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A NICE DIS JUNCTION.
The Old Captain Furnished His Guest
with Money to Pay His
Regular Bill.
ITO Be Continued.l

The bronzed and blue-eyed "cSp'n"
who takes summer visitors on long
and delightful sails in his pretty boat.
the Phoebe Lou. has never grown rich.
although his native town on 1.-The
Cape" is full of well-to-do people for
nearly four months every year. A
newcomer to the place thinks he may
have found the key to the captains
moderate circumst ances, says Youths
Companion.
One day this young man had Invited
a party of dozen to go as his guests
for an "all-day cruise" with the cap
tain. At the end of the excursion he
found that in the hurry of the early
start he had left his money at home.
"I'll be down tomorrow TIE first
thing to pay you. captain" he said.
regretfully. land I'm sorry I was SO
careless as to come off without my
money to-day"
eSee here" said the captain. grave
" rendering the young man bullying
wallet which he extracted from an in
side pocket. eff you'd feel any easier to
settle your bill tonight ! can lend We
the money we'll as not. and you can
give it back whenever it's convenient.
or let her run over rili another spring
its pretty near the end of the season.
anyway know how you feel about a
regular bill. always want to get 'em
paid up soon as they're due"
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CHAPTER XIV.

In the day of its beginnings, Wa
haska was trading post on the In
dian frontier. Later it became the
market town of wheat growing re-
gion, and it was Of the wheat grow
ing era that Jasper Grierson was a
product. He was young man when
he went overland to Colorado in the
wake of the Pixies Peak excitement,
and his townsmen saw him no more
till he returned in the vigorous prime
of age, wealthy, and the father of a
daughter who presently began to re-
construct the social fabric of Wa
haska upon a model of her own de-
vising.
In this charitable undertaking Jas
pei Grierson abetted his daughter as
the magnate of a small town may.
He built mansion at the lake-edge
and called it Mereside; and when it
was done gave house-warming to
which the biddings were in certain
sense mandatory, since by that time
he had f1duciary finger in nearly
every industrial pie in Wahaska.
After the house-warming, Margery
Grierson's leadership was tacitly &C
knowledged, though the women still
discussed her with more or less
frankness in the sewing circles.
Crystallized into accusation, there
was little to be said against her, save
that she was pretty and rich, and
that her leaning toward modernity
was sometimes trifle startling. But
the charita BILE seamstresses made the
most of these drawbacks, edging
them now and then with curious
speculations about Margery's mother,
whom neither Jasper Grierson nor
his daughter ever mentioned.
None the less, the big house by the
lake continued to set the social pace.
Afternoon teas began to supersede
the sewing circles; not few of the
farmers wives attained to the for
NAL dignity of visiting cards with
Wednesdays" or Thursdays" print
ed in neat script in the lower left
hand corner; and in some of the less
conservative households the principal
meal of the day drifted from it's
noontime anchorage to unwonted
moorings among the evening hours.
For these innovations Miss Grier-
son was responsible. She had ambi-
lions, but she was wise enough to
make the most of present opportuni-
ties. 1t was better to be leader in
Wahaska than to be an humble fol-
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TIE MILkwoMAN.

she was tall and strong. and she walked
along
With affirm. substantial tread,
like one WHO knows that wherever she
goes
Sheis earning her daily bread.
Yet she Is aware that her face is fair;
Bat she also understands
Nh4t the best of her charms are her stout
red arms
-4nd. her strong, Woodworking hands.
IL ! them" says she, "as has work'd for
me,
Wherever my work hasbeen;
A1d as for my face, why, it's no disgrace.
&fcr reckon it's always clean.
Well, there's Jack, know. he bothers me
But what do Icare for him?
IN ha' nothing to say to Lad that's gay,
So long as I've life and limbt
Such chaps may do for a wench like you.
As is fond of an easy life;
But III get man, shall do what can
For to make him q working WIFE.
Then she went on her beat through the
busting street
With step like g martial mans;
n step that suits her iron-shod boots
And abe weight Of her clanking cans.
There were many who eyed her stately
stride
AS she moved through the yielding crowd.
with her hands on her hips and a smile on
her lips,
And a look both calm and proud.
They could not see what was clear to me-
That the Hottest lady there
Might envy the part In Dame Natures heart
Which Is owned by Kitty Clare.
"A MUMMY. in London Spectator.
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lower in a great city; but she admit
ted this without prejudice to a fixed
determination to revolve in the larger
orbit when the time should come.
She was content to wait, but she
aimed high. Unquestioned social rec
ognlGion, won or compelled; that and
nothing else would atone for the OBJ
trusively unlovely past tholed in pri-
walton and squalor in the Colorado
mining camps. Miss Grierson was
barely %, but she had lived much.
But there were obstacles to be sur
mounted even in Wahaska. From the
first there was a perverSe minority
which refused to bow the head in the
house of Rimmon. The Farnhams
were of it, and the Raymers, with a
following of a few of the families
called old, as age is reckoned in the
newer west They were loath to adj
NIT the omnipotence of Jasper Grier-
sons wealth, and at the housewarm-
ing the had been represented by va
riously worded regrets. Miss Margery
laughed defiantly and set her white
teeth on a dauntless resolution to
reduce this inner citadel of conserva-
tism. Accordingly she opened the
campaign the next morning at the
breakfast table.
"Poppa, who is the treasurer of st.
John's?" she asked.
The magnate did not know, and
said SO.
"But you ought to know" said Mar
gerry, with conviction. isn't it Mr..
Raymer7"
why, yes; he is the man, come to
think. What do You want of him?"
Nothing of him. want a check
payable to his order. A hundred will
be enough, / think"
Jasper Grierson laughed. "Going in
for responsibility right. amt your
he SAID. but wrote the check on the
spot.
Two hours later Miss Grierson's
trap, fooled by herself. paraded in
Main street to the delight of the eys
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yet but de gen''man from the MARI

yet but de genIman from the Marl-
borough"
"a gentleman from the Marlbor-
ough? When did he come DOWN."
The porter knew the hawk-faced
one only by intuition; but Griswold' 8
tip was warming in his pocket and
he lied at random and on general
principles.
'Been heah all de evenin'; come
down right soon after supper and
went to bald like he was tarr'd."
"What sort of looking man is
hep"
Little, smooth-faced, narr'-chisted
gen1man; looks like he might be-
But the wheels began to move, and
the hawk-faced one had turned away.
Whereupon the porter cut his simili-
tude in the midst, picked up his car
pet-covered step, and climbed aboard.
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ity. We have been wanting to put q
trained worker in charge of the mis-
sion. and this good deed of yours
makes it possible"
1T is kindness to us to be al
lowed to help. I'm sure" murmured
the little lady. 'tYou will let me
know when more is needed? Promise
me that, doctor"
Il shouldn't be good Methodist If
/ didn't laughed the doctor. Then
he remembered the housewarming,
and was moved to make amends for
the regrets. I'm sorry we couldn't
be neighborly the other evening. but
my sister is very frail, and Charlotte
doesn't go out much. Bnt they will
call before they go south for the win
ter"
But for some reason the doctors VI
carious promise was not kept. and
the Farnhams held aloof. notwith-
standing Margery's praiseworthy ac-
tivity in st. Johns; and the Oswalds
reIinquished the public library
project when it became noised about
that Jasper Grierson and his daugh-
ter were moving in it. Margery pos
sessed her soul in patience, and was
placably persistent; but when the
winter wore away and spring came
and found the conservative opposi-
ton increasing rather than diminish
ing, she grew vindictive, as who
would not.
''They think I'm jayr" she said
to herself one day, when the Ray
mers. mother and daughter, had ap-
parently taken pains to avoid her at
the counters in Thornwalden's.
"They need lesson, and they're in
fair way to get it. I'm not going
to sing small all the time!"
The next afternoon she met Ray
mer as he was coming out of the
First national bank. They were
fairly good friends by this time, and
the young man stopped willingly
enough to exchange commonplace
with the presidents daughter. In
the midst of them she astonished
him.
"Mr. Raymer, please tell me what
I have done to offend your mother
and sister," she said. abruptly; and
umph was discharged on the spot by
Raymer's laundering attempts at dis
avowal.
"Why, Miss Margery! I DON'T
know-that is-er-you really must
be mistaken"
I'm not. and I'd like to know"
she persisted, looking him hardly
in the eyes. 81 am sure it must he,
something l have been doing. and
if I can find out what it is I'll re-
form"
Raymer got away as quickly as he
could; and when the opportunity of
fered was besotted enough to repeat
the question to his mother and Ger
trude.
80 ITO Be Continued.1
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Kitchen Kulchaw.

Mistress-You wish to give notice?
Dear, dear!-I thought you were per-
fectly satisfied with the situation?
Skivvy-Yes'm- situations all
light; it's a good place and good
wages, butter
Mistress-But what, Jane?
Skivvy-Well, it's your playin',
mum, if you must know. I've got
musical ear myself, and the way you
murders classical pieces simply makes
me ill-it do, reely-Ally Sloper.
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At Odd Tfmea.

The Doctor-And did you take your
medicine as l told you?
The Patient-Oh, l took it at odd
times.
AT odd times? Why. l told you to
take it every two hours!"
Yes. 1 took it at three. five and
seven o'clock. Statesman.
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Admirable scheme.

Jorkins- There's Perkins - you
know Perkins ?-entered into an
agreement with his wife soon after
their marriage, 20 years ago, that
whenever either lost temper, or
stormed, the other was to keepsilence.
Bob-And the scheme worked?
Jorkins-Admirabl jenkins has
kept silence for 20 years.-Tit-Bits.
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IusOnuia..

"Good morning, sir" said stranger.
accosting Rip Van Wrinkle, as the lat
ter came down out of the mountains
from his 2O-year sleep, and how are
you feeling this morning."
81 am feeling bum-verY hum" re-
piled Rip, in the usual grumhling way
of mankind. "Why, l never. slept a
wink all night."-Boston Post.
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Can This Be True.

Son-What is the meaning of n
Single" woman, dad? Pve never hoard
of a double" one.
Father-A single woman, my boy, is
one that has only single idea in life.
a single ambition, single desire.
Son-And that is?
Father-To get married.-Ally
Sloper.
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Gould Testify to the Contrary.

Its all nonsense, though" said
Mr.. Woozle, reluctantly extracting
from his pocketbook the $40 bill his
wife wanted to use in buying q new
hat, tits all nonsense, say, for any
body to speak of tears, idle tears
When you shed them theywork me for
anything you want."-Chicago Tri-
bune
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The Horror of It.

els it true" asked the lady wha
was visiting in Kentucky. that. ev-
erybody drinks whisky down here?"
mo. ma am" replied Colonel Gull
pepper. lit is not true strictly
speaking. ma'am. We punish ouuh
criminals by giving them watah,
ma 'an."-Chicago Record-Herald.
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auite ARectionate.

The following is an extremely af-
fectionate epistle addressed to an
Irish maiden:
and laughter;
I'm awake all the night, that Of you
may dhrame;
I'd hang meself now If you'd marry me
afther;
And though I may change I'll be ever the
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Room for Sorrow.

Mistress-Poor, darling, little
Topsy! I'm afraid she will never re-
cover. DO you know, Bridget, I think
the kindest thing would be to have her
shot and put out of her misery!
Bridget-'Deed, MAIN, / wouldn't
do that. Sure, she mig-t get better.
after all, an then ye'd be sorry ye'd
had her killed!-Punch.
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Marrying Mt Leisure.

Daugnter-Mr. Nicechap has asked
for my hand, and l have accepted.
Papa-What nonsense! You are
not old enough to marry.
Dasghter-That's the beauty of it.
will have plenty of time to look
around while I'm engaged.-N. Y.
Neekly
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Yinianz of Renf.

"Oh, john" exclaimed the proud
mother, as her husband came wearily
up the front steps, ''baby is begin
ming to walk!"
''Good!" CALCULATED. the midnight
martyr. snow he can do his own
foor-walking. at night - Chicago
Daily News.
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Vow They Are Strangers.

Edyth-Jack proposed last night
and after l accepted him 1 thought
he would never stop kissing me.
Mayme-How nice of himi But
then that's the way he always does
chicago Daily News.
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WILLING to Ala.

Tramp-Please. mum. l amt had a
tull stummick fer three weeks.
: Housekeeper (benevolently) = Too
bad! Wen. you go somewhere and
Veg meal of dried apples and will
nrnish the water.-N. Y, Weekly.
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A Variation.

One morn when the kin6ling capricious
Had baked in a manner malicious.
Bridget used kerosene
With an air most serene:
AND the breakfast she cooked was dea-
cious.
Washington Star.
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udKery.

The worlds work-Aye. 1t must be done
BY many meE! But scores
OF US re'er reach such dignity.
And merely do its chores.
-Puck
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Exchange of Views.

He-I wouldn't think of marrying a
girl who didn't love me.
She-And wouldn's think of loving
man who didn't marry me.-Chicago
Daily News.
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BY a Boarding House. Omar.

BY q BOard1ng HOUSE Omar.
And when the mistress cometh for my cash
Pray that dn wrath may not be too rash:
And. since the turkey long the board has
graced.
Urge her. for heavens sake. to stop the
hash!
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Man has very little use for advice
that doesn't confirm his own opinion
Chicago Daily News
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A Cruel Threat.

At crowded theatrical performance
in the provinces recently. very
strong-minded LADY, annoyed at the.
hugeness of the hats in front which
spoilt her enjoyment. left her seat and
took up her position in the gangway.
The attendant followed and told Ter
it was forbidden to stand in the gang
way. The lady toek not the slightest
notice, upon which the officer went en-
to say:
Madam. if you don't go shall have
to remove you"
"Touch me if Won dare" replied the
intrepid lady. glaring at him. Just
nut a finger on me and I'll call ont
.Fire!'"
The attendant looked round at the
crowded house and left TIE lady mis-
tress of the situation.-London Tit
Bits.
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John Pew-You know I'm to be the
leading man in ION the Inside of the
Four Hundred" an awful bad show
that opens Monday night
Miss SOnbrette-Reallyf l eongrat-
ulate YOU How clever Of them to en-
gage you. as you will fit the part per-
fectly.-MilwaukeeS Sentinel.
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No hterviewiuE Him.

The great man shook his head
when the wise medical experts re-
quested the privilege of examining
rim with the X-rays.
"But why not?'" they insisted.
Because I always did object to be-
ing Interviewed" he chuckled.-Chi-
ago Daily News.
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Has Him ON the Hook.

Miss Ascum-Wasn't that Mr.. Bonds
saw you walking with last night?
Miss Coy-Yes.
Miss Assemblies landed freehold~
ersof the county, isn't he?
Miss Coy-Well-er-he isn't auits
lapded jet -Tit-Bits.
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Not tn, blame.

Not to Blame.
Tenant-See here! That house YOU
rented me is infested with rates..
Every night we are walked up by the
racket.
Agent-That's very strange. The
last tenant never said a word about
rats.
"Well, then, of course you are not
to blame"
mo. The people who lived there
before never complained of anything
except ghosts.-N. Y. Weekly.
Discontent.
Man wants but little here below
So runs the good refrain.
Alas! That little alwaysis
What's hardest to. obtain
m Y. Herald.
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Mr.. Wiggin-Why don't you try o
hair restorer?
Mr.. Patrick did drank three
bottles of it-but it's no ,good.-Ally
Sloper.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-06
NEGOTIATIONS BROKEN OFF
Minister Bowen, as YenezueIas Representative, Is
Persona Non Grata to the Allied Powers.

DOR Ii was intimated to-day that France
might now come forward and ask for the
same cash payment for herself as that
given the allies.
DETAILS OF BOwEN'S I'LAN.
Various intimations have leaked out here
regarding certain details of the plan pro-
posed by Mr.. Bowen and already accepted
by the allies for the settlement OF their
claims against Venezuela after the vexed
question of preferential treatment shall
have been decided. The Associated Press
is enabled to state in fits entirety the plan
agreed upon. After the preferential ques-
tion has been settled the adjudication of the
claims of each of the creditor nations is
TO be taken up by a separate commission.
one for each claimant power. These COM
missions will each consist of a representa-
tive of the creditor nation and representa-
tive for Venezuela. In case of disagree
ment the King of Spain is, in each instance.
to appoint an arbiter. 1t is expected that
each claimant power will appoint i,s envoy
at Caracas to represent IL on It's committee
and President Castro will delegate either
the Venezuelan minister for foreign affairs
as Venezuelas representative. Where the
services of an arbiter are needed the King
of Spain will, in all probability, select for
this mission the Spanish minister to
Caracas, who is recognized as an able
diplomat.
After the committee claims have been ad-
justed they are to be collected by the
CONTINUED ON PAGE 8, COL. A.
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HOBSON Will NOT STAY
DETERMINED ON RESIGNATION AS
NAVAL CONSTRUCTOR.
Says He Would Have Been Placed on
Retired List but for the Opposition
of Congressman Bankhead.

WASHINGTON, Feb 5.-Capt. Richmond
p. Hobson, of the corps of naval construc-
tors, insists on the acceptance of his resig-
nation from the naval service. Secretary
Moody received telegram from him to-day
to that effect. He thanked the department
for its indulgence in the matter, but said
his decision to resign was final. His tele-
gram ives in reply. to one from the secre-
tary of the navy requesting the withdrawal
of his resignation and that he make a trial
of the duties TO which he had been assigned
at Bremerton naval station, as the navy did
not wish TO lose the services -nf an. officer
whose record had been so brilliant. Con-
structor Hobson is now in New York.
Secretary Moody has decided. in view of
Constructor Hobsons declination to recon-
slider his proffered resignation, to accept
the same. He will take occasion formally
to record the navy's high appreciation of
the officers worth
NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Capt. Richmond p.
Hobson, of the United States navy, who
was in the city to-day, said he had infor-
nation from reliable source that legisla-
tion would have enabled him to go on the
retired list had it not been held up in the
House naval affairs committee at Washing
ton by Congressman Bankhead The con-
gresham represents the Sixth Alabama
district in which Captain Hobson lives,
and the captain said he believed, on the in
formation which had come to him. that Mr..
Bankheads opposition was due to his poit-
1cal interests Captain Hobson said that
construction work in the tropics, where the
reflection of the suns rays on the water is
intense, had impaired his eyesight He had
been invalided from a Manila hospital after
being forced by weak eyes to quit work
THE construction work required of me-
said Captain Hobson. lis just the kind
which my impaired eyesght has made me
unable to perform. There was nothing for
me to do but retire resign, for / could
not go on attempting work for which was
physically disqualified Ny application for
retirement was approved by the construc-
tion bureau and by the President, and all
went well until IL reached the House com
mittee on naval affairs. of which Mr.. Bank
head is a member. The opposition in that
committee left me no other course than to
resign
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drawal as candidate before this Legisla-
ture for the Office OF senator from this State
in the Senate of the United States. The
withdrawal OF my candidacy is conditioned
upon the holding of a Republican caucus to
be participated in by all OF the Republican
members of the General Assembly and the
selection of two candidates for the Senate
of the United States by majority rule In
said caucus"
The notice of the joint caucus was fol-
lows: Following upon the withdrawal of
Mr.. Addicks for the office of senator of the
United States you are hereby asked to par
ticipate in a Republican caucus to be held
at o'clock D. M, Feb. 5, in the hall of the
House of Representatives, for the selection
OF two candidates for the Office of senators
in the Senate of the United States. If this
date should be inconvenient We designate
10 O'Clock a. m. Feb. 6, 1908. for holding the
caucus"
Addicks was frequently interrupted with
shouts of, Don't do such thing well
stand by you until DEATH This is hard
indeed" and similar urgent pleas for him
CONTINUED ON PAGE 3, COL. ~
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ELEVATORS TO BE IDLE
WINDOWS TO BE UNwAsHED AND
ROOMS UNswEPT.
Strike in Prominent Office Buildings
That May Involve Other Work.
men at Chicago.

CHICAGO. Feb. 5.-A strike was inaugu-
rated this evening in a number of promi-
nent Office buildings of this city by the ele-
vator starters and conductors. The jani-
tors and window cleaners are also out The
men were called out because of cases of
the Building Owners and Managers Asso-
citation declining to sign agreement TO
recognize the union. The buildings already
affected by the strike are the following:
Manhattan. Eagle, Monon, Girard. Wat
son, National Life, Quincy, Harrison, Old
Colony, Kaskaskia, Harvey, Bay State,
Caxton and Towel.
The strike was called by j. II. Baines. OF
the elevator conductors and starters, and
Charles l.. Fieldstack, of the Janitors' and
Window Washers Union. They issued an
ultimatum to George Holt president of the
Building Owners and Managers Associa-
ton, and Thomas Hall. chairman of the la
bor committee of the association, giving
them two hours. Both refused TO sign the
agreement and the strike followed.
The teamsters. it is claimed, Will refuse
to deliver coal to any of the buildings to-
morrow, and engineers and firemen may go
on strike until a settlement shall be
reached. In the buildings already a1ected
10000 people are employed.