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could wish for, and thesf aSure seemed
bright. TO be sure I lost steadily IA
my business. but II still / had plenty, and
II would only be matter Of ! short
time when the business would pay. Mr..
stanton was succeeding with his small
capital. why should not with my great
wealth? But, finally, and almost be-,
fore realized it, the crash came.
Every thing was swept away. Business,
home. friends, all. Why was it? Why
could not succeed when had every
thing to start on. and Stan ton nothing?
Ny once friends laughed, and said:
You didn't have Stanton's brains, You
know And, again, rs struggled hops.
lcssly to regain footing, the sarcastic
remark was: Get Stanton's brains
tried in every way to succeed. But no;
l got dec per in debt each day. And
then, when all hope had fed, those
words rung in my ears. All! that was
the grand secret Of future success! I
must get Mr.. Stanton's brains. hear
the words night and day. / see them
wherever look. And now, not only
my success, but my peace Of mind de-
ponds upon accomplishing my object.
I must have them, and you will help
me!' -,
Like ono turned tostone tho girl sat,
too frightened to speak. But the ms
MAC, his eyes flashing, his hands con-
vulsively working, noticed nothing, so
intent was he telling his story.
''See.' continued he, II have knife,
a inr0oNnso Lrifo Art 10 ohn~~O
Now 1 shall soon have rest" and he
handled the cleaning, polished steel
with a caressing motion. @-5' T. ,".,e,s
Jennie's eyes, full of agony, instinct
lively sought the window where young
Darcy sat. But he, looking at her,
could see nothing Of the pain and terror
on that young face. Obi If she could
only signal to him! IL she couldsonly
cry out! j. Once or twice some one tried
the door, but finding it locked, walked
away. But no sound issued from her
lips And bear in mind all this took
but few minutes, although it seemed
hours to the almost paralyzed girl. II
the man would only leave her, do any
thing but finger the shining blade, it
would be a relief. Again she looked
across the street. Again the appealing
look from the girl. Oh! surely he sees
something is wrong, for he has placed
his pen on his desk, and his face is
turned steadily toward her. Perhaps
he has caught glimpse of the steel
and is puzzled to know what it means.
If she could only signal to him for help
now that he is looking. But what can
she do with this man before her, watch
ing her every movement But see! the
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II MUST TAKE WITH ME- MR.. srANroN's
BRAINS.. :"


l. BRAINs."
found it impossible to accomplish any
thing.
A fow minutes passed. Still the
silent stare. Would the book-keeper
or the boy never come? Or Mr.. Stanton
why was he SO much later than usual?
II the man would only say something.
She must try and get rid Of him in some
way.
IF your business relates to the Office,
sir, perhaps l can be OF SERVICE" she
said, timidly.
without change of feature, with
eyes still fixed upon her face, he terri
ned the girl by replying: eyes; was
Just thinking you might help me. When
leave this Office must take with me
Mr.. Stanton's brains! -
+ without seeming to notice the white,
terror.strscken face of the girl, he con-
tinued: 'Listen-I will tell YOU. But
wait. it will not do to be disturbed" So
saying, and to Jennie's increased terror,
no turned the keyein the door. Her
brain reeled; she sunk, faint and tremb-
ling, In her chair. Locked in with a
madman! Would no help come? She
strove to cry out, but could give forth
no. sound. The man returned, and
isgain seated himself near the fright.
::ened girl. ....>',5 -
:: : ~ must be brief. 1 must finish be.
fore Mr.. Stanton comes Mr.. Stanton
tsnd started in business at the same
i; ! had plenty Of money and he
comparatively none. started on a
grand scale-he on a small one. had
hosts Of friends. married, had a beau
,titul home, and every thing that man
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man with stealthy tread now moves
slowly toward the door, and with bent
knee places his ear to the key-hole, as
though listening for footsteps.
Now is her chance. She raises hel
arms on high with an imploring gest.
ure. She dares not cry, even though
she could. Thank Heaven! the young
man has risen to his feet and stands
with his hand resting on the back of his
chair. Again the imploring gesture.
The young man turns in an uncertain.
hesitating manner, while her eyes roam
across the room, wildly hoping for some
other means to convey to him her need
of assistance. She sees the marking.
pot, with its big, black brush, but
where the paper large enough for her
to write on in letters that he may see
across the street? -.
Suddenly the watcher across the way
sees hurried movement on her part
the arms are again raised, and, between
them. on a white surface, he reads;
HELP! Her neat white apron, in which
she had take such pride that morning,
had formed her signal.
Young Darcy hesitated no longer; but,
with y hurried call for assistance,
rushed across the street, closely fol.
lowed by fenow-clerk.
None too soon, for the maniac had
turned, and, seeing the white signal
raised, had sprung toward the girl with
uplifted knife. Then, with =. wild
scream, Jennie fell, just as the upper,
glass sashes of the door were burst ope.
and the men rushed into the room.
The man was captured and his story
found to be substantially as he had re.
lated it to Jennie. Inheriting money
from his father. being naturally OK.
travagrant, and with no business ability,
the inevitable crash came almost un.
expectedly, not SO much, as, one Of hi,
boon companions and intimate friends
said, because of lack of money, but be.
cause of lack of brains. The worry,
loss of his business, and, finally, Of his
health, deprived him of his reason and
necessitated his incarceration in q
private asylum, where he constantly
raved over what his friend said was the
cause Of his failure, and from which he
one day made his escape, with the re.
suit given.
As to our two young friends, they were
married, of course, and one of their
most valued keepsakes is the white
apron, which Jennie insists was the
means of saving her life.-Chisago
Daily News
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FIG t., 1-- -; %, e POTATO soR1ER =
20 ~ u saSs ~
age Of the dirt BY the addition Of
another cylinder, another sorting Of.
potatoes: could be made: ri LII
The inside cylinder should extend,
about four inches farther than the out
side one. 50 as to make q more conven:
lent f ting for the boxes through which
the potatoes would slide. think such
an arrangement would be much better
than either of the sorters illustrated.
1t would be better than the Hoover sort
er, because the dirt would be. separated
from tho small potatoes, and two sort
ings could be made il needed. One ad-
vantage it would have over the Collins
sorter would be that there would be
more certainty Of separating the soil
from the small tubers I should sup
pose that in the Collins sorter, if the
potatoes were thrown in too fast, tire
small ones would fall out beyond the
lower screen and tumble, to the ground.
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" VEIL WeNln

: -. ....,.. &c We'll .WeNl"
That's the way you feel after one or
two of DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
have done their work. You, feel
well, instead of bilious and consti-
pated; your sick headache, dizzi-
ness and indigestion are gone. It's
done mildly and easily, too. You
don't have to feel worse before you
feel better. That is the trouble
with the huge, old fashioned pill.
These are small, sugar-coated, cas-
lest to take. One little Pellets a
laxative, three to four are cathartic.
They regulate and cleanse the liver,
stomach and bowels-quickly, but
thoroughly: They're the cheapest
pill, sold by druggists, because you
only pay for tho good you get.
They're guaranteed to give salts
faction, every time, or your money
is returned. That's the peculiar
plan all DR.. Pierce's medicines are
sold on.
Can you ask more?
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RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

There are seventy-ave American
colleges for women. =,
-Ninety-four colleges have received
in gifts within year the very respects
BILE sum Of IS, 625, orc.
Judas was not the only man who lost
his soul by being too keen-sighted in
business.-Ram's Horn.
God does not measure his pity by
what our sorrows are in themselves,
but what they arc to 'uh-Mrs.
Charlea -. - .....'-
There are moro than fifty Congre-
Rattonal Churches in Southern Califor-
MIA Many Of them have over ono hum
dred members.
AS those wines which flow from the
first treading of the grapes are sweeter
and better than those forced out by the
press, which gives them tho roughness
of the husk and the stone, so are those
doctrines best and sweetest which flow
from . gentle crush of tho Scriptures
and are not wrung into controversies
and commonplaoes.-Bacon.
According to the latest statistical
exhibits of tho missions in Japan, there
are now 274 churches in the empire. of
which number 153. are self-supporting.
The total membership is s1,4s1, the &C.
cessions for the year being $500. The
contributions reached $4,000. The
whole number of missionaries in the
field, including women, is 627. ,ss
For the first time for many years
the total attendance at the German uni
versities showed decrease during the
last winter term. It was q, OO7, or 4S4
less than during the summer. In gener-
al. the increase in the last three years
has been small, and not to be compared
to that from 1879 to 1887, when it ad-
vanced from 10, 769 to %, 76S. The sup
ply Of technically educated mon contin-
ues in excess of the demand.
Your business-you can not neglect
nat! Call to mind the story of tho rich
English merchant to whom Elizabeth
gave some commission of Importance,
and he demurred to undertake it, say.
ing: "Please your majesty, If I obey
your behests, what will become Of these
affairs Of miner" And his monarch ans
wered: 'Leave those things to me;
when you are employed in my service,
Twill take charge of your business"
So will it be with you. Do but surren-
der yourself to Christ, and he, Of his own
free will, takes in hand al your affairs.
-Spurgeon- ..
Seth Low, the new president of Co.
lumbia College, has no respect for rule
that does not provide for q contingency.
A young man 2ot overburdened with
wealth LAST fall entered the law school,
paying what was for him quite fee.
After attending two or three lectures
business exigencies forbade his continu-
snce 1T study. He applied to the treas
urer for = rebate ON his cash payment
only to meet with delay and hear = rule
recited against such . demand. Then
he dropped President Low line. With
in four hours the post-oh1ce@ brought q
courteous reply and . check. g..
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THE FARMING I
ANOTHER PoTATo: s 8 3 q.

a Device That Il Easily apda ma Whj3A
Works We'll. ssss sN
In the Rural OF July 20 noticed ~
Illustrations of two potato asorters, and
that you would like to havsdra wings Of
homemade articles sent In lido not
know that there has been any special
demand in this region for such an arti-5
Gle, but Immediately thought how /
would go to work to make one and /
send you two rude drawings sec fig
ures and Prom which the artistsmaY
be able to see what mean. Iwould
have two wire-covered cylinders, ono.
within the other. The inside ~one
should be of larger mesh so that
nothing but earth and smsn potatoesi
could pass through, and The outside one
of such mesh as to allow only the pass
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FIG. 2-sIDE VIEW.

In the device 1 have attempted to de-
scribe, an arrangement might be made
whereby one end of the cylinder could
be- raised or lowered, making it moro or
less slanting. II the dirt chung to the
potatoes; it would be rolled OF; if the
cylinder were nearly level, and if it did
not cling the potatoes would pass
through much more quickly if the cy-
Under wero quite slanting. Rural New
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2 . ~ = :. =. '
The Birds aud Fru. t.

Sometimes the birds ia Ike good deal
OF fruit. As a rule. however, we can
we'll afford to give them what fruit they
will eat in payment for their work in
destroying insects he average bird
is the friend OF the fruit grower and
farmer: But If for any reason it is de.
sirable to protect fruit from birds, we
do not see why the plan adopted by a
New York fruit grower m az not be rec
commended. He covered his cherry trees
with mosquito netting and. feels graft.
fed at the result. This is ...baggipGr
fruit IN 4 sort Of Wholesale way. he
says that the covering VIII last two
years. and while even then It r,sy iiot
pay so far as growing cherries-for in.
stance-for the market, it will pay all
right, it there are only q few trees, in the
way of preserving them tor home USE
Waatarn Rnral
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whether on pleasure bent or business,
should y! take on every trip bottle Of Syrup
OF Figs, rs it acts most pleasantly and ST.
:fectually on tho kidneys. liver and bowels,
preventing fevers, headaches and other
For sale in 500 and 500 bottles by Ill
.lea9ln8 druggists. LIZ. = I.L.-...-... -
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THE EDITORS CALLER.

He Dealt Out Too Much Tany to Be .
Profitable Customer.
Stranger Ito editor)-1 dropped in this
morning to sec you in regard to placing
m advertisement In -
Country Editor rubbing his hands,
Yes, sir; be seated, sir.
Stranger-1 like your paper. like its
principles and tho bold stand 1t takes on
tho subject of temperance. and
Country Editor-You will ind our
rates for advertising Is low as
stranger-1 like its Independence, its
attitude respecting tho sacredness of the
Sabbath, its light for the poor and lowly,
and its fearless denunciation Of the rich
and tho mighty, It's b.. 49,.
County Editor-YeA sir. IN "a
placed In our paper will b. read by
thouB- -,at s.eo t.5 / E.~ss~ u f. Il,
stranger-1n excluding from g. your
oolumns, cir, every thing Of : sensation.
al nature or that which can not be read
by every momber Of the household with.
out bringing the msntling blush Of
shame, you set IN example, cir, to the
newspapers Of this country that can not
but boar fruit, and-z .:.'z-< .s..F ~.
Country Editor-Well, about that I'd.
vertisement you wore
9tranger-The mission Of your four
nal. cir, 10 . noble one. Upward and
onward" IL glorious sentiment In
putting aside al sordid thoughts Of gain
and battling for truth and Justice alons
you elevate your paper, Oh; 70 the high
ct realms Of Journalism, and 80 - ss.-sEi
! Country ! Editor-About how much
space will your advsrtissuent eoeupy7
setranger-Well. am not quite pre-.
pared 70 az this morning. Ihappened
10 IS passing through your beautiful
little town. and ! thought would step
In and got your rates. - r. you will
kindly state in your next issue that Mr..
Obadiah B. Tomlinson, : prominent Oft.
sen d 7ettyhurt spsrts . few hours,ip
town last week and made 10 aplsassnt'
call, and send mo s marked copy 20 the
paper. I win 10 very much Obliged o.
yeu. siE Coed norning. tt-Btfl
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], WHY not sd,e your clothes, by using the
best, purest, most economical SOAP. Dobbins'
Electric. Made ever since 1894 Try it
once you will use 1t 0lsuayo. Your grocer
keeps 1t or will get it. Look for tho name,
DObbjns. 10y
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Pam from indigestion, dyspepsia and too
hearty eating is relieved at once by taking
one OF Carter's Little Liver Pills immedi-
ately after dinner. DON'T orget this.
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How MY THROAT HuRrsl Why don't you
use Hale Honey Of Horehound and Tarl
Fixes ToOthache Drops Cure in one minuta
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SAVED BY HER APRON.
It Issues Cry for Help Her Lips
Dare Not

LON G, du s ty,
n oisy stree t.
Sc Q m ingly un-
ending streams
Of trucks, drays,
cars and strug-
g l ng, jostling'
humanity below.
On either side
h i e h, d gy,
brick buildings,
with row upon
row of windows,
each grimy, each
filled with stacks
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TAKE your puzzle to the drugg1st-he's
always ready with Observation-Disclosures
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A GIRL should always wear her sleeve
long enough to laugh in it-Dallas (Tex)
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IA 0
l EEE5E7HE7B@ HE HEEB]||EBB !

rooms are 10x10 it.. The nests can be-
reached from the halls, and the latter
can be used for sitters or breeding
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MANY Congressman envies the mosqui.
to. His bill always goes through.-Scran-
ton Trnth : - = =, :" ;
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NAN will tell lie 70 get sympathy, and
woman will tell lie to give it, Atchison
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For Forty Fowls.

For Forty Fowls.
This house is suitable for 40 hens, 20
in each room. It is 26x15 it, and the
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= Do NOT purge nor weaken the bowels, but
liver corrector Carter's Little Liver Pima.
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)tAtL

hens. About 8, 600 feet of cheap lumber
and 1000 shingles, will complete 1t.
The cuts explain i in full.-Farms and
Home. 49, = e ~ = .:>:* T. - ...
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The Regular Armv

,Of the healthy are unacquainted with the
inorrors 81 chronic constipation and is ~
Isoclate-nver complaint Join tho ranks
s9a snls regular host. Hostetter's Stomach
Iha W which insures regularity 81 the
"a rh. mo !iver, VIII admit you. Dyspep-
promptly succumb to tho Bitters. It never
. uiates little but always, thoroughly.
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MEN who have horse sense know when to
say neiRh.-Boston Gazette =
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BEST, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso'
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. sc.
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Thermometer below Floo1lnr

aud fierce storm Of eating seet which strikes the
hour. You say a man oouldn't stand such ex-
posure1 No, he couldn't, without Just The proper
clothing. And there's only one outfit that can
Keep man both warm anG dry at such time, and
guaranteed storm-proof, waterproof, and wind
proof Inside one Of them, you are a. much out d
the weather As it indoors. They arc light, but
warm. Being REINFORCED throughout, taey never
road man who has once tried one would Be without
tor ten times its cost. Beware Of worthless In.
Matone, every garment stamped With Fish Brand''
Irade M.rk. pon't :ceept any inferior coat vhea
without extra cost Particulars and illpeeIated ~.
alogue free.
4. J. TOWER. . Boston. kRasa.
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TIE crab may not be. a. gooa4 eating O.
the Lobster but it does very well on pinch.
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Can you ask more i?
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-22
Things Every Boy Should Know

A word for YOU, boys most prac.
tIcal, sensible word-we quote from
an exchange. Perhaps you are be-
wailing the hard lot that keeps you
from school this fall. Cheer up |!
According to this writer's staudar d.
you have plenty OF chances to be one
of the worlds Q iants after all, or
better, one Of Gods giants:
Il believe says southern writer,
Sin schools where BOYS can learn
trades. Peter the Great left his
throne TO learn how to build ship,
AMI be learned from stem TO stern.
from null to mast and that was the
beginning of his grea ness.
Il knew a young man who was poor
and smart. A friend sent him to
one Of those schools up North, where
be stayed two years aud came back q
mining engineer and bridge build
err. Last year he planned and built
cotton factory, and is getting a
large salary.
How IN any college boys in w. Va.
can tell what kind Of timter will bear
the heaviest burden, or why you take
white oak for one part of q wagon
and ash for another and what timber
will last longer under water and what
out of water1
How many know sandstone from
limestone, or iron from manganese
How many know how 10 cut a rafter
or brace without pattern? II w
many know which turns the faster
the top OF the wheel or the bottom as
the wagon moves along the ground?
How many know how steel is made.
or how a snake can climb a tree?
How many know that horse gets up
before and COW behind, and the COW
eats grass from her and the horse TO
himl How many know that a sur.
veyor's mark on a tree never gets any
higher, or what tree bears fruit With
out bloom2
There is power of comfort in
knowledge, bat boy Is not going
TO get il unless he wants IL badly.
And that is the trouble With most
college boys. They do not want H. !;
they are too busy and have not got
time. There is more hope Of a dull
boy who really wants knowledge than
OF genius who generally knows il all
without study. These close obser-
vers are the worlds beDefactors.
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An Honest Christian Man;

The following supposed incident
will serve TO illustrate the welI-kuown
truth that truly honest man will
not take more for property than it Is
worth, even if he is offered more.
a certain man named George Smith
caOe one day to farmer named Dan.
lei Jones, wishing TO buy pair of
Oxen, and said /: Those red oxen of
yours suit me, and will give you
$l20 Tor them Daniel Jones re-.
piled THAT is $50 more than they
are WORTH George Smith looked
wonder. struck at this remark. The
Farmer said: 4 know the value of
those oxen better than you do. One
Of them Is little breschy,' AMI the
other one cannot bear the heat 40
well as some oxen, and yet there are
good qualities in them but, all things
considered. 500 is ali they are ,rtb
and you can have them for that price
George Smith gladly took the oxen.
and said TO a man on bis way home
1t bea's all What a difference there il
In the religion OF men. Now, there
Is old James Clark, my near neigh
Dor have heard him make many
long prayer. IT he had owned these
beautiful oxen be would have asked
me $3.50 or more for them, ami he
would have called them a great bar.
gain at that price, and he would not
have said n word about one Of The
oxen being inclined to be 'breachy.'
aud The other not very tough in hot
weather do not know anything A.
bout religion myself. but one thing
do know, as well as / know where the
sun shines on a warm day, and that
Is, there is a mighty biz difference. he.
tween Daniel Jones religion and
} ames Clark's religion.