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CHAPTER I.
At the time of the startling occur
rences whli h arc to bo horein recorded,
the office of Jason Garrison, a broker of
Now York, was situatod In a rather un
pretending structure on Wall street.
The broker rented tho entire building,
but he snblct the second and third
stories, occupying only the first story
for bu-lncs-i purposes.
The building was very old and Its in
ternal arrangement wns rather obsolete,
for to enter the brokor's oHico you first
passed Into a hall which extended
through the building, nnd thence through
a side door. From tho hall Just inside
the street door a flight of stairs led up
ward.
At the roarond of tho passago a sec
ond flight, much moro narrow than tho
first, also reached tho second story,
whllo at their foot a door opened upon
an alley in tho rear.
At this dat • it chanced that tho third
Story over the broker's office was unoc
cupied, but tho second story was ten
anted ns it had been for many years by
John Oakburn, tho o d cashier, who had
been employed by Jason Garrlsm since
he first began business In Wall street
years ago
John Oakhurn wa; a man sixty-odd
years of age nnd a widower, but he was
not childless. One daughter, Marlon by
name, remained to cheer and brighten
his home with the sunlight of her pres
ence, and tho aged i ashler's little family
consisted only of hlmso'f, Ids daughter
and Judith h'rodge, a female domest c
of uncertain age, who was tho sister ol
the office jit n't r.
'Jiie second-floor flat was much too
spacious for the needs of tho cashier's
family, nnd furnished apartments wero
cons quently let to such of Mr. Garri
son’s clerks as desired them, provided
always they wero approvod by the old
cashier.
On the night of tho 23d of Mar'll,
18—, but one of John Oakburn's fur
nished ni artments was occupied. The
room was dlre tly over tho main ofiico.
and Its tenant was Stuart Harland, one
of the broker's clerks.
Tho street door was a massive one, as
was also the door of the office proper.
At night both were always securely
lockod and bolted. Tho koyB of the
office as well as tho street door were
always In the possession of John Oak-
burn, who was imp’lcltly trusted by tho
broker (u every way.
For twenty years John Oakburn had
been celebrated "for his rigid Integrity
and unvarying, scrupulous honesty, and
“on the street," whoro one desired to
vouch In tho most positive terms for tho
character of another, ho would say, “He
Is as honest as old John Oakburn. ”
Perhaps no man moro perfectly de
served tho title which ho had won,
which was far more honorablo than any
patont of nobility—tho title “an honest
man. ”
■ .On day at noon a few day9 previous
to the night of which we are about to
write, while John Oakburn was alono in
the office, having been dotalnod by some
Important account, an incldont occurred
which will serve to Illustrate the man's
character perfectly.
Mr. Pratt, of the firm of Tratt &
Weeks, entered and approached tho oM
cashier In a cunning way In order to
sound him with a view to Inducing him
to bccomo a director of one of those
“soap bubble” stock companies wulch
are origlnat d every year. Inflate them
selves with the rnonoy of the unwary
and collapse when such a consummation
will result to the profit of the “promo
ters” without bringing themselves with
In the reach of the law's nrms.
John Oakburn listened to the specious
arguments of the smooth-tongued bandit
of Wall street In passive silence, wholly
unmoved by tbe temptation of sudden
wealth held out to him as a glittering
bait
When Pratt cnnclndod, John Oakburn
turned his back upon him, saying In a
scathing tone:
“No more of this 1 value my honor,
sirl”
“And yet you are a poor man.” re
torted Pratt w,th a covert sneer In hf.x
voice.
“In gold, yes; but not in prlncple. ”
“Your sentiments are quite romantic
and poetical, bat this Ib a practical age
of money values.”
“True; but were I to listen to you 1
should become as poor In character as I
am in pocket ”
“Our scheme would be a secret No
one would ever know It ”
“I should know It No, air, your
scheme is villainous. Seek your con
federate elsewhere!”
Such was the man the story of whose
fate we place before our readers.
It was tho night of the 2„d March,
18—.
Stuart Harland. the young clerk who
occupied the apartment direct|y aver
tbe broker’s olheo In John Oakbnrn’s
flat, had fallen asleep on his bed with
out removing his clothing
Suddenly he leaped up, wide awake,
and etc aimed;
“What; Have I overslept!” and
glancing at an alarm clock net to ring
at one o'clock, he added, “no. the clock
has not struck; It Is now only twenty
minute- of one."
Mua-rt Harland rubbed bis eyes and
looked perp'exed.
••What awakened my? Certs It
was some, unusual sound. I have a con
fused recollection of bearing a loud
voice." he thought. aDd seated upon the
aide of tbe bed he li.-tened for a mo
ment
No sound broke the absolute quletade
of the night within the dwelling.
I-rom without the sighing wind waft-,
ed to his ears the n laccountab e noises
of the streets of the streets of a great
city which are never hushed to silence
the livelong night.
“Strange, this. Could I have been
dreaming’/ Well, it matiers not, 1 am
awake in time; that is the important
point.” the young man reflected
Then he began to p ace a few things
In a light travUmg-bug, and as he did so
he quite nnconsciously gave expressing
to the thoughts which wero in Ills mind
“I must not miss tho 1 o'clock train or
all is lost. The dlscovory will not bo
mado until to-morrow Perhaps there
Isyottime. Oh, what consummate scoun
drels those mon Pratt and Weeks are,
and yet they are beyond the pale of tho
law. It cannot reach them," be said.
Ho was a handsome, noble-looking
young man, this Stuart Harland, ono
upon whom nature had set the stamp of
a true gontleman. and his fine, honest
eyes, which met yours frankly, inspired
you with confidence at tho very first
glance.
In the office the " you that
Stuart nariand was inclinod to be rather
careless and Inattenthe to business, but
they would add that he was the host
follow in the world, ueless you happened
to question Levi Krodge, the janitor.
It was no secret that Stuart Harland
was engaged to his employer's daughter,
Mis< Edna, and if you were to ask how
It came aboot that Jason Garrison had
consented to the suit of a young man
who was “only a clerk,” and to whom
tho duties of a brokor's olfleo wore not
the most agreeable, and who had ux-
hibito 1 but llttlo aptitude for the busi
ness, anyone at "Garrison's,” as tbe olfico
was designated on the streot, would
have said:
“The young man has great expecta
tions. Therein Is tho secret. At the
death of a certain aunt, a maiden lady
of rather moro than mature age, he will
Inherit a fortune.”
This was quite true, though Stunrt
never counted In the loast on dead men's
shoes, nnd Edna Garrison loved him
without a morcenery thought, no matter
what may liavo beeu the secret senti
ment of her father.
Having hnstily thrust tho few nrtlclos
Into his trnvollng bag which ho desired
to tako with him, Stuart Harland quitted
the apartment.
It was undoubtedly something which
he regarded as most Important which In
duced him to undertake a secret mid
night journey, as we have gathered from
his mutterlngs.
There wns no light In the hall without
Stuart’s room at this hour, and tho pas
sage and the stairs leading down to tho
street door wore onvoloped In gloom.
“I do not wish to disturb any ono. In
fact, 1 desire that no ono should know
of my departure,” said Stuart to him
self as ho silently doscendod tho stairs
in the darkness.
At tho foot ho paused suddenly, tor he
thought he heard a noise from the office,
and It sounded to him tike a half-stilled
groan.
Stuart was startled.
At this hour ho thought there could
bo no one In tho office unless burglars
had clandestinely entered, and with
bated breath bo listened in profound
sllonco for an instant
There was no repetition of tbe alarm
lug sound, but a thrill trembled through
his norves as ho thought:
“John Oakburn may have left the
money ho drew from the bunk Just be
fore closing hours in tho safe In the
office,"
With tholau iab'o Idoa in mind of pro
tecting his employer's property if It was
endangered, Stuart took a step In tho
direction of tho oflico door.
At that preciso moment it was opened.
M ich the utmost celerity Stuart re-
coilod against tho wall where the shad
ows wero dense and black as a blade of
light flashed through the gloom from
tne opon door.
A young woman with a lamp In one
hand and & paper and something with a
polish d surface from which the light
was rede ted c'utcbed in tho other,
glided stealthily nut of tho office.
“Marlon Oakburn,” said Harland,
mentally, for the young girl was John
Oakburn’s daughter, and ho experienced
a feeling of the greatest relief as he rec
ognized her.
“Her father must have sent her for
for some paper, I sunpoxc, as unseason
able us Is the hour, for the old man
sometimes spends half the nlgnt at office
wo k in his own apartment,” thought
Harland.
Luckily sho has not seen me, and If
all goes well 1 shall have returned to my
room by daybreak, and no one will be
tho wiser,” lie continued.
The beautiful features of tho cash
ier’s daughter were livid with a dread
ful pallor. Her eyes were dllatod with
au expression of unutterable horror and
she trembled from head to foot.
Silently she closed tho door and pro
needed to 'lisort the great key whl. b
Stuart knew so well into tbe lock, but
her band trembled so that metal rat
tied against metal and tho sound Bocmed
startlingly loud in the midst of tbe pro
found silenco.
Tho girl c ung to the door as though
about to fall to the floor, while hei
breath came in frightened gasps, but
with what seemed like a desperate effort
she turned the key in tbe lock, and then,
casting a furtive glance about her, ska
fled.
Along the dark ball she flitted and
gained the rear stairs, np which she
darted as though she fancied she wat
pursued by invisible dangers
“Ah," thought Harland, smiling, “she
is timid; the darkness and the silence of
the night frightened her. and yet I fan
cied she possessed more force of charac
ter. Indeed we clerks In the office have
often said among ourselves that beauti
ful, sad eyed Marlon Oakburn was com
posed of i he material of which heroines
are made ”
Hut now that there was no rea'-on for
farther delay Harland unbolted and un
locked the street door and passed out.
Then softly ciuslug the door he loCkod it
by means of a night key, agd casting a
glance up and down the street which
seemed Just at this time to be deserted,
at least In this Immediate neighborhood,
be walked swiftly away.
T’he night was cool and Harland wore
a spring overcoat which he buttoned
closely, as a stiff night breeze swept up
from tbe water and struck him chill
ingly.
He wae aware that he had barely time
to reach the Grand central Depot in timo
to catch a certain train on which he
wished to leave the city, and he delayed
not on tne way
Meanwhile a quarter of an hour
elapsed and a'l was silence and darkness
in tbe house which Stuait Harland had
Jost left Hut presently the stillness
was broken by the sound of an opening
neat, and niariun voattwirn emerged
from her sleeping-room, gliding forth
stealthily. In her hand she carried the
lamp as before, but the paper and tbe
metal i.’ something from which tho light
had glistened when Harland saw her
was no longer In her possession.
For a moment she stood motionless as
statue and listened, while we note
how extremely beautiful sbe la
Marion Oakburn possessed a form
above ths average height of womou,
which might have been the Idea! of a
Grecian aculptor, and her rare brunette
loveliuoss was unsurpassed. Here was
the dark and radiant beauty of Egypt's
queen, but Cleopatra did not rival her,
and Marion's eyes sparkled with the
light of a pure heart and a nub.o na
ture.
Hut there was an expression of sad
ness upon her perfect features—a look
of melancholy that was pitiful, and It
led ono to think that sorrow had en
tered her young lifo; that In tho heart
of the beautiful girl thoro was some
blighting gr ef. And yet Marion was
ever cheerful, as though sustained by
sorrow's palo star—hope.
Marion Oakburn was twenty-four
yoars of ago, and therefore In the full
bloom and perfect development of a
glorious womanhood.
As sho stood at the door of her bed
chamber listening, she aetecten no
broach of tho silence, and so she glided
along the passage to the hack stairs
noiselessly and gained the lowor ball.
There sho passod directly to tho oflico
door, which sho unlocked, and, remov
ing tho key, sho proceeded to tho streot
entrance.
Thoro sho discovered that the bolts
were drawn, nnd that only tho night-
latch secured it.
Marlon suemod start ed at tills, and
she reeled back against tho wall, whore
she stood for a moment trembling
slightly, but with her brows contracted,
as though In doep thought.
If sho was mentally dohatlng some
question, she nrrlvod at n conclusion al
most Instantly, for with a hand that no
longer trombloj she unlocked tho Btrout
door.
Then leaving the ontranro to tho olfico
unguarded by bolt or bar, Murlon again
rotiaceil hor stops to the roar stairs,
which sho ascended. Half way up sho
clutchod tho handrail In a convulsive
way and | aused for a moment to llston,
for sho fancied she hoard footsteps in the
hall above. Shu did not hear the sound
again, and helloving she wasdocolvod by
her Imagination she continued up the
stairs.
Could hor eyes liavo penetrated the
darkn ss ns sho pausod upon tho stairs
she would have soon tho dark, cruol face
of Judith Krodgo, tho foniHle domestic,
peering down at hor from tho passage
above.
When she reachod the landing Marlon
saw no ono, hut sho did not return to hor
own apurtmont. On tho contrary she
went to tho door of tho slooping-room
occup'ad by Judith Ivrodpo
Marlon knocked, and a moment subse
quently the woman who had Just played
the part of a spy, opened tho door.
Sho wns dad In a loose, dark wrapper,
which Bho seemed to liavo hastily
donned.
“What is It, Miss Marlon? You are
not ill, 1 hope?” sho said, feigning sur
prise and solicitude.
“No; I am not ill, but I cannot sleep.
Fnthor has not come home. I have
vainly listened for his footsteps on the
stairs all night What can keep him out
so late. Oh, I fear somo misfortune bus
befallen him."
“I’orhaps he has returned and entered
tho office as lie sometimes does, after
business hours. Do you not romembor
he once fell asleep thoro and remained
almost all night before ho awoke? Khali
we go down and soe?”
“Yes, yes: why did I not think of that
before, I wondor, Judith.”
The woman's eyes gleamed Intelligent
ly, bat Bho made no answer.
She accompanied Marlon down the
front stall's.
They reached the office door and
opened It.
Marlon onterod first, lamp In hand,
and Judith Krodgo camo also behind
her.
Thrice Judith Krodge adored this ter
rible cry, and then she saw a police officer
hurrying down the street toward her.
Waiting not for Ills arrival, sho darted
np the stairs to Stuart Garland's room,
and knockod loudly on the door, at tne
tame time screaming:
“Awakel Awakel Mr. Oakburn li
killed—murdered!*
Of course she received no answer, and
she tried the door, which openod readily,
and entered t o apartment In which II
chunccd Stuart Harland had loft tho gas
burning ralut.y.
Judith Kreilge i*vo utterance to «
surprised exclanptten as she saw that
the room was untonanted, and with an
expression of blank ama’cment on hei
features sho flew to a closet 111 which slu
knew Stuart Harland kept Ills valise,
and threw It open.
Suddenly a look of Intelligence and
cunning supplemented the expression of
perplexity which hor features tad mo
mentarily assumed, anti she ran down
stairs and gained tho office Attain.
“Mr. Harland has gone, and takon bit
valise with him!" sho cried.
Marlon scorned thunderstruck.
She had risen, and, starting forward,
exclaimed:
“Genet Mr. Harland gone!"
“Y’es. ho has fled!"
“It cannot be!" gasped Marlon.
“It Is true. ”
“No, no. That ho Is not In his room
doos not Imply that he has fled.”
“Hut he retired as usual. My room Is
next to his, and 1 heard him moving
about but a few minutes before you
called mo.”
Marlon sprang to Judith's sidu and
clutched hor arm
“Do not tell that. I bog, I Implore
you do not toll a living soul that you
heard Stuart Hnrhind In Ills room u few
moments before we dlseovored my father.
If you do you will direct a dreadful sus
picion to an Innocont man," sho said In
Intcnso, thrilling tones.
llefore Judith Krodgo could answer,
tin' door ODeucd nnd tho oollenman who
id heard the cry entored tho eflleo.
“What's this! A man killed!" oxclalmcd
tho policeman, mid while Marlon hur
riedly explained how sho had discovi rod
hor father, ho proceeded to oxauiliio the
dead.
“Ah, shot through tho back of lift
heal! Hurglar'a work, no doubt,” con
tinued tho officer, glancing at the open
sufe.
“I'll turn In tho niarm and we shall
have help here In no timo,” ho added;
nnd running to Ilia streot duor ho began
to rap with his club to call an olheer
from tho noxt boat
lu a n oinont or so tho policeman h-
wns calling arrived, mid h's co-laborer
sent him to telephone the alarm to
houdquai'lors while hu returned to the
oilh e.
In a fow moments a sergennt of police
and several officers of tho precinct, with
Mr. 1'axton, of tho ilolectlve service of
tho city, arrivod.
Marlon and Judith Krudgo had re-
maino.l in the office.
The defective and the poll, o at on o
began to make the usual Invi silgatlon
First, the body of tho victim of the
crime was examined, und the unture of
the wound whleh occasioned death was
duly noted. Tho face of tho daud was
then covered, nnd the sergennt ordered
that tho body be not disturbed until tho
inquest
Attor this tho room was carefully ox
amlnea, and overy detail of its appear
anee minutely observed.
The contents of the large safe, tho
door of which was open, wore strewn
about as though somo one bad hurriedly
Search! d It; but the lock bad not been
forced, although It was one of those In
trlcato combinations devised to balllo
burglars.
The koy of tho safe wns In tho look
and as Marion stated that it wns the one
her father always carried, Mr. I'a.ton
laid:
“Probably tho old gentleman had him
self oponod tho sufo when he was sur-
prised by the assassin.”
“I do not agroo with you, sir," said siie
pollco sergeant attilly. “It Is iny Imprea-
lion that this sate was openod by some
ono besides John Oakburn wlio know tho
combination, and who took the kejB from
.... , , , CUUIUIUBIHIII. OOIISA w saw »
They had scarcely crossod the thresh- hl9 vlcl | m a / ter killing him.
old when they recoiled, and Marlon ut
tered a cry of horror.
A terrible alght met their oyes.
“My father has been murdered!"
gasped Mar on In an awful vote.
CHAPTER II.
Marion and her companion, Jndlth
Krodge, saw John Oakburn prone upon
tho floor besldo a small writing table
which had been overturned. He bad
fallen face downward and blood had
trickled down tbe side of his neck and
formed a little pool upon the white floor
boslde his head. i.
For a mom nt Marion seemed abont to
faint and she clung to Judith Kredge
dumb with horror, while her blood seem
ed turning to Ice lu her veins, and sho
experienced a painful contraction of tbe
heart.
Judith Kredge was more composed,
but there was terror in the expression of
tho woman’s hard, immobile features,
and a tremor In her harsh, shrill voice,
as she said:
“This Is murder and robbery, too, I
think. See, the safe Is open "
As she sp ike she pointed to a large
safe In the side of the office, the door of
which stood wide open.
With au effort whleh cost all the will
power of which she wat capable, Marion
regained her strength and sprang to her
father's side. With the lamp In hei
band sbe knelt beside him and scanned
bis livid fat e.
If there bad been a hope In her mind
that the vital principle was not yet ex
tinct, It was crushed as she gazed upon
her beloved parent’s features, for sbe
saw that he was Indeed dead.
“Poor father Poor father!” walled
Marlon In heart-broken tones, and bitter
tears streamed down hor checks and fell
upon the livid face where tbe dread
white shadow rested.
Judith Kredge stood watching tho be
reaved girl, and there was a strange ex
ultant expression in her venomous eye*
“They have killed my father to rob
the safe,” said Marlon, presently, and
the sound of her voice see r.ed to arouse
Judith Kredge., for she cried:
“Yes; and we must not delay. The
alarm must be given."
“Sun is the door and call the police.
You may be heard; and call Mr. Har
land." said Marlon
"Yes, yes. To think that your father
should be mnrdered here In his office and
we could not help him," answered the
wuman. And, muttering to herself In
an excited way. she ran to the street
door and threw It open.
The next moment her shrill, harsh
vole - rang out upon the night
“Help! : ollce! Murder!” she shrieked
It was a cry which, heard at the dead
of night, might wall startle and thrill
the stoutest heart
“Possibly,” assentedraxion.
The tablo which was overturned be
side the dead man was righted, and pen,
ink, paper, and a small clock wklcb had
fallen upon the floor, wore replaced.
Tho Ink on the pen was scarcely dry, and
It was noted that the clock bad stopped
at twenty minutes of ono o’clock—the
very time whon Stuart Harland had
awakened from a sound sleep.
“Tho murdered man clutched the table
and overturned It as ho fell, and then
tho clock stopped. I Infer therefore that
the Bhot which killed him was fired at
twenty minutes of one o’clock,” said
Paxton.
“The Ink yet on the pen may be ac
cepted as proof that tho victim of this
crime was engaged In writing Just before
he was killed. Let us see If wo cun dis
cover what he wrote?” continued the de
tective
He then examined the papers on the
table, but be could find none that bad
been recently written.
Paxton shook bis bead as If he was not
folly satisfied.
Tbo office was divided Into two com
partments, und having now concluded
thblr Investigation or the outer office,
the police and the detective entered tha
Interior room.
This apartment was the clerk's room,
and It was provided with the usual desks
and other necessary office fixtures.
There was also a small safe In tbe In
terior office which was found to be
locked.
Marlon and Judith Kredge bad fol
lowed tbe lDvestlgators Into the Interior
office, and when tho latter turned tbclr
attention to the small safe, Marlon said:
“1 hat Is r,iy father's private Ufa. ”
“I congratulate you, then, for It* con
tents are probably secure," said de
tective
|TO BB CONTINUED. |
Woman’* Tate.
from Ou Record, RusAneff, TIL
No woman la better ablotospeak to others
regarding "woman’s fate” than Mrs. Jaoob
Weaver, of Boshnell, III., wife of ea-Olty
Marshal Weaver. She had entirely re
covered from the Illness whleh kOpt her
bedfast much of the time tor live or ala
f ears past, and says her recovery Is due
o that well-known remedy, Dr, Williams'
Pink lMIls.
Mrs. Weaver Is tlfty-sU years old, end
hu lived In Duehnell nearly thirty yeaie.
She is of unquestionable voracity and un
blemished reputation. The story of her re
covery Is Interacting. She says:
“I suffered for five or six yoars with the
trouble that oomes to women at this time
of my life. I wu much weakened, wu en
able much of the time to do my own work,
aad suffered beyond mv power Co dmertbe.
I wu downhearted and melancholy.
"I took many different mediolnes, Infant,
I took taedlelae all the time, but nothing
(earned to do me any good.
"I reed abont Dr. Williams' Pink Ptlla
for Pale People, end some of mv friends
leoommended them highly. I made up my
mind to try them.
I bought the first
box la March, 18(7,
and was benefited
from the start.
"A boa and a
half cured me com
pletely, and I am
now rugged and
Strong. I bare not
been bothered with
my troubles slnot
1 began taking tha
jars, ooctm lPeacer.
"I have recommended the pills to many
women who are suffering u I suffered. !
Thov are tho only thing that helped me In
the irlal that oomes to so many women at I
my age." Mbs. J. H. Wtxvan. ;
Subsorlhod and sworn to before me this
23d day of October, A. D. 1827.
0. 0. Hioas, Notary Public.
Whon woman Is pasting beyond the a'go
of motherhood, It Is a crisis In hor life.
Than, If ever, proper attention to hygiene
should bo exercised. Tho attendant suffer
ings Will disappear and buoyant health will I
follow If Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills are used.
These pills eaort a powerful tnflueneo In !
restoring the system to Its proper condi
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the elements necessary to give new life and
rtehuoss to the blood.
rnc inveutor who will produce nn nr- |
tlflclnl fenthor that can take the place
of tho real nrtlcle will be n lieneffictor
to the raeo. Perhaps artificial feath- i
era could Vie made from celluloid or of
tho recently Invented artificial allk. j
With 200,000,000 plumage birds being
killed every year to supply feathers for
womon's bonnets, It Is evident that In
the course of n decade or two there
will be no birds worth looklug at In ]
any civilized country. The liullee have '
been appealed to hundreds of tlmea to
put a stop to the slaughter by consent
ing to a change In fnshlon, but so far
they have shown no disposition to give
up the feather fad. Men are stippoeed
to bo more heartless than women, but :
they do not encourage the universal
slaughter of the birds by wearing
feathers. As long, however, as they do
not actively discourage the killing of
blrda by advising women not to wear
pluinca, they are not altogether blame
less In tho mntter. Lot us have more
Audubon Societies among the young
people, to teach the value and the
beauty of birds and encourage their
preservation. The present generation
Is evidently Incorrigible. I’erhapu a
coming generation can bo educated
rightly In this respect.
llow’a Thief
We offer One Handled Dollars Reward foi
nut' case of (Jiitnrrh that cannot he cured tij
Hall’s Catarrh Cure. ,
F. .1. Ciienky dr Co., Props., Toledo, 0.
We, Ui!' undorulgnod, have known F. ,T.
Cheney for tho lost IS ycarX and ballove him
perfectly honorable In nil business transac
tions and financially able to entry nutnny
nhllgntlnn made by their firm.
West A Toe ax, Wholesale Druggists, To
ledo, Ohio.
Waluinu, Kinnan A Marvin, Wholesale
Drnggletr, Toledo, Ohio.
Half's CnUirrh Cure la taken Internally,
noting dlrertly upon the blood and inuouns
Mirfnoes of the system. Prlm»,7lki, per bottle.
Sold by oil Druggists. Testimonials free.
Hull's Fa" lly Till- nyo the hqrt.
If the mall who makes two blades of grass
grow where only one grew before la called a
philanthropist, what should be said of Adolph
Kyle, who fins Hindu It possible to grow rivi
hales or cotton on an nere of ground which
heretofore rnruly, If ever, pruduoed one halsI
' .ert'semcntln this pnper of JaokaonT
uJUh ’l .. < Inis' rf’o,
Kind Is perhaps the principal breeding
place for senbuda In the South Atlantic. The
depositor guano laeonaeqiiently great. Thera
' ' - ’ it extlnot t ‘ —
LOVELL tu
STANDT
Board of
iMtrkiMi line
tli LmU Mr
Oitlk
Where there | n ,e
cycles on the . it In .
sight seem tofioi: ,-oi
ship, and w.
the maolilne has been
road, such nn Invest;
been oompleted by tbe
oountry, under the I
Western Rovlew o( Ooi
be of great value to the
honor of producing the
the thirty-seven well-1
were tested fell to the old
of John P. Lovoll Arms Co.,
manufacturers of the
Dlnuiond. Tbe Invest!
In a thorough manner
C erts In the construction f
store them were placed tbl 1
COLONEL RF.NJAMIN S.
President oT the John P, Lovell
tig tunl
marvels of the most recent Ideas of I
oimnienl construction, mid wore
together without the slightest lutlmnllou
knowledge to the matiufaeturers that sue"
tost was to take plaee. The practical exp-
ooiniioHlng the Investigating beard grad'
wended the machines down to a snudU’
her, and, ufter several days of eaAiful i
lug of the relative merits of the
Chines, they wero unanimous in
verdlul that the Lovell Diamond was
doubtedly the best wheel made end so
juried to tho paper, the president of r“
.lumedlntely wrote tbe J. P. Lovell
company Informing tbo latter of tho inve
gatlon made and the decision reaoheil.
this was the first Intimation thut the '
company had of tho matter.
(tatmiKuit that the Lovell Diamond la I
best bicycle built la bused upon the foot!
that every part of the machine la made all
their own factory. Previous to ahd luolud-1
lug 1HIIH tho machine hearing tlm nam*|
of the Lovell Diamond was niauyMUIj
for the John P. Lovell Arms Co. by o
aide parties, but boglunlng with the season
of 1H97, every part ot overy machine Ivearlng
their inline plain has baen constructed at the
factory of the John P. Lovell Anna Co. at 1
South Portland, Maino. This fact easily
accounts for the proven supremacy of the
"Lovell Diamond’’ over ell other loading
makes of the world. The Lovell Arms Com
pany liuvo three stores Id Jloston, Washing
ton struct, llrond Btreut nud Massachusetts
avenue, and branch stores in Worcester,
Mass., Providence, It. I., Pawtucket, It. I„
Portland and Bangor, Me., besides having
agents In nearly every city and towa
throughout tho country. Tbrtr now cata
logue, "Fuinous Diamonds of the World,”
free on application.
xV 1
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RIDES IN BLOOMERS.
are traces of abundant«
t vegetation.
Beamleai fkista,
There Is a growing demand for the
Beamless boat, which seems to be able
to eland any amount of rough work.
This boat is pressed out of nn ingot
of steel and shaped by tiydraui z
power, and it fulfills all the require
ments of an ordinary boat in a re
markably ingenious manner. It it
claimed for these boats that they will
last twice as long as wooden ones,
that there is less danger of their cap
sizing, and that they are less liable tc
be affected by changes of climate.
The method by which the seamless
boat is constructed is a larger applica
tion of tbe method which has long
been used in this country for manu
facturing cooking utensils and other
Articles of small dimensions.
To Cure a Cold in One Dag-
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggist- r -fund money If lifallstoonre. wo.
Dills have Just been Introduced In theMary-
latid legislature to nlaco married women on
tbe same legal standing as their husbands In
the matter of holding or transferring prop
erty. —
Chew Star Tobacco—The Best.
Smoke Sledge Cigarettes. _
At a recent Hancock county (Me.) dinner,
dinner was announced bv pounding on tne
sneient warming pan, and cuff eewuB wrvtu
from tho delft coffee pot, over 100 years old.
Fits permanently oured. No fltsnr nervoua-
ness after first day’s nee of Dr. Kline a Great
Nerve Restorer. *2 trial bottle and treatise free
Du. R.H. Kline, Ltd., all Arch Bt. Phils., Pa
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Bympfor children
teeth I ng, eoftene thegn ms, rcdur.l nalnfiaro mo
tion. olloyB pain, cureo wind colic. 26c. a bottle.
Dyivarsis, IrmoKSTloM mad all Stomsab Iroaklsa
sirsd br T.h-r's P-psIs Oompoeadl gamp's b«MI*
maliPdlrse. Writ* D/. TsbarMlg- 0*.. lafaaaalL Go.
We have not been without Plso'a C ire for
Consumption for 20 year*.- Lizzie Pekhbi,
Camp St, Harrisburg, Pa., May 4, 1884.
Old Trees In Great Britain.
Borne of the oldest treee In tbe world
are to be found in Great Britain. Tbe
tree called William the Conqueror'!
oak In Windsor Park la Supposed to be
1,200 years old. Tbe famous Bentley
and Wtnfarthlng oaks are at least two
centuries older.
There la a large class of people In the
world who do not care whether yon
are moral or not,A 0 long aa you make a
big pretense of it.
Tbe greatest bore we ever knew
thought be was the moat popular man
in town.
Lonlae the First Princess to Wear thr
Bifurcated Garments.
Princess l/oulse of Saxony Is the first,
princess to wear bloomers. Tbe bicy
cling erase early took bold of the wom
en of European royal famlllej, lust ag
it bos of women everywhere. Tbe King
of Italy was opposed to It and Bmperos
William became angry when hla sister*-
PRINCESS hides in bloomers.
Leprosy In France.
At the International congress of lep
rosy, which has Just been brougbt to a
conclusion at Berlin, the HtartllDg fact
woe elicited that the disease Is very
prevalent In France, especially In the
northern districts thereof, nnd that It is
on the Increase. This discovery and
tbe data furnished by the French medi
cal authorities contributed in no small
measure to Hie resolution voted by the
Congress to the effect that leprosy Is
contagious.
nud causins iierelatad in wheeling
around the country Innes of Germany,
hut they were forced to permit It.
Princesses cannot do as other mortals
and so they had to forego bloomers and
cltng to the drop frame bicycle. But
now Princess Ixiulse has thrown ore*
tbe conventions and rides In comfort.
The Princess Is tho wife of’ George, tho
heir to the throne and a brother of tbo
King. She herself Is an arcbducheao
of Austria-Hungary. She Is 55 years of
age and has two sous.
While the New England cotton mill*
are cutting down wages and dividend*,
the cotton mills In the South are run
ning on full time. Indeed, many of
them are running night and day. Brea
with this the order* are far in exceso
of the output. As a pointer, the an
nouncement Is made that the Lynch
burg, Va„ cotton milt has declared A
temi-anuuul dividend of 4 per cent, on
Its capital of |0#0,000 and carriad *22,-
000 to Ita reserve fund. Tho stock o*
the Lynchburg mill is held- almost en
tirely lu that city..