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rHos. J. OWEN. Auctioneer. sls st. NV.
CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE UNIMPRovED
REAL ESTATE. BEING ORIGINAL LOT
NUMBERED TWO. IN SQUARE NUMBERED

CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE UNDiPROvED
REAL ESTATE. BEING ORIGINAL LOT
NUMBERED TWO, IN SQUARE NUMBERED
FORTY-FOUR, WASHINGTON, D. c..
BY virtue Of decree of the Supreme Court Of
the District Of Columbia, made and entered on
the 30th day Of April. A. D. 1885, in equity cause
No. 1920, Robert +. Mason ct al VS. John T.
II. Barnes ct al, the undersigned trustees will
sell at public auction in front of the premises on
FRIDAY. THE Sd DAY OF JUNE, A. ID. 1885
AT O'CLOCK P. NJ. all of original lot num-
bered two (2), in square numbered forty-four
(4D, in the city of Washington, District Of
Columbia.
Terms OF sale as prescribed by the decree: The
purchase money to he paid in equal installments:
third at the time Of sale, and one-third in
one and two years thereafter, with interest; the
unpaid purchase money to be secured to the
parties according to their respective interests
upon good and sufficient mortgage upon the
premises sold, which shall be subject to the
approval OF the court; or all cash on the day Of
sale, ratification thereof by the court: A de-
posit OF 500 will be required at time Of sale. All
conyeyancing. acknowledging and recording at
the purchasers cost. II the terms Of sale are not
complied with in ten days from day OF sale the
trustees reserve the right to resell at the risk
and cost Of the defaulting purchaser after three
days public notice Of such resale in some news
paper published in Washington. d. G.
JAMES F. BROWN. so NV, Trustee.
JAMES W. GREER. $40 Ind ave-, Trustee.
my21-i0tkds
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whoOping Courb.

had a little boy who was nearly deaa
from an attack of whooping cough. NV
neighbors recommended Chamberlain.
Cough Remedy. I did not think that anv
medicine would help him. but after Civ.
ing him few doses of that remedv 7
noticed an Improvement, and one bottle
cured him entirely. 1t is the best cough
medicine l ever had in the house,. L.
Moore. South Burgettstown, Pa. For
sale by Henry Evans. wholesale and re-
tail druggist, 93s F Street northwest. and
Connecticut Avenue and s Street north
west and l42S Maryland Avenue north
east.
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ROBINSON & CHERRY co.
18th and f Sis. n. W.
DYSPEPSIA.

Remember that GROVER GRA.
HAMS remedy II GUARANTEED to
remove all distress FROK. the
FIRST DOSE. II II folly to safer
when . 5Oc. bottle, procured from
Jour druggist. Will correct Instant
ly all unpleasant symptOms. An In
fallible Specific for Dyspepsia.
heartburn. Gastritis and all dis
eases arising from an Impaired d.
Restive System. Write to Grover
Graham Co.. NewburEh. N. ~ for
ccmphlet.
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Second Game.
louisville .....5 0-o % 2 o x-71o
Brooklyn ....0 / o.
Pit.burg shut Ont,

Yesterdays game at Cincinnati was a
pitchers battle. in which Hawley was
given the better support. The score:
R.HE.
Cincinnati 10 / 0 o o o 0 x-2 5 0
Fttsburg 30 0 o 0 % o o 90 5 3
Two-base hit-Steinfelt Sacrifice hits
Holiday and Donovan. Stolen base
Rhines. Double piays-Smith and Corco-
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Totals

sRyan out Tor interference. he aIso Dat
ted out of turn.
Chicago ..........0 o 2 3 1 x-10
Washington .......0 0 o 2 o.
First base on errors-Chicago. 8: WASH
ington, 3. Left on bases-Chicago, 3;
Washington. 5. First base on balls-Off
Mercer, /; of Donovan, 2; of Callahan,
2. Struck out-By Mercer 1: by Donovan,
/: by Callahan. 8. Three-base hits-Wrig-
ley and Mertes. Two-base hits-McCor-
mick, Callahan, Selbach (2) and Nc
Guire Stolen bases-Lange, Ryan. Nc
Cormick and-Donahue. Double plays-Is-
bell and Connor; Everett and Isbell.
Wild pitches-Mercer. /; Donovan, l. Um-
pire-Connelly. Time of game-2 hours
and Is minutes.
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AUCTION sALn
TRUSTEES SALE OF PART OF LOT NO. I,
IN SQUARE e96. WITH THE IMPROVE
MENTS THEREON

By virtue of deed OF trust, duly recorded
in Liber No. 2l52. folio 3si ct seq, of the
undersigned trustees will sell. in front of the
premises, the 31st DAY OF May
1898. AT O'CLOCK P. NJ. part of original lot
No. !, square 296. Beginning for the same at
the southeast corner Of said lot and square. be-
ing the intersection of Twelfth Street west and
c Street SOUTH and running thence with said O
Street ffty-three feet seven and one-halI inches;
thence north forty feet; thence east hrty-three
Street; thence south forty feet to the place Of
beginning. together with the improvements there
on This property will be sold subject TO a prior
deed of trust for thirty five hundred dollars re-
corded in Liber 2css, folio 152 ct seq. Terms:
Balance cash. A deposit of 500 required at time
Of sale.
GEORGE J. BOND.
ERNEST W. BRADFORD.
my191ot-exsu Trustees
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Southern Railway Summer Outinr
Book.

The passenger department Of the South
ern Railway has just issued beautiful
Summer Homes folder. elaborately illus
trated and printed in two colors, con-
tanning an interesting description of the
mountain and seashore comforts and
facilities for health. pleasure and pastime
during the ensuing heated term, with
pictures of scenery and principal Summer
resort hotels on its line. 1t gives a list of
more than one thousand Summer homes,
with terms of board. in Virginia the Car
oiinas Tennessee. Alabama and Georgia.
where accommodations can be secured
ranging from 81 per week up TO $40 per
day. A copy of the folder will be mailed
free by sending cents for postage to
J.. s. Brown. general agent. passenger
department. 7o5 Fifteenth Street north
west, Washington, d. c.
The evening times., 1898-05-23

ran: Hawley, Beckley and Peitz.r Hit by
pitcher. Schriver. Struck out-By Haw-
ley, 3: by Rhines, L. First base on errors
Cincinnati. 3. Umpires-O'Day and Nc
Donald.
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J. c. SINCLAIR. Auctioncer.
IlI.STEFx SALE

~ rsrtue Of deed Of trust dniy recorded in
Libsr We. sroS. foiio 1t5 st SO. Of thu land
r~rsrls % the District of Columbia. and az
ts-e request q fhe psrfy SECURED therrts. the
rnsr-<Errd fra<trr< rf1 rfrr ~ uir a puhlc
surfies r. t-rs q fh- srur<~ty nsr--f 6si-w.
ea earI npaf. NAY - -. At 5 0CLnfK
p n - 80. fzal fhF-e <.f trr. N bok
s~r-tsfse. 80 80 -. tws. far. So -
rTrn ~azkf eieH - 80. m .lrrt fkisfs n
f-sIII- = cerTs s-asIieee. q eNzf's fsssr
~ 49, fsssrs - Ear~n e. e=9eTssnf
nsf4 - rsss&S - e1s.k Casnu ~ =
$50 - 4 - e~sre = - - = -
srsss 4 - 49, = - easrkas
res.4 > ~ paH - 11lrss@ 49,
.esass1eHts = - - $500 a@|le -
- sa aeees - Fr#ra ~
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s54s - 49, 44n - = - = = ss4tass
- s.ssE ! - - - = tN..sSt.-s -
etsf vsvrar
SAM 3D. A. DRlE
The evening times., 1898-05-23

As Nelson signaled to his men at the battle
Of Tras;gar: England expects every man to
do his duty" 50 the world expects the best ef-
forts and best results from every one Of its citi
xens
While suffering from disease man can meet
the demands that are upon him. His first duty.
then is to eradicate every vestige Of disease and
thus equip himself for the battle Of life. To aid
In this great work is the purpose Of the Munyon
Co.. and hence they have equipped the most COM
plete medical institution in the world
The evening times., 1898-05-23

"fcNport- Is Deiishtful Beer.
Everyone pronounces II the finest Of all
fine beers. "a bottles delivered In unlet-
tered wagons. s1-25. Write or phone
Wash. Brewery Co.. !th and ne.
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TWELVE-FIFTY

for Mems Sack Suits, cut in the
correct fashion, welland thoroughly
tailored, and as perfect fitting as
any custom garments at twice the
cost. All sizes, in both blue and
black, either full or skeleton lined
coats.
The evening times., 1898-05-23

CIIDE Safe, Pleasant-The Keeley Cure for
NUAE. Drink or Drug addictiom. The
Keeley Institute, 905 Ut. nw,
Washington, D. c.; 141s Madison ave.. Baltimore;
I'D, OF Greensboro, y. c. Literature for the ok
ing
The evening times., 1898-05-23

e,sdiSe. Today.
WASHINGTON AT CLEVELAND.
NEW YORK AT LOUISVILLE.
90 ss,ss sPHnABEIPHIA aAT PfTTsBUHG.
BROOKLYN AT CINCINNATI.
BALTiNORE AT CHICAGO.
BOSTON AT ST. LOUIS.
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Your credit 10 good at Lansourgs Fur.
niture House 18th and r sta ocs-ts
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625 F Street N. W,

MONEY to lean; from IS to $50; no collatera! re.
quired; negotiable paper bought. private
rooms. GEORGE ID. HORMNC, Note Broker
Room II, Central Building, 9th and Pa. ave- nw
my0-lmo em
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'7RE SENATORS DEFEATED
The. Colts Were Easy Winners
Yesterday.
aERgER, FORCED TO RETIRE

winnie Was O.t of Form. sad the
Chicago Players Found His Curves
Easy-Wrsgley's Poor Exhibitisn.
l3oyler kitk~ Raises . Rumpas.
..Reanlts -al Other Grmes.
The evening times., 1898-05-23

Mems Fast-Color Once Goats; great 2E1
sAiue 80
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MONEY to loan on real estate; $3.50 >and small
sums, per cent; $500 and larger sums, per
cent; s., 500 and larger SUES. 4 and l-2 per
cent; all transactions conducted with economicsl
consideration for borrowers. WIN. II. SAUNDERS.
CO., 1z07 st. apl7-u
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Money to Loan on

HouseAcid Ea0hsN Pasos. sle, Wiz.
cut removal from owneRS uUaeupou. nav.
meuts received on peincfpal. when reduces
the CO.'S Of cafry11G - -hu11neno r1ezsefiv
coolIosneaE - exysno % appalcans u
% % oce prvfnDey - ell appipa thona
o0o - eofoee Gu1ng o11DW 49, 49,
Capital Loan Guarantee Co.,
6o7 Street n w.
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SHORT time loans on listed unlisted stocks
and bonds; syndicate certificates; life insur-
ance policies; trusts storage receipts, building
association shares, certificates of deposit ETC.;
no delayf apply to YERKEs & BAKER, ny y. F
The evening times., 1898-05-23
THE AMERICAN NAVY

Serge of ours is not novelty.
1t has stood the test of years of
service to the entire satisfaction of
hundreds of Washingtonians who
come here year after year. season
after season, and choose it in pref
erence to all other fabrics. It is a
strictly all-wool indigo-dye fast
color serge. and the price is only
The evening times., 1898-05-23
MONEY WANTED, AND TO LOAN.
Loans Of $40 :.s: g. ;:s;!s: ss:s.. S.''

Wagons. etc, at lowest rates and on the day
you apply. Loans may be repaid on the build
ing association plan. in easy weekly or monthly
payments; every payment reduces cost Of car.
rying loan. you have a~loan with some ofhe,
company, we will pay it of and advance Won
more money, il desired.
Loans made anywhere in the District. Cali
and get rates. Front room. hrst floor, Scientific
American Bldg. AxV
National Mortgage Loan Co.,
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stmu A. DILL
.rvf- atts fstee.
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PER CENT uoSEy-kry srosn- sn raj e.
tate. 10 dFisy -crrffy 4 <srf<t.r1cs-.
rnsd<rafs sksrrr-. c. HsKT. kr.r, =. Al
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a 49, j - : 3 : .
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The Weekly orb., 1898-12-25
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
 PATENT.
M. A. No. 675.--Smvey No. 12S0.l United States Land office.
Tucson, Ariz., October 24, 1S0'

Il
 Notice is hereby given that in purSu- ance of the United States Mining Laws that August Baron, whose postoffice address is Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona, has made application for pa tent for ''State of Texas" lode, fifteen hundred feet G500) bearing gold, sil- yer and copper, covering no it. of the State of Texas lode in direction N. S1 deg. 37 min. w. from the dis covery shaft and 790 it. &. S1 deg. 37 min. E.. therefrom being in all 1900 it. in length, and surface ground GOO ft in width, situated in the Huachuca mountains. Cochse County Mining District, Arizona. as described by the official plat herewith posted and by the field notes on file in the office of the Register of the United States Land District, Tucson, Arizona, as follows, viz:
 Beginning at cor. No. 1, pine post . it. long, f ins. square, set 12 ins. in the ground. surrounded by mound of stone. Sclibed 1-12S0 $. of T., from which T.. s, l.. NJ. No. 1274 bears N. 81 deg, IS min. W.GI06 it. No other bearings available. Thence x. s deg. 10 min. F. 300 fit. old location mon. of stone. GOO it. to cor. No. 2, pine post 5 1t. iong. 4 ins. square, set 12 ins. in the ground surrounded by mound of stone, scribed 2-12S0 $. of T. No bear ings available. Thence $. S1 deg 3T min F.. 1900 it. to cor. No. 3, an oak post. Az 1t. long, ins. square, set 12 ins. in the ground, surrounded by mound of stone. scribed 3-12S0 s. of T. No bearings available. Thence S. deg. 10 min. w. 300 it.. old location mon of stone, GOO fl. to cor. No. 4, q pine post 1t long, I ins. square set 1G ins. in the ground, surrounded by mound of stone. scribed 4-12S0 $. of T. No bearings available. Thence N Sl deg g min. w. 1900 it. to cor, No. 1, the place of beginning. Variation at all corners r deg. 20 min. F.. This claim contains 20.GG acres.
 This claim embraces in T. 24 s., R, 21 E.. of the c. and S. R. B. andM when the public land surveys are eN tended over this section of country.
 The location of this mine is recorded in the office of the Recorder of Co chisc County, on page 5Sl, book II, re cords of mines.
 This claim is bounded on the wes1 end by the "Mausur" lode, claimant C $. MauSur.
 Any and all persons claiming od yersely any portion of said lodes O. mining ground are required to ill' their adverse claims with the Register of the United States Land Ohice, a Tucson, in the County of Pima, durin; the 60 days period of publication hereof, or they will be barred n! virtue of the provisions of the statue
 EUGENE J. TRIPPEl, Register.
 First Publication Nov. %, 1898
The Weekly orb., 1898-12-25
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
 PATENT
I'M. A. No, G77.--Survey No. 12T9.l l
 United States Land Office,
Tucson, ArIZ., October 24, 1S

CiiitSu iEiuu Ollltt', Tucson, Ariz., October 24 1898.
 Notice Is hereby given that in pursu ance of the United States Mining Laws that Arthur Schwarzenbach, by Angus tus Baron, his attorney in fact whose postoffice address is Tombstone, Co chlse County, Arizona, has made appli- cation for patent for 1900 it. Samson" load. hearing quicksilver and copper" :" covering 795S it. of the Samson lode, in a direction & 31 deg. 25 min. E from the discovery cut and 704.2 it. N. 31 deg. % w., therefrom, being in all 1500 it. in length, and surface ground GOO it. in width, situated in the Huachuca mountains, Coch1se County Mining District, Arizona, as described by the official plat herewith posted, and by the field notes on file in the of fic of the Register of the United States Land District, Tucson, Arizona, as fol- lows, viz:
 Beginning at cor. No. 1, identical with cor. No. 1 of the location, an oak post 1t. long, ins. square, set IS ins. in the ground, surrounded by mound of stone, scrlbed 1-12T9 &, U. &. l.. M., No. 1274 bears N. 76 deg. 15 min. F. 1I25 it. cor. No. 3-12Il Way Up' lode, , bears s. 63 E. 246 it. Thence N. 31 deg, 25 min. w. 1500 it. to cor No. ?, identical with cor. No ? of the loca- ton, a pine post 3 1t. long, 4 ins. square, set 12 ins in the ground, sur rounded by mound of stone, scribed 2-1279 s. No bearings available. Thence s. 5S deg, 30 min w., 150 it. wash fit. wide drains s. w. and as cend 300 1t. to top of point slopes s. E. and descend from remains of old mon, ,510 ft.wash 5 ft.wide drains SEE. and ascend 300 fit. to cor. No. 3, identi- cal with location cor, all oak post 5 it. long, AZ ins. square, set F ins. in the ground. surrounded by mound of stone, scribed 3-1279 s. No bearings available
 Thence S. 31 deg % min. S. eco it. wash 12 fit. wide, drains south, 910 fit. mouth of tunnel to develop Samson" lode, 150O it. to cor. No. 4, identical with cor. No. 4 of location, a juniper post, AZ it. long, hls. square set s ins. to rock, surrounded by mound of stone. scribed 4-1279 S. Thence N. 5S deg. B min. E. 30e it. remains of old mon. last center on croppings, GOO ft. to cor. No. 1.-the place of beginning;
 Variation at all corners 12 deg. 20 min. E.
 This claim contains 20.661 acres
 This claim will be embraced in v. 24 S., R. 21 E. of the G. and s. R. B. and M. when the public land surveys are extended over this section of com rtry.
 The location of this mine is reco. ded in the office of the Recorder of Coo hise County, on page G.. book 12, recui'ds of mines.
 There are no adjoining claims.
 Amy and all persons claiming, ad- yersely any portion of said mjno or surface ground are required 10 file their adverse claims with the Register ~ the United States Land Office, at Tucson, in the County of Pima, during the 60 days period of publication hereof, or they will be barred by virtue of the provisions of the statue.
 EUGENE J. TRIPPEI., Register.
 First Publication Nov. %, 1898
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Notice of E,orfe1ture.
To Fred Horn. His Heirs or Assigns:

To Fred Horn, His Heirs or Assigns;
 You are hereby notified by the under signed, your co-owner in the Stock mine, situated in the West Huachyca Mining Dis trict, at or near the head of Cave Canyon, in the county of Cochise, Arizona, thdt l have expended the sum of one hundred dollars in labor on the above mining claim in the per- formance of the annual work tor the year IS ', in order to hold said claim under the provisions of Section 2S2l of the Revised Statutes of the United States and the amend ments thereto, concerning annual labor upon mining claims it being the amount re- quirod to hold said claim for the period end ing December 3l, lcJI
 And if within ninety (90) days after the publication hereof you fail or refuse to con tribute your proportion of such eXpendi- tuPe as co-owI CT, your interest in the said mining claim will become the property of the subscriber, your cO-oWner, who has made the required expenditure by the terms of said section.
 Dated April l6.
 JAS A. SUTHERLAND. Ri rst publication, April l6
The Weekly orb., 1898-12-25

First Publication Nov. 25, 1898
The Weekly orb., 1898-12-25
wOTICE..

Parties wishing Co enter the Opera House can obtain key from F. E. Mason at his office. All persons breaking in, or committing depredations of any kind around the building, will be prosecute to the full extent of the law.
 MASON x SHATTUCK.
 F. B. MksoN, MGRs
The Weekly orb., 1898-12-25
NGTTCE,

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: {: Notice is hereby given, that certain mining claims called the Tam Bien, McGinty, and Paragon situated in the Warren mining dis from the HolbroolS hosting works and about the same distance from the town of Bisbce, A. T. As the above named claims were not located in conformity with the U .. S. Mining Laws, therefore, Il second party, at a later date, relocated tho same in full conformity with the above named mining laws, and is fully determined to protect his rights. Therefore, all persons are cautioned not tn bargain >". buy or lease the above nameL claimis C. s. MANSUR,
 ml9 If Bisbee, A, T.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-08-18
CHAPTER XVI.

Thorndykew went down into his cham
bers to make his toilet and was ready
to leave when there was soft rap on
his door. He opened it, and to bis sur
prise saw Bernardino modestly draw
herself back into the shadow of the hall.
Pardon me. but / must speak to
yon,' she stammered ir confusion.
"What is it?'' he asked, going out to
her.
81 want to advise you to avoid my
father today. He is greatly disappoint-
ed with the accident of yesterday, and
he is never courteous to strangers when
he is displeased. He was particularly
anxious to have you entertained by the
fete. =
Thank you. shall keep out OF his
way, = promised the Englishman.
Where had 7 better stay-here in my
roolns2,,,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-08-18

-'Gone into the tunnel, SAID the AL
phian as the crowd disappeare5 .ahind
the cliff.
"What are we to do now?'' asked
Johnston. 1--WE certainly can't go
through with the SUM-
"Wait till the next trip grimly re-
piled Branasko. ....
The rumbling noise from the big hole
gradually died away, and tho two Len
left their hiding place.
+ "What is that2" asked Johnston, He
pointed to the west, where ed light
shone against the towering cliffs.
sit must be the internal fres," an
swered Branasko, with d noticeable
shuddet.! "Let's go nearer Ihave heard
that there is a point near here where
one can look down into the Lake Of
Flame"
1.-THE Lake of Flamel'' echoed the
American. "What is that"
at is where all of the dto.a - AlLha
are cast by the black ',uiyu..s #
death. :"
Johnston said nothing, Gor Il :. - &c
ficult to keep up with the Alphian, who
was bounding over rocks a,l,3 '7U1eTCus
assures toward the red gloE. - Inc Gis-
lance.
At every step the atrn1~t,.>1o cot
warmer, and they detected slight gas
cons odor in the air. Finally, after an
arduous tramp of an hour, +""~ climbed
up steep hill and looked a !1 i5,1,c.n
into vast bubbling lake cf molten
matter more than 1000 yards below.
Branasko noticed stone weighing sew
eral tons evenly balanced g 70 v~--Ge
of the great gulf and pushed it with
both his hands 1t rocked, ~" Loose
from it's slender hold on the cliff ard
bounded out into the red sI.,Io. Down
it went, lessening as it san'- I'll 1t be-
came a mere black speck s.Il, ttt..,3' |':s
appeared.
"That's where the dead 60" said
Branasko gloomily.
Just then the American, hapf yning to
glance up, saw something like a huge
bIackbird with outspread wings ciloiing
about in the red light oYo4 The pit
Branasko saw it, too, and lis face pal5i,
and a tremolo was in his voioo Wien ne
spoke.
t'It is one of the vultu4es Of death.
Don't stir. We won't be seen if We re-
main where we are" The strange ma
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-08-18

The bodies of q qconld71 and child. .
chine sank lower over the lake Of fire
till, as if buoyed up on the hot air, with
family quiveIing wings, it paused. A
man opened door of the black Car and
carelessly threw cut the 10 - = {. wo-
man and child.
The bodies whirled over and over and
disappeared in the pit, and the man
closed the door. The machine then rose
and gracefully winged its flight to the
east. In a moment others came with
their grim burdens and still others till
the mouth Of the pit was dark with
them.
'.Something has happened" whis-
pered Branasko, ''some gree unity,
for surely SO many people 90 at die in
Alpha in single day.
For an hour they watched he COM
ing and going of the vultures, til final
" the last one lowered over the lake of
fire. Suddenly the machine sWeryed SO
near to Branasko and Johnston that
they shrank close to the earth to keep
from being seen. Something was evil
IDENTIFY wrong with the machine, for
there was wild look of desperation ON
the drivers face as he tugged excitediy
at the pilot wheel. But all his efforts
only caused the airship to dart irreSu-
larly from side to side, and now and
then to strike the rocks of the pits
mouth, to shoot up suddenly, or to sink
dangerously down toward the fIe.
"He is losing control of it, " whisper
ed Branasko. He does not know what
to do. See; he is trying to Tighten the
/. load by kicking out the body.
That was true, and as the machine
sr75o. .,I.i,s;,sc .c,-c-.a ..e cls--..
a few yards to the left of the refugees
the dead body, which The driver had
managed to move to the door with hlf
feet, fell out and lodged upon the edge
of the cliff, instead Of falling into the
fiery depths. The machine bounded uI
few yards and paused, now apparent
I ~ under the control of its driver The
man looked down hesitatingly at the
corpse TOR moment and then Lowered
the machine to the sloping rock neal
where the body lay. He aliehted ant