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The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1892-12-22

had decided to kill John Raymond, his
former friend and business associate,
just as he would kill a viper that had
stung him.
Bow-when-where? were the words
which tangled ceaselessly through his
brain, keeping time to the Gathering of
the wheels over the rails.
How? Suddenly, without warning and
mercy. Even as ruin had darted upon
him should the blow descend upon Ray
mond.
When? At night. Night, with its aw-
full silence and mystery, should surround
and envelop the deed.
Where? In his own house-the house
Raymond had stolen from him. In it's
fancied security, in its seclusion and ele-
gance, within calling distance of-of-
his wife-if possible, would the muir
derer find him.
The man in the corner of the car
laughed aloud. One or two passengers
near turned and looked at him, but
quickly withdrew their eyes. There
was no contagious mirth in that laugh,
and the smile on the cruel face was the
smile of fend.
That night he crawled into a slovenly
bed in cheap lodging house on the east
side. He missed the lonely cell to which
he had become accustomed, and found
himself wondering if they would give
him his old quarters when he went back.
Next day he rrowled about the muddy
streets seeking work. 1t was Christmas
week, and everybody was too busy to
listen to him. He ate sparingly and
boarded his little roll of bills, counting
them over and over. A strange attrac-
tion lured him to the neighbOrhood of
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1892-12-22

the bank where he used to work. At
the close of the somber day he stood
and watched the well dressed, well
groomed men emerge from the build
ing. "That is the way used to look"
he said to himself, and then glanced
down at his plain clothes and coarse
shoes.
AT night the Bowery glittered with
rows of lights that twinkled like evil
eyes. Johnson tramped for many
blocks, pausing now and then to gaze in
the windows at the Christmas decora-
tons. There was one display which
fascinated him. In a cutters window
We're stars, crosses and other emblems
formed of smooth, shining, sharp edged
knives. Johnson looked steadily at
them for long time. Then he went in,
and selecting one particularly wicked
blade paid for it from the little roll Of
bills, thrust it in the breast pocket Of
his coat and resumed his tramp.
christmas, Christmas" he muttered
as he plodded on. "What is Christmas
to me? I'd like to give John Raymond
a Christmas present, curse him." and
then suddenly he thought what a fine
thing it would be to drive that knife
home in Raymond's heart and attach
piece of paper to the handle bearing the
inscription, "a Christmas present from
loving friend"
an do itr' he exclaimed. "Yes, I'll do
it on the night before Christmas. What
q merry Christmas it will be for mel"
People brushed against him in the
throng. Children shrank at sight of his
scowling face. On, on he went, UNI
mindful of his surroundings.
Suddenly he paused before great
building into which crowds were pour
inc He i"isAA the throne and drifted
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1892-12-22

So Raymond was poor and sick-his
revenge, then, was partly begun-and
that Christmas present?-some way the
thought of killing poor invalid did not
appeal so strongly to the Ishmaelite-
somewhere on the east side?-as well
try to hunt the traditional needle-poor,
sick, and Nelly sewing to support him
well, there was some justice in heaven,
if not on earth.
1t was the night before Christmas
when Johnson strolled again into the
great rink where the Salvation Army
was holding its meetings. He listened to
the burning words which fell from the
lips of sweet faced woman. She talked
of Gods best gift to man and spoke of
peace and good will. Then again the
singer came forward, and again the
strains which had rung in Johnson's ears
for two days rolled to the roof. While
listening eagerly his eyes suddenly fell
upon the face of woman who was sit
ting three seats from him. A pale, thin,
shabbily dressed woman.
1t was Nelly!
When she rose to go he followed her.
AS she hurried away he stealthily crept
behind her, his hand involuntarily
clutching the knife over his heart.
Up d rickety fight of stairs she went,
and close behind came her pursuer. She
opened the door on the third landing
and went in. He crouched outside,
holding his breath.
The door remained ajar.
He looked in and marked the poor
room, with its wretched belongings. He
saw the bed and the sick man bolstered
up by fabby pillows.
SIS that you, Nelly" he heard Ray
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Next day as he aimlessly walked
about he came face to face with man
he had known in his old life. The man
started as if he had seen u ghost, and
then shamefacedly and hesitatingly ex-
tended his hand.
"Howdy do, Johnson" he said tim
idly.
"Oh, I'm we'll enough" said johnson
with a short, harsh laugh. I'm trying
to get something to do. Perhaps you
could help me "
'I-oh. novel, you see, just now
everybody's taken up with Christmas"
YES, 50 | see"
"Of course you understand it's not an
easy thing to recommend a-a'--
"a iailIird.'
"Well, CI-you understand"
eyes. understand. l won't bother
you. I'll get along in some fashion.
I've little money. But tell me, can you
give me any news of Raymond"
well, yes. You heard about his
failure?'
His failure? No."
Eyes. lost every cent year ago. Poor
MS a church mouse. Sick, too, heard a
few days ago. rheumatism, 1 believe.
His wife,
Yes. yes, his wife"
"Shes sup him. understand
sewing Til .e somewhere on the
east side III tenement. Horrible come
down! Well, can't stand here all day.
Goodby. If 1 hear Of anything"-and
he was gone.
Johnson stood looking after him in a
dazed fashion until a gentle hint from
policeman reminded him he had better
move on.
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ONE OR TWO PASSENGERS TURNED AND

ONE OR TWO PASSENGERS TURNED AND
LOOKED AT HIM.
johnson as he stepped out Of the prison,
where he had served six years, four
months and twenty-five days-not the
full sentence he had received, for the
benefit of the allowance for good be-
havior had been his. But six years is a
long time, long enough to change a man
for better or worse
With new suit of clothes, ticket to
New York and twenty-three dollars
johnson walked away, once more free
man.
He had looked forward to this day for
years. He had dreamed of it on his
hard bed in his lonely cell--the day on
which he would be liberated, on which
his revenge would begin.
1t was here at last. johnson was sur
prised at his sensations. Instead of
shouting, leaping or crying for joy, he
was walking along as quietly as though
setting out on visit to friends.
All, friends! The word brought him
to realizing sense of what was before
him. Friends indeedl In all the wide
world had he single friend?
With lightning rapidity the events Of
the last eight years swept before him.
He saw himself honored and respected,
holding position of trust in banking
house, laying by tidy little sum for
the home which was to be his-and hers
in the near future.
Then came the scandal, the embeZzle-
ment, the mystery, the plot which
wrecked his life and sent him to prison
for crime of which he was innocent
Then, through that ineXplicable channel
by which news drifts from the outer
world to those in prison, he had learned
Of the prosperity of the man who in his
soul he was convinced had ruined him,
and of his marriage to the woman john
SON had loved.
The train for New York swept around
the curve, and the smoothly shaven man
in the i'll fitting clothes, with despair on
his face and hell in his heart, crept on
and skunk into corner by the door. He
peered out the window to catch last
glimpse of the high stone wall and the
sentry stalking solemnly up and down.
GLOW soon will be back?' he asked
himself.
Then as the gloom deepened on his
haggard face he muttered, "When
come back it will not be for embezzle-
ment, but for murder"
For johnson had in those six dreary
years Of captivity calmly and coolly
formulated his plan Of revenge. He
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1892-12-22

ana women dressed in curious fashion,
in dark blue costumes, with big scarlet
letters on their breasts. During John
sons prison life the Salvation Army had
sprung into existence.
He all my griefs has taken,
And all my sorrows borne;
In temptation he's my strong and mighty
tower
rang out the voice like a clarion call.
And once more the poor, sodden way
farers to whom he sang answered:
He's the Lily of the Valley,
The Bright and Morning Star;
He's the fairest of ten thousand TO my soul.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1892-12-22

in. There were lights and music. Some
body-a man with u clear baritone voice
was singing something. To the ears of
the Ishmaelite stole these wordsi
I've found friend in jesus
He's everything to me-
He's the fairest of ten thousand to my SOUL
The Lily of the Valley.
In him alone | sec
All need to cleanse and make me fully whole
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1892-12-22

Then suddenly the great audience rose
to its feet and responded:
He's the Lily of the Valley,
The Bright and Morning Star;
He's the fairest Of ten thousand to my soul.
johnson looked stupidity about. He
saw faces lined with sin and suffering
the faces of thieves and outcasts. But
everybody was singing. He looked at
the platform. 1t was filled with men
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1892-12-22
DOUBLE Holiday NUMBER.

mond say. 81 thought you would never
come"
"Well, John, dear, I just ran into the
rink moment TO hear the singing. 1t
sounded so sweet as l came along. Here
is YOUR medicine now"
Then Johnson, listening, straining ev-
cry nerve there in the darkness, heard
an awful groan.
"What is it, John? the pain again.
yes, yes. Oh, this is terrible! Nelly,
am dying.
mo, no, dear, you will be better pres
emily. Here. drink this"
The sufferer obeyed and sank back
exhausted on the pillows. Now"
thought Johnson, "now is my time. l
can rush in AMI rtab him before his
wife. Wy 60 not Go it"
Poor Nellyr' said Raymond again,
"to what have I brought you? All, sin
finds its reward"
"Sin, john"
Eyes, sin. Nelly, am dying. must
speak, must tell you alp
"Hush, dear, you are excited. Listen
now. I'll sing you to sleep, and tomor-
row, Christmas morning, you will be
better"
And then to the IshmGelite, his hand
against every man, outside there in the
darkness, foated in Nelly's sweet voice:
He's the Lily of the Valley,
The Bright and Morning Star.
But she was interrupted.
II must speak" moaned the sick man.
Il will tell you"
Then the door was softly pushed open,
and the startled couple saw him. His
face was pale, his features working, and
tears We're raining down his cheeks.
mo, john" said the Ishmaelite, "do
not speak"
But not TO be outdone in generosity,
Raymond raised himself, and with one
supreme effort pointed to Johnson, cry
ing:
He was innocent, Nelly"
And the bright morning star of Christ.
mas shone through the window on three
people, two of whom knelt by the bed
holding the icy hands of the other. Both
on the white face of the dead and the
living face Of the Ishmaelite had set
tied the peace which passeth all under
standing.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1892-12-22
Christmas Holly.
tight fit.

The practice of decking churches with
the evergreen is very ancient, says Chat
terbox. On this account our pious fore
fathers gave it the name of "holy tree"
of which our word holly is a corruption.
Duppa tells us "that branches of this
tree We're sent by the Romans TO their
friends with their New Years gifts AS
emblematical of good wishes, and tho
custom is said to be nearly as old as the
building of Rome itself" The holly
sometimes attains the height of forty
feet, and when Of this large size the wood
is very valuable and is much used by
cabinet makers. 1t is white, hard, close
grained and takes a very fine polish.
When stained black it is an excellent
imitation of ebony. The long and
straight tough branches are often used
for whip handles and walking sticks.
The leaves of the holly near the ground
are frequently much more prickly than
those toward the top of the tree. This
circumstance forms the subject of a.
poem by Southey, in which he says that
though in youth buffetings with the
world may call forth harshness, yet
man ought to pray that unkind feel
ings may daily wear away
Til. the smooth temper of his age shall be
Like The high leaves upon the holly tree,
Among other quaint customs still ex-
tant are those of the "mummers" and
mummings at Christmas, all common
in Oxfordshire, England. Some wear
masks, some black their faces and others
dress Enthusiastically. They go about sing
ing:
merry Christmas and happy New Year,
Your pockets full of money and your cellars
full of beer.
But this is the convivial side. At this
time the following apparently senseless
lines are sung by the yeoman Of Somer-
setshire:
Here comes I, liddle man Jan,
With my zword in my hanl
II you don't all do
AS you be told by I,
I'll zend you all to York
Vor to make apple pie.
A Paris bird dealer has recently To-
ceived 5000 birds of paradise 800 900
Indian birds of various species an
400, 900 hummmg birds.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1892-12-22

Something rolled down the cheek of
the ex-convict.
He put mp his hand impatientty to
brush it away. e.
And then, half stumbling, he'hurried
out into the night. A,.y 49,
But as he fled through the fast fall
ing snowflakes he heard again the re-
frain well up like a battlecry:
He's the Lily Of the Valley.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1892-12-22

Clara-I hung up my stocking Christ
mas eve, and what do you think l got
in it? 4 beautiful umbrella.
Maude-It must have been pretty
TIGHT fit.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1892-12-22

The man who never went to the thea
ter in his life is usually the man who
declares loudest against the immortality
of the stage.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1892-12-22

A Paris bird dealer has recently To-
ceived 5000 birds of paradise, 100000
Indian birds of various species an
400. 900 hummmg birds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-18
Fire on oxford Street,

Mrs. Shannon Fowler, who owns the
house at No. Oxford street. was en-
ployed last evening in putting down car
pets, preparatory to moving into the
house. She was assisted by her son.
They had hand lamp and while at work
went through various rooms in the house
and basement. Completing their work,
they blew out the lamp, leaving it on the
stairs, and started for home. They had
gone part of the way when an alarm OF
fire came in from box IA, on the corner
of Oxford and Washington streets. Mrs.
Fowler and her son returned, little
thinking, however, that the fire was in
their house. They were rather disagreed
bly, disappointed in this respect, howev-
er, as they found lively blaze in pro
gress in the cellar. The chemical engine
made an unsuccessful attempt to extin-
guish the flames and a hydrant stream
completed the work. The fire started
from an unknown cause in a closet under
the cellar stairs. The loss is, mainly by
smoke and probably is not heavy. Mrs.
Fowler said she had been trying to sell
the house. Failing in that, she decided
to occupy it herself and recently took
out $500 insurance in the agency OF
Rollins & Adams.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-18
An Enterprizing Company.

The Baker Extract Company, of this
city, have perfected plan of great origi-
nality, whereby forty New England
clerks can visit the Worlds Fair, and
Baker pays the bill.' By neat ar
rangement a coupon is placed on each
bottle to be removed by the clerk when
he sells the extract. This coupon en-
titles the holder to guess on the number
of admissions to the Columbian EXPOSE
ton on the day of July first, 1898. The
twenty-five guessing first the correct
number, or nearest correct, with the
fifteen unsuccessful clerks sending the
most guesses will receive free ticket
emitting them to transportation, good for
a ten days trip to Chicago, including
board and lodging, with drives and daily
admissions to the fair. This novel plan
gives the clerk in the small store the
same chance as one in the large-he may
be one of the twenty-five who guess near
est the correct number. Then there is
the added inducement for the fifteen
who send in the largest number of cou-
mons
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-18

to nervous disorders; they become nervous
restless, fretful cross and irritable; their
nights sleep is not calm and restful, but
they toss restlessly from side to side,
murmur or talk in their sleep, and wake
tired and unrefreshed in the morning.
They have an irregular appetite, grow
thin and pale, look slight ana puny, and
their growth and development become
stunted.
If your children are sick give that
greatest of all children's remedies, DR..
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve rem
edy. This wonderful remedy is, above all,
a family medicine, and its name is a
household word in thousands OF homes
all over the land. 1t is made from pure
and harmless vegetable remedies, is
calming, soothing, and healing to the
nerves, and at the same time strengthens
and invigorates the entire system, restor.
ing healthful color to the cheek,
efresEing sleep, strong nerves, stout
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-18
The Foster Divorce Case.

The divorce case of Charles j. and Ell
la G. Foster, of Gray, continued in the
Supreme Court yesterday morning. Mr..
Fosters long array of witnesses, whose
names were given yesterday, completed
their testimony, and Mrs. Foster and hel
witnesses came on. There were Freder-
ic E. Mayberry, Ephraim Edwards, Chas.
E. Small, Alice L. Thompson, and John
Spiller. Mr.. Fosters witnesses had Civ
en- Mrs Foster a bad character, but Mrs.
Fosters represented her as an honest.
Woodworking woman.
There seems to be little doubt that a
divorce will be decreed in this case, but
the custody of the children is offering
some perplexing features
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-18
THE REFORM SCHOOL.
Some improvements To Be Made by the
Trustees.

A paragraph recently published
regarding The case of a Reform School
boy who was arrested in Bangor and was
to be brought back to the school, did not
quite correctly state the exact nature of
the arrest.
He was not arrested because he went
to Bangor, but when a boy is allowed to
90 from the school in advance of the
time when he would be discharged he
agrees to report to the trustees. All
changes in his business and place of resi-
dence must be made subject to the APP
prevail of the trustees. For ex-
ample boy might go into
the employ of liquor seller, pro
ceeding to which the trustees would Wig
orously object.
1t is the settled policy of the trustees
to do all in their power to help boy to
keep place, or to get a new one if he
happens to get one with which he is not
satisfied. They, however, are obliged to
have rules for the government of the
boys in and out of the institution. I'M
der the present arrangement it is possible
to allow many boys to go out condition
ally who could not receive an absolute
discharge, and it is therefore for the in
terest of the boys themselves that the re-
port system should be observed.
The boy who was arrested in Bangor
will not be kept at the school two years
but he will see that it will be to his ad
vantage to observe the rules of the insti-
tuition, and when again allowed to go out
to work will not forget to send in his re-
port. In this particular instance the rule
doubtless worked hardship to the boy,
but in the majority of cases it is necessa-
~. 1t might have done no harm had the
fact of the arrest not been publicly an
nounced and telegraphed over the ccun-
try.
Hon. Albion Little, who has rendered
better service to the institution than any
man now connected with it's manage
ment, having been identified with it al
most IA years, is on the lookout for new
features likely to help the boys. For ex-
ample he has applied to the attorney
general for permission to have militia
ry company formed at the school to be
made up Of the best boys in the institu-
ton. Mr. Little believes that the militia
ry drill will be a good thing for the
school, that the boys will learn to obey,
and will take pride in keeping up the
high rank of their organization. He pro-
poses to have 100 rifles.
Mr.. Little is doing good work for the
boys in many ways. He does not pro-
pose that they shall gowithout their own
celebration on Columbus Day, and will
arrange programme that may fall short
of that at City Hall, but still be interest
ing. If he gets one man he is after the
boys will not regret their absence from
City Hall. Mr. Little's term of Office as
trustee will soon expire, but he will
hardly be allowed to sever his official
connection with the institution.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-18
The women's Board.

The 10Th semi-annual meeting of the
Maine branch of. the Womens Board
will be held in the Second Parish church,
Thursday, October goth. This meeting
will be one of unusual interest to all the
auxiliaries in the Congregational church
es. Reports are expected from the Il
vice presidents throughout the state.
Mrs. c. L. Goodell, formerly of St
Louis, Mrs. Leeds, president of the
New Hampshire Branch, and Miss Flor
ence White of Japan will address tho
meeting. Morning session from 1870 to
IL o'clock; afternoon at 2.30 to 4.30
o'clock.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-18
For additional Local News see
Fifth Page.
BRIEF JoTTINas.

~-Steward Cato of the Manhattan, Mad
his fingers injured severely in the eleva-
tor.
The steam yacht Restless of Balti-
more from the east, bound west was in
the harbor yesterday.
1t was a beautiful bright October day
yesterday, but the east wind was quite
penetrating.
son to the White Mountains will take
place tomorrow morning
The deputy marshals room is pretty
well torn out. The shifting of The en-
closure from the side to the rear of the
room has begun.
There will be meeting of the Fresh
Air Society at the Y. M. c. A. rooms,
Wednesday, October 10Th at 1920 in the
orenoon.
The cargo of dry fish which arrived
here on the schooner George Harold,
consigned to Trefethen & Bearce was the
largest and most valuable ever received
here. 1t was valued at between $7500
and SS0O0 The most valuable one prior
to this was valued at $6666.
The Maiden, Mass, Bicycle club who
came to Portland Sunday morning, via
the Boston boat, after taking an early
breakfast at the City Hotel started on
their wheels for home. They expected
to make the trip in nine hours, but when
they reached Biddeford decided to ride
home by train. They found the roads
made nearly impossible by rain and rode
into Biddeford plastered with mud.
Mr.. James Hession while wheeling
coal at the barge Independent yesterday
morning had slight attack of paralysis
and was saved from falling by an alert
companion, Mr.. Ed Moran. He was tax.
ensto,his home.
At the NJ. C. NJ. A. triennial festival
to be held Wednesday, the Goth inst, be
sides the Grafton by Mr.. A. B. Merrill
there will be addresses by DR.. f. Ell. Ger
IRISH. General Dow, Col. Fred Dow and
others.
The poles at the Electric Light works
are loaded with wires, and are subjected
to such a strain that John E. Bradford &
Co. have been engaged to make ready a
new stock eighty feet long and seventeen
inches in diameter, which will be set by
McKeown the rigger. Many of the wires
will be changed when the new mast is
ready; the danger of an accident will be
then averted.