Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 19, Number 22, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 24 November 1888 — Page 7

CHAl"TKK XX-OXTIXlKD.

In libort, Fiddlestick could not do ything with him, and, after ten minutes it, sat down without having advanced case to any appreciable extent. Then L'vjeral of tbo other connacl asked a qnestti or two apiece, after which Eustace fa

told to stand down, and Lady Holm•rst wu called. Lady Holmhurst's evince wan very short, merely amounting the fart that she had seen Augusta's |irrtiMer» on board the Kangaroo, and (at there was not then a sign of tattoo parks upon them, and when she saw em again in London they were tattooed, attempt was made to cross-examine -, and on the termination of her eviF'lice the court adjourned for lunch. Vheu it reasnembled James Short called [ugustft, and a murmur of expectation '«e from the densely crowded audience -feeling very sick at heart, but lool |*ore beautiful than ever—she jward the box.

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As she did so the attorney general rose. '1 mu«t object, my lord," no said, "on half of the defendants, to this witness L--ing allowed to enter tbo box." I

"Upon what grounds. Mr. Attorney?" tid his lordship. "Upon the ground that her mouth is, t) facto, closed. If we aro to believe [W plaintiff's story, this young lady is •rwlf the will of Jonathan Meeson, and •ing ho, is certainly, I submit, not comet cut to give evidence. There is no |r odent for a document giving evidence, (I I presume that tbo witness must be l*.ked upon as a document." "But, Mr. Attorney," said the judge, document

evidence, and evidence of

best sort." "Undoubtedly, my lord and we have objection to the ^pcumcnt being exibited for tho court to draw its own contusion from, but wo deny that it is entitled to speak In its own explanation. A icnment in a thin? which npcakts by its ritteri characters. It cannot tnkoto tt-

If toriifun ami Rpoat by word of mouth and, ii support of this, I may call ur lordship'a attention to the general iticipk* of law governing tho interproI'iou ft written documents." '1 ar.i |uito nu'evo of tho^c principles, '.Mr. Atw-nu-y, mid 1 cannot we that they

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thi.H ]Wo«tioii."

"Aw your lor*Uhip|lcwe». Then I will !. !l h:u !c hpon my main,contention, that s« SiiiUhrrs in. 'for tho purpose of this t. a document and nothing but a document. and 1i no room right to open her Itnoutii in support of tho plaintiff's case ftiittu would uuy paper will, if it could be fmiroculoualy endowed with speech."

Well," said tho Judge. "It certaiuly fistrike:, mo as a novel point. What hav«^ iyoii to

to it. Mr. Shortf

All eye* were now turned npon James, for it was felt thut if tho point, was dercldcd against him the CMO was lost. "The pojiii to which 1 wish you to ndtires* yourself, Mr Short," went, on the learned jml^v. "i.—in the personality of

Mi** Knit hern m» totally lost and merged in what. for tvant of abetter term, I must »all her docwue.utary capacity, as to take nwuy from her tho right to appear lieforo this* court like any other sano human •being, and give evidence of events conI ijectcd with It* exccot ion?" "If ttr lordship pleases," «a!d James, "I uialtitaiu that this is not so. I maintain that the document remaius th© docu runit and that for all purposes. Including

Iho giving of evidence concerning its execution. Miju» Kmithers still remains Mis* Smlther*. it would snrely be absurd to gue that because a person had a deed -tecutcd upon her skin she was. Ipso Jaeto. Incapiwited from giving evidence (concerning it, on the mere g~- und that she was it. Further, such a dect on (would be contrary to equity aud good Jbollcv, for pemiis could uot so lightly be leprfved of their natural fights. Also, in this case, the plaintiff's action would absolutely put an md to by any such leciitlon. seeing that, the slgnattire ot lonathan Mceswm and the attesting witacsses to the will could not, of course, be -ecognlned in their tattooed form, and hero Is no other living person who could 'opose under what circumstances the signature came to lie there. I submit that he objection should be overruled." "•This," said his lordship. In giving hi% /scislon, "Is a very curious point, aua one Ivhlch. when first raised by the learned ttorocy genernl. struck me with some inre but. on considering it and heating !i\ Short. I sin convinced that it is an injection that cannot be supported" here Eustace gave a sigh of rellefV "It argued ot» the part of the defendant |that Miss Ssuithem is. for the purposes of this ease, a document, and nothing tot a "ueument. and as sueh thai her mouth la aut. Now I think that the learned at* iorney general cannot have thought this [natter out when he came to that conelnXton. What are the eircumstaneee? A 'Iwill is s»ippo*ed to have been tattooed .j'Ot* this lady's skin: hnt is the the .. .iole |H*rwnT loes not the Inte eow remain, and the IndividoalltyT 1 think thai I can put what I mean more ck :*y tncan"* of an illustration. Id us ti r« that Iwvw to uphold the defendants

Ejection, and tluit. as a eoasequewce, "'MntifTs e»i«e w««re to break down. 1 .'.li us sttprn^ that the plaintiff had uWf!»n^ed toe witness to be skil d"— |*here Augusta iwarly jumped fru^i her f^eat)~- "and that she. kvtaf survived khe openktlan. was again tendered to

court as a witness. wouM the court "n be able, under any possibility, to re-

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.tse to accept her evidence? The l* in the fawn of human pafeltifcu.*, ,« mid then he la the hands of the ofieera bftbe court and the peneoa parehiBent had w¥« removed w„_.d be before the cwtrt. i\mMl It he «tU* ^jdntained that the two were wo a -Ad inseparabie that the dist"' ixilDf to a document natt •-ari^jr ach to the person? la my «tpi&taa* «rI

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'the kf of the mtmk. and. a the Ice wete««.i_wff

R. MEESOM'S WILL.

BY H. RIDER HAGGARD.

Kustacca evidence was of a rather Ltoal order, and was necessarily limited fan account of the relations between ids Icle and himself, and between himself

Augusta. Such as it was. however, 'gave it very well, and with a complete •nnes* that appeared to produce a faruble impression on the court. lien Fiddlestick, Q. rose to crossline, devoting his efforts to trying to to Eustace admit that his behavior had Frn of a nature to amply justify his V:le's behavior. But there was not v«*y Lch to be made out of it. Eustace hailed all that had passed freely enough, 1 it ("imply amounted to the fact that itire had been angTy words between the as regards the treatment that Audita had met with at the hands of the

ana prodheed before tfie courx, either to a u«k or a mummified condition, could it •«n be seriously advanced that because the inscribed leg—standing on the table before the court—had once belonged to the witness sitting in the witness box, therefore it was not competent for the witness to give evidence on account of his or her documentary attributes? Certainly it could not. Therefore, it seems to me that •hot which is separable must, for the par

ol this witness must be looked upoi though it were in the hands, at this moment, of the officers of the court, and, consequently, I overrule this objectim." "Will your lordship take a note of your lordship's decision?" asked the attorney general, in view of an appeal. "Certainly, Mr. Attorney. Let this witness be sworn."

CHAPTER XXL CHANT AS PBATED.

Accordingly Augusta was sworn. I that« Eustace sbserved when she reaoved her veil to kiss the book the sight of her sweet face produced no small effect open the crowded court.

Then James began his examination in chief, and, following the lines which he had laid down in his opening speech, led her slowly, while allowing her to tell her own story as much as possible, to the time of the tattooing of the will on Kerguelen Land. All along the history had evidently interested everybody in the court —not excepting the Judge—intensely but now the excitement rose to boiling point. "Well," said Jaines, "tell his lordship exactly how it came to

Then he passed on to the histery of the I death of the two sailors who had attested the 'll. rr 1 to the account of

This was a home tii

"Did

pass that the will

of Mr. Meeson was tattooed upon your shoulders." In quiet, but dramatic language, Augusta accctfdingly narrated every detail, from the time when Meeson confided to her his remorse at having disinherited his nephew up to tho execution of the will, at her suggestion, by the sailor upon her own shoulders. "Aud now, Miss Smithers," said James, when she had done, "I am very sorry to do so, but I must ask von to exhibit the document to the court.'

Poor Augusta colored up, and her eyes filled with tears, as she slowly undid tho dust cloak which hid her shoulders (for, of course, she had como in low dress). Tho judge, looking up sharply, observed her natural distress. "If yon prefer it, Miss Smithers," said his lordship, courteously, "I will order tho court to be cleared of every one except those who are actually engaged in tho case."

At these ominous words a shudder of disgust passed through the densely packed ranks. It would, Indeed, they felt, after all their striving, bo hard if thoy were deprived of tho sight of Augusta's shoulders and they stared at her despairingly to see what she would answer. "I thank your lordship," she said, with a littlo bow "but there would still be so many left that I do not think that it would greatly matter. I hope that everybody will understand my position, and extend their consideration to me." "Very well," said the judge, and without further ndo she took off tho cloak and the silk handkerchief beneath it, and stood before the court dressql in a low black dress. "1 am afraid that I must ask you to come up here," said his lordship. Accordingly sho walked round, mounted tho bench, and turned her back to tho judge, in order that he might examine what, was written on It. This ho did very carefully, with the aid of a magnifying glass, referring now and again to the photographic copy which Dr. l*robato had filed in the registry. "Thank vou," he said, presently "that will do. am afraid that the learned counsel below will wish to have an opportunity of inspection."

So Angtista had to descend, and slowly walk along the ranks, stopping before every learned leader to be carefully examined. while hundreds of eager eyes in the background were fixed upon her unfortunate shoulders. However, at last it came to an end. "That will do. Miss Smithers." said tho judge, for whose consideration she felt deeply grateful "you can put on your cloak again now." Accordingly she clothed herself, and re-entered the box. "Tho document which yon have just shown tho court. Miss Smithers," said James, "is the one which was executed upon your back in Kerguelen Land on or about* the 22d day of December, last year?" "It Is." "it was, I understand, executed in the presence of the testator and tho two at testing witnesses, all three being present together, and the signature of each being tattooed in I lie presence of the other?" "It was." "Was the testator, so far *s yon eould judg# at the time of the dictation and execution of the will, of sound mind, memory and understanding?*' "Most crrtainly lie was. "1»td yon. beyoud the suggest!or.a of which yon have already Riven evidence, in any way utidulv influence the testalor'e mind. as to Induce him to make this will?" "I did not." "And to those facts yon ssrearT "I do."

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nit uite ate, finally closing lib nation in chief just as the dock struck I four, whe the court adjourned till tho following 1^.jr.

As may be iraagfned, though things had gone fairly well so far, nobc 1 of mt party passed an ov*.:- .•• night. The strain was too great to ad-•-of it. and really they were __1 themselves la the conrt—*1_— vif possible, even mom crowded on the aonit- ..-—IP -i nVt tl«T I u. Jay mi£_. set ujetaa^er one way oar the other. I A*s-' the

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ti_-wdher p_i.„ th* aad the attorney general rem to joro her. "au :~J,. the tout, 1W-* amitlMfr. *t the oooctasion of ytmrev m*. that now en* ed to he married to Mr. the

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to I to {Kit a personal qnestkxn to tat »n»task you. were a,at thet of tike ta**"oiagof the In love Mr. Meee

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love Is', I win do my test to answer your question," sho said. Whereat the audience, including his lordship, smiled.

The attorney general looked puzzled, as well bo might, for there are some things which are beyond the learning of even an attorney general. "Well," ho said, "were von matrimonially inclined toward Mr. Meeson?" "Surely, Mr. Attorney General," said the judge, "the one thing does not necessarily include the other." "I bow to your lordship's experience," said Mr. Attorney, tartly. "Perhaps I had better put my question this wayHad you, at that time, any prospect of becoming engaged to the plaintiff?? "None whatever."

you submit to this tattooing,

which must have been painful, with a view of becoming engaged to the plaintiff?" "Certainly Hot. I may point out," sho added, with hesitation, "that such a disfigurement is not likely to add to anybody's attractions." "Please answer my questions, Miss Smithers, and do not comment on

them.

How did you come, then, to vatuit yourself to such a disagreeable operation?' "I submitted to it because 1 Uu ucht it right to do so, there being no ctLrr ap parent means at hand of attaining t).» late Mr. Meeson's end. Also"—and she paused. m"Also what?" "Also I had a regard for Mr. Eustace Meeson, end I knew that ho had lost Lis inheritance through a quarrel about

self." "Ah! now wo are coming to it. Then you were tritooed out of regard for tbo plaintiff, an not purely in the interest of justice?" "Yes I s-.- jposeso." •.* -U "Well, *. Attorney," interposed the "am: what if she was?" obje. t. my lord, was to show that •.Ma youn^ lady was not the purely impassive me ium in this matter that my learned frie id. Mr. Short, would lead tho court to b-. licve. She was acting from motive." "Most reople do," said the judge, dryly. "But it does not follow that the motive was an improper one."

Then tho learned gentleman continued his cross-examination, directing all the ingenuity of his practiced mind to trying to prove by Augusta's admissions, first, that the testator was acting under Iho nndue influence of herself aud, secondly, that when the will was executed ho was non compos mentis. To this eud he dwelt at great length on every detail of tlio events between tho tattooing of tho will and the death of the testator on tho fol lowing day, making as much as was possible out of the fact that he died in fit of mania. But, do what he would, ho could not shake her evidence upon any material

SamesShortwhen,that

oint, and at last, she sat down, felt hiscaso had uot received any serious blow.

Then, a few more questions having been asked in cross-examination by vojrious other counsel. James rose to re-esamine. and, with tho object of rebutting the presumption of the testator's mental unsoundness, mado Augusta repeat r.ll the details of the confession that the late publisher had mado to her as regards his methods of trading. It was beautiful to seo tho fury and horror portrayed upon the countenances of tho cholcrie Mr. Addison and the cadaverous Mr. Eoscco when they saw the most cherishcd socreta of tho customs of the trade, as practiced at Meeson's, thus paraded in tho open light of day. whilo a dozen swift penciled reporters took every detail down.

Then, at last, Augusta was told to stand down, which sho did thankfully enough, and Mrs. Thomas, tho wifo of Capt. Thomas, was called. Che proved tbo findlug of Augu&ta on the island, and that she had seen the hat of ono of tho sailors, and tho rum cask two-thirds empty, and also produced tho shell out of which the men nad drunk the rum (which shell the judge recalled Augusta to Identify). What was most important, however, vrns that she gavo tbo most distinct evideoco that she had herself seen the Into Mr. Meeson Interred, and identified the body as that of the lato publisher by picking out his photograph from among a bundle of a dozen that were handed to her. Also she swore that when Augusta came aboard tho whaler the tattoo marks on her back were not healed.

No cross-examination of the witness worth the name having been attempted, James called a clerk from tho office of the late owners of the R. M. S. who produced the roll of tho ship, on which the names of two sailors, Johnnie Butt and Bill Jones, duly appeared.

This closed the plaintiff's case, and tho attorney general at once proceeded to call his witnesses, reserving his remarks till the conclusion of the evidence. Ho had only two witnesses—Mr. Todd, the lawver, who drew and attested the will of fcov. 10, and his clerk, who also attested it, and their examination did not take long. In cross-examination, however, both these witnesses admitted that the testator was in a great state of passion when he executed the will, and gave details of the lively scene that then occurred.

Then the attorney general rose to address the court for the defendants. He said there were two Questions before the court, reserving, for tho present, the question as to the admissibility of the evidence of Augusta Smithers and those were— first, did *tattoo marks npon the lady's back consulate a will at all? and, secondly, supposing that they did, was it proved to the satisfaction of the court that these undated marks were duly executed by a sane and uninfluenced man, in the preset, of the witnesses, as required by the r._:ate. He maintained, in the first place, that theso marks were no will within the nin of the statute bat, feel—o thai he was not on very sound ground on this point, »-\'f p. ed on to the «r aspects of caje. With fmn„ und ability he dwelt upon thei-•r. :. 'sa of wis* is-'-gr, and -ted solely upon the wft Augn«4a Smithv- if the r,nm r.-eept^i her —Itbv i- -.• •.!•!«• •. to w.li the two att3

tviience of cr. ers. It wqs evidence as it the eonda^u. at all, or. Indeed, tJ v. :-:.--aeswcsreii the *«!'wfc**h «. -ed tw eo I WittM A-' ,I tl plai if, VLA.1 court .ir--4 toi -rot !. rev nsce ku «Br r% «tti Was it f*r tod» tl.rf Wffltl, InfaVOTOf n, 'h V.I--WI t-- Star Ih: vi«.il'. mA VH «^^Nsitou ia m**4' ••. rrd as aot. if indeed it was ex- '-.ited ai »U, esttoted hgp tills lady ft—~ a weak m*k dying, an-* ederat d, man? And witn thi tkm the -trot imcA:

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was arranging his notes, and then, just ia he was about to begin, the judge said, quietly. "Thank you, Mr. Short. I do not think that I need trouble you," and James sat down with a gasp, for he knew that the cause was won.

Then his lordship began, and. after giving a masterly summary of the whole case, concluded as follows: "Such are the details of ~he most remarkable probate cause thai I ever remember to have had brought to my notice, either during my career at the bar or on the bench. It will he obvic# as the learned attorney general has said, that the whole case really lies between two points. Is the document on the back of Augusta Smithers a sufficient will to carry tie property, and, if so, is the unsupported story of that lady as to the execution of the document to be believed? Now, what does the law understand by the term 'Will'? Surely it understands some writing that expresses the wish or will of a person as to the disposition of his property after his decease. This writing must be executed with certain formalities but if it Is so executed by a person not laboring under any mental or other disability it is indefeasible, except by tho subsequent execution of a fresh testamentary document, or by its destruction or attempted destruction, animo revocandi, or by marriage. Subject to these formalities required by the law, the form of the document—provided that its meaning is Clear—is immaterial. Now, do the tattoo marks on the back of this lady constitute such a document, and do thev convey the true last will or wish of the*testator? This is the first point that I have to decide, and I decide it in the affirmative. It is true that it is not usual for testamentary documents to be tattooed upon the skin of a human being but, because it is not usual, it does not follow that a tattooed document is not a valid one. The ninth section of the Statute of 1 Vic., cap. 26, specifies that no will shall be valid unless it shall be in writing but cannot this tattooing be considered as writing within the meaning of the set? I am clearly of opinion that it can, if only on the ground that the material used was ink—a natural ink, it is true, that of the cuttle fish, but still ink for I may remark that the natural product of the cuttle fish was at one time largely used in this country for that very purpose. Further, in reference to this part of the case, it must be borne ih mind that the testator was no eccentric being, who from whim or perversity chose this extraordinary method of signifying his wishes as to the disposal of his property. He was a man placed in about as terrible a position as it is possible to conceive. He was, if we ore to belicvo the Btory of Miss Smithers, most sincerely anxious to revoke a disposition of his property which ho now, standing face to face with the greatest issue of this life, recognised to be unjust, and which was certainly contrary to the promptings of nature, as experienced by most men. And yet in this terrible strait in which he found himself, and notwithstanding the earnest desire which grew more intense as his vital forccs ebbed, he could find absolutely no means of carrying out his wish. At length, however, this plan of tattooing his v.-ill upon tho living flesh of a young.r aid stronger person is presented to him, and ho eagerly avails himself of it and tho tattooing is duly ccrrtcd out in his presence end at his end ts duly signed and witnessed. Can it bo seriously argued that a document so executed does not fulfill tho bare requirements of tho law? I think that it cannot, and am. of opinion that sudi a document is as much valid wilLk'lthongk it had been engrossed upon tho sftfc of a sheep, and duly sigucd and witnessed in the Temple. "And now I will oome to tho second point. Is tho evidence of Miss Smithers to bo believed? First, let us pea where it is corroborated. It is clear, from the testimony of Lady Holmhurstr that when on board "the ill fated Kangaroo, Miss Smithers had no tattoo marks upon her shoulders. It Is equally clear from tho unshaken testimony of Mrs. Thomas, that when sho was rescued by the American whaler her back was marked with tattooing, then in tho healing stage—with tattooing which could not possibly have been inflicted by herself or by the child, who was her solo living companion. It Is also proved that thcro was seen upon tho island by Mrs. Thomas the dead body of a man, which sho was informed was that of

Mr. Meeson, and which sho here in court identified by means of a photograph. Also, this same witness produced a shell Krhich she picked up in one of the huts, said to be the shell used by the saliors to drink the rum that led to their destruction and she1, swore that sho sator a sailor's hat lying on the shore. Now, all this Is corroborative evidence, and of a sort not to be despised. Indeed, as to one point, that of the approximate date of tho execution of the tattooing, It Is to my mind final. Still, there does remain an enormous amount that must be accepted or not, according to whether or no^.credenco can be placed In the unsupported testimony of Miss Smithers, for we cannot call on a child so voung as the present Lord Holmhurst to bear witness in a court of justice. If Miss Smithers, for instance, is not speaking the truth Utien she declares that the signature of the testator was tattooed upon her back under his Immediate direction, or that It was tattooed in the presence of the two sailors. Butt and Jones, whose signatures were also tattooed in the presence of the testator and of each other, no will at all was executed, and the plaintiff's case collapses utterly, since, from the verv nature of tho facts, evidence as to handwriting

would,

of course, be useless.

NowTTaprapo^' ii the dc -ion of this point after anxious thought and some hesitation. It I" rc-t a light thing to set aside a formally created document such as the will 'f N.v 10, upon which thedefendly, jujJ to ituirely alter the dcvolu--7i of "a vast i.h -.:nt of «rty npon tho testimony of a single witr.r s. ii. m* me, howovor, that are 1n-o which the r^i::rt Can set monor i'-:: with to !. The fir bill" t: any c: rs» sfrom '»ur nature., rvi fit the wiir-' j1 -:n» "f rr.:-. etJ.-ns. i*u fin tad I without forth defy, oft truth of tSmiunffs. It Wuttid tv lay for any man, whoss

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It has been suggested, as throwing doubt npon Miss Smithers' stoiy, that the existence of an engagement to marry, between her and the plaintiff, may have prompted her to concoct a monstrous fraud for his benefit and this Is suggested, although at the time of the execution of the tattooing no such engagement did, as a matter of fact, exist or was within measurable distance of the parties. It did not exist, said the attorney general: bit the disposing mind existed in other words, that she was then 'in love*—if, notwithstanding Mr. Attorney's difficulty in defining it, I may use the term—with tho plaintiff. This may or may not have been the case. There arc some things which it is quite boyond the power of any judgo or jury to decide, and one of them certx .nly is, at what exact period of her acquaintance with a future husband a young ladv's regard turns into a warmer feeling. But supposing that the attorney general is right, and that although she at that moment clearly had no prospect of marrying him, since she had left England to seek her fortuneat the antipodes, the plaintiff was looked upon by this lady with that kind of regard which is supposed to precede the matrimonial contract, the circumstance, in my mind, tells rather in his favor than against him. For in passing I may remark that this young fadv has done a thing which Is, in its way, little short of heroic the more so, because it has a ludicrous side. She has submitted to an operation which must not only have been painful, but which is and always will be a blot upon her beauty. I am inclined to agree with the attorney general when he says that she did not make this sacrifice without a motive, which may have sprung from a keen sense of justice, and ox gratitude to

that tho court should take the

mprobability into account? As to the first point I can find nothing. Miss Smithers expressly swore that it was not the case, nor was her statement shaken bv a very searching cross-examination. She admitted, indeed, that shortly before death he wandored in his mmd, and thought that ho was surrounded by the shades of authors waiting to be revenged upon him. But it is no uncommon thing for tho mind thus to fail at tho lest, and it is not extraordinary that this dying man should conjuro beforo his brain tho chaises of thoso with somo of whom he appears to bavo dealt harshly during his Ufe. Nor do I consider It in any way impossible that when ho felt his end approaching he should hr.vo wished to revorso the sentence of 1Ub anger and restore to his ncphcrr, whoso only offense kc.d beeu a aomewlxt indiscreet uso of tha Ian /r goof truth, iho inherltctiso to vast wow! la of which Lo had deprived him. Such c. course strikes me cxi

anybody of greater experience and longer years as it( is, I believe it to be unprecedented."

James turned color, bowed, and sat down, knowing that he was a made man, and that it would be his own fault If his future career at the bar was not one of almost unexampled prosperity.

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Mrs. Phoebe Cheslev, Paterson, Clay Co., Iowa, tells the following remarkable story, the truth of which is vouched for by th*e residents of the town: "I am 7: years old, have been troubled with kidney complaint and lameness for many years *could not dress myself for without help. Now I am free from all paia and soreness, and ablo to do my own housework. I owe my thanks to Electric Bitters for having renewed ray youth, and removed completely all disease and pain." Try a bottle, 50c. and 91 at Carl Krietenstoin's Drug Store, cor. 4th and Ohio. (4)

Buckles'* Arnica Salve.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Brnisafc Sores, Ulcere, Salt Rhen m. Fever Sores, Ttt-

Chapped Hands, Utlblains, Corns, aotf all skin eruptions, and positively cures Plltf, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to gty« perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. »a. per For sale by Carl Krietensteln, 8. "V

(vr.box.and

4th Ohio.

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plain

tiff for his interference on her behalf, or from a warmer feeling. In either case, there is nothing discreditable ahopt it, rather the reverse, in fact and, taken by itself, there is certainly nothing here to cause me to disbelieve the evidenoe of Miss Smithers. "One question only seems to me to remain. Is there anything to show, that the testator was not, at the time of the execution of the will, of a sound and disi mind? and is there anything in hi duct or history to render tho hypothesis of his having executed this will so im-

ACT8 AT THE SAME TIME ON

THE NERVES, THE LIVER, THE BOWELS, and the KIDNEYS

This combined action gives it wonderful power to cure all diseases.

Why Are We Sick?

Because we allow the nerves to remain weakened and irritated, and these great organs to become clogged or torpid, and poisonous humors are therefore forced into the blood that should be expelled naturally.

Ptme's

CELERr

being

a most natural and proper one, and perfectly iu accordoxico with tho first principles of hiuaan nciura. Tho vraolo tr.lo is undoubtedly of a,wild and romantic order, and onco apr.iu illustrates tho saying that 'truth Is irtfhger than fiction." But I have no choice but to ac-'.^pt tho fact that tho deceased did, by mc^as of tattooing carried out by his ouder, .legally execute hia true laat will in favor of his next of kin, Eustace H. Meeson, upon the shoulders of Augusta Smithers, on or about tho 22d day of December, 1885. This being so, I pronounco for the will propounded by tho plaintiff, and there will be a grant as prayed." "With costs., my lord?" asked James, rising. "No I am not inclined to go that length. This litigation has arisen through the testators own act, and the estate must bear tho burden." "If your lordship pleases," said James, and sat down. "Mr. Short," said the judge, clearing his throat, "I do not often speak in such a sense, but I do feel callcd upon to compliment you upon the way In which you have, single handed, conducted this caso —in somo ways one of the strangest and most important that has ever come before me—having for your opponents so formidable an array of gentlemen. Tho per have been crec" formance would creditable to

-j COMPOUND

WILL. CURE BIII0tJSKE88.PILES, CONSTIPATION, KIDNEY COMPLAINTS. URINARY DI8EABEB,

FEMALE WEAKNESS,RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA, AND ALL NERVOUS DISORDERS, By quieting and strengthening the nerves, and causiog free action of the liver, bowcl», and kidneys* and restoring their power to tbaow olT disease. Why raff** Bill fa* tains and Aobtsl Why lonaf»t«4 with Pile*. Con«tip*tiont Whyfri({ht«nedoverDi*onUr»dKidnejr»1 Why endure narvoui or dok h«odnoli»»I Why have slcsplcst nights

U»e Paink'# Crluky Compouhb and rejoice in health. It I* an entirely vegetable remedy, harmlcw la all cases.

Sold by all Drnggitit. Priet

$t.oo.

Six for $r.oo.

WELLS-RICHARDSON & CO,.Proprietors, WmiKOTO*. VT.

The rirst done often **tonl«he» the Invalid, giving elasticity of mind and

Bouyanoy of Body

to willed ha w»« before straagfr. Tbcjr give appetite,

GOOD DIGESTION,

mriur *m«l« MMl «»"J "E|h- -HUT" ly aagar eontcd. Price, SOcte. per

Sold Everywhere.

22XiY7S CREAM BALM

I hope,

CATARRH

CleetiMM the Kaanl Pamwfrea, Alliiy»j Pal a *nd Inlla million. Healt tlirl Korea, Reatorwft tin genM* of TaateaiKl Smell.

HtfFEVQt

Try the Core.

With a fece so gay and a step so light "That which all prize their dearest treasure—

Makes washing and scrubbing only a pleasure, Keeps the clothes so clean and white ,The doors and windows a beautiful sight For your own household you'll get it,

jRfcr cents buys a bar of Santa

Soap."

Made eafy by

N. K. Fairbank ft Co. Chicago, 111.

EVER

piled Into each noatrtt Price SO cent*, at Iru(fglrte

A particle la and laacreeable, i*rice by mall, refUrtered, AO eta. ELY HIK

Warren HU, New York.

Where are you going my pretty maid "I'm going washing, sir," she said. "What hold you in your hand so tight.

Claus

SOLD BY ALL GROCERS.