The driver took
II SECURING iR. BARKER.
mediately 1e - r5 -YEARS
Vith Catarrh of the Stomach
' : Pe-ru-na Cured.
:i
By Henry Harris.
displayed an astonishing ; interest in
his work. His horses seeming to ior-
get all city rules and ordinances, broke
into a run. Behind, a wheelman rode
like a professional trying to break a
record. . There had been' a heavy rain
the night before, and; the streets were
wmcn
dence was sufficient to
case. Youth's Companion.
NEWSPAPERS ARE REAP
oU
HE jurymen thought they had
been of great assistance In re
storing the plaintif to his
rights. The Judge took no lit
tle credit to himself ror iraving ui-
jffcted a verdict for the plaintiff and
scending the
hand. The long-distance telephone had
evidently been used to warn
he was being sought, and that
better absent himself if he could, and
How the late State Senator Smith,
' Pennsylvania, Was Convinced of It.
George Barton, private secretary to
Collector of the iort u. vic, .
Thomas, tells a good story of how me
fionfltnr fieorfire Handy Smith was I
onatpft with crreasv. slimy ooze,
flew up from tne whirling tires like
a.' i. ..i.Vl tM I -Wl -e - -n in rr in K
irout sieys, sutcuei iu i spray iroui u iuuiiiam Vj. , . . TXnntr
i i, j i ..... tx. - jj it nf tho Tincr s iaie oeuawi vivuih- .
him that coat wltH a thict fern-leaf spatter- forced to bendthe f6 1
t he had wk of. mud that extended up oyer of the pres It,weU .
rha i l n nvtrn pons iiiiil' -icuicscutvu j i
his' collar and on to his cap.
meanwhile keep a sharp lookout for I wheels ,of the bicycle' looked jlike a
Sunt of damages to be given. The hair and ill-fitting clothes. I sparks.; It was not a pleasant ride,
"Mr. Barker! Mr. Barker!" called but it was lessening -me distance ue-
Spectators supposed that all the credit
- . a . m It- Al a. W n r
was aue to tne attorney we mao
iterly way in which he had presented
fcis case for the plaintiff.
JThose who really knew, however,
ere aware that the chief cause of the
plaintiff's victory was the quick wit
and persistence of a long-legged, , awk
ward vouth of eighteen, who at that
district in the Pennsylvania Senate at
iHarrisburg. There were 'times when
Senator Smith was strenuous in poon
poohing the influence wielded by . the
newspapers. - He always maintained
he was invulneraoie xo -.men.
that
) fas a -zgrnm gss r
Carl, seeing that he was likely to miss tween Carl and the cab.
hU mnn nftor nil - I Mr "RnrTrPr was becominn nerVOUS
xt. Toir v.oi i,-iif. ioiiTr : vf xt Aon!n -rviTiTiinr fnr viAlus he shaf ts. Despite this, few men. were
pretended not to know whence the had gained nothing except that riding liked so much as the genial senator oy
voice came. He stared blankly about was not quite so fatiguing to a "prom- the newspaper correspondents, xneie
for an instant, at the sky and the tops inent citizen." The distance .between was one paper in Philadelphia wmcn
of the buildings, as if he imagined the competitors had been nearly closed Senator Smith, in season and out or
some one might be calling-from there, and the bicycle was following the cab season, always belittled. ; v
r "T - -u.- i TT o it t n rr enoorlod In eAlnir -nn. nno ho olmnef as lAea na a TSC&T fOllOWS HIS I Tft. ItS renreSentatlVe De WUb Uinajfl
inoment Was DUSliy scraping spuuer- -"f xv f -I - V woc hpnt wi nf M;lnr. "Yom- sheet 'is never f Congressman Botkin, of Winfield Kan
inff8 nfwr hM irmd from the back started rapidly down the street. ; pacing machine. Carl's head was bent fond of saying. Youi sneet is never w w w
and sleeves of a well-worn coat Presently he heard the pattering low over the handle bars. The cab sua- read." There came a (lay 01 reinuu-
Rnf T nm hinnin? mv storv at the footsteps of some one running behind denly turned round a corner into an- tion, however, when the Senator was
4ron-end and S aS"to -toe him. Would. his dignity permit him other street. The bicycle turned also, effectually silenced. "My paper never
In A of five or six hJurs earlier and to run? The idea made him blush, but but with disastrous' results. read," confided the correspondent to
start anew I' he remembered that delay meant de- In hi& excitement Carl had forgotten his associates. "Well, I'll show the
, Tne increased tinkling of telephone feat for; Long, and that defeat for the slippery condition of the asphalt, Senator how wrong he is. Til open his
i)ellssthrouhout the city indicated that Long meant dollars out of his own or he would not have tried to turn so eyes and close his lips," and this4 is
ihe business of the day was fairly pocket. . . sharp. As it was his bicycle wabbled what was dene. One night' in sending
fctnrtP it wa? nearlv 9 30 Mr Hoff, A plan of escape presented Itself, and . slid and fell, and he and lif-to- off his batch of news to his paper the
w iw. wns in hi office looking He hurriedly drew his watch from his gether vvhirled, a heap of wheels ana correspondent closed his copy
Over the memorandum and noting the pocket, glanced at its face, and made legs, up the avenue, leaving a wide adding the following innocent appear-
items of the day's business His finger a pretense of realizing that he was in swath like the path of a street sweeper. ing paragraph:
ttragei slowly down the page, paus- danger of missing his train. He took Mr." Barker heard the fall and leaned "Senator George- Handy Smith , has
lnffat aeh line I ; ! a firmer, grip on his satchel and started back comfortably against the cushions, fifty copies of the superb Bird Book
O y 1 j . i II TT. Ill T IV, a 4- nrtll I , . . ' . i Xl T" ! 1 n 4..n
xx B. woe mentallv checking off the! on a run ior me railway scauou. xie muttering, "xnere, x guws iuai lately issuea Dy me uegismiuic.
In a recent letter to Di. Hartman (V
gressman Botkin says: '
"My Dear Doctor It gives me plea
to certify to the excellent curative
ties of your medicines Peruna and J2
lin. I nave been afflicted more or le t
a r - -iU .... ,1CS?I0!
a quaitei vi a ueuiuiv wnu catarrh nFH
u I i.: i.: . a ., Ui iSi
Biomacu auu uuuswpauuu. x residences
Washington has increased these troubW
XX i.CW uuvnwo J uivuiktuc Helve Plta.1
Items that would demand his personal had been an .athlete in his day, and settle that impertinently oung chap !". will shortly mail them to his friends."
attention when the click and bur of
ihe desk telephone announced that
some one wanted to speak to him. He
pulled the instrument nearer to him
and called, "Hello!"
UA fitrtmg, rasping voice came to his
fear: "Hello! Is that Mr. Hoff?
j. X ess.
Ii 'xhiS jg Johnson.
to" be reached to-day, isn't it?"
"Yes," responded the attorney, WI
think they will get to it this afternoon.
Xou had better have your witnesses
at my office by 1.30 this afternoon."
"That's just why I telephoned .you,"
fiaid the man at the other end. "Yon
remember that man Barker I spoke
about? Hello, there, Central! Don't
teut me off! I say, you remember I
Jold you Barker was our main wit
ness. I thought he was friendly and
Would come without subpoena, but I
even now was no mean runner.
. Dodging the people when he could
and jostling them unceremoniously
when he could not, down the street he
The horses were checked and allowed
to continue at a gentle trot, for the
race was over.4
That Is, Mr. Barker and his man
me almost complete relief, and I
by that -a continuation of them will effect
Mr. L. F. Verdery, a prominent real&
tiiLU ogeut, ui ivugusio, via., wines:
"1 have been a great sufferer fa
catarrhal dyspepsia. 1 tried ntan,
physicians, visited a good
sprinasf but I believe Peruna y.
done more for me than all of i,
He
That was all, but what worry it cost above put together. If eel like a
the Senator! A few days latter tne
publication of the paragraph Senator
Smith was in his seat in tne benate.
neif
fled. People eyed him with surprise thought so. As for Carl, he had not, He called a page and requested that
as he hurried by Their surprise
changed t6 wonder" when, a few mo
ments later, a boy dashed past, calling
Our case is likely loudly.
Then tney realizea tnat tne promin-
person.".! . veraery,
The most common form of summer i
tarrh is catarrh of the stomach. Thia
generally known as dyspepsia. Penuu
cures inese cases iiKe magic.
If you do not derive prompt and sat
xactory. results trom tne use ot renuu
nrite at once to Dr. Hartman,
giving
as yet, had an opportunity to think at his mail be brought. The boy lugged
all. At length, however, he and his jn a huge basket filled with letters,
wheel came to a stop. 1 The world The Senator gazed at it, but said noth-
ceased spinning around, and he arose jng minute later the pagej appeared pleased to give you his valuable adrin
with no bones broken, aitnougn, ne aain with another basket equally full.
full statement of your case and he will
ent citizen was not anxious so much was plastered and smeared from head Then the Senator began the task of
to catch a train as to avoid being to foot, so that he looked like an am- opening the missives.. They were all
caught. Carl was shrewd enough to mated clay model. alike, and all contained requests from
know that by calling to the ' man he Here was a third ' excellent reason sturdy constituents for a copy of the
would compel him either to stop or to. to present for not serving the subpoena. much-prized Bird Book, gome one
to give the impression of being pur- Surely he had done everything that shoved a copy of the despised paper
sued. could be done. But even while rolling containing the above-mentioned para-Passers-by
who paused and watched along the street Carl's determination graph under the Senator's! eye. He
the chase did not understand the cause", had not wavered. read. He was enlightened,! nor after
but enjoyed the spectacle. , As he rose to his feet he paused but ward did he have a disparaging word
"Well," ejaculated the Rev. Mr. Mor- a moment, then he dragged the bicy- t0 gay against the power of the press,
row, as he adjusted his silk hat after cle to a' curb, where he left and dashed worse than all everv letter had to be
have heard that he was interested with coming in violent contact with the flee- into a narrow passageway between the answered. Philadelphia Evening Tele
liong in some matters, and I am afraid mg man, only to nave it tiitea over tne minaings. ne was laminar wun tne graph.
he will give us the slip. He knows his otner way Dy me youtniui pursuer, piace, ana Knew mat xne cau, it it
testimony will probably beat Long." "the town seems to be on the move kept straight on to the station, would,
4'So that's his game, is it?" said Mr. this morning; business must be press- after driving down the side of the
Hoff, pulling a pencil from his pocket ing." block,! turn into another street and
Give me his address. I'll have himl "es,- repuea a Dystanaer, marker pass tne otner ena or uie aiiey. is not always quotable, but his sen
subpoenaed." seems to De a little rusnea xnis morn- nis guess as to its course was cor. tences sometimes hit the hail on tho
iWhile he was writing down the ad- ing." rect, for just before he reached the head ln a wa t0 tcmpt quotation. Foi
ilress a loud shout from the Instrument I The chase was becoming exceedingly 1 ena or tne passage ne saw tne caD instance:
made his ear ring and betrayed the interesting. Shopkeepers rushed to trundle oy at an easy pace, tie
fact that his client was very much ex- their doors to learn the cause of the crouched close to the wall until it was
icited. 4,I say! Hello, there!" . disturbance. Mr. Barker's face glowed safely past,-and neither Mr. Barker
i WYR! what Is it?" I n hr11Hnnt TPrl nprsnlrnHnn atnnrl nut nor WS CaDman nOUCea mm.
Address Dr. Hartman. President of
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, 6.
I
'-tr -iin TtiBii-iT-,7 a
Genslne stamped C C C. Kcver sold in hi
Beware of ths dealer who tries to sell
; "something: jost as good.'1
Some of GorlLy's Reflections. ,
Maxim Gorky, whom his detractors
characterize as a 'raw, rancid Buss,"
"Oh, I was afraid you had left thel upon his countenance. Then he
telephone. I wanted to say that your caught sight of a cab standing on the
man will have to look sharp. Barker
jvill avoid service if he can."
"All right Good-bye !" . :
' "Mr. Hoff hung up the receiver and
pressed an electric button beneath his
other side of the square, waiting for
business. The business came with a
rush.
Mr. Barker saw a way of escape. He
dashed Into the cab,' ejaculated with
Then he darted out, seized the rear
spring of the conveyance, threw his
legs over the axle, and hanging down
out of sight of the occupant, rode safe
ly along with Mr. Barker, and at his
expense.
Undignified, uncomfortable! Yes,
fclesk. In a moment a young man en-1 his remaining breath, "Depot, quick!" I but effective, and Carl was thinking j
Itered. . Mis nead was covered with a
jtousled mat of yellow hair. There was
iapparently an estrangement between
bis hands and the ends of his coat
Sleeves, and the bottoms of his trons
slammed the door and sank back pant
ing on the ' seat The driver's whip
hissed in the horses ears, they leaped
forward and Mr. Barker was off.
Here was another good excuse to
"sometimes a lie snows up a man
better than the truth."
"Every man who has fought with life,
who has been vanquished by it, and
who Is suffering in the pitiless captiv
ity of its mire, is more of a philoso
pher than even Schopenhauer himself,
because an abstract thought never
molds itself in an accurate and pic
turesque form as does the thought
which is directly, squeezed out of a
man by suffering." )
"Like everything else,? poetry loses
its holy beauty and directness when it
is 1 turned Into a profession.'1 New
York Sun. . ' r . .
'
only of results.
On they went. Mr. Barker and his
man, ignorant of the boy under the
cab, were" quite at ease, and Carl, al
though very much cramped and jolted,
was quite as contented as the others.
but Carl was not looking for excuses. "Ha!" thought Mr. Barker, bouncing
For a moment he was puzzled and comfortably on the cushions. "I
stopped short on the curb and gazed guess they will .have to be a little
after the cab, . sharper than that It will teach them
Near by was a group of jeering boys, better than to send a boy after me."
nmnncr thpm finmo whnm hp Ittipw. fnr. "Ouch!" plfltmlftted Cfirl. shiftlne?" his
as he had told Mr. Hoff, this was his weight to the other leg as an extra reading with an open mind and heart,
native town. jolt bumped the axle- uncomfortably responsive. to the power and sensitive
"Hey, .legs," called one. "what you under his knee. "I don't believe I like
know Mr. Barker, of the firm of Long- waiting for? Why don't you go on?" this kind of lower berth." Then, with
shore & Barker, don't you?" Carl turned toward the speaker, who a smile, "but I couldn't think of leav-
"Yes, sir. He lives up where I came was leaning on a bicycle, and opened ing Mr. Barker."
ifrom." - his mouth as If to make some sharp re- At length the driver pulled up his
"Well, I want 'you to make out a sub- tort, but catching sight of the wheel, horses at the station. Mr. Barker,
poena' for him in the case of Johnson changed his mind and said, "Lend me well satisfied with himself, stepped out
tversus Long for this afternoon. Be your bicycle, Fox will you?" of the cab. He closed the door, looked
sure and get service on him. He will "Nope!" replied Fox, ? shaking his up at the driver and smiled a knowing
avoia you n ne can, out I rely on you. head. "I want, it myself."- smile. The driver smiled back at' Mr.
iiere is some money for .his fees, and
"rr " .rJr cu m wyeuses. tne street ana rapiaiy increasing tne crow or a ooy got aown from the run- ought to rest on the indivisible
. -" rf "v1' jyu iU4u 1 uioiaiii,' ueiweeu mm uuu air. xumer. 1 u-iug gem, bicjjcu xuuxiu iue siue 01 1 SOU! ana DOdy .or a I work or art
this morning." ' i "Here" he said, thrastinff hia hand the cab. and seeing the ptpTi
"Vrio i it I ' ' 0 1 . ' c 0 1 j-i.i4UA4Ai.wii ' t iuauic. ia Kilt: uauica
xes, sir, was the only response, as I Into his poefcet, "I'll give you ' fifty I glances between the two men, and Home Journal
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L GERMAN KALI WORKS,
-. ; 93 Nassau Sl, New York.
ers found a convenient resting place I present for not serving the subpoena,
Ion the tops of his shoes.; His appear
since was not very prepossessing, but
Mr. Hon!, who kept a watchful eye
-lover his clerks, had, in the short time
this young man had been with him,
- learned to respect him, and to know
that an indomitable spirit lay behind
2iis uncounth exterior. v
"Carl," said his employer, "you
Shakespeare is an Education.
The matter of supreme Importance
in Shakespeare's works j is his concep
tion of life-and the noble art in which
It is embodied. To live with the poet
in familiar Intercourse,' by constant
to the beauty which Denetratf nnd
Inform the plays, Is to receive from
him the most searching influence
and the deepest pleasure. The end of
art is to deepen and ! intensify the
sense of life, and this end Is missed
when one becomes absorbed in the
study, of language,- form, conditions
and circumstances. Some - knowledge
of these things- Is essential, but the
Carl watched the cab rolling down Barker. ; A muddy, bedraggled scare-1 emphasis of interest j and of study
80. 2h
A CTiiiltf
the young man took
left the room.
tllA mftTlPV flnn zianfe Af'rrnii -rtrlll laf mn iioo If .
: , H I "Pnt t th Pro!" was Poy'r hrfpf bnt
Upon inquiring at the Office Of Mr. I PTnrpssivn nnswpr. na hA PTtendprt his
Barker for that gentleman he was in- hand for the coin.
.w, wui uc utts uui ju, auu woum . uari save mm . tne monev.. tnrew a
observing that smiling seemed to be
in order, also smiled. .
From these smiles it might be In
ferred that everybody was perfectly
happy, and that everything had turned
The, Only Durablo WI1 Co
Wall Paper is rauanKary. Kl8pta1.eA
Porarr. rub off aad le. iUjg
par, permanent and artUtio wail cfac
by paint deaJrs wrywhere- J'I,i!iTJo!tt
And kkwars aw WORTHLESS ItVt11"
ALAS AST! KE C0 Grand
The Artist'0 Joyg, Tains and Erron.
Artists are more nervQUs and sensi
tive than other human beinsrs. and
the music that they ! sing,, the music
that they hear and the dramatic parts
they act and see exert an irresistible
I
not be in that day; that he was out at long leg over the saddle; and was soon out to the intense, satisfaction of every
vrr,x, pedaling down the street after the cab. one concerned, but when the driver
ivvim many a DOy; this would have As rooti na hA wns fAlrlv stnrtPrl thp saw the annarition in ctrn YT "Cdl!"u5
Men the end of the matter. He would boys set up a shout Mr. Barker was behind his customer he nearly toppled Wi 7 f
ihave returned, saying the man he wiping the perspiration from his ruddy from his seat. His eyes grew round tr Pain, and the grea-
Bought was not in town. Xail remem- face and congratulating himself that and the-lines nearly fell from his sensation Shnd rhpv pttL
Ibered that Mr. Barker waa eimpntTnn- 0wS J hane sensation. Should they err, the inner
. . v w l uuu tovuptu jla uui u ijr . uiiwiiiLUl I." I "vm.
iZYr:7ZZ ' . rr- rUttUy aDie anuwmg sxiuauon, waen tne Mr. Brfrker turned to learn thP
.J1
Lrl in ti
WTJNrls bi.
PlIDto' IM LI CDC Till (IRF h ailS
wuntv, iriiLiii. k'"" vh
ouKhSyruD. Tastes un
sold by drugyili
effects of their misdirected passions
react with a severity unknown to the
him-like fate.;
"Dear me," he-
lips with vexation
come embittered 4 to a degee which
cannot be; cojnprehended by one less
ensitive to impressions It Is ' the
,ywS out oi tne way; in fact, he felt shout reached his ears. He glanced cause of the-man's dismav fmlZL 7 ' , T lo .e
sure of It; for he had sePn thA'Mmr h,,Kfffh th.itHi. nJn k .Tl.,-r ine: ma.n ! flismay and found ordinary mortal, and their ) lives be-
wian,a 4.: im. , 7 - y vv& viV v,,t Mio uxjmsen conirontea witn ' a paner held
glance the manager jhad given the rear and beheld that troublesome in an extended dirt:hPrrirnmro!wJ
Carl thought for a moment and then
harried up the street It was ten min
ntes before X 10, and a trahi .would
!eave portly for the suburban 'town
vhere Mr. Barker lived.
. -He caught the train, ' and an howr
lacer was approachinsr the Barkpr rPHi
denc wiien fce saw .that gntleinan a-1 sljlvef.
"It's a shame!" exclaimed MjJJ
ing Mike, as he tossed the P
newsnaner from mm. . .wmt
"What was you readin J
asked Plodding Pete. - , 'rf i
"Dese donations by Am $
negle. Its a-shame to he Pe I
mucn money ior iiui g0j.
orter he buyhr cook Dooiw -
ejaculated. iitine his KSM:? N1 meht f or ating' of the fruit 5 t6 st0
on, "How annoying! aVoW ' """" "c "earu ot vie tree of tiie Knowledge of good . -rerrT
- t. - : - - i si Tift . dvi i m innnnrtA fnW-!- i nmi i a t rt- il
said the girl with the
; padour, "but it Wasn't hPc $.
hi ' t , Kinnse 1
J
What a nuisance that boy lsiv
- He thrus. his he,ad out. of the cab
window and called to the 'driver, aid
at the same time handed hiin some
thing w'hiclj shone m the. sunlight like
That is your subpoena and this 5s1 dependent.
jyuur Aw, ;jsxr. ?arKer. 4 would have
and eyih-Johanna Gadski, in the In-
C .
tn hp fnl Hn ' y0U an A1PnaDet- -like me. ' U was because x -
toJn n hurry he longest alphabet in Europe is "Oh, I'm sure you're
That is how Catl won the verdict that of theSlavnnto ton if imo w rtft. J
fpr the BUintiff -In John : 1 Chicago .Tribune. - 1