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"A boat" exclaimed the fair EdUK
“l mppose so," replied Brncc in rather
a healtating tone on being thru directly
appealed to. “I hope yon won’t think
meieda, Bdilh. bat the fact is I have
already part way committed myself in
regard to that affair.”
•‘And to whom, prayT inquired Edith,
j her pretty brow* in the complete-
aurprise. “What siren has
in this request, I should
like to know?”
“Oh, ifi a little favor Miss Dallas re-
qoested daring my visit there,” Brace
responded carelessly enough. ‘Tm sorry
these engagements conflict, however.
What do you think Td better do abontitT
“Do about itr returned Miss Stafford,
with a proud toes of her head. “Why,
all take me of course. You’ll write
i a note—m write it for you
itoo much bother—in which you’ll
My that your flnrt duty is with your
guest, and that she won’t release you
under any circumstances, i wonti i
think that disposes of the matter very
satisfactorily," she concluded, with a
certain triumphant smile of superiority
which would have charmed the absent
Cynthia had she been privileged to wit-
•Tm afraid Cynthia will regard that
aa coming with a very ill grace from
me,” Brace rejoined, as if thinking
aloud. “However, there is considerable
force in what you say. By the way,
•heriff,” he said suddenly as Mr. Mosely
rase with a quick glance at the sun, as if
about to take bis departure, “do you
happen to be going in the direction of
the‘Dallas ranch?”'
' “Well, 1 do happen to be ridin that
way," Moaely replied. “I was abont to
My, ladies, that I regret professional du
ties will prevent my offering my personal
services in the present emergency.” The
sheriff belonged to that recognized class
of individuals whose vocabulary im
proves with their surroundings. “But
that being, unfortunately, ont of the
question, Mr. Bruce, if I can take any
message to Miss Cynthia or do yon aay
other favor. Pm here to do itr
“Ho message is necessary—thanks!”
Brace rejoined in rather an emphatic
tone, “and I feel a natural reluctance
about making the request I do. The fact
is I think a guitar would be such an im
provement upon that poor, weather beat
en banjo Miss Dallas possesses that I
should like to tend her my owu. I think,
with her knowledge at the banjo, she
will readily learn to play upon it. Bnt
it’s an awkward thing to carry in the
saddle, sheriff.”
“Blest your soul, man, don’t let that
worry your exclaimed Mr. Moaely; “ef
there's a strap or band about it, I'll pack
it aseatlly as ef it were a grip sack. Let's
hare it at oncer
Thus urged. Bruce stepped quickly
Into the house, returning with the in-
Ytrument enveloped in a green baize case.
“TheyTl take me for a traveling min
strel show this time, sure enough,”
laughed Ike, passing the attached ribbon
deftly over his shoulder.
“Rather a dangerous one to interfere
with, though,” commented Mis. Ker-
nochan, with a gesture indicative of his
revolvers, contrasting strangely with the
suggestion of the troubadour at his back.
“They don’t tally very well together,
that's a faetr said Dee, glancing down,
“but I’m equally prepared now, you see,
for peace or war. Well, good by, ladies.
I must beeff. It’s a long ride yet to Os-
kaloo. Come, boys I" and baring his
bald brow in a sweeping salutation the
sheriff waa off to the gate with hisqsick,
nervous stride.
. Jake Sharp and Humly Jim dropped
■ the railing of th$ veranda.
- Of rusty coaled croWs wnicn
jthe interval in quiet
I gloomy communion upon some con-
With bows that were
I for their awkward original-
ay after tbeir chief,
a leisurely adjusting of
i and stirrup at the rancho gate, a
led scramble into the saddle and
Smithareeas de
ity—possibly ow-
burden her rider bore
for a display of horsemanship
of the sheriff, which was
to with whip and
at awoke the latent
r and merriment of the twodepn-
1th loud laughter, a clat-
wnylng cloud
fairly under
In a few momsats thetr mounted
amid
the lengthening shadow! of the valley.
’ CHAPTER VUl.
springtime Ungered lov-
s valley of the Colorado. No-
had its advent been more wel-
atitstrans-
Amid weeks of bril-
odorous breezes and
[ of matingmock-
glad days came and went
i to twilight the sun smiled
out the cloudless
the earth, tropical with flow
rhiS
The
awoxe to ntc and animation. Troops or
cattle thnndered through the little val
ley, driven on by bands of horsemen,
and converging upon a large pen at itc
upper end. The air was full of the cries
of lowing kine, the bleating of calveK
and the shouts of pursuing cowboys.
The plain was picturesque with the evo
lutions of the outriders, goading the ter
ror stricken bands and throwing the un
erring lasso. The advance guard of the
“spring roundups” had reached the
dwelling of the elder Dallas. The busi
ness of branding calves and “cutting
out” the various owners' property had
begun. In haste the aged cattle owner
discarded his fiddle, resumed his knee
boots, and mounting his sturdy cow pony
joined the boisterous cavalcade.
But the days passed drearily for Cyn
thia. She took no interest in the varied
features of the roundup. The bursts of
speed between the rival horsemen, the
exciting chase of some refractory steer,
the skillful cast of the sinuous lariat,
the shock and triumph of each sharp en
counter—scenes familiar to her indeed,
and in which she herself, mounted upon
her fleet little cow pony, had often
formed a conspicuous figure, compelling
the admiration of these centaurs at the
rein—these she witnessed with a listless
eye or did not regard at all. And if the
exciting chase interested her not, cer
tainly still leas the more prosaic details
of throwing and branding the unfortu
nate calves, the crier of the tortured cat
tle and the enumerating of the year’s in
to all of theae interesting particulars
the elder Dallas manifested a keen de
light, exhibiting a skill in horsemanship
that thoee who were familiar with his
usual rheumatic mode of progression
could scarcely credit He brought boms
with him to dinner at odd times certain
of the “likeliest” of his companions—
large limbed, deep cheeted sons of the
saddle—introducing them to his charm
ing daughter with a paternal flourish and
hopeful manner that gave place to a
mystified wonder when he noted the ap
athy of Cynthia’s greeting. He had an
ticipated no small degree of gratitude
for the opportunity thus afforded of dis
playing her fascinations and had con
gratulated himself in advance upon foe
havoc she would accomplish in a com
munity where the very scarcity of the
fair sex makes their advances irresisti
ble.
Bat all these air castles of the aider
Dallas were doomed to speedy over
throw, To one and all Cynthia preserved
a consistent attitude of calm indiffer
ence. The meal progysaed in grave si
lence. The infrequent conversation had
no lighter topic than the incidents of the
ronndup, and when at its close the ad
miring Alcidea suggested: “Ye might
bring ont yer banjo and shake it np
for the boys a little. Show ’em jes'
natch'ally what a stunner ye are at
pickin it," this accomplished perform
er replied with an excuse or instant
ly escaped to the seclusion of her own
little room, whereupon the embarrassed
cowmen were compelled to endure an
onslaught upon the violin that should
have caused the embowering live oaks to
rise and mutiny.
But ♦.’ynthia went her way and fol
lowed the dictates of her singular humor.
Aulus and the fawn usually accompa
nied her in these lonely wanderings.
Sometimes her listless footsteps sought
the piny shelter of her bower, where,
swinging in her little hammock, she
passed long hours steeped in the aromat
ic odors of the woods, watching the soft
play of sunlight in the boughs above,
her fancy captive and «her thoughts
adream. What secret she whispered in
the ear of the sagacious hound that lay
at her feet, with his devoted eyes fixed
ever npon her face, what thoughts of
hers may have been detected by the
antelope that drowsed away the long
hours thns consecrated to her woodland
reveries, have never been divulged by
these most worthy confidants. And if
the grave pines that bent so reverently
abont their lit! ft devotee divined aught
of her disquietude they only grew the
graver for the knowledge and dropped a
cone now and then in their still depths—
a woodland tear of sympathy. And at
snch moments the river far below lifted
a soft consolatory murmur that stole
nnnn her silent mnsipjr.
got
n to thh hopeUu reconnouenng
thim’/iyt tped on. qrvi on. ....
For i fear our little Cynthia was tmt
learning the story which, if we are to
believe the poets, the vast panorama of
nature has been telling “since first the
flight of years began." A sodden lone
liness bad come npon her in the midst of
A uttnruptf
voice whispered in her heart. The
things which satisfied once had kofi their
charm somehow; the tones of her banjo
were harsh and discordant; the fawn had
leas of grace; even her beloved Aulus
was often stupid and unsatisfying.
At times the preoccupied Miss Dallas
tamed her footsteps in quite another di
rection, She developed a fascination for
• certain ledge of rocks npon tbecreet
«f a western divide. It wm a bate, un
interesting spot, without shade or shel
ter, and, bat for the prospect ft i
of the valley on either side, a poor j
certainly to pass one's time. Yet
this was much given to haunting
locality. A
‘ are
post of
note the
i the
observer might
lofty
to
wereBSr3*thus occupied in spying out
the land? Who ehnll say how many
times this self appointed Sister Anne be
held the dead of dust upon the distant ho-
rison disclose not the expected horsemen,
bnt the invariable flock of sheep, or how
many time* some roving mast ing raised
a tumultuous flutter in that little breast
that not a whole caballada of bis wild
eyed comrades might have caused >y the
maddest of their .stoetiff Yet even in
this hopeless reconnoi taring the days sped
on and on, and the anticipated horseman
never came.
i must not omit to mention a certain
formality in drees which Miss Dallas be
gan to affect abont this time. It was in
the direction of long trains and trailing
habits. There was much mysterious re
hearsal in the seclusion of her little
room, a disposition to gather her skirts
in one gloved band and tiptoe abont,
avoiding intermediate objects with an
acquired daintiness and grace. There
wen certain fastidious airs of manner
which Wave deftly caught and quite as
faithfolly re beamed in private. During
these ceremoanm a small riding whip,
formarly presented to Cynthia by Mr.
Bnck Jerroid, was generally carried
lightly in the right hand. A swift canter
over the adjacent hills, attended by the
same scrutiny of the remote horizon, in-
Variabty fallowed this painstaking per
formsnee. ■ & ^
Such mysterious behavior was not
withant prov oking foe comment of other
member* o§ tl ■e household.
“I should racoon yo’ was praetlcin to’
the tight rope, wi’ all yo’ aim and graces.
Mis’ Cynthy,” the ebony Amelia remon-
“Is there any private theatricals goto
to oome off down at San MarcusT in
quired the mystified Alcides, having
through the open door caught a glimpse
of his.daughter attitudinising. “I didn't
know, from thet thar high stepptn, but
yon war posin fur the stony hearted
princess thet refuses the poor bnt deserv-
in yonng man in the play.”
To all this ingenious badinage Miss
Dallas preserved an attitude of disdain
ful reticence, bat she was manifestly
unhappy and ill at ease. That joyous,
light hearted gayety which once pos
sessed her had taken wings. She sang
no more, where once her glad voice chal
lenged the mocking bird. She was as
capricious as an April day. Peevish and
fretful with her father for the most part,
there were intervals of sudden tender
ness when she overwhelmed him with
kisses and caresses. Possibly at snch
moments a certain absent individual was
everpresent toher fancy whose name she
never suffered to pass her lips. Philoso
phers aver that in matters of the heart
there is a species of cold comfort in thus
lavishing the affections by proxy.
During this unsatisfactory period Cyn
thia’s treatment of Mr. Bnck Jerroid
was most remarkable. This gentleman
had been wont to visit her often, to pass
hours in her society, to sit quietly by her
side silent and thoughtful, smoking his
pipe and noting her every word or ac
tion with areverence and admiration that
was little short of worship. Formerly
Miss Dallas had permitted this oppressive
homage as if hers by a species of divine
right, had laughed and chatted with him
pleasantly, accepted his little gifts and
keepsakes gratefully, sent him npon her
errands with the sir of conferring a fa
vor and exerted her many fascinations
In a way known only to the sex.
All this had been mr ; agreeable to
Jerroid. With evident satisfaction he
basked in the sunshine of her favor. Bnt
a change came suddenly abont. With
the advent of the spring roundups came
more frequent visits on the part of that
gentleman and a strange waywardness
in Cynthia's reception. She greeted him
with marked embarrassment and re
straint. The former eileace of his man
ner was now eclipsed by her own taci
turnity.
Jerroid was often astounded at his elo
quence in his efforts to entertain her,
but Cynthia was at all times absent and
distraught, and appeared to be haunted
by a nervous dread that Mr. Jerroid
was about to say something which it
would give her great pain to hear. Upon
the slightest pretext she would escape
him and bury herself amid the solitudes
of the sympathetic pinea. Here that
strange trouble which made her heart
ache would occasionally overflow her
eyes, and there were tears shod in the
dim woods as little bidden as understood
—tears which the pines bemoaned and
the bluebirds and squirrels held sacred,
bnt which somehow brought the balm
of relief to her who shed them.
I do not think through it all that Mias
Dallas was really conscious of being in
love, only in a general way that she was
bereaved and disappointed. The occur
rences of the past few months had come
to her in the light of a revelation. She
was suddenly aware of the existence of
some one who possessed for her a pecul
iar sympathy; whose words awoke a re
sponsive echo in her heart—someone im
measurably superior to the rough men
•he usually encountered. She could not
explain the strange claim this hithsrto
unrealized being had upon her. She only
knew that It existed; that she longed for
Its influence; that the grieved when it
was denied. And there was associated
with this feeling, as there always is, one
of pique and injury for foe*apparent ne
gleet which she had suffered.
How much this state of mind was al
leviated when the obliging sheriff pnt
into her hands the guitar sent by Henry
Brace it is impossible to say. Certain it
is that never instrument was the rerip
lent of more tender treatment She
adorned it with ribbons, carried it about
with bar oonstaatly and practiced as
siduotuly upon it About this time the
elder Dallas, recognizing a formidable
rival, abandoned hit own exertions npon
the violin. He viewed the advent of the
guitar with suspicion and commented
npon it with cynicism. Apparently be
recognised in foe soft harmonies Cyn
thia’s deft fingfin struck from tbs strings
a dangerous ally to sentiment. Alettes,
as we have seen, waa a foe to romance.
“Ya wanter look oat, Cynthy, fur the
poetry and nonsense thet thar tarns)
foing’U fill yon chock full of, ef ye once
torn it loose on yer onguarded foeUn’s,”
he said gravely, surprising her once
playing upon it with eyes that ware
wistful and far away. “It’s a destroyer
of the appetite, and generTy plumb full
o’ onsatisfactorineae,” bestowing a glance
npon the glistening strings that was full
of foreboding. “I knew a girl onoe thet
wm that led away by one of them jingHn
critters thet she didn’t do nothin else but
play an lie round, along in and a-yeara-
m, until by and by the sallow faced
critter got herself clean bewitched. Her
family and friends could do nothin with
■MM** mt nothin. And Holy
fas thaariri—
— —
■ » . Sff'ms-'f** • ,. ..v - *y
Bnt in spite or tnu tern me exempn-
of the fascination of guitar playing Cyn
thia still persisted in her practicing. She
endured with cheerfulness foe sore fin
gers, tired wrists and other annoyances
which this exacting instrument imposes
upon its devotees. And she received no
end of encouragement in other ways
The mocking birds which fled aghast
from the shrieking violin sometimes
favored her with imitative outbursts—
that sinoerest form of flattery. Perched
on some tossing spray or flickering her
and there in their odd “half mourning,’'
they produced snatches of her waltzes
and fandangoes. There wss a certain
sentimental lizard with a speculative eye
that would bask daily npon a sunny rock,
and from his rapt demeanor during her
performance was apparently enabtsd to
obtain glimpses of ths infinite, hitherto
denied. And Autos sympathised sad
lent his quiet and dignified approval. And
foe fawn waa soothed into a dreamy Ian
g«or that was fast becoming habitual
Bo the days passed, aigl Cynthia's heart
found much of consolation, and Mr.
Bunk Jerroid wondered at the change to
bis dnlcinea and had long conferences
with the mystified Alcides, who w*» an
noyed and fretful and made mysterious
reference to the prevalence of malaria
and the existence of “dumb ager”—the
inference being that his lovely daughter
was suffering from the maladies of a for
ward spring, until one day Mr. Jerroid
surprised the old man with this query:
“Ye don't reckon, then, thet foe visit
of thet thar Henry Bruce hez bed any
thin to do with this yer change? It’s my
opinion foot's what's done it.”
“Why, he wa’ n’t here more’n two days
at the furthest,” remonstrated the fa
ther, staring at his questioner.
“Thet’e all right,” returned Jerroid
meditatively, “bnt it don’t take any
great length of time with the proper per
son. I’ve bean told thar's been cases
where it was only a word or a look thet
done ths biz‘ness. Purvided thet'* the
true state of the case,” he added, stretch
ing his huge limbs awkwardly, while a
weary look crept suddenly into his eyes,
“purvided theft it, and he proves him
self to be a better man nur I am, Cynthy
mnst take her chlce. I hevn’t got noth
in agin him. He's a square sort of chap,
and a man es is a man can stand bein
beat by a straightforrard feller who is
better fixed and better favored."
Then came a letter from Henry Bruce
to Cynthia, couched in delicate terms,
wherein he expressed regret that he was
anable to act as her escort to the coming
ball at San Marcns, bnt that courtesy
necessitated that he should accompany
Mias Stafford. Cynthia perused this
missive calmly, wept over it in private
and then acted with the perverseness of
womankind. She did not change her at
titude toward the deserving Mr. Jerroid,
but she sat down and indited a long epis
tle to the neglectful and dangerous Cap
tain Foraker, in wXich the reproached
that gentleman for his long absence from
her side, represented herself as languish
ing from lack of his attentions and in
quired if he coaid spare time from his
engrossing military duties to take her to
the coming festivity.
And Captain Foraker, vain, critical
and complacent, read this letter care
fully over his after dinner cigar, smiled
superciliously, adjusted his officer's cap
rakishly over his distracting curls, and
mounting his horse rods over from the
poet and passed the afternoon with Cyn
thia.
That he was received with a cordial
ity he had no reason nor right to expect:
that Cynthia flirted with him desperate
ly and in a manner calculated to strike
despair into the heart of Bnck Jerroid,
and that the irate Alettes was moved
several times in the course of that event
ful afternoon to cast longing glances in
the direction of the “Silent Mary" may
be readily imagined by the reader who
has remarked the inconsistency of wom
an when dominated by piqne.
Small wonder that Captain Foraker
promised to go to the ball; that be lis
tened cheerfully to Cynthia’s plan to
visit Miss Bertha Maverick, the fascinat
ing daughter of the village blacksmith,
and agreed to call for her at that lady’s
home on the evening in question, and
that he rode back to his quarters with a
self satisfied smile npon his sapercilioos
features, curling his gray mustache and
otherwise pluming himself upon the tri
umphs of the afternoon. That after his
departure Cynthia dismissed him utterly
from his mind, and that she hated Miss
Stafford cordially and was conscious in
her heart of hearts that Henry Brace
was more fascinating than ever—are
facts that will readily occur to her ap
preciative and discriminating sex, to
whoee tender sympathies her present
emotions are intrusted.
[TO sx coimxuxD. |
The Mease as a Pet.
A winsome pet is the common brown
mouse, and now I fancy I Hear the most
vigorous protests from my readers, who,
though they do not shriek and take ref
uge on chairs and tables like Howells'
feminine characters, still have • strong
feeling of distaste to liitn. Nothing can
be imagined more dainty, graceful and
altogether captivating than the tricks
and manners of this hnmble resident
within our walla
Once allay the poor little creature's
fears of hit big, clumsy humau persecu
tors, and his delightsome qualities are
apparent. Frisky in movements, droll
in conceits and eccentric of action, he is
a never ending source of entertainment.
Moreover, be Is os teachable as the rat,
abeolntely neat in his ways and most
loving to bia friends.—Harper’s Bazar.
Good Lawyers.
Some of the most pions, the most con
secrated, the Most consistent, the most
hnmble Christians we have known per
sonally and intimately have been or are
now lawyers. Ws could name several
who have throngh long lives lived close
up to their Heavenly Father in sweet and
gracious communion. We say further
that many of the purest, noblest men we
have knows—patriots in a high sense,
with lofty ideals and a morale compara
ble to the beet—were lawyers. They
were an ornament to tbeir country and
the human race. We know some of this
kind who still survive.—Witosingtoa (N.
C.) Messenger.
A ChiM’s Bsasealag.
Among the many anecdotes relating
to the tote Rev. Thomas Hill, D. D„ is
oo* told by himself. Dr. Hill and his
wills awoke quite early one morning and
regarded with interest a crib which con
tained a precocious child of lees than I
years. Presently the child tamed her
face up to the ceiling and soliloquised:
“Oh, how much easier it is for a
to think •umtoact. Now,
A Modern ASoals.
Lady—Your partner has fainted, I
hear. How did that happen?
Officer—It ta quits Ample. I danced
with her three times in succession. The
great bappinees was too much of a strain
for her nerves! I am now taking my
departure lest I should do any further
damage.—Deutecher Reichsbote.
Now fry I his.
It will cost you nothing and
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back. Sufferers from 1 a Grippe
found it just the thing and un
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bottle at on, expense and learn
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Large size 60c. and $1 M).
Teacher—Tell me, Jacques,
who helped you in your com
position?
Scholar—Nobody, sir.
Teacher—I want you to tell
me the truth. Now, was it not
your brother?
Scholar—No, sir; he did every
bit himself.—Le Journal des
Ecollers.
Ladies who use cosmetics or
wders to cover up or hide a
ad complexion, do not know
that Dr. J. A. Boyd can furriish
them with Blush of Roses, which
is clear as water, purifies the
skin, and positively removes
blackheads and all skin dis
eases, take the shiny look from
the face and whitens it soon as
applied.
Mr. Stingykuss—Your horse
is always turning his head and
looking back. Why does he do
that?
Cabby—I usually smoke when
I am driving and my horse
looks around every once in a
while to see if you ain’t going
to give me a cigar.—Texas Sift
ings.
For Malaria, Liver Trou
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Specimen Cates.
8 H. Clifford, New Cassel,
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ward Shepherd, Harrisburg,III.,
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and seven boxes of Bucklen’s
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Catawba, 0., had five large
Fever sores on his leg, doctors
said he was incurable. One
bottle Electric Bitters and one
box Buckleu’s Arnica Salve
cured him entirely. Sold at
Willcox & Co’s Drug store.
“Going to the World’s Fair,
of course?”
“Yes; self-protection.”
“How so?”
“To stave off the fellows who
will want to tell all about it for
the rest of my natural li.e.”—
Puck.
Lat us Reason.
If any one who suffers from
Rheumatism would stop and
reason a moment before they
decide to purchase some remedy,
they could not help avoid any
so called cure that is sold for $1.
Figuring the retailers, the job
bers, and the manufacturers’
profits out of that solitary dol
lar, and there is left not over 20
cents for the medicine. Aside
from its reputation, and the fact,
Dr. Drummond’s Lightning Re
medy appeals to one’s good
sense. The price is $6 per bot
tle and to any one suffering from
Rheumatism it is as cheap as it
is good and effective. Sent to
any address by Drummond
Medicine Co., 48-50 Maiden Lane,
New York. Agents wanted.
Caller—Be jabers, yez got
purty early in th’day. Fir
ot full
■HHB1 inne-
gan Hi
Finnegan—Yes; I wanted a
bottle to get some medicine in,
an’ imptied me whisky bottle,
an’ now I fale so much better I
don’t wantth’ medicine.—Puc^.
When n*hr wu sick, we gave b« Caatorie.
Wtaea abe wm • CliUd, ihe cried for OMloria.
When Me became MM, aba ehne to Carioria.
Wb« ahe bad ChUdreo, ahe save tben Caalaah.
“Mary,” said John, “do you
love me?”
“Yes, John,” said Mary.
“And wiU you always love
me?”
Yes. ft
“And if I should die what
would you do?”
“Bury you, dear,” said Mary.
They Have a Bonanza.
It seems the owners of Dr.
Drummond’s Lightning Reme
dy for Rheumatism have a Bo
nanza, as their remedy has nev
er been known to fail in a sin-
g 1 e case. There is certainly
room in the market for a medi
cine that will do what they
claim for this wonderful prepa
ration. Although the price is
$6 per bottle, if it does one-half
claimed for it the price should
be flOO If the druggist has not
got it, the remedy will be sent
to any address by prepaid ex
press on receipt of price. Drum-
mund Medicine Co., 48-50 Maid
en Lane, New York. Agents
wanted. .
An afterthought—“That is an
excellent little thing about the
Lord tempering tho wind to the
shorn Iamb, is it not?”
“It sounds well—yes; but did
you ever reflect that lambs are
not shorn?”—Truth.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve.
The Best Salve in the world
for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers,
Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter,
Chapped Hands Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. It is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price 25 cents
per box. For sale at Willcox Sc
Go’s drugstore.
Low Rate Excursion Tickets
— AND
thirottgkh: o-a.rs
TO
G HIGiflGO
and
THE WORLD’S FAIR
The Queen andCresceut route,
widely known as the road run
ning the “Finest Trains in the
South,” is in the field to carry
everybody from the South to
the World’s Fair at Chicago.
No part of the Southern country
is left uucared for by this great
railway and its connections.
The Through Car System is an
admirable exposition of the
wonderful capabilities of Am
erican railroading. From New
Orleans and Birmingham
Through Sleeping Cars run
daily via Cincinnati to Chicago
without change.
From Shreveport, Vicksburg
and Jackson another Through
Sleeping Car Line comes to join
and become a part of the
magnificent Vestibuled Through
Trains, which passing through
Birmingham and the famous
Wills Valley of Alabama, is
joined at Chattanooga by the
train from Jacksonville, Fla.,
Brunswick and Atlanta, Ga.,
over the E. T. V. & Ga. Ry.,
and proceeds north over the
beautiful Cincinnati Southern,
through the grandest natural
scenery and most attractive his
torical country in the world, to
Oakdale, where two magnifi
cent Pullman Cars are received
coming from the Richmond &
Danville System from Charles
ton, S. C., through Columbia, S.
C., the beautiful French Broad
country, and Asheville, N. C..
and Knoxville, Tenn., one car
to Cincinnati, the other via
Louisville to Chicago. The
Sleeping Cars from Jackson
ville, Savannah and Macon also
run through to Chicago via Cin
cinnati without change.
The time to Chicago is made
so as to afford the most con
venient hours for departures
from the principal cities, and
arrivals in Chicago.
Passengers can purchase
tickets good over one line north
of the River, and returning via
another if they desire a various
route without extra charge. Or
they can go via Cincinnati, re
turning via Louisville or vice
versa.
Round trip tickets on sale at
reduced rates. Agents of the
Chicago line will, on request,
assist in looking up rooms or
accommodations for visitors to
the Fair,
Everything that an almost
perfect system can devise to
deserve the praise and patron
age of the traveling public has
been provided. Any of the
agents of the company named
below, will cheerfully give all
possible information and assist
ance. R. H. Garratt, New Or
leans, La, I. Hardy, Vicks
burg, Mijs. Miss J. R. McGre
gor, Birmingham, Ala. E. T.
Charlton, Chattanooga, Tenn.
W. D. Cozatt, Junction City,
Ky, D. G. Edwards, Cincin
nati, Ohio: or any Agent of the
E. T. V. & Ga. Ry.
Leave Hartsville e.00 a
Jovann 6.90 am
>••*••«•• ••sMi 6.05 a
rjHARLRSTOir,
v NORTHERN
SUMTER AND
RAILROAD
CHARLES E. KIMBALL Receiver.
In Effect Jan. !«, 1893.
NORTH. SOUTH.
1
AM.
6.50
8.10
10.89
11.1#
11.30
11.15
12 00
18.11
12.86
12.40
1.06
1.35
P.M
Charleston
PregnaU’s
Sumter
I a mar
Syracuse
Darlington
nt Clare
Mont <
Robin's Neek
Mandeville 4.06
Bennettsville 8.50
Gibson 8.25
Hamlet 3.53
P.M.
No. 1 oonnnects with C. P. k Y. V.
at Bennettsville for Fayetteville, con
nects with Seaboard Air Line at Ham
let for Wilmington, Charlotte, Shel
by, Rout lierfonlton ; and at Charlotte
with R. & D. Vestibule Limited for
Washington and New York. Passen
gers can take sleepers at Charlotte at
8 :15 p. m.
No. 2 passengers by this train bare
through Sleepers New York to Char
lotte, connects with 8. A. L. at Ham
let from Charlotte and North, and
from Wilmington, connects with 8.
C. Ry. at Pregnalls for Charleston.
Dinner at Hamlet.
J. H. AVERILL, General Manager.
C < k D. and C. k S. RAILROADS.
In effect June 18, 1893.
Throngh Parsenger Train.
Leave Wadesboro «... 4.80 a m
Bennett’s 4.61 a m
Morven’s 6.04 a m
McFarland 6 17 a m
Cheraw 6.00 a m
Cash’s 6.12 am
Society Hill 6.26 a m
Dove’s 6.44 a m
Floyd’s 6.49 a m
Darlington 7.00 a m
Palmetto 7.11 a m
Arrive Florence 7.96 a m
Leave Florence 7.30 p m
Palmetto 7.48 p m
Darlington — 7.58 p m
Flovd’s 8.06 pm
Dove’s 8.10 p m
Society Hill 8 88 p m
Cash’s 8.42 p m
Cheraw 9.06 p m
McFarland 9.38 p m
Morven’s 9.64 p m
Bennett’s 10.09 p m
Arrive Wadesboro «... 10.80 p m
Freight Train.
Leave Florence 7.80 a m
Darlington 8.40 a m
Arrive Cheiaw 11.20a in
Leave Cheraw 1.00 p m
Darlington 4.00 p m
Arrive Florence 6.00 p in
A. F. RAVENEL, President.
NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD.
iV In effect June 18, 1893.
SOUTH BOUND.
„ No. 61
Leave Florence 7 46 a m
Klngstree 8.58 am
Lanes 9.20 a m
Arrive Charleston .11.20 a m
No. 87.
Leave Florence 10.50 p m
Klngstree 11.50 pm
Lanes 12.08 a m
Arrive Charleston 2.19 a m
No. 28.
Leave Florence 11.00 p nt
Klngstree 12.14 a m
Lanes 12.32 a m
Arrive Charleston 2.88 a m
No. 68.
Leave Canes 7.10 p m
Arrive Charleston............... 8.46 p m
Train on C. k D. R. R. connects at
Florence with No. 61 Train.
NORTH BOUND.
. No. 78.
Leave Charleston «... 1.88 a m
Lane# 8.25 a m
Klngstree 8 44 a m
Arrive Florence 4.60 a m
No. 60
Leave Charleston 5.10 a m
lanes 7.06 a m
Klngstree 7.26 a m
Arrive Florence 8.40 a m
No. 14.
Leave Charleston 4.12 p m
Lanes 6.08 p m
Klngstree 6.17 p m
Arrive Florence 7.10 p m
„ No. 62.
Leave Charleston 7.15 a m
Arrive lanes «... 8.40 a nc
No. 62 runs throngh to Colombia
via Central R. R. of 8. C.
No. 78 runs solid to Wilming
ton. N. C., making dose connection
with W. AW. R. R. for all points
North.
Train No. 14 runs via Wilson
and Fayetteville—Short Line—and
makes close connection for all points
North.
J. F. DIVINE, Gen. Supt.
rCTU'MINGTON, COLUMBIA *
T Y AUGUSTA RALROAD.
fin effect June 18,1893.
NORTH BOUND.
. No. 98.
Leave Wilmington 6.96 p m
Marlon 9-41 p m
Arrive Florence- 10.26 p m
No. K>.
Leave Florence 9.90 am
Sumter 8.86 a m
Arrive Columbia. •sess6eSssse<eeee 5.15au
. - No - “•
Leave Sumter 9.58 am
Arrive Columbia 11.96 am
- ™ No -
Leave Florence 7.46 a a
Arrive Sumter 9 90 a m
No. 69 runs throngh from Charles
ton via Central Railroad; leaving
Lanes 8.44 am. Manning999am.
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 78.
Leave Florence 6.10 a m
Marion 6.68 a m
Arrive Wilmington 9.16 am
Mo. 69.
Leave Columbia ...
Snmter 8.58 p as
Arrive Floreue#...«~. 7.19 p ai
Mo. &.
Leave Columbia. 4.90 pm
Arrive Sumter «.....«. 6.45 p m
Mo. 51.
Leave Columbia 10.00pa
Sumter. ——11.90 p m
Arrive Florence 19.46 a m
Mo. 60 runs through to Charleston
via central RaUroadT arriving Man
ning 6.24 p m. Lanes 7.06 p m,
charleston8.45 pm.
-
Arrivel
Leave I
7.20 am
Trains on Manchester
B. R\ leave Snmter daily excel
day, M.00 a. m., arrive Rimini
m. Returning leave Rimini
m.. arrive Sumter 1:40 p.
Trains on W " ’
and Conway
6.10 a m, Chadbourn I
? -I
6.80 p m at Conway 11:80 » m
8.15 p m Conway at 8:80 p. 1
.«. 8.85pm bourn 8:90p.m, fin
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