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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-31
BY the Author of Sunshine and Roses.
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"But mamma would be frightened,
Jane"
II will see to that, my dear. She
will not be so frightend as. she would
be if she heard that you had met
with another dangerous accident.
At least you would be safe
Where could / go? l have plenty
of acquaintance, but few friends. l
have not one to whom | would go
with what sounds so like an i'm
probable story. To whom could I
say mat my mothers husband had a
design on my life, and that I was in
mortal peril? No one would believe
me- The captain is a popular man;
he is much liked and admired; and,
were I to make such a charge, people
would only laugh at me, and say that
I had gone mad
Some would believe you, my dear.
The Wickedness of the world is
pretty well known. | could tell you
stranger story than yours, for
have lived long, and have seen much.
But the point to be kept in view at
present is how to defeat Captain
Wynyard I will weigh the matter,
for it is plain that you and my lady
are no more able to cope with him
than children
81 am afraid not" allowed Angela,
sadly.
81 must go now" said Mrs. Felspar.
II have something to do for my lady,
and she will not be pleased if
neglect it. Between now and to-
morrow, my dear, I will think Of
some plan that will help you out of
your difficulty. So on that point you
can set your heart a rest"
But, with the fear of sudden and
terrible death hanging over her, with
the miserable certainty that crime
and wickedness Swallowed her once
happy home, Angela did not find it
very easy to rest.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-31
WHILE CYNTHIA SOT.

AS people came and people went,
The greetings and the partings Dlent;
But flight of time moved Cynthia not
She sot and sot.
She talked until the set of sun,
AS fress as if she'd just begun.
Her tea grew cold that once was hot,
But still she sot.
Dear Mabel listened, even smiled,
Although her anguished heart was
wild.
Heaven will forgive her what she
thought
AS Cynthia sot.
And, though my face was full Of cheer
I felt within a grewsome fear:
She may be rooted to the spot,
She is so sot."
The people came, the people went;
But what they said, and what they
meant,
And what we answered them. heaven
wot,
While Cynthia sot.
Christian Register.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-31
TENTS FOR X. Ps.
House Votes to Allow War Depart

House Votes to Allow War Depart.
ment to Loan Some.
Washington, March 23.-The house
Saturday after passing a number of
minor bills, including one authorizing
the secretary of war to loan tents for
the use of the knights OF Pythias' en-
campment at San Francisco, took up
the contested election case of H. B.
Spears VS.. John l.. Burnett from the
seventh district of Alabama. The re-
port, unanimously in favor of Bur
nett, the sitting member and demo
crat, was adopted. Mr.. Mann of ILL
nOis then called up the contested cleo
ton case of j. Mckenzie Moss VS..
John L. Rhea from the third Kentucky
district. In this case the majority re-
ported in favor OF the contestant,
Moss, republican, and the minority in
favor of the sitting member, Rhea 1t
was agreed the debate upon the case
should be limited to eight hours, anda
vote to be taken on Tuesday next
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-31
TO FIGHT THE STANDARD.

Pure Oil Company of West Virginia
May Absorb Others.
Wheeling, w. Va, March 23.-The
Pure Oil company, the Standards only
rival in West Virginia, seeks to absorb
the independent producers of Marshall
and Peasants counties, with an ag.
gregate daily capacity of 10000 bar.
rels. Interested parties in the move
ment, which has been conducted quiet
ly, say negotiations will be closed to-
morrow at Pittsburg. The Pure Oil
company now pipes oil from WetzeI
county to the seaboard. Capturing the
Marshall and Peasants county trade
will mean daily loss of $4,000 in
business to the Standard. 1t is pro
posed by the Standards rival to pay
bonus to the independent companies
not absorbed on a partnership basis
Jennings Bros, P. Murphy and othe9
Pennsylvania millionaire oil men bact
the Pure Oil concern. The deal is tn,
greatest in magnitude for years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-31
NATURAL GAS EXHAUSTED.
Muncie, Ind, Will Lose It's Fuel, and
Light Will be Manufactured.

Muncie, Ind March 23.-The
natural gas supply in this section OF
Indiana is gradually becoming ex-
hausted. The Muncie Natural Gas
company has notified the city council
that after October next it will cease
to furnish fuel gas for domestic uses.
This means that the company will
abandon the natural gas field and
devote itself hereafter to gas for
Illuminating purposes only. This
latter will be manufactured by one of
well-known processes, large plant
having been erected by the company.
The company claims that owing to
the scarcity of gas more pumps are
required, and that these are very ex-
pensive. AS the rate now paid will
not permit of purchase of new
machinery, the company goes out of
the fuel gas business.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-31
CHINESE BOXERS
GROWING ACTIVE
LEAD REvoLuTIoNIsTs IN FLOW
cry EMPIRE.
BIG AVALANCHE IN JAPAN
Petroleum Works Buried Entombinc
Over 100 Persons, Most Of Whom
Perish-Before His Death Ii Hung
Chang Surrendered Full Privileges
to Russia in Manchura.

Victoria, March 23.-According II
adVices received by oriental liners
which arrived here yesterday, the re
formers are at the back OF big revC
luton in southern China, which is
widespread and serious movement
Coincidcntally, reports come from
Kansu and Mongolia, in the north
west, of outbreaks fomented by Tuna
F'u HIN, an eX-boxer, aided by Mon
golian princes. Ten thousand rebels
are massed at Nanaianz to move or
Kwangsi towns.
In west Japan an avalanche
slid down upon the petroleum work.
beneath a high hill, February Is
causing the death of over 100 Japan
csc. Over 80 bodies have been recov
cred. Four were rescued alive, bu
were terribly burned The oil works
warehouses, Offices and dwellings
were crushed. A fire started and al
Of the buildings, with the entOmbeC
people, were burned.
A tornado occurred in southeast
Japan on March 8, killing many per
sons and wrecking many temples anc
whole villages. The Red Cross so
ciety is aiding officials in the reliei
work.
The Shanghai Mercury says that be
fore his death Ii Hung Chang sur
rendered full privileges to Russia in
Manchuria and that present negotla
tions are but blind to hoodwink rival
powers. The Mercury says that had
Ii not died his adhesion to Russia
policy would have involved China in
war.
From Shanghai comes news of ex-
clCement over the decision Of Ger
many to maintain garrison there,
which means that France, Great Br1,
tain and Japan will also be obliged to
have garrisons there.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-31
Welded TOO YOUNG.
And Girl of Fifteen Now Seeks :
Divorce

And Girl of Fifteen Now Seeks a
Divorce.
Patterson, March 23.-Irving A. J.
Secor is only 10 years of age, but
he is a bridegroom with divorce
suit on his hands and prisoner in
the county Jail, serving a six months
term for the larceny of two diamond
rings from Mrs, Mary Bingham, of
Passaic.
On January 6 last he was with Jen
ME Geary, fifteen years old, in the
company of some friends, and during
an argument he dared Miss Geary to
marry him. The girl took the chal-
lenge and they Immediately called
upon the Rev. DR.. Leavens, of Pas
sale, to whom they gave the names of
Irving J. Wright and Mabel Blake.
They told the clergyman that they
were of age. Joseph Smith and
Jennie Smith accompanied them.
The pair spent honeymoon lasting
three days and then they quarreled.
The girl returned to her parents. A
week later Secor was arrested for the
theft Of the diamond rings, and Miss
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-31
TRUE TO OLD LOVE.
Death of Woman Who Waited a
Bride for so Years.

Montreal, March 23.-Miss Cathar
inc Miller, known as Kitty Miller
died a few days ago at Perth, a village
in the Ottawa valley, and thus ended
her wait of so years for her lover, who
Tilted her on her wedding day.
Sixty. years ago she was a beautiful
and accomplished girl in Scotland
She was engaged to be married to a
young man who had a large interest
in Scottish thread factory. The day
was fixed and every preparation was
made for the ceremony.
The wedding day came and kitty
dressed in her bridal attire waited
a message that he had married an
other
The shock affected her mind and fOl
several years she was confined in ar
asylum. The doctors finally decided
that she could be given into the Gus
tody of her relatives as they thought
a change of scene and surroundings
would prove the best cure. The Mil
Ter family removed from Scotland to
Canada.
Nearly SO years have passed since
their settlement in Lanark county
Ont, yet never a month has elapsed
in which kitty" did not don her
wedding garments to await the com
ing of her lover The dress was an
tique, of ambre-colored silk with a
long front-peaked waist, plated and
corded, with bell sleeves, the skirt
hanging oddly on account of the
straight width. The bonnet also was
peculiar. 1t was made of white silk,
trimmed with satin ribbon and a
stiff lace matching the dress in color
Miss Miller was eighty years old when
she died and for over sixty years had
preserved this wedding dress, expect
ing the arrival of her promised hus-
band. All her immediate relatives
had died before her, and she was liv-
ing with friends. She was buried in
the bridal robes made in Scotland long
ago
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-31
DINGEss LOSES HIS CASE.
End of a Sensational Suit for $4,000
Damages.

End of Sensational suit TOR $4,000
Damages.
Huntington, w. Va, March 23.-The
jury, after a sensational trial, found
a verdict for the defendant in the
noted damage suit of William Dingess
against Stephen G. Keyser. Dingess
had sued Keyser, who is a young
money broker Of this city, for SIC, 900
damages for alternating his wife's af-
fections, and at former trial the
jury failed to agree.
In the closing hours of the former
trial all the love letters that had been
written to Mrs. Keyser and which had
been submitted in evidence were
stolen from the judges desk. This
caused a separation, for without the lie
tiers it was known that the plaintiff
would have but little on which to base
his case. Every effort to find the
stolen letters proved futile. The evil
dence today, though, was of very
sensational nature and many persons
were unable to gain admittance TO the
courtroom.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-31
DOGS AND LOVE.
In One Instance at Least They Run
Not Well Together

Not Well Together.
Middletown, N. Y, March ga
dog fight broke the engagement of
Miss Irene Blackinton and Samuel
Phillips, both prominent in Greene
vile society, who were to have been
married April %.
BY some unlucky chance, Miss
Blackinton's Christmas gift to Mr.
Phillips was an English bulldog OF
ancient lineage, and his to her was a
fox-terrier with long pedigree The
dogs disliked each other, and the
terrier was worsted in so many
fights that Miss Blackinton warned
her lover not to bring the bulldog
near the house. He disregarded this
injunction last Friday night, and
when Miss Blackinton answered the
ring, with the terrier at her heels,
the bulldog seized it.
He's killing my dog" screamec
the young woman.
"Let them fight it out, answered
Phillips, 'They might as well settle
it now as next month
Deaf to the girls appeals, Phillips
refused to intervene, and it was a
fight that finished the terrier. In her
wrath Miss Blackinton broke the
engagement
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-31
CHAPTER XII.

Miss Angela, will you please come
out into the house-garden?" said Mrs.
Felspar. 81 am afraid to speak to
you here; the walls have ears"
IT will be with you in five minutes,
jane replied Miss Rooden; and in
five minutes she and the old nurse
stood face to face in the garden.
81 have thought of plan which is
perfectly safe, miss, if you will only
carry it out"
81 will do so, Jane" she replied,
''for every hour that passes brings
me great anxiety"
Il have cousin named Mary
Bowen who has been for more than
thirty years housekeeper at Brantome
Hail. 1t is beautiful place,
situated on the Kentish coast, and
just now the family are away, and
she has the whole Hall to herself
''Who are the family?" asked
Angela.
''The Arleighs The late earl died
some time since, but the countess is
living. She has two children, the
earl and daughter, Lady Maud
Arleigh. They are all away in Italy
now They left home more than a
year ago, and are not expected back
until next year My cousin is left
in entire charge of the Hall, and you
could find no safer hiding-place tnan
that
"You are very kind to suggest such
thing, Jane. 1t seems an excellent
PLAN said Angela. "Will your
cousin consent to receive me?"
eyes, miss, and be pleased. I
should advise you, however, to take
another name, so that there may be
nc possibility of tracing YOU"
Il shall not like it but I will do it,
she said ooh, Jane, to think that I
should have to steal away from my
home and assume another name I
will take my dear fathers name and
pass as Miss Charles But what
will your cousin say or Think"
81 shall not tell her who you are,
miss. That would never do; it would
not be safe. You are hiding because
your life is in danger, and we must
take every precaution to keep your
whereabouts a secret I will write to
my cousin today and tell her that a
very dear friend of mine-a Miss
Charles-wants a home for few
weeks, and that | should be most
grateful if she could receive her as q
visitor just for a short time, while
the family are away. She will not
only be willing, but pleased to do it.
Lady Arleigh allows her to have
friends to stay with her, and she willy
be glad of your company. She need
never know who you are, or anything
at all about you. You say stay there
for a few weeks as Miss Charles. you
can leave the Hall as Miss Charles,
and no one except ourselves need
ever know the truth of the story. MY
cousin has her own rooms, and she
will see that you are properly accom-
mOdated. | shall tell her that you
have not been we'll, and that you
want complete solitude and rest, and
that the greatest kindness she can
show you will be to keep every one
away from you"
ooh Jane" said the girl, 81 am
greatly indebted to you! But it is a
terrible thing to be passing under a
@lse name"
cit is terrible thing also to meet
with dangerous accidents promptly
retorted Jane: and unless you go,
you will meet with another" Then
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-31

Geary's parents began proceedings
to have the marriage annulled, on the
ground that the girl was under age
and had been deceived.
Secor was served with the papers
in Jail. He says he will contest the
divorce proceedings, as there was no
deception on his part
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-31
TROOPS HEALTH ENDANGERED.
Rapid Increase of Disease at Tropical
Stations Creates Alarm.

Stations Creates Alarm.
Washington, March 23.-The war
department. officials are alarmed by
the rapid increase of disease among
the troops in the Philipi1es and othel
tropical stations, and have issued ar
order to the commanding officers en-
joining upon them the strictest scru
tiny over the habits and morals of tn
troops, and requesting them to en-
deavor by personal example to in
f1uence the men to preserve thei
health both by abstaining from drin,
and liability of contracting prevent
able disease.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-31

The lower house Of the Danish par
lament by vote of SO to Z approved
the treaty providing for the sale of
the Danish West Indies to the United
States.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-31
GIVES BROTHER JOB.

w. 3. RidgeIy Appoints Edwar
Ridgely Bank Examiner.
Springfield, H., March 23:-Edwar1
Ridgely, former cashier of the Ridge
ly National bank of this city, has beel
appointed by his brother, William Ban
rett Ridgely, comptroller of the treas
ury, national bank examiner. Ridgely
in so was the candidate of the goIc
democrats for state treasurer of Hi
nois. He will have New York city as
his territory.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19

The official board OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Rising Sun proposes to
make extensive improvements to the church
to cost over $1,000.
Preparations have been made for INSTALL
ing n new $4,000 pipe organ in Tom" Memoir.
ial Methodist Episcopal Church at Por; De.
pust. Rev. A. s. Mowbray is pastor.
Rev. r. Dewitt Talmage, the noted Pres
hyteran divine, died at O'clock last Sa;ur-
day night at his home in WasIilnItou from
Inflammation Of the brain. II" was 20 years
Of age
SAVED MANY \ TIME.-non't
ucglCct coughs and colds even if it is
spring. Such eases often result seriously
III this season just hccauSr pcopl" are.
careless. One Minute Cough Cure will re-
move all danger. Absolutely safe. A"lS
ut once. Sure cure for Group. grip. hron-
chiti-. ana other throat and lung troubles.
Postmaster {. o. Dawson, Barr, H.,
S0TS it is the very best coHgh mcdicn"
~ TIE market. 1t has saved many Il
severe sickness" !. Frank Frazer. Elk
ton. Nd.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
TO SWIM FROM
POOLES ISLAND.

William J. Glover, Jr., Will Uunder axe
to Swim Thirty Miles in June Last
Year he Swan From colchester to
Baltimore.
William j. Glover, Jr, who is the cham.
| piou long distance swimmer In Maryland, II
not OF he World, proposed to swim from
| Pocles Island, at the head OF the Chesapeake
| Bay, and short distance below Turkey
Poiht, Cecil County, TO Baltimore on Satur-
day. June 2s.
Glover If the young East Bnltimorran who
| during the latter part of July created
! Juror Of interest 10y swimming from TOT.
chester % Baltimore. Il distance computed at
| 26 miles. The distance from Pooln's Island
to Baltimore is reckonet at 80 miles, go that
| the proposed l. a greater feat than the ne
complshed.
Arrangements have been rAaie to charter
steamboat to take n large party to intercept
Glover on his swim aud to follow him along
portion f the course
Glover proposes to euter the water at
Poole- leland nj O'Clock Of the morning OF
Jnuc Is. which Glover calculates will me the
turn of the ebh tide. He counts on this tide
| to help him along down tho Chesapeake Bay
to the mouth Of Patapsao River, wheu. il is
his plan, 10 have the flood tide boost him
along unit! the Rivervieg lanttng shall have
been made. If the tides and winds work in
his favor Glover believes he can make the
trip IN II hours or less.
When Glover made his swim from Toll
chester last season he did 1t uud9- diaadvant-
ageou- conditions. Ho let the city on the
afternoon prt vious to th" swim un the rol-
chester boat, carrying on the steam q row.
nOat, in which Govcr'- father end brother
foilo"r i him Oh hi, return. Clover started
on tt" i"r!; voyage without having had pro.
per resi- and after having fallen dow = n stair
way and hbrns"t his leg. Glover aI-o>tGrted
without systematic training
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
WILL Be REWARDED.
GIL Medal 10 Ne Presented to John O..
GJGd, Of Perryvillc, by the Govern
ucnt For Her0lSm.

lnhu O Good. % p'rcygiii", Cecil county.
= hraE","an on NE PAiiaielphia, WtIminl .
ton end Ia rimor" Railroad. will shortly H."
p'"-etted a gold medal hy the United states
q y,rEment for noble work pr"form"a n
July An. 1900 On that date Mr. G rni and
two OF his friends were cruising in tn. De'a-
ware Bay in naptha launch, when thy
were struck by a squail but succ"et!"j 10
safely landing ut the Delaware bsrasw nt
er Just at this time Coed noticed n,ai!;n4
vessel being swept toward tho ocean. and
Jaw that the boat was in a helpless condition.
q" SteeTah his little craft in the direction OF
OF the sailing vessel, and soon saw the latter
capsizr, aud / men thrown into the water.
Two % the number were drowned, but nine
were abe to grasp the overturned vessel.
Upon reaching the vessel Good tod the men
his boat would hold but three OF them, and
made them promise to do his bidding He
then took three Of the men into his launch,
and dire cted the other six to tare h I'D of
lines he threw 10 them, ard in :lis way he
tow"d them all to shore. The government
has come To- the c0LcInsl0n that this ral
man Is, eut tied TO "A litter ni praise '.od Il
& III lntdni for his hcrr;c act.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
Yields A Sharp AK.

Millions marvel at the multitude of
unla'!irs cut of by Dr. Kings New Life
! Ills the most distressing too. stomach.
Liver. and Bowel trouhlcs-Dv>pcpSia.
Loss of Appetite, Jaundicc, BiliousucSS.
Fever. Malaria. all fall before these Won
der workers. - cents ut X. Il. FrH2Cr's.
Elhton; or :. Y. Wicy's. Colora Drug
stores
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
PASTOR STRICKEN.
Rev. Walter E. Avery, Formerly of Elk
ton, Suffered A StrOk: of Paralysis
During The >erviceS In His Church
Last Sunday Morning.

R-v Walter +. Avery, suffered a stroke OF
paralysis last sunday morning during the
prngr' IS Of the services in Scott Methodist
Episcopal Church, Wilmington He had lust
flni-h"i preaching the muruin. sermon ard
was about H. utf"r prayer, when stricken.
Mr. Avery Is Wrii.khown IN Ce"il equity.
For sry"ral years II" WIS pastor OF the Eik,ou
VI H. Church. He has also beer pastor Of
Il + r"rryvilo NJ. T.. Church. For some
lin" he was presiding elder of L aston dis.
trict ut this, the Wilmington NJ. E. Confer
erre. from which position he was compelled
to resign on account Of poor health, After
general months rest his health was greatly
improved ard b. again entered into active
WORK. Al the rels!ication OF the Elkton
NJ. E, Chutch on January 18th last. he made
enc Of the addresses curing the afternoon
meeting His wifi, was formerly Miss Jones,
daughter Of the late William j. Jones, ESQ
of EiStOn and sister Of Mrs. Howard Brat
ton OF this town.
The jet of Mr.. Averys discourse was
'The Symmetrical Man, and his text taken
james /, 2, 3 and A. was: MY hrathcrn,
| count it all Joy when ye fail into divers teml
tatlOIs.
Knowing this, that the trying Of your faith
worketh patience.
But let patience have her perfect work,
tina, ye may be perfect and entire. wanting
nothing"
DufIng his discourse. Mr.. Avery spoke of
the act that the life Is replete with difncul-
ties. and said the body must undergo lacera-
lions and pain, must be supplied, but he
pointed out the grand and triumphal out.
come of it all In the end.
Mr. Avery said he bad often wished that he
might have u talk with Paul. and 20 over the
the subject. He also desired that he might
converse with Job, who had known trouble.
in order that he might consult with him on
the subject.
1t was while Mr.. Avery in his concluding
thought was pointing out the glorious after
math OF his life OF pain and sorrow that he
was stricken.