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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-12-26
LEE OF .Ass.MoNsTERs
Harry Hayward Confesses to- F0nr Mur
ders BesidSs Miss Glngsa% gSs

Harry Hayward COnfesses to- F0ur Muir
a dersl Besides Miss Gingse
Minneapolis, MINI, Dec. 90 Harry
Hayward's ante-mortem statement,
dictated the night before his execu-
ton, has been given to the public.
Hayward said that he never got into
trouble until he began to gamble.
After describing his early life and
how he became interested in gambling
and travelled all over the country,sshe.
tells how he killed a Chinaman in New
York with whom he was playing cards
and whoms he caugRts cheating, and
showshe disposed of the body. He then.
sdcscribed his murder of woman at
Pasadena, CAL, who had $500, which
money he succeeded in getting hold of.
At El Paso Del Norte he killed a young
Mexican. The wound was not Serious,
but blood poisoning afterWard set in,
from which thesman diea. EOnce,;when
tending Bar in Long Branch, he killed
a consumptive man who had money
and wanted to die
The alleged confession then takes up
the Cling murder at some length. He
secured from her So, 800 in all. She was
a good business woman, but not well
educated, and he won her confidence
partly by playing the noble act" and
partly by mystery.
When he had determined upon kill
ing her he told story about having
100000 worth of diamonds in pawn in
New York. She was to take out the
$4,000 insurance in his favor, give him
notes to make an insurable interest and
receive the diamonds and $1,000 !, in
money This money he pretended to
pay her, but $4,000 was counterfeit,
and after it had been put in an envelope
he changed the envelopes and gave her
one containing only paper.
He claimed to have hypnotized Blixt
and to have got the janitor completely
in his power. The first ride with Miss
Cling was just to get things ready. He
had told her green-goods-ga story,
with q good deal of mystery about it,
which she believed.
The second time he had taken the ''1'''
rail with him, intending to kill her and
then have it appear as j. there had been
an accident. and she had fallen against
curbstone. But he found no good
place, and SO the third time he had
Elixt come. He told her BliNt was one
of the gang. BliNt carried out the in
structions to the letter, and the story
he told on the stand was in the main
true, though little mixed on time.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-12-26
.sThe melancholy Days Have Come.

ssIhe Me1ancholy Days Have Come,
The saddest of the year. not when autumn
when fellow gets bilious The sssere and
yellow leaf'' is in his complexion il not in
the foliage at that inanspicious time. Hos
letters Stomach Bitters will soon discipline
his rebellious liver, and regulate his bowels,
besides toning his stomach and BEAUTIFULLY
stimulating his kidneys. Malaria, rheuma-
tism and nervousness are also relieved by
the Bitters.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-12-26
Is lslaxe az Denver
Denver Col. Dec. 2 i Fire broke

Denver Col, Dec. q Fire broke out
at 8 s5ty Friday morning in. the luche
bloch, two story building at, Six
teenth and Curtis streets. general
alarm WINS turnedain. BY five o'cIock
the famesswere under cont rol, having
been confined to the Richie block The.
stores St the Estes Shoe company, Bah
cock Bros, hatters and furriers, and
Tucker Bros: fnrnis hing goods, were
Quilted. The totdl loss is. $143, 600.
Montreal Dry-Goosfs Merchant Fails.
Montreal, Can, Dec. q. William Al
sexander, dry goods, hasssuspc nded pays
ment. Liabili ties about 500 COO.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-12-26
Iada Htolen ktamps In a.TheIr I,nsseaai

Had Stolen Stamps In Their Possessi0n.
washington, Dec. 221.The post of
fee departmerlt was Friday advised of
the arrest at Denver, Col, Of lA. NJ.
Bernstein md wife, charged with hav-
ing is t1eir possession several hundred
dollars wort Of stolen postage stamps.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-12-26

+. The friends Of Henry Ward Beecher
are perfecting plans to erect a memo-
rial building to him i'll Brooklyn.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1895-12-26

Off her bonnet turned to the SINK, a. II
about to make the Improvements sug-
gested. 1t CHANGED that just as Katie
was again about to depart Nine Kirk
holder was amazed to find her counte-
nance even more tremendous in grease
than before
"What OH earth is the matter with
your face, Katie?" asked Nine X.
"why don't you wash away that
grease?"
"I'ze afeard of dem var night doc
tabs" said Katie family.
"What's that?" queried Mime. X
"The night doctors. What in the name
Of goodness is q night doctor, and what
have they to do with your"
"Why de night doctahs done cotch
yo'," replied Katie in a Mortified whls-
per, IAN dey takes yo' an bleeds yo' to
def. Deed dey does Dey cotches 20 an
puts plastah over yo' mouf SO yo' can't
squall, an Jugs q pusson off som res an
bleeds 'em till dey's daid. An dat's why
done greases all roun my mouf. OATS
so no plastah won't stick, an eff day
teches me I'll boiler like wildcat, an
yo' bet dey'll done drap me an mosey
of. Deed I'ze feared, Mis- Kukholdah,
to 20 outen dc dark onless my mouf is
CREASED. :" Mime. K said no more, and
when Katie slammed tho back gate her
face was like unto a pan Of lard-Wash'
iugton Star.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1895-12-26
SEVEN HANDED EUCHRE.

Definite Points Given That Will Enable
Ono to Play the Game.
For pleasure, pure and simple, seven
handed euchre clubs may be cited as
models. The game is played with full
pack Of cards, and the joker is used.
Seven cards are dealt to each player,
giving first three and then four and
leaving four on the table. This quartet
Is dubbed 1.-THE widow"
The player on the left Of the dealer
makes the first bid of 2, 8, 4, s, 6 or 2
tricks, naming the suit, the highest bid
getting it. The bidding is done in turn.
The person who secures the bid then
selects three other players-partners--
thus pitting four against three. If the
bidder wins, he and his partners each
count the amount bid If he fails, he is
euchred, and the three opponents count
each the amount bid While one can
play a quiet, steady game, taking no
risks, and holding high cards or the
joker play for euchre, the spirit Of ex.
treme feminine politeness engendered
by this fad Of the hour requires that a
person holding the joker should bid the
limit, seven, thereby always introduce
ing an element Of chance in the contest
and giving each one more show.
Prizes are played for. A certain mum
Der Of points gained can be the limit or
. given period Of time as agreed upon.
The one holding the highest number Of
points at the decisive moment wins. -
Philadelphia Press
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1895-12-26
A Financial Charlatan.

The Minneapolis Tribune says: ICON.
gresham Joseph G. Sibley Of Pennsyl.
vania is put forward as the silverite
candidate for the presidency. Mr.. Sib.
ley is not widely known to the country,
but he gave the public some taste Of hia
quality in his speech at the Memphis
convention on Wednesday evening. The
gist Of his speech is contained In the
four following political axioms, which,
he says. embody the result Of his study
Of the money question:
rst-Double the volume Of mon.
ey, and you double prices
'Second.-Divide the volume Oh
money, and you divide prices.
"'Third. the volume Of mon.
ey, and you divide the debts.
Fourth. Divide the volume Of
money, and you double the debts.
If Mr.. Sibley' first proposition were
true, how easy it would be for govern.
ment to regulate values by simply in.
creasing or decreasing the volume Of
circulating medium. If doubling the
volume would double values, quadrup.
ling it would quadruple values and in.
creasing it thousandfold would make
every dollars worth Of property worth
$1,000. In this way property could be
increased in value sufficiently to make
everybody rich. Baltimore Sun.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1895-12-26
Housekeeping 1t Samoa.

Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson ssys that
housekeeping in Samoa was noe SO idyl
Lie as it might seem. Her supplies came
from New Zealand or Australia once a
month, so that If she wanted q bottle of
bluing or a bag Of -four, for instance,
she had to send half across the Pacific to
get It. The native diet was all we'll
enough for a few weeks, but as it con-
sisted almost solely Of fruit and fish it
began to pail on European palatea
Housekeeping in this South Sea paradise
(of romances) had other draw backs, par
ticularly in the matter Of expense,
which was fully six or seven times as
great. Mrs. Stevenson says, as living on
corresponding scale in San Francisco
As for society, "there's more Of it to the
square inch in Samoa than in any other
place I know. says Mrs. Stevenson, but
It appears to be largely OF the living
picture kind
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1895-12-26

The Appalachicola river, in Florida,
took it's name from that of an Indian
town on its banks, Alphabetical. mean
ing "an old town OR fort
True Love Side Tracked by an Orange.
A young lady said the other day that
she hated oranges because one had come
between her and her lover. He had
called on her one evening, and after sit.
ting awhile had produced a couple of
bright Florida oranges out of his pocket
and suggested that each eat one. She
now says that she cannot drive out of
her mind the sight of his nose, checks
and chin dripping with juice, and he has
been whispering something horribly sim
liar about her. Evidently you cannot
love girl and citrus aurantium at the
same time.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1895-12-26
A Means Of Disinfecting Wells,

Heavy rains are apt to contaminatc
wells and spread disease; hence DR..
Franck has brought under the notice of
the Polytechnic society Of Berlin means
of disinfecting wells, which he employs
with success. 1t consists in suspending
in the mouth of the we'll an earthenware
dish containing 80 to 100 grams "a
gram is about Is grains) Of bromine,
which, being volatile in Dir, forms
dense vapor that fills the we'll, and is
absorbed by the water, thus disinfecting
It, The water, it is true, has a slight
taste of bromine for time, but is whole
come enough: london Globe.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1895-12-26
As THE ROMANS SAW 1T.
A Classic Performance In the Old Thea
ter at Orange.

A Classic Performance In the Old Thea
ter at Orange.
OF scenery, in the ordinary sense Of
the word, there was none at all. What
we saw was the real thing. In the OPEN
ing scene of "Edipus, the king, COM
ing forward through the royal portal
and across the raised platform in tho
rear Of the stage, did literally "enter
from the palace" and did descend the
palace steps" to the public place"
where Creon and the priests awaited
him. It was direct reversal Of the Or
binary effect in the ordinary theater,
where the play loses in realism because
a current Of necessarily appreciated but
purposely rejected antagonistic fact I'M
derruns the conventional illusion and
compels us to perceive that the palace
is but painted canvas, and even on the
largest stage only four or five times as
high as the prince. The palace at Or
ange, towering up as though it would
touch the very heavens and obviously
Of veritable stone, was most peremp-
tory reality.
The fortuitous accessory Of the trees
growing close beside the stage added to
the outdoor effect still another very
vivid touch Of realism, and this was
heightened by the swaying Of the branch
es, and by the gracious motion Of the
draperies, under the fitful pressure OF
the strong gusts Of wind. Indeed the
mistral took very telling part in the
performance. Players less perfect in
their art would have been disconnected
by it, but these Of the Coincide Franchise
were quick to perceive and to utilize its
artistic possibilities In the very midst
Of the solemn denunciation Of Gdipus
by Tiresias, the long white beard Of the
blind prophet suddenly was blown up
ward SO that his face was hidden and
his utterance choked by it, and the mo-
mentary pause, while he raised his hand
slowly, and calmly freed his face from
this chance covering, made dramatic
break in his discourse, and added to it q
naturalness which wildly intensified its
solemn import. In like manner the final
entry Of Gdipus, coming from the pal
ice after binding himself, was made
thrillingly real For a moment, as he
came upon the stage, the horror which
he had wrought upon himself - his
CHASTITY eyesockets, his blood stained
face-was visible, and then o gust Of
wind lifted his mantle and flung it about
his head so that all was concealed, and
an exquisite pity for him was aroused
while he struggled painfully to rid him"
self Of the incumbrance-by the imposi'
tion Of this petty annoyance upon his
mortal agony Of body and Of SOUL
1.-THE Coincide Franchise at Orange"
by Thomas A. Janvier, in Century.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1895-12-26
AGAINST FREE SILVER,
Unlimited Coinage Would Make America
the Dumping Ground.

Unlimited Coinage Would Make America
the Dumping Ground.
At the Iowa Republican convention,
held at Des Moines ON July 10, the Hon.
Joseph R. Lane, temporary chairman,
made the following reference to the sill
yer question:
Silver being necessity in the money
Of the world, we must either maintain
its coinage at par by legislative limita-
ton of the amount or change the coin
age ratio Of the basis Of its market val
ne. Under the policy Of legislative limi-
tation Of the amount, aided by redemp-
ton when in excess Of demand, we have
been able to maintain at par our silver
coin, although its intrinsic value is
much less. This policy was satisfactory
so long as the price Of silver continued
high, but when it became reduced, on
account Of overproduction and other
causes, there sprung up demand by the
producers Of silver for special silver leg
islation. This claim has now crystal
liked into demand for free and unlim-
tied coinage Of gold and silver at the
ratio Of 16 to 1. This means to give to
every man, to every nation, the right
to deposit at the minis Of the United
States silver in unlimited quantity and
to demand and receive in return, free Of
charge or cost, that silver coined into
money at the ratio Of 16 to I, bearing
the stamp Of our government.
In my Judgment such a policy will
make America the dumping ground Of
silver for the world. It means we would
be brought at once to silver basis. It
means the degradation Of our dollar to
so cents. It means reputation. It will
bring an avalanche of silver, but rest
for labor. The Republicans Of Iowa op-
pose this. In the state Of Iowa If we
owe debt, we expect to pay it in money
worth 100 cents on the dollar, in money
Of equal purchasing power with any
other money Of the world If any one
owes us, we demand and expect pay
ment in money Of equal value. This Is
vital question to all classes. The farm
or, the laborer, the merchant, the man.
ufacturer, all classes have an interest in
the maintenance Of good currency. The
dollar they receive for their productions
and labor should have the highest pur-
chasing power and be as good as the best
purchasing dollar in the world. Upon
sound currency depends to large ex-
tent the development, the prosperity,
the success and the maintenance of our
people.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1895-12-26
SILVER AND PRICES.
Commodities Have Fallen Twenty Per Cent
Silver Has Reduced One-half

Commodities Have Fallen Twenty Per Cent
Silver Has Reduced One-half
In his speech at Gainesville, Ga, on
July 80, the Hon. Hoke Smith said:
The claim, therefore, that the money
Of final payment has been reduced one.
half, thereby depriving the public Of q
sufficient volume, is simply groundless.
We still use gold and silver both and
have more than we ever had prior to
the passage Of the act Of 1878. The
claim also that the currency has con.
tracted, thereby approaching the value
Of gold, is shown to be false by the
enormous output Of gold last year. II
was the largest in the worlds history
and amounted to $1s1, 100000. The
worlds coinage Of gold in 1898 rose to
$3.50, 1856, 900, and that Of silver to
$185, $3.50, 900, making the largest year.
~ coinage in the worlds history, with
possibly one exception. The worlds
stock in full legal tender, gold and sill.
yer, today is, by the largest statistics.
Is, 965, 900, 900 gold and $8, 435, 500, 900
silver, and 1t must not be forgotten that
even though the gold standard may be
in force. the silver coined furnishes
money for final redemption to relieve
the pressure upon gold, just as if it had
been coined upon free coinage plan.
The claim that gold has appreciated,
thereby depreciating the value Of prod
ucts, is based upon the theory that the
decrease in the value Of silver and in
the value Of products has been contem-
poraneous. A careful examination Of
the facts shows this not to be true. The
average decrease Of commodities since
1873 has been about 30 per cent. The
heaviest decline has been in the line Of
those things which the masses Of the
people buy. All these reductions in
prices are partly attributed to lessened
cost Of production and partly to the re-
cent panic. While the commodities have
fallen 20 per cent silver has fallen 80
per cent.
But to consider particular articles: In
1873 corn sold for Al cents bushel; sill
yer was worth $1.31 an ounce. In 1895
corn sold for 50 cents; silver was worth
81 cents an ounce Silver had fallen 80
per cent and corn had risen IS per cent.
In 1878 wheat was worth SLIT BUSH
Ell; silver was $1.81 an ounce. In 1878
wheat was $1.34 bushel; silver was
81. Is an ounce. In 1880 wheat was 90
cents; silver $1.04. In 1895 wheat was
IS cents bushel; silver 81 cents an
ounce.
Cotton. This is the production in
which our people are directly interested.
The claim that the value Of cotton de-
pended upon the rise or fall Of silver
has been shown to be without founda-
ton this year. Cotton in the last four
months has risen 80 per cent; silver 8
per cent. Prior to 1878 the price Of COT
ton varied from to 40 cents. Silver
never fell below $1.29. In 1S45 cotton
sold for cents. Silver was then $1.82
an ounce.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1895-12-26
DEMANDS OF SlLvERITES.
They Ask More For Silver Than Has Ever
Been Granted to Gold.

They Ask More For Silver Than Has Ever
Been Granted to Gold.
One Of the claims made by the advo-
Gates Of silver is that the government
should treat both metals alike. How
does the government treat gold? For
every 1872 grains Of pure bullion de-
posted in the mint the owner receives
gold dollar weighing %. s grains and
nine-tenths fine The government stamp
adds nothing to the value Of the metal.
It simply certifles to that value and
puts the metal in form convenient for
use. Everywhere in the world gold thue
coined is worth 81. If you 60 to Eu-
rope, the little piece Of gold is worth
81. If your house burns down, the little
lump Of gold that was worth 81 pre-
vious to the fire will be worth 81 ct airy
jewelers. anywhere.
The advocates Of free silver do not
want silver treated this way. Oh, no!
They ask for more. They ask that the
owner Of silver bullion be permitted to
take it to the mint and have the govern
ment stamp 371I grains, with the
necessary alloy, as dollar Of equal
legal tender with the gold dollar when
today the value Of the bullion in the
dollar is worth only 50 cents. They ask
that the government stamp, its fiat, to
The extent Of AZ cents, shall be put on
every SO cents worth Of silver they take
to the mint. Say the house burns again.
The piece Of silver worth 81 the night
before because Of the stamp only is only
worth SO cents when taken to the jew
eler.
Don't you see that the silver people
are asking more from the government
for silver than was ever granted by any
government in the world for gold? One
metal stamped 81 because Of its value
the world over; the other stamped
81, and worth but SO cents anywhere.
If we are to have fiat money, why not
have it all fiat, and not Al cents fat?
II we are to have fat money, let 1t be
paper. But the silver people claim that
II the government passes free coinage
Of silver bill silver will Immediate
~ jump in price from now being worth
SO cents for SIX grains to 100 cents
tor the same amount. Do you believe
itF Some people are almost willing to
believe that the moon Is made Of green
cheese. Humboldt (Tenn. Messenger.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1895-12-26
A HOTEL GHOST.
The Narrative Of . Singular Experience .
Lord and Lady Dunraven.

The Narrative Of Singular Experience u
Lord and Lady Dunraven.
Apropos of a report that the Brevoort
House was to be closed, which was de-
MED, however, there is a story that Lady
Dunraven has been known to tell about
the famous old inn. The countess is de-
scribed by those who know her as wo-
man much more inclined to common
sense than to ghost haunted Cock lanes,
even with DR.. Johnson s authority. She
used to tell the facts in the tale simply
for what they were worth.
1t was more than one decade ago,
years before the Valkyrie was thought
of, when Lord Dunraven was first inter-
ested in the mining regions Of northern
Michigan. He and Lady Dunraven were
staying in New York for few days be-
fore starting west and had taken rooms
at the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS rooms, with
= view Of the avenue and nice glimpse
Of Washington square. The first night,
being tired with their voyage, they went
early to bed, but, as it happened, not SO
early to sleep. Both the earl and count
ess were blessed with hearty English
constitutions. They were not at all ac-
customed to lying awake till the small
honors.
They wondered what they could have
done, what they could have eaten or
drank to afflict them with such gratui-
tous vigilance. Just at venture finally
they bundled themselves out into the
adjoining parlor, made themselves ex-
tempore touches there and slept soundly
till morning. Next night and the night
after there was the same wakefulness
and in the end the same migration to
the adjoining room for relief They be.
gan to think they should have to leave
town earlier than they had planned, for
they would not for the world have made
any pretext to shift chambers
The explanation of the mystery, if it
was an explanation, came out by chance
They had call before long from an old
time New Yorker whom they had met
in England, an authority on all matters
pertaining to the towns minor history
II wonder" he remarked casually,
"that they should have given you these
rooms. You know it was in that room
there, not so long ago, that a Mr.. K
hanged himself" 1t was in that room
that Lord and Lady Dunraven had tried
in vain to sleep, and they exchanged sig
nificant glances. OF course it was only
coincidence, they said, but the next
day they took their departure for the
west.-New York Tribune.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1895-12-26

When Ben Butler was young lawyer
the selectmon Of Lowell, then a town.
issued a mandate that oil dogs should
wear muzzles. The next morning Ben
walked down town. believed by his big
Newfoundland dog, with very small
muzzle tied g the end of its tail. Ben
remarked, my dog is wearing a muz.
zle." A callow imitator Of Ben living in
Ward One has fastened bicycle bell
under his saddle and anticipates much
fun when bluecoat stops him because
ne has no bell on his bike. "-Sl ringfeld
Homestead.
A man may do very well with a very
Little knowledge, and scarce be found
out, in MIXED company; everybody is
so much more ready to produce his own
than to call for display of your acqui-
sitions. Lamb