Jewell County News from Jewell, Kansas • 3

School Shoes a Specialty and honest foot wear atLowest prices. Egss tz CHAMPION BOOT SHOE STORE. TIME TABLE. Missouri I'acfllo Kallruml. BAST.

WEST. 1:2 a. Pusssenuer. 6:14 p. m.

3:14 r. Freight. ...11:25 a. m. HIDE MA LS.

Ionia arrives 6:30 p. departs a. LOCAL MAHKKT. Butter 10c l'o Potatoes oOc r' Corn 48 Oats 32c ml ESRON. Thaw us out again wont you? The Ice men are harvesting, The ice is ik tine erudition.

Messrs Miller Peugh had a sale-no not a give away last Thursday. It seemed a tremendous wave of prosperity has hit them. Good work horses sold for $21 and a span of good young mules for $25 and all this on a years time without Interest. The meetings here at the U. B.

church go on with increasing interest There has been about twenty converted and avout 15 aBOsslong to the church. Evangelist Tuttle and wife and Rev. Sprague are excellent workers. A Mr' Gist and wife from the south part of the- county were up visiting their sister Mrs. Durrett last week.

Albert Beam says, Since looking at the moop through Dr. Wards telescope, that he knows it is not green cheese as has always been reported but it a watermelon ill good condition. Well what is Congress going to do? Is the leading question with some but the ill! prevaling question with some of its is what are we going to do for food and fuel? well that is a small affair compared to the poverty of those nnor Ait.Arn tmnbpra nnH We want a Nama. aa and will pav poUU.UU tor it. For partlculen Vlrk Floritl Ouldn for 1898, whloh oontnliw rolorit platn of VIck'iiTlrandilnit Aeter, Sweet I'eai, Vege.

HlWacUe, and Gold Hower. HoneallllrtntratloiH! dejcrlptloni that dPOTHie.tinttnlRleari K. L. of S. INSTALLATION, The Knights and Ladies of Security hold a banquet at their hall, Monday night, nearly all the members were present and four members of the Ioula Council aided, with their preserve, the festivities of the occasion.

The provisions supplied by the ladies was ample for twice the number in attendance, and aftor a nice lunch was sent to each of the ill absentee! the remaining "twelve baskets full" were divided among tne needy fami-ilies of the city. The following officers were duly installed: F. 1. Drake; V. Mrs.

Em-mert; 2nd A. Sanders; C. W. Dunham; F. D.

Fink; Mrs. Pence; Mrs. McLaln. Prel. Rev.

Stauber, and J. Kindlesper-ger, were absent. THAT DISCUSSION. The discussion as heretofore stated in The News, between Mr. Haliett, of Athens.and a citizen of Jewell City, took place at the King School House under the auspicts of the Brown's Creek Lyceum.

The question was; Resolved, That, the Bible and reason teach the final holiness and happiness of the whole human family. The Jewell man affirmed. The house wis crowded With interested listeners, the writer was one of them. The. rliscnsslnn tons nlilv run.

MORE MONEY LESS MISERY "Brick" Pomcroy can't stand It any longer to publish a monthly, and in order to say more and saj it oftenor, harder and hotter, will with tho new year bring his paper out as an eight page weekly, six column to the page, at one dollar a year. It will bo a hot advocate of the free coinage of silver Into full legal tender money for all debts. Will urge the entire cessation of all government bonds. It will be one of the liveliest ahd niost Interesting family newspapers in America. One dollar per year.

Three copies per year $2, Ten copies one year all ton to one post If you are for silver and against national debt, this is a paper you Want for a fact and for its facts. Send at once to M. M.Pom-eroy, Rooms 46, World Building New York City. ed In 17 different colored dike. Mnllnd on receipt of which 1 may he deducted from Intorder.

Vlck'i Beeaa oontala tat gum of Uto 1 CHOICE SWEET PEAS ginall Quantities at Wholesale Frioes. 40 CENTS A POUND, JV I We have (rrown tor, of Bwtet Pwu -J -y to he able to gin our frlende X': A sound nnlr 40 etm I hnlf pound S3 ecntt quarter pound 1 a oenta I ounce 10 ceou. GOLD FLOWFR Hardy OrandBedder.CharmlnirPotPlant ilhrttorctrKl Border Planu COLUMBIAN RASPBERRY. JfrteEKC proua, reel jtln dntheht propagation by tine, larie. color dark mis beet berry for canuliuj and flavor: Ion emuon of fniltlnn; hlnh om mm i yenr Ize, color milt iiuitnuiicnvioineaiem, notdmpninsi a plcklnn; excellent ahipper: wonderfully prolific, acre; very hardy.

Proved by yearaof trial and tei BtaUonaandlrultarowera, Single planta p. ROCHES.TER!N.Y. RE POUT Of Jewell City School for the month ending January 11, 1895: i i a I a 3 I 3 First Grade 38 Second Grade. .35 Third 38 Fourth 50 Fifth Grade 53 High 31 37 97 33 91) 37 1)9 48 96 52 30 091 31 31 33 34 42 24 Totals 245 2391 98 8 195 Names pupils neither absent nor tardy: high scnooL. Harry McClain, Burt Cluster.Harve Kreamer.

Grace Price, Frank Aber-nathy, Effle Bennett, Ed. Shoemaker, Cora Fox, Bessie Knappehberger, James Fay, Charles Schaffer, Ralph Worick, Charity Seaton, Daniel Fensteroiaeber, Wyn Gavin, Hattie Durkce, Vernon Bunch Walter Heinccke, Maud Hoffer, Pearl Heinecke, John Hoffer, Flcda Wel-stoad, Eliza Davis. C. A. Cook, Teacher.

FIFTH GRAD1, Mamie Musser, Mamie Murphy, Maude dBborn, Lulu Boyer, Nellie King. Kate Heist, Alma Kuns, Mamie Brownj Jesse Bennett, Frank Gavin, Ruthford Peck, Will Schaffer, Letty Hock man, Guy Cobb. George Zipse, Fred Green, ReteCran-dall, Roy Welstead, Lloyd Plowman, GeorgtJ Schumacher, Frank Edwards, George Edwards, John Schaeffer.Berta Sandborn. Effle Knarr, Lizzie Ertel. Stella Wroth, Nannie Munki, Olive Griffls, Lawrence Jones, Robert Jones, Annie Ertel, Fay Seaton, Nettle Fox, Will Fay, Beatrice Green, Lottie Murphy, Inez McClaitj Alta Bennett.

Stella Kuns. R. C. Postlethwaite, Teacher. FOURTH GRADE.

Floy Knappehberger, Mabel Worick, Georgia Whlstead. Stella Allton, Glenna White. Edith Green. Anna Morris, CamaDewcese, Eva De-weese, Leonard Welton, Roy Seaton, Robert Sandborn.lsom Kindlcsperger, Clartihse Schumacher, Cuitis Hoffer, Blanche Stauber.Gartleld Kinkead, Bertha Williams, Carrie Berry, Flossie Fritz, Lola Karstetter Myrtle Corbitt, Ruth Kappcnberger Bertha Cheney. Bessie Aerl, Minnie James, Maude McClain.

Roy Perfect, John Bottorf, Claudo Green, Fred Wolf, Winnie Heinecke, Hugh Drake, Josie Smith, Teacher, THIRD GRADE. Walter Berry, Ramie Drake, Parke Gavin, Guy Grimm, Archie Kindles-perger, Jesse Knarr, Frank Reynolds, Archie Welton, Elmer Jordan, Laura Pearl Corbitt, Lena Miner, Derby Fritz, George McClung, Lewis Iievington, Owen James, Fred Dunham. Lewis Perfect, Carl liache, Karl Wagner, Hiram White, AllieAerl, Helen Baker, Agnes Iievington, May Cobb, Hilda Dougherty, Myrtle Green, Genie Kreamer, Lizzie Murphy, Earnest Minnie Ruoolus, Teacher. SECOND GRADE. Elsa Austin, Lu Austin, Preston lierry, Ethel Berry, Georgie Baker, Garde Bowman, Nina Bennett, Otis Cheney, Mertie Chilcott, George Clel-Iand, Edith Coffman, Frank Ertel, lluby Earl, Hurry Fink, Gertie Glover, Arthur Green, Homer Kinkead, Willie Main, Lirietto Marks.

John Murphy, Raymond Pence Delia Rossman, Fracces Schaeffer, Guy Seaton, Eva Sandborn, Maud Trefler, Roy Wales, Floyd Jordan. Frank Frey. Lokknk Matter, Teacher. FIRST GRADE. Fay Allton, Glade Bartholomew, Esther Berry, Arthur Berry, Connie Bache, John Cheeseman, T.

Chilcott, Gertrude Crouse, Edward Cook. Joe Coffman, Olive Dunham, Harvey Deweese.John Drakc.Paul Drake, Ed gar Dougherty, Anna Edwards, Fay FdwardS.Helen EdwardS.Goldie Ertel Margaret a Raymond i Genevcve Grimm, Allison Green, Guy Henniger, Don James, Fred Kreamer, Joe Murphy, John McClutg, Trefler, Ethel Wales, Edward White Leta Connelly, Teacher. THE DELINEATOR fou FEBRU ARY, Is the MIDWINTER NUMBER. and the contents bear out the promise of the publishers that the magazine fnr 1SU4WII1 hp. mora lntt.ri.et inr, than ever.

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dry Work as an Employment for nomeu. or tne nousewne MTe is Seaconable Cookery, Hints on Serving l'riiita nnri 1 hh tt, articles on The Jlome. The chapter on The Treatment, nf the Vvoi ami Ears will be bf value to al! who r'iad it ir its precepts are followed. TI I DEL IN DATOR Is tfie WOMAN'S FAVORITE MAGA ZINE. And lanri tu-ilho Pummff i'aaVi.

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Mr. Cooper lost a ton of coal, Monday night. M. Gabe Is among the sick, this Week. Oliver Smith is having a time with neuralgia.

Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Gavin buried Ihelr babe, Tuesday. "If Christ came to Chicago," thrilling book, at Hutchison's.

Mrs Frank Uheeseman has been a Very sick woman all week. Quite a number of our patrons have renewed since our last issue. The Christians at Randall are engaged ih a revival meeting. Mrs.M. J.Emerson is enjoying a visit fromher brother Mr.G.II.Wetherwax, J.

J. Silver of Ionia, visited the news office Wednesday. The Epworth League gave a social party at J. C. Fostlethwaite's Wednesday night.

Ten inches of snow reported at Goodland, yesterday. Ten drops of Water fell here, W. G. Williams sold his furui, this week, to Rev. E.

Elvans, Evangelical minister, from Riley county. The celebrated Hicks Almanac for. 1895, for sale at this office. Bertie Williams has been quite sic tut is much better. Rev.

Ueweese is suffering from an attack of typhoid pneumonia. To strengthen vocal organs, Aycr's Cherry Pectoral is invaluable. (Jet Ayer's Almanac. Isaac Bavse, one of the oldest set tlers, is suffering from an attack or heart disease. I have a few of the Celebrated Baughman Glove Fitting Garment Cutters, No.

1, to close out cheap. Mrs. II. L. Conn.

There was no preaching at the Ch'ristain and M. Churches last Sunday night, owing to the illness ot both Pastors. Mrs. W. E.

Alton returned home Tuesday, from 111., whither she was called by the death of her sister-in-law. Captain Sweeney, U. S. San Diego, Cal. says: "Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy is the first Medicine I have ever found that would do me any good." Price 50c.

Sold by J. M. Hutchison. Solomon Kharr has returned from Texas and he gives some glowing accounts of the beauties of that southern clime. The revival meetings at the Baptist Church, conducted bv Rev.

J. S. Harrington, are becoming very interert-ing and prnnise to be quite successful All are cordially invited to come ano participate. Shiloh's Cure is sold on a guarantee It cures Incipient Consumption. It is the best cough cure.

Only one cent a dose. 50 cts. and W.00. Sold by John M. Hutchison.

FOR SALE. veral hundred bushels of '93 corn, in the ear. Price, 50c per bu A quantity of. the best new oats rais-od in Jewell County, made 25 bu. to th i acre, Also seed potatoes and cane hay.

A. T. C00LEY, 16w4 Every man having a bCard should kppp it an even and natural color, and if it Is not so already, use Buckingham's Dye and appear tidy. We have placed all of our old subscription accounts in the hands of a collector, we trust that all who can will pay. when called upon, and those who cannot pav now, will make ar-angem ents for future payment.

Karl's Clover Root will purify your blood clear vour complexion, regulate vour bowels and make your head clear lis a bell, 25c. 50 and $1.00. by J. Hutchison. Jewell City.

Rev hnd Mrs. Matson went to Con corditt Tuesday to stay two m.mths with their son, Will, TN It, Joslin. of Randall. ha bought out nils partner, S. Githens.

Mr. GithenS will return to Missouri in the summer. The Alliance Elevator Co. elected the following officers, Monday: President. George Sdrick: Vice-President.

James Bingham; Secretary, George H. SeaJnans: Treasurer, G.U. Kfrtlner, Directors, C. C. VandeVehter, F.

A. Ruggles and J. Lareau. The next regular teacher' examination' Hill be held iuttw High bllilding in Mankato on Saturday, fan. beginning at 8 o'clock.

C. Good, Co. Supt. the County Survfvor. G.

Will-lams. Kboulri be addressed at Jewel City, instead of Mankato': FREE FREE. We will give the Farm Journal free to all who will pav up arrearages and me year in advance, for The News, during January. Let evervhody drop news items, locals, advertisements et. In the hews box.

at Stone Drug Store. We ftitly appreciate all efforts thatbfl VI Wi mWe a good kl jxftt the part rammer of a Terr fine a real treat. Think of It, va- doea not crumble in over 8000 auart nr tested by Experiment one oon mania ft SONS itut I'm not going to give an account -of my doings to you or anybody else." Then, as If he thought he could not leave the matter there: "You mean, I suppose, that you think I ought to be where Tom is now and on the same oharge, eh?" Mary made no answer. "And do you think that If I'd killed the man and got away I Bhould be such a blessed fool as to come here and put you on the track? If I'd wanted to hang myself, I should have chosen a different line from that, don't yoU fear. However, that ends matters be tween us, my lass.

I meant well by you and Tom, because you did me good turn that night in the barn. But when it comes to taxing me with mur dor, I'vo dono. I'm not going to stand that, even though you did save my life." "You'll have to say where you were) on Friday night," said Mary agalti, persistently. "Shall he answered, laughing again, but now more naturally and more angrily. "Shall Perhaps I shall and perhaps I shan't.

Pcrhups I shall stop to be questioned, and per haps I shan't; and perhaps it won't be good for them that try to threaten mo. You ve mado a mistake for once; on! and a mistake, too, that may cost you and your precious Tom dear enough. And you'd think so, too, if you'd got hold of tho news I caino to bring, instead of being so blessed quick, thinking I could bo Buch a gormcd fool as td bo willing to try and got anotlior mart acquitted of a crime which I myself had done." "You've not been trying," said Maryt induced by tho success of hor former guess to make another. "You've only been wasting tho timo to prevent inquiries being made. You've found out nothing, bocauso you'vo tried to find out nothing." "All right, havo yoiir own way," he1 said.

And from his manner Mary judged that her last charge was sd wldo of tho mark as to make him indifferent to it "I'm sorry you've taken it this ho said, after a rather long pauso. "I meant straight by you; I swear I did. But I ain't going on with it" Then as if stung by her taunt ho said hastily: "I'vo been on the hunt the whole timd sinco I saw you. Ay, and not without finding out something, either. What would you say to Savannah being not Savannah Morbyn at all, but Lucy Howell, an escaped lunatio, eh? Would, that provo to you that I hadn't been wasting tho timo, eh? But I ain't going any further.

You can go on by I'm off. Thank you for the food. I'd pay you for it if I hadn't spent almost the last copper I had, as well as walked miles and milos in hunting this woman down. You've mado a fool of yourself, Mury, and some day you'll know it. I'm going.

Good, night." Ho had risen, and spoke tho la st words standing by tho door. "Don't go, Oibeon. Tell ma what you mean," said Mary. "If I'm wrong, I'm sorry." "No, thank yoti; not for me," he Bald, wlthsnecring laugh. "You might veer around again In another five minutes.

You can just tackle this bit alone now." And with that ho went into the passage. "Come back, Glbeon," cried Mary, following him. But he took no Uotice of her, and slamming the door roughly behind him, he left her. "Savannah not Savannah, but Lucy Howell, an escaped lunatic?" Conld it be trMe? As Mary thought over what he sold a hundred Incidents recurred to her In Which she had observed that Savannah's manner and conduct had been Very strange. Then a plan of action suggested it self and gave her hope.

She would deal with Savannah as she had dealt with Glbeon, and as she had surprised him Into making dangerous admissions, sd she would try to force admissions from Savannah by a sudden and unexpected attack. She would go to her and threaten her with exposure unless slid told the truth as to her being WitH Tom. She went at Once to See Savannah) jind hastened down the village street! thinking how she was to frame het words. Hut a bitter disappoitMehi was in store" for her. Savannah had gone away suddenly; and Would ridt hi back that night There was nothing for it but id wait- Savannah did not return for foUr dfiysj during the whole of ifrhlch time 'ry fretted and worried tmpatienUj at kef InabUlty td AO hnything.

The second hearing sgainsjroijf took place, Reuben Gofrintfe hg ab sent and a further remand Mary saW Him and Saw the telling the latte her sUspicldris' Rboutf Oibeori, btit saying nothing Stv- vannaH. Th'e secret, as td lBltef Mary kept to herself, waiting rltlf feverisli anxiety foj- the others i fe'firW On the Monday two-days before tlifj fixed for the third heariag.Mjiry heafi! that Savanrtah Wasbadi, lirid Bhe wcn a.t ones tn her Cottatte. JTljkeohtlriltS'H i A 1 1 I iu iiianca kiuiiu tiutuunc luuio luu down my cheeks when I think how very poor and hard up they are and all caused bya great overnroduction(?) For instance in 1892 there were bus. of wheat sold for 62.4cts a bu and brought S21, 984,000. In 1893 there was only 400,000,000 bu of wheat which sold for 52.1c a bu and brought $208,400,000.

or on a crop Of 116,000,000 bii short, it brought 10.3c a bu less ihah on a big crop. The same year there Were 21.000,000 bu less of oats, which sold for 2.9c less a bu. On cot-totl durlrig'same years there were bales less raised in 1893 than in 1892. shrinkage in value of only This is the overproduction theory. These Cgures are taken from the cfticial government reports.

I suppose they are correct. Now Mr Editor I don't profess to know much hut it looks to me when we have a short crop, according to overproduction's theory, rte Diight to have long prices, but from Uncle Sam, a report it is the contrary. Will some good Rep-clem ptiblicat enlighten us? Piiued. BETHEL. Whats the matter with the last few days for winter Weather.

Tom May is laid hp for repairs this week, the gripbe ig the cause. The Wolf hunt in Limestone Twp. last Friday resulted in a grand lizzie, there were several 000 jacks and other things to numerons to mention, got awav. The only results accomplished of any consequcftics were a few dozen frozen ears. There has been a number of stories circulated over this coviritry in regard to who had the Scot Scaiuans place.

Elmer Parkes of Jefferson county is the man that wc heard bought it. if anyone else has got it) We would like to know. Some sneak-thief stole five dollars from Mother Gimple. a few days ago. We understand Mrs.

M. 0, Need-ham contemplates going to Iowa soon. Scott Chilcott is homo from Wyoming ona visit. Scott seems to be stuck on that country, but not much on the society. Wre will try to tell, next week, how many wolves were caught during Wednesday's hunt.

Perhaps we will have to studv -jur arithmetic some before We can tell, but we wiil do our best. G. W. Meadows is captain of the north line: in the bin wolf hunt. Of coursd that does settle it.

Another one of our old bachelor friends has got married A IbertAlten-burg. We have fortrotten the lady's name. Here's our ifis Albert: we congratulate you. Fnm. THE CONTRAST.

Bridgeport, Decombpr' 2. Mrs. Thomas Matthews a poor woman living in Gregory street, tras ejected yesterday with her two children one a babe, because she could hot pay the rent. When the sheriff's deputies came she stood upon the sidewalk and watched them carry out her scant household furniture. Then, leaving her belongings upon the sidewalk and with the babe in her arms and the other child clinging to her skirts, she wandered tip and down Bridgeport streets in the storm.

A passer-by noticed the babe in the arms of the woman, and saw that the1 Utile face was blue with the cold. He called a policeman. It was found the1 woman was insane. The mother arid child were taken to the Emergency hospital. There it Was founj that the baby was near to death from cold and hunger.

When the physicians undertook to take the child from the mother's arms she made a hard fight to retain it. At last under the plea that she wa3 to be taken to her mother, the mother and children were got into a buggy and taken to the insane hosjrital. New York, December 4. Mrs. Drinkwiler gave a poodle dog tea party yesterday afternoon at her palatial residence in thi city; It was iri honor of the birthday of her poo die dog.

Her dog wore for the occasion an elegant diamond necklace Costing several hundred dollars. Vef'y ornately printed invitations were displayed to the pugs and ptiodle dogs' in good When the hotlr for the party arrived the street iri the viclBlty of the receiving residence thronged with grand equipages, iri which the lucky canines rode in state; warmly wrapped in silk anu' satin tiankets, richly embroidered With lace anil gold, witti a appearing on the most of them. Each dog was accom-I panied by a liveried colored attendant and all the paraphernalia of aristocratic ranks. The poodles and ouirs Ripped milk from golden saucers. The subject of founding a dog hospital I war dscrrwi.

YOU LIKE PIE? Of course you do. Everybody does. If ybu would know how to make the best pies, and, in addition to this, would learn how to prepare really delicious puddings, with the most appetizing sauces, send a 2-ceht tamp to Di1. C. Ayer Lowell, ahd receive in return a copy of Ayer's Book of Pies and Puddings.

FOR SALE. SEED CORN AND COWS Two good fallen cows, and a quan tity of new s6cd corn, knowm as the hackberry variety and Is a deep kernel corn, John Kcmmerer. The sugar-coating which makes Ayer's Pills so easy 'to take, dissolves immediately on reaching the stomach, and so permits the full strength and benefit of the medicine to the prompt ly communicated. Ask your druggist for Ayer's Almanac, just out. A good story is told of a lazy and loquacious farmer whose farm lies alone the John Day river.

He called at a neighbor's house recently. "Sit down: sit down," said the neighbor. I don't know as I ought," replied the farmer, but nevertheless he sat down. After some talk about the crops and the value of an adjoining piece of ground, the farmer said, slowly: "I don't as 1 ought to be sitting here. I come over to see if I could get a ladder; our house Is Oregon Dutlc, THE OLD Hill MYSTERY By Arthur W.

Marchmont, A. Author of Miser Ilonillpj'i Sfprnt," Um Ponor," "Ilf Whose Hand," Isa," to. Copyright, MM, hr the anther. "Yes, certainly. 1 havo no wish but welfuro.

Thiult, however, buforo you do decide." "I havo thought," sho said. "Tom is innocent; and ho himself would chooso to havo tho delay in the hopo that tho proofs of his innocence may bo found. I will choose to wait." "As you will. I fear you aro wronffj and if anything untoward should happen you miiKt not blamo mo. Tlio (In cision is a momentous one, Mary, and may mean life or death for Tom," he said, speaking very emphatically.

"I have decided," she said. "As you will," he said, again. She was (rind when he left her. It was no wonder slio despaired. Those who might have given assistance in helping to unravel the mystery cither could not or would not help.

Reuben Oorringe was too firmly convinced of Tom's guilt to bo ablo to seo a single ray of hope anywhero, ha-vannah had turned away and hud refused even to tell tho truth, While tho only man who made any sort of profession of belief hi Tom's innocence, Oibeon Prawlo, was worthless and unreliable and had not even taken tho trouble to let her know what ho had done. Had he done anything? Was ho in fcarnest? Or was ho merely a Shifty, worthless scamp, whoso word and help Were at'the purchase of tho last bidder? Could it bo that ho had had anything to do with the deed? Then a hundred reasons flashed upon her why he might have been involved in it. He had been on tho worst terms with both Coode and Oorringe; the latter had ruined him, and the former, as sho knew, had refused to reinstate him. lie was hard pressed for money even to exist upon; he knew tho mill thoroughly; he was not unliko Tom in general appearance, build ond carriage, and in the dark might have been mistaken for him. Given that he had broken into the hilll to rob the place, and had been caught and sur prised by Mr.

Coode, what more likely" that he should havo turned upon him? As she thought of this, she grew excited at the idea and was angry with herself for not having thought of it before. She recalled how he had flinched when she had asked him pointedly the reason of his great interest in the matter. Added to that was his certainty, expressed ovr and Over again, that Toni Innocent; and as she thought of all this she was readj? to rush at once to tho conclusion that Oibeon was ill sortie, waif involved in the hjysteiy. She grcW iriore excit; ed as the belief increased, and after some titne lhe dashed her hand on the table ahd exclaimed lr) Herself: "I'ni ritf ht. That's the reason for his interest in the mystefr.

tThe villain!" Just then a hurried Knock Bounded on the', door of the CtltWge, the door was pushed open, a man's steps sounded along the passage, and Glbeon Prawle himself entered tHe room. fcHAPTEB XXV. TOTJ AB A aUD WOMAil." When Mary saw who ber visitor wes she flushed, nervously, as though he could tell what her thoughts of him I had just been. She saw that lie wM and hiurcrani trvel-staint- ducted on both sides. Of course, as usual, in a discussion of this kind, the house was divided as to the success of the writer the argument offered by affirmative was not successfully refuted.

Mr. Hallet, however, did not occupy quite all of his time owing to a sudden illness. A. Listener. Dr.

C. A. Whittier received a new suit of clothes as a New Year's gift from Mr, and Mrs. M. S.

IIall( of Mam kato. SCHOOL ITEMS. The scholars of the High School were the guests of the Grammar Room last Friday afternoon during the literary excercises. Ah interesting programme was rendered by the "Excelsior Society." We are glad to report that the familiar face of John Postlethwaite is to be seen among the scholars of the High School, once more. The 1 iw abolishing whispering and all manner of communication between the pupils, is being strictly enforced, and our school is becoming very orderly.

Mr. Fostlethwaite's book-keeping clasi.is trying to finish the course in book-keeping this week. Everybody read the school report in this issue of The News. Earnest Kindlcsperger has started to school in the fourth grade. The Grammar Room is to be con' gratulated (V) for having the greatest number of tardy marks last nu nth.

The "little folks" should practise getting up a little earlier. We underst and that George Connolly will be with us next Week. Welcome back to the house of knowledge, old boyl We will all be glad to see you among us once more. The "Excelsior Literary Society," of the GriEimar Room, elected the following- ofricers attheir regularelection last Friday: President, hy Cobb: Vice-President, Frank Edwards; Secretary, Lizzie Ertel. Jack.

HILLSDALE. This veather make one' Swing the ax pretty lively. Literary failed to convene Friday night, on account of the severe cold. Born, Jan. 9th, to Mr.

and Mrs. Harvey Robinett, a girl. Preiching every other Sabbath evening at Hillsdaic. News is very near as scarce as money this week. With Ingalls or bawdy house Tiur-ton in the Senate and Prohibition resubmitted to the people, Kansas Will be redeemed.

Ben. FORMOSO. Wouldn't we all live In Kansas? Well I guess so. Jan. 14th, and Hke a summer day.

O. P. Si in son has sold out iiis earlier, also grocery and candy business to the Brewer Bros. Simpstn expects to locate at Eureka Kansas. Ed Crews has sold his property ami will go to Southeastern manager of a Lumber yard for the Houston Tiros.

Ed is a good citizen and we hate to lose his class. Dr. Johnson has purchased the Stucky property for a very low ligure. he also nought the lofs that were sold at sheriff sale to day, Monday, fur tne sum of $7.00 a pieee. How is that for prosperity? and the same day Kansas got a new Republican Governor too.

Hit Us again please. Our Post has moved he office and fixtures in the hardware store of Houston Bros. C. P- Trump now occupy H. Mc Brides house in the south part of town.

The M. E. folks are carrying on a revival meeting at their church at this place. Rev. Markle from Webber is assisting.

They are having good success. Formoso now has only two stores, J. M. Atthouse having moved his got ids to the eastern part of the state. The Literary Soelttv at this place has disbanded fdr the season.

A stray bullet went through Ed. CrarJs bed room window ahd embeded it self In the sewirtg machine box, no one was in the rooifi at the time) there by avdiding an aocldeot. S. L. Cunningham and A.

Ilirsch are harvesting their ice crop this week, they are putting tip aboot 50 tons each. G. 0. Baker shipped a car load of stock from this place last week. Mrs.

N. Martin has heen sick for the last week, but at the present writing is on the road to recovery. II. C. Hawlevs has the Arkansas jfeVrr.

tile' attack seems to be quite Ue sank down lnto'aTohair, as tr ex hausted, and gave a sigh of relief. "Give mo some water," ha said, eagerly. "I've had neither bite nor Sup for hours, and I'm faint." The girl brought him food and tea, and watched him While he ate rapidly and, Indeed, ravenously. During the tneal ho made no attempt to break the silence, except now and again to declare what a long time it was alnee ho had broken his fast She eved him closely and susDlciouslv tne whole time, noting with restless eagerness the movement and expres sion of his face at the moments when he was too much engaged to notice her. And her new thoughts in regard to him made her find a more evil and villainous look in his rather handsome face than ever before.

His gluttony, tor), disgusted her. The way he bolted the food, tho quantity he ate, tho nttiso he mado in swallowing it and in gulping down oup after cup of tea, added tho repulsion with which ho filled her. At last ho pushed tho pinto away from him and gave a loud sigh of ro-plotlon. "That's good. Can I hnvo a whiff of 'bacca?" he asked.

"No," sho answered, sharply, "you can't" "You'd let mo sharp enough if you know what I'vo got to toll you." "Hut I don't know it, and I don't want tho Btnolie horo." Sho was angered at the cool disregard ha sliowed to her intonso and painful anxiety. "You don't ask mo what my news is," ho sitid, after a pauso. "No, I'm waiting for you to toll mo. Havo you found out what you wont to find out?" Sho spolie rather ungraciously, but hor suspicious of tho man would assert themselves. "You don't seem over gracious in your munner," ho said, looking at hor and speaking discontentedly.

"This is not a timo when I cii keep a smile on my fuco all day. Wnuthavo you learnt?" Ho was lolling back in his chair, but ho now sat up and, leaning forward, put his arms on tho table and looked earnestly and seriously at hor as ho answered slowly and emphatically! "I don't know that I have learnt any thing definitely, but I'm on tho track of something that will startle Walkden llrldgo." "Is that all?" replied Mary, In a disappointed tone. "Havo you been abld to II nd any of Savannah's movements on Friday night?" "Not on Friday night But It won't (natter so mucli now." "Havo you found no ono who was near tho mill on that night?" sho asked. "No; why?" ho asked, glancing suspiciously at her. "Why should "To prove that Tom wasn't about there," sho answered.

Then sho tried to keep her voice steady and her tone Indifferent for the next crucial question. "Where were you yourself that night?" There was no mistaking the quick movement of uneasiness with which ho seemed to spring up Into an attitude of eager, listening suspense, while tho look ho directed at her was full of angry and yet nervous questioning. here was Why, What has that to do with it?" "1 lecadse as you were about tho village you must havo seen them together. Where were you?" repeated Mary, in a clear, firm voice, regarding tho man with a fixed, Bteady gaze as she spoke. Oibeon langhcd uneasily, shifted on his seat, and glowered back threateningly.

"I suppose it don't much matter to you, Mary, where I was? You wouldn't toke much interest in mo and my doings when I wanted you to." "Hut I toko an interest now," answered the girl, pointedly; "and especially iri your doings last Friday. I expect them to show mo why you take such an interest in this business." She looked at him fearlessly. His uneasiness increased manifestly under the keen light of the girl's steady gaze. "Say what you mean, right out. Don't let us have any beating about tho bush.

What are you driving "Tell me where you wefe on Friday night," she repeated. "I shall tell you nothing. Not i word more will you get out of me till I know What blessed plan you're hatch' ing," he answered, Ith sullen tlbfl-anre. "I have reason to believe. that it win ott yourself, Glbeon, toho was mis1 taken for Tom getting into the mill bh Friday night That Is what 1 mean." "Oo oh!" he said, Witl forced Ugly laugh.

"Oo on. Finish up what you've got to shy. What "There's ho need to say any nore," answered thb girL "You know now I' what I mean, Well enoUglu Kdw, Will you tell me where you were oil Friday night?" "No, I won't I can provo where I Utia easily enoutrH, if it comes tfl fhrfl.