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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-01-23


tive | set the burglar alarm, and
lie took a step toward the wall by
Georgel It's turned orr
Now, Richard knew nothing what
ever about the burglar alarm aud be
gan TO feel ley beads OF persplratlou
gathering on his brow, the more so as
Mr.. Renwyck was gazing at him In III
disguised and increasing suspicion.
"Oh, that" he laughed Il turned
the lever before | raised the sash
Miss Renwyck explained II TO me yes
terday. jolly little contrlvance, pom
my word. ! should like immensely
TO have the system installed at Croy'
land Park"
The bogus earl looked innocent 70
the point of chlldishness, and the mys-
titled host was forced 10 accept the
very inadequate explanation of the
episode Without comment he closed
the window, set the alarm once more,
switched off the lights and silently,
not TO say grimly, led the way upstairs
meekly followed by the Texan, glad 70
have escaped further lnquisition.
"Im awfully sorry 10 have caused
you all this bother" Richard apollo
glzed again as they reached the upper
landing. I'm no end of a nuisance,
really"
Don't mention II, beg you" an
.,.,,oJ Tho HnouoIar with fnron1 gntIr.
tesy. 81 hope you Will sleep now.
Good night" Then the two parted
and entered their respective rooms.
Strange" muttered Mr. Renwyck
as he pulled the sheet about his chin.
"a peculiar lot, these Engllshmen. But
| dare say appear just as peculiar 10
them. He acted so strangely, too,
about that check the other night One
hundred thousand dollars! IIumph!
| wonder II he has hundred thousand
dollars, | begin TO doubt it-doubt II
exceedingly"
Meanwhile the Texan reached his
room, mopped his brow and hunted for
his brandy flask. II seemed TO him
that he wanted good stiff drink as
he wanted nothing else In all the
world He failed TO find his flask In
its accustomed place and surmlsed ac-
curately that IL he found Woolsey
Bills he might strike its trail. The
Wallets sleeping room was next his
own, so without ceremony the master
pushed open the door, admitting flood
of light. He did not find his flask, nor
did he find his servant either, for the
room was deserted, and the bed had
not been occupied.
abr observed the Texan thought
fully "Bre'r Fox has changed mas
tiers for the second time. Humph! A
little awkward to explaln--for me, ]
mean"
On Restmore heavy silence fell
again, which was broken, as before,
only by that antique clock and its soft
chime as II struck another quarter
hour. Then two dim, ghostly figures
crept slowly up the stairs and entered
Miss Harriet Renwyck's room In a
little while they were safely tucked IN
bed and lay whispering In each others
arms.
"Oh, Harriet, darling" breathed Miss
Imogene, wasn't he-er-just splendid
when he told that bouncerf don't be-
lieve he's an Englishman at ALL
NONSENSE the other laughed.& "Of
course he's an Englishman. Now try
TO go to sleep"
1t would be dIscourteous In the ex
IRENE TO state that n lady had been
guilty OF another "bouncer," but at
any rate Miss Harriet clasped drowsy
little figure TO her breast, thought Of
Texas and smiled into the darkness
happily.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-01-23
CHAPTER XX

~7lIE ndycnhref allowed Mr Cor
q rlgau T. wall away Without
Offering 8u5 further remark.
thea waited patiently ~ bis
servant b reach iUe porch
GOOD merniu yauf 'ofdshlp' said
Bits win q look ~ giilele Innp'
cehce witch aade lhe Texan long y
throttle hlm 1n the pot
Richard regarded hjm earnestly.
striving 10 fead Use secrets u aia soul,
but came 10 ihg conclusion lhat tho
servaat had 90 s1gl. inEmaeh as tho
face before bim was Is plaeid % That
u Il GnmJerlna tbe
bills" he Hil io Dis fterReai tone.
"cone upstairs There Is n matter
which we muet settle how~at onee
Contrary 90 bis expectations the
servant d.d 8ot 6iath. bai followed
tim meeklY ~ tbe upper f0Df once
inside Zee rp0m the Texan Looked the
door ana turned On BIN companion
sayagey
NOV. my maa. fast give 90 account
N yourself ang be guiea about 81
Richard had nlgs himself nt0 TIE
morris chair Nhle he valet stood be.
fore bias. aeNmsy shifting BIZ feet
tro w coSrtapgDI
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-01-23

Me NruNgce fnauned ibnaEaifai.Y
"iwd groylaa3 BE- ashel la yoa
1feH fAal W3naoW feuHe
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uhlic b. screwed 10 his rver rraar
mmmv o. thanking Good lhai hs aaA na,
lahd 10 ssiSe somehow tts thlng secm.
90 10 give bim tuuaicngy HJW 1t
was saariang 20 cling g. So harm.
I FWW
vWc8 na~ rciarnra Mr. HgnWEcs
SLOWLY anly / daat understand "a hf
81 dl3Ht uit hWllaiEiaa Rj ppai.
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-01-23

more b. eispping her hand over the
mouth Of fair lmogene This time i
was musels combined with common
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-01-23

ATT o'clock the next morning Mr..
~ Renwyck had telephone call
"a from his partner In New York.
IL was OF such serious ma.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-01-23

- Y pSTAIRS the music OF Mr..
Renwyck's sonorous slumbers
still oozed through the chinks
OF his bedroom door, while ut
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-20
TAKES ORDERS FOR BABIES.
Milwaukee Boy in Active Competition
with the Stork.

Milwaukee,-A house-tohouse can.
vass is being made by Harold Butler,
eight years old, who is soliciting
orders for babies because he has been
promised five dollars an order by a
prominent physician.
Mott long ago the doctor brought a
baby to Harold's home, No. 62S Bart
lett avenue. Harold had wanted a
baby brother for long time, and had
applied to the self-same physician for
one. W.
Successful in this venture, Harold
had a consultation with the doctor.
What took place is a business secret
except that 1T has somehow become
public property that the boy is to get
five dollars for every order he
fetches in. ~
AS soon as school closed Harold
went out to make some vacation
money by getting orders for babies.
At one place he was offered a s25
bonus if he delivers the goods. Hun.
ireds of people are waiting for him
to call. The city is agog over the
canvasser. The book-agent business
IS dead.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-20
SEES HIS IMAGE IN THE SKY,
Nevada Man Tells of an Atmospheric
Freak on Mount Davis.

Reno, Nev-The specter of Brock
non, heretofore believed to be super
stition relating to Mount jeff Davis,
In White Pine county, has been veri-
fed by State Engineer Nicholas, who
has just returned from an official trip
to the mountains, and now reports it's
height as 14,706 feet, which is 200 feet
higher than any other mountain in the
United States.
Years ago band of Indians fled
from the mountains because of an i'm
age of themselves which appeared
above the mountain in the clouds, re-
fiected many times their original size.
Believing it was the spirits coming to
destroy them, they fed. and since then
none has dared return to the noun
tain.
Nicholas witnessed the strange
freak. While standing on the apex of
the mountain his image appeared on
the white clouds to the east. 1t was
many times his size. This condition
is not unknown to the government, as
there is record of mountain in Ger
many where similar phenomena occur.
Nicholas will take the matter up with
the view of determining the cause.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-20
Viii Soon Have Vast Estate.

Greenwich, Conn. = William G.
Rockefeller has recently made two
purchases of land adjoining his 400,
acre Greenwich estate. The first pur.
chase was a part of the Mills Hustled
estate, including Woodland, beauti.
full stream and stretch of pretty open
country. The second was from Oliver
d. Mead, president of the Greenwich
National bank. and consists of AZ acres
east of an old road usually called
Zacheus Mead's lane. This property
also adjoins land of George Lauder,
Jr., nephew of Andrew Carnegie.
Mr.. Rockefeller is now one of the
largest landholders in the town. His
property is situated on high ground
north of the village, where there is a
beautiful view of Long Island Sound.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-20
Welded THROUGH Bars.

Cripple Creek, Standing on op-
posite sides of a jail grating, Miss
Grace Hadsell, daughter of deputy
United States marshal at Ottumwa,
Ia, was married to Prof. Hans Albert,
once noted violinist, whom the
brides father had caused to be ar
rested to stop the wedding. Albert
was held on an insanity charge. The
girl, with a minister, came to the jail,
but they were refused admittance. The
jailer went away and in his absence
box was placed outside Albert's cell
window and. clasping hands through
the grating. the pair were married.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-20
TAINTED FROM SHEER JOY.
Girl Loses Consciousness When Jury
Frees Her.

Wheeling, w. Ya.-When Lila Zane
Cook, the 17-year-old girl on trial fol
completely in the murder of her 16
year-old sweetheart, Charles Bennett
of New Kensington, Pa, heard the
verdict of the jury freeing her, she ut
tered a cry: Thank Cod" and fel
into swoon and was unconscious two
hours. She was bruised in the semi
panic that followed the verdict.
Lawyer Handlan for the defense ex
planned that the alleged confession Sc
cured from the girl in Jail by Agnes
Holmes, the Pittsburg detective, was
obtained under promise that she would
be freed. The jury was out four hours
Schuck and Handlan, the opposing
lawyers, are opponents for district
attorney. and when the crowd in the
courtroom heard the verdict they
chered so Justify for Handland that
Is deputy sheriffs had to use force
to quell the disturbance.
Joe White, another alleged accom-
plice, will be tried at the next term OF
court.
Charles Cook, husband of the girl
made complete confession a few
months ago, stating that the trio killed
young Bennett for his money, on which
he and the Zane girl We're married
and removed to Detroit. The woman
deserted Cook and the latter made the
confession to get even.
Cook is serving life sentence for
the crime. t rH
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-20
SHOOTS BRIDE AND SELF.
Louis Ryan Of Bridgeport, H., At
tempts Double Murder.

Clay City, ILL.,, Aug 15.-"Something
will happen on August 49,"
The foregoing statement is the sub.
stance of note written by Louis A.
Ryan, S5 years old. of Bridgeport, ILL.,,
who Thursday thrice wounded his
bride as she struggled to escape from
room, the door of which he had
locked, and then turned his revolver
on himself and inflicted a probably
fatal wound in the head. The note
was found in Ryan's pocket, following
the shooting. The attempted murder
and suicide occurred In hotel at
Noble, ILL.,, seven miles west of here,
but word of it did not reach this city
until late Friday.
Mrs. Ryan was shot twice in the
left arm and once In the breast, but 1t
is believed she will recover. Ryan
shot himself in the left temple, the
bullet emerging behind the right ear.
His condition is critical.
Before their marriage the couple
lived in Delphos, o. She was Miss
Minta Schaeffer. Several days ago
Mrs. Ryan came to Noble to visit an
aunt and was later joined by her hus.
band. No cause for the shooting is
known.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-20

Adams, Reuben Coomes, Lacey, La.
Black Oak, to be filed by ExCom.
Cedar, VIM. Boyd, Cedar la.
Des Moines, w. II. Downing, Giyin.
Garfield, W. H. Patton, Beacon, la.
Harrison, r. W. Moore. Cedar, la.
Jefferson, w. A. Johnson, Eyeland.
Lincoln, Chas. Male, Oskaloosa.
Madison, Chas. Terrence,
Monroe, Phillip Grace, Rose Hill
Pleasant Grove, Richard Carr. Bar
mes City
Prairie, w. p. Adams, New Sharon.
Richland, A. G. Hull, Taintorl
Scott John G. Morgan, Oliyet
Spring Creek, NJ. w. Crozier, Oska.
Union, Barney James, New Sharon.
White Oak, David CASTOR, Rose Hill
Oskaloosa, John N Martin Oska.
The invitation from President Kis-
sick for all old soldiers to attend the
Croker Brigade reunion on Sept. .
and 10, was unanimously accepted.
A vote of thanks was given the Off
GERS and managers of the ohautauqua
for their kindness in providing for Old
Soldiers Day and the eloquent speak
er, Mrs. Col Pickett.
A motion prevailed that in the future
the annual meetings be held at another
time, than Soldiers Day OF the Chau-
tauqua
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-20
Endures Agony to Save Babe.

Marion, O.-Exhausted and almost
unconscious, Mrs. w. H. Collins OF
Letouretta street, was found by neigh
bors with her body part way into a
cistern. The woman was clinging to
the skirts of her five-year-old son. The
baby was crying Justify as the mother
held him in vise-like grip above the
water.
The child fell into the open cistern
Mrs. Collins heard his screams. She
ran to the cistern, and, in reaching
down into the opening to get hold OF
the infant, her arm caught in such a
manner that she could not remove il
without releasing her hold ON the
babe
For an hour she held the child
above the water before neighbors
heard her cries.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-20
TO FINISH.
ALLIGAToRS IN A DUEL TO THE
DEATH. ~
Saurlans In New York Zoo Settle
Question Of Supremacy While
Spectators Look On Unable
to Interfere.

' New York.--A fight to the death be-
tween two alligators furnished several
hundred visitors to the Bronx zoologi-
cal gardens with a spectacle rarely
seen north of Mason and Dixon's line.
The conflict was waged in the 40-foot
pool outside the reptile cage.
One of the alligators was Captain"
so named because he has always been
master of the aquarium tank. When
he slid out of the crate Captain scut-
tied triumphantly over to the larger
pool and swan around it several
times.
Finally his malicious little eyes
lighted on staid-looking gator called
Whitley, who has been in the habit of
lording it over the Bronx park alli-
gators. I
The two boss gators looked at each
other for minute or two. Finally,
finding that it was impossible to catch
each other mapping, the two great rep
tiles closed with a rush.
BY the time the keepers entered the
inclosure every other gator had left
the pool. The men beat the forms of
the two fighters with .heir poles, but
they could not see where they were
hitting because of the spray and the
different positions which the writhing
forms took every instant. Once the
spray subsidized little and they saw
that Whitley had bitten Captains front
leg entirely off. The two gators drew
of, for a minute.
Whitley, moving more quickly than
Captain, with his three legs, could
turn, saw chance to get a death grip
at the side of his head and rushed in
again. There was tremendous churn-
ing up of the water for a minute or
two.
Whitley was swimming around and
around the pool, with the dead body of
Captain in his jaws. He was cut and
bleeding in a dozen parts of his scaly
body, and one of his eyes was torn and
full of blood. He had torn two of the
legs off Captains body.
The only way that the keepers were
able to get the body from him was to
lasso his head and legs. draw him to
the side of the pond, and pry his jaws
open with their poles. Even then
they had to let all the water out of the
tank to stop his struggling.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-20

and registered, together with the num-
Der OF the company and the division TO
which they belonged: VIM. handle,
E 18th Penn; w. p Adams, Navy; j..
J. Jones, G 31st Wis; S. l.. Watkins,
c 2Sth Iowa; John Martin, X 33rd Ia;
Hartman Wheeler, G 33rd Iowa; Peter
Roberts, G 55th Ills; A. B. Francis,
d 7th Iowa; NJ w. Crozier, X 33rd
Iowa; c. M. Ware, B Bird Iowa Cav;
w. P. Black, 140th Iowa; H. McKim,
b 18th Ohio; Geo. Barows, e Sun Wis;
Elias Henly l. 22nd indiana Art;
D. d. Downs, c 18th Ind; ]. A. Rhine
hart, H 18TH Ind; r. l.. Turner, 18th
Iowa; James Natter, c 40th Iowa: w.
H. Shaw, X 33rd Iowa; j. H. Smith,
F 191st Ohio; VIM. Boyd, X 33rd Ia;
Geo. Gilchrist, X 33rd Iowa; X. w.
Moore, Seth Iowa; James Tough
ridge, X 33rd Iowa; S. II. Smith, A
S9th Ms. A. Cooper, H 33rd Iowa;
James Houser, b 7th Iowa Cav; A.
Hull, D 33rd Iowa; W. II, Patton, Z
33rd Iowa: John T. Cochran, E 33rd
Iowa. Robt. Kissick, c 33rd Iowa;
J. NJ. Daley, G LIST Kentucky; U. $.
Yindicate; A ]. Fancher, d LIST Iowa
Cav; James Gentry, l. 9th Iowa Cav.
Frank S. Stone, B 5th Mass; Fred
Butler, C 33rd Iowa; R. H. Dickson,
c 18th Iowa; j. j. Sparks, E Atm Iowa
Cav; d. d. Edison, 640th Iowa; W. A.
Johnson, F 36th Ohio; J. M. Collins.
X 18th Ohio Cav; b. F. Morgan, ID
Iowa; ]. l.. Sanders, e 62nd Ills; |. q.
Shoemake, II Sth Iowa; j. l.. Moore,
A 1l7th Ills; H. L. Spencer b 9Th y.
Cav; G. e. Coffin. H 9Th Iowa; S. Z.
Hartman, H 28th Ills.; John f. Lacey,
C 33rd Iowa; b. F. Masterson, G 7th
Iowa; G. w. Russell, d 18th Ills. Cav. !;
Sanford Graham, C 33rd Iowa; e.
Woodruff, A 62nd Ohio.
The Business Meeting.
The business meeting was called al
1880 in the tabernacle, President
Vance being detained at home by i'll
ness. Robert Kissick. vice-president
presided. The following committees
were appointed by the chair:
Committee on Nomination of Off
GERS for ensuing year, John N. Martin
]. r. Gentry and Frank S. Stone.
Auditing Committee, Albert Cooper
M. W. Crozier and VIM. Boyd.
w. H. Shaw, secretary, made his
report, which on motion was adopted
r. l.. Turner, treasure, made his
report, which was appsoJed by the
auditiGg comm;!tG'.
The commit e on nomination 0:
officers made the following report
which was adopted: I'VE, your com
mittee, report the following nomina
tions for officers for the ensuing year:
For presidential. L. Snider.
Vice-president-R Kissick
Secretary w. II. Shaw.
Treasurer. l.. Turner"
The following comrades were elect
ed township vice-presidents;
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-20
Baron Starts Avalanche.

Winnipeg, Man.-Baron Won Rosen
berg of Germany, tourist in the
Canadian Rockies, had narrow es
cape from death near Banff while
climbing Mount Rundell. He stepped
upon some projecting snow near the
summit. His weight caused the bank
to give way and he was carried down
with 1t 40 feet. There was a small
cliff under which he was carried and
there he remained in safety while
tons of snow and ice rumbled over
him on mad rush to the base.
When the avalanche ended the
baron crept out from under the cliff
and descended to the village, hun
dreds of feet below.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-20
FAT PEOPLE IN PROTEST.
Gov. Hughes Of New York Heeds Their
Complaints.

New York-Nobody loves fat man ?
Not so, Gov. Hughes loves the fat
mainland woman. Also the public
service commission of New York has
indicated that it's affection and atten-
ton may rest permanently upon those
who are blessed with excessive avoir-
dupois.
The public service commission
since its formation has been busy cor
recting the evils of New York, but
until to-day it did not find itself con.
fronted by any question as intricate
and as far reaching as that presented
by the Fat Peoples association.
The complaint was in the form of a
protest--a chortle and roar from
several and sundry persons, male and
female, whose presence on the weigh
ing scale makes the indicator work
overtime and whose figures cannot be
called svelte by any stretch of the
English language or Imagination.
"The elevated roads stairways are
too small"
This was the complaint
And being wise man as we'll as a
candidate for denomination, Gov.
Hughes hearkened to the protest.
Commissioner Eustis ordered an in
vestigation and Transit Inspector
Frank Bennett was called
"The stairways are little narrow"
said Mr.. Bennett; that is, when two
persons of the size Of Mr.. Taft at
tempt to pass each other
'iWell, If Mr.. Taft, going up stairs,
! should meet himself coming down"
said Mr.. Eustis, what would happen?"
If an irresistible force meets an i'm
movable body began Mr.. Bennett
Enough said the commissioner.
Eve will investigate further and if
necessary the stairways will be
widened."