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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-13

She stood among the roses once
more, but she did not sing as shn
gathered them; only, when the sound
Of familiar, unexpected footstcp fen
upon her ears, her face grew suddenly
radiant with a radiance It had never
known before.
Dearest he whispered. and his
arms were round her as he spoke
what must you have thought OF me.
iut | only knew it six weeks ago
saw II in scrap of twO-yrar-Oli
| newspaper and started within an
hour. But the time has seemed an
| eternity Dear one"-the old tender
ring had come back into his voice
you did not thinh | had wilully
tailed you-tailcd you in your hour Of
| need?"
20, no, she whispered; mot that
! never that"
Il have been picluring you here eyer
since | knew H. alone and in dark
ness. and the hours have been hell.
Dear heart, you used to tell me was
second only to your work You win
come to me now? You will let me try
in some little measure to make up To
}uu?"
She drew away from him with lit
tie inarIcuIato sound, half laugh, half
sob.
And you-yoa came from the other
side of tn" world To ask me a poor
manned
"To ash the woman love" he cor
rcctcd gently.
Listen first she said. Il never
played again after the might You saw
me and wrote that letter.
Poor little girl" ne murmurrd ten
DERBY Was It so sudden as that"
No, They gave me three months,
but could not play could only
think Of you, and how you had loved
me. Somehow | never understood.
never valued 1t until tho loneliness
and the darkness came to me And
then you had given me so much. and
Il had nothing to give you. except
that three months. II vas sort of
offering you 500, and so. came down
here the next day and staid here for
over n year II was o. Hilary she
stretched ont her hands to him. and
he drew her back into the shelter Of
his arms-"it was just hell And then
| went back to New York. and they
operated on me. They said II was the
complete resi- that had done it-made
the operation possible, mean But
| don't know. Even specialists make
mistakes sometimes, and Or. Grant
made one that time. Hilary. II can
see to-day as well as you"
He looked away, and his arms fell
from her, He would not have been
human il he had not suffered intense
ly at that moment But he turned to
her ut last
Thank God dear" he said quiet.
ly. But why are you here them"
20, Hilary" she cried. don't yon
understand? don't want work, OF
success. or fame, or any of those
things. | want"
'Ies7" he questioned
She put up her arms and drew his
face down to her own.
Just you" she whispered Chica.
go Tribune
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-13
administrators Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that letters OF ad
mlhistratlon were granted 70 the under.
signed 10y the Probate Court of St Fran.
co.'s county, Missouri, dated December 10th.
1906, on the estate of
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-13

woman whose ma gretic spell had he'd
the densely PACKED house IN The
thrilled silenlb only genius may com
pass, lay. her head fallen forward on
her arms, every line, every curve Of
the supple, nerveless figure echoing the
despair Of those last tragic, unfinished
words
Then. as the curtain slowly descend
ed, through the silence there came the
sound Of her own name, caught up and
echoed on every side till 1t swelled
into one deep throated call. But across
the darkness OF her mind II fell un-
meanlnEly. She did not know she had
reached her goal, the goal Of those far
OF days among the roses, did not know
that her dream OF then was tonight a
reality. She did not know anything,
except the one bitter fact that her
heart WAS broken Mechanically. as
the curtain rose afaln, and like one
making desperate effort AT sclf-con-
troll. she got to her feet and her eyes,
burning. despairinE, stricken, seem
NE W HblA NIf 'AAiF lll' III 'h' "H'''
lrawnness Of her face. looked out into
the hopeless empty futurity. For a
moment she swaycd unsteadiiy, then,
with low, half articulatc cry, the
cry OF a soul that has touched the
nethermost depths and reached its pain
limit. she turned and moved slowly
away.
BY love" said the younger of the
Two men seated in the stalls, she's
magnificent I'm glad you brought M
along! That last call was as fine a
piece Of acting as one need live TO
see"
But the elder man said nothing lie
and he alone In All that vast audience,
knew the truth-kncw that to her II
had been reality, not acting
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-13

Nj persons having claims against said es
tate are required to exhibit them to the al .
ministntOr for allowance within one ypar
from the date OF said letters, or they
may he prccluaed from any benefit OF said
estate; and II not exhibited for allowance
within two years from the date of said let d.
trrS' they VIII he forever barred.
SAM III MCDOWELL, Administrator.
January g., 1875.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-13
THE national
BOARD OF TRADE
Programme OF the Annual Meeting
to Be Held in Washington,
Beginning January II.
WILL URGE LEGISLATION
FOR MERCHANT MARINE

A variety of subjects, Proposed by
Representative Commercial bod
les. 10 he Given Considerations
boston Hoard of Trade Wants
Hcciprncity with Canada.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-13
WOULD Be A GRACEFUL ACT
Movement InnuRurnt"d 10 Change
Name Of Home of Chi"ngo Or
rhcstrn to Thomas iInII.

Chicago, Jan, AS memorial 10
he late master leader. Thrudur,
Thomas. movement has been start.
ID here to change the name Of the
he Chicago orchestra 10 Thomas hall.
Many notablcs among the supporters
Of the famous musician, including
President William Il. Harper OF the
University of Chicago. have indursed
the project
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-13

1t is hard to understand how a
grateful man can be a stingy man.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-13

Bellcfontainc. o. Jan. Hiss Lydia
HGlpt, government nurse in the fla
vana hospital, who, it Is said. was first
to raise the United States flag over
Moro castle, committed suicide by talk
ing carbolic acid while visiting her
parents here. Continued i'll heath il
given MS the ransc
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-13

The 81 Louis police. upon tip from
Gov. Folk, are getting busy in the sup
preston Of gambling. 10 which they
have heretofore been blind.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-21
M AWFUL ACCIDENT.
About One Hundred and Fifteen
Men Arc Entombed
In AN ALABAMA MINE
Weak Timbers Gave Way, Cnusing
Walls to Gave In, and Cutting
on Completely Every Ave.
nue. of Escape.

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 2l.--By an
eighteen miles southwest of Birning-
ham. at o'clock Monday afternoon
between Ito and lis union miners are
entombed, and 1t was believed up TO
noon Tuesday. the entire number suf-
fered an awful death. Scores of Wig
orous resources are at work digging into
comrades on the inside.
The explosion is believed to have
been caused by an accumulation of
dust. 1t is also believed that "a the
entire quota has probably been killed.
the details of the cause of the disaster
will never be known. The news spread
Ike wildfire throughout the whole dis
trict. The camp liz almost isolated from
the rest OF the world, az there Is no
telephone station at Virginia. and The
only wire running to the ace Is a dis
patcher's wire of the Birmingham
Mineral railroad. on which Virginia is
located. Details of the disaster were
slow coming in. but each man who ar
rived In the city from the scene told a
more gruesome story OF the horrors
The class of miners employed were
the best in the district and all belonged
to the United Mine Workers OF Amer
lea, Since the strike has been on in
the Birmingham district many Of the
most Industrious and thrifty miners II
Pratt City and other important mining
points have removed 10 the Virginia
mines, so that the mines We're being
worked to their fun capacity by me
most skilled miners OF the community.
Relief trains with surgeons and
workmen were dispatched from both
Birmingham and Bessemer as soon Az
the news OF the disaster was learned
They began the work OF suecor IN
earnest before 9 o'clock and al mid
night had not gotten half way through
the mass OF debris. The slopes are Well
arranged and there has never 9een the
least trouble Ira the mines before. They
are owned by the Alabama Steel and
Wire company. but are leased and
operated by Reid a. Co,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-21
CALLS ON PRESIDENT.
Representative Campbell Confcrs or
the OIL investigation Matter.

Washington. Feb. 2i.-~Repres
Campbe]l Of Kansas. the author Of the
resolution Tor an inquiry 10 the OPP
eratlons Of the oil interests os the
country, had an extended conference
with President Roosevelt Monday re-
gardng the Investigations Mr Camp
bell presented la the president con.
sidera 8Ie information bearing anon ths.
matter which he has res@lyed since the
adoption Of this resolution. He in
formed the president that he had re-
ceived from the speaker OF ths house Of
the Texas legislature a telegram urg-
ing him 10 request the president and
sae department Of commerce and labor
TO extend the proposed inquiry a. the
methods Of the STANDARD in the Beau
mont field OF Texas He also told the
president he had received hundreds Of
teiegfan1s and letters daily frou3 all
sources regarding the investigation
The Standard 0ii company Nj Cam
pbell Informed the president alreag was
preparing lts defense and would resist
TO the most the government trlppsti~
CATION
Nj Campbell assured the president
mat neither he nor the people Of mis-
state desired any injustice should be
uone on either side OF the question.
President Roosevelt assured gepre-
tentative Campbell that al the power
of his administration II necessary
would be USED IN the Investigation he
Is undertaking through the bureau ~
corporations sHt0 the affairs of the
standard Oh Campany 20 the eua that
the small producer. dealer and com
sumner alike sball have fair treatment
and that az the Same tif1e 30 Injustice
SHAH be oone the STANDARD Ou company
or any other concern.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-21

This Is the place where nimble
nickels turn into dollars, where
you may exchange an article
you no longer need, find help
for the home or buyer for real
estate. You may have spare
room to rent, a horse or a COW
for sale, buggy, sewing ma
chine, piano or furniture to dis
pose of. Some one else wants
these things. How do they know
you have them if you remain
silent? You have lost an arti-
Gle. Some one may be holding
1t until you advertise that you
have lost it. You have a farm
tc exchange for a home in town
or an established business. You
may have a business that/you
want to dispose of. Tell it
right here.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-21

Miss Grace Hughes is visiting her
sister, Mrs. S. w. Durham at Waxa-
hachie while Mr. Durham is in St.
Louis and Chicago buying goods for
the Durham Dry Goods Company
lat Waxahachie and the Durham G
Hughes Company at Maypearl-
Maypearl Messenger.
Five cars of cattle have been ship
ped from WaXahachie this week to
Fort Worth. Three were consigned
by Satchell * Co. and three were
shipped by w. A. Briggs.
Do you appreciate the magnifi-
cent bequest of the late n. p. Sims
If YOU do, attend the mass meeting
at the district court room tomorrow
morning
Mr.. and AIRS. W c. Dalton will
leave tomorrow for the Eastern
markets where they go TO lay in a
large and select stock Of spring mil
iinery
A handsome piece of furniture In
the way of a large file cabinet has
just been installed in the office of
The Texas Title and Trust Company
o
Read the call in another column
TOR mass meeting 20 be held TO.
morrow morning az 30 O'Clock at
the court house. and then attend.
%
some farmers IN the city yester-
day reported that late wheat in
some parts OF the county had been
ldlled by the freezes
Mrs A. r. Turner Rlll entertain
the ~ " 81 Club Thursday after
noon az . o'clock AZ her home in Uni
vcrsity Heights Ct
Thco kn0eb. who has been quite
sick fpF some time. - improving
nicely and will soon be able 90 come
doSu town
Every citizen Of WaxahAehle
should attend the mass taeeting at
the district court room tomorrow at
10 clock
Another lnstaliment of garden seed
have arrived from the department Of
agriculture. with the compliments Of
lack Beail
] y Fiyat. who resides in the
north part of town. was placed ia
jail yesterday afternoon on = wrst
ut lasaey
II 10 60 be hoEsd that t0samy'm
weather - th@ b@wtnntng Of q warm
ssseli thai wlil laas a. ieass few
weeks
DIT o. Farknm. TIE emlnsna apsa-
eaaa aaa expert wzfrhm@ksF. h
reuap~rxsamm ~ azknarsa weEas q Emw
dass
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-21

ROOMS FOR kENT-Apply/at 311
Main Street. or phone 1913. Jack
Williams. If
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-21

LOST-Umbrella with gold plated
handle. Initials of Mrs. j. C.. G.
on handle. Finder return TO this
office. 76
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-21
Ola oaasl caesuss.

Enid. okla kAeb "a --faarnesd conn.
tvs Depusy Dame Warden Faaw~n.
Watfna. made sensational eats.use
~ quail lksal a Earassablg aue - ta~
srs0ss snnagtsHs ever nade ln the T~y.
Fft"Fy Th~ hsal sssamsed % iva
trunks aai~sa ~ish the b4s6a. fh%ve tsslax
~ least Iaaa es sh@en
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-21

| REWARD-Of $40 will be paid for
any information leading to detec-
! tion of party who cut the cover of
our delivery wagon Leigh Bros. 1t
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-21

10 LOCAL NEW .
%%%%~ ~~~A~
First class shoe making at
| Ferays 80
Miss Margueret Erwin is visiting
! in Sherman.
4 There will soon be a great demand
/ for garden seed.
Mr.. WIN Eley of Sherman was in
the city yesterday.
Feray has a shoemaker now. Take
him your repairing. so
J. b Kennard OF Dallas was
visitor to the city today
j r. Wheatley of Amarillo arriy-
ed in the city this morning.
Mrs. Il. p. NIGEL went to Ennis
this morning to visit relatives.
For plumbing call J. O. Bunkley
at F. 5. Cronk Co. Both phones
.S4. II
Baseball goods are now being dis
PLAYED by the dealers in these sup
plies
Call J o. Bunkley for plumbing
at F. S. Cr,mk Co. Both phones
No. 50. n
Austin and return. on sale Feb.
10 and GO. Rate s5.55 himit Feb.
ruary %
Miss Dorsey "a Trinity University
student, returned last nlEht from
visit To MeNia
: Master Horace Lv@per. son Of Mr..
and Mrs n. " t.espsr. IS reported
on the sick list
Ellis county vas very much Ia est.
dencs a. the good roads convention
AT Austin yesterday.
a
VITA the appearance % the beau
tlful sunshine the tar assessor starts
oH his rounds again
a.
TomofroS - another natlomal
holiday u ls The tT3rA anniversary
of ;he hlrth NJ George waahsnwtun
Washington. d. c.. aad reaarn
Date Of zAla Feb. - 10 March 2 Rate
oae fare plus - 90. Limit Mar d
-
Before erd@rsag ywax pianfs for
sprsng. ws wsaaa be ga4A 20 aAxs
go CD thrm@mm cor srawm b@mmm.
Ma BIRD For~ws %
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-21

Five cars of cattle have been ship
ped from NaXahachie this week ia
Fort Worth. Three were consigned
by satcheil & Co. and three were
shipped by w, A. Briggs.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-21
GREAT FIRE
Loss Is Estimated q, Being Fully Ralf
Million Dollars.

Boston Feb, GA loss roughly ~s-
'irated az $500 poo mas caused bv n
fire that broke out Ia pser -four ~ the
Hoo*iar tunnel docks "a Charlsson
MONDAY destroyed piers ara 4 lam
aged pier 2. burned the UPPER Vosks
% th* FufaeSs Is~yland ilne steamer
Fhittdeifh seEad damages the steamer
Dalton Han An immense grain ale.
water edtoislnw ~a~ sawed The esewa
% The two vessels ~KneFi~nss~t woyy,-
dafrtealsy In s@capsnK ana flrvsssan ga
the phiIadslphian was hassly tptasss
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-21

Or D. Farkm@. TIE em&mmaa oct,
eiaa aaa exp@Fs wzfrhmaksF. \
renap@rmaama ~ azAnaEal wells q To-
aAss
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-21

washington. F'se. st.-In sh@ Ewayns
ssnFs~aehsnsat case Mosaay ReA@ws l..
Henry ~ WAee. Tsm~ tswtaf~a thas
Judge awmvn@. wtsiis hei&tnm court IN
that city. watk<a fnmr hanrks TMas
was eaeFed - sasw that sfss Inzaxs Aas
s@s @#n@MaAa any namsy Zoe travel
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-21

NEE Ysrk 20 ss--Frazn Tsrryswwn
10 hNAnh tms MaztS~m raw@s 10 fsmssm
ever s@aaafy CT thm nTmk tfTnm In tea
v@Mss Ax H1A@fm Ferry tMs 80 10
saxmxssn tmEasms anlnk
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-21

MmmFv rses@s 81 asznwMAms. Casa.
~ss shsA 90 ssasa ssnT Rusws mss@aTT
10 eaasawmM mnsssm
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-21

A FEW Pansy plants in bloom makes
pretty window box. We have all
colors Mrs. Bird | crest. 95
New-York tribune., 1905-06-25

several times-she lived in the country-pace oppo-
site General Curtiss. So, when Mr.. Ned visited his
hearts delight, l called upon mine.
| lived about four weeks in clover, so to speak
Then Fate taught me a lesson. One day | was
standing upon the terrace with Nellie, when down
the path came her old mistress, a small whip IN
hand. [ am not one to run away from the enemy
With the whip she cut sharply across the back
four or five times | never whimpered. She was
too old to frighten. Instead of trying to take my
part Nellie trotted off head in air, by the side OF
her mistress never giving a glance.
'See that that beagle hound never enters
these grounds again" she told Thomas the gar
dener.
She did not know mel never afterward even
looked toward their big iron gate.
So ended nv only love affair, for | never saw
Nellie again; but for love of her | have remained
bachelor beagle all these months which explains
what | meant when | gave Mr. Ned my paw. II
he and Miss Kathryne were to be parted, he and
would be comrades to the end.
All mel Thinking is morbid work sometimes;
so l was glad when my young master jumped up
from his desk.
And now for walk" he said Out we went,
and who should we meet the avenue but the
General Miss Kathryne's father Mr.. Ned bowed
in his polite way but the General looked through us,
instead of at us, and passed
''Toddy, old boy it's all up; the General cut us
dead"
looked lovingly into his face, which had grown
white and distressed
Come let's walk, old friend, walk" he cried
We walked until my legs We're fit to drop off; then
we took car home. That night neither of us slept
much.
The next day he post brought my master letter
which seemed to excite him not little
The General has written to say he will see me at
his office" he said 4 wrote and asked him for
Miss Kathryne, you know, Toddy, week ago-he
sent no answer You saw how he cut me yesterday;
7 TO C11 O TO-DAY.
I'm going now, old friend. Give paw for luck,
for nv heart feels rather faint. Something tells me,
Toddy, my boy, that shall not win our fair lady
There get down. now. l must hurry; the General
said ten sharp"
What happened in General Curtis Office | found
New-York tribune., 1905-06-25
SUNDAY MAGAZINE for JUNE IS, 1905

heated after him Really, General Curtis I fail
to find anv connection between your cutting me
upon the street and Kathryne's fortune
'''You do eh7 You never cared tinkers bless
ing about her money? he fumed.
'''Not a rap l answered. A girl like Kathryne
is treasure enough in herself. I>never gave her
money thought
Around on his chair he whirled, fixing me with
his eagle eye.
...Do YOU happen to know one DR.. Dick?
eel do sir | answered.
Hes particular friend of yours I be-
1eve2'
''He was thought, until recently I said
'''You quarreed about-er-er-1n daughter
understand
'''We never have actually quarre1ed. He called
at nv room one morning and spoke rather extensively
about
'Kathryne's money! flashed the General
''The whole conversation had come back to me.
said Mr.. Ned. Tod, you remember" wagged
my tail. l did remember.
Go on 90 Onl" impatiently urged The Com
modore'' ''What did you reply"
YES | said indirectly her money had some
thing to do with it Then | told him verbatim
what was said and how insultingly Dick had rubbed
nv poverty in how he insisted that General Curtis
would not give his daughter to poor man; also
what l said in reply. The old soldiers eyes seemed
to gimlet me-
money after | was dead? he said.
SO / did not.
'''Nor that it was as easy to love rich as poor
grl?
'''Never sir. as God hears me; but
'''But WHAT growled Curtis.
eel know the expression we'll That was
favorte axiom of the man who has lied to you about
me- He is determined to marry money
For second or two the old man leaned his
white head upon his hand. Then he faced me-
North he began rather brokenly, I've always
liked YOU l liked you all through l knew your
father and his father, gentlemen both l felt
pleased when | saw you come out to The Willows
was sorry to see you leave. Your manner toward
Kathrvne was different somehow from that OF
the fippant young man of to-day, and when
CONTINUED PAGE -
New-York tribune., 1905-06-25

out the afternoon of the same day. l used my ears
as never before
The Commodore" who is seventy, but as hale
and Young in his ways Mr.. Ned, came over from
the club to see us. He often drops IN; tor Mr. Ned
is the light of his eyes as we'll his exward There
are those who say that all his money will come
wav: but as | was saving, 1.-The Commodore came
over and although Mr. Ned not in, he made
himself at home As usual he "kidded me about
nv "groggy" legs-after which always shake
paws to show that there is no hard feeling We
only had finished Our making up when in rushed
Mr. Ned like breeze.
.'What luck. nv boy?" asked 1.-THE Commodore"
eagerly.
ginning It's worth it.
Mr.. Ned threw off his top-coat, handed the old
master fresh cigar, drew big chair closer to the
open fire. then began x
Il 'phoned you that was to see General Curtis
at ten sharp. Well l was there on the minute
He is crank as to time, you know"
1.-The Commodore" nodded
''I was Immediately ushered into the chiefs office.
He did not see nv Outstretched hand, it seemed.
[ felt my blood beginning to boil but for kathryne's
sake | let him think me blind.
You wished to see me, SIR? His voice felt like
icicles dropping down my spinal column
81 wished, General, to ask why you cut me
yesterday?
Because sir he blurted, 4 did not wish to
see YOU.
For an instant" said Mr. Ned, 81 felt as though
the office furniture whrling about craElly; but
1 soon pulled myself together. I had to keep my
head You see, Kathryne at stake
May ask what i'll fortune has changed General
Curtis from friend into angry Judge? spoke
very quietly.
'''Fortunel he snorted. You have chosen your
word most appropriately, sir. My daughters Tor
tune, that you-that you-'
He literally shook so that he could not finish
his sentence 1 was afraid he'd have stroke.
You know the Generals very heavy man, Com
modore" -,
NV old master nodded. GO on with your story, "
he prompted
'''Fortune? Your daughters fortune!' 1 re-
0V1T TTS THORN=
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-04-26

Majestic steel ranges at Hoyt's.
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