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VOL. 43. YORKYfLLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1897. YO.887
A CONFLICT (
BY RODRIGUEZ
Author of "An A
Copyright. 1897, by Q. P. Putnnam's Son
CHAPTER IV.
THE LETTER.
When Mr. Barnes reached the road,
be started on a run, for he was anxious
to overtake Virginia Lewis before she
should discover that sh6 was watched
by Borrows. After what be had just
learned, he very much doubted whether
his young assistant would be able to
circumvent this shrewd girl It is not
as easy to shadow a person along a
lonely country road as it might be in a
city, where the crowded streets offer
ready opportunities for hiding.
As Virginia had only a few mlnntes
start of the detective and walked at a
moderate gait, Mr. Barnes canght sight
of her just as she began to cross the
bridge. As she passed over it he noted
that she was attracted by something,
for 6he stopped, looked over the rail
and then around her in every direction.
Mr. Barnes was glad that he had found
a chance to assume some sort of disgnisc,
as there was no way of avoiding
her gaze. In a moment she went on,
and when he reached the bridge he saw
at once what bad aroused her caution.
It was the sight of her own boat, which
Burrows had used to reach the place.
As she knew that she had left it up the
stream the night before, its presence at
this landing must have been sufficient
to indicate to her that she was being
followed, for she bad evidently chosen
the time for her errand when she know
the detectives had gone off exploring
near the river bank. It was easy for her
to guess that her departure from the
farm had been observed and that her
own boat had brought a spy after her.
Mr. Barnes was disappointed that she
should have thus been placed upon her
guard. She would now almost certainly
not post her letter at the office. She
walked on about 100 yards beyond the
bridge, and from the alert glances
which she cast about her it was plain
that she was looking for the detective,
of whose presence she felt assured. She
passed the poetoffice, and going a little
farther entered a house on the opposite
side of the road. Mr. Barnes did not
follow, because there was nothing to be
gained. She was beyond his reach for
-J?*.
She stopped and looked over the rail.
the present, and having seen him behind
her may have entered a friend's
house merely to observe him as he went
by, being suspicions of strangers. He
therefore went into the saloon where he
had met the squire that same morning.
If Virginia was watching him, it would
perhaps disarm her suspicion of him,
since it was a natural place whereat
one dressed as he was might stop. Furthermore,
being near the postofflce, he
could watch that place and see if she
mailed her letter herself or by proxy,
sending some one from where she was.
He was scarcely within the doorway before
he became aware of the presence of
Tom Burrows, who was seated near the
window and evidently watching the
postofflce. Satisfied, therefore, that
there was no immediate need for him
to do so also, and noticing that the
place was more than ordinarily crowded
and that the inmates were in deep
conversation over some very absorbing
topic, which he at once guessed must
be the murder, Mr. Barnes moved to
the back of the store and mingled with
the loungers there.
Almost the first person whom he noticed
was Will Everly, the young man
with whom he bad had the brief conversation
in the earlier part of the day.
He was still stanchly defending his
friend Marvel.
"I tell you, Harrison," he was saying,
"it is wrong in you to accuse Walter
of this thing when you know very
well that he has not been in this neighborhood
since the night of that party,
when he and Lewis hud the spat"?
"Spat? That's a mild way ter put it
when he tried ter 6hoot the old man."
The speaker was the man who had given
the information about the snow. "But
I say, Everly, I don't exactly accuse
Marvel. I merely say it's a bad business
for him, seein as how he threatened ter
do this very thing."
"Well, what if he did? A threat
when a man is mad is a very different
thing from actually committing a mur
aer. AS do IDUi, wuy, jljucub mremeijeu
hiiH too."
"Why, of course, I hope Marvel will
come out all right He's a flue fellow,
and I like him. It's n lucky thing the
squire had them detectives right on the
spot They'll clear up matters mighty
quick, I reckon."
"Whatever they do, they won't find
that Walter is in this ugly business. I
can prove that he was not in town any
way."
"How kin you do that?"
Mr. Barnes became interested at once.
"Why, I have a letter from him this
morning from Eppiug."
"Bosh! What does that amount ter?
That's only five miles off."
)F EVIDENCE
> OTTOLENGUI.
irtist In Crime."
8.
| Mr. Barne^ noticed that Everly spoke
loader than was absolutely necessary,
| and as he glanced toward Burrows oo
casionally it seemed that his defense 01
his friend was in a measure meant for
that detective's ears. At this point a
lad entered and, approaching Everly,
said:
"Will, Miss Alice asks yon if yon can
go as far as New Market for her."
"Tell her I'll be with her as soon aa
I can hitch np my horse." As Everly
started to go Mr. Barnes touched him
on the arm and said:
"Friend, if you are going to New
Market I'll thank you to give me a lift
if you would be so kind. It will save
me a long walk."
"Who are you?" Everly was suspicious
of strangers.
"I live up on the Nottingham road
and am going to New Market to try fox
work 01 the new factor^they are building.
I am a carpenter by trade."
"All right," said Everly, after a little
more hesitation; "look out for me ae
I come back, and I'll pick you up."
As soon as he had gone Mr. Barnes
took a notebook from bis pocket and,
tearing ont a page, wrote as follows:
Dear Tom?It 1b of no use. She saw th?
boat and has taken the alarm. I think she
means to send the letter to the poet at New
Market. If yon eee me, remain In the wagon
with Everly. You will know that this surmis*
on my part is correct. In that case I will takt
care of the letter. Tell no one whore I havt
gone, even though I should not return for s
day or two. Tell the squire to Impanel hit
Jury, turn the body over to a doctor for e
poet mortem ai d then adjourn until I get back.
Meanwhile keep your eyes open. Watch young
Lewis I Remember he is a stranger and should
prove his identity beyond a doubt, especially
If a will turns up drawn in his favor. Pump
him all you can without his suspecting thai
you have a motive. Barkis.
Having written this note, the next
thing to do was to give it to Burrows
without arousing suspicion of collnsion.
It must be borne in mind that every
one present knew that the man by the
window was a detective, and, further,
that Burrows bad failed to recognize
Mr. Barnes in his disguise. The latter
went to the door and stood there a feW
minutes, whistling a tune that was a
great favorite with Burrows. He kept
this up nntil at length he attracted bis
notice. As soon as this was accomplished,
having his back to the others, he
slightly lifted his false beard, thus revealing
his identity, and then held up
the note. Sure then that Burrows un
derstood him, he dropped into a chair,
picked up a copy of the Boston Herald
which lay there and pretended to read,
until Everly at length appeared in the
road. He then simply laid the paper
down, having hidden the r ote therein,
and, joining Everly, was taken into the
wagon. Thus nothing was left to Burrows
but to possess himself of the newspaper
and note, which he easily did.
Beaching the house into which Virginia
had gone, the horse was stopped,
and Everly jumped out He started to
enter the gate leading to the dwelling,
when the main door was opened, and a
young woman, emerging therefrom,
came down the gravel walk to meet
him. She greeted him familiarly, and
they stood conversing in low tones for
a few moments. Mr. Barnes watched
them olosely in his endeavor to see
whether she intrusted a letter to biB
cure. He did not actually deteot her
doing so, but he saw by the motion of
Everly's arm that he carefully placed
something in the inner pocket of his
coat. Satisfied that this was the letter
the superscription of which he was so
anxious to pee, he determined to keep
bis seat and accompany Everly to New
Market. On the road thither he attempted
but little conversation, fearing
to reveal his identity and thus destroy
all hopes of success. As his companion
seemed little inclined to talk, the trip,
which occupied about three-quarters of
an hour, was made in comparative
silence.
Arrived at New Market, he deemed
it best to alight as soon as they reached
the hotel. Entering, he posted himself
so as to watch whither Everly Bhould
drive, and the latter, entirely unconscious
as to whom he had brought with
him, went straight to the po6tofflce, situated
about a block farther. With considerable
satisfaction Mr. Barnes saw
him presently emerge again and immediately
turn his horse's head homeward,
thus showing that his sole errand to the
town had been to post the letter.
As soon as Everly was out of sight
Mr Riirnpa rpmnvpd his discnise and.
making a bundle of the overalls, intrusted
it to the care of the hotel clerk
to be kept until he should call again.
He then hurried over to the postofflce,
where be asked for the postmaster. To
this official he declared himself x> be a
detective and, stating that in his belief
a letter had just been mailed to an important
witness in a case which he was
investigating, received permission to
examine the letters uncanceled. This
he proceeded to do, and at length he
found the object of his search. He held
in his hand a letter the contents of
which he thought would throw considerable
light on the mystery. He copied
the address, wh:.ch was as follows:
"Walter Marvel, Esq., Portsmouth,
N. H. Keep till culled for."
Leaving the office, Mr. Barnes hurried
over to the railroad station, and
purchasing a ticket for Portsmouth was
soon on his way thither.
Arriving there that same evening, he
lost no time in proceeding to call on
the postmaster of the city, and, acquainting
him with the nature of his
business, easily arranged a plan whereby
he hoped to discover Walter MarveL
As the man whom he wus seeking was
an entire Btranger to him, it would be
impossible to recognize him. Therefore
he determined to station himself at the
inquiry window and arrunged a signal
whereby the clerk was to warn him
when any one should ask for a iettei
tor Walter Marvel. As, however. h?
was informed that the mail just ir
would not be ready for delivery until
the following morning be went to a hotel
and retired for the night
The poetofflce opened at 7 o'clock,
and promptly at that hour Mr. Barnei
commenced his vigil. He did not haw
his patience very sorely tried, for it wai
scarcely 8 o'clock when he reoeived the
signal from the postal clerk and saM
the letter handed to a man at the win
dow.
Not knowing whether this was Marvel
himself or merely some messenger,
Romoo SotertnlnaH fnr f.h? nvAmnl
simply to follow him, more especially
as he did not break the seal of the letter,
bat after glancing at the addrest
oonsigned it to his pocket. Leaving the
building, the man proceeded to a small
hotel, at a considerable distance from
the postoffioe and in the vicinity of the
docks. Mr. Barnes oonoladed that il
was little more than a sailors' boarding
house, and it puzzled him to guess why
Marvel had chosen this place. Enterinj
the door, which led in on a level with
the street, the man seated himself on 8
ohair and then, producing the letter,
broke the seal and read.
The act satisfied Mr. Barnes that
Walter Marvel was before him, but il
suited him still to spy awhile upon hie
movements, hoping thereby to learn
something. Of course Marvel oould nol
guess that the man standing in the
doorway was a detective or that he wae
watched. Therefore he would act as hie
real intentions prompted him. He seemed
wholly absorbed in the paper before
him, which he read and reread a num
ber of times, ending by crumpling it up
in his hand and starting up from hie
ohair. He stood gazing from the window
awhile and then paced nervously
up and down. This lasted some minutes,
when he suddenly resumed hie
seat, took the crumpled letter from hie
pocket where he had thrust it and carefully
smoothed out the creases on hie
knee. He again read its contents ovei
and over. Suddenly, with a smothered
ejaculation, he tore the letter into
pieces and scattered them on the floor.
Then he spoke a few words to the hotel
clerk and hnrried up stairs.
Mr. Barnes at once proceeded to collect
the scattered fragments of the letter
and, carefully placing them in an
envelope, consigned that to his wallet
until such time as he might be able to
match the pieces together again. This
done, he quietly seated himself and
waited.
In about ten minutes Walter Marvel
reappeared, coming down the stairs,
and hurried out to the street, Mr.
Barnes following him.
He directed his course toward the
wharfs and finally walked to the end
of one, where he went aboard a schooner
lying there. By inquiring among the
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that this vessel, the Eclipse, was bound
for the West Indies and was to sail immediately.
Mr. Barnes saw at once that
it was now time to take active measures
or he would lose his man after all.
Boarding the vessel, he sought out the
captain and explained to him what he
wished to do. The master seemed of a
surly disposition and little inclined to
render any assistance. He did not, indeed,
refuse to let Mr. Barnes see Marvel,
but he positively declined to take
any part in the matter himself.
Descending to the cabin, almost the
first individual whom he met was Marvel,
and Mr. Barnes, approaching jim,
addressed him as follows:
"Mr. Marvel, I believe?"
"That is my name, but you are a
stranger to me."
"Mr. Marvel, I have a very unpleasant
duty to perform and hope you will
pardon me if I proceed at once to explain,
as I fear that the captain ma;
sail at any minute."
"You cannot explain too quickly to
suit me," replied Marvel.
"Mr. Marvel, how long is it since
you left Wadley's Palls?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Please answer me first, and I promise
full explanation afterward."
"That arrangement does not suit me.
You are a stranger tome?I do not even
know how it is that you are acquainted
with my name?and I therefore deny
that yoc have any right to question
ft
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"Mr. Marvel, I am a deteotiva"
"Well?"
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Wadley's Falls, and"?Mr. Barnes
paused to note the effect of his -words,
bnt Marvel seemed tamed to stone, he
was so impassive?"will you venture to
guess who the victim is?"
"Johu Lewis!" said Marvel in a
hoarse whisper. He dropped into a
chair and buried bis face in bis bands.
His trouble seemed so poignant that for
some minutes Mr. Barnes oould not find
it in bis heart to disturb him. Finally,
however, realizing that time was preoious,
he said:
"Mr. Marvel, will you return with
me to Lee?"
"Why should I?" answered Marvel,
looking up suddenly, aroused by the
question.
"Because it may be necessary for you
to prove your whereabouts on that night
in order to disarm suspicion, and"?
' 'Do you mean to accuse me of this
crime?" said Marvel vehemently.
"I never make an aoousation till I
have positive proof," returned Mr.
Barnes, "and that I have not in this
case?at least not yet. I advise you to
keep your temper and be guarded in
what you say, for your words may be
used against you."
"You are insolent! How dare you
speak to me in that way?"
"Come, Mr. Marvel; time presses.
Will you accompany me peaceably?"
"Do you mean as your prisoner?"
"No. Let us say as a witnesa " Bui
at that word Marvel recoiled and seemed
alarmed. All the anger departed
from his voice as he said:
"Huve you a warrant for my arrest!
Can you force me to go?"
Mr. Barnes shook his head negatively,
and Marvel heaved a sigh of relief as
he muttered: "Then I will not go. 1
cannot I cannot"
r Mr. Barnes was nonplused. He had
> counted on finding Marvel willing?nay,
i anxious?to return as scon as he should
I know that there was any possibility of
his being implioated in the crime. But
what was be to do now that he refused
, to go baok? Ho oould not compel him
[ without a warrant, and that he not oni
ly did not have, but could not procure
I before the vCbeel would sail. He deteri
mined to try to induce the captain to
f delay starting, though with little hope
of suocess, remembering how surly he
had just shown himself. As ho antici.
pa ted, the master declared that he
would not change his plans.
\ Seeing that nothing was to be aocomr
plished in this way, Mr. Barnes sought
. the cabin, hoping even yet to persuade
i Marvel that his best course was to aoi
company him, since if he were guilty
I be could not hope to eeoape extradition,
! which would be very simple, his desti)
nation being known, while if innocent
I it was his duty to return and assist in
I clearing up the matter, thus removing
t all donbt
[ He foond Marvel sitting where he
, had left him, staring vacantly before
i him. He was bo absorbed in thooght
that the detective was obliged to touch
He went aboard a schoonJcr lying there.
him to attract attention, and then, before
Mr. Barnes could say a word, Mar?i
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"Is it you? I am glad. I will go back
j with yon."
J "You will go back with me?" Mr.
, Barnes was much surprised at this sudden
change.
"Yes. I am sorry now that I refused
at first I see that it is the best course
to pursue. Yet I had reasons that
seemed to me at the first moment of my
surprise to be unanswerable and which
; led to my deoision. I am now ready and
anxious to accompany you.''
Mr. Barnes scrutinized^ Marvel close,
ly to determine whether this were a
genuine or an assumed manner. He was
puzzled.
"I am glad," said he, "that you will
i go peaceably. You save me a great deal
of trouble. I would have taken you
back, even though it had been neoessary
to get a warrant and follow you to
| sea in a tug. Then you would have been
under arrest Now, since you offer no
| resistance, you shall receive every consideration.
I will take you back as a
witness."
! "I will not go with you as a witness.
I will submit to arrest, though you
! have no warrant, but if I go with you
, it must be as your prisoner."
"As you please. It matters not, so
long as you return."
Mr. Barnes and Marvel left Portsmouth
on the first train available and
reached Wadley's Falls the next morning.
While on the train Mr. Barnes
found an opportunity to be alone in the
smoking car long enough to piece to,
gether the fragments of the letter which
he had picked up when thrown away
i by Marvel. With mucilage whioh be
had prooured at Porstmouth he pasted
i each piece to another sheet so that
finally the letter was once more legible.
It read as follows:
After the events of last night it ia best that
you leave the country. Do so without delay.
It would be madness to think of marriage now.
Farewell! Virgib.
' After studying this for a long time
I Mr. Barnes was forced to admit that
the whole affair was as great a mystery
1 as ever.
to be continued.
Amusing Ignorance.
I The written civil service examinations
i for policemen in New York have been
sneered at as a part of a visionary
i soheme. The ignorance displayed by
i some of the unsuccessful applicants for
appointment might have had free course
i in an official position, however, and to
i the public loss, had no such test been
used. Extracts from what these appli1
cants for police service wrote about
Abraham Lincoln include some extraordinary
statements. One wrote:
"He has bin a Presented of New York
city." Another deolared that in 1865
i Lincoln was "nomanited in place of
Buokhanan whoe's term of office expired
in that year."
i "Mr. Lincoln," according to another
applicant, "had many engagements in
war and was bound to be victorious,
i especially at the battle of Gettysburg,
when he swept all before him."
I Of Lincoln's tragic death it was variously
said that he wus killed "at Chicago
1804," also that he "was assis
J.?' J? to rtrr fnnrdc Theater Ron
ttWJU lil ioi f nv ? ?
i ton;" shot in "Booth's theater iu Phili
adelphia;" "died at his home in Long
Branch." The assassin is spoken of as
i "Garfield," "Geteay" and "Decota."
One candidate said Lincoln "let the
, Dorkey go fred," another that he "fred
all thenegrosin the world." In general
the applicants seem to have agreed, as
one wrote, that "we have sertiuly had
very flew like unto Lincoln."?Youth's
i Companion.
I I6T "What makes you so late?"
asked Mrs. Chaffie. "The teacher
1 kept me in because I couldn't find
Moscow on the map of Europe," replied
Johnnie. "No wonder that you
i couldn't find Moscow. It was burned
down in 1812. It's an outrage to treat
a child that way 1"
piswltatteous Reading.
ERRORS OF THE TYPES.
Some of the typographical errors
that occur in the newspapers are very
amusing. It is not surprising that
they occur as often as they do when
the number of separate type that are
set up every day in the newspaper
offices of the country is considered.
In fact, the great wonder is that there
io nrtf a nroa f or n 11 m Kor nf arrnra
On all the leading newspapers every
article written is read over and corrected
at least three times before it is
finally ready for the public eye.
After a reporter writes his article,
revises and corrects it to his own satisfaction,
it is sent to an editor who
uses his blue pencil to make such corrections
as he thinks are required, i
The article is then set up by the typesetters,
and the proof, with the original
copy, is sent to the proof readers.
They make such corrections as are
necesssary, and after these corrections
are made a second, or revised proof, is
sent in with the first proof, and the
proof reader scans the second proof
carefully to see if all marked errors
and changes have been properly corrected.
In spile of these precautions scarcely
a day passes in any newspaper
office, no matter how well regulated it
may be, that there are not some glaring
errors in the paper. A few of
these errors that have come under '.he
writer's notice within the past lew
years are copied below :
The society reporter of a Georgia
paper once wrote as follows: "Mrs. i
Brown, who two years ago moved i
to Texas, is back visiting friends in her
native state." When the article appeared,
Mrs. Brown was shocked to 1
* *? * ~i? s? I
SCO bUttb out? WOO viaitlug lliciiuo iu 1
her naked 9tate."
One of Dr. Talmage's sermons was 1
printed in a New York paper not long
ago. The opening sentence as written (
by Dr. Talmage was as follows : "My 1
text finds our Lord iB the garden of *
Geth8emane." The compositor found '
the preacher's handwriting bard to
translate, and he set up the sentence
as follows : "My tall friend our Lord, 1
in the garden of Gethsemane." It 1
was in the same report that "No cows, 1
no cream," did duty for the impressive '
"No cross, no crown." 1
The insertion of so small a thing as j
a comma in the wrong place often
makes some very ludicrous errors. A
brilliant young Georgian was once in- '
vited by the literary societies of the !
university of Georgia to deliver the
annual oration at that famous institu- .
tion. He accepted the honor and, j
doubtless, thinking of the great number
of Lucy Cobb institute girls who
would be present, chose as the subject 1
for bis talk, "Woman, God's Noblest
? " t_' j (
WorK." nis speecu was a goou oue
and delighted his large audieoce. The '
following day the leading paper in the 1
city in which the young orator lived '
published the speech in full. One sentiment
read as follows in the manu- 1
script: "Woman 1 without her, man !
would be a savage;" but when it appeared
in type it read this way : "Wo- '
man, without her man, would be a
savage." (
Advertisements, too, often appear (
wide of the mark. For instance, the f
following appeared not many months
ago : "Mr. and Mrs. Max Kosensteiner, (
of No. Baxter street, beg to announce
that they have cast off cloth- (
ing of every description and would
like to be called on by their friends." (
Another amusing error was shown ,
me by a Scotchman in one of the (
crude papers of bis native land. The
Scotch Presbyterians are very religious
by nature and their newspapers
are in many cases more like ,
church journals than disseminators of ,
news. The following is the item in j
question. It was written: "James
Ferguson, going to sea, his wife desires
the prayers of the congregation of
kirk." The slip of a comma (
made it appear this way: "James
Ferguson going to sea bis wife, desires (
the prayers of the congregation of ,
kirk." When this was read
out to the assembled family, as is cus- ]
tomary in Scotland, it is not surprising {
that the impression got out that Mrs. j
Ferguson was not a very amiable wo- j
man. ,
Henry W. Grady was traveling in .
Florida a few winters before his death <
and he wrote some exceedingly bright
aud interesting letters to The Constitu- j
lion. In one he described with much (
pathos a poor young fellow who had ,
been seized by that dreaded disease, ,
consumption. Mr. Grady pictured the ,
young mau traveling dowu the St. |
Johns river in search of health. He ,
described the sad expression of his |
face, which seemed conscious that j
death was almost upon bim and that ,
his life on earth was only the matter |
of a few month at most, or perhaps a ,
few weeks. Mr. Grady told of the sad ,
expression of the young man's eyes, ,
which seemed to haunt him, and the
hectic flush on the youug raau's fuce (
... lil/a u * r~\ >?1f mi acl
WIJIUU SCCUiCU imo a uivvnvij.
ueurly everyone knows, Mr. Grady's
buudwritiug wa-t as hard to read as
Horace Greeley's, and it is not surprising
that the printer made a error
in settiug up the article. When Mr.
Grady read his letter in The Constitution
a few days later he was horrified
to see the expression : "That tell-tale
hectic fiusb lit up his face" the words
"that tell-tale necktie fiush lit up his
face." It was the winter season when
this occurred ; but the air around The
Constitution building was as hot as
a July day wheu Mr. Grady next put
in an appearance.
Another expression in one of Mr.
Grady's letters that went astray and
caused almost as much commotion as
the "necktie flush" was wheu he
wrote : "I was reminded of Georgia
by that well-known bug?the doodle,"
which appeared in the next day's
paper, "I was reminded of Georgia by
that well-known bony?the devil."
Two days after the paper was printed
the bead proof reader got a telegram
which read : "Who in the h?1 is Bony,
the devil?" It was rigned by the
familiar initials, H. W. G.
The society reporter of a journal
wanted to compliment the initial appearance
in society of one of the city's
most beautiful young women, and she
wrote an article containing some very
extravagant compliments. After describing
the debutante's beautiful
gown, her bouquet, her slippers, gloves
and everything else, she wrote : "The
fair young debutante had a complexion
like a red, red rose." There was
no objection to that, but when it ap- i
peared in cold type, "The fair young
debutante had a complexion like a
red,Jred nose," the girl's mother was so
mad that she was with difficulty dis
sauded from bringing a libel suit
against the paper.?H. H. in Atlanta
Constitution.
HENRY GEORGE.
Last Honrs of America's Greatest Social
Agitator.
Henry George literally worked himself
to death. It may have been unnecessary
; but with worry, anxiety,
and effort beyond his strength, there
is no doubt that be is a martyr to the
doctrines of which he has been an exponent
for years.
Some two weeks ago Mr. George
commenced a vigorous onslaught
against Croker, the ex-chief of Tammany,
and Piatt, the boss of the
Republican party. He denounced
tbem as thieves, bribers and perjurers, 1
and solemnly declared that in the
event of bis election, be would send 1
tbem both to Sing Sing.
Pitched on such a high key as this,
the campaign necessarily went at a '
killing pace. The masses of the people
grew intensely excited, and, for 1
several days previous to his death, '
Mr. George made speeches at the rate
of a half dozen a day. He was greet- '
ed by large and enthusiastic crowds 1
everywhere. In one of his speeches, 1
on the night previous to his death, 1
he said : 1
"I have labored for years to make
myself kaown, and now at last these
tbiogs are all written down. I believe 1
that all the needed reforms are summed
up in tbis philosophy : The right of 1
every man to eat, to drink, to speak, (
as he sees fit, so long as be does not
trench on the rights of other men."
Later in the same speech he repeated
his threats against Mr. Croker in a 1
ringing voice that greatly affected his (
bearers, saying: 1
"If I am elected, and I believe that (
[ will be elected, I will enforce the ,
law upon the rich and poor alike. I 1
have pledged myself to search out the 1
charges popularly made against Mr.
Richard Croker. If I am elected these 1
charges shall be investigated. If they 1
are proved untrue, let him go un- ,
scratched back to England or to any
ether land be pleases. But if they are '
true," Mr. George's voice rang out in 1
menacing tones that visibly excited bis 1
audience, "let the law be enforced, let <
bim go to the penitontiary. He shall
50 there."
Shortly afterward he spoke to 1,200 !
common laborers, a rough crowd, in a I
closely-packed hall. He was intro- 1
luced as "the friend of the working <
man," and began : ]
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the workman. I do not now make i
my such claim. (There was a pause t
3f dead silence). I have not and do I
not intend to advocate anything in 1
the special interest of the laboring 1
man. (Another dead pause. Mr. !
Seorge walked the full length of the '
platform and let out his full voice in a I
shout). j
"I am for men. (The crowd set up j
such a cheering and stamping that the
room was filled with a choking dust).
[ am for men?the equal rights of all ]
men. Let us be done with asking j
privileges for-the laboring man." j
From this meeting he went to still <
mother, and finally, got home at about |
1.30 o'clock in the morning. Mrs. ,
Gleorge awoke at about 3.30 o'clock ,
md found her husband sitting in an |
irm chair. He said to his wife that ,
tie did not feel quite comfortable, and (
she asked him to go back to bed ; but |
lie said he preferred to sit in the chair <
for a while. Shortly afterward, Mr. j
Seorge became unconscious, and at
1.45 he died, as stated in The Enquirer
of last Saturday. <
Henry George was born in Philadel- |
pbia, on September 2, 1839. He re- i
jeived a common school educatiop, <
was a sailor for a while, and then be- ]
jarne a printer. Afterward be became j
i newspaper reporter and then an edi- |
tor, in which capacity he served sev- |
iral newspapers and magazines. He j
became known to the world through t
bis books on political economy. His |
most famous work probably is uProg- |
ress and Poverty." He was the candilate
of the Union Labor party for
mayor of New York in 1886, ond re- i
;eived 68,000 votes against 90,000 for <
Abraham S. Hewitt, Democrat, and ]
30,000 for Theodore Roosevelt, Re- ]
publican. His recent nomination came |
Vrtm t hp ".Tpffprsonian Democracv." a I
faction opposed to Tammany hall, and 1
t was for this reason there was coo- t
iiderable speculation as to the proba- t
ale chances of Van Wyck, the regular j
Democratic nominee. i
The Journal and Advertiser, of Fri- t
lay moruing, contained an article on
Henry George, written by Alfred ,
Henry Lewis. Mr. Lewis had seen <
Mr. George on the day previous, and i
:be article was being printed at the <
ime of Mr. George's death. Mr. <
Lewis gave his impressions of the man i
is follows : j
44The Henry George I found was not t
he Henry George I had met fewer ]
ban two months ago. When I saw <
aim last he was tranquil, quiet, even, i
steady as to nerves, rational, sedately 4
contented, talking of his books and
lis tax dreams. Today I met a man
rnggard, pinched, with a face as thin s
ind peaked as a pen. His eye roved, t
his hair was tumbled, his face the theatre
of disorder. If he was the picture
of anything, it was his unfed ambition
made desperate. There was
despair, too, in his face, as if in a dim
way he looked into a future black
with disappointment. I tell, you it
was a shock to see the man."
During Friday, both Croker and
Piatt sent messages of sympathy to
Mrs. George on account of the loss of
her husband. Other political enemies
of the deceased testified as to his
ability, purity of character, and honesty
of purpose, and the Jeffersonian
Democracy people nominated as his
successor, his son, Henry George, Jr.
Odd Things About Rainbows.?
Did von flVflr dpa ?. puinhnor in f.ho
West? In discussing this curious
question, the Philadelphia Times gives
some interesting facts in regard to a
rainbow and how it is formed :
1. It is never seen except when the
sun is shining in one part of the sky,
and rain is falliog in the other, or opposite
part.
2. It is generally seen in the east,
because our showers come from the
west and pass off toward the east.
3. It cannot be formed in the east
except in the afternoon.
4. It cannot be formed in the west
except in the morning.
5. It is never seen at midday, because
tbe sun is then above us, and we
cannot, therefore, stand between it and
the rain.
Some of you may wonder why a
rainbow is always semi-circular in
shape. As a matter of fact, it is always
a complete circle, but we cannot
9ee but one-half of the circle, because
t 1% si /tatia aAT Aitti ?fS Ant TP n? n
tuc caitu tuio uu uui view. 11 we
were poised in the air, high above the
earth, we could see it all. The circular
shape is due to the fact that the
raindrops are round, and that each
drop reflects but one color to our eyes,
[t may strike you as a strange thing,
but it is true, that no two persons see
the same how. That is because no
two persons can possibly occupy the
same position, and thus reflections fall
differently upon their eyes.
The Kentucky papers are making
a great hurrah over a mule in that state
which is known to be 40 years old and
is still working every day. South Carolina
has, or had two, that beat this
record. The Greer's correspondent of
the Greenville News says: "Today
we heard of two remarkable mules for
a long time owned by Green Ingram,
of Sandy Flat. These mules hauled
crossties that built the Columbia and
Greenville railroad. When they were
young their color was black, later they
turned brown and from that to almost
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3uu tt nuivc* vuhi1vo miwuvi* v ?> MVM
them for several years and traded tbem
bo a man in North Carolina 10 years
ago. The mules were then 43 and 46
years of age respectively, fat, snow
white, and very sprightly. It is believed
by some who knew them that if
bbey have had proper treatment since
bhey left the Palmetto state they are
ioing good service yet."
The Digestion of Staple Edibles.
Boiled rice will digest in 1 hour; if
t>oiled in milk, however, it requires 2
hours and 15 minutes. Raw eggs will
iligest in about 1} hours; fried, 8}
hours; soft boiled, 3 hours; hard boiled,
3J hours. The white and yellow
should be served together, as one assists
in the digestion of the other. Salt
beef requires 4} hours; beefsteak,
broiled, 3 hours ; stewed oysters, 3J
hours. Oysters requre a longer time
to digest than broiled meat. Roast
veal requires b Dours tor penect digestion
; pork the same. Suet pudding
is supposed to take 5} hours.?Mrs.
Rorer in Ladies' Home Journal.
VST A lady, lately returned from
Brazil, tells of a curious custom in
Para. With her uncle she dined lavisly
at the bouse of a wealthy merchant.
On leaving, she was amazed
to bear her host say, "If you have
toy washing, send it here." It is a
custom there, it seems, for wealthy
households to take in laundry work as
in employment for their large retinue
cf servants. "It did, however," said
the relator, "give me a turn, at the
end of a formal dinner party, to be
isked for my soiled linen."
t&T An Edinburgh physician, Dr.
George S. Keith, has written a book
to prove, among other things, that
most people, workingmen included,
cat too much. In his younger days,
he says, when the food of the workingman
consisted mostly of milk, eggs,
5sh, oatmeal and potatoes, and when
there was.no butcher and baker in the
parish, everybody was healthy. But
when white bread and meat came into
the market, the doctor came with
them.
Fast Trains.?According to a European
authority, only two regular
express trains on the continent of
Europe, one running from Paris to
Nice and the other from Ostend
through Germany to the Russian frontier
at Eydtkuhnen, average so much
is 38} miles per hour. The same authority
estimates the average express
jpeed between New York and Chicago
it about 48} miles per hour, almost 10
iiiles faster than the best European
ime.
Banished In One Year.?An exchange
says that the number of Ruslians
banished to Siberia last year, including
those who followed the prisoners
voluntarily, was 11,580?7,526
nen, 1,715 women and 2,339 children.
According to their religious creeds
,bere were 8,831 Orthodox, 1,224
Mohammedans, 510 Jews, 506 Cath>lics,
274 Lutheraus, 119 Roskolnikis,
15 Gregorians, 30 Skopzes and 51
'heathen."
t@T Black pigs usually have tougher
ikin and are less liable to skin diseases
ban white ones.