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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
Evelyn, finding seat in- theingle

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Evelyn, finding a seat ine tlnaeS.ingle-s
nook. .s. Ssss3e3s ~
"Oh!' exclaimed the captainssig nif-
cantly, and. looking hard at RaTidan.
Poor Mr.. Raridan! The weather
bureau has hardly reported single
frost thus far, and yet-and YETI The
others laughed, and Evelyn looked at
him reproachfully.
"You might try the weather condi-.
tions yourself" said Raridan easily,
wishing to draw the fire to him
self. But at your age a man must
be careful Of the night air.
He and Wheelock abused each other
until the others begged them to desist,
then some one attacked the piano and
a few couples began to dance. Ma
bel was anxious to stimulate the in
terest of the young man from Keo-
kuk, who had not thus far manifested
sufficient courage to lead her off for
az tete-a-tete. He had proved little
STOW, and she sought to treat him cru
in Raridan, who sat down to talk to
her. Wary was certainly much. more
distinguished than any other young
man in GARRISON conclusion which
was, in her mind, based on the fact
that Wary lived without labor. The
pilgrim from Keokuk was the vice
president of an elevator company, and
H. SG6IuSuElO H0fE HUGH 10 live
on the income of property that had
been acquired by ones ancestors than
I! to be Immediately concerned in earn
ing a livelihood. She and Wary took
several turns about the hall to the
waltz which Belle Marshall was play
| ing; and Whens the music ceased sud-
| denly they were in a far. corner OF
4 the room. The chain on which her
heart-pendant hung caught on but
ton of Rafidan's coat as they stopped,
and he took off his glasses to find and
| loosen the tangle, while she stood in
a kind of triumphant embarrassment
knowing that Evelyn could see them
i from her corner by the fire. After the
| chain had been freed she led the way
to- the window seatr randasat down with
a great show of fatigue from hel
dance.
4 "A girl that wears her heart on q
chain is likely to have davis pecking
at it, isn't 5she?' suggested Raridan
wiping his glassesxand looking at iiel
with the vagueness lofssnear-sightel
! eyes. This was, he knew; somewhat
/ If1irtatious; but he could no more he1I
saying such things to young womer
than he could help his good looks
The fact that he had a few moment.
before been making love to another
fgirl, with what he believed at the time
4 to be real ardor, .aAid not deter him
Mabel was a girl, and therefore pret
4 ty speeches wereete. be made to her
She was Enthusiastically handsome, ant
la handsome girl, in particular, de
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shoe lace brought millions to the man
who introduced it, and a>young woman
who lived in South Africa derived a
princely income out of the invention
of a curling iron.
One of the stock illustrations used
by people who believe in the little
drops of water little grains of sand'
idea relates to the invention of metal
plates, extensively used some years
ago to protect the heels and soles of
boots and shoes from wear. This in
vention found its way into court and
the evidence showed that the inventor
had made more than a million dol-
lars a year, and one year had sold
nearly 50,000,000 Of the little plates.
Some years ago Rev. Ada c. Bowles,
who had spent a dozen years investi-
on Women as Inventors" She said
that the first woman to take out an
American patent was Mary Kees, who
in 1903 secured a patent for weaving
straw with silk or thread. The first
cook stove was a Woman's invention,
and gimlet-pointed screws originated
with a%little girl. The common sat
chel-bottomed paper bag was invented
by young woman, who refused
100000 for her patent. Fortunes have
been made by women who invented
many popular toys, and several
women have become eligible to mem
bership in the Millionaires' club by
originating novelties in wearing ap-
parel. ,-
+. Sheer laZinesS wasSrespOnSible for
one of the greatest inventions-the
valve gear, which makes the steam en-
gine automatic. IN the early part of
the eighteenth century Thomas New
comen in England built the pumping
|
in history. It was an atmospheric
engine Steam forced the piston of
the engine up; a jet Of cold water let
| into the cylinder at the proper instant
| condensed the steam, created a
vacuum, and atmospheric pressure
! drove the piston down, so that the
steam and atmosphere alternated to
move the piston rod which actuated
| the pump rod.
Humphrey Potter, mere lad, was
employed to open the water cock at
! the right time. He stood on a plat
form, the better to operate the lever
and the monotony of his work wearied
him. Boylike, he looked around for
some way to rid himself of his dis
agreeable job SO he conceived rig
ging of strings, which he attached tc
/ the walking-beam of the engine, and
soon the ponderOus beam was opening
and closing the water cock. AND
Humphrey was free to loaf. This in
vention was Immediately appreciated
the strings gave way to levers, and the
steam engine became an automatic
machine.
The original American patentee was
an Englishman, Joseph jerks by
| name. He was blacksmith in Ham
mersmith England, but when he ar
rived in the colony Of Massachusetts
in 1643 he settled in Lynn and Gu
the dies for coming the colonial '.'Pin'
Tree money. He built a crude hant
pump on wheels, which gained him TIN
distinction of having invented the frs
fire engine. He invented a water
power device for mills and applied TO
patent. The court of Massachusett
Bay colony granted the patent, civ
ing him the monopoly for fourteen
years, the court retaining the poWe
not only to forbid the expectation Q
any water power machines Ienk
might make, but also power to pre-
vent the patentee charging too mucl
for his device. This is the first paten
on record in America.
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-
When one lost the words and broke
down, they all laughed in derision.
Mabel and Raridan had Joined the
circle, and Wary entered into the ten
tative singing with the. spirit he al
ways brought to any occasion. Mabel.
who imported all the new songs from
New York; gave Don Throw Snow
balls at the Soda Water Man" as a
solo, and did it well-almost too well.
Occasionally one Of the group at the
piano turned to demand that those
who fingered by the fireside join in
the singing, but Wheaton was shy of
this hilarity, and was comfortable in
his belief that Evelyn was showing a
preference for him in electing to re-
main aloof. He did not understand
that her evident preference was due
to a feeling that he-was older than
the rest and too stiff and formal for
their frivolity.
Mrs Whipple made little effort to
talk to Wheaton, tho she occasionally
threw out SOME comment on the sing
/ lers to Evelyn. Wheaton did not
amuse Mrs. Whipple. He had only
| lately dawned on her horizon, and
| she had already appraised him and
| filed. her impression away in her MEM
| ory. He was not, she had deter
|; mined complex character; she
knew, as perfectly as if he had made
full confession of himself to. her,
] his new ambitions. his increasing con-
/ ceit and belief in himself. She mad
/ been more successful in preventing
marriages than in effecting them. and
she sat watching him with quizzi-
cal expression in her eyes: for. there
4 might be danger, in him for this girl,
1 tho it had not appeared. But when
/ her eyes rested on Evelyn she seemed
/ to find an answer that allayed her
/ fears; Evelyn was hardly a girl that
/ would need guardianship. AS the
4 noise from the group at the piano
rose to the crescendo at which it broke
into laughing dfscord, Evelyn met sud
denly the gaze with which this old
i friend had been regarding her, and
gave back a nod and smile that were
/ i'm themselves unconsciously reassur-
ing.
Some one suggested presently that
:Eif they were to drive home in the
4 moonlight they should be going; and
1.-THE coach soon. swung away from the
!, door. into the moons fioodtide. The
4 wind was still, as if in awe of the
4 lighted world. The town lay far be-
How in white pool. Mabel again
4 took the reins. and as the coach rum
/ bled and crunched over the road.
! light hearts had recouse to song: but
! even the singing was subdued, and the
/ trumpeter's note failed miserably
when the horses hoofs struck smartly
4 on the streets of the town.
i (To Be Continued To-morrow.l
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CHAPTER XIV.-Continued.
At the Country Club.

There are men like Raridan, who
are devoid Of evil impulse, and who
are swayed and touched by the charm of
women thru an excess in themselves Of
that nicer feeling which we call femin-
ine, usually in depreciation. as if it
were contemplate. But there is
something appealing and fine about it;
it is not altogether a weakness; doers
of the worlds worthiest tasks have
been notable possessors of this quality.
Raridan had a true sense of personal
honor, and yet his imagination was
strong enough to play. tricks with his
conscience. He had argued himself
into a mood of desperate love; he felt
that he was swayed by passion; but
ii, was of jealousy and not Of love.
Es Evelyn walked a little way toward
the door and he followed gloomily
along. He called her name and she
paused They We're not alone on the
Neranda, and she did not want a scene.
Raridan began again:
why, ever since we were children
together I've looked forward to this
time. 1t always seemed the most
natural thing in the world that 1
should love you. When you went
away to college, I never had any fear
that. it would make any difference;
when 1 saw you down there you were
always kind
'Of course I was kind she inter
Eupted: 'and I don't mean to be any
thing else now.s
.'you know what mean he urged,
tho he did not know himself what he
meant. II had no idea that your go
ing away would make any difference;
il I had dreamed of it, should have
spoken long ago. And when I went to
see you those few times at college
Eyes, you came and was awfully
clad to see you, too: but how many
Women's colleges have you visited in
these four years? There was that
Brooklyn girl you We're devoted to al
Bryn Mawr; and that pretty little
French Canadian you rushed al
Wellesley,-b of course don't pre-
tend to know the whole catalog OF
them. That was all perfectly proper
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serves mans tribute of admiration.
Mabel was not, however, used to Rari-
dan methods; the men she had
known! best did not paraphrase Shak-
spereEto her. But it was very agree
ablesfo be sitting thus with the most
Clarkson. Evelyn Porter, she could
see was entertaining the young man
from Keokuk, and the situation pleased
|'her..
"Oh,. the chain is strong enough to-
hold it,, she answered, running the
slight strands thru her fingers and
looking up arcfly. Her black eyes
witchery with them.
Lucky. chap-the victim inside"
continued Raridan, indicating the
heart.
well, that depends on the way you
look at it,
ss"I hope he knows" continued War
ry. 1t would be a shame for a man
| to enjoy that kind of distinction and
| not know it.
Mabel held the silver heart in one
hand and stroked it carefully with
the other. Most of the men she
knew would be capable of taking the
heart, even at the cost of a
scuffe, and looking into it. She
felt safe with Raridan. The young
|
ljoyed the distinction of a place in
the trinket did not know, of course,
J and would have been bored if he had.
1T would hardly be fair to carry
| his picture around if he didn't know
it, would t?' asked Mabel.
! ''Of course not" said Wary; Il
didn't imagine that you bought it!''
(. Tt wouldn't be nice for you to-
said Mabel. The fact that she had
acquired it for twenty-five cents at a
local bookstore did not trouble her.
The music had begun again, but
they continued talking, tho others
Evelyn in the inglenook, and Evelyn
1 was aware, without looking, that Ma
bel was making the most of her op-
! portunity with Raridan, and she knew
i too, that he was not averse to BIT
of byplay with her. She knew that ii
i she really cared for him it would hur,
/ her to see him thus talking to another
4 girl, but she was conscious of no pang
Il Her heart burned with anger for q
i moment at the thought that he must
think her conquest assured, but this
| was, she remembered, "Warry's way
falling back on a phrase that wa.
! often spoken of him. She was little
: tired, and experienced a feeling of re
. lief in, sitting here with Wheaton anl
listening to his commonplace talk
i which could be followed without effort
! Wheaton was finding himself much
at ease at Mabel's party, tho he ques
: itioned its propriety; he had a grea
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respect for conventions. He was well
aware that there were differences be-
tween Evelyn Porter and her frinds,
and Miss MargraveS and those whom
he knew to be her intimates. Miss
Porter was much finer in1lier instincts
and her intelligence; he would have
been puzzled for an explanation Of the
points Of variance, butfhe knew that
they existed. The young man from
Keokuk had moved away and left him
with Evelyn, and it was certainly very
pleasant to be sitting in quiet corner
with a girl whom everybody admired,
and who was. he felt sure, easily the
most distinguished girl in town. He
had arrived late: to be sure, in the
first social circle of Clarkson, but he
had found the gate open. and he was
suffered to enter and make himself
at home just as thoroly as any other
man might-as completely SO, for in
stance, as SWarrick Raridan, who had
wealth. and the prestige Of an old FAM
lily behind him.
m sure we Shall all aget5imuch
pleasure out of the Country club" said
Evelyn, who sat on the low bench be-
tween him and the fire.
Yes, and the house is pretty good,
considering the small amount of
money that was put into 1T.
."'Afother case where good taste is
better than money We Americans
have been so slow about such things
but now there seems to be widespread
interest in outdoor life Wheaton
knew only vaguely that there was, but
he was learning that it was not neces-
! sary to know much about things to be
able to talk of them; SO he acquieSced
and they fell to discussing golf, or al
least Evelyn did, with the zeal of the
| fresh convert.
II think I'll have to take it up. You
| make it sound very attractive
] The Scotch owed us something
Fgood," said Evelyn .they gave us
unendurable to that extent. But we
can forgive them If they take us ou
of doors and get us ava.
| from offices and houses. Oul
western business men are in
corrigible, tho. The farther west yor
go, the more hours day, men pu
Unto business.
Evelyn soon sent Wheaton to bring
Mrs. Whipple and Annie Warren, WIN
ii.were stranded in "a corner, and they
/ became spectators of the pranks o1
some of the others, who had nov
gathered about the piano. where Cap
tain .Wheelock had undertaken to LEAD
. in the singing of popular airs. The
singers were not taking their effort:
very seriously. All knew some of tht
works Of Annie Carroll" but none
i knew aH so that their efforts were
marked by scattering goodwill rath
1 er than by unanimity of knowledge
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PATTERN NO. :

CAUTION-Be careful to give cor
rect Number and Size of Patterns
wanted. When the pattern is bust
measure you need only mark 81, "a.
So or whatever it may. be. When in
waist measure, %, "a, 26. or what
ever ita1nay be. When misses or
child s pattern, write only the figure
representing the age !. It Is not neces-
sary to write inches, or years
Pattern for this garment will be
sent postpaid on receipt of 10 cents
Be sure and mention number Of pat
tern. q Address p
PAPER PATTERN DEPARTMENT.
JOURNAL MINNEAPOLIS.
There are 5000 negro farmers
members of the Farmers Improve
fnent Society of Texas. They own 5O,-
900 acres Of land.
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you understand; I'm not complai

you understand; I'm not complain
ing
mo; r wish you were,, he said, bit
terly. If he had known it, he was
really enjoying this; there was, per-
,haps, at the bottom of his heart, lit
tie vanity which these "reminiscences
appealed to. He rallied now:
but you could afford to have me
see, other girls he said You ought
to know-you should have known all
the time that you were the only one
in all the world for me-
That's a trifle obvious, Wary; and
she laughed. you're not living up
to your reputation for subtlety Of ap-
proach.'
Evelyn his voice trembled; he
was sure now that he was very much
inslove; Il tried to tell you before the
carnival that the reason: didn't want
you to appear in the ball was that
cared a great deal,-so very much
that I~slove your
She stepped back, drawing the cape
together at her throat.
please, Wary" she said, pleading
ly, don't spoil everything by talking
Of such things. wished that we
might be the best of friends, but you
insist on spelling everything"
ooh, I know" he broke if, ''that
I spoil things, that I'm a failure-a
ne er-do-we1l.' It was not love that
ne WAS LuuSiy lOI Hall 81 iiuCA dc
sympathy; they are often identical in
such natures as his.
She bent toward him, as she always
! did when she talked earnestly, and as
frankly as tho she were speaking to a
girl.
Wary Raridan, it's exactly as
told you a moment ago. You've been
spoiled and it shows in a lot of ways
| Why, you're positively childish!" She
Laughed softly. He had thrust his
thands into his pockets and was feel
ling foolish. He wanted ito make an
other effort to maintain his position as
a serious lover, but was not equal te
lit. She went on, with growing kind,
ness in her tone: Now, I'll say t
i you frankly. that didn't at all like be
i ing mixed up in the Knights of Mida:
/ ball; if you had been as wise as
have always thought, you might have
known it.. You ought to have shoW1
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CHRISTMAS TREES BARRED FROM FLATS
5 No XMAS TREES,
ALLOWED INaTHE BUILDING.

This is the reason for the numerous
disastrous fires during the holiday
week last year, when that tree most
popular with the children was named
.the deadly Christmas tree.
Agents who have not banished the
Christmas trees entirely have stip-
ulated that electric lights must take
the place Of the good old candle. AS
this is expensive, only children in
-high-priced flats will enjoy the cold,
spassionless delights of an electric
lighted Christmas tree
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100000 WORTH OF CHRISTMAS TURKEYS

souri, only last Friday and broke the
record for freight movement. The
train consisted of nineteen cars.
In 5000. boxes the turkeys had been
carefully packed andra few hours after
reaching here every one had been dis
tributed to the retailers. The sup
plies in this city. is scarcely equal to
the demand even with this large ac-
QUESTION and 25 cents pound is eas.
lily obtained, making the Missouri con-
tribution worth about 100000
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TIES UP WHOLE INDUSTRY
Engineer Is Told That His Wages
Are to Be Gut and $50 Men
s. :1Yra1k. Ont

{ Chicago, Dec. 23.-An important in
dustry is tied up and 23o men are idle
because union engineer Joseph
Freeman, employed atathe South Chi
cago. plant Of the International Salt
company, was told that his wages
would be- cut on Saturday.
With a cry of unjust discrimina-
tion,''. he succeeded in getting a strike
called that threatens to spread to the
otherSplants on the great lakes. The
company has arranged to employ non
llniOrly men, %EEa
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
YYP-TO TO-THE-M MINUTE
~ FASHIONS !.
a. Daily Hint Of Practical Value
to Journal Readers Of the
Fair Sex.

The fashion pictures given daily In
this department are eminently practi-
reproduced easily from the. paper.
patterns, which may: be obtained at
trifling cost thru The journal. The
models are all In good sstyle,, pretty
and original in effect and not too
elaborate for the ambitious amateur
to reDrOduce.. AZ - &
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DUEL RESULTS IN DEATH &
Youngsters We're Playing and Didn't

sT-SHFVIVUf - fIs HAlIITFSleu' HAlIITFSSl
I Paterson, N. T., Dec.s 33.SAAIp a mock
duel and with a revolver Which was
not SUPPOSED to be 1oaasd, Julian
Wageman, a 15-yeaESsold boy, yester-:
day shot Antonio LeogDf t l1essame age.
Leo dfedsin the general hospital soon
afterwards and an inquesfshHs been or;
dered, while Wagsn1an sslas been. ar
rested and held Under bail
Standing eight test apart, the boys,
both of whom weHs ssrned with re-
volvers,, fired at oIesanother after a
given signal. Leo fell to the. floor
with a bullet in his brain.
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The French Academy was founded
by Richelieu in 1885, was abolished
in 1898, revived and made a..useful
body by Napoleon in 1903: Member
ship to it is the highest literary honor
in the world. The members receive
a salary Of 100000 q year and a; fee
Of $3.s7 for every meeting they attend.
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TOO THICK FOR HIM
Automobile Magazine

"The old gentleman was overworked q
and had to take a vacation.
Has he been engaged in some big
deals?" 3
mo; he took notion that he want.
ed to understand the printed descrip-
tion Of big automobile a manufac-
turer was trying to sell him. A few
weeks rest will put him all righ
again, we hope"
This country produces over 12,000,-
100000 eggs per year.
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WEATHER PREDICTIONS
FOR THE NORTHWEST
For Minneapolis Vicinity: rain
Thursday; Thursday.


II degrees
"a & ss r 4s Z d
possibly
4
in
cold rtionsT Thursda
4
a'ah North
IT. Director
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Thirty-Two Thousand of the. Yule.
Tide Birds Are Shipped from,
st. Louis to New York. -.

New York, Dec, 23.A special train
loaded with turkeys for the Christmas
dinner of $4,000 New York families
has arrived here from St. Louis. The
shipment was an unusual one in
freight traffic. 1t started from Mis-
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Japan produces 100, 100000 pounds
of cotton per year, while we produce
80 per cent of the entire worlds crop.
We also produce 40 per cent 4of it's
steel and other mineral products, 3s
per cent of its coal, 80 per cent of it's
iron and grain and 25 per cent of its
wheat.
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It is estimated that $500 square
miles, or nearly one-fifth of the total
area of Indiana, is most excellent coal
land, with the beds not lying over
eighty feet below the surface.
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BY dipping eggs In a solution of gum
lac dissolved in alcohol, Frenchman
has kept eggs for two years and then
had them Matched successfully.
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Florida produces fifty-six varieties
of oranges and has a crop of from
100000 to 100000 boxes a year.
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One of the largest books made in
recent years is that one owned by the
King Of England. 1t is eighteen inches
thick and weighs sixty-three pounds.
er's jubilee.
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Wyoming is richer in minerals than
any other state in the union.
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Ten million pounds of nuts are tho
annual crop of the pecan trees of
Texas.
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IF YOU DO NOT KNOW
YOU OUGHT TO KNOW

THAT
Three-fourths of the earth's surface
is unfit for cultivation on account Of
mountain ranges, deserts, swamps and
barren grounds.
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CRADLE, ALTAR
AND GRAVE
BIRTHS.

BIRTHS.
Jameson. Mr.. and Mrs. Otto, 1929 Third street
! Knrth, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert, 2e14 Washington
Levin, n M. and mrs. L., 71e washington ave-
Fisher Mr. r.and Mrs Ben. 1917 Washington
ayenue s, a daughter. IS -
Buchanan Nj. Eand Mrs. Charles. 1925 Bryant
avenue 81, q son.
pital a daughter ,
.Fladmark, MI. and Mrs. s., ,2o29 Sixth street
:, Kardong, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore, 2o4 Plym-
outh avenue, daughter.
Mackey, NJ. and Mrs Fred. 1915 Western
avenue. a son.. IN ~
St. Germain. Mr. and Mrs. Fred. 2215 Monroe
street Sc, a son.
:Koetz,; Mr. md Mrs. Mathew, e21s Bloomington
avenue, SON.
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the murder Of Mrs. Elizabeth LAGER
has been made It lis declared that
James F. Reinsmith, former husband
of Mrs. Lacer's daughter, who has
been in Kansas for the past three
weeks, was charged with the murder
because the members of the jury be-
lieved he had criminal knowledge
that the deed was about to be COM
mitted.