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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-11-25

been with that youngest hen farmer
awhile. Then he lost il all. Got SO he
couldn't tell whether his head set on
his shoulders or mine or whether his
feet was located under him or over
him. He left his shoes ON his pillow
and his white tie in the wash bowl
lie dumped gravy in his coffee and
poured cream on his bread until was
conStdcrin' scndin for a lunatic asy-
lum with the idea of havin' it patron
lied extensively around that hen farm,
when | woke up to the fact that he
hadn't lost all his head. There was n
corner left. ana it was devoted to rails
in hens.
He WAS farmers son. and all the
law he had put into his Uranium hadn't
knocked out the previous Knowledge
about hens. AS soon as | realized that
fact | tried to organize him into a
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
to Brown LcghornS. Sncakcl him
out II the girls hen lot and told him
what them LcGhornS had to put up
with. | asked him if he ever see hens
before with such loppin'. discouraged
loOkin' combs.
ii" looked at 'em thoughtfully and
chewcd straw Then he allowed that
they did look bit under the weather.
"What'S the rcaSomE' says he.
"RcGSoHE' says | g'oomily. such Il
word amt in use around these prem
iSeS. Them hens have put up with
enough lack of reason to Kill 'cm, You
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-11-25

come over and borrowed Il few pounds
of red pepper. She eN"i3iucd that
there WAS microbes Workiu IL the roots
of the feathers and that prppc. bowed
inside would XIII 'rm. Sh, didn't make
it plain winch would he Iii lei. bat time
did About half of tie hens died. and
that Old rooster got SO much of the
hot stuff inside him that he thought
he'd been oVertook 10y the day of judg
mcnt lie thinks so yet He ain't
crOWcd since
That finished Billings, He saw the
Sultcrn'S of them hens and remouStrat-
ed. IL" couldn't have done Il worse
thing for the hens or himSclf-or me
as it turned out.
He begun ThankSgivin' afternoon.
suppose he thought he'd got along far
enough to give advice 1t was as warm
as September that day. and they WI,
settin' out on an uphcavcd rock in their
back yard while | wreStlcd with lncir
henhouSe door, which had Groppc OF
its trolley arrangement. lie begun 10y
mildly suggeStin' that they'd get eggs
If they'd Just drop tn" hens awhile
from their calm list and let 'em
scratch for themselves
Helen Stitfened. as | could see out of
.nr '"'l ol MY eye ANA asked WII"r"
ne IL ll'uo study OF mems. II" SAId
ne ll""li S''lu'r" EN-. ne H lhad" :"
point of aVoidin' 'em back ON his IA
'",',' anu 'n' l'l" li'''' 'Tr'eu
WV" wv" ''''' anu '''' HUNS
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-11-25

cuSe for not doin' such "nci.hbOrly
kindncSSeS" aS suuccZin into a two
foot space under the barn to kill Il
woodciuck or climbin' on to the roof
durin' Il thunder shower to hN the
lightnin' rod or buryin' batch of
Brown LrghuruS.
| didn't object to this last Job be
cause | knew the poor critters longrd
to ~. They didn't have half Il chance
TO live or lay, they got such lot of
bCicnttic care. They WA MT let alone one
minute in the twenty four hours. and if
there's Il hen under the canopy that's
fond of solitude and its own society
it the Brown lcghom. They'll take
twenty foot board fence backwards
any day at the swish of a skirt, and
skirts never stopped SWiShin' around
that hcnhUuS". The poor things got
reduced To pinfeathcrS and wiShboncS.
They made il break for liberty when
ever they see Il chance, and they see
good many chances last winter when
there WAS just enough crust on the
snow to hold them up and let me
through at every jump. chased 'em
until got thin as they was and as low
in spirits.
! glt SO'St | couldn't sleep nights
thinkin' of their Su.rcrn'. and when
Thank1@iVin' brought Billings clutched
at him rs drownim' man grabs a
straw. He aim't very straWlikc in ap-
pearance, bein' six feet one and over
200 pOunuS, but in him | thought I
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-11-25
wnshinxton's First THANKSGIVING.

The initial national THANKSGIVING
was held under Il Proclamation by
George Washington in the first year Of
the new republic, 1IS9. Washington
issued one other proclamation of like
nature in 1893. Adams also issued one
or two and Madison called for Il day
of thanks after the close Of the war of
1Sl2. So far as presidential notice was
concerned, the day WAS allowed to
lapse. however, until permanently re
vived by Abraham Lincoln in 1853. In
1870 congress passed law making the
day set apart by III" president rs one
for Offering thanks Il national holiday.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-11-25

ma" n WYNN !" ~
rIEht eye ana loF"Il"ad WAS done up.
me rest III MS lace was h'Id down by
court plaS''rS.
VI course uldh S"hd Tor Helen.
'IiouSHl Il HISS D'Ill Digger 1901
ul'il Knew was, hut dldh t. 1t
H''il''" Il I''' "Ilu"lo just what Il
ought 10 no. ana II didIl take III" long
~ h'l'i 1t OUT 'lli"r. had started Tor
'I'' Wen Nl'll Sh' come rarIn and
po''lo"i' "'roSS 'le ha'k Haru from
'"' hcIi""'N'' "l" seemed ont or
pr'"'h p'I' sue WA II l. Shc Iad enough
ieii 10 S'oP ana tackle IN" with ON the
spot learned more III two minutes
ABOUT my G"E"ral dlSr"N'ioh ANA tend
eh'IeS IMAM ii learned hcior" III forty
HNe years.
why had lelt her darIln' i'll rough
men hahuN Wll"h thrf" was Sh" alloy
Ill MN To abstraction only few feet
away! why was | SO lhSenSlblc to
her l"elIh as not even to send her
news "l MS 'ohultloh: AND didn't |
le"II"e WAS EulIlE OF murder III the
nrSt d"%r"" to have Il c"llcr door next
my NAH door;
lhlS WA II all, but its fair sized
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-11-25

There were eight Thanksgiving days
appointed 10y tn" Continental congress
for observance among the colonies dur
ing the war for Independence. After
the one called for the purpose of cele-
brating the peace treaty, which WAS
held in 1874, the day waS allowed to
lapse until lIS9 when Washington
took his seat as president The idea in
these early days was To offer thanks ON
some special occasion. That our anceS-
tors could find eight such occasions
during the dark days of the Revolution
shows that they were ready to be
thankful on somewhat slim provOca-
ton. But it also shows that the COB
blers shed their blood for the country
as well as the men.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-11-25
UNCLE SANS THANKSGIVING
In These Days II Covers Much of the
Earth's Surface.

II must be remembered that the pres
ident's proclamation appointing a day
of thank Offering ANA praise to the
Most High goes not only to the forty
five states and territories. but also to
the new island dependencies of the re-
public Porto Rico. Hawaii ANA the
Philippines. The natives of these trop-
zeal chimes take quite kmdly to any
sort of Il holiday. especially Il holiday
that involves Il feast 50 that Thanks
giving is already popular among them.
Uncle Sans national bird, the gobbler.
is not well known to them yet. but it Is
quite probable that they will appre-
ciatc his hGhmcSS when they are better
acquainted with his Succulcut qualities.
There are enough native Americans in
the various islands. including soldiers,
merchants, officials. Schooltcachcrs and
the like. to see that the introduction iS
properly brought about
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-11-25

ever Shonc On-loORS for all the world
Ike Il hcnpcckcd husband His eyes
are almost turned wrong end about
from loukm' behind him so much
to see what new kink is comm. He
amt crowcd once since the red pepper
campaign in September. 1t was
moulin season, only the girls didn't
sens" it. They'd never heard of hens
moultin', and when they see so many
feathers BLOWN around loose Helen
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-11-25

Turkeys ar" tine greatest grasshoppcr
cXtcrmnaturS in the world. When
very Young they must he fed bran, but
after thu, they pix up their own food.
For the starchy elements they eat
waste WLcat from Stubhlc fields: for
the vegetable part of their diet they de-
your several varieties of weed and
grass seeds, and for meat substance
they consume grasShoppers ana bugs.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-11-25

stray hens till
G hri StnaS,
and | decided
on this here
h e Il lth t u |
change of eli
mate.
| set doWnOn
the spot and
wrote an ad
vertiSencnt. |
madeitS strong
| showed up
oil tlA Al,.A,,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-11-25

I was sure her
dear UH l. Mort
W ould have
some influence
with he. SO |
mixed in and
found out that
her dear Uncle
Mort could have
miuGcd his own
business with
adNautH gc. |
went over to see
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-11-25

Sele down eln
that the critters
hau sense enough
10 Keep out OF the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-01

AM In some ways representative.
Among my other weaknesses 1
have wholesome dread of ridi-
Guile, and this is probably why I
failed to press my theory on the cap
tain when he appeared and even for
bore to mention the various small mat
tiers which had so attracted my atten-
ton. If he and the experienced men
who came with him saw suicide and
nothing but suicide in this lamentable
shooting of bride of two weeks. then
1t was not for me to suggest deeper
crime, especially as one Of the latter
eyed me with open scorn when pro-
posed to accompany them upstairs into
the room where the light had been
seen burning. No, would keep my
discoveries to myself, or at least for
bear to mention them till found the
captain alone, asking nothing at this
juncture but permission to remain in
the house till Mr.. jeffrey arrived.
had been told that an officer had
gone for this gentleman, and when
heard the sound of wheels in front l
made a rush for the door in my anx-
iety to catch a glimpse Of him, but it
was woman who alighted.
As this woman was in a state Of
great agitation, one of the men has
tened down to offer his arm. AS she
t06lE II Il = asked Hubbard, who had sud-
denly reappeared upon the scene, who
she was.
He said that she was probably the
sister Of the woman who lay inside,
upon which I remembered that this
lady, under the name Of Miss futile
she was but half sister to Miss Moore
had been repeatedly mentioned by
the reporters in the accounts Of the
wedding before mentioned as a person
of superior attachments and magnifi-
cent beauty.
This did not take from my interest,
and, fiinging decorum to the winds,
approached as near as possible to the
threshold which she must soon cross.
As did so was astonished to hear
the strains Of Uncle David's organ
still pealing from the opposite side Of
the way. This at q moment so serious
and while matters Of apparent conse-
quence were taking place in the house
to which he had himself directed the
attention Of the police struck me as
carrying stoicism to the extreme. Not
very favorably impressed by this dis
play Of open If not insulting indiffer-
ence on the part of the sole remaining
Moore, an Indifference which did not
appear quite natural even in man of
his morbid eccentricity, resolved to
know more of this old man and, above
Continued Next week.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-01

Hont Of the house anu thus tbNdh f to The he
stairs communicating with the upper
door.
It was on the rug lying at the foot Of
these stairs that I came upon the first
Of dozen or more burned matches
which lay in distinct trail up the
staircase and along the floors Of the
upper halls. AS these matches We're
all burned as short as fingers could
hold them, it was evident that they
had been used to light the steps Of
some one seeking refuge above. posi-
bly, in the very room where we had
seen the light wt1ich had first drawn
us to this house. How then? Should I
proceed, or await the coming Of the
''boys'' before pushing in upon pos
sible murderer? I decided to proceed,
fascinated, | think, by the nicely of
the trail which lay before me.
But when after a careful following
In the steps of him who had so lately
preceded me came upon a tightly
closed door at the end Of side pas
sage, gave slight push to the door
and. on seeing crack Of light leap into
life along the lamb. pushed the door
wider and wider till the whole room
stood revealed.
The instantaneous banging Of shut
ter in one Of it's windows proved the
room to be the very one which we had
seen lighted from below. Otherwise
all was still, nor was able to detect
1. In my first hurried glance any other
= token Of human presence than a can
lle suffering in it's own grease at the
bottom of tumbler placed on one cor
Yer of an old fashioned dressing table.
This, the one touch Of incongruity in
q room otherwise rich if not stately in
Its appointments, was loud in it's sug-
gestion of some hidden presence given
to eXpedients and reckless of conse-
quences, but of this presence nothing
was to be seen.
Not satisfied with this short survey, l
turned my attention to my surround
lngs, which had many points of inter
est. Foremost among these was the
big four poster which occupied large
space at my right. had never seen it's
like in use before, and was greatly
attracted by its size and the air of
mystery impaired to it by it's closely
drawn curtains of faded brocade.
A dressing table laden with womans
dxings and various articles of the tot
let, all of an unexpected value and
richness, occupied the space between
the two windows, and ca the floor, i'm
mediately in front of a high mahogany
uantel, there lay, amid number of
empty boxes, an overturned chair
This chair and the conjectures it's pc.
sition awakened led me to look up al
the mantel, with which it seemed to
be in some way connected, and thus !
s became aware Of wan old drawing
managing on the wall above it. Why
4 tthis picture, which was totally unin
oteresting sketch of simpering girl
Mace, should have held my eye after
Mhe first glance cannot say even now
d had no beauty, even Of the sentimen
al kind, and very little Il any mean
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-01

Ioosened shutter. Scattered about II
were some filings which shone as the
light from my lantern fell upon them,
but which were SO fine as to call for q
magnifying glass to make them out,
The other was in connection with a
closet not fa- from the great bed. 1t
was an empty closet, so far as the
hooks went and the two great draw
ers which found standing half open
at its back, but in the middle of the
door lay an overturned candelabrum
similar to the one below, but with Its
prisms scattered and Its one candle
crushed and battered out Of all shape
On the blaGkened poards. II upset
while ahght, the foot which had stamp
ed upon it in wild endeavor to put
out the flames had been frenzied one.
Now, by whom had this frenzy been
shown and when? Within the hour?
could detect no smell of smoke. At
some former time, then-say on the
day of the bridal?
CHANGING from the broken candle at
my feet to the one giving its last sput-
ter in the tumbler on tie dressing Ia
BILE, owned myself perplexed.
Surely no ordinary explanation fitted
these extraordinary and seemingly
contradictory circumstances.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-01

verttabre presence or uearn 49,
cough to rouse the imagination past
#e bounda Of the actual, but because
Nh a discoverysI had made-a, discovery
Ehich emphasized the tradition that all
Eho. had been round dead under the
sntel had fallen as Il from tic, end Of
Es monstrous and patriarchal bench.
" you ask what this discovery vast
Gan be told in a word. This one
and only this end had been made
hfortable for the sitter. For q space
rcely wide enough for one the seat
y back at this special point had
Pm upholstered with leather, fastened
sthe wood with heavy wrought nails.
Re remaining portion stretched out
re. hard and inexpressibly forbidding
one who sought ease there or even
n moment Of casual rest.
The natural inference was that the
{Tner OF this quaint piece of furniture
ad been very selfish man who
fought only Of his own comfort. But
light he not have had some other rea-
for his apparent niggardliness?
n ! asked myself this question and
y ted how the long and embracing
20 which guarded this cushioned re-
Eat was fatiened on top for the con-
hient holding Of decanter and glass,
Filings to which can give no name
ID which I had fondly believed my
sr PROOF against began to take the
ice cf judgment and reason. Before
reai1z>d the nature Of my own i'm
pulse or to what 1t was driving me I
found myself moving slowly and stead
lily toward this formidable seat under
An Irresistible desire to fling myself
down upon these old cushions and
But here the creaking Of some farof
shutter, possibly the one had seen
(ewaying from the opposite side Of the
Atreet, recalled me to tie duties of the
,Nur, and, remembering that my in
BHtigations were but half completed
1 ID that might be interrupted any
Dment by detectives from headquar-
MRS. broke from the accursed charm,
which Mortified me the moment I es-
capped it, and, quitting the room by
door at the farther end, sought to find
In some Of the adjacent rooms the def
Unite traces had failed to discover on
this the actual scene Of the crime.
It was dismal search, revealing at
every turn the almost maddened haste
With which the house had been aban-
oned. passed out into the kitchen
Nod SO on by close and narrow pas
sage to the negro quarters clustered in
the rear. Here made a discovery.
One Of the windows in this long dis
used portion of the house was not only
unlocked, but partly open. But, as I
came upon no marks showing that this
outlet had been used by the escaping
murderer. made my way back to the
The candla In the tumble.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-01
THE VOICE OF AUTHORITY.
MORO OF The STATE OF Iowa.

MOTTO OF The STATE OF Iowa.
In the Name of God we Will Set Up Our
Banners.
PLEDGE.
II hereby,solemnly promise, by the help Of
God, to abstain from all distilled, fermented
and malt liquors including awine, beer and
cider. and to employ all proper means to dis
courage the use of ana traffic in the same.'
PURITY PLEDGE.
II solemnly promise, by the help of God. to
hold the law of purity.as equally binding up
on men and women, and to use the utmost eff
forts to obey the command, Keep Thyself
Pure" to discountenance allcoarse language
and impurity in dress, in literature and art
TO lend helping hand alike to men and wom-
en-. giving the penitent OF both sexes an equal
.chance to reform, as far as any assistance
and influence can do TINS. -
Time of Prayer Noontide..
Badge--A knot oflWhite Ribbon. S
MISUNDERSTANDING Educational, Evange-
listic, Social and Legal.
Watchword--Agitate,,E Educate, Organize.
Dues 90 year.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-01


clew
Wonderful! But what did it all mean?
Why should a man rest his finger tips
on this out Of the way shelf? Had he
done so in an effort to balance himself
for look up the chimney? No, for
then the marks made by his fingers
would have extended to the edge of the
shelf, whereas these were in the mid.
die of it. Their shape, too, was round,
not oblong. Hence the pressure had
come from above, and-ah! 1 had it.
These impressions in the dust Of the
shelf We're just such as would be made
by person steadying himself for a
close look at the old picture. And this
accounted also for the overturned
chair and for the handkerchief used as
a buster. Some ones interest in this
picture had been greater than mine;
some one who was either very near
sighted or whose temperament was
such that only the closest inspection
would satisfy an aroused curiosity.
This gave me an idea, or, rather, i'm
| pressed upon me the necessity of pre-
serving the outline of these telltale
marks while they were still plain to the
eye. Taking out my penknife, light
ly ran the point of my sharpest blade
around each separate impression till
had fixed them for all time in the well
Worn varnish Of the mahogany
This done, my thoughts required to
the question already raised. What was
there in this old picture to arouse such
curiosity in one bent on evil if not fresh
from hideous crime? I have said be-
fore that the picture as picture was
worthless, mere faded sketch, fit only
for numbering up some old garnet. Then
wherein lay its charm, charm which
myself had felt, though not to this
extent? 1t was useless to conjecture.
A fresh difficulty had been added to
my task by this puzzling discovery,
but difficulties only increased my in
terest It was with an odd feeling of
elation that, in further examination
OF this room, I came upon two add!
tional facts equally odd and irrecon.
| cdlable. -. -
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-02-01
CHAPTER ~.

? AM in some ways representative.
Among my other weaknesses
have a wholesome dread of ridi-
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-16
REVERSED.

Case Of Former Legislators Sent Back
for New Trial.
Jefferson City, Mo-, May 16.-The
supreme court today reversed the
judgment against Charles E. Gutke
and Charles F. Kelley, former mem
bers of the st. Louis house of dele
gates, and remanded their cases for
new trial. Kelley was formerly speak
er of the house of delegates, and was
convicted and sentenced to two years
in the Denitantiary on the charge of
perjury in connection with the street
bill. He is now in the insane
asylum. Gutke was convicted and sen
to the ~penitentiary for 5 years
the charge of bribery in onn
ton with the same bill.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-16

John Walsh, came down from ANA
rillo Saturday night for a few days
stay in Roswell.
Charles DeFreest returned Satur-
day night from a business trip to
points down the road.
Mesdames Percy Lewis N w.
Boyce came up yesterday from Carls-
bad for a short visit.
c. H. Huffman came in from ANA
rillo Saturday evening to spend 4 few
days with Roswell friends.
Sam Davidson returned to his home
in Fort Worth Sunday after a three
days business visit here.
j. s.. Wranosky came up from Ha-
german Saturday to visit friends n
look after business interests.
Howard Ringo has returned from
Lakewood, where he has been at
work for the railroad company.
l.. j. Thomas. of St. Paul. Mimi ).
who has been here on business left
Sunday for his northern home.
John r. Joyce came up from Carls-
bad Saturday evening for a business
and pleasure visit with relatives.
James Lafferty came in Monday
from Picacho on a business visit and
to spend a few days with friends.
F. NJ. Duncan. Jr.. arrived last
night from Guthrie. o. T., to remain
a short time locking after business.
Elmer Denning and John Cummins
returned Sunday from Dexter. where
they attended a dance Saturday night
Mrs. Olive Leach returned to he
home on a ranch near Hagerman Sat
urday night after a visit of a few
in Roswell.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-16
LOCAL NEWS. s

J. w. Walker, of Dexter, spent Sun
day with Roswell friends
1900 to loan for nonresident. Real
estate security. r. Smith. 59tf
The u. 8. Market carries a full
line of Libby's canned meats. 60tf
H. Hortenstein of Orchard Pars.
sepnt Sunday with friends here.
Alfalfa pasturage 1k miles north
east OF Roswell.-L. r. Smith 6Otf
s.. H. Owne came up from Artesia
to spend Sunday with Roswell friends
Homer Rhodes and Glib Randle re-
turned Monday from a visit at South
Spring.
H. c.. Booth, special agent of the
Santa Fe, came down from Amarillo
last night.
w. w. Gatewood and family and
Rob Baker spent Sunday at the Hon
do reservoir.
Miss Jennie James came up from
Dexter Monday, having completed
her term of school there.
Strawberries and ice cream will be
served by n M. e. church. afternoon
and evening in Ray building. May 16.
62tf
We have 100 acres with water
right, fine river bottom land, AZ
miles from town. A bargain at $500
per acre.-Dicus. Frost & Co, Dexter.
New Mexico.