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The Lamar register., 1904-05-04
THE FATAL REQUEST
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the face of the revelation which had
burst upon him. MY God! To think
that | should know the truth at last!
But how marvellous! How utterly be.
yond the realization of my widest
dreams,"
Not for an instant did it occur to
him to think the narrative false. It
was too astounding and, whA was
more, it agreed SC exactly with all tina
strange. and hitherto mysterious. cir
cumstances which had attended the
tragedy. And the man ne had wrong.
ed-the man he had hunted down and
would have betrayed to death, beliey.
ing him to be the yilest of his species
whose whole nature he had read
falsely by the light of his unjust sua-
picions, His eyes were closed-he
seemed to be hardly breathing. Had
he fainted-or-was this death?
Was he to be left alone, and in this
dark, with dead or dying man?
He rushed to the door and dashed
out of the house in search of doc
tor
James Ferrers was not dead; but
the nearest medical man, on being
summoned to the house, shook hL
head over tne case:
Heart" he said. briefly. Get hiLa
to bed. do not think he will ever
need to get up again"
BY this time the whole household
was reused, and the sick mans daugh-
ter was hanging in speechless grief.
over her fathers unconscious form.
At one time it was feared that he
would pass away unconscious. but the
untiring application ,of restoratives
was at last productive of some effect,
and two or three hours later the dy-
ing man opened his eyes.
He saw his daughter kneeling be-
side his pillow: and, not far away. his
old friends son. who, by some means,
had asserted and maintained a right
to remain in the sick room.
The doctor. seeing that the patient
had regained consciousness for while
before the end. stood aside. so as not
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to interfere with those last solemn
moments.
The dying mans gaze rested upon
the young man-who, in obedience to
a gesture, approached and bent over
him-with strange intensity. and his
lips moved.
DO you forgiven" he murmured
close to the others ear, so that the
words might be heard by none but
him for whom they were intended.
Il have nothing to forgive" was the
broken answer You acted for the
best. and bless you for It,"
A look of peace fell upon the corpse
like countenance upon the pillow, and
he turned his eyes again upon his
daughter.
Don't grieve much for me, my
child" said he; '.and when am
gone"
He gave deep sigh. his eyes closed,
and his head fell little to one side.
The doctor pressed forward.
"This is the end he said. land a
very peaceful one.
But 1t was not quite the end.
Once more the dying eyes opened,
remorseful face of the young man who
had once hoped to see him expiate his
deed upon the scaffold.
Then he turned them rom him to
the bowed head of the girl who knelt,
with her face hidden, upon the other
side of the bed, and back again. His
lips moved for the last time, but no
words issued from them.
He tried again. and this time
though there was no sound-it seemed
to the other, who had his eyes fixed
upon them, and his ear strained to
catch the lightest whisper. that the
motion of the lips might be translated
into the words. Keep my secret"
Il WILL will" he answered. and
even as he uttered these words the
end came.
The next day Ted Burritt returned
home unexpectedly.
The first thing he did was to write
a brief summary of events to DR.. Jere-
miah Cartwright. who. in spite of the
very short time which had elapsed
since his last visit, again made his ap.
pearance at Magnolia Lodge-osten-
sibly to hear further details. but more
particularly to carry out deep laid
scheme of his own.
"And what do you mean to do-eh?
I mean, about the young lady? Oh,
you needn't look as though you don't
understand what l am talking about,
I've rot forgotten what you told me
about her. What beautiful blush!"
And the little gentleman chuc.led;
then, all at once, became preternatur-
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eeeeher's Deacon Went to Sleep.

Pew sleepers are one of the bug
bears of preachers" said the Rev.
Robert Collyer. the veteran New York.
minister. II can speak feelingly
from experience. On one occasion
when Henry Ward Beecher asked me
to go to Plymouth Church to talk to
his people. he remarked-jokingly. let
us hope-that most of them were hard
working folk who needed plenty of
rest on Sunday, and he felt that ser
mon from me might be gratefully re-
ceived.
In the course of my talk / men
toned this, and said that 1t was. how
ever, a matter upon which my feelings
could not be hurt, and that | owed this
imperviousness to Mr.. Beecher him
self. I told them that, one Sunday.
years before, when I was attend ling
service at old Plymouth and Mr..
Beecher was laundering forth. saw
one of his deacons asleep in front
pew.
Il went on to say that always after
this. whenever | saw man slumber-
ing peacefully through my most stir
ring efforts in the pulpit. / would say
to myself: Well, let him sleep; even
the great Beecher can't keep 'em all
awake. Success.
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The mild and immediate effect of DIR.
Kilmer's Swamp Root. the great kidney
and bladder remedy. is soon realized. 1t
stands the highest for its wonderful cures
of the most distressing cases. Swamp
Root will set your whole system right. and
the best proof of this is a trial.
81 CorrAGE ST. MELRcsr. MASS.
DEAR SIR: AN. llth. 1901.
Ever since was in tho Army. had more or
less kidney trouble and within the past il be
came severe and complicated that suffered
everything and was much alarmed strength
and power was fast leaving me. | saw adver-
tiseInent OF Swamp Root and wrote asking for ad-
vice began the use OF tho medicine and noted
decided improvement after taking Swamp Root
only q short time.
1 continued Its use and am thankful to say that
am entirely cured and strong. In order to be very
sure about this. I had a doctor examine some of
my water to-day and he pronounced it all right and
In splendid condition.
know that your Swamp Root is purely vegeta-
bic and does not contain any harmful drugs.
Thanking you for my complete recovery and rec
ommending Swamp Root to all sufferers, l am.
Very truly yours.
/. c. RICHARDSON"
You may have sample bottle of this
famous kidney remedy. Swamp-Root. sent
free by mail. postpaid. by which you may
test its virtues for such disorders as kidney.
bladder and uric acid diseases. poor diges-
tion. being obliged to pass your water
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THE CROTTE-RADDE TREATMENT AROUSING
WIDESPREAD INTEREST
GREATEST INTEREST BEING MANIFESTED cRoTTE.
UsioN

(From Denver Republican, April 24th.)

Since the establishment Of the Crotte-
Radde Institute in Denver and Colorado
Springs at 6l2 TETON street for the treat
ment of tubercular cases the greatest IN
terest has been taken in the matter both
by physicians and the general public. and
the result of the treatment has been very
closely followed and all those who are
familiar with what has been accomplished
here are firm adherents OF the transfu-
sion method. The most astonishing thing
in the whole matter IL that cases are taken
in all three stages Of the disease and not
withstanding the fact that a number of
those who have been treated at the Den
Yer institute were In the third stage.
over seventy per cent. OF the total num-
ber treated are now pronounced absolute
ly cured The Crotte method of forcing
the proper medicines by means of high
power electric currents through the chest
and direct to the lung is a genuine revo-
luton so far as all former ideas of treat
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The voaue of PantaIets.

Pantalets came into vogue about
1920. They were loose. Tapping fr;lls
tied on under the knee and hanging
over the foot. The strings generally
broke or slipped down, and one learns
of young mothers trials with those
horrid things in a letter quoted by
Mrs. Earle, which says: My finest
dimity pair, with real Swiss lace, is
quite useless to me. for lost off one
leg. saw that mean Mrs. Spring
wearing it last week for tucker My
help says she won't stay If she has
to wash more than seven pairs a week
for Myrtilla.'
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81 prepared for flight, but before
had taken the first step l was stayed
by my friends voice
James, he cried-and the roaring
of the flames almost drowned his
voice, which was sharp and shrill with
horror-'put me out of my misery.
Save yourself. but shoot me through
the brain first, Quick! quick!
1T was the most merciful death,
and, without pausing a second-which
on that awful. day might have meant
a human life-I drew the revolver,
placed it to his temple"-C'My God!"
from the reader)-"and pulled the
trigger. Even as l heard the report
thin tongue of flame curled upward
through the splintered flooring. and
without even looking back-without
even a glance at the face of my friend.
/ forced open the door and sprang from
the now burning carriage with the
smoking weapon still grasped in my
right hand. In doing so | trod upon
some smouldering timber and
wrenched my ankle severely, SO that
for a long time l was lame.
"A few hours later and 1 was con.
veyed to town, together with COM
pany of the other survivors, and as
soon as l reached my destination my
strength forsook me and | was pros
trated for days by nervous illness,
the result of my late terrible expert
ence.
When | recovered, 1t was to find
that there was hue and cry already
after me-that the partially consumed
corpse of a first class passenger had
been discovered shot through the head,
and that all the evidence pointed to
the crime having been committed by a
fellow traveller who had made his es-
cape during the terror and confusion
of the catastrophe and who was being
eagerly sought for.
Since then, have had to submit to
the ordeal of seeing myself confronted
by the reward of one hundred pounds
offered for my detection; and have
lived in daily and hourly fear of being
charged with the committal of this
crime-if crime it can be called-of
which | was guiltless. in thought. If
not in deed. 1t is this which is kill
ing me, and l do not regret it,
Sometimes | regret nothing; not
even the shot which took my best
friends life and branded me with the
brand of Cain!"
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CHAPTER xxv-continued.

The train started on the journey
which was to end in its destruction,
and mile after mile sped away in ST
lence. Once more the feeling of re-
straint had settled down upon us, and
this time heavier than before.
Then | remember a sudden, awful,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS crash. followed by
cries and shrieks such as have rung
in my ears ever since.
Il found myself flung violently for
ward against the opposite side of the
compartment amid the smashing of
woodwork, and with the presentiment
of some awful doom upon me. | was
half stunned but recovering myself,
found that was not much hurt. Then
| remembered my companion and
turned my attention to him.
Silas!' | cried. Are you hurt?'
But before he could reply, another
sound was added to the awful babel of
cries and groans all around.
Fire, fire,' we heard shrieked in
voices mad with terror, mingled with
agonizing cries for help. The atmos-
\ phere became sitting, a sickening, in
1supportable odor was waited towards
uo anu VI DidCh,
ing smoke began to drift past.
"'Silas!' | shouted. in mad terror.
to my friend; come! exert yourself,
il you wish to escape instant DEATH
And | caught him round the body
and tried to compel him to move; but
in vain; he only gave scream of
agony.
Save YOURSELF he groaned. 4 cap
not stir; and think my leg is broken.
Il was almost demented. and tore at
the shattered woodwork which made
his prison, with my fingers; but only
to increase his agony, without freeing
him from his horrible position. And
already the atmosphere was like that
of furnace. and hell itself seemed to
be open. | could not save him, but
might save myself. l knew the door
on the other side was unlocked, SO that
I might attempt to escape that way.
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Ing the disease Is concerned. but so con-
clusively has its value and efficacy been
proven that Ii has received the heartiest
and most unqualified Endorsement Of the
greatest medical and scientific organiza-
tions of the East and Europe. Crotte
has demonstrated that in the cases of
weak or scrofulous children the transfu-
sion method his treatment IL some
times called cures almost without excepI
ton and one of the largest Institutions In
the world IL the one in Paris. which Is de-
voted exclusively to the treatment OF such
children. This particular institute ~
maintained almost entirely by the city OF
Paris and hundreds of children are regu-
larly treated there. At the Denver insu-
tute at the corner of South Fifteenth anf
Coifnx avenue many children have all
ready been taken for treatment and II is
surprising to how quickly the little
ones are built up to robust childish
health,
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Few Failures in Mexico.

One of the great advantages in
selling goods in Mexico is that fall
ures are almost unknown, as the mer.
chants of Mexico are very conserva-
tive and extend their business only as
far as their capital will permit. Fires
and their results, which ruin thou.
sands of business men annually in
the United States, are Of very rare
occurrence there. Mazatlan has not
been afflicted with fire for over thir-
ty years.
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Pointer on Caring for Hens.

To reach body lice on fowls 1t Is
necessary to handle each bird. apply
ing good insect powder through the
feathers and down to the skin. II this
is done three times. about week or
ten days apart, the birds will there
after keep themselves substantially
free of body lice, II supplied with a
good dust bath. This is the method
adopted on the large poultry plants.
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frequently night and day. smarting or
irritation in passing brickdust or sediment
in the urine. headache. backache. lame
back. dizziness. sleeplessness. nervousness.
heart disturbanc due to bad kidney trou-
BILE. skin eruptions from bad blood. neural
gia, rheumatism. diabetes. bloating. irritable
ity, worn rnout feeling. lack of ambition. loss of
flesh. sallow complexion. or Bright's disease
If your water when allowed to remain
undisturbed in glass or bottle for twenty
four hours. forms a sediment or settling or
has cloudy appearance, it is evidence
that your kidneys and bladder need imme-
diate attention.
Swamp-Root is the great discovery OF
DIR. kilmer. the eminent kidney and blad-
der specialist. Hospitals use it with won
derful success in both slight and severe
cases. Doctors recommend it to their
patients and use il in their own families.
because they recognize in Swamp-Root the
greatest and most successful remedy.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and is
for sale at drug stores the world over in
bottles of two sizes and two prices-hfty
cents and one dollar. Remem6cr the
name, .SrDamb-Root, Dr.. hilner's
.SsUamb-Roof, and The address, Bing-
hamfon, ". y, on eVe'.y bottle.
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Alum Deposit in Colorado.

Alum is one of the latest mineral
substances of value to be added to
the list credited to Colorado. A blan-
ket deposit. four feet thick and of
great width. has been discovered a
few miles east of Florence. and 1t is
pronounced to be of high commercial
quality. This is the first discovery
of alum in Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1904-05-04
Heating Houses in EnaIand.

The average house in England is
dependent for its heat upon crate
fires in parlor. dining room and bed
rooms. The halls and bathrooms are
cold and uncomfortable. 1t is true
the temperature rarely falls below 80
degrees in the middle and southern
portions of the kingdom. yet the
houses are the reverse of comfort
able.
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British VS.. American Unions.

A recent United States labor bu-
reau bulletin states that trade union
ism in England is twenty-five years in
advance of that in this country in Its
methods and that sympathetic strikes
are becoming unknown in England.
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To Prove what Swamp-Root, the Great Kidney Remedy
Will Do for YOU Every Reader Of this paper May
Have Sample Bottle Sent Free by Mall

Weak and unhealthy kidneys are responsible for more
kidney trouble is permitted to
follow.
attentOnbut most
attention first.
begin taking Kimer's
kidney liver and bladder remedy because
other organs to heah A trial will convince anyone
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Sermon from Experience.

zone way ter beat Satan." said the
colored deacon. "is ter rise up airly.
en- keep in de furrow fun sunup ter
sundown; en- yit, wen a man does
dat faithful six days in de week he
almos' feels lake gwine ter h-I on a
ation!"-Atlanta Constitution.
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French Supply of Cotton.

81 have not much doubt that the
French in few years will be able to
supply themselves with cotton. prin-
cipally. if not wholly. from their West
African possessions" says United
States Consul Strickland of Senegal.
An Italian syndicate, with capital of
800, 900. will foster cotton growing in
East Africa.
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EDITORIAL NOTICE.-If you

EDITORIAL NOTICE.-If you
have the slightest symptoms of kidney or
bladder trouble. or if there is a trace of it
in your family history. send at once to DR..
Kilmer G. CO.. Binghamton. N. Y. who will
gladly send you by mail. Immediately. with
out cost to you. sample bottle of Swamp
Root and book containing many of the
thousands upon thousands of testimonial
letters received from men and women cured.
In writing be sure to say that you read
this generous offer in this paper.
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World Evanaelizatlon.

Eight hundred young men and wom-
en-. representing twenty universities.
attended a recent conference of stu
dent volunteers at Edinburgh. to dis
cuss "The Evangelization Of the World
in This Generation"
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ssxere Test for Divers.

Divers in the British navy. before
being passed as proficient in their
craft, have to be able to work in
twelve fathoms of water for an hour
and in twenty fathoms for quarter
of an hour.
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Heating London skyscrapers.

Many of the large office buildings
in London have no system OF heating
and the occupants have to rely on
CRATE fires or gas stoves.
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Profit from English Mints.

Every shilling turned out by the
British mint shows profit of nearly
Sd. On every ton of penny pieces
taken out from the mint there Is
profit of f3S2.
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One is In Danger.

The only two great European capi-
tails that never have been occupied
by a foreign foe are London and St
Petersburg.
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Nor. Freedom for Women.

The woman of present-day japan
lives under far more liberal laws than
her mother did. There Is now law
for divorce by mutual consent. Wom-
en- lecturers are not unknown.
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Russian Law Is InexorabIe.

The Russian law. which compels all
Jews to live in the ghettos OF the
cities, is not modified even In the
case of invalids. who might save their
lives by a change of air.
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Good ElshinQ.

A Norwich. Eng. angler, fishing
on Rockland Broad. landed in three
hours fourteen pike. which weighed
116 pounds. The largest hsh scaled
II pound.
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Use the Metric system.

In Mexican stores the metric sys-
tenn of weights and measures is in
general use.
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ch.,o Production Of Glass.

A Frenchman living at Nice Claims
to have found a way to produce
twelve or more tons of glass with five
tons of coal tar.
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How Brains Differ in weiaht.

The average weight of the negro
Drain is four ounces less than of the
white.
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sponoe Fishers Use Submarines.

The sponge fishers OFF the coast of
Tunis have begun to use submarine
boats in their work.
The Lamar register., 1904-05-04
CHAPTER XVI.
Or. Jeremiah,s Little Bill.

This was all. The reader drew a
long. shuddering breath. MY God!"
he whispered, voice and everything
seeming to fail him for the moment, in
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-11-10

Acacia camp, No. $50, ". o. ".
will hold a regular meeting tonight.
Work in the Initiatory degree.
Frontier camp, Brownsville, and
Agaeueta camp, Matamoros. also
all vis.t.as. wo dmea CO.. ally in
vise3 to attend.
TIE IfaeAra lad . e
that the las. report received lroln
Lieut.. Thompson, wao IS Il vi.h
typhoid fever at the hospital in San
Antonio, IS to the effect that he
was somewhat improved Consid-
cradle interest is manifested in the
,case. as Lieut.. Thompson IS well
liked both in social and military
circles here
Truck land fer tent or sale in
tracts Of 5 acre. or more. Office
under Masonic Hall on Leyee
street Peter G. RuokeF.
THE HERALD is sOTry 70 see that
. no lanterns have been displayed Al
night on the sidewalks where scat
folding obstructs the way, as was
suggested some days ago. Some
body will come to grief some o.
these nights III one of these places,
and then a damage suit IS likely to
result.
Cuero Creamery butter at ] A.
Tillman 5 Confectionery, soc. 10.
11-7-12,
Fresh supply of Huyler's just
{ received at Botica del Aguila.
I1-9-tf.
The polls were not opened in
/ precincts ?, II. and II. last Tues
dav. THE HERALD has not heard
I the reason for the non-openlng d
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-11-10
St. Louis, Brownsville G. hexico Railway
Co. Notice Of Meeting of Stock
holders and Directors.

Notice is hereby given that the Dlrec-'
tors of said Railway Company do hereby
call d special meeting of the stockholders
of the St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico
Railway Company, to be held at its Cen
eral Offices in the town of Kingsville, III
the State of Texas, on Tuesday, the 18th
dav of November, 1904, at the hour of
eleven o clock a. m, of that day, for the
following purposes:
First: TO authorize the execution of
nAiitracr TOR 49,, construction of the said
railroad company's line of railroad from
its present terminus at Robstown through
the county of Nueces to the town OF Sill
ton, and thence through the counties OF
San PatriciO, Victoria, Jackson, Calhoun
land Matagorda to the town of Bay City,
III the county of Matagorda III the State
of Texas, q distance of about one hun
dred and forty-two miles.
Second: 70 authorize tie making, IS
suing, execution and delivery of q series
of first mortgage, so, gold bonds, not
exceeding the aggregate OF the principal
thereof. -Four million Dollars face value,
to be issued at the rate Of Seven Thou
sand Five Hundred Dollars per mile
upon the Companv's constructed line Of
railroad from the crossing with the Tex
as-AIeziCan Railroad, known as Robs-
lo., u - 4,-, - Rev, and
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