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Those Who Have Tried Il

will use no other. Defiance Cold Wa.
ter Starch has no equal in Quantity
or Quality-16 OF. for 10 cents. Other
brands contain only II o.
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Have Hard Task.

Two men are attempting to cross
Australia on BICYCLES
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Peru's Population.
The present population of Peru does
not exceed 5000 eco
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catarrh and cafarra
tagged OUT begin at
taking Hafmans will relieve catarrhal
aiction will be restored to health Buy
to-day, immediately alleviate
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Rabbits Ruin Ranges.

Rabbits Ruin Ranges
Owing to the destruction OF grass
by rabbits several pastoral stations
in Queensland have had to be aban-
doned.
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The case of rIrs. Lennox, which follow

&c DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM Last winter I
broke down suddenly and had to seek the
advice of doctor. / felt sore all over, with
a pounding in my head, and a dizziness which
! had never experienced before. l had q
miserable appetite, nothing tasted good, and
gradually my health broke down completely.
The doctor said had female weakness. but,
although i took his medicine faithfully, /
found relief.
AFTER two months / decided to try what
a change would do for me, and as Lydia e.
Pink hams Vegetable Compound was
strongly recommended to me l decided to
try it. Within three days felt better, my
appetite returned, and L could sleep In
another week l able to sit up part of
the day, and in ten days more 1 was well.
My strength had returned, 1 gained fourteen
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me
fohwi aleter
X5 is @ sss c. I'm No.
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BASEBALL TO-DAY,
ent in man. and You have-vlc,or Du'

'l i 4 -l = e y.
| Nestorus-the shameless-stretched out
| his little bare limbs and turned half
| over on his side. He looked from one
| face to the other with the grave wonder
that was his. He had never been taken
| much notice Of. His short walk In lifo
had been very near the ground where
trihes look very large, and from whence
those larger stumbling-blocks which occu-
Ply our attention are quite invisible. he
had been the thrd--the solitary third
child who usually makes his own interest
In life, ana Is left by or leaves the rest
OF his family.
1t was not quite clear ta.hin why he
was the centre Of so much attention. His
mind did not run to the comprehension
Of the fact that no was the wearer of
borrowed plumes-the sable plumes Of
King Death.
Flo had always wanted to get on to
the kitchen table-there was much there
that Interested him. and supplied him
with food for thought. He had risked his
life on more than one occasion IN at
tempts to scale that height with the as
sistance OF q saucepan that turned over
and poured culinary delicates on his
toes. or perhaps q sleeping cat that got
up and walked away much annoyed. And
now that he was ut last at this dizzy
height, he was sorry to find that no was
too tired to crawl about and explore the
vast possibilities Of It, He was rather
too tired to convey his foreflnger to his
mouth. and was forced to work out mental
problems without that aid to thought,
Presently his eyes fell on Guy Os-
cards face. and again his own small
features expanded into a smile.
bad easel" he said, and. turning over.
lie nestled down into tho pillow. and he
had the answer to the many questions
that puzzled his small brain.
CHAPTER XII.
SIR JOHNS LAST CARD.
"'Tis better playing with a lions whelp
Than with an old one dying"
AS through an opera runs the rhythm
of ono dominant air, so through mems
lives there rings a dominant note soft
In youth strong In manhood, and soft
and whether soft III tho gentler periods.
or strong amid the noise and clans Of
the perihelion. 1t dominates always and
gives It's tone to the whole life.
The dominant tone OF Sir John Mere-
dith's existence had been the high, clear
note OF battle He had always found
something or some one to fight from the
beginning and now, In his old age, he
was fighting STILL His had never been
the DIN ana Crash OF WHrIdre ny hWoEuS
and cannon. but the subtler, deeper CONF
bat of the pen. In his active days he had
get through vast amount OF work--that
unchroniced work of the Foreign Office
which never comes, through the cheap
newspapers, to the voracious nav of u
chatterlng public. His name was better
known on the banks OF the Neya, the
Seine, the Bosporus. or the swift-rollng
Iser, than by the Thames; and grim Sir
John was content to have It so,
His face mad never been public proper
ty; the comic papers had neyerSused his
personality a. peg upon which 10
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CHAPTER xxx1x-contrnued.

"That is SO Iige Guy oscard," said
Marie. with her patient smile. $50 like
80 like. 1t could be no other man-to
do thing Ike that" Il
Jocelyn gave Nestorius back to his
mother, and the two women stood for a
moment looking out at the sleepers, lit
tie knowing what the advent of these two
men brought with 1t for one OF them.
Then the Englishwoman went to change
her dress. awaking her brother as she
passed his room.
1t was not long bfore Maurice Gordon
had Hospitality awakened the travellers
and brought them In to change their
torn and ragged clothes for something
more presentable. 1t would appear that
Nestorius was not particular He did not
mind dying on the kitchen table if need
were His mother deposited him on this
table ON pillow. while she prepared the
breakfast with that patient resignation
which seemed to en,anate from having
tasted of the worst that the world has
ITO give.
4 Joseph was ready the first. and he
promptly repaired to the kitchen, where
he set to work to help Marie, with his
customary energy.
ference In Nestorius. His dusky little
face was shining with a sudden, weaken-
ing perspiration, his limbs lay life
lessy, with a lack Of their usual com-
misunderstanding grace, ,s
"Go!" she said. quickly. "Fetch Miss
Gordon!"
Jocelyn came, and Maurice and Guy
cscard; for they had been together In
the dinlng-room when Joseph delivered
Marie's message.
Nestorlus was wide awake now. When
he saw Discard his small face suddenly
expanded into brilliant grin,
bad easel" he said.
1t was rather startling, until Marie
"He thinks you are Mr.. Meredith"
she said, "Mr, Meredith taught him to
say bad case,
Nestorlus looked from one to the other
with grayely speculative eyes. which
presently closed.
''He rs dylng-yes!' said the mother.
looking at Iocelyn.
DISCARD knew more Of this matter than
any of them. He went forward and
leaned over the table. Marie removed u
piece OF sailed bacon that was lying on
the table near to the pillow. With the
Inconsistencies OF long habit che swept
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I'VE were married at Sierra Leone by
the English chaplain. My father who
is dead, kept hotel at Sierra Leone, and
he knew the ways Of the-half-castes.
He said that the Protestant Church at
Sierra Leone WAS good enough for him,
and we were married there. And then
Vivtor brought me away from my people
to this place and to Msala. Then he got
tired Of me-he cared no more. He said
I was ugly"
She pronounced 1t 5"ogy,," and seemed
I to think that the story finished there.
At all events, she added nothing to it..
/ But Joseph thought fit to contribute a
I post scrlptum.
You'd better tell EN-. mistress" he
said, that he tried to starve yer and
them kids-that he wanted to leave yer
at Msala to be massacred by the tribes,
only Mr.. Discard sent yer down ere
You'd better tell em that"
NO" she replied, with a faint smile.
A"No. because he was my husband"
Guy DISCARD was looking very hard at
Joseph, and. catching his eye, made n
little gesture commanding silence. He
Y did not want him to say too much.
Joseph turned away again to the win
dow, and stood thus, apart, till the end.
IT have no doubt" said Discard to
Marie, shat he would have sent some
message to you had he been able; but
he was very ill--he was dying-when he
reached Msala, It was wonderful that he
got there at all. We did what we could
for him. but it was hopeless"
Marie raised her shoulders with m
thetic gesture of resignation.
"The sleeping Sickness she said,
what will you? There is no remedy.
He always said he would die of that.
He feared It,"
In the greater sorrow she seemed to
have forgotten her child, who was STAR
Ing open-eyed at tho ceiling. The two
others-the boy and girl-were playing
on the doorstep with some unconsdered
trif1es from the dust-heap-after the man
ner OF children all tho world over.
HE was not a good man." said Marie,
turning to Jocelyn, as IL she alone OF all
present would understand, He was not
a good husband. but'-she shrugged her
shoulders with ono of her patient. shad-
owy smilos--'it makes SO little difference
--yesP" Al
Jocelyn said nothing. None Of them
had aught to say to her; for each IN
that room could lay separate sin at
Victor Durnovo's door. He was gone be-
You'd the reach of human justice to the
Higher Court where the l1xtenuating Cir
cumstance Is fully understood. The gen
crosby of that silence was Infectious.
and they told her nothing. Had they
spoken she would perforce have believed
them; but then. as she herself said, 1t
would have made $50 little difference"
So Victor Durnovo leaves these pages and
all we can do Is to remember the writing
on the ground. Who among us dares to
withhold the Extepuating circumstance
Who is ready 10 leave this world without
that crutch to lean upon9 Given q mix
ed blood-evll black with evil white-and
what can the result be but evil? Given
the climate Of Western Africa and the
mental Irritation thereof, added to a lack
Of education and the natural vice inner
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DELAY in
STOCK SHIPMENT
Three Railroads Cited Soon to-
Appear Before G Corporation W
Commission.

N For some time there has been great disSat-
Is faction, both among the shippers and the \
commission merchants in Richmond as 70 the
along the Southern Railway to tho Union
Stock Yards at Richmond. ~ lg5{ n
Y The Southern Railway makes up a. train on 4
It's Richmond division one day IN each week
to bring this stock to Richmond. This train
upon Its arrival In Manchester n the morn.
Line. and by that road delivered at Clopton
to the Richmond. fredericksburg and Poto-s
mac. on whose line the Union Stock Yards
are located. * 1872 ~ ~ lss3 Il i.is
IN order that this evil may be remedied. the
served notice on the three roads to appear
before that body at II 9 clock on July 7th. TO
nulgated by tho commission recurring tia
stock TO be delivered by the Southern lTsnil-1
before ID o'clock on the morning following tho
day on which It IS loaded along the line OF
Richmond. Fret,ericksburg and Potomac by the
Atlantic Coast Line by the Southern Railway.
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| hang their ever-changing political prin.
ciples But he had always been there,
as he himself vaguely put It. That IS
to say, he had always been at the back
one OF those Invisible powers OF the stage
i by whose command the scene Is shifted,
| the lights are lowered for the TRAGEDY.
or the gay music plays OF, the buffoon.
Sir John had no sympathy with gener-
alton OF men and women who would rath-
err be laughed at ana despised than I'M
noticed. He belonged to an age wherein
| 1t was held better to- be gentleman
than the object OF cheap and evanes-
cent notoriety: and he was al once the
despair and the dread of newspaper In
reviewers, enterprislng publishers. and
tuft-hunters.
He was so little known out Of his own
select circle that the porters In Euston1
Station asked each other In vain who
the old swell waiting for the four o'clock
"up" from Liverpool could be. The four
o'clock. was. moreover. not the first ex-
press which Sir John had met that day.
His stately carriage-and- pair had pushed
It's way into tile crowd of smaller and
humber vehicular fry earlier In the at
ternoon, and on that occasion also the old
gentleman had INDUCED In a grave prom-
enade upon the platform.
He was walking up and down there
now, with his hand In the small Of his
back, where Of late he had been aware
of a cons ssching pain. He was very
uprigh4 iHs%syer, and supremcly uncon-
seious OF the curiosity aroused by his
presence In the mind OF the station "ca-
naille," His lips were rather moro trou-
blesome than usual, and his keen eyes
twinkled with suppressed excitement.
In former days there had been no ono
equal to him In certain diplomatic crises.
| where 1t was a question of brow-beating
suayely the uppish representative OF some
foreign state, No man could then rival
him In the insolently aristocratic school
OF diplomacy which England has made
her own. But In his most dangerous
crisis ho had never been restless, apPre-
henslve, pesslmlstlc, as he was at TINS
moment. And, after all. It was very
| simple matter that had brought him here.
It was merely tho question OF meeting
a man as If by accident, and then after
wards making that man do certain things
required OF him. Moreover the man was
only Guy Oscnrd--learned, if you VIII. In
forest craft, but a mere child In the
hands OF so old a diplamatist as Sir
John Meredith.
That which made Sir John so uneasy
was tho abiding knowledge that Jacks
weddlng-day would dawn In twelve hours.
The margin was much too small, through,
however, no fault OF Sir JOINTS, Tho
West African steamer had been delayed,
unaocountably. two days. third day
lost IN the Atlantic would have over
thrown Sir John Maredith's plan, He
had often cut things fine before, but
somehow now-not that he was getting
old. oh nol-but somehow tho suspense
was too much for his nerves, He soon
became irritated and distrustful Be-
sides tho pain In his back wearied him
and interfere1 with the clear sequence
of his thoughts
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some crumbs away with her apron. os-
card was trying to find the pulse in the
tiny wrist, but there was not much to

some crumbs away with her apron. Os-
card was trying to find the pulse in the
tiny wrist, but there was not much to
find.
IT am afraid he is very Ill" he said.
At. that moment the kettle boiled over,
and Marie had to turn away to attend to
her duties. 5S
When she came back Discard was look
ing, not at Nestorius. but at her.
I'VE spent four days at Msala." he
said in tone that meant that he had
more to tell her.
Yes ~
1.-THE place Is in ruins. as you know"
She nodded with a peculiar little twist
"And am afraid have some bad
news for you. Victor Durnovo, your mas
ter"
"Yes-tell aulckly!"
"He Is dead. We buried him at Msala.
He, died-in my arms.
At this moment Joseph gave a little
gasp and turned away to the window,
where he stood with his broad back turn
ed towards them. Maurice Gordon. as
white as death. was leaning against the
table. He quite forgot himself. His lips
were apart, his Jaw had dropped no
was hanging breathlessly on Guy Os-
cards next word.
"TIe died OF the sleeping sickness" said
Oscard "NYe had come down to Msala
before hin,-(pseph and !. broke up
the partnership, and we left him in pos
session OF the simiacine Plateau. But
his men turned against him. For some
reason his authority over them failed.
He was obliged to make a dash for
fMsala, and he reached It, but the Sick
ness was upon him."
Maurice Gordon drew sharp sigh OF
relief which was almost sob. Marie
was standing with her two hands OIL tho
pillow where Nestorlus lay. Her deep
eyes were fixed on the Ensllshman's
sunburnt, strongly gentle face.
"Dld he send a message tor me--yesT
she said, softly.
was no time"
Joseph at tho window had turned half
round.
..He was my husband" said Marie, in
her clear. deep tones: "the father ofthlN
little one, which you call Nestortus,"
DISCARD bowed his head without sur
prise. ..Jocelyn was standing still as a
statue, with her hand ON the dying In
fants cheek. No one dared to look at
her.
EFT II ali right" said Marie. bluntly,
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TOBACCO MARKET.
First Purchases Being Made for
the Japanese Government.

The tobacco market closed yesterday
after quiet week. Offerings were good
and prices continue firm.
The reggie sampling is well under way.
The first purchases for the Japanese an gov
tty required by the yellow men will
not be very large. and the purchases are
not expected to have much effect upon
the market. From three to five hundred
3hogsheads have been bou ght and are be-
Ing shipped to Japan. Outside Of this
there is said to be but little demand for
export. This condition. is Ia rye due to
and the undesirable quality Of the crop
rs
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ANNUAL MEETING
OF TOBACCO men len
Will Endeavor to Secure Parcel
Postal SYstem-Big Attend
ance Expected.

4 j. y
Arrangements are rapidly being completed
for the annual session Of the Tobacco Associa-
ton OF tho United States, which will be held
July 9Th and 9Th at Old Point
larg Q. A number OF attractive social functions
have been arranged in connection with the
annual meeting. The main business to be
taken up, is the matter OF Inducing Congress
to pass some law that will give to the tobacco
trade the PARCEL postal system. now effective,
other countries. This would make possible a
great reduction on tho present rate paid the
a complete monopoly. The other question OF
interest to come up Is the matter Of pro.
Information as to the tobacco crop The as.
sociation hopes to have With It Mr. HYDE de- and
Mr. Holloway. OF the United States Bureau
of Statistics Lii. u v .S 4
The advance OF duty on strips. in England
may be done for tho good OF the owners Of
The e. pr Of the association is Mr. T.
NJ. Darlington. Of this city
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a Mat 81 a RG a
M Mira ft hEss0b Etssa s Z, swst s u
Point, Va this wssek
Mrs Dnyld Rs atsqsb and her friend Mss
b piasss u sns The 7 shss,'". g. ''"'''D'
Mr.. and Mrs. i. ID. .Rlchwlnc. have been
for several weeks.
Miss g. y. Harris has returned from
several days spent. II Charlottesville.
AZ }he wedding 4 a,b Miss Grace Lynne .s
man taking place ,ya n SM WE June
g$d there wnre so beoFs bs w
line, mha S s with accordion pleated skirts
and bodces the ,ar.a Trimmed in fall
white carhat lions. Tie brides gown was
Of heavy silk crepe, Trimmed about the
with a fall OF duchess lace. She wore
"a tulln veil fastened with n cororet OF
orange blossoms. and carried lilies Of the
valley.
tho wedding in New York of Miss Lucy
Carter Byrd to pr. Ellsworth Eliot, Jr..
celebrated June 18th, that 1t recalled the
history Of tie South. 1he first Lucy Byrd
OF Rlcnmond--Colone Byrd-who did 50
cumhtosaysk kurzcM crnfw .mfw ymfwl
large tracts o. land to the Swiss and Cor
first married n Carter, of Virginia, and
Ct her death r member Of the, willing
John Jacob Aston belongs. The BRIDES
only attendant was Miss Louise Robert
son.
II is noted at Meadow Brook. Long IS
land, that Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock has a
great advantage over the other women
1T Is predicted that Mrs. Hitchcock Will
advocEe the wearing OF trousers by wo-
lnnn much moro effectively than DIR.
Mary Walker.
Mr. md Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt
have leased q house i'll Bruton Street.
London. for three months. They are pop.
nlar with London society. and are invited
out great deal.
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Soldiers Outing To-day.

Beach Park will present q scene OF military
activity today. the OCCASION being the annual
outing of the Guard OF the Commonwealth.
Captain skipwith. The soldiers Will go down
on, the morning train, During the day there
will be contests In target shooting and galnes
of all kinds There will DO boat race In
s the afternoon. 5 34 Nc
"a On the Beach Park special at $50 clock a
large party OF tho friends Of the soldiers will
GO. besides the regular faddists who go to
West Point for their supper.
Next Wednesday "the Fee Club composed
of shriners, will 90 to Beach Park for an
evenings enjoyment They will so In their
private car, attached to the special, and
will go for good time
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Justice Tohn's Return.

Fortunately for him. when Justice John
reached port yesterday morning he had little
to do, for the criminal docket was blank,
and the ordinance docket contained bu. three
small cases two DRINKS and one dsorderly.l
Justice John has lust returned from New
York. where he went to consult his physician,
who told him he wns getting on all right He
went TO the metropolis last Saturday, leaving
things In charge of Squire Graves.
2 The civil docket yesterday was OF the usual
length. with q full quota OF landlords and
tenants. Groceryrnen and butchers. 1,t-
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I Sacred Concert.

The following selections will BIO rendered
at Beach Park tc-S,orow afternoon
by STEMS Orchestra: March, Fall in Line.
George Rosey: Trombone Solo. Charles Miller;
Beyond the Gates OF Paradise. Neal, King;
5ygaltzes Charrneuse, Max e. Eugene Caprice
Beaumorie, B.. A. Carnes; Selection, The
Prince OF Plson, Luder; Cornet Solo. Willie
.Gresset: Song. Non. f. yer. T., Mattel; IN
The Jolly General, Nell Moret.
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Ford. Jones. ". Ford, stout {. Bauer.

Ford, Jones, W. Ford, Stout, 6. Bauer.
r. Ford
Imperials-Rose, Hasltins, Bache, Tay-
lor Miles, Hogan, Boone, Gibson. Fttz-
patrick.
McEvoy, Edwards. Crawford, Dalton
4 enf, Knightly, Semi.
Spence, the great intlelder Of the old
4 Jimplecutes. will probably play with tbs
R1chmonds. n
The first game Will be called at $50
o'clock between the Richmonds and Im--
peria1s fltF III Y.
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AIoh Authority.

Or. Robert Huchison, Hospital for Sick
Children, London, says: Condensed milk
is more easily dgested than that of or
binary cows milk" For this reason the
demand for Borden's Eagle Brand Con-
densed Milk. for infant feeding. Is con-
stanly increasing. Use II also for tea,
coffee and cocoa.-Adv.
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VIRGINIA. BEAcH-A GOOD PLACE TO
GO AND SPEND SUNDAY.

One OF the best places Is Virginia
Beach, the only resort in Virginia sttu-
ated on the Atlantic Ocean; also the only
resort in Virginia where you can take
"a dip in tn ocean" The quickest and
best way to get there Is ON the popular
"Trilby Excursion which goes right
through to the Beach without change OF
cars. The "rrllby" leaves Bryd Street
station every Sunday at $3.50 "A. NJ. under
the personal care OF Captain r. r. Adams.
for Norfolk. Ocean View and Virginia
Beach. The rates are very low. 3 Il
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TAKE STEAMER aoLD POINT COM.
FORT SATURDAY.. NIGHT. JUNE a
SPECIAL RATES TO NASHVILLE,
TENN, VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY 4
ACCOUNT FIskE yuNlvEHslTY
SUMMER SCHOOL, JUNE

27TH, july 29TH, 31a
For the above occasion. the Southerni
Railway Will sell ON June ead. 18th and
alth inclusive, tickets to Nashville ard
return at rate OF one flrst-class fare,
plus Is cents; final limit fifteen days
from date of sale. with privilege Of ex-'
tension OF final limit of tickets by da-:
posting with Joint agent. Nashville. and
payment OF fee Of 20 cents Rate tSeM
Richmond. fla'o1 ..sS
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Property Transfers.

Richmond: Preston Cooke. special commits
sioner. to Maggie Ho!zhaner. interest in, 25
OF Sixth.
Resale a. and 7. r Harris to Carlotta E.
Gwatkin. one half interest in so feet on north
ride Grace Street. 100 feet west OF Laurel.
1900
John Higgins and others TO r, H. Harwood.
40 feet on south side Beverly Street, 1l5 Sc
feet east OF Linden $500.
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Burnett's Extract Of Vanilla
Has taken gold medals against all other
brands.-'.Adv,'