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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-12
IN SEARCH OF HER LOVER.
A Texas Girl Travels Three Thousand
Miles, and Finds Him at Last.


Miles, and Finds Him at Last.
Macon (Ga.) Cor. Philadelphia Press.
When the Macon & Augusta train n-
rived last night it brought to the city
modest young lady, who inquired for q
hotel. She registered at the Edgerton,
"Miss Z. Woodland, Galveston, Tex" To-
day she inquired at police headquarters
for detective, and said she was in search
Of man named Frank Bloodsworth, who
had engaged himself to her, and, after
borrowing large sum of money, had
left for Macon, promising to return In
two weeks. The time had passed. She
thought he had deserted her and she
slipped away from home. He had told
her that he would be in Fairfield, ILL.,,
at certain time. She went there and
missed him. She then went to Chicago,
where she met Mrs. Whitebaum, whose
son was her iance's friend. She was shown
letters written to the young man from Ma
con by Bloodsworth, in which it was stated
he was going to marry a girl in Macon.
This exasperated her, and she left Chi
NuBO uhh bbulNcu h9ho hSN
that the young man was keeping books for
O firm near the City Halls Detective Wood
arranged so that she could look out Of the
window into the store and recognize him.
Another detective was sent TO the door and
called him out. When he came her words
were: "He Is the man." She was hidden
In a side room and the young man sent for.
He was shown into the room. When he
discovered her he said: any God, you
herei" She said: "Yes, l have tracked
you over three thousand miles, and want
you to marry me as you promised" They
were separated.
She afterward ssid: ~ told . story about
his stealing money. loved him and want
ed an excuse TO come to him. ] am rich
and will give him all my possessions II he
viii marry me. Bloodsworth said; ~ met
her about six weeks ago. told her would
marry her. was in a trap and | left a
good position TO get away. have tried to
do so, but am beaten. She has offered me
$4,000, but don't want to marry her. |
will not marry her."
Young Bloodsworth is well connected and
belongs TO one Of the best Southern fami-
lies. Both are still in the city. The matter
may end in tragedy.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-12
A KNOWING SNAKE.
The Last Snake Story OF the Year-A
Truthful Tale From the Fields of
Georgia.
columbus (Ga.) Times. !

columbus (Ga.) Times.
A strange story comes to us from one OF
the counties below here, and II II were not
for the fact that fact Is more strange than
fiction, we should feel a hesitancy about
relating it. The story is this: A gentleman
having been at work In field some dis
tance from home had carried his dinner
with him. When noon came he took his
basket and went in piece Of woods near
by, and close to creek, to eat his dinner.
After finishing the meal he sat down on q
log TO rest while before resuming his
work. While thus engaged, happening to
glance at an old decayed stump just before
him, he saw a snakes head protruding
from hole. He Immediately seized long
pole and went up by the side OF the stump
waiting to see II the snake, which had gone
back, would reappear. In a short time the
snake not seeing him, crawled out, and as
he did so the gentleman killed him with a
well-directed blow, seeing then, to his
horror, that II was that most dreaded
reptile, the rattlesnake. To his astonlsh-
ment another came out and was also slain,
and another, and another, until thirty
four had been counted. While still watch
ing the hole he observed that the last
snake had only been wolndod, and had
crawled of and was, apparently writhing
In the agonies Of death some distance off
on sand bar caused by the overflow OF
the creek. He Immediately left his post
and advanced toward the hideous reptile
to dispatch him. When he reached the
spot the snake was apparently dead. Look
Ing down on the smooth sand near by ho
saw, to his utter amazement, tho words
'no more" traced thereon In plain, distinct
characters. He looked at the snake and he
looked at the words. He saw that cap
ital N should have been used In COM
mencing sentence, and he made the COR
rection; then, seized with sudden super
stitious fear, he hastened home nnd told
his strange story. We give It TO the public
for what IL Is worth. After all the snake
may have lied, perhaps there was more.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-12
IL Wa. a Father Hubbard.
Whitehall Times. !

The coat was very bad flt--too full In
the back.
"That1l never do" said the customer;
ait's like shirt on bean pole"
"Dot coat, mein frent," replied the
dealer, "ish very stylish garment.
Look at dot back. Mein gracious, 10 10
luay. See dot beautiful pufilng-der latest
style-and don't you forget IL. IL was
made on Fifth avenoo. II ish der Fadder
Hubbard style, and Is actually worth 30
much ash fife toliar more for dot cut.n And
Eve minutes later the delighted customer
left the store with his Father Hubbard
coat.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-12

SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Connecticut western news., 1884-12-31
ElectricIty's Deadly Work.

A Mexican paper says: A shocking tragedy occurred on Sunday night in the Zocalo, where the beautiful concert pavilion has been erected for the festival of All Saints and All Souls' Days. It was case of peculiar interest. A man known as Pantaleon Estrada, a worker on guitars, tying stone to the end of an ordinary wire, threw it over the electric wire. Estrada immediately fell dead in his tracks. The contact of the two wires killed him. A policeman standing by and street car conductor had much of their clothing burned of, and were themselves so seriously in- jured that their lives tremble in the bal ance. The electric current affected others more or less. The scene succeed ing the tragedy was demoralizing. For moment the dumb terror of seeing strong men totter and fall, as if struck by some invisible hand, held the crowd spellbound. Succeeding the terrorized apathy came wild rush for life. For tunately, the exits were plentiful, and to that was due the fact that many were not stamped to death.
 John Herbert, of the electric light company, mounted ladder, with silk handkerchief in hand, to remove the wire thrown by the unfortunate Estra- da. The rain was falling heavily at the time, but he did not notice that the handkerchief was becoming damp. He applied it to the wire to remove it, and received himself 8 severe shock that threw him from the ladder. Falling to the stone pavement, his head was cut open. He will recover. The police be- lieve that Estrada represents gang of pickpockets and thieves; that his object in throwing the wire was to extinguish the electric lights and give his pals chance to operate. Whether that was so or moi is not known, for he who could have told has had his lips burned to silence.
Connecticut western news., 1884-12-31

The rules of the prison are such that the convicts must replace their hooded masks as soon as the doors of their cells open. They cannot expose their faces even to their warders. If, perchanee, a face is seen by doctor it is paled by the long sunless shadow in which it lives and the want of bracing, blowing air, for even the daily walk of an hour in the prison yards is at best only exercise in cramped passages between two high walls, partly roofed, shut in by iron gates, stretching out like the sticks of a gigantic fan, and where a few stunted plants soon wither and die. The pris- oners have that flaccid feshiness which comes from absence of movement and stimulating activity; yet iD contradiction to the opinion prevailing in France that no man could stand solitary confinement for ten years without succumbing or get ting insane, it has been found not to be the case at Iouvain. Two of the inmates have dwelt there since 1864, the date of it's foundation, being transferred to the Central house after ten years impris- onment at Ghent. They had been con demned to death, but owing to the vir- tual abolition of the penalty of death in Belgium, the King had commuted their sentence to the perpetual entombment of their present abode. When prisoners have deserved an alleviation of their penalty by ten years of uninterrupted good conduct, they are sent to Ghent, where the rules of the prison allow of their working in common.
Connecticut western news., 1884-12-31
A Mansion Mystery.

The owner of country mansion in one of the southern counties of Eng land, bordering on London, sent for an architect some days ago to add room to his house, and was told by the latter that this was needless, there being room in the house still untenanted. The proprietor, says 8 London paper, laughed at the suggestion, but finding it confirmed by actual measurement, gave orders for the unearthing of the mysterious chamber. The wall just above the great staircase was broken through, and behind it appeared small oak-panneled room full of rich antique furniture, but so thickly coated with dust as to suggest seclusion of years or even centuries. The table was spread with silver plates and cups, as if for 8 banquet, and on 8 mouldering couch be- side it was human skeleton, while an- other lay in an attitude of hideous dis tortion upon the floor. The mystery, although tallying vaguely with a half fofgotten legend of former owners vengeance upon his unfaithful wife and her paramour, was never wholly cleared up."
Connecticut western news., 1884-12-31
Queer Currency.

In some portions of Dakota, where the county authorities pay apremium of five cents apiece for dead gophers, the ani- mals' tails are currency and are received as such everywhere. from the saloon bar to the church contribution box. The old bounty of fifty cents each on wood chucks was until recently paid by the Selectmen of the adjoining towns of Avon and Canton, in the Litchfeld Mountains of Connecticut. In Avon the tails were required as vouchers, in Can ton the ears. By accident it was dis covered that the woodchuck bills of the two towns for given period were the same. Following up the clue the farm CT boy hunters were discovered to be collecting two prices for one animal, of fering the ears to one set of Selectmen and the tails to those of the next town. There is at present no tariff on chucks in the Litchfeld Mountains, and local crises are impending. These are stories that recall the days of Davy Gro ckett and bis electioneering tours.
Connecticut western news., 1884-12-31
Lost HIS Wife.

A brakeman employed on the New York and New England Railroad, whose duties require him to pass his week days in Providence, R. L, and who was able 10 spend only his Sundays with his fam ily in Hartford, was sued by his wife for divorce. The notice of the petition was made out by the court and mailed to his address in Hartford. The wife of course received it and concealed it from him. In course of time the suit was called in court, and as the respondent did not appear, he having received no actual notification of the proceedings, n decree was granted against him by de- fault. In order to insure her total sep aration the woman married another man on the same day, and when her divorced husband returned on Saturday to his former home, he found his wife's new choice established in his place. Over come with grief and humiliation, he sought forgetfulness in liquor and died 1n two years.
Connecticut western news., 1884-12-31
DISCUSSING THE TARIFF.
Taxes and What they Are-AOw they Are
 Collected.

There are two kinds of taxes-direct and indirect. One species of indirect taxation is what is styled the "Internal Revenue" which taxes domestic evils, like the liquor trade, and yields the Go vernment an immense sum.
 But it's favorite and most profitable ''indirect" device is the "Tariff." Upon certain products and manufactures brought to our shores from other lands it lays a.."duty." or tax, and that duty must be paid to the proper Government officials (called "customs-oficers," or 'custom-house officers'0 before the thing can be sold in this country. On every pound of figs brought to this country, the Government, through it's customs.officers, collects two cents. States and slate-pencils from abroad must pay thirty cents for every dollar of their worth When you are buying these things, remember you are paying much more than actual values. A part of the excess goes into the treasury of the United States as "duty," or Sin direct tax; for, of course, the dealer who imports these articles includes this extra cost in the price charged the pur- chaser. You little folk have perhaps no idea how much you contribute every year to defray the expenses of our grand republici Dolls and toys not made in this country must pay forty-tive cents on every dollar of their value Bonnets, hats, and hoods for men, women and children canes and walking-sticks; brooms, combs, iewelry. precious stones, musical instruments of all kinds, play ing -cards, paintings and statuary- these are all roughly iostled by this un- couth law.
 should state, however, that all ar. tlcles from abroad are not taxed. There is what is known as the "Free List, '' on which are placed certain imports exempt from duty, such as nux vomica, assafoetida, charcoal, divi-divi, dragons blood, Bologna sausages, eggs, fossils, and other articles l But the great bulk of important staples used in everyday life does not come within this favored class. Chemical products, earthenware and glassware; metals, wood and wood enwares; sugar, tobacco, provisions, cotton and cotton goods; hemp, iute and flax goods; wool and woolens; silk and silk goods; books, papers, etc. and sun. dries-thus reads the Tariff List.
 This is what is called Protection. {" That is, putting heavy duties on foreign articles and commodities raises the price of those foreign articles, and compels people to buy, instead, those made and produced by American industry.-.S. NicholaS for January
Connecticut western news., 1884-12-31
SOCIETY ON THE STREET.
The New York Society Man, and Woman
 of the Same Ilk.

A society man, says New York paper, now wears trousers that are very loose, and he apparently puts them under the mattress every night, for they are creased up and down the leg as thongh freshly ironed. They are cut very straight and have large but indistinct checks and squares. About year ago he wore them tight and didn't have any checks or squares. Other men began to wear that sort, and now this peculiar animal wears them big. His coat is very tight at the waist and without an ounce of padding anywhere, and his hat is neither bell-crowned nor rim curved. The last hat he wore had an inch of mourning band around it, whether he had a reason for 1t or not. A great many persons are wearing them now, and so he has taken it of, and now his beaver is unbroken except by morrow ribbon. These are small points, but they stamp the flop.
 "How do you distinguish the society girl ?" was asked.
 "By her ease of manner. The care. lessness with which she smiles on ac- knowledging bow, and the way she holds her shoulders back and her head in the air. Another thing, she never wears bang, and, whether her forehead is high or low, combs her hair straight back. She cannot compare with many on Fifth avenue for mere facial beauty, but she is @ hummer, nevertheless. Not only has this fashion changed bit, but a new custom has come in among down. town New Workers, mean those who live below Thirty fourth street, which every one has not found out about. It is that on upper Madison avenue, from about Thirtieth street for about mile or so north, there may be seen collec- tion of the most beautiful girls in New York. Whether they come from Sunday school or whether they venture out for their constitutional after-d dinner, it is certainly fact that this particular sec tion has become the stamping ground of | DChuOAAu4 WOAAOA sh44N 6AAAo OA A0AAAoJ afternoons about four o'clock. stum- bled upon it entirely by accident. l hadn't been out on Sunday afternoon for six months until two weeks ago. It is my custom, you know, to walk before dinner, and to spend the rest of the day after dining, until nightfall with the Sunday papers, pipe, lounge, a dressing gown, and pair of slippers. l But friend of mine came over to see me from Brooklyn, Sunday afternoon two weeks ago, and as he bored me to death in my room and prevented me from reading my papers, put on my coat and we went out for a walk. We went up Madison avenue. and there we met the beautiful girls strolling up and down with the tranquil grace of swans upon lake. I don't often indulge in similes of this sort, but the girls deserve it in this case, and my friend, who had been talking about beautiful women until became weary, grew as dumb as an oyster"
Connecticut western news., 1884-12-31
A Botany Bay.

The United States is the Botany Bay of the European diplomatic service, says Washington correspondent. With the exception of a few ministers of leading nations there is hardly a wholesome, manly.looking fellow in the entire list. Some of the younger representatives of the South American countries look as if they belonged to the servant class of humanity; and not very high grade of. servants at that. The outcasts and the mentally halt and the lame young sons of influential families are shipped here as last resort to settle them in life. Here, probably, is the last place left where the mentally incapable and the characterless foreign weddings can find fools willing to marry them and pay them handsome price for the privilege of sharing the, honors of an official title the salary of which would not be sufficient to settle re spectable laundry bill in New York.
Connecticut western news., 1884-12-31
Rats at the Health Exhibition i.

It seems that during the health Ex- hibtion at South KensiHgton, when much food was accumulated in azd about the buildings; the place swsfmed with rats. Now the exhibition is over, the rats cannot find the food which was formerly so plentiful, hat in what num. bers they remain anay be gathered from Mrs. Capser's statement, that might is maze hideous by the constant soueakine of rats, which oyerrun the buildipss and grounds in thousands. !" A enort time since, the lady says, she witnessed twenty-five rats fighting des- perately over fragment of refuse in the exhibition grounds, and the fierce na- tur of the warfare testified to their ex- trene voracity. London Standard.
Connecticut western news., 1884-12-31
Learning to wAIh.

Among the many "reminiscences of the late English Poatmaster- General, Mir. Fawcett, is the following by an intimate friend: "It was my fortune 10 accompany him on the first real walk he ever took after his blindness had been declared in- curable. On, leaving tho hsuso he struck out at once with the long, quick stride of his old walking ora, and stun bled, naturally, almost at the first stop One of our party caught him by the arm and begged him to pick his steps more carefully. Leave me alone. wna ths reply. T have got 10 learn 70 yah without seeing. and I mean ao begin nt once; only tell me when I sm going of the rosad."
Connecticut western news., 1884-12-31

WOMEN ONnY.-Only women will be employed by the Clerk of the Georgia Legislature to perform clerical work hereafter, resolution to that effect hav- ing been adopted by an overwhelming vote." The Montgomery Advertiser says: "In the debate on the resolution 1t was contended that all avenuts of em- ployment should be open to women, who had no choice in the Government yet obeyed it's laws and paid it's taxes. The vote was overwhelming.
Connecticut western news., 1884-12-31
Some Legal Advice.

A few days since, writes an attorney, as was sitting with my friend D. in his office, client came in and said, "Mr. D. w., the livery stable keeper, tricked me shamefully yesterday and want to be even with him" "State your case, |" said D. "I asked him how much he'd charge me for horse to go to Rich. mond. He said half e sovereign. took the horse and when came brck he said he wanted another half sovereign for coming back and made me pay it." D. gave his client some legal advice, which he immediately acted upon, as follows: He went to the livery stable keeper and said, "How much will you charge me for 4 rig to go to Windsor ?" The man,replied, "A sovereign" Client accordingly went to Windsor, came back by railroad and went to the livery stable keeper, saying, "Here is your money" paying him a sovereign. "Where is my horse ?" says W. "He is at Windsor, " says the client "I only hired him to go to Windsor"
Connecticut western news., 1884-12-31
.AsaAn. lFEcAFIELD couA1Y, CT.
Local News a specialty
TEBMsa
MA YTTME IN AID- WINTER.

The world, what is it to you, dear. And me, if it's face be gray, And the newborn year ba 8 shrewd year Fer flowers that tho fierce winds fray? Mon srnile, and the sky seems blue, dear, xo9 laugh. aud the month turns May. Tenr hands through the book shelves flutter Scott Shakespeare, Dickens are caught; Blaks's visions, that tighten and mutter; Moiiers-and his smile has naught Aeft on 1t of sorrow, 70 utter The secret things Of his thought. No grim thing written or graven, But grows, if you gaze on it, bright; "A lArk's note rings from the raven, A15 tragedy's robe turns white; 5 And shipwrecks drift into heaven; And darkness laughs, and is light zSrief seems but vision of madness; Life's keynote peAls from above With. thought in it more of sadness Tran bIoods oas the heart of dove; k1 sight of you, thought grows gladness, And life, through love of you, love.
 SwINBURNE.