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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1895-10-12
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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-09
Tho Last English Duel.

The last duel-the last fatal one, Mt
least-was fought in a field in Maiden
Lane in a solitary part of Holloway,
in 1S43. The district acquired consld-
cradle notoriety from the event. 1t
was the duel fought between Col. Faw-
cett and Lieut.. Munro. The former
was killed. The duelists were not only
brother officers; they We're also broth
ers-in-law, having married two sisters.
The coroner's jury, on the inquest,
returned q verdict Of willful murder,
not only against Lieut.. Munro, but
against the seconds also. The latter,
however, were acquitted. Munro
evaded the hands Of justice by seeking
refuge abroad. Four years later he
surrendered to take his trial at the Old
Bailey. He was found guilty and SEN
fenced to death. He was, however,
strongly recommended to mercy, and
the sentence was eventually committed
to twelve months Imprisonment,
The neighborhood in which this duel
was fought is no longer solitary; q
wide thoroughfare, known as the
Brecknock Road, runs through it, and a
ground beside the Brecknock
Arms appropriately indicates the place
where the final shot was fired.-Cham-
bers' Journal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-09
Rlnmes 1t on Hxpnotism.

Don't scowl at my crooked inlquity,
for I'm not the man that's to blame;
don't frown at my moral obliquity, for
I'm not to blame for the same, for all
of my regeneration and all Of my
meannesses shall result from my hyp-
notization-and I'm not fellow at all.
Not mine is the responsibility for the
faults and the crimes commit with
such fatal and fluent facility-not mine
is the fault-not bit, says the New
York World. Though my sins are a
sore aggravation, and my frailties an
noy and appall, they result from my
hypnotization-and I'm not the fellow
at all.
should never be punished, but pit
led; and tits foolish to hold me to blame
for the various crimes I've committed
for I'm not to blame for the same.
Take me not to the Jail or the station,
nor behind the cold, thick prison walls
my crimes come from hypnotization
and I'm not the fellow at all.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-09
A PIECE OF CLOTH.


I questions" said Kitty. ~ shall know
before long. VIII you let me have
that bit Of clothW
cts more precious than diamonds"
| said.
Her answer was
ayes, know it, She put 1t into her
pocketbook. 81 have changed my ROOM"
she remarked. 81 am next to her. There
is a locked door between us. That is
all. And | have made peep-hole."
"You are Il born detective, but, as
this widow is respectable, you can't
watch young Jeffrles that way"
yesterday" she said, without an
swering me, "Jeffries called. l saw
him coming up the street, and hid be-
hind o screen in the parlor. should
have pretended to be asleep in chair
there had ! been seen, but no one found
me out. She came to him, and he talked
like an innocent man.
"'The poor old woman has done me
another injury by getting herself muir,
dered,' he said. 4 believe I'm suspect
ed, because shall profit by her death.
Why, what do they take me for? l
wonder who killed her? They say
nothing was gone
Whoever it was, you ought to be
thankful that the grabbed creature Is
dead she said. Some common burg
lar, Of course, She'd scream and shrek
If she saw one at her jewel case, and
get herself killed
"'Well, poor old woman, I'd have
been his death If l had been near
Jeffries said. She wasn't half bad.
She never made will and left things
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-09
Playing the Ell King.

Anything more weird and terrible
than Rubinstein's playing never
heard; the despairing cry of the child
as the fearful Erl King rode with it
through the forest, the crashing pace,
the awful calm of death as the Whirl-
wind Of struggles dies away, and all
this coming out of the darkness and
filling the room with thunder Of mel
ody, concord, and discord, and the
ceaseless galloping Of the death steed
through the forest. 1t was an expe-
rience never to be forgotten. In the
silence that followed the summer moon
light seemed to fall more softly; not
one Of us spoke-a little night wind
whispered in the trees.
l believe the next day it was found
that a couple Of hammers had sue
cumbed. People used to say that Ru-
binstein broke strings Others said his
touch was so fine and elastic that, even
when strongest, he never broke any
thing. Neither statement Is correct;
what he broke was not strings, but
hammers. There were always two
grand pianos on the platform when
ever he played, and there was usually
some damage found after a recital,
but playing as he did, condensing the
whirlwind and imprisoning the thuu-
der the wonder is not that he broke
hammers, but that he did not break all
the hammers when, for instance, he
played a Chopin polonaise or Liszt's
arrangement of the overture to 'Tann-
hauser. "-Haweis in The Fortnightly
Review.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-09

away from me, as she might after l
told her I'd never crlnge to her for her
favor. Hang 1t, l wish / wasn't her
heir. People will suspect me, secretly,
perhaps. can prove wasn't inside
the house that night; but you know
how the papers talked. Poor Bitzner,
the roofer. came to me and cried over
what they said about him. Kill Aunt
Jessey! Why-good Lord
"'You used to call her Aunt Jezebel,'
said the widow; Mrs. Null is her name.
eyes, I'm sorry l did; but she had
temper, said Mr.. Jeffries. I've a mind
not to take the money
"Then shan't take YOU said Mrs.
Null. Such an idiot; l should be
ashamed Of you
"See herew Kitty handed me an adj
dress on a piece Of paper 1t was Mrs.
Preston Null, at a certain number,
Chestnut street. 1T is her mother-In-
law. Can you send out Mrs. Null
Eliza Mull--a telegram, saying, Come
at once to this address," she asked.
81 can" said 1.
do It," said she. mo, don't ask
me. l am helping, you. l have my
thoughts. Now take me home"
took her home, and telegraphed to
brother detective to telegraph to the
widow, and l waited and watched. l
saw her get into carriage and so
away. l followed out and saw her
take the train. If Kitty wanted her
out of the way, she was safe.
A few hours afterward received q
note:
disguise yourself as an old woman
and come here at once. Come in cab.
Wear a thick black VEIL Send up word
that you are my Aunt Agnes. Lose no
time"
lost none AS went slowly up the
stairs, with my black veil down, l could
hear my heart beat. Kitty opened the
door, called out, "Why, aunty, dear!'
and shut it.
81 have opened the door between my
room ana MIS-, Null $, Sne SAID. II
have found something, can't appear
in this matter, You must see for your
self"
She led me into the handsome room
and went to wardrobe. There, from
beneath other dresses, she drew q
plainly cut coat, or redingote of thir
black cloth, with many buttons dowr
the front and spread 1t on a chair
About the height Of the knees a piece
was torn away and button gone.
"Hushw she said. eve don't know
: who may be listening. Make no sound.
Then she took the bit Of cloth from
t her pocket, fitted it to the rent, ant
laid the button on It.
"The piece Of cloth found in dea,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-09

Mrs. Jeffries' hand came from ais gar,
ment" was her remark.
"Yes," | said, "she must have dis
gulsed him in 1t. But-why--"
"Gooseyw said Kitty. "Mr Jeffries
could not get into this Mrs. Null wore
It herself. Mrs Null killed old Mrs.
Jeffrles. The nephew knows nothing
about it-guesses nothing. This wicked
woman wanted to marry him when he
had inherited the estate. She has done
It. I watched her through the peep.
hole had made. saw her wrlthe in
agony and, without speaking word,
wiring her hands and tear her hair. II
was n guilty conscience that moved
her. There-you have 1t all in your own
hands now. I'll go and tell Mrs. c.
that have news which must take me
away, pay her my board and go with
you in the cab"
left her at her own door. Mrs. MulN
was arrested at the station on her re.
turn, and It was all as Kitty said. She
made full confession. She had con-
celved the idea Of numbering the old
woman that her nephew might get the
money, and she had hoped the poor roof
member would be charged with the
crime.
She was a fend In female form, but
the thought that had driven woman
to the gallows haunted me and sickened
me of the detective business, which !
left very soon.
Kitty and are keeping little hotel
now, and prospecting very well.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-09
Cold storage Cats.

Mature has made kind provision
that animals that live in cold climate
have a heavy covering" said travel
ing man. "The extent to which this
provision is carried out is shown by the
experience of firm in New York, which
owns cold-storage warehouse. They
were troubled with rats about the place,
but could find no dog or cat that could
stand the degree of cold. Finally q
thick-furred cat was procured, that
lived, and subsequently a mate for it,
A litter of kittens came, and it was
noticed their fur was longer than that
Of the parent cat. There have now
been FIVE generations born in the ware
house, the fur of each little longer and
thicker than that of the preceding gen.
GRAFTON, until now they are covered
with fur as thick and close as that Of a
muskrat, and when removed from the
warehouse they cannot stand the warm
climate, and soon die. 1t is q distinct
breed of cold-storage cats."-CincinnatI
Enquirer
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-09
Matnneleland ON the Boom

The principal interest in South Afrl-
ca to-day lies in Matabeleland, which
is just now being opened up, and is
attracting large immigration and
much capital. The developments of west
ern towns is not more wonderful than
what has been done in Buluwayo, the
capital of Matabeleland. Buluwayo
was the seat of King Lobengula, who
was killed in one of the fights between
the natives and the marauding British
ers some two years ago. A year age
there was nothing upon the site OF
Buluwayo but the low huts of the ma
lives. To-day there are more than 10C
fine brick structures and a Cape Town
bank has opened up branch estab
lishment there. Buluwayo is in the
interior, and the opening up of thai
territory means the rapid enlargement
of the colony.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-09

l had enough to marry on which l
should have as soon as | found out the
party who committed a certain MUIR
der.
Mrs. Jefrrles, a rich, miserly sort of
old lady, had been found dead in her
bed, murdered by some one. No one
knew who it was.
Everybody was under suspicion. A
man servant, who had been dismissed
weeks before; a disslpated nephew,
who had quarreled with her; peddler;
a man who had mended the roof But
1t seemed likely that no one would be
actually proved guilty. TO be sure,
the nephew would come in for her prop
erty, being her only relative; but though
he had been to the door that evening,
he had been seen to go away again, and
no doors were found unlocked, and the
servant had to call for help before the
bedroom door could be broken in.
The only clew had was a bit Of
black cloth, clutched tight in the dead
woman's banda fine bit Of old black
broadcloth torn in quite singular
shape. We hid the fact that this had
been found from the newspaper men,
and was looking for the coat it had
been pulled out Of That would be my
chance.
The dismissed servant was a waiter,
but bribed myself into chance Of
seeing his black coat off duty, and it
had not been torn or patched. hunt
ed up the nephew's boarding house,
and got into his room under pretense Of
having been sent from the telegraph
office to see the wires, but his clothes
were all Of thick, coarse cloth, talked
these things all over to Kitty, and she
set her wits to work to help me. She
asked me to let her go to the old lady's
home, and show her the room she slept
in; and she went out on the roof, as I
had done many time, and went along
first in one direction and then In an.
other, looking at all the scuttle doors,
until thought she would go Off into
the street, but she stopped at the last
Of the row and beckoned me. hurried
up.
Close to the scuttle door lay a little
black button.
"This belongs to the garment the bit
of cloth came FROM" she said. "There
are blacks and blacks. This is a but
ton that matches that black. Not a
blue-back, nor brownish black nor q
foxy black, but black that is almost
invisible green. Do you know No. LOOP
cts a very respectable frst-class
boarding house, said l.
evil they take ladies?" she asked.
"If they are well introduced"
81 shall go there to board"
Next day got card from her-she
hadn't been in the habit of having
cards-with that address on 1t. l call
ed. She came down to see me in hel
best black silk, with her bonnet ant
mantiIla on.
There was an old lady in the room
She introduced me to her, and then sale
she was ready. l took the hint W.
went out together.
"Of course you know why cam'
here" she said. "I'm spending all my
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-09

1t is possible to critlclse nature, but
It is not possible to change it
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-09
Criani-nIlnneIv MINI.

Isolation Is Crispi's natural condi-
ton He is a lonely man, slight and
reticent unusual degree; sits alone
in his chamber, and takes no part in
the combinations of the deputies; has
no group, and accedes to none. He
has, perhaps more than any other Of
his colleagues, strong, devoted friends
with whom personal admiration, conf
dence, and even veneration are in
tense; but he forms no party Of his
own. When he entered the Chamber
Of Deputies he had u program in which
the unity of Italy was the chief article,
and the maintenance of the house Of
Savoy the second, and from this he
never varied. The court aud its in
fluences have always been hostile to
him; he was always regarded as a
dangerous man, his silence and seclu-
sion being mistaken for signs Of am
bition, and his unhinching adherence
to his ideas of government suiting i'll
the invertebrate nature of Italian poll
tics A distinguished ambassador Of
the Italian Government told ne that
when Crispi was first charged with the
direction Of affairs he asked the King
If he did not regard Crispi as danger,
and the King replied: at is better to
have him with us than against us'-a
reply which showed the general feel
ing in court and conservative circles
Century.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-09

~ cannot speak too highly of Hoods
sarsaparilla, as it has worked wonders in
my case. l am "A years Of age and have
been afflicted with salt rheum on my hands
for great many years. I tried many
things to cure them, but failed Ny hands
would crack open and bleed profusely, and
the pain was terrible to bear Since taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla the flesh has healed and
the skin is as smooth as any farmers. I
recommend Hoods sarsaparilla as reliable
medicine and always speak in its favor."-
LLOYD B. CHASE, Swansea, Mass.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Is the Only
True Blood Purifier
Prominently in the public eye to-day.
Be sure to get Hoods and only Hoods.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-09
MUsKRATs ARE SLY ANIMALS.
Their Fur Is Valuable and Their Are
Many Ways of Catching Them.

Many Ways of Catching Them.
The number of skins of very small
and common animals In demand in the
fur business nowadays is surprising.
The increasing scarcity Of handsome
fur-bearlng animals has compelled
multitude Of ingenious limitations from
the fur of more ordinary creatures
Domestic dogs, cats and rabbits are
skinned by hundreds every day, and
after being subjected to various proc
esses the fur energies as otter, mink, or
beaver, whichever 1t most nearly re-
sembes as least likely to be detected
But the favorlte pelt now Is that of
the muskrat 1t has thick, well-root-
ed hair and, If killed at any time be-
tween Sept. and May is very durable.
It's natural color is pretty and glossy,
but 1t also takes all dyes better than
any other known skin. Though, Of
course, n large part Of the supply Is
from the north country above the
great lakes, yet thousands of bales OF
rat skins are collected and shipped
from all the Northern States. The
itinerant dealers who travel through
the small settlements and collect from
the individual hunters and trappers
usually pay about quarter a piece for
the pelts, and when they have sorted
them into bales according to size and
quality they ship them to some whole
saler at a round profit.
Throughout the farming districts
every boy and man does more or less
trapping during the fall and winter
months. OF course, the big or wealthy
farmers do not bother with such bust
ness, but their hired hands do. In New
England it is brisk work and the rats
are being rapidly thinned out. Early
in the fall the trapping begins in
earnest. The muskrats are setting
about building their houses for the
cold season, what the Ojibway trap
pers Of Ontario call the "wlnter lodge
of the mushquash. At such time
they are very active, passing about
among the dry reeds on the Marshes
and industrioVsly pushing great float
ing masses Of grass and leaves, ma
terial for building, ahead Of them as
they paddle up on down stream with
only nose tip in sight. Because they
stir about so much the trapping is less
restricted and the snares are set in i'll
conceivable places on the bank by the
new dwelling, in the jungle Of dead cat
tails, where the rats are harvesting,
and in the entrances to their deserted
summer homes.
Among the 6ld-fashioned or economi-
cal trappers, the "twitch-up," dead.
fall" "hger-4," and "pinch" traps are
still largely used, but the progressive
chaps all use the steel traps distin-
guished from the others by them as
"boughten" or "storetraps."
When one rat has been caught it is
useless to leave the trap in the same
spot, for no other will touch the bait
1t must be moved and set in some new
nook. If it was in a little hollow be-
fore, it must be shifted to ridge, if at
the waters edge at first it must be
changed to bog some rods back from
the creek A new bait, too, must be
substituted for the old. Fish is the
usual bait, and favorite one with the
rats, but the most tempting is the fresh
water clam.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-09

salary and wearing my best clothes;
but I've found something out already.
Mrs. Jeffries' nephew calls here some
times. He calls on young widow who
has the upper front room. He has been
engaged to her for some time"
She paused a long time and then
said:
HE was here the night of the MUIR
der"
"Wellr' / said. "Has she let him Out
upon the roofY
II wish you wouldn't ask me any
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-09
HEN was on the


detective force
by the way my
name Is Jack
Hlndson, at your
service-I had n
case on my hands
that bamed me. l
wanted to get on,
for | was at that
time engaged to
Kitty Pease, and
she had said that
though she was
very fond Of me,
she did not mean
to marry me until
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-09

Spring is the season for cleansing and
renewing the blood. During the winter
it has crept sluggishly through the
veins, gathering impurities from indoor
air, from fatty substances in the food,
and from many other sources.
The great blood purifying medicine
especially prepared to do this work is
Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t will give to the
blood purity, richness and vitality and
these will bring health and vigor, strong
nerves, a good appetite, refreshing sleep,
and powers Of endurance.
Cleanse your blood by taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla, q renovating preparation
especially prepared to make pure blood,
then you may enjoy the season OF flow
ers and birds and outdoor pleasures,
for you will be healthy, strong and well.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-09

The free and lovely impulses of hos
pitallty, the faithful attachment Of
friends-these, too, are holy religion
to the heart.-Schiller.
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Commissioners Sale.
Jay H. Northup
nnnin.l

Jay H. Northup
agaiaetl
Morgan Francis, John Cisco and
q. 5. Blssey. lst
By a virtue of a Judgment and or
der of sale OF the Lawrence Circuit
court, rendered at January term
thereof, 1884, 10 the above styled
cause.-the Undersigned will on Mon.
day April s, 1895, at the cour.
house doorin Louisa, Lawrence Co.
KY tbeing county court day, pro.
coed to expose To sale to the high
EFT bidder the following described
properly Tor sufficient amount
thereof 10 produce the sum OF
1862, with interest from Dec. 10,
1888, and alsn the costs herein)
to-Wtt:
The following described land 8 /.
uattd IN Ltwreium county, XIV,
and bounded M felloWs;
Beginning ut n stake at the coun-
~ road on Lick ,r, elk, being tie
upper corner OF the John Moore
'ract, thence with the line Of said
survey n 45 " l55 poles TO post
oak, corner IL Andy l.. shannon
and John Moore tract, thence With
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property So sald,until SAID bond Is
paid.
A. J, CARRIED, " q l. G.