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The Lamar register., 1896-06-13

grAtulations and accompanied the little
Dresden clock. he did not come back.
Some one heard from him few months
later in Kansas city. where he was
doing police reporting on daily paper,
Then his friends lost track OF him
He,herly and his wife went eas,. the
Marvins moved away. and they. too.
dropped ou, Of the life OF which they
had been part People are not long
missed In those western towns that
have so little tina, Is permanent
II was nearly ten years after that
Hetherly returned and got n position
on his old paper. A few months later
SherwIn. his life wrecked by the weak
ness that had always stood between
him and success. drifted into town and
applied for work on the old paper. No
one else would have given 1t TO him,
but Hetheriy had never been In po-
sition to refuse Sherwin anything.
You can 20 down and DO the hang
ing. n you want TO-" he said. but sher-
win didn't want to SO. His lnhorn re-
hnement reyolted against such scene
SO Hstherly sent young fellow frcm
the once TO get the notes and kept
sherwin to write it up.
The whole once Vas waiting Out
In the com posinE-room the printers
were having lunch One wan working
isisurNly on the last little take
He,herly and Shcrwln smoked and
talked Of old times-ot college days
and the days OF the early gold excite
meat IN the hills. when they had
worked together on the paper Hsther-
ly talked freely Of his business and
financial Affairs for the last ten years
He had worked for awhile on a paper
Ia Chicago. then In New York. bu; be
had not been very successful. either
from business or a professional stand
point He talked rapidly and thea
piled sherwin with agestioak But
shervin was retieent And you never
marriedf- Hetherly asked. and sher-
win shook bis head why didn't yous-
Sherwin laughed. -wouldnt any xo-
man have rae.~ he said. His lips
the door opened and some one came IN
with want --ad- And interrupted him
When the man went out Hetherly runE
Up the eiephone savagely and asked II
there was no word from Scoop yet. and
when they told him mo" be sat down.
anathematiEing the world In general
and Scoop In particular. Once again
sher~in tried TO put his question and
was interrupted BY the foreman with
some proofs They read them silently
and when the last one was huns on the
hook Sherwin Knocked the ashes out
OF hlA pipe and asked in the most mat
ter-of-fsct way. And Mrs Hc;heriyf
How IL she.-' The telephone bell rling
sharply and Hetheriy sprung up to an
sver II. Come here. Sherwin.- he
said; -Its the hanging" He turned
the receiver over to Sher~in and
walked out Into the eomposing-room-
An hour later. when the preSsmAn.
alone in the once. was turning out the
morning papers containing the two
column account OF the hanging OF Red
Fisted Jim. the murderer. written In
sherwin's easy. flowing. descriptive
style. Sherwin was walking down
street with an old friend. /; was his
first night In town They spoke OF
Hetheriy and Sherwin asked his ques-
ton again in different form: is
Mrs. Hetheriy here7" The other feI-
low started. Haven't you heardf
She ran of with another fellow nearly
three years ago. Hetherly's here for
divorce"
The Lamar register., 1896-06-13

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The Lamar register., 1896-06-13

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fRlLlS OF FASHION.

Black satin accessories to bodices
are edged with Honiton lace and jet
beading.
Charming handkerchiefs are of
squares of very fine white linen. with
4 ivo-inch bordering of renaissance
lace.
A dainty tea jacket is of sea-green
velveteen and is trimmed with inser-
tons of white lace over white satin rib
bon.
Short dressing sacks Of eiderdown in
rich reds are trimmed with frogs of
black braid, retailing at dollar.
Pretty matinee gowns have boleros of
point de Venice lace or fichGs of rose
point. White Iaces are more popular
this season than black or cream.
A bordering of white duchess lace
gives an elegant finish to black figured
net veilings. Fish net and tulle dotted
veilings are used for mourning.
The "toothpick" umbrella in dark
blue, red and black, is the design to be
used throughout the autumn. The
fashionable handle is in natural wood.
Braiding in light green satin felt"
is combined with ciel velvet in fash
Joining larger shapes in carriage hats.
Paradise plumes form the trimming,
giving an unusually brilliant coloring.
One of the new shades of pink, bor-
deriDg on rose, is called fauvette.
Taffeta silk in this shade forms the
ground of a delicate evening fabric,
the design of which consists of alter
nate wide and narrow gray-white satin
stripes, with baskets IF gray ish-blue
leaves and flowers.
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IMPROVEMENT SHOWN.
Healthy Signs for the Future Appear In
Trade Circles.

New York. Oct. 10.-R. q. Dun & Co..
in their weekly review of trade. say:
Distinctly better conditions have ap-
peared of late and are reflected In some
what larger employment of labor. In large
transactions and In continued buying of
materials for manufacture. A great part
OF the change is due TO those resistless
laws of supply and demand, which take
wheat where 1t is wanted and gold where
Il is wanted India Is waiting for cargoes
OF wheat on the way from Pacific states,
just as Australia and South Africa were
not long ago. The surplus usually avail
able from India disappears and the surplus
from Russia and European countries is
reduced. according 10 late estimates. TO-
100000 Bushels. Happily. this country has
a supply which official accounts have not
correctly measured. If actual movements
do not greatly mislead. Atlantic exports
2.G69,0n bushels. -four included. for the
week. against 1,707,629 last year-are not
yet so large as to force prices upward if
European buying based on European needs
did not control our markets. A feature of
large Importance, too, Is the unusually
heavy foreign demand for corn. which Is a
rarely failing sign of deficient crops abroad,
where other grains are used instead of
wheat when the Halter becomes scarce and
dear. 1t is another good sign that rail-
road earnings, amounting to S3S,145,3lS in
the United States for September. show a
smaller decrease than In August. Is per
cent. against 81 per cent. compared with
last year.
1.-THE demand for iron products Is so
light and so much business Is held back
pending the election that decreasing out
put is not an unhealthy sign. There Is
quite a good demand for sheets. especially
at the west. and rather better for pieces.
and outside concerns are getting large con-
tracts in steel and iron bars and In nails.
out prices have not been reduced.
THE upward rush of hides has advanced
prices at Chicago per cent. for the week,
to the highest average since last Novem-
Der. Prices of leather have risen 2h per
cent, with small dealings. Shoes are SELL
ing very little. as consumers refuse to pay
higher prices. and dealers remember buy
ing at high and selling at low prices last
winter. orders for the next season are
few, and many concerns may close for a
time.
More gold has been ordered from Eu-
rope. so that 100000 are now on the way.
Speculation in stocks has yielded a little.
about lib for railroads and s. cents for
trusts. The outward movement of money
to the interior has been $4.G00.G00 for the
week, and little is doing in commercial
loans with rates about one-half per cent.
higher than a week ago.
Failures for the week were 296 in the
United States. against 26S last year, ana 46
In Canada, against 81 last year"
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THE EAST.

The democratic nominee for vice
president of the United States, Arthur
Sewall. made public his letter of ac-
ceptance, in which he declares that the
free coinage of silver is the sole rem
edy for present national ills.
The president has closed up his
house at Buzzard's Bay. Mass. and re-
turned to Washington.
Henry Campbelrs house at Westford.
y. Y, was burned and Mr.. Campbell and
his wife, both about 40 years of age,
persisted in the flames.
William Lamont and James Magee,
employees at the Carrie furnace near
Rankin, Pa, were burned to death by a
gas explosion.
At Gloucester, Mass, George j. March,
treasurer OF the Cape Ann savings bank,
committed suicide, and it is said that
he was a defaulter to the extent of $780,
eco.
Fire destroyed the morocco factories
Of Garrett and Barr, Charles Baird a.
60. and Washington. Jones & Co., in
Wilmington, Del, the loss being $780,
eco, and William McNeaI. fireman, was
killed by falling walls.
At Blue Mountain lake and other
points in the Adirondacks in New York
two inches of snow fell.
National democrats of Connecticut
met at Hartford and placed in nominal
ton presidential electors and a full
state ticket headed by Joel A. Sperry
for governor.
In session in Philadelphia the Ma
tional Wholesale Druggists association
elected as president John Is. Purcell. of
Richmond.
At the Blue Hill observatory near
Boston all kite-fying records were
broken with nine kites going to the
height of O,3ss feet above the sea level.
At Girard. Pa, Jabez Chapman cele-
hrated his Tooth birthday and the event
was made the occasion of public hol-
iday in the village.
Rev. Andrew J. Purdy. aged 80. pas
tor of the Asbury Methodist church in
Buffalo, dropped dead on the street at
Corning. y. Y.
Exports of specie from the port of
New York for the week ended on the
10th amounted to $1,000 in gold and
ss73.74O in silver. The imports were:
Gold, S2.2i3, POO; silver, S5T ,901.
At Nashua. n. H., the Security Trust
company, banking concern, failed for
$500. 900.
Levi Fuller died at Brattleboro, VT.
aged Sc years. In 1855 he was elected
to the state senate, in 1856 as lieutenant
governor, and in 1892 governor of Yer
mont.
On the New England coast a hurri-
cane caused an immense damage to
porperty ana the loss of several lives.
The well-known missionary of the
American board Rev. Crosby III. Wheel
er. ID. D., dice at Auburndale. Mass. He
was located at Kharpoot, Turkey, for
50 years.
At Norristown, Pa, John \. VIII
liams. aged so years. dropped dead. Mr..
Williams gained a national reputation
as the "funny man" of the Norristown
Herald.
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GREAT MEN HoNoREp.
Anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas De
bate Celebrated.


Caleshurg. ILL.,. Oct s.-The thirty
eighth anniversary of the IA
mous debate between those two fa-
nous men. Abraham Lincoln an!
Stephen A. Douglas, was celebrated
here Wednesday in the presence of a
crowd estimated at $4,000 The debate
was held beneath the classic walls OF
Knox college, and il was here that the
celebration of this day was held.
The event of the day took place short
~ after one O'Clock. A reception COM
mittee composed of the sophomore class
of Knox college and number of prom
inent citizens escorted DIR. Depew. Mr..
Lincoln and Senator Palmer to large
platform capable of seating the SEQ
invited guests which had been erected
in front of the college. After music
by the Knox College Cadet band an adj
dress of welcome was delivered by Col.
Clarke Z. Carr. This was followed by
on address By c. Z. Nash, president of
Lombard university. The anniversary
Grafton was then delivered by Chauncey
NJ. Depew.
Other addresses we're delivered by
Robert I. Lincoln, Hon. Frank Ham
lin, of Chicago, son OF Hannibal Ham,
lin, who was vice president with the
martyred Lincoln, and S. s. Mcclure,
the New York publisher.
The dedication of monument to the
soldier dead of Knox county was the
first event OF the day. 1t was intended
TO be an unwilling. but circumstances
made ii simple dedication. The heroic
figure of private soldier, designed TO
crown the monument, has not arrived
in Galesburg. 1t is in a boy car some
where between here and the New Hamp-
shire granite quarries. The pedestal,
however, was dedicated. Fifteen thou
sand people or more stood among the
tombs Of Hope cemetery and packed the
surrounding stree during the cere-
monies. The monument is entirely of
granite, and when completed will meas
ure "a feet from the ground to the tip
of the soldiers bayonet. The Grafton
was delivered by Hon. Robert It. Lin
coin.
The unwilling of the tablet by Presi-
dent Finley's three year-old daughter
then followed. The tablet is of bronze,
with raised letters, and is about IS
inches by two feet in size. The in
scription on the tablet commemorative
of the debate is as follows:
This memorial tablet Is placed here TO
recall the joint debate between Abraham
Lincoln and Stephen A Douglas, whose
words these walls echoed October the 7th.
1853"
Equality among the different states IS
a cardinal principle upon which all our in
situations rest."-Douglas.
HE is blowing out the moral lights
around US who contends that whoever
wants slaves has right to hold them
Lincoln
The unwilling address was then de-
livered by Senator Palmer. After the
exercises a reception was held at the
college until six o'clock.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The noted French soldier, Gen. LoI-'s
Jules Trochu, who defended Paris in
the Franco-German war, died at Tours,
aged 81 years.
The government OF Turkey has re-
fused TO admit the United States cruiser
Bancroft through the Dardanelles, and,
therefore. she will not be able to act
as the guardship of the United States
legation in those waters.
Later advices from Guayaquil,
Ecuador. say that the great fire there
caused a loss of 5000, coo, and that
10000 persons are homeless.
The late premier of the liberal gov
eminent in succession to Mr.. Gladstone,
the earl of Hosebery, has resigned tho
leadership of the liberal party.
The insurgents in Cuba have burned
the tobacco and sugar estate of Santa
Rosa in Matabzas, which cost over ST.
Coo, 900 and belonged to Miguel Albania.
They have also burned the tobacco and
sugar estates of Maria Louisa at Cue
villas, and of Puerto at Cayasi, the loss
being S350,060.
There have been &c deaths at Bom-
bay, India, since October from bubome
fever, and Alden and Egyptian ports
have declared a quarantine against In
han arrivals.
By a collision at Hull, England, be-
tween the steamers Alexander and En-
den the former sunk, drowning ten Of
her crew.
At Green Cove. N. S.. the Norwegian
bark Ariadne, Capt. Paulson, ran
ashore during a gale and went 10 pieces
and the captain and nine of the crew
were drowned.
The artist and novelist, George du
Maurier. author of ''Trilby," died in
London, aged CO years.
A written treaty of alliance is said to
be in existence between Russia and
France, but that it is only def, nsive in
it's provisions.
A treaty which has for some time
past been pending between Nicaragua
and Germany has been ratified by con-
gress.
The government of Germany has fol-
lowed up its prohibition of the importa-
ton OF American dressed beef and live
cnttle by shutting out American canned
beef from the German markets.
Dispatches form Turkey say that the
governor of Mytiline has discovered a
plot of Turkish students to bring about
d general massacre of Christians, and
that four of the ringleaders have been
arrested.
In Siberia floods have rendered thou
sands homeless and destitute and caused
the loss of many lives.
Edward White Benson, the arch
bishop of Canterbury, was seized with
npoplexy during service at Hawarden
church i'm London and died in a short
.irae. lie was 60 years old.
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JUST a SMILE.

"How did you dare tell father that
you have prospect of 500. 600 a year,
she asked. Why" he answered. in
righteous Indignation, 81 have = if J
marry you" Washington Star.
Two Disagreeable Characters. - Il
don't know anything more disagree
able than a man who will not do what
he can" 20, he is not in it with the
fellow who insists on doing what he
't."-Truth.
"You know Demosthenes used to fill
his mouth with pebbles to improve bis
oratory." "Of course. We have inn.
proved on that. When a man wants to
improve his voice nowadays he doesn't
stop at the pebbles. He uses both rock
and e."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Mrs. Spooner-"Charles, do you think
YOU would ever marry agnin?" Mr.
Spooner-"What. after having lived
with you for ten years? Never!" Mrs.
Spooner says she would give something
handsome if she only knew just what
he meant By that.-Boston Transcript.
The Breed.-"You don't mean to say
that it was an egg which made this
scalp wound? ?" said the physician who
had been called to dress the lecturer
injuries. Yes" was the faint reply.
"Then it must have been an egg laid by
a Plymouth Rock en."-Pittsburgh
Chronicle-Telegraph
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FROM THE YOURSELVES.

Mr.. George w. Vanderbilt's library
on forestry. which was detained by the
custom house authorities for duties to
be paid, is now at Baltimore. The APP
praisers decided that duty was rightful-
" charged on 20 of the volumes.
Miss Emma Guy has been appointed
recently librarian in chief of the Ken
lucky state library. Miss Ellen j.
Dortch. secretary of the Woman's Press
Club of Georgia, is another southern
woman librarian appointed to Office in
her own state.
An estimate has been made from pub
lished yearly statistics. showing that OF
$500. 900 spent in 20 Of the leading
libraries Of this country little over
$4,000 was devoted 81 bocxs. while
ether expenses epsspmsa $4,000
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ouT-OF-THE-WAY PLACES.

In South Africa the high commits
sioner, the governor of Natal, and the
agent-general at Pretoria are all Irish
men.
Another stretch of railroad to the
gold mines in the West Australian des-
ert, that from Coolgardie to Kalgoorlie,
has Just been completed.
The Arabs harbor superstition that
the stork is bird of good omen. When
one of them builds its nest on house
top, the occupants of the house believe
that their happiness is insured for
year.
A wild boar. roasted whole, was the
chief dish at a state dinner given by The
prince of Montenegro. 1t was brought
in smoking hot. Inside the boar was a
turkey, and inside the turkey snipe,
which had been shot by ase host.
Majajie. queen of the Woodbush
tribes in South Africa, and the original
Of Rider Haggard's "she." has just died
At the age OF 100 years. The FransYaal
government has bpprnsed OF asoshss
old woman a Der successor,
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In session at Austin the Minnesota
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church voted in favor of admitting
women as delegates to the general con-
ference.
Every store and shop at Atwater, o.,
was robbed by burglars.
AS the result of starvation Mrs Henry
Grundy, rich widow aged 80, died at
Youngstown, o. Her husband recently
died. and she afterward refused all
food.
The death of Silss j. Woodson, who
was governor of Missouri from 1872 to
1876, occurred in st. Joseph, aged II
years.
At Hardie, Ia, a man entered the
bank, covered the cashier with a revolt
yer and escaped with $500.
Fire destroyed the Jasper county Jail
at Paulding. Miss, and two prisoners,
E. A. Strickland and Mollie Daniels, a
negro woman. were cremated.
At La Grange, Ind, George Sanders
fatally assaulted with a club a piano
tuner named Fisher. and then hanged
himself 10 rafter in deserted house.
A fire at Corning, Ia, destroyed one
third of the business houses. the loss
icing 100000.
Archbishop Ireland. in reply to a
letter Of the business men of the Catho-
lie churches of St. Paul, Mimi, of all
politics, gave out letter in which he
states his reasons why he is opposed
to the Chicago platform, which he says
is anarchistic and a menace TO the
union.
In Cincinnati Commander w. w. Gill
patrick, of the United States navy,
dropped dead of heart disease.
The companion of John ID. Sair in
the hank robbery and double murder at
Sherburne, Mimi, Frank Pratt, was
arrested at Albert Lea, in that state.
At Leo, o., Mrs. G. Walsdorfer was
playing with her baby when the child
struck its mother in the eyes with its
finger nails. rendering her hopelessly
blind.
Henry Welsh and Charles Halworth
were executed at Wewoka. o. T., for
murder.
Because OF i'll health Prof ]. A. Blais-
dell, aged 80 years. of Beloit college.
committed suicide at Kenosha. Wis.
In portions of Kansas snow fell with
a temperature of only ten degrees above
zero.
Henry Cyat and James Anderson.
both colored, were shot to death by a
mob near Taylor's Ferry. Ala. They
were accused of having murdered and
robbed Randolph Falls, a farmer.
At the age of "a years f. Towner Root,
senior member of the well-known music
publishing house of f. T. Root & Sons,
died in Chicago.
James Michael. the Welshman,
clipped is seconds off the American
five-mile bicycle record at Garfield park,
Chicago. His time for the distance was
900
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LAIER NEWS.

Coney Island was swept by the high.
est tide in the history of the famous
resort the 18th. A large number of
temporary structures along the front
were destroyed. The boulevard was
flooded as far as Neptune avenue.
The Shelter houses at the intersection
of The concourse and boulevard were
washed away. All of the hotels suf-
fered considerable damage.
Philip Knot. county clerk of Cook
county, ILL.,, was arrested the 18th,
charged with malfeasance in Office.
The special offcnse alleged was the
signing of naturalization papers with
out authority of the court.
The Mt. Carmel coal mine at Shame
kin, Pa, was on fire the 18th.
The supreme court of Kings county,
New York, decided the 18th. that the
Palmer and Buckner delegates could
not use the name National Demo
Gratis" on the official ballot.
w. j. Bryan made four speeches in
Minneapolis, The 18th, and it is esti-
mated 10000 people heard him.
The sSd session of the international
Typographical union began at Colorado
Springs, Colo, the 18th. with 1872 dele
gates in attendance.
The last of the two Sherburn robbers
was placed in Jail at Fairmc mt,
Mimi. the 18th. He made a second con-
fession and admitted his part in setting
a burn on fire and attempting to rob
the bank during the excitment of the
burning at Heron Lake, week ago.
He also said that he and the man killed
at Elmore robbed the hardware store
of revolvers and bicycles, as well as
the bank at Sherburn.
Bufford Overton was hanged at Mid
dlesboro. Ky, the 18th. for the murder
of Gustave and Julia Loeb, two Jewish
peddlers.
Helen Forsland, a member of the
Salvation army at Butte. Mont. COM
mitred suicide the 18th by taking poison.
Three men were killed the 18th jy a
fall OF rock ia the Latin mine at
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DEATH OF DU MAURIER.
The Famous Author of "TriIby" and other
Noted Works Expires.

The Famous Author of ..TriIby" and other
Noted Works Expires.
London. Get. 5.--George Du Maurier,
the artist-novelist, author of "Trlby,
died at $3.50 o'clock Thursday morning.
His end was painless and he passed
away surrounded by friends. The i'll
ness of Mr.. Du Mauricr was pathetic
in the extreme. For days he had been
lowering between life and death, at
intervals conversing with his friends
regarding his work. Upon one occa-
sion friend at the dying mans bed
as a book and as play. whereupon Du
Maurier replied: Yes, il has been sue
cessful. But the popularity has killed
me at last"