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“No, no," cried the banker, impatiently;
‘I wish to learn more of this affair, Itnn-
ooys ami worries me. As to Mabel, -he
trill not violate the confidence of our inter
view, even if she cares enough to listen
to it."
“Be Rented.”
A roughly dressed, bearded man rntojftA- 'Oompany, t
the Apartment. He sank to a chair li v ^ |s probably
Wed, in her solicitude for iier
eoneeal her emotions, altho-, ,,
ran breaking. -uCTi ll ‘° detective
It was an kou* *
returned, 9 ominous.
His,'Into, gentlemen,” he said simply;
.arf. Elliott never went near Klson and
and your fifty thousand dollars
now on the way to Canada. I
time-worn me#y„ xe covered With notea.
H <: "fletfj on?' he asked.
"SlraD B
lather of "A Weird Wedding Wight,’’ "Thi i "' Vcr r wclI> C|U, ° *? f the b * nk ’ dnt ®’
Love Of Her rtf. « ..... _ ,'forms, and so forth. Trtvate theory, oash
Love of Her L fe, The 8tolen Bride- ,— lraraiu.i ni, n<u.
tutomaton at Vance’s words. efr. Elli- otemced your man to a place near that office,
| "’Jhis ia my business parj^ha your re- ; then to a hairdresser's, nnd then to a sec*
ott,” spoko \ once; “you o.i» ’ ond-hand dealer's, where he seenrod a dis-
I port to both of no." ,<.,1 nn j produced a ! fulse. The regular force will try to stop
j The detective jj^ um book. | him if he goes bv train. Tbo man s gone,
By GENEVIEVE ULMAR,
groom,” "Cruel as the Grave,”
"Her Wedding Nigh£
Etc., Ete, Eti
ctr:
CosmtiKD:
It was buainess rcqnir. ments for the mo-
men i, and he addressed Vance courteously
and with duo deference ns presiding offiror
of the bank, despite his personal dislike
for him.
"You sent for me, Mr. Vance?" ho said
Interrogatively.
The crafty actor looked up with a pre
occupied, confused air.
“Oh, yes, Mr. Elliott, this package”—
au 1 Vance indicated the ono tbo ca-hie)
bad just brought into the room. “It con
tains a large amount of money, and tho ne
cessity of its safe ami prompt delivery
makes it roi|Uisit>‘ that you take it. I will
write the address," aud Vance did eo.
Giulio glanced at it, placed it in an in
side pocket, and turned to leavo the room.
“By tho way," spoke Vaucc agnin. “On
your way to Elso i aud Company, will yon
leave this check;"
Vance folded what resembled a check in
an cnvolopo, addressed it, and hauled it to
Giulio.
“Mr. Elliott and myself may glance over
the accounts this morning," ho continued,
and if you have tho receipts aud vouchers
of your department ready you may send
them into mo," was Vance's concluding re
mark.
"They are ready now, Mr. Vanoe."
Giulio left tho apartment with a Iasi
fond glance at Mabel.
A minute later tho secretary brought in a
large envelope containing tho papers Vanoe
had requested of Giulio, whioh tho former
had placed on the desk within the roach of
Mr. Vance.
Tho schomcr'* oyos glnwod like two lurid
stara of light, aud a triumphant smile
crossed his face as ho bout over his work.
The blow is struck—tho gntno in fillip
v." ho breathed in an intense tono of
play
voice. “It cannot fail if Allison has car
ried out his agreed Jilan. Nearly eloven
o’clock. If tho deteotivo wonld only como
while Elliott is here."
Ho pretoudod to be exceedingly bU9y at
the papers for somo moments.
Mabel bad become wearied of the opprea-
iive silence of theplaco aftor tho departure
of Giulio, nnd restlessly wandered to the
window.
Mr, Elliott laid down his pnpor and
tnrncd to Vanoo ns tho latter, as the clock
struck cleveo, abandoned hiH pen and
wheeled in his chair toward tbo banker
“Well, Vanoe," spoke tbo latter, “tho
bank is still paying n hundred cents on the
dollar, I suppose, nud can afford n few
laces nnd triukots for tbo extravugant youug
’ady yonder?"
Mr. Elliott's tonoB were jocular odor, but
bo repressed bis cheery rnnnuer ns Vance
ropllod with oxtremo Hei iousuoRs.
"The solvency of tho built no ordinary
enuso can ntl’oct, Mr. Elliott; but I am far
from being satisfied with some of tho do- {
tails of its opor.dion. ”
“ludoedl" replied Mr. Elliott, in somo
surprise. “You refer "
“To its interior economy. Mr. Elliott,
ilicro lias b eu n steady deficit in its cash
bnlanoo for over a week."
Mnbol Elliott, at tlio window, started
tmddeuly and turned toward the two men,
with a quick, frightened look on her fnce.
Involuntarily she recalled tho moimeo of
Dudley Vauco. Somolliing in his tones
now made bur fear ninl tremble; she know
not why,
“Vance, yon nmazo mo!” Bpoke Mr. El-
liolt, fully aroused from tho contented
quietude of the lionr.
“There is n defioit."
’’A large one?”
"No. It only amounts to a few thousand
dollars.”
"But tho cashier, tho olerks "
“Aro above suspicion, their past records
imply; still, a steady deficit has boon go
ing on.”
“Aud cannot bo traced?”
“It has not bi'Oii tinned so far. Wo have
sot a watch, but it was of no avnil. Each
night there has been n shortage."
“ L'hls is iuorediblo!"
Mr. Elliott satHtaring vacantly at Vnnoo,
overwhelmed at his rtarl'iug statements.
It was not so much the amount of the
loss that disturbed him ns tho fact that in
all tho years the bank had been in opera
tion not a single dishonost net-bad ever
stained tlio record of employer or omployo.
“May there not have boon aomo error in
the accounts?" ho ventured at last
“No, unloss with tho now mon.”
“You mean Omlio niul his friend, Mar-
cy?"
“Mr. Elliott is nbovo suspicion, Vnnco
hurried to remark. “He has been trusted
unquestionedly wilh the most important
bnsiuoBs of tbo bank."
“Aud Mtiroy?"
"1 would vouch for. Besides ho had no
•]> oiiimity to Rica’,”
•‘is lie still the bookkeeper's assistant?''
.shod Mr. Elliott
"So; lie did not like tho work, nnd left
is a day or two sinou."
"And bis accounts wero found a'l right?"
“Ho did not act independently, but im-
1, r the bookkeeper's direction, so .there was
to error there."
“And Giulio?"
“Sir. KU ott is too thorough to make a
nistako. However, 1 asked him to bring
no I ho vouches nnd receipts of liis <le-
mrtment J hey are there."
Vauco iud’c ded tbo envelope Giulio bad
u it lei'l on tlio desk.
Mr. Elliott took it up mechanically.
Mabel bad sunk to a clmir, but with
cited breath and suspenseful heart watched
lie progress of their interview.
“No, Mr. Elliott," resumed Vance, “I do
lot imagine tlio accounts will show any
rrors. Some ono has boon steadily steal-
tig from the bank."
“ Then that some one must bo deteoted."
“He shall bo,”
"You have reason to believe you can fiud
Ire thief?"
“Yes.”
“Then you have takon measures—
“To secure nis conviction, yes. I em-
jloysd a detective two days since. ”
“Not in the bank?" asked Mr. Elliott.
“No, on the outside. Ho has been fol
lowing tho bank employes individually
each day. ”
“I don’t like to play the spy on old and
trusted employes, Vanoe,” romnrked the
banker, seriously.
“It was necessary."
“Perhaps so. Has the detective made a
•eport yet?”
"No, except to indicate that he was shad
owing all the bank employes in turn. ”
“I would like to see him. ”
“You shall do so."
“Then you expeot him here to-day?”
“Yob, ho made au appointment for
eleven o'clock."
“It is past that hour now. ”
“What-is it?"
The secretary had entered ihe room.
Ho presented a card to Vance, who
•canned it hurriedly, and said:
“Show the gentleman In. ”
Then aloud to Mr. Elliott he remarked:
“It is the detective.”
There waB a slight flutter from the
ibair where Mabel eat.
“Perhaps yourself and Miss Elliott bad
box worked during day. Detailed ou out
side work by Mr. Vaneev First man —
cashier. ”
Mr. Elliott started with manifest dis-
pleusuro.
“Mr. Bolfe is above inapiolon," ha said,
Indignantly.
“Maybe, sir, but orders to find thief,
aud I take no chances.”
“You found him innocent, of course?"
“Straight as a die, air. Next man paying
teller. Given a little to fast horses, but
thoroughly houesk"
“Proceed," murmured Mr. Elliott anx
iously.
“Bookkeeper all right, Assistant book
keeper a little shady, but no opportunity of
theft Mr. Giulio Elliott "
There was n low, gasping aspiration from
the chair whero Mabel sat.
The detective eyed hor sharply, and
closed his book with a snap.
“Well, well, go on to the next," ordered
Vanco Rhnrply.
“No need, sir."
“No need?"
“Exactly, We stop at Mr. Olnllo Elli
ott. "
“What do von mean?" demanded the
banker amazoaly.
Tho detective'* face wns a compound of
triumph, nssnrnuoe, and ooufldeuco as he
; replied simply:
‘‘We stop at Mr, Ginlio Elliott, bo-
I causo he is our maul”
CHAPTER XU.
A rciikmxk'b triumph.
“It Is CfxIbo—it is all a cruel plot of bttred
and jealousy, and Mr. Vnnoo knows ltl
These were tho wild, impulsivo words
whioh arose to tho lips of Mabel Elliott al
most involuntarily at hearing tho torso,
terrible acctisntion of tho deteotivo.
But they did not And utterance. They
wero checked ere spoken ns a gleam of
icnsoning told the indigunnt girl that her
rcfutnl would be most indecorous umtd
business counsels; that her impassioned
words would reveal tho cherished secret of
her lovo.
More than all, a deep, abiding faith in
the integrity of Giulio caused her to keep
C lance, and, awaiting his return, witness
is certain refutal of tho vile calumny.
Quivering with omotion, thn young girl
nnintainod a rosolute silence, but glanced
'urtively at hor fathor's face.
It was a void of blank emotion, pale, dis-
tossed, Incredulous at onoo.
“This statement is totally inoorrect—you
rave made some terrible mistake."
Tbo false tones of Vauoo's voice spok<
ihe words sharply.
“OU, yos, there must be somo error. Gi-
nlio involved in a dishonest transaction)
Tho idea is preposterous,” echoed Mr, El
liott, rccovoriug from tbo first shock of tho
that’s sure, nnd the woman Beatrico is with
him."
“How dare you sny that?"
The detective recoiled in consternation
And surprise.
Mabel Elliott confronted him with trem
bling form nnd indignant face.
“Shall I answer hor?” bo asked of tho
banker.
“You eau answer us, yes," came the
weary response. “Mabel, my child, you
mast not got excited. If Giulio has "de
ceived us it is only nnother idol shuttered.*
Only another! Ono torturing wail of
anguish surged in the girl's tormented
heart, as she realized what utter death to
fervent first love tho cruel words might
signify.
“Very well, then," said the detective,
prodnetng n lotter. “nero is a note from
Giulio Elliott to the woman Beatrice, toll-
t ug her to keep the four hundred dollars
i* incloses, and saying ha will get more
from the hank to-day", nnd they wdl fly
from tho city. Ho visited her every other
evening, the landlady says. There’s tho
letter, miss.”
One glance at tho familiar handwriting,
and then all the pent-np emotion of poor
Mabel Elliott’s honrt broke forth in ono
wall of stricken anguish, as she flung her
self into her father’s arms.
“Oh, papa, papa!” she monnod wildly;
“tako mo home! Giulio is falso, and my
heart is breaking!”
[TO 1IB CONTINUED. J
A "Terror"’ Subdued.
Small Hoy—“'Well, by .Hinmlny! I
think I can give Fox'o Dick, tho Hoy
Crook, Sonus points on spunk. I’d just
like to itavc a chance at. tlint old crow
what bounced him. I wouldn’t take any
of Ip r—”
surprise.
Tbo dotuctivo looked hurt.
“Gentlemen," lie snid, with a ludicrous
Assumption of diguity, “I never mnko a
mistake."
“Youhnve in this cuso," assorted the
hypocrit cal Vance.
"Did 1 follow orders?"
"1 presume you did."
“And have no object in decoiving yon?”
“I can imagine nouo."
“Thc-n don’t tell mo I’m mistaken again.
Mr. Ginlio Elliott is your mnn. llo tool
tho money, or nobody did. He’s been tak
ing it right along, nud overy due points tu
him ns the thief. "
Thoro w as a lapso of silence. So con
fidont wove tlio do'.ective's touos, that o
white, npprdic sivo look had como into
tlio banker's face. Still be said with uttoi
Incredulity:
“Havo you any proofs of what you as
sort?”
“Lots of them."
“AVhnt arc they?"
“First," ho l.ogan, “as to Mr. Elliott'i
habits."
Mnbol started ns she rccnllod tho foci
that several nights Giulio had not returned
homo until quite Into.
“Well," murmured Mr. Elliott.
“I traced him twice to a uotoriom
gambling houso."
"Ob! you must bo mistaken," oiled tbi
banker in touos of tho deepest distress.
"Not a bit of it, sir.” wns tho confident
rejoiudor; "1 enn give dates nnd ilelails
when needod. Second point: Yesterday
Mr. Vnnoo informed mo that Ihe loss ut
tho bank was four hundred dollars. "
Vnnco nodded nssontiugly.
“I hnvo traced tho exact amount."
Mr. Elliott was a picture of utter con
sternation aud unxioty.
To hear tho name of Ids beloved nnd
trusted protege thus bandied about and as-
sociatod with vico nnd crime almost ove •
enmo him.
"It cannot bo true!" he murmured; “it
cannot bo true!"
“You sny you trncod the exact amount?"
demanded Vanoe.
“I did, sir."
“Where?"
“To a womnn."
Ono listening heart in the silont room
gave n terrible throb of luisory and sus
pense.
“Who was she?”
Pitilessly resolute now, Vnnoo asked tli*
question.
“Her name is Beatrice; oilier name un
known; desoribed as rather ; ret'y; biouglit
to the houso wlioro she lived about a week
ago; Mr. Elliott paid all her expenses."
“Oh! heavens, it is false, it is false!"
In nn agony of doubt, uncertainty, nnd
grief, Mabel Elliott crouched back in tho
chair where she sat, dazed nud over
whelmed.
Mr. Elliott was stupefied, crashed by the
accumulating evidence of tho hour.
“The reason why I know that Mr. Elli
ott sent a certain four hundred dollars to
the womnn last night is because she re
ceived a lotter from him yestei day that I
found in her room to-day. By the way,
Mr. Vnnee, that reminds mo; is tho young
man here now?"
“No; I just sent him off on a mission of
eomo importance.”
r “Money in it?"
* “A matter of fifty thousand dollars.”
The detective made a movement of utter
amazement and alarm.
“In cash?" ho asked.
“Too bad!"
"What do yon mean?”
“That you’ve lost your money, and lost
your man. The letter I referred to told
the woman to meet him to-day as agreed;
that he intended makiug a o g haul nnd
leaving the country. Gentlemen, don't
delay me if you want this man caught."
“No, we do not wish this mattpr made
publio."
It was Vance who spoke.
“Yes, a thousand times, yes,” cried Mr.
Elliott, springing excitedly to his feet.
“Go, officer; if Giu'.io is gu lty ho shall
suffer to the fullost extent of the law."
“Papa! papal Oh, Mr. Vance, ho is dy-
Ingl*
The exoitement of the hour had been too
pinch for the banker. Ho staggered un
steadily, and sank to a chair unc.in-
scious.
The detective asked a single question of
Vance, and darted from the room
Vanoe with Mabel’s aid man ged to re
store her father to oonsciousnes;. Then,
a gloomy, silent Jrio, they sat awaiting the
detective’s return.
What anguish the tortured heart of Ma
bel Elliott suffered she alone knew.
But ho did.—L\f«.
Dncorntjve Flowor Box.
For single fine specimens, decorative
pots, vases and jardinieres are in request
especially when the plant is to be grown
indoors. The stores aro full of pretty
receptacles of one sort or nnother, such
ns hanging baskets, window boxes, etc.,
of terra cotta, earthenware, wire and
other materials. The accompanying cut
gives a model for a decorative flower
box that may bn readily made at home in
localities where bark niul gnarled wood
arc plentiful.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
We nre martyrs to our own fnults.
To live fnst means too often to dir
fftst.
Misdirected labor is a waste of nc
tivity.
Nearly all great nlen have had remark
able memories.
Do the truth you know, nnd you shal'
learn the truth you need to know.
Feebleness of means is, in fact, the
feebleness of him that employs them.
Call not that man wretched who, what
ever ills he sutlers, has a child to love.
Extraordinary alllietionsnrc not always
tho punishment of extraordinary graces.
We talk of creative minds. That is but
a figure of speech—we can create noth
ing.
False men are not to be taken intd cdil-
fiiletice, hor fearful indn into a post that
requit'd resolution,
To be free-minded mid cheerfully dis-
jioscd at hours of meal, sleep and cxcr-
cis ', is one of tlie best precepts of long
lasting.
Let us live like (hose who expect to
die, nnd then wc shall find that wo feared
death only because wc nre unacquainted
with it.
Inquisitive people nre the funnels of
onversatioti! they do not take iti any
thing far their own use, but merely pass
it to another.
Contentment is a pearl of great price,
nml whosoever procures it at the expense
of ten thousand desires makes a wise and
a happy purchase.
In free countries there is often found
more real public wisdom nml sagacity in
slums and manufactories tliau in the
cabinets of princes in countries where
none dare to hnvo nn opinion until they
come into them.
Re 1 Estate Bubble.
The prediction is m&de that the Cali
fornia real estfttn bubble is bound to burst
in the neit throe or four mouths. It is
estimated that| taking the,whole Country
between San Diego and Ddctatnelitfej in
which tho speculation has been most ram
pant, the deferred payments, due in No
vember and December, will foot up $45,-
000,000. That Is to &!$•; the great army
ol men nnd women speculators who hsi^e
purchased for n rise and pnid a third or
less down must pay up between forty and
forty-five millions between now and next
Janurify ot forfeit their purchases and
what they have already paid.
raid In Gold Coin. _ _ .
In Dee., 1SS6, I. S. Johnson & Co., 22 Custom
Houso.St., Boston, Mass.,offered eight preml-
ums payablo In g *1<1 coin, which they sny crea-
froii it tllb uSfi.cir SlioriasHM. r*bwdef to
HetiSIMy. Of edurso all whri compete L
get tfiie of the premiums, but some iff tbo last
year’s reports scut us show that tno parties
ought to have been well satisfied If they had
not recetvod any other benefit llinn the In
crease of eggs they got while making tho trial.
Fot example * ” ‘ 1 ‘ “
five t
ggi. Tllb first week she only got
(the last week 277 eggs.
iiat the use of
Picturesque Jnpaneso Customs.
The sword is held in special veneration
loy the Japanese of all classes. It sym
bolizes the divine authority of the
Mikado, the Invnlfy and martial pride o(
the warrior; and Jnpnncsc writers speak
of it In glowing terms as tho “previous
possession of lord nnd vassal from times
older ttmn Ihe divine period,” or as '’Ilie
living soul of tlio samurai.” Many
treatises hnvo been written on this theme,
the art of determining the maker and
date of a sworil-blnde being one of great
research and labor. Those hiadc before
lOOU, A. 1)., are called old swords; those
made since, new swords; and the former
was a long. Rlraigiit, double-edged weap
on called tlie ken, the latter a katana,
single-edged and slightly curved toward
the point. A short sword ordirk. Called
the wakizaslii, was worn with tho katana
ns a sign of gentle l>irtIt or military in
heritance. Members of the fourth or
fifth rank In the Empire wore n short
dirk without a guard, which doctors nud
artists were also I’eqltTcd to carry, and
stilettos a foot long wero n part of an
officer's and nobleman's dress. Others
could be mentioned, but these will suffice
to show their important character among
it people who inscribe such sentiments as
the following upon their blades: “In
one’s last days, one's sword becomes the
wealth of one's posterityand, “One's
fate is in the hands of Heaven, but a
skillful lighter does not meet wilh death,”
Tea-drinking and dancing arc inti
mately associated in Japan, and both are
carried to a high degree of artistic per
fection. Tlio tea houses are. to Yoko
hama what the Boulevard cafes are to
Paris. Tlio waitresses arc graceful girls,
who move about with noiseless trenl,
serving flagrant tea in dainty cups, with
slices of sweet cake; and entertainment
is furnished by fair dancers in silken
robes, who move tenuously to tho bizarre
strains of tlio koto, tho kngti, and tho
samisen. Tlieso native dances arc a
species of noted charades, each having it
central motive or idea to illustrate. This
gives rise to nil infinite variety of pleasing
motions nml tableaux. There nre | ara-ol-
dances, fan-dances, flower-charades, il
lustrations of the seioons, and many
more.—Frank Ltidic's.
.. v—........ tho first premium was twenty-
o dollars takon by 0. A. French, Washing
ton, N. 11.,who fed thirty hens the SHeHdnU s
l’owdcr for eight weeks. The first w eek he got
only ten pkks; tlio third week tlio hens laid <?01
eggs,and tne eighth week 208 eggs. During the
olgM weeks trial he got 11(98 eggs which, at tne
price of eggs In Boston or NewTork markets
in mid-winter, would have yielded |48.fl0, or
ll.Mfur each hetl.in eight week's time. Con
sidering the small expense Of keeping * hen tlO
animal on a farm will pay like that. The
fourth premium, which was ton dollars, went
to Mrs. F.. B. Carlin, Conklin Centre, N. \ .,
who th tile eight weeks received from forty
G- TH8 first week
[he last week 277 cgi
i clearly demonstrates tli
Hherldan's I’owdor to Mako Hons l.ay will in
crease tho profit several hundred per cent.
Johnson A Co. will solid Uvo 25 cent packs of
Sheridan's I’owdor post paid to any address for
CO cents Ih pottage stamps; or a largo 2I< pound
call of 1’qwdor For |l,un. To each person or
dering a largo can ns above they will send free
one copy of tlio * Farmer a Poultry Ulilde”
(prico, 25 conts).
There nre about 25,000 Hebrews In California,
and they mako desirable citizens.
Idle In Ihe l’arls Newore
Is possible, far a short time to the robust, but
the majority of refined persons would prefer
Immodlnle death tooxlstence 111 their reeking
atmosphere, liow much mote revolting to Ue
In one a self a lielno scU’cr. But tills Is actually
the cahc with those in whom the inactivity of
tlio liver drives the rofuso matter of tlio body to
escape through tlio lungs, breath, tho pores,
Sidneys and bladder. It Is astonishing that
life remains In such a dwelling, Dr. Pierce s
“Goldon Medical Discovery” restores normal
purity to tho systems and renow tho whole
Doing.
Prohibition dominates eight of North Caro
lina's ninety-eight counties,
l.lllig 1'rduble*nnd Winning
Diseases can be cured If properly treated In
time,as shown by the following statemortt from
D. C. Fiikkman, Sidney: “Having bcon a groat
sufferer from pulmonary nttneks, nnd gradu
ally "list ng away for (lie past two years, It
affords mu pleasure to testify that Seim. 8
KMUiauoNof Coil l.lver Oil with Elmo and Soda
lias given me great relief, nnd 1 cheerfully re
commend It to all suffering In a similar way to
myself. In addition, 1 would say that it Is very
pleasant to take.”
The victory of tho Volunteer makes 8 yacht
victories for ihe Americans over llio British.
“Iter face so fair, as ficsli It secniod not.
But heavenly portrait of bright angel s hue,
Clear an the sky, without hlhnio or blot,
Through goodly mixture ot complexions due.
And In hor cheeks tho vermeil red did show.
This Is tlio pool's description of a woman
whoso physical system was In a perfectly
sound and healthy state, with every function
acting properly, nnd Is tho enviable condition
of Its fair patrons produced by l)r. l'ierco s
"Favorite Prescription." Any druggist.
15 counties in Florida voted local option law,
ami prohibition has carried 12 of them.
For weak lungs, spitting of blood, shortness
of breath, consumption, nighl-swcftts unci nil
lingering coughs, l)r. Pierce's "Golden Medical
Discovery" is asoverelgn remedy. Superior to
cod liver oil. By druggists.
Throe million women In tho United Blalos
wot k for money.
fairs, ami If this moots the eye of any ono who
is suffering from Ihe effects of a torpid liver,
we will admit that he ih Interested In getting
well, (let a bottle of Prickly Ash flitters,
usu It ns directed, nnd you will alwuys he glad
you read tills Hem.
lloiii’-GInssPi.
WINDOW-llOX W1TTT CYCLAMEN.
These boxes may be ma le, of coil sc, in
various sizes anil shapes. They are at
tractive in the rough, iiiifinisho 1 slate,
thou^li a glossy finish, gained by a coat
or two of varnish, is preferred by sonic.
The plant represented in the same cut
is a cyclamen, an admirable growth for
window culture. 'It is a Jme bloomer,
the blooming season lasting under favor
able ciicumstaneos two and three months.
The (lowers are usually white, tipped at
the base with purple. The plants ought
to he kept cool until the leaves are w. II
grown, but as soon as the flower I) i Is
begin to show on tli" foo.-stivlk it want!
a sunny exposure.—Neic York- World.
Wealth oi me Aueienls.
Croesus possessed in landed property a
fortune equal to £1,700,(10(1, beside money,
slaves, nnd furniture nnioueting to in
equal sum. Ho used to s.iy that a citizen
who hnd not sufficient to support mi i.riny
or u legion did not deserve the title ot n
rich man.
The philosopher Seneca bad a fortune of
£3,500,1100.
Tiberius, at his death, left £2:>,‘72-1.010,
Whioh Caligula spent in twelve mouths.
_ VeBpaBiun, on ascending the throne, cs-
Unrated all tho expenses of the state ut
£35,000,000.
The debts of Milo amounted to £(100,-
000.
Ciesar, before he ontorod upon any ollico,
owed £2,005,00(1. He had purchased iho
friendship of Corio for .£500, and that of
Lucius Paulus for £300,000.
At the time of tho assassination of Ju
lius Ciesar, Antony was in debt to ihe
amount of £3,000,000; be owed this sum on
the ides of March, and it was paid bv the
kalends of April; he squandered £147,00.',-
000.
Apicius spent in debauchery CeOO.OHO;
and finding on examination ot' bis affairs tlmt
he had only £80,000, poisoned himself, be
cause he considered .hat sum insuffle''jnt
for his madnletutqce.
I.ong before hour-glasses, or sand
glasses, were used in churches to indi
cate Ihe time occupied in the delivery of
sermons, they were used in tournaments
to limit tlio duration of combats mid pre
vent them from being really sanguinary
encounters. Of two adversaries engaged
in “a gentle passage of arms," he was
accounted victor who obtained the
greater number of advantages before tlio
sand had run out from the glass turned
at the commencement of the combat,
Sand glasses were employed, also, in
scholastic discussions. Pascal, for in
stance, in one of his letters, mentions a
discussion in which lie took part in the
Korhonne, when tic spoke for half an
hour by the sand-glass or sable.
And there were, eventually, so identi
fied with scholarship, as well as preach
ing, that artists frequently placed nn
hour-glass as well as a book in the hack-
ground of their portraits of eminent
scholars. They were a'so made use of at
sales. But though thus used in the fif
teen! hand six teenth centuries, il was in tho
pulpit in the seventeenth century that
they obtained their wider popularity,nnd
on tombstones of tho same period that
they were most frequently delineated.
The high pew, or “puc,” as it used to he
written, the long sermon and the hoir-
glass of the pulpit, are as vivid a pre
sentment of Queen Anne's time, too. i.s
would he the snuff-box, lire clo tiled
cane, or the fans and brocidcsof I lie
fashionable folks who took the air in the
Mall. —Qu'urr.
“t want to thank you," writes a young mnn
to B. F. Johnson tic Co., iUclumuiu, Va, "for
placing mo Inn position by which 1 am enabled
to mako money faster than 1 evor dill hoforo.
Tills is but a sample extract of the many htiu-
dreil similar letters received by llicabovo firm.
See their advertisement In another column
Addition Alnliliig Shorter.
AVhnt word Isthutto which If you odd asyl-
lalile it will make It shorter? Short,—Taylor's
Cherokee Remedy of BweotGum and Mullein
will shorten your cold and cure your cough.
Dnugliters, Wives and .llolliors.
Send for Pamphlet on Fomnlo Diseases, free
securely sealed. Dr. J. 11. Marchisl, Utica, N.Y
A BURR CUltR FOR
INDIGESTION nnd DYSPEPSIA.
Over 5,000 Phynlclnnn h«v« sent lin their upprnvnl of
OKIKSTYMN, ■living Hint It In the bent preparation
for Indigestion that they hare
Wo have nerer heard of a oa
D1UK8TYLIN waa taken that
FOR CHOLERA
.. WILL RELIEVE CONSTIPATION.
For Bummer Complaint* and Chronic Diarrhoea,
which ar« the direct remit* of Imperfect digestion,
DIUE8TYLTN will effect nn Immediate cufd.
Take DYOE8TYLIN for all pain* and disorder* of
the stomach ; they «U come from Indigestion. Ask
rour druggist for DK.ErtTYLIN (price $1 per lorg#
Lottie). If he «loen not have It send one dollar to US
wid we will solid a bottle to you, express prepaid.
>o not hesitate to semi your money. Our house is
vllable. Established twenty ftvo years.
~ 1i..
V.
Do you feel dull, ljtffguld. low-spirited, life.
ess, snd Indescribably miserable, both phyei-
laUy und mentally' oxpcrionpe a sense of
fullness or bloating after eatlnff, or of "gone-
—— ’< of emptiness ot stomaoh in the morn-
cc«ted, bitter or bad tasto in
„ iw ,_ „„„ III —
baustlon. Irritability of turd par, hot flushes,
ailttbattnif with chilly ssnslttlcms, sharp,
bltirtfy transient pains here aud there, cold
feet, lirowelHcw after meals, wakefulneoe, or
disturbed nnd tinrefroehing sleep, oohjtant,
inde»ot1 feeble.feeling of dread, cr of topoife
Uotia Dyipepilu, or Torpid Liver, associated
with Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. The more
Complicated your diseaee lias become, tho
greater the number and diversify of «ymp-
tilliiJ, No matter what eteae it has rcru hw.
Dr. PlorCtM noldon Medical Discovery
will subdue It, If taken according to direc
tions for a reasonable IwitartlJ of time. If nof
cured, complications multiply and Coneump,
tinn of the Lungs, Skin Diseases, Heart Diseaee,
Rheumatism, Kidney Disease, or otfear gravo
maladies arc quite liable to set In ana, wouev
or litter. Induce a fatal termination.
Dr. Florae** Holden nodical Dle«
covery acts powerfully upon tlio I.iver, and
through that great blood-purifying organ,
cleanses tho system of nil blood-taints and im
purities, from whatever enuen arising. It Is
equally efficacious In acting upon the Kid
neys, find oilier excretory orgnnK, cleansing;,
strengthening, nnd hc-nltng their diseases. A*
nn appetizing, rCfftorntlvo tonlo, It promote*
digestion and nutrition, thereby building up.
both llorih and strength. In nmlarinl district*,
this wonderful medicine tins gained grcaC
celebrity In curing Fever and Ague, Chills nnd
Fever, Dumb Ague, nnd kindred disease*.
Dr. Plorco’s Golden nodical Die.
covory
CURES ALL HUMORS*
from a common Blotch, or Eruption, to tho
worst Scrofula. Salt-rlioum, " Fovev-soree,'’
ttcnly or Hough Skin, in short, all dt*eniiqi
caused by bnd blood aro conquered by thin
powerful, purifying, nnd Invigorating incdt-
oltie. Great Entlng Ulcers rapidly heal tinder
Its benign influence. Especially has It mani
fested Its potency In curing Tetter, Eczema.
Erysipelas, Bolls, Carbuncles, Sore Eyes, Scrof
ulous Sores nnd Swellings, Illp-Jolnt Dlscngu,
"White Swellings," Goitre, or Tblck Neck,
nnd Enlarged Glands. Send ten cents In
stamp* for a largo Treatise, with colored
f lutes, on Shin Diseases, or the samo amount
or a Treatise on Hcrofulous Affections.
••FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE.”'
Thoroughly cleanse it by using Dr. Pierce’s
Oohlcii Medical Discovery, and good
digestion, a fair skin, buoyant spirits, vital
strength and bodily health will bo established.
CONSUMPTION,
which Is Scrofnla of llic Lungs, is arrested!
aim cured by this remedy, If taken In the
earlier stagos of the disease. From its mnr
vclnus power over this terribly fatal disease,
when llrst offering this now world-fumed rem-
city to tho publio, Dr, Florae thought soriouily
of calling it his “ Consumption Cum:," but
abandoned tha' mimo ns too restrictive for
a mcdlclno wliloit, from Its wonderful com
bination of tonic, or strengthening, alterative,
or blood-eleausing, alitl-blr
_ lous, pectoral, ami
nutritive properties, Is unequalcd. not on li
nn a remedy for Consumption, but for all
Chronic Dlscnses of tlio
Liver, Blood, and Lungs.
For Weak Lungs, Spitting of Blood, Short
ness of Breath, Chronic Nusal Catarrh, Bron
chitis, Asthma, Sevoro Coughs, and kindred
affections, It Is nn efficient remedy
fold In’ Druggists, at fl.OO, or BIx Ilottlej
for <<8.00.
! {fr~ Bend ten cents In stamps for Dr. Pierce i
book on Consumption. Address,
World’s Dispensary Medical Association,
G03 Plain Ht„ BUFFALO, N. V.
EXHAUSTED VITALITY
A Grist Medical Work for Young
snd Miridlt-A&ei Men.
The Hoard Growing; After Dentil.
An Oakland (Cal.) undertaker cites n:i
instance of a smooth-shaven man’s body
being exhumed fifteen years after burial
and disclosing a snow-white heard I lint
reached almost to the feet and flowed
over tlie sidesof the corpse, filling rearly
all the space in the (ofiiti. The dead
man’s widow refused to believe the body
was that of her husband until the posthu
mous beard was shaved off, when she nt
once recognized the face. The under
taker says:
“If the body is preserved from decay
by lining buried in an iron, air-tight
casket, the beard will not die, but go on
growing just so long a: cor.uptioii is
averted. I do not think tlint tlie hair of
the head ever increases in length, hut you
know, even in 1 fe n mqn’s locks become
scanty, and finally disappear altogether,
as he grows old, while his age usually
serves to make his beard thicker and
longer. I can vouch for tlio v.tal ty of
the hair that sprouts from the chin."
The Merry Ilnutor.
Ol who so h qqiy us tho hunterf
The game laws, like himsolf, aro out;
Up with the sun this bonny morning,
How proudly does ho strut about.
A bolt of shells, a tine breech-loader,
A brand new a la sportsman suit—
He bus all tlieso to make him happy,
And money in bis purao to boot.
Now if he hunts ull day for nothing,
His credit will be just the same;
His money wifi do more than he can;
It will not fail to bag the game.
.'/Vjxiji -
Purity and Strength
Tho former la the blood aud the latter tin uughout
the system, aro nocessary to the enjoyment of per
fect health. The bout way to secure both Is to take
Hood’s Sarsaparilla, which expels all Impurities from
the blood, rouses the kldnoys aud liver, overcome*
that tired feeling, aud imparts that freshness to thu
wkolo body which makes ono fool perfectly well.
"I havo takou not Quite a bottle of Hood’s Karsa
parllla, and must say it Is one of tho best tnodlclncx
for glrtez an appetite, purifying the bloatt aud refu
latlng th# digestive organs, that I over heard of. It
did me n groat deal of good."—Mils. N. A. Stanley,
Canostota, N. Y.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists. $1 ; six for f5. Prepared only
by C. I. HOOD Lt CO., Apothooarlos, Lowell, Moss.
IOO Doses One Dollar
The best and surest Remedy for Care of
all diseases caused by any derangement of
the Liver, Kidneys, Stomach and Bowel*.
Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Constipation,
Billons Complaints and Malaria of all kinds
yield readily to the beneficent influence of
j&jj
umsiiij
It 1* pleasant to tho taste, tones up the
system, restores nnd preserve* health.
It 1* purely Vegetable, and cannot fall to
prove beneficial, both to old and young,
a a Blood Purifier it Is superior to all
others. Sold everywhere at 61.00 a bottle.
Ely’s Cream Balm
Price SO cent*.
Will do more l<i ( urine
CATARRH.
Tlmn $>500 in any
Ollier Way.
Vpply Balm in‘o each noatril.
ifly Bros.,236Greonwioh St...N.Y.
JlvLulLI lv bounty collected; Ikeaertera
^ relieved; 22years’ practice Success or no fee.
Laws »«nt fre«. A. W. McCormick A Bon. Wa«hlnft«*, d,C<
AMI 111 Morphine Hafill Cored In 19
OPIUM tfr.il 5
SOLDIERS and their Widows
Pensions now for you all. Art
ie cUtuii X- Co., Washington, LU^J.
KNOW THYSELF.
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Consulting Physician. More than ono mimou • opies
•old. It treats upon Nervous and Physical Debility.
Premature Decline, Exhausted Vitality, Impair*!
vigor, and Impurities of the Blood, und lUo untold
miseries consequent thereon. Contains 300 pages,
substantial emboss <1 binding, full gilt. Warranted
the bust popular medical treatise published In the
Entllsh language. Prion only $1 by moll, postpaid,
and concealed In a plain wrapper. Illustratii*
tumpls frrt if you send now. Address As above.
MEN AND BOYS!
J >o you want lo “““
earn nil about
n Horne < How
to I'lck Qat a
Uopil Ono f How
to Know Imucr-
fcctioiis nnd uo
(•unrd acainst
Fraud? Mow lo
Doled D-lsoaee
nnd effect a euro
when sum© In
possible ? Ilow
to Tell tho Ago
ky Iho Tooth?
What to call the
Different Farts
of the Animal ?
Ilow to 8li
and other . —
to thn Cqnlnr Kneclee mu be
reading our 1o6-I*A(«K
IIOICSE HOOli, which
I this,
luting
__ Ir.od by
MdSTUATKI)
will forwnrd.
Great Starching
AND IRONING POWDER.
HOW TO WASH AND IRON
The art ot etsrchlng, Ironing end
brought to perfection in “ R 2F? n ,“„ 1 !, 1 ?| V
Added to »f»rch give* eplendld gloM, body,
illffneae end polish. The onlyweshin*.com
pound that can lie so used. Fr fT « n . t 1 ?* t "°‘'
l otting or rubbing up, il*hos Iron .111' tJ■
Saves Iftbor. Saves three-fourths the •*‘><<0.
A revelation In housekeeping. A boon to wo
men. A new discovery, beats the wor.d. Clean*
and purifies everything. Invaluable <
only safe, uon-lujurious and perieot
Dirt, do as nice washing and Ironing “
done tn any laundry. lJotllng not necewuT.
10 A 20c. pkgs. at all J*, 11
Grocer*. E. 8.Wells. Jersey City, b. J., U. a- *
evury town for
It Is the uuu'iln.u.iB m>ln on of u y • untomers that
your ” anslil ■ Punch” Is the rat5c. cigar ih *y have
ever smoked. Many cUdm ihut it Is as goal as the
majority of those at 10c.
John A. Dadd, DruygDt, Milwaukee, Wit,
Address R. IV. TANM1LL & CO., Chicago.
JOEUES
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5 Ton Wagon Kcales,
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Tajs Be*m and Rasn Rot for
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AGENTS preferred
$JQ0toS300
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PATENTS
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. * «.***«, i i/i .MumiUg Rugs,
j Tidies, Hoods, Mittens, etc. Mu-
I chine sent by mail for $1. Send
for late reduced price list.
K. Honk Ar Co., Toledo, O.
Obtained. Fend stnmp for
Inventors’ Guide. L. Bixo-
Attorney, Washington, D. C.
MEXICAN WAR
ITI dress K. II. (joli
mCF By reurn moll. Fall BeeerlptUa
EllPP M..4y’a New Tailor Hy.U« ef i»r«M
■ KIIdw Catting. H00DY k CO., Oiveiaasti. 0.
M to §8 a day* Samples worth fl.50. FREE
Liues not under tho horse’s feet. Wrlie
Brewster Safety Rein Holder Co.. Holly, Mich.
G OLD is worth $500 per lb. Pett t’s 'Kvn Sni*Tu
wont. *1.000, bot i. .old el «.! i b3*% dwuli*
HERBRAND FIFTH WHEEL
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schools in the Country. Send tor Circulars.
Bl-jJ- n;j3_ Great English Gout
kSlair S rlllS. Hheumatlc Remod/.»
Oval Jlox, Gil round, J 4 1 !»»•• .
to Soldiers ft Ilelm. Bend
tor circulars. CO - -
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new il Ou rod i.ti.futorr iirfiv. * ,|V 'mr-
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OPIUM HaS,t curecl
ThlR represents a healthy life,
Throughout Its various scenes,
The original
panel Hire, of this p Jn
bent on receipt of *
Smith’s Bll.g SEANS pnrlfy tho hlooil, hy acting:
alrocUy ana promptly on the I.iver, Skin nud Kiel-
buys. They consist of a vegetables combination that
has no cqunl iu medical science. They curoConstlpa-
tlon, fflalarla, aud Dyspepsia, nnd ure a safeguard
against all form* of fevers, chills and favor, gall stones,
audit right's disease. Send 4 cents posta
—-ago for a sam- —:—„»r botllov
pUpackaKo aid test tho TIIUTK of what wo nay. Price, 25 ce ' 1 '*
■Mlled lo any address, nostnald. DOSI-i ONH 35I5AN. Sold by
any address, i>ostpald. UOSF
r, jp- 13aaxmx db co.. rjtopBiBTojis, ssrE 1 ,
Tho man who liuu lnvchled from three
to live dollars in n Rubber Coat, and
at hiu first half hour's experience ill
a Morin finds to liis sorrow that it Is
hardly a better protection Thau a mos
quito netting, not only feels chagrined
at being to badly taken In, bui also
leels If lie does not look cxuclly like
ASk lor tho •* FISH BRAND” SUCKER
A
I,OUlS.
Wo oiler the mnn who wanta
Willi them
>w-boy ull over tlio mnu. rtl0 f
a only perfect Wind and WatJ I „
iat la " Vower‘8 Full Urnnil alhtcr.
- onu„.n m ln _. «, a.,d take no other. IO[ c, U S W*.
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