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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-02-17

"It's dead man.
A dead MAN. They stand awed.
They fear nothing living, these farmer
lads, but the sight of one harmless in
the sleep of death, fills them with un.
speakable terror.
Sol alone shows presence of mind.
The corpse is lying upon its face; with
an effort he turns it over upon its side.
by Cd! it's DIR. Wilbur. he gasps,
falling back
DR. Wilbur! They all know him.
They remem Der the kind old face bend
ing over them in time of sickness. Re-
member the CHEEKY voice, the careful
attention Can this old man be dead!
They remove their hats and softly
draw near.
Yes 1t is DIR. Wilbur-his aged face
contracted and drawn, ais kindly eyes
half open. his lips tightly compressed
He's been murdered" whispers he
who had been called Bill. ''See, there
is mark on his forehead. There is
blood on his face"
They draw back, Mortified. Who
could have committed this foul deed,
and for what purpose?
run for Dr. Gareau!" cries Sol, IN
low, frightened tone to Bill. ME
ard Henry will stay here."
Bill needs no second telling. he
starts down the road toward West
Chester. his heavy, cowhide boots clat-
tering ON. the dusty road, until he dis
appears from sight and hearing, while
his two companions leave the body OF
the good old man, cross the road, and,
rustic fashion, climb up on the four
rail fence. and sit there, silent and
awed, waiting for Bills return.
DIR. Gareau is an early riser He
loves the fresh air of the early morn
ing. lie is in his office, arranging his
papers upon the desk. The windows
and doors are open. His handsome
face is anxious and disturbed this
morning. He has been to his partners
room and has found the bed undis.
turbed. Where could he have stayed
all night?" he murmurs. The old
doctor never remains away from
home all right. lie is not attending
any serious case. he knows.
Unless GARDENERS wife has had
hard time of it, he says. in q low
tone. :,
People are passing the door. He
hears them absently Ills mind Is
upon his partner. good old DIR. Wilbur
He goes to the door and looks up and
down the street lie sees roughly
dressed farm hand running toward
him-a young man gesticulatlng
wildly. breathless as IL from severe
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-02-17

scape, on meadow and highland,
streamlet and forest, the may, light,
murky, substance obscures the path
way of the sun, which is struggling to
make his appearance this peaceful
morning. The clouds Of mist, as deli.
cate as woman's veil. roll and twist
up and down, forming fantastic figures
in the air. as if rebelling against thv
power of the king OF day. But the sun
is all powerful. With rays of increas-
ing heat and br;lliancy, he forces his
way through the mist, driving 1t from
the earth, banishing it to the realms of
nothiugness, and then; the battle
erded, smiles radiantly upon the earth.
Far up on the road can he heard the
sound of laughing voices-harvestci 6
going to their work. The day is
young, the sun just risen, they are
eager to begin before the-rays become
oppressive.-thosey Young men, dressed
in homespun shirt and linen trousers,
rough cow-hide boots. wide-brimmed
straw hats. One of these carries q
scythe: he alone of the trio is silent.
His honest young face, tanned by ex-
posure to the sun, has the appearance
OF anger His companions are laugh
ing, evidently teasing him.
''Tain't no use to get mad. cries
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-02-17

The servant sits with open eyes OF
wonder, while the master tells him In
language that he can comprehend, OF
his misfortune, his speculations, what
the result must be. Ills honest hear,
cannot credit the fact that his beloved
master is as poor as himself, He hears
him through and then says.
''If my little savings will be of any
service to you. Mister Adrian, you are
welcome to them"
They would be but q drop in the
bucket, Conrad"
Then how can help you? don't be
afraid to speak, sir. II it is in my
power to do it, say So"
Adrian Dyke draws his chair close tc
the faithful servant.
lit is in your power, Conrad, and
yours only. You can save me. You
can prevent me suffering. Will you?''
eff can, but can't see how"
You have baby boy?"
Eyes, God bless him."
The master winces.
Il am also a father of little help.
less female"
$50 you have said. sir"
81 have told YOU that had hoped. yes,
prayed that this. nv first horn, would
be boy depended upon that little
creature 10 save me
Eyes. sir. You said 50 a."
But God did not answer my pray
ers. You can save me. You can do
what Providence has failed 10 do"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-02-17

one, hardly more than boy, possibly
eighteen years of age, III saw you, Sol!
You were settin' on the rail of the
bridge as ! passed over, your arm
around her waist"
That's tough, SOL" remarked the
other. The man with the scythe turns
upon them.
1T ain any of your business, any
how" he cries theoretically. II
s'ppose TELLER has right to court his
swe' theart out doors as well as in
doors You fcllers poke your nose
int, things tina don concern you"
He is angry. With sly wink one of
the others is about to make some fur
Their irritatin" comment wien his COM
panion s"izes him by the arm and says
with a frightened glance toward the
side of the road, where the grass and
weeds are growing ,hiclily:
"Bil', What's that?"
They halt, and gaze earnestly where
the man is pointing. They see the
figure of q man, stretched out upon
the grass.
"Oh, it's tramp" answers Sol.
"Yes, and he's sleepin'," says the
other.
''Sleepin' mighty sound" remarks
Bill.
They stand, huddled together in the
middle of the road. their eyes fixed
upon the still, silent figure, half con-
cealed by the high grass.
Lets holler, and wake him." sug-
gests Bill.
"All right"
They shout at the top of their voices:
"Wake up! Change cars! West
Chesterv Bill crying this last in imi-
tation of the brakemen upon the
trains Still the unconscious form
shows no sign of life.
The young man, Sol, carefully lays
his scythe in the road and approaches
the figure. He shakes it, and then his
companions start in fright as they hear
him say.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-02-17
CHAPTER Nv.

With a doubtful look upon his face,
the man follows his master into the
reception room, thu same room where
the interview between the brothers
had taken place.
He seems i'll at ease, surrounded by
the luxury of the apartment. whick is
dimly brought into relief by the light
of the fire.
The master lights the gas. turning
it low. Then telling the man to be
seated, he throws himself into the
capauious depths of an easy
chair. lie has much TO say
to this man. A daring proposition 10
make How sh:. l. he begin? Supp sc
the man were to refuse. He thinks
deeply, conscious that the eyes of the
servant are fixed upon him, wonder
ingly, uneasily.
Finally he says:
Conrad. you have been in my EN-
ploy q long time
NEARLY twelve years, SIR"
81 have been a good master"
None better, SIR"
~ have paid you regularly, liber-
ally. In time Of sickness, have sent
my own doctor, and paid his bill"
Eyes, sir, you have been good to me
and mine"
You appreciate all this. You are
grateful?'
Il would 60 through fire and water
for you, SIR"
The man speaks fervently.
81 believe you, Conrad. ! am going
to put you to the test"
'The fire and water, sir?'
''No, not that. but something which
will be, to you perhaps, infinitely
worse. 1t is test which will try your
heart, which you Will shrink from, but
which, if you refuse me, will ruin me. "
The master speaks rapidly, impress
lively.
The man looks upon him with
troubled eyes.
at must be pretty bad, SIR" he says.
at is. In fact. it is almost crime. "
His voice sinks to a low whisper.
The man recoils.
''Crime. sir, you would not ask me
commit murder. or nothing like that?'
The look of horror in the mans eyes
brings smile to his masters face.
mo, not murder. Conrad. would
not ask you to kill a man. Listen;
will tell you."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-02-17

removes the little black notebook and
writes the condition of his patient at
the hour he had left, then follows the
gardener out into the night, while the
plotting man. with sickening feeling
at his hearts core. starcs after him.
He has forgotten the doctor in his ar
rangement of affairs, has not thought
of the honest. conscientious old man
who knows all and will thwart him
he can close the mouth of Mary Calder
she is but a puppet in his hands-he
holds damaging secret over her head
which makes her his slave--but the
DOCTOR. :.
He cannot control him.
The little black note book contains
the report of the night work Before
long it will probably be shown to the
young partner Gareau. and before
the next night all West Chester will
know. What can be do? He sits upon
the step and thinks. an idea com IS to
him, but it is so weak, so ridi, nj Gus
almost, that be partly dismisses it. but
still it clings u him. 1t might be
done. The do tor is I'D his memory
not as good aS ia otmer years. The
fact of the two births might easily
confuse him, he might be made to
think that tic hoy had been born to
his wife, the girl TO the other.
But the note book. the item must be
changed, but how? If they are
changed, the good man will be the
easier brought to believe that he has
made m 'sta';r. lis own entries will
prove it to hi,a. He is going to Gard
ner's cottage: lie will more than likely
remain there f1r some time. Why not
follow him. ask to see the notebook,
instr net Gar,laer to attract his atten-
ton. and then. with n clean rubber,
erase the words which tell the sex of
the infants. and initiating the plain
writing of the do tor, fill them in as
desired? 1t is risky, perhaps futile
attempt, but Unjust be tried. He
must not be thwarted now. He rises
from the stair. hurries into his study.
finds clean white rubber upon the
desk. and going back into the hall, as
sumes SLOUGH hat, and hnrries out
into the night. lie is desperate, re.
solved.
The walk to Gardeners cottage is q
short one. In few, moments. ne sees
the light of the lamp placed in the
narrow window. he knocks upon the
door. 1t opens, disclosing the troubled
face OF the man
as the doctor still here?" asks the
master.
mo, Sir. He's just left. He gave
the missus few drops out a bottle
which he took from his medicine case,
and said she WAS all right, then he
left"
Adrian Dyke staggers back against
the side of the doorway.
"Gone! Lost
The man LOOKS upon him with Q pale.
distressed face. o'|
"vou ore ~. sir " ne cries. =
'sNo. Which way did he goP"
"Towards home, SIR"
The next MON ut he is alonea
Alone, staring ai.c- his master, who,
with compressed lips and a look OF
s rem resolve upon his face. hurries off
into the darkness upon the road lead
ing to the towi-the road taken by
DIR. Wilbur
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-02-17

LIG HI F OG
lays over the wide
fields of golden
grain, st h t
yell ow sta k s
bending beneath
the w eli ght of
trea Sure they
mold. Stretching
out upon the plac-
id. peaceful land
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-05-08
TRANSPORTATION OF BODIES.

The present State law regulating the
transportation of dead bodies is, as our
readers know, quite strict, but there is
no trouble here as no one evinces dis
position to evade wholesome regulations.
But it is not so in all places. The Bos-
ton Sunday Globe has a long article upon
the subject, one part of which has a
familiar sound to some of our readers.
1t will not do any harm for others to
read it. The Globe says:
Before body can be inferred in this
city, or taken from the place of death, if
the place be within the city limits a bur-
ial permit must be obtained from the
Board of Health, and, before such per-
NIT will be issued a certificate of death
must be obtained from a physician.
1t frequently happens that there is a
desire to prevent the cause Of death
from being publicly known, and this
desire impels the relatives of the de-
ceased to request the undertaken to re-
frain from asking for the burial permit
until the last moment. There is no OBJ
lection on the part of the health author
tiles to any such arrangement, although
it is their desire that the certificates be
filed as soon as practicable.
Occasionally delay is made necessary
by this negligence. Sometimes a funeral
is announced to take place at2 o'clock,
and at about half an hour before that
time the undertaken enters the health
office and presents his certificate. If the
certificate of death gives the cause of
death as paralysis" ''convulsions,"
"heart failure" "dropsy," or ''infahtile
Diseases" as is frequently the case, the
permit will not be issued, and the flu
neral must be delayed until the certificate
is properly made out, because none of
these explanations will be accepted as
giving the primary cause of death, and,
before the permit can be granted, the
doctor must be consulted and be more
explicit. t.y,
If the matter were not so serious, some
of these causes of death would be re
garded as funny. Heart failure used
to be a common complaint, until the
Board of Health ruled it out, and only g
few days ago certificate came in with a
long Latin name which testified that the
deceased had met his death from head
ache
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-05-08
FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE
PACIFIC.

The Boston editor of the New England
journal of Education recently passed be-
tween these extreme points, via Fitch
burg railroad, etc. Here is what he
says of the trip: II is the eUsr changing
scene that breaks the monotony. While
one reads or writes it is with an under
current of new thought upon whaC he
sees from the car window, and he. finds
release, from mental work in, theplay OF
memory or imagination as he looks out
upon placid Walden, chrIstened by
Thoreau; the classic Concord meadows,
hallowed by Emerson and Hawthorne;
the modest river sanctified by the blood
of the Acton boys, who fired the shot
''heard round the world";, the lovely
Deerfield Valley; the stern and fr0Wning
mountains of Zoar, seminal of the world
renowned Hoosac Tunnel, that COM
mands twelve hundred electric lights to
turn its hitherto perpetual midnight
darkness into permanent day; grand old
Graylock, the browning glory of the
Berkshire Hills; beautiful Williams,
glorified by the life and death of the last
of the really great teachers-Mark Hop
kins; the poetic Mohawk Valley, whose
Indian traditions spin their yarns about
the prosy Erie Canal through which the
poky canal boat is locked from the lake
to the sea and back again; the salt
worked lake at Syracuse; the leap-for-
life falls at Rochester,; the marvellous
manufacturing city of Buffalo; the vine
clad acres by the Erie Lake; the West
erd Reserve, nursery of presidents and
oil kings; Cleveland, famous for her ed
ucational men and measures, past and
present; the land of the Hoosier and the
prairie, the Empire State of the West,
that gave America her twin saviors of
1906, Lincoln and Grant; Chicago, the
worlds metropolitan wonder, begging
Editor Stead's pardon; Iowa, the New
England of the West; Missouri, with a
grand past and grander future; Kansas
City, with the inimitable Greenwood;
Kansas, with her blood-stained soil and
enriched history; Colorado, with her
silver aspirations and asperities; New
Mexico, with dim-distant glory and a
hopeful future; Arizona, with her bar
rem sands, beautitied by blooming yucca
and cacti; into the American Italy, with
its wealth of orange groves, and vine.
yards decked with perennial roses and
heliotrope.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-05-08

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Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-05-08
THE LIQUOR LAW IN VERMONT.

The Rutland Herald is not pleased
with the workings of the Vermont
liquor law in that city. According to its
showing the law costs more in cash than
it comes to in virtue. 1t describes the
process of a raid. 1t is against the
liquor solely, where liquor can be found;
where there is no liquor discoverable
the movement is failure except for the
officials whose fees are a public charge
and appear to be always paid. When
liquor is seized it is forfeited to the
State if nobody claims it. Then the city
liquor agent examines it to determine
its fitness for sale by him; if he rejects
it, it is spilled. During the last year,
not drop of liquor has been claimed by
the dealer, or accepted by the agent. OF
course it was all spilled, and hence a
total loss. But the fees are paid just the
same. The Herald publishes the fees of
one case out of six, all raided in single
day, and says the costs were the same in
each. We omit the items. Seizure pro-
ceedings amounted to $10S5, keeping
proceedings to S751, selling proceedings
to $751;, and nuisance proceedings to
$75l-total, S32.SS. Multiply this by
six and we get $197.2S, the cost Of a
single days seizures. Troy Times.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-05-08

senator Mills of Texas declares that
the way to restore prosperity is to 'levy
tax on incomes and the property of
the rich.'' The highwayman makes a
practical application of the same doc
trine when be eompels the traveller to
stand and deliver.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-05-08

The term "Platform Democrat is
now used to distinguish rara avis from
the commoner varieties-Cleveland DEM
ocrat, Hill Democrat, Smith Democrat,
Southern Democrat, Populist Democrat
and scores of other varieties, including
Col. Breckenridge.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-05-08
FREMONT AoADEMY, sAxToN,s RIVER, vt.

A first-class preparatory and academic school
for both sexes. Prepares flor any college. Adj
Delightful location. Thirteen teachers. Fully
equipped laboratories for chemistry and physics.
Home forithe sick. Fine new library building,
telescope, gymnasium, military drill under a U.
s. Array officer. Training for character and for
citizenship, For catalogue or other information
apply to GEO. A. WILLIAMS, Phi, D., Principal.
fr&F2t10)
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-05-08

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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-05-11

Last week Wednesday night Harry
Freeman, alias F. Grover, at one time
employed as a newsboy OH the trains but
recently discharged, broke open a box
belonging to another newsbOy named
Morris and stole therefrom a box of
cigars, novels, candy, etc. He procured
admission to the car claiming to be a
newsboy and that he had lost the KEYS
of his box The night agent, Mr. F. Sad
leir, being suspicious Of the transaction
questioned him somewhat closely hut
Freeman held to his story. Mr.. Sadleir
made further Investigations and discov-
cred that the regular newsboy of the
train was at the Stewart House and
sent for him, and when Morris appeared
the theft was exposed but in the mean
time Freeman had disappeared. and a
close search of the yard and cars failed to
reveal his whereabouts. Just before the
train started for Montreal Thursday
morning Mr.. Sadleir sent for deputy
sheriff NJ. c. Davis, told him the circum-
stances, and suggested that Freeman
might have walked to Lake Station. Mr..
Davis thcreupon boarded the train and
Mr.. Sadleir's surmises proved correct, for
on the arrival of the train at Lake Free
man had just got there, having walked
the II miles to avoid capture, intending
to go on to Montreal. He was brought
back to Island Pond, and on being ar
raigned before Justice Parsons he pleaded
guilty to petit larceny and was fined $40
and costs, and failing to pay this he was
takes by Sheriff Davis to the house of
correction on Monday to work out the
alternate sentence, which will be about
80 days. We learn that Freeman is
wanted in Portland, Me-. for other thefts,
and that probably requisition will
await him at the expiration of his SEN
fence
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-05-11

The Russell Art Publishing Co., of 92S
Arch Street, Philadelphia, desire the
names and address Of few people in
every town who are interested in works
of art, and to secure them they offer to
send free, Cupid Guides the Boat" n
superbly executed water color picture.
size 10 IS inches, suitable for framing,
and sixteen other pictures about the
same size, in colors, to any one sending
them at once the names and address OF
ten persons (admirers of fine pictures) to-
gether with six two-cent stamps to cover
expense OF mailing, etc. The regular
price of these pictures is 81 90, but they
can be secured free by any person for
warding the names ndstamps promptly.
NoTE-The editor of this paper has al
ready received copies of the above pict-
ures and considers them really Gems OF
Art"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-05-11
let by Valles Brothers.

Important changes in train arrange
ments came into effect last Sunday. Be-
low we give Il summary Of arrival and
departure from Island Pond:
Going east.-Mail train at 6.20a. nj. !;
express, at 1.20 p. m. mixed trains at
500 a. m. AS p. III. 1915 a. IN.
Going west,-Passengcr train at els
a. M. express at 2.0J p. M. mail train
9.+5 p. IN.
Arrivals from ast,-Exprcss at l 40 p.
nj; mail train at $40 p. m; mixed at
900 a. M; 40 p. M; 2,15 a. IN.
Arrival from west ,-Passcnge and mail
$50 a. m. express at 1855 p. M.
passenger at 9.45 p. M. Mixed at 1910
p. M; and 9.15 p. IN.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-05-11

1t is pleasant to see the express trains
again running, and to have among us
once more those genial knights of the
punch, CO nductors Stowell, Pennycad
and Hodgkins. The latter has not lost
his art of story telling but relates new
experiences in which the joke was on him
with as much gusto as if it were on the
other fellow. Especially amusing is his
relation Of his encounter with a parrot
the other day on his train in which
Polly" mot the bird) came off second
best
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-05-11

We authorize our advertised druggist
to sell DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. upon
this condition. lfyou are afflicted with
a Cough, Cold or any Lung, Throat or
Chest trouble, and will Use this remedy as
directed. giving it a fair trial. and expert
ence no benerit, YOU may return The bottle
and have your money refunded. We
could not make this offer did we not
know that DR.. Kings New Discovery
could be relied on. 1t never disappoints.
Trial bottles free at J. W. Thurston's
Drug store. Large size soc. and $10O.