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The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16

trenibIed like leaf and dared lay moth
ing.
"Will you hold your tongue" he de-
manded
Indeed, indeed WILL" cried. 81 will
say no word to any one"
You can help me" he grimly remark
ed. rs there no quicklime on the farm T.
Il think So" l replied.
"Then fetch me some q soon as you
can"
what was required and brought 1t In a
basket. He shook it over the clothes that
be had placed in the pit.
you understand that you have helped
me?" he said. III those clothes are
have to answer any inquiries the police
may make"
Shouldering the spade, he trudged into
the house.
/ snail never forget the strange horror
of that afternoon. / sat pretending to
work my visitor dozed over a magazine
in the back of the parlor. We made no
attempt to converse. Now and then he
looked up, usually when the clock struck
l think he found the time as long as
did. His danger was not yet passed; he
must have chafed at the sunshine of the
long summer day. Wheels sounded on
the road at last.
"My cousin is coming back" said /.
well. you know who l am" replied
my companion, without moving. go
and tell her Mr.. Hartland is here"
l went into the passage and told An
ME. She shook, swayed, caught the wall
with her hand. l could not comprehend
her agitation.
Here. and awayw she cried.
Il guessed rightly that he might come"
I said. do you know him by sight,
AnnieT'
"Of course / do"
Then she would know this man was
not Hartland. l wondered why he had
had the audacity to stay.
But Annie had entered the parlor and
greeted the man with three words.
"You are come" she said.
81 have come" he answered, adding
and thought he looked significantly at
me as he spoke-''your cousin has taken
good care of me-"
don't know what Annie replied. She
soon left the room, and Mr.. Hartland
followed her. If he had gone with the in
tention of numbering her, had no power
to stop him. My nerves were utterly
shaken. Whether she was gone a long
or short time l could not say, but Annie
came back alone.
''Where's Mr.. Hartland?" said.
''He left" she earelessly replied.
The overstrain was too much for me,
and l burst into tears.
at has been SO lonely" I sobbed in ex-
cuse, "and don't like strangers"
Annie was very kind-kinder than /
had yet known her-and when l went to
bed she came and brought me mulled
cider. I drank the stuff, but l did not
like 1t. 1t tasted funny, and, though I
slept, it was with feverish dreams, and
presently ! awoke hot and restless and
could sleep no more.
A farmhouse stirs early, but the sounds
that morning seemed earlier than usual.
rose and looked out of my window. 1t
was neither dark nor dawn, and on the
road below stood cart and horse.
Two people left the farm. l watched
them get into the cart and drive away.
They were Annie and Mr.. Hartland.
More than Is months after had left
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16
IN SANCTUARY.

Across the lone floor OF the rayless night
One came to door that was barred on light,
A-glimmer, a-gleam through beckoning chnk
As with lamps still seam, as with taper's blink,
And sore she sued their shrine to win,
From mirk and moan Of the wild shut in.
And fed the fear Its menace bore
With shrouding Of shadow evermore.
So out o. the dark as IL breathed its dread,
Shrll cry,ag sh. knocked with hope i'll sped,
Dor, grim and stark, that portal wide
At her hands touch Knocked and her prayer de
MED,
Then sick at heart that found not grace,
She turned her again and night to face
As terror turns on swift foot foes,
And, 10! the clear east all climbing rose.
Jane Barlow in Athenaeum.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16
STATE OF MAINE.

CUMBERLAND, SIS.
Supreme judicial Court, In Equity.
Edward II. Daveis v. Westbrook Manufac-
turing Company.
/ ORbERED That subpoena issue to respond
ent corporation. Westbrook Manufacturing
Company, TO appear before our Supreme judi
eial Court, at Portland, In said County of Cum
berlano, nc RULES, on the first Tuesday o
January, A. ID. 1900, at ten O'Clock In the fore
noon, by serving said respond mt corporation
with said subpoena and attssied copy OF the
within hill an the order OF court thereon,
thirty days at least prior 10 the FIRST Tuesday in
January, A. ID. 1900. .and by publication q an
abstract of this pill, AMI copy OF the order OF
court In tho POI tland Daily Press. newspaper
published In Portland, Maine, once week Tor
three consecutive weeks. the last publication
to be at least two weeks before said first Tues
day In January, 1900 that said Company may
then and there show cause II any II has wnJ
a decree should not issue as prayed for.
Portland. Maine. December Isl, ID. 1899.
THOS. ii. HASKELL.
Justice OF the supreme Judicial Court.
Abstract of the bill and copy OF ths order OF
the Court thereon.
Attest: BIC. STONE. Clerk.
dec2 iaw3HS
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16

here in the paper. I'll leave it for you t.
us. Miss Florrie."
She thrust dirty local paper, som,
two days old, into my hand. and theI
ran after Annie, who was calling her.
After they left read the account o.
the convict's escape with no particular
interest. 1t was written in sensational
style. giving a graphic description o.
the man, Jim Phipps, who was under
sentence of 25 years for manslaughtel
under such doubtful circumstances that
it seemed almost like murder.
Later in the morning some one opened
the gate. saw tall, good looking man
clean shaved. with something in his ap-
not why-carrying a knapsack over his
shoulders.
Miss Rigwell at home?" he asked,
when | opened the door.
mo. My cousin has gone to Ashburton
and won't be home till late" Then sud
denly remembering who this must be.
added, Are you not Mr.. Hartland? We
were expecting you. My cousin was so
sure you would not come while she was
away. But ! can show you the farm"
l offered to dispose of his knapsack, but
he would not part with it. All my impor-
tunities only served TO make him slip il
from his shoulders, lay it on the table
and lean one elbow on it, while he ate
the luncheon ! had prepared for him.
Had Dartmoor the effect of making peo-
pie taciturn? thought 1.
I'm sure you must be busy" he pres
emily said. Don't let me hinder you.
I'll take walk round the farm and have
a look at the place"
Evidently he did not care for my So
ciety, reflected. He was very willing TO
leave me. Some men would have invited
me for stroll, or have staid to enter
tain me since he knew was alone Mr..
Hartland's behavior did not progresses
me in his favor.
finished ONE letters, made some do
nestle preparations and then thought Of
looking for my guest.
Out of the back door / glanced over
the moor, where no tree or obstruction
hindered the view for miles. saw Mr.
Hartland about a quarter of mile from
the house, where a brawling stream
dashed down the hill But what was he
doing? Evidently. he had found a spade,
for he seemed to be digging a big pit
where the soil near the stream was soft
and deep. What an extraordinary per-
formancei
crept up to him, step by step, my
footballs making no sound on the soft
turf. He neither heard nor saw my ap-
proach.
The inseparable knapsack was beside
him open. and it did not take long to dis
cover that Mr.. Hartland was burying
something. 1t was convict's dress. The
stranger was no man of business, but an
escaped criminal!
In an instant remembered the news
paper description. Jim Phipps was tall,
OF gentlsmanly appearance and a man
of good education. An involuntary ex-
clamation escaped me. The man turned
round and saw me there. Never have |
seen anything like the expression Of his
face.
what brought you here?" he fercely
cried, Selling me by the wrist.
81 came to see-to see"- gasped.
"What ] was doing. Fatal curiosity,
Of course. The curse of mother Eve is,
ON all you women"
Was it fatal curiosity? Would he muir
der me and bury me with the clothes7 I
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16

ffNcEh0 .N..4a IlUul my COUSIN
Annie, then III America:
Dear FloHie--I and my husband feel that We
owe you some explanation for affair you can
not have forgotten. The man whose convict
clothes you helped to bury was my husband.
Never mind about his 30 called crime. In my
eyes he Is innocent. for was q man killed
who deserved death more than he who met his
death at my husbands hands. When I knew
Jim's sentence, took Brackworthy farm pur-
pose. II possible. to help him. Our marriage be-
ing secret, was the better able to do this. Other
clothes were placed where Jim could find them
on the moor, a hiding place provided at Brsek-
worthy whenever he should be able to get there.
The rest you know. Pardon my inhospitality.
had no thoughts while you with save for
jim. Pray forgive him also the fright he caused
you. 1t was necessary for his safety to intimidate
you into silence Come and see US here, where
we are safe and happy. and We will promise you
warm welcome
was glad to learn the truth of that
trying experience. but have not cared
to avail myself OF Cousin Annie's invita-
tion.-New York Press.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16
WHO DOES
THE WASHING?

You know and you also know who
could use Wringer TO good advan-
tage if she had one.
Are you going to get IL? Don't
you think it would make a very
acceptable Christmas Gift?
Interested? Then we can still
further interest you. When you've
seen our Big Stock of Wringers
and heard about the Low Prices
we'rc quoting, you'll buy.
That is, if you know of anybody
who really wants Wringer.
Look at this list:
Universal with ball
bearings, a sizes.
Universal with ordin-
airy bearings, 8 sizes.
NoveIt Empire,
Royal, Eureka, House,
hold, Daisy.
Challenge, Star, Ham
iIton, Riverside.
In wood and iron
frames. Price for Fam
lily sizes, $I.OO to SEQ.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-16
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK.

THE annual meeting of the stockholders OF
i the Merchants National Bank. Portland,
Maine. for this election of seven directors for
the ensuing year. and the transaction of any
other business that may legally be presented,
well be held at their banking house. on Tues
day, the 9th day OF January. 1900, at 10 o'clock
a. IN.
c. o. BANCROFT. Cashier.
decSdtd
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-17

own individual case. For that Huip. s,ss23
recently imported 10000 special o.es 49, SS71
70 give away as trial, free q any SSss9ssea1
ness of anv nature in the Sexual Organss f.
lno matter how caused, or Y " ~ a.
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duces his drawl, and IL accused by his
political adversaries of sitting up nights
to memorize grim jests end repartees.
such as those for which the Maine states
man Is famous.
Cullom Like Lincoln.
Another imitation considered palpable Is
that of Abraham Lincoln by Shelby M.
Cullom of Illinois. Enthusiastically, Sem
ator Cullom has a look of Lincoln--the
same harshness of visage, with deep fur
rows in the checks. But this resemblance
is much accumulated by shaving the long
upper lip and wearing a chin beard pat
termed after that of the great emancipa-
tor Then, too. his dress, from the bow
necktie to the 1ong-tailed coat, might be
copied after the costume Of the war pres
ident, made so familiar through the me-
dunn of countless pictures, and he wears
it with the same carelessness of effect.
Yet another counterfeit hardly disguised
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-17

Ouvl9. Oue VINO TlOeS from Luo
q city down the Deer Lodge valley
will, II he looks closely. notice
near the summit of this slightly butte
three graves These are visible from the
road, but one whose curiosity may lead
him to climb the steep and rugged sides
OF this hill will discover a fourth grave.
just over the top and on the opposite side.
Few In the busy city of Anaconda real
lie that those four graves on the summit
Of q hill 70 near the city mark the record
of battle AZ desperate as ever was
fought In Montana In those days when
white men In struggling parties--daunt-
less pioneers OF q generation ago--ven-
tured to explore and wrest from the red
men the treasures Of this new country,
now developed into the state Of Montana.
The story Is graphically told by the Ana
conda Standard. While small party of
trappers and gold-seekers stood guard at
the hills top, charge after charge up the
side OF this hill was made by bloodthirsty
Crows, who grew more vengeful and
bloodthirsty with every repulse that was
made. The hill, now barren and solitary,
visited scarcely by any one from January
to December, once ran red with blood
while white men fought for their lives
against overwhelming odds.
It was back in 1863-the year when gold
was discovered in Alder gulch--that this
most desperate battle was fought. To a
trading post of the Hudson Bay Company
IN the Northwest Territory news came
of the marvellous gold discovery in Alder
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is that of Henry Clay by William Sulxer,
the fiery young Tammany orator from
New York city. Sulzer dresses the part
of Henry Clay; he speaks after the man
ner Of Henry Clay; in fact. he Is Henry
Clay redivivus, which reminds one of q
story told by one of Suffers political OPP
ponents-malicious, undoubtedly, and not
well grounded when aimed at Sulxer illus
tratively, but good.
The story is Of a crude farmer mar.
who said to a bumptious youth OF orator.
zeal ambitions: you remind me of
Clay"
"Thank you so much" replied the aspir-
ing young speaker. ut is my most eager
desire to emulate that great statesman"
"Oh." said the farmer, II don't mean
Henry Clay. but Just ordinary dirt clay"
Reminder OF Webster.
A better story Is told of a member of
the last congress, who enjoyed the repu-
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gulch. A party was organised to cross
the border. penetrate the UNEMPLOYED re-
gions OF Montana, and try to obtain some
share OF the coveted gold. The party
comprised twenty-four men. all Of whom
were hunters and explorers. trained in
the wilds of the Northwest and Injured
to every hardship. All were armed with
improved breech-loading rifles and none
Of them ever failed to hit what he aimed
at. Donald Mckenzie, a Scotch Canadian
Of herculean proportions, was selected as
captain OF the party, and Chris johnson,
who afterwards settled on Foster creek,
In Deer Lodge county, was selected as
guide. With seventy-five pack and saddle
horses they started, August %, 1868, on
their toilsome. perilous journey of 1900
miles.
The party had calculated that they
would reach Alder gulch in six weeks,
was difficult and slow. It was October 2
when they crossed the mountains at the
northern boundary of Montana. They
came down from the mountains into what
was known as the eros ventre Indian
country, and thence proceeded through
an open country until, on the evening Of
October u, they reached American gulch.
the scene of their sanguinary conflict.
Deer Lodge valley at that time was a
magnificent pasturage. But the party
concluded to camp in the gulch on ac-
count Of the extremely cold nights at the
time and the protection which was afford
ed by the heavy timber which then filled
the gulch.
Just as breakfast was finished on the
morning after their arrival, one Of the
party turned his glasses in the direction
of Silver Bow canyon. In a moment he
lowered the glasses with the exclamation:
Ky the holy smoke! There are 10000
Indiansr W
All who had glasses lost no time then
In training them In the direction of the
canyon. There were not 10000 Indians
coming, but there were between 700 and
500, half of them sQuaws. The party con-
cluded that it would be foolhardy to at
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THEY CANNOT ESCAPE
DEALING INSTANT DEATH



is
Of 4rns
patient
truth 1t will take but few inquiries to any nteign
breathe, Air germcde known to the medical world
to
money
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These counterfeits, however, are per-
sons of no special consequence. It Is
more interesting to discover in the halls
of congress men who assume with SEEM
ing purpose the outward presentment Of
greatness elsewhere lodged.
atom" Reeds Double.
Representative r. G. Cousins. of Upton,
Ia. for example, has adopted with appar-
ent intention the physical aspect, and
even the manner, of Tom Reed. He has
grown much fatter since he came to
Washington, and that has helped the like
ness. If 1t be the result of deliberate
effort, Cousins has certainly succeeded in
working up first-rate imitation He has
acquired Reeds walrus-like stride, repro
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HERE are always to be found in
Washington a number of indi-

manner counterfeit historical
characters or noted men Of the
present. James G. Blaine. though dead.
h today familiar flgure-at all events,
Btrikingly initated-in Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. There Is the same face, the same
cut OF gray beard, the same walk; in
short, wonderfully accurate, though
evidently cultivated, likeness. BENJAMIN
Harrison, though now a resident of In
diana, is similarly represented by a "dop-
pelganger" in the streets of the capital,
and o "true copy" of Mark Hanna will
shave you for Is cents In little base
ment shop opposite the treasury.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-22

Elemental application was made to have
condemned the property in question and the
same board acted. Mr.. Beckett contends
that the same board could not legally act
upon an application made subsequent to Its
appointment.
The report filed makes the following ap-
praisement: Lot 5, block 81, $4,000. and
lot 6, block 81, $500 both belonging to the
Byron Reed company; lot 1, block 81, $1,000.
and lot 3. block 81, $4,000, both belonging
to John A. Creighton; lot 4, block 6l $1,000.
belonging to the Shelby heirs; part of lot 8.
block 81. $4,000, belonging to Sophia Dallow.
and the east half of lot 5, block 3s, $4,000,
belonging to William Krug. The rest of the
property designated in the supplemental APP
plication has not yet been appraised, except
the north half of the 800 foot strip through
the Horbach property north OF Nicholas
street, owned by the Omaha National bank
which is appraised at $1,000. John Scott
represents this piece as trustee and he al
ready has an Injunction suit pending in
Judge Fawcett's court over the forty foot
strip leading to the intersection of Nicholas
and Fourteenth streets, in which the Omaha
National bank and the Omaha Loan and
Trust company claims an easement as a
driveway to the old wire works plant.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-22

January 81, Nestlehouse ordered him out
of the place and he had not been there
since.
| Ritchie brought out from Coleman that he
| had been a gambler or, rather, employed
| about gambling dens, for great many years
| and that before he was subpoenaed he had
| talked with the county attorney and to sew
eral other persons, among them John Kill
| len. One of the "crao" tables he had had
made for himself in 1898 and he was run
ming Crap game in January of that year.
The witness, however, was allowed to refuse
to answer questions when to do so might
have incriminated him.
| An attempt at conversation Coleman
had had with Dennison was also brought to
| the surface. He did not deny that he had
| given Dennison to understand that 1t might
be to the latter's interest to have talk
with him." but he qualified this by telling
the attorney for the defense that Dennison
had threatened to have him and his friends
thrown into Jail and kept there il they didn't
stop interfering with his business.
Were you going to talk about a gambling
| house in which you were interested?" Mr..
| Ritche queried
YOU can make any inference you like"
| was the noncommttal response.
| Coleman finally said there was a political
difference between himself and Dennison and
| IF Dennison would not treat him right he
proposed to exercise his right as a citizen
| and have stop put to Dennison's business"
| There was a blackboard at the place, he
said, when Higgins ran horse pool there
| ten years ago.
Chief of Police Martin White was called
| after Haze, Cox and Halter. The chief said
| he had known both defendants for several
years past, but he did not know that any
| thing illegal had been going on at 109 and
| Ill South Thirteenth street between Decem-
| Der 13 and January &c, nor had he talked
| with Dennison about his personal affairs. Pa
| trolman John F. Rector, who was on the beat
there for few days after January l. said
he paid the place visit on January AMI
| saw Nestiehouse and a rumber of men
around the tables. The watchman on the
block James NJ German, told of crap"
game and William Cullen testified to hav-
ing seen Dennison at the telephone and to
having purchased some of the policy tick
ets"
1t was necessary to adjourn over until
| Thursday after this
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-22
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Minor Matters in Court.

Matte Gray sues Hugh Gray, to whom she
was married in this city December, 1895, for
a divorce on the ground of cruelty, alleging
that she was compelled to leave him Febru-
ary 15,. 1897. A divorce was granted by
Judge Dickinson to Norma NJ. Dlls from
John F. Dills because Of abandonment,
cruelty and non-support.
The trial OF Lawrence Pembertcu tho
negro waiter, charged with shooting Ed
Jensen, a white cook, at a Douglas street
restaurant last summer with intent to kill
him, was ended Tuesday and the jury found
him guilty The shooting of Jensen came
about during fight among the walters
Jensen tried TO put an end to the dis
1urbance and Pemberton sent a bullet into
his breast Jensen recovered from the
wound in a short time.