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By Clem. 6. Moore.
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VOL. XYI.
MYSTERY OF THE
MASKTf) i'iJLl MINF t iJi
BY FRANK H. NORTON.
Ben Day it was who stood
Lorimer’s hand, while he poured out a
volley of mingled thanksgiving and
curses, as Lorimer strove to gather his
scattered senses enough to ask the
meaning of this fearful experience.
"Why, it’s just this, Mr. Lorimer.
That infernal scoundrel had plotted to
murder you, and I was too quick for
him.”
“What was that he had in his hand?"
"That was a bowie-knife—curse^him 1
And if I’d missed my aim, you’d never
'a known what it was,"
"Did you shoot him?"
"Didn’t I?—bored a hole through his
lungs, you bet. But he never'a wanted
’em after that shot, even if I hadn't hit
him, Didnt you hear the rumpus?"
“What was it?—an earthquake?"
“No earthquake. Leastwise it was,
an’I mode it. However it happened,
pard, I don’t know; but that shot stirred
something that brought the whole shaft
down on top of him. I Just got you
through by the skin of your teeth. Now
you want to get straight back to quar
tors, an’ keep this to yourself. I’ll tell
you the w-hole story later, an’ prove it.
That durned villian meant to do the job
an’ then play it off onto me; but he
warn’t smart enough. Only"—and here
Ben Day tapped Lorimer’s chest lm
pressively w ith his forefinger—“yer
don’tknow nothin’about it; j’c’re abed
in yer bunk. Yer haven’t seen Hardy;
an’then the whole thing’s an accident,
See? ,r
In the whirl of his emotions Lorimer
could gather that this was in fact the
wisest course to pursue, and he followed
Ben Day as tho latter piloted him past
the wall of rock, and so to his quarters,
Ho was quietly in bed, when a noise at
the door caused him to rise agrifn. One
of tho men was pounding at the door,
and in answer to Lorimer’s “Who’s
tcere?” a voice replied, “Something has
happened to the mine, Mr. Lorimer—an
explosion or a cave-in, and wo can’t find
Mr, Hardy.”
Saying he would go at once, Lorimer
clothed himself as quickly as possible.
and in a few moments joined the man
and the two hastened to the spot where
had been the mouth of the shaft. Hore
was now a yawning pit, apparently some
ten or fifteen feet deep, at the bottom of
which could bo dimly seen a confused
S^aS3 of rock and dirt-the result of the
cuving. inof oftho j,be sides of the shaft and
the sinking surface.
"How did this happen?” inquired
Loriiner, to whose manner the terrible
nature of his recent experience had
.'given a tingo of excitement, which
seemed quite natural under the present
circumstances. One of the foremen stood
near him, and replied :
“We can’t imagine, sir. We heard an
awful roar nnd crash, and wuen we got
• /'hafe Mr. Hardy?”
"Where is
“ He can’t be found, sir.-If you please,
Mr. Lorimer,” the man continued, draw
ing him aside, "we think he’s down
there;” and he pointed. “Why
"Good God!” cried Lorimer.
‘’"BecftuaObe bucket Is down.”
^Astris'iirs'Sfw dovrn the top—and I
been carried from
don’t see how that could happen—the
rope would have broken."
“And If you pie. so, sir,’ said another
er tho men, ”1 heard Mr. Hardy say to
day that be would go down to-night and
have a look at the shaft, alter the work
was
“But did ho mean to go alone?”
quired Lorimer; and he waited anxiously
to learn if the superintendent had men
"-"He dlSi't a.y abytLIng about having
TJSRSSiStfl’iU I
then ho addressed the men:” am
afraid it is true that Mr. Hardy has
perished in tho mine. It ia very tevri
ble. The who'e disaster is frightful,
and it is impossible to toil how it it bap
pened. So fur as I can s a e now, must
put a stop to our operations. I will
think Rover, and decide to-morrow, but
my Impression is that I shall have tore
turn to New York before anything can
be done in the way of reopening the
mine, even if the company decide to do
it, which will be very doubtful. But I
will see you to-morrow, and we will
corae to the best arrangement wo can.
Good-night all of you?" and Lorimer
lifted his hat, and wa ked slowly back
to his quarters, while the men gathered
fe in groups and talked over thh> frightful
, x«» 2 r’'
plain that this was an impossibility that
no one had even thought of suggesting
it. It was recognized that he was lying
crushed to death at the bottom of the
piled’on top““ U '
%Lu bbn
Lorimer reached ble room be
found Ben Day outside, awaiting him.
with a box to his hand, which, as they
entered he laid upon the table. Having
done this, lid closed the big shutter of
each window while Lorimer lighted a
lamp. hia office
“Ithought I’d better go to
and get out his papers, sir.” said Ben.
“ I miss my mark if yer don’t find the
whole mystery explained buried here. his
Lorimer sat down and
in his hands. For one moment the
whole horrible meaning of this cstas
trophe flashed upon him. His Hfe saved
as if by a miracle, only to encounter the
utter wreck of aU his hopes. The com
pany which had employe 1 him rum»d
for he could not imagine that they would
undertake to reopen the mine at such a
tremendous expenditure of time and
money. And most of all his b° B * ,bl *
SSS.“«Kr’%Kt3^SS S'sjsshsis:i“.r. i
very abstemious man, but he rose, went
to a cupboard, and pouring out a glass
of brandy from the stores kept there,
8 ? W Dat «TsrV.t5f^iUTT*ff>r him “ul
h«had
forgotUnhl* phase* presence, reminded him of
arnAher of this most extraordi
nary situation.
" Bec ;. b *,, R T id ’ “
of I must brandy-exeuae not forget taat my taought-essness^ I owe my me to
you."
She y m i
Thank you kindly, sir,” said Ben,
and he helped himself liberally; and
then, at Lorimer’s Invitation, seated
himself at the opposite side of the table.
“ Now, sir, if you’ll excuse my sugges
tion, you may save .yourself n lot oi
Questions if you just open that box. 1
haven’t an idea what there is in it, but
Mr. Hardy kept it mighty private, and it
may give a clew to the whole business.”
"You’re right, Ben, I guess,” said
Lorimer, and he proceeded to open the
box, which was made of wood, bound
with iron, and fastened with a strong
padlock.
It required the use of tools and con
siderable time before tho lid oould be
forced. When it was, the box was found
to be full of papers, neatly folded and
endorsed. A large strong envelope at
tracted Lorimer’s attention, and he ex
aminedthat. To his astonishment, the
first paper that met his eye was the
j original of the mysterious letter which
Hardy had assured him was in Bon Day’s
possession. Lorimer gave an ejacula
tion of surprise. Meanwhile Ben looked
on unconcernedly.
“Do you know that paper, Ben ?" in
quired Lorimer, handing it to him.
Ben took **. turned it over, examined
closely. "Never saw it in my life
before, sir."
It was perfectly clear to Lorimer that
he never had, and a deep sigh of relioi
attested to his satisfaction at the dis
covery, while he extended b:s hand to
the 6turdy friend, whom he felt he hud
deeply Injured by doubting, even on tes
timony which seemed tj tdl so strongly
against him. Bui took the proffered
hand and shook t . n^rgoti-’any, while
his looks showed the surprise he folt at
Lorimer’s unwonted expression of fset**
mg.
“Never mind, M said the latter,' hi re
spouse to his look. “Ill exp.ain it ail
to you hereafter and he went oil with
his examination o! th^ papers,
There were the rough notes for full
reports on the mine, with the estimated
yield of every foot ninl every t u of ore.
Then there were calculations of the pus
siblc dividends on the on pit,-a stock,
with estimates of expenses carefully
demonstrated. Lorimer thought this
was curious figuring for the man who
was simply in Charge of the practical
details of the working, but lie set it
down to Hardy's Wall Street education.
Then his eye lighted on a package en
dorsed " Letters from C. li.." ami he
hurriedly opened tlrs and scanned its
contents. Now he knew that his enemy
had indeed been Carl Braudegoe. r J'ho
letters dated back to the time when
Hardy was put in charge of the inino, ami
showed that the writer was in posses
slon of the minutest Information regard
ing it. One of these, written at Alt- .lie time ,
<■> C6fti|®ny, Lorhuei> first coam. tom ii
pointment, but stated '. that ha/'ius his name muTTh-o! had
not yet been made krmwn It cond lied
in these words. I will tell 5 ‘ '
is as soon as I know myself. Bemcmber
h «> 8 n,,t ‘° 1,0 » ,0 F n ? it ‘ 0d ^ f
with plans, which he certainl!, wi 11 <
our j
onounh to ooiuinunlestB with Now York. !
ScdS^i’tooltb^n^om. irt»£rs’ar^y.-,« j
country like the one you are > in. U i ! 1
j ! wouldn t depute the job to auj <a >*
O'.e more wmake uo<hfferenco to you
| end cutaluly not increase your own
danger from me. And I don t suppose:
what I remember.
Lorimer thought a moment aft r r i -
tb. 18 = t!j0U h e
^ e ,
and then examined . the fragment “ lc “
lay on the table before nun.
S,£« nodi.d.
the letters and was now careful y study
ing a penciled memorandum, dated throe
weeks before, marked Lopy ,, lust t
tmns to Pedro. It showed that ler
bad been s<nt to L.n«
despatch wnicn was 10 navo by wenu
mitted to Panama, an i so w *
Carl Brandegee. What turn cipher
despatch contained was not stated
^hile Lorimer bad been r '^ Jl ng t as,
Ben had been comparing mandeK *.
letter with the mysterious f igment This
Presently be looked up and said
is not the same writing, Mr. Lor ir r.
Lorimer too k the two papers am ~
»mmed them. Ibcn he compared the
fragment with t ;e penciled memoran
uum; they were jaenucai.
“ Ly heavens . he cried, lft
a
1
brought it up to Hardy, ThUisacopy.
Now if we eould only And tae original.
And he began to turn over tee p P
remalDlng ml e . . _ ~
striking the table a har’d blow wito his
open hand. ” Excuse the liberty but it
was sticking In my crop bow he ever got
that letter, unless it came in the same
steamer a» you did, anu wo orougnt up
no mail from Lmm.
and he broug.it forth the conten.so. an
w ^cb wa. a key to tbs cipher employed.
A few moments study found the
despatch and translated it.
“Well, I’m glad I understand that, „
gaid LorWr. “ It is of no particular
importance, but it worried me. And
bera ore copies of bis own despatchea.
shall know soaiething.’
r bare were only half dosen to all. which
bad B i ter ward been put to cipher for
transmission. The first four were un
important, givtog good acoounta of the
m n ,, but DOthlnK decisive. The Hit
I pi ain ]y the on* which Pedro had sent off
through®a/d^prosp^t^LOre ’ unlimited^
va ] u e i n< a-edlble. you'can You may go the
, ull , eIlgtL ot raise. I pledge
“f “Hell?” i !te ft shouted ;" , B*nDay; „ ..... then he .
^fH^i^adesnSch hi mu^ have S gent
telling me," said Lf,rimer, and he read
th " following:
all y 0u can possibly getata-,y price Snail
; 0 y 0w a3 goon as the act blows
1UDAY, MARCH lb 1892.
j over. If necessary, can lay it to a
he brought up with him."
"Well, by Gaul! That was cool;
he never'll see that despatch my
said Ben Day.
his pocket the papers ho had taken from
I the dead U'manese, and threw them
] down and before stared Lorimer, who picked them
up, with atonishraent.
I “Why, these are the papers wo for
warded this morning!"
“ You’re right, they are; though
your
share of’em never was meant to reach;
and the fellow that took them won’t
never tell what happened to ’lm.
“ Ben-you don’t mean—’’
i Ben drew his revolver and pointed to
, two empty chambers.
“She spoke twice, pard; and by Gaul,
if ehe\l missed ary one, you wouldn’t
be 1 ere now. It was readin'the cussed
\ villan’s report there that put mo onto
j the job an' made me go down In that
there tunnel to-night." Aud so saying,
j he pointed to the bottom of one of the
sheets where in Hardy-’s writing were
these word*. “I shall lake the next
' steamer, leaving things hero in charge
of Pedro, who is to meet me in Lima,
and then return. You know him well
enough to know everything wdl be safe
with him.” “ You see. pard—excuse tho
liberty I m takiu—when I road that, X
says, by Gaul he's goiu’ to make way
with Mr. Lorimer. I nosed round all
day, aud watched him, aud I heard you
an’ him to-night discussin’ about goiu’
: down in the shaft. Then I dropped on
his game.
1 just got myself down in that there
tunnel the quickest I ever moved, an
was there u-watchiu’ in the dark when
you two came down in the bucket. I
drawed a bead onto him then, an’ by
! Gaul it never lett him again—till it
steered a forty-eight _oaUbre hole into
his infernal carcass. And Ben sat
down and wiped his forehead will, the
back of his hand, ns he bad done over
tho body of tho dead Limunose iu tho
morning.
To say that thi6 amazing revelation of
another of the. chapter of accidents to
which he owed his life astounded
Lorimer boyohd measure to put it
Sit ^ ’ with emotion, “my
friendship , . is a Door thing to what it
might have been, butrsnoh as it is, you
shall never Fant for itand the two
nien shook hands nga.11, managing,
after.the fashion of men, to conceal a
Itof^ealof ®"*» iocllug ‘, 5 by 'i <i his J^u simple sheet ao tho
messenger? Would , it f not have done
Just »s well to bave cpmc back and ro
ported what you had see 11. And then
vf .i/Im eted him. 1 * ’’ papers would have con
Ben looked even contemptuous for a
moment.
No moital man could ever have
f ou,l<l l J l0,u Aud who would
have taken . my word.for it? Why, Mr.
Lorimer, they wort yoar papers'Ao was
throwing done away, would and all tlm fellow need
hnvo have boon to swear I
took them from him, or that the hull
thing was a lie. He would have been
hacked by Hardy anil you yourself ivuu
hegmnln to distrust me.
There was no . , it that Ben
that It was justified by appearances what at
thp t , wh!le non _ in the face of
; g npw ho felt u ,„ t it , vaB necessary.
“ It’ll never be known, Mr. Lorimer,”
1(]) Jj( , n "The condors aud vultures
’U peelthe bones of that Peruvian inside
of twenty-four hours; and, as for tho
.toil.',:..l t i o' wots., a”.! '.-hootm'
jasssres’ to and
tll0 eur i riBo was come,
jt was found at the bottom of the super
|lltpmlent . g hox , ln , shape of a care
flI ' j ly drawn plnn of tl.o mine, with the
nc ie« lt tunnel B .d down iu his proper
r ,.] u Uou to the shaft, and tiio last iiun
j d f fct 0 f the latter indicated, (ire
dsely as Lorimer and Hardy had found
it th ugh the plan had evidently been
( j rawn long prior to its exploration.
ij en 0 n their way from the mine, had
' Lorim-r, he
‘’ , OU8 villein." -aid as
r( . 8t ( , I | thH naners to ! he box.
" TlietI) ’ B the kind as usually is,” sntd
j sententlously, arid dropping Into
that,........... construction of the
j Hsb langu/tgo which always chantc
t,. r j zo d u hiw utterance when under oxcito
Hout . s hft q paf;S( „i 8 | n co they entered
^ ca pj n ftn< i j t was now ne »r dawn.
ji^stowlng the box in his own trunk,
, j . r c „ llf ,. 8 , 0 j llih i for rest, ami
; (inf)tber w(trm (!rn8 , J „ f th( ,
tfjf4 two nien Bcparated, and B“ii
i L \ ., ni ^u<\ oV er to hie own quarters and
rij(!j jn
On the following day Lorimer paid off
the men, and arranged for them to do
what was necess tiy toward dismantling
three of the mules for himself
^ d Ben Day and their luggage, lnelud
, it;g a p ot the company’s papers—H«*n's
sack being all there was of bis property
J^nd sLnmr %n bi“Tr’rfval
, a was just leav
" for Panama, and taking Ben Day's
ftd ic „ not to mention to Lima thed sas
ter to mine, the two went ou board
and steamed off to Panama. Ben very
sagaciously observed. "Well get a
k gtart of the news that way, any
' 0 * h r f a ‘“ 1 J™ 0t t ^ rl “? r ^Willingly
' £. J ^ [^couei not mysslbly
h(J ho t be of auy i use.
to be CONTI* LEO.
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^
The money will be used in erecting
additional buildings to the school.
-—-
Bncklen’a Arnlea »alT«.
Tub Bfbt Salv* ic the world Iot
RrusrA, .Som, Ulcer,, Srit Rheum Fever
Bores, Tetter, Chapped Utndi, Chilblains,
Coruv and all Skin Eruptions, and pos
' r moeey refunJ.,1. me, K n»M ff
»u At Ham. iatk. l.ucas tt Cos.
“DEVOTED TO TDM HP GENERALLY.
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PROFESSIONAL AuiTtEo.
—t Skeleton
Tho Ortoranuo of t X ,g
end How it V t Jved.
"It’s no use,'' sai.h C skeleton,
«l have tried my W? ? pt myself to
tl IfS i H ms establish
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position could ,, do , it. I jL
„
self to skin and lxrno in ; 5He8S euorB *
to make things plea « ? r my com
pardons. I have trail*, >vra seven
,, A„ <%3 avoirdupois J. J’J i-r ’i* Lave 5 to please
“2 worn
„ [,i;loK . totom, wtiitai , >r*“ ;J '*" F unbocom- ’ sLAA—1
are ,
. to fwria, Recalls. ”* ’
mg my tor
lady wanted a neutral b'l' 01 , Kx,n
her complcxi. HaratoVpSP*" \ud •-• «** cutting
m y reward? 5 *
smirks and uwfee'iua Ajiun* to An
,. n ,i incite R * m It's too
“W UW tJMMDb , reak buried
. ,
his face in Ins liamls aOu
his stick.
"That’s what’s the in ! »nid tho
manager with marked sn <* 11 . "You re
too much ' You weigh f 1 | ly a pound
. , . , w e a t Smith
«» ors’ with Ail all ms hi- j< av q thrown in.
^ou ro queeriu the sno 1 skeleton ,
"Whatl” crioff the 1 ,
from behind his stick. ‘You dare to
reproach me with my wc'»t when you
know that it ia duo to #T meanness,
r pnr8 j j lnnnv •’ vollr grasping
- • I want
nature! , >\ lion tin ’’ ,:l ag..
etl to gt t IB J U.ur < ul d>A a order
■
,
mo not to do mo U>oaus«.> i wanuu mu
piny under^*.udy vo \ {
beauty during tho chiL ! r And
vol , make me let vljol i' nails Borneo's grow
B « i » i tho Wil l
‘ .‘ h oit?
,. ’ „ . . •» Didn’t
'*
y° u * L ...1« 1v
“Chocs* it!” Raid t ho W tooiXliau).
“You’re rnaki ig t?>* 8llal?0
half the iledi offer’er.'‘ itci >
“Didn’t * tell \ >u?" ai'^ tho man
fating K u„hi^ tZxnbJm dly at tho
’ Which came
sounds of sol lung, tlmif ■. n hoo
duo? «Yer «nce .
He’s queered the 01.quoerin ^ u as
ho come, an ho’ll keep
long as he stays. Oh, if royras only
more like him! No, not i"’’’’' Uk® I'* 111 '
but more of his kind. I’i >athor have
,' ' :
., ‘ f , • . , . ,,, *| u , business
thall ium. U« II b.mkifflj.c tlm manago- • •,; •
. l,
mrnit. II, s worse■. th« to •
“lngrato.r rotor ■ Y tb living skele
(on; "serpent; rep ; h- V)t!
"Close yer jaw or yer’ kalow yor
... „ . ; ... •*Wr Ltorusliod
, . j . j , ...morn* ’» uiir
ror.
< Be rife n d the
“Wliat o limtb r . . ii the living
skeleton?" iwl.ud the modem Samson
kindly, as im carefully pasted together
the torn e"* **s of a 1,03** loim*l weight.
“Nothing,”, answered "the tattooed
lady; “lie’s miter sight.” idt
“Cruel I Heartless!" cutno from ha
bbrUbc wn'.klnd
"tYbol'o^Yokronll.dU.^iodon,
crowd yon.
“l wouldn’t mind it so much,” said
Ul0 , u , Bl; , jloton as ho tlid’d appeared from
, >h» ; i i. U«.c , < i . hi.l...«, j u. , "if .1 tU.} a give fe lV« a “ fi l¬
low [ ' u ’ 1, ’ ’ ’
Lut got shadow, . . ,. all .,
you am t no .
the tattooed lady tauntingly, “and wo ro
tho show.”
“lie’s not in it,” interposed tho wild
m ^Ka . in
......— It
of you. In fact I way say that 1 am
the framework of the establishment."
And he drew himself up proudly,
.q > c ] ar t ’ goodness, liruilder Bones.
y . me laugi,'." 2,., r.aid the wild man.
v y^ . 10 . . > , ^ ^ „ erv 7, .f,,i i u
' "
hratich o£ his . profession - •
tho burnt corn
-was in fact a regular burnt corker.
“Don’t use the vernacular, WhiskerH,”
said the modern Bamson cuttingly; "U’»
b , ,orH1 fonn ••
’
“So’h yer friend.* retorted the wild
man.
“He’s not a fake anyltow,” said tho
modern HamsonJ
“Well, you are,” replied tho wild man
W 1 tb an oriental sneer. “And what’e
“TsSSTw'w—. u..... , W1
,,,A «•*“ ——• * ”
hitherto listened silently, said:
“Uentlemenr
The word motored tho.excited freaks
to a Mnm „f Ut.dr social standing, and
Ilonas at r,nc *. after T(:tir f o.ach bad bowed pro
fonndly to the fat woman.
Then the audience came in from the
stage performance and Jhe freaks tool;
the'r positions for the lecture.—New
York Evening Sun.
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ambulances.—Life.
CHATS ABOUT MEN.
Francisco Lainficsta, tho recently oloci
od president of Guatemala, lias written
much excellent poetry.
Mr. John D. Rockefeller, who Is now
omo of the rery richest man in the world,
is a firm and devoted Baptist.
Horace Greeley's only brother, Barnes
Greeley, lives on tho old family farm in
Chautauqua county, near Jamostown,
N. Y.
Ex-Senator Ingalls is erecting a build¬
ing at Atchison in which he intends to
practice law, associating himself with
his son Ellsworth.
Ex-Govcruor McClurg, onco chief mag¬
istrate of Missouri, is now tho haul
working and methodical rogist*ir of tho
United States land office at Springfield.
Tho Marquis of Lome has been ap
iminted governor ■ and constable of
Windsor castle in place of Prince Vic¬
tor of Hoboulolio, wlio died a slvort time
,, . . , r j B , .
Tliomas A. Edison, tao unOjjyor, , is 10
semblod to a remarkable extente-espe
dally in peculiarity of the noso and
mouth—by Patrick Sheedy, who gained
nntnrifltv * aoino tiniQ <uro by managing
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.101111 u. auiuva •
CountPucklcr, who was a uiomoer ot
the household of tho late Emperor Wil
liam for sixty years, and who was court
Jr~ marshal and master of the robes during
of his uinicstv’Broigu. recently
celebrated ... his niuetii i, l-rilubtv ■
Colonel Soufflot, onco in the armies of
Napoleon, celebrated the 100th mmivor
S1U - V ,,f his birth in Paris recently. In
honor of the event I10 was made a cotn
! namltr , of ,■ 1 S Honor As
long ago as 1 -1, i K ' nfilot recoiv«M
the crona of t ho legion, no ihhiuiw ait
officer of the great socioty in IHX.l.
RAILROAD JOTTINGS.
TheCunivdian Express company,which
hitherto operated tho express buwi
ness ou the Grand Trunk railroad, has
Ihjcii bought out i>y the latter company.
The National Itailroad Clerks’ ansocia
tion, which is less than two years old,
now has associations at sixteen different
railroad points and a membership of
1 , 100 .
The Chicago and Alton lias adopted
the plan of the Pennsylvania lines, re¬
quiring p e* •■onffor conductors to turn
over at terminal points nil tickets and
cash fares received on a trip to n ticket
rocoivor.
The total number of. locomotive* in
the United States is 29,938, of which
8,331 are passenger locomotives and 10,-
14U are freight locomotives. This shows
ten freight locomotives and five passim
gor locomotives for ouch 100 miles of
line operated.
The ('hesupenko am! Ohio company
jWor«>s • to issue ffSKls,. new consol dated homl*
, tn^ri ,..*.,t.i. k... ;.
u mrg. part of the linn and to make
other needed improvements. l‘art of
tlio funds will lie used b> retire lie* j.r.
<nt preferred stock and underlying
bonds.
ObDS AND ENDS.
Aliout 700 lives are lost every year
the English coasts.
Bergen, Norway,boaetsapajierchurch
large enough to seat 1,000 jjcmins, Tlie
building is rendered waterproof by a
solution of quicklime, curdled milk and
whites of eggs.
The ingenuity of tho American people
is shewn from tho fact that fully three
fourths of the entire manufacturing
capital of this country, or $11,000,009,000,
is bused upon patents.
Cryptograms, for communicating in
secret language, are nearly ua old as the
art of writing, and invisible inks, which
could lie rendered visible by heat or the
action ef chemical*, were used by tin.
Egyptians thirty-five centuries ago.
Among the weavers employed in »
Uiddoforil (Me.) cotton mill is a woman
who stands (1 feet 3 iiie.ho* in her stock- I
i„g feet, and is large and strong m pro- ,
VKivtiou. HL« is more t ui u iruvU’.li tor
any man about tlio mill, ciUior la wxiiig
or wrestling.
AROUND THL THRONES.
Ar cor ding to a .Jajianoso belief tlio
mikado is descondod from tho gods, Ih>
j jug pjiHt iri direct lira) nf descent.
An equestrian statue of Emperor if rod
crick is to b<» put. up in Alsace, overlook
mu r»*«.
chief maker, lives on tho island of Coy
ion amid cocoamit groves haunted by
j niiuirrels and magpie robins.
prf , Prime! v arK ,t Napclloon, f .,, TI the s'.'conil son
' of the late has boor.
, t o 1,.„ rank of commander of
a squadron in tho Nijnl-Novgorod regi
()f ,j ra!; <x, n s. which is quartered iu
C'artcar.us. '
The Cirand , r DucIwhs . . of , Bwlen „ , who , is ,
indefatigable in doing good works, tout
a ^‘7' lecture ,,ad,Jn roo.u * T for the 'i g, H rlsito t hinging ^ to
tb f V ! Ct/,ri f. SP” 0I ? “' , ' 1 Ul th * ,w,wiuK
schools of the iiadwh I raneriverein.
H ih
WORLD’S FAIR NOTES.
Director General Davis f.as declared
that all aimlicatiows for space ought to
Is, presented by July 1, tm.
Trie Grand Rapids |..„ri,u fMieh rMich.) t furniture furniture
ncimife urors w.l make a un.M ex
hlbit, and want half an acre of in
******
, .
attend tbs exissiition, liavtng already
obtained i*-rrmsHiori to do so.
The province of Ontario. Cana>la, will
make an exbmei vo mineral exhil/it. Can
. , L? for a total of
WiXjar o feet of apace in tho variou* build
Georgia, like Texas and South Da
kota U trying to raise a large portion
and teachers.
o E?
iivS v]
HYPNOTISM.
gonw Examples of Its Uuoonsctmis Intlo
onoo on Particular poisons.
Hypnotism, which is now tho subject
of much intelligent and well directed
modern research and is also, unfortu¬
nately, the plaything of a class of wan
dering stago'ts'rfonners, is tho lineal do
soendunt of many ancient fboliefs. 1
U' ' ” •number of
have made for mys
counter experiments, > which l in
statu ted consisted in elimiiiating pre
cisoly those elements which wore sup¬
posed to lx) the efficient causes of the
Thus, the first and most efficient cause
of this mesmeric, hypnotic, magnetic or
olectrobiologieal oondSUpn of tho sub¬
ject was generally aasilnied to ls> tfio
will power of die operator or somo fluid,
magnetic or electrical, physical or other
emanating from the operator or from
some object Uo had touched, or which
ho had otherwise impregnated or in¬
vested with an infiuono® or fluid or
power proceeding from himself. Tho
lirst thing 1 did was to ascertain whether
there was anything electrical or mag
notio in the phenomena. The most deli¬
cate oloctrioid instruments showed that
was not.
In the second class of control experi
menta 1 eliminated my will in one wet of
experiments, and iu another set it in
direct opposition tothevcsult to bo ob¬
tained. First, 1 did away with all
passes or gestures, and simply sat in
front of my subjects in amontnl attitude
of indifference nnd curiosity. I did not
will them to sleep, hut 1 allowed them
to look at me or at a coin or at a silver
spoon strapped six inches in front of the
eye or at the Up of their own nose. The
same results wove attained, i went
further. .
Htii) ing ill the veil known country
house iu Kent of a distinguished haulier
iu this city, formerly member from
Greenwich, I had been called upon to
set to sleep audio arrest a continuous
barking cough of a young lady who w; in
staying in tlio house, ami who was thus
a torment to herself and her friends. I
sat her down iu front of a lighted can¬
dle which 1 assured her l had pre¬
viously mesmerized. Presently her
cough ceased nnd she fell into a pro¬
found sleep, which lasted till noon of
(lie next day. No one had been able to
awaken her. and I found great difficulty
in doing so. opposite her at
That night 1 sat to a
large dinner party, and she presently lie
cjjuiio drowwy, uml hud to bo lo<l lroin tho
table, alleging, to my great confusion,
that ; i wi ti4u.iii tucKincriging her. 81m
j ritfi j|f| ft , i Ale tu ;my mijipuiKsi,
, aliat
I fnbrtm^ric iiifhiMioi;- it was round cx
j |HHliont U> taUo hir t^> Lou<l<m, and
t iilching night of through a oar win
d<»\v at (ho k tut ion Khti wont into a ah-op
whirli hinted through tho journey, and
roou»T<‘<l nt intorvala for aovorul days af
torvvard.
This was tlio history of a candle sup¬
posed to lie invested with ineMinoric inilu
onee, and therefore acting as though it
were. 1 may add that when i jiroeeod
oil (o a more active and direct interven¬
tion of my will, opposing sleep, the ro
sultB were not negatively. He
long ae the person operated on believed
Mint my will was that she should sleep,
sleep followed. internal The most consciousness em^getic
willing in tny usual
failed to’ prevent it, where tho
jihysical methods of hypnotism Ly still
nen«, repose or a fixed or tho ver
bad order to sleep, wer«pnnployud.
Thus, then, wo have arrived at proof
that the condition jiroduced in these
race' , by whatever term it may be desig¬
nated, Is always subjective. It is inde¬
J, pendent of passes or gestures. It has no
|. ll i ,, I1 u > ( my lluid eiiiunating from the
. k(()| . ,, ...... rn | llU en to Ids will,
to »n\* inllumieo which lie exorcises
Distance do-s not affect
or noiirrioHM, or tlio intorvonlion of
cfauluctotR or noncoudnctovH,
whether silk or glass or atone, or even a
brick wail.
We can setnl the order to sloop l»y ielo
phono or by telegraph. Wo can prac
tically got the same results while cdiiiii
noting the opcraUjr, if wo can contrive
to influence the imagination or to nffcct
tlio physical condition of tho subject by
of a great nuint>or of eontriv
Lrncst Hart in Ninctoontii Lk;r»
tury.
Kxpi<*Nion» TliHt I’rWliiMid No KhIii.
Over two years ago tho cogwheel
roml watM gra-dod V) the top of Pike’s
Beak. Thinking that exploftiorrs on a
Wgh. isolatod mountain rising farabovo
tho adjacent country like l ike s l eak,
would produce ram if anywh r i, i »
cially noted the weather lremw.do.is
explosions occurred daily for some
months. Tho reports JL, were often board
^ forty an< , Iutt ny of tto.-m
, ,, 18 000 and 14.147
the driest J years over known in Colo
ra ,j 0 , w}l oflCD f„ r day, or Weeks
there was no precipitation oven on tho
mounLuns.-Gor. ...... . _ u,.;, Bciuice.
A Novel wager,
A i>ig is a very observant animat, and
when walking uaually tuna, ito limvl
from side to side to see what is going on
around It. This well known habit turn
^ M , ^ jn mtlultt M o. A
a ^ of ^ £ wdII at .
, ,.. |u
- ~
whipp«i m. T»«itj-®ner«ir-<iia ie»y.
A Norwalk (Conn.) young man, twon
ty-one years old. fell ln love with and
insiiited ao “Ic^iing company" with a
young woman in the neighborhood in
*rnta Wherenptjn of his father’s catching violent the two op^tom together
on the street the other day, tho irate
dTHUKHMpma MOf
Terms; $1.25.
NO. 11.
GEORGIA RAILROAD
Slone ^Mountain Route.
GEORGIA RAILROAD COMPAN Y. .
Office General Manac , >
ACOtJSTA, Ga., Nov. U j2.)
Sunday, 15th inst t \ fol¬
lowing Passenger Scbodule will be op¬
:
Sclaodulos Bast.
............. Day Nigiit Fast.
Miles I
Midi Express Train
P. M,
Lv Atlanta i o
Decatur =.» 8 pi ‘ 11 30 ‘ : 3 00”
' Olarkston K 30 1 11 48 ‘ i
’ St M’tain : H 8 .12 • 12 01am; 3 J5”
’ Lithonia : vt 0 03 ‘ 12 23 ‘ ; 3 2H”
’ Conyers P 17 1 12 30 * i 3 40”
’ Soo’l Coviiig’n "to ; 10 P IW 12 ‘ : 1 1 07 3(1 ‘ ‘ : 8 4 50” 1»”
|,v < ; g :
Av Rutledge i 1 i IQ 23 ‘ : 1 54 ‘ 4 30”
' Madison ! 5 10 43 ‘ 2 18 ‘ 4 4U”
' liuckhead; cJ 11 f>2 ’ 2 38 *
’ Grocnsl)’o'; -5 27 ‘ : 3 12 1 8.'
’ Union P’t; g 45 * : 3 30 ‘ :
’ Cr’villo i i 3 57 1 i
’ Harnett ■ 5 •I 12 ‘ • •=
’ Caniak 4:i 12 52 ‘ 4 30 ‘ :
ArTemson : 1 13 • ! 5 01 ‘ !
’ Augusta 11 aide m ;i71 * 3 1 47 15pm ’ ; ft tl 33 35am! * j
Ar
ScliOCiUlDS WOSt,
v I Day ! Night j Train hist
STATIONS l — I Mail Express
f I A.M.
Dili OSani' l I 1 p: 7 45"
25:12 04pmT2 ( a 8 ill"
‘ Thomson: 37 12 32 1 .12 II ‘ 8 57“
l.v Camille 47,12 55 * • i H ‘ II 13“
‘ Harnett 58* 2 20 1 1 38 1 ; ’ 1 32“
1 (Vvilla (14; t 32 ’ ; l 54 • : s» 42"
* ‘ Greensb’ mien I” .?T— TV. 83; 2 2 23 10 ‘ 1 j l M Tl 25 41 1 - .ill 1004“ ||S“
— ho
> Madison .103! 3 01 1 ; - - 2; 1 3P“
» SocT i”lo ' 1 lfi: 3 34 ‘ l I"- ‘II Hi"
* Covingten;1fi0 3 54 ‘ : -I !«» ‘ ’H IU"
• Conyers il40. I 22 1 : 4 0(1 • ill 55 “
• Lilhm'ia :l 10 I 3" : ft 22 * 12 071’
• Stone M’t:J55; 4 57 1 i ft 44 ‘ i 12 22 ”
• L'larkstnnilOO: 5 10 * ! 5 58 ‘
• Decatur ii05 5 22 * tf 09 ’ 12 12
Ar Atlanta 181 5 I5iiin: 0 30am I pm
Maoon. Bx*nncli.
Mail Day Night
TO M ACON ; Express
Lv (*unui te ...... . ■ i lopm; 1 80am
4 Wum'ut’u:.. • • ■ „...j 1 2 20 10 ‘ ' ;i ! 40 0“ “
4 Sparhv : ....: 1 :
4 pevwux ....... ; 2 25 4 ; 0 40 ‘
4 Milk* I : 2 5M I 4 42 4 *
.... .. ’
X ....: 3 35 .* ; 5 *)■’. "
A r Mu eon . ,! i 4. 40pmi 303mi 3 15 am
Lv Macon K 8 (K)piii
* Haddocks' , I tl 34 ;« w -;•>
1 MiUcdgv’c..... .;t0 Id ' I U 54
* J levei ellXI.. .. , ....: 10 52 * 110 43 “
‘ ,Sparta ;... .. . ii 08 * ,;ii m> “
* Wnrrent’n .... .....12 05pm! 12 30 18 am
A i* Caniftk : ••• . ,12 15pm.12 am
V. abiMNGtON BRANCH.
,T*~ ’ )*! Past ! \
Lv Wiish’len li'TWiiili flOani* 4 3.’.pm
fflllmau ;11' H 40 * 11 ««fttn 5 15pm
‘ Sharon 11 8 15 ,11 50ain 5 15f»m
Ar Harnett pH; 9 05 1 12 01pm 5 40j.ni
Lv Harnett ! 0 9 32»ni 1 20pm IS I Hi pm
‘ Sharon ! 4 0 47 ‘ 1 30 ‘ »l 22am
• Hillman : 7 0 Ml ‘ I 40 * (1 32pm
Ai WuhIi’Ioic 18 10 30am ‘2 30pm 7 10pm
ATHENS BRANCH.
j 1 Si Past 1 lay ; East
’ Train Mail ; Train
Lv Union 1”t o 10 15am 2 10 pm 5 -lopm
* Ma xey’s 13 10 Ham 3 00 juii; 0 Oftpm
1 Crawford 22 It (Mum 103 pm <1 20pm
* Wtnterv’c lW It 25am I 51 pm (150pm
A r A Miens 10 11 40am 5 ir> pm 7 05pm
l.v Athens 0 H 25 a m 8 JO a m 4 50pm
. VVinteiv’e 88 41 aui.9 i2 am, 1 00pm
* Crawford Is 9 02 a m 0 50 a m* -I 27pm
‘ Maxcys 27 0 25 a. in 10.52 am 150pm
A r Union l”t *i(Kt 50 a m ii 35 am 5 I8piu
Gainesville Merson & Soathftrn R, R.
All Trains Daily, Except Sunday.
ML Mail Arc,mu.
Lv Onlnesvlile 0 5 55 am (» 15 pn»
A r licHmonl, ., . I0;0 f2 am 7 41 pm
4 HoHiditoii ... Im 7 T2 am :.......
4 Mulberry • |2di7 48 are :........
‘ Jug Tavern.. . ;27 8 08 am : 45 , t , .
4 Monroe..... 17 am 2 pin
Ar Horial b’ircle... >2 h 55 am . 20 put
(,v Social fii’cle. • • ■: 0,4 25 j»m jl i 20 am
< r Monroe ..... 10,4 58 pm'll 55 Ain
Jug f I’avcrn • • :25;b 07 pm j........
4 M ul Id 1 ry ...... .20 0 40 pm ........
4 IfoHchtori . : ; I d 52 pm ........
4 Jhdlrnont.... | Ji 7 45 pin ‘ f» 40 am
A . ( billies vllle 8 25 i ,tn i 7 80 am
No enmiectioit for < i.iine.HvtlU*. on Sun
day.
Trains No. 27 -nd 2 will .o p uml re
<■<•[vc passengers to and from tho follow¬
ing station* only, ('*rov« town, Harlem,
7‘hompson, Hamak, X'lrwood, Barnett,
f Tawfortlvflle, l T nh»n Point, Orccnesboro,
Buck head, Madison, Kutledge, Sficial
fdrcle, ('nfiventlon < onyers, JJfhonfa.
.Stone Mountain and Decatur.
J. W. DBBK.V, Hem M utt" r
K. It. DORSEY, fieri. Passenger Ag’t
Joe W. White, (i. T. V, A. Augusta H i
1
vClittle V
EM LIVER
fij? PILLS
DO HOT GRIPE HOtt rIO.
Htam ACTUS, cnr% tot glfTT.'
irr.pclvM SI
pallor,, torpid jf lit c my
■
• 3 -
(ooV^ ^ iliourt oninm. onu Xjajlv E*ur:>h action. rac- -
lifautlfr ^©omplexlon by purlfyh ^
Xtl nwU txu ‘83n««ut.’‘
ami t-ooa .top. tautttmfv b(»k wKhMBOto.
08. HABTC8 MEOICINt CO.. St. Lout*. Ha
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