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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-07-02
THE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE.
BY &. ~ b.

number Of windows in each, the same iron
balconies outside the DRAWN ,-r00m-, tile
same gardens gt the back, where the m-
haOitauts DO their best IL cultivate 4 IL n
flowers and shrubs.
The people VINO live ia the square are
not supposed % be fashionable. 5ut they
are what the world call "peop.e oi ,l-
stance" comprising rich city merchants, a
thriving lawyer gr two, a physician IS h9se
name and fame are known eyery yEere,
one or two retired East Indians, popular
writer, and several riAu maiden lad.
At the time Of which / writa We wore
very select and rather reserved c0.uaul-
nifty. Most 81 us had lived Id tile ise.Ity
more years than We could remember.
d. was not often tAat there was horse
20 let 10 tie square. When such s taH.
occurred, there was great excitement, cs-
peci4iiy amongst tine wealthy splusrsr.,
WAC iu the course of twenty morning calls
expressed just "a, many hope, that tae land
lord would BIZ yerg careful as 10 whom lie
accepted for q tenant
itisa pleasant square. The gardens In
its midst are fg. Of green foliage and
bright flowers. The inhabitants 81 each
house pos ess hey 70 the enclosure, and
many pleasant honr. they spend there
One may always ,ec little children 30 play,
and young people walkiHg o. reading "a
the bright summer days.
I taiuk that Miss BDldcro was the best
known Of any Of tine jewellers In ChesrOn
Square.
She was quite a i,tlc child when She
first came b live Their. Wlta hrt father,
rich Indian merchant. Aii her life eX-
cepi few years spent at school, ha3 been
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-07-02

| amongst Us, wien such arrived. gras for
/ the, -smau'- Wife, who lived al No lie.
/ to call upon tan, aud through her the
/ strangers were introduced II their neie h.
/ D0r,. But iH this ease, when good Mrs.
| KOSehurn went 10 tie corner house No. Is.
| size was Informed THAT the lads was en-
| ga1ed. She leit her card bat no return
visit was ever made She went a serond
! time, Jut met with tile same repulse. Then
/ we knew that the new occupants did
not intend having any communication with
| us. Mis-, B5ldcrO cOutriped 70 learn the
names Of the persons who So quietly IL
nOred us-taey wore HF. and Mrs Lcyi,ou.
We began % eaH 10. = ssTbe Nys;eri-
Gus House. cimnynds, tho f909Hau, de-
cisred that De had seen a lady AID gentle.
man; DuC nothing had been seen Of TIE
gentleman since. once or twice in she
week q lady left the house, and was absent
an hour Of two; but she was closely yelled,
and no one ever saw her face,
The stout servant, far from being az
ob1iging aud communicative as the rest of
her Ass, resisted all temptations 70 gossip.
The po.tman was never seen to knock at
the door Of the corner house; no carriage
ever drove up to il; no friend. or visitor
ever called. Silence and secrecy appeared
to reign all over the place.
Miss Bnldero was driven nearly frantic
by the way IN which an her efforts were
bafied. She tried repeatedly to speak TO
the quiet lady who. WHOM she left tie
house, never looked 70 5be right or left,
bat all I'D vain. WHtn the Man who lad
charge of the gardens and THE Square wait
ell upon Dir. LeFis5u for bis subscription.
and offered TO leave KEY, the STOUT .ar-
want paid him the mUHtE after short i~-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-07-02

/ at Is about tlas i wAH.-u ~ see ,vu,
I she announced. "Wilg you tell me, Mrs.
/ Weston, why she spoke so Of me- Why
/ did she call me .Ihat woman and say
/ your little children ought not TO be with
/ meg"
/ Her large mourufil eyes we're fixed up
/ on me as she spoke; / saw tine quiFeriug
1 Of her lips, and the startled sorrow Of her
| face.
al cannot tell you," I replied. @You
must not think Of il. Mis-, Boldero is an
Cry because she knows nothing Of you;
aud she likes to know every one ana every
.hlag."
"But why speak SO cruelty Of me: Oh,
Mrs. Weston, telI me! Why do they hunt
me DOWN."
/ was ashamed to tell her Of the suspl-
eiou and ilI-will that her neighbors all en-
tertained, and for no other cause save that
she lis ed a most secluded life. / tried TO
make light OF it, aud said that there was
really nothing Ia il, only that people would
have it there was mystery attached 70
the house. / regretted my words as soon
as lad uttered them, for she threw up her
hands as if to shield herself from blow;
even her trembling lips turned white.
sis it. DO they know" she gasped.
ono one knows anything Mrs. Leyison,'
! cried. DO NOT aztlate Yourself. As long
as women are women there will be gossip.
DO not be frightened. Believe me, il you
have secret 90 one knows what il is or
anything about tD
Sine tried t. rise, but was unable to move.
She caught both nay hands aud held them
ia her own,
Sand YOU, size said-..do you suspect
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-07-02


to Paris. wrote 10 ask a., ia..,-., +.
| gi' ehess, and Ernest Wrote TO bis r-.r,,.
/ received letter from my father :, :
| word Of which seemed to scar nd
and brain. lie told me lie forsaye ng
ter as was the disappointment bsr ~. ~
90 him, for he would not add one f.,,t
4 weight 70 the burden / must bas-
! said he felt nothing sut pity for M
/ had married maduaB. There bgs
/ insanity in the Lvle amily for pl3pr
4 and this man. VINO was now my fi..
/ when quite youth, had been fe
/ years under restraint. Further. he al-
! me to return TO England at once. ygl.-
| co9le have protection and aS,istaaa. 4
I required it. | cannot tell YOU boW
sat with that letter ia my hap8-.f
stunned. While / still held It me- +.
band came in; he had received his r.t'',
reply, aud without noticing nv Iettr.
! gave it TO me 70 read. Alas, it coae-.
my fears, for It reproached Kim for r,s-..
iGg 3 Young and inexperienced girl ~.
out telling her first the doom thar III,
on him.
"as what they say true, Ernest.,
ed and he kuelt NJ my feet aud told a.'
was.
"Whea we returned to England ,y4rs.5
a long visit to sir Jasper and Lady Ir5.
While we were there. my husband g#,.
from his father the fortune that WA, Taxi
Is his, left to him by an aunt who va.
the same time his godmother.
ave resided in Brighton for a time b..
old nurse Margaret Ley i~1n came 10 s4.s
huusekeeper, and her son, a the ,.-a..
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-13
An Observing Baker.

During q war between Austria and
Turkey baker in his cellar kneading
bread noticed q slight noise rising and
falling at intervals, which seemed to
come from distant corner of his cellar.
He stopped his work, and tracing the
sounds discovered that they were caused
by few marbles dancing up and down
on the head of little drum his child
had left there.
The majority of persons would have
been satisfied to attribute the motion of
the marbles to the rumbling in the
street, or to the occasional firing of guns.
but this man was an observer.
Surprised at the perfect regularity
with which the marbles jumped from
the drum head, he put his ear to the
ground and noticed q distant tapping.
He recalled how as boy he had heard
from one end of q long log compsnion
scratching with q pin upon the other
end, and he judged that the earth was
just such conductor Of sound as the
log had been.
Suddenly it flashed upon him that
what he heard was the sound of pick,
and that the Turks were doing what had
SO long been feared, undermining the
city. The news was carried to the Aus
trian general, examination made, o
counter mine prepared and exploded, and
the Turks pYt to fight.-Youth's Com
r.oriQYa
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-13

AS language English is certainly di-
rect, in the way that it is not given to
the use of polite paraphrase. We re-
member a notice in three languages af-
fixed to the door of saloon on board q
mail steamer. In English, the passen-
gers were forbidden to do something
We forget the exact nature of the veto,
but it was curt to the last degree. In
Spanish, "Senores the passengers were
requested" not to commit the same Of
Tense. In Portuguese, "The grace Of
senhores the passengers were prayed not
to-" etc. After all the meaning was
much the same, and the English version
had at least the advantage of being the
shortest.
1t is this peremptory tone which has
perhaps given English it's place in the
proverbial classification as the language
of dogs. Spanish, says the proverb,
zone talks to the gods;" In truth, it is
almost high flown enough for the upper
regions, but we may note that the
proverb was Spanish in origin. Italian,
one talks to ones friends" One can be
effusively warm in Italian and yet have
O ring of sincerity. French is capable
Of such infinite variety of endearments
and cajolements that the wanting sin
cerity is never missed. German, to
ones horse" and If he neighs in an
swer he answers, we suppose, in good
German. ''And English, to a degr'
Well. it is fact that dogs understand
English better than any other tongue.
We are not disposed to quarrel with
that proverb. London Spectator.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-13
A Common sraIaay.

II came into little money q few
months ago" said the sad man, ssand as
had been working for others all nv
life thought l would so into business
for myself. ! took look at about fifty
stores that were advertised for sale. and
by the time got through investigating
knew it all and Hattered myself that
the man wasn't living who could get
the better of me. Nearly all the places
offered for sale had q run down look
about them that told only too plainly
why their owners were anxious to get
out OF business, On the other hand,
some of the stores had that unmistakable
evidence of newness about them that /
was quick to see that they were merely
got up to sell by sharpers and had no es-
tablished trade at all.
AT last l bought out cigar store.
It was sold on account of sickness, and
no one could doubt the owners word
who saw him. He was the sickest look
ing man ever saw, and ] didn't Ques-
tion him very closely because felt that
man who was as near dead rs he was
wouldn't be apt to lie. But ! couldn't
have bought worse, business il had
tried. During the three months / was
there don't think there was single
day when ] didn't smoke more cigars
myself than ] sold. At last the man
next door asked me how was making
out, and when told him he wanted to
know what excuse the other man had
given for selling.
"It was on account of Sickness !
said.
Ibid he tell you how he got sickY
the man asked.
No. replied.
"'Well, he rejoined in q low and SYM
pathetic voice, the poor fellow got sick
trying to make the place pay.'"--New
York Evening Sun.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-13

why Rats Are Dangerous ParsenEers.
A most remarkable instance OF the
mischief which the rat is capable of do
ing came to light during the proceedings
of a naval court Of inquiry held in Au-
gust, 1873, for the purpose of investigat-
ing the cause of the loss of the bark
Commodore of Hartlepool. The vessel,
which was burned 80 sea, had been
loaded with a cargo Uf timber, and the
fire broke out in the hold in most mys-
terious manner. It was eventually
proved, on the evidence Of the entire
crew, that beyond q shadow Of doubt
the outbreak was originated by rat
carrying of a lighted candle, which had
stood in the forecastle and was presently
missed by the sailors, and dropping it
among the dry and resinous pine slowed
below.
The Shipping Gazette, in commenting
upon this extraordinary case at the time,
and speaking of the danger generally Of
rats on shipboard, said that "they have
caused the laundering of many ships by
gnawing holes in the planking or so eat
ing away the inner sides Of the wood az
to leave very little for the straining of
the hull to do in completing the aper-
ture;. they have been known to nibble
the timber at the waterways until the
wood was so thin as to admit rainwater
through it; they will attack the bungs
of casks and create leakage; find out the
soft parts of the knees or lining, and
make a passage for themselves from one
part to another" So fully has the dam
ger of this now come to be recognized
that such contingencies are generally
provided for In the insurance of wooden
built ships.-Chambers' Journal.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-13
A Million Friends .

A friend In need ID Q friend indeed,
aud not less than one million people have
found Just such . friend In DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs,
aud Colds. If you have never used this
Great Cough Medicine. one trial VIII
convince you that Il has wonderful cura-
tive powers in all diseases Of Throat
Chest and Lungs. Each bottle is guar,
anfecd TO do all that IL claimed or money
viii Be refunded. Trial bottles free % the
City Drug Store. Large bottles Soc. and
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-13

rs naoney thrOtCn 0tOuN
when O medicine doesn't help
you. It's your risk and your
loss. But that's the way you
have to buy every medicine
for woman's ailments, except
DIR. Pierce's Fayorits Pre-
scription.
With that, there's 10 risk
its guaranteed. IL it
doesn't benefit or cure, In al
the chronic weaknesses, pain
full disorders and functional
disturbances that afiiict
womankind, you have your
money back. But you won't
ask ft-youu be cured.
: III "A 49, - -S<.~~. - 4
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-13

Nine-tenths of the stuff used MS bay
rum in New York, and other places as
well, is not bay rum at all, but mix-
ture Of the essential oil Of bay with COM
mon rum or alcohol
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-13
sAORT-HAND.

WANTED.-AN ACTIVE MAN for each
w section. Salary $40 to e1OO, to locally
represent successful. n. Y Conn pany incor-
yewelry. etc.. to consumers at cost. Also 4
Lady OF tact, $. larry e4O, to enroll members
(SO,OOO now Ell -ulied. 100000 paid inl.-
References exchanged. Empire Cooperative
ASSOCIATION tered we'll rstedl Lock Boz 6lO
y. r. 6-e7
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-13

RESIDENCE No. Maryland Avenue,
Corner Hanover Street, opposite main en-
trance Naval Academy. Eleven Rooms
Al modern improvements. Apply TO
9. A. CULVER,
26 Farmers National Bank.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-13

In an Irish daily there recently ap-
peared this advertisement: "Wanted-A
gentleman to undertake the sale Of a
patent medicine; the advertiser guaran-
tees it viii be profitable to the under
taker." This is even an unhappier mode
Of expression than that adopted in .
local paper, when the editor regretted
to have to announce the death Of Mr..
So-and-so, but was not astonished 10
hear Of the sad event, as deceased had
been attended for some time by Dr.
Smith.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-13

obstfnata The troubles that come slowly,
have TO 70 slowly The surest and speedisak
remedy is the aFavorite Prescription" -
builds mo and invigorates the system, regu-
lates and promotes the proper functions, anh
restores health and strength.
For everything that's known as " "fsmehD
complaint = It's positive specific.
m you,fe an overworled or suffering w0-
man. It's . medicine tE4ts made especially
70 help you-but you pay only for the help
Ehaf You get.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-13

Mr.. Goodfellow writes that 'stoast IL
more easily digested than ordinary
bread, insomuch as it contains greater
percentage of hydrocarbon."
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-13

n Philadelphia drummer saunter0d
into q clothing store in Elmira the other
day, and finding the proprietor busy
with customer he leaned against pile
of clothing and waited. Suddenly the
pile toppled over and fell TO the floor.
The drummer hastily began to rear
range the goods, remarking as he did
%, "Well, Mr.. Smith, you see clothing
has had quite fall" As he kept on
working he added, "And my business Is
picking up"
Commonplace as the remark was, il
made great impression upon an Irish
man who happened to be standing by.
"Begorra," he muttered, "thot's a
foine joke. Oil get thot off on some
one before night" Stin with the joke
fresh in his mind he sauntered over to
Levy's dry goods store, chuckling as he
went along.
AHA, Mr.. Levy, it's foine joke Oi
do be after hearing" he said. "Wait
till Oh show yez." Seizing pile OF fine
dress goods he threw them on the floor.
which was none of the cleanest
Levy became indignant "vot's der
matter mid you, anyhow? Vos you
grazy9" he shouted.
mo; it's de joke Old be after illus
thratin, but Oil be blessed IL IL amt
clean escaped me- Levy piled the goods
laboriously upon the table, swearing all
the time, while Pat stood cogitating.
Suddenly he cried, "Be jabbers, Oh hev
ii now"
With vigorous push he sent the
goods to the floor second time, crying:
"oi hev i'll Clothing's chaper than it
used ter be and business is getting a
derned site better. How's that for u
joke"
Pat wondered why he was elected
with such rapidity, and Levy hasn't seen
the point Of the joke to this day.-Phil-
adelphia Times.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-13

WANTED-Su managers to manage
w a branch office in your town to hire
men Tor the Brandenburg Mfg. Co.. Dsyton
Ohio. Experience not necessary as work is
done under our State Managers instructions;
bond and references IL REQUIRED. To- the
right man handsome compensation will be
given. Address with stamp JOHN @. HICKS
more, Nd.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-13

Henry w Of France was stabbed in
his carriage by Rsvaillac just as he was
preparing 70 carry out scheme Of con-
quest.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-13
Peanut "statesmanshIp., !,

The president. II seems, favored total
prohibition Of immigration as long as
the cholera existed in European ports.
Secretary Foster and some of his other
political counselors argued strongly
against it. because that would have
necessitated an extra session of congress,
and an extra session they thought
would lessen his chances for a re-elec-
ton. The peril of the nation in the es-
timation of these politicians was not of SO
much Importance as the winning of the
election.--Sayannah News.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-13

CALESMAN WANTED. INVALUABLE
- commits ion off red. $40 90 weekly
earned by many of our agents. Samples free
p. o. Box l3 l New York. a9
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-13

sfappy and content ID = home with . zshs Knp
chester: q lamp with the Light Of the morning.
csfalogursL Lv-iss Rochester Lamp CO, ,Newxczzs
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-13
Money to Loan.

MONEY to loan In sums TO suit, on
City, Eastport and Germantown proper
ty. Apply TO
RICHARD II. GREEN, JR.,
Q 8 Treas. BALTIC Building & Loan Ass
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-10-13
WANTS. FOR SALE, &c.

We will insert in this column Adveruie,
ments OF Wants, For Rent, For Sale, Lost {,
Woand, &c., not texcoedingfour ilnas. ONE
WEEK. or less. for 26 Cents.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-04-29
A Story of Greeley.

Amos Cummings tells how faithful
body guard of Horace Greeley once kept
ViceSPresident Wilson out of his room,
The story, after detailing how several
New York politicians were disposed of.
continues:
ga few minutes later Vice President
Wilson came in. He had been TRAVELLING
good deal, aud his form was covered
with the grimiest linen buster ever saw.
He slammed down his old carpet bag on
the floor and said: Il want to see MIR.
Greeley
"'Git out!' Numbered Ben, sthe old
mans busy
"'Well, can't you take my namer.
asked the Vice President.
Il guess I'll have to do it; bat you
stand right hero and don't move or you'll
ketch it,
"Ben went into Greelcy's room, and
l heard hot dialogue going on for lit.
tie while. Then the office bow reap.
peared and looked ut Wilson with SUI
preme disgust.
"'Jest us 1 thought; he don't want to
see YOU declared Ben. Now, git out
IL paci6ed Ben and went in to tell
Mr.. Greeley who wantedf to see him.
The great editor listened 10 what I had
to say and then shouted: TELL the Vice.
President to walk right in. That TOOL of
boy said there was an old bum named
Wilson loafing around outside who
wanted to sec me. Washington Post.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-04-29
Lace Spnn in Cellars.

The thread OF the finest Brussels lace
is spun in cellars, as contact with dry air
will make it break. The spinner has a
ray of light thrown on the thread, but
works chiefly by the sense of touch, and
if she feels any unevcness she Immediate
ly stops her wheel. AS there are not
many expert spinners and the conditions
of their labor are irksome, the genuine
Brussels thread costs us much as $40, 900
a pound and consequently machine.made
thread is generally used. There are over
800 schools in Belgium for teaching lace
making and number of them are attached
to converts.
The lace-makers of Normandy. of
whom there are about 10000, make only
from twenty five to fifty cents day,
which, however, is nearly double what
they received a'century ago.
In the Oldest families of Bretagne, it
may be mentioned incidentally, u very
important event is the bringing home Of
the bridal veil and wedding dress. They
are viewed only by the family, each of
whom sprinkles the orange blossoms with
holy water and pray for the future bride.
The lace trimmed dress is worn by the
bride only twice, on her wedding day
and at her death, when she is buried in
it.-Brooklyn Citizen.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-04-29
WORDS oF wIsD0H.

AS fervor vczes strong &c becomes
ardor.
Experience ripens in the field of en-
deavor.
One cannot show displeasure and hide
his chagrin.
Extremes meet when the cynic encoun-
tiers philanthropist.
Effort finds congenial comp,aionship
when it meets with approval.
He who would better his circumstances
must improve his opportunities.
Because speech has failed it does not
follow that the mind needs be bankrupt.
1t is essential that ability be marked.
1t might be lost sight of in the crowd
else.
One trouble with the matrimonial
match is that young people are too aps
to make light of 1t.
1t is safe to say that he who nurses his
wrath does not draw on the milk of hui
man kindness for the sustenance. -De-
troit Free Press.