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Telegram-herald., 1891-07-27

daneed with rage, despite the heat
Eat, eat" he yelled. Now lay a
straight course for the larder or I'll
beat your brains out with this bag"
Evidently Mr.. Ricketts, was not in his
right mind. Probably sunstruck on the
way up from the station | began 10
feel unsafe, for the mar was a giant in
size aud evidently quite desperate. ]
led the way 20 the dining-room resolved
TO escape at the first opportunity. But
the ruffian kept close To my heels I'm
happily luncheon was spread upon
the table, so that | had no excuse for
hunting up an imaginary cupboard in
some remote corner of the house. The
food had been prepared for me. but at
noon had had no appetite and it was
untouched
NV amiable guest sat down and inn
mediately attacked the viands.
Poor little Maudie," he mutterea,
80 this is what you've come to at last;
living out here in this forxaken fag-end
of creation, surrounded by idiots. Poor
little girl"
This was more than could stand.
Mr.. Ricketts," began.
BLAST Mr.. Ricketts," said he.
Forgotten his own name" said 10
myself. Wonder If I can run faster
than he can"
At this moment heard the sound OF
voices outside. and then Maude opened
her hands, and kissed her with loud and
and fearful enthusiasm. / endeavored
to interpose in defense Of my home. but
the table was between us, and somehow
giddiness had got into my head, SC
that stumbled against q chair and
chung to its back for support
''Dear old Uncle jeff" cried Msude;
'1'm delighted to see you after all these
years. And to think you didn't let me
know you were coming. Thought you'd
surprise me, did you. Well. never mind;
see you've made the acquaintance OF
Howdy -"
$50 his names Howdy, Is it?" said
Uncle JEFF. well, Maudie, like your
house pretty well, and you set first
class luncheon, but this servant of yours
is the most lamentable idiot ever saw
in my life"
Maude stood petrified with amaze
ment, and Uncle JeR, seeing tho ex-
preston of her face, checked his de-
famatory utterance. / had by this time
perceived that / had mistaken q rela-
tive of my wife, OF whom l had often
heard her speak, for that malignant
Shylock. Ricketts,; and l was too much
ashamed TO confess my error.
hastily put on dress suit. The dis
guise was good as far as it went, but
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-27

ahove II was the same old face-that
weird collection of misfit features.
which even n New York coroner's jury
could not fail TO identify.
Maudc was calling me from below
FASTENED down with the best courage
could muster. She and Nina and Uncle
JEFF were in the hail. Maude took one
look at me and tainted Uncle JEFF did
not uoticc'it. He advanced toward me
and said: "Ah. Mr.. Fielding. | am de-
lighted to see you."
"Mr. Fielding" said a voice.
/ looked towards the street door.
which was open. A stout, forid man
stood on the threshold
II. also. am delighted n see you. Mr..
Fielding. said he. MY name is Rick.
cts" HOWARD FIELDING.
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TURNED OUT To GRASS.
How dr. Fielding Hndsavored TO
Avoid q Dun
Ne Dss<ia 1lshss ni0seif a. . Servants
saa Afterwards - tseariemaa. aaa
Md. . faiIare Of Bosh holss
"A csa4sas 81 ETxsrs.


The postal service at Gainesville IL
.sthsr Irregular, especially Ia hzyiBg
tia1e, when the Postmaster II busy.
Uncle Sans letter carriers, who are
usually very prompt, especially when
they have disasrreeabie eommunica-
ton - deliver. seem occasionally u
overlook Grimesville altogether There
fore, when Msade handed me a letter
one Afternoon in early July. was DOT
surprised ~ learn that IL had spent sew
sral profitless days IN struggling up from
New 1crk.
my dear Hewdy." IL began. How
eonfoundedly affeetionste man can be
when he has pat a friend into hole
and hasn't any idea of pulling him out
The note which you SO kindly In
dorsed for me a year ago fell due
yesterday. l was unable To meet IL
Old Rickets. who holds the note,
called on the same day. l was unable TO
meet him either. tie entered at the
that emerged from the other end of
the house. You know what Ricketts,
l. when he gets excited-though, come
~ think Of il, you never saw him He
Ia a stout, hosid uan, who always car
ries heavy cane. and disposition
which would not be considered amiabl
In a lighting bull terrier. | understand
that he thinks there IS something wrong
about this whole transaction He will
Slain that POUR financial responsibility
was Inisrepresented 20 him Perhaps ID
was. but I'll swear 1 couldn't help il.
The note wouldn't have been worth q
continental any other way. and had 10
have the money. Ricketts, is 80 mad
about IL that he's going up 10 Grimes
vile 10 see You. For Heavens sake be
out when he calls I'm good friend of
yours and always have been, and il he
kills YOU l shall have 10 tx the note
alone"
In the afternoon Of the day following
the reception of the letter from New
York. | found myself alone IN the house.
Maude and Nina had gone out for long
drive. sydney. my neighbor, had gone
up into the woods fishing. Gainesville
under such conditions would have
seemed lonely 10 Robinson Crusoe. I
saton the veranda reading from my own
works. and was just falling asleep when
Tommy hailed me from the road.
Say, Mr. Fieldin'," he cried. I've
just come back from the railroad station.
Uasre Wa Teller over there askin'
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-27

The course which an earthquake runs
is usually very rapid. From the instant
when the first shock was felt at Lisbon
10 the period when all was over, and
nearly 10000 people killed. not more
than two minutes had elapsed. Usual
ly from ten to thirty seconds elapse be-
tween the first and last shocks of severe
earthquake. But this lightning speed
Is no. always the earthquakes mode Of
travelling. While Csraca in Venezusla
was almost totally destroyed the ~. goo
people were killed in less than twenty
seconds By the great shock Of 1874, there
are eases in which constantly recurring
shocks have lasted fer weeks. No odds
how brief the span. the most frightful
havoc can be wrought and the wave II
destruction propassted from The most
distant regions. The ruFabling earth
sound travels At ths rate 81 sboANt 10. 90
60 if.0oe feet per second. and The earth
wave. 81 al average. about 80 feet in
The same space % tame
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about yoA He was tryin' 70 get some
body 10 bring him over here"
What sort of a man was hep"
''Big. stout man. with red face"
Tommy" said I, do you want 70
earn dollar?"
''Not by goin' over TO the station agin'
this thunderin' hot day." replied the
youth.
''All you'll have To do" said /. lis 10
sit on this veranda till that man arrives
and then tell him that I've gone away
and won't be back for six weeks"
That's the kind of q job that suits
me-" said Tommy. ''Nothin' to do but
little lynn. just wait till run into
the house for q minute or two" Tom
my took his pay in advance. like a
thoughtful youth. and vanished into
his uacle's house. I also went indoors
and made some hasty preparations for
young sydney in the woods. Fishing is
a sport which does not interest me. but
on the whole preferred il 20 an inter
view with Mr. ricketts,. I put on the
most dilapiizted suit of clothes in my
W1FOFNnt pbf4tf W 30 Rttf'aitt
self for few days in the woods. for
hoped 20 persuade sydney To camp out
with me until all danger should be over.
Then penncd hasty explanatory note
To Maude. directing her To subject Mr..
Ricketts, 20 every narrowing discomfort
she could devise, even II SIZE had 10
cook supper for him herself. with =
doctor three miles away and no drug
store in town.
Thus havinr done what could In tho
way of hospitality. went down 10 see
II Tommy had mounted guard upon the
veranda. A opened the outside door
somehow yang the bell violently. and
The ~ moment was face To face
with a large. stont. horid man who
wore an expression which might be dine
20 heat and general discomfort or q
natural predisposi.ion 20 rnanslsughter
SIS Mr.. Fielding at homer" he in
quired.
''He has Just left town for the benefit
of his health. T-replicd. I'VE expect
him back IN sboas month Win you
waltz
You're his servant. suppose7" said
he. swell. wonder he doesn't teach
you better manners Why do you
keep me standing here where les hotter
than the blazing hinges Of periitious
trap-door9 Here. take nv bag and
show me into he parlor Mrs. Fielding
is in. I presume. She wrote me
that"
she wrote you. did sheS'' I rejoined.
'svell. that's extraordinary
Why. confound your impudenee.~ he
burst aut in q rage. IF had such "A
man ~ yeu are about the place I'd
break his back every day NJ his life
lie pushed BY rue. entered the parior.
sud sinking into chair mcpped his fore
head fcr a moment and then broke cut
again:
What Do ron stand there staring at
M for Dsi y0n never sec civilized
white man before Go tell Mrs. Field
inG
s'She Is rot AZ heFne. said. ensl~s~-
oring - apply = uaetsphorieal plaster ~
the ga kissu.s - my dignity she has
gene diving
Web thn T. nise. -. exclaimed.
''Dhln't shs - mr. b~tserp''
'5f she Cid said L "she disereetls
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-27

neglected 70 mention the fact 70 ne
IL Ale had -
There, there; that viii do, he broke
In IF Fielding wants % hire a lunatis
ID serve him. / suppose lis none Of nv
business. Fm tired and hazgry. show
me the dining ans get me some
thing 70 eat-s square meal for Carlsr
tan, do YOU undeFstanti2'
No. ! tont," began
mo. you don't" he shouted. ''you
don't understand anything. You can't;
IL isn't IN YOU. Here. I'll make signs,
il the English language isn't intel
ligible. lie opened his mouth and
pointed down his throat while hs
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-27

like nv wife 10 nae porsonss Com.
rlexlon Powder t~es ase a improves
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-27

Makes finest psstry. hrrsa or bisenst
The best . naost satisfactory.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-15

Advlces received from Honduras
state that at o'clock Thursday morning
a force under command OF Colonel Molina
and General Bardalcs, both OF which
officers are leading rebels, made an attack
upon the Quartet Mt Amapola. Tho guard
there was taken by surprise, aud the
rebels were soon In possession OF the
quartet.
The government troops were summoned
and force comp rising $50 men, under the
command OF Colonel Barrora, made "a
movement against the Quartet. Serious
lighting followed. by noon tho govern
mont troops had succeeding In driving tho
rebels from tho Quartet. inilicting great
loss upon them. Among the killed was
General Bardales, ono OF tho rebel lead
ers.
Amapola Is situated upon the island OF
that name and tho rebels were driven TO
the mainland. Colonel Barrcra hns u
force OF 800 infantry and forty cavalry
guarding tho island. The rebel. aro be-
slcgcd In the place and evidently prepared
TO make another attack AZ soon rs their
reinforccmenis, which they aro expecting.
arrive.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-15
Agitation In Belgium.

ihirty-eigh' suffrage meetings were
held last Sunday In Brussels and 9th or
cities In Belgium, and the attendance
numbered hundreds OF thousands. Many
OF the speeches made were Of tho most
violent character, tho speakers urging
that tho working people must Mt any
hazard assert their right to share In tho
government The upper clnsscs were
warned tina, nothing short OF universal
suffrage, soon granted, would DO likely to
avert revolution. a socialist In yru.-
scls asserted that tho day was no, far
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-15
Train Robbers Fooled.

A party OF bandits stopped Santa
Fc train the other nigh, In Oklahoma and
went through the express car.
When the robbers boarded the train ut
Wharton the messenger was looking out
OF the door Of his car aud seeing what was
going on Immediately apprehended tho
danger. lie locked and bol,cd his door
aud then commenced to hide the money
aud valuables In his keeping In places Of
safety where they would escape detcc-
iion by tho robbers, While the bandits
were detachlng the engine and express
car iron the rest Of tho train and were
running II TO the place where the robbery
occurred, about two miles distant, tho
messenger disposed of most Of the yalu.
ables In places of safety. Then he locked
the safe. When the robbers appeared ut
the door.oi the express car he made show
Of resistance but finally admitted them.
They Immediately made for tho safo and
demanded that II DO opened. With
ieighed reluctance the messenger opened
II aud nj tho command OF the leader
handed out the contents, among which was
a package OF worthless paper, which he
told the robbers was u valuable package
OF money. The most OF the money had
been hidden In the stove, which was Z OF
being used for Its legitimate purpose. In
the search which tho robbers made OF tho
car thoy overlooked that hiding place, bu,
tumbled upon a package OF $500, which
they secured. Finding nothing olse OF
value they made their escape.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-15
Mrs. esrnaby,s WIN.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., May D. The
last will OF the late Nj. Bhrnaby, drawn
at Chester. Pennsylvania, Jan. = last, was
offered for probate In the municipal cour,
this Afternoon by Edward Worrcll This
will, after making several benucsts 10 old
servants and 'rlcnds, leaves 5000 70 each
Of tho two Conrad grandchildren, TO Mrs
Conrad $4,000, TO MaDlo iiarnnby 5000,
10 Edward A. bennett, the Adirondack
guide, si0,0OOi 10 trust company Of
Philadelphia 10000 TO bo Invested, tho In
come and profits 10 go TO Edward Worrull
Of Chester, Pennsylvania, and at has death
uio principal 10 30 TO such person M ho
may name In hia Will To DR., Graves. ci,,-
joO. Tho residue of the estate il 10 no 10
Grace Episcopal church OF this city.
Dr. Graves Ia named az tho solo cNecn.
tor OF the will. No notice Of II contest In,
yot been entered In tho court, but hard.
fought contest Ia sure To come. Tho rep
rcscn,atiycs OF tho Uarnnby family TO-
pudiatc tho ruport that they nrc disposed
10 hush up tho matter, and assert tina, nc
stone will be left uhturncd To furrc, out III,
guilty parties.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-15
Dutehmen Want the Land.

A London dispatch says TINT tho
Wye, naval store ship will star, for
Africa with large quantity Of provisions
and ammunition, and will he followed
shortly by the troop ship, Iilmalnyn, with
achievements for the Cape Adyices
state that tho Bocr expedition IA known
10 DO thoroughly equipped with arms aud
ammunition, and Ii formed into military
expedition for the purpose Of meeting amy
enemy, native or British, that may OBJ
struct tho way. They arc without artil-
lcry, but their riilcs are largely OF recent
importation and OF tho brcceli loadlng
pattern. They march divided Into four
columns. tho women and children. with
tho wagons, In each instance, bringing up
tho rear. Tho progress will be slow. and
II In believed that there will DO ample
tlma for tho British troops TO stop the
"rrok' before I, has passed the bounds Of
Bcchunnhiand. II Is said that tho Trans,
vnnl authorities have made only pretrnsc
OF objection 10 the undertaking, and thu,
II hns the hearty support Of nil classes oi
| tho Dutch In tho TrlnsynAl
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-15
Ihe Nebras.n oovernorshlp.

The Nebraska Supreme Court has
rendered a dec lsiou In the Boyd-Thaycr
quo-warranto case BUSTING Boyd and de-
claring Thaycr the legal governor OF Ne,
braslla.
TIL, opinion rccitos that Boyd was lc.
gnlly elected governor OF the State, but Is
disqualified on the ground OF non-cltlzon-
ship. After quoting the constitution rela--
tive TO aliens, II proceeds to the question
OF tho sucrossorship AID disposes OF the
claims Of Lieutenant Governor Majors by
stating when tho person receiving the
highest number OF votes for tie oilcc OF
governor Is Ineligible under tho constita-
lion To be elected, the governor holds over.
The duties Of the chief executive ofieo OF
the state department dcyolvos upon the
lieutenant ia certain contlngenclo. among
which are the failure OF tho goycrnor-oloct
to qualify At tho disability Of the governor
1t cannot be said that there has been u
failure to qualify whore a person has been
constitutlonally elected to the onlec.
The writ OF custer was served on Gov
crnor Boyd about o o'clock; 1ie received
II calmly aud said, al am ready 10 turn
over the oflieo now His attorney, John
ID. Howe OF omuhu, who had Just arrived
requested him TO walt u moment. and I'M
medlatcly went 10 the Supreme Court
room TO He u motion for a stay, but as tho
judgment had already boon entered and
the writ served, II was TOO late.
Tho oplnlon was signed by Chief Justice
Cobb and Justice Norvlllc. Justice Max
we'll dissenting.
II Is asserted that Mr.. Boyd will carry
the case To tho Supreme Court Of tho
United States. The decision On tho whole
may bo Raid to DO II surprise, the opinion
being that In the event Of BUSTING Boyd
Lieutenant Governor MAJOR would bo
named m his successor.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-15
Tac Value of Or. Koeh's Lymph.

At n meeting of the New York
Academy OF Medicine tho physicians who
have been experimenting with Koch's
lymph for some time submitted the result
OF their Investigations. Dr. LOOMS
summed up nil the reports thus: "in the
lymph We have an agent which can do
good aud very great harm. We may con-
cludc that II requires care In i,- use ~
well Us moro experience with It. | am
fully Of the opinion thu, /, Ia going to take
n prominent place In the treatment OF
tuberculosis, and that 1t Ia going To save
more lives imperllcd by that disease than
amy other agent SuIl, II may XIII more
than II saves II We use 1t rceitlossly.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-15

So LoSJ IA huge standing armies
nrc maintained rumors Of wars ui,s In.
cvitablc. As long ns Russia continues
10 reach for western extension peril
will DO watched on her borders. But
France II not In mood for taking
on the cxpcns. Of war In which she
could not have paramount interest nnd
supreme direction. Italy Is moro con.
corncd with meeting interest md H..
stallmcnts Of her colossal debt and
avoiding bankruptcy thnn on becoming
involved In n connic, that could only
Md 10 hor already in,olcrnblo fiscal
burdens The emperor VI Germany il
capable Of anything, aceordingsio all
reports. But when II comes 10 n war
that would IN all probability end III.
life he will DO likely enough 10 flnd
recourse In tho discretion VI states
uss vasAss ,AAs u hb eva vAior
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-15

BY degrees tho entirely proper be-
lief is gaining ground that electricity,
like all tho other great forces that
man snbdues TO his purpose, is entitled
TO certain amount OF respect, and is
not saucily To be 'monkcycdn with.
a very large percentage OF the acci.
dents and deaths attributed 10 clcctrici-
~ have been due To sheer carelessness
or wnnton horscplay, and the result
seen in the desire OF people not to
touch n wire unless II is their business
to do so is no, the least OF the benefits
OF an exaggerated fear.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-15

WOMAN lives longer than man. goes
insane less numoronsly. commits
suicide onc-third MS often. makes one.
tenth the demand on the public purse
for supports in jails, prisons and aim.
houses, and In every regard manifest.
potentially, above that of man. Thii
is an observed fact In the generation
now passing, md ii will be yc, more
so In the generation now coming on.
Tho physical and mental fiber of the
young man is Weakening. Con,
'ributory to this is the dangcrou,
hnbi, OF cigarette smoking.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-15
The Queen nn.lew. a Goat.

Queen Victoria hhs taken queer
freak In making present OF u goat 10 the
Second battalion Of tho Seventeenth
regiment, qunr,crcd at Davenport Tho
officers OF the regiment, while expressing
deep gratitude for her maica,y'H Kindness,
are entirely nj n loss 10 know what to do
with tho royal goat. which introduced
itself 10 lis new uwnera by bn,iine aud
Hnocklpg down the colonel while NJ drill
The ofilcors have no taste Tor goats rs a
diet md do not think II valuable add .
ton W tho regiment equipment. However,
they have tho poat,anl have sent u formal
address OF thanks " her majesty,
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-15

IT is fortunate sign OF tho times
that we are gradually learning TO re-
cognizc this all-important ind redeem.
ing fact, that cheap labor by no means
means cheap production; that on the
contrary, low cost OF production and 4
high wage rate go hand in hand. This
may seem paradoxical but on closer
examination IL will BIO found to be en-
tircly logical and in keeping with the
facts and philosophy OF the economy Of
production.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-15
oua,emalans al tho World.s Fair.

Lieutenant George u, Severn. spc.
cini commissioner OF tho Worlds Fair to
Central America, reports thin, thu govern.
ncnt OF Guatemala will send la national
band 10 Chicago during the exposition.
Thls Is the third largest In tho world, TIM
OF Austria being first and tho Mexican
band being second II Ia proposed 10 In
cfcnso tho number Of Instruments 10 900,
when II VIII DO larger than tho Mexican
band
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-15

THE aristocracy of tho dollar hns no
moral basis. Its basis is not, indeed.
necessarily immoral, but it is Immoral.
Tho people have condoned the sins
Jay Gould, as it would have condoned
the sins Of Jim Fisk, II he had lived
long enough. Memories are short,
and analysis is difficult and in a short
timo tho manner in which wealth is
obtained is forgotten or dlsregarded.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-15

In every channel cut GU, by business.
competition, the world over is rccog-
nized rs the life of trade. II only n
comparatively few were engaged in
trafiicking and bartering, and these few
had their own way through lack OF
rivalry, the poorer would undoubtedly
be poorer and the rich would be richer,
but scarcor. For this, and othor rca.
sons of equal import, the hostility Of
tho trust idea, which is founded upon
the policy OF restricting competition.
is grounded upon sound business and
economic sense.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-15

PEOPLE who think that the criminally
inclined classes do not watch, and guide
themselves by the manner In which
justice is administered. have not kept
the run Of the news very closely. So
sure as certain class Of crlmo l. ro-
garded with lenicnt eye by the officials
entrusted with Is suppression. so sure
Is Il To become rampant" But when
tho courts make M effort. and govern.
ors do their duty, The particular crime
upon which the law has thus frowncd
becomes comparatively rarc. Unfor.
tunatoly tho law has II way Of frowuing
Tor awhile and then forgetting all abou,
the mnttcr That had aroused it, resent.
ment Furthermore the cloqucncc OF
lawyers rc.enforrod with az, 800 fees
hinc had grea, success with governors.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-15

So POETRY docs pay in some cases!
During the last years OF his life Brown
ing is said to have mado us much rs
$4,000 n year out of his poems.
Mr.. Swinburne has for many years
past made an average income OF FL, 900
per annum out OF his poems; whilst
Lord Tennyson, it is said, has, for al
least twenty years past been drawing
an income of over &c, 900 year from
his muse.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-15

A BRIGHT girl just returned from
.he other side takes umbrasc at the
tone commonly assumed by foreigners
with regard to American manners.
You would need to go" she says,
pretty low in tho social scale before
you would find such Disregard OF the
niceties and rofinements and even tho
ordinary conventionalities OF life Us
one sees among prosperous folk mp
parently of the upper middle class in
England.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-05-15

SOME good men seem TO be incon-
sistont and illogical. For instance tho
Rev. Joe Cook does not allow his Oh
lection to Sunday newspapers 10 stand
in the way of his ambition to have his
Sunday sermons properly reported for
tho MONDAYS papers.