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North Park union., 1900-02-09
CHAPTER vi.

He felt thrill of apprehension as
he saw the black shadows cast by the
blazing torches and heard the grumb-
ling tones Of the moving men In that
grewsome place. oh! What hiding
places there were among these piles
Of bales or in those black recesses of
rock. where he could hear the con-
stant trickling OF water from above!
shivering. he went the whole length
Of the place. deposited his burden, and
followed the line Of spectres out again.
What glad sigh of relief escaped him
aa he breathed once more the fresh
air outside. But there was no time to
stop to enjoy 1t. The procession moved
on. and Rob. with trembling limbs and
perspiring brow, went back for another
load. The boats had brought some
casks from the schooner by this time.
and these were to be taken into the
cave.
It was hard work. and when Rob
saw Torrevo standing on shore by the
side Of the Englishman. his heart gave
q bound of fear. What was the mystery
Of the hatred felt by these men toward
himself? He could not understand 1t.
But 1t seemed certain that they were
North Park union., 1900-02-09
A 0uaka. Waddinr.

The Elk City (Kan) Enterprise de-.
scribes Quaker wedding which took
place in that city the other day. The.
bridal couple came into the meeting
house and took their seats all alone
on the rostrum, while 200 people sat
silently on the benches. After long
wait, during which not sound was
uttered, the groom arose and taking
the bride by the hand, said: Friends,
in the presence of God and before this
assembly take Mariette Stevens to be
my wife. promising with divine assist
ance to be unto her faithful husband
until death shall separate u.s." Then
the bride in like manner promised to
be to him loving and faithful wife.
and the ceremony was over.
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Dangerous Friction.

An insurance adjuster was sent to
a Massachusetts, town to adjust loss
on building that had been burned.
acquaintance who met him on his
homeward trip.
II couldn't say certainly, and no.
body seemed able to tell" said the ad
juster, but 1t struck me that 1t
might have been the result OF fric-
tion."
What do you mean by that?" ask
ed his friend.
WELL" said the insurance man.
gravely. friction sometimes comes
from rubbing ten-thousand-dollar
policy on fve-thousand-dollar build
ing"
North Park union., 1900-02-09

Owing to the overcrowding Of the
western cattle ranges Secretary Of Az
'riculture Wilson will. 1t is said. rsc-
ommend that congress allow the west
ern states to lease these public graz
ing lands, and that the rentals de-
rived be applied to irrigating and edu-
cational improvements within the
states. This will warrant each renter
In fencing and Improving his holding
sinking wells and resting his grass
lands, which will result In a greater
grazing capacity for the land.
North Park union., 1900-02-09

Tho situation in Canada IL regard
to the scarcity Of white paper is be-
coming serious. All Canadian mill
owners and large dealers have sent out
circulars Withdrawing prices for the
present and for the first time In years
orders are being rejected or half filled.
American manufacturers have been
vainly seeking shipments of wood pulp
from Canadian millers. English deal
ers also have made inquiries In
Canada.
North Park union., 1900-02-09

A New York lawyer. delivering an
address before a prominent club Of
Manhattan. deliberately asserted that
the aldermen of New York were thieves
and boodlers. This declaration will be
. severn shock to the connding thou
sands who have always maintained
that all aldermen. those of Chicago and
New York included, were paragons OF
Spartan virtue and rigid honesty.
North Park union., 1900-02-09

The fact that In two instances man
has found 1t necessary to disguise
himself In woman's clothes In order to
swindle successfully Is a high tribute
to woman's general reputation for hon.
esty and conscientiousness.
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Not the First Time.

Mrs. Gillian-Now. Mrs. Wyckoff. we
really must say good-by. Dear. while
you put your overcoat on, want to
tell Mrs. Wyckoff secret. Mr.. Gillian
All right. I'll Just go and get my haig
cut end meet you at the corner.
North Park union., 1900-02-09

The raieinE of fund to preserve the
house In Philadelphia in which the
first American flag was made and In
the erection of a monument over the
grave of Betsy Ross. the maker. has
been successfully carried out.
North Park union., 1900-02-09

Boston has an Authors club, every
member Of which must have written
something worthy. to be called litera-
ture." With the club itself sitting In
Judgment. the modesty Of the orgar..-
sation ID something significant.
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Two mon were killed and four
wounded over game Of cards In q
Kentucky blind tiger" That il the;
result OF cultivating the ferocious
Striped beast instead OF the moro gem
u and domasticated blind pig.
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When the cruel war is over the vet
Grams will have 4 mighty different time
Of 1t in trying to vote the way they
shot"
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The work of saving the country will
soon be In progress again; but who is
going to save the fellows that are re-
sponsible for the job!
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Snall E.oagh.

A little fellow of four years went to Q
blacksmith shop in neighborinG town
to see his father's horse shOd and was
watching closely the work OF shoeing.
The blacksmith began TO pare the
horses hoofs, and thinking this was
wrong. the little fellow said, earnest
ly: my pa don't want his horse made
any smaller."-Ohio State Journal.
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1t must have been a curious compli-
cation Of ancestral circumstances that
could produce that New Jersey Judge
who values child's life at 81.
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men went. They did not 60 into the
swamp. however. Turning one side.
they continued till they reached a spot
where the side Of the hill was almost
straight. Here there was q small OPEN
ing. almost hidden by growth of trees
and bushes. These were being held
aside by men while the burden car
riers went into the opening. To ac-
complish this they were compelled to
put the burden they carried on the
ground. roll or push 1t in. and then get
down on their knees and crawl in
themselves. Rob did just as he had
seen the others do. and when he again
stood upright he found himself In a
great cave. almost totally dark. with
the men moving like spectres of dark
ness here and there. After few min
utes he managed to see a little, and
then found that the cave he was in was
only one OF a series of vaulted caverns,
leading back from the ridge toward,
and perhaps under, the water OF the
bay. There was a constant slope down.
ward, and Rob judged that the bot
tom of the cave was at least fifty feet
below the river bed. From one of the
cayerns men now came with torches,
and Rob saw that this strange place
was vast storehouse of smuggled
goods. Bales of tobacco lined one
rock room. Bales of silk and cloth
filled another. Here there were casks
Of brandy and in another place guam
tity of liquor in bottles. There was
wealth represented there stolen
wealth-for, even II the smugglers had
bought the goods honestly, they were
stealing 1t into the. country, which was
In itself dishonest And II they would
do this. no doubt they would steal it,
and Rob did not doubt that the crew
of the BLACK Cat" were pirates as we'll
as smugglers.
North Park union., 1900-02-09

The editor Of the Cubano says the
flne of Is imposed upon him by Gen.
Ludlow for making false statement
In his paper has passed the bounds Of
what II reasonable. Just and civilixsd." 7"
Probably . little thing like that
wouldn't have cost more than = dollar
under Spanish regime.
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Says rural editor In speaking Of an
explosion. One man was killed and
another had his head severed from his
body"
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Napoleon said that the Lord is u.
ways on the side OF the heaviest ar
tillery. but the Boers seem to be doing
very well.
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A great nation is made up of eree.
individuals. The man who is the
architect of his own character builds
for the republic.
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II marriage is sometimes failure 1t
70 probably because SO many people
marry without experience.
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Artincial saeht-

Artincial 6AGht-
An inventor has perfected an cleo
trical appliance. which he claims Will
enable the blind to see This will bring
much happiness to those who have de-
fective eyesight. Another great discov-
cry which will bring happiness to those
whose stomachs have become deranged
is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. 1t Ia
q certain cure for indigestion, dyspep-
sIa, malaria, fever and ague. r
North Park union., 1900-02-09

1t 10 but natural that q breach Of
promise case should be heard In .
court house.
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Major Nolan has captured Naic. It
was felt all along that some one would
get the worst of 1t In that quarter.
North Park union., 1900-02-09

Auncie. Ind, has managed to round
mp eighteen boy thieves. Such is lift
in q great city.
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TIE man With q cork limb u more Of
. stopper than Q gosr.
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Judge, the comic publication, has
trained its guns on John Bull. and IL
out for the Beers. Mr.. Bull had now
bettsr retire from the held. at once.
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Every man imagines himself honest
until his sins have found him out.
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style ON the street sometimes means
. msager bill OF fare at home.
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..why do most men prefer a clever
woman like Becky Sharp to take out to
dinner" Because Becky would do all
the talking and let the man ent
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China seems 70 have remarkably 1T
tie to. do with the open door.
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NORTH PARK UNION.
PUBLrsHED nvnRY FRIDAY.
wALbnx; COLORADO.

An honestly taxed nation IL wisely
governed nation.
North Park union., 1900-02-09

Warden Hoyt is preparing to farm
this year on an extensive scale, To
date lie has taken leases OH land aggre-
eating 500 acres and Is preparing to
till a large acreage. He hns secured a
fOur-year lease on one 20Gacre tract.
which will in part be seeded to alfal.
fa. at the same time growing a crop OF
oats. The rest of the tract and all the
smaller holdings will be devoted to
growing corn and vegetables. No lease
has been entered into for shorter
term than two years, the wardens pol.
ley being to secure the land for as long
period as possible. The large tract
Is virgin soil and force of fifty con.
victs is engaged in freeing it from
greasewood and preparing 1t for the
plow, which will be started as soon as
the land Is in shape. OF the $40. con.
victs in the penitentiary to-day. 400
were employed at some sort of labor
Five Were on the sick list, six Were
crippled. four are demented and five
are females. Seventy-five are EN-.
ployed In widening the Canon CITY
ditch, which will be enlarged and I'M.
proved its entire length. Sixty-four
were working in the sandstone quar-.
ries, twenty-eight at the lime ktlns
thirty-two at stone cutting, thirty-three
In the tailor, harness and shoe shops
thirty-four in the kitchens. twenty-nine
at the stables. twenty-nine about the
cell houses, twenty-ninc In the soap
making and washing departments.
twenty-one on the ranches. twenty on
the penitentiary grounds. seventeen i'm
the biacksmith shop, twenty in the boil
er ana dynamo rooms. thirteen in the
bakery. five Mt the south and wnst
gates. five in the dislensary, five in the
store room. eight as teamsters, twenty.
seven at extra jobs seven in the cnr.
pentcr shop and the others in the of.
ilces and officers quarters.
The age-herald., 1900-08-21
WRECK NEAR M'ADORY
Number of Cars Derailed and Several
 Persons Injured

Bessemer, August 0.-(Special.)- IA wreck occurred on the Louisville and Nashville road this morning at 10 o'clock just this side of McAdory.
 A wheel burst on one of the cars of freight train No. 119. The train was run ming rapidly at the time of the accident and number of cars were piled one on top of the other, all of the cars at the rear leaving the track except the caboose. Os- car Randle was the conductor in charge, and Henry Perry the engineer. The in jured were:
 A white tramp, name unknown, two toes cut off.
 Isaac Sanders, colored brakeman, injured about the head and back.
 John Shock ,colored brakeman, injuries to inside and hip.
 Joe Perry, colored brakeman, injuries in hip and knees
 The injuries received were comparatively slight and none of them will result ser iously.
 Passenger train No 43 was delayed three hours by the accident. It will take all day tomorrow to clear away the wreck and in the meantime trains will run as usual, transfer of passengers being made at that point
The age-herald., 1900-08-21
ONE ARMED MAN
 ON THE WAR PATH
Tried to Exterminate Miners at
 Pratt City.
SHOE BY AN ENGINEER
Stationed Himself at Entrance and Fir ed on All Who Came Out-Brought to Bay by Henry Jordan
 Inside the Mine

Pratt City, Aug. 2O.-(Special)-Jerry Thomas, a one-arm man of bad repute, while under the influence of whisky, creat- ed much excitement at Slop No. 5, Pratt City this afternoon by attempting to exter- minate the miners as they came out of the opening, and was himself perhaps fatally wounded. Thomas appeared at the mine abo,At o'clock, armed with a double baFrefled shotgun, and stationng himself near the entrance, opened fire on two ne- gro miners, who were the first to come out. A few minutes later Will Yeager, a white miner, came out and was shot and pain fully wounded by Thomas, who then ran into the mine and attacked Henry Jordon, an engineer, who was on his way out Jor- don, in an effort to save his own life, fired upon the desperate man, the shot taking effect in the abdomen, inflieting a serious wound. He was carried to his home nearby and Dr. George Brown was summoned to treat him. Henry Jordon is engineer for the T. c. I. Co.,, and is a good citizen, and up to this writing has not been arrested.
 Miss Katie Rabitte, who has been the guest of Mrs. James A. Kirk, is visiting Mrs. A. J. Reilly before returning to her home in Birmingham.
 Mrs Pat Maginnis Is seriously i'll at her home on the North Highlands.
The age-herald., 1900-08-21
PROHIBITIONISTS
Announce Candidate for Governor and
 Electors in Tennessee

Dyer, Tenn, August 20.-A candidate for Governor and electors for the Prohibition party has just been announced by the State executive committee of the party, through Chairman Tate, as follows:
 Governor-Colonel R. S. Cheves, of Unici.
 Electors at Large-First District A. b. Reynolds, T. B. Searle. Second District: J. w. Scott, of Hartman. Third District: s. Timer, of Chattanooga Fourth District: T. F. Turner, of Temperance Hall. Fifth District: T. P. Holman, of Fayetteville. Sixth District: George w. Armsted. Eighth District: w. B. Jones, of Paris. Ninth District: w. H. Mcknight Tenth District: L. B. Lamb.
 In the early part of October the special train carrying John G. Wooley and H. B. Metcalf, candidates for President and Vice President, will be in Tennessee and will hold meetings at a number of points. Chat tanooga, Bristol, Hartman and Dyer will be among the stations at which stops will be made. A mass meeting will be held in Nashville at night, to be addressed by Wooley, IIetcalf, Stewart Dickie and Tate.
 Recently a Prohibition paper has been started at Clarksville. The central com mittee will place Quincy Lee Morrow, of Indiana, in the field for a few weeks
The age-herald., 1900-08-21
Clerk and Registers Sale.

Simon Hirsch, Solomon M. Levi and Max
 Hirsch, compliments, vs. Moses Lowen-
 thai and M. Lowenstein defendants.
 By virtue of a decree rendered on the 2nd day of June, A. D. 1900, of the City Court of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala bama, in said cause, I shall proceed to sell to the highest and best bidder, for cash, at Public Auction, at the door of the Court house of Jefferson County, Alabama in the City of Birmingham, within the legal hours of sale, on Monday, the 27th day of August, 1900, the following described Real Estate, situated in the County of Jefferson in the State of Alabama, described as follows, to- wit: Lots numbered e, 3, A. 5, 6, ', and 9 two three, four, five, six, seven, eight and nine, in Block numbered two @ of John ston's and Montgomery's Addition to the Town of Woodlawn, according to the map thereof, which map is recorded in Vol. 3 on Page 9, of the Record of Maps in the Probate Judges office in said county, said lots being the same which were purchased by Thomas H. Bennett from Annis 5. Montgomery and her husband and con- veyed by them to said Thomas H. Bennett by two @ deeds of conveyance, one being dated October 16th, 1889, and the other No vember 11th, 1889. Also another lot of ground in said County of Jefferson, pur- chased by Thomas H. Bennett from J. c. McNulty by deed, dated March, 1888, and recorded in said office in Vol. 106, on page 1S0, of the Record of Deeds, which said lot is described as fronting fifty feet on the Blount Springs road and running back of uniform width two hundred and thirty seven and one-half (2371s) feet to an alley, and being the north half of lot numbered one CD, in Block thirty-sx (36), and being the same lot which was conveyed by J. c. and B. G. Abernathy to D. J. Fox by deed dated July 22nd, 1SS6 and by him (said D. J. Fox) and wife to John c. McNulty by deed dated October 18th, 1886, to satisfy said decree
 Witness my hand this 9th day of August,
 1900. JOHN s. GILLESPY,
 2-7-3t-tues Clerk and Register
The age-herald., 1900-08-21
TERRIBLE ACT OF
 A DEMENTED WOMAN
Attempted the Life of Her six-Year-Oid Child and Tried to Kill Herself
 -ScottsbOro Items.

Scottsboro, Aug. 2O.-(Special)-Se days ago, Mrs. Ivey a widow in good standing and well connected, who lives in this county, while mentally unbalanced at- tempted the life of her 6-year-old child, and then turned the weapon upon herself.
 Mrs. Ivey is reported to have been very Respondent since the loss of her husband few years ago, and the death of beloved daughter a few days ago entirely unbal- anced her mind and caused her to commit the rash deed The weapon was a razor, and she would have accomplished her pur- pose but for the child whose screams brought neighbors to the rescue.
 The commissioners court at the recent session appropriated out of the county treasury $1,042.29, to pay the first semi-an- nual interest on the outstanding road bonds, amounting to $75,O00. The county Is getting 2h per cent on $5O,000 of the above amount, so that $1,04S29 represents the diff ference in interest accounts against the county on September 1.
 The commissioners court further agreed to issue $1S,0 900 more of bonds, making the total issue $93,000, on condition that the money derived from the sale be used as follows: On Paint Rock Valley road, $3,000 on the Coon road, near Stevenson $4, 900; on the road in the vicinity of Bridgeport, $10,- GOO.
 The National Bank of Columbus has agreed to take $10,000 more of Jackson County bonds.
 Just few days ago the wife of MT J. D. Houser died at Yucca, the county seat and last Wednesday Miss Maud, his eldest daughter, died, and was laid beside her mother in Coffey's cemetery.
 A successful revival has just closed at Garth, this county. Quite number of con- versions.
The age-herald., 1900-08-21
TERRIFIC STORM ga IN WISCONSIN Town of Shebergan Swept by a
 Tornado. MANY BUILDINGS WRECKED Came Suddenly from the North Path Two Miles Wide-Miraculous Es- cape of the Inhabitants
 Loss of $3oo,ooo
MANY BUILDINGS WRECKED

Shebergan Wis, Aug. 20.-A terrific wind storm struck this city this afternoon. The storm came very suddenly from the north. Eight large buildings were completely wrecked and 200 small houses were blown down. The loss will be upwards of s3OO,OOO.
 At noon it was as dark as night and in- tensely hot. A few moments before 1 o'clock the storm broke, increasing in force until tornado was blowing. Persons We're thrown down and fences and signs were hurled hundreds of feet. The storm ragged for some minutes and passed off to the south. The storm started in the western part of the city near the cemetery and swept down to the south side and off into the lake. It was two miles wide and wrecked everything in it's path. All was over in ten minutes, although it seemed hours to the panic-stricket people.
 Large BuIding N rocked
 The roof of the large warehouse of the Crocker Company was blown off and thrown against the large factory. The building was wrecked and the large stock of chairs was left without protection from the Tain which fell in torrents.
 The street car barns were wrecked and street cars were smashed to pieces. The electric light wires were all blown down. The roof of the malt house of the Kon- rad Schrieier Brewing Company was lifted from the building and carried over the huge ventilators of the brewery.
 The American Folding Bed Company s plant was demolished and the sheds in the Zimball & Sons brick yards were blown down and the bricks scattered in every direction.
 The storm struck the Southside Lutheran church and the steeple was blown down on two risedences, smashing in the roofs.
 No One Was Killed
 The Fourth ward school house a beauti- ful building, was completely wrecked, one side and the front being blown in, causing the roof to fall, crushing the floors down into the cellar The plant of the Othen- berg and Sonneman Company was partially wrecked Several freight cars standing on the Northwestern Railroad tracks were blown over.
 That no one was killed seems almost a miracle. The wind wrecked building after building and there was little warning of the approach of the storm. The people in the storm struck, and those who were struck by flying debris were only slightly injured. In the factories the employees were. in many cases, bruised and cut from wreckage.