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"BY THE GRACE OF CHANCE." By W. A. FRASER. [Copyright, 1900, by W. A. Fraser.) Lieutenant Iayton had a friend, and A friend had peculiarities. One of the pecuiiaritiesi was atn absorbing love of getting into debt and consequent kite flying. It's as easy to get into debt in India as it is to get into sunshine. He was known by the cheerful name of "Gaiety." With Lieutenant Layton's nanic on the baek of a note tind his friend's on the fat-c of it it wItH at easy Iliiiit to stalk a Marware imtoney lender with cash enough to discount it. But that transaction didn't really help them very much. It tided the friend over settling day after the llungaloo races, but it didn't provide the ways and means against settling dity with the Marwarie. With nothing tangible in sight chances had to be taken, and one or two little fliers on the part of Gaiety had only worked thetiu down deeper in i the debt mire. That was why Layton was wander ing about oi the raiahln closte to the Lucknow race course one evening I when he should hat ve lieen at the I "gym" or the "iness" or aliost anly- i where except Imooiing alotit on the dismal smoke scented IIlain. I He wats doing 8s4iniithiung that t oill cer in the whohe i--ci-e would have given Ium Credit for ihe wNas fretting. The friend w ho had used up the money and who would most likely tatu COmne a1-8inash It' thek thinig wasn't nwt wasI enjokyling b111Inself withk his bro4ther-l Veticr as though ho hadn't h Inlun1tto to spare froin1 the arduiousduyo spending Is uow "It's a devil Of a holet that We're In," mut.11.ased Ltrayton4, 4 he illkd ai it the dryi grasis wIth I" th-i . "n11 eya rasise ah n iN ti-, nat I aif It, to pay that bloodsuking arartlih. he'l be down hli u for. isoundof Il-tii tok anrt Afghian l;i. ztr wuld'ti enreo opndinog hld Net-ilillhvet'w. tl Guod knon, when ait i a hee dry, gHae thwu his thead " ~adliten'. Somat boigsi poundigte turft lio the down d, efelte shuf ilt of fka ph likes It wga th clean. powerflt stre hammeorngd thei wdin haer watllp Hid racong car knewai tilhat. dy "ByfJovy, forth inftrnal hinuttered Hie thudrew ia hisurrted itnas lid~ling along ini wae ounig the turr be hidoif" the course, ucee it ae o anew it winth thle ad w Porfl tre m ofatoroug gred s ftd. eg ore Two ra n erkew stat.n tth fn "Bh ot, t'1 yatrd pat he sutterd.I then neanealigt could th a ditln gushh theye liertue.~ 'ihspc anfromwi mpin tfor atinstnt and theit pstrengranod boudet ht troghhh Tewo in we xctemnigt thewatcing the horesrtace nih~ecoand nck up th sth.woteyiee ITh waranorou ands(le. slThe'r frodinlt for ad,"thtmuttard. "I' snorbtind, thood btr ddiatthouh" Twoe horses rae euggan ec uothe like twins. fbed, a diozen lengths, beaten oft', gallopted somiething that had been put in to snake the running. As they smiashied pitst Layton one, a big bay, shot out as though the jockey had just let his hetad go antd swung be tween the "finish post" anti the judges' stand a clean length In front of him mate. it was pure sport that muatd Layton take so much Interest in the dasth up to that time. "'The hayv could have gal loped over the othecr fellow at any 'time," ho thought. "I wondler who he belongs toi" Just then a high pitchr'd, drawling voice canmo upI to haim froma one of the two men. There could be no mnittaking it. T1hat voiee wats knowni frtom one end to the other of the military racing world of Iniai. It belonged to Captain FrYank Johinsona. THe was saying: "By gad, Dick, he'll (10 for the big hanidieap if they don't smother him with weight. Two stun and a heating to the other!" Layton hurried away, his brain in a whirl. Hie wats like a man w~ho had picked up a diamond of gr-eat value and was afraid of finding the owner. Sit was all (-lear enough. 'I'hio bay was T'rank Johnson's Zigzag, with the cap tain's jockey, Ilck 1clizhond, in the saddle. He remembered the horso perfectly now. F'rank Johnson was one of the eleven 'eat raaing men in India. His knowledge had cost hima something, for to have a free hand at the game he had resigned his comissioni in the Ninth hiussar's. If the trial hadt satisiledt him that Zig. zag was good enough ror the "open handicap," there could bet v-ery little doubt about it whatever. Layton realized what it meaant. It was the very softest kind of a snap. With this knowledge he coJutIld ack the horse for more thaun enough to pay off Gaiety's debts with tihe Marwatrie. But It would be htardly hotnoraibie to wad1 Jonsnn. TIe hand bh..An.-A~ .. on the captailn's secret, almost stolen it. He could senreely (10 it. And then, on the other hand, the greasy, covetous face of the Inoney leader peered at him frons the thick folds of a peepll tree and sneeringly asked why the sahlbs signed notes they could not pay. It inennt ruin'and shame and all the rest of It, and even the face of his friend, of GIlety, all the happy boyish ness gone, was there In the evening dusk, drawn and white and pleading. It was a bitter struggle, for Layton ladti honor, plenty of it, but the odds were too grent. lie could not ilght aigainst It, and besides Johnison had not Confided in h11m, had not trusted himn, had not put him on his honor. It wal his luck that he had seen the trial. Pate had drawi him there to show him i way out of lils difliculty. Also, if he bought Zigzag in the lot teries Johnson could clairn haltf every time. They could both win quite enough, for the lotteries would be very heavy. This was the da((iy before the opening )f the Lucknow spring meeting. It was the next morning Prank John ion was walking honiw from the course ifter having seen his string exercised, wien he was stopped by one Harvey, rattier to the rajali of Jagnat. "Good inornin, Meester Johnson," be an ilIarvey, and in his ianner was nu(h of the I've got soinething behind il this style. "What Is it, llarvey?" said Johnson, c'tenting the' soinething at once. "Well, sir, you know Simpkin, don't vou?" "is i1' ay), good?" asked Johnson. '11Oe's ne ver done[a- anythiig yet." "Tha1's hall right, sir," nis wered the :rinieri with it wink, "Itand ''s in the 'ig 'andh'a1) herI'e, the 5A111n11) race as soiir Zigzng's in." "\\ii.'l? 111111441.1 loson. "Ie'ath II-itnpn-r donl't know Much tlsiit 'it ',-r sir, hliii if you 'appen -el to 1b le hinm w lire near when the weights wNa'ls Ielli in ite hup an14d could get i tliy weight lioi hun we could laud thl- stilly." "What weight'll do you?" asked the wn roil 7.igzag. "llianiything 111-14r1 4 htor e 7 pounds. With s stone- 4) nitii41 fn 'is back ho eilii gillop right away froui the hoth 'i'liTeii liair'vey explithed to the cap ain all aueit tle trIals Sinipkini had ghen tiIIIu down ait Jagilt; hIow he had41 twalh en hoimrses talit 41einte oite'lissted Zigzag. 1until .ohniiesoun tlaw thut with a ligi weight Il hIs 11e.1 there certainly Wats no4thling in it h11t KIlhnpiln. lie kine'w thal1t ZigZlg On* lls p1Iast form* w hi w eorta 3uly not get less than 9 Mione 7 louinds in tho handiea, per hauls ini toine. 'hiws \%,ts at gaIn after his own heart. The' ).ouldii tan11ket' a 'oup1 With Shuphkin, n111 7.lgzaig woubil havo less4 wveight aLu other~l timne. litesides, Zigzag would fetch a pretty go(odI price in1 the' lotteries, and it Would take a lot of Ilnolley to baclI hin to winl a fitir niouint. Thiat vould bo too risky if Si mpkin w4ere as goodi as lar Vey said. "You can buy your 'orso in lbevery lottery," saild the trainer, "hand we'll take 'alf or' thrie.e ifiuarters, jusit as5 you lke'. ILlell nve'r he backed 'eavily, for nobodiiy bu1t the4 stable knows niout Aiways wheril things of this sort hap peni tin, r'e'th o4441'f the favoer credits it to fate. Tihait's Just what the captain dlii. '"FlTe41 os are bound to thrust th Is pue 1i 1*4 y p 3ockiet,"' h4e runsed as he traveled doewn the tree shaded r'oad toward't a Wg whiute btugalow. A nd I'ate inighed a little and went to sh-ep algalu, for lhe was not to act really till the diay of thie race. J ohisoni knaew thaet threen ticers were't 'ranlig thle handle aps that very liiirninig In Mai in4'S heungalowv. lie didn't tiuite kinow how he was go inig to get a hanlid ini the binensi'5 but if lhe ecould Innklte any1 e\e'nse to get in uinonig themn HOiiethinig wan pretty aturo to turn uip. When't lhe stepped tup oni the veranda the rounghi uiark gre''en door of the hun galow wats closedu. lie gnvtt a knoci and shoved It abruIptly' ope'n and1( walk e'd In, pret endIng to be iniIg hty surpriu edl at t id ig anybody(13 but his friend Ma zjore Jimi, t her'e. "A wfully sorry, ge'ntlemten,'" ho ex e'llimed In hiIs laizy,. drmawllng way. "'1 *nd no ideni that I was sp nlling port My' do0genrt dhin't2 till') upj at the rnet5 4'our*se, anid I thlought I'd ('ome in and liatve br*e'ak fatst wvit h th liiinajor. I'll clear2 oult, though, 11nd let you finish up your work." ''I invo a ie'g, Johnso*n?"' satid Major J in, gett inzg up1 fron thne table. "We are't busy, and br'e'ak fast won't be on till We Iiniish. Sorry' I ('nn~'t sak you to stay ini the. rooin, but we're muaking the ihndlu'I s, you k now." "I 5*ny, youit fe'llows," exclaimed one of the' others as the captin sipped leisurely at hIs wheisky' and moda, "Johnisoni likely knows something aboutt this Simapk In the'y've sent up fromi Jalgna*t. lie knows every, geo-gee nthie'oun try." abo4ut this brute liarve'y has entered for anlgntt W44"1e got none of his pierfuronneeh~ts to go on." "Oh, that ('rock," said the captain with 11)no scor'n- "Stick a postage stamlp oni his beack shovoe himi in at anything you lIke, 7 stui1o 10 pounds. Goodiiimorinig. gentilemetn,"' he added as lhe set his glass down and oo ne mle (too)r. "D~ont 1u a~)IJ 1oad of '-ricks on Zigzag's bai'c.'' As lie walked a way fromi his hunign low lie whuistl'ed softly3 under his breath. "May 1 fall ie love'4 with Kail if evers I saw n1 eban1ce to be'at that."' Whien the handI1lenp1 was~ p~osted that evinug oni t'heelotle honrhZd on thec course, Zigzng hatd the rathiar heavy Inpost of 10 Stoneii, wihile Simpkin lad a weight toe gladden liar-vey's heart. Iie was In at S stonie. IInr've'y assuri1ed Jo(hn~son that the horse ('ouhdi't lose at that weIght. To mnntke the gotl thing a greater certainity' Johnisoni let the tralier halve his own Joekey, ltichmnonil, for Simp kin and determIned to rIde Zigzag him self. If the game. had been Zigzag, this would not have mattered so very imuch, for lie Wan one of the best riders in In dia. That the owner wa rine, .tg..g Confirmed I 'lyton iII his deterinalltlon to halve a plinge oil the horse. At the lotteries tile night before tle race Layton bought Zigmag in tho first lottery. Y' Ie tle se'cr'etaIlry 11ked If the OwIn er clirned anything, ,Johnison anslwer. ed, "Nothing, thanks." "Ie'll coume to ies after It's all over," thought Layton. "atnd ask for a half throughout. Ile knows I'll have to give it to hIin too. It wouldn't Ine safe to have his horse running with none of tilt! owner's Illolley oil." Wlen Sinipkin was sold, Johnson bought hii throigh another party. Atilt so It was t hroigh every lottery, nini there were iany of themn, for thet, hl1ilenp was at big bettinlg nIee, with eight hiorses InI It. Layton ioiPight zigzag stendily every tille, nllot .14lnson's llgIit took Slilny kill. After II was over J.nyton t-athiler won 414r441 that zigzag's ownerlId innd11e nit) sigli 4114 not conle nilld ask for is 11111f. ie onl( nlerstnin1 It .lilt llohnson's IC fuislig I44 14ke ally Interest in hin Iin tle hitt Ieris or 1 le effect of that was to recit4ve his bottliig prie. Ittit why dh14 he nlot conme forward now% whenl it wa'Is aill OVer"? "Ie'll corn(e arounl in the ilorniilng," he thol gih. "ie won't let 1n1111 11111 14n bac4kV'4 1tfie' that trial." B1ut inl (lie 1141lig Johisoill still n1ade no( Sign. I.'yton1 was getting a little iueasy. Hanving was such l unl VeI-i1in bui41e1s8 lit best. What if soinething 111141 golle wroig with ZIg zilg? lie wotIli it! litterly raiIilne if he failed (4) w%-in tlt- race. Not oily the .\lrwarle's tih-hit, but the( pres4ent lot tery nte4tin41t. lie woul Itie posted a a d4'1ifa ter. At Ist it wild taiik every r-l4-4. hie c41il ralke tugetiher In the Worbd to silre up). 1n4lbe lit! wohi cer tUIily hatve 10 8411l Inl his imlw)4'S. IIfelt li ts:1'.4 before tlie ril'NIe 110 offer had nf('r11oin .4ll1ohnson to taike at slhare inl Zig'zag's litillees. The sus pelise was t444 great f1r I .nyton. lie welit to tile 14littl. Iessing 1 n00111 J11st ilder t 11 stan where ,Johnson WhIs 1414ttilg O41lls 111 4 4 idiIg )OOt andt etIfor. "Mt hIre, Ih . rank," lie "II, 've got Zigzag in every h)ttery, and I stand to wi it n lg Ilit over 11ii1. 1 lo you witt 1uny (if it? You haven't Iiken a bit of it yet." .14lohnson was noted forw t thiligs, 11S S1114I1h 'iiiitig 1111 11 e.X(jl4iSlt1 L'll. 14 111 1ti44o4.. "WhO the 11e1rry h1de told YoU1 to back 14ny hloirse?" hie Isked. "I 11akedt- Ilin becnause I thought he rOul N% Inl nini you wereL riding bilu," an1sweired La.yton, colorlig slightly. "Well, he hasn't the 'host of at chan 1ce," said ,ohnsn41, tightening the string in hi n 111rcing 'np. "nid I dota't wan4s4t bit o4f b111In Inl anythig. Ill! hasnl't it theitsand tll (ane chance." I.:t% tonl wa1s till1 n 1tliled. ". If 1i1- do4sn't whi," le Said, "I Shall 14ohnso1n looliked ait hi41u ilueerly for a tinute; tOwn hv- sal: "Now go and u441te4114' youself8 till S1iiplil. You ennl liedg' tinl 1111n, 11' he's ia sure wilnner'." "And If ite's beatin144, Said 84 litytol al tuost :Ingrily, "I sloil be in 1a worse h44414 tha 144 ver',i. I won' d44 114It. I'll stand14 or4 fll by Zi' .gzalg. and)4 Ill 1)1y you)1 inIn144g."' "'I w', 44i 4444 It th4at way,"'. 84114 .ohn 841n4 eilek~I V. "fr4i 1that 1sn't a1 bet. Ift ('nn't 4lose, I en'tl' in. Th's14' t he ruIill llinbtt(Ing, but4 I'll 4take 4 6i,000J rupljees3 to 14n. "I 14r1, 1414k,"' 114! en4le sharp4ly3. ''You I 108 wi1n4s8thi b't . NIr1. 1.4ny'tonl 1ays nIe 4,44n4) rI'es'41 t galinlst 'Zigzag. 1I' the4 h44rse4 ulus), he4 14ays n444 5,0005; It hel does't,'4 I 14:4hin 140I. That4's n1. ('learL undi~erstan1Iding, isn't It' "Yes, ans' 118wered'4 1.ny3'144n ('heerfutlly. "'It's the4 444413y het. I've go4t (on 41ny 44404u4,"' added'. ,14)1hnson1, ''1and It's just thrnow.,'I lg In) rup14ee 114 4144 8en." As thov' r'odt ove to4'' 4 the~ 4ost .40oh41son 441a41id tI l44k : "''ll arry43 the4rn4 alonlg for yoII haf1 14 inih-4, 444r with11 your4 light weIghtit 14will hie better for 14' 444 o Ilhig 1t4 Innk' 4144 ru4lati)t4g. \Vhen 44444 1 done1)1 4"4r, you) ('a11 g. to4 4th4 144444 and)4 ennilter hi4n1)e. 1 thiink yo'l)'l 44a1v4 11 ('1183 jobl." "'I'd 4ra4her be4 444 ir.~/.nlg, sir','" rel'4ied 14444 I 1.on't ilke 4th4 feel 441 thIs I'ellow,, 14144l4r 4ll.'. 414 81'4sh l'{ ." .\ 44 41444' h 14:48 14 1141b ' h 4-j 1 w 4 44444 4'4'' Ilie sta:i 4ig ja''st n4er4.s 4444' 4411184 14)4 14u44 8:a1d. "Ther'e''s 11 IlreI inhoste~ rtish1 444l4.4'4l'ki."18 44 li4l'ii .44 nd4 :iii tilt-r 111 '1'. Thi. I'i~ihl4 l'l'aV 4 - | I ser 'ut4 done1 for." 444' 4.a,, trav:eIh'i' out 41 4in the, bett'ing.11) " "". '/-'Ig /1g'" tl he booiul ak-tii At 4440 81tart .h418,hso un s 441nying to 11141 lkee'4 n1 144-', 4.ht44 forI ShloplkIn to Al the 11h4,4:4 atteipt the4y go't n1wn1 "J1heyre 4ff!" ',en't4 141 froIn41 the gra14Instd 81144 444 144414 48'ry3, 41444 gi were''4 14'eh- at4' the 4 br I'ight4 81plas84hsIof co)1lr .8 wisting in 14114 4444, a1s44 the eiht )44orses'1'14 scrllfblt'<1 1444 1i44''. A blne~tk JnekeL1t, '. 114th4' Ie 41144 y''llow j iL''ae 44nni4 iu il' fi'Uii i.ll..'-iat.l "Zigzag leads," soinebody exclaimed, and Layton rubbed his glasses with his liandkereilef andt focused them on the leader of the rushing troop. He could see the red and yellow quartered cap leaning far over the Withers of the big bay. Yes, it was Zigzag. "He's got away well," said Layton to Gaiety, without lowering lis glasses. "le's trying anyway, and if it comes to any brain work at the flnish John Son can give all the boys seven pounds at that garne." When they had traveled a quarter of a nlle, the black Jacket was a length in front of everything. latyton's heart lay like lend lin his breast. That was not Johnson's tactkes wheni he was out to win a litle and a <tiarter race. With 10 stone up, lie wouidn't be mnaking hila own running. Layton know then that he had lost. It was almlost a relief to know Just where lie stood. lie had cast the die and lost. Fone fool near hin was croaking, "Zigzag'll win ill the way." He felt pity i1 his heart for the inan's utter ignorance of raieng. 'erhaps, though, after all, it were better that way; he alniost envied h1tn. It was the knowl edge of racing that broke so niany of them. At tho threo-tiuaIrtera Zigzag was Still lea dlug. "He'll inIi! Ihe'll win!" the other inan was Paylng exultantly. "I took 10 to I about him." Then solething ereplt up1) on Zigzag crept up until the horses were lapped head ant heat. The glimses showed tho white Jacket andu red a, of the Jagnat's stable. "8linpkin, is coiltig nov !" went up ia cry front 11113, tlrtoits the throats of the many who hl backedl himn when the tl wias spreai about. At the lile Suizkin's Arab head shoWetl in front. h'lie two were a clear length in front of the livId. The stanld was wil withi delight, for Blinpkin hat startei favorite. Over on the horses Johnson and Dick were rlling so close toge'ther that they could speak in 61hort, gtspiig words as the wind cut att hellr breatth. Three furlongs froni huonie they were together, nose and nose- Slinphin had dropped back I he'ar. Johnson couid lvear soliething clos Ing up on thein froin behind. "Go on, Dick'" he gasped. "I'" pull back and let you up next the rail." "I Can't," aiswereI Dick helplessly. "I can't go anly faster; I'i (lone for." A great rage caie Into the heart of the captain. This was tint "sure thing" they haid It hiii oU to. 1Ittaten a (hiar ter of a iile4 fron the finish, and the )thers closincg up on them. Already a chestnut head was lapped on the quar ters of sirnykin. Zigzag wits still full of running,,fight Ing for his ieIId. Slowly, inch byjinch, the cliestnit was creeping up. is tIose wlas at IiCk's girths now. "I'lln done," lie hearl Dick say again, Unl thenl he gripped the saddle with its knees and rodle for Layton's!5,000 P'lln'es. A furlong froln hoine ie was clear of thnpin. but the chestlt wits still there, lapp-e1l on his tilarters nlow, and 1esidte tie 'lesttiut, on the outside, Vas aiu irtnI graIy, ( o lng very fast toes. I low hei curstcd tihe folly that had inaiile~ hini t:tke so ttichi out 'of Zigzag to ina~ke thle ruinig tor' Sinipkin. If th gallan~ IIi it ol hiorse would 0on13 last lhelte, thle 'e,000 rupees would pay his losses. In the st') the ery of "Zigzag c' ins" ''went up as5 thi'e nerse's 4l unjg to niehl oterlei u1p t' stra-ight. 1 .0ytoni wats ingg ing at his bihconu iitiustace.te ani iven tilet's~ tice wais seoleiiii til still its ii'- rea:llzeei what thait struigghe' iiant to the two oif the( oItheris in te staniul totgther. Not litly the inoey, hutioor life itself tas att sinkie. As thle'y thishlil least the statui Zig tig's bIdg lheciy lieead, with its w tile reel nostrils, waes still in tronlt. Atic i So tliey ciatighit tihe' .ieielge's 'ye. Thle steeut heartt esi' lthe gallant horse aniel thle ccoiliiha oft thle st'iel iervcede rleri hlei wonit the rae that wasn all butt thriownt away. News anel Notes. The best patying fruit (croplc In the Delaware p~eninstula in 1800t' seernts te have been t he Kie.'ler pear.' 'Tle pros arnd tco ns of the lBe'lin halre 11nt1lustr a3 ire appearinlg at ai livtely, rate ini the agricttirali press throtugh-. Out the (outrty. Hantis Atn elerseti hits a story oef a buf faulo that scoirneil the 'I ~ sinow itakes. awtay wvith a breathI, what can you do to t.e " lint the flakes k ept- faliniitg, fal hng, until the beutfalio wasit ailtnot hburied, ernust ciii uiie htitin ane eatsv pirey. Theres.1 antherit huer whoi hu10 tnts toc k ill. w hot tunkes niumvi a luan 1is victitin heecanise of at fhly like thaet of thet hnffahlo ni Ander sen's faibhe. It's ai little thing to have that unetasv fit'ling in the storni aich after ea.t inlg. Sour risings andh heleh ing are also I 'eke ie lit the things. Yet theste littIle tin gs are' arnon dg tile mtinoi tuarks eef a dliseiertiedt totelitionu of tihe stornacdh andit ergilns of nuctritioni atI digstioni. Ifl themiisth is ther mtay niot kill, hbst if de.spised thiey unay etlen a ihe ci' t neigltect thei fir st sving1 tctills (of timely use of I ir. P'iee t',1hlentMed c'ai I)isco ve'ry tuVay ave t au met el sericouis uhingter. It will surely ete anly dliseacsi ofC thet ste iii inac and rganis cf c ligestions allel liuttritioni, e'xicpting tticr. I r. Nitd Nieoni. thet ccieie~t 1ish~ cedhmctiee amit msimeiet of ; n.yene 'tIr et. ca~einee', N. J. wurites : ' "we liitl tie an eengcgem it-et t of twelve wveiks asel the'e etonstlan t t~eg gave~ mle as lbad I hadec trcied ttiit everthin ,,, i le t cuere it. till host week. wile len aiti cii F Kecith's ilijtou 'Thieatir, i'iladel ,bc. jet the Ne'lsont Tio.t retfe'sisonl frent ofi nie~ advti.sed mee to iry .>Cr.I'e -irre 's cit ob le cb diet I )~iscovt.ery. I tr itcd it, tande. Ithtank G .d. wci t ttto reshtitt" IDoctore Pie.rii's Plea'~sant lPelle'ts are' at spec'ific for biliousness.s Considerable interest is being inanii fested all over the State inl the far'Imiers' ilstitute to he hebild ierie fri4oin August, 13 to 20. This is 14 it slim b1 . TIW teachers, the editors, the 4tt etors, the den1tists, the manufacturers, all have their ~ ( anul 8ncig for tou1tual prlolit an1d pleasulire. All t iee ieet aillrs helpfiul not only to the imimetliate pr) fess.ions,4 bult, also8 to all whol( conte inlto relitiolls to thei. Cert ailily the factu ers have ieti of' just suih help ant inspiration as conle frm these imlev - ings. 'Ie nilectinigs woul be of great bellefit through the interchanne of ideas allolng the farnlers thieiiiselves even without the very excellent 'course of' lectures given by Ien w ar( .e ae. knowledged authorities on agicltuiral SiIhjects. This is t) he a ki iI of' snon tue' 01c0 l fotr tlhe 'fariiers. Thenl, too, lalies, wito are iiterested inl vegetal Ie ah flower garlneis (.:n get valuable inl forIation here. The ( 'letisoni ficulty will I.e on 4luty. Ment like ('ol. New 111an mtil Col. landin will lectutre along their special lines atl Ie re:oly to give ilformation1 to iiilividtials inl a practi cal way. lr. IlIartzc.g will be he4're this ittie atld will give his pTrsonttal at. tLenltioto th1ie nieeds of all. I'rof. W. I'. Alassey, of Nerth ('ar. lina, I 'rf. W. '. Welhotrn, of Alissis -Sippi, alld a number1t. of other proml 1141i tientlect uers will be heire. ''he plaiiug, vultivat ing and lar vestinhg of Ile viouIII .1s erops ahaptetl to South ( 'atolinia ; the best fertihzers for diffeteit soils ami4 crops anl the best Inethoids of applyillr ; the iiakmttg id fertilizers; Mt the farmIII : thle best 11141thors of raising,' 'aing or a41'liil f'e4'4. ing -sto< k ; dairy3ing-, hort ieullt u el,ve (able an111l' fruit r w n . a ni ,et , will be listiisstl. This is a ret'at 4)p pttittity 141 ithe finlI11e4rS to comeit4 "1n111 See what thir colleg is 5 loit , t ifi ret help l in spirt'i-o nll in~l' a pleasanlt week inl the( luountlainl breezes, seeiig, inl the itlervak lbtween the lectuiiIs, It itime of oth ('r lla's greatet statestni, the' list textile school inl thev SouthII, the large., wvll e!spuppeai~l lilvchanlical hall, thle imoilel chemical laboratory, as well as somllie o the fitie.t of gtmig croips. Alt'etubers o1f the faculty will take ple':asurie ill shoving tilie visitors verytlhi!L. hee. 1)r. llartzogie has received a letter f'rouiAl Mr. It'itlarduso I, chairian (If the SoI tIjeast erIll PassenIIge r Assoiatio, statitg that, iln accorthin1a1ee with 1 )r. llartzig's plIjesi, :ll tlte rn14s htauf granIlteel a. rate of one Fa Ire for. the ro)lthl rip fromI aill p111ints itt ite State. lioarit will t'oist only fifty cents :1a *v, loilgin- free. ThI'Iose explettig to a tI z.og in ti bivatlle, so tha~t roolnts nu11y lie pr'eparietl for thtem. ( 'rtaiIll thle fat'titers tof Southl ( 'itoillti1:~ haveiver ilieltilig so) ill of :lvaiitages ito iitn in ath1lition1 to this S'taite institute othters aret ii 1: bi. as9 f'ollow~s: .1 tily 2-1 :ituif 2., ait Splartlillittt'g ; ,I tly 2;, at 4. 'eenwo~od ;I .uly 27, at l'ma r'ia :.14uly :!l , at .14ones' I btoss I litis; Augu ist 1 , at Tabernaciuil e ; A ugutst 2, atl Six-rn ile ( 'reek ('lhtrchi ; A ugut. :, at TI'rzahl Auiguist, i, ait Sprit'1 ieh 1; Aut gust, 8. AlltIe ( 'reek ( 'huircht. 'l'h e let' trers ait, these will lie I '14ofs. .1 . 8. Newmnult, M. it. liarin an11l A. I'. Ati clerson. I)r. (i. E. Nesoin, l'rof's. ('. Al. ( 'til tner antI I. If. hiolfs will ltecttrte at the4 following pla'es ;lionenl'ah':~i, .1luly 21; ; l'tmat'ia, . uly 27 : ( 'lust er', .1 uty :t0 : 4 'oniway, Attgutst 2 :SUltlt'initn, ( ;( ufl Al ItI'i:. Aull overbi i th etion b SIlt: t 114 eol.a tote soflitry t'xc'eptiton the Nothl ('art hiia tiills itre tising wh ite labor e'xclusi.. houses for employe~vis, aniil I tese in.i I'tlttyes n ar i alnlos:jt ent iey4 tken frit tin 'ilI fIt&riiiN.ci They' ar Itakenli' f:r1ill ftlr:11 ploli ng 144 tl i nntii i I' 101 1iliv 'tit t i s <u'ii it l<i 'lt% te I that4j1 wtguith renowd toi a ili tofdi Iurasf frt'llfilt't,:11 eillgb te wag 4)s bh t' (b1 tttglN ti thfov Ile ri 41 tese foetteriyy l'l' be11. proftab: Iut,ainer to thie faili' s iilltwl faeer aIlar~ge 4)tltt.li~ ofloitlt oll indiis thal theyt~tl enn as ye~0t readM ile hIt'il roin ththel tale to sppl th vullsots4Po' wh sterfil. to' isaeufertu, 1114 f .< thl Copor tnly for~i th1e otton)'1)1 fasrto iva1ry I'rop pmil i frow h a i gool del ol the0 fold thoughes thllfacttry vilsalts foll. Nlt bti')o hree at otuitti ad ols.a~ maesiy nev oetdet marketsI1 fo good pr'ih'ets, inl they wiiil Soon3 he(rch-4 i Kha, in i ays.utean tews iE ~IMPlR'TANCi OF F timS'T. IRY. The preseit, Sessioll of the Amnerican Associatiot for lie Advancenetit of' Scienli ias been dittlissitlg a% t<lltt ion which ill view of thle lileert,4a1il Seasns Inust attract, genlerl attentionl. La41st yelr, for Instance, the South hild a short. crop of conti.on asg thle (!()u setience ol a drouLh. This year tie saile result, will follow in excessive nitiinfall. Tile satme conlitions are iotei ii the Eiasi auki tht WesL., aitl their freiuently anti erratic condition Iar Iul to follow tihe <etArlitiol of lite forests. Inl speaking bef'ore thle assorbition Svecretary Wilson <hwelt, up1oni the fact that (it lrosperiLy of tle States is so intimately coilneeLt 1id With that wie ,ItIrows out of the grouml~ii I hat. iistressio uneiaitely lol lows siirt crops of anly of' our footi stapeis. The catriers lliss diviient s, increhants moeettonrianlufactur i l l o nt at icli i i st , aini lth balanltc of ins it i ritih g col riies is revihlevtd. We have nlot givenl stli cient attioll nto theigri ng! of tig in liidl ttild iforest. nmir to tih inihrv i Uenees exerteri 1uon the liehll by the for-est.. Nothing will arouse our pen p"(1 to the evils resulting. frlonli forest <destnruction but careful expetimewnta tionl conluced b1y scientie olbser-vers over lonlg peririx of Iilie. IeI vat ail I ilunistuite are Lilt Iilost potent fIactors inl thie row, t hitil of vtetatioln ; wher Inloisturev Is ab it nnland heal i uncler 60 iegres l'aln'nhui alu i l. the ip emn111'r 1111 thus, trees nt 11)1 so iecets mary as inl c tm 1111 tries wh I-Ivre II eat is arou011ill in eegrees mui annfall is bevlowv 30 inulies aItiially. This hlatest coli. tin is line with Wich wittitve to iit eal lve'r trle aea prs. The l clta r W%'it SIlM. 'F01tliC le CStl tl'sietis i "Th t gn , a cl utitry froiel tn folin and mentlow toI thl rwing oI cuiltivIt Les crops reslits in a l ve - il t (#I ater leves, ht ler ls eultivateil ills. r t'iuir itn rl t imist r ti - nI lk aus Cropst, kilta pVIlluit) 11e0 evaptoa tion. Th! sourcts p ouil tm tilt ture gtresris are eiti msvil i tht AM m11i1re ais i'lin. v liat tie ele ar iutl resulting inl eli a liii, vatc tion. Tihe iprtb e ii f si g 4 iio sgi tir is prleseni t ani i in tsis Itt i l )ll igt , i i f 41ur1 cout ryt , ,. ItI is v ita i in any loca-,l i ti s wheret(he lornit l h iintll Is not -ulitient i til i. t i S asoi It) Ii tur11e crops. "The wths histy aitni ish s ts to prsrefrsswhere wev have themn aind plant themil where' thlere are nonec. There is a uiseful andl vniin tiihll here filr thet stilnt aind aI grac Wious work for the lover of, his kild.Th cotton crop was shortlast yeeau'e ofI the 411rought, the whevat cr-op is short yvalwit ail h this y ft samle reasin. c ivad s alf of mir people lve ha eultivating the( soil, allot So half1 thel nlation is lit reetly interestvil inl conser-ving muoist urlls. Trtr haas wrk to (to inl his specAi that thill be hlp. ful to the people. Ilhe soil physicist hias mwk to) do that will hel hlcpful to) the( pr-odhivurs1." The coindition o things noter mo y enWilson as its paniellel in th lEuropati am Afnian mateshed f the irte sptwoftesr are ms ofwibisdn. Ti lish habsrdta andrt all < uncossfAmny a Hoest alhye hiur showsrte laeybyil~ e aing ofomnril w th. rots ov pen vewintwub W It halwrayse rhestor lea cetolo te aiva or gr ~ane ai r.a Nmbyontce 'thaintwih It00 cur eli daduff.sfr h fain sufferersic~ il- inoa. nn W~~tit)hat a wi it, h sat ofytli i~ir tt~ o f ha-i r i t sc lii' 1,158. Cma Butl. kind ofv a mk(ll' air most rTtuus.Iolo mnot metn inl th lithi r rtwenhoDtes aout 4 bald. Ti is 0bsurd t and allLunellessar. Healthy hai shw - man's stegh To WHY HE CURES. Tiho Greatest Spoetliit of the Tim11o Gives IEvoory Crso ills l'otiosttil Attettioin. Momt tioetorm fitivit iti v*rtalist stllattler Dotor fto t'tock rmethettiem wincb Iily 30 itsu Hathaway's cii camoes whice litti tt a iinar. ra11t) Its 114it )r. Ilatilmetwim motod. Method. ev ,ry ets iti e it timi e .tisofuily itasoa el d 1.110 il exact - lo"wItionlorthlwatstedwtio - litti Viednitim-il. Thus *rvmsry v'its lit tri'imi separ. ietely at imi m ini 'tl ire i 1in listort i wiit-li uiro spileily ieai espim t itter D)r. linthatwity's esrstomllu stilerv isimi o it o r- easto. Nit two imlit'iltro tiliectei Iyiny a r pimtietil.r elisimsetill the ly lim two pimilili 1-it114id to treatodill Moo Pit AtIR wity ysit-Ii for Saiem Cimiitii iit. Dr. I 1ieitwaiy is at sinieiai it hi ut I it, mt itA6,eAi till worel lit tri-;ats etimialti dis ' ilit stieci ttlit maminer of of leis owls- it yste: l~stielinal oat yemtamt mo"o while ill Every Case ' I'ti"d'"' imnmi l i pitleiatitlin iorovm~l and iairagmet oial ita stantily Speolally tirlitg the twety )ears mlince twilty yair" of the ismost extmeiisivo Treated.ereticoolmijemyomi lay lty smpee litlist iII thiecotintry. Dr. liitiiii'viy's gerikat m tttiformitsuc ce s ititlt o i t titli lisitivimliei i .ysteimt of tratiittimit. Exclusive 1"m ">ito of inieirals of repilemecs y, ynnr frsinatimot'rPslitaloilirtarof tho Treatment wiortie aimitlrt ir e ailu ftif mi inmeg cor.1 lietlmiway" ittitimel t trioittmieltaolm boiovi lt it wilst' to allow 1-10eic hiemiti lit i tf tho kiowimieigc of lit r4ime tm t ls mt too w.inil litwetir (>f tihe uciii ciitor whilh ilSty lit, ticimi 1 tily mli kiitis t i so (i f il. sy-stomlta never litimtitow ior feet. Blood and Skin Or. iuway' treatiunt for - DIS~aSOS. libu.i lsuistta winittIver stiagot Diseases. )I~' l~oot ;~ (I ~ wlmuim.'s' itt etirsitma fcrgi sof itiltrs, sor-os iciotetim, pimn li . s t., mitil mmi itiily rt-mu ci i 1tr ith kili mise t ii tio I hmir linitliur mi e nmntloiti , hmitsic Iirities ihn li ito mt titt tei illm is tiii it lioimimticimtl y itlei i-lium. t-tily ilmlvm iraimi mit th - sy-tm'lil mmmii itl tlitwitolut mmimltu istiitrt-mii lii oi mcit mar laieme ariit m t-ti' t. ils trenatmtIlt cfit riccmmi Varioe cole anti lmoit strii-tirt. 6et i i metlnl. q..eici Strioture. ""'e41 1 ,' l" i" t i'r cent nmiil piritilient itre. Nit miloirid il e li t rt ir-eti munit imi im;li tor inem tivee tti-ii ii ' rt, .-.s - telwl-<l liv lim inititil. 'ihlm iiimistsimif itis tre i telmit Is Iititel lins th:all that 4-f :t 11y ilm-r lltlit,tor lio-ititatl or tii--tittiu tr:mluimi.it,;iilli hmti -6if, ;1it l -, r-allit'timerlmm tilt orgattis its it m im'a ilstii uit li- t ie ii lit-iith. Kidney t.mt tiist- ls i lm1::iik fmmm lhmt .wimm imltro Diseases. resiioti ti mt-minm-t Khin'-y t rmmiihlm- mud " hi l at I o ill m' lisi imly ime-smm finit tio evsiryomis who s'.m i himuiimm it i 1im liti m idl amiielmris. 'rh11% ihm-11:1e14 fillr rli. it ilwmm' 8it Ilew New Book anik i"Mm imimomr-.44 e;:itaam FREE. r - n t- iln limt iiof * 111.$1m") )Itilt filr at litfittell Ui1114. a.toiy o timii mtik will i i-imit free tim meci'mu mio . .11 *iim s liis 1immit mtili :ihirnm - tim Ilir. iiith mimy. Consultation Pp. imliainllots-mwa i cii ilairvo FREE. fimre i'mnli'mll:nmntlita ipimitleiilmt eitiuer 1-4 . ttimsq to b, l? mstil. J. NEWTON HATHAWAY M. 0. Dr. limmi atlmaity & 'om., 22%sottia 19ti Sii slieti. A I liemllim, (GA. A .NT ItN IAM t slA PI %% HIIN WHITeI N41. The Following Goods to go BELOW COST I All' Latest Style. No Old Stock. I.adics' $'!1l1i T'anl ( x fords al ......... $2 00 Imaqies $.. 00 ':mnl Oxfordls at ........ ..$1 50 ladies' $1 wclia amil lilarmk Oxfords $1 (W) Misses '$1'.S'Tai a2 ii a l5aik Oxflorda $1 it) 'hi li rein's $1 ikii Tan ni 11k. O x fords .0 PRlI)E & PA'l TON, 106 S. Main Street, Ur irst door ihove Gisob& Itusll1's PIT T'S AfllS6ptic Invigorator! Cii res dvyspeljiaii, i imd igest itc, amid all s~cltoa c r bpowel I ro-il~ es, U' oic ir t'hoilera mmmncrbus, telthin 1g t roubales witim childrtemp kidnmey ironbmiles, badl liipi anmi all sorts o seores, risuintgc or felomis, 'tute amd bcurnie. : iis as gooeci antia ic C, whenl~l locally apmllie:1 an1 aniy thinlg tel Li e trmarke. Tlry it and~ vonmm w.ill prise~ iL 1mo otheore if yeour dirmggist. doesn'mm keep1 it, wr'.iii to PiNtts' Anutiseptic I nvigorator' Co. TnHOVISON., GA.. m0-onp v.ili.c. N l\ Ac lm'lt|'A N A Nli A SI AN (m( 'l'T N. Atnrie~':tli cci!Itim growers.lm doutlei css ill~ bce iieiintrestel ini a spechil wichmj' wasm' unilet at. am limee't ing ofl thle l''enchi Agr~siiniul So-- iiItc'.iet re tringlii the m ps blilti es iof~ te tl l''renc 'tan asa In:tiniiilate r eis. Thl e speechi imiae iby M. I iyhowski, whoii hats beent.i a great. iiary years~t mc iiiSetih Africn, Ints bween Iranislate bi y Ilinitedi M Statest-m ~cnsul .ilhn m (' Cveil :at I .yotns. 'l'hme speak "Wie pomssesscc imn ieiise arieas inl Afr'iica whiiere thle iottoni p lan I. grows as hiuxmi-iantIly' as w heal. in Lte most favormedt pltainis mcf Friaince. Tio elimance intt i ourelve's frcom I li'ghtnd , wiv mbct hiohlls, mas ii. VP1 ri, aii ieciively ciontrolI ofI tisi te'xiilt', it isc icily nlec'ssariy for us5 to uyt'i' ilieti rnho gi nlue ii lhi Smuditan, l~iingc, Sen. ail atil I the. (Ijler ( )iihaiigi, Th'em ejj. imiale is lilos. famvormablde, ltanks to tihe striing ly mmat ked alierinationtI s of dry al iml wet seasons. li Th1 l t iii tiaitin ihouldi be imditfid, iterte, bu11t by anli l jic mprovememl 1 ofn tex cotton is. Th'irtiiy toins cof it have al - remtly arrivet-d hle fricim lihe Stitidan. ity tuns more are aibot, to be ship pe.It is tcoar se , buti I Limi is becauste itwa gaiIlhered' Ibiy It.he nati vts fiom1 phlIi iver.i a yteari cibl. It shmiouihl bei chaiited yfearily', wvhib c~- an be dioine by thlie sy~stem ofl rot~ttion of cropsiu, if deltiemd nmmeessary. Cot'ttoin is like sevei'al yuars, but tihe lirst year's5 pro iihet s are thme onily real1ly goodl ones."' Anioilier spceaker, refei'rinig to thle prostcptsi cof the cotton trade ini i{lussia side ithat while lhe was ini MoscowY hec sa1w lmanly waigonms icadtedi downi withi cottoni frcm TPurikesetan ; that1, lie thought, ihat, in thle neari fiumure the iRusianti eimpire cotnth suppliy time full demanud oif lime imetropol is; ita- time lnussiansc ho lieve titmat withini a few yemars thbey will biegini ex~pori'n 1g cittoni gtoods, andic that thme raising of cotton hats lrheaduy created grea.mt activity iin mill thme TV'rns Th'le towni 0of JBruniswick, AIe., o iwnsi conie thouisandl U.i0 a cs f landt wich it ms abhouit t,0 plat ini white pinme as a jiobilic investmenCt.