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v-v !!S?i!ifrTM -. r. .'.,"' . -""-."-.--l r,? . - -. - - . n " awCj ? 'sX K8?lS ., .--"'' . - . -. ' - "fr. ?? ,-. " -.- y - yifflaFg j--j,mm v - -v . i -. . . . 'i -.-- l r tr-e -w - --T . ; vi' - w -."- wv- r -- -,. r - - - -. . .. -o-1 5- I . . --- -V ! 1 VICTORY. its, T, kmftH iilfAn" fMH to the storiooB ead ha detb a p-ver sad Tfeterjrwldi few. aewr wm boat oa the defeat Of la iih good; for aa ebew of fees shaH bo retreat, Bo kaowB bet trianh ia a work we Fraak Leake -New-paper. A STRANGE COMPACT. It was a dreary night in the winter of 17. Outside a heavy fog filled the nar row unsavory streets of the metropolis, and the longs and eyes of such unfortu aates as chanced to be abroad. It even invaded the small wooden sanctums of the night watchman, interfering with slumbers to which the inmates were both by age and office entitled. Across the river, in the dingy, ill pared lanes of the borough, the fog seemed at its worst, a light warmish hare being the only indi catioa of the presence of those shops which still remained open, and round which small ill clad urchins with the most unmistakable intentions persistent ly hovered. "A sweet night for footpads," mut tered young Dr. Mostyn, as he disen gaged himself from a chance rencontre with a post, and felt his way along by tapping with his stout stick at the house walls, a proceeding by which he had al ready severely damaged the legs of three of his suffering fellow creatures, and poked a large hole in the kitchen window of a fourtlu "And now," he continued, talking to himself for the sake of com pany, "for home and supper and a fire. All, and a patient or two, perhaps. Who know&T At this cheering prospect his spirits rose, and he banged mightily at the wall with his stick in consequence, until at length, coming to a small street on his right, he turned smartly down, and hav ing made sure of his own door knocked briskly at it. "Who's there?" cried a shrill female voice in response. "Tf f Rat " aai1 hay met- l 'Open the door, my good gut" "Not if I knows it," was the cheering reply. "You take yourself off, young man, whoever you are. There, two bulldogs and three men with loaded guns 'standing by me, to say nothing" "Open the door, Bet!" roared her mas ter through the keyhole. "Don't you know roe?" "Is it uino o'clock or is it eleven? pro pounded the damsel; "because if it's eleven o'clock my eyes deceive me, and if it's nine o'clock your voice decMv-t me; for the doctor said he'd be home us eleven and not before, and considering the fog I should say a good deal artef." "Open the doorl" said the surgeon, sharply. Ttn back already because my patient's dead. Come; open at oncer There was a creaking and shooting of bolts as he finished speaking, and the door being cautiously opened discovered an angular woman of some five-and-thirty years, whose nervous face cleared directly she saw her master. "Fm asking your pardon for keeping you long, sir," said she; "but one never knows who's who, and, judging by the noises and runnings, there's been rare doings round the corner to-night." "Anybody been. Bet?" asked the sur geon, as ten minutes later he sat down to a carefully grilled chop. "Not a soul," replied his handmaiden. "And a nice person you would be' to open the door if an accident had ar rived." "Oh, I should have opened it at once," aid Bet, with decision. "Directly they used the word 'accident' I should havo opened it and chanced it" Uer master, smiling at her devotion, drew his chair to the fire and, having carefully filled a long clay pipe, fell to smoking with an air of great enjoyment and content. Then, thinking it extreme ly unlikely that ho would be .disturbed at that late hour, ho dismissed his re tainer to her quarters in a neighboring bouse, and, being left to himself, lapsed into a brown study. It might have been the fog, or it might have been the unexpected death of his patient; whatever the cause, his thoughts took a very gloomy direction indeed, and lie shook his head despondingly as he thought of his future prospects. His mood was not made more cheerful by the room, which was large and dark, and paneled with oak, and ornamented with oil portraits of dead and gone worthies, with whom he claimed some kinship more or less remote, who seemed to stare at him to-night in a particularly ghostly, not to say wooden manner. Besides all this, he was in love; and he had no sooner built a magnificent castle in the air and placed her in it, than an anything but airy landlord called for the rent, and the dream was spoiled. . He had been sitting thus for some nursing is woes and sipping a i of hot cognac which he had pre pared, when he was disturbed by a loud, imperative knocking at the front door, whereat he snatched up one of the gut tering candles and marched down the Barrow stairs to open it. The feeble light of the candle, when he had dono so, showed him a tall, strongly built man of middle age, whose naturally fine pro portions were increased by the fog, which dung to them and exaggerated them The surgeon noted that he was richly clad, and also that the embossed hilt of a sword protruded from the skirts of Jus coat, while his face, from some powerful emotion, was pale and drawn. "Are you the surgeon?" asked the new comer abruptly. "At your service," was the reply. Come in." - The stranger obeyed, and waiting until the surgeon had secured the door 'c1 towed his up stairs. "Examine meP said he, taking off lii liced coat and standing pale and erect before him. "Unfasten your shirt," said the other, f-fliagin with his strange humor and ciO-i-ifwci-g a careful examination. "WellT inquired the stranger, when he had finished. "Souadae'abellandas hard as oak." "Mot likely to die suddenly!" suggested Ms visitor. "No. I should think that that would be the last thing to happen to you," re plied the puzzled surgeon. "Why, what kt-eaMtterwkhyou? Do you feel ill?" "No; I feel hale and strong, capable of life with the best rre never illness in my life. But for all that, I hall die at midnight" "Of course," said the surgeon, some what provoked at all this mystery, "if to kill yourself, you can : with more authority as to the tuae ham aayhody else." "I have so intention of committing i the stern rejoinder. "Nev- ,at u-Blkmytime expires. ' of my death is unknown to I shall never seethe lifting of blackness, which on my i fitly interposed i ass and the heaven I have listening to this strange to the table, and filling. It to to ex- " 'vlA sureon. - .epaiwMmi j. t-v-AMKSXs-$ ,rii-!Jrt.-'?-. - .-vfc . t traordinaiy patient "It will put heart into you," said he. "Bat not a soul" said the other; and, shuMeriag convulsively, drank it at a draught; then placing theglass upoathe table, he drew a purse from hisBesket and looked at the surgeon. "Your fee?" "Nothing. I know not what your trouble is; but I wish much that I could help you." "I'm past all help," said the other, sadly, moving toward the door; then pausing, as the surgeon took up one of the candles to light him down, he said, in irresolute tones: "As you shall judge, if you care to hear." "By all means,'' said Hostyn,.hearly( as, replacing the candle, he poked the fire and drew up a chair for his visitor. "Twenty years ago," said the latter, accepting the proffered seat and leaning toward the surgeon, "my circumstances were very different from what they are now. Young and strong, I liad at the death of my parents rejected the bread of dependence offered me by relatives, and. full.of hope, "had come to London to make my fortune. It proved to be harder work than I had anticipated; and in a very short while I was reduced to the verge of starvation. One dreadful night, of which this is the twentieth an niversary, I was half crazed with pov erty and despair. For two days 1 had not tasted food, nor did I see the slight est prospect of obtaining any. Added to this I was deeply in love, though un happily the interference of those who should have been our best friends kept us apart. As I crouched shivering La the garret, which served me for a lodg ing, I think I must have gone a little bit mad." He broke off suddenly, as though unwilling to continue, and stan-d gloom ily at the fire. "Well?" said the surgeon, who had been listening with much interest '.'Have you ever heard of compacts with the evil one?" demanded the stran ger. "I have heard of such things," replied the surgeon, on whose spirits the occa sion and the visitor were beginning to telL "I made one," said the other, hoarse ly. "Crouched by the empty grate, which mocked me with its cold bars and white ashes, my thoughts turned, as though directed by some unseen power, to all that I had heard and read of such compacts. As my mind dwelt upon it, the subject lost much of its horror, until a gentle rustling in the neighborhood of the fire drove me with quaking heart to my feet. My fears, however, were but momentary, and with fierce determina tion I called upon my unseen visitor to lend me his awful aid. As I 6poke the sounds suddenly ceased, and a voice seemed to cry iu my ear: 'Write, writer I dragged a small table into the moon light, which struggled through the be grime'' panes of the window, and with my v a blood and the miserable stump of 'a pen wrote out the terms of an agreement with the Prince of Darkness, possessed, as I did so, with the horrible consciousness of something in the room watching me. I vowed that if for twenty years he gave mo wealth and the pos session of her whom I loved better than my own life, my soul should be the for feit If the next morning brought change of fortune, I should take it for a sign that he had accepted my conditions. I signed it, and swooned. When I awoke from the sleep into which the stupor had merged the sun was shining brightly into my foul lodging, and be low was a messenger who brought me news of a large fortune which had fallen to me through the death of an uncle. God forbid that my rash vow should have had aught to do with it! Since then, everything has prospered with me. I married the woman I loved. We have a large family. I have kept my secret to myself. To-night, at 13, my time ex pires." "The change in your fortunes was a mere coincidence," said the surgeon un easily. "Another coincidence for you, then," said his visitor, whose face was now livid. "In the morning, when I awoke, the agreement which I had left on the table had disappeared." Mostyn rose and, taking great care not to extinguish the names, snuffed the can dles. "As I supposed my death would be a strictly natural one," continued the stranger, "I thought I would consult a surgeon, in order to see whether my heart was sound, or whether I was to die as I have said, in a perfectly natural manner owing to its disease. A watch man whom I met directed me to your door." "Do you live in the neighborhood?'' "No, at Westminster," was the reply. "But having put all my affairs in order, and wishing my dear ones should be no witnesses of my death, I have been roaming about the streets to meet it there." "Alone?" queried the wondering sur geon. "I hope so," said the other, shud dering. "Be guided by me," said the surgeon earnestly. "Return to your home and forget all about this mysterious compact you fancy you have made." His companion shook his head and turned to the door. "Are you going to roam about in the fog again?" asked Mostyn. "Unless you will let me stay here," said the other, glancing at him wist fully. "You are not nervous? you do not think I shall dieT "You will die of fright if you die at all," said the surgeon sturdily. "But stay, and welcome, if yon will." And to avoid the thanks of his guest he poked the fire until the resulting blaze almost caused the candles to snuff themselves out with envy. For some time they sat silent The streets were now entirely deserted, and no sound save the flickering of the fire disturbed the silence of the room. Then the sm con arose and, upon hospitable thouguts intent, busied himself with the ... Je spirit case which stood on the side board; and after sundry most musical gurglings from the bottle as it confided its contents to the glasses, appeared in his place again with two steaming pota tions and a sugar bowL "Cognac," said he, "with all its fiery nature subdued, now in its tranquil old age." "Thanks," said his visitor, taking the proffered glass. "The last toast I shall drink: Long life to you." He tossed off the contents, and again lapsed into silence, while the surgeon slowly smoked his long pipe, removing it at intervals in favor of the spirit he had so highly com mended. Half an hour passed, and a neighbor ing church clock slowly boomed the hour of 11. One hour more. The surgeon, glancing at his companion to see what effect the sound had upon him, saw that hia lyaa w ! flul ptl hTOStht ill heavily. Ruing cautiously to his feet be f felt the pulse of the strong sinewy wrist wnicn mag over tne side of the chair, sad, then, returning to bis seat, sat closely regarding hha, not without cast ing certain uneasy glances into the dark corners of the room. His pips went oat; the firs burnt low, and, seen through the bass of fog and smoke, the aotio less figure in the chair seemed suddenly to loom large in front of him and thea to lro sl-inst nhsmmfl frr rtirrnc For a few seconds it seessed his eyes When he opened thm the Ire out, slid the figare in front of aua st0lattbecb-ir.taoacbitb4e4d 1J1J D - Ml Clothing for Men Which t tables; everything is fresh, stylish and bought of the largest manufecturies. UG:r ajXLdL 3:e;S.T72" "773IG-eT OT73CO.'rS The evenings growing chilly, you all feel the need of one of this class of coats. My stock isjcomplete. I shall be pleased to fill your wants in this line. I will offer vou bargains in suits. I scarcely know which one of the many beautiful styles to mention. I will offer you a NICE STYLE SUIT FOR $5.00, you can't get elsewhere for less than $8.00. My $9.00 suits, worth 812."0. are all wool, stylishly made, and will compare with any suit bought elsewhere for $12.50. A nice, fancy plaid or stripe sacks or frocks for $12.50 is worth $18.00; the nicest rire xuits for $17.50, cheap at $22.50; $20.00 suits are cheap at $27.50. Y CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT IS COMPLETE. Now h your time to buy children's suits, age 5 to 12 for $2.00, cheap at $3.20. age 5 t 12 fur $3.00, cheap at $4.ri0 ami too many others to mention. A BIO LINE OF BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S OVERCOATS. Parents now is your time to purchase. I also carry a LAROE LINK OF BOYS AND CHILDREN'S HATS AND CAPS, that will be v k In addition to my o Q. Q. O 75 cents; a full line of GENTS' AND JSOlS' O V J-KSHIKTS nn flannel ana an styles. i nave too large an assortment to mention prices in this line. A COMPLETE LINE OF MEN'S AND BOYS' BOOTS AND SHOES, at the very lowest prices, and everything is warranted or mouev will he cheerfully re fun .let I. I intend to make things move. My prices are bound to bring you to me, and if you value your money and if you want to save it, call at T'HE BOSTON, ONE-PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE. THE BOSTON, now fallen on its breast Full of a nor-1 rible fear, he glanced hurriedly at the j clock and saw that it was just upon the stroke of 4, then he sprang to the side of j his guest ana seuea me wrist nearest to him, As he did so, he started back with a wild cry of horror, for some slippery thing, darting swiftly between his feet, vanished in the gloom of a neighboring corner. Ere he could recover himself, the man in front of him stirred uneasily, and ris ing unsteadily to his feet, gased stupidly at him. "What's the matter?' he asked at length in dazed tones. "Matter!" shouted the still trembling surgeon. "Why, it's four hours past midnight and you are alive and welL" With a violent start, as he remember ed his position, the stranger glanced at the mantel shelf. "Four o'clockl" said he "4 o'clockl Thank God, there was no compact! Thenanother fear possess ed him: "Is it is the clock right?" "To the minute," said the surgeon, standing gravely by with averted head, as his visitor, heed-ess of his presence, fell upon his knees and buried his face in his hands. As he rose to his feet the old church clock slowly struck the hour of 4, ap pearing to both the listeners to do so with an emphasis asunusualasit was welcome. As the last stroke sounded the stranger, who could even now hardly realize his position, threw np the window and extended his head. The fog had disappeared, the air was crisp and clear and the distant rumbling of the early market carts betokened the beginning of another day. "How came I to sleep?" he inquired, closing the window and turning to the surgeon. "I drugged your drink. It was the only thing I could do. You were in such a strange state of alarm that you would either have died or gone mad if I had not done so." The stranger extended his hand and caught the young surgeon's in a mighty grasp. You ran a fearful risk. Suppose that I had died. My death would have been attributed to the drug, and you would have teen accused of murder." "I chanced it," said Mostyn simply. "There was no time for consideration." "It has been a strange business," said the other. "What could it have been that was in my garret that night, and what could have taken the agreement!" "Bats," said Mostyn, smiling. "One of them frightened me terribly just now; but it would not have done so if I had not been in a very excited condition. The same state of mind perhaps, though in a milder form, that you were in on the night you wrote your agreement." "There were rats in the room, I re- rnemoer, sua we stranger; "out 1 1 ! -.1 W I never once inoagni 01 mem. ion nave saved my reason, if not my life," and Jie , again grasped him by the hand. "You , shall not find me ungrateful." , No did he; for, aided by his influence, the young surgeon rose rapidly to fame ' and fortune, which he shared in the most liberal manner with the girl for, ,!,-- h,- -..,-(-- h.l lo-..- tr, i;m waiting. Chambers' Journal !?- - C -a rM- t -. -. , "----:--. - ,... -,-- si. ' running down street yesterday with Bill i . Bounce after you, wantuf to lick you? sn,vl-Y -. jvu. tS 7. "" - What did you run forF "II was only running so as to get , him away from home, so his mother 1 couldnt see him fightin'; but by the time we was out of sight of his house we got in sight of our house; and then, as my mother would see me if I stopped to hit him, I went in, so as to be out o' tempta tion." New York Weekly. Never Warred with Hia. "Grandsire Caswell" was one of the early settlers of Harrison, an cestor of four or five generations of hardy families, some soil residing on the original homestead. He was a revolutionary veteran, a strong mind ed gentleman of the old continental school of patriots, and his modes of thinking were generally in natural and rational lines. I think he was not noted for any special veneration for original New England orthodoxy, but possessed a bigheart full of hope for all our race. He knew what was meant by experience, and had lived a long life under the old flag in the en joyment of peace and its blessings. When the venerable man, in his eighties, was feeble of body and fail ing, but with mental faculties still clear, be was visited by a pious neighbor who felt a call to exhort the old soldier regarding his relations to the future life. "Have you made your peace with God?" impaired the ezhorter. The veteran pondered the question a moment and responded: "Peace, peace with God? Why. I haint ever been to war with him!" Lewistou Journal. toBKta At Metropolitan Manager. So you want to join tha theatre and learn to act something, eh? George Hayseed, from Tarrytown Yes. sir. ML M Well, George, before we take you oa, rtmll nave to act aa though yom ewl leant something. Burdette ia Brooklyn Eagle BOSTON, now offrcr to the neoole of Columbus and vicinity. Not a dollar's worth of old clothine can sold at the very lowest prices. IS MY MOnO business here I take measures for men's THE IRON CAGE. m Icaed by the Blabop of Verdun, Who Vm It Flrt Occupant. For Louis XI of France whom Sir VirHMAM 3s ) U I -ri . mSjAQ family,: to the English public the iron cage had a great at- traction, and he seems to have equip - ped with it nearly every one of his state prisons. When the Due de Ne mours, previous to his trial, was trans ferred to the Bastile, he was put in a cage of iron; and the king, learning that some indulgence had been shown to so illustrious a prisoner, wrote in the most uncompromising terms to the Sire de Saint Pierre, one of the com missaries appointed to try the unfor tunate prince. He was not pleased, he said, to learn that the fetters had been removed from the duke's limbs, that he had been allowed to leave his cage, and that he had attended mass when women were present And he charged him to take care that the prince never left his cage, except to be put to the Question that is, to be tortured and uiet this should take placo in his own apartment Other important personages in the reign of Louis made acquaintance wiiii uiese iron cages oi nis; fi, w;n:-.-rT? I :-t. .! .. t T T . FL;.-1- VV IU1U1UU1 b - m-i - of verdun, and the Cardinal de la - -r -. - . J . - Balue. According to an eminent French antiquary, each cage was about nine feet long, eight feet broad and seven feet high, and consisted of a ponderous frame work of timber, strengthened by solid iron clasps and fenced in with stout iron bars, weighing altogether a couple of hun dred pounds, and costing about 3G7 livres, at the then value of money. Philippe de Commines, the historian, makes some characteristic comments unon Einr Louis XI and his c- "It is quite true" he says "that the king our master ordered the con - struction of somii rieorous nrisons' -cages of iron ad of wood, covered with plates of iron outwardly and in- ternally; and with terrible iron bars, each about eight feet wide and about tho height of a man, or one foot more. The man who designed them was the Bishop of Verdun and in the very first that was made he was inconti nently immured, and lay therein for fourteen years. Many of us since have poured our curses upon him, and I forone, having had an eight months' taste of this kind of captivity. For merly, too, the king caused the Ger mans to make for him some heavy 1 and terrible fetters to fasten upon prisoners' feet and an iron ring to clasp around the ankle, with a solid I A h dftl- - fe wl - - -- l-h I vuuiu aiuivucu, ,iiu u. grciib iruu uuu at the end of the chaiu. These instru ments of torture were known as ies fillettes du roy,' or the king's maid- ; ens. These, nevertheless, I have seen on tho feetof uiany prisoners of rank? who have since risen into honor and great joy and have received many faVors from the king." All the Year Round. : A Thr,ftr farmer. grasping though not miserlv uaiure 01 me nauve icw raigianu , farfner is somewhat proverbial. It is , hard to get the better of him in a. "dicker," and he very seldom gives uuyuiuiK r iiowuiig. xiis Kueuuess - , iu -his respect was well illustrated bv . nf ,,,, ifnil mo l 7i s -y" iV"" wjj recentiy spent a week 111 New Hampshire. The young man wanted to hire a boat for the day, and the fanner owned one which was moored tn the hank of tin riwi. "fn von fet me have your boat for the day?" he asked of the owner. "WelL let me see," was the cautious reply. "I don't know as I can. Tou see, tbar's a man over here, Mr. So-and So, that other feller, yer know. He said t'other day he wanted my booj and he may be 'raound this morning." "WelL Fm sorry, as I should like it today very much. You don't think you can let me have it?" "No; cum ter think of it, I feel purty sartin that other feUerll he 'raound after it to day. And if he wants it, he orter have it" "That settles it then, I sup pose," said the young man. "But can you tell me of any place near here where you think I can hire a boat?" "Oh, you want to hire a boat, do yer?" "Yes." "Wall, naow, seein' yer want to hire a boat so bad come to think on it, it's gittin' kinder late, and I do not believe that other feller will be 'raound, this morning it's mos' 0 o'clock. You want to hire it. you say?" "Yes. How much will you charge me for the day?" "The last time I let her I charged thirty cents for her; but I kinder thinks that's a leetle might high. I guess I'll let you have it for twenty-five cents." Bos ton Times. Bettlac Bato. A writer in The Times of India de scribes a system of gambling in Cal cutta ou rain. It is carried on in a "compound" off the Burra bazar, where, when a rain cloud crosses the sky, a crowd collects of eager, excited men; some rush about frantically, others perch themselves high on ad joining roofs and gesticulate wildly to friends below, while all gase anxiously at the sky. There are the suita, or rain speculators, and the system, as explained by the leasee of the com pound in which it is carried on, is ex tremely simple. On the roof of his office there is a ditch which will hold eight suisof .water. . If a rajodood TALKING ABOUT GENTS FURNISHING GOODS, you can hnd any style tor less money than was ever ottered to you before. lou can buy a good undershirt lor ;0 cents, cheap at RBMBHBE-t OJR PXMCBE TO AXJ. 0IE - PEIC1 6L0THOG HOUSE. 13 -aajoror E5ead.3r fox .B-a3L33.-- - At the beginning of the fell season, IS: QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS, suits for the LARGEST HOUSE ONE-PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE, inifets ana tiic lull exceeds this amount, tho overflow is discharged into the compound by a spout This decides all tho bets, those who wager ed it would rain winning. The bets are entered by tho proprietor in a book, the commission beiujj one pice per runsc. anu me iransacuons Deiug , " tetlicd at IU ocloct the following . morning. A defaulter is hardly ever I Kiiov.ii; in. ftuiuuiera tiro uiuon itiouey lenders, men of substance and well I.110WI1 to each other. They are aclss hy themselves, and the stakes are usually inconsiderable, whereas in Bombay it is not unusual to have - . b? loaded like dice, or "faked" like homes; there are no haudicappers, no starters, no owners aud no jockeys. Loudon Globe. Heaven' ArtlUaiy. The Twenty-seventh Massachusetts ' regiment was in camp on Bachelors creek. North Carolina, near the edre of a wooded marsh, out of which came the fragrance of magnolia blossoms and the music of numberless mocking birds. Here the men foraged more or , less upon the "guerilla farmers' in the neighborhood. The regimental his- - -. . . ' ... -- an nitlivoi tonan enlivens his pages with the storv of one such occasion Just beyond our outposts was a fam- jk. ,i-mMi rw? wlirt -... Kvn- w -a-vu - -- - - -. - w willing to furnish reiresnmeiits for a consideration; and one day when Lieut Hunt was in charge of the out posts, he placed Sergt Peck on picket very near the Davis plantation. The sergeant was very considerate of the wants of the inner man, and when Lieut Hunt returned to this part of the line, he found that Peck had been to Davis' house and ordered what he called a "stomach distender" for two. " V1S UOUSe ana oraerea what he called a "stomach distender - lw"- . i i:w iw Sergt Peck's appetite and liberality . 'Jcol,.4CV""ri"iU,g',nu Vw"r f 8. the better or ay scruples he might 9. " fJ ." " "JS?? j 1 i- ? M 4" 1 W-i.teiflSfililiSiS"! viutuuii luafa vtus irviupijf ;u, The two men were eating with the best of appetites when they heard a sudden roar aud rattle, as of heavy ; guns aud musketry. The enemy was , upon mem. insianuy mey seizeu their arms and equipments, which had been laid aside for the occasion, and rushed unceremoniously out of the door. Waiting for nothing, they cleared the fence, expecting every moment another volley, or a demand to sur render. Ou reaching the post, in any thing but good order, they were hailed by one of the pickets: ""Hullo, there! What's your hurry? , Why didn't you stay till after the ( shower?" ' Sure enough, while they had been busy at the table a sudden thunder cloud had come up, and what they had mistaken for an attack of the eu- emy was only a peal of thunder. , The two soldiers were often remind ed of their famous dinner, and "old; thousands of rupees on tiic rum. rue carry u 10 me iooi oi Bunrar mil Hoped that tins n i will long con system has one advantage raiiiclouds , monument on each succeeding anni- tinuo to hold tliechituipionshipuucon cannot be manipulated; they cannot versaryof the battle, at sunrise, and tested on this record. ri .SwnliS,I! oi- " l "J "! to "the attack on the pickets. j Youth's Companion. German matron in whose family I boaro The Ink of Antiquity. , ,,-wm,.- :(i .i, ..:- - ,,1,1 Op-. According to the Roman naturalist PJinv and other authors, the basis of the ink used by ancient writers was formed of lampblack or the black taken from burnt ivory and soot from furnaces and baths. Some also have supposed that the black liquor which the cuttlefish yields was frequently employed. One thing is certain, that whatever were the component ingre dients, from the blackness and solidity in the most ancient manuscripts, from an inkstand found at Herculaneum, in which the iuk appears as thick as oil, and from chemical analysis, the ink of antiquity was much more opaquej as well as encaustic, than that which is used in modern times. Inks of different colors were much in vogue. Bed, purple, blue and gold and silver inks were the principal varieties. The red was made from vermillion, cinnabar and carmine j the purple from the nurex, one land of which, called the purple encaustic, was appro priated to the exclusive use of the em perors. Golden ink was much more popular among the Greeks than among the Romans. During the middle or dark ages the manufacture both of it and of silver ink was an extensive and lucrative branch of trade, and the illuminated manuscripts which re main are a striking proof of the high degree of perfection to which the art was carried. The maldncr of the inks .themselves was a distinct business, and another connected with it, and to which it owed its origin, was that of inscribing the titles, capitals as well as emphatic words, in colored .and gold and silver inks. Exchange.' A PatrioUa ClUae. Often quoted is the remarkable will of Solomon Sanborn of Medford, Mass., who died about fifteen years ago. Sanborn was a great patriot and spe cially gloried in the part Massachusetts took in the Revolutionary struggle. In his will he left his body to Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes and Professor Agassis, not, however, without impos ing; some of the most unheard of pro visions and conditions. His skeleton he desired prepared in the moat artistic manner known to the profession, and placed with the many othert. in the an entirely new and elegant stock of Youth IN CHICAGO and guarantee perfect anatomical department of Harvard college. While preliminary prepara tions were being made in carrying out this extraordinary request he desired tho surgeons to be very careful with j the skin so that it could be tanned in ' pieces of sufficient size to make a pair. of drum heads. Upon one of these the "Declaration of Independence" was to be written and upon the other I .jie's "Uuiversal Prayer." Fitted iu its proper wooden frame this ghast- ly relic was to be preseuted to a local drummer, whom the testator desig- nates a "distinguished friend," upon condition that he would promise to . - . t " beat upon it the invigorating si of "Yankee Doodle." John strains W. Wright in St Louis Republic. Tha Laaap'a Struggles. Of recent years there has been a re action in favor of lamps us against gas. w nen gas lureaicncu to Kill lue , .W.. trad. manufacturers grasped the situation and introduced so many improvements that many people pre fer a good reading lamp to gas. Then, too, every time a man is robbed by a gas company aud made to pay for what he knows he has not consumed, he turns his attention to some other of Uluminatioii and bays an oumi oi lamps, wnen gas is nrsx . introduced in a town, or when the price per 1,000 feet is reduced to any extent lamps are largely discarded, and for a time the very existence of the trade sterns iu jeopardy. But there is always a revival, and there is an much money in the business as there ever was. Interview in St Lonfc Globe-Democrat Pellrltle. of Water Cu It should be understood that water gas by itself possesses no illuminatmg power, but gives a non-luminous flame or a Jfeht biae c To water ,3,0 ' illuminating agent, advantage is t?ken of tho fact that its name is 2,772 degs. Fahrenheit hotter than the hottest flame of coal gas. Over the almost non-luminous flame is inserted a comb, consisting of calcined magnesia (not magnesium, as lias been erroneously stated). This is rendered incandescent, and emits a bril liant white light, almost as intense as an electric incandescent lamp, but far more agreeable, as the illuminating surface is much larger, and consequently there is less irritation to the retina. These "combs" must be clianged every 100 hours (they cost one and one-half pence each), as it is found that they gradually diminish in their power of incandescence. -New York Telegram. a c-m Famii- KeMedjr. I was traveling with a circus once m England and got laid up with a cough, -old and sore throat that I thought was going to lay me on the shelf for the rest of tue season, but a French sailor came aions aml o,- me. iIe took a ra-. heni m it wrappe it in a cioth u saturating the whole thing with neck. 1 was well in two days, w nen J came here I told about the remedy to a man familv remedy, and has been used . ..j., .. .,..-, --- by my people ever since I can re- member. It's infallible." Interview in G lobe-Democrat. An latMortelle. Dull Did you see the handsome com pliment paid us by Cuff of The Dailj Gusher? Guff No; what was it? i Duff Oh, be calls our paper "one of the immortelles of journalism." Guff H-m-m! He is more than half right. Dryness is a leading characteris tic of immortelles. Drake's Magazine. Her HM-cy a Taari At Vernon is buried Mrs. Jemima, Tute, whose history is thus told on her tombstone: Mi-JwnlmiTwe, 8ucareljr relict at Mtm. WLub FUpps, Caleb Have, aad A-MSltt The two ant were kffiM tj the ladtaaa FMpps July a a. i. me Haw Juaear, CSS. Whoa Haw was kflled the sad ber cbfldrea. Were carried iatoCaptfrfcy. Aad was sunlad to a French a-wtawa : The yooaceat waa torn froee her sreaet And pet-bed witb haacer. By tha aid of mbi teaer otet t Qeatle 'a She recovered the She had two by OotttvedboUhlra Aad died March 7th. VM, ivkHettades Thaaaayc Koaorecaa roeacaojr. Koreat-ther Feme tKroj. New York Sun. Ma WeaMat Salt. Fond Mother Tour other qualifica tions seem satisfactory. Now what is your voice? Nurse Maid (surprised) Contralto, ma'am. Food Mother rm so sorry. Yarn wfll notdoatalL It will take a very strong sofcaaoto carry the heir. Harper's Ba- Clark BnH is writjag a life of Lord Nahm. Boys I Children, fit or no pay. i . f the hills aud removed from each all the tubers with the exception of a few , straggling ones. This left the top flourishing apparently as vigorously as ever. At the tacial digging" the widow was sadly disappointed at the paucity of tho crop, anil when the jo- tatoes were divided her portion was a. "mite" iudecd. 3 turelv is to be .... The proprietors of SANTA ABIE havo authorized. Dowty Jk Becher to refund your money if, after giving this Califor nia King of Cough Cures a fair trial as directed, it fails to give satisfaction for the cure of Coughs, Croup, Whooping Cough and all Throat and Lung troubles. When the disease affects the head, and assumes the form of Catarrh, nothing is so effective as CALIFORNIA CAT-B-CUBE. These preparations are with out equals as household remedies. SohT at $1.00 a package. Three for $250. Simplicity, of all things, is the hardest to be copied. vF.. ,, ---.. To th -.DrroR Please inform your readers that I have a positive remedy for the above named disease. By its timely use thousands of hopeless eases have been permanently cured. I shall be glad to send two bottles of my reme dy ran to any of your readers who have consumption if they will send me their express and post office address. Beeped- fully, T. A. Slocuv, M. C, 181 Pearl . street, New York. 30y , Silence does notalways mark wisdom. Th Wrdict 1'aanimoB. W. I. Suit, druggist, Bippn. Iud., testifies: "I can recommend Elect tic Bitters as ths very best remedy. Every bottle sold has given relief in every vmmc. vu- uiuu umj i wimra, iiuu was cured of Bheumutisiu of 111 y.-trs standing." Abraham Hare, uniisi, , Bellevle,Obio,aftlrin8: "The liest sell- ing medicine I have ever handled in my 20 years' experience, is Eleetrir Bitters.' Thousands of others have mlded their : testimony, so that the venhVt in hiihiii- , mons that Electric Bitters do fare nil diseases of the Liver, Kidneys or Hioml. Only a half dollar a liottle at David Dowty drug store. He that stndieth revenge keep his own wounds green. Aa Abmlate Care. The ORIGINAL ABIETTNE OIN'x MENT is only put up in large two-ounce tin boxes, and is an absolute cre for old sores, burns, wounds, chapped hands and all kinds of skin eruptions. Will positively cure all kinds of piles. Aak for i the ORIGINAL ABITTNE OINTMENT i Sold by Dowty 4 Becher at 25 cents per box by mail 30 cents. mar7y He hath riches sufficient who hath i-nough to be charitable. A Woawa'n Divrovery. "Another wonderful discovery : oeen made and that too by a woman 111 this county. Disease fastened its clutch es upon her and for seven years she withstood its severest tests, but her vital organs were undermined and dc;ith seemed imminent. For three months Be coughed incessantly and could nut sleep. She bought of us a bottlu of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption and was so much relieved on taking first dose that she slept all niylit and with ne bottle has been miraculously cured Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz." Tint. rite W. C. Hamrick & Co-, ot Shelby N. C get a free trial bottle at David Dowty 'a dru; store. Bespect is better procured by exacting it than soliciting it. BurklnTn Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for cuts, braises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all Kin eruptions, and posi tively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guranteed to give perfect satisfac tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by David Dowty. '.I PATENTS.JPgSS. -..- . ri, :-,.! .n1 mil l. lfllllT111llai Caveota aad Trade Mark- obtained. iuxI all Pat. eatbaataeeeeoadartad for MODKKATK FK. OOB OfflCK 18 OPPOSITK U. 8. PATKNT OFFICK. We harp an miImm?cis nil baniui (timet, hence w can tran-a-t pa'-f boain"- in keetiaaeaatlat LESS COST thaa tltoev rnnotw frme neabtaatoB. del. drawing, or photo, with (tfecrip- adriae if pateata ie or aot," free of tiea. 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