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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-04

interview.
When she commenced spes :, the
doctor had stopped. But lie lad not
been listening; he had been thinking.
Now he went Oh slowly, as though
she had not interrupted him:
ri took it homo, straight home-I
laid it on the table while I filled and
lighted my pipe-I had it in my hand
for almost an hour while I was smok-
ing and thiuking"-he was impressive
ly laying off to her with his finger each
link of his chain of retrospection-T
then locked it in small safe I have in
my bedroom. When started here
this evening"-his face broke into a
triumphant smile-"I put it in my
left hand lower vest pocket, and here
sho is," and sure. enough he pulled
out n ring.
He picked up the other, and, hold
ing them together, carefully compared
them. They were exactly alike in
every particular, size, shape, setting,
brilliancy, and in both were engraved
letters, "a. Nm. H."
He passed them across to Miss Har-
rington, whose turn it now was to
show astonishment.
'I-I don't understand il, she
faltered.
''Nor T." said Dr.. Henderson, stern
ly. "You seem to have plurality of
engagement rings to keep stock on
hand, as it WERE"
The girl flushed. - = -. a
"Of course you know that never
bad but one engagement ring" she
said.
She was STOPPING to defend herself,
so the doctor went on the more Sc
verely.
indeed! Yet here are two. I can
not undertake to say how many more
you may have with your initials III.
NJ. in them. I.suppose that even
your-shall we say assurance will
hardly permit youto say that I was
the girer OF both. The rather un-
usual circumstance of two of your
fances having the same initials has
probably been the cause of your mis-
take-a very natural one under the
circumstances. I do not know who
the other shalt I say lucky?-fellow
oh! "A. H. might be Alb Higgin-
son."
"Mr. Higginson's name is Talbot,
as you very we'll know" the girl put
in.
"Hum- well-maybe it is. don't
care. It doesn't make any, difference
who the other fellow is-or are. The
fact remains that you had other en-
gngement rings at tho same time you
had mine. Why You chose to add in
suit to injury by trying to make out
that was the faithless one I cannot
imagine. Such brazen.--"
''Dr. Henderson, your conduct is
insuf1erable. I will hear your insults
no longer.
"Can you deny what have said?"
.tOf course can, and do. 1 know
nothing of this other ring you have
brought. 1t has your initials, "A. II. -
in it, too, remember. How am 1 to
know that it is not one you intended
for some other girl who happens to
have my initials? Probably you were
IN your way to see her when you got
my note.
Just here the library door opened,
and Miss Harrington's younger
brother Gus appeared. Guszwas q
college senior. class of young men
not often thrown off their dignity, but
the belligerent attitude Of tbe;two oc-
cupants Of the: room yisibly startled
him.
..I beg your pardon" !" he faltered.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-04
GUAlf.
A scientist

A sciertist>ss no
eyelids of the avel and
shut no fewer thar .Nt.,0G times in
the course of single year Of his ca
istence.
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The slammine-Door Bablt.

Every mother probably admits to
heraelf that she had the greatest COM
fort with her children previous to the
time they learned to slam doors like
their father. .-Atchison Globe.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-04

seats for Interested listeners. Tho
sessions Of the court are most orderly
and impressive. The. pros and cons
are carefully weighed; evidence is
called for in the proper order, and
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-04
The Boy Who is Saved.

The small boy whose grandmothers
are both dead stands pretty good
chance of not being spoiled.
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THOS. j ADAMS PROPRIETOR.

t'I-er-d did not know anyone was Ia
there. ] was looking for-er : some-
thing I thought I had left in here"
He drew back as though to leave
the room, and then his gaze falling on
the pldsh case in his sisters hand, he
! stopped. s,s ~ : =.
"Why, that's the very thing I was
looking for, :. he said, coming, forward,
slight flash on his face, and taking
it fromher nnresisting hand.
Say, young man, asked the doc
tor suddenly seeing light ''is that h
ring yours?"s :, -
Mr.. Harrington drew himself mp I'd
his full height and answered with dig
nifty: -
SIT isl - s. 8 - =
.well, that's all right" began the
doctor, when"
"Why, what are you going to do
with ring like that, Gus?" eagerly
asked his sister.
'eWhat does a man usually do with
a ring like this?" asked Mr.. Harring-
ton, in reply, stretching himself
another inch. 81 am going; to give it
to the young lady intend to marry. +"
ooh, Gus, is it Mary HarbisonP's
eyes" he admitted, the dignifed
senior disappearing in. the happy,
proud boy. "How did you know?"
"Then, my dear sir" said the doc
tor, with relieved laugh, 81 suppose
the "A. II. m. A. in'that ring stands
for Augustus Harrington - Mary
Harbison?'" :
''And supposed of course that it
was for Mary Harrington" laughed
the young lady of that name.|
'.Humphl" shifted her brother con-
| 'temptuously. ''Think you are the
only girl in the United States named
Mary?" and then, feeling that he was
not being treated with proper dignity,
he s. alked from the room.
WhenlGus shut the door, somewhat
loudly, DR.. Henderson and Miss Har-
! rington were standing atopposite
sides of the table, but before he could
! have taken two steps. this was altered.
The doctor marched boldly round to
her side. -
'.Nouc but the b.ave deserve the
fair, he muttered. sand this looks
to me like an opportunity to undo my
fool work of this morning. I'll make
O try for it, anyhow. Mary" he said
aloud, taking her hand in his, 81 have
acted very foolishly today; you have
been foolish; we have been very fool
ish. Hasn't it lasted long enough? I
love you-ah until this day 1 did not
realize hou much loved you; don't
believe 1 could bear many such days
as this b. 'een. dear-and you love
y do. Come and he
:ls aer &,s,r ed them
saa,; II, ~ me put this
.t,g :cA yua. :! .ger where it be-
'."s. r" : Isos more trouble. !"
hor: can you, with my
-, ':,e =. the acks.asrsa
Tell"-and s.
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Land OF longevity.

France has more persons over sixty
years of age than any other country.
ireland comes next.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-04

When two Cinnamon meet they
shake hands. That is to say, each
shakes and slueezes his own hands
aud covers his head. If the meeting
is after long parting, after the hand
shaking is over the friends rub shoul.
ders till they are tired Instead Of
inquiriug after one another's health;
it is etiquette to say: Have you
eaten your rice? Where are you
going? What is your business there?
What did You pay for your shoes9
How old are you?
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-04

library of the Republic are those con-
tanning the penal and civil code of.
New York State. All tenure of Office,
is dependent upon upright behavior.
It is the ambition Of every boy to at.
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The Matter of a Ring.


Miss Harrington took q step back
ward, and with o little bow said:
81 telieve Remarked earlier in this
interview, DR.. Henderson, that'my
only purpose in sending for you was
to restore to you your property"
AT this curt dismissal the doctor
rose quickly to his feet, coloring
slightly.
81 am going, ho said, but he made
no move in that direction. Instead
he leaned both hands on the edge of
the table aud stared fxedly across it
OF Miss Harrington.~-His brow was
puckered up in deep wrinkles, but
whether he was thinking of the girl
or the ring cannot be said with GER
tainty.
ST am going" he repeated, !''but--
but 1 dou't understand ii. I was
angry this morning, admit, and acted
foolishly-". he paused to mutter to
himself in a kind of wonder. ord,
what an awful ass I must have been
to let this girl get away when I had
her"-"but when you banded NE my
ring it gave me shock, made me real
ize then, as I had not before, what
we were doing. Had,I not felt that
it was too late I would then and there
have retracted and apologized for
every hasty-"
''You are pleading, then, I am to
understand" she broke in, cuttingly,
''the severe shock as your excuse for
forgetting the ring, that it SO h"~
numbed, paralyzed your senses :
You failed to think of it at all '.ari, /
showed it to you a moment az
No., he continued, stub,nor:..;.., 3, s.!
am not prepared TO admit J.. ! TaInot
it. I remember so W. n.sa ..'.so-
n ely certain thatI' y nos9.---
'Dr. rendersc ae 49,. e.
die. ,,ss,..tsr...s.,,,.<, :. !;;sz.,.a,
tier, ss=sssss 49, = Is
other fsssfssy
son,th ,csi2g
were .rr .aa
ring G
ciblv bora tatoo II with .,.t.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-04

One of the most curious charities in
Surrey, England, has just been dis
tributed in the village of Wotton. In
17l8 resident named William Clan
vile died, leaving q will which directed
that he should be buried in the church.
yard ''six yards underground" and
that 40 shillings apiece should be paid
annually to five poor, boys of the
parish, who, on the anniversary Of
his death, with their hands laid on the
gravestone, should repeat by heart
the Lords prayer, the creed, and the
commandments, read I Corinthians,
xv., and write two verses of the
chapter. Later the number of boys
participating in the charity has been
Increased from five to seyen. This
year 16 boys offered to compete, but
only IL attended. The first seven
were successful, and the unsuccessful
boys were each presented with half a
crown, while the five non competitors
received two shillings each.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-04

y is noted that of "a great battles,
u were fought on Sunday, six on
Thursday. five on Wednesday, two on
Friday, while Monday Tuesday and
Saturday claim three apiece. Among
the Sunday battles were Waterloo,
Tnkerman and the fall of Delhi; Grave
lotte and Omdurman happened on
Thursday; Tel-el-Kebir, the battle of
Alma and Balaklava came on Wednes-
day; Trafalgar was won on Tuesday, Se-
bastopol on Friday, and the battles Of
Marengo and Abu Klea were fought
on Saturday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-28
The Circus Commended.

All exchanges from places where the
great Wallace shows have exhibited seem
to be a unit in p~raising the great Wallace
shows. The Dubuque Qa.) Daily Times
said:
1.-The show continued about two and one
half hours, and when the people went
away they had only words of the highest
commentator. The whole circus is clean
and up to date; it is well directed and con-
Quoted faultlessly. 1t is replete with new
acts performed by the best actors in the
business. The requirements are all at
tractive, and the peoples wardrobe hand
some. When the Wallace shows come
again more than 10000 people will await
their coming"
These shows will exhibit in Indianapolis
on Monday, April 80.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-28
INDIANA MORTGAGE LOAN c.
AN IN WOOL.
Merritt q Co. Increase the Price ON
Wagon Lots Two Cents a Pound.

The quotations on wool in wagon lots
were advanced 2 cents a pound yesterday.
Worth Merritt, of George Merritt & Co.,
wooden manufacturers, said on the subject
yesterday: THE new prices for farm lots
are higher than the present Eastern mar
ket would warrant for carload lots, but
a speculative and local competition has
raised the local market temporarily. OF
course this is a condition that cannot con-
tinue. as the Eastern market must either
advance a couple OF cents or our prices
here be reduced from % cents for extra
good lets to former prices, which were as
high ss the Eastern market would justify
any Western dealer In paying.
The future OF the wool market IS very
uncertain, or account OF this being election
year. Mr.. George Merritt is now in Boston,
where he has been attending the conven-
ton Of the National Association of Manu-
facturers. He telegraphs to-day that the
market there is duh and uncertain. Most
dealers throughout the State are paying
p cents TO . cents for the best merchant
able wool, and this Is really as high as any
one ought to pay, unless they have a con-
tract with some one TO take the wool on
their hands,"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-28
WORKS BoARD AFFAIRS.
A Report on the Proposed Tunnel
Street Car Company to Pave.

A Report on the
Street Car Company to Pave.
The report of City Engineer Jeup on the
proposed tunnel under Washington street
from the courthouse to the new power
house. to be erected in the Jail yard. was
made to the Board of Public Works yester-
day. Accompanying the report and pro-
posed plans Of the tunnel are letters from
the telephone and electric light companies,
water company and gas companies, notify
ing the city that their underground con-
duits are laid in Washington and Pearl
streets, and should they be damaged the
city will be held liable.
Fred c.. Smock. who has the contract for
the tunnel, asked permission to cut through
Washington street, as an opening eleven
feet wide will be required In laying the tun-
mel, which will be seven feet high, walled
with brick and cement. City Engineer Jeup
recommended, In case the board allows the
tunnel to be built, that a time limit be
placed on the work and provision be made
for repairing the street after the work is
completed. In
The property owners on East Louisiana
street came to ar agreement with the Big
Four Railroad officials whereby the COM
pany will construct a wall along the en-
nkm to prevent the ground from
crumbling away.
The board oyerruled the remonstrance
against sidewalks on Nickel street from
McCarty to Ray, and the Improvement will
be sent to the City Council as is required
when a majority of property owners re-
monstrate.
The street-car company was ordered by
the board to pave between the tracks on
East Washington street from State street
to Cruise when the Indiana Bermudez As
phalt Company resurfaces the street. The
street-car company was also instructed to
reDair the streets where the Riverside Park
line is being constructed.
The board modified the North Meridian
street pavement resolution from asphalt to
wooden block.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-28
CHILDREN LOWERED TO GROUND
Mario Escape from Fire mt the Home
of John HugIer.

John Hugler. of 31A East Tenth street.
and his wife and two children narrowly
escaped serious injury or death by fire
early yesterday morning by the burning
of their home. Hugler awoke 10 find the
house ablaze and. without stopping TO dress,
dashed up the stairway to the room occu-
pied by the two children. The flames had
reached the stairway and in going up his
legs were badly burned. He was unable
to take the children out that way and was
obliged to let them to the ground from the
second-story window, using bed clothing
for ropes.
The house was entirely consumed, and
the only thing saved was a suit of the little
boys clothing, which he threw out while
the little girl was being lowered to the
ground. The loss was said TO be about
$500. on which there was an insurance of
about $3.50. The origin of the fire was un-
known, as the flames were throughout the
house when Mr.. Hugler was awakened.
1t was thought, however, TO have been
caused by the explosion of a kerosene
lamp.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-28
BUSINESS CONCERNS.
Two More Industries for This City
Other interpretations.

The following companies were incorpor-
eted yesterday:
The Transcendent Light Company. or
Indianapolis, capital stock. $4,000; direc-
tors. John l.. Mothershead. John L. Crit
fths, of Indianapolis, and George Washing
ton, of Staten island, New York. The OBJ
iect of the company is the manufacturing.
buying, selling. leasing. licensing and oper-
citing lamps. lights and lighting systems
md the transaction of all usine Incl.
Cent thereto.
The Varney Electrical Company. Of In
dianapolis; capital stock. 10000: directors.
Gordon f.. Varney. Arthur V. Brown and
Charles o. Britton- The company will mall
ufacture, buy and sell all kinds Of electri-
cal machinery and appliances.
The I~roquois Oil Company, of South
Bend; capital stock, $4,000; directors.
Frank G.. Conklin. Daniel NJ. Shively and
Dudley M. Shively.
The Security Life Insurance Company,
Of South Bend; directors, George M. Foun-
tain. John B. Berteling. William B. Cal
vert, William II. Freyermuth. Charles w.
Slower and John w. Fitzgibbon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-28
THEIR CANNES


William Kokemiller and Louis Crider, of
Norwood, were each fined 81 and costs in
Justices Shocks court for assault and
battery yesterday. The evidence showed
that on Tuesday night kokemiller went to
Orders home. taking with him a bulldog
which was said to be sixty pounds in
weight. The dog became involved In a fight
with one belonging to Crider. and after the
dogs had been parted Kokemiller and
Order took it UP. Kokemiller said Order
followed him to the gate and struck him
over the head with a Ratchet. Kokemilier's
dogs name was Dan, and Order testified
that Kokcmiller took the dog under his
arm and started for the gate. saying. g
'em, Dan, we'll lick 'em anyhow" Koke-
miller said he could not very well carry the
dog under his arm. The affidavit against
Kokemiller was made by Mrs. Order, and
1t was shown by the evidence that she was
assaulted by pushing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-28

Chicago Division, West
No. 10, White City Special. will leave at
$3.50 p. M, instead of AIS p. m, arrive
No other changes on this uivision West.
Chicago Division, East
No. 4 will leave at 7:l5 a. m, instead OF
700 a. IN. No. 10. White City Special,
will arrive at S:25. instead Of 4;l5
p. m.
No other changes on that division.
Indianapolis and Cleveland Division. East
No. p will leave at Gas a. m, instead
of 6:35. and only run to Anderson.
instead of Muncie. as heretofore. No.
q Cleveland Mail. leaves at
is, the New York and Boston Limited.
new train. leaves at $40 p. IN. daily,
reaching Cleveland 9:45 p. m, Buffalo.
$3.50 a. m, New York, 2:55 p. m, Bos-
ton, 4:50 p. m.
Trains will arrive
No. 19. new fast train, $40 p. m. No. 3,
Cleveland and Indianapolis Mail, $50
p. m, instead of BIS. as heretofore.
No change in other trains on this d.
vision.
st. Louis Division
New fast train called st. Louis Limited.
No. 10, will leave Indianapolis daily
3:25 ID. m, reaching st. Louis at 9:45
p. m, connecting closely for Kansas
City and the West.
The opposite train On this division
called the New York and Boston Linn
tied, will arrive at 2:25 p. m. daily.
No. 4 on this division, NATION and
Terre Haute Accommodation, will ar
rive at 9:45 a. m, instead of 10:30 a. m.
No. s will arrive at 5:35, instead of $40
p. m.
No. 5, Terre Haute and Nation Accom-
mediation, will arrive at s o'clock. in
stead Of 4:30 p. m.
All other trains as heretofore.
Louisville Division
No. 81 will arrive at Has ?. m. instead
of 11:5O p. m.
No other changes.
Michigan Division
No. %, Benton Harbor Express, leaves
at 6:45 a. m, instead Of 6:35 g. m,
and No. Is will arrive at ESQ D. m,
instead of 3:25 p. m.
No. &c, leaving at 4:50, will run through
to Warsaw, daily.
No. q will arrive at s:25 g. m. from
Warsaw, daily.
No other changes.
P. & E.. West
No.. IL will leave at HAS a. m, instead
No. 8 will leave at 4:lo p. m, instead Of
No. 81 leaves at 1850 p. M. instead OF
1875 p. m.
No. II is changed to No. is, and will
arrive at 2:25. instead OF 2:s5 p. M
No. z will arrive at 1875, instead Of 1890
and No. is will arrive at Cos p. m.
instead of 6:05 p. m.
Peoria Division, East, time Is considerably
changed
A new fast train called the Ohio Special
will leave Indianapolis at 2:15 p. m.
arrive at Springfield $40 p. m, Column
bus, $40 p. m, Dayton, 6:10 p. m.
Lynn Accommodation will leave at GLE
p. m, arrive Lynn S:35 p. m.
West-bound Ohio Special will arrive at
sos p. M. and Lynn Accommodation
will arrive at 1000 a. m.
All other trains as heretofore.
H. M. BRONSON. A @. p. A.
| Insure with German Fire Insurance Of In
l diana. General offices, % South Delaware
| street. Fire, tornado and explosion.
Insure with the McGilliard Agency Co.
Home and foreign companies. Thorpe block.
Feed your horse JANES'S Dustless Oats.
Expert Hanging.
Newest designs I'm wall paper at Cunning
| hams, 29 Indiana avenue, first square.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-28
on Illinois street, from Neeland avenue to
~Thirty-fourth street.
RESOLUTION MODIFIED.

on Illinois street, from Neeland avenue to
Thirty-fourth street.
RESOLUTION MODIFIED.
Final action modified from asphalt 10
wooden block on Meridian street. from
Neeland avenue to Thirty-fourth street.
FINAL ACTION DEFERRED.
For a gravel roadway and cement walks
on Lee street, from Minnesota TO Miller.
For opening sheldon street. from a point
$50 feet north Of Pike street to Lots 22 and
233. Jackson Park.
L ACTION RESCINDED.
For bricking Sahm street. from Delaware
to Alabama.
For an asphalt roadway and curbing on
Shelby street, from Pleasant run 10 Ray
mond street.
WAR; OF CONTRACT DEFERRED
For wooden block roadway on Highland
place, from Twenty-first street to the
Highland place addition.
PETITIONS FILED.
For a local sewer in the first alley west
of Alabama street, from Twenty-fifth
street TO Fall creek.
For a wooden block roadway on English
avenue. from Harrison to Pine.
For cement walks on Arrow avenue.
from Hillside to Valley drive.
For cement walks on Minnesota street,
from East to Orleans.
PETITIONS DENIED.
For cementing the east walk of Hamil-
ton avenue, from Michigan to Tenth street
ASSESSMENT ROLL APPROVED.
For a local sewer in Tenth street, from
Tecumseh to Rural.
PAPERS ORDERED.
Wooden block roadway and cement walks
on Arch street, from Broadway to Park
avenue
Cement walks on Birch avenue, from Oil
yer avenue to Henry street.
Cement walks on Massachusetts avenue,
from Beilefontaine street to Cornell ave-
nue..
Brick roadway on Merrill street. from IL
linois to West.
Local sewer in New York street. from
Blake street to connect with Whlte river
inteceptor.
For gravel roadway, cement walks and
curbing on Warman avenue, from Tenth
street TO Clark street.
For wooden block roadway on Shelpy
street. from Pleasant run to aymon
street,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-28
AT BOTH ENDS OF N
y. 4. Martin Is Barred Out of
Smallpox

When j. y. Martin, a railroad employe,
returned from a trip to Columbus, o.,
Thursday and started TO enter his home
at 16 Walcott street he met physicians
leaving the place. who told him that he
could not go In. as there was smallpox
there. The patient is Claude B. Stanley.
also q railroad man. who returned from a
trip TO Columbus. o., a few days ago,
where he contracted the disease. He has
been sent to the detention hospital and
Mrs Martin and her two children place I'M
der quarantine. Mr.. Martin said he was
compelled TO cave his regular boarding
house in Columbus, o.. on account OF
smallpox breaking out among the boarders
during his absence. and when he returned
TO his home in this city he found he could
not get into his own house on account OF
smallpox.