I
the Bight ba$ filrtlled on bw ifarb of gloom,
The Ik-ak north wind shrieks itbrill along the air.
While start 1hJ cloud a rp (ohmpJ afar like plume
Antl atricken forests ahivvr in dtspair.
Out on the Leaving fx van, vaxt and dark.
Tlia nuKl btunn drive wiUi swift, succeeding
aocjeka
And anjfry IiImm, a frail and mastics bark
To Giber duoin upon tbeexiiei-taiit rock.
IleaTjr with spie, and languorous with cairn.
Tbe soft aoiith a Ind, fret.h from gold tropic
UarvMHt-a with ut-llciotis wafts cr bulla
The aunuuor glory of the Antilles.
It seeks, amid the emrruld of Its bower,
The hammock where a Creole, pale and fair,
Ue like a llower among tho other flowers.
And plays with the soft splendors of her hair!
F. & Coitus la Pittaburg Uulk-tia.
FERGUS CAMPBELL
When my publishers assigned to me the
duty of rciortirig tho Montreal carnival
I telegraphed to Fergus Campbell to en
gage tt room for me in tho house where
he had his lodging. Already there had
been a tumultuous ruhh for tho hotels,
and lodging were at a premium.
Fergus Camplx-U was a Scot whom I
had met in Dunblane, but for ten years
ho had le-n engaged on tho rcrwrtorial
Btair of a Montreal journal. lie hired
rooms of an aged Frenchwoman who
owned a dilapidated chateau on Dorches
ter street. Ordinarily he was her sole
lodger, and in.idanie was too decrepit to
irroierly attend even to lus simple wants;
but in tlioKo daj-s of activity and festiv
ity hlio imhiljcd some of the prevalent
Bpirit of enterprise, and agreed to rent
me a room.
Certainly I wotdd never have chosen
the chateau for my permanent abode, al
Ieit I was glad to tqx-nd a week with
Cauapin-ll. It was composed of a cm in
bling m;us of gray stone, and was dingy
ana met ileiis. CauipUII hired a bed
room and a hitting rooni in this unpleas
ant dwelling, and two more unwhole
some and disorderly apartments it would
be liii:t t'It to lnd.
It was long after midnight when I fint
entered the chateau. I had visited Do
minion square, ami teen the ice. palace
with its t.irretcd towers and frowning
battlements; we had tried t lie steerx tt.
Pliecuu-st ioroggan tnoot m the citv: I
Jiad seen the governor general open the
carnival, and had sent his speech ver
batim to the 1'ittsluirg Dellows lief ore I
renewed my acquaintance with P'ergus
Campbell.
Late as it was he was engaged in cook
ing our supper. lie was committing the
cuunary atrocity or frying a beefsteak.
ana was smoking a pipe wlultalie worked.
Ho was a man of :. years, with a hure,
anguLir frame and big lungs. Ho had a
shock of brown hair, a broad, wliite fore
head, keen blue eyes under shaggy
nrowH, ana a oearii that presented as tin
kempt an rtr-jK-amncc as a blackthorn
hedge. His Lig frame was clothed in a
ragged dressing gown that had long done
itoubie service as u garment and ix?n
wijer. Certainly no one wotdd have
suspected him of being a "ladies man.
nor the hero of a romance, vet I subse
quently learned that ho had once been
betrothed to a woman.
We had a very delightful timeoverour
beefsteak and ale, for Campbell was ex
cellent company. He was slipshod and
tattered; he drank ole out ot a iiewtcr
mug, mm smo'ceu tne worst tobacco in
the queen's dominion. Ho was ugly and
eccentrl.', but he was picturesque, and
was undeniably a gentleman. He seemed
to lo uih-ovh l::iningly submissive to the
hardships m his life.
I had need of his cheer for several
days, for my work proved arduous. I
was expected to send home entertaining
nccounb: of the carnival, and it was vir
tually suspended. A warm rain had
drenched me to the skin, and had made
tho ice palace precept ibly thinner. If it
continued, this fairy building would soon
bo obliterated. Out of door pastimes
were iinjos;;ille, and I returned to tho
chateau one night feeling tired and dis
heartened. I intended to leave Montreal
on the following morning.
I found Campbell in an unusuallv silent
mood. It was a black night, and I sus-pecti-d
tliat he was depressed by the bad
weather and by my approaching depart
ure. The man was naturally sociable, and
I:::;! enjoyed companionship cs ardently
"I am not Joking." ho answered, seri
ously. "I could not jet-.t about so grave
a matter as death. Uut, Bradford, 1
died! At 4 o'clock this morning ray
4pirit lft my body yonder in that small
room. If you will listen respectfully I'll
toll, It r
v a.
I took a drink of ole. In spite of my
self I could not help seeing that hideous
figure in tho other rom. It arnica red
now liko Campbell's skeleton clad in his
gown.
He did not begin his story at once, but
eat wrapped in profound thought, while
tho wind soughed dismally and hU pije
went out unheeded. I was not until I
aroused him from his reverie that he
srioke.
"I don't know why I feel like talking
of myself to you," he 6aid, "for you are
lull or gibes und ridicule; but 1 like you.
lad, arid although I have chosen to live a
hermit's life, I sometimes grow weary of
silence and solitude, and hunger a bit lor
human symiiathy.
"I was lxirn in Dunblane, and began
life in humble circumstances. My
lamer died when I was a bairn, and my
mother was too ioor to eive me an easv
life, though she gave mo a bit of school
ing. On Saturdays I worked in the
bLhop's library, Where I earned a little
money by dusting and climbing for tho
librarian. After uir mother died I wont
to live with a irreat sincrer. I was a cood
scholar, and lie made mo his secretarv.
hen I had t.tn with him a littlo while
I went to the opera to hear him sinir.
and this exicrieiice turned my head. I
wished to be a singer, too. I heard him
practicing, and 1 practiced. I was his
imitator, his emulator, his jwirrot. And
I could sing. I knew well that I had the
talent, the fervor, tho liatience and the
enthusiasm of an artist. Oh. man. man!
I had tho vanitv. too. of all staire struck
lunatics, and was sure 1 would be a mas
ter.
"My employer heard me sing, and of-
lerett to teach me. I was 2o years old
when I was olFered my lirst engagement
to sing in pubhe.
, "You probably remember the Bishop's
Walk in Dunblane. It runs close to tho
River Allan, and was named for the
bishop, lioliert Leigh ton. I used to bo
very fond of that walk, and one spring
morning I found a woman in it who
liked it also as bright and blitho a
woman as ever trtid uimii Scottish
heather. I do not pretend to be a connois
seur of feminine loveliness, but I know
mat iviauie Jiorrison was beautitul. iter
eyes were blue and sweet, her hair brown
end 1-ounic and her throat was like snow.
Dradford, I can't make you see her as
the looked coming down the Bishop's
Walk with her hands full of primroses,
and her cheeks surpassing them. The
lass was straight and trim and strong,
and there was a deal of shy sweetness
looking from under tho broad brim of
her hat.
"After I knew her my life was changed.
My greatest object had been to become a
famous singer, but now that ambition
was secondary. I wanted to many Mai
lie Morrison.
"Her father was not willing that 1
should visit her, but I eared little, since I
found my lass in tho fields by the ruins
topied ljcating, my jaw dropped, and I
was dead!
"During my life I had always believed
In a dual existence a liodily and a tpir
itual one. Now this duality was proven.
My spirit left my body and stopped to
look at tho house it had tenanted. With
my spiritual vision I saw mv eves clos-e
and my limbs grow rigid. 1 suw tliat I
was dead!
"My mental faculties remained, but I
had no control of my actions. My r-piiit
wits mysteriously liorne from the loom.
from tho house ::nd from the tern n. I
traveled in mid air and with a velocity
that appalled me. I cannot descrilio my
sensations. I cannot say that tho wind
rushed into my face, for I had no face.
I cannot say tliat my head swam, for I
had no he-ad. Antl vet I felt that tho
wind was blowing cold and wet. nnd
tho awful swiftness of my locomotion
thrilled me with terror. I kept thinking
'I ra dead, and where am I going? I am
pretty high up, and am devoutly tliank-
lui
b
id i love,
hearted
t.'ie re: t
a V i tit v i
:i:y; i:
i.avi r I.:;-.
i br.d !
V.-C-il tl: t
tliroti;-': ;
1 a: i :::
1 ut o:i t!::
riga
tka
t'-mi.!'. U
1 1:.
As we si.t closo to his rusted
I kept wondering why this big
ot'-!i:nan w:;s so removed from
f t!:e woild. A man of his
.1.1 e.-;n a living unywliero.
ti:e tii'isK of reason, bad he
use i f Ids voice? jivfdcctly
:i cultivated, and he Bang so
be ni'-it have teen famous
:'. t:-.- world.
t .':i!-.er..tii:o::sr.or imaginative.
t i.ijht I elL:iie'd mv s-urrour.d'
pum was ti:i:iy hghied. In
i:;j ip?.rtu:tnt l could see
:r.-?siia;r town haivrinir on
cne of '.:. ki.i. eld fashioned bed posts,
i.r.1 I c-r.M i a t rid myself of tho fancy
that- r:i c:ru;eu!te;l liure etood in the
fcyrotci.t.uitia !-e drioni, clothetl iu Ids tat-
teretl p ;.v.-?. .f ! than that, the fig
ure had l!:e rigidity of a corpse. I turned
ii-.y ba-'i iicii it.
'Ycu oe-hl lu leave this place, Cr.mp
bcl' 1 raid, "and get into the whirl cf
Ailrk-a:i enterprise. Come with me to
tlx fc'l-itc'. where journalism has more
to feed upon.'
He bail lecn tmoking in silence; but
now he spoke.
'Montreal is ne t a bad place. It is a
deal cleaner th us your town cf Pitts
burg, and a ileal leus infernal."
"Vou know about as much of Pitts
burg as you do of the infernal regions,"
I said, surprised at his remark. "You
told me yesterday that vou had never
visited the United States."
Ho crossed his legs, dropped Ids chin
upon Ids big chest and eyed me from
under his sliaggy brows. Then he made
this remarkable statement:
"What I said yesterday was true; bnt
since then I have visited New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania. The last town
I saw was Pittsburg, and I hope I may
never be compelled to see its like again.
I looked at him sharply. Was ho joking
or laboring under some hallucination?
Hi3 expression was serious -nay, even
solemn. There were heavy shadows about
his eyes and his face was jallid. Had he
been drinking? JCo; his battered mug
was filled with his untouched ale.
"Of course you don't expect me to be
lieve you." I said. "No man ever trav
eled the distance you mention in a single
night of Ins life.""
"I know tliat perfectly," he answered,
earnestly; "but I wasn't alive. Man, I
was dead!"
'And vrzz resurrected this morning?"
I asked, derisi vely. ' What joke ore you
trying to play, Campbell?
of the Cathedral of St. Blane, and ever
un 1 again in the Bishop s v alk. But by
anel by I hael reason to leave Dunblane.
I needed to study more, and my manager
offered to take me to Italy, where, ho
said, I could take lessons in the treat
conservatories anel still earn my living
wiui mm. iviaine Aiornson consented to
marry mo anel go with me if wo could
gam her father s consent.
"Morrison was a Covenanter and a
man ef such iron will that he was an un
ploa; ant opponent to tackle. He was
bitterly prejudiced against public 6injrers.
He hated the theatre, and openly pro
nounced it the gateway of lieli. Besides
his aversion to my profession, he had an
other and more personal grudge against
me. lie had been up lor mayor of tho
place, and blamed me for his defeat. I
had tried my 'prentice hand at journal
ism, and had written some fierce things
against his party. But I could not tlunk
he would long opposo my suit for two
such reasons.
"I liad reckoned without my host. Ho
hated me. Ho would liave rejoiced if
hell had opened and taken me in. What?
1, a singer, marry the daughter of so
great a man as he! Lord, man, he'd
have sooner trusted her to old Beelze
bub! He raved at my proposal and
lashed himself into a terrible fury. Ho
said that I had written such a pack of
lies j bout him he had lost his election,
"a iv lass took her Bible for iruidance.
and lound nothing in it to justify her
wedi".i;ig without her father's consent
It sai l: 'Children, obey your parents ir
tho Lorel, -T this is right, and to hei
simj.lij mind nothing could be plainci
;ian her tluty. Certainly she could lmd
ut passage commanding obedience to
her 'over. Her father told her that if
wo t jarried he would curse us and our
children.
i isesought her not to yield to his un-
l cr.- enable prejudice, but she stood in
the i-ishop s v alk, wluto as a ghost, and
.'.ade me good-by. I told her she had
vol i?;e heart of a woman or she could
not :.t nd me away.
'I e'.id not go to Italy, for nyy ambition
had vanished. How 'could I sing with
ui!i a heavy heart? I chose the life of
a i: cluse. I came to Montreal and
scratched out such a living as my pen
Id yield.
". lorrison was so mortified by his po
iii.lv: 1 defeat tliat he could not bide in
D;:r. '. lane. He and his daughter went to
iivc- Li Pittsburg. I learned of this
through a Dunblane newspaper.
". j yesterday was my birthday, Brad
ford. 1 made some resolutions, I re
colvril tliat I would waste no more time.
For U a years I have bided in this house,
buying a foolish hope that Mailie Mor
rLc:: might some day wish to recall me,
and knowing that it would be easy to
trace me here. But last night I resolved
to go away and complete my study of
mu.i.'. I told myself that maybe the
lass was married and had forgotten the
tfisi.ops wait.
'it was midnight when I went to bed.
Tlii ; t Id house seemed desolate, and I
ccrli not sleep. I heard the clock strike
2, o and 4, and then man, I cannot de
scrile it, but I had the most horrible
sen-iition I ever experienced. Nothing
but death could
on i:iy lips and
1 for it? "
I had been regarding Campbell with
curiosity as well as 6uspicien. Semie
ti iii03 I be lieved that ho was manufact
uring his dream or vision or ghost story
out of whole cloth. I was tempted to
rate him soundly for trying to make ;.
fool of ine, but something in his maimer
restraineel me.
"I was not up too high," he continued,
to see where I was traveling. I was
iiassing over Albany, for 1 saw the out
line of a building that must have been
the capitol. I continued southward with
the same awful iinj;ctus, passing over
towns that I supposed were Kingston,
Nowhurir and West Point. I followed
the Hudson until I came to New Jersey,
and went over tho interior of that state.
All this time I was wondering whether
the atmosphere was peopled bv other
spirits than mine. a mine the only
soul that was destined to travel in this
recent no fashion? Some of mv friends
had dienj, anel. in tho awful stillness and
loneliness of that hour, I longe-d for their
conipanuinship. But the air was empty,
and only my spirit wjis atir.
1 changed mv course at length and
went westward I seemed to be crossing
over the state of Pennsylvania, bud
deidy I thought I knew ' where I was
going, anel, JradioreI, l can give you no
idea of tho agony I cxoi ieiiced at the
discovery. 1 was passing over n dark
country, and lieyond mo was n hideous
liht. I could see no buildings, but I
saw a blaze of hro that lilled me with
horror. It was lie-low me, and r.s it
belched out hi all its lurid intensity 1
thought I knew what it was. Man alive!
I thought I was going to hell as fat a?
I could travel, and that nothing could
save me.
It was net the infernal regions, after
all. It was your Loasted town of Pitts
burg! The lirp that had frightened me
was from the iron foundries, the copper
smelting mills and tho pil refineries, lor
which the place is famous. I could fed
the air hot with their fiery breath. I
passeel them anel a cathedral, and finally
I reached a suburb ot the town. Then I
went slower and lower, and at last
stopjied before a dwelling.
in an upper rooni a lamp was burn
ing, and a woman's shadow occasionally
fell upon the curtain. I knew it was
Mailie Morrison's even before she stepped
at tho window and looked out. Brad
ford, it was my lass, grown older, but
with tho same sweet lace that I bad last
-iccn in the Bishop's Walk. An instant
later her father ierked tho curtains aside
anel stood liesjdc her. He was horribly
changed. His eyes wero bloodshot, his
face was purple and his form wasted,
lie was wholly unlike the strong bedied
no.itician of Dunblane. For ten years 1
had hatetl him, but ' this morning I was
touched by his wretched condition. I
was grieved to know 1 was invisible to
my lass; but her father saw me! Good
heaven! Can I ever forget what wrath
; and malice distorted his face at sight cf
me.' He seemed crazed with rage, and
he beat with liis two clinched lists upon
tho glass, shivering the pane into thou
sands of bjts uod cutting his flesh to the
bone. He was a maniac, and he believed
I was in tho hVsh, for he trieel to reach
me and strangle mo with his bleeding
hands. Man, man! in his blinel and
eager fury he hurled his wretched body
irom tne winaow to tne ground. I, a
thing of air, could tlo naught to save
him, and I saw him fall dead before me!
I could not speak to my lass, who also
saw his act; but I was forced to sec the
anguish in her wliite, distracted face.
Anel while tho people came from the
house to carry the dead man in I was
suddenly borne away,
"I returned with even greater swift
ness, antl by the same long route by
whic h I had gone. I reached Montreal
before light was fairly here, and entered
the chateau unhindered by windows and
doors. I saw my dead body still lving
with drawn face, closed eyes and fallen
jaw. My tpirit seemed to recognize J.v.y
btiiy as its natural home", foi ' in the
twinkling cf an eye it entered it again.
My heart began "to pulsate, my bleed
was llowing and my brain awake. Fer
gus Camp-bell was in the ilesli again!
"I tat up and lighted my lamp. I was
still cold and wet with clammy perspis-a-tion.
Tho clock was striking 7, and I
remembered that I had been to Titt
burg and back by an unnecessarily long
route in exactly three hours."
"Come to my rooms, he Raid, as if he
'kr:cw what wits in mv mind, "and s-o
rny wife and bairn. I am married to
Wailio Morrison, Bradford. After her
father's violent death sho went Kick to
Dunblano and I followed hor. I me t her
in the Bishop's Walk and we agreed that
wo would never bo separated again.
Come, and I'll sing for you. And it will
bo no Italian melody to-iiic,ht. but a good
Scotch song about 'The i lower c Dun
blane. "Francis B. Ctinie in Frank
Leslie's.
Thc Ixx-o 'VWert In Orii.
In a recent issue of The SeiVpfiGo
American, under beading of "Natural
History Notes," you s!eak of the "loce"
or "crazy weed"' of Texas and that its
reputed power cf producing insanity and
death has Ken proved unfounded. Thi
assertion of tho innocence of the "loco
weed" I cannot contradict; but the fac t
of a certain weed (by some called tho
"loco") that grows on the Columbia ri ver
bottoms, between tho "Cascades" and
"The Dalles," that will cause temporary
Liaanity hi hoires not accustomed to feed
on the hct(om lanc?s, is too well known
tod ut. Although I have never seen
an animal directly under the inllueuce
of t':e v. iitl, yet 1 have seen them iiniue
diaUb' afterward:;, find the signs were
Uhiai ta!.;.Ue tho animal with 1 s head
ami lore I:;;s bruized and bleeding, the
st; II. c.angc r j;ud i d boxes totally de
ny jl.-b.cd. : everything denoting a tt-r-ri!
: s.' . eg;: le. Almrx.t evc rv fanner
ooei:p;-i:ig bottom l.:ud:i will tell you tlie
sai.-e i.;.iy, not among bis own stock, aa
41. .. ... .. A ..1. -. 1, f ,
u.e., : l e ;:ccusioeneu lO U, OI IK hlll
I. 3? 3E3 IS Xj Hv A 3ST,
-Di:.Li:n in.
;toves, furniture,
--AND ALL KINDS OF-
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
-LATEST STYLES OF-
1 ::v.iii from tha uplands, that ceca-
ui;'at and feed of
put up over
land hay.
sioi-aU v
iu w 1:jv. land
i'he teams are wr.rr d .--(,.
lied in their stalls a::u t.ouutiudiy fed on
the brbjhl soft buy from tho overflowed
lane!.-!. About midnight tho owner in
avidicned by a terrific uproar in t'ste
stables. Ilnstenin.i thither, the teamster
is astounded to see bis horse or horses in
a iKilect 1'rer.zy of madness, rearing,
striking, biting and kicking. Nothin'.
however, can be clone until the fleets' of"
the weed p:a-s pfT, and morning finds the
hor;', if he has net in hired himself, but
liitlo tho worse for hii night's antics.
What weed thi.; is I do net know, nor
have I ever found any ono that could
positively ray that !;fy kiiew, but it is
certain that there i-i something in the
new cat hoitoiii hay that will cuupo tem
porary in:ar;ity in horacs. It is no un
common thing to fco a man driving-a
horse wuh a lav.i ;cd rr.d twolbn head,
and, upon imjuiring the anse. bb v.-i'I
KEl'T CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
PICTUHE S'H.IvlSS LIADS TO
SIXTH STREET, BET. MAIN AND VINE. 1 I ATI HI.
( rui. m i .
Jonathan IIatt. J. W. Mautiiih.
VEOL2SALS AlTD ES.TAJL
STY iilAT MIARKET.
VCVV. PAr-irFIfS am- it .m t i f in BUTTEK AND IXU1
BEEF, POKE, MUTTON A Nit VEAL.
THE BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS ALWAYS ON HAND.
Sugar Cured Meals, Hams, Bacon, Lard, &c, c
of our own make.
The best bn.nds of OYSTERS, in cans und bulk, nt
"WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Tt Jk. CAIjLi
was Uovi-n on
answer. Oh. I
e. iji:. i.:sl mgiu, my r.crae gc
ol craay weeii." Whetl.-er t!;i.
famous '
fined to
"ken." 11.
can.
loco weed, or
thi.i jrvalitv.
C. Coe
the ;.-.;t-t
a de e
i i tne
ittlu-rit i.;ocn
lKvoi:d mv
in Scu-ntilie Amcri-
Sjt-m of the Gprr:a3i Army,
At is lrapo&'-ioic to cor.ceivoor a more -
thorough system tl-an that n which the
German army is ba.-cd. In i veiy village
there is a certain rv.m f i.-.oney c!oix;s
ited in the city bali which i:; t ui'ilcieiit to
keep all the soldiers in the village in i'cxxl
for thirty days alter the cb-clan-.tion of
war. Next to the city hall ij tho arn-.orv,
arsenal and barracks cf the place, licit
are the ccnn.cn and the smaller arms,
tho ammunition aad eve ry requisite for
v.-ar. The c-fiicc-rs live in't'je 'building.
Scattered l!i:-oughout tlio village are the
soldiers, rl hose who pa:-s tho tiit te rm
of service are cngag-id in various cct u
pations. Every ho.se i;x the villai-o is
duly ticketed and nppraiacd. At f.Vaicd
times the bono is takc:i from bis p-of.ii.ion
in the shafts of a er-rriava cr b-utahcr's.
uastTB cr canoienieK maimers v
mounted by a soldier or hitch;
carriage, drilled ii t: l.ij bi;
returned rc;litcly to Ids ovn
stant war breaks ov.t the hor:
the pro.c;-tv f Wilai m II.
a. his conoirion oi ti.iag:; (.:.:.. :s mever-
corner of U:e empire. The iniiant t';
emperor dec-ides orj war the entire tele-
graphic and rain-oad service is turned
over to the state; the shoemaker in th.-
:;:on,
d t j a gun
iae.a and
'i i;e iu
.e I.coii!i s
ft:E UARGE3 OF PROGRESS!
OUR LATEST IMPROVEHENTS !
Competition Is Ibo Ilfe of Trade," and If you have not n our latnot Improrml (jtvvl yoa
cannot ImaKine how lively tral le, or how hnrd our comix-tltor have to work to Itwo within tilulu nt uh. .
Aak. your retailer for the JAMES MEANS' 03 bllOK, or the JA.HKS MEANS' 84, HHOE
liccorillnf? to your needs.
I'oHitivt-ly none Kenulno union having our name una price tnmil plainly on the anlpa. Tour
..tnil..r will nni.lv vou with shoes no fctam ihx if you InnlHt uixm IiIh IoIiik o: If you do not innUt- iuuia
retailors will coax you into buying inferior shoes uoou which they make a larger profit.
JAMES MEANS'
3 SHOE
1 tv
UNEXCELLED IN
STYLE UNEQUALLED
in DURABILITY
AND 'r
ePERFECTIC:t . XXor FIT.
Ill a. .i - - i IW
rrirr irnrrrr''
4 SHOE
CANNOT FAIL
TO
S ATI S FY,
54 SHOE fttteJW
THE MOST.iS kt'lrsiLX
rfSv -or3" .a. m i nr.i
FASTI DlO
1MMES
:!1
viliajre dons Li.s tn:ii'ci m. rczr
neignoor s i:ore, reiorvs at tiie L:ai racks.
me vas oi money ti juit in t;.o r. tai car
riage, and v.-itJnii u few i.onrs tiie entire
r . , r 1 1 mn . ...
iuivb en my iii:;;;e, tov.-n e:r el. v i.-j
.stano-in.t m tho road ready mounted and
ttiorouhly eqeupped lor active service.
Everything is 'arranged, all contingen
cies loreshaelowcd. and an rii-mv nf
3.000,000 men tta:ic!i; waiting for orders
witinn a lev? Hours alter tho declaration
of war. It ij marvelous, blakcl Hall
in Boston G'obp,
Brick Teiirt-rlns for IVamo Houm-s.
A construction detail tliat i. paining
much porularity in nome western cities
is tho bricking in of fraiiio hefjx-s. The
htulding i.n eitk-d r.p whh matched atuli".
as if complete; (hen a. I ricir face wall
fojtr incites t!;KU U !aid in contact v.itli
the cxtoiicr, tied on bv cr.ikcs about
every t izin c v:sc-.
theia all aroucl c n ic
aie held in the n.-cr
drircn throuc.h into
ef th".-wall. Thev
Lf.r bed i-i Ktlr. and
i i-:i:vi i'.A V.v:
i
neaus tire i-iai v. nii tne- tace cl the v-.t.ii,
when the i:e: t ceur.es I.. id, a.ud f
on. The Vvalir; preWi;t the ppcai anec
of 6olid masc-niy, are durab-hVa'id. a:
they add to tne warmth oi
i ou certainly made remarkably quick
ime," I commented. "I'd say vou'd
tune
been
Feein to prcr-e:
lions, cspcciaJ
American Lr.i!dcv.
: tu-iiaiitia 1 1 ecorii mc- n ua
in severe climatea.
sulierinsr from delirium tremens if
I was not aware of your temperate hab
its. You had the nightmare, Campbell."
He placed a telegram in my hands.
"Read it," he said, eagerly. ?It came
this evening, and it proves that I saw
Morrison die."
The dispatch was from a relative of
Campbell's in Pittsburg, These were its
contents:
"Morrison killed himself this morninsr
by jumping from his window. He has
been mad for years."
o looked at each other in sdence.
"By Jove!" I said at last, "vcu have
either been telling a stupendous lie or
mis ia a leuiariiaum coincidence.
"It's no he," he answered, 6olemnlv.
"Bradford, It's as true as gospel."
-
Two years passed before I saw Camp
bell again. He came down tho corridor
of the Windsor hotel, and I could not
give it. A sweat was . fail to notice that hi3 appearance had
forehead. My breath rreatly improved. He had gained con
siderable avotrdupois, and was dressed in
excellent taste. His old frank smile re
mained unaltered, and I could not mi
tako 1'im,
"You are Fergus Campbell, I said,
and offered my hand.
He grasped It cordially,
'I was Fergus Campbell once," he
said; but" with an irresistible and
contagious grin "they call me Signor
tamocium now;
Va.'i:i.b'
Dl-uv
A" v.- uTiil
ACCoruinK to caasc-n a JMa.'Hizine a new
drug of great value has recently appeared
in the market. It conpisis of powder
jambul seeds the tee.'l.-;of a plant, fcvzv-
gium jamhekuiiun or Eugenia jambol
ana, fcr.nd in variour. parts cf India, the
Mauritius. Ceylcn and the Ufiited States
of Colombia. It has been well tested bv
the met -ieal f acult; in England, Germany
and the United titates, and is said to bo
a promising remedy in all cases cf dia
betes. The action c'f the drug is to pre
vent formation cf st:gar in the system,
and co to t lay waste; and cases pro cn
record showing that under it.s inlluenca
the special restrictive diet so obnoxious
to diabetes patients can be dispensed with.
Frank Ix-she's.
Such has ber-n tho recent proprre-tn In our branch of lii'lustry that wo fire now able to Hfllrm that th!
James Means' $1 Shoe is In every rK.-'jieot rquiil to the !ioc-h v. hli'.i only u feiv ycamoxo were ifinllel iitt-lxht
or ten dollars, if you will try on a pair you will be c-oiivln-il that we io not exaiwrH'e. Oum are Ilia
original 1 anil (4 Shoes, and those who Imitate our nynu-m of huslncs ure unable tn eompfte with ut Iu
uuality ol factory produi-tH. Iu our lines we ai-e the largest rnunufaeturerrt Iri I tiu Uii!im hiatfH.
One of our travelintr salesmen who in now vlulilug the fciioo retailers ot tne 1'acillu Coast and Itot-kjr
Mountain RcrIoii writes from there as follows: , ..... ...
I am more than satlslted with the results of my trip. I have thus far nueeeeded In jlnuinr our full
line in the hands of 'A Nu. 1 dealers In every point I have vlslieil." He noes on lo my, "This H a
nlen4id reKion for us to sell shoes in, because most of the retailers are churning their ukioih.th ut
retail aliout double tho prices which the shoes have cost at wholesale. The colWHjiieiHjo Is tliat thtf
Scoule who wear shoes are pnvlin? six or seven dollars a pulr for shoes which are not worth as much as our
ASlFS MEANS' H'.l and' S i SHOES. Our shoes with their very low retail prices umptd on thu
sole's of every pair are breaking down the hl-h pric-es which have iiitherto ruled In the retail maikeln here,
and when a retailer puts a full lino of goods iu his utock tle? at once begin u to oir lllce liot cakes, so (treat
1-S tlfoMr!klnd freaVf'r"jiist atop and consider what the atove dlirnlfies so far as yon are concerned. It
assures vou that If you keep on buyluit shoes leai-iiiK no manufacturers' name or lixed retail price stamped
on the soles, you caauot tell what you are getting anl your retailer Is probably nianliiK you puy doubu
what your shots have cost him. Now. can you afford to do this while we are proU-ctlnj you by stamping
Oar name and the fixed retail price upon the soles of our hoes before they leave our factory o that you.
cannot be made to pay more for your shoes than they are worth ?
Shoes from our eclebrnted factory are sold by wide-awake relnilerx In all parts f
the country. We will place them easily within your reach lu any State or Territory If you will luvwot ou
Cent in a pstal card ami write to us. m - i s
JAMES MEAS & CO., 41 Lincoln St., Boston, Mass.
HUSLMI DSHKCTOIiY.
S. ? . T.'M'.MAS
Atoii e".'-:it -F.:uv ;hkI .o'in rnb!ie.
l-'i:zj.'era!d Iil.i-!i. J'lnl .Miiouti:. Neb.
Ol.'u e In
A
;. SI I.I IVAN.
At.tonny-at-l.w. Wis- jji :i.t ffT-f fn
to ail lH!-i!i-- iiitri'Med : l.U.i. i'lliec lit
fiiion IJiock, h-Ast ''.i'le. I'iai t ui:! h. -b.
ei:ii:s.
cuius
Sta!e if.d i'rtiii-v
C'ro .kt;iy, l-'lour ami
worn. r a irrii.
( irtcr:fs, Uiisswiin and
1-Vcd.
C. F. S M I T
The Boss Tailor
Jida S: ,. Over :-:-r-. H' 5- bt e f
oie.
iP sfeck
THE LADIES' FAVORITE.
NEVER OUT OF ORDER.
If you desire to purchase a sewing machine,
ask our atrctit at your place for terms aaa
prices. If you cannot find our agent, write
direct to nearest addrps yon tx-low named
NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE G.OPJHGE,KJ
wiicAso Z8 ijN10N 6QUARE,N.ti DALLAS.
II- ATI 1NT1 rlA TEX.
ST LOUIS. MO.
S'HfBAHClCCOC
1 1 .-is tlir.- I,i st isiiil tbt.ft ctdii
n( Kiitlipll", l;ot!l fonioli : i Otri:lr:j(
v!o3i;i:! tliat ever Ciinii- t st .l Mi;-s-iiii
liver. Xote tin sir ri(.(!: I5n-ii;-t-K mil
1 1 iu -tUi tt ('.rim tv.;?, s';.j .
.uls ?4, fi.:, $G.o hiitl i
2VilI puiiiuKtcul a fit.
rices Defy Compelilion.
:-.
-.titl.-i.
J. SI. JUT III, Piattsnioiitli. Stl
HEALTH
iS
WEALTH
cr.me laboriously. 3Iy pulses ceased and
tl:j action of my ncart was impercepti
ble. I knew I was dying. I tried to
rcily. Jly life has not been what I de-
Kreu, yet I was wildly eaeer to live. I
Uiod desperately to cast otif tne dreadful
lethargy into which I was sinkinir. I
tried to cry cut for help, but could not
maio a txjuiiu. I was Btmcreunc: witli
deatJi, and euc-Ii u fight it was that I
shudder when J recall it. I was keenly,
cruelly alive to tho fact that my feet
v. ere like ice, end that the cold waa
creeping up my limbs towards my heart.
My tongue clove to the roof of mv
riouLh; Lay respiration grew Blower and
flower, ana finally ceased; my heart had
Net Altvaya a. Virtue.
With all tliat is jystly said about the
virtue cf ccntcntmcut, there Ls cno ppo
cics of it that lies like a worm at the core
cf all human progress. It is that which
renders a man batiatied with his ovn
achievements, content to remain v.-he re
he is iu tho cLuTercnt ephcrea cf activity
cr though', cr usefulness, instead cf as
cending into others wliich ere open to
him and ft;r which he may bo fitted.
Once a Wi;ck,
iiien you have finished your studies?"
"Yes," ho answered, '"'I am a full
fledged opera singer now,"
I longed to ask him if he was married,
but feared the subject might be a pain
ful one.
Boys(cjt late There, Crown, is your
house; d'you think you can get in by
yourself?
Erovrn Tedi, toys, b'gotJi but the
baby's crying. Thiih (hje) no time to go
(hie) l.ou.e. Les go aa have one more.
-Icv. crs Sun.
J-ILEMSONS, 21. IK
Physician I Surged!
OfTice over Wi?cott' urr. Vkii. Hrnt.
K'illellfp in Dr. Soliiilkiiptl.r irn-nv
iii:nrt-u t jt-ciAli jr. UII.CC IIHIirF, U H 1 1 Jl. .
2 t and 7 tt !i p. i:i .
tTcioiJlto ie at Itotli Office and Itriirimr-u
Ir. E. C WVst'i Vcr.e an l Ilralu Tiaitni-iit
iguaranice pccifis for Hvitnia Dizziness.
Co'ivU"si-ns. Kits. Nervous Ncmaij'a. H--ad -ivhe.
Nerveo'ii' ivostryti.-n eateti ly the list
f a'ci!ui ir tob.-ic--. W akefi.!i'-s. ?.'eftal JJe
presion, Koflttirif: oi tiie lirain reMiliintl i.i ls,
saaity sn.l le.-Jtiiii t misery. ik-c;iv and 'leatii,
"-rr-::ia'!ire oM r.ari.mi-.s.Viji. .f I'ovv-
-r i: citttr Sf-x. Iv hiiitary I;? and Swr
inat rrli-.p.t c-.i;isi.i ty nver-exei tion rl tht.
briiir). etif:,l.u ir riv;r-i:ii!:!ij;-iice K.ifh box
-oti!aiii" it!B r:!i;i::h'-( tr-aiiii'i:t. 4l oo a box
or ix for JoOu.sfnt by maii prepaia op
rerc-ij.t of Ji:.-e
vz gtja3at;tie six boxes
To cure unv eu W1M1 cti'-U on'er received
by us for cjx !.ois, acconipan-ed with $.',
we will Rep.:! t!;e ptii cha.-er our written iruaian
tef to ret!ir:i the itoney if the reatrrient doaa
not rreer a rure. iin-iruitees Issued only I, v
Will .1. W'ankli s -lu a ut. lMaltsr.mutli. Neb
JULIUS PEPPERBERG.
MASUJi ACTCItKU Of AXO
WHOLESALE L RETAIL
DEUI.Elt IX T f K
Choicest Brands of Cigars,
iacluding our
Flor do Pepperbero' anct 'BuJ
FCI.I. LIKK Olf
TOB.VCCO AND SMOKKKS' AltTICLES
always in stork. Nov. 2f.
BARBER AND HAIR DRESSER.
B. & M.
':oisj ww.
No. 1. r ;ia a. ni.
, y, -t; -.v u, tn.
No. 0 :4T a. l.i.
Ku. 7..-T p. ni.
.!. :17 p. rt.
No. 11 C ;i'7 a. in.
Time Table.
(SlilNII KAT.
No, 2.-4 i p. in.
. i. io . m.
No.fr.. 7 :13 !. in.
No.iio. : :5 a. in.
All work first-class; west Fifth Street, j dlj' cicrrt t'unday-
North Robert Shor wood's Store. ' Ko. lb u a tu5 fr.n
A'l tral: run daily I y Wavof Omui.., rjri-er.t
i No. 7 and s wblcli rtiu to sua frum ,-ehujler
0c JanctlfcU tt UB.m,
