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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-01-25

hoy, you've got Spirit; you need "a
be guided, but you've the true stuff.
The girls safety and deliverance are a
thousand times more TO you than to
me; yet hang me II the fix she's In
don't appeal TO me in Il way that can't
stand. And IL you ask me il we shall
submit TO have Coralic sent TO New Or
leans and sold like a horse TO a condi-
ton worse than death | say no! by the
good mother that bore me, ! WON'T
pass the words | said 10 him, the
thanks tried 10 give him. lie cut
them all short.
Never mind that, Dorr. I'm with
you, heart and hand; you be guided by
me, and wen save her or"
lie stopped.
perhaps You didn't know that II
you are caught trying toabducta slave
In Louisiana they'll send you 10 the
Baton Rouge penitentiary for term
OF years.
~ did not know IL, and don't care for
1t. Tell me what we shall do"
His own excited feelings found re-
lief in laugh ut my eager reckless
ness. Rapidly he laid his plans before
me. considered il rs he spoke, and
saw that II offered chance of success.
lie said that men Of the class Of Con.
rad BostoclS and his companions, upon
such an occasion as this, would be
very sure 10 spend the night over the
wine bottle and cards. lie proposed
TO communicate stcalthily with Coralic
FL 4
and after midnight get her quietly out
of the house and drive to Donaldson
vile, taking carriage and ponies from
the place. lie knew that the Cotton
Queen stopped at Donaldsonvillc about
daylight, going up, and that to-mor-
row was her day. We would 20 fur
enough to reach the vicinity of rail.
road, short Of any of the cities where
we might be overtalScn by telegraph
and there go ashore.
1--WE can throw off the pursuit in
this way" he said. 1--WE can land at
some obscure wood station II must
be this side OF Baton Rouge, II the
Queen stops there, for there the tclc-
graph can overhaul rs, and we will
strike across the country To some
equally obscure railroad station. IN
defy them to find us when we IRE
clear Of the river. | have plenty Of
money; that and little adroitncss
will carry MS safe through to Canada
within week"
lie Fevrc, you're noble fellow. II
ever"
Don't bother yourself" he laughed.
"Wc're not there yet"
A CONFUSION of mirth seized him.
lie sat down in the grass and shook
with laughter
"You needn't fear I'm going crazy,
Dorr But suppose anyone had said To
me three days ago Wash lc Fcvrc.
you think you're n good deal Of u
southern man, now, don't you? And
you think slavery is about the thing
for the niggcr, don't you? Well, ncSt
week you'll be trying to run OIL a slave
to Canada. Suppose any man had said
that TO mel I'd strucl, him, II he
was as big as n mountain And now
look NJ moi
circumstances change all of MS.
'"rhey do, indeed Now TO work.
I'll go and feel round among the house
people, keeping carefully out Of sight
Go get into the shade and stay there
till you hear from me. don't want
you with me yet; you're too rash IN
send one of the boys out here with
something TO eat. Here's some cigurs
these COMPOUNDED 'slteeters would eat
you up alive"
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"You'l play again, INC girl against
/ two thousand dollars, or you'll hght''
the other insisted.
Both were in1amcd with wine, and
the excitement Of gaming, which Is
greater than that Of wine. Pistols
were drawn, and one or both would
have fallen; but at this moment their
companions interviewed aud persuaded
Gardcttc, for the sake Of peace, TO con.
sent 10 one more game.
II was played with the same stakes
/ Gnrdcttc lost with an oath, he swal'
lowed another glass, and said:
This Is n good deal like farce,
Con. Here we've been playing for the
turns, you'll keep her. But suppose
I'd won at the cnd?'
"Thcn you'd take her"
Maybe you couldn't deliver her"
"Why not?'
II don't know; I'm only talking.
But happened to think, while the
game was going on, and IL was doubt
ful who'd bc her master, what a silly
lot we were TO be playing for some.
thing that none Of us might ever set
eyes on again"
Now, Gardottc, what the devil dye
mcun?'
"Only n suspicion; that's all. Here
You shut yourself mp with your friends
and enjoy yourself half the night, lcav-
ing that long-hcadcd overscer and that
hot-blooded young chap with him to
kick up all kinds of dcviltry with your
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CHAPTER XxIIL
TURNED BACH FROM EDEN.


While the steamboats, were flying up
the river, aud all aboard seemed to
share in the madness OF the time, the
cool head Of lie Fevre kept its balance.
lie took Coralie and me by the arms
and hurried us as far astern as possible.
1--WE are rushing on TO destruction"
he said 81 know something of this
boat; her boilers can never carry the
steam that they are crowding them
with. Remain here; this is the safest
place on board. will 90 forward and
warn them"
Brave, great-souled beingl We
never saw him more. Even at this dis
lance of time tears I'll my eyes as
write, at the thought of his courage
and devotion. One of the survivors
afterward told me that he saw him
shouting ond gesticulating toward the
pilot-house, but that, in the roar Of
voices, his was not needed Then
came the catastrophe, and the curtain
falls forever on that unselfsh life.
The tears that were denied us In the
frlghtiul scenes that followed have
since fallen capiously to his memory.
He saved us, but he could not save
himself IL foresight as To the di-
rection aud effect of the explosion had
placed rs in comparative safety at the
stern. and we were among these who
were able TO escape to the shore where
the drifting wreck grounded on the
point, stern foremost. One OF the boats
OF the Prcutiss took us aboard of that
steamer with about two hundred who
were saved from more serious injury
than wetting in the Mississippi
Since the days of her who was last
at the cross and earliest at the grave"
woman has been known as minister
Ing angel Of mercy and comfort; and
now Coralic, unused by habit or ex-
perience to scenes OF suffering, in
sisted on going below and doing what
she could for the unfortunates from
the Queen took her TO the large sa-
loon; and while she and other women
like her moved about that scene of hor-
rors, striving to alleviate pain, strong
men grew sick with the sights and
sounds and fed again to the deck.
! The mattresses and sheets had been
stripped from the berths and laid in
long rows upon the floor, and scores
OF the victims were there, having oil
and cotton applied to their injuries.
saw and heard little. and then went
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people. You're nice man to run
plantation, nint you? You haven't
wen asked where they've gone. or
whether they've gone at all or not.
There's been time and chance enough
'lr them to ran all your niggers to the
wamps"
They wouldn't dare. They could
lcyer hide en-, and"
"lladn't you better look for Your
irlf?' said Gardcttc, with a snecr.
Conrad l'o,tocll, irritated but not
npprchcnsiyc, started for the door AID
dung it open. licss tried to get away,
but he sprang after her and seized her
by the arm.
what are You doing here, you
wench?' hc demanded, shaking her by
the shoulder
Nothing, NAUSEA"
where's the oversecr, and that
young fellow"
The woman hcsitated.
AHA" said Gurdette. "Tcll me, YOU
black scarecrow-or III cut your heart
QUIT"
"Dey done gone TO Don'son,"
screamed the frightened woman.
Glow long ago."
"'Bout an hour, NAUSEA"
"Who went with them?"
30 NAUSEA"
Tell, you wench-or III cut your
throatw
One Of the men handed him knife.
The woman cried and begged
Tell me the truth, then, or you
die"
Missy Coral went wiz EN-. Dey're
all goin' to dc nawf,"
With an oath the infuriated master
flung the woman Off, and rushed for
the stables, followed by his com.
| panions. Everything on wheels was
hopelessly disabled.
"Who did tbisP" he Numbered, 20 the
trembling negro in charge.
"Maussa lie Fevre, sab. begged
him not-but he done would do It,"
where's the other horses-and the
mules?"
"Ile done turn EN- all outen de
cane"
go catch them-quickl"
| TN try, maussa-but de night
dark, an 1t takes long time TO find
/ EN-"
With a blow OF his fist, tho enraged
master knocked the unoffending negro
against the side Of the stable, and re.
turned TO the house for consultation
with his friends, II was agreed that
nothing better could be done than to
wait for the morning boat up the
bayou.
/ Three hours after daylight they were
at Donaldsonville. Jumping ashore,
they learned that the Cotton Queen, an
hour late, had left twenty minutes be-
fore.
Run TO the telegraph office, Gar
dette," cried Bostock. "Send full par
ticulars to the officers ut Baton Rouge,
and tell them TO arrest and detain the
party. Sign my name"
lie went out himself to the low bank
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-01-25

Are ary of the new-fan-
glrd washing compounds as
good as the old ia hioned
soap d? Dubbins' Electric
Soap has been sold every day
since 1869, and is to day a.
aelly the same in quality as
then. 1t neVer Var1eS, and is
aIa0ayS the best. 10 your
clothes last as they used to?
Ii not, then you are not using
Dobbins' Electric. That is
sure. And, if not, wouldn't
it pay you to use it, and save
clothesp You are the Judge.
After it has been used and
praised by a whole genera
lion OF women, it surely is
not a ncw-fangled humbug,
ihat 1t would be risky TO try.
Nor is it an
.sgtT-H Of anything else. 1t stands
'f'" - on lis own merits, unap-
FiTN preached and un'pproaeh.
abe, astoTni y. quality, and
'''n ZEE sU.e and get the guuine,
."'"..' H,F,"ia Suar. Cur hams On
e'rt "'-Ir- lpur gre has ii G:
Eu.,,. a.
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on deck, faint with the living misery
OF the scene.
The Prentiss was overcrowded and IL
was difficult to move about. But
quickly my attention was arrested by
the fact that we were moving with the
current,
How Is thisP" | asked of a man
whose hair and eyebrows were singed.
We're not going down stream?"
That's what we are doing"
My heart sank within me.
whats this for?"
ITS all right We're much nearer
TO Baton Rouge than to VicksburS,
there's only one doctor aboard and no
opiates, and the captain of this boat
decided that he must get those poor
wretches below to place where they
can be cared for, as quickly as possible.
lneed the doctor myself, and got Off
pretty we'll, too. You was on the
Queen. wasn't you2"
lpo RE coSTgSUEns
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and saw the steamer blowing her
course far up the liver The very air
might have turned blue with his
curses
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ih'hA .ffsf sffss ssssssssssss won -
/, + L. Nottorf Clerk in and for Dickinson
County, State Of Kansas, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is true and correct
list Of bills allowed at the January, 1894 session
OF the Board of County Commissioners Of said
couuty.
Witness my hand and seal OF said county this
18th day OF January, 1891.
lspn( r. f. NoTToRE,
'hN' County Clerk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-22

how" And Justine. With comical
grtmace, stretching her mouth and
turning up her nose tried 10 Introduce
the monocle underneath her right eye
brow. could contain myself no
longer. My tears and sohs turned TO
idiotic laughter, l was so content-so
happy!
1t is now - years since all that hap
pened.
Raoul has been an excellent husband,
quite as uncomfortable as that order Of
individuals always is. He has worn
spectacles now for long time, and
when he wishes to see anything looks
with his two eyes, The monocle Is
buried in a bureau drawer. l keep It
as Il relic OF tears and laughter and
shall will it to my grandchildren IL
God gives me any. My daughters are
engaged, and have already told them
that the alleys Of the park are cold
and damp in the evening. Each one
has his turn in this world. Life
passes. and very soon there will be
nothing left of our household but my
tiancec'S glass eye
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-22
- --.s' -''as7 $780, 77aasasaa-=ss-a
4 STRIPED HOUSE,
Peculiar Structure Found IN the Wilds
OF Arizona,


The ruins Of Casa Graudc near Flor.
once Arizona, have for many years
been an object of constantly ncrcas,
ing interest 10 aNhaeologiSts and
students of the early tribes OF the
American continent Congress has
spent thousands Of dollars to protect
them from the clcmcuts, although tho
ruins consist oaly of four crumhliug
wallis, Hut they have been conceded
to he the wallis of the oldest building on
the American continent, Now, how
ever, says the San Francisco Cali. there
Is another claimant for that honor, and
whether the question ut axe viii ever
he settled or not there is no doubt but
that the new ruins are most interest.
ing and worthy of preservation.
Few civilized men have even seen
the ruins which are located In can.
yon IN the Widest and most lnacccss.
Idle part OF the BnrhaNCoparl noun.
tatns, near the Mexican line In fact,
part OF the mountain range is in Mex.
leo, hut the tutned building Is ON Uni.
ted States soil
1t is located almost In u straight
line twenty miles from Tumacacori.
Arizona, and So concealed by the sur
rounding mountains that II can not bo
seen until the traveller Is almost beside
It. \ party OF hunters came upon tho
building Il short tImc ago by accident.
much to the surprise OF several mem.
hcrS who had passed within 800 foet
of II on previous o>NaSions and yct
were unaware of Its existence.
Tho building Is the only structure In
Arizona made of black and white adobe
bricks and presents a curious appear
ance.
There are really five structures stand
Ing In Il good state of preservation, but
ms Is clearly evident they were once In.
closed by u wall so rs to make one
building, There Is n central building
over 100 feet square. and about 100
feet from each corner towers nearly
100 feet high are standing.
The central building IL four stories
high and has an enormous door reach
Ing through two OF them. 4 few OF
the floor timhcIs remain hanging from
the crnmbiing walls, but tho floor dis
appeared years ago,
The towers arc about twenty-five feet
square ut the base. ana ut one timo had
some sort Of stairway to the top, us
Is evident from the timhcrs still hang
Ing TO the wall. Now they look like
huge chlmncys.
The material used In construction Is
exactly the same rs In the Casa
Grandc except In this case there IL
the black and white bricks, They arc
laid In layers so as to form bands
about six feet wide, producing the
Same effect as suit OF conyict's cloth.
ing
An irrlgatng ditch runs along one
wall, and there can be no doubt but
that In the rainy season II IN filled
With water from the canyon above
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-22

that when anything was ready foe
market II should be sold. Wheat has
proved no exception to the rule even
this year when many of us were very
sure that prices must rise. Although
most OF tho potatoes OF this vicinity
We're sold last fall at soc. to 65c. per
brshel, few thousand bushels were
stored. The loss by shrinkage and rot
has been exceptionally heavy this
winter, and now holders would be glad
To set the figures offered ut digging
time. The outlook for better prices
was certainly aatterlng In the fall,
but the reports now show that we had
nearly an average crop, and with de-
creased demand, due to hard times,
there is not safe ground for expectation
OF any Improvement in prices,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-22
THOUGHT HER DEAD.
Startling and Unexpected Meeting of
London Lovers.

curious s,nn, u,,s witnessed vns.
,nrd,v afternoon nutsia, pod1inston
,t,,irr rn,,o.toll,. dr,s,,1 >nnu.,
,,.,,,,n who h,5 ,,,.,.nl ,t ~, tar-
,,inus fr,,, IN, ,,uutr> uas nnintly
nrn,,nain,r ~ thn dirnrt,nn nf Edrworn
r,,d rh,n \ vn,,nw mou ,lsn rrSnrrt.
,h,v drnss,d MOI nor turned deadly
mia AMI nxrIoimrd. "ob unlrn vr
thmobt vnu wore ,lrodr' ANA would
nrnhoIlv n,v, f,lIrn tn tho ar,nnd in
a tainting condition had not the young
woman and sympathetic wayfarcrs
who witnessed the unusual occurrence
assisted him into temperance refresh
mcnt house where rcStorativrS were
obtained
Their ease proved to be n strange one.
The girl had Off some time been Il
shop assistant at Il village ON the out
skirts of South London, and had there
become engaged 10 a young man. She
left her place and returned to her
parents in the country for a holiday.
Somehow or other a report that the
girl had suddenly died from influenza.
was spread through the village, and the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-22
HEALTH OF THE WHITE CZAR.

According TO the reports from Copcn.
hagen. the acute Illness OF the Car
has left behind 1t chronic chest com.
plant In view Of the intimate rela-
tions between Copenhagen and st.
Petersburg, these reports deserve at
tcntiOn. Our Vienna correspondent
writes: THE health Of the Car Is re
ported from St Petersburg to be i'm.
proving. Professor Sakharin, however.
before returning to Moscow, declared
most decidedly that 81. Petersburg was
the worst place for the emperor in his
present state Of health. and advised
either the Crimca or Kiev for perma-
nent residence At Kiev. where ar
were made as long ago a.
1880 for a permanent residence Of the
imperial family everything Is ready
for such a change Professor SAX.
harm received high order and G0,O0O
rrbl,s for his successful treatment Of
the imperial patient London Daily
News ~
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-22
MY BOY.

His mind conceiveS vast schemes to
span,
The nursery floor with railroad plan;
He sails brave ships in childish play
To Ceylon's isle and fair Cathay;
No land remote or unconfeSSed
Lies hidden from his viking quest;
No castle tower can e'er withstand
His tin-clad soldiers fierce command;
His knights in tourney never fail,
His prince must win the Holy Grail,
Beforehand it is understood
He'll wake the beauty of the WOOD
And all the giants heads will fall
Before his sounding bugle call!
Providence Journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-22

In the farm journals and ut the in
StituteS much is said OF feeding wheat
to livestock, and the quantity So used
is not iuconsidcrahlc. 1t is well agreed
that wheat is good for young stock.
especially pigs, and one can understand
from the analyses Of wheat and corn
that the former should make the best
development of bone and muscle. In
the case OF all new practices we
usually hear only from those who have
the greatest success from them, aud !
am led 10 believe that 4 false estimate
of tho feeding value OF wheat may be
gotten from the reports OF some OF our
enthusiasts. Not intrCQurntly some one
reports that Ivy actual test he has
gotten 81 a huShrl for the wheat he
has fed ~ hogs. The report is douht-
less correct but the Inference may be
faulty. Whenever 81 Il NuShrl Is oh
tanned for the wheat, there is reason
To believe that the conditions of feed
ing were ST. favorable that IL corn had
been substituted il would have shown
biz returns True, feeding values are
only comparative, II one has corn that
will bring ON the market only 10 cents
II huShcl, the question whether he will
sell the corn and feed the wheat de
ponds upon the relative feeding value
of the corn and wheat.
In one report ut an institute some
inquiry brought out the fact that the
speaker, who had gotten $1O5 Il hushel
for his wheat fed to hogs, had also
fed some corn This was estimated
AT market price, and it's value deducted,
The speaker thought this was fair, but
the reader can see that the profit from
feeding was doubtless due in part to
the corn. 1t certainly is when corn Is
fed alone. Another feeder had let his
pigs run on II bluegrass pasture, and
argued that grass for hogs was not
worth considering. There are SO many
elements of uncertainty in these OK.
pcriments. But my main point is that
when a growthy lot OF low-priced pigs
have high.priced meat put upon them
by wheat, and dollar n hushel Is got
ten for the wheat fed them, we must
not infer that wheat Is worth twice
rs much as corn for feeding, or even
fifty per cent. more. Corn might have
done nearly rs well. We need relative
values, and when we get them. we will,
| believe, find that when corn is worth
only 40 cents bushcl for feeding
stock wheat will not be worth any.
thing near the prices suggested by the
most successful experiments. What we
need Is the results from feeding two
lots of stock side by side with corn
and wheat respectively, and after II
series of such experiments, we shall
have relative values and can tell
whether we can afford to feed 50ccnt
wheat when corn can be had for 40
cents.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-22
THE MOURNING DOVES.
A Pretty Little Legend from tho Noun
tains of Kentucky.

There Is n peculiar belief existing
In my county," said Seth NJ. Tinsloy.
of Barboursville, Ky. Upon one OF
the creeks can DO heard the cry OF u
mourning dove answered by Its mate.
1t can, Of course, be heard ut times
upon any creek, but always upon the
ono | named. The mountain people
believe that these two doves are the
spirits OF moonshincr and his sweet.
heart 1t arose many years ago, and
but the merest outlines can be given.
There was young girl who had been
raised In Louisville, with all tho ad-
yantages of Il city life, and she came
parents In order to be soace to her
old grandfather In his declining years.
She taught him 10 read, and was all
that granddaughter could possibly be.
A young man Mt Barboursyille was the
son of moonshiner, the most intelll-
gent man In the county, and possessed
Of the most personal magnetism. 1t
was not surprising that the two became
lovers. He had agreed to destroy the
still and study for profession, when
upon raid OF revenue officers found
him In the act OF destroying the still,
fact which, OF course, they could not
know, and his sweetheart. hearing Of
their attack, rushed to her lovers
arms, and both were buried together.
Since that time the mourning doves
have appeared every night upon the
crock. st. Louis Globe.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-22
LEATHER BODICES.
Some of the Newest Gowns Finished
in This way.

Very stunning street gowns have
leather bodices made In round waiste
fashion with frill OF BIAS cloth added.
The skirt Of the gown is gorod closely
about the hips that it may not interior
with the funcSs Of the bodice frill. At
the foot there are three tiny frlls of
leather set on n deep facing Of the
same that finishes tn" inside and out
side edge of the skirt The bodice has
cuffs and collar of cloth to match the
skirt Such Il dress is, of course,
worn without outer cloak.
Very heavy leather Is often employed
with good effect, though the observer
is forced to wonder, If such requires
the services of n shoemaker. A more
fitting taste employs undrcsscd kid
or chamois, and, In all cases, the
leather or kid exactly matches the cloth
used in combination. Chamois Is es-
pecially suited to this use and Is
beautiful in deep shades OF red green
and purple.
The kid or skin is mounted on q
fitted lining of silk, and, when proper
ly made, has only side and shoulder
seams. being stretched to the figure
Great care must be taken to avoid
the bad taste of suggesting trunk trim
mings. the constant effort being that
the leather kid or chamois shall only
hctray itself as such by the elegant
OF the gown and the abb
solutely faultlcss modelling to the fig
ure. The advantage OF the leather
finish about the foot of the skirt need
not be pointed out