\ 'THE DANGER O‘F BEAUTY. J I never read the papers without feeling so content ' . . That both my eyes are twrsted and my nose is slightly bent: _ . I‘m glad my mouth'is cut of line and that my . teeth are few. And if I had a “wealth of hair,” I don't know what I’d do. A"‘tiny foot" or “lily hand” would fill me with dismay. . _ And if I had a slender waist I’d sicken in a _ day; . For I have noticed from the first. as strange as 'it'may seem. The girl who gets the worst of it is “lovely as ' a. dream.” - The papers never tell about a woman being “we shot." _ 0r mangled by a trolley car, or married to a . sot, , 0r forced, at point of pistol, her last fifty cents to lose, But that.her eyes are “limpid" and her boots are number twos. $30 I can live i§sweet content, without the slightest fear , ‘Ihat trouble or calamity will ever .hover near— And when 1 see my misfit face, it‘s some re- lief to know ' That I‘ll outlive the beauties by a hundred years or so! —-—VVallace Dunbar Vincent. A QUEER ENCOUNTER. ‘ 'BY .LOYD WILLIAMS. A‘ heavy show-er of rain had left me st: anded in the ancient and sleepy city of Elchester. The country roads, bad (dough at the best of times, were so :ioppy as to put bicycling out of the question. I knew nobody in the town, and as there is only one place of inter- est—the cathedral—I went there. In doing this I believed I was spend— ing anidle hour. As a matter of fact, I was unconsciously fulfilling the ob- ject for which I was probably brought into the world. The building appeared to be empty, and. I amused myself reading the tab- lets that recorded the lives of worthy people who existed generations ago. I .found that the cathedral sheltered the bones of many people named Clutton. This was interesting, for my own name happens to be Clutton, and, though I have never troubled myself about fam- ily “trees,” I knew that we came from ‘the‘West of England. In other words, the knights and dames who lay in Elchester Cathedral were in all proba- bility my ancestors. I wished that they had had the foresight to leave me some of their property. ' Wandering through the Cloisters, I came across a living picture of much greater interest and beauty than the images of stone and iron lying around me. ’ It was a young ladywho was sketch- inga corner of the building, and mak— ing a frantic attempt to do justice to the wonderful arches and quaint win; dows. ‘ In order to get a peep at her face, I made a pretence of examining a moun- ment close at hand. It was erected to ’ the memory of “Sir Francis Cliitton, 1153-1201.” His legs were crossed at the knees, which signified he had fought in three Crusades; and had it not been that some barbarous visitor had broken off the gentleman’s nose, he would have made a most imposing figure. ‘ I took the liberty of standing for a moment by her side, to see her work. “If you will excuse my saying so,” I ventured, “you have drawn that arch wrong. It is out of perspective." “I know it is,” she answered, with a little moue. “But I can’t get it rig-ht. Are you an artist?” “Not exactly,” I said. “But I know something of architectural drawing.” “I wish yOu would show me how tetget the wretched thing in so that it doesn’t seem to be standing on one leg!” “With pleasure.” I took her place on the campstooll and an another "piece of paper made a rough drawing of the cerner which had puzzled her. “What a number of. people of the name of Clutton are buried here!" 1 said, by way of opening the conversa- tion. “Oh, yes; they used to be a great family in days gone by," she said. “Henry VIII, took them away, when he was reforming the Church. The Cluttens didn’t change their .religiou 'fast enough. Edgar Clutton was the last of them. But he deserved to be punished,” sheadded. “He did a very sha by thing.” -“What Was that?” I inquired. ~ “He was bethrothcd to his cousin Derothy Clarence, and jilted her.” “And what became of Mistress Dor- othy Clarence?” “She went into a convent. They say she died of a. broken heart, and soon afterwards Sir Edgar was ex- ecuted for high treason.” “Rather a severe punishment?” 1 suggested. ' ‘ “Not at all,” she said warmly. “He was 'a mean wretch to behave as he did! Since,tho$e days a Clutton has never owned an acre of land in Devon- shire. And they will never get'back 'to their position of landowners‘un less ' She stopped. “Unless what?">I asked. “Well, there is a ridiculous old 1e gend, which has been handed down: but I don't suppose it will ever come true. It runs— ’ '.‘ ‘My lord shall come to his own again . When a Clutton squire wed a Clar enge dame.’ " ' “So the theory is that when a Clut- ton marries a Clarence, and so repair: the wickedness of Sir Edgar, _,the:. prosperity Will return?” ' “Yespbut I am afraid that-will never happen now," she said, with a little sigh. “Nobody knows what has be come of’the Cluttonsr and‘ the Clar~ ences are nearly extinct." I s o “It appears to me,” I said, “that"..yo'u are superstitious. about the country _ legends." . , “I am afraid I am,” she said, laugh. iug, “because so many have come true But this one never will." \ “Why not?” - ' “Because,” she 'said, “I happen tc be the last of the Clarences. I was named Dorothy, after the lady whc died of a broken heart." “Are you a Miss Clarence?” I asked, struck at the coincidence. “But I am afraid I can’t help those unfortunate Cluttons,” she went on, “becauSe I don’t know one.” At this, I am afraid, I winked pat'the broken-nosed monument of Sir Fran- cis. . “Besides,” she continued; “even if I did, 'I couldn’t give them back their property, because I haven’t any mon- ey.” . ‘ By this time my rough drawing was finished, and she was kind enough to say it was very clever. “May I keep it?” she asked. “I should like to paste it in my scrap- book.” , “By all means. Would your like me to sign my name?” “Yes, please, and put the date.” I did as she told me, signing my- self “Richard ~Clut'ton.” When she saw what I had written she went pale with astonishment. “Are you really descended from those old monuments?” she said. “Not from the monuments,” I ans; wered. “But I believe I am descend-"v ed from that unfeeling brute who broke Miss Dorothy Clare'nce’s heart.” Then she turned scarlet at some thoughtgwhich struck her, and looked uncomfortable; but I could not resist the opportunity of teasing her. “There is no doubt that you will have to marry me,” I said, “and so restore the Cluttons to their former glory.” . “I ‘don’t see that,”I she said. “I—I don’t believe in those old legends.” \ “I thought you said you did.” “Yes. I believe in some of them, but not this one. Besides, I am not going to marry anyone. I have de- cided to be an old maid. I like old maids.” “So do I. But I like young ma’ids better. I am afraid, Miss Clarence, you can’t escape. .It’s a question of, destiny. You and I will have to fall in love with one another; so we must make the best of it." By this time she had quite recovered her equanimity, and was prepared to treat the matter as a joke. “It seems rather hard lines that I should be obliged to fall in love with you,” she said, with a , mischievous gleam in her eyes. “I am afraid you are not my ideal." ‘ “Perhaps not,” admitted. .x“But then, Dorothy, people never marry their ideals.” “ ’ “I beg your pardon?” She said, rais- ing her eyebrows with dignified sur- prise. T .1. repeated. “People don’t usually address strang- ers by their Christian name,” she rev plied severely. . . “Certainly not. But perhaps you forget that we are not strangers; we are cousins. You can’t seriously ex-- pect me to address my own cousin as Miss Clarence?” “Many thanks for your help with the sketch. It is time for me to go.” , She packed up her drawing materi:- als; but I noticed she did not offer to return mysketcb, in spite of her in- dignation—she-packed it away in her portfolio. " However, that may have been an accident. . But I was not going to let her es- cape. so easily. “You will let me see you home, at any rate?” Isaid. “I think not,” she answered; “I live a long way off.” “So much the better; we can discuss family legends and other things.” “Besides, I am well known. If I am seen walking through the streets of Elchester with a stranger everybody willgvant to know who you are.” “You will, of course, explain that my name is Clutton,” I remarked, “and they will grasp the situation at once." She hit her lips with-vexation. “Come,” I said, “don’t let us worry about destiny or anything else. I will walk with you as far as your house. You must in mercy permit that, for I don’t know a soul in the town. Then if you find an additional cousin such a nuisance, we will say good-bye for ever and a day. Will that do?” “Yes,” she said, rather doubtfully. On our way through the town she pointed out the house where at one time a branch of the family used to live. It is now converted into a hair- dressing establishment—a somewhat inglorious falling—off.- , ‘ That evening Mr. Clarence called at the hotel where I was staying, and beg ged to make the acquaintance of a member of the family. I submitted gracefully, and we discussed the fam- ily tree and the family history until two o’clock in the morning. I think few men have had a more‘ difficult courtship than mine, for Miss Dorothy fought against the guidance of destiny with all her might. But‘l succeeded. Curiously enough, the rest of the tion left her a moderate fortune. The terms of her will ran: “I leave the sum to my kinswoman Dorothy Clut- ton, that the ancient prophecy may be fulfilled, and I beg that she will employ it as far as practicable in repurchasing the Clutton property.” ’ . And all this arose from a chance en‘ counter in an old cathedral on a. wet} , afternoon! , “People don’t marry their ideals,” I e action and inattenti‘on, nothing else. . "CURRENT COMMENT, :. Nathan Strauss-the president-of th: .New York Health. Department, ha: some» philanthropic hobbies, among which is the delivery of sterilized mill among the poor. He says proper foot for children in summer would realm. the death rate among children to that among adults, which would save many thousand lives. It is estimated that the Cuban wa since it began three years ago ha: caused commercial loss to the Un-itec States aggregating more than $240,000, 000. These 'figures ought to convin'm even poor old decrepit Spain that th( real desire and purpose of this govern ment is for peace and not for war. , Cotton and ironnre being shippec from Gulf ports to Japan by the way of Cape Horn. The trade is profitable and that route is preferred to the par. rail and part water route by way of thu Pacific Coast. What an argument tha: is in favor of the construction of 3. ca. nal across the Isthmus of Nicaragua! There is to be no Statehood this yea: for Arizona, New Mexico or Oklahoma the House Committee on Territorie. having knocked all three application. in the head. The eager candidates wil have to wait awhile and grow up witl the country. 'Meanwhile comfortablj upholstered seats in the family circh of the Union will be reserved for them The election in New York State here year will be one of the most important in its history, and far-reaching anc momentous consequences are likely tc come from it. The officers to be elect ed will include a Governor, all the elec tive State officer-s, both branches of thl Legislature, involving the election 0.- a United States Senator, and thirty six members of Congress. “A curious innovation,” says “Tht Boston Transcript,” “at the coming Omaha Exposition, will he a bureau o: courtesy. Not only is the idea novel but it is surprising to learn that nearly all the people of the city will be enroll ed in the committee. Every member will wear a badge, and visitors will bi at liberty to address any one wilt wears the badge and ask for informa tion just as much as he likes. Thr member, on the other hand, will b. pledged to treat the visitor courteousls and answer his questions, or put bin in the. way of getting them answered.’ An ‘old; miner who came out of the Klopdike a few days ago put the case in this way: “To the man of gooc- health and strength, who will toil like the laborer who tears up the streets who hasvsufhcient money to land 2 year’s supply of provisions from 1,00t to 1,900 miles up the Yukon river, witl: over $500 in cash after this expense, 2 barrel of patience, a willingness to takc all chances and deny himself the pleas ures of life for several years, I say go.’ The conditions named are evidently based «inexperience and good judg ment‘. It is said that the bill. providing for the establishment of a national milita- ry park at Vicksburg will be favorably reported in this Congress, as it was in , the last, though not acted on. Good military "critics consider the Vicksburg campaign, from the time . that Grant crossed to the east bank of the river the most wonderful 'of the'Whole war, and perhaps of modern times. Many vestiges of it are still easily traced, and thousands of soldiers survive who can locate landmarks that are miss- mg. ‘The latest,,schcme for a ship canal between the lakes and the ocean con- templates following the St. Lawrence river to a point opposite the head 01 Lake George, the utilization of that lake and a canal thence “to tidewatei at Albany. The differences of level between Lakes Erie. and Ontario and al other places along: the route are to be overcome by using' the newly invented pneumatic locks, one of which will dc- the work of a dozen of the old-style hy~ draulic locks. The proposed route is chosen on the ground of economy, as it will cast considerably less to build than any of the others that have been advocated; but against this are to‘ be set the disadvantages that the principal part of the canal is to be on Canadian soil, and that it is to be located so far north that. navigation will be closed for too great a portion of each'year. After a. long period. of neglect tlu improvement of the Mississippi is again a subject of current interest and dis- cussion. Congress is taking it up with earnestness, and the press of the Mis- sissi-ppi Valley is reawakening to the importance of the great waterway-The success of the levees in the unprece dented flood of last~ year settled the legend came true for a distant rela- f.;questio-n of their usefulness, and swept ”away a large number of antagonistic theories. There are two ways to he prove the navigation of the Mississippi and both need practical support. One is to deepen the channels, and the oth- er is to make the most of the existing channel by building light-draught stee. barges. The Mississippi has fallen be hind incommercial utility through in r f_' ”lithium. ..: Enthusiastic ‘Report of, 'a nworcester woman; Mrs. L. J. Kirby, 280 Park. avenue, Worcester, who has suffered intensely for several years. with axterrible case . of nasal and pharyngeal catarrh, and chronic ulcerated sore throat says:~.~— ‘fI have had, the catarrh for only about three years, it all coming on af— ter a severeattack of the grip, but it had progres'sed so rapidly that. it had become one'of the worst cases I ever knew about. Words cannot describe what I have suffered from it A friend who had tried and obtainedgreat re- lief from. California Catarrh Cure‘ rec- ommended it to me and Isent and got a bottle and commenced using it. I am now usmgmy second bottle, which is the dollar size, and I could shout its praises all day long, that each and form might obtain relief, for I have had all the symptoms and know where- of I speak. I had not been able to smell a thing, or get anything through my nostrils for over two years until. I used California Catarrh Cure, and it throat and onto the stomach, which had caused me so much trouble hawk- ing, spitting, etc. I had a very bad 'ul- cerated sore throat, which it has cured entirely. One ulcerated sore ate my right tonsil all out, now it,,has all filled up again. I had been underspecialists’ treatment at the \Vorcester Hospital for three months. but my throat grew worse instead of better. ' I can now speak loud enough to be heard across the street, while before using Califor- nia Catarrh Curemy voice had grown very husky and my throat pained me all the time. I could enumerate many me, but the above must prove to any - one that this is truly the most wonder- ful remedy of the nineteenth century, praise.” All druggists, 50 cents; three times as much for one dollar. THE hATTlMER TRIAL. Prosecution at “'ilkesbarre Pleased by ' Plan of No Defense. \Vilkesbarre, Feb. 16.—The routine of the Martin trial was taken up again at 2 o‘clock yesterday afternoon, there be- ing no session in the morning on ac- count of the local election. The wit- nesses in the case and the deputies un- der trial were allowed to go home on Monday afternoon and vote. The great factor of interest'in the case is the question whether the de- fense will ask fof‘ a dismissal on the ground that the Commonwealth has made out no case. Speaking about this, Hon. James Scarlet, of the prose- cution, said: ‘~-‘I hope the defense will ask the Court "to instruct “the jury to bring in a. verdict of acquittal on the ground that the Commonwealth has not made out its case, and Judge Woodward will grant the plea. I do not think the defense will do this, but if it were done and Judge Woodward agreed, it would give the Commonwealth an opportun- ity to file a. bill of error and to ask for a. changejof venue to a county where the, trial would'not be a farce and whereiustice could be secured. “It is altd'get'her' probable that there will be some‘otfie‘r- eighteen murder cases growing "out of this affair, par— ticularly a case against William Raught, Who, wei cainprove, followed the strikers until hel‘eame to the rail- road track, and there aimed at "and shot a striker who was running toward the schoolhouse. W‘ecan prove that this man . thré'wup his hands when Baught fired, and that‘he was after.- ward found shot through. - At ' .the afternoon . session Samuel Gompersrpresident of the American Federation of Labor_,.was an interested spectator. ' John Platak, the first witness of the day, 'said he was shot while running away from the deputies. His testimony was particularly important," because he said that when the shooting commenced he was so frightened that he stood still for fully a minute then regained his senses he‘rani ‘ He fiad'ru’n‘nabdut two ‘ hundred yards when he was shot, the ball paSsing through his leg below the knee. He said that while he was run- ning lots of bullets whistledcpast his ears. He saw a. number of men fall, several in the ditch along the railroad track. His brother was shot through the, abdomen and died on the Sunday fol- lowing. He was asked if the Sheriff did any shooting, and said that the Sheriff had a revolver, but could not. say whether he fired it or not. On cross-examination the witness ad- mitted that he stopped work because oflicers of the company were around the breaker armed with guns and pistols to prevent the other strikers from adjoining mines meeting and tak- ing out the men employed at Harwood. Mailer Won in Three Rounds. Philadelphia, Feb. I6.-Peter Maher added another Scalp to his pugilistic belt last night when he defated “Thun- derbolt" Smith in three rounds at the Arena. The contest was one-sided throughout, and at no time was the result in doubt. Both men had under- gone a careful preparation for the bout and appeared to be in the mm: of con- dition when they entered the ring. Al- though Smith was not knocked‘ out he was very' far gone. Maher reached his man’s jaw three times in succes- sion‘in the third round, flooring him twice. The third blow sent the colored man to grass, but he managed .to stag- ger to his feet. Then the fight was stopped. . Every? Man Treats Himself. Albany, Feb. 16.——By unanimous con- sent Assemblyman Laimbeer introduc- ed in the Assembly yesterday a bill to “discourage the drinking habit.” It was referred to the Committee oneEx- cise. This is- the bill known as the “Anti-Treating Bill” and is favored by the W. C. T. U. ‘. 'President Dole Very In. Los Angeles Cal. Feb. 16.—-Presidem. Dole of Hawaii is in Riverside, serir ouslyl ill. Helms a high fever. my, the malady has not progressed sum- ciently to warrant a definite diagnosis. A cottage has been engaged for the ,President.,and his return to Hawaii ; suredz‘ l . will be postponed until recovery is as- . ‘ I? ~ . , every one suffering from catarrh in any. has stopped the dropping. into my. more ways in which C. C. C. has helped . and no one can say too much in its ‘ “‘\\\V, «\r, \- \ ' / '. 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Joseph Ladue was the ioneer of the Klondike. , “ “ was_the onnder of Dawson City. , obtained a monopoly of the adjacent timber lands purchased the original quartz discovery 1n the Klondike thou ht to be the “ Mother Lode.” establis ed only saw-mill in the Klondike district. controls the anadmn patent on Dawson City. ' Mr. Ladue came east with this basic wealth and interested the most conservative and_h1ghest class_of financiers, forming one of the strongest and most powerful com- ames yet organized. His Klondike placer claims of 500 feet each, “Mother Lode" . uartz. properBr on Gold Bottom Creek, saw-mill plant, timber rights, and some of the best lots in Vawson City have been turned over to the above company. The above company has since purchased the ' Fine Passenger S.S. “ MORGAN CITY,” 300 feet long, 2,500 tons burden, and carrying capacity for 750' passengers, which will operate between San. Francisco or Seattle and Skaguay up to about the xst of, une, when she will be put in commission to St. Michaels in connection with four river oats and four or more freight scows, on the Yukon River. - ‘ All the valuable assets of the company are ~behind this stock and investors are. assured of ample protection. 1 , , Price of preferred stock $10.00 per share,rpa 'a‘ble 50 per cent on application and balance .pn allotment of shares. (Right reserve to withdraw stock without notice.) Subscriptions for the stock should be sent to W. H. SPOONER, Agent for R. I. and Conn., 146 Westminster St., Providence, R. 1. FR EWILL NORWALK, SOUTH NORWALK AND NEW YORK. clil 0F NORWALK, luau all EAGLE. Leave Pier-’23, E. R. Beekman St., New York, at 3 p. m. (Saturdays Except-- ed.) Leave Norwalk 9 p. m.; South N orwalk, 10‘ p. m. (Fridays Excepted.) Freight received from I a. m. to 5 p. In. 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