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AS the last light was extinguished

As the last light was extinguished
the policeman below stopped short be-
fore the gate, and for fully fifteen
minutes stood immovable, gazing in
tently toward the gloomy mansion, its
outlines almost distinguishable in the
darkness. Suddenly he started. for
ward eagerly, as he heard his name
whispered breathlessly almost at his
very elbow.
"IIarold-oh, Harold p
At that moment the sound of APP
preaching footsteps became audible,
and the policeman scarcely appearing
to notice the two female figures who
had left the palace and drawn near so
noiselessly under cover of the dark
ness as to elude ven his vigilance,
said very softly, as he turned in the
opposite direction:
"The carriage is waiting round the
corner. 1 will join YOU immediately"
The two figures vanished in the
gloom; the policeman quietly paced up
and down until the solitary wayfarer
was out of hearing, and then followed
in their footsteps, murmuring exult-
antly as he, too, disappeared round the
corner
"She is won-we are gone over bank, bush
and scaur;
They'll have fleet steeds that follow" quoth
young Lochinvar.
Immediately afterward the sound of
swiftly-retreating carriage wheels left
the Palais RomanZeff to silence and
solitude.
Harold Vincent took his lady-love
and her maid directly to the house of
his sister in London, whittier they were
soon followed by Babette's happy
lover. Here they remained until
all preparations necessary for Harold's
marriage with the Princess Olga were
completed and at last, one happy day
lust before Christmas, all the flags in
a remote little village in Devonshire
were waving and all the bells ringing
to welcome the arrival of the much
loved young squire and his beautiful
foreign bride.
Babette and the ex-policeman, now
man and wife, came with the luggage,
and Immediately entered into proud
possession of the pretty little lodge
guarding the entrance to Harold Vim
cents home.
Prince Romanzeff made no attempt
to pursue his daughter. The report
which he received on the day after her
flight of her eloDement with a police
man so filled his soul with horror that
he swore such a renegade could have
neither part nor lot with the illustrious
family of Romanzeff. So he erased
her name from the family Bible, and
went on accumulating debts which
there was now no hope whatever of
paving.
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The Manufacture Of Tiles.

Tiles, being a thinner ware than
bricks, have to be made Of a purer and
stronger clay. They also require
more careful treatment, but the process
Of manufacture is not essentially diff
ferent. There are many varieties of
tiles, but for practical purposes they
may be reduced to three, namely,
paving tiles, roofing tiles and drain
tiles. In weathering, the clay is
spread in layers Of about two inches
thickness during winter, and each
layer is allowed the benefit of at least
one nights frost before the succeeding
layer is put upon it.
Sometimes the process is affected by
sunshine. The comminuted clay is
next placed in pits and allowed to mel
low or ripen under water. Then it is
passed through the pug mill, and the
tempered product cut in thin slices
with a piece of wire fixed to two han
dies, in order to detect any stone, and
then passed through the pug mill again,
after which it is generally ready for
molding. To take the case of pan tiles
(hand molded) the molder turns the
tile out of the flat mold onto the wash
ing-off frame, on the covered surface
of which, with very wet hands, he
washes it into a curved shape. Then he
strikes it with a semi-cylindri-
cal instrument called the splaver,
and conveys it on this to the fiat block,
where he deposits it, with the convex
side uppermost, and, removing the
splaver, leaves the tile to dry. The tile
is afterward beaten on the thwacking
frame, to correct any warpingt that may
have occurred, and trimmed with the
t%hwacking knife. In the kiln, which is
constructed with arched furnaces at the
base of a conical erection called the
dome, the tiles are closely stacked in
upright position, on a bottom Of vitre-
fled Bricks. The fuel used is coal, and
burning continues usually about six
days. In making pipe drain tiles, the
clay is first nodded to a proper length,
width and thickness, then wrapped
around a drum; the edges are closed
together and the tile is carefully
shaped by the operators hand, some
times assisted by a wooden tool. Tiles
as well as bricks can be made by ma
chinery; with suitable dies almost any
form Of tile may be thus had, which is
producible by the advance of a;given
Section of clay parallel to itself. In
other machines pressure is exerted on
the clay in a mold.-American Pot
terry Reporter.
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William Bassett, Of Camden, N. j.,
was a well-known colored man. His
great age, 126 years, drew attention to
him, but what was more remarkable
was that he retained his vigor almost
to the last. He was born in Delaware,
heal Smyrna, in 1855, where his
parents were slaves of the Bayard
family. During the wal of the Revolu-
ton Bassett, then a young man of
twenty-one or twenty-five, was work
ing for a farmer named Wilson, twenty
miles from Dover, where he had moved
shortly before the wal began. While
there he married and became the father
of a large family, each member of
which he has outlived. Upon the
death of his wife Bassett married
again. When the war broke out in
1912 he left his home, and became a
body servant for Colonel Morris, of
Jackson's army, whom he accom-
panied to New Orleans. He married
his. third wife upon his return to the
South. He never saw George Wash
ington.
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Oldest Tren in the World.

The Bo tree Of the second city OF
Amarjapoora is in all probability the
oldest tree in the world Of which the
are can be ascertaincd by historical
evidence. 1t was planted 2So Is. G.,
and is therefore now 2.1N years old.
Sir James Emmerson Trnnct, in his
work on Crvlon, gives reasons Tor be-
licving that the tree is really Of this
wonderful age, and refers to historic
documents in which it is mentioned ut
different dates, us lS2 y. d.. 223 y.
D., and 50 on tothr present day. "To
it," says Sir James, kings have ever
dedicated their duminions in testimony
of Il belief that it is Il branch OF the
identical zig tree under which Gotama
Buddira rcclincd ut Urumclaya when
he underwent his a~potheosls.' It's
leaves are carried away us strcalners
by pilgrims, but it is too sacred I"
touch with a knife, and therefore they
are only gathered wien they fall
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Not that Kind Of BLOW.

The other day as a young mar car
rying an immense pair of blacksmith'S
bellows on his shoulder passed along
the street he was accosted by a dilapl.
dated-looking stranger who said:
Excuse me, sir, but will you kindly
do me a great favor? Will you let m'
take one pull at your bellows? They
-they--remind me of the long ago,
when | lived at home in the dear old
place, and every morning when l came
down to breakfast found my good old
mother on her knees before a green
wood fire, blowing, blowing with her
precious bellows! Just one blow, my
dear fcllow-iust one blow"
you shall have it," said the other,
with the greatest pleasure in the
world. Stand back so can get a good
whack at you! Next to kicking a
thieving dog 1 should admire to get IN
one blow or a dozen on Il fellow that
would let his mother get up and
But the stranger was gone-Defro't
Post
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EnAhion N0teA.

rUSulOu I<otCos
Roman striped silks are used for full
dress occasions.
Langtry bonnets, gloves and Slip
pers are the rage.
Gilt and amber beads border new
French hats and bonnets.
Collars and cuffs of ticelle lace are in
high favor, as they look well and never
wear out.
Crochet buttons never go out of
fashion, but fancy metal and compost
ton buttons are in high favor.
Drap d'ete and Henrietta cloth are
used for handsome and dressy suits,
out Of mourning as well as in mourn
ing.
Ruby, very dark plum color, and
golden brown are the shades most in
vogue for velvet costumes for the
promenade.
White underskirts are completely
superseded nowadays by colored flannel
balmorals and petticoats of colored
quilted satin.
A plain, well-fnishel black cashmere
skirt and a jersey waist of any color
preferred, or black, makes the best
kind of a utility costume.
Waists of black or dark-blue jersey
webbing, with collars and cuffs of
scarlet or pale-blue cashmere, are in
favor with young ladies and girls in
their teens.
Plaids of every observation-disclosures,
Tartan, Oriental and Swiss, in every
shade and size-are worn for skirts,
with overjackets of velvet or plush in
q monochrome cOlcr.
Small muffs of dark feathers have
two birds heads-one head split-for
ornamenting the front. A collar to
match has another pair of heads on
the left shoulder.
When Henrietta cloth and drap
d'ete are used for dressy suits by ladies
not in mourning the approved trim
mings are soutache embroidery and
heavy knotted cord fringes.
The plated tlounces on black satin
skirts made for winter have the inner
plating of terra-cotta or strawberry
rcd instead of the white stripes so
fashionable for summer dresses.
Large clasps of steel or gilt play a
great part in fashions nowadays.
They are used to trim hats, shoes,
dress bodices and cloaks, and to drape
TUNES or to ornament the sash bow on
the back.
Black and other colored velvet
iaquettes are very fashionable, worn
over a great variety Of skirts of differ.
ent material and colors. The skirts of
such dresses are trimmed around two
thirds of the lower portion in many
different ways, the upper third being
usually enveloped in Il wide scarf,
draped in folds over the hips and end
ing in a graceful bow and sash-ends at
the back.
One of the newest round hats of the
season is in the "Chapcal CrenauX,"
and one of the models exhibited is OF
black velvet, with the wide brim turn,
ing up very high on n side and
simply curving up on the other. The
edge to this hat is battlemented-that
is, cut out into squares, and finished
with a fine gold cord. Around the &C.
centric-looking crown arc laid, neove1
the other, soft half plumes, full and
fluffy, of old gold, dark green, scarlet
and bronze. The inside Of the brim is
also of black velvet, the only color
Frightening it being the gold cord
/; (which outlines the edge of the bat
tlemented border
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FOB DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, depression Of
spirits and general debility, in their various
forms; also as a preventive against fever and
ague and other intermittent fevers, the Ser.
ro-Phosphorated Elixir Of Calisaya," made
by Caswell, Hazard j. Co., New York, and
sold by all Druggists, is the best tonic; and
for patients recovering from fever or othe,
cicknesa IT haa M email.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1882-11-29

The receipt is simple. You have only to take q violent
cold. and neglect it. Abernethy, the great English
surgeon, asked . lady who told him sho only had .
cough: ''Wh.t would you have? The plagued" Beware
Of "only coughs" The worst cases can, however, be
cured by DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam for the Lungs. In
Whooping Cough and Group it Immediately allays irri
ration, and Is sure to prevent q fatal termination Of the
disease. Sold by all druggists aal dealers in medicine.
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An artificial fuel is made from an

An artificial fuel is made from an
thracite coal dust by a Philadelphia
company. The new fuel consists of
the coal dust, of which thousands OF
tons are annually wasted in the an
thracite coal region Of Pennsylvania
mixed with pitch or some similar sub
stance. This is pressed and cut into
pieces about the shape and size of hens
eggs,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1882-11-29

The market is flooded with vile compounds
forthe rejuvenation of the hair, but Carbol!ne'
the great petroleum hair renewer undressing,
a. NOW improved and perfected, takes the IRON
rank as the best preparation ever offered.
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The Salem (Mass.) Register men
tions: Mr.. J. S. LeFarOur, artist. sur
prisingly ~bcnciital 10y st. jacobs Oll.
rheumatism tWcnty wears.
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The Albany (N. ~ !drg"s observes:
Judge McGnwaa, this city, was cured
of rheumatism by st. Jacobs Oh.
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"BUCHU.PAIBA."
e'Quick, complete cure, all annoying Kidney
Bladder and Urinary Diseases. 81. Druggists
Foe THICK HEADS, heavy stomachs, bilious
nass-Wells' May Apple Pills. 10 and 25c.
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The vcw in Tortworth churchyard,
Worcestershire, is said to date back to
the time Of Julius Cesar.
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AAslSIAAzsli2R
aSsa,
w. ESTE 1888 ~
@SSgINSY[IB
.sscVSTocKpo"'
For Internal and External Use.
FOf InterNaI d1IU Oso'
CURES RHEUMATISM,

OOltkS AE1GI IA14ASAf
Burns, scalds, Chilblnins,
Frost Bites. Chapped Hands.
Flesh Wounds, Sprains, Bruises,
External Poisons, Caked Breasts,
sore cr nlppsse Or 1 spasms Of Stomach,
Collie, Asthma, or Internal Pain,
Lame Back, Bites Of Animala,
Gulls Of all kinds, Sitfast.
Ringbones, Cracked Teats,
Poll Evil, Garget in Cows, Spay1ns,
Sweeney, Scratches or Grease,
Foot Rot in Sheep, St%ripghalt,
Windgalls, Roup in Poultry,
FOundercd Feet, Fistula,
Cracked Heels, Mango IN Dogs.
Ask your nearest Dealer or Druggist for
one of our Alnlanacs for 1883.
From the Christian LeaderN. r, Oct.2s, II.
MERCHANTS GARGL1Sa O1L.-Wo have
/ made special personal inquiry. In regard 70
| find it a genuine article of rare value. ills
| by no means u new remedy. The establish
| ment which produces 1t dates its manufac-
| turc as far back as 1888. since which time II
has been steadily growing in public vol.
l ness men of the city Of Lockport. They are
\ every way reliable.
From the Toledo (Ohio) Blade, July 6, 1871.
MERCHANTS GARGL1Na on:-This Old
/ SCAQubEu hTLlCleS uilOCt NAS NsA,
agemcnt Of John Hodge, Esq.,, has reached
l an enormous sale. 1t Is an honestly com.
| pounded article; 1t has merit, and now that
/ the best business talent OF the country 1s
| handling II, there Is no reason why It should
\ not double it's present usefulness. No family
| can afford TO be without It. For family use,
as well as for animals, it Is simply indis-
I pensable.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
All we ask is q fair trial, but be sure and
| follow directions.
The Gargling on and Merchants Worm
/ Tablets are for sale by all druggists and deal
| ers In general merchandise throughout the
/ world.
Large Size S1.o0; Medium 80 c.; Small &C.;
| Small Size for family use Csc.
Manufactured at Lockport, N. Y, BY Mer-
| chants Gargliny OIL Company.
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The coffee plants sent to Manatee
county, Fla, from Cuba are growing
finely.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1882-11-29

The cost Of steam power in New
York city is estimated at S23,Gpo,p0l
annually.
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How to shorten Life.

NOTHING is uglier than CT ooked h0l Z
~straighten them with Lyons He'd Safenera
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DR.. Roger. Vegetable Worm Syrup

for worms we havo ever known. It Is thoroughly ell.
cacious, and mover requires any othor medicine to carry
it off after Using it.
4 LLEN'S BRAIN FOOD!-Most reliable tonic
"A for the Brain ind decorative Organs, It
positively cures Nervous Debility and restores lost
'Free ly. msl on receipt OF prize. JOHN II.
LIEN Chemist. Rim First A venue. New York
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Is unfafling and infslii.
bic In curing Epuepdc
Fits, Spasms, Couvul.
sious, St. Vitus Dance,
Alcoholism, Opium Eat.
Ing, Scrofula and Al
Nervous and Blood Dis.
eases. To ClerUmen,
Lawyers, Literary Men,
Merchants, Bankers,
Ladies aud all whose
sedentary employment
causes Nervous Prcstra.
Lon, Irregularities OF
IL. blood, stomach,
bowels or Kidneys, or
who require . nerve
tonic, appetizer OF
stimulant. SAMARI-
TAN NERVINE Il In
valuable. Thousands
I proclaim Il tho most
i wonderful ~Inyigorant
' that ever sustained the
sinking system. For
sale by all Druggists.
IND ICA CO.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-07-20
A Little Damp.

"Have we had any rain in Indiana
this spring?" he echoed, as he turned in
his seat.
"Yes."
swell, its been little damp out
there" he softly answered. "The day
before leaving home had to hang up 2S
of my ducks. They had become so wa
ter soaked that they could swim no
longer. During the month of April it
rained on 29 different days"
what about the other days?"
"Oh, that was the day on which it
showed 22 straight hours"
"How is corn?"
"Well, planted mine in two feet OF
water, and tween you and me l don't
expect over thirty bushels to the acre.
Wheat looking well?"
"Tolerable well, but sturgeon AID cat
fish are doing considerable damage"
"Did You get any dry weather in May P
"There was about fifteen minutes one
day when it tried to clear up, but ]
hadn't commenced to bring out my
sheep before the rain came down again
"Grass must be goed?''
Shouldn't wonder, but can't say.
When get back I'm going down ia a
diving bell to see."
"Got your potatoes In? ?"
mot yet; I've got them loaded on a
scow, and the scow anchored in the
field in three feet of water"
"Then the prospect looks gloomy?"
"Not any, sir--not any. I've got an
ark almost ready to sail, and if it will
only rain for another week I'll be the
best-fixed man in Indiana"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-07-20
Republican Platform.

The Republicans of Ohio in Conven-
tion assembled adopt the following reso-
lutions:
In the untimely death of our late be-
loved President, James A. Garfield, we
recognize great national calamity, and
We recognize that his administration,
during its brief existence, gave assu-
rance of its success. We tender to Pres
ident Chester A. Arthur our assurance
of confidence in his administration and
onr approval of the moderate and patri-
otic course pursued by him amid the en-
barrassing circumstances unavoidably
attending such a national crisis
Resolved, That we fully endorse the
administration of Governor Charles
Foster and the State administration of
the Republican party during the last
two years, under which the expenditures
of the State were reduced over one-half
a million dollars below the expenditures
of the Democratic administration of the
two preceding years, and the public debt
of the State reduced nearly a million
and quarter of dollars and the remain
der of the debt redeemable on the 3Oth
of June, 1881, refunded at rate of in
Resolved, That we condemn the terri
BILE outrages and prosecutions inflicted
upon the Jews of Russia and other Sec
tions Of Europe; and, while we heartily
approve the action of the Government
in its efforts to ameliorate the condition
of these unfortunate people, we earnest
ly solicit continuance of it's most en-
ergetic efforts to that end.
Resolved that we endorse and affirm
the principle of protection to American
industry, as adopted at the last National
Republican Convention.
Resolved, That the tax paying people
of the State demand that by specific
taxation the traffic in intoxicating liq-
uors shall be made to bear its share of
the public burden, and that the Consti-
tuition in so far as it may be an obstacle
in the way of the exercise by the people
through their representatives of prac-
tical control over the liquor traffic, to
the end that the evils resulting there
from may be effectually provided
against, should be amended at the earli-
est date allowed by law.
Resolved, That all laws upon the
statute books must be respected and en-
forced until repealed by legislation or
abr0gated by legal authority.
Resolved, That in preserving the life
of the Nation, in giving freedom, civil
rights and suffrage to the slave in the
reconstruction Of the Union, in uphold
ing the National honor and credit unim-
paired in the rapid payment of the pub
lie debt, and in the adoption of series
of wise public measures, which have
given to the country unexampled pros
perity. the Republican party has record
which gives assurance of what it will do
for the country in the future. Proud of
this record, the Republicans of Ohio,
affirm it to be their purpose to continue
their warfare upon dishonesty and fraud
at the ballot box until pure ballot and
a fair count is firmly. ecured to every
locality and to every citizen.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-07-20
Representative Bankers joke.

Hon. Lewis Barker, well known as
one of the best public speakers and wits
in Maine, was member Of the Legisla-
ture. OF course he was conspicuous, so
too was his large, black shaggy dog.
One day when "Lew" was addressing
the House, in the midst of very excit-
ing debate The was well under way
pouring forth his smooth flowing but
impassioned sentences,) the dog also
rose in the middle of the House, and
looking toward the Speaker. commenced
a vigorous bow-wowing. in his big voice,
completely drowning the silvery tones
of his master.
"Lew" stopped, and called out to his
dog: Down, sirl down. have the
floor. 1t is against the rules for more
than one Barker to address the House
at one time"
The dog yielded the floor, and of
course there was tremendous laughter
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-07-20
Advantages of FaIl.sown Rye.

Fall-sown rye makes the best early
green food for cattle. BY sowing broad
cast from two to four bushels to the
acre in September or October in the
corn field, or where potato, cabbage or
any other crop has been gathered. and
narrowing 1t in, there will be a strong.
succulent growth fully three feet high
TO cut in April. After cutting, the stub
bic can be tnrned under in time to plant
corn and garden vegetables, such as
beans, peas, cabbages, melons andspota-
toes, and especially sweet potatoes
Within the last week or two Prof. w. N.
Mcdonald has expressed to us his
thanks for having suggested to him
this plan of sowing rye in The fall for
the benefit of his COWS in the spring.
and he says that the rye fed in April
astonished them all in the wonderful
increase of butter that it caused. It
produced at once large flow of rich
milk from cows that previously were
almost dry. The experience shows quite
clearly how much the quantity and
quality of the milk is Influenced by the
kind of food.-[Farmer's Home Journal.