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CHAPTER XIV.

"A SCENE ON A WOODLAND STAGE. b,
The reader will recollect the heavy
rain and the hurricane that came on
Immediately after the shooting of
Burns by Pierre Rsmeau. But for
that cool deluge of water, the old man
would have bled tasaleth, aotyjth.-
stap3iaRs1 - enep paratiS gsligHtness
VI The Wound, which, owing to the
bullet's striking a large old silver
watch and glancing thence along
rib, was but jagged rip in the flesh
across the left slope Of the chest. AS
lit was, the rain stanched the bleed
ing, and Burns regained conscious
ness some time during the following
night. IL, :.s@ ~
His Scotch vitality was not yet ex-'
hausted. He raised himself to- sit
ting posture; but the effort reminded
him of his hurt and the blood broke
forth afresh, while a dull pain griped
his breast. A roaring sound came in
to his head as he sank back again and,
relapsed into insensibility. 1t was but
swoon, however, followed presently;
by gradual recovery, during which
his mind recalled, in o panoramic way,
the whole OF his long and fruitless
struggle in search of Margaret. All
the terrible route from Scotland ziz-
tagging over almost half the earth, lay
under his eyes as if mapped outin the
glare of calcium light. He realized
how very old he was, and the nature
of his wound he well knew, having
thrust his fingers into the gaping rent.
Life shriveled under his gaze to the
dimensions of scorched leaf, 5end he
saw his thousands of unanswered pray,
ers lying like dead insects thereon.
Some of the tense strings Of bis faith
were swapping under this strain:
Numbly, blindly, he groped about i'm
the darkness, the soaked earth under
him, the dripping, wind-stirred boughs
overhead. His long, gray hair fell
across his drawn and sunken face, apdl
his tumbled beard was separatsR into
clammy wisps. He thought he was
walking, but he was -egiTy {wallowing
on tie seSasa,- Teaching out his hands
and feet. ,.gE4-> \. ~. D.. H. :.
.. (ro BE coNr1surD.)
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What seems most strange to one
who gains access to tho records is the
fact that the Chats s-Huants, although
their proceedings were veiled, did not
pretend to evade the authorities of
New Orleans. It is we'll known
that they were in league with
smugglers, so-called ''privateers;"
but it was understood as we'll
that they were "operated" out
side of louisiana, or, in other
words, that they were importers" of
unlawful wares, and that oil OF their
gains went to swell the wealth OF the
State and the city.
Mr.. Vernon felt sure that, if Loring
had been deceiving him, and had been
all this time operating with the Honey
Island outlaws instead OF being In
Mexico-if Colonel Loring and Pierra
Rameau were indeed identical as both
Fairfax and Vasseur had declared
then the room of the Chats-Huants
would be the place in which to look
for him.
On the way, as the rain softly fell
ever his slouch hat and high-colIared
topcoat, Mr.. Vernon kept repeating
the name, "Pierra Rameau," "Pierra
Rameau," not aloud, not even by lip
movement. but inwardly; and it rang
and echoed in his consciousness, as a
lonely voice sometimes wanders back
and forth and around in wild noun
tain hollow. He felt that he was 60
ing to solve within the next half-hour
question involving one of those
climaxes of experience from which no
period of life Is exempt-experiences
that shock the very centers OF
strength, and affect the deepest sources
of feeling. " .. .
The streets were shiny, the cutters
ran full of muddy water, and wind
from the east had an edge of ice, al
belt the roses were abloom along the
walls. Mr.. Vernon met few people,
he was not aware of meeting any, un-
til hand was laid on his arm. and 3
aforementioned voice said: + .
"May I have word with you? Do
you know me?" SO j1.~i !,
He stopped short and faced the
speaker. 1t was almost in front of
the entrance to the grfmy building in
which the Chats .Huants had their
meeting-place. Not far away on one
hand rolled the great yellow river
with some vessels at anchor; on the
other hand the uneven houses zig
Jagged along, dripping and unsightly.
Two or three reckl ss-looking fellows
passed by and entered the restaurant.
The Chats ,Huants were meeting. :
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may bs-Made to have all Government
Forest emf lEes fpHnished with similar:
,clothfng. Fhese men are exposed to-
much pad ather, a A suitable uni
for1pa certainly essenf fials to. their per-
forming their duties satisfactorily. 2l
Nows that the. forest reservations
have become a source OF revenue to
the Government, tie duties Of the for
essxes sare more Important and their
instruetions are more rigid. I'm 1898
theresWas cut and sold about $500, 600
worth Of timber from, Western Forest
reserves With proper care Of the for-S5
ests and tanse efficient corps OF men to-
guard against korest fres. 1t is ex-ss
pected that th3aSf revenue will steadily
increase Sss 4. N NJ iii a 81, s.
Timber iss1 SsFsery s country an in-s
portant natural product, and in this
country It has been especially ple9tt-4 q
full, but up to within foursor fiye,y years 8
the American forestry were allowed to
run down and left ina bad condition.
Since Commissioner Binger Herman j
became the official head controlling
the forests many schemes have; beens
instituted to repair tile damaged for
ests, and their present improved con-
dition is largely due to his strenuous ii
efforts. One Of his most recent
schemes is the telephone system,
which was established in California
last spring. This system was only an
experiment, but in all probability 1t
will eventually be extended to all for ::
est reserves in the United States. - n
New York Tribune, .E S. 81 .sss
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cessfui rearing Of "bottle babies" Of
any place in the world. The first pro-
cess consists of straining the milk,
which is done by a patent separator,
for Randalls Island is raising just
now LAO babies on the bottle. f.H
The straining Of the milk is q most
important feature, and can, be done
quite as we'll at home as at Randall's
Island. Mrs. Dunphy showed thes
young mother how. Taking two yards
of cheese cloth which had already been
boiled twenty minutes, she folded this
into little bundle about eight inches
square, laid it in an earthenware pie
plate and placed the plate in a hot
oven, where it, remained until the top
fold began to get brown. A coarse
towel was also put in the oven at the
same time. % ~. 9
Nine little squares were cut out Of
the cheese cloth with bright clear scis-
lsors. Three Of these squares were tied
oyer common milk strainer, the milk
was poured through into another SINH.
lakstrainer, similarly fixed with steril-
iised cheese cloth, and still through an
other strainer. T = = y
8 Ut is appalling how much dirt and
dust there is eyensi in, the ,cleanest milk.
3, The milk. was then put into a large
alright bottle, and the bottle set into
ice to get very cold, but not to freeze.
When sufficiently cold it was poured
into an eight ounce nursing bottleArlo'
one Of the old-fashioned death-dealing
horrors with long rubber tube, but
with just a single rubber nipple.
Mrs. Dunphy, filed ten bottles, the
requisite number for one baby. The
bottles were inserted in cylinders,
bound together for convenience by a
tin band. These cylinders can be
made by any tinsmith for twenty five
4 or thirty cents per set of ten. The
bottles, corked up tightly, the cylin-
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Man Superiority.

One sees many curious phases of hu-
man nature in the safe deposit vaults
of banking Institution - from the
women who never by any chance
know where their keys are. and go
through bag and pocketbook with reck'
less haste, to the man who is not quite
certain that he has locked his box and
returns to the vault three or four
times, puts his key, in the lock, shakes
it hard, and finally goes away con-
vinced that "all Is WELL" But in re-
cent experience with new customer
to whom 1 was renting box the eli
max was reached. When / handed
him the keys and said:
s"Now, here are two keys. Separate
them so that if you lose one you will
have the other to admit you"
He quickly replied:
VERY well. I will put one on my
key.ring and lock the other up in my
box"
And yet they tell us that men are
more logical than women.-The New
'Lippincott.
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necks downward, were dropped into
the interstices of a wire rack and al
lowed to drain on to the cheesecloth.
The nipples were dried with n piece of
the same sterilized material and then
wrapped in. cheesecloth. The remain
der of the cheesecloth was folded up
in the sterilized towel and put away,
until time to 60 through the same pro-
cess In the evening. -.
The milk should be prepared twice a
day-mornings and evenings; that is,
enough should be prepared at one time
in the morning to last all day, and in
the evening to last until next morn
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If baby appears to be not thriving,
and the mother can determine this by
weighing it carefully every other day,
then its milk is not agreeing with it.
and a physician should be consulted
Immediately. The healthy baby will
increase in weight between certain
ages, while at others it will remain al
most uniform, but it will never lose
weight. The falling off in weight OF
even an ounce or two means some.
thing, and what this something is none
but the physician should determine.
, In just what proportions to dilute
the milk after it has oeen sterilized
and bottles and nipples made germ
proof, is a question often asked by
mothers through the columns of news.
papers. No general rule can be formu-
lated to answer this question. That Is
something which the physician alone
can determine. The formula that will
agree perfectly with one baby often
proves the death of another. Each
baby requires individual attention,
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A Little Mistake in Medals.

The chief officer Of a Yorkshire yeo
manry regiment, while congratulate
ing one of the troops on its appear
ance, made stirring allusion to the
medals worn by some army veterans
in the ranks. One Of the men, a ma
tive of Wharfdale, afterward went
home in very thoughtful frame OF
mind. and next morning he came on
parade with several medals on his
breast. Said the officer,"1 didn't know
you had been in the regulars" mo,
1 amt" said the man. We'll, how
about the medals, then, my good fel'
low? They can't be yours" The man
promptly answered: Cant they! Aye.
but. they be. My old coo won 'em al
at Otley Show."-Upper Wharfdale
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Science Guards Baby's Dinner.
An Object Mothers Regarding the Proper
Care of the Nursing Bottle.

bubble and boil around the bottles for
not less than twenty minutes. Then
it was pronounced sterilized. a....
Lifting the cylinders out Of the ket-
tie, they were set in a sink and the
cold water faucet turned on. 1t is
very important that the milk should
be thus cooled and in running water
before being put IN the icebox; If put
in the icebox Immediately after taking
from the boiling water the milk gets
cold too quickly, and all the beneficial
results of the sterilizing are neutral
lied. ...
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An Empress,s Lesson in Spelling.

When 1 was quite little girl ]
used to hate spelling" more than any
other lesson. / remember once spell.
ing Russia with small r." and my
governess said to me, What woulc
the Emperor Of Russia say II he knew
that you spelt his country with smal!
'r?" replied haughtily: Il don't
care what he would say; shall never
see the Emperor or his country during
my lifetime, 1 dare say, so it doesn't
matter" "Ah! how different
ly do I think now" said the Empress
smiling. II spell Russia with a very
very big r. and the Emperor with g
tremendous e. "-Empress Of Russia
Quoted in London Gem.
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"A UNIFORM For WoopMEN,
Dress For Cold Weather Adopted b.
Montana Foresters.

The forest superintendent and
woodsmen in Montana have recently
adopted uniform, as shown in the ac.
companying photograph, which will
be worn by them while ranging in the
public forest reservations in that State
during the winter. These uniforms
have been submitted to the Secretary
of the Interior and the Commissioners
Of the General Land Office, and efforts
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Eox.Hunting Parsons.

There are still in England two rep
resentatives Of the old-time foX-hunt
ing parson. These are the Rev Z
ing parson. These are the Rev. E
nolds, who are respectively master
Of the Cattistock and Coniston packs
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PUTTING THE BOTTLES INTO THE BOILER.

ing. More than that should never be
sterilized, because, while the milk may
keep sweet a much longer time it loses
much OF it's nutritive power if allowed
to grow the leas. bit stale.
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three feet five inches in diameter and
nine feet four inches in circumference.
Such immense masses Of crude rubber
are said to actually represent loss to
the grower, being used principally by
import?rs for exhibition purposes
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Now York time is four hours fifty.
nine minutes and nine seconds later
than London time, and is nine hours
forty. five minutes and five seconds
earlier than Yokohama time.
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ders were set in n porcelain kettle full
of lukewarm water, just large enough
to hold them without allowing them
to wabble. The kettle was placed on
q cook stove and the water allowed to
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4 married couple living near Throop,
Penn, who were childless, have adopt
ed fourteen children.
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copyricht, 1891 and 1898 by Robert Bonner's Sons.

.~ MAURICE THOMPSON.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11

Nobody who Will avail himself of the
facts will longer hold that there was any
alliance between our soldiers and the in
surgents, or that any promise OF independ-
ence was made TO them. Long before their
eader had reached Manila they had re-
iolved, If the commander of the American
navy would give them arms with which
TO fight the Spanish army, they would later
turn upon u.s. which they did murderousIy,
and without the shadow Of cause or iusti-
iication. There muy he those without tine
means Of full information, who believe that
we were in alliance with the insurgents,
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Sheriff s'Sale.
The Joseph Reed Gas Engine Co.,
plaintiff,


Ed. A. Nisbet, ct al, Defendants.
BY virtue of an order of sale, duly is
sued by the Court of Common Pleas of
Washington County Ohio, in the above
entitled action, and to me directed and
delivered, | will offer for sale at pub
lie auction, at the door of the Court
House of said county, on Saturday,
the 18th day of October, 1900, at l
o'clock, P. NJ, the following described
Real Estate, to-wt: The undivided
or e-half par, of that certain oil and
gas lease, granted. demise6 and let by
Richard Lane to Ed A. Nisbet by in
strument of Lease, bearing date on the
9Th day of September, 1898. and re-
corded February 2Sth 1899 in Book 50
at page SAG of the lease records of
Washington County Ohio; the same
beng in and of a certain tract OF
124 acres of land situated in
Weslcy@Township in said county of
Washington and State of Ohio; ap-
| lease for oil and gas purposes, made
| by Henry Bowman to A. A. Cameron
| by instrument of lease bearing date
on the 18th day of August 1898, record
ed February 2Sth, 1S99 in Book 80, on
| page OfJ Vi Sdlu tease ItCOIu, odlu
lease being in and of a certain tract of
| 175 acres of land situate in Wesley
! Township, Washington County, Ohio;
Appraised at $4,000. Also that certain
lease for oil and gas purposes made by
Mercer Brothers to e. r. Swayne by
instrument of lease bearing date on
the 18th day of April, 1898, recorded
April 2Sth, 1898, in Book No. so at
Page 232, of said lease records; the
same being in and of a certain tract of
so acres of land situate in Wesley
Township, in said county and state;
appraised at S500.00. Also a like pro-
portion and interest in and to the two
producing wells on said Mercer lease,
together with the tubing, casing, rods
and pumping outfit thereof, two $50
Dbl tanks, one gas engine, one power
steam engine, one boiler and the line
pipe, and other chattel property ON
said lease and appurtenant thereto,
and belonging to said leasehold inter-
est; Also like proportion and interest
in the producing oil well now on the
said Henry Bowman lease together
with the casing, tubing, rods, pump
ing outfit, and one 100-bbl tank and
other chattel property now on said
lease and belonging to the working
interest. Chattel property on Mercer
lease s275. Chattel property On Hen
ry Bowman lease $500,
Said property appraised at $2900.00.
Terms of Sale cash
JOHN S. McCALLISTER,
Sheriff of Washington County, Ohio.
w, G. Way and Nye & Follett, At
torneys. Tues, Sept. 11-5w.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Annie z. Morris,

Harriet E. Parsons, ct al.
Court of Common Pleas.
Case No. 9525.
, Order of Sale in Partition.
In pursuance of an order of Sale in
Partition issued from the Court of
Common Pleas within and for the
County of Washington and State of
Ohio made at theApril term thereof,
A. d. 1900 and to me directed. | will
offer for sale at public auction at the
door of the Court Huse in the city of
Marietta, Ohio, on the Goth day of Sep
tember, 1900, at i o'clock D.
m, OF said day, the fol-
lowing describe dreal estate, towit:
Lot No. 1913 in Square No. 23 in the
city of Marietta, County of Washing
ton State of Ohio as a whole appraised
at 100000, and divided as follows:
thirty feet and seven inches frontage
on Front street, by one-hundred and
eighty-five QS5) feet deep next to
Commons off the southeasterly side of
Lot No. 1913 in Square No 23 in city of
Marietta, County of Washington and
State of Ohio, appraised at $4,000.
Thirty 900 feet and seven inches
frontage on Front street, by one hun
dfed and elghty-fye (1S5) feet deep
middle part of said lot No. 1918 in
Square No. % in said City of Marietta,
County of Washington and State of
Ohio, appraised at $4,000. Thirty(3O)
feet and seven inches frontage on Front
street by one hundred and eighty-five
(lS5) feet deep of the Northwesterly
side of said Lot No. 1918, Square 2S, in
said City of Marietta, County of Wash
lngton, State of Ohio, appraised at
100000, and that the same be offered
first as separate tracts divided as
aforesaid and then offered as whole
and sold as the same will bring the
highest price.
Said premises has been appraised at
Twenty-one Hundred Dollars, and can
| not sell for less than two-thirds of
said appraisement.
Terms of Sale. One-third cash ON
day of sale, one-third in one year, and
oneHthird in two years, the deferred
payments to bear interest from the
day OF sale and to be secured by mort
! gage on the premises.
j. S. McCALLISTER,
Sheriff of Washington County, Ohio.
John A. Hamilton, Attorney.
Aug. 2S-5 wks. Tues.
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A Breezy Place.

Mr.. S. r. Dearth, of Los Vegas,
Texas, who has been visiting his
brother, w. M. Dearth, left yesterday
for Beverly to visit his father before
returning to his western home. Mr..
Dearth says that while the mer-
curry is climbing up to the
100 degree notch here, residents
of Los Vegas are enjoying tempera-
ture ranging from s. degrees medium
to rs extreme heat, and that while peo-
pie in this section are having recourse
to ice and fans, gentlemen in Las We
gas wear light overcoats in the even
ing. Will anything induce the wealth
er man to give us just a weeks sam
pie of that climate?
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Professor w. L. Robinson,

Teacher of Voice Culture, and Artis-
tic Singing, Italian method has Or
ganized class in this city. Those de-
string to study with me will leave
word with John E. Leonhart, the jew
eler, or drop me card,
will call at their residence.
My teaching days here are Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, Best of ref
erences given. Address w. L. Robin
son, Marietta, Ohio.
Tues Sept. lift.
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B. & G. S-W. RY
rsmS TABLE.

tfhaNi tN96Es
Trains Arrive at ana Depart m Unio.
station.
ARRIVE WESTWARD. DEp,E.
IL nl-Athens, Chillico,he. Oh 4Onr
Cincinnati, Louisville,
- Louis and all pou Is
West, South and S-west
'i@ DO m-Belpre, Athens, Chill o 90 m
1eothe,in0 way stations
~ m-Belpre. Athens, Chill. o 20 n,
43 In icothe, Cincinnati and
sunday Louisville, St Louis
only and all points west aud
south.
fl2 90 p m-Belpre Parkers burp " ohnr
Chillicothe Cincinnati
and way stations
o' NIB elpre. Pa rkers- 2Opm
burg, Chtllcothe. Gin
cinnati Louisville. ST.
Louis, Chicago and all
points west south and
southwest.
20 a m-Parkersburg and Belrre I,oca
EASTWARD.
" % m-Belpre Parkersburo, 45 oOam
salem, corn wallis,
CIark, burg, Grafton,
'iH 90 m-Belpre, Parkersburg II O5pm
Grafton, Washington,
Baltimore. Phil delph.
ia and New York
ia m-Parkersburg, Wash. % lob m
IN. ton, b II imore.
Phtladephia and New York.
'lo 10 p pm--Parkersburg, Wash I'll 4Opn,
lngton. Baltimore Phil
adelphia. New York
Boston and all points east.
. F'Daily. Except Sunday
All trains of Marietta District run to Parh
ersbuIg ~ w
r,!e ror through tickets to all points in the
toGl oHited States, Canada and Mexico, with de
'aheo information as to rates. routes, sleeping
accommodations etc, please call on c.
q. NJ PAYNE Ticket Agent, Marietta,
y. n, Brown. Passenger Agt., Marietta, q.
"; f.MoCARTY, GenI Passenger Agent,
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0hl0 HsVeE aAii-auAU.
eastern Time }
GOING NORTH

Leave .Wiliamstown-
~ d. m. m.............. to WheelinA
|lO:35 a. m.......to New Martinsyilh
dlz:9' p. m..... to PittsDurg and East
d3; 81 p. M. Wheeling and Int. pointA
F5:l lS p. M, Ohio Valley Express Pitts
burg and East.
s6.l2 p. M. .Sistersviile and Int. points
,"9.oI p. M, New Martnsville and Int,
points.
GOING SOUTH.
81 o4 a. m.............to Parkersburg
lI:06 a. m.. to Parkersburg
'll:O7 p. m. Ohio Valley Express 70
Huntington and Cincinnati.
uH' II p' III. .................tO KenOVa
ITO p III. .''.........tO III. Pleasant
oGO9 p. m ...,........to Parkersbura
S'oo p. m to Parkersburg
D daily. daily except Sunday.
L. E. CHALENOR,
Gen. fass. Agent.
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A little life may be sacrificed to a
sudden attack of Group if you don't
have Dr. Thomas Electric Oil on hand
for the emergency.
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For Laces, EmbT oideries, Lace Cur
tains, Handkerchicfs, Hosiery, Gloves,
or Underwear, go to he Bee Hive, 1eS
Front street.
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TIME CARD IN EFFECT DEC ,nd. X,

Al Trains Daily excepI Sunday.
nos. 70 and " make ciute con nect,ops
laneeNil with the B. g. o. and Pan Hardl, 4,
!: ;u;s ior Coinmbus. Coicaop md the wobt.
q EOpE SUIOR. General Manager.
- - HARRISON. t4entrxI rAase,, ,erAe'
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