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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-18

TO pass through the needles eye. he Is
rapidly doing away with his earthly
gain. He exclaims:
What is money? 1t Is the capacity
TO curb ones own wants, and has a.
corresponding capacity to do good Tor
others and 20 make others happy.
My possessions are a trust fund,
WHICH will have to be disposed OF
some time, and there is 10 better time
to dispose OF them han while / am
here TO plan and figure u what Is
best TO do with them.
1T Is not charity. / cannot take the
money with me when / go from this
field Of human activity. / cannot wear
1t or eat II. I cannot sleep more than
other men, and IL / could that would
cost me nothing. Money generally Hes
heavily upon mems stomachs and gives
those who have the most Of 1t sour
faces. Remove the money and they
will nave more pleasant faces and hap-
pier lives.
II have tested my system by my w
conscience, and know 1t Is right. IL
Mr.. Rockefeller will let me handle his
money for a while he will die blessing
me after I nave spent 1t all. He IL
now a pauper in everything but money.
Carnegie will never be happy until he
gets down to true life and relieves dis
tress and sorrow and suffering and hui
initiation.
Simmer does not believe In building
monuments for himself In the way OF
libraries and schools. He contends
that true charity Is to nurse the
wounds OF flesh and conscience among
his fellow beings.
In his woodshed he eats for. his
breakfast hot water and toast. His
dinner he usually takes with some
friend, and his supper Is hard bread
and coffee. He is a sturdy man, though
Of slight build.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-18
Assisting at q Holocaust

AS arranged the two girls retired
early that night. Very soon after 60
ing up there was a tap 1T Ada's door,
and her friend entered In her dressing
gown, eager to exchange condolences in
regard to their respective lovers.
What a lovely fire! Why Ada, you
will be roasted
Welcome to the holocaust" she re-
piled.
"A what?" inquired her friend.
"A holocaust-that is the word.
know, for j made sure by looking in the
dictionary"
"who is the victim?' she ~laughingly
asked as she drew a chair up to the
fire.
THAT is yet to be disclosed. In fact,
there are awful disclosures to be made,
but tonight closes Act l. in my life"
By her side was q which she
proceeded to unlock with an assumed
air of mystery.
Now we shall have a burning" she
exclaimed, as she threw back the lid,
disclosing the contents to Mary's gaze.
I'VE will take them in order" she be-
gan, picking up a sprig of white heath
er. 1T has kept remarkably well. i
met him on the highlands two years
ago, and he gave me that at parting.
He was a nice young fellow, but too
uOuTs dS the StOlJlSl Gail IL, Will q
regular Highlander's temper"
He proposed to me on Mount Nevis
Ben Nevis. / mean-and / half aC-
cepted him. Indeed, we were almost
engaged, but he went abroad and-well
there is no fun in being engaged to a
man you never see. A man abroad is
always more or less a myth-people
don't believe in them. Here are some
of his letters. Letters and white
heather into the fire you go" and she
dropped a little bundle into the flames.
"You seem to have a lot of letters In
that box" remarked the other girl.
Yes. There must be some hundreds.
There are some ] received when | was
at st. Fursey's with you and others so
late as last week, but all must be
burned tonight. Do you remember
Tom Ashe, the wears son? He gave
me that little silver whistle when / wa
at school. Poor Tom, he was killed
somewhere in Indla--Afghanistan, or,
l believe, l should have married him,
He sent me that photograph from
Delhi, and those flowers from Simla.'
She went on with her history, stead
lily dropping various keepsakes and
mementoes among the glowing Goals,
while her friend sat and listened.
Don't you think this is rather hor-
rid, telling me all about these men ~
said Mary Heseltine at length. Their
inmost thoughts appear to me to be in
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-18
MATILDA JANE HARKTN5 -EIIET BOARDS
EVICTION LOW1AN -LOWMAN HUDSON DUNE SNTI-EypP {

Louisville, Ky, special: Down among
the hills of Taylor county lives Matilda
Jane Ayres, known from one end of the
state to the other as the woman who
has married nine times and never yet
has been separated from a husband by
the divorce route. She has just been
married for the ninth time and is be-
lieved to hold the worlds record for
much married women. She is now only
33 years old and almost as pretty as she
was when, at the age of 16, she eloped
from a little country school house with
Morgan Ellet, a handsome young noun
taineer.
Eight graves all headed by grave
stones exactly alike, mark the resting
places Of the eight husbands who have
tasted the joys OF being loved by this
pretty mountain girl. The gravestones
have all cut out in them, Beloved hus-
band Of Matilda Jane . Till we
meet again" All that is different from
the others is that the name of the latest
decedent is inserted in a blank space.
She has certainly had her share of ro-
nance. When only 16 years of age fate
decreed that she should love a young
mountaineer named Morgan Ellet. One
night she and Ellet eloped on horseback
to Campbellsville, ten miles away, and
were IlldTFleu. f1cT ldlllGI, WuO Hdu up
posed the match, followed them on
horseback and met them on the return.
The old man attempted to shoot his
newly-made son-in-law. but the girl
wife stepped in front OF her lord and
master n defied the father to shoot.
He did not.
Eleven months after that eventful
night Morgan Ellet ven hunting. He
climbed a fence, his gun slipped, the
hammer struc a rail, and Matilda Jane
was a widow. For ten months after
she had started her private cemetery
Matilda Jane remained true to her first
love, but at last there came a-wooing
Stephen Boards, a wealthy skinfiint,
who held a mortgage on the humble
home Of Mrs. Ellet. Instead OF fore
closing the mortgage he held, he laid
siege to the heart of the pretty widow
and they were married. One day
Boards rode away to foreclose a mort
gage on somebody's property, and that
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-18

year after her fifth experience of Wild
owhood, Manuel Hudson came to the
house and, after a short courtship, they
were married. Hudson was a lobbyist
and would go to Frankfort when the
legislature Convened. There a. Jealous
partisan for "the other side" shot and
killed him during an argument. Six
graves had then been made in the little
cemetery aid six gravestoles had borne
the same legend. /;
Then one Dumesnil approached her on
matrimonial bent, and a little later the
pair We're married. They resided In
Mercer county, where Dumesni. vas
a merchant. One day he went to Gin
cinnati and fell dead from heart trou-
bic in q hotel there.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-18
THE WILLOW TREE INN.
A Fifth Avenue Saloon Long a Cab
mems Retreat.

hfNh 2,
New York Sun: The last of the old
buildings which have for many years
stood in humble contrast with the
s~plendors of modern Fifth avenue is
very nearly gone from Fifth venue
and Forty-fourth street. Workmen
have been wrecking them for a month
TO make room for a new tailoring es-
t~ablishment and for the all-night bank.
1t Is a sad blow to the ca1bies who
wait outside Delmonico's n Sherry's.
The Willow Tree Inn, the bedraggled
frame gin mill which occupied the
building In the middle of the plot on
the Fifth avenue boundary, was q life,
saving station for the cabbies. 1t was
a high stoop house. and q moth eaten
stub of a poplar grew In the space Der
tween the stoop and the sidewalk.
Hence the Willow Tree designation. IT
was pointed out as the only saloon In
Fifth avenue; the description was not,
~yeracious, because there are a lot or
shanty saloons above Carnegie hill, TO
say nothing Of places like the Waldorf
Astoria and the Holland house lower
down. "
The property was formerly part OF
the Paran Stevens estate, 1t was for
| many years the site OF the stables of
the Fifth avenue stages. Thirty years
or more ago the stables, which were
also frame buildings, were let to the
New York Cab company as a storage
house.
Mr.. Tietzman, who ran the saloon for
several generations of Cables, kept a
particularly heady variety Of ale. which
he mixed 10 the exact satisfaction OF
the rubicund Cables whose vehicles
roasted in F'orty-fourth street on either
side OF the avenue. On cold nights
messengers from the restaurants ley
wasted time looking up and down the
streets for a cabby. They made straight
for the bar of the Willow Tree.
The place was not n 10 attract the
custom OF persons who were on their
way to or from Delmonico's. Now and
then a searcher for q%uaintness n an
cient charm found his way In. The
only reward was usually embarrass-
ment. The cabbies always seemed to
regard the place as their own private
retreat from the surrounding atmos-
phere of luxuriance, and resented any
sign that the Philistine rich were going
to make the place uncomfortable. The
walls were saturated with scandals re-
garding the conduct OF people whose
names are always treated with respect
elsewhere. IL Marse Henry Watterson
could only get hold of the stripped-on
plaster and extract the yarns which
have been confided to II his paper would
have to print a daily supplement to
contain his wrath.
There Is a tradition that the place
was once a famous roa house. 1t prob
ably has no better foundation than that
the saloon satisfied the hearts OF the
stage drivers after the line was ex-
tended to Forty-fourth street.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-18

a way sacred, and some of the writer's
are dead"
you wretched moralist. Are you not
Interested"
Eyes certainly, but it seems mean,
somehow, TO tell another of their love
affairs"
"Of course, Mary, l am only telling
you. Besides, l am destroying all
clews, as they say in the penny dread
fuls. You are my confessor-we all
need one at times"
"Go on" smiled her friend.
Il believe you are impatient to tell
me your affair-own up" she said, with
mock sternness,
mo, my news can wait. 1t is not SO
important as all that"
VERY well, then, we will go on.
Mind. / am dying to hear all about your
engagement, but we must do one thing
at a time, and my confession is not yet
made. This little prayerbook in silver
and ivory was given to me by the for
mer curate here. He was really a good
fellow, but so awfully conscientious
that / felt a great sinner In his pres
ence. 1t was a dull time-just after !
left school. / took up with church
work. We We're great friends I'M
til"
Don't burn the prayerbook. 1t seems
a sacrilege," interrupted the maid of
honor. putting out her hand in protest.
Very well, if you will take it, bur !
cannot retain it in my possession. Tear
the fyleaf; we will at least burn
that. l was saying that he went off to
London and Is working somewhere In
the slums now. Here is the last note
he ever wrote me. / am afraid / treat
ed him badly, but he was really too
good, and, foolish man, he thought ]
was a saint. Men are stupid where we
are concerned"
She paused as she gazed into her
treasure BOZ at the mixed collection of
photographs, faded flowers. locks of
hair. buttons of different regiments and
such like.
Il call them the broken fragments
of loves dream"
"Or, memorials of my firtations.'
suggested Mary.
"Oh, / was really In earnest with a
number Of these men. / wonder why
they loved me-" she unused. But you
must all go the same way. 1t will new
err do to begin married life with all
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-18

night as he returned home he was shot
dead from ambush and killed. He left
a large estate, and Matilda Ellet
Boards was wealthy, as mountain
riches go.
For several months she waited in
the big Gus Boards had built for her,
and then there came down from the
hills young Edward Wicton, a moon
sinner. Matilda Jane would listen to
no other sutton, but married the hand
some young moonshiner and went with
him TO the mountains, where he and
several sisters operated a m~oonshine
still. One day a posse Of "revenuers,"
as the m"ountaineers call them, raided
the Wicton cabin. Edward was away
from nome, but his sisters attacked the
officers and were fighting them when
Edward appeared. He stood behind a
tree and killed two officers and wound
ed one or two others, until they re-
turned his fire, and then young Mrs.
Wicton went back TO her old home,
once more a widow.
She was then 10 years old. Two
years she remained single, but at last
she hearkened to loves song when it
was warbled by Andrew Lowman. a
sweetheart of her girlhood days. Two
years they were happy together, and
Andy" was gathered TO his fathers.
In the little cemetery another grave
was made and another grave stone
added.
Nat Lowman, a brother of Andy, was
SO kind to the young widow In her
hour of trouble hat nothing was more
natural than they should wed. Four
years they lived together. One day Nat
took his AK to the mountains to chop
wood. At midnight he had not re-
turned and Matilda lane went to search
for him. When h found a huge tree
lately cut down n looked under II and
there lay her husband, crushed to death
and horribly mutilated, the tree having
fallen on him.. For several hours the
brave mountain girl tugged I'M cut at
the limbs that encircled the dead body
and at last. as daylight was coming,
she dragged II two miles to their home
and tainted at the side OF the crib OF
her small baby.
She was Ill a long time, but when at
last she regained her health, there was
a swarm Of woocrs buzzing around. One
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-18

word But l am monopolizing the
conversation Have you no news,
Mary? When are 0 going to be mar
ried?"
Mary Heseltine's face Redeemed with
a happy, rosy blush, n the light OF
joy was in her eyes instantly, as she
turned them on her friend with a
meaning glance.
"Oh, Mary!' cried her friend ex-
citedly. rs it.
She nodded quickly.
Bless you!" exclaimed her ON
panion. Il am so pleased. Tell me all
about it. No there is not time now,
Tor we are nearly home, but tonight we
shall have a long. long talk. Your room
is next to mine. / arranged that just
SC that we might have a regular old
school night again, like the good old
times. Do you remember the little bed
room we shared at st. F~ursey's?"
And how we got impositions for sit
ting VI late?" put In the other.
The two girls laughed merrily over
their escapades. What a lot we shall
have to talk about!" they exclaimed
simultaneously, as the old memories
came back to them instinct with life.
Tonight, as soon as dinner is over
I will say that you look tired then we
can get 10 III rooms early" suggested
the bride-elect. You see, we shall
have no time tomorrow, for the we'd
ding is at lever o'clock, and there is
so much to talk about"
To this her friend readily consented.
Then you can tell me all about your
engagement. 1t will be so nice TO talk
over the fire. Here we are" she broke
off. as the carriage swept through a
gateway into an avenue of trees.
WIFI he be here tonight ?" inquired
Mary Heseltine.
He: No. He is at the barracks
today, helping to get things ready for
the start. Isn't 1t fortunate? There is
nothing TO interrupt our last evening
together"
The bridesmaid smiled. She was fond
of her friend, u her thoughts went to
the man who had put a half hoop dia
mond ring on her finger but two days
ago. She wondered whether she would
hav talked SO lightly IL her lover had
been ordered to South Africa. She
smiled at the mere suggestion, and
thanked Providence hat BERTHE Crow
hall was d civilian, M not likely 10 be
ordered away on the eve of his we'd
ding
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-18

Copyright 1908. by W. r. Hearst.
S sweet of you to come. darling,
and Ada Sutton threw her arms round
the neck OF her friend as she stepped
from the train to the platform.
(Which end is the luggage in? Here
Williams" and she beckoned the loot
man towards her, 'see to Miss Hesel-
tines boxes. Come along!" and she
linked her arm within that of her
schoolday companion, giving her a hug
as she did so.
But how SUDDEN it isl" began Mary
Heseltine as soon as they were seated
In the carriage. when you told me or
the engagement you said the marriage
would not be until late in the year.
Yes, but Jack has been called up for
active service. / don't know whether
that is the right expression, but at all
events he has to leave for South Africa
within the next few days. He asked
That the marriage might take place at
once. OF curse | consented. MY
mother objected, but | won her over on
the question of expense. See what 1T
saves. Besides, it is my duty to marry
MIN when he is going TO fight for his
country"
"Oh. Ada, how heartbreaking it will
De to part However will you say
goodby? ?" her hand sought that of her
friend and gripped it in warm sym
pdthy.
Yes. that will have to be faced, but
see how important | shall be, having
4 husband at the front. Any day l
may open the paper and find that he
mas saved the situation or got the V.
e.. Every one win be coming TO see
me. [ shall be the most important
woman in Broadmere," She ratified on
iightheartedly.
THE wedding will be as quiet as
1uiet. but the choir will be here, the
Wedding March played, and that kind
Of thing. ! shall wear a travelling cos
tune. and the short honeymoon will be
spent in town, SO that he can start at a
moments notice. / shall accompany
lack around the stores while he is get
ling his impedimenta together. Isn't it
exciting
Mary Heseltine looked at the bright
girl who took things so lightly. She
Mas an emotional little creature with
light, fluffy hair. very affectionate but
IF no depth of character. 1t panied her
20 think that she should regard SO SER
.ous a matter in the light her words
implied.
"Of course, you always promised that
you would be my bridesmaid" she con-
.inued, so | wrote to you at once. His
sister will be the other. l don think
you will like her-I don't, she is always
10 grave. Jack calls me optimistic. /
suppose she is pessimistic-is that the
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-18
Practical Girl.

Why do you waste so many hours on
beautifying devices?" inquired the old
fashioned why not devote
that time to thinking beautiful
thoughts?"
"Oh. fudge" retorted the modern
damsel. My beau isn't a mind read
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-18
sliahtly Mistaken.

Indianapolis Star: "Ah. how / love
to hear your daughter sing said
Archie, as he waited In the parlor.
shes practicing her exercises now.
isn't She? What a beautiful tremolo.s =,
mo- replied the amm scornfuIly.
"Shc has had the sore throat for threo
days. She's taking q gargle."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-18
Needed First Term.

Il 1uess I'll send my boy to college
fur jes' n term" said Farmer Corn
tossel.
why for only one term?'
We'll, he's too big fur me to handle.
an I'd like to try what a little HAHN
would do fur him.'-Washington Star,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-18

The petrincation agate was named 10
the river Achates. u Sicily, whero =
vas 1rst found. #
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-02-09
SOUTH SHAFTSBURY.

NJ. NJ. Dean was in Arlington on
Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Martin remains abou
the same.
Mrs Mary Eddy Galusha is some
what improved.
Miss Rose LaDue was in Arlington
and Manchester Sunday.
Robt A. Moon and wife are the
happy possessers Of new piano.
Monday and Tuesday we're very
clustering days some more snow add
ed to the already good sleighing.
The National concert troop took
their departure on Wednesday morning
going to Petersburg for the coming
week.
Rev Charles Agan was called to
Maple hill on Monday TO officiate at
the funeral of Mrs Polly Squires,
widow of the late Elijah Squires.
The surprise was great when the
National" announced the result Of
the votes for the silverware in their
late contest. Miss Myrtle Green was
in advance on Monday eve 900 or more
to her credit. Miss Edith Harris over
700. The next evening Miss Jennie
Matteson was the winner, through
parties buying up quantities OF votes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-02-09
SHAFTSBURY.

Fl 3 Bottum continues seriously Ill.
w B Randall continues about the
same.
Perle Harrington has been making
a brief visit home.
Rev r Il Walker was in Albany q
few day last week.
Howard Butts OF White Creek was 10
town one day last week
wv Bowen played for a dance in
Bennington one night last week.
Mr. and Mrs Oscar Cro.s are rejoic
ing over the birth of daughter.
ID r Galusha recently had the mis-
fortune to iniure two fingers badly.
MIR and Mrs Edward Ward OF AR
lington spent Sunday with relatives In
town.
Mr. and Mrs John Niles are receiv-
Ing congratulations on the arriva OF a
daughter in their home.
About sl7 was realized from the
chicken pie supper given in the ME
church last Saturday night
A valentine social will De held in
he parlors Oft e Me church on Tues
dav evening of next week, FEB Ia
The choir of the Me church met for
rehearsal at Mrs Sheldon Harring-
tons on Friday evening Of last week.
A series OF meetings which have
been conducted by our pastor Rev r
II Walker for the past month closed
last Friday evening.
Mrs Polly Squires, aged 10 died Sat-
urday noon after a short illness with
typhoid pneumonia. The deceased has
always lived in town and is survived
by two sons and two daughters. The
funeral was held Monday.
The Misses Kate and Rose Madison
OF Bennington and Fred Mattison of
South Salisbury spent Sunday with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs Bronson
Madison.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-02-09
LONDON GAIErY GIRLS
Show Is Guaranteed Clean and All Right In
Every Way.

Little Egypt's London Galety girls
will be the attraction at Library hal
Friday and Saturday, Feb 10 and IL.
This celebrated beauty and all fun
show has been in all the big cities OF
the south and west during last season
and at every point has created sem
sation. The opening musical burletta
entitled "Wild West Outdone' is a
scream from rise Of curtain to the fall.
1t abounds in bright and catchy mu-
steal ensembles, executed by bunch
of pretty show girls, the costumes are
handsome and the scenery gorgeous.
The closing farce is entitled Milking
things up"
This will be the real event of the
season and no one can afford TO miss
it. 1t is strictly high class and refined
and any lady can attend.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-02-09
NORTH HoOsIcK. N. T.


Mrs John Marsh has been sun ering
with severe cold.
The youngest son OF Frank Blake Is
suffering with an abcess.
Ernest Washington has moved into
the hou 0 recently vacated by Frank
Buck.
Cbss Smith, who has been on the
sick list fors the past two weeks, Is
better.
Mr. land Mrs Reed attended the we'd
ding of Andrew Luke In Cambridge
Wednesday
Mrs Frank Eldred returned to Sara
toga after spending couple of days
In town on business.
c S Haswell and family spent Sun.
day with Mr. and Mrs Kenneth Has
we'll OF Hoosick Falls
The Epworth League will hold a
handkerchief bazaar Feb IL and 10. All
are invited TO come and spend their
money on a necessary OF life, a
handkerchief