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How to Care for the Watch.

A watch should be wound up every
day at the same hour. Avoid putting
it on marble slob or near anything
excessively cold. A sudden change OF
temperature, contracting the metal.
may sometimes cause the handspring
to break. The cold also coagulates the
oil, and the pivots and wheel work less
freely, and affect the regularity OF the
timekeeping. In laying aside a watch
be sure that it rests upon its case. If
suspended, the action of the balance
may cause oscillation, which will in
terfere with its going. To keep your
watch clean take care that the case
fits closely and see that the watch
pocket is kept free from fluff, which Is
so often given off by Innings. Avoid
sudden jars and falls, for even IL II
does not seem to affect it at the no.
ment, a watch will resent rough
handling by becoming gradually tout
of order" without apparent cause.
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boldly declared that my own convic-
lions warned me that this fellow was
Samuel Grips, the forger, what would
YOU have said? Why, you would prop
ably have answered that 1t was tar
more likely that / myself was the re-
nowned Samuel Cripps. The truth is,
I had seen this fellow Falkland
abroad, and something about his ap-
pearance-I do not know what 1t was
told me that he was the very man VINO
had been connected with tremendous
forgery in New York, and who, only
a few days afterward, discovered, had
forged my name to the amount or
25 1000 pounds. 1t was most curious
affair altogether. How he had gained
possession of my check book, or had
learned that the amount OF money was
lying idle In the bank, remains to this
day a mystery. And, though l felt
certain that this fellow, who had so
attracted my notice at Monte Carlo,
was the same man who had forged my
name. there was unfortunately not the
slightest evidence really against him.
The moment, however, that l saw him
here on the night of my arrival / rec
ognized him at a glance, even though
he had disguised himself most effec-
tually by shaving of his mustache and
dyeing his hair two or three shades
lighter. had really come with the in
tention Of staying only one night In
order to look at some property which
had been left me by an uncle; but the
instant saw that man l resolved
whatever happened, to remain until
doomsday, IL necessary, in the hopes
OF finding out what grounds / had for
my suspicious. At the same time
saw you"-here the major gave one
swift glance at the slight form beside
him-"and IL struck me that, IL this
fellow Falkland were the man / sus-
pected him TO be, he bad most prob.
ably chosen either you or Lady How
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CHAPTER XIV.-(Continued.)


1t was not until the gig had been
brought round from the stables, not
until the major had helped Evelyn up
to the front seat and taken his place
by her side and they had actually
started on their homeward drive, that
a single word was spoken regarding
the subject which was uppermost In
both their minds.
well, we are off at last" observed
the major, with twirl of his some
what dilapidated whip; "and now we
shall have to entreat this old mare TO
put her best foot forward, or Lady
Howard will be in Mysteries II Mrs.
Courtenay returns from the theater
without her charge.
IF" A look of horror came into
Evelyn's face. "Oh, but we must get
back before that! What would Aunt
Lydia think? But II can scarcely be-
lieve even now that that letter was
not from her. Are you certain you
have not been mistaken? 1t was SO
exactly like her writing"
miss Luttrell, assure you there is
not shadow of doubt; for, besides
knowing for a fact that Lady Howard
was at the Royal George at ten min
utes to nine, l found an envelope di-
rected to you which you had evidently
dropped at the station, and it was as
clearly forgery of your aunts writ
ing as that check was of your own last
night; and in both cases l saw at a
glance that it was Falklands hand
work"
But II cannot understand! l was
never so puzzled in my life!" Evelyn
shook her head and gazed blankly be-
fore her at the thick shroud OF mist
rising slowly from the surrounding
fields. Can it be possible that Mr.
Falkland is really that fearful mar
whom the authorities have been trying
to find? Have you known all thi:
time and never told us?"
81 had my suspicious, certainly" hi
confessed, with half smile; "bu
then, that is just it-they were only
suspicious. If had come to you ant
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ly he would have had you In his power!
night, what could you have done? 1t
would have been the easiest thing
imaginable for him to circulate a re-
port saying that you had eloped with
him; and how could you have pre-
vented him. except by satisfying him
with a bride of perhaps some thou
sands of pounds?"
"All the same it was a risky thing
to do" proceeded the major decidedly.
And do not suppose Falkland would
have attempted it if he had not really
been at the end of his tether; other
wise am perfectly certain that he
would never have been so venturesome
as to allow one of his Confederates to
cash that check of yours whilst he was
actually living under the same roof
with YOU"
Yes, but IL it had not been for you,
who would have found him out?" OBJ
served Evelyn, suddenly raising her
eyes to his with a sense OF the deepest
gratitude. IL cannot think how you
I
managed. You seem to have had SO
little to go upon-only a piece of blot
ting paper and some of his writing
at Neutrality-suspicious. IS what
you said, was it not?"
"Yes-cannot you believe it?" laugh.
ing. But really it is quite true; II
was your signature-the forgery OF 1t
at least-that I found blotted on 9
sheet of plotting paper. Somehow my
suspicious were aroused at once.
was sure you never wrote in the public
room; but then there was no reason
that some person in the hotel, or Falk
land himself. might not have had oc
casion to write your name with NJ
criminal intent whatever. 1t was
therefore, with the object of arriving
at some more definite conclusion tina
had to make an excuse for asking
you to give me your signature; ant
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THE BATTLE OF MopDER RIVER.
story of Probably tho severest Right OF
the Campaign.

the Campaign.
London Dec. 5.-The Daily Chronicle
nuhlishes the following dispatch, dated
Wednesday, Nov. 20, morning, from
its correspondent at Modder river
camp:
"The severest engagement our col
umn has yet had, and probably the
soverest of the whole campaign, was
fought yesterday on the banks OF the
Modder river. The battle was wageo
aercely for nearly fourteen hours. The
enemy occupied a strongly intrenched
nosition. their front extending nVe
miles along the bank of the stream
They were well supplied with artillery
and fought desperately. Our torce
consisted of the second battalion OF
the Coldstream guards, the first batta-
lion of the Scots guards, the third bat
TALON of the Grenadier guarcs,the hrst
battalion of the Northumberland fusi-
liers. the second battalion of the York
shire light infantry, part OF the frs'
battalion of the Loyal North Lanca-
shire regiment, the Ninth lancers, the
mounted infantry, three batteries oi
field artillery, and the first battalion
of the Argyll and Sutherland Highland
ers princess Louise's). The latter
reinforced us from Gen. Wauchope's
brigade and arrived just in time fol
| the fight.
"The battle started at dayDreak, oul
guns Smelling the Beers left. The en-
envy replied with artillery, Hotchkis'
and Maxims, and the artillery due
lasted some hours. Then there was
brief lull in the enemy's operations, o
which the general Immediately tool
advantage Our infantry sdvancet
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Tor Friendly Faces.

Among the individual accents be-
slowed upon a room after it is fur
nished, expressive Of personal taste,
perhaps nothing is more in evidence
than photograph frames. says the New
York Commercial Advertiser. Novel
ties in this direction are for that rea-
son much sought and quickly bought
up. The latest thing, in many sizes,
are mahogany and colored glass, two
leaved screens, with watered or da-
mask silk mountings in the back,
forming extra holdings among the
folds or oval openings for small photo
graphs. On the fronts, the photo
graph 10 framed in wood with ormolu
decoration in heading or top design.
The largest Of these screens stands
twenty-four inches high, each leaf be-
ing eleven inches high, and costs S32.
Equally charming are smaller ones at
SIS, $12, So and SIS, and in all of these
are the same silks, glass and ma
hogany used. Single mahogany frames,
with empire or Louis XVI. gilded
bronze ornamentation, sell for "a and
$3.50.
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across the plain toward the river in
two brlgades. The guards, on the right,
were met by an awful hail of bullets
from the enemy's sharpshooters, post
ed close to the river on the opposite
banks. Ours had no cover whatever
and were simply moved down. 1t
seemed impossible to live through the
terrible fire, but the brave fellows did
not retreat an inch. The Boer fire
was horribly accurate, and they must
have numbered at least 10000. The
Scots guards advanced GOO yards be-
fore they were fred on. Then they
had to lie down to escape the deadly
fusilade, which lasted without inter
mission throughout the day.
THE highlanders made several at
tempts to force passage Of the river
but they were exposed to such a muir
derous enfilading fire that they had tc
retire after they had suffered terribly
Subsequently party of the guards got
over and held their own for hours
against a vastly superior force.
"The general opinion of the staff /!
that there had never been such sus
tanned fire in the annals of the British
army as that which our troops had Il
face yesterday. Our men fell in dozens
while trying to rush the bridge.
Among the many heroic deeds on
Of the most conspicuous was that o
Lieut.. Col. Codrington Of the Cold
stream guards, Capt. Sellpein OF tn
Queensland contingent and a doze1
members of the Coldstream guards
who jumped into the river and swan
nearly to the other side in the face o
q steady fire, but who were forced I
retire, and, joining hands, swan BACK
two of their number being drowned 1
the retreat.
"The British guns kept up heav
fire all day, and fearful havoc wa
wrought on the Boer positions, the en-
envy being forced to fly from their IN
trenchments. Night put an end to ID
terrible bloodshed. The infantry or
gade was dreadfully cut up.
1.-The Beers retreated at night, tai
ing their guns with them, and we al
now occupying their positions. III
enemys loss was tremendous.
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That
Mysterious
Major 90.

ard for his next victim, and l imme-
diately realized how helpless you
would be in the hands of such vii
liam. We have put stop to his games
at last, though" he proceeded, after
q momentary pause. Falkland no
doubt imagines that he will be able to
make his escape with perfect safety
when he arrives at his destination.
He is blissfulIy unconscious that pair
of handouts is following closely in the
next carriage"
do you mean to say that
Exactly" acquiesced the major with
a smile, as he noticed her Mortified ex-
preston. "For once in my life fortune
favored me. l telegraphed up to Scot
land Yard this morning, telling them
to send down the detective who had
helped me before in this affair; and,
receiving an answer to say he would
be here by the five minutes past nine
train. I went to the station to meet
him. He had only just arrived, when,
| to my establishment, l saw you and
Falkland alone together upon the OPP
posite platform, hurrying to the Lon
don express, and, feeling certain that
something was wrong, we Instantly
made a rush for the train, only just
managing to jump into the guards van
before it had moved off. Here again
the luck was on our side. Knowing II
was the London express, we had quite
made UP our minds that we should be
able to find out nothing until Il
reached town; but fortunately there
was a block on the line, which i'm
mediately set our fears at rest. Yol
of course supposed that you were RICH
for Royston."
"Yes-and that Parker was waitin;
for me with the luggage and Sambo a
the next station" answered Evelyn
with a rueful shake of her head. Ever
now she seemed scarcely to realize tn
enormity of Falkland's act. "But wha
in the world could he hope to gain b,
such conduct? He must have known
that sooner or later 1 should find hin
out"
Eyes; but that was it. How entire
The Yale expositor., 1899-12-08
"ERRaCUaed."

A teacher in Boston suburban pub
lie school received the following eggs
cuse" from the mother of boy who
had failed to be present on a certain
day: Dear Teacher-Please eggscuse
Andrew James for not having went to
school yesterday. He started all right,
but him and another boy stopped for a
little swim in the river. and a dos
came along and carried off Andrew
James pants and shirt and he had to
stay In the water until the other boy
come home and got more pants and
shirts for him, and then 1t was too
late. Under the circumstances you
could not expect him to be there. so
kindly eggscuse."
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Mechanical Engineers Meet.

New York, Dec. 5.-Members of emf
nence in the ranks of the profession
of engineering are here in large num-
bers to take part in the annual con-
vention of the American Society OF
Engineers. which will be in session
during the present week at the head
quarters of the organization in West
Thirty-first street. Commodore Geo.
w. Melville, U. S. NJ, the famous Arc
tic explorer, will preside over the ses-
sions, and among other participants
W.. be B. II. Warren of Pittsburg
Walter S. Russell of Detroit, David X
Fraser of Chicago and e. D. Meier OF
st. Louis.
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Lnse Trace of Louis Miller.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 5.-No trace has
been found of the man seen here sup
posed to be Louis Miller, the abscond-
ing head of the swindling Franklin
syndicate" of Brooklyn. Capt. Chris
tophersen Of the Norwegian steamship
Fortuna, to whom he applied for pas
sage to Tampico, Mexico, said today a
thorough search of the ship so far as
possible had been made, but the sup
posed Miller had not been found al
though it was not improbable that ne
is in the bunkers. The ship is Goa
laden and sails tomorrow.
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Farewell of Washington.

New York, Dec 5.-Today is the one
hundred and sixteenth anniversary OF
the farewell Of washington to his Of
ficers OF Fraunce's tavern, which still
stands in Broad street. The anniver-
sary was celebrated this evening with
several banquets, receptions and other
social functions, under the auspices OF
the Sons of the Revolution, the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution and
oIner patriotic societies.
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decides Against a Trust.

Washington, Dec. 5.-In the United
States Supreme court today the Addy-
stone pipe case was decided. This case
involved the constitutionality OF the
combination of pipe manufacturers TO
manufacture pipe which it was charged
was a trust. The decision was landed
down by Justice Peckham and was
adverse to the combination. 1t was
therefore, in opposition to the trust.
The opinion of the Court OF Appeals
of the sixth district was affirmed.
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Illinois Supreme Court.

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 5.-The SUI
preme court will meet here tomorrow
in December term. The advisement
docket at this term is unusually large
and number of importan: opinions
are expected. One of the first acts OF
the court will be the consideration OF
the petition for rehearing of the Gu
cose trust case.
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Nominations Of Po-tmasters.

Washington, Dec. 5.-The nomina-
tions of 294 postmasters appointed by
the president during the recess of con-
gress will be submitted to the senate
for confirmation this week. These con-
stitute the entire list of recess ap.
pointees at presidential postoffices.
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Sailed with Government Exhibit.

New York, Dec. 5.---The United
States auxiliary cruiser Prairie has
sailed from the Brooklyn navy yard
for Havre, France. with the first ship
ment of the United States government
exhibit for the Paris exposition.
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Chri.tma. Present..

1t is often difficult to select an ar
ticle for Christmas present that will
be acceptable and inexpensive. The
John M. Smyth Co. have solved the
problem by offering for sale 5000
guitars at $2.65 each, thus bringing
them within the reach of everyone.
The firm is thoroughly reliable. See
"ad' in another part of this paper. Get
their mammoth catalogue.
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N,cararuan Canal nm to Walt.

New York, Dec. 5.-A special to the
Herald from Washington says: mo
action in the matter OF pledging OF
governmental aid for tho construction
of the Nicaraguan canal will be taken
by congress during the coming ses-
oio,,
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Washington, Dec. 5.-Gen. Brooke
reports the death at Santa Clara OF
Charles Gray, civilian teamster. Nov.
30, from abscess Of liver.
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Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough
at once. Go to your druggist today
and get a sample bottle free. Sold in
25 and so cent bottles. Go at once; de-
lays are dangerous.
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Dropsy treated free by Or. II II. Green's
Sons, Of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver-
tisement in another column of this paper.
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THE GRIP CURE THAT DOES CURE

Walking with God must begin in very
short steps.
The Yale expositor., 1899-12-08

We sell our birthright to be saved
when we choose sin.
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where Apples Grow Wild.
The apple grows Wild in the Sand
wich islands.
The Yale expositor., 1899-12-08

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets removes
the cause that produces Ia Grippe. n. w.
Groves signature Is on each box. 20c.
The Yale expositor., 1899-12-08

Cheerful giving always makes the
riq rich.
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The Christian should be Christion
in both walk and talk.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-10
SUITS MAY ARISE.
Shrewsbury Is Interested
in Plans for the
State Road.

Shrewsbury, Oct. 9.-The plan for the
new piece of state road that is to be
built within the town limits has been
filed with Town Clerk George E. Stone
and if it is adhered to in construction
Of the highway the town may be made
defendant in a number of suits for dam
ages
The plans show the new piece of road
much wider than the stretches already
laid being 66 feet wide instead of SO
feet the width OF the stretch from the
lake to the corner of Maple avenue and
East Main street. The plans were
shown to the selectmen and Romeo C.
Allen, town engineer and they declared
that they knew nothing of the intention
to increase the width of the highway.
If the plans are followed when the
new road is laid much property will be
damaged and as the town has voted to
assume all damages in laying out the
road, the abutters will make claims on
the town. The change begins at the
town library and will affect the resi-
dents on the south side of the street
more than the property on the opposite
side,
William Hickey is out for the demo-
cratic nomination for representative of
this district. The following delegates
will go from town to Uxbridge tomor-
row evening to support Mr. Hickey at
the convention: Patrick Mulvey, VIII
liam McGarry, Daniel Bates, Harry l..
Knowlton and Patrick McCarty.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-10
POLICE MATTERS.

Last evening it was discovered that
the thieves who entered the home of
the sewing society of st. Paul's church
the other evening, took a considerable
amount Of clothing and other things
away with them. although it was at
first thought that nothing was taken.
Officer Moore found hat and a pair
of shoes tied up in a piece of paper
in front Of Trinity church last night
He took them to station /, where they
can be secured by the owner
Telesphore Gordon, living at IS
Birch street, has been missing from
his home about a week, and yesterday
his friends called on Capt Matthews
Of station l. and asked that the Worces-
ter police look out for him. He left
his home to go to work in Fitchburg
about two weeks ago, and at that time
wore a dark blue shirt and dark
clothes. He is feet inches tall,
weighs 100 pounds, and is dark COM
plexioned
Isaac Scharon of "a Front street re-
ported to the police yesterday morn
ing that some one had broken into his
store and stolen some clothing the night
before.
The Worcester police are convinced
that gang of palm thieves are making
the rounds of the country, owing to the
two thefts which have occurred in this
line in Worcester. A short time ago
Capt. Matthews read of gang doing
the same work in Saco, Me-, and leav-
ing town without being caught.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-10
CLIFTON COURT RECORD.

Clinton. Oct "scrappy" Joyce paid
a fine Of So in district court this morn
ing. He has been before the court FIVE
times since July II. The charge against
him this time was disturbing the peace.
which he did by engaging in fight
with John Hoban, Saturda5 night. He
ban was fined like sum. and paid.
1t couldn't be proved that John
Woodford set fire to the bed in his roorl
in James W. Jackson's house, but the
court was sure that Woodford was
drunk Friday evening. He was fined
So. Woodford paid. Thomas Coyne
and John Regain We're fined 80 each
for drunkenness.
Frank Madden, William Watson and
John Kenney were discharged IN a
charge of breaking and entering the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-10
CLINTON NEWS NOTES.

Clinton, Oct. 9.--John Porter, the well
known basket ball player is reported
to be playing foot ball as member of
the Hudson high school team. Mr.. Por-
ter's friends here think the story a SLAM
der. Porter concluded his school days
long ago.
Guy NJ. Gibbs sails for England We'd
nesday. Charles B. Bigelow and family
who are abroad, will sail for home Oct.
a.
St. Johns Total Abstinence and Mu-
tual Aid Society will observe the an
niversary of its organization Sunday,
Oct. %. An interesting entertainment
is being arranged.
Attorney Charles H. Gentsch is home
from New York, where he has been on
a business trip.
The registrars of voters have erased
1856 names from the lists.
John Cav, Sterling street, returned
from Ireland Saturday, where he has
been enjoying a two months vacation.