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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-12-15
CROOKED WAYS.

Like good many other young men
and women too, for that matter-I
was once badly afflicted with cacoetheS
scribendi. OF course greater evils might
have befallen me: l might have been
seized with passion Tor whisky or
gambling; but, still, my cac0ethes Scri-
te'stt was serious enough. During my
college days the symptoms showed
themselves plainly; but the malady did
not really assume its true and awful
proportions until after | had taken my
degree. Then, forsooth, it fastened
upon me like a leech, and before many
months had elapsed it overmastered me
completely. In accordance with my
mothers wish, | went to Dundas,
ostensibly to read law with nv I'M
Gle, but it was mere pretense of law
reading, for the mornings that | ought
to have spent over Blackstone were de-
voted to the composition of Il novel and
the afternoons to the polishing of some
poems. Uncle Dick shook his head
gravely and demonstrated, sometime in
sadness and sometimes in anger.
THAT scribbling will never amount
to anything" he would say, contempt
uously. This was hard to bear; but my
lofty aspirations sustained me, and, firm
in my belief of ultimate success. scrib-
bled on and ever, and bombarded all
the magazines in the country with my
manuscripts. The magazines did not
open their columns to me, and fell
back at last upon the weekly newspa-
pers. and especially upon the Boston
Weekly PaIadium. The journal printed
my essays, and certain assistant edit
or. whose initials We're IF. Il. S." sent
me polite notes from time to time. 1t
was something to see my productions
in print; it would have been more
had these productions once in a
while brought in check. But
they never did; they elected only
polite notes from F. T. S. Finally, l
wrote letter to the assistant editor
upon the subject, and by return post l
received a reply. 1t was sent to my
private box at the Post-ofiice, but. to
my great amusement, was directed to
Jane Bell, instead of John My
handwriting was not very distinct, and
perhaps tribe feminine. and the sig
nature. upon which l rather priced my
self, certainly left it an open question
whether John or Jane were meant
Tie note. too, began
Miss BELL: In reply to your question,
would say that this journal pays only its
regular corps Of writers. We are glad TO
receive your articles, and perhaps later may
make adequate compensation therefor; but,
as Young writer, it would be wiser for You
10 mink at present only of securing foot
hold. lou have an excellent chance Of sue
cess in the end; but much patience Is neces-
sarv at the outset.
Please say whether shall direc. future
communications to John Bell, Miss Bell, or
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-12-15

that was cousin or the father OF her
friend.
The slip OF a servant maid looked at
the card and then looked at me.
Frances Screven?" she said, inter-
negatively. - --.---
Yes" I replied Then took the
card. ran my pencil through the en-
graved name. and scrawled my illeg;5ie
signature below it. The servant took
the card again and skurried away. leav-
ing me standing there in the cold, dark
entry.
1t was several minutes before she re-
appeared. and then il was only to say
in a sing-song tone. Three flights up;
first door to the right.
went up the three flights and raped
at the first door to the right.
A voice called out, "Come in"
l entered a medium-sized. plainly
furnished room that WAS redolent of to-
bacco. with which was mingled faint
smell of whisky. There were two arm
chairs. large table. covered with
faded cloth, and an old-fashioned horse
hair lounge, from which, Us entered.
young man rose. He was thin and
hollow-eyed, and a beard Of severa!
days growth made him look. to say the
least. unkempt "Mr Bell. presume"
he said. offering me his hand and then
drawing up chair for me.
Il have called to see Miss ScrSen."
said l.
..Have you. indeed?" he replied in n
nasty, sneering way.
1t flashed through me at once. 1t
was her husband! She had deceived
me!
"May ask if you are any relation
to Miss Jane Bell. Of Dundas. Wash
ington County. New York. post-oflice
box 462?" he continued. in the same
sneering way.
/ suffered and stammered, tried to
lie, and nearly choked myself to death
WANTED to be diplomatic; l wanted to
shield her from his anger.
''Who the devil are you. anyway"
he exclaimed.
Ill am John Bell" l answered;
'.and | have called to see your sister.
Is she ill?"
IL haven't any sister," said he. nom
chalantly: ..that is, 1 am my own
sister, and she has Just escaped pneu-
monia."
The truth flashed upon me. "You
are an impostor, sir,' l exclaimed.
- Your sister doesn't think so" said
he, complacently.
II haven't any sister," said l. in my
turn.
He wheeled sharply about: "Who is
Miss Bell, them"
al am all the Miss Bell that exists"
/ answered. grimly.
"Whatw he exclaimed; "you are
the petted darling who wanted to be a
poet and an essayist and Lord only
knows what all? You are the only
child of wealthy parents9 You are the
lovely creature who sits in pink bou-
doir and writes verses with gold pen
and on perfumed paper'"
Eyes" said l. desperately.
Screyen dropped into chair and
roared. "A sell all roundr' said he.
And then he laughed until he cried.
while quietly stole away back to the
hotel, sadder but wiser man--Lip-
pinc0tcs Magazine.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-21
Humboldt Items.

Wiansmuesa Siissr State. October 10.
A carload Of ore from the De Soto
mine. at Star City, was shipped from
Mill City to San Francisco today. II is
said to DO ~ rich ore ~ any ever before
produced by the mime and 10 worth
about $500 per ton. Superintendent
wooleock. who arrived here yesterday.
says the mine 10 looking well.
Thirty.six soldiers. principally for the
Twelfth Infantry. passed west yesterday.
In command OF Lieutenant Seton. OF the
Fourth Infantry. They were from Davis
Island. N. Y, and are assigned TO COM
psnies now In Arizona and Oregon.
More new mines have been discovered
about thrse-fourths OF . mile from Pali-
sade, and II Il said that the prospects
look quite a. favorable - those ut
Stafford.
Wells. Fargo + Co.'S express brought
down from Idaho. yesterday. six bars Of
bullion. valued at $7962 6. The greater
part Of this bullion was from Banner
District.
Lux L Miller shipped fourteen car
loads Of beef cattle from Iron Point to
San Francisco today.
A carload Of dressed beef was shipped
to San Frsncisoo today. by Derby Il Co.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-21
Those Mysterious Women.

WisHs~Mesa Siirsr State, October 10.
Last week two women passed through
Elko, With their children. In emiersnt
wagons. The absence OF men was no.
tioeable. and the women refused TO be
interviewed or tell where they wers from,
or where they were going. Since then
Il has been sscsrtsined that they were
the families Of the Hair brothers, who
we're arrested at Battle Mountain for
stealing cattle In Churchill county, and
taken back to Saltwater BY the Sheriff.
They broke jail. and have not since been
heard from. The women came from
Churchill, sold the cattle which belonged
to their husbands. paid debts which
their husbands had incurred here and
for which the cattle were attached. and
are now on their way 10 Montana or Col
The men undoubtedly comnu-
nicats With them. and probably travel
eR The read In the daytime, 70 avoid b.
Inc rsssptursd.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-21
Canning Fruits.

San Francisco Chronicle: The advance
In raw fruits for canning has been from
100 to 800 per cent. We know Of pso.
pie with eleven acres Of trees who this
year realized from them Q net profit Of
SIS, 900. These fruits were sprioots,
peaches and white cherries. While In
former years the orchsrdist wa satisfied
with one and q half cents for his fruit. he
SNOW demanding and receiving fivs cents
q pound. and at such figures be cannot
fail to make enormous profits. There
is q most promising future for orchard.
lists, especially for those owning trees
just coming into bearing.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-21
Reno Items.
Reno 0a,sus, October 10.


q. Il. Beck 4 Co. are receiving the
lumber for their new mill. The firm
has six builders at work framing the
mill timbers. and expect TO have the mill
running again In thirty days. They
have rented the lower part Of the pavil-
ion and are receiving some grain now.
They will Be prepared to receive oil the
grain sent in. in q few days.
B. F. Murphy brought In from the
Black Bsss and the Blackburn mines. In
Cottonwood District. four tons OF ore
which will be ssnt either to Dayton or
San Francisco for reduction. This ore
goes from . trace up to $4,000 per ton,
and IL healthy looking quartz. The
owners think they have . BONANZA.
Old Father Purdy. Of Long Valley.
has gone TO bis rest. He came to the
coast when the coast was young. and
has for . score Of years lived In Long
Valley. He was the oldest Mason IN
the Pacific coast. having Joined the
Order In 1875. -
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-21

The telegraph says that at the obssrv.
anes Of the Yorktown centennial esls-
bration at Charleston. South Carolins.
Wednesday. St. Mary cemetery. where
rsposs the remains OF two daughters OF
the conts de erase. the famous
French commander. and hero Of the
American revolution. was thrown open
and Thousands visited the historic tomb.
which was beautifully decorated. The
son and three daughters Of the Cemts
dc Grasss lived for some time in Charles
ton. and Demoisslles Anslis and Me-
lanis Dc Grssss died from yellow fever
and ware buried in that city. Their
brother. Conts Alexander dc erase.
was ct one time State Engineer for the
two Carolinss and Gsorsis-s post to
which he was nominated BY washisgton.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-21

Those best sequsintsd with the CO.
prices Of the Arctic regions. express the
opinion that the past season las been .
very open one. and that the Jeanette
has probably proceeded around the Nsrth
American continent and viii come ont
on the Greenland coast all right. The
Jssnnss,s had . supply Of provisions for
three years. ana II vas Lieut.. De Longs
intention 10 90 around our continent, 10
possible. The vessel 10 not due until
July. 1881. 70 that there 10 no use insg-
iniss hat shs 70 lest Of this date.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-21
or Indi.u railroad iaborers, q MsxicaI

OF Indian railroad lsborsrs. . Mexican
bitter to the Chicago Times says that
they toll INCREASINGLY. but accomplish
little. In shpvelins. u would take six
Of them to equal enc white man. 1t 10
Q new kind OF work fer the Indian, and
strikes his weakest part. The muscles
Of the arms are not developed. An In.
dian 10 strong In his back and legs. and
whom II comes to earryine.a heavy lead,
Q white c~oupsttsr 10 nowhere. Din.
Guilty has been experienced In familiariz-
Ing the Indians with the %wheslbsrrow.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-21
A. tn. Jan.,ry meeting Of the Beard

Al the January meeting Of the Beard
Of Psrdous 1t Carson another strong
effort will be made by the friends Of ALI.
chartx to procure his pardon and release
from the State Prison. He killed Ed.
Kicker at Eureka about three years ago
under circumstances Of considerable
pr~ovocation. and those who know the
true inwardnsss Of the case say that he
was mot altogether to blame BY any
means. but m~sasurably ~justiaabls.
Charts was naturally an industrious,
wsli.msanins man. and Executive Glenn
sncy In his case would not b wrongly
or upprsatably bestowed.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-21
Selling He Goats.
Carson Tribune.

Sheriff Swift. the Ormsby goat raiser.
has made q sale OF two thousand head Of
graded goats to @. P. Bailey. the we'll
known glove maker Of San Jose. The
goats will be taken to Bailsy's ranch at
Battle Mountain. Mr.. Swift has prob
ably paid more time to raise Angora
goats and expended more money In the
business than any man in Nevada.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-21
Another report comes a. to the dispo

Another report comes % TO the dispo.
sition OF Lord Beaconsfeld's homo,
MuRhsndon Manor. It has been let, Il
10 now said. to Sir Samuel Wilson. q
gentlemen known fer his gift OF $780,
900 to Melbourne University and for the
successful introduction Of SALMON into
Australian waters at his own expense.
Queen Victoria has sent the silken ban.
ner aud badges Of the Order Of the Gar
ter taken down from Lord Beaoons6sld's
stall in St. Georges Chapel 10 BE- placed
In the ohsnoel Of Hushendsn Church.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-21

Latest returns from the Wood River
country describe business Of all kinds at
. standstill. and dullsr there than here.
The mines are not panning out any
thing like what was promised, and oil
who can get away from there conve.
nisntly are leaving fors more temperate
climate In which to winter.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-21

The Southern California Packing Com
psny. Los Angeles. have made . success
Of their experiment Of canning quail. and
will now turn their attention to putting
nm mutton.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-21
The Court Of Appeals In New York has

The Court Of Appeals In New York has
decided that . divorced person. who M
der the Law Of New York Is incapacitatsd
from contracting another marriage In
that State. can nevertheless contract .
valid marriage outside Of the State juris-
dietion, which must be recognized In
New York. The principle laid down 10
that . marriage valid where contracted 10
valid everywhere. This ruling 10 con.
trsry to the frequent determination Of
the lower Courts. and Is . letting down
OF the bars for divorced parties who wish
TO rsmArry.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-21

Last Tuesday DR.. D. Banks McKsn-
zie. the wsll.knsvn Temperance lecturer.
came very near being killed through .
drunken stass-drivsr. He wal travelling
In . stses-ooach from Salt Lake City to
Park City. Utah. The driver Was drunk
and the horses ran away down . steep
grade. upsetting the coach and smashing
things generally. The driver. being
drunk. was net hurt. but Mckenzie was
badly bruised and strained. and . fellow
passenger. . miner. wal fatally injured.
In his next lecture Mckenzie can most
slequsntly enlarge from personal expert.
sncs on the criminal wieksdnsss Of
liquor drinking By s~ssss-dhvsrs in whose
charge are the lives Of human beings.
Bot . still better lecture could be given
on the other side Of the proposition.
Mckenzie should not have ~reeklsssly
trusted his liist 10 . drunken staes-dhvsr.
It Wa his moral duty to have refused to
ride with him, and thus caused the
fellows discharge. By 90 doing. he
might have saved his fellow passengers
life. and himssli from injury. By pat
ronizing that drunken stage-drivsr he
indsrssd and encouraged him 10 his
bsssttipR sin. and may 10 the cause Of
still further and perhaps more fatal
accidents. In the future. And he also
encourages that driver to say that 10
Mckenzie had been drunk like himself.
be. too. wouldn't have got hurt.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-21

Old Series.
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oreepsbsum. Hsbing q %,
Trustees: ......:.........l2363. ...l0.....2eo
Gardiner I Hooker, Trus-
.ilssl. ...i0.....2so
And In accordance with law and an orusr Of
Of each parcel Of such STOCK - may d
necessary win Be sold q pubic auction. q The
onics OF the COMPANY. Room 4. Hayvafd's
Building, lis California strest. esn Ersneiseo,
California, on TUESDAY. TIE EoHTR (ethj
dsy q novkxSas: issi, = he boar q &c
iinQusnt assessment thereon, tcTcth9 Win
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-10-21

The widow and youngest daughter Of
R. @. Cridlsy. the famous sack Of fsur
man. deceased. are living at Modesto.
stsnislaus county. California. In sI-
trsms poverty. It will Be recollsetsd
that 9ridlsy carried that Afty.pound
sack Of four on his shoulder from ons
end OF Nevada and California to the
other. selling and rs-selling it at auction
for the benefit Of the Sanitary Fund.
meeting everywhere with enthusiastic
and liberal encouragement. The pro-
cseds were about s2Oo. 900 in gold, or
nearly half . million dollars In national
currency ct that time. The bersaved
family Of the man Who did such patri-
otto work for his country should not b
allowed to suffer from poverty and want.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-29
Varieties.

"To arms, to armsp' il the battle CRY
of the physician as he starts out wit Ii
his vaccine matter. Rochester Demo
crat.
Girls having the dollars of their dad
dies are wearing the queer looking hats
of their grandmothers.-I New Orleans
Picayune.
Mrs. Mary Hardy is lecturing around
the country in regard to young women,
and she tells mothers to beware of tbs
young man who drives fast horse.
The Boston Transcript hears of man
who would not have the boil on the
back of his neck dressed, because he
had been told that high heals were un-
healthful.
The first thing to do when an Arctic
exploration expedition has been fitted
out, is to tit out an expedition to go in
search of the first one, and 30 on
Lowell Courier.
An Iowa clergyman regulates his
marriage fees by weight, the rate being
four cents pound for the bride
Should Sarah Bsrnhardt ever conclude
to marry, she can make money by hay
ing the ceremony performed in Iowa. -
Philadelphia News.
"Not one American woman in twenty.
five can walk five miles," says an Eug
lish physician. See here, Doc. you
just show An American woman a street
five miles long, with bonnet stores
every ten rods and see il she can't walk
the whole distance.-lB Boston Post.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-29

he knew you at that time,' she ex,
claimed, starting up. And he has
been away only a year"
Yes" said the boy, looking With
Worder to see the lady SO aeitatea
he came Ia see me in America, aud
took me to Calcutta with him, and he
has been good TO me. He told me that
NV father was dead. hut my mother was
awe, ana that my nama was Philip
bu. wonld not tell me What elae. He
said that you knew who my mother ia.
| wait TO find my mother" the toy
added, TREMENDOUSLY. Il don't like
going about the world so."
What explanation could he tiale she
knew not. Bat with II mothers intui-
ton she knew her long los. child. She
c!asped him in her arms. she kissed
and questionei him; che listened to II
recital of all his recollectiols. and with
every word her assurance grew strong.
er. His FAINT recollections Of the
great house, the pony carriage, of many
Il little incident which she herself re
called all were confirmation strong as
proofs Of Holy Writ.
The next morning Mr.. Vernon called
te see Mrs. Beaufort, and before he had
been with her fifteen minutes they were
engaged.
"Oh. my dearest, my M st true and
disinterested friend!' she suddenly
broke forth, {" 1 have such news to tell
you; can keep it no longer. Say once
again that you love and choose me,
poor and alone"
She leaned on his arm. and looked
with beautiful, tearful eyes into his
face.
II choose You so, my love-" he said,
" want nothing with YOU"
She leaned a moment on his shoulder
then gently disengaged herself from lis
embrace, and. going to the door OF an
inner room, openedit, and beckoned to
some one there.
a boy of seven or eight years OF age
ran to catch and kiss her hand. She
led him to the vicar.
1T is my little Philip come back
from the dead" she said, land / ask
you to leave the vicarage for the
manor"
No matter about proofs. They were
not wanting, and they were convincing
The Beauforts would own to nothing
they only gave up and went out of the
usurped Inheritance. But the servant,
John Slade. charged the proprietor with
having withheld from Mrs. Beaufort
the advertisement which described the
child that had been picked up at sea.
1--WE did not believe that it was the
child" they said, land we thought it
would only agitate Alice unnecessarily.
1t was lame excuse, but the best
they had.
So Mrs. Beaufort went back to the
great house, proudly leading her son,
and all the people bowed down to Ter
and congratulated her, of course. And
when the clergyman, Mr.. Vernon, left
the parsonage to marry her, more than
one noble gentleman cursed his own
stupidity in not having fallen in love
with the widow while there was o
chance.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-29
A True Eome..

Many of our young housekeepsss
faint and fall by the way after .
few months trial, relir gushing their
brightest chances for securing q true
home, and seek release from all resPon-
sibility in q clearinghouse. And Why Z
For the most part because their mothers
have been cruelty kind and indulgent.
They permit their daughters girlhood
to slip by without accustoming them 10
any care or responsibility. They forget
that to make their children useful and
helpful in youth will lay the foundations
of more true happiness and epioym
than can be found in life OF Incidence,
aud seltishuess. They forget that there
are heme lessons each day that should
have equal thought and attention with
those which are enforced in schools, IL
they would fit their daughters for
cheerful, intelligent, skillful homo
makers. II our girls grow up with no
higher am oition than to pass through
their school education with only Just
that amount of knowledge which will
he deemed respectable in fashionable
circles, devoting all their time out Of
school hours to street walking and silly
gossip, with not one moment given to
domestic duties, who can wonder that
they make un -essonsble. iudolent, in
competent housekeepers ?" Now and
then we find one whose natural good
sense has not been entirely destroyed
or perverted by the unfortunate indul-
gence or carelessness OF the mother.
If such one msrries. and truly loves
her husband. she will throw of the
letters and have courage to study the
art of housekeeping until she becomes
an expert in the business. II she would
do this by quick observation and thor
oughly systematic management she
will build up delightful home, where
husband and children will call her
blessed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-29
Decorative Notes.
Handsome calendars OF Russia leather
and gilt are set up IN easels,

Handsome calendars Of Russia leather
and gilt are set upon easels.
The new scenes ara of highly pol
ished brass OF oxidized silver.
Rocco brass studded with jewels Is
used for inkstands, jewel Cases and
ca4dlesticks.
Many beautiful vases, dishes ard
bonbonnieres Of the dae colored Sevres
glass are imported this season.
The ;e ithetic taste demands that win
dow shades shall be colored; red, gar
net and blue being the fashionable
shades.
New and novel work baskets are made
i'll the form of lady's boot, with very
high heels, and are handsomely lined
with SILK.
Porcelain lamps for oil and gas drop
lights, with eolorei silk shades, are the
favori,es for the library or home room
this season.
Among the new mantel brouzas are
apostle bells, one containing the clock,
and the other two Of the get serving as
CauulSStlckS.
Old china is now exhibited on a
bronze standard, the same as plaque
those for cups and ssucers having a
hook from which to suspend the cup.
The newest addition to silken covers
of scent bottles is frill of lace, which
is basted around their lower ends so
as to lie fiat and look something like a
mat.
Davenport ware in dark wine color,
with the decoration of olive, gold,
crimson and black, is very fective; it
comes in small picthers. cot 80 sets and
jugs with trays.
China plates, plaques and pictures
are hung on squares Of plush, which
may be OF olive. peacock, wine or
bronze color, or any shade that har-
monies with the color of the room.