"GUESS."
#^toeAl$a^rtair. Yanire^hraa| - >
2Let s?5?ow4iri.riese modern Jays
It^almost'disappe.ared :
It was the- usage years aso,
But nowadays it's got
- To be regarded coarse and low
To answer %% guess not V*
T?ie-height of fashion called the fink
jfjjjfijf Why^^Mthe'idiours d^?lfcspeecfc
For t^^??-?r?i w^Lidi n?btIorr.s Wach?
Directiy to tho spot.
And he who hears it always knows
The worth-of "1-suess-not!"
-Chicago News.
THE RUNAWAYS.
Tl>e sarao year that Lady Jar,c Magnas
presented her beautiful daughter Adela.
Lord Glencore was the match of the sea
"v son. Just of age, of an old family, with
vast possessions and a heavy rent roll,
* swelled by.a long minority, the instant
: tJte'bawk*like-eye of Lady Jane fell on
tho young peer a thrill of joy assured
her that there stood the husband Provi?
dence had provided for Adela. ^
"You thmk it is all rjght, mother, do
you?" Adela ventured ?prsa3T, growing a
little uneasy when the epa* of the season
. drew near, and Lord G??al?ore had never
addressed a single remark to her which
could by any possibility bo construed into
Tove.
.'Perfectly right, dear. The society
papers have coupled yonr^napies to?
gether. An approaclnn^'BSOffris^ has
-more than once been hinted at,-and, as ? \
matter of course, now wherever people
t ask- us he is asked."
? "Well, but-*
"Dear child, you may leave it to me. J
Don't you think sor And an expression
of mild reproach was shot from tho ina- j
teraal eye, "Do you fancy that if I save- i
the slighest shadow of uncertainty I !
should accept Sir Jocelyn s invitation for j
Goodwood, knowing that Glencore won't ?
be there?"
"Won*t he?" Whv, whero is ho go?
ing?"
^ "Nowhere;.IasceTtained that, you may !
be sure. He isobliged to remain ir. torra. ?
There'll not be a soul left for him to speak j
ta Some business with his lawyer, he ]
said-and said it in a very pointed way, j
-too."
"Stammering and getting fiery red,** !
said the would be fiance disdainfully.
Lady Jane shook her head. "Never j
:mind the manner: it is the meaning we j
are concerned in. He joins usimmedi- j
ately after at Thorndean. There you j
.will see that everything will bc satisfac?
torily arranged. g Lady ^Somerton has
such a happy way-?? retiing young peo?
ple be thrown flfcethfcrSknd ?coiu^the
first I lia ve ^wir^)ffeuiiiFy rMcb*
guided by her?"
Adela embraced her mother with j
graceful effusion.
"How claver you are!" she said ad- !
miringly; "you have managed beauti
fully, for I did want to enjoy Goodwood |
Jfree. When I am a countess, mamma,
.it shall be very nice for you."
IL
^Certainly -Goodwood week had left
Xondon wonderfully empty. You did^
?ot meet a sod! you knew. Jk
Lord Glencore repeated this factefj*
.himself most cheerily as he walbgi alqgjc '
Piccadilly with a heart and step ^6 light I
.asa bird's.
It seems an impossible circumstance j
that a stalwart young giant, standing
over six feet in his stockings, his own I
.master, able to do what ho liked and go j
.where he chose, should be in abject I
thralldom to a plain little middle aged j
woman *ho was bent on compelling '
him to marry her daughter. "And I
feel as if I should be iriadte?ojfJe; nv
too," poor Glencore had SM<1 of late,
driven into his last corner^^iIie?>n- I
gratnlations of ail Lady Jaf^^^a^u^
to say nothing of these horrid paragraphs
in those horrid papers, some of which
had gone so far as to mention an early
date being fixed "for the marriage of a
lovely debutante of this season aad a
young earl recently of age, whose an
cestors-eanie over with tho Conquerer/'
.If he could but pluck up courage to !
say ho did not mean anything, never
^Jii menant anviling, ^wr weane, to-i
f^i^^?MSr^te^tt?t fee?wasqu?ie?iappy !
Xsjj|o|?Bs^t^r4 fcgr ?ever intered to
s mM^?a?l^n?-^^wttfv?uld he tfot giveji !
- j?dt?t??-hichh|<ffiit?l^
I ^'?Vhffii, mat ftVwould \un off'to
some far distant country, lie was map?
ping out the details a3 he walked along, *
so occupied that he forgot how far ho !
hafl'come, until within a sudden start he j
pulled i?mself up. He was passing the
Albert Hall, close to that pleasant row of
houses in one of which lived Lady Jane.
The knowledge that he could walk
boldly by and fling a look of defiance at
the papered windows and closed shut?
ters, as he had dono the day before, sent
a thrill of satisfaction through tho young
man. He drew himself up and turned
his head to - when, oh, agony! exactly
as he was opposite to it the door opened
and a voice called out "Glencore!"
"Freddy! Is it you?" Lord Glencore
managed to say, seeing ho was addressed
by a weasel faced young gentleman be?
tween 1G and 17. "Why, how came you
here? Is-s-s your mother-Lady Jane- j
with you?"
Freddy's eyes were apparently so. eda- \
cated that in order io give full expresi?n j
to one ho was forced to shut tho other,
and .regarding Lord Glencore through
his single optic he said, "You bet if she i
was, 1 shouldn't be herc."
Glencore's heart seemed restored to if:?
native position, "i'm very glad to see I
you," he said, dosing his Lund over thc '
little- fin Freddy had extenjkd^tig him: ?
"it's quite a surprise to i::e.-l < ^ K<
"Here, I say," said the astute Freddy !
significantly, "what's up? How i? it you
ain't down there with them?"
"Wei?, I couldn't-I have-that is
there is some business for m*>."
Freddy'scyclid went down like a ccver
of a box.
"Exactly; just so," he said, airily, put?
ting la? thumbs into his-armboles. "My
jease fe all over. I'm nt ruy tutor's, you
?#e% so piease u reioember that it isn't
possible ?Dr you to have seen nie.''
' iJNSjS^ ^!>;?bedeheerily. "Airright,"
nes?rur*you ?re quite safe w?th?pie
but what on earth are you up to?"
This question seemed prompte d by the
sight of a nondescript dog cart just led
up to the door. - "Are you ali by your
t.^^^'s^riis. St* offl'nurse* hr? J
Jim, her husband-our butler ho used to
be^-and Pear* You kaaow Peg, don t j
^Pegl Ko, I don't tl tink I do."
"I say," exclaimed Freddy, "isn't it a
I ?)fa?tJ?*name :thc way t'ney always try
I h?n?mi her? smk 4a?%fusir as ^d-as
anybody. Her father was my fathers
eldest son, only he married his tutor's
daughter, and my lady set tho governor
onto cut up rough about it. So the poor
cliaprgot the kick out. ;uid thea be ?Hed?
abd so did his wife, and a jo.iy rood
thing forme, too,-or I would have li
to sing small. Only wait till I am ai;
vtcr, thougji, and if they try it .on wi
Fe?gv then. Fil ?et them krrow. Sh
older than I am, but all tho samo, I
her uncle, and-I say you'll bo her uno
too, if you many Adda, and you're 5.
.ing to, ain't you?'
Lord Glencore blushed furiously, a:
Freddy, taking silence for consent, add
with a snoffl^f supreme content, "It't
jolly goo^^iig for her I ain't ye
Ca??^5?c%^^rying Adda! Oh 51
raOSeeg' jHB ?
^W?esJgOTof pursuing this topic fl
ther/tort! Gleiicore put a question. fal
"You>e not going to drive thnV\1
said, nodding toward the horse, a nid
viciouslpoking sci?w, "are you?"
"Why not? He*s? a. real good ono ;
ga Como in and seo ,;s start; it's capit
fun. "We'd a jcejgu^ar crowd rouncjjjjj
yesterday. Ajipkmc else but Peg woe
J^jre been frigfitened to death." ?5
jgjta&tB&ii^ct?osity Lord Glenco
"We keep all the front well shut
said Freddy, cs he marshaled his way
a den at the far end of the narrow ha
Passing thc stairs, lie gave vent to
shrill whistle, answered by a simiL
one which might have been taken as i
echo.
i "Ain't you ready?" was piped up fro
I below.
"Coming," answered a girl's voie
i and at the same instant with the wor>
down the flight of stairs, flop on tl
mat, came a figure which, through tl
cloud of dust sent up, Lord Glencoi
surmised must-be Peggy.
"I'm so sorry. I thought it was on!
Freddy-I"- and then, better able to S?
who stood there, sho gave vent to a
.agonized. "Oh. Lord Glencore!" ac
-seemed unable to say more.
Freddy, who was enjoying her coi
fusion to l]\3 full, here burst in witl
?'"Don't mind him; he's square eaougl
ain't you?"
"Certainly lam," and then turning t
Peggy, ne said, "I've never had th
pjeasure of swing you here, lia ve I?"
- "But you've seen him, haven't; yoi
Peg? And once don't you remembc
when thc door opened and I scuttled o!
and your frock caught and you tumble
down? Oh, I say, what a game! It wa
! a shave we weren't caught that time,"
! Poor Peggy's face was like a beet root
j "There wasn't anything to see," sh
said to Lord Glencore, reassuringly. "I
really wasn't for that we looked, but I
I was so curious to know what you wa
like," and she gesticulated violently t
Freddy behind Lord Glencore's back.
"What's the harm?" responded th
young man, expost ula ti vely. "You\
do thc same if you were packed o?T int
acock loft of a garret, wouldn't you
That's what the}* do with her-stick he:
anywhere out of thc way."
"?ki. Freddy, no," Lord Glencore-fron
cut of tho corner of his eyes'saw lier say
and, heping to#change tho conversation
ho said:
"Pm afraid Pm making you lose th<
bestof the day. I carno in to see yoi
start." Perhaps Peggy fathomed hi;
kind effort, for she looked at him fairh
for the first til QC
I "^esr a?d she gave 'him a little sh\
';smil?; "dicVyou?" ? ??
town, now. Vu hero are you going.-'
"To Richmond park," answered thc
irrepressible Freddy. "Would you like
togo? We'll take you; there's heaps oi
room behind Why-why shouldn't he?"
This was evidently in answer to more
pantomime from Peggy.
"You don't want mc-would rather 1
didn't go?"
Lord (jgcn/xxre had turfed suddenly
s round anil* was- asking this question of
.theyoung girl. . g
f *?>h?ne; it xsagphat, onTyTm fraid"
an?jherVapegg^toji^tand gashed fu
attSfer. ^??K)n?Sfelea?DSwidSfel
catch the complaint. Quite persuasi vely
.he roil: "But ?0 let mc; it's what I
should so enjoy."
There was an instant's pause, and thea
j they all began laughing; and good fel
i lowship being thus established, some
I twenty minutes later the three, Lord
Glencore behind. Freddy driving and
peggy by h? side, were on tho road to
"^Richmond. w%
pix g - *
It might *be tedious to retail all the
folly th^ fell froga the li ps of t Sc trio as
' under FriMdy's guidance^rey?pursued
their way. Their united years did not
make up the sober age of GO, and they
had the spirits of schoolboys out for a
holiday. Lord Glencore had never felt
so much at his ease before; none of those
who in society knew him would have
recognized him as the same shy indi
I vidual. Thc hours flew like Inutes. It
! was 5 o'clock when they thought it 3;
i:and thene'fc>f have looked at the time
? would ncufctv? qjbeurred tp -anybody*
j-only that /eggy, heaving a tremendous
^sigh, ha<.Vsuj>pose4 it wou4d soon bo time
think of.j-e?arn?ng home. 1
I The horso that was so good at going,
? we have omitted to state, had, at a cer?
tain small hostelry, "Goat and Compass"
name, shown signs of rebellion. Stir
I from that door he would not. and Lord
Glencore, to cut short the difficulty, hud
: proposed that they should leave ".ho
? brute there to get a feed, white they took
I a stroll in the park.
j Returning from this walk they passed
! thor "Star and Garter."
' "Isay, a dinner in there wouldn't be
: half bad fun," said Freddy,
j "Oh, I don't thin!' so," "said C?lencorc.
" Why, have you ~-vcr been there?"
"Yes, I dined there twice this season
with Lady Jane and your sister."
I And a chill ran through the young man
i as be recalled thc dreariness of those
j solemn ordeals.
"Oh!" saul Freddys drawing Lu his back
as if about to succumb, while Peggy
burst out laughing.
'' A bright inspiration came suddenly to
Glencore.
"Why shouldn't we stop herc now," he
said, hare durn ir, and go home after?"
Freddy and 1 eggy came to a standstill,
absolutely dumb with tho bril haney of
the proposition.
"That's what we'll do." continued the
enthusiastic Glencore; and hemad? as if
i io turn i rf at tl & door, i*?t Pefgy stop pu J
h?::?. W 1. < fe. ir % fei
;'I don't think we can," as she looked
at Freddy significantly.
"No." came the answer a trifle crest?
fallen. "1 expect they wouldn't stand
I tick in there," was added by way of ex
! pla nat io: 1.
?*'i'h:ti isn't of any consequence t) !
I you," exclaimed 'Glencore. "lt's as my :
j guests I invite VOIL Think how many j
j times your motlier has entertained me." j
"Oh. I nm not proud." laughed th<- de?
lighted Freddy. "Isn't this first rate. :
Peg. Come on."
I But Poggy sti 1 hesitated.
"I don't know whether I ought- '<
tether it's quite right will, you." and
though her face was turned to both, h<-r
eyes were fixed on Glencore.
"And I y?>ur uncle that is," exclaimed
Freddy, "and he going to be. Shut up.
do," \
c iAnd; conoid- ring th** sp?ccji TQ bo 1
'conclusive, Freddy cut snort further dis?
cussion by al once turning into the hotel.
rv
, e. '.. S- v- - ?
Wtl?-tf any 8 i ma rx evrc Avaslnsue-cess
tTiat one was. What they lia<l or how
the courses came-not one ot them knew, ;
but, to quote Freddy, everything was
AJL Freddy magnam?ousiy insisted .
that go?n^nome lie would sit behind
and leave the ribbons to be handled by
Glencore.
The eli ?ck strack 9 before they were
fairly oft*, and then. Peggy exclaiming
at the latenessof the hot?x, (? loncoros;iid: ;
"??ut it won't -nutter uui' U. will Ur" '
"No," said Peggy, a trifle bitt<
^'Uar^ia know? I'll leo>? after Frei
San?| there's no one to bother about v
tAo^mcs of me.f.
"You have neither father nor mot
have you?"
Glencore put the quest ion.gently, ?
not waiting for her answer, went oi
tell her that he too had lost his par
when a child and was, like her, lon
with no one to care for him.
"Yes," she saidy .i'but you're a* i
wiih lots of money; and Tia poor
dependent; ane^thenit's "horrid to fe
girl. ISver since* I .cnn remember '
hcard^BOthing jels?V^but nil il ernie
. every Ss??, as i flt was my fault tlu
owe "anything t^&?hcm. "I can't %
having been born. Here I am. and 0
I die hes^;mu^.jstay. No, depend
though. -^EVeohly^aited to be tan
so?netb?ng. Fve had-to owe that m
to gra?dmammai9'* T r
Lord Glencore remained silent, s
thinking that probably ber troubles ^
of no interest to itfiu, Peggy chan
the subject. Directing his atlentiof
Fre?ldwnow sil?a^yW^pi^Sx.^^ rr.
aged foAprop tbei?ad^ up into *?: ir
comfortable posiMon; and assented
Lord Glencore's remark that he did
seem like the rest of the family.
Then silence fell on them, and f<
time not a word was spoken. Suddoi
as if from out of what she was thi
ing. Peggy said abruptly:
"Are you verv much in love vi
Adda?"
"I! Pm not in love with her at all
"But you're going to marry her?"
"Who says I am?"
"Why, everybody; and grand m arm
I knows, means you to."
"I see, and that makes you thinl
quite certain?"
Peggy laughed contemptuously,
wouldn't make it certain with mc,"
said, "but men seem different; what ?
chooses, they do. Oh, I haven't patie:
to think of it," and the great brown e
she turned on Glencore sparkled inc
nantly. "Why, do you think unies
loved somebody dearly, Fd marry hin
please grandmamma? Never!. She kne
that as well as I do. Sho may iii tr
me, but sho can't make mo do wha
won't; Fd die rather. Shall I tell \
what I mean to do?"-she was speak!
very fast and excitedly-"I mean to 1
away. You'll promise not to tell any o
won't you? I mean, to go very soon n
-if I can, before they como home. Otl
girls earn their own livings, so w
shouldn't I? Fm not stupid, and I
awfully strong."
"But where will you go?"
"Oh, I know, but that I don't mean
tell. Perhaps I oughtn't to have sai(
word about it to you. but it slipped O'
and you won't betray me, will you? >L
of all, don't breathe a word to Adda; s
hates me. and-well, there's' no: usc cl
guising te??^Mfe^ :?Vhep;--you
marri(^o?^-S ??f |g ggj fes
"W?Ii^b?S?r sfcaR bo^nf?rtup?
Lord Glencore decidedly. Peggy fae
round and looked her surprise at him,
"Don't look like that at me," ho sa
hastily: "I mean what I say."
"You do? Oh, I am awfully sorry."
"For her or for me?"
"I don't think I was thinking of cith
of you. It was for myself-there's
few ever care to be kind to me."
"And you think I should be?"
Peggy didn't trust herself to spca
but her head nodded assent."
"Let me tell a secret to you, Peggy"
he quite unconsciously called her 1
name. "Doyou know that I mean ton
awav to?"
"You!" -
"Yes: only I want somebody to ri
awav with me. Can you guess why?"
"No." -i ?
"Somebody Fve-se?n today. " - -
"Today!"
The eyes of each looked into the othei
questioningly.
"Can't you guess who?"
I?>rd Glencore's voice carno trem?
lously,
"Oh, you know," he said,"! see you do
"Mel" spoke the word breathlessly.
"Yes, you. Yo i will go, won't "yoi
You've no one to ;aro for you, and I'\
no ono to caro f^r mo. Why shouldn
wo care for each other? Fd try and mai
you liappy, and Fd certainly begood t
you. an-1 tn time you might get to-wei
to iiice me, you know."
"In time? Whv, 1 like von now."
"You d<?? Oh. Peggy!'!"
* * * ?* * ?
"1 say! what's up witJ.: you twof !
was Freddy speaking-Freddy, who?
very existence they had forgotten, bi
who, in common with all sleepers, awok
at the very moment he was riot.wau
ed to.
"What do you think?" said Glenco*
in a whisper; "had we better tell' 'm?"
"Yes," said Peggys "up to now-rn
o??y friend has been Freddy." g
* So Freddy, thoroughly wide awak
now. was desired to 'lean forward, an
between them the two conveyed what i
was their in?enti?iy.to-dov
"I say, what a chouse for Adda!
roared Freddy delightedly; "but her?
you know, you'll have to marry Peggy.
"Certainly: of course, that's what w
mean to do."
"Dowe?' said Peggy; "ob., my! why
never thought of that!"
"Didn't you?" said Freddy, assummj
the air of a Mentor, "but I did though
You must be Ladv Glencore before i se
the last of you." "
"But, Freddy^ thkik of grandmamma
y?u would get into the most awfu
trouble. No.-lt ivfculd never do."
/vStutl sn<? rubbish!" and Freddy snap
ne<! his 'fingers: "what, I should "like t<
know, can a cou rile: of women do? Be
sides. Fm not going to blab on myself
never fear. How can I help it if, whili
I am ruralizing with my tutor, you clioosi
to bolt with Glencorec
V.
Arrived at Thorndean, happy and un
suspecting; Lady .Jane and uer daughter
waited for Lord Glencore in vain. Ever
to tho "dear Lady Somerton"" not a lila
had come from him. As every <nu? said
it was so strange, so incompr?hensible
"Yoe. don't think anything cpulcMi?v<
happened to him, Lady Jane?'
With a brave spirit worthy of a bcttci
woman. Lady Jane answered that she
did not fe< 1 anxious in the least. Lon!
Glencore had spoken to her of having
eevera! most important things to settle,
and naturally at times such as these
Lady Jan.- was forced into a little vague?
ness of speech-a thousand things crop?
ped up, which one had never dreamed
of before. Still her heart began to have
misgivings, and lier courage to sink a
little. lower, when al! was revived by a
paragraph in one of thepapers in form?
ing ail whom it did not concern that
Messrs. Bullion oe ('<< ld had been in
trusted with the family jewels by Lord
Glencore with the view of ascertaining
which liad l*est .ho res< t to suit their fu?
ture lovely owner.
"Adda!" Lady Jane signaled to her
daughter to follow her, and in her own
room see pointed out tiie notic ..
"Motlier! Oh, I am so glad. ? kept
on tWnk-ing of those jew? Is. Everyl ody
saj. s thc diamonds are more than lovely."
"It's more than a !'<>-tnight now," said
Adela, discontente Hy.
Lad? Jane sighed. "There se< ms tc
be nothing else for mo than worry."
"What m< 'i t-?"
M0!i, well, 1 didn't want tobotheryou,
and ii' everything else was going rieht 1
shouldn't let this trouble me. It's a li tier
! had from Harri-. She sass that Peggy,
if you ph ase, has chosen to run away
from home. Harris hopes I won't worry
myself, or blame her, as tho young lady
has had it in her mind for some time.
Tba t's gratitude, you know-after ail i've
done for her.".
"Fm sure I snSiild let her'bc. She'll
never come to any good end. that girl
Haven't I always said so?"
"My dear, "'said Lady'Jane, "I musfc fro
to town.; 1 tiaro say Lady Somerton v\ ill
guess vvt?ry. rnVhfjugh J final! hi-*?<WtPsom?
reason to-gi vu her. 1 fear 1 was indis
etvetin losing sLrlit ol' this young man.
li.ir don't despair: nothing ixwond rent
edy. ff 1 cain bfclv fed out where h?i?
rest assured this will ?ever happen
again." ,
"?aLways thought jou wurcjfjtoo'fhjH
<;uine." said-Adda, ready to vent*!??r*dT?^
pleasure on everybody. "I don't be?
lieve beever wanted n> marrv mc, only
you would have it he !."
Lady'Jane:-went to Loudon, wasabs< nt
a week, and then returned a sadder but
not a wiser u < ?nam Kot a trace could
she find of Glenerne, not v word had she
heard of mm.
"And Peggy?" said Adda; "what about
hor?"
"Not a syllable. She had hoon ?onc a
week rani more IK-fore li-irris wrote to
me. It seems, however, a planned thing.
Slio had had it in her mind at least a
year."
"I wonder," said Adda, "will he ever
tura up again:" lier thoughts liad re?
verted to lx>rd Glencorc.
."Of course he will,"-jsajrcl Xady Jane
decidedly; '-'and we must, proiit by the
Iefcsonwe have learned^&i^n him. Now,
my, dear, go-off .and.telt?te.vcns to come
to me, :-I haye a trying^bje?l before me
to answer all the questjdjjjffj*& t]- ie people
hose will put* *$?ar?|^? in lits of
' laughter over theiraft???*0on tea.: 'I
Lady Jane nodded'lier head, mourn fully,
"perhaps sppie day, when you have
daughters of your own, you may know.
Talk of " marty rsf' You have only to look
at mothers:".
Tliat evening, when Lady Jane joined
r^?^^^?si^^>SQV,^?d in. the drawing
room, sh.e-noticed-tliat every one looked !
at lier with an air of inquiry, it had I
been agreed, at the request of the hostess, |
that not a word on thc subject upper- j
most in tho minds of all of them sl^ould
bo mentioned until after dinner. Poor
Lady Jane, sitting in a fool's paradise,
actually fancied the object of her ab?
sence had Jost its interest, to everybody.
Alaska muSe was abou? to. explode, and
La<iySomerton, netil^sat^ the want of
coa?idence?hown, wa%th#oue to set the
match.' Advancing to the comfortable
armchair in which, the ladies having re?
turned to thc drawing room, her smiling
guest was reclining, sho said:
"Of course, dear Lady Jane, you have
seen the announcement in The Times of
today?"
"No, indeed; I waited until I got here
to look at the paper," and she stretched
I out her hand for it, languidly. Anything
! of interestr^
"To you, yes, of great interest, I should
I say. Listen. 'On the 12 th of Septem ber,
I at St. Simon's church, Battlesea, Peggy,
' only child of the late Wyn ford Magnus,
Esq., to Harold William, tenth earl of
Giencore."
Adda gave a bound.
"Peggy H she shrieked. 'Olother? OhP
But Lady Jane interrupted her. With
a supremo effort the modern martyr rose
to the occasion.
"Bo calm, ?lear cluld," she suid. "See
what your coldness has driven hun to.
! However, poor fellow, in spite of Iiis dis
j appointment he was determined, it
; seems, to marry one of tho family."
Longman's AL-igraziue.
A ??? ?Y TO YOURSELF.
T? is ?urpri??ng that people will uso a c-?ra
tuon, oiuirinry piHv-Avi?fi^ir.u.jf. can securest
^v^j?h!c ?ngii-i: -a?^'tliir same- molloy.
?>?r"?vk"r* Er^?.-hrr-i'?tf*' t?? u positive <u?j
ifors?ck headache and afTliver foub?es. They
. -?re small, sweet. easily taken ar?'l do ny* gripe,
i For Si:*e bj .J. F.H'. DoLoru?c.
Merit Wins,
i Wo lievre to say to our citizens, that f ?r
years wo have Been selling Dr. Kind's New
j Discovery for Consumption, Dr. King's New
? Life i'?ls. Buck len's A-rnisa Salve ami Klvc-tiic
j Bitters, ?ind have never bandied remedies (bat
sell as wei!, or that have given such universal
satisfaction. Wc do not hesitate to guarantee
'.boa every time, ari l we stand really t>> refund
thc .purchase pri?e, if satisfactory Tcsjtfks ?It? not
I fvllvw their use. These remedies have vron their
irre::! popularity purely un their met i .s. J F.
IV. DeB?rme. Drusr^ist. I
Uucklen's Arnica Salve.
The Beit Salve in thc World for Cuts, Bruins
Sores. Ulcers. Sal: Ithonoi. Fever Sores, Tetter.
Cha?'7>e<i Hands Chilblains, C"rns and
Skin Krupfi'-.RS. and positively ceres 1'iles. <>r
no DH y required. It is guaranteed to give per?
fect satisfaction, or money rcfufcded. Price
25cents por box. For salo by J. ?. W. Dc
L-nce. CT ; 0 ?
<="JWaSCSaWEBOMBB gg>?! "" ^J-?? >x:? ?ii - p ?wi^'^ j
SCHOOL BOOKS! .
All School Books io he use<i i rr'ibe Sumter
Graded Schools can ce found at
\V. G. KENNEDY'S BOOK STORES]
j at introductory and exchange : i tues i s?j ..v?
SOBT??L~BO?KS.
An ir 2S. _ j
j COTTON BUYER.
I HIGHEST CASU PK I CES PAID.
Office at W. ll. Yates' v?Bk known
j Gr.ieery Store, Main Street.
Sept : I
NQTICE.
"YTejTICE LS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant (
X\ to Section 1417 of the General Statutes I
tba; ike Eutawville Railroad "Company will !
apply to the Genera] Assembly of ti c St.tte ot' I
South Carolina, at its next ensuing session, !
to amend its Charter by changing" its mutts to j
that of the Charleston, Sumter and Cheraw
j Rni'road Company, and to authorizer it to
construct a Ikie to and through the "town of
Sumterand ?hence by any convenient 'route
i to or near thc town of Cheraw. -. - ?
Aug 7
NOTICE. ' ' -
nrVJE PCBL?C will please luke notice thar
J_ I am still at my u: I Stand^Corcer,of
Sumter and Dingle Streets. (\r?s? of the
Curtis Carriage Co's shop's) prepared to do
first class Blacksmithing in all of its depart?
ments. Homemade horseshoes ?nd^taan"
horseshoe neils, always on baud an(fgiiar-f
ari teed to last longer than any other horse
shoe nail that is made. Thanking uiy f:^ ifcIld$-?
!o:. former patronage 1 respectfully solicit a
continuation of the same. Brices ns usual.
RICHARD THOMPSON.
Sept 4. rot.
LOT FOR SALE.""
VERY DESIRABLE LARGE BUT on
the corner of Main and Republican
Streets, for sale. For dimensions of Lot and
terms, apply io H. C. MOSES,
Aug 26 S'?"iter, S. C.
Br. T. W. B??KKART,
DENTAL SURGEON.
Office over Buitmau Sc Bro.'s S!we Store..
EXTI;A'>'CE ON MAIN STREET.
SUMTER, S. C.
<.(. Illili e.-'J to 1:20 ; 2:Jd to 5.
PRIVATEER EXPRESS, " j
rrViK UNDERSIGNED, contractor M t-?ie
Privateer :!i::il route, will take parkns !
? : :?nd tr.II:: r.ny parties on lite line of+aid ?
route, reasonr.blc rar-.-s. Mai) day-- Cues
day?, Thursdays and S :tm.i ys-!< ?-vihu ;
Sumiera! V A. M. and r- '.i:: "t"|feH 12 M.
Orders left at the post office will Jwrattrnded j
to A. \V\ BOYD.
SVpt .',-411! ^
MONEY TO LOAN.
I
^ ?" 5)NEY T'.t !.?? \N in s?ini5 from >:><?() to ;
iVl S-.'i 006 or. imjirovrd farms, v'f.
Ci iLIN r M A NN INO,
Attornov ni haw,
June C7. v Main St. S'imter. S. C. j
Silasis H?a?onartGrs.
51 tl, I
GUNrMAKER, |
C0LUM BIA, S. G.
. pEAfcER lit
taws, P?s?ois i\n? Fishing T?ekle,
Ac;ent ;<.: Hazard* ?nd At!?. Powder Com '
p.m..-.*', ai.-o Agent f:>f"L*^'"V.-r Afh?s G&.
A M M L"N i T111N ci' V1*L KINDS.
Sliell? ?^aded-'oj liatf ??' !o.^ioved .Maclo'ie. j
_? i
l'ir-' ?h*: (?un \\'.?ik G':i??raiitcci?.
PHI CHS AS LOM 'AS /'.'//' l.OWfc'T.
JL?" (.:',- nu- .t cai! t' i^pot *S?n:i?i's H.ad- j
jua? toa- Oct ZS o :
BARTOW WALSH
Would notify the pi:t'!ic. th-it he hus accepted
l!ie Agency for the sale of
"Dr. Hint's Royal G cr met our,"
the best Proprietary Medicine ever sold in
liiis country, fur Dyspepsia, Sick Headaches,
Indigestion Summer Complaint, Cholera .In?
fant um, Insomnia and a!! diseases arising
h-oar^n impo>e.rish<.i: condition of ??iv-blood.
A ^?"bott:( ^^MJI.' make you feel like'a new
psfs??. Can?^^ttl'emale Complaints and is
ajggecifio f.)r^?^? ?nd fever, and all skin
Jijases :'ro;a|?^So Eczema.
/Wpdid refofr'joSf to ihe fdriovrinjr persons,
w'fio"fei>e iised^i? either for themselves or
famt^^^vp..-. - ,
: J^?^ST^B Roarh, N. P. Lenoir, p,
F f?-'?nltman, W. ls. Murray, ft. P. Brad
we'lL/L. VT. Folsom, B. R.Tiash, Ci. D. With?
erspoon, D. M..'Richardson. Vv. H.Bryan,
Rev. C. C. BroWn, L. J. Parrot). C. L.
Sti?J^J. X.|5rSS , E. H. Rhame, Geo. F.
Epjgjrsoh. A.&'L?vy. C. I7. H. Bannan, L.
R.^CTte, hi B. jVrvey, James .*?;0Hard,
Rev.-John Kershaw. A. B. Stuckey, E. B
Salfwaad a nufeUer of others who r.reti?:::g
it now, and from whom I have not learned
tiui result I have trivets it thorough test
myself before attempting to sell h. Have
sold 43 gallons in two months, and ncadver
tisemeat until now. There is nothing ?ike it.
No family should be without ir, "Geriac
teur cure? Piles.'' '
Price. 75 cts. quart, ?2.50 galion.
I * BARTOW gFALSU,
? At ^uliman & Bjsc.'siShoc Stare.
Attention Cotton Ginners,
IAM PREPARED, with the best applian?
ces, to GUM, RE?UT AND POINT gin
saw teeth. Long .experience in thc business
enables me to guarantee satisfaction. Can j
refer to 56 gins worked on the past season,
in and out of the County. Y?i:r patronage
is respectfully solicited. Address,
J. M. RE?D,
Mayesville, S. C.
Residence Greggs X Roads, Mt. Clio Town?
ship. Jnue 19.
J
J* YT . JL' Vr_5^k3V7l1
Successor to F. II. Folsom & iiro.
SUMTER, JS, C.
Dealer in
fe!
Fine Gold and Silver Watches, Sterling
Silver and finest Plated Urrdal Presents.
Rich Jewelry in Cold and Plate. Clocks,
Spectacles and Eye Glasses, Opera Glasse;,
Gold Pens. Machine Needles and-Oil for all
Machine?, Fishing Tackle, kc. kc.
Thc celebrated Royal St. John Sewing Ma- j
chine and finest Razor i? America always-cn
liand. Repairing promptly and neatly exe- j
cu ted by skilled workmen.
Orders by mail will receive careful atten-j
?ion. Sept. 5
C. I. ll OTT.
H. A. HOYT
C. I. HOYT & BRO-,
\
fy' % // \
g A-, . d ?? %
?u y ji
fr 1
^^^^
Gold and Silver Watches,
Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles,
MERIDEN BRITANIA SILVERWARE, Ac.
REPAIRING A ?SPECIALTY.
Feb ?_j _
UT any dealer .-ays h<> ba* UieW. L. Donela?
?lio?-s without r?ame. a:tp? price sUwLiua on
tSa?.hvtto)JS!, i>ut Lisi down a? a trana.
W= L8 DOUGLAS]
^nVfe CEHTLEMEKJ j
Bot 5;i the vrorU?. Examine ?:i^
?."?.OO?-ENtTIXK MAND-SKWKO SHOE,
84.00 ItAXD-SEV?'E? ?VfcXT SHOK;
aa.ijio.??orJ.icEAX? PAUMEUS* SHOE.
SS.2.50 KXTRA V.'.M H <'AK*-' SHOK. !
???.-ir. woicK ? :vC3i A N 's s : J <>
S2.00 and ?1.75 15?VS' st t?ooi, SHOES. I
AU ma?lc io C .ajn,?*sf, Bttttwn anJ Lace.
SS ShOl& L A DVE S.
Bcvt. IVTaterfal. Best Stile, l?e.-t Filtiu?:.
it !'.?.; PoJ.J ?iv y..t.r fi. :!?cr, write J
IV. L/DOUGJLAS T LOCKTON. M AS? !
Examine Vv. \,. !><>lilias Sj*i.O() Shoes for
gentlrmeii ::i*<? ladies.
FOR SALE BY |
JMTI . t? SUMTER. S. C. ::
VB RBRRUfrH
Wheelwright and Blacksmith
< I * >, i
AM PREPARED fl ? REPAIR AND
!:..:.u??-i. na well as tc build outright, all i
??Tnds o? Vehicle?.
HORSE-SHv'E??:c .1 SPECIALTY.
Also''repairall parts of broken Machinery, j
hi l ?i mi hand :? ?tock ?! ('heck :s-< i Globe j
'.':i!vcs and Eittings. Also keep I'unti'S on I
liand and put th m do? n. I handle ;he
1 i
SMITH'S NONN IM l>ll<) V i:i> GIN
* ! ieh i as wr..>;l as any ou th*. m..rk< t, and ?
g i ves cn lire sal is faction.
Aug 21
9?Tp BaSMB S7,r3g
W ^.v
FOR SALE.
i ??a-VC i'll i'.llid 'l -i lui cl
rr.? ? STRii.\<-M> M0.\ i-:v,
tt}is- s< .<?.;. < ni.-.he l u" sale b) the yailcii or :
4 . - ? ? ? iv - !.'!>. 1 ;it re i.h ric-. OM K-MU 1 1;< :i n
Si. Sui:'.- be .-. . ll M - J cit lilt: ?i
' . i
./.-' <'V ' "'iM e
Beg to announce to their friends of Straiter and adjacent
counties that they have moved te their
ii H '
MaginEeent^ew
Adjoining A. A. Solomons.
Our increased business necessitated our leaving our former
CRAMPED QUARTERS. Now with LARGE STORE AN?
LA RGE STOCK wc aro prepared the better to meet the wants
?of our friends.
T?ie Ladies, too, are especially invited to call and see
us. We return thanks for past liberal patronage and solicit
your future trade.
We buy LARGELY TOR CASK and can ofifer INDUCEMENTS.
Always come and see us before buying your
SARDWAEE.
If eaii
We sell Agricultural Implements, Tools. Wagon and Buggy
Material, Plantation and Household Supplies, Table and Pocket
Cutlery, Razors. Scissors, Glassware, Tinware, Lamps, Potware.
Everything in the Hardware Line.
iStiweg! Stores! ?toye?!
Fine Cookers for wood or coal Low prices, best make,
guaranteed. See us always before buying cither a Cooker or a
Heater. OIL STOVES from 81.00 up. Ladies these are the
very things for convenience ! Try one.
ii
9
Best make and cheap. Guns from ?2.25 to 565.00.
Pistols from ?1.00 up.
SHELLS, CARTRIDGES, WADS, SHOT AND POWDER.
Rubber and Leather Belting, best mate.
Packing in H?inp :and Rubber. Gin Bristles and T$vme.
HOLL?WWARE-POTWARE. ""
We are POWDER AGENTS and can sell dealers cheaper than,
they can order it. Save freight by buying of ns.
Respectfully,
Aug. 2r\- i I '. . . 11 I - g g i i
Mimi me--- - II i r.ca
The attention of Mill Owners, House Builders and Real
Estate Owners is called to the economy and advisability of;
using Fire Brick. Furnaces'%uilt %f them are seldom out of
V J
repair and when once a fire-place is btiilt with Fire Brick, the
trouble, annoyance and expense of repairing it (which usually
occurs about once a season) ceases entirely.
I handle Fire Brick by the car load, and am therefore en?
abled to oiler them at prices as cheap as they can be bought tn -
small quantities anywhere. When in wain- of them I hope to
supply you. i , : ; j f : f |?y i| I . '
Lime. Cemen t. Plaster Paris and Cow Hair also on hand.
Respectfully, j
July 24. !89. ag;* 3BEjfflJ?33"^E**
WILSON & spjusir^
INSURANCE AGENTS,
SUMTER, S. C.
Representing some of thc best Fire Insurance Companies doing business iu the
Uuited States, for Sumter, -Clarendon and Williamsburg Counties, we beg to J
roiioit t: share of-the patronage?&f our friends in these counties.
FRANK N. WILSON, Manning.
J. M. SPANN, Sumter, S. C.
July s
HEADQUARTERS FOR WATCHES.
JAMES AILlLAIf & CO.
Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, Specta?
cles, Drawing Instruments -
THE FINEST ?TOCK IX THE STATE. RELIABLE GOODS AT \
REASONABLE PRICKS.
Watch Repairing a specialty. Chief Inspectors of Vv'atehes for &>mSi Caro
ina Railway, Atlantic Coast Line said Southern Division of Three Cs Rai! Road
JAMES ALLAN &-CO., . 1
Feb. 3 235 Xin^?St.; Si^n of i>r::m Clock. Charleston, S. C. }
TO TEE FARMERS.
FARMESS WISHiSG TO I??Y AX Y Ol' THE FOLLOWING MA- ?
CIMNKKY :
HARVESTERS AND BINDERS, REAP-!
ERS, MOWERS, GRASS RAKES, &c, j
Will do well to call on me before buying elsewhere. I am b-audlieg th?.
S?cCOEEICK MACHINERY,1
and it is not surpassed by any manufactured in thc United Stains, it is vorv
simple, light, siren?,' ami easy draught. My Prices are Low and Terms easy. !
Write to rae for catalogue atril prices, which win be -scut free.'" IT??ping to bear '
frc KI thc ieruiers of the country, I au?, respectfully.
GEO. F. EPPERSON, Ast
! v rii--i
Office :;t Epperson's Stables, Sumter, S. C.
G W D?C-F B I> S
Gilic?? ?-V t- l'e-fin s v?> ? Si ?r?,
DUAVK "N V.M". STk'KKT,
St1 MT KK s C.
St ,.1 r>
BBESSMA?8N0.
? .VI>lES' lipf?SSES ( UT ANO MADS
?jj '):. !:ltrS! 1! ! It.'lll r..,lk ?:!r
j runi. ,\ : ml - ii r.-ici:<-'.n . u:?r?h?ee?i, by Miss
' .\ i t.. i,'<:'!iilh.iii s?rect. ?'}i}?osiie
!!.n !-\ An'liiu' Prices??.-reasonable?s gH??3
i ?oil? inn i-f ?.l??->^ lt?* F^rb i?
Atlantic Coast Li?fe
NOilT??-l?ST?feN R. R. OF S. O.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE,
' TRAINS G?SG SOUTH.
Dated Sept 8, 188S ;]No. 27[No.23lNo. 53
Lea re F lo res co... \*! *!> ^"Jw
ft Kingstr.ee 2 29 0) 5*.
Ar rire Lanes. 2 50 I? J$0|,
Lanes.,. 2 50, H 20?* 7 ?0
?r'V?'Charleston...5 00 1 30j 9 30
. . .. . P.M.
A.M.
A:M;
P.M.
Train No. 33 tn kw No. 53 South o.CLartfcs
Train on C. & D. K. E. c?wB^dte?Vr
with ?o. 2S Twin,_ggSj
^R?"! ns G^G~NORl1rt j ".
T?NO. 78|?o.l*fNo. 5?
[?eave Charleston.
Arrive Lanes.
Leave Lanes.
" Kingtree.
.Arrive Florene?1.
A.M.
* 1 20
3 00,,'
P.M. f A.M,
4^ft* 7 3?
6 23| S ??
* Daily, f Daily except Sunday.
Train No. 14 connects at Florence witfi
:rain on C. & D. R. R. for Cheraw, S. C ;
md Wadeshoro, N. C.
No. 52 runs through to Columbia
rta Central R R. ofS. C. ^
Nos. 78 and 14 run solid fe WilraYngfon';
S*. C., making close connection with W.%
R. R. forT.ll points north. .
J. R. tf&LT, J. F. DIVINE,
Ass't Gen'l Manager. Gen'l Sap't*
T. M. EM URSON, Geu'l Pass. Agent.
Atlantis Coast Line
WILMINGTON, ??LuMBIA AN?
AUGUSTA R. R.
CONDENSED ^OHE?ltE.
TRAINS GOING S0UT?I.
Dated Sept" "?"TsS9.jSo. 23}X?r, ?7;jNo. 50
L've Wiltnington.
Leave Marion.
Arrive Flure?rce..
Leave Florence.
Ar've Sumter...
Leave Sumter.
Ar've Coliinibia.
P. M.
* 6 25
9 5f>
10 40
No. 5 a
A. M
3 2?
4
4 40
6 15
P. JU J
MO IQ?
12 4$
I 20
A M
No 52
flO zi
lt 55
A. STl
f 9 20
No. 52 runs through from 'Charleston vi?
Cen tr?! R. lt. ?
Leaving Lanes 9:15 A. M., Manning 9:3%
A. M.
Train on C. & D. R. PL. connects at Florene?
w'th No. 5S. .
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
[No. 51|No. 59}No. 53
j P M j PM
Leave Columbia.....;*K>'35j
Ar've Sumter....._! Il IS]
Leave Sumter.j ll 58 f 6 37;
Arrive Florence.j 1 15 7 50!
] A MS :
No. 7S[
Leave Fl?rence.. 4 -?5{
Leave Marion..... 5 20
Arr. Wilmington. 8 35
P M
? 5 2?
.o 32
No li
* 8 15
8 5$
ll 5f
*Duily. f baily except Sunday.
.No. 53 rons tWrong> to*?S?fl?rt<m; S. C., vii
Central JU. arriving Manning 7:0i P. M.;
Lames 7:42 P. M., Charleston 9:30 P. Mg
No'; 59 connects rr^Floreace *ith C. and JK
tra? for Chertg and ^?sWghoro&v.-, ?r--"
Kos* TS and 14 u.ake close cowmerton afc
Wiltnington with Vf. k Vf. R. R.T?t ?\l joints
Norfh.
Tn:in cn Florence ?. R. leaves Pee Dee daily
ex<*e^t Sunday 4 40 P. M.,arrive K?wJ^nd
P. M. Returning leavo Rowland 6 30 A.M.,
arrive Pee De?) 8.50 A.M.
Train on Millchester k Augusta R. R. leaves
Strater daily except Sunday, 10:50 A. M.. ai?
r?fr Richardson 12.01. Returning leave Rich?"
arSi-m 12:15, P. M? arrive Sumter P. M.
. -J .) ll N F. DI V K*K?X*enenj Sup't.
J. R. K4?N EY,'Assortant C?Pl Jm>g*f.
,/T. #?&UE??S<8?, Gen. %jengw fcg't. .
--i- -. -? g-^-?.-^=s?-- ?
St?lk Carotins Railway Cfc
PASSENGER DE PA Iff MENT.
JOINT TIME TABLE, NO. 2.
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Rait
road, and Camden Branch- S. C. Railway, i*
eject Monday, June 2cth, 1888.
StfCTHfiOCKD.
Nos. 155
a m
$.30
6.53
7.01
7.11
7.55
7.37
S 00
9 01
9 31
10.15
Leave ?Lancaster
" Pleasant Hill
" Oakhurst
" Kershaw
" Westville
" De Kalb
" Camden
" " Jane.
Arrive Kingvi?e
Columbia
I }* Oranirebiirg
? ** geharlesfb?
' ^August* ..
NORTH WA KD.
xNos. 137
Leave Augusta
'? Cltarlesion
u ?Crangebefg
14 CoLumbia ^
" . Kingviile
? Ca?idvu J?nt
a m
" DeKalb
M Westrille
" Kershaw
" Oakhurst
" Pissant LSI!
Arrive Lancaster
Trains on Camden Division
Sundays excepted.
Through natas both ways between Lancas?
ter ar.d Co..rt?ida.
Through cocci) both ways b?twe?a ?M^aX^
ter and Charleston. . t .
Connections made ai <JoK??bi? for Vfjf?
and North, at Charleston on Tuesdays ah-t
Fridays wit*: sttamrrs tor New York ; at Au-"
gusta for the West. Tb rough tickets on sate
at Camdon tc all points,
D. C. ALLEN,,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
?mm AI ?IBU
- AND
mt
The GrtcUSafm, fitduslrial crrJ Stock ttiiTndl
' |: - iv L^tke South,
ONE YEAR FOR $aO&
Obtait:e?l. and ?it /y 7?.3T */T'???"?ViiSS5 atr
temietl t<> f.?r mWHUATb 77-7:5 Our otr:oe IS
oj>j??sbe the ?*.S.?Vi?vntXffflce. ?hd weean ob?
tain l*at.?n??? Wkfis t-^t'^V.a tiioSC remote froni
H .I>./.".V?;V*?.V. S n.i MODEU VKAM'jyG^sk
J'llOTO of IUVCHTIOII. We p'ivix' as ro twfcgfe
fii.;!:fv free<d>han;eand wo m.d;r .V.v C-tS-ARG*
LXr.kss /M77.WT />: >../.>./7:A7-?.
Vor circular. ??Ivice. ter??* and references to
actual clients i?? your own State.(famty. ('ny or
Town, write to
C.A.SNOW&CO
Opposite Patent office. Washington, D
^^^yjd5^^^^^2iUw?^rethep?opl? eta tuf
&>g<S; t^-?as?tC'^. U"'ia. wc will ?rod Tre? tooo%
^T^J ^>?5t^*rSip**?^<>o in ?ch toe?ur>.tbe ?mr
i?_^?i^|nfff best seWiaf-ta*ciijie nhte ia
f^^r'^3 /fe^ I Ifo* wcr.:d.withal thc *tt?ch?xata;
??S?c, %, /WW? Xv<-' will also ?cad free a cotnpletw
^??* JU--' a Iffill?/l,ino cfour co*tI." ?wi v?i?abt? mt
I . I ??f^#8ftu,r,I'?- I? rotu.-n wc uk that ro?<
1 f T <flf?n>w W'l? wc ?rn??, to thOM Wb4
??..jL-j?1: gh&? ian vc? our home, tsd sftQrff
"^^'t'Tf^v'^?JV ^l??<;**H??ihail become your few*
HCB '/?J?C X. XT>r,",?'?n-v- Thi* ?^"d ia
V'Xl SA V_jgTM>idi? after tho Mincer potents*
flt 5 *-K^?*1?^5>^? wW? have run ont jlH-furepotMHS
yt^^StSgj^^j iun?H:ttt?oidrorSt*3.wttht?is
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