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The state chronicle., 1892-12-21

Is anthony Ot mortgage from Edward
M|se'ey sng wife As rec rdsc in book iI3.
aage z65 Register % Deed. ONCE for Wake
county, / VII -eli % the highe-t bidder for
cash = tract If land in Ii tie River Township.
Wake cnun'v. -ltua'e on the water of Little
crs ek, sdj 1niug the iaBds Of John Chan blee
= u. iuDn and others, containing 53 acres,
more or lee. he1ng iot No an the diyi- on If
the land o. j hn Cnsmbee az show ia book
%, age S3l Office clerk Of the Su erior col RI.
wake county, AID The same land described IN
the above Ieniioned mortgage. Place Of
-s!e, cour. houss door of @ate COMFY, Raj
eigh, y q. Time Ot sale, Monday 18th day Of
december, 1892, al IL O'Clock VI
w. " JONES,
nov s tds Attorney f-r Hor,gAgse.
[Ths sale fthis band has been postponed
till Fl st Monday in January, 1873, al u
O'Clock noon
The state chronicle., 1892-12-21
BLAINE RESTING EASY
AND is IN NO IMMEDIATE DAM
GER
is the Report of the Attending Pkysf.
cian--At Midnight he Was Enjoy.
Ing Natural Slsep.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-Mr. Blaine
has held for twenty four hours the i'm
provement which was noted IN his con
dihon yesterday morning He rested
we'll during the night. entered on the
morning refreshed and consequently is
better prepared, to a very slight degree,
to resist the ravages of the disease which
has brought him face to face with death.
To this extent there is encouragement
for the family and the hosts of friends
OF the stricken statesman. The malady
is organic, however, and in the nature
OF things must grow worse with time
DR.. Johnston visited Mr. Blaine this
afternoon and remained with him for
nearly three quarters of an hour. He
said that there had been no marked
change in the ex secretary's condition
and he anticipated no serious set back
for the time being, and the Indications
| were that he would pass comfortable
| night.
LATER Mr.. Blaine is resting quietly
He has, during the greater portion of
the evening, been in profound slumber,
in fact SO profound that it was with diff
ficulty that he could be awakened by his
attendants to receive the usual nourish
ment His physicisn who called at mid
night stood at his bed side upwards of
half an hour for the purpose of con
versing with him, but as he showed no
sign of awakening, he left the house
In reply to the question Of the reporter,
he said: The fact that Mr.. Blaine
sleeps so soundly is not evidence that be
is in a state OF coma; on the contrary, i,
shows that he is enjoying natural rest
He has spent a remarkably good day and
evening and there are no indications OF
immediate danger.
The state chronicle., 1892-12-21

~ u Hy authority Of
"a Marion Jonr son and
Harris qS r corded in
4 b. ok TO page 3l2,
Vi Z Or " Ak con V,
day Of January 1898
olrt house door of
. r ~ hest bidder,
n r. lthtr B an h
ty bGunted On the
- Tuner on the
feline Rrid y-r5. on
hrg4rctte Pat, on
ot + y Wyn 2,
described in the
.fOSFS Atty.
The state chronicle., 1892-12-21

rent, c'tron. - aight ami mixed nu =,
co ,opnut'. plain aud fancy caudy, penny
cznfies da-es. fiys, lemons, rnelayt grapes
b. box, bbi, b&g, &c, at lowest cash
prizes
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04

After trial lAst1ns . month N TIE
xecsrdsr's court in New York. . jury of
twelys men returned . verdict that
Carlyle Harris Was guilty OF murder N
the frst degree when ne gave TO bis
wife. . young girl yet ~ school, . pre-
scrption for morphins, which ans took
with fatal results. Harris Was medi-
cal student in . New York college. He
met the daughter OF Mrs. Helen Potts
and paid her marked attentions. The
girl's parent was suspicious that his in
sentsons were not honorable and he
Was denied entrance TO her home.
Opposition intensified his purpose 70
Win the girl-not as an honorable wife
--And he prevailed upon her TO secretly
marry him. The marriage Was con-
summated and the girl wife and her
husband continued their studies in
their respective schools. The unsus-
pecting school girl wife IN the course
Of time discovered that nature had
asserted itself. To save her from
candal and himself from censure the
husband resorted To hls knowledge OF
drugs and surgery. A second time she
was brought face To face with = new
life and q second time her husband ad-
ministered to hsr powerful drugs.
While vet she struggled IN agony
caused by the potions she drank. he
WAS away N q distant city IN the society
OF lewd women where high and unholy
orgies were :ndulged. The mother dis
covered the fact OF the marriage. She
learned too that the husband was as
reckless Of woman's virtue as Nero vas
devoid of conscience. She demanded
public acknowledgement Of the MARI
age but Harris refused TO make 1t.
lie tired of the sweet girl whom
he had lured 10 the brink OF death
twice and joined with boon companions
in revelries Of shamelessness. She saw
him at irregular intervals and into her
too willing ears he whispered words OF
constancy and affection. She believed
him, trusted him, loved him. To her,
life stretched away into the future with
brightness and hope. She adored the
man whose heart she believed she held
captive. His associations were like
hidden book to her and she lived, as
she believed. for him alone. Disease
fastened itself upon her. Not fever
nor a contagion-but . disease which
capped away the roses from her cheeks
and the lustre from her eyes. In her
extremity, ignorant OF the nature OF
the poison coursing through her veins,
phe appealed to her husband for relief.
With dark design and malevolent pur-
pose he wrote prescription calling for
morphine. IL would ease her pain.
He told her to take fatal dose. Trust
ingly, lovingly, she obeyed. Relief
rame-she died. He concocted a we'll
laid story to escape the consequences.
but il failed. He is now in a murderers
cell. Neither money noYfriends could
prevail TO prejudice the jury, and
Droken-hesrted mothers and fathers
may take hope that ruined and muir
dered daughters will not sleep in death
unsvenged.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04
MY HUSBANDS COUSIN.

led the gayest and happiest of lives
until was twenty. Then my father
died suddenly, and was found, like SO
many men who arc supposed to be rich
during life, to have lest almost nothing.
My mother did rot survive his death
very long, and was left alone in the
world, SO far as near relatives were
concerned.
I sent at once for Cousin Rachel
Armstrong, the resource OF all her
kindred when they were in trouble,
and she promptly responded to my
call. "a she did to all demands on her
good nature. II was at this jupcturs
that Mr.. Laurence. my fathers lawyer
and most intimate friend. very unex.
pectedly asked me 10 marry him AT
frB.. was too much astonished TO re.
ply: but, as grew more accustomed 10
the idea, IL lost its strangcness, and
even appealed TO me.
said res after some hesitation and
we were quietly married within two
months of my mothers death When
I FIRST told her of my decision. Cousin
Rachel looked grave, and said:
Are you sure you do not care for
Charlie Morris. Helen7'
Charles Morris was . scspcCrsce
cousin OF mine. who was studying med
icine in Berlin. As soon as he heard of
my parents death he did ask me to
marry him. but would as soon have
thought Of marrying my pet canary ~
Charlie--he would have been about rs
we'll fitted for the position. We had
had many fiirss,ions in the past but
that vas a different thing. answered
Charles he ser telling him of my in
teasions. and hs sent ne in return sev.
eral epissles in which he indalged In
hiesrionics
Mr.. Laurence was very, very Kind "a
uae during our year Of welded life. and
was genuinely sorry when. q. the sx-
pirstson Of that time, be died. after .
brief Illness of pneumonia
when TIE viii was rad. every scay' :
sympathy with me- vss suroed 70 anger
agslas. Mr. Laurence. I wss aston.
ished ~ la contents rnyses, theugh
vss lsss snsry vita mr. hsssasd thar
rnv relatives ..s srs-sas GER. n vss
> Srsnr- viii. npA pst ss All the -srt
vvouid hs~e expected Mr.. Jssreace "a
rasise. Tie Isft me his property. bet
not nneendisicaaiif Ia fact thers
we're tvs verv positive ssa sascTies
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04

sHz Mr. Gsswis csns toward ~. ssy-
ing:
Good by. Mira Laurence Ian go
ing away"
'Gesng swsyy AID without werd
of e. p.aaztlo1g ghizk. - u 1rsenS.
have . right - ask began
- vii write - you sad ,sxplsia. u
you VII allow NE Mr. Goodwin s-s4
''foa may explain here and Dow. Z
yoa wish. iaIsr1seted Aacasl
My cousins voice sounded hard AID
Geld. and her fase was like stone.
Thank you." answered Mr. Goodwin.
gravely, and then hs turned 10 ras and
spalxe;
I'VE were lovers enee--sevea years
aga It WA bat well behaved very
81 dla-wAat you would call Cir
iag. ! sapposa A aan can't always
explain how be Is tempted. without
throwing the blame on Q woman, and
no one likes 70 do that Sc we quar-
relied. and ] went away. There j. 10
use in ray saying now that ] bitterly
repented-thst ] never shall 90 1ny-
thing else but repent There are
women so good their very goodness
makes them hard She for ives every
body else, but suppose sac wail never
forgive me"
All this the he never locked Il
Rachel. but. when he had ended.
turned es ii 20 60. ! was watching her,
however, and saw the changes u lles
- = A
speak. NJ al costs
'She sorgises you DOW" erle-
''Yoa have spoiled each Others iiie iars
enough. Don't 50 ca Go.nr 40 aisy
longer"
WAYNE Coawia looked II Rachel
then. and soastA.ng IA her face must
have awakened hope, for Ae took = stcI
toward her.
is there anv possibility Of iorSivr.
ness, EaeAel2 II long Repentance could
avail"
Dut ray PROUD. calm cousin was sob
hing quietly IN chair. and ! thought
4 vas tine Tor re 10 90 Nsen came
back, The brsach Of years was hel.e-.
and found my husbands cousin rea'ly
70 &c claimed as my own They were
married very soon-they had ga t~a
iong enough, Wayne sai1-aud We ri
made our home together. The ha9pY
pair would not leave me. for they de-
clared they owed their happiness ID
me; so we stsid atCreystoae.
Charlie Morris has come hack from
Gernsng lie IS much Improved and
/ Is getting a good practice Perhaps
when the I've years are eDdei-bot. IA
any ease. there is no danger Of my los
ing my money through My husbands
Cons:n. Anna ~ Dwight in Boston
R,tIe-ef
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04
eaRlY DAYS OF TeLEoeApnl.
Ias Wonder with Which People Regarded
tao Great D!scayery.

I was 81 Baltimore when The Clay
convention met. ] participated in the
wllig national eonreat,.a Of ratification
at Baltimore. May ., 1874, says writer
in the San Francisco Chronicle. Ii
company with tie delegates from
Maine we left Baltimore on either the
Sd or 4th Of Nay fer Washington. On
our arrival CO tie station. twenty miles
from Baltimore, the train stopped foI
wood and water. There was small
building opposite tie train. man an
nounced from the door that, if the pSs-
sengcrs would gather around the build
ing. in less than Eve minutes nc ssoold
give Us the frs. message from Wash
ington over the telegraph wire.
He adjusted the instrument which
was in front of the window. which was
open. We soon heard the ticking of the
instrument. and then tbs operator read
from the strip of paper the message.
which ] DO not remember. We gave
three cheers for Henry Clay aud the
telegraph.
The operator said he would send this
dispatch:
The cars have just arrived from Bal
tinore. The passengers gave three
cheers for Harry Clay and the tcle-
graph"
We then proceeded 10 Washington.
On cur way telegrsphing was TIE gen.
eral topic. The writer remembers wei
that orc delersto. who has since been
q member Of tho cabinet remarked
They may make IL work this distance,
but Il will never reach Baltimore" An
other delegate said IL was all bosh; thcy
could not make him believe any such
trash. On reaching Washington there
was a crowd ct tho capitol The writer,
as wclras most CT the passengers. went
there. Some one read from the front
Of the building several kilograms from
the other end Of the line.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04
General Mention.

If you have not heard of the special
matinee at Redmond's tomorrow after
noon, the ladies Of the Home and Aid
society will gently remind you. 1t is
for their benefit.
That very pleasing comedian and
entertaining warbler, Chas. l.. Ellis,
will be seen at Redmond's next week In
Casper the Yodler."
Local followers OF music, and they
are legion, are fondly anticipating the
appearance of Schwareka, the great
pianist, at Hartman's hall next Monday
evening.
StuaI & Robbe's company are doing
we'll at Smiths this week. Matlneci
are announced for tomorrow and Sat
urday.
There will be "The Paymaster'
matinee at Redmond's today.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04
AMuSG is
Powers Modjeska.


An audience large and intelligent
and wholly commensurate with the
occasion. heard Modieska in that some
what somLre play "Marie Stuart" last
night In tins drama Schiller has most
skl!lfully aud successfully adapted the
facts of history TO the stage Marie
Stuart is the central figure. and the
story OF her hspless life predomlnates
through tie i've acts. VI Is an in
structlye play. valuable enough IN its
way 10 be worthy object lesson IN his
tory. TO speak of Modjeska and her
art, which Is matches ID Its way
seems superiiuous wherever there lives
an intelligent play goer. Her art IS
her OVID. Her art is exemplary, differ
ent from cotemporares, and absolutely
and indisputabiy her own. This gifted
artistic believes that art IS more effect
I've than genus; that greater influence
can be exerted by the player who ap-
plies art, instead of trying IL feel the
part, to be- Thoroughly and completely
irnbued with il. This was certainly
exemplitied IN her acting last even
ing. In bearing and movement she
perfectly satisfied the mind, and the
eye as the unfortunate queen of Scots.
There was much that WAS admirable
In her calm and yet wlthal stately
manner-every inch the queen which
history and tradition has pictured To
us. There is in this lmpers nation an
undercurrent of pathos of most deli
cate and suitable kind. There is that
coloring which at once commands SYM
pathy. II il a morbid play-free from
oil, t,rs Al Oh
and suppressed attention Oh the part Of
the auditor which Is equal to that
unanimous enthusiasm Indicated by
applause. Sympathy was the APP
plause which Modjeska received.
Thus the power OF her art.
In the company which is notable for
nicely balanced work IS T. 3. Thalberg,
who gave an intelligent and clearly de-
fined unfolding Of the facilitating Earl
of Leicester. Beaumont Smiths Sir
Amias Paulet was very artistic, and all
mirably consistent in action, speech and
makeup. Faithful and well-tried John
A. Lane, who is indeed familiar figure
to this stage; was entrusted with Bur
leigh. AS such he was digritied, firm
and discriminatr--such q characterize.
ton as conld be looked for from an ex.
periencel, legitimate player. Howard
Kyle was dashlng, persistent, feariess
and graceful Mortimer, and Kate
Meek played Queen Elizabeth i'll a man.
ner that was i'll every way satisfying,
taking an intelligent advantage o.
everything that the role suggested. To-
night the engagement will close with
Macbeth" Modjeska enacting Lady
Macbeth aud John A. Lane the title
part.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04

Judge Burlingsms gave Fred New
berg a severe sentence yesterday wnen
he sent him 10 prison Tor thirty-sx
years. Sometimes one questions the
Justice OF judicial sentences snd q led
20 wonder whether wiiful killing IS not
a lesser crime than rebbery. or even
criminal assault. In the case
IF Newberv i appears that
hs committed violent ssssUit
upon aud against the person Of ore
whom he wss attempting 10 ROB. Is
does not appear thst ae inflicted great
bodily harm. but upoa me theory that
ss "is a Tad mao N have around
srgrsvsted by his bold crime and at.
tempted crimes, TIE Judge sentenced
kim b . term, practically smsuahng
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04
RIVER IMPROVEMENT.

The common council of the city OF
Richmond. Va, has just adopted a
resolution appropriating $4,000 to be
used in improving the James river.
An appropriation of $40 900 for like
purpose on the Grand river Is looked
upon by some as an extravagant ap-
preparation and yet Riehmond's i'm
portance asa commercial and manu-
featuring center Is IN no respect COM
parable to Grand Rapids. As an
investment, this city could probably
appropriate enough money to deepen
the channel OF the river from here to
Grand Haven. The appreciable bene-
fits of such an Improvements would
effect everybody IN the city and along
the rlver. Bonds carrying low rate
of interest could be issued and sold TO
realize money. To such scheme the
objection would be raised that the city
Is already heavily bonded and the re-
sultsnt taxation - buriensome. But II
il forexene CONCLUSION that nothing
Will be done by the present congress
for improving the river and there Is no
assurance that anything will be done
by the succeeding one. II anything IS
done in the course of the next FIVE
years, it must ne done by this city and
the several counties through and by
which the stream courses II q city OF
no greater commercial importance than
Richmond can afford to spend $685.
for improving the James. Grand Rapids
can sfort TO spend $4,000 for the
Grand.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04

In the little town of Burns, near
Buffalo, n. y, the ladies held kissing
bee to raise funds to buy coal for the
church. The old deacons were enrap-
tured with the osculatory entertain
ment and silver quarters were invested
At q lively rate. Their wives grew
jealous, raised rumpus and the bee
was stopped. Burns will be supplied
with greater warmth, however, as the
kisses petted enough to buy several
tons of coal.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04

"SELEcTEp and elected" is the title of
book sent out by T. ]. Williamson as
Warning to the People" of Sim
pending Home trouble" and "Jerusa-
lem Criokets." 1t is literally embel-
lished with requests to read stamped in
red ink on the corners. Upon q cursory
examination 1t appears to consist of de-
tached portions of the Bible strung to-
gether in an ircongrous manner and is
evidently intended to scare the reader
into heaven.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04

SPsiSGER's wool bill has been consid-
cred by the democratic members of the
ways and means committee. The men,
bers were very harmonious, but no two
OF them agreed ~ to the scope and
limit of the changes that ought to be
made in the present law. Some of
them thought that the duties on manu-
featured goods should b. regulated on
sliding scale. If they shall continue
to tinker with the wool section most of
them will test the operation of a sliding
scale arrangement at the November
election. The people are satisfied with
the present law and the best way to
change 1t, is not to change it all.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04

VILLAGE PRESIDENT TELLER of Te-
konsha was married to Mrs. Cora Clark
last night. and guests attended the
ceremony at uniform price of twenty
cents a head. Marriage under such
circumstances ought not to be failure
unless tho Office receipts. were ridicu-
lousy small.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04

LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL says "the
newspapers did nothing but lie" about
him while he was on his African trip.
II must be gratifying TO man to have
the entire press of two hemispheres
devoting its entire time to HIM to the
exclusion of news ana all other matter,
even if the statements were not ex-
actly correct.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04

ALMoS s. TIMER, the newly elected
grand master OF the A. o. L. W., is n
prominent and successful merchant of
Jackson. He is - man of fine execu-
tive ability, careful business habits and
watchful of every interest intrusted to
his care. He wilt make an excellent
etficer for that very excellent order.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04

THREE Pullman porters have been ar
rested for selling liquor TO travellers
while passing through the state of Kan
sas. Probably the next porter who has
any trouble will buy the state and do
as he plesses With IL thereafter.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04

Two of the men who libeled Senator
Quay are sentenced to pay 5000 fine
each and to remain in Jail for six
months. Now if Mr.. Quay will con-
tinue his prosecutions until the New
York World and other wealthy papers
are ''cinched" the pubIic will begin to
believe that he is not so big thief and
all-round rascal as it now does.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04

Is the February number of the
North American Review Congressman
Springer tells How to Attack the Tar
IL William has been attacking IT for
several years; but il docsn't seem 70
have suffered any from his assaults.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04

An Iowa tailor laughed himself to
death, but just what was the cause of
his laughter is not stated. A tailor
never smiles but twice, once when a
suit is ordered and long time after
wards when it is paid for. Why this
tailor laughed will remain a mystery.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04

IL all De cheering news 10 the postal
clerks - hear that there is likelihood
that the fye-eenI house viii need their
petitions and rsorganizs the mail ser
vice.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04

FRED NEwBEKG nllgnt as well make
BIS vii. He vail shortly enter upon a
living eeath IN Jackson prison. from
which there Is no escape but IN the
genuine article Itself
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04

JupeISe frem the drift Of the strsws
General Alger . about the most
luminous and conspicuous figure IN
TIE polltscsl arena IN which the gIsdls-
tors are nov parryIng for convention
horors
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-04

BUTTE, Montana, claims TO produce
more copper than the entire state OF
Michigan. Butte. she ought TO, there's
more copper there to produce.