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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-17
THE HAPPIEST TIME:
No. l--7Aelv Secona 1la,vzage.
By MARY STEWART CUTTING.
Copyright, 1908, by Mary Stewart Cutting.

Mr. Warning looked confohnded.
You've spoken so many times Of their
not coming out in the whole year we've
lived here, I thought you'd be glad. DOLL .
Henry, why do you never: call me Ethel
any more? You used to say it was the
most beautiful names in the world, and
now you seem to forget that have q
name. Oh. If you knew how sick I get
Of being called Doll! such horrid, com
mon-seuding thing"
'Why, Doll
'"rhere 1t is again.
Ethel, my dear girl, don't cry. If
had had the dimmest ideal seem always
fated to do the wrong thing lately. Why
can't you tell me sometimes what you are
driving at? If you don't want my mother
and the girls, just say so. I can send
them word tomorrow, and
If you do Mrs. Waring stood up trag
ically with one hand on her husbands
shoulder. II wouldn't have such a thing
happen for worlds" She gave a little
gasp Of horror at the thought. but, oh,
Henry, you nearly kill me sometimes. No.
II you don't know why this time, shall
not tell you again. She leaned her
head against her husband as If exhaust
ed and submitted to be drawn down be-
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lcouple of to-day? Then the supper after
ward with the gay throng at the Waldorf
the reckless disregard OF the n1dnlgnt
train-could there be dizzier heights OF
revelry? -
It was when they stood outside on the
ferryboat coming home that Mrs. Warning
spoke at last the thought that had lain
nearest her heart all the evening. They
were out alone in front, the cold night
wind blew refreshingly, the dark water
FLASHED around them and across its black
expanse the colored lights cleaned 1alntly
| from the New Jersey shore. =
Dear" she murmured, II can't tell you
how lovely the evening has been, but 90
YOU know what has made It 50 to me,
that has been making me so very happy!
The opera and the supper would have
been nothing without 1t. Darling, it's be-
cause you thought Of it all yourself -
A sudden tension in the arm on which
she leaned startled Mrs Warning. She bent
forward to look up into her husbands
face, with a swift suspicion.
/ "Henry?'-
4 "Didn't you think Of it yourself?"
Nobody could have enjoyed our little
fun together more than have, you know
that, Doll, and nobody could want to make
Il YOU any happier than I do. What's the
use Of picking the whole thing to pieces
now and spelling it all?' 3
Henry Waring, you haven't answered
/ me. Did you remember that this was our
. wedding day, or did you not? Who was
it told you to take me out to-night?"
: IF you will not tell me these things
yourself, Ethel-its mean Of you, dear. II
puts me at q disadvantage when you re-
member and don't. Heaven knows that
oughtn't to forget anything that would
give pleasure to you-that's true, but I'm
not mean on purpose, and you are. YOU
know-but don't let's quarrel tonight!
QUARREL Mrs. Waring lifted her hea.
indignantly. "As If wanted to quarrel
Who was it told you, Henry ?"
t'well, Ethel, II you must know. Nal
was in the office to-day to say the,
couldn't come, and She
''Nan-your sister Mani"
Like a flash Mrs. Warning saw it all. Sh
> knew Mans impetuous whoIe-souled way
but. One Of Henry's family! LII
! could have no further joy for her.
She looked at him furtively as he stoo
beside her, gazing ruefully out across tn
!, water. Were they quarreling-would the
s get to throwing plates after q while? Hi
j attitude was ludicrously detected. I
, spite Of herself and the tears that Ila
been ready to well up In her eyes the mo
j ment before, a sudden sense OF the alb
Z surdity Of 1t all came over her, and sh
. broke into a refreshing unexpected pes
: OF laughter. Her husband stared, an
q then laughed. too, In delighted relic
4 "Ah." she murmured. with her chez
: against his coat sleeve, Il suppose r
i Just have to love you as you are
al III you only would. dear" he ABSENTEE
: humbly.
81 The light Of the New Jersey shore slaon
j brighter and brighter new, casting the
d reelection on the black tapping water be
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to ask them to join her, she received a
belated telegram from her husband: "Nan
says party postponed; Aunt Eliza mas
headache" She read it and cast it from
her scornfully.
And this was her wedding day, passed
in unnecessary work, futile preparation
for people who didn't care a scrap for
her! Oh, if she had only been going III
town that afternoon, as she had dreamed
Of doing, to have little dinner with
Henry-and go to a play afterward-and
have Just their own little happy foolish
time over it ALL: She had hardly been
anywhere since little Marjorie was born.
She was surprised to have a caller in
the afternoon, a Mrs Livermore. This
visitor was large. stout woman with
very blonde hair, who lived on the oppos-
lite corner. She was dressed in mag
niflcently forid style, and sat in the little
drawing room a large mass OF purple cloth
and fur and cleaning jet spansles, sur
mounted by curving plumes. that quite
dwarfed Mrs. Warnings slender elegance.
She apologized profusely for not having
called before, as illness had prevented her
doing so, and sailed at once smoothly on
into a sea Of medical terms, giving such
an intimate and minute account OF the
many diseases that had ravaged her that
poor Mrs. Warning paled. The one bright
spot In her existence seemed to have been
her husband, whom she described as the
| most untiring of nurses.
| II really didn't know whether I'd find
you at home this afternoon or not" she
said ''Your nurse girl. Beesy, told my
cook that this was the anniversary of your
wedding. Willie and I always used to go
| off somewhere for little treat, but since
I've been such an invalid I've had to stay
at home But he never forEets. What
do you think, Mrs Warning, every Satur-
! day since our marriage, fourteen years
ago, he has brought me home box OF
| fIoWersl He always says: Here are your
roses, Baby'-that's his pet name for me.
! T don't know what I'd do II Willie WASH
so attentive"
1 Indeed said Mrs. Warning.
On her return to the nursery she took
occasion to reproye Beesy for sossiping: :,
! 'Ah, I never said but two words TO FL
/ len; but Mrs. Livermore-there's nothing
she doesn't find out. And the way she
and Mr.. Livermore quar- Is!
ELLEN says they fights like cat and dog.
i The neighbors have complained OF EN- in
the court He drinks terrible r
Il "You must not tell me these things,
Beesy,'' said Mrs. waring, with dignity.
|.T do not wish to hear them. Come
i Marjorie, sweetest, play pat-a-cake with
/ mama-this, way, baby darling. Oh
i Beesy, there's the bell again
i This time 1t was neighbor whom Mrs
Waring had met before and rather liked
4 rantle. faded, sympathetic woman who
3 had admired the children. They talked OF
the village markets and compared notes
, on prices, gradually reaching even more
Il personal ground. Mrs. Warins finally dt-
!. vulged the fact that this was the ami.
a versary of her wedding.
in town. she added, impulsfvely. but
i Mr.. Warnings business arrangements have
prevented.
i st must be q real disappointment t
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you," commented her visitor, feelingly.
Il often think how lonely you must be,
knowing so few people. 3. often watch
you look after your husband when he has
left you In the morning; you look so long
ingly, dear. I said to Mr.. Morris just the
other day, 4 do wish Mr.. Warning would
look back just once at that sweet young
wife Of his Mr.. Norris always turns
at the corner and waves his hand to me;
perhaps you've seen him-dear fellow!"
Mrs. Warning cooled suddenly toward
this sympathetic visitor, who soon left,
but the words had left a secret sting. Her
voice had tragic sound when she told
Beesy that she would order her meat
henceforth from Efnstein, as Mrs. Morris
said that his prices were lower than
:O'Reilly's.
':Mrs Morris, ma'am!' caroled Beesy.
"Ah, ma'am, you wouldn't be. after eatin'
the kind Of stuff she does, Mr.. Morris.
poor man, he's that thin and wake. Oh.
tits she has all the money; and she keeps
him that close! Ellen says It's only a
quart of milk goes to them for five days.
and nobbut one shovelful Of coal allowed
to be put on the furnace at time. and
him with the cough: that's tearing the
heart out of him! Ellen says
"That will do, Beesy,' said Mrs. Waring
severely. The gossip of servants, the
trivial conversation and fulson1e pity of
vulgar neighbors, was this all that was
left to her? -
She went downstairs again, and sat In
the drawing room, inside Of the window
curtains, and wept. The gathering dusk
seemed to prefgure the gloom that was to
encompass her future years.
! A quick footstep on the walk outside
startled her, and the gate slammed tt
with a loud noise. Could itebe possible?
Her husband was running up the piazza
steps with something white in his hand
An enormous bunch Of white roses. An
other moment and he was by her side,
beaming down at her.
How soon can you get on your things
Doll? I've tickets for the opera tonight
-'Rouneo and Juliet'-Emma Eames and
Jean de Reszke-does that suit your
'Oh, Henry!'
''Ive brought some flowers, and well
make a lark Of it. I've ordered a cab from
thestation to be here In twenty minutes
and we'll have to dress and get a bite, too
If we can. Well have little supper after
1 the opera, and take the 1:10 out. What
do you say to that?''
80, Henry! thought you had forgot
ten. thought But there was Al
time to talk.
i When they finally whirled off In til,
stuffy little cab to the railway station
they We're like q couple Of children il
4 their happy abandonment to the expected
pleasure.
4 The opera-had they ever gone to an!
topera before? How Theoretically beauti
E ftl and brilliant the house. the lights, tn
tgay assemblage to the erstwhile dweller
a of the suburbs! And when Gounod' 8 de
i licious music stole into their hearts, an,
Mrs. Waring sat with her bride roses Il
one hand and the other tucked secretl.
Into Henry's under cover OF her wrap. VIZ
ever any woman happier? Romeo an,
lJuliet-what were they to q real marie,
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HENRY. do you know what day
\ Thursday will be?
THURSDAY? The twenty
\ FIRST
Eyes, and what will the

-, ( j
Eyes. and what will the
twenty-first be?''
Thursday"
''Oh. Henry Pretty Mrs. Waring
looked tragically across the breakfast
table at her husband, or, rather. at the
newspaper that screened him completely
from her view. do put down that pa
per for a moment. 1 never get a chance
to speak to you any more in the morn
ing, and have to spend the whole day
alone. Do you really mean to say that
you don't know what the twenty first
Tsp"
1.-THE twenty-first?" Mr.. Waring met
his wife's gaze blankly as he hurriedly
swallowed his coffee, and then furtively
observed the, hands Of the watch that
lay open on the table before him. What
do you mean. Doll? Say it quickly. for
I've got to CO."
Henry. have you forgotten that it is
the anniversary of our. wedding?'
: -"Oh--oh"' said Mr.. Warning, a light
dawning on him, and suspicious note
Of relief perceptible in his voice. He rose
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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-06-25
IN CIVIL WAR DAYS.

Out in Chattanooga they tell this
story Of Civil War days: Chattanooga
Creek was the dividing line between
the outposts Of the Federal and Con-
federate armies. and during a lull in
hostilities the pickets Of both cultivat-
cd one another's acquaintance, having
agreed not to fire on n another. One
day when the captain of the Union
guard saw General Grant with his staff
approaching he said to his men: Turn
out the guard for the commanding gen
cral." The Confcderatcs ON the other
side Of the creek. not more than fifty
feet away, heard the order, and their
captain, co~ncelfing the idea of paying
q compliment to the enemy. shouted:
Turn u the guard for the command
ing general of the Federal army" The
ragged Confederate pickets stood at
attention for several moments. and
then saluted Grant as he rode away.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-06-25
Rio Grande Still Making Trouble.

Albuquerque, N. M.-Tha peo-
pie Of this city are living in con-
slant fear of being owe whclned by
the food OF the Rio Grande river.
The breaks In the dikes at the Ala
media, fifteen mics above the city,
sent down a tremendous volume of
water against the light foot Aceaia
embankment, a mile above the city.
The water was near the top OF the
EN- bankmeut when the alarm was
gwen aud several hundred citizens
rushed to Areqia and began the
work Of strengthening it With sacks
of sand. They managed to prevent
the flood waters coming down into
the CITY.
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for carrying a musket. But In the
Thirteenth Massachusetts,. which saw
n good deal of service in the Army of
the Potomac 1--WE were in owe twenty
ongagements). the adjutant, sergeant.
major, captains and ~lieutenants gcner,
ally came out of a fight with rifles il
their hands and empty cartridge boxes.
The boys were in the habit of saying
that the shoulder straps picked UP
rifles TO keep up their courage, but we
know they did 1t from choice. As the
most of the commissioned officers had
come up from the ranks. they felt mors
at home in a fight with rifles than with
swords.
at is true, nevertheless, that men in
battle often joked with each other TO
keep up their courage. At that time /
had a very full eye-an OK eye, the
boys called it-and as 1 was one of the
shortest men In the company, I came.
Us n rule, next to our left guide. old
Jerry B.. whose face showed how he
felt when the bullets began to fly. But
no matter how badly scared Jerry was,
he always called my attention to the
fact that my eyes were sticking out so
that lie could hang his hat on them.
This was said to MT n hundred times,
and n hundred times l told Jerry that
IL lie was half as scared as / was he
would run."-Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-06-25
COTTON MILL MERGER.
New England Interests Want a Whack at
Southern Mills.

Charlotte, N. Gin pursuance
to the call OF New England Eillers,
representatives of about fifteen
Southern cotton mills net in confer
ence here aud a plan for the merger
OF the cotton mills is under con-
struction. The promoters of the
commission submitted a form OF on
tract Of purchse aud sale by which
1t Is claimed the plant can be
brought under the management.
This provides for the incorporation
OF a company in a state to be de.
cided upon, fixes the manner Of ap-
praising the value of the plants and
provides for the sale of first mort
gage bonds. The proposed company
is to be governed by twenty seven
directors, eighteen to be named oy
the mill men who put in the largest
amount of stock and nine by the
"purchasers."
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-06-25
LYNCHlNG IN MONTANA.
Companion of Hardee, the Desperate,
Hanged From a Window.

Glasgow, Montana. William Har-
dee, the condemned murderer, who
with three other prisoners escaped
from the city jail in thi. city some
two weeks ago, after killing one
guard. and almost beating to death
two others, has beer shot 70 death
in the Bad Lands, seventy-fiye
miles from here after a desperate
battle with the posse under Sheriff
Conner. One OF the posse recei we'd
wounds from which he died in a
short time. Mckinney, Hardee's
companion, succeeded 10 escaping
after the battle. When the news
reached this city a mob was quickly
formed, the guard at the jail over
powered and JACK Brown, one OF
Hardee's companions, was taken
from his cell and haage1 from a
window in the county court house.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-06-25
Two cents For a nrnshsr.

American women who complain of
the annoyance Of professional Washers
in the streets of Paris might profit
from an experience l heard a bright
American girl relate the other day.
She was walking along in the daytime,
accompanied by another girl, and no.
ticed a man following them. An idea
struck her. Reaching in her purse she
found a small piece of white paper,
then looked around shyly. The masher.
encouraged, caught up and grasped at
the paper she had in her hand. In.
stead. however, of receiving the little
note evidently expected he found him.
self clutching two sous two cents
Needless 10 say. he did not fofleV
fuTtber.-Sev York Herald,
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-06-25
Philosophy of Railway Brakes.

The fundamental principle govern.
Ing the application of the brake to O
car, says an engineer who has recently
investigated the subject, is to stop
short of the point where the wheels
begin to slip or Skid" When this
occurs 1t not only fiattens the wheel,
but effective braking ceases. "Skid.
ding" however. ought not to occur IL
practice, for by the use of sand cars
may be stopped as quickly as is con.
sonant with the passengers safety.
Sometimes, even, the cars stop too
quickly for comfort, and at looks" as
a critic says in an electrical journal,
"as If any material increase in brake
efficiency would have to be followed
by putting the passengers into padded
compartments" Hand brakes are
found to be quite ineffective, and most
of the brakes on trolley cars are hard.
ly powerful enough to secure perfect
safety.-Success.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-06-25
CLEVELAND TALKS F02 PRINT
Emphat,caIIy Asserts lie Will Not An
nOunce for the Presidency.


New York.-The World published
a dispatch quoting former Presi-
dent Cleveland as saying: "It Is
perfectly absurd to suppose for an
instant that ! have any desire to
re ENTER public life. Nor have l re-
motely entertained the thought
since / left Washington. Eore than
six years ago. The matter is as far
from my thoughts as it was In 1896,
when all must admit il was not
within nv hearing or sight. l
have no higher aspiration than to
pass my days in peace with my
family around ne and take no parI
iE politics which any private citi-
zen canEot take with the utmost
proprlety." AS to the movement
inaugurated by the Brooklyn
Eagle, Mr. Gle velapd said: II have
lever spoken to anybody OF the
subject Of o fourth candidacy; I
lave never written to a single pc
litical friend one way or the other,
nor have / been written to or
spoken to by them. There Is not q
political leader of any prominence
endeavorins to advance any move
ment to nominate men In any State,
so far as | have been ad viscd, nor
do l anticipate that any such effort
will be made oy any leader, promi-
nent or obscure, In any locality in
the country. In this respect the
situation is more than pleasing. In
earnestly desiring the Democratic
part to become strong and United as
OF old, committed to the simple ira
dltions and sound principles which
made it aggressive and victorious,
no thought of personal interest has
disturbed me. l have on several &C.
caslons WITHIN a year undertaken to
perform the labor which usually
falls to the privats in the ranks, but
there has not lurked within me the
hope OF any reward save the con-
sciousness of having made an
effort to assist In bringing about
satisfactory conditions in the
party
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rs Is: j PLUCK 4 Adventure.
= + = \ y + + =
A HEROISM.


saotS HE act of Dennis Ryer
- y stands out in splendid iso-
D n o latlon. I;yer rescued n
4 \ woman from the sixth
>HCN story of n burning build
Ing. He dashed into the adjoining
tenement, and ran up the stairs to a
window on the sixth floor. Mortified,
the crowd saw him rest one foot on the
coping below his window, and reach
with his right hand for the window in
which the woman stood. But he could
not make 1t; he could barely touch the
edge of the casing with the tips of his
fingers. Some ornamental iron piping
separated the buildings, and this he
had practically to strnddle. 1t seemed
an impossible barrier. but Ryer
stretched forth his right foot, barely
placing his toes upon the desired cop
Ing. He was suspended six stories up.
with only one hand grasping the casing
"A none too-firm hold and this he
knew he must gradually release as he
extended his reach to the other Win
dow. By working the fingers OF his
s~At htit iAOil SlOOhC " SIUONC lie WIS
enabled to move over and cautiously
curl the tips of his right hand around
the edge of the casing Of the burning
window, until he was held from falling
by tho pressure of his bent flnger-tips
against the wood. He wa SO finely
poised that a feather-welght would
have unbalanced him. Little by little
Ryer worked the fingers of his right
hand along until he got a slight hold
on the inside of the window, and then,
amid the cheers of some and the
groans of others, he entered the burn
ing room. There he found the woman
unconscious OF the floor, the flames
licking her skirts. A o p with which
some citizens had attempted the poor
creatures rescue danglcd from the
roof In front of the window. Selling
this, Nycr passed 1t twice around the
woman's body under her arms, and
made the other end fast about his w
waist. Then he lowered her from the
window. and himself straddling the
sill, brought the sash down upon his
leg, so as to hold himself from falling.
With wonderful muscular power he be-
gan to swing the woman like q pendu-
lum. Back and forth she went over
the heads of the horror.stricken crowd.
then with a last tremendous effort he
projected the woman into the out
stretched arms of some firemen in the
window which he had quitted.-Wom-
ans Home Companion.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-06-25
KING PETER IS
IN DEEP WATER
5ervia's New King Asked to do Acts
That Would Be Suicidal.
MUST PUNISH THE MURDERERS
II he Complies With Orders From Russia
and Anstrla....To Comply With These
Requests Would Mean Certain Death
to hlm..-ScathIng Austrian Message.

Nashville, Tenn.-A special cable
to the American from Berlin says:
king Peter Of Servia has already
had a foretaste OF what troubles'he
may expect a successor to the muir
dered King Alexander. Notes re-
reived from the car and Emperor
Frnacls Joseph, which recognizing
him as ruler OF Servia, both demand
that lie punish the m%urderers of AL
exander and Draga, a thing which
1t will be absolutely impossible for
him to do. The car states that he
Is praying for the repose of the
dead monarch at the same time
Peter IS attending a TIE deun SER
vice to thank the Lord for the
crown which has fallen into his lap.
Francis Jospeh's note was worded
in so scathing terms that it has not
been made public.
The impression here Is that II
Peter attempts to punish the MUIR
derers ne might as well commit
suicide. On the other hand. If be
lets the crime 60 unpublished he
places himself In opposition to the
expressed wishes of two mighty
powers. There is no policy In Ger
many for Peter Karageorg .eitch;
In fact there is daily stronger proof
of his completely in the murder of
his predecessors. lie has played his
cards BADLY and lost the favor Of
Russia, which would surely have
been his had he been made king in
a less bloody way. Germany will
every day look for his death by vio-
leuce at the hands Of the very men
who are cheering him now"