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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-09-14

OF wlsLIui, grad expectancy when l parteo
with him at the pier; and then quickly
connected to those golden links Miriam 9
words of the past dark sennight, and IN the L
future had spread out before me reunion
Of lives, now seemingly so far apart.
But wake from my fanciful romance
when Mrs Courtney stops her rambling
recital and asks me a question point blank:
ssHad / ever seen Mrs. Fairfax's hus-
bands'' No, / had not.
ssWell, had ever seen his picture, then?"
Yes, I had; but the detective instinct was
again uppermost and did not tell her that
that was his portrait over there on the wall,
Just visible from where we sat, through the
folding doors.
At my reply in the affirmative she gets
. up and motions me to follow her. do so,
believing that there is yet another link in
this golden chain I am trying to put to-
gether for Miriam; one which had missed.
Mrs. Courtney is determined, see, to
solve something or prove something she
believes, and I close the door Of the sick
room softly, leaving Miriam still sleeping,
and tlptoe after my inquisitive neighbor as
inquisitive as She
She goes to a small secretary at the end OF
the hall, by the window, and takes from the
inner recess of the middle drawer some
thing and fumbles it over. ''Well," she
calculates, 81 can't open it, The doctor
took it off of her neck,' she continued,
handing it to me, land told me to putt away
until she recovered; or until you came
home, if she did not" l took the bauble, as
thought, and walked to the window to
more closely examine it, the hallway being
dark. Pushing aside the curtain saw that
it was costly loclket attached to very fine
gold chain. One side was respondent with
diamonds, and on the other the arms of the
Percivals, sword and shield beneath a
Latin inscription in semi-circle. knew the
sword and shield at once belonged to the
Percival house, as had seen it on the seals
at Heartherleigh in the great, lonely library.
Mrs. Courtney comes over to the window
where am and watches my endeavor to
open it with eagerness.
III thought may be her husbands picture
and one Of the baby's might be in it," she
said, 'and I should like to see them just
once.''
''Yes,'' 1 say, after trying in vain to open
it in the usual way. 81 have seen both por-
traits Then, as am about to give itu
and put away the locket unopened, dis
cover a secret spring just at the edge Of
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-09-14

over une portr w men looked on this a1ls
picture last / had no idea Of the dismal
future, had no conception OF how much q
hearts can endure and still live. Il is al
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-09-14

The pen Of u iacll IL more danger
Gus in theses DAYS than his bonae vas
ia Hampson
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-09-14

of Heatherleigh Hall some weeks ago, sol
'sput out my feelers'' for little enlighten-
ment, if possible, and say with seeming
unconcern: 81 suppose Miriam has been
very restless ever since her Illness" and
the answer comes: ooh! yes; you can't
imagine!'
s'Talking a great deal, too, suppose;
asking for me often, dare says"s LIZ want
to know if any one else ever heard her say
ssAllan,', but do not ask directly, for the
reason that desire to keep her and his
secret aoeH; keep it as my own.
"Oh! yes,'' Mrs. Courtney replies, with q
sigh and plying look toward the uncon-
scious sufferer; Eyes, she called for you
quite often; and sometimes she imagined
you were here, you know"
eyes, said.
ssAnd several times she seemed as if she
were talking to gentleman, and would call
him tAllan' IN such an afectionate way that
I supposed she saw, in her delirium, her
dead husband. Then had no hopes Of her
at all, for they say that if very sick per-
son thinks they are conversing with those
that are dead, why, it is q sign that they
will soon follow them"
let Mrs. Courtney have her way about it
being the dead husband, and also about the
sssign,n for have another evidence to
prove my suspicion, and care nothing Tor
her beliefs. sit there, however, listening
to her whispering Of the details OF Miriam's
illness with seeming great attention. OF
course I had asked her for it, and / must
listen to every word, although my thoughts
were running away like maddened steeds
in another channel. ] was back at Heath
erleigh; Isaw the Light Of unworded love
shining In Allan Percival's handsome eyes
New-York tribune., 1889-12-22
MR.. M'VICKER'S LOST P0CKETBOOK.
From The Chicago Tribune.


J. H. McVicker. the venerable theatre manager,
had his pocket picked yesterday afternoon. His
pocketbook. containing few dollars In cash and
over $1,000 In notes and checks, was taken. The
manner In which M McyIckcr lost his p0cketbook
Is not near so remarkable as the manner in which
he got II back.
Mr McVicker had been listening TO Patti at the
Auditorium. After the death OF Edgardo he picked
his way out and jumped aboard crowded Indiana
ave car to 20 TO his home. No ,s42 Michlgan-ave.
lie was Jammed In the midst OF heterogeneous
mob on the rear platform. Before he had gone a
block Mr.. McVicker bethought himself Of his pocket
book. and a. he saw two Young men jump OF the
car after acting somewhat suspciousy. he Investigated
ana found his money gone. lie Jumped OF the car
but In the crush Of vehicles and pedestrians inc young
men managed to get away. Mir. McVioker went
10 the llarrisOn-st station ana reported his loss
adding that his name printed on the pocket
book . .
A short time aferwaId Young man appcareu c5
the box office Of McVickcr's Theatre. and left
package for J. II. Mcvlcker." When the proprietor
reached his theatre and opened the package no iound
ihe pockeshook with the contents untOuchcd
The cause Of this freak OF conscience on the part
nf the thieves fray be that the r5,ooo Worth VI
checks and notes were non negotiable
New-York tribune., 1889-12-22
HE WAS FINALLY FORGIVEN.

From The Lewiston Me- Journal.
4 Lewistown little boy declared a philosophic in
dependence and accepted the consequence In 30 mat
ter Of fact a wav last week that IL may make story
even il IL is not 80 very funny. His mother dressed
him up in "A new flannel shirt and sent him to school
The shirt irrltated his ctcle or, IN other words he
tched When he came home that night he was cross
and very eros, for small boy, and he declared he
and the shirt had parted company forever The next
morning As the mother prepared 10 dress him fol
school the boy drew the line at the shirt. No., said
he don III wanter wear that shirt brief debate
ensued I'm which the boy appeared to have formed his
opinion and TO have decided 10 stick to it, The ques
ton when nut To the house, was carried by the boy,
who would not don the shirt , ., IL, -,
II you will not wear It,, sald MS molher' shdn
send yOu back TO bed - 49,, ,,.
noon came A nelghbor went in to see him, his
mother falling her that she had bad boy upstairs
The boy Law there I'm bed wide awake, his little cheeks
flushed with the situation, but showing no sign OF
change Of heart. ,,, A.. -,
Dor, =.
school again."
Don't you want tO?7
Yes. but can't. i've got 10 suy mere
All your life - ~, - m, 49,.
"Nes'm,r was the reply, all NY hle' shan
What couId a mothers heart do against so philo
sophie an acceptance Of the termination of career
this1 What but kiss him at tea, and go and buy
the little bunch of pluck some downy little undershrts
that should never tickle hlm'
New-York tribune., 1889-12-22
"TELLING THEIR AGES.O
LlIIngncss about stating their agea
M Tic Boston Transcript.


No doubt this unwlllingncss about stating their aSe1
is weakness on the part Of the voters but il is not
By any means a weakness that IS confined TO women-
Men before have resented the same question,
though senstveness about ones age i a rarer IN
trinity, for many reasons, among men than II is
among women. There is good deal to justify IL.
moreover. There should be no good reason why any
individual should not have the right 10 keep his age
to himself IL he prefers H. II would be quite enough
for the law 10 require the registration officers TO ask
the ,queston Of voters Are yOn above the age Of
twenty-One years ~ since If lie Is above that mini-
mum, his exact age cuts figure whatever, with
regard to privilege. rhe inquistoral character
the registration requirements naturally grateS
nj harshly upon women. who new to the whole
ter, than IL does upon men, who more less
hardened TO such inquiries. And yet men frequently
kick the traces.
An Orthodox cergymen in of the suburban
towns, year or two ago. made memorable scene
at the town hail. of the registration evenings.
because he asked by the registrar whether he could
read. lie positively refused 10 read the required
paragraph in the constitution and he left the room
In high state OF indignation. This ridiculous.
and yet the clergyman had undoubted right ~
resent what appeared TO him impertinent inqu!s
ston. In another case, bank teller, who per-
fecty we'll known to the registrar, became angry when
asked II he could write. and would have refused to
sign his name II he had not been cNpOstulated WITH
by his party manager and reminded that the party
could not afford 10 lose vote. The teller sgneo
his name but he never f0rgave the registrar. VINO
Insisted upon his fulfilling the law. and IL Is said, Vas
afterward with difficulty restrained from chastisng nv
the street.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-22
@Do YOU hunt and fishpo

DO you hunt and fish,"
Somehow ! never happened TO take fancy
to either bunting or fishing. ,,...,ou.9,
You don't object to such diversions -,
Can't say that / do. STILL don't think a
person should kill game simply Tor sport Una. is
10 say, I don't think man ought to shoot a
hundred ducks in day just for the iun oil Shoot-
but where would you draw the line =? Would
YOU let him kin dozen ducks in day. or twenty
ducks or ffty?' ..,,..
he'd agree to divide them among his friends.
Duclhuntcrs will accept this as satisfactory
compromise .:,o .,,,;r,,od
No Mr.. smith said emphatically. i con-
slider three-fourths of the theatres bad mght
say nine -tenths.'
Do you play cards." 49,,
Never PLAYED game in my lle'
Billiards."
"No"
"Ridc?"
A great deal Riding is my favorite exer.
else. When not otherwise engaged spenu an an
hour at the riding school. In the summer t uI'.
considerable driving at Seabright, where speh9
the season. ! was down there when thc nood
came II undermined my father-ln-aws cottage
and we had TO scramble for our lives
Ever ride n bicycle p
oh. YES NV wheel is in the basement now
In Cleveland rode great deal hut have neg
lected the sport since coming TO New-iork.
Any other pastimes?
well there's walking. if you may call tnat a
pastim I do much of IL in the course OF my
parish work ] am thinking seriously of joining
the New-York Athletic Club. G0ldie; you KNOW
the head OF the gymnasium, used to have charge
Of the athletics at Princeton J know him well
and should like TO he with him again.
DO YOU know Mr.. Smiths added as the
writer rose TO 90, have kind Of feeling that
was cut out for something else than preacher
lie laughed heartily as he spoke. and possibly
his mind went back TO his first love-the sphere
New-York tribune., 1889-12-22
A ROOTS SAVANT.
ton Transcript.

From The Boston Transcript.
There is humbug even in the field OF iearned tsas;
where the commercial element Is NOT supposea 20 cus
any figure al ali They tell story ior hsancs, ot
the face Swellby who enjoys eonsoena'e ,vvJa" hs
certain stsndins among literary men as society
nerSon and who OF late has taken up the fad y
ESyU,o,onr S You would suppose. 70 hear swelbr
Esl P.Dou, rsxpt that he knew every shred OF face
.S. IAN rpers or Mariettc, or Edwards had uneartned
as tv a nvraInids ard the tOmbs. and had made tho
Ion .v srcnuainance OF every mummy OF prominence
person,at. ~. fhri cataract clear down TO Tanis. But
from night az the club the irreprcssible Grigson
,lo w tran TO catch swellby The latter came int0
ssa ss room al a moment when the well known DR..
cheops Chipstone, real Egyptologist who knows tho
TrvptIan language better than he does English,
bs1pened TO he sitting halfconcealed TO the group
about the table, behind big easy chair. In dark
corner.
Hello said Grlgson here's an Egyptian questiou
for YOU. Swellby.'
Chpstone behind the big chair. prcked up his carss
What is II - asked SwelIby.
DO the Inscriptions on the Egyptian tombs read
from right 10 left or from left 10 rghtfr
swellby knew nothing whatever about It, But h0
presumed on the ignorance OF the company.
They read from left 20 right he said.
Riockheadi - shouted Cheops Chipstone, swingfn0
around In the big chair: "don't you know that thew
read from top 10 bottomf'
swe!lby made up his mind that II was best to sdovn
fad and Is really said that he Is going IN -
lbsenism.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-22
HOTEL BON AIR,
sUuuyRylLLE HEIGHTS, AUGUSTA "A'

-r,,. , .,a s,ooant botcl with accommodations ~
ooo -. viii oren its doors for winter tourists De'-
Is. lsso In its construction nothing that WIN eo'
tribute to the comfort Of it, patrons has been o % -.
Is UNSURPASSED in all n, appointments ana genera 49,
ots elevator heat open hrcpiaces III os' ,, :,
~, % ho,Is. ,eo,nb once elegant parlors and dlnins-
rom, l.re mountan spring rooms en- SUM- VIZ"
private ana public baths steam aunfry e%celent n's
with plcturesqu, drives and walks are scn1c OF rs '
tons The Hotel Bon Air viii be unacf u" su'. 80
management OF Mr. c. A. Llnscy OF hassschuse's 20
NJ, ureor of tho Glenhsm Hotel 5thavc, Newiork ana
t4e "Anters," Colorado SPRING. Handsomely i""
ratcd hook containing fun Information viii D. SEM ="
application IN Mr. Li1s1ey, Augusta, Ca
New-York tribune., 1889-12-22
MISPLACED ZEAL.
From The San Diego Union.

FROM The San Diego Inloh'
was once sent 10 attend man who had taken
laudanum saId the doctor. hurried to the place
and found the woudbe suicide being walked up ana ana
friends ~ bis A. they put him down a chair for
treat him one Of them remarked Awful glad to
for AN Ionr snd half It's been terrible hard work
10 keep him alive all this time
made slight cNamhss'9%h va % ,ooH my n"t sad d,tu
What's the matter. Doc amt you going to give him
anything p IIe's been dead for an hour i replied and
New-York tribune., 1889-12-22
cgARAcrER IN TYPEWRITIYG.

from The st. Louis GIObe -DtmocfaU
The use NJ the typewriter does not battle the
writing exnert Men and women who use typewrters
show nearly as much individuality in their work 9s
they would do If they used pen. III IS harder 70
detect INT that i, all the difference. Any business
man who is used 10 reading correspondence from
Germs which employ several typwrters can tell at a
he receives signs Of careessness haste. ignorance
Of punctuation, or the profuse use OF punctuation
marks vide or narrow margin around the writing.
some pecuIIarlty i'm captaZinga these things carry
meaning 10 the expert examining typewriter copy.
New-York tribune., 1889-12-22
WHAT SHE DOES NOT WANT.
From The Pitfahnrg dispatch.

HUH IIII'NHTH If'P"'''''
friends to give Won AT Christmas y asked a lady who
has been an invalid for years ana years.
No, but made out n list OF what DO NOT want,
she renIIed with a smile "and I've underscOred UNI.
brelas gum boots and gossaners IN that category.
During the fifteen or twenty years that I've been con
fined almost exclusively 10 my house my bed. I've
received no less than three umbrellas as Christmas
presents"
New-York tribune., 1889-12-22
HOLIDAY PRESENTS.

Tho OF present is measured by ts usefulness
who write everybody wres) good pen must
% Tho best is waternans Ideal Fountain ZEN
several szcsand stylespsin gold mountcd'
gold sterling sver-aad Is guaranteed 10 SUIT or
the money will be refunded Ask your statoner call
155 broadway. l.. l.. WATERMAN co.
II find 1t the satisfactory instrument OF us kinu
New-York tribune., 1889-12-22
CLERICAL SPORTSMEN.
r1srlNG SEEMS TO BE THE FAvORITE
DIVERSION

zApPY STATE OF DIR. coLLYER's TRouT-PLAY
ING THE FOOL FOR FOUR HOURS At THE
END OF PoLE-A CUNNING Ex-
PERIESoE-GoING TO THE THEATRE
AND PLAYING CARDs-AN Ex-
PITCHER IN THE PULPIT.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-08-01
STOLEN WATCHES.
Charles Porter Proves to be an Exten.
sive Dealer.

ONE day last week Thomas Lyman, a
well known colored man of this place,
carried fine gold watch to Mr.. A. D.
Ruede, jeweler, to have repaired. The
watch had the monogram of &c. G. X"
engraved on it. Mr. Ruede questioned
Lyman as to where he got it. He said he
bought it Mr., Ruede was satisfied that
the watch had strayed away from it's
rightful owner, and he wrote to Chief
Connally of Atlanta, on Saturday, giving
description OF the watch, &c. On Sun
day Detective Bedford, of Atlanta, came
up and had Marshals Coryell and Swan to
arrest Lyman, who, when accosted about
the watch, pulled it ont of his pocket and
said that he had bought it from Charles
Porter, colored shoemaker, who made
visits to Atlanta every week. Porter was
in Atlanta, but returned on the evening
train. He was arrested and acknowledged
that he sold Lyman the gold watch, which
proved to be the property of George C.
Kendall, of Atlanta, stolen last Nav.
Porter's house was searched and six gold
watches and II silver watches, lockets,
chains, cuff buttons &c, were found in
lis trunk, also lot Of fine clothing. He
said that he had bought some of the
watches from Henry Fain, the tailor,
Jack Livingston and g. Soloslin, pawn
broker, all Of Atlanta. Porter was carried
to Atlanta and the parties named were
arrested, but deny selling Porter the
stolen articles Kendall recovered his
watch. A fine diamond ring was also
secured by Deputy Marshal Swan, which
Marshal Coryell teIephoned back from
Atlanta as to its whereabout, Porter hav-
ing pitched it to colored boy as he was
being carried to the train. The ring
belonged to Conductor Boyd Of the Geor-
gia Pacific railroad. There was about
5000 stolen from Boyd at the same
time the ring was taken, which, we learn,
has been recovered. Nine of the watches
have been identified and recovered by the
rightful owners.
Porter has employed Gober & Alexander
to defend him, and the case will be tried
this week He says he will be able to
prove the purchase Of some Of the watches
from the parties above named.
Porter says he has been buying and sell.
ing watches and jewelry for two years or
more Marshal Coryell says he knows of
about forty watches Porter has sold in this
vicinity. He obtained the numbers of six
watches on Tuesday and sent the informa-
ton to Chief Connally. Porter has sold
some fine gold watches in Marietta, one
set with diamonds.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-08-01
CITY COURT.
San ObjectOr" Objectcs to its Pas.
sage.

EDS. JoURNAL-I saw in your last
weeks paper that our farmer representa-
tive, Mr.. Hardage, had introduced a bill
to create city court for Marietta"
am just wondering what he wants city
court created for Marietta" for, when he
lives in Powder Springs. Well, | don't
believe he wants one, out that he is doing
the bidding Of some one else. Well,
really will it be a city COURT. thought
Mayor Glover run the "city court then
what is the use of another city COURT?
Don't you reckon it means a county
court?" That is what I believe it is, and
| believe it is not for Marietta alone, but
for the entire county. | would like to
know who is the daddy OF this bill? Is
it some farmer, woIkingman, merchant,
mechanic or doctor? If so, what got them
to thinking about city or county court?
| suspect they had nothing to do with it..
| wonder if a lawyer had anything to do
with it? If lot, was it the people, and if
so, at what public meeting did they dis
cuss it and then resolve" to authorize
and demand it? If no public meeting
called for it, what grand jury recommend
ed it? don't remember OF reading any
thing about it in their presentments. |
havn't heard of any alliance lodge or
other body of men publicly authorizing
and demanding that city or county
court must be created. If it is passed
can it be run without any increase of taxa
ton? Isn't our taxes high enough now?
/ am informed that the notice was pub
Gshed in your paper that such bill would
be introduced into the Legislature, but it
had no signature of any one at the bottom,
so am still in doubt as to who wants a
city or county court created. | think that
there should be another notice published
in your paper at once, giving notice that
bill will he introduced to repeal this city
or county court as soon as it Is passed
trust as a common citizen and a tax
payer, will not be deemed out Of order or
impertinent in asking the above questions
and making some suggestions. l mean
no ofense to Representative Hardage or
to the daddy OF the bill, but it looks
like it is gotten up to create more offices
and supply somebody with a soft place.
AN DIRECTOR.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-08-01
A PRISONER BIDS FAREWELL.

For some time wagon, drawn by two
oxen, in the custody of two white men,
about 80 years old each, has been seen
about Walkers railroad crossing in Gritter
district. Suspicion was created by the
team coming out of the woods and evil
dence was secured showing that the men
had sold whisky in the neighborhood On
Tuesday warrant was sworn out and
Constable Boring, with posse, arrested one
man at the wagon, the other not being
present The officers were standing around
talking, when the prisoner said, do good
to yourselves gentlemen" and ran off,
followed by the crowd, but they were
unable to overtake him. In the mean
time, Justice Of the Peace and several
others arrived to hold trial, when the
other man came up with pistol sticking
out of his pocket and demanded to know
who had run his driver of. He fed his
team and went of, but subsequently came
back and demanded trial. he refused
to give his name, and asserted that he had
violated no law,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-08-01
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.

In the Senate, a bill to allow
grand juries to examine witnesses
under oath touching crimes, the
preparation of which is unknown, AS
done by coroner's juries; the wit
nesses to take similar oath. Passed.
Senator Wooten, bill to make it
penal to use untested weights in
weighing bale cotton and to prohibit
the docking or deducting from the
actual weight of cotton on account
of the draught or turn of the scales.
Deduction for dampness to be made
by consent. Referred to Judiciary.
In the House, Mr.. Morgan, to ex-
empt from road duty all persons
that entered i'll the service of the
Confederate States during the civil
war.
Mr.. Duggan, To require all rail
road companies to fence their right
of way on each side for the protec-
ton of live stock.
Mr.. Hardage, of Cobb, To amend
Section 1862 OF the Code of 1882.
Also to amend Sections 598 and
600 of the Code of 1882.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-08-01
A FIVE DOLLAR BILL.
1T GETS A NEGRO BOY INTO JAIL.

On Friday last negro boy named
Duncan had FIVE SOLAR bill he wished
changed, and asked John Logan, colored
boy if he could change it for him, and he
replied mo" Shortly afterward Logan ap-
preached Duncan and told him that Albert
Long, negro boy about Is years old,
could change it, ard pointed Long out to
him. Long, when asked if he could change
the bill, replied, "Oh, yes, l can change it
for you Just hand ii here until / can
step in the store here" With this he
pulled out some keys, as fine had the
change locked up some where, and entered
Mr. Benefits store and passed out the
back door. Duncan waited for some time
for Long s return, and enquired of Logan
why Long was SO long in coming back.
He will be back directly" said Logan.
Duncan became suspicious and soon dis
covered that Logan had disappeared. He
then put the officers on notice, and it was
learned that Long and Logan were seen
together near the railroad. Constable
Sanges pursued the pair and succeeded in
arresting Logan, but Long went on up the
railroad. Sheriff McLain went on to Big
Shanty and left description of Long, who
came along next day and was arrested.
Mr.. McLain went up and brought him
back to Marietta Long was bound over
and placed in jail, but Justice Baber dis.
charged Logan