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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
FRIGHT AT A FACE.

He was my master and l his bonds
woman: not, however, by any form Of
lndenture, but by love. Moreover, he
loved me, albeit he was blind and his
housekeeper's daughter.
That is, he loved my voice-the rare
voice that is like delicious music-even
to my ears-the rare voice that heaven
gave me in compensation for my
CHASTITY face.
That facet That face! How l have
cursed it! How l have cursed the hour
that l was born,
He was my master In more ways
than one. He was a violinist of mar
velous power. Playing was the delight
of his life, and when l was only a child
he conceived the idea of teaching me,
and forthwith proceeded to carry the
thing into effect.
A passionate lover of music, l proved
an apt pupil, and, after years of loving,
patient application, developed a power
as marvellous as his own. What strains
we wooed from those two violins at
least 100 years old! 1t seemed as II
the melodies of heaven had found their
way to earth under the inspiration OF
our touch, and, oh, how the love
burned to our hearts. Ali what mem
cries these are! But / may not linger.
One glorious day he called me to him,
and, pillowing my CHASTITY face against
his breast, murmured tenderly:
my darling, my love!-when is 1t
to be-"
"My master" l half whispered in
tremulous inquiry, a sweet JOY at my
heart, for ] well knew his meaning.
"My darling" he went smiling on,
with his tender kisses and tender ca
resses. my darling, must you have
an outfit beforehand? Cannot Mrs.
Estelle Vaughn purchase it rs we'll as
Miss Estelle Rihl??"
"My MASTER" l TREMENDOUSLY muir
INJURED again.
my darling. I want my wife," he
continued with a certain vehemence,
81 want her tomorrow. Will she give
herself to me-"
So when the morrow rose l became
Mrs. Estelle Vaughn. Delicious mem
DRY!
A month passed-a month Of perfec1
bliss to both. At the end of that
month there was an arrival at the ole
hall. 1t was the proud, neglected SIS
ter, whom l had never seen and Rails
ton little expected ever to meet again
She had accidentally learned of his
marriage and came to inspect the
bride.
Good heavens!" she exclaimed wher
he called me to him and tenderly pre-
scented me Good heavens! Ralston
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

Eyes, yes, l know!" he grcaned, GOV
ering his face with his hands and
dropping shudderingly into his seat
But l was cnprepared for this! Would
to heaven | had kept my blindness and
my happiness"
1t was useless. His heart had gone
to the beautiful Lulu. and gradually
the music began to madden my soul
gradually, gradually, till a certain
morning, when l sprang like a tigress
at his throat.
That brought the end. They took
me to a madhouse: then followed a
wedding in which Lulu figured as a
bride; then my broken-hearted moth
er's death. The countess had won the
game. The mesalliance was at an end,
Is 1t wonderful that the violin still
has power to temporarily madden me?
New York News.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
Poets.

New York Tribune: Here 10 q
Georgia boys composition on "Po-
etry": "a poem is a thing which has
rhymes at the last end. A poem also
has feet, but some poems don't stand
steady on 'em. Poets mostly has long
hair, because times is hard. and It's
cheaper to let 1t grow. Poets used to
live in garrets, on a crust Of bread
when the baker would credit 'em.
Now they live on the ground floor,
where they car escape easy when the
bailiff is after 'em. Ny father says
poetry make the world better, but my
mother says it amt the kind he writes.
Poets have a monument when they die.
as people want to weight 'em down sos
tho can't come back"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

SHE WROTE ANOTHER LETTER.
you don't mean to tell me that this
misunderstanding creature is your wife,
and a mesalliance at that!'
you forget yourself, Marion!" he
%haughtily replied, "and--"
But l, though my heart was on fire,
i%nterposed in my melli1uous tones:
THE countess is right, dear hus-
band; l am no beauty, as l have often
assured you"
MY darling!" he exclaimed, with
passionate vehemence, as he took me
In his arms, knowing we'll how my
poor heart was aching, you have as
sured me of more than that; you have
declared yourself incontestably ugly
and repulsive looking. But what care
l, my darling? 1t is the Gem that l
love, not the p~erishable beauty of the
casket.'
The countess rose and shrugged her
shoulders, remarking as she did So:
"It's we'll you are blind, Ralston."
With that she retired, but the same
morning she wrote and posted a letter
to Paris, and in the course of a week
there was another arrival.
The countess received this guest
alone, and then. without ceremony,
brought him to the music room, where
Ralston and l were ~luxuriating In a
heaven of melodious sounds. That was
the first intimation we had Of his ar
rival or his errand.
"Ralston," said the countess, after
the necessary introductions, "Ralston,
this gentleman is the most eminent
oculist of his day, and | have sen for
HIM, hoping that twenty years OF blind
ness may end in your seeing once
more, and l think | may safely say
that / have never known a man who
needed his sight so much" And a
malignant glance at me gave yenomous
point to the remark.
And that day she wrote another let
ter. and soon there was in reply an
other arrival-this time a fair, sylph-
like creature, beautiful as a dream.
looked at her and shuddered.
Heavens! how | suffered! But why
do l linger over all this? Enough thai
the day came when he saw for the
first time in twenty long years. Thai
day! Just before the bandage was &c
be removed a peremptory summons
called me from the room. Whispering
to the oculist to wait till my return
hurried away.
But such was not the countess &c
sign. l returned just in time to heal
my husbands cry of delight as hi'
eyes rested upon the beautiful Lulu
who had been placed conspicuously il
front of him. and to see him snatch
her to a passionate embrace to hi.
heart. I sprang forward, wailini
mournfully:
20, Ralston, Ralston, she is not you
wife!"
At the sound Of my musical tone
he pushed her roughly from him AM
turned with glowing eountenanc
toward me. He turned, but that wa
all. Words were not needed. Dismay
horror, repulsion and disgust were de
picted only too legibly on his hand
some features. Keeling to him,
sobbed. as l sank at his feet and clun
to his knees:
81 told you the truth, Ralston!
told you the truth"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
POWDER PUFF IN CUBA.
Chastity Mask Adorns the Faces of All
the Women.

me
Not many months ago bread was so
scarce in Cuba that thousands died of
starvation, but the times have never
been so sadly out of joint that any
scarcity of face powder was apparent
even among the lowliest, says the
Philadelphia North American. The
Cuban woman, young or old, considers
1t a more indispensable adjunct to her
toilet than mere soap and water-a
primal necessity to her attractiveness
which it is her religious duty to foster
and preserve. Thus all classes and
conditions are welded to the powder
puff, from the grande dame of fashion
to the neglected little orphan in the
asylum; from the crumpled visaged
octogenarian to the rosy-cheeked child
of half a dozen summers. Go into any
Cuban school and you will find teach
nished, a powder box and the rag or bit
of chamois with which to apply it in
every desk and tucked alongside the
chalk on the blackboards. In shops
where female clerks are employed and
in the big tobacco factories where
200 or 800 girls are at work rolling
cigarettes the same is true. Visit La
Carona, the largest tobacco factory in
Havana. Ten o'clock Is the breakfast
hour Of the employees and when the
hands of the clock point to a quarter
Of 10 every girl stops work and reaches
for her powder box. In the opinion of
them all that intervening fifteen min
utes was needed in which to assume
the CHASTITY mask of powder, in order
to make themselves presentable before
going on the streets.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
Especial letter.

New Mexico has its Pompeii and its
Herculaneum; it has it's extinct Vesu-
vius and its extinct Aetna; it has ruins
as old and as interesting as those Of
central Asia and of Egypt. Not far
from Santa Fe. the ancient capital OF
New Mexico, in the Santa Clara canon
there are buried the ruins OF a city
Older, perhaps, than Rome, but less
known than Nineveh or Babylon. Only
a few weeks ago the Rev. G. S. Mad.
den and a party of scientists made
some attempt at systematic excavation
and they only dug out two rooms of 9
commercial building 300 by 400 feet
three stories high, and containing al
least 1000 rooms. The finds and dis
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
Catarrb Cannot Re Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a
blood or constitutional disease, and in order to
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Halls Catarrh Cure is not q quack medicine
1t was prescribed by one of the best physicians
in this country for years, and is a regular pre-.
scription. 1t is composed of the best tonics
known, combined with the best blood purifiers
acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY s. CO. Props, Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
lnll,S Ealnilu Pills are the best.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
THE LEDGER MONTHLY
CALENDAR FREE

This beautiful Calendar is 1Ol2 1917 inches, the
picture (IIis Only Friend being reproduced in the
same colOrs as the....
Original Painting by J. G. Brown
of the National Academy of Design, who is so close
to the hearts of the American people. The illnstra-
ton gives but n fnint idea of the beauty of this
Calendar, showing only the picture in the center.
This CnIendar, worthy of n place in any boudoir,
can be Obtained from us only. When sold without
the LEDGER MONTHLY the price is 80 cents. All
readers of this paper who send so cents for n
years subscription to the LEDGER MONTHLY
for 1900 will receive the Calendar FREE.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

Senator Hoar of Massachusetts says: ~
am comfortably well off, but l never felt |
could ahGrd to pay five cents for a street
car ride when ! could buy six tickets for a
quarter" And he always buys six tickets
and thus rides for 4 10 cents.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

Henry A. Salzer, manager of the ia
nous John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis. as also president of the
Idaho Gold Coin Mining & Milling Co.,
of the Seven Devil District, Idaho; is in
great luck. They have recently struck
an immense deposit of gold ore on
their properties. AS a result the stock
of this company doubled in price in
twenty-four hours. Quite a number of
the Salzer Seed Co. patrons are inter-
ested in this mine with Mr.. Salzer.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
Active apents wantea

In every county seat for our Gas Lamp.
Makes its own gas. Better light than cleo.
tricity or Welsbach city gas. Cheaper than
kerosene. Retails s.. Big money maker.
Standard Lamp Co, dept. A" Chicago.
BY actual count GSg writer's have already
said that latter escaping Spanish bullets,
Dewey has at last succumbed to Cupii's
darts -
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

New York Journal: Mabsl (ths
heroine)-Oh, dear! The curtain will
rise in five minutes. Are you sure you
will know your lines? Jack (the hero)
ALI except the part where l kiss you.
I think we'd better rehearse chat once
more.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
are Yen Using Aliens Foot.En.s,

1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting. Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Samp'e sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen s. Glms,ed Leroy, n. Y.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
FRITZ |


"IAN MACLAREH: HIS HoMELIFE IN LIVERPOOL" is a refreshing article, with
IA Illustrations of the home surroundings of the author of BESIDE THE BONNIE
BRIER BUSH" MRS. GEsINE LEMCKE, of tho Brooklyn Cooking School, treats of
NEW IDEAS FOR DAINTY BREAKFASTS" 1.-THE MAID OF BOCAsSEn a novel of
the age of chvaly, by MISS MAY HALsEY MILLER. GEORGE R KNAPP, Arhsdca and
inexpensive Home Decoration with flowers and plants illustrated. The MEMORIES OF
THE RED EAR" a reproduction inc ors OF &C. BROWNS painting, forms the November
cover THE D LINE" al absorbing story of safe hmelocks, by L T MEADE and
ROBERT EUsrACE ANNETTE HALL1DAYANToNA a Came+task Journey in thu Canary
Islands, with 5 Illustrations Blk reproductions of HARRY R0SELAEDS Norytenng
pictures "WAsHINGroNs BATTLE CAARGEEsn BY GEN: JAMES GRANT WILSON.
of his sth humorous productions. WALDEN FAwCETT, REALM OF THE wINTER
GIRL" Also Complete Stories Household Departments md a vast amount of reading.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
THE CLIFF JEWELLERS
POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM
OF NEW WORLD.

Cities Uncovered In New Mexico-There
We're Giants Then Who Left Heaps of
Bones Wherein Their Own and Those
of Turkeys and Dogs Mingle.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

I believe my prompt use or riso's Cure
prevented quick consumption. Mrs. Lucy
Wallace, Marquette, Kan, Dec. IL, '95.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

The hello girls at Central have a motto
that "a ring on the finger is worth two Oh
the phone
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

= MERE are women everywhere who suffer almost con-
stantly because they cannot bring themselves to tell
all about their ills to a physician.
Such women can surely explain their symptoms and their
suffering by letter to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass, for the con-
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

Hobbs says his landlady has both strong
and weak points-butter and coffee.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

fidence reposed in her has never been
violated. Over a million women have
been helped by her advice and medicine.
Mrs. Pinkham in attending to her vast
correspondence is assisted by women
only. If you are i'll, don't delay. Her
reply will cost you nothing and it will be a
practical help as il was TO MISS ELLA F.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
When Dewey announced that an engage
ment would prevent his visiting Chicago,
the committee did not understand; but it
does nnW.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

TO CURE A COLD IN one DAY.,
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if it fails to cure.
csc. Z. W. Groves signature on each box.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

FLYING BEFORE FLOWING LAVA.
must have been a volcanic eruption
like hat which destroyed Pompeii and
Herculaneum that caused the cliff
jewellers to flee from their homes.
1t was probably at that time that the
Indians coming from the north began
crowding the cliff jewellers to the south,
for one OF the skulls found has a hole
on one side as If made by an arrow,
while on the other side it is fractured
as II with a club. The cliff dweller to
whom it belonged had probably fallen
in the defense of the city against the
Indian invaders. The cliff jewellers were
giants In their day, for one Of the fe-
murs found measured twenty inches,
and must have belonged to a man be-
tween seven and eight feet high.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
His Were singuIarIy PIurs
DO Your Feet Ache and Burn.

Every great and wise man has a sim
gularity. Solomon's was a plurality Of
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
Miles of

Miles of
In the Rock of Gibraltar there are
10 miles of tunnels.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23
a WONNAN
HEZPS
wONNEW

BRENNER, East Rochester, Ohio. who says: Il shrunk from
the ordeal of examination by our physician, yet l knew must
have treatment. Ny troubles were backache. nervous tired
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

Farmers who come to the city for a blow
out should draw the line at the gas jet.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-12-23

The best way for a woman to keep her
age is not to give it away.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-04-20
AGUSTA SUSKY.
Her Testimony Proved to BE a Sort of
Boomerang.

Her Testimony Proved to BE Sort of
Boomerang.
Augusta Susky, ssleslady at Abt's
store, was called. She and her sister
were on Hazlett avenue when they heard
three shots, on the night of Ocober 7.
She heard two more shots when she was
at Bederman's, on the north side Of
Third street. Witness was two house S
from Lincoln avenue at the time There
was an electric light at Third street and
Lincoln avenue. Wituess said it was too
dark to see as far as the Althouse resi-
dence. She could have seen anyone who
had passed north or east, but not anyone
who had gone south.
On cross-examiuation witness said she
could not sea the Althouso premises from
Third street, as the light was not cast as
far as that. She said she did not believe 1t
rained on that day. Witness had de-
scribed five shots, and said that she heard
first one and then two rather quick.
Then she heard two more.
The state claims there were only four
shots fired, and this, in connection with
the testimony that the night was SO
dsrk the electric light did not penetrate
to the Althouse residence, made her tes-
timony somewhat Of boomerang for the
state. She said she could see nothing on
the 81 lewalk in front of the Althouse
premises when she got there until some
body lighted match. She thought it
was Jacob Diminish who lighted the
match, and the other, she thought was
Mr.. Berger. Without the aid of the
match, witness said, she could not tell
who the man vas, though she was stand.
ing within four feet of the man.
Court here adjourned to 1 o'clock.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-04-20
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-04-20
tFrom Saturdays and Mondays daily.l

DR.. Maria G. Poutius was called to the
stand. She saw defendant at police head
quarters, having been summoned there.
She said
''I searched Mrs. George. ! found her
right hand was not so clean as her left
hand. scrsped the cutiole Of the hand
and placed the scrarings in clean piece
Of paper. There was very small
amount. 1 sealed it up in an envelope. "
Witness was here shown the envelope
and identified 1t.
"I gave the envelope to you on Novem-
ber 90 in my Office" witness said to
Prosecutor Pomerene. "It had been in
my possession up to that time. Officers
Piero, MoOloud and Becherer were pres
ent when 1 scraped the cuticle."
On discrimination Mr.. Welty asked
If Mrs. George was in custody ana had
no counsel at that time.
"You say the amount WAS so small
that you could scarcely see 1T on the
white paperH"
eyes sir: thought it was too small
to stand a chemical examination.
"Did -you not say to me-" said MIR.
Pomerene, that you did not know how
gun powder smelledp'
"I said didn't have as much expert
rence ss gentlemen, but 1 could tell
burnt gunpowder. say 1t was not gun
powder"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-04-20
MISS MATTE GRIMES
Says She Passed Mrs. George on West rus-
caravans Street at $40.

Says She Passed Mrs. George on West Tus-
caravans Street at $40.
Miss Matte Grimes, South Market
street school teacher, was called. She
resides in West Tuscarawas street. Wit
ness said:
81 passed Mrs. George on the north
side Of Tuscarawas street, between the
Lind property and the school house. Her
complexion was somewhat flushed. It was
ten minutes after o'clock"
Miss Matits Grimes was placed on the
witness stand at the opening of the Sat
urday morning session of court. Mr..
Sterling conducted the cross-examina-
ton. Miss Grimes was interrogsted as
to why she observed that Mrs. Georges
face was flushed as she passed her on the
street and Mr.. Sterling wanted TO know
If she were so observant that she remem-
tered the particular complexion of every
one she met. Witness said she heard
Mrs. Althouse was suspected and did not
think Of Mrs. George or her flushed face
till later,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-04-20
j. G. BEST AND WIFE

Are Called to Toll where Mis-. AIthouse
Was the night of the Murder.
j. @. Best, brother Of Mrs. Eva d.
Althouse, was called. He snid Mrs. Alt
house was at his home, 1921 North Wal
nut street, between 3 and o'clock on
the night of the tragedy. The purpose
was to meet the insiuuation that Mrs.
Althouse might haze been about her
home at the time. Mrs. j. @. Best was
called for the same purpose. She said
Mrs. Althouse was at her home that
night.