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Banter’s Daughter.
By GEJiEYIETE 1'LHAR,
Aitkor of "A W*lrd W*ddin* N.jht,” 'Tk*
Ler» of Her Life," “The Stolen Bride-
troom,” “Crnel ei the Ororo,"
"Her Wedding Night,”
Etc., Etc, Etc.
jt is no intrusion nt nil, and I don't lik*
your formality, Mnrcy. "
"I oAuic to say good-by," contiunod
Mnrcy "Elliott, 1 am going to leave the
bank; by morning I shill have loft the
city. ”
ilinlio stared in profound bewilderment
at his friend.
“Are you mad or jesting?" ho cried
amaredly.
“Neither. I am in dead earnest. I have
come to tlmnk you for all your kindly ef
forts in my behalf, but it has beeu of no
use."
Marcy's voioe broke, and deep despait
came into his boggard face as be spoke.
"I want yon to ask me no questions, foi
1 wi 1 not answer them, " ho went on gloom
ily. "Circumstances have arisen that make
it necessary for my sake, for your sake, foi
the sake of the hank, that I leave its em-
Ile did not spare his overwhelmed foe,
but proceeded to follow up his advantage
while tha 1 enemy was still prostialod with
the terrible blow to hope and security his
cruel words had given.
“Yes, Howard Mnrcy,” his pitiless voieo
spoke forth, "there is tlieproof that you aro
a malefactor, n criminal, a fugitive from
justice. Murderer! You, Mercy, alias Gil
bert ltansom, have been sought for every
where fur a certain mysterious crimo ten
vrars old, tint would send you to the gul-
iows were you discovered. "
Maroy looked up aud essayed a boldness
ho did not experience.
"A crime I never committed willfully," he
moaned.
" The proofs convict you conclusively. I.ct
us waste no further idle words, Howard
Slnrcy, ns you choose to call yourself. Ypn
committed the clime, and 1 aided you to
ploy,
tiiulio stood speechless with mvstifi .
cation and alarm. | your baleful power!” cried Mnrcy wildly.
“ 1'here is a dark place in my post, F.l- "It was that or the gallows," wns Y nnci
rFrr-ni the Chicago Ledger.]
CHATTT.r. XIII—Continued.
The night of ihe reception came at last,
t fine summer’s err ning.
The spacious p irlors of the wealthy bank
*r were throng! .I with the elite of the city,
and Mnb 1 never look. 1 more beautiful.
“She is n queen among women," nmr- .
mured Giulia rapturously, as he watched 1 beside him, his earnost, friendly eyes fired
liott," resumed Maroy. "I thought it was
shut out forever from my life. It has faced
me again. Sooner or later it will drag me
down if I remaiu here. I am truer to rny-
sc.f, kinder to you, in not revealing it to
you. iu living lrom its intluenco ere it
again crushes me and those 1 respect and
love alike. Good-by."
"You shall not go."
Uiulio blocked Marcy's exit from tho
room <1 'termihedly.
He forced him to a chair, and sat down
her from a cur.ained alcove as she receiv
her guests.
The evening passed away delightfully,
with music, conversation, and the usual
enjoyments of a so -at event. Only ono
occurrence marred the pleasure of the oc
casion. and this was when Y'ance appeared,
end as he gi etod the hostess her colot
seemed to heighten as if in emotion or
fear.
YVhich was it? His heart beating fiercely,
Gintio experienced ail the jealous tormeuts
an impassioned nature enu know.
But a smi c of rare contentment and joy
chased all the shadows away from his hand
some face ns a little later tho guests dis
intently ou his face.
“Howard Marcy," he Rnid gently, almost
appealingly, "linvo I over deserved to bo
thus shut out from your confidence? Old
friend, lie generous. Tell mo all, let me bear
your troubles with yon.”
Marcy's frame quivered with suppressed
emotion.
"No. no," he cried nflor a brief, irroso-
luto silence. "I<ct us part ns it is. I have
a foe who holds my life aud liberty in his
power."
“ Y'anco!" criod Giulio, excitedly. “Oh, I
have guessed your secret, Mnrcy; you can
not deceive mo. That night on tho river
persed amid the beautiful grounds of the | von recognized him; later, nt tho bank, you
mansion.
Mabel beamed down upon him, and
awarded him all of her time and attention
consistent with her duties as hostess.
“I will not he ir this burden of fear and
uncertainty any longer," he decided ns he
sat on n rttstio soul near n group of lilacs,
and watched tho guy company present
promenading tho moonlit lawn. "I will
tell her my heart. I wi 1 speak to her fntlior
of tho lovo 1 experience for her. Then if
I find my Ruit hopeless, I will not remain
under nil influence the fascination of which
time enu only intensify."
Lost in a hopeful roverio over his now
determination, Giulio was only conscious of
a distracting element in fho rcone when ho
saw coining from Iho house, and evidently
seeking Mabel Elliott, the man bo adjudged
a rival in her affections Y'anco.
Tho In I ter did not boo Giulio, shad
owed ns the latler was by tho folingo, but
Giulio was about to arino and speak to him
out of ordinary courtesy, when nti opisodo
occurred which startled and bowildered
him.
Whon within n few foot of him, lie Hnw
Vance shirt viol' ntly, pnuso. glanoe nt *.ho
deep shade of some high bushes lining the
pnth, nnd turn deathly pale.
At Ihe snino mmuout n low hut distinct
word was spoken, in tho bnlf-nppenling,
hntf-conimnnding tones of a woman's
voice:
"Y’ance!"
Giulio turned quiohly nnd glanced toward
tho place fiom wlronco it oinnunted. The
•pot was deserted bv promouadern at that
point. First dimly, and then distinctly, in
tho radiance of the moonlight ho made out
a woman’s face.
It peered from tho foliage, palo, agitntod,
yot beautiful, a weird splendor in its
•tntncsquu loveliness, marred only by an ex
pression of suspense and fear that made
tho dark eyes glow like two glittering stars
of light.
"Beatrice!"
Tho word foil in n gasping cry of amaze
ment and alarm from the lips of tho startled
Y'nnce.
His eyes scanned tho soono about thorn,
•aw no ono within hearing, and then a
muttered malediction escaped his lips.
“Yes, yeB, it is I! You must coma with
mo. I must speak with you."
The man's hands were clenched in fren
zied omotion, liiB face took lo its sinistor
depths a look that was almost murderous
in its expression.
Of a sudden ho sprang within tho foliage.
“Vance, Y’nnce, do not grasp my arm so
cruelly 1”
“Aro you mad?" hissed tho olhor. "Havo
you no reason loft that you hound mo to
a plnoc wliero your appearance would ruin
my every hope in lifer"
“Then why havo you to'd your servant to
refuse mo admittance nt your rooms?"
“Loavo hero, woman; you drive mo dis
tracted. Go nt once."
“I will not. You shall see mo hero now,
and hear mo out, or 1 will alarm tho people
nnd toll them vvlmt I am to you. I tell you
I havo grown despomio with your cruel
troatmout."
••t i„* r„, heaven's sake do not goad
me lo striko you before my oyos. I tell you
that you must lenvo here,” spolce Yuuce,
excitedly.
“Thou you Hliall go with me.
“I will not, I cannot, but I will promise
to see you nu hour hcuct'.”
"Where?”
Tho woman's tones wore sharp aud sus
picious.
“At my rooms.”
“I agree. Dudley Y’nnce, deeeive mo ihis
time, and see wh it n woman’s hatred enu
do to wreck your fondest hopes."
bhc Hit od from the place lowurd a re
mote gate ns she spoke.
vnnoe ground out n bitter onth.
“Fiends seize her," ho ejaculated. “1
thought her pliable, despairing, crushed.
Oh, to bo thus tormented, when love,
honor, fortune lire within my grasp. She
shall not balk me. One t usty ally to aid
mo iu getting her out of the way, ami 1 have
clear sailing in the course I have under
taken. An ally! i have it. The man I saw
to-day. whom I havo not seen for years bo-
fore. lie wuh ray i lave once, lie dnref
not defy me. I will see him, and lie shall
aid mo in my cherished plans.”
Only a portion of his wild soliloquy
reached the ears of tho amazed Giulio, but
he heard enough of it to comprehend that
Dudley Y’unce was a schemer aud a vil-
linn.
“Can Mr. Elliott know this man's trui
character?” ho murmured. “What but s
scoundrel can a man bo who hns tho mys
terious attachment this woman s words in
dicate? Shall I warn Mabel ngaiust _liiml
Not yet. I wiii watch this man, and luiov
for a certainty how far he is worthy of tin
confidence of the unsuspicious Mr. El
liott."
Ho almost forgot the oni-ode when an
boar later he bade Mabel good-night
Never were her smiles brighter, lie]
friendlv glim es more encouraging to hit
love.
J.ittle did ei.her dream that nt tho firs
dawn of reciprocal lovo a dark cloud wai
lowering over their 1 vos.
Ginlio was about to retire, a few minto.
Inter, when n servant announced to him thn
a gentleman wished to see him iu tin
library.
He went thither, wondering who his lati
cal . r eonld be He ivis somewhat snr
prised ns a familiar volco spoke his narno
as he entered the apartment
It was Howard Maroy, and his pale face
and agitated manner told tnat his mission
was an important and ominous one.
CHAPTER XIV.
nt the toils.
Giulio grasped Maroy’s hand cordially,
as wns liis wont. There was no responsive
we.coine from his friend, and he looked
uuxiuaolv at Marnv’* ru*l- fan*
, ny, what’s the matter?” ho asked
surprisedly. “Anything wrong nt the
bank?”
"No, ” replied the other gravely. I have
intruded on you thus late.—"
nnce s
hicasnred reply; “it is obodicnco to me or
tho gallows now."
“Infimour schemer, why do you pursuo
and torture me?”
“Bocuiro I have a c'nim upon you. Y’ou
aided mo in certain plans of mutual gnin,
you must do so now.
"Never!" criod Maroy, impetuously.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
ONE KIND OF AMERICAN.
Tlio Mail Who Knows ns ItiOln ns
Possible.
trembled when his uamo wns spoken. Ho
is the enemy you dread, ho Iho villain you
fear, for he is a villain if ho holds n m’ou-
ncing secret over jou. Howard Mnrcy, whnt
is tno niystory or tuts man s powor ovor
you?"
"I refuso to toll you."
"Then I will go to him nnd demand it'”
cried Giulio oxcitodly. “Yon aro excited,
Maimed, Maroy; for friendship's iwlfo, do
not act rashly." Promise, at least, that you
will not leave tho city till I s o you, till you
havo had timo to reflect over yon*- course.”
Howard Maroy wavored, hut he said, with
a sigh of utter despair:
“it will bo useloss. A procrastination
only. Delay will not change my doter-
initiation."
"But you promiso?”
“Y'es.”
It was a reluctant assent. Ginlio foi-
lowod him to tho door, and tried to oucotir-
nae him w th cheering words.
“Don't get frightoued,” liosaid at pairing.
’ Yon aro morbidly anx ousovor some trifle.
I will seo you In-morrow, and wo will talk
it all over, old fraud.”
Howard Maroy left tho Elliott mansion
gloomily.
“IIow little he knows of the rcnl truth!"
bo murmurod bitterly a- lie passed down
the stroot. “Oh, why did I ever liopo to
live down (ho past—to o-e npo its bal fui
consequences. I will not remain hero. 1
must fly. That man holds my Ufo in bis
hands. Ho is the vil niu siill: he would
Bug ine once more to crimo and misery. I
dure not stay. ”
Ho rencliod liis room, in a lnrgo office
building near the business enter of the
citv. and (lung himself upon a lounge and
buried liis face in b s hands.
YYlun ho nt last arose liis faco was still
pa'o, but it wore n look of determination.
"1 will not turn back,” ho murmured res
olutely. “I will write mv resignation at
tho bank, I will seo E liott once more, tlion
to llv from ambition, honor, usefulness to
the obscurity I ought never to have hoped
I eonld abandon "
llo seated himself at a table and began
writing.
There was an interruption a minute
Inter, us a quick knock sounded nt the
door. , ,
“Come in," gpoko Marcy in ft subdued
tone.
Tho door oponed, and a man ontcrod the
room. Every vestige of color loft Marcy’s
face as lie glanced nt liis visitor.
“Mr. Y'anco!" lie nlniost gaspod, rising tc
his feet trail wavering unsteadily whore he
stood.
It was Hie banker's partner. Not a traoo
of upper, nt recognition w.,s visible iu liis
sinister face ns lie fixed his eyes search-
ingly upon Maroy.
“Vos— yon are Mr. Maroy, T believe. 1
saw your wo:k nt the bank to-dav. and I
ennui to seo you about somo—businoss.
lie bad roali d bimsulf nt tins table, liis
bold, liilf-sneering eyes never leaving tho
| ashen faco of Maroy, ho coolly drew oil
his glovos.
Like n victim awaiting his doom, Howard
Mnrcy stood, with downcast eyes and guilty
mien, silent.
“All, you lnvo boon writing to ine,”
spolro Yatioo iighliy. ns iiis eyes fell on the
unfinished letter between them. “Whnt
Your resicimt oil? You nro not going to
leave our employ?"
"I—1 must, sir. I havo duties calling me
nwav."
Marcy darted a furtive, half-bopeful
g’nnco at Vance's face. Could it be possible
that this man. after all, had not rooogaized
him?
One glimpse of the crafty eyoB drove him
to despair agiin.
“I inn sorry for that,” again spoko Y'anco.
“Your writing just suited mo for a corre
spondent. By the way, Mr. Mnrcy. did you
enow mat it reminds mo or tho writing of
a man I once know?”
An inaudible reply sounded fromMnrcy’s
lips.
"His uamo wns Gilbert Itausom. Diu
you ever hear of him?"
YVith one wi d cry of despair Howard
Marcy recoiled. Tho secret was out at
last. This man did indeed know his iden
tity.
Tho mask wns down at Inst, tho crafty,
evil a nuco of Dudley Vance was that of t
four dr snaring his prey.
“Fiend, demon!” almost screamod
Marcy, "havo you come here to torture
mo? Y’ou know me. You have huuted
down ngniri. I go. I leave the oity at
oueo——’’
“Stop!"
YVitlr ira imperative gesture, Vance
waved back the frantic Marov.
“You wl! uot go ” )>e hissed.
“I will.”
"No! Not until you either examine a lit-
t’e paper T hold, or until I havo taken it to
thepoiioe."
A shudder of horror and dread con
vulsed Howard Maroy’* frame.
“Aud here is the document.”
Y'nnce had taken a folded paper from his
pocket.
"Sit down,” he said,” and let mo ted you
why 1 have sought you out to night, l'o-
! fuse, nnd I send to tho police tint docu
ment, nu indictment ten years o d. but still
in force-an indictment for wi fu' murder
against Gilbert Hansom, alias Howard
Maroy!”
[From tho Arkansas Traveller.]
Southwestern Missouri 1ms developed
n typo of careless individuality little dif
ferent from tho conventional unconcern
of tho “old time” Arkansnw squatter.
A traveller on horseback, who hud been
out all day in the chilling rain, stopped
late in tho night nt a small stone house
situated on tho top of a bleak knob. Af
ter the traveller had shouted until ho
feared that his throat had been perman
ently damaged, tho door was opened
with n creak that echoed down tho “hol
low.”
“Mister,” tho traveller began, “I am
as wet as a dog, and—”
“Must uv been in the rain,” the na
tive broke in, opening the door a littlo
bit wider and [Hiking out liis head a lit
tlo bit further.
“Yes, since 5 o’clock this morning.”
“Got or pretty early start, I low.
“Pretty early*? Yes, I’ve linen out in
tho rain since 5 o’clock, mid—”
“Rainin' when you started, I reckon.”
“Yob, but my business was so urgent
I had to leave—”
“YY’lmt bus'nesB aro ye in?”
“I mn a largo dealer in salt and—”
“Reckon tliat about all yer'vo got
with yor is molted by this time.”
“Got none with mo, of course. My
friend I don’t like to put you to any in
convenience, but you see—”
“Kain’t say I do. Mont of it wnsu’t
so nllflrod dark.”
“f say, you must know—”
“Didn't. Yer say I see.”
“Well, tlmt makes no difference. I
am ns wet as a dog and am very cold,
nnd if you ean'tdo anything else for mo
lot mo come in and give me a drink of
water, for I am ua dry ns a powder
horn.”
“Thought yer wuz ez wet ez or deg.”
“I am.”
“Then, how kou yer he ez dty ez or
powder horn ?”
“Hero, let us do away with these
quibbles. I am in distress and want
you to help mo.”
“Don’t iio no ways baek'ards; lie'p
yerso’f.”
“You aro certainly a tough customer.”
“That’s what Eli’ Bragg, the miller,
says, when lie tries t client me."
“I don’t caro a cent what Eli Bragg
says, I—"
“Me nntlior."
“Look here.”
“Wall."
“May I got off my liorso and como
iu ?”
"Ef yer como in I reckon ycr'll have
to get often yer aorse."
“Well, in case I como in, what must
I do with my horse ?"
Leave him outside, I reckon.”
“Haven't you got any shelter foryour
stock l"
“No."
“Doesn’t tho bad weather nearly kill
them ("
“No.”
“IIow do you account for it?"
“An’t got no stock."
“Haven't you got as much ns a smoko
house to give shelter lo my horse?"
“Got no smoke house. All the smoko
wo want wo get in hero."
“Suppose 1 lead him through this gate
and turn him loose in the lot ?”
“All right.”
The traveller turned his horse loose
and entered the house. Tho host raked
tho chunks together and soon a bright
blaze sprang up in the great tiro place.
He did not stop at this small attempt to
make his guest comfortable, but brought
him a “hunk” of corn bread and tlio
boiled foot of a bog.
“I am deeply thankful to you.”
“Not er tail."
“I suppose there is room enough in
tho lot to onablo my, horse to walk
around and keep warm ?"
“Oh, yas.”
“How many acres aro in tho lot?”
‘Don't, know.”
“How far across from one fence to tho
other?”
“I kon't know. I didn’t make but
one fence. Thar niout be ernother one,
but I ain’t seed it yit. Reckon tltur's
ono summers’ twix here an’ the (State
line. Don’t bo in a hurry. YV’y, I
never seed er mini in sieli or swivel.
W’y'n’t I tell yer ? YV'y dud blame yer
ugly pictur’, yer didn’t ax me. Must be
bo er blamed*fool to think that I ken
tend ter voro business an' mine, too
Good-by.'
WORDS OF WISDOM.
If it is truth, what docs it mattor who
says it ?
As every thread of gold is valuable, so
is every moment of time.
Knowledge of our duties is tho most
useful part of philosophy.
Genuine simplicity of heart is a heal
ing and cementing principle.
YY'e arc sure to get the better of for
tune if we do but grapple with her.
A crowd is not company, and faces nro
but a gallery of pictures wliero tlicro is
no love.
lie thnt would live clear of envy must
lay his linger on liis mouth, and keep liis
hand out of the ink pot.
Inquisitive people aro tho funnels of
conversation; they do not take in any
thing for their own use, but merely pnss
it to another.
You may depend upon it that ho is a
good man whose intimate friends are all
good, and wlmsc enemies are oharactcrs
decidedly had.
Humility is the first lesson we learn
from reflection, nnd self-iTistrust the first
proof we give of having obtained a know
ledge of ourselves.
In genius tlicro is thnt alchemy which
converts into gold; which from suffering
deduces strength, from error clearer wis
dom, from all things good.
If you read ten pages of n good book,
letter by letter—that is to say, with real
accuracy—you aro forevermore, in some
measure, an educated person.
Happiness must not only bo prepared
nml fitted for a man, but man for liis
happiness; ho must become a rational
creature before lie can enjoy a rational
pleasure.
YVhen hono'i eornc to u«, rather than
we to them, when they meet us, ns it
were, in the vestibule of life, it is well
if our enemies can say no more against
us than that wo aro too young for our
dignities; it would be. much worse for
us if they could sny wo arc too old for
them; time will destroy the first objec
tion, but confirm tlio second.
AH About Sulphur.
Sulphur is nu elemental substance,
which occurs very widely distributed in
the mineral kingdom, partly free and
partly combined with other elements.
Free sulphur is either found pure in
regularly formed crystals, or mixed with
earthy matter. The principal sources of
crystalline sulphur are I'rbino in Italy,
Girgenti in Sicily, and Hudohoy in
Croatia, while tlio earthy sulphur is
mainly derived from Italy, Moravia, nnd
Poland. Iceland is rich in both varieties,
Lilt tlio mineral wealth of that island re
mains almost unworked. At present tho
greater part of the sulphur used in Europe
comes from Sicily, and, us a rule, it is
more ot less abundant in volcanic dis
tricts. In tho form of a sulphide,
sulphur occurs abundantly in combina
tion with iron, copper, lend and zinc,
nml also with other metals. In tho sul
phates it is distributed even more
generally,thosulphates of lime, magnesia,
baryta, etc., being abundant natural
productions.
The grosser impurities are taken away
from sulphur crystals by melting and by
distillation. When the vaporized sulphur
is condensed in n large chamber, it is o!
tained in the form of (lowers of sulphur.or
when eoudemed in the liquid form in
smaller and hotter receivers, it is cast
into cylinders called roll sulphur. It
may also lie obtained from iron pyrites by
heating it in close vessels. It is also
thrown down from some of its compounds
by the use of dilute hydrochloric acid, in
thesv eases falling in the form of u gray
ish white fine powder known as milk of
sulphur.
Sulphur is extensively employed in tlio
arts and manulactures, as iu the manu
facture of matches, gunpowder, etc.
When converted into sulphurous acid it
is a powerful blenching agent, and is
also used to destroy insects, fungi, cl
lmt its chief consumption is in the form
of sulphuric acid, one of the most im
portent acids in chemical manufacture
In medicine it is used for various pur
poses and in a number of forms. It acts
as a laxative, a diaphoretic, and an
alterative. It is also used in cutaneous
diseases, Lotli externally and internally
sometimes artificially prepared and somo
times as it exists iu mineral springs.
Inter- Ocean.
CHAPTER XV.
A villain's poweb.
The picture of the two men, Dudley
Y'ance and Howard Murcey, ns they stood
A Mountainous Region.
The scene of tho present revolt in
Afghanistan is tlio mountainous region
from 100 to 250 miles southwest of Ca
bal. Since the Ameer more closely
allied himself with the British, two
years ago, he has redoubled liis efforts
to establish at Cabul a strong central
government and to assert liis authority
over tho semi independent tribes who
for many years have lived at peace with
the Ameers only when left pretty much
to themselves. They now complain
that he is robbing their chiefs of tlio
authority that rightfully belongs to
them, and especially that lie is impos
ing heavy taxes upon them, a grievance
that lias been at tlio bottom of moro
than olio revolt in Afghanistan. It
needs no incitement from Russia to
arouse these Gliilzuis, Shilgaris, and
Wi
Chinn's Grout Wall.
General J. II. Wilson reports tho Great
Wall of China in line condition where li
examined it, though ruinous in parts. “I
is from twenty-five to thirty feet higl
fifteen to twenty feet thick, and rivette
outside and in with cut granite inasonr
laid in regular courses with mi exccllci
mortar of lime and sand. It is snr
mounted by a parapet or battlement o
gray burned brick eighteen or twenty
inches thick. The inside of the wall is
made of earth and loose stone, we
rammed in. Every 200 or 000 yards tlier
is a .flanking turret thirty-five or forty
feet high, projecting beyond and ove
looking the faee of the wall in both (1
ructions, and near each turret is a stone
staircase leading down between tho walls
to a door opening upon the ground i
the rear. The most astonishing thing
about it is, however, that it climbs straight
up the steepest and most rugged inoiin
tain sides, courses along their summits,
descends into gorges and ravines, am
rising again, skirts the face of almost in
accessible crags, crosses rivers, valley
and plains in endless succession from one
end of the Empire to the other—Iro
the seashore on the Gull of Po-Clico-L
to the desert wastes of Turkestan,
is almost impossible to conceive of its
capture except through treachery or
gross neglect on the part of those whose
duty it should lie to defend it. It is laid
out in total defiance of t! crules of mili
tary engineering, and yet the walls arose
solid and inaccessible, and tlio gates so
well arranged and defended, that it would
puzzle a modern army with a first-class
siege train to get through it, if any effort
whatever were made for its defense.’’—
New York Observer.
SUPERSTITIONS OF Eh’fGNEEItS.
ltnHrnnd Urn H im ohi>v Oinsna-Thn While
Itnhbit-A l'ilut's Story*
“Railroad engineers, as a rule, nro a
superstitious class of persons,” s lid nn
old railrond man. “They-have foolish
fancies and attach importance to signs
and warnings; but 1 know of instances
where hundreds of lives have been saved
by engineers’ fancies and superstitions.
”or over thirty years 1 havo been a rail-'
road conductor, nnd during that timo I
havo seen nnd heard many things that
under ordinary circumstances 1 would
havo discredited. One of tho best en-
ineers that ever ran on the YVost Shore
Railroad was a man named Bronson.
Ono morning, just before starting timo,
while ho sat chatting with the fireman,
the engino hell suddenly rang out three
times. As neither the enginoer nor firo-
mnn had touched tlio boll, nnd ns no
other person was on or around tho engine,
the men felt troubled over the strango
ireumstnneo. They regarded it ns an
ill omen ami both men wero filled with
dread. I ho rain started on its journey,
and mile nftcr mile was quickly travolod,
the engineer meanwhile keoping an
anxious lookout for danger. When
within nlmut ail eighth of n milo of a
rocky cut, the bell again, apparently of
’ts own accord, sounded threo ominous
notes, clear and distinct, ihe engineer
boaido himself with terror, exclaimed:
My God, Bill 1 It’s a warning ef somo
great danger, and I believe it’s our duty
to stop. I'm oing to shut her down if
I lose my place by it.' The engine canto
to a sudden standstill, nnd within ton
feet of the engine, lying across tho track
wns a great rock several tons in weight,
which had become loosened by n recent
storm, and broken away from the great
mass above. A terrible calamity was
averted nnd hundreds of lives saved.
And now I'll tell you of another in
stance,” continued the same speaker, “of
how nn engineer lost his life by not heed
ing a voice of warning Ono of the most
cnruful nml trusti d cnglnocrs on our road
was .lames Welch. One morning Ills wifo
noticed that lie was not in his usual
cheerful frame of mind, and questioned
him about it He told her that ho was
not ill, hut he said he had n premonition
that ho would he killod during tlio day.
Ilis wife, being a sensible woman, (lid
not sneer or laugh at liis fears, begge 1
him to stay at homo that day. Welch,
who was a disbeliever In signs and
omens, laughed at Ins fancies and went
to his death. Two hours later the en
gineer was lying, crushed to death, nt
the bottom of a deep ravine.”
' Y es, 1 know such things to he true,"
■aid another mail. “Silly ns it may
seem, 1 wouldn't run a train after see
ing a white rabbit cros- the track, with -
out first stopping o investigate, If l
wero to We made president of the road, j
I remember one dark night we wero ]
scooting across country at a pretty lively |
rate, when all of a sudden, I saw a white ;
rabbit dart across the track just iu front j
of the engino The wee thing gave mo |
such a look in that brief second that
something compelled mo to stop tho
train. ho conductor and train men
enme rushing up to the engine to find
out the cause of our sudden halt, nnd it
didn’t take long to find out either. Only
a few feet nlicmi on the track wero somo
heavy logs.. They had most likely been
placed there and tied down by tramps,
who in tho confusion of a frightful ac
cident, such ns would have taken place i
if 1 hadn't stopped thu train, would
have robbed nnd plundcro I tlio dead i
and dying passengers."
Ended at East.
The other day n quiet liuly, 74 years
old, died in New Y’ork, She wns com
paratively unknown, and it was not until
tier death that her neighbors learned that
she was Mrs. Emma A. Williams. .She
claimed to belong to Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, and was on a visit to a niece.
Thirty years ugo she wns tv Mrs. Cun
ningham. At that time she lived in New
Y'ork, and among her lodgers was Dr.
Harvey A. Bunlell, a wealthy dentist,
who was found dead on the lloor of liis
room. Hu had several knife wounds in
his body, hut there was no due to the
perpetrator of the crime. Several of the
inmates of the house were suspected, sev
eral arrested, hut the most astute detec
tive work of the century failed to un
earth the murderer. Mrs. Cunningham
claimed that she had been privately mar
ried to Bunlell, and sued for a share of
his estate, hut was detected by the au
thorities in a deep-laid scheme by her
producing a bogus baby, and her claims
were rejected. She retired to California,
where she married .Mr. Williams, a man
of wealth and position. In the course of
time her husband deserted her, and she
died comparatively poor. The case is
recorded as one of the most mysterious
in the annals of crime in this country.
Yes, He Drunk Reer.
The fact that New Y'ork city consumer
0,000,000 barrels of beer annually—
which, being averaged, gives each man,
woman and child about five barrels -
and considering the luithc'r fact tlur,
there is a largo proportion of non-drink
ing persons, especially children, suggests
the idea that there are many people in
that metropolis who get more than their
shure of the amber T eutonic bevemgo;
and it also suggests a story about an old
German brewer, who was brought in as
a witness to testify as an expert whether
or not beer is intoxicating. Tho lawyer
for tho defence asked:
“Do you drink much beer ?"
“Veil, I Link me a glass about! efety
ten minnid.”
“Yes. Well, do you find it intoxi
cating ?
‘’Nein.’’
The judge then askod a question -
“How much beer do you drink every
day, sir ?” 3
The brewer looked up with a some
what puzzled expression, as if he had
been plied with a problem impossible of
solution, and finally blurted out:
“Vat you mean, shuclge? Kc-s?”
1* It Not Htiigitlnr
that consumptives should 1,0 B'S least appro-
henstre of their own condition, while all their
fr onds are urging nml beseeching them to be
moro carofu 1 about expoMiru ana overdoing,
it ii.ay well be e nsiuiued ono of tlio most
alarming symptoms of the disease, where tlie
patient is reckless and will not bellovo that lio
is in (lunger. Header^ if you aro in this condi
tion, do not neglect tho only moans afrooovery.
old exposure and fatigue, bo regular in your
j faithfully of I)r. Picrcq’s ‘uoltl-
liabits,anduso faithfully —... ----- - .
on Medical Discovery.” It has saved thousands
who wore steadily failing.
The Dunk of England tries to stop tho flow of
geld to this country by raising tho discount,
Cotinumiitioiiy Wanting IMneasea*
And General Debility. Doctors disagree ns to
tho relative value of Cod Liver Oil and Hypo-
phosphites; tho ono supplying strength nnd
flesh, tho other giving nerve powor, nnd acting
as a tonic to tho digestive and entiro system.
Butin Scon's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with
Ilypopliosphitcs the two nro combined, and tho
effect is wonderful. Thousands who have de
rived no permanent benefit from other prepa.
rations have been cured by tills. Scott's Emul
sion is pc
by those
Oil.
Miss Mildred Lee, daughter of tho late Gen.
It. E. Leo, is at the Hotel do Normandie, Paris.
lleniitiriil Women
nro made pallid and unattractive by functional
irregularities which Dr. Pierce’s “Eavorito
Proscription” will infallibly euro. Thousands
of testimonials. By druggists.
is perfectly palatable and Is easily digested
lose who cannot tolorato plain Cod Liver
tubllity of temper, hot fluthofl.
~ uu chilly sensations, sharr
nn
Within the last ffvo month,Hllarvnrd College
lms received gi ts amounting to $fl,UU0,UU0.
Safw, permanent. *nd complete arc tho cures
of bilious and intermittent diseases, made by
Prickly Ash Bitters, Dyspepsia, general debil
ity, habitual constipation, liver and kidney
complaintsiu*o speedily eradicated from tho
system. It uiitnieots, eleafises and eliminates
all malaria. Health and vigor are obtained
more rapidly and permanently hv tlio use of
this great natural antidote than by any other
remedy In rotofore known. As a blood purlller
and t« hi.' it brings health, renewed energy nml
vitality to a worn and diseased body.
The Little Orphan,
Mrs. Sen go one of tho Trustees of the New
Orleans orphan Homo, gives Dr. Diggers'
Huckleberry Cordial for the relief of all bowel
troubles. Slio never Buffers herself to bo with
out it.
Daughter*, Wives nml -Mother*.
Send for Pamphlet on Female Diseases, free;
securely sealed. Dr. .1. B. Man hid. Utica, N.Y.
Tired All Over
In thtexprowlnn a lady used ‘a describing hor condi
tion before using IIoo.I'b Sarsaparilla. TUli prepara
tion M wonderfully adapted for weakened or low
state of thn system. It quickly tonos tho wholo hotly,
KI v*• purity and vitality to tho blood, nnd clear® and
frofthenfl tho mind. Take It now If you feel "tiled
all over.” •
" reeling languid and dlrzy, having no appetite
aud no ambition to work, I took Hood's Sarsaparilla,
with the boat remit*. A* a health tnvlgorntor an I
tnodhdnn for gonorsl debility I think It superior to
anything else.”—A. A. Hiker, Albany St., Utica, N. V.
N. II. llo *uro to got tlio Peculiar medicine.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
P d l by all druggie*. $t 5 nix Tor $V Prepared o dy
b) 0. I. HOOD .t OL, Apolhocarlcfl, Lowoll, Mas*.
IOO Doses Ono Dollar
YOU?
Do you fool dull, languid, low-«plrltcd, Ufi-
loss, nnd Indescribably miserable, Doth phyal-
cully and mentally; experience a *01180 ol
fullness or bloating after eating, or of “gone
ness," or emptiness of stomach In the morn
ing. tongue coated, bitter or bad taste In
mouth. Irregular appetite, dizziness, frequent
headaches, blurred eyesight, “ floating specks”
beforo the eyes, nervouB prostration or ex
haustion, Irritability o* * . . -
alternating with chll
biting, transient pains liero and there, ooia
feet, drowsiness after mcali, wakefulness, or
disturbed nnd uttrefrcshlng sloop, constant,
indescribable fooling of droad, or of Impend
ing calamity?
t f you have all, or any considerable number
of thoso symptoms, you aro suffering from
that most common of American inaladiee-
Blltous Dyspepsia, or Torpid Uvor, associated
with Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. The mors
complicated your dlscaso has become, the
greater tiro numbor nnd diversity of srmp-
inms. No mntter whntstngn It hns reached
llr. IMcrrc’i* Uoldcn rilc.llcnl Discovery
will subduoMt, if taken according to direc
tions for a reasonable length of time. If not
cured, complications multiply nnd Consump
tion of the Lungs, Skill Diseases, Heart Disease,
Ithnunintlsm, Kidney Disease, or other grave
nmlndlrs aro qulta liable to net In ana, sooner
or lntor, Induco a fatal termination.
llr. Irtorco’s (.olilon OTcdlrnl Dis
covery nets powerfully upon tlio Liver, nnd
through that great blood-purifying organ,
cleanses tho system of all blood-taints nnd tin-
purities, from whatever cause arising. II Is
equally oltlcnclous In noting upon tlio Kid
neys, nnd other excretory organs, oirnnslng,
strengthening, nnd healing their diseases. As
nu appetlzlmj, rostnrntlvo tonic, It promotes
digestion lunl nutrition, thereby hiilMIng up
both flesh nnd strength. In mnmrlal illstrleta,
this wonderful uuillclno has gained great
celebrity I11 curing Foyer nnd Ague, Chills nml
Fever, Dumb Ague, nnd kludreil diseases.
Dr. IMcreo’s Golden .Medical DIs-
CURES ALL HUMORS,
from n common Blotch, or Eruption, to the
worst Scrofula. Nnit-rheum, " I'cver-sorcs,”
Hcnly or Hough Skill, ill short, nil disease)
caused by Imd blood nro conquered by this
powerful, purifying, nnd Invigorating inedt-
cine. (Iront Eating Ulcers rapidly heal under
Its benign Influence. Especially hns It mani
fested Its potency In curing Totter, Eczema,
Erysipelas, llolls, Carbuncles, Fore Eyes, Scrof
ulous Sores unit Swellings, Illp-Jolnt Disease,
" White Fwelllngs," (loiire, nr Thick Neck,
nml Enlarged (Halida. Send ten cents In
stumps for a largo Treatise, with colored
plates, 011 Skin Diseases, or the same amount
tor a Treatise on Scrofulous Affections.
The best ami surest Remedy for Caro of
all diseases caused by any derangement of
tho Liver, Kidneys, Stomach nnd Bowels.
Dyspepsia, fc'lrk Headache, Constipation,
Billons Con plaints aud Malaria of nil kinds
yield readily to the bcneliccnt lullueuco of
It Is pleasant to tho taste, tones np tho
system, rentorcs nnd preserves health.
It Is purely Vegetable, and ennnot fall to
provo beneficial, both to old and young,
e n Blood Faritler It Is superior to all
others. Sold everywhere at $1.00 a bottle,
“FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE."
Thoroughly cleanse It by using Dr. fierce’*
Golden iMcdlcul Discovery, ami good
digest Ion, a fair skin, buoyant spirits, vital
fclivngth amt bodily henllli will Im established.
CONSUMPTION,
which Is Scrofula of tlio l.ung-, 1. arrested
nml cured by this remedy, if taken I11 the
earlier stages of tlio disease. From its mar
vcloiis power ovor thin terribly fatal disease,
w lu'ii first offering this now world-famed rem
edy to the public, Dr. Pierce thought seriously
of calling It Ills "Consumption Urni;." but
abandoned tha* name 11s too restrictive for
a tncdlolno widen, from Its wonderful com
bination of tonic, or strengthening, alterative,
or biood-olcnnslng, anti-billmis, pectoral, and
nutritive properties. Is iiiii'quuled. not only
i,s a remedy for Consumption, tint for ull
Chronic DIhciimin of tho
Liver, Blood, and Lungs.
For Woiik Lmurs, Spitting of Blood, Bhort-
ni’Bfl of limit li, ( lironlo Nanai Cutnrrli, Bron
chitis, Asthma, Seven* Cowphs, and kindred
affections, It Ih nu cfllolcnt remedy.
Sold hv DniKKiHtM, at i?l.OO, or Six Bottles
for B/LOO.
£ w m Bend ten cent* In stamp* for Dr. riercc'i
book on Consumption. Address,
World’s Dispensary Medical Association,
UU3 Main St., UL’t'I'AI.O, N.Y.
Thn Growth of American Cities.
The following table shows the enor
mous growth of the three principal cities
of the i'uited States;
Vear.
is:!(i
1S40
1S50
I Will
)8U>
1N80
It should
New York. IViila. Chieagn.
.... 238,000 18K,800 -Hi
.... 31)8,501) 201,500 4,■11)0
.... 700,700 482,300 34,500
...1,332,700 500,800 122,700
....1,700,100 704,800 321,500
....2,303,000 804,000 572,000
added that the inhabit-
glaring at one another in the room or mo j pr
—c— .«-» u.„i—•„ zrn-i— I 011H0 tj n g* a11 "oft-repeated chapter m
Afghan history. The rebellion now
latter after the banker's declaration, was nu
impressive one.
Maroy for u single moment was tran(- i
fixed and mule, then he sank to a elinir
with a terrible cry of dread, aud buried his
ashen face in his hands.
Over tho faee of Dudley Y’nnce broke n
quick triumphant smile, us though he wero
Buying to himself, “I have crushed this
man; he is my slave, my ubjeot victim, i
whom I will control henceforth as iu the
past, ’’ I
hmlaks in revolt against the Ameers , ants of Brooklyn, Jersey City, Hoboken,
resent policy. They arc simply re- .,„,[ other towns within a radius of ten
covers nearly two-tliirds of tlio region
between Cabul and Cuudahar, and it re
mains to be seen whether it xvill yet in
volve the ruin of the Ameer or compel
Great Britain to interfere again in the
affairs of “tlio buffer State,” which
she hud hoped to make a strong bul
wark between India and the Russian
power.
miles are included in the nliove totals for
New Y'ork, while the territory between
Hyde Park and Evanston is included as
part of Chicago. While during tho last
hnlf-contury tlie population of Philadel
phia hns increased nearly fivefold, and
tlmt of New York tenfold, Chicago may
lie said without exaggeration to have lit
erally come into existence, its growth be
ing from 45 in 1830 to 572,000 in .1880,
—Mechanical News.
A Skill'. Of.’It E I'flll
INDIGESTION and DYSPEPSIA.
Over ago Phy*k!lmi* have sont u® tlinlr approval ol
DIOKHTYLIN, S!i>lnu tlmt It I® tho In «t preparation
for Iiiillig'cHtlon thnt they havo over uwod.
Wo havo novor heard of a enso of D) spop®la wluri
DIOKSVYLIN wui taken that wim not cur'-d.
FOR CHOLERA INFANTUM,
IT WILL CUKH TIIK MOST AO Ull A VATKD OASES.
IT WILL STOP VOMITING IN PlO’.dSANUV.
IT WILL UKLIKVi: CONSTIPATION.
For Rummor Complaint* aud Chronic Ulnrrhma.
which are the direct result® of imperfect digestion,
DIOKSTYLIN will effect nn Immediate cure.
Take BYiiKSTYLIN for all pains and disorders of
the stomach ; they all como from lndlK (> *tlon. Ark
your dniKKlNt for DIOKSTYLIN (price $1 per lnrj.pi
bottle). If ho doc® not have it send one dollar to ua
nnd we will rend a bottle to you, express prepaid.
Do not hcRltnto to send your money. Our house is
reliable. EstabllHhod twenty five year®.
\VM. V. K Il> BEK A DO.,
M :uhi fuel u riiiu ( IioiuImI * • S.'J .1 oh n S|.» N.Y.
A CREAT OFFER !
prop?!red for thorn. By ®pnoi®l ...
raiiK«inent with DmnoroBt’® Monthly,
tlio OrofttoHt of nil Family MHcar.inun,
wo will print in our noxt issue nu
oiiDKii, entitling every ono of our
re idnr® ton pattern of tin® hnndRomo
Jacket (free). Look out for it. for it
is worth 2ft cents.
While Donmrost'® i® not a Fashion
Mngn/.ino, many stippoHe it to bo,
boon use it® Fttaiilon Department, like
nil it® other Department®, i® so per-
BOUOH^ITOH
" Hough on Holi " Olntmont cure. Bkln Hu
mors, I’lmplos, Flesh Worms. Hjnir'yo r in, Tet
ter. Sn.lt Kfieum, Fnmted Fert, ChUblsIn*. Itch,
Ivy Fotson. barber’s lU.'h,8caM lleuil.EcMuna.
50,-. Druggists, E. K.YVki.i.b, JcnrjMfiyGljb
MGHiPILES
Cure® piles or hemorrhoids, Itctilnft P 1 " 0 *™,
Iritf, bleeding, internal or other. Internal and
external remedy In each package. Sure cure (
5o*c l>rP)»y1ataormail. E. flAVclbhJerneyJJ^L
ROUGHonBILE PILLS. MB:
Active but inliX Cathartlo. Small Granules.
Small base. Fur Sick Headache. BlUmimeUi
Liver Complain*, Coustlpatlou, Antl-Blllom.
iisyiilpATiRRii sssss
chronic cases. Ifnequalecl for Catarrhal threat
affections, foul breath. oITcubIvo odors. Ask
for "Hough ou Catarrh." 60c. Druggists.
n0UGH°ET00THACH£S‘l5c.
nnilGH°jCORNSso?TS&'k 16c.
Fill
ot-he;
IS pal torn, fur
scriptivo euvolotto
information nho
Monthly, which
W. Jonuinu® 1
14th Street, New Y
Popk Led lias received more tlmn
$150,000 for tlie expenses of his Jubilee
muss which ho will celebrate in person.
All nations will be represented and all
tongues spoken. Tlie representatives of
more than 210,000,000 adherents of the
Catholic Church will be gathered within
the walls of Home to do honor to one
feeble man who long since lms passe
tlie allotted three score and ten years.
Don't hawk, hawk, blow, spit, and disgust
everybody with your offensive hrealli, but uso
Dr. bnge’s Catarrh lteiuedy and cml it.
Immense rainfalls follow tho lino of eon
straction of the Mexican Central ltnilroiuL
Ely’s Cream Balm
Is worth
Man, Woman or Child
hiiHVriiik from
CATARRH.
* v usa1 Apply B.ilm in'/)each nostril.
o IIB F BUSINESS COLLEGF.
W W E. & itonuwnud for Superior Uoume®
I’urfoct Kquiumunt®, and
Ivor 5,000 StmlnntB now in
;f, l’AT l'KLN.S, for makinK Bug®,
'* riilic®, Honda, Milton®, He. Mu-
„ chine ®ont by mail for $1. Send
I for Into reduced price !l»t.
SOLDI Kits and their Widow®,
Pension® now for you all. Ad-
II. Gelhton A Co., Washington,D.C.
iTEN T S Urn-mors' raffle"
[Attorney, Washington, p. c.
Dr. J. Stephen®, Lebanon, Ohio.
An in
In every community (boro are a number of
men whoso whole timo is not occupied, such as
ministers, farmers' sons anil ol hors,
ispeeia'ly we would sny,If you
1 hundred dot nvs during
at once to li. F.
Vn., and they
teacher*
To Ihe*
wish to make
tho next finv mouths, write
Johnson & Co., of Hiclimoml,
will show you how to do it.
If afflicted will] sore eyes, use llr
Eye-water. All (IraggDls soil il :ii.
Thompson’s
:.'■>!•. a bottle.
AM Opium in. Disc's Cure for Consumption
Cures wuero other remcclios fui)
cron ho may bo duo. Art-
Mrv> Tl. Rtkvknh <fc Co.,
or UiI'k, Wjishin^t’n.D.O
1 to $8 a day. Samplog
‘ ' '• not under tlio horse's foot.
'Htcr Safety lleln Bolder Co.
rtli $1.50, FREE.
Writ©
. Holly, Mich.
DitV HAMMEDLtSS. 1 OAU VHRH JAIRU.
MANHATTAN KAMMERLCSS. IPItPDt BREtCH 10ADERS.
Bend for Catalogue of Specialties.
8CJIUVKRL1NO, J>AI/Y .is
84 and 80 Caainbor® Street, New Y'ork.
JEWELERS.
Atlanta, Ga.
8ond lor Patnlogue.
Primers’ EX ?M 6E
Kocoiid-ii.nl Printing Presses
—Manufacturer ami Doalerin—
Prliitoris’ SuppH cs ',
Pi intern’ Itnllnrn rust every iUy. r A9
.SI'.IT/.INUI.K, 8) Wont Mitolioltat., Ab.m*. ('»■
GOLDSMITH &. SULLIVAN'S
Fit ton Building, Atlanta, Oa. M.mt pr.otical
•South. Ib-pt courun nt hvist co®t. ^''“'1
BUSINESS M
I'.ducniion a Hnecialty at HIOlMtl'.’.H Bl [' ,j*
UNI V kit S1T V, Allniltn, (in. Dnc ol ("“
Mitels in l.lio Ui.unti v. Semi lor I liroolsrs.
Ql_“ n:il-- tbeat English Gout and
Waif $ rlllS* Rheumatic Hemeiiy.
Ovul Box, ;j 11 i onnd, l i * __
AGENTS WANTED ^ Sjg
CKO. A. HA HEIt .V CO., Dli»rl«4"n. ” ’ '
Pensionf 13 *^^-^
tamped wltli Dio nbov
TRADE MARK,
not have tin
II Thlrix-Nla 1 ''
TfiBcsf
wEanw^KiflB Ever Mato CKsr
Don’twnfltovmir money on a prnm or rubber coat. Tlio FISII p ‘{ ptorm
is absolutely iro/, r nnd /• iml riioor, nnd will keep you dry }Ji®,rcncrtl^'
Ask h.r tho ••FISH Lit A ND” si.H'cv.iuiu.I takono other, if youff. 11 ”
®n", semi lor tleserlmi". cntnlo'inc, to A. ,1. TOWiClt. 2D S