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NSURANCE , 2-fun'ow aim nip Sewers, arrows, Buggies, Waggons etc. en IVINGSTUN. {ovum from 7" "f 0f 1 A .90?» Ilittle wonder he looked tron- ' her had been ser- nhty. To have to pilot and pro- ungou heavily loaded with ivory “has through three hundred miles mung over boulders, and day and ficxpacting an attack from some likcribe of Kaffirs, with no help ”from his younger brother and Nap: Katineâ€"that is a hard task in! man; it is an awful responsib- toraboy of seventeen. But he mahrink from it. As his horse mpn for the nightâ€"the strong- time should they the attacked. He mdtotind a good stream of fresh Irmwng the rocks. There was lit- Nation except cacti; but below. mm, was rich grass for the Amy in the diswuce he could Mly the hills ruund 51108110118. ' '11 of the friendly Bamang- 'buthe knew that he, was now ndtbamost dangerous parts of by, not far from the Kalahari and still in the. country 0! “tram whom they were flee- .m“ L18 krual, only about twen- :c “‘3‘ may were bad men. and 5: Man attack. doyou thmk they will come?” mu was fixed up for the filteveuiug mull yurtaken, and has 0!) them before Makolo 3'1 Hams only a lad, but. about with younger of the two broth- ,“llhy had perfect reliance on “N 3211911 Watson had saved llamas then Makulu 1nd served hmJack with all the question- Whty of a dog. His dress con- hll ot a. monkey-skin muchi or PM in his band he carried ari- fhsat «mm on his haunches, and. W ”he questluns of the two glam that. he. had been to a “3M ”four hours' run” for Illdllm the Kalllrs were drink- ___‘Am}lancing, which looked bad. we W111 die hard." . ‘Wkahasty meal of asort of ' "Id along drink of water. UM ‘59 1W0 boys and the oth- to cut. down a lot of cacti “oath barrier in the most “.390“- Tbe oxen were driv- m'“ 310M104, and everything a“, ‘0’ the expected fray. In- -"303 Hunter Watson 13! Emns then." said Ralph. “at , “(13:013. ’l‘he oxen were dlziv- the miles loadel, and everythlnfl I“! for the expected fray. In- 1h "3011 Hunter Watson lay "no“ and burning with fey- "ha a good trading trip with his ”31°38 the edge of the Kala- . . I! forced into aquarrel “Mall ‘ndemncient chief. and. r... ““1? in the thigh, he bah I‘n 35““ by the pluck of his in th‘" 15' be had often regret- “Mo had cOllseuted to allow his 9‘ his adventurous mode of ‘M n Seemed that the end in: a110i them. He could h .1 and MW could two boys with :ZKW'US withstand an attack 311 °1 yelling savages? the“ a couple of hours sleep “81“. watching in turns. gig four o'clock each was . _ w. uaWn he Silently Shook “h his two sons and waited- l‘ui not long to wait; the!” than on all sidesâ€"fully an“, ‘M a shot." shouted Raw}!- :3“. keep cool and k1“ but the sun shows.” said toward the hill, 3001) m behind. He kept a. d carried a rifle slung revolver just showed a himself looked Worn I’m gO'wB look for us fell into the I8 the wagon and began to bellow ““8 Bounded all fell the jolt- ,V__, .â€"v “u Ulemllg 01 ! fightinf men. ' l a The ght increases. See! There is 2 a. huge. naked Kaflir- climbing over the i an assegai well aimed transfixes his throat and h falls heavily to the earth. In ‘LA AA__-__ ‘ 1‘ n A The fight was getting hotter. fiercer. It seemed that they could not hold out longer. Each man had determined nev- er to he taken alive, when Ralph shout- ed out, with anguish in his voice: "It’s all up, Jack; here come some But what was it in the fast approach- ing body of men that he saw! Surely they wore shields of cowhide! They wereâ€"the white shields of the Bam- angwatos. ' “â€"They are friends," he shoutedâ€" “friends from Shoshong! Keep going. old chap. ” Just then the attacking party also saw the new-comers. They were within half a mile now. The cry went round among them and they fled. Over the stockade, Ralph scrambled, and Jack tried [to follow. but neither had strength enough left to run; but they saw their enemies being chased away over the plains by the group of friend- ly natives. _ J "“‘Câ€"' -‘- a. hunting party, had heard the shots. and had come on at once. Lucky for the boys they had been so near, else they must surely have been sl‘ain. wâ€"v vvvvv But it was only a momentary lull. and soon they were all at it as hard as ever. It seemed impossible to keep them back. Lucky it was for them that they had been able to reload, and in the good light they never wasted a shot. NOW and again a. shot from the end of the wagon told that the hunter was still alive. The tent of the wagon )vqs stuck all over with assegais. â€"â€"v-v v’ Some of the new-comers advanced st.1_‘aight to the iqclgsprel‘fl‘ley were “I. -1... " It’s all up, Jvadk; here come so mgrg of_ them. Good-by. old chap.” But 2:13;? a-swi'gilffivlgt their eyes in {be small inclosure! Hanging with his fever 3f battle, the bellowi nu one terrified oxen. the hard brfihlprfgtgg fiahfjno Inna-n HE RI “)me 'vv- To this friend be related how pros-’ perous his circumstances were, and after his doparture the news naturally circulated. among his relatives. During the troublous years of 1806-1814 when Hans Jacob Suck, the merchant in question, was born in the parish of Steinbeck, not far from Hamburg, in the middle of the last century. Some time about 1770, on an expedition in- to the neighboring forest, for what purpose is not known, he had an en- counter with-a forester, whom he killed, and was consequently compell- ed to fly the country. He emigrated to Africa, married the daughter of a rich native chieftaiu, and after amassing considerable wealth made his way back to Europe and established'hinmelf, un- der an assumed name, in London as a sugar refiner. Early in this century. Sucxk paid a secret visit to this home, passing a few . days there with a friend of his youth. ‘ ‘I i _ A l-Zl‘l'orts to Find 'I‘hroc Mllllcm l’uumls .Vlls- lam In lomion. A quaint advertisement appeared in the London papers a few days ago, of- fering £1,000 for information leading to the recovery of a. vast fortune a1- leged to have been left by a German merchant, who died in London, intes- tate, at the beginning of this century. A London Daily Mail representative has obtained from some of the survivors of the merchant’s family, living in the neighborth of Hamburg, the follow- ing romantic story which led to the insertion of the advertisement. â€"wrrJ O . 0n the top of the kopjie they bur- led Hunter Watson, and left him to lie there among the plains and hills he had hunted over for years. Beside him they buried Makolo and be other Kaffir who had fought so well. Then with sad hearts they turned away from the spot where they had left fa- ther and friends. The friendly natives treated them kindly. escorted them back to Shoshong. They admired the pluck of the two White boys who had fought like men. and when they were rested and recov- ered from their wounds started them a. SOOd-byâ€"boss Ralph.” He smiled againâ€"and his faithful giack head fell back on Ralph’s shoul- . 0n the top of the kobjie they bur- led Hunter Watson, and left him to lie there among the plains and hills he at] 1......1. ~ ‘ ‘ ANOTHER LOST FORTUNE. morning indeed for “309- a 'Ehe Elbe â€" r-uvwvv Gui-VVU‘UO ‘uv few agedv “tn-embers of the family who ,stlll hve say also that they distinctly Remember hearing their elders talk of 9 This was corroborated by a ship's captain, who, in 1820, sought out the heirs and informed them that the in- :heutance was waiting to be claimed. lThe family, who had been respectable farmers. having become impoverished by the long blockades and wars, could ,not COileCL money enough to take the 'necessary steps to obtain it, and the :authorities were too busy to interest themselves in private matters. The a’letter arriving at Steinbeck, presum- aoly from the British authorities on the souect of the inheritance. This letter had to be refused, as the relatives were not in a position to pay the heavy postage, 168., on it. Steinbeck, like all the country round Hamburg was then Danish territory, and some of the old people got it into their heads that the Danish Govern- ment knew more of the inheritance than they care to acknowledge. Inquiries have more than once been set on foot to try and find the exact whereabouts of the treasure, which is generally supposed to be in the hands of the British Court of Chancery, but the descendants who are all in obscure circumstances, have evidently not gone the right way to work. The matter seems now to be taken up with more system and a splendid opportunity of- fers for any one interested in unravell- ing mysteries. :--- um namuurg m the hands of var- lous foreign Powers, very little new Penetrated from abroad. Shortly after £319 peace of Paris, however informa- tlpn reachoo Steinbeck that Suck had Suck is reported to have shown his gratitude to the country of his adop- tion by presenting £20,000 to St. Paul's Cathedral. There should he no dif- ficulty in ascertaining whether such a donation was made, and if this were the case, it would be an important clue. All the facts narrated above were dis- tinctly in the recollection of the old- er members of the family, when the last inquiries were instigated fourteen years ago, and though most of these persons have since died, the tradition is still fresh in the minds of the pre- The People- M‘ the (‘ounlry impressed .U- most [Beyond Endurance. The population of Italy was 31,030,- 000 in 1896. The annual expenses of Italy for governmental purposes are in excess of the equivalent of $500,- 000,000 in money, These expenses, how- ever, include some items which belong more properly to what may be called the obligations of the State’s improvi- dent financial system than to ordin- ary running expenses, but even with this acknowledgment the amount of such ordinary expenses to be raised from taxation is in excess of $350,- 000,000a. year . sent generation. For its war department Italy spends in a year $45,000,000; for its navy de- partment, $20,000,000; public instruc- tion, by the central Government, 310,- 000,000; public works, $10,000,000; “the expenses of collection” (public offici- als, agents, tax gatherers and clerks) $25,000,000; maintenance of the showy but useless Department of Foreign Af- fairs, $l0,000,000, the King’s civil list, $3,000,000. There is, then, the annual interest on what is known as the con- solidated (or bonded) Italian national debt. The interest amounts each year to nearly $100,000,000; $15,000,000 for in» terest on the floating Italian debt; $16,000,000 for what are known as “fix- ed annuities,” ~which remain “fixed;" $4,000,000 for the Department of Fi- nance; 3310,0001 00 for the maintenance of Post Offices (for the loss from their Operation) and the Government tele- graph system; $400,000 for the “promo- tion of agrictllturef’ $2,000,000 for “general expenses;” $500,000 for the maintenance of the Senate and Chain- ber of 1)e1..uties, and the balance for sundry and miscellaneous expenses, an exact subdivision of which, under the Italian system of keeping accounts, is impracticable, ‘ i n D TL-I_. :â€" -_-:"n JI-l-l “vowâ€""g ,. The present debt of Italy is equiva- lent to 82.500.000.000. and as there is a deficit every year, and small provision for a sinking fund, it is constantly on the increase. The taxes in Italy,which is a poor country, include many items which in other countries.wonld be ex- empt. There are taxes on land. taxes on buildings, taxes on incomes, taxes on successions,_ excise tnxes, taxes from OK“ OD. fiumluuu, ‘2-wa "â€"vâ€", v"..- _ , customs, which yield in atyear 850.- 030.000 only. and, octroi duties, imposed on marketable property brought mto cities, and which amounts in a year to more than _§l5,pO_0.000. , â€"- ----1â€" “.144. ITALY’S MANY TAXES. MRS. THos. MCCANN, Mooresviile, Ont., writes: “I was troubled with biliousness, headache, and lost ap- petite. I could not rest at night, and was very weak, but after using" three bottles of B.B.B. my appetite has returned, and I am better than I have been for years. I would not be without Burdock Blood Bitters. It 15 such a safe and good rem ed; that I am giving it to my children. Furnace Kettles, Power Stew Cut- ters, Hot Air Furnaces, Shingle Machinery, Band Saws, Emery Machines hand or power ; Cresting Farmers’ Kettles, Columns, Church Seat Ends, Bed Fasteners, Fencing, anp-Makers’ Supplies, School Desks. Fanning Mill Castings, Light Castings and Builder-3’ Sup. plies, Sole Plates and Points fox be different ploughs in use. Casting repairs for Flour and Saw Mills. Farmers, Thrashers and Millmen Steam Engines, Horse Powers, Separators, Mowers, Reapers. fl County of they. including a valuable W Power. Brick dwelling. and many olegibl. building lots. will be sold in o e or more lot-o. Also lot. No. 60, Con. 2, W. G. ‘ ._. Townnhi of Bentlnck. i00 acres. adjoining Town , Du ham. ortgages taken for part purchase money Apply to J AMES [06 Oct. 2nd. Edge Bl P.\ Circular and Cross-Cut Saws Gummed, Filed and Set. I am prepared to fill orders for 00d shingles. Oct. 2nd. Dealers in Wat/shes, Clocks, J ewelr, and Spectacles, Silver and Flat Ware of all descriptions. ' Repairing a pecialty. Upper Town, Durham. The Chronicle is the nest wide 11 rentl newspaper published In the County of Grey. Protect sour idem: th may bu you wealth. Write J HN WEDDERB RN 3 00.. nasal Am nay Washington. D. 0.. for their 31,3!) prise can and t of two hundred mutations wanted. Wantedâ€"An Idea All attempts to induce the poor at Great Britain to buy. rabbits. on tho ground that they are cheap and wholp- sumo. hove failod. Anna-slit could Inp- ply the poor of London. and then In. plmtyot mbbitstospuo; batman dquioothp mug“: Attila mm _ 4-1..- _‘ 4L; hoiswelmmodto totho um. DURHAM FOUNDRYMAN IN THE NWN 0F DURHAM, EDGE PROPERTY CHARTER SMITH, -- WE REPAIR -- .. GORDON -- WE MAKE -- THE BRICK FOUNDR P03 'vâ€" v--__ of none “mph thing to pump}? Who «I think ‘0 m