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JULY 24.

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Scenes and Portraits the Civil War.

THE DAILY JOURNAL.

ESTABLISHED IN 1S87.

Printed Every Afternoon Except Sunday.

THE JOURNAL COMPANY• T. H. u: McCAIN, President. J. A. UllEENE. Secretary.

A. A. McCAIN, Treasurer.

TUESDAY, JULY 24. 1894.

WHAT IS KAff MATKRIAl.)

Mr. Cleveland, in his late letter to Congressman Wilson, lays great stress on what lie calls "free raw material," and if there were any such thing as' real raw material, his argument would be sound. But when we come to look at the subject in a practical way we find there is no such thing known to commerce as raw material, in the sense in which Mr. Cleveland and others of his school use the term. Raw, as ap-1 plied to material, is defined by Webster as "not worked in due form: in a natural state." Iron ore and coal. while they yet remain in the ground,! dropixd it nervously. may properly be called raw but so soon as thev are dug

material from the I

ever requires labor to fit it for use by a succeeding manufacturer, is not raw material. If it were true that our manufacturers could avail themselves of a real raw material, then such material obviously ought to be free of tariff duty, or instance, if wool existed somewhere in exhaustless quantities. and could be procured without labor it would be folly to impose a duty or tariff on it. to shut it out. liut such is not the fact, and never will be. Wool has to be raised by labor, and therefore it is beneficial to all the world to encourage the production of it. It is equally so with coal and iron ore. They must all be produced by labor, and the greater the world's pro-: duct the cheaper they will become, The only way, therefore, to secure a permanent and steady supply of cheap material for our manufacturers is to encourage capital and labor to produce at home what the theorists persist in miss-calling raw material.

KltEK COAL.

Mr. Gormau is a Democratic Senator of high standing and great ability, so much so indeed that he is frequently called the leader of his party in the Senate. Here is what he says about can't prove a thing.

free coal and the motives that prompt the fight for it. We copy from his speech of Monday:

Reverting again to the duty on coal, Mr. Gorman argued that 40 cents a ton was purely a revenue duty. Free coal. lie said, would give to a single foreign corporation all the coal trade from Boston north. Free coal would not benelil a single man or woman in the country. Who demands it? he asked. The professional, theoretical tariff reformer said it would cheapen the cost of manufacturing, yet mathematically free coal would not give the New Kngland manufacturer more than threequarters of one per cent, of manufacturing. There was but one great concern on the face of the earth that wanted free coal. In Nova Scotia there was a deposit of coal as broad and as ri.h as any on the face of the earth. .'The government of Canada had controlled it. Five years ago the Dominion government was induced to change ^intesrtlnng"a'bourit its policy. 1 he small leases were wiped out. The Canadian Pacific, that great artery of Great liritain, together with men from the United

Mates, associated themselves together and secured a ninety-nine years' lease of those coal fields on condition that they should pay into the. Canadian treasury 12 cents a ton royalty. If coal were free the coal of Nova Scotia I ,j0 jj. would displace that of the United' States in New England and the treasury of Canada would be enriched by money that ought to go into the treasury of the United States. "God knows we have enough trusts," said Mr. Gorman. "1 will never consent to allow this mammoth foreign corporation to invade our territory and take the substance away from our people."

As an illustrated history of our own limes. Harpers Weekly for July 21st devotes many pages to the Chicago strikes, with sketches and a descriptive article by Frederic Remington, who went to Chicago for this purpose at the request of Messrs. Harper Brothers. There are also views of the much-dis-cussed town of Pullman, a cartoon by Rogers, and a panoramic view of the World's Kair grounds, showing the devastation wrought by the lire.

THE

the monCongress Republi"We be-

Ix his arraingment of grel tariff reform in Mr. Reed sounded the can keynote when lie said lieve, not in the success of the North, but in the success of the whole country, and we stand as ready to give the South the benefit of the laws of the land, which make higher wages for men and an increase of wealth for all, as freely and readily as we give it to our own people."

poor man, in the country, is to

be taxed 40 cents on his sugar, and as a compensation for this burden the rich man who heats his house with a furnace, is to have free coal. This is called "reforming the tariff."

THK Cincinnati Trilmne wants Congress to adjourn so that the President •can (appoint Thanksgiving Day.'

THK Arg\us-Ncus, perhaps, will say Gorman's speech yesterday was /^ttgeiusel^ss chatter.

By CAPTAIN CHARLES KING.

[Copyright, 189i, by the J. B. Lipplncott Co.]

Chester leaned upon the table and deliberated a moment. He stood there coldly, distrustfully eying the excited lieutenant, then turned to Sloat: ''I will be responsible for the roll call of Company this morning, Sloat. 1 have a matter of grave importance to bring up to this—this gentleman, anil it is of a private nature. Will you let me see him alone?" "Sloat, .said Jorrold, "don't go yet. I want yon to stay. These are my quarters, and I recognize your right to come re a of in I a a reveille, but I want a witness here to bear mo out. I'm too amazed yet, too confounded by this intrusion of Captain Chester, to grasp the situation. I never hoard of such a thing as this. Explain it if you can." "Mr. JerrolU, what I have to ask or PRY to yon concerns yon alone. It is not an official matter. It is ns man to man I want to see yon, alone and at once. Now will yon let Major Sloat retire?"

Silence for a moment. The augrv flush on Jerrold's face died away, and in its place an ashen pallor was spreading from throat to brow. His lips were twitching ominously. Sloat looked in consternation at the sudden change. "Shall I go?" he finally asked.

Jerrold looked long, fixedly, searchingly in the set face of the officer of the day, breathing hard and heavily. What he saw there Sloat could not imagine. At last his hand dropped by his side. He made a little motion with it—a slight wave toward the door—and again

His lips seemed

to frame the word "Go," but he never glanced at the miui whom a moment

mines, by the* joint assistance of cap- before ha so masterfully bade to stay, and Sloat, sorely puzzled, left the room. Not until his footsteps had died out of hearing did Chester speak: "How soon can you leave the post?" "I don't understand you. "How soon oan yon pack up what get away?"

ital and labor they become the finished product of the mining industry. Wool is not a raw material only while it remains on the back of the sheep, and not even is it raw material then where sheep are raised and cared for by the you need to take andfariners of this country: for it is as! "Get away where? much the product of labor as the cloth do you mean?" that is made out of it at the factory. Whatever requires labor to produce it is not a raw material. The tailor calls the cloth out of which he makes coats and pants, raw material, and to his business it sustains that relation. I!ut it is not raw material for the reason it has been produced by labor: and wliat-

What on earth

"You must know what I mean! You must know that after last night's work you quit the service at once and forever. "I don't know anything of the kind, and I defy you to prove the faintest thing." But Jerrold's fingers were twitching, and his eyes had lost their light.

"Do you suppose I did not recognize you?" asked Chester. "When—wheic:" gulped Jerrold. "When I seized you and you struck me!" "I never struck you. I don't know what you mean.'' "My God, man, let us end this useless fencing. The evidence I have of your last night's scoundrel ism would break the strongest record. For the regiment's sake—for the colonel's sake —let us have no publio scandal. It's awful enough as the thing stands. Write your resignation, give It to me and leave—before breakfast, if you oan." "I've done nothing to resign for. You know perfectly well I haven't." "Do you mean that such a crimc— that a woman's ruin and disgrace—isn't enough to drive you from the service?" asked Chester, tingling in every nerve and longing to clinch the shapely, swelling throat iu his clutching fingers. "God of heaven, Jerrold, are you dead to all sense of decency?" "Captain Chester, I won't be bullied this way. I may not be immaculate, but no man on earth shall talk to me like this! I deny your insinuation. I've done nothing to warrant your words, even if —if you did come sneaking around here last night and find me absent. You

You"

What! When I saw you—almost caught you! By heaven, I wish the sentry had killed you then and there! I never dreamed of such hardihood.'' "You've done nothing but dream. By Jove, I believe you're sleep walking yet! What on earth do you mean by catching and killing me? 'Pon my soul, I reckon you're crazy, Captain Chester." And color was gradually coining back to Jerrold's face and confidence to his tone. "Enough of this, Mr. Jerrold. Knowing what you and I both know, do you refuse to hand me your resignation?" "Of course I do." "Do you mean to deny to me where I saw you last nigh1-?" "1 deny your right to question me. I deny anything—everything. I believe you simply thought you had a olew and oould make lir tell. Suppose I was out last night. I don't believe you know the

Do you want me to report the whole thing to the colonel?" "Of course I don't Naturally I want' him to know nothing about my being out of quarters, and it's a thing that no officer would think of reporting another for. You'll only win the coutempt of every gentleman in the regiment if you

What good will it do you? Keep me from going to town for a few days,

I suppose. What earthly business is it

of yours anyway?'' "Jerrold, I can stand this no longer. I ought to shoot you in your tracks, I believe. You've brought ruin and misery to the home of my warmest friend and dishonor to the whole service, and you talk of two or three days' stoppage from going to town! If I can't bring you to your Benses, by God, the colonel shall!" And he wheeled and left the room.

For a moment Jerrold stood stunned and silent. It was useless to attempt reply. The captain was far down the walk when he sprang to tho door to call him again. Then, hurrying back to the bedroom, he hastily dressed, muttering angrily and anxiously to himself as he did so. He was thinking deeply, too, and every movement betrayed nervousness and trouble. Returning to the front door, he gazed out upon the parade, then took iiis forage cap and walked rapidly down toward tho adjutant's office. The orderly bugler was tilted up in a chair, leaning half asleep against the whitewashed front, but his was a weasel nap, for he sprang np and saluted as the young officer approached. "Where did Major Sloat go, orderly?" was the hurried question. "Over toward the stables, sir. Him and Captain Chester was here together, and they're just gone." "Run over to tho quarters of company and toll Merrick I want him right away. Tell him to come to my quarters.'" And thither Mr. Jerrold returned, seated himself at his desk, wrote several lines of a note, tore it into fragments, began again, wrote another which seemed not entirely satisfactory and was in the midst of a third when there came a quick step nnd a knock at the door. Opening the shutters, he glanced out of the window. A gust of wind sent some of the papers whirling and flying, luxl the bedroom door banged shut, bnt not before some few half sheets of paper had fluttered out upon the parade, where other little flurries of

over toward the colonel's quarters. Anxious only fur the coming of Mi rrick and no mie else, Mr. Jerrold no sooner saw who was at the front door than he closed the shutters, called, "Come in!" and a short, squat, wiry little man, dressed iu the fatigue uniform of the infantry, stood at the doorwav to the hall. "Come in here, Merrick," said the lieutenant, and Merrick came. "How much is it you owe me now—thirty odd dollars, 1 think?" "I believe it is, lieutenant," answered the nuui, with shifting eyes and general uneasiness of mien. "You are not ready to pay it, I suppose, and you got )t from mo when we left Fort Raines to help you out of that scrape there.''

The soldier looked down and made no answer. "Merrick, I town at once.

want a note taken I want you to take

"Merrick, I want note taken to town at once.'" and get it to its address before S o'clock. I want you to say no word to a soul. Here's if 10. Hire old Murphy's horse across the river and go. If you are put in the guardhouse when you get back, don't say a word. If you are tried by garrison court for crossing the bridge or absence without leave, plead guiliy, make no defense, and I'll pay you double your fine and let you off the •?". But if you fail me or tell a soul of yi.-ur errand I'll write to—yon know who,

Raines Do you understand and agree?" "I do. Yres, sir. "Go and get ready and be hero in 10 minutes."

Meantime Captain Chester had followed Sloat to the adjutant's office. Ha was boiling over with indignation, which he hardly knew how to control. He found the gray mustached subaltern tramping iu great perplexity up and down the room, and the instant he entered was greeted with the inquiry: "What's gone wrong? What's Jerrold been doing?" "Don't ask me any questions, Sloat. but answer. It is a matter of honor. What was your bet with Jerrold?" "I oughtn't- to tell that, Chester. Surely it cannot be a matter mixed up with this.'' "I can't explain, Sloat. What I ask is unavoidable. Tell me about that bet.'' "Why, he was so superior and airy, I you know, and was trying to make me feel that he w..s so much more intimate 1 with them all at the colonel's, and that: he could have that picture for the mere asking, and I got mad and bet him he never could. "Was that the day you shook hands on it?" "Yes." "And that was her picture—the picture then—he showed you this morning. "Chester, you heard the conversation. You were there. You know that I'm on honor not to tell. "Yes, I know. That's quite enough."

I CHAPTER V. Before 7 o'clock that same morning Captain Chester had come to the couelusion that only one, course was left open for him. After the brief talk with

Sloat at the office he had increased the perplexity and distress of that easilv muddled soldier by requesting his company in a brief visit to the stables aud corrals. A "square" and reliable old veteran was the quartermaster sergeant who had charge of those establishments. Chester had known hini for years, and his fidelity and honesty were matters the

officers of his former not tto hiL'Uly eomin»

geant Parks there was no

mailt-

an official statement, shaking its solidity. He

slept in a little box uf a house close by the entrance to the main stable, in which were kept the private horses of several of the officers, and among them Mr. Jerrold's, and it was his boast that day or night

110

horse left that stable

without his knowledge. The old man was superintending the morning labors of the stable hands and looked up in surprise at so early a visit from the officer of the day. "Were you here all last night, sergeant?" was Chester's abrupt question. "Certainly, sir, and up until 1 o'clock or more.'' "Were any horses our during the night—any officers' horses, 1 mean?" "No, sir, not one. "I thought possibly some officers might have driven or ridden to town. "No, sir.

The

only horses that-cross

ed this threshold going out last night were Mr. Sutton's team from town. They

were

can

put up here until near 1

o'clock, inn th.-u the doctor sent for thom. I loi .u .1 up right after that and

swear nothing else went out.

Chester entered the stable and looked curiously around. Presently his eye lighted on tall, rangy bay horso that was being groomed in a wide stall near the doorway. "That's Mr. Jerrold's Roderick, isn'tit?" "Yes, sir. He's fresh as a daisy too. Hasn't lieen out for three days, and Mr. Jerrold's going to drive the dogcart this morning."

Chester turned away. "Sloat," said he as they left the stable, "if Mr. Jerrold was away from the post Inst night—and you heard me say lie was out of his quarters— could ho have gone any way except afoot after what you heard Park say?" "Gone in the Suttons' outfit, I suppose," was Sloat's cautious answer. "In which event he would have teen seen by the sentry at the bridge, would he not?'' "Ought to have been certainly." "Then we'll go back to the guardhouse. And wonderingly and uncomfortably Sloat followed. He had long since begun to wish he had held his peace and said nothing about the confounded roll call. He liate.i rows of any kind. He didn't like Jerrold, but he would have crawled ventre a terre across the wide parade sooner than sec ft scandal In the regiment he loved, and it was becoming apparent to his sluggish faculties that it was no mere mutter of absence- from quarters that was involving Jerrold. CUester is all aflame over that picture business, bp remembered, and tho whole drift of his present investigation was to prove that Jerrold was not absent from his post, but absent only from his quarters. If so, where had he spent his time until nearly 4? Sloat's heart was heavy with vagne apprehension. He knew that Jerrold had borne Alice Renwiek away from the party at an unusually early hour for such things to break up. Ho knew that be and others had protested against inch desertion, bnt she declared it oould

the morning. breeze sent them sailing upt be helped. He remcimiered agg&er

tiling—a matter that ho thought, of at the time, only from another point of view. It now seemed to have significance bearing on this very matter, for Chester suddenly asked: "Wasn't It- rather odd that Miss Beaubieu was not hero at. the dance? She has never missed one, seems to mo, since Jerrold began spooning with her last vear.''

Why, she was here. •She was? Are you sure? Rollins never spoke of it, and we had been talking of her. 1 inferred from what he said that she was not there at all. And 1 saw her drive homeward with her mother right after parade, so it didn't occur to me that she could have come out again all that distance in time for the dance. Singular! Why shouldn't Rollins have told me?''

Sloat grinned. A dreary sort of smilo it was too. "Y'ou go into society so seldom you don't see these things. I've more than half suspected Rollins of being quite ready to admire Miss Beaubien lnmself, and since Jerrold dropped her he has had plenty of opportunity." "Great guns! I never thought of it I If I'd known slio was to bo there, I'd have gone myself last night. How did I she behave to Miss Renwiek?" "Why, sweet and smiling and chipper as you please. If anything, 1 think

Miss Renwiek was cold and distant to her. I couldn't make it out at all." "And did Jerrold dance with her?" "Once, I think, and tM* had a talk out on the piazza—just a minute. I happened to be at the door and couldn't help seeing it, and what got me was this: Mr. Hall came out with Miss Renwick on his arm. They were chatting and laughing as they passod me, but the moment she caught sight of Jerrold and Miss Beaubien she stopped and said: 'I think 1 won't stay out here. It's too chilly,' or something like it, and went right, in, and then Jerrold dropped Miss Beaubien nnd went after her. He just handed the young lady over to me, saying he was engaged for the next dance, and skipped.'' "How did she like that? Wasn't she furious?" "No. That's another thing that got me. She smiled after him, all sweetness, and—well, she did say: 'I count upoii you. You'll bo there,' and he nodded. Oh, she was bright as a button after that!" "What did she mean? Be 'where,' do you suppose? Sloat, this all means more to me and to us all than I can explain." "I don't know. I can't imagine." "Was it to see her again that night?" "I don't know at all. If it was, ho fooled her, for he never went near her again. Rollins put her in the carriage.

Whose? Did she come with the Silttons?" "Why, certainly. I thought you knew that." "And neither old Mine. Beaubien nor Mrs. Sutton with them? What was tho old squaw thinking of?"

By this tjmo they had neared tho guardhouse, where several of the men were seated awaiting the call for the next relief. All arose at the shout of the sentry on No. 1 turning out the guard for the officer of the day. Chester made hurried and impatient acknowledgment of the salute and called to tho sergeant to send him the sentry who was at the bridge at 1 o'clock. It turned out to be a young soldier who had enlisted at the. post only six months before and was already known as one of tho most intelligent and promising candidates for a corporalship in the garrison. "Were you on duty at the bridge at 1 o'clock, Carey?" asked the captain. "I was, sir. My relief went on at 11:45 and came off at 1:45." "What persons passed your post during that time?" "There was a squad or two of men coming back from town on pass. I halted them, sir, and Corporal Murray came down and passed them in.'' "I don't mean coming from town. Who went the other way?" "Only one carriage, sir—Mr. Sutton's." "Could you see who were in it?" 'Certainly, sir. It was right under

the lamppost this end of the bridge that,

regiment could Rollins answered for mem and passed »t» Ser

I stood when I chall 1 -ed. Lieutenant „.„i m—

them out. He was sitting beside Mr. Sutton as they drove up, then jumped out and gave me tho countersign and bade them good uiglit right there." "Rollins again," thought Chester. "Why did he keep this from me?" "Who were in the carriage?" he asked. "Mr. Sutton, sir, on the front seat, driving, and two young ladies on tho back seat." "Nobody else?" "Not a BOUI, sir. 1 could see in it plain as day. One lady was Miss Sutton and tho other Miss Beaubien. 1 know I was surprised at seeing the latter, because she drove home in her own carriage last evening right after parade. I was on post there at that hour, too, sir. The second relief is on from 4o to 7:45." "That will do, Carey. I see your relief is forming now."

As the officers walked away and Sloat silently plodded along beside his dark browed senior the latter turned to him: "I should say that there was no way in which Mr. Jorrold could have gone townward last night. Should not you?" "He might have crossed the bridge while the third relief was on and got a horse at tho other side." "Ho didn't do that, Sloat. I had already questioned the sentry on that relief. It was the third that I inspected and visited this morning. "Well, how do you know lie wanted to go to town? Why couldn't he have gone up the river or out to the range? Perhajis there was a little game of 'draw' out at camp." "There was no light iu camp, much less a little game of draw, after 11 o'clock. You know well enough that thero is nothing of that kind going 011 with Gainos in command. That isn't Jerrold's game, even if those fellows were bent 011 ruining their eyesight and nerve and spoiling tho chance of getting the men 011 the division and army teams. I wish it were his game instead of what it is. "Still, Chester, he may have been out in the country somewhere. You seem bent 011 the conviction he was up to mischief here around this post. I won't ask you what you mean, but there's more than one way of getting to town if a man wants to very bad." "How? Of course lie can take a skiff and row down the river, but he'd never be back in time for reveille. Tliore goes 0 o'clook, and must get homo find fihftve and think' tins over. Seep your own counsel, jut piatter who asks von. If you hear any qucsiions or talk about shooting last night, you know nothing, beard nothing »ud saw nothing." "Shooting last night?" exclaimed filoflt, all agog with eagerness and ex

citement now. t'^Vhore was it? ^Vho was it?" vBut Chester turned a deaf ear upon him and walked away. Ho wanted to see Rollins and went straight homo. "Why didn't yon toll me Miss Beanbien was out here last night?" was tho question lie asked as soon as lie had entered the room where, all aglow from his cold bath, tljo youngster was dressing for breakfjrfit. Ho colored vividly, then !aushed.j

"Well, you lievor gavo mo much clianco to say anything, did you? You talked all the time, as I remember, mid suddenly vanished and slammed the door. I would have told yon had you asked me.'' But all the same it was evident for the first time that here Was a subject Rollins was shy of mentioning. 'Did you go down and see them across sentry post?" "Certainly. Jerrold askod me to. He said ho had to take Miss Renwiok home and was too tired to come back—was going to turn in. I was glad to do anything to bo civil to tho Suttons. "Why, I'd like to know? They have I never invited you to thohouso or shown you any attention 'whatever. You are I not their stylo at all, Rollins, and I'm I glad of it. It wasn't for their sake you staid there until 1 o'clook instead of being here in bed. I wish"—and he looked wistfully, earnestly at his favorito now—' 'I wish I could think it wasn't for the sake of Miss Beaubien's black eyes and aboriginal beauty." "Look here, captain," said Rollins, with another rush of color to his faoe, "you don't seem to fancy Miss Beaubien, and—she's a friend of mine, and ono I don't like to hear slightingly spoken of. You said a good deal last night that—well, wasn't pleasant to hear." "I know it, Rollins. I beg your pardon. I didn't know then that you were more than slightly acquainted with her. I'm an old bat and go out very little,

"Why didn't yon tell me Miss Beaubien xens out here last nlghtf" but some tilings are pretty clear to my eyes, and—don't yon be falling in lovo with Nina Beaubien. That is no match for you.'' "I'm sure you never had a word to say against her father. The old colonel was a' perfect type of the French gentleman, from all I hear." "Yes, and her mother is as perfeot a typo of a Chippewa squaw, if she is only a half breed and claims to be only a sixteenth. Rollins, there's Indian blood enough in Nina Beaubien's little finger to make me afraid of her. She is strong as death in love or hate, and you must have seen how slio hung on Jerrold's every word all last winter. You must know she is not the girl to bo lightly dropped now." "Sho told me only a day or two ago they were the bust of friends and had never been anything elso," said Rollins hotly. "Has it gone that far, my boy? I had not thought it KO bad by any means. It's 110 u*e talking with a man who has lost his heart. His reason goes with it. And Chester turned away. "You don't know anything about it," was all poor Rollins could think of as a suitable thing to shout after him, and it made 110 more impression than it deserved.

As has been said, Captain Chester had decided before 7 o'clock that but one course lay open to him in tho matter as now developed. Had Armitage been there he would have had an adviser, but there was 110 other man whose counsel lie cared to seek. Old Captain Gray was as bitter against Jerrold as Chester himself and with even better reason, for lie knew well the cause of his little daughter's listless manner and tearful eyes. She had been all radiance and joy at the idea of coming to Sibley and being i^ear the great cities, but not one happy look had ho seen in her sweet and wistful face since the day of her arrival. Wil-

iU10ther CQptuill who dlg.

liked Jerrold, and Chester's rugged sense of fair play told him that it was not among the enemies of the young officer that he should now seek advice, but that if he had a friend among the older and wiser heads in the regiment it was due to him that that older and wiser head be given a chance to think a little for Jerrold's sake. And there was not one among the seniors whom ho could call upon. As he ran over their namas Chester for the first time realized that his ex-subaltern had not a friend among the captains and senior officers now on duty at tho fort. His indifference to duties, his airy foppishness, his conceit and self suffioienoy, had all served to create a feeling against him, and this had boen intensified by his conductsince coming to Sibley. The youngsters still kept up Jovial relations with and professed to liko him, but among the seniors there were many men who had only a nod for him on meeting. Wilton had epitomized the situation by saying he "had no use for a masher," and poor old Gray had one day scowling]}- referred to him as "tlio professional beauty."

In view of all this feeling, Chester would gladly have found some man to counsel further delay, but there was none. Ho felt ihat lie must inform the oolonel at unec of the fact that Mr. Jerrold was absent from liis quarters at tho timo of I he firing, of his belief that it was Jerrold who struck him and sped past the sentry in.tht! dark, and of his

conviction th: the sooner tho young officer was calhvl to account for his strange conduct the better. As to the episodes of tho ladder, the lights and tho form at the dormer window, he meant, for the present at least, to lock them in his heart.

But he forgot that others, too, must have heard those shots, and that others, too, would be making inquiries.

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Bilk worth 60c, in thla^alo, per yard..."*'*' Read the Silk Prices. .1 pes black satin Duchess 2 pes black satin Marvulieux, each worth$1.2r, ln7Q this sale, per yard

Wash Goods.

with hundreds of yards of these worthy wash (foods leaving the house dally—down go the prices one-quarter and more. 100 pes dress style ginghams, plaids, strl pes and plain colors, all good styles, worth 8W, and tliey go In this sale, per Ip yard 10 lies 36-ln. Pampas cloth, very tine 25 pes tme 14 wool Cballles, light colors, worth to 20 con' ,, In tills sale, per yd j2gC

50 pes long cloth IS pes beautiful Thibet cloth for wrappeis 100 res dress style ginghams 20 pes good stylo ducks, worth Tip 10 to 12MS, all go in thlB sale, per yd Vy 25 pes .French Cballles 20 pes best Swivel silks: 25 pus best French Organdies, all worth 50c and 00c, all go in this sale, 7 'r per yd 012^

iieadthe Wash Goods Prices.

50 pes I'r ncess Cashmeres for tennis and| (Ip outlug costumes, worth 15o, per vd. ..1 10 pes dark ground one-half wool Chal- 9 ftp lies 30-ln. wide, worth 25e, per yd 50 pes of our best Scotch zophs rs and French

Novelty glnghame, all good values at 4 Ci 25c, this sale, per yd

25 pes beautiful designs Satin black grounds 32 Indies wide, worth 12J^ cents, this sale, per yd

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Print Department.

100 pes white ground lawns with black and brown figures, the usual 5 cents kind, Tip this sale, per yd 25 pes good calico liko some «ur neigh-01e bors ask 5 cents for, in tills sale, per yd"2v 100 pes the handsomest deslinis cotton cballles we bavo ever sold, worth Oki. this tf sale, per yd 50 pes fancy prints 200 pes good Indigo blue prints worth 6 to 7 cents, this sale, per tp yard iiead the Print Pncss. 500 pes the best pr.nts made in America, Including Simpson black and gray mouin-^p ings, worth 7c in any store, price per yd

Domestics.

The ready response of hundreds of shrewdest shoppers will be noticed In our domestlo department Here Is the reason why: Heavy brown cotton flannel, sood value 01/ at 12Hc, per yard ,31' Blue nnd brown Denims worth 15c, In tills sale, per yd Extra heavy blue and white strine teither ticking worth 10,Vc, this sale per yd .'14 inch wool casslmeres In gray and qc_ brown mixed, worth 50c, lDithls sale... 50 pes blue and brown plaid shirting 24 pcBstaple check apron gingham worth uc. In tills sale 50 pes fast color plaid shirting worth 6H fli 20 pes good style domets 160 pes best staple obeck ginghams, tills sale

worth 8)4)0, Id

100 pes :',C-ln. heavy Bblrtlng plaid, fast lr colors, worth SMc.jn thls-sale -1 staple this 7cJ

Johnson liook-fold gingham, check, extra fine, worth 12Vic. in 9-4 widebrown "sheeting-worth 10Ji, In 1 this sale

Pepperrell

It brown and excellent bleach

musllu worth 7M, lu tills, sale, per yd Kullyard wide brown muslin worth 5c, Olat this sale Lawrence 36 Inch browu muslin, lr worth OWc, at Cabot and Hope bleached muslin, worth tl« 8KO, at Lonsdale,Masonvllle and Fruit bleached L„7 worth 10c -.-••iiv—i Lonsdale cambric worth 12HC at

Bead the Domestic Prices.

1,000 cotton batts for comforts worth 8!uC. in this sale .............. 1,000 lbs. carpet wrap, all colors, 15c, 111 white, this sale

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W White Goods and liinens. Tlie busiest corner in the store will bo this department while this sale last*. The wherefore rests In these clearing sale prices: 20 pes extra tine dotted Swisses In pure white and solid shades, white with colored dots, tho same goods we have sold I at 25c, this sale, per yard .. 10 dozen eitru large brown Turkish towels: 25 dozen assorted linen towels 111 worth 15c to 20c at ........1 50 dozen Turkey red napkins worth 5c |c 100°pcs ib-ln. plaid glass crash red and£.lp blue obeck worth 12W. go at 10 pes plaid and striped white goods. very proper for aprons and dresses all {|lr the 15c and 20c styles go at

towels

5 dozen tine and large bleach and brown Turkish towels 20 dozen line linen

wltli colored borders, knotted |QC

fringe, worth 25cto 35c.. 20 pes 18-ln Harnsley crash worth 12Kc at 8W 20 pes 10-Inch Uarnsley crash7lr worth 10c at

Bead the White Goods and Linen Prices. 10 poa fancy plaid Turkey Bed table lin:7'lr en 58-ln, worth 31c, at.... 5 pes extra heavy 50c unbleached table1}8 linen 58 Inches wide In 3 designs at...."uvr Best 5-4 table Oil elotli worth 20c, 1 ?'r

In this sale.... ... !f2V

We sell too cheap to charge to any one. ONLY.

File Big St re.*'

Promptness In Plumbing

Is a rare virtue, But we have it.

WILLIAMS BROS.,

j.,., 131 Bouth O'rien Street.

Next to THE JOUBNAL Building-.

A few more weeks and the Spring and Summer business ot '94 will be history—its most important event—our Great Clearing Sale. We won't speak of the weather, but of the highest grade Dry Goods, in many instances less than cost.

Successful Storekeeping

Does not mean gigantic profit—it means doing business—continually—constantly—selling

seasonable goods—even at a loss—before holding them over for many months. We

are successful storekeepers and will sell thousands of dollars worth of sea

sonable stuff at even less than cost, while

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This is the argument for the great

DISCOUNT CLEARING SALE"

Dress Goods,

Tu this sale we will offer some ol tho luwt values ever shown In this city, Our word as successful storekeepers backs this statement. 10pcs38-ln wide all wool Sbrg-e, good shades 10 pes fancy novelty suiting formery sold at 50c, In this sale, P°r29c

60 pes English worsted cashmeree In all shades In. hiding black, regular priced 25c, In this sale per yard

Bead the Dotion Prices.

Good stockinet dress shields worth 15c, at 7 c. Kara dress stays, all lengths, worth 10c a dozen, at 4c. .- .Good quality spring curling Irons worth 10c, at 6c.

Adamantine pins, 200 In paper, 2 papers for lc. Good qutility safety pins, large size 2c a doz, small size lc.

Pure castlle soap, floats on water, 2 cakes for 5c. Nice white pearl button, all sizes, worth 10c a dozen at 5n.

Xarge. slgesatteen ties, all shades, worth 10c at &e. Your smallest wisn Is as much thought of here as ygur greatest deslro—we neglect notliing. 200 good quality all bristle bone handle tooth brushes worth 15c, at So. i*r*e pmets bi»ss mourning plus or steel witbijetlieads, worth fie at 2c. 600. yards spools basting thread worth 5c, 3 •pools for 5a

Best darning cotton. all oolors and black, worth 10c a.dozen at 5c.

Don't forget the above are only a,few items selected at random and only a sample of

our bargain prices. Every item in our store will be sold at a discount price. Come to us for

your wants and save money. During this great discount sale all goods will be sold FOR CASH

C. M. SCOTT,

Fire, Life and Accident

INSURANCE,

Real Estate and Loan Agent.

Agent for the Bftrtlett Bmdpry. Any weekly newspapers desired. Agent for the State Building and Loan Association of Indiana. Call on me for rubber stamps, stencils, seals, house numbers, accident tickets. Office over Keeney's drug store, south Washington st., Crawfordsville, Ind.

most want them.

5 pes 50-in wide black silk warp glorias I worth 05c, In this sale per yard ...... 10 pes black silk grenadine worth J$1.0 10^

In this sale per yard

Bead the Dress Goods Prices.

10 pes :i4-in fancy mixed suitings Ingrey and brown effects worth iru, In |U. 1„ this Bale per yard oUi1Good yard wide selesla and percallnes In all sliideB, worth 15c, In this Bale pt-H A., yard

Louis Bischof.

Only two ways to run a business—a right and a wrong way—years of success, of progress, convinces us that this is the right way. Every department manager has his orders, every salesman and saleslady will be alert, every price is a trade winner.

"Make flay While,the Sun Shines." Is a maxim to be applied with peculiar force to the dr3' goods business. But "hay making" time is passed— now is Clearing Out time—and for the balance of the season 15 per cent, 20 per cent, 25 per cent and even 50 per cent will drop from the prices of every article in all our departments. Our patrons will buy cheaply. Our stock will be reduced. The object desired— turning merchandise into cash—will be accomplished.

Ladies' Waists.

lawns, of zephyrs, tliey ail go at tie. discount

All of our boautlful waists—of percales, of jf zeol prices. 10 dor. ladles waists In satin and percnle pattern, prima light and dark styles,i)Q_ worth 40c, at i'C lOdoz ladles'waists made of best percales and Scotch lawns, ele*ant stylesC0„ at 75c, go at 00C

Hosiery-

Bischof's way of doing the hosiery .business 1s decidedly original. Hosiery 1b supposed to bo staple st^-ck, perhaps It Is, nevertheless su» perlor hosiery gets a severe mark down at the clearing sale. 100 doz. ladles' fancy stripe and boot pattern hosiery, extra fine guage in all shades and black boot worth 20c and! 01^, 25c per pair go at I 500 doz. Indies', Misses' and children's hose In black, solid colors and faucy stripes: 100 doz. men's mix half hosiery worth He to 10c. this sate VJC 25 doz. ladies' Lisle thread hosiery.every shudc aud black neatly embroidered, regular 35c and 00c quality in thla sale2 50 doz. ladlt-s* Misses' and lofants' hofle

In black and colors worth'25o. In this 4 01,* sale at ^2*25 do?., odds and ends ohUdren's fast black hose worth 20c and 25c per pair I in this sale 77...

Bead the Hosiery Fnoes.

10 ooz. ladles' silk plaited liose In «I14Q» colors worth 11.00 at 00 doz, ladles' and Misses' fast black hosel worth 25c at. fi doz. men's half hOBe In lisle and flneOQ^ eotton worth 40c and 50c at

Gloves and Mitts.

50 doz. damaged kid gloves Uke we havo offered so many times before, and you were so glad to get, of the 11.00 1 12.00 quality at 50 doz. ladles' pure silk mitts, black, ourOl,-, regular 35c quality iu this sale at ...

to49c

Bead the Glove Prioes.

Ladies' silk gloves, 75c quality at 60c K„ 50c quality at 35c 35c quality at

fans, Bibbons and Hosiery.

1,000 yds Jaconet embrolderv, 8 inches! wide. In 20 patterns, worth 20o at 500 Japanese paper fans lth!aU shades.As^ worth 10c at

1,000 yds Jaconet embroidery. 12101540^ Inches wide, the 25c and HOc klndB at..1 500 Jap paper folding fans In beautlfulAQ^ grays and light shades, 15c goods at....U71-

Bead the Prices.

About 500 yds all silk ribbons, Nos. 4, 5,A71ri 7 and 9, worth 5c to 15c a yd at.

Underwear.

The high quality of our underwear does uot exempt them from clearing sale prices, so here you are: 3 styles ladles gtiuze vests, short sleeves, low neckK, fancy silk embroidery aroundU^ neck,worth 12Hc to 15c, In this sale 2 styles ladles gauze vests, short sleeves, low neckt beautltully finished, worth 20c, lu this sale

Bead the Underwear Prices.

Ladies gauze veststgoodquality, worth 10J. at 4 style ladies vests, low necks, short sleev also long sleeves good either are good 9 value at 35c, at Wt Men's gauze underwear the same excellent quality we have been selling at 35c, this sale

Umbrellas.1

Also parasols—a very considerable throughout the llne-rand these umbrellas* the neatest made In all Crawfordsvllle. 100 extra quality gloria nmbrellas with paragon frame and natural stick handles, an excellent article well worthff fQ 11.50, and wesell them at 4)1 100 best Knglish gloria silk umbrellas fast color, natural stick handles with gold trimmings. You wouldthlnkthemffl 4Q cheap at $2.00, go at «*t 7

Bead the Umbrella Prices.

50 English gloria silk umbrellas with fancy bone, celluloid and metal hand-(T 4 7Q les, beautiful 82.50 umbrellas at 4M 7

Also parasols at cost and lees.

Special for this department. 25 ladles' mackintoshes with caps, odds and (TO AA ends of goods that were $3 to 13.60

Borne Specials.

10 doz men's domet shirts, light color and weight, all sizes, that were 25c,are7 now «II* All our men's shiris In domet, percale, madras aud oxfords that were ."0e.are IIL* now

Bead the Prioes.

10 dozen ladles' all leather belts that t^re worth 25c aud 35c go at

Curtains and Draperies.

25 prs Chenille portlers with wide dados and heavy fringe, all shades,that weretT1) (K 15.00, are now 25 pes assorted curtain Swisses embroldered iu various designs and eold foHQ^ 25c to 35c at 1 100 4-4 and GhenlUe table cpvors«JQ^ tho regular 75c and fei.00 goods go at* lOOpcsocst crotons worth lSc, and

pes faUcy oolors drapery satlnes 3Wnj An worth l$6o, are now

Bead the Drapery. Prices.

30 inob sllkolines that w6re 15c are 1 lc 4 01, 30 inch In 1.6%are now 62V 30 Inch all silk draperies that bave *old1U-» for 75c are... 100 larjfc si»e Bates bread spread that£C, are worth 9L25 at 00L.

127-129 E. Main St,

ABSTRACT BOOKS,

A. C. Jonnlson's abstract books contain a copy of every deod of record to emy tract or land In the county, aa well as to every unsatIstled mortgage or lien. His twenty years ex pcrlence. aTdod by these unrivaled facilities In tracing titles enaole htm to

Jdalm that his of

fice is the best plaoe to have Deeds, Mortgages Leases and Contracts prepared, as well as reliable Abstracts of Title. MONEY TO LOAN REAL BSTaTK AMD

INBUBANCBAQKNT.

O. U. PERRIN,

LAWYER

Will practice in Federal or State courts. IVOBIce, Suite 2, Crawford (Building, south Green Street.