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The silver star., 1899-09-22

I could not understand anything she
said, and was quite determined not
to learn English. which stood con-
demned in my eyes as the language OF
my uncle. At last, however. had OF
course to give in, and to acquire by
slow degrees. knowledge OF col
loQuial English.
1T was a dilapidated house, and.
am sure in a most out-of-the-way
place-there was no railway for sew
eral miles. There was small village,
and tiny church in very bad state
of repair. l did not even remember
the name of the clergyman"
Pardon me-" interrupted Mr.. Mar
tineau; but. from the way you were
talking. you lead me to imagine that
you don't know where this place Is.
Is that so?"
THAT is so, unfortunately" she
answered. with dropping eyelids.
How long did you live there?"
From the time l was ten till about
the time that was sixteen"
And you don't know where the
place is?" His tone expressed .Ae
most absolute lncreuullty.
mo. don't" she admitted shame
facedly.
Il hope you will forgive me; but
can scarcely believe such thing" he
said, looking rather excited and pale.
Don't you know the name Of the vii
lage? You must know that"
But don't" she faltered.
But l can't understand it, he
said.
II used to know it, of course" she
remarked.
You used to know it?"
"Oh. yes; but l have forgotten it,"
She blushed deeply while making this
admission.
Il am hopelessly at sea-" said Mr..
Martineau. His grey eyes rested on
her face with suspicion. 1t was easy
to see that he thought she was trying
to deceive him.
May / go on" she said. land try to
explain how / came to forget all these
things? / can offer you an explanation;
The silver star., 1899-09-22
CLIMBING srA,Rs
just the Thing to strengthen the L,Aes
and Cure Dyspepsia.

just the Thing to Strengthen the LuAss
and Cure Dyspepsia.
New York Times: The average
landlady OF the average lodging house
is nothing II not resourcefui and orig
inal. When 1t comes to the question
Of the merits OF her particular house.
the unoccupied rooms OF which are
open to inspection at all reasonable
hours. her vocabulary is practically uu-
limited. and while her English may not
always be without reproach, It Is sum
cientiy lucid and forcibie to give a
good idea Of the many exceliencies Of
her domain. It has remained. how
ever. for a landlady living not 1.ooe
miles from West Eighteenth street 70
make. with the assistance OF q mum.
ber OF unknown medical men, the n.
founding discovery that climbing I'M
numerous flights Of stairs Ia not only
not injurious, but Is actually bench
cial to the health. why, bless you."
she said to . young man. an unfortu-
nate seeker after rooms. who protested
that the fourth door was too high M
for him because Of the weary and hurt
full stair climbing. why. bless you,
It's the best thing In the world for
you. The doctors all around here ~
recommending stair climbing for dys-
pepsia and lung troubled They say It's
the best thing In the world for either
Of these complaints. II you'll only walk
up stairs often enough and always be
sure to throw your shoulders we'll
back The seeker protested that he
was troubled with none Of these com.
plants. "Oh. WELL" said the obiiging
iandlady. "that doesn't matter. Its
good for the general health. You don't
care TO try Il? Very we'll. Good day. !"
and the door closed firmly behind the
outcast young man. who was wonder
Ing what tale would coufront him ln
the nsxt house.
The silver star., 1899-09-22
FARMING. MATTERS
Aav..1.ses q v.il Piewi,ss.

4.e.t sYs8eS - 8esss = - = -
1hsoe ar many excellent reassae
wv he faR western farmer ehou1e
pnofee to have ~ much q possible o.
his piowing done n the fall and early
winter. That he may get m early
start in the spring IL perhaps one Of
the least OF the many benefits he o.
rives from this practice. Yet this res
son alone is no small advantage - y
often enables the farmer to be fore
handed with his work during tne
whole season, giving him time to DO
his planting less hurriedly and In q
proper manner, insuring more satisfac-
tory returns when the harvest time
comes. F
Fall blowing. especially II the land 10
left very rough by the plow. enhances
the fertility of the soil through the ac'
don Of the frost and SHOWS In ltber.
ating the nutritive elements Of the soil
and making the fertility more ayaila-
BILE for the future crops to absorb.
Land that has been exposed to the ell
ements-to alternately freezing and
Manufacturing the winter makes the
best possible seed bed IL fined and lev
elsd by a good narrowing commenced
as early as the condition of the soil will
permit and continued at frequent in
tervals till planting time. But un-
doubtedly the most urgent reason why
fall plowing should be the universal
rule throughout the arid west is the
necessity OF saving or conserving mois-
ture for future crops. Land that fs
plowed deeply In the autumn and sub
soiled to the depth of fifteen or twenty
inches where conditions warrant 1t,
will absorb nearly all the rain and
SHOWS of winter.
II an our snow and rainfall could be
retained in the soil until needed by the
growing crops Of the farm, there Is
enough natural moisture to mature
many crops and much irrigation would
be unnecessary. Fall plowed land
should be left rough and open through
the winter that 1t may be exposed to
the mellowing influence of the ele-
ments and that II may absorb all the
moisture that falls upon 1t. forming a
natural reservoir just where needed
during the growing season. To retain
this moisture till called for by the
growing plants the land should be
fined and leveled with a harrow as
early in the spring as the soil can be
handled satisfactorily. followed with
frequent narrowing till the crops are
planted and growing thriftily. The
purpose Of this early and frequent
shallow cultivation with the harrow IL
to prevent evaporation.
The silver star., 1899-09-22


threw myself into such passion as
the nuns had never seen me In. But
there was NO help for 1t. l never
asked who or what was my uncle; but
he must have come vested with full
authority. for the nuns never hesitated
to resign me to him. remember how
clung round the neck Of each. and
promised TO come back soon My dis
tress vas unbounded. but It changed to
terror when beheld my uncle.
II had never seen a man but the old
coufessor and Jean Bapt!ste Leroux.
who dug the garden. This new arrival
was not at all calculated to impress q
child favorably. He was stout man
with short red beard. red hair. and
very small. twinkling, pig-like black
eyes. His expression was cunning and
cruel; and. to make matters worse. l
could not understand word he said
He was English. / was to all intents
and purposes French He did not con-
slider It at all worth his while to at
tempt TO cajole me In any way. He
packed me into a carriage. needless OF
my screams and tears; and SO we
drove away in the dusk. the pelting
rain descending In binding mist and
hiding the beloved convent walls from
my poor aching eyes.
Il have very faint recollections OF
my journey to England; but the one
thing which distinctly remember ia
that we always Travelled by night. !
remember. too. that my uncle twice
boxed my ears--once when he told me
TO leave on crying and did not. once
when stumbled over his foot: but
what with being always In tears. and
always travelling In the dark. my idea
Of our route Is very indistInct.
q remember at Inst starting from
sleep at the sound OF bolts and bars
heIng Withdrawn, and seeing a glare
n iamplight and womans face. mid.
lle-aged and rather kindly. My uncle
ragged me out OF the carriage and
sanded me over to her. blinking with
s:e p. dusty with travel. half cryinp
T..h fatigue. I think she put mo 4
bed at once. At first. any convsrsa
tt!on between Us was very difficult. al
The silver star., 1899-09-22
CHAPTER n.-(continued.,


II played in the sunny garden.
amongst the thyme and rosemary, the
climbing roses, the lilies. the sweet
basil. and the scarlet anemones. l said
my prayers In the dim chapel. and
went to rest In my tiny cell.
This lasted till l was ten years old.
One day it rained heavily. AS l have
said. 1t was the only wet day that l
remember. Soon after our midday din
ner the great bell changed at the gate,
very unusual occurrence Sister Ursu-
line went to the gate, and remember
that one or two curious nuns and
were peeping through the grille when
she came back. in evident agitation.
and sought the mother superior. was
carried off by one of the nuns. my con-
stant playfellow, a sweet woman OF
fifty. with the heart of child. She
kissed me lovingly as she held me In
her arms. / remember 1t all so well!
"'Sister Desiree,' 1 whispered, thou
art crying
No. no, Bebe,' she said; 1t is moth
ing! l am rightly punished. My af-
fection for thee has grown too deep,
beloved-it is earthly. know thou
wilt be taken from me: it is but just
Il did not understand her then. l
was wonderfully childish for my ten
years. But you cannot think how Wv
idly recall it-how l should remem-
Der every stone of the dear old con-
vent. every path in the sunny gar
den!"
You make me feel as II / could
see It all myself-you interest me ex-
tremely," said Mr.. Martineau. pray
so on"
Well. that was my last day with
the nuns. 1t was the very last happy
day OF my life. They told me present.
ly that my uncle had come for me. Ny
unde! The words conveyed no impress
sion 10 my mind. Who was he? / did
not want him. declined, with thanks,
the honor Of relationship. When Ley
made me understand that IT was not
matter for my choice at all. that ]
must go with him. 1t was terrible.
The silver star., 1899-09-22

Great improvement in public roads is
sure to attend and follow the multiple
cation of automobiles. One writer pre-
diets that before the end of 1900 the
total mileage of maeadam and asphalt
Will be increase by fully 100 per cent
More than ssoo.oOo,O0O is said to be
pledged already 10 the manufacture of
this class of vehicles. Till the storage
battery is perfected and eheapened. the
means of propulsion are practically
limited TO gas engines and petroleum
products.
The silver star., 1899-09-22

Wireless telegraphy across the At
lantic is TO be tried by Sig. Marconi.
At present the inventor is in Rome
negotiating with the Italian Admiralty
regarding the adoption OF the system
by that branch OF the Italian service
The experiments which have been
made indicate that wireless telegrapby
Is easily practicable. but tina, in i,s
present condition OF development /,
cannot be relied on for the severely
practical work that the wire insures
A train dispatcher could not under
take to time trains by 1t. Two co..
operating military columns could not
depend upon 1t for communication
war vessels at sea might fnd II hsIp-
ful, but could not make II their sole
reliance. The objection that MESA xes
transmitted by wireless system eouId
De received by others than those to
whom they are sent amounts to little
Ths same Is true Of the ordinary te,e-
graph wire. As rule secret MESA res
even In the mails. are written In
cipher. "
The silver star., 1899-09-22

1t seems. after all. that in spite of
the confusion of architectural styles
and the self-confessed ugliness of sky
scrapers. the prospects for American
architecture are by no means so dark
as certain native critics have insisted.
Leopold Gmelin. formerly instructor
ar the Art Industrial schools at Rarls-
ruhe and Munich. editor OF Kunst und
Handwerk, and recognized authority
contributes TO a recent issue OF the Fo-
rum an article in which he declares
that the change in the conditions of
American architecture since the close
OF the last decade has created a COM
plete revolution in German profession
al circles regarding the status in Amer
lea of this branch OF the art
The silver star., 1899-09-22

While the bison is practically sx-
.inct within the limits Of the United
states, with the exception Of the few
nerded In Yellowstone park. II In re-
ported that In the vast region between
Alaska and Manitoba the buiYaloes. are
numerous and even increasing. me
.iilins OF them 10 forbidden by Cana
oian law FOR two more years. and Alter
that only the killing Of males will BE-
permitted. II 10 said also that the
American bison IL to be found On he
norsnern plains Of Australia. whsre 4
ounoer were liberated - an sxperi.
esnt II the early years Of The esaI1s1.
The silver star., 1899-09-22

The Jains OF India agree with the
Buddhists in disallowing those Bsah-
manical ceremonies which involve the
destruction OF life. Being rigid veee-
tarians. they take extreme pains not
to injure any living creature. They
may drive snake out OF the house.
but they spare its life. \ rajah or
prince OF this persuasion says: I'VE
endeavor to avoid even green vcge-
tables, under the Idea that cutting the
plant may hurt 1t. We would not
needlessly pluck leaf from 4 tree, les,
the tree should possibly feel pain"
Similar was the superstition of a kin
dergartner. who taught The children
that when 1t was necessary to pull up
garden weeds. they should be carefully
replanted in some other place,
The silver star., 1899-09-22

Wit, bright, rapid and blasting as the
lightning. strikes and vanishes In an
instant; humor. warm and eli-embra-
cling as the sunshine. bathes It's object
In genial and abiding light.
The silver star., 1899-09-22

Mules in the Transvaal are bringing
500 each. II is hoped that this will
not lead any diplomat to make an ass
OF himself.
The silver star., 1899-09-22

When woman doesn't want to ex-
press her opinion in words she merely
shrugs her shoulders. and that set
ties II.
The silver star., 1899-09-22

ou, l don't know why should expect
you TO believe 1t. have often Thought
'nat no lawyer would believe nv
story But what can do?"
The silver star., 1899-09-22
stili More Conterfeiti,r

stili More Conterfeitins.
The Secret Service has -
earthed another band Of conn.
ers and secured a quantity q u
bills, which are very cleyerly +
ed. Things of great value ara ~
selected for initiation, notably -
ters Stomach Bitters. which h,s =
imitators but no equals for an,
like Indigestion, dyspepsia and n
patton.
The silver star., 1899-09-22

brains count" says college presi-
dent. OF course they do. but some
times they get pretty badly mixed up
in their figuring.
The silver star., 1899-09-22

A miss may be as good as mile. but
with designing widow in the race a
man is safer at two miles.
The silver star., 1899-09-22

When a man neglects his duty he
always says 1t resulted from his alb
sent t-mindedness.
The silver star., 1899-09-22

A book may be as great thing as
battle.-Disraeli
The silver star., 1899-09-22

About the time a mans argument is
exhausted he begins TO lose interest in
the subject.
The silver star., 1899-09-22

Fortune gives to many too much,
but to no one enough.-German Prov
erb.
The silver star., 1899-09-22

Revenge may be sweet, but overin-
dulgence in sweet things makes
trouble
The silver star., 1899-09-22
SUBURBAN r.,..

...Out our way the heat bs. \
the apples on the trees" ~. !.
cow has been giving boiled ~
right along"
The silver star., 1899-09-22

No one ever heard of appendicitis re-
sulting from diet of sour grapes.
The silver star., 1899-09-22

Put Yourself in His Place" is the
ofiice-seeker's' favorite novel.
The silver star., 1899-09-22
Renected Hat

Reflected Heat.
WAS 1t hot in your town tbI.
mer, Miss Plkcr?" "Hot7 +
freckles from. the moon shInIns
me-"
The silver star., 1899-09-22
Mutual AdmIr..,,,

"How young you look, -.
"Oh, professor. how remarksE!.
have retained your eyesightiw Y
The silver star., 1899-09-22
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100 n. 7. slide valve engine.
! sxl0 modern horizontal engine. ~
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~ II. +. horizontal steam engines.
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Vertical boilers all sizes.
! 6xSiax6 Worthinston outside pac
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] l2-inch steam and s-inch water endJ
lo,inch stroke duplex mine pump.
] deep well pump engine.
! Knowles vacuum pump, nearly nevi
I xii blake crusher
ixl0 Blake crusher.
large capacity ore buckets. good
! eo-inch Lenell water wheel In d
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latest improved patent smoke 4
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j-foot Howland pulverizcr. new.
! air drills. different makes.
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Whitley concentrntors.
] automatic sample splitter.
] e0-lieht dynamo and engine.
] triplr-gcured winch for derrick. j
winchss. suitable for raising sim
pumps.
wood turning Iathes.
! 3-dr1m holster. suitable for derrick
lotion Fairbanks wagon scales,
] ss-foot railroad Fairbanks track ~
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Several wood saws and framcs.
900 feet finch well casing.
Crate bars. all sizes.
300 feet black pipe.
u furnace doors.
lot Of brick machinery and tools; Z
sell or trade for brick: good chance
start In business.
complete laundry plant. cheap ns Z
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The silver star., 1899-09-22

No one knows the weight of another's
burden.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-06

He was no LothaTio. II he had been
this story would never have happened.
gle was plain John Green, bald-headed
substantial, common-sense married man
who had toiled early and late over his
counter and had got little money to-
gether
a government official She was a young
and sprightly woman, thoroughly good
and bright, bred to society and full of
the gracious and almost unconscious wiles
which make women of her sort very
They had sat together. he and she.
St the same end of the same table at a
Boarding house for a few weeks; they
tngo in the parior of the house, and ne
was In love with her. 1t was, kind OF
moral insanity. a thing outside and be-
He had never bsen in love before; at
his wife 10 the DAYS Of their callow
lRs school and sitting up with her In
the beat room on Sunday nights. Since
carriage they had 1ourneyed on to-
sGt the comfortable Matrimonial jog trot
of the common lot
Mr. Green had found out by rubbing
up against the. world. that he was only
Gid not expect his wife to be any marvel
st a woman. Mrs. Green had her foibles
and sometimes she made mistakes. The
untoward efforts to get into the best
society; 1t was with this in view that
she ceased going to the Disciples meet
ing and took front pew in high church
where they burned candles and where
she had frightened herself nearly to death
with not understanding the responses and
getting up and down at the wrong
places.
1t was for this she early sent her
little girls to a fashionable school, and
moved into good neighborhood and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-06

OF these attentions. as well as the
reason of them, Mrs. Newman was pro-
1oundly unconscious. She was occupied
to the fun with her child and with some
her husband whose secrets she shared,
ana TO whom she often gave her assist
ance and her very clever counsel. If she
even thought that the Greens were max
ing themselves rather obtrusive in their
kindness she excused II on the score OF
ignorance. %
''Theyre plain people" she would say
Il do believe they are the most CRATE
the Greensi''
But other people the servants the
gossips and clerks at the sore, were
very ready to exchange glances and sig
nihcant words at the flowers. the fruit.
Green had little to feed his love upon,
but he invented a kind of pabulum for
II. he construed all the words and looks
OF the lady into something never intend
ed, and by means Of his musings kept
himself in state of excitement, becoTn-
ing daily agitated and tempest-tossed.
unbalanced and inflated
The bubble burst the day the news
came. that the NewmanS were to leave
Immediately for Washington. Mr.. Green
was so overpowered with the news that
he rushed Immediately over to the Ettie
parlor of the Newmans: he was red ara
perspiring and hreathless with coming
up the stairs so fast.
Jenny he cried. Jenny" 1t wa.
the first time he had ever spoken her
name, and the very sound thrilled his
soul Jenny, is it possible that you are
gong away! What shall 1 do without
you; You have no idea what you are to
me! He wanted to say that she was
the star and central sun of his existence
That all the glories of nature radiated
from her and from her only, that withou.
her life was for him, nothing but tina
olackness of despair. But as the servant
just then came in to shut the door hs
mad left open. and he caught sight %
the shocked look on the Iady's face rs
ned from the room as precipitately as "a
had rushed into it.
But he departed only to shut hims6i,
up In his den and write a letter In this
ne put all he could, poor, desperate n an
of nature, and of the blackness IF nj.
despair If she left him hopeless He al
| dressed this TO Jenny and signed it job.
Green.
The next time he saw this letter 1,
was In the plump and jeweled hands o.
brief but polite note from Mrs. Newman
calling Mrs. Green's attention to the
matter and requesting her to take in
hand the morals and intellect of her
husband.
Mrs. Green came at the truth by de-
ana pillows, as she read and reread the
two letters, and at last submerged hs-
/ In the deep sea Soundings of a hysterieaI
/ attack. Not so her husband, poor, wao-
! derlng derelict, his sails riddled. his rad
! der broken, his contraband cargo gone
TO the bottom. and he mere hulk AZ
nlmsef thrown upon an angry shore, hut
| found at last thank heaven, and sound
at core, and thankful all his life after
| that he had not gone to utter destruction
on the rock upon which many another
man has wrecked his soul.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-06

and clearly this time there was no trap
about it at all.
But there was It Strengthening pow
der on it.
Mop. "Or butter, maybe said Hop. Just
then Pop jumped up and exclaimed, "Oh,
I know what it is-dont touch it! I wal
in the pantry the other day and overheard
cook and the butler abusing our family
and saying something about putting
said: That will end their antics, if notfl-
ing else does So 1 believe this is what
they were talking about
1t was not SO easy to let such ban
around and examined and looked, and
looked and examined-lt was such
treat
Then Mop said: Poor Cuff" That
was enough. One mysterious disappear
ance in the family was quite enough.
started out for something to eat the time
he never came back, and who knew but
what he had died from just such a thing
as this? They could not tell. So, at the
mention of the unfortunate brothers
name and the sight of poor Puffs short
rowfully, thinking of how it had all hap
pened, they turned from this lump of
mystery and resolved to go to bed with
the gnawing pangs of hunger rather than
risk their lives on something that might
mean death.
So they went sadly home and told
their mother what they had seen.
She had in the meantime found
glorious feast in another part of the
house, and they dined royalty that night.
spite Tabby's watchful eye and long
claws, and the traps and poison and other
death-dealing contrivances of cruel cook
and the butler.