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whistle of a locomotive impingc:l
upon his brain. 1t re-echoed and re-
verberated until the hammering Gu
thousand anvils could not have
drowned the noise. The blacksmith
looked around to see how the rest Of the
Jury were affected by the din, and as he
looked he saw the foreman taking a
knife out Of his pocket and whispering
to two or three others. Thereupon Wor-
thely feigned sleep, but he saw them
through closed lids as distinctly as be-
fore. On tiptoe they advanced did
they? Did they not: Why, he could not
be mistaken. They advanced upon him.
The moon, which unaccountably had
returned to its place, shone full upon
their murderous faces.
When they had tiptoed within cou-
pie of yards Of him, Worthely jumped
to his feet, grasping the chair nearest to
him, and stood at bay.
"Come on!'' no yelled. "You can't
murder me. am too strong for that. y
Snarling, ard showing his teeth in
his nightmare, he brandished his weap-
on at imaginary foes, at the hallucina-
tion of murder. The sleeping jurymen
sprang to their feet. 1t was a murder
that had brought the independent black
smith to this pitiable condition. He was
pouring out his life that another MUIR
der might not he committed, this time
under the cloak of the law. Somebody
killed Burns-not George-who then:
Rotating on this awful problem, what
wonder the stalwart mind became con-
fused? And now the climax of atrocity
had come-so the blacksmith thought
and they were trying to murder the
man whom they could not tease Into
submission. This discovery, made i'll
the delusion of sleeplessness, was SC
real to Worthely that the horror of Ii
completed his alteration. Not I; man Of
them had touched him, but the dullcst
of them perceived that the obstinate
man had believed himself attacked by
his mates.
"Keep off, Worthely shouted again.
"What did you say, you contemplate,
redheaded sneak, YOU" shaking his fist
at the foreman. GU saw George Viii,
liams do it? That's a lie. George Will
liams? Publ He hasn' t pluck enough te
kill calf. He want tall enough. III
hold out till doomsday. You shan I
hang an innocent man, and you can
hang the man who did it, for II wagel
peanuts against dollars he II never tell.
By this time William Worthcly was
frothing at the mouth. Entranced tc
| the spot, no one of the jury, as yet, had
ventured to call assistance. Each feared
to miss what might follow, as much as
he feared to hound the riotous dreamer.
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attitudes in chairs, on the floor. at all
times of day or night. But William
Worthely had not slept for over "a
hours. And now the fourth night was
upon him.
"Come, comet" said juryman bit
terly. "You have eased your conscience.
Now give up and We'll all call it
square. .
But the blacksmith shook his head
without deigning an answer.
The obstinate juror had already ar:
rived at the stage Of the hereto who
slept upon the rack. Wasted beyond
imagination during these three days Of
modern inquisition, even his old neigh
bors would hardly have recognized the
staIwart man of independence. He was
not only tortured by lack of sleep, but
by lack Of proper nourishment, lack Of
water, lack Of smoking, and also by q
persistent mental irritation correspond
ing to the sting man feels when he
puts his arm into beehive.
What worse torture is there than not
to be let alone for even ten minutes on
the stretch, when nerves crave sleep as
desperately as the shipwrecked Graves
land, and when the digestive system
causes the sufferer to be nauseated with
the dizziness of famine?
When William Worthely lost con-
sciousness for few minutes, be got nc
rest. When he was aroused by his un-
feeling mates, he would begin by being
furious; then his anger would gradual
" dissipate itself in mental haze and
his mind would lose itself in turmoil
of rotation. His forge, his neighbors,
his village, would revolve about him,
first slowly, then with frightful accel-
GRAFTON, until one after another would
f1y off on a horrible tangent, like a
comet into space. Then he would reach
out MS trembling hands to save his
own forge, and before he could open his
mouth and shrek he found himself
pulled awake. Then he would clinch
his teeth and thank God he had not
gone amuck in his sleep.
And now the fourth night was at
hand, and the man so used to violent
exercise, to the open air, to regular and
unrestrained habits and a free life,
found himself wondering, as in a
dream, how much longer he could pos
sibly endure. The evening seemed as II
it would never darken into night. The
moon was full, and revived the twi-
light, bringing out new shadows into q
not less luminous tone. It was the kind
of night when people sleep uneasily
and look out of their windows often and
marvel at the white brilliancy that al
ways seems strange and fairylike, even
to common minds.
Suddenly the room began to dance UP
and down, then sideways, then to re-
volve in an ever widening circle. This
time surely it really happened. The
blacksmith stared at the phenomenon
with surnrised ewes. Tken the distant
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rier exhibits with the muskrat came out
in this Insignificant farmer. The jury
was utterly exhausted. Already men
whispered here and there Of capitula-
ton, and if it had not been for the mort
cages that the farmer held upon their
homes they would have openly gone
over to the blacksmith. The II men
had hitherto snatched only such sleep
as soldiers steal On picket duty or sail
ors on watch They slept in impossible
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his brain. The tramp, 0no lac en-=55.isz!
tie town at dusk unobserved, sneaked
out and left the same way.
"What on earth did Worthely con-
fess, then, fcc::'' interrupted the cole
gian eagerly.
"It often happens that man con-
fesses crime in delirium. But if he
hadn't confessed continued the ju> &c
slowly, "the wrong man would have
been hung
"And if the blacksmith hadn't con-
tinued insane he would have been
hung" said the hydraulic engineer.
'.But what did Burns say Williams
for?'' insisted the student. 'That was
enough to condemn the Englishman.
"He probably tried to say that Will
liams was innocent and died IN the at
tempt. Dying statements are very IN
certain keys with which 20 lock man
up.'' answered the justice gravely.
"Say. uncle, is that William Worth
ely?"
Judge Chambers regarded his nephew
ouizzically and smiled at the boys Gu
riosity.
81 think it's about time to turn in;
don't your he said.
THE END.
Organ Music and Bach.
Organ music reached it's climax with
Bach; it may perhaps be said that all
music did. At any rate, one thing is
certain-viz, if there has been any
progress in music since the day Of
Bach, it has been due to him. Bach 8
music is polyphonic, and polyhony is
true music. To it's foundation upon this
school is due the fact that there has been
no decadence in music in Germany.
There has been no advance il poly
phony since the days Of Bach. Such
advance as has been made has been il
originality and boldness of modulation.
For pure organ music Bach still is
and probably will always remain the
greatest of all composers. Even with
all the modern mechanical appliances
that have been attached to the organ
his works are still very dih6cult-per.
haps the most difficult Of organ compo-
sitlons. He must have been as great an
organist as he was composer. That
be should have been able to play upon
the organ of his day works SO exacting
in technique as his own is simply mar
velous.
1t is one Of the phenomena of musical
history that, while orchestral, operate
and other branches of music were in
their infancy in Baoh's day and have
developed since then, Bach brought Or
gan music to it's climax. He was not
the small source whence flowed rivu-
let which in time was to expand into a
broad stream be was the broad stream
itself The word "Bach," in German,
means a brook, which led famous
German composer to say punningly that
this great master was not Bach, but
an oeean.-Forum.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-07-06

Good Sewing Machines from SIC 90 up al
Randle's
If you want good, honest sewing mscbire
trade, see Raudle.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-26
I,LINDING SNOW STORM.
Chicago I'm the Clasp Of Jnck Frost
wires Down ana Trains TIED 1ID.

Chicago. Jan. pa blnding snow
storm. which ragged all day. did con
Siderable damage in ahc ctty made
trouble for THE street car companies and
thc railways ard caused the loss of cine
life.
Carlos NTunchy. a laborcr. was repair,
ing the top of a 80 foot r'lwer at the
p!lr'9 of uhc lraquois Furnace Co.
when. owing to 'tha wind. which at
Zines during the afternoon blew at the
rate OF sixty miles an hour, he lost his
hold and fell to the ground. lie was in
sHlntly killed.
Suburban service ,on the railroads. as
well as s'trsat railways. was DELAYED.
Many OF the tral::s from outside points
were snnw-bound. and all were behind
she schedule time. South Chicago was
practically isolate ed this evening ms far
as railway traffic was concerned, and
th2 towns surrounding III We're in almos.
as dis'a agreeable a situation.
In the CITY :he SNOW was at times So
'tFick and was hurled through the streets
IN such dense clouds hy the strong wind
mat 1t was Practically IMPOSSIBLE for
St.t'nsfcrs and S1'iDmen to she ahead Of
Eacn, and as q result there were n mum
Der or accidents in which Dacpln were
slightly injured
or the Through trains on tn. limos
cent eN'tEs i'll Chicago two were reported
hl9S':dng early this evening One Of them
was iha so. Paul limited. OF the Greo /;
Tern ka!!rCad, and the other, n train
rUrm!nS bstween Chicago and Eon
CEa1re, On the Wisconsin Central road,
Ntth:nE has been heard from either of
ne faHirIs sincs, their departure. The
wires along rac roads are down a, many
rSLnf,S, but at Those whore communica-
en- IS possible nothing has been heard
Oh Eaem. Other roads Jared scarcely
neNeE. The storm played havoc with
Sh.Sf 'lfh,a tables. and there was hardly
u through train THAT arrived M tba o,t
pointed hour.
owing TO the storm this afternoon Two
Illinois Central trains canr:l init, 90,
Ls.cn near Dubuque, resulting in The
death OF Fireman Ellis Sweet and H.,
iStai INJURY Of Engineer Harvey ana
Postal Clerk NlcDuff.
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WIND BLOWS TO EIIt.l.
VI. Louis Visited by n severe storm.
with TWO Fatalities ftr>uittur

st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. ga gale of
wind that reached the highest velocity
Of Any experienced here since the tor
nado of May q, 1885, when the de-
Struct!on of life ana property WAS so
great, prevailed here to-day. It's velo-
city was sixty-siX miles an hour,
fourteen miles less than during the
tornado. Two dea tbs. one fatal injury
and several minor casualties were re-
ported, as we'll as considerable de-
atruc.ion of property.
The dead are: August Weymeyer.
aged 81. carpenter, who was blown
from the roof of the Shields School:
he lived but ten minutes after being
taken 10 the City Hospital. Thomas
Joseph Peterson, 4 years, blown from
The roof OF Il porch 1T 300 Franklin
avenue and killed.
Injured: Mrs. Sarah Lor!n. Of $40
LaClcdc avenue, spine crushed and
she may die. injury caused by blow
ing dcwn nf fence.
shortly after O'Clock a. IN. a ter
rifle thunder storm, accompanied by
ii heavy fall Of hail and rain, struck
the city and prevailed for an hour or
more. BY daybreak he sky had clear
ed but II soon became cloudy again
ana the wind began 10 rise by 1876
O'clock the wind was blowing at the
rate of siNty-thrcc miles an hour, but
seventeen miles less than the recorded
velocity during the tornado OF May,
1896. 1t was n straight blow from the
southwest, and the residents Of the
city. especially in the t0rnado-strickcn
portions, were seized with cOnsterna-
ton. expecting another visitation.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-26
McC0MAS ELECTED.
maryland Deadlock Brokcn on ma
Eighth bsailot

Annanolis. Md, Jan. 25.-Judse Louis
y. McComas, Of Washington coun;y
WAS To-Day elected 10 the United States
Senatc TO succeed Arthur y. German
Inc maj ballot, the first of to-day.
ana the eighth since the contest hnr,n
resulted In his securing sixtythrc, votes
10 four for Alexander Shaw. of Rol.i-
mora, the only other Republican who
remained in the race until The end
senator German received IL votes. the
iuit Democratic strength in both
houses. The break TO McComas came as
me result of las; nights caucus at
Whlch % members Were in attendance.
and at which Judge AIcComas was
practically unanimously nominated
Ten Republican delegates from Balti-
more city. ana Senator WeEtco... of
Kent county. however. refused 10 take
any part in the caucus or to conside-
themselves bound, by ii.
When The name OF Senator Westco,t
was reached, and he, after a brief
speech. changed his vote from Shaw to
Mct0naS, every one knew the end was
near and the cheering was tremendous.
Speaker Shacfer whose name heads
The list Of delegates in the roll call
wzs The next of the .ecaIcisr,nts IN
come in line. which he did in n graceful,
speech. chceriufy accepting the situa.-
ticn- Then one by one five Of his oss,
ciates in the now famous bolt against
the rule of the majority followed his
example.
Congressman Findlay's only ro-
naming supporter did likewise. and mo
vote stood CO for McComas and 4 for
shaw. Then Delegate Jac0bi changed
his vote, but four others. NIcssrs.
Quasi Baldwin, Short ana Delacou~.
all of Baltimore city, stuck 10 the Bal
tim0re city candidate 70 the last.
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PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Cooley S.-'Godcy's Magazine for
February appears with new makeup
us contents table contains nine illus
Nrated articles, essays, etc. seven new
stores. and two strong poamS. Am'sng
thcTarticles of special value are: "pra-
urinary Period Of The Revolution -
INC Chinese San Francisco" rthe
thlfd paper on '"rriumphs In Anna
,eur Photography" "Old Blu and White
POTTERY, The American Jewish Minis
ter 'Pansies and Violets." The Book
cry Editorial Notes and Scrap Book
contain much that is worth readir;
from various points Of view.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-26
REMARKABLE CoNrEssrsN.
HoIus Mnson Work. the fraternity
for 7,nrEE a mnunIs

Tacoma, Wash, Tan. 25-GeorEe
Fleming who has been convicted end
sent TO the penitcntiary at Walla
Walla To serve two and one-haif years
Tor obtaining money under false. pre-
lenses. haS made q confession which,
i IL were not corrOhorntc ted by more
than one hundred letters from differ
cht Masonic lodges in the United
suites ana other countries would be
received with fncrcdulity
tlcming Is bogus Mason, yet SO
skllfnlly has he applied himself that he
mas been complmentcd by Past Grand
Masters on his knowledge of Masonry:
iH his own admission he lived for
years from money borrowed under
raise prc'cnSes from Nlasons, iii
amounts varying from $40 to several
hundred. or, as he told e::-She:lf Van
1crantcr. according to. their cIrcum-.
stances and times" HiH eU.-
The total amount Of money thus OBJ
lained VIII probably reach $50, 900, but
he has borrowed so much that he Dies
not pretend to rccltc all the amounts.
lie has Travelled all over the world
and never spent n cent for railroad or
other transportation. lie has sd
many aliases that he cannot name
them. " b
In Paris he claims to have met and
dlned with the Prince of Wales ana
Sir Dudley Ward. For dessert he bor-
rowed $3.50 from the Prince on the
strength OF Masonry. In Madrid nc
worked Hannis Taylor for free trans
porta ton 10 the Rock of Gibraltar Inv
the way of CadZ.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-26
HOSTILITY 70 RAILROADS
concluded from First pagc.)


Joint comkssion on che number anu
care Of cpilcptics in the state. tugct Their
with resolution to continue the COM
mission as It's work H. not completed.
The report says that the number Of cpl
leptics in the State is about $500, and
goes Into q scientific discussion Of the
disease, which is said to be ncurnhle,
The epileptir colonies in New York and
Ohio are described At length. and it il;
recommended that the State of Virginia
establish n colony OF similar character.
II Is recommended that the Governor
appoint a commissioner to pursue invcs-
legations further, 10 ascertain suitable
ioca atoms for 4 colony, and obtain Op-
tons on the same, etc.
The House Committee on militia and
police met this morning with Col. S. S.
Thomas, of Clarke. in the chair The
committee took up the Senate bill which
seeks to amend section III of the Code.
The amendments provide that the staff
Of infantry, cavalry and artillery rcgl-
ments shall be increased by adding one
judge advocate, one engineer officer and
one Inspector of rifle practice.
The staff of battaliona Of infantry and
cavalry shall be increased by one Judge
advocate, one engineer officer and in
cases of hattalions of infantry and cav
airy one inspector OF rifle practice.
Battalions of artillery shall consist OF
not les athan two nor more than five
batteries. while under the present law
battalion Of artillery shall consist of
no: less than three nor more than five
batteries.
The bill was Informally discussed nd
finally passed by in order to enable Sen
ator Foster, the patron of the bill. to
appear before thu cOmmitton and ex
plain its import.
Governor Tyler has appointed DR. T..
T.. Field, of Norfolk. a delegate to the
quarantine convention at Mobile, Feb
rua!y Q, and Captain ]. w. McCarr!ck
delegate 10 the South and WcGt com
mcrcial congress ut Tampa. February s.
The Senate committee on roads this
evening decided TO report fnvorably the
bill to require all street cars to he yes
tibuled during winter months. \ mo-
ton To except Petersburg from the on
erations of the act was nj frs: voted
down. but afterward rcconsidered and
adopted
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-26
Securities Abrond

The sales OF American securities have
been, according to London adyicrs very
large abroad of late, ana there appears TO
be 4 tendency towards incrcas, in thc
sales. ] { this state of things holds there
gold into this market. This Is good news
and demonstrates tie faith abroad in the
stability of our credit There is another
only of this but foreign countries have
good grounds for Credcnce and that is
belief in the efficacy Of HcStetlcr's
which affect the stomach liver, bowcls
Kidneys and nerves. Dyspepsia bilious
ness, consultation, rheumatism, and a
and conquered by II. II rallies failing ap-
petite, hastens convaicsccnSa and diffusrs
II generous warmth and sensation of phy-
sicnl comfort through the system. a
wneglasSiul before retiring promotes
yielding slumber.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-26
Ladies' at the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION Gymnasium.
PROBABLY THE BEST WORK THIS SEASON
Prof. Merrill Scores q Pronounced
hucccss vt y. NJ. q. A.-Rcv. MIR,
Savage Before tho ss. Up. U. of the
First baptist Church-HnI Poudrs
Entertainment Postponed.

1t was ladies' night at The Y. NJ. c..
"A. gym last evening, and the attend
ance was excellent despite the rain.
Inc exercises We're. perhaps, the best
OIL the.season. and the class individually
ana collectively distinguished Itself, re-
ceiVing warm communication from It's
instructor, Prof. Ward, and much APP
plause from the galleries.
me programs was AS follows:
Dumb bell drill ......... -. Glass.
Appaiai Jus work -. -. :. Glass
Nah" "i'i 80. Glass
Mat work Frank DricSsell. S. Pollard,
Il. Is. Ferguson and class.
Slack WIRE 49,. 1850. ALBERT Hodgson.
forum kicked feet, ~ inches.
The basket bail game was exception
ally good. and was won by the blues by
u score of - to 16. The line UP was as
follows:
Whites--W. D. Nye. captain: II. r.
Russell. \. Jacobs. X. p. Griffith and a.
L. Griffin
Bluca--H. j. Rutcr. captain: s. T.. Pol
lard, Frank Drcsscll. IL. II. Ferguson
ana Thomas Lawle:
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-26
THOUGHTS FOR CHRISTIANS.

Key. Mr.. Savage Addresses the b. Y.
J.. U. of the First Baptist Church
The Baptist Young Peoples Union of
me First Baptist church last evening
ne!d one OF the most interesting meet
lngs of its Christian Culture Course.
nc auditorium was crowded and the
address delivered by Rev. Mr.. Savage.
Oh ChuEchland, was listened 10 with
the greatest attention. Mr.. Savage is
n striking fOrcIblc speaker ana he dis
pehSed last evening some thoughts for
the Very serious consideration OF the
Young Christians who heard him.
What Shall | do to be Savcd?" was
his theme una he answered the scrip
tura! query not only in the general
reply OF the Apostle from whom he
quoted TO believe" but he demon
strated very fully the meaning of these
words. The address was Il most help
full one.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-26
SHES NOW a DEPUTY CLERK.
Miss Cora Griffin Qualities rs Such Be
fore Judge uanckal

Miss Cora Griffin Qualities rs Such Be
fore Judge uanckal
Mics Cora V. Griffin, deed Clerk in the
Office Of Mr.. l.. Register, clerk of the
courts of this city, has been appointed
by him as deputy clerk OF the courts
and. has qualified before Judge lIanckel
to perform the duties Of the office This
position was held by Miss Gr!flin's sis
ter. Miss Bette Griffin, up to the time
Of her demise, and they We're probably
the only ladies who have ever held
official positions under the State Gov
eminent Of Virginia. There are now
three deputy clerks of the courts of
Norfolk-Alr. Junius a. Coleman. Mr.
Howell r. Dupuy, and Miss Griffin.
\ ERIHE FROM THE WEST.
a marriage license was Issued IN this
city yesterday morning to Hinton Xxi
Ger, of Norfolk formerly of Ohio, ana
Ida May kciscr, Of Delaware, Ohio.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-26
Many Matters Of Interest Around About
City Hall Square.
TABLES WERE TURNED ON CAMPBELL
And Ns VIII Probably Have to Pay
HIS own witncsses-For Sons
fenced TO ~ Years In tho Pcniten>
tiary-Polico Court Cnses-Lovit.
Land Middle.

William Campbell, VINO is the dasend-
ant in the suit for the recovery IF q
horse; brought against him by Ellen II.
Fentress, and which was tried in the
Court of Law and Chancery yesterday,
will never again, probably, get mis- Wit
nesses TO render big bills 10 the court.
So certain was William that he was
going to win his case that before the
verdict was rendered he had his fifteen
witnesses note in their. attendance with
the clerk. This piled up q big bill of
costs, and about the time it was COM
pleted the jury returned Il verdict of
$40 for the plaintiff. This threw the
costs on Campbell, and he al once en-
tered a motion for Il new trial. The
motion will be argued next week. Mean
time, if the verdict stands Campbell
will have the pleasure of paying his
own witnesses as we'll as those of the
defendant.
Before Judge Martin yesterday Mr.
y. j. Aclliss qualified to practice law
and the following eases were also tried
William j. Smith was granted n divorce
from his wife, Anne e. Smith. Arm
strong & Lilliston w. Isaiah Hundley;
The defendant did not appear. and the
court gave Judgment for SI5. This case
was for the recovery OF oysters.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-26
IN THE POLICE COURT.

Justice Tomlin Tries Many Different
Cases IN That Tribunal.
In the Police Court yesterday Justice
Tomlin disposed of the following cases
Annie Webb and Hattie Morris, both
colored. street walking; fined $3.50 each.
Robert Nenab!c, colored, larceny; fined
$3.50
Emanuel Davidson. colored, larceny;
dismissed.
Louella Aldrich, colored, larceny; dis
missed.
Richard Bagley. colored, trespass;
dismissed.
Clifton Haughton, Cornelius Brennan
ana John Barkstialc, alias Hail. all COL
ored, suspected of larceny; continued till
Friday.
George Richardson. colored, suspected
of stealing Sl5 from Mary DAVIS, colored
continued until to-day.