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Tb SoaiHirr Hijl&ld,
Sovurbt, Pa.
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T7KED. W. F.IESECKEK,
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Anvh-NfcY AT-LAW.
' i .ni m et. Pa.
and cJ::'-. .
Juux h. rnu
ATToKSn-.AT.LA.
pr .tly ttifl to all bntlm '
6'.. ill WulilBii'tti
TR. J. . BIESECKER,
PHYSK1AS ASI BfKOEOS.
feoasju-rr , Pa.,
T.r4 h'f ,.r.)f i-raal a-n lr to th. Htl-nl oj
r-.mrr l ail m-iiuly. VSlc m Bit .xaet
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R. H. S. KIMMELL,
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of rr4 auJ i.-l..uy I' ul prufv-l.ay
f- n '-an t)t lod ai bin uOi ou Wain t.
tA ui iiialuubd.
jQR. II. ERUEA KEB,
1 -ud hi i.nfMnal en i to th rHt i
pi 7..n,ri and vi limy. .(tre ui rlK uo
H u rt w l ol l.iamond.
DI J. M. Uil TllEK,
rUYMHAS AND TK'iEllS.
. Hu innaiintly In H.nT t fnr th
pr.. ii.i ol m (.Jul amo. OfL-T uo Alain U .
in rrar ol I'.iMl rHort.
DR. J. S. M M II. LEX.
ylirxnjtfilr la iwwry.)
.. f )ial aiurml.m loll pTwrratlon of
liif natural Irr-lu. Anl-.al U n rrwtl. All
r'iari:iw-'l "iiin.y. iiii't- in in
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Vain cr.. auu Pairn mrwla.
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I.tSTIiT.
ra up-main In (look A Briu Block.
DR. M'M. COLLINS,
i hMlST.
(? In Kehi'"3 p-rtair. where h
ran f.un.i as ai litioa pn-parxl to do ail kiDOt
i: o. ?.r a ii;liiif. tvuialiDK, ralrai-UiiJ.
- Art'.rii .al .il ail il ami ol tbe bMi
.'.".. mrifcO. Au work sruarauusrd.
D
R J. K. MILLER
I'm w an.m'T l.Kail Hrrlio fnr th pra
aru..ua-rr Biore.
Somerset County Hank.
iE.TAL-LISJIED 1T7 .)
C. J. HARRISON, M. J. PRITTS,
FtBXUT. CUIIUL
Cu'i.kUuiu nadc in all pant of lb Vniupd 3taiea.
CHARGES MODERATE.
I'trtl wif,(ni to eiv! moneT W t ran br ao
C'WciouaUHt tr drat on Srm York lu any um.
. n..fflu.ui make w:lb pnrtiinrm I". s. B.rt.it
U.liia aiid. kliMiT and Tal.iabif wruml
t unr ol lr'.iJ in l.raurd aalea, lU a Bar
(fiit A Yait t-uu udw auk-
-A'.l Lal Uolidara Ouwmrd.
CURTIS K. GROVE.
SOMERSET, PA.
BimilE S1.E1GHS, CAKKIAOES,
IWR1SG WA'WSS, BCCTC WAOONS.
ASD E8T ERN ASD WiSTERS WORK
Fun-hd on Short Notice
Fainticz Done on Short Time.
fcy vork i bmvW out of n.gV. aal Vnat,
ai tnc Hr ina wl .Nbvi. torHnauliallj
to-rrrfnrd. Nrally FlniT1. aad
VI arraubrd U- r:.c aausuwrtluu.
-pl Only First C-as Wsr2 ;ea.
R. jiairlr.r of All Kind. i. Mr fmo on
uon Souec. pnirs ki--iS KBLt, aod
All Work Warranted.
' a", and Examine riy Hork. a&d Mrn PtV
1 1. atwn-work, and furntob rVIras tit Wind
M.:. koiabH tbi place, and call in.
CCBTIS K. GROVE,
(Eaat cf Court Hooar)
-OXEKSKT. PA
QilARLES HOITMAX,
MERCHANT TAILOR.
(A'uot Hrftry'i Sun.)
'"Ml Stylee, and Lowcwt IVi.a.
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Somerset, Pa.
Ine
VOL. XXXVII. NO. 30.
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FOR ACHES AND PAINS.
Sure Cure of Recent Date.
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Toot hark. Jan. ml.
kM.ii f dw. ttlMduda; inuM rrwi la.
r.W4 wtv. at Jmm UU km if ii.Ii (h
jobs lounoca
raiMladinl. HittcM t h n
ft. iim bt ckMt mi nuv 1 nvr
c. ? wl'MWi rt Si. ; Oil nn
J. MABLaOS.
GoDt. Iilm.. Tt JM II mi
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WMU IN1I Mi niL ftt Jiott Oil nn 3M.
W f AATI, ,
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j . now, uncsiit. '
r.ltl. mnd Arllln. M.nJI Kick Hit n
UM T1anM Iklit VI Lk p M 4 chm
u . s a. uun.
at Irr.r it, Dra:
THE CHASLES A. VOCEUI CO.. t-ar,"
Best Gougli Cure.
For all diwaara oi tha Tliroat an.l
iAinm, bo rrmr.ly in o aair, p At, ami
c-rrtain Ayrr'a t'herrjr IV-toraL.
Ab inliprrtKaliIc familr tuetikinft.
'I find Ayrr" CliTry I'or'toral an
Invaluable wnedy lor cold, coitslis.
and otlirr uiliurnia of tlir throat and
luDi." M. ri. llandall, -T4 Broadvar,
Albany, X. Y.
"I Lave tiwl Aycr'a ClirrrT Teotoral
fur broiuhitU aiid
Lung Diseases,
for wliicli I lieliv it to 1h xbo entitn
meJiriwe in th world. Jan.'- MilUrr,
Carmray, N. C.
"My lta-l a ilitrwiiiip i-onsli.
tiiih pains in tl ami .rivt. V
Irit-U ariouA um .u incs, Imt umc ii 1
I-r any pooI nntil I pit a l" f!lf f
Aytr's ("Iittt lVctra1 u!in-tt ii.n ?nr-.i
lir. A iiii:hlor, Airs. (!i'nn. l;u! llio
uaj!, and tin con;ii van rIIreil lr
the use cf Acer's Cherry IVftOral. t
have no hrsiiaum ia roromnifndin
tin mHlii-inf . Koirt II':!on, Toro
uian lI?U-jhtt Momliio!!, A:.
" Ayer'a Cherry IVrtnn.1 cnrcl mc i-f
a a v tire roM whir'u lt.nl sv-t 1 1- I im i:ty
lau. My wife j.av !n ri-rtura! I:!p
Iter roorfl than any o'ht-r in'i. t' sl.e
ever uaed." Euua Clark, Mt. L;.-rty,
KansftrV,
Ayer's Gherry Pecicra!,
rairAkrn rr
Dr. J. C Ayer 4 Co., LcwcX F.:r.:5.
Kuid by ail I iruggiK.. Pncc &: ; :i bull !. f, i.
Bright's Disease ::;
A Tea-Ytar-Old Child Saved after the Failure of Four
Pfcytkiam.
My hi lie rirl. tea yeani of Affe, van taken itrk
ia Mafeh, lhAN Ub,jifLVw..VitUH,
in? nha took a nerera er!d, which dTel-Hl
Rrtgrht't Piwaw of the atiduey a. Her ankle,
feet and eyes were terribly swollen ; the had a
burning frrer and all the rympioma of an aairra.
vated cae of Brie Ms Itaaw. The bent phyni
ciaa atletj'iwl her.
Her Lire tVa Despaired OF,
But a nioiher lore and prmyfr irmiMintall dif
Vultiea. and I determined tr' Dr. IwfcflCt-n-nely
Favorite Rf-tnedy. made at Kmdatit, N. Y.
Thn wa a la.it rairt, aad ! hnpel. aitlwiuph the
we m a a very Mert-re one, ibat tht-Favorite Rem
edy wud do ftr her w hal it had duiie f-jr others.
How bappv I am that I deit-naiia-d u,on Ibift
eourw. Thr ft-er left her her appetite imiKov-ed-aand
one by ooc the well -know a symptoms of
the diwa-- left n-r. W onU fail to eaprew my
trratitudo, and I caaa too eanie5y recommend
the Favorite Remr1r U wm
A MARVELOUS RECOVERY,
and is due entirely tolln Favorite Reiwdy, wlih-h
wan the only nwlU-ine taken afl-r hr wa
alu'-dooed by th oriKi'-ian.
Mp. ltura A. Kerapvm, Urst Hmland, Vermont.
Th- 1iw-ae that fa)tw Srarlet Fver. M?alea.
IHt'htheria. and vanotv othr finp.liiit (rfifa
ltar te!jind lhi.i t-k-lla f lilt iiHti!uijtir
anl 'lnnantu iha'1H-ur. Toxl all t.of
urhdiNrder, and fill the vetn with purr bltl,
use
VR. KESXElt Y .' FA VOMTE REMEDY.
rBKI'ABKI rv
Dr. David Kennedy, rUundaut, N. T.
11 prr bottle. Six for t By all druaxiKa,
It is to Your Interest
to Brr vol r
Drugs and Medicines
OF
Biesecker k Snyder.
810C-BOB TO a X. BOYD.
Nonr but the punrat and beat kqit in stork,
ndwlien Drujabccumr inert by it slid
ing. aorrtain of tlictu do, wt dr
nmj them, rather than iro
jKwe on our rtuturacr.
Yon can depend on liaving your
PRESCRIPTIONS & FAMILY RECEIPTS
Blled with care. Our prices are as low u
hit other first -claw house and on
many artiiloa mucU lover.
The people of ttiis county eim to know
thin, and have driven u a large share of their
patrna . auu we hail (till continue tepve
them the ery brat goods for their money.
Do pot lorprt thai we make s !pcialty of
FITTIXO TRUSSES.
We guarantee ati(anion, and, if you have
had trouble in thia direction,
give oft a call.
SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES
in great variety ; A full net of Text Leuse.
Come in and have your eye examined. Ko
charge for examination, and we are confident
we can suit you. Come and nr as.
Reaped fully,
BiESECKER & SNYDER.
DR. SADLER FRAUDULENTLY
SONATED.
IMPER.
St".V COMPl.AlST.-i FBOM fiJX CMSTICS
IS SF.t F. DA I S.
Mm. Emaawl Biwl. rwart.. Fai-ette O ;
Mw k ir I. Hro.n. Krnt, ln.ti.na 1.1 ; a l.lr
from tin.eUind rnunty : i T Cole. hiu
b . Anuronjr rooniy ; wce U. M'in)prt
Tine, w ."btntrimi cnunly : Jim. M. Tim
imrti 1.S.viliil MtiU and Mi Kmmn barr.
K . Imi.t Pa., re rr met) ia 11" .-lioiw at
d'Hi-wil time niK:alui: Ir. Hilr, the iwHed
i-n nn anl a(in. ol M rvnn twiiw, PnWtnnt.
ur rl.iB.iiie to t bar-Mir ihiht. ellin
g'Km .nt trrauin lnee. t the eye. Ali TOi.-b
are iinpraterH laklu artvanlai lie. fiad'er.
v lile rv.ulaon lor the rrealel .kill la ail that
nertmin. 1.. Lbee. and ear. and eau be proeera
Ul b an. per d. fraucled by tbem. io to Dr i
rdW oe. br tm will find him ererj day I
and took out far varrlint im power..
So
HOWl HAPPENED TO MARRY.
Well, Lav you fotvotten voor rotu
iie V
"What promise f aid I, curtly. I wan
leaning over the gunwale of (he brig FJ
ten, watching the cot of Cuba grow
; ruore diatinct me miled rapiiik- toward
j it while I suioked a ritiar w hich, after a
long journey, wan exiurin within eight
of its native land. I didn't feel at all like
talking.
; " Yoa lavent jaid your jiasafe," he
an cw r
"Whut do you mean. Captain?" I re
plied. " I have your receipt."
. "Wtll, well, don't get anifry," he said.
" I have your guinea, sure enough, hut
that ia not all. Do you remember when
I came acrou you in Calcutta, I asked
you lo tell me your ktory who you are,
and what's the matter, and all that? I
took a fancy to you somehow, and you
prommed to tell me all about it sometime
on the voyage if I would tuke you. You
! are the tint pawenger I've carried thia
: ten year!", and you've got your fad look
jand youralory that's coming to thank
you for that. We'll be ashore by fair
u'clock, and I ran give you a half hour
j now. We sailors like yarns, and I have
j a Yankee's wanting to know, too."
j Not now. Captain," I answered. "If
you oi'Jbl 1 a v.- my biography, I'll j;ive it
! to you this alternooti after we've landed,
but you'll find it (ttupid enough."
"Ail right," mid he; " that's settled,"
and he walked off.
It was not long before we entered the
port of Havana. 1 hardly remember its
appearance, for I was too much preoccu
pied with melancholy reflections to no
tice the view. I have an indistinct rcc
oilrction of the narrow entrance of the
harbor, with its fortresses Mar and Put
na castle on either hand, the cathedral
looming up above the city, and that is
all. We were soon at anchor, and pres
ently a custom-hour ollieer cume aboard
and examined my luae. 1 was ready
to go ashore, and was about to g.-t into a
row-bo 't which had come ulotigriide,
w hen I wan stopped by a Up ou my
arm. I turned, and there stood the Cap
tain.
" You can't get rid of me that way," he
said ; "I will go with you. H is most
too late to do anything on board to
night" ;.
We went anhore together, and walked
to the nearest hotel, my companion lead
ing the way. There was not much to
arouse my curiosity in the town, for I had
been ia Spain; and if all had been
novel I would not, in my frame of mind,
have observed anything. I took the Cap
tain into a small room opening into the
hotel cafe, and called fur w iue and ci
gars. My frieud was a short, weather
beaten man of fifty, with a grizzly beard
and red face, but there was something
sympathetic in his eye aod manner that
showed he would, not be a bad confidant
in spite of his roughness.
" Go on." taid he, after he had taken
down a glass of port at a swallow, and
bepun to puff vigorously at a cigar.
" Well," said I, " let me see. I might
as well go back to the beginning. My fa
ther used to be a very rich man one of
the richest in Xew York. He was a wid
ower for many years, and I was his only
child. Of course, I always had my own
way."
" I'mph ! interposed the Captain. " I
had s-ven brothers,"' and he gazed sor
rowfully at the end of his cigar.
Until I was twenty-five," I continued
"all went well, but then my father's af
fairs became involved, lie had specula
ted in real estate, prices fell, and, in short
he was suddenly left a poor man. He
did not survive the shixk Ion;. Two
months after the crash he died."
"Ior fello," murmured the Cap
tain. " I found myself with a few thousand
dollars, expensive habits, complete ig
norance of business, and a disinclination
to work."
"How many dollars?" the Captain
asked, removing his cigar from his lips.
" I forgot ; not enough to produi-e ovei
$Vj a year," I responded. " I bad to
work ; there was no help for it. A rich
uncle of mine, my mother's brother, of
fered to let ine live with him. There a as
plenty of room in his house fur ine, for
his wife was dead and h had but
one chiid, my cousin Henry, who was in
business with him."
" What was your uncle's name T" said
my listener.
"Richard Lee," I answered. "He
took me into hi hanking oliice as a
clerk."
" Why didn't you follow the sea ?":ud
the Captai n.
" I don't suppose I thought of it, to tell
the truth," 1 answered, smiling. " I
should certainly have liked it better. As
it waa, I lived like a drudge and yet nev
er succeeded in doiug anything well. I
hated business ; in fact, I liked other
things very much better. I was ralhertoo
fond of balls and that sort of thing, I Biip
poee, and when I had taken off mourn
ing for my father, I gave more attention
to them than to my work."
" I don't wonder at it," said my gtv.-st.
" I wouldn't sit in au office for a thou
sand dollars a day," and he drew forth a
tremendous cloud of smoke.
"Of course, my uncle did not like my
behavior. He used to compare me wiih
bis son Henry, who thought of nothing
but making money. 1 think that be
might have stood it all, though, if I bad
not become engaged to be married."
" You don't say," said the Captain.
" Yes." I said. " Of course I went out
a good deal, that is, to parties, you know
I saw no end of people, and as might
have been expected, I fell in love. My
fault was that I did not fall in love with
an heiress that was all."
"What was the girl's nitre?, inter
rupted the Captain.
" Never mind," said I. "I am telling
you more than I should, as it is. This
wine is thawing me out."
" Beg pan Ion," said he. - No harm in
tended ; I was wondering if she was s
Smith."
" Well," I proceeded, " we were en
gaged for year, and my business suffer
ed more than ever. I was Terj much in
love. My mind would wander from my
work, and I used to go up town early in
the afternoon to walk with her. Howev
er, I was taken by surprise when one day i
my uncle called me into his private ol-
fice and reprimanded me severely. I an- ;
swered hi;o with spirit, and before I re-
alized m hat was happening I was dis- j
charged and it was arranged that I should i
mei
SOltfERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY,
leave my uncle's bouse in two days.
could not compose myself that .day snf-
nciently to see my but I deter
mined to tell her everything the next
morning. In the eveninp, however, I re
ceived a note from her father, in which
he said my uncle had informed him of
the change ia my prospects, and of my
conduct ; that his daughter could not be
come the wife of a good-for-nothing bey
gar, and so on. My first impulse was to
go to h;r at once and insist on marryinj;
her at all hazards, but my wounded
pride interfered, and between the two I
thought the matter out. My better judg
ment prevailed, I think. I knew that I
could not support her, and I never would
be able to do so. I felt it would be a
crime Ibr me to permit the continuance
of our engagement, when marriage would
be impossible, My spirit was broken. I
was sure that I never would be able to
earn another cent ; if I saw her once
more I mij-ht be unable to carry out the
bitter resolution which I formed. I made
up my mind not to see her again, and to
give up all ideas of marrviug for
ever."
" That is where yoo ma le a mistake,"
remarket! the Captain.
" I saw no other course open to me," I
said, "but perhaps it was cowardly. It
w as a fearful self-sacrilice. 1 went dow n
to Wall street, sold the bonds which
formed the remnant of my estate for
Jt OVO or $ -,OiK and procured a foreign
letter of credit for the amount. I sailed
for Liverpool the next day, leaving no
clue to rny whereabouts ; and just going
aboard I sent a long letter to her, ex
plaining my conduct and saying farewell
forever. I had uo plans ; and, although
I was only 3J. I felt that I was a w reck.
I intended to travel as long as my money
lasted. I journeyed listlessly through
Euro, Egypt and India. At last I found
myself in Calcutta, and there I met you.
That is all my history. I am afraid you
are disappointed in it."
" No, no," said he, warmly. " I w as
interested in you before, and now I am
more so. You oiyht to take to the sea.
I must hurry back to the ship now, but
I'll be here a week, and then, if you
want to go to New York, come with me,
and I w ill talk up the sea to you." He
lighted a fresh cigur, shook hands with
me heartily, and went out.
I rang for a waiter, who took me at
once to my bedroom. I sat there in the
twilig ht for a long time, deep in reverie.
Tliat I had told the Captain too much I
knew, but his sympathetic face had led
me on, and when a man begins to speak
after many months of silence, it is not
easy to stop. And yet 1 had not told
hiui all. My funds were very low, and I
had no prospects beyond them. I had
quite made up my miud that my life and
my money should come to an end to
gether. I had taken this long sailing
voyage, not from choise, but because it
offered a cheap way of prolonging life,
although I do not know why I cared
enough fur life to prolong it. I had nei
their energy nor motive; what little of
them 1 bad ever possessed was buried
with my love for Mary Grafton. I thought
of my position and tried to determine
upon some definite plan of action or in
action, but I could not concentrate my
miud. A', about t) o'clock in the evening
aouiaone knocked at my door. I opened
it ; it was a negro waiter, who handed
me a card. It read as follows :
) o
j CllAULEs WILEY,
j Attoknky-at-Lsw,
in! Broadway, X. Y. City
t) O
I started withsurpri.se. Mr. Wiley had
been for many years my father's and un
cle's lawyer. How had he chanced upon
me ? I could not help wondering, though
my reason told me that it must have
been by accident ; I told the man to
show him the way to my room ; I was
rather pleased at the expectation of see
ing him, for he hud always been devoted
to my family, and he might give me some
palatable advice. In a few minutes he
came in. I can see his tall, spare figure
now. His eyes twinkled under his glass
es, and he seemed somew hat excited and
out of breath as he strode up to me,
shook my hand violently, and said :
" My dear fellow !''
"Weli, Mr. Wiley," said I, "how on
earth did you get here 7"
" I have found you at last," he con
tinued, paying no attention to my ques
tion. " Why do you take such Jains to
hide your-eif from your friends and from
good fortune '.'"
" What do you mean ?" I asked.
" Your uncle is dead," he responded.
" Indeed," I replied. " We did not ..art
on good terms, bull am not brute enough
to consider his death a piece of good for
tune." "Wait a moment," he answered, rob
bing his hands together. "What if he
had left you all his property ?"
"Do not chaff me,"1 I rejoined. "lam
hardly the one to be preferred to my
cousin Henry."
"What 7" said he. "You have not
heard about that? Poor Henry died
several months before his father. Sewer
gas carried them both off."
"Are you in earnest ?' I blurted
out, "Hurry; say quickly what you have
to say." "I was beginning to think that
pertmtf my fortune had turned, and yet
I could scarcely believe it. "My uncle
turned me out of his house," 1 added.
"Do you mean to say tie had remembered
me in his will after that ?"
"I know aU about it," he raid, with
provoking deliberation. "If the old
gentleman had lived another week, you
would not have received a penny. He
had already given me instructions for a
new will, but he did not live to execute
it. He left a will dated several year
ago. In it he gave bis entire estate to
you in cass of Henry's death, but "
"What !" I cried, jumping up, grasping
his shoulders and looking into his face,
"Do not deceive me. My nncle was a
rich man."
"Be cairn, he said. "I had not finished.
Do not interrupt me again. He has left
you a quarter of a million invested in the
best real estate in New York, but there is
a condition attached. I drew np that
will Kir him. He told me at the time
that you were too fond of gayety. He
wished you to marry well and settle
down, and he directed me to make your
devise conditional upon your marrying,
with my approval, within a year of his
death. I am his executor, you know.
"You take care, Wiley, that he doesn't
throw himself away, he said to me at
the time."
1 had listened in bewilderment, ex
8set
ESTABLISHED 1827.
pecting to hear some condition which
might poison my good luck. As he
spoke I sprang t? again and seized his
hand.
"My dear Mr. Wiley," I exclaimed.
"What delightful condition! I must
go to New York on the next steamer. I
will be married in a month. You cannot
withhold your onsenL"
"You forget," he said, slowly, "that
your uncle died on the 30th of March
last, in the afternoon a year ago the day
after to-morrow. If you area bachelor
for 48 hours longer, the estate must go to
the Union Hospital."
I sank back in my chair. "You did
not tell me when he died," I muttered,
faintly, yet angrily. "You have misled
me."
"You speak rashly, my boy," he said.
"Cheer up, I have still something to
tell you. Eor nearly a year I have mov
ed heaven and earth to find you. Let
ters, telegrams nil failed to reach you.
At last, two months ago, I learned that
you liad been at Calcutta, and had sailed
for Havana. You vessel was due last
month. I came down here at once, as
there was no time for writing, and I have
been here ever since. You may imagine
my patience as the time xiassed. Two
weeks ago I was convinced that, even if
you arrived before the year was out, you
would not have time to find a suitable
wife. I determined to assist you, if I
could. I had brought letters of intro
duction from a friend of mine in New
York to his brother-in-law, Senor di
Tornos, a well known planter, who lives
here. 1 had formed his acquaintance
when I first landed, and one day, after
dinner, at his house, I had explained
your position and prospects to him in a
moment of confidence. He is an avari
cious old fellow, and he signified indi
rectly that he would like you to become
his son-in-law. He is a w i.lower, ami
his word is law with his daughter. I
have seen her and made inquiries about
her. She is pretty and r lady-like, and
every one praise her. She speaks Eng-
li.-h as her mother was an American.
Well. I finally hinted to him that I
would try to bring you together. The ;
consul here has explained my documents j
to him. In short, all is settled. Di Tor
nos has waited fur you as anxiously as I
have. This afterm sin I was dow n stairs
in the cafe by accident my hotel is some
distance off and I overheard your un
cle's name. I looked through the door
and saw you. You were not alone, so I
pnotponed shaking to you, and went to
see Di Tornos instead. Thank heaven,
all has turned out well. You can marry
Senorita Di Tornos on Thursday morn
ing, the day after to-morrow."
It is needless to say that I did not
cheer up. I could not lie untrue to my
old love. "It cannot be," I said, without
hesitation.
"And why not, pray?"
" I am not at liberty to marry at least
not here."
He looked perplexed kir moment, but
then his face broke into a smile.
"I it that old Grafton affair? " he in
quired. "Yes."
" She married George ( iilson six months
ago."
I was confounded. We sat in silence
for a long time. I tried to reason with
myself. My mind was unmanageable.
One idea alone was clear. "It ia a ques
tion of life or death," I thought. " I
must have life,"
" Mr. Wiley," I said, " I will follow
your advice."
" Good," he answered : "now you speak
like a man. I w-Jl call for you after
breakfast to-mortow, and take you to
your future wife."
I shook his hand warmly whe he said
good-night. I can never thank you
enough," I said.
" lon't worry," he replied, "l expect
a good fee tor my trouble."
We visited the Di Tornos mansion on
the following morning. Our host receiv
ed us alone. He spoke English fluently,
and was very arable.
"I am delighted to see you," he said.
"Do not say a word about your errand. I
know itall. Of course, as a father I could
make no promise until I had seen you,
but now I consent willingly. Money is
no object to me, but I recognize worth in
your face. My wife was an American. It
will be a pleasure for me to give my
daughter to one of the same nation."
He sent for the young lady, and I wait- j
ed with impatience. !"he entered, bash- I
fully, and bowed in silence. .She was tall,
graceful and dignified. Her eyes were
dark anil full of expression, and her
abundant brown hair contrasted well
w ith her light gown. She did not look
overjoyed, hut that could not lie expected
I conversed with her for a quarter of an
hour, but her answers were monosylla
bles. Tiien she retired, and soon after
wards Wiley and I took our leave. I ex
pressed my satisfaction to him, and he j
explained to me that Cuban etiquette i
prevented me from seeing heraluue, while I
he attributed her reserved meaner to j
modesty. He also told me that he had
made all the arrangements tor the wed
ding with Senor di Tornos. We were to
be at his house at eleven the next morn
ing, and to proceed with him, his daugh
ter and a few relatives, to a neighboring
church. All preliminary formalities
would meanwhile have been completed,
and by noon I should be a married man.
Wiley lunched with me and then left me,
promising to meet me at Senor di Tor
nos' house in the morning.
I passed the rest of the day in smoking
and thinking. The whole affair seemed
too strange to be true. Mary Grafton's
faithlessuess wo:iid have been a worse
shock to me if I had not already become
accustomed to despair, and the definite
prospect of a life differing w idely from
that which I was leading was not dis
tasteful to me. My old love was partial
ly supplanted by a feeling of contempt
for revenge in kind. I was piqued, and
my approaching marriage would have
been welcome on that account alone.
I was sitting in my room alone that
evening, smoking quietly, and letting my
thoughts wander on as tliey would, when
I heard a knock on my door. " Come
in," I saiil, expecting to see Wiley. The
door opened and a stranger entered. I le
was a smooth faced boyof abont twenty,
and he kwked confused as he said some
thing in Spanish. I showed hitn that I
could not understand him. He went on
In French.
" Senor," he said, " you must pardon
my affairs. This morning Senorita di
Tornos sent for ine. She told mo that
MARCH 20, 1889.
you intended to marry her to-morrow.
She begged me to come and see yoo. and
tell you all. She was to bave been mar
ried to my frien 1 Fernandez, who is now
in San Domingo. They have always
loved each other. She was not openly
betrothed, for her father did not favor
him. He is poor that is the reason.
But he will make a fortune. Oh, if you
could have seen her tears to-day " he
stopped, as if to hear what I had to ray
so that he might shape his argument ac
cordingly. I had listened silently. His appeal
went to my heart, or very near it. But 1
braced myself against my weakness.
" You are very kind, sir," I said in
French. " You need not anohigize for
this. But I cannot think that Mademoi
selle di Tornos will be happier with a
penniless man than one who can support
her. Besides, I have given my word to
her f itber, and as a man of honor I can
not break my promise. You are too late.
What reason could I give him ?"
"Give aty reason, he cried. Say that
you are poor. Say anything."
" I must decline to tell a falsehood," I
'.!
"Ah " lie shrill'pd th liloru! r!in to
to his face; "you would ruin the happi
ness of an inuocent girl ! If Fernandez
were here you would not dare to."
My temper was stirred, and it decided
the question for me, I pushed him out
of the door w ith some difficulty. " Never
let me see you again, you young rascal,"
I said, hoarsely. I slammed the door
and locked it, and I heard him go down
stairs. My mind was made up, and I
tried to Settle dow n again in the thoughts
which he had interrupted.
But the night was not a pleasant one
for me. I began to doubt whether my ar
guments were not sophistical. At last I
could stand the twings of conscience no
longer. It is one thingtocommit a fault
which you may forget; it is quite anoth- i
er to carry the reminder with you all
your life. Could I ever take comfort in a
wife whom I had made wretched?
" No," I said aloud, " I will not n.arry
her." And although I was throwing
away my chance of life, I felt that a
weight had been taken from uiT heart,
and I slept soundly afterwards. At nine
o'cliajk in the morning I went to Senor di
Tornos' hotus?. I was ushered iu by a
negro, and found the old gentleman con
tentedly smoking a cigarette. He saw
that I had something to impart, and his
fait." showed his apprehension.
" Senor," I said, " I hear that your
daughter was to have married another
man. I cannot marry her if she is un
willing." " It is false," said he. "and if it were
true, it makes no difference. She is a
child. I know her interests better than
she does. I do not tuns for money, but
you are exactly suited toeach other. You
have given your promise, sir; for her
sake I cannot release you,"
" You are too kind," I answered. " I am
glad to hear that you do not care for
money, as I came to tell you that there is
some doubt about mine. My uncle died
a year ago to-day, but it was six o'clock
in the morning. The year has passed
away. Mr. Wiley mistook the hour."
" Di Tornos scow led. I am certain that
he swore to himself."
" Are you sure of this?"
" tuite sure."
He sat srill for several minutes.
" You are right," he added, finally.
My daughter's sorrow for the' past few
days has effected me sadly. " I am afraid
that she will pine away, if I do not free
you."
" Very well," I said, tusking no effort
to conceal my contempt " I will go. Do
not tell Mr. Wiley what I have said to
you. Tiie discovery of hismistake would
mortify him." And I left him.
I was adrift again. My one desire was
to leave Havana, but I felt bound to see
Wiley and thank him again
I did not
wish to meet him. however, before even
ing. My uncle hail really died at six in
the afternoon, ami I waited till the full
year was gone before running any risk of
encountering the old lawyer. I spent the
day in wandering about the narrow tin
paved streets. I stopied on my way at a
shipping office and engaged a lerth on a
vessel which was to leave foe Liverpool
in t o days. After a late dinner at a res
taurant I returned to my hoteL Wiley
was waiting for me. I need not describe
the interview at length. He was natural
ly veve.1 1 tol.l hilil that I could Dot
find it in my heart to force, the girl to
marrv me. I thanked hiin 'sgain and
again, and told him that I hoped he
might be rewarded in some way.
"No no " he said "I have had all this
work for nothing. The Union Hospital
.... .. ..
will have all. tiootl-fv. nut uv ine way.
in closing up the estate we will have to
serve some papers on toil What w ill be
your address 7"
"Tiie St, George hotel. London," I re
plied, "I always stay there."
A few weeks later I was in London. I
ha I enough money left to last about ten
days. Beyond that all was blank, t w as
in a fearful condition of despondency.- I
frequently took my pistol from its case
and examined it. I had almost determ
ined to use it. With a morbid sort of
pleasure I pored over books of anatomy
in the library of the British Museum,
and tried to find the best spot to shoot
at. One day a letter was handed to me
at the hotel. The corner of the envelope
bore the name '"Charles Wiley." "Ah,"
thought I, "here are the papers Wiley
mentioned." I opened it carelessly, and
found in it a letter which ran as follows:
"Dear Sin : I take pleasure in inform
ing you that you are the sole heir to the
real estate of your late uncle, Mr. Kich-
anILee. Under his will the whole estate I
would have gone to the Union II spit !.
I have just ascertained that the hospital
cannot take any more real estate than it
now porvicsoes under its charter a fact of
which I had never before been informed.
The personal property, amounting to
about $ lO.OuO, has been paid over to the
trustees of that institution. As the will
fails to dispose of the real estate legally,
it goes to you as heir-at-law. I enclose a
draft of fo.OOO on account of your rent.
The rest of the accumulation is subject
to your directions. Yours respecfolly,
Chuilix Wile-,
Executor, etc."
My tale is nearly finished. I went to
New York at once, ana found myself in
deed a rich man. To my surprise I learn
ed that Miss Grafton was not married. I
never asked Wiley what he meant by
saying that she was. It was probably
fib, told in an exceMof zeaL I forgave j
-ll, ji -a. v
Litn, however, in ray heart and he re
reived ample compensation for his exer
tions in my behalf. I heard some years
later that einr;U di Tornos was married j
to Fernandez, who had been wry sin-- I
cejsful in busiuew-,. Ihitl bad aiuuxt for- I
gotten the point of my story. Well, I I
married Marv Graftm.
Adventure with a Widow.
I have no doubt at all bat thev're a
Vert CMU-xt inalhiti.... in '...: ...wl !
ry gixxl institution in t jeir way, ar
. . . . . . .
just as necessary as death and taxes but
I'll take mine without 'em hereafter, for
all that.
I mean w idows.
You see. I always had a secret horror
of a mother-in-law and a w idow.
This is how it was :
I was traveling from Atlanta to Siinih
ville not lung ago, and it so happened
that a lone widow and nivselfwere left
me ouir uccupanoioi i:ie urst-ciass coacfi
. , . ,, , . . .
11. . . l . . .. . r.i . . i .
.,, ." "
j I saw at once she was a widow by the
J Iw,t she gave me. and would have retir-
j ed peacefully to the sleepimr car but for
i the fact that it was crowded, and not a
seat available.
She knew that she had me, and was
not long in letting me know it
" It's awful traveling alone, sir."
"I don't find it so, madam,' I said,
raising up the window and looking
out.
" No ; because you're not a poor widder
like I am that's why. Please let down i
that window ; the draft will kill me." j
"I w ish it would," I muttered, as the j
window came down with a bang.
But she overheard me.
"Oh, he wans to kill aw'. Conductor!
Conductor!"
The conductor came running in.
He shook me roughly by the arm.
"See here, now! None of your iiisiiils
tu a defenseless woman. You'll not kill
anybody on my train. I'll have you ar
rested at the net station we arrive at."
' lies hurt my affections." soblied Dm
widow.
"I'll make hiin pay for it." sai l th
conductor.
" A piior lone widow," she cried.
It was in vain I sought to explain. I
got off the train at the next station, and
lay low and ket dark for two days, and
then I crawled out and sneaked home, a
sadder but wiser man.
Brethren, no more widders in mine.
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In an address on the two hundred and !
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New Haven, William L. Kingslev fays :
"The Puritans gave to the world a new
idea of what it is to be a gentleman.
With the views respecting manhood,
which they received from the Bible,
they conceived new idea as to what is
the proper way to treat others. Polished
manners and a gracious deportment to
one's equals is not enough, according to
the Puritan idei'. A man may smile and
smile, and be a villain still." There should
be such delicacy of perception of tin
ritrhts and feelings i f others as to lead a
person not only to avoid giving offense
to any, high oi low, but the jH-n eption
should he accompanied by such a treat
ment of all as reveals a friendly feeling.
This idea of a a gentleman ditl not exist
before the time of the Puritans. I do
n.jt say that there were not persons who i
had such a character.
' But Shakespeare uses the word 'gen- i
tlemun' more than live hundred tunc-,
and not once to designate any tiling more j
than a person of high a ial position.
One of the most eloquent English essay- !
ists of modern times, liev. Charles Kinrs-
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t a"'s ,''at 'Puritan and not the cavalier ;
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(tztitf ff AiufriritH HiMftry.
Cost of Killing a Man.
It doesn't cost so very much to kill
men in the west. Of course you cannot
cut or shoot a man down with impunity,
and murder is sometimes punished a se-
verely there as it is any where else ; but
what I mean to say is that it doesn't cost
much to kill a man by accident. Yon
requently-bear of cave ins iu mines or
j fr-ctured skulls by failing down winzes
: r !'"',I. n'1 lf" mouglit tr st comes to
j J-011 naturally is that the in me owners
! hve tn VT or "?1',ik damages,
j That isn't s. A short while Rgo four men
f re killed in amine near LeadvilU.
I Tl...v I,..;rt. nn.ll.a.;.U.-..rill.
.' .,. - ......
: n,e" weT ""
. t',l-"J and tfi
meti were more than delighlc 1 to receive
le funeral expenses. In the
same mine more than ten men have been
killed, and never more than l,0i" has
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a man is killed iu a mine and the com-
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to the heirs and make a settlement.
Most of the lalKirers are Italians, and
their people take "f 1.0iJ as quickly as it
is offered. ".Mr iMmfnti
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There is a shiftless way of fee-ling that
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the loss ot the hogs equally certain. The
kind of feeling tliat keeps a lot of pi;.-,
or stockers from three t. six months
without train is a total loss of feed : also
a l:ss of time in the maturing of the an
imals. That is shiftless feeding that car
ries a lot of lnvgs through w inter on one
kind ot feed. The need of variety brings
them to tiie bone yard when grass is al-
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animals are round u-siied, alui'iet tlevoi.l j
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i
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The tired, debilitated feeling, so pecu-i
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Whv had lYha n f,i,ed to take nie into
the atU- rooms, an,! why had she said in
such a strange manner that "it was
tiiiil dusk and we mi:i lielow
Uiis was my (ir visit to Greenbriar, a j
I gloomy old place some miles from thej
! ci:y, which Uncle I. ad obtained at a bar-
j gain liecnise of its reputation as
"'a
j the abiding place of a "real ghst."
I t oiisin t elm nail tusii slmwing me ine
I house, but stot iie-1 hort on tiie Lin. line-. I
i i
refusing to go further
Now. Uncle llei.ius, with his whole
family, dislielieved in spiritual manifes
tations with a vengeance. Certainly,
then, Celia was not cowardly. No! there
were other reasons for her peculiar air as
she pn-iv.l.'d down the narr.iw flight
of shadow v- 'ti'.ir to the hail below. I
was certaia of it; mv curiosity was I
, i-'..-... . . . , .-ui c ui i i ca
t , , .....
somewhere above toe third tl.wir,
, .
n,,l
I soon found myself planning to investi-
gate the matter, even if I bad to visit the '.
apartments by nicht.
The f.o,,,!t- ,w, );....,...-., ...,.1 ,.t . I...... t
i- . ,..'. u t .i .
I ncie ..emus purchased the property,
i , , .. t
could Hot exo.ain t.ie iii-.r.-nn-u Mound
they hear l. but had said that "once a
very wicked nun lived there, who after :
reviving a visit from his broth-r, a very 1
wealthy n:an fr .ui the ei.-t, suddenly j
went away, none knew whither. After I
that the grounds were held for sale thru'
an agent."
How true this story was I did not know
nor care. My relatives "pooii-hooed" the !
w hole of it. as well as the visitations, and j
why should I concern myself in the mat- i
ter'.' I only wished to fiud out the reus-
on for Celia's stran'-s manner, and to see
the contents of the -arret chambers, and
this I a determined to do, by some
hook or er. ok of fortune.
And f.de was unexpectedly and un
kindly ki;id if I may express it that
way sooner than I dared to hope.
It was evening. Celia and I wen un
der tiie oak trees, 1,. it ring about in the
twilight. ti.s:it.siiig plans for the mor- ,
row. wheu a man crossed the lawn and j
dolling his ran to her said : j
' Th.-re has been an accident over at j
the M.-adows this afternoon. Miss Lisle, j
Mrs. t ily foul desires you to come over if j
you can : it's her husband who is hurt,!
ma'am, in a runaway." j
Now. Mrs. tilynford was an especial !
friend, an 1 of course, Celia ni'i-t go. She !
looked at me.
"t :.. sai l I. thinking of the third torr
go by all means, for I shall get along
I nicely. I shall w rite to mamma, or read i
j to Aunt Lucia, or, tiring of l.th, I will 1
retire.-
She kissed me fervently ut this, an 1 ran j
off to milk' ready fir her good Samari- I
tan call. Presently she came back. j
"Fl-wsie, don't take it into vour head:
to explore the garret chambers whiie Ii
auigone.it wouldnt be pleasant to go
wandering about a lot of cold, silent ccim
pHrtmenw in the ni.'iit," ii fancied she
shivered.) "beside, nutnoia doesn't ap
prove of lights being carried through the
house, afraid of contbigration. you
know." And she laughed nervously.
I concluded to dissemble.
"j o yon im.t-in- I am brave enough to
stalk that 'ghost' alone, in the night
watches I asked. '1! -st assured I shall
keep below ."
Thissatixfied her, and she walked away
toward the house o:n e more. I staid un
der the trees until ten o'clock; then I
went to my room. As I laid my watch
in "lis case I fell to luusinvr.
It seemed to me that my cousin had
weightier reasons for not taking me t
tho-,. rlriii'lier
, or e.se was over part.cu-
lar. niileeit.
My rooms were on the ground .lloor.
What harm would there be in my coing
to the a; rs r ll.s.r und, p-rha;., walking
the length of the corridor? None. I
peeped out into trie hall. Every!ly was
thither, with a silvery radiance.
; lo lie atrai.lon such a night as this. try, where the ork is mainly done by
; I ejaculated. "I am going to the corridor I German workmgiuen, a stipulation re
j any w sy. , quires the proprietors to furnish lieer as a
j- Suiting the action to the word, I as- j part of the employe' wage. In the
cended the steps to the first landing and ' mammoth lithographic department of
stood a moment peering up to the niys- j J'J'ljr, at New Yor. lor instance, where
j terious corridor alKive me. The next
J flight of steps was not lonn and soon I
, found un self on the !jKr on the forbid-
' den ground.
Three narrow windows lighted up the
l-neiy, s.iein place rattier ..i.nly n.-ar the
landing where I st .!. while the other
end i f the empty corridor waa dark.
i "V ell." I run!, '"this isn'; interesting;
! in spite of Aunt Lucy. I believe I will:
I.ri.v mv to. it.
..... ,.
As I turned to im down I caught sight :
i of the gleam of lamp light shining out ,
' across the puU.-I.ed ll sir of the corridor '
j from under the do. r of one of the unex- ;
' plored clu .nSer.
! Celia had given tie to understan 1 that '
. no one occupied this floor and that the :
' rooms wcr.r nit even furnished. Sudden-!
; ly it daw tied Ufn me that I had come !
to th? my-fery ! ;
( s-i.cd ith a startling impression of
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. ii.oiX'1, i r.1 .11 -.i-m ii(ir.inv now ii flairs,
i hoping to rem h mv own a"...rtinent.s le-
' fore being di-coven-d.
But liefore I had descended three -tejsi
the d-iorals-ve ooened and a stout I'Kik-
ing man ntiue out, ilragging something '
after him. Instead of rushing away to j
my rtscus, I slo-id rooted 1 1 the sjsit by a j
curious feeling, as if I were not myself, i
but another.
Slow !y and lals.r.on-ly the man came!
' down the corridor toward me with his
j burden.. Ashe drew near I shrank back
iu horror: he was half carrying, haif
u ragging ine meiews no.iv oi a munierei
vicr.m mumerett, 1 knew, by ttie gaping
wound in bis thrmt, from which the j
blorsi si:ii mi hum mow n.
I siw it mainly as he no.sar.1 m in the
moonlight on the landing; I held my
breath; what next? Would the stout,
rilu;r), ,H,.jll; wrKl.h me an.i
kii, fr Uln (ve ifnew, to ,lia
Bwfllj crj,lie . '
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i opened the small d'Kir to the attic over I
the wing, ami, dragging the body into
j the darkness beyond, disappeared.
j . Instinctively I looked toward the rooti.
fran which the lamp light shown so.
brightly or.! sr a few minutes before.
All was dark and siient. I, looked once j
more to the attic door; it was shut and I ,
a that it had not been opened, the holt :
above the latch bad not been Uwliu-bed. L
"iUr did it t ia V ux down on j
i the stairs in a odd (. I had e-n
! not lleh and Mis!, but the GrPenbriar
; "ghost."'
Involuntarily I shivered and rain, t.i
myself .israin. Snmehnw I ieii that I liad
! jil! n Inn k from somewhere: the ! k
i in ths hall be'uw rix It twelve. I tru-l
I to rise, but in vain. My hew I f in, t
felinneer; the corridor grew as bUu k as
iiiiiht above tne and I kvw no more.
Whvri 1 tsv:itue con--ioa a .iiii it w is
j miirntnc : bright, g'-.on r d.r. an I t '-iia
! ai bathing inr temp!ci.
j "Me killed him," I said exeihM! y. hak
i in; at Celia, with all the horror i f ti.e
niiit lel. re my eyes.
"IV still, dear." s!;e sai l gently, y.m
are ii! an.l hrrve been dreaming."
"No," I said ; "I saw him drag tj.e b.!;,
from the t hainiier at the eu I of :!ie cor
ridor aad take it into t':ie attic over the
wing on t! west; no, (elia, I haven't
dreame.1 1U
I M? ve r:1 !"' f
) inquiry. tut sunt nolning m rev. i
j could see, however, that sue was very
nint h disturbed by what I said, as she
tidied up the room, while I lay watching
her.
I was ill fir threeweeks from the stux k
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sketch would have remained unwritten.
When I was able to thin i of returning
home. Uncle came to me and sai J ;
"Whatever you saw, or thought you
saw"
"I did see it. Uncle Kemns," I inter
rupted, excitedly.
"There, there he said, depreratiiuly,
"whatever it was that you saw, it, doubt-
1 have under your roof, at least."
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And now." continued he, confiden
tially, "the place is a fine one. and desir
able, save this this whatever it i.-; it
will not take long to tin i a purchaser for
; Grwnbriar, and the favor I wish
! .
, of yoik l lossie, is U not mention t
'
i a-
isen-
peri'-nce of yours wnere it nugt-.t hurt
the sale of the property."
I n.sl.icd my head and said, playfully,
"How much "hush money" will you give
me. Uncle T'
He looked at me for a moment, an 1
' then said :
' "A hundred dul'ar. F'.owsie, i.' you
keep 'iiiuiii,' until I make a gisxl sale."
"Agreed," I exclaimed ; "agreed. Unt ie
Ken us."
He must have made a j-ms! sale, for in
six weeks after mv return home, he sent
i n,e tl", l0' 'nount, an.l I call it th-
price of the Greenbriar ghost.
I learned afterwards that through a
chain of circumstantial evidence, the
most important of which was the finding
1 of the skeleton of a man in the attic of
j the western w ing at ireenbriar. the noti
rious "first owner" had leeu bpiiiifht to
I justice and convicted of the mnrder of
: his brother.
I It seemed that the brother was very
' wealthy and had brought a fabulous sum
j of money with him, intending to invest
it li, property in the vicinity of ireen
brlar. j The wicked brother findm.- this out
! detc-minrd to bave it any price, and so
he took the man's life, secreted the body
in the attic. ami giving out that the vic-
1 t"" a"'1 "nv1 n""' ,,ie T-lf
! ,-v"an l "it!l h f"ke of bi'""1 lvft
p.ace.
After the discovery of the skeleton in
the attic, and the execution of the red
handed murderer, thev av the Green-
briar ghost walks the corridor no more.
Trees With Large Leaves.
Trees of the palm family have larger
leaves than an" others. The Inaja palm,
which grows on the bank of the Ama
zon, have leaves which reach a length of
from thirty to fifty feet ami ar ten i.r
twelve feet in breadth. Specimens of the
leaves of the Talipot palm, a native of
Cevlon. have been met with that were
twenty feet long and eighteen feet broad.
These leaves are used by the natives to
make tents and form very etlicient shel
ter from the rain. The leaves of the
double cocoanut palm are often thirty
feet long an I several feet wide. When
the wind is strong they clash together
with a noise that may be heard at a great
distance. Only one leaf is produced each
year, and they are so firmly attached to
the stern of the tree an 1 so string in
themselves that a man may sit on the
end of one and rock to and fro in perfect
safety. .V )'. Tri'-jr-itn.
Beer For Workingmen.
In many establishments in Aloanr
workingmen demand the privilege of
nringiiig oeer mio lactones I..r con.-imip-
Iithogr.iphic establishments of thiacotiii-
i "!) men are employed, each one receives,
j under the terms of his contract w ith ins
, employers, three pints of beer a iLiy. Tiie
; lieverage i lager beer, and over acveu
! barrels are thus consumed dailv. An ef-
fort was made at tie time to see if a re
form could not lie instituted in I los mat
ter, but sat h serious trouble was threat
ened that it had to be abandoned. '',.,'
!fi,'j.hm T7,,i,..
" Aver s medicines have been satisfac
tory to me throughout iny prac ice, es
pecially Avers Ciirrry Pectoral, which
bus lcen used by many of my patients,
one of whom says he knows it saved hi
lib-." F. L. Morris, M. D. Br.ik' n, N.
Y.
A coloied niun found $li.iMi in green
backs between the leaves of an old b.s,k
he had Is.ugiit at a second had stor at
Paris, Ky.
Mary Anderson has among her stsge
effects ' hi wig. ThU make, her tbe
wiggest woman in America. Washing
ton V.
A Topeka iri broke ,ii' t,-r enige-
ment aitii a young man because he lieU
an ear of green corn iu h.s hands ami
plucked it with his t-th. in. d-.ir:
.
It mii-t Is? pretty liar.l for a Woman f.
' lead "in fashion." Out of "s'l toilet and
j TV) hats surveyed on a recent afternoon,
on Brjadway no two were alike, whiiei
j a.'i were fashionable. . lr;,l I ' ,r JJ,-,,
The cellar cannot lie w hitewashed U.n
often. It not only renders it c.'ean. I Urn I
ar'" cliec-riul. but assist in preveuiin-
1 ''' ''"I't'on. as well as dimlmg it
j to a ""rtain extent. The pnritv-alion of
, the cellar is the most important matter of
j house-work in the spring, as the cleaner
, tiie celiar the lew. liability of disease,
.
I .
Wife-"Shall I put yvur diamond- stud
in your shirt, dear?
Husband "What on earth, are to
I thinking of? Ihi you w ii.t b rain me?
j I lia.e a meeting with rny tried itorw t!,;
; IllOtllillg."
Mrs. Popinjay never uses slang, tsit she
came, very near it the other day. when
s.'ie found her chaiuU'rniai i idling at
eaau in tout parktr, and exoaiioed : "NuW
JWt nj and. djej
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