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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-12-19
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@N...A Alone by Herself.

AlLer the pafOXySm Ol passion
passed Barbara, with ashen face and
trembling steps, crossed the room,
end, drawing therefrom a box which,
Judging from it's Intricate lock and it's
careful workmanship one would have
supposed filled with her most brilliant
jewels.
) R.atrrning with it to the light, she
threw back the lid; but no CLEAN OF
jewels met the eye-only bunch Of
letters and lock of hair, clipped from
a child's head. Strange treasures to
be SO held by such a woman!
The letters, one by one, she read
slowly through, but on one her eyes
were riveted long after she had
scanned the written words-words
which long ago had been branded on
her brain and memory.
You say you hold over me our mar
rage certificate to prove yourself my
wife. You force me, then into telling
you what you are. To me no more
than the wind, which, sitting tonight
beside my warm hearthstOne, l hear
bowling without, and which l defy to
penetrate within. l listen to it's wall
because it pleases me. BY closing the
easements can shut out even that
yet listen because 1t renders contrast
stronger.
"You are my wife, you say? Foolish
girl! do you believe your own words?
or, believing, dare you threaten me?
Our marriage was mOckery-tha
clergyman a man bribed to assume the
role, for one brief hour only; the cer-
tifcate a printed lie, at which the
courts would laugh and jeer. You
wish. to test your power-the truth OF
what I say? Do so, and drag shame
and obloquy upon yourself Do so,
while the mud from my triumphant
chariot wheels splash yet more upon
you. What, think you, the world wall
say? Which condemn? The rich man
in his might, or the poor, helpless vic.
ting of wrong?
"Yet you are neither poor nor help
less. Did you not deceive me with a
smile? Did you not try to win me for
my money? Then you shall claim
your full reward. Each year shall
deposit at my bankers a sum amply
sufficient for your wants, on condition
that you make no further attempt to
find me. The very name have given
you is assumed. My own rightful title
in few short weeks l bestow upon
another. Dare to cross my path and
/ will deal with you without pity and
without remorse!"
Long, long her eyes dwelt upon the
page-then, with clenched teeth, she
refolded it, laying by its side the pa
per which bore upon its face the evi
dence of the marriage between Bar
bara Breton and Gerald Lysle.
''Of you two l have need. With
these words of empty love and fa!sest
protestations," she murmured aloud
dropping the letters one by one into
the fire and watching them burn, I'VE
are indeed but the ashes of past
With you I burn every good thought
every good impulse, every hope for $
future; with you bury Barbara Bret
ton, the actress. Tomorrow night
the curtain will drop forever on nj,
triumphs on the boards; from then the
world is my stage, my world, my audi
ence. An actress henceforth, will
but one role to play to the end-ont
whose part shall be so perfect that al
shall call it nature. l deceived hin
with smile, he says-I who Aaid NJ.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-12-19

But what is your real objection to
poiygamy?' insisted the argumenta,
tive one. :: 49, ~ ID, 5$ L I:
:. "Oh, give US a rest" said the other.
Don't you know that a j man can't
serve two masters Town Topics. !,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-12-19

he squirmed out of the circle and made
dash for the hall-the first stage in
an evident homeward expedition.
This broke in upon the story. and
even when it got under way again
there was an atmosphere of excite
ment quite unexplained by the tale it.
SELF
yesterday, children, as I came out
of my yard, what do you think
saw"
Tho o1ohoroto11, oo,ooo,od .,,.:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-12-19
cataruillarsc Causes 1ijndness

- caterpillarsc Causes eiineiness. ~
- E. A. Wood Of Bristol. VT, crushed
caterpillar on his arm about a year
ago, causing, q sore that has affected
his eyes and It is now feared that he
will lose his sight. " ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-12-19
Widows Of Old Soldiers.

, There are aow on the pension rolls
three widows and three daughters of
revolutionary soldiers, on4 survivor Of
the war of 1872 and ,a17i widows. .z i
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-12-19
Another Myth Exploded.

NHVCHSt IVY 1EENPtOUcus ~ :
Excavations in Rome prove the city
to have existed long before the time of
Romulus- SO the story of his founding
of the Eternal city is as mythical az
that Of his being sucked by wolf. = !.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-12-19

The deliberately concealed surprise
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-09
ARRESTED AT HOUSTON.
Senior Member Of the Firm Taken Back
to Henderson.

Senior Member OF the Firm Taken Back
to Henderson.
Mr.. A. wetternark OF Henderson, Texas.
head OF the two firms of A. Wettermark
& son and A. Wettermark G. Co, was
placed under arrest here Yesterday morning
upon the arrival Of the $50 international
and Great Northern train. Deputy Chief
Howard took Mr. Wettermark into Gus
tody as he stepped or the car. acting upon
adyices receiver from Sheriff Hale OF Russ
county, saying he held n warrant for the
aged banker chnrgln~ him 9Th receiving
funds for deposit In bank which he knew
to he insolvent Mr.. wetterInark was taken
to the police station, but was not locked
up He spent the day in Chief Ellis pri-
vate office, He had no statement to make
to reporters,
During the day several friends called
upon Mr.. Wettermark and offered their
sympathy IN his behalf as well as promises
Of financial support in his troubles Mr..
Wettcrmark said 10 friends that he was
perfectly Innocent OF any wrong doing In
the collapse OF the Naeolaioches bank or
the issuance Of fraudulent papxr. II fraud
had been practiced, II wa dong without
his knowledge,
Mr.. Wettermark is 20 years Of age and
his being nken inc custody was severe
blow. He said be would return to Rusk
county without an affidavit being shown
or waiting for an officer from that county.
He left Tor Rusk county in company with
Detective Murphy on the International and
Great Northern train at o'clock yestsr.
day afternoon,
When arrested yesterday, Mr.. Wetter.
mark stated mat he was On his way to
|
Ills son, -. :. Wetteruinrk. who 10 badly
wanted Ia connection with the bank fall
urc. the irregularities running into the hun
dreds OF thousands was visitor in Hous-
ton last Saturday and sunday He made
no EFFORT 10 conceal hilnsef or 10 avoid old
friends
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-09
CASTRO IS YIELDING.
Trouble May Be Settled Without
Reference to Arbitrator.
neutrality-suspicious.
ssssssssesesssssasesse

Washington January sntes
today another
heretofore
at and In addition his former communication
IN
o do
details
viii
how he will
II
as already foshadwed
able that
machinery
settled nmcably It
behalf confer With Minister
VIII together with instructions
deavor adjust the Venezuelan d
Bowen confident
Mr. Bows realized the commissioners viii
the issues between the parties shall be submitted the arbitration
be
until the commissioners do one Of he.e two nnrsher
providing
technical
tribunal
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-09
Bowen to Come to Washington.

Caracas January Sit has been Learned from authoritative
United Minister
to
lie
Q gton by his wife
or
matte
Ting the rbtraon
is
a ,
The conditions the cash allies
blockade b
foreign handed to President Castro by Minister Bowen
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-09

object IN placing the rates so high In tho
DineIey bill, Mr.. Vest rend n letter from
the editor Of the philadelphia Bulletin.
saving the statement attributed to Mr.
Dingley WAS made to a writer on the staff
Of the Bulletin in March. 1897
In an order effective October ! last Mr..
Vest said the secretary Of the TREASURY had
notified customs officers that In controver-
sizes between the United States and import
crs of foreign coal as TO wheI<er 1t was
dutlabe or not. all doubts should be solved
IN favor OF the importer
This was done" Mr.. Vest asserted, Ito
induce the Importation OF foreign coal with
out touching the sacred white elephant Of
the Dlngey tariff act."
He said a remarkable situation was pre-.
sented by some officials obeylng Lhe order,
while others ignored It. he did not bring
the matter To the attention OF the senate,
he said MS reflection on the adminlstra-
ton. but to show that the secretary of the
treasury conceded with the president n the
idea that the introduction Of foreign coal
is the remedy for relief from the terrible
condition that now prevails In the United
States
Alr. Hale entered into a defense OF Mr..
Dingley, saying the statement attributed
to him is radically opposed 10 all his utter
ances aud inyo,yed the charge Of lnsln-
certify.
8ir. Tillman interrupted that he did not
consider there had been reflection on
Mr., Dingley. The policy Of his Idrty, he
said, hal been oxempliAed in the rect
procity treaty negotiated and pending ana
nothing but the scash greed OF the people
whose protection Is reduced he said, PEE
vents the ratification Of the pending treaty.
None Of US" said Mr. Hale. referring
70 the alleged interview with Mr.. Dingley,
would want our sincerity impugned b.
somebody tive years after our DEATH
II senators In sympathy with Mr., Vest
he said. have no stronger evidence than
this effort to ransack the past, turn mp the
grave and bring up an alleged conversation
that mas slept for fye years, in order TO
show inslnc,rity. they are hard put He
characterized the party VINO reported the
alleged interview as fRlsiher.
Mr. Tlllmau, replying to Mr.. Hale, said
there was no accusation against Mr.. Ding
leys character or sincerity,
The senators who sympathized with the
senator from Missouri were not hard up for
arguments on the trust question.
the one argument retorted Mr.. Hale.
NJ. rllluiRu said that congress had beeu
assembled only three yeekF and I'VE have
hardly gotten over our Christmas drunks
yet
The dcbnt. was cut short by Mr.. Quay
| who demanded tne regular order.
Tho Vest resnlutlntt went over. 10 come
| up on the next legislative day.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-09
STEAMERSSEARCHED
But B. S. Wettermark Was Not Aboard
The Central American Vessels.
SEEN AT NEW ORLEANS.
Police Force aud Detectives Have
Been Put Oh the Trail.
EXITS OF THE CITY GUARDED
As II Is Believed That The Fugitive Is
Still ia EidlDg,
MORE BAD PAPER HAS BEEN SENT IN
The Total Nov Held at Naoogdoehes Ia
$ts9,S96, Of Which $4,000 Is
in Cotton Receipts.
KITS OF THE CITY GUARDED
As II is Believed That the Fugitive Is
Still in EidlDg.
MORE BAD PAPER HAS BEEN SENT IN
Tho Total Now HELD at Naeoadoches ID
$ts9,so6, Of Which $92 400 Is
in Cotton Receipts.
Especial to The Post.)

New Orleans January s.--The entire po-
lice and detective force Of New Orleans Is
engaged tonight In hunt for r. s. wet
ternark. The chief Of police received in
formation from the sheriff at Nacogdoches
stating that parties who had formerly lived
at that place had seen Wettermark on the
streets OF New Orleans Tuesday, Chief
Journee put some Of HIS best men on the
case, and they were not long In verifying
the report from Texas that wettermark had
been seen here. They found that man
who answered his description TO the
minutest detail had registered at the et.
Charles hotel Tuesday morning aud that
he had during the day changed over Co
the Gruucwalh hotel aud registered under
tho same name
rhc detectives believed that wettermark
Was headed tor Central America and ns
this was sailing day FOR the vessels running
IN tho Central American trade. they next
went to the otace OF the United Fruit
company, where they found TINT the Break.
water and the Donald had already sailed
The officers Informed the management OF
tho steamship line Of the situation and n
rush message was sent to Port Bads d.
recting that the vessels he stopped and
searched dispatch to the Picsyune from
Port Eads tonight stated that both steamers
were held up and searched from stem 70
stern. but not a trace Of the fugitive could
be found
Chief Journee ordered all outgoing trains.
! steam ships and steamboats, searched and
! every exit IN the city tonight is being
closely Watched. Parties who saw Wetter
mark here ware found this afternoon aud
they are positive IN their statements that
the person they met Is none other than the
missing banker One OF them claimed thar
he saw him board the steamer hFeakwater
this morning when II sailed. II be is really
on the vessel he hid himself among the
freight ms stowaway, MS the Port Eads
correspondent Of tho Picayune wires that
he personally aided IN the search and could
not find the fugitive. The party who Ia
supposed to be Wettemark left the Grune'
valid hotel early last night and has not
been seen since, The police are of the
opinion that he is still hiding IN the city.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-09
o o q @ o 9 o q n q . = y = o . o pc I
BAD PAPER COMING IN.
It Now Amounts TO stes, 1895 and More
to Come.

It Now Amounts 10 St89,995 and More
to Come.
Nacogdochcs, Texas, January s-ForFed
notes by b S. Wcttermark have been re-
celyed here amounting 10 S1ss,s96. the
names Of the following drms and indiyid-
uals having been used: A. zeve, two no es,
So86G; T. b. Hardeman. two notes, $3.50,
Dotson Bros, $4,000, one note; 1850 bales
compress warehouse tickets on which was
drawn S8s per bale. 500, 400: Nacogdoches
oil mill, several notes amounting to $5S.56o;
a note that came In today against the oil
company for 5000; r.. p. Fisher Of Garri
son, $1,000; Cason, Richardson & Co, two
notes, $1,000; A. W. Hunt OF Appleby
$1,000; Lucas & Burk, $1,000.
Every mail is bringing in these forged
instruments and the end Is not reached
got.
sheriff Spradley received information TO-.
day from New Orleans that h, S. Wetter.
mark was seen in that city last Tuesday
night by reputable men who formerly re
sided at this plnce. Photographs and de
scriptions OF him are being mailed to all
parts of the country
But very little business has been done
IN the town this week on account of the
bank failure aud the delnoralized cendi-
lions, No apprehension Is felt that any OF
the business men OF tue town, op account
OF this great calamity, will suspend bust
ness,
All Of the notes received have beGA pre-
scented 20 the parties, and while the sig
natures IN some instances are fair repre-
sensations Of tho handwriting Of the par
ties purported to have signed them they
have been declared as forged and all OF
them protested.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-09
DIR J. d. McGREGOR,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.

onlce: a-g Binz Buidlng office tele
rhCge. ola 5si Residence. 1iu4 Tuam
everue. Telephone. old 25I2
HOUSTON. TEXAS.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-09
Confirmed All Wasfington.

Of
to a
o
by
S
drect 10
If to
all
conclusive arbitration shall he By the international
court
Washington, presumably his arrival this
leading diplomatic reDree
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-09

Appointed Archbishop Of Canterbury.
London, January SIT Rev. Davidson.
bishop Of Winchester since 1898, has been
appointed archbishop OF Canterbury, in
succession to Most Rev. DR.. Temple, who
died December rs.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-09
pesorlntlon II AZ Man.

NscOgdochea, Texas. January s-B. 8.
wettermark is about 40 years Of age,
feet liz .cches high, weighs about 200
pounds, light complexion. sandy mustaehe,
little gray, Inclined to be portly, has q
dignifed carriage, walks erect. with point
OF toes extremely outward.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-02
ASSESSING A BRONX LoTLET.
Forty-FOur Square Inch es of Ground d in New York Valued at Two
 Hundred Dollars.

The assessors have been called most valuable piece of real estate in the entire city, says the New York Commercial Advertiser, and have ap- praised it at $200. This may seem a paradox. But $2OO is full value for the parcel-and the parcel is in the Bronx. The "lotlet" Is at the northeast corner of Third avenue and One Hundred and Forty-ninth street. It is triangular in shape and measures inches on the avenue, IA inches on the street and 13 inches on the northeasterly line. It, therefore, contains 40 square inches.
 Last May it sold for $2o0, or $5 a square inch. That would be $72O a square foot, or at the rate of $1,S0o,- 900 for full lot of 2,5OO square feet, a price unequaled even in the finan- cial section of Manhattan. Prior to the adoption of the full value as- sessment plan the "spot" of land, which is about big enough for man to stand upon on one foot, was as sessed at about $50 and the taxes were about 70 cents. The assessors evidently read the accounts of the sale on May 20 last year, tucked the clippings away for future use and swooped down on the owner with an assessment on January 12 of $2o0. The taxes this year, therefore, will be at the $1.45 rate, $2.90.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-02

addition to this, Manchuria had no inn
 port duties and it's mines were devel- oped, the province would show growth of prosperity such as would astonish the rest of the world.
 Importation of American kerosene decreased from s.17S,90S gallons in | 1901 to 603, ,180 gallons in 1902. So far as the customs returns show, there is no accounting for this decrease by the | introduction of any other oil, but Rus sian oil sold by the Russo-Chinese l bank in the interior cities of Man churia is driving out the American
 pgoduct, An American firm, on ac- | count of the opposition of Russian oil | dealers, has been unable to secure a 1 site at Dalny for building warehouses in which to store American oil
 The largest import. of four into this port was in 1901, to the value of about S12s,oO0 For 1902, it was some $91, ,OO0. | These figures, however, should not be accepted as indicating that less Amer ican flour is now being consumed in Manchuria than previously. Port Ar | thur and Dalny have been importing | for several years four or five times as much flour as Niuchwang, but the trade has not appeared in the customs
 returns, as there are no duties collect | ed at those places.
 ! The tremendous decline..in the value | of silver has stimulated the local pro- ! duction of Iotton yarns and cloth, l there having been no compensating ad-
 vance in wages.
 This is clearly demonstrated by the
 customs reports here. The imports of | American drills declined from 546, 1898 pieces in 1901 and 5s4,s77 in 1899, to
 345. 5.5o5 in 1902. The import of native
 cloth nanlxeens was valued at about
 $500, GOO gold, an increase over 1901 of
 some $500, ,0o0. HENRY B. MILLER.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-02

unne during the year just passed when the total export and import trade of Nfuchwang was 6O,595,367 haikwan taels (about $4Oooo, ,ooO). The volume of trade has practically doubled in five years. The customs revenue for the year 1902 was 1,425, ,09s haikwan taels ($91o,ooo).
 During the last year, large quanti- ties of foreign goods were imported free of duty at Port Arthur and Dalny and were carried into the interior by railway as far as Harbin. This leaves large amount of business unaccount- ed for by the customs returns, which for the coming year will give even less reliable data of imports and exports in Manchuria, as still larger quantities of goods are already coming in and going out at these two free ports. One shipment of 5000 bales of cotton
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-02
How Gould Sheg

She had been naughty, there had been no doubt about that, and hex mamma was administering corporal punishment All morning she had been perverse, and now, as the maternal hand fell with depressing force upon her small person, she yelled lus1ly.
 "Be still, I tell you!' said her mothA CT without interrupting the business in hand. "Stop crying! Stop this ,natn- ute!"
 The small person turned dehantiy. "Well, how am I agoin' to stop cry1n'," 1" she sobbed, when you keep a-spankin: me all the time to make me cry ?"--NsW York Times.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-02
Wanted to Be Sure of Her

Wanted to Be Sure of Her The old colored brother. was bargain ing for monument to his late spouse. "How much does dat big one weigh 2'He. he asked.
 "Well," replied the marble man, eff it's weight you're after, should say about ton.'
 The widower thought a moment; then, turning to his friend, said:
 "You reckon dat'll hold her down q, Atlanta Constitution.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-02

goods and large amounts of yarn have arrived at Niuchwang by rail from Dalny, and 2,500 bales of silk and large quantities of grain were. exported dur ing the first 60 days of 1903.
 The great growth of trade in Man churia has resulted from the free ex- portation of beans. bean cake and bean oil. The Chinese still restrict the ex- port of grain. Mapchuria is primarily a grain producing country, having the soil. climate, animals and the general conditions of farm life necessary for that purpose. Large tracts of produc- tive land that are as yet unoultivated will grow grain in abundance, and railroad transportation is now at hand to carry the produce to market. If free exportation of all the products Is provided for, the development of trade will for many years to come be as great as in the last decade. IT. in fw-N- 3z al.g epa@AG.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-02
Lamb Sandwiches.

Shave the lamb, which should be boiled until very tender, and allowed to become very cold, into very fine slices, mere shavings, and always across the fibers. Chop some fresh mint very fine and cover it with lemon juice, then work it into the butter, which should be creamed the same as for cake. Spread the thin slices of bread with the butter, then cover one with the meat and put the two together and serve.-Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-02
MANCHURIA'S TRADE Commercial Figures from the Prov ince Dominated by Russia. fn Some Lines the United States Has Been Losing Since the Russian
 Occupatfon-OutlOok for
 the Future.

The recent agitation regarding the reoccupation of Manchurian ports by Russia serves to call attention to the rapid increase in the growth of trade in Manchuria with foreign nations, and especially her increased trade with the United States.
 There are few sections that show a more general growth of trade during the past ten years than Manchuria The increase in foreign imports for that period has ranged from 100 to 500 per cent. reaching the greatest vol
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-02
EnuinA HYateriR.

"So glad you've come, doctor! This is my husband"
 Suffering from hysteria, chi That's a curious noise he makes, Sounds like neigning."
 Ut is neighing, doctor. You see, he insists upon mixing his breakfast foods and this morning he got in too much oats."-Houston Post. -A--~
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-02
Feline Femininttx.

lTess-I understand she remarked that I looked so much like Miss Hoam- ley Rich. Isn't she awful7
 Jess-She is so. But then, you Kn0w:; she's always knocking Miss Hoamley- Rich because she's jealous of .ber.- Philadelphia Press. ,~fr
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-02
Vetoed.

Vetoed. -,.s 'T hear your engagement to old Gold. mans daughter is announced" ''No.. It was announced" "Well, that's the same thing, isn't it?" .s..
 Tt was announced; 1t is now de- nounced. I've just been interviewing her father" r."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-02
She'd ,yumw nt I4.

Miss Woodby-Really, you don't think that I'd consider for a minute a proposal from him, do you?
 Miss Newitt-Oh, no. Of course. you wouldn't take that long.-Brooklyn SEa- gle,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-02
The Txcention.

The .Englishman-I understand you Americans elect all your rulers by bal lot.
 The American-Yes, all but cur wives.-Just For Fun.