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The Holly chieftain., 1898-08-12
MISrEIIANEoUs.

Mrs. CARoLTSE NJ. Woodward, one
of the trustees of the proposed W. C.
I. U. temple, in an address before
the Epworth League assembly at Lin
coin, Neb., said that the editice must
and will be built. II for nothing else
than the perpetuation of the memory
OF Miss Frances +. Willard.
FROM inquiries which reach the war
department it is evident widespread
impression prevails that rapid dis.
bandment of the volunteers will fol-
low the close of hostilities, but there
is no probability that single organ
ization will be mustered ont before
winter. The army in it's present en-
tirety will be maintained until the
senate ratities the treaty of peace,
which event may not occur until De-
cember or perhaps January.
THERE were eight violent deaths end
one fatally injured in Chicago on the
Sth
The business failures in the United
States for the week ended the 9Th
numbered 1883, according to Brad.
streets commercial report, against ga
for the corresponding week of last
year.
ApJT. GEN. Corbin made public at
Washington on the 7th the following
from Gen. Shafter: Sanitary report for
August O: Total number sick, 3.6S1;
total number fever cases. a,63s; total
number of new cases of fever, Az: to-
tai number fever cases returned to
duty, 47T.
THE prospect of opening up trade
with Cuba is the al-engrossing sub.
ject among the stockmen mt Eagle
Pass, Tex. according to an official OF
the agricultural department Many
territory cattle will be directed to
ward Cuba during the winter and
Cuba will certainly exert q strong in.
fuence on the cattle business in Texas.
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SIMILAR SYMPTOMS
Which Made 1t Difilcult to Decide
Whether 1t Wns nm Attack OF
Love or Pleurisy.

Doctor sighed the young man, I'm
afraid there's something serious the matter
with me-"
Let me see your tongue said the ply
sican.
The young man obeycd.
"What are the symptoms"
"Why, whenever | breathe / feel little
twinsing, itching sensation around my
heart"
"Ah,' mpsed the doctor. Felt it long,"
about four days"
"Where've you been?'
up to Macknac."
"Mst lots of nice young people?"
"Yes, good many"
Feel any pains in the small of your back?"
mo, sir.
Meet any girl up in Mackinac that struck
you as about all right!'
Three or four, DOCTOR replied the young
man, with smile.
Don't have cold feet at night, do you?"
Haven't noticed en-
No particular girl up there, then. You're
sure of that"
"Why, of course I'm sure" replied the
young man, with trifing blush, "but doc.
tor, will you tell me what my friends at Mac.
kinac have got to do with it :"
Nothing mucf,' replied the physician,
tapping his lips with his eyeglasses. "Just
trying to see whether it's a case of love or
pleurisy. They're pretty much alike, yop
know.'-Detroit Free Press.
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claimed impatiently. II give you my
word of honor, SIR" I went on, think
ing OWNED what his thought was, "a
knew nothing of your living in Nelson
vile. No idea was farther from my
mind than that should meet Florence
here. But ] cannot help telling you
how my meeting her has lightened the
burden of the past year, how her love
makes my life appear bright before
Inc. and shine even through the cloud
which still rests upon my honor. You
of course, can withhold your consent,
but, l tell you openly, l shall in that
case do my utmost to persuade her to
marry me against your wish"
/ was startled by my boldness in
| speaking as l did. but the words were
| out, and would not have lAcalled them
If could.
FLORENCE would not marry without
my consent" Mr.. Morley remarked,
with the trace Of smile.
"Ah, sir, know that well. We can
wait until my innocence is proved. But
it would be most cruel to us both should
you withhold your consent"
"You are still sanguine, then, OF
your innocence being estnblished?"
Most assurcdly, sir"
| Why an anxious look should appear
on his face I could not tell then.
know the many sudden changes of ex-
preston which came over him during
the conversation caused me consider.
able surprise at the time.
Il have not kept track of that af.
fair" he began feebly, having been
fully occupied with my own concerns.
Have-er-have there been any new de-
velopments, any discoveries upon which
you base your hope?"
"An innocent man cannot be made
to suffer forever, according to all laws
of truth and justice. / firmly believe
my name will be cleared, perhaps soon
er than expected"
"Then your hopes nre based on mere
sentiment, and not on any discovery
bearing on the case ?" Mr.. Morley asked.
"Mostly on the idea that truth will
eventually prevail" replied, epigram-
matically.
| "a most unstable anchorage nova
days. Facts and proofs are what the
practical world demands. So, then, you
nsk me to rescind my request made OF
you year ago, notwithstanding the
fact that the conditions remain the
same. You have broken your promise
to me; how then am to know that your
protestations Of love for my daughter
are sincere?"
| I stared at the man In astonishment,
for his words were delivered in a cold,
matter-of-fact manner, and, II there
had been any reason for 1t, I should
have thought there was Q triumphant
ring in the tones Of his voice.
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CHAPTER XII.

Mr.. Morley CANE down the path from
the house At first he did not see us,
and Florence called. which caused him
to turn and approach. AS he drewnear
his glance rested on me. Then he
scanned his dauf ufhter's face anxiously.
His face grew white. and drawn ex-
preston came ger it; he tottered in
his walk, and seemed to keep upright
by an effort of vi
Child, why h3ve you tears in your
eyes?" he asked In low. husky tones.
Then. without peusing for answer. he
went on: 'Retife into the house.
daughter. IwisI to speak to Mr.. Con-
way % &C Change yr h. habit i' II you wish.
you this morning
"Oh. father, y1u are I'LL" Florence
exclaimed. in delb concern. what IL
It? Do come Vi b me into the house
and let me do q nething for you." In
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loving way which was all her own
she drew his arm through hers.
The parent glanced down at the
beautiful upNrned face with solicitous
love shining upon it, and his face lost
some of its haggardness. He smiled
and replied: II am not i'll, Florence:
only a trihe worried. Do as requested,
please"
In obedience she slowly withdrew,
sending back to me an appealing
glance.
When she had gone / turned my gaze
upon the father. There was no wonder
that Florence had expressed concern
for her parent. Even the momentary
glimpse l had caught of him on the
morning after my arrival showed me
4 change. And now that closer in
spection was possible, the difference
6etween the Mr.. Morley of year ago
and the man now standing before me
was sta-tlingly apparent. He certainly
looked like sick man.
You had better sit down, sir" said,
in commiseration for his weakness.
Mr.. Morley sank down upon a rustic
seat and l remained standing before
him, awaiting his words with emotions
alternating between hope and fear.
Il have lost somewhat of late
business reverses," he murmured.
Then, suddenly fixing his eyes on my
face in searching glance, he said:
Ny daughter was weeping. What was
the reason? What did you say to her
to cause her tears?"
1T was her own tender heart that
caused her to weep" / replied, after n
pause, during which considered what
answer ! should make. For il did not
seem right to add any fresh trouble to
the already overburdened man.
He regarded me with questioning
look. and i added: "She was sorry, sir,
that my innocence has not been estab-
lished. This was partly the cause for
her tears. l am deeply grateful for
her tender sympathy"
"Oh." The hard lines of his face
relaved; he drew long breath. "She
thin ks very highly of you, Conway"
"l our words give me the keenest
pleasure, Mr.. Morley, and offer me an
opportunity to lay before you sub
ject which may prove unpleasant" l
said, eagerly.
MI. Morley started; then a tremor
ran over him. What was the matter
with the man that he seemed to take
alarm, first at my presence and now ut
my words? If he was SO bound up in
his daughter that he was fearful of
having her leave him, even to marry the
man She loved, there seemed small hope
of obtaining his consent.
In the fear that l should lose my love,
after all, l poured out my earnest
words.
MIR. Morley, want Florence TO be
my wife. There is no use mincing mat
ters; the simple fact is, must have
her. She loves me, and my love for her
is part of life itself. VIII you not give
your consent?"
To my disappointment he lodged the
question altogether
why are you here?" he asked.
''Here?"
"Yes. Why did you come to Nelson
villeg'
ITO find rest and quiet and peace; to
escape peoples cruel tongues" / eX-
The Holly chieftain., 1898-08-12

Ex-senator WAESEE MILLER. prcsi-
dent of the Nicuraguau canal commits.
sion, and Senator Morgan, of Alabama,
the leading advocate of that project in
congress- had q conference on the Mica.
raguan canal question with President
Mckinley recently and the president
expressed his acquicsccnce in the be-
lief that the government possession of
the Nicaraguau canal was now ncccs-
sary, and that the war and its results
have made the canal indispensable &c
the Unitcd Statcs.
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A Coin Collector.

present residing in Griqualand West, was re.
auested by friend of his living at Cape
Town to procure him some "Oom Paul'
shillings.
The doctor, a very good-natured man.
managed, after three weeks assiduous labor.
to collect nearly 30 of them.
These he took to the post Office. got most
office order for the amount. and sent it to his
friend in Cape Town, whose astonishment
can be better imagined than described.
Spare Moments.
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An Easy Problem.

Would you." he said, after they had
been sitting there in the dark for a
long, long time, "be angry with me if
l were to kiss you?" She was silent
for a moment. Then, in tones the mean
ing OF which was not to be mistaken.
she replied: why do you suppose I
turned down the light an. hour and a
half ago?" And yet he wondered, poor
fool, bow other young men who had
started Tar in the rear were able to
pass him in the race of life.-Cleveland
Leader.
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SECRETARY ALGER has instructed the
war department officials to begin the
work of preparing for the military oc-
cupation of Cuba. 1t is estimated that
at least 10000 American soldiers will
have to be sent to the island soon after
peace is declared, They will have to
garrison all the cities and towns until
the form Of government to be allowed
the Cubans is created and in running
order. 1t is proposed to use in garri-
son duty volunteer soldiers who have
not yet had taste OF military life
outside OF the great peace camps at
ChiclSamauga and Camp Algcr.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-08-12

LONDON is building auDthcr under
ground railway; this time from South
Kensiugtun to Piccadilly Circus, dis.
electric and viii carry $1,000, 900 pas
seugers annually. The track will be
laid in two separate iron tunnels.
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Tactful,

"1t's always policy to laugh at O Door
JOKE" says the Manayunk Philosopher.
III you don't, the man who tells It NAV
give It to you over again, thinking YOU
have missed the point."-Philsdelphia
Record.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-08-12

THE expenditures by the United
States government during Jnly on ac-
count OF the war amounted to about
$50. COO COO and to about $40, 900, 600
hInce lLe war ueunn.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-08-12

THE White Cross association has
grown rapidly and has workers in
nearly every state. While in no man
ner antagonistic to the Red Cross, it
differs from that society in that it is
distinctively national in its purposes,
instead of international 1t will care
for the American soldiers, sailors and
marines in the Philippines and render
aid to the widows and orphans of those
who are killed in battle or die of dis
ease. Its badge is a white bandage
crossed in blood-red field and sur,
rounded by a circle of blue combining
the red, white and blue of the star,
md STRINGS.
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Too True.

'1ts peculiar thing about barber" |"
mused the philosopher, that no sooner do
they scrape acquaintance with man than
they Immediately proceed to cut HMM.
Y. World.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-08-12

Al the recent meeting of the United
States League of building and Loan
associations at Omaha, Neb., it was
shown that the total assets of the or
Caujlatious in the league amounted to
SGUl. !gu. .aI.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-08-12

FULL recognition OF meritorious and
gallant conduct displayed by Ameri.
can officers and men during the exist.
ing war is to be given by President
Mckinley. Secretary Long proposes
to appoint board of ranking officers,
which shall carefully investigate the
numerous cases brought to its attcn
tion and report the officers and men tc
be advanced for heroic services The
instructions under which the board
will act will be carefully drawn. Iti
not intended that it shall pass upon
the conduct of officers OF the grade o.
flag rank or captains. The prcsident
will determine them.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-08-12

AMERICAN manufacturers last year
sold their productions abroad to the
extent of s2ss, S7l, ii9, an increase Of
100 per cent. in ten years.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-08-12

GEN. MILES says that the army
which first puts a large force of men
on bicycles will have great advaE
tGge in the next war.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-08-12

IT is not the opinion Of the commits
sioner of pensions that we have ap.
preached the maximum of amounts to
be paid pensioners While informing
us that sl4o,ooo,ooO was paid in PEN
sions for the last fiscal year, he says
that he is inclined to the belief that
considerably larger appropriations
will yet be made before the height OF
the annual pension expenditures will
be attained, due to heavy arrearages
carried with many new claims, and we
may for two or three years witness the
apparently anomalous condition Of
steady reductions in pensioners and in
ereases in pension appropriations
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Mr.. Edward Wormack
Ledbetter, Tex, writes
" Pe-ru-na for bowe
troubles is unequalled
by anything in my ex.
perience. l owe my !
life to Pe-ru-na, and
shall always recon- /,
mend It to those suffer-
inc aa I yuas
The Holly chieftain., 1898-08-12

DIMES have been pouring upon Sec.
retary Long, of the navy department,
contributed by patriotic Americans
who want to build battleship to re-
place the Maine. Somebody started an
endless chain to this end, and the
secretary has tried his best to break
the chain. To such OF the contributors
rs gave their addresses the money was
returned with note that he had nc
authority under the law to receive 1t,
and that the object seemed to be 9th.
erwise provided for. as congress has
specifically appropriated money for
the construction Of another battleshiI
TO be known as the Maine.
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TO see the effect of the four or five
bombardments of the defchses of the
harbor of Santiago de Cuba by the
fleet under Admiral Sampson, made a
two days tour OF the batteries and one
of the officers said: "Over s., 900, 900
worth of ammunition thrown at the
batteries defending Santiago harbor
was absolutely harmless in its effect,
30 far as the reducing of the batteries
was concerned, and while it may have
given the Spaniards n wholesome re-
spect for us, it simply bore out the
fact that it is a waste of time and
money to lombard earthworks"
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CURRENT COMMENT.

IT is estimated from the present rate
OF receipts that the new war taxes
will produce revenue of Sl75, 600 OOy
q year.
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Mr.. John Harting. sss
dain St., Cincinnati, O.,
writes: " Ny wife and
myself took your Pc
ru-na for chronic diar-
rh9a and it cured MS.
No doctor or medicine
, we tried before helped
ma - tT ~
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Mr.. John Edgarton, 1920 Third Ave, !,
Altoona, Pa, says: II suffered from
dysentery for three years I took Pc
ru-ns and am now WELL"
The Holly chieftain., 1898-08-12

Az amusement aud convention hall
rivuliug the rcrrut.y-Gcstroycd Coli
scum in size is to be built at Chicago.
May is set for the compIeticl Of the
structure. According to the architects
plans the building will be 600 feet long
and $50 feet wide. The area Of the in
side arena vii. be az by 2GO feet This
portion will be entirely free Of pillars.
The seating capacity will be 20 600
For convention purposes the arena can
be covered with seats, making the to-
tai seating capacity Of the planned
struCtnre p. 600.
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AGEEAT czpansion OF the tank drama
IS to take place at Madison Square
Garden, New York A huge busin
holding 1000, 600 gallons of water is
under construction which is to be the
scene of novel fights reproduced from
the present war The negts will be
composed Of accurate working models
OF battLrsLips, cruisers and torpedo
boats, varying from = to - feet in
length.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-17
East SkOWhgan.

Business Is at dead stand still and all
we can do Is to work up our wood and
do the chores.
Most of the farmers have hay enough
and provisions enough to spring out with
la this vicinity.
Our roads are in deplorable condition.
II our road commissioner can make a
good road now, please send him along
for we do not know him. We consider
this office to be one of the best paying
offices in town. We wait and see time
only will tell.
We were unable to attend our town
meeting on account of being lame, but
were glad to see quite number Of
articles passed over that should be and
that our school committee is reduced to
three, and they should have the control
and management of the schools in town
without the fourth man. We believe
there are men in town qualified and
capable to manage our schools without
sending to Brighton, North Starks, Bling
ham or any other town up river. Let us
try one Of our own townsmen next year.
Elder Ora NJ. Chase failed to attend his
appointment at Moores Mill, Sunday,
March 18th, 1t being his appointment at
Hartland on that day, but will be there
Sunday, March Doth, p. M, If pothing
happens. A. X.
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Obituary.

February 18th, at her home In Starks
of bilious pneumonia, after an illness OF
five days, Mrs. Mehitable w. Pease,
widow of the late Lieut.. Edward Pease
passed from her home on earth to heI
home in heaven. The deceased was
sixty-nine years, ten months and mint
days old. Being left a widow thirty-fouI
or more years ago, she has spent her life
caring for her little family of -four
children, an aged father and two de
pendent sisters. While she attended to
the physical wants of not only her own
but every poor, needy person who came
IN her way, she WIS not unmindful oil
their spiritual wants, always instrucling
and teaching them to love, honor an6
reverance the God 10 whom she put hel
trust. Though mourning deeply for one
whose sweet place can never be filled
we feel that she has been raised w
through much tribulation into glory
Her children and grandchildren rise W
to call her blessed. The funeral service
was held at her late home, Feb. 10Th
the Rev. Mr.. Turner of Norridgewocl
officiating.
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st. Adams.

The weather is all we can ask for. 1t
Is making bad travelling, the snow being
so deep 1t makes the untraveled roads
nearly impossible.
b. L. Palmer was in SSetson twice, last
week, on business.
Mrs. c. p. Coolidge is very sick. She
is attended twice day by DR.. Mou!ton
Mrs. Allie Morrill, died at her home in
Mass. Her remains were brought to the
home of her brother, Fred Lucas, where
they had the funeral. She leaves hus-
band, two children, and aged parents to
mourn their loss. Mr.. Morrill, is a broth.
err of Frank Morrill, who resides in
Skowhegan.
j. L. Palmer is detained by sickness
in his tax collecting business.
A large amount of shovel handles are
being hauled into the factory. They
are anxious to improve the last of sled
ding.
Masquerade sociables are frequent at
the village. They are successful finan-
cially.
The ladies Of Palmyra Grange furnish
ed dinner town meeting day, and re-
ceived the snug little sum of over twenty
dollars.
Mrs. Todd has been stopping week
with her son, Sewell Millett.
Albert Thompson is at work at Mr.
Dearborns. Mrs. Dearborn has many
cares, her husband Is in such poor health
and so troubled with bad eyesight.
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1t would be interesting to trace the
rise and fall of a fad. In 1882 Sylvester
Graham, Yankee preacher of the Pres
byterian faith, decided that the surest
way to cure the people Of intemperance
in drinking was to cure them Of the
flesh eating habit He went up and
down preaching vegetarianism and be-
came the leader of a great following.
He not only condemned liquors, but tea,
coffee, butter and SALT and wrote book
to prove that the only bread fit to eat
was that made of unbolted flour
This resulted in the Graham flour
brand, called TO this day in bis honor.
Graham boarding houses" were estab-
lished everywhere, at which these doc
trines were practiced. Horace Greeley
found his bride at Graham boarding
house, and for time followed Ora
hams teachings. Graham advocated
that following his diet would cause one
to live to IA Biblical age, but he died at
the early age of 56.-Atchison Globe.
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beg to offer pure guess as to this
expression. Perhaps others will guess
something better. | think that it is
merely a variety of the phrase dressed
up to the eyes. This is we'll known
expression. The "H. E. D" gives an
example of "mortgaged up to the eyes. :"
We frequently find the plural eyne. In
fact, it occurs in Shakespeare and Spen-
ser. We also find neye for eye, | give a
quotation for neyes H. e., eyes, in IA
Students Pastime," page 81 The "H.
E. D." gives the plural nyen G. g.,
neyne), but without reference. Halli-
we'll gives still more extraordinary
plural form-viz, nynon, with refer
ence to the "Chronicon Vilodunense. "
The form neyne arose from the use Of
my neyne or thy neyne instead of myn
eyne or thyn eyne. But it could also be
used with the dative of the article, of
which the Mid. Eng. form was then.
This occurs in such phrases as at then
ale (also atten ale, atte nale), at then
ende (also at the nende), for then ones
(also for the nones), Mod. E. for the
nonce). Hence to then eyne is perfect
ly correct phrase, and to the neyne is a
perfectly admissible variant of it. If
this be spelled to the nine, the sense is
lost, and the addition of IS" becomes
necessary for suggesting the plural of the
numeral nine, for the populace always
insists on an etymology and prefers an
obvious one, even if it gives DO sense. -
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There's young man newly come to
town as IA congressman clerk who be-
gan his career as travelling salesman
for Boston firm His first trip was in
to Maine, state he had never before
visited. His employers did not hear
from him for SO long time that they
began to be worried. Finally letter
came from the young drummer.
Il have been somewhat unfortunate
ON this trip, the letter ran. "The sales
man of another house having preceded
me, have been unable to make any
sales. AS business is SO dull took a
sail today from Bangor down the Penob-
scot, and i must say, gentlemen, the
scenery is magnificent.
By return mail he received an answer
from the house.
Come home" was all it said, and
that first trip was his last. Washing
ton Post