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"AST ACTOR’S STORY. by JOHN COLEMAN. CHAPTER XI. TH* TATAL A-.VXrVKH.SABT. Mean while Curly was busy with his re- hearsals hi town. At length came the night of bis debut. All through the early portion o( the play he impressed the audience UKMt favorably, and each succoeling act confirmed the impression. The minuet in the masquerade scene was danced by him w.th su?h supple fclegauda that he completed hisecpqiiew'of tbe tapriciom public. The adies were In raptures with the new come dian, and crvea the men were unwillingly .moved to admiration. The debutant’s suo- ‘cem was. assured—a brilliant future lay be fore him. . When he re'urned to his room to make bis change tor the last act a large parcel lay upon bis dressing table. He motioned tinj drawer to unpack it. When he had finished . changing he looked at the content r of the parcel. There was a quantity of fresh flowers, and a letter directed in the hand be knew so well His heart stood still for a moment; then he took courage. There -would be a few kind words, perhaps; some thing to give him a heart of grace. He tens’open the envelope, and stood for a tnoment like a man transformed to stone. > Ttfcqsd in characters of fire bo saw the fetal wtrds; • “These presents are to attest that Flora MacAUister ii not my wife; and I call God to witness that neither now nor hereafter will 1 seek to become her hnsband. “Donald Campbell. “Dudhope Ferry, M iy 12, 18—.” Good God I It was May 12th that very ddy. Yes, twelve months to a day, almost ,to an hour; and now this accursed thing bad come to remind him of his humiliation, his I cia.s«. arrange 1 with the proprietor of a . famous private lunatic aavtaw at Eew to take charge of the poor creature fo^, three , months, paying the sum-stipulated iip , ^d' j Vance - At nightfall the keepers came to take him i away. When they arrived at Kew the doc- i tor diagnosed the ease, and had bis jrretebed ■ patient remove 1 to the dangerous ward, j where after a time the ravings of despair I gave place to blank oblivion. Jamieson’s difficulty was to break the ! matter to Flora, but there was no help for it. She bore the intelligence better than he expected—anything was better than silence and uncertainty. Hhs even found some shadow of consolation in the new*. She knew, at any rate, that the silence Qf her lover was not occasion? 1 by perfidy or neglect. When Willie had finislied reading the manager’s letter sho said abruptly: “I am going to London to-morrow.” “Alonef be inquire 1. ?‘No; Jeannie will accompany mo.” ‘.‘It you could only wait a few days I might get luayc of absence to go with you,” be said. “You arj very good,” she replied; “but mv place is by bis side. I cannot wait a day—an hour. My God! my God!” she cried, “why can’t 1 fly straight to him at once? There! therof I know 1 am only mad!” On the morrow Jamieson was at the coach office to see her off. b'h j looked more hope ful than she had done for many a day, anl as the coach was about to start she even smiled and said: “Don’t look so sad, bo sure I shall bring him back with n;e.” “Heaven grant you may,” he replied, and so they parted. Upon her arrival in town she took up her quarters at the Bedford hotel. An hour afterward, accompanied by her faithful Jeaunie, she was on her way to the asylum at Kew. Upon explaining her business the doctor was most affable, but regretted he .degradation, and of the ruffianly outrage of ; could be of no service, her friend haring which he bad been the victim! Grief, j left his charge a week ago. her, she staggered and ahame, rage, despair filled his heart and .fired hi« brain, and with a wild cry the un- fortunote man fell senseless to the ground. At that moment the manager, who had come round to congratulate him. entered his dreasing room. Mr. C took stock of the situation at once. “Quick! to my room; hciPg a bottle of whisky—sharp's the word!” •aid he to the dresser. Sharp waa the word, arf I in a minute the dresser was back with the whisky. The manager in the interim bad unloose! Curly’s cravat and bathed his forehead with eau de cologne. Then fiq administered a glass or }twoof nedt whisky; the effect was as in stantaneous as remarkable. Curly pulled himself together, said something about be ing overcome wiih heat and excitement, picked up the letter, put it into his pocket, accepted the manager’s congratulations, ar ranged a boutonniere from the flowers for his last scene, slipped on bis dressing gown, .^bought he would have another glasi of whisky, and rushed on the stage. It will bo remembered that this is the sit uation in which Dorioourt pretends to go mad. By this time Curly had got the audi ence in the ball of his band, and could do ■Just wiat he liked with them Round fol lowed round of applause,'rohf- followed roar of laughter, and Curly laughed, too—in deed, he laughed louder than anv one. Evi dently be was enjoying the performance .quite as much as the spectators. ( > When the aoem was over ho returned to his' dressing room, slipped on his coat, ffVlipped into” the w hisky, and finished the bottle. Decidedly be was enjoying himself. Yes! he was having a flue high old time of itl 1 V ! -Vi ’V Th« unfortunate man fell senseless. Back hg we’llt to the prompt entrance— be had tied a handkerchief gro esqueiy over his bead—and bn bo came for bis last mad scone. charge j The news stunned i must have fallen had not Jeannie caught i her in her arms. The doctor assisted her to I a seat and forced a glass of wine upon her. i Gradually she began to recover, then she I overwhelmed him with questions. She could I only, however, elicit that his patient had | ceased to be'violent, and that there was no i occasion for further Restraint, that ho was I merely melancholy and moping, and that his health and appetite bad raturned. Then, referring to his note book, he said: “Yes, my contract was only for three months, and that expire i a fortnight ago. I gave a week’b grhee, expecting to hear further from Mr. C. (tha manager), and then, of course, I had dons with the matter. Let me see, the patient loft this establish ment at 9 o’clock in the morning, exactly eight days ago. Do 1 know where he went? Certainly not; he did not take mo into his confidence. 8o sorry—will you excuse me? Good morning.” Hopeless and despairing, Flora returned to town. Next day she called at Drury i Lane and endeavored to see Mr. C. AlasI ; he had left town, was in Paris, and would ! net be back until the winter. She had never been in London before, and oh, what j a wilderness it is to be alone ini Fortunately she had Jeannie with her, i whose attachment was n;ore devoted and | profound than eyer. Besides, she had money, and with money one can do much, i She called the manageress of the hotel to | her assistance. The old lady wa* very sym pathetic, and suggested the employment of a detective, flora assented, and in half an hour’s time a bright, intelligent man, who looked more like a gentleman farmer than a policeman in plain clothes, presented him self. Upon explaining her business the de tective* took Q hopeful view of the subject, especially wiien carte blanche was allowed him as to expenses He coinmaucjJ operations by going down to Kew, whore be had a long interview with the doctor, from whom ho could gam no in formation beyond what Flora had already obtained. He, however, took notes of everything, and obtained a fairly accurate description of Curly’s personal appearance, the clothe? he Wore, etc., before he returned to town. Ail this be duly reported at the Bedford. Day after day, however, was barren of results. A.s for Flora, she sat daily for hours and hours and watched and waited, Iheu she could endure inactivity no longer. Up she would start, and call out: “Come, Jeannie, lass, let’s lee moving, or I shall go mad!” anl the twe forlorn women would tramp down the Strand, Fleet street, Ho laughed louder, than eyer—the ! and up Ludgate hill and Gheapsicle, and so audience laughed, the actors laughed, everybody laughed—never hud a mad scene boon acted so naturally before. The house was in convulsions—so was Curly. Ka had just announced bis intention of “luuchipg on ft s(oak of broiled hippopotamus before be went on a voyage of discovery to the moon;” when nil at once he appeared to change his mind on the subject Siuuding •till, he glared into the stage box to his right It was empty—quite empty. There was no mistake about that. But DtA-icjurt aeemed to be under the impression that soma one was there, for he began to apostrophise UP imaginary object ■ ‘Ut wasn’t my fault, darling,” he ex claimed. “You know :I Would have died tor your sake; but I bad no weapon. If I bad! If I had! Don’t look at mo liko that, daatj Be?, see I the coach is at the door; they’re coming to take ybh away, but they- shan't Take your hands from her, curie you!—take your bauds from her! Nay, then ” And with a wild, piercing •cream that rang through every corridor •nd every avenue in the building the poor wretch leaped into the empty box, a ruv.ng madman I j What »ignifies the play or the nudienc? • ' 1 ■ When Tragedy casts her sad and solemn shadow over the. scene—wliotj the poisoned bowl overflows and the keen dagger is up lifted to strike the fatal blow—Tomfool lavs aside his cap and bells, and the graceless hussies. Farce and Comedy, retire, and hide their diminished beads. So drop the cur* tain, Mr. Stage Manager, put out the lights, ’and send for the doctor! CHAPTER XII. OFF THE SCENT. It so happened on the night of debut that there was produced at Garden theatre a new sensational Curly’s Covent drama. with a real waterfall, real elephants, and teal horses. At the Haymark?t there was a new com edy, and as at that time critics wore scarce and penny papers were not in being, the mere debut of a provincial comedian in an eld comedy escajied notice, and therefore tbera was uo public mention of the scene recorded in the last chapter. ! It remains to bo explained why Flora sent the paper which had such disastrous resulta Poor girl 1 She hal meant it for a peace Offering, believing in her inmost heart that Curly would accept it as a release from a promise which she lelt convinced had been as infamously extorted as it had been uii- ?oullingly given. She timed the arrival of the parcel to take“place‘ou the occasion of bis opening in town, hoping, in the inno cence of her heart, to lend additional sig nificance to this token of her forgiveuef,--. 1 *** ordered all the Loudon papers, expect ing to see some notice of her lover’*' first appearance. There was not a line. She showed the papers to Jamieson. He was as disappointed as herself. > Disappointment gave way to astonishment when they found Curly’s name withdrawn Altogether from the advertisements. At tliis time the electric wire was not in exist ence. Day succeeded day, yet there was uo recognition of her communication—no letter fpr Willie! Weeks—mouths—passed. He wrote again, and yet again fu vain. Hi* let ters came back from the dea 1 letter office. His own troubles were as nothing now com pared to his anxiety for Curly and Flora, fie could l ot bear to contemplate her suffer- iugs, cTo-ilay she was in a fever, to-morrow £ an ague; one moment chafing with impa tience, ihe iust freezing with the apathy of despair. An at once it occurred to him to write direct to the manager of Drury Lana Tb« post in those days took a long, time be tween London and Edinburgh,.,and a fort night or mors elapsed before he received a reply. It was sympathetic but brief, and related in as few words as possible the tragia Story toll In the last chapter. - It appear: that there were two or three wninent medical men in the theatre, who came behind the scenes and h<dd a hurried eonseltatiop. There was no doubt as to Curly’s condition. -It eyas dangerous to himself and other* for him to remain at large. A certificate to this effect wa* then and then prepared anl duly at teste 1. Thr-'e or four men were detailed to mount: guard over him in hi* dresring-rootn iratd the morrow. Rudy in thj ciav th? mau- r^er, with the arcu te.m.vl ^en-jrq-ity of hii on to th? Mansion lions?. Tn.jii 'down Hol- ! born, through Middle row, by St. Giles’ : church, into Oxford street, then lo Regent j street, I-oiceiter square, ant St. Marlin’* i inne always ending among the ‘flowers in i Coveut Garden—the sweet, fresh flowe.s i which seemed to breathe som.-tldug of the i odors of the far north, where she hail first met him! As for food, she scarce looked at ! it. To be just to Jeannie, however, sue coa- scientiousiy endeavored to make amends for the shortcomings of her unstress. At night to bed, but not to rest, not to sleep— her heart was far away, out in the cold with the poor outcast. Thus passed away a fortnight, and another, and yet another—still no sign. Then the detective thought of what he I should have thought of before, and, indeed, I it was strange the idea had not occurred either to her or to Willie, although she was in constant communication with him. Bet ter late than never, so advertisements ap peared daily in all the Loudon newspapers. In vain, in vain! It was too late! Jeauuio’s heart sank within her as she saw the awful change which was taking place daily and hourly before her very eyes, j Once or twice she veil lured to hint the pro- i priety of returning home, but was met with i a curt and stern rebuff. ! At last it occurred to her that Jamieson ; bad coqsidetable influence with her mis- ! tress, so she wrote him in her homely j fashion, acquainting him with the state of affairs; and, to Flora’s astonishment, one morning he walked into her room at the I hotel. “Good heavens 1” she exclaimed. “Mr. j Jamieson! What has brought you here?” J. The char ge in her,was so great that for a I aimncat the young man was dazed. He re- ! covered himseif, however, rapidly, and re- ; plied: “I've come to take you home.” His stronger nature asserted itself and ' would not be denied, so, after interviewing | the detective, and arranging with him to ! communicate with them in the event of his ; obtaining any information they decided to 1 Leave Loudon on the morrow. Perhaps she I wa s glad tq have gym* one to lean upon, to i t>e near some one who knew and loved the ; man she loved. S As the mail rattled through Birmingham that night it passed within a stone’s throw U a uauner lunatic asylum, wlar'S a worn and wasted man lay, making one continual j moan: I “Oh, mv love I My lost love! If yon only knew—if you only knewl” C< uld the inmates of that coach havs heard that piteous prayer, even then it might not have been too late! Alas! outside ihs garden overlook- 1 would sit for boors |ing of her lost love. took his <1*-: e i t.ire At '•asm* over, Arng-Mu *ps c-c time ate? A* UiH U. (hr #**•*«*« -1! •» the bspptirtaao won ft? assist her ’t*> " the drawing-rootn, ‘in' ing the sea wherfe t together reading or j _ Khe never believed iJz? he was dead. At lengeb came th* tune when she could no longer leav* her room. Willie tecamo more and more anxious an 1 never left the house. Every now and then Jeannie re ported that the invalid wa* sleeping, or, perhaps, that she was reading Curly’s let ters, or weeping qver his portrait. As Jamieson’.-, anxiety increased he would lie aw ake half toe night reading. One night, especially, he had a presenti ment of r-vd, which kept him awake till day break. He read, or tried to read, far into the morning, until it was fair daylight— indeed, almost time xor him to get Up. At last he fell off into a stupor of oleap. He had barely slept half an hour when Jeannie came to bis bedside and touched him on the shoulder. In a moment lie was awake. “Come*” she said. He looked at her pal? face and knew what she meant, The time had come. He remembered long after that it was the 13tb of May—the second anni versary of the fatal day at the ferry. When he entered Flora’s chamber the large French windows were open wkl?, the sweet smell of the flowers, the fresh brea.h of the sea. the rippling of the waters washing the shore below at the foot of the garden, the bud, the leaf, the flower, and the young day- leap ng into life, the joyous carol of the lark ascendin' to the gates qf Heaven. God’s glorious sunshine filling the room—all these made it seem os if death could never come where all this busy, beauteous life abounded. There she lay, in the light of the dawning day, decked as if for a bridal. She was clad in a white lace peignoir— flowers still fresh with the morning dew were around her and about her, the groy nes* anl the gloom had gone, the bloom of youth ha l returned to her checks, her eyes glistened with a humid, tender light—the seabreeze toyel Sjoftiy with her beautiful hair as it fell in Tangled masses ou her shoulders. To the left of the b?d stool Curly’* por trait, long since finisho 1, The poor lad was attired in his cornet's uniform—the dress he bad worn the night when they first met at die ball. She was smiling upon the picture, and Jamieson thought that the picture was smil ing upon her. Soft as his footfall fell, she heard it Turning toward him, she spoke in a low, soft voice. The words and the melody dwelt in hi* memory as long as he lived. “Willie,’ 1 nhe said—she had never called him by that name before—"may I call you sof’ The tears which he strove to keep back choiced him, anl he could only bow hi* head .n silence. She took his huge hand in her baby fingers, a* she continued: “You were always his friend—always, and you have been very good to me. When all this is but a memory 1 hope you’ll meet some woman worthy of you, and if children snould come to bless your home, call them after him—after him and—me.” Then she ’ hissed bis hail'l After a pause, she inquired: “Do you remember what day this is?” Again he bowed his head, w-hile she con tinued in the same sweet, gentle voice: “This day, two years ago, they killed our young live*, but they could never kill' our k/k CHAPTER X1IL WAITING ON THE OTOEU SIDE. When thov got to Edinburgh Flora rallied a little, but she hail a presentiment that the ’ end was near, and she wished to close her j eyes there whore they had first seen the ! light, so after a rest of a few months she : prepared to return home. The season being over in Edinburgh, j Jamieson arranged to play a short engage ment in Aberdeen, and they journeyed I north together. Her relations having all espoused hti r 1 father’s views on the subject of her connec tion with Curly, a total estrangement had | ensued betwoju them. Except the family doctor and Jeannie and Willie, she had not a friend in the world. It wa* not to be wondered at, there- , fore, that she urged the latter to occupy her father’s rooms during his visit. Considera- J tious of decorum induced him to pause, but when Jeannie aided her entreaties to those Of her mistress, and when Dr. Miller as sured him that it was absolutely necessary that some one in whom she could confide should be alwavs near her, why, he snapped his finger* at “Mrs. Grundy” and took up his abode at Gairloch house. From the first Flora did not deceive herself, so one day while Jamieson was at rehearsal she sent for Mr. MacCrawley Git I ins, the family solicitor, and made her will. This gentleman demurred iu carrying out her ' instructions, bat she was - peremptory, and there was nothing for it but to obey. The will wa* executed, and at to* tel by the gar dener and coachman. Then she gave the document to the doctor (whom she had con stitute l ono of her trustees for securitv. The lawyer did not look ovar pleased, and “This day two years ago they killed our yoinCg lives.''' Jove—that will live when we are deadl Hush! you are a man—a brave one. Don’t cry for me, dear—1 am happy now. He will come back to you some day—I’m sure he will. Toll him 1 loved him always—tell him I have waited for him here as long a* 1 could, now I shall wait for him there! My poor Cur.y I” TO BE CONTINUED. Boston's Professional Bog-Washer. A Boston girl of 2b or thereabouts, one of the reigning belles belonging t< one of the Back Buy families, was swinging down Beacon street the other morning, with Cheeks flushed by the sharp air and the glow of health pulsing S'!! through her body. She was out for her inomiug “con stitutional” and also to give the same $onic lo a hopelessly ugly Skye terrier that was tightly clasped by one arm Just below the swelling line of her well-proportioned fig ure, and whose shaggy face jioered out in life world with the air of disgust that only Skye terrier* wear. Opposite the public garden the girl and dog were met by an other girl walking more leisurely and without a cauiue incumbrance. There was a kiss and a few words of chat tha* were soon ended by the exclamation from, •lie girl who carried the pef: “Well, good bye. Maud, dear, I must be back home by 10 o’clock, for Larsen comes at that hour to give sweet little Topsy his bath. Do come and see me.” And so the girls sepa rated. Topsy was the ugly dog, of course, but who was Larsen? Ho is respectable young German who eurns aii honest living by going around to the houses of the best peojde and giving baths to dogs. For small dogs he has cents, and for 75 cents he vashss anyfilAe'dog, no mutter how large, and furnishes his own soap and towels too. This is the latest Boston no tion, and it grew up from a well-known lady’s kindness. The German was out of work, and was known to the lady to be deserving. She had no work for him, but she put her brain to work, and then went around among her fashionable friends get ting their promises of what dog patronage they could command. The result is that Larsen now has as a regular clientele as many dogs as he can attend to.—Bostou Letter. A Touch of Superstition. A curious story was recently told me respecting the queen regent of Spain, which goes to prove that even that intelli gent lady is not free from the touch of superstition to which it seems that all feminine minds, even of the strongest, are liable. Qn thp day that the offer of King Alfonso’s band to the Archduchess Chris tina was officially made known to that young lady, she had, by soine mischance, on rising put cn garters of different col ors. As the great good fortune of her life hail come to her on that day, she never henceforward would consent to wear a pair of garters to match. One might be pale blue and the other rose color, or one was white and the other scarlet, etc. Thus it became a habit with the keeper of the royal wardrobe to order at a time sev eral pairs of these silkeu articles, always of different tints. But one day, wbih? #ir.g Alfonso was very ill, if was discovered by the lady in waiting on the queen that by some mis chance there remained on hand only three or four pairs, and they were all of one cm dor—pale blue, if I remember rightly. In the hurry of Donna Christina’s toilet, for she was in haste to return to her husband’s bedside, this change in the small detail of her attire passed unnoticed. That day the king died, and when the young-widow, woe-worn and heartbroken, was about to retire to rest, she suddenly became aware of the lapse from the small superistition of her happy years. “It was an omen!” she exclaimed, and she wept bitterly.— Lucy; Hcoper in New York World. Etymolojvv of Soma Americanisms. 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Nervous Dyspepsia, Indiges tion, Irregularity of the Bowels, Constipation, Flatu lency, Ernctations and Burning of the Stomach (sometimes called Heartburn), Miasma, Malaria, Bloody Flux, Chills and Fever, Breakbone Fever, Exhaustion before or after Fevers, Chronic Diar rhoea. Loss of Appetite, Headache, Foul Breath, Irregularities incidental to Females, Bearing-down STftDIGEB’S MJBANTI1 is Invaluably. It is not a panacea for all diseases, but ■ ID C all diseases of the LIVER, will STOMACH and BOWELS. It changes the complexion from a waxy, yellow tinge, to a ruddy, healthy color. It entirely removes low, gloomy spirits. It is one of the BEST AL™ TERATIVES and PURIFIERS OF THE BLOOD, and !• A VALUABLE TONIC. STADICER’S AURANTII For sale by all Druggists. Price $ 1.00 per bottle C. F. STADICER, Proprietor, >40 SO. FRONT 8T.,~ Philadelphia, Pa? SHOES A«E WANTED EVERYWHERE TRY MUL- HERIX & CO. DON’T DISPAIR! NO MORE HIGH PRICES. — -foi:— Shoes Slippers and Hats! We have received our Sprinc Stock which wag purchased with Cash, from the be^t Factories of the North and East. We succeeded in securing many o-reat Bargains. ' You know our reputation for selling FIRST-CLASS GOODS AT LOW PRICES. Now is your opportunity, you will feel badly when you find that you have paid $1.50 for a pair of Slices that Wm. Mulheriu & Co. would have sold you for $1.00. We Qrfote Some of Our Bargains N ’ s' Infantfit’ Kid Buttoned, soft sole Shoes, 0 to 3 K Infant’s Kid Lace, soft sole Shoes, 1 lo 5 •. •;•><• Child’s Kid Lace, Shoes, 5 to 7 r 50c Child’s Pebble Grain Lace Shoes 8 to 12 S- 0 * Misses’ Pebble Grain Lace Shoes 11 to 2. 4 75e. Misses’ Pebble Grain Buttoned Shoes 12 to 2 »1.00 Ladies’ Web Slippers, 2 to 8 *®c. Ladies’ Pebble Grain Slippers3 to 8 5 “ c - Ladies’ Kid Croquet Slippers 3 to 7 50c. Ladies’ Kid Opera Slippers 3 to 7 ''> c - Ladies’ Cloth Gaiters Slippers 3 to 9 •“>?• Ladies’ Glove Grain Lace Shoes 3 to 8 $1.00 Ladies’ Pebble Grain Bottoned 3 to 8 $1.00 Lndies’ Kid Buttoned Shoes, Worked Holes 3 to 8 Mens’ Calf Ties G to 11 • ••; Mens’ Dress Shoes - $1.00 to ...50 ilovs’ Wool Hats -15c. to 50c. Gents’ Hats. (vents’ and Boys’ Straw Hats oc. to $1.00 Every day is a Gala Day in our Establishments, wjth the numerous cus- tomers alter the Bonanzas we advertise. So come along and get your share of the Bargains. Orders by mail receive prompt and careful attention. WM. MUI/IIEEIN & CO. •rvvr,-. 7 - J Broad Street Opposite tl)e Monument, 1WO SdUKR.Hj 913 u roa( j street. Sign of the Large Bed Boot, Augusta, Ga. EDISTO PHOSPHATE COMPANY — MANUFACTURERS Of — EDISTO AMMONIATBD FERTILIZER. (2>* per cent. Ammonia.) EDISTO AMMONIATED DISSOLVED BONE. (2 per cent. AmmoniaUd.) EDISTO AMMONIATED ACID PHOSPHATE. l)tf per cent. Ammonia.) EDISTO ACID PHOSPHATE. EDISTO ACIDULATED ROCK OR DISSOLVED BON«7 ^ J\ IB. IE. SXjOJLILT, Treasurer and General Agpnl. ‘ CHARLESTON, 8. C. ADVERTISERS can learn the exact cost of any proposed line of advertising in American papers by addressing Geo. P. Rowell & Co., Newspaper Advertising Bureau, lO Spruce St., New York. Send lOcts. for lOO-Page Pamphlet humhi NERVOUS DEBILITATED MEN. You are allowed a free trial of thirty doy* of tho 090 of Dr. Dye’* Celebrated Voltaic Belt with Electric Suspensory Appliances for the speedy relief and permanent cure of .Xrrrous Dehilit,v. loss of Vitality and Manhood, and nil kindred trouble*. Also for many other diseases. Complete restora. tlon to Health, Vigor and Manhood guaranteed. No risk Is incurred. Illustrated pamphlet iu sealed envelope mailed free, by addressing VOLTAIC BELT CO., Marshall, Midi. AT GOODYEAR’S SARRiAGE REPOSITORY! CAN ALWAYS BE FOUND A FULL LINE OF Medium and Cheaper Grades of Open and Top IB IT <3-C3-1 IE S 7 At Lower Prices than at any other House this side of Cincinnati. This I Work is all made to order, Lighter Running and Better Finished than the class of work generally sold us Standard Vehicles. But I have just received a Fuji Line of Finu Family Carriages, Phaetons and Cabriolet! Just received another shipment of those Fine OPEN AND TOPBUG- GIES, made upon special orders, by the best manufacturers North and East. Nothing being used in the construction of these vehicles but the best materials, and in Quality, Style and Finish, are unequalled by any other now on the market. Tif stock a Full Line <,f SADDLE AND HAIOIESS—ALL GRADES. Which I will otlcr at Lower Prices than have ever before bec»i known in the history of the business. Milburn, Studebaker and Standard Plantation Wagons, all sizes. Oak and Hemlock Sole Leather, Calf Skins, Shoe Find ings, Carriage and V/agon Materials, Harness Leather, Belt Lacing superior quality, Rubber and Leather Belfing. Also a full line of ihi-Zyibidw^yirie: Guns, Shells, Powder, Shot, Tabic and Pocket Cutlery, Plow Points for all makes, Nails, Axes, Hoes,'Picks, nnd'Mattc.eks, Pitch Forks, Shovels, Spades, Steelyards and Scale Beams, Grind Stones, Rakes, Paddocks, Car penter Tools, Files, Hinges, Window Sash, Doors and Blinds, Farm and Church Bells, which I am oflering at LOWEST CASH PRICES. A. I?. GOODYEAR, Agent, . (Successor to R. H. MAY & CO.) AUGUSTA, GA., opposite Georgia Railroad Bank. ASHEPDO PHOSPHATE CO. MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH GRADE FERTILIZERS AND ACID PHOSPHATE. Consult our Agent W. W. WOORSEY at Aiken, S. C., before making your purchases. We refer with confidence to the Reports of the Board of Agriculture of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina. , TAILOR & WILLIAMS, General Agents, Charleston, S. C. ASIILEI SMALL GRAIN SPECMC! THR 8. G. S- is the cheapest and the best and the only Specific Fertilizer for small grain the market. AST TLEY ASH ELEMENT, a yery cheap and excellent non-ammonU ated ioi iilizer for small grain crops, fruit trees, grape vines, Ac. ASHLEY COTTON AND CORN COMPOUND, a complete fertilizer for these two crops, and also used by the truchers near Charleston for vegetables. ASHLEY COMPLETE GARDEN FERTILIZER, specially adapted to roses, geraniums, pansies, flowering annuals, Ac. £3?“For .terms, directions, testimonials, and for the various attractive and instructive pubjiciilious of the Company, address, • The Ashley Phosphate Company, Charleston, - - .SC. MASONIC TEMPLE, -A.TTGrTTST-A., CkiV. II E A I) QUARTERS -FQR- Atthe Old Stand, 704Broad St.. ■ - - Augusta G-a. IF O TX T S AORSE AND CATTLE POWDER,'? £outz FOUTZ j NO House w.!1 die of Colic. Dots or Lrxo Fx- ykb, if Fontz’s Nowders :ue Kfd 1'. '.itne. Foutz's Howders n iilonre nndpfcv^t HogChot.eba. Foutz's Powders will prevent (Bapes 1N Fowls. Fontz’s Powders will increase the qnantity of milk and cream twenty per cent., and make tne butter firm ami sweet. Foutz’s Powders will core or prevent nlmn»t evkey Disease to which Horses and Cattle are subject. Foutz's Powhfp.s will givl latiseaction. Sold everywhere. DAVID E. FOUTZ, Proprietor, BALTIMORE, MD. For sale bv W. J. Platt & Co. LOFLIN & STULB, COBNER BrOAP AND CAMPBELL STREETS, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. -O- BUSCH HOUSE X r a n s f c r! SIEIEjD IPOT-A-TOIES I We have ou hand, and will keep during the entire planting reason, the VERY BEST and most Reliable Seed Potatoes for planting purposes. EARLY' ROSE and all other y» ties. We buy direct from Boston, the very best market for Seed, and always get the best known to the trade. Our Potataes are carefully selected and are the best that comes to this market. Lofiin & Stulb, Wholesale and Retail Grocers, Corner Broad and Campbell St., Augusts, Ga. T HE undersigned announces to his patrons and the public generally, that he is prepared to transfer passen gers and baggage To or JFrom All Trains, OR IN New GOODS!! NEW GOODS!! MRS. N. BRUM CLARK, 819 Rr.cad Street^ AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TOWN AND THE COUNTRY. Has put in a beautiful new line of MILLINERY * FANCY GOODS. Hate, tv , tj . ! I nee* Feathers mid Flowers and all tire Spring Novelties. Itl , 2^arvi'riJy...liWr in Price th... ever before, 'r.xa.nine befeA- ? ,u H. Busch & Co.’s Store* promptly! S attended to. HENRY BUSCH. Nov. 17th, 1885-5ms. i purehase, wa will suit you. _ . C^DREiJSKis also made In the '’try Latest Styles. MUS. N. BRUM CLARK. FASHIONABLE AND RELIABLE IDIR ^ <3-0 O30SI O UR STOCK FOR SPRING AND SUMMER TRADE IS NOW COM- plete in every Department. It is the most extensive and best selected and assorted ever shown in the South Atlantic States, and includes every thing handsome and attractive iu Dry Goods, Novelties and Notions. In low and 'medium-priced goods, by extensive additions, we are able to offer the best line iu this section, and every article will be exactly as represented,’ while in finer goods we carry a Stock that cannot be matched south of the Potomac; and on prices, for Goods of all grades, we give an absolute guarantee not only against home competition, but against every city in the United States. dfOrders for Goods or Samples will receive prompt and careful attention. DALY & ARMSTRONG. SCHRODER & THORPE LAURENS STREET, - AIKEN, 8. C. NEW SPRING GOODS. We particularly invite the attention of the ladies to our New and'Beautiful Stock of Spring and Summer Dress Goods, which we will, take pleasure in showing and selling a' orices to suit the times. .Just think of it! Prints at 5 cis., Dress Gingham* Qnd Seresuckers at 10 cts.. Yard Wide Fruit of the id fexcellei Loom L. C. at 10 cts. and ail *nt Yard Wide Long Clo(h at 8 ets. FINE SHOES, Our Stock of Ladi and Gents’ fine Shoes has been gotten up as a special at traction, and we are confident that we 'em suit the tastes of the most fastid- eous. Straw Hats ami Fur Goods for Ladies. Cfents and Children. GROCERIES!! GROCERIES !! We keep none but the best Groceries, fioth our Heavy and Fancy Groce ries are just what yon want and at just the price you are willing to pay, be cause they are just what they are represented, aijd are marked at Lowest Cash Prices. We are Agents for thd AMERICAN SEWING MACHINE, one of the best In the markei. Our $iock is complete in every line, and polite and attentive salesmen r&uiy to- serve customers. ■ ’SUlfRODER & THORPE. J osebii R. Robebrson. Frank E. Taylok. ' Geo. W. Williams J* ROBFRTSON, TAYLOR & WILLIAMS fTTM FACTORS A1CGNERAL AGENT </f THE-^- ASHEPOO PHOSPHATE CO. CENTRAL WHARF, CHARWETON, 8. C.