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quick. but the greatest blow to him
was when he saw Jean pay court to her.
Henriette Salon was somewhat of Q
! firt and Charles saw that, though she
accepted Jeans presents, her affection
for him was not very strong. Yet it
was believed that the couple loved each
other dearly and that a betrothal
would soon be announced. Henriette
was delighted with the fneries and
jewelry which Jean bestowed on her,
but Charles knew that his young friend
was spending his last sou to keep her
heart.
The day before the betrothal when
Charles came home from hard days
work, he was surprised to hear a loud
quarrel in his room. One of the lodg-
ers, an old miser, was upbraiding the
landlady because his trunk had been
broken open and three louis dor had
been taken from it.
Il am sure" he cried, shat one of
your dodgers has taken them. insist
on a thorough search and if they are
not found will call the police!"
Charles Bravure remained on the
stairway holding his breath. His Grim.
inal past swept before him and he be.
came almost dazed with fright. Then
he thought of the diamond ring which
Jean had bought for his sweetheart the
night before.
The landlady and her daughter
obeyed the miser, who was shouting
In ~
louis dor was found in an old vest Of
Jean Marchand.
'Ah, the hypocrite," cried the miser,
"who would have thought it? Iwould
sooner have suspected his blackboard.
ed comrade."
At these words Charles returned to
his senses. Jean was just coming up
the stairs. There was no time to be
lost. He rushed into the room, and,
confronting the miser, exclaimed:
clam the man who stole your money.
My conscience burns within me. lean
not bear to see my young friend pun
ished for my crime. took the money
and hid part of it in his old vest"
At this juncture Jean entered and,
believing that his theft had been dis
covered, was about to break down and
confess all. Then Charles whispered
in his ear to be silent.
"Call the police" said Charles. II
am ready to be punished for my theft,
but leave me here for few minutes
with Jean. Don't fear, you can lock
the room. will not run away"
There was something irresistible in
the command of Charles, 30 while the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-19
CREEPING OR SOARING?

Upon couch Of pain she lay,
And watched her treasure day by day.
u was an emperor-moth's cocoon,
FROM which new life was coming soon.
50 very small the opening seemed,
HOW 1t would come she little dreamed,
As eagerly she longed each day
40 see the prison-house give way.
At length, from out that hole so small,
one saw her moth begin to crawl,
while slowly and most painfully
Ihe insect struggled to get free.
''How can 1t pass that narrow door?
When will my lovely treasure soar
Free on its brilliant WINGS" she said,
UNLESS give it timely aid?'
Then. knowing not its Makers will,
She cut the binding threads, until
The moth was loosed; but as it came
Out into life twas weak and lame.
God formed It thus, and He knew best;
The insect needed to be pressed
Through that confined and narrow space
To give It wings Of strength and grace.
o foolish hearts, that think to show
More tenderness than God can know,
And by their lack of wisdom thwart
The grander end His grace had wrought!
False theories and weak love ours
They leave the soul with stunted powers
And lives God meant to soar on high
But creep awhile and early die.
Give Gods strong love the final test,
Whose ways are always right and best;
Made perfect through life's sufferings,
The soul may mount on rainbow wings.
Christian Standard.
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personal AND LITERARY.

The river Dee in Scotland has had
more poems written in its honor 1nan
any other stream on theZbrltlsh isle.
The old home of Francis Parkham,
+ha historian. near the pond at ia
maica Plain, is now included IN tne
park system of Boston. The spot is to
be marked by memorial.
tits related of Hall Caine, the novel
list. that he once worked in the Laxey
lead mines, in the Manx mountains III
place of young man who was ILL., 70
keep the young fellows position Dor
him.
Arthur Lawrence, who wrote the
short sslife story" of Sir Arthur Sulll-
van. has been asked by the executors
of the dead composer to prepare
larger and more complete work. IWen-
tv of Sir Arthur's diaries are at has
service.
GILLIAN Bell'' is Mrs. Arthur Hoyt
Bogue. She was born in Chicago, the
daughteS of Maj. William Bell. She be-
gan writing stories when she was
eight years old. Mrs. Bogue is person
ally extremely charming, with an un-
usually animated manner.
Donald G. Mitchell (Ik MarveD, OF
the class of Al, Yale, will deliver the
address of dedication of Woodbridge
hall, the new administration building,
at the time of the Yale bicentennial
celebration. Mr.. Mitchell is the his
torian of the Woodbridge family.
Every book that goes ON the shelves
of the British museum is first rebound
in the museum binding of half-buck-
ram, the annual expenditure for this
purpose being between $4,000 and
100000. At present, the shelving occu-
pied by bound volumes in this institu-
ton is something over IS miles. And
for the last Is months the books have
been arriving faster than they can be
bound and classified.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-19

Their in 1909 moved from Pennsylvania
to Ohio. William Mckinley, ST., was
born in Pennsylvania in 1907.
%%% -
William Mckinley was . seventh
son. There were eight other chill
dren in the family. He was born at
Niles, Trumbun county, O., January
20, 1s43. From this town, then little
village of iron-workers, the family
moved to Poland, o., on the western
reserve, for the better education OF
the children. 1t had been his moth
er's ambition, as well as his own,
that he receive thorough college ed
ucation. He attended the academy
at Poland, and from there went to
the Allegheny college at Meadville,
Pa. III health took him home in
his junior year. The next winter he
spent teaching in a district school
for salary of $25 and his board.
At the outbreak of the civil war
young Mckinley enlisted as private
in the Twenty-third Ohio infantry.
He served under men who afterward
became well known to the nation.
His first colonel was Rosecrans, later
the famous major general. Stanley
Matthews, who achieved distinction
as United States senator and asso-
ciate justice in the United States SUI
preme court, was his lieutenant
colonel. His major was President
Rutherford B. Hayes.
Mckinley saw his first battle at
Carnifex Ferry. Later the regiment
joined McClellan's Army of the Poto-
mac. At Antietam Mckinley was
sergeant. His bravery on this occa-
sion led to his receiving a commission
as second lieutenant. He was a staff
officer under Gems. Hayes, Cook and
Carroll. At 20 he was a first ieuten-
ant. and a year later captain. Just
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the democrats in the person Of e.
Lieut.. Gov. Warwick. Mckinley was
finally defeated by the slender major
ity of 1853 votes. This defeat followed
closely after the passage Of the Nc.
Kinley bill, the high tariff measure to
which Maj. Mckinley had given his
name and for which he stood As spon-
sor on account of his position in con.
gress as chairman of the committee Of
ways and means and the leader of the
republican majority in the house.
Astute politicians predicted the COM
plete political extinction of Mckinley
after his defeat in 1890. Not only had
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-19
Freaks Of the Ea:th

The residents of East Grinstead, an
English village, are the latest per-
sons who have been alarmed by the
disappearance of local stream
There is nothing unprecedented ID
sncn an event. 1t was only last year
that Sven Hedin, the Swedish exs
plorer, reported the disappearance d
lake which has long been known az
Lob-Nor, and one of the islands OF thu
Tonga group in the South sea disap1
pears periodically. Switzerland hal
even now moving mountain which
threatens to wipe out several towns
and it is recorded that in 1906 a parl
tlon OF the Ronberg, near Luoe4hs
rolled down into Lake Lowertz. Great
ing an immense wave which sven
away several hamlets, drowned eyer}
hvlng creature on the island =
schwanau, and carried a little wood
en- chapel over mile.-London Mai
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-19
WORN BY PASSING COINS.
Object Lesson In Gradual Friction
offered by the Ticket-Wtn.
dow Lodges.

~Talk about money burning holes IN
peoples pockets" remarked an OBJ
servant stranger the other day, says
the New York Mail and Express, "but
here is a case of nickels burning holes
in wood" He pointed to the front of
the ticket sellers window on one of
the 81" stations as he spoke. The
woodwork was scooped out several
inches deep where the intended pas
senger usually showed in his fare, ard
the cavity was twice as wide as it was
deep.
"That," said the observant man, '9s
more graphic illustration of what
constancy will do than all the lessons
ever taught by the dripping of water
upon rocks. They used to tell US IN
school that a drop of water
wear away the greatest stone,
we have mute picture of what The
constant showing of coins in and out
of that ticket sellers window has done.
You will notice that the wood is worn
out as smoothly and evenly as if it
were done by the finest kind of tools
in the hands of the finest kind of a car
RCAlC1s 1AClC 1871 JuC 1dlA SuSe
picion of a splinter there. Millions Of
nickels and dimes must have passed
and repassed through that window
and been showed along that hardwood
board, which was originally level and
fiat as street of asphalt until they
wore away that cavity which you now
see there.
01 1a mt 1yrnvu hot se
particular. way of showing the money
between ticket seller and purchaser,
but there must be, because the cavity
is shaped like an elongated saucer,
demonstrating beyond any doubt that
there must be an universal way for
moving the coins back and forward.
have Travelled a good deal, but no.
where have [ seen such thorough OBJ
ject lesson as the hollow of that board
affords. To make cavity like that
the exchange of coin must have been
simply enormous and beyond the
imagination of man to conceive. It
is one of the greatest curiosities of
the city. I doubt that it has an equal
in the world. This is the fifth or sixth
window sill on the Il that have mo-
ticed worn away by coins in this way.
At Forty-second, Thirty-third and
Fourteenth streets on the Sixth av-
enue road, the cashiers window lodges
are especially well worn away by the
passing of coin. I don't suppose that
one New Yorker in hundred notices
the fact as he reaches forth for his
ticket, but it is wonderful treat to
strangers. It conveys to them an idea.
rant though it may be, of the great
riches OF the Empire city, where sd
many people travel"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-19

before the close of the war President
Lincoln signed the commission giving
him the brevet rank of major. Dur
ing the war he cast his first vote for
president, and helped to swell the
Lincoln majority.
At the close of the war the youth
full major Jagged 22) decided to fit
himself as lawyer. He had been
urged to apply for commission in
the regular army, but his tastes and
predictions were those Of man of
peace. He entered the office of Judge
Charles E. Gidden at Poland, and
made good progress in the study of
law. After year and half's work
nc went to Albany, N. Y, where he
completed his legal studies. He was
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miser went out to summon the officer
the landlady and her daughter retired.
''I'll have none of this" said Jean.
listen to me-" replied Charles.
"You stole this money to buy the dia-
mond ring for Henriette. This makes
you liable for years imprisonment.
o, my God, say for year; 1 mean for
life; for there is no hope for a con.
vict in France. will tell you my se-
cret. was seven years in the house
Of correction, one year in Saint Pelagie,
three years in Toulon. You could not
bear the treatment. Never mind, it is
all fixed. take it on my shoulders"
"Never," cried Jean.
For your parents sake, for Hen
riette's sake, keep still. I am happy
to be able to do some good in the world.
Promise me that you will never steal
again, and keep on the straight and
narrowroad, md will be happy in pris.
on. love both you and Henriette, and
to see you happy would be my greatest
joy. see you are repentant, and I
know you love me like son. So there;
kiss me before am taken and promise
me to be an honest man."
Just then the heavy tread of the gen.
darmes was heard on the stairway.
Charles drew Jean to his breast,
pressed a kiss on his forehead and
commanded him to be silent. When
the officers entered the room, the noble
ex-cOnvict offered his hands to be man.
acled, and then, half laughing, he
shouted to them:
Forward, march, you rascals!"
Charles Bravure is in Cayenne to this
day, where he was sent for life az .
habitual criminal.
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admitted to the bar in 1867, and
opened q law Office at Canton.

y y y y
It was the centennial year that Maj.
Mckinley made his entrance into ma
tional politics. In 1876 he declared
himself candidate for the republican
nomination for congress in his district
and he received the nomination over
three opponents on the first ballot. He
was not only nominated but elected,
which feat he repeated half dozen
times, representing the people of
Stark and the surrounding counties of
Ohio in congress for the IA years from
1876 to 1890.
During that period the democrats
gerrymandered the district three
times in attempts to drive him out OF
congress, in which he was making him
self famous. The first two attempts
failed. but the last in 1890 did not. A
popular candidate was nominated by
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-19
Much the BETTER Way.

Much the Better Way.
She had been learning to use q
gun and she was proud of the prog.
ress she had made.
"Now," he said, tauntingly, 'let's
see how well you can shoot. I don't
believe you can hit anything"
"Just you watch me and see," she
retorted, as she raised the gun to
her shoulder.
"Wait," he cautioned. "First let
me know what you're shooting at"
"What!" she exclaimed.
"You haven't decided on your tar
get yet, have you?"
Certainly not" she answered. "I'll
tell you what was shooting at after
I've shot. That's much the better
way, don't you think?'-Chicago
Post.
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he gone down in the wreck, but his
party's majority in the lower house Of
congress had followed its leader. The
whole battle had been fought and lost
on the issue of the Mckinley bill. The
decision of the people was thought by
politicians and by the people them
selves to be final.
50 -
Yet the followingy year he was elected
governor of Ohio, and two years later
was reelected. Almost before his term
as governor of Ohio had expired he was
nominated and elected to the highest
office the people of this country have
within their power to bestow.
The second term of Mckinley as gov
ernor of Ohio marked the crystalliza-
ton of the sen timent of his admirers
all over the country that he be made
the republican nominee for president
in 1896.
The startling events Of his first term.
the blowing up of the Maine, the Span
ish war and our quick and decisive VIC
tory, the driving of the Spaniards out
of Cuba and our promise to liberate
that much-abused island and place it
among the republics of the western
hemisphere, our annexation of Porto
Rico, the Hawaiian islands and the
Philippines, are all part of contempo-
raneous history. When Mr.. McKin.
ley's term neared its close last year
such deep hold had he secured upon
the affections of his party that his was
the only name mentioned for his suc-
cessor. He was renominated by &C.
clamation and Theodore Roosevelt,
then governor of New York, was placed
upon the ticket with him to fill the va.
cancy caused in the vice presidency BY
the death of Vice President Hobart.
4 = =
When the election day came last No
vember President Mckinley was found
to have been reelected with the same
emphasis which the people showed
when they declared their choice Of
himthe first time. He was given 1898,
us votes to 6,25s ,66s for Bryan, a plu.
rality of 97s,o47 votes for Mckinley
over Bryan and majority of 623, e27
votes over all the other candidates foy
president.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-19
An Exceution

Mr.. Sportifellow-There is talk of
having a regular Spanish ballfght
at the Pan-American exposition.
Miss Tendermiss-That would be
terrible, horrible, disgusting, wicked
that is, unless the bull is to be the
one that chased me last SUMNER
Boston Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-19
A Small Preminm

Casey-Costigan got his life insure
for tin cints.
Conroy-How wuz that?
He borrowed tin cints av th, for
man, and the foreman won't mt ~,
an dangerous job as long as i
owes him tin cints.''-Puck. u
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-19
The Apolor,.t

The apologist for good is ready
condone evil-Ram's Horn.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-17
COCOON.

Mrs j IS. Henderson, of Ehler, visit
ed in Cugsnl one day last week with
her frit.d, Mrs. Walter Cater.
Mrs. Il. NJ. Sheldon and daughter
Sybsl are visiting friends and relatives
at Postyill,., Iowa this week.
Our townsman, Walter Cater, re-
ceived the sad news Saturday of the
death Of his brother, G. w. Cater, Of
Girard, Kan, who died Friday even
ing of pneumonia and was buried Sun
day. The deceased was a resident of
this community about twenty year ago
and will be remembered by many of the
older people around here.
There seems to have bean an exag
Grated impression gone out to surround
ing towns concerning the proceedings
and the causes therefor instituted
against Prof. Inman of the Coggon
high schools. Alden Waterhouse, q
scholar in the intermediate department,
received punishment from the hands of
Mr.. Inman, and the father of the boy
brought charges against him for too
severe corporal punishment, and the
jury in Justice Coquillett's court Mon
day, after hearing the.evidence, brought
in q verdict sustaining the charges.
While the boy received severe punish
ment he was not so nearly snnihilated
as away from home stories would in.
l dicate.-MOnitOr.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-17
DYERSVILLH.

Miss Laura Kinney of Earlville was
the guest Of Miss Addie Oehler few
days this week.
Erred Irish and wife of Greeley were
here this week visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. Carrier and other friends.
Mrs. VIM Barry of Masonyille ar
rived here Monday to visit her brother,
Mr.. j. E. Quirk who 10 quite sick.
Mr.. james Willard Of Northfork has
purchased Mrs. = e., q. Counsell's resi-
dence near the Methodist church and
will now soon be resident Of Dyers-
vile.
Frank Engler and daughter, Miss
Carrie, Of Worthington visited relatives
In Dyersvills several days the fore part
ofthe week. Mr.. Engler spent Friday at
Manchester.
Peter Evenof Manchester was here
the first of the week to transact bust.
ness. Mr.. Even has his family nicely
settled on his new form south OF that
place.
Miss Lena Msngerich returned to her
home at Worthington last Saturday
morning after couple of days visit at
the home Of her brother-in-law anu .is-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. John Kriebs, ia this
city. She was accompanied home by
her two little nieces, Leonetta and
Lenora riebs.-Commercial
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-17
A Sentimental Farmer.

'These sheep pictures Of Mauve's are
beautiful" said Mr.. l., the art In
structor of the summer art school. to
his class as he turned over lot of re-
productions from the great artists
paintings. "They are SO gentle, SO ten
der, so suggestive of pastoral peace
and quietude"
"Oh, do love sheep!' exclaimed one
of the girls. 'They are SO dear! Don't
you think so, Mr.. L.Y'
Mr.. L. looked thoughtful for mo-
ment; then he said:
"My father, who was farmer, kept
sheep for 20 years. He was an old man
when he decided to give up the practice
an old man, but as full of sentiment
and feeling as he had ever been.
shall never forget the day when the
purchaser Of the flock came to take
them away. My father stood in the
barnyard and watched till the last
sheep had passed through the great
gate into the road, waited till the last
faint bleatlng of the flock had died
away in the distance; then he turned
to me with face full of emotion"
There were tears in the eyes Of the
'class," and their girlish hearts were
touched by the pathetic word picture.
Somebody said "Ah" in a long drawn
fashion. HE turned to me, my poor
old father" the artist continued, "and
said In low, earnest voice, William,
I'd go five miles any day to kick q
Shoan NJ esIia,s Waoklv
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-17
HoPKlNroN.

A boy is reported at the homeo John
Ryan in Hazel Green last Friday.
#. O.. Nietert and Mildred A. Aldrich
were married at the Methodist parson-
age Tuesday at noon.
VIM. Delosh came down from Wykoff
MIMI, last week, being called by the
sickness of his father, @. Delosh, who
is now reported as improving.
The condition of Fred Barker during
the past week has at times been consid-
cred very serious. He is reported as
somewhat improved this morning.
Chasi Root has sold his fruit farm
adjoining the northeast part of town to
E. A. Kirkwood and q. G. Bernhard,
the deal being made last Thursday.
There are 25 acres in the tract and the
boys paid $4,000 for it.
Fred Williams returned yesterday
morning from his trip, but did not 70 to
Oklahoma as the Leader reported he
would He met With so many disconr-
aging reports of thasondition of things
around the reservation, that is to be
opened that he lost all desire for at
tempting to get piece of the land.
The borders of the tract are said to be
lined with prospective settlers and spec
ulators, all eager to be the first one
across the line, Notwithstanding that
better land can be bought this side Of
theterritory for small sum per acre.
. II Aadan
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-17
"THE FRENCH SHoaE.n
Where Misery. squnlor. rZunser and
Cold Rule In Newfoundland.

Misery, squalor and wretchedness,
accentuated by an almost ceaseless
struggle with hunger aud cold, are the
portion OF the Inhabitants of the
North Sh re-" in Newfoundland.
Their little hamlets are perched in the
riffs in the almost unbroken hills, and
the fierce storms sweep the surface
almost to their doorsteps, while for
seven months of the year their coast
is blockaded with ice and they are cut
off from all communication with the
outside world.
The only industry is codflshing, and
cod is the sole medium of exchange.
The people rarely see money, and bar
ter is the system of trading, a Quintal
Of cod being the unit of value. The
needs of the fisher folk are only sup.
piled by the itinerant trader, his
schooner being laden with provisions,
clothing and fishing appliances. Thus
have these people lived for generations.
They are ignorant, for the means Of
education are nonexistent, the children
being content with what satisfied their
fathers. The common objects of every
day life are unknown to them. They
have neither horses nor cattle. Only
q few of the older folk who have ven
tured south have any knowledge Of
these things. 80
There are no roads and therefore no
vehicles. Travel is by boat during
the summer and over the Ice foes dur
Ing the rest of the year. The few let
tiers for the clergy and others who can
read are conveyed to the. settlements
by dog teams during the winter, and,
save for the fortnightly visit Of the
mailboat during the period of open
navigation. n steamer is never seen
by the residents.
With such marvels us electric tele-
graphs, telephones and electric light
they are Of course unfamiliar, and
their standard of intelligence is best
indicated by stating that 1t Is not un-
usual to find a Justice of the peace who
cannot write his own name.-Cham'
bers' Journal.