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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-01-19
Who Killed Josiah marsden?

The HERALD begins this week the publ
cation of a thrillingly interesting yet clean,
detective story. It involves a great mystery
the name Of the real murderer of old Josiah
Marsden. The problem is not solv until
the last chapter is reached. To see how well
HERALD readers can solve the problem, we
offer the folio wing prizes:
F1RsT-Fvedolars in cash scholarship in the Little
Falls Business College (worth S750C
SEcoND-Three dollars in cash. two-years subscrip
ton to the HERALD.
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scription to the HERALD
CONDITIONS.
L. The guesser must be subscriber to the HERALD or
a member of the family of subscriber.
Guesses may be sent in at any time and must be in
sealed envelope, addressed to mystery ED1ToR THE
HERALD The letters will be numbered in the order Of
their arrival and should than person guess the
right name the whose letter first received will
get the first price, the second price, third
the third prize.
g. Guesses must be accompanied by statement of the
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Only one guess allowed to each person.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-01-19

the rough hewn steps that led down to
the pool, and as he gazed upon the
beauty OF the scene before him and ad-
mlred the pendent branches frosted
with their white, feathery powder his
keen eye was attracted by the slender
trunk of silver birch which some four
feet from the ground showed a space a
few inches wide absent Of the snowy
covering which decled the remainder
OF the tree. He carefully examined the
spot. 1t looked as though a had had
gripped it. Then he bent down AM!
scrutlnized the earth at the foot Of the
birch. Yes there was the mark as Of a
tootstep. Any one coming frczil the
severed walk that led from The con
servatory to the roc}zery would have
been able without treading on Any Of
the snow covered ground to have seized
the trunk of that tree and SO swung
himself down toward the bottom Of the
pool Stepping carefully over the slip.
perry stones, Darrent and Thomson
reached this bottom and stood side by
side upon the frozen surface.
Evidently some one had been th2ro
before them, for the impression of foo:-
prints was visible. leading to the very
back Of the grotto. Following the track,
they pushed aside the long stre;su,ers off
creeping plants coated with ice, that
Jlngled unsteady as they moved them,
and found the grotto extended some
feet beyond, and then it seemed to
cease shut in by heavy masses of rock,
but on closer approach narrow open
ing at right angles became visible and
into this the footprints led. With an
effort they forced themselves through
the entrance and into kind of tunnel,
at the far end OF which ray Of light
shone like a star. The floor of the tun-
mel was coated with ice, and evidently
they were walking along the bed of a
channel by which the overflow from the
grotto found it's way out into the river.
Slowly and painfully they CROPPED
along in the darkness, stumbling and
slipping. upon the smooth surface of
the ice and bruising their hands against
the sides of the tunnel. Half way
through, the pathway grew narrower
and lower, and it was only by creeping
in painfully stopping attitude that
they could get along at all. The light
grew nearer. They struggled on for a
dozen or so yards more and at length,
through tangled mass of shrubs and
brushes, saw stretching before them the
broad expanse of the river, while the
ring of the skates sounded merrily in
the distance.
The skaters passed, flying like the
wind, along the stretch of perfect ice.
No one was in sight, either to the right
or the left, as, pushing aside the bushes,
Herbert Darrent and his companion
crept on their hands and knees from the
narrow causeway out on to the frozen
river, and the way Of the escape Of the
murderer of Josiah Marsden was solved.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-01-19

"Noav, 90 sloaUly," said Da1rent.
rating pastime in which he delighted,
and, although clear, unbroken stretch
OF a mile or so Of black ice telnptingly
invited him, duty called him, and duty.
must be done.
CHOW. then By the way, what's
your name?'' <
''Thompson
Right. / dare say you know mine
already-Darrent."
Eyes, sir"
els this the room where the murder
was committed?'' = -
'sYes this is where we found him,
sir, - replied Thompson, indicating a
spot on the floor between the table and
the fireplace where an ominous dark
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17

stem on the sidewalk. when the lOcOmobie
turned abruptly in his direction Adams
became confused. threw up his hands. and
tried TO shoe the machine away. Ii jump
ed the curb and struck him. throwing him
ont into the roadway OF Broadway. be-
tween the car tracks.
4 few steps from where Adams stood
was a lamppost. Into this the locom0bile
plunged The sound o. the breaking
woodwork Of the vehicle attracted hun
dreds Of people The wheels OF the loco
mobile continued 10 revolve, but the We
hicle itself was held tightly against the
lamppost AT this point McDufee came
sprinting up the block. He bounded into
the locomObiIe and turned of the power.
Policeman TyndaH. of the Broadway
squad. picked up Adams and carried him
over TO the Herald Building. He was un-
conscious. An ambulance took him 10 TIC
New York hospital. Il vas said last night
that he vas bruised considerably about
the body. but he suffered mostly from
shock.
McDuffee was locked up in the Tender
loin Police Station. He was released last
night on $500 bail. The locOmobile, when
was valued at 500. was badly wrecked
II was hluled bal - the company barn.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
OUR INsULAR POSSESSIONS.
Addresses Before the Game and Fish
Protective Association.


Protective Association.
The annual meeting Of the Game and
Fish Protective Association was held in
the rooms Of the Board Of Trade last
night with Capt. Robley d. Evans. presi-
dent Of the association, in the chair.
Barton w Everman, a member Of the
United States Fish Commission expedition
to Porto Rico. delivered an address char
acteristic of the islands and its people.
He also dwelt upon the fora and fauna
and the natural resources of the island,
which he said would yield large returns
through American enterprise. He Illus
trated his talk with steopoticon views.
Prof. Dean c. Worcester, a member OF
the Philippine Commission, told about the
hunting and fishing in the Island Of Luz
zon. Fish abound in great quantities. be
said. and is the principal article OF food OF
the natives, Birds Of all descriptions arr
numerous there, the most important beini
similar to our barnyard fowls. The speak
ers were heartily applauded-
After the addresses the present officer;
of the organization were reelected for thu
coming year. as follows: President, Capt
Robley d. Evans; secretary, DR.. William
P. Young; warden, Major Richard Sylves
: ter.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
THE BURIAL FORBIDDEN.
4 Funeral Halted at the Edge Of the
Grave.


NEW HAVEN. Conn. Feb. I7.-William
HeaIv. who died at Cheshire early IN the
week. was buried ia the PotJer's Field
after his body had been refused "a resting
place in the family plot 10 the village
cemetery.
He was 10 have been buried Wednesday.
but just as the sexton was preparing TO
lower the coffin into the grave the Rev.
Father Cronin stopped the burial
Il forbid YOU. sexton. TO place The Ie-
mains in consecrated ground said the
priest PHI the grave and take the body
hence.
The mourners were dumbfOuuded. Hea-
ley's sole surviving relative. his sister
Mary Healy. Of New Haven, protested and
asked the priest why he had changed his
mind. for he had gone from his parish lr
/ South Meriden 10 read the burial service
/ 4 forbid this burial by the laws Of the
3 Holy Church because ! learn now that
: your brother was not a good Catholic he
replied.
/ with that he left the group at the grave
/ The undertaken placed the coffin again in
the hearse Healy had no relatives in
B Cheshire. and il was necessary TO remove
/ the body TO the church chapel and there
I let il remain over night When the news
! spread superstitious people near the chap
f 81 believed they saw Healy's ghost stalk
1 ing about the church and on the step.
leading into il. Some OF the neighb0rs il
. their excitement did not 90 10 bel al
4 night.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
AN AUTOMOBILES FLIGHT.
The Runaway Injuries One Man and
H. Itself Wrecked.

NEW YORK, Feb. IA small boy,
with an investigating turn Of mind start
ed q steam -driyen automobile runabout in
West Thirty-Gf,h street yesterday after
noon. and then left IL running wild. with
the result thar one man was badly hurt
and the automobile was wrecked. The
boy who started the wagon made good his
escape. The automobile is the property Of
the Locomobile Company. at Seventy
sixth Street and Broadway.
shortly before o'clock Il stopped in
front Of the stage entrance Of Roster &
Balls Music Hall. on West Thirty fifth
Street. J. H. McDuffee an employe of the
company, operated it. McDuffee entered
the theatre He had no more than got
out Of sight, than three small bows ap-
peared and began TO inspect the wagon
! Presently one of them pulled the starting
/ lever. and the vehicle began 10 move to-
k ward Broadway. Without waiting 10 see
! what happened the boys took TO their
heels toward Seventh Avenue. The dri-
] verless vehicle lept well in the centre OF
the roadway for ABOUT fifty feet, when the
! front wheels struck an obstruction and
| the carriage swung toward the south
| curb. The rubber tired front wheels bang
cd into the curbstone and turned the
! wagon into the roadway. the lOcomObile
! increasing in speed and as it neared the
! corner. running well in the centre Of the
! street. onlookers yelled to the people who
! were crossing Broadway to clear the way.
One OF the pedestrians was Joseph II
| Adams. a shoe dealer. fifty years old, OF
69s Tenth Avenue. Adams WAS about u
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
THE GREAT Indoor Meet
A Lively Contest Tonight Between
the College FavOrites.
The Arrangements All Completed for
a series of Games That Promise TO
of SucceS--ArsurHHceS That the
stars Entered VIII he on Hand.

The arrangements for the Georgetown
University indoor athletic games tonight
at Convention Hall are completed and the
efforts Of the Management to provide one
Of the best meets ever Witnessed in this
city. Will be. no doubt successful in ev-
cry way
Assurances we're received yesterday from
Boston New York Philadelphia, and Bal
timore that the stars who had signihed
their intentions OF participating would not
fail TO be present and the reception COM
mittee was kept busy all day providing for
accommodations for the visitors
MANY of.them have already arrived IN
the city and are resting al the college and
the hotels a large number visited the
haH Yesterday where the extensive pre-
parations were being completed. and the
committees received many compliments
upon the facilities afforded
Among those who reached this city yes
terday are Jarvis. the Princeton wonder
Carroll OF Princeton. BaXter's CHIEF rival
/ in the high jump, Bray. the hai:-mlnuje
| champion from Williams College. Mass
] Lucas. ne potato race champion from
/ Boston. and Reilly. OF Boston College. the
/ New England indoor quarter mile cham
1 pion These men are resting at the col
/ Iere as the guests OF Manager Hirst, Di-
/ rector NarteU Trainer Foley. CAPTAIN Nui-
Hgan. and Billy Holland. They viii
/ spepd the time before the meet in resting
I and in getting into the best shape posi-
| ble after their travelling.
shortly after the arrival of the Princeton
men The visitors were given roUSing re-
cep1fon by the Georgetown students. They
/ sppeared much pleased over the enJhusi-
a.m OF the demonstration in their honor
The New York delegation arrived this
! morning and the University OF Pennsylva
| MIA and the Baltimore athletes reached
here this afternoon. Director Macdermott
of Johns HOPKINS with his squad OF eight
sen. ran over from Baltimore in the morn
ing to allow the relay and distance nren
chance 10 Jog around the trade and famil-
iarize themselves with the corners befoT,
lunch
The Georgetown men are all in prime
condition. and ready for their lest efforts
so that there is no doubt that they viii re-
feet credit upon themselves in their con-
I tests against their numerous strong com
pettOrs
Trainer Foley is confident that the occa
sion will establish Gcorgetown's Suprema
I cv on the track over the other colleges
Duffy. Muiligan. Sheridan, and the rela,
team will all be called upon for their bes
work. Their opponents will be the best q
2 be found in the large colleges
The utmost care is being exercised il
the preparation for carrying out the pro
, gramme of the evening. and every precau
y tion has been taken and no detail omitte
7 which will insure the success OF the games
I The first event will be started ar O'ClOc
: sharp and il is planned 10 have the pro
s gramme Of games complete at 1915.
The sale OF tickets has been very larg
n and a large crowd will undoubtedly attend
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
JAPAN's NAVAL REVIEW.
Tendency 10 Increase the War
spirit Of the Nation.

\ Tendency 70 " ~
spirit Of the Nation.
SAN FRANCISCO, FEB. 17.-Adyices
from Yokohama dated January 81, say
that the coming naval maneWres of the
Japanese feet are attracting great Interest
The display Of japanese naval power will
undoubtedly tend to increase the. war spirit
of the nation. The stubborn defence OF the
Beers has added vastly 10 the sense Of
security which any relatively small power
NAV now feel. and this consciousness has
already become plain in Japan.
The biggest sun ever manufactured in
Japsn. "A centimetres, was recently sue
cessfuIIy tested at the artillery range at
Hsrud. Kawachi. The gun was made at
re Osaka Arsenal. The success OF this
trial will lead the Government 10 manu-
facture more Of the same size.
The bubonic plague has been Stamped
ont in japan. For more than month nc
fresh cases have been reported IN Kobe
and Osaka was free Of the disease for The
two weeks preceding January p. The TO-
tai number of cases in Osaka was nifty
two. nearly all terminating fatally. IL
Kobe, the total was nineteen.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
WEST VIRGINIANS DINE.
Annual Banquet Of the RepUbIicR
StHIc Association.

Annual Banquet Of the Republican
StHIc Association.
The West Virginia Republican Associa-
ton OF this city last night gave its fourth
annual banquet at Wizards Hotel. From
s until . o'clock a reception was held in
two OF the spacious private parlors Of the
hotel and an opportunity was given the
two hundred or more people present 10
greet the guests Of honor. In the receiv-
ing line were Senator and Mrs. Elkns,
Senator and Mrs. Scott. Representative and
Mrs. Dovener. Representative and Mrs
DAYTON Representative Lacey. and Mrs. J.
II. Purdy. Representative Pearre and Mrs
J. W. DeGrange. State Representatives
Scherer and Pitzer, Assistant Secretary
and Mrs CridIer. and Fish Commissioner
Bowers and Mrs. Babb. When the guests
had All been presented TO the receiving
party they formed a promenade line OF
ccuples and entered the main dining room
This room had been arranged and decorated
for the occasion. and presented brilliant
appearance. with its many tables. each
ornamented with a large bouquet Of roses
in addition 10 preparations for the enjoy
ment Of the good things provided for the
banquet At the conclusion of the dinner
the postmaster. Gen. Van II. Bukey, pre-
faced the responses 20 tossts by a few re-
marks. IN which he spoke Of his regret
that time would not permit him TO deliver
the long address which he was supposed
TO have prepared. The tOasts Of the even
Ing were responded TO by the following
Our Guests" Gen. Van II. Bukey; Presi
dent Mckinley" Hon. Charles r. Pearre
zone Good Term Deserves Another, Hon
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17

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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17

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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
MANY MATRIMONIAL FAILURES
startling Assertion In n Lecture On
sociology at NHie.

startling Assertion In n becture On
sociology at NHie.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. Feb. l7.-ln lee
ture on Sociology" delivered before the
senior class Of the academic department
OF Yale. Prof William G. sumner. the
head OF the department OF political econ
omy.- took up the subject Of marriage
After tracing the history Of marriage
down from barbaric times Prof. Sumner
said.
Marriage in its highest sense, ar it eX-
lists among the most enlightened nations,
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Persons have universally believed that
marriage was a religious rite, and the
current feeling among women is that the
MARRIAGE ceremony is marriage.
The religious marriage is altogether an
after thought The Christian church new
er made any laws in regard 10 the mar
rage ceremony until the sixteenth CEN
fury. at the Council Of Trent
The essential element Of modern mar
rage is the promise TO each other, and
the promise is one OF eNclusiveness. All
the way up marriage has been the subject
Of idealization-
In th- strictest sense marriage rs an
/ ideal thing that has never been realized
/ Vicissitudes act on the couple and change
/ them. and not more than 10 per cent real
/ ize their ideal That is 10 say. not more
! than 10 per cent Of married persons az th'
/ end OF their lives looking back. can hon
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Most young men marry because the!
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The marriage ceremony nowadays d
/ much OF "a show. II seems 80 me h eoul
/ be improved by having the couple give no
. tice in advance, and then acknowledg
! their vow IN the presence Of witnesses
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