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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14
Story Of the Wedding Ring.
BY BERTHA M. CLAY.
Continued.

jis lordship sent for Mr. Ford, and
Mr. Ford received instructions 10 write
10 Paul Waldron to inform him OF
Lord CarlswoOds offer and OF ms
wife's acceptance Of It, He wrote
nictnring to himself the handsome,
baggard face as he had seen ~ last
"May Heaven pardon those who de-
Iiberately break a human heart!" he
said. as he finished the letter
He had written very plainly telling
paul what Lord Carlswood had decided
TO do and that, although willing to
adopt Ismay and her son, he steadtast-
Iy refused In any way to recognize his
grandchild's husband.
your wife has had plenty Of time to
decide" he wrote "and she declines TO
leave Bralyn"
Bv Lord Carlswood5 wish Ismay en-
closed note.
ct will be a confirmation OF MI.
Ford's letter." he said
She wrote
a cannot expect you ever to forgive
me. Paul, or 10 think as | think !
know how much you have loved me-
and I have loved and do love you still,
for my own sake and Leo's ! think
ought 10 accept Lord Carlswood's oner
I wish that It had been different; /
wish that you could share all our ad-
vnntages. You may think that ! ought
TO have refused and have returned TO
you; but / should never have been
happy at Ashburnham again. The lit
tie home that contents you would not
have contented me II Is better that
I should tell you this frankly | could
not be happy with you again. You
must not think me unkind | always
felt that was not In my right place
For all the love and care you have
lavished upon me | thank you now in
bidding you farewell"
SO coldly so heartlessly written, yet
blurred and blotted with burning tears
without one word she placed the let
ter in Lord Carlswoods hand; but no
one saw Ismay Waldron again that
day
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14

made enormous sums OF money by TAX
ing out patents and in eight years
from the time he left Ashburnham he
was spoken OF as one Of the most pros
porous men of the day.
Rich now almost beyond "the dreams
Of ayarice, he devoted himself to the
interests Of the working classes. He
lectured, he made speeches; he soon be-
came known as a popular leader OF
Radical opinion. If by the use OF keen
passionate language he could have
reused all England he would have
done so, and have led on fiery, excited
masses to the destruction of all arts
tocrats He hated them with a vehe-
ment, burning hatred-he would have
devoted his life to their extinction
There were times when he wished that
a revolution like that of France might
sweep every titled man from the face
Of the land.
People who listened to him wondered
at his vehement utterances-at his pas
sionate class hatred. They wondered
at the fierce, fiery eloquence with
which he dashed the vices of the rich,
their pride, their indifference to the
feelings of those beneath them. All
this was because one amongst them
had tempted his beautiful young wife
from him
He became famous as the leader of a
certain class-as the earnest, sincere,
thoughtful advocate of the working
man as the warm supporterof his rights
and privileges.
All this time he had heard no word
of Ismay. He woujd never read the
chronicles of fashionable life, lest he
should see her name and it should
bring back his pam Year after year,
as his riches accumulated, his bitter
desire for vengeance grew with them.
He was never known to laugh, never
seen to smile.
The estate and mansion Of Ravens
dale were for SALE and he purchased
them Then he smiled, and said to
himself
Il am Squire of Ravensdale. | will
take legal steps to change my name. l
will try for the next election, and then
/ can advocate the Radical measures
which I have at heart"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14
PARTY FINERY FOk LITTLE
GIRLS

Party frocks are almost as necessary
an adjunct to the little girls wardrobe
in this progressive age as they are 70
her grown-up sister. For the real
short frocked tots white, pearl pink q
blue slippers and stockings are usualig
favored depending upon the color q
the dress worn Silks in plain or ope1
weave look better than Isle or cotto2
as they fix closer and are as a rule 4
better coloring; and then they looA
well as long as they Inst, whereas tas
others fade. Girls who have come my.
their teens may also wear white am
light-colored shoes and stockings
though growing girls with large zee.
wear plain black French kid or pate3.
leather. Sashes are much worn aha
may be OF ribbon or chiffron, as pes'
suits the gown Some tie in severe
bow at the back and have long enas
while others knot at the side and nav.
ends finished with knotted fringe 4
hair-ribbons are worn they match th7
sash or the stockings pretty RAM.
for the hair is the wearing Of flowers
instead OF the old-time ribbon --AaF'
Katharine Howard in Woman's hoa
Companion
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14
LIBRARIES FOR IHE POOR.
A Successful Plan Now IN Operation in
Chicago


Chicago is pracucing very worthy
and successful method Of educating
and improving the lot of the poor,
This consists Of the tiny itinerant IL
hrary, a small box containing twenty
volumes, that Is placed by the bureau
of associated charities in a house in
the tenement district that from that
moment becomes a library at which
the neighbors may call for a supply Of
reading matter.
District visitors go to the homes and
easily enlist the attention of the peo-
Iple there when they announce that
they intend to leave little bookcase
and appoint a small member OF the
family librarian for the little district.
1.-THE books are chosen especially to in
,terest children, and it has been found
THAT numbers of them who had no
means OF obtaining proper literature
flock to the Libraries and eagerly Dor
row the books.
4 The West End Womans Club is
Iequipping twenty of the libraries, and
Iother organizations are helping. One,
the Lewis Institute, provides from its
advanced pupils friendly visitors,
who call each week at the homes where
1.-THE libraries are lodged and hold meet
tngs Of its patrons At these gather
.ings the visitors obtain a good hold up
on the children, who are eager .oI
more books or perhaps anxioas to
have some OF those they Lave read
further explained to them or 20 hear
something about the writer's
/ Charles Frederick Weller Of the As
ISOLATED Charities and leader OF the
home library movement. says that the
incidental benefits Of the work art
equal to those resulting directly from
the dissemination Of good Literature
among poor children The little book
case is an open sesame 10 homes thai
otherwise would be closed with dis
trustful haste against the friendly Wis
tor and her mission Of helpfulness
Once lodged In b home, the bookcase
stands as a reason for a weekly cal
there on the part q the visitor who :;
insured a welcome When the visitor
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14
MR.. DOOLEY AND MOLLY DONA
HUE.
The Sage of Archey Road Philosopher,
on Etiquette and the Piano.

Mr.. Dooley" happened in on the
Donahues on Archey Road and imme-
diately Joined the family discussion as
to whether Mr.. Donabue should buy a
piano for his daughter HIM, said
Mr.. Dooley, I'm no musician, an tn
eight iy me enjyment is FIR to hear a
German band, consistin' iy a pickle-oo
an a bass drum, playin Listen to tn
Mockin -Bur-rd But, as Mary here
says whin it comes To decidin quis-
tions iy etiket I'm the boy 10 do it
again tn wurruld. FIR forty year I've
labeled it out be tn pint an tn quart
to tn fash nable society iy this ward
an Dooley's etiket FIR man an baist
is known firm wan end iy tn country
TO tn other An ! say this to We, Nal
achi, that it's not on'y tn proper an
rale thing TO have a pianny, but SEEN
that rim Clancy, tn assistant foreman
on tn North Side an Mortimer CASEY
the assistant foreman at South Chi
cago, both has wan, il amt amy sure
thing that whin tn news gifts out that
we're scrayin long without wan We
won't lose yer job. Get a pianny, Nal
achi, an thank Heaven they didn't ash
f'r a steam calliope. Ladies' Home
Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14
CHAPTER XIII

There came a bright, warm, sweet
morning in August, when Paul VALID
ron rose early and went ont amongst
the dcw-laden flowers; he had been
thinking so intently about Ismay that
ne could not sleep 1t was a month
since she had left him and ne was
longing 10 look at her bright beauti-
sui face again
She could not be annoyed now" he
said to himself III wrote and asked
her TO come home she has been gone
so long"
Tie had almost forgotten his doubts,
ismay had written 70 him very often
telling him Of her great enjoyment;
but she had never given him even the
aliehtest hint OF the struggle in her
mind never told him one word OF Lord
CarlswoOd offer
~ viii write and ask her 10 come
back and as hn soi1 the words the
sun seemed 10 shine more brightly
the flowers 30 look more fair
Vie ant enjoying the sunshine the
dow. ana tho flowers. tho little maid
took his cup of coffee out 20 him, and
the postmnn seeing him I'm The garden.
brought the lettcrs 90 him There was
one bearing the postmarE of Lynn
An hour afterwards whom the IT.
Uo won went in search o' him. she
found MIN living ON his face on the
ground cold and scnscloss 1s one
dead she rlaa 20 rouse him, and
"a
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14

makes the weekly call at the ho,..
the attle liorarian-a post of hon..
given to trustworthy boy or pirl
the children who are enrolled a.
irons OF the library gather and loan
These meetings are like little nan., I
at which the children for the rs ,S'
part get their first glimpse of social 'o =
laxatlons, The idea is to keen ~
Tree from anything like eonvantio-s.
lty or sthtedness and to give tha ohl1,
rem a good time Often all the ch,11]
are asked to make pictures innstra.
ing the books read during the 80,
W course most OF the attempts q, -.
are crude and funny, but hero a.
there the friendly visitors" have he-
lucky enough to find children with ra,l
talent '5aI
When the little library patrons -.
not making pictures they are discns.
ing Robinson Crusoe." and rnal.,-
the thousands of inquiries that s,nh
work proyokes from the juvenile mira
Another feature of the home libTa
RES is that besides books thew con4ata
the games that are so sadly nissina
from tenements. The Friendly VIE,
tors say much about the wboIesonro
effect of the games. In one ljhrarv 49,
the equipment for parchesl. The father
OF young librarian, who had falloa
INTO the habit of spending his nights
IN saloon saw the children plavlng
ana joined them. He became so il
terested that he broke off the saIoo,
connection and stayed at home win
his children, after that playing the
game and never resumed his unfortn-
nate ways.
Another recent adjunct to the homo
library is the penny savings hank
conducted on the stamp system. #
allows any child to become a bank do.
posltor. even if it can deposit only ono
penny, and by that method habits ~
frugallty are taught. At the weekly
meetings the patrons of the uhrarv
produce their carefully saved pennias
ana are proud of the fact that thew are
financial operators on aimiputjvs
scale.
sets OF photographs for fine paint.
ings are passed around among the H.
braries, and the friendly visitor is able
TO give little art lectures to the child
rem and tell them something about the
originals of the pictures he shows
them
To spread among the children of
the poor a better appreciation of good
manners, cleanliness, self-respect and
higher ideals is the real object of the
friendly visitors says one report
whose nominal mission is that of
looking after the books and the little
librarians"
The visitors are nearly all from the
ranks of school teachers, the cadets
at the normal school and advanced
pupils of other institutions.
The Associated Charities In Chicago
has only twenty cases of books so far
There is loud demand for more. The
management has arranged to give each
donated library a name, after the
donor, or some person or object Sc
Iected by him. Religious bodies have
been asked to hold bazars and enter
tainments with view to raising funds
TO equip more libraries.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14
CHAPTER XIV.

If the enjoyment of wealth, luxury,
every earthly delight and comfort.
could give happiness, Ismay Waldron
ought to have been perfectly happy
After the sending of her letter she
waited for some time for reply. Paul
would be sure to write; there would be,
perhaps, a passionate appeal to her to
return-a passionate cry for love and
pity. She must answer that as we'll as
she could the die was cast now-no
prayer, no appeal would be Of any use.
She could not alter her decision.
But for the expected letter she
watched and waited in vain. She
would have liked to hear from her
husband She had left him deliberate
~ she had preferred money and
grandeur TO his love and the pretty
humble home he had given her; still
she longed to know what he thought
of her conduct-what he suffered If
he was very unhappy Unknown TO
herself. she was longing still for his
loye-for some of the kind words that
had been as needful to her as the air
she breathed Here all was magnif-
ra,ra and stately snIarsor If bar
ho,d srbad ayarv ra1ed,. and avar,v
lasp,,, ,vara ofra,.sd nor. frt thero wa.
no Paul to lay her head on his breast,
TO soothe her with gentle words, and
.c1mfort until the pain had ceased
She missed him more than words can
fall. ana for the first few DAVIS she
I,,issd 3, ,,Ie and c,sngad tb,f Lord
carlsvood begau tn fear he had made a
mistake Ile ala All he r,uId +, ropse
her. he gave grand dinnar-nartv to
which the elite of the country were in
vlred. ne ordered MAGNIFICENT cos
tune from Paris for her. and she was
delighted In the novelty ANA excite
ment she forgot her sorrow. and from
.1at hour the world took possession OF
nor
Tara r,,,sr,,,3 t..rt most r,ft,fullv
.y,r, ,r,,,Jss 4, Nh m,aa ber H.
,gsfal 1i,sals 9rsf I'm ge,fino fogetbar
.,.r,. ,rr,f of be,, f3snfftv ana he
......ssaF ma, h. f,r,oallv declared
fi,rsI h, ha his bsir.. ne made his will
n,.~.,tbt,. d, rsn,, ma hsl,va5
,,r,,.1.Ep5 , f,rtros which was to
t,s,.,, l,,.,, 5i,.i3,5 to,,,,as, tt.rss of his
.,ri,,r ,na y,bfrb ,c,,,,5 baya ,na1a
,..b ~ -hor rich rhon no looked
r,r,,5 ,,,. s,n,s l,bv wbn vnpIb reside
NJ u.,l,., f,r /, ,i,,a and teacb rsmav
IN. f.ss,ns bs most Wished her IN
.l,,r, II, Pound tha var,, l,av no de-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14

: her; but his lips curved with a curious
j smile
she was light and vain, he said,
She had my heart in her hands she
has broken ii and thrown 1t away She
was not worth my love For her sake
Il would have borne starvation; she
with a very few cool words gives me
Iup for money. | will not curse her
but cry to Heaven for vengeance"
He raised his right hand.
Il swear" he said, "by my love and
my sorrow, that | will avenge my
wrong--that | will take full vengeance
on her for what she has made me SUI
fer
Paul Waldron's trouble changed and
warped his whole nature; 1t hardened
him as nothing else could have done,
Yet to no man living did he make any
complaint
lie said nothing Of what had hap
pened; he went about his work for
some days as usual, but with a grim,
determined look on his face, and his
voice seemed 10 have taken quite an
other tone
He knew that there was legal redress
| for him; he could have claimed his
child. But he was too proud If she
had voluntarily left him, let her go,
| The law Of the country might force his
! heartles5 wife to ret1rn-might compel
| her to come back to him; but he dis
dained any such assstance-he held
1.-THE law in contempt
IF she has left me of her own free
viii, he said to himself, I will not
/ take her back because the law Is in
my favor Let her do as she will"
Nor yould he write to appeal TO her.
She shall not know what | have
suffered she shall not laugh over my
pain, he said to himself II will never
write to her. She has left me, and
she shall not know what becomes Of
me"
What he suffered his. desolation,
anguish, despair-none but Heaven
knew. It changed the whole nature Of
the man--it hardened and embittered
I HINT made him unlike himself. He
brooded in sullen gloom over his
wrongs and then his gloom would give
way to passionate anguish and despair.
only a few days after this death
blow he received a letter giving him
excellent news
One OF his inventions had been
adopted by a wealthy firm, and they
had written to ask him to give up his
present occupation and accept an en-
gagement with them.
1T Is the first step towards fortune
he said; and then he looked round on
his desolate home
III she had but been here'' he
thought; and the news which two
months since would have seemed glori-
Gus To him did not even give him one
moment of pleasure The only bright
side he saw to lt was that he would
soon bn away from Ashburnham.
lie resolved that he would tell no
one that he would send the little maid
.h1ue. au1 chen i'm q few days leave
bmsalf without revealing whittier he
had gone.
.saall trace OF me viii DE lost ne
H.i and, ~ She should SO far re-
member my existence MS ID make any
nmiHes about ME- mo- one viii De able
to answer her"
no Saurre schofold he said merely
that ne VAS leaving Ashburnhom Who
could know tho depth of pain the
anguish the bitterness tho torture of
.sNanu3 love that eome TO him us he
looked round upon the iit.le homo he
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14

English papers say that Queen We
toria uncousciouslv started a boom Z
the London chocolate trade by r
Christmas present 10 her soldiers
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14
Older Girls

Gowns for young girls from 10 to Is
are fashioned OF soft wooden stufts
either plain or in some of the novelty
combinations or plaids. The skirts
are plain. all trimming being confined
.a the bodice. which is made more or
loss elaborate. according to the occa-
sion for which the costume is designed
For school wear a guimpe of taheJa
SIX either of the same color or OF a
contrasting hue is utilized in order to
give a lighter effect This guimpe is
tucked or shirred Often the sailor
blouse is used and then the silk or
hrodacloth collar and shield are put
on perfectly plain and smooth, filling
the throat lightly, and exhibiting no
1rnamentaton save the handsomely
embroidered naval design in the center
DC the shield. A very attractive gown
|af this description is Of dark blue serge,
/ the wide collar and the shield being OF
male blue silk embroidered in black,
. The same effects are shown in the sail
/ or blouses intended for the boys, the
serge collar being supplemented by q
shield and Win coildT Oh olue' re-"
brown. black or white silk as the
luvFr may fancy The vestee suits
/ for small boys continue to be popular
. lie lttle cutaway Jacket and the knick
arb5cker of blue, brown or black
while the vest is Of some fancy color
I mixture or two-tone novelty clC n
Norfolk blouse suits and Russian de.
signs are shown Coats are either q
uroadclo.h for the younger children
made with triple capes and wide belts
81 81 the heavier cloths for the olde'
boys and youths. a chiuchilla effect II
black and gray ehevi0r or frieze beln-
.the proper thing
As for the women's clothes they con
uupe 10 he very gorgeous fin colorin.
ma extremely pronounced In cut. II
order 10 have the proper fl they mus
aa worn over silk tights. petticoac
.haas entirely eliminated
ata recent dinner ten 81 the twelv.
women present wore no skirts unde
.theIr excn sitely fitting evening gowns
aaa Fl Is easy to realize, FL eontemplat
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-08-03

Mm II. Suli 9errfhten In nietreren
fran,SfIden @rrSinsen beftise Stiirme,
Die nameatlid in ben departments
Marne nnp Nute i'm nprbSalihen 5teife
pes Qanbss fure5tbaren Shaben anrihte=
ten. 6asellhlcnen Ypn ber @rSbe BON
9fiiien iielen nieber, serltSrten cine Grnte
unp rthteten anneren Shaben an. Giez
le Nebbiibncr purbrn pom 6asel erihia-
aen. Die Grnte in ben senanmten beipen
Departements 1T scaitdnpis rittttirt.
Sn Snbien sreift Die Seulenpeit ipieper
meiter INT lih. Sn prcnah Der Sauptz
itart bes sleihnamisen Oiitrifts, Yerliefen
srn SO Sauen in SO Stunpen Sc tGpt=
lih. 2luh unter ben Gurcpdern iinc
msbrere 8llle sprsefcmmcn.
9lm 26. Suli 1T @eneral lllpHes !Sen=
reaur, Der Draiipent Der Nepublif Gan
Domingo, ernlprpet wprpen.
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Weneite Na6ri0te,t.

Or. 6. >. 9rcbl, Sefretar Der ltaat=
lihen GslunpteitsbcbSrpe, Sat erflart,
trpbpem in Der Splpatcnbeimatb in 6amp<
ton, Sd, pas selbe Sieber aussetrphen
iti, babe man 1T S9iu feline llria@e su
SelprsniNen, pa pieier Staat 3u nprplih
fir pie safabrlicbe Granfbeit ltcgt. Gr
erflart, es lei mGslih, pab perIcnen, Die
1hpn pom Der Sranfbeit ersriHen Iinb
nnp bic iitA bie6er Fiihten, perielten erz
liesen, aber nod ME lei Scenario In bic
fem Staate am selten Sieber erfrantt.
9lm 9ienltas wurpen In 9ittsbur9
smei Gutlhcn NIT geiptrasenpen, Die nah
einem 6riecbpf fnbren, Ypn elmer Stra=
Bentabnear setrrfen unp 8 9ericnen
lAwer Serlest.
llster bem sluSbru6 be5 selten 5iebcr6
Int psr SplpatenGeimatb in 5amptpn,
3d., ,rirp berihtet:
y9lnianss Sult fam Gin alter Splpat
na6 Der Seimatt, UNI li6 cine 3eit lang
aus;urubsn, unp einige Sage ipoter fam
CT nah bem 5plpital, wu ct erflarte, Sic
teranfa(le su baben. Gr tbeilte pem NrSt
nit, pab ct erlt tiirSlih aus sSantia9c
scfummen lei. St bate iid Damn ria
Sau Jraneiscc nah Manila be9eben
wptlen, pa er aber mape unp frant ge<
flblt babe, lei er nah Der !6eimatb se=
fpmmen, Tim iib auSSuruben. Der strst
gab ibm cine WepiStn unp bGrte niehtS
weiter spn inn. Der Wann eerfebrte
Yiel nit ben anpereu Seteranen unp GER
| lh.pano Yrr Ginger Belt. Opftrr Gass
pin slautt nun, pab pieier> Mann biz
Sranfbeit cingsldleppt bat."
Die Gpipcmie lohetnt sebrpden @cu=
serneur sSrppiin melpet: u'Seine ncue,
@elbiieberfdae, teine 5pocSfauc, Die Si-
tuation lit unter GpntrpQc."
Irpsrem General Otis mieoerum mel
rete, paB Die Snlnr9cnten 1T Der Qu1D.
luns besriHen isien, bat BEL Galamba
rieper ein beftises 0jefeGt ltattJefunoen
bel melhem rie Snluraenten letlaft sun
slnsriH iibersinsen. Infer @eiammtper.
luit bel Galamba tetrus lieten 5cbte uni
| ,,pan,i1 Gerrunoete. Iie 2eihen ppr
iedsebn sefalenen Snlurseitcn purber
gefunpen.
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Mir babeil cine ileue prdbtiae
Wanbfarte nit Den Ser. Gtaaten neblf
allen ileu eroberten 8elibunaell auf ei-
'1er 5eitt uno elmer gDelttarte nebf
ifatiitiiden Qlnaober iiber 2dnoer uno
y0lfer auf Der anoeren 6eite. sSeber
oer uns Stuei quite neue Abonennten ber=
i4afft, erbdft cine iolde Rarte foiten-
,Iiyi. II.
Dos Yampblet prattiider Wee=
rpflid all pfarrer Sch. Rneipps Deil=
rletbobe, III Deutiher ober en9Iiiner
spra6e, III IN unierer Office iii haben.
preis 10 gep.s. II {.
wpllmadiel nod alIen Ebeiten
Deuti4lQnbs, GeFterreids unb BET
s&tpei3 iuerDen IN bieIer Office al,sos.
iiellt.