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The fii't thing he did was to whip oit Ids entire tweed suit and turn it inside out; he had had it made on purpose; it was a thin tweed, doubled with black kerseymere, so that this ehange was a downright transformation. Then he substituted a black tie for a colored one. whipped out a little mirrorand his hare's-foot. etc., browned and colored ins check, put on an admirable gray wig. whiskers, mustache, and beard, tnd partly whitened his eyebrows, and hobbled feebly out of the little wood an infirm old man. I’resenth he caught sight of his gold ring. “Ah!" said he. ‘she is u sharp girl; pt rliaps she noticed that in the struggle." He took it off and was going to put it in his pocket, but thought better of that, and chucked it into a ditch. Then lie made for the village. The pur -ait rs hunted about the house, and, of course, didn't lind him; i but presently one of them saw him crossing a meadow not far off. so they ran toward him and bailed him. “IIv! mister!” He w ont feebly on and did not seem to heur; then they hailed him again and ran toward him. Then he turned and I stopped, and seeing men running toward him. took out a large pair of round spectacles, and put them on to look at them. Hv this artifiee that which in reality completed his disguise seemed lull a natural movement in an old man to see better who it was that wanted him. “Wliat be you doing here?" said thf man. "Well, my good man.”said Monckton, affecting surprise. "I have been visiting an old friend, and now I'm going home again. I hope I am not trespassing. Is not this the way to the village? They told me it was.” “That's right enough,” said the deputy, “lint by the way you come you must have seen him." “No. sir.” said Monckton. "I haven't seen anybody, except one gentleman that came through that wood there, as I passed it." "What was he like, sir?" ‘'Well. I didn't take particular notice, and he passed me all in a hurry.” "That would be the man.” said the deputy. "Had he a very pale face?” "Not that I remarked; he seemed rather heated w ith running.” "How was he dressed, sir?” “Oh, like many of the young people; all of one pattern.” “Light or dark?” “Light. I think.” “Was it a tweed suit?” “I almost think it was. What had he been doing? Anything wrong? He seemed to me to be rather scared like.” "Which way did he go. sir?” "I think he made forthat great house, sir.” "('ome on.” said tlie deputy, and he followed this treacherous indication, hot in pursuit. Monckton lost no time. lie took off twenty years, and reached the Dun Cow as an ohl acouaintance. He hired the one vehicle theestablishment possessed, and was of! like a shot to Derliv: tiienee he despatched a note to his lodgings to say he was suddenly called to tow n, but should he back in a week. Not that he ever intended to show his face in that neighborhood again. Nevertheless events occurred that stopped both his (light and Hartley's and yet broke up their unholy alliance. It was Hope s iinal inspection of the Mart lev mine, and be took things in order. Months ago a second shaft had been sunk by his wise instructions, and but for Hartley's parsimony would have been now completed. Hope now ascertained how many feet it was short, and noted this down for Hartley. Then, still inspecting, he went to the other extremity of the mine, and reached a sort of hall or amphitheatre much higher than the passages. This was a centre, with diverging passages on one side, but closed on the other. Two of these passages led by oblique routes to those old works the shoring of which had been reported unsafe. This amphitheatre was now a busy scene, empty trucks being pushed oft, full trucks being pushed on. all the men carrying lighted lanterns that wavered and glinted like “wiils-of-the-wisp.” Presently a bell rung and a portion of the men. to whom this was a signal, left off work and began to put on their jackets and to await the descent of the cage to take them up in parties. At this moment Hope met. to ids surprise, a figure that looked like Hen Hurnley. He put up his lamp to see if he was right and Hen Huiiiley U was. The ruffian had the audacity to put up Ids lamp, as if to scrutinize the person who examined him. “Did I not discharge you?” said Hope. “Ay. lad." said Hen; “’but voiir master put me on aga'ii.” With that he showed Hartley's order and signature. Hope bit his lips, bin merely said. “He w ill rue it.” Hurnley sidled away; but Ho; to oiu (tr"two men who wit about; “Keep a sharp lookout on him, my men; your lives are not safe whilst lie's n the mine.” Hurnley leaned insolently against n truck and gave the men nothing to observe; the next minute in bustle'* the honest miner at whose instance Hope had come down the mine, and begged him to come and visit the shoring at once. Hope asked if there were any other men there; the miner replied in the negative. “Very well, then.” said Hope; “I'll just take one look at the water here, and I'll be at the shoring in live minutes.” Tnfortimately this unwary statement let Hurnley know exactly what to do; he had already concealed in the woodwork a canister of dynamite and a fuse to it to last about five minutes. He now w riggled awav under cover of Hope's dialogue and lighted the fuse, then lie came Hying hack to get safe out of the mine, and leave Hope in his death-trap. But in the mi an t Lmi Gnu e IIom came down in the cage, and caught sight of her father, and came sue.iuiing to him. “Father! father!” “You here, my child!” “There's a plot to murder you! A man called Hurnley is to cause an explosion at the old works just as you visit them.” “An explosion,” cried Hope.“and firedamp about! One explosion will cause tifty. King the hell! here, men! danger!" 'I hen there was a rush of men. “Hen Hurnley is liriiig the mine.” There was a yell of fury; hut a distant explosion turned it to one of dismay. Ilojrn caught his. daughter up in

Fly, men, to

mine!” he cried.

the other part of the

There was a louder explosion. In ran

Hurnley terrified at ids own work, and living to escape. Hope sprang out upon him. “No, you don't; living or dead,

you are the last to leave this mine.” Hurnley struggled furiously, but Hope

dashed him dow n at his feet. Just as a far more awful explosion than all took place, one side of that amnliitheatre fell in, and the very earth heaved. The corner part of the shaft fell in upon the cage, and upon many poor miners who were hoping to escape by it: but those escaped for the present who had obeyed

Hope's order and tied to atotlier pari of

the mine, and when the stilling vanors drifted away there stood Hope, pale as death, hut strong as iron, w ith the assassin at his feet, and poor Grace crouching and quivering in her recess. Their fate now awaited these three—a speedy deatli by choke-damp, or a slow death’by starvation, or a rescue from the outside under circumstances of unparalleled difficulty, since there was hut one shaft completed, and that was now

closed by a mountain of debris.

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The explosions so tremendously loud below were but muffled sounds at the pit's mouth; but alas! these muffled sounds, and one Hash of lurid Ilame that shot up into the air, told the tale of horror t<> every experienced pitman and his w ife, and the cry of a whole village went up to heaven. The calamity spread like wild-tire. It soon found its way to Clifford Hall, and the deputy ran himself w ith the news to Mr. Hartley. Hartley received it at first with a stony glare .'and tremble all over; then the' deputy, lowering his voice, said: “Sir. the worst of it is there is foul play in it. There is good authority to say that Hen Hurnley tired the mine to destroy his betters, and lie lias (lone it: for Mr. Hope and Miss Hope that is. Miss Hartley that was— arc both there.” He added, in a broken voice: “And if they are not buried or stilled, it w ill be hard work to save them. The mine is a ruin.” Hurtle) delivered a wild scream, and da-bed out of the h mse at once; he did not even take his hat: hut the deputy, more self-possessed,took oneout of the hall, and followed him. Hartley hurried to the mine, and found that several stout fellows had gone down with their pickaxes andotlier tools to clear the shaft, but that it must he terribly slow work, so few men could work at a time in that narrowspace. Hartley telegraphed to Derby for a more powerful steam-engine and experienced engineers, and set another gang to open the new shaft to tie* bottom, and see if anv sufferers could he saved that way. Whatever he did was wise, hut ids manner was frenzied. None of his people thought he had so miK'h feeling, and more than one of the quaking w omen gave him a kind word. Tie made no reply ;hedid not even seem to hear, lie wandered about the mine all night, wringing his hands, and at Iasi lie was taken liomealmost by force. Humanity overpowered prejudice, and Colonel Clifford came to the mine to see if he could be of any use to the sufferers. lie got hold of the deputy, and learned from him w hat Hartley was doing. He said he thought that was the best course, as there would he division of labor; but, said lie: "I am an old campaigner, and I know that men cannot light without food, and this work will be a light. How will you house the new-comers?” “There are forty-seven men missing, and the new men can sleep in their col-

lage-.."

“That's so.” said the Colonel; “bul there are the wives and the children, i shall send sleeping tents, and eating tents, and provisions enough to feed a battalion. Forty-seven lives!” said ho pityingly. “All. sir.” said the deputy, “and such lives, some of them; for Mr. Hope and Miss Mary Bartley- leastways that b not tier name now ; she's Mr. Hope's daughter.” “Why, what lias she-to do with it?” “I am sorry to say, sir, she is down the mine.” “God forbid.” said the Colonel, “that noble girl dead, or in mortal danger!” “She is. sir. and”—lowering his voice —“by foul play.” Then, seeing the Colonel greatly shocked and moved.lie said: “And I ought not to keep it from y ou. You arc our nearest magistrate. Yhc young lady told me at the pit mouth she is Mr. Hope's daughter.” “And so she is.” “And she said there was a plot to destroy tier father in the mine by exploding the old workings he was going to visit. One Hen Hurnley was to do it -a blackguard that has a spite against Mr. Hope for discharging him. Hut there was money behind him, and a villain that she described to us—black eyebrows, a face like a corpse, and dressed in a suit of tweed unccolor. We hoped tluil she might have been mistaken, or she might have warned Mr. Hope in time; hut now it is to he seen that there was no mistake, and she hud not time to warn him. The deed is done; and a darker deed was neverdone, even in the

dark.”

Colonel Clifford groaned. After a while lie said. “Seize that Hen Hurnley at once, or he will soon leave this place

Li luml him.'

“No, he won’t,” said the deputy. “He is in the mine; that is one comfort: and if he comes out alive his life won't he worth much, witli the law on one side of the blackguard, and Judge Lynch on

t'other.”

The first thing.” said theColoncl, “is

God help

make the best of it. I shall feed mv dier » son; don ( despair; light; nothing horse, and get home as quickly as I •‘d" neglected, hven Hartley is

can.

However, lie knew he would lie late.

| playing the man; lie lias got another I engine coming up. and another body ol

and thought lie had better go straight; the new shaft as well

home. He sent a telegram to Marv Hartley: “Landlord gone to you with bracelet,” ami this he signed w ith the name of the landlady, hut no address. He was afraid to say more, though lie would have liked to put his wife upon her guard; but lie trusted to tier natural shrewdness. He mounted his horse and went straight home, but he was late for dinner, and that vexed him a little, for it was a matter Colonel Clifford was particular atioiit. He dashed up to his bed-room and began to dress all in y hurry. John Baker came to him wearing a very extraordinary look.and after some hesitation said. “I would not change my clothes if 1 were you. Mr. Walter.” “Oh,” said Walter. “I am too late, you know: in fora penny, in for a pound.” “Hut, sir.” said old John, “the Colonel wants to speak to you in (lie drawingroom." Now Walter was excited with the even's of the day. irritated by the affront his father had put upon him and Mary, strung up by hard riding, etc.; he burst out, “Well, i shall not go to him; I have had enough of this—badgered and bullied, am! my sweetheart affronted—and now I suppose 1 am to be lectured again. You say I am not well, and Jiring mv dinner up here.” “No. Mr. Walter.” said the old man, gravely; "I must not do that. Sir. don’t you think as you arc to lie scolded, oi the angel you love affronted; all that is over lorevcr. There lias been many a strange thing happened since you rode flllt Iflut • lillt I w isill Vi 1 I 1

to save these precious lives,

us and them.

He then went to the railway, and wired certain leading tradesmen in Derby for provisions, salt and fresh, on a large scale, and for new tents. He had some old ones stored awav in his own house. He also secured abundance of knives, forks, plates, buckets, pitchers, and jugs. and. in short, he opened a commissariat. He inquired lor Ins son Waller, and why he was so late. He could learn nnthinghut that Walterhad mounted a hunter, and left word with linker that he should not be home till

eight o'clock.

“John,” said the Colonel, solemnly, “I am in great trouble; and Walter is in worse, I fear. Let nobody speak to him about this accident at the mine till lie

has seen me.”

Walter Clifford rode totb“ 1 •* e Hotel to inquire after the bracelet. The landlady told him she had sent her husband over with it that day. "Confound it!” said Walter; “why he won't know whom to take it to.” “Oh. it's all right, sir,”said site. “Mv 8am won't give it to the wrong person, you may be sure.” “How do 1 know that?” said Walter; “and pray, whom did you tell him to give it to?” “Why, to the lady as was here with

would go to tht- Colonel and let him tell you all; however, I suppose I may tell vou so much as this, that your sweetheart is not Mary Hartley at all; she is Mr. Hope's daughter.” "What!” cried Walter,in utter amaze-

ment.

“Tlmre is no doubt about it. sir.” said the old man: “and I believe it is all out about you and her; but that would not matter, for the Colonel he takes it quite different from what you might think. He swears by her now. 1 don't know really how that came about, sir. for I was not there, hut when I was dressing the Colonel he said to me. John, ‘she's the grandest girl in England, and an honor to her sex, and there is not a drop

of Bartl'y's blood in her.”

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“God bless him!” said Walter. “And I have an experienced engineer on the road, and the things civilians always forgot (en(s and provisions oi all sorts. We will set an army to work sooner than your sweetheart, poor girl, shall lose her life by any fault of ours.” “My sweetheart!” rru'-d Walter, starting suddenly from his chair. “There, don't cling to me, women. No man shall head that army but me. My sweetheart! God help me—-she's my tiije.”

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remorse. In a work of this kind not only the external incidents should lie noticed, hut also what may be called the mental events. We have’ seen a calamity produce a great revulsion in tliefeelings of Colonel Clifford; but as for Hubert Hartley. his very character was shaken to the foundat ion by his crime and i:s terrible consequences. He was now like a man who had glided down a soft sunny slope, and was suddenly arrested at the brink of a fathomless precipice. Hartley was canning, selfish, avaricio is. unscrupulous in reality, so long as he could appear respectable; but he was not violent, nor physically reckless, still less cruel. A deed of blood shocked him as much as it would shock an lion■st man. Yet now. through following his natural bent too far.and yielding to the intluence of it remorselessvillain. he found his own hands stained with blood —the blood of a man who, after all. had ueen his best friend, and had led him to fortune; and the blood of an innocent girl who had not only been hisiiecnnnry benefactress for a time, nut had warmed and lighted his house with her beauty and affection. Busy men. whose views are all external, are even more apt than ethers to

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rms tho knowit-dsp of their own minds. This man, to whom everythini; was business, had taken for granted he did not actually love Grace Hope. Why, she was another man's child. Hut now he had lost her forever, lie found he had mistaken his own leelinqs. He looked

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“Oh. he lias found that out.” said Wal- a sentiment; hut what alleetion lie had ter. “Then I'll no to him like a bird.! h*'’^hiw. he had Riven to tins sweet

clear old fellow. So that is what he

round his tth'omy horo.ill and realn d ! valuable information was gathered by subtoo late that lie (lid love her; it was lint scribcrs on the subject. This contest has a fireat and penetrating love like Wi!- : j’>*t been decided, there being twenty-eight liam Hope's; he \\;.s incapable of such ! Th ? Courier-Jour-

wanted to tell me. "No.” said Joint Baker, gravely. “No!” said Walter; “what then?" “It's trouble.” “Trouble!” said Walter, puzzled. “Av, my poor young master.” said Baker, tenderly: “sore trouble as a father's heart won't let me or any man break to you while he lieves to do it. I know my master. Ever since that fellow Hartley came here we have seen the worst of him; now we shall see the best of liini. Go to him. dear Master Walter. Don't waste time in talking to old John Baker. Go to your father and your friend.” Walter Clifford cast a look of wonder and alarm on the oid man, and went down at once to the drawing-room. His father was standing by the tire. He came forward to him with both hands

and said: “My son!”

“Father.” said Walter, in a whisper,

“what is it?”

"Have you heard nothing?”

“Nothing but good news, father—that

you approve my choice.” “Ah. John told you that." •

“Yes. sir.”

“And did lie tell you anything else?” “No, sir; only that some great misfortune is upon me, and that I have my

father's sympathy.”

You have.” said the Colonel; “and

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I creature. Ills house was dark without her; lie was desolate and alone, ami, horrible to think of. the instrument of her assassination. This drove liini to frenzy, and liis frenzy took two forms,. . f .

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tins was now lus lltl* by indent anil (lay, full scientifically measured, to the hunfor sleep deserted him. At the mine his! dredth part of .nn inch. The heaviest rainmeasures were all wise, but bis manner . fal1 in . N|a y durin* the past twenty years was vorv w-LI- : 1.0 v$»rv t ii*.,.. wliwmo ...1 *even inches and lorty-six hundredths of an \<1. Wllu.tlK NJL' I n 1 *. T1 .> will. I*, tl inc n. The lightest was one inch even. The hniontT l tlu’Mi-clvcs that lie was ! measurements are made by the Government mad. At home, on the contrary, he officials of the Weather Bureau at Louiswas glooinv. with Mlllen dt-.liailL Sample copies of the paper with full \v»*Vn lliw l-ittpr cmHMLon 11. > *iYiM'i)i(» ! purt,cul J?* ol the .. Conte * 1 ’ Wl11 be sent free \\«» ni llil Iduei lOIKi.i t il IIH t\(l..ii r , £o any address. W rite at once, as under no alter tne explosion, w hen a visitor v.;t. I circumstimces will any guesses he received announced. Tllillkimr it was some one ! April 30th. Address Weekly Courier-

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from the niine. lie said, faintly, “Admit him,” and then lus despondent head dropped on his breast; indeed, lie was in a sort of lethargy, worn out with ids labors, his remorse, and his sleepless-

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In that condition his ear was suddenly jarred by a hard, metallic voice whose tone was somehow opposed to all the voices with which goodness and humani-

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"Well, governor, here's a slice of

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Hartley shivered. “Is that the devil speaking to me?” he muttered, without

looking up.

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i “Mv frieu!?” said Hartley, turninghis l,inie ,0 con ie south. • * .... ... . .. rul.it: .••in iii. a

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would to God I had known the truth be- chair and looking at him with a sort of

fore! She is not Hartley's daughter at; duU wondc '.

all; she is Hope's daughter. Iler virtue] “Ay.” said Monckton, “your friend; shines in her face; she is noble, she is the man that found you brains and self-denying, stie is just, she is brave;! resolution, and took you out of the and no doubt she can account for her hob*, and put Hope and Ids daughter in

being at the Lake Hotel in company with some man orother. Whateverthat lady says will lie the truth. That's not the'trouble. Walter; all that has become small by comparison. Hut shall we ever see her sweet face again, or hear her

voice?”

“Father,”said Walter, trembling,“you terrify me. Tills sudden ehange in y our voice that I never heard falter before; some great calamity must have happened. Tell me the worst at once.” "Walter,” said the old man, “stand firm; do not despair, for there is hope.” “Thank God for that, father: now tr-!'

me ail.”

"Walter, there lias been an explosion in the mine- a tearful explosion: tin shaft lias fallen in: there i* no get 1 access to the mine, and all the pom y-niils confined thei'c ate in un , !a! ’ eril Those who are best acquainted w:t!it!.'» mine do not think that many of thorn have been destroyed by the ruin, bul they tell me these explosions let loost poboiuills gases, and so now those pom souls are all exposed to three deadly perils; choke-damp, fire-damp, and

starvation.”

■ “ii s pitiable.” said Walter, “butsurely this is a calamity to HurUey. and to .the poor miners, hid not to any onetlial 1 love, and that you have learned to re

Speet.”

"My son,” rtiil tin r.donel, solemnly “the mine was tired by foul plav.”

“Is it n<>““ible?"

“ll is believed that some rival owner, or else some personal enemyof William Hope, bribed a villain to lire some part of the mine that Hope was insp icting.” “Great heavens!” said Waller; “e in such villains exist? I’oor. poor Mr Hope; who would think lie had an ene-

my in the world?”

“Alas!” said the Colonel, “that is not all. Hisdangliter.it seems, overheard uie villain briliing the ruffian to commit tins foul and terrible act. and she (lew to the mine directly. She despatched some miners to seize that hellish villain. and she went down the m.i.« ...

save her fattier."

“Ali!" said Walter,trembling all over. “She has never been seen since.” The Colonel's head sank fora mo-

ment on his breast.

Walter groaned and turned pale. “She came too late lo save him; '.h" eeuie in time to .-hale his late. • Waller sank into a chair, and a dead-

ly pallor overspread Ins face, his fore-

head. and his very tips.

The Colonel rushed to the door and called for help, and in a moment John Haker and Mrs. Milton and Julia Clifford were round poor Walter s chair with brandy and ether and salts, and every stimulant. He did not faint away;

it instead; no. not his daughter, she did

that for us, she was so clever.” “Yes,” said Hartley, wildly, “it was

you wlio made me an’ assassin. Hut for you. I should only have been a knave; now I am a murderer—thanks to vou.”

“Come, gove rnor,” said Monckton,

“no use looking at one side of the picture. You tried other things first. You made him liberal offers, you know: but he would have war to the knife, and he has got it. He is buried at the bottom

of that shaft.” “God forbid!”

“And you are all right.”

“1 am in hell,” shrieked Hartley. “Well, come out: of it,” said Monokton. “and let's talk sense. I—I read the news at Derby, just as I was stai'Cng fui Loudon. I have been as near the mine as 1 thought safe. They seem to be very busy clearing out botli shal'is— two st'eaui-eugines, constant relays of workmen. \\ ho has got the job in

hand?”

"I have." sa'd Hartley-.

“Well, that's clever of you to throw dust in their eyes, and ; at our l itle game off your own shoulders. You »v ant to save appearances? You know you cannot sav e William Hope.” “I can save htm. and I will save him. God will have mercy on a penitent assassin. as he once hail upon a penitent

thief.”

Monckton stared at him and smih d. “Who has, been talking to you- ihe

parson?”

“My own conscience. I abhor myself is much as I do you. you black villain.” "Ah!” said Monckton, with a wicked glance, “that's how a man patters before he splits upon Ids pals, lo save Ida iwii skin. Now, look here, old man, before you split on me ask yourself who had the' greatest interest in this job. You silenced a dangerous eneniv. but what have I gained? You ought to squared with me first, as you i r.iinised. It vou split upon me before that, you >vi!l put yourself in the hole and leave

iie out of it.”

"Villain and fool!”said Bartlev.“these Titles do not trouble nn- now. If Hope uni my dear Mary are found dead in hat mine. I'll tell how they came by heir death, an I I'll die by my owii

land.”

Monckton said nothing, hut looked at -dm keenly, and began .A i«u>i lu leel

jneasy.

“A shaft is lint a narrow thing,” Bart- ( ONTTNI-En NEXT WEEK

ery low round trip

ratcB can be secured on Excursions leaving 8t. Louis at 8:35 p. m., March 20. April 9. 10 and 21. May 8 and 22, and June 6, 1H91, over the Mobile anti Ohio Railroad. It will only cost you a trifle to visit the best mid most healthtul section of the South, where you can And cheap homes with as tine a climate as that of

Italy.

Full descriptions of the South sent free by U. E. Posey, General Passenger Agent M. & C). R. It., Mobile, Ala. if

Low r ites to Mississippi and Alabama on March 20 mid April 21. Tickets sold by C. A A. K. It. at one fare for the round trip.

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My Black Breasted Red Game Fowls have more breast meat than any other fowl in the world of their weight. They have the finest brei st meat, being equal to quail; they are the best rangers; they are good la vers; they

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have no large comb to freeze. „ never been beaten in the show ring and have

irds have

taken prizes at slate fairs and elsewhere. My cockerels weigh 7 to 8 lbs.; pullets weigh * to 7 lbs. I breed from no birds scoring less than ninety (Dili. I will sell eggs to suit

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P» ice of egg't home, 13 eggs *1 oi>;

ftehva red nr by expn zd eggs a V- Od. Also, large Pekin Duck" eggs 0 for $1.CO. ^

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Economy andStrength

Valuable vegetable remedies are use 1 in the prepapation of Hood’s Sarsaparilla in such a peculiar manner as to retain the full medicinal value of every ingredient. Thus Hood's .S;.rsap:u ilia combines economy and

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Hie color camp slowly back to hia

cheeks and his pale lips, and his eyes \ *

, began to til! with horror. The weeping I Hood's pnia do not imrife, pain oi gripe,

women, and even the stout Colonel, but »ct promptly, eaiiiy and efttcientijr.

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Going North—1:27 a. 12:05 p. m.

12:05 p. in.; local,

Going South—2:17 1.15 p. m. J.

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, VANDALIA LINE. In effect Nov. a, DllKi. i ruins leave Gcceucustle, Ind., pen THK WEST. No. 21, IVitlv. ! m , f ; . 3L LoUim. “ 1, Guily 12:58 p. m., “ “ “ 7, Daily 12.25 a. m., •• « 41 5, Ex. Sun 8:50 a. in., “ ** 4 ‘ 8, Ex.s.in ... 5:2S p. „, « Tcrr« Haul*. Tihuih leave I erre Haute, No. «•>, K.x. Hun 7:05 a. m., ” Peoria ' •» Ex. Sun 8:25 p. ni., ” Decatur. foh the east. IV 1 1: '“ I 1, m, » for Indianapolis. 8, Daily 3:35 p m., * C, Daily 3:52 a. m., 14 “ 44 12. Daily. 2:23 a. m., 44 “ 2, Ex. Sun 6;20 p. m . f •• $< 44 4, Ex. Sun 8:31 a. m., 44 «« For complete Time Card, giving all train, and stations, and for lull information as to rates, through cars, etc., address J S. DOWLING, Agent, Or J. M. CiirsnRouon, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt., St. Louli, Mo.

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