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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-04-07

n name?" stammered Stat

"Her name?" stammered Stat
ford.
"For purposes of reference and
Identification, you know" said Jim.
"she must have name, however I'M
worthy"
Stafford whispered in his ear and
rushed from the room. Jim stood
motionless before the fireplace
"The same girl" he said, with a
sigh. Poor old Stafford" And he
filled his pipe.
But she accepted Stafford.
"Of course she is six months old
er now," jim reminded himself.
"And woman grows more inclin-
ed to accept something less than
perfection as the months roll by.
1t makes a difference"
"And now you're the happiest
man in the world?" he said when
Stafford impaired the great news to
him a day or two later.
q suppose So" said Stafford, add
ing hastily, "Of course l am"
Jim appraised him with keen
glance.
''Her parents" Stafford proceed
ed rather inconsequently, care all
in favor Of an early marriage"
'Lucky man~
"And Of course" said Stafford,
"there is no doubt, as her father
says, that the sooner we get it over
the better"
"Sort of cold bath business"
thought Jim.
81 say, old man." Stafford blurted
out at last, "of course I'm awfully
happy and all that, and she is quite
the dearest little girl in the world,
but has it ever struck you that mar
rage is a little rough on the man ?"
Jim rose up in his wrath.
stafford" said he, pointing the
finger Of scorn at his friend, ''she
is absolutely perfect, remember.
You said so yourself"
Stafford shuffied. 81 said she was
as perfect as a woman could be-"
"'Absolutely perfect were the
words you used"
"That's not evidence. swear it.
l had myself perfectly well in
hand. And l particularly said at
the time l didn't want to be extrav-
agant."
"And YOU said also that you would
surely die if she refused you"
Stafford tried to laugh. 'Never
knew you read novelties before
jim"
"DIoreover, you insisted on it that
she was an angel"
"You have mixed me up with
some other man."
"You were certainly not yourself
at the time. l could almost wish
now that you had BEEN"
"Take your time. Say some more,
Stafford drawled.
GIVE nearly DONE" said Jim
''You finally accused me Of being {
/ cynic because l ventured to sugges
{ she was more or less human"
"Were you SO wise when you wer,
: in love" Stafford asked.
l "No," answered Jim, ''but tn
woman was. She declined to com
e down from her pedestal" -Blacl
2 and White.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-04-07
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
Estate of Anna M. Darling

The und rsigned, having been appointed
by the HonOrAh le OBJ lte Court for the Dis
trict of Orleans. Con missiOners, to receive,
examine and ad Just a II claims and de ands
of all persons against the estate of Anna NJ.
Darling. late of Albany, in said District,
deceased, and all claims exhibit in offse !
the retO. hereby give notice that we Will meet
for the purposes aforesaid, at the residence
d. l.. Mcclure, on the 18th day of April and
9Th day of August next, from l O'Clock p. M ,
until O'Clock p. M. each of said days and
that six months from the oath day of Febru-
AIRY, a. D., 10 2, is the time limited by said
Court for said creditors to present their
claims to US for exam nation and allowance.
Dated al Albany, this 18th day of March,
\. ID 1862.
D. L. CURE, (Co,,,rs
1915 R NJ. COWLES, ( CON rs
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-04-07
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
Estate of Persis B. Jones.

The undersigned, having been appointed BY
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
Of Orleans, Commissioners, to receive, exam
inc. and adjust all claims and demands of all
persons against the estate of Persis b. Jones,
tate of Barton, in said District,
deceased, and all claims exhibited in offset
hereto, hereby give notice that we will
meet for the purposes aforesaid, at B. F. D..
Carpenters Office at Barton Landing, on the
18th day of August, from l O'Clock p. m.
months from the 2lst day of February, D.,
1902, is the time limited by said Court for
said creditors to present their claims tc US
for examination and allowance.
Dated at Barton Landing, VT, this oath day
of March, A. r. 1902.
JERRE ARsroN, Com,rs
1915 FRED G. BROWN, ooAh IS
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-04-07
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
Estate of Frank J Duke.

The undersigned, having been appointeo
by the Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict of Orleans, COmmi ssioners, to receive
examine, and adjust all claims and deman6s
Of all persons against the estate of Frank
J. Duke, late OF Barton, in said distric.
deceased, and all claims exhibited in offset
thereto, hereby give notice tnat We will meet
for the purposes aforesaid, at the Post Office
in South Barton the 18th day OF April,
and goth day of August next, from 2 O'Clock
p. M. until O'Clock p. IN. each OF said days,
and that six months from the 12nd day of
February. A. D., 1902, is the time limited
by said Court for said creditors to present
their claims to US for examination ard
allowance.
Dated at South Barton, Vermont, this 21st
day of March, A. D., 1902.
1915 R. b. LANG ComIs.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-04-07
Farm For Sale.

Situated in Sutton, North Ridge, known as
the Bennett Curtis Farm. go miles from West
Burke, IL miles from R R. Station. q mile
suitably divided into woodland, pasturage
and tillage. Good sugar orchard of 1900 trees.
Good apple orchard. 10000 feet spruce and
hemlock. Good buildings. Must be sold to
close the estate. For further particulars in
quire of the subscriber.
EDWIN E. CUR IT'S, ADMIR-,
1913 P.O., WEST BURKE, VT.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-07

promise to show their friends who at
tend a good time.
New colored transoms are begin
ming to appear on the various lines
of the Tri-City Railway company in
this city. After a while the people
will be able to tell where they are
going when they board car.
James L. Maslin, for a number of
years past engineer at the court
house, has presented his resignation
to Sheriff Cralle, having accepted a
position in a capacity similar to the
one he now holds at the Northern IL
linois Normal school at Macomb, at
a considerable advance in salary.
Assistant States Attorney II. W.
Olmsted is in Hampton, where a case
in Justice McNabney's court is claim
ing his attention today. Two men
named Johnson and Munson last Sun
day had trouble on Campbell island,
and the former hit the latter over the
head with a beer bottle. johnson
pleaded guilty to assault and battery
and was fined So and costs.
The annual picnic of the Memorial
Christian Sunday school will be held
tomorrow at Credit island. The
steamer will leave the landing at the
foot of Seventeenth street at 9 a. m.
The steamer will make but one trip.
All friends of the school are cordially
invited. Parents of the children are
especially invited to come and help
look after the little ones. All chill
dren belonging to the Sunday school
will be taken to and from the island
free. All adults of the school and
adults not members of the school will
be charged 25 cents for the round
trip. Children not members of the
school. Is cents. Take your baskets
and enjoy the day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-07
WHAT MOVED THE DOG2
A Remarkable story of Canine In
teIIigcnce and Affection.

Among the tales told of the intelli-
gence and affection of our canine
friends by Mrs Sarah n Bolton in her
book, "Our Devoted Friend, the Dog, Z"
is the story of Dan, deerhound owned
by Mr.. l.. c. Meachamp of Homer, La.
Mr.. Meachamp was one day going on
a squirrel hunt and, not wishing Dan
to accompany him, tied the dog to a
post by a rope. Dan whined and beg
ged, but finding his master obdurate he
at last lay down quietly before his
kennel.
1t was growing dusk and time for
the hunter to return, when Mrs. Mea-
champ was suddenly disturbed by the
whining and barking of the dog. who
had been quiet alHday up to that time.
She spoke to the dog, but instead of
being pacifed at this attention he re-
doubled his exertions and broke the
rope which held him. Then he bounded
away, over the fence and into the
woods.
He was gone perhaps half an hour
when he came running back, painting
and almost breathless, with his mas
ter's hat in his mouth.
Mrs. Meachamp became at once
alarmed, and, calling her son, they set
off to find the missing man. Dan all
the time bounding ahead and leading
the way. At length they came upon
Mr.. Meachamp lying helpless in the
woods. where he had fallen into little
ditch and broken his leg.
The accident happened, as nearly as
could be reckoned, at the moment
when the dog began to show his I'M
easiness. That he should have had
knowledge of the accident seems in
credible, but his master firmly be-
Iieves that he did know it and that it
was because he knew it that he was so
anxious to get away.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-07
500 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages,
and that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, re-
quires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system, there
by destroying the foundation of the
disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitu-
ton and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers, that they
offer 500 for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. j. Cheney q Cos Tole-
do, Ohio.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-07
svo1,ovinr Abilities of Snakes.

The jaws of the chicken snake, says
a Texan, are hung on hinges that can
be taken apart or displaced for the
time being, as the case may be, and an
entire Texas cottontail rabbit can be
persuaded to enter, head and all. with
little effort, and the body, being made
of india rubberlike material and very
stretchable, the kicking little animal
soon finds a Judgment in the stomach.
His snakeship then carefully resets
his jaws so that his mouth assumes
it's normal size and blissfully reposes
for the succeeding six hours. The
powerful gastric juice does the bal
ance and no Texan can testify that he
ever heard a chicken snake suffering
from indigestion or chronic dyspepsia.
The capture and digestion of chickens,
song birds. turkey eggs and rats con-
stitute simple paStime to the chicken
snake and do not call for q six hour
layoff in feeding time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-07
LAST DAYS OF THUG TRACY
continued From First PAGE.


OF his rit1e. Death was lnnlcTed by
revolver held close to the forehead,
and the top of his head was badly
shattered.
Two bullet wounds in the left leg
showed the cause of his dependency.
One shot had broken the leg between
the ankle and the knee. The other cut
the tibiak artery. which of itself was
sufficient cause for death. 1t is be
lieved that both of these wounds were
received after the thug left the shell
ter Of the rock and made his break for
TIE wheat field. He had taken a
strap and buckled il tight around his
leg in an attempt to stop the bleeding.
Despite the tightly fastened strap the
bleeding continued. until he probably
realized his hopeless condition and
ended the struggle.
He was dressed in blue overallS, q
white shirt, and wore no coat or vest.
He wore Il bicycle cap and II pair of
rough. shoes. He had one rife and two
revolvers. The body, effects ana horses
of the notorious man were taken In
charge by Sheriff Gardner and taken
direct to Davenport, where they Will
be kept pending the decision of their
final disposition. Reports come from
Davenport that wild excitement pre-
vailed yesterday. Stores were closed
and people were crowding around 10
get a sight of the outlaw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-07
NEWS OF RIVER.

The Isaac Staples, George S and
Quincy were down and the C.. w.
Cowles and Max went north. The Wi
mona was in and out and the w. j.
Young left for Burlington.
The stage of water was 4.2O at a.
IN. and 40 at noon. The tempera-
ture at noon was 20.
Travel over the Rock Island bridge
yesterday was as follows: Foot,
south, 1,2Os; @north, 1,195. Teams,
south, 925; n. nth, 932. Street cars,
south, 121; north, 122.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-07
NO CANAL ESTIMATE
Is MADE BY WILLARD

MAJ. j. ii. Willard has submitted
his annual report on the Improvement
OF the Illinois river. He makes an es-
innate of S1s2 900 to be expended dur
ing the fiscal year 1904, which will
complete the project. No estimate is
made for funds for the construction
of the Illinois and Mississippi canal,
of which the Illinois river is part.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-07

Subscribe for the Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-07
At no Time is Man Secure From Attacks

of such disorders of the stomach as
cholera morbus, cramps and diarr-
hoea; but these complaints are COM
mon during the heated term, when it
is dangerous to neglect them. Pain
killer is a remedy that has never fail
ed and the severest attacks have
been cured by it. Avoid substitutes,
there. is but one Painkiller, Perry
Davis. % and 50 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-07
KING IS REPORTED
IN GOOD HEALTH
Suffers No Fatigue From Journey
and Wound is Practically
Healed.

London, Aug. An official bulletin
issued today says: THE king bore
the journey to London yesterday
without the least fatigue. His majes-
ty had a good night and is in excel
lent health. The wound is practic-
ally healed"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-07
CITY CHAT.

HIanOS at bOWlDy ).
Zazaro, ) cent cigar.
Lawn swings at Wilcher's.
For insurance, E. j. Burns.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
Piano bargains at BOwlby's.-
New sauerkraut at Hess Bros
For furnace work, II. Il. Siemon.
Homes for sale. A. Rush & Co.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Fresh fish at Schroeder's tomorrow.
Every piano goes at Bowlby's, none
reserved.
For real estate and insurance, E.
j. Burns.
Dr. David r. Halves, dentist, Illinois
theatre building.
The greatest piano bargains ever
known at BowIby's.
Large bouquets cheap at the Fiji
teenth street florists.
See the monster balloon rise at the
Watch Tower Sunday.
Ladies' patent leather oxfords S1.6O
at Adams odd and end sale.
They won't last Iong-those 80
piano bargains at Bowlby's.
You had better hurry down to Bowl
by's while the stock is complete.
Did you read Bowlby's whoop-'em-
up ad? Look it up in this paper.
Your chance for big bargains in
swell millinery at Miss Byrnes'.
1928 for So ladies' shoes at Adams
odd and end sale. Great values.
You know what it means when
Bowlby advertises bargains in pianos.
Read Bowlby's whoop-em adj in
this paper and then act accordingly.
They must go these odds and ends
from our great clearance sale. Adj
ans.
Balloon ascension and parachute
leap at the Watch Tower Sunday,
free.
$3.50 for $3.50 ladies' shoes at Adj
ans odd and end sale. We may have
your size.
Cut prices on all millinery at Miss
Byrnes'. The greatest sensation of
the season.
All ladies' tan oNfords the 81, $3.50
and So grades go for 75 cents at Adj
ans odd and end sale.
Plenty of nice carnations and asters
at Meyer d Behring's, Fifteenth
street. Cheap tomorrow.
Best photographs at the Blaslllee
studio Extreme care in posing and
finishing makes our work popular.
Fresh white fish, river salmon, trout
and cat fish at Hess Bros tomorrow.
Phone orders given prompt attention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Milan are the
happy parents of twin girls, who
came to gladden. their home yesterday
afternoon.
VIII you be one of 80 to get the
greatest bargain ever heard of in a
piano at BowIby's? Be quick and get
first choice.
Social, given by Rock Island cadets
at Memorial hall tonight. Aug. Z, not
on the lawn; take the elevator. Ev-
erybody invited.
Prof. Baldwin will make his ia
nous leap from the clouds Sunday at
the Watch Tower. Look out for his
monster balloon.
Balloon ascension at the Watch
Tower Sunday. Also new moving
pictures ana new IHuSlGdIcu SONGS
All free. All free.
Walter Knowles, of Davenport. and
Miss Mary Jones, of jefferson, Iowa,
were united in marriage yesterday
afternoon at the office of Magistrate
Johnson.
The Woman's Veteran Relief union
viii give lawn social at the corner
of Fourteenth street and Third ave
nue., Thursday evening, Aug. Z. Ey-
erybody invited.
Robert Bird and Miss Imogene
Lewis, haiIing respectively from Phil
adeIphia and Buffalo, were married
yesterday afternoon at the court
house, Judge Adams officiating.
| The Rock Island cadets are to give
an ice cream social at Memorial hal
in the court house this evening foI
the benefit of the fund for equipment
they desire to purchase. The boys
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-07
rre.,dsnt nss the Re.Ignation.

Washington, Aug. THE state de-
partment has no advices concerning
the resignation of Ambassador White,
at Berlin, beyond the fact that the
official resignation has been received
and is now in the hands of the presi-
dsslE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-07
For over Sixty Years

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teetning. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for diarrhoea. %
cents a bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-07
The Weather.

Generally fair tonight and
Friday; slight change in tenn
perature.
j. NJ. SHERIER,
Observer.
Temperature a. m. So; at
$3.50 p. m. 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-07

Group instantly relieved. DIR. Thorn
as Eclectic Oil. Perfectly safe. New
er fails. At any drug store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-16
Fresh Fish and Oysters.

l will have for sale fresh fish, such
as Large South Mullets, Sheep1ead,
Bass, Trout, Croakere, all kind Of
mixed fish and Standard Select Oys-
ters regularly every Tuesday and
Saturday Of each week. When you
want anything in my line, give me a
call at EGrd & Dreher's Old Law
Office, on Court House square, back
of J. E. Kaufmann's New Drug
Store. I guarantee my goods fresh
and nice. Yours for Business,
If JOHN a. WILLIAMS.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-16
Give Us Gall at Lexington Depot.

Mrs. Barbara Heron died at her
home Friday last and was buried
Sunday in the Wilson old graveyard.
The Rev. ". D. Quick officiating at
the funeral services.
A large congregation was present
at the Methodist church in this place
last Sunday evening to hear Rev. E.
T. Hodges, Presiding Elder Of Co.
lumbia District. This emineot divine
chose for his theme "Character
Building" and handled his subject in
mastery manner that was both
interesting and edifying.
Lovers Of music now have an op-
portunity Of purchasing first class
organ at a second class price. NJ. A.
Malone, the leading dealer in musical
instruments in Columbia, announces
that he has few organs of reliable
makes which he is Offering at great
ly reduced prices. II you want q
cheap organ you had better cores
pond with him at once.
O2e of the little twins of Mr..
George Price, our night policeman,
made a narrow escape from a horri-
bic death. he mistook some liquid
concentrated lye for milk and drank
some OF it. Fortunately the little
fellow did not swallow enough to
produce fatal results, but he was
severely burnt. He is doing as we'll
as could be expected.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-16
\ Summer Invocation,

n summer invocation.
Oh. light your living fires,
Great sun. and let her roll!
We've spent the dreary winter
In freezing limb and soul.
And. growing here
And bowling there,
Have prayed for birthstone and hot air!
Shine out and lure the summer
From many a dim retreat;
Let slip the rolling thunder
And boil the rains that beat!
For, growing here
And growing there,
We prayed for summer everywhere!
And then when summer strikes US,
Her nercest flames unrolled,
Just hear US hoWlinG. growing
And crying out for cold.
And. winter gray
Or fowcry May.
Wen gs1wl our way 20 Judgment day.
Atlanta Constitution
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-16
PITY to Punish Both.

Strenuous Fathcr-Tommy, this hurts
me rs badly as it hurts you.
Tommy-Wel,, then, pop (hoo-hoo9
seems to nc there's no use in two suf-
fcrn' for tEc faults Of one! Let's call
it off!-San francisco Bulletin.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-16
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, April is, 1902.
PENCIL And SCISSORS.
Wayside NOies Gathered Here and
There by a Dispatch Man.

Wayside Notes Gathered Here and
There by Dispatch Man.
Please settle for your paper.
The farmers are too busy to talk
now.
The political pot is boiling furi-
ously.
For Bakers bread, cakes and crack
ers, 60 to the Bazaar.
The Jail is empty and the diet bill
is consequently light.
Florida cabbage have made their
appearance on our market.
Do you owe for your paper? If
you do, please letus have it.
Many man who knows what is
right lacks the courage to do it.
For the best plain stick and fancy
candies, always 60 to the Bazaar.
Fickle April has been shedding
some tears on account of way
wardness.
Keep your secrets from your
friends and your enemies will never
get next to it.
Those WHO should know say that
fruit has not been injured so far by
cold weather.
The Democratic clubs Of the county
will meet on the 26th for the purpose
of reorganizing.
Every Democrat in the county
should attend his club meeting on
Saturday the 26th.
Monday was raw and disagree
able day made up of April showers
and cloudiness.
County Treasurer Frank ". Shealy
made short business trip to Summit
last Wednesday.
The voter will have large num-
Der OF candidates from which to
make their selection.
Lexington Lodge No. 152, A. F.
NJ, will hold its regular communica-
tion next Saturday evening.
DIR. Gilmore will be at the Hammer
hotel on the 18th and 14th of May,
prepared to do dental work.
Remember you will find the very
best variety of garden seeds, all
guaranteed, at the Bazaar.
Mrs. D. T. Barr, of Rocky Well,
visited her daughter, Mrs. ". E.
Barre, several days this week.
Another large contingent of Lex
ington people left for the Charleston
Exposition yesterday morning.
Miss Blanche Kyzer has accepted
a clerkship in the dry goods depart
ment of Mr.. ". P. Roofs store.
Do you want high grade, latest
improved bicycle cheap for cash, or
on easy instalments to responsible
party, if so enquire at this Office.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-16
Their Belief.

She-Thcy consider themselves among
"our best people,
He-Of course. They don't know any
better-T0wn and Country.