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1.-THE END.1
Death in q Letter.

Just q little while ago an occurrence
took place on Ehe other side of the ocean
which, while by no means without par
allel, is still matter that will interest
all who are fond of studying, in an anna.
teur way, the transmission of disease. a
poor fellow died in London of typhoid
fever, and his wife sent to friend III
Glasgow letter conveying the news Of
hiy decease. While the fever at thd
time was very prevalent in the neighbor.
hood where the London victim died
there was no sign of it in Glasgow then,
but three days after the receipt of the
letter the Glasgow friend grew sick with
all the typhoid symptoms. The doctors
who attended him so diagnosed the case,
and expressed the opinion that notwith-
standing the long journey between Lon
don and Glasgow the letter had carried
the germs of the disease.
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Abyssinia,s ponerful Nen Ktux.

King Menelik H., with vast retinue,
Is advancing north to Adua, where all
Kings of Abyssinia are crowned. Within
few weeks the ceremony of coronation
will be performed. The new ruler of
Abyssinis will be the most powerful ruler
Abyssinia has had for generations, for hid
kingdom includes not only the domain
OF the late King John, but also Shoa,
Menelik's own country, in the Southern
part of the Abyssinian highlands, wherd
henelik has longhad an army of 100, ,000
men, about one-fourth of whom carry, ,imJ
proved firearms.
Menelik's father, King Haelou, heard
one day that woman of striking beauty
was seeking aims at the doors of the
palace. He sent for her, and was sol.
greatly impressed by her charms that he
introduced her among the women of his
establishment. When little boy was3
born the King said he would not recog-!
nize him as his son unless in the coursd
of years he showed striking resemblance
to his Majesty. As the boy grew up bel
came to look very much like his royal
father, and the King named him as hist
heir, though he had other sons who}
thought they had better right to thet
throne. The most powerful native ruler
in Africa to-day is, therefore, the son od
beggar woman, and his mother recentlJ
was still alive, enjoying high honor inl
Shoa.
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PLANTATION WOMAN I'll has sunered.
One cannot buy coffee plantations in
Venezuela except for more than their full
value, for they have gradually passed into
the possession of men of means, who
regard them as one of the safest and
most profitable of investments. A good
plantation yielding 1000 quintals of coffee
they don't go by acres, but by the
number of trees and their average yield,
and quintal is 125 pounds-is worth,
at the lowest estimate, $50, and
could not be bought any where near
Caracas for much less than that. But it
would pay a net income of $4,000 o
year at present prices, and from $4,000 to
$500 at ordinary prices. Coffee has
sold in years back as low as $3.50 hun
dred. Now it is worth $21.50 in the
Caracas market. But even as the lowest
price such plantation would pay rev.
enue of $4,000 year or ten per cent. net
upon the value have named.
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CHAPTER xxx.

TOLD by THE SHADOWS.
For a moment Arthur Wynne's heart
fairly stopped beating. But he com.
pressed his lips together firmly, and
dipped his pen into the ink we'll.
$50 on" he said, quietly, "and be as
concise as possible"
Mark groaIed.
Let me begin at the beginning" he
said. II have known Gabrielle st.
Cyr and her daughter all my life. ]
have loved Adele ever since I was old
enough to know what love means.
Gentlemen, would you know the
truth? Shs is La Belle, the famous
danseuse"
"That is no news to me, Mr.. Alleyne.
Go on"
"La Bellies pretended death was all
o scheme of Gabrielle's to get posses
sion of the Lawrence fortune.
"She knew that her child, once ele-
vated to the position Of heircss to the
great Lawrence fortune, must never
acknowledge her identity with the
dancer.
Colbert Lawrence died believing
Gabrielle to be his lawful wife; but I
happen to know (and so does she) that
the priest who performed the cere-
mony had been excommunicated before
it took place; he had no right to per-
form the ceremony; consequently it
! was not valid
THAT makes Miss Ruby Lawrence
the lawful child of Gilbert Law
renee, and the true heiress Of Lawrence
Park"
Arthur caught his breath with cry
of joy.
GThank God!" he murmured, softly.
"Well," went on Mark, quite feebly,
Il was half mad with love for Adele,
and I promised to do anything to help
Gabrielle in her wild scheme.
II hired the g.rl, Maggie Willett, to
do all the dirty work. She it was who
placed in Ruby's room the supposed
evidences of her guilt-the blood
stained dagger and dress, and hand.
kerchief, the key in the pocket of the
dress, the pansies upon the floor be-
side the-body. She did it all Course
herr, wit a wild hope that I was going
to make her my wife.
She had false key to Ruby's room,
and it was while she was placing
bogus will in the grate-to be after
ward discovered as Ruby's crime-that
she lost the coral comb from her hair,
which so excited your suspicious. I
took Ruby Lawrence out of her room
in tho dead of night.
Maggie had already entered it, and
dressed the poor girl, making her be-
lieve, in her sick and half delirious
state, that you, Mr.. Wynne, had sent
for her.
II took her from the room by means
of a ladder: it was the easiest matter
imaginable to drug the girl by means
of an opiate, in brandy-and the coast
was clear.
Il took her to Beechwood, as Gabri-
ellie bade me, and placed her in charge
of one Farmenti. in o private asylum
for the insane, where she is still con-
fined"
Not much" muttered Arthur, be-
tween his set teeth. $50 on, he COM
manded once more, in low, ominous
voice.
Gentlemen, that is the whole Sc
cret. Now, I will proceed to tell you
how Gilbert Lawrence died."
An awful hush fell over the room.
Arthur's pen was suspended, awaiting
his next words. Mark went on. weakly.
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photograph taken four years ago. Physii
cally the King is not an impressive per-
son. els almost coal black, short, and
dumpy. Unlike his uncle, Ras Darghe,l
and others among the chief advisers, hs
is very friendly to Europeans, and wants
TO introduce their arts into his country.
He has remarkable fondness for maj
chinery and implements Of all sorts, and
his greatest delight is to examine their
mechanism. Explorers say he ruined
about dozen watches and alarm Clocks
taking them apart and trying to put them
together again. He became at last, hoN-
ever, quite a proficient watch tinkerer.
Several years ago Mr.. Chefneux took
the King as o present from the French
Government a mitrailleuse. For con-
venience Of carrying it had been taken to
pieces and compactly packed. The weapon
reached the King several days before the
traveller did, and very much to Mr.. Chef
neux's astonishment he found the weapon
properly put together and mounted. z The
King had made careful study of the,
mechanism of firearms, and with the aid
of picture of mitrailleuse he had pre-
pared this little surprise for the white
man. ES
The King is gentle and amiable to-
to those who have his friendship, but he
has been guilty of acts of gross cruelty
and injustice to conquered enemies. He
has largely widened the boundaries Of
Shoa by conquering the fierce Gala tribes
around him. He has some men of ability
among his generals and councillors, and
to them much of his prestige is attributed y
Personally he is not conspicuous as q
warrior, and in most things he has shown
himself easily Influenced by his advisers
But he is distinguished above them alt
for his faith in the advantage of drawing
useful lessons from civilized countries Z
He does not like missionaries, however.f
In 1885 he kept two Swedish missionaries
practically prisoners in his chief town for
ten months, and then sent them back to
the coast. Since then he has expelled
all the French Catholic and German mis-
sionaries from his country.
The King was very angry at the de-
cision of the great powers to forbid the
importation of firearms and gunpowder
into the interior of Africa. He is, how
ever, in a measure independent, as he
makes his own gunpowder and has
great number of improved firearms.
When King John was killed few
months ago it was known to be his wish
that his nephew should succeed him.
Menelik, however, proclaimed himself
King of Abyssinia, and all the provinces
of the country except Tigre have recog-
nized him as the new ruler.
The Shoans are of the same race and
speak the same language as the Abyssin-
ians. Their country is simply part Of
Abyssinia whose chief became powerful
enough to be practically independent of
the ruler further north.-Mew York Sun.
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OsE of Chicaro's successful preac

ONE of Chicago's successful preach
ers is the Rev. Florence Kollock, of
Blue Island. In her pulpit, clad in
princess gown of dark fine stuff, the
severe lines of which reveal the per-
fection of her tall, lissome figure, with
her fine head thrown back and her
dark eyes glowing, she is the embodi-
ment of inspirational enthusiasm. She
is wonderfully magnetic, and carries
forward her audience as if by magic.
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the entire history OF
the country. Not only
has the coffee crop
b G en- unprecedent-
ed in quantity and
quality, but the price
has been higher than
for many years, owing
to the drought and
epidemics in Brazil.
They say ''it is an i'll
wind that blows no.
body good" and Ven
ezuela and other cof-
fee-growing countries
have prospered as Bra
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DEAD LOVE 8 LAMENT.
Initiated from the Japanese.
BY wIILIAM poUD LIaHTHALI

Il wandered and / wander yet,
have forgotten to forget.
-Riehdrd HenrJ Stoddard
The morning flies. the evening Hes;
The heat Of noon, the chill OF night
Arc but the dull varieties
OF Phu bus and OF Phebe's flight
Are but the dull varieties
OF ruined night aud ruined day;
They are no pleasure to mine eyes,
For have sent my soul away.
am the man who cannot love,
Yet once my heart was bright as snlne
The suns that rove, the moons that move.
No longer make its chambers shine;
No more hey light the spirit face
That lit my night and made my day;
No maiden feet with mine keep pace,
For have sent my soul away.
o lost think see thee stand
BY Marys ivied chapel door,
Where cnce thou stood'st. and with thy mana
Wiring p:ous pain, as once before.
Impatient crude philosopher,
scorned d thy gen:ler wisdoms ray,
All vain thy moistened eye-lids were,
sent my soul and thee away.
A causeless wrath, mood Of pride,
Some tears of thine and all was done,
On ellen plains travelled wide,
And thou vert soon veiled nun.
Not long q veiled nun, but soon
Unvei. ed of garment and OF clay;
But nm March whilst thou art june
For have sent my soul away.
And now when would love SO well,
There sits alone within my heart
Calm guilt that cannot from its hell
Look up and wish the thing thou art
I see dreadful gulf Of night
Beneath my falling life; and gray
Thy Light becomes tho ghost OF life
Above it as it falls away.
The Polar SHOWS, the wales OF Greece,
All seas below and skies above,
Have lent their hearts to give me peace,
But am he who cannot love.
If could feel that God and thee
Wore near as are the mountains gray,
I would not sorrow then to be
The man who sent his soul away.
have O life, a voice, q form,
A skillful hand to lift and turn;
I have emotions like storm,
A brain to throb, O heart to burn.
But that which Jesus blood can save,
That looks toward eternal day,
Is gone before me to the grave.
1t was my soul sent away.
The past is past, and DER its WOO
1t is no comfort to repine;
But would wage my life to know
Thy feet in heaven keep pace with mine.
] cannot hope, 1 will not weep.
The only wish that wish I may
Is this, that may find asleep
The soul I thought sent away.
american Commercial Traveller.
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CHAPTER xxx.
DRIVEN TO THE WALL.

Arthur Wynne arrived at his own
home, and placed Ruby in charge of
the astonished Mrs. Grey, while he
hastenei to Mrs. Chillingworth.
That lady speedily obeyed the sum-
mons, and was soon at Euby's side,i
prepared to nurse the poor girl back to
health, for that she was very i'll was
only too evident.
Her long confinement in that horri-
BILE place, and the dreadful treatment
she had received, had nearly deprived
her of life.
As soon as Ruby's wants were at
tended to, and Chief Ludlowe had re-
ceived full account of all that had
taken place, Arthur turned his steps
toward Lawrence Park. He wanted to.
see Mark Alleyne; he wanted to get a
foothold at Lawrence Park before the
news of what had happened in the re-
treat should have time to reach Ga
brielle's ears.
He found that lady looking serenely
elegant in morning robe of pale pink
plush. Adele, in soft, flowing white,
shrouded in lace, was lounging in
do!ently in low seat when he was an
nounced. At sight of him she started
up with low cry.
He greeted the ladies with unusual
warmth, which he thought best to as
sumo for the occasion, and incidentally
inquired for Mark Alleyne.
II heard that he was in, " explained
Arthur, "and so I have called to in
quire."
"He is very ILL.," she returned, slow
ly. "If you wish to see him"
She arose suggestively, and Arthur
followed her upstairs into a large,
airy chamber. Mark lay upon the bed
very pale, his dark eyes burning with
feverish light.
An idea had entered Arthur Wynne's
brain; a plan was speedily evolved
from chaos; he determined to try an
experiment.
"He will not permit his wife to come
to him." began Gabrielle in On aside.
"Of course you have heard of that un'
funate affair. Well, he will not see her;
and the poor fellow is quite dependent
upon me for nursing. / am nearly ex-
hausted," with deep, plaintive sigh.
She did not look exhausted, but Ar
thur assumed an expression Of commits
Grafton. Gabrielle unwittingly was
hplaying directly into his hands.
II will stay and nurse him, if you
will permit me-" Arthur returned.
Gabrielle bowed. Such Glance to
keep Arthur in the house, where he
would be thrown in contact with Adele,
was not to be despised. She consented
at once, only too glad of the offer.
Arthur Wynne laid his plans at once,
and sent for the physician in attend
ance.
Doctor Lee was kind-hearted man,
and q shrewd old fellow. also: he
readily entered into Arthur's plot, and
the g me began that very day. Doc
tor Lee stopped overthe sick man, with
pale, troubled face, and grave, anxious
eyes. Mark saw the look, and his cow
ardly heart quaked.
Doctor, am I worse?" he asked,
brokenly. sTell me, is there any
chance?"
Doctor Lee shook his head sagely.
@In the midst of life we are in death |"
he quoted. solemnly. @AlleYne. I will
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| tell you the truth make point Of
always speaking the truth to my pa
tients-I will keep nothing back if you
desire to know"
"Tell me-tell me ALL" painted the
sick man. Gam I really worse? I
thought fancied that was getting
! better. You said yesterday that there
! was little change for the better, you
know?"
The doctor groaned lugubriously.
Every true, my friend. But did not
apprehend the present alarming symp-
toms. Mr.. Alleyne, do you wish to
know?"
II do"
"Well, then, I have only to say that
it would be we'll for you to prepare for
the worst"
my God! No! I am not-not- going
to die?"
The doctor looked preternaturally
grave.
Il merely tell you that it is best to
prepare" he returned, solemnly. "f
you have any business matters to ar
range, your will to make; anything
of that sort, I advise you to attend to
it at once. The less delay, the better"
He left the room with slow step.
Mark covered his face with his hands.
@You will stay with me, Wynne?" he
faltered. at length.
"To the end!' returned Arthur,
solemnly. mark, if you have any
thing upon your mind, it would be bet.
to relieve it. I imagine-as DR.. Lee
says"
But Mark shook his head slowly.
The hours passed, and DR.. Lee called
again. As he entered the sick room he
exclaimed in o low tone-but not too
low to be heard by the patient: "Poor
fellow! He is nearly gone!"
He came to the bedside, and stood
there for q time in utter silence more
eloquent than words, a silence which
said plainly: 81 give him up! There
is no hopel'
Arthur hovered in the background,
silently praying for the success Of his
plot
Two days came and went. and Mark
Alleyne (really convalescing) fully be-
lieved himself sinking last. Arthur
scarcely left his side, night or day, and
at every opportunity he impressed upon
the patient the necessity of oonfessing
anything that might weigh upon his
mind. As I have said, the detective
remained at his bedside, only stealing
away once in while to see how Ruby
was getting along.
He was always met by Mrs. Chilling
worth with the cheering hope of re-
covery.
At last the time came when Mark
Alleync fully made up his mind that
the end was near, and he must die. 1t
was an awful thought to this crime
stained villain. and so weakened was
he in body and mind that at last he de.
cided upon definite course. He called
Arthur to his bedside.
"Wynne," he said, slowly and broken
ly, "I'm afraid it's all up with me. I
am so weak and faint that I can scarcely
speak. Imust say something. I must
confess before I die. Listen"
"May not take it down upon paper?"
asked Arthur.
The sick man nodded.
"Perhaps it will be BEST" he said.
So Arthur, who had long been pre-.
pared for such an emergency, seated
himself with writing materials before
him, and DR.. Lee and friend were
summoned as witnesses. The moment
had arrived, when, driven to the wall,
Mark Alleyne would be forced to con-
fess all that hs knew.
II want to tell you," he faltered,
feebly. II am going TO explain how
Gilbert Lawrence came to his death"
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Consumption is rare in childhood, but
increases rapidly after the age of fifteen,
and is most common between the ages OF
twenty-five and thirty. Those who es-
cape it till the latter age are less and less
prone to it as they advance in yesrs, and
may escape it entirely, even though they
may have a hereditary predispositiou
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Menelik H., the new King of Abys-
synnia, is the son of beggsr woman who
took his fathers fancy.
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VENEZUELA.
A PROSPEROUS SECTION OF
SOUTH AMERICA.
Wealth in Coffee and Cocoa-Story OF
How the Two Popular Berries
are Planted, Gathered and
Sent to Market.

The good people of Venezuela are just
now feeling very rich, for the last two
years have been the most prosperous in
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EnuIr R1aGs a farmer of Pleasants

EDWIN R1eGs, a farmer of Pleasants
County, West Virginia, being greatly
annoyed by rats in his barn, filed q
half hogshead with water, put chair
over the top, scattered meal on it, and
in the morning fished out over two
hundred dead rats.
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But he never finished.
Arthur had OWNED intuitively that
Ruby had been placed in the retreat
under the name of st. Cyr, and with Q
single bound he sprsng to the door Of
the cell and attempted to open It.
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$500 9s 2 F. I.ssI; I;;!9.
ers Of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, for q
incurable case Of Catarrh In the Head.
Hxchange Chat.
NO ESCAPE FOR THE DEAD BEAT.

Nv 6oOAf1 rVh Anb O4AD DEAL
Elk: You may hive the stars in .
nail key, hang the ocean on the fence
to dry, put the sky to soak in gourd
and unbuckle the bellyband Of eternity
and let the sun and moon out, but don't
think you can escape the place that
lies on the other side Of purgatory if
you don't pay for your paper.
THE EDITOR COULDN'T PAY.
Ex: A revivalist in Tama, Iowa,
recently asked all the members in the
congregation who paid their debts to
rise. The rising was general. After
they had taken their seats Brother
Garlock called on all who did not pay
their debts to rise, when Brother Won
ger Of the Herald rose and explained
that he was an editor and could not
pay because all the rest of the congre-
cation were owing him on subscrip-
ton,
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REAL ESTATE BARGAINS
offered This Week by James
Moore.

One lot with five-room house on cor
nor Of Clay and Seventh streets. Price
II, 900; monthly iustallment $50.
Two lots with three.room house on
South Twelfth street, Bagby addition
to Waco. Price $500; installment SIS.
One lot with three-room house on
River street, in East Waco. Price
$3.50; installment $3.50.
Two lots with three-room house, op-
posite Capt. Blair's on Fifteenth street.
Price 81, 200; monthly installment $36.
One lot with three-room house in
Edgefeld. Price $3.50; installment
1880.
One lot on Walnut street, in Ger
AIDS addition. Price 1926; install
ment 1915.
One and one.half lots on the corner
Of Eighteenth and Clay streets, with
three.room house. Price $3.50; in
stallment $3.50.
One and one-half lots with two-room
house on Fifteenth street, near Padg-
tits park. Price $500; installment
$12.
One lot with four.roo,n house in
old East Waco. Price $500; install
ment $12.
/ have number of vacant lots and
other improved places which l will Of
fer on easy terms and will take pleas
ure in showing them to persons want
| ing to buy. The Edge6eld lots are
selling at a lively rate, and all the lots
at the present low price will soon be
sold. After that the others will be
held for 80 per cent. advance.
JAMES I. MOORE.
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heard funny story the other day
about Jimmy Pigott, that clever actor.
who first came TO this country I think
with Mrs. Langtry and afterward act
ed with young Sothern. Jimmy Pi-
gott was at one time very well known
in the gay set about London, and like
many another good fellow lost his
money and had to turn round and
make his bread and butter. Just be-
fofe he came TO this country he met
John !. Raymond, whose advice he
asked about the hotels and other mat
ters. This Il the result, When Mr..
Pigott got here he stepped into q cab
and requested to be- taien TO the
Hotel Tombsi" The cabby asserted
that he did not know Of any such
place. Them" said Pigott Ito the
Hotel Ludlow" Again cabby insisted
on his ignorance. "Well, Of all stupid
cabman ever came across, this is the
stupidestl What hotel would you
recommend" Hotel Dam, SIR
Dam yourself" said Pigott, getting
out Of the cab and posing himself for
fight The cabby was quickly off
the box, only too ready to begin, and
1t was only after the surrounding cab
men had explained that Pigott realized
that he had been sold by his friend
MIR. Raymond, and that the cabby's
intentions were quite honorable. That
same afternoon the genial English
man went to the ticket Office to in
quire the price of ticket to Salt Lake,
as he had a brother there, and he
thought he would like to spend the
afternoon with himl His astonish-
ment when he discovered that the
ticket would be in the neighborhood
Of 5000, and that he could scarcely be
there in time for dinner, can be better
imagined than described. New York
Cor. Chicago Herald.