The Syracuse Register, Volume 7, Number 2, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 21 November 1895 — Page 3

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* CHAPTER VL—CoMTlxrin. I took the thorn up gingerly and '» held it in the light of 1 the lahterri. It was long, sharp and Wack, with a glazed look, near the point as though home rummv substance had dried upon It. The Hunt .end had been trimmed •nd rowmlcd off with a knife. “Is tFi* an English thorn?" he asked, j ”?*o. it certainly is not." "With all these data you should be *lje todrew some just inference. here are the rcs.'U«lf.*< so the auxiliary forces mar »6at a retreat." J . As he spoke, the steps which had ' Iver. coming nearer w«jn.W loudly.on J the passage, and a v.vr stout. portly ni-en in a gray suit sltsuie heavily into the ro.’iii . Ik was rv - ’. sfi,-v I, burly wild. pl.".tl:si ie, V ilh a pr.irb.f very small twinkling rv.-< wlm-Iv I- >1 keenly out from behind >‘yollcn and puffy i pouchek Hv.wUsc.l -si';v followed by tin inspector it; uniform, ams by the still {Silpitating I'haddeUs Sljorto. '*f» vr ..'s a l usec ■.<■• in- -cried', in aj inurtleil husky voice. “Hercsa pretty■business'. Hut who are all these? Why, I the house seems to'.bc as full as a Tab- ■ l»it warren." . I think you very ton ’ls recollect me. !’ ■ < Mr Ath» iney» Jones," "said Holmes qui.t'y „ . ■ . ‘•Why. <■! ■ uts, J,h he . . •’h's Mr .Sherlock Ilolrefcjc. the theorist. Remember you! I’ll never frffget how y"ii .i I.U.X all >•»'. , an-< * and infer, in • s and effects in the Bishopgate jew.-l I t * true y 'U set Ip- yn . the right track; (but you’ll .own.pott that it was :u .rc b y good lack thangood guidance." , “It was a'pieoa t>l very simple rca ; a«i: . “Ah, v’ ..< . m'w. c me' Never he •shamed t own up. But "hat is all this? Itatl'r business! . business! * stern fa< ts here aor.'nn for theories. How lucky that I hapts-n It ■ Opt at Norwood over anoti.e r case’" 1 .was at. , the stat! m/jylicn the m.•**.,/■, arrived | What d'v.m think the man die.l of ‘ “(*h, this is hardly a cafc*. for me to ; theorize* over." said IMmcs, dryly. I still, we 't deny that ; you hit th. nail on the'head s>•nietimc’. : lk-ar ia>! Door b-'.o-1.1 understand.] Jewels worth half a million nii**ing: | -llqw w a's the-window?" • t, * ‘Fasten.!, but tin re are steps on tb.es:.; t’VVcll,’well, if It was fastened the •Sti.-ps, *■ nJ •; • thing to do with I , the matter That gomroon *cn*e 'lan r-igh-t. < it aI ’ Hut then the jew els are'.uii-.sing H.i' ! have a theory. These flashes .e uio me • t times .last *'.p .-,•■• -.•.ant, ar .ye a Mr sN< ‘■ i ■ tviuain.. What do y -n think .of this,-; Holnjirs? Sh-dto was' >•; hi . own biynfcs.sjon. with .hhi l’r«>ther last night. ~ Th«* brother died', in a -tit, .bn which : bholto walked off with ’the trea-ure. iiowT tint ■ J . "f.'n w h". -h the .lead man very c >n- • kilerate . gs.t up an ; i s-k .1 the,'. »>r *m the in* tie ‘ ~1 I 'TlMin’^'.There's a flaw- thcri- L. t ] ' Ata a.pply c numon. sense to the matter-.-1 ..-This Thad'.’ .eus* Pb.d'to was with his 1 brother; th< re. "as a qualrrel; so murh-j we know. The brother. Is dead and the! jewels are p n< much also we know. N<> one saw the Invthcr from i the time Thaddctls 1. ft him. His bed : had hot been slept in, Thaddens is | evidently in arn -4 di*t|url*-d s'-atc of mind. His .... b .\.-H,i:-t»t-; trax-tivv. Vof see that I am weaving my w.e'!> round Thaddcus. ' The net be- ! gins to close upon him." “Y hi arejj-m bquite in possession of i the facts .rt. i said Holmes. ' This splinter of w-<»d. which I have c; ery Teawm to believe- to bp dtoisoned. w»» i ■ in the man's scatjp whcrh.yf’tf still see i the murk; thi • <4rd. ins. b-, ; a ., you we it. "a* <>n the table; nnd N-side it , lay this rather cur: ’.i' stone-headed i . instmiu. r.t • How does all that fit u:t > . y.Kir theory?" ■ I • I *‘ton f>n ns it in every respect.” said ! thd fat detect ivy, p<jmpousiv; “House U full of Indian curi.ss:ties Thaddetts i brought this ijp. and if this splinter It poisonous Thacldvus may a* welt have Inade murderous use of it as any. other 1

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•‘ooxrtKMM rr rw, rv> m rmmcct " Mian. The card is some hocus-pK-ns~-b blind, as like ** not. .The only tibn is, how tlul he depart? Ah, of course, here is a hole in the roof. ” > With great activity, considering his ' bulk, he sprang up the steps and •queried through into the garret, and immediately afterwards we heard his i exulting voice proclaiming that he had found the trap-door. “He can find something,” remarked | Holmes, shprigging his shoulders. “He has occasional glimmerings of reason. 11 n’y a pas de* sots si incommodes que ceux qui'ont de I'csprit!” “You see.'" Mlid Athelney Jones, re-* appearing down the steps again. ' “Facts are better than mere theories, I after all. My view of the case is confirmed. There is < trap-door commu- 1 ideating with the roof, ami it is partly ©pen.” i “It was I who opened it.” q ‘■Ob, indeed: You did notice it, then?" 1 He seemed a little crestfallen . at the discover’. “Well, whoever noticed it. it show* how our gentleman jot Sway. Inspector!” - “Yea, dr,” from the passage. “Ask Mr. Sholto to step this way.— Mr. Shojpo. it is my duty to in form you that anything which you may say will Sused a gains you. I arrest you in e queer *s name as being concerned tn the death brother.” 1 tell . - voa? " ;>oor little man. throvrtftg out hand* and looking one to tde ptherofoa.

••Don't hrmbfe yeW-setf about it, Mr. Fholtn,” staid Hblmes. V I think that ■ I rah bug age to clear yon of the charge." - “Don’t promise too much, Mr. .Theo- i 'rist—don't promise too much!" snapped | the detectire. “You may find It a hard- j er matter than you think.” "Not only will 1 clear him,. Mr. Jones*, but 1 will make you a free present of the name and description of one i of the two people who were in this' room- last night. His name, I have ■ every reason to believe, is Jonathan Small. He is a poorly-educated man, small, active, with his right leg off and wearing a wooden stump which It I worn away upon ♦he tHnet- side. His 1 ! left boot h«.« 11 coarse, square-toed sole. ! With an iron band round the heel. He i is a middle-aged man, much sunburned, and has tweet! a convict. , These few in- ! dioatiohs may be of some assistance to ' I you, coupled w ith the fact that there is a good deal of skin mis-ing from the palm-of his hand. The other man— ’’ ! “Ah! the other mtui?” s bed Athe.l---n«-y Jones, in a sneering voice, but im- ' pressed none the less, as 1 could easily see, by the precision of. the others manner. . ■; “Is a rather curious person." said ' Sherlock Holmes, turning upi-n his Heel, ' ’ “I hope before long t«i be able to iutr*x due.- you to the pair of them. A word ! with you. Watson," ' ■ He led me out to the head of the stair, ■“‘i'his unexpected he said, “has eau*< I Us rather to Is—j sight, of the original purpose of our ’journey.” .- - .. ’ “I have just been thinking so,” 1 ani swx-red. “It is not right that Mi — M,,rst.o> -In.’uld remain in this stricken - ’ - ■ ■ " No. You must escort her home. | She lives with Mr* dVri’ Eorresfer in , l.<>wer I'athiseWell; -<•' it is not very • far. • will wait for you here if you will drive out again. Or perhaps you I arc too tired?" { I “By no means. I don’t think I could ■ rest until I know more of .this fantastic , business, I have seen , something of . the rough side of life.'but I give /ou i my word that this quick succession of . strange surprise* to-night ha* shaken 1 my nerve compb tcly. 1 shotfid like, however, to *»'*' the matter through i with you. r»v.v that, 1 have got so Jar." j “Your presence will lx- of great service to me." he answered, “We shall work the out independently and leave this fellow Jones to exult over l auy ptare’k-nest. w hich he may ch>« 8C !. to construct. Whcn ycn have dropped - V . , X! .1 . 1 W: - h ;■ u to '-n. t< • - ; No- "i I‘iiiciiin lane, d<w n near'the.- ya- ! ter s edge at Lambeth, The thirdj house on the. right hand side is a bird 1 stuff, r .*; >hertuan is the name. You [ will see a weasel holding a young rabbit In the wind ov. Ki»oclt, <'ld Niwrman v.p and L-U him. w+th my eompiimy i'ts. that I viaht Toby<at once i’bti will .bring Toby Imck in Hie cab witli you.’" “a dog.. I suppose.? •■ ■ ’ j ‘ \e< a ,p.n er m. in-rel.with a most j amazing power of scent. I vrimld . rather have Toby’s ’help than that of the iyhole detective force of | Lon Ion," • . ”1 , “I shall bring him, then," said 1. “It jls one now. 1 ought te be back before I t!irc< . if. I can get a fre'h horse:" j “And T," said Il.dmcs, "shall see■. i w hat 1 can learn from Mrs. Ik’rnstone. j i and from the Indian servant, w ho, Mr j Thad, leus tells me, sleeps, in .the next : ‘ garr< t. Then I shall 'study the great ! Jones's methods.n;;d listen id his not tk> delicate sarcasms; ’Wir sind goi wi'hnt <lass die Mcnwhen'v.-rhohiteh ] was sic nil L t yerstchen.’ tftwthe is-al.-' j w ays pithy.” . ' z . I (HAPIEitVIL ’ TBK Fij-.xo OF I HX aXIUU The p->lice had brought a cab with , j th-m, ami in this 1 es<- >rt, 1 Mis*! M'-rstan back to her hiuue. After the angelic fashion - f women, she had i Isirne.trouble with a calm face a* long as '. !>i re was m-me one weaker than her- ; Self to supjs-rt. and. 1 had found her J bright and placid by the -side of the I: frightened housekeeper. In the cab. how ever, she first turned faint, and : j then burst into a passion of weeping — ; Ido sorely., had she l«ech tried i«.v the ! adver.tun*s of the night. . She has told i . me since that she thought me cold and i distant upon that journey. She little guess’-l the struggle withill iny breast, ’ or tho- effort .pf se'lf-rastraiat which - held' me back. My sympathies and my love went out t-> her. iven as my handkhmijp the garden. . I felt ' that year* or the ■coiivcutionaiitie* of life could not teach me to know her sweet, brave nature as had thiS one day of strange exjx-ricnees. Yet there, were two thoughts which scaled the WOrds of affection upon my lips. She I was w eak and helpless, shaken in mind and nerve-. It wa* to take her at a disailvantage to bbtru<lc love upon her at such a time, Worse, still, she was ! rich- If Holmes’ researches were suei cessful she would be an heiress. Was it fair, w.as It honorable, that a halfpav surg’con take such .'ad tan- > tage of an intimacy .which chunyy had brought abont? Alight she not l *>k upon me as a mere vulgar fortune seekei 1 ? I could not bear to risk that such a thought should cross her mind. This Agra treasure intervenevl like ah impa-*-..! de 1 arrler-Is tw ven u* It was nearly two o'clock w hen we reached Mrs. Cecil Forrester’st The servants had retired hours ago. but ' Mrs, Forrester had l>evn so interested by the strange message which Miss I Alorstan hail received that she had sat |l up in the hope of her rvluni She opened the door herself, a middle-aged, graceful woman, and it gave me joy .to iio'.t tenderly her arm stole roundJ the other’s waist and hmv?motherly was the voice in which she greeted her. ’ I She was <• tearlyLio mcry paid dependent, but an honored friend. I was introduced, and Airs. Forrester earnestly begged me to step in and to tell her our adventures. I explainevL however, the importance of my errand, and promised faithfully to call and report any ' progress which we might ,make with the case. As we drove away 1 stole aI glance back, and I still seem to see , I that little group on the step, the two I j graceful., clinging figures, the half- ; opened door! the hall light shining through stained glass, the barometer, and the bright stair rods, it was sooth* • . ing to catch even that passing glimpse : I of a trauquil English home in the midst I of the wild, dark business which had absorbed ua ■ , . And the more I thought of what had happened, the wilder and it grew- 1 reviewed the whole extrdor- ; dinary sequence of events as I rattled I on through the sih-nt gas-lit streets. There was the original problem; that j at least was pretty clear now. The death of Capt. Morstan. the sending of the pearls, the advertisement, the letter—wa had had light upon aU those; eveou- They L»d only led ns, how* I

ever, to a deeper and far more tragic mystery. The Indian treasure, the curious plan found among Morstaa’s baggage, the strange scene at Maj. Sholto's death, the mliwetery bf the tfeasure immediately followed by the murder of the discoverer, the very sin- ! gular accompaniments to the crime, the footsteps, the remarkable weapons, the words upon the ’card; corresponding with those-upon Capt. Morstan’s chart —here indeed Was a labyrinth in wnich a man less ’singularly endowed than my f fellow lodger might well despair of ever finding the eleW; ■ I’Jnehih lane whs A row of shabby two-storied brick" houses in the,lower ; quarter r>f Lambeth. I had to knock so time at No, 3 before 1 could make any impression. At last, how- ■ ever, there was the-glint of a candle behind the blind, and a face looked out at the upper window. “Go on, you drunken vagabond," said the face. “If you kick up any more 'row I'll ojx'n the k’ennels and out i .forty-three-dogs upon you." •• I “If you'll let one out it’s just what I have come for," said L • 0 i “Go on!” veiled the voice. “So help me gracious, I have a wiper in this bag, an’ I’ll drop it on you're ’cad if you don’t hook it.” “But I wah,t a dog'" I cried. "I won't be. argued with!" shouted Mr. Sherman. "NoW-stan.l elear; f«>t w'uen i say ‘three.’ down goes thC w Iper." . • '' j 'Mr. Sbejl<"’k Holmes—” f began,but »h<> words had a m-'-t magical effect, : f r the window instantly slammed ■ down, and within a minute the door Was us barred and opeq. Mr. Sherman .was a lanky, h an old man. with sti.xipin -a stringy i.eck ami bluetinted trk.ssrs. A fri. nd of Mr. Sherlock . is always welcome." said he. “Step in. sir. Keep clear of the badger; for he bites, ssh. naughty, naughty, would you take a ;uip at the gentleman?" This to a stoat

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which thrtist its wicked , head and red eyes Iwtw.ven the bars of its cage. I "Don't mind that, sir; it’s only a slewworm. It hain t got an fangs, so I •gives it the run o’ the r « ;n. for it keep- the beetle- down. You ihust not mihd my bein'just a little short wi' you at -first, for I’iii guyed at by the children, and there's |nany a one just" comes down this lamAo knock me up.. What was it that Mr.'Sherlock Holmes J wai:t<-d. sir?” . ' ■■ “lie wanted a <’ >g of yours.” i ..-“All! that Woul.' be T >l>y.” . j ; “Yes, T- by was the name." “T<>by lives at No. 7 on the left ; here.’-' -. He jib'ved slowly forward with ‘ his caaske among the/queer animal I ! family which he had gathered .round , him. In the uncertain, shadowy light I could see dimly that there were ; glancing, glimmering eyeis peeping . down at us from every, cranny and I corner. Even the rafters altove our ’ heads were lined 1 y solemn fowl*, who I lazily shifted their weight from one i leg to the other as our voices disturbed their .sluml>ers. Toby proved to be an ugly,.longhaired, lop-eared creature, half span- . lei and half lurcher, br-.wu.-and w hite in ■ color, with a very clumsy waddiing i gait. It accepted.; after some heslta- > tiop... a l-.'.nip of ■■: ;.r wbi 'i the qlii .' ' naturali-t handed to me. and.'.lnuring ' thus sealed'an alliance, it followed me t ' the ’ cab. and made no ditHculties i about accompanying me. It had just struck three < n the palace clock when ; I found my*clf l ack ..nee more at Pondicherry lodge- ‘fhe ex-prize-fighter Me Murdo hurl. 1 f und, been arrested u* an access. >ry; and I- th h'- and Mr. Sh'dto haff l>een marched off tA the station. Tiv-' e 'H-tui' e* :-'.:;»ntcd'the ' narrow gate, but they allowed me to pass with the dog on my mentioning the detective s name. < . Ilolm'es was standing on the doorstep. with his hands in his pockets, i smoking his pipe. - ] I “Ah, you have him there!" Mid' he. . “Good dog. then! Athelney Jones has gone. We have had an immense dis- l play s.»f eiu rgy since you left. He has ted a : “t;ly friend Thaddeus, but I the gatekeeper-, the housckeet- r. and the Indian Servant. We have the place j to ,mrs<lv.*. but fora sergeant upstairs. Lervc the d"g here- mid e- me up.” ’ ’ AVe tied Toby to the hall- table, and re ascended the stairs. The" r ■■ :n wa* as we hail left it. save that a sheet had beep drat*-! over the central figure. A wcary-looking police sergeant reclined in the corner. “Lend me your buH’seeye, sergeant," i said r«y companion. “Now tie this bit of card round my neck, so as to hang it jin front .of me. Thank you. Now 1 must kick off my boots and stockings! | Just you carry them down with you, | Watson. I am going to dq a little , climbing. And dip my handkenhief ! into the creosote- That will do. Now come up into the garret with me for a . motqent." We clambered np through the hole. Holmes turned his light once more upon the footsteps In the dust. “I wi*h yon particularly to notice I these footmarks," he said. “Do yon ob* j serve anything noteworthy about ; them?" . "They belong." I saiiL. “to a child or | a small -woman.” • I “Apart from their size, though. Is j there an>t hing else?” “They appear to be much as other fixitmarkx.” I “Not at all. Look here! This is the print of a right foot in the dust. Now | I make one with my naked foot beside j it. What is the chief difference?” “Your toes are all cramped together. The other print has each toe distinctly j divided.” "Quite so. That is tlw point. Bear , that in mind* Now, would you kindly ■ step over to the flap-window and smell the edge of the .woodwork? shall | stay over here, as lßs»re this handkerchief in my hand." j I did as he and was instantly conscious of a strong tarry ■mel}. ITO m oojmarrxn.'

INDIANA STATE NEWS. A Torxo man named 'Riley, employed as a section hand oa the Monon at Lafayette, fell off the hand car going j south and was mashed under the car. jHe will probably die. Riley is a j brother of Rev, William It. Riley, a , leading minister of the Baptist church j in Chicago. Gov. Matthews the*other day parj doned James Rodgers, of Jasper cduuty,,convieted of attempted murder op ' the testimony of two tramps, and . Charles linden, of Hamilton, found ; guilty of shooting at a neighbor, In both cases a review showed, the acI cuaed were inn.ocent Bfxsos linos., of Kokomo, have j drilled over thirty gns wells this year for the Logansport and Wabash Valley j (Dieterich syndicateßGas Co., and they have just been turned into' the supplying Lafayette and Logansport The company has also in operation two new pumping stations, one near Gold- . smith, for the Lafayette line, and one near Guy, Howard coun'ty, for Logansport The company now proposes to Strengthen its Peru and Wabash systems by building a third pumping station in Howard county and drilling a ’• number of additional wells.•< A TrfcHißr.K fight occurred at Asherville between Mat Clark and Geo.'Las* well, both miners. Lar well got Clark down anti chewed him in a horrible . manner. ' .C. S. Jojckr. of Rockport has gone to Little Rock, Ark., to try to save his son, Jesse, who is under sentence to hang. A respite has been granted to Decemlier 6. The damage suit case of J. C» Dow--1 ney. who sued the Fairmount Fair 'association for damages on account of being crippled, for life, while racing on their track in 1*94. is now pending in the Madison- ■county court, having been taken there on a change of venue. The Prudential Life Insurance Co. has .appealed it* case to.the supreme court in the' suit of Thomas Jenkins ' for ? 175, the amount of a policy bn a child, which the agent refused to turn over to Jenkins because the child was i sick when it came.t The child afterward died, and Jenkins sued for the amount. Fu axk Maixet. an employe of "the Kokomo Wood Enamelitig Co., was awarded SI.O/0 damages against the company for injuries sustained iu the fall of an elevator. He sued for $20.0 i“ Ar Roekport Mrs. Sarah Davis shot - and,fatally wounded Mrs. Isbell Gobd- ■ man, her neighbor. They quarreled abotit their chickens. Mrs. Maggie Garr, of Indianapolis; while in the Union Railway station the otbegj morning intending tq take a train for Middletown, 0,„ to attend the .burial of da kinsman, died suddenly of heart disease. She was 5 4 years old; and the wife of Charles W. Garr. Bi.ack diphtheria is raging in Tipton county. Several deaths were reported a few days ago. The country schools are being dismissed. The malady is mostly confined to children. Montpelier people are going to turn / the faucet next spring and the new water works will dojhe rest; Wm.'H. Evans, a veteran editor of southern Indiana, died at his home at Oakland City. Alexandria is to have fifty new dwelling i.ouses, find by January 1 expect* to have-81000 population*. ' N< Bt.E county has granted a franchise to the Huntington, Columbia City & Ligonier Electric railway. At Frankfort Mrs. Margaret Fulkerson has tiled a claim of ?14.<KM) against I the estate of the late Dr. T. It. Cox. Dr. Cox for the last five years of his life made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Fulkerson, and they attended Rim in his last illness. James Lovdin. of Hammond, haa been released from.t’.e Atari n county jail, vjhere lie has been confined since August on a charge of ' counterfeiting. f The 25-barrel oil well "developed in the vicinity of Fortville is the property . of a private company, * . : . O'Ntkactubs commenced putting in the Vernon water works plant a few - days ago. an<i expect to have it completed by the'first of the new year. Morrill * Co., of New Albany, are ,the contractors. : Gov. Matthews has selected Mayor Thomas Taggart, Dr. J, L. Thompson, Col. William R. Holloway and Charles R Williams, of Indianapolis; Gen. Lew Wallace. Crawfordsville; Hon. S. I’. Sherin. Logansport, ab.d Hon. Arthur W. Brady, bf Muncie,' to act in conjunction with himself and John IL Holliday..of Indianatwlis, in selecting a silver service for. the battleship Indiana. Danvit le is going to have a public library. N‘ißi.i-:svn.i K'sbpera house will soon ;be completed. . - ' A’uailroaD extending from EvansI vilie to New Albany along the Ohio river is being talked of. , » Rev. W. M. -Nki-•<* residence at Union City, wai entered br burglars I. the other night while he was holding services. ?-The burglars secured SI-4 and two fc-old ringa Tn!: J Wavne County Teachers* association will hold its annual meeting at Richmond on Friday and Saturday, . November and 33. Habeas courts proceedings' have been brought at Logansport to secure the re.easy- of Beter Lauer, a wealthy Porter county man, from the Logans- | port hospital. Lvthxr I. Hai.e, an aged resident of Hibbard, stuck h-is head under the sec- , ond car of a Nickel Plate freight train C’the other morning ami his head was cut off. Hale was out of work, and deI spon leaaey prompted the act. Jake Cass, living near Alliance, smeiled natural gas ana struck a light to look for it. A flash followed. The house was blown to pieces and Capp and his daughter were blown across the street At Franklin James D. Lacy has filed suit against his father-in-law, N. M. j Meris. for SIO,OOO damages for alleged ! slander and alienating his wife's affec- ' lion. In the case of Mrs. Brown, colored, who brought suit against the Pan Handle Co., at Richmond.,asking 810.000 damages for injuries, the jury returned a finding for the plaintiff in the sum of 8500. t-BEDRiCK Gamble apd—tris 15-rear* old son were poisonea the other night by some head-cheese they had eaten for supper. Thsy were very dangerously sick all night, but next morning were better. — Mrs. Rhoda K-exxkt, of Orchard Grove, has received wore that she has fallen heir to 81.500,000 from relatives who have just died in Ireland.

The Fiercest Beast of Prey. The white dawn b’er the sleeping forest rose. And woke each beast and bird to feed or play; „ Co pass. In .M'ture’s tempip qfrepose. Their happy, harmless nay. When, crashing onward through the thicket’s dun. And strong with dreadful arts to rrialm and slay, * Took man, the hunter, with his dogs and gun,/* His devastating way. fear went before hitn with her visage wan. And each beast owned his dread and ruthless swajr * All Nature's children fled the face of man, < TaS beaStAlpfey. —Reginald tlpurlay. tn Cfefittiffr. SURPRISEDHIS FKIENDS. I A Prominent Illinois Man Has a Remarkable Experience. The Story of the Wonderful Change in Mr. Shepherd's Condition. From the Pantograph, Bloomington, HL ' Mr. A. A. Shepherd, a prominent and responsible citizen of Lytlevi’de, McLean county, Illinois, was taken down with rheumatism about five years ago. He suffered with terrible pains in his hips and at times, : when he was able to walk, would fall down when taken with the severe pains. He also i had Very severe pains in the region of his heart and nt times thought he surely would i die. He. tried a number-of good physicians i ' btjt could get no i>erma.nent relief. At times ■ he was down in bed and could not turn hiiii- !■ self without help. Was not able to work any I to amount tb anything for five years or i more. But now his neighbors and friends > ! are surprised to See him stout and hearty j | and able to work. It? fact he hag worked ’ ! all the present season and worked hard and ' •feels well. He hasa number of iuen at work ’ in the woodsthis summer getting out cooper material and he has.not only overseen their work but has worked with them all the time. Some time last fall while he was. suffering so his wife’s attention was called to a wonderful cure of a case of rheumatism by Dr. j Williams' Pink Pills for I’aje People, and . while in Heyworth one day she stepped into j the drug store of Mr. F. H. HUI,' and pur- ’ chased two boxes of the pills. After he | commenced taking them the pains left his limb*. puuis disappeared from his , heart and lie begun to improve at once. H<J ! can cheerfully recommend them to any one i aft!i ; ted as lie was. Mr. Hill, the druggist; I j said: . “Lhave several customers using-the Wil-■ ■ liams’ Pink Pills for Palo People"for the relief and euro of rheumatism, among whom 1. is A. A, Shepherd, whose case has been one ! of unusual interest and Pink Pills have i surely performed a wonderful change in his condition. F. H. Hile. Druggist ” Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills contain all the eh ments necessary to give new life and I richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. They are sold in boxes ( never in loose form, by the dozen or hundred) at 50 ■ cents a box, or six boxes for $2 So, and may be had of all druggists or directly by mall i from Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company, ■ j Sclienec.tadv, N.Y. I ’. , “LitJ.iAX\" he said; severely, to the new woman, “did you mail that letter I gave ; von this morning!” And then she put her hand iu the inside pocket of ner overcoat, started, got red in the face and almost wished that she had never been emancipated.—Washington Star. If you have not arranged to take • i. The Century this year, you should do so at once and begin with the November number, the great Anniversary Issue in which Mrs. Humphry Ward’s novel commences. The publishers make a ' special offer of a year’s subscription to Th: Century beginning with November i and the twelve back numbers of the past volume for $5.00. AU dealers take subscriptions under this offer. ■ | Gracie’s, first experience ih eatirig h ! peach—“l’ve eaten it, cloth and all,J ’ i mamma. Now, what shali l do with the bo tie I” . . —-—- ——■ —— ' • When Traveling Whether on pleasure bent, or business, take on every trip a bottle of Syrup of Figs, as it • j acts most pleasantly and effectively on the ; kidneys, liver and bowels, preventing fe- j I vers, headaches and other tortus ,es sick-[ ness. For sale in 50 cents aird fl bottles by ■ all leading druggists. ■‘■ A prudent man,” says' a witty French- ; ' man, “is liken pin. His’head prevents him ’ ; from going too far. ’’ 1 i i j

THE MARKETS. ‘'■l. -New York.'Nov. ISi. LIVE STOCK—Steers ... 12 <«’ ft 4 75 Sheep 2 (Al 2 25 . .Ilogs *... 4 U 43 I FLOUK-Winter Patents,. 3 j fi 3W City Mill Patents 4 1» W 1 33 WHEAT- No 2 Red. .....4 L. i ■ «8 I No. 1 Hard ....... tohtfl 68 ; CORN—No. 2 Xu 36U Muy . .... 35-\u SU. ' ' POLK - Mes* ■»:••• . I LAKD—Western Steam. ... 8.*..W *OO fitI'TTKR- '< «st o CT'tny. it g 33 Western Dairy 15 EGGS,. .. ~' ~ 21 @ CHICAGO’ CATTLE — B« ev< s . ..._ . »50 $ 4 75 Stvvhtf’rs an-t Feeders. . 22‘ u .3 75 1 .1 Cows!*.' 1 25 Jr- 3 5U ’ 1 Toxas •' ' •• '■ ■ ■ 2.75 ii 325 ' Hi >• »S ■■ Ltgl.-s ’ 3 40'6 JTO . ; Rough 4a; kmg. ...» 340 y 350 ■ • ' SHEEP . 1 75 H 2 .0 . HUTTER - Cteatr.ery...... II 6 33 Dais y . .. ...» II V 19 Packing Stock 6 4j II »| EGGS r Freeh: WU, 20 -' I liKUUSI CORN iper ton)... Zu, Qu £j 50 'JO POTA'I 4 ri-IS 4 per bu) 15 V 24fork »■ ■ f.te, l ! 8 : LARD - K<am .. s a.’s4> »uC ’ -f I.UL’R- t; ; trig Patents . 3 i . Spring Straights 265 U 290 '.Winter I’aivr.'.s3 <A> a iSO i Winter Straights.......’. 3')o «; 329 . GRAIN Wheat. Ive 574i»v '.37% Corn. No. 2 2>’ O 2> : > ■ i 41.ita. No Z :sl vs , Rye. N• .' ......:• »f Mg . ■ L..; l« y. tlvod to Choice. 32 y 40 MILWAUKEE ’ C-P.AIN-Wh t. No. 2Sp g < 57 . Coin. No. 3 23%R 29 . . Oats. No 2 Whae....... 20 V 2014 -Rye, No. 1 37%V 37% l 'i ~i. j. No 2 M n PORK — Mess .......... 800 V 906 LAM'., - '■■ 5<5 V 55u ST. LOVIS CATTLE—Native Step rs... 5325 6 4*o | | T.-vas 24uV 350 i SHEEP »« ti IM ’■ i OMAHA ' CATTLE — Steers .. ...... 12.75 if 4CO r Feeders ’ 240 . i 340 r HON Light and mixed . 335 V 3.0 Heavy...... 14» • I# > — * —

i I Drs. Maybe and Mustbe. g : ■ ') . , aiSliJ" © ; M ' __, „ You choose the old doctor before the young one. Why? : ’ c) Because you don’t want to entrust your life in inexperienced Q|p hands. True, the young doctor may be experienced. But ; aJ the old doctor mas? be. You take no chances with Dr. Maybe, when Dr. Mustbe is in reach. Same with medicines as with medicine makers — the long-tried remedy has your confidence. W? You P re^cr experience to experiment —when you are concerned, The new remedy may be good — but let somebody else prove Sit. The old remedy maat be good — Judged on its record of (Jf a cures. Just one more reason for choosing AYER’S Sarsapariila in preference to any other. It has been the standard household sarsaparilla for half a century. Its record inspires confidence —SO years of cures. If others may be good, zg|L Ayer’s Sarsaparilla must be. You take no chances when you w take AYER’S Sarsaparilla. W ; O ® 9 S ■ ww ® w

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Jg . — -■. — - ’ . - r— A Right to Make It.—“ She makes a lot of talk.” “Well, she is from Boston, the cradle of tho language.”—Detroit Tribune. Or-at Redaction In Time to California. <>ncs rftor* the Korth-Wwtern Line has reduced the tirfie c*.i*s trsus-cortinontal trains, and the joiifnfr'4 ft.erin Chicago to California via this popular foftte row made in the marvelously short umS ctf three days. Palace Drawing-Room Sleep- 1 Ing rars' leave Chicago dailv, and run through to San Frapeisqp and Los Angeles without change, and al. mSels en route are served 4n Dining cars. Daily ToUtdrt Sleeping ear service is also maintained by fills line between Chicago and San Francisco and Los Angeles, completely equipped berths in upholstered Tourist Sleepers being furnished at a cost of only *6.00 each from Chicago to. the Pacific Coast Through trains leave Chicago for California at 6 :uo ' p. m. and 10:45 p. in. daily, after arrival of : trains of connecting lines from the East and South. For detailed informationconcernlngratos. ’ routes, etc., apply to ticket agents of connecting lines or address: W. B. Kniskekx;,G. P. & T. A., Chicago. LAND SEEKERS’ EXCURSION. ’. - \ November 13th and December 3rd and 17 th. ; On .the above dates the Big Fotir Route I in connection with the Chesapeake and. Ohio ' Ry. .will sell. found trip tickets from all points or their fines in the west and northwest to all points in Virginia east f Alonlonsville on Wasbington’Diyisioni and North Carolina at one fare with two dollars added. Tickets good thirty days returning and good for. stopover. ■ln Virginia they have no droughts, no blizzards, cheap im ' proved farms and the best markets in the country. Send for free descriptive pamilh- ; letr-rates. etc. V. L. Truitt, N. W. I’. A.. 1 234 Clark St., Chii-ago. ‘ . IT BEATS THEM-" ALL. 34 flours Chicago to Atlanta Via ClnclnclnaatL Kentucky Blue Grass Region Mild Chattanooga. , The popular Big Four Route has, in con-nfs-tlon with the tfueen At I Irescent, ar.d Southern Railway, establishwl a, fast schedule between Chicago and Atlantn; leaving Chicago at. 13 o'clock noon, arriving at Atlanta at 4'3 o’clock noen the next day. This is by far the .best and quickest line from Chicago and the Northwest to Atlanta and the South. Send f< r tlnie cards, nites, etc., to J. C. Tucker, G. N. A., 234 Clark street, Chicago, ‘r J “It is an old saying that a secret can be kept by three non if two of them are dead, but a woman conceals—what she does not know.” False Witnesses. There are knaves n.>w arid then met with. Who represent certain local bitters and pois ' onous stimuli as identical with or possessing properties akin to those of Hostetler's Stomach Bitters. These scamps only succeed in foisting their trashy compounds upon people unacquainted with the genuine article, which is as much their opposite ns day is to nigh t. Ask and take, no substitute for the ■ grand remedy for malaria, dyspepsia, con--1 stipation, rheumatism and kidney trouble. Bobby—“Pai>a. Jack Mason said his father gave him 50 cents, and “ I’apa—“Welll” Bobby “I'd like'to say the same of you.” —Harper's Bazar. I believe Piso’s Cure for Consumption saved my. boy's life last summer.—Mas. Allie Douglass, Leßoy, Mich., Oct. 2ti, ’94. I ■ _ . . • —— WoMfex pait?t their cheeks and men paint ; the town. —Atchison Globe.

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There are such things as adorable faults and,insupportable virtues.—Filegende Blatter. ' Atlanta and the South. The Chicago and Eastern Illinois R. R. will during the timeo’f the Exposition at Atlanta i Sept. 18. to Dee. 81, 1895, offer exceptionally fine service between Chicago and the South. A low rate ticket will be sold, and through cays run to all southern points. This Is 55 miles Mie shortest route to Atlanta, Chattanooga and the South. Eor guide to Atlanta and the Expositioa address C. W. Humphrey. North was tern Passenger Agent, St. Paul. Minn., or City Ticket Office, 230 Clark St., Chicago. Charles L. Stona. General Passenger Agent, Chieagts. “What can I do to prove the sincerity of my love I” said young Mr. Spiffins ta his , Boston sweetheart. “Promise me that you will learn to like Browning,” replied the ; intellectualcreature.—Pittsburgh-Chrontele-Telegraph. “I began life without u cent in my pocket.” said the purse-proud man to an acquaintance. “I didn't even have a pocket,” replied the laltar, meekly. are nd restraint uponihe freeI dom of' the good, for a good man desires nothing which, a just Jaw will interfers } with.—Froude. ' McVicker’s Theater, Chicago. 1 “Bonnie Scotland.” a romantic drama by S. F. Mills, a combination, of everything J ScoVch, is ageuuine novelty, Don’t miss it.- > The opinion!! of the misanthropical rest r upon this verv tKwitive basis, that they ■ adopt the bad faith of a few as evidence of the WcTvhlessuess of aU..- -Bovee. ’ - J • —r~ •—'— l •. y- I Bee, Ham’s pii.ls for constipation 10c and . Get the book (free) aty our druggist’s ! and go by it. Annual sales fi,OW,OOO boxes. People who live In glass houses should . j live glass lives —Young Men’s Era. If you want to be cured of a cough Hale’s Honey of Hori-honnd and Tar. - Pike's Toothache Drops Cure ip one minute, i ?- — r . r; l Self interest Is always at the rate ©f 100 '■ per cent.—Young Men's Era. Hall’s Catarrh Cure ‘ Is a Constitutiortal Cure. Price 75c. , I - - . —

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