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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-03-25
CHAPTER w.
The Vanishing Of Archie.


Tn my opinion" said Aunt Rebecca.
critically. cycling her new drawing.
room on the train TO San Francisco:
'the object OF our legal methods
seems to be TO defend the criminal.
And a very efficient means TO this end
Is 10 make IL so uncomfortable and
costly and inconvenient for any wit.
nesses OF a crime that he runs away
rather than endure II. Here we have
had 20 stay over so long IN Salt Lake
we nearly lost our drawing room
But never mind. you got your man
committed. Did you find out anything
about his gang?"
The colonel shook his head NO.
he's a tough country boy; he has the
rural distrust Of lawyers and OF sweat.
boxes. He does absolutely nothing
but groan and swear. pretending his
wound hurts him. But I've a notion
there are bigger people back Of him.
It's most awfully good OF you. Aunt
Rebecca. to stick to me this way
"Of course. | stick 10 you: I'm too
old 10 be tickle. Did you ever know
Winter who wouldn't stand by his
friends? | belong to the old regime.
BERTHE; we had our faults-glaring
sin too readily. We never condoned
meanness; such trick as that upstart
Keatcham il doing would have been
impossible TO my contemporaries. You
saw the morning papers; you know he
means to eat up the Midland?"
Eyes. | know" unused the colonel;
"and turn Tracy, the president. down
the one who gave him his start on
his bucaneering career. Tracy de-
clines to be his tool. being, | under.
stand, a very decent sort Of man, who
has always run his road for his stock
holders and not for the stock market.
capital crime. that in these days.
So Keatcham has. somehow. by one
trick or another. got enough directors
since Baneleigh died 10 give him con
troll; though he couldn't get enough
of the stock; and now he means TO
grab the road to use for himself. Poor
Tracy, who loves the road as a child,
they say, will have 10 stand by and
see II turned into a Wall street foot
ball; and the equipment run down as
fast as its reputation. think I'm
sorry for Tracy. Besides. MS bad
lookout. the power OF such fellows;
men who are not captains Of Industry.
not little Bit only inspired gamblers.
Yet they are running the country. !
wonder where Is the class that will
save us.
Il don't know don't admire the
present century, BERTHE. We had peo-
pie OF quality In my day; we have only
people of culture In this. | confess |
prefer the quality They had robuster
nerves and really asked less OF people.
although they may have appeared 10
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ask more. We used 20 be- contented
with respect from our interiors and
courtesy from our equals"
And what from your betiers. Aunt
Rebecca!" drawled the colonel.
we had no betters. Rupert; we
were the best. I think partly Il was
our assurance OF our position. which
nobody else doubted any more than
we. that kept us so mannerly. Nova.
days. nobody has a real position. lie
may have wealth and n servile follow.
ing. who expect TO make something
out OF him, but he hasn't position. The
newspapers can make fun OF him
The common people watch him drive
by and never think OF removing their
caps. Nobody takes him seriously ex.
cept his toadies and himself And as
for the sentiments OF reverence and
loyalty. very useful sentiments in
running world. they seem TO have
clean disappeared. except she
smiled a half reluctant smile-'except
with youngsterr like Archie, who
would find It agreeable to be chopped
into bits for you. and the women who
have not lived In the world, Ike Janet.
who makes a heroine out OF me
upon my word. BERTHE. je tai fait
rougirl"
Not at ALL" said the colonel: IAN
Illusion OF the sunset: but what do
YOU mean when you say people OF
quality required less than people OF
culture?"
"Oh. simply this; all we demanded
was difference; but your cultivated
gang wants admiration and submis-
sion. and will not let us possess our
secret souls. even. in peace. And,
then. the quality despised no one, but
the cultivated desplse every one. All.
we'll
Those good old times are past and gone.
l sigh for them In VAIN
Janet. | wish Archie would FISH his
mandolin out and you would sing to
me; like TO hear the songs of my
youth. Not rag time. or coon-songs.
but dear old Fosters melodies; "Old
Kentucky Home and 'Massa's IN the
Col Col Ground and Nellie Was a
Lady'-what makes that so sad,
wonder7-'Nellie was a lady, las night
she died. it's all In that single line;
think IT Is because Il represents the
pathetic idealization OF love: Nellie
was that black lovers ideal OF all that
was lovely, and she was dead. Is the
orchestra ready-and the choir? Yes.
shut the door; we are for arts sake
only, not for the applause OF the cold
world In the car"
Afterward. when he was angry over
his own folly. his own blind, logged,
trustfulness against all the odds OF
evidence. Rupert Winter laid his weak.
ness TO that hour; 20 a woman's sweet,
unframed. tender voice singing the
simple melodies OF his youth. They
sang one song after another while the
sun sank lower and stained the west.
ern sky. Through the snow.sheds
they could catch glimpses Of wild
and strange nature; austere. 'et not
repslllng; yistas OF foothills bathsd
in the evening glow; rank on RANK Of
FRS. tall. straight, beautiful, not wind !
tortured aud MANNED. like the woeful |
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens at Harvard where Col
Rupert Winter 4. $, A.. visiting. saw the
suicide OF young Mercer lie met cary
Mercer. brother OF the dead student
Three years later, in Chicago. In 1906
Col Winter overheard Cary Mercer APP
parently planning 20 kidnap Archie. the
coionefs ward and 10 gain possession OF
Aunt Rebecca Winters millions. A Miss
Smith was mentioned. apparently as a
conspirator. Winter unexpectedly met a
relative. Mrs. Mllicent Melville. who
told him that his Aunt Rebecca, Archie
and the latter's nurse Miss Janet Smith,
were 20 leave for the west with the
colonel and Mrs. Melville. A great imam
cial magnatc was aboard the train on
which Col Winter met his Aunt Rebec-
ca. Miss Smith ana Archie. lie set his
orderly. Sergt Haley. to watch over Cary
Mercer Col. Winter learned that the
financial masnate Is Edwin 8 Keatcham.
On approaching Cary Mercer. the cosonel
was snubbed
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meant-what IN thunder did Il mean
AS he puzzled. his pulses gave the
same unaccountable. smothering leap;
and he felt as the hoy Of 20 had felt.
coming back from his battle to mis-
first love.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-27
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-27

State Treasurer Patten favors reim- position of the State tax upon the towns, which has sbeen non-existent since 1890. Before the Farmers asso- ciation which is composed of members of the General Assembly from the country towns and which can, acting unitedly, control the House, he stated that N towns would pay 75 per cent. of the tax-that is, that the cities and larger boroughs would carry nearly the entire burden. Desiring reimposition of the tax, Treasurer Patten showed excellent judgment in placing such an argument before such body; also, in refraining from mentioning the fur ther fact that while most of the cities make full-value assessments, probably a majority of the rural towns continue the old practice of half to two-thirds value assessments, which permits them to dodge materially on county taxation and would operate similarly fin connection with State tax. If full-va1ue assessments, as required by Jaw, could be enforced, there would be slight objection to a State tax if needed; under existing conditions, it would operate very unequally.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-27

Indefinite postponement of hearings upon the pending public utilities bills carries an ominous look. It probab- ly called forth Gov. Lilley's special message urging earlv action. During the campaign, the Farmer, noting the considerable number of legislative nominees connected with public utility corporations, suggested that these cor porations were quietly engaged in packing one or both branches of the General Assembly against the creation of a properly constructed and properly endowed public utilities commission. Indefinite postponement of hearings indicates that the suggestion was we'll founded. The apparent purpose is such delay as will permit use of the argument that the time remaining of the much-urged short sassion will not allow the thorough consideration de- manded by so important matter If that scheme doesn't suffice, the lobby probably has others in reserve.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-27

The tendency of the youth of the in- terior towns to seek 1ivelihoods in the cities. deprives those sections of the services of the ones most likely to be- come the destroyers Of such undesir- able animals as foxes, raccoons skunks, weasels, woodchucks, etc.. and such birds as hawks and owls. As an inevitable result, these so-called "ver- min" have largely increased in num- Der, and measures proposing bounties for their destruction are pending in the General Assembly. It seems to be the only available and practical way of dealing with the situation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-27
REVENUE CUTTER HIT, ROCK
Mohawk, Dodging a Tug, Jams on Hogs Back.

New York, Feb. 27.-The revenue cutter Mohawk, a fine steel coast pa trol, bound from New London for her Staten Island anchorage and with more than half an hour of the sun shine of 8 clear day left to navigate in, plunged yesterday afternoon on Hogs Back, the reef jutting out un- der water for several hundred feet from the south end of Wards Island in Hell Gate, where a squadron Of steam craft have come to grief in calm and storm.
 The tide was falling, and just as the cutter entered the dangerous passage a tug with two lighters menaced her. It became question whether she should. smash into the lighters or run the risk of taking bottom. Capt. Sta ley M. Landrey decided to take the risk.
 crash could be heard distinctly on the Astoria shore. She set her whistles shrieking for help and also got busy with her wireless outfit sending forth the familiar c. Q. D. signal.
 The police launch was alongside within half an hour and two of the New York and New Haven tugs, transfers Il and IS. got lines on the cutter. The navy tug Powhatan and the fire boat Mcclellan were among the fleet that proffered aid. Hawsers snapped in the effort to move the Mo- hawk. She was fast by the bow and her commander reported that she was leaking forward and that she had hit pretty hard. He said he did not be- lieve she was in danger of sinking or moving off into deep water.
 The impression was that the Mo- hawk was pretty badly damaged. Her bow was caught between two rocks, or 2. cleft in a rock, and her stern was so low in the water that the after lights of her ports seemed to be nearly level with the river. Capt. Landrey said he was in no immediate danger
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-27
WHY WAS THE COUNTY BOSS SIIGHTED?

The hearing at Hartford, Thursday, before the Judiciary committee, on the ] Bridgeport City Court contest, did not develop any points not generally known here. though fresh information of value to the committee was perhaps produced.
 It was known that the contest is be- tween the "Olds" and the "YoungS," with reputable men as candidates up- on both states; that the "Olds'' num- Der among their members most of the
 men conspicuous these many years in the machine which generally rules the local Republican party; that the legal profession is divided upon the question and that respected citizens are found in each faction.
 Mayor Lee who appeared for the "Olds," was met by the fact that he owes his nomination to the self-sacri- ficing spirit of leading member of the "Youngs,' and it might have been added that, had the "Youngs' bolted the nomination, his election would have been most gravely endangered. His present position carries the ap pearance of gross ingratitude.
 The omission of Sheriff Hawley's name from the list of speakers for the slate of the "Olds" is surprise. Sure ly he had earned the right to appear thus conspicuously. Did he not make that Macedonian cry for help by tel egraph to Senator Brandegee, to which the latter responded with virtual or der to the Judiciary committee to await his pleasure? As the Senator was held by pressure of official busi- ness in Washington and could not ap- pear personally, should not the manag- ing 'Olds" have placed the sheriff on the speaking list and thus permitted MT. Brandegee to appear by proxy? Besides. is not Sheriff Hawley the acknowledged boss of Fairfield Coun- ty, Republicanism, and is not Bridge port part of the county, with the conduct of it's affairs thus within his Jurisdiction?
 But the contest is now in the com mittee's hands, even though the rec ord is importantly incomplete as above indicated, and its decision will be awaited with the usual interest at- taching to local factional contests.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-27
BIG FLEET BREAKING UP
MINNESOTA AND VIRGINIA GO TIC NORFOLK NAVY YARD FOR
 REPAIRS

Norfolk, Va. Feb. 27.-The breaking up of the Atlantic battleship fleet be- gan yesterday when the Minnesota and Virginia left the Roads for the Nor folk navy yard, where repairs will be made and their bottoms scraped. Other vessels are expected to leave for other navy yards to-day.
 The bands of the Connecticut. Louis jana and Vermont were at Old Point yesterday. They united and made music in the streets and park. The day was clear and calm. the first good day since the fleet returned.
 Norfolk will officially entertain the officers and men of the fleet to-day. Three thousand of the men and 115 officers will parade. The sailors and the men of the army will be banqueted at the new naval Y. M. c. A. building after the parade.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-27

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 RUBBERS
GLOVES

We still have a good assortment of Mems and Boys Gloves and Mittens. 1Oc to $500
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gettes, as shown in London and likely to be adopted in this country though with perhops less tendency to disorder, are not such as to promote the cause of woman suffrage. It may be added
 that when a majority of the women of this country evince a real desire for the voting privilege, they will not need to adopt London methods to secure it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-27

When 10 stockholders control the American Tobacco Co.,, which in turn controls the tobacco manufactures 60 per cent. in plug, 81 in fine cut, Fl in smoking and 96 in snuff-a monop- oly clearly able to regulate prices to consumers and also to fix prices to producers, is pretty conclusively es- tablished. It is the buying methods os this virtual monopoly which have caused the very grave troubles in the tobacco-growing districts of Kentucky and Tennessee. With but one buyer In each district, producers are com pelled to sell at whatever price may be offered, and these prices are, it is said
 either very close to or below the &C., Eual cost of production. Consumers
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-27
FAIRFIELD
A Good Concert-Two Opperettas An Original Story - The Club Oyster Supper-A New Bakers Ronte.

What Rev. Dr. Child calls the best concert ever given in the Congrega- tlonal church was enjoyed last even ing by an audience which crowded the Sunday school room and overf1owed into the church parlor The program opened with the Prison Song'' from the opera of II Trovatore by Prof Swan of the HargrOve school which he played in a masterly manner upon the piano. For an encore he gave the
 Shadow act from Lenora. The next
 number was the rendering of the bri- dal chorus by the Choral Society of the church, under the leadership of Prof
 Snead of Yale. This chorus is com
 posed of 8 score or more of young la dies and gentlemen who attend the church. MT. Snead followed with a solo, and for an encore gave a song
 called Going Down to Rio." He possesses strong bass voice and sings with great force and expression. The 4th number of the program was an an amusing work founded upon the nursery rhyme:
 Little Jack Horner sat in corner,
 Eating a Christmas pie,
 He put in this thumb, pulled out plum
 And said: What a good boy am l." The words of the operetta began thus:
 Jack Horner was a pretty lad,
 His mother loved him well.''
 The singing was very sweet and created a good deal of amusement. At tins point Rev. Dr. Child read an orig inal story-"The Sad Experience which came to a. New England Clergyman" !" Mrs. White said he was a very sick man, and told Mrs. Blue that a coun- cil of doctors had been called. There were many anxious people in the par ish who watched the peculiar symp- toms which the clergyman exhibited. He was constantly talking about an- cestors. and hunting for family rec ords. The post master noticed that he corresponded with many learned societies abroad such as the Genealogi- cal and the Heraldry Office; he attend ed all the family reunions he could hear of; he haunted the Town Hall and poured over dusty records until his clothes became dusty, some said with the dust of ages. He picked up the odds and ends of ancient tonnes; bent over in his walk; and had often been heard walking his room late at night, and more than once a big book had been heard to tumble down as late as four o'clock in the morning. He boarded with Mrs. Purple, and she mo- ticed that he was losing his appetite and no matter what delicacies were set before him, he did not seem to care for them. Sometimes he would receive as many as ten letters day, from all parts of the country, and Mrs. Purple said that some of them con- tained as many as IT questions about the writer's ancestors. One letter came from a lady who wished to know who her mother was. MT. Gray, the clergyman replied that she was Flint, and all the Skinf1ints of Boston were descended from her. At another time
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-27

are probably paying more than fair profit to the monopoly which thus ''clamS the tide both ways
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-27

Franklin MacVeagh of Chicago, who is to be Secretary of the Treasury un- der President Taft was a "Gold Dem ocrat" in 1896, and voted for Mckinley, Roosevelt and Taft. He is lawyer by education, but a wholesale grocer in active business.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-27

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