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'Ml,' lilac Ik ic .illl tlh' sulllii window ol'
Will'iw Mini.k l-'iiim's witinn'iili'd parlnr
uoddi' I niMn'I'ulU a-i a tiny z dir swept
jsiyly liy. wafting far and n -tr ii-, iih en-,,
of new mown hay. In its wake llntteri d
a purple aiel .ild 'ii LnU 'i lly. lo p ,ise a
nioiu. lit iihiii the window's l,'d,. tlii-n to
soar h.ilidy loi-ward until it tit upon a en
r'eins old vase lieide an oruan, wll ise yel
low, d k'(s liannil sid'tly in the half
daiketied room. The Imtt, illy and vase
mill'ol'ed ill the poli-hed oak il nil', and if
to rane had been li'ht they uonld have
repeat' d the picture in the sh'niiu,; surface
of each article of furniture.
A youn.' liirl wa.H the sule occupant of
the room, with the exception, of course, ol
the butterfly, who had in;"d his way to
a small oval mirror and was busily miking
his toilet, as his companion, huuitniiii a
nieny luii-. uusteil carefully a txptatty
teapot, who : tat little spout and eotniu
tout eiHJtuhle at unee insired a lunin
for tea brewed iu such novel quartern. At
that moment a Toiee eilliii'' "Marthyl
Marthy !" echocil throULdi the hoite, fol
lowed by: "linn fpiiek flld Tim's in the
com field, and iu y hands are all over in
doituh !"
Hastily replacing the alieient heii'lootu
on a spnnllc-leooea table, the young
d irted from the room, while the butterfly,
iirtieil nt its toilet, s,read its In Haunt
win.'s and tl oit. il swill ly out into tlio su;i
sliiue iiL'iiin. Snateliini a snnwy fun bon
net from i:s lie.' iu tic h ili. M.il'th l flew
lIowii the balden path a toss to uu adja
cent meadow, In her liurry she failed to
notice a gentleman sh wly advaiieino iu
In r direction, until two masculine hands
Stave 1 h.T lir tLrl'eS.
With all I'Xi'lain iiimi of snr'ii-te. Mar
ia r.ii 'd her pretty blue eyes and met a
piir of decidedly j;" 'd lo ikiii;." brown on. st
gaan,; with evident aipieeiatioii at the
dimpled, bluOlino faca. fiom off which the
iiitii-tionnet had slipped, disclosing a crop
of reddish ooldcn rin.'s lyiiii; close to the
finely shaped little hca$.
' I beg your parJou," luruiured Mar
tha, the blu'lun and dimples waxing
deeper, "but I didn't see you, I was in
such a hurry."
-llon't mention it. Wouldn't have
missed the the pleasure for anything. I
I like to be run into," averred the gen
tleman with considerable emphasis.
Such a rippling lauh as bubbled uvea
the lips of Manila at this speech, which
she hastily apologized for with :
T didn't mean to, really; but what you
said sounded so odd."
Von couldn't do it icjain. could you?
I assure you I never appreciated being a
isld until to-day. I"
"Ob, the cow !" exclaimed Martha, sud
denly recollecting her errand. ' forgot
all about him," and away she sped, the
gentleman hiirrryinz after, repealing :
Cow! Him I Let mo help you. I
I really am very clever with cows. In
fact I would like to make them a study."
However, when the field was reached
no cow was to be seen, and remarking that
doubtless some of the hands bad housled
old Tim, Maltha turned her steps toward
the house, thinking the geiitleuiau would
proceed on hu way. To her astonishment
however, he kept along by her side, ob
serving :
"Are yon acquainted at Willow Brock
farm ?"
"Why. yes; it'a my home. I was born
there," answered Martha purpiis-'d.
Happy farm ! I mourn a it mint
he a lovely place. You see, the fact is
that is, I h ive annte for Mrs. Duncan, el'
Willow lirook farm."
"My mother I" ejaculated Martha open
ing wide her blue eys. Whereupon the
gentleman scanned with newly awakened
interest n sipiare envelope he 1ml extrac
ted from his breast pocket, as he added ;
"I am an old - I should sav mv mother
is an old I'liend of Mrs. Pnnean's," mak
ing a rough calculation ot Hie length ol
time it might take, all tilings favorable, to
place him on equally us good n footing
with the daughter, while Maltha's oo
thoughts run very much iu this wise;
'Would be nice looking if he wasn't so
sallow. W'oudoi if mother will ask him
to make us a visit. I never heard her
speak of uu old friend that had a sou.
By this lime they' were proceeding lip
the path that led to the farm's pretty rose
garlanded porch, and having ushered the
gentleman into the parlor we have already
been introduced to, with a demure little
courtesy and tlio words, "I will seud moth
er," Martha left him.
In t few moments a comely, rosy-cheek
ed woman came hurrying into the parlor
with :
"Good afternoon, m. Martha tells tie
you have a letter (or me from an old
friend."
"Yes, from my mother," and the gen
tleman held toward her tlio letter. Having
read i through, interrupted with excla
mations sttch is ''KIcm me!"
, ' Who'd have thought It !" Mrs. Huu
enn. her pleamnt iWo deepening into a
smile ejaculated :
"So you iiru little I'aul Horsey. My!
how time flies. When 1 last saw you,
you weie only a little shaver. It must he
nili onto fourteen years atto. And to
think of Lutindy's remembering mu all
these yeais and sending her sou to see
me. Not that I have forgotten her not
abit. Only with one thing und another
one hasn't time to think much of old days.
You -ee your ma ami I went to the same
1 academy, and wo thuuuht a sight of each
! oth r, only somehow after both iif us mar-
rie l we s i't of drifted apart. Your ma
! she married a wealthy city man, while I
' i:ot wedded to a well to do farmer, aud so
i gradually we each went out own way.
Not to forget each other though, as you
! see. and now, my dear, excuse the libetty,
but it comes natural like, being you're
: l.uciiiily's sou. I'll si ml one of the men
I down to the village alter vour trunk, and
you'll jut stop along with us and hi
Wi'liiine as mv own son. if I had one, and i
Marthy ami I will do our best to make i
you coin'oilable," and motheily Mrs. Dun
can laid her hand with an approving pat
upon Paul horsey's slightly stooping
.dumldi'i's, while he, eoloiiiig somewhat,
endeavored to thank her for her warm
huspitali.y. bu was cut short with :
' Bless you, it's no put out, we have
lots of room, and it will be a real pleasure
to me to sec Lucindy's son making himself
at home iu uiy house."
And thus if was that Taul Horsey be
came a guest at WilluW l'lAok farm.
That evening after her vikitor had re
tired Mrs Duncan observing to her daugh
ter, said : ,
"Poor young uiau, he hasn't a bit of
appetite:. I don't Wonder Luciudy is fret
ted about him. She writm that he is
always taken up with books, that she
can hardly ever coax him to go about a bit
with young folks and enjoy himself. I've
Isjcn thinking Marthy, if yon was just "to
kind of make believe you needed his help
now and ai'ain about the gaiden and such,
it would do him a sight of good, and he'd
never suspect it was for the sake of his
health," and Mrs. Duncan laughed, a low.
pleased laugh, at the thought of the decep
tion, while Marthy exclaimed:
"Why. mother ! you are getting to be a
regular conspirator. But I am afraid it
won't work, he's so so odd."
Paul Horsey had been told to make
himself perfectly at home; so the morning
after bis arrival he withdrew from the
breakfast table to his own room, and forth
with commenced to unpack his hooks pre
paratory to a good day's study. Kveiy
thing was at last arranged to his satisfac
tion out somehow Ins thoughts were
strangely wandering that day, although
not a sound disturbed the cool quietness
of his surroundings. A pair of blue eyes
seemed to glance mockingly from the
musty page he fain would master, and he
ca'iuht himself repeating aloud the old-fa-hioiied
name ol Marthy,'' which took
unto itself the sweetest of sounds by reason
of its connection with so pretty an owner.
Suddenly, with a thud, the hook fell from
his hand, us exclaiming '"llyjoyo! that's
her voice," Paul Hoi'soy, with one stride,
was at the wiudow making sad havoc o '
the dainty dimity curtains with clumsy
hands.
Martha, accompanied by a tall stalwart
fellow, was passing down the garden path,
her infectious laughter floating ineirily
ujKin the balmy ail as she chatted away
to the young man at her side, who ap
peared to be enjoying the subject under
discussion as much us herself. As they
disappeared from view Paul, with rather
t blank look, resumed his seat and sought
to apply himself to his interrupted task,
but not with the old ardor did he work,
an I for the first time that he could remem
ber, he listened anxiously fur the bell to
summon him to luncheon.
'"V
The days slipped into weeks, and slill
Pull Porsey remained a guest at Willow
lirook l-'arui, and it became no unusual
sight to see him ob.-dieiitly following Mar
ilia's dinvtious concerning the uprooting
of certain weeds, or the fastening of some
vine more securely about its support. An
honest, bronze, tinge had replaced Paul's
onw sallow eo'iiplexion, aud ill- h toks
well, thev had become secondary, a moiv
potent charm having oioni.ihJ tlolil.
Mrs. Ihincan eoneralulates lu rscll upon
llei happy fine thought (li it as welkin.:
such a change .in. her' fi lends Kin. iu I
Martha admitted with a slight blu-h, that
Mr. Horsey was getting to be almost as
handsome as her eousiu Joe her beau
ideal of manly beauty heretofore.
The sun burned scorching hot upon the
broad gravel path jiH hutsid v ! oi" ihe
farm's pretty parloi, but within that
quaint room a restful cooln ss held sway.
Lounging idly iu the depths of a willow
chair was Paul, while Martha, seated at
the old organ, diow from its aged keys a
low, plaintive melody. As the last note
died softly away, whirling round up m her
so.it, Martin exclaimed:
'Do you know, Mr. Horsey, you have
beennstius Uie whale mor.iitu? I don't
believe you have looked at a book for two
days" this last, it must he owned, with a
slight air of triumph as she continued,
penitently: "I nin afraid I have been to
blame, hut to-uioiTow ( will leave yon free
to spend I he whole day with your books,
for Cousin Joe has promised to drive me
over to Itaplcstoii to do some slioping."
''Hang Cousin do, "
"Mr llorsey !" from Martha's ustonUhid
lips,
"I beg pardon, I really 1 hope you
will have a delightful time, Miss Duncan.
I ussuie, I shall a enjoy it immensely
being left to my hooks and confound it I
lexeme me 1 "
And before Martha could reply. Paul
lors"y I,.,, ,,t tlr room.
"How queer it is," siililniiii.ed Maltha,
as Paul's departing foot-steps echoed
through the hall. "I don't see why he
should di.-like Joe so. Joe is always such
a favorite with every one. I hope 1
haven't offended him. I am sure I didn't
mean to." And with rather a puzzled
look upon thi! fair young face, Martha
closed the organ.
That evening as Martha stood by the
meadow gate carrcssiug old Doxey, the
mare, her quick ears caught the sound ol
a familiar tread advancing toward her, and
a moment after a voice exclaimed :
"I am an idiot, Miss Martha, but I 1
I hone You will forgive me. I con
iildn'tbear !
the idea uf his monopolizing you all day.
I know you could never think ot an old
book-worm like myself still I I have
been very happy, and 1 lorget sometimes
that that there is such a difference be
tween us."
Martha's cheeks bad been growing rosier
and ro-ier, while a strange, wild joy surged
through her veins, as she answered, her
tones trembling slightly.
'Since I can remember Cousin Joe and
I have been playmates, and since father
died hu has been so good and kind to
mother, helping her about tin' farm and in
every way. that he has become like a son
to her, and as dear as a brother to me.
Dear Joe ! I don't know what we should
have dono without him." She paused,
the tears gathering in her pretty eyes.
Paul drew nearer, then hesitated, us Mar
tha continued:
Joe is engaged to my dearest friend
and they are to be married in just six
weeks."
'I am awfully glad I mean I wish
them joy, and all that sort of thing.'' aud
Paul Doisey advanced still nearer the
little figure into whose eyes a sweet shy-
I neM VM stolen.
'Martha, do you think there is a ghost
! of a chance for me? As it's lny first
! attempt at anything of the kind, perhaps
! you will sum it up leniently, and make my
sentence as easy as you can," then gathei-
ing courage from Martha's half averted
face, and the extreme pinkness of the one
visible car, he laid his hand caressingly
upon hers, adding :
"Martha, do you think you eau forgive
me for lor loving me?"
"Why should I forgive you I'm what 1
have done myself?" eiiine the low answer,
followed naively by. '"But I did not know
it until to-day, when I thought I had of
fended you."
"And and you don't mind my being
mid or anything?" stammered Paul, in
his excessive joy.
"You are not a bit odd." was the indig
nant reply; "1 wouldn't havo you any dif
ferent," and Maltha touched slyly the
coat sleeve ill close proximitv to her waist.
whereupon she immediately disappeared
from view, and from somewhere in the
region of Paul's waistcoat pocket a muf
fled little voice might have been ejaculat
ing:
Oh, Paul ! suppose somebody is look
ing?" "I hope they me," was the audacious
reply, succeeded by a second disappearance
on Marlha't part.
A week or so later a stylishly dressed,
middle aged lady was silting tete-a-tete
with Mrs. Duncnn, who was observing:
'Dear mo, Lneindy, you've no cause to
thank me. ' I hail nothing to do with it.
Not but what I am real pleaseal that your
sou and my daughter should coiue to
gether; but I had no more thought uf it
than yourself."
A slight smile stirred (he lips uf Mrs.
Dorsey as she remarked ;
"You are just the same as ever, Mary.
Well, il' Mal tha only tin lis out hafas good
a woiuau as yourself, I am satisfied that
Paul has won a treasure.
"Ale! In'!! never fr""t. inmln-r, thai
he owes I hat treasure to you. for if you
had ii"t sent him to seek out your old
friend he'd have remained a bachelor to
the end of his days." interrupted a inasi u
line voice, while a girlish treble exclaimed
l Hi, Paul !" the rest of the sentence
being forever lost by Paul daringly eal
iug his hetrothed's Hps with his own.
RarklenH Amies ttalve.
The Heat Sal e til the world for Cuts,
Bruises, .Sort, Ulcers, .Salt Itfienni, t'ever
Hares, Tetter, Chapped liumls, Chilblains,
Corns, ami all Klein Kruiitious, suit posi-
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; guaranteed to give perfect sutistaetion, or
! money refunded. . l'rictt 25 eer's per
box. Nov ifi-l-jr.
President Cleveland is able to repeat
In m memory the entire Shorter Presbyte
rian Catechism,
"I WANT MV MAMMA!"
ATINV OIll'IIAN H PITKiH H H.MI, FfiR
.M'iTIIKR-l.nre TIIR VOINII 1IKABT
OI'PRKSSKIi nv A Ht'.VSK UK URSULA
TIIIV APPKALH Til (Mill I'll 1IIVK ITS
MoTIIKII HACK A STlillV OK Tu HAY. '
The red October sun had disappeared
behind (I,,, distant hills in the ln'hU ol'
glories indescribable, and deep-hroodiug
night hung over the quiet valley.
Toward the north, the thick clustering
lights of a town sent up pliny ehalleiigu
to the radiant stars massed overhead.
Toward lite soiiih. -tretehing down the
valley like the tail of a lillle comet, he
lights in hundreds of suburban villas
red like curious eyes into Ihc outer
dark new.
'fhe enlire scene was one of peace and
repose. In one of the villas an updrawn
curtain revealed n pretty sight. A beau
tiful lady sat iu a chair iu the centre of
the drawing-room, and from opposite cor
ners two manly little fellows were making
repented onslaughs upon her, their appa
rent object being to see who should gain
the chair first and be rewarded for his
prowess with a kiss from its fair, sweet
occupant.
A gentleman seated at one end of the
nsuii glanced up now and then with a
sort of frowning smile as peal after peal of
boyish laughter disturbed his calm coiu-
niiiiiiou with his favorite evening paper,
hut he had not the heart to put a slop to
this improvised game, so it went merrily
Meanwhile, outside a wee ligure was
toiling up the road from an adjacent house.
She was evidently a fugitive, for she was
hatless, and her stockings had fallen down
from her knees, and were rolled about her
diminutive shoes, leaving llio lillle white
leos exposed lo the chill aiilunin air. A
mass of tangled golden curls floated hack
in the breeze, and the sweet violet eyes
were welling over in great tears, which
rolled down the ruddy cheeks aud plashcl
upon the little hands holding tight to her
breast II ragged doll.
Ureal sobs convulsed the liny creature
as she half ran along I he dusty road.
"Oh. Ilod, tell me where my mamma
is," the baby voice implored. And ever
and again lb it plaintive little cry broke
forth. 'Oh, Dod. t -ll me where my
mamma is."
No one had yet missed her from home,
so there was no pursuit.
Presently she arrived at the house with
the updrawn curtains. It was only a few
rods from her own home, but. to the
weary little feet the distance had I n
great.
She paused at file gateway, aud, hear
ing the sound of laughter within . and at
tracted by tlio brightly lighted windows,
she toiled up the steps lo the piazza, aud
approaching the nearest window, sat down
and looked in.
Something in the merry sceno within
seemed lo bring a fresh seuse of desola
tion lo Ihe little heart without. The
golden head laid heavily against the bright
pane, ami a wail, "Oh, Deal, I want my
mamma too," burst from the quivering
mouth.
"Oh, Dod, I want my luamtua. too !"
Tlio game ceased suddenly, for the
words seemed to cut through the clear
glass to the cars within.
1 lue of the boys ran to the window,
but drew quickly back, and with amaze
ment and pity in his voice cried out:
"Oh, mamma, come quick I There's a
poor little girl outside."
The beautiful lady oaiuo swiflly lo the
wiudow. For one moment she gazed,
motionless with pity, on the tiny creature
lying huddled up against the pane, then,
quickly raising the broad sash, she put
out her arms and gathered the little girl
lovingly into tiieiu.
"It is little Oracu Meredith," she ex
ela'nued in Wonder. "Why, darling, how
did you ooiuo here all alone?"
The lady pressed the child to her warm
mother breast, and seating herself iu a
chair wiped away the tears from the sweet
eyes.
"I want my mamma." was all little
(irace could say.
The tears spran suddenly to the lady's
own Bwiret eyes.
'John," she whispered to her husband,
who had left his paper and was regarding
the group with curious emotion, "John,
go over, please and tell Mr. Meredith his
little girl is with us, safe and sound.
And," she added, as the gentleman was
about to leave, "ask him, please, to lei her
slay with us to night. Il will do h r
gon,i to oc twin ii ci.ieir.u, poor, Ul.ltll
crless darlini; "
The child looked from the lady to llio
gentleman wild grave questioning eyes,
but said n idling. Her mother had been
buried llio day before and her lillle heart
was filled with li'iciou lor the dear ea
resses she had lived mid thrived upon,
"I want my mntuiua," she said again.
ill tones that seemed to imply thej could
give her what she so much desired.
"Yes, dear," said llio lady, soothingly,
tears dropping from her eyes upon tho
golden held. "Yes, dear, you shall have
mamma one of these day, ene of the beau
tiful distinct days when tied in His good
ness shall give the. child back to ill
mother and the mother to her child.
Hush I darling, hush. Mamma is waiting
far you way, way up beyond the shining
slars, and you shall pi to her, dear, when
fiod has made you ready for the change."
And so they soothed little (irace tied
sang to her, and the boys brought out
.heir playthings for her, and all were so
good and gentle to her lh.it fur a time he
forgot the sori-iies-i iu her boniinaiil was
happy.
Hut that nielil, after tin: golden head
had sunk wearily to rest nml lb" liny
white-robed form lay still iu I he crib lh.it
had been found for it, llio beautiful lady's
eyes again overflowed as a tremendous
sob reached her cur and iu her sleep lillle
I irace again iniii niui'i'd In r baby petition,
"Oh, Dod, f want my mamma, too."
in:
WAS I.IK H l.l
tilt MAT MUX.
Tin:
The young man lingered near the nian
aiting editor's desk, waitiii1 for mi ap
pointment un the regular staff.
lint you drink?" said the manager,
wishing to let the candidate down easy.
"Yes," replied the young man; "so did
Alexander the (I real."
"And you arc a dude ?" glancing at the
youth's dandified dress.
"So was Disraeli."
"And you are a liar?''
"So was Napoleon Bonaparte."
"And you are head and ears in
debt ?"
"Like Alexander Dumas."
"And you are a glutton?"
"So was Peter the Great."
"And you swear occasionally ?"
"So did George Washington."
"You are liable to get drunk ?"
"Like Daniel Webster."
"You are uot a college man ?"
"Neither was Lincoln."
"And then you write a wretchedly il
legible baud ?"
"Like Horace Greeley."
"And you can't make a speech ?"
"Like Grant."
"Well," said the manager, plunging
into a heap of manuscript, "anyhow, we
don't want you; you Won't do. Good
morning."
The young man turned away execed
iiiL'ly sorrowful. "It's no sort of use," he
said, "a fi41ow combines in his own brain
and person,, fbe traits of all the great men
Iron, Alexander to Grant, and can't even
get a place on the lirook lyu AoyA . This
world is growing too last for genius. "
Himlrttr, in tin- ll,;;l,h Ewjlv.
WKIJK NOT MS AM) AVll'i:.
''J'hi'ro art: NDiiit? 1'iin i- iiuujiltsj in this
WitrM," ftuul a IVarborn tlrtiet real estate
iiociit. Tin: otlitT iliy u tiiun antl a
W mini n called to sec abmit ri-ntin a flat on
tli! North siilc. Tin' woman did nil the
talkiny: and tiinii-d tu the man v en n fir
iiialioii and rurrohnratinii. lie alwitvx
aj-refd with In r ami hi- did it vorv meek-
ly-
"Wt-Il," says the woman finally.4'! will
you $2." fur the flat, won't hi:
loll
V"
"VfK'm." ri'i'linl the man.
'And I'll iay the rent jmiuiptly
too.
won't we, John ?"
Yoiuu."
"And I'll t:ili( grtrnl cure of tho hnti
won t I, John ?"
'"Yrs'in."
"Hut," I ii)(iiird, mt in usual in hiu-1i
casi'i, "ar! ym man and wile ?"
-M.tn and wi-! cxclaiiin'd tho woman,
sharply, "indi-cd we are not, are we John?"
"Nu'lU."
''What!" nays I. "not man ami wile?"
4,Not uiikh. I d have yon Liiow that
in this family we are wile and man, ain't
wo, John V"
" YlMll.' "
)l ItTINti A VI10V.
The Bloomiugton .1oiV, whoso editor
probably married a widow for his second
wile, tells the difference between courting
a widow and a young girl :
Young girls are timid and shy ill ear
nest, and if a fellow is not pretty certain
he has found precis :ly the ang d ha is
looking for, be can manage so as to have
the refusal of her for a year or more, and
at the same time manage to keep his neck
out of the reach of promise suit when he
happens to meet some other sweet-faced
angel that seems to bin) to be better
suited to his last.1. It is different with a
widow. She gets rid of h t shymsss at
the earliest convenient opportunity, and
finds out thu priucipil things she desires
to knowof him b d'ore sin allows him to
beeome aequaintisl. The school girl of
lli trusts heself to a flue young fellow on
liil or H I days sight without security; but
the widow, like a thrifty wholesale house,
o,s's out and examines the mercantile re
JVTT e'overnino lorn sml then sells lo him
on hoi own terms for cash. She has him
site I up before be eomes to market, and
when she Uiks as though she was a very
artless creature, and tiehtiug shy of him
whenever he happens to get a little dose to
jt on the snf'a. there are ten chances to
on,' that he will never look any further,
but will buckle right up to her and put
the qu 'stion fairly and squarely, and when
he has done so she is not going to trem
ble all over and blush and ask for week
or a month iu which to nialo up her
mind. She will just wind ber arms
around his neck and look up iu his face
without ooo of Klht Wheeler' fleecy yams
and before he has had time to catch his
breath he will find himself nailed to the
cross with a "yes," that pieriws him to the
very soul.
ADVKBTISKMKNTS.
-THE
BEST TQHIC.
Tliln 'iMwIiplnn, (i.(n 1-1 ii. tijf Iron wllli pnro
vi-71 'uMe l. nil. .toll : ,v m-t i'"iiiii4'i' ly
4 un-H lM'i'Mit. inlliiKtlmi, i'iiUh m,
I it It lm..l,. tluiu.it., I Im.ih.I tit era,
unit Ni'iiriiluiiit ....
It i II. IM.I'li.lDir n il.Hl) fT ll.r' IHM"Hirillfl
Ki'lt" - mul l'lT-
Il I. ii.i-.lnn-li. for l(t-nr (.ccHinr lo
W '. 't'nl "'I '!' lvr'
H io. nun- :!ifUfiti.
i.r-x'.iM-.- ...ii..ii.iintii--.rf.v- I 'H' n.".-'i. 'lo.
It ni : v 'it- - li'; .'Hli (!' .Mn!.f!iituliite
tin-.t).i-IHf ;ii'S Hi"' iif!ii.i!iiti"l "I f""l- If
Jt.'Vf- II. Milt I. 'II tll"t ;! il HI .! rlSflrfctil-
ciiMIii-iimw'li''-Biifl ni-rrf. .
For liiiiTiiiiiuiii I - -. l.asMti.tif, I-"1""
J-iu-ryy. -. it li"- luminal,
i- ''! v uiinif tins tiU.vt; irirtt nmrk nml
jrm-M rt nl lini.8iii vmpju.-r. 'Ink..- iinntbut,
ads-l) h' l!mK 111 mini. ID.. U,TIJHiU,M
Him. 1ft lyr
K. ( 'I. A
FAMILY GUOCIUIIKS, &C.
li:tre on liiiml ahvuvs, at the luwettt
l;loiir. Suirar,
CoHee, Virginia ilaiiis,
Mi-iit. Chi.'ene, Crackerw,
Tobacco, Ci.arn, Tea,
Spiers, .Mackerel,
ll'Triii", Shot.
I'owdiT, Cunl't'Ctioiiurieg,
and everything that may be wanted.
LKJIjORS.
liiijiior of I'vcry kind always in Btock,
and ( 'iM-ajr,
MY BAR
Is also supplied with the best grades uf
WHISKIES,
WINKS,
BHAND1KS, 4o.
K. CLARK,
Weldon, N. 0.
oct-S-3m.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
VI. II. Mil HIS,, W. A. IlliKN.
CnCNTY ATTOSSKT,
J IT CHIN A llCSS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
SCOTLAND NECK, S. C.
nnir l.llf
V. H. Ill M1I K, H. II. SMITH Jr.
KALKlt.tl. N. r.
RCOT1.ASI, NKCK, N. 0.
B
f S II E K 6l SMITH.
Mr F. II. IIiisWc initl Mr. It 11. Smith, Jr.. Coun
sclursiil Ijtw.Savc i,irui,sl u liuoteU iurtiiL'nlil!
l..r Hie ir,i,ln-e ,a Ian ol ll.ooax ci.uniy. .sir
llnsls .' will iilleinl tin- court nl' HaIHhx. n-uolurlv
hiiiI ill hIsii vhal the county n luaicvvr hli services
are rciiiuvil. oei 10 ly
'Ji II i) .1
M A S X. 11 1. I
Attorney at Law.
HALIFAX, X. C.
Practices tn ltalifix anil Hiljohiini; counties and
rcucnu win suiirclile conns.
tn. 28 tf.
'y W. X A b U N ,
Attorney at Law,
UAUYSUI 110, N. C.
Pruritics In the courts of Xnrthsmptna und Rd
i,iiiiiig counUos, also iu lli 1'uOeasl slid supreme.
eiiurls. Junes u.
w
ALTER K. DANIEL,
Attorney at Law,
WKUXJN, N. a
IWUn In Hiiilfiijc und tuiiolnhiK comities.
s,wiul uiuntii.il kivuii u.o.lltii-Utmiiin all parts
ii me- M.tU' mm irumii ituunife intuit.,
Mt 17 ly.
It A I. L,
Attorney at I.aw
VKT.ION, N. C.
SiiopUI iitU'iiii'Hi fivmiUi pullwUtnii ami remit
tnin-i- t-riiiii.tl hunk'. my i tf.
M
I'LLkN & UUOKE,
Atturiieya at Law.
HALIFAX, N. C.
PraclIrT Iti t.iccoutitiiwnf llHtltttx, Sort ham 1-tnit,
Kli!iM'iitiitH.'. I'm -mil Miirtlti In the Smtrvm-- court
nt tin- stiti' mul In tin- K.-ili nil ( oiirtu of thv KaMTii
Illntrii t t 'illwiUnw luuuu lu mi)' Nirt olUttj hiutm.
jm 1 1 ly
I)
II. J. K. H II 1 K 1,118,
Hiiriyeon
1
mm?
HRvhij: pormxiiniilv lupiitcfl in Vt1ilon, ian l
foilii'lHl 111 . .Hire in I'ihIi-Ii- llrh li llnlUliiiK Mt nil
Hint- t'ti'i'iit m hfii wiiwiil on hMfoliiiil ulntw.
t'Hft'fnl -itlt'iittoii vlvvii timll Umm rii of tliif (hhi-
t'ioit. 1'Hrtim viHiU'-i at tnt-'ir notit wnon uv
K. 1.. HUSTKK,
Hurgeon Dentist.
Can found at hti ottoe I o ttnfteM.
Piw Nltroun Oitlde (1m for tha Pklnlew Kxtrae
ting of ToPt h alwayp on haiiil.
iiffptlli
I IJ I I II U-'
I I - 111
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ADVKRTISK.MKNTS.
stablished 1855
MONUMENTS, TABLETS.
V (H-KAl'r IMAKMLR l OKKH,
,-i;tkisbukj, va.
JIKAl'ST.iNJ'.H.'H AIBS.&r.
Persons desiring work in this line will
please write for designs, giving age of
deceased and some limit as to price.
Designs and prices will bo forwarded
promptly free of postage. All work war
ranted to he
IMHST CLASS
and satisfactory iu every particular or No
Sale, I paying all charges.
(.'HAS. M. WALSH.
oct -10 1y
elaS?ACME PENETRATIVE,
POSITIVELY BURN
TUMP.
Ko croiii petrolfiim.
gul phur, Ml tp t(r or ei
plouivts. but i a cuui
putiDd.wtiicb. If iiu la
(lie alump and Ml lira
tu.wlU buru it.
ROOTS AND ALL,
CRECNOfl DRY. .
Mid tlO lor frmuFll
ffiietratlv t bum 13
lNrteor ltJumall itunipn,
Butiiifactlfjii guaraiiii'td
or money cuerfull' -fund
fd. Brnd forliiua
k tnted circular, 4c.
AieitiWaited.
AdilrH
hock Box D,
MwCarlil,OM0k
oet 2!l ty
ONLY
m i tiiw pun unci puia q i k r, ? ,
IllWIWbhl It IO Wllf'l li
Iiicltitlliisr Tinker. H ' .
box lit 4 Jti'Dittifi antl lin-.i-
ailH UMIltl (till tu i t w i f
5 DAYS' liL'Jitll
tin iii Im Io' t iih I' n r
out-ihi itnihn Huitifl
HHirUntt iHiUHHi'tutrr in Hi
Vntt'tt StUri lut,t lo
t7ii mfi r. Tlti-y urt- h I-
tki inc. rturiiW" . ni'l 1 1 flit-
nintiinif lint li tiafv rw
uhi chant In la :t 110.
Pai-rhiiar fri an mid niiw :(!. ' ir
rirmlar itml 1 C. A. WOOD 4 CO..
ImUwonUli. f IT h. Tt.il xi I'klUd'm I" a.
watat.
Cm tMrtt-.
a avM i
latwr RMta Ua
hnt tier, by
Binil.for !i5 ctnf la
alliua. (h-dr BW
at-t our riMl(iit ul
tiei, Kmltbjt. tic. Addrna
ILAUKLi-UtA, rUftN'A.
A 1 l I y inl nix cent fur puftaije
J X IVIj Fj and rcceivu tree, a fwuy
Uijiiti j-isirtU h ni li will htlti yuu to iimP' numov
nlit itMiiy tliun iitiTtlilitfc clw in ll.it. wi.rld. A(l
ol'rithtTwx him'4hI frmti And bt.ur. The broad
p.ml le ftitlunu Piums bt-loru (tit- wurktra. auV
M.lul. ly Kurt-, At once adiirtim, Tbi kACo.. Aurhi-
Meiut;. fct.-6-ly
WANTED IX THIS COUNTY
To represent our beautifully i 11 tibt ruled
family magaiiuo. Special terms and per
manent engagement given to tho right
party. Any smart man or womuu who is
willing tit work ami hits tlio ability to push
the magazine can secure a eplendid poni
tion. Write us at once living age partio-
ularri of punt work and territory deoired.,
Aaure-w, uottaob hfarth, t;o., .
lort, Maw.
oet-8-lt.
ihaalva, nctnusmac Alwvn
aunu MrDtibulis(r kt
TanliiiDiaud ptunti
Mr UlnitrMod wuh
I wuh plenrlid njrrHt.
jwjau
Ht. nil
mblraatwD (amisliM a noit tJablo awrfllnfadaa
of inlomailna wblun na uennaihmiid bu vitbouk.
Tha Mpularitr af lh K,iKHTtfld AMtMK'AH H
luob that IU dmlaUan Marty aqaaU tfes of aB
lhr Moan f ItarlaMOOinblnad. Prtw, B3aV
ar. DtawoaattnCtuba. Hd br aMMwrfaaliTf.
Jtt'NIf A UO..Pubija&ata. Ko.itiBnadar, H. T,
UJ
Patent OJm and prraiwd
man tbaa On HunarMl Tnau
01
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llt BlVM BBS T
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jMcntlue ta tofeutoni tjr riata fn Ua
nrxHsMt rAnada. laalaad. Vraaaa,
H)maaT ad athf ! -u' ,
i m.t I aiahnTtaoyeoanil am rtitmi( 'llttlfll.
AuigBUMBta, arrl at)
ha iMTwrt (nr
LJ Taforroation ai'o ftrti'riraf
1 fall in Tim wtthovt eaafa. Bu4-Wa at
'ir.rnrrul.iaai JUssa frea. ifaUota (, J
VhrwaA hdb A t. ara aetfad ia ti K a
AiaeiieeB trts, Tha adar.tae 9 Mt-jf" ts . sit
wall andntrd W U poratstU W tk -
AaaaUaMaM, M feftadwaf, ha tK.
W T M lr"rt' lnonlp "n at any thins alie by
IV Ja-ii tikSiiau Kiify ftir t Ust aeiiiiif
IhiI( out. ll'ij(iuiivni muwrttl g amity, fviim wiT
Tnn- !. H l.l.irr tin.'. PnrlWai kl u.
Oafi 'in,u J,rvw,"bl aO i '-ay. BiMid
yltu uiil Kwl lie' a l(ii.tt(0 ti iH-fh j! L-traf vs!,n;,
that alUcctv,n. In v.iit'rt! tH n unit tirmi
jrou IP nif.iicy fte.tr than ai.jtJiliii t'is iu ABi;rf
rj. All illicit Hi K(Xi,0la in pit-wiits WltB each
bo, Aftt'iil K'd pyurywunMtf cittiw wsv, of
11 ajtwi. tor all tlic time otrmiit tto-oiily, tfjwtwii
Kiriif at thflruWii hnl, Furtuut f aU
eraanHiiltiK-ly aswinnl. Dua'tdclttT. H AaLf-inS
A l.,Kitltiiid lUmc. .
III
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wbtBtli- utMlr. Oul ii
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