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CDBIOSITY. HOW 01'R KFW NEIGHBOR CAME A HEROINE. BE- m ■ s* I' A Pretty Little Story of Woman’s Treatment of Woman—The De notement. When Mrs. Croswuld inovnd into the “big bouse” on Pervost street op posite my own humble dwelling I was extremely noxious to know nil about her' affairs.' 'My sister Cora, who was visiting me, sat in the window half the forenoon watching the drayman unload. It wus she who discovered the name “Croswuld” on the piano box. Piece after piece of brand-new furniture disappeared throngh the wide hall door, eliciting little envious comments from Com, who had begun housekeeping on the Second-hand scale a few weeks lefore PerTost stmet was so quiet that if a ‘^family moved in or out it was an event. .There was nothing—abso lutely nothing—in which we Could interest ourj^lves that would afford so much variaty and pleasure as did the altars of onr vieigbbors. The folly developed in my sister and my- self^ thongh I hated to have anybody know the latter fact. It was noon before wegoteur morning work done. So far we had seen no tenants—only the drayman and furniture. About four-o’clock Cora culled me from the kitchen. 1 learned over her shoulder and saw a lady alight from a oatrisge; two boys and a little girl bad preceded her to the house. We (tfetobedour neoks this way and that to oatch a glimpse of a man, but no Mr. Ctoewald did we see. We looked jost'as long as there was any light; we swept off our clean porch a dozen times; we became deeply concerned abont the gate, that had been the plaything of the winter wind for many months. Cora took a hammer and gave the broken hinge a couple of infantile taps, then thought *4W could fix it better than she. Daylight didn't lost any longer than Hie time prescribed in the almanac, Midi after one long, lingering look at thffhpnaefcoreu Une street, we drew drew our oa'rtaina and set down to AAlk abont Mre. Oroawald's nice furniture. We wondered where she MHUe from; if ehe was a widow or grass widow. We imagined as much Mil as one woman conld imagine About another. The next morning we had callers it ho cattle td ascertain what we had ftinnd out Mrs. O’Searly rolled her i Mid shrogged her shoulders as came up the walk. I knew the t ■“"SiU meant) “Open your eers, ought the door. /'Them’s nice ehe laid, os the three children scampered abont the lawn in the opposite yard. “I've found Out their namea, Mrs. Mitchell. Hev Jott bio Over yit?” Without waiting thy reply she went on: “I hain't ' ' of him, yit, hev yew! r thing! she’s got I tod my side winder an’ law every bit of the fnrnitur’ that Was took m! They hain’t no man About the house ez I kin sec, so she tlltUt be' a Wilder,” an 1 Mrs. O’Searly ed to Wipe her heated face with t for the world now that I had lame trying to see by curtains across was beginning to and mentally tafever I should find should keep to my- Stopped to Wipe Her hei made mrneok lame it I a* the end of the first Fenwick, the elder boy, was a telegraph operator and was well liked by the young people, lie was a handsome youth of twenty-one. Ada and Archer were still at school. We never heard the children speak of their father, though we asked them several times when he was coming home or how long he’d been dead. Our curiosity began to die out at the end of the fifth year but still we surmised a great deal. We invited Mrs. Croswuld to teas and beei and circles, but she kept tie mantle of dignity wrapped so tightly around her that 1 look very little real pleasure from her company, the few times she accepted. One day my husband brought home a paper, and during the evening started me by reading the notice of a new inven tion. “The patentee, Mrs. Emily Croswuld, has concluded not to sell the right, as was at first reported. Mr. Croswuld will conduct the sales. We join their friends in wishing them success.” “Mr. Croswuld! Mr. Croswuld! Why-e-e—, Tom, where he lias been all these years?” I exclaimed, taking the pajw to read the notice for my self. “Fifty thousand dollars! Why, Tom! How I wish l could patent something!”'Then I went to the window and saw the quiet woman contentedly swaying to and fro in a rocker on the opposite porch. I fell to wondering what Mrs. O’Searly would say when she found out there was a man in the case. While I stood at the window Fenwick came from school and handed his mother a letter. Now- comes the story part of this story. Mr. Croswuld had been un justly accused of forgery, but had no visiblo I’ve heard something yon \ like A martyr, though, When I made the resolve, but knew it, Was better late than never to begin ti Blind one’s own' business. Mrs. O’Searly took her leave, and a few minntes later Mrs. Bromfield called to-borrow a basque pattern. She lived four or fire blocks up the street and was qnite out otbreath with her long walk. Her next-door neighbor Was a dressmaker. I told her my pattern was loaned and watched in vain for the look of disappointment to clothe her features. Well, Mrs. Bromfield took her .departure after repeated, injuntloqi to me about: becoming too intimate with- strange mole. “Onr suspicious may be II wr^&Aatilo be careful; now do, .‘"An&foj*fitted jrbo made me , t wet averybody for ten, blocks ,100111111 left' tte In no pleasant frame of mind, • . • tkanted te tell Oofa what Mrs. Bromfield had. told me, hut. after, eedotid thought, concluded to waif developments In the case, Presently -Mr gate clicked and Mrs. Croswald’s VoAOger son came to the door. “Mamma would like to borrow a saw, if yott please,” be said, doifiug his bap. Got*, got the article and Archer Oror. * back to his mother. He toia a. ! name was “Archie.” “She knc. j how. to bring up her bhildref>j H jeid TCetw, $ving me a knowipylofik, My ‘four boys were the plague of theirauntie’s life, with their aqechlevous pranks and un- boath manners. Ttae Milled on, and Mrs. Croswalil opposite us ten years. Yes, •piteof the sidewise glances .. Bromfield and the open of Mrs. O'Bearly. She was the lever had, thongh the iromfleld couldn’t see liked about her. and-Mrs. knew there was some jery” going on that folks nothing about There was a reserve About Mrs. Croswald that jmasled tu not a little. She seldom visited .bar neighbors OU tldtrt blamtf her, fid you) duff at pd of the ten years we knew no tb*Q w».did At COUNTERFEITING. . AN INTERESTING BISTORT EARLY DAYS IN OHIO. OF Story of a Wayside Cabin, a Love Affair, a Raid and the Escape of Three Persons. A plate used many years ago by a gang of counterfeiters in printing 50 cent counterfeit bills has been found near Stonelick tu the state of Ohio. The “find,” which caused no Tittle excitement among the citizens m that vicinity, led to an investigatiou. Away back iu 1812, there stood a s nail cabin ou the banks of Stone- lick creek, not many miles from theL now thriving city of Batavia. The cabin was inhabited by a young niaii about 30 years of ago named James Wallingford, his young and pretty wife, her younger sister and a man- of-all-work, whose duty it was to milk the cows, attend the horses and do such other light chores as pertain ed to the household, the parties mak ing no pretense At funning, the cabin .. for Infants and Children. “ Cutovi* is so well adapted to children tliat I f recommend it a» superior to any prescription imown to me/’ H. A. Archer, M. D., 4 U So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Castor la cures Colic, Constipation. Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea. Eructation, Kills Worms, gives sleep, and proihote* di gestion, With! tout injurious medication. Tfl* Centaur Company, 77 Murray Street, IS Y. Base Ball Goods, Croquet Sets, Hammocks, DUMB BELLS, INDIAN CLUBS, i\cw Supply Just Received This Week feiter’s wife, some two years after her husband’s death married a New York missionary,'who had been sent to In- 'oflic diana on ibaf service. The plate, which is quite a curi osity,’ was found 0:1 the site of the old cabin a few days ago, and by iu- " ‘ , the foregoing' e plate is about vesifgating its history, 1’he . - . .... ,-r. .. . facts were dieted. . ^ be,ng n 'r^ one-fourth Of an inch in thickness, m;ulo of solid copper and is probably the only relic in existence of early day counterfeiters in Ohio, knew; way to prove his innocence. The offense had occurred in Penn sylvania and he hud passed ten years of his life iu the state prison there. The real culprit, dying, had con fessed his sin, and the letter which I saw Fenwick hand his mother con tained the tidings of Mr. Croswald’s release. A week later he appeared, and as the tall, fine looking man entered the gate I saw his form tremble with emotion. The children ran to meet him, but his eyes looked beyond them to the figure in the doorway.. “God bless her! God bless her!” he cried, taking a child by cither band and leaping up the steps. Mrs. Croswald told me all about the trouble, and my tears mingled with hers as 1 listened. . Gradually the reserve left her and she became blithe as a bird. I have learned a good lesson from knowing her that I never learned from the good book— “Love tby neighbor as thyself.”— Lephia M. Bryant, in Chicago Inter Ocean. Jl'DtiE ERNEST GARY Fornaliy Dons the Ermine Relin quished by Judge Kershaw. At the appointed hour for the ipening of court last Thursday morn ing at Camden, Judges Kershaw and Gary being on the bench, Judge Ker shaw spoke as follows: “Gentltraen of the Ban 1 beg'to introduce to your acquaintance, offi cially, ray friend, Judge Gary, late of Edgefield. I am sure that he will prove worthy of your confideuce in all respects, and I bespeak for him the best thing I could ask of you, and that is that you show him the same courtesy and kindness that you have always shown me.” In reply Judge Gary said: “Geutlcmeu of the Bar of the Fifth Circuit: I assure youdlmt it is with no little hesitation that I assume the duties which have been performed so well by His Honor Judge Kershaw. I realize fully that he has contributed more than his proportional share to make South Carolina the .State which we arc proud to be citizens of; be has contributed more than his share to the Bench which has stood so high in the estimation, not only of the Bar of the State, but abroad. Expecting, then, to follow in the wake of him who has discharged these duties with so much satisfaction to the profession, I say it is natural that I should enter upon thedischargeof them with some hesitation; but, gentlemen, with youi assistance and.the assiatance-of the officers of the court, I trust that I may be $ - * In the Satisfactory manner that my distinguished predecessor, Judge Kershaw, has done. Hoping ho may yet lie spared a long life of useful aen to onr State, that he has serred so well and faithfully, I now bid him an. affectionate adieu.” The two judges then cqrdia’J shook hands, and J udge Kershaw left the Bench of South Carolina amid the regrets of all, Judge Gaiy going ou with the duties of the couit. However, before the duties of the court were entered into, Solicitor Nelson expressed to the new Judge the.salisfuctiou of the Bar that be was the successor to Judge Kershaw, and assured him that lie, the members of the Camden bar and the officers of the court would uphold him to the best .of their ability iu the discharge of his duties. Judge Gary then ordered that the resolutions of the Bars of Camden and Lexington, the latter being read in open court, aud a letter from ex. Governor Sheppard, should be spread upon the minutes of the court. Ayer’s Hair Vigor is a universal beautifier. Harmless, effective, mid agreeable, it has taken high rauk among toilet articles. This prepara tion causes thin and weak Itair to become abu'i(lhDt,sfmng;and healthy, ami rettorrs to gru* hm ill oijgiuAl color, * . -• s apparently iu u position to live ele gantly at their leisure. The cabin Was approached by a neat gravel walk leading up to tbe door, and a paling gate opened into the doorway. Tbe country at that time was very spare ly settled. Cincinnati was only a town struggling hard to be classed a city. Milford had little else to boast of in the character of a village than a blacksmith shop and a grist mill and no sound of railroad whistle dis turbed the sileuce of the almost vir gin forest. MUCH MIDNIGHT REVELRY. Batavia, too, had scarcely been heard of. A log cabin or two stood out among the trees andcommuuica- tion was held between these only by paths deviating from a true course by the obstructions of gigantic for est trees. ’ There existed a road run ning in front of the cabin iu ques tion, and runningerraticallv through the thick forest to Milford, and thence on to the city; but it was lightly traveled, and a farmer’s tei m passing to or from the city was an episode to most of those living on the line of the road. With the inhabi tants of the cabin, though, matters were different. Here lights could be seen at almost all hours of tbe uight, and thsu'e were mysterious goings and comihg in the darkness. Neighbors were not near, and belated travelers told of midnight carousals in which wide flowed like water, of the songs and shouts of men and laughter of women. In the morning, however, all would be as quiet as the little wooden church, some two miles dis tant, at which the peopL of the country side worshiped. While the Wallingfords did not invite intimacy, they did not discourage it, and thus the neighbors dropped iu on them - V latest news from th< ford himself was a quiet man, rare! seen about tbe cabin by day, though sometimes toward sundown he would oome out iu bis frout yard, and, lean ing over tbe gate, would look auxious- ly up and down the road, bending his ear to listen as if expecting to hear the beating of a horse’s hoofs. THE GREAT SECRET OCT. Miss Mattie Montgomery, sister of $ Wallingford, was the pet of the ,.antUhe especial favorite of a farmer of the neighborhood, name wee Milton, and who the gooete fortune to save the ‘ ^ —'i, who in attempt- in N< Advice to Women If you would protect yourself from Painful, Profuse,'Scanty, Suppressed or Irregular Men struation you must use occasionally, always sure to hear the e city. Walling- icree* one day i vernier, 1813, lost her seat in the sad die, and would have drownded, but fo» his timely aid. From this time onjthey were lovers, though Walling- fowl, for some reasons of bis own, did not make the young man’s visits t > the house pleasant. He was secret ly encouraged by the girl, however, who finally told him the mysteries of the house. Wallingford her sister’s husband, she discovered, was aconn- terfeiter who labored all day over his plates and presses iu making money, which was taken to Cincinnati and pa'ssed by agents, who brought print ing ink, paper, etc., when returning for fresh supplies. Young Milton, while astonished and perhaps shocked did not hold bis lady love os one lost to honor or society, especial lv as she declared her innocence of afl wrong doing save her guilty knowledge. But things could not go on iu this way forever. One night the last of December, 1817, Wallingford being uwaf end no one in the-housebut his wife and her sister and young Milton, a number of- horsemen approached the door, apd demanded admission, '•'ih was readily accorded, Mrs. Wallingford supposing that the visi tors were some of her husbands friends. A RAID AXD AN ESCAPE. Tbe nien proved to be officers of the law, and immediately began a search' of the premise* to the conster nation of the two women and young Milton, who, with the women, were left in charge of a guard—a neigh bor who had been pressed into service as a guide and who was now left at the door to prevent the escape of the inmates. While the officers were in the large cellar turning up the spu rious coin and counterfeit bills a con ference was held between Milton and the friendly gnard, which resulted in the women and Milton bundling a few effects together and the three passing out together in the darkness of the forest Th>y were never ap- prehende l, making their way to Indi ana, where Milton and the young girl were married. Mrs. Walling- ford making her home with them. Wallingford was afterward captured with Ur: tell of the gauound sent to j pm.) whtre 1m tot Xlie (muter* Springfield, Mo., May 24, ’92. Messrs. Lippman Bros., Proprietor P. P. P., Savannah, Go. Gentlemen: I was a little re luctant about taking hold of P. P. P., when your Mr. Parsons was here about a year ago, from the fact that it was the leader in Blood Remedies, but your judicious method of adver tising has reversed the situation, and I now sell five bottles of P. P. P., to one of . I have just given Mr. Parsons another order for 15 dozen. Please give it your' prompt attention. Boll, The Druggist An Electric Gun, A St KiOuis paper published a story, which if not a mere newspaper yarn, us seems likely, is of lirst-oluss importance. It is that a young man in Indian* has invented an “electric jnn,” which is able to throw a pro jectile to au enormous distance with out the help of gunpowder, or any other explosive compound. The in strument exhibited is said to have resembled a piece of gas pipe with a wire coil around it When it was oonnected With an ordinary telegxaph current, and the connection made, it threw ; a piece of iron weighing a pound considerable distance. The inventor is said to have exhibited drawings of a gun, to bo made on the same principle as the gas pipe con cern,.and operated with an electric current of a high tension, which, he claimed, would be able to throw a shell, or other projectile, from one to eleven miles by simply touching a button. The electric plant may be located at any distance from thegnn. The discharge would make no noise and the thing could be discharged with wonderful rapidity. It is said that the drawings ere in the bauds of tbe government, and that the war office is preparing to make experi ments with it. This news, if true, bids fair to revolutionize the science of war again. ponstipation and sick-headaobe poaitively cured by Japanese Liver Pellets; 60 pills 35 cents. Sold by Dr. J. A. Boyd. SHILO’S CERE is sold on a guarantee. It cures incipient Con sumption. It is the best Cough Cure. Only one cent a dose. 25 cts, 50 eta., aud $1.00. 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