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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-03-09
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- sL4Gk1G %NfISAJhA w lN(tT1N. III 4.fs>x m
TAO" II George is guilty. Ican neversbe
your wife r.. IA - 5 -r
With these words still ringing like
deathknell in my ears, I left De We're
Gardens. What change from yester
dayl Them left the same house abso.
lutely happy, for had not Mabel prom.
sised to be mine? But now there was a
condition attached to her promise which
1t seemed impossible should ever besfM-
TILED, and her wesde doomed me rs a
life Of wretohed1sss, for unless her
brother were innocent of this great
crime she could ~, be mine, and did I
not know him to be guilty? /,
/ Filled with these gloomy thoughts
Ind forebodings. ! walked through the
park, scarcely needing whittier my feet
took me-, and I pushed forward utterly
unconscious Of the pAssersby. Suddenly
Axdae 2Esstsd "a loics That .betozs
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-03-09


but on it went with unerring precision
equidistant between and it fascinated
me. The silence grew in the room, and
at last Mr.. Fenton did not choose to
wait longer for his answer. He began
TO tap the carpet with his foot, and
then he said impatiently:
"Well?"
II think it is going a little. to the
left, said mechanically.
"What?"
He was getting indignant now, and
mechanically pulled myself together
and told him what l had already sal
at the police station, hiding just as
much, confessing just as little.
stabbed, you say?"
stabbed to the heart
S"Then the ruffian who did the deed
was one of her many friends, I'll be
bound. Depend upon it, she was carry
ing on with two or three told George
as much; but, fool that be was, he
wouldn't believe me. Perhaps he'll
think more of his fathers Judgment in
future. You seem to have had rough
time of it, Brett: It's most unfortunate
you should have been mixed up in the
affair, and it is remarkable coincidence
it.should be so, after all the other trou.
biesshe has caused us. But what about
the. murderer?g You say he was still
standing over the woman when ,yeu
came up. Couldn't you, have secured
him?'
- came across them quite suddenly,
and, as you may well imagine, my
thoughts were elsewhere It allshappen.
ed in moment, and before I could full
~ grasp the situation he, had gomez.
What was the man like? The papers
sayhe was decently dressed. - /. !. 8, !. 1
"Yes, think that he was SO; but he
had gone in 9 moment - s.,~sa.s.,r.sa...
The old man gazed doubtfully at me.
! am not an adept at lying, and he felt
there was. something Iewas embarrassing,
to conceal He looked at me with keen
critical eyes and left the room
For some moments after The noise 81
the closing of the door there was dead
silencein the room. There were thetick-
ing Of the clock on The nanteipiece and
the sounds Of the busy world outside.
but above all the shrill voices Of the
news boys could be heard calling out,
A'The tragedy ins May faira,",s There were
violets in an Indian bowl on one of the
tables and the scent of them seemed sti-
fling. 3 Ilongedi to rush to an open wins
COW for relief, but there stood Msbel,l
with the. newspaper held mechanically
before her She had not stirred hair
breadth, and the fly on thsiwall paper
still kept between the lines-right in
the center. I held my breath dared
not break the silence.
Suddenly the paper dropped, !, Could
that be Mabeps voice. SO hard and cold. ]
that seemed to speak in some far dis
tanca? -
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mG. LUNS! DO yOu Gall tIliS lONS.
The fly still crawled on the wall, but
it had hopelessly lost it's track.
I was quite calm now. The worst
had come, and more than the worst !;
but, at any rate, could speak quite
openly.
Mabel" said, twill you listen to
me for one moment? l am absolutely
innocent Of casting any suspicion upon
George. His name has never passed my
lips in connection with the case. l said
nothing about the murderer at the po-
lice station, save that I should know
him again if saw him. You must see
from that paper that George has brought
all the suspicion upon himself by run
ming away and by trying to get rid of
the dagger. Even now none but you
and have the faintest suspicion who
the man described is. He may still
escape. --
Escape! What do you mean? OF
course he will come forward and ex.
plain why he was there. You were ar
rested for the crime and released, and
George will have as good reason as
you had for being there" -
AS she said this Mabel grew calmer,
for she saw her cruel suspicious of me
were unjust and ,unfounded.
"Mabel, ," I continued, "can't you i'm
agine my feelings and understand the
agony T have suffered since saw George
there and my desire not to be the
bearer of this horrible news to you?
Why, just now your father has left me
with suspicion because l would not
speak openly of the man. could not
have believed you ever could have
doubted me so or said such cruel
things"
Duncan, forgive me-" said Mabel,
now white and trembling from the ter
rible tension of the past few minutes
knelt at her side and kissed her cold
hands, calling her by every endearing
name.
Forgive me, darling" she said
again, for moment touching my fore
head with her lips. II must have been
mad for the moment to suspect you
you of all men-of such madness. But
it was all so horrible-so horriblep'
And at the recollection tremor after
tremor passed over her frame.
drew her gently to me, and in my
arms tried to make her forget all but
our love. n -
"Oh, Duncan, where do you think
George is now? Cannot you find out?'' {
Together we read the account which
traced him to Manchester. -
"Manchesterl' che reflected. "We
know no one there. He could have had
no motive in going there. Why did he
go, do you Think"
To get them off the scent, I sup
pose. Poor chap, he'll have fearful
task to keep out of their hands,
Duncan. you must go and find him
ont. Tell him to come back and answer
this dreadful charge-this calumny."
ut would be madness. Mabel. His
only chance"is to get out Of the country
as fast as he can."t.i r ~, I>lt :. r
= "Leave the country without clearing
himself?''
-. 10 clear himself I'm afraid would
be impossible"
"What! Dare you still believe him
guilty Blieye thA$ l6kll
the woman he iOvdd "a, dae eii y ly4s y
I Was client - q BELIEF ii
George was pat hetics ~
hope he dsd moi, z aaja. B1t 81
any rate. Mabel dazzling, we haHAs SIM
one another, h9thex George is gnstty
or not you ara .hine ~
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Park RapidsEBrancl2
Northern Pacific

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Al. 11-25 q. m Going West lie. L Is P. III
Trains going east connect with uIGin Inc
trains at Little Falls
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

In West Virginia, close to the Penn
sylvauia line, lives Joseph Welsh, a
farmer. and he owns many interesting
relics of Braddock $ defeat.
Last February an oak tree, p inches
in diameter, was cut down on Welsh $
farm, and saving it up workmen found
in the centre OF the log a piece of
horseshoe. The saw had cut the shoe
in two at the toe, and one piece was
left in piece Of timber which is now
in use in bridge in that vicinity. The
other piece was discovered and saved.
The shoe had euclrcled knot and
it is supposed that when Braddock' S
army passed through that country in
l77j some of the men hung the horse
shoe over the limb OF saphng which
grew to he a tree and with the horse
shoe imbedded in the centre.
Near Welsh's farm many more relics
of that famous expedition have been
found. The farmer has sword dug
from the bank of the roadway near
the horseshoe tree. The sword is 20
inches long and much resembles the
bowie knife of the present day. \
number of pieces of wagon tires also
have been found. These tires are
from the wheels OF the cannon car
riages used by Braddock army. -
New York Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

A soldier who served in Cuba tells
the Boston Globe that one night, after
march, it happened that few of the
boys pitched their tents in close prox-
unity to the tent of an officer of an
other company, The boys were talk
ing quite loud as taps had not been
sounded.
"Hush up out there!' shouted the
officer, angrily.
"Who are you?" asked one of the
boys
"Ill show you who | am if | come
out there was the answer,
The talking continued, and soon ont
came the officer. His anger was great,
and he threatened to report the men
to their colonel, winding up with:
| "Don't you know enough to obey an
otlicer?'
Yes, replied one of the boys,
land we should have obeyed you if
you had had shouIder-straps on your
voice.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

Mrs DUDE, native Zulu woman
who was educated in an American
mission school in Natal, says that on
coming to this country the strangest
thing to her was the quantities of
clothes that the women here have. The
women seem to be always buying
new clothes or having them made in
new styles. 'Now in Zululand," she
says, ''those of us who wear clothes
wear them until they are old. Ameri-
can women demand much attention.
You want to be made great deal of
and you want the men to wait on You
so much. In Africa it's different, |
tell YOU the women wait on the men
there. Not but what | guess | like
the change little, she admitted,
meditatlyely, but you go to the other
extreme here. When you have ever
so little trouble you feel ii SO much
that is because you have been petted
until you do not know how to be
strong -
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06
M,ntcd. A H.lnzranh WIN.

A Canadian barTIs,rr r. responsible
for the following: One day a farmer
came into his office. and requested
that a Photograph will should be pre-
pared for his signature. The LAWYER
began at once to explain terms, but
the tiller Of the Wa'rie, who prided
himself not a little upon his legal
knowledge, only grew angry. II want
Photograph will, he declared: land
I'm going to have it, he added in
pareuthesis. When the impossibility
Of his request was still pointed out he
augrily stuuped from the office. shout
ing ont. Hang it If | can't have a
Photograph will I'll blamed well die in
testine. Almost as funny was the
,radesman vino had recently been left
some land. He came to the lawyer
with Instructions for a deed of trans
fer to be prepared in favor of himself.
On being asked his reasons. he gave
them thus: Don't feel sort of com
Portable about that bit of country. |
know how particular You lawyer gents
are, and thought, may he, that if l
signed a deed making over the prop
erty to myself no one would he able
to touch it." When his application
was refused, he went away in rage,
and subsequently tried to bring an
action against the lawyer, who, he
imagined, was trying to defraud him. -
Cornhill Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

Captain Sigsbee ought to have a
watch made especially to resist the
action of salt water. The one he now
carries has been submerged three
times. 1t went done in japanese
waters many years ago. At Bahia
Honda. in 1878, when Spanish pilot
grounded his vessel, the Blake, it had
another saltwater bath, the vessel
being flooded TO prevent her pounding
TO pieces on the rocks. At Havana it
went down with the Maine, but was
recovered by diver When the war
broke out and Captain Sig.bee took
command of the st. Paul, he wisely
left this watch at home, thinking it
indiscreet to risk it again in Cuban
waters
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

We have seen a small pig. stuck IN
q palinr through which il had tried 20
suueeze. assisted by an elder one IN
side. Attracted by its cries, it took
the small pigs head in its mouth and
tried To pull it through. in doing which
il almost pulled the sufferers head on.
In another ease cat deliberately
fetched its owner to assist another cat
which was living helpless in a it.
Moreover, domesticated animals are
TO some extent progressive, and
have realized the notion of common
good among other creatures than their
own stock.
There is a good deal OF service and
benevolence among very different do
mesticated animals, especially IN the
form of protection, sharing OF food,
aud forbearance. Specialized IN
stances in which dogs or cats have
taken food to others could doubtless
be authenticated, though the writer
has not witnessed Il case. But there
/ is the strongest of all evidence that
/ they have tendency to perform these
and other services to other animals,
because the domesticated creatures
voluntarily offer these services OF
benevolence to man. How can any
one doubt that animals lin domesti-
cation are willing to feed each other,
when there are cats all over England
and Scotland which delight in bring
ing food as presents to their owners?
We need not 90 back to the historic
cat which caught a pigeon every day
and brought it to its master when a
prisoner in the tower. The Spectator.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

Mrs. Richie saws that when Thack
cray visited Coventry one Of a party
who met him said: ''Mr Thackeray,
We want you to let Give marry Ethel.
DO let them be happy" He replied
"The characters, once created, lead
me. and / follow where they direct,
I cannot tell the events that wait on
Ethel aud Give" He told Miss Hen
nell that he made his women without
character, or else so bad, because that
was how he knew them. Next morn
ing, when they asked whether he had
had good night, he answered, How
could |, with Colonel Newcome max
ing a fool of himself as he has done?'
Mrs. Bray: But why did you lei
him ?" Tharkeray: "Oh, it is in hin
to do it. He must. New Iorl
Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

There used to be saying in the old
dueling days of generation past that
every bullet had its billet. Now the
time has arrived when a billet, even n
billet doux, may be converted into a
ballet. 1t is stated that French
army surgeon has invented a bullet
made of compressed paper, covered
10y u thin sheet of highly polished
aluminium. The new bullet, it is
claimed, is less expensive than those in
use; it makes equally as good targets
at any range, and the wound made by
il is. surgicalIy, clean, healing with
far greater ease than wounds made by
any of the missiles now muse. Thus,
while the number of wounded may be
no less, the Labor Of surgeons will be
liehtened by the absence Of septic
conditions.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06
Foxes in Connecticut.

Foxes are unusually plenty in Mid
dlesex county, Conn, and are being
shot in large numbers, One of the
towns there offers bounty for every
fox nose and another town bounty
for each pair of ears. The animal is
buried after the claim is paid. One
day recently one Of the MiddleseX
Yankees shot fox, pre-. ented IT. the nose
dug the animal up, cut off the ears
and presenting these in the other town
also collected the bounty. He might
have kept this financial arrangement
up all winter had he not got drunk on
the proceeds and thought the joke one
too good to keep to himself. He has
been sent to jail for three months. -
New York Sun.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06
"why Rubber. Are Considered Good
FaFs,,

"why Rubber. Are Considered Good
tarm.'"
There was a time. not so many
years back, when It was not quite
fashionable to appear too robust. A
little lauguor was considered rather
becoming in a young woman. But
that day has passed. The pale, droop-
ing, indoor girl has given way to the
riding, walking. golf-playing girl.
Health has received the seal Of fash
ion.
And everything that conduces to
healthis now good form. For instance,
in the matter Of wearing Tubbers. A
few years ago good many women OBJ
jeeted to wearing rubbers, on the
ground that they detrscted from the
trIm appearance of the foot. But
everybody knows that nothing else
ruins the health as quickly as wet
feet, and the only possible way to have
dry feet especially in winter-is to
wear rubbers. So rubbers have come
back into style as indispensable to
good health.
The added fact that rubbers are now
so much more shapely and graceful in
their lines than they were dozen
years ago, and that they are now made
in such infinite variety, has served, Of
course, still further to increase their
popularity.-Harper's Bazaar.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06
The Facts in the Case

There was trouble of some kind re-
ported on Desplaines street the other
night, and the editor told the new
reporter to go over and get the details.
He got them. as may be seen from his
account of the affair, which is as fol-
lows: A man killed. dog belonging
to another man. The son of the man
whose dog was killed proceeded to
whip the man who killed the dog OF
the man he was the son of. The man
who was the son of the man whose dog
was killed was arrested on complaint
of the man who was assaulted by the
son of the man whose dog the man
who was assaulted had killed. Chi,
cago News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06
nnrdLIne for the Reporter.

The war with Spain has served to
popularize in common language many
terms usually employed only in mil
itary sense, and has frequently fur
nished the smart men of the press
with a new figure of speech, as wit
ness the following:
81 shall have to ask you, Mr.. Pad
dem, " said a city editor, looking over
a large bundle of manuscript which a
new reporter had turned in as a de
scription of a trivial occurrence, ito
deploy that stuff. -
"To deploy it? said the new re-
porter. 81 don't understand"
Turn that column into line, " re-
Joined the editor.-Youth's Compan-
ion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06
Deafness Cannot Re Cured

by local applications, a they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There l. only
one way to cure deafness, and that i by con
,titutiOnal remedies. Deafness Is caused by
an intlam,d condition of the mucous lining OF
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube get
inramed YOU have rumbling sound or i'm.
perfect hearing, ans when it Is entirely closed
Deafness l. the result, and unless the imam
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing Will be
DESTROYED forever. Nine cases out Of ten are
caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one Hundred Dollars for any
ease of Deafness tCaused by catarThl that
cannot he cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. sent
for circulars. free.
+. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, do.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

every school, business or other
wise, says the Philadelphia Record,
"has to certain extent initiated col
lege customs, but genuine novelty
in this line has been sprung upon the
public. The pupils of barber school
INDUCED in little blow ont recent
ly, and during the evening some in
genious youth proposed that they
shodld adopt college yell. The sug-
gestion made a big hit, and after a
lively discussion cry was gotten up
which suited every one. Later in
the evening pedestrians were startled
when a crowd of merry Youngsters
passed along shouting;
""Rah! 'Rah! 'Rah We're scalp
pers, by gum!
Hair cut, shampoo, shave, bay rum
Next. Next. Next
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

Miss GERTIE DUNKIN,

Miss GERTIE DUNKIN,
Franklin, Neb., writes:
Il suffered for some time with pain
fui and irregular menstruation, falling
OF The womb and pain in the back. l
tried physicians, but found no relief.
Twas at last persuaded to try Lydia
Il, Pinllham's Vegetable Compound,
aud cannot praise it enough for what
it has done for me. l feel like a new
person, and would not part with your
medicine. l have recommended it to
several of my friends"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

Among some Napoleon letters found
in the library at Malmaison is one re-
preaching Josephine for extravaganza.
The emperor advises her to put her
affairs in order, not to spend more
than $500, 600 year, and to save the
other $500, 600. Thus in ten years
she would nave accumulated a fortune
for her grandchildren. "Instead of
doing this, however, | am told, " he
continues, that You are in debt.
If you wish to please me take care to
fill fat stocking. What do you sup
pose would be my opinion of you if
| knew YOU to be in debt with an in
come of $500, 600 year?'
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

A queer idea that of Rider Haggard
writing novel to show the wicked
ness of the law that makes vaccination
compulsory. This opens up new
field in fiction, and we may soon ez-
pect thrilling stories with microbes as
the leading characters and exciting
sporting romanceS devoted to hunting
the frolicsome bacteria - Boston
Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

The water moccasin is of a very pug
nacious disposition and will with say
age ferocity attack both man and
brute. 1t is found from tine Ped-e
river to the gulf states In Texas
there is a species known as the Texa,
moccasin, but the great stronghold Of
this animal is the great swamp OF
southern Florida. These reptiles are
essentially watersnakes aud live prin-
cipally upon fishes and small reptiles
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06
TWO GRATEFUL WOMEN
Restored to Hoalth by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Can DO MY Own Work"
Mrs. PATRICK DANEHY,


West Winsted, Conn, writes:
"DEAR Mrs. PTNKHAM:-It is with
pleasure that l write to you of the
benefit have derived from using your
wonderful Vegetable Compound. Twas
very i'll, suffered with female weak
ness and displacement of the womb.
'IcouId notslccpat night, had to walk
the floor, | suffered so with pain in my
side and small of my back. Was troU-
bIed with bloating, and at times would
faint away; had q terrible pain in my
heart, a bad taste in my mouth all the
time and would vomit; butnow, thanks
TO Mrs. Pinkham and her Vegetable
Compound, [ feel we'll and sleep well,
can do my worl; without feeling tired;
do not bloat or have any trouble
whatever.
Il sincerely thank you for the good
advice you gave me and for what your
medicine has done for me
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06
Then He Knew.

Said the youth; "Er-ah Iii,
there any reason why You and | should
not wed?'
What has reason to do with the
case?' asked the young woman.
Then he knew that love alone ruled
her actions. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

Sweet Girl-Papa, Mr.. Poorchap
proposed to me last night, and / told
him that | would marry him, if you
were willing.
Father-Send him about his bust
ness.
Sweet Girl-He hasn't ny.-New
York Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without il. Casrarets, Candy Cat,:ar"
tie clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purties from the body. Begin today TO
Danish pimules. boils. OIotrhrs, blackheads.
and that sirkly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets-heauty for ten cents. All drug
gists satisfac ion guaranteed, Zoe. 2jc, SOC.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

London. Jan. 3.-The Daily News says
this morning: In a roundabout manner
we hear that the British authorities at
the request Of the French government.
have issued a warrant for the arrest OF
Emile Zola. now known to be III Eng
land
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

Paulding, o., Jan. 3.-Charles a.
Brewer, ex-postmaster of this city, yes
terday shot and killed his Wife after
which he blew his own brains out. Do
nestle incompatibiity was the cause Of
the shooting.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-06

Ke.np's Balsam will stop the cough at
once. Go TO your druggist to-day and get
a sample bottle free. Sold in Is and 30
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dan
RarOnS.