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Every Suit must be.sold before taking inventory— all garments marked
down regardless of cost.
These Suits are ail the latest of vthis season's conceptions, and many
advanced styles for spring wear. »'
BUY NOW— IT WILL MEAN A SAVING of 331/3 PER CENT. TO 50
PERCENT.
We; <juote a few items \ (■ '■■} ■ , . . .
■Handsome Broadcloth Suits, •■■■¥ ■'■"-/- ■':>-- Ladies'- 27-inch Coats, full satin lined.
■ blouse Jackets, flounced skirts, made IClfiK.Pt^ -strapped; seams, elegantly tailored, 515
over taffeta drop skirts, $35 Suits, at . - - .«/..?? .7*.* •**"*'• --...-. Coats, goat $10./; v ; :■;.
?20- , ■ ' Ladles' and -Misses' Jackets at less.- Ladies' ,27-inch Coats, full; satin
Broadcloth Suits, Norfolk effect, than cost of .manufacture. - > lined, trimmed in panrarvelvet, Black
collar, girdle, and cuffs of panne vel- . Ladies' 42-lnch Coata in Tan, Castor, • and colors, $12.50 Coats, ?7.«u. „.- .
-velvet flounce skirt;, $25 Suits at $IG. : and Black, full -satin lined, yoke ef- Same ' reduction in Children's and
•:/ Eton /.'Sulti?,-- taffeta-lined jacket, fe =^ f ve , lv . e o t . 00 " a "''* u s S:CoaJ?'"tls<S :Coa J?'"t 15< Misses' Coats. ; .
Jacket and skirt trimmed in taffeta ~ ■ Ladies -42-inch .Coats. Tan.: Castor. All $15 Coats, trimmed in silkbands
bands; $20 Suits at $10. .and Black silk^ lined, yoke and plain and panne velvet, full satlin- lined.
One lot of Suite, only one of a kind; best-auality yoke effects, ;slO. . >
\lSultß that sold at $12.50 and ?20; choice, Kersey - full lined - velvet collar and ■ All $12.50 and 510 Coats $7.50. ;
J3 and $7.00. _' pearl button s,» $12.50 Coats at $7.50. All $7.50 Coats go at $5.,.; .
Bargains in Corsets. fiig^ec/UCfiQW^
ODDS AND ENDS AT A GREAT "^ : - : :■ ;,- *^ \. „ • +,: ,
— __ _ . All our 510. Dress Skirts reduced to : We have several handsome tucked-
SACRIFICE. $S.4S. j all-over Cheviot Skirts, in Blues and
Among the lot are several very Browns— slo Skirts— marked down- to
JLSO Corsets for 9Sc. handsome broadcloth ones; some trim- $7.50. -
51 Corsets for OOc. mcd in stitched satinbands in gradu- 1 other styles in Blua Venetian, trim
-tlt. rnr-jfttc fn, i<in ' ated flounce;; others trimmed in fancy ." mea - j n Black Taffeta bands, reduced
: ■ <ac. v^orscia ior «^o. stitched taffeta' bands, side '.flounce !--f rom :vj so to $5. .
-Special lot of Corsets for. 40c. effect. Someof these handsome Skirts; ;. i .«-Rlaf-k Cheviot Skirts reduced to
Straight-Front Corsets, In R. & G., we have only : one _of = a j size; they, are T" o^^os.
ggj—B, W* v al ue 3t or ;1 .0^ s . B|ackChßvtotreauceatMa ., 8 .
; ?1 : to $3.50.-. :•■ ' _■ -"'" '- ■ .. ■ ;• . ■- -■ - ' . , _ — - - - -; ; _:^ — — — ;. _ ; .. . —
' Speclallot of Ladies' Ferris Waists, _ •'-••«*, i- boh r^ •„ '** • :
..a value, for 75c. PLm Mtnnkpf i^dfQCXiYi
. Indies' BusOes, with Hip-Pads, for :.'</. &? S 9 43 1 " 11 -®- Jx?* 4 *?} 41 '
lor 50c. ; We show an exctptionaUy hand^me 'line '^^^f^.^^^M
Alaska. Down-Back Forms for 250. special forthis week is a 1 1-4. size White Wool Blanket, with Kea, ume, ana
; i^ht S'nSecf shl^ fofsoi* Knk borders, silk bound, absolutely the best quality/obtainable, made ex
■JhS^^SS?-^? ' presslyfor,TkALHlMEß BROTHERS. This is actually a , 54.69 Blanket ,
; Ladies'^H6ok-On Supporters, from value. We introduce this" special Blanket bargain for ..this rt aao
: -»c. to, ?'.«>«. .. / . . ■ - ■ • . -. : - ■-■-. ■-.■■ - ;--, '.' - .-■_■ tDvt'rU:
/Supporters that sew on, 25c week at. ............ ...................;. .- v * •• -r ••••••; ; - . ; .
SPEAKERS
' OF THE
HOUSE.
• The office of Speaker, of; the American i
-Congress Is scarce' second In dignity; to ( <
Uie position of .Vice-president of t the :
United States or Chief Justice of x the Sii- ;
jirerne Court, Bays the Washington Post. ','
r Jn Apolitical power? if Is only second to
(the transcendent, station of .President of
'the American Union. -Or, as Thomas B.
2*eed better- expressed it, "the office has
no peer and but one, superior," and Mr.
Jteed was the man! who did most to give
loathe-, speak ership ; the tremendous im
portance that now attaches to it. The
Speaker of the British Commons. is little
:'«lse than a presiding with a cer
tainty; of a peerage when his successor
Is 'chosen. ■ Presiding- over the delibera
tions of .the; National , House 7of : Represen
tatives Is jonly one (of tho functions of
the American Speaker and by no means
the, most important of the' functions at
taching, to ithe position!.' In England the
froßition Is scarce' political, and one In
, dividual- presided over -the Commons for
'jhore than a. ; generation. In America
<the office" is purely political, and the
t Speaker ia invariably chosen by tho dom
inant "party in" tho House.
: "The official patronage of the Speaker is
; Insignificant; "buti his : political, power \ is;
- enormous: No legislation can be enacted
"-without; the assent of the Commmittee
on' Rules,'\ and the; Speaker creates and
f dominates all other, committees and fash
ions air the important ones- in ac
cordance with . his' political ; views. For
I example, Mr. - Samuel .J. Randall was
Bpeakef "of ' the Forty-flf th Congress, and
'though the: majority side of '■ the. House
was anxious to enact" a tariff bill, no
:'«uch: legislation was. had because; the
-was opposed to it. He, selected
"ay Committee of.. Ways and .: Meaifc that
■'refused to report; a; bill, and thus tariff
legislation was blocked, as it ; was in
itho 'succeeding Congress, of .which; Mr.
aiaiidall was also Speaker. Mr. Carlisle
M T as' Speaker of ■•'.tho . .Forty-eighth' Con-_
! tress. •:- A' ; majority -of . the House favored
■ w/ibill' f or the free; coinage of silver. The
H speaker was opposed' to it, > and so 1 con
;*titutedr the: Committee .on Coinage,
and- Measures as to prevent ac
; tiohfbh^the^subject. . V :
32ngland; there are no committees of
the- Commons other than; the Cabinet,- 1
Js?whichtproposes"all' legislation;? thus,with
:libldlng from; the; Speaker the • overshad-;
Sowlifff ,-; power, ■ and relieving him of
K *b"e"' - tremendous c responsibility ;of the
|lA.merican ; Speaker. A: presiding officer;
r eliould be 'as, Impartial as a judge on the
Speakerjshbuld bel as relentless
as' a ' general* on the" field. , v ;
%- : During the 112 years the" House of Rep-,
:: has existed^ under the : Con
.'ttitution of . the United ; States fifty-six
- Congresses havel- Mcgislated,^: and • - they
i Jiave j been ■ presided over" by: thirty-three
•^individuals rtgulaVly. chosen; to (the; office
3ofA;Speaker-:3 ofA; Speaker- : ; Henry- Oay served ; longer,
;; ito'ahi any other. : Speaker-nearly nine
lyearsl mv all-and twice 1 he ; resigned, the
lefficeI effice to" accept other, public' service. He
swascSpeaker,5 wascSpeaker,: of -f the Twelfth,, Thirteenth,;
t arourteenthi ;'; Sixteenth, ; ; and ; Eighteen th
5* Congresses. Michael \ C; Kerr was ; Speaker
the* F6rty-fourth ; Congress :and^Beryed
fetronxv- D€cemberv C^lS76.t tUli;Ws; deathv ;
fW.ugust ii J9^lß76.rHis;:wasHthe, : shortest
service^ of ? any t Speaker. ." William % Pen-
Speaker: of :theTh{rty r sixth
PSoifeess.^- He ; ;v; v was I /--the ;;■ oldest Am«i
I «lioßeri l to; the ? ; office T -C3 1 years. ,y 1^ M?f T, )
: Slunter : -; was^ Speaker,: of £ the ?;: Twenty
t5 alxth" Consress;^He£,wasf L the; youngest
%ot the Speakecs-only SO. Andrew ffeveg
t eon was Speaker.;- of -the Twon-
StSethr ■>rwenty-flrsth r sTw«»t3-.-B€cpnd,^and;
ijTwentyithlirdkCoasrcsHSs^ His; was .the
eionßC-ktVoiUifiuousfiseiTice-nearly. ec-ven
f £Spealfers- came -. -from;
win of Ma S on- ? i::on- Jin, and fifteen
from tho south, '"'.''. though- during more
than half the existence of Congress a
man from the South has been Speaker.
David B. Henderson Is i tlie only man yet
chosen to the office .who comes from -west
of the Mississippi river, a section that
has not as yet furnished either a Presi
dent, or a Vice-President.v
Kentucky/ has furnished four. Speakers,
with a total , service of twenty-one
years ; Virginia four, with a total . service
of thirteen years, and .Massachusetts
four, with a total service of eleven
years. Pennsylvania. has furnished three I
Speakers with a total service of eleven .
years, and Indiana three, with a total
service of nine. /Maine has furnished J
two Speakers, with a total service of #
twelve years; Tennessee two, with a total I
service of six, -years; New • Jersey [
two, with a total service; of six years; .
Georgia two, with- a> total service of six j
years, and South Carolina two, with a !
total service of three years. North Caro
lina has furnished one Speaker, with
a total . service of ; ?stx years ; New York
one, with a total\service of three years; -
Connecticut one,*Cwith a service of two
years; Ohio one, '.with a service of two i
years, and Iowa" one, with a service of :
two years; , " „ '.': : '.'■■ j
-So- it will be observed that ... fifteen -v
States have furnished all ..the Speakers ;
of the national: CongTess. " .' . |
Of the thirty-three Speakers twenty
four belonged -toother legal
One was a clergyman, one a physician,
and one a merchant. -Three were editors, I
'though Banks and Biaine, so classed.'.had |
studied '■ for ; the : bar>, and the former had
practiced at the -bar. V.Trumbull.y Macon, -
.Varnum, . and Jonesrare not classed. W e :
know the first three were, soldiers of the j
war. of independence, {but they: were .
not professional soldiers.; , Trumbull ' and ;
Varnum were, public: men, politicians ■;
and men- of affairs ij in ,-} New England, i
Macon was a country gentleman; an ex- j
pressive term inhis day..and Jones was
probably a Virginia, planter. : Davis was I
the physician, Randall - the merchant, and
Muhlenbcrg, the ■ first / Speaker, was the
clergyman. , ,Vr . .
Qnly one Speaker;' ever attained : the
presidency of the •republic, ; though many
sought it, and alliwere constitutionally
• eligible -to i that' great dignity except Mr.
Henderson, who was : born in Scotland.
One" became though all
but one were i eligible to A that . -office. ,
Eleven became senators in Congress, ,
and Mr Xrisp was ■ a senator-elect when
he died Three were chosen to the office
of president pro tempos of; the Senate,
Air Colfax was the only man. who; was j
ever chosen chief presiding • officer of
both houses. .-".'.;- - • '.-"..•
Nathaniel Macon and. Henry, Clay were
the two greaf Speakers of the .earlier
period of our national history..- The first
■was" more of a Koman.than/ any .other.
■ \merican public ' man -an a the second j
more" of a cavalier. Macon/s picture ., ls j
'i the - only- one missing from the -gallery.
In the 'Speaker's lobby. There is ;: no
likeness of him.: in , existence. . He-was
in public life fifty-seven years. Galusha |
iA Grow Speaker of the : Thirty-seventh
Congress, is the only^manjof ;our: his- :
tory whose earliest and i latest service in j
'the national/Legislature} covered^ a; period
!of half r a ; century.*" Mr. Grow is. a mem
ber "of the Fifty- seventh v Congress .and
i his days promise vo Se long in the land.
It is said that" thet; duel: between ; Clay,
i and "•: -Randolph- would :j not - have .been
fought -had* not . Randolph imagined' that
Clay dld.notp^ enough attention; to
fcisv speeches.;; ;: . ..;./ .-;:';.,>V-l ' ■ : /'-".'-\_- ; - ■'>;•;,
:■ There- is- tradition for; It : that jßlaine
lost the nomination for /President?; at
Cincinnati in U876 because- he 'appointed
Ijohh^F^ Farnsworth'S chairman vof^the
Committee on- Post-Offices and;, Post^
. Roads A James ; N^ Tyner H took offence s at
that - and'had influence: enough,. with the
I Indiana "delegation" toY give {that ~ State :■ to |
■Huyes, /which Secured '.'; his= -nomination.
Had ; McKih] ey "def eated Reed ff or. Speaker;
: innsS9 f in? all* prbbability,&he&vv-6uldinfever.
Ihave^beeh^Pr^dj^^tiiesl^itediStates^
b>B6nt Harrison >va 3 not ; £ ar wron S |tfben;j
he said Congress was a team of wild
horses. And it takes a man to drive
them.- '-. ; ; '■■' ; ,:/■ L -.. .:■■/. -• '
.." — ■ — — — —^ — - .
Items of Interest.
ExploK-rs have approached within 238
miles of the North Pole, but the nearest
approach" to the South Pole has .been 772
miles.. . ; . ' --■ ' : -' ' ; ; . " "
The Rev. Campbell Brown, of West
Virginia, has declined- the/office of Epis
copal Bishop to Porto Rico, to which -ho
was recently elected. . /'
Twenty-five Japanese students of Co
lumbia . University have; organized :-, a
Japanese Club, to promote social inter
course and intellectual advancement of
the Japanese at Columbia. /
I<ieuteriant-Colonel Schebeko, military
agentof the Russian Embassy at Wash
ington, has been appointed to the Rus
sian/ Embassy at Berlin./. . : L-ieutenant-
Coloriel * Agapiejeff ;will succeed Lieuten
ant-Colonel Schebeko at Washington:
According to a .French; army . .paper,
suicide is. more common in ; the French
army than in- any: other In Europe. .Of
the annual death rate in"; all 'branchesof
the 'service suicide accounts for 5 per
cent. - / /■•/-■ ' : /■
Professor F. Lamsen / Scribner, expert
of the .United States Department of Ag
riculture, has been ; selected ;to have
charge, of the Department of Agricultura
which Is :: to -be' "organized in'- the Philip-
pines./- . ' .-; ■ , ' >. ■■ -.. . .
. E. I. Hitchcock, -of Mauston, Wis., .a
blind man, has been a commercial -travel
ler for the past thirty years,: covering
the entirfe State of .Wisconsin, and makes
periodical trips/to Michigan and; Illinois.
King Oscar, of Sweden,, the most gifted,
perhaps, of royal- musicians, has ; a mag
nificent musical library at his Stockholm
palace in which' he /takes especial pride,
as it is' mainly of his; own collecting.
''■''■ Eiiroiie's Small .Fire Xoss.
■-..; (New York Sun.) ::■ . / : ■ •
Losses by fire iii European cities are
less than one .tenth of those in; the-cities
here 'though in Europe : the ; fire , depart- ,
ments,: except/ invorie or/ two instances,
are;almost insignificant,; and, on a casual
survey wholly inadequate. v.
iWith a' population of 2,500,000. .-Paris;
for years -has . had i a ,' fire ; loss ;. less than
Boston's/ ' : Budapest, with . a . larger, popu
lation^ than Boston, lost -less than; one
.tenth .the: amount last year/that the Mas
sachusetts capital did. -
■--•'Milan; with. 500,000 ; inhabitants,'.;. loses;
on the 'average only ; ;$lo0,000 a year, and
the-total-damage by fire in .Venice,
200 J OOO people/ live, was only ; about ; $20^000
: London's - loss is .only - about * one ; fifth
" that : : of. New/ York. > • -- -
It*ls not that'the fire departments are
soivery efficient in: any- of :these European
cities ' but -because, the,, buildings I are
planned ; on ; lines / / which ; / render; J them
practically r fireproof.^Wobd; plays isome
part An -the; construction: of rtbut
brick iarid /stone/ surround itunvariably,
and experience has; shown ;that elaborate
fire-fight ingl forces-are;; unnecessary. .
' / .' ■■ ' : ' The Fun.of K. ' ' , ,-
V Press.) .. . / ;<2
'Kn*ox--\t - c' went . to v seethe?. Cadleighs
last ; night ami- v had a most' enjoyable
time.* ' . \ . .' - :
:\;Cox^Thclidea%Wh;v they usually, fail
dismally "Tat entertaining -people. ...
;> Knox-Exnctly. :: Wel/enjoyed^ ourselves
'talkingf about ' them -on -the way,, home. „■
OI.TJ PAPERS FOR SALF.
ir>c- per*-, hundred'
-..',, -■■ V -■• £*Q •__ /f5 tm * • Ffeifjit* '1 ■.:-■'■'■'' ' ■■"■■'-'■ ■""'-/'"/-/ - :
Hid snoKsns*
assr &
We have decided we have many -Walking Skirts— hence ' a great
mark-down'of same.. '- Sweeping reductions ! .: „ ■•„■-. ..■;..
U: -All- of7our f Handsome '$10 i and; sl2^so V ;of •our.:?S.4S Skirts 'to-SS./alljcolorsand.
AValking • Skirts,- in - -Blues, .Browns, , , ; : many , styles. -.The best; ; ?o_ -\\ alkmff
' • Li"-ht arid - Dark -;■', Grays, : ■ splendidly ; , .; Skirt -we i have ever offered- X for the
•made, some "corded v flounce,:- : others - ..money.; Means ;loss{for;us,: and.&reat •
tucked flounce, and;- -.ialso^ trimmed .f bargains; for our. .customers. :--^ Don. t
■- handsomelyjin self strappings.: stitch-^ ;:fail ito^ecureVone-of,; these .splendid
ed some of -the Prettiest- Walking . skirt; values; .while.; they: last .-Only $«».- -
•r : Skirts /-ini town,: ■■■- entire; vlot-: marked '^Walking : Skirts,/. in^ Blues ,-; Brown.
down from'SlO and §12.50 to>.sS.4S. : ;: : and. Light and Dark Gray,; pin, stripe,,
around r: flounce,:entirely.;:stitched,'five- > -^°- - -■- „ ..• -. .-/- -.-:• : :*-' , ■-■ - . ■ '.; - ' „
and seven-gored, - ?5.48 - val ues,i reduced • - I Oxford and -Dark Blue Skirts,^ well
to only 50 4S -' .-',_.::..,;. .cut,. -=. well-made ; skirts,- full-flared
,-■'■:•• We have -'over a dozen- different flounce,: §3.oß, skirts, reduced to $2.45.
"styles to'selecffrom.in our ?5-,Walk--; :..:'. Oxford. -.Walking. Skirts, .52 values. ■
, Ing Skirts,; for- we have marked 1 all" ; reduced to ?1.50. ' _ :
. .: ■: IN-MARE^-ppWIT.: €^«fi#» &KjQlSl*>a
Black .'.Taffeta /"Waists, tucked "arid : Best Grade ..' Black arid White Peau
hemstitched; lined throughout: .with de S'oie,; fasten in/back, hemstitchecl
flare ■' cuffs^ and- collars; extra value; and corded; in. j'oke design; ?8.4S values
; only a few/left;^ for $2.9SJ ■". ; . . n0w,. 57.48^1, -.//.::;"'?. : .
, Extra-Quality ..Taffeta. ..Waists,_ in . O ur . Sl6V'Taffeta Waists; in- all de-
Red, Navy, Pink, Lavender,- and. Cas- >/^ red ,- col br^;' ; exquisitely. >made;. --you
" /.tor, tucked-and- hemstitched : in .the.. '. Enould . rsee f. them and purchase- before
; latest, style ;; our . regular §0.9S Waist, ■. toO:lat e:^aiarked; togo at $7.45. _
All our Colored Taffeta Waists.: in- '*^$f& SPECIAL. .:
"■*;:^r:™-UC^ ...^;-9Jk-- itm AT/ALMOST ' ' :'.:':
j*lannel isaisis KALTFmcE.
Ali-Wool Flannel Waists, in all Ou r SI.9S French Flannel Waists, in
colors corded back and front, with Prfstel arid 'darlc'colors, eight different.
■^tra^Sfe'^
Green, iQastor,- Gray,; Red.-Black,- and \ Our :; best'; grade -Imported -.Flannel
Sorw 0
dressing sacques.36; inches wide; spe- ;10; 10 ; and :; 121 , 2c/ ;p e rcales. all new
; Cl Si^ C^m|h^.^?- colors and f^ -decolors, S5 inches - wide. "
: : ; creeks," 3c.' yard. 1 >>' '. -;. ' //.' ,:■■;, • yara.. --;■ - ■_: ■ . _:-_.-. }-„: ; .
&he Stiidence
BY HOWARD FIELDING.
(Copyright, 1901, by Charles W. Hooke.)
> As: we entered the old court-room of
Sudbury the prisoner was being led in
by a door upon the other side. vWe were
upon the east side, he upon the west, and
the lightof the forenoon struck full upon !
him. He was a ; lean ; and ; grizzled j. man, ,
with' a deeply wrinkled forehead and
thick' eyebrows, beneath which were ex
tremely' unpleasant eyes . ; of a. distinct ,
yellowish hue. s These eyes blinked in the
light : like a ; cat's, - and their -appearance
increased the. effect. of terror in his whole .
bearing. : : ' ~ ;
The room was very still even, inj.this |
moment of excitement. . : It ■ filled;, a wmg
of the building,'- and had. an arched, roof, *
giving "it the look -of 'a chapel,' , in .which;:
the high bench of 'the judge might well ,
have seemed a. pulpit. : Perhaps) the as- ,
pect of .the place.'had : its --weight with
the - country .folk who "crowded :" ; lt;.that i
■ morning; perhaps, . indeed, : - they were more
■ impressed wi th- thel majesty.; of human; law,
;than'urban.:people : are.\/At any-rate,
their ' demeanor? ga-ve" dignity -to ; a '; scene
which ■ is ! too' often: grotesque and coarse
when set^within the bounds of- the great ;
cities. N / , '■ -.;'■ , :;.;...;-."■ : v -
Loren Moore -was -accused of sending
deadly poison in a package of coffee? to
the house, of his cousin, .Mrs. . Alice:-.Hol
burn, ■;■•. with - the purpose •of -^revenging;
■himself -upon her "for defeating;- him in; a"
. lawsuit about property of ho "great value; :
but long a ; subject': of litigation. ; As,, so
often : happens in such, cases,; the victim
of "the "pcison was not. the- person; who :
seemed to bo intended: y ~Moore;>"stood"
-before "the. ' bar <to" answer, for the.ideath.
;of a servant: -of Mrs.^Holburn'sKnamea;
-Mary Dennett,* p pretty^ girl : highly es- :
teemed in this- community,; where. charac- :
ter is m6re';th^'caste^; : 'r*" :^';; ; ; • ■ .
Miss . Denrtett . had" been : engaged .. to
marry a. 1 , young man;, who: lived /.in the
. neighboring : town ;o£ ,; Durham.";;; He '..was;
pointed .: out.;: to me.;. immediately',;: by ;my;
: companion, ; and; IJooked '■:■ upoh'j him-, .witlv
great ;; curiosity, -. for ; v there^.was Ja^whis-;
■ ; per that Moore's probable ' acquittal vwould
place .this ybuthv irK*thb"7"pris6ner:s \dnck.
John - : Nor toh'.^the: ' individual? in -question,?
.was 'tall and,; sturdy *vwith>:eddiyh; brown;
halr'and-a'fresh.irudo^-sklnly^rsawihim?
Vstare;hard ; at I Moore:as;.thelatter4cros.c»^
1 ; the r room between the two ; sombre ; guaT'ds/:
gray : bearded'-'and dignified. J-It seemed -to ■
me that 1 Norton' s :^ look was •? i agul ai 1 y
'eager, ; arid I: searching,"; but v .withDat : ? hdsT'
tility. . v ■-:.-'■'•-;■""? >-.'-^J;-X'--' : { : :^-^:'^^3>S^-S'
Following, my- glance, ray -.trienAi-Den-.
ningsaid to 'me:
"Norton '"was^ori^ tne? stand
: District ;!Attorney/ißa'rlo^tried^tosmake:
•him;: swear - that .' h e" ; ha &~1 seen ~1 Moore % in j
;Sudbjiiry^n^the/:afteraooiiyj^henV^the ! '
.' poisoir^vasserit." '. YoulseeV;; the^ defence .- isi
;ah^allbi;s Moore vsay3t;?he?wasgin'|Dur^;
:ham;'?'atid^'he: brings ji- several
.withesseslwhp;(winitestifyHhat^they;jsaw)
h<^^iißr^ ! Am^ng.'th'em'ls3^^n^B^^
the? old ■"gentleman- wipihglhis|spectaclesj
iOV^^ere^g^t^cqr^^M??!^^?^'^^
> his* wpr'di isl^worth-Vas^ much V as \ thatf of %
raiiyllother. ■' man j in t this ty^|?He';
;ahd!^e:qthe^libifwlthes^j,weje^and3;
lingUn^atgroupfonVa 1 street fcbrneif| irill>ur£i
ihanvinl^eT^geibfAtheTevejilng^a^rDea^
fcon' r Irfjwis said, 'There %gdesfLsren
sMbbre,' of : Siidbury,' j andj th'ejothers jlookedj
'and '<& saw— sqmebj3dyA'%Wasgitl^^^^oreivi
Moorp? They say if was; but; between
you arid me, they don'tjseem very sure or
it except. the, deacon. /The others, in my;
opinion,- say. ; - so because he" does."
' "■: "This ; will A . acquit him,"; said - 1. And
my friend replied: . - / ; .
"It would except -for one thing, perhaps;
even in spite of it.. See that ;_man"-pver
■:there?" '■ -: V;- . .-" . : ' '; . ; ■;
He pointed to a tall, meagre, nervous
old gentleman .who had a very high fore
head surmounted ;by stiff -white hair..
There was , a clerical ; suggestion in his
■ dress- and ;manrier," but yet hellacked the
placidity ? that usually marks a country
clergyman of advanced years. ■■■ y ...
v". .'.iThat' 3 ; Professor Warren," said \■• my .
friend." . - - : -
"The .chemist?" ; I : inquired.- deeply in
terested in. a. man of such wide repute,
ambrigr scientists. ;' '.:':' v ' '
■■: "The same," was the reply. "He claims -
to have found in .a : compartment :of : a
wallet ; belonging) to Moore a minute quan-:;
tity of the poison used' ln this murder.
Ec • was ;, on .the ', stand ■ : yesterday; .;; and ;
Moore's lawyers : go:, after 'him with .the
severest eross T exam.iriation I ever 'heard.
The point' of it .was that .this poison"—;
ana. he named-it^as I shall not , tlo in.
ithis record :because; I have .no. wish to
advertise : a' substance of such, . a i charac-;
ter— "this iVpoison"- is a white ; powder -that;
looks just :: like' salt 'or sugar, and the
quantity found - in hth c wall et , was -; . so :
i small that ther jury can' t ' get iholdvof it.
•■If if was: really: in Moore's: wallet, he s
gulltv- ;beyorid v a :: doubt. ; .but the . jury
wasn't ' convinced.'; : : Prof essory ; "Warren's
tests' are "a r - little^ beyond -.the: comprehen
sion of \ the'- fai-mers .hereabout. --Warren"
.will'be'on.the.'stand a gain, to-day." ; : .
Glaricing.:at\Professor Warren, I : ;saw
that he -was -.preparing ; to be called'im
'mediatel>vVand > . as- he.- was gathering up
his" ■} little /"laboratory" . I "marked with
"some surpriseV'that'; his trembling' hands
made ; the glass rattle. ' , . "_ ; '
"Hel was .blown up over at the -college
many' ■yearsVago," ;said -my. ,f riend. "The*
• lawyer/- for- {the .defense V- made.; quite, a
."point.: of v that, though Warren was only:
ra youth: a.tHhe> time.'.';/; )"''-■'";' - '■-'■ ■■■■■" '.. '.
?;\The] day's /proceedings; opened- with the
i contiauatiori- % of '■> Deacon Lewis's-. . testi-
; mony,'iafter-V which -some "of *:those"' who.
- had- beeiiVwi th. -. him : describe^ ' the scene.?
Thisr made" -a'-f considerable .■.-.: .-impression,'
! having withltheVjury .the; stferigth^of all;
i" "eye-witness" 5 evidence. > Contrasted .-.withj
the in visible ? work -of Professor Warren's j
: cheriucals—' a'i'dr op 'of ' this or " that : .; sub- . ;
!• s tanco mi a^little tube, a: change; of color :
"caused : heaVenVorily. . knows how,.- •?.-•■ test,
■bfrsomethirigibb*i)ed:OUt ofa bit of leather,
h rqm'antbld^wall'et-fthis" plain. ; talk \ abou t;
'seeing^ a^manV,wilkirigialong the ; street
seemed afistrorigyas|certainty.
.'■ I ■•■'sawV;' Moore's;: .yellow? eyes :\ shining ;
arid; I marked ;in
;creasingi*-pali6ri(bn-; the;, s face/; of yo-ungr,
; Norton;- /who :;the\day^ before^;had ;thrqwn"
away his * chance \of averi g^ng /th e'death ; of i
■ the woiriaiiylie^ loyecl ; who, had testified
cal hour -"a-'maii 'who lookedilike/Moore,"
; but fTcbuld vm»tAbe s pers uadedjby> all ;^the _:
District Aitorri'ey'sXarts to 'say positively,
•'the.man'^waaVMobre.'.' -; ;.:.■ '..-<):-;
\ ■'. 'I " i may*^tVbel|mlstakeri ,"';. : : he :~-had: said,
; accordins^o^my^f rierid's report. '1 won't
► say-it - was, hlm'-.when. l ain't sure."
But uobri-'ithe. question whether .he had
really^oved^Mary.'Benrittt br^belriig ;tired j
ibf iher^iriightvhayeo; wished her? dead^hc;:
-was 5 ;firriV' : "arid 1 : y explicit;:-sayirig};that;:he:
} had*lbvedfi her^withe all |hlssiheart « and. ■
had^beenCwaitiKigvbrily;' f orjbetterj^orldlyg
iffbrturi^b^orejunltins>hiniself Uo'iherjbyj
!i mortal ;vows;; While,
imy|frie>d^astdes]cr^g|that|scerie|orj
the^ previous; day ;a % sharp voice called:
■ jv2 'Prof essbriWarren !" ;" '■
sawvtheVold'cltemlst ] arlse|hasti-y
j ly^andsiwallc|tb.ward Uhe : witness^stand^
? ca%ryirigi his -rack ; of^tiibes '?? andSbottles: 1
kt^had>beeri^updefstoqdf^t|h6^shbuld:
be recalled y in": rebuttal ;of jsbmb •'expert*;
'tesUinoriy^f rome Sudbury'a 'leading jdrugri
jglatl andlthatihb j would ; make/; a> f ew^^
lperiraeri Jtsari^op^court^;.y:/^//i;^:-tS^J tsari^op^court^;.y:/^//i;^:-tS^
IsjvThlsTppisbii'r' which '. : 'I /shall j call?tuar.a
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\ve • takejinventory.; - X ' t
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Bread: and -Butt er Plates, Grindley's, has slight chip, $-*;set— worth $6. 1
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■ _Gravy^Boat3,. s Grindle£s^ 4 decora- , Beanty ;rose^ls inches High. Sic. I
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: ' Dinner-Platea^Grindley's, very pret- -inSSS' nattera T worth $2.2^ a^ I
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v Comb :'and;Brush>: Trays, fine Li- '?I.4S;set. ''. .= : ;:■ . >-,^^- t
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•Rugs, size 36x54, fringed,- usually sells fors2. . During this sale *V ~s\ \
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THIS STOCK MUST BE REDUCED AT- THESE PRICES : I
Ladies' ; Fleece-lilried Ribbed Vests, ; I^adies' Natural Wool Vest* and [
the' 19c kind, for. 12 l-2c. ; :;. -■- . "Pants/iaJl sizes, the Toe-kind," at SOc. 5
" I^adies* " Hea-vy Fleece-Lined Vests per garment. 2$
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sizes; special price, 25c. per gar- Lined, Tallor-JCut Vests and Pants; §'
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"60c. quality Ladies' Hibbed Vests Boys' Fine Natural Wool Ve3ta arid £
and Pants at 37 l-2c. per garment. ■•■".. Drawers at-:sOc per garment. t
Ladies' Gray Union Suits at ; half Infants' Wool Ribbed at . t
price, the $1 kind, for 50c. 25c. / .' fe
■-""- ' "'-'• - : '"' ','"• : ---."" . -•".." •/'. : - •;' ' .. — — — — ■.'•■" ' : : — '%
l 3L~~~~l**~ I*% i*ltt* Infants' Soft-Sola. Shoes, In "VThlte, 6
JpargainS in UUr Blue, Tan, PLnk, Red, and Black, for |
infants' Department. , 2^^ o^m 3a M. <™ I
In fa jits' Long Coats, In Bedford 25c. to $1.45. , i
Cord/ ribbon and. braid^ trimmed; spe- '"/"Children's"' Whlt«f Knit. Legsiaa for P
cial value for. sl.so;and Sl.»». : 25c *
ed 3^;^^ Children '" C ° lOr " ' WlotorSQcrsillcCapsror^c,^!
which the simplest Is that by muriatic
iacid." ? Dissolve a little of the poison In -
tube of -water, and tha liquid - remains
colorless. Then . add a few drops, of, the
acid;: and 'a., vivid green hue results.: The
professor explained-; this test to! the Jury,
and; having done so, he put' his 'hand into
his - .waistcoat and ; produced a
small tube, from wh!ch he poured a quan
tity of the : poison in the form of a pow
der upon "a sheet, of white paper.
"This is visible to you all." he said,
but the District 'Attorney : expressed a
fear that ltinight not be so,: as .both the
powder and the 'tpaper were • white,
whereupon tie " Professor ■ f elt '■ in his
-waistcoat ; pocket ;•: again and then. poured
out more powder,:. '." -
"It has been alleged," he saidiln. the
.tone, of one who lectures to a- class,;
"that the quantity with which. I was ,
obliged to ideal in this case was very.,
small. •' Observe this little glass rod, ;
which I wipe -carefully with a silk hand
kerchief; until ; It is perfectly, dry. I lay,
it lightly upon the powder, and then re
move it ,so. You can! see. none of ' it ad
hering; to the glass.. Vl 'place the rod in, .
this tube . half r filled with.- water"— and
he • / did ;so with a- . nervous v hand | that
made trie, tube clink. upon " the fglass-^j
."and ; then with 'this dropper /I add ; just
oneVdrop of muriatic acid. And you sea
the. 'effect." '„..': --..'■ : ::- . .- '
.; The' tube that had .been clear as crys
tal became suddenly, green- as an erne-;
raid. It flashed In tlie light like a jewel
of price, and ~ Iheard a murmur." ran.
along? the .(jury-box af the sight of .this
isimple miracle. /■ Glancing- at Sloore, I'
behel d I a ';:■ wretched ■ sp^ctacl e. . ; It seemed
' as ';' If : the ■-.i'flash. front that Stubs; ; shone
especially .upon ' hi 3 . face, vfor he looked
green : ,with ;f earl '^And the Jury saw htm
eyes; that seemed to* comprehend.
"Always the • 'same i result," : - said ; the \
Prof essor; -"Tliis green color: is very [_<Ma-[
Jinotlve to the trained'eye. Even with
out the / other \tests— • of /which " I mado
eleven— l- should' have felt y convinced '} in
my. own mind. that thanatine was pres-:
ent." : .■ ;:- : ' -. : ■ ' - ;
"I would ask the Court's; permission," •
said the. District Attorney, rising, "to
have -' the ; --witness . perform^- the • expert
ment again." ' '. - i
v. : I looked: at the man in. amazement."
It was;;^to mv Vmind.r'a ; most ■.foolish
: thing: to .-do. The : effect had ; "been pro
duced. - The jury's senses could; only 'ber
-■come "blunted • to sit^by. repetition. ;.;Be--'
sides,"; "Warren,, with '.: his shaking; hands.
Impressed ' me ; as ■ a ' bad experimenter,
-and; l;. was prepared' to see him fail, with
"a ; test so ." simple.'. *'. .', , ,", -;^; ■"■/
- Moore's ; lawyer, •. a: •?; hatchet-fa ce<s
\. Yankee; sharp ■wi tted ; and ' quick; } looke d
Umeasily ; : atf the : Judge,, fearing that J a
;repetition%of the 7experlraent : :would.;not
ke. permitted, and ''-- knowing that ;it; could
;notJh'art-Vthefdefence,^butimlgtt;-_l»lpJIt?
The ■; apprehension wai 'needless;., for 'old
'Jiidge t Harburg i> has Va curiosity r'~ quite
feminine, •: and i he "-■■ seehie'd '.; anxious ; to see
:thai^test?repeated* r ;.;-"/'^ •■.:;■:.."• .;',--■ ->- :
i-V Accordingly, Professor £ War r en^. care
fully ; /washed and Awiped'vthe^glasslTOd.
fto6k;aVcleahVtube;;Jnto}.which
fresh?- distilled "wateri' from i the same
; flask I that he had -used ;f qr^that ] purpose
'iln"i I n" ■ t hetprevious '<■ instance and • once more
;lald vthe :rod> ; tipon ; the f small^ white; heap.
'Ity seemed ; to^ me i that v none"of itheVsub
i stance ; could ; possibly *;: adhere ; to . : tha
ism6oth>glass/- ; ;yetuthej;iProfessor.
the Outmost confidence." ;;dipped ■ ; it ■':'■■ into
Uhe^!tube) ; and ■added^the acia :.' J fw>m the
dropper.
:•; There was an lnatant' of -perfect )i si -
lerice,- f and- then i some one
ihbarsevf jackal's Slaugh.^ 1 1 > was ?i Moore t
LHe E was Tsmart?'Siouglii|to.;: gee ;: that ; «i!s
; - And
fwlienll | turned? an? eye -, upon \ John Nor
feedlupbnttheTaccused. i
$■". " WeH^ Prpfeasor.'^ said ; aroore'sslaw
[ye^-WclieerfullyV "tvhat does this mean?
.'Always the . resuH'-thosewen
your .words." „ A&&
HBP :., _ :..*asm
... - (? ' 'I
|C' ' Comforts
wmhisll&eek. -
nervous, . .had suddenly become calm,
and. still to my surprise, the Dis
trict-Attorney's face -was: flushed as with
triumph. He* leaned back la hla chair
and ' whispered 'over his shoulder to my
friend, "WoVe" got binx".
"It ; means," said Warren, answering
the lawyer's question^ "thai .; tt Is easy
to deceive huinanbeliiffs. I havo hera;
two tubes .exactly allkaf*— and he tools :
them 5 from his ' waistcoat ' pocket — "on«
containJng' •• thanatlne, ths other com-*'
montealt. I first paured._ some of thu
thanatine upon this papery and then
when more- of It seemed to be desired
I poured out some, of ..tho salt, but you
and : -' everybody j el3a '': hera I present . sup
posed I that I used the : same tube and
poiired" out the samsV; substance as be
fore: -The result Is that one half of thU
little heap— the half upon the rlght—ltf
thanatlne. a deadly poison;- tho >ther
half la salt. And n«lther you nor any
other iman \ altve .with "his unaided - eye
can .tell , .where the salt ends sj\& ths
poison L begins. With such afcaple trick
ery can: human beings be deluded; to
such .: errors .their senses are liable.
Whether it Is a question of this- heap ot
white powder or of a man seen lit th«
dusk upon 'the streets of t»c
may all be deceived; wa may all! ba mis
taken.
' 'j'But not all the dev lces nor the cun
ning- of all tha men ' on earth can. de
ceive one drop of this add. It Is never
mistaken. : 'Always, from - the beslnnir^
to the end of eternity, and under all
possible conditions, ;It knoW3 ar^
speaka the truth. -It cannot be de
ceived, It 'cannot lie, for its knowledge
Is the wisdom; of God., and its truth la
His truth!" '""■;.■
.Surely, I never had heard that sto^e
fact 'brought • home? to: me with such
conviction -before— that there Is no lyina
in nature no- error. And Iythm^
it^was the same" with "all there present.
Tlie faces 'of- the jiirymen changed rrojn
wonder, to a stern purposa, vrmin
Moore's face was "the picture of a cow
ard \ ln X the presence of his desertij. _
vOne thousand times." continued -v> R-
ren, - "you may test ; the right sW?
; the left: side of this heap of powder, ana
until your own: fallible hand shalt mix
; the^ substances : the result will always d»
what youhave seen. "VVhenr-itshaltna/a
mixed 'them, though you do" not movf
it, one drop 'of this acid will tell you,
without prejudice. .. without nesltauon.
•with.absortito '. certainty."
g Then at the judge's requeatthe chemUt
proved his :'saying-. He tested repeatedly
fromnthe: two :sides ioc :the little mound
of powder-always the .clear fluid >°":
the salt;'; always the green - glow from w
poison.v .The effect of the chemist a trtc^.
which ;heT had as ,a robuke w.
the'prisbner'S' lawyer; was such that ~»
arsument:6f counsel could overthrow v.
Vnd : a verdict fof suiJty followed.
■- But :^f6r;- Prof essor I, am su .«
a "guilty man iw6uld'havo:escaped his dus
;tAnd;:ebyMthe>way,:;;the^difference **
: tween, if allibla -human, testimony^ and
evidence ; of -nature/ was ; f urther ;. tUustra w
fed va'few "days jlater :by, th» ;dbcovery 0.
;the man: whom Deacon; Lewis; an-^J 51
'friends :had mistaken for Loren Moore.^
(no 3-3unly> ,
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