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tiijc gj)ntl)nm RYcorft. tZTT "" -l I W l J, yl. LONDON, EDITOR AND ritOPJTETOR lje !)til)au) llccorb EATES oir ADVERTISING TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION! $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly in Advance. One sqnare, one insertion $1.00 One ntipro, two insertions. ... 1.50 Que square, one month . 2.53 VOJ, XIX. IMTTSISOIIO.CILATHAM COUNTY,. C, Til IIUSDA V, A UNK 17, 1H07. NO, 12. For larger advertisements liberal j contractu will be made. Ctettom ttssx I lltl'll lt XI V. (oiillminit. "I will suppose that. John Oakhurn ri'iilly saved the money IiIh daughter rtippnHed In- diil, mill Hint it wfiH In small, private safe. Ivredge, knowing Ilium! this money, might hlivo opened tin- hiiIi', taken I ln money, rnlnoked tin) 'strong box,' iiihI ret ii iiK 'i I tin- key to Oakhurn'H pocket. Or, it Im pi hhI 1 1 1 llial. ln limy have rl vjitt'ly provided himself with it duplicate. Though tlm Mill' WHS llnl, lllllllll Opell it (ll'IM lint, till- low tluil It. wuh nut mtiliril. I whh very ni'iir rnuimittiiig mi oversight, in neg lecting IhiH pdlllt ill the OilSC," thought, Pllxioll. Piixlon shadowed Kredge buck to the city. 'I'lic ili'lcclivc next, instituted mi in vestigation which cllcitril tlin Informa tion llml Homild a.vhurn, tint nulhoi' of tin- tlitcnif ning Iciicr fiiiiinl among loliii I in k I mi rn 'h correspondence, wiih n young mini whii lui I I n obliged to lice from New York on a unit of Inning been ihc iiiiinolcr of ii gignntio hwIihIIo, which hud resulted in tlio liniiiiciiil ruin of II largo It II in I IT ill' pci.ilc. Some of his inli.i million tlio detective received from Jusnii (inrriHoii, who 4i- mil i i'i in thi' course of tlm eonvcrsn 1 iin : "Ych, Way burn was ii Hi'oiinilri'l, My old ciishicr, I 1 1 1 1 l iiiklnirn, cuiilil have t"M you nunc iilioiit him thiin I ciin, for h liml sovcinl thousand dollars in the swindle nf which Unit him n wiih the h'-nd. l'oor olil .lolinl lie wiih never tired of , denouncing Waybill n ns a villain," " Hu!" thought I'livlon. "ThiH In forinalioii favors my theory thai. Wny I hi in mnv have lieen the iishuhhiii, with Kredge for a confcilerate. Hut stay! Tho mime Pratt A' Weeks gave the lllllll who carried the i-kceti n keys wiih Gar-11111-, mi' 1 i t that lines mil prove that he Ih not n iilly Wiiyliiini. tlaniar may lie nn alias.'' I'nxton 'i 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 -i I his Investigation ri-Jii t inn to W'liyburii, Imping to thereby niriventii revelation of the truth re- glirdillg the secret of Hie Mi.i.H.'ll IIM Hlissill's hit III ily. lie diil mil Hiiccecil in establishing the fact, which In' hie I hoped to prove, thai Way burn had returned to New York and Wiih in the city ill (he tlmeuf the murder. This failure hit his theory wanting in a most important link of rc.siinitlvc evidence, Kul Pnxton 1 1 1 1 1 u' I t : "If Jioii.ild Wayliiirn returned to the city he would have Ho- best possible rea son for eoiicealiiiK the tact, Hlnce dis covery would no doubt rciilt in his ar rchl by the parlies whom he swindled yen I'm ago. l-.ven if he did return it. is iioi sin prising i nai i nave oecn iiiinoie to establish the fact." A day or two later one of I'axton'H agents shadowed Judith Kredgo to a savings bank, here she was Keen to ilcpimit money, and iuuiry solicited (he fact that the woman had opened an ac count there. At I'axton'H request an exnniinntion of (he book wan made, which roHlllleil in the discovery that all the money to .luilith Ivredgo'H credit had been dopoH lled sine" loiiii Oukhuni's murder. ThiH the detective regarded an Hig liilicaiit. The bank liad received no marked money, however. Prompted by a HiiHplcion which he had all along i ntertaineil, Pnxton visited the window at which Stanmore and himself had t-picd when the detective was shad owing Kredgo. I roiichinK at the kitchen window of Onkbiirti's iipnrt meiii an befure, lie nKnln haw Mnrion and ludilh. The euriiiiiiH were drawn, but at the Hide of tin' window there was a nnrrow Hpnce wliich the curtain did not cover, through which he could command H view of the room. Pnxton wltiicHHcd a Hcene which Mei ved to further mystify mid perplex him, find it also occasioned him the jirealctd Hiuprise. II" saw Marion Onkhurti rount nut a larue Hum of monev and nvt' it t Jmlit Ii KrclKc Th" detective was cinifldent that, the amount thus jiveu to the woman by Marion could not have been Ichh than ive hundred doIlnrH. The recollection of the conversation wliich he had overhennl between Judith Kreilxe and her brother rcvleturiied t rnxton'H mind. freiKhted with Htartlinj; nielli lieu inc. "It Is then from .Marion (inkburn that Judith Krede has received her money. Itiit w hcreforey If I can read the expreH hIoii on Marion I laklnirn'H face aright, Hhe is in deadly fear of Judith Krede. Can it lie that there is another niywtery here?" Pnxton remained at the window until Marion and Judith withdrew. He learned nothing further, for dark -ness closed upon the Hcene In the room where the money chanvfed hands a few xiioineiitH after the transfer whh made. Th" detective tlieii returned to hi office to examine a report made by one of his agents, which CHtahli.shod tlio fact that all of l.evi Krcd(e'H time on the niht of tic murder had been nceounted for except one hour from one quarter or fifteen minutes after twelve to' f he same time after one o'clock. We know that John Oakhurn met h! death lietweeii the hourn of twelve and one o'clock. Here was nnotber item of prenumptive evidence against Hri-de. Since the cunning iiKent of the detec tive li.el tieeli able to trace Krcdo for every momeiit of the niht of the mur der with unerring certitude, except for tin- one fatal hour of the murder, the detective inferred that KredRn must have surrounded his movemeiita for that one hour with every precaution of fP'TccV. Pnxton could arrest Kredg" at any time, but an yet he regarded such ft coii rse as premature. MIAITKK XV. The nceiit to whom Paxton had In trusttd the task of ascertaining where Levi KrJg on tb nlgbt cf the murder, and at the hour when tho crime wiih commuted, had neglected one pro ceeding which Ills principal had ad vlsed. He had failed to Hcarch Hie Jani tor's room. Pnxton resolved to vIMt thiH apart ment In pei'Hoii. 'J'he next, evening the ilcteetrvo re paired to his hoardiriK place. The landlady ndniilted him, and he Hftiil : "I culled to neo Mr, Kredo," ter I " HiIh not, at home, Hlr," ndled the hirrrnTffny. "Jn Hint, case f will wall, If you please; I have an c liKaKcmciit. with J,it, He aslicd me to run up to IiIh mom and make niyHelf at home in ciiho I nrrived liclorn he returned." "Very well. Tho Hecond door on the I'inht, at the head of tho Hlaira." I'nxton iiHcciidi'd o I,evi Kredue'H room, enlered and closed and seemed the door. Tho Jnnltor'H room was a Bmnll fdeop Iiik apartincnt, with a closet. opcuiiiK from It. HenideH tho usual furniture, the room contained KciIku'h trunk. It wiih locked, but Pnxton opened It. by means of it skeleton key. and searched It. Ho ills covered nothing to reward hW ipumt. Then he raiiHiickcd all the diuwcps, and still he made no discovery. ('oinplctiiiK the Hcarch of the nlceplnj riiiiui, he entered the cIohcI. Presently Paxlon emerged from the closet, with a small canvas hatf, such as UM coin is parked in at. the mint, in bin tin ml. "I thought, Homo discovery mlhl; bo made here," said the detect Ivo to Icim Bi'lf, in n tone of Hutisfactloll, iih he placed tho Hinall canvas lm in his pocket. Then he ran down stairs. The landlady met him in the hall. "Are you nolntf, Hir?" she ftHked. "Yen, I'll run round and Hen ,ovl at the olllce," l'axtou wan well satlslled. He had made hiiiiicHiIiik of a illscnvery, ho fancied, but. rcardliiK it lie main tained the moHt profound Hcirrecy. At the time when l'axtou illidiMiook the Holutloii of the mystery of John la k I hi in 'k murder, he wan ciiKaned in another investigation which related to certain affairs which do not inUTrnt, es. Koine buslncHH pei taiiiliig to tho inM ter Induced Pnxton to make a vIhK, l.i a certain obHcure Kast, Side Htreet, wiero the daiiKcroiiH iiinlereurreiit of the great. city'H huiTinn tide was evert bedrciii)cd, one niglit Moon after the oceiirreiico last recorded. The detective was elaborately din gulseil, for he wiih too well known In the criminal classes, and he had too onlay eneuiicH among llieni to think of vedt.ur ing among tlicm in InH own proper per sonality. As he tr.'i versed the dimly llghled"wuy, Puxtoii noticed a femnhi form IliBtiiig along I ni' ile Iiim, and he fancied Hieiv was Hoiiiethiiig familiar about, the wom- iiii'h appearaiici In a moment or hi he wiih at. the woman's Hide, and as she passed beiiitath a Hlrect lamp ill a corner the night wind lifted a veil which die wore, and lie caught, a glimpse of her face and recog nized it. Tho woman miih Marlon Onkburn. (if (Miur.se Pnxton was surprised at finding Marion alone at night, in sinii a dangeroiirt locality. Hut IiIh curiosity and IiIh deterrtive in Btlnct prompted him to follow her. A few blocks further down the Htreet, the detective Haw Marlon pnuse before the door ot a gloomy building. The caMhler'H daughter glanced about as though she expected to meet Home one, but Hhe did not discover the detect ive, who had promptly stepped back Into the alley. A moment elapsed, and, peering from hin hiding place, the detectlve'H espion age was rewarded by the appeiLinnce of a man whocauicskuikiiigHtealUdly along the Htreet as though fearful of dincovery, and joined Marion nt the door. Tho girl gave the. man both hvr hands and Boomed to greet him warmly. Tho detective was ho near that, as the mail presently ramcd his voice a trillo, he heard him Hay: "Come, let us enter the parlor. I have much to say to you." Then they opened the door ami disap peared within the house. Paxton remained win-re he was. He diil not lollow Marion and her com panion into the house, for, as it was not mi ordinary public resort, he dix-mcd it advisable to proceed with caution. A moment or bo elapsed, nnd then the detective Haw a faint light reflected through the opening between the blinds of a couple of windows in the Hide of the building fronting the alley. He glided to the nenrest window, thinking it might bo the window to the little back parlor mcntlonod by the man who had met Marion Onkburn. Paxton hoped to Hoe and hear more of the parties who ha'd Just entered the hoiiHi:, but an ho reached tho window heavy inside curtains were drawn, nnd he wan unable to nee anything, neither could he hear a word. There waH no help for It, and no the detective waited patiently In the alley for Marion ami her companion to reap pear on the street. At the ejipirntliui of half nn hour, perhapH, the door through which the Hiibject of Puxton'H surveillance had en tered opened, and they came out. -Abri rfhoh brightly miming gas-Jet in the hall, must have been lighted since they red the idace. reflected a brilliant light upon the couple as they stood for a moment in the open door addressing sonic remarks to a pen-on within. For two minutes Paxton scrutinized the face of Marion'H companion under the glare of Mie gas light. He Raw that tho man wbh in disguiHe. Tho next Instant Paxton believed that he had made a great dlHcovery. lie Haw u Hear on tho man'a eyolnow, nnd from this an well as his general ap pearance, which correHpoiuled with the general description given by Stuart Har land, the detective believed that Marion'H companion wart the suspected assaHHin of her father tho man called "fiarnar" by Pratt it Weekn, who carried the skeleton keys and wax Impressions ir hin over coat piH-ket. Marlon and her companion walked away, but at a neighboring corner they parted. But PaiUc did not mtan that the man who had thun fnr evaded dlHcovery and whom the most skillful of his agents had failed to "locate" hIioiiIiI escape now. He bounded forward and seized IiIh man. litil, like a IIiihIi, the other wheeled and dealt Hie detective a blow that. Htaggered him. Then tho Htranger darted away nnd vniilHlied In a pannage between two liuihlliigH. Pnxton purHiied, but he did not over take or even night him. J'.nraged with lilniself at, IiIh want, of caution In attempting the arreKt, and fully sat lulled that he had a despernle man to deal with, Paxton retraced IiIh HlepH, All thought of the buslnesH which had brought him to Hint locallly wiih, for the time, banished Iroin his mind, ami he hastened in the direction of Jason Harrison's office, hoping to Intercept Marlon Onkburn. Meanwhile, after parting with her mysterious companion, Marion hurried homeward. She had reached tho door and was about to enter her home when Pnxton overtook her. Thedetectlve had renolved upon a bold and determined course, nnd, gliding forward, he placed IiIh hum! on Marion's arm. The girl turned with a frightened ex clamation, ami by reason of hlsdlsgiiise, hhe did not. recognize Pnxton. "Who are you, Hlr?" demanded Ma rion, as bIio Indignantly confronted the detective. "1 am your friend. Miss Onkburn, nnd I am Hooking to discover your father's assassin. Tell me who the man was whom you met to-night, and who ch cipcd me?" Marlon lonned against the door nnd her form trembled with agitation, but hhe did not. Hpenk. "Will you not atiHWer me?" perslHlcd Paxlon. SHU Mnrion was silent. Paxlon became impatient. "I will te you who the man you met In. lie Is Donald ayburnl he cried, suddenly. "I am (ieruld Paxton," he added. Ile Bought fo HurprlHO Marion Into Home confirmation of his Htal.cment, If It, was (he truth. "I believe that, mnn Is your father's murderer. MIhh Onkburn, I warn you Hint the time has come when you should explain the cause of your mysterious conduct Hlnce your father's death. You are venturing Into peril, It. may bo. Will you not nave yourself! Will you not trust mo?" the detective continued, ns Marion made no sign in conflruinlion of his statement thiit her recent companion's name wiih Iionald Wuybiirn. "What is there In my conduct, that yon regard iih luyHleriouH?" said Mnrion nt Inst. "Thin night meeting. Your hnving given your Inheritance to Judith Kredgo. Your poHltlve declaration that Harlaiid is an Innocent man," replied Paxton. "You wrong me cruelly. I can explain nothing; but, by my dead falher's mem ory, I swear that Iionald Wnyburii Iiiih no knowledge of my father'H murder. Ho Is Innocent!" With these words Hhe unlocked Hie door and entered the hoimo. "Now, Indeed, is my cup of miHory lllleil to the brim. Too late I discover that I have made a fatal mistake, but I cannot determine to abandon my pur po.se yet," thought Marion, as Hhe crept to her room. Paxlon made no attempt, to detain Marion, nml as the evening wan not far ll'lvalieeil ami ho had concluded to abandon the liUKincs-t which had taken him out that night, lor the present, he proceeded to visit certain shops devoted to the sale of cuiiosilles in tiie way of ancient, coins, weapons, and the like. In every Hhop he exhibited the bullet which iiad caused John Oiikburu's death, and iiHlied If thev ever had a pistol which the ball would fit. In every lllHtauee the detective re ceived a negative aiiHwer, until at last, ho entered a little shop whoHo proprie tor in formed tho detective that he had Hold an ancient air pistol provided with Hitch biilletH as the one Pnxton exhib ited. "Can you tell me the purehiiHer'H name?" aHked Pnxton, thinking a posi tive clue to the Holiition of the mystery was round at last. "I keep a memorandum of purchasers' 1 . . . 1 . - nauieH and addresses when. Instead or Inking the goods with them nt the time of the sale, they order them to be Bent home, J believe I wrote tho name of the man who bought the air pistol in my book. Yes, here It is," niiHWered the hhopkeoper. "Head It?" cried Paxton breathlesHly. There was a Hurprise in store for him he little dreamed of. I IIAI'IKK XVI. The proprietor of Hie curiosity nhop did not share the detective'H excite- incut, and In? very deliberately read the 1 billowing memorandum from hisordei-! book: May itili. I . John Ouldiurn. No- Wall Strent, f ily, line ancient, air plitol jt, I To tie delivered lo-iliiy. The name of t lie murdered man was: the very laHt. one the detective antici-) pat'-d hearing announced as that of the j purchaser of tho nlr pistol, and he whh i completely surprised. I Paxton had entertained the hope that ' the fatal bullet which had occasioned j the death of John Oakhurn would nerve as an important clue in tracing the un fortunate man's nHsiiHsin. Prom the first It, had been, the do- tectivo'H purpose to trneo the weapon of death to the asHiiHsin, by means of j the bullet. Now the purpose of the mnn-trnibT j was no longer poHHlble to be executed, i ami the hope which the possession of : the death-missile had given him was de- Hi roved. "So John Oakhurn was murdered with t IiIh own weapon, i he assassin probably found the weapon in the office and used I it to kill Onkburn, very possibly, with , the intention of perplexing the inves tigator, should the weapon be traced," j thought the detective. I He recalled to mind the fact that, no : one hud mentioned having ever Been j such a weapon iih the air-pistol in the po.sHosHlon of John Onkburn, and a a new idea entered IiIh mind he cried: j "I have it! The strange weapon with I which Onkburn was murdered formed I one of IiIh collection of curious, ancient j wenponB. "The aHBaHsin had opened the old cash- i ier'n little Hafe, robbed it, and Hi-cured ; the air-pistol when he heard Oakburn ' coming. The wretch had discovered that j t'ie pistol was loaded and ready for uho. j He used It to kill his victim because it I mado no sound." Paxton wa Ratified with this theory. On this very evening, while Paxton wan visiting the curionity shop, Levi Kredgo was on hta way to visit hla slater. The treacherous scoundrel had taken the alarm, and ho wn thoroughly on Ids guard. Prom tho evening when Pnxton had shallowed him to the olllce of Pratt. A WeekH, Levi Kredgo hud experienced the keencHt iinxli'ty for IiIh personal Billet y. "They are on my trnll! Jlo they sus pect, the truth?" he nki-d lilniself over and over again. I'or the present, he did not visit, Pratt, iV WeekH, for tho wily brokers had in hlruiii'd Idm not. to do ho. 1,1'Vl Kludge met, his sister in the rear I f (imrlHonV onice by appolnlineiit, nnd the moment, Judllh saw hin lace sh knew that, he was troubled. "What Inlt Levi; you look frightened?" said Judith. " I nni frightened, Judith; the detect Ivch are shadowing me day and night." "Is that, a fact!" cried Judith, s'lirt Ing. " Yen, They Biirely have Home hii-i-plclou against me." W lint do you fenrr "You know well uiioiigh, I fenr I shall be chnrged with John OaUbiirn'H mur der." "That hs In 1 1 1 1 1 1 not alarm you. You didn't kill the old man." "No, that's a fact. Hut there are eir- cuiiiHtauces against me, Judith, of which you do not know. " Ah, you have Hoc.rotH from your af- fcclionalo Hlster, eliV "I tell you I fear I shall vet. be placed in peril of my life, on account of John Oukburu'B murder." "If It comes to that, I'll anve you. I'll point out the real assassin, nnd prov that person's guilt," Alter nun, nicy converHeit at some l iifrlh, but. they iIIhcuhhciI personal nf fairs, of no intorcHl to our readers. I i ii.mom n i 1 1 nun auxiliary, wuose (liny It. waH to t rack hrcitge, ovetiiennl Hits conversation, for he had not neglected to track the Janitor on this occasion. The detective Hgelit. repealed what he hail overheard or the conversation JiihI recorded to his principal. This Intelligence seemed, at (he first view, to overthrow the detective's theory of tho guilt of Kredgo, Itiil Paxton was not yet ready to admit Hint Kredgo was not the assassin or hi.i ac complice, ami ho thought: "Kredgo may have been concerned in the crime, mid Judith be Ignorant of Un file!. " One point, however, Becmod estab lished. Judith Kredgo wiih Hiucere in believing she could produce enough lo procure the conviction of some one, who win not. Stuaii llaiiand. The perplexing complication' and mysteries with which the case abounded would have confused n lioti-profeHsiounl, but Paxton saw his way clear. His next step was indicated by the intelligence he had jiiHl received. Judith Kredgc must, be compelled to reveal the knowledge of the crime which she wiih concealing. To accomplish this, I'nxton resolved to arroHl Levi Kredgo and charge him wiih John Oiikbiiru'H murder. He meant to thoroughly frighten Kredgo, and load them to believe Unit Hie dangurf ii'tylcllon, iih Onkbiirn'H iisHiiHHiuffbriiRnifu'lnent , mid tie counted on Judith keeping her priuulse and re vealing what she claimed lo know, thinking only by siuii n course could Levi be saved. Hut meanwhile, during I ho time occu pied by Pnxton in making Hie investiga tions recorded, the Orand Jury had held a session. Klunrl. Harhind'H case hud been considered, ami a true bill wiih re turned against, him. Stuart I f ii lilt ml hud endured bis im prisonment bravely, Kdna tiariison was an almost con Htnnt visitor to his cell, nnd Hie Imper iled young man was cheered and sus tained by her unfailing devotion. llarlaiid'H attorney was a shrewd and HiieoeHsful criminal lawyer, mid when Sluiirt had positively miHwered him that the real truth regarding the motive for Ills vIhII to Albany on the night of Hie crime could not be told under any (ii'i-iiiiisliini-es, ho said: "I will not, ipu-Htloii your motive, but we miiHt, invent. Home plauBible defense or you are lent." "What, rcHort to falsehood?" demand ed Stuart. "A Htory must be toid to account for ' , ' J""" oy. h,e , me I liill-c liiilill ft it ih i' of II, i I'liun nn. here is what you must say when you are j brought to trial. "Your aunt, whose prospective heir you me said to be, residon jn Albany. Very good. You made your midnight journey to vIhII, her. "Some one had Informed you that the lii'Ht train in the morning would talc WeekH to Albany to see your aunt, to whom he meant to reveal that you had become In vol veil in stock gambling, to Hie extent, of ten thousand dollars, "You had obtained a sight of your note for one thousand dollars, which you had given the Hcoundrel, and when you saw it had been ralHed lo ten, you knew Pratt nnd Weeks meant I swindle your aunt. '"You Hoerctly took the midnight train in order to Hoe your aunt nnd explain matters before Weeks cnnie. " You did not tell the truth at the Coro ner's llllCht, because til do ho Would have been to lend to the betrayal o! Hie person who had warned you of Weeks' intention of visiting Albany, on th" morning following the night of the mur der. That person wan a young clerk, John Sand by name, employed by Piatt tv Weeks, and tho solo support of a widowed moilier ami invalid sist r. " You knew that If it came out that he had warned you, he would lie iliBchnrgi-d by Pratt, A WeekH. In that event, yim thought the helpleSSOIll-H dependent upon his salary for support, might Hiifl'ei, 'I his consideration prevent.e 1 your risk ing the betrnyiil of your friend bv tell- ing the truth. HcHideH you will add that you tlid not at the time of your csam inatioii fully realize how great your peril wiih." to lie roNTiNi'Kii. j Int. Wti.iiKii hiitt made an interest lug note relative to prairie dogs. They seem to lack any sense of height or distance, n lug, it is thought, to t he nature of Iheirordiiiary Hiirrniiiiil Ings aflat, level plain, destitute of pitfalls of any kind. Several dogs, experimented with, walked over the edges of tallies, chairs ami other pieces of furniture, ami seetned in ,o ureal ly surprised when their adven ture, ended in a fall to the ground. One dog fell from a window-sill twenty feet abovea granite pivciuent. I'RY ropes immersed for four days in a hath containing twenty grains of sulphite of copper to a quart of water are for soiiiu time preserved from the attacks of animal parasites and rot. J II K IIOI'NK IN SESSION. HOW BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED IN THE LOWER BRANCH OF CONGRESS, Miinv initio Are t'iiiu the l iner Iti-Fnre Hie lliiliie el the liny lleulim Klllnlnit Hie ling In A iiiiimoii-i' That tin- IIoiihi Im nl el-It - The 1h'm I'riM'i'iMtiliKH, Ily ID o'clock I hero are ninny visit ors upon t he li ii ii- of t he House of ftcp re.KciilalivcM, writes Amos .1. Cniu miugs in the New Yolk News. Tlio hum of conversation iiierenseH ns II o'clock approaches, (in nips of Indies nml gentlemen, under the direction of the ('iiides, throii; the lobby, gazing lit the poiiiiiilM of the past speakers of Ihelloii c, and cnther with curiosity around the maps indicating the tem pi uluic iii every liiile and territory in Ha- I nioii. At a cliiliee they ciin ns- ceiiiiin whether it is ruining or hiiow ine al their homes, or w bother the sun i , : Iiiniii;:. At a ipiaiier to I'J the floor of the House is crowded with visitors. The ned'diilit dool keeper appears at the dc k of tl lei k of the II.. use, and in a shrill voice nays : "I am directed by tin-doorkeeper to a: k all persons not entitled to the I'll, ileees of the lloor lo iliimediiitelv ret no, at I he rules of the House re iplil'e I he Milne. " This le.pie l i:t usually promptly heeded. Those disponed to linger upon tin- Hour are iipproiiched by iuch-Hi-ugers, who shout , "It is time lo clear Hie Moor. All visitors must re tire." Many of t'leui seek the gnlleriew to hoi- the opi tl tig of the day's Hes siou. At live minutes to 12 Hie blind I'luiplniti, Henry N. Coudeli, who w enrs a ( Iriiiel Army button, is led to the clerk's desk by II page, lie was a soldier in a Miehigiiu reeiment, an. I lost his : -ipiit in the war. All assist ant .sergeant at nruis couioh through tiie cast lobby door witli the nia.-e ami places it by the side of a malachite pedeslal. It leans agnilisl I he wnll nt tin- right of Hie steps lending to the peaker's desk. Meantime Hie spenker leiniiiiiN in bis room adjoining the lobby. lit re lucuihciH gather around liiui Heelting promises of r gnition, nml asking Lis aid in securing the coli - -. i 1 1 1 t :il ion of bills. Two minutes later the veteran John Clinueey leaves the hull by the west lobby i . doing through the lile- I'ooiu, In- ascends to t he roof, carrying an A iiii-i ion n ling. Ile tics it. to the halviirds of the stall' above the House, ami gii.es intently toward the State, War ami Navy building. The time ball drops there at the noon hour, and Chiiliecy, with burod head, Its lie hears tilt- sound of the gavel in the House, pulls the halyards, and the Hag Hunts above the south wing, an iioiiiicing I. all Hint the House is in session. The hpeiiker has already left his He walks lliroilgh the lobby. entering Hie Hoii-e In the southeast lour, nml slowly irtcciuls the steps ending to bis chair. His clerk has plecisle'l him, II Ii I pllieeil bis gnvcl upon Hie desk. The spenker grnsps it, in i .is it above his head, and gives ic dc I, n shaip rap. The ringing of bell, and Hie hoarse noon whistle of South Washington lumber mill are : heard. Wit Ii tin- crush of the (ravel mc the word'-, clear, slow nml dis tinct : "The House will be in order." t this the nssistiuit setgcntit nl iirina raises t he great silver mace from the r to its place on t he podowtnl. The speaker iturvevH the House for oil i is-. .n. Is ami then says, in a low I. -He , I Voice that pclielrales the remotest gallery : " The chnplnill will oiler prayer." At this the mouthers rise and listen , to I'll prnvor in a devout altitude. At the end of the player a page leads the blind chaplain into the lobby. As he eaves t lie dc-k t lie l end mg clerk dikes , lis place, and the speaker orders the oiiriial, which is Ihc minutes ol the 1st .session, to be rend. The House liuins like a beehive, ami freipietitly tin- spenker interrupts the clerk by 1 calling it to order. After the journal is read, the speaker says : "Without objection tin- journal will stand np- : proved," and the real business of the day begins. If there are any executive comiuuiii- I cations - Hint is, papers from the pros- j ideiit or departments --the c.peaker , then presents ami refers them to the appropriate coiuuiittces. In the in- j terviil a score of members have arisen at their tb-sks, or have appeared iu. Hie men fronting the spenker. Ah the j lust i'i im inn tiii-ii t ii in is referred, all ' shout nt once, "Mr. Speaker," each 1 holding a bill above his head. All are ! seeking recognition to ask unanimous consent for tin nsiderntion of hills or resolutions. The nvcrngc spectator fancies that these reeognit ions are given ii)ioi the spur of the moment. This, however, is not s,,, ''. recog nitions are nlwnvs preni ranged with the speiiker. It takes new members some t line to nscci In in this, hut when they have vainly sought recognition day lifter day for n mouth or more, tiny begin to L-iirii how business is done. These recognitions continue until home ii m in i ' r shouts for the regular order. It limy be unfinished. business, or privih ;-! d mutters n.ny come to the Ii.. nt. W hatever is taken up is mire to lend to a discussion. Hull' the mem bers of the House begin to w l ite letters or read newspapers. When a ilcbate ensues, they stop writing and listen for n minute to the orator. If it. con cerns something in which they are in terested, they move ticnr him, nnd possibly pin ticipate in the discussion. If not, tin v resume answers lo corre s; on. I. -nt1' and the. rending; of their newspapers. A vote of Hie house always ntlfacts attention. Members listen for the calling of their names, ami fretptetitly lose the run of the call while in con versation with tlti'Lr colleagues. A ' the vole ii nbottt to lift iiniiotirieed, some ropiesciitiitivc usually iippeniH in Ihc arm, saving, "Mr. Spenker, I de sire to vote. " And Ho the business of the House runs on, with points of order and ipiestioiis of privilege, discussions and roll calls, until the shades of night be gin to nppenr. Then Mr. hiiiglev, or Home other lender of the liilijol'ity, moves t hat the House adjourn. As the members don their lints and over coats nnd Icnvo the hull, the janitor's assistants nppenr with brooms nml waste baskets and clear up the litter. Within an hour all the doors mo locked, and silence reigns until the ensuing day, I. lie III ri-le. Crete is a land of the past. It is u hind of memories rnther than of pass iug evelilii; a laud w hose period of ac tivity nnd importance tins passed, whose time of decay nml torpor hcciiih to hiivo come. To history it in the liirth- ! place nml lomh of ens, the home of ! Minos, the thlllllHsoel lit. Hie scene of i vv nr it ml eiirnneo, the Venetian colo ! tl ill I seal. To (iroece it is the land of ! memories sinl ami heroic. To Turkey it is n thorn. In old dnys it got the i name of ill mensui-e. Today it might . be said to he scarcely known, eveept 1 ns a country of home life. It is prop erly an agricultural island In its , entire area there are not inoiethaii si considerable towns, and these the ruins of oilier days, the houses old ami fallen, giiuiit bogs, starv ing I'lirs, haw ks nml biirriets tenanting the streets. AM mound are the inoiiiitiiius, and every eolisidelnhle tow n is by the sen. Oil - the el iiku c. I mountain tops nml in the rugged vnllcys the peiisant . till the hind nml pasture their id p and goats. At night they sleep ill the villages, nml by day they lire In t licit fields of rye, millet an. I n nllow ers. Thev make but soiry a;;i icultiirisls. Iiiiiuess is the loot of their vices, and the ('retails me lazy ne'er do w ells. More thiin half of their days are holi days, which they celebrate by pelt ing drunk. Ily aclual count there are I'JH of these holidays, ami when men anil women get intoxicated I'JH times in a year it is a regular system. Springfield (Mass.) Kcpulil i.-aii. I'riiverli uf I In' Hi-iil'iiier. Skirls are not a bar to a century bill'. Less speed Irnvels further than much lira;;. Fine feathers never propelled a bicycle one foot. The way of Hie scorcher is not chenp nt SHI a l ido. A plug in time is like to save the price of n new t ire. One slide slip is more lusting Hum a doen ordinary falls. A wreu.ii left al home vv ill not men. I a wheel broken on the road. Ilou't bet thnt a man's horn handle bin- siguilies a 2.0(1 minutes rider. The shortest wny across is always the longest way minimi, vv hell the I'oicls are not improv ed. The appearance of a bicycle is not always significant of the muscular ability of the rider. It is easier to tiim'i a hill against a head wind than to ride u fiiiioug n asphalt with a punctured tile. The lllllll who riilos with his head down will ho followed by It procession of mourning relatives ere long. The lotig-dislaiice i coords that are slopped by an "if" are like the largest fish that flops oil' Hie hook just as it is being drawn into the boat New York loiirnal. l.uiiKfHt ItHilriiitil III tin- World. The dimensions of the undertaking nre enormous. From Tcbelinbinsk, the western terminus, In Yladivostock, the present eastern tei minus, the lengt h is I, "II 1-3 miles; in other words it is much tho longest railroad in the world. It goes west from Toheliahinsk, pass ing the soul hern edge of Kussiu's grout Siberian dominion, through Ob nml Krnsnoynrsk to Irkutsk, then takes a sudden turn around the southern end of Hie great Luke I'aikal, and follows the Amour river along the northern boundary of Manchuria to Yhulivo. stock. I'litil it l'eiii'hes the Yeliesei liver the nun I pusses over n steppe country that renders the engineering very simple, but beyond that, in the Vint mountainous region nbore Tnr tnry, the cost of construction hits been heavy. When t he t hreo grent rnilioad bridges me taken into account, Kussia will pay at least . To, (Kid, (Kill for t ho pi ivilego of reaching t he Pacific. I'.ut liussia has always wanted to reiu-h the sen. She is pract icnlly an inland coun try, with tin- Haltic froon up half tho year and the Arctic nnd White sens eternally blocked with I'olnr ice. Scribtier's. lllllllll I'olMltll Hllll ItlsllllllV. While the fullest credit should bo given to the stall' of this important in stitution! the State Institute of I'atliol ogyi, it is but fair lo state that the study of toxaemia in connection with insanity is by no menus a novelty, nor is it the discovery of the enterprising young gentlemen n-oniioiiisl with that establishment who have been credited therewith. ( Ivor a decade ago Salo mon, Login and others recognized the toxic origin of mental disease, while no less I hall ten others, among tin m llerter and Slnith, have written ex tensively on the subject. I'erhaps most credit should ho given to )r. Allan Mi-Lane Hamilton, whose paper on "Antotoxis as a Cause of Insanity" was rend before the Medicnl Society of Loudon in May last. In this paper, which continued much original re search, the connection between to i.eiiiin nnd iiisarity was fully shown. - New York Medical Keeord, Ily a recent law Austrian physicians iireperiiiittedtoa.sk uoinoretha throe florins for a visit by day nml four for a night call. Tho consultation fo ia ten (lorius (about lj. HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES. rineiiiile Wafer. Peel, slice nnd pound an eighleeu-jH-iiiiy foreign pine, until well pulped; take this up into a basin, pour in a pint of boiling syrup, add the juice of a leiiiou, nth' together, cover over with a plate, ami when the whole has steeped for a couple of hours, filter through a silk sieve or beaver jelly bag; add a (pinrt of spring water. "siikhi 'llli.', "Sugar curls" are a new form of tlio old fashioned sugar cookies. They lire particularly iillrnctive to children or for nny one desirous of a variety. Holi the cooky dough out rather thin and cut it into strips about eight inches long nml three-ipimiors of nn inch in width. Sprinkle them lightly w it Ii sugar and place them in a but tered pan. Hake them iu a iiiick oven lo It very delicate color. Wln-li the strips are baked, as soon as thev enn hi- handled, roil thelii around large pencils or sticks and keep them so un til they have cooled. -New Vol I. Sllli. A fiiHid Tnrliir Snni-e. " Take one ball' gill of olive oil, four tllblespooiilllls of vinegar, olio even teaspoonfiil of milittaril, one half ten- s ii I'll I of sail, one eighth teaspoon fill of pepper, one fourth leasponiilul of onion juice, one half tcaspooiiful iiiiliced capers, one half tablespoonl'ul of minced cucumber pickles, and the yolk of one egg. Heat the egg, salt, pepper and mustard together until thick and light; then add the oil, a few drops at the time, bent after each addition of oil until all is used, i the sauce thickens add a lew drops of vinegar. When the sauce is smooth and thick, stir in the minced pickle and i-npcrH. Itl'lpl nU'ee Hie lie. I. So ninny pie have an ilea that eofl'ce has to bo boiled o get tho strength out of the crushed berry. u the contrary, boiling gives the li.plid a peculiar hitter tiisto that is foreign to really g I colVee. I'.esides that it ruins the flavor. "I hip" colVee is supposed to be the very bo: I coffee Hint is luiide, but even that is spoiled Homi t iines by letting the liipiid boil up over Hie strainer, thus loosening the oil that makes the cll.-e bitter. 1 1' you have not a regular colli e titruim r. make three or four elieese-oot Ii ba;' r of a size large enough to in miiioduto the II tin Ml lit of eofl'ce that you use, al low iug for swelling of the grain ami for a drawstring to tie. Wash aim I m til the bags after milking, so that not. a taste of the cloth remains in Hu m. Fill the bag with the colli e, nnd have in II teakettle, boiling hot, oMliity Hie i 1 1 1 1 1 lit of water you want lo use .u yoiti flee. liinse th (sillee pot out, with hot water, nml put the ha;r in the pot and pour over it the boiling water. Place the pot on the back of the sl..e, where it will remain just below the bubbling period for nt least leti min utes. The result will give you lii-nr, strong ciill'ce; you need md use n, grain more than for the old way and it will not hurl the weakest digestion. Neither is egg necessnry. I'.iupty tho bag as soon as the meal is over, in there will be II' i more j I in the cof fee, and wash the bag in led water; shake free of all the ground- and hang in t ho air to dry. Ilnvent lend four such bugs, nml keep them nml the cof fee pof scrupulously clean. Wii diilig Ion Star. llllllKI'lllllll II Oils. Never cover potatoes. A little turpentine mixed With taliil will give ii gloss to collars and on if,. To keep food hot cover it closely and set it in the oven in n pan "!' hot niitcr. This will prevent it liom dry ing. I'olatoes iu winter shoiil-l bo soaked several hours iu cold water ocfore boil ing, and should be put over to boil in cold water. Alter handling substances that lenvo a disagreeable odor upon the hum!-', if lllll-tal'l Wilier is used it will be l ni ml II most elliciolil deo.orie . To remove the tir-te of new Wood, lif-t .-on Id the vessel w iili boiling wa ter; then dissolve pi ini a-ii or soda in tepid water, lidding a little lime ami w ash t ho vessel thoroughly Willi the Holiition, Scald it well iigiiiu with hot vv (iter nnd rinse w it h cold. Lice wnler makes a refreshing drink. Wash three ounces of rice iu several waters, and then put it into a stew pan with a 1 1 1 1 it l t of water ami one nllliee of nisi us; boil gently for half an hour; i-1 ruin tlnoiigh n con rse hail' sieve into a jug, and when cold, drink plentiful '.v In ironing lace-eilged pieces, tho linen pint i Iii ,1 ironed, and the la.-o lett to Hie la tl. In ironing the latter, u gentle pressure upon its wrong f ide, outward with the reversed lion, it.i hi'ond end doing tin- work, will pie vent any sin inking or tearing of tho thin texture. One of the most ii icliil things iu n kitchen is a '..l oad blnded pie k n ile. t Inn and HeXllde. We all know how ex nspci tiling it is to tit to lake ;i tender crusted pie out of tin- tin. One of these slips under the pieces en lly.nlld its width prevents their bunking. Cost only ten cents. Handy to lake up eggs vv ith, too. To stew mushroom the part of the steins del ground. Wiish plainly, cut oil' thnt gi i w t un the mil-Ill. ...ins carefully and remove the skin from tho top, nnd if largo ones, cut them in iplnrters. Put t he iuushrooii.; into a sauccpnn, an. I for eii h pint allow one tnblospootifill of water, n lienpiu", ,i- hles iflll of butter, lightly dredged with Hour, ami some salt ami c.'ciiun pepper. Cover the pan ami pin it nt, the side of the tire until the bulii i j melted, then put it where lis contents will simmer for fifteen minutes. Turn into a lii-ated covered dish it im I ipinkly
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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June 17, 1897, edition 1
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