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This wpII known Tonic and Nervine / lining ijreat reputation as acute for Debility, sia, and NEKVOIN di-orders. It o o v.sail languid and debilitated conditio ‘ )'• tern ; strengthens the intellect, and boy.! y . uy. r io, builds up worn oat Nerves : aids du:* “i . re stores impaired or lost Vitality, aiy < .- « h- youthful stren-th and vigor. It is ]•>.. -ant to the the depressing influence of Malaria. Price-# l.OOpeuJSpt tie *»f ();i BY ALL DRUGGLSiy. •* > ;■ I’ • • ' < S t . <; . BEST IN THE WORLD. Its wearing qualities are unr.:rp • cctu dly outlasting two boxes of Mlicr I i .. J. ]•»• -• .' . .X L» FOR SALE BY BEAJJ-I.ij GENERALLY'. MJ 43' pi'-m ni’--: uC-A. ..' Vi ilbi or without Latent Indoi. ' ZA ;:‘ !Pi 7. 7 Your Attention is invited to thn fa< t that in pur chasing tho latest issue of this work, you £- t A Dictionary containingj uro w. ;-l v r; ;i illustrations than any other Arnei ii'aii ; i< .-■ nary. ■ A Gazetteer of fho V/c. <■ . i.tiun and a vast amount of < th«T inf im. tiun, (rccenf.y a hi< ■:,) end g col •..!>< Ilf.-.-. ’ I ',' 9 • 1 Fe; ■ •; al O various t: gh i AHj-. . ’ • ■ 1 1 " ■ i ! .'<l / l!- t.l. J y v?.h t: U:. • 1 .. • / • '■: ••• <'■ ' ••• . r i i.i th-' Government 1 Tinting Omro. It 1.--;; r ’< eteh in every c;i: where .'hate os nry •<:• a which nearly all tho school books aro , ... 2 ' LL'.V \i) . It i ; an i:.v:i!r,a’ ’. ■ companion in over,' School, j I ■ . .... u - and | t.- : -n/.'.1-; sent prepaid on application. Published by G. & C. MERRIAM & CO., Springfield, Mass., U. S. A. MmeJEMORESrS RELIABLE PATTERNS Arc the cnly ones that iv ill giro a perfect ! ■ Systj: ?.?’ Cutting® Cha: ' ' • I: - • • '.. . any : .e to 7’ ~ ! - hi, t ..-it,r-ail, on receipt I DiMCi?ES7’S i •■ AND V/2aAT TO V723A Tf> . ha! .- '•■•’ ■ , ••-PS of Tn •. Notes and ■!■■ ; . . fie»e. Machine, i I ( THIS STYLE OXLY V • ■ ■‘S-h Kcarly 50,000 sold and tlv!a o perfect satisfaction. fgf Don’t pay other companies $40.00 profit on a machine not <•) good as the DEMOIIEST, but buy direct cf tho maii nfactureis. Sent C. O. D. Wriie for Circulars. DEKIOREST r id SEWING MACHINE cb r; 17 ISasl mil Street, New leil. i.i.y CORNER LOTS. ■ BY ROBERT HOWE FLETCHER, Tulita Anita de Lunavarita stood in the garden, picking lavender. Although the sun si.one, and the waters of the bay sparkled, and the distant Coronados Islands and the bills of Mexico floated in a blue haze before h'. r, Tulit a had no eyes for the pretty picture. Her mind was occupied with weightier mat te rs. Perhaps she was not even aware that she herself made a much prettier picture wi’.h l.er girlish figure relieved against the white adobe house behind her, and her shapely head poh lon one side, as she critic ally exam in. I, with her big dark eyes, each spray of lawn lor. She may even have been ura .re that tho j/oini:;- man walking on the Oov !• of the road was evidently of this opinion, although w’.en l u made a misstep i i'.o a Hole full of dust, through hav ing i.li > o?i her, Tulitafs rosy li]is puck er, d tir in. Ives up, and a suspicious little t tent of I- r shoulders suggested that oho was-t entirely ignorant of the young r.’/.as los 1--m said, her mind was en- I y*■ ’. v. itii welykl ier matters, and scarcely vou' ii vPin/a oond glance at tho retreating ■ figure ci the young man, she entered the v.j-.ii- adobe house. Placing her fragrant 1 \n l up >n a table, she took up an old copy of Ti 1 ’ io h ion < I aide, which she had left face , .. .-.l v. jKii s’;e’.sent to gather laven- | <’ r. an i consult 1 it with a studious frown. ! i To- i ;-' ing to a chos-; of drawers, she pro- | ■ curd si-n-e oddsand ends of ribbons, and. | seating lu-rself with a business like air, pro- • i cml?.l, with many references to the instruc- : tions. t > .-i l the sprigs of lavender together ' with tho ribbons. i “These us fill as well as ornamental little ' i art : b li? book sai-’., at the end of its dis- ; qiii; iiion, “are rapidly becoming indispensa- ' Me in every household. In fact, wo know of i : >..•■« oral y< -sng ladies who d rive a comforta- ; ble ineom • from the manufacture and sale of | lavend r sticks.” “I lon’l know,” said Tulita, to herself, as i she regarded her fl” • effort dis|\nrngingly, | : “it seems to me that anybody would boa i ;f. to buy that. i/al. there,”she continued, . : I''pefidly, “yon never can toil about ■ I /.nd, pro-ceding with the work, she soon j !(- ■ S 'd Is 1.-ivt nder and ribbons, and had . is a-l ar; at. little pile of “lavender sticks.” j “.'dndro ds Dios!” said Tulita, as wilh her 1 c'/a t»n her ha'id s':o ■ axed at tho re .nit of l.er I ••if that h;:i»- mother of mine was ' t > .. .!ime at th:-, !•<.■ qu'icljv tlmse things v.o.dd ■. •>(• ;: oft!).- wmduw," .rnd shelanyherl I s-dCyat !’.<■ thought. “/Jthough,” she con I ' time.c :, "n c:i d■• in r for money, why .' 1 !■ •. I ;d. o wo”i; : any rate, I nnur. ha 1.1 i the truth.” And ’ng !. r foot out. slic leaned over the i ) ]>:•!; it. i wee a dainty, slendei j i • .-.‘li a arc’s 1 '■ i.t« p, but the shoe upon , i' iwas umni'v.dnddy, hopelessly -ragged, i “dili! go I:' l yvomsclf.” saidTulita, severely. | ? Th >. sin'nng back on her chair, she rested | in rebin on her i::md once more, and thought: j “Ab, if or/y I < otild make enough to buff a ■ pair of shoos.” And after awhile a tear ! roll. I down her check and fell on the laven- 1 i der sticks. But at tliis moment-the dick of tho latch i ! on t’.is yard-”! gate mode Tnli’.nsoring to her I f 1. With a q,.I I ’.; movement :he swept the I ' 'vcmb r sb. 4 :?: into a-i \ v.m ,anlwh -n the t ,;nor entered the room, Tulita was bc- . Hen m 1 th i of m ?,” I 1 ! ihel.uly Ind entered, av. cr.nan whest- 1 that indolent, ■ss • 1 siw-p of Ike wrist pc- ; evdiar to vo«:n•■.; ’ i s ; ■ •>i < h. Tb.cn, pausme I :: i vu'.v-d, ei< v.r. d her herd and said. ! j “i’erhapi it is th:-; bit of lavender,” said Tulita, hiding licr guilty face behind hei : i hair. i “Paugh!” said h r mother. “It is toy ■ ’ 1, T«1 w< n’. j de ”.i m. < her r.. .y’■ I; -ot; at this unc?:pect- i I cd disparagement of tho odor of lavender. ■i : t ' and sale < . laveiid- r s', irks*’was at once dis-! i mi. sed in I’. -a tho possibility of ncv. ■ ? lim’v.:.!-. tlranestm.-minifs sun the hope | I and high spirits of yo:ii h returned, and when 1 ! Tulii i-I to v-. .”dk in to San Diego tc I ' make s- m • mln ; for h r mother, th. I : TTeX ; she had gore tc bed. -he J/ul Jain awa’r.o fm ' nt 1..’, i. mi horn d . i-ling where to offer them ’ for sale. Senna »5c Squills’ drug st..»f-was I ■ the favored plac'\ I; was on the principal j j rtrcet, and had firm large windows full of fancy gooch;. kv. /'C-- nr.t- | 1 ter to walk in and ar k tnem to sen L- -•- . *ks for her. Os course she would pay tin :.i no- ■ thing for their trouble. Then, tec. she had ■ : heard that very nr‘ruing were a n un- i usual number of eastern tourists in town, and | she hurried her steps so as not to lose mfy\ j But when Tulita came in sight cf Son:':i\& ' i llquills’establishment her entkusia. ’ i <■••!i ; I '.be chided herself lor walking so rapidly .ind i I {’letting heated and out of breath. \» hat i . would the people in the store think of her? Slower and slower grew her pace, until, ar- , riving in front of her de3tination,she stopped i r.nd looked ut the d: .day’of fancy goods in j the window. Tlie comparison was not favor- | able to her lavend r sticks. “Perhaps, alter all.” thought Tulita, “the ! idea of anybody wanting to buy such things i > abt>v.rd.” Suppc.sc Senna cc Squills should laugh at her! She conchi.bcd to think about it tl' 1 more and walked on. The further Tulita went, however, the more her courage returned, until, telling h r she was behaving ridiculously, she re-.dut’clv retraced her steps until the store v.a.s'• more reached. But again she paused : irre h'dely I. fore tho w.mfow. Then she I < r • d the street to look in the' window of a book gore that rnigh: ptrhaps bo better j .••tia’-ed to her puqK>:x». Deciding against ; i - Look store, .- he returned to the drug : Then the 1 dreadful thought occurred . to her than her mow .nents must be attract- j ing dtenth -i. The policeman on the corner , b. ’ certainly looked at her Aery hard, j What. if he should sp<>ak to her! This idea ! was so appalling that Tulita hurriedly w-di--.<l on down the street, without looking . to the right or left. Jt was not until she had ’ turned the first corner she came to that she ! recovered, herequanimity. Then scolding her- j self severely Tor this panic, she continued on : siov. pf around the block, until once more she j found her.-.. If in front of Senna & Squills’ i cstablisluncnt. Bracing up her treacherous ; comvige with a great effort she walked in. One of the. clerks, observing the hesitation J of a young and pretty customer, advanced ■ toward her, and, in his suavest manner, said: ' “What can I do for you today, miss A “Is—a—is Mr. Senna in?” faltered Tulita. “Mr. Senna, miss!” exclaimed the young man. with a look of surprise, “Mr. Senna is dead.” “Oh,” murmured Tulita, “I am very And. with burning cheeks, she found her self in the street once more. How far or where she walked after that Tulita was never j quite sure. When her thoughts were suffi- ; cicntly collected she discovered that she was ' in float of one of the principal hotels. She ■ saw a news stand near the main entrance. 1 b?i the impulse of the moment sue stopped, tind, opening her bundle of lavender sticks. ; si: • rii.. •••.•:-1 them to the proprietor and asked him if he would try to sell them for her. He ■ was an elderly man, and while not enthusi a.d:‘* over the prospects of a brisk business in lavender sticks, ho was very kind to the girl | and readily agreed to do ail in his-puwer to I advance her liHle venture. Rid of her bundle of lavender, which she i had begun to hate, Tulita turned her steps i homeward in high spirits. How easy it had ’ 1- ■ n to arrange the matter, and what a little ' fool i,ho was to have worried herself so. After all, though, it was much better that she had not left the sticks with Senna & Squills. This news stand was by far the best place, being right in the hotel, where tho east ern tourists would be sure to see them. And Tulita fell to wondering whether the m ii w s:! ! .<ll any that day, and how many, and Low long it would bo before they were ail Id. And wb.v.i she passed a shoe store 1 sh? stopped and looked at the display in tho win-10.. to*s. • what kind of shoes she should buy althoj; Is, to be sure, tho variety of shoes to b • had for <3 was not great. Mem:;im? the ncv. <loalcr had sold all of Teh. i’s lavender sticks. Not that they had '' -I i - o' f the public’s long felt want., for 1 ail Leon bought by o::o person, that •:i 1 in.; Mr. Brown, of Philadelphia. . !:■ Brown, white leaning idly against the ney. stand, let I ; e:i Tulita come up, and on tt in-i a sight of her face had said to himself in surprise, “By Jove! That is the pretty ! girl I saw in the garden yesterday afternoon.” And altb.ough he politely moved away out of j Ir ”i:ig of the conversation, he furtively . • ; !! I the. pretty girl, and had no difficulty in i' ukT.standing the nature of her trans : a"• io-1 with the old newsdealer. “Hard up, of c said Mr. Brown, sympathetically. Then as Tulita. tripped away he returned to I.i; lounging place by the news stand, and pi- king up one of the lavender sticks with an uir of idle curiosity, asked what they were* “Tlieyaro made of lavender,” replied the i dealer, “and you put them in the bureau ‘ drawer <) make your clothes smell nice, at I a . rate that is what the young lady who ! hthem here says. I never saw any myself : b -iorc. I guess i’ll sell’em for souvenirs of ,’ithcrn California. They are made by a native Californian, and it will be a change on I horned toads.” “That is a good idea,” said Nir. Brown : calmly. “Tn fa p t I have an aunt at home ' who would not like horned toads, so I will i take some of these. How many have you ' got ? A dozen? Well, you can let ma have tho lot.” As the pleased dealer was wrapping up Mr. Brown's purchase that gentleman Hipped the ' ash from his cigar and said, after a pause, •What do you mean by ‘native Californian? Is not every one born in California a native?” “Well, yes,” said the dealer, with patient forbearance for the ignorance of this “tender foot,” who was so good a customer, “I sup ; •-e they are. But when we say native Cali fornian wo mean the Spanish or Mexican | people, who lived hero when tho country be longed to the greasers. Have you over read i ‘T ao Years Before the Mast,’ by Mr. Dana: If y< »u haven’t I have got a copy hero I would lik' to sei] you. Mr. Dana was in Snn Diegc back in the thirties, 'i here was not much here then except a few adobe houses in Old Town and the mission, but he gives you a • pretty good idea of the native Californian. ' Some of them came originally from Spain, and had grants of land from the king so big that they could ride for days as the crow i flies and not leave their ranches. They lived like lords that you read about, with a hun dred or so Indians to herd their cattle, and every one I hat happened along was welcome ■ to the lx‘st. Helen Hunt gives you a good idea of that in •Ramona.’ 1 would like tc sell you this copy; it’s the last I got left. You have read it? Well, as I was saying, when the Americans commenced coming in here i the native Californians began losing their laihi. They found it necessary to have money to k *ep up v, ith tho procession, and the most of their ranches got pretty well plastered, sc tl’jxt one way or another tho big grants got broke up, and so did tho natives. I guest there are mighty few of them now that could pan <'-.it anything but law suits. I shouldn't wonder ) : <.w if th.- father of that young lady >r so of acres, you can’t tell. But, you fr.»t, if ho had any of it left, now that the boom has struck the town, she •a< iibi ’t 1 ■ making there things,” touching Mr. Brown’s parcel. “Not,” ho added hastily, “but v. hat they are a first class ar ticle in th ir way. In fart I must get her tc make some more, I guess they’ll take pretty we’l.t You don’t want to buy Helen Hunt’s ; book. Mr. Dana's? Well, so long.” Shoving the bundle of lavender into the p i- of the light overcoat that hung across m arm, Mr. Brown left the hotel, and with tho air of a man who has not hing to do and all the day Liefore him he walked along the streets. Finally he entered a tall frame build ing bearing the leg-nd “Furnished rooms to ; A-rjnding to the top floor, he opened tho door of to lie a small apart- 1 m'-nt. well filiod with a bed and bod lounge, b< >! h pre-ont ing evidence of recent use. In a cor- r L'fore a sni ’J 1 looking glass stood a i well dressed man of about SO years of age, i carefully' arranging a four in hand tie. Ho turned as Mr. Brown entered, and looked at | him expectantly, but immediately resumed ' his occirpation. j “Well, old man,” ho said, “anything new?” “No,” said Mr. Brown, throwing his over coat on the bed. The bundle of lavender j dropped out of the pocket, and Mr. Brown, ; picking it up, shied it after tho coat. “What is that?” said the gentleman at the | looking glass; “manuscript?” | “No,” said Mr. Brown, with a slight look <7 of embarrassment; “something I got at tho i hotel. Why the devil hasn’t that Chinaman made tho bads up?” he continued, impatient ly. “It is nearly 12 o’clock.” And going to I the door Nir. Brown called out in no gentle i tones: “Here you! Sing Lee! Sing Lee!” | “My dear fellow,” exclaimed his com ; paion, with an affectation of terror, “for | heaven’s sake, don’t do that! You will stir up the old woman. I spent a whole hour ; this morning p'orsuadiug her to be quiet for j another v.-wk.” And drawing Brown back into tho room, he tiptoed into the entry, and cautiously peered over the banisters. Then coming back, he closed the door softly, and ! heaved a sigh of relief. Brown’.; puzzled expression change 1 to a smile. “Oil,” ho said, “I forgot about the rent. But, I say, Benton, wo can’t owe her very much for this little coop; can’t you pay her enough to let me kick that Chinaman i into some idea of decency?” “Can’t be. done, my dear boy,” said his I companion. “You must learn to deny yoiir j self these luxuries.” i “Talking of denial,” said Brown, “I am frightfully hungry. Have you had your j breakfast?” i “This don’t happen to be breakfast day,’’ ; said Benton, “this is lunch day: but we will I have it early, in fact. I was only waiting for : you to come in. We dined off the last of my watch last night, you know, so as not to . break that S 5 piece of yours.” At this Brown’s face changed, and his eyes sought Tulita’s lavender sticks, which lay upon the unmade bed. “I’ll tell you what it : is, Tom,” he said, finally, looking up at his j friend comically, “you ought to break my i neck.” | “Whyf’ said Mr. Benton. 1 “Simply because lam not to be trusted alone. I threw away $3 of that money this morning. You sec,” ho continued more earnestly, “I never had an experience of this sort before, and I keep forgetting.” “Os course,” said Benton, sympathetically. “We can’t expect a leopard to change his spots in an instant.” “Here,” continued Brown, taking out his pun e, “you take charge of the rest of this.” “No, I’ll bo hanged if I do,” replied Ben ton. “You forget our agreement in San Francisco after that unlucky stock deal into i which I got you” I “And in which you lost fifty thousand to my five,” interrupted Brown. “You forget our agreement,” continued Benton, without het ding this remark, “that ’ we were to pool - nr resources, and share emiallv ; i nd !<>:? • . from a two bit piece to a bun thousa id dollar. “A h ••• ted thousand dollars,” related Brown, m; Ltaii' cly. “i’h.it is t;< th :>-*Jd Benton, “1 have i made . - much as that L i cfuro now.’’ 1 . “I.i -do'.-k;, y»» ;>aid Brown, “but they hpve no gtoeku hsro.” “No,” said Benton, “but they Uve some’ thing a hundred times better; they have a magnificent climate, and harbor, and every- | thing to make a big city. And you mark my word, there is going to be one of the big gest l>ooms right here that the world has ever seen. Kansas City won’t boa circum stance to it. Why tho climate alone” “Oh, como down!” interrupted Brown, ir reverently. Benton laughed and said, “Seriously, Frank, if wo only can manage to get hold of some land our fortune is made. lam ns sure of that as that at present we are dead broke. If that wealthy father of yours back in tho respectable village of Philadelphia only knew what a glorious chance there was to make a million or so right here” and Mr. Benton sighed. “Well, iie won’t know through me,” replied Brown. “If the worst comes I can always drive a team, but I won’t ask him for holp.” “I think you arc wrong, old man,” said Benton. “Not on account of the money, but on general principles. However, v»‘ wifi make our stake just the same. And now about lunch; I am starved.” “I think I ought to In* made to ent the lav ender,” said Brown, looking ruefully at his purc’iase, as he disclosed the contents < f the bundle to his friend. “There, how it that, for a $3 investment?” “But what is it, ?” said Benton, picking up one of the lavender sticks and looking at it i suspiciously. “Dynamite? Phiz’z'z’t! For the old woman?” withan expressive refer ence to the region occupied by tho landlady. “No, you old Anarchist,” replied Brown. Then in a line lady’s voice he said: ’Tis sweet lavender. Placed in your bureau drawer, it will give a pleasing odor to your linen. That’s right,” he continued ia Lis own voice, “laugh! I was going to give you one. I shan’t now.” “Did they throw a bureau in?” said Ben ton; “otherwise, it is not much use to us.” “Use!” said Brown, scornfully; “think of a man who has to go without his breakfast buying $3 worth of lavender!” “Don't make me laugh any more," raid Benton; “it is weakening, and we can’t afford it. Tell me, how did you come to buy those things?” Whereupon Mr. Brown narrated the story of his purchase. “Young,” said Benton, at conclusion, “and pretty” “I did not say so,” interposed Brown. “It was not necessary,” repik'd his friend; “wo must get acquainted with her.” “Why?” said Brown, in not altogether pleased rrurpriso. “Because she may have friends among tho natives here, who have land that wo can handle for them. Lund, my dear boy, land, that is what we want. You don’t scorn to fancy tho idea,” continued Benton, as Frown remained silent; “but we cannot afford 1 • bo romantic just now. It is absolutely ne?--; ary to use every chance. You have made a three-doHar investment, and I don’t propose to throw it away. I am superstitious in money matters, you know, anti I have a fancy that this generous act of yours may bring us luck. Three dollars’ worth of bread on tho waters, as it were. I shall make a point of getting acquainted with your fi iond, and I should like to have you stand iu with mo. If y-?u would rather not, why, of eoursw” But Mr. Brown said he would “star..! in,” only, bo it un'lerstood, for the sole purjx*- of keeping Mr. Benton's business proclivities within deceit bounds. ****** Tulita sat upon the door step cf the white adobe house looking out upon tho shining waters of the bay. The sun was siukiir.; into the Pacific behind Point Loma ar«l tho M>ft air was full of a golden haze. The Coronados islands and tho disty? hills .?f Mexico were outlined in a purple : :ih< n etto against the evening sky and everything was still and peaceful—everything except Tulita’s poor little heart. Her mother had not been very well for the last two or three days, and the death of her father was recent enough to cause the slightest illness to fill | Tulita with alarmed foreboding. Then they were so lonely, she and her mother, with no one to care for them, and they were so poor; it was nil very, forlorn, and they had just been crying over it together, they two. in the twilight. And now, with that vague inter est which tho mind after great emotion feels in trifling matters, Tulita sat on the door step and idly watched the sea gulls fluttering and sfpiabbling over some scraps thrown from a ]»assing steamer, and then her eyes followed a jack rabbit which loped acrc-.<i the road and disappeared in the fwgo brush; then she saw two men come elong and stop ftt the house next to hers. This latter incident rather r roused her curiosity, because, while sea gulls and jack rabbits were plentiful enough in that neighborhood, gentlemen were not, and these apj>eared to be gentle men. Evidently, from their gestures, they were inquiring for some one; but what was her surprise when these gentlemen left the other house and coming directly to her gar den gate opened it and approached her. “Is this where Mrs. Lunavarita fives?’’said the older of tho two gentlemen, as they both politely removed their hats. Restraining an impulse to take refu;;o in the house, Tulita replied that it was. “If it will not disturb her,” continue'! the gentleman, “may wo see her for a moment?” At this juncture tho senora herself, hearing tho voices, came to tho door and answered by bidding them enter. “I hope that we are not intruding,” con tinued the stranger who did the talking: “my name is Benton and this is my friend Mr. Brown.” The senora bowed in a stately way. “My friend here,” continued Mr. Bouton, “bought sonic lavender sticks at tho Blank hotel this morning which we undoratand were made by you.” “Lavender jJicks,” repeated the senora, slowly, shaking her head; “I do not know what thrt is that you call lavender sticks. Tulita,” she continued, turning to her daugh ter, “do que esta hablando el caballero? Que son palitos do lavandrila, hija inia, sabe< tu?” Yes, Tulita know. At tho sound of tho fa miliar words her face flushed hotly, and then grew very pale. What was the matter? Had she offended some law in regard to the sale of lavender sticks, and were these sheriffs come to arrest her? Or —more dreadful thought— were hers so badly made that tho people who had bought them came to make complaint to her mother? Thon she heard the gentlemen say something about souvenirs of California, aunts in the east, all of the lavender sticks at the hotel being sold, and taking the 1 il.rrty of coming to Mrs. Lunavarita herself to see if she would make him a dozen more. All cf her lavender sticks sold! Could it bo possible! Tulita’s heart gave a happy bound, end in the excitement of the moment she turned to her bewildered mother and poured forth her confession, in what Mr. Brown afterward de clared was the most musical Spanish ho had over heard in his lifo. This was followed by quick, sharp questions from the mother, and pleading, faltering answers from the girl, and then what seemed a torrent of roj n'ach and protest fell from the lips of the sonora. “It seems,” said Mr. Benton, in a low tone to his friend, “that the old lady waa not posted.” “No, confound you,” indignantly whis pered Mr. Brown, “you have let the little girl in for a nice scolding.” Then the Senora Lunavarita, with flushed face and glistening eyes, turned to the two gentlemen and said, with dignity and pathos: “Senores, I have to make the apolory to you. It is my daughter that makes those— these” “Lavender sticks,” suggested Benton, pleasantly. “These lavender sticks, and I did not know. She is a young lady, and I would not Lave her do work. Sainted Mother! it ii bad enough for me, who am old. And I did not know, you understand? Not that my daugh ter ever does anything without telling she added, hastily; “no, senor, never! Sho has no secrets from her mother. But her father is dead and wo ore poor.” Here tho feeuora’s voice faltered a little, and one ci the tear* that had Wen gathering in her eyct rolled slowly down her face. “Wo arc poor, and I have to work, and my daughter, she loves me, and she says it makes her sari to see me sow, sew, all the time sew, and she do nothing, and so she makes these things to help her poor mother. That is the way of it, senor. She is a good daughter, and—and —” here the senora’s feeling overcame her, and, turning to Tulita, who had stolen to her side, with a little gesture of surrender she al lowed her tears to flow unrestrained. Quickly putting her arms around her ! mother’s if ck, Tulita drew her head down ! upon her shoulder, and spoke to her sooth- ' ingly in Spanish. Then, turning gravely, al most defiantly to the young men, sb.e said: . “My mother has not been very well for the . lost few days, senores, and to-night she is not herself. You will excuse her.” At this, both of the gentlemen arose, and I Mr. Brown, speaking for the first time, said: “Wo arc very sorry, indeed wo are. Wo In I no idea that—that your inot’.n r was not well. In fact, I hope that you w 11 pardon us for taking the liberty of calling on you about so trifling a matter.'' Now, although Mr. Browii’s apology w;;s : not very eloquent, there was a sincerity and syrniKithetic feeling in tho young man’s voice i ■ that made its way to the hearts of both of ! the women. The senora raised her head, i , and, drying her eyes, said, with smiling sim- ■ , plicity: i “Alt, senor, do not fool distressed because I cry a little. I often cry; I am not very strong since my husband died. But it is nothing.” Tulita meanwhile, having arisen, had gone to the door, in the evident expectation of tho immediate departure of her unexpected i gdcsts. In fact, Mr. Brown himself stood 1 hat in hand ready to go, but Mr. Benton was | lingering to make some reply to the senora’s ! words. Thon Mr. Brown, on the impulse of 1 the moment, said to the girl, who stood near him, “You are not annoyed or angry with ; mo—with us, I mean, for coming?” I “Why should I bo!” replied Tulita, with j I dignity. “It is of no consequence.” | “May I hope, then, that you will make tho I lavender sticks for me? I will call for them, ■ of course,” said Mr. Brown. | “I wall make some more for sale at the j newsstand,” replied Tulita; “no doubt you can.got them there,” (Tobe continued next week). The Change in the R.oad. I Editor News:—Permit me to ■ say a few words in regard to the j change in the public road near my house. In the first place I will say j that it is impossible toplease every body about public roads. In regard to the change above mentioned : I did not have anything to do with it, more than I told the Ordinary and also the Supervisor that if the road j i was located where they did locate | it, I would not put in any claim for ' damages; but if they run it the I other way spoken of I would ; and j I also told them that I thought they j could get as good a road over the ; ridge as the other way, and I was i conscientious in what I said, al- j though I must say that I was de-' ceived after tho road was opened, j It was not as good a route as 11 | thought it would be, and I was not j the only one who was deceived; i several of my neighbors say the | same; and I have no doubt but what Mr. Hammon, the Supervisor, i thinks the same. I did not sign I the petition for the change, and what I have stated above is all I had to say or do with it. But it | seems that I am blamed by a great | many with the whole matter. I hear of some saying that I had the change made so I could put my fence on the road. I never thought of such a thing. If the change in the road had not been made I should have put the fence just where it is. I commenced that job over twelve months ago but did not get it done ; and that was before there was any petition for the change. I also have heard that some say I ought to be made to pay damages and all such stuff. I have not stopped up the old way, nor do I expect to; but it has caused me to build over one hundred pannels of fence more than I would have had to build. But seeing that the people were so dissatisfied with the change, I would not stop up tho old road. The public can have both roads so far as lam concerned. Now just permit me to say where that road ought to have beeu made to have | had a good road: that is to have ’ kept entirely on the east side of the branch, circled the hill and come I I in at the foot of the hill west of • Mr. J. L. Lively’s. A road could • have been made with very little J trouble and on a level. But it i would have been to dig out of the I side of the hill all the way around. ■ {Now, I have had enough to do with f | public roads to know that it’s no I I use to try to please everybody ; and *, 11 simply wanted to put myself right. ’1 1 am in favor of good roads, and l will make almost any reasonable ' sacrifice to have them. J. T. Hendrix. L The New York Herald recently t declared war on Bismarck because he refused to allow the Herald’s j telegrams to be sent over the Ger ] man government wires. We are > glad to say, up to date, no blood ’ has been spilled on either side. The lower house of the legislr ’ ture of Maryland last week passed • resolutions indorsing President j Cleveland’s administration and iiis 6 recent message by a vote of 53 to » 10. Hurrah for Cleveland. 3 r The public debt of the Distri. t a of Columbia is over $20,000,000. “THE GIRI I LEFT BEHIND ME.” carriages • I H ■ k;'i< , I 1 I A I I ?> s c e 4‘ Havelock’s Safety King Bolt and Fifth Wheel. Ask your dealer for the T. T. HAYDCCK IH CGY. with the Haydock Safety King Bolt and Fifth Wheel. Life is insecure riding over any other. (This picture will be nirnliMra t iKtl pr | ° Mlt 1° elegant style, to any one who wlllaree te rruneU.) "i [ENCLOSE STAMP.) CD. 'l'. OUZ, ■ 17 WWmtarHMtlS 1 Cor- ri"® »”<> Twelfth Sts., CINCINNATI, O. ' AGENTS WANTED WHEBE WE HAVE NONE I NO INVESTMENT 80 FKOFITABLE. ttiqaa si'.A'woNPEliS exist in tl.<'Usnmls DHEf ot'forms,but tne surpassed by the t marvels of invention. Those who <i are in need of profitable work that can } be done while living at homo should ,at i onee send llieir address to Hallett .V Co., i Portland, Maine, and receive free, full t information how i ither sex, of all ages, can earn from $5 to $25 per day and up wards wherever they live. You are star- , I ted free. Capital not required. Some ( have made over ssll in a single day at this work. AH succeed. < J i W® y Mr 0 ] I COMPANY. 1 Y<H want to sell Real Estate of an v kind? Place in our hands and we 1 will advertise it. No sale, no pay, and ' then only a small commission. i 1 YOU want to buy? Read the following descriptions of Property we have for sale, on lime to good parties. ] i Eighty acres, I’J mile* from Summer- ■ 1 viile; 12 acres upon, balance well timber- ' rd with White Oak, Hickory, Pine, etc. ' Good spring on it; good for farming pur- I poses. *l\ mile from church and .school. , Ninety Four aero.’’,about 50 acres open, : I in good condition. 20 acres first (lass i ■ bottom on (’hattoogn river. s 3 level, rc | mainder broken. Well watered, good I dwelling with two tenant houses and ■ good out liouses. orchard of choici* peach. , and apple f rees. 0 miles from Summer- 1 i viilf, 1 j miie.-. from church and schools. ’ ’l’ >wn properly 5 acres in the sub- I 'libs of Summerville. Level; a most ' desirable site for K-si'lenee; good small dwelling w ith out houses, well and i I spring affording an abundance of the best wall r; j-'i yoiins.orchard of choice • fruit trees: rdso a’large number of choice ■ grape vines. ' I’.igh!;. iyi;. ; pertly within the town <•’. Sumi’en vide; it» steres cleared, ■ remainder well ;ie..b< red: 25 acres level, ba!:im , < > broke 1 ': good. ? lay foundation; in good t'x. Fine for terming purposes | and also well located for residences; also contains ’asnre (pumlities of iron or *. I Town i t -; -rty •? lots tl»::i 2“, 2 front-| ling on Ma; > street, one fronting on | Church st r et. L vc!; good '.• non and i blacksmith shop on corner lot. ?.’ost i i suitable place in town f ,i r business i ! house; also desirable locality fordwelJ- ; ing. Best farm in the county for its inches ’ and price. 2UO steres; luubpcn, other well ; timbered with pine, oak, w stlnut. < t<’.. on Chattooga river. 50acrea first class hot tom; well wsitired ami in every wav suitable for stock farm; sibout l a level, the other rolling: el:»y foundation and in I good fix. Two comfortable small dwell ! ings, 3 tenant houses, with good out i houses: also large quantities of rich iron ■ o-e on portions (if it. Eight miles from ! Summerville. j Farm -192 acres; ">9 acres fine creek I bottom. Cpiand fine for cotton and I cheat, s.nd in high state of cultivation. In every way suitable for stock farm. : Pwo good new framed dwellings; free stone water in abundance; churches schools and post oflice near. Farm IfiO acres; red and gray soil, 20 acres first class branch bottom, *7O acres elcarcclr well fenced and in good str.4e ol ; cultivation. Balance heavily timbered. | ‘ Thousands of fine tan bark; 3springs, 1 well, 2 framed houses and 3 tenant houses, all in good fix. Select orchard ami vineyard. S miles from Summer ville; 2 miles from postoilice,schools and churches. Town property —1 lots 00x120: 2 front ing on Slain street; 2 rear lots, level; i , good small dwelling, framed, new, 2i good brick chimneys, good garden,patch j • etc. Also one of tlie most suitable sites I for business houses in Summerville | 1 Terms easy and exceedingly low price. I • Farm—llo acres—red loam and gray soil: (30 acres open,well fenced. Remain der well timbered and well watered. Good 5 room dwelling, with good barn, I etc., on I.a Fayette and Blue Pond road, 1 mile from Alpine, Ga. | Farm lis acres, just across the Ala., ! line, red and gray soil; well watered, 65 j acres op' n. other covered with finest ; quality •! timber, affording groat quan tities of tanbark, ine.xhaustabh? lime quarry; also supposed (qualities of other ' xaluahle minerals. Goou orchard,grapes | etc; good 6 room dwelling, tenant house, ! barns, ' te, being near Lookout is suita- , Lie and convenient for stock raising. 1 | mile fi '-m Menlo, G«. Farm 160 acres, red, gray and sandy ■ soil; fine siock farm; well watered; 80 acres cleared, 20 acres first class creek , I large quantities of fine timber; I i good 4room')og dwelling,2 tenant houses, stables, etc.. 1 mile from Foster’s Store. Farm of 130 acres in Floyd county 11 ; I miles from Rome, 2 miles from R. Ik ' R. R.; rod and gray soil, well watered; Is acres cl(*ar( , d; contains thousand of ! fine timber,also rich deposits of iron orc II ! Tows property, about two acres, in I suburbs of Sunnnervilic, good small I trained dwelling, with two rooms and . kitchen; good garden, patches, etc. ll L 1 Farm of 160 acres on Sand mountain, , two and a half miles from Kartah, G 5 ' ! open and in high state of cultivation, balance heavily timbered. Adapted to ’ grov intr rmvthing raised in this county especially fruits, ( le, rood dwelling, 2 tenant houses, out houses, etc. Improve ments new and in good condition; 2 L good orchards, 2 good springs of free; stone water; churches, schools, and postortivc convenient. 28. Town property 11% Acres on sub urbs of Summerville, level, well fenced and in good state of cultivation, good young orchard apple and peach, good framed six roomed dwelling not quite complete, prettiest location in Summer ville for residences. 29 Town property—lot 4 in block 13 with good well upon it. Healthy and desirable location tor dwelling. 30—For sale or rent, farm of 480 acres, 4 miles from Summerville; 200 acres cleared, 35 acres good creek bottom; well watered, good dwelling, out houses, etc. Will sell all or a portion as desired. 31. Farm 213 acres 2% miles from Summerville, Ga.; 50 acres red mulatto balance gray. 125 cleared and well fenced, in high state of cultivation, splendid framed house with six rooms, 5 good tenant houses, and good barns and other out houses; healthy location; contains large deposits of iron ores, with large quantities of various and fine timbers. 32. Farm 26 acres, well improved, first-class bottom on Chattooga river, 1 mile from Summerville; good 4-room house, stables, etc; well, orchard, etc. 33» Farm 80 acres 2 miles from Sum merville; red mulatto soil, level,oo acres open; well fenced and In high .MrttO Os cultivation, balance heavily timbered, good substantial improvements; 5-rooni house, barn, stables, orchard etc. 34. For sale or sent, splendid tanyafd., fed directly from a spring; all necessarj fixtures and tools for tanning; good two story tan shop; about ten acres good level land 6 acres cleared. Very cheap and terms easy. 35. Farm, 160 acres, gray and red mu latto soil; 59 acres open, balance heavily timbered. Good dwelling, tenant house stables, well, etc. Cheap; and on ex coediugly easy rorins.- 36. Farm, 500 acres, red mulatto and gray soil; 125 open and in high state of cultivation, balance heavily timbered| about 60 acres first-class bottom on (’hat 4 tooga river, well watered and in every way suitable to stock raising. Four good dwelling with good and convenient barns out houses, etc. Supposed to con tain large deposits of iron and other vnl- j liable minerals. 3 miles from Summer* : viile, < la. 37. Town property, lots, 4 lots 60x150, balance 50x120, all in one body; in the healthiest and most desirable part of Summerville. (Jan be divided into several beautiful building sites. Good two-story building, six rooms, neatly and coinfortly finished; a good barn * and good water. Price low and terms easy, 38. One half interest in a corn grist I mill on Teloga creek, 6 miles from Sum- I incrville, Ga., 7 1-2 foot fall, giving an average of 12 horse power. 3 acres of ’and, good mill and gin house, good four room d w elling and out houses, in good neighborhood, convenient to school/), ' oct. Price low and terms easy. Farm 16(1 acres, 30 acres open, the remainder covered with finest timber the comity affords, consisting of pin'e and all varieties of oak,especially mouiir tain oak; good tenant house, stable, etc; good well; also contains large deposits of tho richest quality of magnetic iron ore. 4 miles from Summerville: conve nient to churches and schools. 28 acres, mostly level, just outside the corporate limits of Summerville; 17 open and in high state of cultivation, other well limbered. Bed and grav soil; good spring. Fine farming land and well adapted to fruit raising, etc. Best vineyard in the county, 4,000 select bearing vines, in good condition; also first class orchard of select apple and peach. I mile east of Trion Factory. 80 acres, 40 open and well fenced,balance well timbered; about half level; all suit able for agricultural purposes, and es pecially for fruit growing. Good spring and fine freestone well. 2 good small houses. Also contains large deposits of rich iron ore. Cheapest farm North Ga. Farm 100 acres, mostly broken, 15 cleared, balance well timbered. Gray and red soil; good five-room framed dwelling with outhouses. School and : churches convenient. Farm—2oo acres, 100 open; well fenced and in good state of cultivation, Well watered. acres fine creek bottom, red and gray soil, good dwelling, 4 rooms, barn, fish-pond, orchard, etc. Situated east of Taylor’s Ridge. Farm -82 acres, 70 open, well fenced, and in high state of cultivation; 60 fine creek bottom, well watered; good dwell ing, 5 rooms, stable, etc; also good gin house, and tenant house. Located in Dirttown- valley. Farm, 300 acres, mostly level, 115 open; 1 in good state of cultivation; remainder very heavily timbered. Dark mulatto and gray soil; well improved; good 8 room dwelling. 2 tenement houses, barn, stables, etc. Well watered; 4 miles from I Summerville. Town property for sale or rent. Good framed 4 room* dwelling. Situated in the healthiest, most desirable locality in Summerville. Ample garden, ete. Town property for sale or rent. Neat framed store-house, ample and well furnished, fronting on main street. Stock farm—3l9 acres, 130 open in good cultivation and well fenced. Contains a great quantity of timber of all varieties, dark gray and red mulatto soil, running water on all parts of the place; fine pencil and apple orchard that never fails to hit; house and other improvement* good. j Farm, 21 acres, 1 mile from Summer ? i viile, mostly level, red mulatto soil. ’ | about half first class creek bottom, well ’ watered, 12 acres cleared and fenced, J { balance well timbered; good building , sites. For further particulars as to descrip tion and terms, call upon or address i Cii attoou a Re.'l, Estate Co., Summcrvilie, Ga.