V"OL. XXXIII COME AND SEE US We are Located od South Main Street, Opposite Hotel Butler, R™T""" 1 In the room formerly occupied by Hartzcll is: £ 1 Kemper We have received oui spring stock i/ > J of Tans in different shades, latent Leathers, | 3 Kangaroos, etc. Our stock of Ladies Fine • . \ 1 Shoo; arid Oxfords is very large—all the latest 1 style lasts to be found among our stock. We j, X carry these goods in all sizes and widths, and f ■ 4B' prices the lowest. Come and see us. We jf Affl have many bargains in store for you. jj-j JMf i The variety was never so great, . j The styles were never so perfect, s 1 " J " The (jvality never so good, J* f And the prices were never so low. '• a I ■*' »Las ;j "T A FEW OF OUK PRICES Ladies fine dongola pat tip ox iords 7 5 .yr> Ladies fne serge congress gait- Ladies grain shoes pat tip heel v - or s P r ' n £ (^°c .. •/ • Ladies waterproof oil grain shoes - 75 c v» ] a Ladies fine calf slippers 5° c Mens waterproof working shoes 95c //I Mens fine dress shoes lace or congress $ 1 00 ' v ' Boys fine shoes.. .S7SC, sl, $1 25 Misses good wearing school i . shoes 75° Childrens fine dongola pat tip shoes T iV, su (k of I tall ( ifand|Findirgs. She«rraktrs supplies of all kinds. A l' I'l c't < f c'l'fsirg for L'orgola. 'Jin ac a tut I talker .0 t T i One of the most perfect shoes for C Si «L men ever made. Dark wine ( (. i % shade of Russia Calf, the latest v 3 i. t W tint; black eyelets, s ;i k stitch ' ed f \ft - • 20th Century shape welt. C \ Ladies ,oW cu t Shoes in tan J { and black. i l \\r r ' , OH Tailor made, in lace or button, ( J V> Olliail S Russet or Dongola, Kid or Pat- j ) Pmifnvu minny ent Leather Tips. We sell these S C L/eillUiy Oiioeh beautiful and comfortable shoes at \ our trade winning figures, $ 1.50, $2, / j WOMEN'S DONGOLA SHOES IN rfc | ( / BUTTON AND LACE. I « T j| 7 r Made on the latest lasts, only 75c, sl, C j $1.25 and $1.50. Easy shoes a speci- C ( MEN S AND BOYS' TANS C j Highest grades, Russia Calt, in all the \ S fashionable shades, comfortable • \ I lasts, pointed or derby toe, positively C ? unequaled in Butler. Men's at $ 1 .50, $2, $2.50, $3, $3-s°> \ js4 and $5; Boys'at $1.35, $1.50 and $2; Youths' at $1.25, C S $1.50 and $1.90. ( e, "' S - eS ' ? 25 and *1.50; Boys' nt 85c, } C v O '' " j/^ eas ( ' or^'ng ocs \ i The l>cst you ever saw at 75c, fi, fi-25 J C : i See our *I.OO shoe with I / 't'lus Credemore, the best shoe made / ( for the money— al "' J Misses A ildrens Shoes ? I All the New Styles in Tan and Black, I.ace or Button, Pointed or Square N 1 Toe at 75c, fi, #1.25 ami £1.50, sizes 12 2; Childs at 40c, 50c, 75c ft ami I C $ 1.25, sizes infants at 10c, iSc, and 25c and 50c. \ f Come in and sec us and try our shoes. C b B. C. HUSELTON, Opp. Hotel Lowry. ? =• *unsi smt * BIST MOOS ♦SHOD SUM * um MT(S+ These aft the things that have enabled me to build ilp a tirst-class tjiilorinj; trad<- during the last year. We have the most skillful, j-ainstakinjj cutter; employ none but the very best workmen; handle nothing but the very l>est goods, IkHli foreign and domestic, and guarantee you perfect satisfaction in each and every particular, and for all this <1 argc you simply a fair living profit, J.S.YOUNG, Tailor, Hatter and Men's Furnisher posite Hotel Ic, rough, i 2 Final ac. • ant ««t SCKa • -e, e*e< ,• j tor 'if Alei K n»;-v. dee d, ia'e <»f Jaes son twp. S. Fir.al ac'-ount of John X V'-ung. ad j mitiirtrator c • a (.f Jo' t Toupp, dee'd,l - Wii Jd,. 4. Final scoouDt of E: : /abeth Mar. 1 Maizland, executrix of Jnfcn ilaiz'ar. l dee d, late >. The executor giru- Botico that be will make application I T hi.s discharge at the time of the present* tion of this account. 7. Filial account of H J Eitzert, pnar dian of Frank Uitisier minor child ot Jo seph Mic-ter. dee'd, late of Oakland t» k. Final account of Peter Mangel and Nicholas Mangel, executors of Claad Ma:: gel. dee'd, late "f Winfie'd twp. 0. Finil account cf Win Brownfield. guardian of Mary A Browcfield. tninor child of James Browntiuld, dee'd. late oi Donegal twp. 10. Final account id iln 6 C Meti a vey, adininixtratrix, of John C MeGarvey, dee'd. late of Cunord twp. 11. Final account of Herman Kaabe, administrator id (-'hark? Kaal;e. dee'd, lal ofjefl'ersou twp. 12 F rial account of Isabella Dickey, adiuii/iitlratrix of John T) Dickey, dee'd, late of Forward twp. 13. Final acv«.unt ol Goo W tVrigl.t executor of M'irtha K Wiight, dee'd, late of Butler boro. 14. Fiks! and disuihation account <■( John C Kay. ad ID it: in t rat. >r .d W»shiugt"i Campbell, dee'd, tee of Fair iew twp. 15. Final account ol Kobert Johnston executor Jonn Johnston, dee'd, late ol Fairview twp. * 16 Finai account of James and Davii' Hesftlget-fcr, executors of Kcbert Ile-sel gesses, dec U, late 01 V> iniieid twp 17. Final account of Laura A Richard son, administratrix - of Butler boronuh. 28. Fir.al acc< nnt of J A Ripper, execu tor of Kudolph Kelkei, dec'd,late of Evans City. 29. Final account of Kosa A J Martin, executrix of Mary W Douthetl, dee'd, late of Forward twp. 30. Final accoun tof Elizabeth Smith, administratrx ol Enoch Smith, dee'd, U'e ol Butler horougb. 31. Final account of G F Weisenstein, administrator of Isabella H WtMeriHieit!, dee'd Centre tv; 32. Final account of .Samuel I'. Uajv, iruardian of Win K Hays, niuOr child ol Wm Hays, dee'd, late ot A» twp. 33. Partial account of Christina Fruth, adminiiitiatrix of Prank Fruth, dee'd, la'.- of Jfrfferaoii twp. 34. Final account of Robert II Young, administrator of Jau« Young, dee'd, late < I Concord two. 35 Final account of J M Ulaek, tfu*r dian of Etoil Kohhueyer, minor chibl ol S 1 W Kohlmeyer, dee'd, late of Allegheny twp. 30. Final acccuat of 0E Me litiger at:.l W.l Mellitigur, ai)iiriii*r!i.tor > I J K Mellififfer, dec'.l, late of Oakland twp 37. Fii:al account of A A Campbell ex ecutor of J G Campbell, dee'd, late of Pul ler borough. 38. Final aic unf efCbiisty ltobb.>ni»r- Jian of Win li Davrainville, niinor child ■ f Mrs Elisabeth Davrairviiie, dee'd, late i i Cincinnati, Ohio. 3D. Final account of ,S K Mebiiiglihc, admii.istiator ..I Daniel li McLaugh!', dee'd, lute of Fairview twp. 40. Final account of Emma K> nnii i. adtnir.i»trattix of John L Kenuick. dee'd. late ol Ji-fTer/oc iv p 41. Final account of tieo W Sbiaver. euardian of Misuie Itusch and Cbarliv Kui-cb, minor children of Jacob Rusch, dee'd, late of Butler borough 42. First and partial account ol Jon pt Geibel, actinif executor of Charles Geibel. dee'd, late of Butler borough. 43 Final account of G I) Swain and Wrn Kocher, executor, of Jeo-oe iiici, dee'd, late of twp. JOHN 8. VVIC Re.if.ter Widows' Appraisements. The following widows' appraisements ol pernorial property and real estate set apari tor the benefit of the widows of decedent* hnve been filed in the ..fhee of the Clerk ol Orphans' Court ol Butler county, viz. Widow of John M Weigle...." s3uo 00 " George T lfe.-ter 1W 00 " Alex Barnes aOO 00 " Samuel McCullougb 238 05 " J M Stoop... 300 00 " George ilai burger 295 85 " W B Ilender-on 7'J 64 " Levi Park 300 00 H C Black 300 00 Nicholas Reott (realty).. 300 00 " JmephJ l.aveiy 300 00 " John S Clark 300 00 " Jacob F Wise 300 00 " John P T Stehle 300 00 " A 8 Pattifon 70 75 " Laurentie Eyon (realty).. 350 00 " Win Kolley 300 00 " Israel Craniner 300 00 All persons interested in the above ap praistrnenU will lake notice that tbey will ije presented for confirmation to the Or phans' Court of Butler county, Pa., on Sat urdav. the fith day of June, 18M0, and if no exceptions are filed they will be con firmed absolutely, JOSEPH CRISWELL, Clerk O. C WALL I'APEH I. J. McBRIDE, K«i: Wai.i, Paim-k, Statlonety,Painters' Supplies, Bui li ling I'aper, Tobacco ami Cigars. Opposite old stand. 1 14 W. Jefferson stecct, Butler, Pa. C. R. ELLIOTT, Mgr. Dealer in Wall Paper, Painters' Supplies, &c, 121 W. Jefferson street, - Butler. I'a J j. (% WICK OKALKR IK Rough AND Worked Lumtier or at. Kisns Doers, Sash, Blinds, Moulalngs, Shingles and Lath Always In Stock. LIME. HAIR AND PLASTLK Ofllcn opponit<» P. & W, Depot, PUTLHK IVITTLKH. THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1896. Liver Ills Lilt • biliousness, dyspepsia, headache, consti pation, soar stomach, iDthitestioa are promptly cureu l-y Hood's Fills. They do their work Hood's ■ I I J"T> Bev -tier -J 11*. I I I 15 cents. All cirugerfsl.s. ■ ■■ ■ Prepared by C. I Hood A Co.. Lowell, Mass. Tiie only P 11 to take with Hood's Sarsapai ilia. ROAD AND BRIDGE REPORTS. I X.i'ir ■is :.er-.i; given that the f ■»-- briajpa ,t 1 mad views have been c*m . fiin id ; t'\ tteConrt »ud will be t>-'- -• r.'-rt ot tht Or : Saturday of June. ! >ri: >r the i>th d«i "f s *i>l tuoc" and ..j,::. i , are fi'-d tf ev will be co:.t; ite • aw ..-.ell . . li ;> N'o >ejft<-IToer ee.«Mon, I£9.>, IV titian vftfitisMM ■>! SlipffiJMdi lowwiihip | FOR ituat hrkt| MbDiwiM rer ... be >:ice where rl •• i.ablic road 1.-ao:..>■ ■ 'be Frai ii n r0...l to New Hope. .1 | ".r;,r.chtoi;, r.e-ir N'o 9. *ch«tieit in M e I lie':- .t: September 11. lfWit appr-v-1 I l otic- to be givei According !■> iu'e- >. < ..on auo t'i be i.«id before tue grtiud jury i t nest term. liy the CVrhT. M»reb 7 it appearing to tl) > 1 otiri li.at !he not laid I eloru , .- g'lti'd jury a: December term. di r-e >d in ord-r run's S'.-ptembnr 11, 1895, •a (eciinl 1 w •- -<•¥ not Mlf pre ; ', . V, ■ dnifdny. th*- dij of June, 1890, to be g;v.- i rij ... fig to rule .t' Cwtui i:y tub CottßT. U 1) N'o 1, March >e.s*,i'.i:, 1896, Petiiioa i f eii zen: ! f <'■ rr>-'MI-aes-ing til known as •r,.- We ii road er. sses s;ti l creek. Ja t uov 29. 189<> vi« wcts xt.pointed by C'.art, an:' March 2d. 189t3 report id vit-vc . r filed, stating tfc it the bridge , eiili >•; d f.i :s neceisgary. and the erection ol the euit; w.ulil requite more ixpeare tl.,n i- ,<>d.-oi.eb'i* the '.ownship ol Com., que li.-.s i :i ah< i.d bar, and did locate tjj© eite thereol at tile place nieult jijed in toe l»'Siti.-0. arch 7, 1896, approved: not: e t.. b< given accoruiug to rules of Court auj i i l e .aid before ibe next g a: d jury on Wednesday, Jauc 3, 1896. # lJ¥ this I'ockt. !t D No 2. ilari h m Brown's mill to P.-terg 7iii.-, at or near the north end ol ttie l.ri. L-e aerofs the Connnqueaesbing c.,'ft> k known a- the lioid bridge, and eiteuilo g the he to pint in the public road l> a lag It- i> the ti iroagh of Evatmbarg to the g.. .i llutler, al or near ill-, house ..1 Pim II Ash. February 3, 1896, viewers :ph IM! iy U:e Court, and March 2, 189 . report >ii * • .rs fi'ed, slating tL it tlie r- ao p.-i:tioueil lor is necessary, anil oid lay > a:, the name tor public, use, c-.-t of making, one hundred dollars, to lie bor: >■ by the township No damages as- M ■d. March 7, 1896 approved, at.d fix *'id;h •.! rat .it 33 feet; notice to be given ae. nru:i $ to ri.ies ol Court. By thr Court. Btrri.gß County, ss: < • rifle from t' record the 4th dav .>J M » V . A I) 1890 JOftEPH '.RI >\ KLL, Cletk S. LI a n D ommmztwizimp OS OJ |U | IV/CAR | 1 OO Cs protection? rsj rS H a irritktl©!? . • o~> OO .■ ® fitting o»c * go r-K ... . , Oo gv i' V s •' >- •? rvy ggA ;.'3»roii Hygieijic Sg UE? s? -i,yw t&r. omamiimmzo All gr.'ulf of iMideiwer at very low prices. Largest stock of hats .md furnishings for gentleman ni tlie country. An inspection will prove tli is to any ones satisfactun* Colbert & Dale. 242 S. Main St.. Ktitle t, enn'a THE HABIT OF wearing good clothes is a good habit and our clothes are good habits. We want to help you torm this good habit. Begin now! in a short time you will be convinced we have saved you money anil that you are always dressed in good taste. Good taste in dress secures a cordial recognition for those who show it. No man can tell how much injury a shabby appearance may do him. Our handsome new Spring stock is now ready for your selection. OUHRN METHODS. MODERATE RIC ES. ALAND, MAKER Oh MEN'S LOTi; ES. : EL 1!® i^Cam' cht - ,8 V -ty J B lirr." ott Corpary... Lamar's knock awakened me, and 1 arose refreshed and ready to carry out the scheme outlined the nisht before. A clock on the mantel showed that nearly half the day had slipped away. Dressing quickly, 1 passed into my companion's sitting-room, where a substantial break fast was spread on the center-table. It had been arranged that v»e should shun the hotel dlniug room, and u statement that Lamar was tiaveling under my professional care could be relied upou to quiet any curi osity developed by our exclusiveness. Lamar was seated at the table n itli a half-fiiiiMhed cup of coffee before him. The light from the window fell ujtf.n him, and for an instant I repented tho bargain between us; lor his face was cue of the most repulsive It had ever been my lot +o behold. The i-allow iiess I had noticed was more 'pro nounced, and there were, lines which had scaped the. scrutiny by lamplight. The chin was long !Mid pointed, the cheek-; were thin, and the forehead, tbouch high enough to indicate no lack of brain-power, was uarrow and v iink led. There were hollows at the temples such as our. often sees in suf ferers from wasting diseases; with the dark circles under his eyes, they gave him the look of a man whose health was Irretrievably shattered, though, as it proved, his physical condition was no matter of immediate concern. As hae Itf-ii said, his nose was large and curved, and his hair and mustache were streaked witJi gray. His teeth, which In. seldom showed, were large, discol ored und Irregular. Lite eyes, above which the brows met in a bushy hedge, were small and deeply sunk in his head. There was hardly one of the man's fea tures which was pleasing, and com bined they made up a face almost grotc-sque in its uucomcliness; yet in studying the expression of his counten ance one forgot his ugliness. It is the business of the physician sometimes to consider more than mere bodily ail ments, to heed the signs and tokens of the forces of the animating spirit, to seek out the passions which have held sway and dominated the existence of the patient. Deceived somewhat at first by his appearance of decrepitude, I tried to solve the problem Lamar presented from a professional stand point. There was power in his face; power, will, determination; much self control, and more selfishness. Plain ly, thought I, a man of oitter hates and few affections, unscrupulous and re sourceful, now a fugitive, and bearing in his eye the look of dread of his pur suers. What brought him to such straits? Over and over again I asked myself the question. That political intrigues had made him an outlaw seemed to lie the most natural explanation, but it failed to meet, nil the requirements of the case. A politM iU oifeuder, once in the United States, would be free to go about ojienly, yet here, he was in hiding and anxious to reach a still more remote refuge. His manner wus that of one accustomed to exercise authoritj r . Why should he have intrusted his fate to a stranger, young and poor? Surely he might have commanded a far more powerfully ally. It was as if in his game with fate ho had chosen to risk his all on the slenderest of ch&nccs and ut the greatest odds. He tfavc rue tliuo enough for there reflections; for after the first saluta tions he, relapsed iato silence. Perhaps ho guessed what the trend of my thoughts would be, and was willing to it How. me an opportunity to study him. Not until my meal was finished did he speali. He hiul lighted a cigar, and was watching the rings of smoke, which he blew very skillfully. "So far all has gone well," said he. "Yet I would not delay; this I think you comprehend. It Is, however, my preference to travel by night. But first l«t 1110 ask, you are still contcut with the agreement?" , "Perfectly," said I. It was not the truth, the whole truth and notliing but the truth, but it served well 'enough. "Very good. Then to consideration Of an immediate matteT. You will par don me my slowness of speech In Eng- Ush—" "But you speak It well," I broke in. "I lived In England several years," he answered, but no sooner was the explanation made than he appeared to regret it; for he added: "But to our subject. Permit me to lay before you a plan." "Pray proceed," said I, somewhat puzzled tus to what was to come. "This it Is: That you, having thlß afternoon to do with as you may, re turn to the city and there conclude .such affairs as are pressing. It Is most probable that another opportunity so excellent may not present itself." His meaning was sufficiently patent. Once we should have reached our desti nation he would prefer to have me without an excuse for revisiting my old haunt*. Nothing, though, would suit me better than to fall in with his desire. So I saiii: "If you will allow me until nine o'clock this evening, I promise to be free In every way to accompany you wherever you chooso to go. My busi ness can bo closed In short order. You may r<>st satisfied that I shall say noth ing of the change of my plans. In fact, I don't expect to excite any lively curi osity; It will be merely a cafle of an other man dropping out of sight; the city is too accustomed to such disap pearances to worry about anot her add ed to the list. Believe me, I don't regret our arrangement." Regret It, indeed! The ftalary offered was ten times as larg-e as my income for the last year. It would mean at leaeit plenty to eat and plenty to wear, a comfortable home and freedom from the cures which hod made life a bur den. The wolf of poverty that had haunted my door would be driven on to liowl about the dwelling of the next poor devil. At an earlier stage of roy career I might have hesitated, have paused before consenting to bury my self iu the country; but it is a rarely vigorous ambition that thrives on grinding monotony and grows strong through y journey, and had found that a through express stopped at the town at ten o'clock. Lamar was well pleased with this bit of Information. He had not quitted his quarters In my absence, he said, and none of the hotel servants, except the somnolent porter who ad mitted us, had had a glimpse of his face, for he had kept out of s'ig'hft when food and drink v.ere brought to his room. A little "before ten o'clock I esettlcd our reckoning, and wo left the. hotel by a side door, reaching the sta tion jast as the train rolled up to the platform. My companion chose a in which there were few passengers and, picking out a dark corner, buried his face in his upturned coat collar mud 7«Tten«lcd W> 'leep. One of His hands was clapped about tho strap of his little valise, and not or-oe In the course of the journey did he loosen his, grip upon It. There was a weary ride of several hours, and then an equally weary wait at a junction at which we were to take a train over •* branch line; but long before the lazy folk—if there were any sluggards in that workaday reg-ion —were stirring, our travel by. rail had: be?n completed. We. left the cars at- Bassettvllle, the trtation nearest Itodr neytown, which was separated from the railway by a ten-mile stretch of coun try. As It happened Sam Carpenter, the owner of a livery stable near by, who usually supplied conveyances to per sons desiring to reach the village, was an acquaintance of my boyhood days. With him I was Boon In friendly dis course. 'Tvo got u patient with me, Bum," saiil I, "and he wimtd to breathe pure sea-breezes. I'm taking him down to the old place. He needs grxxl air and quiet." "Wall,he won't git much else,l said the man, with all the contempt of the rullroad town for a place less blest. "Want a steady natr, don't ye? Take a boy along, or drive yerself?" "Never mind about the boy; I know the way," I answered. "I'll see that tho team gets back to you this afternoon." A little later I drove up to the station where Lamar had l>ecn awaiting nie. He climbed into the buggy with an' agility which was surprising, consider-' Ing his appearance of illness, and settled' down beside mo with the valise still In in his hands. I offered to stow it away with my sole piece of luggage back of the seat, but he shook his head. "It is my preference to keep it," said he. "It Is not a burden." The morning was fresh and clear, and as vfe drove along the charm of it gained possession of my senses. I for got tho fatigue of the night In a utility " It ia my preference to keep it," eaid he. car and the fact that we liad not break fasted. About us were gently rolling, hills, topped here and there by dark woods, below which stretched broad meadows and cultivated fields; a clear brook rippled near the roud, which fol lowed the tortuous course of its little valley; and overhead was a sky without a fleck of cloud, In the heart of tho spring morning the most glorious of canopies. "A beautiful country," said I, half in soliloquy and half addressing my com panion. "And more—a safe country, I think," said he. "We arc not followed—a* least so far. No one else left the train when we did." "Oh," said I, thus dragged 1-eck from sentiment to reality, "wo ought to be safe enough. But, epeaking of pursuit, was danger of it imminent?" "Perhaps," he answered, dryly. We rode on In silence, the good old horse between the shafts proving hi* master's warranty of a lack of coltish ness, y£t eontrlvlnir to tret o\\T tRC ground with satisfactory dispatch. V. e pdrtcd company v ith the brook, crossed ~v littl<* r>clgv and turned down another narrow valloy, traversed it, and crossed a stretch of woodland where tho branches of the trees Jocked above the highway,, climbet! a hill, and in a mo irjtrnt were looking upon a si*ne in - hioh *hcr' v.-ae xio sugg , = tion oi those Llirou),'.. \ ' ' "• we had just passed. The loud a little ijcj v -werved eharplv to the left, and. foao. < ' "-ofthe ridge, led tu the clustered huu.-i.. o, the village a mile away. Right before us was the long, gentle slope of the hill, terminating in the low plain I knew so well.fringed with marsh and veined with narrow tidal streams; and still farther on was the bay, glittering in the sun like a vast sheet of bejeweled azure. Here and there along its margin rose knolls on which grew clumps- of stunted treels. Above one of them, a little nearer us than the rest, could be seen the chimney of the old house, as lonely a habitation as man could desire. •'There." said I to roy companion, pointing To t he sjxjt, "there i"» your ideal hermitage," VI. What would have been the result upon iny fortunes had the asylum seeker failed to l>e satisfied with the retreat selected is a question over which I hnve sioce wafted much time. On the whole, it Is probable that I should have Hfen little more of him, the chances be ing that in a day or two he would have disappeared, leaving, perhaps, a sum of money sufficient in his eyes to compen sate me for services rendered to that date. It is good evidence of the reck lessness which then possessed me that, though a contingency of this sort had been in my mind from the first, the thought of ft had no deterring influence. As it was, however, he seemed to be content with the choice made for him and ready to carry out our contract. The task of settling him in his new abode proved to be unexpectedly easy. The owner of the old house was glad to dispose of it for a song, throwing in a patch of marshland along with the lit tle hill on which the building stood. Though it was in need of repairs, and though wind and weather had left many a mark upon it, it was still a stout structure, with stanch Warns and firm foundation, capable, apparently, of vithstanding the galos of a score of ■tv inters. It was built on the summit of the hummock, which rose about 40 feet nbove the searlevel, a rocky spur pushed up into the light and air from some, stratum buried under the low lands of the coast. Upon the rocks was a scanty covering of soil, barely suffi cient to give support to the fringe of dwarfed evergreens which surrounded the dwelling. Half-way down the slope on the west or landward side wus a spring about which was a patch of turf, the only bit of green on the premises, for the soil under the trees was dull browti In hue, and the seaward tcr>- races were too steep and stony to give root to even the hardiest of grasses. To the. east, directly between the knoll and the beach, was a marsh, which also curved about the rocks to border their southern side. On the north a tidal 6tream flowed so close to the base of the fclope that one could step from a lioat to the lowest of 'he rocky ledges. To the west the laud was level, but not marshy, and the, line of along-abandoned wagon track could be traced straight across to the hill frmii his first, view of his refuge. Ilodney town wus considerably more than a mile distant, but about half-way bo tweeai the village and the knoll were three or four farmhouses. Their occu pants would be I.amar's nearest neigh bors, at least, on the land side. To the south, perched on another rocky point about a quarter of a mile away, was the hut of a family of fishermen, who were not likely to be intrusive. As hafl beon said, the business of tak ing possession was a simple matter, and the night after our arrival we passed in the house by the bay. Lamar showed amazing energy in making the place habitable, and within a week wonders were accomplished. A wagon-load of furniture and fitting was secured from tin: village; I turned glazier to replace the broken window-panes, w hose ab sence had served at least to save the place from the reproach of roustl jiess; and my employer develoj»ed no mean ability as a carpenter. To be sure, it was a mere box of a house, making our labor so much the lighter, but 1 felt a good deal of pride In the results. On the ground-floor was a living-room, with a kitchen behind It, and a small room opening from the kitchen. Above ■were two rooms of fair size, both of which, Lamar told me, he should re quire for his own use. It had been agreed, soon ofter our arrival, that I should find quarters in one of the farm houses between the refuge and the vil lage—an arrangement entirely to my the pros pectof dwelling under the same roof with Lamar was not al luring. He was as unsympathetic as en ieelierg, hardly more loquacious, and the mystery he maintained was not of the fascinating sort. In the week we passed together I came to'dls like him exceedingly. Sometimes, when u day's labors were ended he would sit for hours puffing away at his cigar, watching the wreaths of smoke, but speaking not a word, and hardly honor ing me with a glance. What his re flections might be was beyond my power of conjecture; yet I managed, with considerable satisfaction, to con vince myself that lie had committed some crime of particular atrocity, and that he was no common political exile. Never, however, did he give nvo cause, to suppose him to be a sufferer from remorse. Whatever his reasons for flight might have been, he seemed now to regard himself as respited from, pursuit, and his look lost something of its restlessness, though it was evident that he did not feel that his peril was ended. He had strengthened the doors of tlie house and fitted them with heavy bolts, while stout bars were ready to be stretched across the lower windows at a moment's notice. In these early days of our stay at Rodneytown my acquaintance with the townspeople stood us In good steud. Of course our coming and the purchase of the old house set the tonpues of the village gossips wagging, but the chat ter was not very ill-natured, ruid tho explanation that I, an old Rodneytown boy , Imd brought an invalid to the shore for tlie liencfitof the wuuir was accept-- ed with even less demur than I had looked for, for the villagers were proud of the healtlifulness of the place. Tha additional statement that the sick muu required complete quiet, and for tJic present was unable to receive visitors, was successful In Its object. Lamar was not molested by inquisitive callers, and after a little tlie people whom I met ceased to question me about him, suve ot rare intervals. A burn-burning nlwut that time did us a great service in giving t he townsjieople a more v i tally interesting topic than a sick stranger forced by his malady to lead a solltary Cxlstence. 1 Among the moat delicate lasks fall ing to my lot was the securing of a Ifcrvnnt fti? fnry.lpf, but, Iten* fortune lreing kind, un old negress was installed as nominal nurse and actual housekeeper. She luul been born a slave, according to village talk, but had secured her freedom and ml prated north. Htie wis an excellent cook, but to 6urlv r.nd crabbed was her disposition—moreover, she was very dtiU —that at lust nobody would em ploy her. A recital of her disabilities sent me post-haste after her; far, if shi was unsociable as she wasrepr»>- fcented to be, she was the woman in a thousand for us. When she took charge of the kitchen we were relieved of one point at least; there would be 110 gos siping at that eud of the hoik*-. Meanwhile, I had contracted for food and lodging - at one of the farmhouses, and had put out ray shingle in due form—much to the satisfaction of my hostess, who confessed that it pleased her to have evidences given that, there was "u grown man'bout the place." Sin; was Mrs. Elvira Weston, a widow, and the mother of two boys, neither of whom waft yet old enough to relieve her of the cares of the farm. She was a cheery soul, who had endured many misfortunes without losing- cour age. and I was glud to secure quarters under her roof. She allotted to me a wing of the house, which."having nil I entrance of its own, would serve ad mirably as an oflice. I soon hnd my den ; fitted up in a way to excite considerable local admiration. A few lwxiks, a couple ; ol antnmical chart* and some vials of ! drugs were disposed to the be.st ad - vantage to impress patients with the mysteries of the healing art. Iu its beginning my practice in Rod neytown was much like an early spring | In New England -more promise than realization. A doily visit to Lamar was the basing-point of my routine. As a rule, it was very brief, though occasion ; ally he let me understand that my post was no sinecure. Now and then he sent me 011 trips to Trent, a thriving hive of manufactories about 30 miles from the village. On the first of these jour neys one of my duties was to mail n letter to a New York banking on the next I was informed thata largo sum was on deposit to my credit with the principal bank of the place. Thus, while my patron kept some control over the purse-strings, I was the acting pay master. From first to last there could be no charge of niggardliness made against him; ho looked over my ac counts now and then, but never ques tioued their accuracy. As he finished hLs superficial auditing on one of these occasions, he looked' up and usked, rather abruptly: "The old fisherman who Uvea yon der—what do you know of him?" "Not much," said I, "except that his name is Johnson, that he has been in the navy, and that he has tlie best of reputations for honesty." "No more?" "Well, he and his two brothers who live with him are an unsociable lot, who keep much to themselves. There's no woman with them; they're their own housekeepers." "I may buy of their fish. THd the eldest to come here to-night. You need not be present," said he. With his usual ceremonious bow at parting, ho turned on his heel and stalked upstairs to his sanctum. The order was surprising, In view of his desire to avoid his neighbors; but, though it puzzled me, I sought out Johnson and delivered the message. That night in my cozy office I tried In ' vain to discover a reason for the Inter view then going on In the honse on the. knoll. The old fish explanation was fishy indeed, old Martha, the cook, be ing quite able, in spite of her deafness, to bargain for any supplies for her de partment. It was improbable that La mar had any notion of setting Johnson tc spy upon my doings, for he had used me as a means of communicating with the man, a course he would not have adopted had he entertained any suspicions of my faithfulness. It might be that ho desired toarrunge for the uso of u sloop owned by the brothers, with an eye to tlie possibility of Oprning a way of retreat by sea in case his pres ent stronghold became untenable. Yes, that seemed to be the most reason able explanation, although, so far as 1 knew, Lamar was not in the slightest danger of discovery by his enemies. Buch a precaution at that time ap peared to be about as necessary as a shipment of antidotes for frost-bite to the Hottentots. Sleeping over the matter gave me na fresh light upon it, nor was I tlie wiser for my pains for many a day there after; but at last chance, the much-ex plaining, furnished the clew. I had tanied at the house on the knoll unusually late that afternoon, and the sun was setting as I began my walk homeward. It had been a clear, pleasant day, with a good deal of warmth in the sunshine, although autumn wus now far advanced; but as the evening came on the air grew chilly end the brisk off-shore breeze took on a touch of the approaching winter. With turned-up coat-collar and hauds buried in my pockets, I stepped out briskly on the tramp homeward, rather reconciled at the moment to the slen dernoss of a praotice which guaranteed me an undisturbed evening. With book Right before me wae ft wire. and pl|>e and an easy-chair, and u bright lire, Bevernl hours could be {tossed ve.ry delightfully, with the stiff breeze whistling through tlie tree-tops and signaling warnings to good folk within doors to keep snugly under cov er. Just at this point iu my reflections tlio.re came a fierce gust which almost sent me staggering bock. My Lmt, torn from my head, went seaward, spinning like a top in what might, have been a baby whirlwind. I rau after it at my beat gait, sometimes losing ground and sometimes gaining, only to see th«* gust with impish perversity sweep it from my very grasp. Then my toe caught in something, and down 1 went in a heap. As I regained my feet tlie )uit, with a flight as clumsy its that of n hen clearing a >mrn-Tard fence, flopped across a salt-water creek and dropped upon the opposite bank Tine tide was nt tho ebb, and the stream avss neither broad nor up jK>rt«>d by posts sltout a foot in height, The ohftsc hr*d carried me Into the marsh to the south of Ixunar's house, toward which the wire extended in cae dfrection. Where was the other end of it? That query could have but one answer Johnson's cottage, the only habitation in that quarter. In the course of the next day's visit to Lainur I told him of my accidental discovery. "It is a trifle, a small contrivance to summon Johnson," said he, quietly. "Tie Ls useful in many ways; he may be more useful still in "Others. lie Ls a stout fellow (uid a bravo." "Then you fear—T' "You have the saying," he a: .-. with a shrug of his shouMer-: "'l* time of peace prepare for war.' " A Kussiur. llAiiiul. Not long ago a Russian juuge was called ujxin to decide a knotty ~ int re lating to a promissory note, which the debtoi had made payable on "Saint Henry's Day." Now- it happens that there Is no su 'h -uint's day in the Ortho dox Russian calendar. Hence, how could the court give judgment on • bond in which it could not be aaid that the debtor hod {hade default? Yet justice evidently required that the lender of the money should be repaid. Then it occurred to the judge, who had a share of the shrewdness of Bancha Panza or the wit of Joe Miller, that the festival of "All SalntS" must ly iuelude even the dubious saint in question, and he fcave judgment accord ingly for payment on that day.—N. 'S'. Tost. Comoled. It is possible to find occasion for thankfulness under the most adverse circumstances. A good story is fbld of an old crgau-blower who was dying. The curate was visiting him. "Would yon mind, sir, asking our organist to play the 'Dead March over me V" asked the sick man. "Certainly I will. Chapman," said the curate. "Thankee, sir; aune of that ere tweedledum Beethoven, you know, sir; only Handel's." "I um sure lis will do it," responded' the curate. The old man lay placidly for awhile, and then exclaimed, with fervor: "How thankful I be that I sha'n't havo. to blow for him when he plays the loud purt at the end."—-London Tit-lilts. Feminine fluuii!lerln(. Husband—Did you get that ten-dollar check your uncle sent you cashed yet 7 Wife—No, I haven't been out. Huslinnd—Well, I am sending an or der to a cigar dealer for two boxes of five dollar cignrs. I don't want to send money in an envelope. You take thi» ten dollars and give me your check. Wife—Certainly. Husband (a day later)— More money! Why, my dear, what did you do with the ten dollars your uncle sent you? Wife (in a huff) —You took it for cig ars.—N. Y. Weekly. A WHISTLING LARYNX. Xfcft Caltiue Cuo of a Young Lady In Connecticut. Dr. Carl E. Mungcr, of Waterbury, contributes the following article to the Record: Miss Florence W., aged 19, with a larynx perfectly normal in appearance %nj funet n wli'stl? Nt any time rithw tt «( -> =£ • r i'e*. tongue, iharyur. • - i..so z~~ T-, r" theeks. n the m 0... sum', tAe tongue pulled out aiti held iUm'.y between t-ha thumb and index finger,at is customary on Inspecting the larynx, and ft laryn geal mirror Is held in position upon the soft palate, pressing it buck against the posterior pharyngeal wall, the pa tient during examination can whistle very clearly and loudly en6tigh to be heard In any part of a large room. The position of tlie vocal chords is as fol lows: There is close approximation of the v ocal oho rut, for their anterior three fourths, while posteriorly there, is letta triangular »pat>, which is more or less encroached upon as high or low notes are produced, at the same time the ventricular lmnore a hole in a (•trip or shoH of thin glass. The fol lowing method Is t»id to be successful: I'resis ft cake of we* clay upon the glosw, and then make a hole through tlie clay of the desired size, laying bare the gioA at the Ixrttom of the hole. Then pour melted lend into the hole, and it will drop through the gla«t>, makingn round aperture. Tlie explanation Is that tlie sudden application of heat era»ks the glass 111 a circle corresponding in slzb with the hale in the cloy.- Youth's putou. —Chnrle# I amb was known to hb» reading contemporaries its "Ella.'' Kvea to the pres. at any many i*>r*ons sup pose "Ella's Essays" were written a person of that nanflf.