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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1901-05-30

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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-27

the light and examined it critically. He
tested the point Of II with a dubious air.
Il did not appear to be quite suited to
his purpose, and he laid it aside TO take
I'D a more vicious one. He seemed to
prolong the deadly preliminaries I'M
necessarily. She squirmed and survey
ed him with a dark suspicion. Would
he dare?
What were you saying" he querled
calmly.
Il said nothing" she gasped; but
if you hurt me, John.
open your mouth, he said.
There was no expression upon his
face that she could read. She dropped
her eyes to the peculiar spoonlike knife
in his fingers She had always said her
daughter had married a man with
cruel heart.
"I'Il open my mouth, John she said
desperately, buff you hurt me-
II said it would not hurt, he re-
turned
He grimly drummed upon his finger
nails With the instrument of torture
and looked into space. She studied
him again. ner countenance was
puckered like a dried lemon.
"If you do hurt I'll go home on the
next train" Was that a CLEAN in his
stony eyes?
"Of course, bygones are bygones,
she went on, abiding to former quar-
rels, despairingly.
why, certainly" He appeared to
be surprised that she should mention
the subject-but he got ready for
business.
What are you going to do?' she
questioned as though repelling an as
sault.
81 thought of relieving your dis
tress," he replied, with sarcastic cool
ness. IF you would rather be tor
tured by the tooth
But you needn't be so brutal about
it,"
why, haven't touched you"
But you were going to be brutal;
I can tell from your manner"
"On the contrary"
She bit her lip and slowly sank back
upon the head rest. He bent over her,
holding the delicate shaft of steel like
a lead pencil. and she could imagine
him writing something on the exposed
nerve. Her lips parted about a quarter
of an inch, preparatory to the coming
operation. He said, Wider" She
opened them another quarter of an
inch. He said, MA, open your
mouth.
She sat bolt upright in the chair.
"You are making it just as hard to
bear as as you can" she blurted. You
are trying to see how far you can 60
why, ma"
81 had my mouth OPEN
"You always have" (He didn't say
it. but he wanted to-.
why don't you give me gas'-hope-
fully.
why don't you give me less?' (He
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-27

eide when you stepped in and made life
worth the living again. That ten dol
lars brought me luck. | am ashamed
that | have been too busy to hunt you
up and repay it, but it is all right at
last"
Yes; you'll pay it now or I'll break
your neck
The delay is all in your favor, how
ever" cheerfully continued the major.
Had you dropped in at any time with
in the last six months | should have
given you a check for $500 and express
ed my everlasting gratitude, but to-day
can do better than that-far better.
AS you sit there you may look upon
yourself as a rich man.
I'D rather look upon my ten dol
lars quietly replied the caller.
Yes; | will prove to you that at
least one man in this selfish world
knows what gratitude means. / have
been working for the last four weeks to
complete the organization Of the catnip
trust and just got things ready last
night-capital five million dollars and
all paid in-and to-day, Mr.. Johnson,
the trust controls every stalk Of catnip
I'm the civilized world, Next week the
price will be advanced so per cent and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-27
THE DENTIST AND
HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW.

1t so happened that the mother of his
wife came to his dental establishment
in the course of time.
you are sure it will not PAIN" she
asked, with anxiety
"Only for just an instant" he assur-
ed her.
She climbed into the chair hesitat-
ingly.
81 wish Kitty was here to hold my
hand" she said, as he fertively exam
ined her teeth.
She watched him select a crochet
needle and shivered. She repeated:
Are you sure it will not"
THE pain will be very slight" he in
terrupted. coldly.
He held the slender implement up to
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-27

Was he German, Greek, Italian, Ameri-
can or whst?"
He was an American" replied the
old maid somewhat impatiently, her
eyes on the book.
Syble leaned forward, open mouthed,
wide eyed
From what State?" she demanded.
as there a State called Kentucky?P
inquired the old maid.
What a question. What CHASTITY
ignorance, Our Kentucky, But you
often find them like that abroad Of
tener that not. Sometimes | really
think that there is positively no end to
their ignorance.
If there is. believe that's the State
he came from. Yes, that was the name,
Kentucky"
Kentucky" gasped Syble. That's
my State. And what was his name?"
His name was Payton.' answered
The old maid. Tom Payton, think 1t
vas. from Harrodsburg.'
syble again arose. She grasped my
arm. She dragged me from the room,
through the hall, down one fight OF
stairs. into her own room, where, COS
ing the door. she stood with her back
against 1t, | a little way off. contem-
plating her amazedly, wondering If she
had mistaken me for some member OF
her family that she switched me about
after her in fashion so imperiously re-
gal.
Tom Payton," she repeated. She
covered her face-it was pretty face
with slim white fingers. Tom Pay
con-" she said again, of Harrodsburg.
well. what of it," queried, puzzled.
Hush she cautioned, repeating her
maneuver of tiptoeing to the door clos
ing it more securely, then tiptoeing back
again. AS if the blue eyed girl sitting
at her window in the room above, with
every door fast shut between, could
hear. Then:
II don't know whether to laugh or TO
cry" she explained, tear in her eye
tom Payton. | know that wretch,
know him we'll. Oh, oh, oh, There she
sits at that window waiting for him
stitching. looking toward Geneva and
waiting for him, and he-he's married!
He's been married a year-a year and
half -tN now--and-there's baby boy.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-27
Something to Do.

1.-The native Floridian has pretty good
idea of Utopia" said the Cincinnati
drummer as the talk turned upon orange
groves. ION my last trip a man hung 10
me for three days in hopes to sell me
eighty acre tract for grove. In holding
him off. 1 said:
1T will take at least year to clear
and prepare the ground, won't it?'
g I reckon, he replied.
And at least five more to get my first
orange?'
Yes
d" That's six years ia wait, and what
can I be doing all that timer
'Doing?' he replied In some astonish-
ment why, you kin put in six years
playin poker chawin' terbacker and goin'
a-fishin''"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-27
GRAND PROMOTER.
He Organizes n New Trust ana He-
wards a Creditor.

(Copyright, 1901, by C. B. Lewis.)
Major Crofoot had cried Come in
in response to a knock on his office
door. and as he turned from his desk
and recognized man from whom he
had effected a loan year before mis-
face fell for an instant. Then 1t bright
ened again, and, rising and holding out
both hands, he exclaimed:
by George! but I'm glad to see you
-g-Ea-d to see you. It's curious CO.
incidence that | had just sat down to
write a letter to your old address.
Well, we'll, but sit down and have
cigar"
The man sat down. but as no cigar
was offered him he didn't have one. He
had no smile on his face. He looked
like a man who had found a lodging
creditor after months of search and in
tended to collect or proceed to ex-
tremes. The major sized things up that
way and took the bull by the horns at
once by leading off with:
johnson, | want 40 express my
heartfelt gratitude to you the first
thing You did thing for me that l
can never, never forget"
Eyes, l lent you ten dollars" grimly
replied Mr.. Johnson.
"You did. | was hard up. discour-
aged and almost ready to commit sui
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-27

ing OF How did you sleep last night
or How did you carry yoursef?' or
Are you quite wel?" they say: Have
YOU seen the view since sunrise? How
is It? Are the mountains pink or blue
or a roseate mixture of the two? And
the lake-how is that? Is it dimpling
with sparkles or is it altogether lost in
the mist, that beautiful lake?
Tho maids, depositing my satchels.,
had left me | had looked about me at
the white walls, the white floor, the inn
maculate rug. with every scrap OF its
fringe laid fiat in a manner forbidding-
" precise; at my divan, shaped like
Nine. de Stael's and covered with dim
ity of much the same pattern as hers,
but not quite the same quality; at the
shining white porcelain stove in the
corner and at the tall white candle
stick. decorated with its little flowers
of blue. | had taken out my Geneva
clock that kept time just two hours
fast, set 1t on the porcelain stove,
placed the miniature of girl | love up
on It, brushed the stains of travel from
me. smoothed back my hair and was
standing at the window regarding The
rows upon rows of vines in the vine
wards that surrounded the house back,
front and sides when Nine. Guinand
sent for me to come to the dining room
for a cup of tea. This way said the
maid. And she opened the door.
/ stood on the threshold, transfxed,
speechless!
Madame. immaculate as my rug on
my floor, in her smart gray linen and
bobbing eurls reaching to her shout
der. stood at the left Of the window
She held back the curtain.
She was silent, but her expression
and attitude calculated, There,
merely elasped my hands, looking
Il is impossible for me to describe
that lake. those mountains. Instinct
lively | shrank from the attempt. Alb
sorbed in the scene, I felt the presence
of rather than saw the girl who sat at
the right of the window stitching Mad
anne fastened the curtain permanently
back on a large brass hook. | was glad
of that. The girl went on stitching.
"Ohe lake is bluer than usual to-day
she explained. 1t was madame WHO
spoke. The girl was still as a statute.
The wind fans it.
But is 1t the wind that filings up that
thin blue veil over the mountains?
asked. "Or does it seep out of the too
blue of the ,ake?"
1T is the wind" she replied "and the
atmosphere
| sat down to tea served in an OLD
blue tea pot that at other times would
have reioiced me. | drank it out of an
old blue cup. There were thin slices
of bread on a rare plate upon which blue
ships sailed at half mast on a bluer sea-
And in a choice marmalade jar was
raspberry jam, dripping, juicy genuine
raspberry jam. But before me was the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-27

1t was a window in the dining room
of pension in Lausanne.
1t stretched the full length of the
dining room, broad, wide, deep
There were two smaller windows, one
on either side This was how | first
saw it. | have never forgotten it. |
never shall forget it.
had sailed over a sea of turquoise
from Geneva to Lausanne, dream
lake transcendently beautiful, encom-
passed by mountains phantasmagorieal
changing while you looked, each peak
surprising the other in the radiance OF
its beauty, Mont Blanc first, snowy,
sunlit. looking lofty down upon us
from the clouds. followed by others
and others an Undesirable lake, blue
az blue and dotted here and there by
sloops, fairy sloops you rarely see
elsewhere; twin sailed sloops that in
certain positions take on the shape of
two wings of a dipping dove.
Walking the deck of the little steam
er. | had looked first at the lake and
lnen at the mountains. The deep, rich
blue of Lake Geneva had melted grad
ually into the less blue of Lake L.
man. the ripples cut into sharp spark
les like blue bits of broken glass,
And the chameleon mountains! Past
the sunshine of Mont Blanc delicate
mist had begun to cover them, like
veil. half revealing, half concealing.
the face of pretty woman. They
were volatile, subtitle, ethereal-so eth
ereal that | doubted If they were real
mountains after You got to them; and
as a matter Of fact, some did elude us
entirely. hiding behind peaked crags
and smiling at us through the flaky
fleece of clouds
The steamer stopped at Ouchy. From
there a mountain climbing train had
elevated me to Lausanne, where, fol-
lowing a man with my satchels, my
camera and my alpenstock, had walk
ed between tall gray walls. over which
from high. sweet gardens scarlet flow
ers nodded to this pension. Other
flowers welcomed me there, greeting
me with lavish waste of perfume
roses sweet peas, honeysuekles and
m. gnonette.
Ordinarily pensions occupy lower
floors. but this vaulted skyward. De-
posting a franc in the brawny hand OF
nv man of the satchels, followed at
the heels of two nimble white capped
maids up three fights of stairs OF gray
stone sombre and circular. My room
was located on the third floor, and the
.ai.siag-room was on the fourth. The
observatory was on the roof, and above
that were the clouds; at night the stars.
There was method in this seeming
madness. The town is built on steep
high mountain side Across from it, ten
miles away, are those other noun
tains. And between is the lake.
The people of Lausanne live for those
mountains. for that lake. OF mornings
in lien of the usual stereotyped greet
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-27

didn't say this, either, but he thought
IT..
He prepared to comply with her "a
quest when he was nearly ready she
stopped him. II have heard that people
sometimes die from the effects of 100
much gas"
They do" with emphasis.
Then l don't want any"
He could not alter her decision.
Il might give you cocaine" he said.
But when he produced the needle she
recoiled
Il will let you go ahead on the tooth
-and-and If you do anything extra
ordinary
open your mouth"
'Ill call for help"
open your mouth, ma"
Its a ghastly profess'on-dentistry."
open your
Il don't see why you ever became
dentist unless you delight in blood
thirsty torture
will you please open
of course you cant feel it"
Come, ma"
and you think nobody else can
open your mouth
Ihere was pause OF several inteEss
seconds, during which she gazed at him
side.ong. then she rose I'D and left
the chair deliberately
81 understand you she observed
with iciness. Your dentistry is pain
less-but l am not Quite clever"
She secured her hat and parasol.
Il will nave it done by myc ousin
who is a gentleman" she declared. as
she was sailing through the door.
THE wicked flee when nc man pur-
sueth," observed the dentist solemnly.
New York Press.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-27
Blood viii Tell.

"All my cows are blooded stock" said
Farmer Hayrix proudly.
BLUE blooded. ] imagine. rejoned
frivolous summer boarder, Judging from
the milk. Chicago News.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-27

Mankind must needs to labor turn
To do his muscles good,
And some of us are playing golf,
And some are saving wood.
Washington Star.
The Nome nugget., 1901-11-30
A Musical Society.

A meeting was held last Monday evening at the home of Captain and Mrs. c. B. Baldwin, at which steps were taken to form musical society. The result was in.every way successful, though action looking toward per- manent organization was deferred for a few days. It developed that there is a large amount of musical talent in Nome, there being especially quite a number of mandolin and guitar artists, and the cultivation of these instruments will propably be the leading featurel of the proposed society. Elegont refresh ments were served during the evening by the gracious hostess. Those pres ent were: Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Giese, Mrs. w. H. Dohrmann, Miss Anita Cox, Captain and Mrs. o. w. Carlson, Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Glidden, Mir. and Mrs. Howard Turner, sDr. Bayne, G. F. Harback, F. L. Bates. F. o. Hanks.
The Nome nugget., 1901-11-30
FROM THE PEOPLE,
As to the Indigent of Nome.

In answer to. your inquiry, as to what Nome shall do for its poor, Lwould sug- gest the following: Get one of the barracks buildings and fit it up with a heating and cook stove; call for volun- teers to build two long tables, benches and 40 or 50 hunks about the room, and request citizens to send blankets for hunks, canned goods, reading mat ter and clothes. Let the room be put in charge of some trusty man, who wants a home for the winter, and let our society people amuse themselves to the glory of God by turning in proceeds for the maintenance of the institution. I am sure our coal firms will donate the coal, and other firms lumber and nails for fixing up the room. Thus, with no great cost, home for destitute men without families can be provided. As to destitute families some other pro- vision will have to be made, most likely by direct donations.
 w. C.TFOWLER
The Nome nugget., 1901-11-30
Another Suggestion.

Editor of the NUGGET: have read with interest your articles on what shall be done for the needy among us. It is well-known fact that, here as elsewhere, the burden of caring for the unfortunates fall upon few noble. hearted ladies and men. The rest of us are not hard hearted or close listed, simply negligent. In such cause we should at least contribute our mite. In order that all may bear a. hand, let me suggest the advisability of getting up dances and entertainments, literary and musical. at which admission fees should be reasonable, the receipts to be handled by committee of ladies, who can disburse the same. In carrying out this scheme, we can all pass many a pleasant hour in the winter now before us, and especially when we feel that we have at least given little something '''for sweet charity's sake" ,a A MUsHER.
The Nome nugget., 1901-11-30

Government agents are stationed right along at the rookeries. They fix an- nually the number of seals to be slaughtered by the North American Commercial Co.,, the lessees of the rookeries. There has been q good deal of friction between the government and their lessees of late because. the latter were dissatisfied mith the small nnmb er of seals they have been, allowed to kill. etc. The rookeries should never be leased out again to be ex- plotted by aprivate corporation. It is a distinct duty of the citizens of Alaska to protest against it. The fur seal islands are.an integral part of Alaska and should be dealJ,with so as to bring the greatest benefit to Alaska.
 CONRAD SEEM.
The Nome nugget., 1901-11-30
Drinks 12 I-2 Cents at the Old
 Reliable Hunter Saloon.

v The manager of the old reliable Hunter Saloon, who always has sold and will continue to sell only first-class liquors, has concluded to reduce the price of drinks to 124 cents each, as he feels he can afford to do so better than any other first-class house in Nome, having over $45,OO worth of liquors and cigars stored in the warehouse of the N. A. T. & T. O.. and which must be sold during the winter. Remember. the only whiskies sold over the Hunter bar are Hunter Rye, Hermitage Rye and Old Crow Bourbon, none of them less than eight years old and all purely straight whiskies direct from the dis tilleries. Miners going out on the trail should take 8 few bottles of Hunter, Hermitage or Old Crow with them. We make a specially of, furnishing mushers as well,as families, with first class liquors. at bottom prices. Physi- clans will,find the same strictly pure wines and liquors as we have furnished in the past. If you are not already a patron of the Hunter, call and you will receive first-class treatment.
 THE HUNTER,
 Corner First Ave. and Hunter way.
The Nome nugget., 1901-11-30
Whiskey Discovered in a Cave.

Nothing too good for the patrons of Board of Trade. Just received , bar rels of MOOnshine corn whiskey that was made in 1870 by Harris Tyson in the Blue Ridge mountain district of North Carolina and being made contrary to law was hid in cave to prevent the government from collecting the rev. enue. He stored 800 barrels in this cave. Some ten years later he was killed by 8 revenue officer and the whiskey was forgotten, until 1900 when his son, Harris Tyson, Jr., discovered the entrance to this cave and entered for half mile when he was attracted by-a very pleasant OdOr. Having 8 desire to locate the OdOr he continued a little further where he discovered a pile of half decayed slaves and iron hoops and a short distance ahead he came to small lake and on examining it he found it to be whiskey. It had been put up in barrels with iron hoops which had rusted and broke and let the whiskey out and it formed this lake. He immediately set up a distill- cry aad refined the whiskey, getting only 90 barrels out of the original 800. It is as pure as whiskey can be made, being made from white flint corn and pure mountain water and has never passed through the hands of any Jew rectifier Or wholesale dealers. Try it straight or as hot toddy and you will say it is the proper thing. We also handle Duff Gordon Sherry, vintage 1885; o. V. Q. Spanish Port, vintage 1875: Old Imported Martell. Brandy, vintage 1881.
 ADAMS & THAGARD, PrOprietorS,
The Nome nugget., 1901-11-30
Prisoners in u. 5. Jail Enjoy
 the <" Big Feed" .
DAY
The Local Federal Jail One of the Best Conducted institutions in the Unhed States-COmfort of Pris- oners Carefully Looked After.

United States Marshal Richard s guests at the federal jail enjoyed a turkey dinner on Thanksgiving day, the jail caterer. D. NJ. Broean, having furnished a number of turkeys and un- limited pumpkin pies for the incar. ,cerated men.
 The jail is an excellently kept in- sttution, one of the best, in fact, anywhere in the United States. con- sidering the facilities for keeping it in good shape and the state of the build ! ing itself. The additions made last fall to the jail building have improved it materially. The prisoners have mol e room and better light is furnished. The management of the jail reflects great credit upon United States Marshal Richards and his efficient force of jailers. A. J. Lowe, the well-known old-timer, is chief jailer, the day jailers being N. Wallingford, l.. w. Sloan and DIR. Dwyer. The night jailer is Albert Bede, Paul D Hierry being his assistant
 There are 27 prisoners now in the jail and on Thursday promptly at noon these men filed into the large, clean dining room and silently took their places at the long table. Huge platters were filled with rich, juicy looking cuts of turkey, and each prisoners plate was hanked by generous cut Of pumpkin pie and other fixings, all of which might tempt the palate of an epicure:
 The meal went on in silence, but it was evident from the expressions on the faces of the men that they enjoyed it to to the utmost. And their appe- tites seemed good, notwithstanding their close confinement.
 The great majority of the men are all young, number of them being beardless youths. The greater portion of the number are confined on charges of petit and grand larceny, which seem to be the prevailing crimes in Nome.
 Fred Hardy, the convicted murderer of the Sullivan boys and Rooney on Unimak island, is looking sleek and fat. When seen by a NUGGET repre- sentative, in company with Jailel Wallingford, Hardy was reading a book, but he rose immediately and put his hand through the bars. Hardy is a model prisoner and gives no trouble. He is growing black beard and his Della Fox curls are carefully kept.
 Don't you think he resembles Jesss James, now that Hardy has grown a beard ?" asked Mir. Wallingford, and Hardy's face lighted up with pleasure, as though he was tickled at being likened to the once notorious bandit.
The Nome nugget., 1901-11-30

B. F. Miller makes good bread only and gives honest weight. Do not buy bread whose only recommendation is its alleged cheapness. It is the dear est kind that can be bought. Good goods and honest weight always count. Therefore try Miller's bread. .~' ..'
The Nome nugget., 1901-11-30
Get your Baths at Hotel Lawrence.

Rooms over the Second Class, reno vated and retitted, warm and comfort able; a circulating library in connec- tion, with all the late, choice books; membership. $l.5O per month.
The Nome nugget., 1901-11-30
RoSIyn Coal Is the Best.

For sale by sack or ton by Pacific Cold Storage Company; yard on spit. Leave orders at cOmpany's butcher shop, 226 Front street, or corner Stead- man avenue, or telephone office on the spit