TH 13 J3 1 K Ap VOOA J j rubltaKfU Every hHrda$. ., ; ait iotiN F.' jMooaiii. "m ;rev,ra advance. .1 WS-Ali nhecrlptioas tit be IpOOM W b Bld J ltd nc. Orders for Job Work Te'srtfaliy; oUeJf4. ; ti ' ' :.'!.!' ' '' tQUOfflc on Main Street, in to second afcfrxof Hok GilUs 8torv v-,',",i, .... - , Addresft.n,T ,...,, ' ..t .,:n ; ; fi(;..-;jonN'o.nA(tlv-;r, : unc - EDITOR PROPRIETOR ? i .'..-.I.it BUSINESS "CABDS? JOHN Qi ITALt .((ttqrney at la. RIdg. Way, Elk county Pa,,, , oar...22'66 ly? LAURIE J.BLAKEIV, 'Attorney and Connsslldr at law, and U, S. Cummin loBner. Kidgway 6r Beningor P, O.-. Elk fmuty ';;.ima2reo4y SOUTHER AND WILLIS Attorneys at Law, Ridgway Elk tiuMf ' PaV.wiU atand to all professional business prompt ly. . : .i ; , I' mar-22,6-Jy.''1 .1 DR. J.l cian.n :8. BORDWELL Electia Physl- . Late of Warren county Pa., will promptly answer all professional calls by night or day. . Residence one door east of the late residence of Hpn. J. L. Glllis, ' ' .: Mar-22'66-ly. DR. W. B. HAR.TMAN, St. Mary's, Elk county, Pa. Late of the Army of the Potomac. Particular attention given to all cases of surgical nature. mar-22'6(5-ly. DR. W. JAMES BLARELY Physician and Surgeon, St. Mary's, Elk county Pa. mar-22'66 ly. , DR. W. W. SHAW Practices Medicine and Surgery, Centreville, Elk oounty Pa. ' mar-22'60 ly.. DR. A. 8. HILL Kersey, Elk county Pa. Will promptly answer allprofessional. calls by night or day. mar-22'66-ly. II YDE HOUSE, M. V. MOORE Propri. ' etor, Ridgway, Elk county Pa. Mar-2260-ly.. ST. MARY'S HOTEL, B. E. Wpllendorf Proprietor, St. Mary's, Elk oounty Pa. This house is new and fitted up with espe. cial care for the convenience and comfort of guests, at moderate rates. ,. Free Hack, to and from; the Depot. Good etabling at. (ached., mar-22'66. ly. IpXCnANGE , HOTEL. Ridgway, Elk li county Pa., David Thayer Proprietor. This house is pleasantly situated on the bank of the CUrion, in the lower end of. the town ia well provided with house room and stabling, and the proprietor wilt epare no pains to render the stay of his guests pleas ant and agreeable, '.. -. . , mar.22'6-Jy.i "VHTASHINGtON HOl'SE, St. Mary's, VV Elk county Pa.,. Edward Babel rrq. tiriator This house is new and fitfefl up with especial care for the convenience . of guests. Good stabling attached. , m..9vog-1t- EORDW'ELL AND MESSENGER lnig gists, Dealers in Drags and Chemicals Painls, Oils and YarnlBh. Perftimry Toil, ct Articles and Stationary, Ridgway, Elk county Pa. roar-22'60-ly. (1 H. VOLK, Manufacturer and Dealer 'J in Lagtr Beer, opposit the Railroad Depot, Sti Mary's, tut eouniyra. Mar-22'06-ly. W-iRACTICAL CLOCK AND WATCU I MAKER. ST. MARY'S, Elk county Pa. Edward McBride, keeps constantly on Tmnd and for Bale. Watches, Clocks, 6ilver Tinted Ware and Jewelry ot all descriptions. ca Renali-ina neatly executed, and done on short notice and reosonablo terms . Mar 29'66-ly. : . TOB PRINTING, nucha Cards, Posters, I Hand Bills. Bill Heads to., dona at the ADVOCATE OFFICE on short notiae and at reasonable prices. 1SC6 ' 1866 l Miter liniLADELPniA- & ERIK BAIL i BOAD. This great line traverses the Jlorthorn and Northwest counties of Tennsvlvania to the xity ol brie, on Lak Erie. ''" " ' '' " " ' , It has been leased by the l'ennsylvv nid Jiaif Road company, and i opera- ita entire length was opened for pas scnger and freight business, October 17th. 1864. . . TIME OF PASSENGER TRAINS ATJRIDGWAV. Leapt Eatticard. Erie Mail Train ' Z 15 p. m Erie Exrjress Train " 7 55 p.m Leave Wcttward.- , hrie Mail Train 1 oU p.m Erie Express Train - S all a., m Ia.scngcr cars run through without change both ways between Philadelphia and J.no. NEW YORK CONNECTION. Leave New ork at 9.00 a. m., Arrive at Eric 9.15 a. rn. Leave Erie at 1.55 p. m., arrive at New York 3.40 p.m. Elegrnt Sliepinq Cars on Express Trains both ways between Williamsport and Baltimore, and Williamsport and Philadelphia. For information respecting Passenger business apply at . tho S. E. corner 30th and Market bts. ' ' And for Freight business of tbe Com pony's Agents: S. B. Kincston. Jr. Uor. J3t& ana Market Sta. Philadelphia. J. tVJ Reynolds Erie. - " W. Brown, Agcpt N. C. R. R" Ba' timofe. ' ' : ' .. II.. II. IIOUSTOJI,' , ii ' Genl. Freight AgH, phiTa. , Gtn'l. Tkkct Agt. IiTa, A ii HKb. L. Tyi.br, . - : ' ii iiinwnt-TT"--" ii; r v u ,,(, ,,, ,.o ,idYJ-Tt'U.?t-t,- J9H1 0;JVLU Editor. VOLUME ejrUJ9BEll i&. A BACHELOR'S KISGIYUrO. t- f We IriMiSnt 6f tcttinfj married.,. " . WbeuTve eeep theOySlarj Jane, ., s ,Witb, tbj Jaiuty silks and ratios, -.vn . Witt hy oDolin and Irain ; 11 But Whisper eatne aerosi me, ' ' r Like a sigt) with omen rifc,,,.V;.r'y'j I " Ab h ti very we tp marry, ...... But caust thou keep a wiU I -v.-. ' " There are Jncei.'ttiere are jewel! : There is many a thiDg beside ... ,, That looks charming on a maiden, But pot quite bo on a bride. : 1 If your purse it brimming over, - ; ' rod may vriri arid ybu may wear : But atat ! if it be empty, : 1 , "" My good fellow liave a eare." j "' r So the whisper I have heeded, : - And I hava not offered yet, But my thoughts are takeu captive, And my heart is on thee get. , . ' 1 Till I know.'ob. Marv Jane. I Should I be too poor to deck thee, Couldst thou be contented plain f There are milliners1 in plenty To entrap a heedless fair ; There aie artists, top, in jewels, There are workers, loo, in hair ; .. Canst thou pass unheeding by them, Canst thou hold thy purse strings Uith a dinner party looming, I tight, Or a ball that very night? . -. .; jt ! ' T: - H- 'i ' If the last new bonnet suits thee, Canst thou wear it still the same, Though a newer pattern tempt tbee4. lately handed cluwn to mine i Will a dress or two content thee When 6tora Fashion orders more, " And a solitary cheap dress do " ', Initea4 of half a score?.", ,f. H'j '., jBut they toll me I am raving, 1 Toexpcct so strange a tbing, And they laugri to'scorn tuy musings, ... And tho hopes to wmcn i.pung; So I fear 1 must resign thee, n And a bachelor remain,- -i '"' Yet I newer can forger, tnee, Oh; too costly Mary Janp; 'f"',',1 Fronbe Weekly Press. "TEE DEFORHXD TBAS8F0RJ1ED." . . M-: ; : 11 1 t f r " : : ti ' ,i - I. I :i r ' U- l' " Horrid, horrid features, ' repulsive reflection 'y 1, who so pine lor the ' love of man, am denied the . (xm 1 , crave. Why am I less favored than the scores of: ruy acquaintances Have ' 1 ever been guilty of any heinous sin that Na ture has seen fit to inflict me with a face, which, despite fho acknowledged accomplishments of my mind, repel the advances 1 make to man I Have i de served this torture; lifelong it may be ? Oh ! rather let the grave at cnee' hide face and form from all mankind that) to be called upon to endure, for even ten veara. thia misery, j Oaoe in mr crave my virtues may possibly be remembtred by those who cannot look at my face without ao involuntary .shudder. , Per. hapa, when thinking of tho, tout, they will forget the hideous faoe which en shrouded, ibub would not reflect, its pur. ltv. ' Uh J this world worships at, the shrine of a transcient shadow, beautiful though it be, and neglects the substance which endureth forever! liut thus it has ever been, and wilt be' until tbe end of time. The glittering bauble, ''set' in gold, though it be but a pieco of trans parent glass, will attract more admirers than the valuable diamond n its native state.'' tew can detect the' spurious from the real ; and still fewer care to look beyoud the encrustation that en shrines the jewel, so dazzled is their vision by the tinsel that attracts them I Oh. for a tnagio wand wherewith to transform these oetcstcd features mto a beautiful mould J. ,1 would even, barter aiy mind, my talents all my noble as Dirations would I flioe to the -winds of the heavens for the beauty I crave : for all these, though. I possess them,' bene. tit me nought so tew appreciate tnem But beautyah 1 All follow in its tram; every one worships and pays a tribute to it. Beauty, next to wealth, carries magic with its preseuce, and whoever possesses it, need not Ek for mora t for wealth often empties, all its atoreti into the laD of beauty. " : Yes, had I my choice between the twd I should not choose the latter, for once- possessed of that, the other would soon be within my wasp., 3-: ' Thus boliloquized young girl of seventeen, as ahe stood contemplating her features In a mirror, which jertaiuly did not reflect a prepos'essing face. Her figure was good, iiay graceful e slight, though well formed i but her features were very .homely. Her eyes were small and piercing black j her, pose was a pug ; her moutn targe, though pot ex. actly ill lorinea, duudo leeta were t ir regular and darkj presenting no agrees ble sifrtt when she' spoke or smiled However, these slight defecfa might have been overlooked ,ht not. , most nrf.minont on tntc4 H )ir fkit, whioh . :!.' fit' 1 V' ' . ' i' ,W 5 ,.-.l-.r.J, ....:: ..,,., il. W'Tl' 11 f'",i:""' ,-,'""'' H ' - . - ,'-.',!. m ii-!h r.l ' .. i m !i I ','t rut - . . .. .... . i in r i-. '...in. i I'M"- -r- ' moo ' 1 1 1 S was Coarse, pimpled, and freckled. All Who glanced at her for the first; time invariably ' started,"-for, its appearance was truly horrid, . But. the feeling -of repulsion wore a way while- conversing with her. Her mind was richly Stored wit.li varied knowledge, and after listen. ing to her for half an hour ooe could almost doubt that so repulsive a "casket could contain a jewel so rare. !'..! liut, as she eaid, so Tew there are who prefer the substance to the shadow,, that, though all who came in contact with her acknowledged her abilities nd accom plishments, very few courted ,ber soci. ety. Of course, pride had as much to do with this as any other leciing ; tew men have, the courage to associate with a repulsive woman, for tbe world is gen eral, not knowing what lies beyond the rough surtace, will scoff and jeer at such a companion, and who will wil lingly expose himself to, the shafts.. pf ridicule ? ' 1 ; ,; ,1s it, then, at all strange that Made lirre iabois Rtrauld -wenrVTjf thcworldh she lived in, '". and long 'for another, where defects of person aro obliterated; or, if not,' at least hot continually : poin ted out to one by the many invisible fingers this world employs for that and other cruel purposes ? Is it a wonder that, in the agony ot her tortured spirit, she should he willing to barter a beauti ful mind for u beautiful face ? Thou. sands as good and as pure as she have smarted beneath the lash pf ridicule and the neglect ot those around them Thousands have suiTered but one. tithe of what she. had, young as she was, and. unable to bear continued neglect and insult, have plunged .iuto',' thf -abyss of sin-r-the, nuul retuge tor tne ecornqa. woman. .But , Madeline', possessed strong spirit, a soul that couja enqure luucu without repiuing ; and she might possibly uav continued to . do so bad not t love lov$ lor man entered ner pure and susceptible heart. . . . r i Yes, she loved a man whose, every action proved that her presence inspired i ? f.t ' -r J - -t: I. - mm witn proiouna uitgusi., a iuciiuu ue did.. not seek to conceal. ., Cut to the soul by bis knowledge she yet could not cant ti.orcirom bia , dear image as un worthy a clace within so cure an abode. Ahe still loved him, and, as. a. patural consequence, stifl'ered ' "Had she "been able to hate him, or even' feel indiffer. ence when in his "presence, she might have been satisfied, but this boon was Hiinipd hpr l'rinr MnrtiSlinfl ! ' And who was this mad tor whose love an accomplished woman sighed and tor- mentedwierself because he slighted, wot only her love,' but her company? 'Was ita msgnato of the land, a man of wealth who counted bis h oases by. the tlock, his gold bv: D.il!ioos ? ' No. "' Was he one of those intellectual beings who, by bis oratorial powers, was able to' control the feelings of - a multitude and , lead them'captive ! with his tongue?, No', thrice no! liouis Wilbetorce was a brainless son of a foolish woman who was the owner bf a few .tenements! a woman 'whose annunl income did not exceed eght ' hnndred: dollar 'pfer an num t a woman Whose silly indulgence had spoiled her handsome son'' so as ' to unfit him for the prdinury. -duties ,of life, and who. would have been a pauper, or, what is worse, an outcast,, put for the f pstering care of his fond . mother,. , who. poor fool, was bliud to the fact that, at ter her demise, her sod would probably waste his inheritance in ooe year! ' 1 be reader may deem it a weakness ia so gifted a woman as Madeline to bo etow, unasked, so rich a love upon so unworthy an object. But the wisest men and women in past ages have bad their little weaknesses, and this love for Louis Wilbcrfoice was Madeline s only one, unless we may add 'her desire for beauty, isut the latter weakness might possibly not have enslaved her bad sbe not loved as she did ', But spurned by one so far leneatli ber, she could no longer remain in a place where they would meet daily ; so, mustering up all her courage, she quiet ly left Ilazelton, and tho inhabitants of that place knew Madeline Dubois' n more. ' Some months afterwards, one of her acquaintances saw a marriage notice in a New York paper, which read as fol. lows : ''Makried. On tbe 7th inst, by the Rev. James Barron, Mr. Robert Layman, M. D., to Miss Madeline Du bow." . . . ".i -, -! ,, Was the lady mentioned in the paper their Madeline?.' None could tell, and so the matter was apparently forgotten lor the time. Two years later a lady came to tbe Afton Hotel at Haselton. ; She was ao oompanied by two servants and regis tered her; name as Mrs.' Cartyle. Re port said Bhe was most beautiful, and thooewho obtained a sUtnpse of ber face taid that report d'd pot lie, for she had a face calculated to enslave the heart ot every male biped whoso heart was it all ijnpreasble.. Ji lets than a week those who choose to avail themselves v( tbe opportunity bad a view ot the won, dnrfui wonan, and all with one aet ord, I -in- I I I I I I I , i.,, , : .-. i 3rJ2JUWai pronunced per a superb, ravislnng creat. uio, . Imagine a fiaur.e slightly abovo tbe ruedium height; black hair and evesj cnial.1 straight nose, a, .beautiful -mouth, at. d teeth like pearra,; and to orown alt a oomplcxion smooth as velvet, and lair as wax, with a rich carnation- on-eah cheek ravishing to behold. ,8ach .was Plrs...t,8rlyw..lnIbe.n she was wealthy, of course, for she occupied the best suit of rooms in the hotel, and ber dresses and jewels were niagtnliceit- t -.; ',. But it her personal appearance cvea. ted such a stir among tbe inhabitants of Hazclton, what must have been the. ef fect when it .became known that the wealthy widow, known as. Mrs. Carlyle, was theoncedespised,houieiy tr lrl known as Madeline Dubois ? : Such was the plain fact, surprising ns it may seem; but by wbat magio sbo transformed her former rcpulsivenesa into her . present bewitching loveliness was a mystery no one could tell, nor, even.. imagine. One ot her friends, presuming on their for mer friendship, ventured to ask , what had brought about so : bappy a . result, Mrs. Carlyle, with a grave couuteuance, replied " lime! after , which sbe was questioned no more on the subject. : ' It was presently ascertained that Mrs. Carlyle had been twice married. It wat she who first married Dr. Layman, who died shortly after, when she was united to a wealthy merchant named Carlyle, who lost his life by a . railroad ccident. ao at tbe age ot twenty-two Madeline was a widow, for the. second time. , !!,-; What had brought her to Ilazelton i was the current question, secretly, ask cd, however. . possibly to. revisit her birthplace, and perhaps to astonish the citizens with ber wondrous beauty Few,' if any, knew of her love for Louis V llberlorce, consequently no one ever guessed the secret ot her return... Sbe had not forgotten her early , love, and though she strove to persuade herself that he was not worthy of her now, she could not help longing to meet him fcbo made no direct lnquiries.about him but did sain a way as to avoid any sus picion ot the real cause of ber inquiries; lie had left Ilazelton a year before, and gone to Laluornia, where he was repor. ed to be poorer than when he left. His mother had died nearly, three, years before, 'leaving her littje property in his hands ; be f pent it alt in lets .than, teq months, and.' urged ,. by necessity and shauie, he went to the go)d regions. without bettering his concTnipo, as it ap peared. In, fact Jt jWak. believed that he was then, contemplating to re turn, to tbe Mates again : at least so one of Ins aseto- .oiutea wrote not long before i .; , ihe be.autitul.( widow resolved to await. his returp : a month or two new by. and sure enough Louis Wilberforce retui tied to Ilazelton,; as haodsome, as ever, though - poor enough. He. was soon made acquainted with, the change that bad como over, tfie .gul whom he used to call ".as ugly us a mud lecce on a dark bight.'' ,,He could, scarcely cred it bis senses when he first beheld , her after tbe lapse of five years.,., But it was Madeline,. he. felt assured : there was no mistaking, those eyes,, nor that voice: these he recognized ; but what, bad,-be-. come pf the ''.ugly pug H pese, jthe pim pled and freckled skin, and the. yellow hair f Hair-dye, ..was. then pot i yet thought of, and surely those. flow ing locks were natural, and hr own I i Ar uncial teeth : iuiuht lepiace triage un sightly " tusks 'I which once.; disfigured ber, moutn ; .put purely the beautiful nose and splendid skin .were natural ! Whence this magio change? Ah that was doubtless Mrs., Carlyle' ecret a secret tq be , kept to (he end of time, perhaps,.,- .t ,. , ,, ,., ( lhe beautiful widow made po secret of her preferunre for Louie Wjlberforco, and be, nothing loth, paid assiduous court to ber and finally proposedi In three weeks after. they were united, and in eix months, later Mrs, H ilbcnorce was agaiu a wiaow. - vnep louib roar, ried ber he seemed , to te ia robust health, yet in a short half year ha fell into a decline, to arrest which baffled the combined skill pf the ablest pbysi ciacs. t..,, . ., .. . ; , Mrs, Wilier forpe was overwhelmed with grief. She evidently ; loved : her husband, for., according to the state ment of 'jer servants she allowed him large amount of pocket money, without demurring at his extravagance, for was curreutly kuown that be bud resor, ted to the gaming-table, where he had frequently lost large sums. , , , ", A year passed and tbe widow f merg ed from her seclusion , a sad, though still beautiful woman ; in fact her beauty iooreascd rather, than . diminished.. , If any one would , have. fori, a ..moment thought that she eaused, her late hus band's death, a eouoe of her envious foes hinted at the time of thai occur rencc, ber conduct would have refuted so foul an accuofttiou. Betiidei, why should st0 have desired hi death t She 'had .nothing tgt gain ly it, wherras all her aotions proved that she deeply loved him. lbrfir o.r?!rt rtvai. J. F. MOORE, Publishter. - l ftO Jr Via? in .id t ante. rious. but why should, that fact be made pretext for accusing tbe women ot murdef ft" Some -sixteen months after her hu- band' death she, married for the fourth time! I lbe present ibtisband was a young lawyer named Harper Mayne tie owned some property, yet bis pos sessions were not . to bo compared to those of his wife. She was Very weal. thy bo mnoh so that it was said she did not make use of all her xnttrett money. but kept adding a portion of it to the prinoipal every year 1 JIany of the envtoas of her sex pre' dioted a short lease of life for her hus band, and in less than three months their predictions bid fair to be verified Mr. Mayne grew thin and pallid : his gait, usually so elastid, became slow and feeble, as though premature decay bad seized Upon him. His relatives grew alarmed, and, urged on by those who envied the fasoicating woman, they re garded the mysterious creature with fear and hatred- Suspicion bnce fully aroused, assumed threatening propor tions; a. seoret committee of three went to New York to ascertain accurately by what manner her two former husbands came to their end. Their mission fail ed in its prinoiplo object namely, to strengthen the suspicions of foul play againBt Mr. Mayne. Mr. Layman, her first husband, was a noted chemist, and lost his life while, experimenting with some explosive compound. : The oc currence took place in the presence of two ot his employes, one of whom was slightly injured at the time by : a frag' meat ot glass. 11 is wife, the present Mrs. Mayne, was oat of the city at the time ot the accident. - f -. Ilereeoond husband, as has been sta ted, lost his life by a eolation of two trains on the railroad: hence no one could accuse ber of the death of either one. . i : : : : :' :'' When tho gontlumen comprising the committee . made their ! report, ?lr. May ce'a relatives were - more favorably disposed towards her; bat when they saw the wreck of Harper Mayne, and remembered what ' he had been fouT months before, they could ' not but be lieve that a fatality was attached to the woman, and that ail who united them selves to her were- inevitably doomed In view of this they dreaded Mis Mayne, and urged Harper to try the effect of the sea-shore. By the request of his wife he agreed to follow the ad vice of his friends. He went to Cape May and remained two months. He returned in health and spirits, though not the same man exactly as be had been ; still ho was in fair health and his step was more firm than of late. But his reoovery was ot brief ouration : he sank more rapidly than before, and after eight months of wedded bliss be was cenveyed to his tomb 1 ' ' suspicions et foul play revived, '.and;' though Harper with his last breath pronounced his wife, an angel, his rela. tives ordered a post-mortem examination to be made upon hw body. '1 This was' done by three eminent chemists from New. k ork, but not n trace of poison could. ' be discovered in .the stomach. It was healthy, and in - a state usually found two: or three days otter death. ( V bat then ,couid thu mystery mean r asked they i.t-.. ' ' ' ' - " 1 Gentlemen," said one of the facul ty, " I will venture an assertion, barely an assertion, remember, tor I have - no foundation on which to base a positive belief that I em correct. There have been cases where a woman had such abundant vitality as to be fatal to those with whom she associated daily. ' This fact has been proved, though such cases are of rare occurrence; still this person may be one. Whether sa really is one of those women I have no means of positively knowing." - Poor Mayne was finally buried, and Mrs. ' Mayne one morning left Hazeltoa before any of its iuhahitaote aven ' suspected her inten lions.. i. i - ! Gerald Mayne, a cousin of Harper,' had occasion to visit Charleston about four years later.' He was engaged in conversation with' a gentleman before a hotel whea that person' dieW his' at tention to an approaching two horse conveyance in which sat a ludy and gen tleman, "See," said he, "there cornea the fairest of her sex, the fascinating widow, Mrs. Denin." ' ' i " ' Gerald looked in tbe direction poin ted by his companion, and as the car riage, driven by 8 mulatto, came near, be started as though he had been shot the fair occupant of tho vehicle was the widow of his cousin 1 Mrs. Denin. and a widow ? then she had buried another victim I perhaps a half dozen 1 mentally ta d the young man. 1 ' "AhP'cued his friend, jocularly, seeing how agitated Gerald was, "so you well the number of her admirers !"' Admirers?'? cried the other, with horror ; thoo changing bia toDe, Le con cluded not to make known hi former eequnlnta with the womi who bad ust pusod tkoiov but await event, at t .ha rB-tri:n Ipsm H f could (IMtis,, of, Advrfliit: 6 iHifre:;.'.i...i'.'.'.!... .i.,';:... "w Auditor' UotW.oa, eaelii..rt..i. I 8 64 Transient, s drerlielng, per squa't of' -i'' 10 lines or less, 8 t,mt or Uts.i.,i 2 0 or each subsequent insertion. . ('f Profemioual carJs, I vxnt. ......... ." 0- epwrmlbitic?, per lin.;;i'.... ' I V Obituary and Mmrlag Rot ices McA ' 1 W Yearly AdTerliemg,, ob square. .. m. iu 0 Yearly Advert isingj two squares.,,,., lu ) Teai' AdTcr'ing three squares 20 W Yearly Advertising,' I column 25 0 Yearly AdTerflsing, I : column M C Yearly Advertising, 1 coluttiu. ....... . 70 W AdmtisemtBts -displayed more" 'ibin ordinarily Will it charge J for at 1 ' tbe ratt fptrtoliimrio.......'.'..!::..'. 90 cO about heft By ooestionlhg his friend. Mr. BlieH he learned ' thr.t the? lady CTtne1f1cCTnT?jrTjrc7p? Traa tbda-calledMr Raymond, ad waff widow. Her wealth and, beauty at tracted nany pt the sterner set, but sho seemed really averse to matrimony. But a frenchman named I'enita, threatened to kill both hinisclf and hor, unle?, ho- would become bis ; so she aceepted hi hand and fortune, With this? strange' Te. mark : " Better yourself nrottt, tbars bot&l" "They were married,',' said ,BHcrr " awl io less than four months! Ucnii was- laid under tho sod 1 " ' ' " And hov yrae ho to die so soon ? ,r asked Gerald. - ' ' " There's the mystery," was the re ply. " Ho began to lose flesh shortly after marriage, and declined daily until death claimed him. '"Was there no suspicion of foul play?" asked Gerald. "None." ' '! " ' ' ' " But does it not seem mysterious f" queried Gerald. " Yes, I acknowledge it does j but what object Could sho have ia killing him?"- i' ' - J " That is host known- to herself," re plied Gerald, who then related what he knew of her, and "greatly excited Lii friend's curiosty thereby. ; ' 44 This then acoounts for -your ' agita tion when you beheld her ? " ' ' Tes."- i- ''. .-I " Well, Mayno," said Bailer, after pause, " I begin to think,5 myself, that there is a sort Of fatality attache ! to t'bat woman, and this reminds tne of an incident whieh, when it first occurred,' created mcrriiDcot, but since the death of Denin folk look sc-riouo when tho affair w alluded to. , It is this ; A pet ' poodle belonging to a lady in this city ! snapped at and bit Mrs. Denin ia the . arm, inflicting a slight ' flesh-wound. ; Scarcely hid the excitement subsided when the animal went toto convulsions and died within half an'r.Trbtrr.r; florae- , say that Mrs. Denin' turned paid as ' ' death, and those- who saw1 hijr face' the time declare that she uses no paint, 1 as'somo have insisted, as fact' cheeks lost "' a very vestige of color while gaziug on the defunct poodle." n' ' " Strange, mysfertdiis iom'an inut- r.d Gerald M.ayw. " Would, I'roold ' fathom her soul! and' (Inlg1 itlhch-' tbf , cause of this strange fatality. ' Who Wa? the gentleman lu the carriage With her' ; just now ?7' risked Gerald, after a trict ' ailcnto. ' ' : '''' ' ,' - Colonel Ros:, U'. S. A." . ' " , " Think you ho has any intention of ' marrying her ? " ' 11 " "' 1 ; " There is nosayiog; possible enough, though," replied Balier1; " though they "' say ene has vowed not to marry again. '' Perhaps her Conscience begins to bo troublesome," observed Gerald, hit- j tejrfjr.s-"' ;i'- .'.i'--'-"'-"! . 1 During the next threo '..daya Geraty managed - to become acquainted ' with uoionei lioss and found him to be a Sociable person: " lie informed the Cb' onel of MrsTDenTu's antecedents, to lliat person's extreme horror He ouly iieeded proof of what Gerald had tol l bins, and then he would2tear',hiiwelr forever ' from--the fatal enchautress. Gerald told him to write to certain gen- tleineu, at Hazelton, who would afford him all the roof hq desired1 -' '' The Colonel went further: he ' went 1 to that town and returned fully con. viriccd that if Mrs. i Denin wa pot , a criminal woman, she was at least a dan . ' gerouS one. He abruptly left the '-city uim iLiurnvu ii uia rvgiuieni. People begRn to, talk. vlioiiL the weal thy widow, and , her parties- were less . and less attended, . Sbe made do re. mark, but was olscrvcd to grow sadder , i . t . . IT- : , ' . . , every day. " ' "" " ' One morning she wa found iooad ' ii ' her bed, and among her tffec's were found documents which revealed the sc. cret of her life. She was a systoiratto poitcn titer I ' : 1 She learned tho secret from her first hnahand, Dr. Layman, who advised lw to begin the use of arsenic, if the wohIJ rid of the unsightly pimples and frccl tn on her face." " Sho did so, and fouuJ he had spoken the troth ; her skin he came cleared every day ; and, once nn- I - i r.... . i . . t viuucu ii tnus nturcsi mat ena might be made eonsidcrubly less hom ly, she hud her teetjj removed and sul stitu.ed artificial ones: -Next she turn-. c d ber attention to her note ! Sbe coa suited an eminent surgeon, who inform ed her that it was qui to possible to transform ber pug into a pure Grecian, ounne operation woum oe paiufai to a certain extent. Slie seoffod at the idea of paiu deterring her from obtaining ' a deceit pusal organ, , The part of divi-. ding tl'C r.ostrila was cut and a wcdgi. shaped piece taken completely out; th. parts weva then brought together kuj sewed, i la tuoiith atler do one wouli hare believed tht. tbe nose had cvr bees) a r.ug ;! .c1,.vj , '' By reading hor husband's j medical works she discovered a hair dj siooa brought to greater-perfection aal than y.rr i.WA-ir ww4, n r trt's'oa vr.
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