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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-30
CHAPTER V.
THE BLACKMAILER.

Estercourt was bathed in a food of
sunshine Cecil rose early and went out
into tie grounds. Taking "A narrow path
way, he sauntered through the ose gar
dens into the wood beyond the lake,
Where hundreds OF birds We're singing in
the trees and the ground was covered
with creeping, scented flowers. A sweet
pdor from them rose up and mingled with
I lee deWy morning air. 1t was day
such as poets love. Scarcely a breath
| of wind stirred the leaves. and the sun
came s.anting down through the foliage,
giving requisite touch of warmth
Around all was still and solitary; there
was not sound but of the wood pigeons
rocIng and the thrush and black birds
piping overhead.
Cecil drew a long sigh Of contentment
Il am too happy" he said, aloud. Can
such happiness last in this world? So
brief time ago and | was lonely. PENN
less poor. and most of all poor because
| did not know my darling's love Viola.
sweetest. truest dearest heart. why have
You made me afraid | am coward
row. for | fear to lose you-you who
have made the world a heave to met"
Yes, he was afraid In these last few
1
| through his being, absorbing every
/ thought and feeling IN its wonderful.
| heavenly warmth. 1t had made of life
so sweet and marvellous a thing that at
moments he was filled with terror. lest
| he should awake to find it all dream.
and Viola snatched from him by the
merciless hand OF Fate
1T is not dream" he told himself.
almost wildly, here in the solitude of the
early morn. 1T is true" Viola is mine
/ in few weeks she will be my wife.
/ Thank heaven. IL IS not n dream
/ Yet. even as he spoke he knew that
! the shadow lurked ever within him. and
! the words Of the cruel mysterious letter
| he had received were burning ceaselesslv
! in his ear-haunted mind. He had told
10 one of that message, and the mystery
I of il had remained absolute and complete
I No other had followed il, but every let
ter he opened now gave him an added
| thrill Of apprehension.
| As breakfast hour approached. lie re-
traced his steps towards the house. and.
nearing the terrace, a voice fell on his
ear. filing him with ecstatic JOY.
! Good morning dear one! | am more
than Jealous. Why was | not permitted
/ TO share your morning walk"
/ He looked up and smiled tenderiy at
her 1t was Lady Viola. She stood on
the terrace above him. more than beau
hful picture in her pure white gown,
with her golden hair shining in the light
of the siin. Some pale. pink roses were
tucked into her belt. and altogether she
/ presented a figure of happiness. and con
| tentment. and youth that was ideal
I Her loneliness swept over him, sooth-
I ing and enthraliing him as the drug en-
/ tlTalls the senses Of tie opium eater,
and. answering her. he forgot all save
! that he loved her. and that she was 10 I've
I his wife.
How grave you look" she said with
soft little 'sagh Dearest, | cannot
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-30

Colonel John McElroy, an adept in
war statlsticN. contributes figures 10
show that the silly superstition al
tachng 10 the number thirteen finds no
justification in the records Of the civil
war. The war records show. accord.
ing to Colonel M"klroy's curiols dc.
ductions, that the toia loss Of the 81
regiments and batteries hearing the
designation of II wae $500. that Of the
same number If regiments and batter.
i"s numbered u WAS 6.175 while that
~ those numbered ii WAS 900. Not
a regiment or battery hearing the mum
Der - had any special iii luck. while
most Of them escaped with small loss
Philadelphia Ledger
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-30
Speak Only French.

Congressman Hroussard of Louisiana
is, as his name indicates. Of French
descent He never spoke English unli
be wont a. Georgetown University. ut
is curious SAYS Mr. Broussard. how
the Freurh language has remained the
dominant tongue in my part Of the
country
Brought there 10y Arcaddns Of
Nova Scotia ia the eighteenth century.
II prevails to-day and / believe always
will. Cnri0Sy enough. Won viii ind
plenty Of men in my district with such
uniHistakably English names rs ZONES
and Hayes WHO cant read. SPEAK or
write Il word ~ English.
still fuunicr Is Inc talk % the black
people Their negro FTobch would he
uninteIiigihle in Paris. and yet # is
tle softpst, sweetest. most musics
speech 1 ever heard from human lps.
1t knows no grammar, Int it Is tie
,ery essence of euphony aud melody q"
Gray eyes turning green In anger or
excitement are indicative of chOieric
temperament
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-30

learned that it was not always the
army that reireated that was worsted
in the game. and we had come to know
the army fighting against MS.
We felt sure after the fight al Per-
rysville and the retreat of Bragg :
army from Kentucky that we would
find II in our from; again. We did AT
Stone River. After Bragg retreated
from Tullahoma and Chattanooga we
found him rs good as new at Chicka-
manga. and II was only after Mission
AIRY Ridge That things seemed to he
going our way But we found the
same regiments In front 81 us on the
march nj Atlantis. and mt Nashville
months later We learned from ok
perience that an army that yielded ter
ritory was not whipped. and thar Il
general who gave up stronghold like
Chattanooga was likely to have some
thing on his mind not 10 our liking 49,
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-30
A Woman of the Confederacy.

n oman Ni the NontCNeTACy.
"A brave woman is Drawer than a
brave man." declares Major Stiles in
his book, Pour Years Under Marse
Robert He tells this story rs an IL
luStration of womau's courage: Dur
ing the homhArdment OF Fredericks-
burg he was seut into the town with
message for General Barksdale AS
he WAS riding down the street that
led To the Generals headquarters II
appeared To he ~ fearfully swept by
artillery fire that he started to ride
across ii, with view of finding some
safer way OF getting to his destinA-
ton. Just then he happened to glance
beyond that point and saw lone
woman walking quietly and uueou-
CernedlN along the same street, and
approaching General Bark sda les bead
quarters from the opposite direction.
She apparently found very interest
ing the proiectiles which were scream
INK and exploding in the air. aud Strik
Ing aud crashing through the houses,
aud tearing NJ the streets. She step
ped little aside To- inspect great
gaping hole which shell had just
gouged out of the sidewalk. then turn
ca her head 10 note IA fearful explo-
sion in the air
| felt as II it realty would not do to
avoid a fire which was merely inter
eStlng and not appalling To woman
SO slifcued my spinal column MS wei
as | could, and rode straight down tn,
street, on reaching the house. | rode
ro0nd back of 1t 10 put my horse
where he would ~ leas; he safer than
in front. When ! returned on foot tC
the front Of the house, found that
the woman had gone mp on the porch
and was knocking nj the door.
one Of the stan came. and on see
| ing Il woman. exclaimed in amaze
ment. What ON earth madam ar,
you doing here: ia 20 to some SAT,
place IL you can find ONE
She smiled and said. Young gentle
man, will you please say ia Genera
Barksdale that lady at the door wish
es TO see himf"
The young man assured her Genera
BarkSdale could not see her. hut sh
persisted General Barksdale is
| Southern gentleman, sir. and will no
refuse 10 see "a lady who has "a let
upon him"
The General did come Ia the door
wrnginE his hands IN excitement auo
annoyance. For heavens sake. mad
am, 20 and seek come place Of 81 fety
III send member Of my staff to he'll
you find one.
Sh" smiled again. and said "Gener
al my cow has Just been Killed in m,
stable by shell SHE is very fat. an,
don't want the Yankees Ia yet her
IT you will send some one down +,
hatcher Ter. you are welcome 10 IN,
meat"
Years aftcrward delivered n CON
fcderate memorial address at Freder
icksburg aud when told this Incl
dent ! noticed Increasing interest and
something very like amusement among
the audience, who had ceased To look
~ me. All eyes were turned in one
direction As | finished the story INV
eyes followed theirs. aud there before
NE sat the heroine of the adventure
apparently not u day older and The
entire audience rose and gave her three
deafrniue cheers
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-30

'N~~7~'~~~@~@~-~N--~~~
Patience hear she has been en-
gagged eleven times. patrlce-I hate tn
see Il girl get In rut like that
Nonkers statesman
Madge Don't you think girl
should marry an economical man?
Dolly suppose so, hat it's Just awful
being engaged to New York sun.
Mrs Witherby (at breakfast
you well? Witherby Yes Why? Mrs.
Witherby-Y You look changed sup
pose notice it more than those who
are with YOU constantly Haper's Ba-
gar.
Mamma -,Iohnny. see that you give
Ethel the lions share of that orange.
Johnhy-Yes. ma Fthel Mamma. he
hasn't given me any. Johnny
that's ali right. Lions don't eat or
anges.
An old lady being in a store in a
Connecticut town. sat down and ex-
tended her feet to an iron safe, re-
marking that she was 80 glad that the
eir-tight stoves had come into fashion
again.
Paying Teller What In your name,
any way? Indignant Presenter of
Check Don't you see my signature?
Paying Teller Yes That's what
aroused my curiosity. -- Baltimore
American,
A man who wished 10 take proceed
ings against creditor in distant
town sent letter addressed: ITO any
respectable lawyer In A." The
postotftce returned the letter marked
Not known"
Bobby, your father wants to see
YOU" The hoy looked dubious "no
| want to see himf" he asked. How
should know You ought To he
able to tell by the look In his eye -
Chicago Post
'Woodby declares his grandfather
descended from one of the greatest
houses in England" "Ah, yes. did
hear story about the old man falling
off roof he was repairing once for
Lord Somebody or other" phlladeI-
! phia Press
| Miss Softly (who has been attending
Il course of lectures oh professor, |
saw such funny old fossil in the mu-
scum to-day, | thought of You at once
Professor PltOcene, the eminent geolo-
gist does not know whether To ft-el
fiattered or not
Willie Pa, what's "snburbanite."
any way? PA suburbanite, my son.
IL queer creature who ioyfully sows
grass seed In the spring 40 that he
may exercise his lawn mower and his
profane vocabulary in the summer. -
Philadelphia Press
Mrs. McShaniee (triumphaniiyl I
ser We are takin n washin' aga IA.
Mrs. McProudee Mrs. Mcproudee
whose husband has lost paying job
Sure IFS only 10 amuse IN chider.
They wants tn Wndies covered wild
steam so they can make pictures on
them
A mother recently brought her little
boy to school for ,i.s first time. and
she said 10 The teacher: This Httlr
| boy is very delicate. rs he is afthcr
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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-30

We would hate To be new baby,
and have an old fashioned woman look
at us on n hot day and decide that
we haven't on enough 6anuels.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-30

Wien a Uganda native buys ar
American phonoErsph and vets it up H.
bis Aut he become q society lea der.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-30
Where old MAIDS Are ren=ioned.

In Denmark here Is Whit is calIfd
old maid Insurance ny paying a
certain sum each year untll they are
40 they receive pension FOR life.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-30

Patience ! hear she has been en-
gagged eleven times! Patrlce / hate to
see Il girl get in rut like that
Noukers Statesman.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-30
Vitr;fed Brick IN Council Chamber


The advertisement for proposals for
paving Mill street has resulted in a
most remarkable demonstration in
which paving brick and Salesmon link
eG to that commodity figure alike CON
spicuOusly.
Agents interested in the paving prop
osition turn up with the arrival 0 t
nearly every train, bringing with them
varied collection of paving brick.
Brick have been arriving by express
for nearly week last and Council
Chamber now presents more the ap-
pearance of brick kiln than hall
given over to the intellectual pursuit
of law making.
The samples sent in would constitute
a wagon load. They are disposed
about the room so as to be easily view
ed and compared. while the boxes and
excelsior that they were packed in.
which form another wagon load, lie in
a heap in a corner of the Council
chamber.
The bricks are certainly fine looking
specimens and are worthy of study.
The most of the bidders have sent in
two or more grades. The firms rep
resented are from Scranton, Williams
port, Clearfield, Germantown, Phila-
delphia and GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
The bids for street paving will be
opened at the next meeting of Council
on Friday night.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-30
OLD TIMERS
WIN OUT

The Old Timers redeemed d their sew
eral defeats sustained this season by
winning out in the game at Watson
town on Saturday, the score being five
TO three in favor of Danville.
As will be seen by the detailed score
hitting was not very heavy on either
side DanvilIe's victory, was in no
small measure due to the excellent
work of its battery.
Three of the Old Timers best play
ers could not 90 to Watsontown on
Saturday and Manager Mccoy was
compelled to secure the services of
Bucher of Milton to cover the first
base. To fill the other vacancies he
decided to try q couple of promising
young players of Danville-Barber and
W. Ammerman. 1t was their first ex
perience in fast company irrespective
of this fact, however, the boys show
ed up well, Ammerman doing some
clean fielding and Barber showing up
we'll with the stick. Both of these
young players will no doubt be regu-
larly on the team in the future.
Defeat was the last thing expected
by Watsonown on Saturday That team
entered the game flushed with victory
having shut out the Sunbury team in
game at Sunbury on Wednesday and
defeated the same team in game at
Watsontown on Thursday.
The score
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-30
Freight Car Burglarized.

| \ freight car on the r. & Il. Rail
way consigned to Danville was robbed
on Tuesday night. The robbers were
evidently after something which they
| did not find, as while the entire car
was ransacbed and much damage done
but little if anything was removed.
1t was the regular Willow street car
that was robbed, which leaves Phila-
delphia about five o'clock every even
ing and arrives at Danville early the
next morning. 1t is generally loaded
exclusively with goods for Danville.
Tuesday night was no exception, when
the car was loaded with merchandise
Of all sorts for our Mill street dealers
and contained only couple of pack
ages in addition, which were consgn-
ed to Pottsville.
When the car reached this city yes
terday morning and was opened the
interior presented "a scene that beg
gars description. The goods were all
mixed up, packages were unwrapped,
boxes broken open and contents trod-
den under foot. There was only few
packages in the car that escaped the
hands of the despoilcrs and yet so far
as could be determined little or moth
ing was stolen. The supposition Is
that the car burglars were in quest of
whiskey and finding it not were OBJ
liged to leave the car a thirsty as
they entered it.
Station Agent Philip Foust yester
day stated that it would be some littlo
time before he would be able to deter
mine the exact loss sustained but he
did not think it would be heavy.
The robbers effected an entrance
through an end door, which is situat
ed near the top of the car. Only few
cars contain these doors winch are lit
tie larger than are required to admit
a man and are not often used except
when loading long articles which can
not be very easily gotten in and out
through the side doors.
Where the robbery was committed
is as much of an enigma as Is the i'd
entity of the robbers. The car might
have been broken open at any point
between here and Philadelphia or even
in Philadelphia.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-30
PROHIBITED BY
THE ORDINANCE


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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-30
Sharon Team Nav Play Here.

Julius Meyer, manager Of the strong
Sharon base ball team, in communi-
cation to this paper states that he Is
endeavoring to secure date in Dan
vile.
The team has Aug. !, 2, and , open
and is trying to fill III Williamsport,
Sunbury and Danville The Sharon
boys have record of twelve conseGu-
tive victories and in a game with the
Chicago National League club were
beaten only by a score Of 10 /. But
four hits were made off the Sharon
pitcher. Mr. Meyer states that he ex-
poets George NJ. Reed, the we'll known
player from Pine Bluff, Arkansas,
formerly of Danville. to join the club
in a few days.
The Sharon club is one of the strong
est independent clubs in the West
and is we'll and ably managed by Mr..
Meyer, former Danville boy.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-30
THE ROCKS
ARE REMOVED

-Four of the large rocks which lay in
the way of the ferry were blown to
atoms with dynamite yesterday and
the boat has now an unobstruoted
passage from one landing to the other.
The good work was done yesterday
afternoon. County Commissioner @.
W. Cook was assisted by p j. Keefer,
Samuel Sainsbury, Frank Ross, George
Ross and some others. The process of
dynamiting rock under water proved
very interesting and was witnessed by
a good many people on shore.
The men employed waded out into
the stream and as soon as the rocks
were located began the work Of drill
ing. 1t was not necessary to drill
| very deep and as soon rs a cavity was
produced of sufficient depth to hold
the dynamite preparations were made
for putting off the blast.
Water, it appears, has no effect up
on dynamite. All that was necessary
was to insert a stick in the rock; wat
erproof fuse was used containing on
the end cap, which was imbedded in
the dynamite.
The large ledge of rock near the
North landing was tackled first. The
dynamite here did splendid execution.
The report caused by an explosion un-
der water is not loud and none of the
four blasts sent off yesterday were
heard very far from the river. The
spectacle presented, however, was a
grand one. As the dynamite exploded
volume of water bearing with it
fragments of rock shot into the air to
the distance of seventy feet and rain
ed back into the river, the whole sug-
costing geyser or an immense foun-
tain at play.
The first rock blasted embraced mass
of several tons. The entire ledge was
blown into smithers. not single mass
being found afterward that weighed q
hundred pounds. The ledge was blown
clear out of the way of the ferry and
where the rock formerly lay the water
is now as deep as anywhere between
the two landings.
Four rocks in all were blasted, the
result at each place being the same.
The ferry now has nothing to contend
with but low water The deDth is
nearly uniform from one landing to
the other. At scarcely any place is
the water three feet deep; at places it
is less than two feet. The ferrymsn
last evening stated that a fall Of an
other foot in the river would put the
ferry out of business.
The landing on the South side yes
terday was moved further out into the
river and it is now about 100 feet from
the shore.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-30
Fourth of July Near at Hand.

Fourth of July is coming on. apsoe
and already people are beginning to
form their plans for spending the day.
DanviIle will not celebrate the
Fourth in the strict acceptance Of that
term, but fortunately the day will not
be dull The town is lucky in ihaving
two delightful parks. each of which
| will present attractions.
DeWitt's Park as usual will be all
important factor in the days celebrs
tion. DR.. Dewitt, himself, has the
event in charge and he invites every
body to seek the cool shade .of his
widely known resort and spend the
National holiday in comfort. The
game of base ball between two mines
of old time players in the forenoon
will be feature that no one can re-
sist, to say nothing of the more SER
ious contest in the afternoon when
two we'll known clubs of the present
day will cross bats. There will be all
sorts of sport and fine display OF
fireworks in the evening
At Hunters Park the Washington
Hose Company and Drum Corps will
hold a picnic and they want the pub
lie with them. Admission to the Park
will be free There will be dancing
afternoon and evening. There will be
good music and games of all kinds.
\ good many of our people, fond Of
oratory and pageantry, who want to
feel enthusiasm and hear the eagle
scream, will,no doubt. attend the old
fashioned Fourth of July demonstrs-
tion at Washingtonville. A very fine
program has been arranged at that
place and flaming posters announce
the events of the day.
There will be a big civic and in
dustrial parade, which will form on
Market Square at 80 p. m. There
will be two games of base ball be-
tween Washingtonville and Turbot-
Vile. one at 10 80 a m. and the other
at ? 30 p. IN. There will be plenty OF
good music and display of fire works
in the evening.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-30
9. Z. Shipe a Benedict.

Calvin f. Shipe, formerly of the
Morning News staff, and Miss Mary
9. COtner, Assistant Principal Of the
Kaighn school, Camden. n. j., were
united in matIimony last evening
The ceremony took place in the newly
furnished home of the bride and groom,
No - Murray street, Trenton. n. j. /,
the Rev. G II. Ingram, pastor Of the
Walnut street Presbyterian church,
Trenton. officiating Miss Mary 5.
HartunR, assistant Principal of the
Lincoln School, Camden, was brides
maid. Claude \. Shipe. son of G.. a.
Shipe of Shamokin, was best man
The groom is City Editor of The
True American, " of Trenton, n. ]. He
is journalist of ability and is very
well known throughout this section,
especially about Sunbury where he
spent his boyhood and did his first
newspaper work. The News extend.
congratulations.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-30
Brick Wall Oollapses,

Frank, the tweive-year-old son of
Frank Ross, Water street, came with
in an ace of losing his fife Friday
by being buried under brick wall
which collapsed as he was passing.
During the afternoon Frank, along
with Arthur Spade and John Mourer,
boys OF his own age, were playing
about the old planning mill near the
canal In their rambles they entered
tn e old dry house, low brick
structure much dilapidatcd and ready
to tumble
Frank saw something on the ground,
which he was in the act of picking
up. when without any warning the
wall fell down upon him, burying him
under the brick and mortar. The lit
tie fellow, quite as much terrified rs
injured, cried out loudly for help,
which was not in vain. for his young
companions without the loss of mo-
ment flew to his rescue and in a short
time had the debris cleared away so
that he could arise to his feet.
The boy was badly hurt, the worst
injury consisting Of very bad cash
over the left eye, which penetrated to
the bone Bleeding and lame from his
many bruises he was led or half carri-
ed by his companions until he reached