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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-08-05
MYSTERIOUS
MISS DACRES
BY Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield.
Copyright 1901, by ]. B. Lipplncott Co.
CHAPTER VI.-CoNr1NUED.

you have neither of you enjoyed
it," said I, nearly crying "You are
SO suspicious, Elder Wynne,''-it's
strange how easily kept forgetting
his double personality-''you see
faults and frailties in every one, and
as for Mr.. Beldon, he has always
hated her.
Il hate Miss Dacres?" said Mr..
Beldon, coming out from behind the
rosebush and up on to the piazza.
eyes, you, Mr.. Beldon. What has
the poor child ever done to you?
Yet from the first you have disliked
her. She was rude to you, l know,
but you have been much worse to
her."
still, 30 not hate your boarder,
Mrs. Brathwaite."
81 Go Tot think that Mr.. Beldon
hates Miss Dacres,'' said Elder
Wynne, taking his side against me.
Mr.. Beldon flung a scrutinizing
glance at Elder Wynne.
"And why have you any opinion at
all on the subject, Elder Wynne!" he
asked.
and could not answer.
When Mr.. Beldon had mounted his
wheel and ridden off to town, and
Elder Wynne had ceased coughing,
he said, looking up at me apologet-
ically, 81 always say too much, al
ways. Somehow l hate to miss such
a chance as that. And now 1 have a
few little curios to show you, Mrs.
Brathwaite." He arose and went in
to the hall and turned in to the room
that had been Amaranthe's.
How did you get in here?" cried.
Il have the key in my pocket"
and, as you see, / have the key in
the lock. Don't bother your head
with foolish questions, dear Mrs.
Brathwaite, but just see what have
found in your cellar" He closed the
door, the shades were already low
cred, and directed my gaze to the
chairs and on the table, which he had
pushed behind the bed, between it
and the wall, were various articles
of silver, beautiful, rich pieces, some
of which 1 recognized as having seen
in the old days at the Hall, others
with monograms and crests, which l
recognized as being those of various
country families near, though the ar
ticleS themselves / had never seen.
1t made a goodly showing, although
the silver was dull and needed silver
polish. Elder Wynne nodded and
tapped the table with his fingers.
I'm your own cellar" he said. 'It
is strange that the cellar stairs
should descend from Miss Dacres'
ROOM"
Not at ALL" said angrily.
There is a gerat deal that 1 cannot
tell you, much that was told me in
confidence, but 1 know exactly how
those things must have got there"
I had the man Haughtry in my mind.
Of course it was he who had stolen
the silver and had forced my boarder
to allow him to deposit it in the eel
lar, but this I was bound by nv
promise to Amaranthe not to divulge.
You seem to go about my house.
Elder Wynne, exactly as if you owned
it."
Il do" said he. chuckling, a queer,
subdued inward chuckle, ''but not as
Elder Wynne, as Bob Jennings at
your service. BY the way, let me tell
you something else. / have, / fear,
had to tell you many an unpleasant
thing since you have so kindly given
me home. Do you consider your
aunt quite helpless invalid?"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-08-05
"she is" said I. Every one knows

Il am sorry, dear lady,. to disabuse
your confidence in her, but she is
| quite as able to walk as-no, not
| quite as able as you are, but she
walks very we'll" My thoughts flew
to the money. NO. she did not take
that" he said, reading my mind.
"You have heard, I suppose, of a
malade imaginaire, Mrs. Bra thwaite
It's French expression, 1 believe"
EYES," 1 said, slowly, family re-
calling the expression met with in
some of my readings long ago. "Is
that what Aunt Jane Mary is?"
NO, she's not even that" I won
''She knows perfectly that she has
nothing the matter with her but fat
pure, unadulterated fat-and lazi-
ness, the one caused by the other.'
Il will not have you speak so of my
relatives, Elder Wynne," I said. ST
am sure that President Smith would
never have"
ooh, yes, yes, he WOULD said the
old man in his weak voice.
y
Wynne?" / asked.
Just the way I know all the other
things. Just the way that I know
about the Lost Tribes" He smiled.
''But I forgot, that subject is ia
booed. / learn by study, and inter-
est in my work, and various expert
ments. Do you suppose that the
faint creakings that are heard at
night all have their origin in the
meanderings of rats or denizens of
the spirit world? No, Mrs. Brath-
waite, [ have walked about your
house and grounds for many an hour
after you are in bed"
Il never hear your cough" said.
'No, I manage at such times to
suppress my cough. It has it's uses,
but not at midnight. AS / have said,
[ walk about your house and grounds
when all the world is wrapped in
sleep, and l have never met with
rats or mythical spirits as yet"
"Have you ever met with any
anything 1 asked, nerv-
ously.
"Never met with them. They know
nothing of my being about, but there
is a great deal going on in your
house at night, dear Mrs. Brathwaite,
while you are sleeping your weary,
tired sleep, that you do not see, even
in dreams"
1t gave me an eerie feeling to
think of people being about the
house, our own home, being wide
awake, and passing up and down the
stairs or through the halls, when I
was away in the land of oblivion.
BE comforted, dear lady, con-
tinued Elder Wynne. "While I am
here they shall not harm YOU or
yours, and I shall not go until they
co.
He gave me comfort, as he always
did when he spoke seriously to me.
"But about Aunt Jane Mary?''
There is not much that 1 can tell
you," replied Elder Wynne. 81 have
discovered that she is night
walker, but not a sleep-walker.
should not jump and run so fast on
those poor tired legs of yours, if
were you, dear Mrs. Brathwaite,
when her damned little bell rings.
and 1 should not wind that electrical
machine for an hour or two everv
night just to give her fat old legs
a tickling sensation"
[ was shocked at Elder Wynne's
profanity and vulgarity. It seemed
impossible that that dreadful word.
which [ had heard but once In my
life, and that from a man whose
horse had run away and thrown him
out in the road by our gate. could
have been spoken by this gentle APP
pearing old man. An elder of the
church. All! There! I had forgot
ten Bob Jennings again.
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We wish to secure young men to learn
telegraphy and railroad office work. Ii in
terested, write to j. P. Tighe, care Santa
Fe Railway, Arkansas City, Kansas.
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Ladies Can Wear Shoe.

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease. A certain cure for swollen, sweating,
cept no substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address A. S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, NY.
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A woman gains weight might fast when
she has habit of sitting on her husba nd 3
lap.-N. Y. Press
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Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalr.
bic medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w.
Samuel, Ocean Grove. n. j. Feb. i. 1000.
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A good housewife is like the ocean-yer
tidy.-Chicago Daily News.
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This" said the young and timid LAWYER
is but rough draft of the will" Then
SAID the old lawyer, CURLY, sit needs Ill
lng."=Baltimore American
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TO the last syllable of recorded time has
been changed TO the last click of the type
writer. Brooklyn Eagle.
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~ All the world hates a good example,
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
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Opium and Liquor Habits Cured.
Book free. B. M Woollev. n. D.. Atlanta, Ga
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StOps the COu~h

and works off the cold. Laxative Bromo
Quinine Tablets. Price IS cents
The National tribune., 1903-06-04
WASHINGTON TO-DAY.
Vast improvements of Forty Years-Most
Beautiful City in the World.

BY HENRY BROWN FLOYD MCFARLAND,
President, Board of Commissioners, District OF
Columbia.
Forty years have changed Washington
almost more than any other American
city. The boys of 81 returning here for
the first time would know the city by its
surroundings and by the great landmark,
the Capitol, whose dome was building un-
der Abraham Lincoln's faith, during the
civil war. But otherwise Washington
must seem like a new city. Looking at it
from any of the hills around it, but espe-
cially, perhaps, from Arlington. itself so
changed since it became the biyouac of
the noble dead, they would see the COM
pleted Washington Monument, now domi-
oating every view of the National Cap
tal; the incompatible Congressional Ii
brary Building, rivaling the Capitol; the
great, gray State, War and Navy Build
ing, standing on the sites of the little old
buildings where Stanton and Welles di-
rected the operations of the War and
Navy Departments, and score of high
The National tribune., 1903-06-04
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zttN1' Time.

ernment of its own such as it had during
the civil war. At that time, under the
general legislative authority of Congress,
which. by the Constitution, is given the
exclusive power of legislation, but no eX-
ecutive or judicial authority, in the Dis
trict of Columbia. Washington and George
town like Alexandria, which was taken
out of the District in 1916 upon the retro
cession of VirGinia's contribution to the
DISTRICT had municipal Governments with
Mayors and Councils elected by the quail
fed voters. In 1871 these Governments
were abolished and a territorial form of
Government for the entire District of Co
lumbia with Governor and Legislature
and delegate in Congress was established
by Congress. In 1873 that form of Gov
ernment was abolished, together with the
elective franchise, and the present form of
Government by three Commissioners of
the District of Columbia. appointed by the
President and confirmed by the Senate,
was created by an act of Congress, which
the Supreme Court has called the Con
stitutiOn of the District of Columbia
These Commissioners are not the success
ors of the Mayors of Washington or the
Mayors of Georgetown, but of the Gov
ernors of the Territory. They are the ex-
ecutive authority not OF the City Of Wash
ington, but of the District of Columbia This
includes not only the City Of Washing
ton and the City of Georgetown, but more
than Is towns and villages. Over $4,000
The National tribune., 1903-06-04
After the Powder Trust.

J. A. Stransky, Of Pukwana, S. Oak,
the inventor and patentee of the Stransky
Smokeless Gun Powder, is evidently after
the powder trust. When he made the
discovery three years ago he did not have
money to build a factory, SO offered to sell
his patent to the powder trust. They re-
fused to buy. se he started out to sell
shop rights. The powder sold SO well tha,
he advertised for agents to sell shop rights
and appoint agents. His idea is to get
agents enough to place the powder in the
hands of every dealer and user in the
United States. For blasting purposes, TIE
powder has no equal, as it causes no gas
or smoke in the mine, and the miner can
go to work as soon as the blast is fred.
instead of waiting several hours. He
claims the powder can be made for l.ss
than cents per pound, and one ,ound
of his powder will go as far as two mounds
Of other blasting powder. Tie same will
apply, to his gun poyd;sr. Two drams
WIN shoot a as strong % four drains of black
powder. Some oi his agents are making
as high as 20 per day selling shop rights.
ne. ne sr.ii wants few more agents, and
"'.l send full particulars to anyone in
terested.
The National tribune., 1903-06-04
THE SECOND ACTION.

The second action lasted about two
hours, or nearly as long as the first. 1t
was performed before larger audience,
as the British steamer Esmeralda had just
entered the harbor with journalist or
two on board. In spite Of various de-
The National tribune., 1903-06-04
CHANGE OF TACTICS,

Within a mile of Sangley Point the
Olympia made a quick turn and swept
back to the eastward, followed by her
flock. with the starboard batteries playing.
We could see that the Castilla's hull was
SCARED and blackened by our shells. The
Spanish fire seemed Stacker than at first,
and some ships were shifting uneasily in
the rear rank. With some evaporation
We noted large percentage OF misses from
our wellaimed guns. 1t was hard to be
sure of the fall Of any particular shot, but
many splashed Intellectually. Yet our bat
The National tribune., 1903-06-04
Music as Advertised.
Harvard Lamnoon,1 I

Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming"
with illuminated cover
"Trust Her Not"
For fifty cents.
81 Would Not Live Always"
-. without accompaniment
"See the Conquering Hero Comes"
with full orchestra
"When the Sun Shall Set No More"
''The Tale of the Swordfish"
-. with many scales.
:. For second base
In one fiat
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pepB Eroal~.
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firea two or three shots, but she was soon
silenced and sunk by .hells from the Ros-
ton and RI leigh. which were turning the
point to approach the Arsenal. She was
the only ship sent to the bottom by our
projectiles. Others were burned, blown
up, or driven ashore by our fire. The
Spanish flag still waved from the lofty
shears at the Cavite Arsenal but few
well-aimed shells from the Raleigh shat
tered buildings and scattered troops about
the navy yard. The red and yellow flag
came down; white sheet was shown from
the Commandant's quarters, and Cayite
was surrendered.
The Petrol had stood in ahead of the
other ships assisting in the bombardment.
and she was now sent in to finish the task
of destroying the Spanish vessels, which
had taken refuge behind the Arsenal and
scattered themselves in shoal water close
to the wharves, which were thronged by
troops under arms and by the beaten crews
who had escaped from the squadron.
Lieut.. Hughes lowered the Petrcrs sound
est whaleboat and dashed in past these
forces, supported by Lieut. Fiske in another
whaleboat. For the first time that day Amer
leans and Spaniards came face to face. But
the Spanish officers seemed to realize the
responsibilities Of surrender, and the work
of destruction was not opposed. Cruisers
sunk within pistol range of the quays
were boarded and set on fire by our boats
crews, and flotilla of tugs and launches
was gathered and brought out by the
Petrel.. The armed transport Manila was
found to be uninjured and was also made
prize for the fleet. Meanwhile the Con-
cord, supported by the Olympia. had stood
in toward Las Pinas onn similar errand.
The steamer Isla de Mindanao, which had
held place in the Spanish line during the
action. had drifted ashore there, and her
crew were driven off and the ship set on
fire BY the Concords Shells. This vessel
was armed, and there is evidence that she
fred during the action. She had brought
war material on her last voyage from
Spain. and she had been towing disabled
cruisers Just before the action. Her own
ers had intended to dispatch her to Spain
on the next Saturday. May Z. They
showed n lamentable lack of faith in
American activity. and insurance COM
panies refuse to pay for losses due to i'm
prudent delay and belligerent behavior.
rr1u, cr~orn Nrror
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-26
JANUARY WEATHER.
Data Showing Temperature and precip-
itation for 20 Years.

The following data, covering q period
OF 20 years, have been complied from
the weather bureau records at Salt
Lake City, Utah, for the month OF
January;
Temperature-Mean or normal tenn
perature, rs degrees. The warmest
month was that Of 1900, with an average
of 96 degrees. The coolest month was
that OF 1898, with an average OF q de-
grees, The highest temperature was 81
degrees, on Jan. 10, 1900 The lowest
temperature was 20 degrees, on Jan. 20,
1883 Average date on which 1rst kill
ing frost occurred in autumn, Oct Is.
Average date on which last killing"
frost occurred In spring, April %.
Precipitation (rain and melted snow.
Average for the month, 1882 inch.
Average number OF days with .0l of an
inch or more. TO- The greatest month
ly precipitation was 3.07 inches In 1890.
The least monthly precipitation was
20 Inch In 1880. The greatest amount of
precipitation recorded in any "a conse
outive hours was go inch on Jan. 4,
1885, The greatest amount OF snowfall
recorded in any "a consecutive hours
trecord extending to winter OF 1ss4-5
only was 800 inches on Jan. IA, 1890.
Clouds and Weather-Average num-
Der OF clear days. 8; partly cloudy days,
8; cloudy days, 10.
Wind-The prevailing winds have
been from the southeast. The highest
velocity OF the wind was 4s miles from
the southeast on Jan. 20, 1879, and from
the south on Jan. 5, 1895.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-26
UTAHNS IN BALTIMORE
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence,
Baltimore, Dec, 20.---Mr. earn Clark
OF Monroe, member OF the graduating
class at the college of physicians and
surgeons, spent the summer months In
charge OF Or. Forts sanitarium at Eli
cot City, suburb OF Baltimore, Mr..
and Mrs. Clark will spend the Christ
mas holidays IN Washington, the guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Lund,
Mr., Call is making commendable
progress nj the Peabody conservatory.
Mr. Harold Randolph, the director, has
been 80 much impressed with his
splendid tenor voice that he has taken
him as his private pupil without tuition
and assures Mr., Call that he will re-
ceive, next year the free scholarship,
which means three years OF training
under the exceptionally favorable con-
dltions afforded by this conservatory
Mr.. Call Ia 10 be very much 'congratu-
lated upon the opportunities thus Of
fered him.
Dr. and Mrs Gowans will spend a
part OF the holiday season In Philadel-
phia, where the doctor goes 10 attend
the annual meetings OF the Association
OF American Anatomists.
President stanford and the Elders
laboring under his direction in this
city, were pleasantly entertained on
Thursday by Mrs. Regal, who on many
previous occasions has shown In very
substantial way her friendship for tho
Elders and the work they are doing.
These occasions always give them OPP
portunities for presenting their mes
sage 10 some who would otherwise not
have tho good fortune OF hearing It..
MARIE,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-26
FOR THE ORPHANS.
How They Were Kindly Remembered
On Christmas Day.

TIE Orphans Home and Day Nursery
enjoyed a pleasant Christmas with a
tree laden with things suitable to small
children, and good dinner; in fact II
was said to be the best provided Christ
mas entertainment the Home ever had.
A list OF donors and presents are as
follows! Mrs. NJ, H, Walter, Christmas
dinner OF turkey, crnnberries, calses
ana doll for each Of the fifty children,
Mr. and Mrs. David Keith, ten tons OF
coal and 100 pounds OF turkey; Mrs. d.
c, Mclaughlin cabled from Paris 800;
members OF the stock exchange
through II, w Doscher, each girl a doll
carriage and each boy a wheelbarrow
Mrs. j. II. Walker and Mrs. Ned Ferry.
candy and apples; Mrs Sarah Brans-
ford china dinner set for the mhtron a
table, and supply Of bananas; Auer-
bach Bros, bolt OF sheeting, bolt OF
toweling, four dozen damask towels
and one aozcn bath towels; Kolitz,
candy and decoration for Christmas
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-26
BRIGHAM CITY.
SMALLPOX SITUATION
Not Alarming - All Gases Quarnntined
And Disease Under Control.

Special Correspondence.
Brigham city. Boxelder Co., Dec. 25.-
Mr.. John Anderson has his knitting
factory ready to commence business,
and will start running at the opening
of the new year.
Social gatherings last evening were
the order OF the day and many fam
lily reunion was had, besides Santa
Claus came early and distributed many
useful presents among the poor.
EAST SIDE CANAL COMPLETE.
The canal ON the east side of Bear
river from Collinston to bonneville Ia
completed. Next year from 1000 TO 6 900
acres OF land will be watered for the
first time, since the advent of the plo-
neers. This win make room for at least
1000 more families. There Is not q city
In the state OF its size that has bright
er future before 1t than Brigham City,
nor county In the state that Will In
crease at greater rate for the next
10 years than will Boxelder. In 1908
property values Increased nearly 81, $780,
900. In 1904 they will increase $4,000, 900.
SMALLPOX SITUATION.
We have 20 cases OF smallpox in
Brigham city, all of a very mild type.
and all under quarantine. and the dis
case Is under complete control. No new
cases have been reported for the last
two days. Tomorrow three patients wifi
be released and by the end Of next week
the quarantine OF more than half tina
balance viii be raised, In Mantua, five
miles east OF Brigham City, there are
10 houses adorned with yellow flags.
All travel between that town and Brig.
ham is cut OFF. The statement IN the
News" that the towns in the near Vi
entity (of Brlgham) have from six 10 a
dozen cases each" Is untrue, Lakeside.
Calls Fort and Honeyville to the north
have none, Deweyville, 15 miles north,
mas IL TO 10 cases, but for the next rs
With the exception OF two or three
cases at Elwood and fremont ali the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-26
SALT LAKE MEN
ARE PROMOTED.
Jurisdiction Of E. Drake and Geo.
A. Bible Extended to Cover
Big System.
FRISC0.ROCK ISLAND MERGER.
OF Told Story viii Become an Ac-
complshed Fact on January
- Railroad News.

The announcement made IN the
News" months ego, and which was
strenuously denied all along the line,
relative to the consolidation Of tho vari-
Gus Offices OF the Rock Island and Fris-
60 systems Will be an accomplished
fnct on and after Jun. /. In this con-
neetion u circular was received at tho
local headquarters of the Rock Island
this morning In which II was announce
cd that Il. Drake and George a. Bible
had been appointed respectively dis
trict passenger agent and travelling
passenger agent of the st. Louis Il San
Francisco Railroad company and the
Kansas CITY, Memphis ana Birming-
ham Railroad company, with head
quarters I'm Salt Lake. Both these gen.
tlemen already hold similar titles under
the Rock Island
1t Is understood that J. Il, Doolittle,
who has heretofore represented the
Frisco here In this territory will, on
the same date take the title OF travel
irg freight agent for the two systems
and report to Commercial Agent j. II.
Oglesby,
John Trewhela, travelling freight
agent here for the Rock Island, leaves
tonight for Denver where he goes as
contracting agent for the same road,
as previously announced in the News