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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-04

vidame at the head OF the ramp. mile.
de Caylus," said, bowling, sis, regret
to say, indisposed to-day, vidame."
''She will not see me? '' he asked, eye
ing me very unpleasantly.
Her indisposition deprives her of the
pleasure I answered, with an effort.
He was certainly wonderful man, fer
at sight of him three-fourths Of my
courage, and all my Importance, oozed
out at the heels of my boots.
''She will not see me. Very WELL" be
replied, as if had not spoken. And the
simple words sounded like sentence
Of death. s'Then, M. Anne, I have a
crow to pick with you. What comPen-
sation do you propose to make for the
death of my servant? A decent. quiet
fellow, whom you killed yesterday,
poor man, because his enthusiasm for
the true faith carried him away a little"
''Whom I killed because he drew a
dagger on NJ. ST. Croix de Caylus at the
Sicomte's gate I answered, steadily
had thought about this, OF course, ana
was ready for it. 'sYou are aware, NJ
de Beers" I continued, ''that the
vicomte has jurisdiction extending to
life and death over all persons within
the valley?"
my household excepted" he rejoined.
quietly.
PRECISELY; while they are within the
curtilage of your house." I retorted.
However, as the punishment was sum-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-04
Ancient British Graves.

The museum of the Castle Hall at
Taunton (the courthouse of "bloody
Jeffries") has just been presented by
Lord Lovelace with kistyaen, or an
cient British grave, discovered with its
skeleton inmate upon Culbone Hill, Ex-
moor, on the breezy coach route between
Minehead and Lynmouth. The kist-
yaen, stone-built chamber about four
feet below the surface, measured 3
feet inches by % inches by Is inches;
and the early Briton had to be ingenious
" packed. A coarse clay cup was found
near the skull, which was so well pre-
served after all these centuries that
some Americans using the coach are
said to have made fabulous offers for
even a single tooth The entire kist,
however, has been removed to the head
quarters of the Somersetshire Archeo-
logical society. where it will be re-
erected Interments of a similar ma
ture have been found all over England,
and notably in Wiltshire and York
shire.-N. Y, Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-04
CHAPTER IL
THE vIDAME's THREA,

THE vIDAME'S THREAT.
Croisette used to tell a story, of the
facts of which have no remembrance,
save as a bad dream. He would have it
that left my pallet that night had
one to myself in the summer, being
the eldest, while he and Marie slept in
another in the same room-and came
to him and awolze him, sobbing and
shaking and clutching him; and beg
ging him in a fit of terror not to let me
go. And that SO I slept in his arms
until morning. But as have said, do
not remember anything of this, only
that I had an ugly dream that night,
and that when I awoke I was lying
with him and Marie; so I cannot say
whether it really happened.
At any rate, if 1 had any feeling of
the kind it did not last long; on the con-
trary-it would be idle to deny i'll
was fattered by the sudden respect Gil
and the servants showed me. What
katherine thought of the matter I
could not tell. She had the letter and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-04
ADVICE GRATIS.

He had cold, a simple cold,
Located in his head
He did not call a doctor in,
But asked advice instead
OF all his friends and neighbors. who
Knew just what should be done
In any such emergency.
They gave it-by the ton.
Said one: Rub tallow on your nose.
In mustard soak your feet;
Keep shifting eucalyptus and
Drink lots of whisky neat.
You must not think of going out,
But stay in bed and nurse
Yourself Bit He did so, but
The next day he was worse.
Another said: go out Of doors,
Take heaps Of exercise;
Don't sit and SILVER by the fire.
For that is most unwise.
The poisons in your system, so
You want to work it off.
He did as he. was told. Next day
He had a beastly cough.
A third declared: 1.-THE water-cure
VIII quickly put you right.
Just wrap yourself in soaking sheets.
And sleep in them all night.
Then if you're feeling feverish,
Take cold baths all day long,
He did. Bronchitis supervened,
And both his lungs went wrong.
Then they advised all sorts of things,
Hot bottles, turpentine,
Beef-tea, pills, leeches. poultices,
Massage and cocoa wine,
DraughtS, embrocations, lozenges,
Electric batteries.
They will effect a cure, no doubt
Unless the beggar dies.
London Judy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-04
A COWBOYS LETTER.
1t Was to His Father, Who Was a Duke
In Scotland.

This world has become but a very
small place, yet it is not every day that
the fact is SO forcefully demonstrated
as it was to certain doctor of whom
a western paper tells. This doctor had
under his care in the hospital cow
boy from one of the ranges of northern
Montana, who, when he became con-
va1escent, one day walked into the doc
tors house to thank him for his services
and say good-by. AS he was about to
leave the office, the cowboy remarked:
Doctor, I understand that you are
soon to set off on a trip to the other
side of the water, and that before you
return you intend to visit Scotland.
If such is the case, / should like to give
you letter to some friends of mine.''
The doctor replied that he did intend
to visit Scotland, and that he should
be pleased to take charge of the letter.
Thereupon the cowboy sat down,
wrote a brief letter, sealed it up, and
addressed the envelope to-let us say
the duke of Craige'' at a castle in
Scotland. When he handed it to the
doctor, that gentleman looked at the
address rather obviously, and then
asked, in voice that was possibly
little cold: "Is this gentleman an &C
quaintance of yours?"
well, yes" replied the ranch-rider.
81 think it quite probable he will re-
member me. He is my father, and I
shall be glad to have you call on him
and tell him I'm getting along all
right"
The doctor took the letter, and when
he left for the old world had every in
tention of cultivating the acquaintance
of the Scottish nobleman, as he had
already cultivated the acquaintance of
his son.-Youth's Companion.
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7 i THE HOUSE 8
/ Mp OF THE WOLF.
EE17 NXsag x x 4 e
SEs,ESS' BY STANLEY ]. WEYliAN.
CHAPTER I.-CoNTINUED.

Kit, crying softly. went into the
house; her innocent coquetry more
than sufficiently punished already. And
we three looked at one another with
blank faces. It was clear that we had
made a dangerous enemy, and an enemy
at our own gates. AS the vidame had
said, these were troublous times when
things were done to men-ay, and to
women and children-which we scarce
dare to speak of now. 81 wish the vi
comte were here" Croisette said, IN
easily, after we had discussed several
unpleasant contingencies.
COR even Nalines, the steward" 1
suggested.
HE would not be much good" re-
piled Croisette. "And he is at ST. An
tonin, and will not be back this week.
Father Pierre, too, is at Abb
'You do not think" said Marie,
THAT he will attack us?''
certainly not!" Croisette retorted,
with contempt. Gwen the vida1ne
would not dare to do that in time of
peace. Besides, he has not half a score
of men here" continued the lad, shrewd-
ly, land counting old Gil and ourselves
we have as many. And Pavannes always
said that three men could hold the gate
at the bottom of the ramp against a
score. Oh he will not try that!"
Certainly not,'' I agreed. And so we
crushed Marie. ''But for Louis de Pa
yannes-''
Catherine interrupted me. She came
out quickly, looking different person;
her face flushed with anger, her tears
dried.
camel" she cried, imperiously,
''what is the matter down below-will
you see?"
had no difficulty in doing that. All
the sounds of town life came up to us
on the terrace. Lounging there we
could hear the chaffering over the
wheat measures in the cloisters of the
market square, the yell of a dog, the
voice of a scold, the church bell, the
watchman's cry. 1 had only to step
to the wall to overlook it all. On this
summer afternoon the town had been
for the most part very quiet. FIVE had
not been engaged in our own affairs
we should have taken the alarm before,
remarking in the silence the first be-
ginnings of what was now a very re-
spectacle tumult. It swelled louder
even as we stepped to the wall.
We could sea bend in the street
laying it open-part of the vidame's
house; the gloomy square hold which
had come to him from his mother. His
own chateau of Beers lay far away
in Franche Conte, but of late he had
shown a preference-Catheri could
best account for it, perhaps-for this
mean house in Caylus. 1t was the only
house in the town which did not be-
long to us. It was known as the House
of the Wolf. and was Il grim stone
building surrounding courtyard.
Rows of wolves heads carved in stone
hankeCl the windows, whence their bare
fangs grinned day and night at the
church porch opposite.
The noise drew our eyes in this di-
rection; and there, lollingf in window
over the door, looking out on the
street with laughing eye, was Beers
himself The cause of his merriment
we had rot far to look for twas
q horsen,an who was riding up the
street under difficulties. He was rein
inc in his steed-no easy task ON that
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-04

apparently found it satisfactory. AT
any rate we saw nothing of her. Nine.
Claude was busy boiling simples, and
tending the messengers hurts. And
il seemed natural that I should take
command.
There could be no doubt-at any
rate we had none-that the assault
on the courier had taken place at the
vidame's instance. The only wonder
was that he had not simply cut his
throat and taken the letter. But look
ing back now it seems TO me that grown
men mingled some childishness with
their cruelty in those days-days when
the religious wars had aroused our
worst passions. 1t was not enough to
kill an enemy. It pleased people to
make-I speak literally football of
his head, to throw his heart to the dogs.
And no doubt it had fallen in with the
vidame's grim humor that the bearer
of Pavannes' first love letter should
enter his mistress presence, bleeding
and plastered with mud. And that the
riffraff about our own gates should
have part in the insult.
Beers wrath would be little abated
by the issue Of the affair, or the justice
I had done on one of his men. So we
looked well to bolts and bars and win
dows, although the castle is well-nigh
impregnable, the smooth rock falling
20 feet at least on every side from the
base of the walls. The gatehouse,
Pavannes had shown US, might be
blown up with gunpowder, indeed,
but we prepared to close the iron graf
ing which barred the way halfway up
the ramp. This done, even if the enc
my should succeed in forcing an
entrance he would only find himself
caught in a trap-in a steep, narrow
way exposed to a fire from the top of
the thanking walls, as well as from the
front. We had a couple of culverines,
which the vicomte had got 20 years be-
fore, at the time of the battle of ST.
Quentin. We fixed one of these at the
head of the ramp, and placed the other
On the terrace, where by moving it u
few PAGES forward we could train it on
Beers house, which thus lay at our
mercy.
Not that we really expected an at
tack. But we did not know what to
expect or what to fear. We had not ten
servants, the vicomte having taken IL
score of the sturdiest lackeys and keep
ers to attend him at Bayonne. And we
felt immensely responsible. Our main
hope was that the vidame would at
once go to Paris and postpone his vengc-
ance. So again and again we cast long
ing glances at the House of the Wolf,
hoping that each symptom of hustle
heralded his departure.
Consequently it was a shock to me,
and a great downfall of hopes, when
Gil, with a grave face, came to me on
the terrace and announced that NJ. lie
Vidame was at the gate, asking to see
mademoiselle.
cit is out of the question that he
should see her." the old servant added,
scratching his head in grave perplexity.
'Most certainly. I will see him in
stead" I answered, stoutly. do you
leave Francis and another at the gate,
Gil. Marie, keep within sight, lad. And
let Croisette stay with me-
These preparations made-and they
took up scarcely moment-I met the
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All communications for this pa per should
be accompanied by the name OF the author, not
necessarily for publication but as an evidence
OF good faith on the part of the writer. Write
only on oPe side of the paper. Be partic ularly
careful .h giving names and dates to have the
letters and figures plain and distinct.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-05
RAILROADS.


Judge Reagan OF the railroad com
mission passes favorably upon the CIR
Guar submitted by the Galveston, La
Porte and Houston with reference to
the c5rsdemnatlon of cotton at Calves
ton.
The Sunset and Central routes pub
l!sh their cotton statement for the
month OF OctSber.
The commission at Austin VIII deal
with two proposition on November 10.
Wharton, Texas. wants a tap of the
Galveston. Brazos and Western.
The quarantine situation at Shreye-
pert and Memphis
The Southern Pacific dea.rous OF
bringing lumber from Lou,siasa 10
Texas. The people OF Orange and the
board OF health Of that place are favor
able to tho operations of passenger
trains from Lafayette wet.
The Southern Pacific officials for the
Atlantic system has abandoned entire
~ the inspection OF the properly for
1877.
A child.ess widow wants to adopt
Miss cLsneros.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-05
A CRISIS In OHIO.
Much Talk About Combine Against
Mark Hanna.
THE RESULT IS YET IN DOUBT
Republicans Stick to Their Original
Estimate.
DEMOCRATS cONcEDE NOTHING
Many Contests VIII He Filed, Based
ON Frauds in Close Counties
by Republicans.

Columbus, Ohio, November 4.--Many
talk about crisis in Ohio. Some believe
crisis is impending. The talk about a
combine in the legislature against Senator
Hanna, pending the interest in the off,
cial counting OF the vote In close counties.
continues as the official canvass OF the
vote in the eighty eight counties proceed
ed today the republican plurality on the
State ticket increased and on the legisla-
tive tickets 1t appeared to be getting to-
ward a very close shave.
While the republican plurality on the
State ticket exceeds $4,000 the vote on the
legislative ticket lis almost as close as It
could be. For this reason there is still
: unusual anxiety at the respective State
headquarters of both parties The repub-
licans still claim that the legislature
stands seventy-five republicans to seventy
democrats on joint ballot for senator and
their candidates for representatives in
three OF the close counties have been elect
cd by the following pluralites: Delaware
county 20, Wood county IS, Noble county
IS. total OF 142 in the pluralities OF
these three counties. A change Of 70 votes
properly distributed In these counties
would therefore have turned the result In
the legislature by giving these three re-
publican representatives to the democrats.
Then the legislature would have stood "
republicans and ~ democrats on Joint bal
lot. When 1t is remembered that the to-
tai vote Of Ohio last year was over 100000
and is almost 100000 this year, 1t is
centage that it can not be clearly ex-
pressed In figures. fractions or language,
and this is what makes the democratic
State committee continue to claim the
legislature and both the State committees
to be closely on guard In watching the
counting In the close counties.
The official count Of Delaware is in but
with protests and notices OF contest from
the democrats. and the same is true of
Noble county. The official count OF Wood
county may not be completed until Satur-
day. i@
Chairman McConville does not admit that
the republicans have carried the Thirteenth
dis riot for their candidate for State sena-
tor and he still claims the representatives
from Noble. Delaware, Wood, Muskingum
and other counties claimed by the repub-
iitans. He also expects the official count
to give two OF the twenty two members OF
the legislature from Cuyahoga In these
counties and others he says there will be
contests fer the seats in the event of the
certificates OF election being given to the
republicans. Chairman McConville charges
fraud in tha close counties and in some
republican counties. He says nearly all
the close counties have gone republican
heretofore and the republicans still have
the machinery in these counties.
Mr.. McConville will remain here on duty
until the official count of all the counties
Is completed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-05
CUBA.


Wcyler VIII be called on to explain
his remarks to volunteers before ledv-
INK Ilavara, they are very disiascfri
&c The Spanish government. He may
be snpe1ehed.
simf'sh revenue receipts for October
are 100000 peretas under tho same
month last year.
II ia now said the Spanish govern
men. VIII tell the United states that N
reference to grantin-, autonomy she
Will do what she deems best.
Understood that the Spanish govern
mcnt VII! hold that the Competitor
Prisoners are legally Imprisoned
Spanish have rcpcrted another datcai
for the insurgents.
Insurgents are very active ana are
having things about their own way.
They have inflicted heavy loss OIL tbs
Spanish and. It Is :-amored, nave caL-
tured Holguin.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-05
INDIAN THANKSGIVING.

Osages and Oclrvares Gathering
FOR stig smoke.
Chelsea, I. T., November 4. - Overland
travellers passing through here bring infor-
ration that the Csages and Delawares are
gathering by the hundreds on Beaver Creek,
about sixty miles west OF here, to celebrate
their annual anniversary smoke. About 500
Indians are already present and hundreds
are arriving daily.
The honey smoke is an ancient custom
among these two tribes and has tesn cele-
brnted annually for the past twonty five
years. 1t is a general meeting for good
time and also to offer up thanks to the
Great Spirit when the meeting is over,
which generally lasts about TWO weeks.
The Indians give each other pony blan-
kets and many little trnkets as an assur-
ance of friendship between The tribes.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-05
THE STATE.

Eaptlsts arc likely to settle their dif-
fc"encee at the San Antonio oonven-
ton l.. splitting tho church. Each SIDE
intends to gain control of the convent
tlon and in that manner control Baylor
university More than 100 messengers
are already NJ San Antonio.
n. c. Copeland Of Waco flied deed
OF trtist; Robertson. Dreyfuss & Co.
OF Marshall sold their stock; j. I. Ricn-
ardsoa Of Athens assigned. liabilities
5000
Texas senators and congressman Will
visit the harbor OF Sabine Pass.
Man suicsded on Cotton Belt train,
which train also killed section man
and three negro children.
True bills were found against the
nian at Austin charged with train rob-
berry at Mcneil.
Burglars made rich hapI at Bonita.
brownsville Is to have an electric
light and water plant.
One negro farmer killed another In
Colorado county over . division OF
crops.
David Mcintosh Of Bryan IL dead,
aged so; John n. Fox OF Refugio:
Mrs, Wtlk,ns of Brenham.
Hundred thousand dollars worth of
cattle changed hands at san Antonio.
Bell county man fatally wounded a
man and woman ut Dallas, then sent
two bul.ete into himself: small hope
for any Of them.
Unknown man. undoubtedly rror,
Houston. was found floating in CAL
weston bay.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-05

A SUMMARY TODAY'S IMPORTANT
POLITICAL.


Result in Ohio has not been fully de-
tcrmined yet; republican State ticket
J is elected by 5000. but the legislature
is in much doubt and may not be set
} tied until II meets and decides contests
which will be filed from several coun-
. ties. Chairman McConville alleges
fraud in many instances.
Republicans apparently have ma
terity OF seventy on joint ballot IN
Maryland; however. the democratic
chairman says there is no way to de-
} termine the result until the official
count Is made.
Editor Stead of London is Inclined to
believe that Tammany will give New
York a good government.
Democrats reduced the republican
} majority I'm the New York assembly
.. to eight.
Senator Thurston expresses the opin-
ION that New York will name the DEM
} ocrat!c nominee in 1909 and that silver
Will be stricken out as an issue.
Van Wyck wiz control the patronage
Of 5000 Offices OF Greater New York;
, indirectly 1900 more men viii draw
pay frrn the city.
, Hanna says: '"rhey tell me am sure
OF reelection; that's all know about
} H."
Shaw's plurality In Iowa Is 22.5ll
Fusion plurality in Nebraska is 1850
Result is so close IN Colorado that am
officia. count viii he necessary.
M,re complete returns from Ken
lucky increase the democratic victory
and give the finishing touches 10 laying
J out the goldbug attempted party.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-05

Dallas, Texas, November 4.-One o. INT
mos. interesting races ever run on the
Dallas track was seen at the fair grounds
this afternoon. between Fannie Nash,
owred by Bud Mash of Kaufman and
Walter Trarrmell, owned by a .Swce.wate-
hcrse,nan of the same name. Books were
made on the event at odds of to ] on
Walter Trammel. and nearly slOVW
changed hands. The distance was three
eighths of mile. and the Kaufman mare
won by a short neck in S5ls seconds No
adm ssi'on was charged and several thou
sand people saw the dash. The hackers
Of Walter Tramrnel are not satisfied md
believe Tranmel is the faster animal.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-05
YELLOW FEVER.

Total number of cases reported yes
to-day, sixty-nine; deaths, nine.
No le; up IN the number OF ncw cases
and an Increase In the deaths at New
Orleans, unflvorable turn Of affairs
is very disappointing.
Frost at Mobile again. but no de-
crease In the number of cases.
Alabama State quarantine has been
raised: most towns have also opened
traffic.
There was a heavy frost at Selma.
Louisiana has raised quarantine
against all points.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-05

Washington, November 4.--For Eastern
Texas--Far IN southern. threaten,ng
cooler: a fall of 20 degrees or more in the
northern portion; BRISK to high northerly
winds.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory-1hreat
ming with showers; cooler; nortEerly
winds.
Arkansas-Threatening and showers; de.
cidsdly colder; fall of 20 degrees; south
erly winds.
North and South Dakota-Fair; warmer:
sotrtbe rly winds.
Nebraska and Enthusiastically far;
warmer; northerly winds.
wyoming and Montana-Partly c.oudy:
warmer; westerly winds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-05
FOREIGN.

The Germans again prevented any
business In the lower house OF the
Austrian rcichsraSth; would not permit
their opponents to have hearing. Tho
emperor may dissolve the sitting.
The DANISH expedition TO rescue An
dree has started.
Upon the approach OF British troops.
French trocps which were on British
terriory In Africa .snmediafeiy eyaca-
ated.
Turkey yielded TO BulEaria's threat
TO declare Independence.
London News says the British gov
erlsments representation is RESPONSE
be for loss OF much blood and money.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-05
DOMESTIC.

New Orleans Is getting into business
agair and has drawn a million in cur
rsa,cy from New York.
Choctaws and Ch.ckasaws have ac-
cepted the Dawes treaty and tribal
governments Will pass out OF exist
encc.
A Chesapeake and Ohio passenger
train was wrecked near Charlottss-
VILE. Va. -Four were killed and seven
teen injured.
Great Britain may renew negoha-
tons for an arbitration treaty with the
United States. British workngmen
will send over a representative 10 work
for II.
The Cramps VIII put on Ave vessels
to the Klondtke.