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Cuticura Resolvent, .70
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Paine's Cele Compound, .65
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Alcock’s Planters, .10
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canopies. Spindles. etc.
Prices to Stilt All.
enhancement.
"bit r‘y ‘ Willy.
,{ .
a low.
And soft thrown ver silences
The rose winds faintly blow.
Yet still a burned moon shallieud
‘ A lanes of lingering light." ,
'ro cross the wind, to crossthe dash I ‘
and rive my love good first.
The long lake rippling through its mods
Hath lilies all ahlow.
At, fall of dew each sleepy new
Folds up her leaves of snow.
Yprt onmrlllii); b‘uld shls’ll wake
o s a v r n w to ,
Across e dart, aortas ‘27:“
And s my initial lit.
The light may fall, the lily fade.
The lightning's lurid glow
Home in the sky, the rose winds rise
To storms that rude! blow.
Yet constant still, as rose to June.
This heart shall take delight
Aer th dark. urog-thgworld
v “ love good filth, . ,
-—Martha McCulloch Williams in Godey‘s.
A DROP OF BLOOD.
In the summer of 1888 I was employ-
ed to look after some legal business at
Boone Courthouse, W .Va. Leavingthe
railroad at Brownstcwn and taking di-
rections and a horse from my landlord
at that point, I set out through the
mountains early in the afternoon. ox.
pecting to reach Racine in time for sup-
per.
As the afternoon waned, however, I
noticed that the road became constant-
ly rougher and apparently more unfro-
qnented until it was little more than a
deserted pathway that crossed and re.-
crossed the gravelly bed of a dry creek
in a mud effort to remain in the narrow
valley that wound circuitously among
the mountains, whose black timbored
summits seemed to stretch higher and
higher aboveme in the gathering twi~
light. It being a cloudy day, I was
completely mystified as to the points of
the compass, and it now became evident
to me that I had in some manner missed
my way. I had already gone too far to
retrace my steps before nightfall, so
that unless I speedily found shelter I
would be obliged to pass the night in
the open air.
Being in nowise pleased with this
prospect, I concluded to press on a lit-
tle farther before abandoning the quest
and had barely formed this resolution
when a bend in the pathway brought
me into full view of what appeared to
be a large, square, southern mansion,
surrounded by trees and situated a lit-
tle way up the slope of a remarkably
lofty mountain that. rose precipitéusly
behind it. ,
A nearer approach revealed on out-
ward appearance of overgrowth and di-
lupidntion. Tho fcncc bud fullcn down
in several places. The open gate wn.L
barely supported by its rusty hingcs.
The yard was a mass of woods. The
condition of the house I could not do-
tcrmine in the dim light mado dimmcr
by the heavy shadows of tho trccs. Bo.
tween tho tall woods and bricrs then
was a wide stone walk leading from
the gate to the front door.
The prospect was not an inviting one,
but as my situation hnd hccomo some-
what desperate I dctcrmined if possible
to obtain accommodations for the night.
My rcpeuted knooks elicited no ro-
spnnsc beyond a hollow cchn, and ('(ill'
cluding the plum» to ho dcscrtcd I tricd
the door. Somcwhat to my surprise. it
yielded, the rusty hinges crcuking tcr-
ribly as I pushed it widc opcn. As I on-
tered I was grccted by that mugy, life-
less odor common to plnccs long closcd
and uninhabitcd. i had matches with
me, :md striking one I lookcd about mo.
I was in a Wide hull. IIci‘orc Ill" :I
dark stuircnsc. partially whitcm d with
dust, led to rooms uhm'c. To the loft
and right wu-rc ('lnwd d-mrs, and attach
rd in lhc whilc cns‘cnu-nt of tho lnttcr
was a little lymckct candelabra contain-
ing n cluster of six half consunml wax
candles. Lighting two of these, I took
one of thorn from the holder. and upon
ing the door at my right outcrod.
The room in which I found mysclf
was nppnrcntly thc parlor of thc dcscrt-
cd mansion. 'l'hcdnstcovcretl huircloth
furniture, which had evidently hoon for
many years nm‘listurbct‘l, was of n stylo
massive and once much in voguc. A
number of paintings and cngrnvings
wore upon thc walls in tarnished gilt
frames. A largo chandelicr suspended
in the center of the room was of elabo-
rnto Workxmm.~'llip. The floor was cov-
ered with a hcnvy matting, tho exact
nature of which I could lmrdly'dotor-
minc, owing to the thick covering of
dust. Passing on to tho adjoining room,
I was not disappointml in finding it to
be a large bedroom with all thonppoint—
monts [x-culiur to no old time stmthorn
homo of wculth. I approached the full
canopiod bed in tho opposite corner and
drew buck the curtains. It was rcudy
for tho guests for which it bad so long
waited. The bedding was yellow with
tige, but the minopy land protected it
from the dust. It had not bcenmcupiod
for yours.
I confess I was pomsssod with a sense
of uwu nmid those surroundings, but
not being of a timid nature I dotcr~
minod to puss the night beneath this
roof in prcfcrcnco to enduring the heavy
fog that always gathers at night in these
mountains. Leaving my candle lighted,
I returned to my horse and arranged his
bridle rein so that he could eat the grass
for a considerable space about him.
Then, removing the saddle, Ireturncd
with it to my eftrungo qumters.
Prylng open one of tho creaking win-
dows and its Imuvy shutters to lot fresh
air into the musty apartment, I fastcn-
cd hack the drain-rice of tllotull bed and
throw back tho long unused bedding,
the odor of which reminded mo of com-
ments. 'l‘o relievo this somewhat I cov-
ered the pillow with my coat, and re-
movlng only my outer garments I lay
down, for I was greatly fatigued with
riding, an exercise towhich has total-
ly unaccustomed
My candle I had, with a few drops of
melted wax, affixed to a mi table
near the center of the r boring
no desire to in (let in this
holy place! , t , ,
Al lsy’ M It any
on
, 011110 “In”
noticed for the first time that beyond
my studio and a little to the left there
‘ hung against the partition wall repent.
ing the tv'm rooms a full length-wary
of a lady. Thelpi‘cture wasisn oilpeint-
4
‘ing and the emanationbdmirable. 'n we
fully life size, and the frame that in-
olosed it wide and elaborate, although
now tarnished and dusty.
But it was the figure itself that most
attracted me. The face was that of a
woman not beyond 20 years of age and
. beautiful in the extreme. Her hair was
awealth of glistening gold, her dress
that of a bride. The picture appeared to
have suffered but little from age, and
the light as it fell upon it made the
view, ruin my position remarkably good.
As I lay there in silent contemplation
of this beautiful portrait I forgot any
incipient fears that had hovered about
me and fell to speculating upon the his-
tory of this deserted house and the story
of that fair bride.
I was too tired to muse long. My cyc-
lids grew heavier, and I caught myself
mingling fact and fancy without being
able to distinguish them. Then I fell
asleep.
I do not know what time it was when
Iwoko, but it must have been very late,
for I noticed that the candle had burned
low and was during wildly as from a
draft. At that moment afcar came upon
me such as I had never known. An ici-
ncss seemed creeping over my body, be-
ginning at my feet and extending rapid‘
ly upward. I was trembling as with an
agué.
A slight rustling sound from the next
room attracted me, and turning my cycs
involuntarily in that direction I almost
expired from fear, for into the chamber,
her head bowed and wringing her hands
in evident distress of mind, there on-
tered the lady of the portrait. The coun-
terpart was exact—tho dress, the pattern
of the lace, oven the rings upon her
slender white fingers. That it was a
spirit I never for a moment doubted.
Slowly she approachgl the bedside
witlgmtpoticingino at first and seated
herself in a heavy muchair a few feet
away, still meaning and wringing her
beautiful hands. liaising her eyes at
last, she seemed to become conciouss of
my presence and spoke.
“Uh, pray for me, she moaned,
“pray for my soul. ()h, pray for me,
I know not what power possessed me
at that moment, but suddenly, in spite
of my abject terror, I found myself up-
right upon my knees in the bed pouring
forth a prayer for the beautiful, dis
trcssod spirit before me. As the Words
fell from my lips—words which sccmcd
to ho uttcrod through rather than by
rue—I noticed that she sccmml to grow
calmer and at last turm-d ln-r sorrow
strickcn face full upon me. I notiCcd,
too, and with the utmost tcrror, that
tho candle had burned down to the
wood, and that in mmthor momcnt wc
Would he in darkmss. Still the earnest
words poured from my lips, and tho~
face bci’orc mo accmcd to be growing
misty in tho flickcring light of the I-x-
piring candle. Suddenly the figuro rose
from the chair, and taking one step to,
ward mo stretched forth her exquisite
arms nbovo mine and vanisbcd. As she
did so I distinctly felt something hot,
Iikowux from a dripping cnndlc, full
upon the back of my right hand. At
that instant, too. the onlulle gave one
final flare and went out.
When coim‘iousncns' rctnrncd, I was
lying across thc bed, and the sun was
strczuning in at the open window. For
a moment I was a littlo dazed at my
surroundings; thcn it all cmm- hack to
Inc. Scizcd with a wild pilllil‘wfillt‘ll
panic. he possesses stumpcding conic—4
caught up my clothcs and my llursv's
saddle and find. As I passed tho portrait
its cyos swim-d to follow mo and nddcx.
to my tcrrors. Through tho dusty
rooms, out of firewood grown yard, I
tore us one distraught to whcro my:
horse was quiet! y waiting. A moment
later I was urging him down the unfrc-
qucntcd path.
Not until I was far nwny did I pausc
in my frantic flight. 'I‘hcn, suddonly
romemlu-ring, I glnnccd at tho book of
my right hand, and thcro—round, rod
and dry, like a crimson wafer—was n
drop of blood. -—Dc.troit Frco PIPES.
H
liltc Flying In “III-ma.
Mr. It. i). I‘mnlug. nuthor of “Influ-
Shadow of’ tho ’agoda," dcscriim tho
Burmese as much given to kite flying,
an nmuscnn-nt that they contrive to on—
joy with a minimum of bodily exertion.
Their method of operations Is very sim-
ple. Says Mr. Cunning:
You pure down two 12 inch slips of
bamboo, tie them at thcir ecntcrs cross-
wiso, run a thread around the four tips
and paste upon this frmnoono thickness
of paper. Tie a nail or a small screw
nut to one corner, and your kito is made.
The ultitudo that a well made kite of
this kind will reach is wonderful, and
the lightest breath of wind will take it
up. A hundred and fifty or 200 yards
of strong sowing thread, wound on a
skeleton reel of 4 inches in diameter and
8 inches in length, completes the equip-
ment.
Then, having started the kite by a
process of gentle playing, you squat
down in the middle of the street, so as
to keep your thread clear of the houses
and let the kite help itself.
If you have fastened the thread with
cunning, the kite rises almost perpen-
dicularly. bringing you joy in the envy
and admiration of those who carmot
make a stew-pct nnglo than till degrees.
The kiic having taken out all the thread,
you sit and contemplate it poised still
and clear in the upper air for a few
hours.
In Rangoon, on a still morning or
evening, hundreds of kites float over
the Burmese quarter of the town, some
nearly out of eight, others hovering just
above the roofs. When driving, your
eyes has frequently to beiloo out of the
way. middle aged man who is tracking
slowly down In midstrset. caning his
kite up. He gem about the see
with .. swam,.-oloenie es
ittothsdlgnitycf sssienes.
sinuous someone or use new“ ' "
CRAZY INVENTOR.
A Child Originated the Idea—Mule a For—
tuue and Became Insane—Ills Luck In I
we", 'l‘ielret Which Brought the Need-
ed Capital at the Right Time.
“If you want romance, if you want
stories of gold, blood, luck, everything
that goes to make up the gamut of hu-
man passion, come with me to the pan
out office, and behind these cases filled
with dry as dust specifications and legal
phraseology I will show: you skeletons .
that once had redblood initiate: vp "
Thus, spoke a friend of , Minus of
the best known patent attorneys in
Washington, and then he walked across
the room and picked up trouble desk
one of those little cylinder banksto hold
35 worth of 10 cent pieces which were
all the rage a few years ago. Holding
the toy in his band, he said:
“When you come to write the re-
mance of the patent office, you can make
achapter of what I am going to tell
on. You remember the craze for these
anks a few years ago, and how it
turned everybody to saving dimes until
at last there was an actual scarcity of
that coin created? Well, the history of
this patent is worth while telling.
”I never advance a man money on his
patents or speculate in them. That Is
not my business, which is simply to
represent him in a legal capacity before
the office. But one day a man came into
my New York oillco with an idea which
he wanted to patent and about which
he wanted to consult me. I told him
that the fees and expenses would amount
to $135.
“ ‘Mr. (.‘onnolly,’ I said, ‘I haven't
$185 in the World, and I never expect
to have that much at one time. ’
“I looked at the man. and I looked at
the model and said to him, ‘I have
prayer yet taken (I! intergt in a pat t
but I will pay oi the 'expenses" .
noction with'this patent if you w give
me K‘fihartor interest in it. '
'” ‘Why?' he aserl.
“ ‘Bccuuso you have a fortune there, ’
I told him.
“However, the man said he would
see about it. A few days later he came
back with his brother-in-Iaw, who had
advanced the money. I procured his
putcnt for him.
“Now, to go back and toll you how
this man conceived the idea for the
bank. He was in the employ of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company at Jer-
sey City, rucciving a salary of $14 a
weck. lic was not an uncultivated man,
but had a littlo knack for mechanics.
Ho was in the habit of spcnding his
Sundays With his sister, and one day
whcn bccalln-d there hofound his neph-
ew, :l child of about it yours old, sitting
on tho floor shaking a toybnnk and fry-
ing to gct tho moncyout. His sister ox-
plmm-d that whcncwr tho youngster
dropped a cunt into thohnnk he, like
most children, was wild to got all the
moncy out to count, and she went on to
say to but brother. ‘Why can't you in—
vent a bank which will show how much
mutt-is in it,'m1dthobrothcr said he
thought he could.
“That gave him the idch After he
got his potent ho had nfcw banks made,
and on Sntnrd: y nights he used to put
thcm in a hnskct, curry tllcm around to
tho toyshops in tho noighimrhond and
dispose ot’ tin-1n. He found only one
drawback—ho could not mako them
fast cnongh to supply tho dcmand. Aft-
cr hc Inld Ivccn doing busincss in this
way u fow \Vi‘t'krl he came to sco mc.
Ilc told mo what he was doing and
thou w. nt on to say: ‘Mr. (‘onnolly, do
you think you could find somc one who
would lcnd mo “3,500? Thcro is a fac-
tory in Ncwnrk which I can bnyfor that
amount, and which is just. tho thing I
want for making my banks. It I run
gct hold of that factory, I mu surc I can
sell all thc bunks I can mnlcn.’
“I told him I thought I could gct
him lb» moncy and to come and ace inc.
in the course of n fowdnys. A few days
lutcr he came in and said he didn‘t
think I nccd bother about finding him
that nomoy, as he expected to have it
next neck. I asked him where ho was
going to get It from.
“You will think I am embellishing
this story, luncnnso it sounds so improb-
able, but I am simply diluting the facts
without the slightest exaggeration or
onmmcnt. He said he had a lottery
ticket, and he expected it would draw a
prize. But wait; let me toll this story
of the lottery ticket. 110 and some other
men working at Jersey City decided to
make up a pool and buy a lottery ticket,
each man to put in 81. When the time
came, tho others backed out, and only
himself and one other, a carpenter, put
in their dollars. The ticket drew 05,000.
“With his share he bought out tho
Newark factory and in a short time had
600 men at work turning out these
banks, and even then he could not keep
up with orders. He was soon making a
clear profit of $1,000 a week, than $2,-
000, then almost that mocha day. Dur-
Ing the time the craze lasted, and you
know it was not. of short duration, he
made a large fortune. "
“And what became of the man?” I
asked.
“0h, thcy put him in an Insane
asylum. IIo couldn’t stand prosperity.
He lost a great deal of his money about
asrnpidly as ho made it, although for-
tunatcly he ‘put a maple of hundred
thousand or so in real estate, wbloh his
wife now has. "-—~A. Maurice Low In
Boston i Ilobc.
To lie f‘ungmtulaffll.
Casiloton—ln a sentimental mood]
proposal to Mlssfiiriggson last night,
and who Mcoptcd mo.
Clubhorly—Airent Scotti I did the
something uigbtiwforo lust, and she
rcjootcd m".
Coulomb—«Congratulations, old mm!
—Ncw York Herald.
The kangaroo readily leaps '60
to 7‘ feet. The highest “fig 0!
s horse is 87 feet.
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