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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17
1.-THE CUP THAT SLIPPED.
by ELLA WHEELER WILCOX. Illus
trated by PHILIP G. OUSAOHS
lCopyright. All rights reserved !

II tell you, papa, cannot endure his
presence in this house 1t was offensive
enough to me at home, when lie came but
once or twice day. 1t was still more 50
during our journey here, when was forced
to be in the same car with him; but now
that you tell mo he Is TO live under the
same roof, sit at the same table and ride in
the same carriage with us it becomes un.
bearablc My hatred Of the man increases
hourly Why need you compel me to as
sooiate with him so closely, papa"
The voice of the speaker was of that pc
culiar contralto quality which in n refined
woman denotes passion and force of char
acter, and in an ordinary one a coarse or
der of strength.
1t is voice which always makes men
turn to listen, and which echoes longer
adown the strings Of memory than the
most bird-like notes of more musical AMI
higher keyed voices.
The face of the speaker betokened re
finement, and this, together with her eX-
IRENE youth and pronounced beauty, rem
dered the voice more remarkable.
The elderly man to whom the words
were addressed breathed deep sigh.
my dear child, | beg you to be reason.
able" he said gently. you know how III
ntNo Ou KNOW now my
condition seemed ever after"-
Don't, papa, cried the young girl sharp.
ly. "Do you not suppose l remember as
well us you the events which killed nam.
ma, shattered your health and ruined my
young life2 Why recall them now2
Have we not come away to forget them,
II possible, or at least to live down the eff
fects? But do not see how it will helr
us to have that odious man under the
same roof with us day and night. Let DR..
Rem
Watson" interrupted the old gentle
man quickly. II tell you, child, we must
not forget the new names we have resolv.
ed to use. Remember always that l am
Mr.. Crawford, you are Miss Crawford, youl
governess is Miss Brown and my physician
is DR.. Watson. 1t is imperative that we
use these names among ourselves as wei
as in the presence of strangers"
The young girl threw out her arms with
an expression at once impatient and de
spairing.
II hate subterfuge and deception in every
form, " she cried, land l have never seer
why this change of nRmes-which was q
suggestion of DR.. Watson, as you call hin
is necessary. In city like New York oil
London or Paris, where we are TO pass oul
time of exile, we could easily sink our iden
tity without living under false names"
The greatest city in the word Is not
large enough to hide the identity of a dis
graced name" responded the old man bit
terly.
"Disgracedt PapaW exclaimed the young
girl in tone Of expostulation, but the OLD
man waved his hand wearily.
Enough" he said Enough of this
my dear. The past is past. Why discuss
it, The present and the future remain.
II desire 20 regain my health and brain
power, that may set about clearing oul
name from the dark stain which has fallen
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17

AT last Henshall observed some move
nent in the drawing room.
The girl took violin, and tuned 1t 20
suit her practised little ear. Soon there
began TO float through the car the ravish-
ing arms OF Chopin, Schumaun and other
masters
If she was exquisitely beautiful to him
before, what could describe her when
pouring her very soul into music? 1t was
then that the beautiful brown eyes vindi-
Gated his sense of tho artistic and his love
Of their color.
In the mystic spell of that enhancing
music he could see clearly through the per-
lection of her lingering, bowling, technique,
finish and grace into her very soul, which
was m.rrored in her eyes.
lie had listened to Ole Bull in times
past, to Sembrich and even to Christine
Nilsson when she had chosen to seize
violin and charm her friends; but in love
rs he was the music of the maiden for
whom he was hungering seemed to pale
the efforts of those great artists.
The very motion of the car was I'm har-
mony with her time Passengers threw
away their novels and listened. The old
man in the drawing room closed his eyes
rs If in rapturous sleep. The vilainous
looking man, as if fascinated, thrust his
face as near to hers as he could without
disturbing the player, and his looks
showed passion. longing and malicious
intent which maddened Henshall.
~ suddenly as the music commenced it
ceased. The girl arose and ,.dt away her
violin softly and with caress. Evidently
~he was tired and wished to seek her
couch.
Had the young man heard what was
SAID within, his anxiety would have been
increased TO II fever heat, but he had not
hat privilege, much to his later disat.-
vantage.
soon the lights within the drawing room
went out; the group had retired.
Long in contemplation the young man
-at. At last, merely to relieve the porter,
i tn" remaining passengers being in bed,
lp bctook himself to his couch. 1t was
Iours before his tired brain would rest,
nd it was broad daylight before he awoke
% violently spring to the floor and dress
luscif The car was standing in the
ards Of lhe Grand Central depot. The
IcrChs were all made up. and the open doors
the drawing room showed that his bird
l,I flown. He sought the porter in rage.
Where have they gone-the people in
,.r drawing room" he almost shouted
"Dou't know, sab Don't know nothin'
TILL about it. Train got hcah at 4 o'clock
lis mawriu'. De passcnges get up when
plcascs. Spec de FOLKS got up when da
i'3,cd'
MIR. ucnshall sat down moment to clear
brain He was stunned.
IoNt of the niyht he had tossed in bed
ing for an accident, "A crash, fire, any
ing that he might spring to her rescue
fLinr Of the kind had hammered In.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17

in" Tom Noaiy, uIs own private detective,
stood bef0r. him, his face as impassiye as
a tobaccouist's Indian
amy news, Tong cried the desperate
young man, and he looked as il an imme-
diatc homicide would follow a reply in tho
negative.
But Tom Wogly showed no alarm. Shak-
ing out the crown OF his soft felt hat he
looked carefully inside as if trying to dis
cover how ho had So the lining, and then
answered with that double antiquity for
which ancient oracles aud modern detect
ives are alike celebrated;
"Wel, sir, there amt nothin' es you
might call downright startling to report.
/ amt got what I'D call reg lar straight
tip on the gal but kinder think Pm ontor
tho heavy villain gent iidgin' entirely by
the face in the pictur. il YOU drored that
face right, Why
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17

: What he saw, that which wouEd round
and round him silken threads of fascina.
tion, might have been reflected through a
dozen mirrors from side TO side and from
end to end Of the car.
Suddenly he turned and attempted to
discover the original among tbe passen-
gers. Failing in this he again sought the
mirror, giving himself entirely to the
study of one dim outline.
What he saw was the head and bust Of a
young dIl 1t so exactly conformed to the
ideal Of which he had dreamed so long that
lie concluded the image must be a concep
.tion merely--a psychological ghost, az il
were.
There was his dream face surely-the
symphony in brownsville brown hair
every thread rs delicate as the dew catch
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So, go ~
I ,r
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wv here ara You see MN interrupted
Henry Henshail, ana he picked up his hat
to be ready to dash out when he soo the IN
formation.
1t was last night, SIR tall.ln' TO mys'
ferrous woman whose lace was ma by
veil mem TWO was fl--1 under LAZY
slater on CnIon square, ana the woman
acted as II her oander was up and she
dIdn chre VINO kno"ed 1t; ana the man
be tired 10 soothe her ana set her an eN-
ample OF street euquelie ny taIAin low
w ,'I sneaSeb round to see what
cou'u near puU 'he man g'U ONO my lI1lIa
game and hurried to q cab that was stand
II! near ana as le drove on ne called out
! IL see ['u' Louise some hour tomorrow
hight, then / lrieo 10 't-N TO- tEe Vened
lazy pUJ she tEiea1cheu TO can tAe polce'
apologizea' ana she started OH at go-as-
you-pIease g9lC tAa1 would nave won urSJ
money aO NaIIi-S iu"1cn IL suo couId
keep 1t up
-. slia''"'u Ntr 10 9eco'lu avenue near
1eNeIlleeHVL 9yIe,. WHeto 7H9 '@'l9HV'' IH'O
an an, every DAY kind OF 9?ardinS house.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17
III.-A MIXING OF PICKLES.
By Maj. ALFRED @. CALHOUN. Illus.
trated by T. A. FITZGERALD.

Henry HenBhali was IN despair.
In vain he tried TO Danish the shadowy
ideal from his heart by greater devotion
TO his art. Whether he worked Mt land
scape or a marine scene the face of the
beautiful girl he had seen on tho cars
would appear in the foliage or rise from the
waters like another Undine.
A hundred times he would turn away
from the canvass, thinking by force of will
TO dispel the torturing illusion, but as il
was the creation Of his own brush it would
not vanish.
One afternoon he dashed his palette and
brushes on the studio floor, and, springing
to his feet, called out In voice OF agony;
"Mercif powersl Am l never again TO
:int anyth ~ but that faoe' Can never
again think OF anything but that faoe"
As u IL reply 30 his question a quick
double rap sounded on the door behind
him, end response to his nervous Come
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17
HIS FLEE7ING IDEAL.
The Great Composite Novel,

The Joint Work of l.. Il. BARNUM,
JOHN Il. SULLIVAN, BILL NYE,
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX, Mai
ALFRED 9. CALHOUN, HOWE &
HUMNIEL, INSPECTOR BYENES,
PAULINE HALL, Miss EASTLAKE,
w. II. BALLOU, NELL NELSON
and ALAN DALE.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-05-24
ANIMAL TRAGEDIES.
A Horse Lives In q Crock Thirteen Dayy
without Food.

Horse Lives In Crock Thirteen Day.
Without Food.
Last autumn, whilo Maine man was
wandering in tho woods, he came upon
tho sccno of a peculiar tragedy. gHo saw
q COW, apparently alive, standing beside
trco. He watched her at intervals for
an hour or moro, and wondered that sho
remained motionless so long. Some
thing peculiar in her position aroused
his curiosity, and he won't near.
Tho COW was dead, her head and neck
wedgcd into tho crotch of low applo-
tree. The poor creature had probably
been reaching through the limbs for ap-
pies, and somehow got fast in tho crotch.
Tho hair and oven tho skin were worn
from her neck, showing how sho had
struggled for freedom and escape from
Slow starvation. Tho apple-treo was in
an isolated position, and tho poor cow
had not boon discovered in timo to save
her life.
A valuable horse Of Troup County,
Georgia, was lost q short timo ago.
Diligent search was made in vain, and
his owner had about concluded that the
horse had boon stolen.
Thirteen days after he was first missed
negro boy found tho horse in tho bed
OF creek. Tho animal was standing in
tho water, unable to escape because of
tho high banks of tho stream, and tho
falls in tho stroam above and below him.
Tho negro boy spoke to tho horse and
was answered by glad whinny.
Tho lad at once reported his discovery
to tho owncr, who summoned several of
his ncighbors and won't to the horses
relief.
Tho bank of the creek had to be dug
down, and whi]o tho men worked the
animal gavo whinnios of delight from
time to timc by way of ovincing his sat
tsfaction that help was at hand.
When tho inclino was completed the
horse rushed up to tho top and then
staggered and fell to tho ground, but he
soon recovered and proceeded to his
stable.
He had been in the creek thirteen
days without food, except tho littlo that
no had picked from tho almost naked
bank. The hair on his legs all dropped
of from tho long exposure, otherwise
no was soon as sound as over.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-05-24
AN UNEXPECTED LOAN.
A BIT or Carolessness which Was Simply
lnoxcusable.

n ASAS u NAEoAoBHnoSB "nlCn was Simply
1ncxcusable.
Hoard by Chicago Tribune man at n
club: / was on tho strcot the other day
with fr1ond when wo mot his wife. It
was stormy day; sho wanted a pair of
rubbors; said tho prico was dollar. Ho
ran his hand in his pocket and said
something about unfortunate" l saw
the pickle. "Let mo lend you dollar"
said, and no replied that ho would.
That morning had put five dollars in
one pocket for tho necessaries of life.
In tho other pocket 1 had placed ono
dollar for luXurics with tho bows. I
handed him out the money and he led
his vito away to nppeaso her growing
expectations. I soon discovered that
had given my friend the flvc-dollar note.
However, knew that no was honest
and didn't worry. I mot him several
hours aftor. Ho was excited and fatigucd.
Ho said, in bated breath:
"fou gaVo mo nve dollars instead of
ono" g.. -. =. ~
said I had mado that discovery, but
know it was all right
"But it isn't all right" no exclaimed,
growing moro excited. $500 hero" no
continued, 81 went with her in tho Shoe
store, sec? ] says to tho man: 'Givo mo
pair OF dollar rubbors, women's size.'
lilo did SO, and sho put thom on. laid
down tho bill you had loaned me. Tho
clerk says: Il will hand you the change
That was tho first intimation had that
tho bill was moro than ono dollar in do
nomin alton. Tho clork came back and
laid down four dollars. My vito picked
1t up and said that was just tho
amount sbo wanted and walked out.
owo you five dollars which 1 didn't
moan to borrow, and haven't it to
pay"
1t put mo in a corner, because it was
the only fivo dollars had, and 1 had
promised that change to my vito. III
con square 1t with her 1 am all right,
But that's tho difficulty.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-05-24
HAKR1soN's ARROGANCE.

Under the above head tho Carson
Appeal, the loading Republican paper
of Nevada, according to the Exam
iner, says:
"The latest report from the White
House is that Harrison will positively
veto any free coinage bill passed qUith
the uid Of Democratic Uotes. This
is tho first time that Il President has
taken it on himself to say what sort
OF votes shall be used to pass bill.
eff there arc not Republicans
enough in Congress to pass a Silver
bill in the interest of the common
veal of the American people, then the
Democrats will have to step in and
assist in the work. AS q matter of
fact there are more Democrats today
IN Congress faUoring free coinage
than Republicans. We might as we'll
look this fact square in the face, and
if we attempt to follow Harrison's
lead and make it purely Republican
measure IL VIII % IL boomerang 10
smash the party at the next Presi-
Dental election.
at is idle for the President to talk
about making a purely Republican
measure out Of the question. He
must know perfectly well that the
Republicans could not pass genuine
silver bill on strict party vote. If
the Republicans fail to pass a free
coinage bill because Of White House
intimidation, the Democrats could
easily pass one with few Republican
votes, and this would DO the death
knell of the Republican party in the
West, and possibly the loss Of Presi-
Dental election in 1892"
The italics are the Appeals, and
we are pleased to know that Sam
Davis has at last arrived at the truth
in estimating the position Of the two
great political parties on the silver
question.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-05-24
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-05-24
Drnughts not Dangerous.

Tho danger from draughts is largely
exaggerated, says writer in London
Lancet When q person is not over-
heated thorc is nothing SO dangerous in
on influx Of air. It is far bottor to sit
in slight draught than to breathe i'm
puro air. Tho writer says: II know Of
two mon who sit in thoir shirt-slceves
oil day under an open window during
winter in q northern climate. They
arc mover sick. When they leave tho
Office others como on and work with tho
windows closed. These latter arc al-
ways complaining OF colds and throat
and lung troublos,"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-05-24

Stewart SQuelched.

In concluding his speech on the sill
YER question last Monday Senator
Stewart said there was no middle
ground in the contest between usury
and justice. The demonstration of
silver was crime against civilization,
and nothing but the full restoration
of that metal to the place which it
occupied before the crime was COM
United could redress the wrong OF
redeem the pledge of the Republican
party.
Eustis asked Stewart whether his
Interpretation Of the silver plank of
the Republican platform THAT it
meant free coinage Of silver was
the recoguizel Interpretation Of the
party.
Stewart replied that it could have
no other Interpretation, and added
that he himself had drawn that
plank.
Farwell-I was member OF the
Committee on Resolutions of the last
National Republican Convention, and
l desire to express my dissent to the
opinion given by the Senator from Ne
vada. No such Interpretation was
considered by that committee.
Stewart-Then what does it mean?
Farwoll-That the party was in fa-
vor Of silver money at the market
price Of silver. I drew the resolution,
as the Senator we'll knows, and it was
perfectly honest and fair. It meant
that the Government should buy sill
yer and coin it at tho rate it should
cost tho Government.
Stewart-That is mere bubble.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-05-24
The remains of Garfield we're taken

The remains of Garfield were taken
from the public vault in Lakeview
Cemotory, Cleveland, Chic, Tuesday
TO the Crypt in tho Garfield Memorial.
which will be dedicated to the mem
ory of the late President with great
pomp and ceremony on May 80. The
secret removal Of the remains was in
accordance with the wishes OF Mrs.
Garfield.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-01-14
FEEDING OYSTERS.
How Lean BivnIves Arc Fattened by Deal.
ers In Eastern Cities.

How Lean Blvnlves Arc Fattened by Deal.
ers I'm Eastern Cities.
The big oystcr on the top of the bar
rel opened Its Jaws weariIy and closed
them with snap, as il in response to a
scarcely audible gurgle from tho bottom
OF the keg.
''He:s dry and hungry. too, guess"
said the dealer, in explanation. "It's
about time to give him and the other
fellows some dinner" and he poured
over tho oysters bucketful Of salt and
water.
'Do you call that dinnerP' asked tho
reporter.
More after the style of a lunch," was
tho reply. "You see, sir, it isn't possi-
BILE, for some unknown reason, to feed
oysters in Washington as they do in the
North. Up there a man will buy a bar
rel OF lean oysters, without any flesh ut
all on their bones, as you might say,
and feed them three square meals a day
of corn meal and salt water, poured
over them, and at the end Of a month
they will be as fat as butter. But oys-
ters won't take hearty grub like that
down hero, and two weeks is as long as
they can be kept alive and in good con-
dition on salt and water plain. It's q
funny thing that if one hundred bushels
OF real salt oysters are put on top of one
hundred bushels Of fresh oysters for
four or five days, 80 that the drainage
from the salt oysters will drip down
over the fresh ones, at tho end of that
time the fresh oysters-supposing them
thin at the beginning-will bo as plump
as possible and properly salt, whilc the
salt oysters remain pretty much rs be-
fore. OF course, salt water must have
been thrown over the whole stack daily.
But, on tho other hand, If the fresh
oysters are put on top of tho salt ones,
every thing else being as in the other
case, both the salt oysters and the fresh
oysters will lose and become thin.
When you see oysters on. top Of q pile
opening their mouths, it Is because they
arc thirsty, tho water having drained
off them. Oysters, by the way, will
keep longer and better in a dry cellar
than in wet or damp one; they want
an equable temperature neither too
high nor too low; an oyster that freezes
! is dead oyster. Listen to those oys-
ters in the barrel now-you can hear
| their jaws go as they eat. at."-Washington
Star.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-01-14
whero Government CLERKS Smoke.

The Government has at last found O
use for that vast inclosed court in the
Pension building. No ono has over
known what it was designed for except
to look spacious, and once in four years
to give room for the inaugural ball. But
1T is now converted into a National smok-
ing-room. For ono hour each day clouds
Of tobacco smoke curl about the great
columns and the scent of tobacco per
meates the air. General Raum has pro-
hibited smoking in tho Pension Office
during working hours, and to make up
to the clerks for tho privation has grant
cd them the privilege of this great court
as smoking-room during tho lunch
hour. Atmidday they march about this
tilcd hall and mingle the odor of tho
''twofors" with tho fragrance of tho
quarter Hayanas. Tho paper cigarette
mingles its paper smell with the rest.
The rules OF the department. have beon
steadily running the cigar-smokcrs out,
and this is the first concession they havo
had. Washington Letter.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-01-14
ralnttne nui1,llnc, yyhitc.

'.One of the things that strikes a for
eigner with wonder in this big town of
New York." said IN obscrvant stranger
from across tho sea tho other day, 'fs
the practice apparently by authority of
painting buildings white. In most
European countries, II not in nll, to
paint city buildings white is forbidden
by ordinance. To any ono who has on
dured the discomfort OF living opposite
one Of these white aboninatlons in tho
sunsbiny days Of summer tho reason of
this prohibition will bo obvious. There
is nothing so hurtful to the cyes as tho
fierce glaro from such building whom
tho sun shines on IN. Y. World.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-01-14

Two apples kept In cake box will
keep moderately rich cake moistsn great
iength of time IL tho apples arc removed
When withered.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-01-14
AN EvkNING PAPER
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
ADVERTISING RATES.

Hnl be made ~ low a. 10 consistent with
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Acc for TERMS.