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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-11-07

Vera that she seemed TO him some beau
tiful spirit beyond his reach. He
groaned aloud at the thought OF his
own weakness. and the csbby. imagining
himself called. pulled Ia his horse and
leaned over for orders.
What in - are you stopping for?
Drive on" Wade said.
A hundred impulses surged through
the mans brain as the hanson swung
along over the smooth roads. In the
darkness the foliage boxed black aud
dense. as Of forest. except where the
electric lights suddenly converted it into
delicate fairy like tracery. Gerald
leaned his head on his arm heavily; he
had drunk very little and his mind
worked clearly, but with a distorted
view. as he contemplated his financial
ruin. There was an easy way out Of it,
he thought, and instinctively his hand
went up TO the pocket where a tiny
weapon was concealed-he always car
ried il, after the southern fashion-but
his hand dropped again to his side. II
would be an insult to Vera. Had he
not done enough? With the thought Of
her great wave Of strength seemed
borne 10 upon him. He would find
way Of retrieving himself honorably and
not utterly disgrace that better part Of
him which she knew and loved.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-11-07
THE DEVIL DIsMAYED.

u tOOocCO 8uO silent Win the intensity
Of the game. For hours the play had
been fast and furious, and the men wore
flushed. strained look born OF the heat
ana excitement. Most Of them had re.
moved their coats, but Gerald Wade
kept up an appearance Of respectability
and leaned back in his chair. one leg
flung over the arm, in an attitude OF ex.
asperatiDg comfort. His ability to poee
had always been Of great service to HIM,
and now. though he was consumed by
an inward feve. Of recklessness. he
played his game with an outward calm
that was battling.
Only the day before he had discussed
the evils Of gambling with the woman
he loved. She supposed he played as
many men play, in general sort Of way,
but she had no notion OF the time he
had given over to it. Many q night he
had left her, exalted for the moment by
the purity Of her love. vowing he would
be worthy Of her ideal Of him; but the
uplifting was trsnsitory. and he had
commonly ended the night. which was
more nearly the day. at his old haunte.
The instinct Of gambling was bred in
Wade's bone. His mother, q famous
Creole beauty, was known among her
intimates to have unusual skill at poker.
in consequence OF which she dressed
like princess royal. His father. naval
officer Of most puritanical stock, was
drowned, after brief honeymoon, at
New Orleans, and died in the strong
consciousness Of his wife's beauty, and
with no knowledge Of the pleasures
which she found indispensable. But
Gerald reaped the full measure OF his
mothers passion, though she had not
lived to see its complete development in
him. 1t was curse and he knew il.
though he loved the bonds that held
him. until he fell in love With Vera. and
then he hated them.
1t was at ball he met her. She was
not dancing that night, she said. when
he was presented. Several men hung
about her and the repartee flashed like
brilliant frefiies through the air. he
got her away finally, and in the corridor
she stopped suddenly.
II have been refusing to dance right
and left, but il you were to ssk ne
just for q moment-away from the
crowd
His arm vent around her, and they
glided away to the seductive music.
How they had danced! Like two
spirits waited away into dreamland! II
might have been an eternity. in reality
it was a few seconds, for fearing lest
we're she seen she should give ofense.
Vera stopped as suddenly a. she had
begun. and they passed on to the con
servstOry.
That was the beginning. and events
shaped themselves after that. At first
Wade met her often in society, but as
the season advanced che went out less,
and he saw her moro often at home.
Another affair on" the men at the
club eaid whenever they missed him.
but they were used to having him drop
out now and then. He had known so
many women, and he always came back.
They had no conception OF the struggle
he vas making as his love for Vera
grew.
In all his rollicking existence, Wade
had never known a woman like her.
lie had suppos d there were but two
classes, the serious. prudish women.
whom he avoided, and the gay women,
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persons could resist, or even
sttem pied to. for the matt r Of that. II
swept Vera along until her love for
Wade grew to be the dominating factor
Of her life.
In the early spring they were en-
gagged, but though Wade urged with all
his eloquence. Vera would have no talk
OF marriage. She wanted to live in the
present, she said, and be blissfully
happy. with no thought OF ceremonies
and trousseaux and wearisome details.
All that could wait.
So they idled through that lovely
spring, driving and sometimes walking
In the park, doing the theatres for
which there was so little time during
the season, and occasionally, as a mark
Of high favor, Vera let Gerald go down
with her to the college settlement and
remain there while she went upon her
round OF visits. 1t had taken her some
time to convince him that he could not
escort her about the slums-that his
appearance there would hinder and not
help her work; but. as a concession to
him. she asked one OF the college men
to go with her, and in a measure Wade
was pacified. The manysidedness Of
Vera's life was a revelation to Wade.
Women are wonderfully versatile, be
thought.
AZ for himself, he had taken life
rather easily since his coming to New
York. He had stopped there two years
before on his way back to New Orleans
from Europe. and had stayed on. max.
ing it his headquarters. with run
down to his old home for the Mardi
Gras by way Of keeping himself in re-
membrance. He had known New York
people more or less on the other side,
and his father had relatives there who
were socially prominent and welcomed
90 attractive kinsman with open arms.
The past week had been an unlucky
one. On Tuesday stocks in which
Wade had largely invested had slumped.
doing him out Of $40, 600, which he could
i'll afford to spare. On Wednesday his
favorite mare strained her shoulder
while rolling in her box. and would be
disabled for some time. On Thursday
q note came from Vera sayirg she was
suddenly called out OF town. to see an
aunt Who was dying. Wade began to
feel himself in procession Of disastrous
events in which little devils marched
waving triumphant banners.
For a month he had avoided the club.
but that night, with Vera far away, he
wandered aimlessly through it's portals
and up to the card room, where he was
greeted with loud acclamations of de.
light. Wade sat down and played . few
hands indifferently, then he began win
ming little; the old instinct awoke and
took complete possession of him. And
the men knew that at last he had come
back again.
A clock on the mantel struck 2, but it
was not needed. Wade had been los
ing heavily the past hogr; unless he
could make grand coup he would be
utterly ruined. The jack pot opened
for thousand; only two men stayed in.
Wade drew to king and got it; the
betting rose from five to ten and then
twenty. The men laid down their cards
Wade was beaten BY an ace. He
pushed back his chair and gulped down
the remainder Of a mint julep that stood
at his elbow.
"fou're in running luck. old man." he
said to his opponent. will you take
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Canon City coal at the Whitebresst
Coal and Lime Co.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-11-07
GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE.
IslaNin1R Carslo.

Send II cents in stamps to John So
bastian, Gep1 Pass. Agent Z. r. ]. 4 p.
R'y. Chicago. for the slickest pack of
playing csrss you eve, nsna' 60 anu On %
more packs they will be sent you post
paid.
Orders containing GO cents in stamps
or postal note for same amount will So
cure ; packs by express, charge paid
Dec. L..
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which the Mckinley people claim against
the ants Is that they state that Mr.
Hanna has been urging Mr. Gowdy to
insist on having all delegates instructed.
IL Is said that the Harrison men state
this fact positively and their positiveness
Is what arouses the suspicious Of the Nc
hinley people. who wonder how the Har-
rison people can state such facts without
having knowledge of the contents OF let
tiers. IL Is certain that this is the latest
move OF Mr.. Hanna and his colleagues.
Hitherto they have not asked that dele
gates be instructed. but they are now in
sisting on II. feeling that the Mckinley
boom has now reached a size which will
allow them TO insist.
The fact that all the eastern papers are
sending stan correspondents to Cleveland
In order TO be near the Mckinley head
quarters Is taken by all to be significant
OF Mckinley's ultimate success.
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BLAND UNDzR THEIR BAN.
The A. p. A. VIII Oppose Him on the
Ground hat His wife Is a Catholic


The A. p. A. VIII Oppose Him on the
Ground 1hat His wife Is a Catholic.
st. Louis. April 2s.-The Republic to-
day says; Every indication points TO
bitter fight on "Silver Dick" Bland in
the event of an effort being made in
the Chicago convention to nominate
him for the presidency of the United
States.
1t has leaked out that Mrs. Blani is
a devout member of the Catholic
church, and has raised her children in
that faith. The opposition to the nom
ination of the great 16 to / free silver
apostle will come from the members of
the A. p. A. AS far as could be learned
here, Bland is not a member Of the
church, and is inclined to be liberal in
his views on religious subjects, but the
members of the secret religio-politicaI
organization, that will oppose his NOM
ination and election, IL he succeeds In
being nominated, in spite of their op-
position, will not spare him for that.
It is sufficient for them to know that a
member of the family is allied with the
church of Rome to lead them to make
tight on any man who seeks political
preferment.
An authoritative announcement that
the A. p. A. would fight BANDS nomi-
nation and election was given to a re-
porter by Judge Stevens. state presi-
dent of the order for Missouri, and
member of the national executive
board. He said he had not had an op-
portunity to investigate the matter,
but IL IL were true that any member
of the family of the Lebanon man is a
member of the church, the order. of
which he is the official head in Missou-
ri, would exert its utmost power to pre-
vent BANDS nomination. and, falling
In that. the full strength Of the organi-
zation will be used against him at the
polls.
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RIDE WITH A MADMAN.
Constable Gray's Experience with the
skiing OF HELL"

"King OF HELL"
Somervtlle. April ga horse COW
cred with foam and attached to a ligh
road wagon. in which was seated a big
wild-eyed man, by the side of a little
man who struggled to control the ami.
NAL, dashed up Bridge street last night
The rig brought up with a short TURF
at the County hotel. The big man made
a leap to the sidewalk and the little
man was in hot pursuit He placed 6
restraining hand on the big fellows
arm and said: Now. Hanky, let's &c
| for a beer"
The little man was George Cray. 6
constable from Montgomery township
and the big man was Hank" Lake, the
self proclaimed king of he'll" who has
recently been terrorizing the farmers
near Kingston. Lake. who weighs 26l
pounds and is known throughout Mont
gomery township as big Hank" was
discharged recently from the Trenton
Insane asylum. Last week he turned
up at his old home and proclaimed
himself king of hell" He proceeded
to create domain by setting fire to
several acres of woodland. After his
fuel had been exhausted he amuses
himself by knocking out the windows
OF the houses in the neighborhood with
gun loaded with bird shot.
When he was reconstructed with he
peppered away at the inmates, but in
tured no one seriously. He was finally
subdued by a demijohn of Jersey light.
ming passed to him at long range by q
courageous neighbor. He dozed for two
days, and then the rum gave out and
he started on another rampage with
renewed vigor. He defied the authorf-
ties and said he had been appointed &c
bring about the destruction of the
world.
Constable Cray started on Hanks
track at o'clock yesterday morning
He came up with him Unexpectedly on
"a by-road near Rocky Hill. The little
constable could get no assistance and
was obliged to resort to strategy. With
honeyed words and a promise of a kee
OF beer he induced the mailman to
climb in his wagon. and then started
on 15-mile drive to the county jail
at this place
On the road Lake became imbued
with a delusion that the horse ha6
wings and could fly. and then Consta-
bic Cray had the most thrilling expert
ence of his life. The horse was forced
along at a terrific pace down steep in
clines and over rough country roads
At times the mailman would give way
to "a series of yells. which terrified both.
man and beast The drive of Is mfiex1
was made in one hour and 10 minutes
considering the mountainous country
Travelled, this is one of the most re.
markable feats on record out here.
After arriving here Cray conducted
the lunatic to a private room in the
hotel and gave him a drink Of beer
after which he persuaded him to follow
him to the county court house, where
he was handed over to the sheriff
Lake will be returned to the insane
asylum at Trenton
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HE DIED A PAUPER.
Form riy st. Louis Millionaire, He Ends
His Life In a Poorhouse

Washington, April ga few days
ago aged John Riley. who had been
living alone in an old house near the
river. was found sick in his squalid
quarters. He was removed to the aims
house. where he died. The body was in
TERED in Mount Olive cemetery. To-day
IL became known that Riley once owned
st. Louis property valued at $1,000. 900.
He lost most Of his money and left st.
Louis some years ago with about $780,
600 in cash. none of which has been
found. Riley built ST. Patrick's church
in st. Louis and gave large amounts
to charity. He was a big steamboat
man on the Mississippi river during the
war and rendered valuable services to
the government in transporting troops
and supplies. for which he had a claim
against the government for sos. 900. His
son-in-law, Charles s. Hall of st. Louis.
is here and will have the body taken TO
st. Louis for burial under a magnificent
monument erected by Riley in the
Catholic cemetery near that city.
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MURDERED FOR HIS MONEY.
A Merchant, so Years Old, Killed by still
Ieto Stabs.

New Orleans. April 2s.-Martin Beg
maud. one of the wealthiest merchants
OF Scott. In Lafayette parish. so miles
from here, was found murdered in his
bed this morning. He had been tied to
the bed with a rope. handkerchief was
tied over his mouth. and around his
body were wrapped many yards of cal
leo, rendering II impossible for him to
move. When the strips of calico were
removed by the coroner to-day So
wounds were disclosed. evidently in
fiicted by a stiletto, and most of which
would have proved fatal. The heart
was pierced by several of these wounds
and so was the Jugular vein. Begnaud
was dressed and had evidently not re-
tired when he was murdered and the
wounds were inflicted after he had
been bound TO the bed. The safe in the
neighboring room was open and $1,000
had been stolen from II, the key having
been obtained from Begnaud. The
murdered man was a bachelor and lived
alone. without a servant.
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FREE TRIAL COURSE.

Having proved the superiority of our
treatment of disease by the concentrated
vegetable aikaioids over worthless HON.
eopathic and crude Aiiopathic methods,
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the expenses of shipping remedies, book
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ANNOYING THE UNION PACIFIC
A Tramp Arrested for Breaking Into a
Freight Car.
SpaCfal nfun,foh a. a.

ramp Arrosted for breaking Into a
Freight Car.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Lima, Mont, April 2S.-Yesterday a
rough-looking tramp. giving his name
as Thomas Weatherly. was found in
a northbound merchandise car here
He was arrested for burglary and was
tried before Judge Clinton this MORN
ing and bound over to the district court
In the sum OF $780, On account of his
Inability TO give bonds he was turned
over to Officer Brothers, who will take
him 20 Dillon tomorrow morning.
where he will be lodged in Jail to await
further trial. He admits breaking the
seal to enter the car. which makes IL
burglary, the penalty FOR which is from
TO Is years i'm the penitentlary. Moth
Ing was missing from the car and he
says he only wanted a ride and had
only entered the car about 20 minutes
before his arrest. Two men giving
their names as George Lynch and Ed
Dean, who were arrested here yes.er-
day for vagrancy and interrupting
Union Pacific passengers, were tried
to-day before Officer Cutting. Lynch
was given 30 days in Jail, and Dean
was given Is minutes to leave town
When he was turned loose he lost no
time in bidding the city adieu.
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STOLEN LETTERS.
Hanna Thinks His Mi.sives Have Been
Tsmpsred with.

Cleveland. April 2s.-The Plain Dealer
says: The latest sensation in the polit-
zeal world is the alleged confiscation from
the mail OF letters written by Mark A.
Hanna TO Chairman Gowdy OF the repub-
lican executive committee OF Indiana by
anti-McKinley workers. and II the de-
tectives now working on the case can Sc
cure evidence TO convict II Is said that ar
rests win follow. A number OF letters
fern Mr.. Hanna - Mr. GOwdy have re-
Gently disappeared and IL Is said that ev-
idence has been secured that they were
stolen while in transit.
one OF the chief items of evidence
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Nashville, April 2S.-Firt race, five
and a half furlongs-Tarrier won, Spo-
kena second, Springboard third: time.
1:101a. -eighths of a mile-Min-
erva won, Old Dominion second, Mopsy
third; time. 1:32h. Nicholson House
stake, for 2-year-old FLIES. worth 81 900.
half a mile-Manzanilla won, Izeyl sec
ond. Fullhand third: time, :501z. Mile
-Sauteur won, Overella second. Wild
Arab third; time. 1:46. Three-fourths
of a mile-Momus won. Albert Sidney
second. Tutuilla third; time. 1:17.
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cative that he contemplates returning
to the old homestead at an early
day.
Frank Warfield. deputy assessor of
Silver Bow county. was a visitor in
this neck o. the woods this week.
Died-At Sheridan. Madison county.
montana, on Wednesday. April %, 1896.
OF cerebro spinal meningitis, the in
FAINT son Of Mr.. and Mrs. d. T. Mar
shall, aged IL months.
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Jacisson's Letter to Pearl.

Newport, KY, April 2s.-In the Jackson
trial to-day Attorney Haines OF Greencas-
tie. Ind, was called TO the stand as a
witness and offered a number of letters
written by Jackson to Pearl Bryan. The
letters are couched in friendly language.
Several other witnesses were examined
without anything important being ad-
duced,
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Glddness Comes

With better understanding of the
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why IL Is the only
remedy with millions of families. and IS
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. IL is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine article,
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
II IN the enjoy emit of good health,
and the system r. = yular, then laxa-
tives or other RENE Les are not needed.
II afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended TO the most sl<illful
physicians, but If in need of a laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the well-informede everywhere, Syrupof
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction
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= Hazardous Experiment.

The next London show sensation is to
be the entombment of a man six days
under six feet Of earth. They expect 10
dig him up alive.
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Berlin, April 2s.-The reichstag commit
tee by vote of - to 3. to-day passed
the sugar tax.
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metnl'h0s ceased and that Il IS coming
out OF hoard In steady stream. this
state OF cHchang1 attracts little attcn-
uon; and there urc wise flnlnclcrs who
Incline to the opinion thar. having got
all the sold We really need. II may be
quite az wclllfor our Interests that Lon
don should not be disturbed by further
drains on thln side the Atlantic
Tho future looks bright Indeed, nni by
the exercise OF good Judgment thosp who
have brains can not only make both
ends meet through their business opera
tlons. but alEo store up II Hurplus for a
rainy day during the next four years.
~ plurlbuF unum" rcmlIns now. az
ever, this country'g motto; and the stars
and strlpe1 wave over all the 10000, 900
OF people without any distinction. Ma
jor Mckinley, when he occupies the
white hou5c, | am Aurp, can be relied
upon to bo fair and just 10 all tina, dwell
on this continent, and will see to II that
the laws bc enforced everywhere, 10
that lie and property will be thorough
~ protected.
HENRY CLEWS,
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CIIChGO-Wheat was extremely or
ratio to-day within 2hc range and
closed practically unchanged.
Corn and oats moved over hc range
closipG &c lower md &c higher respcc-
tIv0ly.
Provisions Improved slightly, pork nd
vnnclnE l0c.
Lard and ribs 2isc each.
e Flour, firm; hard spring patents 81 90
al g5: soft do. 50 90Gi Ii: bakers Sc 100
, 90
Wheat, cash No. spring 77dr77Mc; No
3 evrins 70l7Jc: No. 2 red S3tDS!hc:
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OIL CITY-Credlt balances 81 II: Ger.
t!iicatcs. no bids. Shipments lOi ,S6l bar,
rcls; runs 9I,G7G barrels.
NEW YoRK-Petroleum, Pennsylva.
MIA crude 81 II bid.
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NEW YoRK-PIs Iron steady: south
crn SO ThGll Is: northern SO 75Gl2 80.
Copper steady; lake brokers' SilO
Lead strong: domestic brokers' s. CO.
Tin plates quiet.
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HENRY CLEws.


Ia contained In n bottle OF Hoods Sar-
saparllln than In any other similar
preparation, 1t coats the proprietor and
manufacturer more. II costs the jobhcr
more and Il Is worth more to the con-
sumcr. II has n record OF cures un-
the best to buy because 1t Is the One
True Blood Purifier.
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Wool.

NEW YORK--Wool nrm: domestic
fleece liGlSc; pulled 1920.
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DE Wits Witch Hazel Salve Is
an antl-seplc, soothing and healing
application FOR burns. scalds, cuts,
bruises. etc, and cures plies like magic.
1t instantly stops pain. Charles II.
GoctZe. corner Twelfth and Market
streets: Powic & Co, bridgeport; Pen
body &; Son. BcnwoOd.