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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-04
samepower as Constahles.

Shadrach McClair of Orange and
Charles T. Curtis of East Haven, this
state, who have been appointed by the
governor agents of the Law and Order
league, are the first appointments made
under the new law, and not more than
four can be made. They have power in
any part of the state to serve processes,
make arrests upon legal warrants in all
matters relating to violations of chas-
tity, gaming, and the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquor, as constables have in their
respective towns, and receive the same
fees.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-04
Blankets.

Blankets.
Our sales are simply de-
lightful on Blankets, never
such value exposed to view
before in this state. Wewere
early buyers when manufac-
turers were flirting with
money. A surplus of cash
thanks to increasing trade)
brought case after case to our
door, at prices that can not be
equalled again in history.
Now we are early sellers. .
The people take advantage Of
our buying and know a good
thing when they see it. The
following are prices competl-
ton can not reach:
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s1,s77,216.Ss s4sO, 88428 81, 6S7, 152. "a

s1,s77, 1859 s49O, 1874. % 81, 6S7, 1852. "a
Increase week of 1895, 1890 O64.O5.
Balances week of 1894 $3.50, OS92S.
Decrease week of 1894, S95, 705.O5.
Clearings week of 1898, 81, $50, 91555.
Clearings week of 1892, 81, 664. 391. sc.
The total for the month of October
were as follows:
Clearings. Balances
Oct. 1895. SIS, O25. SOTO 81. 1892. 46O so
Oct. 1894. 6.7TS,171.S9 LOO, 5S4. Sc
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ment branded as a guarantee
of quality. Colors, lew
French Blue and Cancels
Hair, 65 per cent wool, moth.
ing like them sold less than
$1.00. Our price SOC each.
Mems natural wool and
Cancels Hair mixed shirts
and drawers, a splendid wins
ter garment and a bargain at
zoe each.
A Big Lot.
Mems heavy all wool
Sweaters, in Gray. Wine,
Blue and Black, retailed all
over New England at 1926.
Our price $1.eO.
800 dozen Mems neckwear.
latest silks and Saline effects.
Pufs, Ascots, Tecks. 4 in
hand and De Jourville's, sold
at $l,00. Our price soc each.
30 pieces Silk and Wool
novelty dress goods in beauti-
full Irridescent effects. at 800
yard.
Navy Storm Serge IS inches
wide-We captured Is pieces
only as a flyer. They go at
25c yard.
% pieces all wool Broad
cloth suitings, 40 inches wide
at only 29c yard.
Magnificent all wool Boucle
suitings, 80 inches wide, only
SOC a yard.
All wool French suitings
in pretty small check effects,
cheap at $l.25. Now $1.OO
yard.
Wool Plaids, genuine
Scotch effects, 40 inches wide
and only SOC yard.
Fine Imported novelties,
from 75c to $3.50.
MackintOshes.
We have Them: New style.
guaranteed
finish at our:
$3.50 to $4,000. sys4 es'
:................s.s
Ladies' Sweaters. just the
thing for outdoor wear, bicy-
cling, golfng, etc, in plain
and fancy.
The Cloak Room is just
packed with Garments, styles
unlimited. The point in fact
they are New Goods-Chil-
dren's Cloaks, Fur Capes,
Dressing Jackets, Warm
Breakfast Shawls, Flannel and
Silk Waists, Tea Gowns and
Wrappers.
Millinery.
Paris Trimmed Velvet Hats,
1928, worth $3.50.
Mourning Bonnets and
Hats, 1898 up.
Sailor Hats, 67c, always
sold at Slips.
Tam Shanter Gaps, $50
and csc.
Upholstery Room.
Besides the immense line
of Curtains, Tambour Muslin
Shades, Rugs, Portieres. lid
les, Poles, Easels and Pic
lures, we offer this week
Babies Fur Carriage Robes,
new styles. You should see
these quite pretty Chenille
Portieres, fringed and wide
Dador top and bottom, Sl.9S
pair, worth $500;
Opaque Window Shades
with good Roller. full length
fringed, etc., 35c each. These
have been sold at Soc.
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At Epworth NJ. e. Church.

At the Epworth NJ E. church yester-
day forenoon the pastor, Rev. Mr. Grit
fin, held communion service and made
a short address appropriate to the &C.
casion. One new member, a lady, was
admitted to the church.
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Mrs. Cone ELECTED Secretary.

At the Advent convention held in
last week Mrs. F. W. Cone
was elected etate secretary of the Sun
day school association.
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Agriculturist Ito season ticket-holder
in train)-You don't have no ticket?
Season ticket-holder-No. 1 travel on
my good looks. Agriculturist-Then
probably you amt goin' very far
Household Words.
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f1uUuT6uS OIL bldHkclS dt 9o.Vu pair
Hundreds of Blankets at $3.50 pair
Hundreds of Blankets at $500 pair
Hundreds of Blankets at $3.50 pair.
Hundreds of Blankets at $500 pair.
Gray Blankets and Robe
Blankets at equally low
prices.
Special.
10 cases Bleached and
Brown extra heavy Canton
Flannel at only Sc yard.
3 Cases
White Domet Flannels at
6 lao yard.
Special Sale
of SO pieces twilled grey,
scarlet and blue Flannel,
worth SIC, at 25c yard.
Ladies' ALI Wool
Cashmere Hose, our own
importation, purchased last
spring when wool was down
in price in England. These
goods arrived in September,
had they arrived later they
would have cost us and you
at least 10 per cent more.
500 dozen Ladies Black
all wool Cashmere Hose
spliced heel and toe as a
guarantee of quality each
pair stamped (McIntyre.).
These we offer at Soc pair
or 3 pairs for $500.
so dozen Ladies' Black, ALL
Wool, very fine Cashmere
Hose, equal to any sold at 75c.
Now SOC pair.
80 dozen Infants Black all
wool Cashmere Hose ribbed
and plain double knee, a
superb quality and decidedly
cheap at 25c a pair,
A Grand Offering.
100 dozen Ladies' heavy
Jersey ribbed vests and pants
silk trimmed, better value
than you ever bought at 800
Now zoe each.
Special.
While they last-5O dozen
Ladies fine merino Jersey
vests and pants. A bargain
at 75c. Now SOC each,
For the Children.
100 dozen natural Jersey
ribbed vests and pants from
16 up, worth double our
price. IL 1-2c each, rise
2 LIE.
100 dozen Ladies' Black
Wool Hose, cheap at a quar-
ter. Now 19c pair.
Mems Wear.
125 dozen Mems Jersey
ribbed vests and pants. a
truly wonderful bargain,
manufactured by "Yund.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-30
CHAPTER XXXIV.
VENGEANCE,

During that meal Bernal Diaz spoke of
our first meeting on the causeway, and OF
how I had gone near to killing him in err
TOR, thinking that he was Sarceda and
then he asked me what was my quarrel
with Sarceda.
In as few words as possible I told him
the story of my life, Of all the evil that De
Garcia, or Sarceda, had worked upon me
and mine, and of how it was through him
that was in this land that day. He lis
tened amazed.
''Holy Mother'' he said at length. II
always knew him for villain, but that
If you do not lie, friend Wingfield, he
could be such man as this l did not
know Now, by my word, had l heard
this tale an hour ago Sarceda should not
have left this camp till he had answered 1t
or cleared himself by combat with you
But fear it is too late. He was to leave
for Mexico at the rising of the moon to
stir up mischief against me because
granted you terms-nOt that fear him
there, where his repute is SMALL
II do not lie indeed" I answered.
"Much of this tale can prove If need be,
and tell you that would give half the
life that Is left to me to stand face to face
in open fight with him again. Ever he
mas escaped me, anu Gne 6COf0 DeCWeen us
is long"
Now as I spoke thus it seemed to me
that a cold and dreadful air played upon
my hands and brow and warning sense
of present evil crept into my soul, over
coming me so that could not stir or
speak for awhile
Let us go and see If he has gone" said
Diaz presently, and summoning guard
he was about to leave the chamber. 1t was
at this moment that I CHANGED to look up
and see q woman standing in the doorway.
Her hand rested on the doorpOst; her head,
from which the long hair streamed, was
thrown back and on her face was look
of such anguish that at first, SO much was
she changed, 1 did not know her for Oto-
mic. When knew her, knew all. One
thing only could conjure up the terror and
agony that shone in her deep eyes.
what has CHANGED to our SOM" asked.
dead, deadP' she answered In Whis-
per that seemed to pierce my marrow.
I said nothing, for my heart told mo
what had happened, but Diaz asked, Dead
why, what has killed him?"
DE Garcial l saw him CO." replied
Otomie. Then she tossed her arms high,
and without another sound fell backward
TO the earth.
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WIS house, and he nodded toward the
ocaln, till you starved upon It's top.
az, friend Wingaeld, take back the
okA' prd. suited myself with another many
r., rs ago, and you have used this one gal
the thy. Mover have I seen Indians mako
~ etter fight And so that is Otomie
ntezuma's daughter and your wifeP
l handsome and royal, I see. Lord
Wd, 1t Is many years ago, and yet it
rs but yesterday that saw her father
Ill VI, a Christian hearted man, though no
fully :stian, and one whom we dealt ill with.
war; God forgive us ALL Well, madam,
cb;c can say that you have Christian
rt If a certain tale that have heard
gro what passed yonder some three nights
nee Is true. But we will speak no more
Of it, for the savage blood will show, and
you are pardoned for your husbands sake,
who saved my comrades from the Sacri
6ce.''
To all this Otomie listened, standing
still like a statue, but she never answered
word. Indeed she had spoken very rarely
since that dreadful night Of her unspeak-
able shame.
And now, friend Wingfeld," went on
the Captain Diaz, what is your purpose?
You are free to go where you will. Width
er, then, will you go?''
II do not know" answered. ''Years
ago. when the Aztec emperor gave me my
life and this princess, my wife, in mar
riage, swore to be faithful to him and
his cause and to fight for them till Popo
ceased to vomit smoke till there was no
king in Tenoctitlan and the people of
Anahuao were no more a people,"
''Then you are quit of your oath, friend,
for all these things have come about, and
there has been no smoke on Popo for these
two years. Now, If you will be advised by
me, you will turn Christian again and en-
ter the service Of Spain. But come, let us
to supper. We can talk Of these matters
afterward."
So we sat down to eat by the light of
torches in the banqueting hall with Ber-
nal Diaz and some other Of the Spaniards.
Otomie would have left us, and though the
captain bade her stay she ate nothing and
presently slipped away from the chamber.
The advocate., 1895-08-28

''That old man is honor personined 30
much his face proclaims. There must be
much more than have been taught to
believe in this claim to whose upholding
he has sacrificed so much.
"Oh, nobody ever said a word against
him. No doubt he believes all he says;
took his fathers word for gospel truth.
Clearly he is a victim of circumstances
and his own bull headedness. That's
why we, our side, thought Of this COM
promise. " Hawkins returned hurriedly,
jumbling one word on another as II to
prevent further speech Of his comrade.
The younger man looked at him hard
as he asked, ION your honor, now, do
you believe compromise possible"
The other broke out with impatience
that he tried vainly to smother in susv-
ity: That's just what I can t say-what
we want to find out. See here, F.
Haywood you can't mean to go back on
us now. Think for a minute what it
means, where we stand. Here's one side
AN English syndicate just aching to
invest 81, 900, 900; the other, the finest
iron property in the world, at which
they will jump once the title is abSO-
The advocate., 1895-08-28
CHAPTER IL

Seventy years, full of trouble though
they were, sat lightly on Francis. Over
ton. He walked away from his lawyer
with masterful step, though his head
dropped little, and his eyes were full
of speculation-so full indeed that he
took no note of two other men, who look
ed hard at him from an adjacent street
corner.
When he had vaulted upon his tall
black horse and gone away at swing
ing lope, one said low to the other:
"That's your man. Tough old NUT
isn't he, to be riding that gait at rising
70?"
The speaker was an elderly man,
smug faced, though not quite i'll look
ing, with narrow, light eyes; a square
jaw and close clipped bullet head; well
dressed, well groomed, yet giving with
al some suggestion of underbreeding.
The other was taller by half head,
1.-THE, slim, with an oval face tanned to
healthy brown and lit by two clear, con-
vincing gray eyes. Every line, every mo-
tion told Of strength and suppleness, the
muscular perfectness of the early twen-
ties. His hair, just long enough to show
q hint of ripple, was of the warm brown
that catches gold of the sun, tho same
sun which had burned to an ashen shade
the dropping mustache that hid a firm,
well emf month
Altogether you would go far before
seeing better specimen Of the genus
gentleman. He looked intently after the
vanishing figure, and as it was lost to
view said, Hawkins, l like his looks, so
much so indeed that have three parts
of a great mind to give up the whole
thing"
A lightning scowl drew together
Hawkins brows, but he was wise enough
to mask it and say interrogatively:
"What? I didn't quite catch what you
said. "
For a minute the other was silent
Then he said, not loud, but dropping his
words with the precision Of q plummst;
The advocate., 1895-08-28

"ThGt's yOur man. Tough old nat, tSn't
he, to be TidtTlg that gait Gt rising 7OP'
lutely clear. There is no reasonable
doubt whom it really belongs to. Spite Of
80 years Of suits in all sorts of courts,
Fauntleroy possession has not been over
turned"
"You forget there have been lapges,
quite enough to give the other side
fighting chance" "
''No, I don't forget. Reduced to its
lowest terms, the case stands thus: Over
ton has no possible chance of winning
the property. All he can do is to play
dog in the manger and keep the rightful
heirs Of it from getting full benefit Of 1t,
Now, it seems to me, regard for him, II
nothing else, ought to make you anxious
that he shall be properly approached, the
case stated fairly to him and an effort
made to convince him of the error Of his
ways. You were willing enough"--
Before l saw him or the land in dis.
pute, yes. Now I put myself in his
place, try to think how would feel if,
after all Of these years of struggle,
man came to me, saying in effect: Sir,
your father was thief and scoundrel.
All the same, your persistent denial Of
it keeps me out of a fortune. If you will
agree to admit it and thereby put g.,
900, 900 in my pocket, I will see to it
that it is made worth your while. /
think, Hawkins, l should kick the mes
senger very hard, all the harder if he
rang in anything about regard for my
own interest.
''Then you won't 90 to him?'
''Not as you proposed, under an alias.
But openly, in face of daylight, giving
my own name, I mean to see Major Over
ton, and see also if there can possibly be
found an honorable way out of all this
evil"
Hawkins fell back step, with eyes
Of amazed fury. After minute he said,
with a slowly whitening face: lyon
-will-go-to HMM your - own
name? Young man, you are-worse than
lunatic. He would murder you at the
sound of ii"
''I think not He has not the assas-
sims face Do you know where he hveSI
I want to do him the honor Of seeking
him In his own home"
"Would you really risk it9' Hawkins
spoke in an aMed whisper The other
The advocate., 1895-08-28


to GUenge and Ut11dtCGte the dead man.
the missing volume. By what treaohery
they were distracted and blank forms
left in their place nobody can even inn
sgine, always supposing that such a
thing did occur, which I, for one, de-
voutly believe. But few folk agree with
me. Some of the overgood even sigh and
lift their eyes, intimating that the elder
OVerton was struck down for false
swearing, as well as that some things in
the life of his son are "a Judgment for
the assertion of an unjust claim.
''To me he is the most heroic, the
most pathetic figure 1 ever knew. This
struggle to set his father right has risen
from a duty to a religion-one, too,
which, unlike most religions, comes be-
fore everything, anything else. ="
"Yet you say his case is hopeless?"
"Quite, save in two most impossible
contingencies
"What are they?"
"He must find the missing volume Of
records or the man who made away
with them and with his fathers deeds. "
The advocate., 1895-08-28


TO do it stripped him Of everything but
the property in dispute That was for
tune if he held it. At the trial people
waited ON tiptOe for the outcome Of it
all. He came into court mighty sor
rowful looking, but no whit downcast.
Indeed he had hardly thought it worth
while to employ lawyer, but as my ia
ther had settled his other affairs for
him he said to him, George, please
look after this little matter.
"But my father would never take
fee for that days work; said he didn't
earn it. Fauntleroy's man got up first
and said that his client claimed the land
under government entry at such a date,
to be established by patents and receipts
for purchase money. Mr.. OVerton hard
ly waited for his last word before he
stood up, saying to the judge as though
the whole thing bored him, IF your
honor will look at those papers, you
will find that my entry of the same land
was just two years earlier.
'H-m," said the judge. You
must make your statement on oath. ,
While Mr.. Overton was being sworn his
honor fumbled with the papers, but
didn't look at them. The other man
passed up his documents You might
have heard yourself think while the
Judge was turning them over. The
crowd could see that they looked official
ON government forms, with big red
seals. When he undid the Overton
packet, everybody gave gasp. 1t was
nothing but blank paper. Mr.. OVerton
stood like a dead man for a minute,
then sprang facing the judge, and shout
ed out: The records-search the records.
I know my deeds are thereP
Most likely they were there, but the
book was missing-has been from that
day to this. OF course, though, there was
nothing for it but to give judgment for
Fauntleroy. But when court was over, as
my father was helping Mr.. Overton
from the room, the judge came to them
and said: I know it's your land, sir
Appeal, appeal, and by the Eternal I
will help you to get justice. !"
''That broke Mr.. Overton all up. He
Choked and said gaspingly: The fight
will go on, sir, so long as Overton blood
runs in any creatures veins Ihave got
just one boy left. Better, much better
see him dead than to know he would let
it be said his father had been proved q
scOundrelly land thief.
" They never shall say it, father,
young Frank cried out. The old man
reached out hand to him, staggered,
fell, was dead before they could lay him
straight on the grass in the courthouse
yard. Kneeling beside the corpse, the lad
-he was just turned 17-sWore to
Rvenge and vindicate the dead man il it
took all his life. Though of all his IA
ther's fortune there was not enough left
to bury him, the son was not badly of.
His mothers money was held in trust
for him, and there was more to come
from rich bachelor greatuncle.
"The Overton claim has swallowed
nearly all of it, for, you see, these
things came to pass more than 80 years
ago, before you and were born.
Through all these years the fight has
been kept up. The absence Of the records
has made that possible Lacking them,
neither claimant can perfect his title to
this great property. Fauntleroy got pos
session under bond after the first decree,
but It pro1ted him next to nothing. BE
lacked money 70 develop it, and nobody
The advocate., 1895-08-28

had faith enough In him or his case to
risk a dollar in his hands
Francis Overton Bwears to this day
that the night before his fathers death
he--the son-read over deeds to all the
iron land, duly attested as Of record in
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-25
fcopyrIrhtsd. 1862

Around the walls OF certain old church
there stood many tombs, and these had
been there SO long that the plaster with
which their lids were fastened down had
dried and crumbled so that In most of
them there were long cracks under their
lids, and out OF these the ghosts of
the people who had been buried in the
tomb were in the habit of escaping at
night.
This had been going ON for long time,'
and, at the period OF our story, the
tombs were in such a bad repair that
every night the body OF the church was
SO filled with ghosts that before daylight
one of the sacristans was obliged to come
into the church and sprinkle holy water
everywhere. This was done to clear the
church of ghosts before the first service
began, and who does not know that II
ghost is sprinkled with holy water 1t
shrivels up? This first service was at
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-25

Buffalo Bill, seated in the carriage,
looked well preserved. Time has touched
up his mustache and goatee, ard pos
sibly thinned out his flowing hair. |
can remember him more than 20 years
ago, when he made his appearance on the
Providence Opera House stage I'm the days
of Med Buntline,' - "Texas jack" and
the rest. Major Burke was along then,
and he is along today. He has been in
separable from the noted scout, and been
no mean factor in the latter's success.
The time i refer TO, If / remember right,
Buffalo Bill, in making his entree on the
stage, forgot his lines, but it didn't matter.
He started in telling a story, and when il
came time TO shoot the red skins, he
blazed away Major Burke also had a
part in the drama, and the audience was
none the wiser for the mishap or lack of
memory of the lines of the hero. Buffalo
Bill was a picture in those days, and
even now he attracts attention for his
superior personality.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-25

up the crack under the lid OF your tomb
he seems to have been very careful about
the front part Of IL, but he didn't take
much pains with the back, where his work
wasn't likely TO be seen, so that there the
plaster has crumbled and loosened very
much, and with long pin from my hair
/ have picked out ever so much OF It, and
now there Is a great crack at the back of
the tomb, where you can go i'm and come
out just as easily as you ever did. As
soon as night shall fall, YOU can leave this
tomb and go into your own"
The bishops ghost could scarcely speak
for thankful emotions, and the happy
young girl went home to the house OF
her father, now a prosperous man, and
the head printer OF the town.
The next evening the young girl went
to the church and hurried 10 the bishops
tomb. Therein she found the bishops
ghost, happy and content.
Sitting at a stone projection at the back
of the tomb, she had a long conversation
with the bishops ghost, which, in graft
tude for what she had done, gave her all
manner OF good advice and counsel.
"Above all things, my dear daughter" A"
said the bishops ghost, "do not repeat
your first great mistake; promise me that
never will you die OF love"
The young girl smiled. "Foar not.
good father, she replied. "when died
OF love 1 was, in body aud soul, but Is
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-25

notice they have passed law in New
York TO make it compulsory to teach the
evil effects of intemperance in the public
schools. No good. You can't legislate
for the human stomach. Doesn't it make
you smile sometimes to read so much
about the law for this and for the other?
There are IA states, to say nothing of the
cities and towns. All the Legislatures and
Councils seem to be doing is making, re-
pealing, and amending laws. At Washing
ton ii is the same. hen you come right
down to hard pan, what better law do you
need than the old Ten Commandments?
That's what. OLD VET.