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THE
Banter’s Danger.
By GENEVIEYE I'LMAB,
Author of "A Weird Wedding Night,” "The
Love of Her Life," '“The Stolen Bride
groom," “Cruel m the Orav*,’’
"Her Wedding Night,”
Etc., Etc, Eto.
(From the Chicago LedgotJ
CHATTElt Xll
LOVE AND IIATE.
A picture of misery and jealous torment
Giuliosnt in tho library, a prey to the moot
poignant emotions.
In Dudley Vance he recognized a most
dangerous rival, and his heart misgave him
as bo realized his wealth and his close
business relationship with the banker.
Bentrico had told him how Vance had
denied their marriage. When Mr. Elliott
knew of tho case would ho still persist in
his denial?
Ho could imagiuo that Vance was, per
haps at that moment, pressing his suit with
tho b' autiful Mabel.
Finally there was a movement in tho
hall without. The fiout door was opened
and shut quickly.
"Ho is gone!” cried Giulio, eagerly.
Light footsteps crossed tho b ill, and a
fairy form crossed tho threshold of tho
library.
It was Mabel Elliott, and nlthough she
was very palo as Bhe entered tho room, she
Hushed confusedly at meetiug Giulio un
expectedly.
“Giulio," she murmured, *1 did not
know you were home."
“Has that man gone?"
His voice was choked, his manner almost
angry, ns ho asked the question.
Mabel did not reseut his imperative
mannor. Instead, a haunting, frightened
look came into her eyes.
“Yes, Giulio." y
•Why did he call?"
“Giulio, when will pnpn be homef"
She had interrupted him wildly. Her
bauds resting; on his arm, hor whole frame
quivering with omotion.
“Mabel, Muhol, wlint has happened?"
cried Giulio in alarm at hor agitated
mannor.
"Oh, Giulio, I—1 want papa to oome
homo. I am louoly, frightened ■"
She broko down in hysterical tears.
“Mabel, that man "
“Yea, Giulio,” sobbed Mabel; "he hae
dared to to uiako love to me, to ask mo to
marry him."
Giulio palod suddenly.
“And yon told him. Mabel?"
Sho lifted her tearful, reproachful eyes
to his own.
“Oh, Giulio, could I givo any save one
•nswor to him? I fear him. I dread him.
Giulio, ho has gone away excited and
tbcatening."
Giulio flushod angrily.
“Has he darod "
"To threaten, yos. Ho wnR wild with
emotion when I told him that I did not
love him. Hint 1 could not bccomo his wife;
nml lie said that I should, that papa would
not dnro to refuso him"
“The scoundrel!" cried Giulio.
“And ho hinted that you, too, should feel
his vengeance if 1 persisted in my refusal."
“I will go after hitv at once. 'This is
outrageous?”
"No, no," criod Muhol, pleadingly. “I
beg of you, for my sake, do not foroo a con
flict with this man."
A great wavo of lmppinoss camo ovei
Giulio's bonrt, despito his excitement, ns
he looked down at tho beautiful faoo of his
companion.
Tirao and circumstances impelled ovory
sentira nt of chorished love to expression.
Ilis vuico grew toiulor as ho nskod:
"Why did you rofuso him Mabel ”
"Oh, Giulio, could I think of another
when ray lovo is "
Sho pauso in tho midst of an impulsive
con fesBion.
He could not but rend the truth in hoi
happy faco.
"Mabel, my darling," he murmured im-
paBsior.ately, "is it possible that you love
me?”
Ho felt tho clinging prossuro of her
bands; lie bent over quiokly.
Ono kiss on tho blushing faco, and then
sho was gone, tied like tho timid fawn,
leaving Giulio's prayer of lovo fully
answered.
He trod on air as ho left (ho houso an
hour later. lie did not Book Mabel again,
half conscious of treachery to duty in
showing his lovo for her ere ho had soon
Mr. Elliott.
“1 promised tosoo lioatrico to-night," ho
murmured as he proceeded down the
street. “Is it possihlo Unit Vunco is form
ing somo plot against mo, that ho holds
any power over Air. Elliott, aB ho vaguoly
insinuated? The villain, he shall soon bo
unmasked in his true colors. Ho shall not
agniii frighten tho darling woman whose
love is mino—mino alone.”
Ho was raptuously ignorant of Iho fuel
that he was followed as ho entered the
house whither Beatrice had removed.
V et his every footstop was shadowed, and
while ho was conversing earnestly with
Beatrice, a few minutos later, tho form of
Dudley Vnnco stole stealthily into the cor
ridor outside tho room.
(Hallo told her of his intention to in
form Mr. Elliott of her story when he re
turned.
He also learned mnuv additional dotails
Of tho supposed mni r ug • io Vance.
When he left tho li--.uu 1 he had formed
a plan (o secure foi her somo evidence as
to tlmt marriage.
A fi rm stolo from tho house a few min
utes after his departure.
It was that of Dudley Vnnco.
Ilis face wus aglow with evil hato and
triumph.
“Mabel Elliott rejoeted mo because she
loves him," he hissed malignantly. “All, I
will soon arouse her hatred and jealously.
The very fnles favor ni.v plans, and I will
make her believe that Beatrice, who is vis
ited by Giulio, is his first lovo."
t i oner's busy brain devised a score of
p’ans for carrying out his schemo speedily
and surely.
must f-eo Marcy at once," he contin
ued. “Before to-morrow night Iho plot nt
tho bank must mature, and Giulio Elliott’i
good name bo blasted forevor!"
CHAPTER XVIL
AT THE BANK.
Morning nt tho bank, n bright crisp sum
mer's day, with tho street before it a busy
sea of human forms, and tho counting
room itself a scene of unusual activity and
bustle.
Within his private office, apparently en
grossed in perusing some papers of im-
poitance, sat Dudley Vance, n look of un
disguised anxiety and dissatisfaction upon
Ilis face.
“Two days lost," ho muttered in a tone
if chagrin and concern, as he glanced at a
telegram which he had selected from the
mass of pacers before him. “Will I have
time to act before Elliott returns; or, rather,
before his protege has a chance to tell him
ill? If not I am lost, for his bold, definito
actions indicate that he now thoroughly
understands my rotations with Beatrice,
and intends exposing me to Elliott.
"I must act nt ouco. Elliott will be here
before eleven o'clock if he arrived this
morning. By that time every portion of
iny plan must be carried out. Marcy, pur
suant to my scheme, left tne employ of the
hanlr yesterday. I do not fully trust him,
but for the present he dares not disobey I
me, Tho detective will act nt the signal.
All that remains is to send Giulio into (he
trap that is sprung ready to receive him.”
Vances evil faco glowed with all ths
craft and malice of his reveugt ful nature as
he arose to his feet and paced tho floor of
j the room restlessly.
I His foresworn scheme to crash and
disgrace his bated rival, Ginlio, before Mr.
i Elliott's return, had been delayed by a va
riety of circumstances adverse to the
speedy consummation of his plans, but
by no means abandoned.
There wns not a movement on the part at
Giulio for the past few days that had not
been notvd by himself or his hired ernis.
' saries.
I Wish iho secret canning of a master-hand
at plotting, Vance had surrounded bis rival
with n network of plots, (he roal Motive of
which even deceived tnose who wore work
ing in his behalf.
Giulio's visits to Beatrice, and his quest
in a noted gambling plnoa for Marcy ono
evening, had been noted nud utilized ns.
points of importance in tho great Rcbeme
of fraud and deceit tho wily plotter Vunco
wns weaving for his .ultimate aud utter
' ruin.
Only one thing worried the villain, and
this was tho fear that ere his plans wore
consummated Giulio might communicate
with the banker his discoveries regarding
Iho womau Beatrice.
"I wilt delay no longer,” muttered Vance,
finally pausing ia his rostleBs promenndoof
the apartment. “By this time Marcy has
certainly had time to carry out the forgery
and deception necessary to got Beatrice out
of the way, aud tho story of the detective
will have found sufficient basis to conviuco
Elliott of tho dishonesty of his protege. If
Allison does not disappoint mo I will move
at once. He should bo on the watch. Oh,
I there he is!"
\ If liis intended victims had realized the
depths of his scheming they would have
| been alarmed.
! One hour previous ho had held a long
| Interview in a noted cily retreat with his
uew accomplice, Allison,
i Seated, smoking and drinking, tho two
schemers dsenfsed a plot of terrib'e wrong
i against Giulio Elliott,
j Vnnco had gone to the sido window of
the room of the saloon aud looked ont npon
tho street.
| His eyes glittered with sntisfaclion ns he
; saw lounging in a doorway opposite the
form of n man he evidently recognizod.
j lie mnde a movement as' if to lower the
sash, his hand describing a careless, pectil-
! inr movoment that was a woll-conoeivod
signal.
I Instantly the man left tho plaoo where he
! wns and moved further down tho streot to
a position whore he could commnud a hot
ter view of tho front of the bank.
“He understands nnd will net,” mur
mured Vnnco with ovidont satisfaction. "I
will send Giulio E liott with the money
package nt once. The detective will be
bore at eleven, and I can detain him uutil
Elliott comes ha, Elliott himself!"
A slight, nnxious pallor ovorBprend the
■chonn r's faco as ho glanced past tho half-
open door communicating with the count
ing-room.
Boyoud that he could see, just driven up
to the curb of the bnnk, a carriage lie rec
ognized ns tho Elliott equipngo.
Mr. Elliott himself, Ins face aglow with
tho hnppy contentmont ho ever experienoed
in the comisitiy of hiH daughtor, bad alight
ed from tho vehicle, aud n moment Inter
handed Mabel to the pavement, nud led her
thence up the steps lending to the bank.
Every movement on their part nnd every
movement in the busy counting-room was
uoticed by tho eager, watchful Vnnco.
llo saw tho clerkB, ns wns Ihoir wont, on
a visit from tho banker, momentarily nbnu-
don their work to greot lespoctfaUy tlioir
old employer.
Ho noted from the banker's mannor that
evidently Mabel had not imparted the story
of his menacing visit wlioti he confessed
his love, and that apparently Mr. Elliott's
composure had n t yet boon disturbed by
Giulio's recital of tho wrongs of Beatrice—
a Jrovolalion Vnnco too well know would
rum him in tho bnnker's estimation, a rev
elation ho also folt assured Gluliu would
rnnko patent to tho bnnkor at the first op
portunity.
A wild flush of jonlous rage and hatred
sprang to the watcher's face as he noted
ono swift, thrilling glnnoo pass between
Giulio, nt his desk, and tho daughter of
tho banker as she wns led past the counting-
room to the npnrtmont where Vanco wus.
Ineffable love, mutual understanding,
PUcourngomeut spoke in that look.
It mnddoned Vance to tho vergo of
fronzv.
“They lovo one another. A singlo bout
will insnro Giulio Elliott’s success and my
ruin. I will not! Consummato actor that
I am, I will timo every movement of the
next hour to the nocuracy of a second."
He glidod from tlio door, liis point of
espionngo, as he spoke. lie scatod him
self nt a desk, and bent over tho papers
upon it ns if enrapt in their contents.
When a minuto later (he banker ontored
tho room, Vance's faco bore a look of in
tense care nnd nxioty, as though ho w.is
weighed down with business responsibil
ities, and no ono would have suspected
that but a moment previous ho had boon
acting tho spy at tno noor rroui the
threshold of which a rare vision of loveli
ness now banished, temporarily, the gloom
of the apartment.
“Vance!"
The cheory, happy voioe of Mr. Elliott
spoke tho word ns lie extended his hand to
his business associate.
ne started us he noted how limp nnd
lifelesB was the return olirap of Vance.
“Why, man, you’re looking ill. Tliero is
no trouble nt tho bank hero?” asked Air.
Elliott,
Vanoe directed a quick look nt AInbol,
but she bowed coldly, nml did not ovon nd-
vanoe to meet him.
He muttered n negniivo to Air. Elliott,
nnd something about overwork nnd n rush
of business.
Then, os if to intimate that no visit must
interfere with its routine, ho struck the bell
on his desk and resumed liis writing.
“There are n fow important missions tc
execute," he said to his associate in an apol
ogetic tone, “and then I will be entirely at
your orders. ”
“All right, Vance, don’t hurry yourself,
nor let us disturb you. I came to report a
successful negotiation with the Easterp
branch of the business. I'll look over tho
morning pnpers, and you, Alabel—I believe
yon expressed a wish to write a letter?"
“Yes, papa.”
Vanoe arose and opened n desk nt the
other side of the room, with perfect cour
tesy plaoing it at her dispos rl.
Mr. Elliott disposed himself comfort,
ably in an easy chair, and Vanco resumed
his place at the papers again.
His faoo was preternuturally pale, his
tn muer calm, impressive, icy in its assnmed
business dignity, but a volcano of pnssion,
hatred nud suspense raged in his soul at
Unit moment.
That moment held in its grasp all the fu-
luro weal and woe of three nerson in the
bank whilo it flitt.d away.
The tap of the bell, musical, careless,
unheeded almost, was like the stroke of
doom to Giulio Elliott.
For it announced the first step in a deep,
bole schemo to destroy love, nmbition, aud
au honorable name —io remove him from
life temporarily, terribly and entirely, ns
though the -’arthhad opened and swallowed
him up from the sight of men.
CHAPTER XVHI
THE DETECTIVE'S REPORT.
Tlie person who auswered the ring of the
;ftll-bell and broko mioii tho (silence of the
uorneut,” was Vnui-o’s direction.
It was a moment later when ltolfe, the
cashier, eutored the apartment.
“Tin re is a memorandum for a largo cash
Amount for Elson nnd Company,” ho said.
The cmlier bowed nffirmativeiy.
“Make up the amount and bring it hero."
Alabel, engaged in writing, could not
help but glance covertly and curiously at
Vance.
"What a fierce-looliing man lie is," she
murmured, "i don t wonder he frightened
its, ana i am gina i until t toll papa about
It, for he seems to thiuk Air. Vanco is
limply perfect in business.”
Sho hnd concluded her letter and sat
nibbling the penholder, not yet forgetful of
ichoolgirl days, when tho cashier reap
peared.
He placed a neat, compact parcel on the
$esk beforo Vance.
“Will you send Air. Giulio Elliott bore?"
without even looking up from his writing.
Pretty Alnliol, in a flutter of delight, eng-
frly watched the door communicating with
tho counting-room.
Her loving, trnstful bouI of lovo was in
her eyes as they mot those of Giulio a mo
ment later.
The latter thrilled to happy consoious-
fioss of her affection, aud tlieu grasped the
extended hnml of Air. Elliott.
"Well, Giulio, aro you becoming fasci
nated with the mysteries of finance, or aro
the dull facts of its details too practical to
engross you?"
"Tho busiii098 is most congenial," re
plied Giulio.
“I am glad to hear it, and I want to hnve
k long talk with you about it later in tho
day. Wo will call with tho carriage and
•nke you home with us this afternoon.”
Giulio bowed gratefully, nnd (lionpassed
ovor to tho desk where Vance sat.
Ho wbb revolving in his mind how much
of Vance’s hidden career he would divulgo
to Mr. Elliott, hut he made no allusion to
it, nor tfie importance of a spoedy inter
view.
(TO IIP roNTrst'RD.)
AGRICULTURAL
TOPICS OP INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
Pithy, and to tho Point.
Beware of tlio city’s solitary places.
A kind word is often better than a cost
ly gift.
It is hotter not to spank than to speak
unwisely.
PITY him who cherishes no lovo for liis
fellow-mnu.
Flowers and labor nre nature's proph
ecy of increase.
Dress, speech, nml manner rovoal tho
mnn's character.
Learn to rend tho thoughts of the man
in his couhtenance.
To slip on tho sidewalk is better than to
slip with tlio tongue.
Tiie maxim is nu old nnd a true one,
“All thieves dio poor.”
What n miserable liar is man when ho
cannot bolievo himself.
Give a tramp ten cents for enr fare nnd
ho will take a schooner.
The young cub is tender ns a chicken.
The old mosquito clamors for blood.
In prosperity wo know not our friends.
Adversity gives our enemies u chance.
“A small leak sinks a great ship.” So
small viees kcop a laboring man poor.
II AST thou n goodly heritage, thy respon
sibility ns n man to thy fellow-man is in
creased.
The boo is honored moro for ils labor
tlinn for its tong, nud yet its song is ono of
gladness.
He who increnseth profitable labor is a
benefactor to his fellows nml doservoth
highest honor.
He who docrensoth willingly the labor
supply iH an enemy of his xnoo and deserv
ing of infamy.
In tho days of drouth how glorious seom-
cth Iho rain. In tho days of ruin we long
for tho ploamtit weather.
Press not thy presence upon the great
lest thou be set back, mid neglect Rot thy
j opportunities lest thou bo forgotten.
What a miraolo is the rain. It rises nu
j a gas—falls ns water. Tho dew fulls as a
gas, condensing into water upon tho vege
tation.
LAUOII and grow fnt—yes, that's good
But how about tho poor fellow too ult<-ij»
mean to laugh? A thoroughly menu mail
cannot laugh.
Skilled Labor in Africa.
i London Nature says that, Tippo-Tlp,
, tho famous African trader, camo upon n
\ remarkable tribe on tho Kongo, to the
, north of Nyangwe, who do a great deal
of work in copper, and whoso inlaid
work in that metal is of a highly artistic
character. Probably those are" the Has-
songe, who make work of this descrip
tion. It is well known that the tribes
of Central Africa arc very skilful black
smiths and carvers. Whcrovcr explorers
BATTLE-AXE OE THE HASSOHOE.
(V>\4 by!)% inches.)
entered those parts of the continent
where the native industries were not de
teriorated liy contact witli the whites,
the spears, arrows nml feti-lies arc beau
tifully made. The accompanying sketch
is drawn from an ornamental battle-axe
of the Bcncki, a tribe of the Bassongc.
The ornaments are of copper, laid into
tlie iron blade. The handle is covered
witli the skin of a snake.—.Sirin Grout.
Pat—-“You have your cow now and I
have moine, Widdv 'McCarthy, and oive
been thinkin’—cr—"
Widow McCarthy--“Well, phat have
ye been thinkin’, Pat?”
“Oive been thinkin’ phut a foine yoke
they would make."
“But I've no yoke, Pat.”
“Mo, ye haven’t, but we can get one
togi tiler.”
“What kind of a yoke are ve afthcr
favorin’, Putri k?”
“The matriaijiiial yoke, Afrs. Mc
Carthy."
“Och, lionc, Patsy, me hoy, I’m wid
ye.”—Texas Siftinys,
Points on Sheep.
The sheep, says the New England Far
mer, the most tender, ns well ns the most
dependent animal on the farm,is tho most
neglected. It appears to lie the general
opinion that any kind of land is good
enough for a sheep pasture. Many seem
to think that the land they occupy is not
well adapted to sheep because it pro
duces good crops of glass, and is free
from stones,stumps and bushes. If they
heep nny sheep it is for tho purpose of
utilizing somo land tlmt is too rocky nnd
barren to produco paying crops that re
quire cultivation, and which is of littlo
value for pasturing cnttlo and horses.
Pew persons think it is necessary or even
ndvisiblc to improve a sheep pasture.
They believe that these animals enn
“pick up a living” on lands where any
kinds of vegetation grow. How to keep
sheep without nny cost is a problem that
many persons hnve been trying to solve.
Volumes have been written to prove tlmt
sheep will live months without water,
providing they are in a region whero
there nro heavy dews. Every few
months somo ono “rushes into print” to
declare that sheep will live for years
without salt. The straw of wheat, bar
ley, rye and liax is thought to be good
enough lood for sheep during tlio win
ter. They advocate allowing them to
remain in a rocky pasture tin the frost
kills and the snow covers the grass, and
then return thorn to this place early in the
spring for fear tlmt the liny will not
“hold out” for tho cattle and horses.
During nil tlie year they complain tlmt
“tho bottom 1ms fallen out” of tho wool
business.
Catching a sheep is performed in va
rious ways. The old shepherd's crook is
now seldom employed for this purpose,
says the London Live Stock Journal, nnd
the less the better. They will almost in
variably kick nnd twist sufficient to hurt
themselves. There is no better wny of
catching a sheep than by putting tho
modern crook around its neck. When
they are caught by the hand the skin
should bo included in the handful. If
they are caught by tho wool merely it is
sure to pull out, and the sheep get away.
In catching them by hand the neck is tho
host place to grip, and catching them by
the ribs or the hinder parts should never
be allowed.
It pays to provide clover hay for
sheep, in tho opinion of Colonel Curtis,
expressed in tlio New York Tribune.
A sheep, unliko a horse or cow, cannot
subsist entirely on grain; they lose
appetite and get sick if fed too much
grain. And another thing must not lie
forgotten—they must be fed evenly ns to
time nnd quantity. AVhcn sheep have
clover liny they will not have stretches,
ns tlio clover keeps the bowels from be
coming constipated; nnd for the same
reason they do not need linseed meal,
which they should always lmve if fed on
timothy hay. This does not agree with
sheep, nnd should always he fed in con
nection with roots or linseed meal, to
offset its constipating effect,
I do not wonder, says ono in Farm nml
Nome, nt tho farmer's failure ns a wool-
grower when wo consider Ids education
upon the subject. Sheep will live on very
rough food nnd endure a great deal of
exposure, nnd certainly they got about
all they can stand of both at the bands
of tho common farmer. Cpon the other
hand no animal will respond moro freely
lo kind treatment and good care than
sheep. Hut neglect seems to be tlie great
drawback to the farmer ns a wool-grow
er; and became sheep fail to givo re
turns under such treatment they aro pro
nounced unworthy. A few extra dollars
placed in a good buck will be returned
greatly multiplied in the enhanced vuluo
of tlie lambs. No man can afford to dis
regard tlie quality of the buck be mes.
My experience with sheep lias taught mo
that they are profitable; where farmers
size tlicir flocks according to tlioir farms
and facilities for caring for them they
cannot fail to reap reasonable rewards.
Ear in mill Garden Notes.
Plants like fresh soil. To grow a
plain well, pot it often.
Tulips and hyacinths should be planted
about four inches deep and six to eight
inches apart.
A considerable quantity of sand, well
mixed with the heavy soil, will make
beets much sweeter than if not used.
Narcissuses are most effective when
planted in clumps. The bulbs should lie
set at about the same depth as tulips.
A New Brunswick paper remarks:
“Since the potato bugs made their ap
pearance here tlie potato rot has entirely
disappeared.”
If you have good grass or clover let
both sows and pigs run to them. They
will live nnd thrive on this with very
little other feed.
If a good show of bloom is desired
from bulbs in the spring they should be
planted in the fall, and the earlier they
are planted tlie better.
One of the great drawbacks to begin
ners in poultry raising is to attempt to
keep fifty fowls in a house or lot none
too large for twenty-live.
Ensilage made from rich material and
properly preserved, says the Prairie
Farmer, is more nearly like pasturage
than any other food we have.
Seventy-five years ago the lirst toma
toes grown in this country were culti
vated as a strange and showy horti
cultural curiosity in a garden iti Salem,
Mass.
Mr. Chamberlain, of the Iowa Agri
cultural Cottage, says of ensilage; “it
seems reasonable; it looks as though
ensilage would pay; I tliiulc it lias come
to stay.”
By the roller process bran is richer in
nitrogen and fat than either whole wheat
or the flour. Bran is a concentrated food
which, though variable in composition,
possesses high nutritive value.
Professor Sanborn, of Columbia Col
lege, Mo., believes that fine-ground corn
cob meal has a high value and coarse cob
meal but littlo as pig feed. He thinks
tlie former better than clear meal.
Good clover hay is always considered
ns equal to any other. It is the standard
by which all other grasses are compared,
and no farm is considered fully supplied
for the ix inter that lias not had a crop of
clover groxvn upon it.
Turkeys do little harm but great good
on tlie farm from the time meadows are
mowed until October. In their rambles
over tlie fields they destroy innumerable
bugs, worms and grasshoppers that are
injurious to crops. 'They should not be
allowed to go wild, however, but should
bo driven up every evening to roost near
the barns.
Sheep manure contains from ninety to
ninety-five per cent, of the plant food
contained iu !he rations consumed by the
sheep. It is, .therefore, u very rich
fertilizer, as experience lias shown. It is
especially rich in nitrogen iu unavailable
form, and for that reason is excellent for
use as a starter iu tlio hill for corn and
potatoes.
WORDS OF W ISDOM.
Do what you ought, let come what
will.
The truest wisdom is a resolute de
termination.
Poverty is the want of much, but
avarice of everything.
Industry has annexed thereto the fair
est fruits and the richest rewards.”
A noble tinture enn alone attract the
noble, and alouc knows how to retain
them.
Purposes, like eggs, unless they be
hatched into action, will run into
decay.
Every man lias follies, nnd oftentimes
they nro tho most interesting thing he
has got.
It is not enough to possess great
qualities, wo must also have the manage
ment of them.
The man who goes into business xvith
tlie devil soon tiuds that his partner is
soul proprietor.
It is no vanity for n man to pride him
self on what lie has honestly got and
prudently uses.
The nffeetions arc like lightning; you
cannot tell where they xviU strike till
they have fallen.
Much as wo dislike to admit our de
fects, wo find it better to know and
guard against than to ignore them.
It is hard to personate and act a part
long, for, whero truth is not at the bot
tom, nature will peep out and betray her
self one lime or another.
AllXid I>j- a Almkr.
An old colored limn of this city breaks
the record iu the way of local snake
stories, nays the Springfield Ohio corre
spondent of the Pittsburg Dispatch. Ilis
story is us follows : “My littlo son had
been begging all summer to take a sxvim
in Mad ltiver, but wo have been afraid
Hint if wo let him go he would get into
deep water and get drowned. W'othere
fore refused to let him go in every ease.
One day I went down toxvn to get u
watermelon and let George stay at home.
I had hardly got out of the house when
ho concluded to take French leave and
go to tho river, lie xvont to tho bank
and in n short timo lmd undressed and
waded into the water, llo enjoyed him
self wading around in shallow water for
a xvhilc, but before long he became ven
turesome and waded out towards the mid
dle of tlio river. Suddenly be reached a
jumping off place in tho bottom of tho
river, and in a minute more wns battling
with a strong current in xvnter fifteen feet
deep. lie yelled with all his might, lm
no one beard him or camo to liis assist
ance. lie sank twice, nnd when lie came
up the second time he gave one despair
ing scream, nnd looked around for some
thing floating on tho surface of the water
ay which lie could save himself.
“.lust as lie was going down for the
third time ho looked up and snxv a long
black branch swaying doxvn over the
water. .lust as the current swept him
under tho branch lie reached up xvith
a final effort and clutched it. What was
his horror to feel the cold and slimy tail
of a snake iu his hand. Desperation
made him hold on. however, ami ho xvas
saved for the time being. It was a huge
black snake which bad been grabbed
bold of, nml which bad its body wrapped
fast around tho limb of a tree, which
bent low over the water in a spot where
the river hank is lined with weeping
willoxvs. The boy kept fast hold of the
snake. In n minute or txvo the reptile
thrust his head into the hoy’s face and
hissed at him in a way Hint made him
shudder, but not lot go. lie yelled with
nil his might, nml a party of fishermen
hearing him camo to his nssistifhec and
extended a fishing polo to him. lie
caught hold of it, and iu a minute or
two xvas safe on dry land, a thankful and
badly seared boy. 'The fishermen wanted
to kill the snake, but tho boy begged so
hard for the life of the creature which
had saved his life that they desisted.”
1’olnts for Storekeepers.
Listen attentively to what every one
has to say.
It is better to order goods txxTee than to
overload once.
A good listener isnppoeinted moro than
n good talker.
Keep your own plans nnd what you in
tend doing to yourself.
Always study the xvants of your cus
tomers iu taste and dress.
Greet your customers cheerily; a smile
xx ins when a frown doesn’t.
Prudence in promises is ix fair guar
antee of tho redemption of them.
lie prepared at all times for commer
cial revulsions and financial difficulties.
In writing business letters use simple,
concise language. 1 et words count, not
long sentences.
J.ife is too short to live poor, to dress
poor. Dress and address have much to
do with success in life and trade.
In order to achieve success or create
xveuilh, brains, energy, pluck, tact and
push and common sense are the import
ant factors.
Never judge any one by their clothes
so long us they are neat and clean. A
patch sliows care, and neatness and clean
liness indicate self-respect, economy and
honesty.
Goods will not always sell themselves,
and the latest styles will not of them
selves increase your receipts unless aided
by your business abilities. Iloxvcver,
xvith them you can secure business.
Keep your store in apple-pie order.
Look at the samples of every commercial
traveler who may offer to show them to
you. You can only improve by it. You
don t need to buy from each one. Don’t
buy too much at any one time.—Dni
hoods Chronicle.
Large Vessels Better Than Small
Oiips.
The tendency to discontinue tlie build
ing and use of small vessels for ocean
transportation, and the inability of such
vessels to compete with vessels of larger
tonnage, is shown by the statement that
while a steamer of from '100 to fiuo tons
requires one sailor for every 28.!l tons a
sailing vessel of five times the size ’or
from 1,000 to 1,000 tons, requires one
-sailor for every 50.;j tons. And as it is
claimed that other economies in the con
struction of tlie hull or tlie rigging, and
in repairing, are concurrent with the re
duction of crews, it is not difficult to
understand why it is that large vessels
are enabled to earn a percentage of profit
xvith rates of freight which, in the ease of
small vessels, would inevitably entail
losses.—Popular Science Monthly.
There are nearly 3,000,000 bushels of
flaxseed annually grown in the State of
Ioxvu, and the oilcake is very largely ex
ported. If it pays our English feeders to
have oilcake shipped from Iowa to Fii” 1
land to feed to their stock, pcrliap; x^e
do not fully appreciate its value ns -i
loud.
There are but a few thinkers in the
world, but a great many peonle who
think they think. 3 1 ! ho
Tnoton the scarlet fever in London,
England, has continued to increase, until
now there are nearly 1,700 cases in the
public hospitals, the actual death rnto in
spite of this epidemic is below the aver
age of normal times.
A Wonderful Frrnk of Nature
sometimes exhibited in our public exhibi
tions. When we ssse upon some of tlio pecu
liar freak* Dame Nature occasionally indulges
in, our minds revert back to tho creation of
man, “xvlio ts so fearfully and wonderfully
made." Tlie mysteries of his naturo hnve been
unraveled by Dr. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, and
through liis knowledge of those mysteries ho
lmb been able to prepare ills “Golden Medical
Discovery,” xvlileh Is a specific for all blood
luints, poisons amt humors, such ns scrofula,
pimples, blotches, eruptions, swellings, tumors,
ulcors nnd kindred affections. By druggists.
The dauglitor of Gen. Boulanger, of France,
is about to become a nun.
Liins Trouble* amt Winning
Diseases can he cured If properly treated tn
time,aashoxvn by tlio follow ing statement from
D. C. Freeman, Sldnoyi “Having lioen a great
sufferer from pulmonary attacks, nnd gradu
ally xx list lig axvay for the past txvo yearn, it
affords mo pleasure to tustJfy that Scorr’s
Emulsion of Cod Liver OH xvith Ltmoand Soda
lias given me great relief, nnd 1 cheerfully re
commend It to all suffering In a similar xvay to
myself. In addition, 1 would say that tt Is very
pleasant to take.”
Prince Charles, of Sxveden, Is the handsom
est n.an tn Europe. He is an author.
800.1 Not Untied For.
It seems strange that It Is neccsssary lo per-
suado inon that you can cure tlioir diseases by
offering a premium to tlie man xvlio falls to re
ceive hene.it. And yet Dr. Kngo undoubtedly
cured thou andsof cases of obstinate catarrh
xvilli Ids "Catarrh Remedy,” xvlio would never
hnx’e applied to him, if it had not hoen for ills
offer cl tlie above sum for an incurable ca e.
Who Is tho next bidder for cure or cash?
Honed Vuocn Victor!" inclose liars on Sunday.
A llomiu/.ii Aline
of health Is to bo found iu Dr. II. V. Pierce’s
"Favorite Prescription,” to the merits of
which, ns a remedy for femalo weakness an l
kindl ed affect inns, I liom-iinds testify.
A xvax figure of Pratxstnl has boon added
lo the Toussard collection, In London.
Safe, permanent and complete are the euros
of bilious and intermittent diseases, made lty
Prickly Asti Hitters. Dyspepsia, general debil
ity, habitual constipation, liver and kidney
complaints ere .qwjedily eradicated from the
system. It disinfects, cleanse* and eliminates
all malaria. Health and vigor are obtained
more iwpidly and permanently by tlie use of
this gicni ualiiral antidote tlinn liy any other
remedy heretofore knoxvn. As a blood purifier
and Ionic it brings health, renexved energy nnd
vitality to a Worn and diseased body.
A Woman's Dress
Is an Important matter as regards thclrhenlth.
They are much more subjected to cold tlinn
men, nnd should ho careful t > protect them
selves, hut If they contract a cough or co d
they should take Taylor's C'horokeo Remedy
of Sweet Gum and Mullein.
Tlie grout success of many agents employed
by li. r. Johnson A Co., of Richmond,is a pret
ty good ev deuce of Hie excellence and popular
ity of tliobnoks they offer to sell through tlioir
ngonU. Tills is a relinblo house, and any con
tract made xvith them you can depend on will
bo faithfully carried out.
tlnnglilor*. Wive* unit .Mother*.
Solid for Pamphlet on Foranle Diseases, free;
securely sealed. Dr. J. li. Marc lilsl, Utica, N.Y.
Make No Mistake
If you have made up your mind to buy riood'a Bar-
Mparllln do not bo Inducod to taka any other. Ilood'a
Sarsaparilla Is a peculiar modlcluo, possessing, by
virtue of IU peculiar combination, proportion and
preparation curative powor superior to any other
arttolo of tho kind bofore the poople. lie sure to get
Hood's.
"Iu ono store tho clerk tried to lnduco mo to buy
their own Instead of nood's Sarsaparilla. Hut he
oould not prevail upon rno to change. 1 told him I
know what Hood's Sarsaparilla was, I had taken It,
was perfectly satlsflod with It, aud did not want any
other.”—Mrs. Ella A. Qorr, 61 Terrace Bt., Boston.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Bold by all druggist*. $1; six for $3. Prepared only
by C. 1.1IOOD ft CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Haas.
IOO Doses One Dollar
The best anil surest Remedy for Cure of
all diseases caused by any derangement of
the Liver, Kidneys, Stomach and Bowels.
Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Constipation,
Bilious Complaints and Halarlaof all kinds
yield readily to the beneficent influence of
It is pleasant to tho taste, tones up the
system, restores and preserves hoalth.
It is pnrely Vegetable, and cannot fail to
prove beneficial, both to ohl and young.
a a Blood Purifier It is saperlor to all
others. Sold everywhere at 61.00 a bottle.
A Nil It IE CIIIt K FOR
INDIGESTION and DYSPEPSIA.
n w* 1 y B • have sent us their approval ol
I)I(»h.ST\LIN, Kuylim that it Is the bout preparation
forlndlgestlon that they have ever used.
DIOWYUKw r ^t^tffW«n^? , c , SSSd^‘ Wl, " ,
FOR CHOLERA INFANTUM.
IT WILT, CURE THE MOST AGGRAVATED CASES,
ir WILL STOP VOMITING IN l’UEONANCY.
IT WILL RELIEVE CONST!RATION.
For Summer Complulnt* and Chronic Ldarrh<pa
nvnvfiS&r'iiS d, »ct reacts of Imperfect digestion,
an Immediate cure.
lake D\ GKBTYLIN for all pulns and disorder! of
the stomach; they all come from indigestion. Ask
your druggist for DIQESTYLIN (price $1 per large
bottle). If he does not have It send one dollar to ns
uud we will send a bottle to you, express prepaid.
.* n ?$ hesitate to sond your money. Our nouse Is
reliable. Established twenty five years.
WIN, F. li IDDKIl «& CO.*
Mnuufaclu ring C'lieinlei*, S.'l John nt.» N. Y,
Ely’s Cream Balm
Give* relief at once foi
COLD in HEAD.
-C'UltUS-
CATARRH,
Not a Liquid or Snuff.
Apply Biilm into each nostril.
Ikly firog.,2rjiGroenxviobBt..N.Y.
AGENTS WANTED
* PATTERNS, for making Rugs,
; Tidies, Hoods, Mittens, etc. Ma
ll chino sent by mall for $1. Bend
for late reduced price list.
K* Roms & Co., Toledo, O,
Rial*** Dill* Great English Gout and
Dldll S HUS. Rheumatic Remedy.
Oval IIox, ff li round, 14 Fill*.
An increase may be due. Ad
dress Mir.o B. Stkvbn.i ft Co.,
Grover Bd’g, Wa.shlngt’n,D.O
Morgblne Habit Cnred In i®"
■? till cured.
Ur. J. bicphens, Lebanon, Ohio.
Pensions!
' lo 88 . day. Kumpiej, worth S1.S0, FREE.
| Lines not under tho horse’s foot. Write
I Hr-W«t..r Safety lt.-ln Hoi,!.-.- Co.. Holly. Mlixh.
None genuine unteaK
lUiupvil with the above
T1UDB MARK.
pot havo tho “riNii
The treatment at many thousands of eases
of those chronic weaknesses nml illstroiE
ailments peculiar to female*, at tlio Invalid}
Hotel ami Surgical Institute, HiitTnlo, N r
has afforded a vnst experience in nicely nilaSt!
tng and thoroughly testing remedies for th 0
cure of woman's peculiar mnlnillcs. -
Dr. IMerce’. Favorite rrescrip | 0 n-
Is the outgrowth, or result, of tills grehc and
valuable experience. Thousands of tcstlmn!
nlnls, received from patient* nnd from
clank who have tested It in the moro nearn.
vntpd and obstinate cnBCs which had !,X,i
their skill, prove it to bo tlio most wonderful
remedy over devised for tho relief nnd cure of
suffering womon. It is not recommended n««
ouro-nli," but as a most perfoct Specific fnr
woman's peculiar ailments.
A.n potverfuL Invigorating ionic.
It Imparts strength to (lie whole eystcVn
and to tho womb nnd its nppNidngei in
particular. For overworked, worn-out"
’•run-down,” debilitated teachers, milllno™
dressmaker*, seamstresses, “shop."Iris," house'
keepers, nursing mothers, nnd feeble women
generally, Dr. Pleren a Favorite Proscription
Is tho greatest curthlv boon, I cing unequaled
ns nn appetizing cordial nnd restorative tnnk?
As n soothing nml .trriigihciitiie
nervine, 'Fnvorlto Prescription" is unf.
qunlnd and Is Invaluable tn allaying nnd sum
dulng nervous excitability, Irritability, bxl
haustton, prostration, hysteria, spasm's and
other distressing, nervous symptoms com
monly attendant upon functional and organic!
dlsenso of tlio xvo.ub. It Induces refreshing
sloop nnd rolloves mental anxiety and do-
•pendency.
Dr. Fierce’* Favorite Proscription
Is a loaltlnmto medicine, carefnllr
compounded by nn experienced and skillful
physician, nnd adaptod to woman's deficits
organization. It is purely vegetable in Its
composition nnd perfectly harinl.ss Iu Us
effects In nny condition of the system. Tot
morning slokness, or nnuecn, from whatever
. . v,-...-iptloii »> In n post,
tlvo euro for tho most complicated nnd ob
stinate cusesof leuoorrhen, excessive t'.owlnr
painful menstruation, unnatural suppi-i-sslnns'
prolapsus, or falling of the womb, weak buck
" femalo weakness,” anteverelon, retroversion
bearing-down sensations, chronic congestion
iiulaminntlou and ulceration of the xvmnh, In-
tlnminntlon, pnln nnd tenderness In oirrlcr
accompanied xvith “ Internal heat."
A* u regulator nod promoter of func
tional action, nt that critical period of etiange
from girlhood to womanhood, "Favorite p’c-
acrlptfon” Is a perfectly safe remedial ugen
and can produco only good results. It
euunlly elucaolous and vnlunblo In its .-fioci
wlion taken for those disorders nnd der.inm
laents Incident to tlmt Inter nnd most mltciu
period, knoxvn ns “ Tho Change of Life."
“Fuvorlto Prose011111011,’' xvhen taken
tn connection with tlio use of Dr. Picrre'i
Golden Medical Discovery, and small hixntiv
doses of Dr. Pierce's Purirnttvo l'.-llels iLittl.
Liver Pills), cures Liver, Kidney nm! llliidde
diseases. Their combined uso also raranvc*
blood taints, nml abolishes cancerous sad
scrofulous humors from tho system.
“ Fnvorlto Proscription ” is tl-,o only
mediolno for women, Bold hyilriigglsis.tindcv
n positive guarantee, from the manu
facturers, that tt will glx-o satisfaction In every
case, or money will bo refunded. Tills j-unran-
tee tins been printed on tho bottlo-ivrnpper,
and faithfully carried out for many years
Lnrgo bottles (100 doses) $1.00, or at
bottle* for $1.00.
For large, Illustrated Trentlsoon Diseases ei
Women (100 pages, tinner-covered), send tea
Dents in stamps. Address,
World’s Dispensary Medical Association,
003 main St., BUFFALO. N.Y.
• V7ELLS’
IIAXK
BALSAM
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lli.li- 1 idigr
unlrcler. An
elegant drese
,n Ki ' ot . t r i !
buchu-paiba
Remark»bl« Cure* of fintnrrh of the BI» a .
der,Inflammation, Irritation of
Uladdor, fitonc or Gravel Dlscaacs of I r0 ;
tato Gland, Dropsical Swellings, Inreut ™
,or over Continence, Dleoases of'the {““Eg,
land allied Organs In cither-sex. fl- W
[or Ex. 0 hots., $3. E. B.Welts, Jersey hill
now I in Dei'-
iia unci
Ho you v/unt (o
learn nil about
a Home f IIow
lo Pick Out u
Hood One f llow
to li
fee 11
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Fraud f
Detect nUcuftf
u nd effect u euro
wlion (mine I*
poMHlblc t How
lo Tell tho Age
by the Tooth t
What to cull tho
Different Part
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?/r*%ttVllor.c I<4erff A, Mfil-
anil oilier Vnlunblo Iiil'orimitloii rM
lo Ihn Equine Specie* ?ui lie «!• » “'.W
txr»msa as cts.ihst*ws,
1MIRSK ROOK CO.. 135 Leonard**•_>»—•
DMT HAMMERLESS. I » AlY r J H *“rmOADH*.
MANHATTAN HAMMERLESS. SPIEPER ' t0At
Bond for Catalogue of Special •
•CllOVI'.m.I.VO, DALY A
64 and 80 Chambers Blxoet, Now ior *' ...
i.p.
JEWELER!
Atlanta, Ga.
Mend for Cntnlogiio.
GOLDSMITH <L-
SULLIVAN'S
'ud't'n-edd //
Fittnn Building, Atlanta, Ga. M.^t pFYji llv
South. iie»t course at loant cost, homlj —
business .
Education » sp
UN1VKRS1T-, ...
sohoolsin ths Uouutrr. ^ -
to Soldlor* and ? Buri'M« ni !-|
ruluo. . u. t.fi
UELBTON-ds co.. Wnshlu
PENSIONS em
fi K. It. UHL ST
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nTENTS ‘in'Tnp 1 ’’’ H 1 *c'.' 1
ham, Patent Attorney. XL mmlM 1 "!!:—
f l O L l> i» worth *500 per lb. /, ot f
XJf xv.irth *1,000. but in mild at 3no. »
IT*. V y-o^
:imE
Dnn't waelo your money on a gum or rubber rout,
is absolutely t ■ • • ■
MI**,
p money on a gum or runuer uuuu Tho 11- n J |0 li;ir dc-‘ t
. . . und irirulmoor,nnd vill Keep you vnur storekeeper^
AHk lor tho “FIBU UKAND” slickernndjakono.0. Ul .?Fv*.I 1 L.