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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-10-01

out TO noIu IT, there lay q numper OF
folded sheets, which, with a deep sigh,
he handed over for the majors inspec-
ton AS he did so he remarked:
Il had rather have died any natural
death than have had my miserable
wife's secret known. But since the
crime has come to light this story OF
her sin and her repentance may serve
in some slight degree to mitigate pub
lie opinion. She was sorely tempted
and she succumbed. The crime of hel
ancestors was in her blood"
He again walked off. The major un
folded the sheets.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-10-01
WIN De ms GROWING o.ow.-
CHAPTER XVI.

- N the evening of the day which
saw our first recognition of
this crime as the work of We
ronica Moore the following no
tice appeared in the Star and all the
other local journals:
ANY person who positively remem-
bers passing through Waverley avenue
between n and NJ streets on the even
ing OF May IL at or near the hour Of a
quarter past will confer favor on
the detective force of the District by
communicating the same to f. at the
police headquarters in @ street"
| was "F" and was soon deep in
business. But l was readily able to
identify those who came from curios-
ity, and as the persons who had really
fulfilled the conditions expressed in
my advertisement were few an evening
and mornings work sufficed to sift the
whole matter down to the one man
who could tell me just what l wanted
to know. With this man l went to the
major. and as result we all met later
in the day at Mr.. Moores door.
This gentleman looked startled enough
| when he saw the number and charac-
| ter of his visitors, but his grand air did
| not forsake him, and his welcome was
both dignified and cordial. But l did
not like the way his eye rested on me.
But the slight venom visible in 1t at
that moment was nothing to what he
afterward displayed when at slight
growl from Ridge, who stood in an
attitude of offense in the doorway be-
yond drew the attention of all to the
dog by saying sharply:
"There is our witness, sirs. There Is
the dog who will not cross the street
even when his master calls him, but
crouches on the edge OF the curb and
! waits with eager eyes but immovable
body till that master comes back. isn't
, that so. Mr.. Moore? Have l not heard
: you utter more than one complaint In
this regardT
II cannot deny it, was the stiff re
. ply, "but what
, | did not wait for him to finish.
!. "Mr. Currean," asked, lis this the
animal you passed between the hours
= of and 6 on the evening o
:, Nav IL. crouching in front of Thu
!, house with his nose to the curbstonef
!, ut is; noted him particularly; h
. seemed to be watching the oppcsit
n house."
n Instantly l turned upon Mr.. Moore,
: "Is Rudge the dog to do that
y asked, .'if his master were not there
10 Twice have myself seen him IN tn
" selfsame place and with the selfsam
IS air of expectant attention, and bot
times you had crossed to the hous
N which you acknowledge he will a
T. proach no nearer than the curb on tn
at side of the street"
IN 'You have me-" was the short rep
h. with which Mr. Moore gave up y
ne - r
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tending the library hearthstone reached
it's elimination when ! perceived one
night the CLINT of candle burning IN
the southwest chamber. did not
know who was responsible for this
light. but / strongly suspected IT to be
Mr.. Jeffrey, for who else would dare
to light a candle IN this disused house
without first seeing that all the shut
ters were fasti
II aid not dislike Mr.. jeffrey or qnes-
ton his right TO do this. Nevertheless
I was very angry. Though allied 10 a
Moore. he was not one himself ana me
difference In our privileges affected me
strongly; consequently ] watched pll
be came ont and upon positively rec
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~ so that his means might ma'cn
mine.
~ do not know which of us TWO was
most TO blame for that marriage ne
,,rood n because he was going SO Iar
au,ov and wanted to be sure OF me-
aaoantad Il because II seemed 10 De
~omantic and because 1t pleased me 10
have my own way in spite OF my nnlu l
ola Guardian and the teachers wno
we're always prying about, ana 'ns
iris who went silly over him-ior nc
.yas really handsome In his "ay-an'
who thought (st least many OF 'ns ~
ala that be cared for men "p'" -
cared only Tor me war
~ nave hated black eyes for year
He had black eyes us .o
-, sogaot cora, or, rather ! eio 10
let any remembrppoe " per plpo.' ~ '''.
she wss very shadoNy pe'sop ~ ~
hi ,l.ose days. ! bad poi sesp hsi ~, ~
We WEIR bon children, and ~ ivl ~
i.,ters ihey were almost wv ~ ~
.lao lived sud- y qip'lsw ~ ,.,a 49,
nine and Yr0ie VI ~ llppl ''''fg
Ind uo lnieresi N. ~ ipg h'l'tf ~.
hef pardon nos mover NN''''''
Aor 49,. ,tm Aag
"A, gas an plepeee NJ ''e 0.'l.,s
no load fog aud lfNlf. HH# XXI
fls, faale Yel Nv Nl.Na N" , hs1
1. ..l n.u.h NJ ~ HpNW Az ~ y
iN' I'll M. InIl has NJ hfifNf
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so,S kno4 hi pYlp iNsp'N ',H' ~.
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t.++3$sS$$&s$$*&+'
c,v as l had expected
81 t' as this ire proved CON
IT, ut his strongest emotion
IrrIosIty rather than fear |
II my ground and turned
|tSe house. Mr.. Moore did
any me. A.. ran
was standing in the hall.
Fbad evidently retreated TO
| opposite knows what hat i he
"but this does not in
P.ts concerning the picture
west chamber or the devil
sm."
suref' ..,
70 as one of my inexperi-
But. major, l am equally
\ he knows more than he
hrs. Jefrrey's death. | am
to state that in my belief
tbo house when it occur
cknowledged thisY'
pt are your reasons for this
many"
state them?'
you will pardon the pre-
Some of my conclusions
bew TO you. The truth is
possibIy seen more of this
n my duty warranted, and
ready to declare that he
of what has taken place
than he is ready to avow.
hat he has often visited 1t
hd knows about a certain
blow as well as we do. |
Il that he was here on the
rs. Jeffrey's suicide. He
tie surprised when l in
Of what had happened not
some secret inkling of II
even if we had not the
the lighted candle and the
urriedly replaced. Besides
man to drag himself out
so simple a cause as the
hich he endeavored to i'm
US. He knew what we
In this house.
b. If Mr.. Jeffrey's presen
are true, these deductions
probably correct. But Mr.
ial has been positive.
will turn out a mere ques
city"
ssarily," l returned. ="
b way Of forcing this maj
EDGE that he was in o
Ouse on that fatal night.
do not want to boast, an
glad If you did not oblig
de to you the means b
Y to bring this out. Onl
We to insert an advertise
|th evening and mornin
in two days. / will repol
lccess."
eyed me with an interei
ny heart thrill. Then /
you have earned IL
will give you two days
4 lment Durbin reappeared
E book in his pocket. Ia
e handed it to the majo
mark:
! find anything there. IT
fooling you"
opened the book, sho'
Pder the cover, found not
Bsed hastily to the drawn
as hastily followed hi
attorney was talking wi
Mr.. jeffrey was nervot
= floor. The latter stopp
tered and his eyes fash
Pike it" said he.
solutely empty" remark
n The letter has been /
M Dably without your kno'
~ think So" was Mr.. J
ected retort. do you 81
would intrust a secret,
!. |uon Of which / was req
and honor, to the OF
Pook? When l found 4
4 Sealed letter
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N Hlip az sOgls " visits
r. apa realizes ihaf NJ
nlieeie mielli bo $40
r. hiding place f0g illlg
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CHAPTER XIV.

Abruptly:
81 killed him. / am all that
said l was, and you can never
again give me thought save in the
way of cursing and to bewail the day
l came into your life. But you cannot
hate me more than hate myself, my
wicked self, who, seeing an obstacle in
the way to happiness, stamped it out
Of existence and so forfeited all right
TO happiness forever
ut was so easy! Had it been hard
thing to do-had it been necessary to
lay hand on knife or lift a pistol
might have realized the act and paused.
But just little spring which child's
hand could manageable, feeling for
it, could help pressing 1t, If only to
see
II was always a reckless girl, mad
for pleasure and without any thought
of consequences. When school bored
me took all my books out of my desk,
called upon my mates to do the same,
and, stacking them up into sort Of
| rostrum in field where we played,
first delivered an grafton from them
In which reverence for my teachers
had small part, then tore them into
| pieces and burned them in full sight of
my admiring schoolfellows. / was dis
missed, but not with disgrace. Teach
ers and scholars bewailed my depar.
ture, not because they liked me or be
J cause of any good they had found In
me, but because my money had thrown
luster on them and on the whole estab
lishment This was when was
twelve, and it was on account of this
reckless escapade that was sent ives
and kept so long from home and al
nv rfiatterers. My guardian mean
well by this, but in saving me from on
pitfall he plunged me into another.
grew I'D without Cora and also withou
any idea Of the requirements of m.
position or what / might antcipat
from the world when the time cam
for me to enter ii. knew that ha
money-so did those about me-but
had little or no idea of the amount no
, what that money would do for IN
when I returned to Washington. 81
in an evil day, and when / was Jus
eighteen. fell in love, or thought OH
: with a man (oh, Francis, imagine ]
now that have seen you'd OF sun
!. cient attraction to satisfy one who's
prospects were limited to contracte
existence in a small town, but no MOI
fitted to content me after seeing was
> ington life than If he had been cor
mon farm hand or the most ordinal
of clerks in country store. But WI
voung. ignorant and self willed, al
K Thought because my cheek burned u
/ der his look that he was the man
q men and suited to be my husband
4. that is. if | thought at all, whicn
n not likely, for was In feveri
s. whirl and just followed the Impulse
d the moment. which was to be with III
n whenever | could without atracul
tbe teachers attention. And TINS, All
was only too often, for he was
NJ brother of one of our storekeepers'
h. visitor in Owosso, and often III
Il store where we girls went
eve would not have been married
r. the way we were if he had not waD'
n ~ 90 TO the Klondike for the purp'
mr. ~ making money and making II quiz
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An officer we had not before noted
was standing near the front door. He
came forward at this and placed
second telegram in the superintendent
hand. 1t was from the same source
as the one previously received and APP
peared to settle this very question.
II have Just learned that the man
married was not the one who kept
store In Owosso. but his brother VII
liam. who afterward died In Klondike.
IL Is Wallace whose death you are in
yestlxating."
What snarl is heref" asked the
major.
II think understand" 1 yentured
10 put ia. Her husband was the ono
left Oh the road by the brother "h'
staggered into camp for aid, lie wA'
a weak n8p the weaker Of the Two
she said ana probably died, ~bii'
Wallace, after seemingly eoiiapsipe, 20
covered. This last she did not know
having failed ~ read file Whole Of fp
II ncWspaper slip Which fgid about n
and ~ When she saW some one va
ihe PfalDef alr and nfure Hnd ~
iold lafer t1af Az FfeineF eap Wal
lna NJ $50 her Hlle fo0k a tVr flalit
ulaf n Nes her husband neilffln
p0aluYely uAai Wallnee wa deRa ll
! lau0T l4plf0lel np} hpif damaged
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- N the evening of the day which
saw our first recognition Of
this crime as the work of We
g,,,ioo Mora fhn foIloxufnp mo-
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IKE it." said he.
solutely empty" remarked
The letter has been abb
Dably without your knowl-
think So" was Mr.. JEFF
ected retort. do you sup
would intrust a secret, fol-
non Of which ! was ready
and honor, to the oper
0ok' When l found my.
sealed letter
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-12-29
TONGUE TIED.

are all so self conscious and afraid of
their own shadows" remarked a wom-
an recently. And had to agree with
her.
AS long as you are not doing any
thing you should not why be afraid2
And why at all times be so foolishly
self conscious that you think people
are watching yonr slightest move
ments?
Il think it is so delightful of you.
Miss Brown said the hostess, ito sit
down at the piano without being urged
and play so simply whatever you hap
pen to know
You can thank my mother for that"
laughed the girl She told me she
would let me take piano lessons only
on condition that would sit down and
play without any fuss, no matter who
asked me She added that if | did
make mistakes it would not make any
more difference than If were alone
because no one expected perfection
from child 1t put me so much at my
ease that ! have never been troubled
with self consciousness"
HELEN CLIFTON.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-12-29
now Yule Dollies Are Made.

These are old Christmas sweets for
children: Cream together one-half cup
of butter, one cup of sugar, add grad
ually two well beaten eggs, one table
spoonful Of rich cream or milk, one
teaspoonful of vanilla and three cups
of flour with which has been sifted
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
Stand for an hour in a very cold
place. Have ready tin cutter in the
shape of a doll about five inches long.
Take portion of the dough out on
the board at one time, roll out one-half
inch thick and cut into dolls. Brush
each over with milk and dredge light
ly with powdered sugar Use cur
rants for eyes and bake in creased
pans in a moderate oven. When cold
decorate the skirt of each doll with
ruffies of frosting. Wrap separately
in sheets Of waxed paper. In pack
ing place the doll in a long shallow
box, pack firmly with tissue paper
and before closing the box add sprig
of holly, tving the box with red ribbon.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-12-29
A Power In Michigan.

Michigan is one of the strongest
grange states in the Union The infiu-
ence of the grange is felt and admitted
by all parties. The state grange has a
strong legislative committee of five
members, among whom are the master
and secretary of the state grange. They
are prompt and untiring in carrying
out the instructions of the state grange
in legislative matters. There are now
upward of 700 subordinate oranges in
the state and 40 Pomonas. Since Jan.
last So subordinates and 4 Pomona
oranges have been organized. The to-
tai membership of the Order in the
state now exceeds 5000.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-12-29
How to Make Imitation snow.

Decorate your Christmas tree with
imitation snow. 1t looks beautiful. 1t
is best done out of doors or in cold
room. Fasten the tree to stand and, if
done in u room, spread paper thickly
around the tree to avoid a "muss. "
Now boil half Il gallon Of water and
dissolve therein four or five pounds of
alum. Sprinkle the hot liquid with a
sprinkling can or otherwise finely all
over the tree Wait awhile, heat the
liquid again and sprinkle once more.
While the needles are still wet with
alum water sift flour or starch or chalk
over the whole The tree needles will
then look as if burdened with snow.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-12-29


generous wine without discomfort. I'm
possible to prolong this state of affairs
without deepening the shadow round
the heads of the younger generations.
We must come to their aid. Our chill
dren are heirs of a joyless world. We
beaaeath them cares, hard questions,
a life heavy with shackles and COM
fo.t to brighten the morning of their
days: let us interest ourselves in their
sports find them pleasure grounds,
open to them our hearts and our homes;
let lis bring the family into our amuse-
ments: let gayety cease to be a COM
modify of export; let us call i'll our
SONS. whom our gloomy interiors send
out into the street, and our daughters,
moping in dismal solitude; let us mul-
tiply anniversaries, family parties and
excursions; let US raise good humor ia
our homes to the height of an institu-
ton, let the schools, too do their part;
let masters and students ~ schoolboys
and college lD0ys-meet together often
er for amusement 1t will be 50 much
the better for serious work. There is
no such aid to understanding ones pro-
fessor as to have laughed in his COM
pany, and, conversely. to be well un-
derstood d pupil must be met elsewhere
than in class or examination.
And who will furnish the money
What d question! That is exactly the
error. Pleasure and money-people
take them for the two wings Of the
same bird A gross Illusion. Pleasure,
like all other truly precious things in
this world, cannot be bought or sold.
If you wish to be amused you must do
your part toward it. That is the es-
sential. There is no prohibition against
opening your purse. if you can do il
and find it desirable. but | assure you
it is not indispensable Pleasure and
simplicity are two old acquaintance
Entertain simply. meet your friends
simply. If you come from work well
done. are as amiable and genuine as
possible toward your companions and
speak no evil of the absent. your sue
cess is sure.
pleasure Among young people OF to-
day, particularly the self respecting,
the dearth Of amusements causes real
suffering. One is not weaned from this
CONTINUED Next Week.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-12-29
r.ventv-nine Grange states.

There are now Twenty-Five state
oranges, of which Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Connecticut, New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan
and Indiana have so thoroughly organ
lied their jurisdiction that there are
from one to twenty oranges in nearly
every county. In New Hampshire and
Vermont there is grange, sometimes
two, in each township. There are also
oranges in Canada, and the Dominion
grange always sends delegate to the
national grange meetings in this coun-
try.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-12-29
HOLLY DECORATIONS.
Hoyv to Trim the House With Greens
For Christmas.

FGr Christmas.
These are the most time honored
and the most handsome of all Christ
mas decorations, says the Chicago
Tribune. The doorway into the din
ing room may be transformed with
long rope of evergreens and some holly
berries The rope may be draped
about the door and perhaps carried
over the framework of a window and
brought down to the edge of mantel-
piece The other end will perhaps be
looped back and brought over brass
sconce. then fastened with a bunch of
holly tied with a streaming scarlet rib
bon
From another doorway, also draped
with hemlock rope, suspend a Christ
mas bell of holly. with mistIetoe for
a clapper. which will involve many en-
tertaining complications during the
festal day.
coarse fish net tackled along the
side of a stairway and stuck with
branches of holly and laurel, branches
of laurel and cedar, becomes charming.
Wreaths of laurel and holly tied with
scarlet ribbons are beautiful in the
windows; one on the front door just be-
low the knocker, when there is a
knocler, is delightful.
A row of little pine trees breast high
along each side of wide wall is one
woman's effective Christmas treatment
Of her house.
Anywhere and everywhere belong
the rope of hemlock and holly punches,
which are as appropriate to 2 by 4
fat as to a twenty roomed mansion.
a Nuremburg Christmas tree is a
distinct beauty on a Christmas draw
ing room or at ii children's Christmas
table. 1t is made of stiff green wire,
covered with green, and comes in a
wooden pot and measures three feet or
less. 1t is a blaze of cheerful glory
when lighted and can be folded and
packed away and rise again for many
successive Christmases.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-12-29

state and has acted in the capacity of
judge of dairy cattlein the past ten years
and has picked out the winners at more
than d hundred fairs without a pro-
test being made In 1891 he became
secretary of the State Farmers league,
was six years secretary Of the New
York State Poultry society, has served
as master of the Syracuse grange, sec
rotary of the Pomona grange, treasurer
of the New York State Dairymens as
ISOLATION, is at present one of the di-
reetors of the New York State Breed
ers' association, chairman Of the execu-
tive committee of the New York State
Fruit Growers association, secretary
Of the American Cheviot Sheep soci-
ETY., trustee of Cornell university and
director and trustee in at least a dozen
other organizations which have to do
with the interest of the farmer. In 1896
he was appointed director of farmers
institutes and has made the work a
marked success in this state When he
undertook the work he started an edu-
cational campaign to secure larger re-
suits in the diaries of the state, and
much of the increased production per
COW from 5000 pounds in 1889 to 1876
in 1899 has come from his work Mr.
Dawley is likely to be the appointee of
the president to the vacant office Of
assistant secretary of agriculture at
Washington
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-12-29
WEST JERSEY & SEASHORE R. R.
On and after OCT. 4, 1904. trains will
leave Woodbury. as folloMs:


leave Woodbury. as follows:
For Phila., 555, $50, IT'S, 7.so, 7ss, $50, 500,
s.06 1902, 1117 a.. m 1.02, LIZ, 800. 4.o4,
4.43 5.Is, 5.48 col, 6.53 40, 1922, and HOB
p. m, weekdays. Sundays, s.22, SAL a. M; SOB.
$780, 5.5l, 6.2S, 1924 p. m.
For Glassboro GA, $40, s.4s, 922, 1904, 80
am; 1233 202 saturdays only 3.22, 3.37, 3.47,
5o4, 5.26, 54s 6.32, 7o2, 500, es2, Hip p. M;
1922 night weekdays. Sundays s.30,a. M; 5Sl,
For Swedesboro, GA, 9I2, I1s2 a. M; 2o2, a. ss,
6.12. 7.02 p. M. weekdays. Sundays. S.52 a. En-;
Sol p. M.
For vineland and Millville ga, s.1e, and 9.22,
am; 1898, 3.37. 5.43, 7.02 p. weekdays. Sun
days, $50 a. M; 81 p.
For Maurice River and points on the Maurice
River Branch, $40 q. M; 2.33, 5.43 p. m. week
days. Sundays, 53l p.
For Sea Isle City and Ocean City. 9.22 a. M,
3.37. pm, week days. Sundays, 922 a. m.
For Cape May, % a. M; 3.37, p. M, week
days. Sundays $50, 9.22 a. m.
For Atlantic City, 8.19 a. M. 3.37 p. M, week
days. Sundays, $50 a. M. and 5.51 p.
For Salem (via Glassboro and Elmer S.4S a.
M; 347 p M, weekdays. Via Swedesboro, e.44,
9.12, I1.S2 a. M; 2.02, 433 6.l2 p. weekdays.
Sundays, $50 a. M: 6.01 p. M.
For Bridgeton, GA, 848 a. M; .S3, BAT, 5.26,
6.32 D. M. weekdays. Sundays, $50 a. M; 81
D.