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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-17

mans fate. Who was she? what was
she? Had she actually been MUIR
dered, and if so. for what reason?
Who was the gamer by her death, and
in what way?
Mr.. Leworthy started at an advant-
age. E verybody in Grandchester knew
him, and he knew everybody. The DO
lice were ready to confide in him free
ly. The local magistrates would be
glad to help him. But on this occas-
ion he was inclined to rely ON his own
wits. The police were at work for Mr..
Brockham's client. If they succeeded,
well and good. But the vicar was not
going to work with them.
His first visit was to the office of
daily paper, where he handed in the
FLOWING advertisement: Missing.
since Nov. Goth, young lady; when
last seen she wore a Rob Roy tartan
shawl, a brown-straw hat and blue
gauee veil. Any one affording infor-
nation will be handsomemly rewarded
on applying to E. L., care of Mr..
Brockbank, solicitor, Deansgate."
This advertisement Mr.. Leworthv
took to the three local daiies.
His next visit was to Mr.. Elsden, of
Briargate.
"A man would hardly make use of
another mans card unless he had
some business or social relations with
that other man." reflected the vicar.
as he tramped along, sturdy in bearing,
determined in step. "A man does not
pick up a visiting-card in the street"
He found Mr.. Elsden elderly and
plethoric, a man who rarely got
through business letter without stop
ping in the middle to mop his high
ly polished Uranium with a crimson
silk handkerchief. This gentleman
was amiable, but not brilliant. He had
read the report of yesterdays inquest,
and was therefore posted in the facts;
but he had no ideas to offer.
How did that young man get hold
of your card?" asked the vicar. HE
must have picked it up in some illegit
innate way, unless he is among the
number of your personal acquaint
ance."
Mr. Elsden gave a supercilious
laugh.
81 hope my friendships do not lie
among secret murderers," he said.
"Of course. we all hope that, natur-
ally, but one can never tell. My friend
describes this young man as of gentle
manly appearance and good manners.
Good-looking. too, quite an interesting
CONFERENCE.-The, with dark eyes,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-17
The Greatest Mechanical Giant in the

The greatest Mecnanlcal GIANT IN the
World Used In Scotland.
Absolutely the greatest mechanical
giant in the world is now lifting stone
on a new sea wall on the north coast
of Scotland. Not even the monster
cranes used for lifting the government
al great guns can compare with this
Titan, as it is called, says the Los
Angeles Times. 1t is capable of lifting
100 tons and it could pick up a modern
locomotive with as much ease as the
same locomotive draws a train Of cars,
1t could lift the cubic contents of 100
carloads and strew them over a wide
section of the landscape Its daily
work is the placing in position of fifty
ton blocks of granite, of which the new
sea wall at Peterhead is being built
The length of its arms, reaching out
from the central point of SUPPORT is
exactly 100 feet, and it can set sixty
ton block in the sea 100 feet deep and
seventy-two feet from the outer edge
of the masonry wall. This long arm
is balanced by a shorter-weight arm
that carries the engine house, with the
machinery for moving the Titan for
ward or backward on a railroad set into
the finished masonry, and ito run out
or in on the long arm a travelling car
from which are suspended the four
sheaved blocks through which is re-
ceived the clble that lifts the great
pieces Of stone. The Titan itself weighs
700 tons and is built OF steel The long
arm swings about on a turntable, Just
as a bridge swings Nyer river. The
wall which it builds and then travels
over as it slowly advances into the sea
is nearly fifty feet wide.
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CHAPTER II.-(CoNTINuEp.D

Sllfai Nib ii'--N1ONllNb
His friend had left him soon afte
dinner to go back to Grandmother b.
the nine o'clock train; and then cam
a dreary interval until ten, when tn
4 prisoner lay down on his pallet bed ant
slept soundly, exhausted by the be
wildering emotions of the last TWEEN
ty-four hours. He was very down
hearted, now that he had before hin
the prospect of weeks solitude il
that miserable cell, for Mr.. LeworthS
had told him that he should not return
TO Milldale until the day fixed for the
adjourned inquiry, by which time he
hoped to have unearthed the man who
had used Mr.. Elsdons card
An agltating surprise awaited Mr.
Caulfield next morning. While he was
breakfasting dismally upon tea and dry
toast, the guardian of his solitude came
in to tell him that lady wished TO see
him.
"A lady, cried the curate There
must be some mistake. l don't know
a creature in the town. Pray don't
let me be made a show of. to crafty
any ones morbid curiosity"
Lord love you, sir, as if we should
do such a thing! It's all right; the
lady's got an order. She's a relative,
no doubt
The man withdrew into the stony
passage outside; then came a rustllng
sound George Caulfield knew well--a
sweeping, stately step, and an elderly
lady, gray and tall and slim, came
quickly in and threw her arms round
his neck.
Mother" cried the curate, chow
could you do such a thlng?"
How could do anything else?" said
his mother, striving heroically to be
cheerful. do you suppose l was going
to stay in London after | received your
letter? The postman brought the let
ter at seven, Sophia had my trunk
packed by half-past, and Jane had a
cab at the door-such good girls, and
so anxious about you! l was at Eus-
ton by ten minutes past eight, and
caught the train that leaves at eight
fifteen. | was at Milldale half an hour
after midnight-too late to come here,
of course, so l went to the nearest ho-
tel. The chamber-maid told me they
were sending your meals. | felt quite
interested in them, and at home with
them directly"
She was a wonderful old lady, car
ried herself so ravely. spoke so
looked at her son with eyes
so full of confidence and hope. He
would have been unworthy of such a
mother had he not faced his posi-
ion unfalteringly They sat down
side by side on the prison bench, and |
ne told her all that had happened |
since he wrote his letter to her, and
spoke as if nothing were more certain
han his speedy justification.
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he had been unable to get done
anywhere else. He wanted a letter
written to a correspondent at Cadiz,
and he had not found anybody in
Grandchester who knew enough Span
ish to write such a letter for him. He
had particular reasons for not writing
in French or English, as his commun-
ication was a strictly private charac-
ter, and the gentleman to whom he
had occasion to write understood no
language but his own.
81 am told you have a clerk who is
a frst-rate Spanish scholar" MIR. Le-
worthy said, in conclusion.
quite true, sir. Our foreign clerk,
Mr.. Foy. knows Spanish as well as ne
knows French. and can write you as
good letter in Italian or Portuguese
as in either. It's rather lucky you
looked in this morning, though. To-
morrow would have been too late"
why? Is he leaving you?"
The clerk grinned.
only fortnight's holiday-rather
an important event in his life. He's
going to be married tomorrow morn
ing-to the daughter of our junior
partner, the youngest Miss Umpleby."
ooh, he is going to be married to-
morrow morningl l congratulate him
and the young lady. Has it been a
long engagement"
"a year and a half The old gem
tleman was very much against it at
the frst-thought his daughter might
have looked higher-as of course she
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CHAPTER III

AiihE u Z U I 3 e
Caulfield was talk
to his mother the
Vicar Of Fresh
mead was plodding
up and down the
streets Of Grand
chester, e a g e r,
hopeful, determin-
ed to unravel the
tangled skein of
the nameless Wo-
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CHAPTER w

Il. Leworthy' next
call was at Kibble G.
Umpleby's. Here he
acted with greater
subtlety. He asked
to see the head
clerk, and Informed
that G e n t lie m a n
that he had been
recon m e n d e d to
apply there for a
small service which
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-17

"why did I pave with good inten-
tions?" repeated the devil, pleasantly
YOU see, most of my guests while on
earth had been accustomed to trample
on them, and, of course" His good
nature was infectious. Il wanted tc
make them feel ct home Yea"
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The LARGEST CRANE.

(To BE CoNTINUED.)
The Holly chieftain., 1897-02-12
LETTER CARRIERS.

Plate numbers ar" increasing IN de
mand among collectors. but amateurs
had better not bother with them.
Some collectors are getting so au.ral
that they insist On having the full org
NAL gum on all unused specimens.
The new catalogue shows advances in
>tamp prices, but nothing 20 radical
rs last year. KcyeEurs sAo" the great
st increase.
German East Africa is a colony which
prohibits the sale Of lis stamps for col
lccting purpose" Perhaps there is
also II la" which compcIs the pur-
chasers of same to use them for postage.
otherwise we fail 10 sec how this ruling
Of the local postmaster can be effective.
The low value ColumLians are being
sold at a number Of small offices in the
west, and there are still several thou
sands Of each Of the three. four and live
dollar values to be hpd in Washington.
These facts should be noted BY collectors
who are tempted to pay the premiums
quoted bY dealers.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-02-12
Reno County Rheumatism.
Nervous Disorders in Castletop,
Kansas
Seven Years a suT.rer-So Relief from
Physicinns-Dr. Williams Pink PIIls
Work n euro Mrs. Ann T.
Dsyenish In Six Weeks
From The Ga.,tte, Hutchinson, Ea,.,ar.

"lf there is any thing have entire faith
in, in the way Of medicine" said Mrs Ann
7. Devenish, Of CastletOn. Reno County,
Kansas, 20 q reporter, "it is DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People.
"Why1 do you ask. Well for seven years
/ WAS wretched sufferer from nervous de
bilIty and rheumatism. Nv wrists were 50
swollen and my fingers so stiff that got no
sleep a. night. Ny hips. backbone aud
shoulder blades were so painful IL moved
that ! would awake screaming with agony,
and small lump Of bone or callous grew on
my spine, which was exquisitely painful.
or course, my heart was badly affected, and
the numerous physicians whom consulted
were al! OF one mind, viz, that ms days
were numbered, and they could do me no
good.
Il could not leave my bed without help,
and once lay for three weeks in one posi-
ton. | would not have been rry if death
had ended my suiieriug.. One day about
tlrv" mouths ago, someone read 70 me
from the Hutchinson GusCfte an account oi u
wonderful cure Of a patient, whose Ills were
somewhat similar to mine, by the use OF DR..
Williams Pink Pills FOR Pale People.
Il was struck by what | heard and pro-
cured a supply about six weeks ago. | bad
not got through the first box when ! re-
ccived extraordinary relief. Hope returned
and continued with the pills, every day
adding TO my store Of health. Ny NJ rye,
became tranquil, tue rheumatic pains began
70 ltAFG INC, lalpl2tpu OF tue htdtL ceased
and my l.dueys and liver grew normal!
Il can tell YOU Of three persons Of Castle.
ton 10 whom | have recommended these
pills ial Of whom were suffering with
heart difirultyi:-Mr L. Smyth, Mr John
Purcell and Mr.. hahCr. ard they will tell
yoN what Pink Pills dit for them, aud they
also know what they did for me-
Dr. Williams 7 nix Pills contain, in q con-
dcused form, all the clements necessary to
give new life and rirhuess TO the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They arc an uu-
falling specific for such disease as loco
motor atLxia. partial paralysis, s. Vitus'
dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism,
grippe, pa!pitatiOn OF the heart, pale and
salIow compleXiDus, all forms OF weakness
either in male or female. Pink Pills are
sold by all dealers. or will be sent post paid
on receipt OF price, 80 cents n box, or six
boxes for g. - (they are never sold in bulk
or by the 100, by addressing DR. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady. \. Y.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-02-12
THE FARM AND raRMER.

An icehousH IS q necessary adjunct
to every creamery. It should be bulk
separate from the creamery. i house
70 feet 'ong. 10 lret wide and 10 feet
high will hold about 100 tons OF ice.
II an abundance OF very cold water
is at hand less ice will b. nr-Gcd. 1t
is always best. however. to have plenty
of ice, and for the ordinary creamery
100 tons is a safe quantity.
1t costs only about ten per cent more
to keep a fresh winter cDsy than a dry
one, that is II the dry COW is kept "a
woll rs she ought 10 be in order to do
well the following summer. Add to this
that the winter milk is worth on the
average 80 per cent. more than the
summer milk, and wc see the superior
economy Of making the cow DO her best
work at that portion OF tho year when
it costs the most 20 keep her.
The old wells on m=luy farms may be
regarded in the nature OF au iacum-
hrance. II c'cry man that soils farm
would reserve the wei! and remove it
with the personal property II would
often be fortunate lor has Successor. It
has alwaN remained whrr" II Vas first
located. Successive owucrs have rear
ranged the buildings but never dis
turbcI the well. Whaj WAS once a good
location may now bravery poor one.
Maryland has Law. requiring the
horticulturist OF IL" state department
station TO inspect all Hursrr.rs in the
state once Year and olt"ncr II ncccF-
snry. The object IS TO prevent the dis
semiHat.ga Of insect pest. and disoasrs
upon nursery stock. Tn" law prohibits
the sale Of plants without q c..rtlhcat"
from the inspector, under penalty Of
500 for each tree, ur or plant 50 dis
posed Of. Infected stock must hr de-
stroycd, The law works well and it Is
believed that other states wi! enact
similar !cg.s.ut!nu.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-02-12
ABOUT WOMEN.

William Dean lIowells has a daugn-
Ser. Miss Mildred. who is an accom-
pIished illustrator. She studied in
Paris. Rome and London.
OF the Ga who graduated in medicine
recently from the University OF Buff
falo three were women, two of them
being in the honor roll and one head
ing the list
Nine. Paul Blouet, the wife OF Max
O'Rell." is not only the translator OF
all her husbands books into English,
but is IN excellent cook. and is to be
seen at her very best when entertain
ing her husbands friends.
At Victoria, y. S. W.. women have
now been substituted for men at no
fewer than 200 railway stations. The
result has been a saving of S15O,000
pad to station mistress is 500 per
year, whereas men used to receive
$40.
Miss A. L. Taylor, of Kennedy, n.
Y, has invented an ingenious clothes
pin. She was led to make it by see
tpG wire clothespin, such compli-
Gated affair that she knew it could not
be sold for the cost of manufacture.
So she invented the present device,
for which she has received silver
medal.
1t has been the custom of the authori-
ties of Melbourne hospital, Auftralia,
to appoint as resident physicians the
six graduates who stand highest in
Tie final honor list of the University OF
Melbourne. This year two women were
among the six; and, although the pro.
fession ard the press carried on n
wordy war about whether they should
receive the appointment, the hospital
committee includes politicians who
foresee the coming franchise for wom-
en- and SO allowed them to assume the
positions they were entitled to.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-02-12
REDIsCovERY OF ANlcE LEDGE.
Natural Formation That Has Again
Been Found in Virginia.

The people of Scott county, Va, are
thinking OF making popular attrac-
ton out of q wonderful ledge Of ice
which. has been found there. Why it
locs not melt under the warm Nirg inia
climate is mystery.
This natural ice house is situated on
the north side of Stone Mountain, and
about six miles from the mouth of a
smalI stream known as Stony creek.
The marvel is said to have been known
to at least one of the early settlers, a
Mr.. Danridgc, who, il is alleged, dis
covered it while deer hunting away
back in 1890.
Owing TO the fact that the land on
which it was situated could not be
bought, Mr.. Danridge positively re-
fused 10 tell OF the whereabouts cf the
zee ledge. lie only visited the place
when it was absolutely necessary to
obtaIn a supply OF ice to be used in case
81 sickness.
The old man died many years ago.
and from that time the location of
"Dauridge's Ice Mine" was unknown,
the old gentleman having never even
rakcn his own family into the secret,
Recently, however, i party OF herb
diggers visited the unfrequented re-
gion contingent to Stone mountain
ind discovered the lost ice mine. Dur.
ing two or three months in the middle
II the summer the ice is only protected
from the suns rays by thick growth
of moss.
The formation of the ice layer is sim.
liar TO that of coal vein, being thin in
scme places and thick in others, the
average thickness being about four
feet. Persons OF some scientific attain
ments who have visited the place for tho
purpose Of studying the wonder say that
it has the appearance of having been
there since the time of the ice age
n. y. Journal.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-02-12
Great GIuttous,

\ southern California baby-burrow.
ing owl, five weeks old, eats half it's
weight of raw beef nt a single meal.
and does not suffer in the slightest de.
gree from dyspepsia. 1t takes three
square meals OF this size daily, and even
then appears to be hungry at bedtime.
An observing physician believes that
valuable digestive aids for the human
stomach can be extracted from thesc
owls of large appetite, which will be
more efficacious possibly than are the
pepsin preparations now secured from
the Intervals of pigs. Should this be-
lief be confirmed the market for Cali
fornia owls ought to be considerable,
and the demand for the birds might
warrant the establishment of owl
ranches.-Boston Budget.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-02-12
nuion, Of cook nook, olven Away.

There is one large house in this country
that has taken business on its turn and
means 20 ride in on the 'risiug tide" Alive
10 the signs Of better times and TO the best
interests of the people, they are now clrcu-
lating among families a valuable publication
known as The CHARLES A. Vo0ELER Con-
P.sTis COOKERY Book AND Book OF Con-
FORT AND HEALTH, which contains very
choice information on the subject OF cook
ing. Receipts for the preparation of good,
substantial and dainty dishes, prepared
especially for 1t by a leading authority, will be
found in its pages. Much care has been
taken IN its preparation and distribution,
with the hope that it will be Just the thing
needed for housekeepers, and JUS the thing
needed also for the care Of the health and
housenold- As a Cookery Book it will be
invaluable TO keep on hand for reference.
ltalso contains full information in regard to
the great remedies of this house, which pro-
vide against bodily ailments, especially the
Master Cure for Pains and Aches, ST.
Jacobs Oil
To give some idea Of the labor and expense
OF this output, more than 900 tons of paper
have been used in its publication, and at
the rate OF l0O,0pO a day. il has taken sew
eTal months for the Issue.
The hook can be had OF druggists every
where, or by enclosing &c. stamp to Tie
Charles a. Vogeler Company, Baltimore, Nd.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-02-12

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
Tor any case of Catarrh that can not bs
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY q Co, Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f, J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
hin perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able TO carry
out any obligations made by their firm
WEST 81 TguAx, Wholesale Druggists, To
ledo, o.
WALpiSG, KISSAg & MARVIN, Wholesa ale
Druggists, Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of sce system. Price 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonia
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Holly chieftain., 1897-02-12
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Prof. Henry Drummord is still lying
prostrate in the south of England,
wholly confined to his bed and unable
to write, though his physicians are very
hopeful.
The religious societies OF Columbus,
J., irrespective of denominational lines.
have effected n preliminary organizu-
tion whose ultimate object is the abol-
ishment of Sunday funerals.
Canon Fleming, of St. Michael's
church. London, has had large tele-
phone transmitter placed in his pulpit,
SO that his sermons may be heard in n
number of hospitals and other institu-
tons
Rev. F. B. Meyer, of London, whose
many books on devotional themes have
made him known to the Christian pub
lie of America, has arranged to hold a
series of services in New York city dur
ing the month of February.
All the Christian churches in Japan
together have 1l1,5ss members. There
are in the country s5s missionaries. 33i
native ministers and os1 catechists. OF
the church members the Roman Cath
olics have 5o,3o2 including all baptized
children, the Greek church has 22,576
the Protestant churches have 3s,7l0.
A rumor has been started aguin that
the holy synod OF the Russian church
has decided to proceed against Count
Tolstoi as a hereto. and will not only
excommunicate him. but will destroy
his books and penalize their further dis
tribution. This, however. is a mistake
The action of the church relates &c
Nicholas TolStoi the counts brother.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-02-12
Not a Good Subject.

ChumpIey-That hypnotIst is fraud.
He couldn't coutro! my mind at all last
night.
Pokely-Ot course he had some ex-
cusc.
Chumplcy he said there was no
material to work on. You ought to
have heard the audience give him the
laugh.-DetrOit Free Press.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-02-12
IIffftur Ifnnr

Lawycr-Now, Mr. Thrift, describe to
he court the chickens you charged my
,licut. the defendant, with stealing.
Farmer Thrift goes into the details,
hut he is interrupted by the lawyer,
who cNcIaims: Il have some chickens
like those myself"
Farmer Thrift trrsuming) - The
,Lickcns he took arc not the only ones
have had stol.u,-N. !. Herald.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-02-12
Twins In Size. shane and Activity

This Is what those import INT L title organs,
the kidneys are when healthy In disorder
they may differ in all three particulars. Dis.
ease usually destroys them successively, not
simultaneously, and one may beactive while
the other Is mi-paralyzed. Give to both a
healtliul impulse, without exciting them,
with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which
forestaIis such adful maladies as Bright's
disease and diabetes. Use the Bitters. also
for malarial, bilious, rheumatic, nervous,
bowel and kidney trouble.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-02-12
Getting Along.

Have you made any progress in YOUR
Lessons on the bicycIe?"
Yes" replied the man with gentle
disposition.
"Do you ride into the country yecf"
"Oh, no. don't ride anywhere worth
mentioning. Hu, don't think | hurt
myself SO much when l fall off,
Washington Star.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-02-12
kLMllInl ArEnnt.

The impudcHt thing" exclaimed
Miss G.Ilard, stiIl quiyering with
wrath. Il met that young peduncle
GA the street a few minutes ago for the
first time since we had cur quarrel.
After he had passed me l heard him
whistle Just Tell Them That You
PAW Me- And hadn't even looked at
Alm!"-CMcego Tribune.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-02-12
Suspicious Circumstance.

Shc-IIere's letter from Aimee ask
iag inc to send her money, and I'm JUS!
positive that it is forgery.
leo. imagine that it's all right.
Shc-I can: believe 1t. There's not
the sign Of rostscript.-Dctroit Free
Press
The Holly chieftain., 1897-02-12
Her Beautiful Teeth,

Tom-What beautiful teeth Margery
Brooks has
His Sistcr-NCs; when ! called there
the other day the dentist had just re-
turned them with several gold patches
in the front-N. Y. Tribune.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-02-12
The Real Article,

"Luuisc, do you consider Isabel a true
fricud""
Yes, indeed; she has promised me
that II / die suddenly She will come
right over and straigh'ru up the house
before my husbands folk, get here
Y. Y. Truth.