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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-25

He rested his musket against a log
and permitted her to lead him out in
TO the open across the field. He did
not inquire why she had come. He did
not ask where she was leading him.
Not a question passed his lips. nor did
she speak further Straight across
the field to the trees among which his
victim had stood, but long before he
got there he saw a form on the grass.
BY and by they were close up to 1t,
and the girl let go of his hand and
pointed and said:
"You shot MANI"
1t wasn't a man lying dead on the
grass, soldier or farmer, but woman.
The soldier rubbed his eyes and looked
around in dazed way. A boy or ten
and girl of five came out OF the
house and stood there and looked from
the soldier to the dead woman and
back. They spoke no word; they shed
no tears. 1t was true that the enemy's
picket post was in the bushes a few
rods away: The man on post came
out of his hiding. He came walking
slowly down and when he had reached
the body there was a gasp in his
throat. He looked around upon the
children, looked up at the blue sky as
if speaking to God, and, with a groan,
turned his back on the place and re-
turned to his post.
'9We1l?" queried Hollins of the chill
dren, as they continued to stare at
him.
They simply pointed to the mother
lying dead and uttered no word. The
soldier tried to speak again, but he
could not. With face whittier than the
one on the grass, with quivering chin
and blinded eyes, he made his way
slowly across the old field to his post.
AS he lurched and staggered he heard
the dog howl again, but no one fired
upon him, no one called to him. When
he reached his post he sat down on
the ground and covered his face with
his hands and groaned. An hour later
the corporal came with the relief.
Hollins was lying on the ground with
arms extended.
Say, boys" said the corporal, as he
bent over the body, 'I'll be hanged II
Dan amt gone and killed himself with
his owned musket! Who's ever have
thought it Of him!"
Up there among the trees, standing
about with the awe OF death upon
them. the children had heard the shot,
and as they looked at each other the
girl had whispered:
"Mebbe he's dead, tool"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-25

ale is only printer" Such was the
sneering remark OF a leader IN ciScle OK
aristocracy-the Goldfish quality-a few
evenings ago at this place Who was tho
Earl Of stanhops? He was only printer.
What was Prince Edward William and
Prince Napoleon? Proud 70 cali themBsls
yes printers. The present Gar % Russia
aud Duke Of Battenburg are printers. and
the Emperor Of China works Ia print
ing office almost every day.
william Caxton, tho father Of EnglisS
literature. was practical printer. What
we're g. r. Morris. N. =. Willis James
Gale, James Parker. Horace Greeley,
Charles Dickens. James Buckhannon.
smon Cameron ard Schuyler Colfax2
Printers, all. and practical ones Asa
Bayard Taylor, the poet
Mark Twaln. Amos Cummings. Bret
Harte, Opie Reid. are plain printers. as
were Arternus ward, Petroleum v. Nasty
and gut Lovingood Senator Plumb was =
printer, and so IS James 5. H0gg, q Tex
az. ard the leader Of science and phiioso-
ply. BENJAMIN Franklin, IN his day mads
his boast that he WIS a printer; also th5
score or more row serving IN the congress
or the United States are only printers
In fact, thousands OF the most brillians
minds in the country many graduates
from all known colleges. are 20 b. found
printing in the publishing houses Of largs
cities and towns Il Is rot everyone that
can be a printer-brasns are absolutely nec-
essry-Lishon eO) Patriot
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-25

the trees and trotted about in the open
in sneaking. furtive way. If the dog
was there, the house must be inhabit-
ed. He had just come to this conclu-
sion when he caught sight of figure
among the trees. 1t was between the
house and the bushes, where he be-
lieved the enemy's picket was lying.
1t must be the picket on his way to
and from the well. Perhaps he had
gone to the house to light his pipe or
boil his coffee. There was glimpse
and it was gone Another glimpse, an
other hiding, and then the figure was
fair to view. 1t was long shot, but
a pretty fair target, and without an
instant's hesitation he drew up his gun
and fired. When he looked over the
smoke, the figure was gone
"But I know I hit him, and he's ly-
ing dead on the grass" said the sol
der as he reloaded his gun. Now
can tell them at home that l killed a
man. Mighty long shot, but dropped
him for sure"
The dog was still in the open. AS
the shot rang out he looked back
among the trees. AS the echoes died
away he turned his head toward Hol-
Inns and howled dismally. A moment
later and the figure Of young girl
appeared beside the dog. She was
bare-headed, bare-footed, and not
over eight years old. Hesitating for
only moment, she began advancing
across the field. The smoke from the
soldiers musket had located him. The
dog followed at her heels, head and
tail down, and with surprise Hollins
watched the girls approach. 1t took
her five minutes to cross the field.
She came straight at him as he stood
up among the bushes, and when she
reached him she extended her hand
and clasped his and said:
Come along, you"
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KILLING HIS MAN.

There was peace in war-that is, the
armies were in winter quarters. with
miles of neutral ground between, and
except for little skirmishipg along
the front there was rest for half mill
lion men. Men had grown weary OF
marches and battles and killing. They
wanted to forget the cries of the
wounded and the sight of the dead.
Along the river and forest and over
the old fields the pickets on either side
stacked their muskets and ignored
each others presence. In the heat of
a campaign they would have been
sharpshooting at each other-hiding,
lodging, ambushing, killing-but now
they smoked their pipes or roasted
acorns and read their letters from
home as they went on duty.
Have l ever killed a man."
OF sudden, as he lay doing on his
bed in camp one day, Private Hollins
asked the question to himself He
had been In battle and skirmish. He
had fired away his 40 rounds and fired
to kill, but as he began to recall all
his battles he could not remember that
he had ever had an enemy so near and
SO fairly before him that his bullet had
surely done the work. There were few
soldiers who boosted of taking life
There were sharpshooters who had
brought down dozen men, but they
never talked about it Men were pro-
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shocking a Landlord

We had been at Rocky mountain
hotel for a week, and beefsteak and
mutton chops had been on the bill OF
fare at every meal to the exclusion
of all other meats. 1t was finally de-
cided to send the colonel to the land
lord to protest, and having gained the
ear of mine host he said:
'I want to speak to you in a good
natured way about your meats"
MY meats!" echoed the landlord
why, is there anything wrong about
my meats? I'm getting the very best"
Its beefsteak and mutton, you
know?"
yes, know, and they cost me a
heap of money to get EN- here; yes,
sir, almost worth their weight in sill
yer, but / must have the best What
is it you complain OFF,"
I'VE don't complain. What want
ed to ask you was about game. There
must be game around here?"
"Of course. Do you mean to say
that your crowd wants venison, bear
meat, antelope, prairie chicken, tur-
key, and SO on?"
Exactly. Yes; that's what we
want"
"In place Of beef and mutton?"
Yes"
We'll, III be hanged! Here, Jim,
tell the boys to go out after a cart
load of game and to keep it up for
three or four days, Here's a crowd
kicking about steaks at 35 cents per
pound and chops at 30 and ready to
fill up on game at 50 a ton. Well.
you eastern folks beat the band in
your queer tastes about eating. Next
thing you'll be telling me you prefer
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-25
wild goose to Chicago sugar cured
ham,"


Emanuel Levy was hard-working and
ambitious drummer in the wooden cloth
line. His route lay through the smaller
towns in Western New York. and his EN-.
ployers expected him to cover about five
of them each day he was ont. Emanuel al.
ways tried to reach at the end of the day
one of the larger cities having good ho-
tells, so that he would not have to endure
the hag'dships incidental TO the hard beds
and harder diet OF the average country
hosiery.
On one occasion he had had an especially
tiresome day. owing to railway DELAYS.
and did not reach Rochester until almost
midnight. He went as usual TO the X
House, where he was accustomed to stay
and where he was always known.
Sorry. old man." said the clerk. shue
we haven't got q room in the house. Fires
mans Convention here to-day. and they re
sleeping in cots in the parlor.
But you've got to take care OF me.
reioined Emanuel. II was never so tired
in my life and there isn't train out OF
here tonight. What do you mean. any
way, by filling your house up with fire.
men who will never come here again and
turning away regular customers2"
LAX A4SAp ~ NAdiA4i9 dcN the DOSS.
But what am / going to do? I've got To
sleep somewhere
Hold on a minute-perhaps I can fix
you. Do YOU mind sleeping on a cot?"
Sleeping on a cot? Why, I'd sleep on
a key of nails.
well, IN the little room Off OF q there's
cot.In ~ we've got a sporting man. with
a big bank roll. There's no lock on tho
door between the rooms, and he made US
promise we wouldn't put anyone In there.
But il you'll be on the dead level, SO In
quietly and get out the sameway before
he's up you can sleep there
Sure. ! won't make noise enough 10
wake a mouse
Levy went up to the room In about
three-quarters Of an hour he came down
agani partly dressed, and with a look of
borrow on his face.
'Mein Colt. Billyr he exclaimed ms he
reached the desk, but that mans dead"
Yes / knew he was dead replied Billy,
but how did YOU find It out?''-4Life
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-25

NOTED for desperate fighting, which
sometimes meant killing single hand
ed, but they were proud only OF the
promotion. 1t was a curious question
Private Hollins asked OF himself, and
it led to strange results. He was not
a bloodthirsty man, and yet as he lay
thinking the idea came to him that he
had done himself justice as a SOL
der He had not killed man. When
the war was over and he had returned
home, he would be asked the question.
His friends and neighbors wouldn't be
satisfied with his record of battles, but
would sweep it aside and say:
Eyes, we know you were in five or
six battles and that you fired hundreds
of bullets at the enemy, but can you
truthfully say you ever brought a man
DOWN."
He couldn't say it. and he felt that
he would lose cast. This feeling
brought sudden resolve. 1t was
resolve that startled him at first, but
the more he thought of it the more de-
termined he was to carry it out. He
would kill man; he would do it next
time he went on picket. There were
no orders against firing. 1t was by
tacit agreement among the pickets
that they refrained. If he brought
one of the enemy down, he would not
be reproved even if not praised. He
would not boast of the kill to his COM
rades, but when he reached home and
farmers and their wives and sons sat
listening to his stories of war he could
answer the question they would be
sure to put, and answer in the affirm
alive. 1t was fortnight before Pri-
vate Hollins was detailed for picket
duty. He was not impatient. He was
willing that time should pass, but
when the opportunity came he would
kill man. He never wavered in this
resolution. There was no exultation
at the thought, but neither did its con-
temptation cause him any qualms of
conscience.
This is your post. Hollins," said the
corporal as he left him one afternoon
at the edge of wood under a large
oak. eve don't know exactly where
the enemy's picket is, but it's some
where around that log house. How
ever, if you don't get too fresh and go
to walking around in the open he
won't bother you. There hasn't been
shot fired along here for two weeks.
If you go in for roasted acorns, don't
make much of fire."
To-day I shall kill a man." said
Private Hollins as he was left alone.
and he began his preparations at once.
At long rife shot, away across an
old cottonfield. was log house with
few fruit trees standing about it. One
might be sure the farmer was off to
war and that wife and children, if they
had not abandoned the place., were
having a miserable existence. Hollins
crept down to the fringe of bushes on
his side of the field and peered and
watched and waited like an Apache IN
ambush. For an hour he saw nothing.
Then a gaunt, Ill used dog came among
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-25

am about to retire to the library. I
desire to arrange my business affairs
and see if I've got 2 cents left. While
I am doing so you can break up the
chairs, smash the piano and kick holes
i'll the carpet. Good night, madam"
And when he had gone the cat came
over and sat down beside Mrs. Bow
ser and looked up into her face and
smiled with her.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-25

BaIIoOnist-I declare, my friend,
this is "a pleasant surprise. What's
the news down your ways
Stranger-WeIl, there was a dy-
Mantle explosion just before L came
away, but Il didn't stop to learn all
the particulars.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-25
THE TREE JEWELLERS LAMENT.

Jim Jams-oh, deari why didn't
remember where lived before 4
got this skate!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-01
OFF FOR BANGOR.
Augusta Chorus Will Start. Today. Tor the
Maine Musical festival.

The members Of the Augusta chorus
will leave. today. for the Maine Musical
Festival III Bangor which will open,
tonight. The chorus was never in a
better condition. ana Prof. Chapman
has expressed himself as. being Well
pleased at the result OF their work.
Through a special arrangement the
members will be able to leave on the
3 o'clock train this morning. Under
ordinary circumstances the members
would he obliged to 60 Oh the noon
train. and this would not arrive in
Bangor in time to do more than go to
their rooms ana dress. as they would
not arrive in the city until late in the
afternoon. Ev means Of the special ar
rangement. the train leaving here at
9 o'clock. which ordinarily goes only to
Waterville, will go through to Bangor
thus giving tbs members time y at
tend to every detail in Bangor ana ap-
pear to their best advantage.
Notice that the train would run
through was not received in this city
in time to make the announcement be-
fore. and this notice will serve as Off
cial since it has come fr0ll one Of the
most active ana energetic officers.
The members Of the Augusta chorus
who viii take part in the festival are:
Misses Bertha Holmes. secretary and
treasurer; Kate Bcman Mary Cough
lin. Annie T. Chase. +. G.. bearing.
Mrs. J. w Freeze Mrs. Matti" A. Full
Ter. Miss Marion Groves. MIS-. w. ).
Hill. Miss Marcia H. Hunt. Mrs F. a.
Lincoln Misses Alice Newman, Ethel
Rrcble, Mrs. Lottie NJ. Reed,
Mrs. Nora Grant Rice, Misses
Annie +. Sturtevant Madeline ToWIe,
Mrs. {. r. Written. Misses Ola X.
WeIlman. Alice Welch. Mrs. Cora Il.
Ward. Mrs. Alice White Mrs. Burt An
drews. Misses Helen q. Blac!ngton,
Susie H. Hrickett. Mrs owen Black
ington. Misses Lucy Harris. Mabelle
Lovejoy Bertha McClcnch. G. g.. Nc
L.cnch. Florence Merrill, Winifred Mcr-
rin Louise Merrill. Belle Preblo. Mrs.
NJ. /. Parker. Miss Alice Prehle, Alice
N. Richards. Mrs. &. H. Ward Mrs. &.
s. York
A. u. Ward, president: s.. T Eiiad"u.
+. + Goodwin, Edward Houlehan. NJ.
/ Parker, Dr. f, j. Roberts. "A. H. Rip
lev. ]. II. chandler. George II. French.
Herbert +. Goodwin. Ralph Il. House,
Il. NJ. Lawton. Neil NrWm1n. Roy
Pierce. A. l.. Russell, Melville Smith.
Melville Wight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-01
p atlp Kennebee Journal.
AiIsis'ss'i'A slt,s..As.,4
People TO PITY.

There are people to pity wherever VIC
The rich as we'll as the poor.
For sorrow stays not in the laborer's cot.
She visits both laird and boOr
But the people | pity most in life
Are the poor little nerVeless souls
Half finished At birth and sent into earth
Unfit to be fighting for goals.
They are third-rate clerks with no chance
Ana they get all they earn. no doubt.
They are lacking in will and tread the
same mill
Through the long years in and out.
They are wanting in character. force ana
brain
Mere PARTS Of a great concern.
But they We hearts that can ache, and 81
lently break
While the whec,s of the trcld-mill turn
or they stand on the corner with trines to
That nobody stops to buy
And they Gaze on the mass Of people who
pass
With 4 weary and Iistless eye.
They call out their wares in a hopeless
busters ana brushes ana strings.
And their look seems to say. as YOU
glance that way.
n know you don't want these things
And the women without either beauty o.,
or charm. but with hearts IF gold.
on pity them so as | see them g
Down pathways lonely ana cold
And | cannot help thinking there must be
a realm
Where things will be evened bit,
And the play rehearsed here with new
east will appear
And these poor souls may Vet make IA
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-01
CHAMPION SAYS MOT GUILTY."
So Pleads When Arraigred at Alfred en- First
Murder Indictment.

Alfred. Me, Sept. 30.-George Cham
pion was brought into court. late
Thursday afternoon, and arraigned on
one indictment for murder.
He pleaded not guilty, ana when
asked by the court if he has any means
to employ counsel. replied that he had
not. He stated to the court that he
preferred George f. Haley and Ben
jamin f Cleaves for his counsel and
the court accordingly notified the at
torneys to look after the case.
Champion was then remandcd in
charge of Sheriff elect Fogg and Jailol
Anderson.
Enel Sidclinger and Miss Carrie
Brown, through their attorney. Arthur
Engle, pleaded not guilty TO the charge
Of adultery
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-01

f. r. WeIlman If Augusta, has in
Maine King. a handsome and high bred
young stallion. He was foaled April
H.. 1891. and stands 154 hands high. and
has sufficient substance TO weigh so
pounds. His sire. May King, go, is the
Ire of Bingen. 2.06A. and his dam
Nav Queen. 231, is by May Prince. son
of Kentucky Prince; second dam, Mel
H. Knox grandson Of Col. Pitt, 2.19A)
Nv Gen Knox. 40. Maine King is a
-ound turned. smoothly made colt, with
a nice head and neck, and excellent feet
ana limbs. He has natural 2.40 gait
and promises to develop great speed
when developed-Bangor Commercial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-01
TWO MORE LIQUOR RAIDS.
Cony House and ciy Hote! Vste1 by Officers
aad Seizures Made.

Two searches were made by the off
GERS between Saturday and Sunday
night, as the result Of the warfare
against the liquor dealers. The first
raid was made about II o'clock. Satur-
day night. at the Cony House, where
five bottles of various kinds Of liquor
the most OF which was whiskey. We're
found.
The second seizure was made. sun
day night. At the city Hotel one Of the
reasons for making this second cal
inside of a week is that it is complain
Cd that liquor had been sold there
Sundays. The officers found quart
Of brandy, quart Of whiskey and
pint Of porter.
In both cases the proprietors Wer,
ordered to appear before the court, thi:
morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-01
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Isaac Talbot 90. colored, a well-knuwn
puEili-t. died ut his home in Bangor. Fiji
day night. from the effects Of an opera
tiou performed during the day for stran-
gulat,i hernia. During the past few
years OWN had met several pf the local
boxers IN Bangor and other places n
Maine.
The Towdoinham nost office will "
made Iu international money order Office
after Oct. !. This Improvement was sr-
cured through the postmaster. w. w.
Brown. largely for the convenience uI q
local company which has many agents IN
Canada ana has heretofore been obliged
to send 10 Brunswick - transact much %
its business.
Charles +. Tarr. while driving doubl,
team in the saWmill yard at BOWdplnham.
Tuesday. was about to cross the railroad
when train No. II WhiZZcd by 80 suddenly
THAT the horses were Knocked down.
Neither MA hurt ana Nj. Tarr escape I
uniuiur.d. Ills son Will was killed at thr
same place ana under The same circum-
stances. three years ago.
Senator Frye will leave Lewiston for
CAMPAIGN work. Tuesday He viii speak.
Thursday. at Trenton. Friday. at Paier-
son. Saturday. at Newark. Monday. nj
camden. y. j., Tuesday. At Baltimore.
then six speeches in West Virginia The
national committee desires him to -
West. hut appointments are not yet made.
The barn ara adjoining Shed Of Miss
Adaline Paul. near paEl's landing. Eliot,
were destroyed BY fire, Thursday. y child,
aged about I. years went ont I'M tine barn
To- play. and. unknown 90 the people. he
had II uumrer of matches, which were
lighted. setting fire 10 the large hay NOW
in thc center VI the barn. The barn WA
we'll filled with hay and farming impe-
mcnts. the loss Of All being estimated ut
$1,000.
George e. IIagan., W. 9f Thomas T.
wick aftpr a brief illness He was born
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Elton 3. Coker of Saco, was in the
city, Saturday
+. ]. Sullivan Of Biddeford. is in the
city for a few days.
c. A. Leighton, the florist. was in
Skowhegan over Sunday.
Francis Skinner of East Vassalboro
was in the city, Saturday
Virgil Scribner of Manchester. was
in the city on business. Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Gage of Show
hogan, were callers to the city, Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard e. Goodwin re-
turned. Sunday, from a pleasure trip
to Boston.
Charles McGraw Of Livermore Falls
was calling on friends in the city, Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mrs. Elbridge Blaney of Swampscott
is q guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. A. Weston for a few weeks
Lewis b. Harris, formerly of this city.
now with Rhines Bros, Portland. call
ed on friends in town. yesterday.
f. G. Hayes returned to his home at
Lewiston Saturday, after visit of
few DAYS with friends in this city
Fred Wilson Of the Smith & Reid
book bindery. has returned from
months vacation at his home at st.
John, \. +.
Miss Josie Reed. who has been in
Pennington where she has been i'll, is
guest ut the home Of Miss Fannie
FoSg in this city.
Mrs. +. W. Emery. who with her son.
Lawrence, have been the guests of
relatives in Fairfield. have returned to
their home in this city.
Miss Henrietta Thompson. stenog-
raphcr at the Gannett & Morse pub
fishing house. left, Saturday, for a va
cation at her home at Southport
Miss Douglass Reed Of Boothbay
Harbor. ana Mrs. II. II. Thompson Of
Southport. are guests at the home of
Mrs. J. /. Thompson in this city.
Mrs. IT, A. Briggs returned. Satur-
day, from Dr. Hammond's sanitarium
at Paris Hill. in a much improved con-
diti3n. having been treated there for
rheumatism.
Walter Rascome. who has been at his
home in this city for some time on ac-
count IF poor health, has returned IA
New York. fully recovered. ana Will
resume his duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. f. Smith and daugh-
ter have gone IN Il carriage drive t0
his old home in Newry They will
also visit New Hampshire before they
return home
Ma. E,,,,,,., : -rrr-..~ rot,,rr.J c,+