"OLD STATE OF PIKE. "
Hf - THE HOME OF THE STARK
LW-M BROTHERS' NURSERIES.
SmVx ° nn of tlie Itlscott Institutions in the
P P World Its Trade Extend * to Nearly
KJjnW \ory Civilized Nation on Karth.
B lm st- Louis Republic , January 7 , 1S9G :
'
kjfi One of the largest institutions in i otiis-
H L iana is the Stark Bro's Nurseries and
Hr Orchards company. The trade of the
HHT firm extends not only throughout the
K United States , Canada , Germany ,
Hk France , Italy , Hungary and other for-
P9e | eign countries , but it has a number of
Hrlf customers both in New Zealand and
jHfe Australia.
HBHE Eighty years ago there came from
• Kentucky to Pike county tire late
mftlk fm Judge Stark , then a young man fresh
Av' from Old Hickory's New Orleans cam-
Htff paign. He started the nursery and
K9 planted the first grafted orchard in the
flf state , having brought the scions on
1 horseback from Kentucky.
BJl The business has descended from
gBijr. ' ' father to son , and is now conducted by
mwiL tae tuIrd generation , assisted by the
HjO fourth. This firm has more than 1,000
Mk.traveling solicitors , and employs more
| H | people in its offices than would be nec-
'
H9fS'essary to run a large manufacturing
HI concern. The extensive packing-houees
Ht of the company are adjacent to the city ,
KA connected with the railroad by special
Hj K tracks. From these packing-houses
H | hundreds of carloads of trees are
HK shipped annually. The nursery grounds
LW M embrace a number of farms convenient
L\frf to the city , and even extends to Rock-
HkB port. 111. , where there is a plant of
Hjfi several million trees.
Hft The peculiarity of the concern is the
HvjK establishment of large orchards. These
Hfgr&fL orchards in 24 states aggregate nearly
Hy 50,0JO acres , and moie than 3,500,000
Rf2 trees on the partnership plan. The firm
Hf p is also interested in as many more
RcV trees on the co-operative arrangement.
Kw ' e nurseries have been beneficial not
HaK only , to their home , but Missouri owes
KS iio little of her prestige as a fruit-
VyFJfc growing region to the progress and
Hk& | | work of development of this firm. The
H fikexhibits of this firm , whenever made ,
Bmll > attract great attention , and do much
BjhrtK to advertise the state. The firm pays
B % % . large amounts for new varieties of fruit ,
BUI ' a conducts the largest business of
if | the kind in America , if not in the
ffi'4 ' world.
HgjBk Louisiana firms have more traveling
ISHv , nien upon the road for them than travel
HjWP out ot any other city of the world of
BKlJ/-- * . . its size. This , of course , is largely due
WSSm / to the large number of men employed
Kifflfe. uy the Stark Bros. Nurseries , who fur-
Bj&I { nish their men the moet complete , up-
HBfe ? to-date outfit ever issued. They are
IgHM increasing their force of salesmen daily
iKw and loorn for niore.
H H Imitation Antiquities.
D3Pf | The genuineness of antiquities is
BOKk. hard to vouch for , as has been proved
I Mj * \ by an English woman who recently re-
IHbJJ | turned home from Egypt. She brought
fw m\T with her a terra cottafigrure of a cat
lmn which she saw with her own eyes dug1
KW } \ up out of the ruins of Karnac She
S ? ; paid a good price for it , and was de-
Kl I lighted with her purchase. Cnfor-
F \ tunately , the other dajT it was knocked
HA down and smashed. Its head was
HB then found to be stuffed with old nuin-
Hk bers of the .Birmingham Pest. London
HR1 * Times.
JJt Hall's Catarrh Cure
gBf Is a constitutional cure. Price , TjC
P&
HB Ji o ImproTcmrnt.
B "Say , it was a great idea to put the
MjtS district messenger boys on wheels. I
5S5 saw one going like the wind today. " '
IPk "Hull ! He probably struck a good
BSf bicycle road and was trying to com-
RJfc plete a century run before delivering
KrO > his message. " Truth.
Bftss * *
SlSai Hegeman'nCainplior Ice with. Glycerine.
The original and on ! v genuine. Cures Chapped Hand *
and 1 ace. Cold Sores , &c C G. Clark Co.N.Uaen.Ct -
The girl of the period is not the kind
who captivates men.
FITS stopped tree and Kimnorfv err d. No
Bts after tirat dui'.i si or Dr. Kline's Great > erre
Itestorcr. Free S2 trial twttlf and tieat e Slarv-
elouscures. ln.Ki ES31Archbt. Fhi.a-je.phla , Pa
Some distinction goes -with the girl who
does not ride a wheeL
An hour with the lawn mower every day
is a desirable exercise.
I believe Piso's Cure is the only medicine
that will cure consumption. Anna 1L
Ross , Williamsport , Pa. , Nov. 12 , " 05.
I As soon as Adam named the animals , h
had a language.
m Gladness Comes
B * " \7i/itiia better understanding of the
Me ( V V transient nature of. the many pliys-
| Ki3 icai ills , which vanish before proper ef- ;
Mrjk forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts
2fc\f rightly directed. There is comfort in
\
$ \ the knowledge , that so many forms of-
jl \ sickness are not due to any actual dis-
f ease , but simply to a constipated condi-
K S tion of the sy tern , which the pleasant
m \ family laxative , Syrup of Figs , prompt-
I \ ly removes. That is why it is the only
I / remedv with millions of families , and is
I I everywhere esteemed so highly by all
E f who value good health. Its beneficial
By * effects are due to the fact , that it is the
If Jf one remedy which promotes internal
*
m % * 1 cleanliness without debilitating the
m W organs on which it acts. * It is therefore
p ] m all important , in order to get its hene-
\l \ * L ' ficial effects , to note when yon pur-
y iMt chase , that you have the genuine arti- ,
Kiij cle which is manufactured by the Call- •
• 1 fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
fhsP all reputable druggists.
Stft r > If in the enjovmeut of good health , j
mW and the system "is regular , laxatives or |
m % other remedies are then not needed. If j
mn afflicted with any actual disease , one '
f Q may be commended to the most skillful t
4 I physicians , but if in need of a laxative ,
I J\ one should have the best , and with the J
B7i well-informed everywhere. Syrup of j
mmi Figs stands highest and is most larg Ay
Hwj used and gives most general satisfaction. J
i
BY CLARA AUGUSTA
INTERNATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION.
CHAPTER XVHL rCo.N-TisuED. )
It was August now , and the weather
at Its hottest. Margie spent a large
portion of her time out of doors , with
only Leo for a companion. She sat ,
one lovely afternoon , on the banks of
the river , dividing her time between the
charming panorama of sunshine and
shadow before her , and a book of poems
In her lap , when there was a step at her
side. She looked up , and saw the face
of Louis Castrani.
"Miss Harrison , you will , I trust , ex
cuse me for seeking you here. But my
wish to see you was so strong , that , on
my way to the White Mountains , I left
my party and turned aside here , to
"
gratify the desire. You know you gave
me permission ? "
"I did ; but I hardly thought you
would take advantage of it. "
"Perhaps I ought not to have done so.
Indeed. I tried hard not to. Are you
very angry ? "
"No , I am not angry at all. I am
glad to see you. " She held out her
hand "So Is Leo , too only see him
caper. "
The dog was leaping upon Mr. Cas
trani , with the liveliest demonstrations
of joy. He patted the silky head.
"It Is something to be welcomed by
a brute. Miss Harrison ; their instincts
are seldom at fault , I believe. Have
you been well , Miss Harrison ? "
"Very well , thank you. And you ?
But I need not ask. Your looks answer
for you. When did you leave New
York ? "
"I have been in New York only a fort
night since T last saw you. Business
has kept me elsewhere. I came from
New York three days ago. What a
beautiful spot you have hidden yourself
in ! "
"I am pleased to hear you say so.
Isn't It lovely ? But you must tell me
about home. How are all my friends ? "
"They are all well. How mellowly the
sunshine falls on the rough crags op
posite , and what a picture for a paint
er to transfer to canvas ! "
"Yes , I have wished I were an art
ist , over and over again. But I have
no talent in that direction. My friends
are all well , you say ? What of Miss
Lee ? Did you see her ? "
"Yes , she is welL What are you
reading ? " lifting the book from the
ground where it had fallen.
Margie turned suddenly upon him
and regarded him searchingly.
"Why do you evade answering my
questions , Mr. Castrani ? It is nat
ural that I should want to hear some
thing of the home from which I have
been so long away , is it not ? Why do
you refuse to satisfy my reasonable
curiosity on that subject ? "
Castrani's handsome face clouded
He looked at her with tender pity in his
eyes.
"Miss Harrison , why will you press
me further ? Your friends are all well. "
"I know , but there is something be
hind that. Tell it to me at once. "
"I cannot Indeed , I cannot You
must hear it from other lips. I would
rather die than cause you one single
pang of sorrow. "
"You are very kind , Mr. Castrani
you mean generously but I want to
know. " Some subtle instinct seemed to
tell her what she was to hear for she
added , "Is it of Miss Lee ? "
"I told you Miss Lee was well. "
"Mr. Castrani , I have given you more
of my confidence that I have ever be
stowed on any other person , because I
respect you above all men , and because
I have perfect confidence in your honor.
Has this matter , of which you hesitate
to tell me , anything to do with with
Archer Trevlyn ? "
Her voice sank to a whisper , before
the sentence was finished , for she had
never spoken his name since that fear
ful night on which his guilt had been
revealed to her.
"I will reply to your question by ask
ing another : and , If it seems imperti
nent , remember that it is not so in
tended , and that I do not ask it from
any vulgar feeling of curiosity. "
"You can ask nothing impertinent ,
Mr. Castrani , " she replied , earnestlj' .
"Thank you. I do not intend to.
Are you betrothed to Archer Trevlyn ? "
She grew very pale , but her eyes met
his fearlessly.
"I was once , but it is all over now , "
with a dreary sigh , that was like the
breath of the autumn wind through the
dead leaves.
MBefore you left New York was it
over before that ? "
"Yes , before I left New York. It was
why I left there. I cannot tell you how
it was I can never tell any human
being. But a terrible necessity arose
• which forced us apart"
"Did he did Arch Trevlyn desert
you , Miss Harrison ? " asked Castrani ,
his brow contracting , his dark eyes
glowing with indignation.
"No ; it was my hand that severed the
engagement ; do not blame him for that
It was impossible that it should be ful
filled. "
"You , Miss Harrison ? You broke the
engagement ? " he asked , eagerly.
Peraaps she read something in the
beautiful hope that sprung up in his
heart from the glad light in his eye.
and she crushed it at once.
"Yes , L But not because I had
ceased to love him. O , no. He was is
and will be always the one love of
my life-time. I shall never love an
other. Now , I have trusted you. Be
frank and free with me. "
"Well since you ask it , Mr. Trev-
lyn and Miss Lee are to be married In
September "
"To Miss Lee married to Miss Lee ?
Great Heaven ! And she is aware of
his What am I saying ? What did I
say ? 0 , Mr. Castrani , excuse me I
am so surprised " She groped blind
ly for something to cling to , fell for
ward , and be received her senseless
form in his arms.
He held her silently a moment , his
face wearing a look of unutterable love
and sadness ; then he put her down on
the grass , and brought water in a
large leaf from the stream. He bathed
her forehead , tenderly as a mother
might , murmuring over her words of
gentleness and affection.
"My poor Margie ! My poor little dar
ling ! "
He pressed the little icy hands in his.
but he did not kiss the lips he would
have given half his life to have felt
upon his He was too honorable to take
advantage of her helplessness. She re
vived after a while , and met his eyes
as he knelt beside her.
"Are you better ? " he asked , gently.
"Yes , it is over now. I am sorry to
have troubled you. I must depend on
you to go to the house with me. Nurse
Day will be glad to welcome you. And
I must ask you not to alarm her by al
luding to mj * sudden illness. I am quite
well now. "
He gave her his arm , and they went
up to the house together , followed by
Leo.
CHAPTER XLX.
.
J RCHER TREV-
.1 lyn and Alexan-
\i \ d r i n e Lee were
I married in Septem-
I ber. It was a very
EJ quiet wedding , the
bridegroom prefer-
r i n g that there
should * > e no pa
rade o ohow on the
occasion. Alexan-
( l r l n e and her
mother both desired that it should
take place in the fashionable church
where they worshiped , but they yielded
to the wishes of Mr. Trevlyn. He de
served some deference , Mrs. Lee de
clared , for having behaved so hand
somely. His presents to his bride
were superb. A set of diamonds , that
were a little fortune in themselves , and
a settlement of three thousand a year
pin money. The brown stone house
was furnished , and there was no more
elegant establishment in the city.
Trevlyn House , the fine old residence
of the la'-s John Treilyn , was closed.
Only the old butler and his wife re
mained in the back wing , to air the
rooms occasionally , and keep the moths
out of the upholstery. For some rea
son , unexplained to himself , Archer
never took his wife there. Perhaps the
quiet rooms too forcibly reminded him
of the woman he had loved and lost
Alexandrine's ambition was satisfied.
At last she was the wife of a man
whose love and admiration she had
coveted since her first acquaintance
with him. From her heart she believed
him guilty of the murder of Paul Lin-
mere ; but in spite of it , she had mar
ried him. She loved him intensely
enough to pardon even that heinous
crime.
Her husband's admiration Alexan
drine possessed , but she soon came to
realize that he had told her the truth ,
when he said his heart was buried too
deep to know resurrection. He was
kind to her very gentle , and kind ,
and generous for it was not in Ar
cher Trevlyn's nature to be unkind to
anything and he felt that he owed her
all respect and attention , in return for
her love. Her every wish was grat
ified. Horses , carriages , servants , dress ,
waited her command , but not what she
craved for more than all his love.
He never kissed her , never took her
hands in his , or held her to him when
he said good-by , as he frequently did.
for several days' absence on matters
of business. He never called her Al
exandrine it was always Mrs. Trev
lyn ; and through the long winter eve
nings , when they were not at some ball
or party , and sat by their splendid
fireside , he never put his head in her
lap and let her soft fingers caress his
hair , as she had seen other husbands
do.
In September Louis Castrani again
appeared in New York society. His
appearance revived the old story of his
devotion to Margaret Harrison , ana
people began to wonder why she had
staid away from home so long.
As soon as he heard of Castrani's ar
rival Archer Trevlyn sought him out
He thought he had a right to know if
his suspicions touching Margie were
correct
Castrani received him coldly but
courteously. Trevlyn was not to be re
pelled , but went to the point at once.
"Mr. Castrani , " he said , "I believe
I have to deal with a man of honor ,
and I trust that you will do me the fa
vor of answering the questions I may
ask , frankly. "
"I shall be happy to answer any in
quiries which Mr. Trevlyn may pro
pound , provided they are not imper
tinent" replied Castrani haughtily.
Trevlyn hesitated. He dreaded to
have his suspicions confirmed , and he
feared that if this man spoke the truth
such would be the case.
"I am listening , Mr. Trevlyn , " said
Castrani. .
"E-icuse me. In order to make you
understand my position. I must beg ] !
you to Indulge me in a little retrospec- |
tion. You are doubtless aware that at
one time I was engaged to Miss Mar
garet Harrison ? "
"Such was the rumor , sir. "
"It was correct I loved her deeply ,
fondly , with my whole soul just as I
love her still in spite of it all. "
"Mr. Trevlyn , " said Castrani , with
cold reproof in his voice , "you have a
wife. "
"I am aware of It , but the fact does
not change my feelings. I have tried
to kill all regard for Margaret Harri
son , but it is impossible. I can control
it , but I cannot make it die. My wife
knows it all I told her freely and
knowing it , she was willing to bear my
name. For some reason , unknown to
me. unexplained by Margaret , she cast
me off. I had seen her only the day
before the fatal note reached me had
held her in my arms and felt her kiss *
upon my lips. " He stopped , controlling
his emotion , and went on resolutely.
"The next day I received a letter from
her , a brief , cold , almost scornful let
ter. She renounced me utterly she
would never meet me again but as a
stranger. She need make no explana
tion , she said. My own conscience
would tell me why she could no longer
be anything to me. As if I had commit
ted some crime. I should have sought
her , from one end of the earth to the
other , and won from her an explana
tion of her rejection , had it not been
for the force of circumstances , which
revealed to me that she left for the
North , in the early express with you
or equivalent to that. She entered the
train at the same time , and you were
both in the same car. This fact , cou
pled with your well-known devotion to
her , and her renunciation cf me , satis
fied me that she had fled from me , to
the arms of another lover. "
"Villain ! " cried Castrani , starting
from his chair , his face scarlet with in
dignation. "If it were not a disgrace to
use violence upon a guest , I would
thrash you soundly ! You loved Mar
garet Harrison , and yet believed that
damnable falsehood of her ! Out upon
such love ! She is , and was , as pure as
the angels ! Yes , you say truly. I was
devoted to her. I would have given my
life , yei , my soul's salvation , for her
love ! But she never cared for me. I
never enticed her to do evil I would
not , if I could , and I could not , if I
would ! Who repeated this vile slan
der ? Show him to me , and by heaven ,
his blood shall wipe out the stain ! "
All Trevlyn's pride and passion left
h m. His face lost its rigid tenseness ,
his eyes grew moist. He forgave Cas
trani's insults , he told him Margaret
was pure. He put out his hands and
grasped those of his companion.
" 0 , sir , " he said , "I thank you I
thank you ! You have made me as
happy as it is now possible for me to
become. It is like going back to heaven
after a long absence , to know that she
was pure--that I was not deceived in
her. O , Margie ! Margie ! my wronged
Margie ! God forgive me for indulging
such a thought of you. "
Cas * rani's hard face softened a little ,
as he witnessed the utter abandon
ment of the proud man before him.
"You may well ask God to forgive
you , ' he said. "You deserve the
depths of perdition for harboring in
your heart a thought against the pur
ity of that woman. Archer Trevlyn ,
had she loved me as she did you , I
would have cut off my right hand be
fore I would have entertained a sus
picion of sin in her ! It is true she
went North on the same train as I did ,
but I did not know it until the jour
ney was ended. Previous to that time
I had not seen her for more than a
fortnight , and I did not know she was
near me , until in Boston my attention
was attracted by a crowd of 'roughs'
gathered around a lady and a grey
hound. The lady had lost her port- :
monnaie , and the crowd made some
insulting remarks which I took the
liberty of resenting , and when I saw
the lady's face , to my amazement I
recognized Margaret Harrison ! "
( TO 3E COXTIXOEU.J
The "Vfacht am Rhein. "
Of the martial songs more particu
larly connected with the various peri
ods of storm and stress in Germany ,
one of the most celebrated is that of
the "Rhine , " composed by Becker and
answered by Alfred de Musset in other
well known verses. The "Wacht am
Rhein , " by Max Schneckenburger , was
composed about the same period as the
Rhine song , but attained its widest
popularity during the war of 1S70. XJn-
like Becker's song , it cannot boast of
having been set to music by seventy
composers.
The patriotic song of "Deutschland ,
Deutschland uber Alles , " was the work
of the popular writer , poet , philologist
and historian , August Hoffmann , who
was born at Fallersleben in the year
17SS. For a time we find him acting as
librarian and later as a professor at
the university of Breslau , but the lib
eral tendency of some of his writings
caused him. in 183S , to be deprived of
his professional chair. For many
years he was librarian to the duke of
Ratibor and died in this sheltered post
in 1874. The German national anthem ,
"Heil Dir im Siegerkranz , " was writ
ten originally for the birthday of |
Christian VII. , king of Denmark , by a
Holstein clergyman. The words were •
written to the air of "God Save the
King" In 1790 , and a few years later
were modified for Prussian use. Cham
bers' Journal.
Kich and Poor.
r
None but the dissolute among the
poor look upon the rich as their nat
ural enemies , and desire to pillage
their houses and divide their property.
None but the dissolute among the rich
speak in approbrious terms of the vices
and failings of the poor. Rev. W. T. { I
Veale. * ,
/t . . „ , . . , . . . „ . ,
The XonoIInons of Wealth.
Ferry I doubt if riches bring happi
ness. Some of our rich men seem to
be the most lonely people on earth.
Hargreaves And I don't doubt that
they are. I know I would be awfully
lonesome if it weren't for the company
I find in the bill collectors that call on
me. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Valn.nbln FrauchUn becureci.
The franchise of easy digestion one of
the most valuable In the gift of medical
science can be secured by any per-on wise
enouph to use IJostatterVi Stomach lllttcis ,
either to suppress granitic dyspepsia , or to
uproot it at maturity. Bilious rheumatic
and fever and ague sutlercrs , ucrsons
troubled with nervousness , and the con-tl-
pated. hbould also s-eeure the health fran
chise by the same means.
No man of refinement is ever interested
in unwomanly women.
II the Uaby la Cutting : Tcotc.
Be euro and ns > o that old and well-trled remedy , Mcs.
WttsLoWs SOOTHU.G Srnvr for Children TeetMcg-
An excellent thing to reinemtcr is that
every f.tory has two sides.
,
h wa wumin inuuMg
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t'-im
I Naked Pills I |
S ) are fit only , for naked sav- & M
V } ages. Clothes are the marks ' fief
> > of civilization in pills as well ( C J |
v > as people. A good coat docs % f " * M
Cv not make a good pill , any more a
? ; than good clothes make n good < j ?
S > man. But as sure as you'd ? ? J
cj look on a clotheslcss man as a S 4
) > mad one , you may lock cu n < < J
V > coatless pill as a bd one. S " • " -
t ? After fifty years of lest no i\
i ) pills stand , higher than a
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FREE HOMES MeSaa
Nearly 2,000,000 Acres of Government Lands I
Now Open to Settlement.sr I
IN NORTHERN ARKANSAS. I
They . arc fertile , will-watered , heavlly-tlmlx-red. . a-ul produce t - < iln . ( ra "c . fral * * and vi-cttatilm In I
abundance. North Arkantai appli are notwl. The climate 1 dtltehtru ! . winter * mild and nhurt. Tlioo
lands arc BUbjeet to homestead ento of 1C0 acres tack. AOW IS Tilt TIJIL TO (1LT I IKiJt ! . . For further la- I
formation addriss B
t3rinti e id u in siittr. E. V. ! V ! . POWELL , Immigration Agent , Harrison , Ark. I
QT * ltefers to Bant , of llcirlson and l.ooce County hank. Harrison. .Ark I
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I " Cut Down Expenses/ ' a 6 I
I A woman knows what a bargain | I
S really is * She knows better than a man. p H
g " BATTLE AX" is selected every time U H
m by wives v/ho buy tobacco for their husg
| bands. They select it because it is an honest g H
I bargain. It is the biggest in size , the | I
B smallest in price , and the best in quality , p H
m The 5 cent piece is almost as large as the p H
g 10 cent piece of other high grade brands. H
"Out and away I I
the most popular. " I I
The New York Telegram recently organized a
monster bicycle parade in New York , offering 3- 1 I
bicycle each to the best lady rider and the best m
gentleman rider in the procession. The prizes If I
were selected by popular vote of The Telegram's I I
readers , and , as was to be expected , the result | | I
was another triumph for 11 1
STANDARD OF THE WORLD. 1 |
In the language of The Telegram , the Columbia was declared to I jf
be " out and away the most popular wheel in America. " Of B %
course. No other bicycle has such quality or gives such satisfaction. %
Y u can have a < t f\ / • % B dkjm jnjf H | > 1
Columbia at o = cPi | | f | TO ALL JgtoJL ML JF& |
if you place yo = r I I f 5 I JHfelKEK89ft iTijMuS Herder
attvc .
order promptly. > \J \ > J ALKE. S g g TMy ( ffigr M g
POPE MFG. CO. , Hartford , Cona. fE M $ V/ I ft J
Branch . Stores and Agencies in almost every city and jjrf jlsl'l/ / , mm * * "
town. If Columfaias are not properly in Uc' !
represcattd ' lfr \ mwk 1
your vicinity , let us know. \ > f | H |