The National Banner, Volume 10, Number 41, Ligonier, Noble County, 3 February 1876 — Page 1

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CITIZENS BANK, 7. 0 ' LTGONIER; “INDIANA. | 1 = i e | Foi LA ; [ First-Class- Notes wanted at'a Low | Rate of Disconnt. o ke kit o All parties having **Public Sale Notes,” will do ’ . well to see us beforaidisposing of them else- l where. ¢ T s st F..echnigq Bought and Sold, and Fireig: l Drajftsdrawnon all the Principal Cities , ﬂni‘ly?u;dpe._ - : L el Agents for First-Class Fire and Life | Insurance Companies.; | i -7~ STRAUS BROTHERN. - | M. M. RITTERBAND, Notary Pablic. | “Ligonier, Ind., Dec 16, 1875.-6-26 . T, JAuUES . BDENNY, ! Attorney and Counsellor at Law. . )ifice «n'the Couart tdouse, | ALBION, = - - - -~ IND 8:15. | 2 N, QOVELL, | Litorney-at-Law & Notary Public. | : Rarreit, lzul‘i:gfllla-. J Office in the Secley m.n-ug-es: side Main Sireet. i A i AR e ] ; . W. GREHN, | s ; . A asticzof e Pracs & Collsstion Ag L, Justiceof the Peace & CotlsctionAg 1, OQifice —seconds Story, Lundon’s Brick BlnckP ‘l LIGONIES, - ;' INDIANA. ¢ | | p.c.vANcawp, | ATTORNEY ‘AT LAW, | . -Ligeunier, 3 : @ Indiana. - Spediat a’tention given to collections and convey- | ancing, and the wriling of deeds, mortgages,and | contrasts, . [ecal business promptly atiended to. ; Odice over Jucobs & Goldsmith's Cash Store. 9-50 ! . B G ZIMMEIZMAY, Attorney at Eaw & Notary Public; | 1| office over Gerber's Hardware, .- ( Cavin Street. ': ": Ligonier, Indjana. | ¢ JanuaryT.B7s.9-37 0 | e e :"“—f"—:‘—._‘:z'-'-':"?_r'; _l@,_ | i, E.RNISELY,D | i ATTORNEY AT LAW,| ' LIGONIEER, - - - INDIANA. ‘ s—oMee on second floor of Landon's Block. 7-4 | - WML-B, McCOXRELL, Attorney at Law and Cir-| cuit Prosgcutor, = | ANGOLA,. 1. @ n 1 INDIANA, | 3¢ Professional Dusiness prompilyiand satisfac: | Igrily attended to. ) S ; J 9-39 ¢ | T ALBERT BANTA, ’5 Jastice of the Peace & UJonveyancer. | [ LIGONIER, INDIANAL. /- i Spéciglattention given toconveyancipgind col-’ | lantjons, Deeds, Bondsapd Mortgages fitawn up, l sadgli iezal basiness attended 1o promptiy and | sccaratély. Office over Strausi& Measbker'sstore, | T - . May 15187315.8-2 - | B, WARKEMAN, . Trnonw f\‘jk_ i 3 Q{Jv,ﬁf‘iqg .’\fﬂ PQ on. | m:)ﬂlﬂuanz LU UsLLG Y lißL'6ads, . | _KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA. N ‘Office with.A. Ay Chapin, Mitchell Block. Will | receive sabseriptions to T Naziosat Baswer. |

; DR R. DEPPELLER, - - 'Q‘LOSCOPIU‘;\NI‘)"ECLECTIC % TP H Y ST CI A NG &ce over Cunningham's Drug Store, east side ot | arin Street, Ligoaier, Indiana.. K 10-2 ' YO, WL ORI, - g- = o Physician and Surgeon, ;- LIGONIER, ~: ‘INDIANA, R ~©¥ ce 6ver Baum’s Grocery Store.. vO 13-13. L e e G, W, CARR, w s ~ Ll s . ~ s Physician and Surgeon, "LIGON ER, - - - +,- - IND, * Willpromptly ittend all calle intrastedto him. ©Ofiee and residence on 4th Street. RS

CWS. ML CEEAT, . s LB NTIS oI ! T ety Rooms over L E. Pike's Grocérv, 'L‘;‘,;_‘_j‘ Coruer of Main and Mirchell streets, LYY Y Y Popposige the Post Offire Kendallviile. Ind. & All work warranted <GB " .Keadallville, May 1, 1274, ) . ’ : _é__..’;—————~—r_¢‘___._~«_..~7_.~,7__._\ . L g Langhinr Gas! ! B ahys 43 ageny, Laigiing Gas'! X% ’1,.,“\.‘-\f.j«‘l; - -FCR THE-~ *© [ N ’,’g PAINLESS EXTRACTION e —or— . B 8 T R - ST L TEETH Qe ) e s A =g 32 s / i 5 i . SR ,; Wi, Ganis Difien. AN AT WAI S, : oA 3 - LS )*\/ ! 7SO Filbng Beeth a Spelaity Ligoujer,Xad, Nov. 11, 1875 i 1= MT A DTN TTOTTAaTT TEEGARDEN HNOUSE, - Laporte Indiana. . - W.W.AXTELL, : = _: - Proprietor. . Liporte, April 5. iB7l, Voo, . '_-'T_v"' . ”-"’:"'”—‘—‘7‘s""_;‘"“ e e (ONOORD & CATAWBA WINE, ‘Wek ®2 constantly on hand aud sellin lirge vorﬂ el q:l'lﬂ'pil,"les, to suit cnstomers, L Wi wetl @nr Own Manufaeturs, Pare — Nothing but the Juice of s .. the Grape. L S % SACKBROTHERS. " Ligonmier,dul *3. 71t 5 o 7, | Winebre.ner & Hoxworth, UL mouss, Sle. ¥ AND OBSAMENTAL i . ) AIN TERS PAIR & x2keS, - Graimers, Glaziersan 1 Pap¢r-Hangers, - .&hop near corner of Foureh . "’ag@f‘”" Sts., oppoo ¢ siteKeft’s pabin *L SOOD. - : ;Ligonier; -< » - indiana, | e e e e W STORP AT LELE ' » s iz o BRICX KELLY,IIOUSE RENDALLVILLE, INDIANA. £ ; NEW COMMODIOUS THRELS STO.?Y BRICK 24N gotel,only ten rods front the L. 8. M. 8. R. Depot, and Tour 2quares from the G, Ik R B~ Only five minutes waik to any of the princi D&l bu- | ginesshonsesofthecity. Travelihz menang siramwers/will find this a first-clase house, FareS.' per day. : J. B. KELLY, Proprieto®, Ken&'"lvine..&us.fl.l‘.’?\o.-‘.4’ i

O PEIELIAP A, -CARBRR, | : AUCTHTIONN EER, ; Offers his services to the pablicjn general. Terms } moderate. Orders may be left af the shoestore of | P, Sizterhen.. Z 2 Ligonier, January 8,’73-37 -} i | ;i ! : ] iif Sl LUV INES,” 1 DEALERIN MONUMENTS, Il - Vaults, Tombstones, = | AND BUILDING STONES } : LIGOXIER, IND. i L Apri112,1871.-50 . & T njeren wmeeae bl 2 Ef Q& B B ¥ % - -" 3 Aq .:’:5:) :,LJ , 3 R LA inge Jeear TR lAV e W R DeTT s 1 : =52 ~.» i PET lmm “QNBA - ~ CoresVeuralgia. Faée Ache,-Rheumatism._Gout, Frosted Fee ,Chilblains, Sore Throat.erysipelas, Braisesor Woundsofeverykind in manorauimal IMPHRTANT TO OwxEERs or Horses.— Grors’ LinraeNt luplne OFiAurMonia We have sold quantities of it. In no case has it failed to give satis- - faction. Every one speaks inm ft= praizse Lamepe=s, hunches carbs, blood spavin. No stable should be withpu it - - - i ¢. M MOSEMAN & BROTHER A o Vine ti-gxruen_,_'ll_tncn&mbcr 8t ~ _SoldhyaliDraggists Depot4st Sixth Ave N. s X Onty;ogeu:fggnd #1 a borttle. © 9Rw-13 .. W.A. BROWN, . Mangfaciurer of and Dealerin afl kindsof FURNITURE, - SPRING BED BOTTOMS, o BRACKETS,ds . COFPFINSSCASKETS

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BANKING HOUSE _“. :" o}l e o ‘ SO, MIEIRIR, 5 Conrad’s New Brick Biock, LXGONIER, IND’NA, ey Money Ihaned on leng and shorttime. Notesdisconnted at reasonable rates. Mon¥es received vn depositand interestallowed on =pecifietl time, : . : | Exchange bonght and sold, and Foreign Drafts drawn on principalcities of Earope, - 8-2 ;RO TR FARMERS: ) Y OU will please take noiice that T am still engaged in buying wheat, for which I pay the highest market price. - . If you do not find me on the streel, call before seiling, at my Banking Office, in Conrad’s Brick Block. S ) "SOL. MIER.. Ligonier. Indiana, May Tth, 1874. —{" P : W AT .“, N - HIGGINBOTHAM & SON. i B .<« . - - .‘ i L 3 ,m\ ; e /{,(/ L I 1 . oMG SN . //(ﬁﬂd,f%/@l i b /) L@ e ?‘\‘ 'C'(\?—:' '\;_\‘.’ s YA - el @ g e Nd=mNo [ el AlEmaa B T (o i o oAI R sEs e 24 i 2\ N By T T I | \ A)R, f 2 \EFENSTR I 0 - Y I \‘J’i/\z';i\\/*———-/ N N L \EESET Lo o et : NECsy | e I 8 Ny ey~ T D oAVI \‘:?\51\31;“’.;,«:;: e . ' NI . VATCH-HAKERS ‘% £ B EH. i!’i 8! &. 4J.,113 9 o "o i e N I LISV RO LECER S, i , —and dealers .n - ) Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, o T ! —AND— = - S Eancey (soods, T REPAIRING . - Neatly -and ‘;n‘mh;)t’..\' executed -and warranted. §&Agents for Lazaras & Morris’ celebrated: Spectacies ;T : - -l : g sicu of the Big Watch, opposite the Banmer Block, Ligonier, Ind= " ¢ Sep. 30, 55-35 7 Ty ST DR, GEO. CLEIS

. 2~ o ] & - 'g LLUlivl Uiyt . o 2 el i : 7This Lininent posscssesßreat crrative powers for varionis ailments. For asthmutic complaiuis, difficult breathing-tightness of the :breéaxi, and attments of the lungs, itis applied exterhally on the breast, aud berween the shoulders. 1n case of gharp pains in the back and Hmbsi head-nche, eir-ache, affections of the throat, or in eases ol i ternal injuries, whether resulting from a severe stll'nkv. full or bruise, rhis Liniment 18 especially dffi=acions. It relievesulcers, opeft wounds, salt rhenm, white sweliling, milk Jdeg, and works charmingiy on eorus, ehilblaing, frosted hands feet and cars. Nursing motbfers snftering from swollen brearts, resalting from a stagnatioaof the lacieal fluid, will'find this Liniment of incalcnlable beuetit by way of separating the swelling, allaying the, fever and healing tbe Lreast By sdveratapplications per day, nighly satisiactory resuits may-be obrained from tie'use of this Linimeént in the treatment of tumors fistaia, cancer, piles, and-like dis¢asesialso, for wounds resulting from scalds, burns aud cats, and from therbites of wasps. spakes wnd magd dogsor poisoning from noxious ulants Fhe Prench Lifiment will also be found a v¢ luable bousehold remedy in' cakes of Arheum:ninn,cruup,’-u-ar!(ﬂ-fev\'u: ,diphthéeria, quin¢y, bronchitis, serofala, “erysipelas, —for exterual applications, . Ch#lers, scholera morbus, celic, cramps, spasams, flux, diarrhea acd gripiugs i the bowels tnuy be-eflectually checked by the internal wse of this celebriited Linimeut, as fdllpws: Oue-bull teaspooninl tonr to five tiumes within a pertod of from oug-haif Hour'to two or three hours, aecording to the severity.of the case, ‘For cotic, take vne or two doses. For flux or diarrheea, infants, one year afage, require {from sto 6 drups; two years oid, flom 16 1o 12 drops. given imsugar., Rubd the abdomen with the Liniment, For inttammation of the sowels, use the Liniment internally und ::xmr:;ali;.ﬁ . T Brrice 50 Cents per ERottle, ! g Prepated and manufactaredexciusively by e |i : . o .Dzr. IGeo. Cleis, 04l > - | GOSHEN, 18D e e e S —— Dre. PRICE & BREWE s, ik

CETAVE | b . ) : ! ) . SR N L 0 A“ o f =Y| R ' VISITED LAPORTE e cm‘mwm#mm& TTR A e e T R R st IR M ' - a » 3 - FIFTEEN YEARS., mrmmmm‘:ﬂ TR T LT AN FAR - l I.A'\-'E met with unparaileled snceess in the A treatment of all . T - o‘s ) . Chronic|lDiscases e e e AT . | OFTHE T -‘ : ; : oy’ S ) THROAT, , RO RS AT B 540 o i LUNGS, . ] | AR AT i ) . ; AEARJL-, . R -t . STOMAGH, o T HBAD i . ; k'a:mmz Nerves, Kidneys, Bladder, Womb, and Blood Affections of the Urinary ‘Organs, Grayel. Scrofnls, ’ Rheu.magsm-, ©ntarrhl Asthmea, Bronchitis, Dyspepeia, &e. b s o ; Ourreputation hasljeen acquired by candid,honest dealing and years pfsoccessful practice, - Qur practice, not ong of experiment, but fonnded onthe laws of Nature, with years oféxperience and evidence to susfain it, does 00l teardown, make rick to make well; no harsh treatment no trifling, no flattering.| Waknowthecanseand the remedy. needed; hogress worlk, but knowledge gained by years of experience in the treatmeunt o 1 Chronicdiseases exclnsively; no enconragement .withonta progpect. Landidin our opiuions, reasonable in our charges, claim not'to know' every-. thing. or cure eyerybpdy, but dolay claim to reasop and common rehse. Weinvite the sick, no mat’#er whattheir ailment, to call and investigate hefore they abandon:hope,. m_a_ke intervogatipug and decide for themselves; it will cost nothingas ‘cqnenita ion is free. N Pra. Price & Brewer can be eonsualted as fohows:

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B I it S SRR SRR enes Ta Delavid and Lite Prolguof by nsing R, & T, Tonie Elixir and Liquid Extract of Beef. This, medielne can not wnder ‘any eircums stanee fnil to eure Indigestidu, Coustipation, Dys~pepsin; Headache, Nelvousness, l’,m‘_« of Brrength and - Appetite, Lunw, Liver, Bladder, Kiduey, Stomach, Blood, aod Childeen’s Diseases. All J’em;xle disenses and weakndssys this medicine will positively cure, Al guses of Piles arising froin hinthral ciuses or by tjie use of irnjuvious medicines are permanently. conrad, G lie puie beefduice apd Blood gm;pared fronx voov ment fruishes streneth §nd nourishment. Peof, 35 2 Wane, ¢Chemist and Presideont of Cisteinnati College Tu' FPharmaey, snys: : : Crxcinxart, April 2, 1875, Mesers, R(-“lunnflﬂx & Tupumes f : : Grsts—Taving HEn maide :ﬁil.'quﬂinled swrith the come gn.s;lu.n of yunr . & T, Tonie Elixie and Liguid Exivact of Beef, would suy mnl.ita!mseascs valuuble medicinal properfies, as all the dngredients enteéring hido its composition have well-lcnown and t.,poyanuiver medicinal value, which eombined dorether must form an exeellent tonic, eathartie, and nuteitive medicine, and one well puited 1o relieve :many eomplaiuts inoident 1o our climate. ;Ifeape\‘::mn s B BUWAYER, J£ you donot fiod thK ieine nf ore drag store, _eall ak anothor, mud if #his npt ou sale in youf place) biave your druggist order i, orsend direct toda, | - - ‘Price, §l.OO per bottle. Went on rekeipt of pt‘l‘et._".{ 'RICHABDSON 4 TULLIDGE, Clncianst), 0.

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[coNTINUED.} | - . S ’ ; [ o Al , CHAPTER XLII ’ . ' THE MURDERER FOUND, An hour later, Daddy Tabdret, accom‘panied by a policeman, proceeded to the raiiway sta’ion,.in search of the missing , aftigles mentioned by Miss Nellie Nicholson. I, £8 .. His researches resulted in what ke had expected. g On Shrove Tuesday there had been “ found in a second-class - carriage an overcoat and an umbrella. - In the pockets of the -overcoat’ were a pair-of pearl-gray gloves, stained and torn, and a .return ticket, which had not been used. ° o The conviction that had grown upon oOld Corkserews in spite of himse]f,from‘ the moment that the money-lender had! opened his deyes to the vices of Noel, had‘ become gradually strengthened by a thousand ‘circumstances. Whilst speaking to Nellie Nicholson he had almost felt convinced—but now he was' appalled at the overwhelming evidence that crowdq‘d] upon him. o J ; ! The one prevailing feeling in the old{ man’s mind was :that justice should be< done. To protect the innocent and arrest the guilty had become with this étr:mge! being the instindt of his life. With the scent of the bloodhound, with him was also added its Honesty. | : l - The struggle'was terrible, In his lonely: life the roots of a strong affection had - struck deep; and now, moved by a sense . 6f - duty, the one pervading feeling of his life, he was about to tear awgly this sole abiding love, that had berne 'to him' such " bitter, bitter fruit. I ‘

“I dare not ‘spare him'!” he murmured, as he clasped his weary head in his hands. “}Nh. ne; though it be my death as well as his. I'dare not spare him!, A higher power than any will of mine tells me to speak the truth, and, like Abraham of old, even though that the sacrifice must e my adopted son, that sacrifice: shall be made. Oh, Noel! Noell“other erimes only speak, but murder shrieks aloud, and must. ‘sooner or-later, call down the certain justice. -And yet—and -yet, I loved the boy gO, wel]!” | = The struggle was fierce, butithe decision was deciziver as it was heroie; and, for the sake of others, the old man buckled himsclfito do- his duty, and, once resolved upon his course of action, took the field at once. . : 4 Monsieur Daburon was in earnest conversation with the Count de Valecourt when this apparition appeared before him. The magistrate had informed the. Count of the death of MadameGerdy,whichhad occured that morning—the pogr woman remaining insensible to' the last-—and also of the revelation made by, old Lerouge. - The door of the room was burst suddenly opkn, and a shrivelled-up figure. with a livid face. stood upon the threshold. Whet a ¢hange! For a moment, even the keen eyes of the magistrate fuiled to recognize the features of Daddy Tabaret.. -~ o -

With-haggard eyes; and hands upraised, he advanced npon | Monsieur Daburut, without perceiving tliat the room had an other océupant. | j St A «Monsicun,” he said, in tones so un-l usually imprestive |that the magistrate, though accustomed; to these sudden inroads on ‘the part of his eccentric friend, pushed back his charr, and regarded him with surprise—¢Mgusieur, at last I am not deceived! Don’tspeak!—don’t speak! Alas! there is no longer room for doubt, and the murderer is found!” -~ b ““Found}!” : i : “Don’t speak!—don’t speak, or I shall break down! ‘' In-merey 1o me, let me get through the task I bave set myself to do! The man—the assas ‘n, is—is”—he paus‘ed for a second, then blurted out, with a something between a gasp and a groan—“the son of my adoption, the child of my heart—NoeL Gerpy!” ' ! " The words were scarcely ‘pronounced when both started. The door by which Daddy Tabaret had entered, and: had left open, was closed snddenly.. The Count de Valcourt had glided from the room. -

Y CHAPTER XLITI. 8 + . FLYING FROM JUSTICH. ' ‘To wuse a comimon plirase, Noel had ‘promised to move heaven and earth to| obtain the release of Albert; and he really and truly had visited several members! of the bar; but had yplaced the case in such a'peculiar point of view, that they one and ull refuse® him their aid. i At four o’clock he called at the Count| de Valcourt’s house, to apprise his father of his non-success. W “The Count ig out,” said the valet; “but if you wouldn’t mind ‘waiting, monsieur, he will return very shortly.” - . | . “T’ll wait,” said the barrvister. v . “The Count expected, monsieur,” said] the valet, bowing respecifully, “and’ gave| ‘orders that ifs you called, you were to bel rshown into the|study.” Noel's heart swelled with: pride. For the future, he was master in this magnificent honse—the heir to all the lands of the ancient family whose name he bore! " As he looked:around with a glance of pride, his eye fell upon the genealogical tree that, surrounded by a magnificent frame, hung over the chimney-piece. ' He advanced, and studied it, and shw the names of the- greatest families in France, allied with that of the de Valcourts. Fwy ‘'of them had espoused the youngeri daughters of kings; and as he read, ﬂié‘ heart of the barrigter beat, high with pride, whilst'he murmured to himself, “And I—l am now Viscount de Valecourt!” . As he spoke, the ‘words, the door behind him was thrust open, and the old Count entered,‘f closing it quickly behi‘njd‘ him. : . = s

- Noel was advancing towards him withl outstrefched hands; but recoiled at the look of rage and scorn that flashed from his father’s eyes, [ -~ That look made him shudder from head to foot. It was/as much as he could do to ‘ i@}:md upright. He knew that he was oati ! | A | «Oh, you villain!” cried the old man, ghaking his' clenched fist at him; and then, as:if atraid of his own anger, throwing his stick to the other end of the room. -« can’t strike him,” he murmured—«l can’t strile him! He isn’t worthy of the rage of a man like me!” . e Then there was a silence—a silence 80 intense that the ticking of the tiny ormoIn clock on the chimney-piece sounded like a death-watch in the room. - - - In those few mioments “oceans of memYory” seemed to roll over their souls, and for the time being to annihilate all thought, ; e . The young man was the first to speak. ‘ t.‘Fa&)er—-—” he commenced.,” =

aSilence!” -gaid the Count, in a hollow ~yoice. “Don’t speak! I eair’t bear to hear your voice. . I know that you are my son, and I know that you have broken poor Valerie’s heart” Here the old man ad‘vanced towardshimind, looking him full lin the eyes, eried out, “Parricide!. You have killed your motber?” = = 0 . Btep by stetp. Noel had recoiled to the other end of the room, and-now leant angainst the wall, with a. pale faee and haggard eyes, trembling. from head to foot. i v . 41 know everyl''ng!” pursned .the 'Count. *“And what ix worse still, T am not alone in my knowledge! At this very moment a summons has beer igsued for your AL Al of s SAIE o Wi A ory, ba rage, half of despair, [broke_zodx;t_he'qbaﬂister's by o . - Thunderstruck at the very moment of

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expected triumphi he gathered himself together, and stood at bay, determined to fight out the fight to its bitter end. . The Count de Valcourt, without appearing to’ be conscious of the, presenge of Noel, went to his study table and opened a drawer. i . O i,

“Sit down,” he =aid sternly, “and write, the confession of your erime! You will } afterwards find a pistol in this drawer that I have jist opened, and may heaven{ have mercy upon your soul!” o | - The old gentlemen made a movement, | |as to leave; but Noel stopped him by a| gesture, taking a revolver from his pocket us he did so. = = i " “You see, I require no aid of this sort,”i he ‘said. - “My precautions, .asB you will| perceive, are already taken. I promise! youl shall never be taken alive—only, Il make this proviso.” s l “Oh, there’s a provisd, is there,” interro- | gated the Count sternly, } “Yes,” answered the barrister, in ac-| cents as cold and stern as the question. | ;"I am young and you are old. The fact | iz, life is pleasant to me, and, to sum it all | upin a few words, “I don’t want to die!” i ~ “What!” cried the old Count, recoiling,g and in a tone of disgust. “You don't! mean to say youare a ceward?”. . ‘ “No, monsieur, I'm nbt a coward; but I'll not put an end to my existence until I | am perfectly assured that every loophole | is closed to me, and that eseapé is impos- f sible.” : i SRR ] :

- His fn(iher rushed towards his' study table’ tolthe drawer that eontained the 'lo’aded pistol, but, foresecing the movement, Noel closed it with- a backward ‘movemem; ot his hand, and placed him’self before it. : ; ~“Listen to me!” said the. barrister, in those hoarse, short fones that are only ‘used when we feel ourselves in imminent ‘danger—¢listen to me! Don’t let us waste, lin vain and idle reproaches, the few thinutes of explanation that are left me. As 1 have said before, the idea of deathis a l'horro‘i' to me. Give me the means I speak of in a pecuniary point of view, and I swear 10 you I will escape; and, if I fail, I swear to you as solemnly that I will not be taken alive!” . For a m‘o?@nt-—b’ut a moment only—the eld nobléman steod undecided..” The thought of the scandal and the shame, in ‘which he had been a pacticipator; weigh- | Tt 3 | B edgtoo heavily in the balance. He was frightened at the very idea of publicify, ’:md if- his whole fortune had been at his feet at the moment, he would have given it to the unfortunate wmuv before him: Luckily, on «the Saturday he had drawn from his banker's a large sum of money, destinedd for the furnishiny of the house of bis pesikdeond son. - Withcat gpeaking a word, the Count opened a littleiron safe fixed in the walil and, taking from it a bundle of banknotes, threw them at Noel's feet; then, falling npoh his kne s beside the sofa, he buried his gray head.in the cnshions, and burdt into a violent fit of sdbbing. Wheu he looked up again, the room was empty. Noeliwas gone. Ha bl An hour later, the servants found their master face downwards ypon the carpet, to all appearances lifeless, — = .

o CHAPTER XLIV, = ;.. - 7 NOEL GERDYS END, Noel; on leaving his father’s house, walked up the street reeling like a -drunken man. It seemed to him that the very pavement oscillated beneath his féet, and that the houses and people around him were whirling round and round in .2 sort of mad waltz. His month -was parched and dry, his eyes 'smarted. as thaugh he had been weeping, and every now and then he, felt so sick that he was forced to lean. for support against some doorway or. lamp-post; but at the same time, strangely enough, he felf a sort of relief. ~ . Everything was known—finished- over! He had played his game, and had lost! No more anguish now. All was ended—the fear—the hope—the horrible suspense. lle had played his terrible part out, and could now take off his mask, and once more breathe at ease. . 7

An overwhelming and irresistable sinking of the spirits sueceeded the: nervous excitement which had supported-him since the day of the murder. T'he burning'fever which for the last eight days had galvanized him into an unnataral sort of lifebad left him, and. he felt an imperious desire for rest and quiet, accompanied at-the same time by an aching void and an indiiference for everything that took place around pim. t . Thisinsensibility upon his part resembled that of persons overwhelmed by seasickness, whom nothing affects—to whom all things are perfecily indifferent—who have neither the strength or the courage to think, and towhom the imminence of a great danger—nay, even death. ifself—cannot rouse from their sad dejection. If he had been arrested whilst in thig frame of mind he would not even have attempted a denial, but would have yielded without & murmur.’ s i L B

At last, after wandering ' through the{ Paris streets without any aim or end in‘i view, a reaction came against thisiweakness and exhaustion of mind-and bod‘y.! A vivid consciousness of his fearful situation. and the imminence of his danger rushed back on his memory;, and the thought of the seaffold came across him ‘as when in a flash of lightning one sees 2 fearful abyss yawning at one’s feet. - | Litile by lttle night had crept on, and.’ with the darkness, Noel felt a return of bis old courage and apdacity. | «I have money,” he thought. “I'll go to America—l'll change my; name—l’ll commence a new -life; and, with my' energy and abilities, it will be my oyn fault if I don’t" make a fortune! I'e ready ‘money, and that, after all,;is the pPincipal thing; Besides, I can always draw upon my ftather: He hates publicity, and the honor of the family must be maintained at any price!” = . | : : ‘I-le{aughed a bitter laugh at this last reflection, when suddeanly the thought of Nelly Nicholson darted across his mind. Was he to leave without her?—mever to see her again?—never to speak to het more? What! was he to fly, like a hunt~od boast, hefore the police, and she re. main.in Paris, in comfort and luxury—she, for whom he had sinned?—she, for ‘ whom he had comn itted the crime? - Who had reaped the benetit? Nelly, and Nelly alone; and wasn’t it just that she should ‘take her part in his punishment? 3 He walked -on till he came to a cabstand; and, getting into. a four-wheeler, gave the number of the house in the Rue de Province, that street which had already been so fatal to him. - R ;

Crouching back in a corner of the cab, half giddy with its rambling and jolting, Noel forgot all about the future; the present became a blank. Even Nelly was {orgotten. The past rose before him; and, like a spectator at a” theatre, he reviewed the tragedy of his own life. - : He saw how his love for Nelly Nicholson had lure(i him into debt! He saw himself on the brink of ruin, when a chance made him the possessor of the private correspondence of the Count de Valeourt—not only og the letters read by Daddy Tabaret, and communicated to Albert, but of others still, when the Count thought the substitution had been accompli;hed, and all fear of detection at an end. G E s bt

. "The reading of thdse letters had turned his head. He felt delirions with excitement and jog. But he was soon awakened from his brief day-dream by his mother. She told him the truth—proved it to him by letters written to her Ey the Widow Lerouge—made him call on Claudine, who corroborated his mother’s assertions, and showed him the scar which (her husband made on that memorable night at the village inn. . | ; - But a drowning man doés not choose the plank that is to save him, Noel determined to use the letters, and to exert his influence over his mother to write to the Count, and swear to him that the subatitution had really taken place. This proposition hig mother repudiated with horror—and it was then that the thought of the murder entered‘his mind. The unhappy man was stopped in his ‘retrospective review b§ the sudden pulling up of the cab, which had amveg at its destination, (rodpete i _Letting down the front window, e thMast some silver into the driver’s hand,

'think you'll fish any’ outof me, you'll finjl yourself in the'wrong boat.” s | ; #Btop!” i'ntermpted Noel_, st-ampmgﬂnp {foot violently upon .the ground. “Pve ‘asked you asimple question; can’t yon |give me an answer?”’ And, as, he spoke, I'he seized thie tiny, dimpled hands of Nelfly, and préssed,:th'efn between his own 1111 l she winced with pain. “Yes or nol—ldo. you love me?” . e Lk hundre(in times she had played with | the passionate temper of her lover, amus|ing herself with exciting him into a rage, |and “equally amused at patting ' and {smoothing him down again into a placid {and happy frame of mind. ‘ | Butshe was frightened now. .She had inever . seen, him like this. : Something dreadful must have happened! L | ©of course! You:know I love you!” ishe stammered. : “Haven’t I proved it to tyou? ‘Why do you ask me¢” 3 - . | " “Why?” answered the barristeér, throwling the girl’s hands from him. “What I | meanis this—that if you love me,it is now {necessary you. should prove it! . Follow ime on the instant—this moment—noud iThrow. up everything—quit everything—{this moment—do you hear?” i | The girl was white to her very lips éShe- had néver baci 8o afraid in her life t “You frighten me, Noel! -What is it—|what do you mean?’ : { -He burst into a strident laugh. [ “That I’ve been a fool, and have loved ;’i;ouftoo- much! Yes, my lové for. you, | Nelly, has been my rain. . The day that 'saw mie without money suflicient tq“isupiply your luxuries and indulge your ca|price, I ceased to be an honest man! For [your sake, I have committed a crime—a (terrible ohe! The oflicers of justice are 'now on my track! If there bé any truth |in_the o‘aﬂ} you have go often sworn, come «with me!! Five minutes’ delay means . death!” : A o | Nellie looked at him'in wide-eyed as- | tonishment. . ' - 5 | “Crime! You have:committed a crime for me®” : L) i '« “Murder, that's all!” he said, with:a ‘sort of stolid indifference. L | “For me?” she repeated—¢“for me?” ] | “For who else? It was my mad love ‘that "did it all. But‘for my madness—|frenzy—callit what you will—my hands 'would still- be as white as yours: You !'do not answer. -Well, itis but the com{pleﬁon of my love’s mad folly to believe 'in 'the possibility of a woman's grati= ‘tude” © o Gl " He turned towards the door, when, with ‘2 ery and a bound like a young panthér’s, she was upon-him. | ‘ e . Her arms thrown round his neck, her hands . tightly clasped, her' lips touching his, her wild eyes fixed on his: S - «I love youn,” she murmured. Then throwing back her head, but without releasing her hold, she continued to speak ‘rapidly, her -voicé ' rising te a Scream—yes, I love you, Noel. | You are in danger of yourlife—you are hunted—tracked ~ard all for me—for me! I never believed iniman before—never thought that you, of all men, were capable of this.. Quick —quick! ' Take me with you! "It ghall be ‘sacrifice for sacrifice, and we will newver —never be parted morve!”? T o . Then, for the first time releasing him, ~she, with all the wild energy of, her;illregulated, half-feline' ‘nature; dashed at a splendid buhl cabinet, tore “open the doox and began to dragout lace and jewels, 4nd eram them into a small valigse whibh I}vaéwea‘dy to hand. . : e Suddenly the valise dropped from her grasp,'and a groan burst froin the breast of her miserable and desperate lover. _Aloud ringing of the door-bell pealed ‘through the apartment. : ‘ } It sounded te bhoth what it was—the lenell of approaching doom! - : - “My God!” and the barrister turned his ‘haggard eyes everywhere. about him; ag seeking some means of escape—“they ars | herel i o

They stood together, these two unfortn-, nates—the woman tightly clinging to the: man; the man lost—utterly lost in the knowledge of 'the immensity of his dans’ ger.. . ; i " Again that awful bell—terrible as the one that startled the ears of Scotland’s murderous thane—rang ount its gastly SUMMONS, ; : - “Come!” it seemed to say; “come, murderer and forger, come! The houfids of justice have run you down! Open, in the name of the law!” - Ty o “I am lost!” gasped the terrified young barrister. -, Py ( “Hush?? | 5 b ' It was Jeannette who now appeared on the threshold of the door of ‘communication between the rooms. She;tqo, was deathly. pale, but her move!.ents wers quick and decided, her finger pressed warningly to her lip.. . Pl “The back stairease is oceupied by the police~——Listen! They are breaking in the door!” Tafal vt : i

' And, sure enough, the crash of ‘heavy shoulders against the panels of both doors resounded through the house. There was a sharp eracking of 4the woodwork; but as yet the timbers held - strongly tes gether, sy . : ~ 4Qpen, in the name of the law!” " With simultaneous action, urged by the same fears,the women rushed, one to the front, the other to the back 'eitranés door. i X 5 i :

“There are the back stairs! Quick—nuick! There is no time to be lost!” “They are breaking in the door!” eried Nellie. “We must not lose a moment; Quick. o | : - And the chambermiid, faithful in this hour of tribulation, echoed frantically the word “Quick!” : - She darted forward in advance of Noel, to return with a'face of ghastly terror, but too faithfully reflected in -the faces of her masier and mistress, for: inidhe girl’s face they read that hope was notifor them. - “The window—the window!” cried:Nellie,.as she passed out. “They shall péss over my body, Noel, before they reach

rou!” o ¥ § Y The window was three storys from the ground. : : v The barrister, pale and rigid as any corpse, stood erect and metionless in the middle of the apartment—that apartment which had been the scene of so many ‘sinful pleasures, and which was now to see their bitter—bitter expiation! ' He was at bay, nay, more than at bay, and the very hopelessness of his position, the impossibility of escape, brought back a gleam of cgurage to his quaking heart. ~With a soffle upon the white lips—terribly suggestive of the very opposite of mirth—he drew a three-chambered revolver from his breast-pocket.. “I’ve given my word,” he said; “let me at least for once keep faith. I swore 1 would not be taken alive.” .

- He raised the pistol to the region of the heart las Nellie Nicholson, throwing herself upon him, strove to arrest his hand. . } Too late! : : : ' The heart was not touched, but the shot was mortal. : 2 At the same momeat one of the'outer doors, or both, gave way with® a crash, ‘opened’ the door himself, apd was up the !smirs before the man had tiine7to turn his ‘head. - Lk ke = - “If any one calls,” he said to Jeannette, “say tha your mistress is out—say anything; but, as you value your. place, don’t }admit a mortal soul. 80, to'your work; and hold your tongue.” b At®the voice of Noel, Nellie*ran into the hall. He pushed her back into the din-ing-room, and, following, closed thé door behind him. It was then, and then only, that the girl saw the face of her lover. . How changed it was! How pale! How haggard!? =~ : [ “What's happenei‘z" shegasped. Noel made no answer. He had sunkK into a chair, and was wiping his forehead and hands with his pouﬁet‘ handkerchief,

“For heaven’s sake, speak!” said Nellie. “You are as white as & ghost! ¥You ave ill! Let me call Jeannette.” o : Springing to his feet, he ecaught her by the hands, : i 5 | “Nellie,” he asked, in a hoarse volce, fixing on her his haggard, bloodshot eyes, ~—“Nellie, be sincere! Speak .the fruth!| Do you love me?” . ¢ o She divinedi—she felt that something exs traordinarvy had. happoued and that some great misfyortj;une was pending, yet, with the extraordinary triviality that sometimes possesses her sex, she cunimenced coquet-. gﬁhg&wﬂh‘ e f e e ~ “You naughty fellow,” she gaid, “you are fishing for compliments, and if you

and the police' in a body entered the foom. . e s o “A doctor—a Hoctor!” implored the _half-frantic woman. st % “And, at a gesture of Daddy Tabarets, “#ho was in among the first, several of the ‘men disappeared. gl } . “A doctor for me!” groaped the dying sman, with something of &e old irony in “his tone. “Send for a sexton to diga grave as deep as a man’s despair, and let a mason carye this epitaph:— ¢ *Krzep rroM Love oF A Womaxt'™ No answer came from Nellie. She had fainted in the arms of Jeannette. - . They lifted him gently enough. under {h% direction of I;)addy Tabaret, on the hed. S i = . “(Give me some paper, while yet I have strength.” i : _ The old detective placed the writing materials in his hands. b -«Write—for it is.you must write, apd I will sign-—that I murdered the \Vf?io,w" Lerouge. Such & confession costs me but little now, yet it will give some relief {o my brother. Itis a family debt to keep, at least, one name clear. I owe him that.” He sigmned the paper, wiich the old detective carvied to ‘the table, wishing, according to his habit, to “verify” and make “all light” in the middle of his grief. - The dying Noek grasped the hand of the sobbing Nellie, now recovered from her fainting, and ’ whispered hurriedly in her ear, as he convulsively dragged her face down till it touched his own, “Nell, my* money—and, properly managed, it's a fortune—is under my pillow; so that’s why I asked them to lift me on the bed. Take it—don’t hesitate, my girl! I know too well what the horrible temptations of poverty are! Take it—it's yours!” Though ‘weeping, and still loving the dying man, she; with the true instinct ofi her, kind, secured the pocket-book, even thong? ‘her pretty head was resting, and withot hypoerisy, upon the dying man’s bosom. _ : { Dying? He was dead! With a last fond, _eager gaze upon thé face—the poor, lost, beautiful face of the woman he had so madly - loved—the spirit of * Noel Gerdy passed away, to be judged, let us hope, when all are weighed in an equal balance,” with a greater charity than he can meet with on earth! - .. A L ‘ «]t was ‘the best end, after all!” said old Tuabaret, who hadagain approached the Hed, and now stood, with' two big tears trickling .down his chodks, wlt .satisfies all parties! ‘And what a lesson!” he continned. shaking his he «d gravely, to hims, self —“whatia lesson! {9 prove that@idess perate fortuiie was niever yet retrieved by & yet more desperdale decl!”’ : : LS THIC END, s ,

! Bleeding From the Eungs, Catarrh, . Bronechitis, ‘Censumption. A . Wonderful Cuve. ; RocHESTER, N. Y., Jan. 13th, 1874. R. V. PisrCE, M. 8,, Baffalo, N. Y.: “Dears Sir—l had suffered from Catarrh in an aggravated form for about twelve years and for several years from Bronchitis trouble. Tried many doctors and things with no lasting Jbenefit. In May, 72, becoming nearly worn out with excessive Editorial labors jon a paper in New York City, I was attacked with Bronehitis in a severe form, suffering almost a total loss af voiece. 1 returned home here, -but had been home only two weeks ‘'when I 'was ‘completely prostrated with Hemorrhage from the I.ungs, having four severe bleeding spells within two weeks, and first three in< side of nine days..! _.ln the September following, I improved sufliciently to be able to be ‘about, though in a very feeble ‘state. My Bronchial trouble remained and the Catarrh was tenfold worse than before. Every effort for —relief seemed fruitless. I seemed to be losing ground daily. I continued in this feeble state, raising blood almost daily until about the first of March, :M3, when I became so-bad as to be en‘tirely confined to the house. A friend suggested your remedies. - But I was extremely skeptical that they would dosme good, as-I had lost all heart in remedies, and began to look upon medicine akd ddctors with disgust. However,' 1 obtained one of your circulars, and read it carefully, fron: ~which licame to the coneclusion that you understood your business, at least. I finally obtained a quantity of Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy, your Golden: Medical Discovery andPellets,and com~menced their vigorous use according to directions. To my surprise, I sogn _began to improve. ! The Discovery and’ Pellets, in a short time, brought out a severe eruption, which continued for several weeks; « I felt much better, my appetite improved, and I .gdined in strength and flesh. In three ‘months every vestige of the Catarrh ‘was gone, the Bronchitis had nearly disappeared, had no Cough whatever and I had entirely ceased to raise blood; and, contrary to the expectation of some of my friends, the cure has remained permanent. I have had no morg Hemorrhages from the Lungs, and am entirely free from Catarrh, from whiech I had suffered so much .and-so long. The debt of gratitude I -owe for the blessing I have reeeived at your hands, knows no bounds. I am -thoroughly satisfied, from my experience; that your medicines will master the worst forms of that vdious ~disease Catarrh, as well as Throat and ' Lung Diseases. I haverecommended them to very many and shall ever speak in thejr praise. : . : Gratefully yours, : War. H. SPENCER. P. 0. Box 507, Rochester, N. ¥ < :

Oldest Timber in the Worlkd. Probably the oldest timber in the world which has been subjected toman is that which is found in the ancient temples of Egypt. It is found in connectionwith stone. work which is known to be at least four thousand years old. ~ This wood, and the only wood used in the construetion of the temples, is in the form of ties, holdingthe end of one stone to another in jits upper service. When two blocks were laid in _place,.t;hen it appears that an _excavation ‘about an inch deep was made in each block into which an. hour-glass shaped tie was driven. It is, therefore, difficult to .force any stone from its position. The ties appear to have been of. the tamarisk’ woad, of which the ark was construeted, a sacred ancient Egpyt, and now |very rarely found in the Valley of the Nile. Those dove-tailed ties are’ just as sound now as on the day 'of their - insertion. ~ Although ifuel is: very scarce in that country, these bits. . of wood are not large enough to make it an object with the Arabs to heave off layer after layer of lieavy stone for so small a prize. : e

“Mariar,” remarked oneof the horney handed sons of toil to his wife, “pears to me it takes a sight o’ calico ter make you a dress these hard times. Can’t-you economize with one o’ them ar pull-backs the city giils wear ?” It was then that Mariar fired the bread-board at him, and remarked that she wasn’t “goin’ to stop the ecirculation of blood in her legs for no Il;zi;ld;gleaded old penny-pincher like nim, : 28 7 4 ; £

““How are you getting on at your new . place?” -asked a lady of a girl whom she, had recommended for a situation. “Very well, thank you,” answered the girl. “I'm glad to hear it,” said the lady. “Your employer is a very nice lady, and you eannot do too much for her.” “I don’t mean to, ma’am,” was the cool reply, -

. A BLUE MOUNTAIN LEGEND. 'An Ineident/In the Early Settiement [, > of Eastern Penu‘sylt’amaf—flﬁ_he; : | Story of a Stolen Lutheran | | . ©hild and Her Recovery. . . The-following legend of almost lo:cal interest has been floating around ‘among the newspapers. It will be ~observed that kidnapping -in those days / was managed by the Indians - without disguise or fear of detection. ‘Compared with the modern style of kidnapping, that of the Indians possessed some merit. They |acted, as they thought, in self defense. Here is the story: . S e A ,certain pious Lutlreran family, named Hartman, came over the ocean from the kingdom of Wurtemberg, in Germany, more than a hundred years ago. Pressing theiy way far from Philadelphia_into the interior of Pennsylvania, they miade their home near the Blue Mountains, not far from: the Schuylkill river. There they cut down thie.iforest and made a comfortable living by farming. Thus they spent several years. Though dwelling in the lonely wilderness far removed from the friends and 'having the wild beasts for neighhors, and the wild red men as occasional visitors, they were content in the love of each other and God: . : 7 - Their parents tried to make their‘ little family comfortable and happy. Although their church was. too far ‘away to be often visited, they taught their children ithe fear of the Lerd, and set before them a Christian example. A’ time ‘had now arrived when. the Indians became very dangerous. A war broke out between ‘the people in the colonies,in 'our own: ‘country, and the French in Canada’ and -the region now embraced in many of our Western States. The Indians ‘having been persuaded by the French to help them, they now wandered abroad from! the French terri: tories, even as far as Eastern Pennsylvania, to distress and destroy our people. . e FLeE At length, in the year 1750, a band of these savages reached the home of the good German family. They killed the father and son, whom they found at work in the field. The mother escaped, as she left home that morning -to go to a distant mill for some flour; two little daughters, Regina’ and Barbara, had beén left dt home. The Indians+then robhed the house and burned it and. the barn to the ground. 1% isstated that Barbara, the baby sister,”was cruelly put to death. Regina, who;, was theun (only ten years vld was forced to go along 'with' the savages. She was taken with other white children to wigwdm villages,: |=, e LN

. As the children could not travel fast, they were left at di'ffex;enn places. Regina and a little girl, named Louise, only ten years old, were given’td” am ; old Indian woman, to ‘be. her- little slaves.; Theoldwoman was cross'and’ cruel to them. They had to gojout in the heat and the cold, and thé ivet% to dig up roots for her to eat. They got very little food themselves—noth-: ing but wild roots. They were often scolded and ‘beatén. Regina often spoke to Louisé-about the texts of{ Seripture and,the hymns her dear mother had taught her. Then they would kneel down together and pray, | askiug their Heavenly lather to take care of them'and their mothers. At| such times Regina loved to sing. | In the year 1794, when Regina’ hdd been nine years in her. exile, Providence led an English officer, Colonel Boquet, in, her neighborhood.. He | conquered the Indians with his soldiers, and forced them to ask for peace. | The first thing he told them was that they must agree to restore all the prisoners they had taken and.all the children they had stolem. Colonél Boquet and hig'soldiers gave the captives ﬁ()odiand clothing, and brought them to the military post at Carlisle, Pa., tlo be restored to their friends. This |was then published in all the newspapers of Pennsylvania, so that parents from whom the Indians had taken children might come and res claim/'them. = - : P The unhappy mother of Regina heard of this, and &t once she sat: oxt&' for Carlisle. hoping that God. would now again bless' her with a sightof het'longlost Regina. But how should she now know her dear daughter? When taken away she--was only a little child; and now if living, she must be a young woman of nineteen. ~ Besides, she must. now be. browned by the sun, .and her manners, dress 'and language must e those of an Indian. The mother found four hundred cap-. tives before her, and many of them/| were girls. They were all arranged ih long lines, so that‘the many friends who came to search for their dear'lost! ones, might have the best chances of: finding them. ‘ , ’ o ‘Lohg and anxiously did the mother look for her.child, but without suecess. | Again and again had she walked up and down every .line, looking‘ into every face, scanning every feats ure, and taking the hands of the girls in her ownj; baut still could not tell whether her own dear child was there -or~not. Bl A . Colonel Boquet asked her whether she could not think of anything that she could show qr do, by ‘wlhich her daughter might possibly knowi her. At last she said she often sang at home a eertain shymm. in. which her: child used to join, and. perhaps she might recognize it. e requested her. to sing it.; She began— , e . ' Allein} und doch nicht ganz alleini * _‘ Bin jch—— - il “Alone, yet not alone, am I, i ' - When ;11 is dark and dreer; | : ‘ My heavenly father siilliis nigh, : i " He comes the weary hours to cheet, -: ‘T am with him, and he with me, : A ‘So ‘all alone’ T cannot Dot o o et

. Before she could begin the second ‘ ‘line Regina had sprung torward from the company of captives. , She threw ‘her arms ‘around the singer’ssneck, crying out, “Mother! mother?” And they both wepti for joy. When they ‘ reached their distant hLame, ReginaJ repeatedly asked after “the Book in whieh God speaks to.us.” But they. had not- had a Bible of their own since their house was fired. Then | they set out on 2 long journey to Philadelphia to buy one, There they met the Lutheran; pastor, Dr. Me]cﬂ'or Muhlenberg, who gave them a Bible ' and hymn book, and comforted their | hearts. ! : T et i f'v“""' Ly L SRR € Ve The Burlington Hawkeye says: ' A . gweet young girl went into- a Cedar Rapids ‘music store and: asked the ‘elerk, inguiringly, if he had “A Heart that Loves Me Only ?? “No,” he said, “but here’s ‘A Health to Thee, Mary.]” That wouldn’t do, but’ béfore she turned to go she asked, “Have you ‘One Sweet Kiss Before We Part?” That Cedar ‘Rapids clerk looked up | and down the store; the book-keeper was out, the hoss was ip stairs trying to sell a Granger-a wheezy old melodeon, and so hie leaned over the counter, and turned out about half a'dozen | of the best and most artistically -finished articles that the astonished young lady Liad-ever seen offered in a | job lot.- She didn’t say muich, but she | went out of the store in a step and a | hinlf, and rubbed * cheeks thought- | fully all the way home. Ile had the S b e T

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Daring Attempt at Express Rob- " bery on the-Air Line, = The Pesperadoes Frustrated in thelr Ll - Raseally Designs. |~ * Torepo, 0., Jan, 27.—a singularly daring and well-planned scheme to rob the express train on the Lake Shore Railroad: was frustrated this morning by the action of detectives ' and officials #Who had: become aware. “of the plot ’tl;r’o’pgh the confession of ~one of the partners of the plot.- The ~conspirators were L. C.-Hartwell, an -ex-conductor ‘on‘the road, two broth--ers -named Dwight; anél a Texas des~ perado mamed Sophus, ‘all. former brakemen' on- the road, and well acquainted with every detail of the run- | ning of the trains.. They went some days ago tothe little station of Archibald; and prepared for their work. Supt. Cone, of the United Statés Express. Company, was .advised of their mo¥vements and kept a wateh npon them.: " Last night, accompanied by Capt. Purdy and Sergt. Nohl, o the ‘city police, Detective Cavanaugh, of the Lake Shore Road, and another: persom; iall in disguise, he went out’ on thefwestward. bound train until he meét ' the eastward beund Chicago ex-’ press, which was boarded, two of his party taking a position in the express cir and three' going into t.he{baggag?-. car adjeining, to enrérge upona signal to be given by pulling the bell:rope. The night was intensely ‘dark, and the. rain was falling heayily.. Theexpress messen&en in the car was’instructedto lie down and feign sleep. : Shortly after leaving Wauseon for the long run into the ¢ity those waiting inside saw the end of the car penetratfd by | an auger. Tlhe robbers outside caréfully dinspected. the inside of the car | through. this hole, and were satisfied | that - everything ~looked -favorable. They then bored ‘out a piece of the door, and. Hartwell ‘reached in " his hand to unbolt-the door. In an instant liis handiwas seized: by thse inside, | and his arm drawn through to the shoulder. The signal'was given 'by | pulling the TOpe to those in‘the bag-gage-car, who™ j()]y?ned ~the door and sprang out upon tlie.astonished scoun-drelg<from-the rear. * A’ desperate fight enswed with. billies and knives. The thieves tried to throw themselves from | the ‘train and drag the officers’ with;them, and nearly suceeeded, but at-last. were all dragged inside the baggage-car-and secured. ~ The train was not checked 1 its-speed, but con-. tinued ranning wt-the ¥ité of 40 miles. an hour during the whole encounter, which greatly complicdated the conditions of ‘the fight: .~ -In alittle while’ the” train reaclied the city, and the desperadoes were placed irthe prisos. | They were heavily armed, and masked | with KuZKlux masks. They were all severeiy, but not dangerously beaten dbout the heads with thie slung-shots. of the officers.”. The latter escapéd with but litile injury. . The whole affair 'was admirably planned on. both sides.. If-therobbers had'been successful they would have secured about | 275,000 in currency and $125,000.1n SO v T e D e R e

Lo Wordh Oonsidering. Gen. Sherman at4a social meeting in New York, recently, made a speech, and referring to the stringent times, said *there i 3 room in"Americ¢a for 40,000,000 people who may be willing to. toil in'the country instead of lingering as clerks around cities.” An evil of our country for years past, has: been the. disposition: of people-to desert the conntry and crowd- to fowns, forgetting that he-who makes his lying from the ground is #e truly independent man. . The French peasants are a. provident, thrifty people, who: néarly - all, have something laid 'up for any occasion: when it may be required. Themr little farms comprise ‘but a very few acres, yet throngh industry and a freedom from wastefulneéss‘ they very generdlly aré “beforehand. - Land” being so-cheap in our conntry it is comparatively-easy fora man ‘to'become the owner:of a few acres upon which to found his home andestablish his independence. There are. how- thousands of :people in the towns! in-a condition of -dependence and want, who might be enjoying’ the comforts of plenty and independence had they given their energies to pos‘sessing a- country hLome:.instead of rushing -to towns :to mingle.in the ‘stinggle-for existences ."7 L

- A Nice Eitile lome Amusement. } ' Many very pretty little. ‘chemical experimernts | may . be made by the ! young people, which will amuse and astonish those.around them. - As for ] -instance, with so simple.an-article us-| red| cabbagé; -a.very beautiful e{‘fect ] -can be réndered in:the following man= ner: - Cut three‘leaves of eabbage into ssmall ‘pieces, and after placing them, in g Dbasin, pour a pint of boiling wa'ter over them letting them stand an hour;. then pour off the Hquid ‘into a ~decanter; Then take four wine glasses; into oneput six drops:of stiong vinegar; inte ahother, six drops of E()l}fxbi;)}x of soda; into the third, the. dmeguantity of astrong solution of “alum ; and Jet the fovrth glass remain: embty. o St e Tl up the glasses from tlie decanter, and the liquid poured jiuto, the glass containing the acid will quickly become: a teautiful red; that in the g":?ss cottaning ihe ;sod»’a’ffmn’-l‘i‘é’\z‘t‘_’"ﬁhé 1 green; that pouredinto the empty one | will remain nuchanged: © S - By-adding - a little vinegar. to the green. it will: immediately change to red; and on adding a little of solution ot ‘soda to the red it will dssume a fine green, thus showing the action of acids and alkdlis on.vegetable blues. . Schoel'Sugzestions. . “The health physician of Reading, Pai, offers the following suggestions: ' Place a thermometer in each sehool brobias ol S e e i . Use disinfectants to correct disas ‘greeablé odors, as well'as have all the ‘water | elosets now exposed, suitably VOMEIOBRA.: 1 e g s e ¢ Protet the “iittle ones,” compelled to sit' in front of the immense régis‘ters, by endeavoring to eyualize the distribution ‘of this heat Ly different sized pipes and dampers and by com---palling water to ba‘put into-the water tanksat least daily. .. o 0 o - Do not overcrowd the sclivol room. ~ Have the school hours regalated. to suit the ages of tig scholars, so that a child five or six years old, be nof confined as long as one twelye or fifteen igaarsold, oo e aane e | Have, if possible, the'janitor to live {on or near the property, so thaf he | can attend to hisdnﬁe&mmmﬁk? Iy, and aid i the prévention of wanton destruction to peoperty. _ Egypts eontribution to the Centen‘nial will. consist of ornaments from “thread, produced by Arabian artisans i d { g Cuisiand tagait oglis Vs Restansl | R tanltaal »iodiats. svn thim the LESGES. OL LUE DR & 2 RH N ! sends her yegréts, Thatisbad. .

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... WIT AND nn*on,':;. | Why is the sun like f‘z good loaf? ,Becau‘sfﬂ-it's light when it rises. - The best place for free-lovers to - emigrate to ought to be Middle-sex. ' | |-~ Good little’ boot-black’s epitaph— | | Gone to shine among the angels. | . A: contemporary sa;:;: “The first, printers were Titains.”, There are a~f great many “tight uns”/ among them| Il e R “The old re]ﬁ:s_keep'-'cbming in, Al’ Florida man has got & stone that, Washington threw at a woodpecker! on his father’s ¢herry txje. Next: = | ' A'traveling printer/says that one of f' the Omaha editors writes his editorials on brown paper wiﬁlx an old q_in-}’ ner fork'dipped in er nberry sauce. Cheap.' ' | G R ’ . Mz Treat, of: Bridgeéport, is meny tioned as the republicgﬁ candidate for Governor of Connecticut, but the voters -dorﬂ;‘_think they jean stand Treati‘ ‘thisyear. , ; | b : | “o A.Dutchman, ‘sumﬁu oned to identir fy a ‘stolen hog, bei,g asked if th hoghad any ear-marks; replied: “Th ‘only -ear-mark dat I saw, vas dat his Aail yasienbofts *l| o ~ “Why don’t men swear when the? are g;lone?" asks Talmage., Did -Mzi. Talitage ever lay around the fence ‘corners and see a lone farmer pick u & bumble bee? What did that farmEmRE L p + Puneh once told a droll story of a ‘man: who, being suddenly raised ¢t riches, exclaimed, in| the fullness oﬁ his satisfaction, “Oh, that I could. stangd in the road anﬁlfsee- myself ri'q‘e j by in‘my carriage.” || - i 'After the eclergyman had united A happy pair, not- long, an awful spi-“ lience . ensued, which| was broken hy ail | impatient youth excluimin%:‘ “Don’t be so unspeakably bappy.”+ They couldn’t help it, - i l Scene in: the cars; A candy boy ‘passing through a car meets a Cross old|/gentleman, and says: . “Pop corn! pop cornl!” - “Hain’t ‘got any teeth,”. angrily replies the min. ! “Gum drops! ‘gum drops!” calls out- the-smart boy. “Charlie,” said little Annie, looking at a pieturé of Santa- Claus, [“I, shouldn’t think he could waddle [in so’:many clothes.” “And 'then you know, Annie, every time he goes down a chimmey he gets a fresh soo"t.’f smart children. ’ » -

“My son,” said a dying grocer to'his probable successor to the business, | never put sand; ill_?}b sugar. Cl?erish a reputdtion for fair and honarable dealings with vour fellow-men, and use terra alba instead; it’s qq’ite | ‘as heavy and don’t grit any on the | ‘testh!” | N A meddlesome young man \J"io{ L fooled around a huckster’s wagon & few days ago was both. -pained; and surprised to suddenly find himself sitting 1n the gutter on|his head, with a = dislocated shoulder joint. -The “power behind the thr’oxyn” wds a small‘sized mule. b ' ol ~ “Pa, who is sfM‘ziny{ Voters?’” asked | .a young hc?peful of this sire. “Don't you know! him, my son. Why?" “Cos I saw you signin’ his name to :that letter you got the othervuijght : askin’ you tO'})eﬂAld rman,’” “Sh-h-h, my. son; here’s a, nickle; go and |get some candyy” | | : W kvl - It is’ the ruthlessly contempladivq‘ lind of Perkins which evolves t{his exquisite consummation; “In, |all this world of woes, can it be possible to imdgine another ; retribution | so stern, so awful, and, \withal so just as that “exhibited ‘in the marriage of a life-insurance agent to a hook :dzm---vasser ?” It consists. ‘ j - ' : £iy :___‘Q—_—.ﬁ \T ! fil . 1| Rational Medication, { i Medication is only successful wlien - it is rational, and it is rational only when it begins at tlie beginning. | In‘other words,: to cure-a malady,| its ‘cause must be rémEveﬂ. Weakness. either general or loeal, is'the orjigin ‘of the great majority'of diseasgs.— Reinforce the vital energies, 'regulate digestion and secretion, by strengthening the organs which perform those - ' all-important functions, and dyspepsia, constipatign, Kidney and bladder: ¢complaints, uterine difficnlties, fim- - pure ecirculation, and the thous(tmd | and one ailments which dre the con- - sequences of debiliqy, are completely, -and in. most cases' permanently, removed. The best, safest and n{‘o‘st agreeable. tonic and alterative gha,t\ can be employed for this purpose is ‘Hostetter’s Stomach = Bitters. The * experience of twenty-five years, durli»x'x;g ‘which time it has outlived perlshup's ten times that number éphemeral preparations which have entered into ‘competition with it, has proved-it to be unequaled as a ﬁe'medy for all dig-® ‘orders accompanied by or proceeding from weakness., -|° . dl-wit. |

/A Romantic Encident. [os . The South Bend Twibune tells a )ﬁe‘ry romantic: story ofi a marriage’ that took place in that e{ﬂy sometime fgo. ‘A girl loved not évis,e’ly’ but too well —mnatural result—deserted by her seducer—Dbecame a nfother.-ghild was cared for. Soon alyoung man came to board in the family and becamg¢ attached to the: little' waif whjch was ‘more or less neglected. . Failing to ohtain permission tj)) adopt the clild, he finally resolved to marry the mothel that he might become father to/the little girl who had so. completely wan his love. They were mairied and now live .as happily as most matried peo‘ple. The husband still idolizes |the tatherless girl. : : ‘ Bkl

A Chieago young man was fo!und dead'in his bed on the 2d inst.,y\'ith ! his boots and anothér man’s hat on.. They theught he had becn poiso#x@d; so they agalyzed the contents of| his stomaeh, ‘and nothing was found. in it exeept some pickles, pound cake, lemonade, cold turkey, beer, fried oysters, cold punch, ham sandwich, sponge cake, beef tea, mince pie, champagne, lubster, brandy, game pie, frujt cake, ten, chicken salad, whisky, coffee| bologna‘sausage, pork, cheese, sardines’ and sherry, so the jury returned a verdict of death through the vigitation of friends.- —~' = ° | Nearly half a century ago, & woman by the name of L.oomis living in Paw-, let,” Vt., was compelled to ask relief. from the town, which was refysed. She tinally beeame a charge upon the town, and she thep matle a vow that the town of g’a'wliet should nat be witg;put_a pauper for fifty years. | She will db‘evxoo years Q}d in October,| and ‘ the fifty years will expire a&ome‘; ime &fxb?wigtﬁh ~§he has had offey h% marriage during her dependence, but - her answet always 'was, “I would not * swan the town of lfawiowfo;gm best maklivinges . cueains) Ogo {ji G e o o‘& *‘{"f*’}‘* aati ? Q= = ﬁ;‘%‘"" i 4 L?P"a&f«v mu@wwmﬁ;wm@mm Elibtn 46 A nocessncy: oulcbies ot nae