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THE DISAPPOINTED. There are songs enough for the hero Who dwells on the heights of fame. i sing for the disappointed? Tor those who missed their aim. 1 sing with a tearful cadence For one who stands in the dark And knows that his last best arrow lias bounded back from the mark. I sing for the breathless runner, The tiger, anxious soul. Who falls with his strength exhausted Almost in sight of the goal. For the hearts that break in silence With A sorrow all unknown; \ For those who need compassion. Yet ?valk their ways alone. There ere songs enough for the lovers, Who have love's teudtr pain. 1 sing for the one whose passion Is given all In vain. For those whose spirit comrades Have missed them on the war. 1 Miit; with a heart o'erftowing This minor strain today. And I know the solar system Must somewhere keep in space A prize for that spent runner Who barely lort the race. For the plan would be imperfect Cnk.-J it held some sphere That paid for the toll and talent And love that are wasted here. ' ?Ella Wheeler Wilcox. One carnival night In 1SG?, Cantal mhI I. pursued by ennui, found our selves by chance side by side in a jiroscenlum box at the opera ball. Our ..yes were Idly studying the motley mosaic formed by the maskers dancing t* the witching music of Strauss' bow. lien the door of the box was flung pen and. with a silken fron frou, three u'.asks entered and greeted us by name. Clio the Fair, Antonie Chantilly and Susannah Jackson were as well known in the world of artists for their beauty LS for their wit. Cantal gave them chairs, asking, with a smile, "You are playing truants to the ball?" - Suddenly we caught sight of you!" cried Antonie. "We will have supper to gether, If you've nothing bitter on foot." "Well and good!" sold Cantal, turn ing to me. "I will engage the red din ing room at once, if you are all agreed." In the midst of his last words my eye vras caught by the face of a man of 35 in the box opposite; he had on orienta! pallor. Lowering his opera gloss, he bowed to me. After a moment's thought I remembered he had rendered ne a trifling service, Buch as custom permits between fellow travelers?In* formation about a certain brand' of cigars, If I remember rightly?I return ed his bow. I bad hardly reached the foyer when the stranger approached me, Recalling bis courtesy In German, I could do no less than Invite bun to join us. If he was quite alone. In the gay hubbub. "And whom shall I have the honor of presenting; to our merry party?" I ask ed, smiling, when he bad accepted. "Boron von H." be said. "But, In view of the indulgence pf the ladles, the difficulties of pronunciation and the carnival season, let me assume, for on lour, another name, no matter what"? Tilth a laugh?"Baro3 Saturn, It you lie." , This caprice surprised , me slightly, bat 1 fell in with his fancy and an nounced him formally under the myth '.logical title be bad hit upon. His fan tastic appellation was. received with favor. Olio Insisted he was a king from the "Thousand and One Nights," traveling lncogi After the preliminary compliments Susannah Jackson, between two irre ?-??ble y-wss, asksd, "Will iiw baron loin us at supper, for the sak* of sym metry ?' ! "I am very sorry.to refuse," ?s?id the ?ranger. "Unfortunately a circum stance of capital Importance win call oo away in a few hours." "A make believe duel?" said Clio, sitfc a pout. "No, madame, a rencontr?, since yon h [lave deigned to consult mc " "?ah! A mere trifle. Not worth, mossing swords over, yon may be sure. Words exchanged at an opera- ball don't count, Yon are a stranger, that's plainly to be seen." "Quite true, madame. I, am some |*hat of a stranger everywbere,,, the fc?on replied, with a bow. "Come. Do yon get people to coax |?6U?" 'A '. . "Very seldom, 1 assure you 1" the old fellow replied, both gallantly and equivocally. Cantal and 1 exchanged fiances. What was he driving at? It tight turn ont amusing, in any case. Like a child who insists on having |M?at Is refused to it, Antonie seised " > arm. exclaiming, "Yon belong to ns dawn!" Bo surrendered; we left the opera. [So here we were with the prospect be ug of several hours' relative in timacy with a man of whom we knew olutely nothing, except that bo had at .the Wiesbaden casino and lied Havana cigars. Waning back in the carriage, CUo " to tho footman, "To tho Ma'son !" The foreigner's heavy car ?ge was rolling after ours. Antonie, known under her romantic nom guerre, "Yecult," h;d ae.-opted his mysterious escort .Installed'in the red dining room, "cph received strict orders not to let single living being, except the Os Qd oysters?andour illustrious friend, ? fantastic little Dr. Florian lea Egll lf. by chance he should come, great log roared in the fireplace. ' sir was heavy with tho scent of and whiter flowers. Wina stood In silver coolers, Bunches of Hiss trembled on their fine wire in crystal rases. Outside a dense mingled with rain fell, and wo. it a muffled sound of carriages, boring the> sparkling sallies of tho w 1 gave myself up to .my Inno r.innla of observation. I was hot lu dip-covering that the Saxon Jo was worthy of study. Our sec guest wax not wildly hilarious, ; was certain. His features aad his ?g were not tacking In tho con itional distinction that is a passport ' oclety; hi* accent was not dlaagree m with moat, fo^i&ners. Strange ??i ly. enough, It was ins pauor tuac vino against him; from time to time be turned a chalky, a ghastly white. IIb? Hps were ns thin as a line drawn by a paint brush; his eyebrows met in a per petual frown. An hour winged by. freighted with Jestlug, confessions and laughing words; smiles and diamonds flashed; tho magic of the deep mirrors reflected in an infinitude of bluo distance every gesture, every candle flame. Cantal and I sank into a reverie. Tho coffee was smoking in Its transparent cups; Cantal, with a Havana between his lips, was wrapping himself in blue rings, like ? demigod in a cloud. Barou von II., with half closed eyes, a glass of champagne in his pale hand, leaned back on a divan. Ho seemed to be following closely tho magical modu lations of tho nocturnal duet In "Tris tan and Isolde," played with muc!> feeling by Susannah. Antonio and Clio tho Fair, with locked hands, listened, radiant, to the music. I listened, too, looking the while at our threo Graces. All wore velvet that night. Antonie, of the violet eyes, was in black. Against tho severe lino of the decolletage her throat and. shoul ders rose like veritable Carrara. She had a narrow gold ring on her little finger, and three sapphire cornflowers uhone In her chestnut hair that fell in two soft braids far below her waist. Clio the Fair, an exquisite blond, with brown eyes?the goddess of Imperti nence, a disenchanted young person whom Prince Soltlkoff had baptized by pouring champagne foam on her hair wore a well molded green velvet gown and a ruby necklace. This young cr? ole of 20 was quoted as the model of all tho reprehensible virtues. She would have bewitched the profoundest philosopher of Greece or the austerest metaphysiciau of Germany. Susan nab Jackson, the Scottish Circe; with night black hair, In red velvet, looked like a dark llly-r-the meaning of her name, by tho way. In Hebrew, she told me. A red, green or black mask hung from each belt When Susannah left the piano I took a bouquet from the table and offered It to her with n jest: "You are a diva! Wear one of these flowers for the sake of unknown admirers." She gracious ly fastened a spray of hortensia in her bodice. "I don't read anonymous let ters!" she said, laying the rest of my "ealarm" on the piano. "Ah, cold Su,an nah!" cried Cantal, langhing. "You have come into the world merely to show us that snow burns." At this moment Joseph entered car rying a bowl of iced punch, for we had resolved to drink like lords. Baron Saturn seemed restless. I saw him pull cut his watch, draw a ring off his fin ger and give it to Antonie and rise from his seat "Lord of distant regions," I called out to him, between two puffs of a cigar, "you mustn't think of leaving us for an hour yet Youil pass for myste rious, and that's the worst of taste." ''Accept my apologies." he replied, "but a duty that I cannot ignore nnd that brooks no delay calls me away. Pray believe that I am hopelessly in your debt for the charmed hours spent here." "Is It really a duel, then?" asked An tonie nervously. "Stay with us and save a cold. Look at ns; listen and decide!" said Cantal. "Gentlemen/' said Baron Saturn, "I will confess that I am blind and deaf as often as God permits." This incomprehensible speech plung-' ?5 into tins most absurd conjectures. We looked at each other with an awk ward smile, not knowing what to think of \hls jest, when suddenly It flashed across me where I bad first seen the man. For a space of a second every thing about me seemed bathed In a red light?a light that came from our guest Approaching the foreigner, I whispered In his ear; v ' "Moneieur, pardon mo If I am wrong, but. I. believe. I bad the pleasure of meeting yen firo or sis years ngo at Lyons, at .4 o'clock one morning, In a public equare." . Saturn raised his head and looked at ma intently. "Ahr he said. "Is it pos sible?' "Yes," 1 went on, looking at him In tently. "'Wait a bit?in that equare ?tare Hiooa a melancholy object that 1 was dragged to see by two student friends and that I've sworn never to look on again." [ "Indeed!" observed Saturn. "And what was this object, if I am not in discreet In usklng V "A scaffold; a guillotine, monsieur, if my memory serves me. Yes, it was the guillotine. Now I'm sure of it!" These words had passed in a very low tone between us. Cantal and the ladles stood talking near tho piano. "Thafs itl I remember," 1 added, raising my voice. "What do yon say to my memory? Although you drove by very quickly, your carriage, de? layed a moment by mine, let mo catch a glimpse of you in the torchlight The circumstance stamped your face on my mind. You had absolutely the same expression then as now." "Ah, ah!" he replied. 'It is true. You speak with great accuracy, I ad mit" And his strident laugh gave me the feeling of a pair of blunt scissors sawing * lock of hair. "One detail among others impressed me," I went on. "From a distance 1 saw you get out near where the scaf fold was standing, and?unless I have been deceived by a resemblance"? . "You have hot been deceived, my dear sir," ho returned. "It was I." , At this word I felt that the conversa tion had grown icy. I was hunting for a commonplace with which to change the current of thoughts when suddenly Antonie turned from the piano and said somewhat sadly: "By, the way, you know there Is an execution this morning. It Is poor Dr. de la Poise. He attended me once." "What? Is it really today?" I asked, trying to assum? an Indifferent voice. "At 0 o'clock, the fatal hour," said Antonie. "? bad forgotten ail about It It seems they have oven bad a foreign er come to assist M. de Paris, in view of tho solemnity of tho occasion and tho distinction of the criminal" Not noticing tho absurdity of her last words, I turned toward M^Saturn. Ho was stkndlng near the door, wrapped in a great blodk cloak, with his bat in his bsjM and bearing lu all his person an official air. "M. lo Baron," I said to him, smiling, "Afttnr your singular bints we fa^ve al mcat.trwt right to asli you jf it.is as the yj?u?Tfr?lriT^^ il nil law, "mat you uro blimi anu ueur u* often as God penults?* " IIo approached roe, leaned toward ?uc .lestingly and answered in a low tone. "Hold your tongue; there are ladies present!" Ho made a circular bow and went out, leaving me dumb, shivering and unable to believe my cars. Cantal, who had joined us duriug the last speech, clapped me ou the shoul der. "Have you lost your wits?" he asked. "He has come Into a big property and is only continuing to practice while 'waiting for a successor," I murmured, enervated by tho fumes of the punch. "Bah!" exclaimed Cantnl. "Do you actually suppose him to be attached to tho ceremony in question?" "So you caught the drift of our short talk, old fellow, did you? Short, but instructive. The man is a mere execu tioner?a Belgian, probably. Ho is tho foreigner Antonie referred to a feu moments ago. Save for his presence of mind I would have made a break that would have alavmcd the ladies." "Come, come!" cried Cantal. "An ex ecutioner in a 30,000 franc carriage, who gives diamonds to his dinner neighbor, who sups at the Maison Dorce the day before lie devotes himself to a patient! Since your cafe do choiseul you see haugmeu everywhere! Drink some punch. Your M. Saturn is u poor jester, do you know?" At these words it seemed to nie that cold reason was on Cautal's side. Great ly annoyed, 1 hastily picked up my hat and gloves, and turned toward tho door. "This stupid hoax has lasted far too long." 1 added, opening the door. "If I find that funereal mystifier, 1 swear that"? " 'Don't swear!" cried a guy, well known voice from behind the portiere. "Step back, my dear friend." And our famous little doctor, Des Egllsottcs, en tered sprlugily, his grentcoat sprinkled with snow. "My dear doctor," I said, "I will come back shortly, but"? He took my arm. "When I have told you the history of the man who was going away as I ar rived, I warrant you that you'll not care to ask him an account of his sul lies. B?sides, It's too late; his carriage has carried him half a mile by this time." These words were pronounced in so strange a tone that l paused on the threshold. "Give us the story, doctor," I said, sitting down. "But, remember, you'll have to answer for my Inaction." The prince of science set his gold headed cane In a corner, pressed his lips, on the Anger tips of our three Graces, poured out a glass of Madeira, and in the fantastic silence due to the Incident?and to his own entrance commenced in these terms: "I thoroughly understand this even ing's adventure, as well as if I had been among you. What, has happened to you, without being precisely alarm ing, might" have become so. The gen tleman Is, rightly enough, Baron von XI., of an aristocratic German 'fam ily; his fortune Is in the millions; but"?the doctor looked at us?"his in sanity having been diagnosed by the medical faculties of Munich and Ber lin, presents the most extraordinary and incurable of monomanias cited up to today." "A madman! What are we to under stand, Florian?" asked Cantal, pushing the slim bolt of the door. At this reve lation the ladles' smile had changed. I began to think I was dreaming. "I thought I had Informed you that our gentleman was n. millionaire half a dozen times over," Florian replied gravely. "He Is more likely to put others under lock and key than to be so treated." "And what Is his mania?" asked Su sannah. "I give you warning that I And him fascinating." "Perhaps you'll change your views of him in a minute or two," continued the doctor, lighting a cigarette. "It seems that the taciturn youth embark ed in him teens for the East Indies; be traveled for several years in Asia. Here begins the dense mystery that conceals tbe origin of his malady. During cer tain revolts in the fsr east he witness* ed?attracted, no doubt, at first by a mere traveler's curiosity?the cruel tortures that oriental laws inflict upon rebels and criminals. But It saemsthai soon the instincts of a cruelty that goes beyond belief awoke In him, troubled bis brain, poisoned his blood and finally made him the'singular being that be has become. "By one of the clauses of his father's will the family is forced to avoid the baron's civil death unless they wish to suffer serious pecuniary losses. - So he Is at large. He Is on the best of terms with th? gentlemen of capital justice. The first, visit he pays In every town is to them. He has often offered them large sums for tbe privilege of operat ing In their stead, and between our selves I should not wonder if eVen In Europe ho has bribed one or two. One can say his madness Is Inoffensive, slnce.lt wrecks itself only on persons condemned by the law. So this Is tbe gentleman with whom you have had the honor of spending the night. Let me add that when out of his dementia be is nn irreproachable man of the world?a fascinating, playful conversa tionalist." The silence.that followed the doctor's words was as solemn as If dcatli had slipped his grinning skull between tho tapers. "I feel rather indisposed," said Clio the Fair, in a voice broken by nervous ness and tho chill of dawn. "Don't 'cave me alone." "A strange night!" said Susannah. "Joseph," snld Antonie, Anke this ring; the ruby is too dark for me,'isn't It, Suzanna? . The brilliants looks as though they were weeping around a drop of blood. Have It sold today and give whatever it brings to the beggars who pass In front of the house." Joseph took the ring, made the som olpTAnbulistle bow of which be nlone has the secret and went out to order the carriages, while the ladies pnt on their long black satin dominos and their masks.?Adapted For Argonaut From tho French of Victor de VHHers de lVIsIe-Adam. CASTOR IA For. Infanta and Children. TV* Kind Yea Have Ataaf* BsegM Boa? the Siimaturo of INDIAN FRIENDSHIP. A RAILROAD WHICH KNOWS THAT IT IS WORTH HAVING. Tho DellRlit fully In formal Maanrr la Which nn Error In ? Hlarht of Way Payment to a* Hod Skinned Tribe Was Corrected. As tlio traveler passes tlirough the big Sioux reservation la Montana on the Overland express be Is impressed with the uniform respect with which the Indians treat everybody connected with the railroad. "The Indian is no fool," wild a Great Northern official with w hom I discuss ed the subject. "He knows when lie j is well treated and seldom expects anything unreasonable. This railroad has never knowingly donc au Indian a j wrong. We paid liberally for the right to cross the r?servation, ami any dif ferences that arise arc treated with i consideration. Wo never try to Im pose upon the Indians in any way, nor do we permit them to impoHC upou us. When trains first begun to run through the reservation, a number of ponies were killed by accident. Wo promptly paid for them, ami the owners were satisfied. A few cunning Sioux thought they saw in the situation uu opportuni ty to make money and drove their po nies on the track to be killed and paid for. Wo discovered the tlil'k and ap pealed to the chief, who promptly sup pressed the Iniquity. This Is the near est approach to a misunderstanding that we have had/' A good story is told of a Wig chief who wanted to trade 1(H) ponies for a locomotive. lie did not appreciate the utility of the track and thought ho could dash over the prairies at will with the iron horse. It took some lime aud, patience, to get the idea out of the obiers head, but he finally relented. It was. however, a great disappointment. Auother story is connected with pay meut for the right of way through the reservation. It may not be quite ac curate in letter, but Is true in spirit. The through express from St. l'aul to Helena had not boon running long when a strange Incident happened out on the prairie. A solitary Indian, feathered in state ly fashion and mounted on u horse of rare beauty, occupied n conspicuous position beside the truck and gave the engineer a friendly signal to stop. Off Went the steam, and a gentle touch of the airbra&e brought the long trnln to a standstill. I Tho red man explained that he repre sented his tribe In a matter of right of way. There had been a-mistake, and the railroad ought to pay some more j money. In this formal and diplomatic manner,'the Indian explained, the mat ter was presented for adjustment in full confidence that the great while chief who built the railroad would be Just to his Indian friends. For the engineer this was it poser. He had no idea that he was a diplomat, but he was, all the same. He called the conductor, and all three discussed the case. The white meu knew noth ing of-the-merit s of the matter. The Indian talked like one who understood his business and was telling the truth. TLe amount involved was only a few dollars, and the conductor looked as t/lse as possible. He was a man of common sense sharpened by fron tier llt?'. With due deliberation he wrote out a receipt; which the Indian embassndor signed and the engineer witnessed. The money was paid out of the cash collections, and the con ference was at an end. The red mon mounted his horse and applied his spurs. The engineer step ped into the cab and pulled a lever. For an instant a party of eastern capitalists occupying an observation car were face to face with the Indian horseman. The whlto men received a lasting Impression of majestic dignity and. gi ace. The red man was dazzled by a vision of luxury of which &e had never dreamed. ? The extremes of Civilization and sav agery had met and parted In friend ship. The Indian, according to tribal custom, ' reported the success of his mission with solemn 'formality and suppressed-Joy, Tho train conductor, according to the regulations' of the modern cor poration, > mode a notation to tho au ditor on a blank form provided for the purpose, explaining why ho was short In his cash and- asking that his report be held In abeyance until he could se cure the approval ofrhls Irregular act by a higher official. The approval came, with a statement that th? Indian was right. There had been a mistake in the right of way settlement. It was also stated that the president of the railroad had In timated that while rules arc sacred things there are times when common sense may serve a good purpose.? Atchtson Globe. : .Illiterate, bat QalcU Wittel. Reuben Fields is certainly a unique character. The editor first knew him in Johnson county, Mo., about 30 years ago. Ho was then Just about grown and possessed wonderful gifte in rrat ters of mathematics, and It was said you could never put a question to him for which be would not have an an swer at his tongue's end. Oa one oc casion two traveling men were discuss ing his cose, and one bet the other he could not spring a question on Rube which would puzzle him for an answer. The first time ho met Itnbe he said in an abrupt manner, "Rube, if an Indian should come along and cut off the top of - your head and take your brains away;* what would you do?" Quick as a flash Rube replied, "Go round wlthont any, like you do." ' It is needless to say ho paid the bet, with probrbly tho cost of a western irrigation for the crowd. Fields Is a native of Rath county. Ha would nev er go to school and Is wholly illiterate. ?F?epi?ngabnrg (Ky.) Times-Democrat, ' ? Recruit3 for the Chinese army are not accepted nnlees they can jump a ditch six feet wide. ? It is estimated that on an aver age each penny in circulation changes ha?ds 11 times in a week. ? Outlaw is the name of a man in Mississippi who has recently announ ced himself as a candidate for justice of the peace. ? No man will ever be celebrated for his piety, whose religion *is all in his head. A Hare Military (Jenius. Lord Wolscley, commander of the Koglish army, and Gen. W. T. Sher man have said that bad Gen. Nathan iel Bedford Forrest received a mili tary education lie would liavc been the greatest Ggure of the civil war. After reading the biography of tho celebrated Confederate cavalry leader, which hah been written by Dr. John A. Wyeth, and which is to be pub lished shortly by Harper & Bros., it is easy to understand why Forrest should bo so esteemed by all who arc best qualified to judge. (ion. Forrest was keenly apprecia tive of the necessity of giving his personal attention to the smallest de tails canuected with his military ope rations in order to achieve success. He was not content to accept reports from even his most trusted and faith ful subordinates, but he made careful inspection of his artillery, the har ness, and the condition of the animals as well as the men, and held his offi cers strictly accountable for keeping his command supplied with ammu nition, forage and rations, NVithiug seemed to escape his careful scrutiny. When on the march, which usually began at daylight, he would take his place by the roadside and observe regiment after regiment as they passed before him. He would then mount his horse and ride through the column from rear to front. If it were raining and he saw a cartridge box exposed to the weather, the delinquent need ex- I pect no' mercy from the commander. If in crossing a stream a soldier per mitted his ammunition to get wet, he might oonsider himself fortunate to escape with a reprimand. His quick eye detected a lame or tender-footed animal, or one that did not seem to be well fed or properly cared for. A veteran of Forrest's command inform ed the writer that on one occasion tho general ordored him to leave the ranks, remarking: "Why do you let your horse's back get sore? Take your saddle off and let me see what's the matter." On exposing tho animal's back it was found to be chafed. For rest reprimanded him, and dismounted to give him a praotical lesson in the manner of rolling the blanket so that the pressure would be taken from the abraded surface. As he rode away, the general remarked: ''You must never again let me see you riding a horse with a sore back; there is no need of it." A few days later the general recognized the same trooper, and also noticed tbat he bad not fixed the blanket as he had been instructed, and, narrating the circumstance, the trooper said: "I did not get off so easily that. time. The general gave me hell, but it taught me a lesson I never forgot.** ^ The precautions he took for the ! comfort and safety of hia men were I fully appreciated, and formed one of I the strong bonds of attachment be ! tween the soldiers and their comman i der. When they bivouacked for the I night, in proximity to the enemy, he never rested until he saw in person that the pickets were properly posted, I and that experienced and reliable men were detailed for important duties. His men feit the most implicit reli ance in this watchful care of them selves. A lieutenant of the escort ; said: "We had that confidence in him I which I imagine the old guard had in Napoleon. On one occasion while we were supposed to be in a very danger ous position, with the enemy all about us, wc were ordered to go into camp for the night. There were some new re cruits with us, who, scoing the older members of tho command preparing to lie down and go to sleep, said: 'You don't expect to lie down*-and go to sleep with the enemy all around us, do you?' The answer was: 'Of course we do; Gen. Forrest told us to do it.' " How He Was Cured. Mrs. McPherson"Was 'attracted by the following advertisement the other day : "To the Public.?A gentleman who was cured of drinking, smoking, talk ing too loud, going out at nights, going to the races and gambling, and wuo also gained 20 pounds of flesh in three years and was completely re stored to health, willjsoll the secret to any respectable person for half a crown. If no cure, money refunded. ?Address, in confidence, etc." Mrs. MoPherson sent for-the remedy and received the following reply: "I was cured of all the bad habits mentioned by a three-years' enforced residence in her majesty's prisons."? London Tit-Bits. ? The Sweet Young Thing?" I don't see why people should always laugh at people in love." The Savage Bachelor?"It is human nature 'to laugh at others' infirmities and amis fortunes." ? The "insiders" in the stock mar ket are the "lambs" after the "bears" take them in. ? No man oan worry about ho.v he looks and keep his bank account grow ing. ? The suit a tailor makes a man seiden? lasta as long as his snit against bun. ? Any girl who refuses a sparkling diamond engagement ring must be stone blind. ? fa Ile Would Write l'belry. During the last year of Lowell's course at Harvard his father, Dr. Low ell, spent most of ids time in Koine. Young Lowell was, iu the summer of his graduation, "rusticated," or sent off to Concord in a sert of studious banishment, under a pneeptor, as n punishment for persistency falling to attend morning prayers at the chapel. This fact caused great consternation among Ids classmates, for he had been selected as class poet, and the rustica tion forbade his presence in Cambridge until commencement week. About this tlmo a certain Cambridge citizen went abroad and visited Home, where ho called on Dr. Iiowell and gave him all tho Cambridge news. Ho went on thus with some of the Items: "The parts for commencement have been assigned. Huf us Ellis is tho first scholar and is to hnvo tho oration." Dr. Lowell expressed Interest. "Your son James has been rusticated and will not return to college until commencement week." Tho father expressed uo particular iuterest in this sad news. It evidently gave Iii m no distress. "Hut the class have chosen him their class poet." "Oh, dear!" Dr. Lowell broke out, despairingly. "James promised mo ho would quit writing poetry aud go to work!"?"James Hussell Lowell ami His Friends." Diitrnoll'N Only Smile. Disraeli, it is said, only laughed once lit the house of commons. Mr. Glad stone had made an Impassioned speech in favor of the union of Wullnchla and Moldavia. Mr. Disraeli, speaking in opposition, pointed out that the result would be the extinction of the Inde pendence of these people, and the only thing left would be tho remorse "which would be painted with admira- j Me- ?loquence by tho rhetorician of the day." In reply Mr. Gladstone said that he would not bo guilty of tho affected modesty of pretending to be Ignorant that that designation, "the rhetorician of the day," was intended for him self. Mr. Disraeli interrupted with the remark, "I beg your pardon; I really did not menu that." Disraeli sat down with a satlstlcd smile that told of his enjoyment. Mr. Gladstone's face expressed amazement and indignation. His op-' ponent had placed him in tho mortify ing position of applying a remark to himself which had no such personal reference. Therefore Gladstone's wrath and Disraeli's smile. Tho Liberal lead er proceeded with his speech and con demned tho "sesquipedalian words and inflated language" of tho lender of the Conservatives. - m m - -- ? ? If tho wages of sin is death some people are slow in collecting what is due them. A HUSBAND SAYS: Before my Wife began using Mother's Friend she could hardly get around. I do not think she could get along without it now. She has used .it for two months and it is a great help to her. She does her housework without trouble. " Mothers Friend is an external liniment for espactant mothers to use. It gives them strength to attend to their household duties almost to the hour of confine ment, it is the one and only prepara tion that Overcomes morning sickness and nervousness. It is the only remedy t?at relaxes and relieves the strain. It is the only remedy that makes labor short and delivery easy. It is the only remedy that puts the breasts in condition so that swelling or rising is impossible. Don't take medicines internally. They endanger the lives of both mother and child. Mother'* Friend Is ?o3d by druggists for SI. Send for oar froe illustrated book. Ihe Bradfleld Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga, CITY TaXJOTICE Office City Clkrk ani? Tkkasuhku, City Halt., axokiison, 8. C. NOTICE is hereby given that the Sec ond Installment of City Tax?e and Sani tary Does will be due and payable at the office of the City Clerk and Treasurer at the City Hall on and after AUGUST ISth inst. to SEPTEMBER 1st, left), in clusive. This office will be open from 0 o'olock a. m. to 5 o'clock p. m. during said time. Parties falling to pay said City Taxes and Sanitary Does within said dates will be liable to the nsnal penalties with coat* aa provided by law. By crJer City Council. J. B. LEWIS, C Ity Clerk and Treasurer, pro tern. Aug 2, 180!) ?_2_ DR. J. H. BURGESS. DENTIST. IN Pendleton every Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday. At damson College every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. April 20,1899_44_6m NOTICE. NOW is the time to have your Buggy Revarnished,* Repainted, aud new Axle Points fitted on. We have the best Wagon Skeins on the market. All kinds of Filth Wheels and Bashes. Headquarters for Carriage, Buggy and Wagon Repairs. PAUL E. STEPHENS. 4 FURMAN UNIVERSITY, GREENVILLE, 8. C. ri^HE nextSoftnlon will open September JL 27,1st??. Full and thorough instruc tion, leading to several degree?, is offer ed. Boarding in private families mode rato ; in the mess the fareis excellent and cheap. For Catalogue or further partic ulars, apply to the President. A. P. MONTAGUE. July is, lh*>?? 4 4* CLAREMONT COLLEGE HICKORY, N. C. For t?lrla and Young Ladies. Noted health resort. Furo mountain ?ir and water. Ten schools in one. Char tered by the State. $400 Piano given to ! host music graduate Home comforts. I Faculty of 11 University men and wc men. Students from nearly evory South j oru State, also from Canada, Western ano" I Northern States. Reasonable rates. Write fcr Catalogue. S. I?. HATTON, A. M., President, luly 28, ib'.M' 5 THE CLINTON, S. C ' SPECIAL oiler of reduced rates for next ?j session. A College education placed within the reach of every one. Matricu lation, Tuition, Room Kont and Hoard for Collegiate year for $100 00. Full Fac ulty of experienced Teachers : moral in fluence*; healthful location . line courses of study ; lowest poHslblo com Send for Catalogue to W. T. MATTHEWS. or A. E. ! '. SPENCER. GREENVILLE FEMALE COLLEGE. lloom for To Hoarders Enrollment 200. (iraduates I'll. Able Faculty?Seventeen Teachers, Six men. Fourteen Schools. Soven Languages, Literature, Science?, iliotory, Hioio Study, Motile, Art, Elocu tion, Stenography, Bookkeeping, Type writing. Director of MubIc pur.il oT l.ia/t and Sgambatl. Graduate of Royal Academy of Music, Rome; Italy. Superb Teacher, Composer and Pianist. Health Unsurpassed. No death in school since it was founded. Elevation about 1100 feet. Diligent care of Boarders. College Physician. Fare Excellent. Rates low. Forty-sixth Session begins September 20, MW. Address? M. M. RILEY, A. M., D. D., President, Greenville, 8. C. July 28, 1800_5_ W. G. McGEB, SURGEON DENTIST. OFFICES?thront It,om, over Farmern and Merchants Bank? F?* ?. 1898 83 Notice to Creditors. ALL persona having demanda against; the Estate of Mrs. E. T Jackson, deceas ed, are hereby notified to present them, properly proven, to the undersigned, within the time prescribed by law, and thoia indebted to make payment T. C. JACKSON, Ex'r. Aug 2, 1809_ 6_51_ THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Count* or Ahdeeson. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Robert A. LpwIb,Plaintif?, agalost Amol N. Rag* dal?, Mr*. Annie Ragsdale, et ai., Defendants.? Summons for Reliai?Compliant Serred. To tbe D?fendants Arnos N. Bandais, lira. Annie Ragsdale' William M. Baggdale, J. S. BagadAle, J. A. Bagtdale, J J. Bcgedalo. W.O. Slono, Mrs. Luna Pooro, Jamea D. Stone, Bnbba Daniel Lof tli, Wilson Loftis. Ada Loi t la, Rutha Poo re, Rebecca Cremer, Cornelia C Reeco, Hary Shir ley and J. U. Cos : V~OU -re - -~""7 ssmssaeu mati required to an X ewer the Cosnptalat in thia Waich a copy la herewith served noon yon, and to eerve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the eubacribera at tholr offlce, Anderson Court Honae, South Carolina, within twenty daya after tbe aerrlee hereof, exclusive of tbe day of each service ; and If you fall to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiffs In thia action win apply to the Court for the relief de manded In the Complaint. Dated Anderson, 0. C, July 24, A. D., 1899. BONHAM A WATKINS, Plaintiff's Attorney, [8kal ] Jour ? W.?!?, c.cCr. To the absent Defendants Bnbba Daniel Lsftla and Mrs. Rebecca C romer : Teu will take notice that the Complaint la thia action was filed In the office of the Cloifc of the Coait for said County a a too 15th July, 18tt), and you must aerve a copy of your answer thereto on ike subacTibere as their offlcs at AnoWm.B.C., within twenty daya affeejr this aerjjeej?^yea. July'24, IBM BOHHAM AWATH? PlainUff'e Attorneys. 00 YEARS* EXPERIENCE Patents TRADE IMAMS Oebionq COPVRIQHTS &C. A r.yonc seadSng a aketcb and description ran* nulokly asoertaln our opinion tree wh"*v - ItiTontlnn Ib probably patentable, turns strictly com sont free. Oldest Patent* taken ^jfitber an ..probablypatentable. Communica tions strict Ir conOdentlai. Handbook on Patenta agency for ceca ring paten ta. . ... throuRh Munn & Co. recelTe special notice, without charge. In tbe Scientific flmcrkatf. A handsomely llMstrated weekly. Larost culatton or any scient inn tournai. Terms, rear s four months. 8L sold err . _j, S3 a veart four months, ft. Sold hr ail newsdealers. BranchOffloePfe F SU Washington.D.C. CHARLESTON AND WESTERN CAROLINA RAILWAY. AUGUSTA AND A8HEV1LLESOOItT LINKS In effect May 21,1899. Lv Augusta.. Ar Greenwood-. Ar Anderson...... Ar Lcurens. Ar Groonvillo... Ar Qlenn Springs-... Ar Spartanburg?. Ar8alada?.? Ar HendereonvUlo. Ar AsbevUle.. 9 40 am 1150 am 1 20 pro 3 00 pm 405 pm S 10 pm 5 83 pm G 03 pm 7 00 pm 1 40 pm 6 10 pm 6 50 ens 10 IB am 'J ck) am Lv AahevlUe.... Lv iWrtanburg. L7 Glenn Springs. Lv G reenylllo....... Lv Laurena.. Lv Anderson. Lv Greenwood....... Ar Augusta..~.. S 28 mVS. 11 45 am 10 00 am 12 01 am 137 pm 4 10 pm 2 87 pmi. 6 10 pm 11 10 am Lv Calhoua Fallu........., Ar Raleigh.*. Ar Norfolk. Ar Petersburg. Ar Richmond.?. Lv Aujtutta................ Ar Ali enisle. Ar Fairfax..... Ar Temaasee. Ar Beaufort-. Ar Port Royal.-. Ar Sarannah............. Ar Charleston-.... 9 45 am 1060 am 1105 am l20pa 810 pas 888 pan 480 pan 6 20 pea 685 psa 70S pa 7 80 psa Lv Charleston. Lv Pertsoyal... Lv Beaufort. Lv Yemassee.... Lv Fairfax..-..., Lv AUendale.... Ar August*-.. ...1 7 23 am 1 40pm 1? pm 8 05 pm 7 10 am 7 30 am 820 am D -'0 am 985 am 1125 am Close connection at Calhoun Falls for Athena AtlanUand all points on B. A. L. Close connection at Augusta for Charleston Savannah and all points. Close connections at Greenwood for nil points on 8. A. L-,and G. AG. Railway, audat8partanbnr? with Southern Railway. For any Information relative to tickets, rates , schedule, etc-eddrese W. J?CBAXG, Gen. Pass. Agent. Anguit?,Qe\ E. M.Herth.SeLAgeat. T. U. Emerson .Trafflo Manager.