Lincoln County leader., August 03, 1900, Image 3

The Squire's Hobby.
FOR ten years people bad been
waiting for Squire Harding to
marry. East and west be was
known as "tbe catcb" of Oakdale.
In the first place, be was very hand
some; then he was very wealthy; and,
finally, be was Irreproachably connect
ed, and as the most wary young lady
of Oakdale said, there was' "nothing
disagreeable about him." No; the men
said that Squire Harding was a "first
rate man," and the women voted that
he was "nice." Yet, when pretty Gladys
Ray became engaged to marry him, she
nearly cried her eyes out.
This Is the way It was: When the
squire had come and built the hand
somest luse in town, what a "flutter
ing there was among the dove-cotes!"
Blondes and brunettes successively set
their caps for him, but In vain. The
squire confessed to certain old ladles
that he had "hoped to be able to fill his
clear Matilda's place;" but, beyond a
few civil attentions, no youug lady of
Oakdale could boast of him as a con
quest. This fact showed the man a little dull
and uuappreciative, for nowhere in the
country is a prettier, more Intelligent
and domestic set of girls than In the
nice agricultural village of Oakdale.
But the squire bad his Idiosyncrncy
Lis hobby. It was that of health.
He had uttered a vow never to marry
a woman who was not perfectly
healthy. On this point he was un
changeable. Let scarlets aud purples
flaunt, let ringlets wave aud smiles
brighten, the squire turned neither to
the left uor right His standard of the
ideal female physique seemed never to
be appr jached.
Most people thought Oakdale ghis
Inixom aud blooming enough, but the
squire's observant eyes saw erysipelas
in burning cheeks, consumption in nar
row shoulders, dropsy In the plump
forms. It was only when he beheld
31adys Kay that this exacting' man
was satisfied and enthusiastic.
She had Just come from a year's slay
with her grandparents In New York,
and was barely sixteen. Pretty well,
that is no word for It. She was Just as
lovely as a new-blown ro.-e. Aud shi
was as good as she was pretty, and as
loving as she was good; and every one
would have seen It was out of the
question for her to marry Squire Hard
ing, a worldly man of forty, with a
shrewd eye for the main chance.
She was Just as unselfish as a sun
beam, as impulsive as a kitten, as
Tguileless as a violet, and cared nothing
for the position Squire Harding could
offer his wife. She never knew what to
say to him when he came to Clematis
Cottage, as her home was called was
afraid of his bass voice, and shy of his
facetlousness; and yet he came and
came, and her father encouraged his
suit, and Gladys was told 'she must
agree to marry bim.
Must, because business was dull, and
there was a mortgage on Clematis Cot
tage, and there was no sense In a girl
ref using such a chance. Of course, she
would never have another like it In a
lifetime.
Thus her father talked common sense
to her, and Gladys protested with her
uncommon sense, and said she did not
want to be rich, and the squire's money
would not make her a bit happier, and
that It would be a dreadCul thing to
make her miserable all the rest of her
life.
She had no mother, but her brothers
protested, telling her that she was a
goose; and at last tbe poor girl was
harassed Into making a half promise
that, "perhaps, some time, she would."
But her father at once set In motion
preparations for the wedding, and sent
for Aunt Phoebe.
Aunt Phoebe was an uncommonly
skillful needlewoman, but what was
more in Gladys' case she was a person
with a heart.
Though she had known the grimmest,
linrdestand bitterest of experiences, her
trials bad not hardened ber against tbe
griefs and sorrows of youth; and the
moment she saw the face of her niece
she knew that something was wrong,
and she determined to find out what It
was.
One morning she went Into Gladys'
chamber and found the girl hastily
putting away a letter a letter post
marked New York, and directed to her-t-elf,
In tbe boldest and handsomest of
chlrography. Having put the letter
under lock and key, Gladys turned si
lently to be measured for a new em
brolderid waist
"Are you'tlred, Gladys?" Aunt Phoe
be asked.
"A little," replied the girl.
"Didn't you rest well last night?"
4'Not very."
"Gladys, you are my dear dead sis
ter's child! Tell me what ails you."
"Oh, auute, my heart aches 1"
And she put her face on the broad,
wmianly shoulder and burst into tears.
Tiiert thara rimi4ui I knew It was
a heart trouble. Tell auntie all about
it' I don't believe you want to marry
Squire Harding."
"I don't I don't!" sobbed Gladys.
"Law, child, what makes you. then?"
"They all say I ought But, oh,
auntie, I love somebody else, and that
makes It so hard!"
And Gladys, weeping, blushed to the
tips of her fingers.
"Well," ejaculated Aunt Phoebe,
putting the embroidered waist away;
"here's a pretty state of things."
"It would be different if I didn't
know of auything better," moaned
Gladys. "But Dick was so kind and
gentle. He made my life Just beautiful
all the last six mouths. When I came
away from grandpa's Dick said he
loved me dearly, but he was poor, and
could not marry now though he would
be true to me, and try to get a place In
the world. He Is young only twenty
one but grandpa says he Is an excel
lent young man, and sure to do well.
Yet It's of no use no use at all to say
anything to father about Dick. They
are determined that I shall marry
Squire Harding, and I don't care for
him I don't care for him at all!"
"Then you sha'n't marry him! I'll
put a stop to this wprk, sure as' my
name is Phoebe Ray! I don't know how
now, but I will!"
No, Aunt Phoebe did not know how
the task was to be accomplished, but,
with eyes and ears alert, she soon ac
cumulated a fund of Information bear
ing upon the case.
One morning she presented herself at
"what thk roon child suffuks au
WOKDS CAN TELL."
Squire Harding's door, aud was shown
into his private room, where he re
ceived his clients. . . .
"It's early, squire, but I wanted to see
you alone, before the duties of the
day," she observed.
"Sit down, madam sit down," said
the squire.
"The subject of my call Is my niece."
"Ahl"
"Yes. I suppose you will be deeply
Interested in this!"
"Certainly, certainly! Anything which
concerns my pretty little Gladys! Ah,
that Is an uncommon girl, Mrs. Hay
so gentle, so fair, so healthy "
"AhemI" croaked Aunt Phoebe, omin
ously. "What, dear Mrs. Itay! Is not Miss
Gladys well?"
"Far from it." '
"You amaze me! Has sbme outrage
ous disease approached that lovely
girl?"
Aunt Phoebe shook her head, and sol
emnly said:
"Chronic."
"What what la It?"
"A heart trouble!" pronounced Aunt
Phoebe, solemnly. "What the poor
child suffers from It no words can tell."
"You don't say so! Can It be? Why,
I supposed "
"She looks healthy, I know. But
Gladys is like her mother's family; they
all had hearts I mean they all suffered
from heart troubles. Why, I could tell
you of sufferings but I won't I won't
harass your feelings by describing
what a source of dreadful misery a
heart difficulty Is. But I kuow; I've
had my share of their pains."
"You you have that tendency,
madam?"
"Dreadfully! All the family has more
or less, I tell you, squire; and my niece
she's a dear, good girl, and I want her
to do well; but It really did seem to me
as if you ought being so strict In your
notions of health to know the truth."
"Heart disease! Why, It often proves
suddenly fatal, doesn't It?"
"Oh, yes; people usually die with It
And then there's falutlngs, aud plulng-t
away, and fit "
"Lord bless my soul! This Is serious,
my dear madam! I I have openly de
clared that I will not marry a sickly
person. It Is strange It Is very objec
tionable to me that Miss Gladys fath
er has not Informed me."
"He doesn't know, and wouldn't be
lieve a word of It. Gladys has never
said a word to him about her heart.
But I aui her aunt her mother's p-n
sister and It isn't a week since m.r
niece confessed to me how she suffered.
I suspected It before she uttend a
word for, as I say, It's lu her family,
and I know the signs."
"Yes, yes! Well, now, my dear lady,
what course ought I to pursue, under
these remarkable circumstances? W'iia
my peculiar views on the subject of
health my very decided views I real
ly cannot be expected to proceed as If
if the circumstances were different."
"I don't know anything about that I
cannot advVse you. But I feel as If I
had done my duty."
"But I can I houorably retract? Can
I withdraw my proposal?"
"My brother-iu-law Is of a very
choleric temper; I cannot say. But you
might he called away."
"I am called away. I have urgent
business- in Liverpool, aud I am the
man who should be on the spot. No in
direct agency will avail. I shall go
abroad at once, Mrs. Bay. Aud Miss
Gladys she Is very pretty no doubt
may supply my place, lu the course of
a year, with some oue who who has
not the peculiar aud very decided
views on health that I hold. Aud you
since you seem a lady of ' uncommon
sense aud superior ideas of the fitness
of things will, perhaps, use your Influ
ence to to "
"Certainly, to smooth my niece's
pathway, of course."
So the couversatlou came pacifically
to an end, and two days later the squire
sailed for Liverpool. The news came
father aud son had prospectively se
cured a large slice of good fortune from
Gladys' wedding the rich squire. But
he was gone for a year or more, rejwrt
said aud after a furious and senseless
auger against Gladys the poor girl was
left In peace.
When Auut Phoebe went home to her
quiet seaside dwelling at Bayport she
took Gladys with her on a visit, and
oue day she privately wrote a leter to
Dick Archer, who, she had learned
through Gladys' grand lather, was a
most promising youug uiau.
The result of this letter was to bring
the young gentleman also to Bayport
on a visit, and the young people had
plenty of time in which to plight their
vows and take wise counsel with good
Auut Phoebe.
Through her influence. Archer was
soon prosperously established In life,
aud now, In happy motherhood, happy
and rosy with her own rosy babies,
Gladys, the wife of a good husband,
lias far less heart trouble. Waverley
Magazine.
DIPLOMATIC LIBRARIAN.
How He Cleverly Got Out of Doing a
Favor.
When Mr. Putnam was the head of
the public library lu Boston a ward
leader of that city called on him to rec
ommend a henchman for a place in the
library, says Collier's Weekly.
There was no reason why the libra
rian should not have refused at once
and peremptorily to appoint him, but
he chose to follow another course.
After a few minutes' talk with the
politician, Mr. Putnam asked hiiu
whether he had ever been through all
the departments of the Institution. -
"I never have, but I'd like to see it,"
replied the politician.
"It will give me much pleasure to go
w.Ith you," said Mr. Putnam.
Mr. Putnam took him behind the
counters and through the building from
top to bottom, explaining the diame
ter and the magnitude of the work In
detail. He further pointed out, without
seeming to do so, the varied duties of
the employes aud the attainments they
must possess to do the work. When
the tour was ended, Mr. Putnam said:
"I'm pleased to have had a chance to
show the library to you, and if your
friend will fill out an application blank
and send It In, and he passes the neces
sary examination, 1 think there will
be no difficulty in placing bis name on
the waiting list." ,
The politician, however, bad seen
enough of library work to convince him
that his constituent could find no place
on the staff and the blank was never
filled out But, to the day be left Bos
ton, Mr. Putnam bad no warmer ad
mirer lu that city than this same ward
leader.
Opinio or "Deadhead."
Speaking, of the origin of the word
"deadhead," Frederick Stanley says:
"In the museum at Naples 1 was much
Interested In a case of theatrical tick
ets found In a tragic theater In Pom
pell. They were made variously In
bone, ivory, and metal. Vou are aware,
perhaps, that to this day the gallery
of an Italian theater Is called the pig
eon loft Well, the little tickets for this
part of the auditorium were In the
shape of pigeons, while varying devices
were used for other parts of the house.
What attracted my attention most cu
riously, however, was a set of dimin
utive skulls modeled In Ivory. These
were used solely by those having the
right of free admission. Now, does this
not suggest the very powibJe deriva
tion of the term?"
We wonder if In the next world peo
ple have to get off the sidewalk to
make room for tbe citizen who had the
longest funeral
Science
hvention
It Is stated that the authorities at
Scotland Yard are now engaged lu sub
jecting a police electric lamp to prac
tical tests, to ascertain if it will stand
the necessary wear and tear of the ser
rlce. Plans for the reclamation of the
meadows near Newark, N. J., are be
ing considered and thirteen plaus were
lubmlttcd. The plaus were sent In by
experts aud engineers from all parts or
the country.
Experiments made by French savants
ou Mont Blanc, last summer, showed
that the Ice of a great glacier will serve
is a support tor a telegraph-wire with
aut insulation. A naked galvnnized
Irou wire laid upon the Ice transmitted
telegraphic signals more than a mile.
Sir William MacCoruiac writes In the
Lancet that lu most cases the damage
done by modern bullets, aud especially
the Mauser, cauuot be compared with
that inflicted by the projectiles of the
ueedle-guns or the Chassepot rifle,
weapons employed in the Franco-German
war. A similar result Is obtained
when comparison is made with the
woVk of the bullets used In our civil
war.
As the result of twenty-nine years of
experiments at Rothamsted, Englaud,
it is shown that in the winter months
more than half of the amount of rain
that falls penetrates Into the soil and
becomes available for the supply or
springs, while lu the summer ouly one
quarter of the rainfall Is absorbed by
the soil. The maximum quantity of
water lu the soil is at a depth of about
forty Indies.
The way In which the Indians made
soapstouc dishes is said to be as fol
lows: With a hard implement, proba
bly a flint, they cut a circle on the stone
which was to become a dish and then
chipped away and down ou the circum
ference of this. They then rnshioued
the outside to the shape they desired
while it was still attached to the rock
Itself. Finally, they split it off at the
bottom and hollowed It out, and the
dish was completed.
Gas liquor has been turned to a useful
account at dizzies, in France. Beet
root would not grow in the fields be
cause they had become infested with a
beet-root parasite, but wHi oue appli
cation of the gas liquor ttfteen tous or
beet root per acre, with 14 per cent, of
sugar, four splendid crops of cereals
were obtained, and in another set of
trials using gas liquor only, four suc
cessful crops of more thau twenty-four
tons to the acre and a fifth of over six
teen tons were secured.
The Ingeuuity of architects Is some
times severely taxed to provide for the
comfort of the dwellers In lorty apart
ment houses. In New York City plans
have been filed for n gigantic building
of this kind to stand on 5th avenue,
and to be connected with a well-known
restaurant across the street by a tun
nel, finely fitted up and lighted, where
by the occupants of the apartment
house can go out to their meals In all
kinds of weather without the necessity
of putting on hats. The only drawback
appears to be that they are limited In
their choice of a restaurant.
ABOUT APPENDICITIS.
Few Peruana of Middle Age Who Hare
Not Had the Dtaeaae.
The vermiform appendix, inflamma
tion of which constitutes appendicitis,
Iff a curious little offshoot from the
large Intestine near the point where it
Is Joined by the small Intestine. It Is
a hollow tube about as thick as a lead
pencil, from an Inch to several Inches
n length, which communicates wlth the
cavity of the large Intestine, but is
closed at I to free extremity. Nobody
knows definitely what Its use is, and
many think It has no use at all.
It Is a popular belief that Inflamma
tion of the appendix Is often caused by
the lodgment In It of a grnpeseed or
some similar little body, but as a mat
ter of fact this very seldom occurs, and
no one need deprive himself of a de
licious and nourishing fruit from any
such fear.
There are probably very few persons
of middle age who have not bad appen
dicitis, but forunately they did not
know it. It Is only when the Inflamma
tion becomes severe and Involves the
parts about the appendix that violent
symptoms appear, and this occurs in
ouly a small portion of cases.
The disease Is u ore frequent with the
young muu thau with the middle-aged
or old
In mild cases the only symptoms Is a
slight dull or colicky pain In or near
the right groin. When the Inflamma
tion Is more severe, or extends to the
neighboring parts, the symptoms be
come more pronounced. There Is a
sharp pain In the abdomen, signs of
dyspepsia loss of appetite, nausea, or
vomiting, and bowel disturbances are
present, and there Is often slight fever.
In the most serious cases a sudden,
violent pnln occurs, there Is a marked
fever, and the patient Is depressed and
presenrj all the signs of being very 111.
niccough Is often a distressing s;mp4
torn.
The treatment of appendicitis Is one
of the points upon which doctors dis
agree. Some believe that in nearly ev
ery case a cure will follow rest in bed,,
a milk diet, cold applications to the ab-J
domen, and sedative remedies. Other
say that an operation is necessary In
every Instance, and that this should bo
performed the Instant a diagnosis of
appendicitis is made, before serious
symptoms appear.
The proper course, here as elsewhere, .
Is doubtless the middle one, for In many
cases an operation Is absolutely neces
sary to save life, while lu others re
covery will take place without sub
jecting the patient to this serious risk.
In auy case, a sufferer from appendi
citis is in dauger, and should be under
the constant care of his physicians.
Youth's Companion.
SEEKS BROTHER AND FORTUNE.
William Viney Will L,oee $73,O00 Un
less He Finds His Twin.
A fortune of $75,000 awaits twin
wearers of Uncle Sam's blue who
served together lu the same regiment,
and whose separation by the fortunes
of war stands lu the way of the admin
istration of the legacy.
One of the twins is William James
Viney, a smart youug marine stationed
at the Brooklyn navy yard. The other,
of whom all trace has been lost, is
James William Viney, formerly of the
..i.. umu uiuica CUYMiiy.
William James, the marine, called at
the World office last night, aud told
the story of the disappearance of hla
brother and of the recent discovery that
a fortune had been left to them and
begged the assistance of the World la
discovering the whereabouts of the
missing twin.
The twlus hail from Houston, Texas,
where they were foVmely engaged In
the cattle business. William James en
listed lu 1895, at Fort Snm Houston,
Sau Antonio, Texas, aud was assigned
to troop K, Cnptaln Goldman. He fell
In love with the service and did so well
that two years later he induced his
brother James William to enlist There
being no vacancy in his brother's troop.
James became a member of troop C lu
January, 1807. The twins served to
gether until 1898. when the whole regi
ment was ordered to Porto Rico as a
part of the army of occupation under
General Miles. Just before the regi
ment started from Its headquarters at
Huutsville, William James' term of en
listment expired, aud although he was
anxious to. see active service he was
compelled to return to his home In
Texas to attend to urgent family busi
ness. James William went with his
regiment to Porto Rico, and from that
time to this his twin brother has heard
nothing of him.
All he knows Is that James William's
term of three years' enlistment expired
last January and that, to the best of his
knowledge his brother then took his
discharge. He knows, however, that
the Ind was completely wedded to a sol
dier's life, and he has an Idea that ha
probably enlisted In some other regi
ment under orders to go to the Philip,
pines.
William James tired of home life and
three months ago came to New York,
determined to re-enllst Being unabla
to get Into a regiment that was likely
to be ordered abroad, he applied for
enlistment at the marine barracks and
was accepted.
A few days ago be received news
from Texas that his father's sister,
Mrs. Adeline Viney, of Houston, bad
died, leaving ber whole estate, amount
lug to $75,000 In cattle and land, to bo
divided between himself and bis twin,
brother.
Until the missing twin turns up the
estate will remain In the hands of the
public administrator. If the young
marine can produce proof of his twin
brother's death the whole estate will
fall to him. New York World.
Slr'Knry Did Him a Fauor Once.
Baron Brampton, when Justice Haw
kins, was accosted at a railway sta
tion on one occasion by a rough fellow
who seemed very anxious to assist with
his luggage.
Struck by bis friendliness, Sir Henrj
said, "You seem very desirous to assist
me."
"That's what 1 am. sir," replied th
man. "You see, sir, ouce you did me a
good turn."
"Yes," said the Judge. "When and
where, pray?"
"When ye 'ung Crooked Billy," re
plied the man. "Me and Billy onct war
pals, but we fell out, and Billy said as
'ow next time 'e chopped eyes on me
'ed do for me with a knife. I knowed
Billy and kuowed 'e'd do as 'e said, and
so e would If you 'adn't 'ung Mm In
time. So I'd like to do you a good turn,
too, Sir 'Eury."
An Insinuation.
He I dread the hot season so near at
hand.
She Oh, I Lope you'll live a long
while yet. Philadelphia Bulletin.
The longer a man Is married, the
more he has to decrease the size of the
fish he has caught If he wants hla wife
to believe him.
When a man appears with new
'tlotues, all his friends try to be funny,