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not know which way to turn, and to escape
from it all decided to leave Florence at
once, and then altered my mind again, when
l thought of the plot l wished to thwart
and determined to make last effort to do
this, and, if possible, to see Angola once
more before ] left. At last went to sleep,
waking very late in the morning So sound
was my slumber that when 1 awoke l
thought at first that the events of the night
were nothing more than dream; but they
soon forced themselves on me in their real
ity, and the fact was emphasized by the sight
OF the odd pauls, which were now my ali,
lying on the table. | gathered these up, and
proceeded in search of Ceci to ask if he had
made any arrangements for the burial; but
he was nowhere to be found, and, as / could
not bring myself to see Corte then, | re-
solved to breakfast on fresh air, a diet which,
however wholesome, was, found, certainly
not satisfying ] went to the Oricellari Gar
dens, which were at that time the property
OF the Rueellai. Here, within the city walls
one found a forest, and under the shade of
the huge trees more miserable being than
myself could have spent pleasant hours, and
perhaps gained contentment of mind by OBJ
serving the beauties Of nature 1t was here
o. I
Pl9tonic Academy moved its sittings. But
the gentlemen who composed it discussed
their philosophy with a good dinner and
even the unfortunate who wishes to gain
peace of mind in sylvan shades should have
full belt. This fact obtruded itself more
and more strongly on me, and | could obtain
little relief by the eypedient of tightening
my swordbelt by hole or so. Therefore, in
despair, left the beauties of nature to be SO
good as to look after themselves, and dis
bursed half-paul in something to eat, after
which felt able to face the prospect of fu-
ture starvation with a more serene mind.
l passed the day quietly, and in the after
noon Ceci came to tell me all was ready for
the burial. lie gave me TO understand that
Carte had listened to reason in the matter
OF priest, although | never knew what ar
euments lie had used to effect this. The
funeral was much as other pauper burials
and when 1t was over we walked back to-
gether. On our return man accostcd Ceci
who, he said, was his nephew, and they
went of together On some business. Had
only known what | was to be indebted to
this gentleman for, shortly, should have
observed him with greater attention. AS it
happened | gave him but passing glance
catching glimpse of pale face, with strong
clear-cut features, and keen, bright eyes
Corte and were now alone, and, respecting
his grief, | said no word, nor did he speak,
as we threaded our way back Near St.
Marks, Corte suddenly seized my hand
raised it to his lips, and then, turning, fled
down a SIDE street and was lost to view.
attempted to follow, fearing that sorrow
had totally unhinged his mind, already a
IHfE 10 .Aff r. I,l1 4
come to injury. My attempt, however, was
without avail, and | returned home to dis
prove the proverb which falsely says that
he who sleeps dimes.
The next day was again favored with a
visit from Ceci, and after some allusion to
the funeral he once more broached the sub
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CHAPTER VII.-CoNTNUED.

After short delay, which seemed ages
to me, messer the padrone reappeared with
the fagon of Burgundy under his arm, and,
seizing it from him, ran back to the Albizzi
Palace, and hurried up the stairs to the room
occupied by Corte. Although had been
away barely half an hour, that was sufficient
time to make change for the worse in the
sick girl, and | became aware that the end
had begun. We tried to force little of the
wine between her lips, but she could not
swallow, and now, instead of lying still, kept
tossing her head from side to side. Corte
undone. He could do nothing but stand
at the head of the bed, in mute despair, as
he watched the parting soul sob its way out.
/ went towards him. 'sShall L send the in
teRdant for priest!'
II ever words changed the countenance of
man, did His eyes fairly biazed with
anger, and he hissed NO,
flrIt
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A Suspicious American Tourist.

The American tourist is so firmly con-
vinced that he is being cheated on all hands
during his European travels that he occa-
sionally oversteps the bounds of prudence
"What is the price of this pin?" asked a
young man in Paris shop, handling a small
silver brooch of exquisite workmanship.
Twenty ..T, francs, monsieur said the clerk
That's altogether too much" said the
young American. It's for present to my
sister. IN give you five francs for it" 'Zenn
1t would be Eat gave re present to your sis.
ter" said the Frenchman, with depreca-
tory shrug,, Etand I do not know re young
mademolselle. Chicago Chronicle.
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Words and Their Effects.

"Do you believe in the influence of single
words on persons character? Some poet
know" '0N
Eyes, / do. There's my wife. for in.
stance. She rises in the morning pale and
lIstless., She picks up the morning paper.
Suddenly her eye brightens, her face
Hushes, her whole appearance changes. A
single word has wrought the miracle
whats the word?'
"Bargains!'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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ITO BE CONTINUED
Her Mistake.

Lady Ito tramp)-Now, you've had
your dinner, why don't you go right out
and saw that wood? What are you wait
ing round here for?
Tram-Don't be in hurry, lady. Do
you take me for a slot machine?
Lady, expect you to act like one.
Tramp-I'm like one of the slot ma
chimes that don't work
And is he walked leisurely out of the
yard picking his teeth she was sorry
she hadn't let him alone.-Harlem Life
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New Cable Lines.

France is absolutely dependent upon Eng.
land for news of the Transvaal war. because
the cables are under her control, and She is
ready to spend vast sum of money to free
herself. This is like many people, who, after
allowing dyspepsia to settle upon them, spend
money and try Hostetter's Stomach Bitfers
the medicine which never fails to cure dvs,
pepsla, constipation, biliousness, malaria.
fever and ague. ---'''''A-A'
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An Appeal to Humanity CeneraIJ

We need your assistance in announcing
to the world the greatest remedy that
assistance to secure relief for yourself and
friends through Swanson's "5-DROPS."
AS surely as the American Navy has con-
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$500 Write now, and the Swanson Rheu-
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VIII immediately give your order attention.
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No Spare Hours

Mr.. Hayseed CARRYING at city hoteD
I s'pose l kin hear the gong here
when it rings for dinner, can'tI?
Clerl-We have no gong. We have
breakfast from to II, dinner from 12
to 6. supper from to II.
Mr.. ed-Jehoshaphat! How
am l to git time to see the city?-N. Y
Weekly.
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22
For the Holiday Trade.

"What!" she exclaimed, 'Eyou want 50. so
for this? Why, when l priced the same
thing here month ago it was only 1920"
Every likely" replied the honest sales
marked down sale for the holidays."-Chi-
cago Post.
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ject on which he had sounded me before, and
asked for definite reply. gave it to him
without hesitation.
"Messer Ceci," | said, whatever my con-
dition may be, you are in error if you think
i am bravo. In short, your proposal is an
insult, and you owe it to my consideration
for your years that do not fling you out of
the room. have promised you secrecy, and
therefore cannot do as l would, and that is,
lay the matter before the Signory; but tell
you plainly that if l can l will upset your
plan, and now you had better leave me-"
| had by this thrown everything into the
fire; but it was not possible to control my
self longer. As for Ceci, he sat for a moment,
his eyes staring out of his head with rage,
and his white beard fairly bristling. He
rose from his seat.
$50, Signor' Donati, this is your answer,
is it? Look to yourself, most noble excel
lency, for those l serve have long reach.
There is, however, another thing we have to
settle before l go. l shall be obliged by
your paying me the sum Of three crowns for
rent, and other services due to the excellent
Messer Nobili."
| was overcome with shame, for | had
not the money.
"You can take this furniture" said, 'it
will pay my dues"
Ceci smiled grimly.
81 do not wish to be hard on you, and
you know the punishment for debt. will
take the furniture back for two pieces, al
though it has deteriorated by wear and tear
to the value of form, and you still owe me
one piece See sigEaore,,, and he suddenly
many better man than you has done to fill
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

MIS-. Fogg-"A gentleman called to SET
you, David, this afternoon" MIR. Fogg-
"Did he have anything to say?" Mrs. Foge
-"Oply that be would call again. Alr
Fogg-"H Ii m~evidently dun; but to give
warning Of his second coming betrays mex
perience. Reckon there's no great danger
from him. '-Doston Transcript.
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largest Seed Growers in the world,

The John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, recently shipped Twenty thousand
bushels of seed potatoes to Alabama, Flori-
da, Texas and other southern points This
firm is the largest grower of seed potatoes
as also farm seeds in the world.
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

go years old is SO tenderhearted that she
cannot kill d fish. The other day she had
fish to kin, and couldn't do it, so she sent
for neighbor, and the neghbor was tender
hearted, too, so a darEy boy was called IN
and received ten cents for tie terrible job
Atchison Globe.
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Abnormal.

Mammy-,I wouldn't want no gal OBJ mine
to marry dat Sam johnson.
Dinah-Yo' wouldn't?
;, No, Why, dat fellah am jes' as crazy
bout dress as a sensible niggah I'D be bout
watahmillions!'-
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22
I%ggB3 Z B@ff9t WTR fRTF 100 RFg asks e Mn

his purse. It Is but a stroke Of your sword
we want, and here are ten gold crowns
"Begone!" L cried, in a rage. and starting
UP laid my hand on my sword Ceci instant
ly drew a dagger from his girdle and faced
me with the highest courage. We stood be-
fore each other for a second, and then with
a laugh he put back his poniard.
81 will give you time," he said. GA whole
week-and now leave you to cool. Adieu,
most noble excellency!"
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22
PIGGEKS Gb Haatf'' | Gt&Bf TX sSRaS.. IRS

dead girl lay with her hands crossed on her
bosom, still as if cut out of marble, and on
her face was fixed a sad little smile. Corte
sat on stool near the table; his head was
buried between his hands, and he had given
way to silent despair. The dog lay asleep
in corner. l meant to have profered the
gold 1 had with me, as a loan to Corte, but
/ did not dare to address him in his grief.
So placing the coins quietly on the table in
such manner that when he raised his head
he must see them, I withdrew as noiselessy
as came, and reached my room without at
tracing any attention. 1t was not until the
small hours of the morning that sought my
couch, for my mind kept working on the
thoughts which agitated me after witnessing
the death of Corte's daughter At the same
time, l was able to see that this considera-
tion of the suffering of others was of the
greatest benefit to me. 1t took ME out of
myself. 1t showed me that my own were
not the only sorrows in the world, and that
there might yet be others who had reached
deep of misery as far below that of Corte
as his was below mine This led me on to
consider my own position, and l began to
think there was some mysterious power
that was preventing me carrying out my
plan of reprisal against D'Entrangues. |
had come to Florence red-hot on his track.
At our very first meeting he had won the
hazard, and the long illness that followed
gave him chance to put distance between
us; then my resources diminished whilst yet
nothing was done; then came the doubts
as to whether | was justified in my action;
and finally, and not least, there was in me n
haunting desire to see Angola, as / called
her to myself, once again. | was pulled by
different strings There was what I called
conscience, urging me to give up my schemes
of revenge; there was the wild animal in me-
telling ME to go on; there was feeling to-
wards woman, which l had honestly never
experienced before, which, despite my strug-
gles against its apparently hopeless folly,
was entirely overmastering me, until did
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22
The Million Dollar Potato

Most talked-of potato on earth; the next
ls Sunlight; which is fit to eat in IS DAYS.
Send this notice and SC to John A. Salzer
catalog. 9k1
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

"When mans young he's anxious to show
his knowledge, said the Manayunk philos
opher; "and when he gets older he's just az
anxious to conceal his ignorance. ."-Phila
delphia Record.
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

Bridget" said the mistress to her sick
servant, would you take little medicine?'
Faith, ma'9m'" said she, "ld i take any any
'twould kill me. "-Ph.ladelphia Record.
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

A man can't make his home brighter by
making light of his wife's trouble.-Chicago
Dispatch.
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

'Nas she a trained nurse?" Il guess she
must have been. She hadn't been in the
hospital week before she was engaged to
the richest patient. t."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

Mr.. Northside-"Who was that friend you
had with you this afternoon?" MIR. Shady
fatherin- law" w."-Pittsburgb Chronicle lele
graph.
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

Clam chowder is often productive of the
deepest melancholy.-Chicago Daily News.
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

Supply and Demand. .-"She pays her but
Ter $1,000 year" es; there are so few
buffers who are really competent and yet
look less important than her husband. -
Detroit Journal
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

She-"Would you be willing to die for
me?" He-"Why, I'm dying for you now!"
Brooklyn Life.
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

We always criticise; others find fault
Philadelphia Times.
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

A woman's way is to get the best of an
argument and then cry as though her heart
would, break because she has done so.-
Philadelphia Times
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

If you are in doubt about it, don't do it
Chicago Daily News.
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Energy n Eacfnr

All things. come to him who waits. but
the fellow, who hustles does not have to wait
so long-St. Louis Star.
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

Men who have committed no crimes some
times lie awake nights and can't sleep, but
the, women don't believe it = Atchison
Globe.
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

A man is seldom rich enough to afford lux
uries before his stomach gets too worn out
to digest them.-Atchison Globe.
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

A good many men boast of their method
cal habits who never have anything but
unpaid bills to file away.-Atchison Globe.
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

I can recommend Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption to sufferers from Asthma.-E D.
Townsend. Ft. Howard. Wis, May 4, '94.
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

We refund lOc for every package of PUT.
NAM FADELESS DYES that fails to give
satisfaction. Monroe Drug Co., Umonvile,
Mo. Sold by all druggists.
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

coffee at night 1t sPoils their sleep You
can drink Grain-O when you please and sleep
i EC 0 TOD EOT fTJiD0 dOOG DOT CtmuI0toI
T0 II" U...S1D10 bIoa0o INA 1oC6

- v
like top For Grain-O does not stimulate;
it nourishes, cheers and feeds. Yet 1T looks
and tastes like the best coffee. For nervous
persons, young people and children Grain-O
is the perfect drink. Made from pure grains.
Get package from your grocer to-day. Try
it in place of coffee. Is and 25c.
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22
The Best Prescription for ChilIs

CHILL TONIC. tits simplyiron and quininein
atasteless form. No no pay. Price. SOC.
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

When l came in, Corte simply pointed to the
body oil his daughter, that was all the reply
L got. She was very i'll when she came; l
wonder indeed she lived so long. OF course,
did not press him, and if it is loss, Messer
Nobili is rich enough to bear this. But it is
dreadful the way these people owe."
l WINGED little, thinking of my own di-
minished purse, and Ceci continued: 81
thought l would come and see you as went
down. 1t is on my way. The body must be
removed tomorrow"
"You will find some difficulty in persuad-
ing him to give it Christian burial"
''Howl Is he hereto, or pagan-if SOL"
'1 did not say that. believe the man to
be mad"
'1 will see him tomorrow" said Ceci "I
think he will yield to reason. Poor child!"
He went out, and down the stairs with the
step of young man, and / marveled at the
contradictory nature, which could show the
kindness it had towards afiliction, and at the
same time coldly plan to remove fellow
creature from the world, as one removes a
bud from tree, with touch of the knife.
But CecIs words had also reminded me again
of Corte's need. / stood at the door listen
ing until his footsteps died away, and knew
he was gone for the night. Then | pulled
out my purse, and looked at it's contents;
there were two gold crowns left, and few
paulS. | hesitated for little, but the need
of the man upstairs was greater than mine
Drawing off my boots SO that there might be
no sound, stole up softly, like thief, and
gained the landing of Corte's The
door was partly open l,s and 1 stood before it
Plucking up heart, crept in gently The
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

To Cure Gold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money fit fails to cure. 25c
The Winslow mail., 1900-02-22

FUN AND MYSTERY The wonderful endless
wherever introd uced. ANY boy sell two dozen
at school, Sample 10 cts. TO agents 80 cts. Dozen
BUNKER MFG. CO., 53 River Street, CHICAGO.
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The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-10-20
Pennsylvania Avenue.

L, seems that Pennsylvania ave-
nue. is fast coming to the front as
leading thoroughfare in the town.
Many new businesses have been
opened up on this avenue and
both sides Of the avenue from Rail
way to Bennett street are we'll
supplied with new buildings.
Among the enterprises we no.
tice the new grocery store of Mr..
R. e.. Gates, in the Cobb building,
who had his formal opening last
Saturday. Mr.. Gates came from
AshevilIe, North Carolina, where
he conducted a grocery store.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-10-20
A Love Feast.

Primus Aston and Sherman
Stewart, two of our colored citi-
zens, had a regular old-fashioned
love-1east Tuesday, and when
Sherman got through with Primus
his brick was all "broke up''-like-
wise Primus' eye. Primus was
gloriously full of bad "licker," and
Sherman b ing sober 1t was no
trouble for him to come out ahead
Of the game. By the time Marshal
Black arrived at the feast Primus
was bloody all over and made a
bee line for Jimtown, but as he
was pulling over 200 pounds Of
freight and an extra load of
"nloonshine,' he was not making
much progress. and when Mr..
Black got hold of him he was ''spil-
in" for another scrap. Assisted by
Mr.. B. Buchan, Marshal Black in.
duced Primus to have an interview
with Mayor Gladmon, who used
several stitches in order to get
Primus' hide in a condition to pre-
vent death or weakness from loss
of blood, and ordered him to the
cooler as a sort of Kelley cure for
the whisAey habit. Later in the
day Primus pleaded guilty to an
aggravated assault on Sherman
Stewart and was assessed five and
costs while Sherman was allowed
to 60 in peace and try to find so
cents to satisfy Primus-the so
cents being the main cause of the
assault,
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-10-20
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cure all troubles of the Throat, Chest or
Lungs Price soc and one dollar Trial
bottles free at all drug stores
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No pains or cost has been spared
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The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-10-20
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Job Couldn't Have Stood It.

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earth. 1t has cured thousands, For In
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he It salve in the world Price 25c box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by all druggist.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-10-20
Bismark's Iron Nerve.

Was the result of his splendid health
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are not found where Stomach, Liver, Kid
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