Decatur Democrat, Volume 27, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 1 June 1883 — Page 6

UNTO ME." BY MRS. A. B. FERRIN. The night grows dark, I cannot seo xnv way, My wea.y fe*'t have trodden man? R thorn, Mv nands are tired with burdens of the day, My dfcrnjentli dusty, stain'd and travel-worn; A boding whisper thrills along the air. Os somethin? terrible that is to be. My throbbing heart stands still in sudden fear, Is it presentiment or prophecy? I hear the coming tempest and I fain Would find a shelter till the storm shall pass, I look around, alas! 1 look in vain. The earth is iron, the heavens above are brass ; No cave to hide me from the whirlwind dire, No sheltering nook to which my soul may flee. As Israel s prophet from the passing fire. But, hark! a still, small voice, “Come unto Me." I know that voice, my Master calls me now, “(iivlMe thy burdens, I will tnee sustain. Unto My r yal will thy spirit bow, And thou shalt rest and comfort find again." The sto m is o'er, the scathing fire has passed. The still, small voice n mains to comfort me, In the ren t fissure of M ssi h’s side I find a shelter where my soul may flee. And here niy rest shall be, and I will trust The guiding that lead.-, mo up to He knolJeth that our mortal frame is dnst, And grace sufficient for our need is given; O, trou bled ones, wearied with conflicts dire. Be patient till the shadows break and tiee, God is not in th* whirlwind and the fire, Bu in the still, small voice, “Come unto Me. . —Chicago Leila er. Hollis Graham’s Greeting. BY HILDA. "And this is brother Mark’s home; he may well be proud’ of it, and I am glad to see him so prosperous.” And as Hollis Graham leaned over the gate and surveyed his brother’s beautiful home, his heart bonded joyfully with the thought of being again tro near his kindred. When he had left the old home ten years before, shortly after the death of his father, his brother Mark had settled down here with his wife and babies. The homestead had been left to the eldest, while Hollis, then a boy of nearly 18, received its equivalent in money. With the natural restlessness of youth, and the desire to see the countries of which he had heard so much,he had bidden good-by to the boyhood haunts, and to the only surviving member of his father’s family, h s brother Mark, hed gone out into the wide world and now, after a period of ten years spent in visiting almost every clime be- I neath the sun, ha has returned to his j native heath. He had left a low.rambling old house, I overgrown with ivy and shaded by ■ spreading oaks, beneath which the grass grew thi k and luxuriant. But now a stately mansion stood on the site of the old house, a mansion with broad piazzas, looking cool and inviting tliis sultry summer afternoon with their trail- i ing vines and clambering roses, now in full bloom. In the deep bay windows, plants were blooming.and as the breeze, stole through the open casement, swaying their stems in graceful morions, they seemed to be nodding and smiling I to their neighbors, standing in groups, or scattered about the smooth-cut lawn. From gilded cages birds poured forth a melody of sweet sounds, as if in answer to the soft notes of a piano, whose sound came floating through the open doors. Hollis could see no one moving about the house; but the cheerir g sound of a reaper at work in a distant field, laying low the swaths of golden grain, fell ou his ear. He could see the men toeing , the sheaves about, haloing cheerily to each other, or whistling merrily at their work, and he almost imagined he. could tell - which was brother Mark, whom he knew was somewhere amongst the laborer?, for nothing could be accomplished withcut Mark’s personal supervision, at least he imagined so. Hollis started from his reverie; he must go in and greet the loved ones, who little thought him so near, as he had not informed them of his intended • return. Lifting the latch, he entered the gate. “I am listening tor Ills footstep. The prtnc- that is to come. Then 1 shall b - his happy bride And share his castle home," a clear, sweet voice was singing, somewhere in the shrubbery to the right. “ That must be Mark’s girl, Nellie. She is now nearly seventeen. How time flies!” And pausing, he listened for the voice again. “ How I would like to steal through there and scare the little puss,” thought he as the singing was heard again, thou h ma lower tone. Following a. path a short distance. Hollis came to a high hedge; how wel l he remembered when it was planted by his father. Guided by the sonn lof the voice, he peered through the thick mass of green leaves, and this is what met his gaze. From a large limb of a sturdy oak depended a swing, with two cushioned seats facing each oth r. while over all a canopv of blue effectually excluded any stray sun-beam that chanced to peep witu curious eye through the thick foliage of the tree. On one of the seats, with her back toward Hollis, sat a voung girl, the swing gently swaying Lack and forth. On the opposite seat lay a book, a abroad-brim sun hat and half a dozen rosy-cheeked apples. “That’s Nell; I would know her curly head anywhere. I will just go arcund there aud wake her up,” for the girl had stopp'd her song and s t quietly musing. Hol s found an opening in the l edge and pas ing through came out dir. ctly behind the swing; a twig breaking beneath l.is foot betrayed his presence. “Robbie Graham,” called the young lady, without changing her position, “I think it is t'me you’re coming, I have been here half an hour, waiting for the swinging you promised. Come, now, hurry, tor I must go up to the house. ” "Sue takes me for her brother Robbie,” thought Hol.is. smiling to himself, but without a moment’s he.-itation he took hold of the swing, behind the girl’s back, aud, stopping backward, with a push of his • vigorous arm sent it far m the opposiuv direction. “Olli splendid! Robbie," cried the fair occupant of the swing. “Now, I will shut my eyes, till the old cat die?, as the children say.” Again and again Hollis sent the swing on its aeriel flight until the girl cried enough. Folding his arms, he leaned against the trunk of the towering oak, where his form would be the first object upon which her opening eyes would fall. Hollis Graham was a splendid specimen of manhood; tall, brra 1-shouldered, firmly built, yet not in the least awkward, a handsome lace, nronzea oy exposure; a luxuriant beard of darkest brown, with hair that most people would have called black, though, in truth, it was several shades removed from that color. E’-t in his brown eyes lay his strongest beauty, so deep were they and changing so under emotion. As he stood w atching the girl, who, like a playful child, kept !i»r eyes persistently closed, waiting for the swing to eome to a standstill, he thought: “What a beantv Nell has grown, though she is fairer than I expected.” Just then a merrv shout was heard, and a boy of probably 15 years came over a little knoll from toward the orchard. "Hello there! swinging yourself, are you?” The girl’s eyes flashed open instantly, i and she sprang up with a startled cry as her gaze fell on the tall, bearded figure before her. “Who are you, sir?” she demanded, indignantly, “and how dare you enter these grounds ?” Springing hastily i from the cushioned sett. she would have fallen but for Hollis, who caught her in his strong arms and pressed a kiss upon the rosy lips. “I am your uncle, Nellie; have you no - elcorae for me ?” Hei only answer a loud scream:

“Robbie! jßobbie! help me! a tramp! a h-atnp!” Before Hollis could release the girl, Robbie was upon him, belaboring the I supposed tramp with a strong pole with ■ which he had been knocking off apples. “Here! hold on! 1 am no tramp!” • i cried Hollis, striving to dodge the welldirected blows, while the young lady continued to scream. Servants canto running from the ap- ■ parently-deserted house. A comely matron came hurriedly down the broad ’ l steps followed by a young girl. 1 j “What is the matter, Robbie?” cried the woman. “A tramp! a tramp! mother!” yelled the boy, striking vigorously with his pole, “and lie was trying to carry Eda I off; bring the gun I” Hollis began to realize that he had made a mistake and got himself into ' trouble, with the odds pretty strong-1; I against him, tor a large dog. hcnriUg the general outcry, calne around the ■ corner of the house. Now the one thing and the only thing our hero feared was a dog, a:id as ha watched this one slowly put lim nose to the ground, piece one foot earafully be- | fore the other, he thought to himself: “By George! that dog is going to I bolt! I guess I will bolt first,” and, turning quickly, he made a dash for the gate, closely followed by Bob with his i pole, a servant girl, her dress plentifully sprinkled with flour, and wielding ! a rolling-pin in her strong hand, ani either with a mop, from which the water was still dripping. Reaching the gate, Hollis cleared it with a bound. “Go it, you vagabond; I’ll teach you how to come in here, disturbing quiet people!” The women had gone back to the piazza, and stood looking down upon I 1 the scene. “Look here, you young scapegrace!” 1 shouted Hollis, as he stood in the middle of the road, the hot sun pouring down upon his bare head, his linen duster torn and soiled, the blood trickling down his face, from a scratch ou his forehead, “I am your uncle Hollis; • yonder is your father, ask him, Mark. I say, Mark Graham, call off your women and bey, and the dogs; I would like ’ to come in.” Mark had come on an errand from the j fields, and, hearing the confusion at the I front, had come around the house to l see what it all meant, when he heard I his brother’s voice: “Why, are you all crazy?” said Mark A moment later Mark was outside the gate, with the bruised and battered “tramp” clasped in his arms. “Welcome home, old boy; welcome home!” exclaimed Mark, as he heartily grasped his brother’s hand. “Humph! Yes; your people up there gave me a joyous greeting," responded Hollis, as he wiped the perspiration 1 from his face. “I can’t understand what it all means, ” said Mark, as they entered the gate. “What did you do that made them take you for a tramp?” “Well, I surprised Nellie over here in the swing, and before I could get a I chanee to tell her who 1 was she had , all the boys, servants and dogs about the house after me. I could have managed them if it had not been for the dog. I thought sure he would eat me I up. You know, Mark, I always was afraid of dogs,” and Hollis looked suspiciously toward the dog. who had stretched himself in the sunshine, and i was seemingly fast asleep. Mark laughed long and heartily, i “Why, Hollis, that dog can’t run a step, and, more than that, he is stone 1 blind; somebody poisoned him. Give ' him just enough to place him where he i is. Ha, ha!” “Has father gone crazy?” exclaimed Bob, who had dropped his pole and i joined the women on the piazza. “Eda, I i here he comes, with that fellow.” As they approached the house, where ‘ I Mark’s wife was standing with the two | girls, the one addifessed as Eda entered the wide hall and sped quickly up the stair. “Well, well, folks, what is the matter with you all? Mary, wife, have yon ! forgotten Hollis? Nellie, here; I should think you would have known him from the picture hesent you last summer. ” .“Tliis may be Nellie,” said his leother, as he returned the kiss of his fair young niece, “but she is not the voung lady who was down at the swing.” “Oh, no!” answered Mrs. Graham, as she, too, gave him kindly greeting, “that was Eda, sister Laura’s child, who is here for the summer. lam very sorry that you were greeted with such a rough reception,” she continued, laughugly, as she surveyed his tall form. “Served me just right, Mary. I had .io business pruwiwg about, trying to | uryrise somelxxlv. Bob, you young rascal, I wil 1 get even with you some , time for the beating you gave me!” “I was only obeying orders, sir, to keep out all tramps and suspicious- 1 o jaiiig characters, and when I seen ' ou kissing Cousin Eda and heard her screaming, I thought it time to interfere.” "iliat reminds me,” said Hollis, looking about him; “where is the young laly ? lam anxious to apologize for my eeming rudeness. I took her for Nelie, and thought, of course, she would eeognize me immediately from the picture. ” b “Oh, I should have known you, uncle, I think, had I been close to you; i b t Eda has never seen the picture, as father took it to the city some time ago ; to have a large one painted.” “You see we did not expect to have the original with us so soon,” and Mark Iraham’s genial face told how pleased he wis to have his brother back again. Eda Norton d d not make her appearace at the supper table that evening, ■fellie reporting that she was suffering ith nervous headache. Nellie had arried her uncle’s apologies and rerets for his mistake. “Well, I suppose I ought not care, as t was ail a mistake,” said Eda, as she eld her throbbing temples. “But I • iieve I -hall hate your uncle, Nell. >nly think how impudent of him to kiss as lie did!” and, despite the pain, er eyes flashed angrily. “But, Eda,” rejoined Nellie, as she enderly bathed the aching head of her cousin, “he thought it was me.” “Yea, I know, but next time let him be sure he knows who he is kissing." Next morning, her headache having lisappeared, Eda entered the bieak-:st-room just as the family were gathring about the table. When her aunt introduced her to Hollis her face flushed curlet as she took his proffered baud. Noticing her embarrassment he said nothing of yesterday’s adventures, sim■>ly expressed his pleasure at meeting her, and allowed her to escape to her seat by the side of Ne lie. During the day Hollis had his baggage brought up from the station; one f i link he ordered left standing in the broad hall, and that- evening it was opened and emptied of its contents, »hicli proved to be rich and beautiful presents for all. A beautiful, almost : priijeless shawl was laid over the shouli lets of Mr i k’s wife; for Mirk himself, ; who was something of age logist, and already possessed quite | a cabinet of minerals, there were I curiosities from almost every quarter of the globe, beside a beautiful ■ spotted leopard akin, stripped from an animal that his brother had shot in India. Robbie's presents consisted of articles too numerous to mention. Nellie was draped in white satin, heavy and rich, and overshot with threads of finest gold, “For your wed-

! I ding dress. Nell, and here are pearls to | go with it.” and her uncle clasped about , , her white neck the pure, transparent ■ 1 drops of dew, and over which the young i girl went into estasies. "Miss Eda, will you accept the mate ’ . to Nellie’s necklace? 1 ’ and Hollis laid the velvet case in which the pearls rest- , ed ujKin her lap. “Thank you, Mr.. Graham; but I can- . ; net accept them, ” answered Eda; after admiring the ]>eails for a moment, she I 1 returned the casket. “Not as a peace offering, Mias Nori ton,” and his powerful eyes compelled i her glance to meet his. “We have had no quarrel,” said she, with a light laugh, though the color i deepened en her cheeks, “therefore a ; peace offering is not necessary. ” Without further words the casket was i returned to the trunk. “You will wear my pearls some day. Miss Eda, unless I am very much mistaken,” thought Hollis Graham, for. though he hail mdt i beautiful and talented women, both I abroad and in !>is own country, uo Xoir.au had evpr .stirred his heart as did , ! Eda Norton, and he was determined if no one else held a prior claim to win , I her love. But he was too wise to do anything rashly. He treated the young lady with marked politeness, never intruding upon her. iiavtog once found out that she avoided his s >eiety, whereever it was possible without being positively rude. Did she go for a ramble through the shady wood beyond the fields, Nellie was her companion, or, if Nellie chanced to be busy with music or household duties, Robbie was her escort. Hollis was never invited to I join any of these expeditions, and he I soon discovered that it was through her 1 , expressed desire that lie was excluded. The summer days glided serenely along, l and at last it" was beautiful, golden October, that most delightful month of all the year. The trees in the orchard were bending low beneath their weight ,of fruit. On a sunny hillside, where the day-king shed his warmest rays, i the purple giapes were ripening, the heavy clusters filling the air with sweet I incense. Below the vineyard in a.shel,ei ed hollow the luscious peaches turned , iheir rosy cheeks toward the sun, and were kissed into deeper color by its warm beams. Over the hills, beyond the fields of ripening corn, ihe woods were beginning totire of summer green, and here and there a dash of color lold , of the conqueror, who had placed his . sentinels, and soon would come with all his mighty host, to vanquish the deep “badows that loved to lurk among its shady recesses. The month was busy ' counting off the last days of its reign, when Eda Norton made known her intention of returning to her home in the City, and Hollis Graham, who, in spite ' of the girl's studied avoidance of his society, had learned to love her passion- . | ately, resolved to tell her of his love, ' i let the consequences be what they might. One evening the family were : all gathered in the sitting-room. Mark ' and his brother were engaged in con- ’ i ersntion. while Mark’s wife sat by a fable reading Bob and Nellie were I deep in the mysteries of a Chinese I j puzzle, one of the many curious things 1 . Holin had brought home with him. , i Eda was at the piano, playing soft minor ; I chords, with a far-away look in blue j j i-yes. “I heard to-day,” Hollis was say- j ' iug to his brother, covertly watcliing ! > Eda’s face the while, “that Mr. Rev- i i bpra wants to sell his farm: what do j i you think of it, Mark? is it worth the i t rice Jie asks?” ■ ’ j ‘“Yes, every eent of it,” answered i Mark. “There is no better farm in the , i county; he has built ami hept every- j thing in first-class order, and it w ill be a good investment for somebody. ” “That is my opinion,” carelessly re- i marked his brother, "and I have made up my mind to purchase it. ” Mark looked at his brother in wonder, I as this was the first intimation Ua liuxl , I of liis brother being able to purchase so ‘ laitgqi a farm. “Going to get married and settle down, Hollis?" asked Mark; who half . suspected his brother's liking for his , niece. The brothers were sitting so near ' F.da that she could hear every word of their conversation, and tliis was just what Hollis wished. • “Neither of those events are likely to o& ur * answered Hollis. “But I think i some of starting out on another voyage around the world, and, as I have more money than I care to take with me, I believe I will buy the Heyburn farm, and, if I never return, it can go to Bob and Nellie.” Aha! Hollis Graham, your plan I worked well. The slender fingers touching the keys so softly came down with I a sudden crash, a blindness seemed to' have fallen upon her eyes, for, as Eda arose from the piano, she staggered, aud would have fallen but for her uncle. “What is the matter, Eda ?” he asked, as he noted how white her face had grown. "Jnsf a slight dizziness, uncle, I have been playing too long,” and without so much as glancing toward Hollis, -who was quietly observing her, she crossed the room to where Bob aud Nellie were so busily engaged. She leaned over the back of Nellie’s chair for a moment, and said something in a low touq. “In a moment. Eda; wait on the piazza steps.” Eda turned and went Lout into the clear moonlight that lay like a silver veil over the quiet earth. Mark was telling his wife of the project his brother had in view, and asking her aid in persuading him to re- ! main with them, instead of starting off | on another long journqy that would , separate them for years, perhaps forever. Hollis sauntered to one of the long windows, and a moment later he swung it open and stepped out upon the broad piazza. On one of the lower steps sat Eda Norton, a light, fleecy shawl of white about her shoulders. Thinking it was Nellie behind her. she did not turn at the sound of liis footsteps. but. rising, walked slowly down the graveled path. “Nell. I cannot stay here any longer; I shall start home to-morrow,” and in her voice was an echo of sadness, which Hollis was quick to interpret. “Excuse me, Miss Eda. Nell has not come out yet,” said he as he reached her side. “Mr. Graham! how you startled me,” a d the face so pale in the moonlight w as rosy now. ‘Tam fated to come upon you unawares.” answered her companion. "Have yon forgiven me for my first introd«ction of myself?” and he drew her ai m through' his. "I hope you have, for I w nt yo:ir goodwill,” he continued, as ti e girl me.de uo answer, “and I want you, too;' the stately head was bowed that he might read the downcast face. “I'ou must have guessed this before, Eda, that I loved you, did you not?” A blu-hing, tremulous face was raised to his. “But you are going away. Mr. Graham; at least, you told Uncle Mark that you thought of going.” “Going, and thinking of going, are two different things, and if I can persuade a little woman I know of to take a half-interest in Reybnrn farm, that shall be my future home.” That he" succeeded, I need only tell you that Nell came down the moonlit path in time to sec her uncle press a kiss upon the rosy lips of her cousin. “Are you sure you are kissing the right one this time, Uncle Hollis ? Oh, I’m so gladj” “Glad of what, you Miss Mischief?" asked Hollis, as they turned toward the house, from whose broad windows the lamplight gleamed brightly. “Glad the prince has come that Eda used to sing about so often, and glad

that great big farm will not be left tor Bob and I to quarrel about. ” So Eda wore the pearls after all, and still wmars them on grand occasions at Ret burn House; where She reigns the queen and mistress, both of her home i and of her husband’s heart. American Pinners to English Guests. At the dinner which was given to Mi Froude, the historian, when he came t< tliis country ten years ago, and whicl 1 w as attended by a remarkable company I including Emerson, and Bryant, an< ; other most distinguished men, one a the guests remarked to another that h» ' thought it very undignified in Americans to show honors io Englishmo which were not reciprocated in kiul. ’There, for instance,” he said, "are Nr. Emerson and Mr. Bryant, who with Nr, Longfellow are the’ living chiefs aid Nestors of American language. Butif they went to London, do you suppoe that there would be a banquet of hoipr like this which is offered to an autlrr who is by no means of correspondiig rank in English literature ? M hy shoud we jump aud gape so eagerly at evey English celebrity ?” It was not at all clear that th» assertion was correct. Certainly Ipugftllow's last visit to England was jot titl- I attended with tributes of honor Ind affection, and Lowell's honors are nt due ■ to his official rank so much as toais literary position. Should Holme: cross the sea again to England, he woud find ! as hearty a welcome as any Enghh author would find here, although whether j it would take the form of a 'inner Would be a matter of taste, t nloubi l 1 edly English literary reputation are i more widely diffused in this cantry than iu England. But that is tie to the fact that tliis is more distictivirji reading nation than the English, an. to the other fact that, with some eruptions, the greatest masters of the liteatuie of our common language at ay period have been Englishmen. Thife is a more general familiarity with tb t works, and therefore a more generl personal interest and curiosity aboit the authors. , i The American, moreover, is franksr and more accessible than the Englishman, and his admiration easily takes an enthusiastic form. The overwhelming ardor with which we welcomed ths young Dickens forty years ago, au<! which he somewhat misappreciated ( was characteristic of good-natured genl erosity of the national temperament We Had resented sharply enough tlu comments of Captain Hall and Fiedlei and Mrs. Trollope, but we hurried td greet Dickens, who bad delighted us all| with our hearts in our hands. We havd not lost the habit, even if the form oi welcome be somew hat chastened. And even were it true that is no reciprocity of treatment, what then? The American welcome of distinguished Englishmen is not a quid ]»'o qut. a Roland for an Oliver. We did not ■ dine Mr. Fronde because Londou had j or had not dined Mr. Motley or Mr. Bancroft, nor was our welcome of Dick* ' ens and Thackeray a return for Inglish ! ' civilities to Washington Irving If it were a question of manners merely— ’ which it is, not—why should t®e be troubled that somebody else has different manners, er even had manners? A ’ gentleman is not supposed to treat a clown impolitely, although th» clown I cannot behave like a gentleman "I never give the wall to a blackguard,” 1 was not the remark of a gentleman, i But the answer, “I always do,” was worthy of Mereutio. — Harter’s Maga- . line. How a Man Carves a Fowl. It is eruel to put a man to carve a fowl. It is not every mau who has tic nerve of Dr. Johnson, who, as the ol<. i story goes, bonneetl the gnose into the ■ i old liuly.. top iwnd Show e.-olly nnid, “I’ll trouble yon for that bird, marm!” The average young man sits aghast when he finds the terrible ordeal before | him. He eves the dish in abject JerI rer. In vain he tries to push it away ' when nobody’s looking; in vaiu he ' hopes nobody will want any. The deed must be done. The perspiration gathers in beads on his forehead, his heart bumps against his ribs, aud he stands up to the rack. He feels that he ought to ask people 1 if they preferred dark or light meat, but he doesn't quite know—-so he plunges tlie fork into the enemy's breast and essays to amputate a leg. Great Oesar! the thing is full of bones. He saws ami fumes aid lacer- • ales ffle plump breast with his fork, I while that infernal leg clings to the ! body as though it was riveted with castiron bolts. Suddenly there is a slip—the g- avy flies up in a little spurt and Miss Mudkins, smilingly, tells him it does not matter if there is a great streak of grease on • her new silk dress. But he knows better. Then he makes one more savage effort, and by strength cuts through bone aud muscle. How sweet does Mrs. Goodeliild's voice come to him. "Now, Mr. Spoon, let me have that fowl. I insist on you eating somethihg. I’ass it this way.” Then he turns green withenvyash watches the bird fall to pieces unde the delicnte touch of the lady’s knife; and wishes fowls were liorn with sockets instead of joint*, or he'd died when he was a babv.— Bloomhtaton Eye. KothschiM’s Maxims. According to George Francis Train, the late Baron Rothschild had the following excellent maxims framed on his bank wall: Attend carefully to details of your business. Be prompt in all tilings. Consider well, then decide positively. Dare to do right. Fear to do wrong. Endure trials patiiaitly. Eigl-t life's battles bravely, manfully. Get not in the soeiety of the vicious. Hold integrity sacred. Injure not another’s reputation or business. Join hands only with the virtuous. Keep your mind free from evil thoughts. Lie not for any consideration. Make few acquaintances. Never try to appear s hat you are not. Oliserve good, manners. Pay your debts promptly. Question nof.the veracity of a friend. Respect the Counsel of your paren-s. »S icrliice money rather than q>rncij'le. Touch not, taste not, handle not intoxicating drinks. . Use your leisure, time for improvement. Venture hot upon the threshold of wrong. Watch carefully over your passions. Extend to every one a kindly salutation. kield not to discouragements. Zealously.labor fqr the rightAud success is certain. Indians Fear Loose Teeth. 1 Not long ago an officer of the army (who haw >g lost his upper t-- *h wore ' a false Set i was engagod in serious ewn- ■ vernation with some Indiana. His plaf. o troubling him, he took it out and wiped it with his haufiluuohiaf. The ludi .ns “ watched the process with unfeigned artnnlshmer.t. When the Captain, put- , ting the plate in his mouth, went on ( with the conversation, thgv sprang'to j their feet and left the roogi’and post in » ah haste, and with every symptom oi , j exireiuc terror. s Last year there was an increase of nearly £25,000,000 in the deposits of [ j springs banks in the State of New 1 I York.

■ The Bermuda Credit System. When the onions are ripe there is a ‘ busy time at the wharf «n steamer days. ' Donkey-carts and teams come in from ' everywhere; from the uttermost parts of ■ * the earth, sometimes from tts rtrach as fifteen miles away, bringing loads of . onions, all to he shipped to New York. If the season is a good one, and onions , and potatoes bring good prices in New I York, Bermuda gardeners are in elover. ; j If it is a bad season—that is, if we have • i so many potatoes and ouions in the j : market that Bermudas do not bring I their usual high prices—the gardeners I chew the cud for the next twelve-mouth I and run their credit at the stores. It is this credit system that k. s them poor, and makes the storekeep;: • :I chi j j There is no end to credit here. 1 sup- | | pose even a newspaper man could get I credit here for a suit of Clothes, if he I . wanted it. You see there is no da n r . j of anybody getting away without the j 1 creditor knowing it. The little farmers , ' can “run their cheek” for two or three : years if they want to. This keeps them 1 in continual servitude. Farm-r Smith buys SIOO worth of groceries from Mer- ! chant Brown, and need not be in a i hurry to pay for them. But Merchant J Brown is also a commission merchant, ! and when Farmer Smith’s onions arc j ripe, they must go through Merchant , Brown's hands, so that he will get his ' little percentage for handling them. The farmers are nearly all in this fix, and it is rarely that one of them enjoys the luxury of sending his goods to 1 market and collecting the cash for them, i — Letter from Hermuila. I : Chicago and Atlantic R'y. TIME TABLE-EASTERN DIV. Takes Effect Tuesday. May 1. 1883. ( i WBSTWAIiD. i ’ _ EASTWAKL». Wav J Ijf.Y.ExjWayFt 1 | 15. ! Ek. 1. ;Ar. M 2. ; i>- , i 5 6 15pui .Uunuugtou. li 2.<»iu 6 -aw | 1 5 5 555 .Simpsons.. .11 41 |0 2" 5 <’s 541 '... Muikle.... u 645 434 521 r... .Union.... 12 15pm 707 i 4 A) 510 ..Kingsland.. 12 27 I7 30 4VO 458 Tot sin.... 12 39 j7 45 348 447 Kirtland 12 49 757 340 440 ’....rrcble. ..'l2 56 ;807 i 4 23 ... .Decatur ...■ 114 | ‘.MW j | -. 30 410 .... Ki vare.... 127 925 : W 400 . Greenwood. 137 |9 45 j4B iv.Gkninore.. 148 10 10 j 3-5 849 ar.Gieinnore. !....« 115 3 1-7 . Enterprise .2 00 10 40 11. 35 <» 13 .. Yorkville 224 .11 20 12 oi 12 49 ’iv.Spenc* ville 2 **» 12 vipm tll MMti 242 jv.Sikhic’ rille- ...... |ll 36 I 2 28 ....Conant... 301 12 23 111 15 I 2 19 . Kemp.... 310 1 12 44 !lv 59 j 2 09 .. Shawnee... 321 12 58 io 45 ;1 58 uiX.. Lima .... 334 |1 15 'lv. Lima 1 58 lio oo 1 1 47 . Townsend.. 345 |2 12 945 i1 34 Westminster 358 i 2 34 928 124 ..Harrods... 4 <*9 I 3 00 , 9vO ,1 12 i... Pre-ttdil . 419 325 |b 38 101 ....Scioto.... 428 ‘3 36 828 12 57 ’.Oakland... 435 13 46 i 800 12 31 ar.. Ken.on... 455 4 15 . lv. ..Kenton 4 55 I 7 *22 12 21 ...Dudley.... 511 I 5 18 j 710 12 13 .. Hepburn ..i 520 I 5 35 ' G 45 11 -»>au) ... Ci iron.... I 5 35 If. 03 | 61> 1146 .Espy ville. 548 620 ft u 11 3.’ 1....H0rd5.... 556 I 6 3t) 6'5 11 30 I . Marion .... 605 I 6 45 ..* 11 23 'N. Y.P*O dpt 610 1..... ' Ttaim 15 and 18 Mop at all stations and carry passengers. J CONIUT SMITH, 6. W. SNOW, Vice Pres, and Gen. Mang. Gen. Pass. Agt CHICAGO. J. II TINNEY, Bunt. E. Div., Huntington. TOLEDO. CINCINNATI & ST. LOUIS R. R. Time Table— ln Effect Dec. 11, 188*4. Going SVestTi Western i Going East. | 7 | ft I Division. | 6 | 8 I ... p. m. a.m.iLv. Ar r. m p. y .... t .... 8 30, 4 55! Toledo 10 ©o| 5 35. ... ’ .... 12 36 4 30 ....Delphos..... 9 10 130 ... .... 106 4 57’....Venedocia. . 847 105 .... .... 115 5 08'.. .Jonestown... 83712 52 .... .... 126 5 21* Shasta 8 27112 4'* .... * .... 132 6 2«Enterprise... 821 12 33; .... .... 140 5 381 Dull 8 13.12 251.... .... 147 545 ....Abauaka.... 80712 18 .... .... 153 5 601... Schutnm.... 80212 13 .... ' .... 2V5 6’•5'....Wi115hire.... 75012 06 .... .... 215 6 171. Pleasant Mills. 7 4011 49, .... I .... 235 638 .... Decatur .... 722 11 30' .... ; .... 249 G 55 ....Peterson,... 7 07.11 13.... .... 3 011 7oa .. Curryville... 6 57111 W .... , .... 305 713 . ...Craigville ... 6 53WM ... ... 321 732 .... Bluffton. ... 63710 89 .... i ... 339 752 .Liberty Centre. 620 10 20. .... 1 ... 349 8 04'. . ..Boehmer.... 668 10 081 .... i ... 353 808 ....Buckeye..., 6 05[10 05 .... ... 407 ft 23 Warren 5 52'9 51’ .... .... 432 85! Van Buren... 527 924 .... ' .. 4 40 9 0" . .Landessville.. 5 21 9 15 .... i ... 445 910 ... .Hantield.... 6 17’9 10;.... .... 504 930 ... .Marion 456 - 8 fin 1 .... < .... 522 943 . ..Roseburgh... 440 838 .... .... 5 32i 9 51! Herbst.... 429 829 .... .... 5 4'l 958 ... Swazey's.... 4 23 823 .... .... 5 57,10 14 .. Sycamore..... 407, 808 .... .... 607 io 221...Greentown... 3 58. 8 02;.... .... 5 35,10 50 Kokomo 330 735 .... j .... ....IP. M.‘A.r. Lv* .... A. MJ .... I Going West i i Going East I ~H f 7 j 5 I I 6 | 8 I 12 I .... ip. M A. M. Lv. Ar.-P. M.IA. M .... I 6 35'10 50 . ...Kckomo .... .8 20| 735 j ... • .... I 6 45 11 00 ...Tarkington .. 3 08; t 20 .... .... ; 652 11 06 ...Middletons... 3 02 7 20. .... ’ .... 1659 Ul3 ... Russiaville... 2 52| 713 .... .... 71111 25 Forest 2 40! 7 031 .... 1 A M. 7 25 11 39 .Michigantown. 2 24 6 52 P.M. 6 15 7 45 12 00 . ...Frankfort.. . 2 00 630 , 8 00 ' 658,.... M . j... Clark’s Hill 17 22 , 8 211 Veedersburg I 5 55 9 45 .... .... ..Ridge Fann 430 , 10 15 | Metcalf. 4 00 II 00 ’....Oakland 3 15 j 11 39; I Maples 2 45 1 11 45 1... Charleston I 2 30 1 .... i Lv. Ar .. . . T. A. PHILLIPS. T. H. B. BEALE, Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent 1 W. 8. MATTHIAS, Ass’t Gen. Pass. Agent r|_ • i mOst .F- '■ ni - • I- ] . A - J' V Florfsl -1 c — . ■ PASKO’S fiWGERTOKIC A Pure Firmly fkiicine tßcvtr !r.!cxiczt!3. r overv'n.... or a r run .nit; .y <. he. fry 1 t I jt .... .■. . ~ > , Kaubfetij y men*.;.! or anr < is cares do i m' 2lake lA.saiuig .Miinubims, btit i , |Cn-Grr. T.:.:.. 9 If TOW l.pre D'-c ? .pj J,' 1 1 EIS- yico. ~. \-W Y..- -. 5(.-. •1 CRI • r •'/ 1- ftCTi st I I 1 1 r*P**’P‘» are always on the lookout for 111! IV L chan< *« to m-re.eetheir earnings, 1! If I f" aud *u tiiae Income wealthy; those ! ■■lll I win) do not improv® their opporia- - """ni’tee remain in poverty. We !-r a I great chance to make m >ney. We want many men, . women, bpya and girls to work for us right in their I own 1... all ties. Any one can do the work from the first start. The MnneM will pay mr-n. than ten * ! times the-rdinary wages. ExpeuKte outfit furnished I free- &o one who engiigee fails to make money rap- ! wily. You can devote > .ur wbol* time to the work. - . cr only your spare MK>ment«. Full information and ! j’l that is needed sent free. Address Stixsox A Co., | Furtlaud, Maine. 42 lyrr. Jiary Stewart face Vow.l r opnt’iiuv bo min<*ril poison, tin or white - 25ws a b>x at D.irwia an i Ho’ah.jui'!. — No. 2m-i.

SFloreston Cologne. A-Nrw awr> fFims, Fragramt. Rbfrrshtxo, Solo EY I‘UXIU IX Pt.krmbky AIiiAXD CWXTO. HLSCOX & Y. BinMnnlfc. Siu. i "i Giaser. Bnchu. Mandrake. Millinria and many of the best medirir.es known are combined in Parkers Ginger Toxic, into a medicine of such varied and enecuve powers, as to makeittr- Greatest Bleed Funner and Kianey Corrector and ti.s Ssst Health and Strength Restorer t«r Used. It cures Dyspepsia, Rheumatism. Neuralgia, Sleeplessness. and aii diseases of the Stomach. Boweis, Lungs, Liver, Urmary Organs, and all Female Complaints. # If you are was.ing away with Ccpsumouon or any disease, use the TwrCto-aav. It will sure help you. ■ Remember? Tins 1 ii:is t eU. t Fam. vMediParker’s Hair Balsam. r a. ? Never Fails to Rest ere Gray or Faaed Hair signature of hxscox & Co.. Chemists, N. Y. r i to its Youthful Cobr 50c. and $1 sires. Largb Saving in Bvytsg the Dollar Size..

WM •- ■ ’ PRINCIPAL»LINE SHORTEST, QUICKEST and And al!**<^c£* , line to St. JfMft’ph. points in Topeka. D< ni Nebraska, Ml**3om J. Dalias, Galsas. New Mexico, AffAnn®. tana anl Ttxas. _ cTr-x-'x o a o- o Boute haw r.osuperior L»: Albert Lea, Minneapolis and St. i’aul. ' n w tonally reputed as I ly conceded to lag xbe Great bell ■ bvit equipped R . road in the World fur al. c a s-s of travel. KANSAS CITY l ‘w AU ecu . ;is fluids In . XAV2Z Ns. r > ,|s - TLre vb ' rrylt ’ Tick, ts via anli you wlB ■ t.'h braud Line * She r S. a: vC/X * dl! r J POTTER. PERCEVAL LOWELL, M lfc ' A iis srr ' ‘"cmLVofnL. BRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA RAILWAY. In EflWt October 15, 1882. COI.V .fBl s TIME. ‘ uUINi i NuKllL - . jbtationy— iNo. 1. N 8- No- »■_ Ctn..<’.-H.MD h’ Vlsam~ 4pm Richm .nd lv 3 Gpm 11 10 .10 W Wnichister 419 .i.l4pniU2S 1 ’ Ibd ’ dlle 43U 12 38 11.49 ; Pv. t d SCM |l 05 .12 II am Decatur 6 13 2 10 1 » Fort Wayne........5f 710 I 8 12 220 Fn-t Wayne.. ..lv 335 I 3 10 ft «oara St i ’ 6 Oft I 6 43 'll Ut V:< \-4»nr» ... 715 ,6 41 J2l6pm Kasi-uar•'w.':"’.'.'.'. «r ' 5S# |7 M Itt l» Keis, ozoo !• 8»» 7 SO » » A,;-. > ~..|0« I»» l.rai d I . ar 1010 0 Sfl S3O Grand Ka',l-.... Jv I Gain 10 20 i>• I>. « M.< • .whk- • IV, 10 S7 • 0 ... How»r.tCitjr. .. 917 : i; rrrni »S» .-j:.:- '-1 Odi’lac ar l2ofpm 315 ,10 10 Cadillac lv 8» 1100 £dkalka ’mZTJlK’.*’. J 5 2? Tuam Mancelona :....... ....... 604 158 i’oyne T ails... ......I ’........1 J H ft 22 Hari‘ r springs ! 8 so A'kX- • Mackinaw I « GOING SoCfH. 81 a 11. t — No. 2. N ;. N• ■. N M 1 »w AJvL.A.. .J 1 9Wuj Harls>r Springs i i 0 4»am < »>' fwoxk. v I ‘7 'M j 105 am feeFw:::.:::::: hw c->lona 19 07 8 10 i«« sw Traverse City ' Cadillac.... .’ ar j- •• 11 Ca' ila if 4 wpm, 1205 pm 6 10 R-rd City. J 1 5 M Ift ,7 45 P Rafis I '5 50 i1 50 I 8 IB D. AM. Cr-sdug... *OS <4 14 10 ST Grail-1 R:r?ids ar ft 30 {4 35 fb-ami ’I.-’ Is lv 7 team I *'to I 1 o"pm Albsran ' 5 W 1110 Kahuna wo ’ ‘ jir 900 17 00 ;J « £ iB Slur 10 848 ’4 40 F< • .lallvid.- . 11 46 HOM. ft 03 ?..rt W.:v n -...ir, Lftopm li 29 iI 15 F< rt Wayne lv 1 6 !sam 12 «oamj Decatar ”10 ;• 04 25 i........ 1- rtla.’J 8’ ' .SOS ,2 31 lh--hmvnd I 5 CO 9S ; Cincinnati I7 40 ! 1 itipm 73m ........ No. 5 leaves Cincinnati and No. 8 leave® Mackinaw City daily, except Saturday. AU other trains d Dy except Sunday. W oodruff sleeping cars eu Nos. 5 and 6 be- •' tween Cincinnati and Grarff Rapids, and sleeping and chair cars on sam- trains lyetween Grand Rapids and Petoskey; also Woodruff »lwrinsc on Mos. 7 and S bvt.v>«-en Grand Rapids and Mackinaw City. A. B. LEET. Gen'l. Pass. Agent. __ I . J ’ ... ' < I r50r.2.3 r-'-'-t. . '.tses Iri EASY CHAIR BAGtSK aMfl-ATED.Age* 2 — v j Wi-DE AWAKE Aro •’”*» ri'?.cs* Ponrlar. Delk?htftol ; Er'i fs. .cry TvBAC:.1 .10 f nt.i fcr 4 r,z. Packages. HOW WATCHES ARE MADE. In a Solid Gold Watch, aside from the necessary thickness for engraving and polishing, a large proportion of metal is needed only to stiben and hold the engraved portions in place, and supply strength. The surplus gold is actually needless. In JaiM* Boa» raterd Gold Watch Giscs this waste is saved, and solidity and strength increased by a simple process, at one-half the cost. A plate of solid gold is soldered on each side of a plate of hard nickel composition metal, and the three are then passed between polished steel rollers. From this the cases, backs, centers, bezels, etc., are cut and shaped by dies and formers. The gold is thick enough to admit of all kinds of chasing, engraving and engine turning. These* cases have been worn perfectly smooth by use without removing the gold. This is . the only case made xmder this process. Each , case is accompartied vith a valid guarantee signed by the manufacturers warranting it tg wear 20 years. 150,000 of these Cases now carried in the United States and Canada. Largest and Oldest Factory. Established 1854. Ask your Jeweler.

NIBLICK, CRAWFORD & SONS. Have again made a change of base by adopting the CASH SYSTEM. From and after this date Will soil for Cash Only. We have the BIGGEST stpek and FINEST selectisn in the city. We have a fine Line of all kinds of LACE COLLARS. FICHUES AND TIES. SILK HANDKERCHIFS from $i to 52.50 a piece, LADIES’ FVR.S, In Setts and also Muffs and capes that we can sell separate. ! E ° F LS I In all grades from a cheap Cotton to a Broche. GENTS’NECK wear. We have something new in that line called a Lawn Tcn--riv. a—e—in juk, something ’ beautiful for a Christmas Gift. yy TT yf-ILiJJ-ETtf DEL" Is e< mplete, we are offering a fine line of Table Cloth’s and Wpkins to’ match, put up nicely in a box of one sett each. Towels in great variety, from 5c to $1 each. We have a elegant line of GIaASS-WAH l<T In plain and engraved. Majolica-ware in Blates, Tea setts. Frnit Baskets, Pitchers, Tea and Coffee Cups and Saucers. Bread Plates, Pickles. ENGLISH AND FRENCH QHNA We have mustacho Cups and Saucers from 40 cents to $1 each Full line of Dinner and Tea setts, in plain and decorated. \\ ash-stand setts from 2to 12 pieces each. In our CARPET DEPARTMENT. You can find something nice in the way of Buggs, Matts and Crum Cloths, in prices to suit ail. WOOL BLANKETS, we defy competition, ranging in price from $1.50 to sl4 per pair. We are offering great bargains in LADIES CO A FS. I L ST EKS and DOLMANS to dose for the season —now is your chance to make a bargain. L* Please call and see before you make your purchases as we know that wo can do you some good. Niblick, Crawford & Sons. ■ll 11 - !'■_■’ ■ 1 11 '”■■■'* " ■ 1 1 .ook Out and Don’t Forget THAT JOHN WELFLEY. - selling Groceries at less money than any other house and is bound not to be UNDERSOLD, SUGAR and COFFEE Lower than for twenty years. < OI FEES, SUGARS, TEAB, SPICES, CANbIES, SALT MEATS, FISH, SARDINES, TOBBACCOES, QUEENSWARE, CIGARS. S 1 .re all grades. Green and Roasted Coffees of the best quality. '1 eaas—Good—Cheap—Black and Green—are one of our specialties. Sugar Cured Hams, Shoulders, Bacon and Dried Beef. Tobaccoes and Cigars in choice brands and great variety New Assortment of Lamps. Bronze, Gold and Ebony. Tubs, B uckets. Brooms aad wooden ware Generally. Cut Glassware, China dinner and tea sets, a full assortmentof Queensware, White Fish, Cat Fish, Mackerel, Cod Fish, Holland Herring, and Sardines. Country Produce TAKEN IN EXCHANGE FOR GOODS. Come Everybody. You will find first class groceries fresh and cheap. JOHN WELFLEY. Opposite Court House. August 10, ’B2. No. 19 ts C. E. ALBERS & SON has open out in JOHN KING’S CARRIAGE SHOP A full and complete line of Family Groceries, Big Stock t» Fresh Goods, at 19TT0H PRICES and everything in the grocery line to select from. All Goods to any part of the City • ivered Free.

C— ""W” not. men sweeping by. pn anl dare Ij I L ’ I before you die. something mightv rX r" I and sub Jim, leave behind to n--111 11 I «uer time ” S6S • week in ywr ■ • vx • own town Ji outfit fr* X ik. Everything new. Capital nbt required. We wTI furnish yvu everything. Many » mak ng ♦ .•■;.• Ladies make ae much as men and boys and girls : uxake great pey Reader, if you want busintsa .■t i which you can make great pay all the time, writ® 1 tor pnrtfcnlarf to H. Hallitt t Fonk&d, Maa».

z?\ “7 A week mad* at home by the Q 7 vs Ksi ■ "■iiiKirjwhore to work tor us 1.:.*, Yoa eaa *jrt n> «« R®? wS wh ■ flu! to th. bwiw» So othtff bwinMrw FOB □e.rly u * el^ ?“ iP'ora C. ; lllV outfit r SXSS: “— ■ »U/. Addna T«c« t Co., Au«u»u,