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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-09-04
0vereating.
THE END.

The habit of ~Overeating is far too
common, even with those persons who
practice moderation in other ways. The
day laborer may habitually indulge in
an afIoulf of food without injury
which would seriously affect a person
of a less active mode of life because
his heavy work burns off the excess Of
food, but in most cases the excess Of
food is not carried off by a so called
bilious attack, and then, if there is no
work to burn up the supply, what hap
pens?
In some constitutions dyspepsia, in
others an eve increasing bulk. Now
this bulk disinclines to eXertion, so
that with increase of bulk less work
is done, while there is a growing disin-
clination to eXertion, even a repug-
lance in extreme cases to any form of
exercise. These cases are among the
most difficult the physician can treat,
for the sufferer, though he may wish
for relief, lacks the energy to find it.
AS a rule stoutness is connected with
errors of ~diet-errors of excess perhaps
oftener than people are prepared to ad-
nit, but often to errors of k~ind.-Jour-
nal of Health.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-09-04

"Do you remember what I said TO
you about the song at that timer"
mot distinctly. What was it?"
81 told you that your voice sounded
like my sisters. told you that she
Used TO sing 1t to me. ] told you that
] liked the song particularly well be-
cause its name was the same as her
name - Alice. Do you remember,
LisleT'
YES; / remember now"
well, littIs woman, don't you see
what mean"
"No, Craig. What do you mean?"
"ThIs: When ! went away from here
25 years ago, that sister and my worth
less self were all there was left of our
family. ! went away, ar outlaw, with
states prison staring me in the face,
and 1t broke her heart. ] wrote to her,
and she begged me to return, and after
seven years l came, but | came in the
night. for ] was afraid to appear in the
daylight, and | went to her house"
why do you tell me this now, Craig2"
"Be patient, Isle. ] went to her
house. ] had sent her word that | was
coming. ! had been two hours with
her and was on the point of taking my
departure when her husband appeared.
My sister was in my arms. / was kiss.
ing her. and she was clinging to me,
begging me not to 60. Her husband
had never seer me. He misunderstood
what he saw. He struck me with his
cane. and ] was knocked senseless,
Wnen 1 recovered, Alice was msenslUIe
OF the floor, and he had disappeared. 1
carried her to the sofa, saw that she
had only tainted, kissed her and went
away more than ever convinced that
the greatest service l could do for her
was to keep out of her life forever. l
never once thought that her husband
would so misjudge her that she would
have no opportunity to explain my
identity. l did not know him; l had
never seen him; l knew his name; that
was all. That night when he struck
me l did not see his face. The blow
fell before l knew that he was in the
room. Lisle, the name of my sisters
husband was Philip Darlington"
Craig"
flush, Lisle; it is true! Your moth
er is my sister. Her name was Alice
Craig. My name is Thomas Craig.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-09-04

One of the most interesting of our
- surviving men of science, says the
London Daily Telegraph, is James
Glaisher, F. r. S., who recently entered
upon his ninety-third year. Many peo.
pie think of the veteran meteorolOgist
only as an aeronaut on account of that
memorable and unparalleled ascent
which he and Mr.. CoXwell made nearly
40 years ago. But Mr.. Glaisher is not
an aeronaut, though he has made some
80 ascents skyward for scientific DUR
poses. He is a meteOrOlOgist, %astronO-
mer and mathematician and a fine sam
pie OF what a vigorous mind in a sound
body can do, hale and hearty at over
90. When he and COXwell did their
seven miles rise into the empyrean and
he tainted and the |aerOnaut only saved
both Of them by gripping the valve rope
with his teeth, his hands being numbeI
and powerleSs, the world was greatly
moved with admiration. At the meet
ing Of the British association the next
year, 1863, Professor Owen made a
noteworthy statement. "Physiologists,"
he said, were all agreed that one con
dition of longevity was the capacity of
the chest. and therefore he hoped the
increased breathing capacity acquired
by Mr.. Glaisher and Mr.. Coxwell would
tend to the prolOngation of their lives"
The kindly wish was prophetic. Cox
well died in January, 1900, in his eight
ieth year. Glaisher still survives and
is %.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-09-04
A Kind Hearted Woman.

Among the interesting personalities
of Paris is the Baroness d'Harpent.
Her hobby is devotion to homeless ami
mails. She keeps a small corps of bicy-
clists constantly in search Of waits
and strays," and all so found, whether
cats, dogs or other animals, are taken
to enjoy her hospitality. Even the dead
of their kind are not neglected. When
her hired lieutenants see a dead animal
by bridge or gutter, they do not throw
1t into the Seine or the garbage barrel,
but take 1t to a quiet cemetery at
Neullly, where 1t is buried.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-09-04
HRby's presumDtiOn,

Francis Haby, who became famous
through his invention of the fierce up
liam has for some time affected, is to-
day a rich man, for at one time all the
young officers of the kingdom with
proper pride about them used to rush
to his establishment in Berlin to be
fixed up" a %pempereur. Haby's dis
missal from the kaiser's service is said
to have been due to his presumption.
Feeling secure in his position, one day
he jocularly inquired of his majesty,
We'll, what do you think about the
Chinese situations" This was too much
for the German kaiser, and Haby was
banished from the court.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-09-04

Apart from the great use that the
sledge dogs were to us for pulling pur-
poses, they made wonderful compan-
ions in the solitude of the far south.
Already early in the expedition l had
presented to each of the members a
dog, and a great affection arose be-
tween the masters and their dumb
companions. Members often retired to
some quiet corner, petting their favor
lite dogs. The lives, the struggles and
the sufferings Of the dogs helped to
take the members out of themselves
and thus assisted materially the COM
mon welfare Of our small community.
In the cold time the dogs killed each
other. Suddenly the whole pack of 70
seemed to agree upon killing one of
their number. For days they watched
for an opportunity, and the unfortu-
nate and doomed dog seemed at once to
realize that sentence of death had been
passed. He sought refuge with us and
would never 60 far away from camp
until one day for a moment he might
forget himself. The dogs would then
rush upon him and tear him into pieces.
National Review.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-09-04
The other Talent.

A church society near Boston gave
an entertainment for the benefit Of one
of the numerous charities, and at the
end of the evening n Of the gentle
men in charge was paying several peo-
pie for their services in connection
with the affair.
Finally he approached the boy who
had blown the organ and said, "Well,
Willie, how much 90 we owe you for
your work this eveningP'
The boy looked at him in genuine sur
prise. "Why Mr.. w." said he, don't
the rest of the talent give their serv-
ices?"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-09-04
CHAPTER XVII.

mot I X THE WOMEN ETHER"
n" HE scene changes once more to
Nevada-to the ranchhouse
RSTS=FSl where Lisle passed the years
S&EJ of her youth. Gathered upon
the veranda near where the low win
dows of the library opened from it
were Lisle and her mother, Thomas o.
Thomas of Kansas City and his daugh-
ter and, sitting upon the balustrade,
with his long legs dangling over it,
Craig Thompson.
A year had passed since that same
party, with the exception of Mrs. Bar
rington, was assembled there-a year
that had meant much to Lisle and in
fact to them all. Craig was just the
anne old Craig, not a whit altered eX-
cept by the disappearance of the beard,
which he had not again permitted to
grow, and the fact that he wore his
hair shorter than formerly. In other
respects he was the same. He had re-
sumed his western and habits
with his western dress, and, if the
lIulu DG lOlu, LlSlt ilhCu ulLu DGllGI So
There was something incongruous and
unfamiliar about him while he was in
the east, and, after the trip abroad,
during which he accompanied Isle
and her mother, they all elected to re-
turn to Nevada, at least for the sum-
mer, and Erna and her father were in
vited to join the party.
Regarding the reunion of mother and
daughter at that time one year ago,
when, with Craig, Lisle had left the
presence of her lawyer to call upon her
mother, very little need be said. To
look upon them now, side by side, one
seemed to be the counterpart of the
other, with the difference wrought by
years alone, for, although Isle had re-
sembled her father, she certainly was
'the image of her mother"
The two ranches were combined into
one, and both were under the manage
ment of Craig Thompson, who had
lived the free western life so long that
he preferred 1t to any other and who
also chung to his western name with
the same tenaclty with which he adj
hered to habits which had become Sec
ond nature to him.
'Tell you what, Lisle." he said when
the conversation Jagged somewhat,
''people who live in the great cities of
the east don't know what life is. You
can't live to please yourself In such a
place, no matter how hard you try, and
out here you can't help 1t. The onlv
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-09-04

relief expedition is under the command
of Herbert L. Bridgman, secretary of
the Peary Arctic club, who has twice
before visited the arctic region.
Lieutenant Peary sailed in 1898 with
a four years leave of absence and a
clearly defined plan for finding the
north pole. In August, 1900, Mrs. Peary
and her daughter sailed from Sidney
on the Windward, one of the vessels of
a second expedition which expected to
join Lieutenant Peary's party. Nothing
has been heard of the Windward since
she left Sidney.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-09-04

"H'mp said the lGGoyer. erGmtntng 1t.
Fortunately for you, I can tell you all
chat you wish to know concerning your
Iself. But, first, who 10 this gentle.
man."
"He is the Mr.. Thompson to whom
that letter on your desk was addressed,
and he is my friend and was my "a
4her's. friend"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-09-04
Come, nOaU; let US 90 in."

AM your uncle. Come, now; let us go
in. God has given us the right this
night to make one woman happy"
1.-TWO, Craig-I shall always call you
that if you are my uncle-two, for l am
happy"
A moment later they passed into the
house together.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-09-04

legislature which is to select a success
sor 10 Senator Mason. Unlike some
men in public life, Mr.. Dawes doesn't
think it would be in accordance with
the %proprieties for him to hold his
present office while conducting a can
vas for the senatorship.
Mr.. Dawes entered the office of comp
troller Of the currency on Jan. l, 1898,
succeeding James II. Eckels.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-09-04

"Are you still engaged to Mr.
BriggsY
"No; ] broke 1t of asst week. was
afraid TO marry him He knows too
much. / gave him some ribbon to
match. He found ittn the first store
he went to, and he bought it for 2 cents
below the regular price"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-09-04
PEOPLE OF THE A
Resigns to Run For Senate.

Charles G. Dawes has rendered to the
president his resignation as comptroller
Of the currency, to take effect On Oct. l
next. Mr.. Dawes is ambitious 70 repre-
sent Illinois in the United States senate
and will be a candidate before the state
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-09-04
Gone to Hunt the Pearys.

The Peary relief expedition will sail
in the steamship Erik from Sidney, G.
B., and endeavor first to find Lieuten-
ant Peary, after which the search for
the Windward will be taken up. The
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-28

ferred over those of the House, which
made a complete repeal of all taxes on
conreyances. The Senate provision eX-
cmpts convcyances under $500 and im-
poses a tax of % cents for each $500 over
S2.l0O The numerous special taxes on
theatres, circuses. exhibitions, are taken
OFF as provided by the House Besides
the compromise OF $50 cents on tobacco,
the cigar rates come in for much discus
sion. But owing to some question as to
the rights of the conferees over this
item, the rate of cigars probably will re-
main at 50 per thousand.
The understanding thus far reached is
looked upon as likely to be final, al
though the conferees themselves say that
no formal agreement has been arrived at
and it will not be until the Democratic
conferees are called in that a final agree
ment can be made.
The So rate on cigars is that fixed by
the House, and is a repeal of the entire
60 cents added for war purposes. The
Senate proposition was to take off half
Of the GO cents. making the rate $3.50
a new proposition has been agreed
upon as to steamship tickets, the tax
being fixed at 80 cents on each $50 and
% cents on each additional $50: There
Will be no tax on tickets under $50.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-28
DECIDE AS TO
INVITING ELkS
Ways and Means Committee Hold
Important Meeting To-
Morrow Night.

There will be a most important meeting
On that occasion the Committee on
Ways and Means will decide positively
and finally whether or not an invitation
shall be extended to the Grand Lodge of
this great order to meet in Richmond
next year.
After hearing the reports of the various
sub-committees Il decision will be
reached.
The Grand Lodge will come to Rich
mond if invited. But the Richmond Elks
do not think they would be doing the
proper thing to ask their brethren to
come here unless they are TO be properly
entertained.
st. Louis contributed $4,000 to entertain
the Grand Lodge. Milwaukee, where the
body meets this year, is doing equally
as we'll.
The Elks do not ask the city where
they are to meet to do anything for them.
They are amply able to take care OF
themselves. But If the Grand Lodge is
to come here the local members of the
order would like 10 treat the visitors
handsomely.
There will be from 5000 to 10000 ElkS in
attendance upon the Grand Lodge. These
people are known as the best 'spenders
on earth. 1t is estimated that the aver
age sum spent daily by an Elk when in
attendance upon the Grand Lodge meet
ings is from $40 to $15.
Should the Grand Lodge meet IN Rich
mond the visitors will be here about a
week.
The Richmond Lodge of ElkS held a
business meeting last night and passed
upon the applications of several candi-
dates for membership
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-28
HORRIBLE ACT
OF A PHYSICIAN
Killed His Wife and then
Blew His Brains Out.
WAS PROMINENT MAN
Leading Specialist III City yof Savan-
nah, Georgia.
LITTLE SON GAVE THE ALARM
Barefootcd and in His Night-C!othe til
Eight. .Year.Old Child Ran Into the
Street and Called Pe-
Reeman Cause
Known for the
Crime.
LITTLE SON GAVE THE ALARM
lrr Associated Press.

SAVANNAH. GA. Feb. 27.-Dr, w T.
Aiken. leading specialist, shot and
killed his wife in their bedroom at an
early hour this morning. The report OF
The pistol awakened their little son. ased
eight years In his night clothes ana
barefootea the child ran down the street
10 call a policeman. When the othceT
entered the house he found Mrs. tAlken
dead on the bed with Il bullet ho'e
through her head, and DR.. Aiken win
a pistol his hand, lying on the floor oe'io-
After shooting his wife ne had placed the
yyasnon TO his own head and sent a bullet
through his brain. The child sald taa'
i,,. had heard his father count one tMo'
three and then the pistol shol-
GRADUATE OF YALE.
II was developed at the coroner,s in
Guest this afternoon that Dr. Aiken was
about tlirtv-eight years Old lie was
born in New York and was graduated al
Yale at the age of twenty years. Alter
graduating he was located for 4 Tune
with the Health Department OF New orh
city: then he took up special diseases oi
the eve and ear and came south To set-
tie. He married Miss Annie X. Potter
daughter OF Ilte Isth' y -. -,
clergyman of New Bedford, Mass. Inc
Rev Mr.. Potter was close personal
friend of Ralph M-aldo Emerson "A
brother of Mrs. Aiken, Alfred c Potter
is now librarian of Harvard University.
This brother has been telegraphed Tor ana
viii arrive tomorrow TO take chalse VI
the bodies and remove them 10 hass''-
chusetts for interment
THE CAUSE y MYSTERY
No cause for the tragedy was deFei-
oned at the inquest. 1T was proushi oul
mat D.. Aiken was "A cigarette smoker
/. excess and that he was OF an eA-
tre1uelv nervous temperament. 1Wo
weeks or so ago he had 10 have the
services of physicians in what was pc
lioyeG to be morphine poisoning and 1t
was 1.unored at the time that he had
attempted suicide. but the attending
physicians said that WAS improbable.
Lately his friends had noticed an e&-
IRENE abstraction and irrita5ilitE.
DR. Aiken was devoted 10 science ana
Was an inventor of some note. lie was
The originator of many opthalmclosical
Instruments that are now in common
Use all over the country. lie refused 10
patent his inventions, SAYING they were
Tor the benefit OF mankind. He had a
very large and lucrative practice and
was in Independent circumstances. Mrs
Aiken was ii lady OF great beauty and
many accomplishments They leave four
little children.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-28
INSTANTLY KILLED.
Rumor Reports That Lucas Garrett Was Killed
Accidentally.
Special Dispatch to The Times

WILLIAMSBURG. VA, Feb. e7-An
unconfirned report was received here
this morning To the effect that Lucas
Garrett, son of Pink Garrett. Of this
city. had been killed yesterday at the
young mans saw-nlili near Yorktown, in
York county. 1t was stated that a heavy
carrNioG Tell on young Garrett, who is
married man. killing him instantly.
The property 10 be used as a parish
house. recently purchased by Rev w. 7.
Roberts. rector of the Episcopal Church,
will be put in thorough repair. and the
plans are now being drawn by Architect
Probosco. The upper floors will be used
for a reStrS-room, etc, and the lower
floor for Il Sunday-sctooi room. As soon
as the building is put in order DR.. Ro-
hcfts says he viii transfer IL to the trus-
tees of the Bruton Episcopal Church.
Mr.. l.. =. Barnes, of Boulevard. preSi-
dent. and Hon N. II. Barnes, of New
Kent, attorney for the Peninsula Land
and Improvement Company. were here
last night TO attend the annual meeting.
John Dai,n rendered his resignation as
general manager, and his successor will
be elected at the next meeting.
The James City county Board of SUI
perrisors: WAS in session here to-day. The
motion offered al its last months meet
ing for processioping the land of the
county was considered, but by nnani-
nous vote WAS laid on the table in1eti-
nitely 1t was considered by the board
TO be unnecessary and expensive.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-28
OLD DOMINION ENLARGED.
The Nurses Home to Be Used for Hospital
Purposes.

=
The property on Broad Street, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth, which has been
occupied by the nurses at the Old Domin-
ion Hospital. has recently been pur-
chased by the Medical College OF yir-
ginia from DIR. Lewis Bosher, and Is now
being repaired and fitted up as an annex
to the Old Dominion Hospital. until the
Charlotte Williams Hospital can be
erected.
By this addition and the use of por-
ton of the Maternity Hospital, which add
joins it. and is also being converted into
hospital wards. the institution will be
able to accommodate forty more patients
than its present capacity allows.
The removal Of the nurses from this
building will necessitate the hospitals
acquiring other property for their quar-
ters. which matter the Lady Board of
Managers now has under consideration.
It is understood that they have options on
one OF two buildings In the vicinity OF
the hospital and will decide In few
days.
The hospitals crowded condition and
the many applications for entrance which
necessarily have to be turned away have
caused the temporary enlarseuaentsot the
institution.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-28
R.. F. & P. STOCK
STILL WARD
Three Hundred was Bid Yesterday.
American I Tobacco Higher-Scott
& StringfeIIow's Victory

Three hundred was bid for Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac common
stock yesterday. This is an advance of
about thirty points since the General AS
senbly repealed the bill incorporating
the Richmond and Washington Air Line,
and also the bill authorizing the sale of
the States stock in the road How high
this Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac stock will go man can say Its
limit is "out OF sight. There We're no
sales.
American Tobacco stock is still going
upward in anticipation of the reduction
by Congress of the tax on tobacco. 1t
went from 1l7 II Tuesday to 1l9 bid. ].
opened at l21 yesterday. but fell away
one-fourth point at the closing. Conti
mental Tobacco opened at IS Ia and closed
two points lower Continental preferred
opened at 81 l., but closed at one-half
point less.
There was very general comment on
the publication III yesterdays Times that
a two per cent. dividend would probably
be declared on Chesapeake and Ohio this
year. The market advanced n half point.
The statement that the Southern would
yield = dividend OF four per cent. was
also topic The Southern was II IL bid
at i.
Scott 6 StrinsfelIow, the bankers and
brokers OF this city, though not the kind
Of people who crow, are naturally
elated over their recent victory over the
Wali-Street Journal. The firm recently
prepared. with great deal of care, a
statement showing the phenomenal earn
ing power of the Chesapeake and Ohio.
The published statement drew a compari
son between the Chesapeake and Ohio
and the Norfolk and Western in earning
power. The Wall-Street Journal took cH-
ceptions TO the statement But it mis-
placed a decimal point. That caused lots
of trouble. The Journal acknowledges it's
error and apologies 1t says:
''AfesSrs Scott & Strngfeliow call atten-
ton to an error in cur comment on their
circular respecting Chesapeake & Ohio and
Norfolk & Western. Our error arose as
they correctly surmse from misplaced
decimal point in dealing with ton-milease
and revenue arising therefroni. They
state:
The gross earnings received from
freight in the six months ended December
81 1900. We're s6.0l.225, against $500 0s33; ;
an increase of s914.1S2. or 1882 per cent
the Chesapeake g. Ohio. as stated in
our circular. hauled during the six months
ended December 81 1869. 1.529. 956, 73S tons
one mile against 1,4s3, ,664,Sl7 tons one mile
in the corresponding neriod % last year
an increase OF S6.29l.9l6 tons one mile. or.
only 243 per cent. in tonnage.
..And the Chesapeake & Ohio received
per ton mile for freight for the six months
ended December 81. 19O0 1893 mills, and for
the corresponding period OF last year 341
mills: an increase Of 052 cent, or 1874
per cent. in the rate. And the reason the
company shows such a large increase in
its earnings is simply because they are
getting little better rate than they did
last year
Tho above figures are unauestionably
correct, and ours were wrong.