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6 And forgive me for fspcying my:
self in leges You sad that you
would !. eesct be any ones second:
sMsssyset eirL | undssstana bow
70 dseE distinctions + Hae hesspaed' with
sIudly smile.
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letters before you aecoros me luit con;
saeneef Aad again: nes paie isacs
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THE OLD LETTERS.
20 Elsiel What must I do? Their

comes tha: odius Clifton again
MY child, refuse to see him; sure
lyyou are not obliged to receive him
whenever he chooses to come here?
20 nurse, you cannot understand
I must submit to that mans imperti
nGncc.'
"Indcedl Icannot understand why
this should be the case, and you Us
tonish me when you say SO. l have
thought that this Mr.. Clifton's cali:
were 50 frequent that DR.. Reed, youl
betrothed husband, might not be
pleased
Il must conGdc the humiliating
secret to you, mamma Elsie. Years
ago my own imprudcncc placed me
in that bold bad mans power. But
listen-that is his ring at the door
bell. l will see him this evening.
but Elsie, this shall be the last inter,
vie%tl&tI viii gtentitial, Tonight
/ viz tell You all"
"Ny poor &earie! l teaF some
vou.Lfui :oAy is about 20 ripen into
some bitter fruit tilat YOU cannot
sas;ir pas.,way. Andmothe'iy old
5isI6 sighed deeply as the old lady
followed The servant.
!: was hours after. The evening
had grown into night when Sybi!
Bond crept up the stairs to her old
nurse, whom she knew would be
waiting for her. Crossing the room
30 the window where Elsie sat in the
shimme!:ng light Of the full moon
she sank on the foor at her side,
buryiag her face in the folds Of he.
dress.
Caressingly soothing the dark haiE
of her pet, Elsie waited until the
storm had spent its fury, and only an
occasional shrdJer or Quiver Of the
slight form told of the mental anguish
she was enduring.
"Teli me, dearie. what troubles You
so greatly?'
"Mamma Elsie, bear with me even
as YOU have always borne NY way
wardness since my mother placed
her twelve hours old babe in your
arms, and went to heaven"
20, Sybil, my dear young iady, II
was z precious charge, coming as II
did from my dear young mistress in
her early bereavement, and you know
your sainted mother followed heI
idolized husband to his last home in
one short week after his sudden
death"
'Elsie, do you remember the sum
mer We passed at your sisters beaut;'
ful prairie home?"
Full well, my dear; it was your
fifteenth summer; You were rather
delicate, and though: perhaps the
country air might be beneficial to
you
"You will remember that, although
l did net ike going, soon became
well pleased with the place, and
liked staying so well that did moi
ask to come back to the city until
fall, when I suddenly insisted on an
immediate return"
eyes, remember"
"Well, nurse, it was there that
met Warren Clifton. was young.
romantic and easily fattered by HI;
attentions. l promised to be his
wife. After we returned home, | IhaG
time to think Of my folly, and ate.
few months Of childishly romantic
correspondence, I wrote to him, ask
ing to be released from my engage
ment, and requesting that he should
return all my letters. This he refus
ed to do.
the cwardly rascal!' cried Elsie
II wrasr arq and arair hU: Z
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COUNTY DIRECTORY.

Judge Circui. Court-Ho3. Jos. SMITH
Eavenswood, Jackson County
Clerk Circuit Court-C. 3. WAGGESEl:
Clerk County Court. kIMnEELING.
Prcsiden: County CouTt-B. J. REDHoHD
Prosecuting Att0rncy-D. v. foL'LET.
ShcriI-CoLuHGC SEuOy.
Jailor-J. JEwIaT.
Surveyor OF Lands-GEo. v ?CLL:S.
Assessor Dist. No. l-JACoD EorS1.
Deputy Asscssor-D. S. FA"MATRE.
Assessor Dist. No. 2-joHX G. BrcEIEE
Sup't Public SchcoiS-D. ?. GUTHRIE
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Finding Out The Secret.

Finding Out the Secret.
Mrs. Brown and her gossip, Mrs.
White, were convcrsing about hus-
bands and the secrets Of Frecmason-
ary. Mr.. Brown was Fgeemason;
and the idea ofnot being ableto share
the secrets OF the order with him
made Mrs. Brown very unhappy.
She was pouring out her grief to Mrs.
White and saying for the thousandth
time, 81 wonder what they DO in the
lodge room?"
q have no doubt but it is dread
full" replied Mrs. White. "But if
'.But how? They dare not tell
my husband was a Mason, I'll bet
I'd find out what he did"
"Ah! but I'd make him tell"
aHow! Oh, hOw?" asked Mrs. Brown,
anxiously.
Hush! I'll tell you; but don't
breathe it for the world, because it
is dead secret
'No, no; l won't"
''Well, do you know that tickling
persons ear when they are asleep
will make them talk?"
No. Wilt though?
Yes. Nov you wat til Brown
comes home from &c lodge next time,
and have broom straw in bed with
you. When he gets asleep you tick
lie his ear with it gently and he will
begin to talk about what he has been
doing at The lodge, and in this way
you can get the whole o:the business
on: Of him."
"Gracious me! You don't say so,
Mrs. White?"
@To be sure I do. alwaysgetm my
husbands secret out of him in this
way"
arn do it,
.'ind you'll tell me all about it,
won't your
Certainly. But you must never
say anything about it?"
"oh, Of course not. Pm very close
mouthea," replied Mrs. White, earn
estly.
So j. was agreed upon, and they
separated. But unfortunately Mr..
White had overheard the conspiracy,
and lost no time in informing Mr.
Brown, who laughed heartily over
it.
a few minutes afterwards Brown
attended meeting OF his lodge, and
his wife was all anxiety regardingit.
On retiring, she armed herself with
aspray from her broom and wakeful-
,ly. waited for her lord and master TO
return. Atlast she had almost brok-
en- down the veil of secrecy which
had troubled her so long, and her
heart beat wildly when she heard
him open the front door and come in.
OF course she preferred to sleep,
and did not see the comical smile on
her husbands face as he turned up
the gas and began disrobing for bed.
Bat he said nothing, aud in a few
moments he was comfortably tucked
in and giving out premonitory indi-
cations of approaching slumber.
Then Mrs. Brown opened her eyes
cautiously, and convinced herself
that he had gone to that land from
which sleepy husbands never return
until some time ncxtday. Cautious
II she reached under the pillow, and
took the broom straw from its hiding
place. Then she reached over care
fully and began to tickle her hns-
bands ear, and hes was all the while
doing HE best to keep from exploding
with laughter.
Finally he began to talk q little,
and her ears were keenly alive to
every syllable.
"Yes, must de-" said he. "He De
trayed our secrets to his wife. I've
got to kill him-the lot fell or me."
Mrs. Brown screamed and leape&
from the bed, while her husband, uG-
...E !.
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DENEY0LENT SOCIETIES.

lTAsoNIc-Minturn Lodge No II, mccts
on the first and third Tuesdays OF each
month. C. SHREWSBURY, Secretary.
Odd Fellows-Foint Pleasant Lodge No.
81, |. o. o. F., meets every Thursday
night, in Fishers Hall JoIIN &. $ToErz,
Secretary.
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REST.


Where the longgrccn grasses wave
Underneath the willow boughs,
Only there the rest we crave,
II some quiet, grass-grown grave,
Waits our weary, aching brows.
Only there? Oh, far away
From the ceaseleSs toll and STRIFE,
From the city's dusty street,
Ever trod by hurrying :eet,
Waits purer, better life.
Oh, thou worid-worn, weary ouc
Sweet the hope Of rest in heaven!
Yet i: is jOy 10 know
Heaven is with us here below,
Even here o rest is given.
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Times Of LoldiDg tic C5yf's.

Circuit CorET-First Monday in April,
and first Monday in October.
CorxrY CoCHT-Third Monday in Janu-
a.y; Third Monday in March; Third Noa,
day in MAY; Third MoEda% in July; Third
Monday in November; Third Monday II
December.
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-aEM ~. aNa5xs&,

2 ttorney at Law,
WLL practice in the Courts OF Mason,
w PutnGm and Jackson counties, and IL
The Cour; Of Appeals Of Wcst Virginia.
address, Point Pleasant, Mason county,
West VI. Oiice il the Court House
i. .s,lce, Is712s sii,,.s,-,.l
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CITY DIRECTORY.

3!ayor-JAwrs 4. CorcH, In.
Rccorder-M. II. HAZE.
Scr.can;-J. iEwErT.
Councilncn-john v. English, DR.. W:
T. Scalo, Robert Young, T Stribiiag, and
Col. G.. i. Thomas.
Street Commissioner. /. GIgas.
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GUnG 3. .arynstTcag,
AfE0e;aeMs ~ LN1c.

WILL PRACTICE II THE COURTS
W Of Mason and NdjaccG: countiCs.-
promp: attention glvea 10 all iega. business
entrusted 20 their care. Address, W. K.
tiuna, Mc.ccr's Bottom, Mason county, ".
Va, OF J. v. C. Armstrong, Poir: Pleasant,
Mason county, " Va. Lune 25,7i-ly.
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:. Il. -cyf:iSsoy. 7. ". ?oLSLEr.
gom:insoo {. sols!ey,
Attorneys AID CSuGSeIi0FS at Law,

POINT PLEASANT, WEST VA,
UTiLL practice in the county OF Mason,
w the United States Distrlc! Court icr
West Virgins, and in the Supreme Court
oi appeals ri West VrginiI. Prompt ~
tcn::5n given 10 TIE collection OF al claims
entrusted 10 them. address, Point Pleas
AIT, West ~. oct. l6r lS'S-iy.
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really loved Warren Clifton after
reading those letters. No, ! cannot
tell MIN"
depend upon it, dear child, it is
the best thing to do" urged Elsie.
'rNo, no! Never speak Of such a
think again. Ii he must know it, l
viii not be the one who tells him
that which could only cause him TO
scorn me. Tomorrow afternoon We
must oc ready to 50 from here. In
the interim, We will catch few
hours sleep. And, nurse, be sure
you are ready. Now good night"
And, kissing her Old friend affect
ionatcly Sybil arose and walked
slowly oat Of the goo@.
&She shall not commit this last
folly, if | have any wits about me,
said Elsie determiuedly.
She caught up light shawl, and
hastily throwing it over hcr head,
left the room. but paused at the
stairway in the hall, counting the
strokes of the clock.
"Twelyeia she muttered.
She listened q moment and then
passed down 70 the 6all leading TO
the from: door. Standing on the out
side, she looked up the village street.
":Therc's .. dim light, and his bug
gy is at the door. l anust hurry, or
III be too late" And she walked
5riskly up the street.
& *
l: WIS eight O'Clock on the follow
ing morning, and DR.. Reed sat alone
in his Office. A thoughtful look was
on his face, as, leaning forward on 4
table, he ran his fingers through his
brown, curling hair. making it fall
in heavy mass on the broad white
brow.
a have i: at last! Just the thing!
There will be some fun in it too"
Taking MS hat he started for the
door at rate tha! brought him with
force againsta q person just entering,
Hello, Ned! Just the man | want
TO scc-had started out to find you.
"And you found me as this knot
on my forehead viii testify for a
week" And Bowers rubbedhis head
dolefully. "But what's up? Got a
case for me? Business Is rather dull
Just now-be glad to serve YOU.
a want you 10 help me play high
way0lan."
WHAT"
Ned sprang to his feet in a startled
surprise.
"There, keep cool; don't getexcited,
as in that case you can be OF no use
TO ME. ! said play highwayman, and
I want to start out in half an hour.
So be quiet while ! detail facts and
explain why such . course might be
excusabie."
$50 on; I am all attention"
Give years ago, 4 fellow led girl,
a mere child, into the folly OF cores
ponding with him; all the years since
he has kept her letters. Now ne is
in our little village, keeping her in
mortal terror lest he give her letters
publicity; threatens to do so unless
she gives him her hand in marriage.
She now believes hex only escape
from trouble is an immediate and
sac~et removal from this rlace. !
only learned this much las: night,
from a friend, who believes that l
could and would help the lady in
this dilemma.
"rll help you," said Ned.
Thanks, But it must be done
secretly and quietly This is the
thing I propose. When Warren
Clifton rides to-station this
morning, whittier l have learned he
is going to NEE: the ten o'clock train
for the city, we will be On the road
to relieve him Of that bundle Of. pa
pecs, which he carrieS now Oh al,
OCCASIONS.
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1ce insefted Tor less tfistn one ooiayf
. All advertising for shorter period than
three months is considered transient ;.
AllyeGrly advertisements payable hall
ye0rly in adrancc. :,
. Transient advertisements mus: be paid
for in advance.
Announcements for County Officers, $;
for State Senate, and State officers, SO; for
Congress, $50
Legal publications must be paid for, in
all cases, before the delivery OF the certi!i-
catc OF publication.
Personal communications, and those rec
ommenGing persons COR Office, will be cha:SS'
ed at regular advertising rates.
Marriage and Death notices, not orer
fve lines, published gratis; all c"er that
amount At half advertising rates.
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)I4 XIV. POINT PLEASANT MASON sG0gAll. zN4Bs41 q

ray eHtreatie be ssl =
ansTer. Then I 3
remember, and nc
loyed him and Qrol {
wife; hoping c
ten mr., q had slsas1
oas, You see " r
on learning nes
lnent that BSddal1.
threstens 70 81 0w
men letters to DH
instantly break pas
marry him.
sybii burst il
speaking, Mhae
ssThere,
50 .Hcs I'd
va liec- q
.
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The British son-in-law of our gov
ernment, Mr.. Sartoris, is an athlete
and prides himself on his muscle
and his skill in the manly art Of
self-defense. In all the pride of self
conceit, he challenged a New York
stock broker 10 put on the gloves
with him, at Long Branch, the other
day. Resuit-Mr. Sartoris lost the
first blood; got the first knock down.,
and was severely thrashed generally.
He will be more careful how he. tack
les his Yankee brothers in future.
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Nineveh was IA miles long 5 miles
vide, and sc niles around, with
val !G0 fec. high and thick enough
for three chsrio.s ab.easv.
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): EEIIufrab. TbnlII Just tbe .thiag:-

HufrSh, T6nll Jnst The thing
Provided you psrnlii -slisgaises, III
give him q resIiar scazs e. : !.
win gise.up. that; part tosyoa;;
sarrangs it as you sasiR. But I viii
reveal myself to him before We part,
With a litiIewhOle Olesome sdxice thrown
in 10 make the medicine % down; It
"a dpgbt viii be q bitter pill
se61e with me. 10 my rooms, ; said
Ned Bawers, spriaging oshis feet
viii fnd escrythiag re, need
enc miaats order. my
Hoses to be saddl md brought to
syes aor. .,
8na She friends were soon seen
Gafaging upsshe street: IS.
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II 4 - LylI.f-
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Tlo 49,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-05-19
Extraordinary Realism in Art.

The story of Mrs. Elizabeth Thomp-
sons effort to obtain accuracy in her
new picture of a cavalry charge (that
she had a field trodden down by horses
SO that she could draw the
bruised grass is more than matched by
an old anecdote concerning the orr gin
Of Messonier's famous ''Charge Of the
Cuirassiers. This story, which proba-
bly, is not true in every respect, is told
as follows:
"' To paint Cuirassiers,' said Mes
sonier, [ must needs see them He
according y took dozen of his corps to
his country house, where they were re-
CURED to charge down the park every
morning, but the evolution did not
last long, and before the artist had
sketched an outline OF the group, the
gallant fellows were out CT sight. You
must follow them by train said a
friend. No sooner said than done. An
engineer was summoned, rails were laid
down, rolling stocks purchased, and for
several weeks MISSIONER accompanied
the charge of his models by train. But
it was summer and the historical ac-
curacy required that the Cuirassiers
should dash over snowy ground.
Thousands of bushels of -four were then
laid down in the park, and as the
CURE esiers, as they charged. became
enveloped in clouds of farina, the
illusion was complete, the studies ad-
mirable, and the finished picture sold
for millions"
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A Man of Family.

John Hepner, a German, now resi-
dent Of Reading, Pa, has lived to be
called the father of more children than
probably any other man in the country.
He is 60 years old and has had three
wives. He was first married III Germany
in 1910, and his wife died in 1913. In
that short time she bore him seventeen
children--two pairs of twins, four sets
of triplets, and one at single birth.
Mr.. Hepner married again in less than
a year. He was married the latter part
of June, 1910, and in February another
child was born to him, followed by a
second on the following Christmas.
After that his wife bore him twins five
consecutive times, and three children
at q single birth, making fifteen
children in nine years, at the end of
which time his second wife died. His
two marriages covered a period of
seventeen years, and yielded him thirty
two children. He had come to this
country three years before the death of
his second wife. He was married
again seortly afterward, this time to a
widow with one child. This wife is
still living, and has borne Hepner nine
children. Of the first set of children
none are now living, and only two Of
the second, and three of the third.
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The Donkey phiI0SODllpr

t'Come close to the hedge, Teddy
said WORKOUT horse to his friend the
donkey, with whom he was picking up
a scanty meal by the roadside.
"Why?" asked Teddy, following with
his measured pace.
"Look who's coming! said the horse.
And there passed aforementioned
| cob drawing a cart full Of fresh-cut
/ BEANS.
Chow nice they smell !" said Teddy.
II should think they must be very
good; but [ never tasted any
II used to get them In my better
days, said his companion, sorrowfully,
''but [ can never hope for them again. -
"He's happy fellow, isn't be % said
Teddy. turning his head slowly round
to watch the cart going up the hill.
"Some are born TO prosperity, some
to adversely" S; ghed the horse. And he
| went on to entertain the donkey with
his recollections OF the taste of beans,
and to draw companions between their
ordition ard that of the happy cob.
Some hours afterward, while they
were yet in the road. the cart returned
empty, and while the diver stopped
to chat with a friend passing by, the
horse walked up to the cob. -
Good evening, sir. Pray, what
have you done with all your beans?''
cleft them behind, said the cob.
"Well you are in very different cir
substances from what you were when
you passed us this morning." said the
old horse.
"How so? asked the cob.
"Can you ask?'' said the horse.
sEWere you not drawing after you a
burden of rich delicacies that scented
the air as you passed ?"
''True, was" replied the cob, "but
not for my own benefit. The most
thai have to do with beans is to carry
them orthe use of others; it's seldom l
get taste myself"
"Ah, " said Teddy to the old horse, as
the cobs master drove off at smart
trot, chow little we know of the truth
of things! I have often envied my
cousin Jack, that draws a cart full of
delicious vegetables along this 70 I'd
every Saturday. but I shouldn't wonder
if he would tell the same story. No
one cen eat more than enough; and
although it looks fine to have so much
substance tackled to you, dare say in
most cases where we see it others gel
more good from it than he to whom ii
seems to belong"
So he buried his nose contentedly in
bunch of nettles; while the old horse
stood yet in melancholy attitude, try.
ing to catch the last Whit of his lament
ed beans, Of which even the empty car
had left grateful odor.-M''s. Poser's
| Fables.
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JAMES BOYS.

| They Visit Weir City, Kansas, and Spend the
Day.
A correspondent writes the Kansas
City Journal of Commerce, under date
of April %, as follows:
| Rumor has it that the James BOYS
passed through this place on Monday,
and came back on Tuesday, stayed all
day, sold mule to one of our coal
merchants, and went on their way re-
ioicing. Willie here they offered to ru-
| q horee-1ace with any one here, as the
had heard of this place having a spor
| ing notoriety, and failing in getting up 3
race, sold mule for 1926, that We
we'll worth 5000 They did some go 4
| blowing on card playing, and wanted a
game at $40 ante. Failing in this, they
left for their camp on Spring River.
They said they were going to the Car
West" had plenty of teams, and wanted
to sell any kind of horsefesh. Our
Sheriff did not get wind of it until after
they had left.
One of the Younger brothers has been
here all winter, and only left when he
got into trouble with the Sheriff, when
he went to Joplin, and the report is he
/ the Sheriff good race. He lies in
& colin now, with a wound in his thigh
II Oh will doubtless prove fatal.
Whi!e here, the James boys wanted to
play good game of cards, 1925 the
stakes, in a locked room, with equal
numbers. It is also said, and with
good proof, that they called here to
ook up one Perkins, who is supposed
% have been connected wi them in
some way. Perkins was killed here a
few days ago, in drunken row, and
now report says he is one of the gang.
It is now vouched for, on good
authority, that the Younger brothers
and James brothers were here in force,
as they were recognized. They were
five in number.
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San Antonio.

San Antonio is an aristocratic old
Spanish town of 1000 people. It was
settled almost 200 years ago by Fran
ciscan friars and monks. These Catho-
lie Adventures founded the town, built
fortress, the Alamo, and then COM
menced capturing and converting the
Indians. The town is now made up Of
Mexicans, Germans, French and O. few
Texans. The houses are generally one
story, built of stones and mortar (stuc-
co., and covered with fiat mortar roofs.
The buildings closely resemble those OF
Naples, Palermo, and the dead
towns of Southern Italy. In
seveyal locations in the town
are large open spaces called plazas. On
one OF these is situated the great
Catholic Cathedral, while on the other
is the famed Alamo, built in 1871.
This venerable building was construct
ed of cream colored stone, such as pc
walls in Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska,
In fact, Paris with its new Opera
House is built of the same material. Its
doorways are richly carved, while nich-
es are left for statuary of saints and
prophets. Under the Alamo are depos-
tied the bones of hundreds of
dead monks. This historic build
ing is now rented by the
government as a store house for
army-wagons, old spades, shovels,
army blankets, broken muskets. and
soldiers complexities. San Antonio is
now the base of supplies for the army
stationed Ill detachments on the Rio
Grande, which separates us from Mexi-
co. The town is irrigated IRON the San
Pedro River, and the gardens are filed
every month IN the year with blooming
roses and every vegetable known in the
New Orleans and Chicago markets.
Just now asparagus, green peas and
strawberries are getting old, and figs
and grapes and peaches are coming on