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’ CONVICT’S REVENGE.
STRANGE STORY OF EDWIN CHURCH
ILL DRUCE OF SCRANTON.
Taken When n Tot From His Home In
Lancashire—Has Gone to England to Re
cover a Fortune Left by His Real Fa
ther.
Edwin Churchill Druce of Scranton
sailed to England recently in hope of es
tablishing bis claim to the estate of the
late Baron Churchill of Lancashire. The
estate is worth $1,000,000, and Druce says
he is the son of the baron and was kid
naped about 40 years ago'. His story is
this:
Thomas Druce and Frederick Hill,
young men of Mosley, Lancashire, were
arrested 48 years ago at the instance of
Baron Churchill, who charged them with
stealing cattle from him. They were trans
ported to Australia, Druce for 12 years
and Hill for 20 years. Druce always said
he was innocent, and revithge was the on
ly thing he thought of during his banish
ment. When at the end of ten years he re
turned to Mosley, he learned that the baron
- had married and had a boy 2 years old.
The former convict determined to strike
at the father through the child. He per
suaded two women to assist him, and one
day while the boy was playing in his fa
ther’s park the women led him away and
gave him to Druce, who hid him until the
hue and cry raised over his disappearance
had in a measure subsided.
Then young Churchill was taken to the
homo of James Druce, Tom’s brother,
some distance away in the village of Troy,
and was thereafter known as Edwin Druce
and was raised like the other children of
the neighborhood.
Baron Churchill and his wife were un
remitting in their efforts to find their
child, but failing to discover any clew of
him became convinced that he was dead.
Soon after the heartbroken mother died.
Before Edwin had reached the ago of 15
he was sent to the mills by James Druce,
and when he reached his majority James
Druce told him he wanted him to marry
one of two girls he had always looked on
as nis sisters. Just at this time a letter ar
rived for Edwin, which contained informa
tion as to his birth. It had been sent by
some one acquainted with the facts and
who desired to see justice done to the
young man. The letter was intercepted by
James Druce, but the girl the father had
intended the young man to marry learned
that it contained facts concerning her
adopted brother’s birth and acquainted
. him with the Information in her posses
sion. Edwin demanded to know the names
of his parents, but James Druce declared
that he was his son, and Edwin left the
Druce homestead, obtained employment
» as a mail carrier, afterward went to Can
ada and moved to Scranton five years ago.
He had been in Scranton only a short
time when James Druce arrived. A truce
was patched up, and Edwin and the man
he once thought was his father lived to
gether.
James Druce became very ill two years
ago and told Edwin that the latter had
been stolen when a youth, and gave a par
tial description of the estate his father
•owned in England and the family coat of
arms. Then he suddenly stopped, and
nothing could induce him to continue the
story. Presently he recovered, but never
disclosed the secret to Edwin.
With the assistance of George Hicks, a
friend, Edwin got some money and sailed
for his native land. A letter from Edwin
was received by Hicks recently, which de
scribed the progress of his search for in
formation. In his letter he said he was in
possession of the story of his life. One of
the women who assisted in his kidnaping
had died while he was in America, but
had confessed her part in the transaction.
Edwin’s object now is to find Thomas
Druce.—Cincinnati Enquirer.
Lightning Dressed Fork.
Butcher George Grathwohl of Cutch
’ ogue, N. Y., had a fine fat pig in front of
his place ready for slaughter yesterday
when a thunderstorm came up, and light
ning killed and skinned the porker. All
the butcher had to do was to cut the ani
mal up for sale.—New York World.
Not an Ad.
It is protested that Corbett’s infelicities
are genuine and not an attempt to apply
the alimony ad. to actor pugilism.—Wash
ington Star.
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No Hope For Us.
Now doth the world in glory roll,
And linen climbs in price,
And though we’re all ahead on coal
We’re way behind on ice.
—Atlanta Constitution.
WAS ALMOST BUND
Little Girl had to be Kept in a Dark
Room. Could not See to Feed
Herself. Remedies and Doc
tors AH Failed. Cured in
One Week by Cuticura.
My little girl had very sore eyes. I tried
everything, but nothing did any good. It»ok
her to a doctor in Atlanta, who treated her
for a year, but she kept getting worse. I
brought her home; was almost out of heart:
I just felt sure she would go blind. An old
lady told me to try Cuticura Remedies. I
had no faith in them, as I had tried every
thing. I commenced on Saturday, and before
the next Saturday her eyes were sound
and well as any child’s. She was almost blind,
and had been kept in a dark room for more
than a year; could not see to feed herself;
and they have never been as yet the least par
ticle sore or even looked red from that day
until this, and it will be three years the first
of May. They certainly cured her, and 1 think
they are the greatest remedies out. I only
used half a box of Cuticura, one cake Cu
ticura Soap, and one bottle of Cuticura
Resolvent ; so you see -what wonders they
did for my little girl. I have read of all of
these most wonderful cases, but never before
thought that they might be true; but I know
this to be the positive truth.
Mrs. FANNIE GARWOOD,
Canton, Ga.
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STORIES OF THE DAY.
The Young Man Wm Persistent, but He
Made No Sale.
The young man was polite but persis
tent. He invaded the office hat in hand
and waited patiently until the elderly
man looked up from his work.
“Excuse me, sir,” he said, when he
saw he had the business man’s atten
tion. “I am taking orders for trousers. ”
“Don’t want any,” said the business
man slwrtly.
“Pardon me,” persisted the young
man, “but if you will kindly look at my
samples”—
“It would only be a waste of time,”
interrupted the business man.
“I will measure you for them right
here and you need not lose five minutes
from your business,” continued the
young man, paying no attention to the
interruption.
“But I don’t want any,” insisted the
elderly man.
“Very well, sir. I regret”— Just
then his eye fell on a smaller desk in
the corner, and he saw a possible oppor
tunity to do a little business after all.
“Might I ask who occupies that desk?”
“My private secretary,” replied the
business man.
“Do you suppose”—
“Why, yes, possibly you might.”
The business man was suddenly interest
ed. “It’s worth trying, anyway.”
“When can I”
“Come back in about an hour.”
“Thank you, sir. I will. ”
Then the business man became so in
terested in some mental pictures that
he conjured up that he forgot all about
his work for nearly 15 minutes.
It was just about an hour later that
the young man came back. He entered
in a businesslike way, and then stop
ped, stammered something in a confus
ed sort of way and started to back out.
“Come in I” called the old man cheer
ily. “Anything I can do for you?”
“N-n-no, thank you,” and he was
gone.
“What a queer acting man!” said
the private secretary, locking after him.
“Isn’t he, Miss Blank?” returned the
business man innocently. “I think it
must be one of the effects of woman in
business. ” —Chicago Times-Herald.
A Modern Detective,
When Hiram Noodlehead went to
sleep on the night of March 10, he had
S2O worth of gold in his teeth. When he
awoke on the following morning, which
was Monday, there was no gold in his
teeth. It was the most peculiar robbery
on record. Mr. Noodlehead occupied a
room in a leading Lincoln hotel, and be
fore retiring had bolted the door secure
ly and had seen that, the window and
transom were fastened. In the morning
everything was apparently as he had
left it, but the gold was gone from his
teeth, and there were aching voids
where it had been.
Mr. Noodlehead didn’t worry so much
over the loss of the gold, but he is a
man who detests mysteries, and he
knew that he could not sleep until he
knew who had robbed him and how he
had been robbed. Consequently he sent
for old Swayback, the great Lincoln de
tective, who happened to be with me
when he was telephoned for. Together
we went to Mr. Noodlehead’s room,
where the circumstances were explained
to us. Old Swayback examined the room
carefully, and I saw by the knitting of
his brows that he was puzzled. When
he had concluded his examination, he
threw himself in a chair and studied,
while Mr. Noodlehead and I stood in a
corner admiring him and thinking what
a wonderful man he was. Suddenly he
raised his head and said:
“Mr. Noodlehead, are you a somnam
bulist?”
“No. I never walked in my sleep in
my life. ”
“That destroys one theory. I thought
perhaps you had got up in your sleep
and removed the gold from your teeth
yourself. Nobody entered this room
while you slept. That I’d swear to.
Aha!”
The great detective uttered this ex
clamation as his eyes fell upon a medi
cine bottle upon the washstand. He
seized the bottle eagerly, applied it to
his nostrils and smiled in away that
told us the mystery was solved.
“ You are afflicted With that tired feel
ing, Mr. Noodlehead?”
“Yes, and I have been taking medi
cine for it. I took a dose before I went
to sleep last night. ”
Old Swayhack poured a few drops of
the medicine on a link of his gold watch
chain, and the link immediately dis
solved. * ‘ This medicine, ’ ’ said the great
detective, “will dissolve any mineral
and ruin the human stomach, yet men
are fools enough to take it, even when it
melts the gold in their teeth. Now, aside
from my profession as a detective, I am
agent for Dr. Swinkum’s Elixir of Goose
Eggs, which will relieve that tired feel
ing, build up the system, remove dis
tress after eating. It is purely vegetable
and has 13 ingredients”—
Mr. Noodlehead at once purchased
1,000 bottles.— -Nebrajstn HtoA- x ’
True to Him For Twenty Fean.
William J. Brown, aged 70, was re
leased from the Indiana penitentiary
early in May, he having served a term
of 20 years at hard labor for the murder
of a rival suitor of the woman to whom
he afterward became engaged. A few
days since the white haired ex-convict
was married near New Buffalo, Mich.,
to Miss Millie E. Jameson, who was
Brown’s affianced before jealousy fur
nished the motive for his crime.
During the long lapse of time between
Brown’s sentence and release she re
mained true to him, her one purpose ap
parently being to accumulate a fortune
sufficient to support herself and Brown
during life, the latter being incapaci
tated from work by reason of infirmity.
—New York Recorder.
When Women Are Ahead.
This is the time of year when woman
demonstrates her superiority to man by
looking cool whether she is or not.—
Washington Star.
THE ROME TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 12. 1895.
Electricity For the Nicaragua Lanai.
Perhaps just now the project thnt is
specially interesting to ex-Senator War
ner Miller is one which the Nicaragua
Canal company is likely to adopt as soon
as it is known that active work upon
the canal may be begun again. That is
a project for utilizing electricity as a
motive power for all the work cf cut
ting, grading, digging and establishing
the great ditch. Furthermore, it is pro
posed to utilize the plant, which will
probably be set upon the banks of the
canal, for the development of the electric
current as a motive power for the pro
pulsion or hauling ’of vessels through
the 23 miles which are to be construct
ed.—Philadelphia Press.
Sea Serpent Season.
The sea serpent season is now fully
open, and returns are coming in from all
points of the compass. Michigan made
the fatal mistake of telling the first
story.—Detroit Free Press.
A Looked For Explanation.
The general inferiority of the person
al appearance of this year’s sea serpent
denotes a decided deterioration in the
quality of whisky used at the summer
resorts. —Chicago Record.
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I have just bought the stock of
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For the next thirty days will sell at
COST. Now is the time to buy.
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216 Broad Street.
Students Summer Conference
ON THE GROUNDS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Jiuie 14—33, 1595.
For this occasion the Southern States
Passenger Association has authorized a
rate of one limited first-class fare for
the round trip, tickets of iron-clad sig
nuture form, limited to continuous
passage in both directions, to be sold
June 13th and 14th, good returning up
to and including June 25th, 1895.
The Southern Railway
offers to the teacher and pupil desiring
to attend this conference fast and con
venient schedules and elegantly equip
trains.
Information cheerfully furnished upon
application by any agent, or by
W. A. Turk, G. P. A.,
Washington, D. C.
C. A. Benscoter, A. G. P. A.
til j 15 Knoxville, Tenn.
ChatiajioagMoine&ColumlmM
EUGENE E. JONIUS, Receiver.
Passenger Schedule in effect May 5, 1895.
NORTHBOUND.
Lv Griffin 6 15 am
Newnan... 9 40
No. 1 No. 11
Carrollton 115 pm 545 am
Ar Atlanta 850 850
Lv Bremen.. 145 6 55
Buchanan 2 03 7 25
No. 9
Cedartown., 2 52 8 53
Rome 3 39 1147 am
Summerville 4 54 2 35 pm
Lafayette No. 15 534 4 00p
Chickamauga.... 810 am 604 515
Ar Chattanooga. 8 45 6 40 6 15
Memphis 700 am
Birminghamto 53pm
Meridian 3 20 am
New Orleans 9 30
Jackson 9 50
Vicksburg 1145
Shreveport 8 05 pm
southbound.
No, 14 No. 2 No. 10
Lv Chattanooga 920 a m 725 an 500 am
Cbicamauga 10 05 8 01 6 25
LaFarette 8 31 7 30
Summerville.... 911 9 28
Romelo 20 12 26 pm
No. 12
Cedartown 11 13 8 14
Buchanan 12 02 pm 510
Atlanta 645 am 410 sin
Bremen 12 20pm 610
Ar Carrollton 12 50 7 00
Newnan 3 05
Griffin 7 15
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600 431 Ch’kamauga 934 400
I 545 Summerville 820
I 7 12 .. ..Rome.... 706
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