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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-07-26
A SILENT
WORSHIP
ByFRANcEs noDOsoN BURNETT


"Oh! Lamb Of God, who takest away
the sins of the world.
Grant US thy peace.
"Oh! Lamb Of God, who takest away
the sins Of the world,
Have mercy on u.s."
The solemn softness Of the voices.
chanting the divine words. swelling
and rising, filled the groined arches
Of st. Mary's with floating, low-breath.
ed echoes Of the wondrous prayer, and,
with the rest, a fresh, pure young
voice aoated upward-a voice SO
fresh. and pure, and tender, that it
seemed almost in itself divine.
To this young voice one man had
listened through the whole of the
previous service. Its first sound had
struck him with a strange sense Of
the sudden thrilling of some subtle,
startled chord, touched for the first
time In % quiet years of life.
Rev. Marcus Nugent, who was then
rector, had been absent q few days,
and. In his place, Noel Lowther had
onciated; and it was, a. he led the
morning service, that the sweet, young
voice broke upon his ear, echoing the
responses from the rector's pew. He
could not see the face of its owner,
clear as the voice "a to him. So
It was that he was fain to content
himself with the listening. which had
become SO strangely ervou in its
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or Dead?'
The Strange Disappearance Of
Gerald RathbOne.
~ GUY THoRNE.

love, my bride! am with you now,
and shall be with you always in spirit
until we are one, until the end of our
lives. And whatever may be in store
in the immediate future, | shall be
watching and waiting; I shall be
guarding you and shielding you as
we'll rs | can. And II things come to
the worst | shall be ready, and we will
count the world as lost, as other wise
lovers have done, for the sacred cause
and In the holy service of Love.
So he bowed over her slim, white
hand and kissed 1t, looking in his
beauty and confidence and strength
like any knight Of old, kneeiing be-
fore the lady he was pledged to serve.
And when he was gone and she was
alone in her DON upstairs, Marjorie
was filled with a Joy and exhilaratior
such as she had never known before
and yet there seemed hanging Over
the little rosy landscape, the brightly
lit landscape in which she moved, a
dark massive cloud,
She dreamt thus. She dreamt that
this cloud grew blacker and blacker
and still more heavy, sinking lower
and lower toward her. Then she saw
her lover rs a knight in armor cutting
upward with q cleaning sword until
the cloud parted and rushed away,
and all was once more bathed in sun
light. She knew the name of that
sword. It was not Excalibur--it was
Love.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-07-26
How Piutes Catch Quail.

These natives have a unique way
of getting quail. For them there IS
no closed season, or indeed any game
law whatever. Seasons when the quail
come down from the mountains to the
spring the Indians make great prepa'
rations for their capture.
They build a bough house, with 3
long, slender opening in the front,
formed of tall, straight sticks set
closely together. Within the house
an Indian sits concealed, holding q
long timber rod which he operates
In the early morning when the birds
flock down for water he picks them
OF, one at a time, killing them In
stantly.
There is no report In this manner
of hunting to brighten the others
away, and the Indian often gets
enough game In a single morning for
the whole settlement.
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Sycophantlc Sportsmen.

Napoleon was a deplorably bad shot,
and when out On a shooting expedi.
ton with others his suite had always
to resort to stratagems so that his
bag should not compare unfavorably
with theirs. One day when shooting
driven game, in spite Of the enormous
number of shots, it was found that he
had only registered ten kills" where.
as the king of Westphalia had over
200 and Murat $50 to their credit.
General CONSERVATION. The emperor
must not see this. So Westphalio'D
number was reduced to 20 and
Murat's became SO and Napoleon's
name headed the list with the glori-
Gus total Of 2l6.-Bon Vivan4
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eager intensity; and so 1t was that
he was conscious Of the listening, in
its intensity, being anything but a
content.
The service was over at length, and
the voluntary pealed forth in parting
benediction, the door of the rector's
pew opened, and, with the rector's
wife, the owner of the voice passed
down the broad aisle. She was a
fair. pretty school girl looking rea
ture, with one Of those rare, purely
untouched faces, we see and wonder
At. now and then, in some fair girl
woman, before whom lies the worlds
sad depth of experience, and whose
past holds only the innocent memory
IF childhood. Just such a face as this
Noel Lowther singled out of the crowd
Of onward passing faces. Just such
a face as this he saw for a moment
softlipped, ~dove-eyed, and tender, and
then she was hidden from his sight.
But, as he passed out of the church
doors, chance led him by a group of
men who were s%auntering homeward
slowly, and, a. he crossed their path,
I few words fell upon his ear.
"The fair, i~nnocent-faced girl with
the yellow hair? Oh, yes" one of
them said. "Nugent's daughter-Lilias
Nugent. She has just come from
school. I believe. Mere child, though
not more than 16."
Nh4 n,ro$o voccod an a C&rorro
quick color flooding his sallow face.
Lilias! Lilias! The name seemed so
purely fitting that it thrilled him, just
as her voice had done. Lilias! Lii
las! he said to himself again and
again, with something like q tremor.
He went home to his dull, respect.
able lodgings slowly, bordering as he
went. His dingy little parlor, in the
dull, neat street, was cherries and
silent as usual. Oh! the slow work.
ing of the leaden groove. that this
small room had seen; the prayers
that he had tried to make fervent, and
had fancied he failed in, not daring to
murmur, so far as to think that the
dull. unresponsive life made him low
n spirit, and unresponsive also. He
was q conscientious man, this curate
If st. Mary's. Even the people who
ike<. him were compelled to acknowl.
sdge that, and the most reluctant con.
.essod that he neglected no duty. As
ae sat by the fire in the small crate,
he looked over his life with q heavier
sadness than he had ever felt before.
A very sad romance was the love
story Of the curate of st. Mary's. No
,ne dreamed Of its quiet life; no one
would have comprehended 1t, II they
aad guessed at its existence; and all
to concentrated hidden force wreaked
itself upon the single strength Of the
man whose secret 1t was.
But one night the door o. the rec
tors pew opened, and the hand Of 4
trl did not close It, nor the slight,
graceful. girlish figure pass out. LII.
- was not well. the rector said to
his .curate. when they met in the
restry. She had not seemed strong
4 hte-hs scarcely knew why. Well
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Words From sr'er Williams.

Dis wprl' amt bright enough for
some folks-en yit dey amt in no
hurry ter see de next worl' blaze.
Wen l see a sinner struttin' roun'
in a standin' collar en- lOfin' at reli-
gion | wonders des what chance dat
collar. on dat man, would haze In
heillre!
It amt no good philosophy ter try
ter keep up yo' spirits by putin down
mo spirits dan you kin tote away con-
venient.
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Surprise.

"Got a lawn mower, Blinks?"
eyes, but I'll be hanged II I'll loan
1t to you."
II didn't want to borrow It. I was
going to send Tommie over to cut your
grass II you didn't have one"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-07-26

Tho amusement Of boys loses .
great deal Of it's fascination II they
have some ones permission to indulge
n It
New-York tribune., 1907-08-11
PROBLEM OF VANISHING MAN
Confined ron pa
CoEarasd from page 10

YOU are childish idiot" he added sharply
The Thinking Machine nearly smiled.
Cañon City record., 1907-08-15
OLD RESIDENT OF CANON CITY
DIED TUESDAY NIGHT

Jesse r. Wright, one of the best
known residents of the community,
died at his home, 414 River street. at
$40 o'clock Tuesday night Of q COM
plication of diseases, super3nduced by
the infirmities of old age. r.E7
Deceased was born at jamestown.
N. c., April II, 1886, consequently was
aged II years, 3 month and 26 days.
In 1863 Mr.. Wright was married at
Rock Springs, Ca, to Miss Caroline
Shields, who survives to mourn her
husbands death. In 1869 Mr. and
Mrs. Wright moved to Vernon county,
Missouri, where they were among the
pioneer settlers. They came to Col
orado in 1886 and established a home
in Canon City. A few months later
they went to the Pacific coast with the
hope that the change would be bene-
fetal to Mr.. Wright. who was q suffer-
er from asthma. They lived first in
Shasta county, afterwards at Auburn
In Placer county and still later at
Lodi In San Joaquin county.
The climate OF the Pacific coast did
not prove as helpful to Mr. Wright as
had been anticipated would be the
case and the family returned to Canon
City. arriving here in Apring. 1889.
From that time until the end Mr..
Wright was continuous resident OF
this place. About five years ago while
on visit to Cripple Creek Mr.. Wright
sustained stroke Of paralysis. As
soon afterwards as he was able to
travel he went to California and Ari-
zona for recuperation, but before re-
turning home had a second stroke.
since which he has been an invalid.
For more than thirty years Mr.. Wright
was afflicted with asthma; his suffer-
ing at times from that disease being
OF the most distressing character.
In addition to a wife he leaves four
children: Mrs. J. b. Snyder Of Salt
Lake City. John F. Wright Of Cripple
Creek. Mrs. Lloyd Egbers of this
city and Jas. H. Wright OF Los An
geles, Cal, all Of whom except the
latter, were at his bedside when he
breather his last. The funeral will
take place from the house at 2 O'Clock
Thursday afternoon. followed by inter-
ment at Lakeside cemetery.
Cañon City record., 1907-08-15
FOUND DEAD IN PROSPECT
HEIGHTS THIS MORNING

Joseph Green, an old miners, was
found dead at the rear Of the Colorado
Supply company's store in Prospect
Heights about o'clock this morning,
death having apparently resulted
from natural causes. Deceased was
an Englishman and was apparently
about sixty-two years of age. He had
lived here for about twenty years and
was the father Of Mrs. J. w. Lowry Of
7O5 Allison avenue, whose husband
is manager Of the Great Western Coal
company at Heathton. He also leaves
a son here, in addition to'a divorced
wife at Cripple Creek. While Mr..
Green took drink Of liquor occasion
ally he was not addicted to the habit
and never got intoxicated.
Coroner Whitmore was notified Of
the discovery and brought the re-
mains to this city where they were
prepared for burial. 1t was at first
believed that Mr.. Green 3 death was
due to four play but an investigation
showed that 1t was due to natural
causes. The position in which the
body lay. as we'll as the facial express
sion, indicated that his death was an
easy one. The funeral will take place
from the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lowry at O'Clock Friday afternoon.
Cañon City record., 1907-08-15

to Mr.. W. Rexford Long. Tor several
years Mr.. and Mrs. Long made their
home in Flint, Mich, and there the
two little girls were born. Upon the
death of her husband, about six years
ago. Mrs. Long returned to Denver
with her children. An attack of pleu-
risy and lung fever left her lungs in
weakened state after which they
never regained their normal condition.
Last spring when Mrs. Long visit
ed her father here in hopes of benefit
from the change, her friends feared
the worst, but she herself was hopeful
and cheerful.
The children-Winifred, aged eleven
years, and Margaret. aged six, we're
sent to their fathers mother in Flint,
Mich. Mrs. Longs last weeks were
spent at the Oakes Home where she
received every possible care and the
best of medical attention. Her sister,
Mrs. Margaret Dryden Bodwell, Of
Cripple Creek, had been with her for
some time and Mr.. and Mrs. Dryden
we're also present at the time of her
death. Her brother; Robert Dryden,
and her other sister, Mrs. Addie Dry
den Laws, are both residents of this
place.
The funeral services were held in
Denver Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Long was a woman of beautiful
Christian character and most attrac-
tive personality and her death Is
mourned by many, friends, here and
wherever she was known.
Cañon City record., 1907-08-15
DENVER PRACTICALLY CUT OFF
EXCEPT FOR NEWS SERVICE

Denver, Aug. live have won
our strike" said President Fred Wes-
sells of the local telegraphers' union
last night, "and within twenty-four
hours the Western Union and Postal
companies will be sueing for peace.
"The commercial business of the
country is sewed up tight and the
companies are using few men that
they have to give the newspapers a
service. ~
"If necessary. we can put the
screws down further by calling out
the brokerage operators, but as things
look now we won't have to resort to
that extreme"
Every stock brokerage house In the
country has been given just twenty
four hours to sign up a new wage
scale with it's telegraph operators.
With the exception of this branch
of the service all telegraphic commuh-
ication from ocean to ocean and from
the gulf to the Canadian border Is
cut of. That everything is tied up
completely was confessed by the Den
yer Office of the Western Union Tale-
graph company last night, when Sup
erintendent Leonard declared his in
ability to send out an account of the
settlement of the strike Of the Colo
RADIO & Southern railroad switchmen.
An account of the settlement Of the
strike was nled with. the telegraph
company at $3.50 By. the Associated
Press, with instructions to send 1t by
wire East and West throughout the
L1l khA okr nm
til after midnight, trying in the mean
time every wire in his Office and max
ing every effort to get 1t on, Superin-
tendent Leonard returned it to the
Associated Press with the announce
ment that he could get no one to
take 1t.
Cañon City record., 1907-08-15
FOUR MILE.

Many Of the folks are hurrying with
their second crop Of alfalfa SO they
can go fishing.
The Green Hill Orchard Co.. and
others ase beginning to send out Gu
cumbers by the quantity.
oh, these horrible mosquitoes" is
heard so often that we imagine We are
in the lowlands of Arkansas.
DR.. Smith and family. Mrs. Robinson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Curtis are going
to the Gunnison country to fish.
Ed. Watts and Ernest Tremayne had
poor health In Bisbee. Ariz.. 90 they
have been at home for some time.
Perry Williams. who has had . siege
Of scarlet fever, Is doing we'll and We
hope the quarantine will soon b re-
moved. a' -rs
A bold and Impudent coyote has been
hiding in the cornfield and catching
Mr.. Lorentz's chickens at the rate Of a
dozen a day but Mr.. Williams took his
gun and ended his chicken-eating ca
reer.
Cañon City record., 1907-08-15
A CELESTIAL VISITOR
IN THE EASTERN SKY

A comet may be seen at 3 a. m. in
the eastern sky by those who care to
get up that early. 1t is travelling to-
ward the sun, and, to the unaided vi
sion, appears about the size of sill
yer quarter with a two-foot tail point
ing to the southwest. This celestial
wanderer possesses a mode Of con-
veyance, made, creased and guided by
beings similar in many respects. but
far in advance of ourselves. Many
years ago this comet is said to have
become entangled with the moons OF
Jupiter and for four months circled
around that body, which was month
for each moon. Finally it got away
and started out upon its erratic ca
reer through space. This showed in
telligence, decision and investigation.
j. w. L.
Cañon City record., 1907-08-15

will be gone . couple of weeks or more
and will spend a couple OF days in
Kansas City, going thence to Chicago
and New York city.
Yesterday the East Canon CORES
pondent asked what we are to do with
the coyote nuisance. especially with
the two-legged ones. Mr.. H. w. Hollar.
who lost 26 chickens and a sack of
oats, probably through a two-legged
"varmint" says he believes in no spec
ial privileges but that the same rem
'edy should be used on all and that a
shot gun.
Miss Edna Keys, who has been Wis
iting here for several months as the
guest of her brother, Chas. 8. Keys.
and family. left at noon today for
Kansas City, where she will spend q
couple OF weeks before proceeding to
her home at Fort Scott, Kan.
Earnest Webb of The Record, who
went to Hot Springs last week to at
tend the International typographical
convention, was in Memphis Saturday.
He writes that 1t Is 6O3 In the shade
and that Colorado is hereafter good
enough for him.
Try a Dixie sweet stuffed pickle
made by the Colorado Canning COM
pany from Canon City cucumbers. All
OF the grocers carry them and they
sell for fve cents each. They are the
incest, best fancy pickle ever sold
here.
Miss Jessie Wildwood Is expected
to arrive here from Denver this after
noon or tomorrow for a visit with her
sister, Mrs. R. 8. Beall. at 621 north
Fifth street. Miss Wildwood is .
teacher In the Denver High school.
Miss Helen Shannon. who has been
visiting her sister. Mrs. w. B. Ken
ney. on College avenue. for several
weeks. left this morning for Omaha
enroute home to Columbus, Neb.
A joint meeting of the trustees and
board Of directors OF the Y. NJ. G. A.
was held at the association parlors
Monday night. The business was prin-
cipally OF a routine character.
Prof. w. D. Glass came down from
Cripple Creek where he has been dur
Ing the last three or four weeks. He
says 1t has been delightfully."- cool In
the district all summer.
Mrs. o. ". Forty and two children
OF Grand Junction are guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. W.. d. Core on College ave-
nue.. They will remain for . couple
Of weeks.
Mrs. Emma Bray OF Oshkosh. Wis.
and Mrs. e. A. Warner Of Chicago,
were visitors here the FIRST Of the
week. BE.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Core. returned
here the nrst Of the week from . brief
visit with friends At Grand Junction.
Mrs. II. 8. Love returned home last
evening from Cripple Creek after q
delightful six weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. J. Andrews. Rev.
and Mn. 8. r. Entorf and Miss Town
send OF Lincoln Park and Mr.. and
Mrs. 8. H. Atwater left tAas snorninE
Cañon City record., 1907-08-15

ON . camping trip to The Wet Noun
tain valley. They expect TO camp ~
the vicaatty Of the LAEs Of Clo0As @
the cnest Of the coatiasatAl divide.
". l. ERtton of 1Airpoint, O.. who
stoppsd on here Cor . visit with his
nsphsw, C. c. PatAOn, Q couple Of
months ago while enroute to the Pa
cinc coast. halted here Tuesday On
his way home. Mr.. Patton visited most
OF ne places OF interest from 0aA
Diego northward to Seattle and Ta-
coma and en1oyed his trip greatly. He
spent some tima On the return joar-
my with q son In Idaho who II eo1
Of the governmast engineees in . ~
irrigation proposition. Mr. Patton ~
sumed his travels NJ noon today.
Mr.. and Mrs. ~. r. 0leason Of
South Canon will leave Thursday on
a combined business and pleasure WIS.,
II to Granite. Leadvilla. Red CHE and
Holy Cross. AZ the latter place Mr..
Gleason has extensive mining inter.
ests which he will look after during
his absence. He IL Informed that Q
rich mineral strike has been made
on an adjoining property. which. II 10
expected. will cause an appreciation In
value Of all other claims In the vtcin-
ity. Mr. and Mrs. Gleason expect to
be gone ten days or two weeks.
Cañon City record., 1907-08-15

usually numerous and bold this sum-
mer. Capt. Rockafelow had all his
young turkeys taken by them. and
there are complaints on all sides.
Gus Pauls. who lives on Field, Ave.
Is on the sick list We hear his ILL
ness is of a dropsical nature. Hope
1t is not very serious.
Mr.. Patton, living on corner Of Pear
street and Gone avenue. had the mis-
fortune to lose a valuable heller. She
foundered on sweet clover and was
dead when they discovered her.
Rev Hollar, who lives on Cotton
wood avenue, had his chicken house
raided the other night and sixteen
chickens stolen. AS there Is a high
fence around his poultry houses. and
doors and gates to be opened. II must
have been a two-legged coyote A
worse proposition than the four-iegged
variety as you can shoot the other
kind. II you see them. but what can
you do with the man?
Cañon City record., 1907-08-15
MRS MARY DRYDEN.LONG
LAID TO REST IN DENVER

Mrs. Mary Dryden-Long, second
daughter Of Mr.. Adam Dryden Of this
city, died of tuberculosis at the Cakes
Home in Denver Monday afternoon,
August twelfth. after an illness of
several months.
Mary Dryden was born in Sparland,
Marshall county, ILL.,, October 6, 1871,
and came to this city with her father
and family in 1885. She attended
school here and became member of
the First Presbyterian church. Later
she went to Denver where she stud
led stenography and held a good po-
sition until her marriage.
In Denver, in 1895, she was married
Cañon City record., 1907-08-15
EAST CANON.

Francis Hurlburt has been sick With
tonsilitis, but is able to be around
again. -..ea -..a
Mrs. Howard Of Greydene avenue.
has taken the Mcclure property on
that street to care for.
Mrs. Gravestock Is improving slowly
from her illness. She 10 greatly nainDo1
By her friends and the church. as -
is an earnest worker In its Interests.
Cannot some way be found 70 a.
tsrminats the coyotes! They ass N
Cañon City record., 1907-08-15
Teuos Notes
Wednesday.

.W00neD0oys .....
The Red Gulch Gold Mining &
Milling company today filed amended
articles Of incorporation in the once
OF the county clerk removing the gen.
ersl ofices OF the company from Colo
RADIO Springs to Canon City. The an
nual stockholders' meeting Of the
company was held at Colorado Springs
on Tuesday.
We will pay rs cents per 100 pounds
for Rhubarb or Pie Plant and will
buy II all summer. Colorado Canning
Company. 10
Geo. A. Baker left at noon today on
. purchasing trip among the Wholesale
dry goods firms and haberdAshsrs Of
the East He was accompanied By
lfiM Rosa Kisr. buyer n tAe dry
Cood6 end cloak departmsats. They