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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-07-08
CHAPTER XIV.

THE CRIMSON CHAMBER AND THE
LIBRARY.
When they were alone Elgin said to
his daughter:
"They may not hear US, my dear
child, but we have reason to fear that
they will watch US. Therefore, cast
that napkin over the door knob, that Nc
spying eye may peep in"
Kate did as he desired, and Elgin
groaned with all a fond fathers an.
guish as he saw how much the hand
cuffs bound the arms that were wont to
be wound in loving embrace around his
neck.
"My angel girl" said he, as Kate re-.
turned to the bedside, you perceive a
little food remains upon my dishes.
Eat, I beg Of you, that you may be
strengthened to hold out, even unto
death, against that wicked man."
"You are sure the food is not
poisoned, dear father" asked Kate, as
she obeyed.
II am, my poor child" said Elgin.
"And now that you have eaten, do not
cry aloud when I tell you a most joyful
thing"
Kate looked surprised. What could
her pobr imprisoned father have to tell
her that might be joyful.
eyes, my child" said Elgin. "Now
place your ear close to my lips"
AS she complied, he whispered:
James Green is alive! Wait! He
has escaped from the we'll, and is now
in this chimney
Kate stared at her father, terrified
lest his troubles had made him insane.
II speak the truth, my child" said
Elgin. "Sit there on the bed, and lean
forward so as to place your face in
the opening above the crate. So. Now
call his name. Do not fear-the sound
will go upward"
James, cried Kate, in a loud
whisper.
"My dear Kate! Are you there~ was
the answer she received. "Reach your
hand-ah! I forgot. The villain has
handcuffed you. But be of good cheer.
I shall escape. Perhaps not before
many hours. But be firm and battle
the rascal as long as you can"
"You have heard all he said to us?"
asked Kate.
Every word" said Greene. "And
now farewell for a time. Nancy
Harker will soon return
May heaven work with you, dear,
dear James," said Kate.
Heaven has; heaven will, my Katy"
said the stout-hearted young car.
penter.
Kate now withdrew from the crate,
and Elgin said:
"My dear Kate, should aid not reach
you before night see it is day dawn
try to gain as much time as you can.
I will ask for time to reflect, and you
must do the same. You said old Fan
was the mother Of this wicked couple.
Does she know it?"
To be continued.
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"Catharine Elgin," said Luke, with
stern ferocity, 81 said that it would be
horrible for a daughter to marry the
murderer Of her fatE ar; but it would
be more horrible for a daughter to be
the murderess Of her father"
What do you mean, sir?" asked
Kate.
81 mean, and I swear it." said Ham,
mond. rising, "that If you do not con-
sent to be my wife, and to marry me
tonight, your father shall die, and you
shall become my wife, whether you
will or not. My welded wife, too. No
sham ceremony. To men like me,
means to make such as you act and
speak, yet not know what you do, are
never wanting"
"You will give her stupefying drugs"
exclaimed Elgin, in horror.
81 will. So enough for the present.
said Hammond, as Nancy Harker
raped at the door.
He opened the door and said:
"Henry and Catharine Elgin, It Is
nearly dawn. You shall now behold
each other for the last time. I will
leave you together for few moments,
that you may consult upon your situa-
tion. You, Elgin, advise to persuade
your daughter to yield. Catharine. I
advise you to persuade your father to
do the same. You can not escape. My
sister will be in the ante-chamber. Do
not be afraid Of being overheard; you
may whisper, you know. Come, Nancy,
we will leave them alone together for
time. You may close and lock this
door, and lie down upon your bed.
After quarter Of an hour, lead Miss
Elgin to her prison, and when Daniel
or Stephen has returned, come to me in
my library"
Hammond and Nancy left the room,
and Elgin and his daughter were alone
in the Crimson Chamber.
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Be Cheerful.

By endsring hardship cheerfully, or BY
accepting discomfort without murmurr'
we may be of more real service to our iei- -
lows than by performing acts OF ministry
willie we appear to begrudge the. required
effort, or while we ourselves are IN an un-
loving mood. The way in winch we 40 our as
most generous deeds is sometimes OF as
much Importance as the deeds themselves.
Many a ehi!d or man has been made more
glad by the pleasant looks and 9 words doI OF
One who had to refuse requested favor
than by the reception of a desired favor
from one who gave it with a sneer or
frown. The importance OF the right way s
of dqg good IN the net ne he frreea OF gyns Or p
derya;yeti. Charles Ru::ton SAYS. IN tins
Inc. "Yoa lave cot fulfilled every duty
unless YOU have fulfilled the duty CT bens
pieasur:t." How does that apply to our
service OF to-day?
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Rr,ns of t,reat CIT, In Mexico,

The ruins of large city have been dis.
covered in a remote part OF the State of
Puebla, Mexico, by Francisco Rodriguez,
an archaeologist, who has just made re.
port of his find to the Government. The
city contains large pyramids and extensive
Notifications. 1t is situated in the midst
of a dense forest, and large amount of
excavation will be necessary to learn its
true extent and Importance. A commission
will be appointed by the Government to
explore the ruins.
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A New Sign Latnp.

A new idea in that well-worke ked-over-ield
the electric sign lamp-has made its ap-
pearance under the name Of 'hylo." The
distinguishing feature of this lamp is that
while the sign is constantly flashing to
attract attention the letters are always
readable. The sign is never dark. Each
power and the other is big filament of
EIGHT or sixteen candle power. The fash
ing mechanism is all contained within a
lamp base Of the usual size. The advantage
Of flashing sign can thus be secured with.
out the expense of complicaGng wiring and
q commutating device.
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The Tsad ssa In Central Africa.

French explorers report that the Tsad
Sea in Central Africa, of which very httie
has been known thus far. is about Ao
miles in length and about eighty-tTo miles
the west about twenty-eight feet, and to
the east scarcely six feet. There are about
eighty small, islands in the lake which are
inhabited by some $4,000 natives. -- -.
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Doing Moro Than is Expected Of %.

Christ laid on His followers the duty Of
doing more than their share. He took up
on Himself the same duty. He always
went more than half way to meet a, soul
that would meet Him. We are too apt TO
think we are doing well if we consent TO
do our share: the Christian spirit is o
readiness to do all we can, even if it is
have US 90 with him mile, go with him
twain; if our share would be to give him
our coat in his day of great need, give him
our cloak also. That is what Christ set
forth as the divine spirit. In the same
manner, the Apostle Paul wrote, saying:,
Unto him that is able to do exceeding
abundantly above all that we ask or think,
. . unto him be the glory in the church
and in Christ Jesus" That is the way we
have been ministered unto-good measure,
pressed down and running over. 30 let rs
minister unto others.
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Be Sincere With God.

God enjoys Aattery as little as men do.
The Psalmist laid that truth on our hearts
when he said "Sing ye praises with under
standing" We despise folks who are
smooth and pleasant to our face and then
say bitter things behind our back. We
dislike their praise even, because it is IN
praise God loudly in the church. and are
grumblers in our home or business? It is
good to make a joyful noise unto the Lord;
but it is necessary. if we do that, that we
also live joyful life before the Lord.
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The Most Pernicious influence.

A bad man can do an immense amount
of harm by simply doing bad things. A bad
man, with bad motives, doing what seems
to be good, is the most pernicious and de-
grading influence that I knew of.-Ihs
I.ev. R. L. Paddock.
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Faith fsLiInitless.

My faith is that there is a far greater
amount of revelation given to guide each
man by the principles laid down in the
Bible, by conscience and by providenee,
than most men are aware of. It is not the
light which is defective, it is an eye to see
it.-Norman Macleod.
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M Termipatfon Islsnd.

The Gauss expedition to the Antarctic
has dispeled the tradition about the exist.
ence of Termination Island. The Gauss
passed over the alleged site of the lslano.
The greatest cold experienced was seventy
six degrees below zero Fahrenheit. $500
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An English Idol Factory.

There is an idol factory in Birmingham.
England, which exports huge quantities Of
idols to Japan. China and Korea. Many
hundreds Of tons OF metal are every year
worked into deities in this factory.
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An Esquimau1 Arrow.

An Esguimau arrow Of walrus ivory,
found imbedded in the breast Of q
healthy Canadian gray goose shot near
Spokane, is on view in a store in that
city. No arrow Of that sort was ever
seen in Spokane before. The bird had
evidently carried it thousands upon
thousands of miles from the Far North,
where it was shot by some Esquimau.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-07-08

You can always tell young fellow
who has just graduated from college,
but you can't tell him much.
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THE RELIGIOUS LIFE
READING FOR THE QUIET HOUR
WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF.

Roem: In Gods Keeping-why Zaccheus
Was Truly BIessed-He 70 Ono Of tho
Few Persons Of Whose Salvation Posi-
tive Affirmation is Made. .5
see not a step before me 80
As approach another year;
09s sns Pass Rass + Hs IN Gods tSeeRng sSs
And what looks dark in the distance :
May brighten as I draw near. 4;
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1t is the fate of all despotisms to work
their own destruction by fatal disregard
of the limits of human endurance, and
when the papacy added the horrors of the
Inquisition to the usurpation of the most
sacred of human rights. and aggravated her
offenses by the fragrant immortality of the
clergy, she transcribed her limits and in
voked the long slumbering and accumu.
lated wrath! of centuries: which burst forth
empire, and caused her the loss of two
thirds of her spiritual children.
Two great movements in the Middle Ages
contributed to hasten the triumph of re-
ligious liberty in Europe. They were the
Crusades and the Renaissance. The reIig.
ious enthusiasm of Europe, dormant for
centuries, was kindled by the fiery elo-
quence of Peter the Hermit. as he preached
a crusade against the "infidel Turks" for
the purpose OF rescuing the Hoy Sepulcher
from their hands. 1t was as when door
is suddenly opened into house where a
fire has been long smoldering, smothered
in its own smoke. the whole building is
wrapped in. sudden confagration; or az
when a volcano long extinct bursts into
sudden activity. A spontaneous uprising,
took place among all classes of people.
Kings and peasants, priests and lawyers,
merchants an d bankers were swept bv the
same mighty impulse and fired by the same
zeal, which for the time burned alike in
every breast and submerged calculations
and self-nterest. All alike were moved to
venture life and fortune in the holy cause.
During the space of 200 years seven ND.
heavals Of the population took place known
as the Crusades, five of them prodigous
and two of them only relatively lesser. all
died by Peter the Hermit died ont i'm
mense treasure was squandered, multitudes
Of lives were sacrificed and apparently
nothing accomplished; total and disastrous
failure seemed 10 attend it al!
But here again we 1re mistaken :f VIC
Judge by appearances. For although the
Crazc3ers whitened the piails ef Asia Mi
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-09-18

hv pad tram 8sWu Cemeaf oFe-sk.
buf are dcvoiaplug riss ualne naW.
ihsn aud frsllk >isNssri ~ A-Fen-
are IA hassessake ha-sH Wersaag
theIr assessment on she dld tiense-
stake clainas fcte Jahn-sn aud
trearze fal-aIn. sli-a Aspen bays. are
baildsag cs.hins aHd gestlnE ready l.
hravp the winter ga she Walker and
" ilsau side af Italian. On she
Walker and Wilson grosp. " "
Road and John AIcManus are ds.sne
some work At present.
The Euterprise mime. owned by
Boston parties and lyuq acru-s the
IavisH riyer uH fhs continental ia
vide. has been ppcraied steadily by
two tunnels There are rpparts Il a
sensational discovery Il high grade
mineral iu the bower tuunsl bat II j.
hard o. verify Aspen papers men
tiou this strike This j. anather big
tunnel proposition winch bids taIr
i8 make tiHnnis1u county famous
when thc goal D. reaahei
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-09-18
Telephone to Ptkin.

EnterprIsln0 citizens Of Iitku
are alive to the opening Of interest
in mining matters in the eastern
gold belt and are moving rapidly f1
take advantage Of trade. saturday
night a meeting of the citizens was
held and a movement started t1 cx-
paud the Pitkin-Bowerman teIe
phone systemaIl over that part If
the county.
j. i. Pearson attended the conn
mIssioners' meeting this week aud
resolutions were adopted granting
the right Of way TO put poles along
the public highway from BUwcmIu
ON TO Wauuita and White Pine. from
Pitkin 10 Tin Cup and from Pitkn
to Gunnison by way Of Ohio City
and Parlln. Later short line will
be run over the hill To- mines Of the
Gold Brick district. and probably rl
Camp Shcrr1d. The company will
be organized and incorporated im-
mcdlatelv. The capital stock is put
at $1,000 and divided into shares
for SO each These shares are large
lv subscribed for by people I'm The
vicinity and will be offered to every
one i'm the county. Connections
Will be made with rauchmen along
these routes particularly on the
Quartz creek aud T1michi raI-.
Not all the lines will De built fHI.
fall but the one 90 Bowermdu is al
ready completed and the Guuui-9u-
Pitkln line viii be begun right
away if intentions pan out.
The NEWS-CutVrIoN IL glad 90
welcome this example Of civic enter
prise and predicts success for the
Pitkin- -B5werman- -Gunnispn tele-
phone line.
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-09-18
Bridge Started

The new county bridge - begun at
Pratt ford The construction gang
arrived Monday and the Old bridge
was promptly torn out. Iron work
came "Wednesday 50 thai there viii
be no DELAY In the work Of c1u-
struction and Commissioner Collins
will have the grading finished 50,
that traffic can resume it, old chan
nels bv the first Of the month 0f DC
tober. The bridge has one loo foot
span. Its cost viii he -, 10000
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-09-18
DISTRICT COURT ADJOURNS
Jnase Stevens Springs a Surprise

In the lynch murder trial the
jury Saturday morning brought in
verdict of voluntary manslaughter
The penalty for this is from three Ia
ten wears and the Judge affixed sen
tence of not less than seven nor more
than eight wears al Canon. Defend
ami excepted and 60 DAYS were allowed
attorneys 10 prepare and hle their
bill of exceptions. The matter Will
unquestionably 60 10 the supreme
court
In the Trczlse ease a great sur
prise Was in store for those who
Thought the verdict Of murder in the
second degree was correct Judge
Stevens made a long talk stating
that while the jury was as good a
jury as hc had ever seen
and that there was a feeling n the
air against Trczise yet he could not
agree with the verdict From the
standpoint Of law and the evidence
submitted he said a strong state
ment which showed that he had care.
fully considered the matter that be
would rather resign his position
on the bench than sentence TrezIse
to the pcuiteutiary Accordingly the
verdict was sct aside and a new trial
ordered Then District Attorney
| McMulhu arose and said under the
circumstances he would Withdraw
prosecution and Trezise was ordered
released Much talk is heard about
the the Judge action but it seems
TO have been based ON conviction Of
what he thought was right We uu-
! derstand thai the jury 0u first ballot
stood SIX for acqUirtal. bun finally
agreed on murder boz the second de
gree
/ Fred Adams of Crested Buno
pleaded guilty r1 stealing razur~ and
was sentenced t1 from one tp three
years at Canon. Dante Tempe-ti Of
Baldwin pleaded guilty 10 assault
and was given am udetermluIte SEN
tence iu the state rclGrmatury. Tn
/ der the sentence ha can be- released
tomorrow or can kept uat t1 exceed II
IA wears. Tempest Is but ~ wears
Iold. Fred N,rIweather a. deputy
sheriff took him to the rrf1Imatlrv
SUNDAY and sheriff Watson took
Adams % Canon City.
Court then adjourned until De
ccmber l4th when am extra session
will De- held To clear the criminal
docket and take mp civil eases
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-09-18

number Of men to winter forty miles
from a railroad at timber line just
as these improvements were com
pleted, about : $1,000 worth Of sup
pile, laid i'm and the shaft cleaned
out for work Strdttou got tired ot
putting up money and called it all
oiT. The mine lap5ed To it, original
owners. C'has. Hubbard Sandy
Haynes and others. These gentle
men have put in the summer on de
velopment work and have recently
uncovered a new and rich deposit Of
ore with a ten foot face and the foot
wall not vet reached.A good streak Of
high grade mineral in the deposit
runs about GDoo lead and % ounces
in silver. The owners have five men
at work and will continue on the
ground during the winter
The Copper Cliff Mining company
Of Michigan has three men at work
ON lis graphite claims under dirar-
ton of a Mr.. Gardner This Is a
large company owning mines Of
graphite in Michigan, Wyoming and
the Dakotas. and a manufacturing
establishment iu Chicago. Mr..
Gardner SAYS the showing is the
best Of that in any of the company s
holdings and the quality very fine.
The VEN averages SIX feet, but con-
-iSts Of five strelks Of graphite from
four 10 ten inches wide separated bv
waste matter ID Is believed when
depth Is gained that these Streaks
will unite. The original discovery
was above timber line. near the top
Of Italian peak. and in developing
the property a series Of short tunnels
Is being driven To trace the vein
down the hill to place about timber
line on Cement creek where a work
ing tunnel can be driven and the
output hauled TO Glacier siding al
Oversize. We may look for this to
become a big enterprise next year
Guunis1n county H. one of the few
Colorado sections thai can boast Of a
graphite mine
The Tilden Mining company across
on Tilden mountain has u men al
work. They shipped some hgf
grade mineral early in the summer
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-09-18
Aso<sa6 kAsan Ao<ssstAsn-

Aifhauz.h Ha groaI actlgiv has
marked the sumaers ululuE a1ssra-
tIans a. the nelEhbarh r1d 81 lt.tiiau
Hs1uuiaaH there has tceu r1uslsiar
able Prl-geering and Inuch deveilp-
ussui work 90 ald praierHes
Here a. el-rwherp the great n,scd
- capIial. fr mineral J. rarely 1bhg
HHR enouRh o. come 90 fhe -uriace
ready o. be- shsecled into aai ears
ID must take wearIssmc wears I w.
bar rs che Ir1spociar with ua,fislug
nui his two hands o. uncover large
bodies af pay are. iu Tavlar PARK
s,me ~ these I'D tuners have been
toiling FIR twenty three wears nu
promising leads. Just a. promising
tol a. thase thai attracted men with
money % venture IN the Augus'a and
Akron tuHnels
Dne df the he-t mines D. the STAR
This was sald three wears aua o. "
= >traftlu fir >ti5.tsri. bat the men
be- pat n charge managed 10 Iu pc
culiar manner They understood
anv amount IT money was fTthom-
ing % make a mime by the m1st ~
tematie method Accordingly same
s1urp was spent tu buldiuE cx-
cellent roads. FIRST class shaft HOUSES
and the best of quarters far large
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-09-18

Mrs. NJ Frank FuCate entertained
twenty ladies last FRIDAY afternoon.
The time was spent spearlnE for
peanuts. Mrs. Geo. Holmes getting
most aud Mrs II. NJ. Webster sec
und. they both received Haviland
china plates Mrs. Fugate served a
dainty lunch and was assisted bv her
sister Mrs. Burlington, Mrs. Bour-
dette and Miss Mary Williams
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-09-18
To tbs Bussness MSn Of Cunnasu

The theme next Sabbath evening
m the Presbyterian church viii be.
-One 8f the Problems If Gunni-on
business Men Ia the morning.
Reward fdr Merit
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-09-18

Some handsome pieces in late de
signs Of bullets rocking chairs and
couches have lately been coming tn
the big store of Clarence adams on
Tomichi avenue II you happen
around that wav drop in aud least
Your eyes on their artistic points
even If vou haven I made up your
mind ta buy.
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-09-18

fuR Sur My house. barn aud
other property i9rmerly known a.
che Gcicholl Residence at corner a.
Virginia aveuue and the Buleyard
Inquire uf
I. G. Em FRbINs.
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-09-18

Bcvelc cleaniug aud repairing
AID WORK quickly and carefully dome
iihce IN rear ai Residence 1n T1michi
avenue opposite u y Walkers
" : R,INhoW
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-09-18

fur blha1Is attaek take Chamber
lain >I1msrh and Liver Iablei- and
fuiek cure j. certain t1r stie by
.I lruggist-
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-09-18

ltb printed calling cards forward
eI ~ mail fE Sltn Engraved
cari- the same lpi engraved cards
and new plate. Sis.
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-09-18
Dus,8ss toc1As.

saf siiz sad ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS saa..r .slis i.s-
3 aruis r llna
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-09-18

The red devil appeared ON our
streets Sunday night and perambul-
ated around Monday morning to the
edifcation of some horses who had
never seen such a beast. W. H.
Walker and ! \. Jones. Lake City
mining men. accompanied by W. +.
Nendenhall were chaufeurs. The
automobile made the trip from Lake
City. Ga miles by way Of Powderhorn
in FIVE hours. They took Monday
afternoon to 90 to Saguache.
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-09-18

N1u fanuai afari o. pass up atar
EHe ai -chaal -Bpplios etc Come iu
and b. convinced BNlss
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-09-18

>maks The -Iistle Dule eigar
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-09-18

NlmavS fr sile A. usual
AKnH GstEIu
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-12-11

&c will now buy 10c Bachelor cigar.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-12-11
CEDAR BLUFFS, KANSAS.

]. H. Tracy and wife spent
Sunday at G. A. Miners.
Mrs. Snavely of Denver is visit
ing at her fathers John Conner.
Mrs. A. Ashton spent Saturday
and Sunday at her parents, in
Danbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Tilton gave
a party in honor of LuSell and
Miss Viva Wright. About 20
guests were present and the eve
ing was spent in games and music.
Miss Viva played several piano
selections which were enjoyed by
all present. Mr.. and Mrs. Wright
moves to Lincoln soon so L,.Sell
and Viva can attend school. We
regret to have them leave us but
hope to gain them back some day.
Neoma Coffey wife of Charley
Brown of Archillis, died Friday,
December q, 'o3. She was taken
i'll about a year ago and the doc
tor could do nothing for her. Con-
sumption was the cause of her
death. The funeral was held in
Oberlin, Saturday afternoon at
o'clock.