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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-05
ERROR DEPARTMENT.
Important Subjects Over Wh;c:, Its Sccrc-
tary Has Suecryi,iou,

The secretary of tn interior has the super
vision of 30 many important subjects that his
report is of especial vaiue aud intcres ON the
:sfa day nj June. l.?i there were on the PEN
s.ol rolls !a6.ul2 names. an increase Of s..gli
over the number on the roll, June -. ls.r!.
OF these there wer. J. widows and daughters
of revolutionary soldiers. ST survivors of he
war of ISL, AIS widows If sol iiers Of that
war, 2l.5ls survivors ana widows Of the MeNi-
can war 3.SS2 survivors and widows of Indian
wars, - army nurses. and 1865 surv vurs
and widows and children of dec .ased soldiers
and sailors Of The war of the rebellion. Al he
latter number rcprcS,nt Is those pens:oned on
account OF disabilities or death resulting from
army or navy service. The number OF persons
remaining on the rolls jun -. 1921. WHO were
pensio ied under the act OF June -. 1870 W ich
allows pensions ON account of death and DISC
blaty not chars eabie to army service, 10. lli
The number .dded 20 the rolls during the Year
was l:ss,G3i and the number dropped was 3l.C.a.
The first payme nts ON pensions allowed during
the year amounted 10 S;SS .5t.5ig9S. This in
Clud.s arrears the acCI,.nClat ION bet ca tine
time from which the allowance Of the pension
dates and the time OF actually granting IL,
certificate,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-05
NATIONAL FINANCES.
some Figures from the Report "T he See
rrfary s,G the Treasury.

The seer, tary Of the treasury reports that
III" rcc'iI's of the ic"ycrnin nj from all .onra,ss
amounted {, Sini. sl ~ and its cxl.nd, uY,.s
To .s5,:ar.I.i.'. 1mrv was collected from
,ust IN slat,.is,.piG... and from internal rev..-
nn- sI.l.c .sc.i'st oar dutii,l. i,:,ir,rts
Etayunt-,i To- t:l.sy.ll. increase. III Sc: S.si
,M over the preceding year. aud ifnI~,rt.ii,ris
free -: duty Amounted to sHi.5ii.II. a Iccr.as..
fr"in the Ir'-''tiinc year of Sii, l.a.. Inter
nal rcv.nuc Receipts cxc.c.ics, those a.
thu preceding year hy S..ly.iij
l,e total ;aS collected ga distilled spirits was
=" .a,.:.,!s,. "n M tnufac;urci foisi co. SCI
49,. .1i.'.. and On fern n'ci liquors. s:e5;s-
vsio.. We Exported n,,.r. handis.. dnrin., the
yea amounting To- $50 ..s,L ias a tl,,.r,s. az
ais. G!:a.i ftom tue pres--,iin. year Th..
amount 81 gold exported wns larger than upy
pI"yio;is year In the history Of The government,
amounting t. Sir.5S,.Sii. and exceeding fin.
amount .xI..itei 81 irirg the preceding year 10y
-. 'ss,il.. The sum paid from THE TREASURY
Tor sugar banty eas sa3.a.lJ, an in
crease ov'r III" preceding year ~! s..ps.,rrstg.
II Il estimated up'a the Laa- % pres mi rev
emu. laSs that the rcrcpt~ 81 the government:
Tor the ycir ending june -, i*'i. viii b. $751;
resulting ia - deficiency 81 s.>Ws.W,
On the l., day at November. lSr, the
aIn,uni of money N all Kind. in ii cuIation.
ur no, included IN Treasury holdings. was ST.
.i-.5;t!6S.. an Increase Tor the year Of sll.,-
iUi."E. Estimating our population at IL. asa
,n ~ the time n,.niion',i: thc rcr s~Ii'a cir
cuiation was ..1. ia the same date there
was in IN. ~. asury gold buliion uinouut-
ing to s:..Gs..:.a and silver bullion wilict
Tne pnr"h.. : ~ silver ruisr tSr law :; jn,r
u, I>'u during tue last FISCAL year aggrcy af.l
= les hpc os,nccs, wh.ch, cost ssS.s si.:
It..3 IN. total amount az silver purchased
from the time that Law bccam operative until
the rrI-a' of it, purr h,sing CLAUSE. on the Ist
eay at November. lss,. Was lss6.&. sci. NJ fine
Ounces. viii N csssf slSsnt.1tp.si. Between the
lat day ~ March. lssa and the LIST day IF No
vcmbcr. ise,. the government. purchased. under
all laws. :s:san:i: ounes~ of tine silver as a
- ut al SslG.6ssres. The silver liars that
have lsS.n siE,. under the net ii july H. lsGsp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-05

the Importance of this fact. bar M, ~ az.
organ Itself Instead Of tie cause of IA. r,, te
ne no;ea specialist, Franklin Miles. N. II
LIZ H., has given the greater parf Of ~ =. - ~,
10 the study of this subject and the ir:n ,nai
discoveries concerning il ar. due tohi - ~
pr. Miles Restorative Ncryinr. Th.. mn.
vailed brain and nerve food. i,uIen,r, a'.r.-
principle that all nervous ANA f,anT ~ H..
Difficulties originate from disorders ~ -
nervccenters. Its wonderful succe,, iDc1r,,s
every pars of the land. q"
Restorative Nervinc cures slecr,cssnc.s
nervous proSiration. dizziness i.Sr'.ri, -
Gcl debility, 81. NituS dance ,p;i,,.s- -, :.
Is free from opiates or dangerous drug, !.
Is sod ON positive guarantee liz All d-.,r-
f,isis. or sen: direct by the DR. MlirS N.ii.aI
Co. Eikhcrt. Ind, on receip; 0f price i No.
bottle sly oGft.e~ fSrs. express prcaa:G 30
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-05
The Human Electrical Forces!
How They Control the orv,..
OF the Body.

Inc electrical force Of the human bo,- .,
tne nerve huid may be termed. i. an a,nc =
cay attractive department of science AL.
eXerts SO marked an irflu .nce ON ,i,.
OF The organs OF the body. Nr-yne 18th
produced By the brain and co;,y.y ,oi,e ~
means OF the nerves TO ,is variouS rru -
the BODY. thus supplying the latter wi ,,s -, ..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-05
UNITED STATES NAVY.
Gratifying Condition Reported by the Sec
retary-Desnand for Cruisers.

retary-Demandf for Cruisers.
The report of the secretary Of the navy con-
taiEs history of the opei atoms Of his depart
meat during the PAST year, and exhibits u
most gratifying condition Of the personnel of
our navy. He presents q satisfactory account
Of the progress which has been made in the
const ructlon of vessels and makes n
number Of Recommendations to which
attention il especially invited
During the past six months the demands .or
cruising vessels have been many and urgent
There have been revolutions calling for vessels
TO protect American interests IN Nicaragua,
Guatemala, Costa l;ica. Honduras. Argentina
and Brazil, while the condition Of affairs in
Honolulu has required the constant presence Of
one or more ships. With all these calls upon
our navy, 1t became necessary, in order 70
make up su6icient nc:t to patrol the Behring
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-05
Are You Wello

How happy yor would be c0uli Won answer in
the affirmative. P,rh !ps yol have been . suffer
er for = long time. and nave often sol-e, rc,,f
q, ly { meet fa'lu'e. and yau are c,r-,q-..r,lv
d>cour Ced. Yen will say OF lave tr.,t. ,yrry-
tbi:g, ant! ery boiv, buf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-05

VNiiity netes>ify 10 In
sure their health. The
pncunogaS.rfc perve, As
shown here, NAV be said
to he the most important
OF the entire nerve sys-
tenn. lis it supplies The
heart, lungs, stomach.
bowels. etc. with the
nerve force necessary to
keep them active and
healthy. AS will be seen
by the cut the long nerve
descending from the
base of the brain and
terminating IN the bow
els Is the pncumoyas,ric,
while the numerous lit,
tie branches supply theI
heart. lungs and sto,n-|
ach with necessary vi
taiity. When the brain
becomes i'm any way dis
ordered by irritability
or exhaustion. the nerve
force which it. supplies
Is lessenc1. and the or
g3ns receiving the di-
minishcd supply are con-
.eJuently weakened.
Physicians generally
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-05

purpose Of great :.;lity in Eccring tie as my
I'd Sised nj tho wei I'd prOsr> IS il all matt:is
pertaining to the Ert of war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-05

l,ns with the rrench rrpu,,lic con-
s>aaste nnst eorsoDHA . s6vxsvaiy,
- extrasii'oa treafy with thai
orssseu Ivy tlne senate. wih s,spn
While orcnstsoaI su,ssti,puS al.
eeeuralizcd ctsssssss returning ~
& shcir birth have ARISEN In
with GcpUany, our rcln-
y country eousinue ratissnrsory.
tuerting Wns rclat ous with
eoxe l.ea treated in > st,lris
Negotiations are u pru9rvsss
governments with v view o.
oeetyn Hs will make tle award
e4yvad upon by the tSrhrtug
otrntsssa pvns etraily eject
0,alNcti thae (SseNt Britsiu
~ with tkls country fUe
~ %. d. csiainasing tolh
iod to and fru0 H.
oeaeea. No. a&junsoo4
sa1se eVuttahoe oe1D0p
ny rsvdsguDog
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-05

sc.ta Ri,n has lately testified itr fricndliness
" sitf"nueripg 10 tho I nltsd ntates. Ian tsc
sD-'he of convention os extradItton. hut
: noted fugitive frpu i,,-tt.-s. N IN trt,~ts.i
~ t"s heeutiNiou NJ ntreafy with traf rUsu.
J" " met recurring eases ~ this kiud will
~ seriptorai extr a,lSsiuu sis.,uia b. rtsrtused
~ tm ~ count rtsas with which tibc Cuitcd
mas not alrsatly conyeuttbual arrange
~ thst character . have deem~st "
~ sxpress to the uUvernusrnts ri Costa
otmlaa the tindts tesifc ~ enc
S Sa' 10 ~. their prnding boundary
snai'y cos,d " ariatrasND ~ coss
Smh the spirit ID the trensy cuscluAAsd
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-05

Thh runplains b not wholly without fOunde-
sina. A t1arnal pubaished IN thb cuanesy =
H. AFuRoino 1onguagu Upcoly cOunsso -
sUu1ssD - os3 OJsnntsc and peEucapase =
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-19
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
me CLOSING QUOTATIONS or
MONEY.
Offerings and sales at tho Richmond To-
baceo Exchsnge-Internal Revenue
CoIiections-Foreign Advices.

NEW YORK, July 1S.-Speculation at
the Stock Exchange was characterized
by great depression. A decline in Ameri-
can securities at London, coupled with
rumors Of the financial embarrassment
of an important house there and heaVy
sales for foreign account, started liquida-
lions here on an extensive scale anu
prices declined rapidly. Urged on py
their success. the bears circulated Stories
affecting the credit OF some of the mos.
prominent houses in London, Berlin ana
Amsterdam. on this side the leadlns lac~
tor in creating anxiety as 10 the SUN
market was the panic reported III Zen
yer. where a general run was maze upon
the banks. The bears simply eaftieo
everything before them, and very
uneasy feeling prevailed in stock circles,
although IL Is 10 be said That the ioeaA
money market remained easy, and, de-
spite the great shrinkage I'm values, hol
a single failure occurred at the Stock
Exchange. The decline was la9 polh's
points as compared with the final quo
tations OF yesterday, and towards the
close stocks were sold almost regardless
Of price. National Starch preferred ieh
of 8; Chicago Gas, S9s; General Electrl
GL; American Cotton OIL preferred -
Manhattan G: St. Paul, 5h; Louisville
and NASHVILLE, 49, American RNcNF' -
burlington and Quincy, Az; National
Lead. Al. New York Central. Az; Lacka-
wanna. 3l5, and Missouri Pacific 81,
During the last hour Of business there
was an outpouring Of long stock on
vague runor that a downtown bank had
called upon the clearinghouse for as
sistance. but upon investigation II was
found that there was absolutely no truth
in the story. A few stocks rallied \ 10
u per cent in the final transactlons'
but speculation left on heavy In tone.
The sales footed UP 10000 shares, OF
which 1900 were unlisted.
Money on call has been easy, ranging
from 8 to g per cent. last loan at per
cent and closing offered at per cent >
prime mercantile paper. sa12 per cent
Sterling exchange "a strong; posted rates
4S4a4ss commercial bills, 4@ap4. Gov
eminent bonds steady state bonds dull'
railroad bonds depressed. -
Sub-Treasury Balances-Coin, Soh0oo'-
OOO. currency $40 S27 900.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-19
TOBACCO EXCHANGE.
RICHMOND. VA, July

RICHMOND, VA, July is, 1898.
Offerings Of tobaccOs at auction on
Change to-day, fifty-seyen packages sun
cured tobaccos: one package sold al SD,
one at SIS. one at S2i. one at S2l, one at
$40, one at Sl2, one at SlO.7j. one at
5000. two at so. one at $3.50, one taken
in at S925. two sold at 1925, two at 50,
one at $50 one at $50, one at $50,
three at $7.75, one at S6.75. one taken 3
at $685.. one at $3.50; one sold at $500
two at S625, two al So, one at $3.50,
one at $500, three at $3.50. one at $40,
one at $40, one al s., one al $3.50, one
at $40 one taken In at S4.30. one sold
at $3.50 one at $40. two at 81, two at
$3.50, TWO al $3.50, one at $40. one al
$40. one taken in at $3.50, two sold at
$3.50, one at $500. one at $500. one at
$500.
Private sales reported TO the secretary
Of the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day.
Wrappers, o hogsheads; smokers, ! leaf
dark. o; Tugs dark. u. Total. 81 hogs
heads.
The tobacco inspector reports to-day:
Inspections Bright, 113 hogsheads; dark
y hogsheads. 40 tierces; Western, y
hogsheads. Reinspections-Dark, 1 hogs
heads.
Wilson'S. Allegheny. Old Dominion.
ShOCkOe, Davenport ana CrenshaW to-
bacco warehouses report to-day: Re
cepts. 1S5 packages; deliveries. 80 pack
ages
United States internal revelue collec-
tions for the city Of Richmond, Va. to-
day: Cigars and cigarettes. S5,O31.3O;
plug tobaccos, Sl,565.3l Total. s6.59G6l.
Thirty-four hogsheads of wrappers are
reported as sold on Saturday last. July
10. 1893.
The Courier-Journal Of Monday morn
ing, July II, 1893, reports the Louisville,
Ky. tobacco market for the past week
as follows:
There has been little 10 note this week.
The market has been generally Of a life
less character The better grades have
not been in good demand. and sales have
been rather in buyers favor. The lower
grades have held up better. and even in
the case Of samples not in fine good
condition the market has been sustained
Registered at the Richmond Tobacco
Exchange to-day: T. 3. Seal. Louisa;
Robert Schmidt, Frank Broaddus. G. w.
Allen. Caroline; G.. H. Kent. Fluvanna
Charles W. BONNER. Lynchburg; y. W.
Lynn, oxford; W. G.. billiard, Portlows.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-19

preserved in the cathedral Of AK Ia
Chappelle. Not one OF any OF his con-
temporarics is known 10 be In existence.
The remains OF the Plantagenet kings
and queens buried at Fontevrault Abbey
were torn from their caskets and scat
tered 10 the four winds by the populace
at the time OF the French revolution.
Those OF the French sovcreigns shared
the same fate: but Of the latter. III their
labels may he believed, there are at the
Louvre Museum. though not on exhibit
ton. a shoulder blade Of Hugh Capet,
thigh bone OF Charles V, q ttbia each or
Charles VI and Francis J.; vertebrae or
Charles VII: ribs OF Louis the Hand
some and Louis XII. and the lower Jaw
Of Catherine de Medicis. There Is AT
Westminster Abbey very considerable
collection OF royal collins containing what
is left OF the remains Of the English
kings for some hundreds Of
years back. but the precise con-
dition Of the contents Is unknown. In
other countries the remains OF sovereigns
that date back over five hundred years
IS limited. The royal relics Of this kind
that can claim an antiquity Of three
hundred years would not, by the most
liberal calculation. exceed n few score.
the Egyptian mummles being excepted.
OF the mortal part Of the forty thousand
millions Of the race born and passed
away I'm the last thousand years there
stnl exist perhaps the fragments OF the
skeletons OF a thousand born before the
year 1000 The estimate IS generous and
the showing pitiful.-San Francisco
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-19
H1UGHTY TR4VELERS.
How Americans Lord II in Wagner
Palace Car.

1T is rather tiresome," said Wag-
ncr yarlor-car conductor 'the airs peo-
pie put on in n parlor-car. The moment
tIey get seated they begin TO behave Ike
kings and queens and TO order people
around as If they ! ad been used to having
servrnts at their beck and call all their
lives
III YOU want 10 see a rapid change
from a plain American citizen to
naughty arlstocrat, just watch the pas
sengers troop oJt OF the waiting-rooms
10 the trains. You can tell mile Oft
which Of them have seats In tie parlor-
car Their noses hang high in the air and
they get around with a sort Of super
cliOus strut.
"The ordinary day coach passengers as
they 20 alongside Of a Wagner car from
the windows Of which the naughty faces
ore peering assume a sort Of hangdog
lcok Bs II they belonged TO an Inferior
race. They sneak into their humble
coaches and make themselves feel as
small as possible
Meanwhile the parlor-car people, bulg-
ing out with their self-importance, have
hung their silk hats up in the cars and
donned little skull caps. Then they pro-
menade up and down the platform talking
in loud tone Of voice 10 each other I'm
a way never adopted by the plain pas
sengers and glaring fiercey at every one
who hasn't a place in the parlor-car.
When the car starts they swing them
selves aboard with an afr that makes
folks who don't know them think they
| own the road.
when a parlOr-car passenger sees a
| friend in an ordinary coach he pretends
| not TO- il the ordinary coach man foists
| his presence on him he gets himself SUI
perciliously treated. The relations of
! those two men are never the same again.
] The sense Of equality has been lost, and
| the parlOr-car man regards the other
/ forever afterward as a lower class citi-
| zen.
1T is the most pronounced case Of the
/ caste feeling Parlor cars divide the peo-
| pie into nobility and plebeians just as
much as titles OF nobility-in the minds
| Of the occupants Of the parlor-cars. -
New York Herald
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-19
IT W1N TERr TFMPTING.
Bottle OF whisky old Enough to BE
Pre-Mar Reiic.

Thirty-six years ago a man named
Jones. who was employedly Frank Lock
wood. Of Norwich. Conn, was at work
ON Mr. Lockwoods farm. and as
a stimulant took out TO the lot
with hlm pint flask OF
whisky. During the morning Jones took
one nip. and seeing his employer coming
he slipped tho bottle i'm hole into tree
standing near, intending TO return and get
il after Mr.. Lockwood had gone home.
When the opportunity came he was dis
gusted 10 ma that the tree trunk was hol-
low and the bottle had fallen 10 the bot
tom and probably broken. Jones related
the incident TO Mr.. Lockwood some time
afterward. who laughed at the loss and
thought no more about IT,
Last week during q severe wind storm,
the old tree, now rotten stump, was
blown over. Monday Mr.. Lockwood went
out 10 haul away the trunk. and was sur
prsed 10 find his former employees
whisky flask safe and unbroken He took
ont the cork, took one smell. "And.
sir" said he though I've been tee
totaler for nigh on to fifty years. / never
was so tempted TO take a taste Of whisky
I'm my life as / was then. But l didn't.
and the stun is safe up at my house.
IL IS said the whisky. when poured out,
had the consistency and color OF olive oil.
Il viii not be used as long as Mr.. Lock
wood holds it.-BOston Journal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-19

the alarming financial reports from both
East and West, and let go their holdings
In a way approaching the panicky. AL
together. IL was a day that left scars.
A decline Of PIC. per bushel In about an
hour would be heavy falling of If the
price had been 81 Instead OF only &C.
That was the limit Of the decline. and IL
closed with net loss since yesterday OF
l4c. Wheat was on new ground. and
broke the record for cheapness. Septem-
Der has not sold before below 6sLc., but
to-day touched 66I1c. The opening was
about a quarter lower than yesterdays
closing. and prices further declined 2hc.
FOR September and INC for December;
then rallied 1c.. eased of. and the clos
Ing was 1zqssc. from the bottom. One
small failure occurred. that OF c. s. Lee.
who has been buliish on wheat. There
were two distinct spurts In the selling.
and on each the trade went wild During
the last hour the trade recovered from
the panicky feeling somewhat
The corn trade held a much narrower
market than in wheat, yet transactions
were important. The market got a break
Of &c. The close was at recovery of
he. from the bottom figures
oats were fairly active earlier In sym
pathy with the two leading grain mar
kets, but the close was finally made at
only fraction under yesterdays latest
figure.
For an hour there was n great market
In provisions. The trade settled down 10
the belief that the Wright line OF ribs
mad been liquidated at loss. The sell
Ing OF ribs this morning was begun by
the packers There was no support In
| the market.
In lard there was a frmer opening:
| then the September price broke TO 500.
| The clique brokers who had supported
II before turned sellers. and a sharp
break followed Ribs got rally Of zoe.
from the low point. After this action
the trade became very outlet
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-19
I'D rEoBG4NIzE THE BANK.
qbe stockholders Of tho First National
Hold an Encouraging Meeting.


Mold an Encouraging Meeting.
,-r>-~0N. y. c.. July 1S.-Special-
~.. .. .solders OF the First National
.... f.I an encouraging meeting this
.ne-o3n. out Of 200 shares 7s9 were
,..-....ted Every one voted in favor
f.....e 900 assessment of p per cent.
.,.o ta amount OF stock invested. Ma
..sr Bank Examiner Buxton. who has
f..rs. W fhe bank. was instructed TO see
+te sf0rk hollers not represented, get their
Now, about the assessment. This will be
53r. at once Mr.. Buxton considers the
prospects bright for the bank resuming
business.
,,rs. L. s. Miller, an estimable lady CT
slIem. dropped dead this morning, aged
lrr.tw0 years. She was IN the stable
milking the COW when attacked by neu-
-tIaia ~ the heart.
a negro exodus has broken out in Win
ton. The coiored people, men and wo-
men. are leaving on every train. They
.re being attracted by circulars sent here
Dy "a bureau I'm Norfolk Va. The mama
ger thereof states On his circulars that
upon the receipt Of $3.50 he VIII secure
a4oh man or woman "a position 60 which
flev are most suited iu either Washing
TOM. New York or Philadelphia. Another
circular sent from "a Northern firm, and
dressed OBJ c0lored women. says that
...-r one who desires 20 go VIII be sent
....rI-claes tickets and furnished posi-
r.us Boo Sew York at 800 per year. with
OBJ. understanding that their railroad
fre De- paid out of their salary. Many
.re accepting the latter proposition.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-19
4 sTORF WITH 4 MORAL.
Mutual Secrecy About the Family Dia-
monds in "a New York Home.

There IS a young and handsome couple
in New York city whose names are con-
stantly in the society colmns Of the
newspapers. They are extravagant be
yOnd their means and they are both
wealthy by Inheritance. They give enter
tainments and dinners, and keep a sta
bic III for chase.
one day two years ago John Drucker
a diamond broker. was visited by the hus-
band who explained the object Of his
cali hoy producing his wife's diamond neck
lace. with the request that the real
stones be purchased for 5000 and imita-
uon substituted. No one he said. would
ever be- the wiser; his position and wealth
would Danish the suspicion of fraud, and
he was temporarily money starved. The
dealer asked day 10 consider retaining
the necklace. In the interval he laid the
case before the Wifes mother. a wealthy
and indugent woman. and asked her ad-
vice on the matter. She at once gave him
5000, telling him to hand the amount TO
the husband. giving him at the same
time the real stones for the limitations.
This course was accordingly followed,
and the young husband blew the money
in with royal grace.
Six months afterward the wife called
UPON my friend the diamond dealer, and,
like female Antony, asked for the loan
OF his ears. Her proposition was the
sale OF the diamonds I'm her necklace for
$500, and their substitution by false
stones She was q little short" and
needed ready money. A days time was
taken 60 consider this matter, and visit
was paid as before 10 the mother. The
old lady furnished the money, which was
paid TO the wife. and the necklace return
cd ostensibly filled with spurious stones.
The wife still wears that necklace to re-
ception ana theatre and the pair have
each a dead secret unknown to the world
and 20 each other. The point OF II Is
Imitation diamonds York Press.