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The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-09

Affairs in South America are shaping
for fine old fight between Brazil and
Argentina. And if the war cloud how
ering over the Balkans does not give
up rain, Secretary Root will be discred-
tied as weather prophet: He has all
along believed that the coup d d'etat of
Austria will bring abuot the long
dreaded war in the near east.
Brazil and Argentina have been
making faces at each other for thirty
years, primarily on account of their in !.
ability to settle questions growing out
of the boundary dispute in which all
the nations of South America, except
Venezuela and Columbia, are involved.
Paraguay is to southern South America
what the Balkan states are to Europe.
Paraguay is supposed to be barrier
state between Argentina and Brazil,
but instead of serving as such it is only
an irritant. Both countries are con-
stantly intriguing to get control of the
administration at Asuncion, the Para
guam capital. At present Brazil has the
upper hand, having obtained it when
she ousted the president of Paraguay
last summer and put in the vice presi-
dent. The Argentine congress prepared
for war by voting 100000, 900 for war
equipment.
Brazil has three battleships under
construction in England, and Argen-
tinian patriots are clamoring to have
their country attack Brazil before the
arrival of these Dreadnoughts because
at the present time the Argentine navy
Is the stronger Of the two. They as
sumo that having whipped Brazil be-
fore the big ships arrive they can force
her into peace that will give these
ships to Argentina or force their sale
to Japan or some other power thirstiug
to add to its naval strength.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-12

She had been in tragedies, if an in
violable GOODNESS of head, perhaps of
heart, had shielded her from being of
them. The husband of her youth, the
nearest of her blood, the friends of
her middle life-all had gone into the
| dark; yet here she sat, with her
smooth skin and her still lustrous
eyes and her fragrant hands, keenly
smiling over her solitaire. The col
onel wondered if he could ever recon-
cile himself with such philosophy to
his own narrowed and emptied life;
she was older than he, yet she could
still find zest in existence. All the
great passions gone; all the big inter-
ests; and still her clever mind was
working, happy, possibly, in its mere
exercise, disdaining the stake, she
who had had every success. What
vitality! He looked at her, puzzling.
Her compleXity bewildered him, he
not being of complex nature himself.
AS he looked suddenly he found him.
self questioning why her face, in its
revival of youthful smoothness and
tint recalled some other face, recently
studied by him-a face that had worn
an absolutely different expression;
having the same delicate aquiline nose,
the same oval contour, the same wide
brows-who? who? queried the colonel
Then he nodded. OF course; it was
the man with the moles, the brother.
He looked enough like Mrs. Winter to
be her kinsman. At once he put his
guess to the test. Aunt Becky" said
he, have you any kin l don't know
about?"
81 reckon not. I'm an awfully kim
less old party" said she serenely. 81
was a Winter, born as well as mar
ried and so you and Mel and Archie
are double kin to me. / was an only
child, so | haven't anything closer
than third or fourth cousins, down in
Virginia and Boston"
Have you, by chance, any cousin,
near or far named Mercer?"
Resting her finger-tips on the cards.
Aunt Rebecca seemed to let her mind
search amid Virginian and Massachu-
sets genealogical tables. why, GER
tainly," she answered after a pause,
there was Gen. Philemon Mercer
confederate army, you know-and his
son, Sam Nelson; Phil was my own
cousin and Sam Nelson my second,
and Sam Nelson's sons would be my
third, wouldn't they? Phil and Sam
are both dead. and Winnie Lee, the
is dead, and poor Phil-the
grandson, you know-poor boy, he
shot himself while at Harvard; but
his brother Cary is alive"
CTo BE CoNTINUEDJ
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-12
CHAPTER I.-continued.

We've been worried a good deal,
pursued Mrs. Melville, about the way
Aunt Rebecca has acted. She wouldn't
stay in Fairport, where we could have
some influence over her. She was al
ways going south or going to the sea
shore or going somewhere. Sometimes
l suspect Miss Smith made her, to
keep her away from us, you know"
"Well, as long as l have known
Aunt Rebecca-anyhow, ever since
Uncle Archibald died-she has been
restless and flying about"
Not as she is now. And then she
only had her maid"
ooh, yes, Randall; she's faithful as
they make EN-. What does she say
about Miss Smith,
"Bertie. she's won over Randall.
Randall swears by her. Oh she's's
deep!"
Seems to be. But-eXcuse me
what's your game, Millicent? How do
you mean to protect our aged kins-
woman and, incidentally, of course,
the Winter fortune?"
81 shall watch, BERTHE; l shall be on
my guard every waking hour. That
deluded old woman is in more danger.
perhaps, than you dream"
"As how?"
Miss Smith"-her voice sank por-
tentously-"was a trained nurse"
What harm does that do-unless
YOU think she would know too much
about poisons?" The colonel laughed
ITS no laughing matter, BERTHE. Re-
becca is so rich and this other wom-
an is so poor, and, in my estimation,
so ambitious. make no insinuations,
only say she needs Watching"
"You may be right about that" said
the colonel thoughtfully. There is
Haley and the boy for your bags!"
The boy picked up the big dress
suit case, the smaller dress-suit case
and the hat case. he grabbed the
bundle of cloaks, the case of umbrel-
las. and the lizard-skin bag. Dubious
Nv he eyed the colonel's luggage, as he
tried to disengage a finger.
"Niver moind, young feller," called
Haley. peremptorily whisking away
the nearest piece, "Tll help you a bit
with yours. instead; you've a load,
surel"
Mrs. Melville explained in an under
tome: 81 take all the hand-luggage /
nossibly can; the overweight charges
are wicked"
aHaley. they won't let you inside
without a ticket" objected the colonel
1ut Haley, unheeding. strobe on ahead
of the staggering youth.
81 have an English bathtub. locked
., course. and packed with things,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-12
CHAPTER II.
Aunt Rehecca.

No sooner was Mrs. Melville ushered
into her section than the colonel went
through the train. He was not SO
suspicious as he told himself he might
have been, with such dovetailing of
circumstances into his accidentally
captured information; he couldn't
yet read villainy on that college lad S
to neglect precautions, Hope the
best of men and prepare for the
worst" was the old campaigner's
motto.
A walk through the cars showed
him no signs of the two men. 1t was
tolerably complete inspection, too.
There was only one drawing-room or
stateroom of which he did not manage
to get a glimpse-the closed room be-
ing the property of very great finan-
cial magnate, whose private car was
waiting for him in Denver. His door
was fast, and the click of the type
writer announced the tireless industry
of our rulers.
But If he did not find the college
boy or the man with the moles he did
get a surprise for his walk; namely,
the sight of the family of Haley, and
Haley himself beside their trig, bat
tered luggage, in section of the car
next his own. Mrs. Haley turned a
guilty red, while Haley essayed a
stolid demeanor.
What does this mean?" demanded
the colonel.
Haley felt he would have to go
with you, colonel" replied Mrs. Haley,
who had timid, wide, blue eyes and
the voice of bird, but a courage I'M
der her panic, as birds have, too,
when their nests are in peril. We've
rinted the house to good man with
grown-up children, and Haley can get
a job if you won't want him"
"Yis, sor," mumbled Haley. He was
standing at attention, as was his wife.
the toddling Nora being held in the
posture of respect on the plush seat.
"And 1 suppose you took the furni-
ture money to buy tickets?"
"Yis, sor."
"And you're bound TO go with me?"
"Yis, sor," said Haley.
You ought to be ashamed of your
self. sergeant" said the colonel; but
he was glad at the heart of him for
this mutinous loyalty.
"Yes, sor,' said Haley.
well, since you are here. engage
YOU from to-day, you understand"
"Yis, sor," said Haley. Mrs. Haley
whimpered a blessing; but the only
change in the soldier was that his mill
tary stolidity became natural and real
instead of forced.
"Sit down on this seat over here with
me and I'll tell you what l want
You fraud, letting me say good-by to
you"
Il didn't want to take the liberty,
sor, but you made me shake hands.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-12

pecting. She asked me once if she
didn't play an intelligent game, and |
told her she did; a babe in arms
could understand it. She didn't seem
quite pleased"
How about Archie? Can he play a
good gamer
VERY fair for a boy of IA; he was
fond of whist until his troubles
came" said Mrs. Winter, with faint
clouding of her keen gaze. Since
then he hasn't taken much interest in
anything. Janet has frightened him
up more than anyone; and when he
heard you were coming that did rouse
him. You are one of his heroes. He's
that sort of a boy" she added, with
tinge of impotence in her soft south
ern voice. AS if to divert her thoughts,
she began deftly moving the cards
before her. Her hands showed the
blue veins more prominently than they
show in young hands. This was their
only surrender to time; they were
shapely and white, and the slim fin
gers were as straight as when the
beaux of Fairfax county would have
ridden all day for a chance to kiss
them.
The colonel watched the great ruby
wink and glow. The ruby was a part
of his memories of his aunt; she had
when she used to come and visit him
at the hotel at West Point, dazzling
impartially officers, professors, cadets
and hotel walters. Was that almost
40 years ago? Well, "a anyhow! She
had been very good. very generous to
all the young Winters, then. Indeed,
although she never quite forgave him
for not marrying the wife of her Sc
lecting, she had always been kind and
generous to Rupert; yet, somehow,
while he had admired and found
humorous joy in his Aunt Rebecca, he
wondered if he had ever loved her,
She was both beautiful and brilliant
when she was young, a southern belle,
northern society leader; her life was
full of conquests; her footsteps, |
which had wandered over the world,
had left a phosphorescent wake of ad-
miration. She had always been a per
sonage. She was a power in Washing |
ton after the war; they had found her
uniquely delightful in royal courts
long before Americans were the |
fashion; she had been of Importance
in New York, and they had loved her
epigrams in Boston; now, in her old
age. she held a veritable little court of
her own in the provincial western city
which had been her husbands home.
He went to congress from Fairport;
he had made a fortune there, and
when he died, many years ago. in
Egypt back to his western home. with
logged determination and lavish ex-
of both money and wit, his
widow had brought him to rest. The
most intense and solemn experience
Of a woman she had missed, for no
children had come to them. but her
husband had been her lover so long
as he lived. and she had loved him.
she had known great men; she had
lived through wonderful events: and
often her hand had been on those
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-12
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens at Harvard where
Col. Rupert Winter, U. S. A., Wis
iting saw the suicide of young
Mercer. He met Cary Mercer, brother
of the dead student. Three years later,
in Chicago, in 1906, Col. Winter over
heard Cary Mercer apparently planning
to kidnap Archie, the colonel's ward and
to gain possession of Aunt Rebecca Win
ter's millions Miss Smith was men
toned. apparently as a conspirator. Win
ter Unexpectedly met a relative, Mrs.
Milicent Melville, who told him that his
Aunt Rebecca, Archie and the latter's
nurse, Miss Janet Smith, were to leave
for the west with the colonel and Mrs.
Melville
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-12
Sells Statue to France.

Nine. Marcelle Tinayre, author OF
La Rebelle" and La Maison du
Peche." is among the recently elected
chevaliers of the Legion of Honor.
Nine. Gabrielle Dumonnet's marble
statue entitled "Triboulet d'Enfant"
has been bought by the French nation
and will be put in the Luxembourg. At
present the works of only two women
sculptors are represented in this,
museum.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-12

but he has put that in the car" said
Mrs. Melville.
Certainly" said the colonel abb
sently; he was thinking: Mrs. Win
ter, the boy, Miss Smith-how ridicu-
lousy complete! Decidedly some
thing will bear watching.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-26
WASHINGTON COUNTY, RI.
HoPKlNTCN.
Ordination Today-Indisn Arrewheads
Unearthed.

A children's day concert was held in
the Seventh day Baptist church last
Saturday morning. The exercise was
entitled Voice of Nature, and was well
rendered by the Bible school and 9TH
ers. Mrs. Charles n. Kenyon took
great pains in training the children.
Rev. Z. p. Mathewson attended the
anniversary exricses OF the Connecti
cut Literary institute at Suffield,
Conn, June IA and Is. of which school
he was a graduate in the class of 1853
The ordination of Roger w. Lewis
to the Office of deacon in the Seventh
day Baptist church will take place
this Saturday afternoon, at O'Clock.
Mrs. Z. P. Mathewson and daughter
Mabel are visiting friends in Warren
vile, Conn.
George FL. Sprague has purchased a
lot of land, containing three -fourths of
an acre, opposite his house, from VIII
liam V. Avery.
G. Arthur Mills was preparing a
piece of corn ground on his land east
of this village last week and unearth-
ed several Indian arrowheads in good
condition.
Postmaster w. H. Brown has what
appears to be stone chopping Knife,
a piece of fine workmanship.
Eleven were graduated from Hop
kinton high school June is. At the
Hope Valley high school there was
no graduating class, but twelve receiv-
ed certificates of work completed In
the ninth grade and entrance into the
high school next fall.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-26
STAFFORDVlLLE.
Supt. Lambert Resigns from Garlant
MiII-Schools Close for Summer.


Miss Anna Tobin was the guest of
her brother, James, in Meriden over
Sunday.
Forrest Thompson of West Swanzey,
n. H, recently visited his father, w. A.
Thompson.
Mrs. Frank Belcher and two sons
have been spending a week with her
parents in Coventry and sister in Tur-
nerville.
James Putnam Of West Swanzey, N.
H, has accepted a position as macfin-
ist in the Garland mill
A salad supper was served in the
Methodist church vestry on Thursday
evening.
A bus load of people attended the
centennial celebration of the Stafford
Hollow Baptist church Sunday evening
and heard a fine sermon by Rev. w. d.
Fennell, D. D., of Hartford.
New Superintendent.
Samuel Lambert, who has been SUI
perintendent of the Garland mills for
the last few months, has resigned, and
Mr.. Weizner is the present superin-
tendent.
Pupils Enjoy Picnic.
Schools closed last week Friday and
the local teachers gave the children
and friends a picnic in Carpenters
grove. Refreshments were served and
a fine time was enjoyed by all.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-26
GIl.EAD.
Recent School Meetlngs-s25 Gifts to
Church and Aid Society.

c. S. Hutchinson and family have
returned to Hartford from spending a
week at Mr.. Hutchinson's old home.
E. w. Webster has returned to
Springfield, Mass, after spending sew
eral weeks with relatives here.
Hebron grange met at the hall Fri
day evening.
The Ladies' Aid society held their
annual strawberry festival at the hall
Wednesday evening.
Some from here are in Colchester
this week attending the exercises of
commencement week.
Miss Carrie Hutchinson was in Put
nam Tuesday.
Misses Doris and Eva Hutchinson of
Princeton, Mass, are visiting at Maple
lawn.
At school meetings recently held w.
N. Hills was elected committee for the
Eighth district and E. E. Foote COM
mittee for the Tenth district.
number from here attended the
graduation exercises at Hebron Mon
day evening.
Many farmers commenced haying
this week
Mrs. Lucy CFord) Spencer of Man
chester has recently given $25 to the
Ladies' Aid society. Gelon p. Randall
of Rocky Ford, Col, a native of this
place, forwarded a draft of $25 to the
ecclesiastical society as a token of his
kind regards to the place and to help
pay the expenses of the society.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-26
COLUMBIA.
Local Nine Defeats Lebanon--West
Street Social Eight Gives Highly
Successful Fair.

Miss Florence Latham, who has just
completed course at Pratt institute
New York, has gone to Saratoga, ~.
Y, as assistant manager in an IN
dustrial school.
1t is expected that Rev. William
Prentice of East Hartford will occu-
by the pulpit at the morning service
next Sunday Mr.. Prentice with his
boys" is camping out at Columbia
lake He will exchange with Rev.
Mr.. Harris.
The ladies' aid society met with
Mrs. Harriet r. Yeomans on Wednes-
day afternoon.
S. B. West attended the banquet of
the Army and Navy club, of which he
is a member, which took place at
Groton Friday.
Saturday afternoon a ball game was
played on Columbia green by the To-
cal players and the Lebanon nine. The
game stood 10 to l in favor of the Leb-
anons. This afternoon the Columbus
go to Lebanon to play the same nine
Raymond Hunt, instructor in La
fayette college in Easton, Pa, with
his wife, is spending the summer va
ca ion with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred A. Hunt, on Columbia green.
Social Fights Sale Nets $97.e7.
The West Street Social Eight gave a
pleasing fair and entertainment at
Yeomans' hall Saturday afternoon and
evening. More than year ago the
club decided to make an effort to raise
funds for the Improvement of the Gem
etery in West street, and aprons, sun
bonnets and numerous other useful
and ornamental articles, the result of
their handiwork, together with candy,
ice cream, cake and other refreshments
were placed on sale at the fair. The
various tables were well patfonized
T,t ha Ia. AN1., do "a hnn
was handsomely decorated for the
sale. The Columbia cornet band I'M
der the direction of Prof. A e. Ly-
man, their instructor and leader. gave
fine concert on the green in front
of the hall. A beautiful Rally Round
the Flag quilt was disposed of, go
ing to Mrs. Kate Nordlind. Another
handsome quilt was disposed Of by
vote for the most popular lady in
town; the winner of this was Mrs.
Louise Marshall, a sister of Mrs.
Nordlind's. The sale of articles and
refreshments was continued in the
evening and a pleasing entertainment
was given. Philip Borden who is
spending the summer at the Gilman
summer home, Sky Farm, in West
street, was present with his large
graphophone and gave several fine Sc
lections. consisting of operate, band,
and minstrel records, including a Sc
lection by Caruso, the noted tenor.
But the most popular record was one
that Mr.. Borden forgotten to bring
with him and so was obliged to give
it himself, and the hearty encore
brought out a response equally as
good.
Miss Julia White of Coventry, a
graduate from the Emerson School of
OratOry, gave several fine recitations.
After the entertainment articles re-
manning unsold were disposed of at
auction. The fair netted $97.S7.
Personals.
Egbert Brown has been visiting
his granddaughter, Mrs. Masterton, in
Middletown.
Miss Grace Randall left last week
for Colorado.
Mrs. w. H. Kneeland and daugh-
ter were Hartford visitors last Thurs
day.
Mrs. Mary B. Yeomans is spending
several days at her home on Columbia
green.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-26
SPRING HILL.
Miss Julia MouIton Enjoys Outing
Personal Interests.

The Mission band met with Mrs. Ar
thur Palmer last Saturday. The
members are very busy.
Rev. Leonard Smith gave Miss Julia
Moulton pleasant outing Monday by
taking her to Willimantic for a visit
with her venerable friend, Miss Sarah
E. Bennett Miss Moulton has passed
her 90th birthday but is a well pre-
served woman.
Mrs. Washburn of Coventry has been
the guest of Miss Ida Reynolds re-
Gently
Miss May Storrs visited in Mystic
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Sears have been
spending several days in New York.
Mildred and Myron Cummings are at
their grandfather's, B. NJ. Sears, for
the summer.
Miss Vera Freeman left for Bridge
port Wednesday for a weeks stay with
her former classTnate, Mrs. Laura
Wheeler Thornton.
w. A. Weld went to Palmer Mass.
recently
Mrs. Olin is to remove to Storrs.
Several from this way attended the
graduating exercises of the Windham
High school.
Mrs. Bingham was in Willimantic on
Wednesday to attend the reunion ar
ranged by Mrs Sibley. Dinner was
served at the Hooker house.
Mrs. c. c. Davis led the Christian
Endeavor service Sunday evening.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-26
ELLINGTON.
Grange Has Memorial Day-Tobac-
co Setting Nearly Completed.

Miss Matte E. Niles has returned
and will spend the summer with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs H. Niles.
Miss May J. Grant Of West SPRING
held. Mass. was at Mr.. Stensons on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Cheney of
Manchester were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Hale on Sunday.
Last Sunday was observed as Mem
orial day by the grange
Farmers have almost completed set
ting tobacco.
Arthur Hale is renovating the Jud-
son property, previous to the moving
in of Mr.. Pinney and Mr.. Hayden.
Mrs. Mary Noble is very low with
heart trouble
Miss Reynolds of Hartford was here
for few days last week
Mrs. Maud Kimball is home from
Boston for the summer
The parks have recently been taken
care OF and the flower beds planted.
Mrs. Mandell and son Howard are
in town for the summer, having spent
the winter in New York and New Jer-
sey.
The body Of Mr.. Stewart, who died
last Saturday, was taken to East
Hartford for burial on Monday.
Miss Mary Thompson suffered a
shock last week.
Arthur Hale will go to Norwich to
attend the celebration in July.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-26
BOLTON.
Funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Watrous-
South District School Closes.

Harry NJ LOOMS has sold his farm
to Chester Barbero of Bridgeport
Some from this place attended the
funeral Of Mrs. Elizabeth Watrous in
the Congregational church Andover
June 1e. Mrs. Watrous was born in
East Hartford, September 10, 1927, fv-
ed in Andover the greater part of her
life. Her husband, Mahlor Watrous
died several years ago. She is surviv-
ed by one daughter, Mrs. Levi Church
i'll Of Wethersfield Mrs. Watrous died
at the home of her niece, Miss Maria
Wetherill of Manchester, where she
had made her home recently. She was
highly esteemed by all.
Robert Won Deck was taken to the
Hartford hospital last week, i'll with
appendicitis. and is reported to be i'm
proving since the operation.
The SCHOOL in the south district clos
ed v"sierday for the summer recess
There are two cases of measles on
Birch mountain.
Mrs. Dallas Hanlon and three daugf1-
tiers, of California, are visiting at c. N.
Loomis
Miss Maude E. White was a recent
gpest at e. J. Whites in Hebron.
Miss Martha Perry of Holden, Mass.
is visiting at her brothers, Rev. C. NJ.
Perry's.s
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-26
NOTICE.!

THE ORDINANCES CITY NORWICH DECLARE The
FIRING OR EXPLODING
KEEPING STREET OR HIGHWAY OF THE
A NUISANCE PUNISHABLE BY PENALTY OR FOR.
FIXTURE OF FIVE DOLLARS.
DURING THE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION TO BE HELD ON
AND DANGER OF SERIOUS INJURY
TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY FROM THE EXPLOSION OF FIRE.
ARMS FIREWORKS FIREcRAcKERs AND LIGHTING 5oN-
INCREASED REASON OF THE CROWD
CONDITION OF THE STREETS, THE UNUSUAL NUMBER OF
The CHARACTER OF THE DECORATIONS
ON BUILDINGS.
CITIZENS ARE CALLED UPON TO OBSERVE AND TO
ASSIST THE ENFORCEMENT MENTIONED oRoI-
NANCE. NFRAcToNs VIGOROUSLY
PROSECUTED
Dated Norwich this 22d of June, 1909
COSTELLO LlPPlTT
Mayor Of the City of Norwich