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months from the day we met we were
engaged. I was supremely happy, anu
so Carlotta seemed to be, the only clouu
upon our horizon being Mrs. SEWN sI..l
health, which I could see was TAXING
fast
for a short walk, and were returning
when we were met by one of the MAIDS
who had hurried out in search OF US,
and who told US that Mrs. SEWN nag
became desperately ILL., We hastened
to her and found her suffering agony
that no effort of her strong viii coulo
conceal She was sitting erect in her
bed, propped up by pillows, a position
in which it was absolutely necessary
to place her during her paroxysTns.
From all the symptoms, 1 judged that
the end was not far off, though she
might last some days. Carlotta, with
her usual dizziness and presence Of
mind, helped me to do all that there
was to be done to relieve her motner,
and before morning she was somewhat
easier. With strict injunctiOns that her
position should not be changed, 1 left
the house. Later, I returned to find her
again in agony and begging piteously
to be put out of her misery.
THE three days that followed were
indescribably painful! On the evening
of the fourth returned from my round
of visits and found a message from
Carlotta. 1 hurried to her at once. The
girl had her arms about her mother,
struggling TO draw the pillows from
behind her During a momentary lull
in her suffering, Carlotta slipped to my
side and asked:
- How long will this last?
Tt may last for days. 1 replied.
For Gods sake, if you have any
humanity, end it! It is wrong-all
wrong, that she should suffer so. End
it, I beg of you!
''At this moment there was another
fearful paroxysm, and the girl returned
quickly to her post
8 'Carlotta.' said. stand aside mo-
ment' She Obeyed. am not sure that
she knew what I meant to do, but, if
she did, she offered no resistance I
drew the pillows gently away from Mrs
Selwin's shoulders and laid her down.
For a moment she was perfectly quiet,
the dawn of a smile on her lips and
her eyes seeking CarlOtta's. Then there
was a gurgling sigh-the smile deep
ened, and all was over.
. 'NIother!' cried Carlotta- You are
better!'
Yes, she is better I replied. Car
Iotta, don't you see?'
1.-The girl took her dead mothers
hand, look of horror deepening in her
eyes.
'CarIotta. don't you know?'
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provoking for him to send you to thai
Outlandish place when at Saratoga you
would have met young Fielding con-
stantly- Why, ElOiSe, he is the best
.parti' in town since his uncle died and
left him all his money. He would ad
m1re your cousins face, know he
raves about rustic beauty. How can
we cOntrive to keep her out of the
Way?"
Eloise stood up before her mother.
erect and beautiful.
Mother" she said, slightly smiling,
Il do not fear the power of my cous-
IN charms Look at meF'
'rDr. Fieldingr' said a lovely girl,
seating herself beside Eloise Grant
DIR. Fielding, wonder if. What
is his first name, Eloise?"
Harry Fielding! knew a boy once,
long years ago, whose name was Harry
Fielding. Well, now for business.
ElOise, I want you to tell me how I
can earn my own living in this great
Earn your own living, Nenl Are
you crazy?"
mo. Papa is going to marry a girl
of sixteen next week. Don't stop me-
it is true! 1 viii not live with such
step-mOther, and I told father that I
should not come home again!
Nellie! Have you spoken to papa? %
with a slight smile, that I mean to be
a burden upon Uncle George No, 1
can sew well, and my needle viii sup
port me"
TT is slow starvation"
"Then I can teach French. I have
studied it thoroughly. We will talk
of this tomorrow. You must dress
now, I suppose"
Yes, and you, too"
mo, I cannot come down. Excuse
me tonight. I am fatigued. Come in
when you are dressed, I want to see
when EIoise left the room, Nellie.
unbraidfng her long, glossy hair, and
slipping on a white wrapper, drew up
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would make her cheeks burn, and she
studiously avoided him.
One morning she was at the house of
a pupil, listening to the Wearying repe-
titiOn of verbs and phrases, when, to
her surprise, DR.. Fielding entered the
room Nellie turned her face from him
and continued the lesson, apparently
unconscious of his presence. He showed
no intention of complying with her in
ward wish, that he would leave the
room again, but taking his place at the
piano, began to hum over some opera
airs evidently waiting for the lesson
to be finished. NelIie's pupil whis-
see sister Kate, who was out, and
would not come in for ever so long.
The lesson was finished, and Nellie
stood before the glass pinning on her
bonnet.
"Oh, Miss Grant. if you will wait
here one minute, I will go up for the
exercise I wrote yesterday" and her
little pupil ran away
Miss Nellie" said the doctor, leav-
ing his music and coming to her side,
do you think you treat an old friend
fairly? 1 have actually haunted your
uncle's house to see again the fair Wis
ion
An arch smile interrupted him.
"A truce to compliments. he said.
Frankly, I have taken it as most un-
kind that you were so obStinately in
visible whenever I have called upon
Miss Eloise I am very glad to find you
here to-day"
To Mrs. Grants horror, DR.. Field
ing came home with Nellie, the next
day he drove her out, and in the eve
ming took her to the opera.
ElOise, with a most astonishing in
difference to the loss of the best 'partf
in town, encouraged his visits, was
continually finding excuses to leave
them alone together, and finally told
her mother that she wanted her ad-
vice about a new dress, for that her
father was going to give Nellie a splen-
did wedding, and she had elected her
self first bridesmaid
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pOpSun.
THE JUMPING WISH-BONE.
Christmas is usually celebrated at
the dinner table by a plump Christmas
fowl. When nothing has been left OF
this but the bones, pick out the wish
bone"-the bone on the breast, shaped
like the one in the illustration.
Then stretch across the two ends of
the bone a doubled string, and twist
the string round a piece of stick. which
just reaches to the top of the bone
On this point place a bit of soft pitch,
or any very sticky substance strong
enough to grip the end of the stick
Then place the wish bone on the table.
When the twisted string has over
come the resistance of the pitch, what
do you think will happen? The bone
will jump high into the air as if it
were alive. Jumping frogs are made
on this principle.
A SNOWDROP TREE FOR THE
CHRISTMAS TABLE.
Snowdrops, with their beautiful
white flowers, are out of season now,
and though they might look pretty on
the Christmas table, readers do not
need to worry, as beautiful wax snow
drops can easily be made by the aid of
a candle and a glass of water. These
also have the advantage of kee- ing al
ways fresh and fair, and no one look
ing at them need say, I'VE weep to
see you haste. away so soon," for these
flowers will last forever.
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and make what other arrangements I
deemed necessary, feeling assured that
a reaction would come presently and
that CarlOtta would call for me But
she did not, nor would she see me for
weeks after her mothers death Then.
one day when I called, she sent down
word that she wished to speak to me
I was dismayed when she came into
the room, the ghost of her former self.
All the energy and animation was gone
out of her face, even her hair looked
dull and lfelesS. I approached her with
outstretched hands.
" AT last, CarlottaI' I said; but she
drew back with shudder.
" I felt I must see you she said, to
set right any lingering impression you
might have that there could be any
thing more between US. This is the last
time we shall meet.
" What do you mean, Carlotta2
gasped, in bewilderment.
D." I've turned things over and over In
my mind, till my brain aches and I
cannot-cannot exonerate you from
from guilt
most unjust-most cruel cried. in
you win say truly that it was at my
suggestion you FASTENED my mothers
death-but was mad-mad with grief
at the time
" I have said nothing interposed.
What l did was done in all Justice
all humanity, to a poor. tortured Great
ure for whom life was full of the tor
ments of he'll, and to whom death, has
tened Dy a DAY or Two at the IarIEeSEr
was grateful Your mother was salts
fed, God knows
- L cannot tell. She might have pre-
ferred to live and suffer her life out IL
she had been in a condition to choose
she replied, lifting her hands with a
weary gesture to her head
4 should have been indignant but
for an overwhelming sense of pity that
arose in my heart at the thought of
what she must be suffering. I longed
beyond words to comfort her and said
a few wild things that I might just as
well have left unsaid, for she listened
very coldly, and when I ended by ad-
jurtng her not to ruin my happiness
for a mere morbid fancy, she replied.
with a shudder:
" You may call it what you will, but
I shall always feel that I have been
your accomplice in crime against God
and against my poor mother!' Here.
perhaps, my face revealed something
of what I was suffering, for her voice
sOftened and she added, quite gently.
I am sorry to cause you pain, but there
is no other way. Good-byeH And she
left me"
The doctor paused and sat with his
face shaded by his hand.
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listening at times to the music or
laughter in the rooms below, at last
fell fast asleep. When she awoke it
was very late and her throat was
parched and dry with thirst.
I wonder now" sOlilOquized Nellie,
as she sat up in her chair-''I wonder
if 1 could steal down to the water cool
er in the pantry and get a glass Of wa
ter without meeting any One?"
Peeping over the banisters, she saw
that the supper was over, the room de-
serted, and she quickly passed down
Hardly had she gained the room when
voices on the stairs alarmed her, and
she ran into the pantry and hid behind
"a ghost. boys, ghostr cried a
young man, coming into the dining
room. Il saw it fly! Flowing hair,
white ShrOud, all in character. All,
here she is" and poor Nellie found her
self dragged from her hiding place and
surrounded by a group of five or six
WHO are you?" said one.
Mrs. Grants new nursery maid"
said another.
Gentlemen" said Nellie, breaking
from the first speaker and drawing up
enough to let me pass. I am visitor
here and thought the guests had all
left the house, or I should not have
surely, surely, l know that voice
and face said one of the group, who
had not spoken before. who is il?
YOU to your door" he continued. offer
ing her his arm. Il am sure these
gentlemen will all join with me in
apologizing for the fright we have
caused you"
Certainly" was the reply of all. and
accepting the arm offered her, Nellie
bowed gracefully to all and left the
room.
..EIoise," said her mother the next
morning, what do you think of Mel
lies talent for acting? I never heard
of a more successful trap than she con-
trived last night. She knew that in
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it across so as to make two

stitch it across so as to make two
divisions.
At the top insert a rounded stick
a hoop-stick will do. Put it through
the serge. and secure 1t firmly. Cover
the ends that stick out with ribbon,
and make a loop of cord for it to hang
up by. If you are clever, you will
work your fathers initials o. the front.
He will be very pleased with this, and
will be able to keep his papers neatly
and at hand when he wants them.
A CHRISTMAS PCPGUN.
At your Christmas dinner you win
probably have either a goose or a tur-
key. Take quill from the feathers of
your Christmas fowl. and cut it across
each end. You Will thus have a tube
but have no ammunition with which
to lombard your friends. You must
therefore take a thin slice of raw DO
tato and push the quill right through
it. Do the same with the other end.
You viii thus have two bullets neatly
embedded at each end Of your quill,
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A SET OF DINNER MATS FOL
MAMMA

A SET OF DINNER-MATS FOR
MAMMA.
Now here is a present that I know
mother will appreciate, and which you
can all join in making for her.
Buy some very stout cardboard, or
get a merchant to give you an old
cardboard box. You must make seven
mats and they can be either oval or
round. The latter are the easiest to
make, because you can use different
sized plates to cut them out by. Let
there be one large mat, measuring
about twelve or fourteen inches long,
then two about ten inches, two about
nine inches, two about six inches Cor
smaller if you like). When they are all
CUT out. cut out another set exactly
the same size Then cover them all
with serge-perhaps serge of a Grim
son color would look well. The next
thing to be done is to stitch the same
sized pieces together. so that you have
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a large armchair and. curling her lit
tie figure in its large seat, began to
muse. She was very lovely. Dark
chestnut hair, falling in wavy masses
almost to her feet, large, black eyes,
a clear complexion and regular feat
ures, with a very pretty, petite figure,
made her almost a match for her bril-
liant cousin.
Nellie, are you asleep"
mo. oh you have come to let me
see your dress. Oh, Eloise, how lovely
you arer'
Eloise. a tall, brilliant brunette
dressed in a rich black lace, trimmed
with scarlet, presented quite a con-
trast to the little white rObed figure
standing beside her.
Creeping back to her chair, Nellie,
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She had a few queer little conservative
notions, such as it would have been i'm
possible for her to escape, brought up
in a small place and under the influence
of a woman like Mrs. SelWin, whom she
regarded as nothing short of an angel,
but in most matters the girl was liberal
and wide minded to an unusual degree.
" ell, to make a long story short, I fell
desperately in love with her. and two
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cent. simple little rose bud in the
world. You viii come %
with pleasure, Miss Eloisep'
Eloise," said her mother, after the
young man had left the room, why did
you ask DR.. Fielding to come to-nor-
row? most particularly desired to
keep him from meeting your cousin.
I do not see why your father will in
sist upon our inviting her here. A new
dress, or some other present, would
have paid her for any civility she
showed you last summer. 1t was too
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Now we have got our flowers, but
not our stalk. For every snowdrop you
slightly curve it at one end Heat the
straight end of the wire, and pierce
the centre of the wax flower while II
is still in the water Having made a
hole through the flower, push it to the
curved end. Prepare a dozen wires in
the same way, all tipped with little
wax flowers, and then twist them to-
tration.
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>1D~ The Youngest Member Of the Family.

Take a lighted wax candle and in
cline it over a glass of water, so that
little drops of melted wax fall into the
fluid. AS each drop strikes the sur
face it undergOes a beautiful change,
and takes the form of a wonderful
white cup, somewhat resembling the
white bell of the snowdrop. These lit
tie cups can be varied in size accord
ing to the angle at which you hold
your candle.
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Yes she answered, falling upon
her knees and burying her face in the
bed-clothes; I knOw-I knoW-she is
dead-you have
4 bent over the girl, but she repu1sed
me coldly, saying only:
g know understand-please leave
me-
It saw that she was bette alone, so
I went away to telegraph for her aunt
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notions about trained nurses and hos
pitfalls, seconded her. And so it followed
that I saw a great deal of Carlotta in
the sick-rOOm and out of it.
7 am not given to enthusiasms; but
no man could see and know CarIotta
Selwin. as I did, without being deeply
impressed by her beauty, her lowell
ness of disposition and her intelligence.
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Where is she now?" I asked.
In Baltimore, with her aunt. I've
seen her once But her face is not the
face of the Carlotta used to know
Things can never be Strengthened
out between you?'
you mean to the extent Of renewing
our old relations? No; and I would
not -esire it."
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PUZZLE

Massive and gray behold my first,
Surrounded by a leafy wood,
Beneath whose deep and friendly shade,
A knight and maiden slowly strayed-
And must you go9' the maiden
sighed:
can you not for my second stay7"
mot cen for that" the knight re
piled:
stern duty calls. must away.
NAY, for my second do not weep,
My whole I offer now to you:
Accept 1t, dearest. ere we part,
And be to me forever true"
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HINTS FOR CHRISTIANS TlME.

A NEWSPAPER RACK FOR PAPA.
Get some serge-about three quarters
of a yard. Cut this in two, and join
1t at the narrow ends. In the middle
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and all that you have to do is to fire
your gun. Take a match. or a thin
piece of wood of any kind, and push
one of the bullets sharply toward the
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other end.
Suddenly you will hear a loud crack,
and the other bullet will fly out, ex-
PEELED by the force of the air in your
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seven mats in all. Then get some cord
to match and stitch it all round the
edges You don't know how beautiful
these mats look and how they will be
admired If you ike you can make
them of single pieces of cardboard, and
stick brown paper on the under side
to make all neat.
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ANSWER TO LAST WEEKS PUz-
ZI,E
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-10-21
Postmaster Held Up.

A few days ago two men went into
the postOfIice at Bliss about o'clock
in the afternoon. 1t seems that a
store is kept in connection. They ask
ed to buy something, and the mer.
chant turned to wait on them. When
faced his customers he was looking in
to the mazzle of gun about as big as
cannon, and was ordered to elevate
his hands towards the ceiling. TIE
men went through the store getting
about $50 in money and two checks
one for $77 drawn in favor Of one
Bray. The Bray check next made its
appearances at Nampa and one Calk-
ms, a:merchant at Nampa, took it in ex-
change for petty purchase andnOt haV.
ing the change at hand made out his
personal check on the Nampa bank for
$50. The next scene was laid 0tCaldWell
and the $50 check was cashed at the
Commercial Bank. the man corning
down from Nampa Wednesday morn
ing's passenger train. Thursday a de-
sCriptiOn of a man wanted at Nampa
was telegraphed down to Marshal
kirkpatrick and he had the man in
hook in less than an hour. The man
got a little gay, but the marshal
brought him to time in a jiffy and
turned him over to Sheriff Campbell.
When searched he had about $95 on
him, $50 of which was fastened around
his ankle. He was turned over to
Constable Lillard Of Nampa and was
taken to that place Thursday evening.
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HartkOpf-Bach.

MARRIED-In Caldwell, Idaho, Octo-
Der IS, 1897, at the residence of the
brides parents, Miss Cora Hartkopt
to Mr.. Leo w. Bach, both of this
city, Rev. Boone, officiating.
The bride is the handsome and &C.
compIished daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hartkopf, and has lived at this
place the most of her life, and gradu-
ated with great honor from our high
school.
The groom is one of our rising young
men, this year elected city clerk land
occupies a position as clerk in the T. G.
Egleston & Co, store. He is a gradu-
ate of the College of Idaho, and has
been a resident of Caldwell the past
three or four years.
Both the contracting parties are
very popular. The wedding was a
quiet affair, only the immediate rela-
tives and friends being present. They
began housekeeping in their neatly
furnished cottage just east of the
Presbyterian church. THE TRIBUNE
extends congratulations.
ais that a cemetery ?" No, you TOOL
that's Nampa. "-Comedlans Vanity r.
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Death Of NJ. Miner.

DlED-In Caldwell. Idaho. Saturday
October IA, 1899; at the residence Of
VIM. Isaac, MIR. Garner Miner, aged
n years.
Mr.. Miner was one of the old set.
tiers of Idaho, coming to the this State
IN 1862. He was born in Connecticut
in the year 1922 where he lived many
years, later moving to Ohio where he
married Miss Ann Eliza Wilson, in
ls47. lie was one of the argonauts
crossing the plains 10 1852, going to
California where he followed prospect.
ing for many years until at.
tracted by the gold discoveries
in Idaho when he came to this State.
He settled on ranch in Idaho county
where he has since lived except the the
past 5 or 6 years which were spent in
this place. He was well and favorably
known, enjoying the love and conf.
dence of all. He leaves a wife and
children to mourn his loss. The fun.
eral was conducted under the auspices
of the Methodist church to which
church he had been member for So
years. Rev. Wilder, assisted by Rev.
Boone, conducted the services, and all
that was mortal of Mr.. Miner was laid
at rest in the Canyon Hill cemetery
Monday.
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MONEY TO LOAN-Inquire of
Frank ]. Smith, Caldwell, Idaho.
THE PALACE OF SALT.
Utah's Unique And interesting Pro
ductiOn.

The Salt Palace in Salt Lake City
constructed from Salt crystals formed
in the Brine of Great Salt Lake, is the
most novel enterprise ever undertaken
in the West: The main building is a
veritable crystal palace, and no ade-
quate idea of the dazzling effect can be
secured except from a personal view
of the exhibition. Connected with the
Palace is a Midway Plaisance, inClud-
ing Hagenback's Great Wild Animal
Show and the Fastest Bicycle Track
in the world. The palace is located in
the heart of Salt Lake City and Occu-
pies abOnt twenty acres of ground. The
only trans-continental line passing d.
rectly through Salt Lake City is the
RIO GRANDE WESTERN RY. Stop
over privileges given at Salt Lake City
on all classes of through tickets. This
line operates through Pullman Palace
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The Third Annual meeting Of the
ldaho SundaYschool convention met a
this place at the Presbyterian Church
Tuesday and Wednesday Of this week
4. 2. Neal of Bose presided and abour
~ delegates were present representing
an the evangelical den ominations Of
1ne state. The interests Of the Sunday
schools were thoroughly discussed. and
ana much good was accomplished
Many INTERESTING and valuable addresses
were delivered and papers read. The
delegates were given a vsry,cordial and
nearly welcome by the citizens Of our
toWn' We are sorry that we have not
the space for an extended resume Of
the entire proceedings with valuable
synoptical quotations from the papers
presented.