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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-18
CHAPTER IN.

Desmond was beginning to be cOnsid-
srably exercised in his mind. The prob
lem concerning the fate of his ward
seemed more insoluble than ever. 1t was
now nearly Il fortnight since Professor
Laybournes funeral, and he had been
able to come to no conclusion whatever,
as yet, about his daughter. He had gone
down Il great many times to the White
Cottage, staying there, generally, not
longer than twenty-four hours and then
returning to London to look after her
temporal interest. Everything was now
4airly in order. Kitten was not left a
nauper; when all came to be settled it
was found that her fortune amounted to
about nine thousand pounds, which was
Rft in trust to herself until she was
awenty-one, or until she married, when
81 reverted entirely to herself.
In these days, when he came down to
she cottage. he was very pre-occupied
and very silent. There was Il hush in
Abe empty rooms, a perpetual gloom in
abe unlittere1 chamber where so lately
ahe naturalist's books and papers and
Instruments were strewn about. And
Kitten herself was silent. She moved
about the house like little white wrath.
with dark circles about her blue eyes
and piteous droop of the rosy, childish
aaoulh But little by little. as the days
wore on, her youth began to reassert it
aeif.
Il was on the occasion of one of his
Brief although frequent visits, that soon
aEfer his arrival at the White Cottage
q Better was brought to him. He opened
& and with some surprise read these
-xarSls:
-Dear Sir-As an old friend of the
9ase Mr. Layhourne's, l venture to write
- yeu so ask you to come and call upon
ma, En- order that we may consult a little
ecaceraing the future of his daughter,
En whom | take a sincere interest AS
q woman of a certain age and of some
experience in life. l trust you will not
sains | am presumptuous in this offering
To gire you my counsel-the poor child's
condition seems to me at present to be
somewhat melancholy. Perhaps if we
were to talk it over together we might
Sc able to arrive at some conclusion con-
eerning her. Will YOU come and see me
81 FrierIy Hall at II o'clock tomorrow
morning? Perhaps it would be as we'll
aos to mention to your ward that | have
written tn yen. Yours faithfully.
~MARGARET GRANTLEY..
4 man who is driven to his wits end
~ perpiexity will. like n drowning one,
catch at any straw that is likely to
ard him in his need. Brian wrote briefly
AacG by the messenger that he would
wa1s 0son Miss Gra1tley at the appoint
I'D hour.
Frieriy Hail, as he approached it in
eAe morning sunshine. looked bright
@nonge TO please any mans taste-the
venerable red-brick building slept
warras1y in the golden light. a belt of
chick wood formed dark, dreamy back
grosszaf to its pointed gables and quaint
ewissed ehimneys.
'You viii not send her to school,
Sien2 Miss Grantley asked. her face
. little bent forward and her quiet hands
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-18

VIII seldom disagree with tourist.
but likes to give an answer which he
thinks will be agreeable to the cues
toner. Last summer a gentleman from
Liverpool, while out for sail on Car
l1ngford Lough, was caught in a gale.
knowing the danger, Pat made for the
shore. Why are you going in said
the visitor; there's not much wind p
No. replied the boatman, but. sure
what there is av it Is mighty power
full An angler tells how, when In
quest OF fish, he asked small bare
legged boy If there were any fish in a
certain river. There is, yer honor
What sort of fish?' There do be trouts
and cells, yer honor Any salmon p
Them do be an odd one.' Amy Their
mometers?' Them does be there. too.
yer honor; but they comes up lather III
the season. r. B. Marston, In Fish
ing Gazette.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-18
CURLING CORRUPTION,
Connecticut Has New Political
form Law of Sweeping Power

Connecticut Has a New Political
form Law of Sweeping Power
The Connecticut State LesSLa'
which has just adjourned has las
upon the statute books one of the 3D.
sweeping political reform bills II 7
history Of any American commonVe..
The new corrupt practices act, as Y
called, will have an immense n1u7
on future political conditions IN C"ll
ticut. Hereafter any successful GU
date for office who is found guilty Oily
rupt practices is to forfeit his seat ~
defeated rival. Any citizen VINO
proof that an election has been SV'
by fraud can take his information Y
States Attorney, who is then 10
a Superior Court judge for a hel1
eff" says the law, ''such judge Saa5
of the opinion that the interest OF III
justice requires such proceeding,
to notify the chief justice of the epr1
Court, who shall then name III
judge to preside with the first u
case, the trial to be WITHOUT Jr'.
case the defendant candidate is lopJl
be guilty he shall then forfeit hs u,
to his defeated rival, and be laehs :"
any office for four years atter"''l ~
In case a State officer, eAecp"E
legislative, is found guilty the c9"
only decide as to the facts Oh Ies
and is then to put the case Dtlos
Governor, who has power to aec,'l al
place vacant. In case a national e. "
is found guilty, such as a Ohl.su chi
Senator, the court is to send ''' l.,
to the Governor, who is then u e
before the judiciary committee " 10
gress. In this way there can o .h;n,
pute as to the method OF pun'S1 nr'+sS
tenders who would otherwise o' =
ed by the constitution. In ca a,
found by the court that a " ~i+la1
been asked out of spite anu 40 81
sufficient evidence to convict , ~, IL
is to have the power to du ID, have u
costs of the trial, which VIII .,, IL psbl
effect Of eliminating many pos,-D'
attacks on successful candidates
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-18
CHAPTER yI1I.-(Continuedl

The next week passed away sioly,
naeA- day seemed to be double its own
asgth, Kitten neither ate, nor slept,
rsar smoke. She lived in a sort OF dull
dream, and did what she was told. Brian
Desmond went and came, backward and
ssrward, from town to cottage. The
e..neral was to be in London, the great
naturalist was to be buried il Westmln-
aaer Abbey. The nation wished it to be
30 and Kitten, when she was asked,
aade no objection.
She never even expressed wish to
go up to London to gaze once again
aDon the dead face of her ather. Brian
raaryeled at this, for to most women
a4ast looks" last days." a last fare
7weip' are things which have morbid
2ascination; but Kitten was above and
Beyond all this. Her fathers face as
abe had last seen it in life, full OF eager
Thought and bright with the intellect
Of his great mind, was sufficient mem
cry to her. She did not wish to efface
that pleasant image in her mind By any
more painful vision of him.
'AIf | could get him back" she said to
Brian, 81 would walk barefoot from here
all the way up to London to see him;
but what is the good of my going to see
what would not be my Daddy at all, but
emily sad shadow of what l have lost!
So she stayed at home by herself all
day, in the cottage with its white drawn
Minds, while the chOristers were sing
ing solemn requiems in Westminster
Abbey over the dead man whose funeral
Hundreds of great men came from miles
away to attend
Outside, the July sun came hotly down
sn the cottage garden, the bees MUIR
INJURED drowsily as they buried them
aeiyes in the brown bosoms of the sun
Sewers. The dog lay stretched asleep
IN the sun on the stone steps, the cat,
surled up on the kitchen window SILL
purred contentedly to herself; there
were gossamer threads spun across the
lawn and the tlutter Of winged creatures
through the bushes and among the trees.
Kitten peeped out from behind the
blinds, the deathlike stiffness Of the
house oppressed her; presently she stole
out in her new Grape into the garden,
Breathing more freely and naturally when
she was under heavens own blue once
more. Her heavy, sable skirts brushed
behind her across the grass as she walk
ed-she had nothing on her head, the
sunshine came down upon her yellow
hair and lit up the small, childish face
ahat looked all the younger and winter
for the deep black of her garments.
keziah saw her go with a groan. 'She
might have waited for an hour" said the
old woman to herself, with Indignation,
~then the ceremony would have been
ever and | could have drawn up the
Blinds all over the house. It's hardly
decent for her to go out now and there
she goes with her new Grape a-sweeping
all across the grass and gravel, with
neyer thought in her to pick it up out
of the dust! But she always was an ex-
4ravagant lass, with no thought to take
care of her things"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-18

deIphla bank note expert succeeded IN
engraving the entire English alphabet
on the head Of pin. Now Clarence *.
Young, skilled government emp,oye
Of Uncle Sam, has put two alphabets,
a date and name on the head Of n
pin only sixty-five -thousandths of
an inch In diameter. AS shown In the
cut it Is magnified more than 5000
times. The second alphabet is on the
underside Of the pin head.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-18
CHAPTER X.

The days slipped away, and still Des-
mond said nothing to his ward. Perhaps
he dreaded and deferred the moment
which was to commit him forever to a
course of action from which his heart
recoiled. Perhaps he only waited with
the faint and forlorn hope that something
would happen to decide his fate for him.
And then one day. Kitten herself, with
her own unconscious words, cast the die
of her own future.
He found her in her favorite seat, be-
tween the gnarled arms of the cherry
tree. The small black-robed figure sat
coiled up just above the level of his head.
Her hat had fallen to the ground, her
favorite poet was upon her knee, her
gold-crowned head was dropped, her
small white hands elasped upon the
edge of the open page she studied. She
was intensely still-a sort of warm ST.
lence, the soundless calm of an August
afternoon surrounded her. An insect
hummed swiftly by. leaf stirred upon
the tree above her, or a distant bird ut
tered a faint and tremulous note, but
Kitten herself was as Absolutely motion
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-18

do you remember that five bor-
rowed last year, old man"
Il certainly do. Going to pay it,"
mo, l want you to give me re-
ceipt to show that we're square"
But we're not square"
Beg pardon, old man, but we must
be. Didn't you tell Smith that it was
worth that much to find out the kind
of a man | m?'-Detroit Tribune.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-18
Not His Fault.

1T seems to me that Bliggins
doesn't know his own mind" well.
you can't blame the man. He has
been on the jury and has listened to
arguments of opposing lawyers 80
much that he doesn't feel sure Of any,
thing"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-18

Jersey City's census SHOW" :a w. tg(
lation has increased 26 wv Slii'' ;,
Sir John Tenniel, the famous s ..p5
list Of London Punch, has J'''
eighty-ffth birthday. hlr
Daniel Tarbox Jewett' pr Ststes
Oldest lawyer in the Cnlteu ~
soon enter his Tooth year .to
Stuyvesant Fish, presiaent: ,teryief
nois Central railroad, in an Illinois Iui
Chicago, declared that tne nrt all
trail would continue to diFet'
posaible to New Orleans
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-18

e Il gr a V j n g and
printing at Wash
ington. The limit
of the engrayer's
skill was believed
to be reached
when the Lords
prayer was in
scribed on a gold
dollar. About a
year ago q Phiia-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-18

''They have changed one of those
very prominent Russian army corps
commanders again."
Whats the new mans name?'
'Go 'long-I haven't mastered the
name of his predecessor yet. "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-18
At the Seashore.

Being from the West, Mrs. Briese,
you have never before heard the BOOM
ing of the breakers, l suppose?"
mo, but being from the West, T
have heard the breaking of the BOOM
ers-many time and oft!'-Cleve-
land Leader.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-18
No Room for Doubt.

White-Why do you think Smith
looks upon marriage as failure?
CRAY heard him say not long ago
that he would never go to the peni-
Tertiary for bigamy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-18
Politeness OF Irish Peasantrv

A friend sends me the following de-
ughtful bit, cut from some paper: ut
is well known that the Irish peasant
hpo doubt from a sense Of politenessl.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-18
Experience Uncoyeted.

"Do you know the sensation of be-
ing kicked by mule?'
mo l don't-and please don't try
to show me what it is.''-Cleveland
Leader
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-18
Natural Thought.

''This milk is warm, mamma" said
the city boy, tasting milk in the coun-
try for the first time.
Eyes, my. son." replied the parent;
Il suppose it is just fresh from the
cow"
so, l thought they'd made mistake
and put hot water instead of cold in
itv'--Yonkers Statesman.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-18
REMARKABLE ENGRAVING FEAT.

The cut shows a feat in engraving
recently performed by one Of the ex-
perts in the United States bureau Of
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-18
His Last Hone.

Knicker-So Henpekt is going to
sue for breach of promise?
Bocker-Yes; Mrs. Fl. once promised
not to marry him.-New York Sun,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-18

A woman gossip Is bad enough. but
q man gossip 10 the limit.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-08-18

One Of the g r e a t
problems of canal con-
struction never salts
factorily solved by the
engineers of the French
Canal Com a ny in
wolves the disposal Of
H. al IONS of 4hn
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-08
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know II.
How To Find Out.

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let 1, stand twenty-four hours;
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-08
To C0nSumptiveS.

TIE undersigned having been re-
stored to health by simple means, af-
ter suffering for several years with
a severe lung affection, and that
dreaded disease Consumption, is anX-
ious to make known to his fellow
sufferers the means of cure. To
those who desire it, he will cherfully
send free of charged copy of the
prescription used, which they will
find a sure cure for Consumption,
Asthma, Catarrh, Bronchitis and all
throat and lung Maladies. He hopes
all sufferers will try his remedy, as
it is invaluable. Those desiring the
prescription. which will cost them
nothing, and may prove blessing,
will please address. Rev. Edward A..
Wilson, Brooklyn. New York. 32yr
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-08
When Beverage Laughed.

The direction of my career was
completely changed, said United
States Senator Albert j. Beveridge
to the writer, by a careless laugh.
When was youth in Illinois |
heard that the Congressman from
our district intended to hold an eX-
animation to determine what young
man he should appoint to West
Point. | pitched in and studied
hard for that examination, and
found it easy when came to take
it. Most of the other fellows SEEM
ed to be still struggling with it when
| had finished and | was so confident
that had made few mistakes that |
was in a pretty cheerful frame of
mind. This is why ! laughed when
one of the strugglers asked rather
foolish question of the professor in
charge. The latter evidently felt
that the dignity of the occasion had
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-08
TINY MOUSE
Showed Detective Where Box
OF Diamonds Was
Hidden.
tPhlla dslphia u spstlh ]

The whisk of a mouse's tail as it
disappeared into a hole. where it
had made nest in a box that also
contained diamonds valued at 81 900
enabled Detective Tate, Jr., to clear
up yesterday the theft of the jewels
from j. Castleberg & Co., ot the
Mint Arcade Building. Following
the course taken by the rodent. Tate
came across the diamonds hidden
beneath the flooring of a stable own
ed by DR.. J. Boyer at 22l3 North
Board street. They had been hid
den there by Thomas Dixon, negro
servant, who obtained them, it is
alleged, by swindling the Castleberg
firm.
Dixon. in July, obtained the dia-
monds to sell on commission. In a
few days he reported that he had
been waylaid and robbed of the
jewels. Not believing his story :the
Castleburg had him arrested. Dix
on then caused the arrest Of the ne
gro who, he swore, was the man
who robbed him. They proved an
alibi and Dixon was held for trial.
charged with stealing the dia-
monds.
Detective Tate was detailed to
find the gems that Dixon was sup
posed to have hidden. He learned
that the negro had been employd by
DR.. Boyer. and yesterday made
search of the stable. Tate peered
into every hole and corner of the
place. He pulled up loose boards
on the floor. and was about to give
up the quest in disgust when a
mouse jumped into tiny hole in
the corner. Tate thought that the
incident was a good omen and star =
ed on the mouse's trial. After pull
ing up number of boards he came
upon a small box. In it were
missing jewels.
Dixon will probably be indicted on
charge of perjury based on the as
sertions he made under oath that
the two other negroes had stolen the
jewels from him
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-08
BEARDED SORCERESS.
Is Stirring Up Chinese, and Plans
Another Boxer Out
break.


1t is reported that in the eastern
part of the Province of Kwantung
there is a condiderable movement
on foot which; in some respect, re-
sembles the Boxer outbreak of 1900.
The leader of this restlessness is said
to be bearded woman. She has
been urging the People to form
themselves into a guild or associ;-
ton. She gives out that she is an
incarnation of a fairy. whe has come
down to teach the people the arts of
magic. During the spring large
number of people have been moved
to follow her lead. She can cast out
fox devils-in which the Chinese are
profound believers can foretel
events distinctly and announce what
happiness or misery shall befail the
lot of others.
BY the same mighty magic"
moreover. like the leaders Of the
Boxer instruction. she promise
immunity to all her sincere followers
from bullet of rifle and thrust of
spear. as well as from the effects of
water and fire. The people are said
to be deeply moved. Wealth is
pouring into the Golfers of the lead
ers. so that they have provided them
selves with weapons, and are now
being joined by large numbers of
local banditti. of whom. in every
place in China. there are more than
enaugh. They have already assum-
ed the offensive and have looted
some rice stores and other shops.
What their ultimate purpose is
does not yet appear. but they are
laying in stores of provisions. and
have so far terrorized their neigh
bors that many of the well-to-do of
the people are fleeing for their lives
and seeking safety in quieter dis
tricts. 1t is reported that already
they can muster more than 10000.
1t is believed. however, that the
incarnated fairy who appears in the
form of a bearded woman. is nothing
more than a man who has assumed
this guise for the sake of secrecy and
effect. Several counties have been
infected by the contagion.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-08

been trified with, for he scored l per
cent against me. When the papers
came to be corrected this loss caused
me to fail one fifth of l per cent be-
low the boy who stood highest on the
list. He is a Captain in the army
now, where suppose | should be
had it not been for that laugh. |
believe in the power of cheerfulness.
Looking back, | am rather glad that
| laughed"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-08
CHICAGO and RETURN

such ticket to be good for the jour
ney to Chicago only during the
-Four DAYS Immediately Preceding
and the day Of the meeting. and for
the return journey from Chicago on
ly on the day of the meeting and the
-Four DAYS Immediately Following
when properly countersigned and
stamped during business hours on
or before Saturday. October 81. 1905
that is to say. between 900 n.
m. and 800 p. m. in the office of
the Assistant Secretary. Mr.. w. G..
Bruen. in Chicago. Such ticket may
be obtained by any holder of stock
registered as above. on application.
in writing. to the President of the
Company in Chicago. but each stock
holder must Individually apply for
his or her ticket. Each application
must state the full name and adj
dress Of the Stakeholder exactly As
given in his or her Certificate of
Stock. together with the number
and date of such certificate. No
more than one person will be car
ried free in respect to anyone hold
ing of stock as registered on the
books of the Company.
A. &. HACKSTAFF. Sec'y.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-08
BRYAN'S UNDERSHIRT.
Was Used To Drain Potatoes at
a Chautauqua Din
ner.
tSavannah News

When William Jennings Bryan,
twice Democratic nominee for the
Presidency of the United States. ap-
peared at the Chetek wis., Chau-
tauqua year ago, he was entertain
ed at the summer cottage of Eau
Claire's ex-Mayor, W. H. Fraw-
ley.
The day was sitting hot. Mr..
Bryan had just completed a two
hour talk and finished shaking hands
with several thousand people. Per-
spiration poured down his face. His
collar was wilted and his clothing
chung to him as wet as though he
had been soused in the lake. He
was rowing over to the Frawley cot
tage. Arriving there the great Ne
braskan said to his host and friend:
bill, | would like to change my
undershirt"
He was ushered into the guests
chamber, where the change was
made. Mr.. Frawley took the damp
garment just discarded by the ora
tor to the kitchen, where he hung it
on the steel towel rod which pro-
jects from the range.
Several prominent ladies present
assisted the hostess to prepare the
sumptuous dinner, already a trife
late.
The potatoes are done" said one
lady, poking a fork into the Muir
phies in the pot.
IN drain them" said Mrs. Fraw-
lew.
The regular draining utensil had
not been brought into camp,
Take tea towel?" said one.
The hostess grabbed in the gen
era direction Of the steel towel rod
projecting from the range.
Something soft and white came.
Another grab and the pot Of pota-
toes was on the way to the back
door
Ir minute the potatoes were
drained as potatoes We're never
drained before.
The operation just completed, Mrs.
Frawley's eye caught for the first
time the unfamiliar red mark.
"Oh. Oh! ON" she cried.
The other ladies rushed to her as
sistance, fearing she had scalded
herself
What's the matter? What's the
natter" they asked.
ooh! girls, I've strained the pota-
toes in Bryan's Shirt" said the hos
tess, ready to collapse.
And sure enough she had.