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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30
From the Docks of New York.

A labor leader of quite a different type
from Mr.. Phillips is James Daily. the head
of the Dock Builders Union of New York
city. He is as rough as Phillips Is smooth
and makes no bones Of saying just how he
gains his ends for his men. had chat
with him the other day. He said:
1T represent the men who build the docks
of New York. We have three thousand of
them In our union and we do practically all
the building along the twenty-five miles of
dock frontage in New York and Brooklyn.
We drive down piles and fortify them with
stone. sand and cement, and we also put
down the caissons or foundations for the
big sky serapers"
docs your union control the trader !
asked.
..Of course. we do was the reply. mo
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church. uners1ns and inaccessible to oai-
All that time eerephina's hand was y
Ing passive In my palm-warfn, soft, Nv
inS; all the life. Ill the World, all the
happiness, the only desire--ard dared not
close my grasp. afraid Of the vanity OF
my hopes.
with a slow effort Carlos raised his arm
and his eyelids. / made Q movement 70
stoop over him. and the floor. tho great
bed the whole room. seemed to heave ana
sway felt SLIGHT. q deeting pressure
of 6eraphina's hand before 1t slipped out
Of mine.
He had thrown his arm over my neck;
there was the calming auBterity of death
on his lips. that Just touched my ear:
Like an Englishman. Juan"
ION my honor. Carlos"
His arm, releasing my neck, Tell stretched
out on the coverlet. Father Antonio haa
mastered his emotion: with the trail OF
uudried tears on his face, he had become
a priest again. exalted above the reach o.
his earthly sorrow by the august concern OF
his sacerdoce.
don Carlos, my son. is your mind at
ease, now?'
Carlos closed his eyes slowly. ;,
Then turn all your thoughts to heaven.
Father Antonio's bass voice rose, loud, with
an extraordinary authority. you naVe
done with the earth
The arm Of the nun touched the coros
of the curtains, and the massive folds shook
and fell expanded, hiding from US the priest
and the penitent.
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!mbled. "A career that

munabled. "A career that
:. see" ! said slowly. Young as was,
u was impossible to mistake his motives.
Oniy man OF mature years and really
possessed by great passion-by passion
tnat had grown slowly. till 1t was exactly as
Dig as his squl.could have acted like this
with that profound simplicity. with such
TrssMgnation. with such horrible moderation.
BUT wanted to find out more. And when
would you want me to go?" I asked, with
assimilation of which l could not have
suspected myself capable moment be-
lore: L was maturing in the fire of love.
OF danger; in the light of life piercing
through my youthful innocence.
An. he said. banging the pistol onto the
table hurriedly. AT once. Tonight. Now
without without seeing anybody?"
your own interest"
He was quiet now. II thought you looked
Intelligent enough" he said. appearing sud
denly very tired. Il am glad you see your
service, on the faith of Pat Brien, Eng
l1sh as you are. l will make 1t my own
business for the sake ofAthe Riego family.
There is only one little condition.
He pulled out of his pocket a piece of
paper, pen, travelling inkstand. He
looked the lawyer to the life; the Spanish
| family lawyer grated on an Irish attorney.
You can see nobody. But you ought to
write. Dona Seraphina naturally would be
interested. A cousin and-I shall explain
to Don Balthasar. of course-I will dictate:
Out of regard for your future. and the de-
sire for active life, of my own free will, u
accept eagerly Senior o Brien's proposition.
She'll understand"
"Oh yes, she'll understand" I said.
Yes. And that you will write of your
safe arrival in Timaulipas. You must prom
Use to write. Your word -
by heavens, Senior OBrien!" burst out
with inexpressible scOrn, Il thought you
meant your Williams to cut my throat on
the passage. 1 should have deserved no bet
ter fate"
He started shook with rage change
had come upon both of US as sudden as
II we had been awakened by a violent noise.
For a time we did not speak word. One
look at me was enough for him. He passed
his hand over his forehead.
What DEVILS in you, boy?' he said II
seem to make nothing but mistakes"
He went to the loophole window, and. adj
vancing his head. cried out
1.-The schooner does not sail tonight
He had some Of his cut-throats posted
under the window. I could not make out
the reply he got; but after while he said
distinctly. SO as to be heard below
I give up that spy to you" Then he came
back, put the pistol in his pocket, and said
to me, Fool! I'll make you long for death
yet"
you've given yourself away pretty well !"
I said. Some day I shall unmask you. 1t
will be my revenge on you for daring to
propose to me ,"
"What?" he interrupted, over his shoulder
You? Not you-and I'll tell you why. It's
because dead men tell no tales
He passed through the door-a back view
OF a dapper Spanish lawyer, all in black.
in a lofty frame. The calm, strolling foot
steps went away along the gallery. He
turned the corner. The tapping of his heels
filtered the first suggestion of the dawn.
(To be continued.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30

| L touCucu Tic idIC OF the sword the
table. 1t was lying with the point his way.
| Il had been thinking" said I, In great
heat, Ito propose to you that we should
fight 1t out between us two. man to man,
| rebel and traitor as you have been"
THE devil you havew he muttered.
But really you are too much of a
| Picaroon. I think the gallows should be
| your end"
1T may be your lot. yet" he said.
/ burst into a nervous laugh For a mo-
ment 1 could not stop myself.
| Il won't murder you" I cried
| To this he said astonishingly, Twill you
| go to Mexico?''
| 1t sounded like a Joke He was very Sc
rious. II shall send one of the schooners
| there on little affair of mine. I can make
| use of you. l give you this chance"
| 1t was as If he haa thrown bucketful
| of water over me. 1 became cool. II was
| his turn now to let himself go.
1t was a matter of delivering certain pa
| pers to the Spanish commandant in Timau-
| lipas There would be some employment
| found for me with~the royal troons was
| a relation of the Riegos. And there came
! upon his voice strange ardor a sWiftness
| into his utteranee. He walked away from
| the table; came back, and gazed into nv
| face in marked, expectant manner He
was not prompted by any love for me. he
| said, and had an uncertain laugh.
| He walked away from the table trying to
| snap his fingers, and, suddenly, he reeled:
he reeled, as IL he had been overcome by the
| a
stabbed him to the heart. There was an
| instant when the sight of the man moved
| me more than anything had seen of pas
| sionate suffering before (and that was
nothing) or have seen since. He longed to
kill mel felt 1t inthe very air of the room
and he loved her too much to dare. He
laughted at me across the table. / had
| rldiculously misunderstood very proper
| and natural kindnes of girl with not much
worldly experience. He had known her
| from the earliest childhood
Take my word for it, he stammered.
| 1t seemed to me that there were tears
| in his eyes. stiff smile was parting his
| lips He took up the pistol and evidently
| not knowing anything about 1t, looked with
an air of curiouty into the barrel.
| It was time to think Of making my career.
| That's what ought to be thinking of at
my age. "At your age-at your age" he
| repeated aimlessly. was an EngIishmaa
| He hated me-and 1t was easy to believe
this, though he neither glared nor GRIM
aced. He smiled He smiled continuously
| and rather pitifully. But his devotion to
a-a-person who His devotion was
great enough to overcome even that even
that Did understand? owed 1t to the
| lady's regard, which, for the rest, I had
ENTHUSIASTICALLY misunderstood
well, at your age It's excusable!" he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30

light falling into the we'll Of the court from
the lamp under the vaulted gateway. Two
tiny flames burned before Carlos door at
the end Of the long vista, and two of Sera-
pima S maids shrank away from the great
mahogany panels al my approach. The can
dlesticEs trembled askew in their hands; the
wax guttered down, and the taller of the
two girls, with an uncovered long neck,
gazed at me out of big sleepy eyes in a
sort Of dumb wonder. The teeth Of the
plump little one-I.a Chica-rattled violently
like castanets She moved aside with hys-
ter'cal Bttle laugh and glanced upward at
1 stopped. as II I had intruded; OF all the
persons in the sick room, not one turned
head. The stiffness Of the lights, of things,
o: the air. seemed TO have passed into Sera-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30
The Shadow on the Blind.

Will H. ogilvie, in the London Outlook.
last night | walked among the lamps that Cleaned
And saw a shadow a window blind,
A moving shadow; and the picture seemed
To call scene to mind
I looked again; dark form TO ana fro
Swayed softly to music full Of rest,
Rent low bent lower. Still 1 did not know
And then, at last. guessed.
And through the night came all old memorfee
focking,
White memories like the snowhakes round me
whrled.
"An's well!'' said; 1.-THE mothers still sit rocking
The cradles of the worldi''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30
Metaphorically Speaking.

From the Chicago Tribune.
DO you suppose your father has noticed
that have been coming here pretty regu-
larry of late?'
II think he has, replied the girl who
always reads all the war news. II heard
him say this morning that he thought n
was about time for him to be firing q shot
across your bow. or words to that effect"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-30
CHAPTER Nv.

Seraphina and moved toward the door
sadly.
"Senorita." I said low, with my hand on
the wrought bronze Of the doorhandle, Don
Carlos might have died in full trust OF my
devotion to you-without this"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30
Toilet of the Elephant.

In an interesting little paper upon
the grooming OF wild animals it says
that from every point of view the toilet
of the elephant is by far the most in
performance of the menagerie
1t requires at least four weeks to COM
plete the toilet of an elephant. The
operation is very expensive. The as
sistance Of the elephants valet de
chambre must be engaged by the day
or week, while an experienced valet
he is known by another name-must
be engaged to superintend the work,
usually at large salary. Then again
the soap used in the process must be
purchased by the hundred weight and
sandpaper by the gross. and the oil, an
important ingredient, is used by the
barrel. The toilet of single ele-
plant will not infrequently cost as
much as Exchange.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30
ITEMS OFlNTEREST.

There were 600 American tourists
in Switzerland last summer.
Berlin now gets some of its meat
In cold storage cars from Copenhagen.
The thirty-five. miles of roadway at
the Worlds fair have been practically
fnishetd
The capital invested in Canada's
fishing industry is estimated at about
$11,5OO,0O0
Marseilles had more than twice as
much shipping last year as any other
French harbOr
Minor officials and railroad employees
in Germany seek their wives by pref
erence among servant girls.
Mrs Phebe Clifford, the oldest min
lister in the Society of Friends in the
world, has just died in Providence, Il.
L., aged 100 years and five months.
Former Governor James p. Eagle, of
Arkansas, has been the president Of
the BAPTIST state convention twenty
one successive years. He was re-
elected recently.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30

Within the last two years the United
States has laid 400 miles of cable in
Alaskan waters, and soon Skagway
will be connected with Seattle The
skeptic who twenty years ago laughed
at the possibility OF wheat growing in
northern Manitoba, never thought that
Alaska could produce anything but
furS and trees. Yet Dawson now
raises its own vegetables and fodder.
The governor says that the hay that
might be made out Of the wild grass
in Alaska is really worth more than
it's output of gold It's timber awaits
cutting when the forests nearer home
are exhausted. Aside from its COM
mercial and political value, there is
another, a sentimental value, dear to
the heart of a pioneer race. When the
Pacific coast has 100000 or 100000
900 people, that citizen of the natural
world who vacateS his cabin on the
approach of settled communities may
still prospect untenanted and forbid
ding areas in the far northwest C0l-
lier's Weekly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30
PERSONAL

Baron Speck Won Sternburg, am.
bassador to the United States, has dis
posed of his estate in SaXony.
Without Prejudice is the title of a
series of articles Israel Zangwill is
writing for a London weekly.
The area of the lands held by the
car of Russia as an individual is
greater than that of the republic Of
France
Senator Adrich of Rhode Island is
said to be the most athletic figure i'll
the upper house at Washington. al-
though he is not a young man. He is
devoted to golf.
Reed Knox, son of the attorney gen
eral who has been his fathers con-
fidential clerk. will devote his time in
the future to the Knox farm st Valley
Forge.
j. Pierpont Morgan's latest gift is a
house to his daughter. 1t is said to be
one of the finest residences in New
York, and is located at Park avenue
and Thirty-seventh street.
Professor r. f Jaffa Of the agricul-
tural department of the University of
California has been chosen president
OF the association of official agricul-
tural chemists.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30
NEW HAVEN ENDORSEMENT
OF the Presidents Policy to Offset the Mo
mortal Opposing the Action on
the Isthmus.

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 29.-The
memorial of number of Yale profess
sors and other New Haven citizens re
Gently sent to Senator Hoar deprecat-
ing the administration attitude in re-
lation to the Panama situation has
been followed by one of opposing pur-
pose.
This document, which has just been
forwarded to Senator O. III. Platt, in
Washington, expresses the belief that
''the president Of the United States
was fully justified in recognizing the
independence of Panma," and asks for
the ratification of the -Bunau-Va-
rilla treaty. The memorial is headed
by the name of Charles S. Mellen,
president of the New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford railroad. and has
about 100 other signers, including forty
Yale officials and professors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30

1t would seem as though in this hu-
manitarian age it was about time to
call halt on the cruel practice of trap
shooting at live birds. We condemn
the Mexican bullfght, the Philippine
cockfght and other lively sports Of
the semiciviljzed nations, and yet for
downright cold brutality we doubt if
they are any worse than the wholesale
slaughter and wounding Of hundreds
of harmless birds at our modern shoot
ing feasts. The lust of blood is hard
to eradicate in the human. He wants
to kill something almost as soon as he
can walk and talk and would keep at
it all his life if not prevented. Some
states are prohibiting trap shooting
and all should
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30

A packing house in Chicago has sold
the Russian government 100000
pounds of pork. This means war.
This is the ultimate market for all the
odds and ends of the pork product
the piggy sows, the 700 pound sires,
the hogs rushed out Of cholera in
fected herds, the lean rooters from
Missouri and Arkansas what are
known as governments" When the
Russian in Manchuria gets to eat
ing this ration he will want to fight if
he never did before.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30
DON'T WHINE

Of all the despicable creatures on
this great old earth of ours the most
cordially detested and utterly worth
less is the wilmer; the person who al
ways has carload of trouble to unload
INTO the wearied ears of any who may
be SO unfortunate as to come in their
way.
The world has no use for the man or
woman who whines. While it may feel
sympathy for their misfortunes it at
the same time despises them for crying
over split milk. Y '-~
How frequently do we hear it said of
person who is always whining, ooh, I
do wish they would tell their troubles
to someone else! | am SO tired Of hear
ing that old tale of woe''
If you can do something better than
somebody else, if you have piece of
good news or funny story to tell, the
public is willing and anxious to hear
it, and the man who blows his ownhorn
with jubliant note can always get a
hearing; but the poor, miserable de-
generate who attempts to infiict his
sorrows upon the world goes up against
a heart of ice and creates feeling of
digust.
Keep your troubles to yourself If
the pace set by a competitor is too
fast for you to travel don't cry about
it, Either do the best you can, or step
aside and let a better man go to the
front but above all, don't whine.
The world loves thoroughbred, one
who can take the worst of it without
squealing; and anyone who expects to
win the appreciation of the public
must be able to keep a stiff upper lip
under all circumstances. A sports
man test of a thoroughbred dog is it's
ability to take punishment without
yelping the whipped cur always
wines.
BE thoroughbred. Even you are
up against it, don't be the first to make
the fact public for the world will be
sure 20 jump on you as soon as you
are down, and boost your successful
rival. Keep pegging away and perhaps
after while the wheel Of fortune may
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30
Mitchell Is Against Politics.
APPEAL OUT FOR HELP
Widows and Orphans of the Harwicl<
Horror Are Destitute-Late News
from the Pit.

Pittsburg, Jan. 29.-The following
appeal has been issued by the relief
committee at Cheswick. Pa, by tele-
graph: 'One hundred and eighty-fou
miners killed Families destitute. The
committee urges immediate and gen
erous aid. George A. BigIey, chair
man of relief committee Among
those to whom the telegram was adj
dressed are Andrew Carnegie, Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Senator Hanna and
John d. Rockefeller, and to the mayor
of every important city in the coun-
try.
Burial professions and rescue par
ties in charge of newly recovered
bodies passed each other on the road
that leads from the Harwick mire to
the morgue all day. Of the 102 bodies
recovered and taken to the school
house morgue thirty-nine have been
identified and eighteen have been
buried.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30

A lobbyist who is trying to push
post check currency bill through con-
gress is using novel argument. He
has had scientist examine an old
one dollar bill for bacteria of disease
and the learned savant reports the
finding thereon of 96,09O,432 germs.
All persons having paper money are
warned to throw it away at once.
Dump it in the alley at rear of this
office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30
Ancient Fable Revised.

"With the money shall get for
these eggs soliloquized the farmers
daughter. Il shall buy one Of those
hats that stick away out in front. 1t
shall be-let me see--yes. it shall be
green. Green harmonizes best with
my complexion. In my new hat shall
look so gay that all the young men
will seek to have me for q partner, but
| shall give them the marble heart and
the CLASSY eye"
So saying. she gave her headFa dis.
dainful toss
But she was not carrying the eggs on
her mead
When she went home, later in the
day, she was carrying q handbag
stuffed with high priced candy and
chewing gum, and wore on her head
new green hat with a swell front.
Girls are different nowawaHs.-C
cago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30

Berlin, Jan. 29.-When the sensa-
tional reports of the London newspa-
pers regarding the situation in Ger
man Southwest Africa reached here
the foreign office cabled to the Ger
man consul general at Cape Town for
confirmation. His answer says moth
ing is known about the alleged afro
cities on the part of the Bushman with
the rebels, and that the story is dis
credited.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30
Va yaries of a Cold.

You can never be quite sure where
a cold is going to hit you. In the
fall and winter it may settle in the
bowels, producing severe pain.
Do not be alarmed nor torment
yourself with fears of appendicitis.
At the first sign of cramp take
Perry Davis Painkiller in warm,
sweetened water and relief comes
at once. There is but one Pain
killer, Perry Davis % and so
cents.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30

ment for insulting United States Minis
ter Hardy as the latter was going to
the palace to attend diplomatic re-
ception is incorrect.
The facts in the case are that during
a recent reception at the palace by the
king a detachment of cavalry COM
mandedfby lieutenant was directed
to supervise the arrival Of the carriages
in the courtyard of the palace. The
lieutenant had a lively discussion with
Minister Hardy concerning the place
at which his carriage should await
him. The discussion had no serious
consequences
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30
Dominica will Be Reasonable.

Washington, Jan. 20. = General
Sanchez, whom the Morales govern
ment has appointed Dominican minis
ter to the United States, had long
talk with Acting Secretary Loomis.
The substance of what the minister
had to say>was that his governmnt was
prepared to execute all the demands
of this country regarding pending
claims and to stand by all agreements
this government made with previous
Dominican administrations
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30
British in Grow Their Own Cotton.

London, Jan. 20.-The Duke of MARI
borough, under secretary for the colo
MES. received Il deputation of the Brit
ish Cotton Growers association at the
colonial office. The deputation was
much enco ged by the governments
attitude The duke expressed the SYM
pathy of the government with the
movement to secure an adequate sup
ply Of British-grown cotton. Large
areas will Immediately be planted in
West Africa