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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-27

look about her mouth.
1T has? So long? Why it didn't
seem more n a month
AS he began to walk more slowly,
she fell into his pace unconscious
ly, like an obedient dog.
1T seems like six years to me-" The
words ought to have shaken his soul
there was such a heartbreak in them.
1T all depends on the way you spend
your time, l SpoSe," he said. A smile
came upon his mouth; his eyes smiled
too-aS in memory of something sweet
The girl saw. Her breath came with
a sound that was almost sob. She
stopped suddenly and faced him. All
her passion. all her heartbreak, all her
despair broke loose in that second and
shook her so that she could not speak.
But her eyes spoke. Presently, she got
control, too of her voice-poor, shaken
thing that it was.
why don't yuh speak up?'' she said
fiercely. why don't yuh tell me?"
why don't 1 tell yuh what? He
stared at her stupidity, the smile slowly
leaving his face.
That you're tired 90 bein' en-
gagged to me- The words must have
hurt. She pressed both hands hard
upon her throat, and coughed. why
don't yuh tell me that yuh want her?'
He had the manhood to quail-and 10
insult her by no lie.
But before he could speak her pas
sion had burned itself out. Her face
" orked strongly and tears leaped to
her eyes, singing. "Oh. Doug, Doug"
she said, gently; Il wouldn't have had
yuh for long anyhow. Then yuh c'u'd
of had her. an I'd of been happy a
little while first. 1t w'u'dn't of been
more'n a year-an' she's so well an
pretty, she cu'd of waited. But it's all
right Yuh go an have her, an dent
worry about me. 1 guess the worst
part of it's over now. One thing. dyin'
won't be hat so hard She sank down
upon rock and turned her face down
the arm-not blue now, but dull gray,
like the sky from which all color was
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-27
At Oakland.

Oakland, Cal, Dec. 26.-Results:
Six furlongs. purse-Coda won, Blue
Bell second, Don Cara third. Time
1:1S
Five and one-half furlongs, selling,
2-year-olds-D. J. Tobin won, Sweet
William second, Soniro third. Time
Liz.
Seven and one-half furlongs, selling
Little Cripple won, Major Cook sec
ond. Time-1:3S.
The Baldwin Hotel handicap, all
ages, one mile, 800 to winner-St. Lee
won, Mount McGregor second. Ruinart
third. Time-1:43.
One and one-half miles. selling
Judge Denny won, Articus second, Rey
Del Bandidos third. Time-2:43A.
Six furlongs, purse-Perseus won,
Kowalsky second, Petrarch third. Time
-1:17%
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-27

four miles ahead of his schedule, with
every prospect of covering a greater
distance by several miles than he had
set out to tramp. Within Is minutes,
however, his wonderful strength fall
tered, dizziness overpowered him, and
he was assisted from the track, as
weak as a baby. Ready hands worked
over him and soon the wonderful man
was up again and asking what it was
all about He resumed his tramp. but
at much slower pace, and he failed
to accomplish the task he set out for
himself
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-27
Weston Scores a Failure.

New York. Dec. 26.-Edward Payson
Weston. the famous old time pedestrian
who started last night in the ice pal
ace to show the athletic world that he
could go 112 miles or very near it
within "a hours. despite his SIS years.
failed TO reach the standard. He
stopped at 9:56:30 o'clock this evening,
with 10S miles and two laps to his
credit, a performance that is really
remarkable when his age is considered.
Few men of half his years would have
done as well
The veteran was going like a we'll
regulated machine at 5 p M being
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-27
At New Orleans.

New Orleans. Dec. 26.-Results:
Seven furlongs S won, Rem
aud second, Loyal Prince third Time
-1:291a.
Six furlongs-Marie c won, Elkin Sec
ond, Jack Hayes third. Time-1:15.
One mile-Rossmar won, Overella
second, T NJ B third. Time-1:431s.
Six furlongs-Lone Princess won, P
Dunno second, Koenigan third. Time
-1:13A.
Six furlongs-Lorrania won, Little
Buck second, Rosny third. Time-1:15.
Six furlongs-Dorothy III won, So
briquet second, Ida Wagner third.
Time-1:15H
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-27

If creamery butter averages better
and commands better average price
than dairy butter. it is only because
creamery management is better on an
average than private dairy manage
ment- The butter is made out of the
same kind Of milk, and the farm milk
producer makes a mistake in manu-
featuring unless he is ready to take the
lpains necessary 10 get really good but
ter
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-27
ASH BARREL BONANZA.
MOTHER cARPIo, QUEEN OF THE
RAGPICKERS.
A Wonderful Old Woman-Who Eats
Two Meals Day, Works Fifteen
Hours and Has Been Pulling
Riches Out of the Refuse of the
Metropolis For Forty-fve Years.

New York, Dec. 25.-Ordinarily rag
pickers are objects of commiseration
and pity. Yet the other day while
couple of central office detectives We're
digging into the byways of Mulberry
Bend they stumbled into the rooms of
an Italian woman, a rag-picker by
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-27

trade. The sleuths were after some
stolen goods. and from what they had
heard they imagined that this particu-
lar woman might know something
about the robbery. They searched her
and found a bag tied about her waist
under her gown, and in the bag was
SO. 800 in money. The detectives thought
that they had caught a very prosperous
fence" and logged her off to head
quarters. They went back TO pump
the neighborhood dry of information
about the supposed receiver of stolen
goods and then found their mistake.
Ever since her arrival in the country,
ten years ago, the woman had Deen
ragpicker, working IA and 16 hours
day The $4,000 represented her accu-
INFLATED savings in that time.
At first the detectives were Skeptlcal
about the possibility of rag-picker
amassing such a snug little fortune.
But when they had talked with halt
a dozen of the best known rag-pickers
in the Bend they discovered that S5,oVV
was considered very small sum 10
heap up in ten years.
AS a matter of fact there are % rag
pickers living in that squalid and filthy
neighborhood who are worth more than
$40 900. The richest of them all is
Mother Carpio For 40 years she has
been raking over the ash barrels of the
metropolis, and today she has at the
very least 100000, and every penny OF
it is drawing interest at per cent.
Mother Carpio never touches a cent
of the income, except to reinvest 1t.
She works as regularly now as she
ever did, giving Is hours day from
2 o'clock in the morning to o'clock
in the evening to her beloved task.
Rag-picking is her delight. She could
not pass an ash barrel without poking
her scrawny, dirty fingers into the
mass of rubbish if her life depended
upon it.
NOT A BEAUTY
She came to this country when she
was 20 years old. She is SO now, and
at one time perhaps was pretty and
pleasant to look upon. Italian girls IN
the first blush of womanhood, are gen.
-, IL hut Mot la<,1.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14

Eagal's place. There they met Kelly
The latter was invited to a drink
The trio had a couple apiece, when
the woman and her aged companion
started to leave the place. Accord
ing to the story of the woman, when
she reached the sidewalk Kelly called
her back, Mr.. Moore continuing
down the avenue to Murray's saloon.
They stopped in the hall way. where
Kelly attempted to patch up some
little differences which had resulted
in a refrigerative feeling between
them. She refused to listen to him.
whereupon Kelly drew q knife and
stabbed her in the breast.
Shortly after IL O'Clock Captain
Bender noticed hatless woman
stagger into the doorway Of Muir
RAYS saloon and fall. He picked her
up and she told him what had oc-
Cured. Her hat and cloak we're
found in Eagal's saloon. where Kelly
was also located and placed under ar
rest. Moore was also taken into
custody. DR.. F. NJ. Sala found that
the woman had been stabbed in the
right and left breast and severely
bruised about the body. apparently
from kicks. The cut in the right
side was about four inches deep and
extended into the lung. The other
cut barely escaped the heart.
The charge against Kelly is assault
with intent to commit murder. His
trial has been continued for 10 days
awaiting the outcome Of the woman's
injuries. He is in Jail in default of
SIC, 900 bail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14
STOPPED THE SEARCH.

Investigation of Bastisn Farm Aban-
doned-NOthinK in the Well.
The investigation at the Bastian
farm was abandoned by Sheriff Hem
enway last evening after the depth
of the my sterious we'll had been ex-
plored and Deputy Hull's forces had
gone three feet below the bottom of
it. Nothing whatever was found to
indicate that it had been.the recepta-
Gle for the remains of the demons
victims. 1t was then deemed un-
necessary to go further with the
search and the men employed were
set to work restoring order about the
place and then they returned to the
city. While it is contended by the
sheriff that the investigation might
be continued indefinitely without re-
suit. it is nevertheless q fact that
discoveries might come at any mo-
ment which might be of the greatest
Importance.
There is nothing new in the move
ment for a reopening of the Kusch-
mann inquest, and whether or not
it, too, will be abandoned now is q
question. It is hoped another in
quest will be insisted upon.
The Eighth Victim.
August johnson, who figures as
number eight of Bastian's victims,
and the discovery Of the fact of whose
disappearance is now attributed to
the Black Hawk demon was referred
to in last evenings ARGUS, has a
brother named Sander johnson a,
Orion, who states that August wen,
to work for Bastian four years ago
and remained there about six months
Relatives who saw him at intervals
during the time he was in Bastian's
employ state that he always reporte d
that Bastian had paid him no money.
At the end of six months he disap
peared and after that time Sander
johnson called repeatedly on BaS
tian with reference to his brother
and he always received the charac
teristic explanation-the one made
by Bastian with reference to the in
quiries concerning each of his othel
victims-that he had suddenly de
termined to go to Omaha, and thai
he (Bastian) had driven him to Rocl
Island with his trunk and had left
him at depot. johnson left $500
in bank at Orion which is still te
his credit there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14

Nicholas Jansen, a Davenport Ia
borer, while deepening we'll in a
yard on Fifth and Marquette streets
in that city was caught by the caving
in of the sand and smothered, and
an hour afterwards his body was re-
moved. Jansen was SO years of age
and is survived by a wife.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14
WOMAN STABBED IN EAGAL.s PLACE.
May Peck Laid Low by Her Former Lover
Teddy Kelly.

May Peck Laid Low by Her Former Lover
Teddy Kelly.
A stabbing ARRAY which may yet
result in the death of May Peck &C.
CURED about IL O'Clock last night in
Esgsl's saloon at the corner of Twen-
tieth street and Second avenue.
Teddy Kelly languishes in Jail ac-
cused Of the murderous assault.
The woman in the case is of ques-
tionable character and was formerly
Kelly's sweetheart. She now lays in
q precarious condition at the home OF
her sister, Mrs. j. ID. McClelland,
419 Twentieth street. The Peck
woman has been stopping in Daven-
port of late. But last night she fell
into the company of Edward Moore,
bewhiskered old gentleman. who
says he has 8 wife aud family in Ca
BILE. After bowling up considerably
on Iowa hops they came over to this
side and immediately steered for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14
Hoods pills cure all liver ills.
Special Train to Cedar Rapid.

Tuesday. April %. the B., C..
4. 4 N. railway will provide a spe-
cial train for the G. A. r. and all
others who desire to attend the state
encamPment at Cedar Rapids. The
grand parade will be held on this
date at 2 p. m. Train leaves Daven-
port at q. m. Arrive Cedar Rapids
II a: m. Round trip rate 1926. For
further particulars call on station
agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14
Eczema From Childhood.

BRADFORD. ILL.,, March IS, 1896
l have been afflicted with eczema
ever since can remember. A year
ago last December l began taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and have taken
Is bottles and am a great deal bet
ter. l recommend Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla as an excellent medicinc.-M
l.. Peck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14
Have You Had the Grip:

II you have, you probably need a
reliable medicine like Foley's Honey
and Tar to heal your lungs and stop
the racking cough incidental to this
disease. For sale at Ii. F. Bshnsen s
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14

Subscribe for TIE Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14

April Fl and May 5 the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas Railway COM
pany will sell tickets at very low
rates to points in Missouri, Kansas
and Texas. For particulars address
H. A. CHERRIER,
SIG Marquette Bldg. Chicago.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-11-12
The Observation-Disclosures ~

The legend of the Wandering Jew
is one of those queer stories of the Mid
die Ages which have come down in Il
dozen different forms. The story is
told in almost every country of Europe.
the Wandering Jew" assumes differ
ent names in different countries and
appears and disappears under circum-
stances strangely dramatic. Eugene
Sues work, la Juif Errant." borrow
ed its name from this character. but
was really Il savage attack upcn the
.Iesuits, the Wandering Jew appearing
only three or four times in the course
of the narrative, and then for Il very
brief period. Long before the date
however. of Eugene Sues work. the
story had been made use of in Il liter
airy way. Croly used it in Il novel en-
titled Salathiel," in 1910, ,Southey had
interviewer it into his Curse of Ke-
hama.' In the Middle Ages, it was often
made the subject of dramas and dra-
matte pieces and in the present century
has been made the topic of an opera by
Halevy. Eugene Sue is said to have
derived the notion of connecting this
curious character with his story. by
hearing the legend told when he was Il
boy.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-11-12
How Eagles Fly.

An eagle circling in the air main
| tains his wings steadily motionless
but he spreads his tail as.w'ide as pos.
sible and works it like the quarter re-
vO!ution of screw. The reactionary
force which he thus displaces drives
him forward. and, by eXerting more
force of pressure with one side of his
tail than with the other. he diverts his
course either to the right or the left.
The change in the birds position is at
tended with short. quick motions. as
the point of one wing is stretched for
ward. while that of the other is turned
backward correspOndingly.
These short. cOnvulSive movements
Of the tail escaped the observations of
the OrnithOlogiStS uitil quite recently.
and The fact of them not being noted
caused many exhaustive articles to be
written on the Mystery of the Ea agle' s
Flight Stein der Weisen, the Aus
trian naturalist. appears to have been
the first to notice the rudderlike mo.
tions of the eagles tail. He says:
These motions of the tail would prob.
ably have escaped me also but .for the
fact that l had so often observed the
peculiar construction of the side rail
feathers" 1t is Interesting to the ma
turalists and the laymen alike to know
tiE,t ''the mystery of the eagles flight"
has at last been eXp.ained.-St. louis
Republic.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-11-12

me under any other name, nor coult
l entertain her if she did. l hav,
money enough left to buy her two o.
three ice creams. but the ice cream
man wont sell to me any more thai
| tile rest of them will. OF one thing
though. | am certain. l love her, ant
| I'm gong to marry her if | have t
break Niolet's heart, and
keep me up here all the rest of The
afternoon listening to your nonsense"
1t was the voice of the PoStmistres:
pro tenn. ! looked up. There she was
seated on Il low hanging branch of thai
self same tree. She had been reading
a n0vel. She was blushing and laugh
ing. And she was very charming
picture, tcO.
'I-l-1-beg your pardon" said l.
We'll, l think you ought to-" she
answered. But you needn't he SC
afraid of breaking Violets heart il
YOU really are Mr.. Frank Wheaton
See.' She held up large rectangular
envelope. at is the last letter for Mr.
Wheaton from the girl in New York,
she cpItinucd. ''And she is either
sending him her photograph, or she is
sending his back to him. UntlOubt-
edly the latter. as he has been such a
poor correspondent. Ohr'
The letter dropped ut my feet.
"Tllank you said |. tearing it open.
do you carry the mail around with
you on your ramblfngs?''
81 do his mail" she answered. faint
ly, ''fOr something told me, the very
first day Il letter came for him thslt-
that l ought to he particularly careful
of his mail. Perhaps l feared YOU
would steal it. you know
Look said I, not needing her The
letter contained nothing but the pho
t0graph had left with Violet as "Ex-
hibit A." | banded it up to her. '.Is
that Identification enousth:'
1T certainly is
''Pemit HE to Introduce myself.
then" said |, "NIr. Frank Wheaton, of
st. Paul"
Il am Miss Frances Barring. of Al
bany," she replied. And what an
awful lot of trouble I've got you into.
Here are the rest If your letters. |
hope you will not report poor dear Tn
Gle Ned
"You overheard what / said when
was talking to myself:' l asked.
Yes. l couldn't hep it, She an
swered.
'Weql, do you suppose I would do
YOUR uncle ;ly harm under-under
those circumStances?' She did not re-
ply for Il few moments Then she
said: do you think very much of her?
Perhaps you are engaged to her.
Look" said /. ! took the bundle
of letters and locked through them for
the reply from Violet ito my first let
ter. When / found it l held it up be-
fore the Postmistress pro TEN and tore
it. unopened. into small pieces, and
flung them to the breeze.
Are you satisfied now?" l asked her.
/ am not going to say what her re.
ply was. But I'm glad l didn't smash
Jacks motto. 1t hangs in our parlOr
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-11-12
Eye Headache.

DR.. S. Weir Mitchell attributes many
headaches tO. disorders in the refractve
and accommodatfve apparatus of the
eye. 1t is becoming the custom to 20
to the oculst when Il stubborn head
ache asserts itself. In some Instances
the brain symptom is often the most
prominent and sometimes the only
prominent indication of trouble in the
eye. There may be no pain or fatigue
in the organ itself, and the strain in il
may only show itself by ache in the
brow or back of the head. Long CON
tinued trouble in the eye may be the
unsupported cause of insomnia. vertigo.
nausea and general i'll health In MANY
cases the trouble in the eye becomes
suddenly mischievous, owing to some
sudden failure of the health or to in
creased sensitiveneSs of the brain from
moral or mental causes.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-11-12

to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
--pound. 1t acts at once upon the organ
affected, and the nerve centers; re-
moves the cause, and dispels effectually
the symptoms.
Mrs Barris relates her experience
for the benefit of others.
had been sick with liberation
OF the womb, causing all kinds of dis
agreeable experiences, such as irrita-
bility, sleepiessness, faintness, and at
times Mysteries. MY physician said it
was the worst case he ever had. Nv
back ached, 1eucorrhea very profuse,
and had severe bearing down pain.
The physicians thought should never
recover, and as the last remedy. they
procured your Vegetable Compound.
had not taken more than one-fourth
of bottle, before l was more COM
Portable. l continued its use, also the
Sanative Wash, and Liver Pills. After
nsing four bottles, / was able to be
out, and do almost all my work. l
think the Vegetable Compound is the
only medicine that will cure female
complaints, and it viii reach the worst
cases in a very short time. l know it
saved my life."-MRs. M. BARRrs.
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. All drug
gists.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-11-12
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens FOOt-Ease, a powder for the
feet. 1t cures painful swollen, smart
ing feet, and instantly takes the sting
greatest comfort discovery of the age.
Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight-fitting
or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain
cure for sweating, callous and sore or
cold, tired. aching feet. Try it to-
day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores 25c. Sent by mail for 25c in
stamps. Trial package free. Address,
Allen ). Olmsted, Lie Roy, n. Y.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-11-12
cEoRcIAS ALLIGATOR CHILDREN.
They Were Born With Scales and Other
Saurian Markings

Down in Il far away Southern pOr-
ca led Grand Bay. 1t is a branch of
the great OkeefHlekee Swamp. On
The borders of this swamp live pair
Cf freaks the like of which are not to
be found elsewhere. They We're known
as the alligator children" and are
the offspring of Il man and woman of
the poorest class Of piney woods
Crackers
The eldest of ttile 'ailigatOrs" is now
tweGty-three Years of age, and n The
best of health. except for her defor-
nifty. Shortly before the birth of this
chId The mother, Mrs. James Dawdy,
WIS frightened by suddenly coming
upon a huge alligator. The little girl
shortly thereafter born to her was in
appearance half human and half rep
tile.
Her head and face was elongated.
her jaws protruded. There was only
Il very scapt growth OF hair on her
head, and down her back extended Il
row of dark callousities like the scales
on an asligator's back She had a well
defined tail several inches long, and
her fingers and toes bore an unmis-
taxable resemblance to an alligators
claws.
About year later second child was
born. boy. and he showed the same
peculiar markings, only they We're not
so strongly defined as those of the
girl.
Both children were mutcs, and all
efforts of the parents TO teach them
to utter intelligibie words were un-
awaiting. The girl made her wants
known by Il sort of whining sound,
and when angry would snarl like an
alligator. She was very unru!y. The
boy was moe tractable, but both he
and his sister displayed all the char
acter.istics of the alligator.
The girl would be now about five
feet high if she could stand upright.
but the same number of feet long
would be the more appropriate way
to describe her longitudinal dimen-
sions. The jaws bear Il strong resem-
blance to Those of an alligator. and
curving claws, calloused by long use in
creeping about the floor, disfigure her
hands and feet.
The boy is more docile a,1l exhibits
Il higher degree of intelligence, and
will accept sweetmeats, holding them
in his jaws as he crouches in the cor
ner. munching them with evident salts
faction. He, too, creeps on all fOurs
about the house.
The other children of the family are
OF average intelligdlce, and show no
kinship with their less fortunate bro
ther and sister