviction of the defendant therein bla first great achievement, Tbe crime had been murder, foul premeditated and outraged Justice had called aloud. He was a young man, anu the dignity and majesty of the law had Impressed him greatly, lie had not failed to do hi whole duty, and in three more weeks BUI Tripp, the defendants was to be , hanged. The attorney had been proud of bis success. Ills work had been thorough aod tbe many words of pralae bestowed upon him, by lawyers standing high in their profession, had pleased him greatly. Of what thla gratifying success meant to the man on trial for hit life, he had never really thought, until the solemn word f the death sentence brought eudden realization. Somehow the tow tones t the Judge had awakened within him a of wbat to him had seemed merely a suit at law, and he glanced wonderingly at the taU young man standing half carelessly, listening Intently to tb tones that were ringing toe death knell. It eeemed Impossible that his life, so strong and vigorous, must end, and because of this because of hie efforts. With these aew thoughts came a disturbing sense of hie own responsibility, and for a moment he almost regretted having chosen, the profession of law. Now cams the father of Bill Tripp to ask tor mercy. There was still the skywrarrauurAiorcrdgi.tter red-face- d Yore it's tu late. Twouldnt seem right tu let 'em hang lm, an' him our boy," be added apologetically, 'thout doin' a thing, an him abet up thar and kalnt help blsself. T reckon we dun all es could be dun, so fur, gittiu a good lawyer fur lm an' but you know how tw&s, Now we want tu try an see ef tbe Gurner wont du suthln fur 1m. "We lowed mebby ef we'd go tulra an' tell 1m the bull thing, he mout be willin' to fix It 0 Bill' ud be sent to prison, stead 0 bangin. Ma an me, we talked it all over, and lowed that ef we wuz tu come tu you, 'at 1 " Twpuldrit aeem right tu let 'cm hang him, an him our boy," he added apologetically, majesty and dignity of the law, but somehow that seemed no longer of such splendid importance. The voice of the old man aroused him, and he listened. "Bill ha! n't got much mors time, onlets sutbln's done fur an we want tu try tu help some yew know, , ftp-mo- $r i t flower t My Roaary. I bagln. when I first awaka My aoul all etmwioua of It ntedw ake, To pray for strength and for-lif- t To follow where my Master ksda And gently, atep by step. I go, Still cbpylng Him In alt I do, ( And never hurried, nvr alowjL .4 X try to keep my Lord In views , I cannot pray, on bended knee, And so I aay the ltosary. And .wlitn the mprolp Work j gnne, And A would pause to pray oreft 4 Thu i. Aw .T , I -- . g rriMMeicrKstraTiaiBMivrjps After one swift glance at bla siuost fainting motner. Bill Tripp turned slightly, fixing his eyes upon the branch of a nearby tree. Us body drawn erect, end stiffened as g to resist a shock, while about his Bp the strange smile still lingered. At that instant, there fell upon the tense, nervous ears of the waiting crowd, the distant report of rtfe, and . on the white forehead nf die man before them, there appeared a tiny blotch, from which a widening band of crimson spread rapidly, aa Bill Tripp sank upon the platform,' Against the green slope of a certain hill, a newly made grave gleams Four other mound arf there, and two old people, a man and a woman, are busily engaged in planting . lOJsmwtoran'Z'VO P- - the white forehead there ap ' . peared a tiny blotch. mout help us with the Gurner. On you r Of course, I know you was agin the trial, but I reckon twant cus of eny hard feelln't you had agin ma an' me, to now tbe trials over we kinder lowed you'd just as lief he'd go tu Jail 'ateau of that other. Taln't es If we wus askin' fur 1m tu be set free, that ud be askin' tu much," he explained In desperate earnestness.' "But ef they'd shet Ira up, even fur the balance of bis natural days, et ud be bettern tls now Bills hlu a bit wild, I know, an' thar air them es thinks hsBCItL.plenty.good nuff fur 1m, but taln't on Bills account I'm uskln. nur mine, ets ma'i." The old man's voice softened almost to a whisper, and ne robbed hta brown hands together nervously. BHl's her boy" he went on, "the only one shes got left, an she sot great store by 1m, I reckon it eoraes powerful bard to give 1m up, fur yknow et's a way with wimmln folks tu Jest keep on luvln. Somehow they dont see faults like men folks can. Has bed a heap o aorror in her lite, she bea; nuff sight morn Joy. Tother children are out thar on the hillside, four uv em, an when they was tuk, one arter author, she wus alius atrong es could be, turnin tu luv the rest mor'u ever. When they wu all gone, ceptln Bill, why b a. kinder seemed tu fill the, place In 'er heart of all tha fCS t., ,,, , , .1 j nri But Blit wus alius good to his ma, IU say that fur 1m, an'. now hea got tu be tuk from her in such a way. I'm feared it pears tn her like es ef thar halnt nothin' left Not thet shes fur-go-t the other children ma'd never do that an thar graves air kep neat as s pin, but seems et since this trouble of Bills, she's thought more 'bout them n ever. "Borne way. In her worryln, shes got the notion 'at et he dies, es the Jedge Bays he's got tu. 'twouldnt be right tu put lm out thar with the others that cf .they could speak, theyd say they'd rother hed be put some place else. Not at he'd be eny different tu ma, however he died, but et's the disgracin' way he's got tu die, 'at 'makes ma think the others It worries ner wouldnt want 1m. dreadful. ' She says et seems cruel BUI In . a. No ret hate I In hnd or utv Tet all to well, He love tn teat. 1 I press slung the patient way f I Of meek obedience with my vov So tired, perhaps, but wh shall lay That following Jrau to a loeat, I cannot pray on bended knee. And so 1 aay mv Rotary. to mortified each day, f And pride to trampled In the dipt; must work when I would fia And Though I am neither good nor jugf, The angry paestona, unsubdued, ? th fear of strlfa The lav of Tha shrinking from tha coarse an rude, Are dally trials of my Ufa; Yet, bead by bead, dear Lard, fot The, . X try to aay my Roaary. l htsself. So I thought ef could be changed an Bill go tu prison, stead uv bangin, ma wouldn't her that air tu worry her. Then arter whlle, when Is time come, thr wouldnt be to objections tu Is bein put out thar on the bill, vffth the rest.- - Mebby ma An1 rned be thar by tnen. an she could hev BUI ack with her an the others. Ef you'd help us speak a word tn the Govner, et ud du a power uv good an ud please ma mlghtijp, an me n Bill tu, ud be much obleeged fur yer helpin her. When the old man ceased speaking ee. Thorough Analysis, , A ataort time slnco "Cub," enrof the negro characters of Coltmbus, Miss., was standing at the atteslan well In the middle of Main itreet, catching A bucket of water, wtea a negro black, pompous-lookinpreacher "walked up and, wng a stranger in the town, asked: fBrud-dekin yo tell me ef dis am good water? "Cub answered very ptoudly, with htsT brad Straight standing thrown back, Good water? fell, I reckon, nigger, dla am good rater! Doan you know dat? Fur ain't hit bln scandalized by all the freenoligist uv de State uv Mississippi an fautf to persist or three parts: two pvt uv an de udder put uv ox btdefobyt en want dis here pell boed befo de war! Say, glgger, a wbars yo from, anyhow? big, g r, ' hlde-unga- s, Monkey Rides In Engine Cab. When Engine No. 326 of th New York Central went Into the freight yards at Tarrytown one night last week s. Strang face peered outpfcth cab window. The train carrle some animals belonging to the Bos tog show. When it stopped at a way statioa a few mile above Tarrytown, Admiral Farragnet, one of the largest mac key, escaped. When the train started, the monkey made a quick scramble fcr the front car, when the glow of thfire In the cab of the locomotive appealed to him. The Admiral made bla wy over the tender and entered the cab, to the surprise of Engine Driver Edwards and Fireman Martin Kelly. Be was made comfortable, and allowed to continue his ride to Tarrytown, where one of the keeper took him in targe. New York Time. ' Racing at Fifty Degree Bale "Ice footracing la something a of novelty, although I wae.vaccwtomed t. Inti tie "having rum Charlie Lee on the ice in Omaha sev era! year ago. An ice track i the fastest track that can be had. ftoa can get a good foothold and itfr elastic enough. You can get Jmt the kind oToundj-ouwactThg great trouble, in Ice racing is to k- -; yourself at the proper temperature. uV-e. r proper conditions lean easily b4t 10 seconds flat on the Ice. Yo can imagine the kind of weather 4 had in Dawson when I tell you frgt it was 60 degrees below zero wha th race was pulled THE TEST CF TIME. J. Sherbourne, profee-atona- l nurse, of 257 Cumberland atreet, Portland, Maine, says: I heartily wish those who suffer from some disturbed action of the kidneys would try Doan's Kidney Pills. They would, like me, b more than surprised. My back annoyed ate for years. Physicist who diagnosed my case said it arc from my kidaeys. When the grip was epidemic I was worn out with constant nursipg, and whan J contracted it myelf It left ms in a very serious condition. I could not straighten nor do the most trivial act without being In torture. The kidneys were too active or the secretions were too copious, and I knew what -was wrong, but bow to right it was a mystery, lt seems odd for a P rotes-sionnurse, who has had a great deal of experience with medicines, to read advertisements about Doan's Kidney Pills In tha newspapers, and it may appear more singular for me to ge to Son's drug store far a H. H. Hay box. But 1 did, however; and had anybody told me before that It was passible to get relief as quickly as I did I would have been loth to believe It You can send anyone who wishea more minute particulars about my case to me, and I will be only too glad to tell them personally. As tong as I live I will be a firm advocate of Doans Kidney Pills. Cure Confirmed 5 Years Later. "Lapse of time has strengthened my good opinion of Doan's Kidney Pills, JAhk-F--- Yttrireitfrirtsed lath said then that had anybody told me that It was possible to get relief as quickly as I did I would have been loth to believe It .Years have passed and my continued freedom from kidney complaint has strengthened my opinion of Doan's Kidney Pills and given of me a much higher appreciation their merits. A FREE TRIAL of this great kide ney medicine which cured Mrs. will be mailed on application to any part of the United States. Ad- Co , Buffalo, dress Foster-MilburN. Y. For sale by all druggists. Pries 60 cents per box. Mm. Clara -- At first plngpong was looked upon Tbe many charms of the American as a mild and harmless pastime, aa, girt are undeniable, butnoone has been indeed, most people still Imagine It to found to assert that 'her voice was be. Plngpong eye, ever soft, gently and low, an excellent plngpong foot, thing la woman. Teach-ert- f of elocution from plngpong elbow are looked upon Europe, who settle here, as fictions of tbe are hard put to it to accustom their ears to alarmist. An ardent pingpongist the loud, high, and ir(feminine) b n ritating voices of most as broken off her enAmerican women one of these teachgagement because tbe young man ers describes them. It does not would not play, seem to be a physical disability, for and even tried to prevent her from training removes the unpleasantness, playing. It ia a good thing that It and American actresses, as a class, was not the young man who broke off have good voice the engagement for a like reason, or tovi we should find plngpong Instantly banGreat fun wa caused at a recent ished from society by alarmed mam- church bazaar by the Introduction of mas. washing competitions open to men only. Each candidate for a prize waa ten provided with a bowl of water, a piece A young woman, well educated and of soap, and a dirty duster, which waa In comfortable circumstances, has Just to be washed in three minutes. A completed a five years experience of committee of three married women degeneral servants work. She undertook rided the contest and awarded tha the task voluntar prizes. she fly, because was interested in A Zurich student has found that imthe domestic servpetuous kisses are costly. At Winant problem. Her terthur he beheld a pretty girl walkconclusion la that ing home from school, and, by way of both sides are to introduction, he kissed her lightly on blame for the the cheek. But a Winterthur girl is tot used to being sud- present unsatisfactory state of denly kissed by an abIn her affairs. solute stranger, and own words: "I beshe was taken ill, suflieve the servant fering, so her doctor girl problem can said, from shock to be solved only by a Christian educa- the nervous system. tion. The employers and servants must The parents sued the be taught to work together. The prob- ztudont, who had to lem furnishes a splendid field for the pay a fine of $20, damenergies of ouf young women. They ages, 300, and costs, $30. should know something of the experi- one 111 advised $450. ences 1 have had.' I know several young girls with good educations who Recently two women who had enwork as domestics because they like a train that-ylinot stop at tered it These are the kind of girls who their station realized their mistake as stay a long time in one place and have the train passed that no trouble with their employers." station without stopping, - toin -- And made up their minds . to Jump out of the train i invented On of the latest ways of uf at the next station. They making a livelihood Is personally conl.. Accordingly , did.so,,. mid,, ducting SketcWfig partterof girl stufell thetr full length da dents to all parts of - the platform, to the horgland and the contiror of the , station offnent In such centera concentrated beauty icials. Surprising as it may appear, the aa Sark and the other two women picked themselves up, apChannel Islands,- - Brit- parently none the worse, and seemed managed tany, Italy and Swit- quite pleased that they had diszerland, these parties to leave the train within an easy homes. of tance their be met may frequently VM The-- pupils are personSwiss women have the reputation of ally conducted to the scene of their labors, and there grouped in most pic- having good skins, and the following turesquely unstudied clusters, seated la said to be one of the simple little on portable camp stools, their easels recipes In vogue for preserving the in front of them, and sheltered by complexion: "The juice of melons and large umbrellas, they paint eaca. one cucumbers, the petals of lilies of the her view of the subject before her. In valley, green peas, four ounces of powthe winter enow sketching parties un- dered fine white sugar, ons ounce camder the tutelage of a woman are ta- phor, one ounce of borax, a little wild ken to Switzerland and elsewhere and chickory, a few bryony roots, the there temporary wind screens are crumbs of three rolls, a dash of bur-ragerected to shield the painters. So suca pint ef white wine, and the cessful have theee conducted art tours stewed flesh of six young pigeons, been that the originator la likely to The concoction needs twenty-on- e days have many imitators, to distil, at the end of which period the Ingredients you will, If you mixed . . to'a the true secret -- Of possess properly, The young man who wishes to be perpetual beauty, which Is not inappopular with the opposite sex should propriately called "Pigeons Milk. study this paragraph. A young womtYl . ens club has decided The uncommon occurrence I reas on a mortal n youth ported from the nicest they know of a woman all "he is because good ordered by being the way through; hona magistrate to and considerate, est, support her huskind hearted. When band. The man, it he treats the girls he seems, was an makes them think that age penthey are doing him a favor by acceptsioner In reaelpt is He good bis always hospitality. ing shillings a tempered and Jolly, and la as nice to and as his He A homely girl as to a pretty one. spouse owned Is a or but foolish, just isnt spoony land she he .has jnorp,ir4t nlc, lovely lellow,,And man t contribute aucther 6 shUl- we know. sense than any young ing a week towards his maintenance. He never says or does nnklnd things, and always sticks np for every girl he A woman who has ideas on the known niceties of dress and behavior remarks ,that the essence of all A woman paper in Vienna ha art or attraction Is started a crusade against the shams In snggestlrenesB. A sugwomans dress, and in support of Its gestion of lace, a mere shadow ef a raffle, a position quotes the opinion of doctors, twinkle of heel, an octailors. and The art critics, artists, casional flash of the sinmore to be artist wishes women cere In their dress. At present they thousandth part of the nse buttons that do not button, clasps ankle that is attracthat do not clasp, bow that are not tive, elusire, fascinating! There is a tied, sham waistcoats and sleeves that delightful uncertainty about it and the exist only so lar as they can be seen, skirt a cloud of filmy Imagination. But, and be thinks that It would be a real she thinks, the way some young won reform of womans dress If everything en expose their ankles and petticoats that Is false and sham were ewept Is vulgar, stupid It is worse. It is . inartistic. aside. -- d V, al Sher-bourn- n Perfectly Natural Explanation. Kitty "Tell me the truth. Belle; did you scream when he kissed you?" Belle I should have done so If It had been possible. I didnt scream when he began because I Just wanted to see If he had the assurance to do such a thing; while he was in the act of kissing I could not for obvious reasons use for screaming lips that were otherwise employed, and when it was all over a scream would have done no good," To Car a Cold la One day, Taka Laxative Bromo Quinta Tablets. AIT druggists refund money if it tails to cur 3Sq -- teemed beyond cur. B. B B. baa mad me a perfectly well woman." Mrs. Oha. Hutton, Berviile, Mich. I Diplomacy. -Whether he neeas it or not, every man should try to borrow money so as to learn who his friends aren't, and also never to lend. New York Press. Mr. la forty-- Wk-ha- a novel experience. . country than ell other dleesNes put and until the lest few yearn was supposed to be doctors pro- incurable. For a greut many Bounced it B local disease, and prescribed local a, and bv coastantlv I dime to cure vlib local treatment, pronounced it Incurable. Science baa proven catarrh to bo a constitutional disease, and therefor require constitutional treatment, Bali a Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney A Co.. Toledo, Ohio, to the only constitutional cure on the market. It to taken Internally m doses from 10 drop to a teaxpoonfuL It acts directly upon the blood and mueons surface of the system. They offer one hundred dollar for any case it fails to ear. Send for elreulnrs and testimonials. Addreo F. J CHENKY A CO.. Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Drurtrlsts, TBo. Hoi) Family Fill ar tha best. yt-a- a Waldorf-Astori- a d She is a cente- narian in humble circumstances,.ln a rural district la New .York state, but In full possession of all her facutlies and the nse of her limbs. A city newspaper brought her Into town, put her UP at the for two rights and a day la a special and magnificent suite of rooms. She was (driven over th city la a dashing ton, A specialist In nervous diseases says equipage to view the sights, and therethat women should sleep nine hours after returned to her owa place, havat night and one hour in the day ing tasted the delights of city life at least mace tn her lifetime. . time. five female locomotive engineers and firemen, and seven female conductors. Add to These thirty one brake-me- n or, should vme prefer to say, brakewomen and ten baggage women, -- . t 1 I f tevtUitiii, flaiamsiioa,ftUaj' Remarkable Titnsactlon In Cotton. The biggest sal of cotton from on plantation ever made in New Orleans took fclaee a few weeks since, wbea th famous "Panther Burn" crop, of 4,900 bales, was sold. A sato delivery of 4,930 balsa from on plantation would b a remarkabl transaction under any circumstance, bat these hales were nearly twice th usual weight, averaging 900 pounds to tha bale. Ftoas Curs for Oonsnmptioa Is aa tafanibto medial n for south aad cold. N. W, BAH vai Oeaa Drove. K. Feb. 17, iwa v ' Good Insurance Risk a 1 ' Talking about agea and longevity, lnsoranc people say that the life of a Jew is 40 per cent more valuable than that of any other people except ' Quaker and preacher. r 'to ere aie now the United States Wtrnlnw Soothing to oftD ir gumftjrnp.' it, pm. curoa wl&d cuiic. 25ebwUfe Jews of Palestine. The Jews of Palestine are entirely descended from Jews who returned to that land from Europe, Most of them speak a corrupt form of the German language. "T" Thera is more Catorm m this section of th For eblidrea S old tow Wins.,.., "I owe my whole life to Burdock Blood Bitters, berotulou sore covered my body. ; , - The" 'most expensive wine In .th world Is some 1778 Madeira recovered from a wreck in the Scheldt In 1816. It was sold at 114 per bottle. e, Aus-trall- ( can-slati- ng ad T i You can do your dyeing In with hour DYES. I PUTNAM -- half aa FADELESS - Lives by Capturing 8ea Lions. CapL J. R. Mullins of DetrolUnakes a grmd Brins rantnrlng sea Ilona Ha gets most of them on the coast of Mexico and Southern California. 11 has iJust returned from Europe, where ha disposed of forty. Th little folk love Dr. Wood's Norwav Pin By nip Ftcaaant to take, Perfectly Poaitlv cur for cough, cold, harm bronchi Ua, asthma. to. Record Offertory. Australia's biggest offertory was taken up at the consecration of tha Bishop of Carpentaria In Sydney It amounted to 8,600, and t is parbaps Ua largest on record. L |