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Fergus County argus., 1898-05-11

The line is newly equipped with Concord coaches
and carefully selected STOCK making the trip between
Lewstown and Ft Benton of comfort and pleasure
Careful attention given to express matter.
Fergus County argus., 1898-05-11

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Secretary of
the Navy Long today ordered Naval
Constructor Capps of San Francisco
to proceed at the earliest possible
moment on the City of Pekin and
meet Dewey's fleet at Manila. Capps
will take with him a force of expert
enced workmen from Mare Island.
In addition he will take a full supply
of tools, steel plates and all materi-
ais needed to make repairs to ships of
the Asiatic squadron.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-30
"W-hut is this?" asked ,s..x,e,.

What is this?" asked ,r.cx!ei. r.
"My Barbara" answered lgnatius in
low tone; Il was married before. and my
wife died. leaving me this little One"
AT Il sign from the father Barbara rose,
and carried the child out Of the room
talking TO 1t fondly. and a joyous chirr
from the little II was the last sound
that reached Babb's ears as the door shu,
behind them.
"Naught but evil has the foreign blood.
tho tossing fcvcr-blood, brought me. First
it came without a dover. and that was
like original sin. Then it prevented me
from marrying Tamsinc Bovey and get.
ting Buncombe. That was like sin of
malice. Now Tamsine is dead and her
husband, Joseph Warrington. wants TO
sell. l tell you," he went OH %iicrccly.
that so long as all that land remains an
others and not mine, so long shall l feel
and all who have issued from her-for all
who inherit her name and blood. I curse
~ his voice rose TO II roar, and his gray
hair bristlcd like the fell of a wolf, II
curse them all with"
The pale man, Jordan. rushed at him
and thrust his hand over his mouth.
Course not" he said v%chemently: then
in a subducd tone: Listen to reason, and
you will feel pity and love for my little
one who inlcrits the name and blood of
your Eve. l have laid by money. 1t
shall he the portion of my little Eve. and
l will lend it to you for seventeen years.
This day, the oath of June. seventeen
years hence. you shall repay me the whole
sum without interest. j am nOt IL Jew 10
lend on usury. l shall want the money
then for my Eve. as her dover. In the
meantime take and Use the money. and
when you walk owe the fields YOU have
purchased with it-bless the name"
A. flush came in the sallow face of EZe-
kicl Rahb. He rose TO his feet and held
out his hand.
'.You will lend me the money. two thou
sand pounds:'
II will lend you fifteen hundred"
II will wear to repay the sum in sew
cntcen years. You shall have IL mort.
gage"
.Ou this day"
This oath day Of June, so help me,
hcaven.'
\ ray of orange light, smiling through
the window, was falling high up the wall.
The hands of the men met in the beam.
and the reflection was cast on their faces
ON the dark, hard face of Ezekiel. on
the white. Guivcring face of Ignatius.
And you bless said the latter. 'you
bless the name of Eve, and the blood that
follows it,"
II bless. Peace be to the restless
blood"
TO he continucd.)
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-30
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/ When the game was ended I went
home. hungry enough, but quite un.
able TO enjoy my dinner, for fear of the
discovery of the runaway. told my
father of him at the first opportunity,
and he was us anxious as l, as his
cOuntenance showed.
II wouldn't have neighbor Sherman
mud him for anything. but thee did the
best that could he done, my son., and
there's nothing for 1t but to wait till
dark"
The commentator comforted me,
ana ! proved myself n valuable trench.
errman at supper.
After nlghtfal l stole across the fields
10 nefghbOr Sherman's. and all being
quiet about the premises. at once
made my way to the loft. where I found
my man just on the point of setting
forth alone. SO impatient was he of a
longer stay in the dangerous precincts,
We had crcpt cautiously downstairs
and around the barn, not drawing a
free breath till we got it between lis
and the house, when we heard a team
driven rapidly 10 the door, and voices
in low, earnest conversation. Then
some Ii ran rapidly up the stairs to
the loft, and presently returned; where.
upon the lean was driven away in
greater haste than it had come.
did not understand it at all. and
only felt sure that we had started none
too soon. 1t was bright starlight. SO
we skulked along fences, which led lis
Il roundabout way, till we came near
our house, waiting among the pear.
trees of the garden.
The Kitchen door was open. my father
standing in it, in silhouette against the
candle-light, speaking in an earnest
tone to two e who stood a little out
side the threshold. Other figures stood
at intervals around the house. very
stcadfast and alert. except one who
seemed to be looking in our direction.
II tell you there's no one but my own
family in my house," heard my father
say.
One of the men replied, CHATS all
very we'll. Mr.. Tlornc, but l can't take
your word for it, when there's a niger
in the case. We shall have to search
! the house."
Then, with a terror that seemed to
melt my leg-bones and take my heart
ofmy body. | realized that our house
was be!eaguered by slave-hunters. The
two men at the door pushed in past my
father, while the others stood more
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-30
No Observation-Disclosures Niurxs.

Were there any marks about him b.
which he could he described:' asked
the detective.
YES" eagerly replied the father OF
the runaway boy. Ibis trousers were
nearly worn through at the knees, anc
lie had in one of his pockets, ms I heard
my wife say a day or two ago, n knife
with Il broken blade, a pistol cartridge
that had been fired off, a match. some
of the wheels of an old watch, a leather
shoestring. a broken key, n bunch OF
Irvine, two or three white pebbles, q
piece of lead, some buttons from the
last bicycle show. a stump Of a lead
pencil and a bit of red chalk"
And the detective wrote in his mem
orandum book. mo Distinguishing
niarks."--Chicago Tribune.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-30

"Wlen I try for to speak. he say
Don you tell me muffin. dom wan
to hear a word out n yo' head. You
had anything to eat since you ben
yereY an 1 toll him how you done fotch
me n little speck. in de mawnin', an he
went an fotch me a heap O. whites
an he toll me to lay still under de f0d.
der OntweI de dark come on ap' den 50
10 de mex house an not come bach
we're no mo-, cause he amt gwine fol
to have no runaway niggers roun' his
place. Deem lie kiver me in de fodder.
an dat lie las l seen him ontwil he
come on wc-uns 0ber yander. oh. he's
IL mighty curious man, dat he is."
] quite agreed in his opinion of neigh
Dor Sherman. since he was acting in so
unexpected a manner
We lay quietly for an hour before we
heard a cautious step ascending the
stairs. and then nclghbor Sherman's
guarded voice, 'If there's anybody
hero, they can go over to Tllorne's now.
The coast Is clear"
With that he went downstairs, aud
we presently followed, and went over
to our house, where all was quiet after
the futile search.
On the following night my father car
ried the fugitive to the next station
northward, aud we saw no more of him,
but heard that he reached Canada with
out further adventure.
A few days later l happened to hear
my father thanking neighbor Sherman
very warmly for what he had done.
and the response of the latter was:
"Sho! Abr'am, don't never say a
word about 1t. l wouldn't for all the
world have 1t get out at larbored u
runaway Niger. Why. they wouldn't
never call on me agin to help ketch
'em."-Youth's Companion.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-30
Weight of Deep Sea Water.

When marine life began to command
notice the question of the depth to
which life could extend divided scien.
tific thought into warning camps. About
$50 1t was generally believed that the
bathymetrical limit was about three
hundred fathOms, and some strange
IDEAS were current as to the physical
condition of water when under a pres
sure such as a depth of two miles
would produce. 1t was thought that
skeletons of drowned men. or even
heavy cannon and the wedges of gold"
that popular imagination places in the
sea, fioated ut certain intervals, be-
meath which is water so compressed as
to be impenetrablc. in fact, water is
almost incompressible, and the weight
of a cubic inch of 1t ut the depth of q
mile is very little more than at the sur
face; but 1t was assumed that no living
being could survive a pressure Which
at one thousand fathOms is about q ton
to the square inch.
We ourselves live under a pressure
of about fifteen pounds per inch, and
are unaware of 1T. Indeed, we some
times waken on a morning when the
barometer has risen, say, half an inch
during the night, and consequently find
ourselves sustaining an increased pres
sure Of several! tons not only without
suffering, but with a positive feeling of
buoyancy and good spirits. On the 9TH
err hand. IL the tremendous pressure un,
der which we live be relieved as by Il
surgical cup severe injury may fol-
low. .Aeronauts suffer from this cause
and marine animals dredged from
great depth often reach the surface in
Il most lamcntable condition, with eyes
protruding and visccra distcnded.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-30
WHAT BISMARCK BELIEVED.
Faith in "a Living God aud Love 70,
Truth and Sincerity.

rattH HI u l<tSlnG OO0 0uO Love tor
Truth aud Sincerity.
Bismarck may or may not have been
Il nan without a scruple; he certainly
was not n man without n very living
faith in a living God. He took as little
stock in streams of tendency" as Mr..
Gladstone himself. Oliver Cromwell. in
deed, was not more firmly convinced of
the reality of a Divine Providence than
this intellectual giant of the skeptical
nineteenth century.
This was in him a lifelong character.
istic. When he was a boy Bismarck's
parents made n great point of inculcat.
ing truth on his youthful mind. When
err who prepared him for confirmation.
Old Bismarck wrote to the famous
preacher and professor, begging him in
his instructions to lay special stress Oh
the virtues of sincerity and truth
Schleiermacher confirmed Bismarck,
! and gave him as his motto for the
guidance of his future life an altered
version of Ephcsians vi, .: what thou
! doest do as to the Lord and not tc
men,"
When lie was in the heyday of his
fame, in 1887, he talked much to Sir
w. b. Richmond about religion and
prayer. II remember" he said, "at IL
thinking prayer needless. for it struck
me then that God knew better than l.
l think much the same now. except
that the usefulness of prayer is in that
1t implies submission to a stronger
power, which is neither arbitrary nor
capricious. OF a future life l doubt
not. The present is too sad and incom.
plcte to answer to our highest selves.
1t is evidently Il struggle, then. only in
vain il it is to end here; ultimate per.
lection l believe in
Nor was he in the least disposed 10
shrink from protesting his faith before
men. When Mr.. Gladstone died, LORD
Salisbury described him in his eulo
GUM in the house of lords as a most
eminent Christian" Followers of the
meek and lowly Nazarene would pos
sibly he slow to recognize the man of
blood and iron as a disciple of the
Christ who was crucified. But BIS.
marck himself had no m%isgivings as to
his place among the believers. Nor
was his a deathbed repentance. He
did not postpone his avowal of faith in
the unscen until things seen were he
coming dimly visible through the mists
of death. In the supreme moment of
his career, on the eve of the war which
gave Prussia the headship of Germany,
in the midst of the war that made Ger.
many the master of Europe. lie avoweG
with proud humility that to him al.
that was vital in this life sprang from
his faith in the life to comc.-Review
of Reviews.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-30

alert. The man who was looking our
| way moved toward us as directly as if
he saw us, though the negro and I, by a
common impulse, crawled quickly be-
hind the trunks of two pear-trees a few
feet apart.
On he came unerringly. until lie was
right between us, and l made out dis.
tinctly the tall, muscular form and red
bearded face of our neighbor Sherman.
expected to see him pounce upon the
c%rouching figure of my companion like
a tiger on his prey, and wondered If a
sudden attack in the rear by a 12-ycar.
old boy could be of any avail.
! He turned neither to the right nor to
the left as lie passed between lis, nor
paused as he whispered with sharp dis
tinctness, "Go back to my barn and lay
low till l tell ye!"
A few PAGES beyond us he turned
about and passed between us again, re.
! peating the whispered injunction. and
: going back to the house, took post there.
loudly enjoining vigilance upon the
others.
The negro crawled away in range of
his tree, on his hands and knees, as
stealthily Is a cat, and I followed as
nearly as I could in like manner, till We
gained the of a fence. looking
: back from which we saw the light shin.
ing from successive windows as the
searching party moved from room to
room, while the figures Of the bes:egers
were dissolved and blotted out In the
gloom.
We made our way back to the Shcr.
man place with cautious haste. now
! startled by a ground-nesting bird burst.
I, ing up from the grass before U.S., now
making wide detours to avoid some dim
| object, which proved to be a harmless
cow or stump, till Mt last we reached
the left and lay down upon the hay,
with a welcome sense of security in
the place which l had lately deemed Sc
dangerous.
Then as we rested and by degrees re-
covered natural breathing, my com
panlon explained in whispers the mys
terry of neighbor Sherman's behavior.
"'Long in the AFTERNOON I was layin
kivered in de fodder a-wishin' mighty
hard for night an suffln' for to eat
an l heard somebody come a-trom
ping up de stairs. an he begin pokin
de fodder, an me DIES nat'aly shakin
wild fear, ontwel fust I knowed he how,
de fodder clean on'n me. A mons'oul
big, ferce-lo0kin' man he was, wild
red baird-same man he was that cam,
to we-uns ober yander, an. be boiler 4
me, What you dom lAre2 You's
runaway Niger. OATS what you Isl
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-30
A Rich Bsgyar Sent to Prison.

Charles BrOckwitZ am to America
from Russia twenty years ago and soon
afterward became a beggar. Then he
destroyed his sight by deliberately gaz-
ing open eyed at the sun. About two
years ago Brockwitz was arraigned in
a police court, charged with begging
He was sent to the Island, when the
magistrate heard the truth about him.
Whining, fearful, still posing in his pro-
fessional character, Brockwitz calmly
drew a bulky bundle from his rags and
passed it to his uncle. The police inter-
cepted the package. 1t contained $1,000
in currency. =
Many times since Brockwitz' has been
arrested for begging. Magistrates of
kindly nature frequently discharged
him or inflicted a small fine. If the fine
were less than S.. this very model Of
mendicancy would always pay it.
drawing n nickel or a cent at a time
from his ragged clothes and moaning
piteously over every coin. If the fine
were more than So he would take it's
alternative in days" Brockwitz is said
to be worth at least $4,000. The police
say 100000 would be nearer the mark.
New York Journal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-30
p III.

CHAPTER III.
Last Christmas t~welvcmOnth," said
lgnatius Jordan slowly. II was on the
moor-Morwell Down. it is called. Night
was falling. heard cries for help. 1
found a party of players who were on
their way to Launccston, aud were caught
by the storm and darkness. They had a
sick girl with them" His voice broke
down.
"Evc!' asked Ezekiel Babb.
"Ycs. l invited them to come here.
The house is large enough to hold a
score of people. Next day l set them OH
their way forward. But the girl was too
i'll TO proceed. After a week the actors
sent here to learn how she was. Then n
month later. they sent again, but though
she was better | would not let her go.
After that we heard no more Of the play-
crs. So she remained at Morwcll."
He claspcd his hands on his knees. and
went on with bent head: But the play-
actors returned and were in Tavistock
last week. and one of them came up here
TO see her. not openly, but in secret. This
place is solitary and sad, and Eve of a
lively nature. She tired of being here.
She wcaricd of me-
Babb laughed bitterly. ".And now she
is flown away with a %play-actor. AS she
deserted her father. she deserts her llus-
band and child. and the house that housed
her. See you," he put out his hand and
! graspcd the cradle: Here lies vanity of
vanities. the pomps Of the flesh, the lust
of the eye, and the pride of life, nestled in
that crib. that sclf-samc strain of leaning.
headlong, hayward blood, that never will
rest till poured Out of the veins and rolled
down into the ocean, and lost-lost--
lostw
Babb stopped over the cradle and pluck.
cd out the child. He held it in the sun.
light streaming through the window, and
looked hard at it. Then he danced i, ur
and down with a SOOTHING laugh.
"Scc. scc!" he cried; "see how the crca.
turc %rejoices and throws forth as arms
Look at the shadow IN the wall. as of {.
%Salamandcr swaying in Il fool Of fire.
lgnatius Jordan seized the b,be, snatch
ed ii away from the rui. grasp of BaAb
clasped it passiOnately to his breast. an,
covered it with kisses. Thee. Ac grnil,
replaced it. growing and smiling. in il.
cradle. and rocked it With his foot.
"Yod fool" said Babb; "you love tho
strange blood in spite of its iicklencss
| Now that the mother is gone, who will bt
the mother to it,"
"I-1-l" the cry of an eager voice
Babb looked round, and saw a little girl o.
six, with gray eyes and dark hair, /,
quaint, premature woman, in an old. long
stiff frock. Her little arms were extend
ed: "Baby sister" she called, 'don't cry!'
She ran forward, and, knecling by tn,
cradle, began to carcss and play with tn,
infant.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-30
Specific for seasickncs..

Bright red spectacles accompanied by
internal doses of calomel form u new
German specific against seasickness. It
is deduced from Epstein's investiga-
tons on the influence Of color on the
blood vessels in the brain. Seasickness
is due to lack of blood in the brain,.
while rcd sends blood to the brain with
a rush. By looking Mt one point for
some time through the red glasses the
patient is cured radically.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-30
The Largest Loaves OF Bread.

1Uo 17uExCsC 101vev Oh 6cc4U.
The largest loaves of bread baked
in the world are those of France and
Italy. The pipe bread of Italy is
baked in loaves two or three feet long.
while in France the loaves are made.
in the shape of very long rolls four or
five feet in length, and in many cases
even six feet. The bread of Paris is
distributed almost exclusively by wo-
men, who so to the various bakehouses
ut $50 a. m. and spend about an hour
polishing up the loaves. After the
loaves r thoroughly cleaned of dust.
and grit, the dread porter proceeds
on the round of her customers. Those
who live in apartments Or fats find
their loaves leaning against the door.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-30

Pottcrs. are n . the only people who
make family jars
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-30

fore. What was performed do not re-
call. saw only her. thought her rich
~. beautifully dressed. Her beauty shonc
forth above all. She had hair like chest
nut. and brown eyes, a clear, thin skin,
and was formed dclicatcly as no girl Of
this country and stock. A carpet was laid
in the market place. aud she danced on it
to music. 1t was like a flame Pickering,
not a girl dancing. She looked at me out
of her large eyes, and I loved her. 1t was
witcicraft, tho work of the devil. The
fire went out OF her eyes and burnt to my
marrow: ii ran i'm my veins. That was
witclicraft. How else WAS it that ! gave
no thought to Tamsinc Bovcy. of Bun
connie, till il was too late. though Bun
combc joins my land. and so Bmmcomhc
was lost To mc forever? Quiet that child
if YOU want TO hear moro Hah! Your
Eve has deserted you and her babe. but
mine had not the good heart to leave me-"
The child in the cradle whimpcrcd. The
pale man lifted it ont. got milk and fed.
it. with trembling hand. but tcndcrly. and
it dozcd off in his arms.
"A girl:" asked Babh. Jordan nodded.
"Another Evc--a third E.vc:" Jordan
nodded again. ".Anothcr generation of
furious. fiery blood 10 work confusion, To
! breed dcsoiation. When will the earth
open her mouth and swallow it ur. that
ii deiilc no more the habitationS of Is
racl::"
Jordan drew the child to his heart. and
pressed it so Missionatciy that ii woke and
cried.
II cannot deny that she was i, good
wife," continued Rabb. but what avail
ed it me Ia have a woman in the house
who could daLcc like Il feather. and could
not make scald cream: Then she bore me
a daughter. and the witchcry was not off
me. so called her Eve-that is YOU Eve.
and after ;hat she gave me sons. and
tho n'-angrily-''thcn. when too late, she
died. Why did she not die half a year be-
fore 1'amsine Bovcy married Joseph
! Warrington! III she had. l might lave
got Runcomlc-now ii is gone, gone for
ever"
He Knocked the ashes out of his pipe,
and put it into his pocket.
"Evr was her mothers darling: she
was brought up like Il heather to love play
and pleasure. NOT TO work and duty. When
the mother died. Evc-your Evc-was n
grown girl. and l suppose home became
uncomfortable to her. Ono day some play
actors passed through the place OH their
way from Exeter. and gave n performance
in our village. I found that my daughter,
against my command. went to see it.
When she came home, l took her into the
room where is my great Bible. aud l beat
her. Then she ran away"
Did you not go in pursuits"
why should 1? She would have rn,,
AWAY again. Time passed, and the other
day Glanced to come across a large rar-
ty of strollcrs. / learned from the man
agcr about my child. and so. for the first
time. heard where she was. Now tell inc
how she came here
Ignatius Jordan raised himself in his
chair. and swept back the hair that had
fallen over his bowed face and hands.
ut is passed and over" he said.
LET me hear NIL. l must know ALL
said Bahh.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-30

Before expressing your honest con-.
victlOns these days, you must lock.
yourself in a room and plug up tile
key hole.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-13
w. Fl. WARREN,
ABSTRACTS AND
REALESTATE.
The only set of
Abstract Books in
- Pierce County.
ConVeyancing and
Notary Public.
Ellsworth, wis.
AChild's Disposition

May be ruined through existing defects In
eyesight. Children are often called dull ana
stupid by teachers and parents through no
fault or their own. Perhaps born with
defect in sight, they don't know of any dlner-
ent world from that which they see through
defective eyes. Mark any peculiarities that
children may have in looking atooJects al q
distance or near by. Squirting, frownlng'
looking sidewise, with partially closed eyes
are indications of eye troubles. Better DC
over cautious in having chiid's eyes
examined than to take too much responsible,
ity into you own hands. Examination Tree.
CHILDREN's EYES
should have careful attention. Ihey
should be examined at the first complaint by
a reliable optician-especially while the
child is in school.
A little care at the pros.er time may save
them untold misery and heir parents much
remorse. A defect that may be easily
remedied NOW might prove difficult LATER.
All diseases of the eye correctly diagnosed.
Exam ination Free.-W. w. Taggart, Boxrud
Block, River Falls, Wisconsin,.