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lie was asleep. She came back to En-
derby, and made motion to him to
follow her to the window.
Il know you will not betray us"
she said in a low voice. Perhaps
you have guessed my father has some
secret weighing on his mind. l do
not know what it is: he has not told
me. But know this: my father is
a good man. and he has never done
anyone a wrong in his life. Doctor
Lyndon knows his secret; 1 can see
that. My father trusts him, and takes
everything the doctor prescribes. He
hardly takes any food; that is because
Doctor Lyndon says he must not eat
much, and that is making him so
weak. And the doctor gives him
medicine-it is marked 'Hypophos-
pilates on the label. He had taken a
dose of that-the last dose in the bot
tie. The last time he was i'll like this;
and that he had today is the last dose
in the bottle. Is not that strange"
1t was starnge-very. Enderby's
face, grave and pale, was slightly
turned from Jasmine; but she saw it,
and a sudden, overwhelming terror
moved over her. In her agitation she
seized his hand.
You think it-strange?" she said.
ooh. l must save him! I must save
him! Help me, dear God-help mel"
Passionate sobs broke her voice. and
she threw herself on her knees, COW
ering her face with her hands. Ender-
by looked down at her. strange emo
lions stirring him.
Then he bent down and raised her
up gently.
Don't give way like that, my child!
We shall save him, no fear of that.
l shall tell you what will do l have
a friend, doctor. You must persuade
your father to see him. AS for the
bottle. you must let me have it, and
we shall soon know the truth. And
in the meantime, be brave and strong.
and take care of your father; and on
no account give him anything pre-
scribed by Doctor Lyndon"
With a sudden impulse the girl
seized his hand again, and this time
snatched it to her lips.
May God bless and reward you for
ever and ever!" she murmured, brok-
emily. And then, as if ashamed of her
self, turned away, while warm blush
drowned the pallor of her face.
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-05
Exchanro Chiidren for outings.

There is a pretty custCsl in vogue In
Denmark which might with advantage
be copied here. During the summe;
holidays an arrangement is made ~
which little Danes from town aid
country change places. The p1re2ts OF
town children send their little folks Of
to the country, and receive in ex-
change country children. The result
is that the town children are ctrc- 8 b
ened and gladdened with comfy .:
sights, while the little rustics en-oy
the pleasures of town life, and the fes-
rivals which are for their benefit This
exchange system results in 10000 call
dren from Copenhagen getting a coun-
try holiday, and another 10000 are
frightened up by visit TO the Danish
capital.
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Conuetrr of Cuban Women.

There is an innate coquetry about
Cuban woman that shows itself even
in the least prominent OF bows she
ties. Her clothing is always dainty,
and is frequently adorned with the
needlework of her own fingers. Her
gown may be nothing to look at twice,
but her linen is something exquisite,
and no other people rival them in
cleanliness. In many ways the Cuban
woman of today promises much for
the future. but there are now strong
ly marked limitations, and this trip
has revealed many of them to her.
For instance, she never before thought
much about physical culture, and
those people who are blessed with
gray hair are strongly reminded OF
the American women of yore, with
whom it was the proper thing to
faint, and a waist that measured over
eighteen inches was a source Of con-
tinual modification. That is just
about where these dwellers of the
tropics are now in the scale of physi-
cal perfection. Their muscles are
flabby, their chests thin and the splen-
did set-up of the American girl is new
er seen. They do not stand straight.
1t is not possible when they lace as
they do and wear such thin shoes. In
fact, they do not wear shoes as a rule,
but a sort of little house slipper that
is only intended for Turkish rug wear.
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-05

Sound does not travel along a tele-
phone wire;the sound heard in the re-
ceiver is produced through the agency
of electricity, the velocity of which de-
ponds on the source whence It is gen.
Grated and the conductor along which
it travels. There is certainly limit
to the distance to which telephone
messages may be sent, but every year
sees this limit increased. Many long
distance lines are in use, as, for in
stance, from New York to Chicago
Lines are sometimes run under water;
there is now, and has been for soms
time, telephone communication be-
tween London and Paris.
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Padding i IcnencIaI.

People who frequent the many bath
ing beaches about Chicago have often
noticed the number OF people who
merely paddle" in the water instead
OF swimming about. Speaking of the
practice a well known physician says:
MY own experience, extending over
some thirty years Is that the practice
is most beneficial. The children love
it, and a child who has once padded
when at the seaside always Graves to
do It again. l have no idea on what
grounds the medical objection is bas-
ed. but for some reason or other the
prohibition is strongly impressed on
the parents"
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EsnlhI.r ana Awnras a. rarI..

There are 1881 exhibitors az The
PSris Exposition of 1900, and 1890 OF
these received awards in five differ
ent grades. Out of 2,S29 diplomas
given Of the Grand FrIx. the United
States received 21S, and out of s,1G6
gold medals given. the United States
received 1885, There are about 5000
exhibitors from the United States at
the Paris exposition, and about 1000
of these, or mo.e thaa oae-third, re-
celved an awsrd in one Of the five diff
feront grades.
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s,nhh,. rnll-nnd cnreer.

John Z. Stubs. who is row laird
vice-pres;dent cs the Southern Pacific
railway and wh1 may succv~i iha late
President Huntington. Is s. years old.
He was born at Ashland. O.. and began
his railroad career In 10 freight de-
partment of the Pan HaI Ee system at
Columbus, o.
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CHAPTER VI

Yes, there is nothing else for it.
7 must refuse Sir Henry's offer, and
Cecil will be lost to me forever" said
Enderby to himself. as he walked
away from Burden mansions.
1t was nearing the hour for evening
service, and church bells We're already
ringing a clangor of loud invitations
over all the great city. Enderby was
a church-goer. He was not one q. the
class, so common among college-bred
and cultured young manhood, who
consider a religion a superstition, and
have renowned the belief that there
is any God who ruleth the earth; and
he felt at this moment, which seemed
like crisis in his life, a strange de-
sire to be guided in his course OF con-
duct by something higher than human
wisdom or counsel.
He went into Westminster Abbey.
and remained throughout the service.
The psalms seemed strangely appli-
cable to his own use
Lord, who shall abide in Thy taber-
nacle? or who shall rest upon Thy
holy hill?
''He that hath used no deceit in his
tongue. nor done evil to his neighbor.
and hath not slandered his neigh
Dor"
'He that sweareth unto his neigh
Dor and Disappointed him not, though
it were to his own hindrance.
against the innocent"
Enderby bowed his knees humbly
with the rest of the congregation, and
from his heart went up a truly earnest
prayer:
Help me. o God. to do the thing
that is right, even though it be to
my own hindrance Guard me from
ever seeking bride against those
who may be-nay, who 1 feel sure
are innocent"
He wrote to Sir Henry Lennox that
night:
Dear Sir Henry: Will you allow me
to withdraw my acceptance of your
most kind and generous offer to take
me as your junior in a certain case
that is pending? l find | cannot con-
scientiously take the case in hand.
can only trust to your generosity not
to ask my reasons. which are private
ones. Again thanking you for your
kindness, yours very sincerely,
PAUL ENDERBY.
He had promised not to disclose his
acquaintance with the man calling
himself David Lloyd. and he meant
to keep that promise until he was
freed from IL.
Enderby had gone straight from
Burden mansion to his friend Doctor
Bunthorne, and asked him to call upon
David Lloyd, merely saying it was
case in which he was interested,
though the Lloyds were little more
than chance acquaintance, and prom
Using to call In on the doctor and hear
his report.
On Monday he met Sir Henry at the
Law Courts. The great lawyer looked
pale and worn; Enderby had never
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06

VIC. ESDICoTT. the Salem Common
Council. He held number of political
offices until 1873 when he was appoint
ed to the bench of the Supreme Court.
Nine years later illness compelled him
to resign this position. In 1884, his
health being restored, he ran as the
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts. Inc following year he
accepted the position of Secretary of
War in Cleveland's cabinet and was
considered one of the Presidents ablest
and strongest advisers. When his term
expired lie retired to private life and
had since refused to be Identified in any
way with politics.
William G. Endicott was born in Sa.
lem, Mass, Nov. 10, 1927. At the age
of &c he graduated from Harvard and
began the practice of law. His ances-
tors We're among the early settlers of
Massachusetts and he was n lineal de-
scendant of the first Governor, John
Endicott. In 1883 his daughter, Mary
g. Endicott. married the English states.
man, Joseph Chamberlain, and this
union was a source of great pride to
Mr.. Endicott. He - also survived by
his wife and one son, William G. Endi.
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to like the feeling of water, SO she filed
the bowl with carefully warmed water
and then placed several large, brightly
colored marbles in 1t. Then she took
the baby on her lap and placed her own
hand in the bowl and rolled the marbles
about. This ruse proved successful to
the extent of making baby yearn for
the marbles.
The child glngerly placed one dimpled
hand in the water, but quickly with
drew it. Then she looked surprised,
but as grandma played in the water
the child grinned and plunged her fist
into the bowl. She soon had the balls
rolling about and chuckled with glee.
She grew SO interested that she stuck
both hands and arms In and tried hard
to capture the slippery marbles. Then
grandma placed her in the water. This
seemed to please baby, for She COM
menced to wiggle her small legs back
and forth.
All at once she discovered that water
will splash. She screamed in happiness
and set arms, legs, feet and hands Wig
orously to work before grandma had
any chance to head her off. The elder
ly woman was thoroughly wetted be-
fore the child quit. She quit when all
the water had been splashed over the
floor. herself and granma. Then she
looked FOR more. Since then 1t is case
of fight when they try to take her out of
her tub.-Chicago Chronicle.
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the Ladies' Home Journal. "Insensi-
hlv the yo1,np. with m certain uncon.

the Ladies' Home Journal. "Insensi-
bly, the young, with certain uncon-
scious arrogance, elbow the old out of
the way, and monopolize the places in
every profession and branch Of bust
ness. Yet the young are not lowered
with experience, nor have they the
ripper judgment of maturity. But they
do have what age has often lost-en-
thusiasm. self-confidence and pluck.
Old people are sometimes out of touch
with the present age. They have
ceased to be receptive; they have
grown mentally inhospitable and inert.
Is there, however, the slightest reason
why a woman should rust out through
mere Incidence before she has done the
full measure of service required by her
Master for the time in which she lives?
AS teacher ms IN artist, as house
mistress and mother, in whatever field
you are, my friend, do not withdraw
from active duty too soon. There is
need at the front for the woman of
warm heart and trained capacity for
affairs, and her age is of little conse-
quence If she is equal to her work.
There never was time when the
judgment Of mature age was more
needed than 1t is to-day"
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ballots, 1t may be stated that in the
New York election of 1897 some 1872, OS6
ballots We're thrown out as blank or de.
fective. Add to this the fact that in the
city Of Chicago it costs $4,000 merely
to hold an election for two judges, and
some of the defects of the Australian
system may be understood.
For these and many other reasons
the public mind is dwelling earnestly
on the theme Of voting by machinery.
1t is certain that the voting machine
would in time be able to defeat the
workings Of the party machine. Sew
eral things are asserted in its favor
that appeal strongly to the honest
voter. One is the reduced expense of
conducting elections, which is brought
about by the increased speed in ballot
ing, and the consequent reduction in
the number of polling precincts. A
great stride has been made in this d.
rection in the way of practical expert
ment, and, in order to understand the
workings of the new system, typical
case would be that of a great city like
Chicago. Here there are 1,12O pre-
cincts, with an average Of 1923 regis
tered voters. Five men to the precinct
are officials at every election, and each
man receives So daily. The city sets
aside $124,000 for salaries of these
judges and clerks. The rental of the
precinct headquarters averages SIS.
The ballots cost over $4,000. When
the care, keeping and distributing en-
penses are added this cost Is doubled
or trebled. The office expenses of the
commissioners are also extremely
heavy.
Without too close analysis saving
could be effected by the use of machin-
cry that can be shown Mt once. 1t is
estimated that on this basis the num-
Der of voting precincts could be re-
duced to $50. The printing of ballots
would be done away with. OF course
the care of the machines would be an
expense, although not nearly SO heavy.
On an equitable table of reduction
after careful computation, it is calcu-
lated that the enormous sum of S57, 1000
could be saved on every city election.
Itemized, this plan shows as follows:
Reduction in number of pre-
cincts .................. 40
Reduction in salaries of officers
of election .sso,e5o
Reduction in rentals at SIS n pre-
clnct .................. 1850
Reduction in ballots and hand
ling Observation-Disclosures. 10000
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s57 900
This is showing based wholly on
the assumption that the voting ma
chine can handle double the number of
voters that eau be handled under pres.
ont methods. The machine, according
to reliable experts from cities where II
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of "split tickets" by an ingenious de-
vice, varying. of course, in the various
types. But 1t insures one thing-it rem
ders any contest impossible.
The cash register was once scoffed at
as thing of wills and buckfulness,
designed to toss the store proprietor in
the air and bungle his accounts. 1t was
remarked with scorn and hilarity that
one graduate of a commercial college
was worth more than 1000 machines
in casting up the receipts In cash. That
day, as all others, passed Compare
lively few concerns in these days omit
the humble cash register, because of its
speed and approved accuracy in assem-
bling totals. The longest-headed arith-
meticians the world has ever produced
cannot calculate skillfully enough to
destroy the equipoise of the delicate
machine, which attends to business
and merely rings a bell when cleared
for action.
AT least half dozen voting machines
have been invented, each of which. has
points In its favor, according to the re-
ports of investigators. A typical one
deserves detailed description. 1t is
about four feet square and ten inches
deep, and is supported by legs, the top
being little over six feet from the
floor. From the upper corner projects
n semicircular bar, on which Is hung
curtain, which forms booth. An
operating lever extends from the center
of the top of the machine, the outer end
of which Is attached to the curtain.
The voter throws this lever, which
closes the curtain about him. Placed
on the front of the machine In full view
of the public before it is closed by the
curtain is an Australian ballot, 22x4o
inches. AT the head of each ticket over
the party emblem is straight ticket
knob. and in front of each name where
the marking space Should be is an indi-
Gator which may be r5oved over the
name to indicate the voters choice,
which connects the counter, but does
not register the vote until the lever is
moved to open the curtain.
The voter first selects his party ticket,
and by pulling the straight knob at tile
top over the party emblem down to the
right, moves all the pointers for that
ticket. If he desires to split his ticket
he can move the pointer back from over
the name that does not suit him, and in
the same office line move the pointer
over the name he wishes to vote for.
After pulling the straight ticket knob,
n pointer may be moved back and forth,
making click at intervals to indicate
splitting, and at the same time, vote
straight In splitting his vote he can
move the pointers silently, with little
care. Having arranged his vote salts
factorily, he is now ready to register it,
which he does by throwing the curtain
open by means of an operating lever,
with which he closed 1t. thus casting
and counting his vote In perfect Sc
crecy. After the votes are closed and
the machine locked against voting, the
doors in the rear are unlocked, and the
vote of each candidate is shown OH the
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has been tested, can handle 600 voters
to the precinct without trouble. 1t ia
asserted that the voter can record his
vote in one minute. In one city pre-.
cinct in Detroit it was reported that
$50 men voted in exactly $50 minutes.
In Its adaptation TO villages and to
country districts generally the voting
machine appears to be even ut present
within the compass of all as to econ.
omy, utility and expense. One machine
can be taken for type of all. To city
like Buffalo it sells for $500. The great
feature of the machine Is that 1t In
sures absolute accuracy In expressing
the will of the voter. 1t is automatic,
registers only what the voter wills,
cannot be disturbed without being
wrecked, and casts up the totals as 1t
goes. AS soon us the polls are closed
the returns are there, totaled up and
ready for transcription to the records
for canvass. 1t provides for the voting
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counters. ready to be copied over the
election returns.

counters, ready 10 DC copied over the
election returns.
The machine is constructed OF steel
and non-corrosive metal, and where
steel is used 1t is protected from rust by
plating with copper and nickel Every
movement is positive, the machine is
wholly different in construction from
any other, and cannot be manipulated
fraudulently. The machine weighs
about 500 pounds, and when boxed for
storage or shipment occupies space
about four feet square and sixteen
inches deep.
There is another device, known as the
Omitted States voting machine" that
has a keyboard on which is placed a
printed ballet, or labels, with the name
of each candidate, with separate push
button adjacent to each name. The
machine has a large push button for
each party ticket. The operation of the
door through which the voter passes
out of the booth registers the vote lie
has indicated. This device will readily
accommodate up to 500 voters. By
actual test voter eau enter the booth,
vote the straight ticket, and make bis
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exit In from five to ten seconds. When
the polls close the door Is locked In an
open position, which locks the mechan-
ism Of the machine, after which the
counting compartments are thrown
open to inspectors and watchers and
the total number of votes received by
each candidate taken OF and read in
public and ample opportunity ia given
to compare the figures with the DIAL on
the machine. 1t is mounted on wheels,
and is us readily transported as any
ordinary truck.
The machine tried at the Irvington,
Ind, election. a year ago the present
month, has some advantages over both
of the machines just described. 1t is
arranged to handle seven different tick
cts, with eighty names to each ticket,
while the face, or keyboard, is 36x44
inches in dimensions. This device both
registers and records every vote cast.
first on the dial, and then in addition on
a perforated proof, or tally sheet. 1t
has also time lock, which can be set
to stop voting at any hour fixed by law
for the closing of the polls. Further, it
handles fractional votes.
In recent election in Rochester, N.
Y, the voting machines made 1t posi-
BILE for the first return to be given to
the public within six minutes after the
closing of the polls, while the final re-
turns We're declared just thirty-one
minutes later. The entire result was
known three-quarters Of an hour after
the closing of the polls.
From all Of this 1t will be conceded
that voting by machine has many de-
sirable features. The reduction of the
cost of holding elections, the speed with
which the votes can be taken, and the
speed with which returns can be made,
all important elements to consider.
Once adopted by law, the inanimate
faces of these engines formed to tell
what the people want will be the medi-
UNI of stopping foolish contests, which
cost the people heavy sums of money.
One lack will yet remain, however.
Complete publication of the ballot can
not be effected until some device is
perfected which will insure absolute
security and legality in the registration
Of voters themselves. whereby cor
rupt man may be prevented from regis
tering under the name of some other
man long dead or removed from the
city. When such device is created
and why may not photography and 9TH
er science abct?-then voting will be-
come an accurate expression of the peo-
pies will. The reign of "the boss" will
end, for the entire electorate will be
"bossi"
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The Plsytbine of a King.

The Emperor of Germany has toy
chat would gladden. the heart of the
most exacting boy. 1t is miniature
frigate, a full-rigged three-masted war;
ship, fifty-flve feet in length, drawing
but four feet of water. and having n
capacity of thirty tons. The ship is an
heirloom in the imperial family of Ger
many. having been presented by Will
lam w., King of England, to the pres
ent German emperor's grcnt-grand.
father, Frederick William III. 1t gave
the reigning monarch his first taste of
life on the wave, and in his boyhood
days one of his fayorite amusements
was to sal. on the watery Potsdam, in
company with his brother Henry, in
this tiny man-of-war. At distance
the ships dimensions are very decep-
tive, but a man at the rail or boat NOV
ing alongside soon brings out, by con-
trast, the smallness of the craft. The
frlgate can be sailed in the same man.
ner as the largest ship, but the crew
must he Liliputians in size and scanty
In number; a seaman of ordinary build
would be totally out OF place OIL the
yards OF this vessel. He would prob
ably be In grave danger Of bringing the
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but the Judge of election could hand
him a ballot, thus preventing tissue
ballots and vest-pocket voting; that he
retired to make his choice Of candi-
dates free from prying eyes, and that
he saw his ballot get inside the box.
But at this point the lesson ended,
for after trying the Australian system
beneficial as 1t has proven-it is GER
tain that progress demands still further
improvements, with eight tickets in the
field, and each ticket with sixty candi-
dates, all printed on one sheet of paper,
many voter, even of average intelli-
gence, has been bewildered Outside
of this. the question of economics, in
money and time, has arisen. The
blanket ballot" has been found cum
bersome; to the uneducated voter it has
often proved puzzle. Intricacy has
been the fault. To show how common
is the confusion, the faulty marking of