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Continus*! from First Page. lpToa,re a pretty girl," he said, apostro phiz g the picture, "but you give your photograph to two young men, both in love with you, and both hot tempered. The re salt is that one is dead, and the other wont survive him long. That's what you've done." He. pot it down again, and looking round the room, caught sight of a light covert coat feanging behind the door, and also a soft hat "Ah," said the detective, going up to the door, "here is the^very coat you wore when ypa killed that poor fellow. 1 wonder what ?ou have in the pockets,'* and he plunged his . feand into them in tern. There was an old theatre programme and a pair of brown gloves in one, hut in the second pocket Mr. Gorby -n^rio a discovery?none other than that of the missing glove. There it was?a soiled white glove for the right hand, with black bands down ?be back; and the detective smiled in a gratified manaer as he put it care folly in his pocket. "My morning has not be3n wasted," ho said to himself. "Fve found out that be came in at a tinte which corresponds to all his movements after 1 o'clock on Thursday night, and this is the missing glove, which .dearly belonged to Whyte. If I could only ^et hold of the chloroform bottle Fd be satis Ued." But the chloroform bottle was not to bo found, though he searched most carefully for it. At last, hearing Mrs. Sampson coming up stairs again, he desisted from his search and came back to the silting room. "Threw it away, I expect," he said, as he sat down in his old place; "but it doesn't matter. I think ? can form a chain of evi dence, from what I have discovered, which wiH be sufficient to convict him. Besides, I expect when he is arrested he will comcss v?r>,thh?g; he seems to have such a lot of remorse for what ho has done" The door opened and Mrs. Sampson crackled into the room. "Did I understand yea to say, Sirs. Samp Son," he went on, ihatMr. Fitzgerald would be at home this afternoon P -*Oh, yes, sir, 'e wili," answered Mrs. Sampson, "a drinkin tea with his young lady, who is Miss Frettlby, and 'as got no ' end of money?net but what I mightn't 'avo nd the same 'ad I been born in a higher spear." **~Yoa need not tell Mr. Fitzgerald I have been here," said Gorby, closing the gate; *Tli ^ pcob?bty call and see ium nivse?" this after noon." "What a stout person 'e are," said Mrs. Sampson to herself, as the detective walked away, "jest like my late father, who was always fleshy, being a great eater and fond ?fis glass, but I took arter my mother's i family, they bein' thin like, and proud of j keeping 'emscives so, as the vinegar tbey ! drank could testify, not that I indulge in it j myself." < She shut the door and -went up stairs to | take away the breakfast things, while Gorby j was being driven along at a good pace to tbo police office, m order to get a warrant for j Brian's arrest on a charge of willful murder. CHAPTER X. d TES QUESS^S > It was a broiling hot day?one of those . cloudless days, with the blazing sun boating down on the arid streets, and casting deep. btecV shadows. By rights it was a December ; day, bet the clerk of the weather had evi- ] den&ly got a little mired, and popped it into j the middle of August by mistake. The i previous week, however, had been a little ' chilly, and this delightfully hot day ha Come as a pleasant surprise and a forecast ?.- j sommer. It was Saturday morning, and v. course all fashionable ilelbourne was doing j the Block. With regard to its "Block," Co- j Ess-Street corresponds to New Yorks Broa< way, London's Hegvnt street and Rott? Bow., end to the Boulevards of Paris. It j on the Block that people show eff their new j dresses, bow to their friends, cut their cue- ; mies and chatter small talk. Carriages were bowling smoothly along, j their occupants smiling and bowing as they i recognized their friends on the sidewalk; j lawyers, their legal quibble finished for the J : week, were strolling* leisurely along, "with j their black bag* in their hands; portly mer- j Chants, forgettiag Flinders lane and inccm- ! xng ships, jrere walking beside their pretty ! daughters; and the representatives cf swell- j dorn were stalking along in their ^istomary : apparel of early hats, high collars, and j masher suits. Altogether it was a very | pleasant and animated scene, and would have delighted the heart of any one who was not dyspeptic, nor in love?dyspeptic jaeopie and lovers (disappointed ones, of coarse) being accustomed to survey the world in a cynical wein. Madge Frettlby was engaged in that pleas ant occupation so dear to every female heart, of shopping. She was in Moubray, Rowan ?z Hicks', turning over ribbons and laces, while the faithful Brian waited fcr her out side, and amused himself by looking at the human stream which flowed along the pave ment. Brian disliked shopping quite as1 much as the rest of his sex, but, being a lover, of course it was his duty to be martyr ised, though he could not help thinking of Us pleasant club, where he could have been reading and smoking, with something cool in a glass beside him. After Madge had purchased a dozen articles she did not want, and had interviewed her dressmaker on the momentous subject of a new dress, she remembered that Brian was waiting for her, and hurried quickly to the door. "I haven't been many minutes, have I, dear r she said, touching him lightly on the ' arm. ** "Oh, dear, no," answered Brian, looking at his watch, "only thirty?a mere nothing, considering a new dress was being discussed." *'I thought 1 had been longer," said Madge, her brow gathering, "but still I am sure you feel a martyr." . "Not at all," replied Fitzgerald, handing her into the carriage; "1 enjoyed myself very orach." "Nonsense," she laughed, opening her sun shade, while Brian took his scat bes: Je her; "that's one of those social stories which every one considers themselves bound to tell from a sense of duty. I'm afraid I did keep you waiting?though, after all." she went on, with a true feminine idea as to the flight of time, "I was on.y a few jjdnutes." "And the rest," said Brian, quizzically looking at her pretty face, so charmingly flashed und- r her great white hat. Madge disdained to notice this interrup tion. James," she cried to the coachman, "drive to the Melbourne club. Papa will be there, yooknow,'' she said to Brian, "and we'll take yUm off to have afternoon tea with us." *'But it's only 1 o'clock," .waid Brian, as the town hall clock came in sight. "Mrs. Samp son won't be ready." "Oh. anything will do," replied Madge, "a cop of tea and some thin bread and butter isn*t hard to prepare. I don't feel like lunch, and papa eats so little in the middle of the day, and you" "Eat a great deal at all times," finished Brian, with a laugh. Madge went on chat tering in her usual hveiy manner, and Brian listened to her with delight. It was very pleasant, he thought, lying back among the soft cushions of the carriage, with a pretty girl talking so gayrr. He felt like Saul must have done when he heard the harp of David, and Madge, with her pleasant talk, drove away the evil spirit wl.:?h had been with him for the last three weeks. Suddenly Madge made an observation as they were passing the Burke and Wills monument, I which startled him. "Isat that the place where Mr. Whyte got I ?nto the cabT she a-ked, looking at the { .corner near th^ Scotch church, where a | vagrant of musical tendencies was playing j **Jost Before the Battle, Mother," on a bat tared old concertina in a most dismal man- ! ner. ! "So the papers say," answered Brian, list- ! iesaly, without turning bis head. **i wonder who the gentleman in the light | .coat could have been," said Madge, as she i settled herself again. j , "No one seems to know," ho replied eva- 1 t siveJy. j : "Ah, but they've got a clow," sho said ! "Do you know, Brian," she went on, "that he j was dressed just like you, in a light overcoat ; ? and soft hat V t "H w remarkable." said Fitzgerald, speak- I ing in a slightly sarcastic tone, and as calmly | as he was able. 'Tie was dressed in the same ; manner as nine out of every tea young fel- 1 lows in Melbourne. " Madge looked at him in surprise at the ; tone in which he spoke, so different from his i usual nonchalant way of speaking, and was t about to ar.ss.rr. .. at the door ... anxious to es i: . an) the murd-.-, >:. . . ffcb steps isX? hVetticy apoi ?*he Age. A.: Fitzgerald .up, and potting doc-Le paper _ . ix frt?rii rccich tU otfrsr took._ i "Ahl Fitzgerald." he'.-id, "have yovi left the attritions of Collins street for the still : greater ones of clubland?' "Nvt L>" answered iVian. "I've come to carry you o2 to afternoon, tea with Madge , ami myse?f:" "I don't mind," answered M. Frettlby, ris j ing; "bat isn't afternoon tea at half-past 1 rather an anomaly?" "What's in a name!" said Fitzgerald, ab sently, as they left the room. "W hat have ' you been doing all morning?" "1 to been in here lor the last half hour reading," answered the other, carelessly. "Wool market, I suppose?? "Ko, the hansom ?at> murder." "Oh, d-that tbmgf'said Brian, hastily; then, seeing his companion looking at hini in surprise, ho apologised. "But, indeed,*' he went oh "I'm nearly worried to death by people asking ail about Why te, as if 1 knew all about him, whereas I know nothing." "Just as well you didn't," answered Mr. Frettlby, as they descended the steps to gether; "ho was not a very desirable com panion." Mrs. Sampson was very much astonished at the early arrival of her lodger's guests, and expressed her surprise in shrill tones. "Bein' taken by surprise," she said, with an apologetic crackle, "it ain't to be supposed as niiinculs can be performed with regard to copkin', the fire bavin gone out, not tour* kept alight on account of the 'oat of the day, which was that'ot as never was, tho\ to be sure, beta' a child in the early days, I romem ber it were that *ot as ray sister's aunt was in the 'abit of roastia9 her jiuts in the sun." After telling ibis fast romance, and leav ing her visitors in doubt whether the joints referred to belonged to an animal or to her sister saunt or herself, Mrs. Sampson crackled away down stall's to get things ready. "What a curious thing that landlady of yours is. Brian.*1 said Madge, fro:a the depths of a huge arm chair. *ll believe she's a grass hopper frors the Ktzroy gardens." ' 6h. no, she's a woman," said Mr. Frettlby, cynically. "You can teil that by the length o: hertougue.'* "A popui.tr ?rror, papa,1* retorted Marlge, sharply. "I i now plenty of men who talk far mere than any woman." "I hope FH never meet them, then," said Kr. Frettlby, "for if I did I would be inclined to agree with De Qaiacy's essay on mincer as one of the fine arts." Brian shivered at thi*, and looked appre hensively at Madge, and saw with relief that she was not paying attention to her father, br.t was listening intently. "There she is." as a faint instle at the door announced the arrival of Mrs. Sampson and the tea tray. "1 wonder, Brian, you don't think the house is on fire with that .queer noise always going?n?She wants oil!" **Yes, St. Jacob's oil." laughed Brian, as Mrs. Sampson entered, and placed her burden on the table. "Not 'aviu' any cake," said that lady, "thro' not being forewarned as to the time of arrival?tbo' it's not of ting I'm taken by surprise?except as to a 'eadache, which, of course, is accidental to every pnsson?I ain't got nothin' but bread and butter, the baker and the grocer, both bein' all that could bo desired except in the way of worry in' for their money, which they think as 'ow I keeps the bank in the Vase, like Aliasing's cave, 'as I've 'eard tell in the 'Arabian Nights,' me 'avin' gained it as a prize for English in my early pirl'ood, bem' then con sidered a scholard an' industrus." Mrs. Sampson's shrill aj>o!ogies for the ab sence of cake having beer, received, she hopped out of the room, and Madge made the tea. The service was a quaint Chinese one, which Brian had picked up in his wanderings, and used for gatherings like these. As ho watched her he could not help thinking how pretty she looked, with her hands moving deftlj- among the cups and saucers, so bizarre looking with their sprawling dragons of yel low and green. He half smiled to himself as be thought, "If they knew all, I wonder would they sit with me as cool and uncon- j cernedF Mr. Frettlby, too, as he looked at I his daughter, thought of his dead wife, and j sighed. Tke\- chatted for a considerable time, till j at last Madge arose end said they must go. Brian proposed to dine with them at St. Kilda, and then they would all go to the the atre. Madge consented to this, and she was | just pulling on h-.r gloves when suddenly they heard a ring at the front door, and presently heard Mrs. Sampson talking in an excited manner at the pitch of her voice. "You shan't come in, I tell yon," they beard her say, shrilly, "and it's no good try- | ing, which I've allays 'eard as an English man's "ouse is 'is castle, an' your a-breakin' the law, as well as a-spilin' the carpets, which 'as bin newly put down." Some one made a reply; then the door of Brian's room was thrown open and Gorby walked ia, followed by another man. Fitz geral.i turned as white as a sheet, for he felt instinctively that thej* had come for him. However, pulling himself together, he de manded, :u a haughty tone, the reason of the intrusion. Mr. Gorby walked straight over to where Brian was standing, and placed his hand on ti ; young man's shoulder. "Brian Fitzgerald,*' he said in a clear voice, "I arrest you in the queen's name." "For whatr asked Brian, steadily. "The mur. 1er of Oliver Whyte." * At this Madge gave a cry. "It is not true!'' she said, wildly. "My God, it's not true." Brian did not answer, but. ghastly pale, held out his hands. Gorby slipped the hand cuffs on to his wrists with a feeling of com punction, in spite of his joy at running his man down. This done, Fitzgerald turned round to where Madge was standing pale and still, as if she had turned into stone. "Madge," he said, in a clear, low voice, "I am going to prison?perhaps to death; but 1 swear to you, by ail that I hold most sacred, that I am innocent of this murder." "My darling!*' She made a step forward, but her father stepped before her. "Keep back," he said, in a hard Tcice; 'there is nothing between you aud that man now." ""Keep lacL\" hi said. She turned round with an ashen face, but with a proud look in her clear eyes. "You are wrong," she answered, with a touch of sccra in her voice. "I I"ve him more now than I did before." Then, before her father could st< >p her, she placed her arms round her lover's neck, and kissed him wildly on the cheek. "My darling," she sai 1, with the tears j streaming down her white cheeks, "what- | ever the world may say, you are always I dearest of aii to inc."' Brian kissed her passionately, and then j moved away, while Madge fell down at her j father's feet in a dead faint. CHAPTER XL COUNSEL FOR THE PRISONER. Brian Fitzgerald was arrested a few mia utes past 3 o'clock, and by 5 all 'Mboe.nie j was ringing with fchenews that the pcrpe- | trator of tlio now famous hansom mur- j der had been caught flie evening papers ! wen- full of the affair, and The Herald went [ through several editions, the demand being far in the exa"ss of t he supply. Su? h a crime j had not been committed in Melbourne since the Greer shooting case in the opera house, Etnd the -mystery ? i ? - ? r surrounded it made it even more sensational The committal of j the crime in such an extraordinary place as I :i hansom c:i!< had been startling enough, but j the discovery that ,;<- assassin was one of j tho mo>t fashionable }. .ng men in Mel- ! bourne w s still more so. Brian Fitzgerald j ;>' :;::: weli known in society ?:>; a wealthy ; ,quati :\ and the future husband of one of ihe richest and prettiest gir'< in Victoria, it ?ras no wonder that his arrest caused qnito ; i sensation The Herald, which was fortu- : sale enough to obtain the earliest informa 3ca about the arrsst, ?n?de th<* l**>t u > of it,, ; in the papers to be gospel truth. Mr. Frettlby, the day after Brian's arrest, i had a long conversation with his daughter, i and wanted her to go up to Yabba Yallcck i Station until the public excitement had some what subside! But this Madge flatly refused to do. *Tm not going to desert him when ho most needs me," she said, resolutely; "everybody has turned against him, even before they have heard the facts of the case. lie says he is not guiity. and I believe him.-* "Then let him prove his innocence,*' said her father, who was pacing slowly up and down the room; "if he did not get into the cab with Whyte he must have been some where else, so he ought to sec up tbd defense I of an alibi." "He can easily do that," said Madge, with a ray of hope lighting up her sail face; "he was here till 11 o'clock on Thursday night." "Very probably," returned her father dryly; "but where was he at 1 o'clock on Friday morningr" "Besides, Mr. Whyto left the bouse long before Bricu did," she went or. rapidly, i "You must remember?it was when you quar ! reled with Mr. Whyte." I "My dear Madge," said Mr. FrottT y, stop ! ping in front of her with a displeased look, ! "you are mcorrect?Whyte and myself did ; not quarrel. He asked me if it were true i that Fitzgerald was engaged to you, and I I answered yes. That was all, and then he left I the house." "Yes, and Brian didnt go until two hours i after," said Madge, triumphantly. "He never saw Mr. Whyte the whole night." "So he says," replied Mi*. Frettlby, signifl cantly. "I believe Brian before any one eke in the world," said his daughter, hotly, with flushed cheeks and flashing eyes.. "Ah! but will a juryf queried her father. "You have turned against him too," an ! s veered Madge, her eyes filling with tears. I "You believe him guilty." j "I am not prepared either to deny or aSm j his guilt,** said Mr. Frettlby, coldly. "I have t done what I could to help him?I have en j gaged Calton to defend him, and if eloquence and skill can save him, you may set your mind at rest" "My dear father." said Madge, throwing ! her arms around his neck, "I knew you j would not desert him altogether, for my J sake." j "My darling," replied her father in a fal { tering voice, as ho kissed her, "there is nofch I ing in the world I would not do for your I sake." i Meanwhile Brian was sitting in his cell in ! the Melbourne jail, thinking sadly enough ; j about his position. He saw no hope of ; escape except one, and that he did not intend to take advantage of. j "It would kill her; it would kill her," he j said feverishly, as he paced to and fro ovor j j the echoing stones. "Better that the last of j the Fitzgeraids should perish like a common j thief than that she should know the bitter j j truth. If I engage a lawyer to defend me," | ; he went on, "the first question he will ask me j j will be where was I on that night, and if I j j tell him alPwill be discovered, and then?no | j ?no?I cannot do it; it would kill her, my I darling." and throwing himself down on the I bed, be/covered bis face with his hands, j He was roused by the opening of the door j of his cell, and on looking up saw that it wa.i ! Calton who entered. He was a great friend j i of Fitzgerald's, and Brian was deeply touched j I by his kindness in coming to see him. Dun j can Caiton had a kindly heart, and was anx- j j ions to help Brian, but there was also a touch | I of self interest in the matter. He had re- j j ceived a note from Mr. Frettlby, asking him I I to defend Fitzgerald, which he agreed to j J with avidity, as he foresaw in this case an j ; opportunity for his name becoming known j I throughout the Australian colonies. It is true that he was already a celebrated iawyer, but his reputation was purely a local one, and as he foresaw that Fitzgerald's trial for murder would cause a great sensation throughout Australia and New Zealand, therefore determined to ta2:e advantage of it as another step in the ladder which led to fame, v/eaith and position. So this tall, keen eyed man, with the clean shaven face and ex pressive mouth, advanced into the cell, and' took Brian by the hand. "It is very kind of you to come and see me," said Fitzgerald; "it is at a time like this that o:ie appreciates friendship." "Yes, of course," answered the lawyer, fix ing his keen eyes on the other's haggard faco as if he would read his uttermost thoughts. "I came partly on my own account and partly because Frettlby asked to see you as to your defense." "Mr. Frettlby?" said Brisn, in a mechani cal way. "He is very kind; ? thought ho be lieved mo gui'ty." "No man is considered guilty until he has been proved so," answered Calton, evasively. Brian noticed how guarded the answer was, for he heaved an impatient sigh. "And Miss Frettlby T'he asked, in a hesi tating manner. This time he got a decided answer. "She declines to believe you guilty, and will not hecr a word said against you." "God b?e?sher!" said Brian, fervently; "she is a true woman. I suppose I am pretty well canvassed F be added, bitterly. "Nothing else talked about," answered Cal ton, calmly. "Your arrest has, for the pres ent, suspended all interest in theatres, cricket matches and bails, and you are at the present moment being discussed threadbare in clubs and drawing rooms." Fitzgerald writhed. He was a singularly proud man. and there was something inex pressibly galling in this unpleasant publicity. "But this is all idle chatter," said Calton, taking a seat. "We must get to business. Of course you will accept me a6? your counsel" "It is no good ray doing so," replied Brian, gloomily. **Tbe rope is already round my Deck.** "Nonsense," replied the lawyer, cheerfully; "the rope is round no man's nock until he is on the scaffold. Now, you need not say a word," ho went on, healing up his hand as Brian wan about to speak; "I am going to defend you in tliis case whether you like it or not. I do not know all the facts, except what the papers have stated, and they exag gerate so much that one can place no reliance on them. At all events, I believe from my heart that you are innocent, and you must walk out oi" the prisoner's dock a free man, if | only for the sake of that noble girl who loves you." Brian did not answer, but put out his hand, which the other grasped warmly. "I will not deny," went on Calton, "that there is a little bit of professional curl sity about me. This case is such an extraordinary one thi:t I feel as if 1 were unable to let slip an opportunity of doing something with it. I don't care for your humdrum murders with j the poker, and nil that sort of thing, but this ! is something clever, and therefore interest- I ing. When you are safe? we will together lc>ok | for the real criminal, and the pleasure of tho search will be proportionate to tho excite- ' meut when we dud him out" "I agree with everything you say," said j Fitzgerald, calmly, "but I have no defense to make." "No defense! You are not going to con fers you killed him;" "No," with an angry flush, "but there aro certain circumstances which prevent me from defending myself " "What nonsense." : etorte?! Calton, sharply; "as it any circumstances should prevent a I man from saving his own Life. But never j mind, I like these objections, they make the ; nut harder to crack?bur. the kernel must bo worth getting at Now, you have to answer j rri" certain questions." "I won't promise." "Well, wo shall pee," said the lawyer, ' cheerfully, taking ou . his neu l>ook and rest- I ing it on his knee. "First, where were you ! on tho Thursday preceding the murder;" "I can't tell you." "Obj/cs,ycu can, my friend. You left. Sr. Hilda, and came up to town by the II o'clock train.'' "Eleven twenty," corrected Brian. Calton smiled in a gratified manner as he noted ' h-< d->wn. "A little diplomacy is nil that's required,*' ; he viid, mental y. "An^ where did yo;i go : thenF he added, aloud. "I met ltollesbjn in t ? j? - train, and we took a cao from i.-.'i r anders street station up to 1 the club." [ I "What clubr "The Melbourne club." "Yesf* inlerroguth ely. "Ro'loston went home, and 1 v. ? t into the club and played ccrds :?>r a time." i , 'When did y m Leav tho .clubr" ; "A -'V f'i t'. i o'clock in the it-ore .-'Ypatrere going to aeet saga oae, I.^ pos< r ''l never snid so." ''Probably not: but young: inor. don't fan cier about the stx^cts at night ?dthout >v.?rae object.'' "I was restless, and wante<l a walk." "Indeed! How curious you should prefer going into the heart of the dusty town for a I walk to strolling through the Fitzroy gar j dens, which were on j.mr way home! It i won't do. you had an appointaient to meet ! some one." "Well?er?yes." "I thought as mach. Man or woman?" "I canuL't toll you." "Theu I must ?nd out for myself." "You can't," "Indeed! Why not?" "You don't know where to look for her." "Her," cried Caltoa, delighted at the suc cess of his craftily put question. "I knew it v\as a woman." Brian did not answer, but sat biting his lips with vexation. "Now, who is the woman F No answer. "Co?ne now, Fitzgerald, I know that young men will bo young men, and of course }rou don't want the.se things talked about; but in this case your character must be sacrificed to save your nock. What is her name?" "1 can't teil you." "Oh! you know it, thenT "Well, yes." "And you wont tell mef "No!" Calton, however, had found out two things that pleased him: first, that Fitzgerald had an appointment, and, second, it was with a woman. He went on another line. "When did you last see Whytef" Brian answered with great reluctance, UI saw him drunk by the Scotch church." "What! you were tho man who hailed the hansom f" "Yes," assented the other, b?j6itating slightly, "I was!" The thought flashed through Cal ton's brain as to whether the young man before him wss guilty or not, and he was obliged to confess thing3 looked very black against ! him, [to costdtced-I The stockholders of the Mason Cot ton Harvester were invited a few days ago "to witness a field test of the new machines," at Sumter. The cotton harvester, the Keely motor and the Augusta branch of the three C's are three things thai are always etarting but never go.?Newberry Observer. -urn ?-?~?->-wa -1 Brethren of the country press we can all, whatever our politics and preferences may be, stand toge;her in solid phalanx on the last plaDk cf the Republican platform as announced by Chairman Quay.?"We need money and need it now v?Greenville ATeics. ^T^^Ji*" 'F ~~r I There is no more fruitful source of disease than vitiated blood. It involves every organ and function cfthe body, find if not imme diately corrected by the use of Ayer's Sar saparilla, sootier or later leads to fatal lesults. Be warned in time. HOW DOCTORS CONQUER DEATH. Dr. Walter K. Haaimond says: "After a long experience I have come to the conclu>iou that two thirds of all deaths from coughs, pneumonia and consumption, might be avoided if Dr. Acker's E< g isb lluinedy for Consumption were only carefu?y used in time." This wonderful Kciued.v is so'd ander a positive guarantee 03* Dr J. F. IV. De Lome. - it:- m - DO NOT BUFFER ANY LONGER. Knowing that a cough can ho checked in a d?y, and the 6r>t stages of consumption broken in a wetk. we hereby* gunrantee Dr. Acker's English Remedy for C- nsurrptbm, mid will re fund thy uionev t>> all wiiu :>uv, take it as p?-r directions, and do nnt find our statement curreet. Sola by J. F U*. DeLorme. No npvcti?e. Indigestion, ritttulence, Siek lEeudacbe. all rnn down," los ing: flesh, you will find the remedy yon need. They lonenp the weak stotnaeXi and build up the flawing- energies. Snfferers Crom mental or physical overw 00k will find relier from them. Nicely sugar coated. SOLD EVERYWHERE. MASTER'S SALE. State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF SUMTES. In the Court of Common Pi.ear. John M Chandler, Plaintiff, vs. James M. Reid, Defendants, BY VIRTUE of a Decretal Order made in the above entitled cause and dated 'Jet. 11th, 1888, I will stli at public auction in front of the Court House in the City of Sum ter in said State, on Monday, Dec. 3.-d, 1S88,?being Salesday?between the hours of 11 o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following premises, situ ated in said County and State, to wit: All that piece, parcel or tract of land, situ ate, lying and being in Mt. Clio Township, Sumter County and Stute aforesaid, measur ing and containing (30A) thirty and oue-half acre3, butting acd bounding on the North on the Cttmden road, Kast on lands of J. M. Reid, South on lands of H. D. Corbett and R. H. Prescott and others, and West by lands of R. H. Prescotl and others, ashy reference to a plat of the same made by James D. Mcllwain, Deputy Surveyor, dated August 24tb, 1875, will more fully aud at large appear. Terms of Sale?Cash. Purchaser to pay for neccs?arv papers. JOHN S. RICHARDSON, Nov. 7. 1888. .Master for Sumter Co. M ASTER 3 SALE State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF SUMTER. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. John W Player, Susan E Taylor and Elizabeth Thomas, Plaintiffs, vs. Mathe w L. Player, William Werher Player, Sarah J. Sn it h and John M. Smith, as Executor of the last Will and Testament of Mathew M. Player, deceased. Defendants. J)V VIRTUE of a Decretal Order made in *) the above entitled cause and dated Oct. jUU.ih, 1888, 1 will sell at public auction 111 front o? the Court House in tlx* City of Sura ter in said State, on Monday", Dec 3rd, l^tfs?being Sah-sday?between the hour s of 11 o'clock in th?. forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following property, to wit; That piece, parcel, or tract of land, con taining one hundred und fifteen acres, more or less, situate, heim; and iyirij; iri the Conn ty of Sumter and Suite aforesaid, bounded on 1 the North by land of Sarah J. Smith and by land of M el vin Williams, on the Kast by land j of A. P. Floyd, 0:1 the South by land of Scott, and on the West by the public road from Bishopville to Lynchburg separating it from land of Dr. C l> Crane. .Also the following personal property : One mule, one wagon, one cart, aud s.?uie other ! prr*onal property. Tc::u-> i,! ^'t rue personal property J -Cash, and lor ji* rvul estate, ro ranch cash j as, with the proceeds of the Sale ot pcrjv-! properly, shall be sufficient to pay the cost? 1 and expenses of these proceedings and of the I sail und anv taxes . r usa sments ihm un- 1 paid upon the said estate, and the balance 'o j be pavabJe in installments :>.-; follows, bear- ; Log in?-re:.' fr mi the 1! ?y ! s .le. payable an- ) n u a 1 v until she whole be paid, ii> wit.- The | shares of the adult parties. John IV. Player, Susan S. Taylor, Elizabeth Thomas and Sarah J. Smitii, and of Mari Ann Player, de- 1 ceased, payable one y ear after the date of such ; ?ale, aud tli" share.! of the iafaiits, Matthew ; L. Player, William '.Vcbrr Player, Annie j Crane Player a??d Sygmood Player, payable! in such in -sts. as that the shar*? or the The Favorite Medicine for Throat and Lung Diffi culties has long been, and still is, Aycr's Cherry Pectoral. It cure3 Croup, Whooping Cough, Bronchitis, and Asthma; soothes irritation of the Larynx and Fauces; strengthens the Vocal Organs; allays soreness of the Lungs; prevents Consumption, and, even in advanced stages of tl iat disease, relieves Coughing and induces Sleep. There is no other preparation for dis eases of the throat and lungs to bo com pared with this remedy. 'My wife had a distressing cough, with pains in the side and breast. We tried various medicines, but none did her any good until I got a bottle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, which has cured her. A neighbor, Mrs. Glenn, had ihe measles, and the cough was relieved by the use of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. I have no hesitation in recommending this Cough Medicine to everyone afflicted. 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Ann Lovejoy, 1257 Washington street, ".Boston, Mass. * Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, PBEPASHD BT Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Druggists. Price $1; sir bottles, $5. PLAIN T I wish to inform those who have not ye* examined my beautiful and cheap stock of DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, SHOES, LADIES' AND GENTS* HATS, STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES, that by fair dealings and Low Prices, my trade is increasing daily. If they will give me an opportunity of showing them through my stock and giving them prices, I am satis fied I will add their names to my fast increas ing list of customers. Polite and attentive clerks icill ta?ce pleasure in showing goods. B. J. BARNETT, Main Sircet, in the Bend, Oct. 24_ Sum ter, S. C. MONEY TO LOAN. IN S?JIS of S300 and upwards to be se cured by first mortgage on improved furm lands at 8 per cent, interest and a small com mission. Apply to MO?SES ? LEE, Oct. 10?3ra. Attoroevs at Law. THE GROWING FKUIT STORE, Headquarters for ell kinds Fruits, Veg etables, &c. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. The largest assortment all kinds Crackers and Candies, in the City. I also kepp a full line of Staple and Fancy Groceries. BEST GOODS -AND Lowest Prices Guaranteed. moses green, Oct 17. Main Street. Sumter, S. 0. JOS, H, MONTGOMERY, A VTGRNKY A T LA W, S?MTKil, 5. 0. Collections a Bpccialty. r?"j't 26.?o CHAS. O. LESLIE, i 1**?*?, the principal plac? Of which business shall be the City- of Suinter, ! rjp '< S UNDERSIGNED, r;ho are comrois jj sioecd ?.<? a l?oard of Corporators to j o:=?n Ku>ks of subscription of "THE BANK * <.?F SUMTKK" a proposed Corporation, the rurpose of which is to earrv O" a g?n?ral of ? in the S-ate of South Carolina, hereby give ! notice that th?r v. iil open books of s'jbscrip I (ion to tiip s:.id Capita! Stock, at the law i office cf ?aynsworth k Cooper in said City, _ I on the Gth day of October 1383: said books rU.ULll&x, Jbb??, &C- to remain open nntii the Cam ta) S'ork of I F-fiv Thousand Dollars shall have been sub Wholesale and Retail Dealer in FISH, GAME. OYSTERS, TURTLES. TERRA PINS, % Stalls No. 1 and 2 Fish Market. Office and Fish House. 18 and 20 Market St., \ *cribed jvisi of Fast B-'y, CHARLESTON, S. C. All orders promptly attended to. Terms cash or city acceptance, Oct. 3 W. F. B. HAYNS WORTH, A. S. BROWN, E W\ MO?SE. J. D. BL AN DING, R. P. MCNAGHAN. j Sumter,'S C , Sept. 23. 1383. SI 1 m A Car Load of Horses and Mules ! A Car Load of One and Two Horse Wagons ! A House full of Buggies and Carriages ! Horses arrived Nov. 5th. Come and See Them. inc ! A Car Load Fire Brick iust to hand. Kcal Estate owners will find the use of Fire Brick for CHIMNEY BACKS, a great save of both money and labor. Mill men, who have furnaces, will be supplied at close figures. Sept. 1, 1888. PROPRIETORS OF This Firm is too well known to our readers to require any pvff, but having been silent for the past two years, (doing their advertising by another method) they deem it best to announce through this medium, that their shelves are laden with as com plete a stock of as can be found in any Retail Store in the State, and they..are determined not to be undersold ; but they will under-sole every body, in any style, according to their respective tastes and pocket books. From the cheapest to the finest, all grades are complete. Don't fail to call, if you want to walk on solid leather, and PERFECT FITTING SHOES. Remember they are Shoe-makers, and know their business. This is their Eighteenth Year in Sumter. tu Oct. 3 Proprietors of The Sumter Shoe Store. The Not?se of Every One is Called to the Fact that R. W. DURAN Keep a Fall Supply cf Goous in their Liae, ars Spies. Mai Mm ImM Ss? Sc. UppU??, ili?Oii?lii? IJU&Jii??, COOKING- AND HEATING STOVES OF BEST MAKE! WAGON AND BUGGY .MATERIAL FROM A BOLT TO A WHEEL. PUMPS, BOTH IRON AND WOOD. Belting in Rubber and Leather, and Packing of all Kinds, Imported Guns, Muzzle and Breech Loading! PISTOLS IN VARIETY FROM $1 UP. POWDER, SHOT AND SHELLS, &c , AND We are Agents for the Great Western Powder Company. TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY, &c. With many thanks to a penerous public for their past liberal patronage, and soliciting still their kind support, v/e:ire Respectfully, etc., R. W. DURANT & SON, Sept. 12 Main Slreet. Opposite Bank. U?PCHTTTTI II I UHU B I HB "W" T' ~"JXZV?SWCWVT^ETtC^ WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE LARGE ARRIVALS OP NEW FALL AND WINTER GOODS, and we invite the attention of the public to a choice complete and care fully selected assortment of new and fashionable effects in Colors and Fabrics and the best qualities in We are prepared to offer our customers the advantages of a stock bought at the "lowest prices for cash. \\rc have ONE PRICE. Goods are marked in PLAIN rlCIURE^. so the purchasing public need not be deceived. Call and see. S % f;**u:g v jjjj &*?i:vl' ' .. ?5 vi S? i j I I I To the Publie ?AND? THE LADIES ESPECIALLY; ' S?mtee, S. CL, Sept. 11, '$?i We beg to state that we ba*9 engaged the services <>f Mr. AARONf SUARESlf Our Mr. Bultman and Jfr.k Suares have just returned from the North aii?. have bought a fine line of the LATEST TRIISHNfiS AND Every line complete, emuracing Fancy Baskets, Cologne, Fine Toilet Soaps AND NOTIONS; HOISERY AND CfLOVE^ Corsets, Cloaks and Jackets/ Dress Goods, Passam?nt?riesy Silks, . Sateens and Surahs, Plain and \ Plaids. Best make French Henriettas in Black and Colors, which we guarantee to be such. . ALSO CLOTHINGy Boots and Shoes/ O APS5 Groceries and Hardware. In the past, as you all welF ' know, we have kept a fine se-.. lected stock of Groceries, and we now promise to continue the same. We will guarantee our prices to be as low as first class goods., can be obtained in any large" city. Polite clerks in attendance', and no goods misrepresented. Samples sent on application ancf all orders by mail will rec?ivo prompt attention. Thanking the <rood people of O ?w JL mm this and adjoining Counties for their liberal patronage, we re-" main, Very respectfully."' 0WI11 Bip II Sep*. 13.