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Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
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81 can never thank you, Miss Ca
rev." began Tom Stanton for the
sixth time within half an hour.
He stood in front of the big, open
fireplace in the Carew sitting room,
very wet and disheveled. His over
coat and hat, soaked likewise, hung
on the back of a chair before the fire.
A pair Of skates lay on the floor.
I'm only one way, you may, an
swered Diana, at last.
She spoke as If she had suddenly de-
termined to say something upon which
she had been bordering. Each time
Stanton had tried to thank her she
had ,artfully turned the conversation
intdtssreign channels and ignored his
expressions Of gratitude.
Give me your solemn oath" she
continued, that you will never ask me
to marry you, and / am fully thanked
for what l have done. Yes, l know
that sounds presumptuous, Mr.. Stan
ton, but nowadays persons labor un-
der the delusion that if girl does
some-O some little thing like l did
for a man, that he is in honor bound
to ask her to marry him. l won't
have il, so promise"
She looked as we'll as he did in
heavy wet clothing and with his hair
curling recklessly about his broad,
white forehead.
But you save" he began, but was
interrupted.
"Dont-don't dare to say it! did
mott" And Miss Carew stamped her
foot emphatjcally.
But you did; you saw me founder
ing about among the chunks OF ice and
YOU. ran all the way, at a great risk
to Yourself, and pulled me out. | was
foolish to skate on such dangerous
ice. could never have crawled out
before was frozen-so there! ]
must refute your denial. What do you
call it, Miss Carew?"
Never mind, only give me your
promise. 1t was mere luck that hap
Dened to be il the window of my room
and saw you go in. | know the air
holes in the slough, living so near.
Your promise?" she said interroga-
lively.
is that quite fair?' he asked. Sup
pose"
mo. I won't! would never, never
marry a man who thought had saved
his life even IT, it were years and years
afterwards. 1 should always feel that
he asked me out of gratitude"
But | won't feel that way" said
Stanton. honestly feeling it might be
true, but smiling down at the look OF
despair she gave him.
yuxThere you are, this very minute,
she argued, before you have known
me an hour, already contemplating It,
o please promise!"
Diana was so earnest that Stanton
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09

-Four hundred and seventy-six," he
read, when he finished. We'll, what
of it?" He was mystified beyond ex'
preston.
rs It all figured out?" she asked
"Yes."
"And can't you see that 1904 is de-
visible by four and that it's leap year,
and-O, Tom, | love you so. Won't
you marry me? Please do she cried
And If taxing her in his arms and
holding her as il he would never let
her go again was giving positive an
swer, Diana's leap year proposal was
accepted.-Ruby Douglas, in Boston
Globe.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
COULD NOT FOOL DARWIN.
Great Scientist at Once Settled Status
Of the Bug.


Miss Daisy Letter has brought back
from London a story about Charles
Darwin.
Two English boys" said Miss Lei.
ter, being friends of Darwin, thought
one day that they would play joke on
him. They caught butterfly, grass
hopper, beetle and centipede, and
out of these creatures they made a
strange, composite insect. They took
the centipede's body, the butterfiy's
wings, the grasshopper's legs and the
beetles head and they glued them to-
gether carefully. Then, with their new
bug in a box, they knocked at Oar
wins door.
1--WE caught this bug in a field,
they said. Can you tell us what kind
of bug it is, sir?'
Darwin looked at the bug and then
he looked at the boys. He smiled
slightly.
Ibid it hum when you caught it?'
ne asked.
Yes they answered, nudging one
another.
Then said Darwin, it is hum.
bug"
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
GARDEN OUT OF PLACE.
Mistake Was in Locating 1t on Base
ball Diamond.


Henry Turner Bailey, Until recently
State Supervisor of Art of Massachu-
sets, says there is a wrong and a
right way to induce the children to
love the beautiful, and he tells the fol.
lowing story as an illustration. A
superintendent of schools, during the
vacation period, made a beautiful gar.
den in a school yard, thinking that il
he made it beautiful enough the boys
would not destroy it. With September
a lot of energetic boys came back to
school, and in few weeks the garden
was trampled down and ruined. The
townspeople were indignant at the ruff
fianly behavior of the schoolboys, and
spoke of them in rather harsh terms.
Early in the spring there was a
change of superintendents, and the
new man heard almost Immediately of
the spoiled garden. He went up to
the school and made friends with the
boys, and then he said You boys
don't like flowers, do you?"
They declared emphatically that
they did
Then why did you ruin that flower
garden?" he asked.
We'll" said the spokesman of the
crowd, they ought to have known bet
ter than to make it on our baseball
diamond"
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
Wooinq Done by Music.

Among the Yao Midos, one of the
many Burmese-Tartar people, the
young men WOO their wives absolutely
without words, but to the sound OF
music. On the first day of winter they
have great feast, at which all the
manageable girls gather and listen
to the music made by the bachelors
who sit under the desire tree" each
playing his favorite instrument. AS
the maiden he loves passes him the
youth plays louder and more feelingly
Ii the girl ignores him and passes or
he knows that she will have none oil
him; il she steps up to him and lays q
flower upon the instrument he jumps
up, grasps her by the hand. taking
care not to drop the flower, and they
go away together.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
By R2IRY -OOUGZA Is

VERY well, now PROMISE she said,
extending her hand.
He took it in mis-. 81 promise, Miss
Carew, never to ask you to marry me
out Of gratitude" he said.
mo, no. no." she cried, hopelessly,
and taking her hand abruptly from
him. Promise never, under any cir
cumstances, to ask me TO marry YOU"
He hesitated while he locked earn
estly into her eyes. And because he
saw troubled, eager expectancy in
her expression he took her hand again
and said. Il promise But he was
sor.y the moment the words had left
his lips.
Now that she had extracted her
promise Diana chatted on merrily with
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
Handsome Bile.

The most beautiful volume in the
Congressional Library at Washington
is a Bible which was transcribed on
parchment by a monk in the six
.eenth century. The general lettering
IS in the German text, each letter
Is perfect and there is not a scratch
)r blot from lid to lid. Each chapter
begins with large illuminated let
ter, in which is drawn the figure OF
saint, some incident Of whom the
chapter tells.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09

say, Dutchman, and he told us that
the cook was q Dutchman also. 1t
was only for guests. however, that
this Dutch friar No. of1iciated in the
kitchen, the ordinary cook of the com.
munity being Japanese brother, and,
considering that the Trappists are
strict vegetarians and only eat very
simple dishes, japanese ought to suit
them very well.
There are twelve foreigners in the
communicative Dutchmen, one Ital.
ian, and the rest, including the prior,
Frenchmen. Strange to say, the Jap.
anese monks outnumber the foreign.
ers, numbering as they do thirteen.
Eight of them are novices.
The monks work with their hands
for six hours a day, and pray a little
more than six hours, the rest of their
time being devoted to domestic af.
fairs or to reading. In winter, study
is their principal occupation, which
means that they study a good deal,
for winter lasts six months in this
part OF Japan, which is further north
than Aomori, where 200 soldiers were
lost in the snow last January. During
that period of the year the cold is
intense, and the snow sometimes at.
tains a great height. so that the
monks have to issue in straw snow
shoes to gather fuel on the mountain.
For the same reason great care has
been taken to heat the monastery
thoroughly, and we could observe that
the wall of every chamber was pierced
to allow of the passage OF stovepipe.
Brother Leonard told us that in win
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09

astery one passes a long, low building,
pretentious building used as n school.
A good deal Of the land about the
monastery seemed to be cultivated
by the monks, but their waving fields
of corn contrasted strongly with the
uncultivated and apparently uninhab-
.lted country around about, while the
deserted appearance of the gloomy
building in front of us was height
ened by the entire absence of life and
movement. 1t was not till we had
arrived at the entrance gate that there
was any indication that the place was
not deserted. A busy, busting little
brother in brown monks robe, with
a hood and a leathern girdle, then
rushed out to welcome us. His head
was bare, his grown beard, long and
flowing, his face rather handsome, with
aquiline nose and bright, vivacious
eyes, but rather pale and worn. He
insisted on carrying our luggage him
right, which contained by far the most
comfortable rooms in the house.
Everything our eyes encountered
was monastic. The entrance hall con-
tanned large statues of the Sacre
Occur. Notre Dame de Lourdes, and
st. Joseph. The long cloister along
which we passed was hung with
sacred texts and pious maxims in
Latin and Japanese.
1t seems that we were not received
exactly according to the manner laid
down in the rules, but it can be easily
understood of course thot some unim-
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
Stoddard's Modesty.

AS is not the case with many pres
ent-day celebrities, no one could justly
accuse Richard III. Stoddard with be-
ing pulled up with an exaggerated
idea of his own greatness.
We'll" said a friend to him several
years before his death, "the papers
will say lot about you when you
die"
my friend" was the poets quiet
reply, 81 will scarcely be mentioned
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
How Did HIe Do IL?

Charles NJ. Schwab is still telling
his friends his amusing experiences
while abroad. One of these relates
to an inscription he saw on the pla
card fastened to the breast of beg
gar in Paris. Here is the literal trans
lation:
Gentlemen and Ladies-Kindly as
sist poor man who has lost both his
arms and is compelled to hold out his
hands for aims" New York Times.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
Tell Fortunes hx Kites.

On the fat housetops of Morocco
girls may often be seen flying kites
which they believe will give an augury
of their future. If the kite remain
unbroken good fortune is in store for
them; If mishap befall it, evil days
will be their portion. Their faith in
the oracle is so great that mishap
to the kite plunges them in detection.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
Graveyard Of North Pacific. y

THE graveyard of the North Pa
clfic" is the somber but expressive
name that was bestowed on the west
coast of Vancouver island so many
years ago that the identity OF the
man who named it has been lost.
Time has not changed the significance
Of that name, and the harvest of
death and destruction of property
still go on.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
Used in Dissemination News.

Of all the paper produced in the
United States, New York uses one
eighth for it's newspapers. 1t is esti-
mated that all the paper mills Of this
country turn out about 1000 tons each
day, and of this the newspaper
presses of it's chief metropolis con-
sumo 500 tons.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
Obvious.

This is Chinese saying: When
the sword is rusty, the pillow bright, the
prisons empty, the granaries full, the
steps OF the temple worn down and
those of the law courts grass-grown;
when doctors go afoot, the bakers on
horseback. and the men OF letters
drive in their own carriages, then the
empire is well governed"
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
DEGREES American Women.

A Hungarian writer. DR.. Emil Reich,
declares that the number of distin
guished women workers in America
In the domains of art, letters and sci
ence is ludicreusly small compared
with the number of brilliant women
authors and women painters OF Eu-
rope.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
Where FROGS Are Raised.

The states supplying the largest
quantity of frogs for the market are
California, Missouri, New York, Ar
kansas, Maryland, Ohio. Virginia and
Indiana. Frogs are very plentiful in
New York, but they bring less than
those of the Western States because
of their small size.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09

Thorium, which gives light from a
gas mantle its intensity, was curiUs-
ity twenty years ago, but hundreds OF
persons are now making a living dig
ging it in North Carolina. and the
annual output is worth 100000.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
Diamonds Denounced.

There is a preacher in Manchester
who has been expressing his regret
that Britain spends G3,000,000 a year
on diamonds, "a stone whose history
is associated with every class of crime
and vice"
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
Old Notion of Sea Serpent.

CLAUS Magnus wrote in the middle
ages of sea serpent 200 feet long
and 20 feet thick which haunted rocks
writer adding. land he puts up his
head on high like pillar and catcheth
away men, and he devours them"
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09

stopped smiling and turned his other
side to the fire before answering.
I'm promise on the condition that
you will permit me to continue our &C,
uuaintance-if | may come to see you
and learn to be friends. l could not
thank you in lifetime for what you
have done, so we will let that pass
It was brave and"
He was going to say sweet. but re-
Trained wisely. Neither did he tell her
no had the wet belt and tie which she
had knotted together. He would keep
that always.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
GoIdenrod the favorite.

Twenty-one of the forty-five states
of the Union have adopted state
flower. The goldenrod has proved to
be the favored one in four states
Alabama, Missouri, Nebraska and
North Dakota. None has taken the
trailing arbutus MAY fower), and it
is suggested that New Hampshire
choose it.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
Biuuer Men Than Our Ancestors.

THE young man of to-day has out
stripped the men of past generations.
in SO far as physical development is
considered. The change is due to
the love of athletic recreation" This
is the consensus of opinion among
American tailors.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
Male and Female Vanity.

Women are no more vain of their
looks than men of their ability. Ii
you wish to flatter a man it is suffi-
cient to say: I'm business every one
recognizes your genius. Anna Wood
ward.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
Ascertain Your Feelings.

Schopenhauer said: eff you want
to find out your real opinion of any
one. observe the impression made
upon you by the first sight of letter
from him."
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
Licorice in tobacco.

Americans buy about 100000 worth
of licorice root annually in Smyrna.
The lioorice from it is used almost en-.
tirely in chewing tobacco.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
Must Pay for crests.

For wearing a crest upon a finger
ring without a license. man was
fined S5.75 in London court The
other day.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09
Coal for War PURPOSES.

France has kept 100000 tons of coal
stored ut Toulon since 1898. to be
ready in case war should break out.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09

oortant changes in matters of detail
nay be advantageously made in this
country. According to the old rule Of
he order two religieux present them
selves first of all before the visitor
and PROSTATE themselves fat on the
door, remaining in that position few
seconds, their foreheads pressed
against the threshold. This is, as may
be seen. exactly similar to the ordi-
nary everyday method OF salutation in
Use among Japanese teahouse girls.
and far from ,impressing Japanese
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-09

ter water is frozen in the chapel.
even at short distance from the
stove.
The wind, too. is sometimes very
strong, and on that account there are
double windows in at least one cham
ber chamber set apart for guests.
The monks get seven hours sleep.
They go to bed at 8. rise at 2, and
sleep for an hour after the midday
repast, which Is the only meal they
take, excepting a light collation. in
the evening
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-30
ATTEMPT
MURDER
is MADE
QUIET TOWN OF BRIDGEPORT ALL
STIRRED up OVER SHOOTING IN
cDENT.
ANDY REED TAKES ONE SHOT AT
A. c. MASON BUT BULLET WENT
WILD.
Mason Defsd Him to Shoot Again In
stead of Running But Reed Concluded
He Had Gone Far Euough-TrOuble
Dies Down and All IS Quiet Again.

The quiet town of Bridgeport vas
beyond the tenor of It's way Tarslay
afternoon. The fact i There vas lot
Of excitement over the fact that an at-
tempt at murder occurred snoriIy n, r
the noon hour
The participants in TIE shooting array
were !. c. Mason ana hniy ned i;
appears taat Reed claimed Mason had
mads an insulting remark 70 Reds si,
Ter, AMI it wa, this that led up to the
affair. Thy met and quarrcIed. Rcd
pulled out a gun and fired it ., Mason.
but the ball went Wild and Mason was
saved
Reed was told 10 shoe, again. il he
wished. but he iirl changed ii, mind by
that time AMI tie prospect ii murdI
was of for the time being Al Ien-t
The incident caused mucn exciten mt
and It was feared something terrible
might occur before me day was over,
but all is quiet now ami the trouble IA.
probably blown over altogether.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-30
BRILLIANT
SOCIAL BALL
Second Assembly Dance Was Most Sue.
cessful in Recent History
Of the City.

The second assembly bail OF the year
was held in the Waldo hotel Thurs lag
night. It was the most brilliant within
the recent history Of Ciarksburg society
and was higaly fashionable.
One Of the most entertaining and de-
lightful dance programs within the so
eiety's realm was observed with caarm
ana grace. and every participant pro-
ngHnced the event IN most enjoyable
they lad ever taken part IN.
There were fully one hundred guests.
al Of the elite, and no more represen-
tativa assamblage Of young society peo-
pie i recorded in the city's history.
The various numbers were INDUCED in
with an eagerness that displayed nish
lsgree Of delight and there was abund-
ant eyidpne, Of lsecnest pleasure BY all
who % beautifully triPped tae light fan
;astic.
Refreshments of the most deIectable
,ori wcr. partaken Of at a seasonable
h0ur
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-30
MR. WHITE
is COMING
To cIarksSuyg TO Locate-Is One Of ths
Finest Bookkeepers IN the
Country.

orryille N. Waite, head bookks.per
Tor Rand, NeNally & Co. OF Pittsburg
has resigned ais position there on ac-
count Of the ill-health Of some Of his
family and win return to ais native
county. lie expects to locate in claFks-
burg in a few days. His wife, the
daughter Of B-nton Stout, and chillrel
have already come and are now at the
home Of her father. lIr. White gFadu-
ated at the Mountain State Business
College in Parkersburg aud taught book
keeping there for two years. H then
illed a similar position at Beayer FALL
and after tnat went with the Pittsbure
company. 50 well qualified is as that
his services ought to Be in ready dsmaR !
here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-30
FlTZHUGH
WRITTEN UP
shinnston PaBT Has Some Good Things
To Say About New ASSESSOR.


The newly-appointed assessor for thi'
county. Allen ID. Fitzhugh. Of BEidse-
port, is given the following mention by
the Sninnston News:
The appointment Of Allen D. Fitznugh
Of Bridgeport. as county assistant tax
commissioner puts an end 70 tne sns-
pense under which tine public has bseH
laboring the past several weeks az to
the name Of the man who Is to ascertain
the true and actual value Of the land
and other realty Of Harrison county, IN
der tae new assessment laws. Mr
Fitzhugh is perhaps better known to
the local readers Of this paper taan e
its editor. and the News can add 70 70.
detract from the reputation Of Ms ft-
mss for the position to which he aas
been appointed.
In connection with the Office OF tax
commissioner it IS very frequent *
preston that he has big job on ais
hands" This is true only with refer
ence to the size Of the man. not the job.
4 man OF sound judgment. Of experience
and OF a determined honesty that can.
not b sweryed BY any influence waat-
ever viii find It no prodigious task e
fix upon the real property OF any county
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-30
MARRIED
Nj. Laubsnstein is said TO Be and Brids
WIN Join Him Here in
a Few Days.

Edward Laubenstein. civil engineer
for the cIarls+burg Fuel Company, win
Offices mere, returned last nisat from
Shamokin. Pa, where, it Is stated, he
vas married a few days ago to most
charming young lady, sucn as he Ger.
tainly deserves, but he came nome alone
i is stated that be wiz pr.pare a cozy
little aome within the next few days
and his bride viii then join him here.
His many friends here are snowering
congratulations upon Inn IN huge
lunches.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-30

DELIGHTFULLY."-
were a Score of Guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Levy, at Their Pleasant
Home On Lee Street.

Air. and Mrs. Ben levy entertained
+ progressive euchre Thursday nigat Al
aeir pleasant home a; 39s Lee street
about twenty friends were their guests
luring the evening. The first prize was
yon BY Mrs, Joseph Cohen and t'r
rooby prize BY Mr.. win Adler. Lunch
vas served in a caarming manner bs
he pleasant hostess and greatly enjoy
l. The pread was one Of elegance nal
ae table was handsomely decorate
Che event was pleasant and all present
pent most delightful evening.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-30
IMPOSTOR
is ARRESTED
Frank Albright, a Private in Recruiting
Service, Impersonatsd An Officer
and Got Money.
Bv Associated Press.

IV EA07VNIH-0N4 = 377H7E
coLUAIBUs. O., Dsc. ao-Frank 7.
Albright, private in The recruiting ser.
vice at Parlar-bnrg. W. Va, wa
brought 10 Columbus barracks today
charged with impcrsonating IN officer
and obtaining money under false pre-
tenses. II is said he wore shoulder
straps ana called himself an officer ana
obtained money by representing na was
an officer Of the United States army,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-30
NEW WITNESS
F3R Nan
Georgia Judge Writes Ran -. .T5on's
Counsel That Meyers Saw ceasar
Young Shoot Himself.
By Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. SO-Nan Patter-
,on's counsel has a letter from Judg
Twiggs, of Savannah Ca. saying W /.
Meyers, a naval stores dealer at Jack.
,onvilh. Fla. told Twiggs he saw
Caesar Young shoot himself in tie fab
aul knows TIE girl Is innocent
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-30
wm watch Tor NV YeaE.

Watch night services viii Be o..
served at tie Trinity N,taodist caurca.
c5loced. a good program has been PR.
psr.a for Saturday night
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-30
win contia;,, Strike.

By Associated Press.
FALL RIVER. Mass Dec. 8o-A ma
iorily of tlu union voted today to con.
tinus tae strike.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-12-30

The Grain Market.
CHICAGO, n, Dec 2O-Wheat, ia;
corn, i45s; oats, 29k.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-29
THREE BIG DEEDS.
With Aggregate Consideration
$18,500 Filed With Auditor.

Three of the eleven deeds put on
record yesterday at the county audi
tors office were big ones. One was
for $4,000, another for $4,000 and an
other $4,000. They were:
James w. Foster ct ux to Enos
Moore and his heirs of the same place
Beg. SO feet n. S. E. cor. N. w. a
Sec. "a TIP. Z n. r. SO w. west $50 feet
due n. $50 feet, due E. $50 feet, south
$50. Consideration $4,000.
G. 1. Hall ct ux to Baker Boyer Ma
tional bank for $4,000 the SWA Sec. 2:
TIP. n. r. "a E. VIZ Sec. q TIP. 8 n
"a; SWA NWA and SWA and SWA
SEA and E1a SEA Sec. % TIP. n. r
"a.
w. w. Felge ct ux to Horace B
West for $4,000 Sec. II TIP 10 n r. 80
f..
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-29

w. T. Young-Dakery ana grocery
2l1 West Main street.