St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 15, Number 24, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 7 December 1889 — Page 4

IN TRE DARK. iff james Whitcomb riley, O, in the depths of mi lnb>ht When fancies haunt the brain, V hen even the high of the sleeper Sounds like a sob of pain A sense of awe and of wonder I may never well define For the thoughts that come in the shadows Never come tn the shine. The old clock down in the parlor Idke a sleepless moun, h grieves And the seconds arip in the silence As the nun drips front the eaves. ™ " f the >nds that signal ihe h >ut s theie tn the gloom And wonder what augel watchers V ait in the darkened room. ' think of the smiling faces A hilt used to wiitch und wait '^«Ht IC rV'i H dock was answered By tho click ot tho opening giito. They are not thoro now in the evening—\ Morning or noon—not there ; J hat the v kO °P vigil, And wait for mo somewhere, THE H 5 WIN; Oli The Strange Tragedy of the Grand Hotel. . BY ARTHUR GRIFFITHS. CHAPTER VI. A SPANISH KNIFE. The Grand Hotel was very quiet that evening. Very properly there was no music, no dancing in the big ball-room. The horror of death, violent, mysterious death, was on the house. People went about sadly, spe king in grave, hushed tones, and long before the usual hour the whole place was silent and shut for the night. . It could not have been much more than six next morning when I went downstairs, and there was no one abou but the sweepers and housemaids at their customary work. On my way to the ground staircase I passed within a dozen yards of No. 99, and for the life of me I could not resist going to the door—it was still securely locked—and beyond it to the window of the tire-escape. “I wonder whether the police have searched the ground below?” And with this idea I went (town-stairs anti out of the front door of the hotel. Very few people Mere about, and I had the esplanade all to myself as I hud passed along the front of the house—there w ,s a short terrace of them—and, turning the corner, entered the back alley which 1 h m noticed from above. As I thus mused, my eyes were busy searching the place, while I turned over the grass w.th the end of my foot. Suddenly it came in contact with ahard substance, and at the same moment 1 caught s.gbt of something glit.ering among the green luxuriant growth. “Ha! this is luck. What have we here?” And 1 stooped to pick up my treasure trove. It was a knife, a strange, uncouth we^ on, of peculiar shape und curious woikmanship, such as I had never s^en before. The long, curved handle of brass, rudely chased with an arabesque pattern, the blade as long, having the same curve as the handle, but two-edged for the last six inches of its length. I now saw, on looking more closely kt the blade, that it bore certain words engraved near the haft. The name and address of the maker, probably, or—my heart beat at the thought—the name of the man who had owned the knife—which? Both. On the haft, in the usual place, were the words: J. NOMDEDIOU. ALBACETE. The maker’s name. Evidently this was a Spanish cuchillo, an Albacete knife. I had heard of them before; but what was the other name inscribed more roughly lengthways on the blade? XAVIER DE YRIARTE. The name, unless all logic was false, of the murdered man. His knife, poor creature, stolen, snatched up, who shall say? and turned against himself to drink his life’s blood. As I turned it over, absorbed and engrossed in the contemplation of the horrible thing, I was struck suddenly with the peculiar formation of the handle of the knife. This was flat through eight inches of its length; after that it became cylindrical and tapered away. The end was as slender as the point of a little finger, and this end, I observed, M as denuded of brass, and showed the inner sheath or lining on which the handle was constructed. “Something has fallen off here. What —a ring?” Almost as quickly as the thought flashed across my mind, I extracted the ring from my M'aistcoat pocket and tried it on the end*of the knife. It fitted exactly; its arabesque ornament harmonized with the rest or the handle. This evidently was the place from which it had fallen, and to which it rightly belonged. I was very eager to communicate M-ith the police. * It M as right that they should know exactly what I had discovered, and the conclusions to which the new facts pointed unmistakably. Accordingly, as neither Mr. Smart, nor Hasnip came to the hotel that morning, I went round to the Sessions House in search of them. Mr. Smart sent out with many apologies to say he could not see me for half an hour, as he was engaged with the Watch Committee; but perhaps I would not mind M-aiting. While I waited in the outer office, Hasnip came in, his usu Jly stolid, impassive face beaming Math satisfaction. “Any one with the chief?” he asked, eagerly; and then, catching sight of me, he went on: “Oh, Mr. Leslie, glad to see you. Any news? I have. Come in with me to Mr. Smart, and I will tell you both at the same time.” He was so exultant at this news that he seemed to have lost any ill-feeling toward me. “Well, Hasnip,” said. Mr. Smart, when we were introduced and had^ exchanged greetings, “you seem pleased. ’ “Great news, sir; I have traced the pin.” “No; impossible!" wo both cried; but, however doubting my exclamation, it Mas uttered, I confess, with a sinking heart. “Traced beyond question. I took your advice, sir, and went aroun I to all the jewelers in town just to ask if any of them had seen anything of the kind before.” “Well, had they?” “Linklaw & Stray have had this very pin thiough their hands. Mr. Linklaw can swear to it.” “Does he remember when and how? “Perfectly, he can swear to the person who brought it into the shop. A stone had got loose and had to be reset.” “Who brought it?” “Mr. Linklaw did not know the name, but he described the person exactly, and to oblige me he went as far as the Gr md Hotel, where he identified her beyond doubt.” “Her? Y woman then? “Os course. Miss Clara Bertram; no one else.” And when Hasnip said this he turned triumphantly on me. “Admitting so much even that she had entered No. 99, you must have more to convict her, or even accuse her of the murder. Now, I have much better evidence than that against another person.” “You have? Since when?” shouted both the police officers, in almost a breath. “I need not repeat here all that I had found out aoamst Captain Fawcett; to do so would be to weary the reader by going over gronnl already traveled. I told them all 1 had heard. I reminded them of his conduct, and I laid particular stress on bis confusion when I showed biiu the little Lrasi ring, recounting here

my discovery of the bloody knife and its manifest connection with the ring. “None of these facts taken singly are sufficient to base a charge against Faw. cett,” said Mr. Smart; “but, as a whole, the man’s peculiar behavior in seeking to lead the inquiry astray, the waiter’s evidence of the quarrel, Mrs. Sarsfteld’s upbraiding, all these as a whole, I will admit, look very black, indeed." “Unless some satisfactory explanation is offered, he is, beyond question, very seriously implicated,’' addon Hasnip. “I will send a man up to London to make inquiries at the Spanish Embassy or Consulate. What did you say was the name?" “Xavier de Yriarte, a name sufficiently striking and uncommon to be noticeable, and therefore easily traced.” “And I will devote myself to Captain Fawcett,” said Hasnip. “What will you do, Mr. Leslie? Watch the ladies? That’s rather in your line. You can get into conversation with them and try to draw them out.” “I hardly know them,” I protested, anxious io excuse myself from the unworthy role. “You seemed very sweet on the young lady yesterday,” retorted Hasnip, shyly, “and she is bound to be grateful to you for having stood her friend. Besides— M'ho knows?—you may be doing them a good turn, to say nothing of acting in the interest’s of justice." “You Mill promise to take no steps against this young lady without letting me know?” I said, byway of making terms. “Yes, yes," said Mr. Smart. “Nothing shall be done in a hurry; you may rely on me for that. Only mind jou keep our counsel and your own.” With this we parted. CHAPTER VII. THE SARSFIELD ANTECEDENTS. I had no opportunity of speaking to the ladies that morning when I returned to the hotol. It Mas past luncheon time, and the visitors w ho generally assembled for that meal bad once more separated to follow their own devices. Life at Bythesea followed the usual lines of such holiday resorts—bathing in the forenoon, lounging on the Esplanade till lunch time, then a lazy hour or two indoors, till, in the afternoon, people turned out, more or less smartly dressed, to M aik or drive while they listened to the band. I had no real intention of intruding upon Mrs. Sarsfield and her sister, notw.thstandiug the wishes of the police; but, as fate would have it, I encountered Miss Bertram alone upon the Esplanade. To lift my hat as we passed was but an ordinary act of courtesy, and I found it impossible to resist speaking a few commonplace words when I saw her leturn my greeting with a sby, graceful bow, and blushing consciously. “You are no worse, I trust, from what happened yesterday? I am so sorry to think that I Mas a party to anything that annoyed you.” “Oh! pray do not mention it. Do not spe tk of it again. I was silly to bo so upset; but after that terrible morning I Was ready to go into hysterics at the slightest thing.” “It was terrible, wasn’t it? Poor fellow! to meet his end in that way.” “Do not speak of it, I implore you! .1 would give worlds, who o world'-', it had never happened for all our sakes, but especially lor his, poor fellow!” “ You knew him?” I could not forbear asking the question. ”1? Oh, dear, no. Why should you think so?" What could I reply? Should I remind her of the strange impression conveyed by her stealthy visit to No. 99? Or should I confess to her that 1 had laid hands upon the second hair-pin in her own bedroom? “I can guess why you hesitate. But you are wrong; you misinterpret my conduct. It can be so easily explained — seme day, perhaps, but not now. Do not ask me, please—not now. Not another word about this, I implore. See, there is my sister. I must go to her; she will want me.” “Mrs. Sarsfield is not alone; your friend. Captain Fawcett, is with her.’’ “My friend!” There was no mistaking the haughty scorn with which she repeated the expression. “He does not seem to stnnd very high in your good graces, Miss Bertram. Forgive me if I have used the wrong word; but, as he is so much with you, I concluded he M as a great friend. ’* “He is an old friend of my sister’s. They met years ago in Spain.” “Mr. Sarsfield, you know, was a Spanish merchant,” went on Miss Bertram, with the pretty fluency of an unaffected, confiding girl. “A Spanish merchant, you said?’’ “A Spanish—or, more exactly, a Cuban. Mr. Sarsfield’a principal business was at Havana, but he had a branch house at Cadiz, and often came there; that was where he first met Anna.” “And M’here she met Captain Fawcett?” “I suppose so, but I never heard exactly. But, see, my sister is beckoning me; I must go to her at once.” She said this in a timid way, as though she Mere afraid of Mrs. Sastield. “Let me escort you,” I said. “Not a word to -her, please, about—you know—about —the hair-pin.” “You can rely on mv discretion, M ss Bertram, and on me, now or at any time,” I added, with some emphasis. “Thank you so much. You are good and kind, I can see that. Some day, perhaps ” “ Where have you been Clara?” The interruption, spoken sharply, almost angrily, was Mrs. Sarstield's. “Who is this?” and she looked at me with rather ill-mannered inquiry, instead of finishing her se..ten e. “I was able to do Miss Bertram a slight service yesterday,” said I, raising mv hat. “We are staying at the same hotel:” “Don’t you know Mr. Leslie?” cried Mr. Fawcett, who Mas standing close by. “He is connected with the Bythesea police.” I turned upon Captain Fawcett, meaning to call him to account very sharply. “You have no right to make such an assertion,” I began. “It is qu te unfounde&.” “Is it? That is the way with you detectives, you always bate to be known.” “A detective?” said Mrs. Sar~fi Id, her manner toward me changing completely then and there. The incivility of her address gave place to an eager, anxious, almost cringing politeness! “A detective! How very interesting. Are you engaged in any particular case just now?” She tried to say this unconcernedly, but there M r as a tremulousness iu her voice which convinced me that she attached deep importance to my reply. Captain Fawcett answered for me. “Os course. He is busy with the mur—the affair of No. 99.” He had toned down the expression, no doubt, out of consideration for the ladies’ nerves. I waited anxiously to say what Mrs. Sarsfield would do next. She evidently knew something of a damaging nature, and had been compelled by his outspoken caution to stop short when on the verge of betraying it. She knew more than I did, I was certain. She bad ga ne I within the last day some convincing proofs against him, but was restrained from saying more by the power lie evidently had over her. The more I thought of this the more resolved I became to make Mrs. Sarsfield speak; to induce her somehow or other, by strategem, adroit questioning, or, if need be, by menace, to tell me what she knew about Captain Fawcett. “Let us go back to the hotel, Clara,” said Mrs. Sarsfield, hoarsely. “Are you coming, Captain Fawcett?” “Certainly, I will accompany you. We will leave Mr. Leslie to persecute some one else with a subject that seems to absorb him so entirely. Good day! I Lope you will find your occupation agreeable.” “I shall stick to it, rest assured; the

criminal shall not escape," I replied in e half whisper. “Perhaps so. But it ought not to be difficult to get the better of you with all the Bythesea police at your back," was his contemptuous answer, as he walked away with the ladies. Mrs. Sarsfield, who still appeared greatly agitated, took no further notice of mo; but Clara cast back one furtive, pleading glance, which I interpreted as an entreaty to spare her sister, and herself, too! to spare them any further reference to the murder in No. 99. fIIAPTKK VIII. BISTERLY AFFECTION. When I retu ned to the hotel toward evening I found Hasnip waiting for me there in the hall. “Ah, Mr. Leslie, Iwanted to see you.” His voice grated rather harshly on my ear, and his manner was not cordial. “Well, here I am. What have you to say?” “This is too public a place; we’ll go over there into the manager’s private room.” And he led the way through the bar into an inner office, which we hud to ourselves. “You have been leading us astray," he said. "Not intentionally, I swear. You shall not impute anything of the kind.” “It’s all about this Fawcett; you wore altogether on the wrong track. He was away—had gone that afternoon to Garehester, aud did not return till the very last train; that would not land him here at Bythesea till 1:30 o’clock, and he could not get to the hotel for half an hour or more. ” “Cornelis did not tell me the truth, then.” How could ho have heard Captain Fawcett quarreling with the murdered man? That part of his story was manifestly untrue. Why had ho lied to me? Was the quarrel a pure invention on his part? More perplexity! The case grew more and more involved and confused. “I have nothing to do with the waiter,” said Hasnip, roughly, when 1 mentioned this seemingly useless misrepresentation. “I mean to deal now with what I know only. We are in possession of certain distinct facts. There is the hair-pin and the ownership of it; these circumstances must l>e traced home." “Home?” “Yes, we must devote our attention to the person I first suspected, and on whom, iu my opinion, something more than mere suspicion now rests." “You mean Miss Bertram?” “Yes, the young lady your friend.” “Y’ou Mould not d ire to arrest her without more evidence. It would be monstrous; as much as your place is worth.” “It’s the Bench Hint acts, not me." “The Bythesea Bench would be held up to scorn and derision throughout the whole country, when this conduct became publicly known." My vehement protests seemed to have some effect upon the generally stolid and self-satisfied detective. "You don’t think wo have enough to go upon?" he asked; . nd there was undoubted hesitation in his voice. "Well, hive you? Do you think so vouiself? Gr nted that the pin is proved to be Miss Bertram’s, yon have no evi dunce to show sho dropped it.” “May be not. It miy be Miser, safer, to hoi 1 one’s hind a bit. I don’t mind doing so, if you Mill give me your help.” “How can I?" “Get Mis. Sarsfield to talk. Ex tact from her somehow or other what sh> knows, whom sie wishes :o shield.” “That was my idea, I Mi l admit, although 1 do not seo for the mome-nt how to carry it out.” “1 loive that to yon. Only I promise to hold over the warrmt for another diy to give you a chance.” [TO HE CONTINUED.] Aii Interesting Story. A man who once owned Sim Francisco lives in this city, writes u Fall Kher. Muss., correspondent, and he tells an interesting story of the man ner in w hich Leidesdorff ac piired the property w hich is now the object of a big lawsuit, involving sH'.tHHU'dtt. His name is Peter Clark. He went to California iu 1819, accompanied by a n.nmber of the soldiers of the Forty-sixth New York Kegiment, with whom he served in the Mexican war. On their way to the gold fields they fell in with a priest of the Dolores mission who advised them not to go on before they had staked out a claim on a tract of land which he pointed out as being destined to become a large settlement. The place seemed to be nothing but a long stretch of sandhills, with only one building i i sight. The priest’s prophecy came true, for the city of San Francisco grew' up on that very site. Clark and three of his companions decided to take the good father's advice, and staked out a tract of forty acres. They had not been on it long bi,'fore Leidesdorff and Folsom arrival with nineteen men of the stamp one doesn’t like to meet after dark. I he location seemed to strike the leaders favorably, ami they determined to have it. Their arguments were of 32ctiliber weight. After two of Clark’s party had been killed and the other had nearly starved to death, fearing to go away in search of food, the survivors decidi'd to strike the claim and go to the gold fields. Leidesdorff took possession at once, and now the value of the tract is written with a long string of figures. Ranloin Thoughts. Insects have so fine eyes that perhaps they see air. The worst thing that can befall a man in this world is shrinkage. A sailor instead of attempting to teach his parrot English, sets himself seriously at work to learn parrot language. It seems to me far more logical. He who, meeting a pleasant temptation, stops to shake hands with it, will generally end by going w ith it wherever it chooses to lead him. There are times in every life when the s«ul is ready to cry out in the words of the Arabic proverb, “What cares heaven for the barking Os the dogs?”. It is possible that Americans may in time become as superbly ill-bred as the English, but as yet allowances must be made; our country is young—very young. When one comes to understand how others have been tempted of the devil, lie may be sure that he w ill not live much longer w ithout himself being led into the wilderness. Many people who profess profound faith in God, yet show by their lives that they believe him to be blind of one eye. "When a man begins to philosophize in regard to women his first feeling is apt to be one of contempt: to this succeeds a sentiment of 'profound pity, which in turn gives way to one of equally strong admiration. The elements of geometry were compiled by Euclid, 280 B. C. Ibis author introduced a device of reasoning that has been found very useful where neither the direct proof (the synthetic method) nor the analytic imxthod could be readily used; it consists in proving the truth of a proposition by assuming it contrary to truth, and showing that Ibis implies a logical absurdity

To Those Interested. Hastings, Mich., April 22, 1889. Rheumatic Syrup Co.. Jackson, Mich: | Gents—This is to certify that I had been troubled with rheumatism in all its forms for the past twelve years, and was confined j to my bed at various periods from three to I six months at a time, and I could get about ' only by the aid ot crutches. I employed I several first-class physicians of tins city. none of whom effected a cure or gave toni- ! porury relief even. About two years ago I was induced to I try Hibbard's lilieumalic Syrup, and. after ( taking a few bottles I experienced relief, j mid now consider myself cured. I unhealj fittingly recommend tills medicine for I rheumatism. I krow what it has done tor ! me, wluit physi : ms could not do, i. e., cured me ot rheumatism. Mus. 11. J. Kenfiedd. Ask your druggist for It. I certify to the above statement. Fred I . Heath, Druggist An Observing Profession. “It’s no wonder that robbers go out to rob, ” observed a tramp the other day, as he sat on a salt barrel in front of a, grocery on West street. “Any min with an ounce of brains can make a sure thins of I it.” “Please explain.” “Why, it’s this way: While I never stole a cent’s worth in all my life, I’ve been tempted a thousand time. Let me i give you the lay of the average farm house. ■ There is always half a dollar on the J kitchen clock shelf to buy notions of the I peddlers. If the farmer is working, his | silver watch bungs on a nail just to the right of the shelf. In the bedroom off the sitting room you’ll find all the jewelry. It’s always kept in the left-hand i corner of the bottom bureau drawer." "How do yon know?” “You never mind. The deeds and other । papers are in a tin box under the bed. If there’s any sum of money above $11) in the house it's in a baking-powder can on the top shelf of the pantry. No farmer goes to bed with over a doll r or two in bis pocket. He lays his pants ou a ch lir at the foot of the bed, and they can always be reached from the window. The key to the barn hangs on a nail over the kitchen sink, and (ho lantern always hangs in the cellarway. ” "You uro n close observer my friend.” “Well, perhaps, but no more than the rest of the boys. 1 can go thiough the average farm house at midnight, and never touch a chair nor squeak a door, and i’ll find things just whore 1 have told you they v'ere kept.”—AY w York Times. FcrfeeUy Huh. Te ho assaulted by the three imps, dyapopsiu, constipation and liver complaint a trio of satanic birth is perfectly fiendish. Thin often happens. The hateful three, however, soon Mhisk away to the nether inferno when Hostetter's Stomach Hitters is employed to evict them. Ah a stomachic and alterative of disordered conditions of the bowelH and liver, it is speaking within bounds to say that there is not in existence a medicine so widely known uh this, and few indeed which liavo reeoivod such ) initivo mid authoritative sanction from the modi cal fratumity. The fact that it promptly relieves, th n I'xtir; ali h, the three mala lies of moHt common oecurr.'nc >. ouuht mid does make it tlio nioi-t popular of fmnih nn diciiini. Hut, in addition io that, it tins ochievo l the foie most n pntntion uh u preventive of an I rein -dy f< i- cliiliH mid fever, rheuiua ism. nervous mid kidney troubl ■. Baltimore's Bonaparte. If a sculptor should in these days dei sire to make u portrait, statue or bust of I t*iie great Xnpoieou, lie would be largely j aided to faithfulness in his Mork I v n study of the features of ('buries Joseph Bonaparte, the grand nephew of the Eni- ! peror. Os all the living Bonapiutes there | is no one so like him m counteuauej as this Baltimore lawyer Mr. Bonaparte is tbe gr Hi'ii.-mi of tli" Jerome Bona] arte l rothi i of the Em) eror, who-'o mur a < to the lovely Elizabeth Putter ou m Baltimore m IsOi and the subsequent itnffulliuent of their union make a deeply interesting page of the history of the century. Mme. l’atterson-Bonapurte's only son, who Mas also a Jerome by given name, was not strongly mmkod in facial characteristics ns a Bonaparte, nor is his oldest son, the Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte who married the granddaughter of Daniel Webster and shines in society nt Washington, Newiiort, New YorK and Boston, I much of u likeness of his Corsican ancesi tor. But in Charles Joseph Bonaparte there is a remarkable reproduction of the .lead of the man who fell ut Wat rloo and died on St. Helena. The oval face, the firm, strong jaw, the aggressive chin, the overhanging forehead, und the piercing eyes are all there, and tlio resemblance is increased by Mr. Bonaparte's fashion of bringing his hair down to something like a bang on his brow, which is famil iar in the portraits of bis grand-une'e. This Baltimore Bonaparte is very wealthy through the legacies of bis grandmother, but he labors at his profession us closely as if he had his living to earn. He is an earnest politician and a Republican, who has exerted a powerful influence in this city and State. — Philadelphia Inquirer. There is more Catarrh m this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years Doctors pronounced it a local disease, and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with li cal treatment, pronounced it incurable Science bus proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore requires eonatitutiona treatment. Hall 's Cat an h Cure, manufactured by F. J. ( heney A Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market. It Is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teuspoouful. It acts directly upon the blood and mucus surface of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address F. J, CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. bold by Druggists, 75c. A Real Helpmeet. Mr. Stowaway—There's nothing like having a wife who is a real helpmeet. Mr. Sassiety—You’re right. Look at Simpkins, now. What would he do without his wife? He’s just as dependent on her as he can be. “Is that so? “Yes, just as dependent as he can be. They say that when he takes a pill she always swallows a glass of water to help him get it down.”— Detroit Sun. Railway’s Ready Relief. Os all the patent medicines that have sprung into life during the last half century, none has stood the test of time better than "Railway's Ready Relief.” the groat conqueror of pain. To sailors at sea. frontiersmen on the plains, farmers and families generally, there is no truet- friend. In all cases of sprains, bruises, backache, pain in chest and sides, headache, or any other external pain. Radway's Ready Relief is an infallible remedy. Give it a trial and vou will find that it performs ail that is required of it. An impressive lesson for the United States comes from South Africa, where no rain has fallen for a year, and there is much suffering from want of water. Prof. Seeley, the American geologist, who has just made a tour of the countay, says the same cause that ruined Egypt, Mesopotamia, and India, once the most fertile countries in the world, is at work in South Africa. It is the destruction of the timber, and the same cause that turned those countries into deserts is producing the same effect in South Africa. It is at work in the United States, and we shall see destructive effects from it before many years. A queer decision by a New Jersey Justice of the Peace is reported. John Wolf put a stuffed wolf at the door to represent his name. A dog destroyed the si,tn, and the Justice holds that, as the stuffed wolf represented John Wolf, the dog is guilty of biting the man, and his miner must pay |25 damages. IRON is rolled so thin at the Pittsburg iron mills that 12,000 sheets are required to make a single inch in thickness. Light shines through one of these sheets as readily as it does thresh greasod twuue ‘ caper.

Camp-Meeting Jolin Allen’s Pass. A gentleman who was an intimate friend of both the men concerned, says that Governor Anson P. Morrill was the only man who ever got the better of i Camp-Meeting John Allen in an encounter of wits, says the Lewiston Journal. Governor Morrill was a steadfast Universalist, and enjoyed having a bantering discussion with the Methodist parson when they met. They had many a friendly set-to. Ono day, while Morrill Mas the President of the Maine Central Railroad, Allen came into his office. “Hello, Allen!” said the Governor. “What’s wanted to-day?" Allen said he would like to have his usual pass. “Can’t give it to you; wo are not issuing any passes this year. I couldn’t even give ono to a Universalist minister,” said Morrill. “But see hero, if you’ll come over to us and preach tho "Universalist doctrine straight, I’ll give you one." “I’d rather walk than preach such stuff as that," said Camp-Meeting John. He want homo, and a low days later sent that railroad president tho following quotation from the Scriptures: “Ezra, vii. 24.—A150 mo certify yon that touching any of the priests and Levites singers, porters, Nothinims, or ministers , of tho house of God, it shall not bo lawj ful to impose toll, tribute or custom upon I them." i Morrill chuckled when ho received this , letter, and 1 tying a blank pass before him proceeded to inscribe it. Tho blank pass read; “Pass on account of——," etc. Morrill filled out one of these. "Pass Camp-Meeting John Allen on account of I universal salvation." and sent it to the | famous Methodist. There was a broad j smile on tho Governor’s face when he met tho camp-meeting saint. “John,” said he, “you are trying to save everybody, ain’t you?” “Yes,” said Allan, "but I'm afraid I won’t." "Be of good cheer!"exclaimed tho Governor, “I think you’ll succeed. You’ve got the right credentials." You may sing of the beauty of springtime That glows on the cheek of the young, But I sing of u beauty that's rarer Tliun any of which you have sung. The beauty that's hmhi in tho faces Os women whoso nuinni 'r is o'er, Tho autumn-liko bounty that charms uu Far more than tlio beauty of yore. But this beauty is seen too rarely. Tho faces of most wonmn lose tho beauty of youth too soon. Fomalo disorders are liko frosts which eomo to nip tho flowers which botokon good honlth, without which thoro can bo no real bounty. If our Aiuerieun women would fortify themselves against tho approach of the terrible disorders so prevalent among them, by using Dr. Pierce's Envorite IToseriptlon. their good looks would be retained to u "swoet old age." This remedy is a (inarnuteed euro for all tho distressing weaknos.^os und dorangomonts peculiar to wemon. Dr. ITerck'h I’iii lets, ono a dose. Cure hoadaehe, constipation and indigestion. Customei:- I see you advertise “Umbrellas re ovored while you wait." Shopkeeper Yes, sir; certainly, sir. Customer Well, I lost an umbrella a year ago last fall, and I guess I’ll sit down hero while vou recover it for me.- Boston Herald. A 5'2.50 Vapor for 51.75. The Ydvtu's Comcaxion gives so much for the small amount that it costs it is no wonder it is taken already in nearly Halt a Million Families. With its lln■> paper and beautiful illustrations its Weekly Iliustrnti ed Sii| elements, and its Doulde Ilolldny Numbers, it seems as if tho publishers eoul I not do enough to please, Bv sending $1.75 i now you may obtain it free to January, and : for a full year from that date to January, is'.u. Address The Youth's Companion, Boston, Mass. Hi: is ntimentally) How shall I over have thee, love? Sho (practically)- Mell, if yon go now, you may go out of tho door; but 1 hour father coming, and if you don’t go now you may go out at the window. SoMerviUe Journal. Sow to Galli Flesh ai d Strength. Use after each meal Scott’s Emulsion; it is as pahitalde as milk. Delicate people improve rapidly upon its use. For Consumption, Throat affections and Bronchitis it is uneqmdea. Dr. Thos. Prim. Ala., says: "I used Scott’s Emulsion on a child eight months old; he gained four pounds in a month." Bkihgs- I haven’t taken a drink for two weeks, now. What do you think of that? Braggs It sounds to me like an empty boast. — Terre Haute Express. Would You Believe The Proprietor of Kemp’s Balsam gives Thousands of Bottles away yearly? This mode of advertising would prove ruinous if tho Balsam was not a perfoot euro for t oughs and all Throat and Lung troubles. You will see the excellent effect nftor taking tho first dose. Don’t hesitate! Procure a bottle to-day to keep in your home or room for immediate or future use. Trial bottle free at all druggists’. Large size 50c and $1 Some hunters near Bowen, HL, wounded a big bald eagle and captured it. The bird is very vicious, and measures seven feet from tip to tip. Mother—Ella, you cannot marry him. Ho has no money. Ella—Why, mother, I saw him give $5 to a beggar! Mother— Probably an accomplice. Boston HerulJ. Hibbard’s Rheumatic and Liver Pills. These Pills are scientifically compounded, uniform in action. No griping pain so commonly following the use of pills. They uro adapted to both adults and children with perfect safety. Wo guarantee they have no equal in tho cure of Sick Headacne, Constipation. Dyspepsia. Biliousness; and, as an appetizer, they oxcol any other preparation. It is probable that Chinese as well as other politicians go off on junketing tours.— Home Sentinel. Deserving of Conlidenco.—Thore is no article wh en ho richly deso^'os the entire conti lonce of the c immunity ar Brown’s Bronchial Troches. Thorn suffering fr.nn Asthmatic and Bronchial Diiiases, Coughs, and Colds should try them. Prica 25 coats. Women give most free rein to their thoughts when they write anonymously. —A£ 1 1 tcau kee Jo urn aI. Why rub, and toil, and wear out yourself and your clothes on washday, when, ever since 1864, Dobbins’Electric Soup has boon offered on purpose to lighten your labor, Now try it. Your grocer lias it. Tank plays are popular for divers reasons—Peck’s Sun. Oregon, the l’ararlise of Farmers. Mild, equable climate, certain and abundant crops Best fruit, grain, grass, and stock country in tho world. Full information free. .Address the Oregon Immigration Board,Portland,Oregon. Bronchitis is cured by frequent small doses of I’iso’s Cure for Consumption. America’s finest, “Tansill’s Punch” Ci gar. Rheumatism According to recent investigations is caused by excess of lactic acid in the blood. This acid attacks tHe fibrous tissues, particularly in the joints, and causes the local manifestations of the disease, pains and aches in the back and shoulders, and in tho joints at the knees, ankles, hips and wrists. Thousands of people have found in Hood's Sarsaparilla a positive and permanent cure for rheuiuatism. This medicine, by its purifying and vitalizing action, neutralizes the acidity of tho blood, and also builds UP and strengthens tho whole body. Iwas laid up for six months with rheumatism, and used many kinds of medicines without good result till ono of my neighbors told me to take Hood's Sarsaparilla. When I had used half a bottle' I felt better, and after taking two bottles I think I was entirely cured, as I have not had an attack of rheumatism since." Eugene H. Dixon, Rossville, Staten Island, N.Y. N. B. Be sure to get Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only by Q. I. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass. 300 Dosec One Dollar

FKDMPTLYXNoTERMAIfEtntY Jill KI M A.TISM. For ao Years. Pilot K nob, Mo,, September 8, 1888. I suffered with chronic rheumatism in my knees ami ankles for twenty years and had to • use crutches. 1 wus trcHted Hl times by several doctors, but was finally cured by St. Jacobs Oil. Have had no return of pain in three years. HENRY P. TRAVERS. At Druugisth and Dealers. THE CHARLES A. VOGELER CO.. Baltimore. Md. ONIS KaX’JOYS Both the method und results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the system enbetually, dispels colds, headaches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever produced, pleasing to the taste and acceptable to tho stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy aud agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it tho most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c and $ 1 bottles by all leading druggists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will procure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. S4M rnANCIS'CO. CAL. LOUISVILLE. KY. NEW YORK. N.Y. RADWAY’S READY RELIEF. THE GREAT CONQUEROR Or PAIN. I’or Spriilns, Hriiisi's, lirK kaclK'. I’ulh in tho ( best or ShleH, lleiuluelie, Tootliiicho, or any other external pain, n tow npplivat lons i nblx il on by timid net liko magic, onusliiK tl*® I'uin to iiiHluntly stop. For Congestion*. Cohlx. Bronelilti*. Fnoitmonia. Inllammatlons. Rheumatism. Neuralgia. t.umbago, si'intica. mo.e thorough and lepented a|>|>lh atb>ns me noves-Hry. All Inti-iiial Fains, Diarrhea. Colic. Spnsins, Njiu>ei», I ainting Spells, Nervousness, Sleopleisness in* .^lievvd Instantly, ami quickly cured by luking inwardly 20 to (50 drops in Ini t x Vumliler of water. Otic, a bottle. All Druggists. DADWAY’S la PILLS, An vxeollent ami mihl Cathartic. Finely tvgelnbl^. The Safest and best Mc liclim in the wa rld for the Cure oi all Disorders LIVER, STOMACH OR BOWELS. Taken ac^ortlhijx to dirovtlonH they will r<»store health and renon vitality. Pi ice 25 cts. a Box. Sold by all Druggists. At VourN. WHilcalm forTHECHICAGO wu. I ELxiEK, the Best story Paveh J&B. in the country. Read it.

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