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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-05-15
CANCELLED HIS VOW.
How the s'YalIer" Whiskered Man
Was Induced to Take
Hand at Poker.

"No, gentlemen" replied the mar
with the ''yaller" whiskers, as h,
was asked to take a hand in a gam,
of poker, II beg you TO excuse me
I'm not against card-playing on prin
ciple, but five years ago l made a
vow never to play again"
For your mothers sake?" queried
the glue factory traveller, relates the
Denver News.
"Oh, no. My mother died many
years ago. / was on a train one day,
and we made up a game of poker.
never had such luck in my life. One
of the players was from Montana,
and he finally put up 200 acres of land
against 5000 in cash"
"And you won"
He had a full house, and yet I
blunted him on a pair of tens. 1t
turned out that the land was a mar
row strip of high mountain, and not
worth a cent. II was an old mining
claim, | believe"
''But where does the vow come imp"
Il will tell you. After holding
that land for three years / sold it
to a Chicago stone syndicate, and
men were put to work quarrying
stone. A blast started an avalanche,
and not only ten worlSmen lost their
lives, but a party of 25 emigrants were
overwhelmed in the valley below /
was thus indirectly responsible for the
death of 35 of my fellow creatures.
Had not won that land it would not
have been sold for a quarry"
"Yes, we see" said the glue man.
1.-THE other fellow would probably
have used II for toboggan slide2"
II believe that was his plan, sir"
And il he had, the slide might have
busted some day and so people been
hurled into eternity
do you think il possible2'
"Not only possible, but extremely
probable. Yes, a hundred people might
have been involved IN the awful dis
aster. ! figure it that you have saved
the lives Of about 30 people, and are
entitled TO great credit
DO you really assure meg
eve all DO"
Then, gentlemen, / will cancel my
VOW and take hand in"
At the end OF an hour every man in
The game against him was dead broke
Ind cursing the winners luck.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-05-15
DEFENDANTS HARD M,
lie Was Guilty and w.
knowledge It, but The, A''
wouldn't Let Him

IL is not unusual for
ficted for crime to plead g1il 9us IN.
'ery seldom does it happen ~, e out
prisoner admits that Ne t.. 'Hat a
rightfully accused is comnoi,., oeeh
enter a plea Of not guilty. sn ,I 70
incident occurred in Washingtonl "a
Gently. s'on re.
1t was desired TO make 49,
in order to secure a ruling fra,, vase .l
appellate court on a ku6ttv 'ne
proposition. A certain coIorsa M
vidual who was in the tolls a.. "'4i'
lected to furnish framework y, =
issue. He was escorted into a .ls
for arraignment. Prior Ia tho.
mality, however, the prosecptin. vt y,
ficer took the precaution 10 REM. h,
"of course, you are going to nlsa5
not guilty" Such a plea was e r.,a1
tial in order 10 take the mater =
fore the higher court.
The response was gurnr;so =,
somewhat disconcertinr. for tbo ].
torncys and the court were arv;aa'
TO so ahead with the test proc..s
ing. The prisoner declared ~.
guilty an l wants to be sents,..t
right here an now" This di.,,
ranged the programme very dee5
edly
1t required the combined persia.
sive efforts Of the prosecuting oaes,
and the counsel assigned 10 re,,s
sent the defendant. saws the wash
ington Star, to induce the latter IA
consent u plead not guilty. Ash.
was led from the courtroom h
shook his head obviously and nun.
Il didn't want 10 do 4
cause Tse guilty, All right. Don't
know what they'se up 20, deed
don't"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-05-15

"If you are not in a hurry" he
said, 81 will do my best TO make the
old gray keep up"
81 have the day before me, and
will be glad to have company"
"Thank you" Then: ibid you en-
ter your claim all right?"
Leila flushed and looked at him in
quiringly. He laughed frankly.
81 recognized your horse as one
/ / had seen in Mr.. Chords stable, and
put one thing and another togeth-
er. But don't think l harbor the
least III feeling toward the old gray"
he went on, quickly, patting the am
imal as he spoke; "he and / are get
ting on famously together. And really
and truly and honestly, Miss"
"Staunton."
"Thank you-Miss Staunton, l am
a thousand times obliged TO you for
obtaining that land. You see, my
brother was wild about my getting
it. and his enthusiasm was so conta-
gious / never paused to consider the
consequences. Now, I am a lawyer,
and 1 think see good opportunity
down here for me to practice my pro-
fession. But suppose ] had buried
myself out on that homestead? Why,
it would have been the extinguishing
of both the profession and myself.
Not but what ii is a fine piece of
land" hastily, "and a prize TO any
one who can afford to live ON ii the
necessary five years. But you see
could not do that and practice"
Leila looked at him searchingly.
Are you in earnest2" she asked.
Really and truly and honestly, as
/ just observed"
She looked relieved.
81 am glad to hear It," she said. |
81 was afraid that IL might not
have acted quite fairly by you"
When they reached the house Of
Mr.. Clifford they found the owner
absent. Mr.. Wayne assisted Leila to
1ismount and took the horses to the
stable. Then he came back to the
porch to say good-by.
ut has been a very pleasant ride"
he said, earnestly, and something in
his voice brought a warmer color to
ler face. MAY / call again.
The color grew deeper and some
hing Of her embarrassment even
.rept into her voice as she answeredi
ayes. certainly"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-05-15
A Scientific Discovery.

A new method for the use Of detec.
tiyes and antiquaries is suggested in
a recent report on the magnetic sur.
vey' One of its exploring parties was
able to tell about what year an old
town had been laid out by the
amount Of detection of its street
lines from the true north and south;
they knew at what time in the past
that had been the variation Of the
compass in that part Of the country.
and their surmise as TO the age OF
the town proved eorrect.-Youth's
COMPANION.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-05-15

nearly ten, and her ankle was growing
worse. Clearly there was nothing to
do but wait for some chance passer to
come to her assistance.
An hour went by, then she heard the
faint tap, tap Of hoof beats in the dis
lance. Presently a gray horse APP
peared, and behind him was Dick, ap.
parently being led by the rider of the
gray. As they appeared, she recog-
nized her brother-in-law's pillow horse,
and the rider was, of course, after the
very land she wanted. Her heart
sank.
II suppose this is your horse" The
voice was rich and musical, and as the
! stranger lifted his hat she noticed that
his face was strong and scholarly. 81
met him down the road, and thought
that he had run away. All, you are
| hurt" as she essayed TO step forward.
Here, let me assist you" He sprang
from his horse, throwing the bride of
the black over his arm as he did so.
MY gray will stand all right. am
afraid his owner thought was poor
horseman, and so gave me a steed that
was safe. Easy, now; lean on me-"
He assisted her to the saddle, and
then examined the girths and bride to
see that everything was secure"
do you think you are able to go
alone?" he asked.
"0h, certainly. The bushes broke
my fall. think that my ankle will be
all right by tomorrow"
well, then, will not try to keep up
with you. My horse is very deliberate
in his movements, and l doubt if III
reach town before dark. Good-by."
As she rode on, Lelia's emotions were
a curious mixture of exultation and
dismay. She could be first to enter a /
claim to the land, but in doing SO she |
almost felt that she would be taking |
an unfair advantage of the man who /
had come to her assistance. At times
she thought Of stopping and waiting
for him TO come up, and Of explaining
everything, and offering him fair
race. Then she would think of her
mother, and Of her brother-in-law. and
OF the German who had said that he
would like her to have the land. OF
course she had better right to it than
this stranger; and Of course It would
be the height Of folly for her to throw
away any Of her advantage.
But she could not quite satisfy her
self; and the thought of the stran-
ger jogging along on the old pillow
horse accompanied her into town,
and into the land office, and grew
stronger when she knew that the
homestead was securely in her pos
session
Early the next morning she started
On her return trip, and soon after
eaving town overlook the old gray
horse and his rider, moving slowly
back toward home.
Il am glad to see you looking so |
we'll, F" said Mr.. Wayne, as she refined
n her horse in answer to his saluta-
ion. Il hope your adventure of yes
erday caused you no inconvenience"
Very little, thanks to you"
They rode on for some minutes in
ilence, then Mr.. Wayne looked at
Ter humorously.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-05-15

sour home is perfectly lovelyi-
exclaimed the flatwife, with enthusi.
asm. only think! a spare bedroom
built right into the walls, like sta.
tionary tubs, you know!"-Detroat
Free Press.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-05-15
He Cleared the Hon.e.

Patience-Did you say your father
threw out a hint when VIII limited
about staying late?
Patrice-No; he threw out the
hinter.-Yonkers Statesman.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-05-15
safe.

Dolly-They don't seem to be in
q hurry to get married.
Beth-No. Maud believes in get.
ting engaged in haste, but marrying
at her ure.-Philadelphia Press,
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-11-04
THE TSAR INCOGNITO.
Alexander III. to "a Wood
Cutters Cottage.

Alexander III. of Russia was onca
fishing incognito in the vicinity Of
Viborg, Finland, and attended only
by an aide-de-camp. Sport had beer
bad all the morning until an OLD
wOod-cutter passed by and suggested
worm as bait. Several fine fish
were soon landed by the tsa7, who
was so pleased that he insisted on
going home with the wood-cutter to
luncheon. Here the trout were
cooked, and the royal guest was
waited upon by the peasants daugh.
ter, who was sad and fearful. The
story is told in Finland AS 1t Is"
''Why is she so sad?" inquired the
tsar of the girls father at the close
of the meal.
''Her sweetheart is going away to.
morrow to serve in the army. Our
grand duke takes the young men
away for so long"
''Where is he, this Gweetheart?T
asked the tsaT.
in the next house"
40 anu I6bcn MIN.
a good-looking lad presently en-
tered, and nervously eyed the stall
wart, faxen-headed figure before
him.
$50 you want to marry your pretty
little neighbour"
A shy nod was the reply.
''Well, give her a kiss and tell her
you are not going away. General
write this man dispensation from
military service"
And the tsar rose to Eave tho
place.
Can it be possible? Who arc
you?" cried the amazed wood-cutter
throwing up his arms. why, tn:
tsar himself could scarcely
Il am the tsar," said Alexander
III, turning back from the thresh
old, "the tsar of all the Russias il
st. Petersburg! At Viborg L an
only grand duke of Finland"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-11-04
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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-11-04
CHAPTER XI.
FRIENDS AND FOES.

It was strange that bit of paper
Il scrap of torn envelOpe-cOuld have
such a tonic effect on an elderly
mans spirits, but Job Hendricks
seemed highly elated over the discov-
cry he had made in the Ellisons'
house.
While the sudden fitting of Ellison
was a surprise to him, he believed
that he should have no trouble in
finding him, for he would have to
appear when the murder case came
up for trial.
When he assured. himself that the
young girl had been taken away
that morning by her father, he felt
that for the present he had no bust
ness further in the town. What set
tied the question of his going was
when he entered his little room at
the inn and found his bag had been
broken and it's meager contents cat
tered about. 1t appeared as if the
searcher, in a rage, had tossed the
things recklessly around because he
could not find what he wanted.
Job accepted the incident with
good humor.
$50 they have left some one be-
hind to try and get hold of that pa
per-" he said to himself. with that
in Ellison's possession he might bite
his thumb at me. But he never will.
as long as I am able to stand up
right"
The most important articles of his
belongings he thrust in his bullying
pockets, and the rest he restored to
the bag and left it lying on the floor.
Then he wrote note to the landlord,
wrapped bank note around it, that
was more than his bill amounted to,
sealed and addressed it, and left it
on the bureau where 1T could be
easily seen, and went quietly out of
the room, closing the door softly be-
hind him. He was rather glad that
he did not find the landlord below
stairs, but even if the worthy Peter
had been there he should have said
nothing about his going.
''Let this spy and, thief still think
am in town." he said to himself, as
he went out the door. $50 much the
easier for me to throw him off the
track"
Thinking that perhaps there might
be unseen eyes watching him, he APP
preached the depot in circuitous
way, reaching it from exactly the OPP
pOsite road he had set out. Then he
kept out of sight until the train ar
rived that was to carry him to Far
renford, where he knew that poor
Dick Barnett was confined He felt
satisfied as the train moved out of
the station that his departure had
not been noticed, and the though
that the man who had fuoR left to
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-11-04
VENEZUELAN REVOLUTION.
Castro's Troops Will Attack the Rev.
oIutionsts From the Rear.

Willemstad, Island of Curacao, Nov.
lone thousand AndinO troops from
Maracaiba, Venezuela, disembarked at
Puerto Cabello Friday and marched
at once to Valencia to join the govern
ment forces there, which number
about 1900 men. They will attack
the revolutionists from the rear, ac-
cording to the present arrangement,
and at the same time that the govern
ment forces under President Castro at
tack the enemy in front.
President Castro has left La Victo-
ria and gone in the direction of Villa
de Cure. He left only LOO men at La
Victoria.
A report has reached here that
forces under Gen. Gomez have been
routed with considerable loss by in
surgents near San Mateo. Gen. Gomez
is vice president of Venezuela and has
been operating with President Castro.
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watch him was outwftte6 hl41 Aira
with quiet amusement.
SO it came about that the little
man IN brown was never again seen
in the town of Exton, and the land
lord Of the Bluebell when he found
his star boarder had taken French
leave, mourned. his loss for many
weeks afterward, and was won't to
regale the loafers of his establish
ment with the prodigality of the mil
ionaire travelling in disguise who
had hOnOred his roof for few short
days.
Meanwhile Dick Barnett took his
confinement coolly, and now and then
his solitary life was cheered by q
visit from Grace Ellison.
She generally came with her
father, and it seemed to Dick that
Ellison did not treat him with the
same feeling as in the past, before
this trouble came up. He often won
dered, too, what had become Of the
little man who had acted in such a
friendly way while he was enjoying,
or rather enduring, Mr.. BliveR's hos
pitality at EXton. He finally set hin.
down as an eccentric, who had be-.
come tired of playing philanthropist
in his case and was probably anus
ing himself on a fresh subject.
When he was examined he was sur
prised to find what a weight of cir
cumstantial evidence there was
against him. There were two things
that counted in his favor. First, his
good character and even temper
making it seem impossible that he
could in a fit of anger have killed
the mother, simply because she op-
posed his suit; secondly, the discov-
cry that Mrs. Ellison had been de
spoiled of her earrings of diamonds
and emeralds. Still, there was
some doubt whether she had WORE
them that night, thangh they could
not be found in the receptacle where
she usually kept her Jewels.
That the young school-teacher
could have been a robber as well as
guilty of deeper crime seemed alb
surd on the face of it, On the other
hand, he was very poor, and had
made arrangements to leave the town
that night surreptitiously.
ITO Be Continued
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-11-04
Also Imnortnnt.

The Rev. Peter Cartwright, the
famous pioneer Methodist circuit.
rider, while travelling to an appoint
ment one day, saw two young men OF
his acquaintance sitting idly on the
bank of a small stream, fishing. Il
was a fine spring day, and the scent
of freshly plowed fields was in the
air.
Boys" he said, 81 am sorry to SEE
you breaking the fourth command
ment."
''Why, Uncle Peter" they said, With
a laugh at his expense, "this isn't
Sunday"
L know it," he retorted, ''but you
are breaking the fourth commands
ment. You forget that one part Of
it says, six days shalt thou labor y
Youths Companion.
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q CHAPTER x.
JUST A PIECE OF PAPER.

JUST A PIECE OF PAPER.
Job Hendricks passed an uneasy
tight, for he constantly was haunt
81 by the belief that there was some
che in the corridor moving back and
forth, and occasionally paused to
take a look at him as he lay there
IN the moonlight.
Once or twice he had risen and
one to the door to peer out, but
found no one, and then stumbled
Eack to bed, blaming himself for an
cid fool to be in such a constant
state of fear over nothing.
Finally he fell asleep from sheer
exhaustion, and the sun was high
when he awo4te and reviewed the
events of the day before.
What he had TO do he must do
quickly, for it seemed that he was
hot altogether safe himself, and he
felt that he could not trust Ellison
"Once he is Gree" referring to tie
School-teacher, ''and the young peo-
pie are united, and I have settled
matters with that other rascal. I
eH"I go back 90 my old home with a
smiling face" he said to himself, as
ne made his SANITY toilet. Thinking
ey~2 plans for the future made him
alternately merry and sad, but the
controlling feeling seemed to be one
Of satisfaction
After hasfy breakfast he made
up his mind that he would try and
fnd out how Dick had Jared since
ais experience of the night before,
md whether hey had taken any
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-11-04
THE CUBAN MINISTER.
He Gives His Opinion on the CONNER
ciaI Treaty.

Washington, Nov. 1.-Senor Quesa-
da, Cuban minister to the United
States, Friday in commenting on the
negotiations now being conducted for
a commercial treaty, is a purely com
mercial convention treaty between Gu
ba and this country, said:
1.-THE reciprocity treaty is a purely
commercial convention and has moth
ing to do with any other political ques-
tons which may arise between the
two governments and has absolutely
nothing to do with the Plat amend
ment. The Cuban government has
been studying the draft of the treaty
submitted by Secretary Hay and has
been consulting the different interests
in the island and the custom house
receipts as well and in due time will
return it with observations and modifi-
cations deemed for the interest of Gu
ba, and which at the same time, will
not hurt the interests of the United
States. 1t has been shown by past
experience, during the reciprocity ar
rangement under Mr.. Blaine, that the
commerce between both countries ma
terially increased and it is expected
that under any reciprocal arrangement
between the two countries and the fig
ures will be still higher than they
were ten years ago, when they reached
upward of 100000, 900.
Mr.. Quesada said that the best of
feeling existed. between the Cubans
and Americans, the proof of It being
that every steamer arriving at Havana
and other ports brought a great many
American investors who not only were
putting money in the island, but were
establishing themselves there. He
spoke of the popularity of Minister
Squiers and the gratitude of the Gu
bans to the United States for services
which were rendered.
When asked regarding the proposed
coaling stations in Cuba, Mr.. Quesada
said that four days before President
Mckinley was shot he had, at the in
stance Of Estrada Palma, gone to Can
ton and secured from the president a
solmen promise that while he was
chief executive he would not give his
consent to the establishment of ma
val station at Havana, and that Presi-
dent Roosevelt knew of the promise.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-11-04
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