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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-05-09
CHAPTER III.
N QUEST OF A SOLUTION


It was half-past five before Holmes
returned. He was bright, eager and
in excellent spirits-a mood which in
blacklist depression.
There is no great mystery in this
matter" he said. taking the cup of tea
which had poured out for him. 1.-THE
facts appear to admit OF only one ex-
planation."
''What! you have solved it already?''
"Well, that will be too much to say.
! have discovered suggestive fact,
that is all. 1t is. however, very sug-
gestive. The details are still to be add
ed. have just found, on consulting
the back files of the Times, that Mai.
Sholto, Of Upper Norwood, late of the
Thirty-fourth Bombay infantry. died
upon the 2sth of April, 1882
II may be very obtuse, Holmes, but
fail to see what this suggests
mo? You surprise me. Look at it
appears. The only person in London
Sholto. Maj. Sholto denies having
heard that he was in London. Four
years later Sholto dies. Within a week
receives valuable present which is re-
peated from year to year, and now Gull
inmates in q letter which describes her
as wronged woman. What wrong
can it refer to except this deprivation
of her father? And why should the
presents begin Immediately after
Sholto's death, unless it is that Sholtos
heir knows something of the mystery,
70
Have you any alternative theory which
will meet the facts?"
"But what a strange compensation
And how strangely made! Why, too.
should he write letter now, rather
than six years ago? Again, the letter
speaks of giving her justice. What
justice can she have? It is too much
to suppose that her father is still alive.
There is no other injustice in her case
that you know Of"
There are difficulties; there are
certainly difficulties" said Sherlock
Holmes, pensively. But our eXpedi-
ton of tonight will solve them all.
All, here is four-wheeler. and Miss
Morstan is inside. Are you all ready?
Then we had better go down, for it is
little past the hour"
L picked up my nat and my heaviest
stick, but observed that Holmes took
his revolver from his drawer and
slipped it into his pocket. 1t was clear
that he thought that our nights work
might be serious one.
Miss Morstan was muff1ed in a dark
cloak, and her sensitive face was COM
posed, but pale. She must have been
more than woman if she did not feel
some uneasiness at the strange enter
prise upon which we were embarking
yet her self-control was perfect, and
she readily answered the few addition
al questions which Sherlock Holmes
put to her.
Maj. Sholto was a very particular
friend of papa's," she said. His let
tiers were full of illusions to the major.
He and papa were in command Of the
troops at the Andaman islands, so they
were thrown great deal together. By
the way, curious paper was found in
papa's desk which no one could under
stand. don't suppose that it is of the
slightest Importance, but 7 thought
you might care to see it, so l brought
it with me. 1t is here"
Holmes unfolded the paper careful
" and smoothed it out upon his knee.
He then very methodically examined
it all over with his double lens.
ITO BE CONTINUED
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you cannot say the same OF mine. I
can hardly imagine anything more
strange, more utterly inexp1ica BILE,
than the situation in which I find my
SELF
Holmes rubbed his hands, and his
eyes glistened. He leaned forward in
his chair with an expression of extraor-
binary concentration upon his clear
cut, hawk-like features. estate your
case" said he, in brisk, business tones.
felt that my position was an en-
barrassing one. you will, am sure,
excuse me- I said, rising from my
chair.
To my surprise the young lady held
up her gloved hand to detain me. ''If
your FRIEND she said, would be good
enough to stop, he might be Of inestim-
able service to me-
Trelapsed into my chair.
Briefly" she continued, ''the facts
are these: My father was an officer in
an Indian regiment who sent me home
when was quite child. My mother
was dead, and had no relative in Eng
land I was placed, however, in a
comfortable boarding esta blishment at
Edinburgh, and there remained until
I was seventeen years of age. In the
year 1878 my father, who was senior
captain of his regiment, obtained
twelve months leave and came home.
He telegraphed to me from London
that he had arrived all safe, and di-
rected me to come down at once, giving
the Langham hotel as his address. His
message, as I remember, was full OF
kindness and love. On reaching Lon
don / drove to the Langham, and was
informed that Capt. Morstan was stay
ing there, but that he had gone out the
night before and had not returned.
waited all day without news Of him.
That night, on the advice Of the man
ager Of the hotel, communicated with
the police, and next morning we adver-
tised in all the papers. Our inquiries
led to no result; and from that day to
this no word has ever been heard of
my unfortunate father. He came home
with his heart full of hope, to find
some peace, some comfort, and in
stead" She put her hand to her
throat, and a choking sob cut short the
sentence.
''The date?' asked Holmes, opening
his notebook.
He disappeared upon the Sd of De-
cember, 1s7s-nearly ten years ago."
His 1uggage?"
Remained at the hotel. There was
nothing in it to suggest a clew-some
books, and a considerable number Of
curiosities from the Andaman islands.
He had been one of the officers in
charge of the convict guard there"
Had he any friends in town?"
''Only one that we know of-Maj.
Sholto, OF his own regiment, the Thir-
ty-fourth Bombay infantry. The ma
ior had retired some little time before,
and lived at Upper Norwood. We COM
inundated with. him, of course, but he
did not even know that his brother of
fcer was in England
"A singular case" remarked Holmes.
81 have not yet described to you the
most singular part. About six years
ago-to be exact, upon the 4th of May,
1ss2-an advertisement appeared in the
Times asking for the address Of Miss
Mary Morstan, and stating that it
would be to her advantage to come for
ward. There was no name or address
appended. had at that time just en-
tered the family of Mrs. Cecil Forester
in the capacity of governess. By her
advice I published my address in the
ca IItHd II ti77-,-
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pathology. What was I, an army sur
geon with a weak leg and a weaker
banking account, that should dare to
think of such things? She was a unit,
a factor. nothing more. If my future
were black, it was better surely to face
it like man than to attempt to bright
en- it by mere wi1l-o-the-wisps of the
imagination
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Rather ExDeusiye.

The clerk of the Rogers Investigate
ing committee estimates that the total
expense of the investigation will be
about s., 600. The committee will not
meet again until the stenographer
shall have transcribed his notes and
furnished a copy of the testimony to
each side.
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homeopathic Elect Omcers.

The Kansas homeopathic physicians,
in session at Kansas City. Kan, elected
officers as follows: c. F. Menninger,
president; C. A. Bozarth, vice preSi-
dent; T. E. Raines, corresponding sec
rotary; DR. Boardman, recording secre-
tary; DIR. P. Diedrich, treasurer; board
of censors, Drs. Minnick, Billings and
Roby.
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No Hope for strIkers.

Notwithstanding frequent renewed
appeals to General Manager Frey, of
the Santa Fe road, for the re-instate-
ment of the. American Union railway
men who struck last year, he refuses to
recede from his original determination
to take none such men back into the
employ of the company.
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4 Slight Mistake.

Gent-How came you to put your
hand in my pocket?
Pickpocket-Beg your pardon. I am
so absent-minded- 1 had once pair of
pants just like those you are wearing.
-Beilage.
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Opera House Fire.

Fire in the Bowersocx opera house
at Lawrence the other night damaged
the building to the amount of about
$4,000. The post office on the lower
floor was flooded with water. A cigar
cite thrown down in the dressing room
supposed to have caused the fire.
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Kansas Missionary Board.

The Kansas woman's foreign mis-
sionary board of the Congregational
church, recently in session at Topeka,
elected Mrs. Flora 3. Hogbin, of Sa-
betha, president; Mrs. r. NJ Tunnel,
of Manhattan. vice president; Mrs d.
c. Haskell, of Lawrence, secretary.
and Mrs. ~. A. Cots, of Topeka, treas
urer.
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IRRIGATION Experiments.

Judge Sutton, of the state board of
irrigation. expects that all the pump
ing stations located by the board Will
be in operation by June 10. Four will
be flowing by June 1. 1t is the purpose
of the board to have everything ready
for fair test of the so-called under
flow during July and August, when
the soil most needs water.
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The architect MIDDLE.

The executive council refused to APP
prove the bond of T. II. Lesher, ap-
pointed by the board of public works
as state architect, and the council APP
pointed J. g. Holland, of Topeka,
architect for the state house improve
mentS.
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KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Kansas at Chfckamauea.

The Kansas commission has complet-
ed its examination of the battle fields
and has selected the places for the
monuments to be erected to Kansas
troops at Chickamauga, in which the
Eighth Kansas regiment took such
prominent part The commission
found three excellent sites for monu-
ments- One of these is in the heart OF
the battlefield of Chickamouga, at the
Viniard place. Another is at Orchard
Knob. half way between Chattanooga
and Missionary ridge. The third is a
splendid location on the summit of the
ridge, where the Kansas regiment
went up in that wonderful charge
against Bragg's army.
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1t is much safer to reconcile an enemy
than to conquer him; victory may de-
prive him of his poison, but reconcilia-
ton of his Will.-Feltham
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Seed for Settlers.

The state board of railroad commits
sioners has completed the work of dis
tributing seed to settlers in western
counties. as authorized by law passed
last winter. In bushels the distribu-
ton was as follows: Oats, 80, SOC; bar
ley. 1866; potatoes, IL, 439; sorghum.
9,614: kaffir, 1850; corn. 45.512; millet,
4,2O7; broom corn, IT'S; wheat, 2,569;
fax, 10.
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His Claim DIsaIIOwed.

Auditor Cole has refused to audit an
expense account of S65 presented by
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal and
referred it to Attorney General
Dawes for an opinion concerning Mr.
Breidenthars tenure and his right to
draw salary or expenses, pending the
litigation over the office instituted by
Mr.. Jobes, Gov. Morrill's appointee.
The attorney-general has also been re-
quested to pass upon the questions OF
the salaries and expenses of Mr..
Breidenthars deputies and Office clerks
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The report OF the state treasurer for
the month of April showed that the re-
ceipts during the month were S65, 240. 81
The expenditures were $3.50, SOC. so.
The balance on hand was SS77, 500. 46-
No bonds were purchased with the per-
manent school fund during the month
Bonds We're paid off in the sum of S40,-
600. The bonds now owned by the
permanent school fund aggregate So
S65, 404.72.
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due of 1926. OF this balance, however,
very little will shortly remain. The Pres
byterian Erecting Society has pledged the
sum of $500.
The Ladies' Aid Society has provided
funds for furnishing and completing the
church. The Christian Endeavor Society
has also helped, and is still helping, in
variety of ways.
At the close of the report DR.. Coyle took
the stand and called for subscriptions.
His appeal was very generously answered,
and in comparatively short time the sum
of S16S was pledged in various sums, large
and small A fair proportion of this was
promised by visitors. AS result OF the
pledges only about S17O remains to be
raised, and so the new place of worship
starts out on its mission practically free of
debt.
The dedication hymn was composed for
the occasion by Mrs. Mary Grace Thomp-
son and was sung by the whole congrega.
ton. It was as follows:
To honor thee, Almighty God,
This temple We thy servants raise;
Here shall the voice Of prayer be heard,
From here ascend the song OF praise.
And when within thy courts we meet
To taste thy love, to seek thy grace,
Accept our humble tribute, Lord,
And hear sin heaven thy dwelling place"
Bid us in love and peace abide,
Until in lions city fair
We meet with those who love their Lord,
And worship in thy temple there.
Rev. Mr.. Robinson of Centerville will
supply the pulpit at present, BIT There will
be resident pastor before long.
The new church is pretty building and
contains a very handsome colored glass
window. There are all the necessary fit
tings in the interior in first-class order
and the large congregation at to-days
services were unanimous In their express
slons of admiration for the handsome
church.
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Lodge 13. w. H. Barnes, P G. NJ. W., will be
the orator OF the occasion.
mems Association will be delivered this even
ing by T. G. NJ. w. Eugene n. Deuprey in the
Hall OF Bernal Lodge 223, Capp street.
Golden Gate Lodge celebrated its etgh-
splendid entertainment in Laurel Hall.
Quite revival is going on in the Degree Of
Honor circles in this City, the sisters being
gress OF the parent order.
The various committees in charge of the
arrangements for the general anniversary
working diligently to make the event worthy
OF the cause.
Paramount Lodge 247 of this City is making
strenuous efforts to increase its membership
and it has every prospect of doing good work.
Many lodges are getting ready to celebrate
the October anniversary with appropriate
exercises.
Grand Recorder Hirsh berg has had published
in convenient form roll OF the lodges of the
order in California. This shows the location
of each lodge, its number, place of meeting
and name of recorder 1t also contains concise
practical information for officers and members
of the order in this jurisdiction.
The sixteenth anniversary of Excelsior Lodge
1875, A. o. U. W., will be celebrated on We'd
nesday night by an entertainment in Excelsior
Hall. An interesting programme has been
prepared and all invitation has been extended
to all members of the order.
Unity Lodge No. 81 is holding well-attended
and interesting meetings. Owing to the great
interest taken in the action of the late Supreme
Lodge, 1t has been decided TO hold general
meeting at the lodgeroom for the purpose OF
having few ideas On the subject of graded as
sessments and $1,000 certificates. Past Supreme
Master w II. Jordan and others will address
the meeting, which will be held on Tuesday
evening, the Oath inst, in Odd Fellows build
ing. A general invitation has been extended
to all interested.
At the dedication of the new hall built for
the members of Mission Lodge No. So, at the
Mission San Jose, interesting remarks suitable
to the occasion were made by Grand Master
Grand Receiver Booth and James Stanley,
chairman. The plans for the new hall were
drawn by a native of the mission, and the
contractor is also a native of the same place.
Golden West Lodge No. 264 initiated sixteen
candidates last month.
Ivy Degree OF Honor Lodge No. will soon
produce comedy by one of It's members
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enough pledges to encourage them to be-
lieve that they will gain their point.
Frank b. Hooson and Frank S. Terry
the delegates from Haywards, will present
the claims OF their town for the next con-
vention, and will also be able to make a
substantial bid for the coveted honor.
Committees from several local councils
and from the citizens of Haywards have
been at work toward getting promise OF
subscriptions, and the most successful
have been William Zambresky, F. B.
Hooson and f. S. Terry. Altogether the
pledged subscriptions to provide suitable
accommodations and entertainment for
the delegates for 1896 amount to $500 with
the certainty of as much more should the
Grand Cs0ncil decide on Haywards.
Grand Director Lynch, who halls from
Oakland, will be a candidate for grand
president, and he will have the support of
the Alameda delegation
Lecture by an ex-Nun.
A large audience met at Hamilton Hall
this afternoon to listen to a lecture on
Rome, the Enemy of Education" given
by Mrs. Jane Woodworth- Bruner. Ate T
Mrs. Burners lecture Miss Helen Hayden
made short address on her convent expe-
riences. Miss Hayden stated that she was
an ex-nun of the Convent of the Little
Sisters of the Poor at Baltimore.
During the afternoon several songs were
given by the Richards Quartet.
One or two individuals in the audience
took exceptions to some of the expressions
of the speakers, but no disorder was Gre
ated, as the would-be debaters were ST.
fenced by singing
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Old Houses in New England.

1t sometimes seems strange, even to an
'old settler" in Connecticut, living In the
midst of all the new movement of modern
life, with its railroads, telegraphs, tele-
other thousand-and-one features of the
modern world. to reflect that even in this
new country, with no picturesque quality,
there are old houses, in Hartford and Farm
ington, that were built only about thirty
years before ''the plague" and 1.-The great
fire. in London-and in one Connecticut
town (Guilford) stone house, built nearly
ten years before the beheading of King
Charles /, and which looks to-day as if
it would last for another century or two.
1t was built in 1859, as much for a defense
against the Indians as for parsonage
and it was used for both purposes.-Ha
ford Times.
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Foresters of America.

Hereafter the organization known as the
Ancient Order OF Foresters OF America will be
known by the shorter name of Foresters of
America, the name having been changed at the
session of the Supreme Court that met on the
10th inst. in Army and Navy Hall, Cleveland,
Ohio.
The Supreme body has also decided to change
the numbers of the courts. They will hereafter
be numbered from 1 on. The regalia has been
changed and hereafter the collar regalia viii
be worn by members of the order.
The following are the names of the grand
officers chosen for the ensuing term: L. ].
Smith of Massachusetts,, supreme chief ranger;
Thomas ]. Ford of Pennsylvania, supreme SUBJ
chief companion; DR.. F. II. Wheeler of Con-
necticut, supreme treasurer; E. NJ. McMurty.
supreme secretary (re-elected); n. E. Murphy of
New York. supreme recording secretary; DR.. E:
E. Sullivan of Massachusetts, supreme medical
examiner; Henry Burning, supreme senior
woodward; James P. MeNeillas of Rhode
Island, supreme junior woodward; T. F. Lar
kin of Massachusetts, supreme senior beadle;
Marice Prince of New York, Jer. J. Doyle of
New Hampshire and J. B. Simard of Massachu-
sets, supreme trustees.
The next session will be held in Denver, Colo.
RADIO, III 1897,
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MED|COS ARE BANQUETED
JoVial Gathering of the Ala
media County Medical
Association.
Doctors From All Around the Bay
Tell Stories at the Festive
Board.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
o08 Broadway Sept. Is.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO GALL
908 Broadway, Sept. Is.
The banquet rendered to the Alameda
County Medical Association at the resi-
dence of DR.. o. L. Jones was largely at
tended by medicos from both sides OF the
bay. The opportunity was taken to give
a cordial farewell to DR.. Fl. A. Turner,
popular member of the association whose
i'll health has forced him to leave for
Southern California.
The amateur talent present supplied
first-class programme, which was highly
appreciated. Messrs. Stickney, Shipley
and Frank Argall opened the proceedings
with pretty trio for violin, cornet and
piano, after which Miss Nellie e. Shipley
played Beethove ms Moonlight Sonata"
as a piano solo. Miss Petronel Stickney
gave an excellent violin solo, and Mrs. +.
o. Robbins sang ''The Divers" DR.. L. F.
Herrick sang "Let Me Like Soldier Fall, i"
and Miss Nellie Shi pley played the 'Three-
star Polka" cry prettily on her cornet.
After the prog ramme the doctors filed
into the large dinin groom and partook of
substantial banquet. The California
poppy was the only decoration used and
the effects were very handsome. In re-
Spouse to the invitation of the toast master
the medicos showed themselves as handy
with their tongues as with their nostrums,
and many amusing stories were told.
Among the doctors present were: W. B.
Church, Tillie Campbell, George II. Der
rick, Mrs. V. A. Derrick, J. T. Farrar, John
Fearn, j. Radford Fearn, o. L. Jones, J.
Liftchild, E. G. Love. F. G. Piersol, Mrs.
o. B. MeteaIf, G. ]. Sharp, ]. Stark, Luetta
Stone, Z. J. Tucker. Hanna Scott Turner,
Mrs. II. z. Van Kirk, L. T. Wade, H. T.
Webster B. Stetson, H. B. Mehrman, D.
MacLean of San Francisco; l.. F. .Herrick
of San Francisco, G. n. Miller of Alameda,
l.. Stone
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this morning when the new rector, Rev.
George E. Swan officiated at his first SER
vice in the Berkeley parish. His sermon
was listened to with rapt attention.
The text was from Exodus xiv:15,
"Speak unto the children of Israel, that
they 90 forward; and from this theme
were drawn lessons of encouragement for
the individual. the Christian, to go onward
toward success, in spite of all obstacles.
1t was sermon full of energy, and indi-
Gated that the new rector was man of
liberality in thought and progressive in
his ideas.
Science Association Meetings.
The chemistry section of the science
association will hold its next meeting
Monday, October 4. A paper has been
prepared by Professor Rising, 1.-THE Dis
tribution of the Economic Fuels" At a
meeting of the entire science association,
to be held at South Hall, Friday, Septem-
Der 20, Professor Joseph LIE Conte:: will
deliver lecture on "Color Perception and
Color Blindness"
Unitarian Church Concert.
A concert Is to be given by the Unitarian
Church Thursday evening, the 18th inst,
at Stiles Hall.
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LATEST BERKELEY ITEMS,
Rev. George E. Swan Officiates
at st. Marks for the
First Time.
A Funny Paper to Be Published at
the University by the
Pupils.

BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. 15.-The new
funny paper at the university, the Josh,
will make its first appearance tomorrow
morning. 1t is not the purpose of its pro-
genitors to make this bi-weekly strictly a
local publication. but to give it wider
range than most college journals are
usually intended TO cover.
A novel feature of the editing of the
paper is that the meetings of the staff will
be conducted according to the manner of
thos of the English Punch, consisting of
a dinner, at W hich matter to be published
in the paper will be discussed. The staff
Of editors an d managers is made up as fol-
lows: Arthur Brown '96, Arthur North
'96, Lionel Sherwood '97, E. R. Jackson
96, w. s. Wright '96, Miss G. Barto '9s,
A. II. Allen '97, III. B. Quinan '97, Lloyd
Baldwin '98. Will G. Russell '9S, E. l.. G..
Steele Jr. '9S, Walter Magee '98. Lloyd
Robbins, '97, is the business manager.
Services at st. Marks.
st. Marks Episcopal church was crowded