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Hy GF.NEYIEYE ULSIAIt,
Itthor of "A Woird Wodding Night,” "Th*
loro of Her Life," “The 8tolen Bride
groom,” "Cruel as the Oravo,"
“Her Widdlng Night,”
Etc., Eto, Eto.
CHAPTER IX.
A FT Fill TIIK FUNERAI*
When Ginlio euterpd the undertaking
establishment h ■ was utuiwire of the fact
that watchful eyes were upon him, anil that
Mr. Elliott had followed him qniotly into
the place.
His mind was nhnorbod in his mission,
end he at once addressed a man soatod at a
desk, who seemed lo bo in chargo of the
plnce, and to whom ho mado known his
business.
The man !i»tened curiously and then
gravely io h;s s.tuple story, and tlion said
in a kindly tone of voioo:
"Yes, div little man. your sister's body
was brought hero nnd placed in B cheop
coffin, to ho hurled to-morrow, Tho city
requires that we take charge of all tho tinu-
E er dead at onoe, and wo bro ight hor Lore
nmodiut ly after the inquest.
"Kho is no pauper," choked out Giulio,
•obbingly. "The city shall not bury her.
boo, sir; I have money, my savings for ovoi
a year, near y foriy dollars, and I wish to
havo her buried from the house of a friend,
a Miss Lucia, and lobnvc ilowers, and car
riages, and n grave of her own."
Tears of honest sympathy came to tho
undertaker's eyes as poor Giulio rovealod
his plan for giung his dead sister a docent
bur ini.
The boy had counted out his money on
the desk boforo tho man. Tho latter
promised to soe that a proper robo nnd
onskot, Ilowers. nnd a hoarse and oarriago
wero supplied, and that the body should lie
sent to M ss Lucia's home.
He triod to force a portion of the money
back upon Giulio, ulihougb tho entiro
amount did not nearly represent the vulne
of the casket aloi.o, hut tho boy strenu
ously refused to take it.
Ho hud completed tho Inst arrangement
'for tho funeral on the morrow, when both
himself and the undertaker started in some
surprise. •
Mr. Elliott, nn interested and nffocted
■peetntor of the entire sccuo, hud rovoaled
himself.
Toars chokod his voice as he sought to
spoak. His hand resting tenderly on the
bond of Giulio, ho said in broken tonos:
"Do not tako his money. TJiis boy’s
sistor -hull have a 1 he desires in tho way of
n funeral, and I will pay for it."
"N , no." began (tin io, nnd thon ho
pansod abruptly ns lie recognized Mr.
Ediott ns the father of tho little girl he
roseued from the runaway that day.
“Yon remember me?" said Mr. Elliott,
“then yon know how much I owo you. My
poor hoy, heaven will bless your nobleness
of spirit, nml you ahull never need a friend
while I am uenr you "
“Hut I must pay for little Teresa’s fu
neral, " murmured Gin io. “Soe, sir; it is
the last kindness I can show her."
Mr. Elliolt sow that Giulio's heart was
set on having his owu way, and demurred
no further.
But before they loft tho plum ho man
aged to speak confidentially to tho under
taker, and ordoro I him to miika tho burial
as beautiful ns money could provido.
When tlioy left the store ho insisted on
Giulio acaompauying him to nu hotel near
by.
There in the sitting-room ho listened to
all tho sad story of his life.
Giulio had but to glnuee at his kindly,
sympathetic face to know that he hud found
a true, earnest friend.
When th y parted, Mr. Elliott informed
Giulio that lie would sco him on tho mor
row, and that aftor the funeral ho wished
to see him to mako arum, ements for the
future.
"My hoy," he said, feelingly, "you saved
tho life of my only child to-day, and you
have endourod yourself strangely to me by
your devoiion to tour dead sistor. Out oi
nil my wealth yon must lot mo do some
thing to mako your life happier."
That u'ght the silent form of little
Teresa, one sod in a beautiful onskot, was
sent to Miss Lucii's homo,
All that night, too, tho motionless form
had earnest watchers, whoso hearts were
lightened in the morning when tho prepara
tions tor tho funeral «ore m do.
For nil that money or love could prooure
to rob death of its hideousness surrounded
little Teresa.
Sho looked ns if nHleop, with flowers ii
ncr routed iian-is. tier mourners ion,,
heart ns u'cier >yinan scut by Mr. Ellioti
pronounced r, beautiful eulogy on the dead
child.
Two carriages fo'low d tho body to the
grave. In the second one was Mr, Ellioti
and littlo Mabel.
The last wools wore spoken ns the cas
kot was hidden from view in the dark and
silent grave, tho dreary ride home ter
minated, and the real loneliness of life
camo over Giulio's mourning spirit.
Mr. Elliott had informed him that he
would call that evening to talk with him
about his future plans. •
Miss Lucia had asked him to do an or-
raud for her to a neighboring storo, nnd
grew somewhat anxious os an hour passed
by and he did not return.
Site wns in n wild flutter of suspense
wlion Mr. Elliott appoarod and asked for
Gindo.
Sho told him of Giulio’s strange ab
sence, nnd with a clouded face the wealthy
banker left the plsoe.
“The padrone ho to’d me abont must
have rega ned possession of him," mur
mured Mr. Elliott. “I will soon dissolve
tho spoil of his power.” And he proceeded
straight to tho padrono's homo, the loontion
of which Giulio had made known to him
in lli' ir interview the evening previous.
A terrilde surprise awaited him when he
reached the place. A crowd was gathered
aho.it the doors, and from the exsited
throng tho banker learned of tho death of
tho padrone.
"Have you seen the boy who lived with
him to-day?" he asked his informant of
the particulars of Santo’s death.
“Yes; he’s been arrested."
“What for?" asked Mr. Elliott, with a
start, fearful that in some way Giulio might
he concerned in' the tragedy.
“Oh, Santo wnnted to get him back foi
running away, and made complaint against
him to the police before he died."
“Then he is at the police station?"
“Yos."
Mr. Elliott was soon at the police station.
His wealth nnd influence soon gained him
an interview with the officer in chnrge.
ii. exobunod that bv tha nadrnne * -'••li
the oomplaint against Giulio, whether true
or false, would never be brought to trial.
A few minutes later Giulio was released,
nnd was shocked nnd amazed to hear of
Snnto’s retributive death.
They stopped at Miss Lucia’s humble
home for a few moments.
"You can bid your kind friend good-by
for a timq, Giulio,” said the banker to his
companion.
Giulio looked semewhat surprised
a to go wun you, Mr -uhe
asked.
“If yon will, yes, my boy. I will make
your life a useful and happy one if you
will lot me."
"Ob, sir, I um unworthy all the trouble
You aro taking for me."
i'He; it will make m„
to rescue you from the dark past Yon will
come to my homo its welcome guost. 1
will send you to school, nnd Inter give you
n position in tho hank. For your dear sis-
tor’s sat; c you must make n man of yourself."
‘In Teresa's dear name I promise to be
truo to her memory nnd true to myself al
ways," replied Giulio, solemnly.
There wns a tender parting between Miss
Lucia nnd Giulio.
When Mr. Elliott left her humble home,
ho loft behind a bank-note on the table to
lighten tho poor dressmaker's labors.
That night, in tlio hunker's elognnt man
sion, with little Mabel for an interested
auditor, Mr. Elliott told Giulio of the plans
bo had formed for his welfare.
Tim dnv follow]-’" Giulio. under the
kindly direction of hie now friend, started
for a boarding-school some miles from the
city.
“You must study hard to prepare your
self for the duties of life,” said the banker
ns they pnrted.
For nil its oaros nnd troubles, too, he
might have added.
For although neither knew it, down the
shadowed road of the future wns wniting
for Giulio ns strnngo nnd stormy a destiny
as mortal being ever know.
CHAPTER X.
SIX YKAIlM LATER
One beautiful summer eveutng, six years
after tho ooourrence of tho eTonts detailed in
the last ohnptor, n scene was tmnspiriug at
n fnshiounblo summer resort, located about
a hundred miles from tho great city whoi o
Giulio hnd passed his early boyhood, which
had much to do with hiiuso.f nnd those
whoso friendship ho hnd gained iu the hour
of his darkest adversity.
A broad, deop river, fringed with a lux
urious growth of flower, troo and under
brush, rotloctod the Hushing lights from a
pretentions hotel located on its banks.
Within Bight of its illumination, almost
within hearing of tho music which llllod
its spacious parlors, nt a point ou the
moonlit landscape where the stream curved
to tho picliiresquo wntorfall half a mile
below, sal two mon,
’lhoy had solectod a grassy plot, from
whonce nn uninterrupted view of the river
and its surroundings wns plainly visible,
and the younger of the two, a handsome,
athlctio follow of not moro thnn twenty
years, with absorbed gazo seemed drink
ing in rapturously tho beauties of tho ruro
nnd radiant sccuo.
His companion, who was somewhat older,
was still a young man, hut liis fnco had not
the frank, honest expression of thnt of hts
companion. Wen ,ness of will and vacil
lating purpose showed plninly in tho linos
of liiH face, nnd nt timos, too, a crafty, dis
satisfied glow illuminated his rustless, over-
shifting oyes.
“A lovely night, nnd a lovoly sceno, n
poet nml aitist's ideal, if there ovor wns
ono," spoko tho younger man, suddenly
arousing from his contemplation of the
river and its surroundings. "Como, Mnrcy,
you soem immersed in your somber moods
again."
Tho tono was light, oaroloss, honrty. It
showed that the abstraction of its posses
sor was that of rovorie, while tho silenco
of the mnn ho designated as Marcy, ns evi
denced by his sullen, lowering face and
bent, scowling brows, was indicative of
moody, unplensnnt thought.
Tho lnttor started nt his companion's
words, nnd n foigued or ronl smile crossod
hi < face,
“You wore dreaming yourself, Elliott,"
ho remarked.
"Who wouldn't, with snch n scene before
him? Hut I was looking at tho landscape.
You were wrapped lip in yourself. Boine-
tinn s I am tempted to b»liovo. Mnrcy, that
you've got a very dark corner in your mind,
uiiunted by an inniiito thnt worries you."
Giulio Elliott's voioo wns only half-serious,
'•lit ho was entirely so ns he glancod
-enickingly nt Minor's face.
The latter evidently did not appreciate
bis discernment, for he said almost irri
tably:
“Well, well, don't nlludo to it? I have
momories tlinl nro bittor and resentful," lie
confessed, “hut they don't quite mako life
uni-curable. I wasn't thinking of that just
now."
AT. Elliott had Insisted on Glmio's tak
ing a brief vneation before he came to the
city. He supplied him liberally with
money, and told him to take n two weeks'
tonr of the lakos.
Then he wns to return to the city, to take
a position in the bank, nnd begin Lis busi
ness career under the most flattering aus
pices.
Howard Marcy hnd accompanied him on
his trip, which had boon quite a rorauntio
one. They had not sought tho resorts of
fashion, but had llngored wherever nature
Wns at its fairest, ainl nftern pleasant tramp
across the country had that very evening
arrived nt the summer resort whom they
now were, secured temporary quarter*
at a modost hotel in the village, and in
tended to take the stage later for the take,
where the midnight Btoamer would convey
them to the city.
All this, and much more, wns dovolopod
In their conversation for tho next hour. To
Giulio’* simplo story Mnrcy hnd listened
Interestedly, bnt had not vouchsafed a
similar confidence regarding the past years
of his own life.
They bad arisen to their feet to return to
tho villago, nml stood nt tho very vorgo of
Ihe rivor, whon the sound of voioes on-
cbnined their attention.
Coming from tho direction of tho liotol,
flouting idly with tho current of the stream,
was n small pleasure boat.
It contained two porsons, and at them
nnobservedly Giulio and Mnrcy glanced
carelessly.
The white moonlight plainly rovcaied
their forms and fnoes. The ono was n man
not less tha i forty yours of ngo, with a
dark, sinister fnoo that involuntarily re
plied Giulio, ho know not why.
Upon the face of hta companion, a beau
tiful girl, still in her teeus, Giu'io gazed
With unaffected admiration nml interest,
Sho was the loveliest woman he hnd over
sceu, and her spiritm 1 lo beauty wns doubly
enhanced by tho marvelous tinting of tho
soft, mollow moonlight.
Why did tho fnco nttract, why did those
clenr, sparkling eyos louch a sir,nicely ro-
■pousiva soutiniout iu his heart, and soern
to awaken a vague, misty memory of the
far pnRt?
He stood rivoted to tho spot in mnte
contemplation of tljo giil, when a sudden
cry from Marcy causod him to regard that
person in tho profoundost bewilderment
ami surprise.
Ills companion hud rocoiicd as if donlt n
smldon blow ovory vostigo of color had
doserted his fnen, nnd a low cry of ovident
fear nnd dismay parted his lips ns ho gazed
transfixed upon tho mnu in the boat.
Anxious to address him, mid demand tho
ciiubo of hiR strnngo emotion, Giulio again
fixed bis nUantioii upon tho inmateR of the
row boat as the girl spoke.
Tho accents of her clour, melodious voice
thrilled him without his knowing why.
[TO UK CONTINUED. 1
WORDS OF W ISDOM.
Revolvers at a Seance.
Gruff lint G'-nerotu
roj own life happlej
“What then?" doranuded Giulio, enri-
ouslv.
"Of tho gnv. butterfly life some people
experience, while I lead ncaroer that is dull
and dreary ns that of a hermit Just hear
the music yonder!—8-0 the flitting forms,
ud hear the merry laughter! wLut care
less enjoyment wenltli may know! Ahl if
L cou.d only gniu it, if I could livo n few
years in tho joyous, hnppy whirl of society
mid money. I'd give tho remaining forty I
may drag out, poor and obscure, willingly.”
liis voice was enrnost, yet bitter. In un
affected surprise, Giulio regarded his com
panion fixedly.
“Well, well, Marcy!" lie jeered gayly, “I
nevor dreamed tillb of you. Tho qu ot,
circumspect record clerk of Ihe university,
in envious worshiper of the foliios of so
ciety and the fleeting benefits of moneyl
Vtac, old friend, confess, it’s only a «nor-
>id emotion that temporarily possesses
rou?"
Giulio's soothing words did not have
lie desired effect ou Marcy. A shade of
lenper bitterness crossed liis dark faoe,
mil its expression was sinister ns lie said;
"A record clerk! I was not always that,
ind, as 1 told you, I will not lie that agniii v
it it wunn t lor your inongVitrmiiDi-n nuu
help, I would havo rosentod the snobbery
of tho studouts and the hard tasks of tho
professors long since. You pitied my
trieudloHs condition and my povery. You
even now ofl'or lo secure mo a better po
sition in tho city."
“Well, don't boro mo with applauoe,"
cried Giulio lightly. “Y'ou'ro a good fel
low, Marcy, nnd I like you, and whntcvor I
can do for you will go to make up for your
helping mo in my Btudies. We’ll jog along
together for a iimo, any way. We may
make something of oiirselvos yet.”
“ ire/" emphasized Marcy. “Your lo. is
cast in far different lines from mine own,
Elliott.”
•'< don’t soo how."
“What! and you the nephew of tho rich
banker."
"Ho's no moro my uncle than yours."
Marcy stared iu incredulous amnzemont
at his companion.
"What!" he ejaculated brcntklossl}-, “not
your nnole?"
"No!"
“Hut he came to *ee you at tho univer
sity. Everybody supposed he was your
rolative
“Everbody surmised wrongly, then. Not
but that ho has been kind as,a father, dear
old Mr. Elliott!" continued Giu io tenderly;
“but I am only a protego of his—ou out
cast, a pauper he picked up from the streets
>f tho great city."
ms voloe grew soft and earnest. Bis man
ner subdued, as he went over his past life
to his friend and confidant, Howard
Maroy.
With its details, when he was Giulio,
the slave of tho cruel padrone, Giusippe
Santo, the reader U already familiar.
Marcy listo- od with strange, rapt inter
est, as Lo glided from tho recital of his
boyish experience to tho brighter enroer
that began with his first school days.
Ginlio told of being sent away to a
private school for two years, of ii brief
visit to the banker’s home in the city,
v.'here he found little Mabel as beautiful,
and willful, and bewitching ns ever, nnd
(hen of coming to tho university whore
Howard Mercy was later employed in a
clerical capacity.
There wns n striking contrast between the
almost sullen Marcy and Giulio's follow
students, bnt the very loneliness nnd
friendliness of the college clerk made him
remember his own days of poverty and
suffering, and he befriended him in many
A week previous, Giulio had graduated
with full honors at the university, and
Murey had aided him materially in prepar
ing for the final examination.
Mr. Elliott, bis kind-liearted patron, had
attended the closing exercises of the col
lege, but had not brought Mabel with lii.o.
Giulio had almost forgotten how sho
looked, so long hnd it beoti sinoe he had
last seen her, and ligtoned with pious urn to
the banker's enthusiastic description of hex
gocom^lUhmeuts gnfl loy$liuee«,
A prettier and more pathetic story has
seldom been told thnn ono published In
the l)ni u Te'njr-'ph. A hospital for
sick children iu the East. End of l,oud(>n
should, lit least, ono would think, be ns
good ii building, us well fitted for its
purposes, ns a si able in tho West End.
Yet the work of which this story tells
was carried on in “a tumbledown old
wharf warehouse,” such n place ns tho
readers of Dickens can easily picture to
themselves. It might have formed part
of the business premises of the famous
Mr. Quilp; and, for certain, none of tho
gny procession thronging llydo Park
would have suffered ono of their sleek
hoiBcs to nbido in it a ainglo niglu.
Hut it had to do for tho sica children
simply because there wns no money to
build a better place. And then one day
up the rickety stairs, holding on by the
rope that served for banister, came a
shabby, gruff old man, asking in a tono
that seemed to threaten an action for
damages, if thin was u children's hospital
nnd if tlioy didn’t want a pioper " hos
pital." 'I ho secretary witL faint hopes
of a guinea, answered tlieso questions,
nnd received—a check for i! 1,000. They
went ovor the place; and when this un
expected nngel of blessing had seen the
children, he camo back, usked again for
pen nn ink, and wrote a second thous
and. Then, with iiis coat buttoned, he
was about to go: Imt one story after
another of healing and of child heroism
flowed from the secretary’s lips, until,
with agruff 11 11 ii 1 ” tho coat was thrown
back once more, the magic book pro
duced. nnd a third thousand lny bosido
tile others. “ I found my way up, and 1
can find my way down. Good dny." Tho
man of shabby coat and grnlf voice was
gone, but the secretary had tlie new
building in his hand, C'hrUtim i eaitr.
An Ox Roiled Whole.
An experiment, rare, if not unprec
edented, was tried on Jubilee Day at
LisH, n village on tho London <fc (South
western Railway in Hampshire. It con
sisted in boiling a bullock whole, in ad
dition to ono roasted the evening before.
A hole dug ill the ground was built
over with bricks. Into tho latter was
built a tank, and into tho tank was
lowered the carcass, placed within a
easo formed by iron bars, to which
chains wero attached. Pulleys from a
scaffolding immediately above raised
and lowered tho ox, of which tho head
and carcass wore sown up separately in
strong canvas. Carrots wore boiled with
it, and potatoes enclosed in bags, mak
ing gallons of rich soup. Tho fat was
removed from the carcass before boiling.
At 5j ]>. in. tho carcass, which hnd
been boiled about seven hours, was
raised from tho tank, two bands playing
“God Save the Queen” and “Rule Bri
tannia” outlie scaffolding above. It was
placed on a large bier-liko vehicle and
carried on the shoulders of twelve men
to the booth whore it was to bo cut up,
tho bands playing in front. A beautiful
wreath and flags were placed over tho
ox, nnd the gentleman who gave tho
bullocks, tho butcher, and nn assistant,
wero borne along with it over the heads
of the crowd. The meat wjis pronounced
excellent, and was certainly well cook
ed. The Inigo knife nnd fork used on
this occasion were especially manufact
ured for tho purpose in the village.
Caught In a Trap.
At the close of the wm the blockading
1 vessels turned the tallies on the blockade
runners in the following manner, as re-
' ported by Captain Robert, a blockade
! runner:
! “Fort Fisher was at hist taken uribe-
know)lit, as the sailors say, to the block
ade runners at Nassau or Bermuda, at
which places the blindest con dence
was still felt in everything connected
with the fortunes of the South, and
where to whisper an opinion that any
mishap might befall to Wilmington was
positively dangerous. The crafty
Northerners placed the lights for going
over the bar as usual The blockade
runners came cautiously on, and, con
gratuinting themselves on seeing no
cruisers, ran gayly into port. The usual
fcastings and rejoicings were about to
commence when a boat full of armed
men came alongside, and astonished
j them by telling them that they were iu
I the lion’s mouth This happened to
, fourortivc vessels before the news had
! reached the islands. I- was hard lines,
i no doubt, but quite fair play. It WM
the blockers’ turn to lough now,"
A natural will ploughed up is the best
coil for producing luxuriant crops.
Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity,
nnd truth accomplishes no victories
without it.
Quietness improves into cheerfulness
enough to make me so good humored os
to wish the world well.
Those who net right walk with th*
stnrs, and with all the deepest processes
of tho universe.—Philips Brook),
Education is the only interest worthy
1hc deep controling anxiety of the
thought till man.— Wendell Phillip).
Every beautiful, purennd good thought
which thehenrt entertains is nn angel of
mercy, purifying nnd guarding tho
soul.
The humanities are never so abundant
in fruitage ns when they are fibred upon
a fnith which rests and rejoices in tho
impartial and universal love of God.
Ilnppinc-s is defined by Madame do
Stttcl to bo “n state of constant occupa
tion upon some desirable object, witli a
continual sense of progress toward its
attainment.”
Frugality may be termed the daughter
of prudence, the sister of temperance nnd
the parent of liberty, lie that is ex-
trnvngnnt will quickly become poor, nnd
poverty will enforce dependenoe and
corruption.
lie Kind to Your Horse.
Kindness with the family horse is of
the utmost importance. Always culti
vate nn nrmmintnncc, nnd be on social
nnd friendly terms with him. If he is
tired and worn out, it is astonishing
how those little attentions willcncournga
and cheer him up. When not in use
he should he given n reasonable amount
of daily exercise. No animal will do
well without exercise. It promotes a
good action of the limbs, and assists di
gestion. The harness should he made to
fit. thus avoiding chafes nnd bruises. In
cold weather the lips and tongue of (ho
horse may he made very sore by contact
with the frozen hit. The bit should al
ways he warmed before being placed in
the horso's mouth. Flics are very annoy
ing to horses, and the use of the net, or
some preparation that will keep the Hies
away, is well repaid.
Care in driving is of the greatest im
portance. Row often do we sec an
animal driven until wet with perspira
tion, and dotted with foam, standing
without blanket or protection of any
kind from the cold northern winds.
Whon in such condition he evidently
suffers intensely; besides the (lunger of
eontriicting diseases, from which he will
never recover, if any law on our statute
hook should he more rigidly enforced
than another, it is the one against fast
driving. When in use, blankets should
nlwnys he provided in cold weather, so
that they will dry without chilling,
Protect them from drafts when warm,
nnd either rub down, or let them stand
in a stable, where cold air can not strike
them.—Avierican Agriculturist.
Llghtiiing-Rmls on Chili-rites.
The first lightning conductor upon a
church in England was not put up until
I7fi2, ten years after Franklin’s discov
ery. The spire of Saint Bride’s Church
in London wns greatly injured by light
ning in 1750, mill iu 1704 a storm so
wrecked its masonry thnt it had to lie
mainly rebuilt; vet lor vents after this
the authorities refused to attach a light
ning-rod! The Protestant Cut lied rnl of
Saint Paul’s in London wns not protected
until sixteen years after Franklin’s dis
covery, and tlio tower of the great Protes
tant church at Hamburg )*>t until a year
later still. As late ns 178:1 it was" de
clared in Germany,on excellent authority,
that within u space of thirty-three years
nearly four hundred towers lmd been
damaged, and one hundred and twenty
bell-ringers killed.
la Roman Catholic countries it similar
prejudice was shown, and its cost at
times wns heavy. In Austria the church
of Rosenborg, in the mountains of Carin-
thin, was struck so frequently, and with
such loss of life, that the peasants feared
at last to attend service. Three times
was tho spire rebuilt, nnd it was not
until 1778—twenty-six years after Frank
lin's discovery—that the authorities per
mitted a rod lo lie attached. Then all
trouble ceased. — Popular Science Mouthhj,
Insect Wonders.
Spiders have four paps for spinning
their threads, each pap having 1,000
holes, and the line web itself is tho union
of 4,000 threads. No spider spins more,
than four webs, and when Ihe fourth is
destroyed they seize on the web of oth
ers.
A single female house fly produces in
one season 20,080,820.
A wasp’s nest usually contains 15,000 or
10.000 cells.
A queen bee will lay 2,000 eggs daily
for lil ty days and the eggs are hatched in
three (lays. A swarm of bees contains
from 10,000 to 20,000 in a natural state;
in a hive from 80,000 to 40,000 bees.
Every pound of cochineal contains
70.000 insects boiled to death, and from
(100,000 to 700,000 pounds are annually
brought to Europe for scarlet and crim
son dyes.
Two thousand nine hundred silkworms
arc required to produce one pound of
silk; hut ii takes 27,000 spiders to produce
one pound of web.
A Revised Version.
There lived near Alexandria, in Vir
ginia, an old colored man and woman,
whom their acquaintances called Daddy
and Mammy \\ illiams. lie hnd hnd cdu-
lationnl advantages, and could read in a
fashion peculiarly his own; hut his wife,
nit hough lacking as regards erudition,
possessed great force of character, which
she often displayed in a manner that was
very irritating to her husband. When
she became particularly fractious, Daddy
would take the Bible, and open to that
chapter in Revelation beginning: “And
there appeared a great wonder in heaven,
a woman clothed with the sun, and the
moon under her feet,” etc.
With impressive solemnity he would
read as follows: “An dere ’pcareil a
great wonder in lichen, a woman!”
Slowly closing tlio book, lie would gaze
sternly at his now subdued wife, for tlie
pas-age never failed to produce the de
sired effect.—Harper's Mntjazine.
A River of Ink.
In Algeria there is a small stream
which tlio chemistry of nature lias con
verted into true ink. It. is formed by
the union of two rivulets, ono of which
is very strongly impregnated with iron,
while the oilier, meandering through a
peat, ’marsh, imbibes gallic acid, another
ingredient in the formation of ink. Let
ters and other manuscript matters are sat
isfactorily written with this singular
natural compound of iron and gallic
acid.
now A PAIR or PERFORMERS RAtSDD A
, mu ItOW IN TUB AUDIENCE.
“Ono of tlio funniest incidents that
ever enmo under my notice,*’ Baid l)’Al-
vina, the conjurer, “was out itt CheyehnO
a week ago. in our hiagic perfor
mance we use a cabinet, nnd while the
‘spiritual manifestations’ nro going On
therein all the lights Are turned t)lf irt
the building. This evbning twO dr
throe of us were feeling rather glum,
and we put our heads together and made
up our minds thnt we'd do something
to liven up the performance. In all
conjuring shows, yon know, tlicro is n
hoard wulk lrom the stage dtlwh illtd
the centre nis!e Of tile AUdltdHuhL Wtt
call this the ‘run-down ’
“Well, whon this cnblnct act wns on
two of us who were not ongnged started
out to hnvc somo sport. Tho lights
wero to he out only thirty seconds, nnd
so we hnd no time to lose. As soon ns
tho gas wns turned out we skipped dbiVrt
the run-way mid lulu the aisle There
wo banged around lively among tho
spectators, hitting one a lint hand clip
on the fnco and then another, pulling
their hair, bumping two men’s heads
together, nnd playing all such pranks,
and ns quick ns lightning Just before
the lights were turned on wo skipped
hack onto the stage nnd into the wings,
nnd thcro stopped to watch tho sport.
“As soon ns tho light camo we saw
tlint there was groat commotion in the
houso. Fifteen or twenty men were «m
their feet, nnd hnlf a dozen were fight
ing with cnch other. One mnn Lad
knocked i is neighbor down under tho
scat nnd another hnd his two hands into
the hair of Ihe mnn sitting next to him.
Revolvers wero drawn nnd it seemed
that everybody was accusing everybody
else of having taken advantage of tho
durkness to play mean tricks. It wns
ten minutes beloro we could get the
houso quieted.”—Chicago Herald,
Musical Mauds.
Many people have heard of thosinging
bench at Manchester, Mass., where the
sand, when driven over or stirred, gives
out a peculiar and not unmusical sound,
but few, very few, people know that near
I’escndero, Cal., n beach exists much
larger, giving out sounds in no uncertain
miinncr, The bench near Manchester is
said to lie one-fifth of n mile in extent,
but nt l’escndcro nn investigating party
found tlio sounds very clear, though
varying in loudness, for n distance of
one nnd u half miles along the roast
line. The sound is loudest nnd most
distinct where tlio sand is dry on top and
dump beneath. A light vehicle driven
over it gives n clear, musical sound, a
footstep not quite so loud, and even the
hands or a stick stirring or lifting tho
sand causes it to “sing" quite plainly.
Ilnrihalill's Slums nf “l.lbsrlf Enlighten-
mg Ihe World”
to come. On Just ns ifitre n foundation n
* scovory”
Jinn 1
_ un
PterCe’s "Golden Medical Discovery” been
placed, Anil it wifi stand tlit-migl] the cycles of
time ns a monument to the physical emancipa
tion of thousands, who by its use have been re
lieved from consumption, consumptive niidit-
sweAts, bronchitis, coughs, spitting Of bloodi
weak lungs, nnd otlier thl-ont and It
tiolis.
lung uffec-
HAitd-jmlnted coffins Al-o the latest Society
freak ill Boston.
Those who nro trying to break up tlio bano-
fhl habit of intempornneo will experience
great benefit from tho usoof Prickly Ash Hit
ters. Liquors derange the Byslum. Prickly
Asa Bitters will remedy tlio evil results Add
restore tlio brain, stbmncli and liver to lieAllliy
action, theroby strengthening tlio will power,
thoroughly clonnslng“ntid toiling up the sys;
tom nml remove every taint of disease.
It iS
purely a medicine, and wliilo pleasant to till)
taste, it cniinot bo used as n beverage by t'oOsdd
of its cathartic properties.
Italhiw.
Iaiss of sleep sustained from anxiety spent
over tho littloono so slowly and pitifully wast
ing away from tho offoot "f teetlilngi Unlit you
for business, why mit try UK Blggers’ Huckle
berry Gui-dial.
Sweet clover Is a rcllnblo crop for owners of
nplAries, from July until frost.
* * * * Nervous debility, prematuro decline
of power in either sex, speedily and permanent
ly cured. Largo book, 10 colds in stamps.
World’s Dli
Main Street
world's Dispensary Medical Association, 008
t, Buffalo, N. Y.
Terrible forest fires in Michigan devour
fences ui d crops, causing great loss to farmers.
Dniiglilers, Wives nnd .llollirra.
Send for Pamphlet on Frmnlo Diseases, freo;
securely scaled. Dr. J. B. Mnrclilsl, Utica, N.Y.
URELYVCSETABIE PRCPAKATI0S
5ENNA-MANDRAKE-BUCHU
AND 0THES tgUAUV CfflCIENT RIMIDICS
It has stood the Test of Years,
in Curing all Disoases of the
"" BLOOD, LIVER, STOM
ACH, KIDNEYS, BOW
ELS, &o. ItPurlfiostho
Blood, Invigorate* and
Cleanses tho System.
Salvationists for Ucrmany.
Tlio Salvation Army is milking renewed
effort- to gain a footing in Germ.ny. Its
organ, tlie HciUrtif, says tlmt tlio Sal
vation Army is nowhere more urgently
needed than in Germany, “a country of
40,00 ',000 highly intelligent and indus
trious ncople, who are nevertheless
steeped m (I irkness mid unlicliof.” Hut
in order to save the millions now “given
over iu infidelity nnd drunkenness” much
money is required, nnd I liis the Iicilsruf
hopes soot) to sec forthcoming. Tlio city
of Worms is to be the first object of at
tack, and two other stations, one in
Wurlembcrg, tlio other in Nortli Ger
many, ure to follow.
Expensive Flags.
Tho lings to lie presented to tlio Now
York fire department are said to bo the
llne-t over made. They cost about
$1,700. One is a national flag; the other
is u white (ilk department flag. They
are six feet six inches long by five feet
six inches wide, and made of the best
silk. The department Hag is ornamented
with gold fringe nml the insignia of tlio
department. Those tire tlio banners at
the presentation of which Mrs. Cleveland
lias been asked to preside.
('onsiiinplinii, Wasting lliacases,
And General Dobility. Doctors disagree as to
the rolatlvo value of Cod Liver Oil and llypo-
phosphitcH; tlio ono supplying strength and
flesh, tho other giving nerve pmvor, and acting
as a tonic to I ho digestive and entire system.
Butin Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with
HypophosphUos tlio twoaro combined, and tlio
effect is wonderful. Thousands who havo do-
CURE3
ALIDISLASESDFTHE
LIVER
1KIDNEYS
STOMACH
AND
UBOWELS,
ALLDRU66ISTS
PRICEl 001LAR
DY8FEF6I A,CONSTI
PATION, JAUNDICE,
BICKHEADACHE,BIL
IOUS COMPLAINTS, Ac
disappear at once undor
its beneficial influence.
It is purely a Medicine
as its cathartic proper
ties forbids its use as a
beverage. It is ploas-
antto tlio tasio, and as
easily taken ly child-
iron as adults.
IPRICKIY ASH BITTERSCO
Rn!»» Proprietors,
HT.LmiiHnud Kanna Hit*
me
AILS
YOU?
Do you,feel dull, languid, l^w-»^irl|ed ( J|fei
less, and .indescribably mlsenuj.. ,
eallv nnd mentally; bxperlcncfi it sense oi
fullness Or bloating after eating, Or of "gone:
ness,” ot emptiness Of stomach 1H the morO;
lng, tonguo coated, bitter or bad taste it)
mouth. Irregular appetite, dizziness, frequent
headaches) blurred eyesight, “ floating spooks’’
boforb tllb byes, nervous prostration or ex.
hausttbh, IrntabU"'
-lilty of temper, hot flushes,
alternating With chilly sensations, sharp,
biting, transient pains hero and there, cold
feet, drowsiness after meals, wakefulness, or
disturbed nnd unrefreshing sleep, constant,
imlcscribablo feeling of dread, or of irapond-
lng calamity?
ft, you have ail,
Me all, or nny conslticrahlowumbpr
of tlieSo Symptoms, you nro suffering from
thnt most common of American nmlndleS -
Bilious Dyspepsia, or Torpid Liver, associated
with Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. Tho more
complicated your disease lias become, tho
greater tho number nnd diversity of symp-
vnns. No mntter what stngo It Ims reached.
Dr. Piorco’s Uoldon medical Discovery
will subduo it, if taken according to direc
tions, for a rensonablo length of time. If not
cured, oompltontions multiply nnd Eonsump-
tlon of tlie Lungs, Skin Dlscnscs, Heart Dlsense,
Khcumntlsm, Kidney Discnsc, or other grnvo
Hn" "
maladies are quite liable to set in nnd, sooner
or Inter, induce a fatal termination.
Dr. I'lorco’* Golden modlcnl DIs.
eo very nets powerfully upon tho Llvor, nnd
through that great blood-purifying organ,
cleanses tlie system of nil blood-taints nnd im
purities, from whatever cnosc arising. It Is
equally offlcnolous in noting upon tho Kid
neys, nnd otlier excretory organs, cleansing,
strengthening, nnd healing their diseases. As
sn appetizing, restomtlvo tonic, It promotes
r a .. .... ^ ,{1,11
digestion and nutrition, theroby huilillng up
both llcsh nml strength. In innlarlal districts,
this wonderful mcdlcluo has gained gnat
celebrity In miring Fever and Ague, Chills and
Fever, Dumb Ague, and kindred diseases.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Vied leal Dis
covery
CURES ALL HUMORS,
from n common Blotch, or Eruption, to tho
worst Scrofula. Siilt-rliemn, “ Fever-sores "
Scaly or Hough Skill, In short, nil diseases
caused by had blood nro conquered by tills
powerful, purifying, and invigorating tnedl-
cine, ('.rent Eating Ulcers rapidly hen) under
Its honlgn Influence. Especially Ims It mani
fested Its potency In curing Tetter, Eczema
Erysipelas, Boils, Cnrlmiiclcs, Boro Eyes, Sorof-
j ni|" ii»o, UK OjCnilf »MTOI-
uIons Sores and Swellings, Hip-Joint Disease
" White Swellings," Goitre, or Thick Neck,
nnd Enlarged (Hands. Send ton cents 11
stamps Tor a largo Treatise, with colored
plates, on Skin Diseases, or Hie same amount
for a [Treatise on Scrofulous A (Tout Ions,
“FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE.”
Thoroughly demise it bv using Dr. lMorcc’n
Golden medleul Discovery, mid good
digestion, n fair skin, buoyant spirits, vital
strength and bodily liculth will lie established.
CONSUMPTION,
which Is Scrofula ortho I.iuign, is arrested
and cured liy this remedy, if taken In tho
earlier stages of tlio disease. From Its mar
elous power ovor tills terribly fatal disease,
when first offering this mow world-fumed rem
edy lo tlie public, Dr. 1’lerec thought serluuslv
of calling It tils “Consumption Cunr„" hut
abandoned tins' nuine as too restrictive fur
n medicine widen, from lls wonderful com
bination of tonic, or strengthening, alterative.
I «r hlond-clcnnshig, uiitl-billous, pectoral, ami
nutrltlvo properties, la nncqunlcd. not onlv
ns a remedy for Consumption, but for all
Chronic DUrnsc* of tlio
Liver, Blood, and Lungs.
For Weak Lungs, Spitting of Blood, Short
ness of Breath, Chronic Nasal Catarrh, Bron
chitis, Asthma, Severe Coughs, mid kllldr/’d
affections, It, is an efficient remedy.
Sold bv Druggists, at $1.00, or Six Uottlri
for $5.00.
{iW" Send ton cents In stamps for Dr. Flerrc’i
book on Consumption. Address,
A SC It E Cl' It E FOIt
INDIGESTION and DYSPEPSI A.
Ovpp r>,00OI*hy»lclnH» hnvc prut um their approval of
MOKNTYUN. nayliiK thnt It I* tho Iw.-t preparation
for ImllKe^tlon that they have ever ump<I.
We have never heard of a eiwe of DvnpepMa whara
DIGESTYI.IN wan taken that wo* not eared.
World's Dispensary Medical Association,
003 FI a I n SI., IIUFFAUO, N.Y.
FOR CHOLERA INFANTUM.
IT WILL CURE TIIK MOST AtHIKAVATKD CASES.
IT WILL STOP VOMtTINO IN PREONANCY.
IT WILL RELIEVE CONSTIPATION.
For Summer Complaint* nml Chronic Plnrrlnen
H'hh’h are Ihe direct
PIUKSTYLIN will effect un Immeilfnte cure.
Take DYOK8TYLIN for all pnlns ami <1b*o
the ntomaoh ; they all conio from lmllffOHtl<
Cl l»«
drutftflKt for DltlKSTYLlN (pile
txittle). If he does not have It semi ono noun
and we will ferula Ixittlo to you, express i»
Do not hesitate to send your money. Out’ U
reliable. Established twent * five years.
wji. f. ii i mu:u *v co.»
Ilunufaciut hitf ('Ueininl-» S.’J.lolin St.
EXHAUSTED VITALITY
A Great Madicil Work for Young
and Hidhl.-A^aJ Men.
Gono where tho Wocdblne Twinet'i.
Hats nro smart, but "Hot on on Juts" brntl
thorn, ( leara out ltats. Mice. Honchos, t\ liter
llugs, Flics, Beetles, Moths, Ants, lloiqulu c s,
Bed-bugs, insects, Potato Bugs, Sparrows,
Skunks. Weasel, Gophers, Chipmunks, Holes,
Jlusk Hat!!, Jack Hahblta. Squirrels, lie. & 2to.
KNOW THYSELF.
f ryi'Ill.IEllEI) hr Hie I’I'A IIOIIY .11 K 1)1-
I. CAL INSTITUTE. No. 4 Halllluel, Hi.,
losinii, ,Hires. H’M. il. I'A It It EH, .11.1).,
EM LICE
“Rough on Hats” Ir a com plpto prevent fro
or.d destroyi r of Hon Lice. Mix a box of
“Koran on Hats’* to n rail of whitnvaeb,
kepi) it \Y( 11 stirred un whilo applying. H hitc-
wann tho whole intcrlorof tho llennery; lnsl<ta
CoiiAUUt'iff Phyaletnn
•old. It irt atA upon >L . ■«....... . . ■/uum.j.
Premature Decline. Initiated Vitality, Impaired
Vigor, arid Impur.t'm* of the Rlood. nnd the untold
a* consequent thereon. Contains ms) pn^es.
ro than ono mil Ion nplea
i and Phvalcni Dobility.
Impair
rations have
sioii is porfocily palatuhlo and is easily diffc-stud
by thoso who cauuot toloruto plain Cod Llvor
Oil.
aubatantl&l cm om d bln Unit, full Kilt. Warrant*
.. ...... . lire beat popular me Ileal treatise pu'dhpied >n tho
cured by this. Scott’s Kmul- i Kiuliah language. Price only $i by mol) oortimld,
and conrralad In a plain wrapper j Uuntraiiv*
ennery;
nnd outiaido of tho nests. Tho euro is radical
nnd complete. POTATO ESDSS
For 1’otnto Utica, lusects on
Vinos, Phruhs, Trees, 1 pound
or half tho content*) of a
box of “Keren on Kais*'i Ak> »•
cultural Size) to Lo thorwynly
mixed with ono to two barrels
of piaster, crwbot is Loiter nir
Blacked Iimo. Much depends
upon thorough mixing, bo
to completely dlatrlbuta tho poison. Pprlnklo
it on plttLts, trees or shrubs when damp or
w« t, and is quito effective when mixed with
Iimo, dusted on without moisture While in
its eon* °ntrated Ftate it is tho most actire
In a plain wrapper lUuntrai
nplefrte If you send now. AdUrrn At abovo.
thin paper.
and strongest of all Bug Poisons; whpn mixed
o IB
A big church organ mado of paper is said to
ho tlio latest discovery in tlio musical line.
she!
That Miss Jones 1b a nico looking girl, isnt*
‘Yes, nnd slic’d ho tlio belle of tho town if it
wasn’t for one thing V”
“What’s that V”
“Sho lias catarrh so bad it is unpleasant, to ire
near her. She lias triod a dozen tilings and
nothing helps hor. Iam sorry, fori like her, |
but that doesn’t make it any less disagreeable I
for one to be around her.”
Now if she had used Dr. Sage’s Catarrli Rem
edy, thcro would havo been nothing of tlio kind
said, for it will cure catarrh every time.
It 1* a Perfect (’ure*
7 hum Hcvcvdii afflicted with
I la a Fever far :?. r > near*. I
tried Flu's Cream JIalm and
the effect was marvcUan*. It in
a perfect cure.—Win, T. Carr,
Presbyterian Pastor, Kllza-
heth, N. J.
Apply R ilin in'o each nostril.
E. id. Wells, Chemist, Jersey City. N. J.
The Swiss Government purchased alcohol
to cover tlio consumption for 12 months.
Re-lief is immediate, and a cure sure.
Remedy for Catarrh. R0 cents.
Nervous People
Who take Hood’s Sarsaparilla earnestly declare: "It
given us complete and permanent control of our
nerves.” Ry regulating tho digestion It also over
comes dyspepsia aud disagreeable foldings In tho
stoinaoh, cures headache and hoartburn. llyitsnctlon
ou the blood impurities are expelled and tho whole
body Is benefited.
"I nevor can thank Hood’s Sarsaparilla for helping
me so much, When I began taking It I was confined
to the be 1 nenriy all the llmo Now I am up tho best
part of tho day, have a better appetito than for five
years, and am not nearly so nervous as I havo been.”
Mas, Ann A. IJaii.ru, Nlectown, Philadelphia.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only
by C. I. HOOD A CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Moss.
IOO Dosos Ono Dollar
I^T. UEOItGK’:
Me ii, Sr. Gkoh
$300 a y< " *
IIAl.l. for IIoyHand Voting
R, Mi). UnnurpasHod. $230 t<
f. J. CJ. KiNEAn, A. M., Principal.
L.
$3 SHOE.
The only S3 SEAMLESS
Shoo In the world.
I have retailed ono hundred nml three thousand
HM.QOd)Or your "Tanslll’s Punch” -cent cigars dur-
ugthepait Jour months, and over l,4UU,(XiO during
t. o past live ye
Wm. M Dalk, Dru .gist, Chicago.
Address It. W. TAN8ILL CO.». Chicago.
SOLDIERS!
A. W. McOorr.iick Rnn. H»*hlngnin, ii.C*
Finest Calf, perfect fit. and
i warranted. Congress, Hutto-
. and Lace, all styles toe. Ai
1 Ftylish and durable as
j those costing or to. .
W. L. DOUGLAS
(ft2.no SHOE excels
the ftd Shoos adver
tised by other
firms.
FINE Blooded Cattle, fiheep, Ilogn,
Boy* *11 wear the W. L. DOUGLAS Iinn , e oD
I'olZWw. M...
kPoultry, Dogs for sale. Catalogues with 150
gs free N. P Rojerfc « ... < out. kv|!1.*. Pa
r KACIIEKS WANTED: Hr.prF.MnKi» Suasion.
Addrkah, with stamp, HoiiiImtii 'IViiclier*’
Amc cv, P. O. Box 110. Bihminoham, Ala.
MEXICAN WAR
IVI dress K. II. drh
LDIKRS nnd their Widows,
-..nslonsnow for you all. Ad-
Htou A Co., Washington, 1).C.
Sgi
G 1 OLD
I #I,(K>
o a day. Samples \
Inert not under the horse’H
rowstcr Safely Rein Hold.-
orth $1.50. FREE,
eet. Write
•Co.. IIollv. Mich.
i Prof. J. M. 11A Ii TON. Sfith Ward. Cinrlnnatl. O.
This represents n healthy life.
Throughout its various Beenes,
Smith’* BILE BEANS purify tho blood, by actin'*
directly and promptly on the Liver, Skin and Kid-
a vegetable combination that
linn nocuuul in medical sefienco. They cure Count! pa-
and /ro a sate/iurd
Just snch a life ns they enjoy
Who use the Smith’s Kilo Deans.
gainst
and Itri
pie
tiro a waif guard
re] #l° r !« ls levers, chills and fever, gall stones,
ight n disease. Send *1 cents postage for a nam-
ikugc and test tlm i iM rii „S- “ «
plciitt. ku K ° and less tlie TIUJTH oi wliut wo say
feloUcd 1° U| iy address, postpaid. DOSE ONI5 HR.
Tlio original PliotORmph,
punt on roculpt ot
Price, S5 cents per bottle,
- —JAN. Sold by druggists.
f ' SMITH 1*1 OO.. 1'UOPRUSTOIiS, S'X?. XjOtTIS, mo-
Fruit put up for market in ueat, altrao ■
tivo shape brined bust prices.
Iron 1..V.TI, Su-fT
Tore Benin Boon 1*"'
orr alio Scale. »**r
j o Si *Qf p iJ * M L*V
BINGHAMTON. NJL-
J.P. „
JEWELERS.
Atlanta, Ga.
Hr ml lor Catnlogi
nmt lVillSK.E i YI|LJ l ,, 'T„ S
Book of parties‘""‘ir' T)"
B. M. Woolley, W
in
BUSINESS ;
Education a xpHoialty at lUOOItL H f lUtf bout
UNIVERSITY, Atlanta* Y"® _
aohooln in tha Country. Hand for Uirctn ^
Blair’s Pls.°s^Sr s
Oval ilox, 341 round. 14 * '
FREE
are mail. ,,r Ur" 1
Cutila.. MOODY ti (
Habit Cured. Tre».aent,ci.ten
nuMANK IlKMr.llY( <'■■
Piso’s Burned y for Cntarrh lstj» |
' Boat, Easiest to Use, and Lbeni _
A» Ni V.IHttllHtH