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CHAPTER XIV.

The pawnbroker looked askance at
the big chunk Of silver, scanned sus-
piciously the inscription it bore, and
after good deal Of deliberation said he
would advance $25 on it He admitted
that it was intrinsically worth ten
times that sum and perhaps more, but
that was all he proposed to risk on the
chances Of its being reclaimed by the
police.
Chester burned with indignation, but
did not dare to resent the fellows in
suits, for it was quite true that he had
NO right to dispose of the property and
he wanted the money. With the
small sum thus obtained at such a sac
rifice of honor and self respect, he al
most ran to Mr.. Cofferty's gaming Ia
ble Within an hour he saw he dealers
long, snaky fingers close upon the ivory
disk representing the last dollar Of the
twenty five and with easy, graceful in
difference slide it upon a pile Of Its
fellows at his side
The young man walked slowly out,
down the stairs and away, feeling stun
ned and moving in dazed, uncertain
way, like one walking in dream. The
blow seemed to have induced sort Of
mental torpidity, in which somehow he
recognized that he was an ungrateful,
destitute, hopelessly dishonored thief,
and yet even that thought could not
sting him into wakefulness and mad
ness 1t slipped away from him.
An electric light long way before
him fascinated his sight, and he walked
on and on toward it mechanically, with
out purpose, thinking Of nothing. Out
Of saloon door, suddenly opened as he
passed, came burst Of coarse music,
and the strain he caught Of it clung in
his dull brain, repeating itself monoto-
nously, making him unconsciously time
his steps to it. 1t was finally dispelled
by the vehement profanity Of q cab
driver in front Of whose horse he de-
liberately walked ut a crossing. He heard
the mans lurid remarks, but went on
without answering, changing his gait
or looking back like an automaton.
After time he noticed bench and
sat down upon it, as if his muscles had
remembered that they were weary. A
man in gray uniform came out Of the
shadow Of clump of evergreens a few
feet away from him and stood in the
middle Of the road, regarding him sus-
piciously. Partially recalled to himself,
he looked about him, recognized that he
was in the Seventh avenue entrance Of
Central park, and, rising, went out to
the street again. Slowly he walked
westwardly.
A fine, penetrating, cold rain was
falling, and gradually sense Of phys
ical discomfort forced itself upon his
consciousness, at the same time waking
keen mental agony. Since his neces-
sarily frugal breakfast he had eaten
nothing, and now, in addition to being
saturated by the rain, chilled to the
bone and very weary, he was horribly
hungry. Worse than all-he was an
outcast thief.
Where he was he had no idea further
than that he must be somewhere far up
town on the west side, in residence
section of the city, very lonely and quiet
at this hour, particularly on such a
night as this. IF he could find place
where he might get some food and cup
Of hot coffee. he would not care where
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A GREAT MILKMAN.

Berlin has q great milkman ofwhom
an interesting account is given in the
Chautauquan. Fourteen years age
Herr Bolle, a poor German peasant
came to Berlin with two COWS and
began selling pure milk. He met with
success at once, and today his estab.
lishment is the largest in Berlin and
one of the largest in the world. His
carts are greeted familiarly by the
people, "Here comes Bolle." One
thousand men and sixty women are
employed by him. In the place oi
two wagons there are now two hun.
dred; and one hundred and fifty hor.
ses.
The milk of fifteen hundred COWS is
used, from sixty to seventy thousand
liters being delivered daily. In his
buildings and grounds the most i'm
maculate cleanliness prevails. In one
department the milk is sterilzed, in
another the pure sugar is extracted,
to be used for babies food. So great
is the care, that baby who begins
with either morning, noon, or evening
milk, receives the same always
one of the innumerable customers re.
ceiving individual care.
The milk is poured into compart-
ments of the spotless carts, which are
then locked, and the milk drawn of
through faucets, to prevent the posi-
bility of adulteration by any dishon.
est carrier.
The scrupulous care extends even
to the homes of the employees, for
whom nurses are provided in illness
while schools, halls, fresh-air funds
and so on, are organized and sustained
by the wise fore.thought and benevo.
lence of Herr Bolle. The very clothes
worn by the employees are washed in a
model laundry on the grounds.
Herr Bolle is now more than eighty
years old, a very short, white haired
man. His whole success has been
owing to the same honest and clear
headedness which led him, a poor
peasant, to take his, COWS to the great
capital of Germany and sell ''pure
milk" in defiance of established Gus
tom.
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"a was. Careful search through his

he was. Careful search through his
pockets brought to light but one solitary
nickel It would be useless to flint q
place for refreshment without having
more money than that He sat down
upon rock near street corner, with q
growing, sullen Indifference to every
thing.
The rise Of the hill cut off from where
he sat view Of the Sixth avenue ele-
waited railroad to the eastward, but he
could hear the trains moving on it to
and fro. After he had rested little he
would go over to it, find station, use
his Last nickel to get down town and
ask somebody for means to get some
food Begl Yes, he had come to that.
Why not? He was a thief. Could he
sink lower? No. He might as well be q
beggar-or die. Diel Well, yes; that,
too, might be good-but-later.
The figure Of a. man appeared, COM
ing down the little hill toward him,
from the direction Of the railroad he
would have a chance to try begging
WlGuOut Wu1llS W Soo uoWu VWh- A1o
stood up, waited until the man came
close, and then said in a trembling,
choking voice:
Excuse me, sir. Will you spare me
the price Of q meal? really need 1t or
I would not ask for it"
The sidewalk was narrow, owing to
the piles of broken rock heaped up on
each side from a great excavation just
within the pavement line, 80 that the
two men faced each other, with only q
couple Of yards Of space between them.
But the man addressed, after hearing
him through, took step nearer and e1-
claimed:
"You have genius for surprises, Mr.
Sewall -
His fur cap and mufaer had con-
cealed his identity until he spoke, but
his voice and the jeering affectation OF
courtesy in his tone made Chester recog-
nize him at once 1t was Mr.. Will
marth-
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p6 Some idea Of the terrors of q
bursting volcano may be gained from
the account of the last eruption in Ha-
waii. The crater of the volcano was
filled from 900 to 1000 feet deep with
molten lava, which finally forced its
way through subterranean passage.
1t was 40 miles from there to the sea,
yet this avalanche of molten rocks
reached the water in less than two
days, destroying everything in its track.
1t continued flowing for three weeks,
heating the sea water 20 miles out
from shore.
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THE LAWYER AND THE BIBLE.

"I was trying a case at Geneva once
before Judge Wilson," said Lawyer
Pat McHugh, to the Chicago Inter
Ocean. "The lawyer on the other
side, who was great talker, strongly
warned the jury of the danger of re-
ceiving hearsay evidence, which he
described as often misleading and un-
reliable, saying that no matter how
honest witnesses were or intended to
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went out to the street, he thought he
had been gaming but little time-for
the sun was still up-and wondered that
he felt 80 weary and feverish. But soon
he noticed how the shadows fell and
realized that the sun now shining Wss
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snatched It out, thrust It into one Of
his own pockets and, rising erect, fed
swiftly.
He fancied that something he could
not see nor hear ran noSiselessly at his
shoulder with him.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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and Treasurer Bates an exclusive op.
ton to place $6,OOO,OO0 4 per cents. at
commission of per cent. IA months
before the time for the bonds to be
issued.
He failed to effect this, and Governor
Tillman declared that, after a personal
visit to New York, he became con-
vinced that a per cent. bond could
not be placed. The governor again
gave an exclusive option to Rhind to
place a At per cent. loan. The syndi-
cate formed to take this fell to pieces.
For the third time Mr.. Rhind was given
the exclusive option.
The men who composed the syndi-
cate got $4,000, or + of 1 per cent.
The men who organized the syndicate
got from Rhind $25, 900, or less than !
of per cent. Mr.. Rhind realized $49,-
600, or nearly 1 per cent, on the op-
ton given him long in advance of the
time for placing the loan. So far as
that part of it is concerned, it appears
to have been a free gift from the State
of South Carolina to a chosen citizen
of Georgia, who employed the present
Governor Evans and his uncle as his
attorneys.
The $4,000 and odd paid Treasurer
Bates by the syndicate is said here to
have been for services in removing the
money sent by the syndicate from
Charleston to Columbia.
Governor Tillman demanded that
the syndicate pay for its bonds in cur
rency in Columbia. That was in June,
1898, just about the time of the panic,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-30
The Republicans Will Win.

The elements OF uncertainty are
gradually being removed from the
result of the contest and it is now
reasonably certain that Major Nc
Kinley will win. The silver senti-
ment in the middle west is waning
and those states that once looked
very doubtful are now believed to be
sure republican states next Tuesday.
Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Wis
consin, Iowa and West Virginia are
now in the Mckinley column, and
there is good hopes of capturing In
diana, Kentucky, Nebraska and even
Missouri. Kansas has been claimed
by the republicans for some time. II
Mckinley carries the east, the middle
west and the Pacific slope he will win
by 26 majority. If in addition the
republicans carry the states of
Kansas, Kentucky and West Virginia
McKinley's majority will be Sc in the
electoral college. When the returns
are all in McKinley's majority will
be around so. That will be a vic
tory of such magnitude that the
friends of sound money may we'll re-
joice. The democrats have put up
the strongest fight in the history of
their party, but the odds have been
too much for them. With a united
republican party in the east and a
divided democratic party in the east
and middle west, the chances for re-
publican success are so great that
many have no doubt as to the result
Chairman Hanna has made a great
fight and is on the eve of a great
victory.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-30
On the Pacific Coast.

Chairman Babcock of the republican
national congressional committee, says
the Pacific coast states are assured to
Mckinley. He comedies to Bryan the
group of silver states near thecoast He
figures it this way: For McKinley-Cal-
itornia, 9; Washington, 4; Oregon, 4;
total, II. For Bryan-Nevada, 8;
Idaho, 3; Montana, g.; total, 9.
1.-THE silver wave" says Mr.. Babcock,
"has been on the decline for weeks, and
the large labor element of the Pacific
coast has taken up the tariff. To them
tariff revision means the competition OF
pauper European labor no less harmful
than Chinese cheap labor. Moreover,
California is the depot for the vast sugar
products of Hawaii, so that the tariff
question, as it affects sugar. is of pro-
found Importance. Than the Pacific
railroad question has forced itself to the
the front, even to the exclusion of ma
tional issues, and the position of Senator
Perkins and other republican leaders OF
that section has the full approval of the
public"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-30
An English Editors View.

Mr.. LLOYD, editor OF the London Sta
fist and an eminent financial authority,
who went out to report on the political
situation in the United States, cables
from Chicago to his paper that the out
look is favorable to Mckinley, but he
thinks all information is uncertain. In
fact, he notes that, while only one Chicago
newspaper supports Bryan, 81 ought to
add that considerable number of indi-
vidual journalists with whom l have
spoken are supporters OF Mr.. Bryan"
Therefore, and from other similar Incl
dents that have come to his notice, he
thinks many people, particularly work
ingmen, who ostensibly are for McKin-
ley, will be found at the polls voting for
BRYAN.
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thrusting Emma Hoyt into a room
in a cellar, depriving her of all her
clothing and compelling her to lie on
the bare floor without clothing, bed
or furniture of any kind within the
room which was damp and unwhole'
some for the space of two months;
also a count for an assault. In the
indictment where Lucy Williams is
mentioned it is charged that he
thrust her into a room OF a cellar
and compelled her to lie on bare
floor of cement without clothing,
bed or furniture OF any kind, that
the room was damp and unwhoIc-
some from June IL, 1896, for two
months; also a count for an assault
upon her, etc.
Dr.. Glddings has been superintend-
ent of this asylum for about two
years. Before going there he was a
practicing physician at Bakersfield.
The treatment OF the patients he is
charged with is inhuman, and if
guilty he should severely punished.
But it does not seem possible that he
could be guilty of such action. He
may have dealt severely with some
OF the patients. but it seems very
probable that the above charges are
exaggerated. A committee will
thoroughly investigate the matter
and the truth will soon be known.
The trustees of the asylum expect
that DR.. Giddings will be cleared.
His appointment to the position was
evidently an unfortunate one, and a
great deal of care should be exercised
in he selection of a superintendent to
succeed him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-30
EauIkner,s Estimate.

Senator Faulkner, chairman Of the dem
ocratic congressional committee, talked
more positively last Friday about the
result of the election than at any time
upto the present. William Bryan will
be the next president ofthe United States, :"
said he. THE information that has come
to us during the last week shows that
nothing can now stem the tide set in his
direction. Kentucky isgood for a 10000
majorityand Maryland will cast her vote
as does Kentucky. West Virginia will
redeem herself in the eyes OF her country,
both in the presidential and congressional
election. tits conceded by every one that
we will carry everything west of the
Missouri river, and this, with the South
and the states have named, gives Mr..
Bryan 220 votes, with but four necessary
to elect him.
"For these four he has the states Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Wis
consin and Minnesota to draw from.
Does any one doubt that he will get votes
in some of these states? Minnesota will
elect Linn governor and the same votes
that elect him will, under the secret
ballot, give the state to the democratic
candidate for president. Michigan is to-
day safely democratic. The election is
all over but counting the vote, and l
say to you that Bryan will be the next
nreSident -
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-30
Fusion Tickets.

The republicans have straight electo-
raj ticket in forty.four Of the forty-fve
states. They have effected partial flu
sion in Texas with the middle -the-road
popuhsts and gold standard democrats.
The democrats have straight electo-
raj ticket in only fifteen Of the states,
having fused with populists and silver
republicans in twenty-nine of the others.
In some states populists and silver re-
publicans have endorsed the democratic
electoral ticket; in others concessions of
electors have been made to them for their
support of Bryan and Sewall. In Oregon
and South Dakota the democrats have
Endorsed the populist electoral ticket.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-30
Where the Honey VIII Go.

The greater part of the campaign fund
raised by the silver producers OF Colorado,
Montana, Utah and Nevada, amount
ing in all to nearly $1,0O0,00o, will be
spent in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan
on election day. The silver kings of
Utah have given less than those of either
of the other states. There ismuch bitter
ness expressed against some OF the big
mine-owners on account of their broken
promises. Some OF them regard the cleo
ton of Bryan as sure" Marcus DAILY
and w. A. Clarke of Montana, and
Mofatt and Grant OF Colorado, have
alone raised, it is said, more than $780,
600.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-30
New YOrk's Majority.

The second poll of the state has been
completed by the republican state COM
mittee and the figures show an increase
of nearly 20 per cent in McKinley's favor
over the first poll. Basing an estimate
on these figures the republican plurality
is placed at more than 100000.
The first poll was made at the begin
ming of the compaign, when there was
said to be a strong silver sentiment
among the farmers. The second poll has
been conducted with great care, and the
republican leaders think it will prove
quite accurate. They claim every county
in the state, except Schoharie, will give a
republican plurality.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-30
Death of Ex-Speaker Crisp.

Charles Frederick Crisp, speaker of
the 51st and sgd congresses, died at
Holmes sanitarium, Atlanta, Ca, at
1,45 o'clock Friday afternoon. A
paroxysm of pain in the heart pre-
coded death, the paroxysm probably
resulting from rupture of the heart
as a result of fatty degeneration.
Judge Crisp was keenly interested
in politics to the very last. He op-
posed fusion with the populists and
charged Gov. Atkinson to defeat it if
possible in Georgia.
Judge Crisp was one of the leaders
of the silver movement in Georgia
and on that issue the state over
whelmingly Endorsed him for the
United States senate, to which he
would have been elected unanimously
by the legislature, which met
Wednesday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-30
A Brief Prospectus.

The undersigned and their associates
announce that on Tuesday, Nov. 3, the
books will be open to the public for
subscription to the non-dividend paying
stock of the United States Cloud Collect
ing and Mining Company, Unlimited.
Collecting stations are to be established,
as soon as the necessary plant can be
provided, at Pixies Peak, Mount st. Elias,
Mount MITCHELL Mount Washington and
elsewhere.
1t has been known for ages that "every
cloud has silver lining" This great
fact is universally recognized, and yet
no industrial and commercial advantage
has ever been taken of the vast field offer
ed to enterprise.
The United States Cloud Collecting and
Mining Company, Unlimited, proposes
to bottle up the clouds, extract the
silver lining by improved scientific
processes, and coin the silver into
dollars at the ratio OF 16 to 1 at the
governments mints, without the aid or
consent of any foreign nation.
All subscriptions to stock payable in
gold or its equivalent.
WILLIAM J. BRYAN, President.
JAMES K. JONES, e-President
EUGENE V. DEBs, Secretary.
J. PARDoN-ME-FoR- ALTGELD,
Treasurer.
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Thursday, Nov. 5, 1896,

Commencing at 9 o'clock a. M, sharp.
There is large amount of property to be
sold, and the sale will commence on time
The real estate consists of my home place,
situated about two miles from the village of
Danville, on the road leading to Morse's
Mills Said farm consists of about so acres
of land, and the buildings, which are in excel
lent condition. and could not be replaced for
barn good sugar and apple orchards. The
farm is in good state of cultivation and is
one of the most desirable in the town of Dan
vile, Also, the Peck place, adjoining my
farm, with a fair set of buildings and about
70 acres of excellent land. The personal
property consists of II Jersey cows, two
year-olds, -years-old-b bull, 4 calves d
shotes, pair extra nice horses, years old.
weight $500 lbs; one bay mare, six wears
old, weight 400 lbs; good business horse
lot of hens and chickens, 60 tons nice hay, lot
corn fodder, $50 bushels corn on the ear lot
green oats cut for fodder, so bushels no.
tatoes, two-horse lumber wagon, 1 express
wagon, 1 concord wagon, 1 top buggy, 1
road cart, traverse sled, Sleigh 1 dump
cart, moving machine, horse rake hay ted
der 2 pairs heavy driving and three single
harnesses, pows, shovels, hoes, and other
things too numerous to mention Also, ali
the household furniture, consisting of stoves,
carpets chamber sets, paror sets, crockery,
glassware ron-ware, tin.ware beds, bed
ding chairs. bureaus, and in fact everything
the house contains. There is large am cunt
OF property to be sold. Come early.
,o,,u, ,, r. A. MORSE.
JOHN l.. FRYE, Auctoueer.
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How Nebraska viii Go.

Chairman George W. Post of the repub.
lican state central committee gave out
Saturday his first official estimates Of
the election result in Nebraska in the tol.
lowing words
Nebraska is unquestonably republic
can, and will on November 3 be found
among the states recording their verdict
on the safe side of honest money and
constitutional government.
"a most conservative poll of the state
just completed shows clear republican
majority Of both state and national
tickets of not less than $4,000.
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THE POLITICAL POT.
Chairman Hanna's Estimate.

1--WE still place McKinley's minimum
vote in the electoral college at 800, and
include among the doubtful states Idaho,
Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, North
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and
Virginia, with eighty-four additional
votes. Advices from these states are
highly encouraging, and we have an ex-
celIent prospect to carry Missouri, where
a hot fight is now being made. II favor
able reports from the doubtful states
continue to arrive the national commit
tee may be obliged to increase its present.
estimates in the bulletin which it will
issue Just before the close ofthecanvass. ("
an. A. HANNA"
In placing Major McKinley's minimum
electoral vote at 302 Mr.. Hanna includes
in the column of surely republican states
Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia and
Kentucky, on the Southern border; Cali.
fornia, Oregon and Washington on the
Pacific coast, Minnesota, Nebraska and
Dakotas in the Northwest, and both
Kansas and Indiana. These thirteen
states have been the chief backgrounds
of the campaign, and in each and all,
according to the committees latest
advices, the tide of sentiment has now
turned definitely and Enthusiastically in
Major McKinley's favor. If it gains a
marked additional impetus next week,
Missouri may also be attached by the
committee to the list Of certain republican
states.