[j^jg^ppnlnt®d Sf®®' L, does the government al ,1 a citizen to the income busuntl dollars,” said the of statement of my income, |li, handed a paper to Uncle Is, illative, who looked at it |l -cned with some warmth ti e no occasion to file this. , income of only 81.200. to tile a statement unless he is 83,500 or more.” oil say the law allowed me ■my income was 81,200 and I ftutement so that the govern |,,jve me the difference, which Lit to be 80,800. When do I eh expostulation the citizen but into the cool air.—Pitts bn iel e. . The Cabby'* Wall. Lielphia "cabby” delivers him his bit of philosophy: “De ft as black as he’s painted, an’ ain't always as blond as she’s I Us cab drivers has de repu I iloin’ everybody, but nobody Vv how often we gits done up An’ dat’s straight, see? last week two ladies done it of six hours. I’d been drivin’ It town all night. About free V je mornin’ dey stops me in [a little street an’ tells me to dey goes in to make a call lv fr'en. I was a little boozy [taut that time, an’ I waited an Show up? Naw!” illlrstones On the Rond Is to health are marked in thi . r those who, at regular stages and 11v have teen eonveyed thither hy r s stomach Hitters, a potent aux naliiieiii her efforts to throw off ,,f disease. Malarial, kidney, rlieu (I billions trouble, constipation and ,,-s take their departure wlien this i medicine is resorted to for their t mvarrantable Interruption, hand which attempts to strike " said Ward Politicus, as he lis arm defiantly over the as |e, “is the same hand 'which ited tlie crime of 1873!” y your pardon,” said a private 'n the audience, "but would you riling what was the ‘crime of that man out,” said the orator, y, after a few moments’ awk iesitation, “we can’t ‘have the ; interrupted by malieiousene pChicago Record. Very Probable. ling ton Star: “You havebroughl unshine into my life,” he said >usly. you mean that,” she ashed tim :ourse I mean it. Can you doubt of course I know you wold n’t ally misrepresent. But you young man so often thinks a s brought sunshine into his life in reality, it's only moonshine.” /S CATAHRH CURE is a liiqud and Is r.t'Tiially, and acts directly upon the id imu-nus surfaces of the system. Send liimnials. free. Sold by Druggists, loo. . CHENEY A CO.,Propra, Toledo, O. Salting a Corpse, of tlie most curious burial cus still existing in Ireland and in rsetshire, England, is that of ig salt upon the breast of a corpse n as it has been properly “laid in the cooling board. In Eng v- here the custom still prevails g a people who hoot the imputa * >*ing superstitious,, it is claim at it is done in order “to prevent getting into the corpse, and .wellingand bloating it.” Camp nd Moresin both refer to the prac s a survival of old-time supersti i'urial rites. They quote largely ancient writers to prove that 1 hristians all regarded salt as an “m of immortality and eternity, at on such accounts it-was an y used in the manner above tilled. Harman is authority for atement that the early Germans n|y put salt under the tongues of i ead, but also put little cylinders oik salt in the right-hand of the is soon as it was learned, thatsuch ins were near death’s door, must heathen ooun,tries, where all 6 of superstition prevails, -salt is as a charm in frightening, away pints, and it is alleged that the Comans frequently strangle their ■ ^Or°i1io salt down tnroats to drive out devils. k "i’r:dtowes “O man a living who is ■***£to work for it. VE'"*" ^qive iVVAYc bsolute,y ^ee of cost, far a LiHlTED TIHE ONLY, ■ZY?RPv\ ?i«c,",M,,DS?fF ?,e-Ad „ -'eiantotlie Imaii,KMiEU,e '-onsultine .. »uSS or^n.d**W* . wine Invnli.ie* ii ; , '-y*wwiuiie me. Buffalo, «u™2 S**1 ®n-vor V«*i,lniuriint .erowth. | ‘JS^ffttSTaSP 7 St)c * hair failing -^4£^;nt« kindly Tion Press Ass*n CHAPTER I.—(Continued.) The fragment of conversation, audi ble to the new comers, appeared to disturb the old man. He abandoned his hold on the stalwart arm which had served him on the path, and groped for the gate. His feature^ twitched convulsively, and the look of furtive distrust deepened in his rest less eyes. “Richt” he repeated, as if speaking to himself “Why should Dolores wish for wealth? Ahl Poor child!" He stared at his companion ab stractedly for .a moment, and then pushed open the doog in the wall. Under ordinary circumstances the officer would have pursued his way, thus evading all expressions of gratitude on the part of the old man’s family, but the laugh of the girl Dolores, floating out on the sunny air, had bewitched his ear. The -sailor on shore wished to see her. Accord ingly, he followed his recently help less charge, who appeared to be more discountenanced than gratified by the measure. A girl, small, slender, and very young, stood beside a fountain in the middle of the space of garden, with the branches of an orange tree, laden with blossoms and fruit, brushing her shoulder. A young man lingered opposite, gaz ug intently at her. The garden was full of flowers, un trained and luxuriant in growth, yet such life, bloom and sweetness as the spot could boast belonged to Dolores, glowing on her flimsy red and yellow gown, adjusted with a certain grace by means of a crimson sash confining the little waist, the rose fastened in her black hair above one tiny ear, and the softly rounded brown face, with two large and limpid eyes. At the moment she was a presence full of vivacity and gaiety. | And the young man, tall, olive hued, grave in bearing and in dolent of movement—who was he? Was he not :> lover? Did not the mas culine instinct of hostility, ever ready to flame in the breast of man under similar circumstances, swiftly supple ment in that, of Lieut. Curzon—rival? The house differed from those mansions of modest dimensions often to be found in the locality, built of stone, with an occasional balcony,and even some curious effect of liarocco ornamentation in the heads of Nereids and Centaurs carved on the cornice. This habitation was an ancient square tower, resembling an old Norman keep the base of roughly-hewn stone, and filled in with rabble. Above the door was an armorial shield sculptured in stone, with the nearly effaced de sign of a crane bearing a blade of wheat in his beak. Like the casas aolares of similar spots, a lack of re pair and the ravages of years were clearly discernible in the structure, which had not attained any height, as if an original project of building had been checked before the completion of parapet* Who had designed the tower—Moor, Spaniard, Sicilian or task been abandoned? The girl Dolores lived here, as a rose blooms where grim sentinels should keep watch for an invading foe. A dog, resembling a ball of white floss silk, and scarcely larger than the toy animals mounted on wheels of shop windows, announced the new arrivals with shrill barking, then prudently re treated behindi his mistress, and peered forth from the folds of her dress with a miniature countenance full of canine wisdom and absurdly shaved in the semblance of a military mustache. Dolores .turned her head quickly, with a rapid change of expression to one of surprise, and sprang to the side of the olditnan. “Grandpa! How pale you are! Has an .accident happened?” she inquired in English, and speaking with affection ate concern. Lieut. iCurzon lifted his cap court eously, thereby revealing his golden curls, and apologized for the intrusion of his presence. Dolores regarded him with her dark eyes dilating, and her color ebbing and deepening with rapid pulsations of emotion. She reminded it he sail or. of a pome granate blossom, such as he had seen ripening to perfection on .the terraces of Grenada and Seville. He accepted her faltered thanks with the more complacency that the opportunity was afforded him of studying the purity of her profile, the piquant curves of red lips and dimpled chin, the symmetry of slender hands and feet. He asked himself with awakening interest how this Spanish maiden happened to be dwelling with an English grandfather in the mixed population of Malta. Dolores urged the stranger to accept a dhair and be served with frnit and j wine. Was the girl inspired by the innate instincts of gratitude and hospi taiity, or mere coquetry! At the same j time she bade Dr. Busattl, with a little inflection of authority in her tone, test her grandfather's pulse and as certain if he were stronger once more. The doctor, whose aquiline features had darkened ominously since the un expected intrusion of the handsome otticer, found means of speedy re prisal. “The fainting fit was nothing,” he said, touching the wrist of the old man lightly with his long and sallow fingers. “Nothing at all!” echoed the patient, pettishly. “You must show the young man yonder some of your treasures,” added the Maltese, lowering his voice, “He doubtless has a sufficiently heavy purse to pay a just price for a Cinerary urn, a good specimen of Tharros glass, or-” “Or a Greco-Phoenician medal,” added the old man, eagerly. His eyes began to glisten with a greedy light; he raised his head and looked at the visitor with an expres sion of kindling animation. “Eh! I know I” he ejaculated sud denly, and shuffled into the house. Dr. Busatti observed the effect of his words, while plucking a leaf from the ora n ere tree. The thin and acid vintage proffered by Hebe on this occasion may have been true nectar of the gods to the re cipient. “You have lived here for some time?’’ Lieut. Curzon ventured to inquire, sip ping his wine and continuing to look at Dolores. “Malta is my home,” she replied, with one of those sudden and dazzling smiles peculiar to the Latin races, which revealed pearly teeth. “Our isl and is the flower of the world, Forio del Monda” "I begin to believe it,” he said,medi tatively. "You have not always believed so?” she questioned archly. “Not until this hour,” was the de cisive response. The rosy glow deepened in the girl’s cheek. Dr. Busatti thrust the orange leaf between his thin lips, and flecked the surface of the fountain basin gently with a twig. Lieut. Curzon was conscious that his heart throbbed more quicky beneath his uniform. Dolores stood between these two young men, her brown face softening to a dreamy expression, the full lips losing their provoking curves, the gaze of the limpid eyes straying wist fully beyond her companions toward space, the infinite and vague. What were her thoughts? Alas! At this moment the grand father approached, prompted by the wily suggestion of Dr. Busatti, and placed on the table some specimens of the relics of the locality, a vase in which the Maltese kept the Fungo Maltese; several bronze and copper statuettes of idols; and a number of clay or jasper talismen, inscribed with sacred Phoenician characters on one surface. These objects, much worn, cracked, and dilapidated, evidently inspired the possessor with an interest he would fain impart to the visitor. , . eSrSstWv LIEUT. CURZON EXAMINED THE RELICS. The mobile countenance of Dolores clouded, and she frowned. Lieut. Curzon examined the relies, and listened attentively to the gar rulous speech of the old man. The reveries of the previous moment were rudely cj'spelled. Dolores caught up her little dog Florio, placed him on her shoulder, and whispered treasonable confidences to the woolly pate pressed closely against her cheek. Youthful indigna tion and mortification at the course pursued by her venerable relative lent an additional brilliancy to her beauty. Doctor Itusatti smiled faintly, and gazed into the stagnant depths of the fountain. Cupid is apt to take wing when prosaic barter intrudes on the scene as an unwelcome third presence, lie had thus his revenge. “Your collection is interesting, only I am awfully ignor ant about such matters," said the officer, with easy good humor. “Perhaps you will kindly teach me something more of the Creeks and Phoenicians—another day.” He stole a glance at the grand daughter as he uttered these words. The old man blinked. A bird in the band is worth two in the bush. •‘Here is a rare medallion, if you wish to secure such a souvenir,” he re joined, curtly. “It is worth a great deal of money, but you may have it— humph!—under the circumstances, for, say, a couple of sovereigns.” “Grandpapa!” implored Dolores, in an undertone. The warm blood mounted to the girl's temples and she stamped one lit tlo foot on the ground with an irre pressible movement of auger. Dr. Husatti became absorbingly in* forested in the orange tree, and touched a golden ball pendant among the glossy leaves without plucking the fruit. Lieut. Curzon’s lip curled involun tarily. He took the medal, which was bronze, representing Asturte on one side and three sprigs of grain on the reverse, emblematic of the fertility of tho island of Malta. "1 should like to send this medallion to England,” he asserted, after a pause, with assumed fervor of en thusiasm. "And this gold Lamina!” added the grandfather, eagerly receiving the coin of payment in his shriveled palm. “I found it myself near the Urand Port-” “I hope the gentleman docs not con sider us too ungrateful,” interposed Dolores, with a sorrowful and de preciating dignity, which was not un becoming to herdimpled youth. "We do not forget tho service he has done us in helping grandpapa home from the temple.” me oiu man looked at her with an irascible impatience, resenting frivol* ous interruption. “Your grandpapa must be very clever,’’ said the officer, thrusting the medal into his pochet, with every ap pearance of rejoicing in its possession, and rising to depart. ‘ ‘Either the old beggar is poor, or he is fond of money," was his mental ad dition of decision. ‘•Would you accept Florio?" sug gested the girl, holding the little bundle of canine life toward him, with a graceful gesture of de'precating submission. Lieut. Curzon shook his head, caressed the tiny animal, without accepting the gift, and replied— “Thanks. Flor'.o would be sorry to exchange masters and knock about on shipboard.” Forio cowered back in the arms of Dolores, inexpressibly relieved by the decision. “I should like a Maltese rose,” supplemented the visitor, glancing at the bud in the girl’s black tresses. “No flower is sweeter.” She detached the rose and gave it to him. Her face had cleared once more, and gratitude beamed on her stormy brow. “Farewell!” said the blue eyes of the young Englishman. “Farewell!” replied the darn eyes of Dolores, a flash of mockery gleam ing in their liquid denths. Lieut Curzon had scarcely quitted the boundary limit of the garden when he was joined by Dr. llusatti. "You are returning to Valletta?” ho inferred, bowing courteously. “Pei mit me to show you a bettor path.” “Thanks," assented the officer in a somewhat dry tone. The two young men walked on to gether. The Englishman, with an in herent sentiment of national super iority, found the Maltese tall, thin and slightly cadaverous, with a cer tain resemblance to plants which have grown up in the shade of a damp palace wall, or in a church cloister. Tlie bearing of Dr. Busatti was in offensive, even ingratiating. His te nacious pride in his native island be came speedily apparent in the desul jr wuuvcioiinuu YVIUCU CUftUUU. I1U spoke of historical sites with enthu siasm. He dwelt no less warmly on the delicious oranges and apricots ripened here to send all over Europe; the cauliflowers, so superior in size and flavor to those of Italy, Holland, or the Island of Cyprus; the delicacy of the artichoke, pea, and bean, in perpetual supply for the need of man. Lieut. Curzon, in rueful remem brance of tough beef and mutton, as well as of months of Birocio, lent an abstracted ear and monosyllabic as sent. Then the other adroitly men tioned the persons just quitted, the eccentric grandfather and the maiden Dolores. The old man, long a resident of Malta, was afflicted with a malady of the heart of which he was ignorant, and should therefore avoid all excitement, while be appeared to be consumed by a restless fever of agi tation, wearing alike to mind and body. A similarity of tastes in study had led to an acquaintance between the father of Dr. llusatti and the Eng lishman, whose name was Jacob Deal try. Under the circumstances, it was to be expected that all means of sell ing the little objects (for the most part worthless) which he picked up should be eagerly embraced. Jacob Dealtry was poor, and possibly a struggle for mere existence induced the restless ness of temperament characteristic of hiir. Such was the volunteered explana tion of Giovanni Battista Busatti. The town gained, the young men separated, with mutual coolness of civility. Dr. Busatti was convinced that the offleer had placed the rose given to him by Dolores in his pocketbook, as he did not wear it in his button-hole, j 4‘May San Gregorio confound all Englishmen!” muttered the Maltese as he pursued his way. As for Lieut. Curcon, dislike of the native, whose thin lips, in smiling, re vealed long teeth, unpleasantly dis colored by the use of tobacco, led to the reflection— ‘ Dolores, poor girl, may be left alone in the world at any time. i$he would be quite thrown away on this fellow. The cad! I am sure he is in love with her.” fTO BE CONTINUED.] A Sesrvh for Treasure. Little Johnny—I’ve got on my rub ber boots. Little Tommy—So’ve L Little Johnny—Have ych? Let's go hunt for a puddle._ Helena, Mont, is 4, "00 feet above the sea and has an average of 2GO sunshiny days every year. iliL!.1!!—.ISL".,,,""1,! !-BBS . . ■ ■■■ ■'-'» Highest of all in leavening strength.—Latest 0. S. Got. 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