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"Of course should be very glad if he
happened in the house-and-a had the
time to spare but think he will under
stand that, Maggie. without your saying
as much to him.
He gave plenty of his time to the
American young Lady, said Maggie,
rather proudly.
"But thought YOU ard she were great
friends" Meenie said. in some surprise.
at takes longer time than that to
make friends, y the girl said and by-and-
by she left
Then Meenie went up to her room again.
and sat down in front of the ullsmould-
ering peat fire, with it's heavy Jumps Of
shadow, and its keen edges of crimson,
and its occasional flare of flame and
shower of sparks. There were many pic
lures thereof distant things: of the
coming spring-time, with all The new
wonder and gladness somehow gone out of
it ; and of the long, long shining summer
days, and Inver- Mudal grown lonely; and
of the busy autumn-time, with the Eng
lish people come from the south, and no
Ronald there, to manage everything for
them. For her heart was very affection
ate: and she had but few friends; and
Glasgow was great distance away.
There were some other fancies tOo-and
self-questionings and perhaps even self
reproacheS-that need not be mentioned
here. When, by-and-by, she rose and
went to the piano, which was still open, it
was not to resume her seat. She stood
absently staring at the keys-for these
strange pictures followed her; and indeed
that one half-unconscious trial of 81 am
asleep do not waken me-" had been quite
enough for her. in her present mood.
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WHITE HEATHER.
BY WILLIAM BLACK,
AUTHOR or "JupITp SHAKESPEARE" "A
Princess OF THuLE. MACLEOD
or DARE" ETC.

back to Inver-Mudal, Meenie ?" the girl
said suddenly, with appealing eyes.
Meene tried to laugh, and said
"Who can tell? 1t is the way of the
world for people to come and 90. And
Glasgow is IA big place; perhaps you
would not care to come back after having
made plenty of friends there"
my friends. will always be here, and
emphasis. "Oh, Mecnie. do you think if
Ronald were to get on well, and make
more money than he has now. he would
come back here, and bring me too, for n
week, maybe, just to see every one
again ?"
81 can not tell you that, Maggie" the
elder girl said rather absently.
After this their discussion of the strange
and unknown future that lay before
them languished somehow; for Meenie
seemed preoccupied, and scarcely as
blithe and hopeful as she had striven to
appear. But when Maggie rose to return
home-saying that it was time for her to
be looking after Ronald'S supporter
friend seemed to pull herself together
somewhat, and at once and cheerfully ac-
cepted MaEIit'a invitation to come and
have tea with her the following afternoon
"For YOU have been so little in to see us
lately" the small Maggie said" and
Ronald always engaged with the Amer-
can people-and often in the evening too
as well as the whole day long"
"But | must make "A great deal of you
now that you are going away said Miss
Douglas, smiling.
And Ronald-wll ask him to stay in
till you come ?"
But here there was some hesitation.
"Oh no, | would not do that; no doubt
he is busy Just now with his preparations
for going away. | would not say anything
to him; you and will have tea together
by ourselves"
The smaller girl looked up timdly.
Ronald is going away too, Meenie.'
Perhaps there was "A touch of reproach
in the tone at all events Meenie said,
after a moments embarrassment:
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CHAPTER Xxx.
"AMoNG THE UNTRoDDEN WAYS"

Yes, it soon became clear that Meenie
Douglas, in view of this forthcoming de-
parture, had resolved TO forego something
of the too obvious reserve she had recently
imposed on herself-if, indeed, that maid
emily shrinking and shyness had not been
rather a matter of instinct than of will
When Ronald came home on the follow
ing evening. she was seated with Maggie
in the old familiar way at n table plenti-
fully Uttered with books. patterns, and
knitting and when she shook hands with
him, her timidy uplitted eyes had much
of the old friendliness in them, and her
smile of welcome was pleasant to see. 1t
was he who was shy and backward and
very respectful. For if her mother had
enioined her to be little more distant in
manner toward this one or the other OF
those around her-well, that was quite in
telligible; that was quite right and he
could not complain but on the other
hand, if the girl herself in this very small
domestic circle, seemed rather anxious to
put aside those barriers which were
necessary out-ofdoors, he would not pre-
: sumo on her good nature. And yet-and
\yet-he could not help thawing a little !;
for she was very kind, and even merry
Syithal and her eyes were like the eyes of
the Meenle of old.
~ ann sure Maggie will be glad to get
away from Inver-Mudal," she was saying,
" for she viii not find anywhere a school
mistress as hard as | have been. But
maybe she Will not nave 10 go TO school at
all, if she has to keep house for youS"
3ut she'll no have to keep house for
me- Ronald said at once. If she goes
to Glasgow she'll be much better with my
brothers family-for that Will be home
for her
And where will you go, Ronald ?" she
said
oh, into lodging l can fend for my
selfo
At this she looked grave-nay, she did
not, care to conceal her disappr0val. For
had she not been instructing Maggie in
the mysteries of housekeeping in town,
as far az these were known TO herself and
had not the little girl showed great cour-
age, and declared there was nothing she
would not attempt rather than be separ-
ated from her brother Ronald ~
- 1t would never do" said he, "to leave
the lass alone in the house all day, in big
town. It's very well here, where she has
Heighbors and people to look after her
from time to time; but among strau-
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The most important Discovery is that which
brings the most good to the greatest number.
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs, and Colds, will preserve the health
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Consumption, but Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis,
Asthma, HoarscncSs, and all affections of the
Throat, Chest, and Lungs, yield at once to its
wonderful curative powers. II yam doubt
this gctu Trial Bottle free AT Drug Store.
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He looked ut the verses again and again :
and the longer he looked at them the less
he liked them-he scarcely knew why.
Perhaps they We're a little too literary
They seemed to lack naturalness and sim
plcity; at all events, they were not true
to Meenie; why should Meenie figure as Il
tiippant coquCtte> And SO he threw them
away, and turned to his books-not the
scientific ones--to hunt out something
that was like Mecnie. He came near it in
Tannahill but was not quite satisfied. A
verse or two III Keats held his fancy for a
moment. But at last he found what he
wanted in Wordsworth.
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STATEME

The undersigned, Commit
tee of Directors of the Equita-
BILE Life Assurance Society of
the United States, appointed to
formulate the views ofthe Board
on the advantages offered by
the Society to the public report
1st. The Society issues all
the approved forms of Assur-
ance, including Ordinary Life,
Endowment, and Tontine poll
cies. 1t is immaterial to the
Directors which form of policy
is taken by intending assurers.
| I'd. The Life and Endowment
forms of policy provide for annu-
al cash dividends and a sur
render value; are indisputable
after three years, and payable
Immediately after proof of death.
sd. The premiums on a Ton
tine policy are the same as on
the Ordinary Life, but, while the
latter is only payable in the
event of death, the holder Of the
Tontine policy has the right to
draw the whole of the reserve
and the accumulated profits in
cash at the end of the stated
period; thus, during his own
life time, after his producing
years are past, he can without
any larger premium than on an
ordinary policy, secure these
GREATER advantages.
4th. Experience shows that the re-
turn paid in cash on maturing Tontine
| POilSlCo ", vi C6(CCuS
the amount Of premiums paid by policy
holders, SO that the average cost of the
assurance will be only about the inter-
est on the premiums.
5th. Tontine Policies, like others,
are paid in full in the event of death at
any time during the term of the policy,
and are incontestable after three years,
and payable imme diately after due proof
of death.
9th. Experience shows that the NOR
tality is lower among Tontine policy
holders, as the better lives seek this
kind Of assurance, which is a consider
able source of profit.
9TH. TOntine Policies will be
made nOn-fOrfeitable under the
laws of the State, if SO desired
at the time the assurance is ef-
fected.
Sth. The TOntine system is
fair and just; it's accounts are
accurately kept, separate from
all other business; the funds
iudiciOuSly invested and inn
proved, and the accumulated
profits faithfully guarded and
properly appOrtiOned.
9th. The Society has since it's
organization transacted Il larger
amount of new business than
any other company, while it's
new business for the first half
of the present year is = $780,
600 larger than that of the first
; half of 1884. 1t has Assets of
$6O,OOO,OOO; over $4,000
900 of Surplus, and it's ratio of
Surplus to Liability is greater
than that of any other cOmpa-
ny.
CHAUNCY M. DEPEW,
, JOHN A. STEWART,
EUGENE KELLY,
WILLIAM A. WHEELCCK,
CHARLES G.. LANDON,
| JOHN SLOANE,
HENRY B. HYDE,
Committee of the Board of Directors of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
|
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FLOWER AUCTION.

FLOWER AUCTION.
Who will buy pansics?
There are her eyes,
Dew-sOft and tender;
Love in them lies.
Who will buy roses?
There are her lips.
And there is the nectar
That CupidOn sips.
Who will buy lilies?
There are her cheeks.
And there the shy blushing
That maidhoOd bespeaks.
" Mecnie. Love Meenie,
What must one pay Z"
"GOOd stranger the markets,
Not open to-day
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and fragments of songs, to glance over
them here and there, and see if amongst
them was any one likely to recall to him
when he was far away from Inver-Mudal
manner and look. And then he began to
think what u stranger coming to lnver-
Mudal would see in Meenie. Perhaps
only the obvious things-the pretty oval of
the cheek and chin, the beautiful proud
mouth, the wide-apart contemplative
eyes And perhaps these would be suf-
ficient to attract He began to laugh
with scorn at this stranger, who could
only see these obvious things, who knew
nothing about Neenie, and the sweetness
of her ways, and the frank courage and
honor of her mind. And what if she were
to turn coquette under the influence of
this alien admiration9 Or perhaps be-
come sharply proud? Well, he set to
workout of kind of whimsicality-a
In time had scrubbed out this
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Yes that was liker Meenie--who "dwelt
among the untroddcn ways"
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4th. Experience shows that the re-
turn paid in cash on maturing Tontine
policies approximates to, or exceeds
the amount of premiums paid by policy
holders, so that the average cost Of the
assurance will be only about the inter-
est on the premiums.
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the road together--it was very dark,
though there We're a few stars visible here
and .here-she said to him, in rather
low voice
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5th. Tontine Policies, like others,
are paid in full in the event of death at
any time during the term of the policy,
and are incontestable after three years,
and payable Immediately after due proof
Of death.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-31

The undersigned, a Commit
tee of Directors of the Equita-
BILE Life Assurance Society of
the United States, appointed to
formulate the views of the Board
on the advantages offered by
the Society to the public report
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9th. Experience shows that the NOR
tally is lower among Tontine policy
holders, as. the better lives seek this
kind Of assurance, which is a consider
able source Of profit.
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9TH. TOntine Policies will be
made nOn-forfeitable under the
laws of the State, if so desired
at the time the assurance is eff
fected.
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Sth. The TOntine system is
fair and just; it's accounts are
accurately kept, separate from
all other business the funds
.iudiciOusly invested and inn
proved, and the accumulated
profits faithfully guarded and
properly appOrtiOned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-31

Ist. The Society issues all
the approved forms of Assur-
ance, including Ordinary Life,
Endowment, and Tontine poll
cies. 1t is immaterial to the
Directors which form of policy
is taken by intending assurers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-31

I'd. The Life and Endowment
forms of policy provide for annu-
al cash dividends and a sur
render value; are indisputable
after three years, and payable
Immediately after proof of death.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-03-28

Early the nest day went 10 jewel'l
to dispose Of them. But the price he
offered staggered me, it was SO small.
"I thought 1 gaid in dismay, "that
diamonds were always worth nearly what
they cost"
I'm ordinary times, madam" he said,
blandly, "but not now. Nobody has any
money 10 buy diamonds in crisis like
this. il purchase them I must hold
them for years. Perhaps may even
have to send them abroad
It was with tears Of modification, not
with the proud exutation had expected,
that put the money bad received for
my diamonds into my husbands hands
and told him my story.
'1t is not the last disappointment
about them you will haye to beur, Ellen, -
be s,id kissing ME. Il heard to day
tlat people were talking of your dla-
monds They were much handsomer
than you eyeg opgbtto lave worn, it was
said"
! threw the money on the floor and
s'amped on it. Il will not take II cent
of It, Give it BACK to your creditors" l
cried. "Wuali shall people dare say
w'ge things thai are not my oWn?"
That is EXACTLY the disposition
should have advised you to make OF the
money" said my husband.
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The Rev. Geo. II. Thayer, of Bourbon
Ind, says; Both mygelf and wife owe oul
lives tn Shil"h's Consumption Cure" Sold
Hv W F Bery, Welssport, and T Horn
Lehigh;qn.
Are you made miserable by Indigestion
constipation. dizziness. lass Of appetite. vel
low SKIN? Shloh's Vitalizer is positive
cure. S,ld by " f Biery, Weissport, and
G I Horn, Lehighton.
Why will you cough when Shiloh's Cure
will give immeliare rolier. Price 10 cents
so cents ana 81. Sold bv W L Dery
Weisspnri;C T Horn, Lenighton.
shiloh's Catarrh Remedy "a posi,iv,
cure for cltarrh, diHhthcria. and cankel
nnnth. Sold by W Blery, Weissport AN,
CT Horn, Lehighton.
"Hackmetaek" lasting anl irsgTan
! perfume. Price Is aud so corts, Sili b,
W + BlerY, WeS'port, aud C I Horn, Li
| hightun.
ShiI"h's Cure viii Immediately reliev,
croup, whoHping cough anil bronchitis
S"id by " Biery, Woisspnr; G 7 Horn
| Lehighton.
For dyspepsia and liver complaint, yor
| haye printed guarantee on every b0ttl
oi Shilnh's Vlalizer. Il never fails t. cure
Sold hy W + Glrry, Weiasyorj 7 Horn
LchIghlDn.
a nasal injector free uiti each bottle q
ShiIoh's Gat"rrh Rem,iy. Pricr so e,nt-
SPlh ~ W E0Fy, WeisiRart, c 7 Horn
l.eh'gn,qn.
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HOW A PENSION IS PAID.

The pension must first be found to be
all right by the appropriate evidence,
which is compared with the muster rolls
and the records ip the war department.
II goes thgough II nuGlber of hands, aud
il found all right reqpisilion is made
upon the ;reasuryfor it. This rrqrisition
for its payment mast 60 through thiltecu
bureaus before it ear be paid.
ia the Grst place there must be fund
appropriated by Congress for the pay.
ment of the class To which it belor gs,
and the appropriation must be available
before the rtqui5ilion will be made.
Then it must be drawn up and sign, d
by the commissioner of pensions. From
him il goes to the secretary of the inter.
icr, who signs it and sends it to the
treasury. The second comptroller signs
it and sends it the third auditor, who
looks IL oven aud passes il on to the
warrant division. From there it gOes TO
the register Of tue treasury, who in turn
examines 1t and bands II over 10 the
division of accounts.
II it passes here all right it ia then
presented 10 the United States treasurer
for his siguature. Having been signed
it gees back 10 the division of account
to be regist red, then to lbs register Of
the treasury for his signature aud. then
to the division Of accounts for maill G
to the depository Of the pension ageut
who is to pay the claim, and another
note must DO sent Informing the ngeot
that the money is placed to lis credit
here for its payment. Tuis Is the modps
operandi for every pension claim that is
granted, whether it be for 500 a wetk.
as in the case of the wives OF dead Presi
dents, or 81 month for the end Of a
fpger.
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DrqnkanuesF, or tho Liquor Habit, can bs
curcdby administering DR.. Eaines'
Golden Specific.

1t can be given in cup Of cofrao or lea
without the knowledge Of the person taking
il, eitcting speedy and permanent cure
Thether the patient is moderate drinkel
or en- alcoholic wreck. Thousands q
drunkards have been mnde temperate NOR
who have taken The Golden Specific in lhoi
coffee without their knowledge, and 10 day
believe they quit drpking Of their own free
will. No harmful effects result from il
administration. Cures guaranteed, Circulars
aud te5tip,onials sent free.
Address, GOLDEN SPECIFIC Co.,
1855 Race ST., Clnclpnati, o
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81
SCROFULA

and all scrofu.eus diseases, Sores, Erysipes
las, Eczema, Elotches, Rlngworm, Tu-
mOrs, Carbuncies, Boiis, and ErUptions
of the skin, aro the direct result Of Rn
impure state OF tic blood.
10 cure these diseases the blood must 30
purified, ana restored TO , healthy and ma
tural condition. AYERS SARsArARfLLA has
fer over forty years tc-a recognized by eni-
reat medical authorities 40 the most pow
erful blood purifier in eXittenoe. 70 frees
the system from al foul humogs enriehes
and strengthens the boot removes all irneos
Of morcuial treatment, RpA proves itself .
complete master OF al scrofulous diseases.
4 Resent Cure Of serofulous Sores.
"Somo months ago wRs troubled aflh
Eorofu,ous sores iu.ctrsl on my legs. 1he
limbs wore badly sWul en ald inhan,d, and
the Enros discharged Ilee quantities. ot
offensive matter. livery remedy triei
Of winch / have now taken three bottles.
with the result that tho sues are healed,
and my general health greatly improyed-
/ feel very grateful for the good youe
Yours respectfully. NiRs AsS o'BRIAN.-
lIs Sullivan ST., Sew \ ork, JuIle p, lss2-
ETyr All persons intsrestch are Invited
to call on Mrs. O'BUHni also upon the
Rev. T., =. Milds of rs East 54til Street.
New York EliY, who viii take pleasure
IN tcstifying - the Wonderful efficacy of
Ayers sartapalilln, not only In the cure
Of this lady, but in his own case and
many Gthcgs within his knowledge.
Tho well&nown lrTiier oatke Boston Herald.
D. W. BALI, Of Rochester, MI, writes, june
Z, 1899;
Having suffered severely for Some years
with Ee1ema, aud having failed 10 find relief
from other remedies, | havs made use, during
The past three months, Of AYERS SARsAPA-
WLLA. which has effected a complete otge.
consider it a magnificent remedy for all
blood q disgascgn
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AN ANECDOTE.

II was once riding in tue cars throus b
X nsas,' remarked gentleman, "and
suf,rlng excrucAtipg misery from Q
prickiug Irritating little point of stNFched
stuff, such as careless laundr,ss will
sometimes leave on shirt band /
pulled, and rubbed, and tried to smooth
1t Gown; out the Plagueg thing hung
there, and was fast losing all interest in
life. At Topeka a gentleman got on
board having on fresh shirt, saw
him rub his sleeve once or twice with Gn
air Of annoyance. Al! thought /, iel-
low sufferer. Aud felt somewhat com.
forted. Bat suddenly he walked to the
water tank, wet his fingers, ran them up
lis shirt sleeve, aud returned to his seat
with the air OF a wise mau made perfect.
ly happy. 1t was a revelation to me-
lie had wet down the starch pricker
Years nf happineFs have been ADDED to
NY life by that man."