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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

single cent in her pocket TO pay the
rent. She contrlyed to persuade the
owner OF the house that she was "a
wealthy woman IN momeutary fnan-
clal difficulty, and having secured The
house was equally successful In lndue-
Ing tradesmen to furnish Il and No II
up In sumptuously luxurious manner
on credit. Having progressed thus FAR,
Ii was comparatively easy 90 obtain
dresses and the best 90 everything on
the same system. Finally by pledg.ng
the contents Of her house which of
course, were not hers 20 pledge Mad
anne Hnrtert borrowed $4,000 from q
professional money-lendcr TO use az
working capital IN her projected occu-
patton. Her next move was II secure
admitiance into good circles of society.
She rented a pew at q iasnl mble
church, and was unfaillng In her ate
Tendance on sunday mornings and eve
nngs. she subscribed 10 charities. and
took an active part In ba2'rs arranged
for benevolent purposes. Soon people
began 10 take mn Interest in Tho widow
whose dress was Immaculate and who
seemed 70 have command OF Unlimited
supplies Of money But Mfdan,e Har-
toyt ives rlaylsg O. dangerous game.
The GCCO which she had borrowed ape
preached exhaustion al a yorg early
stage OF her career She paid $500 TO-
wards her house rent $1,000 TO her
dressnukers and 1880 ON eccount to
her furnishers leaving only $1,000 to
launch herself into society
SHE WAS A GOOD FELLOW
Her efforts were successful in that
direction however and IN q rcmnrk-
ably short period OF time, Madame
Herterts house became the resort of
numerous men and women belonging
to the upper classes OF society, There
were plenty Of pennilcss young men Of
noble birth who offered themselves ms
candidates FOR the hand Of the suppos-
edly wealthy widow IL was among
this class Of visitors that Madame
Hartort secured her victims. Posing as
a good friend who was inclined 10 help
them out OF their financial embarrass-
ments Madame Hartort offered 10 pro-
cure loans for them from professional
money-lenders, Offering herself 10 be
their security. A typical case OF this
Kind was exposed In the course Of the
recent trial one of Madame Harterrs
visitors WAS Baron Moltzahn, a leu
tenant In the German army who soon
conhded to her that he was threatened
by ruin because he could not pay
debts amounting 10 $4,000, Madame
Hartert said to Baron Maltzahn, Il
cannot lend you this amount myself
but my credit VIII enable me to borrow
II from a money-lender for you Your
own credit Is so bad that you cannot
possibly borrow the money yourself.
VIII give the money-lender a promls.
sorry note and you can give one to me
for the same amount. ] feel quite safe
In doing you this favor because know
that you are an officer and VIII certain
tly pay your debts to lady"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
HEAVY INTEREST.

Madame Hartert then borrowed SIS
NQ from a money-lender, giving him a
promissory note for $4,000 in return.
Two days later she informed Baron
Maltzahn that she had been compelled
to give the money-lender a promlssory
note for $4,000 payable in three
months Baron Maltzahn, who was n
careless young fellow, accordingly gave
her a promissory note for $4,000.
and the two became better friends than
ever. As the time approached for the
repayment Of the sum to Madame
Hartert, Baron Maltzahn, whose ex
pectations In other directions we're dis
appointed, began TO grow extremely
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

million dollars by getting young arts
tocrats into her clutches aud then ar
ranging marriages for them and taking
a rake Off"
SHE SCARED RAPIDLY.
Considering her low birth, lack Of
education and refinement, and initial
lmpecunlosity the rapldity with which
Madame Hartert forced her way into
Berlin society and secured an infu-
entail social position is truly amaz-
ing. She is the daughter Of a street
scayanger, who piled his unsavory oc-
cupation in the German capital for 80
years, while her mother began her ca
reer as maid-of-a work In common
lodging house and ended II as a wash
er-woman. Madame Hartert gained
her education partly IN the public
state-schools, where attendance Is
compulsory up to the age Of IA, and
partly IN the Hce-laden streets Of
Berlin. Following her mothers foot
steps she began as a domestic servant
and drlfted at an early age into the
employment of smart single women
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

Many Of those who arc Advertising In
s s classified , columns SIo1s iSda ' o6. m.
Of year, into regular and sueoossful
advertisers.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15
One Mitigating Circumstance.

The Prison of The Thousand is
the name given by the wandering
Arabs of the districts across Jordan
to the fortress monastery of Mar
Saba on the Dead Sea. Not many
years ago there were actually TO-
900 monks living in this grim and
mournful retreat, and even today
there are more than 1000 left.
The monastery is one OF the oldest
in the world, having been founded
some ], 800 years ago by Euthy-
mius, and the monks pass their
lives in everlasting penance. No
woman IS permitted to come within
sight of Mar Saba.-Tit-Bits.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15
A SelEDenying Offering.

Some young girls at Summer
resort ,gere giving a vaudeville per
Torrance for a local charity A
young man who thought himself
facetious tossed upon the stage at
ter one Of the turns a bouquet
whose chief ingredient was a head
of cabbage The girl who received
this offering of appreciation read
the card that accompanied IT and
advanced to the footlights.
It gives me great pleasure. =
she said, TO know that Mr.. Ed
ward Morgan has enjoyed my per
Torrance. I hoped that the au-
dience might ike If. but I never
expected for a moment that Mr.
Morgan would so far lose his head
as to throw it upon the stage. -
New York Tribune.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15
SieepieSSness.

It very seldom occurs to persons
who sleep badly that their sleepless-
ness is due to hunger Many per-
sons take their dinner or supper at
seven or eight O'Clock, and their
breakfast at eight or even nine
next morning; this gives an inter
val of at least twelve hours in which
no food is taken, and it IS this in
terval without food that IS the
cause of many a sleepless night.
The want of nutriment renders the
body weak. causing headache and
a general feeling of lassitude
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15

An oyster famine is on in New
York, on account of Long Island,
the home of the famous Blue Point
being frozen over for the first time
before Christmas, since the oldest
inhabitant can remember. The
life savers are cut off from the
main land by five miles of treach-
erOuS ice.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15

A WOMAN who is clever enough
to make hundreds of thousands of
dollars By forged notes IS something
of a genius III her line, but she
deserves nevertheless the limit of
punishment for her deeds, Had she
turned her talents to q more legiti-
mate use, what q shining member
of society Mrs. Chadwick might
have been.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
Why a Certain Married Man Had the
Blues

Blues.
whats the matter, old man p
he said as they met the next mo1ss,
ing after you look blue"
Il feel blue"
'But last night you were the jolH-
est member of our party"
q felt jolly"
"YOu acted like boy just let out
of school"
Il felt like one"
''You said that your wife had
gone away for the first time in three
years and there wasn't any one to
say word if you went home and
kicked over the mantel clock"
Il remember it. .
'You said that if you stayed out
until / o'clock there was no one to
look at You reproachfulIy and sigh
and make YOU feel mean"
eyes, and I stayed out until 4
o'clock, didn't +"
'You certainly did"
"And | gave a war whOop on the
front doorstep"
'Yes, and you sang a verse from a
comic opera song and tried to dance
a clog"
eyes, and my wife missed that
train. Now, please 60 away and let
me alone. st. Louis Republic.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15

DON'T begrudge the home paper
an ad at living rates. The pub
fishers don ask reductions on the
price of goods they buy from mer-
chants and the latter should not
expect reductions on space in the
paper. The same price to all IS
the only policy on which to do
business.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15

THE supreme court at Austin
has decided that q railroad com
pauy is not liable for killing a child
on lis track, as tie child was
a trespasser and had no bust
ness there The court also says
even If that part OF tile road was
used by pedestrians, they had no
license to do 50, and railroad
company Is not expected to keep g
whole army 70 prevent people from
eettiug on the track
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15

Dramatist-In my new play the
hero gets killed in the last act.
Manager-That's a mistake.
Dramatist-Why?
Manageable ought to be killed
in the first act.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15

TEa Galveston News SAYS: 10
sensible person VIII believe for a
moment that Mrs Chadwick has
deceived ard duped all the men in
volved in her remarkable transac-
tons. Nobody IS apt 10 believe that
she Is even the star" in the dra-
matte performance that has been
going on for many months. There
is a man at the bottom oft. There
are probably several men at the
bottom of It. It IS quite right to
hold and punish the woman; but
there are others to bring to justice.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15
Not For General Circulation.

Say, pa, when I'm a man won't
1 have to obey YOU nor ma any
more
No, but you'n have a boss then
who viii make you wonder why you
ever thought we were hard to deal
with. You needn't tell your ma,
however, that I told you. Chicago
Record-IIerald.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15
WORKMAN AND MASTER.
By George Crouch.

WORK.
The fires are out in the foundry; the
wheels of the mills are dumb;
The engine has stopped in the factory,
the betting has ceased to hum;
There IS want and woe in the household,
the mother IS wasted and worn;
The children are pinched with hunger,
their clothing is tattered and torn;
Heavy the heart Of the father, worker
and winner of bread
How shall he save them from starving
How keep a roof overhead
PLEASURE.
Bright IS the summer palace; blue are
the windswept seas;
Merry the mountain mansion, green are
the forest trees;
Make room for the holiday coaches, clear
course for the white-winged yacht,
But why, while the rich man revels, shall
the poor man perish and rot?
How long shall the millionaire masters
and lords of the food-giving soil,
Make feast OF the brain and the Drawn,
and the blood of the children of toll?
WARNING.
Can your daughters bedazzle in silk, if
the silkworm ceases to spin?
Can YOU warm them in garments of wool,
if your sheep die in pastures too thin?
When the fire in the foundry goes out,
the fire OH the hearth does the same;
When the hearth in the hovel is cold, the
palace may crumb1e in fame;
Take heed, Dye millionaire masters, who
have seized all the gifts of the Gods,
Or the slaves you have plundered and
starved may bind you and scourge
you with rods.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15
A Small Favor.

Young Wife (time, midnight
Quick! Quick Wake up! 1 hear
some one downstairs
Husband (sleepily)-What do they
seem to be doing?
Wife-Hark! Hear that? They
are in the pantry. l heard my cake
box rattle.
Husband (wearily)-Tell them to
please not to die in the house.-New
York Weekly.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15
Seasonahle inquiry.

"Allow me, Mr.. Bifkins," said the
hostess to late arrival, Ito intro
duce Captain de Jones, a man who
has faced death in a score of bat
ties"
pleased to meet you, captain, F"
said Bifkins. by the way, are you
a military or football captain p
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15

TOlIATOEs and green corn for
the christmas dinner. How does
that sound to your ice-bound fell
lows up north?
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15

THE Supreme Court holds to the
view that the hens of a trespasser
killed on railroad property does not
entitle him to damages.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15

THE many nice stocks of Christ
mas goods in town are a constant
invitation to spend your money at
home. VIII you do 50, or send
away where the money never
comes back.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15

CorToN growers had a meeting
recently to Try to involve some plan
to check the slump in price of that
staple. Why not try to check the
moon from shining, and the yell
low cur from baying it.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15

HIGH temperature was looked
for III Shreveport recently, when
Gov. Vardaman, of Mississippi,
was booked to arrive there, as that
gentleman IS known as a warm
number.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15

THE familiar headline, Smoot
Inquiry, again greats the reading
public. Wonder how long before
Smoot' 5 record will entitle him to
a seat in the senate.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15

No frost, no ice, the sun IS warm
and everything's nice-ln the
Brownsville country.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15

CONGRESS is at work once more,
providing money TO pay the rum
ming expenses Of this great govern
ment Of ours.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15

AN exchange says New York is
to have an all-night bank. Guess
a few could be found nearer home
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15
Own a Truck F arlll

Now IS the time of your
life to become Independent.
Don't neglect it. Buy while
we are offering Inducements.
The Brownsville Land & Town Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-08
The DahIia In EnEia nd /.

The dahlia has become popular
among English gardeners. In the wild
plant the dowers are single, with dull
ray and yellow disk. The varieties OF
the cultivated forms are almost end
less.
The original was discovered in Mexi-
co by Vincent Ceramics about 1851
and was first brought to the botanic
gardens of Madrid, and the same yeas
it was introduced into England by the
then Marchioness Of Butte. The plant
became extinct in Britain. 1t was
again brought there in 1904, and in
that year is found the earliest men
ton of the dahlia, named from Andrew
Dahl, a Swedish botanist and pupil Of
Linn1us.
II Mexico the tubers are cultivated
as food on account Of the quantity Ct
lnulin they contain, but in Europe.
though many times tried, they never
became popular.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-08
James Returned.

He bod returned from his two weeks
off looking much the better for it, and
as he entered the store the proprietor
advanced and shook hands with him
and gave him q warm welcome. The
bookkeeper was puzzled and put out,
but only for a moment. Then the pro
prietor explained.
James. we have had an expert OF
your books during your absence"
yves. sir.
"He has discovered that you have
cmbezzled $35o,O00 from US during
tie last two years.
But. sir
Don't deny it, James. Figures
won't lie. Yes, you have embezzled
$3.50, ,O00"-
But I-I"-
-"and l an gla:! to see you back.
We happen to be hard up Just at pres
ent. and if you could lend US $25,00e
we'd take It as 4 great favor and re-
member it the first of the year. There's
a check. James, and please I'll it out
and go on with your work as usual
Glad you had q good time, and l hope
IL won't inconvenience you in the least
to pull us out Of tie hole. That's all,
ard thank you very much"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-08
breaking the Silence.

A little tot Of about five summers
held q place recently in one of the
United States supreme court seats
while the learned justices were hand.
Ing down their weighty decisions. The
court was tie embodiment Of dignity,
so much so that i. was almost Cypress
i've. The little girl tidgeted in her
place as the justices in monotoaous
tones eXpounded fine points of law, and
size shook her head, adorned with a
big picture hat, in impatienc2.
There came q pause One justice
ceased to speak, as he had given forth
all lie had tc say on some important
litigation. The silence was thics
enough to be cut with knife, as they
sometimes say in the books. The mes
senger by tie noiseless folding doors
shifted from one foot to the other, the
throng Of lawyers within the bar wait
cd breathlessly for the next decision to
be announced Still no justice spoke.
1t was more than the little girl with
q picture hat could endure. Mamma,
said she in a voice audible even up to
the judicial bench, why don't some
ore laugh ?'--New York Tribune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-08
The Evolution of Names.

The evolution Of names from foreign
tongues into English is in many cases
easy. From the German Bauer to the
English Bowers and from the French
Boulanger to the English Bullinger is
but step,~as it were. But there are
no people who are oftener more hu-
morously accused Of altering their
names than the Irish. Thus Crehan
has become Rehan; Carroll, Karl; Dill
lon, Dyllyn; Diver, Devere and Devyr;
McCarty, Nlacartee and Makart; Slat-
terry, Slater and Satterlee; O'Brien.
Obrion and Breen; AEcGinness, GUM
ness and Innes; Reilly, Relyea; Duffy,
Dufay; McGufin, Magofin; Quinn,
Queen; Fogarty, Fougert; Haggerty,
Haggart; Sully, Soule. The English
singer, Braham, merely dropped let
ter when be went on the stage. He
was Hebrew, and his real name was
Abraham.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-08
Knew the Formula.

For Quanah, an intelligent and popH
lar Ccmanche chief, the cattlemer
around Fort Worth, Tex, built houss
and furnished it. They were rather
puzzled when he told them that the
first article Of furniture he wanted was
q roller desk. what can you do With
a roller desk, Quanah:" they said.
"You can't write.''
"Oh, 1 want 'em," said Quanah
"You see, l open desk, an sit dowo
in my chair, an 1 put my feet up CT;
desk, an I light my seegar, an ho-.
newspaper up front O. me, like this
sabe? Then white man come in, an he
knock at door, an he say, 'Quanah, I
wan talk t. you minute And /
turn roun' in my chair an puff lot o
smoke n his face, an l say: Go way,
ve'y busy t'day:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-08
Not without Distinction.

= note !. anal: .,ridc was struck
IN ;:.c cc:i;,->.'.,>tt.s,.. Tween three small
Reading boys TIE oti.er daye The parts
;;.::!ycd b;:- ;..i.2:r respective g:':n:.fatheT;
sn the civil w:,r were being depicted by
two Of the boys in vivid colors. The
career of each. it seemed, had been
halted by confinement in southern pris-
ons, and it was on the latter fact that
the lads laid particular stress. The
third youth, unable to match these re-
citals with any military achievement Of
his own forefathers, preserved an envi-
Gus silence for awhile and then, not to
be outdone, said disparagingly:
"Why, that's not so much. My Cn-
Gle Bill was in jail long time, and he
was never in the army at allp'-Phila-
6elphia Ledger,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-08
MAGNOLIA NEWS NOTES.

Magnolia. June 4.-The recent
copIous showers have greatly relieved
the situation here, for corn had begun
TO show the effects of the drouth at
tended with high winds sweeping
seTery particle Of moisture from the
soil. Gardens were suffering badly.
But the rains were too late 30 be Of any
benefit to the cat CROP, except late
planted. Harvesting this crop is IN
der full heading. However, the crop
IS fairly good, and only lacking in
.quality-the heads being rather light.
Cotton, as general thing. looking
well-better than last years crop at
this season.
This place is afflicted with loafers,
of tee colored persuasion, who seem
TO partake Of the nature of an air
pIant; but many OF them are adopts
i'm Iegedermain and only have to tax
this animal cunning a little in order
80 avoid starvation. To get to shine
"a pair Of shoes two or three times a
week, is the height of their ambition.
This class Of loafers is between the
ages of 12 and 20 years. No one exer-
.cises any control over them. Their
little brother, sisters and mothers
must keep the wolf from the doors
The negroes Of the present generation,
with now and then an exception, are
not worth killing.
Old uncle Billie Smith, an ex-slave
of the late Rev. Wm. Smith, and liv-
iag on the Hon. e. D. Smiths place,
is IG4 years old, and noted for his
honesty and independence of spirit.
NE n. 4. Brunson, delegate from
this place to the Methodist Sunday
School Conference which convened IN
Orangeburg on the LIST inst, return
ed Last evening.
The teachers in our graded school
for the next term, are Prof. Il. A.
Brunser. principal. formerly of Flor
ence, and Miss J. E. Clark Of North
Carolina and Miss Annie Keeis OF
Rafting Greek. this State. assistants.
Our popular young friends, Jack
Grifin. SON Of Mr.. Z. n. Griffin, and
Carlisle Mcleod, youngest brother OF
Hon. IT. G. Mcleod, returned from
Woford College Fitting Scthool last
evening to spend a vacation at their
bones. Jack is an ambitious young
man ard ia making record to be en-
Wed. Carlisle is bright and studi-
cas- boy.
This correspondent has two mar
riages to announce soon, which will
surprise many.
Mr. J. D. Clark's little boy, after
a serious illness, is slowly recovering.
Mr.. S. T. r. Wilson's little boy is
onite sick, but little better.
plenty of candidates in this county,
and lots to spare to Sumter county, if
they are scarce there. Occasional.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-08
The Chinese love For the ziszas.

The Chinese love For the NZiSzaS'
The straight line is an abominauon
to the Chinese They endeavor to
avoid it in their streets and buildings
and have banished it completely Where
country field paths are concerned.
They Will always substitute a curve
whenever possible, or they will torture
it into zigZag.
In districts not subject to the lndu-
ence Of the foreigner the houses AID
temples are chara cterized by curved
often peaked. roofs. ornamented With
fantastic notifications of tie myriad
stroke pattern" The inhabitants OF
such regions are soon found to have a
mental world to correspond. : The
straight line is secuted. They think IN
curves and zigzags. To the Chinese
mind the straight, line is suggestive OF
death and demons 1t belongs not TO
the heaven above or to the earth be-
meath. In true horizon line are seen
the s'undulations Of the dragon" There
fore, argue the Chinese, the straight
line pertains to hades.-Contemporary
Review