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Young Cantrell made no effort to conceal
his preference for his new acquaintance,
and Cindy. in fit of jealous rage. told
him never to speak to her again. That.
night was sleepless one for the mountain
girl. She believed that Marion CantrelI
was lost to her and felt that she had been
treated outrageously. With clenched fist
raised heavenward she swore that Elsie
Garrett should never haYe her man" She
had a powerful card and she would play It,
The next morning Cindy was up early.
and saddling the old horse, rode to Elm
Creek. The letter she dropped into the post
office. addressed to the u. s. marschail
burminham. ala" was clear enough to be
understood by the officer to whom it was
directed. Four nights later five horsemen.
single file. could have been seen in the
moonlight slowly making their way through
the snow and ice up the steep ridge hang
Ing Immediately above the Tennessee river
AS they reached the crest a woman stepped
out of the shadow of clump of bushes.
For several minutes she held q whispered
conversation with two OF the horsemen.
evidently giving them instructions that they
considered adequate. In a short time the
party disappeared down the hollow toward
the home of Elijah Cantrell.
80
The family, unconscious of any danger,
were seated around a blazing fire.. Marion,
always alert for officers hostile to moon
sinners" was brought to his feet by
loud rap at the door, AS two stalwart
forms. unbidden. appeared. he, Winches-
ter In hand. sprang out Of the rear door.
Hands up!' and a wicked-looking Colts
As presented to the mountaineer's nose
emphasized the command while two other
figures. emerging from the shadow Of the
house. disarmed him. Resistance was use
less, and Marion Cantrell became the pris-
Oner of the deputy MARSHALL
The old man offered to 20 his bond
thinking the arrest was for Illicit distillinR
When informed that bail could not De
given. as the charge was murder, the whole
household was thrown into Wild commo-
ton. Young Cantreli made a dash for the
door. but was flung to the floor and hand
cuffed. At o'clock the following morn
Ing officers and prisoner stepped aboard
q south-bound train at Guntersville. and
an hour later Marion Cantrell was locked
In the county jail at Gadsden.
The next day before the United States
commissioner for preliminary trial. the de-
PENDANT showed no surprise when Cindy
Sloan's name was announced as witness
against him. The greater part OF smoky
Ridge district population, including Elsie
Garrett. were interested spectators. The
usual prellminaries over. Cindy Sloan took
the stand. She surmised. of course that
Elsie's presence at the trial meant solicit
tude for the prisoner. and facing the ac-
cused men and his friends with defiance in
her eye. she determined to tell the truth.
Her story was. In substance. as follows
At the time Leatherman was missed
Marion CantreI was her sweetheart. She
knew that Marion owned the still at which
Lsatherman was supposed to have been
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At one OF the local hospitals the morning
OF a student nurse is divided between care
OF bed rooms. washing and putting break
fast things back in their places. setting Ia
bles. preparing dinner. care Of kitchen.
pantry, cold storage and store room and
the study of special diet. After the midday
meal household work stops and the pupils
attend classes and lectures. besides learn
ing to cut. wind and sterilize every bandage,
pad and folder known to modern surgery.
The standard of neatness is in itself an ed
ucation to any one coming from an ordi-
nary household.
A student nurses belongings are open to
inspection at any moment. and woe to the
girl whose washstand presents an undue ar
ray of drugs or cosmetics. Beds must be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
Unpublished Letters
From Longfellow

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON, August %. 1906
THAT the home life of Henry Wads-
worth Longfellow was an uncom-
! monty happy one is generally
known, but a new and interesting
glimpse of the relations OF the great
American poet with his children is given
by a series Of LongfeIlow letters which has
just been purchased by firm Of London
book sellers and autograph dealers.
The correspondence was written to Miss
H. Davis of Ware Cottage. Lyme Regis.
Dorset, who was for ten years governess
in Longfellow's family In America, ana
who, the poet says. faithfully looked a1ter
and carefully educated my three daugh-
ters." Throughout the letters. which have
never heretofore been published. Long1ei-
low continually refers to 1.-The little Ones.
and in many OF the passages tnere are reai
touches of deep feeling.
For instance. in a letter from Cambridge
on June II, 1852. Longfellow says:
Charley has gone to town, Erny Is In
bed. Alice is practicing our pianoforte and
I stand writing at this desk. How natural
it all seems, but how dreary TO me is THIS
bright. cool June day"
This last sentence Is mournfully interest
ing. In the year 1861 Longfeilow lost his
wife whose dress caught afire in his own
house. She was burned to death and the
poets "dreariness" spoken of In the letter
undoubtedly referred to his sad loss.
Longfellow's deep and abiding love for
his children. of whom he whote OF as
Grave Alice and laughing Allegro,
And Edith with the golden hair
is shown in this letter as in others. He
says:
"Erny is very feverish and i'll this morn
ing. II he feels better toward noon or DR..
Wyeman thinks lightly Of the matter.
shall take Alice with me to Portland this
afternoon and bring the little one back
tomorrow afternoon
The "Erny" referred to is now Ernest
wadsworth Longfell0w. well-known artist
in New York.
writing from Nahant in the United States
on July "a, 1885. Longfellows says:
..I send you a little OF the seaside drowsl-
ness In the shape Of q letter. : Edith
and Annie have returned from Portland and
Erny and Alice have gone to the White
mountains. Charlie IL here. Bath
ing goes on with vigor- Sally has even
been on horseback. quite out Into deep
water, till the horse swan and threw her
on and she came safe ashore by her SWo
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training. nor system. nor examination for
nurses In any country: no method Of ena-
bling the public to discriminate easily be-
tween nurses and any ignorant persons
who assume that title. and as this Is q
fruitful SOURCE of injury to the sick and Of
discredit to the nursing profession. It Is the
opinion Of the International Congress OF
Nurses that 1t is the duty OF the nursing
profession of every, country to work for
suitable Legislative, fenactments regulating
the education of nurses and protecting the
interests of the public by securing state
examinations and state registration with
the proper penalties for enforcing the
same"
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Sentiments Of the schoolmaster.

Fror the American Magazine.
A little philanthropy covers a multitude
Of frauds.
Money Is one Of those irresistible fiirts
which even your theologian winks ut know
ingiy.
Let US have more OF the religion Of a
square meal.
Men must help one another or you can
rest certain they will hurt one another.
To give from your stock Of plenty Is every
mans duty. but to divide your scanty. store
that's Christianity.
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skill in swimming, not a bit frightened, but
eager to mount and try 1t again"
In charmingly piquant passage he says:
Lessons are reduced to a minimum
but the little ones are very conscientious
and faithful. We are also just as good
as We can be-"
Another extract evidently has reference
to little love affair of one of his children.
He writes:
'Aramdale is becoming intense The
young lady in the red shawl appears on
the borders of the lake as in the dream,
and oh dear. how interesting IL ist'
Longfellow had love for British patriot
ism In letter to Miss Davis on october
ID. 1850 from Cambridge. he says:
1T would be a thousand pities IL such a
true and loyal Briton you should
not have sight of your prince So write
to say that you will have chance to
see him Thursday. He will pass down
Beacon street on horseback to review some
troops on the Common. and you, from a
balcony window, can wave your handker-
chief and say in your heart God bless
him."
All these letters were written in Long
fellows plain. scholarly hand and signed,
Yours truly. Henry w. Longfellow."
With the letters the book firm bought q
number of little slips Of paper covered with
writing scrubbed with pencil In the hand
writing OF the author Of 'Hiawatha." II
Is evident that these were written as a
labor of love for some Juvenile journal,
for they contained simple. funny little
flashes Of brilliancy and on the back of
the last is Inscribed. Written for The Sc
cret. They are headed Commercial In
telligence Review OF the Market" and
following are some Of the extracts:
Cotton. dropping: particularly In shirt
collars in warm weather.
Flour. quiet: except when mixed with
yeast: then 1t rises and is anything but
quiet.
Groceries. with downward tendency:
all good groceries have this tendency par
dcularly sugar and preserves.
Hides. a shade easier; mine Is since the
cold weather Is over.
Mackerel. without change: but they
have good many greenbacks among them
Oats. dull the horses are OF quite a
different opinion. So are all young gentle
men who feel their OATS
Shingles. steady: when they are well
nailed down; otherwise the wind Is apt to
blow them on.
Pork. heavy. It should never be eaten
for supper, as 1t is apt to produce night
mare.
Corn. active; all corns are particularly
active as the season advances.
WHISKY. unchanged; except when made
into whisky punch.
"Aicohoi. quiet and steady: It may b
90. but It makes those who drink II noisy
wool. quiet: e.e.pt when psosas set into
each others wool.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09

TN 1888 Henry Leatherman. who lived
near Huntsville, Ala, thirty miles
north Of the Sand mountain country,
III was one OF Uncle Sans most active
and fearless revenue officers. A terror
TO the moonshine element. he led many
raid for stills into the Sand mountains.
Usually a posse of four or five men accom-
panied him. for to raid moonshine stills
alone Is a hazardous undertaking. especially
IN that country.
One day In October Leatherman went into
the mountains to visit the home Of a trusted
ally the one man in all that country he
could call friend. There he learned of an
Illicit still said to be operated further up
in the hills by Rob Higgins and Marion
Cantreli. Against the protest of his friend,
Leatherman decided to raid at once. and I'M
assisted and mounting his horse. set forth
Two days later his horse. without bride.
appeared at the home OF his father In Mad
fson county The family naturally concluded
that something dreadful had happened. and
sent an investigating party - the noun
taius. They traced young herman TO
his friends home. Further up IN the noun
tains the tree to which he had tied his horse
was found. In deep gulch, 200 yards be-
low. the party discovered the stiil which
Leatherman had set out to destroy. The
plant had been dismantled and demolished,
the wooden shed built over the distillery.
had been burned. A search In the ashes
for the remains of the missing man yielded
no evidence of murder For two days they
sought for clue along the crags and ridges
of the desolate barrens around the still;
not a scrap OF clothing. not drop OF blood
was found. The party gave up the search
convinced that Leatherman had paid with
his life the penalty of fidelity to duty. The
government offered 81 600 reward for the
capture and conviction of the officers muir
derers and sent two of Its best secret serv-
ice men into the Sand mountain country.
Months of fruitless work were spent on the
case. Henry Leatherman had disappeared
completely as IL the mountain had open
ed one of its rocky seams and swallowed
him up.
At the home of her father pretty Elsie
Garrett. tta betrothed wife OF Henry Leath-
erman. waited for tidings from Sand noun
tain. but none came.
IL was now year since Henry Leather
man had taken his sweetheart to see the
cottage he had bought for their home and
told her that he intended to guilt the dan
gerous life of the revenue of1cer and 60 into
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done. She discerned that Marion'S fnfatua-
ton for the teacher was not reciprocated.
Miss Garrett had given up the school and
left the neighborhood.
Just two weeks after Cantrelrs trial at
Gadsden Cindy Sloan and her father, a
primitive Baptist preacher, alighted from
southbound train at Birmingham. The big
policeman on duty at the Union station put
them in a cab and sent them to a cheap
boarding house. The next day they called
at the Jail, and somehow the relationship
between Marion and Cindy so rudely dis
turbed was restored. Cindy and her father
remained in Birmingham for three weeks,
spending all the time at the jail that the
authorities would allow. The March term Of
the court came on and Marion Cantren was
indicted. The day was set for his trial It
was insisted that the corpus deficit could
not be proven. but the court held that the
finger produced at the examining trial
might. under certain circumstances. be suf-
icient.
Cindy Sloan was on the witness stand.
May 1t please the court" began Can
trelfs lawyer. Il move that the testimony
OF this witness be excluded 1 ofser here
In evidence certificate from the probate
Judge Of this county to the effect that
fortnight since the defendant and the wit
ness on the stand were made man and
wife by Rev. 1sham Sloan. The ceremony
was performed in the jail of this county.
No power on earth can force a woman to
testify against her husband"
The announcement produced consterna-
ton In the ranks OF the prosecution. 1t
made by the defense. Neither was It pos
sible to make a case without the testi-
ulony Of Cindy Sloan. There was nothing
left but to agree to q verdict OF mot
guilty.
Elsie Garrett died some years later and
In accordance with her request her re-
mains were lowered into the fathomless
hole that had received her lover Her viii
provided for a little monument to be erect
ed near the epot with this inscription:
Sacred to the memory OF Henry Leath-
erman. who was murdered while in the
discharge of his duty. October Is, 1888.
and OF his betrothed wife. Elsie Garrett.
who died November 80, 1902. A murderer
still walks unpublished"
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ROMANCE AND MYSTERY
OF THE SAND MOUNTAINS

another line of business-a year since he
had started on that last trip to the noun
tains. Uncle Sans sleuths had announced
that the Leatherman case was closed but
his Sweethearts grief and despair had grad
ually given way to a determination to spend
her life, IL necessary, in the work of dis
covering the fate of her lover.
About the middle of October 1889, Elsie
Garrett appeared in Smoky Ridge district
in Marshall county and filed application
for the position of teacher. Having OBJ
tained her certificate at the county seat she
met with no trouble in securing the school.
While no evidence against Marion Cantrell
or Rob Higgins had developed. 1t was gen
orally believed that they were responsible
for Leatherman's death. Marion Cantreil
twenty-five years old. well favored and un-
school trustees. Higgins was his neghbor.
Miss Garrett believed that daily contact
with these people would throw light on the
mystery. and accordingly applied to the
elder Cantrell for board. Mother Cantrell
was a little "juberous' about taking fur
riners' into the family. but the husband,
who saw a few dollars in the transaction
persuaded his suspicious spouse that no
harm could come Of 1t. and the school mis-
tress took up her abode in the Cantreil
home.
Marion Cantrell had sweetheart who
viewed the situation with some uneasiness.
Cindy Sloan had no lack Of confidence In
her own charms OF person. but she real
ICED her deficiency in book larnin'" and
feared that the school teachers intellectual
attainments might attract her betrothed.
Events proved that Cindy's fears were well
founded. Marion's moonshine still was 10
Gated near the school house. and he fell
into the habit OF going to his work at the
time Miss Garrett went to school and in
course of time confidentially told her of
his still.
Christmas came with its festivities, the
school entertainment. the neiEhborhood
Christmas tree and the parties" At the
school concert Marion Cantrell was mas
ter of ceremonies. treating the affair as one
in which he had partnership with the
pretty school "marm" Although he had
accompanied Cindy to the entertainment,
she sat in the audience feeling deserted and
piqued. At the Christmas tree poor Cindy's
humiliation was complete when she OBJ
served Miss Garrett the recipient OF various
favors- True. such customary presents as
cheap cologne and handkerchief were de-
livered to her also, but the thought OF
sharing Marion's heart with another filed
her own with bitter resentment.
Two nights later. at q dance at Jeptha
Hughes, the situation reached crisis.
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IL was now year since Henry Leather
man had taken his sweetheart to see the
cottage he had bought for their home and
told her that he intended to guilt the dan
gerous life of the revenue of1cer and 70 into
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-26
THE PRINTERS
CONTRIBUTE
Grand Forks typographical Union No.
81 Contributes the Sum Of $25 to
BE Sent to Indianapolis as Addition
to Sum for Frisco Printers.

The members of Grand Forks Typo
graphical Union No. 81 last evening
unanimously decided to raise fund
for the benefit of the San Francisco
printers who suffered in the recent
disaster in that city. The sum of $25
was raised and this will be sent to
indianapolis where it will go to swell
the general fund being raised all over
the country for the prints. Every
union is contributing freely to this
fund and the same will be handsome
and substantial testimony of the SYM
pathy felt by the members of the craft
for their stricken fellow workers.. Ii.
no union is there is stronger bond
of friendship and fraternalism than
among the members of the Typogra-
phical union. The following circular
letter has been sent out from the
headquarters at Indianapolis:
Indianapolis, Ind, April 10, 1906:
George A. Tracy Room 10. 533 Kearny
St, San Francisco, Cal.
Executive council International
Typographical Union extends sincere
sympathy to members of San Fran
cisco Typographical Union and cit-
zens generally, in their hour of at
Fiction. Let us know what we can
do. financially or otherwise.
u. w. Brentwood. Secretary.
Oakland. Cal, April 10, 1906.
James NJ Lynch. President, Newton
Claypool Building. indianapolis.
Every printing Office wiped out in
San Francisco. Suffering among men,
bers inevitable. Wire authority to use
International funds now ON hand. Ad-
dress here.
II. J. bennington.
Indianapolis. Ind, April 10. 1906.
F. j. bennington, Oakland, Cal.
Union authorized to use funds on
hand. International will furnish more
if necessary. Council wired Tracy
this morning.
james NJ. Lynch, President.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-26
CHARLESTON HORROR.
San Francisco Disaster Recalls Vividly
to Mind Earthquake Which Laid
Southern City Low.

The San Francisco horror recalls
wildly to mind the Charleston earth
quake which occurred on the night of
Aug. 81. 1856. Thirty-three persons
were killed outright in Charleston,
and over 100. many of whom died
later, were injured. Hundreds of
houses were shaken down and the city
was almost wrecked. No section es-
capped. Big business buildings were
destroyed as quickly and as effectu-
ally as the lowliest cottage. The prop
erty loss was over $3,O00.OO0.
The shock which did the most DAM
age at Charleston came at $50 p. M,
without the slightest warning. Build
ings suddenly began to sway, and
moment later walls tOppled. Huge
structures sank to the ground and be-
came piles of brick and mortar which
sent up sitting clouds of dust.
A newspaper man in the Office of
the Charleston News and Courier told
the following story of the disaster:
"At the time of the first shock the
writer's attention was vaguely attract
ed by a sound which seemed to come
from the Office below and which was
supposed for moment to be caused
by the rapid rolling of a heavy body.
as an iron safe or heavily laden truck
over the floor. Accompanying the
sound there was a perceptible tremor
of the building. not more marked,
however. than would be caused by the
passage OF street car or dray along
the street. For perhaps two or three
seconds the occurrence excited no sur
prise of comment, then by swift de-
grees. or perhaps all at once. the
sound deepened in volume, the tremor
became more decided. the ear caught
the rattle of the window sash. gas
fixtures and other loose objects. The
men in the Office glanced hurriedly at
each other and sprang to the feet.
And then all was bewilderment and
confusion.
"A sudden rush was simultaneously
made to endeavor to attain the open
air and flee to place of safety, but
before the door was reached all reeled
together with the lettering wall and
stopped with the feeling that hope was
in vain.
1.-The uproar slowly died away in
the seeming distance. the earth was
still. and, oh, the blessed relief of that
stiffness But how rudely the silence
was broken. On every side arose
shrieks and cries of pain and fear
The prayers and wailings of terrified
women and children comningled with
the hoarse shouts of excited men in
the street. The air was filled to the
height of the house with a whitish
cloud of dry. sitting dust Through
this cloud, dense as fog, the gas
lights fickered dimly, shedding but
little light SO that you stumbled at
every step over piles of brick and
became entangled in lines of tele-
graph wires that depended from brok-
en- supports. On every side were hur-
rying forms of men and women, bare
headed, partially dressed, some al
most nude. -
Until long after midnight the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-26
CnSubdued.

There was business man in little
western town who never had a good
word for anybody. Everyone held him
in more or less fear and many dis
liked him strongly He made no effort
to cultivate friendships and at one
time or another almost every inhabi-
tant of the village had had quarrel
with him. One day the old lion tried
to board a train which did not stop.
He was thrown great distance and
fell in heap on the track in the rear
of the departing train. The group Of
villagers on the depot platform thought
that their hereditary enemy had been
killed before their eyes and were
ready to drop all their bitter preju-
dices at the grave.
One ran up to where the fallen
monarch lay and seeing signs Of re-
turning life, anxiously asked "Are
you badly hurt, Captain"
With the first short breath the fall
en- man was able to draw he gasped:
mo, you d. old fool! That's the
way l always get of train."-Kan-
sas City Times.