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MAKk W VISUM). mOT IDWELL ty tka Aalkor ) ORAPTKE IV. Wbml on* petaon w»nU in nlaetrlnitj ia round in tho anprrflooo* rharKina yf anovbor. Th* profane aaiti all Iho roll- gion of the whole generation of the Karneya had aomehow gone into Lilian. Doobtleae—and Roa« knew it well— Cb^re wna n tincture of madneaa with her exaltation—at all eyenta, in the akuse that every form of true enthusi asm ia a kind of insanity. Now that Charles, however, perceived that Ross began to play, aa he rudely termed it, "the serious young man,” bis vexation became very apparent “It was qnito had enough in my sis- fer,” be broke forth on Ross excusing himself from dinner on the plea of at tending with Lilian a native prayer meeting, ‘‘hut to have yon, a grown man, meddling and muddling in such tomfoolery passes patience. Can’t you leave the natives alone? They’re much better aa they were—confounded liars ■t the beet, but if they turn Christian they'll be positively pest endurance. ” “I think, Mr. Karuey. ” said Ross eoldly, ‘‘that we will not discuss fur ther a subject on which we cannot Bgrea. If more were like your sister, there would be few liars id the wtgld. The fact ta, Christiana at yonr stamp nannot bear to sn< even an approach of the real thing they profraa •’ •*Oh. perarhiug be hangedf" was the rads reply "Br> uoe thing, 1*4 me wars you Uial Uoa Is a dangerous piarn to g« and try tart tha Uaa if Aarway thM took tba locidant oat at iba ral regloo Into that of ta—on. and ha harried no, determined to search whole road and If nsoaaaary roues the ▼lllaga However near to (be truth may have been the conjecture of Ross, it hi cer tain he was closer on Lilian'g track tbaq be lied imagined, for when more then helf way to the temple, of which ofcie of its corner gopuramn, or towers, was now in view, faintly ontlined against the dark sky, his eyes, now need to the gloom, disoerned the ontline of a white dress, and he felt snre it was Lilian who was gliding far before him. He quickened his pace, hat to- bis sorprise •ho did the same, uniy her motion con tinued to be that of a swift gliding along rather than walking. She was near the tower, he fancied, and now aa he saw her form sweeping on thither he redoubled bis speed and once or twice celled oat. Whether it was that he had exhausted himself in the chase or that the horror of what seemed to him now the working of some awfnl, subtle, wicked power had temporarily paralysed his voice he knew not, but be was con scious that bis efforts to call were little more thau a whisper or a gasp, and thia, so common in nightmares, curiously enough made him fancy momentarily that he was only dreaming and would presently wake. The next moment ha smiled to himself, even In that terrible moment, fur he distinctly saw the white figure reach and melt into tba gopnram, and when a few minutes later be reach ed the gateway ha fans4 the massive and immovable and ha It with all his might « tlAKTKH V. What we da in ■ m—ts af sadden and aeerwhrimtag trial ta nagslly —• tirety ant*be that ahart wa saanid par pm* ta As ««wt4 wa has— aa a nan. Image of by devilish intelligence of tiveukee, — g dwarf, armed with an ax, aa Ca^ki, with » sword and a winged hong, and in many other shapes. Before each of these idols burned a small lamp, and tba multiplic ity of shadows thus created, the strange carvings of the pillars, and tba utterly inhuman aspect and expression of most of the faces, sculptured according to Eu ropean ideas, combined to produce a ter rible impression on Roas’ mind, already ■o completely overstrained. Bnt what were the idols, fierce, frowning, sensnal and often hideously repulsive, as typical of the worst and fonlest of human pas sions and propensities, compared to what he now saw at the farther end of this awfnl hail, where he beheld arecambent figure of Vishnu, a stalk surmounted with the mystical lotus coming out of his middle and over him for canopy the bended necks and heads of four motion less cobras? Ross hsd seen before a representation of this god resting on tiesba, his snake of infinity, but the more be looked at tbeee cobras the more oonvinoed was be that they were real snakes charmed by some occult Jugglery into the rigidity of serpents of stone. There was a kind of leveled space at the feet of the recumbent idol, and this was overlaid with flowers. While Roe# still gaaed few mated and breathIsee a alight aoaad struck kis a—, the eibilaal rustle of slight e a Mom tag eat from the blush uf so—e of the diet—I enlam— a mua. his keuart smeared with aahaa. leading by Ike hand a da Itfwfw, ta whMk be seaagatasd I rue as— a beard him to the ead with e look, and ft was !mpossible to tall from his demeanor bow startled be was at the exaotitade of Roas' infor mation, who finished by saying, "Re fuse and you will be rallied, and your temple too. ” . The Brahman paused for breath for two or three seconds and looked intent ly on the ground. Then he raised his head proudly. "You shall see, ” he said haughtily, "how you wrong us. Wait here a minute. '* Ross signed to his fol lowers, and all crowded in, while the Brahman, without deigning to look be hind him, immediately disappeared. Ross felt somewhat uncertain what to ^0. He did not wish to involve himself and his followers in an attack on the temple if be could possibly help it, al though to the Brahman his attitude had been one of the utmost resolution. Bnt a minute or so passed ere they saw Proh- rada returning, leading Lilian by the band. She was still evidently insensible. A few of the flowers that clung still to her skirts showed that she had been raised from the conch by the idol. Her eyes were ciortid, and she moved stiffly in obedience to the priest’s guiding hands, as an automaton might be ex pected to do. The trident asark of Vish nu was on her forehead still. ‘‘8—r said the Brahman. "The mem sahib bears V ishau 'e mark. She strayed thto oar temple, —Sersd the hall of Idols and lay dowa at the foot of Vishuu. What eon Id wo do? If you asost have has. tabs b»r. ** Aad bis ryue added aa his tsssgae stepped abruptly, ' Tube my daadltms a—Os wtsh bar lem " Bens dtd art chaom So argue — ia- j Lil>ee was hks — A*ee«»lie. ^PMubdnms K«e •h»T —arty I Alhea hattrtkr saa a lead a* la flaw of tba fact that U Is t boa ral ly understood that Ihtr la to he a test year ss to the operation of tba dispen sary law la this State, there are many figures that It will be well to take a f iance over at the outset of the year, 'be General Assembly has ooutfaued the bills relating to the dispensary law to the next aession, thus delaying for one year every fight against the l*w in accordance with Qovernor El lerhe’s desire" to iet the law be thoroughly tested for a year before the system is Interfered with at all. Durlqg the year those who are inter ested Th the several fights brewing lor next year will carefully watch all mat ters bearing upon the operation of the law. Its record will be reviewed i a moral institution, as a money-making institution and so on. The State accordingly gives the fig ures cove.-ing the business — a whole up to date and showing the sales and profits in the several oounty dispensa ries for the past year, which are worth clipping and saving. The board reports that the net ac crued prelit of the State dispensary from the begionlag of operatioos up to the close of the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, last, anrountod to Wtti,753.88. Then Is ao unearned profit reported of 157, 850 63, making the total accrued aad unearned profit 6624.404 5! The purchases of the Staia board for the year 18M aggregated Ii7&,134 20. Ft-e purchases wire l.eai.er In O.t, - bar aad Da—hr thaa la nay other two months. The follow lag ahoes the dispeues rise la the Slate aad glvro the sal i aad net profile of each lor the year ending Don 21. lart: huh*. JM frurts • 11.*54 C I 4.114 la along at taka however, Mills the track as ibe train nearly a mils a minute. The engine which draws this essen tially "through train’’ is a curious looking ponderous affair, quite unlike any locomotive seen on American rpads. It baa on either side a single huge driving wheel, seven feet elgnt Inches in diameter, while what must by com parison be called the small wheels of the engine, six In number known as trailers, are four feetoix Inches in dia meter. The wate* tank of the engine holds 30,000 gallons, and when running at full speed there is a steam pressure of 100 pounds to the tquare inch, while there Is a heating surfaeh of 1,591 square feet. Each day the run is made, the train leaving Paddington station at 10:25 o'clock in the morning, and it never falls to roll into St. David’s station, in Exeter, exactly on time. The time allowed by the schedule for this run makes no allowance for delays of any kind. Even the time lost In going over the loop around Bristol and the ncces 1 ' •Ity of slowing down when going through Rath Is not allowed for. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. 5 rSb— rtBDMoSr Ain UMB. law of tba State, sod or dered ¥bu mao to answer questions In criminating his wife. —A weird story Is floating about to the effect that four American million aires have recently had made in Shef field, England, steel waistcoats and coats which are warranted.to secure them immunity from death In ordinary cases of attempts at assassination. The armor is of chain mail, so tight that when one has worn It a week or two It is no Incumbrance to him and strong enough to turn a dagger or sword thrust, though it wohli not stop a bullet. How to Find Out. la as 1» I Fill a bottle or common glass with urine and let it stand twenty-four hours: a sediment or settling indicates a diseased condition of the kidney*. When urine stains linen it Is positive evidence of kidney trouble. Too fre quent duairc to urirate or psln in the back, is also convincing proof that the kidneys and Madder era out of crdcr. WHAT TO DO. 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The 1»<I Pas in dirordrr, end rvideiiUy th« ocrup.iut had lefl th<> nsini sudden ly. A* ho looked the threat of the lireh men fUiliod into his ummory, end e cold swcut stood on his furvbrud. Hh felt the U d. It war warm. Tin re was not e moment to lore. He could not stay to explain to Kurncy, for he hoped by following at onoo to overtake the unhappy girl, who had in some way been drawn forth to what he knew not. Slipping back to his room, he thrust in to his bo-om a very long bludod knife ho carried on occasions of danger, and, scarcely thinking, but feeling only that a crisis had come, he went out into the night ami peered into the darkness. The bungalow stood on an eminence quite isolated, and thonco 'only one beaten path led to the village and temple. If, as he feared, Lilian wa« being drawn by ’ some strange influence thither, bo must be close Rebind her, although the dark ness wa/tod thick for him to see aught ahead, and he hurried down the slope with torturing thoughts in bis brain. He had hoard, as all residents in India amongihe natives must hear, of the ex traordinary ticcult powers possessed and exercised by some of the illuminated E lects, aad he thrilled to think that if hen •«■»» bring relief fswsb unit J "wot, then. too. his prim*nee Might I known also But a* hr hur Mo« - gn-* mure eooi end toddea- mwm6wpw4 sawa M mm mm sppmm M M* . •—M*p M sonata saa sSPM sort M (A | mm —« • MmtasoMM m saenma aw* eno Ml M«a Art AM m* mmm mm pa afirt wMsrt Mssrt Mae mmmmm* Pal •eaa sartMsaaA Wen pas a mmm mmm smage same msoh IS »a— ■■ *qwmm a m 6w4 s*> • a • y >e • % sppM Mas 6a 6wA an* « *p' m wanflv saA 6» wen MaartkMS spwaaa si rto *smn 6a MB omm VboS swat| pawl sMomSA feaArt Tbns wMM4PagaA flgaw* ksg m J’-m «m m» Ampi MM a aa Mn BWM si a? ®wme ■sa MwAg- •mpp—* a* • Wa pBMPaaf sMeso (M > amMawm AswsMow ■ea sacs t • .51 •s i •4 Pi mm if Minks (Mso s«S 6» hw Map M IM i knaAs wMsAfikaspatf J/opfny to find some mode of entrance j grotesque carvings which the exjKwure to the atmosphere for centuries had in places reduced to an extremely brittle and friable condition. It was nervous work for Ross, who had to cautiously feel his way, altbongh his eyes, uow focused to the compara tive darkness, could make out much iu outline of the building nbontJiini.» Ross, in climbing the gopuram, had originally intended, by dropping down inside, to flm^ entrance front the inte rior inclosnres into the court of the tem- pU>, but as ho now worked round «the back of this tower he found hiuftelTbh the roof of what ho know to be one of the pillared hulls, and sundry streaks of red light that eume up through crev- ice* end cranks convinced hioL that some ceremony most bo iu progress br io*. Ilf CBJt.ttaMLlQ Ibfi sidp of the roof, ihe nature of tb« structure render ing this resy, end here the arrumnla- li<ja of srdl fur orntunis had led to the — tv f-o (M rigidity *4 SIMM WfeM H*w» Um«gM (twomow Ike sgovpw ead dtegglP Bat. If kr did, wkal a fees? Clearly ke ooaM Llllea. and thee if *1 ass art a a owfo: mm I Mrtawfol mm twsa tkm M M davt «d eaiarglag from tke pillar ■Old ko Iks* rf. n*4 awwiid witk ke woke end re gained her s* n*r« ko (eared eke might go mad from t he awful shirk And bow mold they —rape from the hall, and then bow did ke know whet spy holes might not exist for some lurking priests to see what was going on inside? No, no; that would not da It was yet dark. The best thing clearly for Koes^yas to climb back the way he had come, run back to the bungalow and ronse np some of their native employees and ‘‘rush” the temple. That was the way be put it to hiiipplf. He wasted no time, bnt was in mi incredibly short time racing back to the bungalow, maturing his plans as he weul? If was not quite dark, to his great joy, and on arriving ho roused up Karney and told him iu g^ow words all he had seen. His partner, at first incredulous, was convinced presentlyTbut he flatly refus ed to take violent measures. What! Desecrate a templet And then, no doubt, the rascals would take care thnfc Lilian should not be found. Oh, no, that was far too risky a thing. Beside^, if they proved wrong they might raise the vil lage against them, mid if J hey wero right probably the same tbiu^ would happen. Rom lost patience. He slapped the coward's face and would have kicked WMM aawgawa (Nw nwiHrt «• Mm aws sa 6a mmmt tm a Aasaw* Sanaa ■a 6—1 Ska *aw— 6—* woe 6 art a# (so Sxwm aoaMii vm tart 6a kM( ' U*wa» mmmm *a—aa sa mmmm a»** *y»Oi— aa mMalk ma aMw la pal aa gnAMsaatak,* ho MrtlawfiartsaM * KrtkSMa *" «M*4 Ik* ikmosksupi* ~Mmm: saMeikiag mmm* Boo okkio rnmmmmmm tm taoaSv i*mm Amt fo artswrtafihMra(Mrt^r" SM gei—t k—4 Aim okoai ma] .« , sfrof art orainl 1% kighlj AH 6M ’ Im| mmom» m ml E a aorta j*«e| It, ko Krtgowoy ! Aalkokaac *• That* wkat 1 weak Tba high laaodoot yaa'vo got. By kalraago Mlabap wkos Iko b»y • out lo pack the goods for the tuclabiy ambitious farmer ke took k tta of varolsk, Iba varoisb coming la square cans of fcled similar to tbuaa ooaiala lag the maple svrup. Three or four mouths alle-ward the man came hack to town nnd reported nt tbo storj. The store keeper, having made the discovery of the error,, wan In n panic, th he mustered courage to ask At length how the maple syrup had answered. "Oh, she was ail right,” said the customer. " Kinder highfalutin, but good. My wife at first said she thought it was some rancid, hut when I told said about it bein’ a le in you dish that the best peo] if her what hightoned dish that the best peop Empory jes’ ‘ nacherally craved she seemed to take a second holt, and now she won’t eat r * bin’ else. I thought there was a al a snap au’ bite to it that sorter reminded me o’ what we used to git when prohibition first struck the country, but in general it’s mighty good stuff.” ” Was there any bad effect at all ?” inquired the amazed store keeper. •• Will, now, I can’t say there wasn't. You see it was my wife’s first experi ence with dude grub an’ she kinder .ost her head^ Got aoibttiiue. Allow ed that if werwas good enough to have that kind of eatin’ we was good enough to have some other things to match. Bought a lot o’ new chioy dishes from r rifled at his partner s looks. Rosa then calUd up hiawrlf all the CbnstianloaA. aativrs aad etupiorras of th» nlantatkm (k I Has HcoAia ^ 2,713 Ift tfpartaaborg : Brow a ...... 33. WJk 61 Wood 36.H75 26 Sprlagflold .... 5..V4I 76 St. Georges .. A3fW M St. Matthews... 11.240 51 St. Stephens. .. 3,664 0W Summmervilla: Hhame ..... *12,062 74 lldertou .... 6,220 54 Sumter 46,000 42 Sycamore 4,301 80 Timmonsville.. 13,118 21 Tirzah 11,427 22 Toddville 3.W5 08 Ualoa .21401 68 Varnvllle 4,279 13 Wagener 4,777 55 Walterboro...^ 15,225 14 Wllliston., 5,025 13 Winnshoro 20,580 67 Walhalla 1,381 12 Ulmer 1,307 40 that • Marti ^rt IhSM*- | •OCTHSJIN RAILWAY. fT'T’T wn taSMssss Mi M— 1 # •M# I • » o - • ■ * a A • # f M » M mm* W Ot I M—osasm W *WI —BP* W*' 011 W* 9 n wmm* m> I txartm •aasasMB I MasMi —* • m*mm *6p ill Mrt*a s—s am r*oais—^ ftf >(*■ si a—f m —se 0— I Ma4 TaMkaSad *••. W. * * I ft* * HaS*w— 1 Taaas s4 Tv «s 222 M 3.251 01 3,620 2a 411 2H 407 65 1.OU0 43 171 70 800 20 17 12 5,657 77 252 60 1,382 03 002 43 57 51 3.043 20 320 09 257 01 1,551 85 44&29 1,263 17 62 94 105 05 ■RF* A * 1 «1 * mg *66 f Hg .OWrt 'l' % •«*'l M. JUMVWI0MI tlwrmtiAi uraiaitki «!• ‘t ^00||y. WiftR tr%4« **m» Mrt t ••;»> « 4rRv|R0 tmgtm thRypi tlM0lB0 Cfltfw Wtw^rti JMiTB~ 1 b*hI Nnr ITcAi Total $1,462,169 59 $132,267 63 LONGEST RUN IN THE WORLD. this trip la towa Yes, I s'poaa you Might say ihrT was soiaa had effects. A Cornwall Express Train Goes from London to Exeter Without Stop ping. New York Herald. The longest regular daily run made without a stop by aey railway train in the world has just baeu placed on the schedule of the Groat Western railway -of -BaffUkd* - — It Is made between Paddlagtoo ste- tloa la Loadoo, aad Exeter, a dlstaace of IM Milos ia throe boor* aad thirty CulU9 1, firm iL. Gm A ft fta m *UHErN. Ira’l Supt.. W .nhlnrtua , A. TTRI. Oral Pam. Aft He 1 Pi Wash! mstxta. D Ol 1. m cnj*. TrafU V fT- D OL Wa-thii’-.- 'a. D. 0L 6. If R AKUW !('K. i’I 'Ave'l l‘:' -»■ .LS'l., Atlanta, f Va SI aa 1 J(. m , H ORBKN. aiwrlnieadtnt. on. D U W. A TUKk. •sc Pnm A»'l. Waslilnk-iua. D. 0. Osn. but Waihft ■wutuiftw! Liflilirtdl % rr f am Tt%1d« Si L dlrifllon. p J R Cl I-P TraA« M f r W B.hlUf-.ll, D. (1 8 H. RAKDwlOK, As'l Uaa Pa— Aff Atlauta, da WE WANT TO EXCHANGE or