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Fanny Beaumont went through Patagonia
md shot some niggors or something. There's
mother lady who roughs 1t In Italy and
Spain. Fancy Spain, Herbert You know
What q beastly hole Spain is. Women do all
orts OF out-of-the- way things now"
"Some women" said Horace, severely
Ills ideal woman, if he had one, did no
trange things However, if you are con-
ented, there is nothing more to say"
'Im not contented. It's nuisance to
hink Of child you love, wandering heaven
snows where. But she'll turn up all right
again All! here's my wife; we'll hear what
The thinks Of it."
Lady Clauson entered, looking, as usual,
,ery beautiful Horace and Herbert rose
md greeted her with solemn gallantry. They
we're always particularly attentive and cour-
eous to Sir Maingay's second wife, This
.he lady attributed to her charms. She was
quite wrong. The Talberts were only anx-
Gus to show that if Sir Maingay chose to
marry again it was matter of no concern
o them.
Lady Causon was told the news. She
armed to her husband triumphantly. As
many better bred people sometimes do, she
forgot herself. II always told you she
would do something disgraceful," said her
adyship
my dear my dear Isabelr' said Sir Main
gay. He glanced timidly at his brothers-in-
aw.
Horace and Herbert rose like two figures
worked by one spring. Their calm eyes
ooked down their straight noses and concen-
rated their gaze on Lady Clauson, who
turned very red
MADAM" said Horace, ''the members Of
sur family, and, believe | may say, of Sir
Maingay's family, are not in the habit OF
LONG dsgraceful things. Beatrice may have
left US unadviseily, but am certain her
reason, if known, would meet with her
fathers and with our approval
Lady Clauson at once saw her mistake, and
,pologized humbly; an apology which the
brothers accepted gracefully. Then, after
having been shown the nursery treasures,
they took their leave.
'Maingay does not improve as he grows
older, said Horace. Herbert shook his head
fact, but dare not.
Lady Clauson, in spite of her apology, told
her husband that Beatrice had done some
thing disgraceful. "Oh, no, my DEAR said
Sir Maingay. ITS only freak You
hio", WIN say Lpt Nudb iedoOiI, sue eau
come back here to live. Well, she's grown
tired of life down at Oakbury. don't Won
der mt it. Horace and Herbert are two reg
ular old women They darn their own stock
ings make antimacaSsars, and all sorts Of
things. She was ashamed to say she was
tired of the life, SO went off on her own &C
count"
Here was vet another motive attributed to
Do tri,, =, ,...l tIa,, tl.,
attributing of motives. 1t is as dangerous
as prophesy ing before the event.
ITO be Continual
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CHAPTER XIV.
ANOTHER PAINFUL TASK.

The dinner that night a. Hazlewood House
was dreary affair Frank did not see his
hosts until the gong sounded. Their calls
had kept them so long that they were obliged
to dress in undue haste to avoid unpunctual.
ity in thsir own persons, a thing which would
have amounted 10 a kind of moral suicide
The conversation whilst Whitaker was in
the room was naturally forced. Frank could
indeed tell them of the contemplated change
in his life, but rs all the while he was think.
ing how Beatrice would have received the
news, his communication was made with
none of his usual vivacity. Horace and Her.
bert were mildly astonished. They trusted
in that way which implies doubt-that it
would be for the best. Togive up a certainty
for an uncertainty seemed pity; but of
course Frank knew his own business best. A
remark with which Mr. Carruthers mentally
agreed
1t seemed quite in order with the misfor-
sunes CT the house that the bottle of 1855
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Certainly not" said Frank. pleasantly.
"Suu stand higher than | do; you must
weigh two stone heavier; YOU look in perfect
condition Oh, no, shall merely send round
to the stables and have the dogs loosed or
may even send as far as the village and fetch
the constable. | shall not interfere further
than that
Hervey muttered what Frank knew was
an oath He turned away as if about to take
Franks warning. Suddenly he changed his
mind and came back.
docs Mr. Talbert know his niece's ad-
dressi" he asked
For second Frank felt almost sick. His
interrogation had tried TO ask the question as
If it bore no hidden meaning, but he had
failed. As by inspiration Frank knew that
this man, whoever he might be, was aware
that Beatrice had fed mo" he said look
ing HIM straight in the face, "Mr. Talbert
does not know it."
Without a word Hervey turned and strobe
away. Frank, with his head in ferment,
walked across to the library. Dimly no
guessed at something-not the truth, but
something which from its vague terrors was
worse than the truth. And in consequence
Of that half-formed guess be turned traitor
at once and began to fight on Beatrice's side,
ready 10 aid her and to keep her uncles in
the dark. He paused at the door, and called
to Whitaker. Whitaker came. you set
that fellow down properly, Mr.. Carruthers,"
be said, approvingly.
ibid II II were you, Whitaker, should
not mention the affair to your masters"
"Sir," said Whitaker, with emotion, II
should be ashamed TO breathe word about
it. Both Mr.. Horace and Mr.. Herbert
would be so mortified at the thought OF Q
servant of theirs being called such an Op.
probrious epithet."
~ should not mention It to The maids
either, Whitaker"
SIR exclaimed Whitaker, In . tone Of
great surprise
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Of the twenty-five pail bearers at Abra-
ham Lincolns funeral, only seven are alive.
The seven are: Gen. Simon Cameron,
Elihu B. Washburne, Colonel H. &. Wor-
Ellington, Rev. Mr.. Green, Clay Smith, AL
exander H. Coffroth, Henry L. Dawes and
John CONFESS. The dead pail are :
Lafayette S. Foster, Edwin d. Morgan,
Reverdy johnson, Richard Yates, Ben. F..
Wade, Schuyler Colfax Gen. L. S. Grant,
Gen. Henry Wager Halleck, Gen. W. A..
Nichols, Admiral W. B, Shubrick, Colonel
jacob Zeiler Admiral David G. Farragut
Orvllle H. Browning, Thomas Corwin and
George AShmun.
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Princeton TrbuRe: We take il for granted
that every country newspaper office is
familiar with the subscriber who Is dead
sure that he is not 50 far in arrearage by at
least year And most old publishers
have occasionally seen the man who is GER
tain, from his habit of paying his honest
debts, az they accrue, that about two years
credit should he added to the way back
figures indicating the date 10 which he had
last paid There is nothing novel or strange
TO the old publisher in his experience with
these subscribers, but did you ever meet a
man who insisted that your list was wrong
and that be justly and honestly owed for "A
year o, Two more tn n our list called for Z
We did, and he was here the other day,
and the experience was novelty. We
told him we were willing to settle by the
printed list. He said he was not, for he
knew he was right The credit mark on
his paper had been wrong all along. He
owed it to us, he had received his
moneys worth and wanted to pay for it,
Aud it took about fifteen minutes searching
OF stubs Of receipt books to convince him
that he was mistaken. When convinced
he picked up his money with the remark,
'that he supposed 1t was much easier to con
vince a man when the account was that way,
than when it as the other" We like this
kind OF IA man. We do not want any more
of his M ney than belongs to us, but we
like him all the same.
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should have been shaken In some way and
appeared cloudy, not to say thick. 1t might
have been as thick az pea soup for all Frank
cared.
Nothing, or next 10 nothing, was said dur
ing dessert about the recent painful event.
Frank sat ~ cody and silent. He was work
| ing out problems; connecting Beatrice's flight
with the man Of the afternoon and the visit
to the inn. For Beatrice's sake he was now
| fighting for his own hand. Horace and Her.
bert he eliminated from the inquiry.
His moodiness affected his hosts, and upon
| his refusal to take more wine they suggested
an adjournment to the drawing-room. Frank
agreed readily At any rate he could sit
there and gaze at Beatrice's portrait.
do you mean to take any further stepsP'
he asked.
~ think not" said Horace. Herbert and
have talked the matter over and feel there
is no more to be done. We saw great
many people this afternoon, and am sure
have lett n general impression that Beatrice
has gone to visit friends"
at was most painful duty" said Her.
bert, "but one we felt must be performed
In met, it was due to ourselves TO foiestal
gossip"
~ am sure Frank quite understands the
situation" said Horace
A satirical smile curled round Franks
lips 1T must have been most painful" he
said you must have felt like two Spartan
boys with joint fox under their clothes"
YES" said Herbert, simply; 'we did"
81 have often heard the simile used said
Horace, but its great strength never struck
me until now.n
Carruthers gave a short, quick laugh; he
could not help it. The brothers looked sur
priscd. They could see no reason for any
approach to merriment. A biting sarcasm
came to the young mans lips, but he re.
strained it, and in moment was glad he
had done so. 1t would have wounded these
two kind, mild-looking men, who, no doubt,
were rs unable to reazs the anxiety raised
in his breast by BeatrIce5 fight, as he was
unable to comprehend the Importance of the
consequences which they were making such
sacrifices to avert. Seeing things in the
same light is matter of constitution educa.
ton, and training.
just then Whitaker brought in tea. and
whist he handed it round Frank had leisure
to rejoice, insomuch as he had kept his tongue
in command. But misfortune had not yet
done with Lakewood House Frank, in
moving his arm, Knocked down cup, and
sent ITS scalding contents over one of the
several delicious little Chippendale tables
tie pride Of the Tabers' hearts and the envy
Of their lady friends.
The smile of the Spartan boy and the fox
must bave seemed even more appropriate TO
Horace and Herbert as they smilingly assured
Frank ii was OF no consequence, none what
ever They did not even ring for aid. This,
however. was because Whitaker, who had
witnessed the catastrophe, was already on
his way to the scene with an armful Of soft
cloths. He moppei and dabbed and wiped
the table as tenderly rs mother might per-
form the additions of an infant who suffered
from some irritation of the skin. Horace
and Herbert watched him for a while, and
then, no doubt thinking their apparent care
!e,sness had eased Franks mind, joined in
the rubbing and wiping They twisted up
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help you.

Among the laws passed at the late SEES
sion of the Legislature is one which pro-
vides that persons iniuring or destroying
any character of property in any cemetery
or avenue or lot thereof, or any person
hunting or shooting within limits of such
cemetery, or who shall violate any of the
rules and regulations of any cemetery board
may be fined in any sum from S. to 500,
such fines to go to the cemetery association,
and damages may be recovered from the
offender
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| Horace and Herber Joined in the tripping.
corners of their glass cloths, and poked them
| into every little corner and interstice exactly
as clearly nurse would have explored the
ears and eyes of her infant charge, Frank
| was compelled to stand by all the time and
feel what clumsy rufiian he had been. He
sighed his relief rs Whitaker at last gath
cred up the busters and departed
Conversation languished. The misfor-
tune to the table seemed to have driven
Beatrice into the background. There is
nothing like second grief for driving out
the frs. Frank felt that Horace and Her
bert were still thinking of that ill-uSed
piece of furniture. He was right. Pres
emily Hon ace slipped out of the room, and
returned with a small bottle of furniture
polish and piece of flannel Gravely and
deliberately he began polishing his slender
legged Chippendale treasure.
Frank could stand it no longer There il
limit to penance, namely, human endur
ance. His nerves, after the events of the
day, We're highly strung, and he felt that if
he watched Horace any longer he must burst
into fit of uncontrollable Laughter.
Cant we 60 and smoke" he said.
Certainly" said Herbert whose mind
was now more easy about the table He ac-
companied Frank to the dining-roor', where.
by and by, Horace joined them He brought
with him an unmistakable odor of furniture
polish, so that Franks remorse was, by the
medium of his olfactory nerves, still kept
awake.
"There is another painful duty to par
form" said Horace helping himself Ia a
cigarette. Frank could not help thinking
that the unmentioned painful duty was con-
nected with the table we feel that we are
bound to let Sir Maingay know what Las
happened"
"Of course. He is her father"
Eyes, he must be told. We think it better
To make the communication orally" Horace
was one who never misused the word ''ver-
bal" 1--WE shall run up TO town tomorrow
and see him"
Frank had already been framing in his
mind various excuses for a sudden departure.
He felt that, fond as he was of Horace and
Herbert, their constant society would mt the
present juncture drive him half mad. He
Jumped ut the chance Of escape I'll 60
with you" he said
They protested against this, but Frank
was firm. My dear fellows" he said, II
have opened my heart to you. have told
you my true reason for paying this visit.
How can possibly stay here with Beatrice
awayr
He had his way. II was arranged they
should all go to London on the morrow.
Frank suggested that before going they
should inquire If Beatrice had drawn any
money from the bank. So ON their way
through the town the next day Horace and
Herbert had an interview with Messrs
Furlong & Co. AMI ascsrtainei that their
niece had taken one thousand pounds with
her.
When they came oat Of the hank they
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Not u Single Gray Hair.

you may laugh and think me vain
thing" writes Mrs. j. X. c., of San. Fran
cisco, to friend in this city, but have
not gray hair in my head, and yet (sad TO
say l am fifty and day. Recently my
hair was not only quite gray but quite thin,
too. Parkers Hair Balsam-made in New
York, l think-did wonders for me. Try
it if you have occasion. 1t really does
what say and restores the color also"
Not dye, not greasy, highly perfumed
Only reliable soc dressing.
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LAMA, thou art wistful wise,
With knowledge born of sOflows;
lama, thou hast mystic eyes,
Fall Of sweet to-morrows.
Iamia, thou hist lashes fair,
Long and soft and curling;
When thou left'st them--ah, that's rare
The glance sets blood whirling.
Lamia. thou hast lips 30 red.
a man might gla lily sever
Soul from body and lie dead
To kiss them warm forever.
Lamia, that's the whitest arm
That ever lace embodied:
Venus must have lost II charm
When that fair limb was moulded,
Lauia, that's dainty hand,
With diamonds on il basking;
A man might give up house and land
If he d get that for asking.
But, Lamia, will ask Thee not
For all thy smiling pensiye,-
I'll ask thee not TO share my lot
The rackets too expensive.
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"I'm afraid | shall have to be taken to
the hospital or to the poorhouse. I've been
sick so long that my husband, good and
kind as he is, cant stand the worry and eX-
pense much longer" No, You won't, dear
wife and mother. See what Parker's tonic
will do foryou Plenty Of women AS badly
of as you are, have been rescued almost
from the grave 10y it, twill build you up,
curing all ailments of the stomach, liver
and Kidneys and is simple, pleasant and
safe
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10
ITO be Continued
Worth Thinking About.

When yorheaM is poor and you are s'J-
fering from general debility, get bottle of
NICHOLS BARK AND IRON, it will
help you.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-03

THE whole country is anxiously and
sorrowfully awaiting the announcement
of the death of General Grant, for death
is upon him, and will give him the rest
he seeks. Even the South has forgotten
the war 80 far as to send condolences to
General Grant through Fitzhugh Lee.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-03

Il Wher,
Our spe,
tby the !
list Of al
lishing 4 '
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poets is
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points O
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, 1885-06-04
low nnrlI.a eaan.r. AZ r-.ln.a.

lIondon Newsl
To look at their curriculum it is cor.
tainly formidable. besides a course
with heavy and light guns they have a
course OF field exercise, q course des-
tined TO afford a thorough knowledge Of
ammunition, a course of musketry, Of
cutlass and pistol, Of hand and hydrau-
lie management of t~urrets, Of field and
machine-gun exercise, what is called a
theoretical course, a school course, and
u course OF diving instruction. To take
only couple ofthese-remembering that
every course is followed by an exam
nation: In the school course one must
DO proficient in simple and compound
proportion, vulgar fractions, decimals,
square root, logarithms and plain trig-
onometry. He must understand the
use of the sextant and barometer, the
taking of angles and ascertaining dis
tances. In the ammunition course,
among other things he is expected 10
study and pass an examination on pro-
j~ectiles OF all kind, their use, the pro.
portion in which they are allowed, how
they are supplied and worked, and tho
method Of filing them. He must under
stand all fuses, method of fitting and
mode of supply, every description Of
pON0cIf chftfluBo-chbe dlumuulllOu
box, night-signal box; all kinds Of car
tridges, tho material used, the making
up and proportion allowed; general de-
scription Of magazines and shell-rooms,
their storage, working, ventilation, and
precautions used; general description Of
war rockets, life-saying rockets, tubes
and fireworks, their use, stowage and so
on through a list Of subjects half as long
again
The diving course must be a severe
one, and 1t has been found necessary to
distinguish between those who are med
ically fit for it and those who are not.
Men who undergo the full instruction
have not only TO understand all about
the dress and the pumps and be able to
manage them, but are required to go
through a certain amount of deep div
ing and TO show themselves efficient
hands at general work. in water as deep
as twenty fathoms. On the whole, this
six months training in gunnery cannot
but be a period Of no little strain both
mental and physical, and of late it has
had to be followed up by another three
or four months training in everything
pertaining to the use of torpedoes.
, 1885-06-04

Breathes there an American with soul
so dead that he is not quite certain
that he is an integral part of
society, and that, were he removed, its
wheels would cease to revolvei They
were walking down n quiet street, two
workmen in brown overalls, possibly
very exemplary persons, but probably
not social luminaries. and said n to
the other: "Wall, Id ruther board ware
! do. iIev to pay $3.50 a week; it's
high, an I could get boarl for 50, but
in those cheap places there hain't no so
ciety."
Again they were sitting in a horse
car, and said one to the other, 'S'ciety 8
vurry good in -, naming n suburb
in which, as it happens, there are abso
lutely no remarkable persons and very
little wealth; n suburb which Is, in tact.
intensely rural Now George, he went
On, is alwers laughing at the s'ciety in
. Truth is, he's a irs' rate civil en-
gineer an scientific teller an all that,
but he don't shine-he don't shinel an
so he's alwers a-flingin' out. Now
Georges wife sings an plays pretty
we'll, an my wife she give n mewsikul,
pronouncing musicale by rules of his
own, AN she asked George to bring his
wife. She came, an my wife she asked
her to play, an she got constable atten-
ton, an they've been out constable
since. Guess George thinks there's
somethin' in s'ciety. That George"
might have found his greatest pleasure
in the superiority of his wife to my
wife she' and her friends never entered
the good mans mind,
, 1885-06-04

When an American settles in Mexico
he should be prepared TO pay cash for
everything, and il he knows what Is
good for him he will always take n re
ceipted bill when he pays out money.
If he omits these precautions he may
wake up some fine morning in debt. IN
Mexico, to be in debt is the worst thing
that ran happen to Il man. lnder the
Mexican law the creditor can have the
debtor arrested on the day when the
debt falls due. Tn" prisoner in such
cases is chained 10 q post FIVE days,
guarded by an officer.
At the end of the time, if the money
is not forthcoming. the mans labor Is
sold to the govern ent for 40 cents a
day for as many days as will be neces-
sary to discharge the obligation. The
miserable debtor is sent TO the silver
mines, where he is chained to a gang Of
felons and compelled to labor under
ground. He sleeps underground. and
level q daylight again until he is re-
stored TO freedom. Not only do igno-
rant Mexicans fall victims to this cruel
system of slavery, but foreigners resid-
ing in the country occasionally get
caught in a tight place, and their credit
ors send them to The mines where the
majority of them die.
, 1885-06-04


Turning from the jewels, the D "a.
triarchal shopkeeper drew from a show.
case a relic which carried one back
nearly three centuries, to the time when
the immortal Shakespeare fiourished rs
an actor in London, and gave to the
world those works which have made him
the most famous writer of which modern
history has record. II was a curiously-
made spoon-a tiny thing, but more
valuable than its weight in diamonds.
1t is about three and one-half inches in
length, made of solid silver, heavily
plated with gold, and weighs about
twelve penpyYeights. The bowl is bell
shaped, beautifully carved, and the
handle is surmounted by a miniature
bust Of the Bard of Avon, the features
preserved most wonderfully. 1t is one
Of a set used by Shakespeare when he
was in the zenith of his glory, and it fell
into the hands of its present owner
forty-five ago, he finding II in Joseph's
coffee-house, London, on the day
Victoria was crowned queen of England.