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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-14
and Martin Ross.

cart, and your labels on the boxes,
and we know as we'll as your agent IN
Cork what it is you have in those
boxes. Be warned in time Your Wen
Wisher."
] read this through twice before it's
drift became apparent, and I realized
that 1 was accused of improving my
shooting and my finances by the sim
pie expedient of selling my foxes That
Is to say. / was in a worse position
than If / had stolen a horse or mur-
dered Mrs. Cadogan. or got drunk three
times a week in SKebaWn.
For a few moments I fell into wild
laughter. and then. aware that 1t was
rather a bad business to let a lie OF
this kind get start, I sat down TO
demOlish the preposterous charge in a
letter to Furry Knox. Somehow, as Z
selected my sentences, it was borne in
upon me that, if the letter spoke the
truth, circumstantiaI evidence was
rather against me. Mere lofty repudia-
ton would be unavailing. and by my
Internal Righteousness about the wood
cock had effectively filled in the case
against myself At all events, the first
thing to do was to have 1t out with
Tim ConnOr. I rang the bell
Peter, is Tim Conner about the
placer"
He is not, sir. I heard him say
he was going west the hill TO mend the
DOunOS renee refer race was CtN~
cred with SCOT, his eyes were red and
he eoughed OstentatiOusly. ''The
sweeps after breaking one OF his
brushes within in yer bedroom chin
/ ney, sir he went on; hes above on
the roof now. and he'd be thankful
i TO you to go UP TO him."
followed him up stairs, climbed the
Tickety ladder and squeezed through
the dirty trap door to the roof. and
was confronted by the hideOUs face OF
( the sweep, black against the frosty
blue sky. He had enCamped with all
[ his paraohernalia on the fat top OF
the roof, and was good enough to rise
and put his pipe in his pocket on my
arrival
Good morning, major. That's a
grand view you have up here said
/ the sweep. He was evidently too well
bred TO talk shop. Il thraVeled every.
roof in this country. and there isn't
one where you'd get as handsome a
prospect
Theoretically he was right, but had
not come W TO the roof to discuss
scenery. and demanded brutally why he
/ had sent for me- The explanation in
/ volved a recital Of the special genius
/ required to sweep the Shreelane chin
neys: of the fact that the sweep had
/ in infancy been sent up and down every
/ one Of them by Great Uncle Mccarthy.
! Of the three ass loads of SCOT that by
/ his peculiar skill he had this morning
i taken from the kitchen chimney, of its
! present purity, the draught being such
4 that it would "dhraw up a young cat
/ with it, FinaIly-realiZing that I
| could endure no mOre-he explained
that my bedroom chimney had got
what he called "a wynd'' in it, and he
! proposed to climb down a little way
/ in the stack to try would he get TO
come at the brush The sweep was
very small, the chimney very large I
! stipulated that he should have rope
round his waist, and despite the He
! gaIity, I let him go. he went down
/ like a monkey, digging his toes and
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There's no bath in the house, SIR
was his reply to my f3mmand; hut
me ant said. would ye Ike a taggeen2"
This alternative proved to be a glass
of raw whisky. I declined ii.
1 look back to that first week of
housekeeping at ShreeIane as 10 z com
edy excessively badly staged and
striped with lurid meiodrama. Daily.
shrounded in macintosh, I set forth
for the petty sessions courts OF my
wide district: daily, in the inevitable
atmosphere of wet frieze and perjury,
listened to indictments of old women
who plucked geese alive of pubiicans
whose hospitality to their friends broke
forth uncontroIlably on Sunday after
moons. of parties" who, in the Ian
guage OF the police sergeant. were
subtly defined as mot to say dhrunk,
but in good fighting thrim.''
I got used to it all in time-I suppose
one can get used to anything even
became cailous to the surprises of Mrs.
Cadogan's cooking. AS the weather
hardened and the woodcock came in.
and one by one discovered and nailed
up the rat holes, began TO find life
endurable.
The one feature of my establishment
to which 1 could not become Injured was
/ the perVading sub-presence of some
thing or things which for my own con-
I
Mccarthy. There were nights on which
I was certain that heard the inebr1aIe
/ shuttle of his foot overhead. the touch
of his fumbling hand against the walls.
There were dark times before the dawn
| when sounds went TO and fro, the NOV
/ ing of weights, the ereaking of doors,
] a far-away rapping in which was a
i-workmanliSe suggestion of the under
! taker. a rumble OF wheels on the ave-
nue..
In the process of time 1 brought
/ Great-uncIe Mccarthy down to q fine
] point On Friday nights he made cof-
i fms and drove hearses; during the rest
/ of the week he rarely did more than
patter and shuttle in the attics over my
| head.
One night, about the middle of De-
| cember awoke. suddenly aware that
some noise had fallen like a heavy
stone into my dreams. AS / felt for
the matches it came again, the long,
| grudging groan and the unconpromis-
ing bang of the cross door at the head
| of the kitchen stairs. l told myself that
it was draught that had done it, but
it was perfectly still night. Even as
! I listened, sound of wheels on the
avenue shook the stiffness. In a few
minutes l was stealthily cropping my
way down my own staircase, with a
box of matches in my hand, and armed
with a stick I stood in the dark at the
| top of the back stairs and listened; the
SHORES of Mrs. Cadogan and her nephew
Peter rose TRANQUILITY from their re
spective lairs. I descended to the
kitchen and lit a candle; there was
nothing unusual there. except a great
portion of the Cadogan wearing ap-
parel which was arranged at the fire,
and was being serenaded by two crick-
cts.
It appeared to be my duty to inspect
the yard. put the candle on the table
and went forth into the outer darkness.
Not a sound was TO be heard. The
night was very cold. and so dark that
| 1 could scarcely distinguish the roofs of
the stables against the sky; the house
doomed tall and oppressive above me:
was conscious of how lonely it stood
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were prepared at any moment of the
day or night 10 sell a horse.
you'll be apt to find this place a bit
lonesome after the hotel" remarked Mr..
FURRY. sympathetically, as he placed
his foot in his steaming boot on the hob
but it's fine, sound house, anyway.
and lots of room in it, though, indeed,
to tell you the truth, I never was
through the whole of them since the
time my great-uncle, Denis Mccarthy,
died here The dear knows had enough
of it that time" He paused and lit a
cigarette. Those top floors. now" he
resumed. az wouldn't make too free
with them. There's some of them would
jump under you like a spring bed.
Many's the night I was in and out Of
those attics, following my poor uncle
when ne had bad turn on him-the
horrors. y know-there were nights he
never stopped walking through the
house. Good Lord viii ever forget the
morning he said he saw the devil COM
ing up the avenue, Look at the two
horns on him. says he, and he out with
his gun and shot him. and, begad. il
was his own donkey"
The autumn evening. gray with rain,
was darkening in the tall windows and
the wind was beginning to take bully
ing rushes among the shrubs in the
area; a shower of SCOT ratified down the
chimney and fell on the hearthrug.
More rain coming" said Mr.. Knox,
| rising compOsedly You'll have to put
a goose down these chimneys some day
soon; it's the only way in the world
to clean them Well, I'm for the road
You'll come out on the gray next week
! hope; the hOunds'll Ss meeting here. -
/ He threw his cigarette into the fire and
extended a hand to me. ''GOOdby, ma
! jor, you'll see plenty OF me and my
hounds before you're done. There's a
power of foxes in the plantations here. .
| This was scarcely reassuring for q
man who hoped to shoot WoOdcock, and
| limited as much.
''Oh, is it the cock?" said Mr.. FURRY
! ''B'leeve me, the best shoots ever had
| here the hounds were in it the day be-
/ fore"
When Mr.. Knox had gone. I began tc
picture myself going across country
1 roaring, while Philippe put the goose
down the chimney; but when / sal
down to write to her did not feel equa
| to being humorous about it. I dilate6
ponderonsly on my cold, my hard work
and my loneliness, and eventually wenf
/ to bed at 10 o'clock full of cold shiver:
and hot whisky and water.
After a couple of hours Of feverisI
doing, 1 began TO understand wha-
had driven Great-Uncle Mccarthy u
perambulate the house by night.
should have said my couch was stuffed
with old boots. have seldom spent
more wretched night. The rail-
drummed with soft fingers on my win
dow panes; the house was full O
noises. 1 seemed to see Great Uncli
| Mccarthy ranging the passages witt
FURRY at his heels; several times
| thought 1 heard him. Whispering
seemed borne on the wind through m!
keyhole, boards creaked in the room
| overhead, and once 1 could have sworI
that a hand passed, cropping. over tn,
panels of my door.
The morning broke stormily, and
woke to find Mrs. Cadogan's under
study, griny nephew of about is
standing by my bedside, with a blacI
bottle in his hand.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-14
SENSIBLE SUGGESTIONS FOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
Books. TOYS. Etc.

CROWDS OF CHILDREN here in
this department every day since our
opening last Monday morning. Hun
dreds of more than satisfied parents.
For the wonderful display of toys,
dolls, games, books, ETC., etc, TO-
gether with the surprisingly low
prices, brings Us many new custom
ers for every purchaser. May cases
of new toys delayed in shipnent have
beer Oy4ned up late last @Veek and
have been added to the already
crowded toy department. Dent buy
holiday books of any kind until
you've seen this department and
learned the prices.
THE LACE HOUSE.
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Art Department.

WE FEEL SAFE in saying we have
the MOST COMPLETE art depart
ment in the city. At this season it is
replete with the thousand and one
things so much desired by those
skilled in art needle work. In addi-
tion you viii find hundreds of novel
ties already made such pillow
tops, laundry bags, pin cushions,
dresser scarfs, Mexican drawn work,
Oriental cushion tops, etc. Irish
point and Battenburgs, ETC., and pat
terms, silks, denims, silkolines, etc.,
etc. Our stock of silks for fancy
needle work has had careful atten-
ton and is lacking in nothing.
THE LACE HOUSE.
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LADIES Quilted Japanese Silk Dress
ing Sacques, in red and navy blue.
Real value is SO each. @7 20
This sale. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. RssSO
LADIES French Flannel Dressing
Sacques, with half fitted back and
loose front. trimmed with satin rib
bons; colors are pink, blue and red.
Worth $3.50 each. GO %
This sale. PVsOA
LADIES Eiderdown Dressing Sacques
in two desirable styles, trimmed with
ribbons; all colors. Worth CT 90
LADIES Black India Silk Negligee
Gowns. Very good quality and
especially adapted for travelling gar
.ment. The value is 60 or
$3.50 each. This sale..- " UaUA
LADIES 27-inch Velvet Coats, lined
with heavyweight colored satin;
Very lastly trimmed with mohair
braids. Regular value is Ga Or
$50 each. This sale. y xsUV
LADIES three-quarter length Box
Coats. Made of excellent quality
Irish frieze; lined with black satin;
has velvet collar. Regular value is
$3.50 Nf0 40
LADIES High Storm Collarette, made
of fine grade Krimmer fur. with
tail trimmings. Regular value is
T i1SisO, sale Sl2.37
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Bric=a=Brack.

A bewildering display of goods
under this heading is now ready for
your inspection, selected with par
ticular care and offered at prices that
viii make your Christmas shopping
so easy. Here are first shown the
new ~Benarisv and "Kayzerzin" nov
elites. japanese and Chinese pieces,
bronze sets, sterling silver and nom
Punishable gold plated sets of every
kind. Imported German, AustrisA,
Italian and French vases, fagOns,
mugs, stems, etc. Special novelties
in mirrors, jewel sets, shaving sets,
toilet sets, etc., etc.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-14

LADIES' Krimmer Muffs, OF excel
lent grade of fur. Well made ana
worth $3.50 each. * ~
LADIES' fine black Electric Seal NUNS:
satin lined. Worth 81 81 *
each This sale.
LADIES fine Blue, Fox Boas, z inches
long. Excellent value at 81 *
$40 each. This sale..........
INFANTS Double Capes, in Bedford
cord. trimmed braid, insertion ana
satin ribbon. well worth q Up
1926 each. This sale. y
CHILDREN'S Light Cashmere Dresses.
in white, blue and pink, yoke
trimmed with ribbon and insertion,
ages from to years, values
up to $500 each This Cd or
Sale .... ................p SsVS
CHILDREN'S Dresses. an excellent as
sortment, in sizes 6 to II years, made
in sailor French and ACCORDION
pleated styles, all colors and mate
rails, worth to S6.75 and q 0Q
$500. This Sale ..........@ x.OO
LADIES' Eiderdown Bath Robes, in
red gray blue and pink; full length
and trimmed with bias satin bands
and long tasseled cord; sells for
$500 each. This q I'D
sale ............ .....-....-... - - . -
LADIES' Suits. splendid new line just
received in Russian blouse, Norfolk
and light filling jacket styles: all coli
ors and materials. desirable and
worth up to $500 each; If 60
extra special at -.-.-.----.---- @'VU
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Leather Goods.
pOCKETBOOKS.

IN THE LEATHER GOODS DE-
PARTMENT nothing is lacking. No
gift is more appropriate or accept
able. Here you find the '1atest' in
metal, bead or leather chatelaines,
wrist bags, shopping bags, finger or
coin purses, card ceses, combination
books and purses of every description
and price. Many newest novelties
just received in gold and silver trim
med card cases and pocketbooks for
ladies and gentlemen. The prices are
very low.
THE TA%E H0EICE
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handkerchief.

NO BETTER SELECTED stock of
handkerchiefs can be found in the
city. From the daintiest bit of lace
and linen combination down to the
cheapest. All grades find liberal rep
resentation here and at PARTIcU-
LARLY LOW PRICES. To those
who purchase lots of half dozen or
more we viii make special dis
count" of 10 per cent during this
weeks sale.
THE LACE HOUSE.
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Continued on page 49,
The Worthington advance., 1902-07-04

Will Hill is now employed in WI.
O. Bartlett cigar store on tenth street.
M. E. Lawton left Monday morn
ing for st. Kil]ian on a business trip.
Mrs. A. E. Caldwell and son Earl
returned home from Sioux Falls
Saturday.
E. L. Schwartz returned Sunday
night from Pope county where he
transacted two big land deals.
Manning Plotts will collect the
subscription pledged by the patrons
for the band boys and will call on
some of them this week.
Miss Mary Damon returned home
from the conservatory of music at
Oberlin, Ohio, Saturday morning.
She will return again in the fall.
John Dolhimes team Of broncos
enlivened things in the vicinity of
the M. E. church last Friday after
noon, as they we're being hitched
up to wagon made dash down
the street before it was ready, and
ran around the court house square
back to tho barn again. When they
reached the church they got mixed
up with the big trees on the corner
of the street and broke the reach
to the wagon. Aside from that no
other damage was done.
The Worthington advance., 1902-07-04

Roman Bros. are loading and
shipping hay from Org this week.
Ed Lamphear baggagemn on the
Sioux City train spent Sunday with
his wife in Sioux Falls.
Miss Nellie Long left Saturday. for
a few days visit with her brother
Harry at Sioux Falls.
Miss Gladys Frink of Ellworth is
the guest of her cousin Miss Lucille
Bryan in this city this week.
Five Deering binder moved c<4''O>f;
John Ramages .jmnl4nent mousse
Monday morning to customers in
the county.
Messrs Roy Caldwell, Glen
Mitchell, Ralph Aldrich, Manning
Plotts took in the ball game at
Round Lake Sunday.
About thousand quarts OF straw
berries have already been picked!
from less than an acre on the
Holland Farm, and half the crop is:
not harvested yet.-Hasting Gazette.
Jos Taylor's son who was recently
operated on for appendicitis. is now
able to be up and expects to be
home for the fourth. The many
friends of the young man and fami-
ly will be glad to hear this good
The Worthington advance., 1902-07-04
II Local News. ~


F ~ Local News. ~ k
H. N. Douglass LETT for business
trip to Mankato Friday.
j. M. Addington returned from
Lake Benton Friday morning.
NJ. E. Lawton drove to Sioux
Valley, Thursady..on business.
Capt. Wigham of Adrian was in
the city Thursday afternoon.
Miss Mary Robinson went to
Bigelow Thursday for a visit.
Eric Johnson has accepted posi-
ton in I. T. Branlgan g store.
Miss EAie Mcmillan of Luverne
is a guest of Miss Maud Runyon.
Miss Mollie::Mitchell Of Rushmore
is the. guest eof: Mrs. viii Norman
this week.
Mrs...F. E. Little of Tolono, ILL.,,
is the guest Of her dauhgter Mrs. NJ.
E. Lawton.
E. L. Nance is having a new
cement walk put down in front of
his meat market.
CIV. Belding of DesMoines, Iowa
is guest of his aunt, Mrs. J. H.
johnson this week.
Miss Lulu Putnam of Rushmore
is a guest, of Miss Sadie Lewis for
a few days this week.
Frank Coughran left for Duluth
Friday where he will enjoy few
days recreation and rest.
Mrs. E. r. King of Sioux Falls
was the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. T.
Latta few hours Saturday.
Miss Josephine Coughran left
Friday for Duluth where she will
visit with friends for several weeks.
Geo. Hovey is at Auburner, WASH,
and is employed as night watchmen
on the Northern Pacific Railroad.
John Goeders of Kossuth, Iowa
is here and will make some improve
ments on his farm near Wilmont.
Ray Ager returned to his home in
Westbrook Friday after attending
his brothers wedding here Wednes-
day evening.
Grandma Brant left Friday for
Lake Sheteck where she will attend
a camp meeting, others will go later
on next week.
The many friends of Miss Carrie
Hanson will be glad to learn than
she has decided to make this city her
permanent home.
James Walker has sold his old
farm on Sec II Round Lake town.
ship and will invest the money in
Stevens Co. MINI.
M. A. Miller of Minneapolis
Auditor of the st. Criox lumber
company was in the city Friday look
ing over the company's interest.
Senator La Due of Luverne passed
through town Thursday evening on
his way home from St Paul here he
attended the Democratic State con-
vention.
John APPEL bought the southeast
quarter of section Is in Elk town.
ship one day last week through A.
G. Hedberg land agency, of Rev. E.
w. Heke.
Mrs. Doward Wilkinson left Fri
day to visit relatives near Sher-
burne, from there she will go to
Lake Sheteck.. whe ere she will assist
in camp meeting.
The Worthington ball team play
ed a game on the diamond Thursday
afternoon with picked up nine,
the score was II to 4 in favor OF
the Worthington team.
Miss Ethel Davis, who has been
a guest at hte home Of Mrs. F. r
People at Wilmont and Mrs. j. N.
| Gould of this city for short time
returned to her home in Nebraska
Friday.
G.. z. Sutton Of Los Angeles,
California was in town short time
this week. Mr.. Sutton was the build
or of the Worthington Mill He il
now at the head of some fraterna]
insurance society.
Tho Monto CristO show was
The Worthington advance., 1902-07-04

yY1ILL sell or trade clear title
w lands in Dakota and Kansas,
and money to loan on real eatate in
this county. E. ]. Wolven. ~
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-11
SHORT STORY FOR
EVENING HOURS
HOW he KEPT HOUSE

Jenkins, who was devoted hus-
band. was yet rather glad when his
wife said she'd spend a month "at
Mammals" She needed rest, and
they both would be better for the
change. Not that she had so much
work to do, for they had no children.
and their little at was a model In APP
pointments, but Mrs. jenkins was one
of those women who are always max
ing work" for themselves. At least,
that's what he thought, and the sub
ject had been worn threadbare be.
tween them.
His dinner was never quite ready
when he got home in the evening, and
It was always dark when she was
through with the dishes. OF course,
he didn't care about such trihes, but
he felt sorry to see her wearing her
self out over what seemed to him
very easy, almost trivial round Of du-
ties. what did she do all day." was
question he often asked himself, but
he was too kind to spring such query
OH Jullu Nhot "HdN'N'l nave
been her faults, was certainly the
neatest housewife imaginable and kept
the fat like pin"
1T ought to be like play for you"
he used to say, but here you are fret
ting and Tuning and working away, as
II you were housekeeper for 2O.room
mansion on the boulevard"
I'D like to see you do any better"
she would snap. sometimes. But for
the most part they were very happy,
contented and INSTRUMENTATION they
had time.
"Now you'll get your fill of house
keeping, John" she laughed when he
told her that he meant to keep bach.
elor's hall"
Just watch me-" he boosted. I'm
get up every morning at 6N) and
light the range. A canteloupe, some
oatmeal, a boiled egg and cup OF cof-
fee will fix me out. The few dishes
can be done l nfve minutes. Lunch
downtown, I'll be home at every
evening. wet the tea in a jiffy and be
Out lOI VAIN anu ohoh' ~ 'h'
park before 8 o'clock. Oh, I'll get on
famously. You always did have an ex-
aggerated idea about the work around
this doll house."
She cautioned him about leaving the
refrigerator a bit open at top Tor cir
culatiOn," told him to empty the drip
pan underneath every other day; she
showed him where she had laid away
his underwear and where his collars,
cuffs and fresh linen lay; then she
pointed out the coffee canister and the
tea caddie, and the sign" for the ice.
man, and a score of minor details
which struck him as proof positive
that his wife was actually getting &C.
centric" over the petty affairs of an
establishment which struck him as
simple as A B C.
Don't forget TO wind the clock Sat.
urday night, John" she said as she
was getting into the train, land the
gas man, forgot the gas man! He
always comes round to inspect about
the last of the month. The bill for.
last month is due the 10th, John. You'd
better ask Mrs, Smith to let him in to
inspect the meter, And, oh, yes, don't
forget to get enough ice Saturda. to
last you over. Good-by, John"