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e miserable hut.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CONCLUSION.

CONCLUSION.
A solitary tallow candle dImly lighted the
dingy apartment, bringing only into partial
relief the objects within. At the rear OF
the cabin, half concealed by the fitful
shadows, were two miserable couches, on
each of which lay dark form. A female
knelt at one while another sat upon stool
near by, her face buried in her hands.
Leaning against the wall was sabre IN its
scabbard.
The footsteps Of the Colonel and his at
tenGant were unheard, and he had reached
the center of the room unperceived. A low,
earnest prayer was being offered up by the
girlish form kneeling at the couch. The
awful solemnity of the occasion awed even
the man who had grown accustomed 20
death and carnage. The voice he heard was
of the being whom he loved, and had loved
since his boyhood days. She was the angel
who had visited his dreams and whose
prayers for his safety had seemed more in
vulnerable than armor of steel. She was
uttering prayer for a dying man, Colonel
Morgan, the fiery Southerner, while his
daughter sat by his side weeping. Some
how Luke dared not break that awful
silence.
The sound Of horses feet were heard
without, then of some one slowly dismount-
ing.
THAR, boys, I'm ali right now. thank
ee fur comm Wi me. All! dear me, it jist
pears like these war times ar gwine Z
kill every body" said weak voice from
without, which Luke recognized as Mr..
Jordan Nef, Lilies father. 1t was the
same dyspeptic, pessimistic voice Luke had
heard year and half before on his last
visit to the dear old farmhouse.
The voice was also heard by the wounded
| man and praying girl.
"Fathef!" said Albert, starting up and
leaning on his elbow.
"Father" cried Lille, springing to her
feet. Then, for the first time, Colonel
Mason's presence was discovered. "Oh,
Luke-Luke-Luke!" she cried, 1inging
her arms about his neck. Mr.. Neff en-
tered, and, for a moment, stood gazing in
amazement
''Wan, 1 declar, what do It all meanP' he
finally gasped.
Explanations were soon made and Mr..
Neff told how that he had come near to
Pittsburg Landing hoping to see his son,
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LUKE MASON.
A Thrilling and Romantic Story
Of the Late Civil War.
RY John MusICK.

BY JOHN r. MUSICK,
AUTHOR OF BROTHER AGAINST BRoTHER," !"
HELEN LAKKMAE." WALTER BROWN
YIELD" " BANKER OF BEDFORD"
AND OTHER STORIES.
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CHAPTER XVII

AT TIE LONE CABIN.
We trust the reader viii not blame US for
giving so much history IN the preceding
chapter We find the first day'S conflict At
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was dar TO shoot rebels. By n by some
rebs came in wild her b5udder n she made
me hide my gun. De shootin' could be heerd
down heah, an all lowed as dar war aw-
! ful big fight ergoin' on. Massa Albert war
in heap o. trouble bout dat secesh gal,
Elsie Morgan, who couldn't be found, but
by n by she came wild her father-an' ]
wush I'd my gun Z kill 'um, but promise
Miss Lille ! won't, n 1 won't. Den dar war
lot oh soft talk n kissin' tween Miss Elsie
n Massa Albert n he go away wild all de
sojers to tight an both o. de missus foller
to take keer of de wounded.
81 got my gun an went to de woods ter
fight, and spent two days shootin' men
hated. l didn't know zactly which'd
whipped, when l meets de leetle Missus
Elsie comm fur dis chile. She say fur
me to come to a lone cabin in de woods an
/ go dar wild her. Iknowe1 it, cos it war de
cabin Istayed in many, many Vars ago. I'd
been dar since an 1t had two beds and
cheers dar. When ! comedian found Masss
Albert ly in on one bed wild big shot in
his side, an Massa Colonel Morgan on
anudder wild a rife bullet through i'm.
Elsie Morgan war dar tendin' bof oy 'em
an cryin' all de time. Miss Lille AK um
sumfn', and dey all say yes, den she wrote
de lettah for t fotch yen
Luke asked his guide several more Ques-
tions in regard to the wounded men and
Lille, but Blackhawk seemed to have sud
denly grown morose, and either answered
by negative grunts or sullen silence.
For some strange, incouprehensible rea-
son, Colonel Mason found himself nervous
and trembling. Itseemed as if the vail OF
the past was about TO be lifted, and he was
to gaze upon what he had so longed to see.
Could it be, oh was it possible that that
dark mystery would soon be explained!
They ran two or three narrow escapes from
small parties of thieves and army vandals,
who were prowling about the battlefield
numbering the wounded and robbing the
slain.
'sDar am de cabin" Blackhawk at last
said, pointing through the woods to a light
which shone like star.
They spurred their horses on and in few
moments were at the door OF the lonely
cabin in the forest. Colonel Mason dis
mounted and, followed by Blackhawk, went
toward the miserable hut.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-31
DULLNEss IN TRADE.

The Transactions, Though, Are Unusually
Large, According to Dun & Co.'s Re-
port.
The review OF trade for last week. as re-
ported by r. G. Dun e. Co.. is as follows:
The state Of trade is unusually perplexing
for with ger eral complaint of dullness there are
large The payments through banks last week
were % per cent. larger than for the correspond
ing week last year at New York, and 10 per cent
larger at all other cities. Railroad earnings
n 80 show that the traffic is large. The demand
for money is sufficiently active at nearly all
interior points, moreover, 10 Indicate that a
undeuiable that the prevailing temper is
one OF disappo 'ntment ut the result OF
business since tho now year began, and
this IL not wholly explained by tie steadily
points, after some depression, trade appears to
be improving. In the Northwest trade Is fully
egual TO that OF last year and at some points
clearly larger. The supply of money seems to
be everywhere ample for legitimate demands
There are no indications OF general 1nsonndness
or overstraining OF commercial credits. In tho
great iron industry consumption for all other
than railroad purposes appears to be larger than
Eyer Int here is serious disturbance de;
T rraIobIs Vas price rice o, coke is eons,aeEod
continues weak. The decline in wheat
continues the price having fallen 2& cents
for the week. Corn has fallen, cent, and
oats arc lower. Pork products have nlso de-
clined mess about 50 cents per barrel, lard %
and hogs 10 cents per 100 pounds. Cotton is ..
shade lower, with sales OF 42l0JO bales and COT
fee a cent higher, With sales Of $4,000 bags
There is little activity in groc' ries bus the
sugar market favors holders Tire exports OF
merchandise from New York show gain of IL
per cent. for three weeks The stock market is
nevertheless SO firmly sus ain ID that the aver
age decline in prices has been only 90 cents per
$40 for the week. Tho business failures num-
bered 3I2, seainst total of SS7 the previous
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-31
Gum for Nurses.

Chewing gum has been laughed at,
decried and abused long enough. 1t is
proposed to start O boom for gum right
here on high moral plane.
How do you manage to keep awake
all n ght long?" said l to lady who
has had TO sit up beside a sick bed for
many days and nights recently.
IL chew gum" she replied, with a
very serious air. iH
Truly? .t
"Yes-so long as you're chewing gum
you can't go to sleep. Professional
nurses have found out this virtue of
gum, and L know from experience that
no matter how drowsy and weary may
be, 81 ep rover over ovcrtakes me SO
long as / have gum in my mouth"
No articular kind of gum is describ-
ed, and the ciewed gum can be kept
between watches in the usual handy
places on the lack OF q chair, under a
mant6l or behind the clock. ittSburg
Dispatch.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-31
VICTIMS OF THE GALLONS.
Southern Murie-ers Expiatc Their Crimes
on the Scaffuld.

Southern Murle-ers Expiatc Their Crimes
on the Scaffuld.
Ed Fry. alias Ed Williams (colored) was
hanged in Marietta. Ga. for the murder OF
his wife.
A negro named James Soames was han ged
at Eutaw, Ala, for numbering Deputy Sher-
iff Aubrey OF Tuscaloosa about six months
ago. .t
Charles McGill was hanged at Cameron,
Texas, for tho murder OF Willie Leon lrd
1t was the first legal hanging in Milan Coun-
ty in thirty years.
John Yancey, eolored. was hanged at
Yanceysville. N. c.. for numbering Bob
Oliver. colorcd. Two thousand people wit
messed the execution. Yancey confe ssed
the crime and said his punishment was just.
Charles Blackman (oolored) was hanged
In the presence OF an immense crowd. at
Ellsville, Ga. for numbering Stonewall
Tondee (white) in 1885. Blackman had been
convicted OF tho murder three times. and
each time his lawyer secured n new trial.
The people Of senloy County were so afraid
Governor Gordon would interfere and stay
Blackman's execution that the telegraph
wi cs we're cut in order to event the trans
mission OF message from Atlanta. the
State caDital
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-31
Political Doinrs.

Tho Senate deadlock has been broken at
Charleston. W. Va. by the election OF n. S.
Carr. Union Labor Senator from Charleston.
as President of the Senate. on the 126th
ballot. He received sixteen votes. nine. of
them. being cast by the Democrats. who
claim that 1t was their victory.
The New Jersey Democratic legislative
caucus renominated Senator Mcpherson for
United States Senator. The Republican
caucus nominated Hon. William j. Sewell
OF Camden.
The Arkansas Senate has passed the
House resolution instructing Senators and
requesting Representatives from Arkansas
in Congress to use their utmost efforts to
defeat the Blair educational bill.
A joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Pennsylvania Constitution pro-
hibiting the manufacture or sale OF intoxi-
eating liquors has been passed by the Leg
islature by IL vote OF 1872 to IS.
The Hudson bill creating. n labor bureau
has been recommended for passage in the
Indiana Senate
The Kansas House has passed the Senate
resolution favoring the opening Of oklaho-
ma for settlement.
The Arkansas Senate has denied to
grant G. M. Norwood's petition for per-
mission to contest the election Of Gov.
Eagle until he gives a sufficient bond for
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-31
THE PULLMAN MONOPOLY.
The Control of Over 15O, 900 Miles of Road
for Palace Car Service.

The Control of Over 100, 900 Miles of Road
for Palace Car Service.
The negotiations between the officials OF
the Pullman Palace Cur Company and the
Union Palace Car Company. which alb
sorbed the Mann Boudor Car Company and
the Woodruff Palace Car Company. have
closed at New York City. and an agreement
executed by which the Pullman Company
obtained control of the opposition corpora
tons. The purchase involved the cxpendi-
ture of about 50. 500. 900. and leaves the Pull
man in control OF over one hundred and
fifty thousand miles Of road for palace car
service. AS soon as the agreement was
signed the holders Of the Union Palace Car
Company stock delivered their certificates
and received cheeks at once. President
Pullman says no increase OF stock is
necessitated by the purchase. After the
contamination OF tho deal the following
officers for the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany We're elected: George NJ. Pullman.
President; T. II. Wickes. Vice President,
and L. ID. Adams, John II, Inman. John G.
Moore. Edward Lauterbach. John P. Mar
quand, G.. M. Dodge. c. Latterbury, Job II.
Jackson. John Jay White. and Howard
Mansfield Directors. The purchase Of the
Union Palace Car Company leaves the Pull
man Company with only one competitor
tho wagner Company--in the field. That
company has its cars on the Vanderbilt
roads and is owned by the Vanderbilts.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-31

Though the phrase "too thin" as
ordinarily used by schoolboys and 9TH
ers, may now be styled vulgar, the
words may be used in q perfectly ortho-
dox manner. "Thin" is equivalent to
Transparent, easily seen through;
and, as q metaphor, seems to involve
the aid OF veil (such as the ancients
call rentus tex ills, or woven windA),
which served TO display as much as to
conceal the person. 1t is in this sense
evidently that Shakespeare used the
words in king Henry WILL, act ",
scene 2, where the King says; ri sf
You were ever GOOD at sudden commenN ations,
Bishop Winchester. But como not
TO hear such flattery now an In my presence
They are too Thin AMI bare TO hide offenses.
That is, "Ycur concentrations are too
transparent to- hide your oifenses.
Another instance of the use of the
words may be found in Smollett's
novel of "Peregrine Pickle" published
in 1851. When the hero suddenly in
forms his lady-love, Amelia, that he is
going abroad, the tears gushed into
her eyes, and she was at great pains to
conceal the. cause of her grief by OBJ
serving that the tea was so scalding hot
as to make her eyes water. "fhis pre-
text" says Smollett, "was too thin to
impose ON her lover, or to deceive the
observation of her friend Sophy."
There is nothing vulgar in saying that
a pretext is "too thin" and this is
what is meant by the modern elliptical
phrase
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-31
Childhood's Ways.

Every once in a while / am forcibly
reminded of the happy days of my
childhood" said man whose hair was
just being seasoned by the pepper-box
of time. 1.-THE youngsters up in my
neighborhood remind me when it is top
time and kite time and marble time.
and their pranks bring me to realize that
it is Halloween and April fools day. ]
often wish l was with them. The other
day crowd of kids were grouped in
one end of vacant lot en- the corner az
1 was passing, and they brought back
old times wildly to me. They were
idly talking, as If wishing for some
thing to turn up, when a bright-ey ed
boy in the crowd yelled: Last man
over the fence is liarP With that
they all dashed wildly for the fence,
outstripping the bright-eyed boy and
reaching the sidewalk. As they turned
to give him the laugh he paused in the
lot, put his thumb to his nose, twirled
his fingers, and then said: Yah, yah, /
did not go over at all
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-31

JAMES n. BURNRs. dlfiiculty In speaking.
Noticing that his face appeared to be some
whit drawn on tho left side Mr..
Bntterworth assisted Mr.. Burnes into the
fresh air. Mr.. Burnes In a short time felt
better and lay down upon a sofa. He soon
began 70 breathe in a labored manner and
TO lose consciousness. Physicians were
called and he was removed to his hotel.
His condition grew worse rapidly. and about
midnight he died. His son. ID. b. Burnes,
was at his bedside. Another son. who lives
at st. Joseph. Mo-, was notified. Mrs.
Burnes. an invalid. was at her Missouri
home. Joseph Nelson Burpes was born
in Indiana in 1882. and at the age of Ave
years lie was taken to Platte County. Mis-
souri,. whore he received a common and
high school education. He afterward
studied law at tho Harvard Law School.
and graduated with the class OF '53. After
graduation he practiced actively for twenty
years. In 1856 no was a Presidential
clector and voted for Buchanan and Brock
inridge. From 1868 to 1872 he was Judge OF
the Court of Common Pleas. He was
elected to the Forty-eighth and Forty
Congresses as a Democrat. receiving 14.451
votes. against 1864 for Dunn, his Repub-
lican opponent 81 rt|f.f
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-31
THE MILLS BILE.
After Much Discussion IL Is Referred to a
COmmittae.

H."
After Much Discussion IL Is Referred to n
Committee.
The Speaker laid before the House on the Goth
inst the Mile tarifi BILL with the senates sub
. stituto therefor, together with the request of
tho senate for q conference A lengthy debate
resulted. Statements were made In the debate
that the bill should be reported back from the
committee but there was no recorded or direct
agreement with respect to the disposition Of tho
bli The decision of Speaker Carlisle was that
the bill as matter OF course, undof the rules,
must be referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means unless unanimous consent could be
obtained to dispose of It In some other way
that the question OF high privilege did not at
Ftaeh TO the measure until 1t had been
referred TO "a conference committee
and that save by the same unanimous consent
the conference asked for by the Senate could
not be granted until the bill had boen referred
to a committee. The unanimous consent could
not, OF course, be had for the proposition to
concur, and the bill was referred to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means. m
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-31
The Chill Blast

That sets the naked branches a-quivorlng is not
felt by the wealthy valetudinarian indoors, but
not all the covering that oan b. piled ON his warm
bed. nor al tho furnace heat that anthracite
can furnish. will warm his marrow when chills
and foy,r runs its icy fingers along his spinal
column. Hostetters stomach Bitters Is the
thing to infuse new warmth into his chilled and
aguish frame to remedy the fierce fever and ex-
hausting sweats which alternate with tho chill.
Dumb ague, ague cake, bilious romittent-in
short. overy known form OF malarial disease Ia
subjugatsd by this poten', aud, at the same time,
wholesome and genial medicine. Biliousness,
constipation, dyspepsia, sick headaches, losn Of
appetite and sleep, kidney troable, rheumatism.
and debility are also remediod by it. Use 1t with
persistence to affect thorough cure
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-31
DEATH OF A PLAYWRIGHT.

A. X. Cazauran Passes Away In New York
City from Dropsy.
Playwright A. r. Cazauran died in New
York City. after sickness OF two years.
from dropsy. For the last six months he
had been confined to his bed.
Mr.. Cazauran was born I'm Bordeaux, France
in October, 1871. He came 70 America in 1856,
going TO Louisville, Ky. He served ON tho COur-
fcr-JOnrHdl as reporter and dramatic critic. He
was Supreme Court Reporter in Washington
before the war, when be became a corresp nd
ent He afterward went TO New York City
Wi h Bronson Howard he wrote tho Bankers
Daughter" He is the author OF -The Fatal
Letter" and composed and adapted "A Gel
ebrated Case Mother and Son." French
E1ata ate
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-31
vanishing Paper.

To make size for wall paper, break
some glue up small. pus il into pail
and cover the glue whh water, and al
low it TO soak for ten or twelve hours,
then add more water and boil until dis
solved. STRAIN it through q m slim
cloth, and try the size on p zee OF
paper " it glistens, ii is too thick
then add water. If it soaks into the
paper it is too thin. BE careful, espe-
cially in the first coat, to bear very
lightly upon the brush, and have
plenty of size to flow freely from il,
othnwise you may damage the aper.
Give two coats Of this. and when dry
varnish with pale varnish. which sh ould
be applied very b.iskiy, and leave of
ct the flow,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-31
GENERAL BouLANGER.
A BATTLE I'm EAST ARR CA.
The Position of Captured Missionaries One
of Great Danger.

The Position of Captured Missionaries One
of Great Danger.
"A Zanzibar special says: An engage
ment took place at Dar-es- Salam, resulting
in tho defeat Of the Arabs. many Of whom
were killed During the fight the First
Lieutenant of the German warship Sophie
was killed by sunstroke. The defeat Of
the Arabs renders the position Of the capt
ured missionaries still more dangerous. It
is reported that the manager Of the Ger
man Vitu Company assembled the friendly
natives and read an autograph letter from
the Emperor thanking each native by name
for his good will and assistance. and prom
Using protection and rewards. The British
consul is trying to arrange for the dispatch
Of caravan to bring away the missionaries
at Upwapwa and Mamboyo, their position
being extremely dangerous.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-31
THE NEWSPAPER LIBRARY.
A NEW PUBLICATION.

We have commenced the publication OF TIE
NEWSPAPER LIBRARY. This publication
will be printed in the form OF what has been
known heretofore as our Free Library, and Will
DO published bi-monthly; each number will
contain complete novel. biography or travels.
and will be presented to every subscriber Of
the WEEKLY WISCONSIN. The works to be
printed will be original and select novels and
biography from the current literature OF the
day. This method OF giving TO the readers Of
tho WISCONSIN a number OF serial stories
during the year will relieve the columns OF
tho main paper for other matters more
appropriately within the province Of news
paper. 1t has become the custom OF many Of
the leading newspapers Of the country to
publish from week to week. instalments Of
serial stories In the columns Of the paper.
The WISCONSIN has not been in the habit OF
Publishing this kind OF literature; but in order
to meet a popular demand for this class OF
reading we have determined upon the pub
lcation Of work such as we have above
described. THE NEWSPAPER LIBRARY. as
IrvIOs,v 30 1,..b1a-a- a. -ea.ar1acffnr with
the WEEKLY WISCONSIN, is novel idea.
and has never to our knowledge been under
taken by any other publishers. It practically
will give to the readers OF the WISCONSIN
two publications for the price Of one. The
FIRST number Of the Newspaper Library. con-
tanning story entitled THE GAMBLER
translated expressly for the Newspaper
Library from the celebrated Russian author.
THEo. DISHONESTY. will be issued the middle
of January, and thereafter the middle OF
March, May, July, September and November
six numbers. The price of the Newspaper
Library alonc Will be so cents year, or 10
cents per number. Samples sent on receipt Of
4 cts postage.
The Newspaper Library will be sent FREE
70 every subscriber of the WEEKLY VISION
Sin, regardless Of other premiums.
CRAMER. AIKENS a. CRAMER,
Milwaukee, VIA
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-31


The Illinois Crop Of 1888 Valued at Nearly
$50 900 ,o0o-Aoreage and Prices.
The Illinois corn crop OF 1883 has been re-
ported 70 the State Board Of Agriculture as
yielding in the aggregate 277.72645l bush
els. valued at s70.24i.1l4 The acreage
for 1883. reported by the assessors. is 7.47O.-
SlS acros. The statistics are not all pre-
pared for the crop report OF the Board. but
from tho tables as far as completed 1t Is as
certained that the average yield per acre is
thirty-nine bushels. Greene County reports
the largest average yield. iifty-nine BUSH
els to the aero. and the yield of fifteen
bushels per acre In Jefferson County is the
smallest The average, price OF corn
whore raised was % cents per busheL
Cook and Alexander Counties report
the highest average price OF 36 cents
per bushel. and the lowest price is "a cents.
which is the value OF corn In Lawrence
County. fey ss &
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-31
wants to Re Gove.nor.

A petition has been hlod by G.. NJ. Nor
wood in the General Assembly OF Arkansas
preliminary to contesting the election OF
James p. Eagle rs Governor. Norwood.
the Labor candidate. charges fraud. and
claims that fair count will elect him by
over 5000 majority.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-31
DOING PENANcE FOR SINS.
Strange story of an old VI ln Who Must
Travel 1000 Milcs on Foot.


Travel 1000 Miles on Foot.
An old man halted in Louisville. KY. re-
Gently. 10 get shave. While tho stranger
was UNDERGOING the operation he told II
very remarkable story about 'mself. He
said that five months ego he started
out from n distant point in Eastern
Canada TO walk to the Abbey Of Geth-
semanc. near Bardstown. SO far he had
safely accomplished his journey. which.
he said. WA distance OF 1000 mites. In
his long tramp he had worn out nine pair
OF shoes. Il am very weary" he said. and
wish were at my journeys end. where
/ will find sweet rest for the remainder Of
my already numbered days" These words.
spoken in "A very earnest and pious tone.
aroused the curiosity Of the barber natu-
rally. why did you not rider Il belong
10 a certain holy order Of the Catholics.