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CHRLE S La [Cpyright. 1-"7, by the Author.] CIAPTEl':R I. Wh,'y ie should have ehosetn Such epot for his dwelling 'it one ccud ill' agiuo. The ' Val lry of D hl, " the oh spanish settlers had Called it, and it de served its title, for a more utterly hope less, desolate, l'arren regionl was not. it be found in all A riona. Within l:5 ininn $ites' ride fromn the fort there were hall a dozen oxcellenit "St"ctions" supplied Ncith abund+ite of rich i itton grass, wood and water. ay (in oi' which he might. have iai ftr t he taking. to say nothing of contiguity to the p1st--no small matter in a t"onlitr v wht re ally day in the year one might I ea "i iupum to defend on's life and pe1 rt.t agan} the very wor:t savag.t tlie gXt ''. But Ou'r iglet'l all -bh 'n-u cra tions. A dt'Tutatin. of wv hich1 I w a l one, went out from the ft"rt c' day to warn himt acainuSt the ft':v ti tf - -ttii ' He receivtl ui vit h : \ t"" ;\ I tened towhat we hail t:- , - il ly declined cur a;lvi' T. chosen FUital his 1111 ,t. -.. he saw no rtaeon tob We arg:Ut'l wi'tl: li:a '- "" ' his eXpoSted Situ: i.. i tainty. scour r l . t. the mlarauing A1': - !." meant reliry. at <,n : . : the impossiHlity of it'I : fort, but aru"giui:iett, u-arii: nd it.. monstrance were vain. 1-': n!"i ble, and we rctirtl in a dn: t. fl' - very frankly inti atedt ! t. i- , t at all gratcful f,r our into t i m d prefetrretd to l'c h ift !rtr t. + He had selected a tw i . ." -L h he helie i'l ntithtr ht i:- - i r 1iitnz would dispute with hin:. at:1 : it 1' asked wVas to to lit a:t n ". ht rt tl u in plain tcrims. He had tuilt I .' :f a hit of split cypress legs chiiiktd 1 \ li tlt v antl thatched with thI : iu t - l:tavt of the sand hu:i:. u' t.t k, tily fronds shed wat r ' 1 : 1.}th hut jacale, the 1Ii. :< t..:1 it-wa lividi ed into two aia+r:i , u- ;. t nt li r:ar 1 r or u pied by his ru,nt::: :midh it smialler by hii:If an t --: r tog. Other conpanicn he h:i n . I caught a g lii t f st mte I;ooks in a rack against th w.ill. 'Itre tr'et anl inkstand, ht'ns and rip r uttun his pino table, nuder wiicb u% rt earelessly hutid died a winch' t- r r lit t' r, an anutiu nition belt. a iuil'ing knife and it lingo revolver. Ie it At at cht ap flannel shirt, rough trouem Cthut iiirn('ilo cinnill, awkward tcot ha';ivily slturrt-d and a cheap slouch i, It hat. but I detect 'd a suit of fine lack cloth hanging in It corner of the reom, and there were other ev iden. of past r'etintementt about the place, ini re o r less htidden, but still evident to an observant eve. "Confound the fellow!"' growled Lieutenant I6- as'i weS odot homnewa'rd discorufiied aind iriitatedl. ' 'H- will lose his sculpt oneit th ese days. Servo hiin1 right, tcco, thit- cbst inate beggar! But there is som thinig about thet lmit I like ini spittOe of~ 0:"ir. Id give a mtonithi's pay to know his5 ptt history." "PerhapVs it's thei old sordid story,'' I sugge'st.-d. ''A scravioL of seome kihnd. Short ini hi s a"'oun t, ai suddeni exit, and all the rest ti it " "No,"' r pil- I hed ptosi t iv~ely, " I am sure. it' ane t tha t. lkis no com('(Inon101 rascal,I i 'd stk iny~ co it sion on101 1 that. only sthiuhiti 4 1:VyU uros ity th1e mtore andi mad nwli t im in irit determnined to pew-tra,te the mii r- v surroun tding the Ft rang+ Ina n iivii:2 allt Cu(tt there ini the "Va 1' y of I. ath." A week hater I -/ w a at h o e en a e in s inni g frehl klld nt -ol beoete d o c''tion, utrI was ol prprd for tat, an satd mynef uninvtd upiskon l hoa ofhi hst,ool t it, ntilgry dhoul av y flnmshedl his work. I uittered1 some com mloniplaes. ats to thie~'i weati' itn tho of fort to (ipen a 'oni vyrsation1, but hi vouchsafe,d nto reply, going oni mnethod lically with his occupaitioni in scowlin~ BileniCo. WhenC hie hatd comle ted his task, h< arose, wiped his knife and thrust it in to )ts sihiEalth, nont-l, turmniig sharp upom "Weil, sir, what (10 you wanuit?" I wast so dis'concecrted that for thi rooment I hiad ino answer ready. "'Why (10 you (cmo hero," ho won on1, "when I have givon it to be undter Iltood with iuficient plainnioss that desire nAo visitors?" "You are hardly courteoos, sir," managed to reptly stifhly. "I havo no inteontion of boing so," 13 said in the same ucnpnromising tont HI LDRET entirely to iself. I established myself in ti8is barren spot Ioping that I shouhi es('cape inltrusionl upon any privacy, but it seems that I an to be perse('nted by every impertinut idler who takes it in to his he:ad to foreo himself upon ite. " " You have said quito enough, sir, " I retorted contmtiptuously. "You are upon your ovn grouod here, and I amu 1int litrulder, asH yo1 iitiialte, though I trust not all impertinent one. I beg your pardonl and hid you good day. " Hler olored and looked uncolfortablo, but said nothing, as I turned and walked quietly to whiro my horse was fastened. As I W:s preparinig to uouut, however. he called to ine in a altered tonle: "Wait. i muouent, sir. I ask your pad(lnltl Imost sincerely. I am conscious that I have treated you very shlbhily. There are reasons"---he broke ot and11 aded-" but ar'eept my apologies atnd do mue the favor to cutcr my house, such as it is." ills conciliator'y 1inanntier backed by Iny (ot iNt1inning curiosity placated Ie v"tlr re:1lily. I tlurned back and accept d his c:etrd hiand. ''Come inl," ho t. "Your rle mllust havo givenl you : pt tite, an1d if you canl put up with . tilt lope steak broiled upon the in 11te at dinner. I can oiler you r fare. 1 1.u::k ny frank acceptauco of his t on did more to establish friend l y r.. ltilns betweel us than1.111 any aillount Stalki would have done. I ait( his 1::.lpe steak with hearty apprecia t itn. After an hour's conversation, dur inl which I learned no more of his past hi-torfy thtan I knew at the beginning, I l:ade him farewell and rode away. 1i1 iuvited 1110 to como again, but lu ;gged m to keep my visits a secret frlintt my fellow oflleers at the fort. Oth trwise, ho added, with a nelancholy simlile, he would be forced to pull up stakes and seek seclusion still deeper in the heart of the desert. CHAPTER II. I kept his counsel and(1 thereafter made a practice of riding out to his jacale once or twice a week. IIe always welcomed me as if glad to see m11e, and I thinlk ho really caino to liko me. But I muado no advanco in his cofitldence. '1Tho smallest allusion to the past turned him cold ai stern in tn in stant. I gathered from his talk that le had once beent well to do, had occupied some stationl in tho world an(d wals not ignorant of the customs of good society. But bevlod that I could not lead him by my most cautious tand skillful diplo mur,cy. O )nce ilm(leed I caught a glitmlpso of his Sec'ret though so vaguo that it revealed nothiig, through an outbreak of passion which r.'ally deepetned the mystery. I had ibecu pressintg him to give up his unsocia1 hltdts anid to visit tho p)ost. \\ e inad a small contintgenmt of ladies there, I todld htim, w ives and relatives of the otlicers, whoi( would bte p)lease5d to add hin to 0 thet numbit er of their friends. IIe' smuiled, bitt shook htis heaid in his obst i nate w'.ay. "Cotno, ntow,"' I said p)ersuasively. "You will fInd yourself a favorite, I as sure you. Besidles, we have just inst i tuted ta tentis club, and you would be exactly the mtan" I stopped t4hort, literally aippailled b)y the c'hanuge int hiis feat ures. His faco be camtto livid, hei started to his feet and stared at me with tan expression of niin gled rage andt( misery. " Tennis!" he ratther shrieked thanit said. '"You inv~ito 111 to ttako ptart in that infernial pastime, which has muado 1m1 what I aml, ant outcast, a homeless wainderer on tho face of tho earth, whmichi hats deprived mue of overything I held dear on earth "' "But tenntisi'' I replied in utter amazemienit. ''Surely so innocent and1( harm less an tamusemenit'" "'Innocent ltHarmtless" h'eIt repeaited. "'Man, it has maitdo mte a crimintal worse than a murderer. It has devoted mo1 while I live to endless, hopoless re morse." I could (1( niothing but gaze at him in helptless wonder. IHe saw~ the effect of his raving upon me, for ho cotntrolled himts&lf with a great effort and s.nk back inito his setit, wiping the drops of sweat from his forehead. "Pardbon m1,'' Iho said1 faintly. '"I must seem a madmtant to you, but I htivo atssociationsH of the most paiinful kitnd with thait uamusemenit."' I saw that he could not brintg himself to utter the inamo. "Please forget what I have said antd (10 not mention that-that sub ject tagain." I promlised1 anid left him, considerably upset by mty experience. Ott my returtt to tho fort I found the garrison in a state of unwonited excite menit. A runiner had brought in the news thtit Chief Colorado and his Apaches had again broken out from their moeuntain fasitnessos and wore burning, dlestroyinlg and murdering in their customary fashioni. Within the nlour another courier hand arrived from the eastward with the itnformuation thtat our colonel, with his wife uand datugh tor, was on his way to the post. A mtessenger oni the back of a fleet mustang hadit beeun dispatched to wvarn hint of the danger, so t hat he m ighit not undertake th.o journecy from the stationt at Guadalupe over a region sure to he infested by the Indlasts before lie could reach the fort. But those of us wvho knoew Colonel Monttgomery had little expectationl that our warninig would affect him, eixcept Indeed to conflrir himt In his det(,rmtinationt to tmatl:e the trip, for in plin truth there was~ not a mere obstinatto, pighetaded old follow in the service. Hoe had1 but to receive a word of advice, howsoever respectfully word ed, from an inferior to deoido himit im movably against It. Mo-reover, he know nothing of Indiani warfare, his niow ap pointmnent to our pest being his first i command beyond the Misssippi, but for that very reason lhe would be tht a more certain to resent suggestions fron those whoseoexporionc might have i taughit hInm somethipg. "Ho will be sure to~try it," grnumblud Reed, "and before tomorrow aight that devil Colorado will b o in the Stiuu pass. A little scalping might do th old fool good, but I ann thinking of the wottlt.t. Tho result of our council was that I started at day break on tho following maorning with at troop to etfeet if possi blo the resuuo of tiht colonel and his pirty. "I (uestiont if you wi0l get thero in timo, " said Reed. " It will bo touch and go anyway. 3it you tann try i. It' ito loses him hair atnd tito women aro ear ried off, he'll have nobody to blaitte but hinmself. " Wo lad ridden hard for four hours without teeting with iany disturbing sign, w heni Sergeanlt Jeanings, w Ito was net itg as advaneo guam rd anid guido, brought. its to at sudden halt. Io hail dismounted and wvas benditng over sotue object. inl the short turf. I got out of tlho saddlo and joinet hint. "What is it ?" I asked. "A wVhite nima has beet over this routo not two hours ahead of us,'' het replied. "Who is h1e?'' "Why not an Ttd ian?'' I inquired, studying the deeply indetted track. "I 44 W1imlit is it,"' I asked. see it is a shod hoof, but that is nto proof. Two-thirds of tho Apaches rido stolen horses." "True enough," responded the ser geant, leading ne at few steps farther ol. "But what do you say to this?" And ho pointed to the fresh and sharply out lined print of at boot solo. His horso picked up a stone here, and ho got down to dig it out. He broke his jackknife inl doing it. Seel" H1l held up it bit of pointed stool. "Then he spurred on agitin like nid. Look I'' There wero blood flecks upon tho leaves of tho hazels in tho narrow passago through which tho anitnitl had been urged at a furious pace, as was evident from tho torn sod and splintered branches. I thought, of Omter at once. Ho was the only white man not at resident of the fort within many miles. But why should Oter be riding at headlong speed away from the post, the only haven of safety in tho whole region, and directly toward the point of utmost danger? I could not mako it out, but all the sallo I wis (uito sttisfied in my own maind that it was Oumer. I gave ihe word, and we rodo on again, pausing att intervals. hnt only lonig enough to givo the men tand anti manis the rest tind refreshmtenat they ab solutely required. At every' few nmiles thte keen (eyes of Sergeant Jennings would detect traces of the mysterious whlito man who seemed to be acting as our av'ant courier. At 4 o'clock in the aftornoon our tiredI horses labored to the browv of a hill which gave us ai view of the narrow cleft in the mocuntains known as Skane pass. In the intervening valley no sigits of lifeo were visible, but far off amonig the wvooded heights faint spiralis of blue smoke were rising in the clear air. "'Indiain samokes," pronounced Scr geanat Jennings, '"signals calling to gether the scattered gangs of cutthroatts. They htave sighted the colonel's party; that's sure. " "'Whant is that blackc smoke dowvn there in the pass?"' I askced. "TIhait is the poor fool colonel'socamp fire,"' he repliedl, with a hopeless shrug of his burly shoulders. "lieo hast't sense enough not to use green weoud; nighat just ats well get out on a peatk with a trumtpet iand shout: ' Hero I ai Comto atnd kill mo101' But look-look att thait I" Hieotaught iiy arm in Is excitement and pointed to ai shape, diwarfed almtost to a speckc by distance-a manu on horse back galloping towvard the pass. "'Thtit's our man I" I exclauimod. "Forward, boys. We may not bo able to save the colontol and his party, but let us try at least to (rop a few of those soundrels before they get clear awaty." CH APTImR III. We woent eta again at a rapid trot, and shortly after smusot we woe mounttintg rit rugged tratil leading to the pass. WVhilo we wvoro stumbling itp tihe stony track, guiding our pantttiing horses, beo bontoath a lofty, overhainging wvall and there around the brink of an unfathtomn able abyss, an uproair of shouts, cries and rifle shots burst out, atpparently ai few hundred yards beyonid. Forgetting all prudeinco, I dutig spurs into my horse anda redo recklessly up the path, followed by my troopers ats rook less as myself. In two miniutos we came to an oponl plaiteau broadly illumtinated by the newly risen mtoon wthero, amtid the flitsh of flrearnis, the glitnt of wvaving steel and yells which wvoulud htave madoe music for a cairnival of fiendcs, ia score of dark figures were strugglitag antd whirl ing to and fro arountd a smtall group), ' one or two of whom wore the light, flut terig gairb of wvomnen. I saw otto'of the shapes on horseback bend down and drag cite of thto femnales to his pommel. Tlhtou anothter figure ott foot darted towvard him. Thtore wats a double stream of red flIre, and( to shapoi on htorsebiack threw up a patir of naked brown arm s and pitched headforemtost to the eartht. The figure otn foot assisted tihe femaalo to the grountd, thtent laispinag botht htands before his facoe satnk ini a heoip at her feet. The whole (If this picturo ipressed itself upon ity brain int a successioni of lighitninig flitshes. Thon I wits ini the midst of the melee. I have nto cleair memory of whtat onmo aifter. I recall only a contfused plunginig of inafuritted horses, a wheeling and( slashing of sia orm5 t trutopor rwaring hltt chnrMo uaktt I dlw ti blow hero, atlothor bouact lug far out of the saddle to lollv'r 0 thrust thoro, tysolf in the hoart of ti all, working away, doubtlyes with seal vomuunuabl In a youig eioor, 'Tlhe skirtuish wis a uitutter tf loa than ten mtanutes. Whott wo had"- sott those of the A paohos who wero ttot left tleal or wounded upon tho told teruut bling up the heights for their uisrable lives, wevt pulled ourselves togotlty anid began to take note of our own condi t ioul. tno of my troopers was badly hurt in the shhe with a lanco thrust, another's leg had been brokru by a ball, unl two or threo woro gruubling over flesh wontds loro paiufu1 thalt dangerous. Altogether wo ht eon otY very voll. 'The colonel ha hehavtd like the oh still:ate, narrow uided, but leoroio old sltier that he was, aned now stood leanig upon his saber, waitinlg to re ceive My respeets, which I paid hIm1 in due fortu. " You have done well, sir," ho con desendcuted to remark, "very well in deed. Not that I needed your help. No, sir, wo shoul have thra'hed thom all the same"--wlicl was not true--" but I thank you, lieutenant." A wonum's voico crying out In an unguished tono: "'Father! Father! lie is dead i Comuo hero!" intorrupted our conferenco. We hurried to where a number of troopers, som1e bearing torches ignited at the smoldering campfire, had gath ered about a prono figure, whoso head was supported upon a girl's knee. Tho man's face was so covered with blood from a wound that I did not recognize him at first. He woro civilian's dress, and his rigid hand still clutched a re volver. "Hello!" cried the colonel, his gener ous feelings in the asrcenldant for once. "That is tho brave fellow who gave us warning of the attack! lie fought liko a paladin. I never saw such utter reckless gallantry, and I have sew.. .oae protty rough fighting in my time too. A civil ian at thatl I sincerely hope ho is not badly hurt." ''Dead I Dead I" sobbed the girl heart brokenly. "H saved mao at the sacrifice of his own life." "No, miss," said Sergeant Jennings, who had been examining the insensible figure; "badly wounded, but still alive." "Oh, thank and bless you for thoso words!" cried the girl, raising her white face and pushing hack her loosened hair. Th -(1, by the flare of the torches, I saw that sho was one of the loveliest beings I had ever beheld; that she would have been well nigh pe.rfect in face, as she was in figure, but for ono sad defect --sho wals blinued of one eye. "Tho hall struck him just hero on the temple," said Jennings. "'It's an ugly wound, but there is a good chance for him to pull through." Murmuring again, "Bless and thank you," the girl bent over him and wiped the bloo(1 from his face with her hand kerchief. '"It is Odd, " said tho colonel. ''I seer to know that young man1111, but I cannlol placo him. There was something fanil iar in his voice, too, as he came rushing in before the skirmish." "Look, father," replied his daughter, turning the unconscious faco inure t< the light of the torches. "Henry Onmer I" ejaculated tho co unel. And at the samoe inestant I recog neied my mysterious fr iend. "' What doees It mean?"' continiuedl the colonel, with anm exp)ressioni of inmineglee trouble and perplexity in his grizzlee features. "'He was thought to be dead. "Andl dead he will he,'' interposed Sergeant Jeneninegs bluntly, "'itf we don' get him to the fort its soon1 as possible. The unecessa ry ornders were issued, and half ane hour inter, w th our wound ed bJestede uipon imoprevised stretchers, we took up our march for the post. Agnes Aen tgomnery rodei close beside the litter upon which O)mer, st ill insensible, was borne. At every l-d t she dismount ed and hung over hinm until the journey was resumed(. We reached thee fort without annoy ance from the A leaches, and Oumer was Installed inx thle colonel's qluarters, un der' the surgeon's care, with Agnes fom nurse Veo a we'.k lhe lay hovering be tween life acnd deaeth, then was pro nonced ouit of danuger. Ono day I w as sent for to t he colonel'u dwellinug. Propped utponx pillows, look ing woefully haggard and weak, with bandage covering 0110 eye, I founc Omxor. Standing at his bedside, clasp ing one of his thin heands in bo0th 01 hers, was Agnes Mont gomeery, lookinj wan and worun, too, butt I thought t her< was something of quiet hanuppinees mxingled with the dlivinot pity of her e'x pression. I noted that she wore glasses, so that the decfectifoe eye was scarcel) observable. Omer smiled faintly ats I appronehet heim and held out his other heand. I ut tored some1 words of symxpauthxy for hii misfortune and1( codnratulatedl hminn upoc his escapIo fromx a worse fate, "' You uuaiy well congratulate me, '" he said, ''for I am thle happiest an 01 "Bu yo"ont nw"ade ins eart, Ifuly bliee. he octr ll mo I ,hl.ls-hosgt.foo y. "Bt ha, t ees o o"I bo earh, Henrly bieth. gire electod in "I 'ih so.r Aannae ' ho Interrupted ttwdor etuilo. "I tool that Providonne title donit not only justly, but k ;iuly, With iuu. I havo im 'ait eye for to Qy,' ant I mu only too happy thut the iioo luIs boot nooeolted. " Turning to tu1o, Ito oittinuod: "I altt still very wonk mid tumat couin my uxplanat0ion to at very fmw words, leaving you to KtOss the rest. It was att at gano of ten i"---his featuros onittraotett as ho ut turot the word--"that by an unluoky blow, olutsy brute that I was--1--I in jutroid th1 eye of t.hu woluan I loved Inore thant life. Whoin I loarnout that tho sight of it was gono forever, I bo catne mau for a timo, I think. I fled far ntud fast. I traveled I know iot where, until at length I found at place in tho desurt whoro I noaunt to drag out the rouiniundor of ny inlisorable oxistoneo. You wondorud why I would not take your well meant wa"rning about the AIpachos. Well, in mly secret heart I wleoied time idolt that a Hltvage's lentoo inight put a period to my wrotouhdnesH, When I learued froin one of your fort 111oHHeugers w%ho Stoppod to watr his hor-so at may placo of the Apache out.. break and the coining of Colonel Alont. gonory and his fauilly, I was filled with terror and (light-terror for their poril anud delight at the hopo that I might perhaps sacrilico mnyself in the effort for their resouo. I did not join I your troop, becauso I know your movo 1u11tits limust leCVssarily be Slower than nino. I Counted upon warning the colo nel's party and holding the Indians in cheek until you could collt 1p. You know what happened." But you do not know," added Ag. nes, blushing, yet proudly, "that I loved him always; that I felt more sor row for biinl than I (lid for nyself, and that the bitterest hour of my life was when t he report reached mno that ho 1 was dead, as the happiest was''--she 1 hid her face upon his pillow-"when I knew that he had not perished in my defense, but would livo to be my own by a doublo tie." "An eye for an eyo," murmured the j patient, with it fond smile. Then I discreetly withdrew. TIlE END. -The Roebester Post- Express tells a story of an old colored coachman who as a slave, hacl attended his master's church, the Episcopal, for thirty years. After the war the master ,ave up his carriage, and the coachman shifted for himself. Taking advantage of his freedom, ho began visiting various churches, and finally made a new con nection. Meeting his old master one day, he admitted, with some embar rassment, that he had "done changed" and '"jined the Mcfodis." He said he "liked em bettah," and when pinned down told why. "Well, I'll tell you, marster; you know, when you goes to a Mefodis church, jes' as soon as you gits inside dey settle right down to business, a-nreaching of do Goepul. whilsn in de 'liskerful church ittakes 'em too long to read de preceedin' o' de meetin" -The first peanut oil factory in the United Stttes will be establshed in Norfork, Va., at an early date. The oil is highly valued in E'urope, as it is stated that fully $;.000..juil worth of peanuts are brought into Marseilles I annually for the manufactures of oil. which is used in toilet soaps and for other purpo3es. The peanut flour is (uite extensively used in E.urope and maiiide into bread, cakes, biscuits, ke. it is one of the favorite articlcs of feed, according to consular reports, in hospi tals in G ermnany. The cipital stock of the peanut comnpany is ilti,000(, and it is operating under the patents of Mr. Weatherley, which cover the macbin cry and methods of discorticating the kernel of the inner skin. -Treer nthe Holy Land say that ancient Jralmis being wholly distroyed, not by the Roman leigionary, buit by the march of modern improve ment. Outside the walls the mediao vai character has gone forever, and colon ics of v:mrious kinds have built up q urters or suburbs which are really modern cities, with European architec turc, flue stores, huge convents, spa cious hotels and all the idjunict of nineteenth century civilization, and in every direction building goes on with feverish rapidity, altering or obliterat ing the ancient landmarks beyond recognition. 'The chief builders are F'rench and Itussi,an. - -Some idea of the size of Alaska may be formed when it~ is known that it contains an area of ~,77,300 square 1 miles. Tis5 is rnore than twice t,he area o,f Texas. Twel vO States of the size of l'ennsylvania could be carved out ot the Territory of Alaska, with enough left ovier to mrake a State like South -Carolina. Is always ready to sacrifice hier-\, self for her baby. Ihtt ntature does not oftent call for any such sacri fice. On the contrary ltature calls upon evefly) iothier to carefully pm. tect hierself antd itn that way to protect her b)aby. 1)nring thie critical periodl whent a wontian is looking forwardl to{ I otherrhood, thie best protect ion she can Igive to the tetiider little life wht ich is depend enct upont her owvn, is to fortify herself with the health - briniginig " Favorite Prescrip). I tion '' p.reparedi by D)r. R. V. Pierce, chief coiisiiltmig physiciant to thie Intvalids' I lotel I and Surgical Institute, of IhilTialo, N. Y, at1(d sold by all dealers t~ iniedliiies. All thie (dangers of iotherhood an(d tinoqt of its pantis 'and dliscotniforts are entirely bantished by.the uisc of this rare P Prescrip tiot.'*' It gives elastic strength aned true Ihealthfutl vitality to the special organs and nierve - centres inivolvedl itn uotherhood. Trhis hecalthIifiul condition is transtn ittedl to thme baby both by the iitiprovedl quality of the iothier's, secreted nlomirishinment anid by thie child's inicreased( constitutional vigor. It is a l)erfect hecalth protector to thien6 both. No oilier ilictine was ever devised by an educated, scienitific, physician for (lie express purlpose of bringing health and( strength to the special femninine organts. No other p)rep)arationi ever accoin >lishied this purpose so scientifically and effectually. A moere p)aiticuilar description of its re iiarkabile properties with a full accounit of ( 50o1ne surp)risinig cures of femtale diflicuiltles is given in onte chapter of Dr. Pierce's great thoiusand-lpage illustratedl hook, "' The Pee. ple's Coniiinon Senise Medhicall Adlviser," which is sent free paper-bound for (lie we're cost o/ 'nailing: 21 onie-cent stamips ;or, 4 eloth-bound, for 31 stamups. Address the Doctor as above. Needr No Explanation M ADISON, N.-Q Ag.4 'g,. loose Grease Liniment C ,. Gr* '7 horo, N. C. reens )oar S1rs;--1jbase shi us at once fo gross 8oose Grease Li niment. We ,ro entirely out. Don't fail to ship at sco. P'eao give us jobbers' prices. t Is the bust thing we have Over seen. Yours truly, W. U. JONES & Co. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. s.densed Suhwdul. In E ee NOv. 15, 1590. ATATON&_ r . .................... STATIONS. ?. Iwber. ''''' 'al5. Prosperi ' '.................... . ....................o... 07 12 "...Alston..2." 4 a 1 ...antuo.... " I 9Jft ...,. . , . .Jonesv ' " .. 8 .prtnng..L a .. pata-rg.. r Ar. Asheville.. . . "P, p. m . "A. W. "n. Trains, f od nd 10 carr.. elg.. l a p na e ba d Amela Train. leave Spartanbn , A.&0 division, jrt1 a 6:2 a. mn., 8: . mn., 4:8p.ms., e leAited); oulbun 98a. in.. eea Greenville A. an p . die. m$ under, .... m., 2... and 5:00 p. m., ma.e~ 1tedjipout un 1:2 an. ....-.. . VetbPe ?1 Pullman Service. 7 sleeping oars on Tieleat A. and 0. division. I. M. 0a. f. m . , *0 89w~ ~~~u SeGen.Jnevll . Pass.?A TT ~ ST Ar.Aseile.D.L & LIM ITED DO UB3LE DAILY SERVICE o Atlanta, Charlotte, Augusta, Ath ns, wilmington, New Orleans and bw York, Boston, Richmond, wash. ngt.on, Norfolk, Portsmouth .-Sched Ie in effect Feb. 7, 1897. 80 U TIn HO .'N D. N o. 193. No.41 v~ N ew York.. .........*11 00)am 9 00am Philadelphia...........1 12pm 120 5am Haltinmre ..............3 i5pmn 2 503am \\ahiuto, .-..........4 4Opr. 4 30am Richmnonid.---..... 8 50pmn 9 0am Norfolk via S. A. L..l*8 0pm* 05am P ortsmoutl 8 45pm 9 2am Weldon.............*11 28pm*1 55am SIenIderson ...........*1250am *1 39pm .r D)urh,amvia S AL.. ...t7 32am t4 039pm v Durham ..... f2pmt 1 0am Raleigh via S A L. *2 10am *3 34mIt Sanford ................. 3S3am 503g'm So Pines............... 4 2am 5 N Ihamlet ................5 10am (3 53pm Wadesboro............ 5Slamn 8 11pm .\ on roe ................ 43am 9 12pm Charlot te_via S. A. L...* 30am*101pri Chester via S A L.8 10am 10 47pm 9 > dumbia. C N & I 1t it 3pmt p Clinton ...............9 45am 12 i1 Green wood.............0 3am 1ILan .\ bhleville.--. -............i1 3am 1 40am, Elb)erton --.-.............107pm 2 41am .r A thens ............... 1 15pm 3 45am av Winder............... 1 9pm 4 303am r Atlant a A L.........250pm 5 2am NORTI IOUND. N o. 38. No.40 .v A tlantia ........ ......*7 50pm*12 00nn .v A thmens................10 42pmn 3 10pm Elbehrton.... ..........2 33am 4 15pm A bhevillle.............. 13am 5 l5pm Gireenwood............200am 541pm Clinton ................3 13am U 84pm 01) Pianos, Organs an Irive our* business these hai Prices. We don't sit down >ft money like the old fossil >nl when they won't pay the want to purchase a Piano 01 is andc we wvill sell you. V wd1( best selectedi stock of I somne of' tihe best makes on ti o sell them. We guarant han ally other reliable deak imne purchasers are easy. ( etquired and we make1 Spot (Cash Buyers we will s 3rgan chae from us thar >usmness. Wie keep consta f small instruments, cons Viandolins, Auitohairps, Violi >alrts, strinigs and1( suppjlies sowVinIg M''achinies at ridicu vant one, just intimate it, anl ow you can buy one. Our ocal and1( instrumentail, is kej fjte oplar and up-to-date ime. Yours tr XLEXAN DER GREEN VU. Ar Columbia C N & L R R......... t7 00pm hote....... 4 43am 8 l8pm .r Charlotte viaS A L.... *8 30am*105pm onroe 8 A L......... 0 05am 9 4pm Hamlet ................. 8 15am 11 23pm r iim ngtoi.... ...*1230pm $5 30am so I'ines................. 9 20am 9 15am Raleigh...............*1135am*11 35am Ar Durham via 8 A f.....t 4 Opmt7 82am I.vDlurham ... ..tl 10am t5 20pm W.ldon .. A........*3 01>m *4 i5am Rchmond 0 50pm 8 15am ton viaPennlRtR1 10pm 12 31pm Phalti>ore........... ..12 48am 1 43pm NewlYor -a......... 3 45am 350pm --.................*0 53am *0 23pm Ar Yortslnouth........... 50pm 7 30am Nor --olk ..... ........ 6 05pm *7 50am tDaily Ex. Sunday. $ Daily Ex. No8s. 43 and 402, k"Tho Atlanta 'spcial," Solid Vestibule Train, with I3utiott Sleepers ud [ay Coaches botween, Washington and Atlunta. Alsjo Pullman Sleopors$betwe P o rt sn o u th a n d C h e s te r an p r y b e aw o o & Tu ti, ot 'imna Seojr and y rCoaBhll. b,utweon I'ortanouth and Atlanta. For Tickets, Sleepers and informa tion apply to ticket agents, or to 13. A. N1EWLAND, General Agent, 'ass. 1)cpt., 6 Kimball House, Atlanta, Gai. G'o. M(P. 13AT'r1, Trav Pass. Agt., Charlotto, N. U. I"' ST. JOHN, Vice-President and Gun'l Mgr. V. 1F. Mc1BEE, General Suporinten lont. 11. W. 1. G r.ovi.it, Trallic Manager. '. J. ANDIISON, Gon'l Passenger Agont. General Otilces: Portsmouth, Va. SOUTHERN RAILWAT. liEn.034 Ait AlIt >'.ta16 Consd"8,L5 Wartul"of et Paenger 'Iral* t r.ret, Mar ", 1?971. Northfomd. et . . aiti t'a t. sKxp. Kil.y, * o or sa..... t11a v. r .. Airy.. a eQtqnville...10a ......als 1 44 i b U"' prstabug. 1 y n u .. 4 . 0.... .. * 1 U. . a . Lr. Richuend ... __ g0o,..wn a. o il ... . _ 4 . " - r Ch Oe tte -,. -y,0 . Gatorl ".... 1015 p .. ur. A n t ra . T . N 1s "A"a. 1.P . 4i. "T-a . .,. . " tnt'r i<. t8..... .. Western Veeins. ana,Wington A v. i lt Wshingaltt la . Pt :.. . a 5*ls Itlth rog f r " S y i.e . . ., 10 a a D "i. #6140 ltioh d . * W gs 4 freer gL.D nll"... r. 7at.. 1A a s . at. *p p" 1t a7 an d 1d9 , L.e,t shNg, A, SF, n as 'tw.a 'N, ItSewngr Mcines. W rdp uties by lling is~' a u s wo et purchasrs pas - anOrg#an. co ean4e ee urprce ttb lwe r illn mak Our tlf temsfo ntyon h ia Wnafl stc ns, . AWIlsotevaiu ricy o pieIfy d youmwil by surpised ao Cu todcroak abot thescc,ity >t fuh,ae o han ghet ages songsket and musi ae gong uly,asalcs amn Ls, &c Alo h.vriu