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Selected Story. Thirty Christmas nights have come and 1 gone since that one, so memorable in my life, and yet, sitting here in my solitary room, a grey-haired, lonely woman, the whole scene rises as vividly before me as though it'had occurrec' but yesterday. I can see the comgortar bly but- piaiily.ful nished, low-ceiled,- old-fashioned room, with its dark wainscoted walls, and itsdim corners that the feeble light of a couple of composite candles could scarcely, reach; I can see the half-circle of faces gathered rotund the hearth, looking glowing and pleas:nt in the ruddy glare of the firelight -all except one, that of a man who sat in the corner opposite to me. I could not keep my eyes off that face, which had for me the fascination of ughli-. ness; as the lights :and shadows made by the flickering 11ame touched the shockof bristly hair that half concealed the low nar row forehead, the cavernous eves, sunken cheeks and hugh mouth, half open with a cynical smile, that showed the tusk-like teeth, I could compare it only with a shift- I ing series of gargVyles from some old inconkish ruin. We were all ilmeitnibrs of the cotlpany of the Theatre Royal X., and, it being a non play night, we were assembled at 'the lodgings of one of our members, a lady, to do honor to her birthda.y. Our usual .theme, the aflhirs of the theatre, pnst, pres ent and future, being exhausted, the con versation, I csanot relemrbert how, had turned upon mesmerism an"d chtirvoyanie, and I was stoutly declaring my utter dis belief in either, my skepticism being greatly intensified by the circumstance that Tony Arnold-the man I have just dlescribed, acid who was one of the low comedians of ,our company-took the .opposite side. There had "always been in an ont goonni be tween us, and, although I hiednonactual cause f6fsuch a feeling, a positive dislike lpoin my part;, which I believe was pretty strongly reciprocated upon his. Although I was scarcely twenty at the rime, I was what people would have called rather as strong-minded girl, with opinions of my own that I never shrank from as serting, with an obstinacy that no argu ment could overcome; and on this night, excl.ad by a spirit of defiance to my vis-a vis, I expressed them with a bigotry and contempt that were any thing but polite to those who difllred from inmc. "By your positivngess, Miss Grace," sneered Arnold, "I presume you have had a very large experience of the trickeries of )nesmerists." "O ! indeed, I have not," I replied, sharp ly. "I was never at any exhibition of the kind in my life, and never intend to be. I .shou..l!ot have patience. even to witness - pe a traanspamr t imposture." "Suppose," he said, and there was a gleam in his eyes which indicated rising temper-"suppose I could give you ocular demonstration that you are wrong, by placing some one in this room under mes meric influence; I have done the thing often. If I did this before your own eyes, when you would be quite assured there could not be trick or c(ollusioa. would you belive it then. " vr .1i dol't know that Ishould,"I a Ianer ed, doggedly, ''If you have such power," I added, with a contemptuous smile, "why dlon't you try it upon me?" Arnold was evidently taken aback. I do not think he dreamed of my taking up his challenge, lHe regarded me for some seeonds with a doubtful,. wavering glance, which I met definantly and mockingly.]3 "I Twould prefer any one else in the room," he answered, hesitatingly. "Of course you would,"'~'I replied, with ai malicious laugh ; "I am not a good sub ject; the mystic influence is powerless over disbelievers. 0, I know all the jargon." And I east a triumphant glance around the company, who were exceedingly amus ed at our discussion, Arnold turned alternately white and red with rage and mortification. "It is not] that," he answered quickly, then paused; but, evidently stung by my contemptuous laugh, he added instantly, "Very well; be it so, since you desire it." The prospect of having the discussion so summarily tested and adjudged `created an immense excitement, and I could feel my own cheeks burning and my pulse gallop i#g at fever heat as Arnold proceeded to make prepatrations for the experiment. I anticipated the usual passes and hand wavings, of which I had heard and read, but I soon perceived that his method was going to be entirely different. He began by placing two chairs exactly opposite to one another, in one of which -he requested ime to be seated; then he draped a large black coat round me, so that only my face rose above it; then a lamp, borrowed from the landlady of the house, was set in such a position that the light should fo ciis upon my face; after which he took the chair opposite to mine, and desired me to fix my eyes firmly upon hie, and not remove them for a second. I followed his instructions, and the next moment I was staring intently Into a pair of greenish-brown orbs that I could feel did not meet mine with equal steadiness. There was a profound silence, broken only by a little suppressed giggle from the fe males and an occasional low .whiaper from the men. We had been thus only a few seconds when Arnold sprang up, exclaiming. 'It's no nse; I can't do it." A shout of laughter hailed this con fession of defeat, and, throwing off my drapery, I jumped up and joined heartily in the chorus. Arnold was white- as death and extreme ly agitated. He made no reply to the vol leys of "chaff" that assailed him on all sides, but again turning to me, said, in a tone of intense earnestsess, "I cannot mesmerize you, but you ean me; those strong, steel-gray ey&s of yours, with their metalic lstre, are far more potent than mine. Come, will you try?" I did not need the inducement of hand o'apping and the chorus of "O, do!" that greeted the proposition, to promptly con sent. I began to be deeply interested in the experiment, and now that I was ac credited-with possessing this occult power, my skeptism began to waver. "But before we go any ftmrther," he said, "I musi; make one condition, and it is that, shoulM I fall into a comatose state, you will not put-to me any question of a priyate nature, as I shall be compelled to answer truthfully, litterally, whatever it may be." I promised faithfuilly not to do so. The previous disposition was now re versed, the lamp was set so that the light should shibe upon Arnold's face, and he was enveloped in the cloak, as I ihad been. And now, w.th all the nerve power I : poissessed, I fastened myeyes iupon Art nold's. White and ghastly look e hi faci • 1ridyngout of the blackness of the draipery, which gave t almost the appealance of bring divided from the'body and . ipend ed in space. The lips weti wide&apart, and the greienish eyea sere dlate t ir utmost extent, with a strained,, fascihat4d d look, stich as they might have worn un Y der the influence of a rattlesnake. I could Sscarcely:suppress a shiver at this ucann s looking picture; but a wild spirit took pos I session of me that night which soon swept 1 -away all such "compunctious visitingsof ,' nature." Everybody seemed to be thor of ougily impressed by the weirdness of the I situation; there was no giggling, no whis ld pering; all was silent as death. After Id about a minute my eyes grew rigid in n their intense stare, until it seemed to me that I no longer had the power to move or 'e, close them, or even wink a lid; gradually i- I could feel the pupils dilate, until they sf eemed to become two hugh discs glowing wr- with a lambent and metalic fire. I could en. see that every nerve of the white face was Ia quivering, the breathing was short and la ke bored, and a dull, stony glare came into ft- the eyeballs-a far-away, trance-like look >d that told me consciousness was gone, and that the very soul of the man had passed of over to my keeping. And I felt a cold, 'n- cruel, hard triumph in this, a desire to the strain my mastery to the utmost. I rose to from my seat, slowly moved backward, nl ?and imperiously beckoned him, never re he.- 1Ixing my fixed stare, which seemed to sn- scintillate and flash, As I rose, he rose,I :id clutching the edge of the table to guide his trembnling steps. Slowly I moved, he fol is- lowed, seemingly impelled by an involun Itiy tary impulse. I stopped suddenly; he i stopped. ed, "What is your name?". I asked, imper of I atively. de. In a forced, hollow voice he gave one be- that I afterward discovered was his family u1 namne, Arnold being only a t heatrieal so ke briquet. Otty At this one of the gentlemen broke in, protesting : the "No, no; that is against the bargain; tie led questions." ans "It is time to put an end t I.o It don't as- like it," said another. "u- "O, yes," added a lady: "It is too hor ht, rible."' -a- The interruption seemed to exercise the and fiend that possessed me, and called me to nack to myself; w-ith an effort I wrenched my gaze from that ghastly face. As I did eso, Arnold, as though he had been only up iad held by my eyes, fell upon the floor in of strong convulsions. Our experiment in mesmerism spoiled rP- the rest ef the evening; for although after the a copious outward application of cold I water, and a judicous inward one of neat Css brandy, he soon recovered and tried to laugh off his illness, it left a creepy, disa 'a greeable depression upon all, which no ing amount of hot spirits and water and forced Jar jolity could succeed is dispelling. by As it may be supposed, the effect was es- strongest upon me, and It chiefly took the ng form of intense annoyance at the parti es, hiau.layed; I would have given anything re to ha e recalled the past few minutes. At= ou ter nold's re very, by a tacit under r· 'ingx no on pmadegany Jefstul - Ssir for a time of putting it out of their by thoi ts, and none so much as the princi pa lactor in it, who laughed and jested In do a feverish manner, and never allowed the his conversation to flag for a single momqnt, me as though lie feared the subject might crop ce, ,,on ownin Everybody, however, was eagerly dis cussing the singular event the next morn ing at rehearsal. I avoided the gossiping groups, for the remembrance of the scene was a horror to me; so did Arnold, whom I studiously attempted to avoid; but he took an exactly opposite course, following me wherever I went, trying to engage me in conversation, and to catch my eye, as though some of the fascination of the pre vious night still surrounded me. After a rather late dinner, for tlhbe re hearsal was very long, I was dozing in my chair, when there came a soft tap at the door, and to my sleepy "come in" there appeared upon the threshold the tall, gaunt figure of the man whom of all oth ers I least desired to see. It gave me quite a shock. It was the first time he had ever called at my lodgings. In common courtesy I was obliged to ask him to take a seat and draw near the fire, as the weather was cold. In a vague, listless manner he placed a chair in such a position that it exactly faced mine, drop-. ped into it without a word, and tried to fix my eyes. I immediately shifted them, awd gazed into the fire. He made no attempt to:rccount for this. visit; he talked very little, and in an ab sent manner-that betrayed that his, thoughts were not on his tongue--about the bu.siness of the theatre.: I felt very, embarrassed by his presence, and presently rose and rang for tea. What could I do but ask him to remain, and take itiwith me? He said "Thank you," and kept his seat. I felt quite terriied by the change that had come over him-from a noisy, jesting, rollicking kind of a fellow, who had always a gibe for me, to this si lent subdued man, with those dreadful eyes ever yearningly seeking mine. At~iength he went away, and ;never ni. my life did I feel so thankful for anybody-s departure. But he came the next day about .the same time, and acted in just the samemain nor, until the lights were broughting thenA all at once, he rose from his chair, crossed over to where I was sitting, and, laying his hand upon my arm, said, in a hoarse whis per, "Mesmerize me !" I started back, and answered, shndder ingly, "Not for worlds!" "You must" he answered passionately. And somehow or other, I cannot tell how, a few minutes afterward *wer-uwre sitting vis-a-vis staring into each other!g eyes. In less than a minute there was in his the dull, stony vagueness of inasosi bility. I covered my face with my hands ,bat withdrew them, as I heard something= fall heavily upon the floor, to see'himbhuddled at my feet ln convulsions, the froth bub bling from his lips.- · - :ver I did not call for assistance; ;lttkily I had some water and somie ·ibr*dydinrthe room. I knelt down and cepiously bathed his head and face, and. then( with some difficulty forced a little of the spIrIabe. tween his clenched teeth. - Wheno'hreecobvred I nearly fainted:-my self ; but rallying by an effort, I told bide very positively:that i~q mnst at come any more. "I: canot stay away; I must come;: was his answer. And again the dilated eyes began to wander earvingly ip search of mine. I cannot describe the hiorror I felt at these visits, and at length I begged a lady friend I ha in the theatr e to sead stag r with mewhathad fm or teas a con strolled ct of ~ releu it'foom coin metng I t he ca were sunk he Ikeepery h ollows, anld te j remaineck nlmy foum.~l eM_,. - in businmaftner fdw day s my friendrtuned t, c hmost rurde tome, at which I was mach re-. lieyed, for I n aw began to entertain hopest that he obegidtingto quier ti6s pupils' toE t chagetha t e, haii d the oery feelt a t coa n Stat subjpwar ct of a wreek ooni cornn t; h.. . c. had alxit uis ecf strecjd Pod r 'this{ ti e seemed to g iste .day' by date, l i ; e ?: a ,coIuted by ay, it il be said" lr~ i clte r were sunk in ideper hollows, :d theire an ere black riefms hih s eyeptt.;,. :rI- , lyfter foudhavew dones mso, fri --ret!,ned must c heroiifen lodgingst ev Ie T ehm e--frnc n it the usuaold hourad beg Anol cthrowa s e be i s sour on meas thdreai s c.e gougeh t in, g- he vag uein besught me to einmewhzen im. d I hdrmly refsed but I could not restt the eye ultpon hiy beeen s, fo a the monnt tio t his fae trednning to quiroom ft that a crisils sto :o dIate, aiimd very we heMth, nist he , not look at him made the desik. - - d hauonsedindle:p Mattems d\ nP t froil t .. ! i, foreheadely, it whill be sa ,, r la to have devised s-omye mand a respot in eachiu hl away; you, might. h-ave r,• cstmie . tl E. -ly, I cow havery paldone you look," I sai must it o ingly; "let me give you a glass of wine. c r e "ldo, b want nothowing," e saidin a gasp- i t is t our e; "there's quite fleis c.nough wi- t 1- e epriownced- I ague y e ing xowly hae.nd1 a- wasb i cnt.. I hadol falein .nixgse..i uto the me es"Have o the yp el t I had aon'sked r- One aftciirool lie 4 ri ed ýr'miý-he earlier than usarowi there was cetainly seine oc me cult sm path b vet seen us fdoc the moit le She entrdo e no good.om I -it thati you wrislo w ' - coilling me." lie "I!' in er wehoed k: healh,aity. , "Yes," he do ianswerel ; "sookingcle nighA c hausted, and 'Wiphiig' tliid dtinup;;'o't jýii, i c eyou torehe thile h eart andthi sou sout of my Iody bored; andt livre without a feu, and I wott in .'xci te restlessooyeps, anled, a rgrspot in eat c shollow. chek.ss "You talk nonsense, * "How very pale you look," I. sai ,pa'. inglyd; "let me g you a glss of winried already." ie "No, I want nothing,e oent whe s thera Sit wasg ton;really so, but ther fl ge e g -h - was th ase, ad it wup." upo p-dress m"Have you seen a doctoterms?" I imed I in growing very dign nt, prvrus. more i "A doctor?" he echoplied, with .a, mockin da laugh. "; yes, I've. seen I dowactfor int lie ar can dould not good. It is you who :oe .d killin me."u lain is t "reblin echoed faintl my e added, ;o "Yes," he answeed; "to incall the niby ght i- you tore the heart and diwoult of my bod t o I cannot live without you, and I won't." d I was very.. much terrified by. his 1wifd, excited, look,. but, replied, with a ugreat l t oshow. of firmness,- "You tIlk nonsense, f St Arnold; whyn, u are,, se befoalready." ht I ydid not kouow t give me.it prohetmise, ,g it was-really so, but there was a vague hi- 1 -= pression among the conipanyi tl-it- such r- was the case,-and it was upon thatiT muthor ir edme when weavthis under yoI wil thren ?my -selfhe retorted, sharply. the rve swear n "I did not, btt I find it true. And un ie der such cireumnstant s oew da-ire vou ain! t t, dress ne in such termsa" I exclaimiredo ,p growing very indignant:, pcrimapn moe in --. Pi;4· ·.i Men--and women, too-s-ay these things in moments of 'strong passion, without keeping their words; but I knew that he would keep his; the mysterious vympathy that-had been cre ited between us-: told. me so,-told me that if he left ni ý-itb that thought in his hearl· he vwould not be a living man within the next hour. It was ie,'ly dailuk, just betwi een the lights, and his face gleanied out of'the ibdows' white and teirible; and then I thought how it would look when it was drawn out of the water with- the long dank hair clinginiaboaut i. "·It is not much to .isk of you,'" he went on; ~,leadingly "'W hy, she may outlive us both; more than likely ; there is noth ing shocking about it-she is nothing to me, never has be en only the mockery of a ceremony links us." "But what ie the use of such a pledge,; what satisfaction can it be to yon ?'? I said, still wit.imy, fa;e c:ovred, for I dreaded to meet his eyes. , "I d ',ti kznow," he answered; "'it ywold give me a sort of hope,, that I can not live without, that I won't live- with 'out.' : Well, I gave himn the promise. I dare say yo~1 will consider it' very wicked in me to do so.- ~~ think so tmyself. -But I thought iit w.is almost mp ossible that I should ever be called upon to fulfill it, and how could I hesitate when a man's life seemed to beat sta .? 4' The following morning as I was seated at breakfast, I caught .sight Aof Arnold's dark figure- passing my .parlor window, ani the next jýment Ir heard his well known knock at te street door. I put" wn e cup of,cofe tbat bI had raised hal way to mzy lips, w hi nu uinaccount ablq dread came over me. - h , One.gance at his countenance as he en tered the room told m"e that somethiing 4p h pened. . ~ did not look at me,' noteven exel greeting, as he laid dow ishat and took a.bi.ir.I "I ave strange news to tell you, Alice," Juaoce, thiek andindistinct from agita `, Tor God's sake,-cLon'tl' me thate--" Scowd ,not complepe Lft utterance of my fears' my voie ,died awaty in my throat, anh with parted dips 3A id tigid eyes I could only await the expla ation. SMeanwhile e ld .ke ak from i. poek yt a Jetter ,wbhiq he rose &4pd offered me. It had a pblae k border. I shrank pack; I would not touch it; I '"Youkaerwthat itwasgoing to happen -you have cruelly entrapped me," I ex claimed, bitterly. Re threw himaself upon his knees at my t `I= Sw ijfo St 2ne1,,, he cried, j "I ` not. Vas: s0ddel., the lette. r i her friends hdd sc:urcely a inomen a4r1.inig.' :lr~e' e ;athat i hisa tone I could not disbelieve, aind wh'en. ter a while, I lbroht mself to rc tie tal ctte, I found iis :assertion-s -,ire telre fully con i ,''i ht m cakes i a.il toh ile horibite,"- I `i ei-d,- .fr 'inow I a3leel . , if Iwere in pcl\' :; .i tt lut I oimplye'' him: o reM give n. o nt. li :.a nllarrliage coutr'.cte t:..a.r t u? h au,:t'l i tl,-pi; . SButt lie only repeatedi tie.°id. ordt: "I stcannogtlirve ?'1ithot -t ,,'t d I wo, nI.'t.' " .. Iy, friend, who coutcld percive how ill assorted wse were, did al1 in her power to persuade me to break fritl himi. -' "l,etve the company,'' she aiid; "give no notice I of your intentionl, and go honie, or take another engal>geent.l(1ner another name."' Butsi felt-that In ail not break a vow so solemlny mintade, aPid which fate, wheth -r or good or evil, d so suddenly called 1. Slui fufiln, o 'ilove him, -of supernat * r stition .I cannl h-it 1was a -. i.tnre of drca ulsion and fascina tion. i i T41at4j tivw.to *t v%4' O44r w' ;e1ddin1 - :'y. I had striv e ao l' to 'lotp, 'tl- it to f il attO ch laier dBatt et t-;:i t wou!hi g:ive ime wit onily in h. 1r,' '1 '.1e , 01.) u.iirg'in g, A0 lhog,.lI the :s,.4 0 a' a't. 111ante.1r 01 our S' wooilng w.a- tuniil t tiol 11r.''''y toady:, save the fritend I y@1Store Ientio;'inie, it Wds t id.noerimble for t 0itlom1.: n1;1.t tt cIee how0 S mlatte s stoon btwen u1. But somehow we hadr d'if.md it lro.! the1 i rest, and Snow kept aloof e oM tihem, andi only of the Sacsiortl hint, iwhom rold' or ly lookst told us of y, - ve ir .obsCf th , I know we Ser te lt - constant theme of t eoi v'r.l t Mrch mornin , w~-o Sdeiltrlent but I do not tibullk that any'c, onld i ever dreamed loitelcrrid ble ai match. e c And we were tloth equally desirous of keeping our approaching marriage a pro found secret. c3I friend and one of the - actors, whom Arnold had al)iost sworn to - secrecy, weore to be the witnesses, so that Swhen on ti riiT h1 t March morning we Sentered the quiet suburban chreh only a 1 few st1anle loiterers were., thore. ie wefre dr(,ssed in our olirtlqry' costulme, stud 110 ' one who h:ul met wa s 0l0j,- 10 h:ave iSusf ct! ei our pu:pose.1 3 When he )a..sset'd the ring ove' my fi.gter., his l., nd was like i",:, so were hi : ip. `': ijius touched mine, at tei end of t.he ee;'c t mony, and I s:ww,. joU in the livid faceI > that was e.-- -o.less as if e.rved in stonlle. , We walked back from the church to ny;" t lodgings, where'ive were to be domiciled for the present. lie scarcely spoke the ) whole way. Heleft rile at the door, say i ing that he was.obliged to go somewhere, - but that ol rt urn in time for din t er, shit ed for 3 o'clock. I raj I bedroom, 1mheart. to conso e jll put ia che a upon matters, and 'tfter awhile I rallied a - little, and went down stairs and sat down - to the piano and played and saing to I)ass , Iaway the time. 1 Three o'clock ca!e "and passed, 11and 11till 0he d41 no1 rt'ur. T111n 1 1. fOittd, who hal remna1n( d 444 ';, ,aia .e v,- l ' o in I sea 04h of 1hu. o [I ab.o3!):,i I,::h l a .iSouiri he 1 t3..lfcin hiCk, It htc bh " ie:n fn1 11! We playi "gti a ard, fiend' r1:lgilngsy, and thithery fter , who ep.tersend t h room oit lt '.vern ued by I thae ntorsr I alnays pol.o:d. great deal lIt had sulbeen aranged that ti we seehould arsupd d ly conscious of where he wa;s,-for, when ' s, addressed, he would stal'rt and look Vacant i ly about him, like one suddenly aroused ;troni a noze. It 'was two o'clock in the morning before Iwe turned our faces homeward. Silently I hepursued his way, and I was too proud to speak. But Oh, the agony, the shame, the humiliation .I endured that night! . lhen we arrived at our lodgings, the fire was out. It was a very chilly night, and he complpained of being cold, and said he should rekindle it. While he went away seelking some wood in the klit chen, I ran up stairs to nmv room ,and went to bd. Lst l n ast 1m aching, swollen eves clo ed, and I fell asleep. I., When I a'woke, the cold gray dawn of the .spring morninT was just stealing across the darlness of my room. I awoke with a start, and sat bolt upright, with a sense of inefflable horror. Had I -been dream ding? I could not remember. Yet there was upon me all the terror which is left by some mae. 9. -lleapede out of bed, huddled an. a dress Sing-gown, and with bare feet hurried down the stairs. It was an impulse, nothing more, for I had no thought in what I was doing. I opened the parlor door and look ed in. All Was dark and silent. "He has gone to sleep upon the sofa," was' my reflection. My woman's pride prompted me to return to my chamber, but some other feeling held me rooted to the spot. The chinks of the shutters were penciled with f.int lines of light. I cross ed the room, unbarred and threw them open, and looked up at the sky. The wan ing moon was high in the heavens, over which a faintr-seate flush was just steal ing, and a }ild chords of birds in the trees close by alonebioke the deep stillness of the early mornng. 'I stood gazing uponi the picture for some seconds, not becmause I felt its beauty, but because I dared not turn my head. When, aftl timem , Isummoned up reso 1ftidirto do so, it was slowly and by de. gre t. First my eyes fell upon the sofa; that was emp~t ; then theyy- tra.ellle tO wards the beaiihb. The fire'Jadb a bired into a great ollow, gray and brown with i,-black alii<< I could see: only a por tion of the rte, as an easy chair was drawn in r t of .it. There was some thing in thehalri, something lolling side waya, and tiere was a coat sleeve with a hand danglin across one arm. I could feel m. y ha ir b ite ud and my heart stand still as I crept; i to it, and saw a huddled' heap of clotheig in which was half-huried I ia livid, hair..trewn face. It was 1 htcband--dead. o le This 'story 2: not only feunded upon facts, but the events happened al most aactly'4hey are related here. Hirserg Nathan, HATS,. CA S BOOTS SHOES, ti . r i n 'Bo lih1esale and Retai Deaklers in HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, Trunks, f4i4ises, Etc, We han on hand a lare and well -selected stock of Fall aOndWit Go n i o rs i pr Overcoats, Fine Business Suits, Elegant Dress ______ Suits, a Large Stock of Arctic Shoes, Rubber = -K--- == Boots, Rlubber Cloibi¬g .uf tio Line Ad. Boots a- a . t( S Ihe 1 r)k Lr i EC f1''"h Which we .;r;, ;jf1ii.g at Lo;r A l th e1d vere offred in tl '- a TO' er1,t1- . -nh, l puib C i, res ectf ll it, ; i s ed to 4"111 and :.eu - . _ Panis .Made to Order. Buffalo and California Overcoats in stock and ,'fade to Order on short Notice. HI-RSHBERG & NATHAN. GO TO--- For Aien's and Boy's CLOTHITNh , '+'E CqpS, AT, TR+KS, Et~e. h nt ado mo i lSanket r- Res, Chiuneeila w illd leaver od Ulsts rs a . Overcco-ts the pr'ic.,,.s !If ii w p wve iFeen reduced to com inge t s C pa wllu to ofh h Eastern Markets. r M isu . 3For SY FrLi ghE PRO r PTLY FILLED 1. -. BflAtlKflR . & Ic, 2 e , u The $ legan0 ad commodious Steamer Red Cloud will leave St. Loui on the 25th day of March, 1880, anco. will ply between Fort Benton and Bismarck during the coming: season. Th Steamer Col. Macleod will leave r For Freight or Pssage Applyto I:. G. BAK2ER & Co., 219 Olive Street, St., Louis, lo. TROUGH BIL:- iNG FROM THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE EAST AND CANADA. $1,000 REWARD!+! CHOTAU O8Uso I ."V NS &.('> I IIAAVE FOUN 1 IT! !- ; · f--:'·Efzp, O ~ ~ : 4-· c ,11rfakan Plain' and Faancy, 121-4_2 Cen~ts rIL1 IMPORTED CXGARS5 Anu Doa't ou Forgeats. 0 X.CI:- A NGE!' ~WLn G. R. NORRIS & CO.q We haw Proprletors. No Lim E s t Aquors& Cigars! IHXCS 3R a DS.' lnes, Liquors id Segars. ýav. ?. I. 3niuwlk t Balk's jt9aLy ..kkb lonparlol Billiard Tables, tQ·bh am4 .ira.mmq I pl1. tl s hr p3 qtag ap cwnwt nu)y ox kd aad ftrgAUat I lw t Iego ODSB, Et.oN7a ?ZrZ1T O41rb2~ QOODL; Ztlo,