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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-15


as TO its appearance. if one can out
look the shadow which his own selfish
ness of sorrow and disappointment
may cast before him. but it seemed
| that evening, when l saw Mary Cav
endish dressed for the governors ball,
that she was the crown of all
I verify believe that never since the
world was made. not even that beauti-
full first woman who comprehended in
herself all those witcheries of her
sex which have been ever since TO our
rapture ard undoing, not even Eve
when Adam first saw her in paradise.
nor Helen. nor Cleopatra, nor any of
those women whose faces have made
powers of them and given them inches
in history. We're as beautiful as Mary
Cavendish that night. And | doubt
If it were because she was beheld by
the eyes of Il lover
1 verify believe that I saw Alright
and gave her beauty no glamour be-
cause of my fondness for her, for not
one whit more did l love her in that
splendor than in her plainest gown.
But, oh, when she stood before her
grandmother and me and a concourse
of slaves all in a ferment of awe and
admiration, with Hastings of white
teeth and upheavals of eyes and fling
ings aloft of hands In half savage
gesticulation and courtesied and turn
ed herself about in innocent delight at
her own loveliness. and yet with the
sweetest modeSty and apology that
she was knowing TO it. That stuff
which had been sent to my Lady Gull
pepper and which had been intercepted
ere it reached her was of most rich
and wonderful kind.
The blue of 1t was like the sky. and
through it ran the CLEAN of silver in
flower pattern, and a great string of
pearls cleaned on her BOSOM and
never was anything like that mixture
Of triumph in and abashedness before
her own exceeding beauty and her
perception of it in our eyes in her dear
and lovely face. She looked at us and
actually shrank little, as if our adj
miration were something of an affront
to her maiden modesty, and blushei.
and then she laughed to cover it and
swept a courtesy in her circling SHIN
mer Of blue and tossed her head and
dirted a little fan. which looked like
the wing Of a butterfly, before her
face.
well, how do you like me, madam 2"
said she to her grandmother. And
am I fine enough for the governors
ball?"
Madam Cavendish gaZed at her with
that rapture of admiration in a beloved
object which can almost glorify age
to youth. She called Mary to her and
stroked the rich folds of her gown;
she Strengthened f1utter of ribbon.
g Ills a fine stuff of the gown" she
said, land blue was always my color.
l was married in it. TITS fine enough
for the governors wife, or the queen,
for that matter
She pulled out a fold so that long
trail of silver flowers caught the light
and cleaned like frost. No misgivings
and no suspicious she had, and none
by that time had Mary, believing as
she did that her sister had bought all
that bravery for her and that it was
hers by right, and only troubled by
the necessity of secrecy with her
grandmother lest she discover for what
purpose her own money had been
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-15

OF Mary that yen sacrIHced yourseII-
for her sister. Harry, ! know, i know.
and | would that | could give ven
your hearts desire. for 'tis mine also,'
Then. so saying this old woman.
who had in her such n majesty of char
acter and pride that il held folk aloof
at farthec distance than loud swag
gerings of Importance of men high in
Office. drew down my head to her
withered shoulder and touched my
cheek with a hand of compassionate
pity and blessing. as if l had been in
truth her son. and caught her breath
again and again with a sobbing sigh.
All that I could say to comfort her
/ said, assuring her. as was indeed the
truth, that no woman could justly esti-
mate the view which q man might
take of such condition as mine. and
how the power of service to love might
be enough to content one. and he stand
in no need of pity, but she was not
much consoled.
Harry" she said. Harry, thou art
like a knight OF olden times about
whom a song was written which [
heard sung in my girlhood and which
used to bring the tears, though l was
never too ready with them. Woe be
to me that i, knowing what 1 know
have yet not the courage to sacrifice
my pride and my unworthy grand
daughter and see you free. Oh, Har-
~. that thou shouldst sit at home
when thou art fitted by birth and
breeding to go with the best of them!
Harry, l pray thee. put on thy plum
colored suit and go to the ball."
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-15
SYNOPSIS OF STORY.

Chapter Harry Wingfeld. mar
rator of the story, is tutor to Mary
Cavendish. a belle of the colony OF
Virginia in 1852, and accompanies her
on a ride to church. He discovers
/ ner implication in a conspiracy
against the king. She has imported
arms and ammunition to aid in the
plot.
III and II-Wingfields past life in
England. Although heir to large es-
tates and well educated, he is now
q deported convict in Virginia. Wing
field Is devoted to his pupil.
Nv and V-Sir Humphrey Hyde, in
love with Mary, is with her in the
plot, which is laid for the purpose of
cutting down the young tobacco
plants and thus depriving the king
OF his revenue under the unjust navi-
cation act.
VI and VI-Mayday frolics at
Drake Hill, home of Wingfield and
Mary. Catherine Cavendish beseech-
es the tutor to save her sister from
participation in the conspiracy.
VIII-Harry and Catherine conspire
to keep knowledge of the plot from
Madam Cavendish, the girls grand
mother, who is stanch royalist. TX
Mary is deceived by Wingield into
thinking that Catherine has purchased
finery for her. the real benefactor be-
Ing Wingfield, his object being not on
ly to please her, but also to prevent
Madam Cavendish from learning of
the disposition of Mary's own money,
which has been expeuded sc- the
arms.
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(To Be Continued.)
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She fairly wrung her hands In nel
helpless wrath. and the gems glittered
anew. "But-but," she stammered out
know you the full result OF this, Har.
~ Wingfeld? She, my sister Mary
thinks that I-I-sent to England for
the goods for her. She knows that !
have some acquaintance with what she
hath done, and she-she is blessing me
for it, and 1 cannot deny what she
thinks. I-I-cannot tell her what you
you have done, Iest-lest''-
To my great establishment she stopped
short with such a fame of bushes as
] had never seen on her face before,
and 1 was at - loss to know what she
might mean, but supposed that she
considered that the shame Of Mistress
Mary's wearing finery which had been
paid for out of a convict's purse would
be more than she could put upon her
and yet that she dared not inform her
lest she refuse to wear the sky blue
robe to the governors ball and so an
ger Madam Cavendish
Madam" / said ''your sister is but
blessing you for what you would have
done. and wherefore need you fret?"
you knOWS l. WOulu, SHE broke out
passionately- Every jewel 1 possess.
the very gown from my back, would
have sold to save her this had 1 but
known. Why did mot tell me-?
Why did not she tell -? oh, Harry,
pray You to take these jewels!''
II cannot take them, madam" said.
Yet such was her distress I was sorry
Catherine Offering her Jewels
to pay for Mays wardrobe
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Mary and Catherine both looked nale-

Mary and Catherine both looked pale
~ az their grandmother, not knowing
what had come to her.
Madam I said, do you forget?''
Il forget not that you are the oldest
son and heir of one of the best families
in England and as good gentleman
as the best of dem" she cried out.
THAT / do not forget. and 1 would
have you go 10 the ball with my grand
daughters. Put OH thy plum eoiored
velvet suit, Harry. and order thy horse
saddled.''
For the first time 1 seemed to under
stand that Madam Judith Cayendish
had, in spite of her wonderful powers
of body and mind. somewhat of the
childishnesS of age. for as she looked
N me tie tears were in her stern eyes.
and a flush was on the ivory white of
Lar face. and her tone had that queru-
lousness in il which we associate with
childhood which cannot have its own
will
''Mad.m,'' l said gently. you know
that ii is not possible for me TO do as
you wish, and also that my days of
gayeties are past. though not to my
regret, and that l am looking forward
TO an evening with my books. which.
when man gets beyond his youth,
yield him often more pleasure than the
society of his kind
But, Harry" she said piteously and
still like child. you are young. and
/ would not have Then imperiousiy
again, Get into thy plum eolored vel
vet suit, Master Wingfield. and accom-
pany my granddaughters.'
But then l affected not TO hear her.
under pretense of seeing that the sedan
chairs were ready. and hallooed to the
slaves with such zeal that Madam Cav
endishs voice was drowned, though
with no seeming rudeness. and Mary
and Catherine came forth in their rus
Ting spreads of bSue and green, and
the black bearers stood grinning white
Iy out of the darkness. for the moon
was not up yet, and 1 aided them both
into the chairs. and they were off.
stood few moments watching the re-
treating fare of fiambeaux, for run
ners carrying them were necessary on
those rough roads when dark. and the
breath of the dewy spring night fan
ned my face like wing of peace. and
/ regretted nothing very much which
had happened in this world. so that
could come between that beloved girl
and the troubles starting up like poison
Gus weeds on her path.
But when I entered the hall Madam
Cavendish, having sent away the
slaves, even to the little wench who
had been tanning her, with verify. be-
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-15
CHAPTER NJ.

HAVE seen many beautiful
things in my life, as happens
TO every one living in
world which hath little fault
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-11
MUCH MONEY INVOLVED
Uas ol The HAST Peculiar Salls tssr
flied Ia Teas.

Houston Dee & over t6.0Ua, /.
eco NJ involved ia one of the most
peculiar salts ever flied la Texas.
which was instituted lu ,he federal
court here this morning By the kir-
rs Lumber company Il Nv clyil &c.
t.ou AloaiaR out of the feceiyership
~ the Kirby Lumber company and
the Houston on company These
companies are under contract with
each other but the properties are
operated by TWO separate sets of RE-
ceiyers and long contention has pre-
vailed regarding the scale ~ measure
ment Of logs set out in the stumpage
contract the oil company has with
the lumber company
The Kirby company claims as ex-
horbitant q charge averaging SEQ
GOO per month, claimed as a right
by the oil company and as the con
tract has a long period 10 run the to-
tai involved is nearly $4,000, GOO 1t
is now asked tnat the court construe
its own orders, appoint scalers and
define their duties, thus asking the
court TO analyze its own previous or
ders, q most unusual proceeding.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-11
HALF BILLION DOLLARS


Washluzcu Dec 1.-THE value
o% aIl property IN Texas in 1905 was
So GG.@g1. .eoS Four years preyious
ly 3, was S2.a22.I5i,G31, showing
an increase IN four years of about
$500. 600 900
This ard othCt very interesting
data are given IN report made pub
He by the Department OF Commerce
and Labor on the estimated true
value Of property for the two years
named.
II also gives an estimate Of popnl-
iatNn for the two years named In
1900 1t was 3.04S710, according 10
the census. and IN 19oi 3,373.9S2,
according 20 the estimate
OF the aggregate property wealth
in 1904. sl,554,7l4,9Al was IN real
property and Improvements, eXelus-
i've Of railroads. the live stock fig
ures We're placed at 1886. G.691. 500,
farm implements and machinery at
S37,379,975 manufacturing machin-
cry. S43,462, 400, gold and silver
coin and bullion. sG3, 3,S20,940 The
value of railroad property was pla-
Ced at S237,7lS,000 and of street
railway property at 500, ,035,770, all
other kinds of property which in
.ludes the products of agriculture
and manufac lures aud mining, s543,
C43. $50.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-11
SEVEN MILES ON TIES.
Train Jumps the Track Without At
tracing Attention of Crew.

Bakersfield, Cal. Dec 1.-THE
Southern Pacific has made a new
record for rapid transit A light en-
gine coming down the Tehachapi
mountain ran seven miles on the ties
before the engineer and fireman
awoke 10 the fact that they were
not travelling according to schedule.
Trainmen are loyal to each other.
They tell no tales and one man S
mistake never forms food for gossip
but enough has leaked out 10 warrant
the statement that This engine trav-
eled seven miles on the ties before
the crew awoke to the fact.
4 wrecking crew was called out
and it took good many hours to
drive the spikes and replace the ties
which the flying wheels had tori
loose
The accident happened between
Rowan and Bealyille about dayligh
and fortunately but one train wa
delayed The owl had already pass
ed, but No. I was caught and hel
up nearly twelve hours. 1t was due
arrive AT Kern at 7:45 O'Clock In II
morning. but did not pull in uni
! $50 o'clock in the evening. San
Fe train 107 was also delayed by Il
accident.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-11
A DESPERATE STRUGGLE
j. v fCDonald paS Thriihaa tateaaier
With Ssppo>et baraIar.

Last night a few minutes after f2
% clock y " Mcdonald. who has
charge Of the tailoring department
at the store OF Calvin Brothers. had
a thrilling encounter with man In
the alley at the rear ~ the store.
Mr. Mcdonald received a tele-
phone message at his boarding house
which stated that three men were
trying TO break into the store lie
dressed and hurried 90 the store
While passing through the alley at
the rear OF the building q man who
had climbed a telephone pole, with
the evident intention of getting over
the back fence. sprang upon Mr. Nc
Donald aud engaged him ia a desper-
ate struggle Mr. Mcdonald gas TAX
en- unawarcs By the man and as soon
as he recovered from his bewiIdcr-
ment he exchanged blow for blow
with his assaiiant While the strug-
gle ensued Night Watchman Bow
man appeared on the scene and be
tween the two the man was reduced
20 ubmtssiveness. The officer and
Mr Mcdonald started TO the county
jail with their prisoner, but JUST be
fore the prison was reached he jerk
ed away from, them and made a dash
for liberty Night Watchman Bow
man opened fire on the fellow and at
the first shot he was seen to fall, but
he instantly regained his feet and
continued running
City Marshal Dixon aud members
of the sheriff's department were
aroused and joined In the search for
hn . While IT, AIPnAnAIl
was engaged in the struggle with
the man in the alley he saw the other
two run away but was able to fur
nish the Officers with their descrip-
ton
About O'Clock this morning a
physician vas called to boarding
house to attend man who had been
badly hurt. Acting on this as clew
City Marshal Dixon made an inves-
tigation. which resulted in the in
iured man being identified as Mr..
McDonalds assailant.
The matter was reported to County
Attorney Smith this morning and &
| thorough investigation into the de
I tails of the affair was made by tha
department.
The investigation instituted by tn
l
that no attempt was made to ente
the store. 1t seems that five or 81
men had congregated in the allie
and that fight had taken place b.
tween Elmer Leach and viii Hill
knife was freely used and Hill n
Ceiyed a number of painful wounds
Cne or 1wo cuts being inflicted on hi
face. When the fight had ended tn
other parties ran. leaving the injur
ed man to take care of himself. Mr.
| Mcdonald was not ware of the fac
| that difficult had occurred bu
was expecting to find some one at
| tempting to effect an entrance 10 the
store He was mistaken by Hill as
| one OF mis- assailants returning
which accounts for the encounter
which took place between these two.
/ Two complaints alleging simple ass
sault were filed against Leach this
morning He was arrested by Dep
luty sheriff J. V Forbes and placed
iu the county juil
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-11
ph NDtNI ROOSEVELT Is H0NORtb 81
The PARLIAMENT OF NORWAY.
REQUEST OF SCIENTIST
BY Terms OF Will of Or. Alfred bernhard
Nobel hq Part OF Fortune Devoted
10 five Anausl Prizes.

Christiana Dee 1.-THE Nor
wegian parliament has conferred the
Nobel peace prize upon President
Roosevelt This prize was awarded
TO President Roosevelt In recogni-
ton of his services In ending the
RusSo-Japanese war Candidates for
this distinction must be proposed BY
legislative odies peace organtza-
tions or uni erslties II Is understood
the presidents sponsors were Prof
n. T. Judson, acting president of the
Chicago University: Prof. Baldwin
of Yale, Prof. Harberger of the Uni
versity of Munich and the faculty of
Georgetown University, Washington
The peace prize went last year to
Baroness Won Suttnner OF Vienna,
and in previous years to w. n. Cree
mer, Nj. p, of England; d. Martin
ez of Russia and Henri Dunant the
founder of the Red Cross
The Nobel peace prize is part of
Il bequest left by Dr. Alfred Bern
hard Nobel, a Swedish scientist who
died in 1896. BY his will large por-
ton of his fortune is devoted to five
annual prizes, which are valued at
about $40, 600. They are awarded for
the most important discoveries in
physics, chemistry, physiology, or
medicine, for the most distinguished
work of an idealistic tendency in
the field of literature and for the
best effort toward fraternity of ma
tions and promotion of peace. The
last named was awarded by the Nor
ri 10 of ra
awarded by Stockholm institutions.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-11
VAS SA0T AND ms STANIty MILD h0k.
DAY fnRNiNa IN WYATT.
TWO ARRESTS MADE
tafAer and Non HoasAi to WaIsA4Ihle
and PLACED IN Jail. Refuse 10 diye
0ui Slsiemeni.

4 dv vp'yt9ble tragedy was enacted
at Wyatt yesterday morning about
10 o'clock Ia which Gus McCaleb OF
Midlothian was shot and instantly
Killed a young man named Nor
row was also shot and seriously
wounded The shooting was done
by Tom Prltchett. q young man who
lives ar Wyatt
II has been impossible 10 ascer-
tain the fun particulars OF the double
shooting. but II appears TO have been
the result OF uouble between an
old man named Morrow aud his son
on one side and r. NJ Pritchett and
son on the other The elder Morrow
ANA son were engaged In the erection
OF q house for the elder Pritchett,
VINO conducts a mercantile establish
nent at Wyatt Gus McCaleb had
been working at the gin there as en-
gineer and had gone ia the gin yes
terday morning from his home in
Midlothian After spending a short
time At the gin he went TO the house
where the Morrows were at work.
Shortly the.tater Pritchett and son
went to where the men were working,
Sc Il is claimed and began q quarrel
with cid llan Morrow McCalek
took no part ia the dispute, but acted
in the capacity of a peace maker.
! fIe had succeeded, as he thought, in
| effecting an amicable adjustment OF
| the differences between the parties
and Pritchett and son went away
! 1t is claimed that about 10 O'Clock
all the parties met in the road when
the dispute was renewed by the ell
der 1'ltcn.tt ~ ableb again essay
ed TO act as peacemaker. II is claim
: ed that at this iuncture Tom Prit
chett drew a revolver and begal
!, shooting. The first shot took effee
= just above the collar bone of McCa
eb, passing through and breakin
:, his neck Death was instantaneou
Il Young Morrow started TO run, so
d is said. and the slayer of McCaI'
= opened fire ON him. One shot toe
effect in the fleshy part OF the hi
producing a serious wound.
After the shooting the Prftcheti
started To Midlothian TO surrende
, | to officers In the meantime Con
| stable HAYS had been apprised O
the shooting by telephone and was
on his way To Wyatt to make an in
yestigation OF the affair When he
met the men in the road they gave
! up go him Last night they We're
/ urorsht tu WaX1hachie 10y Constable
| Ha,s aud Deputy Sheriff Lee Moore
! and placed iu Jail
They were visited Dos O. reporter
this m,Uiug lut refused ro make &c
statement ihrv appeared f1 know
iu'so.uEuiN roDIiu- t1uu. rhs Niling
The. could tul furnish rho reporter
IWth fle IrI.u oft NI Morrow and
.Dr and .U..U HoUlb- HrHg sealed
+ H... ..T LH
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-11

Rush a, Hickman, a cotton buyer
Of this city, was married Sunday
evening at o'clock to Miss Cornelia
Nelson OF Sterrett The ceremony
was performed by Rev. l. f. High
tower at the Methodist parsonage at
Red Oak shortly after the cere-
mony Mr. and Mrs. Hickman depart
ed for shawnee, Ok. where they will
make their home.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-11

John Lauderdale, penitentiary
transfer agent was in the city last
night after Cf,mInals who were con,
victed at the last term of the district
court Those taken away by the of
ficer were Polk Tarpley, white: JOIN
Richardson, colored; Henry Hickley
colored The three are short tern
men
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-11

John kendrIcks and mother. MIS-
Ray, went TO Boz last Saturday to
visit relatives Mr.. Kenlricks turned
his horse in a pasture. and the ami
NAL became entangled in a wire
fence and was badly injured.
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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-06-28
YOUNG PEOPLE MEET.
Quarterly Assembly of the Various
City Societies.

The quarterly meeting of the Young
Peoples Societies of the Oskaloosa
churches was held Sunday evening at
the Congregational church and was
well attended. A. A. Paine conducted
the meeting, which was one of the
most interesting held IN some time.
The topic of the evenings program
was Jail and Prison Work. "Mr. E. w.
Blew, the county missionary, talked
at considerable length Of his expert
ences in prison work in New York, at
the Sing Sing states prison, in the
prisons of Chicago and in jails OF
smaller cities and towns. His descrip-
ton Of the work done and the good
accomplishment resulted in an awak-
ening of the society to the Importance
of the possibilities of the local work.
The fact is not generally known that
meetings are held in the Mahaska
county Jail twice weekly and excellent
results have obtained.
A collection was taken up for rund
looking to the purchase of small or
gan that is to be placed at the local
jail for the use of the music that is az
ways part of the program. The
songs and the music give pleasure and
often secure attention for what the
workers have to say to the prisoners
when nothing else will move them.