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iCVpyn^ht i?v RoMft m>nn?( ?> S"ii?.) CHAPTER WIJ. KID Kill". SCCCBED'? .\t II o'clock of the night tliat ti*%/. aud Carlos Monte? ! hud their last in terview, n dark-robed figure stole^out of tho stile door of llaveusuiere and stealthily made itn way out of tho grounds to the littlo-used road loading past the old haunted house. As the luoon cauio out from behind n oloud for rii lustnut, it revealed th? faot that til-; was that of a woman. After getting beyond sight of any one who might be near tho grounds, she hastened her steps, never pausing until she came up to the ol.l building that eoutnlued the girl, of ?II others, that she wished out of the way, and the mall by whose death sho meant to profit. As she ncaved tho old, broken down porch, she took a small ean from if beneath a dark eloak'w hieb concealed her ligure, athl poured a liquid on tho worm-eaten stops and also on the jamb of the door. Having done that, she took several matoh?S from her poekot and pto oecded to light one. She then lighted one end of something she had in her hand, placing the uulighted etui on the step. Hastily she made her way back, al most (lying over tho ground, never pausing Until sho reached Ravensinere und let herself into the house by tho same door she had used as an exit. When she reaehed her own room, sho hastened to the window, and for the first t Since she left it turned her eyes i.. tue direction of the haunted houso. Did she see a light through the trees? Yes. Although the woodland ob structed her view, she COltld see a light in the distance "Ah, if it only proves successful!" she murmured. 'I'd have nothing more to fear then. Time will tell. I must wait patiently until morning." Nervous from oxeitcmont, she threw herself down on her couch, a ith her face turned to the window, that sho might see if the light increased. "Yet.'' sho murmured triumphantly, "it is getting brighter. Something t-.dls mo that to-morrow morning Carlos Motlteri and Bveta Danton will be no more. Then I'll triumph. UavenstuerC will bo mine when old Gerald Danton steps out. and there will 1)0 no one to dispute my right. I never folt safe while Carlos Montori was in the laud of the living, for ho had sworn to have revenge on me, and sooner or later he would have kept his oath. But now, by this I time, I hope he has passed in his checks." And calmly, as if she had no crimes to answer for, she closed bei eyes and fell into a deep sleep. "By Jove!" exclaimed Cecil Doui phan. "What does that lneau, I won dor! Out at this hour of the night ,aud creeping into the house like ft oat! Where has she been? It's too late to lind out now. If I had only seen her when she wont out f would have fol lowed her. I'm not half a detective to let this important-event slip my tio tieo, but in future I'll keep my eyes open a little wider. I dare say she has has been out to meet that fellow. I wonder what he is to her. Oh, well, that remains to be found out," as, with a yawn, lie threw away the re mains of his cigaT and turned in. The following morning he was sur prised to hear from one of the servants that tho butcher, who had come by tho haunted house that morniug, declared that nothing remained but a ruined mass. Tt must have burned down dur ing the night. Was it intuition or. what that made his thoughts turn tj ' his uncle's granddaughter? Was thore a connecting link between that burned house, which ho had seen tho so-callod George Bertram enter, and "Brela Dan ton, his cousin? No one, however, affected more sur prise, when ho told hov that the old place had been burned. "What does it matter," sho said, "since no one resided there? I dare, nay tho ghost that haunted it set it on fire," with a laugh. "Moro likely some live ghost, who had an object in wishing it ?'"?vued," ho said, washing her kocnlj. But he gained nothiug from her ex pression, which remained perfectly passive. However, she lost no time in getj, ting to tho village, to make what ltt?] qnirios she could concerning the fire.; Huroly soino one must have seen it while it was in progress. So, form ing an oxcuse of some small articles needed, she Irove the pony phaeton?i a present from her grandfather?into the village. "Have they escaped?" she askod, . herself. "If so, will Carlos Montori attach tho blame to me? Will ho sus pect that I was tho one to set the house on fire?" And her common sense told hev that ho would. But, she told herself, he could not prove that it was she, even if he had osoaped, which she ^doubted. ^ "At all risks, it is worth a trial," shC murmured; "and it is killing two birds with one stone." CHAPTER XXIII. \>> TOR IiOVE'8 PEAR SAKE*. j |? When Eric Brentwood said that he would solve the mystery that he fully believed surrounded the girl to whom he had lost hiu heart, he spoke jio idle words. He had an honest love to spur him on, And what more powerful in oontive could he possess? Without saying a word to his mother regarding his belief that tho girl had .fallen into the hands of encinios, ho left home, meroly stating that business called him away, and that hin absence would be for an indefinite period, j With groat cleverness, that would \ have done honor to an old and experi enced deteetive, he traced tho ooiect of his devotion to the neighborhood of Ravensmere. He had not called or the supposod Bret a Danton since she had taken up her rosidenoe with hoi grandfather, and he told himself thati His time was too precious to wasto in making calls. He had ascertained that the git 1 had left the train with a gentleman. So much he had learned, but where ho took her afterward was a mystory. In quire as ho would he could learn noth ing further. But ho vas n ono easily to give up, and he. fgU oitfident that he would flod he*. As all tto. , of her luvt beeu lost af ter she left the train, he accordingly took up hi* abode At the village hotel, thinking that, as there he had lout tho clew, so there lie must remain until he COUlcl take it up again. Hitting at i!:" v [ndow <?f his room on the day after his arm a!, he Started th?> llgure <>f a mau cauie iu*'> view ? and Slowly walked up to the hotel. Where had he seen that face before? Something in thoao restless eyes, of which he had caught a glimpse, re ', minded him of srrine one he had aeen. Who WAS it ? And again how well his face and figure tallied with the de Koription of the man who had called at the gypsy camp and took the girl a\vay. 1 "Aha!"' he exclaimed under hjs . breath. "If f am not very much mis taken, he is the very mau I am look 1 ing for. I shall watch him. at all events, und lind out his business in this quarter of the globe. Ah, I re member!" as a sudden thought struck him. "That is the fellow that I saw talking to the butler the day that Miss I Danton left the park. By the way, I I wonder what ho could have had to sftjy ? to him?" It was getting dark when he saw the man leave the hotel.with a small pack age in his hund. Hastily putting i>n his hat, he do Heended the stair and set out to follow the nfau who, he felt assured, was the one who had lured the delirious girl away. N'ot for an instant did he believe the story told to the gypsy? namely, that she was his wife. Something seemed to loll him that she was free to be wooed and won,and he determined to win hev if he could only And her. He could not believe that such love a^ surged through his heart for the unknown girl would come to him if it was uot to awaken an answering passion in her heart. Keeping a considerable distance fr Olli I ho fellow, he follow oil in his footsteps, and a triumphant light leaped into his eyes us he saw him en ter au eld ivy-covered houso that seemed to be uninhabited. He coultl do nothing but wait to see what would, transpire. Crouching behind the shrubbery, he waited for nearly an hour, when the man emerged from tho house and again went in the direction of the hotel. But this time Eric Breutwood didn't follow him, When he had gotten beyond sight and hearing, Eric arose from his po sition and cautiously moved toward the house. Ho thought he could soo U dim light through a closed blind in the sooond story. What should bo do? Was the girl confined in that house? if so, for what purpose? "Suppose,"' he said to himself, "that after all 1 am mistaken. What w ould be thought of this high-handed proceeding on my party But, no," lie added, "I am not mistokQUi She is in distress and heeds such a friend ft* I shall be to her. I must first find on! if I can gain an entrance without breaking this door open." Examining all the means of exit, be folind that the door was as easy a way as any other. Placing his strong shoulder against the door he had little trouble in forc ing off the lock, and in another in stant ho steed within a large hallway. This he could tell by the little light that came from outside. Inside every thing seemed to be enveloped in dark ness. Pushing the door shut, lie struck a match and looked around in quest of the stairway. Yes, there it wan, just ahead of him. Placing his hand on the railing, he guided himself up the stairs, and at last stood at the top. He was about to go on, when a sound struck his ear. "What was that?" he murmured as he listened for its repetition. i" CHAPTER XXIV. brio's success. As Eric Breutwood paused at Iho head of the stairs of the old haunted house, he listened attentively to hsav the sound repeated. Ah, yes; there it was again! It sounded as if some one were sobbing, and from what he could understand of the position of the rooms, he sur mised that the person who was utter- | ing thorn was cOUflVieii in the Apart ment at the extreme end of the corri dor. Striking another match, he pro ceeded in that direction and could soon hoc a pale streak of light shining form beneath the door. As he approached, ho decided to knock on the panel. As he did so, a voice, whioh he re membored so w ell and which lived con tinually in bin dreams, spoke in a plaintive tone: "Oh, do go away and leave mo alone! I I so hate the sight of you that I would rather bo alone forever than to look on your face!'' "It is not he whom you suppose it to be, but a friend who has como to I roloaso 3/011," answered Eric, in tones so earnest and unlike thoao of Curios l Montori that the girl uttered a littlo 'gasp of nurpvise. "Oh, sir, do you really mean it?" she criod. "On my honor as a gentleman, I do. Toll me: Has not that man who loft here a short while ago locked you in hero agftinat your will?" "Yes," she answered. ''Ob, sir, I whoever you are, I will blesa you for ever if. yon will only rascue me from that man! You will have to break open the door, as he has tbo key." Erie pushed his strong frame against .the door, and for a second timo suc ceeded in forcing off alook. Thodoor 'swung inward, and there before him stood the girl for whom he had been so rigorously searching?for whom ho would willingly lay down his life, if necessary. "Come!" he said, as he wont for ward and took her hand in his. "We must leave here as soon as possible, ,lest that villain return. But first, tell roe: Are yon his wife?" " 'His wife!'" she oxolaimed. "No, not How could you think that?" "Thank heaven!" said Erk "I felt certain that you were not that ?loan':, wife, although he told Jook, the gipsy, so." " 'Jock, the gipsy!' she repeated. "Who is he?" "Do you not remember of being ill in a gipsy camp?" ?'jfo, sir. I was ill, I know, sad sm scarcely well yet. 8ee how wesk and heryou'i I am. The least oxortlon nn novvosme." , "Have you had. any medioal atten tion since you bare been here? Has that njan left you to softer without tb .. proper- restoratives?'' asked Erio, an be still held bet-hand olooe in hi*. 1 PNo. Aithough he has kept oae ^ -,-<-r~-# prisoner here, he did not lot me want for either medicine or food, although it was very little of the latter that I needed. I would have attempted to escape ore thin, hut my feeble strength wan not equal to breakiug down that door an you have done. Oh, sir, how can 1 thank you ?" "By telling jue where to find your friends." "Friends!" she said, bitterly. "I sometimes wonder if I ever bad a friend. If I had I cannot remember. And, sir. the strangest part of it is 1 forget my name. If I could only hear tome one mention it I am sure it \ ouhl all come back to ine " "Come, you can tell mo the rest art ?vc go along, if you have no friends I mean to take too to my home." Taking up the lighted caudle which was sitting on a table in one corner of the room, Brio led the half bewildered girl along the corridor and down the carpet I ess stairs. Bmerging into tho night air, he placed bis arm beneath liors to support her as much as possi ble. Over the same road which Oarlos Monteri had brought her, Brio Brent wood then conducted her, and reached the station just as the train was coin ing in. *'\Yo will get aboard this train," said Brio; "tllOU Von can tell me all about yourself." As the train paused, he lifted her aboard, ami. having found n!l empty seat in the rear end of the compart ment, he made his charge as comfort able as possible and seated himself be side her. "Now tell me what you can about VOurself," he said, taking her slender white hand in his. "Indeed, sir, lam afraid that it wil not interest you much, because I scent to have lost my recollection of names." "I am more interested than you think, little girl," said Eric,with a ten der look. "Why arc you interested in me?" she asked curiously, "Hayc you over seen tue before?" "Yes. I came to .see you every day while you were lying in the gipsy camp, and when Jock told me that a man and woman called and toed; you away, something seemed to tell tun that there was t'oul play, and t deter mined then and there that J would find you, and, if, as I suspected, you hail fallen into tho bands of enemies, that I would rescue you fron them and re turn you to your frionds. Hut, as you pay you have, none, you must cotuo to my mother and lind a home with us." "Oh, sir!" she exclaimed. "How good you are to interest yourself in :i perfect stranger. What good angel prompted you to be a friend to mo?" "Shall 1 tell you why?" he began. Thou?"No. uot now. ttoino time, when you are better acquainted with me, 1 will tell you." I To be continued, I The Word "KxpetUenc.v." So scrupulous was tho Queen in fak ing care to fully understand every doc ument placed in her hands that Lord Melbourne was reported to have occa sionally declared that he would rather have to deal with ten kings than one queen. Having submitted some net .of Government for tho royal approval, he was proceeding to urge the expedi ency of the measure, when the QuofBU stopped him, observing: "1 havebcfeu taught to judge between what is rigjit and what is wrong, but 'expediency' is a word I neither wi.di j hear nor to i derstand."?New York Times, J MALTA FfcVER. Malta fever take* t:s name from the fact that It was first studied among the Hi hu h troops In the Island of Mal ta. It occurs along the ?horos and among the island? of the entire Medit erranean sea. In this country It has become of interest from the fact that among the troops returning from Cuba last, autumn several cases were found of a disease which closely resembled it. Indeed, it Is now believed that Mal ta fever prevails In the Medlterranoan of the western hemisphere as well as In that of the eastern. H occurs in Hongkong, and doubtless also In the Philippine Islands. N Malta fever prevails all the year round, but by far the greatest number of oases occur in summer. It is not believed to be ^contagious; the specific microbe, as lb! the case of typhoid fev er, is siippoped to be conveyed In water. The early symptoms are like those of any other fever, namely: wakeful , nfisa and headache, n large and flabby tongue covered with a thin yellowish j fur, loss of appetite, .".lid sometimes nausea, or even vomiting. ThCC I* a slight cough, and every night, toward morning, the patient suffers from a profuse perspiration. After nbout a Meek of these symp toms, tho fever, which has till now been very slight, begins to rise. It rises a few degrees above the normal, sel dom to a dangerous height, and then goes on and on. sometimes for months, until the patience of everybody Ic ex hausted. The patient does not seem to he very Kick; indeed, he often feels fairly well, but the wretched fever contlnuos, now up. now down, and the sufferer loses flesh and strength, and takes on a dirty, sallow look. Occasionally he has rheumatic Symptoms, which resomblo very closely those of real Inflammatory rheumatism. One of tho larger Joints will suddenly become painful, red and swollen, remain so for a day or two, and then get suddenly, well, while an other Joint begins to suffer In the same way. This may go on Indefinitely from Joint to Joint, till the patient Is as weary of the rheumatism as he Is of the fever. ? Malta fever may last only a few weeks, or It may continue with Inter vals of apparent freedom for a year, or oven two years. Very few people die of tho disease. So far as doctors have yet discovered, there Is no medi cine that will ctire or shorten tho dis ease; all that can be dono is to nurso tho patient and keep up his strength until the fever dlos out. Quinine is use less. We shall probably hear more of this tiresome affection during the pres ent summer. The rabbit post io Australia has grown to such proportions that many farmers and sheep men aro practically ruined. All tho efforts of f;cicnco, stimulated by the govornment,,s stand ing offer of a big bonus, to copo with tho ovil have proved fruitless, and now many of tho farmers havo turned rabbit hunters, with shipload after shipload of the little rodeuts sont to England for food. Conditions aro so favorablo to rabbits in California and Colorado that great hurttn to exterm inate the post aro already common Any tendency to promote rabbit breediug in other ue.'tious should be discouraged 00099900000000000000000000 I?ABM TOPICS! 099000000000000000000000CO Ittlbbllfg t'oMn For Slock. Tn pastures where there are uo trees or underbrush, stock will often rub against teuoes, causing consider* tiblo injury, particularly if the feuces are made c. rails or hoards. If rub bing posts are provided this will bo obviated to a certain extent, and tho stock given considerable comfort. Two convenient forms aro shown in tho illustration. Tho one at a is l'oioi or ritr. llUDDIXd POST?. , simply a post set in tho ground at an auglo, and tho onu at b consists of two posts with a top picco. Ono of Ihcso posts must bo considerably higher lhan tho other, so that the upper piooo will slope, Tho posts must be sot firmly in the ground and tho top piece inorliseil in; otherwise [t will be broken off. Selecting tin> I'ljj*. Tu selecting tho pig best suited for COUVOl'tiug food into pork, there aro several matters to ho observed, and these should ho paramount at the out set, as no after caro can compensate for errors of selection. Fineness of bone insures having but little offal, and a pig with line bono seldom dis appoints his owner when ho is slaughtered. A broad, dished face, with i'liout short and turned up, indi cates an aptitude to fatten, and is ono of tho surest indications oT a good pig No hog should have bristles, as thoso have been bred away from all tho best broods, and they will not bo tolerated at present on any respecta ble farm, as they indicate coarseness, rotttlossnoss and preponderance of offal, besides these outward indica tions, whioh include squareness ol form, tlueuoss of hair and depth and length of carcass, tho propensities of tho pig should bo observed. He should not bo a squealer, nor should ho bo restless. He should patiently lio down without even traveling around tho pen. As a rule, tho dis position of the pig aud his propensi ties correspond to his form, and but few errors will be made if the selec tion of the pig is made as directed. No corn shoe Id bo fed until just previous to hardening the fat, and all heatiug or fat producing food should bo avoided as much as possible dur ing the summer. A pig when iu tho pen will do well enough on vegetables, refuse, otc, if given a little bran aud milk daily, as corn can do its duty later in the season.?Tennessee Far mer, Oooit motor Sinking, In making good butter, aside from the processes themselves, there aro at least three essentials, namely, good milk, pure air and perfect cleanliness, says tho Dairy Reporter. Most dtho elements which render milk bad are the ferments. They aro "leaven," of which according to Scripture, a littlo "leavens tho whole lump." It there fore only takes a little poor milk to spoil a considerable quantity of milk that is unobjectionable. Milk from COWS that are close to calving time often contaminates a large quantity of 1 good milk with which it may bo mingled, and thero aro many other causes for poor milk that readily propagato themselves when tho milk i? added to other lots that are without fault. Nothing is more susceptible to bad odors than milk and its producta. Pure air is so essential that good but ter cannot bo mado when tho dairy room is in tho kitchou, or is imme diately couneoted with it. Cleanli ness, too, in ono of tho essentials that oven outranks godliness in butter making. Tho utousils must bo clean, and must, bo washed \.ith lukewarm water and a brush and soap, or some other cleansing preparation, with oare< fill attention to tho seams of tho vos sols, aud then they should bo scalded in boiling water, aud by this wo mean water that is really boiling, not such as has been boiling and has been poured from vessel to vessel until it cools. Each vossel should l'3oeive Us full share of airing and sunshine after scalding. Those aro points not new at all, but they aro points on which it is nocos sary to have "lino upon line and pro oopt upon pre .-opt." What ono does every day and day after day, as in the case of handling milk, thero is always danger that ho will do carelessly at times. I t ia a matter of common re mark that, on railroads -i-t is the Old. hand who is caught in making coup lings; it is tho ono who has been do ing it day after day, mouth aftor mouth, and year after year. It is ho who bocomcH careless, and ho it is in j handling milk, among thorio who know. Tho task that is repeated day j aftor day is one that needs tho watch ing, otherwise it will bo carelessly doue. WISE WORDS. Wo llvo no moio of our timo here than wo livo well.?Carlylo. Ono ought to have a good memory whon ho has told a lio.?Fuller, The fruit derived from labor is tho Bwootont of all pleasures.?Yanouar gues. - Kindness Is the golden chain by which sooloty Is bound togother. ? Goethe. Tho highest manhood resides in dis position, not in ruero intolloct.?H. W. Beeoher. Ho that wants mouoy, moans and contont is withont throo good frionds. ?Shakspoare. Unbecoming forwardness offener proceeds from iguoranco thau impu denco.?Grevillo. Of all tho faoulties of tho mind mom ory is tho first that flourishes and tho first that dies.?Gotton. ThO de: ire of knowledge, like the thirst of riohes, increases ever with the acquisition of it.?Storno. Always remember that thero are two sides to every question, and that there is a possibility of your being on tho wroug side.?Spurgeon. Spare minutes aro the gold dust of time; tho portions of life most fruitful in good or evil; the gaps through which temptations onter. ? Mrs. Thrall. * Opportunities aro nover found by the indolent and inatteutive; they are for tho men and women who try to ad vance, and you should endeavor toen joy them in thoir fulness.?Sterbe. That is not the t est sermon tljat makes the hearers go away talkuf ^? one another and prai'.ingthe pvVvdftor, but that which makes them /go away thoughtful and serious, and hastening to be alone.?The Watohmaii, Th? ?lr?t Silk Hal. In an English newspaper of the date of Jan. I4?, 1797, appears the following: "Joan lletherlngton, haberdasher, of] Ihe Strand, was arraigned before th* lord mayor yesterday on the charge of breach of the peace and inciting a riot, and was required to give bond in the sum of ?500. It was In evi dence that Mr. Hethetington, who well connected, nppeared upon the pub lic highway, wearing upon bis head what he called a silk hat (which whs offered in evidence), a tall structure having a shining luster and calculated to frighten timid people. As a mattet of fact, the officers of the crown stated that several Women fainted at the un usual sight, while children screamed, dogs yelped, and a young son of Cord wainer Thomas, who waa returning from a chandler's shop, was thrown down by the crowd which hnd collected and had his right arm broken. For theso reasons the defendant was seized by the guards and taken before the lord mayor. In extenuation of his crimp defendant claimed he had not violated any law of the kingdom, but was merely exercising a right to ap pear In a headdress of hla own flesig . a right not denied to any English man." Start It Ig lit NoV~ And guard against Winter's trial-. Kind's Ihuulsion will givs you Flesh and llouo, You'll fool different. COe and % 1.0(1. All itealears ?-oll it. Guaranteed. lim well A Puns Co., Obarlotte, N. ('. Tho original thirteen States con tained 825t780 square miles, or 208,' 502,400 acres. In I8tw> the United States contain* d 2,720,100 square miles, or 1,088,878,800 acres, in or ganized states, It also contained 886,270 square, miles, or 567,212,800 acres of territory not organised as States. This does not include tho] new foreign possession acquired by the war with Spain. A Doctor's Advice Free! About Tetterine. Dr. M.T,. Fielder of Eclectic P. O., El more Co., Ala., Bay8: "t know it tc be a radical cure ' for letter, -alt rheum, eczema and all kindred diseases of the skin and scalp. I never prescribe anything olso in nil f-kiu troubles." Send D0c. in stamps for a box of it, postpaid, to the mau- | nfaoturer, J. T. Shuptrine, Savannah, Oa., if your druggist doesn't keep it. THE TWO QUALITIES Tlint < Annot I all to Renrteo n Mniringn Happy. If one .starts on a trip with friends the great necessity as a means to fruit ful pleasure is compatnblllty of spirit ttnd a constant guard upon thoughtless Impulse. How much more Is this true of the trip through life with tho friend chosen from out the world as the one most worthy our love, respect and self Bacrlflce. In all friendship it. In wise to hunt out the sunny spots to be found in every character If rightly sought: and t-:o In marriage?if man and wife find j themselves sitting in the shade of each | other's dispositions, they must seek the j sunlight together or storm clouds will i gather overhead, says tho "National." 1 What wo need In marital partnership!' is more courage and consideration? j courage with which to meet our own faultet; consideration with which to moot other people's. A marriage bal anced by these weights Is sure to pros per and point out. r, paradise where tho circulation of the soul is purified. If facts were sifted, tho statistical re sult would probably show that the ma jority of married people are as happy as it is intended mortals should be. Unhappy marriage is sensational, therefore the world hears all about it; happy marriage Is like the American whom one never heats about la Eu rope, because he is merged into the groat human class of the unostenta tiously refined, wearing ho sign of his good breeding except the hrecdin, It self. Men and women make their own conditions; conditions do not make them, but as Thomas Carlyle puts It, "Life anywhere will swallow a man unless he rise and vigorously try to I swallow It." Marital existence, we admit. !s a struggle with poenlbilitioB and pessi mism; however, we are pilots of our own boat, and unless we mark our ' channel well through the shoals and : rocks we nro likely to go to the bot- I torn as food for pessimistic fishes. "He is Wise Who 1 Talks But Little. This is only a half truth* If noise men had held their tongues, w should know nothing about the circulation of the blood. If it loere not for this advertisement you might neuer knoao that Hood's SarsapA rill.i is the best blood medicine. a clou? above. . Customer-Is this a shave i;m get ting? Barber?Why. certainly. Customer- Oh. all right. But I thought it seemed more like vivisec tion. COUCH SYRUP Curoo Croup and Whooping-Cough Unexcelled for Cousumptivos. Qh>os quick, sure results. Refuse substitutes,.' Dr. Jiulli PUlt cut* BtliouiHca. Trial, to/yrj?. The Bad story cornos from tho -coast of .Maine that the lobster ofofp is n failuro- that on Industry whie/n was once an steady as tho ico hnrvost in winter or the summer granite crop is now on its last claws states ffho Now Vork World, and that tho Mniue lob ster is destined to go into o/xtinotion with tho dodo, the great aiyk and tho American bison. Tho lohsler'a ob jection to living is based i/ot so much on tho injury to Iiis fee/iings caused by tho cruelty of tho restaurants in announcing "broiled liv/e lobster" as by Iho precipitate hasto jot tho Maine fishermen in catching juim before ho is fit. to bo broiled n.t all, and sub jectiug him to tho Inumiliation of "canning." If his foJelings wero re spected he would conAinue to furnish gustatory delight to tjho gourmand in limitless numbers for/countle.i? years. Ah it is, the "cardiyfal of lh*_ seas" w ill take his place i/i his'.ory with tho canvas-back and thi> terrapin, the lost heritages of a genejratior unfit to ap preciate them. / i.o?i Mein Iltstoroi and tho eyes cured l?y using Fli.dlcy'? Eye 8h1\ *. No puin. >nre cure ur money lack. 83c, box. Ali tii*ts, or by" wall,-3c. per iw. J. I'. 11 ay rr it. Uecatur, 1 ex. The. Froiioh pnrttamcut, is is uuderstood, will convene Nov. 3. I believe Pico's ("uro fori om utn ptioMVld iii v boys ill* last Mininn r. >ir-. A 1.1.1? Im'.ioi.ass be. ttojr, Mich., October*), U?t The Rcior is usually referred to us an art Ut wbeu he ' eg lee so draw well. FIU permanently cured. No flta or nnrrou* reu. after first dnj-'s u?o of Dv. KU no's O reftt Nerve Heetorer.l - trial bottle ant! treat! *o Ire? Li?. It. II. k l.I n i:. Ltd.. KU ArcbSt. IMilU. 1'* State or Ohio, Cit> of Toledo, \ Lucas County, > Frank J. cmknky niuk??outii that hols hr icuior partner of tte flruj o'J. r. Ciieney* & t :o..doll): i>\isluo?e In the City o* I oledo, ou:i? tvon'l 8 tt tea'ores Id, and that said flriuwill pay the Mim of one iu:KDHKl> Kol.i.AUS toi e ch und oV.-lY c ist' of OATAItrtH tbAtVADUO bo cured by {be use of H\i.i.'n t'ATvuun cuku, Kll.vnk .' cheney. sworn bi before me and aiibs?rlbed in my . ~ ? ) presence, this (mi day of ? o- on >t>", ? ??Ai. y a. i?. wad, a. \\\ hleasoh, I - , - \ Notary Publ o Hall's < fttarrb Outa Ik taken Internally.und acte directly on the blood nn-i mucous sur f.,<;i?r ;.f tin- hi atom. Scntl for t ?ton inl'tlf free. k J. < iibney & Co., Toledo, O. Moid by Druggists. TOc. Hoir? Family i Ills uro the best. A telephone system Is to couueet Paris, Koino and Milan. Sick headache. Food doesn't di pe:-t well, appetite poor, bowels con s'ipated, tongue coated. It's your liver! Ayer's Pills arc liver pills, easy and safe. They cure dyspep sia, biliousness. 25c. AllDruggistS. Want your in i>n>wii ?r rieb nil. IK I I ll.-.IHtlflll BUCKINGHAM'S DYEfor tho VV his kern of Spavin, Curb, Splint, Capped llock, Sore Tendons, Cuts, Kicks, lb ni?cs, dc, bv using Also an Invaluable remedy for man. When taken Internally it cur< ? Crumps anil Colic. Ii is the Pet/ antiseptic known. Itverv bottle is win rantnl. Sold by deal' is and ifmgglsls generally, I'ltutil) ?l/.e, jy I Inrsc sice, 51s?, ami * 1 '.< o. P..'parcd by EARL S. S1.0AN, 0. ?Im, Ma<?, name and address on ? postal, and we will send you our 156- ; (?> p.ipe illustrated catalogue free. % WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. I j ? 176 Winchester Avenue New Haven, Conn.j^ 1 fiOCMTC SP KCl \ LTV ; t-'-u to o'vory ne. nULlI I O mo; big money; dead nosy; no fnk.-: $u? paid for orery ease proYon lhai our | goods do not Ktvo satisfaction In every 10? eel? Agents colnltm money; ovorytblug legitimate; open nini ni ovo board; send ;.r> cents stamps or silver for agents1 oufU and guarantee. Iloston Chemical Company, Richmond, Va. WANTED Knorgetlo man n? County s'n? porintAndetit lo manage our business In your own and art Joint ntt counties; no can. vnsslng; straight salary, (18.00 jut week und cxponsos. Yearly contract, rapid promotion, Excepllonnl opportunity. Address Mannfuu turors, 1'. O. Ifox 793, Philadelphia, Pcun. HfliR SWITCHES 6Qc MKStl.li lll'MAM lUia RWITCIICS leM?ltk lillr fr?? OOC 1? S3.25, l?? ?M"?' ff ??J ? nllfkr. lhai r, i.l .< 'V.UII lu 'It.tlll. OUR OFFER fcttW-'i Pti Ith 1, ? >.ill ..ml ?wild. I.jf Rl( I P >ll ? 1 >? ? I* ? 1 HUfMlory,t?mtn und ??? Hlllicfundyoui u. ,nr>. Our fi^rflVl PrV'? ** fo,: ?1. I? . Rt.m, C^, ' " ?> t ??in . fh?l I 01 ? Ii tlr.l.r ul Ollft ?li> I.? Ill'lf ?j>?-i?. i? <???? "in. (01 Itit C*t?lc|U* of Hii'o Mit! M IHnti) a4.U.., TIIK XATIONAI. RCI'I'M CO., C t Monroe si., t lilt ntfo. rAoiiitiitoi paper who n writing advertisers. s<?. 4V? I! ?? ? 111 l?t Ol" 12.in .bh.ft ri.< ri ?? to I ?? ?0 ATTKNTION is fAotlltatod if you mention thin paper wl AN INTERRUPTED HONEYMOON lie "Reeps III? Kyo l'eoletl" I<*VCII It TliU Day. Even now the old lawyer gnashes llll treih and says things under bis brent 1 when ho thinks of it, says tho De troll Pice Pros:.-;. "i followed my father's advice nnii wont west." ho tolls. "1 haven't ti'.<" least doubt In (ho world that the oltl gentleman got his idea from Horace . Orecloy. J sot up my office in a new J vV.n. >. .>'V*.ro _ the^ttJ' Ti 'tevoTvoi ] a'/tractcd no more attention than a fire ylarm in a big city, and had a hand In .llmost every case that was tried. Bill (I declined to fall Into the ways of the .'community. 1 denounced lynching a? worse than barbarism, sailed Into tho authorities as being parties to thl.? class of crimes and even defied public sentiment to the extent of defending horse thieves. J received a good many threatening letters, but stood ty my guns. During this exciting experience I fell In love with the lovllost girl on tho whole hounding west, and we wer? married. Then my enemies began th' work of flondleh revenue. "Wo wcro actually at the depot anrj about to start on a long wedding tour through tho oast when I was sum moil ed as a witness In an Important minlnp suit, about which I know nothing. In vain I urged thi.< <act, pleaded, de? nouncod and threatened. Tho officer, who had evidently been coached, de clared me a witness trying to escape the ju 11: ii!t lion of tho court and very promptly clapped mo In Jail, The next day I was fined $100 for contempt Ol court and thirty days in jail wore add* ^cd becauso I talked back. That was my honeymoon, and I was the maddest man within tho pale of civilization. Once free I took the flyer for Detroit and the letter I wrote that Judge fairly scorched tho envelope. Ho tried to ex tradite me, but failed, and then he sent me a challenge. That failed, too, but I have his assurance, written thirty years ago that ho would fhoot on slfjht. I Po you know I keep ray eyes peHed while on the atreet3, cv it to I his dny." What 1>? You Want T Thero I? nothing f>-? .v- - V /?'am > jgJH;'vthat iponcy can buy rm ill///? that we uo not b' ll.< \ f..'\Vi'l!/;//f eept locomotives, boats nod llvo ttuinials. Vo cm ?iivo you uioiif.v on ivory thing you buy at mi ?.'osousot tho year. ('ur general CulnloK'io t'UitauisSe-t pages, has 10,01 h> illustrations, and ?pntoi wiio11 ? v prices 19 consumers on over i OjMOdifferent artloka. I n (hi. < it taloauc S ->?.'.\,. vo-i w in lln.l everything ,. J v ? . io Hut. wear and I so, 1 > \ er.vtlitng round In a - home, in n UotoJ. in an office, ip a church, on a t.it'll. In a barn, and ? \11 \ Mud of Dierchan* (lino tin ivory possible i.ecri. We issue a 1,1th* ourn lilted Catalogue It ii U li kIiom h ( n r |?otH, It u i: s , Art s<|iiur<vs, .?. I'lirtlrr, k and Lace Curtain-, in I heir lent color*. Cttrpfttfl BOWedi frro. lining fiiriiltdieil frei und freight prepaid. Our MadO-fo-Oidl r Clothing Catalogue with HttlliplCH of eloth ntlucltod, offers miUh mul overcoats from B0.95 to ?20.00. iSont C. 0.1>.) r.\prc* sajro i?al?l on clothing everywhere. Wi also ihsii.. a Hpccltil Catalogue ?>f 1* lottos, Organs, Hewing Machines ami lllcyclcs. There is n"i in ii x you buy that you cuunot toy bought hero ns Cheap iir your dealer can. ah ( iinioguos aro rrce. Which do von want? AndfCbS this way : JULIUS HINES &. SON, uAi/ri.uotti:. U. .s. A. I>ept,t!l I U'aUheti <5t?>". to $; RICE'S GOOSE GREASlL ? on? Money Hack ttb ? l M ITIH>I PAI.\ I % HAi K. l.aOII ll?l?K, (.'HOI f* ninl < <>l.ios. (iraudiiioilicr im-d it. ?h> not you? it's the preati M itu'cllvlnc know n. Hold h nil drtiitcitts and K"ii*ral store*. Mn.ti" only l?y UOOSK lIKK v1-!; LTNIJIKN i ??> . OltKl sm r.->. N. t. We ?i,ain offer tho cleanest seed wren, on the market, ami from prohably t)o> Isrgcst crop yield in tue tjtato, .'f not the United State?. We bad 355 acres in rrtenl this your, am" tho crop ttvoraged 20 bushels i or a r- ,, \V):oro wo had a good stund, not whiter killed, wo had over40 bushels i or aero Ouo hundred bushels of our wheat will contain less cocklesood than one buthol ol oi(Unary teed whent. Pileo $-1.16 i or btifchol on ears at Onarli tto. Dags hold two l tisliels and .no now, no charge for bags. Tciins: Cash with or tor. r.hnrli rlilii in (ji rci Tor I ft I? (II IN IK, Trrst. Charlotte, ... H. C, S3&$3.50 SHOES jJ/JfON Worth $4 to $3 compared with oihcr mokes. Indorsed liy n\ or 1,000,000 wearers, ALL LEATHERS. ALL STYLES 'i iii: liKSI'INK h?l* I.. lluiigUt' im..ip fi.ul prltt fcl.-.p i cd un bolt.ml. Take t. i nubrtttuto claimed to lie ui c ?<.>!. i :ir..- -i making "f >? i sti i * !.:ji ,i.m-s in ilia world. Yotirdunli ridiouldkecp ilicm?If not. we will fend you ii palf i receipt "i firlco. Stnt4 Datlier, rizq and wlOih. ?ilula or coj> ivu. Catalog tto t: l-'reo, DOUGLAS SHOE CO.. KrocMon. ^ass I^T^L'-^iEtrTS B.M.WOOIXKV, M.I). ~ llnnti?. 13?. Ollloc 101 N. Pryor Kt WU1 GIVE $10.00 for the best written 5-inch advertisement of MKS. .!<).: IKRSON'S nAer closes Nov. l5.Wrile M^MrsJOE PERS0NlKi?\.<-. ok i:vi:iiy in:s<iiii?Tiorv. May ue ito nut need iinvthinK tu our line i10w, int if you Gboutd, now or later. ? iim\i11 your Interest by writing c? for prices ami eatlinatos bof< .?<> placing >our ordezsi Now is tin- llipo to buy a Blee llultor or* itico Thresher. Wo seii tlto ISKSl'. W. H. CIBBE8 & CO., VOhVWIBfA? B. V. I Meet Ali Competition f W ill place with re sponsible parties. Organs or Pianos on trial and pay freight both ways if not found '< represented. ORGANS iTTu,, PIAKOS,,8?m. Wr.tc for cata logue. M. A. A\ntone, Columbia, S. C. GINNING ? MACHINERY. I'he : until I'uuuiuatlc Auction Kl??ntlng. Giuulng and I'm lag Sjstom is the simplest and Most EMctcut on tbo .Market; ForTv oiglit ConiiuVto Outfits in s,?tb Carolina: Each one (living absolute Satisfaction, BOILERS AND ENGINES; Sliile Vnlve, Automatic and Corliss. My i.'gM nd Heavy Log Heam saw Mills ('aunot I.-,<?.. iin Doslmi Bmolenoy or Prien by nny Denier or Manufacturer la the Uoulh. Write for Prlcoj und catalogues. V. C. BADHAJVl & CO., 1326 Mam St., COLUMBIA, .... S. C. Why take Nauseous Medicines? ?ra you suffering with INDIGESTION? Are you suffering with KIDNEY or BLADDER TROUBLE? Are you subject to COLIC, FLA. J 1.KNCY or PAINS In Iho llOWELS ? DO you suffer from RETENTION or SUPPRESSION ol URINE ? DO you feel LANGUOR, and DEBIL ITATED In the morning ! ILFE'S Aromatic Schiedam SCHNAPPS CURES THEM ALLI! Pleasant to take, Stimulating, Diuretic, Stomachic, Absolutely Pure. THE best KIDNEY and LIVER MEDICINE IN THE WORLD ! !! FOR GALE 3Y SOUTH CAROLIKA DISPENSARY, Dr. Ricord's Essence of lifo tt^?eKfi sr i, as ??! i.iihi:: r?:i.e Iv fer all < u>c >f nervous, lusntsl, iiIi.vkI al debl hy. I >s \pality hiuI ire mature.fway in bold |toslilv<>s vt-riusneni riitv: t ,.i iris um ii' *?'..<?:? 11 * lot U Manie f. r elrmltr. j.ja Kg, Agt-ui, i >: in.?i??>, y >. .-.f.-, Ii. k ? i (ost.ii'i'insl.? Mint IOdn>m t eatment Five, ii ii lt. ?l?t.tN'r. n\-MS, b?i !; all. ait, Os Choosing a Wife Is a serious problem, "If you put your loot iu it," you'll know bettor ii<-\t time. Put when you < r.enso your fuel In Red Seal Shoes, Von K?'t n sole full of FAtisfaetloo that r. Heels comfort, economy nnd good jiidgnteai, SOLO EVERYWHERE. J. K. ORK SHOE CO., ATLANTA. CIA. DR. MOFFETT'S I A B. SIrotid, Grantville ,Ga., \\ rote: ? a . ?i lnivo kIven the hihy world >. price ens liumi in your TEETHINA i IV? thing Pow. 'I t- Thanks li> yon mir little A fit?i*l ii g t ) wi .mi we linvo given ?Mri: hi.va. * rut r.ml cbenful." .(Teettitog Ponders,) J y ?,8 Cents. Ask your Di C. J, MOFFETT, M, D? StUuii" Mo. Costs only 88 Cents. Ask your Dnifijisl for If. trn^t^j^^^fftglMU % guaranteed ? it re for < ntiirrlt. Coit? ?nmillion ??? ftn> I'd er. All ?Irii?irlMN. ffl 00 W. 11. .SMITH & CO.. Iblff lb . N V.. i rous IjtiiffiU Mm. ail els Dob? Oouuh t^yrup. Tasios (loi in tioio, *'<>?<? by dm colai WOLLER fromfl? ap Pianos for $195. Buy direct from the manufacturer. Satisfac tion guaranteed. Address P, MQLLER, Manufacturer, llAvrrttcwn. - - MtL m@ i s i 0 ? g: s 10 ? 10 # i I ASK EVERYBODY A'^^TB SAVE TME'R TIN TAGS FOR YOU. The Tin Tags taken from SCHNAPPS and R? Ja R, Tobaccos will pay for any ?'ie or all of this list of desirable and useful things, and you have your good chewing tobacco besides. Hvcry man, woman Aud child can find something on this iisi Hint lliev would llko to hnvo und '-m?i have?1'ItKK. Wrilo your h?mo tiud address plainly and Bond i ii" lags t?? ua. n -n ? Honing tho numbor of tlio present you want. Any assortment o( tin dirtoront kinds of tag? tncutlonod abovo will bo necojded. 1 \r. 1 ^*0t.-'i |!n quaint design, import mi from Japan. c K11 re, ? 11" Mode, good steol . :i KciM its 1 (4 Ineli, good Meel. ?t 1 1 lid' k . Knill?. Kork ami Kpoon b i nit Sim I'oppSr. oil" CScIl, i|i.a<l rti|de id ieon white metal. C Itan r hollow ground, Hue ICnullsb ?- OI'l. Ll llntter knife, 11 ? 11<> piste, beat JH quality.I'll ft RiiKsr Shell tniie plate, best qttal..M if. i's h 11 ? |> Box.sterling ail \ or.tin |3 tii Knife, 1 wo lilad-jH. i (hi y 11 Uutclier Knifo. B-lnch bla?*o. uu *. lit hears, Sducli n(< !.. I .I?0 |J 1:1 Nut ><?(. I l.vlo-;-. t. I'll .1 Ml\i r Mi ?/ 11 six it. ?.:< rs Table Hiioi.h. s It Mi oi' li k.'uoi? k Ivca and Fm i> , $\ is Hcvolver, W ?>r KB calibre.i if; 17 Uarel'alf,"Atssi elation," ... . I Mi ' in t atch, stem wind and iet, gtiaran. r\ leetl u< < ?t i inn- kafper. 11 I? Alarm Clock, nh kel, warranted? -.(o f 1i1 Carvers, luckhurn linmtla, k?? <i 4..II .HHI et s't Hogers' Teaspoons, lies' ipislf . ?jj Knlvoxniid t ? r s, hu each, Mick hofn handle? .'.' s:i t'ii;cV, 8-day, Calendar, 'J lieiieom eter. Ilarowe'i t. * ".'4 )t< inne: 1 "ii lllfle No. 4, > i ? 11! I f( Tool Bel lioi idaylhlngs, l.m io;.l tools. . Toilet Set decorated i ?""' \ pi i I andsi me. ?:: Watch, s. ih silver, fi.ll ). . C? Howjna Macblne, t.!?> class, tti'li ail atlachiiK mi. S? ttliirliester Kepcaliiiu Had mil' l-r.-'a?e.? 80 I if).'. ."(Ill In v P . K-.-.V't .-i i.l . .1 tl Ri.ot Olm ,i.tiMe*lMea ,i, l.ainmer Ip.??.: \.-j tiiilt;;r |1 CWI ' ll, Inlaid " itli Ml..Ill ei'i l-j!tarl. ioco t3 Dlcyelo, itan(*ard make, ladle* i r rem?.riMn* ::( AfleT Oinner Coffro Hrcon, ??l:d -tlxi-r. k< Ll i nwl ? . Im . :. briar Wi od Pli*. t? Ol" This offer expires November 30th, 1900. Addrts'i all \ot:r Tags and Ihc rorrcspondcncc ahottl them IMF R. .!. RRVN?LDS TOBACCO CO. WINSTCN, N. C. ^