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Copyright, 18S9, by American Press Association. :orL UCH ix.-;. as Sa- aara' g great sand waste would he without its oases, is a career without episodes. No such barren existence, however, has been mine. Gn the contrary, its past is heaped upand running over wijih events of . greater or less im portance, which now, as my sunset approaches, prow luminous and assume shapes that are startling in their fidelity. : From the diary of a good woman's life,T hava torn two pages. One was written in a n'uMt of Doubt theother beneath the glorious ly railiantarch of Delight. After yearsof un certainty, happiness has become to her a per ennial bow -of promise. What these two pages reveal, of truth, only guessed at before, intensifies a memory that wil abide with me. until the grave's impene trable shadows are lifted and disjXiliiad. The scenes of this narrative are "on for eign station." . ':" Almost simultaneously I had reached my thirth-seveuth j'earaud the thirty-fifth par allel of south latitude. . The turtle-back, pe ninsular city. of 'Montevideo- very comforta bly housed me among its 6ne hundred thou sand inhabitants. There were, probably, that many of us at . that time, although 1 never had a whole opportunity to verify the local census.. One "afternoon, as I stood at the portal of the hospitable English club, I somewhat idiotically tried to count the peo ple going "back and forth, crossing and re crossingjthe Plaza Constituc ion; but I soon grew weary of i he monotonous. tramp and arm swinging, bowing and ogling, the car riage sweep and street car rush. Ho, resign edly,: I faced about, "went deliberately up stairs, and gossiped .with, some genial brother cosmopoiites who had been born before that quarter of the world was quite ready for' them. I could not'speak the every day laiguage of my temporary fellow citizens; yet friends were plentiful, skies fair, the society charm ing, and December's pulse beat warmly at' eighty degrees or thereabouts. The previous month, and, iu fact, the last week in it, found me loitering at the Brazil ian capital. Therei I had awaited the arrival of a steamer comrade. His mercantile en gagements detained him at Pernambuco and Bahia. Thus he escaped a genuine howling, sail splitting pampero, which had given me a toss and tumble idea of what a hard blow off shore usually is in the vicinity of Cabo Frio.- , . ' . . When we were again together, I quickly detected a change in George Hamilton. He secerned preoccupied his mind far removed from - either; business of 'pleasure. I had marked out a grand plan for sight seeing in his Company, but he took little or no appar ent interest in the detailed programme. Ti juca, the magnificent, failed to lure him, aiid Pao Assueav. and lofty Corcovado shared with the renowned Jardin Botanico and its avenue of palms a neglect that was surpris ing. On the voyage out from New -York he had talked so constantly of ' these freaks and wonders of tropical nature that I was now completely nonplussed by his indifference. During his youth he had spent several years hi the Atlantic Jpro'vinces of Brazil. His father had been oiie of the-first! and most successful railway contractors in that opu- j lent empire. ' Besides having a thorough ac- j quaintauce with the coast , cities of South ; America, no native spoke- Portuguese or Spanish more fluently than George Hamil ton. As I had depended upon his oft re peated voluntary promise to be my guide in and around Rio, the disappointment was not hid from him. ' XV Aboai d ship our likings had been mutual, nour lifter hour wd gazed from the steamer's djck at the, marvelous luxuriance of eternal summer lands. Threading its way between the superb clusters of islands, known to all West Indian sailors as the Carths, our vessel had, in succession, passed the immense deltas' of Orinoco and -Amazon. From Braganza shoals to the celebrated Magellan straits, every bay and headiand was an open book to George Hamilton ; and none of them were blank books. ... Incidentally, he had ' told me that he was married, but made no, further reference to family affairs.' He claimed to represent ' a New England manufacturing company, whose main offices were hi Boston. 1 natu .rally supposed that his wife was living at or -iear that city. His almost studied reticencm ' about . domestic associations preventi-d me from making even ordinary inquiries. 1 was inw flllf to learn more, however. and - not all from him. - I To descrilie George Hamilton in i:i'hm1s, or at his worst or best, would result t a ame. An attractive man, he easily gained and held esteem. Men and women alike were fasci nated by his physical beauty and intellectual strength. I had been proud of his individual preference. , ' On the third evening, after he had rejoined, me. he came hurriedly into, my room at the Hotel IosEstrangeros. His agitation was ill concealed. Throwing himself, full length, upon a bamboo lounge, he rested his head in one hand and looked fixedly at me. This was a new phase of his recent singular ble- OSr- his havior. ' . After a few moments, he sprang to feet, and began pacing the room. Then, sud denly halting in his walk, he excitedly sai "I am miserablel Pardon me, seuor; I & we you apology audi explanation." ' . "Neither," was my curt reply. . Without seeming to notice or care for manner of my interjection, he continued: the "Oh, yes, I'doj; f or outwai-dly lam no longer the man to whom you freely - extended an honorable, sympathetic friendship. Meeting casually, as all earth's- travelers do, the pass- ins acquaintance has, with me, ripened into sincere regard. You may not wholly ap preciate- the bitterness of a hecessity now forced uiou me or the heartache that comes with it; but herelwe part. When you return to the States hunt me up. It will be pleasant to rehear s old times." ' . "What I" I exclaimed; "do you not intend joining me on my further southern voyagef ' 'To the River Flate cities? JNoI itj is im possible, senor.": : . "In turn, pardon me," I said. "But may I ask why this alteration in your former business plans T' ! "Well," he responded, with some hesitancy, as he walked to a balcony window overlook ing the picturesque, starlit landscape and jthe rugged mountain frowning entrance to mo s spacious harbor, ,"I exjxscted that question, yet do not want to reply to it. I knew hpw awkward this interview would be, but could not embark tomorrow for Lisbon and Liver pool without seeing you." ".You., certainly have a right to withhold counuonces tnac until now were unsonciuea. Remember, Hamilton, I was never inquisi tive about your private matters!" A CHANGE K GEORGE HAMILTON. This was spoken ; cohily and with formal directness. A curious light shone in his eyes, which' were.deep set and lustrous. The gleam of a brilliant half moon rising above their clouds left its silvery track in the water, and, dancing on the waves, threw Hamilton's ex pressive face into strong profile. He abrupt ly turned from the window, and now came and stood by the table where 1 sat, as it were, in judgment of actions which betrayed an upheaval of emotions no longer possible "for him to control. W'hen bespoke again it was with forced gayety. "No, 1 shall not tell! From strangers, per haps; you may learn my really strange story. It is' a veritable drama, now being acted. The leading -character is, I have accidentally heard, in Montevideo. She and ' I must no face each other them Should you be favored with the smiles of La Serena," he said, with a mocking laugh, "we can in the future torn parenotes. But a truce to this! I'm ashamed of my weakness. You go among the Oriental and Argentines without me. I shake your hand to-morrow and quit this port for the distant Mersey, whence5 a swift North Atlan- tic liner whirls me westward to home and the ceaseless buzz of trade." . "At what hour do you sail, Hamilton f "Eleven o'clock, forenoon, on the Neva, of the Royal mail There she lies, just inside Fort Villegagnon. ' You will be on board P' "Yes."- :j - "Thanks," he said, as he placed his bat with t he dignity of a cavalier. Then, stand ing for a moment at the door of my room, he courteously, i-elif ted1 the hat, extending his other band, and resting it, caressingly, on my shoulder. "Bueuas noches, caro amigo." t ' A I I . S.'-4 CT- .-M-IS.. J - V X ' j .' I ' LA SERENA. ' "Good might, Hamilton," I exclaimed, im pulsively, j "To-morrow my parting words will be, 'Good voyage and. good luck.' As you are speeded away, I shall often repeat i them." ! . - ' He stepped lightly across the corridor, opened the wicket . and passed to the quiet j street beyond. ' j Next morning breakfast was dispatched ! with soma nervousness. . Fully an hour and a half before the advertised time for sailing I stepped on board the Neva. Passenger fol- I lowed passenger nimbly up the gangway; I but no Hamilton appeared. I went in and out of thej saloon and the minor cabins, and searched f ir him tint il the gong sounded to clear ship. On questioning the first officer as to whether my friend had I actually taken passage onf that steamer, he! 'referred me to the purser, who said that no such manor name was booked. Perplexed and chagrined at this information, I went over the Neva's port side I and was briskly ro wed ashore. Something told mo that I had been duped and purposely that my late .mysterious . companioii had a reason for his conduct which was all potent to him; but which 1 might never know. 4 ' That night, at the hotel, when I kicked off ray shoes before retiring, my lefti foot struck a small object on the floor by Ithe lounge. Stooping Mown, I picked up a' velvet and clasp locket. Touching its spring, I saw the faceof a woman of exquisite loveliness. She i was in Kpanisn costume, tier teniier, dj 1 seeching ?yes fairly glistened in jthe minia iture, which was an admirable painting on jivory. The locket had, without doubt, been dropped by Hamilton when he threw himself on the loupge the evening before. I carefully placed it in iuy u u;:k. w.ih jimiiar mejicn boes. -- "Was this La Serena? '.What was her his tory! Why should he avoid sojpeerless a woman? JWas she his wife i Would ever meet her ? These self interrogations brought no solution that was satisfactory,! although isked over and over again. At length I fell sleep, mumbling them in unintelligible :horus. j Twelve idays afterward I was, as has al ready beep written, one of Montevideo's one Hundred thousaud. t ;" .- - The vat, barnlike auditorium of Teatro Solis blaifed with beauty, gallantjry, enthu niasm and! light. Italian residents, proud of iheir countryman, vied with natives of the Banda Oriental and with many Istrangers, ihen within its gates, to cheer TomasoSalviui to the echo. Never had I sean or heard such (tumultuous approbation. The masterly por trayal of j Shakespeare's "Othello" was re ceived whlh outbursts of deafening applause. One of the greatest of modern tragic actors had a new triumph. Toward! the close i the play there was a momentaily commotion in one of j the boxes. A lady had fainted,, the heat inside the thea jtre being :xtreme. As she was assisted by j her friends to a carriage 1 caught j a glimpse 'of her features. Though the eyes were veiled 'in unconsciousness I recognized La Serena. There couijd be only one such face. As Ham Uton had said, the original of the locket pict ure was in Montevideo; but where was hel and what was the uuhappiness, the secret. known aloiie to these two 1 j On Christmas eve of that year, a very nu merous throng of English and Ame'ricans were assembled at the quinta of Sqnor M , on the Paso del Molina.; I had been in Buenos Ayres, but' came down the river ! to partici pate in this holiday festivity. Dur popular host and '; hostess entertained a distinguished company at their elegant suburban home. Evergreens and the rarest tropical flowers bedecked sola and corridor. Ornaments and emblems,, appropriate "to the season which we celebrated, were draped with Uruguay's stripes of blue and white, intertwined with tha national standards of Great Britain and the United States. Many of the quests were neighbors, and old friends of Senor M- , made doubly welcome by bun because they had not waited for etiquette's special invita tion. There was music indoors and out, and open air -dancing beneath nature's spangled canopy. From tree to tree, in the grounds. and aI6ng the broad graveled promenades, rbpes were stretcned laden with Chinese lanterns. " j Again I saw La Serena - How radiantly beautiful she was among ch:trming,womenl tier escort on this occasion wus Lieut. S- , a brave officer attat-he;i to iur English war vessel then at anchor in Jlontevideo roudi. lie was a high spirited Briton, yet the very, personification of amiahiHty Knowing h lp well, 1, of course, sought an introduction tio his lovely companion, which she most gra ciously received. Later in the evening Se- nora M placed us vis-a-vis. at a card ta bla Then, after supper, came thedesired op portunity for conversation. 1 hastened to improve .the 'hance,- for my . curiosity was now at the higiiest pitck So 1 quietly said: .. "Your husband is a good" friend of mine. Mrs. Hamilton." - . ! , ; I "You know my husliaiuit Impossible'r' she iiiuriuumi. " ! I "Perfiaps I misunderstood. Lieut. S- -. Are you not Mrs. George Hamilton" j "Yes." - - . - ' . . "Of Boston. Massachusetts'" "No." ' "Yet I cannot be mistaken in your iden tity.'" - ll pever lived in your Country, sir, 1 as sure you! An American, who has business interests in the city which you have named, is, however, my husU'ind We are separated ' by u gulf that is terrible to contemplate. 1 am schooling myself to forget him. He is not now in South America, nor will he ever ; return to this section of it His name 1 hear, for it was honorably given to me in mar riage. You say tiiat he is a friend of yours. Fvorgive me. sir. but that man is the friend of no human U'ing other than himself. He is utterly, brutally selfish !'" i "1 sai. I, senora, that we were acquainted. There is sometimes a distinction betwtieii that oiiti solid friendship. We have recently j pur tea company in uio.' At this announcement she clinched her ' hands, as if in agony. Her frame visibly shook, arwl her passionate eagerness was so great that 1 feared other guests might see it. ' But merriment ran riot, and each couple or coterie was absorbed in its owu enjoyment. Quickly - ..recovering her composure, Mrs. Hamilton asked: ' "Are you sure that your acquaintance was my husband f" "He tailed you La Serena," "Only iu derision." ; "No, I cannot think it His tone when speaking that name (only heard by me once from his lips) was one of affection seemingly choked by -some bitter disappointment." Then I briefly told her all that I knew of him whom had so greatly liked.- How, as fellow voyagers, we bad first met on a steam er's deck in New York harbor; of our pleas urable soeial intercourse; his last evening wit h me; the . broken 'appointment on the Neva, and- my suspicions as to the reason for j his strange action; of my subsequently find- ing the locket, and ; how its portrait -enabled me to recognize her at the Teatro Solis, "You say," shp replied, "that George Ham ilton must have preceded or followed you to Montevideo" "Such is my opinion, senora." "Why should be do that? Not for your sake, surely; nor yet for his own. With me (so cruelly deceived) he cannot hope to be reconciled. Besides, he is outlawed in Brazil and the River Plate republics for heavy de falcations. " i . i A light broke upon me. The mystery was being solved, and by an accidental friend of the family. There were two George Hamil tons, and La Serena imagined that she had married the wrong ona It had been my ! friend's father's name, I knew. He had one ' day told me that about the tune of his father's death, in Massachusetts, the name had been adroitly ,used by a swindler in South Ameri ca, who obtained large sums of money. "You became George Hamilton's wife here, hi Montevideo, senorai1" was now my leading question. : "No," she said, "at Paris. Though I was born in Uruguay, my education was com pleted abroad. I never knew George Ham ilton in this country. Just as we were pre- ' paring for our home coming here, the Euro pean newspapers began to print the accounts of my husband's crimes. The knowledge that, ' by holy bonds, I was allied to such a man overwhelmed me. He was in Liverpool ar ranging for our passage. 1 had not yet left -London. When I did quit the English me- AS INTRODUCTION. tropolis it was to return to the protection of. my good friends in France. There has been no word of my husband, except what you bring me, since I discarded him. At the hotel in London i left a letter for him, tell'ng him that he must never dare to seek me." ' "Might he not have been . innocent, se nora" "Impossihlsl The evidence was direct and convincing. He was described as the base sou Of an American contractor, who, years before, had been much esteemed in Brazil. His family history was given, and even his P4rsoD described." ; ' " 1 "There have 'jeen cases of false persona tion," said L "Prove to me that this isytanef She. ex claimed. "Prove to me that Iv wronged my husband; prove that he is true and hon orable as was that man, now dead, whose Dame he bears; prove this, and all of this, and my woman's prayers are for you for ever!" ...-.', "I may be able, senora, to do more than this." . "Oh, sir, do not "mock me! There come, at times, taunting specters in my dreams; but 1. awake to hopelessness. You have strangely interested me in yourself. Lieut. S will soon bring yon to visit me. Then you can return the locket. Alas, it was my wedding gift to him you still call friend!" The gay assemblage was now breaking up. On every side were heard shouts of "Good nfghtl" and "Merry Christmas!" Mrs. Ham ilton's carriage had ben ordered, and, as I "banded hir into it, she said: "I am glad, senor, that we have met. Something tells me joy will come from itl" Then, with "good night," sweetly spoken, she .k back on the cushions. j Following her into the coach, Lieut. S closed its door. His extended haud was has tily grasped , and released. As the vehicle rolled away, they cried in unison. "Merry Christmas I" 1 responded with a hearty "adiosl" s. ' 1 Overhead glittered the constellation of the Southern Cross. Its exceeding brightness was hailed by me as a good omen. ' - Modesty and bravery are sterling qualities. Lieut. S possessed them both. Whatever he did while on active service for Her Brit annic Majesty and the glory of his country was in line of duty. Talking about it was not. Such men can tie implicitly " trusted. So I told him La Serena's story, and my own - confidence. He listened, without comment. nritil I had finished Then he said: . "Rumor has it that I love airs. Hamilton, and would marry her if she were free. In. this judgment rumor wrongs me and scan dalizes a most estimable woman. I shall never have other wife than England. She is mistress of the seas'" and of my very soul. It' would Iiea supreme happiness to die in her defense. . If rumor had said that I was mi old and firm frii nd of Mrs. Hamilton,. it would have been the sufficient truth. I 'shawl Rumor is a jade I owe her nothing exeept contempt You are. 1 think, right iu what you i-onjecture about the real George Ham ilton. To-morrow is New Year's day There is an opicers' dinner on tipard the Narcissus. We each invite a male guest You are to be mine Surgenn Joeelyu has captured alive Yae.kee whoiu he calls Mr. 'George! . 1 may he vomiting too rapiilly, but, as you Ameri cans say, rather guess that Joeelyu's man is also ours Be on board early in the after noon." "I shall not fail." This conversation was at the. English club, I had not seen Ia Serena since Christmas,, but she had been never absent from my ifiliyipliii BEARS HER STURDILY UP. thoughts. I felt now as if her sun was burst ing through a huge, dense bank of clouds. I had become almost childish in my impa tience. The London mail had -come in. A cdpj of The Daily Telegraph, nearly five weeks' old, had been . torn from its wrapper. I picked it up, and glanced here and there through its news columns. This ' paragraph burnt into my brain : George Hankinsou. alias Hamilton, who. several years ago, committed a series of astounding for geries on a number of South American bankers, has been .arrested ir Birmingham, i His identity has been fully established. Joyously was the birth of another year proclaimed by the chimes of Matriz. Peal after peal rose and swelled and died away in the echotM of a.bustling town. Big and little, rich and poor, Montevideo's one hundred thousand were in holiday attire. ' The broad harbor was a sea of color. Flags and stream ers fluttered everywhere. At 3 o'clock I joined a party at the "mole," and was rowed out to the Narcissus. Lieut. S cordially welcomed nie at the' gangway. Scarcely had I stepped on lioard when he said : ; . "Joeelyu and his friend are in the ward room 1-iet us look at Mr. George! at once !" "Agreed," said 1, as 1 followed; him across the deck. . ; j Before we had eoue ten naces there was a cry from the water. 1 A pleasure boat had been capsized by a-sudden flavin of . wind. ! Help was close at hand." but there was too ' much of it. Three persons were ;seen cling- ! ing to the boat. Then the waves parted, and a woman's head and arm became visible. She clutched wildly at the . air and sank again. At that moment I-missed Lieut-iS- , who had beeu watching the scene with keenest in terest. He hail swung hinjelf down the side of the Narcissus and was swimming toward the unfortunates. But another : and more powerful stroke was in advance, of the in trepid Englishman. How my "heart beat;! Again the woman's head showed above the water's surface, I turned away my face. It was La Serena, drovvuiug. within reach of many arms of steeL Ha! a cheer! Another, and yet another! The foremost swimmer, they say, has caught her, and bears her sturdily up. I cannot see distinctly, for tears have welled to my eyes. Now the mist is gone. Surely I know that proud bead, that smile so ' winning. Yes, it is George Hamilton, and La Serena receives back her life from him she gave it to ui those first happy days in Paris. There wasn't very successful New Year's banquet in the ward room 'of the Narcissus, but everybody seemed satisfied. No lives had beeu lost. There- was a daring ! deed to be talked about by gallant "men. (icut. S- -had a fresh laureL The surgeon wii delighted with the unabridged history of "Mr. George," and voted him the noblest Yankee he had ever met saying to me decorously: "It's the old blood, you know, and you fel lows have improved it!" I would like to tell you about the high fes tival a week - later at La Serena's house, but that scene you can picture to suit your most extravagant fancies. - Great Britain surrendered the bogus George Hamilton. 1 gave up the locket. Rumor stopped. meddling with Lieut. S -, and he is PtiJl the true soa and devoted esposa of England. : What Insomnia Is. insomnia i3 not pain; that is, physical pain, j It is something in the nature of a blank,; a dead, level, sandy j desert on which there rests a xlull glare. One thinks incessantly and incoherently. An impression inserts itself in the vagrant thoughts to the effect: "If I don't sleep soon it will be idiocy, heart disease or death." Under the influence of this im pression, the insomnia, which, at the outset, was the symptom of some local disorder, becomes itself a disease. One lies with open eyes staring into the darkness. The dire possibilities of the future, the interruption to business, the ardent, intense desire to 6leep, all flit , through the night, like dim and menacing phantasms. The days are op pressive. The body is weak, the brain confused, the blood sluggish, i An over powering tendency to sleep possesses the tired f rame. He throws himself down on a bed with the impression that he must and will sleep for weeks; he drops into a doze and in an instant later wakes with a fetart, and then is as wide awake as ever; if a wicked man he flings off the covering with bitter malediction, and with tired frame and dulled soul re sumes -his daily task. Chicago Herald.,, An Unhappy Position. The man who seeks a wife for the pur pose of securing the means of living with out working does not merit the respect of the meanest person that walks about the earth. His intentions are so mani fest that they deceive no one. He plana his attack with the ingenuity of a general. His is an aggressi ve courtship, and a hyp ocritical one as well He cannot afford to let the flame flicker for a moment. He must act the role of deception continu ally; If there should ever come the mo ment when a feeling of self independence and self respect enters the young wom an's mind, his hopes in that instant may be shattered beyond redemption. There is the necessity of ever present caution and a constant recourse to hypocrisy. Detroit Free Press. NEW V EAR'S ' tHME (U Toll- For the old year.sw'r w lyUlying; . (irito, gaunt, sere; On the tinpast of Tjm", uow lyinfc. flopes of youth are fleeting. Hearts with care are beatinj?. Ho' j-e warders of the Mis, Toll Toll: Toll For Earth's enticing . fashion. Toll fot Sirfe's un holy passion. Toll for Friendship unrequited. Toll for Hope's en clitDlntnti blighted. ' Tv'l for Ijove's fond pledjfiys broken. Toll for Want and Woe unspoken. Toll for Mourners sadly wtwping. Toll for"in s ast harvtt reaping, .Toll- Toll Toll-'f . Thai Avliile the world shall staini. Sin and Woe shall fill the laod. Toll Toll Toll j Ring King Ritie'. A weli-onie. to the briKht New Yearl Life, llii, Joy. j On his radiant hrow appear. Hearts with love are thrilling; ; Homes with hoiinty flllingi t Ho' ye wanli-rs of the Im-IIh, ilinR Itiiiu' ItinKf For Winter's bracing hours. J : Ring for hirth of Spring and Flowers, Ring for Summer's fruitful treasure. Ring for Autumn's Ixjundli-ss measure. Ring for hands of gen'roui giving. Ring Rr vows of nohler living. Ring for truth of tongue or pen. Ring IVace on earth, guod will toward men " j , - Ring Ring Ring: . That this glad year may stfe , liartli s accomplished juhilets. Ring' King- King! 1890. In 1S0Q we shall see . Kvents as follows 'ome to be: ' ! Kea serpents, as in years gnne by. Will aiine around alout July t The Ice man anil the plumber will. As usual, present their bill ' The price of summer board wW rise In August to the very skij -,.-., . j :. The gay mosquito, as of yore. Into humanity will liore Likewise the festive fly, so fleet. Will agitate Ink nervous feet. I Each fisherman will fish and lie As he has done in years gone by. ' - f' . - - !-.'-.' ; When comes along the verdant spring. m The poef will be heard to sing And from the garbage pile of time Will prick the ashes of a Khyine. !'.' The funny man his jokes 4'ill crack (The same old Jokes, see afjjianac) t. j On winter flights -will lovers sit For hours and watch the firelight flit. . i And. when the summer comes, they still L'ion the beach will coo aed bilL ' f . "The erd-st man, as iu years past, . At Intervals w ill breathe his last. In all tindes merchants wlo are wise. As usual, will advertise j In fnct. thtie things aud many more, Iu lSiKJ are in stoi-e j And yet with sorrow is it draught; ''. Unhappy year It ends with NAroHT- . ' 1800. I - : " TOM MASSO. It3-. a I'tr Rule, Kte. Mr. Finiclrv icnvflo-pl v Thin Npw An r' business has got to sjp. I'll be hanged if ll'm going to allow these fellows to le tramp ing through my parlors all day, getting mud lover evervthinp- and eatintr us out of house and home. Whv (funiblmz in his Docket) (Great Scott! where can that be? Well, well - - ' j I Mrs. Finickv What have vou lost, dearl Mr. Finickv Lost! VVhv. ham? it all. mv i - T o ' New Year's visiting list. How in thuuder can I make my calls without ill Time's Softening Inflif eace. Chorus of Voic2s (at the boarding house) Why, this is the same turkey we had Christ mas. . Mrs. Slimdiet ithe landlday Yes; it is. You all complained Uien of its being so tough. Now that it's New Year's perhaps you'll find it more tender. Wow, wow I A SPECIALIST PHYSICIAN SINCE 1849 in the diseases and weakness iof men mails a book free j giving the ;remedies which cure hopeless and abandoned sufferers privately at home. ' Address Specialist, room A j 54 Reade street, corner Broadway, New York. PI S'1' 1 i 'if . i ; JMrh "; Ai l ' iOct3l,'89. , ' PROFESSIONAL A3D BUSHESS CARDS JJOTL M E 11 UI AM, ATASHINGTON, N. C. First clasv accomniodalions for l.- dies p. m.' hours. Hotel. ais leave Hotel 6 a. In . anil 0 Through to. New Yoik in 24 I p-riyer Maniei stop at the Headquarter for U miters. lx st slioot mgiii Noi-ih Cuolii-a;- Hi'gsand horses tuiiiisl Ml. 'i ,cket 1 1 nice .-unJ Express oflice ii Hie IloteirTelegiamforro.uj8. . r.. m i. n u i a M 'rour et.or. 0 kTOX, U 1LMINGTON, N. C. Best jiihuiHi(1 U teil in tlin Kti.l J)U. 11 SNELL, SUKGEOiN DENTIST, ? r - WASHINGTON, N. C. Rooms in Pridginaii Block. 59-'6ft gA V VIEW HO J) EL, i EDENTON, N. 0. I - j ' Teimslie.iSOUable. Hack mtt.Hvnri train ami boat. No charge toi convey mice, i ! I ; WINHELL HOTEL, - s - SWAN QUAKTkjt, N. C. W. R. Swindell, I'rop'r l!elittjl uiul i tf 1 1 r,i iuliu. I 14..... II. .i. in Hyde bounty, "labltf well simulied -Servants alteutiveiT-lu everv uuv better I prepared u accommodate Hie uunc (tuaii ever betoie. niayZtttf i - 17 DM UNI) ALEXANDER, A t'TOli N E Y-AT-L A VV and . KEAL ESTATE AGEKl WASHINGTON, N. C. " VVill be at Aurora verv Int. unH XrH Wednesuav niehts. and at Pantesro evrv 2nd and 4th v ednesday night. r novio iy . i j VV, Z. MORTON, JR., ATTOItNEY- AT-LAW, WASHINGTON, N. O. i , i - . Willi practice in the Courts of tha District and in Martin county . Special. attention given to the collec tion of claims aud conveyancing. T Utnce lorinerly occupied by the ate (Ji C . Hill. , i B AN KIN U HO U S E O. M. BROWN MAIN STREET, WASHINGTON, ff. 0. ' ; ! - . i - ' ! Collections solicited and remittance made promptly. Exchange bought and soid. JJ0TEL ALBERT. j NEW BERNE, N. O. AU the Modern Convenience. JHE KING HOUSE, GliEENVILLB, 0. MBS. SHERIFF KING, PROP'TRJCBS Pleasautly situated in business par of the city. Large addition to buildinf s Every comfort the Traveling Public can wish The best table the market will afford; Stop at the King House, and you will Stop Again. ISAAC A. SUGG, ATTORNEY-AT-L AW. Late of Rodman, Sugg & James. GREENVILLE, N. C Otfiee old stand of Rodman, SugK 8c, James. Will attend the Courts of Greene and Beaufort counties Practices in' State jand Federal Courts. j i MERICAN HOUSE, I '. WINDSOR, N. C. ! Free hack at all steamers. Telegraph i office attac lied. Livery stables. Give us a call wbeu passing through or stopping at Windsor, ami if you dout' have igood time and want to go ihere againlthe gray mule is oui. 'i. .l. H. MOODY. ITop. -, S. LLOYD, M, D., J J Bktan Hotel, Tarboro, N. C. i ; Specialist in Diseases of the EYEj, EAR, NOSK AND TliUOAT. i Having just finished a four: and a half- months course at the- Phi I a- -delphia Polyclinic and the Will Eye -Hospital, 1 offer my. services to the ' people of Edgecombe and adjoining; counties. Smtuuvl i - g - J Hi SMALL; ! ATTORNEY--AT LAW. .! - ! ' if;.. - ! WASHINGTON, N. C! DMUNDS0NS NEW EUROPEAN HOTEL, I GOLDSBORO, N. C. :' I 1 American and European Plan. Wait-1 ing rooms tree, rorters meet every i train Baggage hand edfree.. 4-i -i J" J. BURGESS, Of N.-C. with R. A. DOBIE-& CO. GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 2il Roanoke Dock,?NoEroLK, Va. Special attention given to sales of cot ton, grain, peanuts and - codntry pro duce generally. LlberaLcasJi advance on consignments. Prompt returns and highest market prices guaranteed. 6 1 oeW7-- BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE The best Salye in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheam, Fe-i ver iores, Tetta, Chapped ands, Chil- i blains. Corns, and all skin eruption" and positively cures Piles, or no pay re quired. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Prlc 25 cents per box. I ' : i For sale by D. V, Bogart, i i"
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