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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-06
THE TELLER'S STORY.

upward from one position to another
until l occupied the responsible post
of teller. Old Mr.. Day Liked and
trusted me, and, as an especial mark
of his favor, was in the habit of invit-
ing me to dinner on Sunday after
Moons, favor I shared with Jerome
Naylor, the. cashier and Junior part
ner in the firm. Mr.. Day was wild
over, and his only daughter and heir
ess, Enid, did the honors of his table.
Beautiful Enid Day! I shall never
forget, nor do / wish to forget, while
| live, that afternoon of our first
meeting. 1t was one of those dull,
soundless, autumnal days, when the
frowning sky threatens storm and
yet withholds it, Expressing the heart
with a vague sense of something evil
to come, and a profound melancholy
which one can neither define nor
shake off.
Yes as I entered THAT parlor a swift
change to inexplicalble happiness
came over me. Standing there. where
the warm hue from the half-drawn
crimson curtains fell across her sim
ply clad figure, she seemed to me like
the embodiment of all the song, per
fume, sunshine and exhilaration of
early spring. She was very young,
but her form, despite the girlish i'm
maturity, was nobly developed. Her
face, with it's soft, oval outline, it's
pallor, deepening in THE cheeks to the
tint of d roses heart, the large, vio-
let eyes-a child's eyes in their inno-
cence, and yet a woman's in their
depth and suggestion of strong emo
tion-her face, ! say, as I saw 1T at
that moment, never again faded from
my soul. At that first INSTANT I loved
her; and it was with a voice that
shook and a hand that, touching her
little palm, trembled ais if guilty of
sacrilege, THAT | greeted her.
Jerome Naylor, standing by, wit
messed our first meeting; and as, by
some intuition, I glanced aside at
him, I saw look in his pale eyes THAT
I recalled long afterward. Then I
WAS too confused, too inexperienced
in lore of love, to comprehend it's
meaning. But there came day when
I could interpret. only too clearly, it's
bitter malice and hateful resolve; for
Jerome Naylor had long loved Enid
Day, aus such men love; had even of
fered himself and been refused, and
his keen glance had already detected
a rival in the laundering stammering
youth, whose sole Thought ait the mo-
ment was humble, almost uncon-
scious alteration
Yes, it was more than simple love:
1T was wonder, reverence and devo-
ton such aus, in the old time, the pros
tra'te worshipper felt for his divinity
AS time went ON, and I saw her again
and again, my love grew upon me, I'M
til it became the ruling principle of
my life; and as I came to know nv
own heart I also learned how wild
hope it was that I nourished in nv
breast. Even if so rare an example
of Gods handiwork could have stoop-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-06


ENID! Beautiful Enid!'
A wave of delicious color swept
over her face and throat. For Sec
ond her hands trembled i'm mine, nay,
chung to them; her beautiful head
dropped; her eyes sought my eager
gaze, and fell; then, with a quick
gesture, she Withdrew herself and in
cool, even tones welcomed Mr.. Jerome
Naylor, whopusned aside the portierre
and walked quietly into the room.
Had he seen, had he overheard any
portion of our interview? 1t was i'm
possible to judge. He WAS g'allanhtly
respectful toward Enid, and frank
and friendly toward me. During the
dinner he conversed fluemtly, touch
ing, as it appeared, casually, upon
certain deilalcations of "a trusted
clerk in bank with which we held
! intimate business relations. Once, and
only once, l Thought [ detected that
malevolent glance fixed upon me;
but if l was right lit passed like a
flash, and was not repeated.
| Left the Day mansion with heart
THAT sang like a joyous bird. l was
at peace with the whole world. Life
was a glorious, gorgeous thing. The
purple bud of hope seemed ito be up
onthepoint of upfdlding into "a splen-
did flower. But | was reckoning with
out Jerome Naylor.
AS the days went by | became cog
INFANT OF a whisper, whose course NO
one could trace-a whisper of some
uiling wrong in the accounts of the
bank; of money misapprupriated, of
books faIsfied. Absorbed in my
dreams | gave no heed to the change
in the demeanor of my fellow clerks,
of the GOODNESS of my employer, of
the glee of the cashier, jerome May
Tor, until, without preparation, with
out warming, the blow fell! [ was @c
ctlsed of robbimg the bank of funds
entrusted to my care.
For the moment | was utterly
stunned, prostrate, helpless! When
the charge was flung into my teeth l
stared stammered, stood thunder
struck, unable to defend myself, Or to
com prehend the magnitude of THE
crime of which [ was declared guilty
| | was commanded ito appear before
my employer, at his residence, ITO I'M
| dergo am examination. When [ enter
ed the room, Mr.. Day, looking sad
and grave, was seated before a small
table covered with books and papers.
At his elbow, with an evil smile upon
| his dark features, sat Jerome NaylOr.
In a loud, angry voice | denied the
charge of Il fong and systematic
course OF speculation and demanded
the production of evidence. Mr. Day
looked hesita,tingly at Naylor, who,
drawing his chair nearer THE table,
and clearing his throat, began:-
81 am sorry to see our young friend
udorhing this rllwise course, know
ing, as he must, that [ have a confes-
sion of his wrong doing, under his
2wn hand and signature"
stared at him open-mouthed. The
|
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-06

JOpSNV OAO~~S',
Joined in the amusements of their
leisure hours. Jerome Naylor was in
va1'iably courteous in his treatment
of me, but [ caught more than one
sidewise glance of his eye, that, had
I been less absorbed in my own trou-
bic, might have startled me. But
hopeless of the one thing which could
have made existence valuable to me,
what had | to fear from the worst
his malice could devise?
Latterly l had absented myself
from the usual Sunday afternoon
gathering at my employers table.
One day he came to me where [ bent
over my books, and clapping me upon
the shoulder, in his genial, kindly
fashion, said,-
prescott, my boy, if you do not
dine with us tomorrow afternoon,
you will make an enemy of Enid
! muttered something of not having
felt very well of Latte.
"That is what | told my girl re-
piled Mr. Day. 81 said you were look
ing thin and pale and generally out
of SORTS. Whereupon she astonished
be by getting very angry and accus-
ing you of-what was it?-egotism, I
believe, though why, [ do not quite
understand. Any way, she made it a
condi tion of her future favor THAT you
should take dinner with us tomorrow
So | have delivered my message.
Youth come, of course, Naylor?"
Then | saw that the cashier had
been standing behind Mr.. Day and
rad overheard our conversation.
81 shall be Delighted" responded
Naylor, with a peculiar glance at me.
''And surely our young friend cannot
resist an INVITATION couched in such
5erms and emaIating from such a
source?"
Il will come" | said briefly, for the
cashiers manner affected me with
IN ineXpliSoably unpleasant sensation,
and turned again to my work.
[ reached the Day mansion at an
early hour the next afternoon, and
as [ had hoped, yet feared, found
Enid alone in the drawing room She
did not turn to meet me as [ entered
out remained standing near the win
dow, pantly embodied by the curtain
advanced toward her and timidly
offered my hand, which she did not
seem to notice Resentful, and yet
loving her--oh more than ever! I
drew back, and said,-
''YOur fHther invited me, Miss
Enid; II Thought you wished me TIC
come, or | should not have troubled
you. 1T is not too late now You
might convey my excuses to your
father, and [ will 60
paused, hoping she would answer
manned silent. [ waited a moment
looking at her graceful figure with a
foolish mist rising in my eyes. Then
| turned softly about and was ma.kine
ny way out of the room, when there
was sudden swish of skirts, quick
tap OF little feet upon the carpet, and
Evening journal., 1897-09-25
A Firm Alarmed.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 25.-The fol-
lowing urgent dispatch has been re-
ceived from Horter Tetrou e Co:
use your influence with Mr.. Wanna
maker and other prominent Philadel-
phians to appeal by wire to Surgeon
General Wyman to order DR.. Guiteras
to investigate immediately the very
suspicious fever,now prevailing in Gal
weston. Houston. Dallas, San Antonio.
All Texas is threatened and should be
guarded"
This message was addressed TO
George Horter Of Haddonheld, ~ j.,
the father Of the head Of the New Or
leans firm Directly upon its receipt
consultations We're had with Mr.. Wan
amaker, Strawbridge & Clothier, Hood
Foulkrod & CO., Colonel Grey and
President Thomson Of the. Pennsylvania
railroad as to the best means OF secur-
Ing a response to his appeal.
Evening journal., 1897-09-25
How 1t stands In Mobile.

MOBILE, Sept. 25.-There have been
deaths and new cases. The
deaths were: John G.. Bourne, Rev.
Daniel Murray of st. Vincents parish;
- Mcdonald. aged Il years, new
case; Frank Stewart, found dying in
a negro cooks house on Water street
near Church street. He had been on a
spree for the last ten days and was not
supposed to have the fever. When he
died. however, he turned yellow and
thus came under the definition Of yell
low fever death.
The steady effort to get the stringency
of quarantine against Mobile modified
is meeting with partial success. The
river boats, the Carrier for the Ala
bama river and the Hardcash for the
Tombigbee. have started on their first
trip for two weeks. They will go up
these rivers some 200 miles. carrying
heavy cargoes Of all kinds of supplies,
but no passengers. The railroads also
are daily doing more work and bringing
cotton and general merchandise.
Evening journal., 1897-09-25
EXPLOSION IN A MINE.
News Comes of Terrible Catastrophe In
Marion, Ills.

MARIOl'. Ills, Sept. 25.-An explo-
sion. terrible in its effects. occurred in
the Will mson County Coal company's
mine four miles north Of here, yester-
day.
Fifteen wounded miners, two of whom
have sin, ,e died. have been rescued from
the smoke and flames. while one was
found dead when the rescuing party
went down the shaft.
Several of the wounded are so Sc
verely crushed and otherwise hurt that
they will die.
There are said to be FIVE or six miners
still imprisoned in the burning mine,
but they cannot be reached on account
of the smoke and fire.
These men. no doubt. are dead by this
time, as there is no means of escape for
them. the mine not having been pro-
vided with the usual escaping shaft.
Most OF the men killed and wounded
are Russians and Italians, and it is inn
possible TO get their names yet. The
force of the explosion was tremendous
as it b'ew one Of the mine mules over
200 yards along the main entry and into
the big dump at the bottom of the shaft
which is $50 feet deep.
The explosion was no doubt caused by
natural gas. OF which there is a good
deal in this mine, taking fire from the
miners lamps when they descended as
they started for work.
Evening journal., 1897-09-25
STATE MOI FRIoArenep.
Declares Tint Luctgert's Witnesses VIII
BE shown Up In Zine style.

Bt ehoWn Up In hinc style.
CHICAGO, Sept 25-The testimony
for the defense in the Luetgert trial
yesterday was for the most part that
of witnesses who said they had seen
Mrs. Luetgert in the vicinity of ke-
nosha. Wis. within few days after the
date an which It has been claimed by
the state that she was murdered.
The fact that Juror William Harley
was indicted IN 1887 for conspiracy and
bribery in connection with the Cook
county commissioners scandal was
dragged to the front. There are now
no cases pending against Juror Harley.
and he was never put on trial on the
indictments against him.
State Attorney Deneen was appar-
emily not disturbed by the evidence of
the witnesses from kenosha Wis. who
identified the picture of Mrs Luetgert
as that Of a strange woman they saw
I'm the Wisconsin town on May 3. and
s. Wait until we put IN our rebuttal
evidence" said he. I'VE viii show this
defense up in way that will be sur
prising"
Witnesses win now be called TO show
Luetgert's treatment OF his wife. II
will be sought to be shown that he was
model husband and that his home life
was pleasant. Next week the testimony
Of the experts in regard TO the bones
found In the factory viii be heard
Evening journal., 1897-09-25

FI,OURAstate and western quiet
and held higher; city mills patents.
s6d6.SO: winter patents. $5.35@5.6O;
city mills clears. S5.55Q5.70; winter
straights Sl75649O.
WHEAT-No. red opened upon ca
bles. eased off under realizing. but turn
ed strong again on foreign buying; May,
1885, 694ssc.; September, 9sq99kc
E-Steady; No 2 western. Soc, c.
I. T.. Buffalo.
CORN-No. 2 opened steady and ruled
firm with wheat; December $500
S6 1i-16c.
OATs-No. dull. but steady; track.
white. state, 27d3Sc.; track, white, west
ern. 27d33c.
PORK-steady; new mess, $9Q9.25;
family. s11.5OGis.
LARD-Easier; prime western steam,
t4S2lk04S5 nominal.
BUTTER-Firm; state dairy. 110
isise.: state creamery. 1ShG2Ohc
CHEESE-Ste large. white. 9hc.; /;
small, white. 9isc.
EGGS-Firm; state and Pennsylva-
MIA. 17Gl9c.: western, 1S0lSiAc.
SUGAR-Raw firm; fair refining.
39sc.; centrifugal. SO test, 3 15-lGQ4c.; ;
refined firm; crushed. sac; powdered.
5isc.
MoLAssEs-Qulet; New Orleans. 25
Q31c
TALLow-Nominal; city. 3lS@3%c.; /;
country, 3ikc.
HAY-ouiet; shipping. 40945c.; good
TO choice. 5O975c.
Evening journal., 1897-09-25
THE CUBAN WAR.
Report That Son of Garcia Has Been
Severely Wounded.

HAVANA. Sept 25.-It is announced
from Spanish headquarters that during
the night of Wednesday last a number
Of insurgents attempted TO enter the
town of Socorro. province Of Santiago
de Cuba. but were repulsed, with a loss
OF several men killed The spaniards.
however, lost the military commander
Of the town and 4 soldiers killed and 22
wounded
The military commander Of Campo
Forido this province, has captured at
Asciento Delgato an insurgent depot
containing 11'boxes of cartridges and
$50 pounds OF dynamite, believed to
have been landed by filibustering ex-
pedition.
The Spanish authorities claim that a
son of Calixto Garcia. the famous in
surgent general. was severely wounded
in the last fighting in an attack on Fort
Brenosa, in the district of Bolguin,
province of Santiago de Cuba.
The insurgent leader Salome More
jon, il is added. has been killed in the
province of Matanzas.
Evening journal., 1897-09-25
NOW come COLD IMPoRTs.
What Dun's Review Has 10 Say on the
Present Fipmnciai Situation.

NEW YORK. Sept 25.-R. c. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review OF trade says:
Gold imports have begun from Eng
land and from France. besides the ar
rival Of 81, 100000 at San Francisco from
Australia for wheat exported. The gold
received there and started from Europe
amounts to sc. 800 600 in two days, and
the advance Of it's rates by the Bank of
England to 25 per cent seems likely to
check the movement. In view of heavy
merchandise balances due this country
and the rise in rate of interest here.
Since currency began to go out at
great rate TO move the crops. while
rapidly swelling business called for in
creased supply, the New York market
has grown harder until sterling ex-
change fell IA cents last week and
rates of interest rose.
When the rise i'm rates brought two
days reaction in stocks, with opportu
nifty for enormous purchases at a de-
cline, gold was started from London
at once by demands of creditors here.
The August excess Of merchandise
and specie exports over imports was
not far from $40 600 600, and the Sep
tember excess will evidently be larger
unless shipments Of gold are consider
able Merchandise exports from New
York in three weeks of September have
been 1913 per cent less, and like changes
on the whole trade for the month would
result in net exports of S53,O0O, 900 mer-
chandise, besides silver.
Money is no longer a drug here, be-
cause trade and industry advance with
out hating. Payments through prin-
cipal clearing houses have been 65.7 per
cent larger than In last year for the
week and 17.3 per cent larger than in
1892. SO vast an expansion, from 140,-
100000 daily in March to 211.0O0,0O0 daily
in September. would have been thought
impossible not long ago. and railroad
earnings in September also slightly ex-
ceed those Of 1892 and last years by III
| Dpr cent
Evening journal., 1897-09-25
1.nrn Knlrln slndles EleotrIeltr.

SCHENECTADY, n. Y, Sept. 25.-
Lord Kelvin, the great scientist, was
the guest yesterday Of the General
Electric company He and Lady Kel-
vim made a tour Of the big electrical
plant In this city. and he was much i'm
pressed with what he saw. He wit
messed the lightning flashing produced
by voltage OF 100000, this high voltage
being obtained through transformers.
He was much impressed with 10000
test Of a new armature. but he showed
more interest I'm The street department
than in any other. He kept half a
dozen electrical engineers busy answer
ing questions and made no attempt to
disguise the fact that he was seeing
something new. Lord Kelvin said: II
am enjoying myself very much and
learning enormously There are no
shops in the world like these They are
among the great wonders Of America" "
Evening journal., 1897-09-25
standing Of the clubs.
coNpENsEp plsPAToHEs.

The bubonic plague Is again preva-
lent In India.
All incoming European steamers had
a taste Of the Carolina storm
A Saranac Lake (N. ~ man has dis
covered gold near his home.
An alarming outbreak of typhoid
fever IS reported in Kent, England.
Great loss of life is reported in a rail-
read accident near Maddur, i'm India
The sinking Of the schooner Minnie
A Bonsall was reported at Charleston.
Typhoid fever Is causing ravages
among the Turkish troops In Thessaly.
Forty persons were killed and many
injured by an earthsip at Girgenti, in
Italy.
Lilluokalanl will resume her fight
against annexation OF Hawaii as soon
as congress convenes,
The state Of Washington officials are
said to favor the colonization scheme Of
the Social Democracy.
An attempt 10 hold up a Santa Fe
train near Edmond. O. r., was pre-
vented by deputy marshals.
Dictator Barrios Of Guatemala is said
to be imprsoning and shooting all who
sympathize with the revolution.
Six Chinese who were attempting TO
cross from Mexico TO the United States
were captured 80 miles east Of san Die
go, Cal.
The announcement that Mrs. Lily
Langtry viii marry Prince Esterhazy Is
confirmed by her attorney at San
Francisco.
A portion Of the soldiers sent by the
war department TO Alaska will be sta
toned at ST. Michaels and a portion
sent up the Yukon TO the boundary
line.
Evening journal., 1897-09-25
Fever vIrulent In SOW orIeana.

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 25-Thus far
there have been few less than 100
cases and Is deaths. The death rate Is
in the neighborhood OF IS per cent. In
1873 It was 16 per cent so that up to
the present time the disease is about as
virulent as It was in the last great
epidemic New Orleans had.
One of the sensations of yesterday
was the announcement that the board
Of health had decided to prosecute DR..
Monluzin for having failed TO report n
case Of suspicious fever.
Mayor Flower ordered force Of po-
licemen TO guard the Beauregard school,
which n mob made an attempt to burn.
Only a portion OF the building was
burned, and it is still possible TO use the
structure as a hospital for the treat
ment of yellow fever patients.
Evening journal., 1897-09-25
THE DEADLY PLAGUE
Yellow Fever In the South Is
Not Decreasing.
FOUR MORE DEATHS At MOBILE.
From other Places Come the Reports of
New Cases, Including Ten at Ed
wards, and Some Very suspi-
cious Fever In Texas.
WAsHTNGToN. sent. ga.-Dr M

WASHINGTON. Sept. 25.-Dr. Wy
mans advices include the followlng
At the Fontainebeau camp OF deten-
tion SO persons were admitted and IL
discharged total now in camp, 4S2. At
Mobile there were 3 new cases and 3
deaths. New cases at Edwards. 30; to-
tai to date 1873.
From Atlanta Surgeon Sawtelle re-
ports as follows: case reported last
night doing well. No other case in town
and no suspected ones on incoming
trains today"
From New Orleans Surgeon Carter
reports that mails are now being disin-
fected.
From Nashville the following tele-
gram. signed by the president and sec
retary of the board of health, was re-
ceived: 'At a called meeting of the
state board of health yesterday all
quarantine orders heretofore Issued
We're rescinded. Parties coming from
infected districts viii be allowed to stop
at any and all points in Tennessee. the
western division Of the state excepted.
Evening journal., 1897-09-25
HE ROBBED THE WALDORF.
Startling Accusation Against an Employee
of the Zig Hotel.

NEW YORK, Sept 25.-John II.
Stats, the assistant superintendent Of
the Hotel Waldorf on Fifth avenue
here, is locked up at police headquarters
accused of having committed a series
of mysterious robberies at that place.
A rug worth $1,000 which had vanished
from the Waldorf was found in a room
rented by Stats on East Thirtieth
street. also silverware and other valu-
able property a slungshot, revolvers
and a bottle of knockout drops.
Some of the articles found bear the
stamp Of the United states hotel, Bos-
ton: the Hotel Haublein, Washington.
The latter establishment is said to have
been once owned by the prisoner.
The detectives say that Stats wife
is at present in the country, and during
her absence the assistant superintend-
ent has been living with another wo-
man in Brooklyn. The robberies at the
Waldorf foot up many thousand dollars.
Evening journal., 1897-09-25
sentenced For Counterrelting.

BOSTON. Sept. 25.-Judge Brown. In
the United States district court, has
sentenced Michael Labadassa TO the
state prison for seven years at hard
labor and to pay a fine of $500, and his
wife. Camilla, 10 the East Cambridge
House Of Correction at hard labor for
three years and to pay fine Of 800.
The Labadassas were convlctedo of man
ufacturing spurious silver coins, of hav-
ing molds for counterfeiting and for
having counterfeit coins in tLeir pos
session.
Evening journal., 1897-09-25
Another sealner sentenced.

ATLANTIC CITY. Sept. 25.-stephen
Murray of Atlantic city was convicted
in the Atlantic county court at Mays
Landing of scalping tickets and selling
passes of the Pennsylvania railroad and
sentenced to Imprisonment for three
months and to pay a fine Of 500 and
costs. This conviction. following so
closely on the heels of the sentence of
White. will. IL is believed, inspire amore
careful regard for the law on this sub
iect in New Jersey.
Evening journal., 1897-09-25
RerolutIon saIa DO ne orer.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, via Calves
ton, Sept. 25-The revolution is declared
suppressed. President Zelaya. however,
continues forwarding soldiers 10 the va
rious departments affected by the in
surrection. Troops are guarding San
Juan del Sur Rivas and Granada. II
Is reported from Rivas that the govern
ment Of Costa Rica has proclaimed a
state Of Siege. The cause is not given.
Evening journal., 1897-09-25

tember 26 Special trains leave Will
mington at 43S a. m. and 9 o'clock a.
m. Tickets also good on regular trains
leaving Wilmington at 1918 a. m. and
1905 p. M. Round-trip rate, one dol
lar and fifty cents.
Evening journal., 1897-09-25
A slave Wins Honors.

BOSTON. Sept. 25.-Milton G. Walk
er. a we'll known colored man of Bos-
ton, has Just been awarded honorable
membership in the council Of the Bos-
ton Conservatory of Music. He was
born a slave in Augusta, Ca, in 1917.
He E..s always taken an interest in
music. being quite proficient in piano
playing.
Evening journal., 1897-09-25
Fined nnd ImnrIsoned.

BUFFALO. Sept 25.-In the United
States district court William Rable,
formerly postmaster at Wendelville, n.
Y. pleaded guilty of retaining letters
not addressed to him. lie was fined
$500 and sent to the. Niagara County
penitentiary for SIX months.