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CHAPTER VIII.
AFTER FIVE YEARS.

Five more years passed in the history
OF Sagnauck since Mark Hillary's disap-
pearance, and Dorothea, the girl-witch,
was seventeen years old. She had grown
up in these woods of New England free
and untrammeled by the affectatlons OF
fashion.
Like sturdy plant which needed only
sun and air, she grew. 1t need hardly be
said that her face was fair. Indeed,
from it she deserved the name of tch,
for truly it was one nodded to bewitch
the hearts of men. and many of the young
pioneers there were who also felt its
power.
She was of medium height, with body
we'll built. Her hands were finely shaped;
her hair and eyes were brown. 1t was OF
Ine latter poet mas written:
That might lead ono 10 love them all too we'll"
And again:
Il know full we'll two deep dark eyes.
II brown or black, rwere sometimes hard to tell.
Right black in anger, brown in tenderness;
But when the long dark lashes half disguise
Their light; the usual fearless trankness flies.
And then there turks in DIM secret uistiness
A CLEAN subtle in it's shadowyness
fear to glance, lest there should sudden rise
A flood OF passionate tenderness, so deep,
SC bCTOuS, luAt IL were 6ll ID VIII 10 NSuU
Its mighty tide to brave il were unwise,
Lest should be- if DER ne il should sweep,
Soul-blinded by the glorious dark light,
TIL all the wo.ld seeIns naught but two dark
eyes,"
Many were the lovers who came to her,
although each parent warned his own SON
against the wiles of the maiden, for now
the suspicion of the minister had grown
to be SO positive that the girl really bore
the reputation Of o witch.
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A STARTLING QUESTION.

Everybody knows that large proportion
of crime (statisticiuns claim three-fourths)
is the direct result OF alcoholism. But now
comes ascientific writer in an esteemed con-
temporary and asks the startling question {:
'Will our descendants be criminals?" He
shows that the pathological conditions con-
ducive of crime are produced or aggravated
by the habitual use Of liquors. Drinking
degenerates nerve tissue. and in particular
ofthe delicate structure of the BRAIN Hence
tween drinking and epilepsy. and insanity,
and morbid nervous conditions generally
which nre hereditary.
It cannot be said that crime is the express
sion Of disease that would destroy moral re-
sponsibility. But it is certainly true that
morbid nervous conditions intensity the
difficulty OF self-control, and re-enforce
temptations Louis Republic.
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can show his clearance and other ship
papers, and they are found to be reg
ular, he is permitted to go on, other
wise the vessel is placed under arrest
and taken to the nearest port.
After the vessel lands the captain must
within twenty-four hours thereafter
center" his vessel-that is, he must
report to the Collector of the Port, de-
livering to him copies of the manifest
and clearance papers. To do this he
first deposits his clearance papers with
the Consul of the Nation from which
the ship sailed. The Consul examines
the papers and if they are regular he
gives the captain of the vessel a GER
tifcate to this effect. The captain then
gives the collector this certificate,
which is official evidence that the YES
sol is from the country that it claims
to be. Besides delivering his clearance
papers to the collector the captain also
delivers to him the manifest OF the
ship, containing list of the passen-
gers on board the vessel and the in
voice of goods sent to the merchant in
this country, which it will be remem-
bered was endorsed by an American
Consul in foreign port before the
goods were shipped to this country.
The captain must make oath that his
manifest is in every way correct to the
best of his knowledge and belief.
When these regulations have been
complied with the collector issues an
order for the delivery of the cargo.
But before the importing merchant
or consignee can secure his goods he
must 90 before the collector and Sc
cure permit allowing him to unload
his freight. To- do this he goes to the
custom house and produces his in
voice and bill of lading. The invoice
is compared with the invoice i'll pos
session of the collector and which was
sent to him by the Consul residing in
the country from which the goods
were shipped. The bill of entry which
is presented by the importing mer-
chant is also compared with the bill OF
entry which the captain gives to the
Collector ut the same time that he
does his manifest and clearance papers.
These papers are then taken to the
naval Office. where the work is verl-
fed. When these papers are returned
to the custom house end found to be
regular the collector makes out what
is known as IN "estimate" OF the
amount of duties that should be paid.
He also names certain number OF
packages that must be sent to the pub
lie stores for appraisement IN order
that the rate of duty may be accurately
ascertained.
After these formalities are through
with the importer pays the estimated
duty on the goods he wishes to trans
fer Immediately to his store or ship to
other merchants in the interior OF the
country. He may, if he wishes, get
two permits, one allowing him to have
immediate possession of the goods up
on which he has paid duty and the
other to allow hlm to remove the goods
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moving the subsoil from the acropoils
of the hill in the rear of his house, ex--ss
humed stone twice the size OF q hen,s,
egg on which is plainly sculptured IN
profile the face of a human being. f.il
= A careful examination of the stone
has revealed the fact that not only
one profile, with its accompanying 1n-i
cisions is carved thereon, but there
are two faces at opposite ends OF the.
stone. 49,, ,.l(
As this is the first discovery of the
kind in Cape Cod yet recorded, it is
exciting considerable interest and
may lead to further Investigations
Some think that the stone is an Indian
relic, whils others believe it to be con-:
temporary with an earlier age. - E :
1t seems to be peculiar fact that at
this late date the first specimen OF the,
sort is found, especially here In hls-3
toric Cape Cod, after the tireless and
dilieent search of our relic hunters for:
specimens of Indian relics, extending
over period of many years. New
York World. ~
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much is done in the way OF evadinG
customs duties. But as respects the.
avoidance of the Government icense
tax, the scheme is almost perfection
itself. When the American customer
comes to buy whisky he must go to
the Canada side of the store, but when.
q Canadian wants his Jug filed he;
must go over to the counter on the,
American side. Saturday afternoons;
and rainy days it is q common eight to
see the lines of customers going and
coming, one from Canada and the,
other from the United States. The
proprietor escapes paying atax in the
United States for the reason that ha
does not sell liquor TO q citizen: Of this.
country on American soiland the Gog-
ernment cannot bring q foreigner into
this country as q witness New York
Advertiser. s Isl
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CUSTOMS DUTIES.
IEVYING UNCLE SAM'S REVENUE
ON COAST AND FRONTIER.
An Intricate System Of Invoices and
Official Papers-The Speedy Rev.
enue Cutters-Smuggling on
the Canadian Frontier.

X FOREIGN merchant desiring
n to ship goods to the United
NJ States must first 20. before
the American Consul resid-
ing at the port from which he intends
to ship the merchandise and make oath
to the kind, quality and quantity OF
the articles he wishes to ship to the
United States. This affidavit is called
a "consular certificate" and is at
tached to the invoice of goods the
merchant is going to export. Three
of these invoices, properly certified,
are made out, one of which is kept by
the Consul, one sent to the Collector
of the Port to which; the goods are to
be shipped, and one given to the ex-
porting merchant, who sends it to his
customer in the United States. The
invoice which goes to the Collector OF
the Port in this country is sent by the
captain of the vessel which carries the
freight listed in the invoice.
After the vessel crosses the ocean
and is within fifteen leagues of the
main shore it is possible that it may
run across one of Uncle Sans reye-
nue. cutters. 1t may be well to e3-
plain here that the revenue cutters are
an important factor in the protection
and collection of the customs duties.
The revenue marine was established by
Congress in 1880 for the purpose of
preventing smuggling. Ten of these,
cutters were built at that time and or
dered placed in commission. Since
then the revenue marine has grown In
Importance, until now the service
numbers about forty vessels. A mod
ern revenue cutter is small vessel,
steel armored, and equippedwith sew
erai fine guns of long range. The
vessels are built for speed, and besides
being propelled by powerful engines,
are also supplied with large spread
of canvas
But to return to our incoming YES
sci. If the ship is in the regular chan
mel and making directly for port the
revenue cutter will not modest it. But
if the vessel is out of the beaten track,
or has no colors flying, or if there. is
anything rakish or suspicious looking
about it, the revenue cutter will signal
it to "bring to" as coming to a halt is
called in sailor parlance. To make
this signal the revenue cutter runs up
the revenue jack or fires gun across
the bows of the incoming vessel. When
the vessel comes to halt boat is
lowered from the cutter and two
officers are sent aboard the ship to
make on examination. If the captain
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Usually natural impedi-

smugglers. Usually natural impedi-
ments make smuggling Improbable.
But it is the reverse in this instance
To the professional smuggler this
sterile and wild tract of country is a
bridge between Mexico and the in
habited part of the United States,
which, if he can but safely cross, he
feels that be is secure from pursuit
and capture.
The frontier between Canada and
the United States is not patrolled IN
any manner. The only guards are
the iron posts which stand like SEN
tinels on the boundary line at dis
tance of one mile apart. These posts
mark the line between the United
States and Canada as settled by the
Ashburton treaty in 1912.
The custom houses are at the rail-
road stations on or near the line.
The collectors at these ports do not
exert themselves very much in the way
of guarding the frontier. In some in
stances they lend helping hand to
the sguggler. A collector of a small
post on the New York frontier told
the writer OF scheme he had devised
to help the "boys' bring horses from
Canada to the United States. He
talked freely about the matter, and
seemed to think that he owed these
courtesies to the ''boys" for having in
dorsed him for the Office of colleHor.
Along the New York and Vermont
frontier every few miles can be found
what is known as the 'line store. >
These stores are built on the boundary,
line, part OF the store beingin Canada
and part in the United States. The
chief object OF these stores is to avoid
the payment of the Government licefse
required of retail dealers in liquor.
Another object is to avoid the customs
duties on such articles as are generally
sold in country stores. They Jare
closely watched, however, and mot
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When a merchant imports q cargo Q

When q merchant imports cargo of
goods which he: does not wish to place
Immediately upon the market he can
store his merchandise in q bonded
warehouse by getting permit to do
SO, and by giving bond to secure the
payment of the duties. The bond is
to the effect that if the merchandise
be withdrawn within three years from
the date Of importation and the duties
paid then the bond is to be void. If
merchandise is removed within q year
after being placed in bond then only
the regular duties are imposed, but if
it remains in bond longer than one
year an extra charge Of ten per cent.
upon the regular duty is added. All
merchandise placed in q bonded ware
house must be withdrawn within three
years or the goods will be sold to pay
the duties.
At ports other than seaports the
methods employed in collecting duties
are the same as those just described,
except, of course, that there, are no
revenue cutters or tugs. The manner
of collecting the customs at some OF
the frontier custom houses is quite IN
formal. This is especially true OF the
customs offices on the Mexican frontier
and on the boundary line between the
States and the British provinces. g
There is g popularity about the
Mexican frontier that is entirely its
own. It consists in what is known as
the "free zone" and is situated in
Old Mexico. Several years ago the
Mexican Government passed law set
ting apart narrow strip of territory
on the boundary line between that
country and the United States to be q
tzona libra" or free zone, into
which goods and merchandise could
he shipped from any part of the world
duty free. The object of this legis-
lation was to build up narrow strip
of Mexican territory at the expense OF
the United States frontier. This
piece of strategy by the Mexican Gov
ernment is accomplishing its purpose,
because the United States is debarred
from retaliating with similar law,
for the reason that it would be con-
trary to the provision of the Constitu-
ton, which declares that "all duties,
imposts and excises shall be uniform
throughout the United States. "
The free zone is strip of territory
twenty miles wide on the Mexican side
of the line, and extends from
Matamoras to Tijana. The United
States frontier adjoining Old Mexico
is poorly guarded. There are custom
houses at Brownsville, Laredo, Eagle
Pass and Ell Paso, Texas, and at
Nogales, New Mexico. Mounted in
spectors patrol this part ofthe frontier
but they only act as detectives, and
there are not enough of them to guard
properly the boundary line between
this country and the "free zore" IN
Mexico. 1t is doubtful if any ordinary
number of men could guard the
Mexican frontier. The barren plains
in the northern part of Texas and in
the southern part of New Mexico and
Arizona afford great protection to the
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THE NEW CHURCH CHOIR.
BY FLORENCE JOSEPHINE BoYcE-

Yes, sister Lu, must confess
That on this Sabbath day
a cloud has rolled across my breast
That neer II be cleared away.
Fer arter five an twenty year
That I've that choir blest,
An raised my voice in helpful cheer
An strove ter du my best;
An arter oil my darter's done,
The origin for ter pay,
They've brought in youngsters, one by one
And crowded US away.
An, whut is wuss, the chorister,
Tergether with his wife,
Are stickin' ter the yelin gang
An holdin' up ther strife.
An thar's 8 my darter Mary's beau,
Whose bass has often rung
Through that ar church, as saft and low
As bass wus ever sung.
But now they've got ernuther one.
In all ther change erbout,
Who yells until yed really think
He'd yell his palate eout.
An Georgia Brown, the orginist,
! coulden help but sneeze
Ter see ther way she got up thar
An thumped upon ther keys.
An ther sopranoes yelled a piece.
In which ther tenors jined,
An them two parts Jest squeeked I an
squalled
Enough ter set one blind.
An Of ther altos, sister Lu,
i will not speak one word,
Fer they du as the others du,
An that is too absurd.
But once for all, wish ter say,
Before the hours grow late,
An my pure soul has passed away
Beyond the golden gate:
When am taken ter that church,
Ter ne'er come back agin,
do not want that new church choir
Ter squeal the final hymn.
WEITsFIELD, Vt.
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half q century he has not tasted meat
his principal diet being graham bread
and cocoa Liquor and tobacco are hue
pet ayersions, and his most noticeable
popularity is that he never speaks un-1
til spoken to. He was married In early
life, but his wife died many years ago.
and since then Baynes has lived aAlone,II
making good part of his own cloth;
ing, including his shirts and collars
DR.. Baynes has no living relatives that
>he knows Of, and his taciturnity is so|
marked that he may be said to be With-||
out even an intimate friend. Chicago;
Herald. ~; ~
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The verses always recalled her father
and made her sad, yet she citing to them
with childish persistence and chose to
be sad in memory with him, than light
hearted without. And yet, this loneli-
ness never came to her.
But sometimes in tho falling day
An image seemed to pass and say,
But th~ .halt be alone no more"
The image seemed to be that Of the
mother whom she did not remember, but
whose portrait she wore upon her breast,
and in her heart came nameless feeling
of peace.
For pioneer, DR.. Lepaox possessed
fine library, and many of the books were
SO quaint and old that it was wonder he
was allowed by the church to keep them.
To these pooKs Dorothea had free ac-
cess, and no doubt the natural bent of
her mind was fostered by them. Stories
of the Crusades and of knightly deeds
covered many q page, and the stories
were woven into her dreams. At an early
dav also she came upon botany, and
with the help of her foster father became
skilled in analyzing the flowers which
grew in the meadows and in the forests.
There was school in Sagnauck, KEEP.
in small cabin, one of the first erected
and the first deserted by its owner when
he became wealthy enough to build a
more pretentious home. Here the Puritan
children were gathered day by day TO
memorize the alphabet and struggle with
the mysterious photography Of the En-
glish language. 1t was disagreeable work
for the majority of the children, but
Dorothea's dreaminess made it ro-
nance to her. Each simple tale which
she found in her reader had its interest.
and she supplied the clouds and the
flowers to make it beautiful In after
years these days we're among the most
pleasant in her memory.
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. An Interesting Carved Stone. y

R. a. Harris, merchant at Yard
mouthport, Mass, while recently rel
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D0R0IHEA INGRAM.
A Story of Early Colo
NAL Days.
BY CHARLES G. HAHN.
A PURITAN MAIDEN.

BE hardly knew
She was q woman, 30
Sweetly she grew,
was the experience
of Dorothea Hillary.
The most delicstely
tinted flowers are
found in col Ell
climes, rnd the vio-
let Of the forest is
sweeter tn an the
rich golden rod Of
A q e q 8 t sun and
fertile prairie lands.
e
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-05
The Reasons WHY

The Reasons Why
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway
10 the favorite:
II is the oldest and was first in tho field.
It's train service is the very best.
1t is the hrst to adopt improvements.
It's sleepers are palaces on wheels.
II runs elegant drawing room slespers on
night trains.
It's trains are lighted by electricity,
1t rum luxurious chair cars on dav trains.
1t is the only line using the electric berth
lamp.
It's dining car service is unexcelled.
o. It's trains run solid to Milwaukee and
Chicago.
1t is the best route to st. Louis and the
south.
1t is the hest route to Kansas City and tho
west.
1t runs four daily trains to Milwaukee
and Chicago.
1t runs two daily trains to 81. Louis and
Kansns City.
II is the government fast mail route.
IL 10 popularity styled the "Old Re liable"
1t furnishes safety, comfort and sped to
patrons.
For information as to the lowest rites to
all points in United States and Canada via
The Milwaukee," apply to any coupon
ticket agent, or address
j. I. CoNLEY,
Asst Gent Pass. Agt.
st. Paul, Mimi.
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was particularly we'll known in Bozemnn,
having lived In this vicinity twenty yeats
or more.
The municipal campaign will necessarily
DO short, m the election takes place on
Monday. April 10.
Tom Murphy, Of Bozemnn. takes ohnrge
of the GallRtin Valley hotel at Manhattan
the first OF next month.
Sam Bost and wifs returned from their
visit 10 Idaho thia week. both looking and
feeling much better than whom they went
away.
The woods arc full Of candidates for
the land Office positions. From present
appearances there must be nearly ten APP
plicants.
church. on Sunday last performed the rite
OF confirmation on five candidates-four
young ladies and one gentleman.
John W. Tilton returned from hia Pacific
coast tfip. q few days ago. Mr.. Tilton Wis
tied San Francisco. Tacoma, Seattle and
other cities. The trip was ono of both
pleasure and business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hanley returned from
their extensive California trip Wednesday,.
Mr.. Hanley ia much improved in health,
and no will now Take hold Of business and
push things like a cyclone.
William Roth and family OF eight are
newcomers in the valley, having arrived
bul6 week from M16sOur1. MT. hOLn - u
s%on-in-law of George Border. at whose home
the family are stopping for n time.
Still Hulino has purchased the Eb Morse
ranch on Pass creek. The ranch consists
Of $40 acres. over 400 Of which Ia in c~ultiva-
tion and twenty acres In orchard aud gar
den. 1t is one o. the finest places in tho
county and Mr.. HuliEg's friends congratu-
late him on his purchase.
Rev. Wormser reports that nine families
from Holland will arrive in time 70 raise
crops tho coming season, and that thirty
other families from the same county will
DO on their way to Gallatin county Ia a
few months. This is part Of the result of
Mr.. Wormser's recent successful trip
abroad.
Jack. Oakes. of Logan. leaves shortly for
England. He has received an appointment
from the English government which will
require his residence on the west coast of
Africa. A young Englishman named SUIT
ton. who was engaged in railroad work
near Bozeman two years ago. is ut present
filling q similar position.
In a short time Bozeman will be q divi-
sion point for the Northern Pacific Express
company. The present division point is
Butte. Tho new order OF things will 90
into effect when the Northern Pacific puts
on two through trains a day. Fourteen
express msssengsrs of the company. some
Of whom have families. will thereafter re-
side In Bozeman.
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Going East-savs Time.

Going 10 Chicago and cast your short
quick route il via St. Paul and 1.-THE North
Western Line" Leave Butte 6:45 a. NJ.
Helena lo:15 q. N. to-day. reach St. Paul
6:56 Q. m. second day, connecting with fast
day train of 1.-The Northwestern Line"
leaving 81. Paul 500 a. N. daily and arriv-
ing Chicago 1886 p. m. same day. making
less than si1ty-three hours from Butte and
less than sixty hours from Helena. which is
several hours less time than via any other
line to Chicago.
This 9:3b r. M. arrival in Chicago insurer
connection with all the principal lines from
Chicago east, and The Northwestern
Line" is the only line from st. Paul that
makes all of these connections in Chicago.
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What They Arc Good For.

h They Arc Good For.
BnANDRErH's PILLS are the best medicine
known.
First-They are purely vegetable, In fact
. medicated food.
Second-The Same dose always produces
same efect-other %purgatives require in
creased doses and finally cease acting.
Third-They purify the blood.
Tourth-They inviRorate the digestion
and cleanse the stomach and bowels.
Fifth-They stimulate the liver and carry
of vitiated bile and other depravsd score
tions.
The first two or three doses tell the story.
Tie skin becomes clear, the eye bright. the
mind active, digestion il restored. ~costive-
ness cured, tho animal viRor IL recruited
and all decay arrested.
B%RANDRETH's PILLS are sold In every drug
and medicine store, either plain or sugar
coated.