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" '"J>rrl?l??. l?y llobert Bo?ner'a Sons.) CHAPTER XIX. plotting. . Upon arriving at tho house of Nita, Monteri and bis companion questioned her closely about tho oscapo of hor (prisoner, and after hearinv. from her own lips all she had before '.-y ritten to him, thoy decided to lose no time in tracing the missing girl, lest ?ho should reaoh her friends and learn tbo fraud that had been practiced upon them by tbo girl who had provon horself so treaehorous. Monteri mado inquiries of every ono he met couoorniug tho girl, but no one seemod to have scon such a person as ho described. i But it scorns that at times fortune is wont to favor tho wicked; for, after two day?' search, Carlos Monteri learned that a girl had boon found in an unconscious condition, and was a*, that time lyiug ill in tho gipsy camp. This ho learned from a younger mem ber of the tribe, who, upon inquiry, told all ho know of the rescue of the girl and of hor personal appearance. He thon found tbo man Jock, who related the circumstance, and told him that she was his wife, who had escaped, and that she was a hopeloss lunatic, although not violent. Accordingly, the following morning. Monteri drove to tho camp in company with Inez, aud, as wo have already learned, took the delirious girl away with him, not withstanding the protest of the gipsy that sho was in uo condition to bo moved. And thus Ureta Danton again fell \nto tho power of her enemies, but not beforo she had unconsciously won tbo heart of ono who had vowod to search for and fiud her, feeling within him that she needed a friend and protector. Monteri decided to take the girl somewhere near Ravonsmere, where be could watch over her. He did not intend to trust Nita a second time. As the train boro them on their journey to Ravonsmere, Inez, whoso mind had boon busy thinking, turned to her companion, who supported tho siok girl, and said, in a low tone: "Ah, Carlos, I have it! You know the old deserted house half-way be tween tbo station and Ravonsmere?" "Yes, I remember 1 saw it," he re plied. "It is tho very place for you to take her. No ono will rent the placo be cause they say.it is haunted. I heard Cecil Doniphau say so only a few days ?go." "Very well. Where cau I get the 'key?" he asked. "You do not need a key. You eau easily effect au entrance from the back part of the* house; besides, it would hardly do Tor you to waste time in hunt ing up the owner, for I don't believe he is nromul bore at present. No one ever goes near tho place, so you need have no fear ef being discovered." "All right. This your plan. If it bring? failure, don't blamo mo."' "I haxono fear of failure now tint I havo herjinder my thumb," sho re. plied in 1 voice filled with triumph. "Don" bo too sure," he said with a peculiar ook in his beady Cym.""" ' "What do, .yvxr uteau?" she asked ouioVJv ' # ' . 1 mean, my dear, that I have not (uad my revenge yet." !? "Still harping on that?" ?ho ex claimed indignantly. "Ah, well, lot that drop for the pres ent. As I told you before, as long as you obey mo, I'll let you enjoy your ill-gotten fortune." She turned her face toward the wiu dow to conceal from him the look of malignant hatred which sho could not prevent from shining from her eyes. To herself she was saying: "Threaton mo as much as you please, Carlos Monteri, but my timo will come; and when it doos, beware! We shall rseo which is tho shrewder, you or I. (You shall not come between mo and my aspirat ions. Iam tho acknowledged granddaughter of old Gerald Danton, and as such I moan to inherit bis (?wealth. Ho is old and will not live very long, and-" ? Her musings were interrupted by Monteri, who addressed her: "Sho shows signs of reviving from tho drug we gave her beforo starting." "I hope sho will not until we reach our destination." "I don't think she will, a^ we are almost there now," returned Carlos; then added: "Of course, you must leave the car alone, while f will see that my wifo (?) is conveyed to hor future residence." "You must not biro auy one to take yon there. That might mean ruin," put in Inez. "Do you take me for a fool?" he sneered, as tbo train came to a pause. CHAPTER XX. ";* b&thkh ??3P10IOOS. As tho tram came to a pause, the de lirious girl had somewhat revived from the stupor to which tho drug adminis tered by Monteri had reduced her. And when, leaving tho oar, Carlos took her arm, he bad little difficulty in guid ing her stops, although she tottored from sheer weakneos. * Inea preceded him, and turned in n:i 'Opposite direction from tho road lead ing: to tho so-called haunted house, whife Carlos slowly walked tho victim of their plots to-< aid tho aforesaid road. Tho old house, which ho intended to make the prison of Rrcta Danton, was not more than a mile and u ball from the station; and, thinking it un safe to biro n conVeyavOS of any kind, he determined lo walk. If tuo girl's strength gave out, he told himself, bo OOUld cavry hor. But, to his surprise, slm kept up ad mirably; but no words had left her lips through all that tiresome journey. She walkod as if in a dreamland by tho vacant stare of her eyes any one could toll that her mind was unsettled. They had mot uo ono <|i the road, and sho submissively wallhd . by his side into the old ivy-cov<?ed houso which was to be her placo oYnbode for some timo to come. tl Inez, took a roundahouWtroiul to reach Ravensmero, which Icttikiirough a dense woodland. Her r,\,\ wan bney planning what she woUmSell her grandfather (?) in refercnoey?? hor speedy return from her visit t?|h-ent tvood Park. So absorbed was sUj with her thoughts that she failed (4 seo a man, dressed iu a gunner's cosmic, who was seated on a fallen bum not twenty foot from her us ?ho pas?<4 "QtirgngeT'.JiO muttorod, 'whoV^Vho had passed out of sight and hcavAt 14 Wh*t is sho dothg Hek *Q ?dem, ajH why did she, s*l?ofc this foUnd&nwm wsjr to get borne? Til see wbotshA his to say for herself when Jjgf?| || Hho not see me. I tun positive of that. And now, my pretty COUsiu, I'll see whether those red lips stray from the truth. I haven't much' t'oith in you, with youv purring, sneaky ways, and if I had my way you would not be nt Rnvousmere." Gathering up his game-hap and shouldering his gun. he set out for homo. It Wa9 toward dusk when he lightly ran up the veranda steps, and fell back iu well-feigned surprise when he saw his cousin seated beside his uncle. "Why, cousin mine, what brought you home so soon?" "Oh, I got homesick! r have got ten so attached t? Rnvensinere and dear grandpapa that I longed to re turn; so 1 took the train and left my friends, promising to make them n longer visit nt some future time." "And did you walk all the way from tho station. "Yes; and I found the road very dusty, too." "Did you follow the straight road from the station to Ravensinere?" he asked nonchalantly. "Certainly. You may be sure I came by tho shortest possible route," she returned sarcastically. "You're right. My common souse should have told me that," he said, with a laugh that wns half n chuckle, while a peculiar gleam shot from hi..' eyes. "Did you have a good day's sport, Cecil?" askod his uncle. '? ./'Yes, very good, indeed. I'm glad that I took your advice and wont gun ning, for I was verily getting the blues," replied ho. As he passed up'to his room to chaugo his clothes, a malicious chuckle left his lips. "Aha! My pretty cousin, T was not far wrong when I thought you had an object in walking two milosout of your path! If you had not, you would not have said that you came by the direct road. Now what was your object? 1 intend to watch you, my dear. That hurried journey was not taken for nothing, and as for your visiting Breutwood Park, I dou't believe it. However, that is an easy matter to timl out. If I can Qud out anything about you that will turn my uncle against you, be sure I'll not spare the time nor energy that may bo required to reach that end. Ravensmere is a fine estate, aud I do not intend that it shall slip through my lingers without an effort on my part. I've felt that the girl is not all that she pretends to bo, and if I succeed iu turning ray uncle ngainst her, I'll not have labored in vain. I must keep my eyes open, and if auy more such trips are taken, I'll know your destination, or my name's not Cecil Doniphau. In the meantime, I'll make it my special business to make inquiry relative to your last one. I dare say she has been off somewhere with that fello ' she calls George Bertram. However, I mean to find out. If I am any judge, and I flatter myself that I am, that fellow is a blackleg. Ha, Cecil, my I boy, perhaps your cake's not all dough; ' ^Her all, and those.llniUiy^trtrtougcst MVTOv^o tli??nt?st. There goes the dinner+.o'iij Well, I. feel more like eating to,nght than I have since Gerald Dnnuu told me that his grand daughter wns <0 inherit the larger I part of his weuvth. Ah! Hope is a great appetizer." CHAPTER XXI. IT.AVINO DETECTIVE, "I tell you, Inez, I must have money. Something has got to be done, und it' you still wish to retain your position at Ravensmere, you must furnish me with whatever sum I demand." "Carlos, how am T to obtain it? 1 have taken whatever 1 could get with out being found out, and all thospend ing-money Gerald'Danton gave me you now have. AVliat am I to do?" Ho leaned forward and whispered into her ear. "You are out of your senson!" she exclaimed. "Oh, no. not at all! I know it would be an easy task to one so ex perienced as yourself," he replied in an even tone. "How could you suggest such a thing, Carlos Monteri. I verily bei iievo that you would stoop to any thing." "Not 1," he returned, with a sullen laugh. "Bat you. my dear Inez, could easily do as I told you." "I won't! So that's au end of it." "Very well, you know the conse quences if you don't comply with my wishes. This 18 not the first time that I have told you this. Follow your own inclinations, and be exposed. Do as I tell you and livo in wealth and af fluence. I give you two days to con sider the matter. Meet me to-morrow night at the eud of the ladies' walk, and I'll tell you more fully my plans. Here comes that fellow Doniphnn. It seems that, ho'fl always prowling around the grounds when we're out here." "He has got no good blood for me, because I've cheated him out of his place as heir to his uncle," said Inez, in a low tone. "Remembor, torniorrow night at nine!" "Very well. And pleas0 look well i to your prisoner, tbnt sho does not make her escape a second time. By tho way, has she fully regained her souses?" "Not quite. At times she wanders a little. Ta, ta!" As ho moved away a murderous gleam shot from his eyes, while sho watched him out of sight. "Yes, Carlos Monteri, I'll meet you to-morrow night, and I'll try my hand again. I'll admit, that your plan was j a good ono, and I moy see fit to carry J it out, but. not until you aro first out of my path. Why will he not put that girl out of my path forover? If I could onty got access to that house, I would take matters in my own bands. First let nie romovc Carlos Monteri off the face of the earth, then my way will bo clear. "Does ho think that I'll allow him to order mo around n\ his will? I inn getting desperate." ? ? ? * ? As Carlos Monteri turned down tho rood, he was not aware that ho was being followed; but suoh w.vj the case. Cecil Doniphnn, having had his sus picions aroused in referonce to the in timacy between his uncle's grand I daughter aud tho man she called ?oorgo Bavtrntn, determined to keep a closo watch upon thorn. Ho Intend ed to find out what nort of a person the fellow was. Ho when hs ?aw th?in talking so confidentially, ho de cided to follow Ulm ami ?oo whore ho ?Went, "Where is tho follow leading me, anyway? By Jove, if he isn't making straight for that old dcsoited house! Now, what under the sun is taking him to that forsakon place? Abn,j('eci!, my hoy, you nro stumbling into a mystery, if I'm not mistaken. Ah! Ho has gone in and fastened the door behind him,judging from that peculiar sound, as if a bolt was being slipped into place. Ah, well. Mr. George Bertram, I'll call at some noire convenient time, when you nro not around, and find out what brings you to this old, dilap itnted ruin; for certainly you have not taken up your abode in such a place." Waiting for about ten minutes to see whether or not he intended to leave the place, and deciding tbat be did not contemplate doing so for some time, Doniphan again turned his face toward Ravonsmere. He was daily expecting a letter in reply to one he had written to Erie Brent wood, and on his way hack he stopped at the store, which served tho purpose of postofUco as well, and in quired for i mil; ami u gratified look crossed Iiis face when the grocer passed him an envelope with his name on it. Hastily tearing it open, he drew tho sheet of note-paper from tho envelope and read the following: 'Mil DoxiruAx: ? J) i.ah Sot llreta Dantoii has no! ".nie) to mo slnoo sho left tkopurk in your com pany, I write t !ii-?, Instoa 1 of my son, ho oause, at present, ho is away from home. As ho gave mo loavo to attend to his mall, I took tho liberty to road your letter: ami. In reply, must say that yon aro wrong in thinking I hat she h el called on me. Why you should ask this, i onunol Imagine, aud UODS thai It ts nothing more tlnm somo argument, in retorvnee to the matter, that promptod your Inquiry. I roniuio, "Respectfully, Clare Bubntwooii." "I was positive that I would re ceive an answer like this!" ho ox claimed. "She told a falsehood in ref erence to that visit Now it remains for mo to find out what she is up to, and I'll not rest until l succeed. This is a new departure, for nie?tho play lug of a detective's part?bnl I feel Unit I am equal to it." Placing tbo letter in Iiis pocket, ho continued on bis way to RaveilSUlore, feeling well satisfied with the success of his plan thus far, and determined to return to the haunted house at tho curliest opportunity. I To be continued, | Dog Milked llio cow. William Jackson is a wealthy mini er living between Lawrenoevillc, N. J., and Prineessvillo. Ho has a boy on the place of the name of Frank Bonn et t and the boy has a pug pop called Jim. Frank Bennett's princi pal duty is to milk the cows. The pug pup had often sat upon the grass and -watched him. Tbo boy thought il would he great fun a few days ago to give the pug a feed of milk direct from the COW, and taking careful aim, directed the stream into the dog's mouth. The pug seemed lo like it. One day il was noticed that tbo cow failed to give her usual quantity of milk, and (hat the jiug re fused to eat the most tempting morsols of food, yet be was growing fat. Farmer Jackson discovered that the pug and the cow were on the very best of terms. He watched aud w as almost paralyzed to catch the obese pug suck ing the milk from the old cow ami the cow treating the dog as affectionately as her own calf. The pug is now chained up like a barracks tramp, and the ,-ov. is giving her usual quantity of milk. The pug is losing flesh.?New York- frilli. Sl.CCr> VS NUEDFUL. -? t? - The belief that is slowly making Its way into the metropolitan mind of New York that half of the noloes of its streets are prev?>??t?*ole la due to a growing appreciation of the value of sleep as a restorative. The prevailing lack of knowledge on the henofi;s of Kleep Is well shown by I ho conduct of the average volunteer regiment before It Rets "whipped into shape." says the Army and Navy Journal. The com mon idea in the mind of the recruit is that if he can't kill tho country'* enemies, at least he is to imitate Mac beth and murder sleep. This he pro ceeds to do with the usual enthusiasm of the recruit. Wien '.be serious work of the cam paign is or. however, he soon find.- that sleep i, valuable io he trifled with. Even if 1 Ides not think so himself he Is soc. nade to understand it by tho s.cron protests of his comrades. When Lie,: John McClintock. I'. tf. A., was last year recruiting ;?. regiment in one of the Now York city armories h? found that the recruits were making night hideous with their horseplay. The men were appearing each day more and more run down, and finally blent. McClintock lined the command U|) and made ?i little speech to them on the value of sleep. All listened with listless ears until the speaker said: "Remember that (fen. Grant once said: "Two houts' sleep is worth heavy re or.i'orcomenifi.' " This was enough to let light into the tousled heads of tho recruits, und thai night the armory wag as still ax a graveyard. Now that our soldiers are being brought face to face with climatic con ditions to which they pre totally un accustomed, it ought to he Impressed on them unceasingly that they cannot afford to underrate the value of slum ber. The Medical News of New York Sflvs on this very subject: "It Is well known that heat prostrations are die, much more to the exhaustion Incident Co insufficient sleep on successive hot nljdits than lo the actual Intensity of th<> daily heat. Anything that Is cal culated to add further to nocturnal rtlstr.rhance and wnkefulne.-s deserves especial attention during the heated ncason." Such advice, of cour.se, is not needed for the veteran, hut ho many of oor regiments are made up of raw material that their commanding of ficers taking them to the hot elimato fit the Philippines will do well to ob serve the warning sounded by Ihe Medina] Journal. ' Now /.<?>>imiii I'nrrot, in New Zealand there is a peculiar kind of parrot found, which uoer not seem to exist in any other place. The untive? call It the "Ken." It inhabits only South Island, in mountainous re gions, and was formerly a vegetable toiil Insect-eating bird, hut when sheep were Introduced into the country, it oegnn to frequent the various stations, ^specially where sheep had been killed, and it was observed to feed upon th* kffftl, Liter on If acquired the strange and objectionable habit of destroying live slioen, for which purpose a number tt these parrots hand together and aunt out a weakly member of the flock which 'hey worry and torment till it fulls to the ground. Then (he vora ftJOlia creatures attack it on the Hank, whete thy skin Is lulohest, und even before tht animal Is dead they are de vouring life kidney fat, which thoy 3eema to prefer to all other food. This ?ifems to he one of tho moat remarka ble hviunces known of a( sudden chance ,oMtablt. \ If ahm topics! 9000C0000OOOOOOO00O0OO000O Cracked Wheiit l"or Yoiiiik Clltokl. Tu wheat-growing localities it is al ways uoticod tbrtt young chickens around tue barns ovo always'unusually thrifty during the wheat harvest. They nick up tho scattered wheat grain/) and soon got to the stago where they will acquire a full suit of feathers. There is no better material either to mako growth or feathers than wheat in tho grain. For very small clucks tho gram must bo cracked, but thoy noon become ablo to swallow whole wheat grains, which is a hotter whole food for fowls than anything else, Kxt ratting Honey. Ono very essential thing in extract ing honey is a good sharp honey knife, as a dull knifo will break and mutilate tho combs. Shave off the cappiugs as evenly as possible so as to keep the combs of a uniform thick ness. After rcmoviug the capping from both sides of tho comb place it in tho basket or reel of tho extractor with tho top of the frame toward tho outside cf tho extractor. When both frames uro put in this way tho ma chine will run evenly without joltiug or jail ing. He careful to put in combs of equal weight as near as you can judge, as a light comb on ono sido and a heavy ono on tho other will cause tho reel to wabble and some times jump out of the socket. Turn the crank slowly at first if the combs n>o-r?? hoavv. Only throw out part of tho honey from tue ?;,]0i then t'Overse tho combs and turn' wtsi enough to throw out all of tho honey from that side, then reverse the oombs again and run the machine fast enough to throw out all that remains. A little practice will soon enable any one to tell how fast to turn tho crank; if turned too fast tho first time when tho combs are heavy it breaks tho cells. Untidy Chtoken Koooi. Tn many poultry houses the manner in which the roosts aro placed in po sition is a source of annoyance when time comes to clean out the house. In order to avoid the difficulty of getting SV.INUINO ROOST. around under the roosts, b, they should be placed crosBwise a frame made of about 2x1 in material, six feot wido and nearly as long as the building in which they aro to be placed. Hang tho frame, a, at one sido to tho wall by hoavy strap or T hingofi mni support 1 ho other side by props, d, placed uudcr it or a couple of pieces of stout wire rope, c, hung from tho roof. The roosts can llien bo let down out of the miy when the house ii heilig cleaned and thoy also can ho scraped off and washed with lime, cither with a brush or spray pump. Tf both house and roosts aro whitewashed frequently the tilth will bo lessened. A spray pump is excel lent to use for this whitewashing pro cess.?American Agriculturist. Bnb-Collnr* mxi Drainage. It is probablo that tho sub-collar is to play an important part in tho future of tho farm dairy, except on fr.rms whore ico is yer.Vly stowed for tho uho of tho dairy in summer. Ad vanced dairymen uro beginning to realizj thai tho carth-zonr of thermal equilibrium is a fact that may bo made valuable. , Tn many of our chcoso factories this knowledge is be ing utilized in kooping tho tompera turo of tho cooling room at a point whore tho choose will curo/n the most porfoct manner. From twelve to llftoon feet below the surface of tho ground begins tho zone whoro tho temperature is prac tically tho same tho year round, this temperature for tho northern part of Illinois being about fifty-five degrees. This is cold enough to keep dairy products iu a perfect state for a rea sonablo length of time. Tho farmer that has a good deep collar may reach this zono by means of a sub-cellar oi small dimensions. Tho problems oi construction aro no greater than those that arise in tho const motion of a water-tight cistern. Tho sub-coliar must bo made properly, and faced with ceineut of sufficient quality to exclude tho water of tho ground in the wot season. Its dimensions will cor respond to the requirements of tho dairyman. A fiiib-eellar live feet square is ample for ordinary use, and somo ore being constructed that aro loss than four feet square at the top. Such cellars not only servo to keep tho fin ished dairy products in a perfect con dition, but aro also valuable for the cooling of tho ripened cream previous to churning. Tho timo to construct such oollors is mid-summer, when the ground is least likely to be sr.turoto^ with wator.?Farm, Field and Fi'^, side. v I.i Hung Oluour No I'liti'lot. ? "I regret to say that 1 may have to shatter a possiblo American idea," says Admiral Oharlos Borcsford, "Hi Hung Chang is no patriot. Ho ie nothing but a Boltlsh old millionaire, anxious to mako mouoyat tho expense of his country's ruin. "It doesn't make any difforonco what his political sympathies aro, whether ho is tho friend of Russia or England. Ho is a cipher, without office and without influence. "His so oossov as Viceroy of China is Jung (iU, now the diplomat of highest rank in tho Empire. Ho is friendly to tho 'open door,' though it bo held open with tho iron hand. The F'npcror of China is still alive, ro porn of hifl assassination to tho con trary ,iot withstanding. He was a re former, but ho tried to reform too fast. "You can't altor the. system of 1000 years 111 a few months, and, as ho tried, ho was asked to step down. I'ho Dowager Empress, who has been a power iu Chiuoso palace politics fot two generations, rules as regent in tho name of tho Emperor."?New England Magazine. Tho republic of TIayti, sometimes called tho "Black Republic," ooeupioi About one-third of tho Island of Haytf. San Domingo covering tho rest. Ninety per cent, of tho S0Q,f)f The First Silk IIa?. In an English newspaper of the date of Jan. 16. 1797, appears the following: "John Hetherlngton, haberdasher, of the Strand, was arraigned beforo the lord mayor yesterday on the charge of breach of tl?? peace and inciting a riot, and was required to give bond in the sum of ?500. It was in evi dent o that Mr. lletheringion. who is well connected, appeared upon the pub lic highway, wearing upon his head what he called a silk hat (which was offered in evidence), a tall structure having a shining luster and calculated to frighten timid people. As a matter of fact, the officers of the crown stated that several women fainted at the un usual sight, while children si" ?earned. rlo;vs yelped, and a young son of Cord walner Thomas, who was returnius from a chandler's shop, was thrown down by the crowd which had collected nnd had his right arm broken. For these reasons the defendant was seized by the guards and taken before the lord mayor. In extenuation of his crime defendant claimed he had not violated any law of the kingdom, but was merely exercising a right to ap pear in a headdress of his own design - a right not denied to any English man." , Start Klght Now " And guard against wlutor's trials. Kind's ISmulsIon will givo you Flesh aud IJono. Vou'll fool different, BOo and $1.00, \n doalears sell it. (tunrantcod, DvnwEt.i, A Dunn Co., Charlotte, N. C. The original thirteen States con tained 025,785 square miles, or -08, 502,400 acres. In 1898 the United Stales contained 2,720,100 square miles, or 1,088,078,800 aoros, in or ganized states. It also contained 8HM'**? i.a miles, or 507,212,800 acres of territory -..??ui/ed as | states. This does not include w .. , new foreign possession acquired hy 'he war with Spain. A Doctor's Advice Free! About Tcttoriue. Dr, M.L. Fielder of F.cloctie P. 0., Elmore Co., Ala., says: "1 know it to bo a radical euro for tetter, salt rheum, cc/.emn and all kindred disuses oT the skin nnd scalp. I never prescribe anything else in all skin troubles." Send 60c. in stamps for a box of it, postpaid, to tho man ufacturer, .1. T. Shuptrine, Savannah, (la., if your druggist doesn't keep it. THE TWO QUALITIES Tliaf Cannot Pall lo Kondor n Marriage Happy. If one starts on a trip with friends the great necessity as a means to fruit ful pleasure is compatibility of spirit nnd a constant guard upon thoughtless Impulse. How much more 1? this true of the trip through life with the friend chosen from out the world as the ono most worthy our love, respect and self sacrifice. In all friendship it Is wise to hunt out the sunny spots to be found in every character If rightly sought; and so in marriage- if man and wife find themselves sitting in the shade of each other's dispositions, they must seek the sunlight together or storm clouds will gather overhead, says the "National."' What we need in marital partnerships is more courage and consideration ?OUragC with which to meet our own faulte; consideration with which lo meei other people's. A marriage bal anced by these weights Is sure to pros per and point out a paradise where the circulation Of the soul Is purified. If facts were sifted, the statistical re sult would probably ahow thai the n".;? j,,;'!ty of married people are as happy as it la filtended mortals should be. Unhappy marriage is sensational, therefore the world hears all about it: happy marriage is like the American whom one never hears about In Eu rope, because he is merged Into the great human class of the unostenta tiously refined, wearing no sign of his good breeding except the breeding it self. Men and women make their own conditions; conditions do not make them, bul as Thomas Carlyle puts it. "Life anywhere will swallow a man 1 unless he rise and vigorously try to swallow it." Marital existence, we admit, is a struggle with possibilities and pessi mism; however, we are pilots of our own boat, and unless we mark our channel Wcll through the shoals and rocks we a., nicely to go to the bot tom as food for ,. iS;m!stle Mshos. 44 He is Wise Who Talks But Little. This is only a half truth. If wise men /..id held their tongues, nuc should kncrio nothing about the circulation of the blood. If It <weic not for this ad-vcrtiscment you might never know thai Hood's Sarsapa riila is the best blood medicine. \ Close Sim vc. Customer Is this :i shave I'm get ting? Harber Why, cerlalnly. Customer Oh, all right. Bot 1 thought it seemed more like \ivis.-e lion. Dr. COUGH SYRUP Cures Croup and Whooping-Cougli I Unexcellod for Cousinnptivos. Gives quick, sure it-suits. Refuse substitutes. <Z\ *-.Jiulttnil$curtI)iliQutitttit TriaI,tofor^c* f'ho sad story comes from tho coast of Manic that the lobster crop is a failure that an industry which was onco as steady as tho ice harvest in winter or the summer granite crop is now OU its lust claws states tho New York World, and that tho Maine lob ster is destined to go into extinction with tho dodo, the great auk and tho American bison. The lobster's ob jection to living is based not BO much on tho injury to his foeliogs caused by the cruelty of the restaurants in announcing "broiled live lobster" ns by the precipitate haste of the Maine fishermen in catching him before ho iH lit to be broiled at all, nnd sub jecting him to the humiliation of "canning." If his foldings were re rjpeoted lie would continue to furnish gustatory delight to tho gourmand ill limitless numbers for countless years. As it, is, the "cardinal of tho sens" will tnko his plneo in history with the uanvns-back nnd tho terrapin, tho lost heritages of a generation unlit to ap preciate them. lioat Stahl Ksetorrd aud tho eyes cured by using Flutter's Kyo B?lvo. No Data, ?uro euro or money buck. ??C. box. All Uruggtsts, or by m*(l,Sfto. per box. J. V, llAYTcit, Decatur, ?lex TllO French parliament, Is is understood, will convene Nov. .1. 1 believe Pico's Cure for f"oo!Uinptio:i saved my boy'8 Iii?? last summer. >lr?. Aii.ik DouatASs, l.o Hoy. Mick., October 20, 1894. The ?clor Is usually referred to n.s an ai t 1st when Ii" begins so* draw well. Fits iiermsnsntly oured. No flt* or nervous. KttB niter first dor's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. |S trial bottle and treatise free Dm. B. H. Kliwk, Ltd.. 081 Arch Si, Phlla. Pa. Stats or Ohio, City ov Tolhdo, * LUCAS County, I Ki< \ .\k j.ciiesky makesoatb tb?t he is the senior partner of the firm of J. F. oikpey * (?(>..doin-f i.u-liK- ? In tnc City Ol I olcdo.i ijuti tv and State ftforesHtd, and tlialsald firm will pay the ?um of oNK ut'NpBEn Hollahs for eich and ovary case of cataiikh thatcuunol be cured by tbe use of Hall's Cataiiuii CURB. Fl*ank .1. CHBNBV. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my . ,. uresonoe, tblsOtn day o( I'ecouibor, ??SAL A.D. 1886. A. W. QI.BA80N, / - - \ Notary Public 11'ill's Catarrh ' ? ure is ink on I alornally.and aots directly on the blood and mucous sur faco* of the sybteui. Stud for testimonials froo. F. .1. i HKXKY ct- Co.. Toledo, O. Sold by DniKHlHts. 7fte. Hall's Family Fills are tbo best, A telophono system is to connect Fail-, homo and Milan. headache. Food doesn't di ges 'welt, u,,f .iir? poor, bowels con stipated, tongue coatt?. i,-s your liver! Ayer's Pills arc liver puis, ensy and safe. They cure dyspep sia, biliousness. 25c. All Druggists. Want your inoiislaeho or heard a beautiful brown or rich black v Then liso BUCKINGHAM'S DYEXfc. IURE YOUR HORSE of Spavin, Curb, Splint, Capped Hock, Sore Tendons, Cuts, Kicks, Bruises, etc., by using Also An Invaluable remedy for man. When taken internally it cures Cramps and Colic. It 1? Ihc best antiseptic known, Kvcry bottle Is warranted. Sol.I by dealers .mil druggists generally. Family size, 25c, 1 torse hi i t, 50c. and $ 1 ,co. P ?pared by EARL S. SLOAN, Boston, M??. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. | 'S 17C Winchester Avenue New Haven, Conn.^ Slits. ii ? ?? ; 1? ?? * <? ? i, Will* ?PCMTC HPKCIA1/PY; sell to every ne. AuCtl I o pro: big money; dead easy: no Jak?': *ia paid for cv.m v ease proven that our goods do noi give satisfaction In every respect; agents coliilnn money. everything legitimate; open mill above board; send IB eonlsstamps or silver for agents' oufit and guarantoo. Iloslon Chemical Company. Richmond, Vn. TX7AN1"BI) Knorgetlo man as County Su it pcrlntetidont to manage oar business In your ovvn and adjoining counties; n.. ran? vasslng: straight salary, $18.00 per week and expenses. Vearly contract, rapid promotion, Exceptional opportunity. Address Manufac turers, P. O. Box ;:::(. Philadelphia, Penn. HAIR SW.T0HES 6Qc ni SSI.i III Jl ?\ II AI II SWITCH!* lomlll ?".' 'hilr from OOO la s3.25, Ifcl ??"S| ?r snf -n* . <k?i ... ,ii ? < ?2.no i., is.mi. our offer v^..;,v;;.:U':v;;v . ? ni our $|*.,?! fr.-? " at. '?' ?'l'? f>- ?...vi?!? ml ?? will Mi.d ..,il. Ii ?'v m?H l>o?lp? 1 ?' I*' I iitlitietory.ifti ni *r *ill<?fi ><?'?' ??.? Onr Sp?,1.l Prlf?, ?r? f.'llo??: Iii. te-l*.. Imi Sum, w? I i? imi tu. ?Ii. Skmi ?? *?' i".?l<?.-' t-u.ni?, ?? ?? v ?: ?H? ?w? t ,f lr,f i <t*lofU? ..f (Uli Oo?St ?Dd Hiliinrry Sd4rlll TUB NATION AI. Hll'i'l.y CO., I t!4 Monroe St., ? 1.1. rTKNVl?Mi? facilitated If you this paper whon writing advertisers. So. AN INTEhrtUi'TED HON'GYMOOH ll<- "Keeps Ills Kye I'ee'.ed" i'veo t? This iiiij. Hven now lie old lawyer gnasl -s lib tcelh a*id Rays things under Iiis ?reatt when he thinks of it says the Detroit Free Pres.--. I "I followed my fathers advice and] went west," he tells, 'i haven't tin least doubt in the worW that the Ohl gentleman roi his idea from Horact Orceley. I set up my ofllce in a new town, where the crack >f a revolve:1 attracted no more attenti>n than n lire alarm In a 1>Ir city, and hail a hand 111' almost every ease (hat w.is tried. Bui I declined to fall Into iln ways of tin community, i rtodounced lynching a worse than barbarism, sailed Inlo I hi authorities as helng puriles to llil* class of eiinies and even defied pilblli sentiment to the extent of defending horse thieves, 1 received a Rood many threatening letters, but rxood Ly my guns, During this exciiin^ experlen c 1 fell In love with the lovilest girl on the whole bounding ?/est, and we wert married. Then my e lemies begun tic work of fiendish revenue "We were actually at in- depot und I about to start on ii long wedding tout through the f ast when I was summon ed as a witness in an Important mining Sllit, about which I knew nothing. In vain I urged this <fi;et. pleaded, de nounced, and threatened. The officer, who had evidently been coached, do elared me a witness trying to escape the jurisdiction Of the court and very promptly clapped me in Jail. The next day I was fined $100 foi contempt ol court and thirty days in jail were add ed because I talked hack. That wan my honeymoon, and 1 was the maddest man within the pale of civilization. Once free l look ti flyer for Detroit I and the letter 1 wrote that judge fairly j scorched the envelope. He tried to ex ! trudlte me, but failed, and then he sent j me a challenge. That failed, too, but ' 1 have his assurance, written thirty I yours ago that he would shoot on Sight, ! Do you know 1 keep my eyes peeled while on the streets, even to Iblfl A?y." fancy t hod i What I>o You Want T There In nothing that money, can buy that we ?o not sell, ex cept locomotives, boats and ltvo anluiala. We can sa.ro you money on everything you buy at 1 all seasons of the year, our general Catalogue >ki>ia*mi contutiis304 pages, lias ,01 10tWK,illustrations, and ? luot<>s wholesalo prices id consumers on ovoi PWOO different articles, in this Catalogue ~~ a sS^T^t*von win niut everything ^JLsm-ial^... to Bat, Wear and Use, everything found la a home, in a hotel, in uu oAlcc, to a church, on a I arm, In a barn, and overy kind of merchan dise- for every possible need. We Insu? a 1,1th iigraphod Catalogue ?Villen shows Cor? pots, k i' . - . Art Squares, ??. Portieres ami Lace Curtains In their real colors. Carpets sewed free, lining furnished free ami Ii, ii.ni prepaid, Our Madc-to-Ordcr ir?Mu. ma iAt*^ Clothing Catalogue H?M'tt,m 10*73. wllhsaiiii?!*? of cloth uttnehed, offers suits and overcoats iron, ?0.90 to 9'mi.oo. i.Sont C. O. ]>.) ICxpres sage paid on clothing everywhere. We nlso Issue a Special Catalogue of Pianos, iii u in .. Sowing Machines and Bicycles. 'liiere is nothing you buy that von cannot buy bought hero us cheap as your dealer can. All Catalogues nr? free, Which do you want? Address this way: JULIUS HINES ?, SON, llAMrlMOlllS, MD., V. S. A. J)?--.;._>l I ii ii i i m \TIK?|. |? \i \ i \ hai k, h??itiri?r, t'HOI l? /m l ?OI.uk Grandmother used It. why not von.' It's Hi- sreateM medicine l-.no? n. Sold l?.? rnl BlorcS. Made only lo nil .niiKfl >?? "Hit Krnrr OOOSJ-. OKI". ASP. '.INI.Ml Olli i n-n i: Wo again nfTur the cleanest sec.I whfftt on ?ho market, and from probably the lirgest crop yield in nib Jjtnto II not the United States. Wo bad 835 acres la wheat this year, and the crop averaged no bush<'s por acre. Where we bad n good stand, not winter killed, wo lmd over 40 bushels | or aero. Oue hundred bushels of our wheat will contain less coeklo seed than one bushel of ordinary seed wheat. PliCO $1.16 per bushel on ears at Charlotte, Hugs hold two bushels nn<l are new, no charge for I 'it ks. Terms: Cash with order. Per FRED OLIVER, Pres't. Charlotte, ? - N. G. $3&$3.50 SHOES jj^ioN Worth $t to $G compared with other niakos. Indorsed by over l.OOO.OOO \voarers. ALL LEATHERS. ALL STYLES 'I III* I KM INK hM< W. I,. llnugUt' i .iiii?? nnil price itRp-|>*d vn Ixillom. Take no substitute claimed to lie u.< Rood. I.iiivcki inakcrt of it iiinl Hl.tWI BllOCa In the world. Your dealcrsliotild keen lliem?If not, we wilt send von * a pati on rccolpi of price. State \7.0 nnil wlilih. > ? 1 it I ii or cap tuu. CataJtngue V rrt-e, L. DOUGLAS SHOE CO.. Brockton. Mass tfioV and Whitney Ttablts cured at home with out pain. Book of par ticular* tent FRP.G, U.M.WOOLLKV, M.I). n."office lot N. Pryor St. WILL GIVE $10.00 for the best written 5-inch advertisement of AntS. JOE PERSON'S Remedy. This offer olosos Nov. 15. Write [rcruVaarr;Mrs.JOE PERSON.Ku'i^.'ft.r. of KVBltK i>i:s< iiipxio.v. May bo you do uot noed anything line DOW, but if you should, now or It* consult your interest by writing u.s for prl nnil ostinintos before placing your ordors/ Now Is tho time to buy a "ldeo UulU' fttco Thresher. Wo sell tho ns .sr. W. H. CIBBE3 & CC I Meet All Competitioi Will place wftltVfi sponsiblc parties Organs or Pianos on trial and p?" freight both way if not found ? represented. ORGANS VS?V PIANOS iVa'Su Write for cata loftie. M. A. Atalone Columbia. S. C._ GINNING ? MACHINERY Tho Rrulth Poouinatto Suction Elo?ntln Ginning and Packing system is tho simple and Most V. ill clout ou "tho Mttrkot; Forty eight Complete Outllts In So?ith (Enroll Eaeh Ouo Giving absolute sn'.Jsfaotion. BOILERS AND ENGINES Slide Valve, Automatic and Corliss, My Light mid Heavy Log Beam Saw ?* t'aunot bo equalled in DosTgu, EfUoloncy 61 Price by any Dealer or Manufacturer In Mm south. Write for Prices and Catalogues, V. C. BADHAIV1 & CO. 1.126 Main St., COLUMBIA, S. C. Why take Nauseous Medicines? Are you suffering with INDIGESTION? Are you suffering with KIDNEY or BLADDER TROUBLE? Are you subject to COL7C. FLATU LENCY Of PAINS in tho DOWELS .' Do you so tree from RETENTION or SUPPRESSION of URINE ? Do you feel LANGUOR, and DEBIL ITATED in the morning t WOLFE'S Aromatic Schiedam SCHNAPPS CURES THEM ALL!! Pleasant to take, Stimulating, Diuretic, Stomachic, Absolutely Pure. THE best KIDNEY and LIVER MEDICINE IN THE WORLD ! II FOR SALE BY SOUTH CAROLINA DISPENSARY. Dr. Ricord's Essenco of Life I,:.,.n;i!,:6;lR!,lr,! ?r.l. nevcr-fiilllna i. n edy for nil cases of nervous, mental, physlcul detd liy, los vtlalliy and pre mature decay ?In hotli s..?!'-: posittvn. permanent tare; f.111 iri-atnu-ni .1... ? r k i .1 Imttlei stamp for oircnlar, j. JA< Qi ;:s. Agent, lit) llroadway, N. V. r\??^E3^?V HEW DI3COVCUY;KiTrs ST^ hJ* Cr 9.? H rniick relief and cures worst rases- 11? ?i, ? i lost in.alarm! IOiln>s' ? - Mi..i Flee. Dr II II ORBEH'S SONS. B?X B. Atlanta, 0?. [ ' / Is n serious prohlnm. y'-j? put your foot In It," you'll know bcttorSlt'Xt time. Bui when you ? ncaso your feet itr Reel Seal Shoes Von get a sole full of catlsfaelion n lleciH comfort, economy nnd judgment, SOLD EVERYWHERE. >!. K. ORR SHOE CO., ATLANTA, OA. DB. MOFFETT'S II. (Tcetliing Powders.) ,' Costs only 25 Ctnfs. Ask your Dribigisf for N C. J. MOFFETT, Nl. D, Sr&ulc, Mo. A. B. Strond, Graiilville.O^ w rote: ' Von havo Riven th baby world n prlee'a *s boon ii your TEETIIINA i 1'et thing P?w lb i>>. I hunks jrou .? nttl ii.i 11 i K 11 whom ?have glVei iBEIHiNA, ?>? im and i licet ful. If no! kcttl b.v druggist mntl tcr><-. to SUTLER'S RARBOLATE OF IODINE A ?;<? - sumption ?1.00 W. II..SMITH Si. teed Cure lor i ntRrrlta <"oii ?Feier. \ ! 1 il i n I ??! Halo. N'.V.. / ron - XH'HW WHtjjE ALL ELSE FAILS. Best li'JiiKh Ryriu- 'i',,oU!li tiooil. Vac ~ ASK EVERY!] TO SAVE THEIR TIN TAGS FOR YOU. ORGANS fiULLLIl from $45 up Pianos for $!95. liny direct from the. nuinufncturor. Ratlpfno-, lion guiirnnteod. . m. p! moller f '5t Manufacturer, lln acre town. - - Aid The Tin Tags taken from schnapps and R. J. R? Tobaccos will pay for any one or all of this list of desirable and useful things, and yon have your good chewing tobacco besides. Bvory miin, woman ami child can find something on this li t Ihnl I hoy would llkolo have and <n?i hftVO? FREK, Wido your liamu and address plainly and Bond th" la,;s I < us, ,neii. Honing tho number of the prosoot you want. Any assortment <>f tin (llfforoul kinds of tags mentioned ubovo will in- a.mtod. i aus. i i mis, i Mated Box, attaint design. Import, si* Rogers' l'enpooh?, lies! >pisl. fM cil from .fspsii. lu Knives end Ih?, Mi earn, hues a Kn fe. rue blade, ii.i steal. 4? horn handle* . . SM s,.|.?,,|? l>ytjieli.good steel. 23 Clock, B-dsy,Calendar, ruerinoin 4 cidld'i 8 :. Ki ire, 1'ork and K|?ooii BS clor, Baroineter ? ?' b >n\> nun Pepper, one each, u'isd- ' 81 Rendiinloii Rifle No.4, tfir.r Sieol .lissj riiple pi ile 01 white metal. 7? 35 Tool Hal HO! plaything", bill real ri lls&ir, ltollovi iroiiml, fine KngllMi > tools. 1*0 , Ml. ;b 2<i Toilet Met decorated ; iiutter Knife, triple plate. Iicsi very handsome. nudity.KW Sf Walch, solid silver, full Jev . 8 Krigir Rhsll, triple piste, best iptsl..UO as Hewing Machine, flr?l eis*?, ?Uli W Hismp Box, Hterllni silver .100 sllattachment* pi KnUe, i w?. blades.i"" C* Winchester Repeating nhot (inn ii Butcher Kulle, Much i Isde.U* i ISjoisjw.Men i.' r hears, s-iii. ii nickel.100 30 Illlle, Wlnchcsier, Its-Mini SJ-rsI Ig Sui set. I'taeker,S 1'leks, silver. . mi z\ si., t (inn. dr.iible-bnrrel, brmine 14 KIs Hogers Table Spoons. IM less. IWO II xi\ each Rogers K' Ives und i'oik- .SAU (iiiU?i-1< kov il, Inlaid ?Uli inolli? Id Revolver, user uscalluie.in*. er-of.pcorl . .-(*'? IV Rase I'sll,i'As<?celallon,". IJUt 33 fllcycle standard mule, lilies or j? V!stell, Klein wind slid sei, gusrsu- ?e-'n? . rots' ,,,v;;:.:.Nv,M,l'.:i.Vvviiv';,.,:..,!... . SS ? WS|""- "mwa totfsrversi Inirkliom liniidle, gouil suvei, goiubowi. irn mi,.. 1. ;;.n aft briar Wood PI|h>. in This offer expires November 30th, 1900. Address All your Tags and the correspondent c about them 10 K. .1. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO. WINS ION. N. C. m