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own and welcomed her with quite et-

own and welcomed her with quite ef-
fusive pleasure.
$50 you have come to help my
brother-you cannot think how glad I
am. Esther Venn-Esther Venn, oh,
what a pretty name! And you are
tired, my dear, can see that you are
tired. Come upstairs and let us begin
to know each other. I'm sure you are
just dying for your lunch!'
She would not hear a denial, and led
the way upstairs to a pretty bedroom,
from whose windows the garden Of
roses and the fountain dreamily
splashing in the sunlight were more
plainly to be seen. OF other houses
there was not a trace. Esther might
have been in an old French chateau a
hundred miles from cities and men.
My brother loves beautiful things"
Julia said, helping her to take off her
hat, and pouring water for her in a
basin CT the daintiest French china
He must have them wherever he is.
The garden is his own creation. 1t is
only little thing, but in Spain and
France he will show you others.
Everything in this house is here be-
cause it is beautiful. He devotes his
fortune to the study. 1 will show you
some of his treasures afterward. You
are tired now, and there is the lunch
gong"
Musical bells chimed softly from the
halls below, an octave deep and sonor-
Gus and pleasing, like the chimes from
an Italian campanile. Esther had little
preparation to make, and she tidied
herself quickly, and said that she was
ready. She felt that she ought to be
ashamed of her shabby black gown;
but the kindness of these people, their
simplicity and friendship, forbade any
thought Of that kind, and she went
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- button them malsdroitly. The great
ordeal was over. thcni She had failed.
I5Oncon. ard is solituces were before
her. Slc tried to answer bravely. but
her throat was husky and her lips dry.
.I,s the trGth." she said at last, "the
simple truth; I came to you because
failed elsewhere. There is no need to
say anything more. think?"
Not the slightest, Miss Venn. I wish
. You better fortune. You have the
presence for the stage but not the
voice. Frankly, the employment that 1
. could offer you is not such as you
would care to take. Your better in
stipct your education, would compel
you 10 revolt against 1t. 1 am led 10
speak frankly for your own sake. II
you VIII leave me your address. it is
jest possible shat 1 may communicate
with you again. Do not rely upon IL,
but regard it as q possibility. Your
case interests me, and will do what
can"
Esther said Thank you very much,
and drawing of her glove again, she
. took the pen which he offered her and
wrote her name and address upon a
little slip Of paper. Another applicant
was already in the room before she hod
finished; and receiving an abrupt dis
nissal she crossed the bare stage again
10 the light OF the day. The throng Of
applicants still pressed close in the cor
rider; the stout lady still aired her bib
Elous grievances. No one spoke to
Esther or so much as noticed her; and
calling Mouton TO her side she went
ont 70 the fronicsl heat Of the Strand
and knew that she was alone.
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". b. Smith Whaley
Makes Assignment.
LMoliltles Of One Million With
Assets of Twelve Hundred.

boston, Mass, Sept. 80 =
owing over n million dollars and
wi'h assests of $1,000, VIM. b.
smith Whaley, the financial sup
pnter of several cotton manufac-
turing enterprises in South, filed
a voluntary petition in bankrupt-
cy in the United States district
court today. Mr.. Whaley was
the senior member of the VIM
81 Smith Wbaley Company
OF this city and is a resident
OF Newton. For some time he
has been interested in raisiug
funds for textile industries in the
Southern States, which have not
resulted favorably. Mr.. Wha-
ley's total liabilities are $1,114,
l25' The secured claims amount
TO Sl,0S7, ,O52, and the unsecured
to S26, 164.
In his petition Mr.. Whaley
states that his only assets are
personal prope rty valued at ST.
100, real estate worth 800, and
household goods. There are 81
creditors. The individual claims
range from $500, the lowest to
to Sl75, 900, the highest.
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AN INTERESTING CASE

Bennettsville, Sept. 21. There
Will be an, interesting damagezsu,t-
at the next term of court here, the
action being brought by Thomas
A. Bristow against the town of
Blenheim for $4,000, for false i'm.
prisonment. Bristow was can
dldate for the legislature and the
day after the primary electoa
he was arrested by the town au-
thorlties on the charge that he had
not paid his town tax. He was
locked up in the guard house and
kept for several hours. He claim
ed that he did not owe the tax,
but it it was finally paid and he
was released.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-09-24
Bitten By Mad Dog.

Batesburg, Sept. 21.-Carroll
Hook, the 11-year-old son of Mr.
John w. Hook of this place, was
bitten today by what is supposed
to have been mad dog. The
little boy was on his way home
from school and when he was in
the vicinity of the station a
strange dog suddenly ran up and
began swapping at him and succe. d
ed in biting him on the hand.
Chase was Immediately given to
the deg by several bystanders wro
succeeded in killing it.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-09-24

Judge Speak complimeuted the
grand jury of Huntsville, Ala. on
Its report made on Monday and
the compliment was deserved. A
negro killed a poor white peddler
near Huntsville. He was put in
jail. The mob set fire to the lail
endangering the lives of manv
OF the prisoners, and when the
murderer jumped from a window
they butchered him. The grand
jury recommends }he lmpeach
ment of the sheriff, the mayo,
and chief of police. AS the
military officers on the ground are
to he court-martialed, the grand
Jury goes no farther than to saw
the commander was lncompeten,
and ignorant of his duty. The
CIVIL officers 81 gnally failed and
the action of governor and grand
jury is most gratifying. A white
man murdered poor peddler in
Aiken county some time ago
The neighbors were incensed at
first but in u few days sympathy
for the living began to grow and,
finally in the face OF absolute evil
dence, jury seized upon the
most grotesque and f,msy plea
by the criminal as excuse TO set
him at liberty.-The State.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-09-24
Street Car Blown Up.
Nine Persons killed And Nineteen
Others Injured Accident
Near Bost ~.

Melrose., Sept. 81. - An out
wark bound electric car contain
Ing 80 persons was blown to pieces
in this city tonight by striking q
so pound box of dynamite that
had fallen off an express wagon.
. persons were killed outright,
three more died of their Injuries
within an hour and 10 others on
the car were taken to the two
hospitals suffering from injuries.
AT least score of persons in the
Immediate vicinity Of the explo
sion were hurt by flying glass and
splinters.
SO great was the force of explo
sion that all but 10 feet of the rea,
portion of the car was blown into
small pieces, while windows with
in radius of a quarter of a mile
were shattered.
The immediate vicinity OF the
accident presented fearful spec
tacle when those in the neighbor-
neod reached the scene. The
ground was strewn with legs,
arms and other portions of the
bodies of those who had been
killed, while shrieks and groans
came from the writhing forms of
10 injured.
The car contained mostly men
on their way to their homes in
this city, the accident taking
place only quarter of mile
from Melrose Centre.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-09-24
JapS Must Have Mukden.
Need II as Winter Quarters. The
Armies Only Feeling Each
Others Strength at
Present.

AS to what may be happening
in the FIR East, there is little def
mite information from any quar-
ter. The armies in the vicinity
or Mukden appear to be limiting
their activities Mt present to feel
Ing the position of their adyersa-
RES. 1t Is supposed to be the
plan of the Japanese to possess
themselves of the passes of the Da
mountain range before making a
direct attach on Mukden. STRAIT,
egic and present considerations
seem to make 1T essential that
Gen. Kuropatkln make a stand
there and prevent the town from
being made the winter headouar,
ters OF the Japanese, while the
lack of adequate facilities else
where for the housing of troops
during a rigorous Manchurian
winter make it necessary that the
japanese bend all their energies
to the capture of that town.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-09-24
FEARFUL ODDS AGAINST
HIM

Bedridden, alone and destitute.
Such, In brief was the condition of
an old soldier by name of j. j.
Havens, Versailles, o. For years
he was troubled with Kidney dis
ease and neither doctors nor med
icine gave him relief. At length
he tried Electric Bitters. 1t put
him on his feet in short order and
DOW ne testiies, 81 am on the
road to complete recovery" Best
on earth for Liver and Kidney
troubles and all forms of Stom ach
and Bowel Complaints. Only scot
Guaranteed by Crawford Bros, j
+ Mackey & Co., and Funder burk
Pharmacy.
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Herrick Nominated.
Francis b. Harrison Named
For Second Place.

Saratoga, New York, Sept. 81.
Out of situation which seem
cd almost impossible of solution
the leaders of the Democratic
party found way to unanimous
action, and at 3.23 O'Clock this
afternoon the state convention
adjourned without day aftor hav
ing nominated unanimously the
following ticket.
For Governor D. Cady Her.
rick of Albany, at present Justice
of the state supreme court.
For Lieut.. Governor-Francis
Burton Harrison, New York now
representative in congress from
the thirteenth district.
For Secretary of State John
Palace, Jr. of Monroe, now O
member of the assembly.
For Attorney General j ohm
Cunneen of Erie, the incum bent.
For Comptroller George Hal
of St. Lawrence, now mayor OF
the city of Osdensburg.
For State Treasurer VIM
Muench of Onondaga.
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Fall Kills Mrs Hodges.

Spartanburg, Sep21- This morn
ing at 10 IL o'clock, Mrs. Mag
gle Hodges, wife of George W.
hodges, died from the effects of
injuries sustained from falldown
the steps in her fathers home, wo
weeks ago. Concussion of brain
was the immediate cause of death
and her condition since the acci-
dent bad been critical. She never
regained conscio usness from the
time of the accident.
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Guilty, But Got Mercy.

dreenvllle News 21st inst.
h"sh and Rock Gaylord, who
were trie in the court of General
Sessions yesterday for the mur-
der OF Will Kennedy, We're found
guilty of murder, but recon-
mended to the mercy of the court
The killing for which the GAY
lords were tried took place ahbou.
hve months ago in the lower part
OF this county near the Laurens
line, at e church meeting of some
kind.
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KILLED. HIS BRoTHER.IN LAW


Union, Sept. 90. Sunday
morning near Santuc, this county,
Laurence Sortar shot and killed
his brother in-law, Heury Book,
er. Both are negroes. Sort ar
is now in Jail awaiting trial.
On Saturday night Booker and
bis wife he'd . quarrel and she left
their home and went to her broth
er's. On Sunday morning she
came back with her brother Laur-
ence oortar. Words were pass
ed between the two men when
the deceased was shot severaltimes
dying almost instantly.
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Outrages Against Negroes.
A Boy Fatally Shot and'Another
Negro, Whose Eye was Shot
Out, Not Expected to
Live.

Talbottou, Ga Sept. 81. Tho
negroes recently dismissed by the
court here on the charge of be-
longing to Before day club"
were followed on their departure
by hack carrying four or five
white men. About mile from
town the hack party met a negro
boy named Jack Troy. In pass
ing, some. one in the hack shot
him, ,injurlng him so seriously that
he is not expected to live Six
miles from town the hack party
called Ed Martin, a negro on H.
9. Truesals plantation from his
house and made him get IN the
hack where one of the party shot
the negroes eye out, and he is al
so expected not to live. The ne
groes were not charged with be.
ing members of a "Before Day
Club" Sheriff Richards with
deputies and posse, have gone
to protect the negroes there.
There Is no 'mob at Pattsburg,
and no effort has been made to
harm the negroes who were ar
rested and acquitted at Talbottou.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-09-24
Returns From the Second p, :,uu.
ry Election.
The State, 21st.

The State, 21st.
The committee to check~up the
S$arns of the second primary met
at the office of Gen. Willie Jones
last night to tabulate the results
and to declare tie nominees. The
followin ]; were declared the pomi-
noes in the respective contests
J T. Ellerbe, for congress from
tie sixth district j O Patterson.
fer congress from the second dis
trict; Geo B Zimmerman, for so.
licitor from the fifth circuit.
The results as officially declared
were as follows !:
Railroad Commissioners.
Ealle 5O 7ee
Mobley 40 ee3
Earle's majority 1o,433
Congress-Second District
PATTERSON G GA
Maytield B. 500
Patterson's majority 1,l34
Congress-Sixth District.
E'ier6e Z 1875
Ragsdale $3.50
Ellerbe's majority zoos
Solicitor Fifth Circuit.
Zimmerman 6,656
Rem bert 4 546
Timmerman's majority 2,11O
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-09-24
Senator Latlmer SPOKE

Newark, N. j. Sept. 21. Sen
ator Latimer of South Carolina
was'one of the principal speakers
at mass meeting here tonight,
which marked the opening of the
Democratic campaign in New
Jersey.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-09-24
Captured by Japanese.

London, Sept, 90 Baron
Hayasbi, the Japanese minister,
reports that Field Marshal Oyama
wires to Toxic that in addition to
other stores captured at Liao Yang
the japanese obtained $4,000
bushels of grain and 500 tons of
fuel.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-09-24
BUtKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE

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balm for Cuts, Corns, Burns,
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Chapped Hands. Skin Eruptlons;
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.. f. Mackey & Co., and Funder,
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-09-24
Fire in Charlotte.

Charlotte, N. c., Sept. 21.-
Fire which originated in the Pied
mont Clothing Manufacturing
eompany's plant here tonight
caused loss estimated at $780,
900; insurance about S65, 900.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-09-24
Usual "aots Supper" Result.

Fairfax, Sept. 20. The ne
groes had n shot supper" at Mai.
l. + Huges' place, two miles
from here, last Saturday night
with the usual result. Ansie
johnson shot and killed Cass Har..
vey and then made his escape.
The, were both young negro
men.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-09-24

The foolish bee improves each
shining hour by gathering honey
Tor some freckle-faced bow 10
spread on his broad,
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Happenings in The State.
AS Chronicled by the Alert Cor
respondents of the Columbia
State.
LARGE COTTON SALES

Sumter, Sept. 20. Nearly s.
900 bales were sold on this mar
ket Saturday.
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Baltic fleet reported.

Copenhagen, Sept. 20. The
sailing ship Magnet, which today
passed Nybork coming in reports
that she passed in the gulf of Fin :
land forty Russian warsbips stan
ding west. The warships were
doubtless the Russian Baltic
fleet.
For Rent Five room cot
tage. Apply to j. M. Hood.
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GA - ToEIA
s,as,. Bear. tn. r'a' Kind You Iavs Always sopgA
signature "a &NAgzza<

1t isn't always safe to tell a girl
that you admire her blooming
cheek.
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q "A 10 oEIA.
s;sa,,s.. ssas. tho ''' Kind YOU Have Always Bought
Signature es &WzzIZu

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snores you may safely believe
anything that she says.
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Funderburk Pharmacy.
The wise saying of rich man
may sound very much like the
fool sayings of a poor man.
We are selling a great many
goods regardless of cost. Come
and see before you buy.
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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-08-12

the democratic party has fighting
chance.
The republican party is going to
pour out millions Of dollars in the
contested states. There is not going
to be any limit to the resources at it's
command. Mr.. Carnegie has al
ready opened one barrel. Other
barrels will be opened when needed.
Mr.. CorteIyou, as secretary of COM
MERGE, has procured through govern
ment agencies all the data needed
concerning corporations and in his
new capacity as campaign manager
can fry out the fat till further or
ders. There has not been In the
history of the nation any campaign
in which the republican party has
had a greater abundance of resources
than it has to carry it through the
present campaign.
1t is well for democrats to keep
this fact in mind; but it is not a
fact that should cause any to faint
or give up the contest. The demo
cracy has won III spite of the power
and resources of the administration.
and, unless many hopeful signs fall,
they will do 50 again. Lewiston
Tribune.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-08-12
Ruick's Appointment Explained.

United States Attorney N. M.
Rulck IS in the city and will repre-
sent the government in the three
Chinese deportation cases. Mr..
Rnlck is one of the we'll known at
torneys Of the state and his appoint
ment to the United States attorney
ship has met the approval Of the
state bar. Yesterday Mr.. Rulck
was visited by friends in the city
and received the congratulations for
his recent appointment.
Much surprise was expressed at
the time over Mr.. Ruick's quick APP
polntment to the vacancy, but this
is now explained. Senator Hey burn
and U. S. District Judge Beatty
met at St. Louis AT the time and the
senator suggested to the Judge that
he was entitled toa very large voice
in the matter, not only because of
his knowledge of the attorneys
practicng in his court but also be-
cansc of his superior interest in hav-
ing the federal business properly
presented for determination. Judge
Beatty replied that IN such event he
would unhesitatingly recommend
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-08-12
The November Outlook.

The total vote of the electoral
college under the presans apportion-
meet Is 476. the ELECTORAL college
is composed of 80 representatives of
statehood distinctlyely, two from
each of the forty-fve states, CORES
ponding with the senatorial repre-
sentatlon in congress, and one each
from the $50 congressional districts
IN the country. In the territories
of Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexi-
GO and Indian Territory and in the
District of Columbia no vote is cast
for presidential electors. Each of
the old parties is able to count down
enough votes to leave a differ.n nee
of about hundred electoral votes
to be won on campaign issues.
Whether this party or that party
wins this hundred votes depends
largely on the manner in which the
contest Is conducted.
The democratic ticket is safe IN
the south and in the border states
like Missouri and Kentucky. The
republican ticket is safe in the north.
east and northwest and in some of
the middle states. The work to Sc
cure the 100 necessary votes must
be done in New York, New Jersey,
Illinois, Indiana, West Virginia and
half dozen smaller states in which
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-08-12
Notice Of Assessment.

st. Julien Mining Company. Principal
place OF business at Montpelier Bear
Lake County, Idaho.
Notice is hereby given thar at q
meeting of the Directors of the St
Julien Mining & Smelling Company
held on the lst day of August, 1904 an
assessment of six cents per share was
levied upon the capital stock of the said
corporation. payable on or before the LIST
day OF September, 1901, TO Ira Chaffin
treasurer of said corporation, at his
residence in Montpelier, Bear Lake
County, Idaho, Any stock upon which
this assessment remains unpaid on the
said 1st day of September, 1904, will be
delinquent and advertised for sale at
public auction, and unless payment is
made before, will be sold on the 10th
day OF September 1904, to pay the delin-
quent assessment, together with cost Of
advertising and expense of sale.
Ira Chaffin,
Secretary.
Office at residence in Montpelier, Ida.
Dated August 9th, 1904.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-08-12
Resolutions of Coincidence.

Whereas, our esteemed brother Theo-
dore Closner has been called upon to
undergo serious and sad ordeal in the
accidental death of his brother, August
Closner, and whereas we commiserate
his great affection. Therefore be it
Resolved, that we, the memb ers of
Enterprise lodge, No. 10. I. u. O. F.,
extend to our brother our deepest and
most heartfelt sympathy in this his
time Of sorrow and bereavement.
Resolved. that these resolutions be
spread upon the records of this lodge,
and that copy be sent to Brother
Closner and copy be presented to the
Montpelier Examiner for publication.
e. F. GUYoN,
CHAS. SCHMID,
FRED SARBACH,
Committee.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-08-12

Mr.. Rulck, then assistant district
attorney, for the position. This
suited Senator Hepburn and the
next morning, three days after the
vacancy had occurred and before
the opportunities for other candi.
dates had fairly started, Mr.. Ruick,s
name was seat IN to the president
and the appointment promptly fol-
lowed. Lewiston Tribune.