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Commencing October 2, 1894,
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uicChoiSou, VIZ oA -S
gone.
Joseph Ouillette, who had pleaded no,
guilty to an indictment for larceny, re-
tracted his plea and pleaded guilty, and
on motion of the county attorney the
case was continued for sentence and he
was allowed to 60 on his own recogni.
zance.
In the case of Paul Ross, who had
pleaded guilty to forging the endorse.
ment on q check, the court was ad
dressed briefly in his behalf by Ralph T..
Parker and A. Z. Stearns. Ross is q
Pole, who has been in this country only
a few wears. A sentence of ten months
in Jail at Auburn was imposed.
William B. Stevens Of Andover plead
ed guilty to an indictment charging him
with breaking and entering the house Of
Helen Jones and taking certain coins
therefrom. The court was addressed In
his behalf by Mr.. Parker and Mr.. Swasey
It was stated that Stevens had beer
mentally somewhat affected by an injury
sustained in a mill some three years
since, and the boys father was called te
set forth the matter. The court i'm
posed sentence of ten months in jail al
Auburn.
In the case of the little Blanchard boy
it was arranged that the indictment
should be placed on file, on the agree
ment of the boys father to place him IL
the Healy Asylum at Lewiston.
Most Of the remaining time OF the Sat
urday afternoon session was taken W
with hearing on the divorce case o.
Estelle Marie Mcmillan Stewart o.
Magalloway Plantation vs.. Stanley H
Gardyne Stewart Of New York city
This was a somewhat striking case, from
the array of eminent counsel engaged
and the evident wealth of the parties
Counsel for the libelant were Gen
Charles Hamlin of Bangor and Mr.
Noble, of the law firm Of Noble
Jackson & Hubbard, SO William Street
New York. Judge Sy.nonds of Port
land appeared for the libelee, not q
oppose the divorce, but In reference Il
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the smallest culprit who ever stood at
this bar to answer to an indictment.
This was Louis G. Blanchard of Rum
ford, who is bright looking boy of eight
years, but small of his age. He is charg-
ed with breaking and entering the house
of Charles S. Martin and taking there
from the sum of S11.42 in money. On
the suggestion of the court, County
Attorney Park Immediately mol pressed
the charge of breaking and entering, and
plea of polo cOntendere as to the charge
of larceny was entered by the boys
counsel, A. E. Stearns. As stated by
Mr.. Stearns, the boys father has agreed
to place him in some Catholic school
where he would have proper training,
Final action in the matter was deferred
until the father should come in.
Joseph Ouillette of Lewiston pleaded
not guilty to an indictment charging
the larceny of Sl25 In money from the
person of Odlin L. Anctil at Rumford.
Paul Ross of Rumford pleaded guilty
to the charge of forging an endorsement
on bank check.
Phil Gallant of Rumford pleaded
guilty to assault upon Frank A. Brooks
an officer.
Fred Z. Murphy pleaded guilty to ar
indictment charging him with breaking
and entering the Grand Trunk station
at West Bethel on the 2Sth of May, ant
taking some tickets. David Taylor Ii
also indicted jointly with Murphy.
]. E. Moncton pleaded not guilty t.
the charge of maintaining q liquor nui
sance at Rumford.
Bessie Beaufils of Rumford pleaded
guilty to adultery. Charles Kennedy II
the other party named in the indictment
A. D. Cumins, alias d. B. johnson
answered to two indictments. One
charged him with the forgery of tele
graphic express order for $l5. To thil
be promptly pleaded not guilty. Thu
other Indictment charged him with false
lily representing himself to be D. c
Proctor, in whose favor the order wal
drawn, in order to obtain the money
Cumins, or johnson, desired to CON
suit with the county attorney befor'
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FIRST JURY.

Roswell Frost, Norway, Foreman.
william Adams, Stoneham.
j. 6. Coffin, Greenwood.
Granville s. Cotton, Brownheld.
II Walter Dennison, Paris.
J. Orne Douglass, Upton.
4 W. Edwards, Oxford.
w. II. Farnum. Rumford.
ID. o. Gleason. Mexico.
s. r. Howe. Hanover.
Ezra Head, Stow.
A. A. Keene. Buckneld.
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tOru. Inc ScnuOert Nuartette-Mrs. II.
Z. Wilson, Mrs. DR.. Bradbury, Mrs.
Smiley and Mrs. Cora 5. Briggs-sang
several selections in the course of the
programme, which were very appre-
ciatively received. The speakers were
Charles +. Whitman, Esq, Rev. IL. ).
Rideout, Hon. George ID. Bisbee, Rev.
Z. s. Cotton, Alton G.. Wheeler, Esq,
Rev. H. A. Clifford, and Hon. James ).
Wright. All phases of the subject OF
temperance, in its moral and legal
aspects, were touched upon, and the
speakers, while advocating all measures
of education and moral suasion, all took
occasion to rejoice that prohibition is
the settled policy of this state. The
audience was appeciative and in hearty
sympathy with the speakers, and the
meeting was one of the best of the court
temperance meetings yet held here.
Rev. II. A. Clifford opened the lecture
course at the Methodist church Thurs
day evening with his lecture, "A Ramble
in Europe" Before the lecture a solo
was sung BY Mrs. III. Z. Wilson, with
violin obligato by Carl Briggs. Mr..
Clifford's lecture was what its title indi-
Gates, the audience being given such
sketches as the limited time allowed of
trip through Belgium, Paris, several
cities of Italy. including Naples and
Mount Vesuvius, and concluding with
the crossing of the Alps into the
Chamounix valley. 1t was illustrated
with a good number of photographs,
which were so large and clear that their
main features were distinctly visible to
all in the audience. Mr.. Clifford's style
was easy and conversational, bis de.
scriptions vivid, and his story enlivened
with numerous amusing incidents OF the
trip. A delightful and instructive eveh-
ing's entertainment. The attendance
was fair. though not what the lecture
warranted. The second lecture Of the
course win be given by Rev. Bowley
Green OF Portland, on the subject ENG
land and 1.-THE English" Monday evening
Of next week.
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fact that a deep, full breath does
much toward establishing mental
poiseE and giving them a sense of re-
pose before the public. The healthful
effects of good breathing recommend
themselves to us when we look over the
of the opera who visit us yearly are
almost as splendid physical specimens
as one would care to see.
The student of voice will find out
door exercise most valuable, especial
ly long walks, and he should cultivate
holding his chest high, breathing
slowly thru his nostrils and OCCASION
ally walking few PAGES in one
breath. He will find himself invigor-
ated all day by a short walk Of this
kind. Games and outdoor exercises
are all valuable, provided they are not
overdone, and provided further they
do not cause him to use his voice in
calls and cries.
Indoor exercises are most valuable,
especially in cold and disagreeable
weather. The best attitude for the
body in breathing is to lie fiat on ones
back, with the hands under ones
head. The chest, thru this means, is
elevated and the muscles of the abdo-
men are brought into play. Another
poise for the body during breathing
is to put a. stick on the shoulder and
hOld II with DOLn nanQS, IHuS lnioWiHS
the chest out. Still another good
practice is to stand With the back and
the head against the wall and go thru
the exercises mentioned above. Be-
sides the actual act of breathing there
are some good exercises for strength
ening the muscles of the diaphragm.
In general, there is very little danger
of breathing too much, and the stu
dent of voice will find in case Of cold
or hoarseness that he may still Oc-
cupy himself with his breathing ex-
ercises, which in many cases will be
of benefit to the cold ITSELF In sing
hing his songs the student should cul-
Ttivate the art of reposefully giving out
his phrases and should try to make his
hearers feel the sense Of an unlimited
| breath supply. .%s..-.,-: .--.
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it may be. When misses or child's
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senting the age. It is not necessary to
write ''inches' or years
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postpaid on receipt of 10 cents. Be
sure and mention number Of pattern.
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BETWEEN TWO FIRES
By MRS. C. ~ WILLIAMSON
Mary of the 'The Grey"
fortunes Sport" Etc, Etc.
By MRS. C.. N. WILLIAMSON
others, had seemed like it from tn,

aOtners, nad seemed like 1T from the
first.
Everything that they did appeared
to annoy him; but especially their
whispering together. That seemed to
go thru him like a knife. He would
peer furtively round the edge of his
newspaper, just one quick glance
which apparently he could not resist;
and again he would start and shiver.
His uncanny interest in the pair was
not, SO far as could see, reciprocated.
After the first, the men hardly looked
at the meager figure half-hidden be-
hind the wings of the newspaper; but
I often caught the eyes of one or the
other intently, reflectively fixed on
me. If they had got into the compart-
should have been inclined to take
them for a couple of the spies of
whom Lord Reckworth had warned
me; but as it was, there seemed to be
no reason for fancying anything Of
the sort
The train journey which had had
such an odd beginning proved abso-
reached Dover and began collecting
our belongings all the weasel-faced
mans nervousness returned. His
trembling hands lowered over one
piece Of luggage after the other, as if
he were undecided how to pile them
LOgeCner.5s$4@Ine OLnersE TWO, VINO haQ
only a couple Of bags and a rug each,
seemed inclined to be slow about leav-
ing the carriage. AS for me Z had
nothing more than I could carry in
one hand, having left myself as free
as possible, not wishing to bring my
man with me. could have been out
of the train the instant it stopped
alongside the boat landing if had
chosen, but it was not my object to be
caught in a crowd, for I had to think
of guarding the precious, unknown
contents of my letter-case, and I, too,
| therefore, took my time.
It was rather curious when one
came to think of 1.-THE four occu-
pants Of the compartment, with at
least three different motives among
them, each one counseling delay.
/ Once, as / was with needless DELHI
Grafton finding a place for magazine
and newspaper in my bag, Z glanced
up and caught the eye Of the man be-
side whom had been sitting. There
4 was either an inploring look in il
or else my imagination was playing
trick with me. was inclined to
1 fancy the latter, for why should this
!! insignificant little stranger be saying
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with his bleak, agonized stare: "For
mercy's sake, don't go and leave me
alone with these others?"
They were apparently strangers to
him also; and If he had so mad a
desire to escape from their society,
why didn't he simplify matters by
making bolt for it?
The pair of whispering comrades
stood back a little with polite indi-
cation that might precede them; but
didn't see it; and at last, just when
the situation was becoming somewhat
marked, they seemed to resign them
selves to the inevitable, and jumping
out of the train were at once lost
to sight in the l1urrying crowd.
For an instant I imagined that the
pallid wisp was going to address me,
but was mistaken. The disappear
ance Of the others was the signal he
had been waiting for. He called a
porter, to whom he gave a part of
his luggage, but not nearly as much
as the big man could have managed,
and then, without glancing back, got
down from the carriage before me, I
following directly after.
Turnout the train journey had had
haunting sense Of mystery connect
ed with this fellow, as inexplicable as
it was impossible to shake off; but the
first gust Of strong sea air blew 1t
away; and as [ walked at his heels
he was scarcely more an object of
interest to me than any other unit In
the crowd.
He and I were at the tail end of
the throng fastening boatward, which
was exactly what I wanted. I had no
reason now to apprehend danger from
pickpockets too clever for even my
alert suspicion to detect.
Only two or three intending pas
sengers were behind me. as fol-
lowed the little man towards the boat;
and as i stepped onto the gangWay
and happened to glance UP, had just
time to see one of our two fellow
travellers standing on deck gazing
| down at us. Suddenly a shout was
raised: ..Look. out-the gangway' S
falling!".
Instantly calmness turned to con-
| fusion. Those behind me made a dash
| to try and get past, while the nervous
wretch in front, seeming to lose all
presence of mind, wheeled round to
run back instead Of making asleap for
| the deck. was between the two
| opposing forces. The little man, In
turning tail, threw up his. arms with
"a screech of fear, and somehow con-
/ trived in his selfish awkWafdness tc
| fling his travelling rug into my face
/ At the same moment he. fell against
my chest, the small bag he carried ir
| his left hand striking me full on the
knees.
NY hat was knocked over my eyes
/ and what with the unexpected weigh
Of the little struggling, scramblins
beast in front, and two or three me1
at my back fighting to get past eacf
4 other and me, for second or so
all but lost my balance.
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CHAPTER III.-Continued.
Told by Noel Brent, Who Is in Love
With the Home Secretary's
II Daughter.
THE MAN WHO WAS AFRAID.

I, THE MAN WHO WAS AFRAID.
!, should not have been man If
had broken my word for the sake OF
justifying myself in a woman's dear
eyes; and there was no question OF
such a course in my mind, hope, for
more than a moment. But recalling
all. that had passed between us last
night, and the look in her face this
morning, my heart was cold with fear
that-almost in the hour of gaining
her, as I had thought should lose
her for ever.
and I felt half-stunned by it as l
leaned back in my seat and folded my
arms. For England's sake, for Ju-
liette's sake, hoped to carry out my
mission and bring it to successful
issue for everyone concerned, but all
spice Of JOY was gone from the adven-
ture for me. I did not even speculate
any more upon the nature of the doc
ument in my letter-case. I had Won
dered at first what it could be, and
what was the Sensational story con-
nected with the way it had come into
Juliette de Never's possession; but
now did not care.
So completely absorbed In my own
gloomy reflections was I that the voice
Of one Of my ,fellow-travelers, speak
ing loudly and distinctly across the
compartment, caused me to look UP
with a. slight start.
d One Of the two men who had let
themselves in with the railway key
had addressed me. Sorry to have
been disagreeable just now said he.
Hardly stopped to think what was
doing when I tried to keep you out,
you know-acted on impulse. Can't
bear travelling in a crowded carriage"
j3ssf 1 looked across at him and his
friend. They were vulgar fellows,
with no more pretension towards be-
Ing gentlemen than the weasel faced
Individual who had reserved the car
riage, but they were big and Of a man
lier type than he. noticed that they
were we'll dressed, tho f1ashily; and
felt the same impression of artif1ciality
that I had In studying the first, differ
ent as they were. The one who had
spoken to me was very dark and Jew.
ish-looking; the other was puffy OF
face and slightly marked with small.
pox.
Il mo apology is necessary" I replied
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CRADLE, ALTAR
AND GRAVE

BIRTHS.
Horn-Mr. and Mrs. John, 1924 Second street
NE, boy.
Blechert-Mr. and Mrs. B., 1922 Irving avenue
N, boy.
Falconer-Mr. and Mrs. j., 3441 Chicago ave-
nue.. boy.
Buckley-Mr. and Mrs. j., 40 E Fifteenth
street, girl.
Stenvaag-Mr. and Mrs. Olaf, 2121 Thirteenth
avenue s., girl
'slmer-Mr. and Mrs Charles, 14o1 E Twenty.
sixth street, boy. 80
avenue N, boy.
Peterson--Mr. and Mrs. Swan, 25o1 Seventh
Jenson.-Mr and Mrs G., 21o7 Twenty first ave
S. girl.
Bartlett-Mr. and Mrs. R. J., $40 Twenty
seventh avenue NE, boy.
Johnson-Mr. and Mrs. Marcus, 2 Thirtieth ave
nue. SE. girl.
Kinkel-Mr. and Mrs. ]. H., 800 Eighth stree
s. girl ~
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to the overture, rather grimly.
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TO the overture, rather grlmly.
, That's all right, then" IS, said the a
his companion, and the two began
talking together in tones so low that
not word reached my side Of the
compartment. At this moment a
movement on the seat near me at
tracted my attention to the weasel
his mouth and nostrils were twitching,
and he mopped his forehead with a
handkerchief. The travelling cap
which he wore was pushed far back
on his head, and + saw that his
whitey-brown hair was damp. Alto
gether, he showed every symptom of a
man well-nigh at the point Of fainting
with all the force Of somewhat weak
nature to keep up an appearance Of
composure.
This seemed to me very strange.
Tho my own affairs were engrossing
enough, Heaven knows, the condition
Of the weasel-faced man pricked my
curiosity.
If we had been on shipboard I
should simply have supposed that he
was seasick and ashamed Of 1t. Now,
however, I could not account for his
quivering and yellowish pallor in that
way. But If he were collapsing thru
fear, what was there to be afraid Of !?
1uCIS 1ldVS -UCcu I'LL ullp1cdSdHL
kind Of magnetism in the creature s
suppressed misery, or 1t began to get
upon my nerves. The abject fellow
fascinated me. I could not look away
from him for long. found myself
always wanting to know what stage
he had reached.
superdcially, he improved. He con-
trolled the queer, nervous Pickering
Of nostrils and lips, and even pre-
tended to read a newspaper, which ]
remembered now he had been holding
UP in front of his face. as if absorbed
in Its contents, just before the other
men opened the door with their key
and burst in upon him. To them or
the opposite side of the carriage i,
might appear that he was actually
reading his paper, tho he was lons
time turning it over. But I sat beside
him, and my glances from time tc
time showed me that he was simply
staring ahead in an interpretive way
which must have made the printed
pages appear absolutely blank. He
had the air Of one waiting, under
great strain, for something to happen
began to think it not unlikely tina
he was mad. His penchant for me
: in contrast with his distaate for thu
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since started, and I said "good-day"
to weasel face as I got into my hacre.
The last saw of him he was almost
running by the side of his porter. with
:oru two big travelling companions
sauntering behind him.
secretary had been simple enough.
was to go to the Elysee Palace hotel,
where [ was unknown, as I usually
stopped at the Bristol when I went to
Paris, if not staying with friends. I
was to register my name as "Mr.
James Guest, Birmingham, England"
and I was to take bedroom and a
private sitting-room.
This alias, Lord Reckworth had ex-
planned, would not have been neces-
sary had he known before hand who
his messenger was to be. But lest
any misunderstanding should arise,
Maden1oiselle de Movers herself had
should return to her the all-important
paper, and also the hotel at which the
meeting should take place.
It was thought best to make no
change after the arrangement with
| me lest for some reason Juliette
! further messages. My appearance in
! the guise Of James Guest was bound,
! therefore, to be a great surprise to
| her, but I hoped-if I had heart
enough left to hope anything-that it
would not be an unpleasant one.
Elysee Palace two minutes when a
knock came at the door. "a lady who
wishes to see you, monsieur" an
| nounced a servant, when ! had called
out: "Entrezi'' 'She said that you
would be expecting her."
"Show the lady up at once to my
sitting-room,' answered.
| But the lady had not waited to be
shown up. She had followed the
servant and appeared in the doorway
IeVen as he turned away to fetch her.
So thickly yelled and plainly clad
was she that few would have guessed
the tall black figure to be that of the
handsomest and best-dressed woman
in Paris. But even had not been ex-
1 pecting her, think I should have
known Juliette de Nevers' bearing and
1.-The carriage of her head, If she had
| come upon me suddenly thus yelled
and thus cloaked, at the other end of
| the world.
She had all an actress self-control
in emergencies, and the slowly disap-
i pearing valet de chambre could have
had no suspicion that I was the last
man on earth whom she had thought
behind him she recoiled slightly from
me. demanding: What does this
mean? Why are you here under the
name of James Guest 2"
Because Sir Gordon Revelstoke
advised Lord Reckworth that was as
well-fltted to bear 1t as anyone he
II hope you don't think he wa.
wrong"
mo, indeed no. she stammered. 81
am glad. I would rather have it yor
than anyone, mon ami. But it was {
surprise. didn't understand it a
II chit y, o,.o ref IA GO,
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