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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-10-19

ARA having G.spaHseu or g.s-s Is.S- -,x--
versary with this homethrust, she took
up the hat with its meWing ianat es and
carried it away to the stable yard.
Ms Look after the poor little beasts for
me-, Dawson, = she said to the elderly
Junior groom, and see that the mother
pied Just now with vawious things chat
II cannot attend 10 it myself. y
Why. Miss, that's q strange hearing;
bold as to ask. what's going to take up
your time SO much y
Being gWown up said The Worm
gravely. Then she deposited the Kittens
and went back to the mouse. AS She
passed through the hall Sc noticed 4
strange hat and riding whip. of alas,.sl-
line type. on the rack table. A light
covert coat depended from one Of the
deerhorn pegs. Out Of a 1fttl. pocket in
the coat projected d tiny carGcass. tIhe5
Worm, impelled by a suddenly. urging
impulse Of curiosity SOFTLY drew out the
grams of cardboards it contained i,l7
scribed in the usual copperplate charac-
sters- --7sz7
CAPT. SIR REGINALD ssTANDIsH b:
Orange Hussars. \
The Heirs Club, Pail Mali
Penciled in the corner was the fol
ton:
Depot-Canterham
81 wemember him." said The Worm
shutting the cardcases and putting 1t
back. He stayed here for the holidays
when i was a little girl, and gWumbled,
100; because there. We're no boys to play
WITH And he cWistened me by a Wude
name, and, what made it worse-the
name stuck; and when he went away, 4
hid and cWied, and he Vote once, and
then never any more. And he left col
slege and went into the Owange Hussars
S-and he has come home from fighting
In South Afwica---and somebody has
made him a baWonet-and L wonder what
he.glooks- like-noW that he is a man!
OH why haven't I got some wegular
gwown-up clothes SO that l could Just
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-10-19

tied horses. There were strong barbed !
Wire fences OIL both sides of the road ana
barely room for two vehicles to pass
There was a. loaded rifle in the buggy
which Carmen had borrowed from a !
friend in town. He had apologized to the /
young lady for having the gun and she
: had replied: ''Oh, T am not afraid of it, !
4 i know how to handle firearms Miss
SSillie was going to Garments home to
visit her sisters, and as they We're driving
along the road the young man again re-
ferred to the gun. He told Miss Shore
that he had leftsaS few cartridges i'll the
chamber, in the hopes of getting a shot
at a deer that he had frequently seen in
an old field that they had to pass
III that event. said the young girl,
& & II YOU will hold the mus .angs L will kill
!. the deer.
That is just where the trouble comes
in, s replied Carmen. The horses are not
gentle, and they tryto run away every
4 time they hear any unusual noise
Yell, If youacan hold them, z replied
{ the girl, Il will kill the deer. :, and IS If
to show tha t she was in earnest She
picked up the rifle and laid it across her
lap. q
As they entered the narrow lane, which
Is about a mile in length Miss Sallie no.
ticed carriage fIlll Of people approaching
from the opposite direction and 1t oc.
CURED to her that there, would be little.
roofsa to spare in passing. One OF the
horses became frightened at some thing,
and Carmen gave him a cut with the
whip. The animal lunged forward and
when the young man quickly attempted to
check him one Of the lines broke ghe
,i,,sfo =.
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$40 PER YEAR.

ii.Eie next. Gay an ola mar, dressed IN
homespln,.canl tostae Yankee camp and
asked focs geant Masterman. TIE lat
! ter was easily found. Masterman dis
covered the Wis, tor was the father OF the
Confeu crate sharpsilooter. who, under the
eNlsencles CT war, had died at his hands.
he ald nf't explain the details OF the
| soldiers death Tut told the gray haired
man his son was no more and gave him
| the letter he had carried from Tennessee.
And the little grip" asked the scr
she alive and well?''
es; Well IN body, answered the man,
| but many an hours cry has she had
ter. It's been a long time, sir, since we
heard Even his own comrades didn't
Know what happened to him. They wrote
US he'd gone We knowed he hadn't
| deserted; and we hoped he hadn't been
killed. If he'd been took a prisoner, you
knew he might get back to US some
| time
Had he fa1nily?', inquired the SER
seant.
only HIS wife and baby. The wife-had
dled since he Went and the little gals
alvin with sus-We're her graHdfolks
Every cry 8; day she wants to Know if he aipt
a-comln' home. and when you all come
along she made sure it was her dads reg
tment&. comm back. es
| Masternan asked the grandfather to
day, in case the army did not move on
I No change in location was made, and it
happened the next day that Masterman
was sergeant of the guard His duties
kept him at the OutpoSts. In the middle
OF the forenoon he saw the old man and
the child coming across "a wasted field.
The little girl was dressed in tattered call
lco, a sunbcnnet upon her head, and she
was barefoot She walked slowly, and
Kept d firm grip upon her grandfather's
I.hand.. ~
The sergeant hailed them, paszedEth
through the lines and took them inside
the guard tent He found a seat for the
man and talked with them. about his
son. The little one on her grandfather's
knee sat with curious eyes looking out
through the tent opening at the pacing
sentries, the sleeping forms CO the men
off duty and the quiet camp scenes. She
turned her head and watched the kindly
l ha man VINO sat before them chen
FER eyes rested upon a rifle leaning
against the tent wall. Masterman grew
uneasy. 1t was the same weapon that had
killed her father II seemed To fasclnate
to make an inquiry. but Masterman. an
tlcipatlng her. went on talking. A mo-
ment later. when he stopped, she asked:
Mister how did yore gun git broke?
not tell her it was her own fathers bullet
that had broken tn. hols in the stock
again she asked the question; but the
terest in the weapon was too much for
him. He arose as a hint to the old man
That the interview must close. He took
them to the lines and pass them out.
As he. told them good-by. the sunbonnet
was pushed back down the brown curly
he ad as:u in a disappo nted voice the girl
sad:
But mister you hain't tole me how
yore gun got broke. >
The pleading voice of the little Southern
ofehan still sounds perfectly plain in the
if he should tell YOU tho story, he would
close it with those words.-St louis
Globe Democrat
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Z If Miss Sallie Shore had not been forced
to appear in a ma gistrates court at MAJ
BE Falls. Tex, a few days ago to answer
to the charge of assault ting a 200-pound
tramp and dislocating his shoulders few
people outside Of her family and a limited
circle Of acquaintances would have known
anything of this remarkable young wo-
mans extraordinary physical powers and
her admirable courage. Miss Shore was
visiting her friends, Mrs Bridemell
widow, when a tramp appeared at the
Kitchen door and asked for something to
eat Mrs. Bridennell was slightly alarmed
at the appearance of the man. she hur-x
riedly turned away to comply with his
request AS she did SO the ruffian step
ped upon the porch and started to enter
the kitchen, saying: III don't want any.
Of your scraps. Hand me something fit
for gentleman to eat Just as he
uttered the last word he felt himself
lifted off his feet and when he turned
his head to take observations he dis
covered that a young girl had one hand
fastened in his collar, and before he could
protest with either tongue or arm She
shook HIM until his teeth chartered.
, Want pie and cake. do syou q she.
said. ell. ia Ike that. you lazy coWar &c. i.
After slapping. his jaws she threw him
head foremost over the sbanisters of the
porch, and he landed in a BARREL that was
about half full of rainwater. Miss Saliies
had to turn the barrel over to save the.
man from drowning. He did not wait s. for
something fit for a Gentleman, nor did he;
take time tossopen the gate.s He went
through it, carrying a part Of the struc-
ture with him. After hearing Miss Sallie's
story the case against her was dismissed,
and in an hour the young woman admir-
ers collected money enough to buy a. fine
gold watch, which was presented to her
before she left town. The little affair
called attention to the fact that this
Miss Shore is one Of the strongest young
women iii the world. and she exhibits
couragesof a high order coupled with ex
traordinary powers of self-possession and
perfect GOODNESS in the presence OF danger
She showed herself worthy Of just this
kind of praise In an affair that happened
cnly a few weeks ago. She saved the life
of a young man who was riding in q bug
gy by her side, and doubtless the lives Of
several other people, by an act thai would
not have occurred to one person in a
thousand. Miss Saliie and al young man
named Carmen were ding in a buggy
along a narrow ne behind air: Of spir-zH
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-10-19
IT PAUL And MINNEAPOLIS MIMI SATURDAY OCTOBER ~ 1901

pair OF SIX Stockings and DucKIed SHOES
belonging 70 lucy; she put on trailing
SKI OF cool and summary twill. with
sittle 9tueks in lt--Janet had never yet
Worn It and toathis she added Gwen'a
attest sl blouse, pale pink. with lace entire.
esuN. AS.feW extra touches, ssacn as a
black satin scTavat and a little diamond
frog brooch, We're supplied. again by the
unconscious Lucy Thus arrayed, the
depredator srcvolved Before the pier glass
and said, taking in the full value of the
reflection offered to her: Il wather think
~ snail cWeate a sensation when t SO
/ down. That is 81 should if my hands
Wee as pwetty as the west OF. me. But
Trey are intellectually too4Wed for beau
ty.n Then a5daring idea occurred to her,
and and she boldly doctored the offending
violet powder, and holding her head very
erect. Went downstairs and into the draw
ing room. mellow With t1e sunset light
that passed in though the long ives.
windows. TIE girls Were grouped in be-
coming attitudes about Sir Reggy,E who
was relating a South African experience
as It the T. newcomer moved toward the sofa.
but recognizing the footstep. Then q
smothered Shrek from Lucy and a chok-
sing cry from Janet hetokeneda their rec-
Hment Gwen, too, was stricken into a
helpless heap.
.'soWWy to disturb you,'' said the. in
tsuder. as Sir Reggy gasped and Jumped
up M i Know what you We're saying must
have been 50 tremendously interwest-
ing.
..We-I-that is 9 your, began the
dazzled young man.
2 Quite: tWue, Sir Weginald We have
met before said the vision. giving a
white hand and smiling, though / be-
/, lieve YOU dont weally WeE1ember nle?''
An indescribable glance of fun, mis-
chief, malice, triumph, shot out or the
wonderful blue eyes. Then she added,
with. q little air of dignity, which, in com
bination with her babVish lisp. completed
the conquest of Sir Reggy, q am Alex
andwa ~ s. #.s ~ s1lsst#.
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She Didn,t ca


will, she exclaimed; II win not live
with you another day.
You'll leave me. vii. your" he calmly
asked.
: Yes, I will"
.Nyhen?''
Now-sigint eff-this minute"
.i'Yol'll go away p
Yes, sir.
II wouldnfif were YOU
But i will. I defy you to prevent me-
7 have suffered at your hands as long a,
/ can put up with YOU,
Oh, shart try to stop you,'' he quiet.
~ replied. II II simply report to the po.
lice that my wife has nysteriously dis.
appeared. They will want your descrip,
ton and will give it. You wear No. 5
shoes, YOU have an extra large mouth.
you walk stiff in your knees. your nose,
t:1rns up at the end, eyes rather on the
sauint, voice like a.
Wretch: You would not dare to do
that she screamed
II certainly tsl will. and the description
Will go in all the newspapers, =
They glared at each other a moment i'm
silence. Then it was plain to be seen that
she hs.d changed her mind w ashington
Star So.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-10-19

#ciled q man from drowning This oc-
Cured near a great waterfall and the
current swept towards the cataract
with such terrific force that several fish,
sermen who witnessed tae rescue declared
that they would not have yentured into
such a sdangerous flood for deed. to
Texas.
The girls parents say that she was
always different from other children.
From a child she possessed extraordin-
AIRY courage, and in all her life she has
never shown the least fear in the pres.
#ence Of man, beast or danger. U.s. Upon.
ono occasion. says the Chicago Tribune.
she descended into a well more than
ore hundred feet, clinging to a rope and
letting herself down with her hands. for
the purpose Of saving the life of a,
child The child's parents and several
crown men were standing about the we'll
Wringing their hands in helpless despair.
when Miss Sallie appeared on the scene
and ordered the helpless creatures to
hold the .Windlaes Descending hand over
hand sdcHn the rope until she reached the
water. she seized the drowning child and
held It until basket was lowered into
the well. After seeing the infant ssfely5
Ii DE- us
brave girl returned to the surface as she
had descended
Only a few weeks ago she saved her
father from being tranpIed to death by
Il mad bull. Hearing the old gentle
mans calls for assistance Miss Shore
ran out to the cattle, arriving just in
time to see. a furious old bull tossing
her father into the air with his horns.
The brave girl ran straight to The dan
gerons animal and caught him by the
nose and one Of the horns Her ia tsler
was lying on his back under the bulls
forefeet-
s3Ss5s1.I believe. says Miss Shore. :. hat 81
could have broken that bulls neck Il
was mad enough to have killed him :.
3 She did twist his neck until he belloweess
for mercy. and she leld him until her
father could put a rope on his horns
and lash him to a. post. The young
girls friends and neighbors never lire.
Of telling stories OF her proves The
heroine herself is modest. and IT is not
an easy matter 20 induce her TO converse
about her phenomenal strength and her
many brave acts. She is II, her
eighteenth year and weighs 298 pounds
aslsl. thoug she is certainly a giantess.
SIZE IS blessed with . sweet and gentle
dispositio and there are few sso,Ins. girls
] who are more popular, and no.s Who
possess more 81 leere frieIs.s
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MAcnIne-NIade Poetry.


s We have seen poetry which appeared as
1t constructed by the method described in
the appended paragraph. Still it is to be
hoped that the nameless author would have.
done batter with his rhymes than did the
grocer.
A man who had no soul for poetry and
mad never made rhyme in his life, picked
up an envelope in Pullman sleeper where
a certain author, who shall be nameless here.
occupied a stateroom. On the back of the
envelope he read the following mysterious
words:
Ring,
ClOd,
eG-ss Sing, p
To .'-- ~. Wing,
Rod. -
~ ".3, Spring, 80
Is Shod. -. -
He knew there was a poem lurking i'm
those rhymes, and he sat him down to write
it. After six hours of hard labor he pro
duced the following: ..-s-. r. = a..
know somewhere the daisies-nod;
] know the bells in music-ring;
know the colors the-clod
hear the brown thr1lsll-sing
see wild lark on the--wing;
The biting catfish bends the-rod:
lis spring-in all the world tis-spring;
Let all the mules be--shod!
Bless me- he exclaimed; this literary
business is the easiest thing going! When
get home I'll Just sell out the grocery
store and whirl into it''-Forward.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-10-19
Brideef.a Gr.exn.,cc

he wife OF a clever detective is said TO 1--we
powers nearly equal to those possessed by her
husband Not long ago She began to s1oticc
that dimes and quarters we're daily lisappeaf-
ing as # by magic from the Change purse"
In which che kept silver for email purchases
She was inclined to suspect one OF her two
to accuse her. After some thought !: he wrote
on q slip of paper. Neither Bridget nor CeIia
must take any money from the purse, This
slip she put into the purse with come silver.
and awaited Developments.
warning. 2, - s.
innocently. IS Is
- ~ be going to another. Place said BRIDGET
vindicttyely and 1T $ yourself that knows the
accused OF stealing money out OF little anlt.
nurse that's nfvver had more than 50 in 1t
since took service here.y--Ncw Yorker
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-10-19
Another Calarel Poet

There is considerable force and poetic feeling
in An. Idyi CT the SOUTH by AIbery A.
Whitman. the cologed poet of Georgia. ~'.borrl
in slavery Here Is sample Etanza
nd Lena went--to her dear arms she flew
\ gust of joy,-a thousand llothings said;
Heard all he told her,-told him all she knew,
5a played.
An she was helpless but her neart was true:
And WomaIi's heart when true, with earth
arrayed
against her, Aconq,ers a1i ana ever Will
The gods are with a loving woman STILL
--Atlanta Constitution
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-22
EAST BARRE,

w. E Poole Of Mont pelier was here
last night attending the Odd Fellows
Lodge meeting. He gave an inter.
esting account Of the grand lodge pro-
ceedings held at Bradford.
Wilbur Cutler has taken possession
of the rooms in the Stearns' block
where be will do business.
Mrs. Chapman returned to East
Barre Monday evening. She leaves
today for West Fairlee where she pro-
poses taking a short vacat on.
The Festival chorus of Barre has
three representatives from here in the
persons OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Dickey
and Mrs. FEED GrearSun.
Rev. E. E, Angel and his sister
spent Tuesday afternoon visiting in
Orange.
Will Jameson Of Barre was in town
Tuesday.
Mat Hyland is on the street again
having recovered from his recent ILL
ness.
Street Commissioner Jones has a
team at work improving the East
Barre streets.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-22
WAITSFIELD,

DR.. James Of Waterbury was in town
last week in consultation with DR..
Haylett in the case of Mrs. R. p,
Jones, who has been sick for several
weeks.
News was received Saturday of the
death of Mrs. Mary Irwin at the hos
pital in Montpelier, where she went
about three weeks ago for treatment.
Mrs. Irwin has been a sufferer from a
complication Of diseases, but has en-
dured patiently and has had much
courage through all her illness. The
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at
l o'clock at her late home. Inter.
ment in the village cemetery.
The churches unite in the observ-
ance Of next Sunday, May 266h, as
Memorial Sunday ana worship in the
M. e. church. The Grand Army Post
will attend in a body. Memorial Day
is to be observed as usual.
Children's Day will be observed in
the NJ. E church in July this year in.
stead of the second Saturday in June,
as heretofore.
The Ladies' Aid society met with
Mrs. G. NJ Richardson last week Wed
nesday.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-22
R


Mrs. Drew OF Barre is visiting at
Geo. Durkee'S.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore of Cavendish
are the guests Of his sisters Mrs. Jas.
Diamond and Mrs. George Bates.
Aquiet but pretty home wedding
took place on Sunday May 10, at the
residence OF Mr.. and Mrs. James Dia.
mond when their son Arthur w. Ellis
was married to Miss Nellie Atwood OF
Hartford, the Rev. j. Fl. Dickson
officiating. The room was prettily
decorated for the occasion, The we'd
ding party stood beneath an arch OF
blossoms. Only the near relatives Of
both parties being present. The hap.
ply couple have the best wishes of all
their friends.
A number Of our citizens drove to
Bethel one night last week to a
drama.
Bert Sanders, son Of Mrs. Jonah
Sanders has been in Montpelier to
have his eye operated on. He injured
his eye more than a year ago but late.
ly 1T has caused him great pain.
Mr.. Farnham is the guest Ut bis
daughter Mrs. M. Flanders.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-22
SHARON.

Rev. L. B. Steele went Tuesday to
Springfield, VT, to attend the Bap.
tist missionary anniversary. Mrs.
Steele went at the same time to South
bridge, Mass, where Mr.. Steele will
join her. There will be no preaching
at the Baptist church until June Is.
Sharon Lodge, No. 1O5 F. and A.
NJ, held a special communication last
Thursday evening for the purpose OF
installation. Officers installed: j. C.
Kenney, w. M; H. F. Preston, S.
W.; Ira Preston, j. w.; A. H. Bad
ger, treas; E. H. Noyes, sec.; D. E.
Parkhurst, SD; E. L. Amsden, J.D.
G. E. Fales, s. S.; A. H. Thurston,
j. S.: A. B. Preston, chap: G.. B.
Drown, NJ; D. G Wheeler, tyler.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-22
Chinese Dinner invitations.

"When a Chinaman issues invita-
lions to dinner" writes DR.. Sven He
din, the traveller, "he sends out, a or
two days beforehand, a tiny card OF
invitation, contained in a huge .envel-
ope. If you accept the invitation. you
are supposed to keep the card. II you
have not time-that is, II you decline
you are expected to send 1t back. II
the banquet is appointed for II o'clock,
you need not 60 before 2 p. m"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-22

Have you read Gould's piano adv't?
II not, do so.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-28

A party of distinguished Chicago
ans passed through Ell Paso yesterday
on their way to the City of Mexico.
In the party were V. w. Foster, A. v.
Foster, Miss E. c. Foster, Mrs. E. N.
Hill and Nep Chong. The latter is a
Chinaman of some distinction and hav-
ing some connection with the Chinese
legation at Washington.
The object of the visit to Mexico is
shrouded in mystery and none of the
party could be prevailed upon to di-
vulge their intentions. That which
stamps their journey as one of pecu-
liar character is the fact that they
bear official letters from Secretary
Gage of the United States treasury to
Secretary Limantour who has charge
of the finances of the Mexican govern
ment. Also. by reason of an order is
sued to the Mexican custom authori-
ties at JuareZ, all the baggage of the
party was admitted into Mexico with
out the usual examination.
Then, too. ". w. Foster is well
known by reason of the big asphalt
deal he engineered sometime ago and
as a result OF which cleared over a
million dollars.
Taking all these facts into consider
alton there is no doubt that the party
has received unusual courtesieS at the
hands of the authorities of both repub-
lies, and there would appear to be no
doubt but that their mission is impor-
tant.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-28
LOCAL w. c. T. U. WILL NOT
COMMEND MRS. NATION
The Members Are Divided in Opinion,
and the Body Will Take No Action.

The Members Are DIVIDED In OplniOn
and the Body Will Take No Action
The w. c. T. U. will hold it's regu-
lar meeting tomorrow at p. m. at the
Presbyterian church. There has been
considerable comment as to whether
any action would be taken by the To-
cal union expressive of its appreciation
or disapproval of Mrs. Nations
Ratchet policy. and a reporter called
on Mrs. Armstrong. the president of
the union in this connection.
mo indeed" replied Mrs. Armstrong.
mo action will be taken as far as
know at the present time relative to
the course pursued by Mrs. Nation. The
question came up sometime ago at
one of the meetings and it was decided
that there was no necessity for the To-
cal union putting itself on record one
way or the other. The expressions of
opinion as to Mrs. Nation are varied
among the members, and we did not
feel that the union. as a union, was
called upon to decide the merits of the
case