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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 tion. They contain In a eondansed form all 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 /n 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..