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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-12

| ly he would have had you in his power!
night, what could you have done? 1t
would have been the easiest thing
imaginable for him to circulate a re-
port saying that you had eloped with
him; and how could you have pre-
vented him, except by satisfying him
with bride of perhaps some thou
sands of pounds?"
"All the same it was a risky thing
to do" proceeded the major decidedly.
And do not suppose Falkland would
been at the end of his tether; other
wise l am perfectly certain that he
would never have been so venturesome
as to allow one of his confederates to
cash that check of yours whilst he was
actually living under the same roof
with you"
Yes, but IL it had not been for you,
who would have found him out?" OBJ
served Evelyn, suddenly raising her
eyes to his with a sense Of the deepest
aNANuhCs NdhhON ACW JOa
managed. You seem to have had so
little to go upon-only a piece Of blot
ting paper and some of his writing
at least dubiously-"that IS what
you said, was 1t not?"
"Yes-cannot you believe it," laugh
ing. But really it is quite true; it
was your signature-ths forgery of it,
at least-that l found blotted on
sheet of plotting paper. Somehow my
suspicious were aroused at once. l
was sure you never wrote in the public
room; but then there was no reason
that some person in the hotel. or Falk-
land himself, might not have had oc-
casion to write your name with no
criminal intent whatever. II was.
therefore. with the object Of arriving
at some more definite conclusion that
I had to make an excuse for asking
you to give me your signature; and
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-12

boldly declared that my own convic-
lions warned me that this fellow was
Samuel Cripps, the forger, what would
you have said? Why, you would prob
ably have answered that it was far
more likely that l myself was the re-
nowned Samuel Cripps. The truth is,
l had seen this fellow Falkland
abroad, and something about his ap-
pearance-I do not know what it was
told me that he was the very man who
had been connected with a tremendous
forgery in New York, and who, only
a few days afterward, discovered, had
forged my name to the amount OF
$4,000 pounds. 1t was a most curious
affair altogether. How he had gained
possession of my check book, or had
learned that the amount of money was
lying idle in the bank, remains to this
day a mystery. And, though / felt
certain that this fellow, who had so
attracted my notice at Monte Carlo,
was the same man who had forged my
name, there was unfortunately not the
slightest evidence really against him.
The moment, however, that 1 saw him
here on the night of my arrival rec
ognized him at glance, even though
he had disguised himself most effec-
tually by shaving off his mustache and
dyeing his hair two or three shades
lighter. had really come with the in
tention Of staying only one night In
order to look at some property which
had been left me by an uncle; but the
instant saw that man 1 resolved,
whatever happened, to remain until
doomsday. II necessary, in the hopes
Of finding out what grounds had for
my suspicious. At the same time I
saw you'-here the major gave one
swift glance at the slight form beside
him-~and It struck me that II this
fellow Falkland were the man I sus-
pected him TO be, be had most prob
ably chosen either you or Lady How
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-12
EsW Standard Time Is Secured
Fraction of Time Lost

1
I read an interesting article II
other day on how standard time
secured" said q New Orleans coll
professor, but 1t omitted one imp0
ant point which was explained to
! by a member of the Smithsonian 81
the last time l was in WashingtU
The time observations at the differ3
observatories, by which the stand&
is established, are taken by noting
exact instant at which some certain
designated star crosses a line on the
object glass of the telescope. The in
strument is pointed at the star, and
as soon as 1t touches the line the OBJ
server presses button that makes a.
The cylinder is divided into spaces
corresponding to minutes and seconds,
and the mark consequently indicates
the precise fraction of time at which
the star arrived at given place In the
sky. How that is checked against
other observations, taken at different
localities in exactly the same way, and
forms the basis of a calculation BY
which the chronometers of the world
are adjusted, is something won't at
tempt to explain. The point had in
mind is this: The pressing Of the but
ton and making the mark on the cylin-
der is theoretically instantaneous, but
really 1t isn't. Between the instant
that the observer sees the star touch
the line and the instant that his I'm,
ger pushes the button is brief lapse
of time consumed by the transit of,
the impulse from his brain to his hand.
To the non-scientific man 1t would
seem absurd to take account of such
infinitesimal intervals, but in delicate
calculations they are highly import
ant. Not long ago an instrument was
built that records the exact speed Of
brain impulse In different people. The
subject Is told to press button as
soon as a figure appears on a dial, and
1t takes the average person nearly half
a second to do so. That interval, re-
quired by the nerves to do their tele-
graphing from the eye to the finger tip
is now taken into consideration In
making the computations for standard
time. BY failing to allow for 1t in the
past, the chronometers have been In
error from five to ten seconds year.
The detail is curiously impressive, be-
cause 1t shows what extraordinary
pains are taken to secure absolute ac-
curacy.-New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-12
"Eggscused."

A teacher in Boston suburban pub
lie school received the following eggs
cuse" from the mother of a boy who
had failed to be present on certain
day: Dear Teacher-Please eggscuse
Andrew James for not having went to
school yesterday. He started all right,
but him and another boy stopped for a
little swim in the river, and a dog
came along and carried off Andrew
James pants and shirt and he had to
stay in the water until the other boy
come home and got more pants and
shirts for him, and then 1t was too
late. ~ Under the circumstances you
could not expect him to be there, so
kindly eggscuse."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-12
Made Bill Too.

A small boy from the slums had been
brought into the mission school, and
for a couple of Sundays he had been
instructed in the. rudiments. fsn the
third Sunday he brought with MIN, his
brother William. To test his memory
the teacher began to go over the pre-
vious lessons. who made you?" she
asked. God" he replied, promptly
"And what else did God maker" The
youngster studied for moment and
looked around hopelessly till he noticed
his brother, then his face frightened.
HE made Bill, too, guess" he an
swered. triumphantly.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-12

From the Argonaut: A grand we'd
ding was being solemnized at st. Pc
ter's, Eaton square, London. On each
side of the strip Of carpet that ex-
tended from the church door to the
curb was a crowd of people watching
the guests arrive. In the wake of a
procession of equipages of the most
aristocratic and well appointed char
acter came a fourwheeled cab, dingy
and disreputable beyond belief. Here,
here!" shouted the policeman in
charge, you can't stop here! We're
waiting for the bishop of -" The
cabman regarded the officer with tri-
umphant leer, as he climbed down from
his seat and threw ragged blanket
over his skeleton steed. "It's all right,
guv'nor," he said. 1--WE got the old
buffer inside!"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-12
Had His Doubts,

A wealthy and generous English-
man, while travelling in America, at
tended a church maintained by coll
ored congregation, and was SO pleas
ed with the minister's simple sermon
and the attitude of the worshipers that
he dropped SIS into the basket when It
was passed for the usual collection.
So large a contribution seemed to fill
with amazement the brethren who
passed the basket, and one of them,
in a whisper, confided the fact of the
unusual contribution to the pastor,
who arose and said to the coSSregaS
ton: Beloved frien's, de collection
hab brought 10th de munifcent sum Of
sixteen dollars and forty-nine cents,
purvided de S. bill glib by deAwhite
gemman am not counterfeit.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-12

where Apples Grow VIVA.
The apple grows Wild In the Sand
Wlch islands.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-17
NARY JOHNSTON.
Author OF Prisoner Of Hope and
To Have and To Hold.


The success. popular ~ we'll NJ artistic.
Of Miss Mary Johnston, the author Of
"To Have and 10 Hold" and "Prison-
ers of Hope" Il one Of the romanoes Of
literature parallslsd most nearly BY the
careers Of Jane Austen and Chariotts
Bronts. Until few years age she hsd
written nothing. Then she wrote "rrison-
srs Ct Hope" which was sminsntly sue
ceesfui for the FIRST work Of IN author.
and now "To Haze and To Hold" has
not only enhanced her rsputaticn IS
literary artist, but has placed her In the
front rank Of popular" romancisis
The suec,fs Of "To Have and To Held"
has tesn really remarkable. On the dag
Of ns publication advance orders for
%, 900 oopiss bad bssn received. and two
weeks after It had issusd from the press
Of Houghton, Mifiln & Co., the actual
falss amounted to over 100. 600. In one
week alone over q, 600 copies were t,ken
ny dealers, and eaaotly one month after
pu hlicatien 1t had passed thto its is5th
th ousand. Even ssunsls Toms Cabin, :"
probably the most popular American
novel ever Published, did not do so well.
for two months after publication had
passed bsfors Ms Stoves classic had
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-17
ForWomen.

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The Portland daily press., 1900-04-17

It had Life Saving station and pic
turesque population Of perhaps fifty OF
sixty fisher folk, and there was long
low, whjtewashsd building, called by
Of more or less dilapidntsd cottages.
Upon this island Miss Johnston spent q
great part OF six summers. She bad a
saiiboat aud one of tbs island fishermen
for boat man, and with her father or
brother was upon the water morning,
noon, and night. She was fond OF the
boat ard Of the ocean. ana was not afraid
of SQUALLS, aud In the delight OF those
days, no doubt. many scene In "Tn
Have and To Hold" and "Prisoners Of
Hops aas its origin,
Now that "To Have and To Hold" has
gained popular favor that will Ger.
tainly carry 1t int3 many editions. and
declares it to be an addition to the per-
mnnent literature Of romance, IL IL In.
Jeresting to 90 lack to the beginnings Of
the literary effort that has produoed two
such remarkable rom ances rs ITO Have
and 10 Hold" and" Prisoners OF Hope.
In 1893 the Johnstons removed to New
York CITY, which they made their home
for several years. In the following year
Miss Johnston's health, always delicate.
failed so that she became for time prac-
tieally m Invalid. Forced TO lie quietly
and to give up ali active effort. she could
still read and study, and at length she
began to write q little for her own
Amussment. A year or two later house
keeping was given upon account OF 81 les
Johnstor's containing Ill health, and
apartments were taken In one Of the big
apartment housss overlooking Central
Park. here she began "Prisoners OF
Hope" Work upon II was hnished after
two years Of effort more or less intsrrupt-
ed BY SEASONS Of Ill health, and published
fox IA first
an unknown author. So we'll was the
romauos received that Miss Johnston de-
tsrminsd to make literature a serious pur-
suit. That she was justified In SO doing
has been abundantiy attested by the
judicious praise which has been bestowed
upon ''To Have and To Hold" In most
Discerning quarters, as WE'LL az by the
immense popularity the book has
achieved so Immediately upon Its publica-
tiou,
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-17
AN INTERSTATE SHOOT.

The Mylss Standish Rife club held Its
last shoot Of the season SATURDAY. night
closing its range until next fall. The
shoot was a preliminary Interstate con-
test preparatory 10 . match interstate
shoot which will ts held next TALL This
preliminary was arranged by the editor
OF "Shooting and Fishing" and the COM
plete record OF Saturday nights shoot
will be pubiisted 10 the next issue Of
that magazines.
The following clubs participated In the
preliminary: Myles Standish Ride club,
Portland; Cottage Rife club. Jersey
City; Columbia Riis club, Rochester,
N. r.; Quinnipisc Kite club. New
Haven; Cate Rifle club, Cato, N. \.
The individual scores Of tina members
Of ths Myles Standish club were: D
Bradley, ass. 2S4, total, 400; Ma Folkins
226, 2si, total. 400; ]. W. Coleman, $50
23s, total. 475; W. X. Hich. ss4. $40
total. 40 Mylss 6tandish, $40, $40. total
$50
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-17

been sold to the number Of loo. 900. The
author of this highly successful novel
comes of an old viaginia family. Her
father Is Major John W. Johnston, who
won his rank as an artillery officer In
the Confederate army. He Isl lawyer
By profession. but since the war has en-
gagged In Southern railroad enterprises,
When mis- daughter was sixteen years old.
he removed with his family to Birming-
ham, Ala. and with the exception Of a
residence of.four years In New York.City,
this has since Teen the home Of the
family, Miss Johnston's mother died not
long after the removal Of the family t.
Birmingham, and Miss Johnston. a. the
eldest OF the daughters, became the head
Il her fathers house, a position she still
occupies.
As ohild::Miss Johnston's health was
delicate; and, In fact, she has never been
In possession Of entirely good health,
both "Prisoners of Hope" and "To
Have and 10 Hold" having been written
under stress OF great ply difficulty.
On account of her fran health .as child
her schooling was Irregular. When not
at school. and yet too III to wander about
the woods, she read. Her tastsss were
catholic, and, however, she had not a
great library from which to pick and
choose, and SO must take what abe
could find. She read everything her
fathers library afforded, aud at an age
when most young girls are still lingering
over the pages Of their favorits story
teller she had read ohiidren's stories,
fairy. tales. novels. religious works.
essays, biosraptiss, histories, memoirs.
poems. plays-evsrything she could lay
her hands or, A q child she loved Scott
and read aud re-rsad him; and with
Dickens 1t was much the same. She read
also great deal OF the best OF seventeenth
and eightesnth century literature, aud
delia hted In history. She grew to love
poetry with increasing years and was
fondest then. as she IL now, Of the bal
lads OF Scotland and the writings Of
Shakespeare In later ysars, her Ill health
continuing. she Was taken from schoo
and had most of her studies at home, and
she then developed . fsndness for the
Engltsh aramatibts Wnion hnc mas Eose'
outgrown. Certainly to the iniusncs Of
these writers must be dus much Of the
due constructive qualities which would
90 admirably tit both $40 Have and IL
Holdn and "Prlsoners OF Hope" for dra
matic production.
Nothing Ii more uoticsable In botn
'sTo Have and To Hold" aud 'Prisensrs
of Hope" than the authors love oil
Nature, which finds expression In charm
ing descriptions Of the Virginia noun
tains among which she spent her child
hoed and 1t il not lass noticeable and |
"a uaIly refreshing and restful in the pic
lures OF the Tidswatsr ssotien Of the Oh,
Domia with which she IL equal.
familiar. Buchanan, the little Yirgini
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-17
STATE OF MAINE.
In Supreme Judicial Court,
IN EQUITY.
CUMBERLAND, IS.
Charles S. Penhallow


vs..
The Norton Door Check and Spring Company.
Charles s. Penhaliow of Boston. In the Com
moi.wealth of Massachusetts, complains against
the Norton Door Check aud Spring company, q
corporation organized under the laws OF Inc
State OF Maine, and located ut Portland, In the
County OF Cumberland and State OF Maine' ana
First-That the defendant corporation was
duly organized under the Jaws OF the State OF
Maine. and has an established place OF business
nj Portland. In the County OF Cumberland and
Second-That Your complainant Is the Treas
urer OF said defendant corporation.
Third at meeting OF the stocEholder.
of isaid defendant corporation, legally called
theI efor. and held at kittery. III the County OF
York and State Of Maine. on the fourteenth dav
of June A. ID. 1899, the stockholders OF said de-
and TO authorize your said complainant, as
Treasurer aforesaid, TO commerce and prose
cute the necessary legal proceedings Tor It's as
solution.
OF said defendant corporation. and there are no
existing assets OF said defendant corporation
requiring distribution.
Wherefore your complainant pIays:
First-That Ii may be decfeed that SAID Inc
Norton Door Check and spring Company DO dis
solved and Its affairs wound up.
Secondhand for such further and other relief
In the premises as tbs nature OF sai1 complain,
ants case may require andto Your Honors snaii
Third-I hat the writ of subpoena be granted
to your complainant, directed to said Inc Nor
ton Door Cheek and Spring Company therepy
commanding II TO be and appear before ths
Honorab le Court aud then and there 10 answer
alrand singular the premises and TO stand 10.
perform and abide such order and decree ,here'
In as to Your Honor S nay seem psmS 1eI
MILFORD CHAPMAN,
Solicitor for Complainant.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-17

sewn IN uhieh Mifs Johnston wss born,
10 situatsd On the James where Il brsnkl
through che Blus Ridge. The snrreuks
Ing eountry 10 q region Of nountsins and
valleys, Of forests and running waters,
ana In her ehildhcoa the author Of etc
Have and Io Hoid'' Was never 90 happy
ss when rambling up and down the River
or over the mountain sides and through
the beautiful woods In which the rcRion
abounds. Thsre were In TIE family two
old and fnitfhul ssrvaDts, and with sithsr
Of these for guardian Mirs Johnston and
her sisters were allowed 10 roam the coun-
try-sids nj wilt The town itself was 40
small that walk OF q niis in any direo-
tion brought one into the deep woods az
MP on the mountain side. IL was an al
most ideal environment for . chila fond
Of nature ~ she was; and the Impressions
Of those early days have furnished most
Of the beautiful pictures of forest and
mountain and SKI in both Of her roman
10th in "To Have end To Hold" and
!" Prlsonsrs Of Hops" soms OF the most
str:stivs writing e shown In d: 500
and the stFandine Of Percy and the Lady
Jocelyn and their companions on the
fandy ieIet IN Ito Have and 10 Hold, |"
and the story Of the tempest On CheGA-
peaks Bay which Gel we'd 70 display 70
Patricia 10 "Prisoners Of Hops" the
bravery and worth Of aodfrsy Handles,
both esince fau itisrity With the ocean
ana lie moods that only intlmAts asso-
citation COLD give. Up to hsr ninstssnth
year Mas Johnston's Ills had btsn spent
chiefly In the mountains. Tue summer
Of that year was the hfss Of . ssries spent
almost sntiraiy upon the wstsr. ON the
coast OF the Eastern shore OF Virginia are
3 number Of small islands, and one Of
tbess-Cob's Isiand-had been . favorlte
resoft for virginia people sinre long te.
fore the war. This island served, In
sfssr years. for that one In 81 10 BAve
and 10 Held upon which Oaptain Ralph
Psrcy and ths pieates had their memsrs
Tia encounter. In the Gays whom tn :
Johnstcns Taade IL their summer refrg
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-17

ASSETS. DEC 81. 1899.
Real Estate owned by the Company,
unlncumbcred ............ rs s1i.oo1.o
Loans on Bond and Mortgage tfirst
neus1 ..-..ss.. ........ i.z-o. fOU.V'
Stocks aud Bonds owned by the
Company Market Value. ........ T.0sa,Gso.3
Loans secured By & illaierals ..... ID, 500. o.
Cash in the C0mpany's principal
Office and In Banks. and Cash
Items. col, 627. s.
Rents and Accrued Interest........ 3i,i92.2s
Premiums in due course OF collection i,1I3,l2t.S
All Other Assets ~. ......... 4I.i64 o.
Aggregate OF all the United As
sells of the Company at their actual
va ue ......ss.. sll,uV-,veo.V2
LIABILITIES. DEC. 81, 1899.
Net amount of unpaid Losses and
Claims .-..s.... ~ b3O,ocJF
Amount sequired to safely re-insure
all Outstanding Risks .......... .5, 2S6 100 G.
Total ampun of Liabilities. cxcept---
Capital Stock and Net surplus. So, a.. 3s35.
Capital actually paid up In Cash 20 600 ,0l
Surplus beyond Ga pita1 ., $40, 20i 80
Aggregate amounted Liabilities, in--
GLIDING Net surplus .,......1l. 002.5ss.o.
APPS eod3w
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-17
STATE OF MAINE.
Supreme Judicial Court.
CUMBERLAND, IS.


April =, 1900.
ORDERED. That subpoena be issued to The
Norton Door Check aud spring Company. cor
poration organized under the laws OF the state
OF Maine, and located in Portland. IN the County
of Gun be riand and State OF Maine, 10 appear
before Il Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court,
In chambers at Portland, within and for the
County of Cumberland. on the first Tuesday OF
June, AID. 1900, at ten O'Clock In the forenoon,
by serving said respondent With said subpoena,
an attested copy OF the within bill and this order
thereon thirty days at least prior 10 the sald
first Tuesday of June. that said respondent may
then and there appear and show cause. II any II
has. why a decree should not issue as prayed
for.
ORDERED That notice of the pencency OF
said bill be also given by publishing an attested
copy of said bill, aud OF this order. one week IN
the Portland Daily Press. a newspaper pub
lished in said Portland being the same county
where the suit is pending, the first publication
TO be at least thirty days before the return DAY.
s. G. STROUT.
Justice supreme judicial Court.
true copy OF Bill and Order Of Court thereon.
Attest: b. Z. STONE, Clerk.
&prl2-lw
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-17
SUPREME COURT.


Percy E. Gray Of Bridgton was granted
q disorcs from Annie l.. Gray, for the
cause of adultery.
Lucy III. Flint, adm. vs.. Robert Comfy
ct al. Action to recover balance on a
life insurance policy on the life OF Fred
4. Flint the husband Of the plaintiff
This policy was assigned to the defend
ants during the lifetime of the husband.
After the case was opened to the jury
IL was Withdrawn and continued for
. further hearing.
Il. 4. Whitehouse for plai ntin.
Symonds, Snow s. Cook and Walter !.
Perkins, for the defendants.
Coleman wsloh vs. Bath Iron WORKS.
limited. Action to recover $50. COO for per-
sonal injuries received from the explosion
of q dynamite cartridge, an old one
burisd in the ground and exploded BY tbs
pick Of the plaintiff, while in the employ
of the defendants. Plaintiff claims ses,'
Gus Injuries to his face ana eyes. On
| trial.
q, p. Mnttocks for plalntin.
/ J. n. Trott and Benjamin Thompson
Tor the defence.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-17

nfT9CEKEAEE0U&
(7RAIN-0
~ TIE rood DRINK ~
The FOOD DRINK

Coffee Injuries growing
children, even when it is
weakened. Grain-O gives
them brighter eyes, firmer
flesh, quicker intelligence
and happier dispositions.
They can drink all they
want of Grain-O-thc
more the bettcr-and it
tastes like coffee.
An rrocer.; isc and asc.