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The Springfield herald., 1898-11-18
Local and Personal.
DIR. l. s. Bryant.
DENTISI-
will visit Springfield about
Dec. IA, and remain 5 days.

Spelling school tonight.
q. w. Russell was paying taxes
al the treasurer's office this week.
Miss Amy Robertson has re-
turned from her visit to the Cim-
prron.
Our next commissioner, G.. III.
Davis. wasln town Monday, stock
ing up with the good things OF
this world.
The school house bell is con
siderably out of repair. The
board seems rather delinquent
about fixing il.
Thanksgiving Day next Thurs
day. Let everyone come to the
school house and join in the fes.
tivlties. Come prepared so that
ii called upon you can explain
what you are thankful for.
Carl Hom,her met with a pam
iul accident last evening. While
riding horse to water the animal
fell catching Carls foot and ankle
which was bruised and wrenched
by the iron stirrup on the saddle.
He will be lald up for several
The Springfield herald., 1898-11-18

John Relchenbach Suddenly
dropped in on us This morning.
John had Just come from his little
farm Oh the blooming Arkansas,
near Rocky Ford, and was look
ing after--his- cattle interests in
Baca. He has become regular
granger since leaving here and
says he is going TO stay with 1t.
Alexander l.. Addington, of
Westola, Kansas, was proving up
his timber clam before Clerk of
the District Court Whitaker, last
Saturday. incidentally We sug-
guest that parties proving up come
to the publisher and obtain his al
tidavit of publication. as your
proof is WORTHLESS without it.
The rag-tacking al the residence
of Mrs. j. y. Vanorsdol's yester
day was we'll attended by the
ladies OF this vicinity and all re-
port a capital time. Probably
not much work was done but we
wager the past, present and the
future was discussed with that de-
gree of valor peculiar to these
gatherings.
The Springfield herald., 1898-11-18
Feed
We Are Agents

For the largest firm of Wind
mill Manufacturers, and all kinds
of Water Supplies, il the {. S.
The Springfield herald., 1898-11-18
R. D. I40MSSEI.ER & co.
Just Received

Winter stock OF Dry Goods,
Boots & Shoes for Everybody.
Stock of Cottonades for Men and
Boys will be about complete next
week. Will have Overalls, Pants,
Duck and Rubber goods to ac
commodate the people.
The Springfield herald., 1898-11-18
An Excellent Stock

OF Groceries, Flour Il Meal al
ways on hand and will be kept
to meet the demand better than
ever.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-11-14
FULL on YEARs.

T-hreescore and ten, then twenty add,
And half an octave more,
And You have guessed my pltriarch's age,
Exactly ninty-four.
The storm had kept young folkes at home;
But ne was in his place,
And bowed to words of prayer and praise
A grave and reverent face.
Not all the preachers talk he heard,
Nor all the songs we sang;
But not in vain for him that day
The cheerful summons rang.
Full softly fell the snow without,
More softly on his mind
a blessing from the many years
Which he had left behind.
And whittier than The snow that lay
On turf and bush and tree,
The angel thoughts which in mis- heart
Were gathered silently.
The folks who made the compan
Were many more for him
Than those who entered at the door,
But not more vague and dim.
They were his friends of long ago,
The loved ones he had lost,
The boy who died for country's sake,
And'counted not the cost.
They were the men with whom he strove,
The lad with whom he played:
They gathered round they clasped his hands
But he was not afraid.
They turned no leaf, they made no noise,
No other knew them there;
But who for him sang sweet as they.
g Or breathed so strong a prayer?
The benediction came at last;
And homework trough the snow
The people went with happy talk
And laughter sweet and low.
But little spoke the aged man;
And what he did let fall
Was even as one who dreams a dream,
And cannot tell it all.
JOHN WHITE CHADWICK.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-11-14
A REVEREND ROGUE.

NWhaG a
"I never heard the like of it BEFORE"
CHOW graphically he portrayed the
consequences of SIM"
eyes, in a manner calculated to
make a guilty person shudder-the
thought of his remarks makes me
shudder even now and, l should i'm
sgine, restrain n from committing
q contemplated sin or crime"
81 most thoroughly believe hat he
is correct in his logic, that the most
hardened criminal has become so by
degrees"
$50 do I. And I also believe, as he
declared, that those we trust the most
may prove the vilest of the vile, that
it behooves US to search the recesses
of our hearts and see if the seeds Of
evil are not there, waiting some cause
for their germination,"
"It was a mastery effort"
GAS are all his discourses."
Such was a portion of the CONVEX
-sation one beautiful Sunday noon in
September between two ladies' as they
came from the only church in Whar-
ton, and it was very like the general
tenor Of conversation among those
who had attended the service there
that morning.
In the preceding July, when the
church was without a pastor, a young
man came to Wharton-quite noted
as a summer resort-fOr his health;
and, it becoming known that he was a
clergyman of the same denomination
with this church, he was invited to
occupy the vacant pulpit for a day,
which invitation he accepted.
They who had formed his a%cquaint-
anc recognized his intelligence and
ability; they were not prepared to
expect the wonderful sermon that he
preached, SO far superior was it to
any other which they had listened to
in Wharton. The parish committee
at one waited upon and rendered
him their p~astorate, urging him to ac-
-cept it, and promising him a salary
that to their previous pastor would
have seemed munifcent.
81 thank you for your compliment
tary CALI" he replied, a rare smile
lighting up bis handsome features,
f'but 1 have never been ordained nor
even fellowshipped, and, hence,
should hardly be able to perform the
duties of a pastor as they should be
performed. Since completing my
<I,40I0oiooI c+rlj0r I Ia-o -o4 l,o0x
very well, particularly since the death
of my only parent, and left my desc
late home in California to travel for
my health. coming here, as [ went to
other places, with nc thought of tho
honor awaiting me.n
These objections were oyerruled by
the committee, and James Searles ac-
cepted the ~pastorate offered him.
AS a man he was universally pop
ular; as a preacher he was considered
marvellous - winning constantly in
creasing audiences. His discourses
were unique; never dOctriral, but al
ways ~picturing the hideousness of sin
IN it's various forms as wildly as if he
were detailing some special ofense.
On this particular morning his SER
mon seemed almost prophetic, as
within a few minutes after the close
of the service the cry of murder"
rang out upon the still air with start
ling distinctness, sending a SILVER to
the hearts of all who heard it, and
causing a rush to the scene of the
crime-the residence of Thomas Beck
ford, who, after having been actively
engaged in business in n of our
most fourishing cities for many years
had, with his wife, made a home IN
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-11-14
tailed BY him coincide with those of
that committed in their midst.

tailed by him coincide with those of
that committed in their midst.
The report of what had been said
and done in the vestry rapidly spread
and the excitement caused thereby
rivaled that consequent upon Mr..
B~eckford's murder.
Later, it was learned that that very
evening a mar had registered at the
hotel in Wharton as "Alton Beck
ford,o who was quietly arrested a
the instigation Of Mr.. Fink; the latter
individual having, at no small outlay
Of time and money, traced Mr.. Beck
ford's son from the time he left home,
a boy, till the time when he died from
cholera, on shipboard-his real name
unknown to any one on the vessel
and hence being aware tH~v the new
conner must be a "pretender."
"Alton Bedford" confronted by
Mr.. Fink with what he had learned,
said:
Gle who has passed as Reverend
James Searles' is of excellent parent
age, but, going to the far West, fell
into evil ways, and finally had g
curse to the worst methods as a
"a of support. He associated
himself with q gang Of malefactors-
forgers, counterfeiters, in~cendiaries,
burglars, murderers- of which he
eventually became the leader, as his
superior talents enabled him to do
satisfactorily to the gang, and gained
a wide notoriety as Gentleman
Jack"
"For a long time all efforts to cap
ture him failed, but he was finally
taken, tried, found guilty of a heinous
crime-robbery, incendiarism, man
slaughter combined-and sentenced
to states prison for life. He escaped
from his place of confinement and the
next I heard from him, he was the
Reverend James Searles.'
"I was leading a miserable life in
Colorado vas never guilty Of any
thing worse than robbery, however,
when, last September, [ received a
letter from him asking me to come
here and take possession of an i'm
mense property as ALTON Beckford,'
and saying that he would have things
so fixed that I could easily get it,
advising me not to hurry. I was to
share it equally with him.
"He explained matters to me so
that [ know he was so far admitted to
the confidence of Mr.. Bee kford as to
been made acquainted with the
combination used on the safe; that he
the description of the missing
son, making it to tally with a descrip-
of what | was when a boy. That
Is all I know of the affair."
Having learned this, Mr.. Fink, ac-
oompanied by two officers in disguise,
to the vestry to arrest the Spas
He was unc~ontrollably i'm
PEELED to say what he did, and the re-
suit was-the criminal went for iudg-
.ent before a higher than a human
Mr.. Fink was considered remarka-
bly, skillful in working up the case,
gave him great prestige among
his fraternity. He received the S10,-
900 offered for the apprehension of
the criminal, which he thought fully
compensated him for the services and
the physical suffering entailed by the
not dangerous wounds inflicted by
Reverend James Searles."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-11-14
NOTlC &. .

The delinquent taxes OF Albany have been
placed in my hands for collection aud it now
becomes my solemn duty to notify those that
are in arrears that the same must beI paid
forthwith. You all know very we'll what "A
collector is elected for, and if h . fails to col
lect the taxes he would be of no more use
than a side Judge. So take due notice and
govern yourselves accordingly and pass in
your taxes at once.I appreciate your prom pit
ness in paying up last years taxes, as the old
bill is almost entirely cleaned up. 1t is use
less to try to dodge death and taxes, so pre-
pare yourself before the day of judgement
comes. Respectfully Yours,
E.. G.. DARLING, Constable and Collector.
Albany, VT, Oct. II, 1S98- A.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-12-10
No o94S;,
The Louisiana and Southern States Real
Estate and Mortgage Co.. L'M
of Leicester, England.
John White, David A. Smith and v. P.
GuilfOux.

By viFtne of writ of Seizure and Sale
issued in the above entitled and num-
bered suit aud to me directed by the
Hon. 18th Judicial District Court in and
for the Parish of st. Martin dated Nov.
26th A. D., 1893, have SEIZED and will
proceed to Sell, at public auction, to the
last and highest bidder. at thr Court
house door. in the Town Ok st. Martin
vile, between the legal honrs on
Saturday the I4th day of jan
uary 1899,
the following described property to-wit:
LIST. All that certain tract OF Land 81
tuated at or near Cypress Island In
Township 10 s. R. 6 East south western
district Of Louisiana. in the Parish of
St. Martin measuring 2S0 arpents more
or less in superficial area, bounded North
BY lands formerly belonging to the heirs
OF Y. A. Fournet now partly by the lands
Of C. s. Babin and v. NJ. Guilbean, East
by the property formerly belonging to
Mrs. Blanche Broussard and others,
South by Jacob VanWinkie and West by
T. L. Broussard. together all the bull
dings aud improvements thereon erected
1t being the property acquired BY plain
tiffs from Andressv Landry.
2nd. A tract of land measuring 4 ar.
pents front more or less by "a srpsnts
in depth bounded North by Lands Of v.
A. Fournet, South by Numa Landry
East by Martial Bienveua and West by
Pierre Hulin together all the buildings
and improvements thereon erected. it
being the property acquired by plaintiffs
fr0m the Citizens Bank Of Louisiana.
3rd. A tract of land m assuring Is
arppnts more or less by about 40 arpents
in depth bounded on one side by Land
formerly belonging TO Therence Bien-
venn and on the other side by these for
meriy belonging to Placide ThiSodeaux,
together all the buildings and improve
ments thereon, it Icing the property ac-
quired by plaintiffs from Mrs. Blanche
BrousSard and others.
4th. Another tract Of land at Anse
Michaud, measuring about 3 arpents
front on Bayou Capucin by depth Of 10
arpents more or less. bounded North BY
lands formerly belonging to j. 0. Seine,
now Mrs. Dwyer, Soath by those fermsr-
ly belonging to Francois Champagne. 1t
being the property acquired by plaintiffs
from Mrs. Blanche Broussard and others.
Seized and sold to satisfy said above
mentioned writ.
Terms and COnditiOns-CASH.
She1iff's ofice this 9Th day Of Dscpm-
ber 1898. ID. REES, Sheriff.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-12-10


(!atarrh Cannot be Cured
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca
.arrh is blood or constitutional dis
care, and in order to cure it yon must
take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, and acts direct.
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces.
Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack Me-
dicine. 1t was prescribed by one OF the
best physicians in this country FOR years
and is regular prescription. 1t il CON-
posed of the best tonics known, combin-
ed with the best blood purifiers. acting
directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination OF the two ingre-
dients is what produces snch wonderful
results in curing Catarrh.
Price 75c. per bottle.
F. j. Cheney & Co. Props. Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists. price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-12-10
L. C.. C.DUCHAMP.
THE PLANTERS


Paints, oil, tinruare, ruindoru
glass, rual1 paper, crookerv.
harness, saddles.
Building material, Lime, ce-
ment, sand and fire bricks.
Feed stuff. o0ts, bran, corn.
hay. Salt and rock sa1t, coal
and charcoal a speciality.
Stationary and toys as Side
LINE. "A fine assortment Of
fishing lines and hooks.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-12-10
SHERIFFS SALE.

State Of Louisiana, Parish Of st. Martin.
18th Judicial District Court,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-05-18

From single venture five years ago
small shops for the salo Of musical in
etrumcnts have become regular thing
on the large liners that sail from Eng
land to India, Australia and the col
0nics.
From tho beginning tho music shop
was quito SUCCESS Perhaps most of its
trade runs III tho direction Of cheap
banjos which aro bought by almost ey-
cry man on board before tho VOYAGE ~
a means Of passing the time.
Valuable violins arc often more easily
disposed Of at sea than ON shore, while
even pianos meet with at least four or
five customers each voyage, many peo-
plo disposing of their own Instruments
before starting and being readily per
suaded into buying others to avoid tho
middleman ON landing.
The scabound music shop agent usual.
ly travels first class, and AZ no is gener-
ally possessed Of gentlemanly manners
and glib tongue no meets with better
opportunities for pushing his wares than
ho would get under ordinary ciroum
stances. London Globe
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-05-18
MYSTIfYlNG A CONDUCTOR.


The Determined Woman Wanted Him To
Find Her Nephew.
She had IA look of determination in
her face as she stood ON tho corner Of
Main and Court streets iii Auburn and
signaled for an electric car.
The car stopped and tho woman nd
yancod To the steps.
Where be- you goin?" said she.
Figure x, said tho conductor.
"Eh p
Figure 3. "
anything about eatn? Be you goin past
my nephew James Strout' house2t
Dunno, said tho conductor. "All
aboard. -
"You hul' on, young man, said tho
woman. Don't you got excited boa /
you know Jim Strout? He lives ON Ru-
raj avenue. and he'sexpectin me today. "
We go College street. " said the con
ductor,
In the meantime tho motorman was
stamping on the gong and passengers
were getting Interested.
"All aboard, " was tho courteous sug
gestlun Of tho conductor. Of you arc
going with me, madam. get aboard. We
don't keep directory and We don t sell
stamps, and l am not acquainted with
James Strout Of Rural avenue, but if
you want to ride around tho figure q,
all aboard.
"Well, L noveri' said the woman
well, young man, there's ono thing
you kin do, You can hold your horses
till git my gripsaek.
And they did, and tho conductor
helped her aboard with it, and ON Col
lego street. near skinner, she saw u
family in a team, and she gave n yell
that shut of the electricity quicker than
"a eat catches II rat.
1t was her nephew
Such are the tender ninistrations Of
fate that watch over resoluto women. --
Lewiston journal.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-05-18

Some remarkable observations on the
longevity Of germs in dust have been
made by DIR. Miguel. u French biologist.
In 1881 some earth was taken from Il
depth Of ten inches aud was found to
contain 6, 800, 600 microbes per gram.
1t was then dried for two days in a tenn
perature Of 30 degrees centigrade, when
it was found that the number had de-
creased to about 1000, 900 per gram.
The dust was then Theoretically sealed
and put away in dark corner Of the
laboratory. On opening the tubes after
lapse of is years it was found that the
dirt still contained $500. 900 microbes
per gram. From the surviving bac-
terra the tetanus microbo was isolated,
and so wonderful was its vitality that
it caused death in guinea pigs after an
incubation period of two days.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-05-18

The opera begins i'll Dresden ut z
O'Clock and closes MT 10, - writes Lillian
Bell from Berlin tn Tho Ladies' Home
journal "The best seats are absurdly
cheap, and whole families, whole
schools whole communities. | should
say, go there together. Coming straight
from Paris, from the theatrical. viva
cious, enthusiastic French audiences,
this first German audience seemed seri-
Gus, thoughtful, appTcclatiyo, but UNI
enthusiastic. They uso more Judgment
about applause than tho French They
never interrupt scene, or oven mu-
steal phrase, with misplaced applause.
Their appreciation il slow, but hearty,
and always worthily disposed. The
French are given to cXaggerating an
emotion and to applaudlng an eccen-
tricity Even their subtlety is oyerdone.
The German drama j. cleaner, tho fam
lily tic IS made much Of, sentiment is
encouraged instead Of being ridiculed, as
it too often is in America, but tho Cor
man point Of view Of Americans is quito
as much distorted az tho French. That
statement is severe, but true. 1t would
be utterly impossible for the American
girl to be moro eXquisitely nisundor
stood than by French and German men. -
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-05-18
SAFE BEHIND IRON DOORS


How brooklyn Sacrament Service Ia
Protected From Thieves.
1t is generally accepted rs fact that
the most expensive and elaborate taber-
naclo for tho services in this country is
that belonging To st. Augustine's
church. Brooklyn. Formed entirely of
gold and silver and studded with pre-
oious stones, it would prove u rich haul
for tho daring but saorilegious marauder.
This fact WAS fully appreciated by the
church authorities, who have devised II
plan of protection which is rs near per
feet ny can be. 1t is an electric system,
unique and effective, and now when the
congregation arrives tho tabernacle Is
i'll full view, but as soon rs tho oongre-
CATION is dismissed tho tabernacle dis
appears completely, apparently without
human aid.
Two great, heavy harveyized iron
doors, which have been covered with
gold leaf, roll forward Mt tho press of
nm electric button and completely con-
eeal and protect tho costly chanoel.
These folding doors meet in n dome at
tho top to afford protection in that direc
| ton. Tho mOtlOn OF tnb uoOrH IL SLOW
and easy, special apparatus being de-
vised for the purpose the doors moving
ON heavy roller bearings. Tho motion
is impaired to them by means of sys-
tenn of gears, aetuatod by an electric
motor installed directly beneath in the
cellar. In order that no one should have
access to the actuating push buttons
these are placed i'll Il regulation fire and
burglar proof vault of massive construc-
ton, tho combination to which is
known only TO tho rector and his asso-
oiates. All the wires leading to the mo-
tor from the source Of supply are CON
neeted Mt various points to tho local po-
lioo and burglar alarm service, 10 that
should ,Sly ono tampor with the wires
notification would be given immediate
ly Tho safo doors are SO constructed
that should any one attempt to drill
through them other electric circuits
would be closed and the alarm given.
When tho doors before the tabernacle
nre closed, it il completely inclosed in
heavy iron on all sides, 80 that 1t is
much safer than if an armed guard
stood watch before il. cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-05-18
ANIMALS UNDERGROUND.
narrowing as 1t Is Performed by Various
Species of Mammals.

Ventilation, or rather tho want of it,
must be difficulty in tho underground
life of almost all mammals. The rabbit
and tho rat secure current of aid by
forming u bolt hole in connection with
their system of passages, but the fox,
tho badger and many of the field voles
and mice seem indifferent to any such
precaution. There is no doubt that
whatever gave the first impulse To bur
row, many animals look upon <his. to
us most unpleasant exertinn, as form
of actual amusement 1t also confers n
right of property.
Prairie dogs constantly set To work TO
dig holes merely for the love of tho
thing. IL they cannot have II suitable
place to exercise thcir talent in, they
will gnaw into boxes or chests of draw
ers, and there burrow, to the great Diet
riment of the clothes therein contained.
In an inclosed prairie dog town" they
have been known to mine until tho SUI
perincumbont earth collapsed and buried
the greater number. A young prairie
dog let loose i'll n small, gravel tloOred
house, instantly dug n hole large enough
To sit ill., turned round in it and bit tho
first person who attempted to touch
him Property gavo him courage, for
before he had been rs meek as n mouse
1t is noticeable that the two weakest
and least numerous of our mice, tho
dormouse and the harvest mouse, do not
hurrow, but make nests, and that these
do not multiply or maintain their num-
bers, like tho burrowinR mice and yoles.
But tho fact that there arc members of
very closely allied species, some of
which do burrow, whilo others do not,
seems to Indicate that tho habit is an
acquired Ont
In this connection 1T is worth noting
that many animals which do not bur
row at other times form burrows in
which to conceal and protect then
young. or, if they do burrow, mako Il
| different kind of Il moro elaborate char.
aetor. Among these nursery burrows
arc those of tho dog, tho fox and sand
martin, tho llingfisher and tho shell
| drake. Foxhound litters never do sc
we'll as when the mother il allowed Il
make burrow ON tho sunny side of i
straw stack In timo she will work thi,
five or six feet into tho stack and IIeoI
| tho puppies Mt tho far end, whilo sht
lios III the entrance. Nixens either dip
or appropriate clean burrow for theil
cubs, which is II natural habit. or, al
any rate, ono acquired previously To thu
use of earth by adult foxes. London
| Spectator.