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ivioney, Healt ALL J < By buying yoi icine and Toile ~ I 1 UNION C (Uncle i*. '. ' /.'J fetl..,.., CHARLES C ifi'A'.V;* Copyright, I D O O. b j This was Southport in qummcr, but in winter, when the little harbor at the Cape was icebouml, the winding road to the head of the island buried benenth drifts and the people often for weeks at a time absolutely cut off from communication with the rest of the world It wns n nlnnn rlioorlnsa In its desolation. Like so many wood. chucks then the residents kept within doors or only stirred out to cut wood, fodder the stock and shovel paths so that the children could go to school. The days were short and the evenings long,, and to get together and spend hours lit labored conversation the only pastime. It was one of those long evenings and when Aunt Llssy and Telly were at a neighbor's and Uncle Terry, left to himself, was reading every line, - including the adyprtlsements, in the foflit Journal, that the following met his eye: "... WANTED.?Information that will lead to the discovery of an heir to the eBtate of one Eric Peterson, a landowner and shipbuilder of Stockholm. Swed<^ whose son, with his wife, child and c^w, was ? known to have been wrecked on the coast of Maine in March, 187?. Nothing: has ever been heard of said Peterson or his wife, but the child may have been saved. Any one havln^lnformatlon that will lead to the discovery of this child will be amply rewarded by communicating with NICHOLAS FRYE, Attorney at Law, -r Pembertc" J^ouare, Boston. "Waal, I'll be everlnstln'ly gol darned!" Uncle Terry exclaimed after he bad rend it for the third time. "If this don't beat all natur I'm a goat." * ' It was fortunate he was alone, for it gave him time to think the matter ever, and after half an hour of aston Ishment he decided to any nothing to his wife or Telly. "I'll Jlst breathe easy an' sag up," he said to himself, "same as though I was crossln' thin Ice, an' if nothln' comes on't nobody '11 be the worse for worryln'." Then he cut the slip out and hid It In his black leather wnllet, and then cut out the entire page and burned It "Wlmmln are slch curls creeters they'd be sure to wont to know what I'd cut out o' that page," he said to himself, "an' never rest till I told 'em." When Aunt Llssy and Telly came home Uncle Terry was as composed as a rock and sat quietly putting his pipe, with his feet on top of a chair and pointing toward the fire. "Were you lonesome, father?" asked Telly, who usually led conversation In the Terry home. "We stopped at Bascora'e, and you know he never stops talking." "He's worse'n burdock burs ter git away from," answered Undo Terry, "an' ye can't be perllte ter him unless ye want t' spend the rest o' yer life listenln'. His tongue alius seemed tor be hung In the middle an* wag both ways. I wasn't lonesome," he contlnHAit vtcilnM n A/I AImm /* uvui| K01115 nuu auuiiif u #.v? dulilh to tho fire na tho two women laid osldo their wraps and drew chairs up. "I've read the paper purty well through an' had a spell o' llvln' over bygones," and then, turning to Telly and smiling, he added: "I got thlnkln' 0' the day ye came ashore, an' mother she got that excited she sot the box ye was In on i the stove an' then put more wood In. It's a wonder she didn't put ye In the stove Instead o' the wood!" As this Joko was not new to the listeners no notice was taken of It, and the three lapsed Into silence. Outside tho steady boom of tho surf beating on the rocks came with monotonous regularity, and Inside the clock ticked. For a long time Uncle Terry sat and smoked on In silence, resuming, perhaps, his bygones, and then said: "By the way. Telly, what's become o' theu) trinkets o' yourn ye had on that day? It's been bo long now, 'most twenty years, I 'Uout forgot 'em. I s'pose ye hain't lost 'em, bov ye?" "Why. po, father/' she answered, a h and Worry SAVED 4 _j ir Drugs, Med= :t Articles from ~lt RUG CO. ___ By .... l ;lark munn p|s|?|r r LEE SOL SH ETj\H-D frXv/'P t.* #av ; j V* * f,')*!,''/ ' / *.-.* j v,^ *! !?' AVVy V. little surprised. "I hope not. They are all In a box in my bureau, and no one ever disturbs tlicm." "Ye wouldn't mind fetehln' 'em now, would ye. Telly?" he continued after L _ She watched him take out the contents. drawing a long whiff of sinoko and slowly emitting It In rings. "It's been so many years, an' since I got thinkin' 'bout it I'd like to take a look at 'em, jest to remind me o* thnt fortunate day yo came to us." The girl arose and, going upstairs, returned with a small tin box shaped like a trunk nml, drawing tho table up in front of Undo Terry, set the box down upon it. As he opened it she perched herself on the nrm of his chair and, leaning against his shoulder, passed one arm caressingly around his neck and watched him take out the contents. First came a soft, fleecy blanket, then two little garments, once whitest muslin, but now yellow with Ogo, and then another smaller one of tlannel. Finned to this were two tiny shoes of knitted wool. In the bottom of the box was a small wooden shoe, and though clumsy in comparison, yet evidently fashioned to fit a lady's foot. Tucked in this was a little box tied with faded ribbon, and In this were a locket and chain, two rings and a scrap of paper. The writ* lng on the paper, once hastily scrawled by n despairing mothers' hand, had almost faded, and inside the locket were two faces, one a man's with strongly marked features, the other girlish with big eyes and hair in curls. Theso wero ail the heritage of this wolf of the sea who now, n fair girl with eyes and face liko the woman's picture, was leaning on the shoulder of her foster father, and they told a pathetic tale of life and death; of romnnco and mystery not yet unwoven. How many times that orphan girl had lmaglnod what that tale might bo; how often before she bad examined every one of those route tokens; how mnny times gazed with mute oyes at the faces in the loeket; and how, ns the years bearing her onward toward maturity passed, had she hoped and waited, hoping ever that some word, some whisper from that farofT land of her birth might rencli her! And as she looked at those mute relics which told so little and yet so much of her hhjtory, while the old man who had been all that a kind father could be to her took tbem out one by one, he realized moro thun ever what a debt of gratitude she owed to him. When he had looked them over and put them back In the exact order in which they had been packed, he closed the box ond, taking the little hand that had been caressing his face in his own wrinkled and bony one, held It for a , i moment ytrcajra released It the gtfl rteeped and, pix&o.ug tor lips to bis weather browned cheek, arose and resumed her sent. "Waal, ye better put the box away now," snitl Uncle Terry at last. "I'll Jest go out nn' take a look offn the p'int, nnd then It'll be time to turn In." CHAPTER XIV. "fM | "I'VE got ter go ter Boston," Ifll I said Uncle Terry to his wife K&Tn&i ft few ^a.VH Inter. "Tliar's jaSyacl Home money due us that we ain't sartln we'll git. You an' Telly can tend the lights for a couple o' nights, can't ye? I won't be gone uiore'n that. Bascom's to take me up to the head, an' if the boat's runuin' I'll be all right." This plan had cost Uncle Terry a good deal of diplomacy. Not only did he have to invent a reasonable excuse for going by exciting the fears of both Basconi and Oaks regarding money rcalii' due them, but he had to nllay the curiosity of his wife and Telly as well. In a small village like the Cape every one's movements were well known t? all and commented on, nnd no one was better aware of it thnn Uncle Terry. But go to Boston he must, and to do so right in the dead of winter and not excite a small tempest of curious gossip taxed his Yankee wit. At Bath ho had a few hours' wait and went to the bank and drew a sum of money from his small swings. "Lnwyers are sech sharps, consarn 'em!" he said to himself. "I'd better go loaded. Most likgly I'll come back skinned. I never did tackle a lawyer 'thout losln' my shirt." When, after an all night ride, during which he sat in the smoking car with his pipe nnd thoughts for company, he arrived in Boston, he felt, as he would phrase it, like a cat in a strange garret lie had tried to fortify himself ngninst the expected meeting with this Frye, who, he felt sure, would make him pay dearly for any service. When he entered the rather untidy office of that legal light Uncle Terry looked busnieiolislv nt ttsi nrcnnnnt "Well, sir, what can I do for you?" asked Frye after his visitor had introduced himself. "Waal," answered Uncle Terry, talcing a seat and luying his hat on the floor beside hlni, "I've come on rather a curls errand." And, taking out the slip he had a few days before placed in his wallet, he handed it to Frye with the remark, "That's my errand." Frye's face brightened. "I am very glad to see you, Mr. Terry," he said, beginning to rub his hands together. "If you have any facts in your possession that will aid us in tiro search for an heir to this estnte wo shall be glad to pay you for them, provided they nre facts. Now1 sir, what is your story?" Uncle Terry looked at ?> i lawyer a moment before answering. "I didn't come here to tell all I knew the fust go off," he said. "I know all 'bout this shipwreck an' a good deal . more that'll consarn ye, but fust I want to know who is lookln' for the information an* what's likely to cum on't." It was Frye's turn to staro pow, "This man won't be any easy witness," he thought, and then he said, "That I am not at liberty to disclose until I know whnt facts you can establish, but rest assured that any information you may have, if it be proved of real value, will entitle you to an ample reward." "I reckon ye don't quite ketch oq 10 my drift," replied Uncle Terry. "I didn't cum here lookln' fer pay, but to see that justice was sarved an' them as had rights got thar dues." "Well, sir," said Frye In a suave voice, "we, too, are looking to see the ends of justice served, but you must iiuuciauiuu iimi in a mailer ot tins Importance we must make no mistakes. An estate awaits a claimant, but tliat claimant must establish his or her identity beyond the shadow of n doubt In order, as 3*ou must see, that Justice may be done." "Waal," replied Uncle Terry, stroking his chin with his thumb and finger while he deliberated, "I s'pose I may as well tell ye fust as last J cupi here for that purpose, an' all I want to fix Is, If thar's nothln' in it ye'd keep It a secret an' not raise any false hopes In the minds o* them as is near and dear to me." "It's a lawyer's professional duty fever to disclose any business confluence tlint a client may confide to him," answered Fryc, with dignity, "and in this matter I infer you wish to become my client. Am I right, Mr. Terry ?" "I didn't cum here exactly purposin' to hire ye," answered Uncle Terry. "I cum to find what's in the wind, an' if 'twas likely to 'mount to anything to tell all I knew an' see that them as had rights got justice. As I told ye in the fust on't, I'm keeper o' the light at uio enn o- eouruport island, an' hnve been for thirty year. "One night In March, just nineteen year ago comln' tills spring, thar wnq a small hark got o-foul o' White Hob* ledge right olT'n the p'lnt and stayed tbnr hard an* fast. I seen her soon as 'twas light, but thar was nothin' that could be done but build a Pre an' stand an' watch the poor critters go down. Long toward noon I spied a bundle workln' in, an* when It struck I made fast to it with a boat hook an' found n baby Inside an' alive. My wife an' I took care on't and have been doing so ever since. It was a ga{ baby, and she growed up into a young ln<lyv 'Bout teq yonra ago we (Continued on flth pstfM Hade Young Again. "One of Dr. King's. New Life Pills each night for two weeks has put me in. my 'teens' again," writes D. II. Turner, of Dempsoytown, Pa. They're the best in the world for Liver, Stomach and Bowels. Purelyvegetable. Never gripe. Oaly 26c at F, C. Duke's Drug Btomv ... ' .' ,a .., ' sij.'. A Startling- Test. To save a life, T>r. T. G. Merritt. of No. Melioopauy, Pa., made a startling test, resulting in a wonderful cure. lie writes, "a patient was attacked with violent hemorrhages, caused by ulceration of the stomach. 1 had often found Electric Bitters excellent for acute stomach and liver troubles, so I prescribed them. The patient gained from the first, and has not had an attack in 14 months." Electric Bitters are positively guaranteed for Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Constipation and Kidney troubles, Try them. Only 50c at F. C. Duke, Druggist. A FAMOUS SOCIETY. Where London'* Knuioun Preacher* nnd Teacher* fathered. The closing decades of the last century comprehended the palmy period of a distinguished little society in London which might have been described as a club for the teachers and preachers of their age, secular or religious. Such indeed was the Metaphysical society. Its organizing spirit had perhaps been James Knowles. If its most famous member were found in \V. 10. < J lads tone its loading spirits, who took the most active part in its discussions, were Cardinal Manning and Itlchnrd Ilolt Hutton, the editor of the Spectator. James Martineau, Matthew Arnold and William George Ward, the crewbile mathematical tutor of Baliol, us well as the poet Browning, may sometimes have been of the company, but the chief figures were those already mentioned. In his earlier days Ilutton, like so many reflective men of his day, was ho dlcnlnla T.' TX . uvi|/iv Ul 1' . A t lUUUIll't;. i.lll'11 among his associates were J. M. Ludlow and Thomas Hughes, the author of "Tom Brown's School Days." Afterward It. H. Hutton's mental master would have been recognized by him In his brother member of the Metaphysical society, James Martlucau. The great incidents in its proceedings at this time w^o the high speculative arguments wherein different sides were takm by teachers of their generation so mutually opposed and so individually distinguished as Manning and Martineau, upon very rare occasions, it may be, by Gladstone, Browning and, I rather think, once or twice by Tennyson Jiimself. The extraordinary magnetism exercised by Martinenu over bis personal following was perceptible in his manner with casual acquaintances. As such, it was realized very many years ago by the present writer when, as an exceedingly young man fresh from college, be was concerned in preparing some examination questions, in which his venerable seniors, Maurice niul Martinenu, with one of two more, were to have a voice.?T. II. S. Escott in Chambers'. Quick Arrest. J. A. Gulledge, of Verbena, Ala., was twice in the hospital from a severe case of pihjs causing 24 tumors. After doctors, knd all remedies failed, Bucklen's duickly arrested further intlnbationanchcured him. Itconqners aches and kills pain. 2oc at F. C. Duke, Druggist. No Undress About (t< "Shall we go to the flower show?" "I haven't anything to wear.", "Oh, this is just an informal affair. Wnor'vnn. 1 ?> ' ? viuuivo, Him 11 win uccaBion no comment." Protection. "Tlint was n very touching sermon." "It was Indeed, but fortunately I didn't have a cent of change when the plate was passed." Will Be on Tap. Where are the snows of yesteryear? Gone home to their reward? Oh, do not worry?never fear! The iceman has them stored. The Inference. "Illinks has such a taking way with him." "Kleptomaniac?" Proof of It. "Ho is a fair weather friend." "Didn't bring home the umbrella he llAfHAW/Vil I.? uviivucu, I Only For the Rich. IIo suffered greatly from the gout; Ills limbs were puffed and sore; The moment that his funds gave out It troubled him no more. Helps the Flavor. "Slip makes excellent fudges." "All pretty girls do." PERT PARAGRAPHS. For weighs that are light and for tricks that are vain watch the greengrocer. I Southern r. n THIS GREAT RAILWAY RUF | GREAT COU: [? CONVENIENTLY UNITING ALL TH 1 OF THE SOUTH 3 W.A.TURK. S. - Paseengar Traffic Manaeer, pane Washington. D. 3 W. H. TAYLOB, Aaa't C?n'l Pass. / ? TUE -E FLESH. The Hands':..) t of (he Animal* Gives < lie Wont Moat. No one really knows how large a turtle may grow, but certainly there does not appear to be much If any exaggeration attached to the statements of riiny and Strabo, who, describing the chelonophagl of the Ited sen, say that i they utilized the shells of the turtles { they had eaten ns roofs to their huts i and bonts for their feeble voyages. I Strange to say, the handsomest tur) tie, the hawk's hill vurlety (Chelone Im| brlcuta), furnishes the worst flesh, being so strongly flavored with musk ns to be almost uneatable. This peculiarity would seem to point to a diet of squid since these inollusca are exceedingly musky. But it may not be out of place to remark here that turtle flesh, even of the best sorts, is not nice.- As Sam Weller's pieman hoarsely whispered, "It'a the seasoning ns does it." A diet of turtle steaks or of hashed turtle or of turtle soup, au nnturel, would soon sicken any one but a savage. For sixpence or its equivalent in most of the West India island towns one can get a heaped plate of turtle steak with bread or jams or sweet potatoes ad lib. But I never knew even a hungry sailor who wnnted more than one meal a week of It, for all its cheapness. The fact Is that In the cult of turtle soup we are following (a long way off, it Is true) the example set by the Chinese, who love gelatinous soups and pay fabulous prices for the nests of the 80S swallows, (lie hnlntlniHo <->f sea slup, and the Rhnrks' fins because of their gelatinous qualities. ? Frank T. Bullen In Leslie's. A TYPELESS PRESS. Brooklyn Lltlinfrrnplier'N Mnchlnc OntUom (he Linotype. A wonderful printing machine, which promises to revolutionize the printing business, has been perfected in a large lithographing plant in Brooklyn. This little machine prints as fast ns a typewriter can operate, uses no type, movable or immovable, but instead a polished plate of metal, from which the impression may be erased as from a slate. It counts and niensures the spaces in every line and "justifies" it with mathematical accuracy. When the printing is done and the plate erased, it leaves a little paper scroll which, when started through the machine again like the hurdy gurdy roll, may be locked up alone in the building, and will of itself print the whole matter ov ngain absolutely without human direction. This miracle of mechanical Ingenuity, which might, with the exception of the presses, be carried by n boy on his back, occupies no more space than the top of a dining room table, requires less power t? Xn than a woman exercises In r -A. sewing machine and may d -jay*tenth of what a linotype or monotype sells for. The Inventor is W. S. Tiuimis, a small, dark, keen eyed man of about thirty-five years, who tells enthusiastically of his product, but says nothing of himself, lie has christened his machine the lithotypc. The first operator sits at n keyboard similar to that of a Remington type wiiicr. i\8 uic euaracters aro touched a strip of paper not unlike n ticker tape issues perforated mysteriously from the machine. This ribbon runs Into another device operated automatically, which In turn grinds out the proof in an endless column printed ns from movable type, with black ink on white paper. Corrections are made by writing the corrected word, line or paragraph on the machine and pasting it over the erroneous composition. Tlieji comes the second process. The long column of printed matter is cut into strips and "made up" into the sized pages desired by pasting on u board, after which the printed surface is pressed against a specially prepared tlat aluminium plate. Tho result is a grease impression on the aluminium of every letter and character. The aluminium plate, which is ns thin and light as enrdboard, is then clamped on a cylinder of a printing press. The grease characters prove as distinct and far more durable thnn metal type, it being posslblo to run off a million copies without the slightest tendency town rd efTaeeinent. The new invention means, among other things, no typesetting, no type distribution, no melting of metal, no stereotyping, no justifying of lines, no standing matter, pa money invested in type?only a machine the size of two typewriters and a press. AILWAY vve run the IS THROUGH A best vestiE BEST SECTIONS trains | : _ and have the msez bfst dining Atxahta, Ga. car service | j * * r? . V? Health " For 25 years I have never missed taking Ayer's Sarsaparilla every spring. It cleanses my blood, makes me feel strong, and does me good in every way." John P. Hodnette, Brooklyn, N. Y. Pure and rich blood carries new life to every I part of the body. You are invigorated, refreshed. You feel anxious to be active. You become strong, steady,courageous. That's what Ayer's Sarsaparilla will do for you. ? Aslc ynnr doctor what he think* of tlii* grand old family medicine. Follow his advice and we will he satisfied. [Ayer's Pills aid the Sarsaparilla greatly. They keep the liver active and the bowels regular. J. O. AY Kit CO., T.owclI, Mass. AT THE Cash Bargain Store You will always find a new and pretiy line of goods to make your selection from. Good India Linen Lawns from 5c to 25c per yard. Figured Lawns in all styles ar.d c dors from 5c per yard up. Ladies' and Misses' Lace Ilose from 15c to 25c a pair.j Ladies' Oxfords from 98c to $2.50 a Dair.t r 4 Wc have just received another new lot of Notions which includes Ladies' Belts, Fancy Collars, Shirt Waist Sets, Puff Combs, llair Pins and many other things too numerous to mention. Mrs. D. N. Wilburn. ROBT. R. BERRY, M. D. OFFICE HOLMES PHARMACY. t 12 to i -m * Hours \ 2 :30 to 1 ( 7 :5i0 to 8 ^tOSpecial attention oive,? to Consumption. t, ?^ndiUon^ ot 'v. ^tTroat. ^ p i Dr. Alexander S. Foster, Surgeon Dentist, JONESVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA ltoome over J. F. Alman's Store. J. CLAUDE CAUBLE, CONTRACTOR. Plumbing ; Corne flain (Jas and and EnterSteam Fitting prise Sts., UNION, S. C. Services Guaranteed. Prices Measencblc. SCAI FF Sr. H A M R ITK7 _ .... w ri w W Im I M j ^ ATTORNEYS AT LAW> Foster B uilding, Union, S. C. J. CLOUGH WALLACE. ATOENEY AT LAW. Roomjl'2 up stairs Footer Building. S. MEANS BEATY, ATTORNEY AT-LAW. No. y. Law Range. CONTRACTORS' ^BUILDERS'^ MILL SUPPLIES. |?|??SpS^ QMBIRD IRON V0RK81SUPPLT CO. .< ~ " tevery town J .nd village nay be had, Mica Axle Brease! makes your L ?1 - '