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The herald., 1898-08-21
THEY WERE
&
FELLOW
SUFFERERS.

The passenger who said he was on
his way to Texas to put in six months
camping out alone didn't look like a
hunter, and neither was there anything
of the invalid about him., He felt that
we had some curiosity on the subject,
and presently he said:
1.-THE fact is, have left home in Bos-
ton because I am going to build q
house. The plans are out, the contracts
let and I shall not head east again un-
til my agent writes me that the key Of
the front door is waiting for me. Some
Of you have probably built q house
during your timer" III.
There were shakes of the head and
groans from several of the group, and
the Boston man continued:
"Then you know how it IL. I have
built two in the last twenty years, but
they did not catch me on this one.
That is, after spending three months
looking for the lot and six months
planning with the architect and my
wife, / got out. I did not feel that /
could face the rest and keep from SUE
eide" e.
II think appreciate the situation"
remarked an elderly, gray haired man.
as he reached over to shake hands.
II started in a year ago to build res
idence in New Haven, and now must
put in three months in California to
get my nerves in order" 49,. -
Lets see,'' unused the man on his
way to Texas, as he drew pencil from
his pocket. 1.-THE first thing you do
when you are going to build house 10
to talk about 1t for six months?"
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Brown, with an oath. "Say to the cap
tain that you were in the swamp at
night hunting 'possums, and that you
ran upon some men moving cotton
from an old shack to a f1atboat. You
crept through the bushes without being
seen, and found that the men were
Mr.. Layburn, Mr.. Meriweather and a
negro. When they had removed all the
cotton to the flatboat you saw them
pole up the river. Then you followed
the boat along the bank and when you
reached the Layburn plantation the
men unloaded the fiat and slowed the
cotton in the gin house, and you came
and told me. There; can't you tell the
captain that? 1t is simple enough.
The captain may ask you few ques-
lions. If he does, stick to your story,
and answer in as few words as pos
sible."
When Brown had finished, Jake
scratched his head obviously and asked
for a repetition. The merchant went
over the narrative again and again,
till the negro had it all clearly fixed in
his head and vowed he would tell it
just as his master wished, "ef de Lawd
was willin."
I'm mot looking for the Lords help
in this business" replied Brown.
who's yer pendin' on, Marse JIM"
You and the devil" was the grimly
candid response.
"Gawd-a mighty" exclaimed Jake,
with chattering teeth, and straightway
the well-drilled story became an mex
tricable tangle in his frightened brain
The barracks of the Federal garrison
was situated on the main thoroughfare
of the town. 1t was a two-story frame
building which had once been fur
niture shop, and still retained on its
front the weatherworn sign Of the for
mer proprietor. Above the ramshackle
edifice the Stars and Stripes waved
idly on the sultry breeze. A sentinel
paced back and forth before the
open door, occasionally shifting his
piece from shoulder to shoulder to vary
the monotony, and INDUCING in fire.
quent yawns. Up and down the street
in front of the barracks extended a
row of gnarled china trees, in whose
deep shade a number of soldiers, off
duty, were amusing themselves with
the gambols of several young raccoons,
whose look Of intelligence and prema-
! ture age, coupled with their comical
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Brown, Grossly.
"Marse Jim, I was dat skeered las
night mighty nigh los my senses. but
after l reached home and got to thinkin'
and putin dis and dat together, 1
come to de 'clusion Yves all mistakun,
an when 1 'riv at dat 'clusion l went
to spyin' roun' an now know we's
all mistakun."
Mistaken about what, you black
scoundrel?"
"Gimme time and don't swear at me,
an I'll tell yer, Marse jim
"Well, go on
Dem warnt no Yankees what run
on us last night
How do you know"
'In de fus place dey didn't holler
halt lax soldyers does, but dey holler
an shoot at de same time. Dey done
lax folks does what wants to skeer
somebody"
That's So" said Brown.
Eyes. Marse Jim, an dat amt all.
When J. got over my skeer 'mernbered
dat heyerd ole Ben Layburns boiler
den I spicioned some'h'n. / got dat
curis 1 lef' my bed an crep' over to
Marse ALI Layburn's gin house by de
river, an. bless Gawd, dar was Marse
ALI, and Marse Jack Meriweather, an
ole Ben a-rollin' cotton from de fiat an
stowin' it. away in de house."
The negro went on to give numerous
details and surmises, but Brown paid
no further attention. He had heard
enough. The scarlet hue faded from
his face, his breathing became slow and
regular, and sitting down upon log
he remained for ten minutes absorbed
in thought Only his eyes, which gilt
tered like those of snake, gave token
of the activity of his mind. The ne
gro's story had suggested plan by
which he might not only revenge him.
self upon, Layburn and Meriweather
but also pay off a score of spite that
he owed to Mary Edgewood, to whom
he had had the assurance to pay his adj
dresses during her lovers absence; and
in gloating over the misfortunes which
he hoped to bring upon those whom II
pleased him to term his enemies, he
| forgot the pangs of modification
caused by his ignominious and disas-
trous fight of the night before. Wher
he had mastered his nefarious scheme
he turned abruptly to Black Jake who
finally perceiving that he was talking
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ut was fully fifty in my case" said
the man with nervous prostration.
"Then you and your wife spend every
evening and all day Sunday over plans.
When you are not running after the
architect he Is running after you. You
get hundreds Of circulars; more agents
call; samples of everything used in q
house from the roof to the cellar are
dumped down in your yard. The
shingle-stain man wants to see you be-
fore breakfast, the fre-grate man eats
luncheon with you, and you must sit
up all night to talk about wall papers.
You have planned on $4,000 house.
Architect and contractors are sure 1t
can be built for $4,000. but after year
Of the hardest work and worry you
ever put in, the house is finished. and
the bills foot up to-"
Foot UP from $4,000 to $40, 000.'
And you no sooner move irl?s'
Than you are dissatisfied and want
to make dozen different changes. Sir,
have been there. Sir, go to Texas ana
stay there six months-e eighteen
months-until you get word that your
house is finished, occupied and burned
down" = ,s,s..;.
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haul away the remaining bales that
night. 1t was an exasperating sight to
Layburn and Meriweather, to behold in
the light of the lantern the look of in
tense satisfaction on Browns traitor
GUS countenance, and when they pic
tured to themselves the hypocritical
surprise and sorrow with which the
rascal would condole with them, their
indignation was beyond the power of
words to express. At whatever resolu-
ton they should arrive, the demand
for action was urgent. In less than ten
minutes the loading of the second wag-
on would be completed and the wretch
would be off.
"Alf, can't stand this. I'm going to
shoot" exclaimed Meriweather breath
ing heavily.
STOP" said Layburn; 'if we kill
Brown, there will be an investigation,
and we may not only lose the cotton,
but also our lives, as the result of a
court martial"
Are you going to let the scoundrel
make off with the cotton?" asked Meri-
weather, angrily.
mo" said Layburn; I've must have
the cotton at all costs"
"Marse ALI, skeer him an he'll run
lax turkey" said old Ben.
Eyes, Jack, we'll fire our revolvers
and raise a yell, and Brown will think
we are a detachment from the garri-
son."
Oats hit, Cats hit, Marse ALI; you
shoot an I'll help holler, an deyll
break DER necks to git out O. dis swamp
an never come back no mo- tonight"
After brief whispered collouuy Ben's
idea was adopted. Both of the white
men believed Brown to be an arrant
coward, and the issue proved the cor
rectness of the surmise. At the report
of the pistols and the triple yell which,
quickly repeated by echo, resembled
the voices of a dozen men, Brown and
the negro drivers deserted the teams
and broke through the cane and laurel
as if the devil were after them. At
the same time, stampeded by the fright
full hullabaloO, the horses wheeled, and
plunging through the underground, up
set the cotton bales and wrecked the
wagons, strewing the swamp with
broken wheels and shattered wood
work in their wild flight.
The army of the fleet were overioyed
by the bloodless victory, but what de-
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villainy. Not a fact was omitto6.
With the compass still in his hand Tie
negro's anxiety to relate nothing but
the truth was almost painful to wit
ness. Adams stratagem-. succeeded
even beyond his expectation. In cross
examining Jake in regard to Browns
motives, he became acquainted not only
with the merchants assurance in as
piring to Mary Edgewood's hand. but
also learned for the first time Of the
engagement existing between Miss
Edgewood and Layburn.
ITO BE CONCLUDED.)
The herald., 1898-08-21
Copyright, 1898, by the International Lit
erary and News Service.)
SYNOPSIS.

When Alfred Layburn returns to MS
Alabama home at the close OF the civil
war he finds poverty staring him IN the
face-a situation that his mother does
not seem to realize. There are even no
horses or mules left to work the farm
and make 1t yield them a living. Laypurn
is going to marry Mary Edgewood, and
this fact urges him more than anything
else to get on his feet again. he 1eels
a pang of jealousy when Mary tells him
that young Federal officer Captain Ad-
ans, whom she had nursed back to health
while he was i'll with typhoid fever dur
lQg the visit Of the Northern army to their
vicinity has, strangely enough, returned
as commander of the Federal garrison of
the town. and Is calling on her constantly.
Layburn finds an old friend, Jack Meri-
weather, who is in equally hard luck.
The two men learn from an old planter
named Palmer of a scheme by which they
may be able to enrich themselves. 1t Is
this: The Confederate taxes were col
lected by the tithes system, and the cot
ton thus obtained was stored away until
a favorable opportunity arrived to sell
It. The approach of the Federals caused
the authorities to hide this cotton in the
swamps. Now, when the war is over, 1t
is st.l there, and it being impossible to
restore 1t to It's original owners, Palmer
argues tnat IL is nODouy property, anu
might as well be taken by the brave men
who fought for the South. He knows
where about fifty bags of it are, but the
difficulty Is to get the teams to haul 1t
out of the swamp. The two men jump
at this scheme and try to hire teams from
a man named Brown, who they think can
be trusted. But Brown, in spite of tempt
ing offers, refuses to let his teams for
several days, and the young men believe
n nj xphn
upon Uncle Ben, an old negro who has
remained upon the Layburn plantation
after the emancipation, proposes that
they go after the cotton in a flatboat and
skiff. He knows where it is and will
guide them.
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gers, an one of 'em is Black Jake,
Browns driver"
Further accommodating discovered
two large wagons, one of which was
already freighted, and the two negroes
were rapidly loading the other with the
cotton bales which they were rolling
out from rough shack built of logs
and rooted with bark.
Under his supervision Browns dusky
aides were working with celebrity. 1t
was not possible to remove all the cot
ton at a single trip, and the haste was
evidently occasioned by the desire to
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promises to be vastly more lucrative"
During the intervening time before
eight o'clock, the hour appointed for
the expedition, Uncle Ben waxed mar
velously self-important.
"Old man." said his wife Nancy, after
q series Of snubbings, whats de mat
ter wild you? You struts aroun' lax
you done when ole Marse bought de
thousand dollars carriage horses"
"Shet up, oman, an scour dat skill
let. You gwine see me drivin' fine
horses agin-ef yer i've"
I At eight o'clock that evening Lay
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-19
NO FAITH CURE
ABOUT STUART'S DYSPEPSIA
 TABLETS.
They Cure Stomach Troubles aId In- digestion Anyway, Whether You Have Faith in
 Them or Not.

Mere faith will not digest your food for you, will not give an appetite, will not increase your flesh and strengthen your nerves and heart, but Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will do these things, because they are composed of the ele- ments of digestion; they contain the juices, acids and peptones necessary to the digestion and assimilation of all wholesome food
 Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will di- gest food if placed in a jar or bottle in water heated to 9S degrees, and they will do it much more effectively when taken into the stomach after meals, whether you have faith that they will or not.
 They invigorate the stomach, make pure blood and strong nerves, in the only way that nature can do it, and that is, plenty of wholesome food well digested. It is not what we eat, but what we digest, that does us good.
 Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold by nearly all druggists at 50 cents for full size package, or by mail from the Stuart Co.,, Marshall, Mich.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-19
PROBATE NOMINATION DISPUTE.
Action of the Democratic State Centrar

Action of the Democratic State Central
 Sommittee in This City.
 At 1:30 yesterday afternoon the demo- cratic state central committee went into executive session in this city to consider the cases of Judge Albert M. Tallmadge and Thomas M. Cullinan, the principals in the Bridgeport pro- bate contest. There were nineteen members present.
 The meeting of the committee was held in response to a memorial from the Tallmadge faction, asking that the dispute be settled by the committee. Prior to the executive session, both MT. Tallmadge and MT. Cullinan were sum- moned before the committee, and ask ed if they would abide by the decision of the committee, to which they agreed.
 George M. Gum of Milford repre- sented MT. Tallmadge and Attorney Homer S. Cummings of Stamford rep resented MT Cullinan. Nearly thirty supporters of the gold candidate were on hand; but MT. Cullinan was alone with his attorney. Quite an array of witnesses was examined.
 After patient and extensive hearing the committee unanimously decided in favor of MT Cullinan.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-19
MORRIS-DAY.
Pretty Home Wedding on Newhall
 Street Last Night

Pretty Home Wedding on NewhalI
 Street Last Night.
 A very pretty home wedding last night was that of Charles J. Morris motorman employed by the Fair Ha- ven and Westville Railroad company and Miss Edith w. Day, daughter of MT. and Mrs. D. c. Day. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. MT. Sexton of the Westville Congregational church at the home of the brides parents. POP NeWhall street. Precisely at 8 o'clock the bridal party entered the front par Tor, to the strains of Lohengrin, played by Miss Buckbee. The attendants were Miss Gertrude Day and Louis Day, sis ter and brother of the bride. The nup- tial knot was tied in the presence of only the immediate friends and rela- tives of the contracting parties.
 The bride wore becoming gown of white organdie and carried huge bunch of brides roses Her sister wore white organdie over blue and car ried carnations. A reception, which was very pleasant, followed. MT. and Mrs. Morris left on the midnight boat for New York and from there will take a short trip. They were the recipients of a splendid lot of presents. and will go to housekeeping at 80 Woolsey street, where their home is already furnished.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-19
NEW HAVEN COUNTRY CLUB
Annual Meeting of Members Held Las
 Night

Annual Meeting of Members Held Last
 Night.
 The annual meeting of the members of the New Haven Country club, which will have It's club house and grounds on the banks of Lake Whitney, was held at the New Haven Lawn club last night There was quite good attend ance.
 Reports of the secretary and treas urer for the past year were read and adopted. A. l., Hotchkiss, Professor Theodore s. Woolsey and Thomas Hooker were elected to the board of governors to serve three years and Phelps Montgomery for one year.
 Several sets of plans for the proposed club house were shown and the whole matter discussed. No plans have as yet been definitely adopted and the mat ter is in the hands of the building com- mittee After the adjournment of the members meeting, the board of gov- ernors met and organized, as follows: President Henry l.. Hotchkiss; secre- tary, Phelps Montgomery, and treas urer, Charles K. Billings.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-19
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
SPECIAL RACES 1T RITERSIDE
 DRIFTING PARK TOMORROW.

Beacon Light Division, s. of IT., Install lation of Ohicers-Y. P. S. c. E.-Trol- ley Ride Next week-Other Items.
 On Tuesday evening of next week the Y. P. s. c. P. of the Grand avenue Baptist church, will enjoy trolley ride. The party will leave at the cor- her of Ferry street and Grand avenue at 7:3O.
 The local horsemen are hoping for fine weather tomorrow afternoon for the special races at Riverside Driving park. Fifteen horses have been enter ed and with good weather and smooth track this will be the best race at this park for the year.
 The schooner John H. Tingue from Savannah Is in port with load of lumber This vessel was formerly own ed here and was built at the yard of the late H. H, Hanscom, foot of Ferry street. At her launching a great cele- bration was had on board. The ves- sel has not been in this port before for several years.
 Schooner S. $. Kendall Captain Whitney, has arrived from Bangor with lumber for Austin Mansfield & Son.
 The revival services held at East Pearl street M. E. church are well at tended and much religious interest is being awakened.
 Beacon Light division, S. of T., has installed Offipars fo11nwS. E,11oenn Perry, w. F.; Mrs. Mary Perry, w. A.. i; Arthur Kelsey, R. S.; Mabel Childs, as- sistant; Charles Granniss, treasurer; Sadie Grannis, F. s.: Thomas Perry, conductor; Tillie Miller, assistant; Mrs. Charles Granniss, chaplain; Maud Granniss I. s.: MT. Rosenthal, O. s.; Daisy Hubbard, pianist. The division will serve fifteen cent supper next Tuesday from to p. m. to be follow ed by musical and literary entertain ment. The division at the last meeting received seven proposals for member ship. The division meets at the en- zine house at Four Corners.
 Miss Josephine Sullivan, teacher in the public schools, is seriously i'll with typhoid fever. She is the daughter of Bridge Tender Sullivan.
 On Thursday evening the Brother hood of Grace church will meet. The society will soon apply for charter from the St. Andrews Brotherhood.
 The Sunday school teachers of Grace church will resume their meetings for instruction on the Sunday school les son in the parish house Friday evening.
 Charles Hamilton of Talmadge street has raised some very handsome pink quilled dahlias and large cluster on exhibition in the store of H. w. Craw- ford & Go. attracts attention. He has also a fine lot of chrysanthemums.
 The yacht Kitten has been laid up for the winter in Mill river. This is F. w. Wright's new boat. Some changes and Improvements will be made on the craft this winter.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-19
CHARGED WITH HORSE STEAL

Detective Sergeant Dennehy last night arrested Wilbur Foster, who lives at the corner of Clifton street and Lex ington avenue on the charge of theft of team from Frederick Stowe of Woodbridge. Last Thursday MT. Stowe llitched his team in front of No. 49 Wooster street and entered the house at that number. When he came out his team was gone. He looked around and could not find it and reported the matter to the police. Yesterday Ser geant Dennehy heard that Foster had team answering the description of the stolen one at Taylors stables at Light house Point and was trying to sell it for what he could get. The sergeant went to the Point and recognized the team as the one stolen. He then ar rested Foster in a livery stable on Grand avenue. Foster denies the charge and says that he had nothing whatever to do with the team alleged to have been stolen.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-19
STATE HoMEoPATHs.
semi-Annual Meeting in Meriden Yes terday.

Semi-Annual Meeting in Meriden Yes-
 terday.
 The regular semi-annual meeting of the Connecticut Homeopathic society was held in Meriden yesterday Five new candidates were admitted to mem bership. These were Dr. B, S. Adams, Dr. w. E. Butler, Dr. c. T. Cutting, all of New Haven; Dr. w. w. Christian, Berlin, and pr. Helen West, Meriden. Dr. D. B. Hooker of Hartford was re- elected member of the state eXamn- ing board. At 1 o'clock the delegates sat down to dinner. In the afternoon the following programme was carried out:
 Report of bureau of sanitary science, F. B. Hooker, M. D., chairman-"The Dangerous to Others" E. c. M. Hall, M. D., New Haven, "The Testament of Consumption by Change of Climate, ' E. B. Hooker, M, D., Hartford.
 The discussion was opened by Dr. G.. H. Wilson of Meriden. Report of bureau of obstetrics, Will liam F. Baldwin, M. D., chairman-"A Case for Diagnosis" William P. Bald- win, M. D., New Haven.
 The discussion was opened by M. J. Adams, M. D., West Haven. Report of bureau of gynecology, Ar thur s. Cheney, M. D., chairman-"The Injurious Results of Cervieal Lacera- tion," M. J. Adams, M. D., West Ha- ven. "Salpingitis,' with report of a 1 case Arthur S. Cheney, M. D., New Haven.
 The discussion was opened by Will liam P. Baldwin, M D., New Haven. There was also a report on the sick soldiers at Grace hospital by D. J. Walker, M. D., New Haven. The following physicians were pres- ent:
 New Haven--W. c. skiff, H. P. Sage, Charles Vishno, F. J. Walker William P. Baldwin, A. s. Cheney, Edwin c. M. Hall, l. L. Murray, Sarah B. Newton, Adelaide Lambert c. B. Adams.
 Hartford-F. H. Stocker, E. B. Hook CT, H. F. Cole, E. E. Case. New Britain-F. M. Humphrey, F. w. Peck, E. L. Sykes. Bridgeport-Charles B. Sanford Willimantic-C. A. Colgrove. Norwich-E. H. Limmell, John A. Rockwell.
 West Haven-M. J. Adams. Branford-G. D. Evans.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-19

of the K. of P. grand lodge in Norwich yesterday,
 Democratic caucus will be held in the town hall Saturday evening to nomi- nate representatives and judge of pro- bate.
 There was eighteen names ito be made" handed in to the registrars at the second voting district, Yalesville.
 10. J. Heineman will go to New York to-day to attend the wagon and car riage dealers convention.
 Ii. l., Davis of North Main street has young dog that came to his place which the owner can have by calling.
 The 500 feet of sewer pipe on North Colony street is now all in place and Contractor Mccormack expects to have the manholes and other work complet- ed in a few days.
 It cost the six men who were caught in Sunday mornings raid $25.66 each for Sunday morning nip, and some of them had not even got their drink.
 The following gentlemen will act on the various committees at the enter tainment and dance on Friday evening, October 21. Ticket office, Timothy Brosnan; door, John Brosnan and Jo- seph Lynch; coat room, M. J. Dwyer and James Sullivan; dance checks, John Lee: floor committee, P. J. Gib- ney, E. c. Cox, A. J. Hoban, P. J. Me Weeney. The entertainment is for the benefit of John and James Ward, who have been quite i'll with typhoid fever and are deserving of assistance.