tlx tii-tininp Xylites.
Tbe tre ard releM elrrol.tif n of tl
Itii' Krmav eC'DiBienda it to tbe larorable
lr t i ilKiuiwit who f.ToirwIll b
tat en ed at be U I wmp low rat e:
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' Inch year 600
2 Incbea (mnnibt 0J
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ubneqnent Insertion 5" pr I'ne
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Stray an I atinliar Notice I.W
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tlon or aiety and comaiuni-atlor desliine a
rail attention to any nianer l liu ned or ind
virtual Interest niun I j aid lor nt adveMisesient
Ho k and Job t rintln c.f all kind neatly axd
exealousiy executed at the lo.ert riccf. AbA
dot't you lorcrt It.
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do II not paid within 3 month. 1.75
.In (I i II not putd within H month, a no
do do II not mlil within the year, i i!5
tirTo r-er-ons restdma outside of tr.e county
c-rnt. additional per year will be churned to
t ij nortaxe,
rM do event will the &bure terms be ie
I irtoj rroia. ami thoowho lon t conjuli nelr
ii intrremn b r-aytntt In aan must not e
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iv lima Torwara.
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VOLUME XXYI.
EBENSHURG. PA.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 8, IS92.
NUMBER I.
Ciual'':n freeman,
I Iobllnet Weekly at
if BESUrltt.'; CAMBRIA CO., PRXMaT,
BY JAMES U. H ASSORT,
( 0' -flftfl 1 IMVt ft ,ciD'
L
e are the People
To supply you or your boy with honest, reliable Clothing, Furnish
ings ivu Hats sit LOWER PRICES than any other house in the
ity. The large business we are doing enab'es us tj ofTer Extra
ordinary IJ irgains every day in the year. We want to make this
a banner month, and have marked Overcoats and Suits so low you
can't holp bujinc: them if you see them.
s::.i lliivs' i ri nais ;ui.l Snii at .'..
);.iyi" uv-n'ii:(- nul 'uits at t
..!" I'.uy- t ivi'iciai-s al Suits :it
COME EARLY AND AVOID THE CROWD.
1118 Eleventh Ave. ( ANSM AN S 1113 E!eMtl A
Largest Ololhicrs and Furnishers.
ALTOONA, PA.
I. K.;ilK Y. SaleHinitn.
Tn TIT no
Tli vioitwlll
The PEOPLE'S STORE,
Fifth Avenue, PITTSBURG.
Xovt'lti's for Christmas Gifts J
.11 ))(.;)( (iv ami Miiijiiiti'-fifil I iilit nf
TOYS. MKt'llAMC.M-TiiVS. I)U I.S.
l'.UllKS, CHINA WAKK. CLOCKS.
liAMKS. lMlol'O. 1-KAMES. AI.IU'MS.
en "it i:i:s. V(ii;k iikxks. xovki.tiks.
r-M kt i: n i ks. 1 1 k u - a -1 ; u a c.
FAXC Y KOXKS. Kte. Kt.-.
filC.'Clicaiicst books in Western PeucsvlTama.
A WiMilcn Suit I'attiTii
A Silk Dnss 1.1-njrth ora'MAKK A NICK ; I I'T.
A in ;) Wrap or Jacket
Mnil (hlcr J 'iti'tmrnt nmhis n fin J ''it I x hrtiim
fur till ifii)lr irlui ire n mihh tn anile ti the ritil
.1 iimils run lieetirefnll'i loiil mr,:; until niinti il.
CAMPBELL a
s:, S.". S7 and si Fifth Ave.,
I'ITTsru;.
I I
Yon iy n
Trie vlt will
OILS! OILS!
The Standard Oil Company, of
Titt-burg, Pa., make a specialty
of manufacturing for the domes
tic trade the finest brands of
Illuminating and Mricatins Oils,
lisi'htha and Gae
Ttia' can ne
Ml FROM PlIROUUul.
We challenge comparison with
very known product of petrol
eum. If you wish tht most
JM : UBiniilj : 'srsfactor? : CDs
?i the market ask for ours.
STANBARD OIL COMPANY,
PITTSBURG, PA.
oe'ls-SO-lyr.
rlPT a hot ln or Itlfl-. and we have the
. k u. i-elecl from. " mv them U
UnuMe Bane! BKEFrH LOADERS,
roh H-sn ft.
SINGLE BREE'TI I0DEKS,
FBn i.oo
i i TrHiiA- K fle ri 00 and ur ; alfo com-
3"frW :
nd Clocks In Hennsylvani
K- SMIT.
-l ive Ptores In or.e a wuClhertT utreet.
sod 703. 705 and 701 Smitbrield trwm'ittsburs.
hV K -Send tor our new annual 7 ""'V
. Nn is. (reee. charue. Iep3.l 3m
Wall Papek.
Send 1V. tixnr Mail TViiurtmeiit
Solid i-t. rrom lte- o W-..
Ki.ie Krnliossedaiiid In idesent i'aJM l'S
frwTt to fill.
J. KERWIN MILLER & CO.,
543 Stdithfield St.,
I'lTTSr.URtUI, VA.
(Mention this pa r.)
..lareuo-Hl-'.yr
iMottiitain lipase
SUB imm WBIBE!
mm STEEET, EBEHSBUR&.
Till? well known and ion etabllabei Sharmir
Vwtur i now liirl nVntre ttci. op
poelte IV- Itvrry taole 't O'llnrn liH fc lu'h
?r where the imfini-'j will e eaTled on In b
lutnre. k-HAVIN':. IUIK i UT'INU AM
ll A TPtMI done In :C i.eat.t and m-t
.r'l-'.lc mauaer. t'lean Toela a upeelaliy .V
. Lj'Ilet Jfa'ted on at their repldeneeii
' JAMfcS H. i - NT.
rruprietor
iir'-f mvm m i'laiu?
V 4 VV.i.Tel.' tie be.'
V '' 'f x"7 ro lioi.)r nio' no ft
a i flu"--''ri leet ; or.-w-f i-d I r'
V3fj .,T"i. iedlCiUff-.
" r ej Trias,
. MM .BII
HM.I
I 'HE KKK'r.MAN U ifce lanref! J.ner ij North-
aiu'.rla. J.-otj1; lojet It.
-A, v fc. c. r.
l.'i.mi Men's vt ic(i;its itnd Suits at HUH).
i?is.i Mrn's frctats anil Suits at
-.h).ik M-is Ovcroiats ami Suits at l."i..
?'.'."i.K Men's vfi-c tuts ami Suits at .1S.ij.
1 I
irlnlf.
ay ynn.
II
vlMlr
pay ya.
WHY IS THE
W. L. DOUGLAS
S3 SHOE GENTLEMEN
THE BEST SHOE IN THE KORLO FOR THE MONET?
It is a eam,e!8 nho with w tarku or wax thread
to hurt ilie f-et; made of the.bt Hue calf, stvlirili
and easv, and frrrvsMwa irr -mtike monrt mharm or thim
(rrrtilr Utamatt thfr mfnuftiiiwrert It equal band
b'W(1 hImm's conttDV from fH.Vf to $.". X.
Cf? OOw.enHiiic llftiMl-w-d, I he finest calf
Vvi fttiH evt-r ffertd li etnmU Frtiucn
JniiMirtet! which cfwt fmtii S-" to $U.i.
O Vf -M llnUeweil VVlr hnr, Him calf,
)m Ktylisti. cmifrtahlaml durubltv. The beitt
Phoe. ever oltcreft at tin price; Haiiie- k'rado as ci
tmn-mfide shoes co?.fiDtf fnm W.tii to $'UJi.
CO 50 Police hhopi Karniem, Uailroatl Men
and I-ttcrl arruTsall wear thtm; tlnee&lf,
aeamle4s.jniMth tiisi.it. htavy ihrt ules, cxleo
i.ton mv due pair w.ll ear.mear.
C O 5 niif rnlft no letUT mIuhs ever offered at
2) tC ttjirt j. rice; cue trial twill coavmce Uioo
w bo wnnt a shte for comfort and rviee.
CO -i-5 nnd VJ.IIO Uorkiuuman'ii shoe
Hfmmm art very biroiiK nud tluralile. Those who
nve ffiven theni a trial will wear no other make.
RriVC' J.HI it nd Sl.7i Kbtxl shoes arl
DU 3 worn by the hoyvry where; tUeyattll
d their merits, a the lucn-asiiiR sales show.
nrliac ' Iland-Mrd shoe, best
EaClU ICd Ixmtcola, very stylish; diuaUFreactl
Imported tofe cotiiiK' t nni 4.ri .'.
iTadicA' :.50, ftj.OO nud 91.95 ho for
Billies are tlet best fine Douola- .S.y lith aud durable.
CaHtion. boe that W. Ja. iKHUflas' uamo and
price are stamped ou the bottom ufcach shoe
IT" TA KE NO HV HSTITt'TEjrf
Tnsiton lo--al advrtlvd dalrsai:pplylUA yon.
W. 1m 10 liX.A. lrocktoiuilarA. fiuld by
XV ! VVl tX.A. lirocktoiulaarA. fioid by
C T. ROBERTS,
4ceit, I' briixlinrl, jul'J3.Am
ICAKTERS
ITTLE
EVER
LlaS.
Biek Headache and relieve all the troubles lrjrf
6cat to a bilioue ataiarof the ayntcm.auob mm
Vlacie. Kausea. Drwaineaa. IjiHtreas after
eatinr. Fain in tue Bidet &c While their maeA
renusUable succea h&a bocn shown in curing .
Eeaflael, yet Carter Litfia liver PfllS mf
equally Wnable In ConstipaiK-n. curmR and pra
Tentititt titiaaiinoyinK compbifat.while they alaa
correctaUifeiaorduraof thostomehUraulatthe)
lirer and vtyuiato tuo Ltowoia. utauwejumf
curea
Achathey wontJ ber.lmo8tpriopleatothoewlt
eutior rromtis:iBtrHinico:uplaiat; butfortu
jriately their goods uhs da noteud lu ra.aud thoas
-V hoonceti-ytheza wUl had those little j'lllsvalu
KC lein ao many if that they v. id net be wtl
JjjT to do without iiiem. 13:t after ! 1 1 Hi rk hea4
rift.
Is the Vine of o ir.cny Kra tuat herefswbera)
T?en:t.pnr grcti ljoait. Onr yili-icureitwhUe)
CillrrM 0 tlOt.
t alter- XJttle liver PUle ore very amall anj
vcrr euj ty tiko. Ono or 1v ilia luakca doao.
TU'y -re a;Hc-tly vc;t?table a.;d do no pnpa or
, 'vv. but by tlioir B?i:tleatUoi plooaeall who
l . la yi-ilaat vSc uta ; Hvalor t i- 3oi4
l j- u- u Uverjwheie, or ant by mail.
J.E?Trc 0Ii.lNE CO., New York.
cm
SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE
jutJiel lj NK
J I.ippf and content Ji a bride with "The Ky
Chester;" the livt'S j-i the l.gn: f t.:.. i-.u.t.. ir.Jt
H PI
(DORSE
iwr&
THE MAIDEN'S CHOICE.
Two youths once lived in a country town,
And one a iriut fair
With u Saxon viktiiK'a golden crown
And a blwkniith's mu'ii- smooth and browr
When he mude Uls rifht arm bare.
The othcT youth was of ilarix'r size,
So slender and short was he
That he fmmd small favor tn maldcna' eye
And the plant boa.-tcd hi merry wise:
1 could lay him across my knee."
These twa'n both courted the village belle.
Hut short was the rairc they run;
At the plant' m feet the mr-.iilen fell.
And the little man. though he pleaded well.
Naught more than her pity won.
They marched away to the wars one day.
In hale for the battle' a van.
And the ie.ile ilie- red when the (riant gay
Strode stoutly p:ist fir the distant fray
And tiiey wnik-d at the little man.
Out the earliest ball by a frfeman sped
tine drop from the war-Mack skies
Passed safoly over the iiipmy's head
And the rfant, who stood tiehind, fell dexl
With a bullet bttweeu liis ryes.
Then the little man wore, though big Wight
was dim.
And he bounded ahraJ of them all.
And tie whole pr;-a' army followed him
Till he leapt like a U-.-vil lithe and slim
First man o'er the attery wall.
And he planted the'itas of his comvtry there
While the rout eS enemy ran.
Arid the legions rni.-el. as it Mtiattd fair
On the du.-'ky waves of suljjhurous air;
"Three cheers ir the little maa T
rh. I dt not knew, and I cannot say.
What the piant niiirht have done,
tut I'm sure tte maiden will ween alway
i-'or her lo-er a hot In t'.ie ti st of the fray,
And dead ere his fame was wen.
ij For war is a eld of chance, yn know.
L,et mm uoi'e me uum-n n vi.
Hut love is a parden where fancies blow
And the form of a piant makes larper 6h"ow
Than the soul of a little man:
Oeorpe Ilorton. in Chicapo Herald.
THE S3IALL BOY.
Something About a Very Need
ful Institution.
The small loy ih an institution 5
himsedf and we like him.
The most Ix'tintiffxil siht in the world
(to parents) is the lear littlf follow
when he has just donnt-d his first pair
of trousers and stands with head erect
and loth chublij lists thrust deep ia
his 'pockets, lookinfr proud and happy
and too sweet fta-:any thing1.
And his charms (,'nnv apace until "his
trousers lengthen and snspxnclers take
tb- ilaee of the pretty shirt waists
when, at-'conling to some frruuipy old
folks, he iieccmios t-onsiderahle sf a
nuisance and oft- titiines n t'rrfr.
T!ie smi'.U "hny is the nearest ap
proach to "perpetual motion" than we
i-re likely over 'to s'.e.
lie is ik yct still or at rest. 'Even
when aslee": he is kicking the fA ev
riny off continually.
lie wants to know everything and
rhe q iicstioiis he asks puzzle tlic wisest
.cholars to answer.
lie is a vnrinus mixture of eosatrart
nss. If there ;it anything he hates it is
water when lie is lM-iii; waslwnl as
all mothers know who wrestle with
him on such occasions.
Yet if he can lind a pond or a canal
inside of ten miles he will revel in the
water anil take his chances of drown
ing for the pleasure a bath p;ives tiira.
lie is at times the laziest of living
thing's at -tb.or times the most indus
trious. If asked by his parents to weed the
garden, do an errand or any little
household chore, he immediately is so
tired" and looks so mournful that in
-ity for the delicate and overworked
iitile humbug he is allowed to slide out
A it.
Ten minutes afterwards he may le
mud helping a neighbor's 1kv work
iriee as hard or racing around th
ases in a game of baseball, shoutiog
ith joy and livelier than a cricket.
The small loy is sil ways eating. Tbe
lly time he doesn't is when at the
ide, for his appetite is then spoiled
r projHT and nourishing food by his
.jiient visits to the jam pantr3" or to
i; fruit trees in his or somebody else's
j-den. The greener the fruit the bet-i-
he likes it and stomach aches in
asejuence have ro terror for him.
.Vo one loves to tease more than he
his sister knows to her sorrow, and
..ems to ";ive him the in tensest de
li t: J'et, if he is Uiased he thinks he is
.adfully treated axd makes an awful
ae about it.
i'lie collections of ihrie-a-brae that a
aall boy's pockets ,contaiu hay ever
ceiled our wonder.
v. hen the little chap is asleep and
;is fond mother takes his tiny trousers
u put one or more patches on the
.nees aDd seat she is aLways surprised
Jiat such a small garment should have
such a great weight.
And she can't understand it until she
happens to strike the pockets. Then
out come the curiosities one nfter an
other and earef ully they are laid out on
-he table before her. At last the
toekets are emptied, but nut before the
explorer thiuks they are, like a magic
box, inexhaustible and endleus.
She forgets .about the needful patches
for atvhile to gaze at the queer array of
treasures and wonder what cn earth
hey are g'ood for and how the dear
;hild erer got them.
There" a lopjind a piece of string
istened to a big wooden button, jack
oues, marbles, knife without blades,
lils, beans, wad of chewing tfum,
.tore ring, bits of lead and tin, a
whistle, cake crumbs, nuts, fishhooks
;he nearly got in her lingers, cigarette
pictures, bent pins which have Wen on
the railway track and run over, brokeD
i. its of to3rs and tools, stones, a bean
shooter, a leather sucker, a ball, pieces
of looking glass and colored glasses,
Ktne putty, a tip cat, rubler rings,
postage stamps, n circus programme,
peach pits, a cork lloatand lots of other
things which only a loy knows the
names of.
When the patches are finished each
and every article is carefully replaced
in the pockets for the mother is well
aware that if one was left out it would
quickly be missed and no peace in the
house until it was found.
Xext to seeing the small boy trudging
to school with books and slate under
his arm we love to watch hi.n at play.
What energy and enthusiasm and
skill he shows. How his -$yes sparkle.
How rosy are his plump cheeks. What
a snap to his voice. You can hear his
merry shouts far away. Little he cares
If the weather is cold or hot or raiuy.
He's having fan find suddenly bis
mother calls, "Johnnie!" He don't ad
swer and keeps right on playing, though
less spirited and shouting no nure
'Iohnnie'' The other boy look at
him to &e& what he'll do. He does
nothing. "Johnnie! John! John An
thony! You hear me?"
Then goes back a slow and feeble:
"Yes'm!"' 'Come here instantly. An
other faint Ycs'm, but he don't go
though his playmates stop the game, to
await results. "JOIIX:" His father
called that time and the tone meant bus
iness. 'Yes, sir!" and like a streak he
darts toward his home.
The small boy of to-.uy is "highly
Messed.
It seems as if all the inventors in the
world were getting up new playthings
and games and tools and luniks for his
especial Wnefit, and that his parents
can't spend enough money for his pleas
ure and entertainment.
Compare what our grandfathers or
what we ourselves had in childhood
with the playthings that the modern
small boy is hardly satisfied with.
lie not only sports a seven dollar
tennis racket and a forty dollar bicycle,
but lie must have a suitable dress to go
with them.
used to have a good game of ball
in patched trousers and bare fitt and
an vld straw hat. Now the children
caTt enjoy themsielves at all without a
uniform and glove and face covering
aad real bag I ases.
A tish pole cut in the woods was goxl
enough for us but a split bamboo our
lys must have..
We used to get pretty hot doses of
"birch when w e deserved it, but now
adays it has gone oat of fashion in the
homes as well as the sehcaols and we
think it ought to for all tbe whippings
we got neves- made us any better but
the contrary. "Spare the child anl
spoil the rKl" is the improved version.
A curious transformation takes place
in the siull loy after lie has bocn
awhile to RchooL
He suddenly becomes sensitive to
wearing -old clothes. Instead of fight
ing against being washed he washes
himself often and nearly destroys the
hairbrush in his efforts before the
glass, die must have a clean collar
every lay and have on his lest Beck
tie. Jle liecomes quiet and oil, so
good -hi xnt the house. He never is
late to school and always knows his
lessons.
And he becomes furious whenever a
mention is made of the little sweet
heart who has won his boyhood's first
alTuc.tions.
The little girl is very nice in "her way,
but she can't hold a candle to tbe small
loy.
May he never grow oi.1 IL C.
Dodge, in (loodall's Sun.
SEX IN DIAMONDS.
A Jeweler tt'ho Itoltrvra There I Sex In
Kvcr.vthingr. Ivn lit lHauioiMla.
In the big snow wtnrtow of a Xew
York jewelry store rested a small tray
that gathered a crowd of curious spec
tators to the window. Every time the
atinlight played upon the plate glass
the tray corruscattfd -with prismatic
hues of dazzling brilliancy. The tray
is well known to the trade. It is de
signed to display the Temarkable varia
tionsof the color of large African mine
liamonds, and contains examples of all
the colors known. It possesses great
interest for novices in gems and the
jeweler is called upon half a dozen
times a day to explain the beauties of
the specimens.
"It took a longtime to get this col
lection together," the jeweler said,
"and it is the only one in the town of
the kind thus arranged. You see here
the brown diamond, the .absinthe, the
canary r yellow, the gem, the pink,
the rote, and the coffee nnd the green
diamond. The effect of tlu-se combina
tions in the sunlight is entrancing.
Each prtiominant hue seems to impart
a distinct luster to the prismatic scintil
lations. When the Lray is swuno; to
and fro in the sunbeams it jrives forth
as you see a perfect bJaze of rainbo'v
colors. These gems also illustrate dif
ferent cuttings of the -diamonds. Were
they all set in a bracelet or a brooch or
a necklace they would make a rarely
beautiful trinket, but jt would cost a
heap of money."
'The jeweler picked wt one sparkle
with a pair of diamond tweezers and
held it forward in the show window.
"This is a ISrazilian gem," he said,
"like which there is only one othvr in
.the world, in I'aris, and the French one
is not as pure or as large as this. This
is what is called a black diamond and
is valued at twenty-five hundred dol
lars. It weighs a triile less than four
karats. Its ln-auty lies in the fact that
it changes its color in different lijjM'i.
Jd this strong sunlight yon see it is al
most black, but it gives forth a pris
matic radiance greater tluin that emit
ted by the ln-st of the black gems. In
gaslight, you oliserve, the black hue
becomes a rich golden brow n. and the
play of colors is changed, too. Dia
monds) this sort are regarded by the
superstitious miners as "gold stones
that is gems possessing a power of im
parting good luck to the owner iu the
search for hidden gold. This stonu was
seenred in Paris, whither it was brought
in rough for cutting by a Itio Janeiro
merchant.
'Here." continued the jeweler, "is
another curiosity." He picked up a
three-karat white stone with the tweez
ers "It is a specimen that will prove
to you that there is a difference of sex
in the gems This is what is called the
female, a multiplying diamond."
He held the gem nnder a strong mag
nifying glass and pointed to four or
five smaller diamonds clustered about
one of the facets at the edge of the ta
ble of the stone. "The male gem," the
jeweler said, "is sharp-pointed and
never gathers these embryo gems
There is a fine specimen alongside that
pink stone. It surprises most people
who see those specimens to be told that
they are of different sex as well as col
jts, but such is the fact." Jewelers'
leview.
, SeiiHitivi. Saint.
A painter had Iteen eommis.sionHl to
:itst the iin i','c of a saint on the re-
t ry wall of u convent. The pri:'c
it ipuk't;"'! w::s very low. brt it was
.igreed thrt the painter should have his
i.i.-als provi.'utl tit the expense of the
: mvent until the work war, finished.
hit t!;-.? only food supplied to the p:or
artist was bread, onions nnd water. The
day for unveiling the fresco tit length
arrived. The frairs stxd round the
artist, the curtain was removed. It was
u; doubt a very fine picture, biit the
.aint had his back turned toward the
ipetators. "What does this iu an'."
shouted the indignant prior. "Padr. I
was compelled t i p:tiiit the picture us
rou see it. for the saiut evil hi Hot bear
tie -jiiell of onjoli." " .
A COMPROMISE
How a Case of Presumption Final
ly Ended.
"llritifch consulate? Yes sir. Take
the first to the left, and the third to the
right, and go on till you come to a
drunken sailor that's the ltritLsh con
sulate." I am told that the above direction
was once actually given, and really the
threshold of II. M. It. "a consul is often
marked with human wreckage. One
bright May morning at St. tiuinbo Sir
Martin Hehan, accompanied by his
pretty danghtcr Sybil, found this offi
cial in conversation with a case of dis
tress which had not been asked into
his private room. They drew back and
overheard this conversation:
"Have you been to the St. (leorve's .
kociety?" j
Yes and they do not lx'liev iny
story."
"Well, it u rather suppose, now,
somebody else had told it to you; would
yon lelieve it"."
A year ago I would not." said the
man, frankly. Xo well set-np scare
crow would hav changed clothes with
him. and there was ju t a hope that
his emaciated condition was due to
starvation and not to fever.
"So you can do nothing1 or me?"
lie asked.
"It is the hardest part of my day's
work to answer such questions" the
consul replied. "Ofliciallr I tutt not,
privately I ah. Sir Martin! back again
so soon? Come in." The case of dis
tress stepped aside and the door closed
against him.
"Tired of Florida already?"
"Xo, I should have liked to spend
another fortnight there, and Sybil was
delighted with the glimpse she got of
the Everglades; but I received a tele
gram which calls me home without de
lay. Have you any letters for ns?
The lell was soujaded, and a ready
clerk appeared witk their mail"
some of it for the baronet, more fr his
daughter, and a lot f newspapers for
Loth.
"Can we catch Wednesday's Steam
er?"1 "Hardly. Have yon wired for
berths?" '
-Not yet."
"I'll do so for yvu at onee. ATI the
boats are very full at this season.
Which do you prefer Cunard, White,
Star, Inman?"
"Anything that's first and fastest,"
sail1. Sir Ma-tin. "Sybil is a good sail
or, and can rough it."
The answer came that there was no
chance for Wednesday, as the passen-g-ers
could not reuch Xew York in
time; but they might go by the ""City
of I'aris" which was to sail n Satur
day at 11:15 a. zo.
Sir Ma.rt.ia and his daughter were in
mourning for a distant relative from
w hom they had great expectations un
til she died, and her will was read
Then a hitdi came. The cjiiest ion was
uneof survivorship, and yon would not
care for the legal points on which it
arose. Shortly it came to this The
widow of Singleton Dehan di"d of old
age on tne 3d ot Feoruary, lsss, leav
ing the bulk of her property to "the
ddest or only son of my onee dear
fricnii, Clara, wife of Capt. Maurice
Yining, who may be living at the time
of my death, and his heirs etc., as part
reparation for a wrong I did his
mother." The "remainder man," or
n.xt in order, was my cousin. Sir Mar
tin liehan, his heirs administrator-
executors and assigns." Capt. Vining
died many years ago. His widow mar
ried again, and had one son who sail.-d
from Madeira on the 2'Jt h of January,
lsss, and his ship the SS. "M agnolia,"
was lost at sea on the Jld of February.
Did lie die lie fore the testatrix, or did
.he die first? All depended on that.
The old lady passed away so quietly
that opinions differed as to exactly at
what moment life became extinct. It
might liare Tteen at any time lietween
half-past nine and eleven o'clock a.
m. As nothing could be done for her,
no doctor was present.
Clara's son's ship was seen on her
lieam ends aliout to founder, at seven
fifteen a. m., in such a storm that noth
ing could be done to save those on
lMiard Might he, strong swimmer as
he was known to lie, hold out for three
hours and forty-Gve minutes in tha'
racing sra? If he did if he outlive .
h:s lienefactrcss for any fraction of
time the estates were his. and woui'i
g-j to his heirs If he died first, then
Sir Martin came in.
The ""City of I'aris" made a pleasant
ami speedy trip, and Sybil an agree:.
ble acquaintance in the person of a
strikingly handsome man, who sat next,
to her at table, and was very attentive
all day. His name on the passenger
list was Hugh De Mauriac.
"I don't like the fellow," growled
Sir Martin. "I've seen his face before
somewhere." One reason for this dis
like was that S3"bil seemed to like him
very much, and all the father was up
in arms against a possible adventurer.
"We've met before." he said, gruffly
one day. "Where was it?"
"At the Hritish consulate, St. Gumbo.
I was in a bad fix then."
Sir Martin turned away with an in
dignant snort, and found his daughter.
"I knew it!" he said "The fellow is
an imposter! Ho is that dirty tramp
we saw at Consul Fountaine's door,
begging'. How could he get the money
to pay for a first-class passage, and
good clothes and cigars and wine?
Stole it, of course. De Mauriac, in
deed! Just the sort of name such a
rascal would take."
"Oh, papa! He might have found
some friends"
"Fellows who go liegging to con
sulates and St- George's societies have
no friends How dare he speak to
yon! You must cut him dead from this
moment."
"That would le unkind, ierhaps un
just." Sybil replied, sa lly. "We shall
lie at ljueenstown to-morrow. 1 'lease,
dear j.apa, do not make me hurt, his
feelings I will avoid him as much as
possible. Kemcmber that whatever he
may lie now, he was evidently once a
gentleman."
"I 11 save you any qualms about it,"
r,aid her father, decisively; and he kept
his word.
There was a storm that day in Sir
Martin's cabin, after which Mr. De
Mauriac changed his place at the table,
and Sybil lost her appetite. Her father
had au uneasy fit-ling that lie did not
get quite the l.-t of it: and was heard
to :ay that of all the euol. iuxdent
:.o-.-i.u!rt !s h-- Ld'l ever euc.'iictered.
the fellow who called himself De
Mauriac was the worst.
He was not pleased to find on land
ing at Liverpool that the case officially
entitled "In the matter of the goods of
Sophia liehan, deceased,' had been
commenced that very day. and the
consolation offered by his solicitor, to
the effect that he could not be of any
assistance, made him very angry. He
got into a temper with the customs
otlicers and this did not expedite the
passing of his luggage. He became
furious when that scoundrel" (as he
accustomed himself tocall Ie Mauriac)
passed and lifted his hat to Sybil, who
stood lichind her father in the agony
which daughters feel when they see
the authors of their being making fools
of themselves in public These delays
cost hin his train the last for that
day and the morrow was Sunday! As
the fatal "Too late, sir," was spoken
and the carriage rolled by he caught a
glimpse of "that scoundrel" seated in a
tirst-class corner and chatting pleas
antly with could his eyes deceive him?
the heir of a marquis and one of the
me4t fastidious men in London!
Ia the meantime the liehan will
ewse, with two t). Cs tin each side, and
a whole row of juniors representing
tAe various interests affected, had its
first day in court, and a rare tilting of
wits was displayed The actual plain
tiff was the lady named as "Clara"
the wife of Capt. Maurice Yining,"
who claimed as heir and next-of-kin to
her shipwrecked son. The actual de
fendant was Sir Martin. It suited one
side to expedite the death of the testa
trix, and prolong the other life. The
opposition fought hard to show that
the former lived for several hours after
half past nine o'clock, and that the
latter was sncketl down with his ship
and drowned instanter. All this trou
ble was caused by the words "living at
the time of my death." the consequen
ces of which, the old lady had not fore
seen. Her intention was to benefit
Mrs Yining- through mmt ut vf her
rhiUlrtn, fearing, perhaps that a direct
gift would not lie welcome on account
of their quarrel, and now if the pre
sumptions relied upon on behalf of Sir
Martin should prevail she would get
nothing. Hut the will had to speak
for itself. As the case proceeded, the
difference of time between the final
sinking of the ship and the actual de
mise of the testatrix was reduced, ac
cording to the balance of evidence, to
half-an-hour; and. at the rising of the
court, the judge suggested a compro
mise. 'You will have all to-morrow," he
saiiL, "to think alxiut it."
As soon as the Sunday crawler land
ed Sir Martin in London, he left Sybil
in charge of their impedimenta, an.l
rushed to the private residence of his
solicitor.
t otnpromi.se? Kidiculous!" he blus
tered "The board of trade report is
oilicial do you understand me, sir?
tiJRr!.iC You should have protested
against any attempt to dispute it. The
ship sank at seven o'clock. Then, for
the first time, he learned the name of
his opponent in the cause, which in
their correspondence had been always
entitled "rr ltchan,"or "Uehan's WilL"
It was the same as "that scoundrel"
bore Do Mauriac! "lly. the Lord!" he
exclaimed, "this may be another Tich
borne case, but I'll fight it to the bitter
end."
The bitter end came on Monday
morning, when Mrs De Mauriac ap
peared in court no longer, as lief ore.
in deep mourning and accompanied
by a gentleman, who was immediately
put into the w itness-liox. His story
had the hall-marks of truth all over it.
He was Hugh De Mauriac. When the
SS. "Magnolia" was settling down he
seized the first thing at hand, a hen
coop, and jumped overlniard with it
He was picked up the next day but one
by a Norwegian bark, bound for
liucnos Ayrcs. There he was laid up
with fever for six weeks. Thence he
worked his passage as a coal trimmer
to Kio. and thence to St. ('uiuIki. liar
ing failed to o". tain any assistance
there, not even a chance to shovel coal,
he felt himself beaten at last: but as
he left the consulate homeless, hope
less penniless not knowing which way
to turn and starve he ran against a
friend; a man to whom he had onee
done a good turn and who remembered
it- Thanks to him, he was able to re
appear as a gentleman, and retnrn to
his home.
Why had he not written to his moth
er from uuy of the places he had men
tioned? He tlid He wrote her liv ;
letters in all, but, as hard luck would
have it, she went abrojad on hearing of
his ( supposed ) death, and left no ad
dress. lly this time all presumptions were
upset, anil the question became oue of
identity. Sir Martin's J. Cs. made a
gallant fight, but had to give in. The
dead letter office brought the missing
correspondence to life. A dozen unim
peachable witnesses recognized "dear
old Hugh," aad poor Sophy lU-han hal
her will in every sense of the word.
There had been a romance in her life,
but "that is another story."
You will therefore lie surprised to
hear that after all the case was com
promised, and this was done in such a
manner that the heirs of Sir Martin
lteban became also the heirs of Hugh
De Mauriac, simply because Sybil was
their mother. Albany De Fonblanque,
in Mack and White.
r.rraini; Tiling l'k
Xever was the old proverb illustrated
liettcr than in one of our barlcr shops
last week. A customer came in und
asked the 'proprietor if he could lie
sliuved for live cents The barlier told
him certainly and pr.KiecdjJ t lather
him, then calmly sat d ivvn t j re a 1 the
paper. After waiting awhile the iua:i
remonstrated and received the infor
mation that he was pro:aiie..l a shave
for live centi but wa not promised
when he should lie shaved lie etpitu
lated an.l said he would pay the barlier
ten cents. The paper was immediately
laid aside and the man was :.havcd.
lie started to go out the door with nit
paying, and when reminded f his
lase said: "I told you I would pay
you ten cents fr a shave but I did not
say when I would pay." The barlier
promptly acknowledged the coru.
ltrunswick (Me.) Telegraplu
I'atient "What kept yon away so
long, doctor? I've waite-.l for you five
hours." Country D-ctor "W!i y. the
fact is my wife wa buy curing ham,
and needed lay assi .t::nee.". I.:'e it--".-die.
ou-;rht t hare called other help ir
she wanted "etn cur.-d. aud I'll tell h?r
bo.'' Fliarmuctutcal Era.
AN ODD NAME.
A little lad. unknown to fame.
Had an uncommon Hi tile name;
And one that la not often beard.
So very seldom 'tis cxolem-d.
And yet, that you may have a hint,
I'll nay that It sppeara in rint
In David's aacn-d INalms. where It
Becomes a part of Holy Writ.
When Israel nan their son? of praise,
A blither note of joy they'd raise;
And thl one word of iraiw and prayer
Was loudly echoed then and there.
Yet much I doubt if Jewish lad
K'er bore the name thta ticntile had;
And yet 'twas very awi-et to hear,
And aoft and pleasant to the ear.
And oh. the mother of the boy
Called out bin name with pride and Joy,
A tunny name. I must coulees
And what It was you'll have to puetta.
But a 'twould puzzle you. no doubt.
To find this queer enigma out;
I'll ti-U you in these U w lines more.
That Selah vli the name he bore.
Josephine Pollard, In N. Y. Independent.
GUNNY" AND DUMPS."
Their Story as Told by the Girl
from Redhorse.
June 20. I find myself more and
more interested in him. It is not, I am
sure, his do you know any noun cor
responding to the adjective "hand
some?" one does not like to say
"lieauty" when speaking of a man.
He is handsome enough, -Heaven
knows; I should not even care to trust
you with him faithfulest of all pis
sible wives that you are when he
looks his licst, as he always does
Xor do I think the fascination of his
manners has much to do with it- You
recollect that the charm of art inheres
in that A'hich is indefinable, and to you
and me, my dear Irene, 1 fancy there is
rather less of that in the branch of art
under consideration than to girls in
their first season.
He seems to know everything, as in
deed, he ought, for he has been every
where, read everything, f-ecn all there
is to see sometimes I think rather
more than is good for him and had
acquaintance with the queerest peo
ple. And then his voice Irene, when
I hear it, I actually feel as if I ought to
have paid at the door, though, of
eourse. it is iny own door.
July 3. I fear :ny remarks alxutt
Dr. llarritz must have l-cn. Wing
thoughtless very silly, or you would
not have written of him with such
levity, not to say disrespect. Believe
me, dearest, he has more dignity and
seriousness (of the kind. I mean, which
is not inconsistent with a manner
ximetimes playful and always charm
ing! than any of the men that you and
I ever met.
And young Kay nor you know
Uaynor at Monterey tells me that the
men all like hira. and that he is treated
with something like deference every
where. There is a mystery, too some
thing aliout his connect!) in with the
Itlavatsky people in northern Ind'.a.
Uaynor either would not or could not
tell me the particulars. I infer that
Dr. llarritz is thought don't you dare
to laugh a magician! could anything
be finer than that?
July 1H. The strangest thing! Last
evening while aunt was attending oi;s
of the hotel hops (I hate them) Di.
Hjrritz called. It was scandalous. y
iate I actually believe he had talked
with aunty in the ball-room, and
learned from her that I was alone.
I had Wen all the evening contriving
tow to worm out of him the truth
about his connection with the Thurrs
in Sepoy, and all of that black busi
ness, but the moment he fixed his
ryes on me, for I admitted him. I'm
rishamcd to say I was helpless I
'.rembled. I blushed I oh, Irene!
Irene! 1 love the man Wyond ex
pression, and you know how it is your
self! Fancy! I. an ugly duckling from
liedhorse daughter, they way, of old
"Calamity Jim" certainly his heiress
with no living relation but an absurd
old aunt who spoils me a thousand and
ufty ways absolutely destitute of
everything but one million dollars and
a hope in I'aris I daring to love a god
like him! Mr dear, if I bad you here 1
could tear your hair out with mortifi
cation. July 17. That little wretch Uaynor
called yesterday, and his babble set
a e almost w ild He never runs down
that is to say, when he does run
down a score of reputations more or
less he does not pause between one
reputation and the next, lly the way
he inquired about you, and his man
ifestations of interest in you had. 1
must confess a good of genuine vrai
sciMblance. Mr. Kaynor observes no game laws:
like the death he would inflict if slan
ders were fatal, he has all seasons for
his own. Hut 1 like him, for we knew
one another at liedhorse, when we
were young r.nd true-hearted and bare
footed. He was known in those fair
days as "Gigg es" and 1 O! Irene!
can you ever forgive me? I w as called
"Gunny." God knows why; perhaps in
allusion to the material of my pina
fores; perhaps because the name is an
alliteration with "Giggles" for Gig and
I were inseparable playmates ami the
miners may have thought it a delicate
compliment to recognize some kind of
relationship lietweeu ns.
Later we took in a third another of
adversity's brood who, like Garrick
Wtween tragedy and comedy, had a
chronic inability to adjudicate the rival
claims (to himself) of frost and famine,
lletween him and the grave there was
seldom anything more than a single
suspender and the hope of a meal,
which would at the sauie time supiKirt
life and make it insupportable.
He literally picked up a precarious
living for himself and mother by
"chloriding the dumps" that is to say,
the miners permitted him to search the
heap of waste rock for such pieces of
"pay on-" as had Wen overlooked, and
these ke sacked up and sold to the
Snydieate mill.
He became a rocniWr of our linn
"Gunny, Giggles A. Dumps" thenee
forth througa my favor, for I co'ii !
not then, nor can I imw, W indiiT :v:.l
to his courage and prowess iu defend
ing against Giggles the im
right of his sex to insult a strange aud
unprotected fern lie myself.
After Old Jim struck it in the Calam
ity and I Wgan to wear shoes to
school, and. in emulation, "Giggles took
t'o washing his face and became Jack
Kaynor, of Well. Fargo fc Co.. and old
Mrs. Darts wa- herself "ehlorllied' t;
her fathers Dumps drift-. I over to
San Juan Smith " and turned sta"--
driver, and was killed by road agerr
Why do I tell you all this dear l;
cause it is heavy on my heart. !
cause I walk the valley of humility.
Because I am subduing myself to p r
mancut consciousness of my unworih -ness
to unloose the latchet of his shoe.
Because, O dear! O dear! there's a
cousin of Dumps at this hotel!
I haven't sjMikcn to him. I ner
had any acquaintance with him, but
you suppose he has recognized me? D
please, give me in your next yot
candid, sure-enough opinion aliout il
and say you don't think so. Do y
think he knows aliout me already, a
that is why he left me last evei.
when he saw that I blushed
trembled like a fool under his c.
You know I can't bribe all the ncv
papers
Jack Raynor I am sure of he W
not tell him. He seems, indeed,
have him in such respect as hardly
dare speak to him at all. tind I"
good deal that way myself. Dear! d
I wish I had something Wsidcs a I.
lion dollars. If Jack were thr
inches taller I'd marry him and
back to Ked horse and wear sackel.
again to the end of my miserable da
July 25. We had a splendid sun
last evening, and I must tell you a
aWut it. 1 ran away from auntie an.
everybody and was walking alone
the beach. I expect you to Wlir
you infidel, that 1 had not looked
of my window on the seaward side
the hotel and seen him walking al
on the Wach. If you are not lost
every feeling of womanly delicacy
will accept my statement without qu
tion.
I soon established myself under
sunshade, and had for some time b
gazing out dreamily over the sea ivh
he approached, walking close to t:.
edge of the water. It was ebb tide,
assure you the wet sand actually bri ' .
ened aliout his feet. As he approach
me he lifted his hat. saying: "X4,
iK-mcnt, may I sit with you or will y.
walk with me?"
He extended his hand, smiling, an.l
delivered mine into it without a n
roent's hesitation, and when bis fin;
closed aWiut it to assist me to my 1
the consciousness that it trembled ma
me b'ush worse than the red west.
I got up. however, and after auiiil
observing that he had not let go n
hand. I pulled on it a little, but tin
cessfully. lie simply h -Id ou, s:;
nothing, but looking down into
face with some kind of a sujil
didn't know how could I? -win.-,
it was affectionate, derisive or ivii.
for I did not look at him.
How beautiful he was with the r
lires of Minset burning ill 1 lie depi
of his eyes! Do you know, dear, if tl
Thugs have any special kind of eye
Ah. vou shouht h:t'-e seen iiis sr
attitude, the gol-likc lneiiaaliou i,
head as he stood ov-r me n'.l: r 1 1
;fot upon i.iy feet! It was a noble
tnre. but I s on destroyed it. for !
fan at once to sink to the
There was only one thing for an-
anil he 1H it; 1u- supported :ue wi..
arm about my wuNt.
"Miss Dement, nre you ill?" 1
It was an exclamation; tl.
neither alarm nor solicit . id . .i
he had added: "I suppose thar
what I am expected to say," !
!ianlly have expressed his seu.
iluation more clearly. His . .
ailed me with shame and inliB....
for I was suffering acutely.
I wrenched my hand out of hi
grasped the arm supporting me a
pushing myself free fell pi imp i:
the sand and sat helpless. My hat I.
cine olf in the strt-.ggle and my 1..
tumbled aliout my lace an.l simuiui .
in. t lie most mortifying way.
"Go away from me," I cried. 1...
choking. 'tlh, please go nway you
you Thug! How dare you think that
when my leg is asleep?"
I actually said those identical word
Aud then I broke down aud sobbed.
Irene. I fear I blubbered!
His manner altered in an instant 1
could see that much through my lin
and hair. He dropped on one knee ie
bide me, parted the tangle of hair, i.nd
said in the tendcrest way: "My prwi
girl. God knows I have not intende i to
pain you. How should I I who lore
you--1 who have loved you fur years
and years?"
"Vhat do you mean," I said, "by
years and years?"
"Dearest," he replied, very grav 1-.
very earnestly, "in the ab.cnce of l.
sunken cheeks, the hodow eyos. th
lank hair, th slouching gait, the rr. r
dirt and youth, can you not will y
not understand Gunny. I'm Duiup .
In a moment I was upon my feet a:
he upon his I seized him by the lap-.'
of his coat And peered into his ban .
so.ne face in the deepening darkness. L
j was breathless with excitement.
j "And you are not dead?" I asked
i hardly knowing what I suid.
j "Only dead in love, dear. I recov
ered from the road agent's bullet, but
this I iVar, is fatal."
"But aliout Jack Mr. Uaynor".
Don't you know- "
"I am ashamed to say, darling, th
it was upon that unworthy person's i
vitation that I came here from Vienna
Irene, they have played it upon yoi
affectionate friend,
Mahv Jane Dkmtnt.
1. S. The worst of it is that then
is no mystery; that was an invent. o
of Jack to arouse my curiosity an 1 in
terest. James is not a Thug. He n
sures me that in all his wanderings
has never set foot iu Scjioy. Su;.
Francisco Examiner.
STORIES OF ANIMALS-
A rr.T coon attacked nnd -arly
killed his mistress at I'icdiuoiit. j.
W. J. llAixuy, of Duller co;ir;t . l'a.,
was picked tip by a vicious li ir.se uiid
shaken till one arm was br.ke u.
A cow accidentally shut ti;' i i a barn
at Cedar Rapids I-, stayed there
four weeks without food or w.iter.
She was not much injured by her long
fast.
Wimv a Xew Bedford Mas i. ) . . 2ur
entered hi; st.ire the other inu.'.u.i.; ho
heard a n Vise Whind the cuui..T, and
upon iavest; Mliou found tout ti :lam
had scLi-ed a ia:r.ise by one ).-'. '. the
rodent w as making a despc.-ale Jovt to
escape.
. Sami ei. WoitTii'b cow. in East Brad
j ford, captured a brand new coat of the
hired man. and was caught devouring
it. The hired man gave chaw, but the
: cow kept c'lewiiiT while she ran and
1 when he c-.ui"ht her very l.ttio of the
ir-na -ut va- V ft
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