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Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15
A LOST OPPORTUNITY.
Reasons for kuropatkin's Failure to
Crush kuroki.

s.. !, P,t"rShurC. : ut. li.--Th- question of
the responsibility for the failure Of ,i,.u
NuroIat'lu To crush Gen kurnki Srpt.
=. north Of tn. raltS, river. which lust
the bittl" "f Lao Yang. continues to cN-
cite all absorbing interest in military cir
clcS. according to a Russian correSpnn-
dcut who throws the blam" upon Cen.
trirff. cen. Sam~unotf. WIZ commands Il
division II siberian toSSlCkz WAS order
I'd hy Cen. l<urUratlliu. AVE. n to occu-
ny the lenjai mines and hold the cX-
treme left while h. laurrEcd his main
army against knroki During the nigrt
nrloif. with the freshly arrived European
reserve mon. cam" NJ, and being samson
ufi ). SCI ior. took over til" command at
this point.
The r,Nt morning. bef0r" the arrival
of til" daily orders. orlutt IA his uNu
initiative decided to attack kurckiS tx-
tr,nr right ana directed : SlmSonOff t.
execute 4 flankiug movement with his
tuSSICkS. The latter declined t. do SCI
uutil he had time to reConnoitre. and
alSr because. aS thn correspondent de
clareS. Orlnf's reserve men, who had not
previously been under fire, We're already
showing signs of nervousness. Had sam
sonoff obeyrd. the corresponds Savs. he
would have been cut off ana annihilated.
as the Japanese Were already advancing.
having opened a terrific fire on the YEN
tiinched and finally gave way altogether.
While in the thick of the retreat. one of
kuropatkins staff officers dashed up
with orders for orlor 10 hold at ali haz-
ards the position he had just abandoned.
orloffs troops had then retired almost
to Icntai station. There SamSonoff $
CosSacks at last rallied them somewhat.
hut all the burden Of lighting the Japan
ese fell upon tie CosSacks. Samsonoff
was informed that Gen. Stakelberg WIS
hurrylng to his rescue. but the latter did
no. arrive till the following day.
In the meantime kuropatkin believing
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15
A NERVY EXPEDITION.
Force of $50 Japs Seize" the PENN
suIa Of kamchatka.

,tropavl"vsk, I<amchatka, Sept 49,
-Np"l"Y"9 in trInSmissinm.-In the
n!iddl" Of June Lieut.. Gtn. Gundusi of
the J1panrs" navy, with 80 Naval Re
s''rvr men. landed on the west coast of
kamchHIkH. r'lundercd Villages. cx-
PEELED inhabitants ana issued procln-
nations declaring the sovereignty IF
Japan over tn" I["mchatli"n peninsula.
\ sailing vessel With 100 Russian re-
serve men and q detachment of 100
miitiAmen. was sent from Prtropnv-
lovSk to the W"s' coast 20 eject the
Japanese. TIL" Russians defeated the
latter ana captured their leader. The
Russian force lest one man killed and
had four men wounded. The Japanese
lost |, men killed. The Russian naval
detachment later burned five Japanese
schooners killing 20 Japanese.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15
IN FORTY MINUTES.
Pneumatic Effort to Get Mail from
Chicago to Milwaukee.

Chicago, Sept. li.-A pneumatic tube.
is inches in diameter, between Chicago
and Milwaukee that will transfer pack
ages ana m::!i between the two cities IN
40 minutes-trt til" rate Of more than
two miles Il minutt-;tn,l give Il fast "X-
press service to I'll tn" towns along the
route IS proposed hy = concern which
has installed pneumatic tub" systems
in some of the largest chicago business
houses.
The cost OF III" line is placed ut 81
COCO AS the oi'' u"r is about Ai2
miles, this is at the rL;c Of SG22,5oo 4
mile. Expenses of mniii'.is.i." tud
operation Will be SO small .-. .:td.
that tn" company can afford t. carry
freight At less than the price now
ch-lrGcd by any common carrier.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15

While the cheering was in progress
fashlight photograph was taken ana the
burning powder sent up ring or Sihuke-
:. ra.or Dcpew l-apcd to his feet ana
rnilI.,d t. it and hs soon aS his audience
bec;.n- quiet Senator Fairbanks stretch
.d his, hand upward and said:
..lhat Looks like a halo that crowns 80
wears II patriotic service
There was another outh1irst Of applause.
Tb.. tandilat" then b"gan his address.
:. u.Itrr Fairbanks WAS followed by Ma
inr Francis T.. Fremont. /. :. A., a son
uf JoFn q. Fremont who spoke briefly.
S..ra1ur D.-lew and Mur;tt Ilalstead also
smoke.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15
STRONG RUSSIAN FORCE
Is Still South Of Hun River-Fortify-
ing on the Lao.

To'lio. S"pt lie T. MA telegram
was received here. today, from t'icld
slams is still t. IL found south Of the
Hun river. Russian scouts arr constant
ly appearing before thr J Iplri,S, ont
posts TIL" Russians occasionally hing
ont their batteries fr"m tilr VicIniy ~
SankuIsihih hill ana Russian cavalry
camps hay" been seen in I'll, n,iGhh"r-
ho0i Of WuliaiiZu ana Soutuitzu. NH-
riuuS forces of Russian troops aIr' posted
between Mukdcu ana SIrmirtiu ahuu 30
miles :" the cast. ANA at Tie pass. som.
a. miles north Of Mukdrn. TIN. Russians
~" f"rtifNinr thc heights on both sides
of the l.au riVrr
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15
END OF ROMANCE.
Chinese Physician Weds American
Girl at Chicago.

Chicago, IL. Sept 14.-After travel
ing $500 mill $ to b""rme The bride of
Dr. Law kcrn, a ct.iu, ~. physician.
Miss EH;th Aiilrr will accompany her
Oriental husband from Chicago 10
Hong Kong, where she will help him
build u home and medical colleg"
modelled after American institutions.
The wedding, which has just taken
place Termed the climax to a romance
begun nine years ago when the young
Chinese aud the American girl were
schoumut"s at college in Healdsburg,
Cal.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15
WATER WORKS MEN
Open Their Annual Meeting at Hol
yoke. Mass. Wednesday.

IInlyoke. Mass, Sept. 14.-Thc annual
mec ting Of the New England Water
Works Association was opened in this
city. today. Addresses of welcome
We're given by Mayor A. 3. Capin.
President NJ. Fl. Whitcomb. of the
Holyoke Husincss Mems Association
ara Chairman John Sullivan of the
Hnlyoke Water Beard.
Later in tn" day papers We're read
by Albert F. Sickman of Holyoke. L. G.
7. Coggleshall of New Bedford and F..
Nj. Bowman Of Pittshurg, Pa.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15
THE PACIFIC TERMINUS.
Grand Trunk Pacific Officials Inspect
Site at Port Simpson, 3. c.

Victoria. r. e., Sept. 14.-Presilent
Hayes and parts of the Grand Trunk
Pacific Railway Co. have arrived here
on the government steamer Quadra
from Port Simpson. where they inspet
cd the locality regarding its suitability
for th2 Pacific terminus Of the line
None of the party had anything to di-
vulga as to the decision regarding tha
terminus except that it will be made
known ut the proper time when they
return to the east.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15
SOUVENIR GOLD DOLLARS
Received by Portland, Ore. Exposition
Worth Only So Each

Portland. Ore. Sept. 1i.-Th" first
$-'5o0o i'll gold souvenir dollars for tn.
Lewis ANA Clark Exposition have been
received by tn" First National bank
If this city from the govrl nment mint
II IhIiad'lphiA. The coins are a triiIr
smaller than Il dime. They will be
sold for 81 each and to the purchaser Of
five an additional one will bc presentcd
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15

that his left had been turned. ordered a
retreat Sept ;. The Cossacks saved the
line of retreat. Gen. DanieloT. who was
ternporalily in command of the division
while Samsonon was comforting with hu-
ropatkir. threw III Cossacks desperately
at the JapaneSe when the latter had al
most reached the railroad north of YEN
tai The slaughter which followed is de-
scrihed as frightful. the Cossacks using
their lances with I, rI1hlr effect; put the
Japanese managed to hold until Stakel-
berg arrived and thus preserved the rail-
road as a line of retreat for the Wh"ie
army. AT one time during th!S HshuilS
the Japanese were lighting on two fronts.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15
LINCOLN.
JOICE.

Weston Lewis. in company with
party of Augusta friends. recently to-
an automobile ride from Augusta
Tullock farm, returning by the way
East Pittston and enjoying a Very
lightful ride.
\ Johnnin Mooney is visiting at j
hokne i'll this place.
Mrs:>F. L. Weeks Of Alma, r. G. PUN
mer of Alton Bay, G. C. Plummer d
Cooper's Mills and Mr.. and Mrs. c. 7
Donnell of Windsor, Were at Leit
Lewis. Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15
A Bows Wild Ride for Lite

With family around expecting hlfi =
die. and a son riding for lie 10 "".,' ~
to get DR.. Kings New Discovery lu ~
Consumption, Coughs and Colds v, "a :,
Brown, of Leesville, ndr eHua Az.
deaths agonies from asthma pu' t
wonderful medicine gave instant f'''s, !,
and soon cured him. He "i'.e' ,n.
now sleep soundly every nlght' -
marvellous cures of Coiisu'"p r.,a.
Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Coughs -,
and Grip prove its matchiess '''e, r.ar.
all Throat and Lung troubles. 1.s m.,l
anteed bottles soc. and 'i.yv' sys
bottles free at Bowditch & Weu "a. i
Augusta, and Simpson Drug COS
terville.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15
New England League Standing.
AT CONCORD.

ran River won from Concord in the
morning III gHme which was rcplete
win brilliant pi"yS on the rart Of Puisi-
E!.ter had the better OF Young in a
pitchers battle and was steady With men
~ bases lie scored the winning run.
ran River .....0 . @ q q l o-I-G-o
Concord ........0 . 0 O o o O-1-,I
l.t;t"rieS-Harris ana Peterson. younr
and Duggan. Umpire. Stafford Attend
ance. lDU
AT NASHUA
zIipt' hme gan gam" lta hers was played in driz-
Of to l., New Bedford tel The scoIe q oio is
the eighth inning and with two mn ont rrt
IN the ninth Birmingham's single 10 rieht
teorou tearn me winning run for the home
Nashua .........1 0 o 0 o ~,
New s Bsdford 10 Q 0 . . i o-i-,-o
and ndh1BsGrlTITfTIlns BmrriI Tms ard Damn Friend
Attendance 800. ie, heiiis.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Four o"lorcd mcn were killed in tn.
cave-in If gravel pit nine miles south
,"ASt of Memphis. lat Tuesday. The men
mad cNcaVated gravel beneath an over
hanging hank which fell and all were
~motEercd.
TO rut to flight crowd Of Chicago
boys ana girls VIII" had been ;,nroyins
fired small riti, at them David itur,
ham. J" Years Old was shot and died
shortly afterwards. Marck harricI,i, d
himself in his home uniil thr arrival OF
tn r"iict I" escape the wrath If neigh
hOIS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15

sundays in August. his parish attenan,
wlth nm. ard last Sabbath Rev Mr. Ca.
the Baptist church.
on sunday morning. Sept Is. at ION
th"re VIII ne Special service in the Ran
tist church held III m, mory Of Il, The Da,, ~,
R"v. Charles faylor, wno was formarir =,
nlu"h-loved member. Of the church Rsy
Charles Merrill Of Suuth Framinchs-
Mass, will deliver the address. Mr. MI.
rill VIII also speak on Sunday evenirg
at 30. -'
Ground was broken far the new Rap.s
parsonage. TUESDAY morning Work vIi
be pushed as rapidly as possible.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

At Philad-lphia-The Washington fniin1 + +
delphia game was POSTPONED ON account
At Rostor- First game: New York. X
Boston second game: Roston. l: New
York. 1cailcd at end of the NTH INNING
on account Of darkness. ch;o,oo =.
At Chicagu-First same; oHi"5" ,.hira%n s;
Cleveland l. Second game. Nii'"7'' ~
At St. ,'' 'Lou<-FirSt game: Detroit. IL;
St. Louis. > Second game; ot- i-o'is' -
D..frpir
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15
kENNEBEC.
MT, VERNON.

Mt. Vernon polled a heavy vote, Mon
day, as follows: Cobb, 174; Davis. 73;
Woodbury., 2. The vote on sheriff was
badly cut. A large majority was against
an increase of salary for legislators.
Almada Davis and son, Clair, Of Col
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15
NEW YORK.

I.oHtpIi ..-...-............... "
New 1ofk ...................... VI
Earned rur-BoStun | Two-base hits
Farrell. Par mt. Sacrifice hit-McGuire.
Home run-Stahl Stolen bascs-Coni oy.
Anderson First base on halls-Oh Pow
cll /. Struck out-By Powell 5. Mid
pitch--Powcn. !. Time, 1.Oi. Umpire,
Sheridan. Attendance. S515.
AT CHICAGO.
First game:
Chicago .........1 o o X-3-7 q
Cleveland .......n y u q u u--I-,-l
Batterics-Owen and Sullivan: Donohue
and Bu, low. Time. 1.35. Umpire . l.ougll-
lin.
Second game:
Chicago ........1 I o N-6S-j
Cleveland .....0 o j o o 0 o o-2-5-.
BatterieS-Patterson and Sullivan: Hess,
Cstdiek and Buolow. Time La. Umpire,
O'Loughlin Attendance 80.
AT ST. LOUIS.
FIRST game:
St Louis .....O o 0 90 O. 3 i-7-141
Detroit ........4 0 D . D | Oh -,
Batteries-Sudhoff and Sugden: kitSon
and Drill. Time, $50. Umiires, King and
Dwyer.
ST. Louis ......4 0 o 0 | q Nip
l;atterirs-Pelty and klhoc; Ilillian and
Drill Time. l.i9. JTnpires King and
Dwyer. Attendance. 3l00.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

| AT Brooklyn-Thc first game was declar-
ed of. Second game: brooklyn, :; Fhii-
adeipha. l.
At Cincinrati-The Cincinnati-PittsIur urg
game was postponed on account OF ram.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15
National League Standing.
AT BROOKLYN

Philad"l ha % q o o N-I- g.
I'runklNn ......U - u o y q - ~ II
i;att"ri'.s Corridor and Doom; Rcis'ig
ana Ritter 'rim" La. Umpr Moran.
Attendance. 1850
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15

At BuffaIn-The buffalo Rochrs'cr game
was postponed on account Of r;'in.
At Montrral-M Mpntr.Il q: Toronto. u
fc.,lled in the first inning on account oi
rainJ.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15

linsvilc, Ct. returned to their home
Saturday, Of last week.
Charles NJ. Cram is at his home on a
visit.
F.. V. Carr, who bought the Weelord
Tyler house near Odd Fellows hall, is
making extensive repairs. 1t will be
much improved and will be a good
small tenement when he gets it done.
Il. s. Hopkins is making extensive re-
pairs on the old homestead sta bic and it
will look very fine when completed.
BENJAMIN Cram died at Togus. Sept.
10. aged "A years. He was a brother of
Albion +. Cram, Esq, of this village.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Sept. 9, 1904, to
Mr.. and Mrs George NJ. Bean, daugh-
ter.
Timothy Leighton has not sold his
farm as reported.
William H. II. Williams has not sold
his farm as reported, only bargained it.
The widow of the late Daniel Kim
ban has sold her stand at West Mt.
Vernon to Orlando Brown. Mrs. Kim
ban will 20 to live with her daughter,
Mrs. Taylor of Augusta.
A good delegation from the Baptist
church in Mt. Vernon has gone to
Oakland to attend the Kennebec Bap-
tist Association.
The sister of Mrs. CYRUS Purinton,
from Sidney, is making the latter a
visit.
Our schools generally commenced,
Monday, the 18th. The High school be
gan, Tuesday, the 18th.
Nathaniel Robinson and sister, Re
gina, are visiting their aunt in Chelsea,
Mass.
Miss Marguerite Cram has returned
70 Pennington as an assistant teacher
in the High school.
Miss Gertrude French has returned to
Pennington to attend the High school.
The Methodist Society is setting a
new furnace. This will complete extern
sive repairs on their church edifice.
Miss Carolina North is passing a
week or two with her fathers family.
Or. j. w. North has a fine new auto
and glides by rapidly every day.
T.. l.. French and family are passing
n vacation with his mother. Mr.. French
resides i'll Massachusetts.
Merritt Cole of Boston. is visiting his
mother of West Mt. Vernon and other
friends. Mr. Cole has not been here for
several years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15

The greatest master Of languages in the
world j. an Italian. Alfredo Trnmhetti ut
E"loGn". who speaks i'-l dilects.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15
OTHER GAMES.

denc, ean bnlIlmore-The Baltimore-Provi.
rain same was postponed on account of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15

AT Nashua NaShua. >; New Bedford l.
At cuncurd-fall River. / Concord. o.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15
SOLD BY

SOGO .
LOCKE & HEWEr
F. L. WEBER,
GEO. D. HASKELL.
MERRILL BROS,
GEO. w. WADLEIGH,
A. M. BROWN,
ROBERT WEIGH.
T. m. MOVES, A
J. {. CUNNINGHAM.
FARMERS SUPPLY co
CHAMBERLAIN & LADD
..,,.. GARDINER.
CHARLES II. cLARY,
JACKSON TOWLs,
WINTHROP.
FOLSOM & MAsTERMAN
READFlELD CORNER
A. M. BOWMAN & CO.,
MANCHESTER
Z. L. aOVE,
GEO. A. kENNiSON.
MARCOU g. PERRY,
MORRILL, & CRAIG,
WATERv|LLE.
ALLAN 4 POLLARD.
NIINcI Am
w. Z. RlDEoUT,
B0WD0INHAM
0. s. sHERBURNE & CO.
R RICHMOND.
BATH.
FULLER -R0LWAY COhpANY.I
DISTRIBUTORS, NJ
AND ALL LEADING GROCER
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-15
STATE NEWS.
HANCOCK.
SARGENTVILJE

Mr. Slayer of New Jersey, the new
superintendent of the Maine Lake Ice
Co. will occupy Capt. Il. Is. Sargent's
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-23
THE FADED TINTYPE.

Deoeath the weight of many years his aged
back was bent
S6 from his Gentle big blue eyes there
ehone light that lent
a radiance to his old face and as a seat
he took
S1e glanced about him with smile-then
sought his poke tbook
ann every one who gazed his way
Mlshed that his carfare they might nav
I E0r that one CHEEKY. look.
his clothes, though old and worn. were
- clean and patched with loving care.
hls trembling hands in home made gloves:
the well-combed fringe of hair
Ssneath his almost furleSs cap-all told of
some one who
soVee this old man as much as when life 8
partnership was new
moment more and he unwound
Ths string with which his purse was bound
Ana brought his wealth to view.
n scrap Of cloth, a pencil small, a key, and
next dime
Ana then he stopped-in happy thoughts
he seemed lost for time;
n iaded tintype. that was ala sweet old
womans face
And yet he kissed II softly ere he put II
back in place,
Nne then We knew what made his life
So happy-tust faithful wife
Gave his old age it's grace
-C1ncinnati Times-Star.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-23
SELECT GOOD COWS ONLY.
Guesswork in the Purchase of Dairy
Herd Is Economy That Might
Be Called Criminal.

IL is just as eSs n,ial to keep good
cows as any other animal No man
can anorc 10 Seep roor cows. and es-
peclaily the poor man. If a rich man
wants to waste his money in poor
COWS 1t is not quite SO bad. bu, q Moor
man must now better, or he cannon
eNpecl much proht. In order to make
heauway the poor man must leep ami
mails and use feed that Will make the
largest profit. You cannot afford to
keep a single COW that does not make
you a profit. BE practical and busi-
nesslike and apply the only sure test
Keep Il DooA in which to enter on one
size all milk, cream and butter
whether consumed by the family or
soio. lhey are worth in your family
eAacCly what you would have to nav
lot them If you had 10 COWS. On the
other side enter the feed consumed
whether purchased or raised on your
idIHi' Inc nay or corn fed is worth
Oh your farm the market price, less
cost or delivering to market. This test
even If conducted for a short time will
show you facts and not what Won
guess about it. Some people refuse To
spend money for the best feed for
their cows. This is poor economy, be-
cause it is simply an investment which
VIII bring good returns In selecting
cholce dairy COWS; if the richest milk
Is wanted, keep the Jerseys; il both but
ter and milk are wanted. keep the AYR
shire' but if large quantity of milk is
wanted for the manufacture of cheese.
then the FolsteiEs must have first
place But, however. in either case all
ways select the best Suppose You paw
SSo Tor poor cow and come out even
at the end of The year. Suppose YOU
pay 500 for first class COW. and AT
the end of the year she can show Won
profit of $50. If you eep COWS for
proht just figure this over carefully.
III requires just as good business ouali-
Ties to be successful dairyman as il
does TO be successful in any other
business. II you don't think so you had
better quit the business.-E. l.. Norris.
in Epitomist
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-23
HOW DO YOUR COWS LOOK?
Brush Them Off at Least Once nav
Using an Old Horse Curry
comb and Brush.

Coming toward spring now. and II is
lair question for every farmer to ask
himself how his COWS look about this
time of the year.
Are they loaded down with the filth
that has been accommodating all winter?
Too late to help that much, now; but
mark 1t down now that another season
you Will begin in the fall and curry your
COWS every day just as regularly as you
do your horses. But one thing you can do
even now along this line; you can brush
the COW off at least once day, using an
old horse curry comb and brush. This
will relieve he cows when the hair is be-
ginning to come out and make them feel
better. sayirg .othing about the differ
ence in looks.
And then. you can feed better than you
have been doing. 1t will add many dol
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-23

ter to herself? There seemed no way
out of the dilemma
Valentines day passed slowly by.
Dorothy brought up the mail during
the morning. II consisted OF 1.-The Dex-
eter News Letter" and 1.-The Christian
Herald" Miss Tabitha felt uneasy.
Where could her letter be? Could tho
postmaster have seen through her silly
ruse, and refused to deliver it? The
more she thought of it the more wor-
ried she became.
Daniel Upton, or the squire. as he
was called, sat before his coy Frank
lin stove in the library. He was a
comfortable old bachelor of so years or
more. He wore a lowered dressing
gown, and as he read his paper. he
warmed his slippered feet on the fem
der. "The Boston Journal had some
verses on St Valentines day, and as
they caught his eye his mind reverted
TO period of 25 years ago.
L wonder why Tabby never an
swered my proposal?" he thought
Possibly ought to have spoken right
NV, DU' VI Sou1Se SnS knew what
meant when | sent that valentine"
A tap at the door reused him from
his reverie, and his man John appeared
with the mail. There were the usual
letters and papers that comprise a law
years correspondence, but one envel-
ope caught his eye. embossed flowers
adorned the corners, and on che plain
circle left for the address he read:
Mrs. Daniel Upton"
He knew the writing. for he had
transacted business for Miss Tabitba
several times after her fathers death
He opened it and held in his hand the
long delayed answer to his PROPOSAL of
70 years ago-a modern valentine!
1T too her all this time to make up
her mind he exclaimed aloud. as he
read some lines beginning:
Oh, come with me and be my love"
He rose and going to the pier glass
surveyed himself His mustache WAS
decidedly Gray, and his hair quite so.
"Womans folly," he CALCULATED.
why did she need 10 wait until we
were both past middle age before being
willing to marry?" 1t never occurred
to this bachelor that he had never
given Miss Tabitha the opportunity to
accept or refuse him.
He hurried through his routine bust
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-23

AS the evening drew on and the sec
ond mail was brought up to Miss
Cranes, and yet the missing valentine
did not materialize, she began to feel
almost reckless.
Dorothy was TO have few friends
in that night, and Miss Tabitha said
dehantly TO herself: I'll dress tonight
to look as young as any Of them"
Instead of wearing her hair plainly
parted, and done in a hard knob at the
back OF her head, she brushed her hair
up, and made a massive coil on the
top. arranging il in front in n graceful
pompadour low on the forehead. as
Dorothy wore hers. The improvement
was startling even to herself. She put
on her one blacN silk, the waist of
which her niece had insisted on remod-
cling that winter, by adding black
velvet and little white chiffon. Re-
Numbering that Dorothy had said that
coral was in vogue. she dived into the
depths of cedar-wood chest, and
, brought out an exquisite pin and
bracelet. She then went down to the
living room. and going to her table of
plants, cut OFF some scarlet gersniums
and fastened them in her hair and belt.
Half an hour before the guests were
expected there was a knock at the door
and Miss Tabitha opened it herself.
There stood Squire Upton in a long,
heavy ulster. his throat being we'll
wrapped mp in silk muller, for he had
arrived at an age when twinges OF
rheumatism warned him to be careful
OF the nlSht air
''Tabby," he said TREMENDOUSLY, as he
booked ut her with admiration. "you
knew that I'd come at once. after wait
ing % years for an answer to my val
entihe"
I'm very glad to see you, Dan," she
said, wonderingly, as it dawned upon
her that she must have directed the
tender missive to him instead of her
self
The two faithful lovers seated them
selves on the haircloth sofa in the par
lor, and seemed to lose sight of the
quarter of a century which had elapsed
since that period when they had
popped corn, roasted chestnuts and
gone to the singing school together.