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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25
CHAPTER Xxx.

Extracts from Young Mans Diary.
Il find my selfimposed task harder
and more torturlng to my feelings
than ever. Heaven knows how l am
to DIuster strength and determination
to carry 1t through. AS 1t is, l am
torn by conflicting feelings my reso-
luton varies hundred times a day.
| only returned to my situation two
days ago. had fully determined in
my own mind, before doing so, that
the only way in which to remain mas
ter of myself was to put myself, as
far as possible, beyond the reach Of
temptation, by allowing myself to see
as little Of, and by holding no sort Of
communication whatever with, the en-
chantress, who has made havoc of my
sternest and most justifiable resolu-
tons, and taken my heart and brain
captive.
81 returned to this house full of the
resolution of keeping my plan and pur-
pose constantly before me-of remem-
bering whose son was and whose
daughter she Is. And how long did
keep faith with myself? How long
did l preserve this precious resolve
inviolate? Only until she encountered
me-quite unavoidably on my part
and, animated by some celestial SYM
pathy and divine impulse, spoke to
me OF my mother, pitied my
sad bereavement, wished she
could have done something, and
even went so far as to say that she
could sympathize with me, because
she was halforphaned herself!'
"'Poor fellow!' l heard her murmur
to herself as she turned away.
"'Poor fellow!' What title would
she bestow upon me if she knew the
truth-the truth, which must out
sooner or later2 Villain! Spy! Be-
trayer!
But must not allow myself to
think Of this, for, If do, l am lost.
Let me employ my pen on some other
and less distracting subject.
udNO u uioSONClg
return-or, rather, it has been made
for me, One Of the first items of in
formation worthy of notice, which
received from cook, who was appar-
emily bursting with that and a sense
Of her own added Importance, In hay
ing played such prominent part in
the affair, was Jor'! now, whatever do
you think, young man? Masters been
and made is will, which l was the
chief witness"
This was a piece Of news worth
having. Why has he suddenly taken
this step? What does he anticipate?
Does he begin to fear mans vengeance
or Gods? Is he menaced by some
mortal illness, the chances of which
l have before contemplated, or does
he mean to commit suicide and thus
elude the just punishment which
might await the discovery of his
crime?
Ito be continued.)
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and injurfng my eyesight over this
any longer. Let me see your copy
of the lettef-that mysterious copy
which the ghostly hand filled in for
you. suppose you have kept It under
lock and key ever SINGER"
II have done better than that" was
the answer. 81 have carried 1t about
my person ever since"
II suppose you have some specimens
of your late fathers handwriting that
l may compare 1t with?"
His friend put his hand to his breast
pocket and produced an envelope.
This is it," he said. as to COM
pairing 1t with any other writing, it
happens that, without noticing 1t, l
made the copy upon the back of a
sheet of paper upon which my father
had written the first words of a letter
"a letter, which, for some reason or
another, was never finished"
The doctor took the envelope which
was fastened down, opened 1t and
drew out the Enclosure. AS he held 1t,
the other man could see on the outer
page the date, april 3d." and the
words, "My dear" He watched the
doctors face. He saw its expression
change from interest to bewilderment,
and felt that he was triumphing over
the scepticism which had possessed
his friend at the outset. you notice
the difference in the two handwritlngs
in which the copy is nader" he asked.
you observe that part of a sentence
is written in one and the rest in an
other?"
well, l can't quite say that do"
was the unexpected reply.
what do you mean?"
why, it's plain enough. Look
here!" The doctor held the sheet
of paper out toward him.
He saw the broken, incoherent SEN
fences which he had himself written.
He saw and recognized his own hand
writing. The other had disappeared.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25
cHAprER xvIIl.-contlnued.

"Wait a Bit" was the impetuous
answer, there is more to come still"
He told him about the visit to the
detective, and the detectives opinion
Of the matter. Then, with little hesi-
tation in his manner, he related his
strange experience on the night OF his
return; the voice which he heard tell
ing him where to look, and the discov-
cry of the photograph in the very
place indicated. Having reached this
point in his narrative he paused to
Judge of the effect 1t had produced
upon his hearer.
DR.. Cartwright said nothing, and
Ted went on to tell how the imperfect
copy of the letter, which he had made
himself from the remains of the
original, had been completed and filed
up In another hand.
The doctor withdrew himself into
ambush, as it were, behind his spec
tacles. Then he opened his mouth
"a remarkable CO."
mo, hang it ALL" was the Interrupt
ton; don't let us have any more
condolences; I'm sick of the very
sound of the word. Call it anything
you like but that"
DR.. Cartwright shook his head. But
what else could 1t be? My profession
al opinion"-in quite another tone of
voice-"is, that the sooner you hand
this room over to the housemaid the
better. Meanwhile, suppose you show
me the original document that was
burnt?"
The young man produced 1t from
the same secret hiding place as before,
and laid it out before him without a
word. There was silence for some
moments, which was only broken by
the sound of the Doctors voice, as he
repeated the words to himself, as he
succeeded in deciphering them. At
the end of five minutes he gave it up.
Its Of no use puzzling my brains
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25
Short and Ionn DAVIS.

The day is longer or shorter as you
go north or south Of the Equator. on
Cape Horn, Sc degrees south latitude
the days in mld-wlnter are about nine
hours long. The longest day at Lon
don is sixteen hours and a half; al
Stockholm, eighteen hours and half;
at Hamburg, seventeen hours; at st
Petersburg the longest day has eigh
teen hours and the shortest five; al
Hornea in Finland the longest day has
twenty-one hours and half and me
shortest two hours and a half; al
Spltzbergen the longest day is three
months and a half.
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altogether hide his affection. His
eyes followed Agnes about. and Is she
did not notice it, there was one other
who did. This was Perkins, the house
keeper. who had ever been suspicious
of the young man." Not for mo-
ment did she allow him to escape her
pert scrutiny, and he was often handi-
capped in his task by her prying eyes.
He dared not make any prolonged
search, for Perkins would have had
him denounced as a thief. and he
should probably have been dismissed.
Then came a break in his attempt to
unravel the mystery. His mother was
taken seriously Ill, and he FASTENED
home, only in time to hear her dying
message. When the funeral had con-
cluded he returned to his task, leav-
ing his sister in DR.. Cartwright's care.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25
THREE
CARDINAL
POINTS
BLOOD
HEALTH
HAPPINESS

II Is Q fact that, with impover-
ished or unhealthy condition of the
blood, suffering, i'll health and un-
happiness must result.
Rich, Red, Radiant Blood means
to the possessor splendid health,
and health means happiness to the
vast extent physical condition may
exert its influence.
Do you suffer from nervousness,
weakness, brain flag, loss of energy,
a sluggish, tired body, with little,
il any, ambition and vitality Do
you feel that you must have rest
and are unequal to your daily tasks
and responsibilities Does your
body ache and pain all over from
lack of circulation and proper nu-
trition1 Does your system need
to be built up and held there1 II
these and similar conditions exist,
speedy relief and permanent cure
are within your reach.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25
RAISE BUTTERFLIES ON FARM.
Unique Industry Practlced In England
and France.

Unique Industry Practlced In England
and France.
Butterfly farms, where cocoons are
Matched on branches protected by
gauze or tulle, may be frequently seen
throughout France, where diligent eff
forts are being made to acclimate the
species of the Bombycidae, or silk
worm family, that are indigenous to
other countries. At Eastbourne, also.
in England, William Watkins, the
English entomologist, has established
one Of these butterfly farms, more
particularly, however, for the purpose
OF obtaining rare genera and new
varieties by crossing. Such farms are
planted with oaks, ailantus trees.
pines, plum Ntrees, castor oil plants
and others, the leaves Of which serve
as food for the caterpillars. To Sc
cure a uniform temperature the in.
sects are often kept in room until
after the first moulting, when they
are placed on bushes in the open air
and protected from birds by sheer
muslin or tulle.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25
Italx,s Klnu a. a sportsman.

The King Of Italy is devoted to all
outdoor sports, more especially ten
mis-, shooting, yachting, motoring and
fishing. There is story that once
on returning from a very bad days
fishing, the King met poor man who
had been very much more successful.
The King stopped the man and asked
for light. The man noticed that the
fish the King was carrying were few
in number and small, and, not recog
MIXING the King, chaffed him on his
bad luck. "You might be the King, I"
said the man, with that little lot"
"Whyl" asked the King, slightly EN-.
barrassed. WELL" said the man,
everyone knows that he's all right as
a King, but he's no sportsman"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25
CHAPTER XIX.
Or. jeremiah Is Astonlshed.


For a moment there was a dead
silence. Then the young man, still
holding the sheet of paper in his hand,
dropped into the nearest chair, and the
same words fell from his lips which
he had uttered before under somewhat
similar circumstances-"Am | going
mad?"
mot at ALL" was the cheerful re-
spouse. Don't you seer" he went on,
clapping him on the back. You
dreamt II; that was all"
The other raised q haggard face
toward him. But how about the writ
ing which I saw. and Of which, even
though It has now mysteriously disap-
peared, can recall every word"
at certainly is very strange" said
Or. Cartwright But at the same
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Ito be continued.)
Wonderful Human Hand.

The human hand is 80 beautifully
formed, 1t has so fine a sensibillty,
that sensibility governs its motion so
correctly, every effort of the will is
answered so instantly, as II the hand
itself were the seat Of that will; its
actions are so free, so powerful, and
yet so delicate, that 1t seems to pos
sess a quality instinct in itself, and
we use 1t as we draw our breath each
moment, unconsciously, and have lost
all recollection Of the feeble and Ill.
directed efforts of its first exercise,
by which 1t has been perfected. In
the hand are twenty-nine bones, from
the mechanism of which result
strength, mobility and elasticity. On
the length, strength, motion and mo-
bility of the thumb depends the
power of the hand. Without the
fieshy ball of the thumb, the power of
the fingers would avail nothing, and,
accordingly, the large ball formed by
the muscles Of the thumb is the dis.
tinguishing character Of the human
hand.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25
Perfect Propositions.

A perfectly proportioned man
should weigh twenty-eight pounds for
every foor of his height. If he is FIVE
feet ten inches in height his weight
should be one hundred and sixty-three
pounds; II six feet in height, he should
weigh one hundred and sixty-eight
pounds.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25
Young Sharks In a Sharks Stomach

A huge shark, measuring nearly
eleven feet IN length, was caught on
the ocean pier at West Palm Beach
Monday by c. F. Bingham OF Nautilus
cottage. A strange revelation was
made when the big fish was cut open
In the stomach were twelve young
sharks, each about sixteen inches In
length. These were transferred to q
water tank on the pier In which they
lived for FIVE hours.-Troplcal Sun.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25
First Vessel Through suez.

Capt. Charles P. Jayne, now resid.
ing in Boston, had the honor Of COM
mandlng the first vessel that passed
through the Suez canal. The craft
was known as the Monlng, and. al
though of American construction. was
sailed under the British flag.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25
snaln IL Waklnn Lin.

A recent report from Bilbao states
that there is very strong possibility
Of the import trade in nitrate Of soda
and sulphate Of ammonia for agricul-
ture purposes being considerably in.
creased, owing to the efforts TO I'm
prove the methods Of cultivation in
Spain. About 1000 tons OF nitrate
are used every year at Bilbao In the
production Of acids and chemical
manure
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25
travel In the Holy Land.

Carts, wagons. drays, trucks, ETC.,
are not employed largely in Syria and
Palestine. On the farms wagon Of
any description is hardly ever seen.
Grain is brought in on the backs of
camels and donkeys. Delivery wagons
are unknown In Syrian cities.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25
Value Of Rookn

The best Of book is not the thought
which 1t contains, but the thought
which 1t suggests; just as the charm
Of music dwells not in the tone, but
in the echoes Of our hearts.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25
Mnrtnane Many Yeara Old.

There was left for record a few
days ago at the city clerks Office IN
Providence a discharge Of the mort
gage given by John Newell Of Paw
tucket. Mass. TO the Farmers and Ne
chsnics' bank Of the village Of Paw
tucket, tow o. Nortl PrsvIdence, r
T., dats4 hSs.st. 49,.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25
Ancient Earth Formation.

Biologists have come to the con.
cluslon that Australia and Tasmania
where formerly united by land
bridge, and that It was on 1t that Tas-
manlan animals entered Victoria.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25
nlatrlnt rsohnloal sehnol.

Special district technical schools for
improving the artistic education of
the working girls and designers are
about to be opened in certain centers
In st. Etienne. France.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25
Fertilizers for Oats.

One hundred and sixty pounds an
acre Of nitrate of soda and muriate
of potash, equal parts, materially in
creases the yield Of oats In some Ken
lucky tests.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25
Water Power Llnhta CITY.

The city of Grenoble, France. In.
stalled It's new system of electric
lighting from water power source
twenty-seven miles distant, In the VAL
ley Of the Romanche.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25
Value Of OH saths.

Any one can add strength and
weight to his body by rubbing we'll
with olive oil after warm bath. Oil
baths are particularly beneficial to
delicate children.
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cann Tell IN. nlH.r.pe.

There are people in the world who
fail to discover tn" difference between
having strong convictions and being
plain obstinate.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25

English Walnuts From California.
California produces more English
walnuts than all the other states. and
they are OF better quality.
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Horns Of the Moon.

The horns Of tho moon always point
away from the sua. therefore they are
always directed upward In the even
Ing.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25
PIANO PLAYING MADE EASY.

Design Shows How the Keys Should
Be Struck.
At the top Of the cut is as much of
the keyboard as necessary to explain
the tune, the star denoting the center
o. the instrument. The thick vertical
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25

lines represent the position Of the
notes on the keyboard, their length
denotlng their value. The horizontal
lines represent the bars, and connect
ed notes are played with the same
hand.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-02-25

Cost Of Electric Lights.
The cost OF city electric lights
ranges from 2 TO cents an hour q
lamp.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-22
A Crisis IN TIE WAR.

The communications sent by tho
Japanese field marshal Tuesday ad
dressed to the Russian commander az
Port Arthur foreshadows an impor
tant crisis in The great war now raging
in northern Asia.
The note asked the Russians to sur
render, and at the same time served
notice on them that non-combatants
void be allowed to lehve the beleag
uered CITY before the bombardmen;
should begin. We may therefore ex-
pect something decisive to take place
as soon as the answer to the Japanese
request for surrender Is received.
Even now the actual advance Of the
laps in the final assault on Port Ar
thur nav be in progress. The early
morning dispatches tell of feht on
the Russian extreme left, resulting in
hurried retreat Of the Russian out
posts and the occupation Of an impor
tant 'lountain posi- ion by the Japan
tnf Z MS iiEy be ihN ''pNhiAN NiA1o-'-
ment. or it may be merely a minor
movenent Of the Japs in their general
scheme Of tightening up their lines
about the entrapred enemy Tho
days developments may tell us which
I. is
AT any rate we are due to hear i'm
por ant news from Port Arthur this
week The Japanese battle array is
no~ complete and All is in readiness
for the great fray, even to the finaI
demand for surrender. which in mod
ern warfare always precedes The as
sault. OF course no one expec the
Russians To- surrender. Their military
history gives no grounds for such ex
pectaions. That hey are going to re
sist the assault to the grim and bitter
enl we may be sure The story ol
Spbastorol and skobeloc's superb ex
ample are Of too recent date to be lost
on the Russian army Of today The
world may look. therefore. for a bat
lie Of unparalleled fighting on boti
sides, since the Japs have already
shown in this war that they never give
up till death itself takes their parole
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-22

The morning organ does not deny
that negro officialism is rampant in
Logau county. but it desires the fac,
covered up because such putllcity
hurts Guthrie The morning organ
reDresen' shystering politicians. who
forget the Welfare Of Guthrie. when
they hold county conventions and
when they place darkes on the Repuh-
lican ticket and vote for them. Where
viii lhe people place the blame for the
present condi ion of affairs2 On The
Leader and the Democratic party for
telling tile truth about negroism, and
tterety cqrse a radical change or the
Capital and the Republican politicians
for bringizS odium TO Guthrie and Lo-
gan coun'y by placing negroes in Of
fce7
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-22

mary vote was canvassed and the
nominations as made ratified. A
strong county platform was aeop'ed
II appears elsewhere in this issue Of
Tho Leader. The meeting was a har-
monious one and every member pres
cnt felt confident of success at the
polls in November. Al. executive com
mittee to have charge OF the campaign
work. was named as follows
L. NJ Jones. Gu hrie; Frank Hind
man, Guthrie; Robert Hancock, Ce-
dar; Chas. e. Wells. Crescent; w. L.
Helton. Marshall; Walt Wilson, Pear
Creek.
Tho executive committee is called
to meet Saturday at ? p m. Aug "a,
at headquaItc tors. All nominees are
urged to be present al that time.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-22
Baseball

Yesterdays seventeen inning con
test between the Oklahoma City aud
Guthrie teams played before a crowd
Of nearly cne thousand people. will SO
down in history as probably the best
game of base ball ever Witnessed on ar
Oklahoma diamond The Oklahoma
city team won in the seventeenth in
ming on a two base hit by Page with
TWO men on bases. The score was :
to I.
Jenries scored the only run for the
locals in the first inning. after draw
ing his base on balls For sixteen in.
nngs thereafter the locals we're
blanked, although NUMBER OF times
players we're or second and third
bases awaiting hits, which would have
been timely to he sure. and which
never came
Oklahoma Ciy was shut out until
the seventh inning when Sheffield
scored on a hit by Werner. Until the
last inning they were unable to get
ano her player across the plate and In
that inning they succeeded in getting
two scores. Swartzel knocked a lly
ball behind Bennett and both Weising-
er aud Bennett attempted to field II,
wi h the result that it fell to he
ground. Mason was struck out. Wer-
ner drew hit and Swartzel and Wer-
ner were safe on third and second
bases respectively Luck turned to
Page in great big doses and a two
base hit followed which won the game
both base runners scoring. Page was
afterwards retired at second base.
Pet igrew was in the box for the
locals. 1t was his initial game with
Guthrie and throughout the entire
game demonstrated his ability as a
cool headed pitcher. Although at
tines he was touched up qui.e freely
he played the game like the little vet
eran he is and struck out the hard hit
ting visitors in nearly every inning
Roy Louehmiller twirled for the VS.
itors. Lougmniller hed good control
OF he ball, but The safe hits were
many. He passed number of batters
to first base. but the necessary hits to
win game of his delivery were no.
forthcoming.
Guthrie won the second game OF Eve
innings by timely hitting in the third
inning, G'he second game was lhe
play-off Of Fridays twelve inning con-
test when the game ended with the
Continued on page So
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-22
A RECORD OF oRAEr.

Lawton Cons tuition The Repub-
lican officials OF the territory have a
lLarter OF a million dollars of the
school funds Of Oklahoma lied up in
the Capitol National bank failure and
very large portion IL not all Of the
amount viii be lost to the school
children OF Oklahoma. This bank was
more Of poll ical than business in
sti utiou and the names of various
prominent Republicans Of the terri
tory are noticeable in the LIST nf cred
itors Tho Republican party Of this
territory has not shown common
decency in dealing wi h The puhilc
funds TO say no hing about self res
traint The history Of the party Ia
0kiahona is a record Of graft
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-22

tv.seven different varieties Of mutiny
unless the president gives the place
thus Loft vacant to negro despite
the protests Of thc white citizens.
II the president plays his usual kind
oi pe.it,es and Yields to the negroes
he win have another Indianola case on
his hands; and at a time when he can
IN afiord any fresh agitation concern
inc his neerophitistic record. But II
he makes new departure from his
usual negro policy and turns a deaf
ear 10 the en-. .reaties ana threats OF
the Tennessee blacks, ne Will lay him
self open to the charge OF having lost
the courage of his convictions-(or
the audacity Of his predilections)-
anc will be in such position that he
can discover no answer to negro ac-
cusaiions Of Inconsistency and insin.
ceh V.
Il is net to be presumed that the
problem is to Mr. Roosevelt's liking.
now that the campaign is beginning to
warm up It may even give rise In
the presidents mind To grave doubts
concerning The value of the negro as a
Republican political asset.
There exists an old and much
quo ed line of one William Shakes
pearc concerning the engineer. hoist
with his own petard."