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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-22
Boston & Maine r. r
TIME TABLE. WINTER SCHEDULE.
In effect October =, 1899.
Trains leave Newport

80 NAA~NS |NSS'Si - AoSO'
Trains leave Newport
For St. Johnsbury at ~ 10 and : 90 a. IN .
o5, 4 90, an 10 80 p. nj. Return ut - 20.
t3 l > and 10 10 a. m. and = 27 y. m
For Wells River At ~ 10 and 90 m.
O5, 90 and IL 80 p. m. Return At t2 25
and IS a. m, 35 and 30 p. m.
For White River Jet at : % a, m, : 90 and
and l 30 p.m
Tor Plymouth at 1910 and 2 90 a. IN j.,
O5 p. m Return at ~ ND, : 90 a m. o,
- and 10 y. m.
For Concord at 'I2 10 and Z 90 a m. o6
and 10 so p m. Return at 6 90, II II, IL 20
and II 80 Il, m, so and 40 10 p. m.
For Manchester ut '12 10 and 90 n. m,
% and 10 SO p. IN. Return Mt 10 and
10 80 Il. m, 10 and - 80 p. IN.
For Lowell at '12 10 and 7 90 n. m, l O5
and 10 so p. IN. Return at 10 n III. =. 10
and - 80 p. m.
For Springfield. Mass, ut 90 a m and
10 so p. IN. Return at l 9 A. m, and ; 90
y. III.
For Nashua juno. Mt 'I2 o and 90 n m
O5 and o so y. III. Return Mt 10 o. q. III -.
y 80 and - O6 q. IN.
For Boston At 'I2 10 ans 90 a. m, O5
and 20 SO p. IN. Return ut . 90 II. m, : 80
and - 90 p. M.
a4s~' Runs daily. t Daily except Monday
All other trains run daily except Sunday.
Trains leave GrovctOn tor
Lancaster at 90 IL. m, II 27, 90 p. m
Return at 6 20, ! / 81 II. III. and 95 D. III.
Littlcton at 90 II. NJ, II -, 90 p. m
/ Return at 10 ~ 4. III. and + 81 y. m.
Wells River at : 90 Il. IN. u -, 90 p, m
Return NJ 55 II. M, 30 p. III.
plymouth at 90 Il. m, -, 90 p. IN
Return Mt : SO Il. m, ! - p. IN.
Concord at 90 Il. M, ! -, 90 p. III
Return ut and II 30 a. III,
Manchester At 90 II. III. IL 81, 90 p. IN
Return at 10 and 10 10 1t. M.
Nashua Jet. Mt : 90 ii. IN. II -, 90 p. M
Return nt 10 80 a. IN.
Springfield n : 90 II. IN. 90 y. III. Return
Mt 8 70 4. nj.
Roston at : 90 a rnl227 pop. IN. Re
turn MT 9 90 Il. III.
DANA !. FLANDERS,
Gen. Pass. * Ticket Agt
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-22
RESOURCES OF RUSSIA.
Her Presept Need Is Machinery, aad
American Can Provide IL.


The Chemnltz Tageblatt recently
published an article on the wealth Of
Russia. from which / take the follow
Ing figures. writes J. &. Monaghan.
United States consul at Chem1lt2:
Its S,644. 100 square miles OF territory
extend over one-seventh Of the earth's
surface-only 100000 less than the
entire British empire. Its waters cover
293.0lS square miles. 1t has Is souls
to every square mile. or l30OO0,000 In.
hahltants. One.twelfth Of the worlds
population pays tribute to the car. II
has 100000 men able TO fight, II
can send l.250. 800 men into the field In
a few days and 100000 q few days
later. Its total prepared lighting force
Is 2,S00.OO0 men and 49I .4lJ horses.
The government owns 1851 miles Of
railroad private parties 5000 miles. II
has feet consisting Of % battleships.
IA coast defenders. l6 cruisers, % can
non boats and SO torpedo boats The
marine forces are made up Of l,2i9
officers, 32G engineers, $4,000 men. Its
iEuI ihC tOuSISNS VI U.s.
steamers and 2,l35 sailing vessels. The
river shipping has feet OF 10000
Ahips, manned by 9O,350 men.
Russia can be practically indepehd.
ent OF the outside world for food since
the opening up OF Siberia's gralnhelds.
The export OF grain last year was 300.
100000 quarters. Famine. once almost
unavoidable, Is now limited to one or
two districts. Once the railroads reach
the interior Of these the danger Will
disappear Over the empires bound
less meadows, stcppes and praires
roam. In European Russia alone, "a ,G09.-
260 head OF cattle. 44,465, ,450 sheep,
0.243. 900 hogs. 1t cultivates i,09S, ,50T,.
7S0 acres Of land
The country ls opening mines drain.
ing marshes, clearing forests, putting
land hitherto held TO be OF no value un-
der cultivation. Foreign cotton and
corn, tea and tobacco are being tried.
In It's efforts TO cmancipate itself from
foreign imports Russia will want ma
chInery, tools, seeds, etc. No nation Is
better situated to provide these than
the United States.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-22
FAMOUS BRITISH REGIMENTS
Facts About Those which suffered at
the Recent Modder River Battle.

The Gordon Elghlanders, who suffer.
cd severely In the recent battle near
Modd,r river. South Africa. Is the most
famous organization Ia the British
army and has been commanded by
some OF the most famous officers, says
the New York Times.
The organization comprises the Sey.
enty.tlfth and Nincty-secOnd regiments
of foot The former regiment was
raised In 1857 and the Nlnety-seCond
In 1894 by the Marquis Of Huntly,
afterward the last Duke OF Gordon
and the story is familiar to every one
Of how the duchess, his mother, assist.
ed TO recruit her sons regiment, plac.
ing. when all other arguments failed,
the bounty offered between her lips.
The names OF battles aud campaigns
In which they have shown conspicuous
gallantry and the names of which are
embroidered on their flag are rs fol.
lows: Seringapatam, India; EgmOnt-
op-Zcc. Mandora, Egypt. COruna,
Fuentcs dOnor, Almara2, Nittorla,
y ANlNOt vi AA't1, W
terloo. South Africa. 1885: Delhi, Luck
now, Charasiah, kabul, 1879; kanda-
har, 1880; AfGhanistan, lSTSS0; Egypt
lSS2-i Tel-eI-Kebir, Nile, lSS4-J.
The Prince Of Wales Is colonel In
chief o! the GordOns, and the colonel
Is Sir George Stewart White. now IL
command Of the force ut LadysmIth
Al the beginning Of the present com
plign Henry Harding Matthias was
lieutenant colonel OF the Seventy
and William Henry DCk-Cunynghan
the lieutenant colonel OF the Ninety
second. The adjutants Of the two regl'
ments were Walter Campbell and Eric
Strratticld respectively.
The Black Watch, which also suf
fered very severely, is another famous
military organization. 1t Is also known
as the Royal highlandeTs aud com
prlses the Forty.srcOnd aud Seventy
third regiments Of infantry The for
mer dates from lT2g, when siS com
panies were raised for local service
on their flag appear most Uf the names
embroidered on the flag Of the Cor
dons. and they have seen almost as
much service. 1t was TO the Black
Watch that Sir John Moore at Coruna
turned, with the famous cXhortatIon
"HighlandcrS. remember Egypt" Al
Tel.el- Kcbir. under Sir Archibald AL!
son. many officers OF the Black Watch
U.oro l-tlInl nd u.pnnlpl
The Second battalion OF the Black
Watch was raised In 1856. The fame
of the exploits Of this regiment at Wa
terloo Is known to every one who has
read the history OF that battle. Whcr
the Duke of Wellington sent to inquire
which OF the British squares had form
ed 50 far in advance, he was told tha'
II consisted Of the dead soldiers OF two
regiments. OF which the Scycnty-thirt
provided the larger part.
The COldstream guards constitute
one OF the three organizations whicl
form the Household cavalry. Name.
OF many battles aud many campaign,
are embroidered on their colors. thell
most recent active service before III,
present campaign being in the Egyp
tIan and Sudan wars Of 1889 and 1885.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-22

A large screech owl flew through Il
window into the circuit court room In
Muncie. Ind. the other evening and
stopped proceedings. 1t flew sUaight
for Miss Maud rugh, the writing clerk,
who screamed and fed. The session
ut once broke up and the jurors and
bailIh, L. f.. Starr, started to catch the.
bird. Starr caught 1t. but ~ doing So
was vicously clawrd on nr bands.
says the Clnctnnati Enquirer other
persons were also clawrd. Several
articles thrown at the owl by persons
fearing M attack went flying hrltcr-
skcl;cr ard added 10 the confusion.
Judge Leillcr adjourned court untl the
acxt morning.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-22
SPARED HIS SHADE TREES.
". l.. Decker Sacrificed R23,000
Hnnae Rather IAnn IkIll His Trees.

William L. Decker has sacrificed
house which cost $4,000 to build few
years ago in preference to having some
maple and elm trees which surrounded
It cut down. Mr. Decker is owner Of
the Decker building, at Union square
New York.
He recently purchased the Bouchclle
place. in Greenwich. Conn. and de.
sired to erect n costly mansion, says
the New York Times. He was offered
n good price for the building, but the
removal would nGcessitatc cutting
down the trees. This he would not lis.
ten to. ana the building has now been
levrlrh to the ground.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-22
1(IEEKIS1I|n (IEENK[9IS1|n

To and from Quebec, ( Colebrook North STRAIT
tord, LanCaStc:. North Conway, BOSTON,
Portland, and all points in the State
OF Maine and Maritime Irovinces.
In effect December &, 1899.
TRAINS LEAVE North SlratlOrd 0S fol.
lows: For Colcbrook and BecCher Falls ut
1000 n. m, 2.l5 % and : 30 p. IN.
For CUokShire Dudweli Junction aud Line
Ridge Mt 2.lJ p. IN.
l'o" Quebec and NIL points on the Quebec
Central Ry. 2.15 p. IN.
For Lancaster & 81 n. n and 80 p. III.
For Quebec Junction. Portland and East
points 6.35 #. nj. and . so p. III.
For EoStOn, via Portland, 4 80 n. III. and
go D. IN.
iEO Il. EEANS.
Vice President and Gen. NJ anagcr.
T.. Il. BOOTuBY. 6. l.. x T. a.,
PORTLAND, MF.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-22

Ear 90 in ashcD clcudtd skitt
Tie sInolleiing sunset family glo~s
With peArly ttuts and crimson dyes
Like bushes Of fading rose;
From cedar trees the snowblrds cry,
Their feathers FufNci. .iH the cold:
The slNcrng sheep focks gather nigh
Or stragsle, heating. TO their told.
ChrysaEthtmUms along the walks
Their gorgeous bygone G!oHes sheI
And hang from black. decaying stalks
Sprays yellow, purple, white and red.
ThGir pungent frasrlnce, MS II dies -
Recalls the sprihgtime songs u V.d,
PlimT0sos under summer Skies,
The autumn Vrvhsfd,s ue..o" gold. .
And, Ike su etching Glvliy traced
III airy Zines against the. wtAt,
The fragile tHiss are iniegiaGed,
Lifting a little shattered meet,
Tho glory Of the et4y haired yc@r
Is ruined with pecenAGr's blight,
Like this lrail ucst that ,liGgets here,
Fog,Ikuh in lht winter night.
Waller Aa!on, ii Criterion
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-22

The Southern railway smashed Re
world ; record the other day IN runn,lE
~ miles an hoax over itS new HOa0bti
hetwevn Columbia and Savannah, say y
the Atlanta Constitution, The siS pr
vale cars We're as heavy As the oru,-
niry pnsseuser train 0f nine coaches,
but with AL tie weight and strain Au, \
speed the rear car rode smoothly, aI.,t
the rear car always swings and jeVks
more Iha1 any other.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-22

Tobacco worshipers may he glad to
know that. although there are some 100
species already described by botanists,
new member Of the family has been
discovered on the Pacific coast and
named by Mr., Hrnndegee NIcotiana
stucktonI. A. l.. Stockton discovered It
on SOcOrro island. .- Muehaus Monthly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-22
4 Suitable WruDupr.

The can OF chocolate which Queen
Victoria has ordered sent IL each Brit
lSl soldier In South Africa as Christ.
Gas gift isu't so bad, but 1t would be
better wrapped in a paid up life insur-
ancc p&!'ry. San Francisco Eulletin.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-22

Signed In triplicate, IN English AID
Sulu, at JolU. this Goth day Of Augu st,
a. u. 1890 (l3 ArahuIl AbiI 1917.
]. G. Bates, Brsadier General Uni, -
States Volunteers; Sultan Of j. q,
Dato Rajah Muda, Dato Attn, DltV
Calbi and Dato ]aoaEanain.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-22
PADE REWSKl BACK AGAIN
Famous Polish Pianist's Return
Described BY Hilary Bell.
HIS AUDIENCE ELECTRIFIED.
Great Artist Has Come Back "a Player
Full OF Life, Health and Color.
More joyful Note IL In His Music.
His wife's Innue.ee over Him.

His wife's Innue.ee over Him.
Hilary Bell describes for the New
York Press In the following breezy
manner the return OF lgnace Jan Pad
erewski. the great Polish pianist, who
played the other afternoon at Carnegie
hall In New York:
Paderewski! What a word Is that TO
conjure with!
A huge hall crowded Mostly wom-
en-. A patriarch here and there, or an
occasional youth with long hair, and
the music critics. Otherwise all femi-
ninity. or uncertain age and not beau
tiful. for the true message OF the piano
comes to women late In life. Old maids
mostly and dreaming OF the Sir Lance.
lot Of melody; no ticshly passion here,
but abstraction. A dim hall. The
lights turned low, suitable TO dubious
con ons; corners lost In shadow;
the platform n misty maze in the dis.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-22
E;L!EIIIliIII1IIKEgEEl

Winter Time Table.
in effect October 22, 90.
Passenger service at Island Pond
East bound leave
Mail and Passenger 4 90 a. m, mixed {. 80
a. M express 1.ls; p. IN. night xpress . 40
Il. M
West bound leave
Night express II. 40 u. m; mail and passcn
ger 600 a. m; express .-i3 p. m.
Arrive from east
night express IL. Goa. III; mixed 800 p. m,
express l.lS y. m; mail and passenger
500 p. m.
Arrive from west:
Night Express Z. 90 III express 90 p.
| IN; passenger p. m.
The trains designated as might eN press"
run daily the Others daily except Sunday.
w. E. DAVIS, 6. p. & r.. A.
CHAs. NJ. HAYS, Gen. Nan.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-22
tastlN (slaha Roof.

4 new glass roof is being put on he
Sydrnham Crystal palace at cost oc
500 900
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-22
L. T. WILLIAMS.
LAND i: SURVEYOR,
and Timber Land Explorer.

Twenty-hvc years experience in New BrnnN-
wick Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
Gan give accurate estimates bE methods not
4u0wr TO others. Compass surveys q SpC
ciaLr. Post office Coos n II
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-12-22
VOL. XVII.
sPER CENT
Dividend Paying Stock,

i. Vermont and Boston enterprise and man
lfacturing industry. Limited issue offered
al a special price for a short time only.
shares full pai l. moi, a~sessahle fully par 'isi-
pstinE Write Hon. Geo. W. Wing, Treas,
Montpelier, VI.
Subscriptions will also be received by Chas.
n. Ruiter, Cashier Merchants National Bank
st. Johusbury, Va, who is q Director OF the
Company.
The record-union., 1899-06-12
Hung by His Friends.

AT Ballarat ruined gold miner once
committed suicide in dramatic man.
ner During the time of the gold rush
a certain deserted claim was for years
held sacred, and the tools strewn about
the windlass were left to- rust away I'M
touched. A party of varsity men. old
school fellows and of gentle birth, had
sunk their shaft there and worked with
out success until their money was spent.
One evening one of them at work at
the bottom of the shaft shouted: Haul
up, boys, the time has come at last"
They hauled up, and when it came to
the top they found their comrades life
less body hanging from the chain. He
had detached the bucket. tied a moose
about his neck, fastened the moose to
the chain, and was hanged by his dear
est friends. The party had been much
liked and respected by the other miners
who would readily have subscribed a.
thousand ounces of gold dust to give
them fresh start. but ere the dawn Of
the next day the whole party had dis
appeared, leaving their claim in the
same state as it lay at the time of the
tragedy.
The record-union., 1899-06-12
Slow observation-disclosures Madrid.

Barcelona is a great trading port,
about on level with Marseilles. 1t has
grown very much within recent years.
The Barcelonese consider themselves d
model to all Spain in the matter OF in
dustry, and in common sense. Yet in
this town-which is really a handsome
place and rich-the head telegraph Of
flee is in the suburbs; there lis only one
branch Office in town. and messages
have to be sent from that by hand. The
postoffice is well away from the port,
in a by street If you are there on
business you will find. as likely as not,
that one clerk is in attendance out OF
an immense staff. He will probably be
very polite, but he will put his hand to
a pen or a bundle of letters as if he
feared they would burn. And Barcelona
is model Of smartness compared with
Madrid
One wonders what would happen to
the dawdling officials one sees at these
places if they We're transported by some
malignant fairy to ST. Martin's-le-
Grand. Madness would probably be
their fate if they made an effort to
meet the call. But then they would
not; the hurry and drive would simply
revolt their sense of what was due to a
gentleman.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The record-union., 1899-06-12
Spanish Citizenship.

Spaniard was born in Spain. His
son, who was born in Cuba, is not a
Spaniard, but Cuban. If a Cuban
should go to Madrid when he is two
weeks old and spend adj his life in the
palace he would still be. a Cuban and
not quite as good as a Spaniard. If a
Spaniard should go to Havana when he
is two weeks old and spend all his life
in that city or upon a plantation. he
would still be Spaniard and enjoy a
distinction and social position which a
Cuban can never attain. The sons and
daughters of a Spaniard are Cubans if
they are born in Cuba, but the sons and
grandsons and great grandsons of Gu
ban must always be Cubans, no matter
If they were born in Madrid and spend
their whole lives in that city. No Gu
ban can ever become a Spaniard, no
matter what happens to him, and from
the Spanish point of view he is a de-
generate.
The record-union., 1899-06-12
BRUTAL CHINAMAN.
Staked Out an Old Horse to Die of
Starvation.

1t was happy day for the horses
of this county when the Humane Socie-
ty organized and began its work Of
prosecuting persons who treated their
dumb brutes with cruelty, up to which
time that class had gone unwhipped
of justice.
While there have been cases of cru
city to animals that never came to light.
still the society has greatly checked
the practice by sending its officers into
all parts. of the county and prosecuting
every case of the kind that came to it's
knowledge, until now horses and 9th
animals are aecol Geu, a.. rule, some
thing like fair treatment.
On Saturday Jerry N. Payne, one of
the society's officers, learned that a
Chinaman in the southeastern part of
the city had staked-out On aged horse
and left him for three days without
food or water He went out and found
the story to be true.
Subsequently he found the Chinaman,
arrested him and took him before Jus
tice Henry who fined him $3.50 The
fine was paid and turned over to Pres
ident Schad of the society. Mr.. Payne
then had the horse-which was in a
shocking condition from age and star
vation-killed to end it's suffering.
The record-union., 1899-06-12
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
Giovanni SINH and Companion
Badly Injured.

Giovanni Simi of the Roma Bakery,
and a man named Paul were out riding
yesterday when their horse ran away
up K street
1t turned suddenly az Thirty first,
and both men Were thrown head fore
most into the canal and badly injured
Paul was stunned and would have
drowned but for SINH, who, although
badly hurt, managed to hold his COM
panion's head above water until help
arrived. They We're both unconscious
when brought to the Receiving Hospi-
tai, where Drs. Ogden and Nichols at
tended them. Simi's scalp was COM
pletely torn loose from the forehead
as far back as the crown of his head,
and he presented a ghastly appearance
His injuries are very severe. 1t was
found that Paui's skull was fractured
and he was taken to the Sisters Hos
pital where he was resting easily last
night.
The record-union., 1899-06-12
BOLD ATTEMPT At MURDER.
BERT HICKS SHOT AT FOLSOM
LAST NIGHT.
The Would-be Murderers Escape
ON Bicycles-SheriR johnson
After Them.

There came very near being wan
ton murder committed in Folsom about
10 O'Clock last night. The intended
victim, a. colored man named Bert
Hicks, escaped death, but carries one
bullet in his arm and another in his
leg.
1t seems that two men. whose names
We're not known, but who had lately
been employed across the river in
Orangevale, had been in Folsom most
of the day, ON a spree, and were con-
siderably under the influence of liquor
last night.
About the hour named they ran across
Hicks, who drives delivery wagon for
p. c. Cohns the Folsom merchant. they
tantalized Hicks for a while, and then
one of them remarked that he had Just
as soon shoot niger as not" With
that he drew pistol and fired two
shots at Hicks, with the result stated.
The shots and Hicks cries for help
brought people to their doors, but his
assailants jumped ON their bicycles and
rode rapidly away in the direction of
Alder Greek.
Word was promptly sent to Sheriff
johnson, and he at once telephoned to
Deputy Hunters at Perkins, five miles
out on the Folsom road, to go on a
hunt for the would-be murderers. lie
also called out his other deputies and
the Sheriff and his posse set out by
different routes to try and run down
the ruffians.
There is a hope that the fugitives
have come to grief in their attempt to
travel the road on wheels a. night and
in half-inebriated condition, and that
they will soon be in custody.
The record-union., 1899-06-12

brown eyes, of little voice calling in
cessantly for one who could not come.
while the shadow of death was stealing
steadily in, brought the dew out on his
forehead.
Hello! This one looks all right, sir.
This ones good" said Dick, pausing
before consigning one of the condemn
ed sketches to the flames why, it's
| fine
Let's see," said Davidson, interested
~, leaning over to look at it. Dick
spread it out on the desk before him,
with one other his youthful experience
thought good.
"Bosh,' was Davidson'a contemptuous
! criticism. Why, it's old as the hills
want a design which will show the line
stretching from the dawning East to
the setting sun. with the light so ar
ranged as to produce novel and strik-
ing effect, chariot driven by Progress,
Development and Wealth, and
The drawing was the best of those
submitted Davidson turned it from
side to side to see if anything could
be done with it.
During the pause which enSued John
Van Styver, taking blank sheet from
his pocket and a pencil dashed off a
design, weird and bold and beautiful.
A vast fair country over a continent,
the stars and moon glimmering in the
west, and a respondent burst of the
rising sun in the dawning east, a
chariot driven by three figures. horses
whose mad rush was the embodiment
of his own wild desire to reach that
land where the waves of the great Pa
cific laved the sea shore, stood out in
| splendid lines, and a great rush of pros
perity was pictured as following the
straight line of the great road as far as
| it ran from one ocean brink to the
other
Slipping the drawing over Davidson's
shoulder. John placed it silently before
him ON the desk.
"Phew!" exclaimed Dick, with a vio-
| lent start, looking on in establishment
at Van Styver
Davidson said nothing, but looked
long and hard at the splendid drawing
! before him. Getting up, he held out his
! hand to John.
Il don't know your name but you are
a great artist" said he, with energy.
And what's more, you are the only one
who could have come nearer interpret
ing my idea, and you have executed it
far finer than l had thought it out my
self. I'll be glad to give you a pass to
San Francisco, and I'll buy your sketch
for $500"
A mist came before Johns eyes, and
without a word he wrung the, hard
hard which extended him a check and
went out. t
BIS hopeful Leave on train in hours
time, bringing money" he telegraphed.
Rushing to his forlorn room, John be-
gan to gather his few belongings and
his loved photographs ITO catch the train.
A telegraph messenger knocked at his
door. With trembling terror he tore
open the envelope.
Our darling better. Come at once.
Good news of mine. M. Van Styver."-
| New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The record-union., 1899-06-12

any other calls waiting. If the wire
is not wanted by other subscribers, and
is retained by a subscriber longer than
thirty seconds, the charge for the tune
beyond the thirty seconds will be l
cent for each additional second. The
use of these wires is given only to sub
scribers of the company.
Business snen frequently have oeca-
sion to send brief messages that can
be disposed Of in ten or twenty seconds,
and this new arrangement should prove
a great convenience to them.