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It -was a moot exciting letter. Mamma rea d it aloud to Daphne and me at thetoro o lr - tast table , and we looked at ono another in amazement over its most important part , the postscri pt \You know my girls hove boan riding a trioyole for soma time , \ An nt ' Margaret ha<3 writt o i. \They have had one ¦with an at tachment , so that it can bo used b y one per- son or as a. tandem—that is , used by two rid- ers. Late l y, however , they have beeii teasing for a new tandeaj , with certain Improve ^ meats— ; oi>out which I don ^ ^ . .t to jeaa ^ un - t hat tbey / g ^ vo &e . old . <)ne to your girls. At yoii have no horse I know they will enjoy it exceeding ly. \ \Di d you ever hear ot anything s o charm- ing 1\ cried Daphne , clasp ing her hands . \I dont know , dears , \ said mamma , more doubtfully. \I should bo sorry to have you undertake anything that mi g ht be considered peculiar or unladylike. \ \Aunt Margaret lots her g irls ride!'' \Y es , but they ore near the city, whore the fashion is beg inning to spread. 1 don 't see , for my own port , why you shouldn ' t < ! • it , even if you are hooted; but , girls , I can ' t help thinking of Uncle Melcher. \ So did we thick of him; wo thought and Spoke of him too often for our peace of mind. Uncle Mel was rich , and we were very poor. Moreover , the time had come when wo needed to go away to school. Momma had always taught us that it was a mistake to suppose the world owed us a living. \You have no right to your uncle ' s money simply because be has a great deal and you have none , \ she s aid. \But if he would lend you a small sum for a beg inning, I think you could work your way at Ellsworth seminary. You would pledge yoursel ves to repay it , with interest , when yon are old enoug h to support yourselves; and though ho would be taking a risk , we should all try to make that risk as small as possible. \ But when the scheme, was p r o jvv i c' . l to Uncle MeJ , he vetoed it at once and with the utmost vigor. \Go away to school!\ cried ho. \What fori My mother never studied beyond long division , nor yet my grandmother. , and , they were good housekeepers and excellent wo- men. Yo u be \ good , sensible g irls and learn to moke bread and darn stockings , a nd when I' m done with my money, you shall have It all. \ Mamma after a ni ght' s cowtderatioa gave her formal sanction to the tricycle , which ar- rived a day or two later. \But I do hope , \ she said , dou btfully, as she examined its shining wheels and springy seats , \I do hope you won 't try to ride fast . Perhaps you can bo more ladylike about it if you do it slowl y. \ Such a time as wo had in getting started to ride at all! First wo made over some old dresses , lengthening the skirts and relieving them of superfluous tags ot trimming which might get caught in the wheels . Then w « learned to oil the machine , and Anall y to manage It The cousins had written thai , with its fourth wheel behind , it was a clumsy affair compared - w ith th eir new thrgawhe i « r} tmlrwtrwtarwe>e used to il?? lig hter nJain t ~ # « w ._ n * -_i..t ;~ .. *i ii-.. * iti » ,i w uiuu{jv t uiuuu uiuu me imnu y wneeiuar- row , were more than satisfied with our now steed. One June afternoon , after a longer ride than usual , we fo tmd ourselves near the little c rossroad where Uncle Melcher lived. A year before , after quarreling with tho village authorities , ho had boug ht a small cottage eig ht miles from, church and store , and had taken up his abode in it , with the p leasing consciousness that he had withdrawn as far as possible from tho local civi b zatlon. It was a dreary p lace , but Uncle Mel iikod it , and Mr s. Simmons , his old housekeeper , tolerated what he chose. \Mad ge , !' said Daphne , putting on the brake as wo reached the crossroad , \l e rt go and , call on Uncle Mel . I t' s only two miles farther. \ \I wouldn 't for worlds I\ said L \Ho Is euro to scold us for riding Peggy. \ \Well , we can 't hel p that. Ho knows b y this tinio that we have the machine , and he might as well see It. Come , and have it over. 0 , Mad ge , before I'd be afraid I\ For an answer I put my feet down hard on the pedals , and started Peggy onward. Girls don ' t like to be dared any more than boys do. \I' ll go , \ said I , \but wo must hurry, for it' * getting lata \ We turned into tho narrow road , and In duo time reached the house. Uncle Mel w& £ sitting on the p iazza reading a newspaper , but after one long, steady look at us he got up an d went indoors. We had gone too far to retreat , and bo we alighted and walked up to t he house. \Tell them not to bring that thing a foot Hearer!\ came Uncle Mel' s voice trom the sitting room, \I f they ' ve a m ind to come la. here like decent girls they ' re welcome , but I won 't h avo any crazy Janes ridin ' bioyc l w up to m y door. \ Just then lira. Suxuuont appeared in the entry. She was evidently g lad we hod heard the message , and that she need not repe at it \You Jest roll it back a mite , \ she whis- pered. \You know your uncle ' s a l e c t losc*. * ' So we meekly trundled poor Peggy behind the bi g syringa bush , and then walked into the bouse with as much composure as we could summon. Uncle Mai was sitting In his great choir , drumming with hi* lingers on the table. That was a signal we knew well; i fc j neant \Danger t\ \W hat do you mean by comln ' here on that thing?\ be inquired. ' . \ * - ' \We were riding near here , and so—#o we though* we tt calV 5 said Daphne , fa int!?, \IVe hoard a ll about it , \ went on Uncle Met \Dea con Toiman says you ' re the talk of tho town , ridin ' round on t hat o«w fangUd steam eng ine. If you blow up with it it* all you deserve. \ ' \It do esn 't go by steam , uncle , \ J ventured. \Dent tell me what it goes by! j don 't want to know anything about it The least I ex pect la yon 1 ! break your mother ' s (nart an d go to ruin , circus ridin ' rou nd the coon- try. ' . ' . - Just t hen dear , com forting Mrs. SimmoRS reappeared. \There ' s som e oread and in U k on the kitchen table. '' she said , in her mildest tone , and strove to draw us oat of tiw room without attracting {his attention. That was impossible . ' \ Yo u Vo welcome to the bread and milk , \ be told , \ but yon aint welcome to make my hou s o - areadyvco rf or .sac ^ gohvs on. I fo w you h ear to me. once for ail: don 't you brin g that thing within a mile ot me again while y qu bave it\ . \HO , sir , \ said I meekly, and we hastened out a fter Mrs . Simmons. Even s he had . ' a word of d isapproval, \S eexn ' s if you mi g ht ha ' known how he 'd take it , \ s he remarked , as we be gan to drown care in the flowing now! of mUk. , . \Don 't you g e tlonesome hero!\ I inquired. Jt had become desirable to . change the sub- ject of conversation. \Lonesom e ' I guess I do . Your uncle seems possessed to.get away- from folks. Now , we ain 't got no nei g hbors , exce pt them shl f les s Barrages , a m ile away, on ' the y ain 't no u jo to us. We ' re both on us too old , to walk a mile , if 'twas to see the president\ ': \Wh y don 't uncle keep a hor s ei\ said Daphne. - \ T ;;. \Taint likely ho could do _ t h at 'thout a hired man to harness up, \ said-Mrs. Sun- A TRICYCLE STORY. mons . \Eve n the cow ' s to o much for him •ometime s . J t beats me to think whathe 'd do it ono or both on ufi shou ld be sic k at ni g ht , w jtl i no boss , au ' no man , and the doctor ei ght mile away. \ At that moment wo started and looked at ono another. A pparently wo had ail heard the same th ing, a faint \EaDo J hallo)\ Again it waa repeated , an d then Mrs. Simmons started to her feet. \Yo u mark my words, your uncle ' s clim ' tho mow for oggs and fy m\ she cried , as she hurr ied to tho door. \Bun , girls , run to tho baroJ ' \Yon ' ro s pryer ' n I be. ; \ . . .... . , . ¦*/_ ¦ ¦ . . , ; . ' ¦ • . SE ^f K ^ aPS ^ «i ^ W r «IK ! g re T r ^ rfl d istinct , and when We entered H he \ gre at A oist , t here lay Uncle Mel on his book , trying in vain to raise himself from the pile of rubbish on which he had fallen. \Are you all deaf I\ ho asked , as we hurrie d up to him. \I' ve hollered myself hoarse. Now don 't go to uctin ' like a pen with ber head cut off , \ ho added , as M rs. Simmons ap- peared on the scene. \I' ve broke every bono in my body, and If you women go to dr o ggin ' me round , you ' ll break tho rest ( Hrl s , you jest run down to Barrage ' s on ' tel l E p h an ' Bam to come an ' l ift me up. Tell 'enrto send somebody else for tho doctor. I' ve got to lay here. \ \Come , Madge!\ said Dap hne , taking me by the arm. \I know where the Burrages live. Hurry!\ She ran into the house for our hats aad gloves , and by the timo I reached her was wheeling Peggy out from the syringa bush. \Jump on !\ she cried . \Never mind your gloves. Put your best foot foremost \ We rolled out of the yard and down tho dusty road. A\ o found tuat Mrs. Simmons ' mile was a long one , but not many minutes had passed when , dry llp;>ed and panting, we rode Into the Burrages ' yard , Where a man was pump- ing water. \Uncle Melcher has fallen in tho barn anil hurt himself , \ began Daphne. \Will you and your brother go and help him upt And will you p l eaxo give us some water !\ Ho slowl y filled tho rusty di pper and passed it to us. \Shor sal d be. \Jest what I expected! What' s the eld coon want to go climbin ' round for , anyway 1'' \Will you go uowf' insisted Daphne. \He may be dy ing. \ \Oh , yes , II I cat! Eph , and we 'll fetch up there in the conreo 0 ' fifteen minutes. But what under tho canopy do* you call that thing you ' re ridin* on !\ \It' s a tricycle , \ said L- \Havoyou a horse to go for the doctorf \No , I ai n ' t , but\ Tho pedals began to turn , and so did Peggy. I know what Daphne hud decided , and I was ready to do my part. Out of the yard we went , and on until wo reached a trim little cottage near the rood. \Has your father a horsot\ called Daphne to a bareheaded and barefooted boy who sat on the fenco , gazing at us in what w« hoped was admiring ewe. \Yu p . \ \I s he at home—tho horse , I meant\ . /'No , i w ain 't\ . .. . : ,. . , ,„ « , . < , ^ w ^* ' - - On we went without another word. At the ne xt house there waa a horse , feeding in a nei g hboring orchard. Dap hno gave it one glanco. \Madgo , \ said e be , \IcouW r\ t n . faster tban t hat barebones . Are you good for six miles more ?\ \For twenty I\ I crie d , with more zeal than accuracy. As to tho work that followed , I can still de- clare that I never knew anything bo wildl y ex hilarating. Our breath camo fast , and oi ir cheeks were burning ; but wo gained on time , and annihilated distance. Two more trtimp ha n t g irls coald scarcely have been found that day than wo , as we rode up to Dr. Miller ' s house—and certainly no hearts ever sank lower than ours when we were told that tho doctor had driven away five minutes baforo. \He took tho road to Greensboro ' , \ said pretty Mrs. Miller , \but I am almost suro ho meant to stop at Mrs. Moore ' s cottage , about a mile and a half from here. \ Away we toiled , working almost against hope , for tho Greensboro ' road was terribly sandy. I heard nothing and saw nothing ; I onl y breathed and strugg led. \Hu rr a hr cried Dapbno , at last \There ' s the house , and there ' s the dootor l\ But a las for us! Ho bad just put the wei g ht in tho carriage and was preparing to step in after it. Foot power waa no longer of use , and wojifted up our voices and shrieked. - \Doctorl\ wo called. '\Doct or! Wait! waltl\ He paused , he looked , and the day was won. \Well , if you ' re not two cra i y girts!\ be began , as we rode u p to him; but a g lance at our faces must have shown him that no spirit of fun had prompted our chose. \Can yoa go to XJndio ^ elo herl s l\ I asked , wit h what breath I bad left . \He ' s broken every bone in his body. \ T hen Daphne took.up tho tale , and after a brief explanation the doctor turned his horso about \Now. yon girls havo hod exercise enough for one day, \ said ho , \ and I shall stop and tell my wife that you 'll spend the night w j th us. T hen , after rv $ sow your ancle , I'll drive round , and ex plain everything to your mother , floo d-by. \ \Shal l wef\ as ked Daphne , when be had gone. i \We mutt—orl iedown and cover ourselvo e w ith leaves. ' . I don 't be lieve t could ride five i t dj o i more to save the notion. rt > Then we toiled back , t h rough the sand to the doctorV honse , an d sweet :lti f B.l MlDer gave ua a roya l -welcome.. WhenJthodoctor Came homo he brought the news that Uncle Jt b l had broken a leg, and that m amma had been sent for to nu r ao him. \ And you are to pack up your clothes and ask cob of the uoi gbbop to toko you over the re , oUo , \ he said , a dding with a demure twinkle of the eye , \Thou gh what your soot her wonts you for I can 'tlma gmo , unless it' s to r ide on errands and ohaso inoffensive doc tors about town. \ Undo Mel was ill tor many a long week , and we had a dull and quiet timo in taking ca re of him. One day in August, as mamma was sitting with him , be said , suddenl y, \Call m them g irls!\ We appeared , a little doubtful of our re- cept ion. \The doctor says tf It hadn 't ha ' be * *a for your r idin ' on t hat thing I should ha ' been wn s e - off * n I was , \ ha began , abruptl y. ,f Where is 1 M\ \At home , uncle , \ sa ld X \You told u» it w asn 't to come within 4 niflo \ \T here , ' there , 'don 't twltl\ said ho. \Do yon wa nt to go to school I\ \O unc le!\ . . _ ¦ . : \ N ow , don 't '0 , undo ' pe l I' m gob} ' to turn your mother out of her house and live t here myself. I' m too old to be so fur away from neighbors. \ T his looked serious. Poor as the house was we had. as yet , no other she lter. \I' ve took a place In Ellsworth , \ ho wont en , \ and I' m gpin ' to let your mother live t here and board you w hile you go to the s e xa - . lnary. Now , d oi*t act »o ihallor. . You t ire m e fil out l ' 1 • ¦ ;- . . •:• .. \ .< For Dap hne a ad dared what' so one e lse had pro bably done during the last fifty ra a n; aha hid U a ed. Uncle Me lcher: and Unc le M t lcher looked as it he actually liked it. —A lice Brown la Youth' s Com panion. t hat I was soou compelled to seek a chair , feeling faint aud dizzy. \I should think you wou ld die , s hut in here with that thing, \ I cried. \The odor la terrible!\ \Not so very bad after you get accus- tomed to it , \ he rep lied , hesitatingly. \In- de ed , if you aro not directl y above it you will not no tice the odor at all after a time. \ \It is the strangest thing I ever saw or hoard of , \ I declared. \It actua ll y fills me with horror. Why, I s hould dump the thing out d oors. \ . He shook his head , a look of alarm on his with it for anything. \ That day when I Darted with Claude Mor- timer I did so fully convinced that there was a terrible secret lock*! fast in tho man ' s breast , and that in somo way the black lily was connected with the secret How this could bo I could not Imagine ; yet something seemed to tell mo that it was so. From that day I shunned Claudo Morti- mer , for I felt that there was a dreadful stain upon his bands. Of this I had no proof; yet in an unexp lained manner 1 was convinced that it was true. Two months passed , cud one night a terri- ble thunder storm passed over U p lngton. Tho morning euine , bri ght and beautiful , aad at an earl y hour Claude Mortimer ' s negro servant brought a sealed envelope to my door aud deli vered it into my bauds. He said that his master had aroused him (ti the »i g ht and given him tho cnvu ) o; > e , with tho request that he bring it to ma the first thing in the morning. With slial;in j ; hands and a strange presenti- ment that some terrible event had happened , I toro open the envelope. This is what I read: \I am a murderer! I have resolved to moke this confession to the world , and to- niorrow 1 will bo /oiuid dead in tho room where I ara now writing, while the thunder bellows in tho heavens and the jagged li ght- ning rends the darkness asunder. The brand of Ca in is on 1 my brow , for I slew my own brother. I will umlto tho confession as brief as possible , aud then conies—tieathl On tho day preceding the fatal night when Victor Mortimer was . murdered ho and I quarreled concerning our father ' s will. In a rage I left the house and departed , mounted on the horse which was given mo by my father somo yc.ivs ago. Twelve t j jiile s away I stopped for the nigh t , putting up at a sleepy little hotel. \When I retired to my room that ni g ht I sat at my window until all was still about tho house. Then a terrible impulse seized me . Beneath my window was a low , sloping shed. With but little trouble I climbed out upon It and reached tho ground. I had seen a horso feeding in a neig hboring pasture , and by the aid of an occasional gleam of moon- light which stole through tho clouds I suc- ceeded in finding and capturing that horse. As I led him out of tho posture I noticed a long iron pin b y which tho gate was fastened. This I took with me . Within tho hour I rung at the door of Mortimer Hal], There were no servants in tho house at tho time , and Victor camo to the door. He asked who was there and I answered. \Unsuspecting he opened the 'dobr and 1 stepped in. , He was holding a light In his hand. As he turned to close tho door I struck him with the i ron p in fai ri j o n tho back ot tlio head , putt ing nil the force I could into tlio blow . Ho fell dead at my feett TUea , in order to make ic appear that the crime was committed by a robber , I took his J ewelry and money. I hid tho Iron pin in a safe place , and on tho horse ' s back Bed away through the ni g ht like tho crime stained thing that I was. \What followed is well known. I was re- called to the scene of my terriblo crime, I p layed icy part well , and no ono suspected me. \The iron p in with which I committed the murder troubled me the most I feared that it would ba found , aud finall y buried it in the very bottom of a largo !>ot in which stood a lily in full bloom. Then I had the lil y placed in my room , so that I mi ght always stand guard over it Two days later I noticed a change in tho appearance of tho flower. I thought it was dying, but It was not. Slowly It turned black , and the small tongue in the center became blood red. I watched tho change with a feeling of horror that cannot ba described. It seemed to me that the thing was try ing-to tell of my terrib le crime. Hun- dreds of tfme s I have been tempted to destroy it , but something always kept me from doing so. I hoped that it would die , but week after week , month after month , it stood there ac- cusingly bofoi;e my eyes . \The odor which comes from tho lil y when inhaled from a distance is p leasan t , but makes one deathl y sick when breathed from just above it. I believe that enou g h of this will cause death , and to-ni g ht I shall test my belief. If this fails , I have a little vial of poison which will do the work. I am tired of life. I murdered my brotber .t hnt I migh t obteia t l^ is grand estate , which I fancied had been unjustly g iven to hto , and since then tho curse Of God has been upon ma. My will will be found leaving the property to chari- table institutions , aud with a final petition to God to havo mercy on my guilty soul , I wr ite my naiao for tho last time on earth. \Cl&cde MonTIME B . \ Ho was found quite dead on tho floor be- side the black lily, an unt o sted vial of poison grasped iu bis hand. The strange flower that had always stood erect drooped until it almost touched ^ his white cheek , an d from t he crii o soa tongue a few scarlet drops , which looked like blood , had fallen upon his face. T he iron pin was . found in tho pot , and t he roots of the lily were tightly twined around it—Cinci u Kati Enquirer . Too Awf ul for Contemplation. In a ll the annals of warfare and destruc- tion there is no record ' of death so appalling, in proportion to the number of combatants engaged , as ^ the death lists of the famous \Six Hundred\ ' that charged at Ba l aklav o . Two hundred and forty-seven men fell on the field ; about TOO have died at different times and places since; of the survivors about ono a week dies in tho United States; every day or two a now tramp confesses to being one o f t h em , and if something isn 't done to stop it the death list of that gallant band will soon reach into tho thousands. Nothing saves tho organization from utter destruction but t he wonderful recuperative powers of the surv ivors , w ho aro increasing in numbers while retain ing unimpaired the same age. — Burdetto in Brooklyn Eag le. Chinese Clocks. In manu facturing clocks for the world wo run a gainst peculiarities of national custom and language. Tho most marked is the clock wo moke for China. The dial is marked with characters in lieu of fi gures , and , I sup p ose , m eau somethiu g to . them . They dda ' t to me. There are throe oh-cles ¦ of characters , tie uino r ono having eight divisions , the next one twelve , and the outermost twenty-four. There are twohauds , the ' shor test ono making a revo- lution every two hoars , while the long takes twenty-four hours to got around. But how t hey compute time by these is a Chinese pu x - z le. —S eth E. ThoniBS. \' ' • D u m ley (who has just told a fnnnystory)— Ha l hal bal not bod , ' eh? Feather ly ^ No , Dninley, not very ba d; and you tell it so much better than yoa used ta ^ - Harpor ' s Magazine. A ELO W ER OF DEATH. ^g^ tt ^ F6 OT^ 3 ^ '* OT ^ x6o ? na ve ^ c S ' baess ' ' heard : of my father ' s- death and the terrible murder of my brother. Jly father loft a rather peculiar will , and tho sickness and death of bis legal adviser still leaves affairs in an unsettled condition. If you will come to Uplngton and see that things are strai ghtened out , as they should be , I will make it well worth your time. Yours , as of old , Claude MownsEn. Th is note was received soon after my graduation from college by me , 'Frederick Mansou , strugg ling lawyer , from my old college chum , Mortimer. A few months after launching myself upon a legal career I had picked up a newspaper ono day to see an account of the death of Enos Mortimer , who had been ono of the prominent men Of the state . Not more than three weeks after reading of tho death of my old friend' s father , I came across , iu tho same newspaper , an account of a mysterious mur- der . I was startled and horrified when 1 read tho name of the murdered man. It was Victor Mortimer , Claude ' s brother. Tho per- son who committed the deed was unknown. Iu response to the note I went. There were tears in Claude ' s eyes when he took my hand , aud his voice shook ns he said : '\I am glad to see you , Mauson , but sorry that our meeting is at a time so fraug ht with sorrow to me. \ Ho looked twenty years older than when 1 saw him lost. Dissipation had left its marks on his handsome face , and there was a very perceptible sprinkling of white in his hair. Under tho hand of afilietiou , th e ol d joll y light had died out of his eyes , which to me s eenied to bo strangely aversivo and restless. That evening ns we Hit in Claude ' s favorite room ho told mo the story of tho murder . ] did not ask him to do so , but of hit; own free will ho told mo of the terriblo deed . Fiis brother Victor had been alone iu the man- sion at tho timo that he fell the victim of mi assassin. Claudo had been with him that day, but had ridden away lata in the afternoon , and had put up for tho night at a small vil- lage , twelve miles away. In tho morning he hod continued on his journey, to ho recalled by a message stating that his brother had boon murdered. Ho carae back and found Victor dead , hav- ing been killed iu the hall oi his own house by a blow on the head with some heavy in- strumen t , that had crushed his sku!! like an egg shell . Tho object of tho murder waa evi- dently robbery, for tho dead man ' s pockets had been rifled. Detectives hod been em p loyed , aud within a week' s time some of the stolen valuables were found upon tho body of an unknown man , who , was . disco vered floating In ' a ' small\\ pond \ twenty miles ' from the scene of the crime. I listened to ClaudeV story iu silence , re- fraining from askin g any questions that mi ght cause him greater suffering. Ho seemed disa ppointed by this , and for a long time dwelt upon tho peculiarity of tho murder , his absence from tho p lace at the time of its oc- currence , and tho final discovery ot ' the va- grant who undoubtedl y committed tho crime. Ho appeared very nervous , ns if repressing a:t excitement that ha did not wish observed. After a timo I succeeded iu drawing his thoughts from tho murder , and for an hour we talked of other things. During all the time that we had been in the room Claude ' s eyes had every now and then soug ht a dis- tant corner. Finall y I looked iu that direc- tion and perceived an immense flower pot full of earth , from which grow tho stock oC a largo lily. Tho l ily was in bloom , and nt once attracted my attention . \What a strange appearing- flower!\ I ex- clai me d , as I arose to examine it . Claude sprung up aud rushed past me. \Y es , it is strange, \ ho replied , with ill concealed excitement \Don ' t touch it! 1 believe tho thing is j w ison!\ \What makes you think so?\ 1 asked. \I don 't know , \ ho answered, a little wildly. \A week ago it was almost snowy white ; since then it has changed till it has become what you uow seo. At first I thoug ht it was dying; now I do not know what to think. \ I could not banish all thought of the strango flower from my mind at once , aud that ni ght I fell asleep thinking of it. All ni g ht long I was tortured by horrible dreams of murder and bloodshed , and lu all my vis- ions tho lil y fi gured prominently. I was very glad when morning came. Enos Mortimer had left a wij ! which cut off his son Claudo with a dollar. All his property had been bequeathed to Victor , but ho had stated iu tho will that at Victor ' s death tho property should go to tho next of kin. As Victor had died unmarried , \the next of kin \ must be his only brother , Claude. I could seo but littlo trouble iu settling the affair quickly and cosil y, and could hardly comprehend why Claudo had sent so far for mo when legal service could havo boon ob- tained much nearer homo. Meantime I had moved my practice to U p- ln gton. I hud discovered that there was a b etter field there , and at once availed myself o f what seamed to bo a good opening. Strauge to s ay, C laude did not seem to approve of the step. He did not openl y express his disap- proval , stIll ' his manner spoke fully as plain as wor ds. Nevertheless , wo still remained fri ends. • C laude wasutterly changed from bis former jovial self. Ho had lost all his old jolly ways and seemed like a man haunted b y a fearful memory. He was nervous and unsociable , and his former twinkling eyes seemed filled with a shifting, unsteady li g ht Tho lines upon his face grow deeper , and tho white that tinged his hair grew more perceptible. Stran gely enough , after my removal to U p- lng ton my old friend did not ask me to call upon him; but I did not wait for an invita- tion. One day I called. I found him Ju his favorite room , and instinctivel y looked for tho lily. . A cry burst from my lips ns I did so. Thero in the corner stood the growsome flower , looking stranger and more unnatural than when I. first saw it. Fro m a mixed black and white tho cup of the flower had turned to a dull , dead black , and t he tongue , which had been a dull red , was crimson , as if colored by pure life blood. Months had pass- ed since I saw it last , still this was tho same flower that I hod seen before. . A peculiar feeling of fascination and hor- ror seized mo , and I advanced toward tho lily. • Claude Mortimer was thero before mo. Ho stood between the flower aud me , his wholo frame a-trcmble. ' , \Don 't touch it!\ ho gasped hoarsel y. \It is accu rsed!\ \Let iuo look at it , Claude , \ I said , endeav- oring to choke down tho feeling of horror in my breast. \It is strange!\ . - • With reluctance he stepped aside and allow- ed me to again inspect the flower , but all tho while he cautioned mo not to touch. It or to in hale too much odor from the flo w er. The same sweet yet sickening odor camo from thr flower , but now it was. - many times strongoi than be f ta e. . Indeed , this odor was so strong Miscellaneous. \J Nearly i a . ooo hav e been subscribed to Urn f t f und for the erection of a new Baptist Churd l , * a t Flushing. ' Mr. north , who has been the principal pi tho m Woodhavan public school for forty com«euHn > CiW years , h as resigned. } \ ' There Is only one Oyster Bay on £0Dg J|iJanq P „9 now , the name of south Oyster Bay having heesl * - AT | changed to Massapequa. . - ' ' ^u - M -J- j Sit '^^i ladde r truck has been ordered ^ ' \ ' . • f f p s The F atchogue Bank recently declared s semi . .. annual dividen d of three per cent,,-tM s -Wtt i ' ' ^\^ the largest dividend the hank has ever declared ,, / Mi randa Ferrell , fourteen years old , Is accused with trying to poison Mrs . Alfred Mott, of Fat. chocue. by pu tting T aris Green in her coffee, The gi rl is now fa Biverliead Jail. Peter Uutterly, a deaf mute of .Tericho. has gradua ted from the Institution lor the Deat and Dumb in New York with the highest honors. He learned cabinet making and his wort took ' the llrst prize. b arge coils of wire have been left at the varl . ous stations along the southern road. The « Ire \s to be taken to the outer beach and used in erec ting a telephone line to connect the various life saving stations. F rank Albin captured a line young buck Hear the Great River In the G reat South Bay and now ha s It in captivity in 1 ' atchogue. . There were two deer , both young, bu t one escaped capture. i Jliss Mary I i iltard , one ot the pioneers ot ] Methodism in Suffolk County, died a t Mattltuck I a t the use oi cighty-tom years. When she was a y oung woman there were out two outspoken i Methodists in Southold town. j aj Mr. Lanier , the banker, has awarded the con- ^^ k tract lor the erection ot n handsome re s lu C E£e4 ^ H at M eadow Brook Park , to John b . Smith ,o f Fari f^ B I tockaway. The cottage will cost about $10 , 000 , : • Wk an d will he near Elliott Roosevelt' s new aiid ^^ H ha ndsome residence. . l ^ H At the session ot the Queens County Lodge oM ^ H j Good Templa rs held at Springfield , officers d fl ^ H follows were elected , Geo. II. HIgble , Coun tjI ^ H Chief T emplar ; Ami es llayn o r , vice-Templar; J.l ^ H 11. Foster, Secretary; Samuel Mills , Treasurer; ^ H Hiram It. Smith , Councillor. ^ H The corner s tone of Trinity Episcopal Church , ^ B nt Northport , was laid immediately after mora- ^ H ing sermon by the Key. Edgar L. Sandfard ,t o a ' ^ H rector , who also conducted the services of laying H the stone, assis ted by Warden Edward Thoi j ip- ^ H son. The sum oi $1 , 500 was subscribed to the ^ | buildi ng mud. a^ fl . .- ^ L -' » ¦ * S ttt g fl MI in a §ntmk J Wlm E ta m* S s wille; Town of Isiio - ^ jj v e LOSG JSLAXD JO UK XAL. J Onr Mono—Vc s a. TERMS. ' 1 Sutecrirti o u S1JO per rear. inv a riaWr io advance. Sin g le copies f. cts. Iit sal t rbyJ.A. Xauert ' s Sew?ruoni. . ¦ aT l to iimanetfal ib e ri-k ol the sa Ls cnlw . unless made l>v re:ri>tcml U-n v r or money order. 3. «ubscril*r s . wIi<nlrsii v t o c h aiise 'heir 1. f » -iA« re* s will send l * »iUi old and new . -uldres s. i T> ie i« «»er is si - nt to su b scribers mini an M u M rit o rder is revived fur iw discontinuance. ' SnS' allWymc irt oi arr e ara s cs is made as re- * S I 11 S J £ fcr«!»t the ,.nWM.er must l« no t= <W 1<v letter when a s::t > scnl - er wishes his i p ^ eVsU ^ - AU am a nse* hum lK - iai J . , i €i Thi< u i- er studies to . pleass a nd labors , ^ i„. 7 \ rf. .r ;' i, ' l u - ei.le of Sav . -fl V . of Suffolk ££& v i £ l rf U? 4 bla nd i» pu,«U It has a wide ci rculation. a:,d anio ns the best jK V l > le. Job Printing- All ma n ner of -K - b rrimuis executed at low driees S ^ iid f v i r e- t imat eS. Society Intelligence- s<.iMrti ne Soe t etv. rrosident-I>r. A. P. van F Mi iS \ n eel - n-sidem-i:ev _ T. II. Preseott : £ X ;is. . - ! - .rv ri-iri i -s Green. Treas u rer— « ¦- J- k ££ S\ s \ S r- . oVci.h V w>.d . Esq.: Tr us- ^ i' is. f. i i -e rs: I » r. G. U. Gilbert and ' ffl&u J Ladd.rO. . Juli us Hauscr f oreman. John Z. O Krien S eerelary . .decliu s s fi rn Vri.« a v i v. - iM i' . » tV. . - -«w « t U. Ge n n -'ii ' l ' e -iiev.'lein society. M eets once a month. P resident. G o rfc Wc- i : Secretary. Carl ^ vvi ^ L ^ o. =22. I- O O F Meets <> veri v.v.i!i<-siav - cveinii ' - . H. ,1. lliddi i i * . > Kes ,.i llte U..1 - - C X' - i- '« 1- «» • ' - J- M\* 1 ' a G oo - 1 Temi.iar H:tfl ev e rj. r relay ;.u .-A ?- » • Edft-a rJs. C- T.; Mrs. 1. \. l» . . .u s !a « . \ - T.; ^t uSS S Re n i ns 1: « m.l Kosular meeYm- M o a -l av nis u t - Ucadin - Koc.ui oi.sn er ^ r- .e v.- ui i J - ' .i ii naya»r \ s i' .lccK. 1 resident— l l mfs H«! , ; : Vice 11x-si.Virt . Msss Mi nnie I-Vri ust- n . - Sec. - v i . -i ry- Charles X- 1ne. - ..r.: Treiisurer , O l .vcr H- ll o s e r s. Ch ur ch Dire ctory. Meth odist E! » isOO;> .i! C!itir. - !i. K er.T. 1 > - l ill l g- Ko J d .pasU.r. ' S unday service Mo. a ... .- j D ?. a. Sabbath Scho> . .I -i» J v-M % L.. M. I - ro - a b upt - You:.:- ' Peopl es \ meetin g Sunday at t - lj io t l &^ i!: ; S !l Cl u ireh. liJJ.T t 1V *^ past u r. Sunday services at 1M - * : M- j «\1 -f r m. Saa d av Scn- rt :<-l\ > a- >• - \- 1 - 1 » L- .f- - 6. 15 1 - . M. Wed nesday u wains vraycr merlins '' K. ' vm ' s Pr-v .e si.iiit Epis copal Church . Kev. J. H. ' l ' reseoH. Kerlor. JVws in this church arc free- A!l a re welcome- Sunday services a. 10.4:. A. M. -a nd - AT. V. M. Ss nt V ay =*awl J -l• > . ->.: „ < Dutch Kefonned., i; re«ivil!c. U n - Jean S Crons a z ; service 9 .3) a. M - , -sM 1 - M - . in tJl n u t calaa = ua ? e; evenin g T -=a «* English. Sun- ijg g gj.h - - * oi s e s sion s. - 4 x i- » ' M Cha rles fi. Sa ii- is . S u p ervisor. KiP- T Vs n. r. Lec - mse. Tov.1. C' .erK. S w vi.te. Jusii-?sof Hi.- i va. - . - -Chane* T- Mr. - n ? . s ay- ¦rilV- Cha rles C- Smith. lshi « . St- i h K. 1U\ - Eav Sh. - re . «;. - ,» . K. V. ' a l ler l i re i uwo o- i- Hotels and Boarding Houses supp li ed with Sweet Cream and Milk. Also Ice Cream any flavor , packed in any; shape o r\ -families , ' church ia r rs and Festivals at home and ahroad. Bemeiaber that our Ice Cream is made from pure Sweet Cream Call and see the ingredience used iu the manufacture of our Cream. Raynor s Block , Main stre et , SAY V ILLE , L. I. Harry F HU&ebraii it . | Opposite post-office. H AIR - CUTTING SHA7IHG A3ID - SHAMPOOING A S pecialt y. A select st ock of fine < £ 3 5 q l r ? rl A m f^ S > ^ W f & to § ) AXD Bar ber s ' Supp lies Always on hand. Five Years First-class New York Experience- Sfl YYIM t E , 4 LU A Chanc s for All PLANTS ! PLANTS ! la . - ' r . ' .er to get rid of ray Bedding Plants, f or summer plautin s , 1 w ill sell Colons ex- tra la rge j i! a :i t s , at four dollars 3 hundred , and extra double and single G eranium , verv lar ^ e p lants for five cents a p lan t. Coi ue and see for yourself. > T o humbu g . Cat flowers at all time - Also late Cabbage p lants at 25 tents a hundre. At the Valley H- ose r ie , G- . T. Schunemaii ii , FLORIST , ii AEDI H G & GO. , wmM SHOES 273 and 275 PULTON ST. , BROOKLYN , 2 T . Y. Tlie very best goods the market affords at prices withintuc reach of all. The latest styles and every pair warranted OUR STOCK OF iSBI u im is also first class in every respect. Yon can buy g oods from ns without leav- ing hom e as well as if you called on ns in person. Write for our handsome- l y illustrated catalogue which g i ves yon full information on tb a sub je ct , and which we will cheerfull y send yon FREE OF CHARGE. HARDING & -GO., 273 & 275 FULTON STREET , BUOOKIAN ' , K. Y. G. A. WE VER , PRACTIC AL PAINTER ASD PAPER 1 HAMER Kalsominin g , Plain or in Tints. Wago n Painting, Lettering, Grain- ing, Polishing, Etc., Etc JOBBING IN FOREIGN and DOMESTIC WALL PAPER. Good work at reaso n able prices. Rdeuce on Foster Ave. . Sayvilla , L.I. Okas. Hendrickson Manufacturer of an Wholesale Dealer in 1GE CREAM, Bab ylon , L. I. We em ploy steam in manufacturing and are thus enabled to make the best Ice Cream at L OW PBICES. Wr ite for price, SMITH J. NOE- Heal Estate Office , MainStreet and C.ta 13 y , V / ; Sayville , L. I. Pianos and Or g ans for sale and to rent. R. HOLMESr Al i EXSOS or Blacksmltbing and Jobbing, CABKIAQK AND WAGON IBON I Na AND FINISHING. HQB i &S SOEIHOn BPE Q IALTT. AD BOAT -VfOBX s zeoata * . Is * worta*«llk« MUC U i U lktlt MSO t . 9L »* iuj r> • » bmui, COAL I _ GOAL l C. 2S T : AI A BICH i okalxs nr WU fe . Ba ^ Asb aad lehl g b OoaL FapatM frt ewraU. Coil sad Wood 4 eUra t« « la POTTEE & PEIOE, B a t i ^ : Buildin g, P A TOHOGTJE Offer for sale and to rent , houses and lands of all dc- scri ption — also are p lacing loans on \Western land at six per cent. —princi pal and inter- est guaranteed by trfe Middle- sex Banking Co., of Middle- t o wn , Ci. They also g ive re- liable Fire and Life Insurance i& first-class companies. ~ W . A. T1LL0TS0H, S ® &f S | B A YPORT , L. I. New work and Repairing of all kinds Satisfaction Guaranteed . Boats and Tackling of all kinds sold on commission . Orders may be lelt at Nauett ' a Newsroom , News Office , SayviIe ' , or at my residence , B ay- port. ^ Patchogu o Business. —AT— ^ OLB BMI T H' S , ~ sro T w \ EEKs ~ MARBLE WORKS , Pint St , Patchogue , L. L Monuments , Headstones Cemetery Fencing. CENTRAL HOTEL . H. CLAY LOSEE , Prop. Main Street , Patchoq us , L. L Speci al attention to Commercial Travelers and Transient OuetU. Good Stables attached io the Hotel \ HAXUEOK Tl-ME C HASGK Of TIJll T TERRY'S STAGB i lNE . PATGBOGUS and PORT JEFFERSON. l ^ ave 1 ' a icUo ^ ue at S. - fc : A., si.. o n;-aTri \ \al oi t rain from Sas Harbor, arriving at Medford in li me Jo connect with tlie train irora tlie east. I>eavc Pun . H tfcrsou at 1.43 1* . JI ,. and arriv- ins at Mcdlord iu time to connect with the 4.19 train Irum Grc«nport, arnTin g in Patclio g ue at 5.W. Tare Irom l ' atcli osac to Port Jefferson $1.00. Fa re Irom Medlofd to 1' ort Jefferson 75 cents. Fare from l ' atcho s tie to Medford 50 cents. X. D. T B 1IBY. Prop rietor. I Lawyers- F JOSEPH WOOD, ATTOBSEY 1 SD G0D3SE L L0R AT UW 71 Broa dt vat , Ne t t Yos k . At Say r Ele oa Sattirdp.73. ARISGTO X H. CA B XiAN . C ODN S ELOH AT LAY / F ATCHOGTJB. 2> f - ! \ A N D R EW \ HE f KI A M ATTORNEY AND COU N SELOR, PATCHOOC Z . S / S- SATTIXIXT CSS B AT. CHARLES VV. KLEB1SCH , mORSEY m COUNSELOR AT LAW So- 237 Broidway, Xew York City. B wd eao * , Eelbrook , L. L v ixm. ELLIOTT J. SMITH , I ff OBKE I iaifiGfl«8SEL0R M L1W , Isur , L. I. , FI3HEL & REfD , AnORSEYS A5D COUNSELORS AT LAW , 59 liberty Street. X ew York. XSJ} BABYLO X , L. I. N. D. PETTY , U . .rlTI QRMY Am GQMSEUlR AT LAW I \ £lVEEH£AD , L. I. STOVES , RANGES HEATERS. Tin - Ware of AH Kinds , PRACTICAL PL UMBEES. Joseph. Jedlicka & Son Jedlic k a ' s Block, SAYYILLE. We hay* on hand a luge stock aad good ts s orfcnent of lange s , beaters , stoves , also saw and improved oil- s toTe s . Tinware of rrery descriptio n i&pi in stock and mads te Kdas. Gi r a ns a call— ^sa can Bait joa. e. M. ASHB f\ , Ca b inet Maker , STA1E BUILDM , A £ antl es, Etc. Kep airin g promp tly and sat? isfaetorail y done. Estimates famished and all work ex e - cuted at reasonable prices. Shop—Green Avenue. Hear of Ne w s office , , - -V * J — ~ ^S * > ~ ~ \ —Call and seo the .New Daisy Oil Stor e at the store of Freeman Howe —Oakley ' s Toilet soaps at Putnam ' s Pharmacy. , - ' ' ~ t \ ! » —Tenney ' s Confect i oneiy at Put- nam ' s Pharmacy. —Ordoi s for Dry Pish Scrap will o e promptl y filled by Comstock Brothei s , Say y ille. \ . , - - ,, „ —For . the lar g est assortment and lowest prices go to Berber ' s on* prio t —One ' yatd wide , unbleached nrash 6 cts. per yard at Gerber ' s. —Soda w ater at Putnam ' s Pharmacy. —For the largest assortment and lowest prices go to Gerber ' s one price store, ^ _ \ ^ 1 , „ * V s s - - ¦ * «—Beet l goods ' lor the le w t ^ xnonw iR littjfi illj ISLIP , L. I. II , 1 ^ 1 C h oice W i nes , Li quors and Cigars II B u dweiser Lager \Beer.. - ^ JB Every Accommodation Given , HBI S pecial Attention Paid to C ojj HHI mereial Tra velers , Boating J^^ Bl Batliing , Fislii og , Pr iving • i Bl Pa rties and Transient ^ Hl Visitors. ^ Hl JOS. STRA ' NSKY, Pr S HI DRS . STARKEY k PALEN' s JI T SS ATUEKT E7 IKE£,L & TI0». * 3 | | . TRADEMARIf ^ BtGI S TfBCB f, II ^ • S m ^ e lT J ^ 1529 Arch Street , Ph.ll&a ' Q, £ > o . ' ^^ | For Coniumption , Aithmi , Bronchll li , Dy t pepi l i , ( ^^ H tarrh , Hay F a v t r , Heidach a , Debility, Rflium t th ^^ H Neural g i a and M Chronic ami Dho r dtn. ' ^K^M t ^ H ^ H \Tlie Compound Oxy c en Treatment . \ i fl ^ H St nrkoy & I ' a l en. Ko l. <i 20 A rch Street. Fbllai ^^H phi a. liave licen uslnp for tbe last sevent ^^^l years . I s a scientific adjustment of tbe eleme ^^^ H ot Oxygen and Nitrogen magntlbt t , and tbe co ^^ H pound is so condensed and made p ortable tl ^^ H i t is sent all over the world. \ ^^H , \ „«. — ^^^H DBs. Starkkv & I'Ai . e x bare the libert ^^^ | refe r to the followin g named well-known i ^^^ H sons who have tried their Treatment: ^^^H lion. Wi n. I). Keliey. Membero f Congress , PM ^^^H Kc v. Vie V nrl,. Co n r.i il , lidl tor Lutheran Obs ^^ H ver , riiii a. ^^^ H Kev. Cliarles W. Cushing, D.D. . Bochestcr,. N ^^^B li on. Win . I' enn ^ ixon . Kditor Inter Oci ^^^H Chi ca g o, ^^^B W , H Wortl i iiiKton , Kditor Xew South , Birm ^^^B U»nt , Ala. . m^^^ m Judg e II. 1' . V rooman , Qucnemo . Kan. - ~ ^^^ H Mrs. Mary A. Livermore , M elrose, Mass, ^^^H JudpeR. H.Voorbees, New York City. ' Mr. K. 0. Kni glit. P tiiladeipbia. : ^^H M r. Frank Siddall, Merchant , Philade lphia. H H H on.W , w. 8eUuyler,East on , ¥a. ^^B Edwa rd L. Wilson , 833 Broadway, S. Y., . E O^H Phila.Photo. • - 1 H Fidelia 5J. Lyon , Walraea, Hav ra ii , B andwJcll ^B - . Islands. ' , ¦ . - ''¦ •; . i - .ci i^B Alexander Ritchie , I nverness. Scot land. % \ J. ' ¦li i ' U Mrs. Manuel V. Ortega , F resnWo , Zacateca» , « » : Me xico, ¦ \ • . -, ' ! ' ¦ Mrs. Emma Cooper , Ut illa, B panls l i Honauras , i. • ¦ J. Cobb . ' Ex-Vice Consul , Casablanca , Morocco. , . :M M . V. Ashbrook. Bed Blnff. Cal. ' James Moore , S up 't Police, Blandtord , Dorset- ' \ shire , England. • , Jacob Ward, Bo wral , New South Wales. ' \ l B Aud thousands of others in every part ot lha United States. — i ^ B — • ' . vi M \CoajmmJ O xy n m-iUMode rf AdiM and £ 4 uI/l . ' ^ B | is the title of a new hroclmre of two huodredWH pages, published by Drs. Starkey & Palen . whlc U wH gives to ail inquirers full information as to UUi> ,sl rema rkable curative agent and a record oj sever- i Wi al l ui ndreil s n n>risin g cures in a wide ; range ol ' M ch ronic cases—in inj of them after bolng ab - ui- f d oncd to die by other physicians. Will be mailed * ¦ f ree Manv address on application I t e&d the brochure! ^ M DES . STAKKEY & PALBN , \ ^ H KO. 1529 AUO l I STREET , PHllAT»I.l-nti;P M SJH GET the BE S T1 VllOC t CO L UM tA l . „ 1 I ¦ \ ~ ^ if j C o ta tol bia > t Blcycle a^ yj Triovcle s and Safeties. ^ ^ a , Send foi catalogue and prJ 6| $ j | 4 s. ^. - laidaraR ' •I \^ BAB Y L0N J li ^S ifS DAYBREAK. Sometimes , when tho night of n- oa So deep ou my spirit Ilea That I soo eo gladdanloi* glow In the whola broad u we « ;p uf skies , A thought of you will gleam Across my sight like a. ray; And tho night bos been but a dream . For , lol it is dawn—and ^ lny. -Clinton Scollard. —Tenney ' s marshmallows : and cara- mels at Putnam ' s Pharmacy. —F or the largest assortment na d lowest prices go to Gei ber ' s one price store. - j —Soda water at Frear ' s. ' . ^ r - - ^ T enney ' s ton bon s j k n di chocolate at Patau n /i Y* n m iQ& , * ~ l J f e * • ^ J &^-^^^ SS tsS^ uSi ^ \ &£ &£ $ £
