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CHAPTER VIII.
A HOSPITAL WARD.

For the first time in his life, Stephen
Eyre stood inside great London hospital
The atmosphere, so to speak, Of the place
bewildered him at first. There was 50 much
coming and going; doctors, assistants.
nurses, visitors fitted by him with such
CELEBRITY and silence, that he felt as Il he
were in dream. He had strayed into a
w de corridor, aud stood fumbling with his
cap, and staring about him in wild, help
less sort of manner, when one of The
white-capped nurses asked him what he
wanted
There's a girl here called Jess Arm
strong" he said, half shyly, half sullenly.
"Her that got her ribs broke the other
day."
beautiful hair" said the nurse, quickly.
"Shes doing very we'll, and she told me she
expected you to-day. Win you come this
wayP
Stephen followed his guide through what
seemed to him an interminable maze of
corridors and long, well-lighted rooms, I'M
til he came to the ward in which Jess Law.
Her grandmother's violence had resulted in
several rather serious injuries, and she had
been removed to Saint Bartholomew's Hos
pital next morning
Since then a week had elapsed, and as she
was now considerably better, she begged
Mr.. Helmont, who had visited her more
than once, to ask Stephen Eyre to come and
see her.
'"The young fellow to whom she's en-
gagged to be married." said the clergyman
confidentially to the Ward Sister. "She'll
worry if she doesn't see him, suppose"
Mr. Helmont knew nothing Of the grad
ually widening breach between the two.
or Of Jess acquaintance with George East
wood.
Jess bed was situated at one end of the
room, and the bed next to h ers was vacant.
go the two could talk together without fear
of being overheard. Stephen, who had
expected something very grim and bare be-
hind the walls of a hospital. was aston
ished at the brightness and cheeriness of the
scene. There were texts and pictures on
the walls, great bowls Of flowers on CEN
ter table; and the nurses, with kindly,
smiling faces, moved from patient to pa
tient, administering food, medicine, or
friendly words, in way which excited the
Young mans interest and admiration. And
when he stood by Jess bedside he thought
that he had seldom seen her look 50 nice.
She was thinner than usual, but her face
was slightly flushed, and her eyes were very
bright. She wore little blue flannel
dressing jacket, which admirably suited
the tone Of her hair and her complexion.
And the one hand that she could use for
the other was in sling had grown white
since her entrance to the hospital, and
looked to Stephen quite like lady's.n
she smiled when she saw him and
Stephen nodded back. They did not shake
hands-persons in Stevens rank of life never
do shake hands-but they looked at each
other amicably and were glad to see each
other once again. OF tine two, Stephen
was the more pleased, and jess the more
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SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS. ]


THE PROLOGUE: CHAPTERS 1. and H.-In Mill
street, Whtechapel, disreputable locality,
blind clergyman, the Rev. Francis belmont
and street waif, Richard Eyre, are standing in
front of an empty house. Stephen Eyre,
captain in the salvation army, has preceded
them on the information that Jess, a former
lover of Stephens, had got her man back
again, and she was with him at No. 20 Mill
street. The two had come in hot pursuit
fearing that stephen, in his fury, would do the
man who had robbed him of his love some
greYous injury. Helmont fears that an old
friend of his, George Eastwood, was the one
VINO had wrongeJ Jessie Armstrong, and ne and
the street arab are waiting for news of the
captain and Jessie. Presently fierce struggle
is heard overhead, and Jessie is seen fighting
and struggling with one or more men. Pres
emily, as young Dick rushes into the house and
mounts the stairs, the body of Stephen is seen
hanging by his hands from the window sill
Then some one is seen pushing the clinging
fingers from the sill and Stephen Eyre falls
dull heavy mass to the earth beneath. Poor
blind belmont feels over the body of the dying
man. and recognizes with his fingers that of
Stephen Eyre. In the meantime the neighbor
hood has been reused, AID q search inside the
house instituted. The dead body of Dick Eyre
is found in a quantity of debris, but no trace of
any one else is discovered. Time passes on, and
Helmont receives a letter from George East
wood, who Is IN SARDINIA, and IL is apparent
that he has been away from England for some
time. Shortly afterward Mr.. belmont receives
a visit from a woman. She tells him that her
name is Jess Armstrong; ana she DaS come TO
give herself up for the murder of stephen Eyre.
THE SToRY.-CHAPrERs /. and 1.-THE Rev.
F. Helmont, the blind parson, is walking with
his friend, George Eastwood, in Rag Fair,
Wnitechapel. Eastwood is an artist, and is on
the lookout for models He meets with Jess
Armstrong, whose brilliant hair captivates his
artistic eye, He makes arrangements for her
to visit him in his studio, but excites the jeal-
ousy of Stephen Eyre, her lover.
CHAPTERS III. and IV.-Stephen Eyre, Jess
humble lover is annoyed at the visit to the
studio anu frankly tells her so, something like
a quarrel ensuing. The reader is introduced in
chapter ". to the Eastwood family, George
Eastwood and Diana Helmont being engaged to
be married at tue suggestion OF old Col. East
wood, but neither is in love with the other, and
plan TO evade the engagement.
CHAPTERS V. AND VI-Diana simplifeS mat
ters by accepting the hand of Lord Hexham,
leaving George free to fall in love with his beau
tifu model. This he does, and his affection is
reciprocated, as she puts it-"onlY thousand
times more
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ALL IN A SINGLE ROOM.
a North Carolina Family of 90 Who
Live In One Apartment.

A North Carolina Family of 90 Who
Live In One Apartment.
From the 81. Louis Globe Democrat.
In the western part of North Carolina.
about seven miles west of Hot Springs.
there lives family by the name of Brooks.
1t is very interesting one, and many a
visitor to the quiet little town of Hot
SPRING. has had his curiosity so aroused by
stories OF this family that they have hired
teams and driven seven miles to the Brooks
residence. This consists of little, low log
cabin in an unsettled district, and is occu-
pied by father, mother, and twenty excep-
tionally handsome children
Every one is q blonde, with golden-yellow
hair and peachy complexion, and all as ig-
noraut, Wild and untutored as they are
beautiful. In addition TO the above family
proper the two older girls are married One
is a widow with two children, aud the other
has three children and husband. Both
these little families are living with the old
folks at home. making in all family OF
twenty-eight when none are missing. The
house, or log cabin, consists Of but one
room, and that very small one. On two
sides of this are built seven berths, one
above another, against the wall, and they
were evidently built with the cabin.
In these "bOxes" the parents, children and
grandchildren lay themselves away when
night comes on. Three times a day this
interesting family may be seen at meals.
Tho older members seat themselves about
on the ground in front Of the house, '.Indian
fashion," and are favored with tin plates
and iron spoons. while the younger ones
stand around a rough home-m de table
inside the cabin, eating beans with a relish
that is good to look upon. This Is the prin-
cipal diet; now and then they have change.
but it is OF the same plain, cheap order.
They are all healthy and robust, knowing
nothing of sickness.
The father Of this family. who has TO
"hustlen for the beans to fill the twenty
eight hungry mouths, makes as high as sig
some months, but oftener his income will
not exceed S15 per month, which sum hs
earns by walking seven miles daily to Hot
Springs, to work in the mill of Frank Ga
hagan. The mother, who has baby in
arms, seems contented and happy as she sits
with one foot on the side of the homemade
cradle, made Of an ordinary pine box. with
rockers sawed out of pine board, which
she every now and then gives "xick" to
keep the cradle moving, while she sings
over and over again few lines Of some Old
hymn she has learned. Every one is struck
with the remarkable beauty of the children.
from the youngest to the Oldest 1t is some
thing wonderful. The parents have found
names for all but one, which is without a
name as yet.
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SPEAKING of grammar, criminals and Judges
ositer widely In opinion Ia regard to the length
OF sentences. -B0ston Courier.
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THE GREAT MILL STREET MYSTERY.
BY -ADEIINE SERGEANT

Author of Jacobs WIFE, oYs DIAMOND nrP
FALSE PRETENCEs"
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TRAIN HER AS A BEAUTY.
CAN a GIRL BE BRED TO BE
LOVELYq

Ways of Educating the Body Which
Are Just as Certain in Their Effects
as Any Ever Employed on the Mind.
Cultivating the Figure and Com
plexion.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-09-25
Economical state Government.

1t is generally admitted that our state
government has for some time been
getting over-expensive and extravagant.
Now, let our new governor and legis-
lature Justify their fair professions de-
clared before election, and show them
selves true reformers by cutting down
their own salaries TO begin with. Mr..
Page is not the man we take him to
be, If he does not recommend that his
own salary be reduced to S1O00-un-
less he shall prefer to cover it in to the
state treasury altogether. The new
legislature viii not snow the true IL
stinct OF reform unless it proceeds to
cut down its own per diem from So
to 81. AT these reduced figures both
governor and Legislature would be much
better paid than any oftheir predecess-
ors were before the war, when the gov
ernor received but $3.50 a year and
members but 81. 80 per day. The leg
islature will do well 10 remember that
il costs the state $1,000 fSh- each day 1t
remains IN session, and every day the
session can be shortened is so much
saved in the pockets Of the people.
Much time has been wasted in recent
years by frequent adjournments during
the sessions Of the legislature. -Four
working days in week Is probably
liberal estimate of the time actually
given to legislative duties by the legis-
lature Of 1888. OF course our new re-
form legislature viii crush this grow
ing evil, as well as see to il that there
are no expensive junkehng bills to Bur
lington, Vergennes, Rutland and Brat
tIeboro, for the state IS pay. They
will content themselves with voting one
daily and one weekly newspaper for
each member at the expense of the state,
and with a reasonable supply of sta
tionery. incidentals, etc.
Having thus placed the reform move
ment on firm foundation by showing
their belief that true economy, like
charity, begins at home, they may pro-
ceed to reform the Judiciary and over
haul the executive officers of the state,
with clear conscience and with the
sure support of their constituents
Woodstock Standard.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-09-25
EINAI. NETIl.EMENT.

STATE OF VERMONT, Al Probate Court held
RANDOLPH DISTRICT IS at Randolph in saddis-
trict on the 9th day OF Sept. A.. ID 1890
Almon Shepherd Administrator OF the estate OF
Chas. W. Clark late OF Randolph In said district
deceased pre- ents his administration account for ex
animation ami allowance aud makes application for
decree OF distribution and partition Of the estate
Of said decreased Whereupon 1t Is ordered by said
Court that said account aud said application he re-
ferred to session Of said Court TO be held at the Pro-
bate office In Randolph on the bth day Of sept,
1880 Tor hearing AMI decision thereon: and
Il sfurther ordered that notice hereof be given all
ersons Interested by publication of the three
weeks successively IN the Herald 4 News new spaper
published at Wesi Randolph previous TO said lime
Of hearing that they may appear at said time and
place and show cause II any they may have why said
account should not be allowed and such decree
made. BY the Court.
~ Attest, wM. II. NICHOLS. Judge.
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Guardian Notice 10 sell Real Estate.


STATE OF VERMONT. In Probate eour
DisrpfrI or RAxD,sLrIi.ss held ai Randolph.
within and for said district. on the an DAY q sep
4 ID ls.a Nathan \. Post. trustee uneer the VIII
0l The late Roswell g. Curtis of the portion OF tc S.
tafs y, filed and Gecrtsd t. Lucus A. Curtis ana hls
children. etc. mAhts li'.at.oi. ., w W -. i
farf for license 90 sell the following uescrinea rel
ee.ste held bv him as said trustee 60 wits house
IN and shed and lot of land situate in the town OF
Berlin containing 1-2 acre Of land moi & or itss
i1,tpaed sastcry hy the highway. sonthefiy hA isha
Of Chas Lawrence and northerly y the oia leonard
Lawrence place tfpl,ssllli.i,- ~, ~ t..et
lie sale thereof for The purpose Of putting tne pro-
aerl, 81 such sale at interest or INVESTING tit SAINT
Ia lfecLs or real estate would be beneficial 70 said
T,icips Curtis and his minor child Marion curtis
and nelson A. Curtis. father Of said lucius A. Cur
lis Nathan y. Post. trustee. Whefeupon ~
i ordered by said Court that said application q r.
ferrl to a session thereof 20 hc held al tie Protaie
,fIiee III Randolph the #ith day Of sent. A. b-
$50 for hearing aud decision thereon ana y Z inf
f6- ordered that al persons Interested BE- notified
hereof lv publication Of notice 81 said application
MI r,ltr thereon IN the Herald aud News published
sf RaDfiolnh before said time % hearing that they
mavsppeara at said time and place and. u They see
as,,ssi s.s ttll,i,sef thereto By the Court.
S4 Attest Wm. Nichols. Judge
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LEGAL NOTICES.

4, iAlE VI VERMONT. In Probate Court held
HARTFORD DISTRICT. -. ( AT Woodsfork WITHIN
ana '15 saia District on The 9rd day Of sept 1890
An instrument purporting To be the last will and
..sthment of Orange Bartlett late Of Royalton
n suu i'lstrlct. deceased Is presented to the Court
ior PROBATE aud allowance by Martha LIiartlett the
Court that all Dersons concarne,l tl,srs..irs NJ.
notlhed 70 appear before said Court at the Probate
once IN oodstock aforesaid onfhe 26th day OF Sept
A. d. 1870 andsh1wcauseif anythey may have against
the PROBATE and allowance said instrument as the
last Will Of Orange Bartlett
for which purpose II Is further ordered that
copy OF the record OF this order be published three
weeks successvely previous to the time appointed Tor
proyingl said will, In the White River Herald
newspaper published at koyalton IN this state.
A true record. Attest,
A true copy of record.
So Attest. TO. sEAvER. Judge.
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Gaar,iian Notice 70 SELL REAL Estate

STATE OF VERMONT I In Probate Court. held
District Of Randolph SIS al Randolph within and
for said district on the 4th day Sept. A. D. 1880.
Nathan n. Post trustee under the will OF the late
Roswell g. Curtis OF the portion OF the estate wed
and decreed to Lucius A. Curtis and Children etc.
makes application 10 said court for license TO buy
the following described real estate, TO wit. house
and lot containing l-2 OF land or
less bounded north by lands Of II. y, Watson and r.
krainerd east by land OF y. Post and wife. south
by Rugg In st. Albans village within the town OF
st. Abans representing that the purchase thereof
would be bent cial to said trust estate and those In
terested as an investment and place in which 10
reside and asks for order Of said court granting
leave and authority TO purchase the same. Nathan
n. Post, trustee. Nhereupon II Is ordered by
said court. that said application be referred to a
session thereof, 10 be held AZ the Probate Office In
Randolph on The 30th day of Sept. A. ID. 1880 for
hearing and decision thereon and Il Is further or
dered. that all persons Interested be notified hereof
by publication of notice of said application land or
der thereon. three weeks successfully In the Herald
and News published at Randolph before said time Of
hearing that they appear at said time and place
and II they see cause object thereto. BY the Court
Ss4 Attest VIM, Nichols. Judge.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-09-25

An important issue in the campaign
of retrenchment and reform, upon which
the Legislature is expected TO enter, is
whether the number of Judges should
be reduced by one, the opportunity 70
do so without dropping one now pre-
seuting itself in the retirement ofJudge
Powers. On this question we have
held to one opinion for several years.
The work required of the bench Is no
more than can be performed readily by
six men indeed il IS less than five judges
had to do in the earlier days. when
there was vastly more litigation in the
state than now. The expense Of the
extra Judge is several thousand dollars,
and we hope there is courage and dis
elimination enough in the new Legis-
lature to reduce the number.-Wood-
stock Standard.
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commissioners Notice.

Estate of HORACE STANLEY.
The undersigned. having been appointed by The
Hon. Probate Court FOR the District Of Randolph
commissioners to receive. examine. and adjust all
claims and demands OF all persons against the estate
of Horace Stanley late Of Randolph IN said
Dist deceased and all claims in offset .hersts
give notice that we win meet for the purposes afore-
s.id af the residence Of the late Horace Stanley
w on the 4th daV Of Oct and eth day
Of Dec. 1890 from clock T. NJ usttl O clock p M
an said ,aVs and that six months from tie
25th dav OF Aug A. D.. lSW is the time limited ~
said Court for said creditors 10 present tier claims
TO MS for examination and allowance DAtt'i az
No Raufo ph. vi this 9th day 81 sept.A. p isv.
r. G. CONE. Com
es4 A. VI. CONE. miSsioners.
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Commissioners NOtiep.

Estate of MARY. r.. HACkETT
The undersigned, having been appointed BY thelion
Probate Court for the district OF Randolph COMMITS
soners Ia receive examine, and adjust all claims aud
demands Of all persons against the estate OF Mary T.
Hackett late OF Tnnbrdgein said district deeeas-
give notice that will meet for the purposes afore
said at The Tun )ridge House in funbridge
on the 9Th day of october and
22d day of Jan.next from lVociock An 70
o'clock PM on each OF said days aud that - months
from the 2sth dav Of July a. H. leO Is the time lm-
ted BY said Court for said creditors to present their
claims to ms for allowance.
Dated at Tunbrdge this 4th day OF sept. A.p- lsso
R.H.DKEW Com
9e4 WALLACE W. SWAN inissoners.
J. 5, Hackett and J. NJ. Whitney admrs.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-09-25
State Treasurer's Report.

We have received copy of the BIZ
ennial report of the State Treasurer,
out of which we gather some facts that
may be of interest to the general read
er. This report covers the period from
July 81, 1888 TO June 30, 1890.
The report makes a little pamphlet
of "a pages, and is printed by the Tut
tie Co. of Rutland 1t is printed in
fair type, can be read at single sit
ting and probably furnishes as much
food for healthy reflection as is contain
ed in any publication of the same size
circulated wAllin the borders of the
State. The work is not poem or a
drama but il is much more figurative
than either, aud if it does not work
much upon human sympathies it makes
the nerves that touch the pocket tingle
their entire length. Let us glance at
some of the hard facts. The total "a
mount of monies received into the treas
ury for the first year covered by this
report is S695, 554 Y. This money
came from a variety of sources, but di-
rectly or indirectly it was pulled out of
the pockets of the people. The Agri-
cultural College Fund paid So, l3O; IL
censes of the Commercial Fertilizer
companies amounted to 81 800; Judges
of Probate, fees. S14, ,4S6; County
clerks, judgments and balances, S27,-
40 81; Huntington fund, sale of Sc
curities, sl4,402 30. The House of
Correction brought in S6,003 81; the
State Prison, So, ,335 so; from corpor-
ations. tax of slSS6, s245, 1907 ~;
temporary loans, act of 1856, $50, 600; !;
act of 1888. sl73, 3,165; from various
other sources, about S15, 900, making
the sum total as given above. What
became of this money? Several small
sums were paid out for one thing and
another and large sums as follows
Debennlres. General Assembly, 1888.
$50, 424 so; temporary loans, act Of
1886. SIS, 900 the same, act Of 1888,
$4,000 auditors orders. paid, sf52,-
729 81: interest paid, S22,576 50
cash on hand and in banks, $50, lob II
s9.323 30 were paid on account Of the
Gettysburg appropriation.
The amount received into the treas
ury for the year ending June so, 1890
was sslS.506 %. This money came
from licenses. fees. court judgments
and balances, house Of correction, the
State Prison, corporation taxes, 1889,
which amounted to s26S,l53 81. and
a direct tax of 20 cents on dollar paid
bv the towns. which amountedto $685.
4l2 OF. This covers the large receipts,
there were small receipts, which aggre-
gated quite sum. This money was
maid ont on auditors orders and for va
rious purposes to the amount of about
$500. 600. leaving a balance in the
hanks and on hand of about Sl1S.000.
II i estimated that the corporation tax
for 1890 viii amount TO about $780,
600. This with the amount carried
over, deducsing few liabilities, leaves
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-09-25

Massachusetts must be a good state
for outside politicians to migrate to.
OF the present republican candidates
for the leading state offices four are
from New Hampshire-Brackett for
governor, Halle for lieut. governor, Mar
den for treasurer, and Pillsbury for at
torney-general, Vermont furnishes
the collector Of the port of Boston Mr..
A. w. Beard and Judge Field of the
Supreme Court. 1t may be that the
example of Daniel Webster reaches a
long distance. Massachusetts polite
ians need protection.
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Estate ofLlMAN l.. NHEtl.Ek.
The undersigned having been appointed hN sie Hon
Probate Codrt for the District uf Randolph commits
soiers TO receive examine aud adjust hil claims
and demands all persons against the estate OF Ly-
man l.. .WheeleTate OF Randolph la said Distfictde-
ceased and all claims exhibited In offset thereto.
hereby give notice that will meet Tor The purpos-
es aforesaid at the Office Of Hon w. H. Nichols IN
West Randolph on the 2th Gay Of sept ~ inst y
o'clock D. M OF said day and that six months nom
the Isl iav OF Sept. A. -. 1880 Is the ite limited by
said Court for said creditors 10 present urW ciAs
10 Us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Randolph this lsidav ot sept a ID isN.
AMPS III FFHfNSoN.t Commission
Nj. FLINT. efS.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-09-25

That veteran editor and publisher,
A. A. Earle, who has been living in
retirement at White Biver junction
has once more put on his armor and
entered the field of newspaper strife.
He goes to Newport and enters the of
flee of the Express and Standard where
he will be heard from through North
ern Vermont. 1t is possible he may
be able to say some bright things SOW
er the teacups.