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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07

MIN moving some of his machinery in the
shop. That was all
What made you decide to stay, Mrs.
Hubbard?'
Retsey looked even more worried ard
Mrs. Appleton reached out a hand and
caught her arm.
There was dinner to GET said Mrs
Appleton harshly, land we thought it
wouldn't be right to go while there was a
sick person In the house.
The doctor. unhesitatingly discredIted this
statement but 1t seemed not to be the time
to question it.
Very WELL" he said, II am going to hunt
for the professor. l want you to remain
just where you are until l come in again
and tell you that l am through. Do you
understand me? l don't want you to stir
from your chairs
The women looked at him without reply
irg. Afraid that he might spoil his plan by
adding to their alarm, ho continued
Il don't th.rk you are in danger from
lin. but if you are, the least danger, 1 as
sure you. will lie in your staying where you
gre now"
fon't care to STIR" responded Betsey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
'POSSUM GOT AWAY.
Amusing Adventure of a Washing
tOnfan in North Carolina.

II
tOnfan in North Carolina.
Tom Darnell has returned from a hunting
trip in North Carolina. II went out to kill
a 'possum." he said to a Star writer.
There are several animals that I know
more about than 'possums. but 1 had one
of the best dogs In the state according to
the man hired him of. II about an hour
he freed one in the stump of rotten tree,
and I went after him. just as the creature
broke cover and started to run. 1t was a
very pretty black and white one, and 1t
seemed almost a pity to shoot it, but did.
Then l went to pick 1t up, but 1t wasn't
dead yet; just jumped up and ran, sending
forth the worst odor l ever experienced.
l actually had 10 burn the clothes I had on,
ard borrow another old suit when / got
back to the house. The boys never got
through laughing about the way 1 let that
possum escape"
The Star man tried to look solemn, but he
couldn't and Tom won't tell that story
again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
Mystery Story Final Chontc-

Today Is printed in The Star the last
chapter before the final chapter in the
mystery story, Before They Were Mar
ried." The interval between today and
next Wednesday at o'clock pm, inclu-
sive, is allowed for forwarding guesses to
the Office. The final chapter will be pub
iished In The Star Saturday next. As is
well known, the $50 offered In prizes are
to 10 paid only for explanations sent In by
women and girls. according to conditions
published elsewhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07

~ Prizes: aggregating. Observation-Disclosures. $3.50 90
The first prize Of $50 will be paid for the
explanation which comes nearest to the
true solution. the second prize of $3.50 to
the person sending the explanation next
nearest. and SO on. for the third and fourth
prizes. The remaining twenty-five prizes OF
- each will be awarded to the persons
sending the twenty-five explana tons next
nearest to the fourth prize. as the Judges
may determine their merit.
3. The Star Is pre-eminently a family
newspaper ard Its daily installment OF
high grade serial story Is feature intended
to especially commend 1t to the home circle.
To emphasize-and advertisa-the fact that
The Star Is newspaper peculiarly suitable
for women's reading. the further condition
is made that the $3.50 in prizes shall be paid
only for explanations sent in by women ard
girls. All may read; but only women and
girls may guess-and win the gold.
Before They Were Married" will continue
in daily installments until Saturday. Deem
Der Z. on which date all but tho final chapter
will have been published. The interval be-
tween Saturday. December :. and Wednes-
day. December II, o'clock p.m.. inclusive.
will be allowed for forwarding of suesses.
and the final chapter will be published in
The Star Saturday. cember II. Under TO
consideration whatever will guesses be re-
ce!ved from any source and considered prior
TO Saturday. December 4. or later than g
o'clock pm. December II. For no reason
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07

A Chip of the Old Block.
Near Williamson. w. Va. Toy Hatfield,
the fourteen-year-old son of Devil" Anse
Hatfield of Hatfield.McCoy fame, Thurs
day night fired four Winchester balls into
Dan Craig. killing him Instantly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
7 =
A Mountain Showed Under,

well, down east the blizzard took the
form Of snow" said Macarthur. Il re-
member that early winter of 1878 well.
Three of us had left the Rome and Water
town railroad at Louisville, NY, with a
hunting outfit, intending to so by way Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
Mystery Story Fiual Chapter.

Today is printed in The Star the last
chapter before the final chapter in the
mystery story, Before They Were Mar
rled." The interval between today and
next Wednesday at o'clock pm, inclu-
sive, is allowed for forwarding guesses to
the office. The final chapter will be pub
lished in The Star Saturday next AS is
well known, the $3.50 offered in prizes are
to be paid only for explanations sent in by
women and girls. according to conditions
published elsewhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07

I. The Star will pay $3.50 in gold to the
reader from whom It receives by mail, at the
publication office. Pennsylvania avenue and
llth street. the complete and absolutely
correct solution of Before They Were Mar
ried.' as 1t shall be disclosed in the final
chapter OF the story. to be published Satur-
day, December IA. in The Star. If two or
more complete and absolutely correct solu-
lions are received the $3.50 in gold will be
divided equally
z. Should The Star fail to receive a solu-
ton that is complete and absolutely correct
In all its details. the $3.50 IN gold will be al
iotted to the -twenty-nine readers whose ex-
plantation shall come nearest to the true So
luton Of the mystery according to their
percentage Of merit and the money will be
divided as follows:
$OO-o',
APPROXIMATIONS. ot.oV
Id Prize. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $500
4th Prize. ... 1880
70 Prizes Of IS 12S. 90
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-11-14
THAT QUEER FEELING.


/ wonder how many young gentle
men. and even old ones. there are go
ing about in society who have pop
ped the question To young ladies
whom they meet more or less con-
stantly, and have been rejected. The
proper observation, | understand. for
the lady to make after this painful
and delicate duty has been performed
is. "But l trust we shall remain
friends" The man may shake his
head and mutter, "Friends be hang
ed!' but there is no help for it.
AS they move In the same set they
cannot avoid meeting another,
and, of course, in a friendly way. IL
is only in o very much lower rank liz
society that the rejected n swears
no other nan shall have his beloved
object, and buys a secondhand re-
vOlyer . o prevent 1t. But just at first
il must be very embarrassing, and
there is probably always a certain
queer feeling between them, as Of a
semi-attached couple who lRight have
been one for life bst for ttAat mono
syllable and scarcely articulate NO"
q matter OF fact, she never does
q mo" but wraps up the negative,
as IL we're, In silver paper: 81 respect
and honor you Mr.. Jones (who hoped
to be called "Edwin!) beyond every
thing, but what you ask can never
SS~."Lc.aca illustrated News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-11-14
longing in my heart, / nave mo resi-.

December -. 1877.
| have found a new trail-the clear
est have come across. Chance threw
into my hand n newspaper in which
the name of him | am seeking Is men,
toned, hOnOrably mentioned. in con-
nection with the politics of a certain
state. 1t may not be he. Another man
may bear the same name, but new life
has entered my veins since | saw II.
Last night | dreamed ] had my hand
on his throat,
December, 1877. =
have found him. From this hill
top where / am sitting | see the town
Where lie lives in comfort and honor
the house that shelters him. The
smoke Of his fire comes up to me. 1t
is a bitter cold day and | have eaten
nothing, but | feel neither cold nor
hunger. From the day when | started
on this last sure trail everything has
been against me. / have been sick: L
have found no work; | have begged
my bread; | have been hunted for
crimes Of others; | have borne abuse,
scorn, insult. The very lowest depths
of misery and humiliation has been
reached; but that it all nothing. My
purpose is TO be accomplished, the end
Is neal.
l reached this spot to-day at noon
and sat down here to rest a bit before
going down into the town to make as
Surance sure. Soon after a party OF
children came up the hill with their
sleds. When they saw me they ran,
except one little lass Of seven or eight.
She stood still and looked at me as IL
too scared to o l know / am ter
rible to look at. i have seer my face
In pools of water as | drank, but I
would not fright the child, and tried
to make my voice gentle as | said:
Don't be scared, little one; | won't
hurt you"
Just then the sun came out Of n
cloud that struck her across the face
and hair. l cried out; | could not
help II. 1t was Barbara's face and
hair, but the eyes We're his.
stop" l cried, as the child started
off. what is your name?"
Barbara" she answered.: and then.
IF you are hungry" she said, mann
ma will give you something to eat.
We live down yonder in the brown
cottage"
/ stared at her, shutting my teeth
Maybe papa will give you some
money" she said again; hes such a
good man, my papa is"
/ burst into a laugh. The little LASS
fear came back and she turned and
ran away.
i have not moved from the spot
where she left me. I have carefully
cleaned and loaded the weapon I
have carried so long-the instrument
in my hand Of Gods vengeance. Be
fore another sun rises 1t will be over
| sit and look at the cottage the
child pointed out. / can see that it is
neat and comfortable. The sun Is
going down and all the windows on
this side are red as blood. SO IL all
the snow between this place and that.
| shall wait until night. | feel no re-
II orse; and yet, IL the child had not
had his eyes
tn Re COnfinuadl
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-11-14
Trustworthy Servant Turns Murder
er-Husband 10 the Rescue,

Trustworthy Servant Turns MURDER
er-Husband 10 the Rescue.
One of the most remarkable stories
OF thwarted crime that we remember
to have met with comes from India.
A lady with her two children, who
were both young. were going In her
own ekka from Ramnagar to a place
i'll the ceItter Of the Bar tract.
The driver was an old servant OF
the family and was thought to be
trustworthy. For this reason the lady
did not think ii necessary to leave her
jewelry behind her, At a lonely part
of the road the trustworthy servant
stopped and ordered his mistress to
pass her gewgaws along. She did so.
rot u~nnHturaiiy, and then the man
proceeded to bind her, preparatory to
killing her.
At her request he agreed to kiln the
infants after he had dispatched the
mother. He lifted the axe to strike
the blow, but the head flew off and
disappeared in the brushwood, some
yards away. BY this time the lady
was unconscious.
When she came TO she found her
husband leaning over her and undo
ing her fastenings. He explained that
he had felt n dread as of some i'm
pending calamity. and so had followed
her. In the thicket the trustworthy
servant was found dead, his body al
ready blue, putrid and bloated. He
had been stung by a Khagi snake,
whose bite paTalyZes the victim on he
instant and decomposes him in an
hour.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-11-14

that they danced together a great
deal. and every one was saying what
q handsome couple they made.
Soon after this the mother became
ailing. and fretted at being left alone
evenings, so | often stayed with her
while Barbara danced at some neigh
boris house or public assembly with
the new conner.
| never had a thought of jealousy,
not even when the fellows in the shop
began chaffiing me for letting my
sweetheart run about with another
man. for / trusted Barbara, and was
not he my friend? Unlike as we were.
had he not singled me out from all
the others, and made me his confidant
and companion on all occasions?
Even after l had left the shop, hav-
ing secured the position of bookkeeper
at the mills which l had for years
been working for, he kept up the for
mer intimacy, and / often found him
waiting for me when returned late
from my work. and / liked nothing so
well as to sit and smoke and listen to
him and Barbara. their singing and
laughter and foolish talk.
1t went on so for a good while. l
was beginning TO lay by money, and
the time for our marriage "as not far
off. But a strike broke out just then
among the spinners. | had known 1t
was coming and had done what i
could to prevent 1t, knowing what the
result would be, but it was all In vain.
Their wrongs were too real and OF too
long standing. The crisis came; the
mills were closed; for a few days the
strikers believed they would win the
day.
At the end OF a week the mills
opened with a new set of operatives
hired from a neighboring town. Riots
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-11-14
IT1T MINIMUM M M I'M MINIMUM M N1TN Z
6he Story Of TWo=
lives. JULIA 8: ::n.r... J
BY
JULIA SCHAYER.

night-gown ran out OF the adjoining
ROOM, and with a gleeful cry sprang
into his arms, her long yellow hair
spreading itself over his shoulders.
You see, dear old papa, Bah wasn't
asleep" she cried, covering his face
with kisses.
and why isn't Bah asleepT' her
father said, with an assumption Of
sternneSS.
Because she can't sleep, The wind
makes such a noise in the pines, and
the icicles keep falling off the caves
and make such a pretty tinkling on the
snow. Do you hear it? Hohr'
THE wind increases fearfully." said
the wife, going to the window and
drawing the shade. ITS a very bitter
night"
bad enough for anybody to be out
in," said Dixon, with the comfortable
air of n safely housed. He moved
his chair to the fire and began fondling
and playing with the pretty child on
his knee. Her little face, however, had
grown suddenly grave.
What is it, pussy?' asked her faith
err; lit looks so serious all at once"
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or garments and seat himself at the
desk.
Apparently business at this time Of
year was not pressing, for, beyond ar
ranging some papers with legal head
ings and glancing over q newspaper or
two. Dixon did no work. The most OF
the time he sat industriously smoking.
his eyes set upon thu ~uncheerful win
ter landscape without. Once, when
the boy was absent, he took from his
breast pocket the pistol and examined
IL again with a knitted brow, after
which he locked 1t III q drawer OF his
desk ard resumed his pipe.
At noon he sent the boy away and,
locking the office door, turned his face
homeward. The town was awake
now. as much as IL was likely to be.
A few Sleighs and sleds were stand
ing before the doors of the saloons,
and 1t appeared to Dixon that an UNI
wontcd excitement prevailed In and
about "Buckey's," ali the men visible
being gathered before the familiar red
door and all talking at once, in even
louder tones than usual.
'sThere Is something here" he said,
holding the book before him. and
speaking III the voice which had once
before made them start. There is
something here | would like TO look
into. Let the-body lie here until 1
come back"
There was a murlnur Of assent, and
he turned and left the store. They
saw him stand a moment on the step
outside, his face toward home. Then
he turned In the opposite direction
and disappeared.
Dixon entered his office, locked n
door and flung himself into his chair,
the little book open before him. The
ashen ring had widened until his un-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-11-14
On the PLATFORM.

II understand" said the citizen. who
squarely on the PLATFORM
Certainly said the candidate.
81 wanted TO ask you about tho
PLANK In reference to bonds"
Bonds? oh, yes. Lemme see, how
did that read, anyway indianapolis
Journal
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-11-14

II Don't Thfnk He WIN bH"' SHe
Said softly.
one might have detected a | OF
-a!ertness in his eyes as of a man ever
on ms guard, and what seemed aiiHoSs
a studied avoidance of his wifes SOFT,
persistent gaze, as she sat opposite
him.
"Shr' What was thatg' she sud
denly exclaimed. There had been a
faint sound outside the window. IL
had ceased now.
at was nothing, Bab," said her nus
band. How nervous you are.
Even as he spoke the sound was re-
peated, and he himself started now.
I'm catching your nervousness,
Bah" he said with a short laugh. "Ihe
wind is very deuce tonight
At that moment a little girl Ia ner
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STRANGE STORY OF CRIME.

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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-20
THE HOTEL REGISTER.
Anecdotes aud Personals OF Those Who
Arc Stopping in tho City.

Auec0OLes anu personals OF Lnpho VIM
Arc Stopping in tho City.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. 5. 10y, of Sisters
vile, were guests at the Stamm last
night.
r. G. Ball, ahead OF Barnum & Bail
ey's show, was Windsor guest last
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Driscoll, OF Pitts
burg, were registered at the Windsor
last night.
Mrs. Lou Doubleday. of Columbus,
Ohio, is in the city, and is stopping at
the Brunswick.
r. Gates, manager of the Bijou The
atre at Sistersvile, was guest at the
Belle. yesterday.
j. c. Reynolds, a prominent business
man Of Freeport. Ohio, was a Windsor
guest yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. II. Shuler, OF Man
nington. were In the city yesterday and
registered at the Brunswick.
ST. CHARLES: Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hall,
Sstersvlle; j. V. gill, Gallipolis. o.; j.
II. McAIIiSter, Point Pleasant.
Van Keuren's-Otto Yoho, GTaftoni
J. A. Pryor, Littleton; w. Blahn, Fair
mont; j. >. Toobert, SistersviIle.
Hon. John A. Hutchinson Of Parkers'
burg, was a prominent visitor In the
city yesterday aad stopped at the
Windsor.
Mr.. Clint Moore. general superin-
intendent OF the Eureka Pipe Line Co..
at Sistersvlle, was a prominent guest
at the Mcclure last night.
The prominent arrivals ct the Bruins
wick yesterday were: w. II. Anderson
BarneSville; d. Z. Black, Warren, Pa;
q. C. HAM, Weston, w. Va.
Charles w. Barrlck. a weil-known in
surance and real estate agent of New
Martnsville, was in the city last night
aud registered al the Behler.
Primrose & Vests minstrels were
quartered at the st. Charles last night.
They left al three o'clock over the Pan
Handle for Altoona, where they play
an engagement tonight.
Charles Onlighter, Parkersburg; II
Neunschander, Hannibal, o.; Il. W.
Hubbard, Sistersvile; Y. j. Potts. Nor
gantown; w. NJ. Sweeny, Warrington,
were guests at the Behler last night.
H.H. Hopkins, Elizabeth, w. Va
j. H. Hasson, A. j. MARBLE, Buckhan'
non; Fl. C. Shroger, Cambridge, O.; w.
d. Montgomery, Volcano, w. Va; Jas.
Hennegan, Sistersvlle, were the arri-
walls at the Windsor yesterday.
Chas. Kline, Sistersville: J. L..
Booher, Fairmont; r. Il. Phelan,
Waynesburg; c. +. Wigginton, Fair.
mont; J. A. Garland, Warrington; Il.
c. McManus, Friendly, were the promi-
uent arrivals at the Mcclure last night
The arrivals at the Stamm yesterday
we're L. +. Mahen, Brooklyn, w. Va.
O.. B.West, c. b. Slemaker, Sistersville;
Robert Wheeler, K. II. Cutter, Wells
ourg; J. r. Fitzpatrick, Youngstown;
=. w. Houston, Charleston; Mr.. and Mr..
J. CodlHgton, Oakland, Nd.