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Banker’s Daughter.
By urtetieyie ulmab,
Author of "A Weird Wedding Hight/’.'Tfcd
lore of Her Life," "The Stolen Bride
groom," "Cruel ae the Orate,"
"Her Wedding Wight,"
Etc., Etc, Etc.
CHAPTER XI -CovTiNtEO.
^ High epirite, loving emotion*, bonutj
heroism, wealth, nud amiable ntubUjon —
All these elementN were present lit that hotit
on the deck of tho steamer, ss Giulio list
ened to the lmppy talk of the boautifu)
girl at his side.
The blissfn honrs stolo away, the pas
sengers promonnded tho deck or fat view-
thR tho lovely scene about them, until
morning's first dawn showed the distant
city so near that no thought of sleep en
tered their minds.
And hour bv hour tho two hearts so
umtio looked somewhat surprised at this
statement.
“It is dcsimblo to me, therefore,” pur
sued tho batikor, “that I hard sotne trrtftt-
worthy representative of mV inferests at
the institution. It hes been the dream of
my life, these later years, to see you nn
honored, prosperous business raft/). I i ish
you to enter the bank at once, to familinr-
iro yourself with its details, to study its
management, and to become in timo my
virtue! successor."
“Oh, Mr, Elliott, what shall I say to all
this kindness?"
Giulia's voice broke as he renlieed the
consideration nnd generosity of the man
who had been lo bim a protector and pa
tron, almost a father.
, The banker's reply was to graep Qlttfio's ;
hand warmly.
“Only try not to disappoint me, (o ad
here ever to the record of honesty find *ta- j
Uillty of the honored honse of Elliott <t j
Co., end to be true to yourself and your ;
fellow man. I have oounted so on ail this, !
(bat it would almost kill mo to find my
hopos ruined by any orror on ynur pa:t "
“I will not disappoint you, Mr. Elliott, ”
affirmed Giulio earnestly. ‘If I em ever
tempted to forget your kindnoRB, or neg
lect iny duty, a moinory of the past will re
call me to myself."
“I will go io the bank with you to-mor
row, then, said Mr. Elliott, “nndintroduce i
you fo your associates. Mr. Vance has left .
| [he city for a fow days, but upon his return
s-o will have a bilk with him."
"Mr. Vance!" repeated Giulio, in softie :
turn title.
“Yes. Oh, I forgot that I had not made |
son awaro of his connection with the bank. ;
For some years ho has represented as trus- j
strangely met foil tho companionship of the toe quite n largo interest in tho iuatitutio
time encha.n their souls in deep mutual
interest.
A new life had opened to both. Gialio,
On the threshold of a destiny of honorable
business Bueooss, was amazed to soe how
a newly awakened lore eclipsed all its for
mer allurements.
"I love her! I love her!" ho murmured,
passionately, ns at last her father led hor to
the cabin. "The pressnro of her hand
thrills mo yet, iho memory of her glnnco
will never depart. It is folly, treachery,
to encourage tho emotion—slio tho bank
er's daughter, I the dependent outcast—
and yell love her! I love her!"
In blissful revorie he puood the dock,
dreaming of the fittUro in which Under
the in-pimlion of e new impulno fur suc
cess, lie would win n name and position
that would level the social barriers that at
present scorned to oxist between himself
nnd the object of hi-< love.
When I decided lo retire from active con
trol of the bank, tho directors suggested
tlmt be bn given tho management. Tho
substantial wealth ho .could bring to its
doors and lr.n experience ns a fiunneior
soemed to make him tho man ior the po
sition, and you will act nuder his direc
tions."
There was llio faintest quiver of dislike
and disappointment in Uiulio's face as the
banker spoke.
Tho latter seemed to read It carelessly,
hut epoko no further on tho subject, little
jittrilmt ng the lonktou keen heart-pang on
She part of (viuiio, ns the latter felt an
emotion of jealousy ns bo thonght ol
Mil 11 el.
"Oh, I nearly forgot,” said Mr. Elliot!, ns
they were about to leave Iho library, their
con.oreueo ended. "Your friend, Mr.
Morey, of whom you spoke to mo. I have
recommended him to ttio bookkeeper, nud
tain, that love begnn to hope, nnd intensify,
and embolden.
'"A dead slater'a memory," he murmured
—“dear littlo Teresa!—tho love of this inno
cent girl!—oh, what Inounlivos to become it
man among men, to strive for only that
which is uolde a id earnest!"
I.ife seemed, indeed, all before him. Its
path showed no pitfalls or dark byways.
Uu could not discern its dawning dark
ness; bo could not know tho evil tlmt
menaced him, even on tho very threshold
of a new existence.
Its presouco was tangibly manifested, nl-
(hough ho (lid not observe it, ns n dark,
sinister face glaioil malignantly upon him
from a portion of the deck near by whoro
he sa», lost In rnpturons reverie.
Tho face was tlmt of Vanoe, the man
whose path he had orossod, whose enmity
he was yet to iearn io Tear nnd dread.
"A rival, a foe to my every plnnl" hissed
tho watcher, wildly. ".She evades me. bill
I enw her thrill at his lightest word. A
protege of the banker, her lover, he will
ImlMo my every scheme. Who (s lie? whul
tho mystery of his adoption by Hllh ttl
That I will learn, and then, Giulio El Holt,
if. ns T suspect, you aspire to the hand ol
Mabel Elliott, have u euro foryoumolf. lio-
waro!"
CHATTER XIL
XT T1IE MANSION.
H wns Mr. ElUolt who spoke tho linini
as ho looked into the drawing-rooms of the
elogunt mansion ho dulled home, tho after
noon of tho any following tlmt upon whloli
his young prologo and Mabel bad so
strangely met
Into that home, and nil its comforts nnd
privileges, U ulio hail boeu introduc'd m
u monibor of tho happy littlo family circle
most valued nnd beloved. Wlmtovor plae.o
in tho household nml tho hink Mr. Elliott
hail di s gnated for him, his last not ol
horolo devotion hint caused tho banker to
rognrd him nnd trout him almost ns a son,
and ho found liimsolf most pleasantly lo
cated nnd regarded with a wo’oome that wur
deep nml gepuino.
Mnbol'huil been invFiblo tho day of thelt
roturu, but tho ensuing morning at tho
bronkfnat tnlilo sbo smiled brightly at Gin-
lio as she remirked:
‘‘Dissipation nt the summer resort,• oml-
ing with a tragic denouement and a coll
hath, made me a miserable being all day
yesterday. Dut to-day, papa, you will hear
in.v latest srm itu, nn 1 look over my oniyon
sketches with Mr. EIHolt?"
Mr. Elliott shrugged his shoulders archly.
“The wor.d cmnot pause to udm ro voijr
school-girl fteeomplisiima .ts. young Miss.”
lie said playfully.’ "Gtuiio will not us my
deputy to-duy, for I mud awuy lo Ijusi-
uesa. v < •
Mabel pouted prettily, but a covert flush
nt the mention of Gtu'io’s name told that
she was mor ■ than delighted with uer fath
er’s niningonieut.
"Always business, pipa,” slio mur
mured. “You lold ruo beforo we Wont
nwav that a new malinger Was fo take ull
tho carts of the bunk oil your tired .-.boul
ders. "
“So he has, or, rather, will, as soon (is I
have adjusted somo old nud complicated
matt- is. Tho steady, uniform busmens of
twenty years cuiuot bo ili urrun ;od and
trunferrod to now hands without some
trouble; Giulio. I leave you to be amu-od
for tho day with Mabel's musio and
xrt ”
“Amused!" cried Mabol, in mock indig
nation.
"Instructed or entertained, then, ns you
wilt," amended the banker. “When I re
turn wo wilt discuss business affairs iu tho
library, and to-morrow, if you like, you
shall b gin your enroor at tho bank."
What a day that was after the banker’s
departure!„ Iu Mabel's happy company the
hours seemed drifted by on gold, u wings,
her H'.vjjct voice thrilling tho precicas mo
menta with nil the ecstasy a d delight of
youthful vivacity and loveliness.
She sang and played for Giulio, slio
showed him her drawings nud paintings, she
chatted sh.vly, yot coutldingly, with him.
uutil tho bewitched youug man knew no
lnllu uce in fffo to sway or dliect him ex
cept the imperative command of her •stall
ing lips.
Thus it was, sealed at a portfolio of
drawings, Mabel’s Role!fir, tresses danger
ously near the happy faco of her compan
ion, that the banker found them on his
return.
Ho Btartlod bis protege bnck to tho .‘ent
ities of life ns he spoke bis name.
Willi careless badinage against Mabel’s
pouting demur nt being deprived of bei
cavalier, Mr. Elliott indicate' 1 that he
wished to hold a brief business oourerence
with Giulio in tho library.
He motionod Ills companion to a seat,
and dosed tho door to shut out intruders
as they reached the apartment.
The banker’s face was serious and ear
nest as he addressed Giulio:
“You know that it has always been my
intention to have you enter business life nt
the bank when you hnd completed your
collegiate course, ” he said.
Giulio bowed nseontingly.
“I know of no better opening to a busy,
honorable career than that I can offer yon
nt the bank,” resumed Mr. Elliott. “I be
gan under my father’s direction a quarter
of n century since, and the house bears n
name as solid aud respected as its gold and
credit. 1 have found my health failing,
nllltough comparatively a young man, from
too close application to business, and in
tend to retire actively from the manage men I
of the bunk.” _
no initial linn tant IBTJ IdOtlBIIl't) ut mitt Ofl-
Barrenco was felt by both Mabel and
Vanoe.
“He loves her, he is jealous of my inter
position iu her hehalt, cveu though it saved
her from death," murmured Hindu. “Does
she care for him in rettaru-—flocB Mr. E1T-
lott favor VAnOo's addresses?"
Ginlio's thoughts and ntoxietios Were in
terrupted by the return of Mr. Elliott, yho
had accompanied his gqost ns far ns the
door.
“I find I shall have logo away for n week
or two to the East," ho remarked.
Mabel looked surprised and concerned.
h Just ns we were settling down to such
timos," she mnrninred.
le business of the bank demands It,"
•aid Mr. Elliott. “I shall not go until next
week, however, so it will not interfere with
pour intended reception, my dear."
Ho referred to nn event for Which Mabol
bad been preparing for somo time, and
over this site was considerably occupied for
tho Inst few day 9 -.
At tho bnfttf, Vfttieo (Mitled Gihlto with
the utmost courtesy and consideration,
and ns lie did not ugaiu call at tho house,
Giulio begun to regard him more favor
ably.
lie had witnessed the first hieetitig be
tween VauuB and Marcy nt tho batik with
somo cariosity nnd iutorest, but ho wns dis
appointed in observing Hint Vnnco did not
apparently rocognizo tho book-keeper's
new assistant.
A reason for this ho soon foiled in M»i-
cv's chaugod appaimnco. The latter had
shaved off his beard, and woro a j air oT
oo'ored spectacles.
“He is seeking to disguise himself, but
why should he do so? What is tho myatony
of those two men?" Giulio asked himself
porplexedly.
[to m continued ]
j rucuiuiiiL'uueu unn in mo nnuuniiopuf, <
The future grew bright as ho wove his,] ho will try nnd find him somo work In pii
fancies into the resemblance of practical - department."
reality. Its attainment, noble, solf-sncri- i “Yon are too kind to myself and my
fil ing, honorable, seemed so near, so car- I friends," murmured Giulio ns they left tire
apartment together to regain Mabol in the
drawing-room.
Ills dreams tbiftnight were rcsUesi ones.
Strangely mingled in thoir meaning, there
floated the lovely faoo of Mabel, her smiled
and laughter keeping timo to tho noisy
jangle of the golden co n of the bnnk, one
sinister preneneo only darkening ike fanci
ful picture—tho haunting, shodowtag face
of Vnnoe.
The ensuing morning Giulio wns initi
ated Into his dutios nt the bank.
lie fonnd its employes a genial but busy
sot of mon, who possessed much of Mr.
Elliott's quiet, systematic business (nits,
and was gratified to ob-orve that his friend
Howard Marcy. occupied u desk beside the
bookkeeper.
The novelty of the piece soon wore off,
nml Giulio was surprised (o find how rap
idly be boenmo interested iu tho hard, no-
live facts of I nuking.
It wns about tinon whoa ho had occasion
to speak to Maroy.
A new spirit of energy and nmbitiem
Seem a infused into tho college clerk amid
new nud congenial influences, nnd although
there wuBjii lurking nukiety in his face ever
present, it was loss marked than when
Good had la-t sou.liiiii.
“How shall I tli ink you for intoro ling
yourkelf liThiv beliaif?” ho spoke gmtofidl.v
to Giulio.
“I giies( you will cam your money wher
ever yon work," was Ginlio’s light reply, ns
ho granceil at the neat writing nt which
Maroy was engaged. "When Mr. Ynuoo re
turns, I am going to toll him how expert
you are at tiguruH, nud you will soon win
your way here."
Giulio was startled at tho effect of that
nnm i upon his friend.
Marcy started violently, and caught him
igitalouly by the arm.
“Mr. Vnnco! did you say?" ho cried
sharply.
“ Yes."
“Ho is connected with tho bnnk—ho is to
bo hero?"
“H° has succeeded Mr. Elliott in tho
management. Why, Maroy, how strangely
yon act!"
Howard Mnroy had turned frightfully
pnle,
"Is it—is it tho same man w« saw with the
girl you rosouod nt iho liver?' nskeil"
Mnroy, disregardin'' lus f ioml's query,
uni staring fixedly int Iuh nmii.'.uil (icj,j
“Yes, tho sains.
A hunted, frightened look enrno into
Maroy s eyes. In their oxpro-Hion, for a
moment, the bewildered Giulio imagined
he traced dread, uncertainty, hatred and
fear. - ■ '•
It was only a "flash, then it wag gone, A
foreod smite partially tlispellod the sickly
pa lor of Marcy's faoo.
“It is nothing, Elliott,’’ ho iraiu, with nu
effort. “That uamo revives mouiijrioi that
are not tho pleasantest in tho. wor.d. Don’t
look so mournful. YbuougUl to bo usod
to my moods by this limo."
•iulio'H ingenious nature afeept 'd Mar-
explanation ns sincere.
•Poor fellow!" ho murmured pityingly
as ho left -Marcy. "if ho would only let me
hear his dark secrets of tho past, I might
mako tho present more happy for him."
If he could only have soeu Howard Mur-
ey’s face nt that moment!
Tho nndor-clurk had resumed h,s seat at
his desk. -Crouched there, oue sinulo
spasm of suffering and emotion convulsed
his whole frame.
With pallid face and wild, bunted eyes
ho sat gazing blanklv nt tho dct-.lug,
blurred page of figures before h m.
A moan of nnguisi. v out his lips rx a pic
ture of dread anil poll, corned tj till ids
tormented vision. ' » ’
“It has come again!" he monned wildly. ‘
“At tho threshold of a new life of honesty,
and struggle, and hopefulness, fate links
me to that demon of the past—Vauoe!"
CHAPTER XIII.
HUNTED POWN.
It was two dnvs later when Mr. Vauco re
turned to the city, and It was nt ttio Elliott
mansion that Giulio lii-st saw him.
The evenings had bocoma a source of
such pleasure aud oomfort to tho banker,
that ho greeted tho announcement of the
servant that Mr. Vance awaited him iu tho
horary with almost a frown.
The picture of his benutiful Mabel, and
tho handsome, mnnly Giulio at the piano,
engaged in rending, or entertaining him
with interesting conversation, hnd omit a
Jure peaco over his soul, nu i a recall to
business cares nnd business associations
rudely and unplensnntly disturbed him.
It was half an hour later, wnen ho re
entered the drawing-room accompanied by
his visitor, in whom Giulio recognized
the unskillful boatman of the river, whoso
reoklessuoss had almost led to the drown
ing of Mabel Elliott
The latter bestowed n silent nod upon her
father’s business partner. Giulio, watching
hie faco intently, imagined (hat Vance’s eyes
flnshed with Intent chagrin at Iho careless
wolcomo. Ho was sure that they hid a
rancorous, malovoletit dislike as h i ac
knowledged Mr. ElJioH’s introduction to
himself.
“I do not like the man. A secret voice
seems tolling me to beware of him,”
Ginlio's iniud seemed to say.
There was a manifest constraint on all
parties present during tho entire time of
Vance's slay, and Giulio felt relieved
when, after the exchange of a few formal
courtesies, ho retired.
The episode of the river, much to his
gratification, had uot beoa alluded to, bat
IIow n Hank Wns Robbed.
A detective tolls this story of a bnnit
robbery as it was told to bim by u liiir-
ticipunt in it : “In this enso the costlier
wns n squirt of n fellow, about twrnty-
thveo years of ugo. Tho casliior's den
was not railed oil' aud caged in in tliosw
days us now, nnd they were not so care
ful ol their piles <>f money. This clmp
seemed proud to jiilo tip the bills anil
coin around bint. The only man to bo
it frith! of Wns tho bookkeeper. He was
a bald-bended old fellow of 45, had Ills
place noxt to the cashier, and what ho
didn't see aud hear was not worth atten
tion. Tho manager and the oollentor
were in the bank much of tho time, but
at two o'clock always wont out some
where, and were gone n full half lmnr.
This left only the cashier and bookkeep
er to ileal with. |
“Thuro were two of its in tho job, and ,
after wo laid piped oil' tho bank until wo
knew it, J entered tho place one morn- |
ing and asked to sen the manager. [
was tlie agent of a new Chicago clock
company for the mnuufneture of bank,
ortico, and railroad clocks, anil its an ad
vertisement for our oonoern would put
up a tiuiepioeo on the wall and lot it re
main a year free gratis. The clock then
on hand was a ohcap affair, and the
mimager jump •il at my oiler. I selected
11 icy plttoo.fof it, sud told him it* shotfl i
l* hung ftp (luring the afternoon.
"We had piped the old bald bend off
sovoral days beforo, and know just how
wo were gding to tmmngfi him. He lived
nt least a mile away, and just after two
o'clock, when the two men were left
alone in the bank, a boy came in with a
note telling him that his wife had re
wived a serious fall. He clapped on his
hat and started for homo, just as we had
planned, and I entered the place in com
pany with mv partner. Ho had a clock
on liia arm VIit<'ll had cost us thirty duly
lain. The bpittuin of the smart cashier
was asked on various details, and ho
rame out in front of tile counter and
gave orders about where the elocV. should
be put up. While ho was ''aiming
around oomo evil-minded pen* at pul
$'.!,000in gold and bflla into an old
satchel ftud then stood nrouud until the
clock was up, The reason 1 1m didn’t
clean out the bunk w as beoauBc two or
tliree outsiders dropped in to see tlm
eloetl. When wo went out it wns to gel
into a hired buggy aud drive away, and
n few ltpurUbhy wo wore bucking tlm
tiger iu.Cincinnati. I ahvays felt a lit-
tilo moult over tlmt. job. Yon see, the
cashier was a young sqnii’t who couldn't
Juivo held Iuh own with li common thief,
nml it wan no credit for us 'tb boat him.
Tlmt wasu t the. lust time A saw him,
hewover. Tour years later, while 1 was
taking a vaention nt iTolict, for enriying
off siiino diamonds belonging ti>i>n Chi
cago party, they put a new mpu ut work
beside ine one day. He was il puzzle to
mo for a while, hilt by lin’d by I located
him as tho cashier of tho Dayton bank,
lie lmd secured a place in Chicago as
confldcminl clerk to n umuulncturing
concern, and had gone tlm wav of many
others aud got into tho clutches of tho
law. WlienT told him who I was, ho
laid nothing but praise for tlm clock
trick, saying that lie did not miss tho
money until tho P-auk oloscd."
Hnitlicrlmoil of Locomotive Firemen.
Homo of tlm lodges of the thirty thou
sand locomotive firemen held a mooting
in Tamnmny Hall, Now York Gity, re
cently. Mr. Glmuncoy M. Dopow, iu
an address, said:
“I have been led to believo that tho
fireman is tho most popular of all tho
employees in tiro railroad service. Out
of i vory hundred applications 1 get for
positrons, ninety arc fpr ‘fire.’ Jf I got
off at a way station anywhere, tlm fann
ers’ boys who want work always ask for
uever anything else but ‘fire.’ Tho
American boy wants excitement, work,
and opportunity to rise; and when J >•
sees the train hurrying across tho mea
dow, tho fireman before the open door
of the furnace, glowing like a demon in
tho rod glare, is to him a typo of pro
gress. Ho knows it is exciting, he
knows it is hard work, but isn’t afraid of
it, and he knows that there is promotion
when tho time comes and he is worthy
of it.
“I believe in organizations liko yours,
and I liko your motto, ‘Protection,
charity, industry and sobriety.’ The
two best anti-poverty medicines in tho.
world aro industry and sobriety, mid tlm
two boat anti-poverty societies in tho
world are tho Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers and the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, limy have al
ready abolished poverty so far as they
arc emicorimd.
“Wo hear a great deal nowadays about
thoiblonted capatalists nnd monopoly.
Into tho Now York Control Railroad a
few capitalists have put their millions,
tho farmers put their few thousands,
and tho widows their $H00 or $1,000.
And this is the ‘grasping monopoly.’
It is a co-operative society for running a
i roiiroad; vnd irouand I are its employes.
I have come down to tulle to my feilow
employes, and have put on my boRt Sun
day clothes. Now this roail will earn
about $34,000,000 this year. Tho
‘spouter’ hears this, and declaims about
its being taken out of tlm people and
put into the pockets of the capitalist.
But out of it. comes $12,000,000 for
wages—you and I. got that; $8,000,000
for taxes, and $10,500,000 for repairs,
mostly for labor, leaving something
over $3,000,000 for dividends. Ho that
the bloated capitalist pays out $31,000-,
000 for labor aud bloats on $3,000,000.
Nono of ’em havo burst yot, I believe."
rorULAR.SCUSN’Cfiv
A shoemaker in Bingeff ilns invented a
Wattf-vijmcipedc, tyim Wldcll lie has
buulc successful trial trip!
A Siic'cfcssful attempt to mako n photo
graph of a sunrise from the summit of
Pike's Peak lias been nlade by C. P. Hny-
dcr, a member of the Signal Corps,
Tidal observations on the eastern const
of America havo acquire^ a now impor
tance since the Coast Survey hnsconlirmad
by recent observations the older sugges
tion that there nre tidal fluxes in the Gulf
Stream.
An inclination of ortr inch in fifteen
miles is sufficient to give motion tft Wa
ter, An iuclinntiou of threo inchos pec
mile iu a straight smooth channel, wili
give n velocity of three miles per hour,
while three feet pfer mile would pfodue*
a torrent. • - *»*t*8t'- '
An nppnrntus of iron nnd glow in
which n pressure of 1,000 ntiUnspheres
tail lie developed _ for the pufpuso.pf
studying the influence of of eat pressure
on nnirual life lias been exhibited ro bi
ologists in France. With it deep-sen ani
mals run be observed Under Their nrttUMl
compression.
AY Lite is usually defined ns ft Konibinu-
tion of all colors, mid black as the ab
sence Of color. Hpeftking accurately, nn
Object is white when it throws b(j"k all
the rays of the light, and bluuk when it
absorbs all. A blue object nbsorbs^ill
rays except the blue, which it reflects, ft
red object reflects the red inys only, nml
so on through all the .colors ami their
combinations.
The fnct is noted that, in elimStes hav
ing a difference of seventy degrees in
temperature between tho hot nnd cold
seasons, a railroad track of the length of
400 tuiles is some 338 yards longer in
summer than in wqiitor; that is, though
of course the length of road remains tho
same, expansion forces the metal closer
together, making an aggregate closingttp
of space between the rails of nearly a yard
in each mile.
Home attention has been directed of
late to the phenomenon, as observed,that
the usual boat produced by friction is
conspicuous by its absence when the ar
ticles are magnetized. An cxapij lc of
this kind, ns described,'is where n work
man fastened a’couplo of powerfflPmftg-
uets to his lathe to hold more securely a
piece of metal which he wns to drill and
turn, the presence of the magnets kept tho
metal so cold t hat no water was needed to
keep the drill moist.
Professor Harvey W. Wiley-has been
long iu the employ of the Agricultural
Department at Wadniiglon, endeavoring
lo master the whole subject of sugar from
sorghum. He coneludes that the forma
tion of sucrose by the plant is only nn ac
cidental ormlvnntltious process, and only
occurs from waste material. He coneludes
from this fact that sugar from sorghum
will never he nil industry that nnyono
can long engage in, ns the result^ will ho
more or less accidental. Sometimes plants
may yield a good percentage of sugar, nt
other times none dt all.
Old California Hotels.
“I was in California during the stir
ring days of 1831-2,” said nn old, tall,
lunk minstrel man who had boon in Aus
tralia for the last twenty years, and whir
recently returned to this country to (lie,
being nfllicted with an incurable disease.
“I was fourteen years old or so,’’ lie went
on to a reporter of the Syracuse Stanil-
nril, “and n hanger-on at my uncle’s
mining camp. We run into San Fran
cisco frequently, and 1 shall never forgot
the attractions which two rival hotels of
fered to Iho public to eclipse the other's
patronage. One of them was known as
the Glean Shirt and the other as the
Golden Eagle, The Glean Shirt started
with a small, one-horse brass hand con
cert on the, balcony every evening, and
drew big crowds, including about all
the Golden Eagle’s guests. Pretty
soon, however, the ('lean Bhirt bc-
buu to lose its hoarders by the
' score without any apparent cause. The
proprietor enlarged his brass build nnd
polished up Iris bur wit,bout effect. It
didn’t take him long to find out tlmt the
Golden Eagle wns having nightly cock
ing mains and dogfights tor the exclusive
Jicuelifiof her guests. Then the Clean
Bliirt got back part of its custom by in
troducing private prizo tights nnd slug
ging mutches, It’s a fact, gentlemen,
that when miners and others had personal
differences to seltle they used to offer
their services to the proprietor of the
Clean Bhirt, who paid well for a light,
the money going to the winner. Of course
these exhibition were given in private
quarters, and none but guests and their
friends were admitted. The Golden
Eagle next enhanced its nttractivemss
by knocking out one cud of tire dining
room and building on u .stage and u green
room and other like accessories, and had
variety performances at every meal.
Women were Pearce in that part
of the country, and the Golden
Eagle's half-dozen serio-comics, who
came on from the Lord knows
where, proved a great card, a better one
than the Clean Bhirt, wilh ull its in
gcmiity, could play. One day, however,
a desperado went into lire Glean Shirt
and shot a bartender, n phenomenon
which made it famous mul placed it far
ahead of tho Golden Eagle in the estima
tion of the traveling public. But the
proprietor of the Eagle was an ingenious,
enterprising cuss and saw his oppor
tunity. lie headed a gang which went out
und captured the murderer, and, bring
ing him hack, strung him up on the
dining-room stage one evening at supper,
and all the guests, transient and per
manent, were accorded the privilege of
firing their revolvers nt his dangling
! body. Tlmt was a groat, day for Golden
| Eagle. One shot accidentally went
I through the head of a waiter, and the
j entertainment far exceeded the pro-
prieior's most sanguine expectations.”
Tho “Consumption Plant.”
The natural history of the bacillus is
very instructive. It never grows spon
taneously outside of an animal body. It
requires a temperature between 85 nnd
108 degrees Fahrenheit in order to de
velop it at all. It must remain full ten
days in a moist situation nt the tempera
ture above stated beforo it shows any
tendency to increase or even fix itself iii
its proper soil. The heat of boiling
water destroys thq. plant aud its seeds
(spores), hut cold dons not kill them.
From a consideration of these facts it
may easily be seen how it is possible for
isolated populations to escape the rava
ges of this disease for generations, aud
the region thus acquire a reputation us
a proper resort for such invalids, and the
further fact that after consumptives have
invaded it for a few seasons the native
inhabitants develop the affection from
which their ancestors were free. The
plant has been introduced and found a
congenial soil for its growth, that is all.
The climate has not changed, as records
of temperature, moisture, etc., demon
strate.— Olobc- Democrat.
John Howard ratwSToye.
Death of the Woman to Whom
“Home, Sweet Homo" was Ad
dressed.
A singular woman was bilriod nt
Athens, Un., whose life has been a ro-
nmnoe. In her Coffin wns plhoed the
original copy of "Honm, Hweot Home,”
which hud been nddressod to hor by
Join: Howard P»vno, who was then n
suitor lor hor liana. Miss May TIurdoU,
♦lie daughter* of Gen. HuMfch, of Snvan-
lmh; is the liuty whose nameisUltts link
ed with the‘grant household hymn.
Miss Harden lmd been living for many
years a secluded life, rarely passing be-
ot young womfthhtloS. At that time she
met Joint Howard PhyhOi the rtuthor of
“Harms Sweet llotHhi" Titno nnd again
he offered her his lnvild ana his heart.
Hlie liked liiiu hot well offough to wed
him, but her friendship (or ltiiil wns
mifliciefiHy strong to cmish her to treas
ure his memory, find preserve with al
most religib'tt retoveneo tho fhw memen
tos of her former and long since dead
l^l-equontlv lias slio heen importuned
hy nutoprrnpfihunters nnd speculator to
part, with tho manuscript of "Home,
Hwect Home.!’ . Ono gentleman, the
agent of a well known magazine, offered
her $300 for the manuscript, hut sho re
fused him, saying: “1 have boen offered
many times $800 for it.” It is said
by somo who havo seen tho original
that, tho manuscript iB interlined with
lbve messages nnd other tokens of af
fection in l’ayne's handwriting, nml tho
fact that these tokens of a oneo breath
ing love would lie put beforo the mililia
deterred her from oTer prtrtitlg wffh it.
It is ^t-know n by nnyt one whiit' ilis-
i xmvtion slio lias made of this document,
t is oven hinted Hint sho ilestroyod it,
fearing, in euso of hor death, that it
might lull into other thnn friendly bauds,
ami a love that w as oneo sacred nnd ten
der to her become a sport anda jestwith
tho world. Bub tho general opinion is
Hint it was huriod-with her.
Miss Harden was a lady of advanced
age. Her father, the Into Gen. Harden,
was nt ono timo a very wealthy mun,
but after iho war most of his fortnhe
was swept nwny. When he died his
daughter applied herself to the task of
recovering most of Iho property, iind
succeeded in getting back much of it.
Her natural talents were great and
varied. Bho wrote and spoke several
languages, especially being proficient in
French. For many years she was in tho
l employ of well known publishing houses
j iu tho North, her work boing translating
j the works of French authors into Eng-
I lish. She not only maintained hersolf
j by this work, but wns successful in lay-
I ing nsido each yonr a snug sum, which
j 1 wus applied to tho object slio over bail
in view, regaining possession of the
property of Tier father. It is not known
how nutoh her cstuto will bo worth. It
lias boen considerably reduced. At ono
time it was large, but now the largest
estimates do not place it beyond $25,000.
We P-oInt with Prltle
To th# “Good namo at homo," won by Ilood’a Sarsa
parilla. Ip Low-all, Mnaa., whar* It la rrapa^d, thera
ti more of Ilood'a Samp'arfila aold than of all othar
modtetnea. Whole nalghbprhood*are taklnf Itattha
aame time, and It haa given the boat of aatlafactlon
alnce Its Introduction ten yean ago. Tblacouldppt be
If the medicine did not polecat merit ILyott tblTer
from Impure blood or debility, try Hood’i SaraaparlUs
and you will realist lta pacullar curaUve power.
"I had aalt rheum on my left arm three yaara, euf-
ferlng terribly, t took Hood'a SaraApatIlia, and the
rheum hai entirely dluppaafod." a. a. auAa, Tl
trench St., Lowell, Itasl. . ^
Hood’d Sarsaparilla
hold by all druggiflU.^ $1; its fpr |iSv Prepared doit
by (5. t. ticJOD A Oo;}-Apothwdrtdi; Lowell Hail
; its for |
fipApotheodrldd; i
iOO Doses OriO Dollar
CURES
miSLASISQFTHE
LIVER
KIDNEYS
STOMACH
AND
BOWELS.
v*r
-mm
OTHER CaUAUV EFFICIENT RDfltOIES.
il stood the Tost of Years,
aria* all Diseases or the
BLOOD, LIVEB, STOM
ACH, KIDRIY8,BOW
ELS, ftp. ItPnrifleethe
Blood, Invigorates and
CUanset the iy Stem.
DYfiPEPMA.COKSTT-
PATI0N, JAUNDICE,
SICKBE ADACHE.F “
I0TT8 COMPLAINTS, Ac
diseppear at once under
its benoflclal Influence
It Is purely a Medicine
es it* cathartic]
tie* forbid* its ui
and ae
boverftge. It le pleas-
antto the taste, ai
eislly taken by child
ren as atUllo.
PRICK! Y ASH BITTERS 00
Bole Proprietors,
Br.Louiiand Kanba. Hmr
The Drink Habit,
A statement U furnished by a physi
cian connected with the stuff of the Fort
Hamilton, N. Y., Home for inebriates,
regarding the first step to inebriety on
the part of women treated In that institu
tion. Of 200 inebriato women who enme
miller this physician's care, somo of them
belonging to tho .highest social circles,
12(5 began by drinking beer, 20 with wine,
37 with whiskey, 8 with gin, and 11
could not remember wlmt beverage first
formed their appetite for liquor. While
but 37 began with whiskey, 187 ended by
using it as their favorite beverage. The
average age at which the drinking began
was l8.i years. One hundred and thirty-
two began to drink socially aud,with fc*
male’friends.
Tun results of tho survey nnd last ceil
sus of India are that tho area of tho pen
insula’ of Hiudogslnn is 1,382,024 square
miles, and the population 253,801,821.
Although immense tracts of country nre
imniially cultivated, according to the
most recent survey, 10,000,001) acres of
land suitable for cultivation havo not ns
yet been plowed. At the snmo time
120,000,00j of acres nre returned as waste
lands.
The latest fad for ladies is the wearing
of differently colored stockings; for in
stance, a straw-colored one on the right
footatid a pale blue one on the left.
A Sml Case of PoiNonhift
is that of any man or • woman afflicted withdis-
roHo or (lorangomeitl of tho liver, rcsuRiiitf in
noiHonouH iifcmmimtions in tho blood, scrofu
lous uiroctiona, sick-headuchoa, and (lUeosos of
tho kidneys, lunaa or heart. These troubles
tan be euro lonly by going to the primary cause,"
and putting the liver in a healthy condition,
io accomplish this result apeerlily and elfect-
ual y, nothing has proved it self ho efllcoeioUB
tis . , , unce’a “Golden Medical Oiaeovorv,”
which has never fai ed to do tho work claimed
for .t, and never will.
A RIJIIK CURK I OR
INDIGESTION and DVSTKPSIA.
Over rt,ono Hiralofhiul have neat u« their approval of
moESTYI.IN, Allying that It 1$ the bent preparation
Ior ln<tlKftntfon that they have ever men.
We Imve never heard of n ease of Dytpepela wharf
DIUKSTYI.IN wa» taken that waa not cured.
FOB CHOLERA INFANTUM.
IT WILL CUIIK THU mos t aookavatkd casks.
IT WILL STOP VOMITING IN PIIKGNANCY.
IT WILL KEI.IHVE CONSTIPATION.
tlic utomAi’li; tliey nil ciimn from Indlcpntlon. A«k
sour druggist fur DIGKSTYL1N (price |l per tar**
Little). K lie doc, not have It scud onA dullnr In ui
nud n o will ftt-itil u buttle (o you, expren, nrepnld.
Do not hesitate to «end your money. Our ituu&e 1.
niliublu. Ktuulillnlted itvenly-ft** ye»ri,
xv n. k. k i it Pint a- co„ „
IT nn it fa rut rln 8 Chemist-, Mil John St,, N. V,
0*--.
kfe?
Rcni-„
is tho L
as an nppctl _
As ft aoatftliiff and
nervine. “Fnvorlto Prescription” Is mi".
isifswas8Mirws«. , 8:
ntplonm com-
ml and organlo
disease ol uto womi). It matters ref resiling
sleep aud (cHOtca - idontal anxiety and do.
■pnndaaap. -
Dp. Plerce’a Favorite Prescription
la A IraimuAlo xuedlolne, carefully
compounded by nn experienced nnd skillful
physician, and Adapted to woman's delltwre
orKaultatlon. It Is purely vei
cuinpusltloa sad uerXcetly I
oftoots in any condition or It
morn In (r sickness, of nansen,
Heat*
KOtnlilo In ||,
harmless iu its
the system. Fo*
from whatever
painful menstruation,, undnturnl nupprcMtlonV
prplnpsus, or fnllintr of the womb, wenk | in , k’
*• female wenknees, nntovM-slon, rctrorerslini
boarlng-down sensations, clironio nutire.ilon!
innkmmntion nnd ulcerniton of the worn!,, in’
tlammntton, pain and tenflei'tirss in ovttrler
accompaniedjrUU ‘.‘internal lieat,"
As ■ rognlntor and promofrr of fu n »,
l actlpn.At “ —
irlrlhood i
Ion” Is a
ran prod
equally emcnc!
■wnen taken fn
tlonal
from
acrlptl
EXHAUSTED VITALITY
A Qraat Madloal Wark for Yoang
and Mlddla-Agad Maa.
KNOW THYSELF.
I r>l!ltl.lHllF.I> by the PEA IIOI) V lȣl)|.
Cousuhhij; I’hyalelnn. More tlian onu inlhlou < ople#
•old. It tr«*ou upon NervonK and VhvdtCAl OebUfly.
Premature Decline. EihuuatHl VlUMty, Impalretl
visor, and Impuritlei of thu blood, and the untold
mtterlea conftequent thereon. ContAlua 9U0 page#.
luhiLuntlal emiioaa d bln llnK. full gilt. Warrant™!
.the beat popular medical troatlao puhllahed In the
K-iicilah languiige. ~ 1 jg |r * “ ‘ ‘
and eonoealed i
$amnie frtt if you
Vo me ihl* paper.
r mmiiusi Lrcaunn piioiiaurn in Alie
<e. Prloo on lx $1 hr mail.j>oatpnld,
in a plain wrapper. Tuuetrativi
du tend now. Addreai* ai above.
W. L. DOUGLAS
$3 SHOE.
Calf, perfect fit, and
lad. Cunirrcu, Hnllon
c, til styles toe. As . 1
Garrison, tho famous joclcoy, has beau en-
k'UBed lor next year ut a salary of fh.'.lKXI,
Consimipllon, Wusllnu Dlsensos,
And General Debility. Doctors disagree as to
the relative value of Cod Liver Oil and ilypo-
phosphiles; Uto ono supplying stroagtli and
llesh, tliu other giving nerve power, amt acting
us a tonic to tho digestive and entire system.
Hutin Scott’s Emulsion or Cod Liver Oil with
Ilypopliosphttes the two aro combined, and tho
effect is wonderful: Thousands who havo do
it) e,l no permanent buuoiit from other arena
rations have tieen cured by this. 8eott’s emul
sion is perl colly palatable amt is easi ly digested
,y 1 hose who cannot tolerate plain Cod Liver
Tito Swiss Government purchased alcohol
to cat or tiio consumption for 1^ months.
What can bo more disagreeable, more dis
gusting, than to sit in a room with a person
who is troubled wltli catarrh, and has to keen
coughing and clearing his or Jtor throut of the
nmoons winch drops into it? Such persons are
always to be pitied if they try to cure them-
J o1 , v ® 8 ‘ uuA . iJu ^ if they got Dr. Sago’a Ca-
tui rh Ucmcdy thuro noud bo no luiluro.
Iviinsas obtains about 0,000,000 tous of coal
from bur winea annually. COftl
u.i; iJOss™
"Here Is another lock-out,” said the
barber, us he examined the elderly 'gen
tleman’s head.—Mostoii Beacon.
- 4.<
Dow can business bo In a healthy condition
when money is tight all tlie timo? union
Safe, permanent .ndompletearo the cures
?/.t b m" n, f <“>< intermittent discuses, made by
1 lickiy AhIi liitters. Dyspepsia,generalclehil^
lty, lmhrtual constipation, liver and kidney
complaints are speedily eradicated from tlm
system. It disinfects, cleanses and eliminates
all malaria. Health mid vigor tire obtained
more .■..pally and permanently by the use of
this groat natural antidoto than by any other
remedy heretofore known. Ah a blood „
and tome it brings health, renewed enorgy and
vitality to a worn and diseased body. ana
The Old Crnndinotlier
insists on the mother giving the liitl.,
Diggers’ Huckleberry'!IS" S!u kn “vPf t '
will cure both young and old of nit bowel Drat,
hies, mid not constipato as many nron ,-„s 0 '
do with Injurious efTcet. y 11 tparatlolla
FarineTR and others who have n iiin„ ]..•
time foMho next few months will iind
Interest to write R. F. Johnson & (‘ ,iri„ 8 i ,r
mend, whose ad vertisomer11 jtii;tejtrs ia i’i’uoth .;
oolumn. J [toy oiler great in, ieem. nts to ner
sons to work tor them ml or part of their tK
Outigliiers. WdyeiTnutl .11,,n,er,.
Tho only S3 8DAMI.K83
81io« In tho world.
i*lnei( i
warrtnlflci
and I.ace, „
ttyUaU and durafile ae
those coatlnjr $.s or %A.Sy
W. 1^ DOITOIsA8 ^
m2.no 811015 excels
the $.‘1 Hhoea adrer-
tlscd by other
Arm*.
[Hum n4 w*m
I an ksltata af »m»8hi ]
Bov. sll wear Ha W. I.. nOITGLAMSO HIIOP..
If roar tlcxlnr tine, not krep I hern, .end vatir nnaienn
po.tal to W. I.. DOUGLAS, llroekton, Hus.
I hare liecn a period (raj .1//-
fcrcrfrnm Hay Feveretnee the
Kutnmrr rif lbTfl, nml, until 1
itceil tily's Cream Hahn, / vat
never able In find any relief,
I can say Unit Cream Jlalm
eurerl me.— /,. M. (Jcnryla,
IHnyliamliiji, N. V.
] Apply B.tim in'ocacli nostril.
One Agfstl, Mrrtibant only) wanted nt every tmrn (or
Hon, at. that orltleul period of rlmnic
ihen.1 to woimtnliood.,"Fnvorilc l're.
perfectly cafe rcmwllnl ngent.
ti'tmuco only good rcsulls. It Ij
v emcnclous. sad vnlunldo in Its ((recto
taken for thnsn disorders nnd nernngo-
tnents incident to tlmt later and most critical
period, known m“ The Ghana* of Life."
“Favorite Prescription,>> when taken
In connection with tho use of Dr. Fierce',
Golden Medical Discovery, nml sninil Inxntiro
doses of Dr. i’lerce's Purgntlvo relicts i.'.ittlo
Lives PIUS), ourea Liver, Kidney and Madder
disease,. Their combined nse also remoros
blood _ taints, and abolishes cancerous and
stem.
_ , is the only
medicine for women, sold liy druggii-ts, under
a positive ■nnranlee, from the manu
facturers, tbatTt will give satisfaction I11 every
coac. or money will be refunded. Tide guaran
tee haa been prlntod on tho liottlc-wrapprr,
and faithfully carried out for many years.
Large bottle* H00 (loses) $1.00, or six
bottle* for $5.00.
For largo, illustrated Treallsoon Diseases nf
Women (M0 pages, jinnor-covored), send ten
oents In stamps. Address,
World’s Dispensary Nodical Association,
M3 Wain St„ TOJITAI.O, Jf. Y.
Great Starching
AND IRONING PflWDER.
HOW TO WASH AND IRON
Th* art of starching, Ironing and wnihtof|
brought to perfection in "Uoyori os,
Added to starch give* splendid glorr, nosy,
itlffnesi, and poliali. The only uarhii.i! com
pound tlu»t can 1,0 so used. Prevents •1*™*
rolling or rubbing up. Hakes Iron slip easy.
Havo* labor. Have* threo-foiu-ths the
A rerrial Ion In housekeeping- A boon to wo
men. A new disoovery, heats tlieworld. (,,‘«n>
and purlfles everything. Invaluable s» “J
only safe, non-Injurious nnd perfect v.iu-ner
na cleanser for general houachold purl)-*™.
The most Inexj i rf,’need
Hal le„« •d.UJUiif llmja, tl, popular In nn,
Cius. 8 Fuowiit, Drug tot, t) .nver, Co .
Addreit It. yy. TAN8ILI, <fc CO.,’Chicago.
A niONTU can b«
inado working for us.
A ti E N T K preferred
...............bs««it v.vi. uurtipa und give their time
to tho hualtictM. Spare monlBhfs may be profitably
employed aUo. A fe’** • •- * - - • • • --
B. F.
U I MRUIMhU. Rirl can, wnn lonigu «_■
flirt, do am nice irnnhinK Aild Ironlnj? nn can m
done in any lAUudry. BoUinK not )}«
10 k Wc. nkKN. *t all flret-cInsR, well Btockwi
Grocere. E.§.Wells, Jersey Clt.v. M- J--R-
JONES
Hill —
vnw-fKg
U»tTR, Suel BfCrlPg* UIUI
■•*rn and Hftm
■
1IN44IIA tlTO.Ns N.. Vs.
. JOHNSON ft CO,
y vacunciea latowmi aud cities,
1018 Main fit., Richmond, Vo.
SOLDIERS
, relieved; 82 years’ practico Kucccbm or no fee.
I.»w* 8 111 free. As W, MoConniok A Son, Wiu|,|nflon, D,Ci
DLjiiV Dili a Great English Gout and
DiaiT ^rinSi Rheumatic Kumedy.
J.P. STEVENS &BR0.
JEWELERS.
Atlanta, Ga.
Bend for OalinWj
OPIUM
round, 1-1 Pill*.
FREE
mbb c.ui.e M00DV ft 00.. Oiaoimnxti, 0.
PENSIONS^?,
R to. ii. r; i: i st
PATENTS
I ham, Patent Attorney
O.N \r ro.* W.HhinKton. D.o:
Obtained. Send stamp for
to 88 a day, —...
LlneH not under tho horse’s feet.
Brewster Safety llelu Holder Co.. Holly
85
( 1 OLD is worth *500 por pound, Pottlt'u tore 8»lv*.
■Xt,(JOO. but is sold at it cents a box by natter*.
fip|||U Habit Cured • atlsfoclory bffor® bn.T pay.
UI lum I’rof. J. M. BARTON. 26th W«rU. ClnalmnU. O.
and WIIIMKHV I*;' 11 'Ti!
cured at nome w ..IViWk.
Ujoit ol p.-irlioul.ir-s-”i •
B. M. Woolley, M. D. f
Allnntn, (Jtr
Whitehall Strwnfc^JHentlrm thihjjapfr. <
BUSINESS ' „
tehopls in ilia UoiiH^ v. boipuor (Hroni«rfi. ^
VI ■ to Soldiers ft Heirs.
Pensions t?r ■
to Soldiers ft nolr,. Send SfJJf.
OPIUMSSSlSst
Plso'a Remedy for Catarrh la tho
I Beet, Kaeiest to Uho, undiChonpofi •
Sold bydniggiats or raiit by i« al •
50e, K T. Uacoltiue, lYnrrou, 1 a-
jg. p Thirty-toish 1 ’
Tbln renresenta a healthy life.
Throughout its various scenes,
oJfTTy acting
' and Kid-
BILE BEANS purify the blood,
“ promptly on (lie Liver, Bklii
cy con*l«t of a vegetable combination Hi«»
lu uiedlcal science. Tlicy care (lonstlps-
^ *“4 l»y*pep*la, and are a safOKiiurd
■fwissto "JLf° r iP* wf fevers, clillls and fever, pall stone*, _
^ dlsoaso. Send 4 rcnla postage for u sum- —— T nrr bott
»ae and (cat the TRUTH ofwhul xve say. Price, 25 cent* l>e
■tolled lo any address, postpuld. DOSK ONE KEAN. Sold by drubto* <r> .
■” “ ■“ luritocTons, st.
Tlin origim.i . ctur o
Tie Best
WatGrprafil
Coat,.
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