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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-10-24

on Rustin's life, and the Travellers
Insurance Company of Hartford. and
the Employers Liability of London.
Each of the latter companies have
$4,000 on Rustin's life.
In each policy is clause declaring
void the insurance in case the insured
died of intoxicants or while under the
influence of intoxicants.
Here is the story told in detail:
CHAPTER I.
A mansion on the fashionable street
in Omaha was ablaze with lights. The
street in front was crowded with car
riages. Others were dashing up and
leaving. Handsomely dressed women
were being assisted up the steps. The
sound of the music and the gay con.
versation fioated out to the street.
big doings,- said one cabby to an
other
Bet your life," agreed his friend
but I'm glad to see it. DOC Rustin's
a fine fellow. He'll make good hus
band for any girl. That fellow is
conner, all right He is a good fellow
you bet"
And so he was. Almost anybody In
Omaha asked casually that might
, would have told the questioner thai
DIR. Frederick T. Rustin, ex-Yale ath
lete, good fellow and one of the rising
young surgeons in the west, was
man of whom Omaha was proud. Ant
they were glad to see him marry
leading society girl. 1t insured him
fine practice, and if he would onl.
stick to business in a few years b.
would be rich.
A few years after that night d.
Rustin, established with his wife in
little home of their own, had starte
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Once well, for a while he tried to
work and get back his practice, but
the effort seemed to do little good. He
made money, but the good-fellow in
stinct was too strongly developed. All
that he had went. and more, too, in the
gay life about town and with evil COM
Partnerships.
And just at this stage there came
into his life the other woman.
The wife to whom he owed allegi-
ance was forgotten The new woman
held him in wise. And then the
money went faster than ever and the
debts piled higher.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-10-24
CHAPTER w.

People had begun to say What a
pity it is about young Rustin." His
actions were common gossip and his
reputation as a surgeon was black
ened. People did not want a man who
might come to them with shaking
hands and unsteady nerves. And
again the idea which had led him to
inoculate himself with typhoid and
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-10-24

showed her where he wanted her to
fire the bullet into him.
when l have fallen" he said. you
must slip away from the house. Get
on a car, go to the end of the line.
take out the empty cartridge from the
pistol and throw it away. Then put In
a fresh cartridge and shoot yourself"
II cannot" she sobbed. i cannot.
!. I love you and cannot kin you"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-10-24
praised and seemed to be his favorite
,ha ~~~Aor A., {5cfiOu
The Volunteer.

praised and seemed to be his favorite
character in fiction
In this way he trained my mind,
and when he suggested to me that l
kill him. the idea was not as horrible
,as It would have been had my mind
not been prepared by the training
through which l had passed. In fact
the suggestion seemed to come as
matter Of course and was not near so
horrible as it undoubtedly seems to an
outsider. that is, to one who hears 1t
for the first time.
The doctor had determined to die.
He had told me that so often that 1
had begun to look upon his death as
matter of course and the fact that he
could not commit suicide without his
family losing his life insurance was
also impressed upon me.
at guess I'll have to get some one
TO kin me-, said DR.. Rustin one night
after we had been talking about his
death.
That was all he said then. Some
time later he made the same state
ment-T guess III have to get some
one to kill me.
"1f you die, I'll die. too / said.
That seemed to please him. and
stifl again he said to me, i guess III
have to get some one to kill me-.
But at the last minute l found that
could not do 1t. The training had
not been complete, and / failed him.
Insurance Men in Case.
The insurance companies have
taken q hand in the murder mystery
and three different companies filed pc
titsons in the district court asking
that the testimony OF both Charles
Davis and Mrs. Rice be perpetuated
A Inst Of questions which was attached
TO the petition IL proposed to Davi.
and Mrs. Rice, the questions GOVERN,
practically the same ground as tina
covered at the inquest. The purpos'
is TO have the testimony OF these TIVE
witnesses in proper legal form to pre-
.eur as evidence in case either shoul'
leave the jurisdiction of the Omah'
courts.
The insurance companies signinI
the petition are the Aetna Life o
Hartford, which had a $4,000 polio
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-10-24
CHAPTER IN.

Mrs Rustin was heart-broken, but
she knew what to do. The idea that
the cause of her husbands troubles
might be himself never entered her
head. Day and night she nursed him.
and even when his brother physicians
gave up hope the wife held on.
He shall not die" she told the doc
tors. II vill save him.
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in to justify the expectations Of his
friends. Two children were born, and
by that time the young surgeon had
become known as one Of the best men
in his profession throughout the entire
west Only "a years old, happily mar
ried and rapidly becoming wealthy.
the young doctor apparently had every
thing to live for.
And then. suddenly, his friends be-
gan to notice a slight change.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-10-24
TRAGIC STORY
OF DIR. RUSTIN
Happening in Modern Life That
PaLes the Widest Fiction EUer
EuoIued from Brain of
Novelist

fiction outdons by the wonderful
athlete
suicide
participants Here
most mind.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-10-24
CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VII.
Three days later when Abbie Rice
saw DIR. Rustin he greeted her gaily.
Il have found the man to do it," he
said. His name is. Charles Edward
Davis and he wants to die. too. He
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-10-24
CHAPTER vi.

A wave OF rage swept over Rustin.
He stepped forward. caught the wo-
man and shook her
you have goI . do 1t You said
YOU would, and you have got to do 1t"
he cried tercely.
She tried to plead. to argue. but II
was no USE
Il hare got to die for the sake d
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-10-24

What has become OF the old-fash
toned woman whose idea OF wild "a
travagance was for . child to wear ~
Sunday shoes on . week day?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-10-24
CHAPTER VIII.

Charles E. Davis was leaving the po-
lice station where "the woman in the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-10-24
CHAPTER n.

1t was so subtle at first that his
friends did not know what to make of
1t. They first noticed the difference
after he had lost particularly trying
case The doctor could not explain
He became depressed.
"Fred's losing his nerve his friends
said, and in a few weeks the secret
was out. Not only was the young doc
tor losing his nerve, but he had taken
to drink.
Rustip saw his practice go; he saw
financial ruin staring him in the face.
Long the doctor thought, and then
he took a mysterious trip to Chicago.
Professional business, he pleaded. But
on his return he showed to several in
innate friends two little walls and he
told them in deepest confidence that
one vial contained the germs of ty-
phoid fever and the other germs of
tetanus.
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A few days after that the doctor
complained to his wife that he had
been bitten by dog while on a night
visit to patient. He told her that
he had cauterized the wound. but bad
results might follow. The next day. to
make matters worse, he was taken
down with typhoid fever.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-12-04

State hsbor 'ecmmisioner John.
son has Just completed an inves-
tigation OF. The wage, question IN
l.G53 manufacturing nd mercaa.
tile establishments t: the state.
The most notable comparisons
shown are that 1876 per cent
of the employees receive less than
l$9 per weCk, Ill per cent ~
ceive So and over, but under $40;
1912 per cent receive $40 and
over but under SIS; 1882 per
cent receive SIS and over but un-
der $40; 10 per cent receive $40
and over but under $25; and "a
per cent receive over $25.
The total average number Of
employees for the year as re-
ported by 1853 establishments,
was 52,30i. of which number 49,
OBS were men; 2,572 were women
and 699 were children under 16
Years of Se.. The total amount.
%. Wages al for the year was
king an average
for all employees Of $58308.
IL compai Ison with the acreage
Lumber OF emplo' ts reported for
1907 with those reported for 1908,
be finds that in 1907 53.543 en-
lloyes are reported as the aver
age number whose total wages
for the year was $50. lbs, 052, or
an average of $6lS.S5; while the
age number for 1908, and the
t"."' annual wages palG was con-
'iteraOly less in number. Il is
also notable that the annual av-
earnings of $583Os ~
rs. or reduction Of $3577 for
the year.
This reduction he says is no
doubt due to the decreased oppor
tunity for employment that OBJ
falnedduring the early part of
1913. as a result of the financial
furry, beginning November, 1907
and lasting until the latter part
of 1908. A further comparison
with the tables of 1907 shows
that of the 53,543 employees report
ed, N.57 per cent received less
than 80 per week, while for the
total number reported for 1908,
only 1886 per cent of the en-
plOyes received less than SO per
week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-12-04
Ellinwood

Peter Schartz and wife left
Monday night'for a visit at Den
yer and otherr Colorado points.
Paul Schartz and wife left on
Monday for Denver, COL, for a
visit to friends and relatives.
Louis Mische killed a rattle
snake Saturday afternoon coming
IN from the south side that had
five rattles.
John lsern returned last week
from an extended visit to New
Brennan, Ohio, New Haven, Ind,
and Milwaukee, Wis.
Mrs. Ida Mailman and Mrs. Wn
Roth of Danville, Kans., are
here this week visiting with Fred
Stephan and family and other
relatives and friends.
Jos Sprinkler, j. c. McCracken,
Clyde McCracken and j. H. Ros.
kan made a business trip to Olaf
lin Monday. We understand Mr..
McCracken bought a drug store
while there.
Jos. Schneiweis and wife re-
turned from their visit in Wis.
consln last week. They report a
fine visit and also that Herbert
Beck and family send their best
regards to all Ellinwood friends.
The Editor received post
card from Henry Koch of Nation
al City, CAL, this weekin which
ne says that he was well receiv-
ed by the Singing Society at
San Diego and is enjoying the
fine climate of California in
fine style.
The bridge across the Arkansas
at Clarendon was finished this
week and all that have seen the
bridge say that it is about as
tlne a piece of work as any
bridge in this vicinity. The only
objection to it we have is that
1t should have been built few
miles further this way.
Work has begun on the munic.
ipal water works and electric
light plant. Contractor Mathews
came IN from Kansas City and
has employed a force of men
hauling material and doing other
necessary work connected with
installing the plant. Under the
contract the work must be fin.
now.
Jaff Pile and family were over
from Hoisington Monday. "
:. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Moses Wis.
tied in Hoisington Sunday.
Miss Pear Emley returned 10
Lawrence Monday evening.
r p Rocker of Hutchinson Wa
In the city for a few DAYS this
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Busbnsl,
visited friends over north ~.
past week. VIZ
MIS- Hazel Buekland returnet
] 70 -, Wsashburn Sunday evening A''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-12-04

!; =. !. Rocker Of Hutchinson was
I, m.l the city for a few days this
week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-12-04

M Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bushnell
p uS'te an. friends over north the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-20
Baseball Season

is right here and in another week will be in full bloom. Say, the na- tional game is the only real, clean, harmless and exciting sport we have in our city. Boxing is brutal. Foot ball is murderous. Polo is danger ous. Lawn tennis is brainless. Golf is idiotic. Croquet is dudeish. But base ball players must have brains and know how to use them-yes, a GOOD base ball player must have a gentle, quiet, unassumins disposition because the ''rooters' are liable to call him a lobster, hayseed, has been or peanut vender. Yes, he's liable to be told to give us low, hot drive, and if he goes out on strikes he is liableto hear an anthropopnagist sing out to ''go back to the woods. You must have been drinking something different to Phelan's good tea or coffee." We'll, sometimes that's true and again it's simply hard luck. However, if any of the boys want to play ball and haven't got the goods to play with, they must remember we have balls, bats, gloves, etc, and by purchasing some of our warranted good tea and coffee you'll get them for nothing at
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-20

Attorney. F. L. Bobbin spent Sun day at is home in Philadelphia.
 Frank Fitzpatrick of New Gorl: spent Easter at his home on Cherry street.
 Miss Martha Pollak of Hillside avenue has returned from d tour of the south.
 Meyer Wolff of the Yale Scientific school was the guest yesterday of Max kirjassoff.
 Miss Katharine Seery and Miss Lucy Kinley of Winsted have return, ed home after visiting friends in this city.
 Miss Louise Holohan, student at Trinity college, Washington, D. C., is spending the Easter vacation at her home on Union street.
 Miss Margaret NJ. O'Conner, stu dent of Pratt institute, Brooklyn, x. Y., spent Easter at her nome on South Elm street.
 Miss Florence Lancaster of 309 North Willow street who has been attending a dramatic school in New York is visiting at her home.
 People who had planned to com mence spring planting got quite 2 serious setback when along towards 10 o'clock it commenced to snow anC after an hour or so the fields were covered with a delightful carpet o1 snow, rendering it out of the question to do anything at farming. Tn: snow melted as fast as it fell on tht streets, but was different on the higl hills about town. At noon the pros pect was rather discouraging t those who had been praying for al early spring, but the weather pro phets tell us that this is the last kicl of long and somewhat severe win ter
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-20
BUSINESS IS FRIGHTENING.
Montville Mills Are Getting Back tC
 Old Schedule,

Montville, Conn, April 20.-The industrial situation in this town seems to be brightening. The mills of the Uncasville Manufacturing company, which also operates a plant at Versailles, started at both places this morning after a brief shutdown. The Monarch Woolen mill which has been closed several months has also started part of its plant on 50-hour schedule and ex- poets soon to have the whole plant in operation.
 The only industry now idle is the establishment of the Sachem com- pany, which closed last Thursday No announcement of the reason for the shutdown was made and it is not known when operations will be re- sumed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-20
MEETINGS TONIGHT

Boys club.
 Pequot club.
 Barbers' union.
 Naturalist club.
 Celtic Medical society.
 Court Vigilant, F. of A.
 Court G. Verdi, No 151, r. of A. Mattatuck lodge, No 1S7, N.E.O.P c. w. A., art work, dressmaking St Michaers drum corps, Water vile.
 Rosedale camp, No 96T5, M. w. of A.
 Brass City lodge, No PA, N. E o. P.
 Friendly league, school of house keeping, public school cookery, a. m and D. m., second course cookery 7:30; domestic arts, summer gowns 7:30, shirt waist suits 7:30; physical training, advanced 7:30, beginners S:30.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-20
Were Made Bishops.

Kansas City, Mo, April 2O.-At a meeting yesterday of the reorgan- ized Latter Day Saints church at In- dependence, Myron c. Fisher of Bos- ton and John A. Baker of Ieloit, O., were ordained to the office of bishop. The next general conference of the church will meet at Lamont, Ia, April 6, 1909.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-20
The MiIIer& PeckC0 Wash Goods.

| White Dotted Swiss MuSlins .... ...... 1Oc, 19c. 25c and 39c yd White Mercerized Waistings.
 White Corded Check and Plaid Lawns.
 | White Mercerized Satin Checks and Plaids at 121ac, 19c, 25c yd
 Light and Dark Printed Figured VoileS at ....... ..... 1Oc yd
 Checked, Plaid and Stripe Colored Woven Voiles ... ..... 19c yd Self colored, plain and striped cotton Voiles, all colors, at -. | .... =. ...... 19c and 25c yd
 S6-inch printed Madras Shirtings and Waistings at ..... 121ac yd 36-inch light and dark, best quail
 ity Percales, checks, stripes and figures, at .... ..... 1212c yd Printed Lawns, Dimities and Or gandies on plain, striped and
 plaid cloths, 121ac, 19c and 25c yd | Seco Cloth, a silk and cotton lus ter fabric, in all plain colors, at .. ...... ..... .. .,39c yd 1 Red Seal, A. F. C., Bates ind Rem frew Dress Ginghams, plain col
 ors, stripes, checks and Scotch plaids, at .... ...... 121ac yd | Scotch Ginghams, Checks, plain colors and Plaids. at .... 25c yd Tl 0lsID n hl,n
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-20
Millions for Freight Cars,

Seattle, Wash, April 20.---C. M. Levy, third vice-president of the Northern Pacific, in charge of the operating department, in an inter- view for the Post Intelligencer yes terday, said that his company would spend $1,500.000 in the next sixty days for feight cars, in anticipation of increased business.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-20
PHELAN'S T STORE A2 East Main St. Telephone.
This is the Season of the Year fol
 Canned Fish

of all descriptions. Anything in that line can be found at our place or business. We have very fine Sardine in Oil at 5c per can, as good as others sell for 10c; some at 10c and l5c per can, worth 15c andR20; Mustard Sardines at 10c per can, Smoked Her ring, Boneless Herring, Salmon of any grade, in small or large cans; Soused Mackerel, 15c and 1Sc Kip pered Herring, 20c; Lobster, finest on the market at 25c; Cod Fish Of any description. Try Can of our St Charles Evaporated Milk at Sc per can, it is sure to please you, and you will continue to use it. Canned goods of any description, quality the finest. price the lowest; also large line Of Prunes at Sc to 15c per ID.
 PENN. co.
 11S EAST MAIN STREET.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-06-19
Too Much Of a Good ThIna.

George Marshall, philanthropist
who always kept a sharp lookout never
to be wasteful, decided to go for q
weeks camping, taking as his guests
some ragged street urchins. One morn
ing he used the bits Of meat left from
the evening before and made hash for
breakfast. There was some left over
which he concluded to reheat and serve
again at noon.
Johnnie. will you have some hash p
he asked one lad.
Bet your life." replied the lad, who
was constitutonally hungry.
Peter. pass your plate for some
hash"-to another freckled nosed lad
mot If l knows it," was the unex-
pected reply.
II thought you liked hash from the
way you ate 1t this morning." replied
Mr.. Marshall
81 did like 1t for breakfast" said the
lad, but none Of yer review of re-
views for me for dinner. "-Lippincott's
Magazine
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-06-19
tn. Romance Of Buried ploturss.


A romantic story of a picture pur-
chased at a London auction which on
expert examination proved to be paint
ed over a Rembrandt worth $4,000 is
curiously reminiscent OF the discovery
Of Correggio under similar circum-
stances. A good many years ago two
picture restorers, Lovera and Hunter
spergh, bought at an art sale in Rome
a number Of old pictures In order to
provide themselves with canvases for
repainting In the division Of the
spells Hunterspergh received an indif-
ferent picture Of flowers, on which he
painted study of a head. This pic
ture he offered to Lovera, who on close
examination found that the new
ground scaled or and that underneath
were traces Of n figure painted in q
style that ,.enoted the hand of a mas
ter. Replacing the scales and conceal
ing his discovery, he purchased the
picture for little more than the value
of the canvas. Removing the two
grounds. he disclosed an exceedingly
clever painting by Corregglo, which he
sold to the Earl of Bristol for Fl. 800
Dundee Advertiser.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-06-19

The appearance of little dogs as OBJ
Jects of luxury goes back to the most
ancient times. Documents are not
wanting that go to show that Greek
and Roman women had little dogs
which were idoiized by their mistress
es. Even men, particularly among for.
eigners, were not ashamed to walk the
streets of Rome with pet dogs under
their arms. Speaking Of this subject
Plutarch relates that Julius Caesar
seeing one day in Rome some strangers
thus loaded with their dogs. asked
them ironically whether the women of
their country did not bear children.
Tertia, the daughter of Lucius Azure
Illus Paulus. was 30 fond Of her dog
that in the moment Of bidding farewell
to her father, who was about to leave
his country and his family to wage
war against Perseus, king of Macedo-
mia, she frankly admitted that the sad
ness imprinted on her face was due to
the death of her pet dog Persia. In
Europe the greyhounds were the first
favorites of women during the middle
ages.-Boston Post.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-06-19
Sidad With Eathar.

There is little chap in our town.
said the suburbanite, whose father
and mother have words quite frequent
ly, and have them loud enough to be
heard by the neighbors. The burden
OF their determinations when audible
is. on the wife's part, that she ever
lowered the Hicks family sufficiently
to marry Stubs, and on his part
that he ever honored the Hicks fam
lily by allying it with the house of
Stubs.
"One day last summer the young son
of the house went fishing, He had
barely got his line into the brook when
he heard his mother calling him.
"'There 1t u.s. said he disgustedly
the minute the Stubbses begin to fish
the Hickses begin to boiler "-Cleve.
land Plain Dealer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-06-19
Kensington Railway.

NARS leave Chevy Chase Lake for Kensing.
~ ton on hour and on half hour, $3.50 q.
m. to IL p. m.
Returning cars leave Kensington quarter
before and quarter after hour connecting
with Capital Traction Co.'s through cars
which leave Chevy Chase Lake and returning
leave 18th street and New York Avenue ct
quarter hour intervals. Cars leaving 18th and
New York Avenue, N. W. quarter before aud
quarter after hour connect with Kensing-
ton cars.
Fare cents each way on Keusington Rail-
way, and one car ticket to Circle on Capital
Traction Railway.
C0MAUTATI0N RATES-GOOD UNTIL
USED-6o ride tickets 81 SO. good on Ken
sington Railway. SOLD by Mr.. George Peter
at B. b o. ticket office
loo ride tickets 50 90 on Capital Traction
Cos line, Chevy Chase Lake 10 Circle sold by
Capital fraction Company's Agent, Chevy
Chase Lake
Chevy Chase Circle ID. C. line) one car
ticket 10 any point in city on Capital Trac-
ton Company's lines
Va Connection at Kensington with local
trains on B. 4 o. R. R. To reach points in
northwest section Of city passeng ers will usu-
ally save time and money bv taking KenainO-
ton cars to the Lake and thence CAPITAL Trae.
tion cars 10 city.
KENSINGToN RAILWAY co.
july 2O-y
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-06-19
FOB SALE.

EoR SALE, A HOUSE AND LOT, in
II Rockville, on main street, near High
School, B. l. o. Station and electric cars
This dwelling contains rooms, etc
Also, about 80 acres Of land, a mile
from Rockville, fronting on Frederick road
opposite West More Station of B. &O.R. r.
Inquire Of
B0UIO L BOUIC,
aug soft Rockville, Nd