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taken root in the ordinarily cautilou mind of the crude speculator. Abnler ni)iidel laIugled out harshly all at Once and then was slleit. "Whlat's the nmatter?" asked his sihter in] de spair. "I Was jest a--wolle rin'," replied her brother. "You are?" said Bishop angrily. "It seis to me you don't do Illuch else." "Folks 'at wonders a lol aln't so apt to believe ever'thing they her," re torted Abner. N wax j.it a-wonderin' why that lilt il, spinlek ::banke11 d Peter. Mose ly hals beenl Lo:ahin' hll; hoal so high the h1sL week or so. I'll ht could make a dirii gool guess now." "What under the sun'l l' tr Mo.ely got to do with my busiess?" burst from Bishop's impaltlenl liIIs. "Ife's got a sorter rounlalhoutt (on nection with It, I reckon," smiled Ab ner grimly. "I hiappeI to know that Alb Tompkins sold 'im 2,000 aIcres ' t i1bei lan1(d oil Ilickleberry ridge jest atter yore Athinta man spent the day loolin' round in thelse parts." Bishop was no fool, 1111d( he grasped I Abner's meaitng even before it was quite clear to the others. q Looky heer," he said shaiply, "vhat do you take me fer?" "I '1in't tuck you for nothin',"' said Abner, with a grin. "Leastwise, I 'ain't tuck you fer $5,000 wutlh o' cot id:c, - "You mfchun to 81uy"' ton mili stock. To tuake a long story ""'-$he Atlanta jack leg lawyer is is family some hat to a ginger - ever owned a ~r an' that lie's its folks on the thie'r' hand, so -'' i au n.. . . har' they've ail .1 to go. Pecter Mlosely is a ""r r'ail soft skIllet to D)arm, s legos at Buzzard Itoost an, i.tes for hash at D~og Trot Spings. Thon, somehlow 01' othler', bty hook or erook-mnost ly crook--Abhe TIomnpkinsa wasn't dlodgI n' anybody ab~out that time. Peter' Aosely could 'a' run agin 'Im with his eyes' shut on a (dark nIght. "I was at Nell Filmiore's store whien the twvo met, an' ef a trade waus ever made quicker l,)etwixt two folks It was done by telegr'aph aln' tihe palper was signied bly llgghtnin'. Abe said Ito had the hand an' wouldn't p~at with It at any pricc of lie hadn't bleenl had1 in need( o' mioney, fl'r he believed It wats chuck full o' iiron ore, soapstone, lack nnlarlie an' water power', to say ntotlhin' 0' thm luer'; but ha 'dt bent struoubied so umuch about cash, lie said(, that he'di mnade up his uainid to let 'er slide an' the devil take the contents. I never seed1 two par1ties to ai deal better' satisfied. They both left the store with a strut. Mose ly's strut was the biggest, fer he wasn't afcerd o' nothin'. Tompkins looked lIke lie was afeerd Mosely 'iud call '11m back an' want to rue." "You meant to say"- But old lishtop seemed( unable to put his growing fear Iito word(s. "Oh, I d1on't kniow nothin' for eer' tain,~" saidl Abner D~aniel sytipa .thletically, "but er' I wa'us you I'di go dowvn to Atlanta an' see Perkins. You kIn toll by the wvay hie acets w'hether thitr's anything in his railroad story or not. But,s by gum, you ort to know whpar you standl. You've loadled yore so'f froiji hind to for'e quar11ters, an' ef you dlon't plant yore feet on1 somne'n you'll go dlown." "WVell, ;o jest' 0, but Il you 11e descended the steps anud crossed the yard to the barn. They sawv him, leani over tile rail fenice for a mlomient as if in troubled thought. "Poor father," said Alani to his uncle as his mother retired slowly into the hiouse. "1-!o seems troubled, and~ it mnay mneani our ruin--absolute ruin." "It aiin't 110 trithin' matter," admitted Daniel. "Thar's no tellin' howv many thousand acres lhe may have bloughlt. Hie's keoepin' somelthin' to hiisse'f. I re iRead ts LBE IHOJI but I SC(Id thsit gal in town yestorday all' talked to 'or.'' "Did 0u, Uncle A h?" The face of, the .oiulg 1uan bi1htetled. I Is t(; " Y v. I'd bli!tehet inl the w-,an ya rd lilt' I-inl into 1Iazn': tiug:Thre to git a ilex o' axle ;;reas aI' was volili' Out v.w I tile (In-i'i ;tulf 1111tt v nIy arinl when1 I r:in uponl 'er awirtiln' !I a h~ gy wa in' to gli :I lerk to (eich 'er o it a Ljiss o' sody wa(V i'ter. Sih rco , 1;:: -!m ,% an' frno other. varthly - . W h: . : I t O ': I alm 1 .' 110u 0 'h ' -:: in my no.i'el. I'd he::( t lo.. i' --M e ie t ;1 1": II~ o ' w) si " houlso ni' wva" kivered 1'ruinl ho.1d mt foot withii salit and grea.e.. I dhin't lave, oil 110 coat, an1t' the seat o' ily lnts wvas nonl est-A dlon't thitik thair 'was aly (.,t about 'eil, to tell the Iruth. ]lut I knowed It wouldin't be the part of a1 gen0t11letnian to let 'er set that stretclin' 'er-neck out o' socket to call a clerk when.1 I was liandy, so I wel ed about, holpin' anl' prayin' ef she did look at me slle'd take ita Iancy to the back o' lily head', lin' went in the store till' told 'em to git a husle oni the'r s0'veS. WhOll I Come (t, sh ha uled me1( ill) to ax sonme cqnestions about when Camp iniel ill' was -goi'll to set inl this yeer anli' when Adle vis conin' home. I let Ily box 0' liXie gtelse (1a1p, an' [ rolled like i wagon whlleel ofY duty nn' tine afltei It, hem(iin' bendiii' of all posit ions-- lieei' anl' yan In the most 11diculoiltts way. I tell you, I'd never play croqluet ll leapfrog Inl them pants. All thle way lomle 1 thought how I'd disgraced you." "Ohl, you are all -rght, Uncle Ah," Ilauglied Alan. "She's told 1m1e sevoral tilnes tait she likes you very ilillch. She says you are genuin 11' -11-genin11e through and throlgi, and shs light." "I'd ruther lave her say it thall Illy otht-r gal I klow, said Alner. "Sies purty its r'ed shoes, n111' er 1l any judge she's genuiiwine too. I've got an other idet about 'er, but I 1111i' t a-givill' it away Jest now." "You lilvaan thait shte" "No," and the old ill1 snileti 11 chlievously. "I didn't melanl nothin', o' the sort. I Wonder how on earth yOu could 'n' got seh , 11 notion inl yore head. I'm goin' to see how that black scamllp has left Ilny cotton land. I'l bet 1he lain't Scratched it anly deeqcr 'nt a old hen wvould 'n' done lookin' for CHAPTER III. A 11E, next morning at breakfast Alflred Bisllop a111nnillleed his itet I l o gotig t. , . l 1% I a to tak to l'er'kius~ atul( inel denltaully to ,nhsbrthr\lhtm chanllt ill thlat city. "I helletve' I wou1ld,' 4a1idi '\ lrs. Bish 011. ''MaybeWllanultllyiw t to (10." "I'dl see l'1rkills fulst,"' 1dvised Atbner' D~ani110. "'El' I f'elt shor l 'erkilns had1( bunllkoedl 110. i'd steer lee 10' \\'ililian. l'd hate to h1e0r 'jinl let ouit on1 tha:1t sub1 ject. lIe's madl~e is pile0 by keepin' a sharp'i lookout.'' hiavet 11001 lied to,'" said Bishlop dlogged 13' as he pour'ed his (coff'ee inito his~ * a""nd( shook it about to cool. "A "' "3n to old he gas $110 11121n ''' iives nlothInl' \ Mr's. r precial[I' slild amII such observ'ations. "Arc youli golln' to toll Adele ab)out the rilroad ?" silt aiskedi. "I r'eckon I wonI't ttell 'er to git up a' excuion' over' it 'fore the erossties Is laid,"'' r'tortedt IBishop shlarplly, and1( Alh ner1 D~aie hlaughled, tihat sor't of re s'ponseS being inl his ownI veini. "I wals go0in' to say,'" lpurlsued tile softly tr'ead(ing wife, "that I wou~(ln't men1tloll It. to '01r el'-e-*Mr. l'erkins ain't to be rolled on,~ becal'se sile wor rIes enloughl alr'eady alboult 0our 1)11 waly o' liin' com111pred to her'I uncIle's l'olks. Ef she knlowed how I spenlt la1st nliht, she'd wanlt to come1 back. itut I ain1't a-goini' to lot Brothel' Ab skeer 111 yeCt. It Is jest too alwful to tink aboult. Whatl onl earith wouldI we dIo? Whlat wou0ld~ we, I say?"i' That aifteOl10n BIlShop waIs driveni to I2arley by a negr'o boy wh'lo wa's to brling,~ the buggy iback 'home11. lie first reOpaired~ to a barber' shop, where h~e wasl ~it shaed, had1( his hallr cut and Is sho0es la~ked ; thenl he0 wenit to theo sa1 tioni half all hour1 before t111e and1( 111 patienly3 walked't upi and1 dIown the It was~l 0 o'clock whenl lhe reai~lcd At jostiling cr'owd in tile bIg passenger0l depIot out inito the st reets, Ie had 111s chol)ee oIf goin~g at 031ce to the residence10 of his brlother, onl l'achtr'ee street, the mlost fashionab1110leivenuie of the elty, 01' lookin:g p) L'er'kl ins i hIs ofllice. i~e deeLlded~ ro) unburdenl is mind1( by3 at (1n1e ('1nllling 011 tile hiawyr, whlose of lece was ill a 1(all build ing (itei nearh at hanld. It was the hour at wihichi Perlkins5 usually left for hiome, bult the old1 plnt er' found him1 InI. "'Oh, It's you, Mr. Ilish~op," lie said sua~vely' as lie r'ose from is Ills (k In the dlingy, disord(er'ed little room11, w~ih Its sin1gle wlidow. ie lpushedt a (chair1 forwar'd. "Sit dIown; dhhI('t knolw y'ou wn'en Ill tonwnl -lit yOne hont heus I reck harming Stc igIn this T LY PLEA.SE] "Thoy are doin' as well as can be eX pected," lie made answer. But ho didn't approve of cvenl that pltitude, for lie was plain and outspoken and hadn't cone ill that distance for a iere exchange of courtesies. Still, he lacked the faculty to approach easily the subject which had grown so heavy -withinl the hast twenity-four. hom-n and of whiclh i1 now ahnost siood inl terror. "Well, that's good, returned Per kins. Ile was u swarthy inan of dfty five or sixty, ratler tall and slender, witl it bald hiad that sloped back sh: 1y I rom hi y. .ia t lug brows, inl d: r1hhh ! .;,1 of 1;'en h1!mik eyes I'honet :ill "htfta!. 'T ni 1own to m yarden~hter. he al; "good tinf her a (lit youi hulve a brother In townk. By the way. le's a file type of a m Ia. le's naking headway too. I ' A 7-7 1 " You arc (t Scoundrc, Pcrkias," ie suld. Ills trade is stretching out in all diree tions; ftullniy how different you two lire!" "I 'loved I'd see William 'fore I went back," said Bishop rather irrele vantly. Then, seeing that Perkins was staring at him rather fixedly, he said it was a verbal pluilge: "I bought some more timber land yesterday!"'' "Oh, you dId? Thalt's goodl." Per kins' eyes fluttered once or twice be fore his gaze steadied itself' on thle face of the mani before him. "WVeli. as 1 toldl y'ou, Mr. Bishiop, that sort of a thing is ai good investment. I reckon it's already climbing up ai little, ain't it' "Not munch yet." It struck IHishop that lie hlad gi vein the lawvyer a spleni did opplortuiity to speak of the chief' cause for an allvanzce in value. and1( Is lheart felIt hea vier as lhe liis hed(. "But [ took quite a slice the last timei 5i,000( acres at the old figure, you know -a dollar a acre.'' "You dlon't say! That was a slice." Ilis~hp drew~ him nselfV up in his eha ir and( inhlaled a deep breath. It was as If lhe took iuto himiself inl that way the neto inike his niext remiiark. '"'Toinipkinls estat e."' '-wthey i my wife's sitie, , 'r other. I believe the -ins thlat set tled there ---- ir' wals much(l (of I, hand to goi inito such matter's."' "Wh~'len I hieerd1 that, P'erkjins, it was nal tral 'eir me to w~ond(r wihy you, you see-why you1 (di't tell them1i nbout the railroiid.'" Thel( 511llow features of' thle la1wyer seemledl to stiffen, Ile dIrew himiiself' uip coldly and1( a1 wickedI expression tishled ini his eyes. "Ta'ike myi~ ad1vice, 01ld inan ," lie sinailed as lie threw dlowni his pen and1( star ied dloggedly into hllshiop's face. 'Stick 10 your flaming anld dlon't waste your title askinag a professioinal h awyer (I uest ions whiichi havie no0 lieain g onl your business whatever. Nowu, rea'l1ly, (d0 I hav e to explla in to you mny per sonal1 r'ealsons for' not favorinig thle T1omnpkhiis people with a-I-- may13 say any13 pi'ce of' informnatlin?" Bishop wias now as5 white asH deathI. Ills worst suspleIionls wvere conlem~ed - hie was a ruined man; there wans no0 further dhoublt atbout tha t. Sulddenly lie felt unaible to bridle the conltempjtuous Ifury that raged withIn hlun. "I think I kniowv why you (ldin't tell 'em,".' was what lie hurled at the law '"You thinik y'ot do?"t' "Yes; It was beca'se you knowed no0 road was goini' to be buIlt. Youi told P'ete Mosely the same11 tale you did( 111e, .an1' Abe Tomlpklns uniloaded oin 'imi. 'Flnts ai way you have o' loin' busi fles!s." Perklussod piqeto hssl ha rmthe top of his des~k aind p~ut it oi, . "'Oh, yes, old1 man1,'" he sneered; "I'm a terrIbly dishonest fellowv, but I've got comlpanly ini thIs world. Nowu, really, the only thing that has wor ried m1e has beenl your un-Christian auct ini buying all that land( fromu the 'l'om1p kinis heirs at suchi a low figure wheni the raIlroad wIll atdvaneo its valueo so greatly. Mr. Bishop, I thought you were Ia good Methodist." " 'Oh ,you kin laugh all' leer all you ,ry Veeks' Issue. in confidence, and the what would you gain? I doubt if the court would force me to explain a private matter like this where the Interests of my cli ents are concerned, and if the court did I could simply show the letters I have regarding the possible construe tion of a railroad in your section. If you remeioer rightly, I did not say the thing was an absolute certainty. On top of all this you'd be obliged -to prove collusion betweeni me and thle Tompkins helirs over a sale made 1ry their attorney, Mr. Trabue. There Is 011n thing certain, Mr. Bishop, and that Is that you have forfeited your right to anly further coutidence in this mat ter. If the road is built, you'll find out about it with the rest of your peo ple. You think you acted wisely i at tacking ine this way, but you have simply cut off your nose to spite your face. Now, I have a long car ride be fore me, and it's growing late." Bishop stood up. le was quivering as with palsy. Ills voice shook and rang like that of a madman. "You are a scoundrel, Perkins," he said-"a dirty blacksnake in the grass! I want to tell you that!" "WVell, I hope you Won't make any charge for it." "No; it's free." Bishop turned to the door. There was a droop upon his whole body. He dragged hIs feet as he moved out Into the unlighted corri dor, where lie paused Irresolutely. So great was his agony that lie almost Obeyed an limpuilse to go back and fall at the feet of Perkins and implore his aid to resce hm1 an1d his family from imiipending ruin. The lawyer was mov lug about the room, closing his desk and drawing dowl the window shade. "It's no use," sighed Bishop ats lie made his way (own.Stai'S. "I'm ruined! Alan an' Adele hadn't a cent to their names, an' that devil"- Bishop paused I on the first landing like an aninial at bay. le heard the steady step of Per kils on the floor above, and for a mo nent llls ilngers tingled with tI thought of waitlig there in the dark ness and choking the life out of the subtle scoulidrel who had takeu advan tage of his credulity. But with a groan that was half a pra3'er he went on down the steps and out Into the lighted streets. At the first cornCr he saw a car which would take him to his brother's, and lie hastened to catch it. Williain Bishop's house was a mod ern brick strueture. standing on a-*ell clipped lawn which held a (othic aum mier house and two or three iairble statues. It was iII the best portion of the avenue. Reaching It, the phnter left the car and approached the ir'oni gate which oipenedl on to the graulte steps leadIn;g up the terra e. it was niow quite dark. Obeyiug a suddlen imipulse, the old man irresolutelyv passed by t he gate andl walkedl farther up the street. "Somehow I dlon't feel one hit like It," he miusedl. "'I couldni't tell Wl'l Illam. Ihe'd think I wanted to borrow mon0103 an1' 'ud( git skeerd r'ighit of'f. lie always was afeerd I'd mnisumniage. An' then I'dl hate to sp'lle Ado1" visit, lin' she couldl tell thar i somle'ni wriong 1by ine bein1' hieer ini S a flurry-. I reckon I do show It. II could a body13 heC'p If ? Oh, miy IA hav'e miercey! It's all gone, ail--all ni Betsy has saved." lIe turned at thme corner of Cr's hpperty' aml( silwl re' halting steps' to the gate', 1 miot pauis(e, conitininig lils wr ward'( thle stion 0. A gla I Mise showed t h (. li 1he t see a . TA stop) this5 awrui . a look at 'cir an' lieer 'er ha al~ways' (11d at home. Shi she wouihini't ('ry anl' tal. esp~eciali3 ~ly wen she's mi.i) high fliers ani' money03 spenders. what'll ! (1o fer cnsh to send 'er' next mlonithi? I 'mi thle land I)orest muau in Iteainmg the sat ionl, he inquired about a tra11in to I )ariley 91nd was told hat one1 left at id~inight, Ie deeided to ta ke it andt sa t iln 01ne of the iiron armed0( seatis withIout inlov'ing till lie heard h( iis trin announ11)1 Iced. Then hie w'enit into( thle smlioking cari and( sat ie r'eached~ Dley03 at half past 3 in the mornin1 g and wenit to thle only hotel in thle lace('. 'ihle sleepyi3 night clei'k rose friomi hiis lounige liehind1 thle counm fer ini thle oilire and1( asi55gned' himI to a r'omi, to wvihih a coilored' boy, vIgor oush3 ly rubbing his eyes0, conduhicted himi. Left alon1e ini his r'ooii, lie sat down on1 thle edige of' his hed( and( started to undreI(ss, bt with a sigh lie stopped. "Whait's fte use' 0' 1me ly'hn' down ai most at daybrieaik? h'le asked himself. "I'mioughit as well bei on fthe way hionie. [ enyn'I't s10leeiobiow." lhlowving ouit lilam hii.le went dowvn sair's an iit used0( thle clerk aigin . "'Will I have to1 liay f'r fhait b)ed er' I doni't use i?"' he quest ionied. "'Why, no0, .\l'. 1 ishiop,"' sa id thle clerk. "Well, I blelieve I'll star't out home." "is your' team inli town?~" aked the clerk. gote'I've donle tihe lIke be ft lurty 3'Ioughi tretch," si t, "lbut the roads are otice. ' * m the nnh11 o nIa IFOR SAL~F4 236 acros'of laud Jhnown as tho0 R. t. Foster pace, on Saluda river, adjotiiig lfads of j. S. WiI. iains, 0. T. 1nida cikh aInd 01tho"is Ab..ut 140 ae it, cltilli1on, 3-5 fino originail It r-1, we'tll t mb, red, wnleied, good h1;A.i:'i 911(1 pas-tiue 11ud c i -i..i. I - h h in! sc h ool. Price <hp m'd IM1. Lo suit, iurehaer Ti I! ,.j. Also to ren1t n o dt'-r <lwelling, storto hfu-e, "i ' !-tn- for '*tc., uoid twvein' - i' ..co g..g! b-ndl. For tr mn ! th--r i. Itiulairs itpjply lii C. E. RINsON, y, A New 17leniic Di.-cofre y BLOOD and NIRVIE5. It purific.i the4 1lo .1 by% elini; tinl was te iar ni .te imlpairities.1nni h <(es(royinlg the giwrms; or imerobes that infest Ihe blood. It hl-Isl: up tile ilooti 1b recon srlucting :Ionil no111'1ipluyillg tle lid corpliseles, Imakil;' (lhe Nolricl.:nl reed. It restores a11d l s! toi hite: the I me vs causig a u hill free iflw of ierve for< ' throug.hout the entir' nerve svstcm. It spl dily cur ur nsr l er i e lrvosll. ness, IVnerO s prostlrlie; id a!. tillter <liseases of ih 11nl vous sv . lR \ I ).\ I .lS' TON I e' suld u rier a po:-i. tLive g.rLlai e. Tr;ai si;!c .0 cents. Uamily size $I.O TK; Radical RZemcdy Company, H1I(ORY N. C. For Sale by Pickons Drug Co. WE WANT ALL INTERESTED IN MA CHINERY TO HAVE OUR NAME BEfOriE IEM DURING 1903 Write us stating yvhit kind of t MACH I N ERY you us, or %r!l Install, and wo will ticin you FREE OF ALL CoSr A HANDSOME AND USr.UL POCKET DIARY AND ATLAS OR A LARGE COMMERCIAL CALENDAR Gibbes Machinery Company, COLUMBIA, S. C. A STOOK OF HORSE POWER MAY PRESSES TO 86 OLOSED OUT Ar SPECIAL PRICES ii* . ILirr. * ~' im . . . ie r CA STO For Infants and The Kind You Have Aiwoos Che 8 011 1 10' lii'iO ()* rang of its inifluence Any <hurch (1 may enfter iI )-nfthl subscri ptions, and shoul :omit tee fr'om the wvin ner may Wht Churuch or Parsona! votes of the sublscribers thenu M ay 1 1905, wvill win. SOHOs In additionl to the above, >f the leadling C.ommeurcial Colle he higheIRst nlume ofC 01votes. T1he yOung lady; or gen mtbscribers. The one receiving 11 COUPON ENTITLES 'I Iry (n or renomti~Y I iiubiber 1) to -r to *1l votis; a ix monithsli ilncribr, t< monthsli. Aliiirecut subs(W crer whiose ti iato at "renownwit" Hubsc~ribe0rs. In r~ ddit it this MSubs)cibersli' C< [)on whICh 41u1tilos the holder(1 to 0one votie. Thei staninig oft'ech entry ini this e Outfitter to Priticular People. Young Mens Clothing iS i n eiv' ft"''ie n ih i * (o Mull t.(1 CORRECT CLOTHES ti.d (ta iored I b I!,I i . & It o , .hdtnflr Ihsu~- a : 1 l :t. - :01. . 01 . es 1 aI :: th11 1 . m., 1 groo I eI T v , IIIt theim inl proper1' porel. They initvo coInpiet. Jy m(v., lati n',Z.. I It - Hle of I mi t o W 1' 1r 4), 1 1 Y :.1 1 :he ,. a I '.h ) -1, " i v In Ihant i .iolo habi " 11?' It't kl w wInlit v- s m.164s in !y-It date, , V!41, e1xn1i INDB HIll i11shipj, mq~pvo lit. (I''al'y A I 1 tt08rls. DaR h lit, j)1-Vl'iv I I it lit: , h n1 e Clothes I ilvil i gate'l Se BALIMOt. I W ith Th Snit shown inl (1he pitntrii'e( is a1 )arthiilicu irly pop wit ng men who Oterive satisfactioin from Swagger 1)ppn S Ch i slit. woild as(--t prolbably .950 at a n( rclnt tai' he U% good. We have your exact. fit bere it FROM $15 uP. Drop inl an11d let US talk it over. eadquarters for 1904 will be at Thie Same Old St Where for four years we have labored to supply of our parrons with first class goods at reasona and we earnesdy solicit a continuance of the patronage that has always been given us. Our st 3Iince Meat, Ele, Etc. 1Fiit of all kih Fruit for your Cae. Candies of all T SI TOy~ !! TOys,!!! T The hcst assortment ever brought to Pick The Pretti( st ever seen here. F'or anything4 y'ou wantI to c (omphkte youri (hristmv"K to please the children, call on us.. Every child inl the country is jinvited to see ti d.......)( santa claus has left' with us f SOFTEiN a ail nej=~J OWufna of this paper)C, in or'41er 1(o in1'ce t4 elemnt1 of our' peopIle, will f& mn I bity antd pa"int 1 inl a worh unan i tOST T O T HE WINE ts buiIlinlg in this co(ntest by forwvarding twvo y d the winning house-~ not n1(e(d painting, the esti by The Sentineljouirnal to) any other impljrov< select. ,e shall receive the benefit of this ofler wvill be elves. The one: receiving the largest number o LARiSHIP PRIZE we will give, absolutely free, a piaid in full scho ecs of the country, to the young lady or gentle t to benefit by this offer shall he decidedll y the the largest number of' votes before M\'ay 1, 190 HE HOLDER TO VOTES ON BOTH PROPO81 Th'Ae Senutinel~ JIouri for one yea1 0r wvill reeive 1 (lony m~ whioh > 15 vote' ini ti 15(21teSt. No couipons~ wvil be) given for at no( expires priior to Januartty 1, wilL 1)0 cons'id1red1 a.s "'now,"' lupt ni, ' t here' will bo pulishe~d in eh issuo0 of the paper at - No (2oiip;)ns' will be counited which reach 11hi8 oflice aifter id(1 oui~est will be p~ublished weekly, and3( the ballota wiill then ho0 sommittoo nitor clone of conteat, The award of this commiiit te