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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-05-03
-"only you were afraid" suggested

"Only you were afraid" suggested
Everard.
81 admit that I was afraid; I had rea-
son to be. But ] should have written
to you, notwithstanding II / had be-
lieved that the worst would come. I
didn't believe 1t. He assured me sol
EMMY before we left London, that he
would never make Laura marry him
against her wish, and / could not guess
that she would ever wish it."
Good heavens! Does she wish it?"
"She says so. His influence over her
has increased to such an extent that
she a no wishes now but his. Yes
terday she told me that she had con
sented to marry him, and when / re-
preached her she hardly seemed to I'M
derstand me. / sent for you because l
know that you can influence her
strongly, though not so strongly as he
can, and because your coming was the
n chance left Of saving her life. Yes,
saving her life; for all this Is killing
her. If she ever does become Count
Souratkin's wife it will not be long be-
fore he is left in sole possession of her
property. And he won't take her money
without her. I asked him point-blank
whether he would, and he flew into n
Of his frightful passions, declaring that
it was not her fortune that he loved.
Then he read my thoughts-as you
know he can-and swore that If /
brought you down here he would muir
der me, and you, too"
Threatened men live long," remark
ed Everard.
THAT depends upon who threatens
them. Nothing is o certain that
that your life will be in very great dan
ger If Count SOuratkin discovers that
you are here; and for Lauru's sake, az
for your own, l do trust that you will
take care not to let him see you"
Il can't bind myself as to that" n
swered Everard, with an impatient ges-
ture. Il should think he is pretty sure
to see me-"
Not if you are careful. He only
comes into Deal in the evening. Where
he lives 1 don't quite know; but I
heard from some of the t~radespeople
that he had taken a small cottage
ONE where between this and Sandwich.
He had said nothing about it TO us-he
is always apt to be mysterious"
Naturally he is. Mystery is the back
bone Of his profession"
What profession? He has none that
/ know of. l fancy that he keeps his
address a secret because he has meet
ings with c~onspirators or something Of
that sort ut his house. Anyhow, we
scarcely eve see him until after din
ner; and what l hope is. that after
Laura is with you during the day, she
may lay in n stock of strength, as it
WERE, to oppose him in the evening.
There she isl hear her step on the
stairs. Now l shall go away and leave
you with her; so good-by for the pres
ent. l am sure / need not warn you
to be kind and patient"
And Mrs. Patterson slipped out Of
the o by n door as Laura en-
tered at the other.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-05-03
EYE POWER DETERIoRATING.
So Says nm CcuIfst, who Gives Some
to Prove II.

So Says nm CcuIist, Who Gives Some
Instances to Prove II.
II think the eye power Of the present
generation Of civilized men must have
d~ctcrioriated n good DEAL" sail the ocu-
list to me the other day. II am called
upon to examine so many youn: per-
sons nowadays whose eyes show no
symptoms of disease or strabismus. but
are simply unable to do the ordinary
amount of work required of school
boys, chool girls, college students or
readers without showing
symptoms OF oyerwork.
This weakness seems to be constitu-
tlonal, and glasses are required which
lessen the muscular strain OH the eyes
only. In spite of the invention of the
typewriter, which has relieved the eve
OF SO much work, the state Of things is
almost equally as prevalent in business
circles as among students.
That this is a deterioration from the
men OF Old is evidenced, l think, by the
vast amount of work some Of them are
known to have done without any
trouble from their eyes. Take Dickens
voluminous works, for instance. He
wrote them all with his own hand.
volume after volume, and composing is
Il far greater strain on the eyes than
mere copying on reading, since COM
posing or studying involves mental Of.
fort as well as physical.
Dickens wrote a great deal Of the
time with blue ink upon blue paper.
and his erasures and interlineations
were done in 50 fine a hand that 1t used
% be the despair of the printer.
Scott wrote all his numerous works
and poems without the aid of an eman-
uensis; Johnson did the vast AMOUNT of
work involved in his dictionary in the
same way. and Thackeray, who wrote
ms long-drawn-out stories in an almost
microscopic hand, used to say laugh
ingly, but t%ruthfully, that If he failed to
make a living as a novelist he could
earn money by exhibiting his abilities
to write the Lords prayer ON his thumb
Matthew York Herald.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-05-03

I1oomed into view an OK team Win a
snow plow, in various directions spades
were piled with vigor and anon
arrived on the train al aroma OF hot
coffee. very tempting to ~bcnighted be-
iugs many miles from home dining
room.
A man of about fifty years Of age.
with dark hair and mustache and a SIN
gularly winning smile, was followed py
a mulatto boy, with huge pau anu
loaded basket, dispensing coffee ana
sandwiches. AS they made the tour OF
the train each car cheered the caterers.
AS the gentleman approached he little
woman in widows weeds he gave a
little start, which, however, was I'M
| observed by her.
As she took the proffered refresh
ment she said, impulsively:
This restores my faith in western
hospitality"
Had you lost it. madam" he asked,
and without pausing for a reply passed
on. 1t was Mrs. Hunts turn TO start.
That voice! Where had she heard 1t
before? Directly memory took her
back Il score of years. a New England
| village came to view; a cold, white,
moonlit evening, and she looking from
the window of a rambling old farm
house, watching a tall, slender young
man as he hurried down the country
road.
She watched him out Of sight, thinking
he might look back; he did not, and n
had never spoken with him again (for
he left the village and went Vest until
now. He had faded out of her sight In
! a bank of sno drifts lining the road:
he had come back to her again out of
the white drifts which had blocked her
way and brought him to her. She was
called back from her reverie by the
l~ow-spoken word, Nellie"
A quick flush suffuSed her face as
she said: You know me. then?" o
when I first saw you," he replied.
Taking a seat near her a low-t0nel
conversation ensued. They talked and
laughed over the dear old days; with
saddened voices they spoke Of griefs
which had come TO each of them in the
long years of separations; a softened
light came into their faces and the
MISUNDERSTANDING of the past faded
out naturally, without need Of explana-
ton.
Toward night, Just before the train,
reinforced with another engine, pulled
out, he held out his hand at parting,
saying, with a smile:
But that line in virgil-who was
right, NeIlie?"
She laughed and then sighed a little,
saying:
I'VE were both wrong"
But we are both right now, are we
not?' he asked.
For answer she put her hand in his.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-05-03
CHAPTER VII.
In N Tran.

When Laura saw who was waiting
for her she stopped short, her pale lips
moving, but no sound coming from
them. Then, in a low voice, she ex-
claimed: 'Oh, why have you done
this?"
1T is I who should ask that uues-
ton" returned Everard, rather sadly.
why have you had SC little faith in
me? Why have you left me? Why
have you broken your word?'
She did not answer. She stood be-
fore him, her arms hanging listlessly,
her head slightly bent, and her sorrow
full eyesecast down. At last: "Was it
Aunt Sarah who told you where we
were?" she asked.
Yes. it was; and I can never be
grateful enough to her. l have been
seeking for you high, and low, and
could get no trace Of you, though you
were so hear me all the time, 1t seems.
But / have found you at last. thank
God! and no n shall ever separate
us again"
Laura raised her eyes and looked at
him, frowning a little and seeming as
If she did not quite take in his mean
ing. HAS Aunt Sarah told you-every-
thing" she asked, after a minute.
"She told me that you had engaged
yourself to that a Just at first I
was startled; but l am not going to be
so foolish as to upbraid You. / know
that you are not responsible for any
thing that you have done. Let us for
get 1t. Some day. IL you like, you shall
tell me how it all happened; burt not
unless you like. l am content either
way, now that I have found you
again"
Laura sighed deeply. "You are very
generous" she murmured.
ITO Pc Continued
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-05-03
Must Have Been Instine

The Bride las they emerge fro.
tunneD-Law's sakes, James! vi
hah a natural horned instinct n
ing.
The Groom-Instinct! VIVA yu
honey?
The Bride-Why. how in the ws
ebber found my mouf in all de dai
oh dat tunnel Is pas my undahss
Puck.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-05-03
A USEFUL HINT.

One truth a man is sure to learn
Before he gets TO be
So gray and bent that every one ;
His age can plainly see.
He gets it beaten into him,
By o]ft-repeated shocks;
You cannot always judge cigars
BY the pictures on the box.
The picture may impress you as
The best you ever saw,
And yet you can't smoke the cigars,
Because they will not draw;
Or else their rankness fills the air,
And your enjoyment blocks.
Oh, no you cannot judge cigars
BY the pictures on the box.
And so it is with people whom
You meet from day to day;
The ones who wear the finest clothes
Are sometimes Common clay.
SO think of this, and saw yourself
From most unpleasant knocks;
And never try to judge cigars
BY the pictures on the box.
-Somerville Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-05-03
A killing shock

S~hiftles-rm going to get rid of my
creditors.
Bingles-KM them!"
Shiftles-No, pay them.
Bingles-Same thing--Town Topics.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-05-03
PERPETUAL
one Unhappy District Where II
Flashes Almost IncessnntIx

Flashes Almost IncessnntIy.
The phenomenon known as lightning,
followed by a rolling, reverberating re-
port recognized as thunder, Is common
to a wide zone Of the earth, but II is
not generally known that there are To-
calities where the vivid flashes and the
deafening peals are incessant. The
most notable of these continuous light
ming districts is OF the eastern coast of
San Domingo, a leading member Of the
group OF the West Indies. IT Is NOT
meant that the lightning is here contin.
uous the year round, but that, with the
commencement of the rainy $
comes this zig-zag feature Of electric
Illumination, which Is then continuous
day and nights for weeks. The storm
center Is not continuously local. but
SHIFTS over a considerable area. and. as
thunder is seldom heard over a greater
distance than eight miles, and the
lightning in the night will illuminate
SO as to be seen thirty miles, there NAV
be days in some localities where the
twinkle on the sky is i'm n continuous
succession, while the rolling reports are
absent. Then again come DAYS and
nights when the electric artillery Is
piercing In its detonations; and es-
peeiaily Is this the case when two sep
arate local cloud centers join, as It
We're, in an electric duel. and, as some
times occur, a third participant appears
TO d to the elemental warfare. Then
tnefe is a blazing sky with binding
vividness and stunning peals that seem
10 pm the listener to the earth. Long
before the echoes a die away come
Others, until the a%uricular mechanism
seer > hammered into chaoe.-Journul
OF Commerce.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-05-03

Latter-Day Etiquette.

Mrs. De Science-Hereafter ,
visitors call, you are not to TAX.
cards. You must ask them their ID
My husband has discovered 800
ent kinds Of bacteria on visiting /
Seryant-Yes, ma'am.
Mrs. De Science-And wien
mention their names, you ore OF
larly to notice If their voices are b
Colds are catching. New York vi
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-05-03
Go Be Continued.)
Handy Uses OF the whisk Broom

Handy Uses OF n Whfsk Broom
Few housekeepers know the value Of
a whisk broom. When you have n
that Is half worn out and breaks of
and causcs much disaster in its legiti-
mate work Of clothes brushing, rele-
gate 1t to your bath room and use it for
cleaning the bath lub. 1t is quite as
good as a scrubbing brush, very much
handler, and should the tub he en-
ameled Is not hard on the paint.
A whisk. too, is infinitely better than
the orthodox dust brush for stair car
pets. If you use a whisk nee you will
be surprised to find how much fresher
and brighter the carpet looks without
the expenditure of nearly S much time
and labor. II you believe in the sweep
er use the whisk to brush out corners
and places which will not admit the un-
wieldly, but l~abor-saving sweeper.
Use a wbisk to brush off cloth or
chenille table covers and dust out
tufted furniture. Keep one near the
kitchen sink and brush 1t u frequently
with ammonia and water. Keep one
for the kitchen range.
In fact, once you commence 10 utiil-
lie a whisk as a housekeeping aid you
will find endless uses for il. because it
Is such q thorough cleaner and tirSIs its
way into the remote corner. Nothing
escapes II, and besides it saves your
fNnds a great deal when used to clean
sinks and bath tubs.
1t has another advantage In not be-
ing unsightly. A whisk broom In q
dainty holder may hang anywhere In
the house, wherever you find one will
be convenient, and not suggest the
..nastyniceness'' that would make one
dread a h~ousekeeper who followed In
her visitors wake with pan and brush.
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At the Altar.

Bride-Why don't you walk .
faster? You are tagging behind
Groom-I don't propose to rus
danger.
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-16
THE EMpERoR,s BIRTHDAY

Celebration More Important Than War
PreparatIons-why the Army Is Hassed
at Pekin.
SAN FRASctsoo, Nov. l5.-Eun Born
son, of Shanghai. China, is in thia city
en- route to Rome, Italy, where his
father, the Norwegian novelist, is Mr..
BjornSOn lie an officer of the Chinese
custom service aud has for eight years
been detailed on that duty 10 the various
Chinese ports, as we'll as those Of Japan
and Korea. His acquaintance is e1-
tended in official circles OF China and
among the literari.
Mr. Bjornson explains the present
inertneSs OF the Chinese government as
being due 70 the desire OF the nation to
celebrate the birthday Of the emperor,
which was November 10 last. For two
years the government had been gather.
ing funds for the occasion. All Of the
provisional officials had been instructed
TO prepare gifts and collect sums OF
money to be taken to Pekin as offer
ings TO the emperor. When disaster
overlook tine Chinese forces in Korea
the whole purpose OF the government
changed to the defensive, and the para
moGnt wish was to keep Pekin safe from
invasion and capture. 1t was decided
that the birthday ceremonies and dec
orations should be confined to Pekln
and all the soldiers OF the empire were
masSed to preserve the capital.
~ n fha nnaRafiona in tina nRaF fns
ture, said Mr.. Bjornson, II know that
the Chinese government strongly de-
sires to avoid humiliation in negotia.
ting with Japan and if the national
pride is too seriously atTronted do not
think the war will end very soon.
China cares very little for Korea. but
| the koreans during three thousand
years have drawn all their civilization,
official counsellors, literature and art
from China and look upon that nation
almost as mother country.
"The war has made no Impression on
the Chinese people, few OF them know
most OF them care nothing about the
matter. In Japan the chance Of war
was seized upon as political move
which might confirm the present
mikado and his immediate friends Of
the Satsuma, Choshu and Josaclaus in
power, The other cause Is that Japan
has been clamoring for a division Of
power. Japan is wedding foreigners
out Of official positions. It's the inten-
ton that every post shall be filed by
native and that the government shall be
ro0durta1 hv than alma
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-16
UNCERTAINTY nEMovED
By the Elections and Forward MoV'
mont Starts In the South.

By tho Elections and Forward MOYe.
mont Starts In tho South.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Nov. 15.-The Man
ufacturers' Record says:
A substantial forward movement all
through the south is noticeable the past
week. Improved bank clearings and
improved railroad earnings are points
rejecting the uniform and general char
acter Of the progress towards better
times. The passing Of the elections re-
moves q feeling OF uncertainty conse-
quent TO such periods, and new enter
prlses are being launched with greater
confidence. A feature Of the week in
the south is the activity in the building
OF electrical railroads. Among the en-.
terprises reported for the week, the fol.
lowing arc the more Important: A
100000 phosphate plant, 500, 900 teIe-
phone company, big electric plants.
-four mills, electric light plants. 100000
manufacturing company and S2,000,-
900 expenditure for additional water
supply in Maryland.
A special despatch to the Manufac.
turers' Record reports the originate
in Charleston, W. Va, OF q million dol
lar company, formed by leading coal
operators along the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad for the purpose Of handling OF
their own coal, instead Of the way in
which 1t has heretofore been handling.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-16
A CONSUL IN TROUBLE.
He Shot a Supposed Burglar and Is Cor
victed OF Homicide.

He Shot Supposed Burglar and Is Con-
Victeh OF Homicide.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l5.-The state de.
partment has been fully informed Of
the facts in the case Of W. Stanley
Hollis, United States consul ut Mozam-
bique, who has gotten into trouble as
the result Of shooting and wounding q
Kaflir whom he suspected OF burglarous
intent. The shooting occurred early in
last September and Mr.. Hollis was al.
forded a prompt trial. through the in
tercession Of our minister at Lisbon.
Although being simply consular officer
he could claim no immunities not ac-
corded any foreign resident. On trial it
was shown that the wounded Kaflir was
innocent OF burGlarious intent and
therefore that Mr.. Hollis had been
guilty OF homicide. He was sentenced
to six months Imprisonment, but the
prosecution, regarding the sentence as
inadequate, noted an appeal which may
DO done under the Portuguese law. This
appeal was referred to Lisbon, and il it
is rejected, as is anticipated, tho consul
will be declared innocent. Meanwhile
he is confined in the fortress at Mozam-
bique, but is treated with kindness and
confederation blythe Portuguese author
itiog.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-16

BOULDER, COL, Nov. ia fierce fire
u burning in the pine timber on the
mountaina west Of this city. 1t started
last night in saw mill and has already
burned over an area OF several square
miles and ia spreading rapidly. Ward,
mining camp nineteen miles from
here OF 1000 people, and Gold Hill, q
camp Of 500 inhabitants, six miles
nearer Boulder. arc in danger OF being
destroyed. Many OF the inhabitants
have fled. Several ranches in tho canon
between the two places have been
burned over.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-16

4tgs TEN, Nov. 16.-Chinese reports
received hero from Port Arthur say that
the Japanese have not yet captured
fallen Wan.
tits stated that two forts there are
ptiII holding out against the japanese,
and that in spite Of the desperate fight
ing which has taken place tho assaults
Of tho enemy have been repulsed.
From the same source is stated that
the Japanese are far from Port Arthur,
whose deienses have been greatly
strengthened, and it is likely that the
place will offer determined resistance
to the Japanese
It is also reported that a portion of
Genera! sung's army has recaptured
Kiachow and that the Japanese have
been driven out OF Molten, on the road
10 Pekin, by the japanese, who after
Yards pursued them for several miles.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. i6.-The
Chinese minister accompanied by two
oil his suite, called on secretary NFeshuul
to-day. In view OF the pendency Of
negotiations for United States media
lion between China and Japan the call
occasioned much comment, although
tho official and diplomatics said it was
without Significance.
Ambassador Patenotre, Of France,
met the minister in diplomatic room
and had long and somewhat animated
talk with him. There is q growing be.
lief that while Japan has not decided to
accept the suggestion of this govern
ment to mediate, it has let the fact be
known that Japan has not received any
direct proposition nor has the latter
country offered any indemnity. This,
in effect, Is negative answer unless
China makes her offer as specific as
Japan expects.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-16
THE ENGLISH sToKMs.
Great Damage to Property and Much
Suffering Results.

Great Damage to Property and Much
Suffering Results.
LONDON, Nov. 15.-Stormy weather
and floods continue to prevail over the
south part Of England. aud the loss Of
life and damage to property is increaa-
ing greatly. At Bath, somersetshire,
the river Avon has reached the highest
point Of the century. Thousands Of
people are homeless and are being fed
by the authorities in various school and
other public buildings.
Dispatches received here from Dover
say that the gale is blowing with re-
newed violence there. Several ships
boats have been washed ashore along
that portion of the coast.
The floods in Sussex are increasing.
Many houses at Windsor and ut Eton
have been flooded.
At Worthing, Sussex, the bodies OF
seven drowned sailors have been
washed ashore.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-16

YOKOHAMA, Nov. 15.-The newspapers
here resent Great Britain's offer Of
intervention, which they regard rs Oh
tirely movement in behalf OF China.
They add that Great Britain's influence
in the east is in jeopardy by this oGer,
which wounds Japanese feeling.
Tho newspapers of this city say that
the detenses Of Port Arthur are re-
ported to be stronger on the land sidc
than on the sea front. Fully 100 guns
are said to BIO in position.
Tho Japanese expect that II the
Chinese make any defense tho assault
will be bloody.