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mani Eut one morning s letter came
fer him, an iii sfest scraw1 that he bad
to ask fellow prisoner TO read to him
The news it brought was verse than
anything he could have imagined.
Eddy was Sick sick unto death, and
constantly calling for him. If he did
not come home the child would certain
" die, bat if ne did the doctor thought
there might be chance Of saving his
life.
"0h, du cum, du cum. eff you have tn
break jail tn git here, Lizzy prayed
in conclusion. ''Mebby they'll let you
out. If they know he's SO sicl."
Eph- heard the reading with ashen
cheeks and wild eyes.
Go, I reckon viii go eff have to
pull down every brick in this Jail
house, Eddy sick an me not there to
take keer O him. Hep me Almighty
God, oh hep me.
1t is needless to dwell upon his vain
appeals first to the jailer, and then to
the federal authorities, for liberty.
Their dealings with men had not been
of a kind to increase their faith in
human nature. Some believed that it
was a clumsy scheme to escape, others
that if the child was i'll, no good could
be accomplished by his presence. His
promises to return and give himself up
were heard with derision and doubt.
''As the Almighty hears me will
come back when he gets better" he
said with tears running down his face.
Hes the only little IN I've got.
Lemme see him fore he dies"
But that night he lay down on his
prison cot stupid with despair, know
ing that he could only get his liberty
by breaking Jail, and how could he do
that? He had dim remembrance Of
prison doors opening for the escape of
certain Apostles, but that happened
only in the days of miracles. 1t never
could happen to poor sinner like him.
Nevertheless, he prayed, and prayed
after a different fashion than ever he
had worded his petitions before, prayed
with fervOr and passion called forth
by his extreme need.
It must have been near midnight or
perhaps later that it seemed to him he
was awakened by some one calling him
and he looked up and saw his child
with outstretched arms.
PA, ON pa.
Yes, honey. Yes, yes, I'm comm, 4"
he cried, leaping out on the cold floor.
But the vision had fed. Nothing more
than blank darkness met his gaze. He
dashed to tho iron grated window. His
hands, his arms, his whole body
seemed endowed with the strength of
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night until she came to turn IL the
path where it shelved down very rap
| idly toward the bottom Of the raVine,
and found herself. without warning,
within few feet of a group Of men
They were standing as motionless and
noiseless as the trees, and after draw
ing one sharp breath OF surprise and
tremor. she also came to a standstili,
trying to shield herself behind shrub
of laurel The moon was hidden by
the clouds, and she couldn't tell
whether they were friends or foes, but
instinct warned her that they were the
dreaded revenue officers The distil-
lery was not fifty yards away, hidden
in the depths of that hollow, and she
could easily picture the careless Sc
curity Of her brother and her lover, Al
Bishop, for they were partners. Her
lips felt parched. The cold seemed to
strike suddenly to her heart. For an
instant she felt blind and dizzy with
the thought Of their being entrapped
and taken. She clutched at bush.
loosening a shower Of icicles. They
fell to the ground with loud, clinking
sound
81 heard something" muttered a
cautious voice.
Hush, it was only the ice falling"
said another.
And then to the girls straining ears
came the soft punch, punch of foot
steps behind her. She turned her head
and saw a man looming up almost di-
rectly over her. She dared not move
or breathe scarcely for fear of dis
covery.
Straight ahead, whispered the new
conner to his comrades.
you are sure2"
Eyes, know it," impatiently.
The group broke into single file,
moving down the pathway like black
shadows. Samantha lost all sense Of
her own danger In the desperate desire
to warn those below She leaped to
her feet, giving utterance to wild and
piercing cry. It splintered the silence
Of the night with a thousand echoes,
and died away in weird whispers
against the hillsides and in the hol-
lows. There was a shout from the
officers. Some plunged down the path
way, while others wheeled to find out
if an ambush had been sprung upon
them.
Samantha heard a bullet whiz by her
ear, and the next moment she had
dropped over the edge of the bluff.
She crashed down through the under
brush, humping and rolling over stones
and shrubs, her clothes torn, her face
and hands scratched. The thick folds
Of the shawl wound about her saved
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the underbrush at the opposite Of the
stream and leaped over very close to
her.
"S'manthy, oh, S'manthy!"
I'm here, Al; I'm right close"
The moon came out again, revealing
her hiding place. Al bent over her and
gathered her into his arms.
Honey, lowed I'd never find you.
I've been huntin' an huntin'. What's
the matter?"
81 fell down the bluff an"
You're freezin' to death"
Eyes; I s'pose so, an I feel all broke
to pieces"
81 knowed it was your voice the min
ute ! heard you scream, an we all
knowed what it meant, too"
"Eph-where is Eph?"
They TUX him, Smanthy."
She gasped with horror.
TUX Eph! Oh, OH"
y been up to the house an found
Lizzy mighty nigh distracted. Shes
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-04-26
TEE INCONSISTENCIES DREAM.
BIZ MATT GRIM.
AUTHOR OF TIKI ADVENTURES OF A FAB
REBEL.
IcoPTRIGHT. i894.1

s'manthy, s'manthy, wake up
Eddys mighty sick an | want you tc
run down to the 'stil'ry an'tell Eph.
Samantha rubbed her sleepy eyes
open, staring up at her sister-in-law
quite vacantly for moment.
''What'd you say. Lizzy9"
'.Eddy's sick, an | cant leave him.
He has nigh fever, an is calm for his
pa Run, s'manthy, quick as you can.
Here's your clothes, an wrap my shawl
round you"
Samantha sat up on the side Of the
bed still half dazed, but reaching me-
chemically for her dress. She occupied
a little shed room opening out Of the
main room of the cabin, and the cold
wind crept up through the cracks in
the bare board floor
81 wants my pa, where's my pa2'
fretted chiId's voice.
There, there, honey, he'll come in a
minute, soothed his mother
Samantha was about in an instant.
the last vapor Of sleep blown away by
the breath Of that childish treble. Her
teeth chartered little as she dressed,
cropping around with no other light to
aid her than the one shining through
the doorway from the fireplace in the
outer room.
PUT on anuther light God knot,
Lizzy," she called.
"Why don't you come out here where
It's warmer?" was Lizzy's reply, but
she thrust the rich pine under the logs
and stirred up a brilliant blaze. She
was tall, sallow-faced young woman,
with STOPPING shoulders and melan-
choiy eyes, direct contrast to her sis
ter-in-law, who was short and rosy
and laughter-loving.
"Now don't you be pestered, Lizzy.
Eddy ain'tgoin' to be bad sick, know"
said Samantha, hopefully, as she came
out Of her little room hinging shawl
over her head. He's just little
crampyan' feverish. He al'ays is when
he takes cold. Eph1l come right up,
and then Eddy'll be all right. Won't
you, honey?" CHANGING over her shout
der to the bed.
The little boy turned Festlessly on
his pillow, moaning softly.
al tell you, S'manthy, he amt TUX
like be usually is" whispered Lizzy.
at pears 10 me we orter have doctor
right now ] know I'm al'ays scared
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plum to death nearly when anything
gets the matter with Eddy; but you'd
be, too, If he was the only one you
had" She turned away, wiping her
eyes on her dress sleeve.
81 ain't blamin' you, Lizzy."
She went to the bed and bent over
the sleeping child for an instant, listen
ing to his breathing and laying light
finger on his pulse. The doctor lived
five miles away down in the town, so it
behooved the people of the mountains
to know something about sickness and
to exercise Judgment. Samantha
stepped out into the icy stiffness Of the
night, with feeling of anxiety tug
ging at her own heart. She debated
whether it would not be wiser to sad
die the mule and ride down to the dis
tilleTy, as Eph could then go direct to
the doctor; but she decided to let her
brother see the child himself first.
we air all plum, fools bout Eddy,
an | reckon git skeered at mighty nigh
nothin'. I'll let Eph judge for hisself. "
She stepped out briskly and fearlessly,
gathering the shawl closely about her
head and shoulders, for the night was
bitter cold with a light powdering of
snow upon the ground. Icieles snapped
noisily under her feet, her breath
made a frosty cloud about her face.
The wind had risen, for high above
that frozen silence of the earth the
ragged clouds few stormily. Now and
then the moon shone down through a
rent, Illuminating mountain peak and
rayine with its cold white light, but
only momentarily.
The little cabin was perched awav
up on the side of Brandreth's peak
in sheltering cove. and Saman-
tha's way led her across the clearing
where the naked corn stalks of last
years crop yet stood in blackened
rows, and half down ravine half
choked with laurel. half way down
the side Of the declivity a well defined
path had been beaten out, and TO this
the girl kept, treading carefully along
its slippery surface for fear of. falling.
The trickling murmur Of a little stream
came up from the depths Of the hol-
low, now and then a bird scared from
its roost aeW through the naked
branches OF the trees, or some small
tour-footed beast ran across the path
way Of these sights or sounds sa-
nasntha had 40 fear. It wasnet the first
: time she had been to the distiliery
after nightfall But her ears were
keen to distinguish sound, and the ele-
n9nt Of danger always lurking in the
ar Tor the moonshiner and all those
connected with him had sharpensd
nsaatia's wits beyond the ordinary.
BIB she Gid not fear danger that
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warm in her own bed. with a stream Of
water lowing through the room. and q
bird singing upon her raftef What a
shTiii and piercing note. The voice Of
the running water a-as ten times
sweeter, softer Suddenly she was
wide awake again, and listening IN
tently
The shrili bird-like whistle sounded
very near It thrilled her with reviv-
ing hopei she uttered a little cry OF re-
lief and JOY. 4 man crashed through
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DIEFTOULT PATHS.

In the Lazy Hills are trees 10 shade
By the dreamy Brooks Of Sleep.
And the rollicking River Of Pleasure laughs
And gambois down the steep
But when the blasts Of winter come
The brook and river are frozen dumb.
Then BOs 10 those IN the Lazy Hills
When the blasts of winter moan
Who strayed from the path OF Bank Account
And path to a House Of Their Own.
These paths are hard IN the summer beat
But III winter they lead to snug retreat.
! IS. ". Fosss in Silver Cross.
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go, that he'll not cry or whimper while
I'm gone. That child has got a won
derful sight Of sense. He's more sensi-
bic than some men, yes, than a great
many men. Yes, I'm goin' to do the
fair thing by the Almighty, He done
it by me. He let me come home an He
let my child live, an now I amt goin'
back on my word"
So he returned and surrendered him
self. But that honest deed earned its
own reward. His sentence was so light
that when the green Of spring clothed
all the mountains and the laurel was
in bloom he returned home q free man,
and in time to see Al and S'manthy
married.
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The gsth that leads to- Loaf eft Bread
Winds through the sBanps of Toll,
And the path that leads to a Suit Of Clothes
Goes through the fioweTless soil.
And the path that leads to Loaf Of Bread
and Suit Of Clothes is hard to tread.
And the path that leads to q House of Your Own
climbs over the houldeTed hills
And the paths that leads to Bank Account
are swept BY the blasts that kills.
But the man who starts in the paths today
In the Lazy Hills may go astray
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/ ten men.
Eyes, honey, yes; pas COMM" he
muttered again and wrenched the bars
like a mad man.
He never could have told himself
how they were loosened and torn out,
nor how he managed to escape detec-
ton as he scaled the high spiked fence.
He only knew that presently he stood
upon the deserted street. shivering
with cold and fumbling in an inner
pocket for the money he carried. Two
other men escaped that night, one a
murderer and the other a noted thief,
and in the hue and cry after them, it
seemed a small thing to lose a noon
sinner.
Eph White was climbing Brandreth's
peak the night after his escape, taking
great, swift strides, or running where
the path was smooth and level, The
nearer home, the more frantic his
haste. Snow was falling and the wind
was bitter cold but he took off his
coat and wiped beads of perspiration
from his face All day his ears had
been haunted by that appealing child
ish cry: PA! oh, pa" for him; the
dusky woods were filed with little
pattering feet, with tender baby
voices. I'm comm, honey, I'm comm.
LOrdl Lemme git thar quick lemme
git thar quick" he sobbed and prayed
as he ran. lie lost his hat and flung
his coat from him as he Ieaped the corn
rows in the clearing
Il wants my pal oh. my par
He heard that feeble, piteous wall
as he reached the doorstep. It melted
the very core Of his heart. The next
moment he was in the room at the bed
side and had gathered that fragile,
feyer-strieken little form to his heart.
/ They looked at each other for mo-
ment in utter silence, the child and the
man, and then over the ehild's wan
face faint smile shone and the sob
bing breath sunk to a whisper,
why, it's pa.
yes, honey, ye little IN, I'd come
if the whole earth had stood atween
us Lie still an let pa sing you to
sleep"
His broad, rough hand strobed the
little face tenderly, he crooned inartic-
ulately while tears trickled unheeded
down his face.
Eyes, he's out Of danger. an I'm go
IN back TO stand my trial. had to
come. Rothin' could q helt me, When
! seed HMM that dream-itmust a been
a dream-holdin' ont his little arms an
calm me. felt that walls couldn't be
made thick enough an, ron bars strong
enough to keep me from him An God
Almighty gave me the strength to get
free. It wasn't q natchel strength, an
now I'm goin' u be an honest man an
60 back said : would I said It all
along, ana I'm goin to do s. I've told
Eddy ali about il. an be lows ( must
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Northern Pacific Arntrx.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1L-Renewed in
terest is felt in Northern Pacific af-
fairs on account of the return of
President Ives and Judge Lacomb' 5
expected decision on the receivership
in the United States court. In reply
to inquiries regarding the situation,
President Ives said to a reporter to-
day:
Il do not regard with much concern
the appointment of five receivers. 1t
is better to have so many, all vgilant
and criticising each other, than that
the railroad should be, as it was in the
hands Of one set of receivers, intent
only on doing what would serve their
own interests. Should any one of the
new receivers impede the prosperity
of the road and the development Of
its business, he would meet with Sc
we're criticism.'
President Ives says the material con-
dit{on Of the road is excellent.
Il was never more impressed" he
said, with the growth of the North
ern Pacific property and the bright
prospects Of the country out there
that l am after this last trip west"
He says that when he acquires con-
troll of the road he will see that its
affairs are conducted on a sound ba
sis. He holds that the company should
be reorgantzed promptly in order that
1t may regain its prosperity and serve
the public interests. The people along
the road, he says, are opposed to turn
ing the property over to President Hill
believe" he added, harmonious
adjustment of things will result"
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REM ESTATE TR AXsFERs.

r. C. Taylor to J. W. Randall, in
terest in Yankee Boy and other
lodes ........ Observation-Disclosures.
j. w. Rainfall to Emma H. Imsley
ct al, interest in Yankee Boy and
other Iodcs ..................
j. w Randall Ell al. to The Imsley
Mining, Milling and smelling COM
pany, interest," in Yankee BOY and
other lodes, 10000 shares ...........
]. w. Randall ct al. to The Imsley
Mining, Milling and smelling COM
pany, interest in Randall ard Tay-
lor lodes ...........,... .............
Charles Handley ct TX to H. Is.
Clark, lot 13, block is, five-acre
plat A .......... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
c. Sorenson to Lulu Smyth, part of
block 6, plat j Observation-Disclosures.
W. p. OMear1 to John B. Milan,
part OF section Is, township 8
south, range / west .................
George A. Lowe, part of section
Is. township 5 south, range i east.
HENRIETTA Yeadon ct al by sheriff to
Richard ]. Muivey, part of let l,
block II, plat a ......................
John Larson to And. Il. Anderson
ct al, part of section Is, township
south, range 1 west ........
George II. Snellgrove ct uX. to Will
son Simons, lots Z and S, block so,
George H. Srellgrove OF ux. TO vii
son Simons, lots Z and s, block 80,
John Davis CT ux. to Anna Marks,
part of lot s, block S., plat B..
John Pack ct ii. to Russell Is. Bart
lett, part Of lot 6, block 20, plat A..
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AMERICAN FAST RAILRoAD1NG.

The New York Central and Hudson
River railroad management is justified
in the satisfaction it is manifesting in
the record breaking long distance run
made by its special on September II,
already remarked upon in these col
umns.
Aside from that actual beating OF
all other long distance train runs for
speed (the average speed for the en-
tire run of 1876 ID miles being 64.26 100
miles an hour including twenty-eight
slow-downs but excluding two stops
of two minutes each for change of
engines), the distinguishing feature of
this trip was that it was made by a
train about twice as long and heavy
as the English racing trains. This train
was of four cars, weighing $4,000
pounds, having a length of 397 feet,
with a capacity for 218 passengers
1t represented this roads regular fast
long distance service, known as the
Empire State Express, which has been
maintained daily with great regular
ity for four years, and on May 10,
1898, made between Batavia and Buff
alo, when filled with passengers, a
mile in thirty-two seconds, or ,the
speed of 112 1-2 miles an hour, the
fastest railroad time ever made.
All New Workers are proud of such
achievements in the science of prac-
teal railroading.-N York Evening
Telegram.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-12
MICRSCOPICAL SOCIETY.
Annual Meeting Held at the Uni
vcrsity Last Night.

The annual meeting of the Microscopical
society of Utah was held last evening in
the University building with d good at
tendance
After the usual order of business DR.
j. e. Talmaga explained the construction
of the lantern microscope. ard exhibited
a number of slides by the aid of lime
| light illustration.
The actual objects, were used in all
the projections and many wondrous and
even startlinr results we're obtained The
foot of house fly appeared, as project
ed upon the screen, like the leg of a bear
except for the beautiful membranous
flaps, by The aid of which the creature
secures itself III climbing and walking.
Among other interesting objects were
the spiders claw, brine shrimp from the
Salt lake, fiCas OF various kinds, ta.pe
worms head FAIRS sections OF plants,
and pollens.
ton of the image from a drop of Water
showing d world Of animal and vegetable
beauties, bell animalcUlae, rotifers, cy-
eli ~, anGceb2e, etc, were seen greatly
magnilied moving across the field Chas-
ing one anothe~. hiding and devouring
This was followed by a very interesting
and instructive address by ~. G II.
Penrose, on the Technique Of Sections
of Animal Tissues He described the
and staining by the use of p2rattine and
celloidin. also a rapid method occupying
but four hours from the time the spcCi-
men was removed till it was mounted.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
are DR.. ]. L. Talmage, president; Or. {.
+. Wilcox, vice. president; Miss \. h.
Brotherhood, secretary; DR.. Z. y. W hit
ney, treasurer.
All present expressed great satisfaction
with the exercises of the evening as we'll
as with the progress CT The society, one
member, Mr.. e. NJ. Perdue, coming from
tvans,-Cl, Wyo., TO attend the meeting.
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Dig Orders For Cars.

CHICAGO, Oct. 11-Fifteen thou
sand new cars ordered for Chicago
railroads or their branch connections
this year is an irdica ton Of the strong.
tide in business. With these orders
there have been others for 100 l6comn-
tives, majority of which, Ike the
new cars, will run into Chicago. These
orders for cars and locomotives are
the greatest placed by the combined
Chicago roads since the two years pre-
cealng the panic of 1893 When car
Duliaing orders practically ceased at
that time hope was expressed that IT,
shops might open again in 1891 but
that was destroyed by the strike which
not only kept these industries closed
but practically shut the doors of every
0orthWestern railroad repair shnn,
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The Consultations Pin.

TACOMA, Wash, Oct u-Letters have
been received here from st. Paul by men
well posted in railway affairs which staff
that President Hill is WORKING harder
than ever 20 consummate his consolidated
plan. They say that the Deutsche hang
of Berlin, representing a majority of the
oondholders, is ready 10 advance the
money necessary for the reore1nization
Of the Northern Pacific. about S15. Goa, dM
# it is convinced that the Hill scheme is
the right one.
Men here who have been quietly inves-
uSating, state that the sentiment of the
people Of Washington and Montana is
practically unanimous against consolida-
ton and that the Hill-Adams plan viii
encounter a serious OBSTACLE in the consii-
tuition and laws of Montana 1t is given
out here today that ex-United States
Senator Sanders. of Montana, has gone
on the war path against the consolidal;on
scheme with the intention OF lighting it
to a finish.
Railroad men here assert that the
Northern Pacific Will soon be earning
enough to nearly or quite pay the al.
nual fixed charges CT S3,000,0 900 and that
this probability is fast putting the FilI
plan to sleep. Present earnings are given
at the rate of 100000 to 5000, 900 above
operating expenses.
Before leaving for New York few days
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a MILLION INVOLVED.
An Important Decision Rendered
Against the Northern Pacific.


OLYMPIA, Wash, Oct. ia de-
cisi0n against the Northern Pacific
railway in a case involving over a
million dollars worth of agricultural
and timber lands in the Gray's harbor
country, north of Aberdeen, has been
rendered by the commissioner of the
general land office. On June >. 1895,
the Northern Pacific selected the lands
in question, but prior to that date
they had been settled upon by twenty
eight bona fide settlers. On June &c,
1895, the Olympia officers We're in
structed TO notify these settlers that
they would be allowed thirty days in
which TO enter the lands covered by
their respective claims All of the
twenty-eight applicants failed to make
entries as allowed, and John F. SOule
and others made application to file
upon the land, the rights of the others
having been forfeited. The railroad
company claimed that as they had Sc
leoted the lands prior to the applica-
ton of the second list of settlers. it
was entitled to the land in The event of
the original applicants losing their
rights
The commissioner holds that the
rights OF the first applicants did n-t
expire until July of this year and that
the railroads selection made prior to
that date would not hold.
The commissioner awards to Soule
and associates the right to prove up on
the land