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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-23
CHAPTER w.

Beatrice Mercer was seated at desk
correcting some exercises of the pupils,
her own portfolio spread out before her.
The color died from her face as she
recognized her visitor, then it turned
deep-red with reactionary emotion.
His thoughts were too full Of Edna to
allow Of his reading Alright the tremu-
lous emotion, the half-repressed fright
that his hostess betrayed
Miss Mercer" he spoke, hoarsely,
II have come to ask Of you the irfor-
nation that Miss Chandler refuses.
Why did Edna Deane leave the semi
nary? Where has she gomez"
Il cannot tell you
His eyes flashed excitedly. He
clenched his hands in an excess Of suf-
fering and suspense.
you must!" he gasped, frantically.
DO you understand what l am endur-
ing2 guish-heart- breaking!"
From beneath her yelled eyelids the
girl studied his working face, Craft
ness was there, but we'll masked. A
sinister triumph in her heart gave her
strength to simulate.
Il pity you, she said, softly. Il
would be glad to tell you all, but it is
useless"
"Useless?"
yes. She has left the seminary,
Hopedale, her friends, forever. She has
gone to her relatives under VOW never
to reveal her true identity. Happy in
her new life, with golden promises of
wealth, you must not blame her i'm
petuous nature II she finds new friends
who make her forget the old"
How well the shaft went home! The
blank despair, the settled conviction Of
faithlessness in the mans face was
pitiable to witness.
"She left no word for me?" he forced
himself to ask.
"No. She wrote letter to Mr.. Bar
ton Brinsley, but it Is unmanly for you
to have me betray my friend"
Speak" ordered Marshall, flercely
"Do you not see that this suspense is
killing me?"
Then know the worst" answered
Beatrice, bulking all her fancied power
on final venture "She wrote to Bar
ton Brinsley. This morning he lef
Hopedale. Miss Chandler says he has
gone away on business. think it is t.
see Edna's new relatives and press hi,
suit there. Mr.. Marshall, oh, why viii
you force me to tell these bitter truths
Forget her-she Is unworthy Of you
She never knew her own mind. Thert
are truer hearts, hearts longing for ,
love they would cherish and never be
tray"
His head had sunk on his breast. HI
believed now, and his heart was broken
Beatrice had drawn nearer to him
Her eyes aglow, her cheeks throb bling
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He went straight to the seminary.
There was that in his heart 80 manly,
80 straightforward, 80 inclined to doubt
the falsity Of the woman he had so
blindly trusted, despite the terrible evil
dence In his hands, that, though the
meeting killed him, he was determined
to have the matter settled now and
finally
He would demand to see Edna-he
would show her the letters. His philan-
thropic friends had moro than once told
him that all womankind were changing
butterflies Of sentiment. If she had
Indeed only played with his heart he
would leave her presence and the place
forever; without u word accept the Bit
ter lesson as warning against trusting
all humanity, and In silence and dis
lance wait for the end OF life blghted,
prolltless, uncomfortable.
A servant admitted him and took his
card to the lady principal, Miss Chand-
Ter lookeC serious as she entered the
ROOM but greeted him with the geniallty
she always bestowed on Edna's friends.
She started at the sight OF his wretched
face, however.
Miss Chandler, he spoke, in his mis-
cry and agitation neglecting to take her
prolfered hand, II wish to see Edna
Miss Deane.
"EdnaY" CALCULATED the lady prlncl-
pal, wonderingy, Why did you not
know"
Know WHAT" he demanded, sharply,
his heart taking new alarm.
That she is gomez"
"Gonel" he repeated, blankly. Gone?
When, were, with whom?"
she left us last evening. Poor, dear
Edna; her happy school life is over,
and-why, Mr.. Marshall"
He had arisen to his feet at her first
startling ords. He felt his senses reel
ing now, and swayed where he stood.
The sight of such vivid emotion in
strong man alarmed the gentle lady.
go on!" he choked out, waving his
hand agitatedly. 1T is nothing, The
shock, the suddenness--"
Surely she wrote you that she was
going?"
NO. That is You say she went
last EVENING""
yes.
"Alone2 Why did she leave so alb
ruptly?"
His heart hung on the reply. Miss
Chambers face fell
Mr. Marshall, she said, in low,
subdued tone, you must not ask me. l
have pledged myself to make no expla-
nations, In fact, I know very little.
She left in safe hands, of that am as
sured, and she will never return to
Hopedale. 1t has depressed us all; but
surely she will soon write to you and
explain"
Miss Chandler, l must know where
Edna Deane has gone. You must tell
me more!"
His voice was husky but it bore q
ring Of sharp, decorating anguish.
once made, Mr.. Marshall" spoke the
lady, with dignity, you may see Miss
Mercer if you choose. She was Ednas
most intimate friend. She may have
the right to tell you, but l cannot
Edna may have left q message with
her.
ALLOW me to speak with her, please.
How strained and unnatural were his
tones! How like man marching to
his doom he followed Miss Chandler
down the broad hall and to the door Of
the Office Of the seminary
Miss Mercer is in there alone,
think, spoke Miss Chandler "Yes.
Beatrice, Mr.. Marshall.
And the principal opened the door and
closed it upon Raymond Marshall and
the woman he so disliked and dis
trusted.
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other Peoples Eyes.

While a due regard for the opinions
and convictions of other people is a
saving grace Of life, there is no
greater mistake than to habitually
contemplate ones friends or ac-
quaintances through the eyes of
other people. With regard to events
the case is quite different. A fact is
a fact. An occurrence is largely a
fixed and definite thing, and capable
only of giving rather definite i'm
preston. But the individual is rela-
tive. AS a musical instrument gives
out one degree Of harmony or another,
or even discord, according to the
touch and skill Of the player without
changing its essential character at
all, so in a far greater way does the
individual reveal one set Of qualities
or another, Or different aspects Of the
same quality, according to the person
with whom he converses or with
whom he acts. Character in its fund
amental basis is not tluctuating.
The honest man does not become dis.
honest, nor the truthful man false,
according to the company he is with;
but in all the range Of matters per-
tanning to harmony Of temperament
and that includes many salient
qualities-one is to some extent what
he is made by his associates, and so,
to keep the true focal vision, one
must keep his own.
You have found So-and-so to be es.
pc;ially invigorating and helpful in
influence, and remarking this to your
neighbOr, you are told that he is in
stead, dictatorial and trying. Which
is the truer, or even the true view?
The probabilities are that each is
true to the individual VIII, sees it,
for manifestations Of character are
relative, and depend on the action
and reaction of temperament.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-23
Decorations in Brazil.

Among other queer things that the
stranger observes in Brazil are the
vast Numbers of decorations-stars
and crosses, etc which appear to
have been recklessly bestowed often
upon boys of IL and Ia years old, who
certainly can have done nothing to
win such distinction.
There is avery large body Of eX-
officials in Rio, belonging to the de-
cayed aristocrrcy and most of them
still sport on all possible occasions
the court dresses and uniforms and
decorations of past regime. 1t is
their small sons and grandsons whom
one sees tricked out in tawdry, silks
and velvets with stars and crosses
and miniature crowns pinned on their
jackets.
These decorations are as likely to
have been obtained by purchase as by
inheritance, for there used to be a
custom in Brazil under which patents
Of nobility with all It's signs and
emblems, could be bought for filthy
lucre, and the rage for them was I'M
bounded. The highest Of all the de-
corations was the insignia Of the
"Order of Christ" and at one time
people Of nearly every degree ap-
peared on holiday occasions with a
"hablto de Christie" on their attire,
Church dignitaries and civilians Of
high degree wore them also, and be-
ing handed down from generation to
generation, they still appear, often
with ludicrous appropriateness
Il is the icemen now who take the cake.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-23

One hour went by--two The supper
bell rang, but Beatrice never left ner
task. She was writing now, A sngu-
lar feature Of chrography, hers, 1t
seems. for she wrote with n coarse pen,
in a bold, masculine hand, and then
with fine one In delicate Italian
characters,
She manipulated tho two letters, so
dlssimllar in appearance, folded Them
placed them in an envelope, carefully
added the superscrlptIons, and then,
stamping the envelopes, put ON her
cloak and hat and stole from her room.
Down the dark hall, through the front
portals, out into the road, and town
wards she sped At the village post
Office she paused to drop the letter into
the box there, and faint CLEAN OF n
lamp near by showed the address
plainly-"Mr. Raymond Marshall.
"Donel" she murmured, breathlessly,
as she hurried homewards "Circlm-
stances, accident, all are In my favor,
| could not have endured the condolences
that broke my heart, much longer
Edna will never write, her fathers let
ter tells me why She will never SEQ
her old friends again, Raymond Mar
shall will forget her in tlme-l will be
his friend, his consider, and then"
The dark eyes glistened, the fair face
was scntiont with vivid emotion. Then!
All! balm for the hungry heart, love for
the starved soul, peace for the self-tor-
ture, for word and feature betrayed the
secret of woman who could suffer,
conceal, and plot as we'll to consum-
mate the hopes dictated by hatred ieal-
ousy and love!
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-23
Each Spoonful has
done it's Perfect Work"

Is the verdict Of every woman who has used Royal
Baking Powder. Other baking powders soon
deteriorate and lose their strength owing to the
use of inferior ingredients, but Royal Baking
Powder is so carefully and accurately COM
pounded from the purest materials that it retains
its strength for any length of time, and the last
spoonful in the can is as good as the first which
is not true of any other baking powder.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-23
DON'T Box the chtldrsu,s Ears.

Cutting the ears of children is a
wicked and dangerous practice. The
conclusion Of the air in the ear passage
is extremely likely to fracture the
tympanum Of the ear and thus render
the child permanently deaf. Hard
ness Of hearing arising from cold,
catarrh, and other Affections may be
alIeviated and often cured, but when
the drum of the ear is ruptured moth
ing whatever can be done. There
are many permanently deaf persons
whose eaffliction has been brought'on
by boxing the ears, and the practice
should be carefully avoided by par
ents and teachers. There are many
ways Of proper punishment without
embittering a whole life.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-23
Only Forty Years Ago.

The following fashion paragraph is
taken from Gleason's Pictorial OF 1862:
1t is seldom that we come across
a garment 50 beautiful which so COM
pletely battles our powers Of descrip.
ton. 1t certainly is the most tan
talizing combination Of silk and en-
broidery that we ever met with-and
so beautiful, too, with its superb fit
and its.glossy flow around the person;
certainly q more Coquettish and
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-23

into the air. TO view it wholly from
the surface it appears to be a gigantic
geyser, compared with which those
Of the Yellowstone Park are at times
insignificant, The phenomenon is
explained easily, The constant action
Of the breakers has worn tunnel
through the soft rock from the ocean
to the top Of the cliff, and the power
of rushing waves forces the water in
it to the surface with a sound like
the roar of artillery.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-23
Apologetlcal.

"Wx hopx," said the leading article
alphabetically, that our rSadxrs will
pardon thx APPEARANCE Of this wxxk 8
Intxlligxncxr, and thx sxxmingly mys-
tXrious absxncx Of a cxrtaln lxttxr.
Shooting Sam Bibbxr camx into our Of
flcx yesterday, and allowed that as hx
was going shooting and had no ammuni-
ton hx would Xxx to borrow somx of our
typx for shot. Bxforx wx could prx-
vxnt it hx had grabbxd all thx lxttxrs
out of thx most important box and dis
appxarxd. Our Subscribers can hxlp in
rxplxnishing our stock if all thosx who
wxrx shot by Sam will savx thx chargx
whxn it is pickxd out of thxm and TX
turn it to us. Nxvxr mind If it is bat
txrxd littlx. New York Sun.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-23
A sPouTINo ROCK.
A Salt wator Oooan ooysor at sar

A Salt Water Ocean GSyser at Santa
Cruz.
One Of the strangest things to be
seen at Santa Cruz these days, says
the San Francisco Examiner, Is a
rock through which the sea water
bolls and bubbles furlously. The
spouting rock was developed during
the recent great storm. Every two
or three minutes, alternately, a vol
ume of water sixty feet high shoots
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-23

SIR WILLIAM VERNON HARCoURT
must be awarded whatever praise is
due for his invention of the Glad
stonian name Of the Grand Old
Man"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-23
WHEN GRANDMA WAS A DEBUTANTE.

WHEN GRANDMA WAS A DEBUTANTE.
charming garment never was invented
for lady in her teens, and yet we
can give no real idea Of it, more than
we could describe the perfume Of
rose. How the artist has managed to
dispose all that rich embroidery in
drapery over the arms no one but her.
self can explain; but altogether it is
the most novel and most beautiful
garment of the season. We quite
despair of giving any just idea OF its
coQuettish elegance on paper.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-23

MURAD l. was stabbed by soldier
whom he had offended.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-23

It is the icemen now who take the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-10-05
TAX NOTICE,
Republican
I WILL be at the following places,

WILL be at the following places
L on the days and dates named,
for the purpose of collecting taxes,
The levy for the present fiscal year
is as follows: For State tax, 81
mills; Ordinary county, Il mills; J;
Bridge, ! mills; Court expenses,
8 mills; School tax, 2 mills; Total
mills, 10s. A poll tax of $1.00 on
all male citizens between the ages
of 81 and so.
There is special tax of d mills
on all property in the corporate
limits of the town of Edgefeld,
including railroad property, to pay
interest on the bonded debtof the
town, Also, a special tax of 8
mills for school purposes on all
property in the Ridge Spring
School District, including railroad
property. Also, special tax. of
81 mills on all property in Shaw
Township, and that portion of
Trenton School District formerly
belonging to Shaw Township in
cluding all the property of the c.,
C. & A. R. R. and the c., C. G.. &
C. r. R. in said township and
school district, levied to pay one
annual instalment and interest on
bonds issued to aid in the construc-
tion of the c., G. G. & c. R. R.
Also, a special tax of 8 mills for
school purposes on all property in
Union Grove School District:
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Many offssd GOV: ifiMaaaHfs iIfaiaMaaafHfaEiss Eiia

Many ofsd ,sioy: TriIHaRmqRafHFaEisal TiHmaH Eia
The other delegates to the Chicago
convention last year for their op.
position to Cleveland's nomination
are gradually getting out into the
light. The ADVERTISER is no Third
party or Populist paper, and is op'
posed to any departure from demo.
craey for any reason Whatsoever.
But If President Cleveland contin-
ues to pursue the course he is just
now purauing-aouting the Wishes
of the great majority Of the people,
and especially his democratic fol.
lowers, there will be some kind of
q whirlwind in. the near future.
For cne man to set uphis opinion,
his will against millions and to
ignore the distress and suffering,
present and prospective, of q ma
tion, is intolerable arrogance.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-10-05
Clevelands Letter The Topic.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.-Cleye-
lands letter to Governor Northen
has been the most widely discussed
topic here to-day, even more than
Breckinridge's speech. 1t has had
the effect of Haunting the rcd flag
at the bull. The fact that be wrote
the governor of Georgia that he
was opposed to independent BIZ
mstallism, has shown the duplicity
of his friends. 1t is claimed that
it has made the silver senator's
moro rampant than even
Senate Butler said to me:
81 do not think anything can
move the silver men now. The
Presidents letter to Governor
Northen has shown how utterly
hopeless would be their cause with
no hold on the administration. A
compromise must be reached. tits
inevitable"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-10-05

The only South Carolina lady
who ever presided at the White
House was the wife of Major
Abram Van Buren,, son and Secre-
tary of President Van Buren,. The
President was widower, and for a
year after his Inauguration there
was no mistress of the White
House, but in 1888 his eldest son,
commonly knewn as sPrince''
Van Buren,, married the lovely and
accomplished Miss Singleton, Of
South Carolina. Several children
were born of this union, but none
at the White House.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-10-05

Gov. Tillman, State Treasurer
Bates, and others are off to the St
Louis convention. This convention
was called in the interest specially
of the South and West that advo-
cate silver and gold as against the
East that wishes the gold standard
alone. Gov. Tillman expects great
good to be accomplished by this
conference. It will not be nor was
IL intended to be, as we understand
matters, an organized effort to
build up the Populist party, but on
the contrary the sole purpose and
object is to hold the democracy to
its ;tenets and traditions, and
especially to the Chicago platform
that declared for gold and silver
the money Of the constitution.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-10-05

The Augusta Exposltion THU
fall bide fair to be second only te
the Chicago Exposition in all thi'
wide world. The United statel
government will send its cotton
exhibit from Chicago, and proba'
bly the fruit exhibit, also.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-10-05
UNKNDEsT CUT OF ALL.

The Anderson Peoples Advocate,
commenting on the recent pecca.
dillo of Senator Irby and the yigi-
lance of the anti press in showing
him up, has the following to say:
yes, the vigilance of these con-
temporaries is highly commenda-
BILE. They watch some individuals
very closely, ard we would re-
spectfully ask them to tell us the
color of the mule ex-senator
Hampton rode when his leg was
broken.
Our inference, after reading the
above. il that our contemporary
suspects that Hampton siede The
same mule that Irby rode
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-10-05

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The Lochmore, the first steamer
of the Johnston line to arrive at
Port Royal, is now being speedily
loaded with cotton for Liverpool.
The company will soon put on
other steamers and the people Of
Port Royal are SO elated at the
prospect that they are getting up Q
grand jubilee composed Of dele
cations from Savannah, Charles.
ton, Augusta, Macon, Atlantis,
Nashville, LeuisFlle, and other
cities, representing thecommercial,
agricultural, railroad, newspaper,
and other leading industries.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-10-05

The promptness with which
Governor Tillman came to the
relief of those made destitute.by
the dreadful storm Of Aug, 9th
and the judgment he has displayed
in snlistins the sympathy of the
nation and in organizing and
directing it's charities, deserve as
much commendation as any act OF
his administrations. A new and
altogether different phase of his
character is hereby presented.
The Columbia State says that
aGovernor. .Tillman has down.
right way about him that is some-
times rough, often rude, and al-
ways course" Posterity will for
get this diatribe, when it contem.
plates the bepefcence of Gov. Till
mans, acts, and when the Columbia
State shall be no more
When Gonzales Is dust-or has busted,
Hia good sword fust-or has rusted-
Clemson College, the Industrial
School for Women, the closing of
the bar-rooms, and the awakening
the pity of the nation for the
storm-swept isles of the sea shall
perpetuate Gov. Tillman's memory
in monuments more enduring than
brass, more beautiful than marble.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-10-05

: William Butler Hornblower is
the queer cognomen of the New
York lawyer who has just been
appointed justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States to sue
deed the late Justice Blatchford.
The late Gen. N. w. Gary used to
quote to us the following as a Bible
injunction: sBlow ye your own
trumpets for verify I say unto you,
that if ye blow them not, they
shall not be blown" The new
Justices name indicates the horn
blowing diathesis.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-10-05

Another lynching, this time in
Williamsburg county, anegro, fol-
che usual crime. The negroes don't
seem to mind being lynched,
Judging from their frequent
commission of q crime that in
varibly meets that penalty.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-10-05

The railroad shops of the G. G.
& N. r. r. in Abbeville are nearly
finished. The round house. is CONF
plete and cost s55,0oO. The entire
plant will cost $4,000. This
ought to give a big and . perms-
nent boom to our sister town.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-10-05
A New Restaurant.

We have bought out the restau'
rant formerly run by Mr.. w. T.
Hoffman and will continue the
business at the same place.
We also run a fresh meat mar
ket, and will keep fresh meats on
hand at all times.
Also buy hides and bees wax at
highest market prices.
w. L. LEWIS,
J. A. WEIR.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-10-05

A st. Louis woman has lately
perfected an invention for making
sweet potato -four; the process in
cludea peeling the potato and dry
ing the peel as q food for live
stock, drying and grinding the po-
tato into three grades of flour, and
also slicing into Saratoga chips.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-10-05

Prof. Totten, of Yale College,
declares that the second coming
of Christ is less than six years
distant. He has reached this
conclusion after a close study Of
the prophecies of the Old
Testament.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-10-05

Upon the shores of Lake Erie,
over 1000 acres of vineyards cover
the ground where wheat was sown
last year. More fruit and less
wheat is the tendency of modern
methods of agriculture in the West
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-10-05
Notice.

ONE or more county commissioners
" will be at the Poor House on the
10th day of October, 1898, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ, for the purpose of letting the
contract to build house at that place.
Specifications given on day of letting.
80 j. A. WHITE, Chair.
J. w. BANKS,
a D. W. PADeEGTi = y. :