The National Banner, Volume 10, Number 33, Ligonier, Noble County, 9 December 1875 — Page 1

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CITIZENS' BANK, z-i . [ Y *. . LIGONIER, : INDIANA. \ A : . AR S i = et .3 i . » ) Loamye s 4 PO o N ndne Yia »\i* irst-Ciass Notes Wanted. ©° .STRAUS BROTHERS. ° 3. M. RITTERBAND, Notary'Public. | ““Lidonier, Ind., May 6,1873.-6:26 - [ T FZAMES M. BENNY, . - " Attorney and Counsellor at Law. b “Office/in the Court House, 2 ALBION, - - - - - - "IND. 815 i |K, COVELL, - “Attorney-at-Law & Notary Publie e Garreit, Indiana.. | - Oilice in the Seéley Bloek, west side Main Street. ”“‘”“"“’ﬁ—“—*ﬁ‘—T—\'T‘—"f‘t——“— . - Bk, WY.L GiERBEEN, o s¥o. 0 ' ' 3 ¥ : ) 1 - Justiceofthe Peace & Collsction Ag, . Office—Second Story, Lawdon’s Brick Block,* . MLIGONIER, - - fIIVDIAi\’;i. 6 S B, C. VANCAMP, - ATTORNEY AT LAW, | Ligenmier, : : : Indiana, :Special attention giyen'to'collectionsangd convey- -~ aneing, ang the writing of deeds, mortgdges, and « contracts, - Legat Dhsiness promptly f_menjdud to. - . Office over Jacobs & Gaoldsmith's Cash Store. 9-5 p ; ‘ M. G, ZIMMERMARN, _ - Aftorney at Law & Notary Public, [ Office over-Gerber's lardwsre, 3 ¢ Cavin Street, .: : Ligonier, Indiana. s : ’ January 7, 1875.-9-37 ) A C 7 R E.KNISBELY, o { ol - et ) . '. . ATTORNEY AT LAW, C e LIGONIEER, -t - INDIANA. &s=ofljce o second floor, of[,-nidmu‘s Blogk. 7-8 .ee e i O WO, 83, MeUORNRERLL, - Attorney at Law and Cir- { .cuit Prosecutor, . ANGOTA, "ttt i e INDIANA, . All'profegsional.business premptly:and satisfac.§nri)y attended tos © ° .. 7 - 9-139 S ALBERT-IBANTA, _ Justice of thie Peace -& Uonveyancar. A LIGONIER, INDIANA. b -‘Speeiatattention givey to conveyancing andcal- - lucﬁous_ Deeds, Bonds and Mortgdges drawn up, and all, legal business attended to promptly and “accurately. Office over Straus & Meagher’sstore, | o May 15 827315-8-3 go—f—te e e i . Ty RE, IWAKEBENMAN, . TsraaieAg Atoeot ePedts, TsuranceAg T &Justice ol thereace, T Lh S, , b ..+ 'KENDALLVILLE, INDIAN&. ' | Office with*A. A, Chapin, “»ji't.v‘m"ll lllfﬁck‘. Will rechive subscriptions te T NaTIoNAL BANNR, | g E 3'1{.:11. DEPPELLIR, L 2 EROSCOPIC AND ECLECTIC . PIEYSICI AN, -Ofiice over Cunningham’s Drag Store, eakt side ot~ Cavin Stréet, Ligonier, Indiana. 10-2 Lo P.W. CRURM, . . Physicidn and Surgeon, St " LIGONTER, @ INDIANA, ; “fifee over BaumisGrocery Store. ¥ n3-ly. VG W camRR, | . T B i - Physician and Surgeon, - ' LIGONIER, - - -1 - - IND, ./ . Wilpromptivattendall calls intrustedto hin., . » Officeand residence on 4th Street. - . N : Sy T B FE,REARL, - ﬁEN T IS T, | Eiemeal Rooms over L E. Pike’s Grocery, S VTSRS, Corner of Main and Mirchell Streets, NY Y opposiSe the Post Ofilee, Kendail- - yule; Ind. -#® All work warrunted. S “Kendallville, May L, 1=74. s ey e e oo EELOX 330"5};55," P A {Sncces:-mto“‘.L,Andrev{s,)‘ X - - ¢ . g SURGEO N DENTIST, KENDALLVILLE, L NDIANA. T,IQuID Nitrpus Oxide Gasadministeredfor the .. 44, hainlesz éxtraction of teeths All work warranted, Examinations free. £&3-Office, Second Story, Mitchell Block. Y. B-14-1y gy, Lagling G iU (R x . i i . C 4 N )/ b b D ATEAY TS LSS ENIRNCTION %;9 L Lo 1% ¥ TEETH e ‘;; é\l A\ T ’ii-_ - "' § .gN‘ ¥ — N i \/ Lol Filling Teeth o Spreialty’ - Ligont er,-Ind., Nov.ili, 1575, s 1-1 i -T——-——jﬂ——u—jrm——»l;w--.. s o 2 L 48 = - TﬁEu%RDEN HOTUSE, e - Laporte, Indiana. . S NLWOAXTELL, < @ : Prdprietor. Laporte,; April 5. 1871, s ;= e s ~ CONGORD & CATAWBA WINE, ‘We kt‘,'::g romwsthntly on h.«\/xd and sell in large or ‘ ~amall u_z;x:]mizi\:sk._ to'suit customers, ', ~ Wing'of Our Gwn Manufpcture, 1 - Pure — Nothing but the Juice of -the Grape.- G e .+ SACKBROTHERS. | Ligoniér,July 8,’71.-tf. -~ o : . 1 Winebrenner & Hoxworth, -, ' ‘ HOUBE, BIGN AND (‘xß\Af»:,":é;'rrAl. By ¢ Grainers, Glaziers and Paper<Hangers, " Shop near corner of Fourth and Cavin St 0% e - site Kerr's ;“»nf)ixlt:(t Sh?;‘p.n B ?pI;O_ f , . Ligomier, - “iw &; ]n"su.;n'ﬂ,' = B, E. SHEFFER, . ; A o House Painter & Grainer,: - Isprepared to ‘do.nJIE work in his line in fifst-class’ - P utylf;’ auglutreummublc rgtes., ; . GRAINING MADE A SPECIALTY, { amd exeentedin exact imitation of the natural - wool. “Examineour work. Shogon Mitcheil St., | *rearof Baker's tin-shop, Kendallyille, Ind.."[6m6 4 et L . ST OP AT TR > RENDALL VILLE,INDIANA, ' NEW COMMODIOUS THREE SPORY BRICK . o _Hotel,onlytenrods fromthe L.B. &M.S. R. : R. Depot, and four squaresfrom the G, R. R. R.— * . Only five minutes walk toany of the principal bu- . silesshonsesofthe city. Traveling menandstrgnggr; willfind thisa ﬂrsh-gaf{ﬁélfgﬂe.l) Fare 82 per . Kend*¥ille, Aug. 3.1870.-14 S mpr?t?r'

- PHILIP A, CARR, . AUCTIONEER, - Offershis services to the publicin geheral, Terms 5 moderate.’ Orders may be left at the shoe spore of .{ > P.Sisterten..’ £ 5 o : : : Ljgonier, January 8,’73-37 - 3 e o e Vo INEs, - DEALERIN MONUMENTS, - Vaults, Tombstones, . AND BUILDING TONES = ' LIGONIER, IND. - o * o Apeilig, 1871.50 . . - - : o ..I_,.__;ﬁ:?-_,f.x_.._- __V_ femen *___ .. _.W.A.BROWN, = E%n;fgc}nxef?fnnd;Dgalgri;x u'l]:ki’nd-aof",A . ‘BPBRING BED BOTTOMS; . - shoREER Y

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"'BANK“{NG HOUSE Sg A e e SO MIEKIR, Conrad’s New Brick Biock, LIGONIER, IND'NA, Money loaned on long and shorttime. - ' , . Notqs discounted af reasonable rates.~ | ‘Monies received on deposit and interest allowved _onspecified time, .- S } © . Exchange bought and sold, dnd Foreign Drafts drawn onprincipalcities of Europe, - 8:2 PO THE FARMERS: You will please take nolice that I am still en.gaged in buying wheat, for which I pay the highest market price. i o . If you'do not find mre on the streel, -calt before gelling, at my Banking Office, in Conrad’s Brick 1 Block, . . e : SOL. MIER. Ligonier,lndiana, May 7th, 1874.—1 f { S S—— S ~.._____..___ —_— ‘Farm For Sale 1 | I desire'to sell my farm of EOI acrés, 50 aeres under cultivation, and all under fence.” Contains I a small frame house and.stable. Good water, &¢., an orchard of 190 fruit trees, Locggion—in Sparta ’ township, 31; miles from Eigenier. and 214 miles south of the Rochester Mills. - Will scil for ) 1 S3O PR ACRE. | The owner can be found oa the premises. | - Address oo S WIR.HICKS. O¢t. ‘2, 187_5-13'. = . Ligonier, Ind, IO TY (I LT 0 OV HIGGINBOYHAM & SON, 1 ‘ - /‘/,;_/f;;? .:_\\:‘ . o Y 7 9/ Yy SN | [/ an Oo 20 n@" = TN\~ ' S, men A\ i el )N a@, S W . | 74‘%,, vz“‘\', i “/ ;9 S 1 so e eL 5 N il | e=z I AR e NI / ‘ | I[’ =~ a_ 4 /] . [ oo sy LG/ ; ‘ =S " WATCH- HAKHRS, Wﬁi ROLs BN LN (N VIO 2 .“L 3 o | C TEWELERS, » © . —and :{c:xl:('ﬁ_fi;%“? R ’ Watehés, Clockd,: Jewelry, ’_ - o"- E‘\‘N‘Y— :oo|Vv - . - Faney.Goods, . CREPAIRING Neatly and 'p}-nin;sn}; executad and wnrmﬁféd’._ BF " Agents for Lazarus' & Morrig’ celebrated ‘Bpectacles. P N : B Sign of the Big Whatch, cpposite the Banner Block, Ligonier, Init. . - Bep, 80, 7535 | s - 9 - =ha 1?&»’ ; . DR. GEO. CLEIS “ : . kS \ o ke - . , g i e, TR . .

This Lininient possesces gréat curative-powers for various atlments. - For astlimatic complaints, - difficult breathing tightncgs of the. breast, and ailments of the lungs, it is applied externally, on the breast;‘and bétweem the £hottlders. ” In'case of sharp paingin theyback &nd limbs, head-ache, ear-ache, affections of the throat, or in cases ofinternal injuries, whether resnlting from a severe Stroke, fall'or bruise, this Liniment is especiallyefficaciousy Igrelievestilcers, open wounds,.galt rheum, white swelling, milk -leg,’ dnd works charmingly, on corna, chilblabie, frosted. hande,"* fect'and ears. Nursing-mothers suffering from swollen, breasts, resuliing fram a stagnation of the jacteal fluid; will find this Liniment of incalculable benefit by way of sébarating the swelling, allaying the fever, and bealing the breast. -By several applieations per day, highly satisfactory results m:l_v.f)c obtained from the use of this Liniment in the treatent of tumors, fistula, cancer, piles, and like diseases ; also, for wonnds resulting from scalds, burns and cuts, and from the bites of wasps, snakes and muad dogs, or poeisoning from noxigus plants.”® The French Liniment wiil also be foand a veluable household remeédy in cases of rheumatism;croup, rearjet fever,diphtheria, quin¢y, bronchitis, serofula, erysipelas,—for eéxternal applications. Cholera, cholera morbus,.celic, ‘cramps, spasams, flux, diarrheea and gripings in the bowels mjay be effeetpally-checked by the in--terral use of this'celebrated Liniment, as follows: Ope-half teaspoonful four to five times within a period of from one-half hour to two- or. three hours, according to. the severify of the case. . For colic, take one or two descg.. For flux or diarrhea, infants,ene year of age,irequire from 5 to 6 drope; two years old, from™ 1016402 dropsg, eiven in sugar.” Rub the-abdomen with' the Linimernt. For inflammation of the bowels, wse the Liniment internallyand ¢xternally. -~ ~ S . EPirice 30 {enis per Hottle. Prepared and mawufactured exclasively by ‘ <~ TN . = : . - Dl @&eo. .Cleis, 10-141( S .. GOSEEEN, IND. Lo e e e T e Drs. PRICE & BREWER & > = R

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Nerves, Kidneys, Bladder, Womb, and Blood Affectionsof the Urinary Organsg, Grayel. Serofula, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, Dyspepsia, &c. . i - ke N : Ourreputationhasbeen chmredbyca_ndxd,honest dealing and years of successful practice. ' ; Ourpréctice, notone nfexperi&ment,))ut founded, Em the laws- of Nature, with years of experience and evidence to sustain it, dbesnotteardown, make pick to make well; no harsh tredtment, no triflingr, no flattering. We know thecauseandthe remedy needed; neo enéss work, but knowledge gained by years of eéxperientce in the freatment or Chronic digeases exclusively; no encouragement without & prospect. * Candid in our opinions, rea~ gonable in our charges, claim not.to know every-. thing, or'cure everybody, but do Jay claim to reagon and common sense. We invite the sick, no matter what their ailment, to eall and investigate. hefore they abandon hope, make interrogations and decide for themselves ; it wiil cost nothing as congultationis free. oo it ; Drs. Price & Brewercan be conknlted ns follows: - Ligonier, Ligonier House, Monday, Jannary 17th. . - o : . Goshen, Violett House, Tuesday,’ January 18th, 1876. .- Vet Kendallville, Kelley House, Wednesday, January.l9th, S ; LaGrange, Brown’sllotel, Thursday, dangdry 20ths oo . Visits will be made reguldrly for jears, * . Residenceand Laboratory: WAUKEQAN, ILLI-. ™S inn : Pl g -i: / 2 t " "‘ 2 it 5 X & G'l L - s 10DIDE OF AMMONIA CiiresNeuralg 'i':‘,-.ftaa"iim: iﬁ%ﬁiiﬁxﬁ&%ﬁl‘, rte_smmzimm?ﬁ;ﬁ& @gmﬂ,srrﬁmu. Bruisesor Woundsofeverykind in man oranimal, A« astondard remedy in every tamily 1 promounce Grizs' Liwn i Lomion o ANKONIA T st Taicenis and mpogiants - Mo femtiy shonid B L RAY MOND, Bresident Prodnes Bank. bt Garikist S o

THE . . AN . b Parisian Deleclive - ; | \ . i - 3 ; OBy : oy 4 DESPERATE DEED . o EBY ; ; ! v | ERSKINE BOYD, . AvTnoß oF: “THE STOLEN CHILD,” “DRIVEN - FroM Houmg,” &c., &e. - , . *[coNTINGED] o i ) - CHAPTER:X. , OLD CORKSGREW LISTENS" TO A DISCLOSURE. When Noel and Daddy Tabaret . were seated facing one onother in . the barrister’s private room, and when the door had been carefully locked for fearof intrusion, the latter remarked’ uneasily to the young man that perhaps his mother might require. hig presence, and feel hurt at his a’-bsence.{ S %ludmne Gerdy rings the bell,” was the cold reply, made in a short, dry tone, “the servants will angwerit? - =~ Thelindifference of his manner, the icy digdain of “his voice, astounded Daddy Tdbaret, accustomed as he had been to the affectionate relationsthat had hitherto existed between mother and son. - J} + “For pity’s sake, Noel,” he said, “be! ‘calm, and don’t allow yourself to be led ‘awayl by any momentary -irritation. I gee you are annoyed with your mothér; by to-morrow you will: have forgotten :the cauge jof that annoyance. In the meantime, drop the i¢y tone you have adopted in speaking of her-—it doesn’t pleate me; and why this affectation’ in calling her Madame Gerdy?”- o P © “Why?” echoed -the barrister, in 3 hollow voice,—-“why?’ - o ‘ - He rose as he spoke; paced the room for a few seconds in an absent, uncertain| gort bf -way, and then, returning, stood close beside the old man. S A “Because, Monsieur Tabaret, Madame Gerdy is.not my mother!”: s

His words fell like thg blow of a heavy club lupon- the head of’ Daddy Tabavet. He wag stunned, and for some moments gat staring at his young - friend, as one paralyzed, - 5 o “Oh!” gaid he'at last, injan expostulating way/{ as if the words he had last heard were beyond all possibility of belief; “reflect upon what you are saying, my dear boy! "Think how improbable it is—how utterly incredible!” s : _“Yes; I own it ig ineredible,” answered Noel, speaking . with a certaifi emphasis, and dwelling on each word in a manner which wag familiar to him. ¢TIt may seem improbable, yet it:is true. For' thirtythree years-—-from the day of my birth, in fact—Madame Gerdy has been playing a wonderful comedy---ought I not. to call it a tragedy?-—to my detriment, and to the protit of her own son---for she has a son, as I am about to prove to you.” -~ “My dear boy,.you may speak -to me unreservedly,” began Daddy Tabaret, who, in the im distance, caught a more distinet glimpse of the phantom of the Widow Lerouge. .- . = ,© . ‘But Noel was: not listening-—indeed, seemed hardly in a condition to listen. This- young man, ordinarily so severe and cold, so walled round - with an icy reserve of manner, appeared to have entirely lost his self-command. The gound of his own words seemed to lash him into frenzy, ag ‘the ring of his harness-bells fires the blood of a:spirited horse. ’ . “Was there ever a man 1 this world more cruelly deceived than I have been-—-more - miserably or more shamefully daped?’ . T ’ L /He spoke- with a growing excitement, pacing the room with hasty strides, not glancing at the queer, attentive face that was looking at him so steadily. i “Tolthink,” he continued, *“that her perfidy dates from the moment shé took me on her knees;kissing my baby forehead as she called me Hher son¥ Her love for me---her love, 20 cunningly professed, was hypocrisy, her devotion to my welfare a serpent’s cunning, assumed the better to Betray!” Y . | ¢ “But what end had she in view? What were hermotives of action?” asked Daddyl Tabaret. “No one acts in the way you describe” without a motiive, and that ‘a‘ powerful one.” i epmeny S

~ Noel clenched both his hands tightly together, with a bitter Inugh. b “Her.motive was that her own son might: enjoy what rightly belonged/to me.” “Her own son?”’ echoed hig listener. “That, unstispeeted, he should assume a great name---a very great mname! My name, Monsieur Tabaret, with a fortune to maintain it-—an immense fortune! ‘A glorious fortune! My fortune! Yes!— high name!-—great wealth!--grand position! This pertidions woman has robbed me of all!” s i “Ha!” thought Daddy Tabaret, in whom the spirit of the detective began to be excited, and whose subtle tiose already scented some greal secret,—-4ha! The' cork is beginning to move at lagit” ' : " This lis what he thought. - What he said was as follows:—--“A serious accusation,my dear boy,a very serious accusation! And to believe it,.one musl.give Madame Gerdy credit for a mingled audacity and cuns ning rarely combined in one and the same person. ‘'o have conceived, and to have successfully carried out, such.a scheme as the ‘one you charge her with. she must have been advised. directed, and held in check by some more powerful intelligence than her own. she must have had ac-‘complides-—-and‘able, ones, too. It’s impossible that she ¢ould have acted. alone! Whyyeven her husband——-> o - - “Her husband?” interrupted the young barrister, with another derigsive laugh. “And:you believe in her pathetic story of a long widowhood-—of weeds and {ears-— weeping willows, marble tombs, grassgrown graves——and. all the paraphernalia which makes up what gociety calls a respeetable death! Her husband has ceased to-exist-——simply becaune he never existed!” . - ) o S ‘ Noel paused. s ; He seemed annihilaied by the tempest of ‘his own passion, as under the strong breast .of the hurricane the turbulent sea asstumes for a momendt a terrible calm.

He looked at Daddy Tabaret as expecting some outburst of f2cling on his part; but the old man/s eyes were bent upon the ground, and* his long, sinewy hands clagped his knees: ; L . He was mieditating profoundly. : There’ was mo’ perceptible emotion of any kind in his face when, after a few minutes panse, he raised his calm eyes and - fixed them on the bloodshot ones of his younrfrend, =« - o “Don’t| let us wandsr from the subj‘t{ect. You aré young; yduth is impulsive. You agk my advice.. Well, without any undue boasting, gou might ask the same thing of many, and would get worse; but when aiming at a target, the skillful n?ztrksman strikes the bull’s eye at once.” I+ ‘Here the old man moved his chair forward, and darted rather than spoke his words. | L

“May I ask how you've gathered all this curious information? By what means have you obtained possession of this most extraordinary knowledge? Hearsay is not evidénce. Buspicien is often but a foolish nightmare which tortures while it deceives..| Have -you proofs? llf you haven’t, I refuse to lislep to such charges againstone whom I haye &IW%KB regpected. If you have proofs, then I have a right, considering ‘the position in which you have placed me, to demand them.” ° #1 have proofs.” . o - “Since when?” . i _“l've known all T’ve told you for the last three weeks.” e “How di’f;l you ‘obtain your proofsi” “By accident. I have enough to make any un g@j{ﬁ‘éice‘d mind morally certain of the truth of what T state. They are but moral proofs, ikmwaabnt & word-~one, word only of the Widow Lerouge would have turned the scale, and before the

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nounce.~ - z St i «Because, those that dreaded she wotild do soo, have killed her!” cried Noel, passionately. “They have killed her in order to shut her mouth for ever; and now Madame Gerdy will deny all. —F know her! Were her head upon the block, and the axe within an inch of . her neck, she would deny =all—all! My -father, also, without doubt, will refuse to own me! I have papers—substantial evidence—here, under my hand, when this woman's murder scatters my hopes to the winds, and nullifies them all!” - , Daddy “Tabaret shook his heads and mused for'a moment. - : o _“You talk of iproofs. proofs, proofs! What are these proofs? Two heads are betterithan one; but before I give you advice, I must know everything you have to communicate.” S “You shall.” . e ; Noel pauged, glanced at .the windows and door, drew his chair nearer to that of hig old friend,and spoke -in a distinet itone,' though still in a whisper,k w l L .+ CHAPTER XI. franct WHAT WAS FOUND BEHIND THE SECRET : : , | PANEL, G «“Three weeks ago,” continued Noel, “I was in'want of some papers of importance, which Thad placed in the old bureaun, in Madame Gerdy’s room. Missing the key, I had to resort to forcing:the lock. While doing so; a random blow of the hammer caused the chisel I'was using to slide from the place where it was inserted, and strikg with much violence agaigst -a neighboring part of the bureau. To my astonishment, the blow moved a small panel, which I had supposed to be backed by the solid wood. 1 examined it, inserted the edge of the chisel in the.crack or crevice so suddenly disgovered, and pushed aside the little, panel without much diﬂicult:,‘(_. ‘The, recess was. filled with papers—-sc crammed, in .fact, that they fell out, and were scattered on.the desgk. ' JAn instinet, a mere mechanicad instinet, impossible for me to, explain, lod me to take up one of the letters—for they were letters—and, it being ' unsealed, to open, and glance atits contents.” ~ old Corkscrew shook his head. “You ‘were wrong,” he murmured, looking at his young friend gravely; “wrong--very wrong!” 5 Foe 4 “(3ranted; but “what iz done cannot be undone. ITread the letter,and hefore T had mastered gix lines of it, I was : aware that the- letter was written by my father-—my father, of whom Madame Gerdy, despite my prayers and -entreaties, had refused to let me know even the name.” '° "

Here the young man paused, and looked appealingly in his listener’s face. “You must- not blame me; you can hardly realize the hunger, nay, the ancuish of curiosity that possessed me. I closed the secret” panel, gathered up the letters, and hnrried away to my room to read them, one by one.” ;

Y L Ty g v i “A curiosity which has already been | cruelly punished, my poor boy,” said Dad- ! dy Tabaret, surveying the working face of i the other with a sadness that 'was full of [pity. : : | «In my place, who ‘could have resisted |such a temptation? It was those very “letters that.gnve me the proofs I spoke to { you about just now.” : . 3 j «You have the letters, of course?” : | “Safely; you may be .sure. You're my lonly friend. T've mo secrets from .you. *Youshall see them--—nay, you must read ; them!”. ' I R . The young barrister opened one of the drawers of his desk, touched a secret spring, and drew from a recess a small - packet of letters, which he handed to Old ' Corkserew.: g 0 . S . : - Now, givir{g way to his matural and ardent -curiosity, and placing his wonderfully “detective-looking”. spectacles upon | his queer nose, the Daddy settled himself - zomfortably inshis chair,and unfastened | the string that was around the papers. . He¢ took up the first letter that came to liis hand, and in obedisace 1o a gesture of ; Noel’s, began to read. * ! | “My Darling Valerie——"' : . “Valerie. |remarked the barzister, be'tween hig teeth, “is the name of Madame C Gerdy!” C S

[ «] know—l know!—pray don’t interrupt me!” gaid the old man. «I will read leach ‘letter in’ my own way, and we can’ ' comment npon thg whole afterwards.” Tha reading ‘of the first letter concluded, the Daddy stroked his chin for some moments before he spoke. Sl t «his letter,” he murmured to himself,. and not addressing his anxious listener, as | he folded it cavefully, and placed it aside | —“this letter expresses, in burning words, the ~writer’s deep ‘love for the beautiful Valerie.” e 5 < “Valerie Gerdy—-——% o L “I'm not speaking to you. I'm only making notes—mnotes on my own aeccount: With your permission, I'll read all the letters through, and we’ll: podtpone our decision till-the reading is over.” : ; Then, with a methodical ealmnesg, very irritating to the mnerves of the impatient ' Noel, Monsieur Tabaret read letter after {,letter,.nmv and then pausing to make a | pencil note of something that had particu{larly struck him, till the, last ope was eonl cluded and placed with thé ethers. = | “A strange . story,” ‘he muttered—“a; | very-strange story—=a romantic and asad . one.” . : ol - “And-what do you advise?”’ ol “Stop a bit, my inmpetuous young friend, | —just’stop a Bit, and let me run over the |simple facts. If you think I've got them | clearly, why, then we’ll proceed to’discuss them.” : Lo : Half ¢losing his’ eyes, but very keenly | watchful, nevertheless,” Daddy Tabaret, Ileant back in his chair, crossed one leg ‘over the other, then clasped his thin, restlJess ~hands over his knees, and spoke as follows; Noel listening :with a nervous yet |abiorbed attention, hanging, as it were, gpon the words that fell from the old man’s lips. - Gmead e SR :

~ . CHAPTER XIL = : ' THE ITRUE HEIR. . “These, then, are the facts—the simple facts,” commenced his friend, “as far as I cean glean them from . the pile of letters Pye just perused; and if you'll allow me, I'll repeat.them to you in ‘sensation’ paragraphs, after the faghion of some of our favorite novelists. Your father, the possessor of a great name—T surmise this—though the letters are without signature —and an immense fortune, while yet a vc_arlyf young man, devotedly loved a young girl, = “The young girl was far beneath him in birth and worldly position. Unable to marry her without the consent of hig paients,.the love of the young people took a wrong turn. o . i i “Valerie Gerdy, yielding to a fatal im-: pulse, lived with your father as his wife, th?ugh withont the right to thatssacred itle. : diiae . “Diplomatic relations ‘took him tfo Ifaly, and there, in' the absencé of Valerie, who remained alone in France; notwithstanding his most ardent desire that she should accompany him, one of those grand inarriages was formed by his aristocratic family, which consists in simply bringing two great names and an nunlimited guantity of land together, utterly irrespective of any of the nobler feelings of the heart. _“To judge by the tone of the letters it proved a most unbappy wunion, bringing in its train sorrow, sin, shame and oath.” " Dld Corkscrew paused for a moment, as if gearching for anew point to start from inhislory, o 0 i - “What were your father’s motives,” he asked, breaking silence at last, *“for his len%ihgized stay abroad?” Lo . “My father,” answered the young barrister, “nmwitgat#nﬁiﬁg‘}hia ape, was An intimate friend of Chaxles the Tenth, «nd had undertaken for him a secre! nffssion in Italy. Mz father is thy Couwnt Lionel . ggddy ‘5133"»@*:&1"?3%5 3‘( e L “The neinje pronounced by Noel was one of thegosh ancien in. France, wadl hal el e o e scgéacw,q?aﬁjg,%ﬁwiw 5 sl e ﬂg‘«ﬁ%m‘%@ s e

that my Tather, a manin the full possesgion of his intellect—a ‘statesman, _celebrated for his wily poliey-—a gentleman of high birth and education, led; away by an abgorbing passion, committed to paper a scheme as.monstrous as it was unjust!” - “Stop a bit—stop a bit!” again said Daddy Tabaret. %/et"Sj stick to the bare and simple facts, which are’ as follows :— Two children were born in the same month of the same year.. One the child of the poor girl called Valerie ; the other of the Countess de Valcourt. = - «At the instigation of the Count Lionel de Valcourt, the children were changed, and the real heir to his name and estates was consigned to the care of Valerie, whilst her’ child was brought up -as .the future Count, © : L «The accomplices in. this scheme were Geérmain, the Count’s valet ; a wet nurse, named Claudine Lerouge; ;the Count himself ; and, of course, Valerie.. i % The manner in which the plan was executed was simple and effective. B «The two children, & few days after their respective births, were sent in the care of two wet-nurses into Normandy, where the 'De Valcourf estates are situe aatéd. i L i i : “These. women ,were, of course, unknown to each other. o . «“ An accident on the »road, previously arranged by Germain, the valet, who accompanied -the nurse who had taken charge of the Counteds’little son, caused the two women to pass the night in the same room at a wayside inn, where the change was effected.’ : . % A munificent reward for her services had been given to Claudine Lerouge, the wife of an honest but poor sailor, who carefully kept the secret, and <tenderly nursed the child of Valerie, who was thus brought up as the future heir of the Count and Countess. . : F « Am I right sofar 2” asked Daddy Tabaret’ bo- o R tie - Noel bent his head in token of acquiesecence. | - : ; _ “And now,” said Old Corkscrew, suddenly sitting bolt upright in his chair, and fixing his piercing eyes on the pale face of hig young friend, “where aréyour progfs?’ - Noel took back the packet of letters, replaced them in his desk, and- then<looked steadily into the sharp countenance that was peering into his own. v “Syppose,’ he said; slowly, and in measuréd fccents, “{hat all the proofs I posgess in ‘the world stop here. What then ?” Daddy Tabaret took some minutes before he answerced this question. He was weighing the strength of the circumstantial evidence contained in the letters of the Count de Valcourt. _ “Speaking from my- ‘own impression,” he said, at last, “ m convinced that you’re not the on of Madame Gerdy.” . I Noel seized his hand, and shook it warmilye b h s o ‘ i “Thank you—thank you!”” he burst out, withia joyful energy. ¢ You wére never wore right in your life,and I'm sure the world will be on my side .when itis made acquainted with my sad story.” « : Daddy Tabaret watched him as he commenced pacing the room, talking the while in a quick, excited way, and waited for further information. : et «QOf course youmay guess,” he said, “that I sought out Claudine Lerouge. : She loved e, poor thing! She had suckled me, and my life, as it were had become a part of hers. She knew the injustice of which I had been the infiocent victim, &nd her onest heart bled for me. .Need ‘I tell you that the thought of her eomplicity in the nefarious scheme weighed heavily upon he» conscience ? .Remorse, like a.viper, was gnawing at her vitals—the burden laid upon her in her old age was too heavy for her fo bear. When I questioned her, she was deeply moved, and confessed to me—whom she so devotedly loved-—the whole plot. Three days after my bi‘rtl", the end they had in view was attainpd, pnd I—T, ‘a poor helpless infant, was. deprived of my birthright, of a; mother’s love, and a father’s care. "Poor’ Claudine Lerouge! poor, faithful nurge! she, at least, remained my friend, and promised to c¢ome forward as a ‘witness whenever I wished to assert my rights.” : - “ An'd she iz dead ; and her gecrét buried with her!” groaned the old man, covering his face with hig’ hands. e y

“But still,” argued. Noel, eagerlfy and anxiously, “ I may have a chance left, you know. I won’t throvw up the sponge as pet ! - | ¥ Y Quite right-+quite ‘right!”” murmured his listener. - “ I like a brave heart—l like courage and perseverance.” i “he widow,” pursued the other, ¢ possessed letters of importance—foolish, imprudent, compromising letters ; some written bymy father,some by Madame Gerdy. I know this to be a fact, for I’ve had them in my handé. I’ve read them. -Claudine even wighed to place them in my keeping. Fool! fool that I was to refuse them!” | Alas! thers was no chdnce left in that quarter. Nobody was better aware of it than Daddy Tabaret. .

These letters, of cotirge, had been the mo- | tive of the murder at the village of La, Jonchere. ; 7 | ' . The assassin had found and had burned them, with the rest of the widow’s papers, in the little stove already described in the, first chapters of this story, G cmEn e OHAPTHR. XTI » ' THE TEAR-STAINED LETTER: The old -volunteer detective was once -more on the trail: Still there was a flaw in the evidence he was collecting iin his «own mind. e ey +“lt appears. to me,” he said, after a pause, {that, knowing your hard struggles to gain' an "honest independence, your father scarcely kept his word as to the dazzling promises he made to Madamel Gerdy about your future.” . L ¢ He never kept his word at' all?”’ answered the other, shaking his head sadly. “Well, I never!” cried Daddy Tabaret, indignantly. «If I don’t think he has behaved worge than all the rest!” 3 “ Spare my father!” said Noel, quickly. “ Remember that e befriended Madame Gerdy for many yéars afterwards.” “Did you ever see him?”? interrupted his friend. ° A - : “Yeg. I can still remember being visit-! -ed when at college by a tall man, with-a handsome face, and cold, haughty manners, who could have been no other than ‘the Count Lionel de Valcourt. But the day came at last when he broke off all correspondence with the once adored and beautiful Valerie.” e % oOh, of course!—of course!” sneered Daddy Tabaret. ““A man in his position —one of the old nobility, you know—r7%e could afford to do a dirty action!” » “Stop,” interrupted’ the barrister, with dignity, “ before you judge him too hastily, and you will see'that he was not so much {o blame.” a 0 S 8o saying, he handed another letter| to - 01ld Corkserew. o . This letter was more crumpled and worn than -the rest, and the writing. appeared blotted in many places, as with tears. - Its folds werenearly divided from much use, as though it had been read and reread many and many a weary time. : It intimated, in a few lines, that the {Jount-l}md become cognizant’ of the fact that Valerie was on the point of accepting proposals of marriage from & rich tradesman in her neighborhood ; and that in congequence of thig, she must consider thatiin future all further relations whatsogver between them were at anend, . Inher replies, the unfortunate woman| indignantly denied the insinuation, but ‘her letters were returned unopened. She triad - to obtain an ‘interview with the ‘Count, but in vain, and was at last informed by his golicitor that an income of £l5O a yeur would be settled upon her; on conluponhischient, . . o g - “So J%ﬁ& gl’ﬁi::‘ friend,”, commented i ogg t ‘ :r‘;l’éﬂ 4,il PR S R s e o PR e e ST ed i MPW*“ 1 the Duk e P GarESE s e R L i q*ﬁ*wwv‘?uw%’%wm&#w,

The barrister turned very red, and then very pale—half rose from his seat, then sunk back again, as if irresolute what course to pursue. . i i “Go to herl—go to her at once, my boy!” said Daddy Tabaret, energetically. “Don’t be unkind and unforgiving! Leave those unpleasant feelings'to bigots and narrowminded people. It’s a privilege that belongs to them.” - : o © Noel rose with an evident reluctance and repugnance ; then, placing his hand over' his heart,’ as if to still its painful throbbing, went:into Madame Gerdy's rooms. - i : : : Lo CCHAPTER XIV. OLD CORKSCREW POCKETS A LETTER. . His young friend had hardly left thel room, béfore Daddy Tabaret had risen to his feet, and commenced pacing the little gudy.: 0 : - - - “Poor fellow!” thought the old man. “What a-sad discovery! Such a finehearted chap, too! He’s so generous, so candid, hs hasn’t the meanness to suspect anybody! But, thank goodness! I'm" to the fore: Tl find out all about it. I partly guess who has doge it ; but how has it:beent led up to?” . There'’s the rub! He’ll tell me more, presently, without suspecting the interest I take in his words.” . Here Daddy Tabaret stopped studdenly in_ his pedestrian tour round and round the room. : ?

* His eyes had again alighted, on the packet of letters which IMoel hadileft behind Lin on the table. T

* “Ah!” he, sighed, “if I could-only have one of those. letters just for twenty-four hours! . Nf course. he knows the exAct number, and if I asked him for one, it might lew.], in some way, to a betrayal of my <onne ction with the police.” = . oOid Cerkscrew took another turn, and stopped again in front of the letters. -~ 14 Yes; Tl take one. Out of evil cometh good. I ghall nowbe able to compare the handwrittog at my leisure.” - - Daddy Tabaret had hardly succeéeded in thrusti>g one of the letters info his capacious pocket when the barrister re-ap-‘peared.’ e oL - He was'one of those men, the hinges of whose character, so to speak, have been so well oiled that they bend but never break. He was a complete master of his emotiong, having exercised himself in hiding hi§ thoughts and feelings from others to such an extent that dissimulation came to him as second nature. In short, he was convinced, and perhaps, after all; he was right, that dissimulation is the indispénsable armcs of an ambitious man. - -

| Nothingi, therefore, in his manner, as he entered the room, betrayed what had i?-ass—-ed between him and his reputed mgthgr. His face was calm, lhis voice steady; and his whole demeanor asaunruflled as if'he: had but just returned from a commonplace congultation with one of his clients. | “Well,” asked Daddy Tabaret, anxiously, : “how ig she?” . : o “Worset” answered Noel—“much worse!; She is’ delivious now, and doesgn’t know what, ishe is saying. She loads me with the most dreadful reproaches, and treats me as theugh'l were a monster not fit to “approach her. I’'m posktivé she’s going niad?? ol v ' P “It’s'mot to be wortdered at!” murmured the old man. *Poor thing—poor thing!”’ Then he added, “I hope you’ve sent for.a doctor.”? - Ly e _ “T’ve just done so, and expect' his arrival each moment.” As he spoke, he sat down before his study table, and commenced putting his letters in order, arranging each acecording. to,its date, and in separate packets, without discovering 'the Imissing one appropriated by Daddy Tabaret. This done, he placed them in the secret -drawer of hig deck, and, having carefully locked if, rose, and began pacing the room, as if by continual: movemeént he thought to calm the internal fever that seemed bubbling in his veins. & “Yes, she thought 4o impose upon me—to trick me! As if she could succeed with such proofs ag I hold!” - Vi “She has probably warned thejCount, and placed him on his guard,? said’Daddy Tabaret, still pursuing his detective hobby, : L #lt’s very likely; but she can’t have succeeded. The A{?ount is away -from thome, and won’t return till the end, of the week.”? - : . “How do you know that?” H “Because I wished:to sée my fathier—to: gpeak to him!” L ; s sYonp! : ) L ‘ “¢And why not? Do you 'think I’'m going togive up the fight before it has h;n_rgly; commenced? Do you think that, robbed,. despoiled, and betrayed, I will not raise. my voice in protest! What delicacy of I'sentirn_ent should hold, me back? Why ' shouldn’t I speak?? - A

“oOf course!—of course!” assented Old Corkscrew, trying to soothe him down.r - “It’s all right—it’s only human nature—go'you can’t be far out. So you called on the Count, then?”’ , ‘ - “Yeg; after weeks of irresolution—weeks of mental ahguish and torture—l decided upon seeing my father. Oh, how I suffered during that short time! I gave up work, pretending to my clients that I was ill. lln'the day I took -walks of twenty to thirty miles, hoping in this way to 'gain some rest in the long, weary nights; but in vain! From the time those letters fell into my hands, I haye never slept an - hour ata time”? .. - . e

. Daddy Tabaret was gefting restless. From time to time he drew his watch se- [ cretly from his pocket, and fidgetted about. in his chair. “Lor’! lor’!” he thought; “how these young people do talk? I shall 'miss the .magistrate; he’ll be in bed by I the time I get away!” Andhe suppressed ' a groan of impatience as he prepared to ]‘Hsten for “further particulars” on the part-of his excited friend. . i | “At last, one morning,” continued Noel,” “after a night of deep thought and misery, I made up my mind; I sent for a cab, and was driven to the Count’s house.” The old volunteer detective gave a sigh ‘of satisfaction and relief. . o . At last he was coming to the point. . ’ .“When I arrived,” went on Noel, “a footman, in crimson and gold, opened the door, who, in angwer to my demand, informed me that.the Céunt Lionel de Valcourt was in ‘the country, but that the Viscount, his .son, 'was at home. This rather upset the programme I had laid | down for myself; but: having gone thus far,l did not feel inclined to recede. I insisted, in defanlt of the father ~upon: geeing the son. After having been passed’ on to several other servants, I was confided to the care of a valet, who begged me to follow him into the presence ofghjs master.” : i 2 “At last” murmured Old Corkscrew, with another sigh of relief, and politely . suppressing a contemplat‘e%ya.wh. . “Ewas now conducted,” Noel continued, “into a small and’ simply furnished‘room, whose only adornment consisted in old armor and arms of every kind and sort. 1 don’t think in all my life I’'ve seen such a variety. Guns, pistols, swords, daggers, and f£oils of all shapes and qualities were seattered about—in short, I should have thought myself in the argenal of a fencing . master.”” . - e The arm that had been used bythe assassin of the Widow * Lemu‘i,re ‘flashed across ‘the memory of the old detective. _ “The Viscount,” said Noel, “was half geated, or rather half lying, on the sofa. He’s a good-looking fellow, with dignified yet eas{lm&nnérs, and carries well the name which by right belongs to me. He's about my height, with brown hair and | eyes like mgael‘f,; and’ there’s a sgggg resamblinioe between, as—gteonger, pelihye; it he didn’t wear a beard _snd monstache, ‘He looks much younger than I do, by the way, and that's not to be wondered:at. T'vt worked suftered, and siraggled,whilst ho has had nothing to dobut eat, drink, | and ﬁﬁ ;30 Lo e «"‘”, o | “You must have" folt horribly, nervous bt cor,” put in Daddy Tabaret, i for the worst, Tho moment T entered | gt o the loentundh WoEE i . o d e e

_eite hie was siacking on |the. ’maﬁﬁegfecé} ; stood leaning against its.marble shelf. - ““The miseion I have come upon is gad and serious, and one that deeply concernsthe honor of the name you bear” = - “He seemed hardly to understand me, . angd with a tone of haughty impertinence, - asked me ‘lf I thougﬁi’t-l should' be long? . %<Yes, I replied shortly.” . o i Daddy Tabsxet had - becom/‘c very atten. | tive. . | - ol | * S“Dhony oxgnit the slightest detaik” he said: “It’s most import%nt you should put me in - full possession of the facts.” o - “The Viscount appeared 'awfully an< noyed,” continued Noel. ‘l'm sorry you’re going to be long,’ he objected. ‘The fact 18, my time is not my own. F’mengaged to be married to a young lady. Made~ ‘moiselle d’Arlange; a fact. which I believe! has already been announced, and am ex< pected to lunch in half an hour from this. Can’t you postpone our interview?””. s “Hilloh!” said Old Corksecrew to himself; - “here’s another woman .¢ropping up! I wonder if she’s had anything to do. with. the mystery?”’ < Yook ong ¢TI answered that the explanation I had to' make would admit of no delay; and as Isaw by thé expression of his face that he was about to dismissime, I brought out my packet of letters, and, drawing one . out of the pack, presented. it to him. "He - recognized the handwriting of his father at once, declared himself at my service, asking me politely to allow him to write a° few lines’ of excuse '-to the lady who expected him to luncheon. o “He wrote afew lines in haste, gave - them fo his valet, with ‘orders to deliver them immediately to the Duchess @’Arlange, and then, rising, asked me to follow. him into the library.”? - - - ciie #“One word,” interrupted Old Corkscrew. “Did he seem much upset on seeing the letters?” B s “Not the least in the world! He was as cool as a cucumber. 'After carefully shutting the doof, hie pointed to an arm-chair, begging me to be seated,whilst he. threw, himself on asofa with the most perfect “eade in“the world. . { 5

© “¢And mow, sify he began, ‘will you have the goodness to.explain yourself? 4I had prepared, and, so to speak, primed myself, for the interview, and had .decided not to beat about the bush, but to strike a decisive blow’at once, | LG “Sir! I said, ‘my mission is a most pain- | ful one. In fact, of suchwa nature.that T hardly know how or where to begin.’ ' “<lndeed!” he said, half laughing and raising his eyebrows; ‘it takes a great deal to surprise or ‘alirm sme; I've capital nerves, and don’t know what palpitationlof the heart means.’: : S i “<l'm glad to hearit, T ‘answered, very:’ gravely. . ‘I won't detain you long; I sim« ply wish you to read “these letters” And, as I spoke, Irose and advanced towards him. o . . b «Sir,) T went on, ‘I, am a barrister, and hawe the intricacies of the law at my fingers’ ends.” o o «“q beg -you will proceed,” he gaid, the- - dying out of his face; ‘l'm all impatience to hear the news you have to tell” me.’ 0 : Y “<Sir, I -continwed, ‘these letters will . prove to'you that you are not the.real heir to the Valcourt estates, and are the illegitimate son of the Count Lionel de’ Valcourt. * The rightful heir jexists, and it is he whonow asserts his claim!? °~ =-, “He bounded to his feet like a tiger ' “and, for a moment, I thought he wag about to spring at my throat, but he recovered himself instantly, and i a voice that was | almost a whisper, asked for the letters.. “Withont a moment’s hesitation I hand;. ed them to him. s e “What!” half sereamed Old Corkscrew; “yon don’t medn to say you had the folly, © the imprudence, to hand him the real ones —the originals Eoean?” - 0 0 “Never!fear,” said the barrister; in a, low - voice, ‘and compressing his lips as he | spoke, “I was there, and had prepared my- - self for any émergency.” o There was such an expression of concentrated firmness and - ferocity in Noel's: face, that Daddy Tabaret recoiled instinetively. <! & : e . “He would have strangled him,” he thought, “had he attempted any treach-. a 0

The barrister went on with his recital. . . “What I did for you old friend, I didfor the Viscount Albert de Yalcourt—spared him the tedium of reading through a hundred and fifty-six letters. I told him to: peruse only those thatwere marked with a cross in red ink.” o ; “And you did quite right, my boy. You had placed him on the rack, but kindly shortened the torture.” i o “He was ' now seated,” continued Noel, “before a small papier mache table, so ex- | tremely delicate in its make, that if he had leaned npon it, they would have gone over together, and spoiled;the dignity of eur interview. As for me, I remained standing, with one arm on the chimneypiece. I followed his slightest movement, “and watched his face with hungry eyes. Never in my life, or in My varied. experience, have I seen'a face so'alter. I shall never forget.it, were I to live a hundred years! “He took his handkerchief from his pocket, ‘and from time to time passed it across: his face and mouth. S ae “He turned so pale that, at one moment, I thought he would have fainted; and his eyes were covered-witi a sort of film that almost made him look blind.. s < “Apart from this, not an exclamation, not a word, not a sigh.. S “Once he 'made my heart heave with pity. Ilong to advance. and gnatch ‘thq fatal letters from his hands _to‘%hrow, them into the fire, and elasping him in my arms,. to ery out, ‘Brother, brotheér! let us forget. the past—let us know and love each ~othesl’?” : : Lrp gy oo Moo pE GoNTINTED) ] L 1 ¥ RO VR TIRNTR i Sl . Rough ¢n Brick Pomeroy. - P (From the LaPorte Argus.) S Tlie telegraph brings the report thatBrick Pgmeroy, at one time the owner of a flourishing newspaper and well known s an extremist in politics and everything else, has suspended.His liabilities are stated to be $140,‘OOO and his assets consist of his clothing and a paste diamond #s big'as a. locomotive head-light. - He is a man of fair talent but a very unsafe leader, and for several years has been on the decline, until his influence amounts to nothing. In times of bitter strife’ and contention among “t¥he asses: such radicals as Pomeroy { our:i?h and fatten on the prejudicesof unthinking peaple, but when sober reason resumes. ,its sway, and soon or late it always - does resume sway, such men as Pom-. eroy sink out of sight and areremem‘beréd only to be condemned, even by, a majority of those who once admired them. lln pretending to help the demoeratic party, Pomeroy has been one of i%c‘. worst enemies, for his connection with it and his open advocacy of repudiation, and his extreme views - on all questions, opened the doors. for Republican attack and created a sus- | ~picion that the party could not rule the country with safety, The larger part.of the talent displayed in his pa-. per and attributed to him was the work of others, but he is a man of rather fine ability, and personally lik.ed by all who know him, = = = - _OxE of the possible candidates for the Presidency on the Republican side (is Elihu B. Washburne, of Illinois, lox Ml ie B, [y viow of this fact the papers have been tryingo find out BBF fnancil views, A gg % 'g‘zs?”‘?*’ ger has interviewed v - LOre 10110 WIRE €IOCH: & vﬁ-ff,.,-;‘ L il whathil Tk ee R s il »r“-"% Y agamst increas .‘,.g;,» L per money ot BRA words strong AT R e U 8 ARIOT AL §§~;ﬁ\gw Sl those who favor this palliation of

. - Love-Feasts of the Dunkers. The Dunkers, says the Lancaster (Pa.) Examiner, are bringing their love-feasts of the season to a close. This religious denomination has a large following in a number of counties of this State, among them Dauphin, Leabanon and Lancaster. The cerémonies of -the Dunkers ‘ate very | interesting. - Any person desirous of participating in the ceremonies of the feat-washing and-tlie Lord’s Supper is welcomed, but when it.comes to. the sacrament the Dunkers aré close com= ‘munieants and permit none but-mem-. bers of the church to taste the wine. Previously to the supper comes the ceremony of feet-washing, which, it should be remembered, does not differ materially from that practiced by the Winebrennarians. . It is not an-empty form, such as miglt De expected by one ' who .never witnessed it, but a feet-washing’ in fact,- in ‘which all ‘members piesent take parf, and such other persons as choose -may participate. - The vessels used for the purpese. are common - washtubs, which conitain a suffieient quantity'of water for the purpose.. The manner of performing the eeremony s - simiple ‘enough..- - Brother Jones . starts. out with' a tuband towel, and, going to Brother Browmn, the latter’s feet are both immersed and washed by Brothe Jones, who puts his ltands into the wafer and rubs the.feet a:few-times and then wipes: them ‘thoroughly dry | -with a towel He then proceeds in a similar manner to two or threeothers, when another brother takes: the tub and: goes on" with ‘the -process, by which plan all parti¢ipate; one reliev‘ing the other; the:water being thrown out: and renewed frequently. “The sexes -perform: this ‘duty.as well as t%at of giving and receiving the kiss of . brotherly 'love separately. [The| brothers wash feet only forthe brothers, the sisters performing the same: servicé only-for théirown sex. During the performance of feet-washing one. of the teachers diseourses on the origin and gignificance of the ceremony. ‘After the feet-washing, lias been concluded, all partake of the gupper prepared for the: occasion, each one re_ceiving- a share of the Dread and meht and a-dish of soup. : After-all are satisfied 'the sacrament is offered; with fermented witie. o e D

S o el e M oo EEesh Adri. o - TFrom the Provideénce Journal.]

. The- Westminster Review quotes from® Miss :Nightingale .some. very sensible remarks on the subject of: night-air. ler-acecomplishments as a scholar, and:-her experience as a nurse, | give great weight to her views -on this impertant subject: - She says the dread of night air is-an extraordinary fallacy.. What air can we breath at night but anightair? Our only choice is ‘between pure night air from withoutor foulnight dir fi‘oln‘-'€xfil‘§]‘iin. Ibis ‘unaccountable that most people prefer the latter... Whdt would they say if it is proved 1o be true that one-half the" diseases: that we.suffer from “are ‘occasioned. by people sleeping . with their windows shut?. An open win-. dow during most nights in the yehr can never hrt any ofe. In gréat cit--ies night air.is often the purest and ‘best that can be obtained during the | twenty-four- hiours. . Therefore, -in town it would be better, if . either’ must. be done, torshut the windows: during the day-than during the night, for the sake of the gick.. The absence ‘of the smdke and the quiet of the streets make the night the best time for airing the patients. ' A physician considered as high medical authority on: conswmption and climate, asserts. that the air -in London is hever:. so pure as after 10 o’clock at night. =~ . = - Animmense amount -of fresh air is | tequired for-healthy respiration. "The.average: respiration of a man is esti-, mated at twenty-four:cubic: inclres,and the average number: of respira--tions -during -a: minute is twenty. - Therefore, -four hundred cubic feet of air pass through the lungs of an ordina1y man every twenty-four-hours. And: “vet, knowing these fucts, we shut up, ‘our house and go to sleep without a “thouglt for.the supply of the life-giv-ing oxygen, as necessary for.the wellbeing of the delicate’ tissues of .the : lungs as food:is-for the remewal of the the tissues of the body. Ifwe had to buy pure air-asye do precious stones, “we should Soon appreciate Its worth, Bédcause it is “free as ‘air,” we are unwilling:to take'theipains and care to regulate our windows forits judicious ‘supply, and carelessly breathe. a tainted atmosphere, whichs brings disease and the thousand ills to which flesh is heir, as’the penalty for the trans‘gression of physiealdawe: .~ - o

" The Law of the Rail. . ' Some one; who has takenthe trouble to post'himself on‘the law governing railroad - passenger: travel, says that extra charges for failure to buy tickets are universally sustained by the coutts, but there must bea fullopportunity to buy afforded by the tiek--ét-seller. - “Passengers must show -tickets -when asked for, As to. stops. ping. off, there is only .one decision; which is that a passenger caunot stope off and resume his journey without the previous assent of . the company.. As to'thie obligation .of the road to: furnish g seat to a passenger, a. decision says: -“A passenger who exhibits’ his ticket need not surrender it until. ‘he has .been furnished with-a seat.” - A railroad. is.not ‘liable for things stolen out of a passenger’s seat, there being “no. previous: delivery to the company’s servants; for the same ‘reason the company is not liable for baggdge in’'the passenger’s own edre. Passengers who mneglect to. look after their own baggage on arrival *x; their destination cannot recover it if it is lost without fault: of the carrier.— Baggage left in station-houses for the | ‘passenger’s convenience, after <it huas reached its deéstination, comes under | a new oclass of rights’ and duties, the-baggage-master assuming the position: of a gratuitous bailee, who only becomes liable i cases of gross negligenee, The obligation of the railroad | as a carrier ceases when it has delivered it to its owner at the place of destination, or when lhe has had rea‘sonable - bppdxffiwﬁtwﬁirmfviﬁg’ and. removing it. It will interest sports-. men to know that they may recover for the value of dogs when they intrust - them o bageage-masters for hire because of their exclusion from" the passenger cars;—Scientific Ameri-. oiL e e A writer in the Boston Transcript ig creating some excitement by a botd | and outspoken wdvoeacy -of a- Moncountry. He.points to the prevailing qﬁﬂiﬁ@rmﬁi@@ﬁwﬁf%?mﬁ@* Sty for xonta ORO government and favors at first third | term for Grant, then a Dictatorship, | and finally, a full-fledged Monarchy. | i 1 Gronk ey SEEERNER Y |

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It costs $192.000 per annum to light the streets of Cincinnati. L ~ The total amount ‘of interest; paid: on the public; debt of the United; States for the fiscal year, was $96,000,000. = . : ’ Germany takes a great interest in our coming National Centenniil, as is. indicated by the fact that nejrly 2,000 of her manufacturers, artisans, artists, ete., hdve applied for space in the Exposition./ s b ~ After a minister has been ‘giyen a - denation visit, and had his furniture smashed, house nearly destroyed and| ‘cupboards cleanéd out, his flock have g. tight to be indignant if he doesn’t ¢pme out in a card and express his | thianks. . . S 1A Lawyer whp argued a case in the S}ipreme Courtof Towa, a few days ago, wote a long black silk Tobe, a black silk hat ornamented with flowers, arvelvet jacket trimmed with lace, and a pink silk necktie. The lawyer Was a woman. L e _The business men of Allegan, Mich., -are wondering in the mistylabyrinths of doubt why freight rates should be 0 much higher on the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad than onthe Lake Share & Michigan Southern road. One: - man chartered a cgr on the latter road for $59, for whichthe G. R. & I. road charged him $105.; - -

From returns made to the British Government;: it appears .that 24,000 troops are found suflicient to garrison the colonial possessions, exclusive of India. In Australia, New 'Zealand, anfl Canada the local authoritie§ are left to take care of themselves. Theré are two line- regiments and three batteries of artillery,. in Nova Scotia. =

. Governor-elect Kirkwood, of lowa, seems to stand a better chance than! ever for the Senatorship, as the leading republican papers, which: had previeusly denounced him for making the!Governorship a %cepp\ing-stone to the Senate, like the Des Moinds Registery Davenport Gazette, Burlington Gazette and Keokuk Ggte City are now weakening in their op?msi_t‘ioh.'i :

A newspaper is.a window through = ' which men look out on all that is go- =~ ‘ing on in the world; without. a néws-; paper a man is shut up in a small | room and knows 'little or nothing of . what is happening outside of himself. | ‘lnour day the newspapers keep pace | — ~with history and record it. A news- ' “paper will keep 'a -sensible man in‘ . sympathy with the:world’s: current ' history. . It is an unfolding encyclo- . . .pedia, an unbound: book forevet issu- i _ing and never finished. el e - - Observation shows*'ﬂult it ig: the 4 & cheap’ press who have venal editors. - Papers conducted by such editors are: the ones that clog the upward pro.gress of journalism, and bring it into . ~contempt and suspicion, - They fawn = -at the feet of officials, big and little, . They have no opinions and do not, dfre to have any contrary.to those expressed by the leading men in their g - party. They support a party man or party measure, . whether right or ~ swrong, through thick ‘and thin, They - | offer their columng to ‘the nasty and vicious adventising ‘that respectahle = journals refuse.. They dodge'the dis= : puted questions of the day, -and are 4 (more eager to build themselves up-by .picking flaws' in: théir cotemporaries, | . than in constructing a reputation of; = their own. Patronage governs their polities and acfvertis‘;eménts their critAcisms.—South Bend Tr.ibu.?‘lc. i Lo

1.4 . The South Bend Tragedy. _ (From the Rochester Sentinel.) 4 | The very severe: attack upon: the: |'personal character of Palmer by the- - Herald was all wrong, even: tho.‘u%:h ] | every word of the slanderous article = .might have been true;- but it was-' -Ihruch - more out of place for him to’ ,vindieate his honor by taking the Jaw in ‘his own hands and attempting fo . slay his adversary. It is @ question how muych liberty an editor may take | m assailing the character of private |.citizens. - There can be no possible excuse for anything of the Kimd ‘where there is nothing to be gained except '’ the gratification of a feeling of re-' venge, - Editors are not more privil- . eged than other citizens, and itsis an unwise policy to discuss private quagss relsiin public prints. . Whenever pub‘lic' policy del}@ai‘)ds ‘that-a man’s private record, if it be bad, shall be made | publie that he may not impose upon the people, it is proper ‘that it should be done to the extent that he may be ‘thwarted in his designs. T ! . (From the LaPorte Argus.) : isa ~ For | some' time Mr. Murray has { been using the columns of the Herald - to exposé sundry ‘immoral - transac‘tions about the city and he has performed the work like a true journalist f—in a fearless and outspoken manner, willing to take the consequences and. . .determined to let the truth fall where |it properly betonged. * * * Mheil sympathy of honest people everyi where will be with him, and his assas-~ sin will be despised by all men who value the well-being of society. - ; " (From the Elkhatt Review.) e - We are not at@all surprised at the -tragic eyents of the past week at South ) ‘Bend. Since Mr. Murray’%'connection i Swith a paper in that city he has been 50 severely personal at various times ‘that we anticipated serious trouble for him, and while we sincerely regret - the occurrence of Monday, we cannot .help feeling that thewvictim of them might have avoided such consequences -and observed the ends he:sought in' other ways than those lie chose to folJow! Naturally eombative in the extreme, with a‘large degree of appro‘Dbativeness, he was led from one step - ‘to another until he. transcended the bounds of legitimate journalism, and < brought upon himself & fate from ‘which we think even he woulll have ‘shrunk had he foreseen it. - .. (From the Ft. Wayne, Sentinel) ' The shooting: of Charles T. Mumgé, ‘the editor of the South Bend Herala ,“‘g whs as foul and wicked a‘murder ng ‘ever was attempted, The fact that the man Palmer who committed if is & magistrate, only aggravates the villainy of the proceeding. Ie should’ have been first to insist that their dif‘=ferensi<tshbum be settled accordingto - the rules ap%’lied bylaw. .If Murray . -had libeled him (Ralmer) in his news?a er, which is now extrem; ﬂn“’* ;) conlkd have prosecuted . Se*»‘w‘. dnangres 0% DA hink oriEbaitg Y wor his takingthe law in his own H"‘ {‘,;‘q t,’ '_“A' = %ﬁ;ﬁ@: 4»,‘»} i \_Vc‘-‘}?v : ot Murayhed he sonsabe v ﬂk,;»,»fi;fq‘}?’, T ""’"*:kkps e ﬁsm~&:-' Gl e ge e L PECRS OL ST ,‘ e Knife