VOL XXXI
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Is the all around excellence of the
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That explains their popularity.
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OB
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BUTLER, PA.
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We find in our Wholesale Harness Department about one hun
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PRICES to make them go quick.
riß nil ss TO S&
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We also make HARNESS TO ORDER. We have good work
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Buggies of all kinds, Kramer Wagons, and everything used in
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128 East Jefferson Street,
BUTLER, - PA.
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t MERCHANT TAILORS T
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THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
Road Reports.
1 Notice Is hereby given that the following
i roads have been confirmed nisi by
j the Court and will be presented on the tlrsl Wed
: ne»lay of June KH, belnj; thf GMs diy of
; said month, and tl no exceptions ar# died they
i will be eunflruied absolutely
B. I>. S'i, 4 Die .-'u !>:•!. i'eiiuou
111 .lorepb .Sproul and K-Iwarl Dufy, au i in
b»belf of uiauy other ciliseu. I Mariou
township, Bu count/, I'd., I <r .1 review of
a public in Marion tovuMU, . Original
view at March seSaiou, 189 : ». Review at Xo. j
4 June ?e».sion, 1893. i)eeemb-r 4, i"93.
viewer* appointed by the '' lUrt. *.n I Nl*rci
3, 1691, report of reviewers fi'cl, i- t.-Hosrs:
Thai the ro»J *«•> vci tl ri-v •
anil Atiiituidale r.i.ul l-e vaeale i Ir .in the
point where it ,taru I'rom ibr li tr -viiie and
Moniteau road at the raiir -ad crossing ku- wu
as Smith's cro-sinjf. aud (bat a lie • roe! lor
public ricvi i>* grant..-1 I'r ".i Atweil's e "---
ing to Smith's croiaiuj. aud tiut portion <1
the Xew Hope road east ot the Harrisyilie
and Moniteau road be vacated. Probable
cost of making. SIOO, to be borne by the
township of Marion. Xo damages
March 7, 1894, approved, and fit iri lih ol
road at 33 feet, notice to be given c
to rules of Court
:IY THE COURT.
RDXo 2 March tses'i >il, 18 't Petiti u
of inhabitant*of C'learlici l town.sitip, iJm r
county, I'a., to vacate that portion of t,;e
road known as the Coylcsville a::d Uannah.~-
town roaa, beginning i t (Vyleaviife aod run
ning to a point at the larui of ilioji !- K •
Green where said iuter«ecls i; puolie
road known as the Milie retowa a:, i Deuuj s
Mill road, a distance of abeu one 50...-n of a
mile. Dec. 13, viewers aj iioiut i 1
the Court, and March iat, 19 rvp ri f
viewers hied as yiz: l'but the \w-- ■ i e; . o
prayed is necessary an I V je.*'i-d ih
same a ilisiance of 18s"> leet. March 7ib
18K4. approved, notice to be gi»ci: nc
to rule ol Court.
BY THE COURT
RX>Xo 3 March gession, l.>9i. iVwroa ;
of iuhabitants of Marion township,for pn'tlic )
mad to lead fro.-u a pnJ'.IC ro*.l at 1 I. :isie
M Fxiden's to u public roatl Jt Jan.— iui- I
reua's. D.-e. 11, 1893, viewers .ii no e i by i
ihe Court, a-I Fro. Jlst, Is.:, re.- .1 of j
Viewers tiled as viz: i'hal lite r.ta.l prayed ,
lor is necesSiry aud have la d i. Ijie -line
for public use. Probable t-n»l ol uialviiig
about one hundred dollars to be borne by
the township ol Mariou Uaiuage.s assessed
twenty-live dollars to Mary Ann Beach, to
be paid by the county. Match 7, 1891. ap
proved and tix width ol road at o leet.
Notice to be given according to ru;e> of
Court.
BY THE COURT
RI)Xo 5 Maicii Session, 1891. Pet.tlou
of inhabitants of Centre township tor pub.ic
road to begin at a punt in the puulio
road leading from the old Mercer road to toe
Xew Ca-t;e road at or near the north we »t
corner ol tbe larm ol Sarah J •iotinsloa aud
extending to a point in ine public road lead
ing from the village of llnionvil-e to Bo
ston's Mill at or near the house of M Ilutl'
ia said township. Jan. 124, 1*94, viewer* ait
pointed by the Court, au l Marco 1 1894, re
port ol viewers fi I—U as viz: lua: the rnl
prayed lor is necessary and nave laid out trie
same for public use a distance ol* 236 rods.
Probable c ist ot malting uiii ouudrel aud
tiny dollars t.) be i>>rne by tne i>wnshij£
Xo damages «*se.--sed »larcu 7, 1894, a t >
proved end tix width at :;3 icet. N HIC •w be
given according t 1 » rules of Court.
BY THE C'OCKT,
it 1) Xo ti March tsesaion 189 . Petition
of citizens ot iluddycreek township lor a
public road beginning at a point in the Mer
cer road hear the residence ol" Thomas Fish
er aud running to the coun
ty jicc between Butler aud
Lawrence counties to connect with a new
road receutiy grauted by the Court of haw
rence county. Jan. 27, 1891, viewers ap
pointed by the Court, and March tHb, 1894
report of viewers filed as vis: That the road
prayed for is necessary and have laid out the
same for public Use. The ciatnsg b assessed
lei. dollars to ihouias B Fisher, to be paid
b) this <-T:U.,ty. March 7th. Ui'l ai-piuve-l
iiid lis Ki.lli o! r :ad at .! • feet. Notice U>
be given n< cording to lulis ol <
BY Tin ' :• un.
Bt'TLKit CoCX IY M.
Cerlifi-d troai tb record thi- Jtlt day ol
M .> A. I) . 1891.
JOSEPH CKIVWKLI.,
Cler . 5.
REGISTER'S NOTICES.
The kegisit r hereby gives notice that the
fol.'o i iti" account of exceiit ■■ -. h;i jllistra
tois ant! guar 'ia: s have (tef- il fi ' 1 hi • >f
ficc according to law. aud will be pte-enled
to i 'ourt lor o infirm tt.o.i a. 1 allow. rci -.; i
Weiluesdi y. ih 6'h day of , Jui - I*9l,
at 2 o'c.'oi lt p. M. i f.said day.
1 Final account of M. T. McCantliess an I
Mary J. Stamm. administrators of John 11
Stanirn, dee'd, late of Franklin twp.
2 Final account o! J. N. Thornp« ri, ad
niiu strutar ol Mary Tnomp-* -u, dee'd, :ate of
Butler Boro.
3 P:u >1 ac<; .uui or' -Vin B'-owalield, guar
dian ol 111 Br-iwufielil rain tr child of James
Brownfielit, dee'd, Ute of 11 mcgal twp.
4 First and flnal aooou.ti of J CGa is lord,
guardian of Charles G Loigan minor chil l ol
Mary E Logan, dee'd, late of MilierstoWu
boro.
5 Final account of John Rive'i. executor
of Mary Riyers, dee'd, lata of Wiufkl'J twp.
6 Final account ol Alexander Pollock and
Isaiah Pollock, executors of John R Pollock,
dee'd, late of Centre twp.
7 Final accouut of Thos Galloway, ad
miuistrator of J David Sunrams, dee'd, late
of Franklin twp.
S Final account of Alics Dunigau, admin
istratrix of Patrick c 'l, Ute ol
Venango twp.
9 Fiual account of S J aduiinistra
tor of \V E Black, dee'd. late of Mariou twp
-10 Final account of S J Black, administra
tor of William Black, dee'd, late ot Marion
twp.
11 Partial account of Barbara ChrUtley,
administratrix of VV E Christley, dee'd, late
of Centreville boro.
12 Fiual account of Joha C Ray, adminis
trator and trustee to sell ths real estate of
Washington Campbell, deo'd, late of Fair
view twp iu partition.
13 Final account of William Thielman,
guardian of Frederick W Miller minor child
of Frederick W Miller, of Adams twp,
14 First aud partial account of Jacob Gude
kuust, executor of Jacob Gadekunst. dee'd,
late of Zelienople boro.
15 Fiual accouut ot Annie Ward, execu
trix ofHenry DJWUC/, djj'd, I atj of Done
gal twp.
16 .Second and final account of Chess
Stocer executor of Andrew Stoner, dee'd,
late of Clay twp.
17 Final account of Wiutield 8 Shepard,
executor of Z B Shepard, dee'd, late of Slip
pery rock twp.
18 Final account of Henrietta
administratrix of the estate of Valeutine
W leg a d, dee'd, late of Wintield twp.
19 Fiual acjjuat ot C F L McQuistion aud
W llenry Wilt-on, administrator* of J P Me
(juimion, dee'd, late of Cenlreville Boro.
20 Final account of Robert Gib<on, guir
dian of Isaac Newtou W area i n mi -ior child
of John Wareham, dee'd, la eot Penu twp.
21 Final and distributing account ot IV
Anderson and Leslie P Haziett, executors of
Irwin Anderson, dee'd, late of Com «i i;uej
sing twp.
22 Final accouut ol Louis llarteiisteiu, ex
ecutor, of Heury Harteustein, deo'd, lat. < ot
Jetlcrson twp.
23 Final accouut of Thomas C Allen,
guardian of Clyde E Derahimsr an I Lizzie B
Dershimer minor children of Rich-d Ders
himer, dee'd, late of Conuo.ju i,' twp.
24 Final and distr'buting aec tant of \V J
Morrison, executor and trustee under the
last will of Aun Moore, dee'd, late of rsn,,-
perjrock twp,
25 Final account of Joseph H Morrow, ex
ecutor of Maitbew Morrow, dee'd, late of
Concord twp.
£6 Fiual account of W C McCaudless,
guardian of John Chalmers Ogden minor
child of Eobriara Ogden, deo'd, late of Mid
dlesex twp.
27 Final account of EO McElwain,admin
istrator C T A of Francis McElwain, dee'd,
late of Middlesex twp,
28 Final account of E C Parks, adminis
trator C T Aof Joseph Sloan, dee'd, late of
Venango twp.
29 Partial account of Eli Reep and Isaac
G Pollnrd. administrators of Mary Beep,
dee'd, late of Fairview twp.
30 Final account of W E Vincent, aduiin
istratorof H II Vincent, dee'd late of Slip
peiyrock twp.
31 Final account of Laviua Campbell, ad
ministratrix of Robert II Campbell, dee'd,
late ol Parker twp.
32 Final and distributing account of
George D Bean, executor of Mary A Bean,
dee'd, late of Butler twp.
33 Final account of W II Campbell, ex
ecutor of John A Campbell, dee'd, late of
Conccrd twp.
34 Fiual account of M E Beighley, ad
ministratrix of Henry Beighley, aee'd, late
of Connoquenessing twp.
35 Final account of R 11 McCaudless, ad
ministrator C T A D II X of Xeal Gallagher,
dee'd,late of Clay twp.
J. 8. WICK, Register.
lAllie May Bo 111 ey
Born a Genius
Disease Threatens to Cut
Short a Noble Career
But Hood's Sarsaparilla Restores
Cood Health.
Llllie May Bcntley Is an accomplished elocu
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of age. She Is the only child temperance lect
urer before the public. Her genius, however,
did not exempt her from an attack of a disease
of the blood, ller own words best tell the story
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Continued to Crow Worse.
I was persuaded Anally by a friend to try Hood's
Sarsaparilla. The use of one bottle acted ef-
Cures
fecUvely upon the blood and I began to improve.
After the use of three bottles the gathering
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A Scientist claims the
Rest of Diseases to be
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The host Spring
remedy for tlie%blues,
etc , is to discard
your uncomfortable
old duds which irri
tate the l)odv:-leave
your measure at
ALAND'S for a
new suit which will
fit well, improve the
appearance by re
lieving you instant
ly ot that tired feel
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cheerful aud ..ctive.
The cost of this
sure cure is verv
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THY IT.
C.XD7
A busings ilia' keeps
ing through a season ot de
pression, such as the country
has experienced, is an evi
dence that people realize they
save money by trading with
us. We know, and always
have known, the days of
profits are past. Without
question we are giving mjre
for the money than last year.
Our stock is larger to select
from than last year.
CALL AND SEE US.
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OUR *
SOLE *
OBJECT *
Is to "please our customers
and judging from our im
mense sales we have been do
ing it. Our Spring Goods are
arriving daily and many new lines
have been added, making our
stock of footwear the most com
plete in Butler. Special attention
is called to our line of Ladies'
Walking Shoes, prices from 75
cts. up. We are still having quite
a trade on our Ladies' Button
Shoes at 95 cts. The Men's, a
Calf Cong, and Bals at 95 cts, are
great favorites with the trade.
Farmers and workingmen all say
our hand-pegged Crcdemors are
the best they ever saw for Si.OO.
hull line Boys' and Girls School
Shoes at 95 cts.
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Butler* Pa-
BTTTLER, PA., FRIDAY. J UKE 1, 1894.
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toop-nuoHrr. lag*.)
"SHE IS BCFFKIUNO FROM SHOCK."
CHAPTER XIL
It was nearly nine o'clock at night
when they got back to the Bayou
house. The return had been a slow
and difficult one, but the rescue was
accomplished. The girl was tenderly
cared for, and the next morning Hen
dricks said: "Our knowledge now, I
hope, of what is going on iu the world
Is not entirely cut off."
Fenning confessed that he did not
understand.
"I will show you," replied Hendricks,
"but first we must hear from above."
It was the same hour at which Mrs.
Hendricks and Calicot had ridden
away the day before when word came
from the doctor.
"Miss Endicott has disappeared." he
said. "There has been a search mado
for her and the men report that an
armed force must have been in the
woods last night, as they have discov
ered the fresh marks of horses' hoofs.
Two of the marshal's men have been
sent south on the search, but I believe
that is a blind."
"What does Mrs. Hendricks say
about it?"
"She has not expressed an opinion to
me. If the girl has been abducted, she
will disclose everything."
"Arc you sure of that?"
"Positively. She is a clairvoyant. I
believe Calicot has got her safely in
charge of experts. She is the only per
son who can describe your hidden oper
ation without being with you."
"Then we should not have permitted
her *o e: 'ape."
' certainly not. I wouldn't give a
farthing for any of your schemes if she
is in their hands. She says her father
was murdered by the captain and sho
can describe the captain in tho act.
Don't it occur to you from what is go
ing on that there must be treachery
somewhere?"
"It looks like it. To circumvent it,
you must come down immediately."
"But Mrs. Hendricks will know
where I am and may take advantage of
my absence."
"Nevertheless, come down at once."
"Very good."
The moment tho doctor arrived at
the bottom of the shaft, Hendricks
said: "I have got Miss Endicott here.
You might have guessed it. If she can
be of service to the government, she
can be of service to us. Can you put
her en rapport with Mrs. Hendricks?"
"Have you got any of Mrs. Hendricks'
hair?"
"Yes, there is a packet of it. The
hair was cut off when she wore the
light wig."
After explanations from Hendricks
of the abduction which elicited un
bounded admiration from the doctor,
they proceeded to the rooms that had
been set apart for Miss Endicott.
Hendricks, it should be stated, had
provided his retreat with several ne
gro servants. They had their own
quarters and several of them were
women, one of wftom had been as
signed to take care of Miss Endicotf
They found the young woman sitting
in a chair in a normal condition and
indignant.
"You have made me a prisoner again
in this place," she said, "and it will
kill me."
"My dear young lady," said the doc
tor, "you are not a prisoner. In a few
days you will be restored to your
friends, if you have any."
"I must look for my father," she
said. "He is the only friend I have."
"I have come down to take care of
you. You shall make a confidant of
me. I'm your friend, ifo one here
has the desire to harm you. We must
find out about your father. 1 dare say
you have neglected your meal, as
usual."
"I cannot eat," she said.
"But you know I told you that you
mxist eat. If you do not obey me,
what can I do for you?" and the doctor
shrugged his shoulders. A moment
later ho said: "Here, take my arm
and let us walk about a bit. You must
keep your blood in circulation."
She let him assist her and passively
rested her arm in his. Then they
walked out into the arena, tho doctor
talking to her in a fatherly way. It
was not more than seventy-five feet to
the house where tho dynamo and en
gine were running. The big door stood
open. There was a common wheel
chair immediately in front of the door.
"Sit down hero for a moment," said
the doctor, "and look at the wheel."
She obeyed him. The almost har
monic buzz of the great iron circle was
not unpleasant. She looked at the
swiftly-revolving mass with slight in
terest. The doctor stepped baok and
waited. Hendricks had remained be
hind. There was something in the
motion that kept her gaze steadily
fixed. Five minutes passed. Her
eyes lost their stare. The doctor
stepped softly up, looked into her
face, picked up her hand and let it fall
limp upon her lap. Then he beckoned
to Hendricks.
"Help me wheel her back," he said.
"Sho is hypnotized. I never saw so
fine a sensitive."
When she was once more in the room
from which tho doctor had taken her,
Hendricks watched the proceedings
with interest, but without the awe
which this phenomenon inspires in
some minds.
"Have you got the hair?" asked the
doctor.
Hendricks handed him the packet
and sat down expectantly. The doc
tor took somo of the dark locks and
put them in the hand of the girl. Her
fingers closed over them. Sho stared
into vacancy. Her mouth twitched at
the corners. Hor face was rigid.
"Do you see Mrs. Hendricks?" the
doctor asked.
An audible murmur came from the
eirl. She leaned Slightly forward,
"Oli, there are so many men." she said
in a plaintive monotone.
"What are they doing?"
"They are soldiers. They are run
ning in all directions."
"Yes, yes," said the doctor. "Do you
see any women?"
"Xow —they are gone out of the air—
it is dark and light. Yes, they come
together. Ah, it is the fatal place.
There is the rail around it. The ground
shakes. What is that awful throb? It
Is not pleasant here. I choke. The
light hurts my eyes, but it is dark."
"Do you not see a woman?" asked
tho doctor. "Look well. There it a
woman —you mutt see her."
"So many men," said the girl. "Per
haps they will look for my father.
There is the sound of the train—there
are more men coming—" Her face as
sumed a painful immobility. She
gasped, threw up her arms, uttered a
shriek and fell forward. The doctor,
who sprang to catch her, found both
her hands over her ears and h°r arms
were rigid. One of her hands still
clasped the hair and he could not ex
tricate it from her fingers.
For quite an hour he worked with
restoratives over her. Hendricks
walked up and down in the arena and
waited.
At last the doctor appeared. "I've
got her around," he said; "but it's the
most extraordinary thing I ever heard
of. She is suffering from shock."
"What, do you make of her talk?"
asked Hendricks, somewhat impatient
ly
"My dear sir," said the doctor. "I
don't know what to make of it. But I
am bound to tell you that these ex
traordinary creatures not only have
clear tight but at times prescience. It
may be that she saw and described
something that has not yet taken
place. The great Zchokke often did
it in very much tho same way."
"That may be very interesting to
science," replied Hendricks; "but
what we want described is the thing
that is happening at present; that
ought to be a much easier matter. The
hair trick did not work."
"There is no infallibility about it,"
said the doctor. "It may work four
times and fail on tho fifth."
"Then by all means make the other
four experiments immediately."
"Impossible. I wouldn't guarantee
her life if sho doesn't recover from
the shock. She acts like a creature
who has been in a terrible explosion."
Finding that there was no moving
the doctor from this decision Hen
dricks, with his usual tact, immediate
ly turned his mind to other matters.
Close confinement underground was
telling upon all the inmates and even
upon Hendricks himself. He noticed
that the long deprivation of sunlight
made everybody gloomy and doubtful.
Up to within a week his men had all
taken regular turns in the air. In this
respect they had nothing to complain
of. They had gone out at the western
exit in groups—had hunted and fished
and enjoyed themselves and he had
lost none of them. The privilege had
been shut off as soon as the regiment
got away and the one hundred men
left behind, although made up of the
workmen and help of the establish
ment, were becoming restive under the
restraint. In spite of the fact that the
ventilation had been improved very
much and the variations of temperature
were scarcely appreciable in the ro
tunda, which was not only the most
spacious, but the most enjoyable pari
of the Laran, the doctor found that he
was encountering a new group of com
plaints and he had the good sense to
attribute them to the condition of con
finement.
The day after the failure of the doc
tor's experiment with Miss Endicott,
the general, who had been away on a
mission of importance, suddenly re
turned. lie came in at the bayou en
trance late at night, but he reported to
Hendricks, who got out of bed anil the
two sat in consultation until morning.
Whatever the nature of their confer
ence was, its importance and the ur
gency of events were inado apparent
by the general's words at its close.
"We have just three days to get the
rest of our men out —that leaves them
five days to assemble. They must be
in St. Mary's on the sth. You have
no suspicion, have you, that the new
move is known in any way to these
officers above ground?"
"I know absolutely nothing as to
what these men suspect. For some
reason Mrs. Hendricks is reticent. The
only thing to do is to go ahead and dis
regard them. They have got no posse
in the neighborhood, for I have been
over the ground."
At this point the doctor came in and
announced that Miss Endicott, who had
not been out of her bed since the shock,
was in one of her trances and they
might, he thought, renew the experi
ment in a guarded way.
Hendricks excused himself to the
general anil went to Miss Endicott's
bedside, where, after turning ont the
negress, the two men sat down. The
doctor then proceeded as before, and
when the girl's eyes were fixed upon
vacancy, he said: "Tell roe what you
see."
"Yes, I will tell you," she replied,
as if in somo terror of the doctor.
"Let me be sure. I see a woman. I
know her. She is standing in the cur
tains at the window—she—yes, she has
the curtain pulled about her —sho is
listening."
"Look well. What is she listen
ing to?"
"I cannot telL Yes —some one is
walking on the balcony—tho window
is open—it is Miss Laport and a young
man. They sit down on a bench near
the window."
"Can you hear what they say?"
"No, I cannot hear. Some one is CQpi-
Ingjn to tho rgom."
"Who is it?"
"I fe«l it is a man but I cannot »ce
him."
"Can you not hear what he hays?"
"I cannot hear what he says—l can
only hear what the woman say*."
"What does she say?"
The girl's eyes started from her.
"Oh, there are the soldiers eominjj.
The air is cold. They hare not takeu
I down the iron railing. My God —that
is the train. I hear it—they will all be
killed." Then with a wild shriek, she
threw up her arms and with u shudder
put her hands upon her cars and be
came to all appearances lifeless. But
a little foam oozed from the corner of
her mouth.
Hendricks was puiiled and nnoyed.
There was an uncanny air to the
girl's utterances that affected him in a
manner peculiar to himself. lie may
be said to have resented the intima
tion of prescience. He, as a rule, j
avoided and disliked mysferies He
did not like to acknowledge to himself
that something was going on above
ground that was suspicious and that
Mrs. Hendricks had him at a disad
vantage. He turned the matter over 1
in his mind and viewed it from every
conceivable point. There seemed only
one way out of the growing uncer
tainty and it was to take a body of
men, surround the house and make
the officers prisoners.
Just as he had about settled to this
conclusion Mrs. nendricks summoned
him to the telephone.
"I want to warn you," she said, "if
any voice but mine comes through this
instrument not to answer it. They
are all away on the grounds at this
moment and I can talk to you. I can
not tell if they suspect that these |
wires that apparently go out on the
poles, lead in another dire«tion, but
they are liable to use them at bome
moment. They have already made re
marks about the chimney and the
mails and have ominously kept silence
about Miss Endicott's disappearance.
But I cruessed the truth when they
found the horses' hoof marks und
brought in the flask which smelled of
the captain's Medford rum. If you
precipitate matters now, you may
wreck your St. Mary's scheme. If Cal
icot knows something about your past
—how much I cannot learn. He may
know something of yonr future plans.
I believe he is the only man who has
put together the threads of your career.
In a personal encounter he may gee
away. If you entrap him, there will be
an armed force quartered 011 us. The
best plan is to keep him here in lux
urious ease by every blandishment I can
offer until the St. Mary's affair is over,
lie will prefer this place to the Bayou
house, if indeed he suspects that place.
He is a shrewd man but a susceptible
one. Leave him in my hands."
Hendricks was not led by this com
munication into a moment's inadver
tence. He could not tell if it were an
honest conviction or part of some
scheme of the woman's. He did not
dare tell her his own conclusions and
thus put her on her guard. He gave
her no intimation of his fast maturing
plan. He merely asked questions. The
result was that he obtained from her
further acknowledgments to the fol
lowing effect:
"Calicot is no ordinary inau. I fear
him because I cannot read him. I have
a growing l belief that he has industri
ously put together your whole career—
made his own theory—kept it to him
self and ia staying here to corroborate
it before putting the machinery of law
in operation, or making his plan pub
lic. He has shown an unmistakable
admiration for me. He professes to
have never met a woman whose intel
lectual gifts so impressed him. But I
cannot tell how far this is his suscepti
bility or his game. Yesterday he said
my gifts would be of inestimable value
to the social system if arrayed on the
side of the normal forces of society. I
tried all my art to get him to say how
far he thought they were arrayed
against the conventional order, but I
could not get him to divulge anything.
At another time he said: 'You are in
constant communication with Mr. Hen
dricks.' But he changed the subject
adroitly when I tried to find out how
he knew it. This will show you that
if he Btays here it is only a question of
time when he discovers our means of
intercourse and how necessary it is
that I should sparingly use it. Yoa
know me too well to think for a mo
ment that I am superstitious or vision
ary, but this cool, plausible, mysterious
man somehow stands in my instinctive
feelings for the slow, inevitable, dis
passionate, solidarity of man that we
have raised our hands against. I have
exhausted all my woman's ingenuity
in trying to discover the weak spot in
his nature. He has, so far, baffled me.
I cannot tell if he has a weak spot or
is only the cleverest man I ever met in
hiding it. It would be a supreme tri
umph to outwit such a representative
ag'ent intellectually. It cannot bo done
in your way. You must handle events.
Leave me to deal with motives. In
any case, trust me."
The result of this was just what we
might expect in a man of Hendricks'
unplastic will and aggressive nature.
Ho was not convinced. He did not
like the woman's weak admission of
something august and invincible in
the social order. lie saw nothing in
tho statements and arguments that
might not be put forward as part of a
subtile scheme to gain time and to
keep him helplessly out of the way till
her own security was attained. He
did not however confer with his asso
ciates, but went to the oflice and
plunged into a deep consultation with
the general and Kenning upon the
topography of the country around St.
Mary's. They had county and town
ship maps with every road and house
marked upon them and they were en
grossed in the details of a miltary
campaign. But that morning the
doctor had said that there were six of
the men who had demanded to be let
out for a few hours. They had
pledged themselves to keep away from
the roads and merely go into the bush
to hunt squirrels aud would be back at
night. The doctor advised their re
lease for a time and as they were men
in whom tho general had every con
fidence, the permission was given with
a warning.
These six men went immediately
north, hung about the grounds of the
Laran house, encountered the two
deputies who were iu the woods and
killed them. They then returned at
night feeling assured that they had re
moved the obstacles to their liberty.
Hendricks heard of it first from Mrs.
Hendricks.
"The two deputies," sho said, "have
been killed at the edge of the blue
grass opening on tho Smoky Hill
stretch. They were killed by your men
yesterday afternoon C'alicot senttheir
bodies on to Clinton in a wagon, and
Lieut. Stocking has gone with them.
They had not been gone an hour when
four mounted men arrived to take their
place. I saw them from my chamber
window. It had a [>eculiar effect upon
me. They seemed to be the advance j
guard of the race Calicot is as suave
and unconcerned as ever. We ate
breakfast together. I expressed the
greatest amount of concern and
womanly horror at the deed. He
merely remarked that it was an inci
dent calculable and of small weight in
estimating ultimate results. 'A mere
skirmish.' Then he changed the con
versation to a trifling subject- We shall
now havo six men instead of four.
Something tells mo that if you succeed
in getting rid of these men, twelve more
will take their pluce. It's like lighting
an incalculable machine.**
Hendricks* plans were decided upon
in five minutes after this communica
tion lie called in the general and ex
plained the situation to him. "We
must take this bull by the horns. Pick
twenty-five of the best men: stock them
with the best horses we have g*it. They
are to be timed to arrive at the l.aran
house at nine-thirty to-morrow morn
ing Have twenty-five more men at
this shaft There is no telling what
Stocking will bring back with him. I
will go up ar.d meet Calicot at that
hour I don't want him killed. We
must make him our prisoner. As for
the rest, let them take the chances. I
shall probably hear from Mrs. Hen
dricks to-night, but I shall not tell her
of my plan. We cannot use Fenning,
for he mnst go to St Mary's. Have
you got the stuff off?"
"Yes," said the general, "the last
boxes went last night"
(TO IJE CONTIXUKU.)
THE TAILER TROUf.
A Lusty Denizen of Southern Eng
lish Waters.
flow the FUh Got ft* Peculiar Name—lt
It Very VoractooA and Not aft
All Particular ai to
Its Food.
In several of the shallow and slow
flowing streams of the south of Eng
land—notably the upper waters of the
Lea, the Ver, and the Mlmram. all
Hertfordshire streams—the "tailer" Is
well known to the exasperated dryfiy
fisherman. "And what on earth is the
'tailer'?" the angler not acquainted
with these and other similar waters
may inquire without shame.
The "tailer," says the Pall Mall Bud
get. may be best described as a rather
gross feeder, destitute of the artistic
instinct and the culture which the dry
fly fisherman associates with the
trout that can only be taken by an
exact imitation of natural fly. It la
called a "taller" because, when lta
head Is plunged Into the weeds In pur
suit of freshwater shrimp, its tail
breaks the surface of the stream and
waves in the air. At the commence
ment of the fishing season the "tail
ing" trout is usually very busy, and
very observable in several famous riv
ers. At this season of the year the
larger fish are. as a rule, in indifferent
or in absolutely bad condition; they
are exceedingly hungry after the ex
haustion of spawning operations, and
are consequently not in the humor to
waste time on an occasional small
olive dun. or some other insignificant
fly. Water-shrimp is fat and appe
tizing. and in many streams exceed
ingly plentiful. It is not surprising,
therefore, that it forms the staple dish
of trout, which the pangs of hunger in
the early spring assail almost unceas
ingly. In early June the big trout
will eschew water-shrimp for May-fly,
and later on in the season, when they
are in fine condition, will feed with be
fitting daintiness.
It is not much use, as a rule, fishing
up stream with a "dry" over a "tailer."
The fish is so engrossed in its pig-like
operations among the weeds that it
treats with contempt a solitary little
dun endeavoring to tickle its nose.
The best lure for a "tailer" is a big and
gaudy alder, fished down stream with
in a few inches of the fish, and worked
like a salmon fly. At such a lure a
"tailer" will come sometimes with a
fierce dash, that brings the heart of
the angler right into his throat The
writer had the pleasure of landing a
five-pound trout, hooked by a friend
in this manner in a Hertfordshire
stream on an early spring evening. A
much heavier trout, "tailing" under
the bank in an awkward place, was
afterwards assailed, and pricked sev
eral times, but in vain.
A "tailer" is often difficult to scare,
and even when actually risen and
pricked will recommence feeding In a
few minutes, oblivious of danger. The
position of the fish, its head buried in
the weeds and its tail waving like a
flag in the air, naturally renders It
easy to approach and difficult to alarm
on such occasions. Moreover, a
seems to riot in Its rather nasty meal.
The water-shrimp glut takes posses
sion of the big fish as completely as the
May-fly glut.
What creature the "tailer" takes the
big alder, fished in the manner de
scribed, to be is very uncertoln. Some
few people assert that fish take a fly
under such conditions not from mo
tives of hunger so much as of anger
mingled with curiosity. But practical
anglers and naturalists laugh at such
fantastic theories. No doubt the trout
takes the alder as the salmon takes the
silver doctor—because it looks good to
eat. But what particular food it la
mistaken for remains a mystery.
HE QOT THE QUARTER.
A Ride That J* re red Quite Expensive f»
the Driver of the Stage.
Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, a well-known
scientist of the Quaker city, told •
Philadelphia Record man ftn amusing
story of a scene witnessed In NaW
York the other day while riding in ft
Fifth avenue stage. "A lftdy gave thd
driver a coin," said Mr. Dixon, "and
received change for twenty -five oaotc
She informed the driver tnat #ho lutd
given him fifty centa, bnt the jenu
wouldn't have it that way, and the
woman had simply to lose twenty-five
oents. A moment or two later, how
ever, a well-dressed, highly respeotable
looking male passenger, with 4 rather
pallid face and a physique by nO meana
athletic looking, tendered the lady •
quarter and said ha had Been the whol«
transaction and knew she waa betatf
swindled. 'l'll get it back,' aald hat
'vou take It' After some persuasion
the woman waa induced to take the
money, and ahortly afterward she and
all the other passengers except nyself
and the man who had produced the
cash left the "bus. When we arrived
at the end of the line the strange*
walked up to the driver, and, in court
eous, but firm tonos. said: 'I saw that
lady gave yon a half aoll ar. I give hef
the quarter and I want you to give it
to me.'
"A volley of oatha waa the only an
swer, which, however, waa cut short by
a well-directed blow from the fist of
the passenger and the driver
down. He got up with another showel
of profanity and made for his assail
ant, but promptly went down again,
the blow this time landing full on the
jaw. When the driver got up the geo
ond time he gave up the quarter. But
the passenger wasn't through yft
'l've split my gloves on your face,' h$
he said, 'ana I want two dollar* ami
fifty cents to buy a new pair.' Refusal
brought another punch, and .again the
driver measured his length. Ho didn't
want any more, but gracefully banded
his puncher the demanded two dollan
and fifty cents. I ascertained after
wards that the gallant passenger waa
Billy Edwards, the ex-prizc fighter,
and the other drivers are, I under
stand. still chaffing their ggsoelate on
his encounter and Its results."
An Aegel In Disguise.
Querlcus —So the doctor saved hia
life?
Cynlcus ITl* poverty, rather. I
should say. He was too poor to have
the prescriptions filled.— Judge.
A Dutch Advertisement.
"Anyone proving to my satisfaction
that my cocoa essence is Injurious tc
health will receive ten canisters free (
Oi dlMf."
No. 2 3
IMPROVEMENT.
A WORD ABOUT TRAMPS.
The Trader SUlo of an OtbonrlM Not At
tractive Pl-tnre.
The picture nccocnpanying this article
represents about the popular idea of
the outside appearance of an unfortu
nate and little understood class. Man's
inhumanity to man may "make count
less thousands inourn," but does it
n.-ke us think? Are you married?
nave you children? Do you remember
the birth of the first one, the anxiety,
the suspense, the hope, the fear, the
unutterable joy, the tender care and
■leepless nights, the childish ills, the
paternal love and all the anxious
moments? This is human experience,
not yours alone, but the experience
of all. There are varying degrees of
human intellect, there may be varying
degrees of human love, but I had
rather call it that the difference is not
i in the heart, but in the outward ex
! pression which after all means but
: little.
I The mother and her offspring bear
i about the same relation to each other
in all the shades of human kind. The
most Intelligent and highly educated
mother could not do more in defense of
i her babe than would she of the lowest
social strata. In either case with
touching tenderness the little troubles
are soothed, the tiny wounds are bound
up, the bumped head is made well by
"mamma's kiss."
i The boy grows older but he Ig still to
I his mother ths same "baby." Bis first
i pair of pants are put on and dedicated
With much interesting ceremony, while
his first trip to school is, in the eyes of
his parents, unequaled by anything
relating to contemporaneous state or
national affairs.
"If there be aught surpassing human deed,
or word, or thought. It Is a mother's love."
To his mother the boy is a hero; she
sees in him a great future and in her
tender blindness she is apt to overlook
the most important thing to teach a
boy (or girl), viz.. self reliance.
The mother dies, the father perhaps:
was already worse than dead—a slave
to his appetite. The boy is left to his
own resources, and poverty whioh so
often "snatches the reins out of the
hand of piety" is his principal com
panion. The teachings of youth are
not forgotten but hunger and tempta
tion are more potent. The mother's
oonstant presence and help could do
what her memory cannot
"Necessity knows no law." The boy
is at that junction of good and evil
where but little ia needed to turn _hl*_
wavering steps into the wrong road.
The appearance of a real friend, a kind
word, a little "lift" on life's highway
and the better elements of his man
hood are brought out, the teachings of
the dead mother predominate and he
becomes a maa and soon acquires that
strength of character which makes the
world glad that he llvea But sup
pose, as is often the case, while he
stood irresolute at that critical point
when need and conscience were on a
par, he had met the tempter in any of
thousand forms. What then?
The same boy. In his heart the same
germ of manhood, but he makes a
wrong start, it is hard to retrace his
steps and he becomes a "tramp," and
you and I and the newspaper para
grapher put him on an equality with
the dude and make jokes about him;
we may pity him but we don't let htm
know it I move you sir, Mr. Presi
dent, that all the tramps be appointed
road Inspectors, and be paid out of the
fines which should be collected from
every township where poor roads are
found. This would remedy two evils
at once.—Good Roads.
The I'M of Wide Tire*.
The great benefit to be derived in the.
saving of a large proportion of the
money now expended for road improve
ments should be an Incentive for cities
and towns to advocate legislation com
pelling the use of wide tires. Beside*
ft would be of great advantage to the
owners of heavy vehicles in enabling
them to carry much larger loads wlta
less power and less cost. Herein is in*-
deed food for suggestion to carriage
builders to institute a much needed
change in the manner of constructing
heavy wagon wheels. Haverhill
(Mass.) Bulletin.
Importance of Wagon Roads.
The one great need of the agricul
tural regions of the United States is
good wagon roads, this being in many
sections connected intimately with the
necessity for better drainage of the land.
Within the last quarter of a century
the country has been gridlroned with
steam lines, while the improvement o<
wagon roads has been systematically
neglected, as if the latter were ren
dered inutile by the former. Never
was there a greater mistake. —Chicago
Tribune.
The Burden Needs Dividing.
That farmers should be relieved of a
portion of the burden of maintaining
the public roads is a reasonable de»
mand and is heartily concurred in by
the best citizens.—Hon. Edward Buf=
rough.
Those Sentimental Newspapers.
Mr. Reader—The papers mention a
number of instances in which labor
unions have loaned money to em
ployers in order to keep the works run
ning during the dull times.
Mrs. Reader—Yes, I noticed that;
but I don't believe it.
"Why not?"
"I told Bridget about it, and asked
her to lend mc some money to pay her
wages, aud she got as mad as a hor
net"— N. Y. Weekly.
Times Change.
Trainer—Wot's makin' yeh so glum?
Prize-Fighter—(layingdown a histor
ical novel) —Dis world is all goin' to
jer dogs. A few centuries ago I would
'a' been in a coat o' mail, headin' a
charge o' knights in some battle o' the
Roses, an' me chlldrens would 'a' been
dukes and princes. Now I can't even
fight wid gloves widout sneakin' away
from the perlice, an' w'en I git to the
top I must go on ther stage or start &
gin mill.—Puck.
Bm to Speak.
Miss Limited —Oh, conductor) I an
nearly seasick! Do your cars always
sway and jounce and swing around
like this?
Conductor —Well, this is a pretty
crooked road, but you won't mind it
when you get used to it.
Miss Limited (faintly)— You mean
when I "get onto it* eurveV—Brook
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