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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-26
PART III.

"a discrepancy worth noting" re-
marked.
Involving mystery Of some impor-
tance," she concluded.
Iagreed 10 that.
"And since we have discovered how
the slip came into your room, we can
now proceed to the clearing up of this
mystery" / now observed. you can,
of course, inform me where you pro-
cured this slip which you say you
brought into the house?"
"Yes. You may think it strange, but
when 1 alighted from the carriage that
night a man on the sidewalk put this
tiny scrap of paper into my hand. 1t
was done so mechanically that IL made
no more impression on my mind than
she thrusting of an advertisement
upon me, Indeed. supposed il was an
advertisement, and only wondered that
j retained it in my hand at all. But
that i did do so, and that in moment
OF abstraction 1 went so far as to pin
II to my cushion is evident from the fact
that vague memory remains Of this
recipe which you see is printed on the
reverse side of the paper"
"It was the recipe, then, and not the
obituary notice which attracted your
attention the night before?"
Probably, but in pinning 1t to the
cushion it was the obituary notice that
Glanced to come up foremost. Oh, why
didn't remember all this before? Can
you understand such forgetfulness con-
cerning matter of such importancew w
EYES," l allowed. after a momentary
consideration Of her ingenious coun-
tenance. "The words you read in the
morning were so startling that they
disconnected themselves from those
which you had carelessly glanced at the
night before"
"That is it," she replied; "and since
then ! have had eyes but for only the
one side. How could l think of the
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the surprise of this new delight how
could / be expected TO remember the
man i had left behind me in that re-
mote world of poverty and paltry de-
vices in which l had spent my youth?
But he did not forget, and blamed me
that | did. He followed me to New
York, and on the morning | was mar
ried found his way into the house, and
mixing with the wedding guests, sud-
denly appeared before me just as was
receiving the congratulations of my
friends. / felt all the terror he had
calculated upon causing but, remcm-
bering at whose side | stood, Inan-
aged to hide my confusion urder an
aspect of haughtiness. This irritated
John Graham. Flushing with anger,
and ignoring my imploring look. he
cried, peremptorily: Present me to
your husband!' and | presented him.
But his name reused no corresponding
anger in my husband. had never told
him of my early experience with this
man, and John Graham, perceiving this,
cast me glance of heart-piercing dis
dain and passed on, muttering between
his teeth: False TO me and false to
HIM! Your punishment will be upon
you! And felt as If had been cursed"
She stopped here, moved by emotions
readily to be understood. Then, with
quick impetuosity, she caught ttr
thread Of her story and went on.
Continued Tomorrow.
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"Let me see" And stretching out her
hand with the utmost eagerness, she
took the slip and turned IL over. In
stantly n change took place in her coun-
tenance. She sank back in her seat and
IA blush of manifest confusion suffused
heT cheeks. "Oh!" she exclaimed, what
will you think of me? brought this
scrap of print. into the house myself
and pinned il on the cushion, too. re-
member il now. The sight of those
words recalls the whole occurrence"
"'rhen there is one mystery less for
us to solve," remarked, somewhat
dryly.
"Do you think SOP" she protested,
with deprecatory look. "For me the
mystery deepens and becomes every
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AUTHOR OF "THE LEAvENwORTH CASE"
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"a lady to see you, sir"
looked up and was at once impressed
with the grace and beauty of the persoa
thus introduced 10 me.
us there anything can do to serve
you?" / asked, rising.
She cast me child-like look, full of
candor and confidence, as she sat down
in the chair pointed out 10 her.
IL believe SOL hope so" she earnest
1y assured me. IL am in great
trouble. have just lost my husband
but IL is not that. 1t is the slip of paper
j found on my dresser, and which
which"
She was trembling violently and her
words were fast becoming incohercnt.
] calmed her and asked her to relate
her story just as il had happened; and
nfter few minutes of silent struggle
she succeeded in collecting herself suf-
diciently to respond with some degree
of coherency and self-possession.
II have been married six months
My name is Lucy Holmes. For the last
few weeks my husband and myself have
been living in an apartment house ON
Fifty-ninth street, and as we had not
"a care in the world, we were very happy
till Mr.. Holmes was called away on
business to Philadelphia This was two
weeks ago. Five days later / received
an affectionato letter from him in which
he promised TO come back the next day;
and the news so delighted me that ac-
cepted an invitation to the theater from
some intimate friends of ours. The
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Sold by all druggists.

IPPMAS BROS. Apo,heearies. Sole Pfvp'rs.
LlPymsn's Blssk, Savannah, Ga,
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minute more serious. It is true that
brought this scrap Of newspaper into
the house, and that il had then, as now,
the notice of my husbands death upon
1t, but the time of my bringing II in
was Tuesday night, and he was not
found dead till Wednesday morning"
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Two Diseases That Cause Their
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo.

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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-30

From all that scaling experts say, it
is high time that the Government be-
stirred itself in the Bering sen matter,
for the seal.poachers every season are
slowly but surely extermina;ing the
remnant of the great herds that once
swarmed in thousands over the Priby-
Low Islands. Competent judges ae-
clare that four years more under the
present loose regulation will see the
fur seal almost as extinct as tho buff
ialo.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-30
Water Beneath Coral Rock.

There are no streams in Yucatan
which flow above the ground, but the
whole peninsula is one vast table of
coral rock, and beneath it are immense
sheets OF fresh water, with regular,
though ill-deined, tides and currents.
Along the coasts these subterranean
waters are quite near the surface, but
in the interior, where the calcareous
layer is of great thickness, the waters
are low down. At intervals they break
into caverns formed by earthquakes
by pressure of their own force or by
the intiltration of surface water into
the natural grottoes OF the coral rock,
and wherever the water can be reached,
whether through artificial pits OF by
the operations OF nature, the place is
called cenote. There are great
many of them scattered all over Yucca
tan, and those near Merida are utilized
as public bath houses, atfording most
refreshing resorts.
Centuries ago the Indians marked
the courses OF the subterranean rivers
by heaps OF stones, and always built
their cities close by the water caves,
as their ruins show; and it is interest.
ing to note to this day all the civilized
centres Of Yucatan have arisen around
these natural reservoirs. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
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The British Consul at Foochow says
in his last report: al think that few
Europeans at home or in China real
ize how much trade benefits from the
presence of missionaries in the inter-
Tor. These gentlemen, in addition to
fulfilling the duties of their sacred
profession, take it upon themselves to
bring foreign inventions and the needs
of foreign civilization to the notice of
their Chinese neighbors, and thus n
knowledge of things, and consequent
ly demand for them, spreads through
the country"
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with Pope Leo. II might have been b.
cause of the book Lourdcs." or 1t m,.a
have been because of others; hut IA
refused to see him. For many years O,
author OF Claude" and "Nana" "a.
ia Terre" has been eager to hee.-.
one of the immortals because he kHsr
he could not. The academicianS col.
not get the smell of NJ Xola'S fam1
books out of their nostrils. and yorss
emily closed their door 10 him. ID
Reve." his only pure work, cminell
: pr -ZelaesGHe,- was Tri'ten to ploCay
~ academy. but Lc]lis Maria Jula
Vlaud was elected in 1891 and Zoh 4
still a mortal. If not member Of 4
Academy, the great realist Is at lcas'
Knight of the Legion of Honor and d
been president of the French Society 1
Men of Letters. His book Rom;
written with the hope that It wcc
pass him into the Academy, Is tl' 4
concerning which the charge of li,er-
theft Is made and which Ia creating
much talk.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-30
EMILE ZOlA.
Eminent Literary Man Who I.
Charged with Plagiarism.

Emile Zola, the literary man late,,
charged with plagiarism. Is said, bs
those who have read him. to be a reals.
Of the realists. A Partisan born, he has
spent most of the fifty-six years Of hIs
life in his own city, and made a grea,
reputation in France by publishius
books the sale of which was punished
as crime in other countries. He wa,
educated at st. Louis College In Paris
and at % began to devote himself
wholly to writing. His books numbe,
over a score. They coveg many subjects
nnd their noted author has been able 10
he vile in all but one or two. NJ Zoa
delights in odd situations. For instance
two years ago. he wrote n book Ia
which the devotions of pious persons
at Lourdes were treated in Ills usual
style. Then he promptly went to Ron,
and presented himself for an intervlor
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-30

1t is estimated that it will cost the
railways OF the United States about
$50, 600, 600 to comply with the pro-
visions OF the federal statute requiring
them to equip their trains with safety
appliances. The law affects only those
railroads which are engaged in inter-
state commerce, but this classification,
OF course, includes all the important
lines in the country. While the cost
OF compliance with this act will be
enormous the railroads will find n
great element of compensation in re-
duced damages for accidents. The
frightful loss OF life and the enormous
number ofpersons who are crippled IL
railway service caused the passage of
this act. The record is terrible in.
deed. From 1883 to 1894 oven
5000 railway employees in this coun.
try were killed in the discharge OF
their duty, and the number of those
crippled and injured reached l72, 600.
While the safety equipment law does
not go into effect until January ]
1898, many of the railroads of the,
country have already in large measure
complied with its provisions. The eff.
feet of increased use OF safety appli.
ances is seen in the greatly reduced
number OF deaths and casualties. II
1898 the number OF employees killed
by railroads was ., 727, and in 1884,
the number was only 1923.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-30

Three hundred bicycle-riders re-
Gently attended an Anglican church
in the diocese of Toronto, Canada,
the rector preaching special sermon
TO them. A silvcr-pated bicycle
covered with flowers was one OF the
special decorations Of the chancel,
which IL church paper denounco, rs
"a most monstrous, irrevercnt aud
distrncting intrusion into the house
of Gods presence stronger Ian
guage," says the New York indie
pendent, could hardly have been used
if the rector had quarrelled with a
vestrymnu, or told n lie, or done any
thing else really wrong. Between
adorning n church with bicycle or n
bouquet is matter of taste; aud as
10 its being distracting, the cycle is
-.E'ch oAieter and less ,.iS.sdd,i 'oiEgtnan
many II choir.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-30

ernment OF, Tor, and by the people, the ra,.
pies party condemn the wholesale system a
disfrauchisement adopted In some Of M.
States as unrepublican and undemocratis
and we declare II to be the duty OF the sew
eral State Legislatures to take such action 4,
honest count.
Q. While the foregoing propositions co,.
stitute The platform upon which our ban,
stands. and for the vindication OF which h,
organization will be maintained, we recos
nize that the great and pressing issue Of tSs
pending campaign upon which the preses,
election will turn is the financial questos
and upon this great and specific issue h.
tween the parties we cordially invite the MA
and cooperation OF all organizations sst
citizens agreeing with us upon this y,a
question.
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Says the st Louis Globe Democrat:

Says the st Louis Globe Democrat:
"The popular impatiencc OF the laws
delay is strongly emphasized 10y the
fnct that in the last ten years the
number of lynchings and mob cXecu-
tions has considerably exceeded that
of the legal haugiugs, while both
have fallen 80 far below tho number
of homicides as n suggest that still n
vast number Of guilty men escape u
fate they richly deserve. From Jauu-
nry !, 1892, to the end Of 1894, there
were in this country 40, 93i murders,
or homicdes, 9l7 legal executions aud
1,495 lynchings, only ., 2,ll2 murders
out of 40,93i coming to justice. The
showing is calculated to appal even
conservative men, since it proves not
only increasing disregard for human
life, but increasing reluctance to adj
minister stern justice to the worst form
Of crime"
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entered contest NJ Hardin cog
Mexico, Mo-. and the prize. Il "a"
ued at 81 600, was awarded 70 tl'
ferson City candidate. Her lirS;
tion was, "Oh. Patria, Tu che .Ac'e
and she beautifully interpre,ei
sini's great composition. Eer rlcA i
tralto voice being In perfect 60.
The theme carried her away, aN
audience of music-loving people |
resenting several States, paid
great ovation. she also sang
gers "Serenade" and Jensen
Define Wang an Meme Wang
equally good effect. Miss ENlI'
handsome blonde, with the !a''e
compilations. auburn hair ana
blue eyes. She is great socifl
ite, not only at her home in JeI'
but is popular at Hardin, ana
cislon In her favor meets with
approval among a large circle o.
Ewing's admirers.
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WON a FINE PIANO.
Miss Ewing Cptured the Prize i'
Vocal Contest at Mexico, Mo-

Miss Ewing Slptured thc IrlLe WI
Vocal Contest at Mexico, Mo-
seldom it is that budding yo-
girl whose reputation as a slusci
confined almost wholly 10 her 4
society, and who has not been aha
tised by n Grau or a Locke, trrof
the equivalent of $1,000 for the r'I
ton of three songs before n singles
ence. That was The good fortune y
ever, of Miss Annie Ewing, Of det1
son City, Mo-, and her friends thro11
out the State are pouring cons5-
tions upon her, not simply hcraus1
won n splendid prize. but for the
ther reason that competent judges
cided that she deserved 1t for pOs@
ing a superb voice. trained 10 a Mo
Miss Ewing and five other yorai|
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Horses are still worth something in
some parts of the country, despite the
bicycle. A man whose horse was
killed alta defective crossing at Brook
field, Mo-, has been allowed $3.50 for
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MIDpLEpuRou, PA, July so, 1896.

Korea is shut-in nation no longer.
An American trader named Morse has
obtained from the Korean Government
n concession for II railroad between
Seoul and Chcmulpo, its seaport.
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MAMMA-"My darling, don't You
think you've eaten enough?" Maude
-"Me don't know. Me amt dot a
very bad tummickache yet "-Har.
ner's BaZar.
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THE HELMET.

Ut, uncle-I love my
cousinl"
"Get out |"
"Give her to me !"
"Don't bother me |"
at will be my
death I"
"Nonsense! you'll
( with some other Girl ~
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-17
whitecsp Outrage I'm Hama.

TOPEKA, Kan. Feb. is Eight White
caps their heads and faces covered with
hour sacks, visited the home Of John Fl.
Hirschier, in Ness county, and warned
the family to quit the county. They are
important witnesses for the sta te in the
case OF the state against William vagan,
VINO Is charged with malicious perjury in
a criminal case Hirschler refused to
ieave' whereupon the Whitecaps used vio-
renee In the struggle Hirschler lost one
ear ana MS wife was beaten. She under
TOOK 20 beat on the assailant with bed
STAT ana hnally grappled with the man
ana DIT on one of his fingers The mn.
raudrrs then fled
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AWFUL SUFFERING AT SEA
piscovery Of Boat Containing Five Dad
and six Living People


CARKABELLE, Fla, Feb ia boat
containing five dead bodies and six men
barely alive drlfted ashore on Dog island
Friday When discovered by two fisher.
men the living men and the decomposinp
bodies "ero in a horrible tumble in the
bottom Of the boat. The survivors were
Flhg unconscious on the dead bodies. All
ths bodies were nude and at first the fish.
erinen thought the entire eleven men were
dead They soon discovered signs OF life
however In six Of the men aud dragged
them away from their dead comnonion.
One Oi the six was revived and he paye the
names oil his living companions ns A.
thur Moore, Jonas Blackburn, Sam Will
Ains' Jose EOdriguoz and Henry John.
Sun
According To Holmes he AMI ten com-
panions left kry Wast nearly two veeks
ago in smock fpr tho wc.t coas ii ching
oahhS' Caught Ia thr great gale which
raSeu ihst week, tnn smack Was wrecked
Vle men eScapni pa "a bJac / hey had no
iooI water or clothing AMI soon hepsn 10
suner h"rrlDlf. ON Ih1 second day after
the wreck frapS 81 ,,on died n, was
soon lo!Inwed d. = r'd Sf1Trri. Nathon
Auahs, Jos west aHd NIX Thornton
LOO weak 10 turnw t1e bp.tss ov,rbo,ri
the SURVIVOR cr 10 uadrr he 50 .ni.trop.
ie'I sun WIN iao t'iul gbi cts In tho hot
'Onl Oh IN Dat Tnen NJ survivor, ba.
gan 10 tumhi" over un the dead h ,iies
unconscious. II lines was he Last to On
tie does not know how long he had bc,n
unconscious whom the boat strnck n.
Island Friday
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The Einlanders,

mutual Fire Insurance company o
Houghton and Keweenaw counties. or
gsnized in 1890 according to the laws 81
the State OF Michigan, will insure proper
ty OF it's members. Have paid fire losses
over $4,000 during its existence. The
company paid back during the last wear
TO sixty-two of it's members of five years
standing 6S per cent of their premiums
amounting to s3,5O2. Will pay back
during this year on the same rate to
thirty-six members of five years' stand
ing Sl'447. On the first day of this year
the company had 344 members. S297..
4io worth of property insured. and
so'oo4. 4 IN treasury. For further par
t'cuIars apply to the undersigned.
JonN BLoMQvIsT, President.
ALEX LENoNEN, Secretary.
oiiice, 443 Pine street, upstairs Red
Jacket.
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BAD YEAR FOR FARMERS.
iresident brigham of the National Gran,
Talks of Low Prices

| iresident brigham OF the National Grange
Talks of Low Prices.
| CLEVELAND. Feb. la. II. Brigham
OF Delta, master Of the National Farmers
orange, who is now in this city, speaking
OF the general condition of the farmers
L said:
over the entire country there seems TO
De common suffering among farmers
anu also very unequal yield OF crops
In some parts Of the country the crops
nave been heavy, but in other sections
farmers have been particularly upfor,p.
nate Prices are lower this wear tbnn
they have ever been
The suffering among farmers all ovar
ehe country Is great deal worse than IL
mas been for years Prices are lower than
tney were during the panic of 1893 and
ioyf' Oats, hay, corn and potatoes arc
not selling for over half the price that was
secured last year. The farmer who was
fortunate enough TO have large crops is
not In an envisble position and the farm.
er who suffered by small crops ia worse
Oh. Their general condition il NOT an.
couraging and l cannot see an Indication
OF future prospects until some definit,
action Is taken by the government ON the
tarin and monetary questions.
ne farmers feel that they were grossly
against when wool was
placed on the free list, and many OF them
nave !. suffered from this The theory that |
'ree wool would benefit us has not been |
by results, and we have h
things" "e'