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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-09
Lincoln and Church..

George NJ. Black of Springfield. H..
has been treasurer of the First Presby-
terrain church of that city for many
years. Al the recent seventy-fifth an
niversary OF the church Mr.. Black, who
knew Abraham Lincoln. took the occa-
sion to deny the statement recently
made that President Lincoln was not
Churchgo!ng man. Mr., Black de-
clared that Lincoln not only attended
regularly, but was exceedingly prompt
In paying the quarterly pew rent.
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ey. and went all over the world look
ing for good stories"
did he own Il yacht--a steam
yacht?"
eyes, answered Seymour, leaning
forward in his excitement.
Say. Bill."
The first mate was talking with
the Swcdc wheclsman. He stepped
over and Joined the group when Capt.
Parker called him.
what WIZ ther name of that dude
who owned the 'Shark'?" he asked.
"Nou know who | mean. The one
that Col. Mcintyre built that air
house for
Seymour dropped his cigar. The
temptation To yell almost over
whclmcd him.
Lets see; what in thunder was
his name?' said the big sailor, re-
moving his cap and running his hand
through mass of red hair. some
thing like Hanson or HAMPTON.
That amt it. There was an $ in
it. lie was an odd sort of a fish.
Raising he'll all the time. Let's see.
IliSNcr, IIisSor. listor, Hestor-
that's il. ! knew dummcd well T
could think of il. He had the steam
yacht shark, and a quiet sort of a
chap named Waters was her captain.
Mighty fine boat. the Shark Run
like thunder and lightnin'. Why?
What about him?"
seymour gave Bender a violent kick
on the shin.
N0tnln. ms here gentleman
was askin' erbout him." said Capt.
Parker
"liestor is an old friend of mine. ..
explained Seymour. where is the
Col. Mcintyre you spoke of? Is he
New Orleans contractor?"
He used ter be-" said Capt. Par
kcr. "lie has moved ter Havana.
This here load of lumber is fer him.
He's buildin' a new hotel in Havana"
SIS he in Havana MOVE"
suppose so,' said the captain.
"Guess he'll be daswn ter the dock
ter see us come in. He's in or mighty
big bury erbaout this ERE bunch Of
lumber. Bin telegraphin' and raisin'
blazcs erbaout it,"
Seymour changed the subject. He
was SO elated that he felt like climb
ing the shrouds, and yelling like a
Comanche Indian. The one thing
which worried him was whether or
not he had told Bender ANYTHING
about Ilestor during the preceding
evening. The look of panied surprise
on lenders face, when his ankle
felt the impact Of Seymour's foot,
was evidence that he knew nothing
of llestor or his completely in the
millionaire mystery.
Seymour vented his JOY and con-
cedled bis triumph in song. The
temptation to celebrate In drink was
strong, but his repentance was sin
cere and his determination to reform
was earnest. So he sang. AS a vo-
calist, MIR. Seymour was handicapped
by the circumstance that he knew
neither the words nor the tune to
any song. What he lacked in tech
nlquc was recompenscd in energy,
'''' NOV 'Il''', ~ tNpi'S9'u III
words, was about as follows:
"Yo no, my lads. the wind blows free;
A pleasant gale is on the se-a-a,
And hero We rumte de tie tum,
Ra lie dada te DUN, dunn dunn.
And ere we part from k,ngand's shore
tonight.
A song Wen sing to home da rumty digit
Then here's 10 the sailor,
Here's to his heart so true (sing there,
BendcrD
Who will think of him upon the waters
Dlu-u-u-ue.
Can together)
Sailing, sailing. over the mountain main;
And many stormy wind shall blow ere
Jack comes home again.
Sailing. sailing, der rumty, dun de dain,
And many stormy wind shall
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YOU ARE NOT GOING HOME TO.
NIGHT, GENTLEMEN" SAID
llESTOR.
addressing Mr.. Ilcstor. THAT will
give us plenty of time to discuss
the matter which is the real object
of this most enjoyable trip. Which
way are we headed now?"
Mr.. Morton looked over his shOuid-
err to the starboard. The lights Of
Scabright twinkled family over some
L. miles of waters.
1--WE arc headed about for Spain,
l should say" said Hestor with
an uneasy laugh.
81 must he home before / O'clock"
declared Mr.. Pence. My folks will
be worried to death" Mr.. Pence
seemed much annoyed and disturbed.
THAT is later than / had calculated
to remain out" said Mr.. Carmodv.
"You will have to give MS that %
knots an hour in order to get us back
in time"
Capt. Waters stood in the door
way. his form showing clear against
the moonlit sky.
you are not going home tonight.
gentlemen" said IIestor. with studied
dclibcration. Il have decided to en-
joy your company for an indefinite
period. You are to take a we'll
earned vacation at the expense and
under the management of your hum
bic servant, the owner of the ocean
going steam yacht, the shark"
what mad jest is this, Walter,"
exclaimed Sidney Hammond, as he
advanced in Notwithstanding man.
ncr towards Hcstor. Capt. Waters
also stepped forward. Mr.. Morton
and his associates were spccchlcss in
amazemcnt. PUT the boat about at
once. and do not mar by your i'll
timed jokes, an occasion which has
been so thoroughly enjoyed by all
your guests" Hammond's eyes
flashed in anger.
This is no merry Jest or joke"
said Hc,tor. who though slightly
pale, was cool and collected. I'VE
are not going back to New York to-
night nor for many days to come. I
have determined to ascertain whether
or not the universe Will continue to
run without the aid of you gentle
men. and have adopted this pleasant
method of making the test. OF
course there are bound to be some
trifiing annoyances and some worry
occasioned, but with your aid these
can be reduced to a minimum"
With the exception of Mr.. Kent,
the guests had arisen from their
chairs Their faces were a study for
an artist. Mr.. Rockwell WAS in IA
rage. and ncrvously gra~pcd heavy
decanter, as if TO use it as a weapon.
IF You are in earnest. this is an
outrage for which Won shall suffcr"
he shouted in a voice hoarse with
passion. He droppcd the decanter in
his excitement and il smashed in
frapments on the floor "If Won ore
sane. this is - crime If il j. = iole
il is an intoIero;Jo o,tr,re r. Won
are GRAVY won ,bould bo ,.l,or COW.
of Inv vonr friend. am euro. :, bo
coptinuod I,,,,ri,,r li ,,i,o ord
sncatinr win NOR, cnlmnos. ",hat
Cant Wotor. and HI. nrn,,. ,,;u ,,a,.
f'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-08-06

y n dCdthi what mCdn NOl,2'
miral says | am not to be mentioned
beside her. He loved her. | think. She
was his cousin. They tell me she mar
ricd very young. u%nhappily. too. and
died when i was born, many years
after. My father. too. died. / can
scarcely remember him at all. | am
alone
There should he n warning in this.
should there mott" he asked s"Ofily-an
idle question fate had determined.
Il suppose So" replied the girl wcari-
ly. But what WAS | TO do? The ar
ranGemcnt was made when | was n
child. | have grown up with Edward
Coventry. He loves me-; he is Il noble
fellow. | respect, esteem him highly.
1t is a long cherished wish of the ad-
miral's. II was my mothers wish as
well. | put him off in spite Of the en-
gagement for a year-for six months
again." she said, with a glance the
fond rcproach of which cut him to the
heart. Il promised him on my word
of honor if he would only wait that
time | would mako no further obioc-
tons. | cannot break that word now"
Not ever for me-"
"No. not even for YOU"
"But you do not love him. he asked
eagerly.
yes" she answered slowly; Il do
in n way, that is"
'But not like
Enough. Lieutenant O'Neill"' she
answered proudly, resuming. perforce,
her orstwhilc naughty air, which was
bclied 10y a deep flush on her cheeks.
"'Tis not generous of You To press me
further. I've have decided. | can
stand no more. Forgive mc-have
mercy"
Il respect your decision: nay. more.
l honor You for it. Lady Elizabeth" he
answered. smiling %gravcly. Il kiss
your hand and 80 to my death smiling.
Forget me"
Your DEATH she cried in alarm.
"What mean yOut"
THE admiral. sir. would speak with
YOU in the office at once interrupted
the sergeant, who had approached with
a file Of soldiers.
You S"c-thc summons" replied
ON"ill calmly to Elizabeth. Friend,
l attend y~ou-goodby."
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CuADIER NJ
O'NEILL WILL KEEP HIS HONOR

O'NEILI. WILL KEEP HIS HONOR.
~ HE admiral had fully matured
his plans during the night,
is-S-,N and was prepared to make the
lassSasSW assault upon the f~ortiiications
Of ONoill'S honor at the most con
voniont season. In order to have a
clear field for his operations. he had
dispatched his son upon an crrand
which would nccesSitate his absence
until the evening. 1t had been with
his full knowledge that his captive
had been allowed to meet and converse
with his ward. He trusted more to the
destinations of that young woman to
effect his end than to II other known
agency. in fact.
Beauty and affection when allied
have ever been most potent weapons.
even when used to promote the cause
of %trcachery and diShonor. Not that
the admiral himself would have done
anything he considered d~iShonorahlp.
He would rather have cut off his right
hand. which had done such stout serv-
ice for his king; he would sacrifice his
life, his sons life, anything. rather
than leopard it, but he would not hest
tate to caiole the young freshman into
botraying his leader if he could.
Though he should dcspiSe him if he
accodcd 70 ihe terms he would propose,
yet he wound not refrain from making
use of him even to his own undoing. if
possible, Twas the custom of war.
and the obloquy which in similar in.
stances hAs ever been hcapod upon the
tempted has not seemed to attach it..
self TO the tcmptcr under such condi-
tons.
Still the admiral did not rejoice In
the situation, and he could not make
up his mind just how much it was
necessary ia offer. He had rather an
uncomfortable feeling that he could 20
very far and hen not succeed after all.
Yet the greatness of the stake for
which he played, he thought, would
Justify his action, for the person Of
John Paul Jones was certainly more
coveted than that of any other man
who had ever warrcd against the Eng
lish flag. The governor had under his
immediate command two excellent
frigatcs the Scraps, forty-four, and
the Scarborough. twenty eight and II
through his planning and foresight
they should capture Jones and his
ships he might aspire 10 any honor in
the gift of the king.
Good morning, my dear marquis"
he said pleasantly as soon as the young
lieutenant was ushered into the office.
swcrcd O'Neill bravely.
II have sent for you TO give You the
run OF the castle today" continued the
admiral, much to the prisoners sur
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do in tragic moments, to reach the
height OF the commonplace. I'm tl>
dress ! now wear. under the changing
fashions, the likeness is not so strii-
ing. but when | am gowncd as she
was, in the identical costume. which is
still in existence. by the way, and sit
as she did, in the dim light in that old
chair. thc resemblance Is even more
striking"
would that | might 500 You thus
in that dress of the oldcn time. Moth
ing except your actual presence i'm the
hall has ever startled me so much as
that image of the past did last night.
You arc so like your picture, but more
beautiful. | think"
All. yes; youth and the present arc
always the more beautiful. The adj
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be some conditions to the royal gift
The admiral bowed. And Major Gov
enlryF" cried the lrishman.
His desires must give way to-cr-
reasons Of state" said the admiral de
ciSivcly, Il will arrange all that. II
you can obtain her consent TO your
suit she is yours, provided lie
paused Significantly. All, the condi-
nOnSl
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CHAPTER MI.
GENTLEMEN ALL,

GENTLEMEN ALL.
"T nook. you fool" said the adj
Il miral roughly, furious with
HIrss-- rage at being baked in this
tEEss.ssE' way, though, in spite of him
self, his heart oNultcd I'm the nobility
Of the man. Look, You hegGarly Irish
man." he exclaimed, turning the sur
prlSed young man about before he
could rccovcr himself. Look on the
picture of her whom you reject. Gaze
upon it, If You love her, say whether
or no your high flown sentiments of
honor can stand against that pros,
poct.' II was his final appeal, win or
lose. He had staked all upon the throw.
There in the great frame stood the
most beautiful picture that the eyes of
either man had ever seen. Elizabeth
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90 49, '''s '"'fF! f' cav ltN'fAlN l'N
away and his lieutenant did no rcioin
thr ship. In spite of the absence of
the r"-t Of his squadron. the com
mOdorc al once FASTENED 10 the rcndez-
vollS with the Richard alone, and there
determined TO take a small hand in the
game himself while waiting for the
PallaS, the Alliance and the others 10
assemble. Cautious inquiries which he
caused to h" made on shore had in
formed him that. AZ he expected.
O'Ncill had been a~pprohendrd. 4 less
kindly man than PAM Jones would
have left him TO his fate; but that
was not his way.
Uarly the ncXt morning. being
wednesday. Sept. %. O'Ncill had
arisen AMI onc down on the terrace
of the castle overlooking the ocean AMI
the shius in tine harbor. where he met
Lady Elizabeth. .Shc was gazing list
lcSSly over the cauScway at ii horse
man g1lloping along the road.
do | interrupt "reminiscences Of Il
tetr-a-tcto. MADAME said ne, salutins
her with II profound bow.
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Wounded union soldiers-and in fact any
,ne else who was willing to pay the price
or transist-over into Canada in those
troublesome times. The hearse still
contains the tell-tale 'air-holes," which
lfforded the supposed corpse air. In the
Gearse was a rough box ingeniously
made with holes to admit enough oxygen
o let the corpse" breathe.
The hearse, box, and the faithful team
If jet blacks owned by Newcastle at that
lime, combined with the undertaker's
natural stock of craft and diplomacy, Sc
'ured the exit to Canada for several hun
lred soldiers and others inclined that
way. The hearse brought in Newcastle
more than $4,000.
He was twice married. His last wife
lied % years ago. when the old man de-
.ided to spend the rest of his days IN
he barn and in his hearse. The latter
s cleaned every day and the brass rails
Sept shiny. The equipment OF the hearse
consists of a hair mattress, two quilts.
.anary bird and an old lantern. New
,astle cheerfully shows the hearse to all
persons with good intent. He has re-
luesIeG that at his death the hearse and
ais body be cremated together. He hai
one brother living in Michigan who viii
carry out this request of his eccentric
undertaken brother.
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throttle and thrown the air brake lever
to the emergency" notch. The locomo-
tive jolted and Jared under the strain
OF the iron arms which were checking
Its flight
What's up, Ned?" cried the startled
fireman, leaping to the box beside the
engineer.
Look therei" Harper pointed ahead
Directly before the train, In the glare
OF the headlight, the fireman say a fig
ure slowly swinging black object across
the rails. Under the magnifying power
or the reflected light 1t seemed to be of
gigantic proportions as 1t stood directly
between the rails, apparently with no In
tention of moving.
The grinding brakes creaked and
groaned and the train, like spirited
horse refined in with an irresistible BIT
came to stop with jar that awakened
every sleeper in the Pullmans behind.
Harper and his fireman still eazed
from the cab window at the figure on the
rails. 1t continued TO swing what look cd
like a great misshapen hand across the
track. AS the men watched II the obiect
advanced few steps. 1t serted to
move without touching the ground
Something deeper than awe. which sent
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-10-24
The Death Of
a Specter - -
BY j. A. BOYLE
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Copyrights. 1905, by Daily Story Pub. Cob

THE Los Angeles Limited drew out of
Kings City just as the clock in the
tower of the courthouse tolled midnight.
The first puff of steam from No. 1875
stubby black stack as the train moved
gently away from the station half
drowned the first stroke of the midnight
bell.
The train gathered speed quickly. BY
the time the switch light at the yard
limits flashed past the cab the steam,
which at first had come in puffs, poured
out of the stack in ain uninterrupted
stream. with a roar so deep it might have
issued from the depths of the earth.
Ned Harper hung out of the side win
dow of the cab watching the track ahead
OF his flying locomotive. The night was
stormy and dark. Heavy black clouds,
which in the darkness seemed no higher
than the treetops, hid the heavens. The
train whirled on through the night. San
Lucas had been left far behind, and No.
1919 was just commencing the 20 mile
climb that ends at San Ardo when Har-
per turned his eyes for a second from the
track before him while he opened the in
tector that feeds the steam pipes Then
once again he dropped back into his seat
and leaned out of the window.
The second his eyes rested on the
track he uttered a cry of alarm. In a
fraction Of an instant he had closed the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-10-24
Humane Man.

She handed him his evening clothes
They had been packed away ali summer
with a Notwithstanding substance.
AS the odor Of tar and camphor assailed
him his face grew sad.
What Is troubling you?"
81 was thinking of these clothes"
at seems TO me that you ought to look
pleased. There certainly are no moths
In them"
Il can't help my sympathetic nature"
he responded. Sometimes it leads me
to an absurd extreme. If course, I'm
glad that the moths are gone, but" and
he sighed deeply, it must have been a
horrible death. IN. Y. Times.
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OCTOBER "a, 1908
THE MAN FROM THE cRowr

THE MAN FROM THE GROVE
Men seem as alike as the leaves on the
trees
A alike as the bees in a swarmlng of
bees;
And we look at the millions that make UP
the state,
And the pride of our courage is cowed.
When Fate calls for man who is larger
than Men
There's a surge in the crow6-there's a
unconventional then
Vhare arises the man who is larger than
men
And the man comes UP from the crowd.
The chasers of trifes run hither and yon,
And the little small days of small things
go on,
And the world seems no better at sunset
than dawn,
And the race still increases its plentiful
spawn,
And the voice of our wailing is loud.
1hen the Great Deeds calls out for the
Great Man to come
And the crowd, unbelieving, sits sullen and
dumb
But the Great Deed is done. for the Great
Man Is come
Aye, the man comes up from the crowd.
There's dead hum of voices. all say the
And our forefathers' songs are the songs
that we sing:
And the deeds by our fathers and GRANDPA
theirs done
Are done by the son of the son of the son,
And our heads in contrition are bowed.
10, call for a man who shall make all
things new
Goes down through the throng! See! He
rises in viewi
Make room for the man who shall make all
things new
For the man who comes up from the
crowd.
And where is the man who comes up from
the throng
Who does the new deed and who sings the
new song,
And who makes the old world as a world
that is new?
And who is the man? Is IL youi Is it you!
And our praise is exultant and proud.
We are waiting for you therefor you are
the mani
Come up from the jostle as soon as you can ;
Come up from the crowd there, for you
are the man
The man who comes up from the crowd
philadelphia Price Current.
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LOST WEDDING RING.
Bride Hurled Apple Core from wash
ingtOn Monument and the
Trinket Slipped on.

According to the Washington cor.
respondent of the New York World, the
wedding ring of a bride is lost in tn,
grass at the Washington monument u
has been sought in vain. Custodian
Craig has had the grass cut to facilitate
the search.
A young man and woman creeping
about on their hands and knees in the
grass attracted much attention. 1t waI
ascertained that they were newly mar.
ried couple from Baltimore. They had
rome to this city on their wedding tour
They went up to the top of the monu
ment, which is $50 feet high. and took
some apples with them. While looking
at the city from this great height they
munched the apples.
See how far you can throw the core"
said the bridegroom.
"Oh, you think girl can't throw.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-10-24
SLEEPS IN OLD HBARSE.
Retired Undertaken, when He Dies,
Will he Cremated I'm tho
Historic Vehicle.

Josiah Newcastle, of Bilsboro. N. Y,
an aged and retired undertaken. sleeps
In an old hearse which, years ago. he
used in his business. The old man lies
alone in a barn on his premises and rents
his farm and dwelling out. For Is years
ne has slept in the hearse. The latter
is an antiquated affair containing the
old-fashioned oval glass windows and
ioors and the usual lugubrious trim
mings and draperies.
Newcastle was an undertaken during
he civil war and conducted what was
known as the underground railway"
He was paid fabulous sums to get
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don't your" was the arch reply Of the
bride as she raised her arm over her
head and made the characteristic femi-
nine sweep. The core went sailing
down. AS 1t left her hand the bride
cried out in CONSERVATION. Her we'd
ding ring. placed on her finger only a
few hours before, had slipped OF and
disappeared. In reply to the bride
groom's promise to buy another ring
the bride Indignantly demanded to
know how anyone could buy a second
wedding ring. So the search for the
missing ring was begun.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-10-24
The world. HAIR surp,x.

Most of the black hair used in wigs
and switches" comes from the Italian
and Spanish converts, and most of the
blond hair from the heads of Swedish.
Danish, Russian and German peasant
girls.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-10-24
Twas Ever Thus,

II Is woman. lovely woman,
Drawing with a silken thread,
That makes poor deiuded man
mink he leads while being led.
-Cincinanti Enquirer.
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Nothing Doing.

That good intentions never die"
We haven't any doubt.
Perhaps that Is the reason why
They're seldom carried out.
Philadelphia Press,
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The Real Enioxmen1-

ibid you have a good time fishing?"
ooh, fair, fair" replied the candid
man, "but we had better time lying
about 1t when we got back Chicago
Pogt
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-10-24

M. Curie, the discoverer of radium,
has found that the rays Of radium
color glass a violet blue.