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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-10-14

antedate his attack. bowed in quiet &C.
Acknowledgement Of her request and then
Immediately proceeded to ignore It.
Il should be glad to spare you" he
said, but l do not find it possible.
You knew that Mr.. jeffrey had a pis-
toll"
Il did"
That it was kept in their apart
ment?"
Yes"
I'm the upper drawer Of a certain
bureau!"
Yes"
Now, Miss futile, will you tell us
why you went to that drawer-if you
did go to that drawer-immediatel
after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house"
She had probably felt this question
coming, not only since the coroner
began to speak. but ever since the evi.
dcnce elected from Loretta proved that
her visit to this drawer had been Sc
cretly observed. Yet she had no an
swer ready.
Il did not go for the pistol" she
finally declared. But she did not say
what she had gone for and the coroner
did not press her
You had another GRAND in that
rOOm!"
She let her head droop just a trifle.
Alas" she murmured.
You went TO the bookshelves and
took out book with peculiar cover.
a cover which Mr.. Jeffrey has already
recognized as that Of the book in
which he found certain note"
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,.tr ,r,r they returned from the
,,,,,u into which they had a!Jouriled,
ord the foreman gave warming tiial lie
wa. prepared To render verdict.
Mr. Jeffrey and Miss Tuttlc both
cIinchcd their hands; then Miss Tuttlo
pulled down her veil.
I'VE find" said the solemn foreman,
"that Veronica Moore Jeffrey, who on
III. night of May II was discovered
lvin: dead on the tiocr or her own I'M
o,,u,,ic,l house in Wavcrl"y avenue,
came To her death hy means OF bullet,
shot from Il pistol C"'ln""ted To her
wrist 10y length of White satin rib
bon.
."rhat the first conclusion of suicide
= not fully sustained hy the facts.
And that attempt should be made
to identify the hund that fired this pis-
toll"
Ii was as near an accusation or Miss
futile ~ was possible without men-
t!onin- her name. y Sroan passed
through the assemblage, and Mr.. JEFF
frey. bounding To his feet, showed an
inclination to shout aloud in his vio-
lent Indignation, bu: Miss Tuttle. turn
ing toward him, lifted her hand with
a commanding gesture and held 1t so
till he sat down again.
1t was both Il majestic and an utter
" incomprchcnSihle movement on her
part. giving to the close of these re-
markable proceedings dramatic ell
max which set all hearts beating and.
| nm bound to say. all tongues wng-
cling till the room cleared.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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sisters death.
We. are clad Ia hear this precise
statement from You. Ii encourages me
To ask again the nature of the freak
which took you into this house. You
say that il WAS not from any dread on
Your sisters account. What. then.
was II? No cvaSivc answer will salts
fy us. Miss Tuttlc.'
Il cannot answer" she said.
1--WE will not uhlce YOU TO-" said the
coroner.
"iI"wcvcr." he now went on with
suddenly assumed severity, you may
answer this: Was the house dark or
light when you entered it: And how
did YOU get in:"
THE house was dark. and | got in
through the front door. which | found
ajar."
You are more courageous than most
women. l fear there are few OF your
sex who could be induced to enter II
in broad daylight and under every suit
able protection"
She raised her figure proudly.
Miss Tuttle. you have heard Chloe
say that you We're in the kitchen OF
Mr.. Jeffrcy's house when the grocer
boy delivered the candles which had
been left 10y your brother-in-law ON the
counter of the store where he bought
them. Is this true!'
YES, sir. it is true
did You see those candles"
NO. sir"
You did not see themT"
mo, sir"
yet you went over to the table"
"Ycs, sir, but l did not NEEDLE with
the packages. had really no business
with them"
The coroner. surveying her sadly
went quickly on, az If anxious to tcrmi
nate this painful examination.
Miss futile sees
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WOctober nth. 1893. I wrote you for the FIRST
time" SAYS Mrs. Alice Il. Shipley. of West Point,
Hardin Co. Ky. "Was very i'll. confined to my
bed most of the time; had no appetite, pains in
left ovary could rest only on one side without
suffering most excruciating pains. Was per
feet wreck physically. underwent an examin-
siion by one Of the most prominent physicians
of Louisville, Ky. He pronounced my case
tumor of the stomach and advised me to return
In two weeks and have an operation performed.
My husband had such dread of the knife
that he prevailed on me to try DIR. Pierce medi-
cines I took seven bottles of Favoritc Pre-
scription' and two walls OF Pellets which
cured me of constipation. Have not taken any
medicine since the last Of February. 1 now
attend to all my housework. cook, wash, iron
and sew for q family of six. Many have been
sdvised by me to try your treatment, aud great
are the benefits derived
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are OF
great benefit in connection with "Fa-
vorite Prescription when the use of .
laxative medicine is indicated
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Campbell Co. Va. II
feel that il has cured
me. | had been in
poor health for four
years. suffered great
" with INV right side,
also with hearing
down pains, aud my
nerves were i'll a
dreadful state. Atter
using ilur bottles Of
Your Favorite Pre-
scription' l am now
we'll. lam the mother
OF two children. With
the first child l suffer
ed twcnty-eight hours,
ana with the second I
used your medicine,
and was sick only
three hours. l believe
DIR. Fierce's Favorite
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CHATTER Nv lCnntinuell,

Did She know that Mr.. Jeffrey had
visited you earlier in the day? Did she
make any allusion to it. l mean?'
'NOne at all. She shrugged her shout
ders when asked if she was we'll and
anticipated all further questions by
running from the room. She was al
ways capricious In her ways and never
more so than ut that moment. Would
to God that it had been different!
Would to God that she had shown her
self to be a suffering woman. Then
might have reached her heart and this
tragedy would have been averted."
The coroner favored the witness with
q look Of respect, perhaps because his
next question must necessarily be
cruel.
rs that all you have to say concern
Ing this important visit, the last you
held with your sister before her
death"
mo. Sir; there is something else
something which should like to relate
to this jury. When she came into my
room she held in her hand a white rib
-thut SiiS liSiu tiC tNO cliuS VI
long satin ribbon which seemed to
come from her pocket. Handing those
two ends to me, she asked me to tie
them about her wrist A knot under
and bow on top she said, so that it
cannot slip Off, AS this was some
thing l had often been called on to do
for her, showed no hesitation in COM
plying with her request. Indeed l felt
none. l thought it was her fan or her
bouquet she held concealed in the
folds of her dress, but 1t proved to be
gentlemen, you know what. l pray
that you will not oblige me to mention
it."
1t was such q stroke as no lawyer
would have advised her to make. I
heard afterward that she had refused
the Offices Of dozen lawyers who had
prOffered her their services. But, ut
tered as it was with q noble air and a
certain dignified serenity, 1t had great
effect upon those about her and turned
in moment the wavering tide of favor
in her direction.
The coroner, who doubtless was per-
fectly acquainted with the explanation
with which she had provided herself,
but who perhaps did not look for 1t to
Chloe
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GREAT GRATITUDE.

swords canuot express now grateful arm for
your kind advice AMI vour Favoritc PrcscTip-
Gon,' writes Mrs. u. II Harricks. of Perrows
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One wan 70 step a Doc Fiah..

Utica Observer sa" Az. ugly e"s
fight stopped in a very handy manner
the Other day" says an agent whose
BUSINESS takes him to almos, every sec
non of the city. 1T wns between a
couple of bulldogs. and they went AT IT
in Il manner that inreatensi 20 put an
end 10 the life OF both. Finally each
"a hold that could not be broken.
and the mel looking on we're afraid
that the dogs would kill each other. I;
was II short distance from IA saloon.
and a young man who appeared to
be interested in one OF the dogs az
owner ran into the saloon and brought
out n bottle OF settler water. APP
preaching the lighting dogs he aimed
the syphon at their faces and pressed
the lever. There was a stream OF water
straight into the mix-up OF struggling
and growing animals, n 1t had
scarcely touched their eyes when they
let go instantly and ran In opposite
directions yelpins like whipped rui-
pies"
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Man and Wife.

Buxton. n. D.. Sept. 12.-(Speclal.)-
Mr.. r. L.. Skrivseth of this place has
been added to the steadily growing foi-
lowing that Dodd's Kidney Pills have
In this part of the country.
MIR. Skrivseth gives two reasons for
his faith in the Great American Kid
ney Cure. The first is that they cured
his wife and the second is that they
cured himself.
81 must say" says Mr.. skrivseth.
chat Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best
remedy for Kidney Trouble I ever
knew. My wife had Kidney Disease
for years and she tried all kinds OF
medicine from doctors but 1t did not
help her any. An advertisement led
her to try Dodd's Kidney Pills. The
first box helped her so much that size
took eight boxes more and now she Is
cured.
Il also took three boxes myself mud
they made me feel better and stronger
in every way"
Dodd's Kidney Pills have never yet
failed to cure any kidney disease from
Backache to Rheumatism, Diabetes or
Bright's Disease.
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sAsA. ,."~. .~... .o.~..s

ton to the gilt-edged character of thu
insurance afforded, than In any that
has ever come under your notice, while
the non-forfeitable features Of the poll
ctes, peculiar to our company alone, to-
gether with the dividends that accrue
after the third year., thus steadily de-
creasing the annual premiums. While
at the same time
WAS this your object in calling, Mr..
Penton?"
TT was, Miss Angus. I've just be-
gan to work this town"
Opening the little ivory tablet he
began jotting down figures in it with
great irapidity.
Now here, you will see.' he said.
chat on the ten-year planet me see,
What is your age, please?"
You will please excuse me, sir, I
have some bread in the oven that l
must go and look at, and l dom need
any life insurance. Neither does my
brother. l wish you success, Mr. Pen
ton. Goo afternoon"
Miss Elsie Angus sat in pensive ST.
lence a minute or two after her caller
had departed, then picked up the lit
tie ivory tablet, put it back into the
plush covered jewel case. took them
both to the kitchen, tossed them into
the fire, and went about her work with
a firm and decided expression on her
face.
Three weeks afterward she married
a bald-headed dentist, f1fty-seven years
old, who had been making love to her
unsuccessfully for about ten years.
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WHAT'S II ISL
To Keep "a "cotfec comple1i

To Keep a "Cotfec CompIexion."
a lady says: Postum has helped
my complexion so much that my
friends say | am growing young again.
My complexion used to be cofee-col-
ored, muddy and yellow, but it is now
clear and rosy as when l was a girl
was induced to try Postum by &
friend who had suffered just as I haG
suffered from terrible indigestion, pal
pltation of the heart and sinking
spells.
After I had used Postum a weeA
l was so much better that l. wac
afraid it would not last. But now two
years have passed and l am a we'll
woman. l owe it all to leaving or
coffee and drinking Postum In its
place.
III had drank coffee all my life. I
suspected that 1t was the cause OF
my trouble. but it was not until 4 &C
tually quit coffee and started to try
Postum that l became certain; then
all my troubles ceased and l am now
well and strong again." Nan4 fur
nished by Postum Co., Battle Greek,
Mich.
There's a reason.
Look in each package for a copy OF
the famous little book. 1.-The Road to
Wellville."
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coniuaaI Devotion of Birds.

r. Bosworth Smith in the Nineteenth
Century: The wagtail frequently mi
CRATES from n part of the country to
another, and sometimes congregates in
flocks. but he pairs for life. and the
same pair always reappear, sometimes
when they are least expected, and all
the more welcome from their occasional
absence, on their favorite lawn. Their
devotion to n another is extreme, as
a scene I witnessed some forty years
ago, but which is as fresh in my mem
DRY as if 1 had seen 1t yesterday, will
show.
A wagtail had been killed, probably
by a stone, and was lying dead in the
middle of the circul-.r drive in front Of
the Down house, Blandford. The sur
vivor seemed beside himself with grief.
Like Eve in Paradise" he knew not
what death was" or, at most, the real
ity was only gradually breaking in
pom him. He kept running up to the
body. with loud and p%laintive call note.
He called, but there was no response.
He caressed the body, caught hold Of it
with his little bill, ccaxed it to move,
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ADELAIDE GORDON
Towser's Failinq,

Selected: The poo dog is tired OUT
said Mary, as the wagon drove into the
yard. and Towser. covered with the
dust from the road. dropped lolling and
painting upon the grass.
""Tisn't the journey he had to talke
that's tired him. laughed the farmer.
Hes used himself up by zIgzagginp
from II side of the road to the other
and tendin' to everything that didn't
concern him. He couldn | pass a gate
without runnin' through it TO see what
was on the other side, nor see a hen
anywhere along The road without feelin'
called on to chase her. EVERY dog h a
parked started him to barkin'. and
everything that moved took him out of
his way to find out what it was and
where it was goin'. No wonder hes
tired! But you'll fine plenty of human
bein's that are travelin' their lives
through in just the sam way. They
amt satisfied with the bit of road that's
marked out for themselves, but keen
tendin' to their neighbours COINS and
doin's. and take charge of no end of
things that they can't either help or
hinder. They're like old Towser: II
wears EN- out. If they'd follow straight
after the Master and not invent SO
many extra cares for themselves, the
o wouldn't be nigh SO long nor
hard"
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drew It after him for q yard or two. He
even tried to rise with it in the air.
away to the edge Of the gravel drive,
and then as quickly dashed back again,
to go through the same mournful pro-
cesses. Sometimes he would ny right
on In wavering. uncertain flight as far
as the eye could follow him, as though
he could bear the sight no longer. but,
without stopping to rest. he hurried
back in s%traighter and quicker flight.
unable to tear himself away. OF as II
he hoped that something might have
happened In his absence. This long
drawn tragedy. this abandonment OF
grief. l watched from the window
throughout the afternoon till darkness
came on. Next morning the body had
disappeared. and I saw the survivor nc
more.
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Janitor of Colby College IIonored.

Boston Transcript: For many years
one feature of Colby commencement
week has been Samuel Osborne, the
colored janitor. This year 1t is a
source of regret to not only the seniors.
but to the undergraduates, the faculty
and the friends. that SAM or the
professor" as he is familiarly called.
is seriously Ill. He always attended
last chapel, and spoke words OF advice
to the young men and women. but this
year i'll health prevented the customary
address, and he was not even able to
attend the exercises. But to him the
disappointment was no greater than 20
the students, and after the service was
at a close the class marched to the
home of the honored janitor, and, gath
ering In front Of the house, gave him a
hearty cheering. The sick man was
touched by the demonstration. but he
was unable to say q word. In the COL
lege catalogue and the Y. NJ. C. A.
handbook his name appear as Samuel
Osborne. head j%anitor.' but that gives
no idea of the energetic little coIored
nan in spotless blue uniform, with
cap n silver badge, who is loved by
Colby students and alumni. next TO the
college itself.
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% this Winds tho thing up. does

% this winds the thing up. does
4 Aiss August.
1T does M. Penton."
VIVA explanation do you want7 ]
lAvo told you lkwished to break off the
@sagement because 1t has become irk-
q Aame to me. Isn't that enough?"
Algernon Penton. with a low bow.
When the doc had closed upon his
vibrating form the young woman
Ank nsrvously intoea chair.
The stupid wretch!" h exclaimed.
- ought toshave more sense than to
~ me at my word!"
PICKED up aFcmall ivory tablet that had
eFcppsd from Algernon's pocket,
Pressed It ~passionately. to her lips.
bowed her head upon her hands, and
tobbed aloud.
Years had passed. The afternoon
sun YVES gliding the p%rctentious spires
1nd oupolas Of a small town when a
hand opened the gate in front Of a
modest but neat and well-built house,
walked brtskly up the steps, and
Knocked at the door.
a lady answered the knock-a lady
veil preserved, but no longer young.
The stranger barred his head. His
pair was beginning to turn gray, but
Hme had evidently dealt with him leni-
bntly, n care had left no deep traces
"a HIS brow. He spoke:
"Is the gentleman Of the house-am
dreaming? Isn't that Elsie Angus?
Pr rather" n lie smiled, isn't this
hs lady hat was once Miss Elsie An
S8us7
II am Miss Angus" she answered,
and you are Algernon Penton. I rec
Inized you as soon as I saw you.
Won,t you come ing"
Wall, welll' said the middle-aged
t5Avelsy, ne he sat in an easy chair
the front parlor g few minutes later,
2 looked with interest at the face
t4 the lady. WHO would have thought
II meeting you here7 And you tell me
/ou are still Miss Angus? Is this your
homer
'It is my brothers. He is a wild
,swer. keep house for him."
And you have never been married?'
No"
Have you prospered?"
tt nave no reason for complaint.
And your"
I have had a great many hard
Knocks. Elsie--Miss Angus-since we
hst met BY the way, we parted rath-
- unceremoniously. didn't we?"
The lady sighed.
And I have always felt that I owed
Sou an apology" he continued. FOR
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-09-16
Accidents to Expert Horsewomen.,

Accidents to Expert Horsewomen."
Boston Herald: 1t is surprising how
constantly these expert horsewomen''
are damaged by runaways and carriage
accidents. for scarcely a day passes
that W. do not hear Of some young
woman who is counted a skillful whip
being tossed out of her trap, with the
steed going on to where the w%oodbine
twineth. But it Is no joking matter.
for the fair drivers friends and fam
lily, to have her picked up for dead,
with some injury to her good looks
past repair. Can 1t be that simple
recklessness is the cause of these many
catastrophes. or is 1t ignorance Of the
science Of managing a horse? It is as
much the fashion nowadays for girls
to ride and drive as it is for them to
play the piano and belong to 6. thou
sand and one classes and clubs OF So
cial standing, but is does not fall to
every girls lot to be a good and safe
driver. Granted there Is not a prettier
tableau viviant than the well-mounted
equestrienne. and after tina the we'll
turned out handler of ribbons over the
backs OF prize winners, but she should
know her business, and have a cool, as
well as an ornamental head on her
shoulders, unless she wants to come to
grief-Some time.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-09-16
Sue OPENED A PLUSH
n JEWEL GASG
AND TOOK OUT A
LITTLE WCRX Tablet!

ICLIHaAAHE GaHaAa
@st sending your photograph back at
r. you had returned mine. but the
SAot L. he went on ~awkwardly. "I-er
booldnt ind 1t. Il had got lost some
~.
lkiss Angus sighed again.
That reminds me" pursued Mr..
4snton, that I lost Q little book-slate
must have dropped 1t out Of my
pocket IN some way. It wasn't Of any
particular value. and / don't know
4hen I have thought OF It before. but
,She recollection Of 1t happened to occur
me Just now. 1t was a little black
Think It was an ivory tablet"
mo. I am quite positive 1t was q
Mite black book slate."
am sure 1t was a white tablet"
Doing to the mantel she opened a
ilush-l1ned Jewel case and took out
y little ivory tablet.
Here II is," she said.
"And you have kept 1t all these
syeArDf" exclaimed Mr.. Penton.
yea.
Il sss l was mistaken. But to change
lfAs subject Do you consider your
Delf-Aw-settled in life? Have you no
-no plans for the-for the future7"
i Ehe paused, ana her visitor pro-
Ieesdsd:
"In q sense, I suppose you are a
0xturs here? Your brothers children
ers 20 some extent dependent upon
your,
! ROT course. butt
Then permit me, Miss Angus. for
he sake Of old times.'' said Mr.. Penton
gNpidly. as he opened his bag and Cook
eat = number OF documents. ito cali
pour attention to b fact that l!fs is
hnosrtain. disease n death stalk
lfbroad In the land. fatal accidents may
Happen At any time. and it Is a part
IS9 wisdom to provide against emergen-
r1es by securing those who are or may
be dependent upon us against want. In
the policies OF the Limpinlazarus life
ilns company, which | represent.
and for which l have travelled for the
last seven years, you will find the most
perfect system, the surest guarantee.
the most absolute security offered by
ANY company in the world. and either
en- the ten-year. the endowment or the
j 1lfe. plan. as you may prefer, you will
ANA the premiums smaller in proper
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The Wisconsin experiment station has
made some experiments with the effect
Of cut and whole fodder upon milk pro.
duction which shows beyond question
the superiority o fcut ,H>hredded fod-
der. A given quantity .. milk was pro.
duced by feeding 1883 pounds of whole
stalk, whereas to produce the same
quantity of milk under similar con.
ditions required only 721 pounds of Gu,
fodder-but little over half the amount,
Of material.
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$4,000 in Gold Coin

SSO,OUU IN GOIu Coin
Will be paid in prizes to those com
ing nearest at estimating the paid at
tendance at the st. Louis Worlds
Fair.
The above amount is deposited with
the Missouri Trust Company, as per
the official receipt of the treasurer OF
that financial institution and publish
ed in the schedule of prizes announced
elsewhere in this paper. The Worlds
Fair Contest Company. Delmar and
Adelaide avenues. st. Louis. Mo-, arr
Offering these prizes and there is no
doubt of the cash being in bank TO pay
the lucky winners. The contest closes
October 18th.
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Life: Pallette-"So you really think
that Dunbar takes his art s%eriously?'
Mahlstick-'1 certainly do. Why. he
sacrificed his wife and family to II.
and even came near suffering hard
ships himself"
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A Bio Bill.

MIR. Benton lIolmes-I'm SO sleepy /
can hardly keep my eyes open.
Mrs. Benton Holmes-Here's my
~dressmaker's bill. l guess that viii
open you eyes.