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tfiiiïl %tmtiWOODSTOCK, VA», WEDNESPAY. APRIL 9, 1884 NO. 26.

YOL. 64.

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¦HCNANDOAH HERALD »eiBH«Hi**0 CO

»erBub»cripilJU, UMS OiiLLaa« and« hals per

v«»r, peyab'e la advance.

A'l oomsa iule»ton» ofprlvtte na tire will V"

haigedtor as advertnirg.

Job Print.ur.All kind» of JonWOHK done »t Short notice

»nd on the n.ost reasonable terms.

.Professional Cards.

W. R. ÂitxiNiu:. M B. Wuxnut.Winchester, Va. \\ oodsieick. Ya.

ALEXANI-KK & WUNDER,ATTORN LYS AT LAW,

Woodstock, Sheuaneliiah County, \ irginia.OFFRE in liuiner Block,

tjsr" Pronvt attention to all legal luisiness.Jan. Hd-tf.

E. P. liAMikiii.E. W. 0. L. Boarv.

T^ANDLUPOKA I.OUUM,A1T0KXSY8 AT LAW.

Will practice in $hen»ndoah ¡and adjoiningcounties.ter omo» in Conrt Houae square. Jsn, 9,-tf

M. L. Walton, E. D. lavWatas«,

.TOS,ATsvBXEYE AT LAW..»»TALTOS * WALT

tltpisrliv, in S tiaridoah and adjoining coun-tut., airo In lie lotut t>l Antals ol «.». »'

1 Haitct te.tut ol \\ stem l/ielitst.July lltb,.tf

I Se>. L. KLLLEil,fj A1ÏCBNEY AT LAW,

» OUDSTOCK, SHENANDOAH Co., VA.

Will practice In tbe county and circuit courts ol

«?b«u»iido»b, »ud »djoiuinu cocottes.tw niecUlatienticu to eoltcatlOB of claim»;aune ai 'aj-tf. I

KOBERT .L '»VALKPATTOKNEY-AT-LAW,WoOMTOCK, YlMDTIA.

UT Office in Burner Building.Not. 30..lyr.

A G. WYHKOUP,ATTORNEY AT L A W,

Offlca With Hon. H. C. ALLEN.WOODSTOCK va,

Willpracticein tbecourts of Sbenandoab and

adjacent counties.tr Special attention given to the collection of

claims sod all legal business entrusted to bis csre.

Wih.bb.iw. Mt. Jaobso* on Friday »nd Satur.

day, before the 2nd Tuesday of «ach aionth, at

Or. L. U. Jordan's Office.Sept. 4th.tf.

B.C. A'-.LBS. P. W. MaQRCDEB

A LLES A MAGRCDEK,

ATTORNEYS AT LAW,WOODSTOCK,

8HENAND0AH COUNTY, VA.

April. 29.tí

JAS. H. WILLIAMS, WM. T. WILLIAMS,

IV ílaUAIIe A BROTHEB

ATTORNEYtTÂT LAWWOODSTOCK, VA.

Practle-e In îhe Court» of Shenandoah, Booking-

ïam, Page, Frederick and W»rren e'ountle»;al»oatbcCourt» of Appeal» of Vlrgiuia andlntbe0. 8. DUtrict Conrt.

«íoecial attentiou given to the collection of

claim».

p E. NEWMAN,

A TT 0 R NE Y AT LAW,Woodstock. Va.

Fractlces In the couaty and circuit courts of

9-naTietoab, Kockinghtm »nd Page.tW Bnstne»* intrusted to hie bands will receive

Pompt stteutlon.Jsn.a.tf.

f-i OHOK R. CALVERT,Va attorney at law,

New Market, Shchandoab Co. Va.

WillpractlcelntheClrcnltCourt of ShenandoahCounty, and in allthe Courts ofltocklngham and

»age Counties.unel».

DIL II. F. MAIMII.- & BRO.De-nti-ts-

Orrie-i- : Woodeieek and Sanmsville, Virg'.uia.In \S e odtteick, 1st and Ad weeks of each moutb,

In í-aumívllle 2d and *th »..¦

Thoee In need of first clans Dentistry at moder¬

ate prices, will do wellFull sets of Artificial teeth from $7 00 to $17.00,

$25.1« »nd $'>0 .«0.Pure gold filling» from $1.25 to $lu i»). Silver

filling» trom 75c to tSM.Artificial teeth put up on solid gold, Gold and

CeUel<4dCejmbinstion.Ce>lU-loid»nd Kubbvr p'ate«,Oold aod Porcelain rrvoting. cUsp«, fcc.. Special

attention givt-n to filling and preserving the na¬

tural teeth, and correcting tbe írreguavities.All work warranted first clans.

Is*" Tea'hextracted »hsolute:v without pain bythe use of Nitrous Oxídeselas-

March.l'.',-tf.~D~rT OAevran, M. D. R» ». Caete*. M. D,Grail.efferaon Medical Orad College I-hysic» a

College, Phil». Pa. »* «or« on, 1-att, M 1.

»W*ô yetr. expert Hat gSMSBtitiDrs. Carter de Fro

Physicians and SurgeonsWOODSTOCK, VA.

in ibaakica the citiieut of Woodstock andviclnii7f«rtb.very liberal »bare of patronage I

naveVJceivtd in tho past, I solicit a eon..nuance

of iha eatne lor the uew firm. I am pleased to beeh'e toT»oin«"*nd I'r K. B. Carter to my friend.Ink the et*!* »» ''e'11« W«U Pr*P"«d to difcharg.?he 4.UUÄI incident to the various ¡'.*"¿L?~pro««««ion. U. D.LAkTïB.

g«r The new firm will give prompt Attention to

allCBlt«; Stoat or dat. Cffarge«. moderate.

OT SPECIAL ATTENTION TOSfKOERY. _*lApril ia.IO.-tf.

p|H A- MARTIX»

SURGEON t^f-JP^ l>KNTIST,;a

ReipectfuUylnlorms ae public thaihe hs/reíiíms-J .he praotiri. oil tall pro-o<Vion orders lelt at th« »tore ol P. J..Travel, in Woodátock, willreoeive pro¬mpt attentionJn.iath tf.

Ilotel Cards.

«f^HALTBEATE HODSK,tV «TRASBfJRO, VIRGIN. \

\.. P. M'Ü-TTURFF, - Pkop'r.This hotel It convenIwtly situated near B. k

0. it. R. Osp't. The honte Is new and con-

venreatlyftrrnlshed. Persons seeking a pleasant0o«râtog house foT the Summer month», will findthis a ptetBtnt and healthy place. An excellentchalybeate soring is near the house. Transient.nd Permanent Boarderaaccnmmodated.rf rjood stabltn? on premise! and horses fe«

Ac.Jtn.lT-tf._

C'vCaTRAL HOTELj NF.W MARKKT, VA.Mas. S. Holtzm.vn, I'roprietres.

Having fully refttted »nd repaired this w«lknown Hotel it is now open for the reception o

<ne»t« and boarders. New Ma-ketl« surroundedby a number of excellent springs.among which«re 8ulB*Aur, Chalybeate, Free, Stone. Ac,.easyof »«least, tra« t«t«aat«d «mid the most beautifuland pict4>re«vieaa«ea4iry.-Peripn« in tUe «lUM'le-»irlng »IS 4» i«tl*|*BTc antry air, with -inlet .-orii

fort, i«tl«Jt«ei«jlsW«sv'îrlll btaecoianaiUUd.The table will be an eipqelal cire ; the Bar »up

blled with choiceliirnor«, «nd the Htiblei providedwith beet of provender. «VRAHnOLTZMAH.

WILLIAMS A QRABILL,FIB* IM3CUAXCK AGENTS,

WOODSTOCK, VA.We »re «repaired to Insère property ie th* Vir-

» nia Fire »ad Marine Iniurauce Company, andttie Lyacbbnrg Baaking «o-d Inxii rauca CompanyB>th are flsst class oompsnie» and Insure at tbensnal premiums

»ATID HOWtRD, t. W. WRFV1N, L*t*tete of Siedler A Co. Salesman of Ble-dler A tío.

HOWA I e\ V.BFÑNCOMMISSION MERCHANTS,

FOR THE SAI,«; e.F

flow, ewiu, Mw«.':bouer. icos, poultry, «.c,310 Tejatk SJi.*S. W. bet. La. Ave. and i, St,

WASHINGTON, D. C.0ct* a*.lyr.

COTT3STTY DIRBCTORT.

COUKTT JCD0».

G.B.WalTert. . New Market

CIRCUIT JUDGE,

Hon. J. O. Nev.n.an, . * Leray

COMMONWEALTH'S .ATTORNEY:

vtobt.J.W.lker ,- - - Woftdsteek

CLKRK Oí TU« COUNTY COl'RT.

US. Welkst. . -* *«**<*-«

CLEUK OF THE CIRCTlT COURT.

«-.i «. ... tYoodfctockGeorge Mil »7

SHERIFF.

Wm. n. tVlghtman * * - - Etimbuif.

DEPUTIES.

_.«. .... Woodatoei.%.\\msr - w**

TBRABURKR-

George . Eoont», * * - - Woodstock

COMMISSIONERS OF REVENUE,

n n nanti - . Woodstock

J. A. Oaborue - -*-»". JVS-noB

SURVEYOR.

Samuel Garber, Jr. ¦ . Moore-. Store.

SUPERINTENDENT OF POOR.

C-l'an.:er - - * Maarertown.

SUPERVISORS.

JohnFunk,. 8trti»t.ur,.D. H. Gocheronr - ¦«. *-''«"

John Haunenfiuck, . * * * WoodstockR.M. Lauta, - - * - VIfd,"il?ur«-Robt 8. Kiuker, * - * - «t. JacksonAbr.mGarber .... loreetville.

PARISH PHYSICIAN. ~

Dr.R.T. Graves, . Maureitown.

OVERSEERS POOR.

Edward Zea,S .V. R. lowerDavid GolUdayS. M. Lantz,A. ,T.'McQiiay,W. H. Hice

NOTARIE? PUBLIC.

StrasburgavoodsttciV Fotiulair.»I.intzU.lJiCiben fini>e» Mule

D.S.Uena-el,H. F. Kagey,Jacob Lantz,Jos. T. Kronk,Geo. A linpp,P W. MigrnderGeo. M. l'orumJos. K.Mtlev.Joseph Perry,Win. Titringer,L. Triplett, -

A. 1«, Myers,Kobirt J. stoneburner, -

H. H. Coffman,Geo. H. Snarr,

New Market,I-intz'sMiri,Tom« Brook

StrasburgWoodstock

Mt. Jickson

Mt Jackion.Co'nmblaFnrntce.

Edinbnrg.Cabin BillUneitfleld

JUSTICES OK THE PEACE.

DavibDibt..Dr. G. A. Brown, Obed Frtnk tndAbiabim Baker.Stokewali,..J. H. Grtbill, TV. C. Snarr, Snow.IfbittikerJohmitos..B. L.Boberte LeviH. Cullers. Daiali

C «m.Mamsos..Stntnel C, Campbell Jacob Lantz.

Joe. Comer.A4HBT_Jot Windle M. B. Painter, Lemuîi

Rvmsn.L».e..Christian Shirlfy, S.W. Baktr, Araos

Peter».

CONSTABLES.

Isaac Painter,M. P. Smoot,Perry J, AllisonTlioe. J. Burke.

StriraMig.Mood »lock.Edlnburg.

New Mir.et..

SUPERINTENDENT OK SCHOOI «3.

W.W. Login Wooditock»

SCHOOL TRUSTEES.

Datîs,-.Cyrus Keistt-r Harrison Wiilte, Jno. HSn»rr.8i-»-r.«;ALL .Jos: Doll, Luther Wliman, Jacob

SpigleJt'aitBOF.-E. B Shaver, Daniel Bowman, Silas

M'.incb.Mamhos,.Jos. Comer, Philip Bowers Mi'ton

Campi ell. .... . . . .

AsuBT.-Joseph Perry, A.J. Myers,H. H. OoS.mm. s,^*-*

Lee -6 M. Tidier, J' H Rice, D. P.Zirkle, m

ROAO COMMISS1JNERS,

Randolph Stiokley - . . Capon Road.Joseph'Mephia, - . ¦ Sanmsville.D. B. Myers - . ¦ Wooelatockretry Pence, - - * * ;. ^«nbnrgNoahHigfrs, -

. . Ml. CUftonMilton l-Tnce. - - * Forèttville.

SHENAWDOAH COUNTY BANK.

B. P.Newman, President,George M.Borum, . ¦ Cashier,e\ W. travel, *, .Tsller

NEW MAREF.T BANK.

S.P.Shirley,.PresidentDavid r. Ksgey, ..... cnhier.A.R- Koienberger, . . « Teller.

COMMISSIONERS IN CHANCERY.

Cieovit CotTBt..P. W. Magrnder, K. E. Stick«ley, J. Monroe lloltel. W. H. RiceCocktv Corui..P. W.Migruder I.E. Stick-

ley, L.Triplett. Jr

COMMISSIONER OP ACCOUNTS.

P.W. Magrnder ... Woodttock Tt

1825. 1884

OLD DRUG STORE,

effWOODSTOCK. VA

eattblished about 1S25 by Dr. John O. Schmitt

B. 80HMITT. - - ProprietorDEALEBIN

Drugs, Medicines. Glass,PAIXT* OILS

Varnishes,DYE STUF,

PERFUMERY, SOAPS, BRUSHES,Faocy-Cífaoiís,

Stationer}', etc., etc.

ALSOCA.raiI>Y NUT», FltVlTetcHr As cheap as the cheapest. -fs%

Purity and Reliabilityef goods always gmrrintred. Preecrlptlonaeire-fully compounded at ailhotut.

¦ÜKI3di:t?»t^.keiis

Woodstock, - Va.-.:0:-

Wi are prepared to furnish coffins af allstyles, glat» t«*p ease« and cagkrtu.of all «ize»nl«o »mrifil rob« for atiailU and »bUdren,,«.t me lowest price-. Hearse furnish«*«, asidfunerala at»t-uu«ni at abort notice in town rr

country. By prtwriptnip«« and ditriatcb, aji«

by charges the most reasonable of any tt/tvoin the Vrtllev, we »\xp<ct to «cctir* « largeshare of public 4>at««u*n. . PÇk^T

BOlOBFrER A TfO&lU-v

fourni,si.wmiia

Tw»s but a bre»th.And yet the fair, good name was wilted-And friend» once fund grew cold and »tiltee:

And life wa» worse than death.

One venomed worel,That struck Its cowsrd, poisoned blowIn craven whispers, bushed and low.

Ai.il jet the wide world heard.

'Twas but one whisper.one,Tb»t muttered low, for veryshnne'I he thing the slander dure not name.

And yet its work was elone.

A hint so 'light,And yet «o tn:glity in its power,A humsn «oui in one »bort hour

I.irsctuehetl beneath its blight !

a»«'«a»a*******M««'«w««'«»-*M*-*****

Tom Kilroy-Totn Kilro«,'* faiher was n roaster

mason, stead" and Indoeinoai» Tomhad been destined almost from his era-

dle tu léarn his fattier'« humble trade*.

O el K:'roy hail a lar¿c inb of work to

elo for tlie oroat In porting firm of Scott

& i> puîdson, and one day while Tom«ae ¡uyiiik! biicks. and whaeiliog with a

¿real deal of spirit. Alt-Untier Sottleok »..likini; to him.

Mr. reolt had a talk with youc/Tom.and liked him better still, and the-n hada talk with Tom's father, which re<-nl*

ledin Tom throwing il'>wn the trowel,

and takinz a de sk in the outer ci U üin.-

rotiin of the great firrji.Ju llic course of two \ea»8 he was

caut'u.u»iy prouaoUd, bat he WAS trustedetfcü beyond Hi* portion. Mr. BcoH'slikinp, though progressing ai ¦ Carefulrare still kepi steatlily increasing. Ile

had said of.en daring theses two yeir-hat lToin Eilrov eras a lilt'e uoertm

men.* and Alexander Sjott was alw.i\s

rciily In iiitiiu'.ain «bat lit« had ont

said.Tutu's life wtDi on »s Ibe clock do<

for the -tftjPt I'tuir teor«a, but in ilitrTime gaye tvir.tli'.us, nnrt took n.i'n

j g fiona lim» RU splendid phyaictIn null liad tiittturt'il, and his busine»apiilude had .«ten tiioruuably (lev. loi.ed. Even Juo. Donaldson, wlm hatal«iays eimled ¡it Lis pariDit's lancy Í"

the 'yotiun mason,' at leúgüt at! m'tinthat 'Kihov «an a Hue ft-lLaw, a,.

wiiild do the firm cr; dit.'Il na« just ufur ihTi admission fror

Mi. ]>()tin!d«on, and on a hoi clowimday in curly July. Tom, busy emooisundry bales and boxe», heani Mi

Siotl call bim. Whin be anxwercd th<sumnaouSalie i'onnd the senior partucin a ver\ -anxious and prrrl» xed mood'Mr Kilio-,,' be sattle Uesitatitigiy.

'I catino« go home, m I lotcoded to

Digl '. and it mav even l.ai pin thai«bail bave lo ¡jo lo Liverpool by Un

n.xi »learner. What I »apt i.o.v 1-

that 500 should take ray uaoil train,and tarry Mr»«. Scoli ibis letter.'

'Yfciy will, fir; liow soon shall 1

leave ?''You l.avc fiiiccta mitUles lo cater,

it.'So in fifii cii mioutes Tom was at the

Erie (icpot. \\ lien he reached the

plallorni oi the little Jersey depoilberewas ibe ui»ual Catherin«' ol buggies «oillight »agou., and he looked aroußd forMr. Scott's which that gentleman hail

described to him as 'a nice liille turn¬

out wiib a pretij team ofsrav««1Flit' cnly vehicle answering that, de

scriptioa was driveii by a lady.a vert

«etvelj l.idy indeed, wlio peered amon«;

the ciowd with a wistful, anxious, face.Tom took heart of grace, and with hi«

very be«?t bow and smile, and some inqoirj or n naark, the on'.y intelligiblewotds of which were, 'Mr. Scott.'

'Yts, sir.' i-aid the lady blushing,andhandling the reins rather unnecessarily.'I cuine to meet papa, and vou say he

i* not coming. And you have a letter ?

Will 3ou allow me to drive you to thehouse ?Tom was obliged to allow himself to

be driven. His ptiiect idleness «¡avehim leisure to witch his driver's preitymotions; to note all the chances of herf.ice, and all the coaxing intonationswith which she llattered and encour~

Si-ed the preity team of cray». He hadliterally fallen in lore without beinu al

all aware of the plunge he bad taken,for tbe sensation WiS so charmmt; it

was hardly ¡ikeiy he would pause to an-

alvzt- the feeliiip.'.

Mrs. Scott was quite aware of Alt

Kilroy's antecedents and position, buwomen tie ver weigh very haud*ommen in the same exact balances the'do ugly ones. There was a yery chantins; lea, during which Tom got as fa

i<i Mis. Scoti'a favor as ho had göltetWith Mr. Scott In four years. Bo fir

indeed, that when she retired to thi

library to nuBwer her husbands's Idleshe left Mr. Kilroy to be entertain <

by her UBUgltter Alice.Did she remember what a dui getoa

entertainment wanderii g through Ihtscented stirnbs in the twilight garuVt«it* When Alice's fingers lonche«Tom's amoni? the strawberry vuif»

did she ¿acúlate the reisuh ? Or fi«tl sbeno Tear of the be w i idling 3umftier mo;>Vithat saw tbetve two filling in a «-eeiee!

sili nee beneath the drooping honey*suokle on in* pier/*

!l- i-. ithfd th:i nir'ht would l»it for¬ever. He wen' hack to to ah in a kindOf intoxication. Alice gare him a

Jasmine spray at parting; and ibisyoung Hejuico of the counting h.ou-'ew-ra foat a9 fool rah abo'.tt a flo-vcra«Sny lover, eilh».r belore or eloce thefljod ha» ever been.He hae) no plan about Alice, but hi-

Htar» plnniied for Him. Mr. Se.«ott went

to l#iv«rpool by the next sie amer, ami

forjsix w.-r-k«, on eyer> Saturday af er*

rsoon, Mr. Kilroy werjt out to Mrs.A'Olt's with a certain sum of mdneyIfom the firm, und often certain con-

iraiMiocs in books an 1 diy-gooel» wahwiden tbe firm had no perttceiler con

cero. In these «ht weefcs lot« grew.

¦'

both on Tom's and Alice's part,perfect stature.But the delicióos dream of youth hi

here a rapid awakening. In six wee

Mr. Scott returned, and then tne pleaant necessity for Tom's weekly vial

ceased. At length he resolvedspeak to Mr. Scott. Youth, in ii

strength and beauty and bonndle«hope, i« so apt to consider all things r

its own, ibett some excuse may 1

made for the siWit tone of self-aaseition in which Tom ventured one eve

nint: on his confession.Mr. Scott heard it wit') perfect grav

iiv and politeness. 'Yoa have of cours

done my daughter the greatest hono

any man is capable of. Mr. Kilroy,' h

said, suavely, as be turned the papecuUer over and over on hU desk. 'Mr

Kilroy, I am obliged for your honesty

I will be equally plain with you. Businsss affairs have not gone well wit!

me latelv. I have been thinking al

day of retrenchment; you and EranlMaybin will cither have to leave you

desks or retaiu them at very much re

duced salaries. I am sure you lovi

Alice loo well to subject her to poyerIf i II is true, I have always intendcito g'ue her a f ir.uuc. but then no mai

o. honor would ask her hand, undei

such circumstance«, utilt.ss he was able

to count dollar for doHcr v. ill) her..

Your business talents are exceptiooall]good; 1 ixpcct to S'.e jou worth a mill

ion, bul when you arc worth fifty U'OUS'

and of it I will cheeiiully consider you:

propias..'He .«nid a poli o'Good Bight' as hi

lull the; tllLe, a courte«}' which Timli und 1 imstll quilt« unable to return. It'

the man bead oeen angry and uttered all

j kind« of hard words, Tom could have

borne ii belter. lie had a salary of onehundred dollar« ¦ mo-.illi; u he was to

wait lor Alice until he was tvorih ti

thousand, the probabilities were hard

worth couoiloz« .Besides, there w

that covert threat ol dismissal. Th

would i eve-r dn.be must re*i^n hi* devoluntarily. A : el the outcome was th

Tom dee'.e! d to go \\'e<t, ai.d in

week's lime he found himself crossinihe dreary plains which guard the a

proache* to ihe trea«ure-housel of ll;

mouotaiu», O i* night, after four year

C*i lb strsng- lite,lie met a little partin Ihe Platte ('.mon who had lost ihei

way, and were in the creates?, exirerr.

lies. Tom guided '.hen hack to safet,and maeie a warm friend of their lead*.se, v.;,mi that the men ff-reel himshare tn a large imelttOg anil i**ivi:

wurk which he was going to establishn-ar ihe BilrertOu M ne«.

lu llie stir, liu-il-, aid metliod incldent lo the' conductofa «zreat work, hi

old busiuess habits reisaerted than

po*er. He foand himself making moa

B] 10 rap'dlv lint he re«i'lved to tro 01

making ami lav'-og until he could bin

a m;nc. for to he the possessor of a yer

Ital le gold W lilret ¡nine, still charmée]hl*, imagination.Tbu* the wars went by. Few peo-

ble would have recognized in iba aul*

wir', bronzsd, beirded man, clothed ioleather and flitioel, the once stylishlydressed nnd scrupulously shaved and

gloved clerk of the great firm of Scott &

bonaldsoo, Water Street, Ne.v York.Fe>r full ten years had passed away,

and I'.ouuh Tenu was only thirty-three\ i-:r* old, he looked and felt a crea'.

deal older.Il happened ihn in (he tenth sti

mer his partner went Ea«t to brhome a d-iught.-r whom he left then

scho il, and his return was quiteevent to Tom. The man had wall

ftroadway w'.thiti a week and I

brouirht back with him the flavor f

very laogu ige of the place. Tom t

not guessed how dear his native c

was lo him until one familiar n une

ter another unlocked all ihe wards

memory, a passionate longing for I

old scenes and haunts, the old loi

sud friendships, seiz ;d him.

'John Amhoy.' he said, 'I mn«t tB

« run Eist for a few weeks. Therevery little quartz in the mill, andbooks are up to date. I've »ol the ho

.ever, John, bad. I think I'll start I

paorrow.'So in » few days T >ru Kilroy sto

at the foot of Chambers street, wondlog it he should go home without wat

jntr; woideriug, indeed, indeed whet

¿r he had any home in this wide wor!

Yes, there it stood, just as he left

the little red orick house with its bri¡<grt'tn blinds outside. But inside the

had been changes. His father was dei

bis elder brothers married, and the 1

ile sii-tcr lie had left in short dress

josl _-'iiu ' lo the alta*.- Bul lave

alwayathe'.*,.))» ; these simple sou

made a lt a» !i -tiviii over their reiur

¿d wanderer, withou* on« askinwhether he had saved a respectai,«urn, or come home will) empty pocfcets. Silling alone with bis moih r tin

niohl he at let gth ventured on an ei

dairy ver\ near his heart..Where is Alice Scut now mo'hor ?''I don't know, Tom. Things bav

changed for her.'.Sil« .hnd Umu r'TIeu U «pnst air telling. I bav

heard no lung at «ill ««Mat her for eijliyear*, never since her father failedThey »eut som-wlicre up the river t<

live«, I «aw hn mother's deaih in lb

pnp'T s ion afn i.'It was a prcai tragedy in a lew word

. failure» ppycriyjeaüi and ¡«olatlouTon,' vu i oí' re¬

morse, that night, bu' the next day hi

siarte«^ e&rlj to dp what Ms heart lobhim qnnbl it« lá»v« beep dea« year

It was hard lo find Mr. Scott's relreaand he came upon it just at r.ooi. Mr»Stoit was. lo.n ing ovtr the little wood¬en gate, looking down the long dustyitne, and he readily entered luto con«

versaljon.. Tj>m *«» smltteu with pitjat the chaag« in bit old patron. H« bac

sunk to Very »mall iutereiu.au.] talkednow of cow«,aod tjle chickens a« he bad

once talked of richly laded barks aoc

hills of lading, and checks,and balance.Then Tom led him on to speak of hhold business, tnd he was glad to ser

that the merchant instantly assertedhimself. 'He must be taken out ol

this' thought Tom, and ho asked him-self to dinner.He entered the house with a beatine

heart. Would Alice be there ? Wouldshe know him? Mr. Scott had ii*>t suspected who he was,but Alice ought to hare

keener eyes. She was laying a verv

humble table for two as they entered,and afier a glance and a movement olcourtesy she went calmly on with hethousehold duties.Tom had a good opportunity for ob¬

serving bora much changed she was butit was a change that soothed and pleased him. Her figure, her movements,her sweet quiet lace, her teat dress-nothing escaped him. and she was fair¬er in his eyes than she had been ever

in that enchanted hour when she hadfir Bt driven him from the little Jerseydepot.

Tl.ey eat opposite to each other at

tbe table, and when she answered hisBrit inquiry, she looked eagerly at himbut Tom suddenly lo-ecred his eyes. Ina moment, however, the truth (lashedacross her heart, and in a scarcely ar

th.-ulate voice she cried out, 'Oh, Tom!my dear Tom'.'Then Tom was by her side kissing her

cheeks ami hand«, and whispering, no¬

body knew what, between his kisses.Mr. Scott had nsen at once, and was

supporting himself on the back of hischair, hardly able (o understand the

good fortune that had come to him, un-

lil Tom said:.You promised me Alie?, SUP, when I

had made fifty thousand dollars. I amworth nearly nine bundled thousandtoday, will that do ?'

Good gracious, Mr. Kilty] !' and(he old man sank into the chair, andcovered his ejes with his brown hands.There was only a beefsteak and so ne

potatoes and a cup of coffee at the pe-trothal feast, but it was a wonderfulone, and after it -Ii-.tc was a businesstalk iu the garden of Mr. Scott. ForTom wtis bent on refoundint: the oldlinn under the name of S:ott & Kilroy,and though Users a*aa necessarily some

delay, a milliou of money can workrojracles, and belore many mouth* were

over the senior partner o* Mio Dp«v firmirai exercisiug Igaia all his old author¬ity und bu'iness acunii-n. For Tomremembers bit tath r-inda-v's claims,and bat foruotton no. word ot that kind¬ness which altered his whole ilestioywhen a mason lad. and «rblc for manyyears eicouragcd and rewarded his

youthful efforts«

A Dm nimor Defeated.

Talb about pretty girls.but she wa

a wild tbwer ami no mistake 1 She gcon tiif train to go ovir to Mendiafrom Vxksburg, and she was all aloneThere was a sort of sidelong motemenamong live or six men, but a drummefor a Philadelphia saddlery house en

there firs'. He grabbed up his griand walked square up to her seal am

took possession of half of it wilhou

askiDg a question, ami in ten minutefhe seemed to be perfec ly at home. Shianswered his questions briefly, and hehad the hardest kiud of work to kcejup conversation, but as the train appros>ched Jaikson sie suddenly as-ked -

«I want lo leiegnpn p.ipa from here

Will you help me "

'Oh I ceitainly. I have a blank in mipocket. Wiiie vnur tele gr.iru aud ]

will run uto the office with it.'We mi-sed him when the train etai<

lid, but bv and by he was found in thesmoking car. his hat crushed down anéhis nerves all on td^e. When askicwhat had happened, he drew forth the

tlegiam which the girl requested luai

to har.d in. It read :

'Briut» your shot gun with you to porovera diummer who has dreadfullyannoyed me. Shoot to kill !''To think,' h» casped, 'that one to

fair could be so murderous I Why, I'mall iu a sweat; I want some ol jou to

stand by me !'We got his grip from the seat, traded

hate and coats wiih him, and the wav

he slid ftom the depot when the trainreached Mirin'ian caused a hotel porterto observe:

'Well, no*, but that white lace be¬

longs to sn invalid and them legs to a

deer ! »Vhat sort of a coon can he be ?'

A Father's Stobt..One night I«lent borne with a lad who had left hisfather's house, so ihat he might be freefrom the restraints of home. I told thefalber that bis son was peojient, butthat le feared lo come back alone. Ishall not soon forget (he loving look ofreproach on the father's face as he saidlo his son. 'Night afier uight have Iwatched for vour return and lay awakelistening to the sound of foolsleps at

tl.cv approached the door, in hope thaiit was yours. As they passed by, myheart often sickened with anxiety and

longing for your return. How like thisis the beseeching cry of God to Hisbacksliding people! If Ihey could oulyrealize bow He longs tor them theywould rush lu His erms dud the un¬

speakable 'bles-ing o'" lull salvationthere.

Not a Df.»ect..Gentleman to

horse dealer:'Yol fooled ne lo that horse.''What, I? Nevoi!''Yes; mu said lhat he had no defeet*.

and I find ihat he is blind of an eye.''Why, that's not a defect; that's a

misfortune.''Does your baby kiik wheu \ou try

lo pat It to sleep f askid one youngmarried man ot anotuer» 'iVo.' was

Ibe reply ; 'hi. Î do when I an askedto feed it.'

What His Life Was Worth.

A stranger who got into the Union-depot yards yesterday while trying to

find the railroad ferry slip would havebeen tun down by one of the numerous

switch locomotives nad not a man at

work in the ilour-sheds seized him and

pulled him off the track. The strangerwas greatly couTused and shaken up fora moment,but after he had taken a seat

on the platform and got his breath hecalled out:'My man, that was nobly done ! I

expect you cao make use of $5,000 in

cash?''Well, perhaps.'The stranger breathed heavily, rub

bed his arm, and after a minute, con

linued :

'Yes, I feel just like making youpresent of $1,000.This was a painful reduction from hi

first observation, but it wasn't tor lb

flour-roller to And fault. He brusbeiaway at the stranger's hat to get thidust oil', and a* he handed it over hwas informed :

'I think you would know whero t<

put Î10O if you bad it. eh?''I want nothing, sir. You were ii

danger, and I pulled you away.''But I shall insist upon your accept

ing somethiug. You certainly save,

my life, and I shouldn't begrudge yoi$25.He got out bis wallet, which wa

crowded full of bills, and as be bandletthem over he remarked:

'Teu dollars would buy your wifedress, andevery time she wore it yoicould think of me.'

'Yes, sir.'Tie bill came out, but was quickly

replaced, nod half a minute spent insome mcn'al calculation, the strangerallât once handed out a two dollaibill, with the observation:

'Here, my man. 30 and get you a new

hat, and rest assured I shall ever higrateful to you«'Then it was seta that the laborci

was painfully embarrassed. He shiftedtrom one leg to the other, looked upand down the shed, and, when askedthe trouble, he replied:

Tlea«e. sir, but haven't jou any

small change about you? I think a ouai

ter would oe pleuty of reward for sav¬

ing your life.''A quarter! Wei!, considering the

railroad compmy pays you lor the timoyou were hauling me around, ma} bethat's enough. Here it is, and I hopeyou will make good use of it. I guess I

can get dowu to the slip all right trom

litre,but if you happen to save my life

again you can lo««k for halt a dollar at

IfeBwtk

Cured by aJliraele.

NEW Haven. Conn., March 27..,thanksgiving service is tobe held in th

little church of Xuak Village, near Ne'

London in commenoorjiiion of a migh t

work which is believed to have beei

wrought here by prayer. Mrs. JohiII. Sp-ncer, the wife oí one ol tbe mos

respicted farmers of Eastern Connecticut. is sixiy-dve years old,and for fort:years has been the victim of the opiumhabit. When a child she was attack«!by a eoroplicatiou of dieases, in whictasthma was most con-picuous. Opiutrwas giyen her asa remedy.An appetite for the dru^ thus ac>

quired she was never able to shake ol

until a week ago, and then, too, disappeared Ihe asihmatical trouble whichhad been continually growing worse..

Two weeks ago she consented, aftermuch persuasion, to allow her inend?to beyin a series of prayer meetings al

her home. During one of these meet¬

ings Mrs. Spencer suddenly rose, ex¬

claiming that she experienced a peculiarscusaiiou of mind and body, 'live bless¬

ing of the Holy Spirit,' she called it.From that moment she dates her

complete cure, and she ana her friendsdeclare that she has not touched opiumnor snuff, nor has 9he felt auy desirefor them, and, what «eeras the most

singular part of the cure, she has beenentirely freed from the asthmalio-a!trouble. She attributes her cure entire¬

ly to prayer and faith.

A Successful Hook aoknt..Hitired Hook As-eni.'Why, ho*de d

Jinks? How spruce vou are lookioiWhat business are you In now ?'

Jinks- 'Same olu business.sellirbooks.''What! still a book ag-snt?'.Yes.»'And alive?'1 seem to be.''Well, I can't understand it. Since

got out of the hospital I have giveu o

books.'ll keep on atd am making $20,000

Tear.''How do yon manage to escap

death?''Fasy enough. I first introduce 1T15

self as an agent ol Mr. O'DonovaRosea and ask for a subscription to th

dynamite fund.''People refuse, of course V'Cerluioly. Then I take out of in;

pnckci a can of brickdust, labeled it

big letters 'Dynamite,' i.nd begin te

espíllate on its merits.''Yes I'They beg me to handle it carefullt

and put it away. Then I place it in ra\

coat-tail pofket.'.Oh!''After that I ope n my san pit,a am

talk b' ok to to them until the buy, nm

hey dou'i dare kick me.'

A 8t. I »mil« merchant says he wmt«his m ghbor»' casium.not their money.

We suppose he is one of these deal-«re wiio lion'1 advertise ami he It-elsle«ne'y.

.Í am giving to turn or«r a new leal,'as the Caterpillar rrmarked wbm behad s«ccv*»-ifallT ruipeH fhc 0 t he wm

OS.

Felt Ills Blood Tarn Cold.

Oleas, March 31..Searcelv a week

passes in the oil regions without therecording of loss of life or properly bynitro-glycerioe explosioos. Sa suscepti¬ble is that explosive to the elt'ect ofeven slight jars that the experiencewith a load of the material which is re¬

lated by Harvey McIIenry, a torpedoshooter in the employ of the RobertsCompany, seems almost incredible.Wagons are made especially for carry¬ing nitro-glvceriue. McIIenry startedfor Berger Hollow, in the Brad ord dis.irict, with fifty quarts of the explo-iveio tin cans m his wagon. The roadthrough Berger lloilow is one of theworst in the district. McHeory sa«

driving carefully along and at steep hillthe pole suddenly snapped in two, andthe waion ran against the horses. Theyimmediaiely started ou a run down thebill. McIIenry says be could feel hisblood turn cold. When he saw ibat a

collision between the wagon and aroadside tree was inevitable he closedhis eyes and waited for »he explosionfrom which there seemed to be no pos*sible escape. The wagoa strucic thetree, but to the surprise aud joy of theteamster no explosion folio ved.

Believiug that such unexpected andunprecedented good fortune could notpossibly continue, McUenry resolvedto jump from tne niiro-glyceriue maga-zne as it weut flying down the hill..He jumped, and striking against a treedislocated one knee and injured hisspine. The wagon had gone buta fewfeet when to the horror of the helplessteamster it was overturned. Still forsome unaccountable reason tiie nitro-elycerine did not explode. Ttie horse«fell io the ground, and in iheir effort»to regain and keep on their feet theydragged the wagou until it was over¬turned four times. T..is occupied but a

few moments, but to McfJenry, lyinghelpless at a spot where if an cxplosiouoccurred theie would not be a irec leftstanding nor tho fragment of a rock,aud he himself would be torn to atoms,tbe time seemed au age of agony. Thehorses finally broke loo*e from ibewagon and ran ou. That was the lastMcIIenry remembered until he was

picKed up and carried to a hou«e neu

by. Some men working at a well ina lot 300 yards away had seen tnerunaway, and knowing the wagon to bea ui ro'glycerine vehicle tbey last no

lime in placing still greater distancebetween it and tbemselve*, as thepossibility of avoiding an explosiou»vas uot for an instant expected bythem. Wiien the horses broke loosethey went to McHenry's aid. No in¬stalle is ou record in tbe oil regionswhere nitroglycerine subjected to soi-evcre a test ever failed to explode..That noue occurred a '.his case is onlyaccounted ior by the tact that the mi-lerial had b«en stored in the wa»;ouwith unusual care asd regard for safety.

Coinprom iae.

A a woman, accomijinied by a boyabout ten years of age, was pissing a

store on Michigan avenue the oilierday, a cur dog belonging to tbe mer¬

chant gave the lad a snap on tie leg.A great commotion was at once raisedover the circumstance, and the mer*

chant fiualh inqjired;'How mucu uo you want to settle

this case?''i'-n yards of calico,' proxptly rt*

plied the woman.

'Very well; come in and get it..The cloth was torn off and handed

to her, and mother and son took theirdeparture. They returned, however,in a few minutes, and when the mer«

chant asked what was wanted she re¬

plied:'It's the bov wh ) is raising a fuss,

sir. He says he got the bite and I gotthe dress, and he isn't Mtttfl el.'

'Well, what does a want?''Three stick* of candy will console

bim, sir, or if they don't he'll have to

take ii out in complaining.'The sticks were handed out, and as

the boy broke one in two and stuffedhis mouth full he muttered:

'You let the next dog bite you andI'll take a suit of clothes and you mayhave candy.'

A Mighty Strong Child..'UncleAbe,' said a woman, adlresaiog a

colored sentlemau of prominence. 'I'sceot some mighty bad news for yer.''What is it, chile ?''I'se jus'trom yer bouse an' yer boy

is dun gib un by de doctors.''Dat so ? I'» glid to hear it.''W'y, Uncle Abe, yer oughîer be

'shamed ob yerse'f.''Dat's whar jer wrong. Ef dat

doctor has been a workin' on dat boynow fur two weeks, an' at las' has ter

gin him up. it shows dit de boy is a

mighty strong chile. Hud tot gin him

up, did le? ur haw. Doctor fiu's ob«stecles in de way when he comes er

íoolin' 'rooud my family.'

A Springfield man wrote to Gov¬ernor Robinson lo ¡uq lire if the lawwould permit him to marry a cousiu..The reply was: The law is 'wi lia',il the cotitin is.'

i'urity, sincerity, obedience and self-surrender are the marble sleps that

lead to the spiritual temple.A narrow-minded man ciu never

p ssi ss real and true generosity : be

can nevor go hcyond mere hetievo-

lence.

A youug man at Hillsdale, X. Y

lias «greed to work seven years for In«

i-inployei's daughter.'Ye« J udge saui ibe pn«outr, 'I ad«

mit that my trousers were tangled in

the dig'« teeth, aud (ball draggea the

Noltnel «way, but if you call il at »t««l-

ilig « dog, no mao oa tar h it mfi frotpCO HU lt.,11

'btt-eanboab feralbAdvertiHlux Bates.

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Ibe ritiiiilfcr wii»Called

'You see. said the bad boy, we havebeen troubled with rats at our hauts,and we tried poison, but they got fat Ott

it. We ir ed cats aLd tbe rats droveU.e cats away, do ta went down and

got some sicel traps and set them

around on the flaor of tbe basement, -»

floor Is i ment, and just as smooth ucan be, and me and my chum go down

mere ai.d skute witn our roller skates,This morning pa came «han and«auttd io put ou my skates. I toldi.iui ti«j couldn't skate, and that be

try some other amusement, but be saidUe knew ail about If. aud he didn't

want no boy to tell Uim anyiuiug..

Well, be wabbled around fur a few"

minutes, and held on to things till be

thought be h.-.d got his bearings, when

he «true k out for the back end ot thebasement. As he came along by the

furnace one leg be^au to go over to*

ward« the neighbors', and he grabbedhold of the furuace, swun¿ around be¬

hind it, out of sight, and we beard an

earthquake, and something snappedlike a steel trap, and pa yelled, 'Bycrimnus,' a'.d mácame down and whea

she saw pa said 'Merciful goodness.'and by that time me and my chum bad

got there. Well, you'd adtde to see

pa. he had come down like a too

ot oal, right on that steel trap, andit had sprung and caught a wholemouthful of pa's pants. 0, It was the)

most ridiculous position I ever taw pa

into, and he got mad and told me to

unspring the trap. He turned him over

and me and my chum tried our

best to open the trap, but it was one oftho-e traps with a strong spring and we

couldn't. Pa was the only one that

could uneptiog the trap, and he couldn't

go around behind himself to get at It,so I told him I would go after a doctor,

but he said this was a case where s

doctor was no good, and be wanted a

plumber or a blacksmith, l'a wauledto go up in the parlor and tit on the

sola while 1 was going after the plum*ber, but the trap was cba.n.d to the

furuace, and we couldn't get it loose»

so pa had to lay there on tue

cement 11 tor till the plumber came..

l'he plumber laughed at pa, and laid

ne Lud doue all kinds of plumbiug be¬

fore, but he uever had a call like that,

.Pecks Sun,

A Choir Ancedote

In the April, Century, Rev. Dr»Churl «.s S. Hob'iosoo commues bis di«-*

cu-sion of ibe annoyances and humor«

of tbe musical service m cburche» andrelaies ibis auecdoie: 'Glorious Easier

was at hand and great preparationswere made in the rural pirisb for it«

cele'«ralion; bou^iis were twined In tbe

arches of the building , flowers swung

in wreaths overhead aud shown la

beautiful baskets among the aisles;children had been rehearsing carols..

All the town came iu on that notablemorning: It was a scene never to b«

forgotten. The minister was radian)$

his eyes beamed with delight. Bat a

thruglu struck him: this audience, so

happy, so generous, so enthusiastic,.would tbey not bear him a moment for

a stroke ol business? After the invoca¬

tion and the tint song, be surprisedibem with a proposition to bring 'Eit¬

ler offerings' now at once to God's al¬

tar, aud lift the dear old church out of

debt: oh, then there would be a résur¬

rection ! The congrégation would c >me

up from under its great stone into a

new lite, if they would toll it away !

Then the plates went their course, and

hearts were touched, and purses were

emptied, anJ the heap* of money laybefore the moistened eyes ot tbe rdi- t d

pastor as be tremulously thanked a

good God for his people's tii'luy iu

response. 'Tue money is here. If

there be a liiile i.i arrears, it can be

made up in a day. and now we are

readv heartily to go on willithe worship

ol our ilseu Lord.' So the fixed pro¬

gramme proceeded. A little German

had been procured from the metrópoli«for au annex to toe tenor; his solo

c ime m at this exact crisis of sralefulemolion; he rendered it with a fresh a

plomb, though the consonants were

awkward: 'An' de iä sail bu raised.

i-.det sail be raised.au' de da.an'de «itf.sail be raised.s/all be raised.

in de twiuk'.ÍQg of au ay-ee '.'

Cheapest Fashion Mioizuti: la the world, 13«

large psges, 4 paries new music, 1000 saa-rtvlaf

eicli iltue. 50 cents per (year-, stngll copias 1«

ci-nts, STKAvrBairxiE k ClotuiEB »tu, a starkt.Mii'adi-lphla.

'Yes,' said Mrs. Hylone. 'I am

Isiocked that Miss Dashie should have

g me to that masquerade dressed as a

pige. It was an awful tbiug for her to

Id), (ot realty her limbi are not at all

|«'i«p.'iy.Xo, indeed; there's no pUc« like

h ame, sighed the married man who

tripped ovi-r the coal-scuttle and fell

'into a wasb-tub while fumbling around

| for a match lo light the kitchen (1 e.

'Where shall we tiudour teachers7'I asks an educational exchange Welt,

! many of our «weet cirl teachers may b-s

found sitting oo sofas with nie« yauogmen, any time st'er eight o'clock p. m*

.You balchelor-i ought to be Uxed,'| said Miss Lichlord to a resolote evader

¡of the noose matrimonial. 'I agre«

with you ptiffctU, ma'am,'.wa« lb«

¡ reply, 'for bachelorism «"ertalnly la a

luxury.'a»--waea ,e>. i-

'At tbe party last night I noticedyou were a little too mnch like th«

i oasts.' 'Why. how were the tout«*'.They were drunk!'

¦ »«MW- w ¦

Stanley ha« discovered an Africanriver, called Kissmelonga.andii .«-«¦'

diffl culty theeV^ .iu,wo hota-t, ...a«.**.if/rat'""00 °' *"'Seiuct foe set*. Taart «fa* \ 100 fro t trsM of leWt mat «a .ka est¬

ira low. T»rn .»<-<'mBicxUt traf. t*«fi. mqtiriit hKiiAU) o*«««,an.*,.late,