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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-10

the boys are. Unless all of us wear
spikctails no one will; SO we took
vote on it, and well be on big dixie.
Therell be deviish lot of insists.
Those who haven't suits are borrowing
In all directions. Frank Buford viii
rig out in Colonel Days antebcllum
toggery. Did you bring yours"
1T happens to be Mt Parkcr's shop.
being pressed" said Alan.
''I've had three in the last six years"
laughed Miller. "You know how much
larger Todd Selman is than l am. lie
burst one of mine from collar to waist
last summer at the Springs. l can't
refuse EN-, God bless EN-! Jeff Hig-
gins married in my hest Prince Al
bert last week and spilled boiled Gus
tard on 1t, hut he's got good wife
aud fair job on railroad in Ten
ncssoe now. I'd have given him the
coat, hut he'd never have accepted It
! and been mad the rest of his life Mt
my Offer. Parker said somebody had
tried to scrape the custard off with n
sharp knife and that he had lot Of
| trouble cleaning it. | wore the coat
/ yesterday and felt like I was going to
be married. Todd must have left some
of his shivcrs in it. I reckon that's as
near rs III ever come to the bitching
! post"
Just then tall. thin man entered.
| H wore a rather thrcadbare frocll
/ coat. uncvenly bound with braid. and
had a sallow. sunken and rather long
face 1t was Samuel Craig, one Of the
two private bankers of the town. lie
was about sixty years of age and had
q pronounced stoop.
'Hello." he said pleasantly. "You
young bloods are goin' to play smash
with the gals hearts tonight. | reckon
! say, 20 it while YOU are young. Ray
burn, want TO get one Of them iron
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-10

~ hardly knoD 1chdt TO say" she began.
tured eyes to his. "You will not think
l had anything to do with it, In fact
my heart is almost broken. I'm very,
very unhappy
He was still totally Mt sea as to the
cause of hor strange distress. Per
hapS you'd rather not tell me at ALL"
he said Sympathetically. His tone new
er had been SO tender. You need not,
you know
But its thing I could not keep
from you long anyway" she said trem-
ulously. in fact, it is due you--an ex-
PLANTATION, l uean. Oh, Alan, papa has
taken up til" idea that we-that We
like each other too much and
The life and soul seemed to leave
Alan's face.
Il understand" he heard himself
saying: he does not want me to visit
you any more"
She made no reply. lie saw her
catch deep breath. and her eyes went
down 20 her flowers The music struck
Up. The mulatto leader stood waving
his fiddle and calling for the grand
march" in loud, meodious tones. There
was a scrambllng for partners. The
young men gave their LETT arms to the
ladies and merrily dragged them to
their places.
Il hope you do not blame me-that
you don't think that r. But the clat-
ter and clamor insulfed her words,
mo, not at all" he told her. "But
It's awful; simply awful! l know you
are true friend, and that's some sort
of comfort"
And always shall be-" she gulped.
you must try not to feel hurt. You
know my father is u very peculiar man
and has an awful will, and nobody was
ever so obstinate"
Then Alans sense of the great in
! justice Of the thing rose up within him,
and his blood began TO boil. Perhaps
| ought to take my name off your
! card" he said, drawing himself up
slightly. "lf he We're TO hear that |
talked to you tonight, he might make
1t unpleasant for you"
III you do, | shall never-never for
give you," she answered in voice
that shook. There was. too, glisten-
ing in her eyes as If tears were spring
ing. 'Wouldut that show that you
harborcd i'll will against me, when |
am so helpless and troubled?"
Yes, il would, and | shall come
back he made answer. He rose, for
Hillhouse, calling loudly over his
shoulder to some one, was thrustng
his bowed arm down toward her.
Il beg your pardon" he said to Dol.
ly. 81 didn't know they had called the
march. We've got some ice cream hid
out upstairs, and some of us are going
for it, Won't you take some, BishopT'
mo, thank you," said Alan. and they
left him.
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"For Gods sake, don't talk that
wayv said Bishop to his wife. You
don't mean word of it. You are jest
a-sayin' it to try to keep me from
seein' what fool | am"
"You needn't worry about me, IA
Their" said Alan firmly. 81 am able to
look out for myself and for you and
mother. It's done, and the best thing
to do is to look at 1t in. q sensible way.
Besides, man with 10000 acres Of
mountain land paid for is not broken
by long jump"
eyes, I'm gone" said Bishop, n
wavering look of gratitude in his eye
as he turned to his sou. Il figured on
It all last night. cant pay ,nc heavy
interest an come out. I was payin'
for big stakes an got left. Thar's
nothin' to do but give up. Me buyin'
so much land has made it rise little,
but when begin to try to sell / won't
be able to give It away"
"Thar's some'n in that" opined Abb
ner Daniel as he turned to leave the
room. ~ reckon l mought as well go
haul that tan bark l reckon you won't
move out fore dinner"
Alan followed him out to the wagon.
Its pretty tough, Uncle Alb" he
said. Il hadn't the slightest idea it
was so bad"
II wasn't so Shore" said Daniel.
"But l was jest a-thinkin' in thar.
You've got powerful good friend in
Rayburn Miller. He's the sharpest
spcculator in north Georgia. Eff l was
you. I'd see him an lay the whole thing
before him. Hell be able to give you
good advice, an I'd take it. A Teller
that's made as much money as he has
at his age won't give a friend bad adj
vice"
II thought of him." said Alan. 'but
I am a little afraid he will think we
! want to borrow money, and he never
lets out a cent without the best securi-
ty."
"Well, you needn't be afeerd on that
score" laughed the old man as he
reached up on the high wagon scat for
his whip. Il once hccrd i'm say that
business an friendship wouldn't mix
any better'n oil an water
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"Its none Of my business NtiIer bur1
ont Suddenly
There are simply two courses open To
you. my boy. one is to treat Colonel
Barclays wishes with dignitied respect
and bow and retire Just as any Eu-
ropean gentleman would do when told
that his pile was too small TO be con-
sidered."
"And the other?" asked Alan sharp
ly.
1.-The other is to follow In the foot
steps of nearly every sentimental fool
that ever was born and so around look
ing like last years birds nest or,
worse vet, persuadng the girl to elope
and thus anCering her father so that
he will cut her ont of what's coming
to her and what is her right, my boy.
She may he willing To live on a bread
and water diet for awhile, but she'll
lose flesh and temper in the long run.
II YOU don't make as much money Tor
her as you cause her TO lose, shell tell
You of it some day or, at least let you
see it, and that's as long as It's wide
You are now giving yourself treat
ment in self hNpnotism, telling yourselt
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CHAPTER ".

TSY Vt was a little after sunrise
bIl 4 \ The family had just left the
a. 80 - "a breakfast table when Bishop
ls.sss,S2l walked in. His shoes and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-10

Il usually come in on Saturdays he
explained.
That's true" said DAILY, with one
of her rare smiles.
Eyes" Hilhouse took another head
er into forbidden WATERSHEDS about
Joined your church. they tell me-"
Alan treated this with an indulgens
smile. He did not dislike IIillhouse,
but he did not admire him, and he had
never quite liked his constant attcn-
lions to Miss Barclay. But it was an
acknowledged fact among the society
girls of barley that if a girl refused 10
go out with any young man in good
standing it was not long before she
was left at home oftener than was
pleasant. Dolly was easily the best
looking girl I'm the room not perhaps
the most dantily pretty. but she pos
sessed beauty which strength of
character and intellect alone could give
to face already well featured. Even
her physical beauty alone was of that
texture which gives the beholder an
agreeable sense of solidity. She was
we'll formed above medium height,
had beautiful neck and shoulders,
dark gray eyes and abundant golden
brown hair.
MAY | see your card" asked Alan.
II came early to secure at least one"
At this Frank Hillhouse burst out
laughing, and she smiled up at Alan.
Hes been teasing me all evening
about the predicament I'm in she ex-
planned. "The truth is, I'm not going
TO dance at all. The presiding elder
happened In town today on his way
through and is at our house, You
know. how bitter he is against church
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CHAPTER VI.

T1HE young people assembled
4 sl.wly mt the dance that even
fETsSrSl ing. Toward dark it had be-
lss-ss:.sastJ gun raining, and, according
to custom, two livery stable carriages,
called hacks" were engaged to con-
vey all the couples to and from the ho-
tel
Everything in life is relative, and TO
young people who often went to even
less pretentious entertainments this
ahalr was rather impressive in its ele-
gahce, Lamps shone everywhere, and
punches of candles blaZed and sput-
Tered in hooks hung about with ever
greens. The girls were becomingly at
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CHAPTER VII

"A ALAN made his way along the
IAI wall, out OF the track of the
EVNs1 promenadcrs, into the office,
Gsss4SJ anxious to escape being spo-
ken to by any one. But here several 10
vial men from the mountains who
knew him intimately gathered around
him and began TO make laughing re
marks about his dress.
You hook fer the world like dirt
dauher." This comparison to kind
Of black wasp came from Pole Baker,
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1t amt so mighty awful. You know 1t
amt! What did me an you have when
we started out but log house boarded
up on the outside, an now we've got
our Children educated an all of us In
good health. | rally believe it's a sin
agin Gods mercy fer us to moan an
fret under thing like this"
That's the talk" exclaimed Abner
Daniel enthusiasticall "Now you
are gttin' down to brass tacks. I've
always contended"-~
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CHAPTER V.

lHE following Saturday Alan
| went to barley, as he fire.
Il quently did, to spend Sunday.
II On such visits he usually
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08
FOR CHEAPER POSTAGE.

r HE SOCIETY Of American Authors
is busily engaged in a work which
should enlist the sympathy of all read
ers. The expression. AL readers" is
comprehensive 1t includes, perhaps
$4,000. 600 Of the 100000 who profess
allceiance TO the United States. The
society wants congress to pass a law
extending the benefits Of the third
class postal rate to manuscripts OF
books. stories. newspaper correspond
ence and other matter that now car
ries a first-class rate.
The amount paid by individual au-
thors and correspondents doesn't seem
a great deal. but when taken in the
aggregate it reaches a very large total.
To the struggling author and CORE
srondent the item OF postage means a
great deal Under the present system
OF paying cents an ounce for manu-
script. a decided reduction is accom-
plished in the writer's savings, or his
bank account. IL he is so unusually
fortunate as to have one.
For example: It costs something like
20 cents TO mail a story containing
5000 words. II isn't always, unless the
author is at the top OF the heap, thai
a story is sold the first time it is sent
out. He encloses 20 cents in postage
so that IL viii be returned II not avail
able. Then he sends it to somebody
else. and so the process is repeated
four or five times or more before a
market is found.
The government would not be Sc
riously hurt by granting the reduction
desired. The writer's would be bene-
fitted very much indeed. The third
class rate. the rate that applies on
merchandise. is 1 cent FOR each two
ounces. Manuscripts of the character
described are. to all intents and pur-
poses. merchandise. They are the
products Of the writer's brain just as
the cloth IS the product OF the manu-
facturer's loom.
A fact that seems to add to the in
justice is found ia the statement that
other countries are very much more
liberal. The dweller in Canada, for in
stance. can send manuscripts to the
United States at the rate Of 1 cent for
two ounces. Any citizen OF the United
States can send his manuscripts
abroad AZ the rate OF / cent for two
ounces. That is. a resident Of Oakland,
Cal, can mail manuscripts to London
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

publications more cheaply than he can
mail the same manuscripts to a san
Francisco periodical Just across the
bay.
In the universal postal union manu-
scripts come under the head OF com
mercial papers. which are described as
follows: "All instruments or documents
written or drawn wholly or partly by
hand. which have not the character of
an actual and personal. correspondence.
such as papers OF legal procedure,
deeds Of all kinds drawn up by public
functionaries. way bills or bills OF lad
ing, invoices. the various documents OF
insurance companies, copies of or ex-
tracts from deeds under private sig
nature, written on stamped or I'M
stamped paper. scores or sheets Of
manuscript music. manuscript Of
books or Of articles for publications in
periodicals. forwarded separately, cor
rected tasks Of pupils. excluding all
comments on the work. etc.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08
a CASE OF NERVE.

M ESSRS. COTTRELL AND FERN
vi strom have formally informed the
council that they have engaged first
Class counsel to defend them in the
criminal libel proceedings instituted by
City Attorney Nye. This is interest
ing Information. but it isn't half as in
tercstiug as the announcement, in the
Same communication. that the defend
ants expect the city to pay the attor-
ncy retained to look after their in
dividual interests. The entire COM
munication is worth reading. 1t fol-
lows
I'VE respectfully inform your honor
able body that the judicial proceedings
instituted by George L. Nye against us.
to compel US to account before the
courts for an official action as members
OF the city council. has been set for ex-
animation on the Sth instant Is the
city attorneys office is disqualified
from defending the case, we respect
fully notify you that we have engaged
first class counsel 10 defend us in this
action. and shall look to Salt Lake City
TO defray the expense"
10 is not at all unlikely that Fern
strom and Cottrell will sustain serious
damage to their eyesight if they keep
on looking to Salt Lake City to pay
their attorneys fee in this case. They
claim that when they uttered the Ian
Guage complained of by Mr.. Nye they
We're acting in their official capacity.
This statement is at least open to
doubt. The only official thing about
their action was the fact that they
were talking in the council chamber
during a meeting of the council.
II anything said by councilman
during a council meeting is privileged.
then the city certainly ought to pay the
Fcrnstrom. on the same principle. if
Mir. Fernstrom should say, in a council
meeting. that some reputable citizen of
Salt Lake is thief, a liar and rob-
Der. and if the person attacked should
meet Fernstrom on the street and
pummel him severely, The city should
pay Fernstrom's expenses while in
bed. including his doctors bill.
AS a matter of fact the attack on
=
we don't desire to pass on that point
was not privileged in any sense of the
word. 1t was dragged by Fernstrom
and Cottrell into a debate on an en-
tiroly different subject and was alto
gether gratuitous. A decidedly bad
precedent would be established IL the
council should pay an attorney for de-
Tending Cottreu and Fernstrom. II
they are compelled TO pay for their own
defense it might teach them to use
chOicer language and confne them
selves more closely to the subject in
hand when they make speeches in the
council.
However. we do not believe for a mo-
mcnt that the fee viii be paid by the
city. If the council should allow it,
which is not improbable. the mayor will
veto the appropriation, and enough
votes to override a veto cannot be
mustered.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08
he Was a Stranger.

Friends of DR.. Taggart, head sur
geon OF the Salt Lake route. are telling
with much joy an experience the doc
tor had in ogden canyon the other day.
1t appears a party Of seven or eight
went up the canyon for an outing and
some fishing was INDUCED in, with
moderate luck on the part of all men,
bers of the party except the doctor,
WhO-fOr a dOllar-Secured a fine string
from a youth who lived in the vicinity.
The DOCTOR being man of great up
rightness, did not pretend that he had
caught the fish: he frankly told the
others he had purchased them and his
frankness is what got him into trou-
bic. Other members of the crowd
hunted up deputy sheriff on duty at
the place and organized him to arrest
the doctor for buying fish" 1t worked
all right Just as the party was leav-
ing for home the deputy came out in
force, flashed his badge and seized the
person of the beWildered Los Angeles
medicine man. In vain the doctor
protested he meant no harm, his offers
to explain it, fix il up, etc, We're met
with firm refusal. To strengthen the
play the deputy took another member
of the party into custody. saying he
might need him as witness" The
two were finally released after a third
member of the party had gone through
the motions Of depositing $40 for the
appearance of the doctor. The doctor
was heard to remark that It was IAN
Tnheard Of thing" and up to the time
Of the dissolution of the crowd had
not grasped the situation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08
HELP HANNA SUFFERERS.

L ROM HANNA. WYO., has come an
! appeal for help that should not
pass unnoticed in Utah. We are told
that widows and orphans are suffer-
ing there. The need for help is great
! and immediate. 1t is said that there
is food for all. but something more
than food is needed at such a time.
Clothing is necessary and other arti-
cles that 20 to make life comfortable.
Utah should respond literally to the
appeal from Hanna.
1t has not been SO long since the SEQ
field disaster that we have had time
to forget the suffering it caused.
Generous-he hearted people in Salt Lake
gave literally. not only of their money.
but Of their time. Committees visited
the scene of the disaster and spent
weeks relieving the distress they found
there on every hand. From far dis
tant states came help and offers of
help, and, in the end, all the stricken
ones were cared for.
The Hanna calamity Is even more
shocking than the ScoheId catastro-
phe, if such a thing is possible. The
families of the Scoheld dead had at
least the melancholy pleasure of a last
view of the ones they loved; they were
permitted to follow the dead to quiet
resting places; they were spared the
agony which comes when the body Of
d dear one has been mutilated.
1t is feared that this will be denied
to the women and children who have
been widowed and orphaned in Hanna.
The fire which has been raging in the
mine has prevented the recovery of the
bodies. When they are recovered. IL
ever. it is certain that they will be
blackened and disfgured beyond recog-
milton. Where suffering is broad and
universal it is hard to deal in degrees,
but 1t would seem that the Hanna sur
vivors must suffer a degree more ter
ribly than the Scoheld survivors.
The death list is not all Of a ca
lamity. In the grievous shock occa-
stoned by a great number of fatalities
we are apt to forget the living in sor-
row for the dead. Yet the living are
the real sufferers after all. This is true
Of Hanna as it is true OF every other
catastrophe. What is to become OF
the widows and the orphans? Will
Utah help them to live until they can
accomplish something for themselves?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

The lockout Of the union building
laborers doesn't seem to have caused
as much damage as was at first feared.
Building operations, except in one or
tive instances. have not been seriously
interfered with, and there Is now every
indication that within the next few
days all differences between the work
ers and their employers viii be adjust
ed on a satisfactory and permanent
basis. Everybody viii be glad the dis
pute is in such a fair way to be set
tied promptly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08
Hints For Housewives.

Currant blanc mango with Jelly
Take three teaspoonfuls of sugar.
twenty cents worth of mucilage, four
cups Of buttermill1, one teaspoonfuI of
blueing, a trife of grated nutmeg:
scald half pound of oatmeal with the
sugar. then add and dissolve this in the
mucilage. which should be soaked for
half a day in coal oil. Remove from
the fire, being careful to keep away
from all flame. add a small bottle Of
vanilla extract and mould in a wine
glass The flavor viii be more re-
markable if a couple of minced onions
are worked in. Mix with ripe cur
rants. garnish with lettuce and sur
round the quotient with some suitable
jelly-apple butter for instance. Serve
en- masse with a gill of rye.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

musicale this evening in honor OF
ner sister. Mrs r. J. Lemert.
Mrs Amanda SwensOn entertained a
party Of friends at a very delightful
dinner at her home Sunday evening
The table was Drettilv decorated for
the affair and the guests Of the even
PROFESSOR and Mrs. Anton Petersen,
Mrs j. a. Sanborn and $. w. Some
decker.
Mrs. +. J. Gustin, who has spent the
past few months in the east, returned
yesterday to the city.
Mrs. L. J. Wenner of Ogden spent
yesterday in the city shopping. and
returned 10 her home last evening.
Mrs. Thomas 3. Davis has returned
to visit her parents and viii spend the
summer IN the city.
AIRS II J. Burt gave a musicale yes
terdav afternoon in honor Of her sis
ter. Miss Ollie Flemming of Cham
paign H. About thirty friends were
present and enioved fine musical
programme rendered by Miss Flem-
ming and Mrs. Burt.
Mr.. and Mrs w H Lowther and
daughter have returned to the city
after having spent a month il the east.
where thew visited all the principal
cities from here to New York.
Mrs. Charles s. Burton entertained
small! party of friends at her home
Monday evening.
Mrs j. Bartholomew and Master
George Robbins are in San Jose. Cal.
for the summer.
Mrs. L. e. Blumberg and Miss Blum
berg of San Francisco are visiting Mrs.
b. Smith at her home. 446 South West
Temple street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08

A report says that Oscar Gardner. a
well known pugilist, is coming to Salt
Lake to battle with Mr.. Herrera. Just
by way OF friendly tip to the said
Gardner we advise him to load up with
Identification papers before he appears
in our midst"