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TIE FATAL RATCHET.

In the case of Mrs. Borden the police
were utterly unable to locate her outside
the house on that fearful morning. not-s
withstanding the statement Of Lizzie
Borden that Mrs. Borden had been sutn-;
moned to q sick neighbor. According.
to Miss Borden the note was delivered to-
Ms. Borden by q messenger boy, but she
could not describe the boy. She did not
know the neighbor and diligent search
failed to reveal the slightest trace Of
either. The note which Mrs. Borden r.
said to have received could not be found.
It was regarded as singular by the
police that neither Miss Borden nDrt
Bridget Sullivan had head the noise OIL
the fall Of Mrs. Borden's body. Mrs.
Borden weighed 200 pounds, and it was
clear that she had tumbled headlong and
at full length to the floor. sgS
DR.. Bowen, the family physician, who
was called to the Borden house q few
minutes after the discovery of the bodies,i
told the police that Mr.. Borden was, I'M
his judgment, asleep when attacked
He thought that an Ak was used, ,as there
were several cuts on the head four and q
half inches long.
Miss Borden told the police that she
was in the barn when the murders oc-fa
Cured. A policeman visited the barn,
on the day after the tragedy and exam-
ined the floor, which was covered with'a
thick layer of dust. There were no lfoot-
prints in this dust except those made by
the officer in his investigation. I.
Hiram Harrington, q brother-in.law OF.
Borden, had an interview with Miss
Borden the evening OF the day Of the
murders. She told him that she was in +
the kitchen when tho father came home
at 10:30 o'clock. Mr.. Borden sat down
on the lounge in the next room, and she
went in there and helped him to remove
his coat, inquired solicitously as to his
condition, put on his dressing gown, as
sisted him to o reclining position, and
withdrew on finding him comfortable.
She left the house and went to the barn
about 10:45 o'clock, and stayed there
twenty to thirty minutes. On returning
she found Mr.. Borden's body. Miss
Borden told Harrington that she thought [
the murders had been committed BY
strangers. .sg$
The police were clear on the question
of motive. They alleged that it was
the purpose of Lizzie Borden, by killing
Borden and his wife, to inherit one-half
of his estate. si
Before the tragedy Lizzie Borden lived
the humdrum life of small place. She
once taught Sunday school class and 1
was bright but sedate. She made an
extended tour of Europe year or two
ago, since which she has devoted her,
self largely to novels and has resumed
her Sunday school teaching. Through
out her surveillance and arrest she acted
with wonderful calmness. Washington
Star,
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and entered the barn in search of piece
of lead, from which to cut "sinkers" for
fishing excursion she expected soon to
make to Marion to join some Sunday
school friends who were already sojourn-
ing there. While in the barn. she heard
cry of distress coming apparently from
the house. Rushing in, she found her
father dead On the sofa. She called
Bridget and they gave an alarm. Then
they searched upstairs for Mrs. Borden
and found her as described. The door
of the spare room, the police were told,
was closed.
Such was the story as related to the
police by Lizzie Borden and the servant.
and it furnished no clues on which to
| work.
A search OF the house revealed a hat
chet which bore traces OF blood, bun
die of bloody rags under bucket in the
cellar and two spots of blood on white
skirt hanging in a closet in Lizzie s
room. This skirt would hardly stand as
evidence, however, unless it could be
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Color of Ewes in the Sexes.

A physiological observer has come to
the conclusion that women have larger
proportion of brown eyes than men. He
also finds that the color in the eyes OF
children does not become fixed until
they have arrived at the age of ten years.
1t has been pointed out by another in
vestigator tina: when both parents have
ewes of the same tint the chances are
forty to four that the eyes OF the children
will develop the same color as they grow
up, and then when the parents have eyes
of different co.ors the chances are fifty
five to Iorty-6ve in favor OF brown as
against blue or gray eyes in their Oh
sprlng.-Argonaut.
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CHAPTER VII.
THE PRIVATE SECRETARY.


The night of the horrihle accident had
passed. The new day had come, with its
heavy burden of cares and sorrows and
pains.
The day, too, wore away, the shadows
of another night fell, and deepened more
and more the gloom that pervaded the
rich but pirit-depresslng library Of the
Hon. Sherwood Elliston.
Presently the door opened. and woman
stood upon the threshold of the room.
glance into the apartment caused
frown to settle on her glorious brow.
The servant had neglected TO light the
study lamp.
She took step forward and touched
the bell. A root Imam appeared with sur
prising CELEBRITY.
"A light" she said, pointing to the ar
gand burner, and then sank YEARLY into
the great easy chair that some time before
had been occupied ty her husbands
nephew.
line lamp was lighted, the porcelain
shade properly adjusted, and the servant
retired linen Cora Elliston turned eager
ly to the evening paper she held IN hel
hand.
1t did not take her long to find the
heading she was in search of.
ANOTHER HORRIBLE RAILWAY
ACCIDENT!
REGULAR TRAIN RUNS INTO A sPE-
C1AL, IS TELEsCnPED, THROWN
DOWN AN EMBANKMENT
AND TAKES FIRE!
'Twenty- three Passengers KILLED and
Burned! AZ Manu- More Wounded! .
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her statements to the police as to the cir
cumstances under which the bodies OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Borden were found.
Bridget Sullivan was involved in several
of the earlier of these discrepancies, but
the police decided that she was a victim
of bad memory and abandoned all sus-
piciou OF her.
The suspicion against Lizzie Borden
was rendered stronger by statement
made to the police by Eli Bence, q clerk
at D. R. Smiths drug store, to the effect
that Miss Borden had been in his store
two days before the murders inquiring
for prussic acid or hydrocyanic, acid.
She failed to secure either. The drug
clerk made partial Identification Of
Miss Borden, but later the accuracy Of
his Identification was denied. Miss Boz,
den denied that she had bought or tried
to buy either poison. Hydrocyanic acid
leaves no outward trace on the body, and
it was the conjecture Of the physicians
for the prosecution that this was the
drug that had been used.
Miss Borden was put under police sur.
veillance two days after the MURDERS
but was not arrested until some days;
later. In addition to the police there;
vas Pinkerton detective early on the.
scene. The detective worked in the in-
terest of the Borden family and 1idiculed
the police theory. His idea was that the
murders were the work of lunatic.
The movements of Mr.. Borden on the
day of his death were investigated, with |
the result that the police were able tof
trace him Up to within half hour of his
death. Thirty minutes after he was seen
to enter the house his body was found ont
the sofa. 1t was between 1850 and:
1852 a. m. when Borden entered thet
house. At II :13 the news Of the MUIR
der was on the street. w rs
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A careful examination of the bodies
of Mr.. and Mrs. Borden the day after
the killing served to convince the ply
sicians that Mrs. Borden had been dis
pstcned some unexpectedly an hour
and half-before her husband. 1t was
after this discovery, coupled with their
failure to locate any suspicious character
on or near the premises before or after
the tragedy. and with the seeming i'm
| probability that a stranger could nave
lurked in the Borden house without de-
lection by Lizzie Borden or the servant,
that the police fell back on the theory
that the assassin was some member OF
the household who knew the premises
| thoroughly.
So much having been settled to their
satisfaction the police proceeded to look
for their victim. Their attention was trst
drawn to John V. Morse, cousin of
BORDEN, living in neighborlng town.
Morse was Il sort of horse trader, had
recently conc from the West and was
known to have been at the Borden home
several times, and especially on the
| morning Of the murders. He was
| shadowed and questioned by the police,
and several of the Borden relatives came
out and aired their suspicious in relation
to him, but he convinced the police of
his Innocence. Morse was undoubtedly
in and about the Borden house shortly
before the tragedy, but there was nc
evidence of any sort discovered against
him. and he was not arrested, although
he was under surveillance for several
days.
lizzie Borden was suspected chiefly by
reason of certain discrepancies between
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THE BORDEN CASE.
HISTORY OF AN EXTRAOHDI-
NARY DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
The Murder of Mr. and Mrs. Borden
at Fall River, Mass.-Why Sus-
picion Attached to the Ar
rested Lizzie Borden.

The double murder of Andrew j.
Borden and his wife at Fall River, Mass,
on the 4th of August, eliminating as it
did in the arrest of his youngest daugh-
Ter, Lizzie Borden, has been one of the
most extraordinary and mysterious GRIM
inal episodes of the century.
The circumstances surrounding the as
sassination of Borden and his wife, who
was Lizzie's stepmothe-, were such as to
astound those who would pounce, off
hand, upon a motive. Borden was rich
and pious, aged seventy-six years, man
whose probity was equal to his thrift.
He had not led pubic life, he had no
known enemy who it could be conjec-
tured would go to the extent OF killing
him, much less his wife, and when the
mutilated bodies of the couple were dis
covered, in their own house, shortly be-
fore noon on August 4, the police and
the public were utterly at loss for a
motive, and in the intense excitement
that overwhelmed the community they
turned to one another in helpless aston
ishment and horror.
The body of Borden was found on a
velvet sofa in the parlor of the house.
His head had been literally hacked to
pieces. There were seven long gashes
on his face and skull, some of them an
inch and half deep through the flesh
and bone. In the "spare" bed chamber
on the second floor was discovered the
body of Mrs. Borden, who was sixty
seven years old. There was at first no
sight of blood and the momentary sup
position was that heart failure had oc.
CURED.
Mrs. Borden was lying prone on the
floor on her face with her arms out
stretched and the toes of her shoes rest
ng on the C carpet. On raising the body
there was seen pool of blood, and an
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caned TOR a second o strange scene Of a

paned Tor second o strange scene OF
few days ago.
What mean you?" demanded Mildred's
aunt, in terrihed voice.
Il mean" answered the unhappy bride
groom, that the note which took me
away from here half an hour since was a
base a2d cruel forgery, and it was done
in order to get me cut of the way, SO that
my wife might be enticed from this
house. Let me 60 to her room for mo-
ment." And, taking three steps at time.
he bounded up the staircase.
On reaching Mildred's room, he looked
eagerly about the floor. No note was
there. Mildred had found it-he was
satisfied of that now-and he shui-
dered to think what the result might be-.
He sank heavily into chair. He was
almost discouraged. He could hardly
control his thoughts for O moment.
At length the image of his young and
broken hearted wife, wandering about the
almost deserted streets in the darkness of
the night, rose up before him, and he
started to his feet with the fixed purpose
of finding her.
Where could she have gone?
He had hardly framed the question in
his mind when the answer was suggest
ed to him:
why, to Metals, TO be sure" And once
more he rushed Jwn the stairway.
The guests had been gradually dropping
of. They had seen that their presence
was becoming embarrassing, and 30 had
the good sense to retire.
Now n few only remained.
L think know where she has gone,
Mrs. Vernon" Eugene said, eagerly, and
I will 90 there at once and see if I am
right. I shsll-be back very soon; so, II
she should return in my absence, please
keep her here. Tell her not to leave the
house again on any account.
"You may be sure shall do so,' said
the lady, emphatically. -,
Have you carriage, Mr.. Cleveland!
asked Mr.. Henley, who was one of the
few remaining, now stepping forward:
Il have not" answered Eugene. u dis
missed the one l had at the Goor."
Then take mine, by all means. 1t IS
waiting without.
"A thousand thanks. will gladly
avail myself of your kind permission.
do so; and if can be of the slightest
service"
"No, no; think not; and yet, M mind
is in such whirl, I ought to have some
one with me; and you, being cooler,
might be able to give ME word of advice
when I most Iced it. Yes, if You are
willing, ! shall be glad to have your
company"
Then GOMEZ" and the two left the house
topether.
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A Remarkable Family Of Horses.

We present picture of a remarkable
group of horses, made from photograph.
They are thoroughbred Shetland ponies,
owned by DR.. I. c. Jackson, Jamaica, l..
l., who bred them all. The tallest is Fairy,
a brown mare, by imported Imp; dam,
imported Lucinda; foaled May 81, 1889.
May 4, 1891, she dropped sorrel flly
Fay, by imported Superb. The mother
was then only one year eleven months
and four days old.
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This mare has further emphasized the

This mare has further emphasized the
wonderful fecuudlty Of this family by
dropping a second colt. aso shown in
the picture, just as she was coming three
years old.
Fairy is thirty-eight inches igh at the
withcrs. The sorreI filly Fay is thirty
six inches high, and Sprite, the sucking
colt, a brown stallion, is twenty-one
inches high. Sc far as known, the
records of horse breeding show no in
stance prior to this OF a mare with al
yearling and sucking colt before the
age of three years old.
The group will be shown at the
annual fair at Mineola. Long Island. this
month, and will undoubtedly attract
much attention among horse breeders as
an equine riosity.-American Farmer.
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It is asserted that mosquitoes can bel
driven away by evaporating gum. cam. !.
rhor in the room.
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thought, in response to the note from
the neighbor. On going down stairs
Lizzie passed through the parlor and saw
and spoke to her father. Supposing her
mother was oIt, she went into the yard
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1892-10-12
Poisoned by SCrOfula

Is the sad story~of many lives made
miserable through no fault of their
own. Scrofula is more especially
than any other hereditary disease,
and for this simple reason: Arising
from impure and insufficient blood,
the disease locates itself in the lynn
phatics, which are composed Of white
tissues; there is a period of foetal life
when the whole body consists of white
tissues, and therefore the unborn
child is especially susceptible to this
dreadful disease. But there is a
remedy for scrofula, whether heredi-
tary or acquired. 1t is Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, which by it's powerful effect
Oh the blood, expels all trace of the
disease and gives to the vital fluid
the quality and coler of health. If
you take Hoods Sarsaparilla do not
accept any substitute.
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OUR PRICES
Are Just & Reasonable.
We can give you a
Perfect Fitting and Styl-
lsh Garment at
ffncU nnTTOEE nnInTc
J. =. DANIEL son.
Of Interest to Ladies.

wish to call the attention of ladies
to the fact that there is vast differ
ence between WOOL felt hat and a
FUR felt hat. The wool felt walking
hats [ can sell for less than $1.25,
while the fur felt is much superior in
value, therefore more expensive.
While other millinery stores are
starting new with mo old shelf-worn
goods" to palm off on the people, [
can say [ have been in the business
for several years and know the value
of the goods [ handle. [ carry the
best stock and can and will sell as
low as any one and give good value
for money received.
I buy in such quantities and quail
ties as [ can dispose of during the
year, therefore [, with other milliners,
can say I have mo old shop-worn
goods"
Iemploy experienced trimmers,th
who understand their work.
If the ladies will call and examine
my goods, as in the past, I am sure
they will get as good and as stylish an
article and as reasonable prices as be-
fore. Miss EMMA SPooNER.
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From Alaska.

On Monday there passed through
this city on a Great Northern freight
train a boat and timbers Of house
of worship from Alaska. The boat
was 40 feet in length and 5 feet in
width in the widest part, and about 5
feet in depth, made from the trunk of
one tree, which must have been at
least 6 feet in diameter. It was GU
rious and ingenious piece of work
manship, made, as it evidently was,
with rude tools. The timbers were
very large and heavy and were those
of a house Of worship of some kind,
as on one of them was carved an i'm
age. They were on their way to the
Worlds fair, Chicago, where they will
be put together in building as they
were before leaving Alaska.
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Red Cedar Shingles.

1t is fact that cedar shingles are
all the go now. They are the best,
being the most durable, and in the end
the cheapest. There is such an UNI
heard-of demand for them that lum-
Der dealers have to place their orders
long before the supply they have on
hand is exhausted, Or they are liable
to be caught short.
E. J. Jones of this city showed at
the county fair last week specimens
of the cedar shingles he keeps in stock,
on the neat and artistic miniature
building constructed by j. W. Bailey,
giving all an excellent opportunity to
see just how these shingles look when
laid on the roof and end of build
ing. A supply always on hand at
Jones' lumber yard.
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SyverSon g. ThorStad,

The enterprising dealers in stoves,
tinware, etc., are now located in their
new brick building, opposite their old
stand on Fifth street. They will keep
a fine stock of the best cook and heat
ing stoves in the market, among which
is the" Favorite, " acknowledged to be
the best ever placed before the public.
These gentlemen are both practical
tinsmiths and do their own work of
repairing and making tinware. No
better Or more obliging men ever sold
goods in Stevens or any other county
than Syverson & Thorstad. They
most certainly deserve liberal patron
age. Call and ~see them when you
want to buy anything in their line.
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ROYAL Finite PLAYER.

Frederick the Great made generous
presents to all musicians except flute
players. He played the flute remarka-
bly, we'll himself, and his proficiency
sometimes led to acts that caused dis
appointment to his brother artists. A
famous futist once visited Potsdam
and asked permission to play to the king,
hoping that Frederick would show his
appreciation of his skill by some valua-
BILE gift.
Frederick received him graciously,
and listened attentively while he played
a difficult piece.
z "You play very WE'LL" he said, land
am very glad to have heard a virtuoso
of such ability. l will give you proof
of my satisfaction"
So saying he left the room. The mu-
stefan waited, guessing at the probable
nature of the proof"
Presently the king returned with his
own flute and played the same piece
which had just been executed for him.
Then he babe his visitor good day, say
ing:
81 have had the pleasure of hearing
you, and it was only fair that you should
hear me" youths Companion. >
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Polly Saved the yaluables,

We had moved into a newly built
house, which had all the modern i'm
provements, the electric bell being one
of them.
1t was a cold winters night. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. were travelling in Europe and
the servants were all gathered about the
kitchen fire. Polly was also near the
fire, but in the dining room, which was
up stairs.
She used to see our mistress ring the
bell for the servants to enter, and, like
a clever bird, studied on this for a long
while.
On this night Polly was all alone,
when suddenly the door opened and
two men entered. The room being
dark they could not see the bird and
began searching for valuables, for they
were burglars.
Polly now proved her worth. She put
out her claw and pressed the button Of
the electric bell
1t brought the servants to the dining
room, where, after a short struggle, they
secured the burglars, who were about to
make way with much of the valuable
silver in the dining room.
Polly was fed on dainties for some
time as reward for her valuable as
sistance.--Cor. New York Recorder.
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Gold fountain pens, $1.50 each, at
the Morris Jewelry Store.
Adannant.

Webster in his unabridged diction-
airy gives the definition of adamant
as "a name given to the diamond and
other substances of extreme hardness"
This is why the plaster now being SO
extensively used in public and other
buildings is called adamant-on ac-
count of it's "extreme hardness" No
other plaster has as yet been found to
be so hard and durable as the ada
mant. All who have used it, and their
name is legion, are agreed as to it's
superior qualities and recommend it
in the highest terms. Adamant does
not crack or shrink. tits lighter than
other plaster, and instead of weaken
ing, it strengthens building; and
what is more, adamant is a sure pre-
vention against damp walls, matter
that should not be overlooked. It is
the ne plus ultra of all plaster. E. J.
Jones, lumber dealer Of this city,
keeps supply Of adamant always on
hand.
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HON. r. &. EVANS

Will address the citizens of Stevens
County on the political questions of
the day at the Court House, Morris, on
Thursday Evening, Oct. 18th.
Mr.. Evans is acknowledged to be one
the most interesting and effective po-
itical speakers in<the Northwest, and
as this will be the opening of the Re
publican campaign in Morris, it is
hoped that there will be large at
tendance, irrespective of party. Come,
everybody. -.