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Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-17
Power of Patience.

Life at best is a struggle. The sea
over which we sail to the morning
land" is swept by many fierce storm.
II is certain that each heart knowetn
its own bitterness. There are STUB
horn enemies with which we have to
contend; tempests OF temptation tna'
sweep our path with all but irresist'
ible fury; nights of darkness, when
every star is hidden from our longing
eyes: times Of shipwreck that leave
us with empty hands on the sad shore
We must climb with weary feet many
n rugged path. But in spite or all
this life is not a losing fight to the
soul that will have the victory.
The text: "But let patience have
her perfect work that We may be per,
feet and entire, wanting nothlng'
brings before us a great hope thai
shines like the north star in the dark
est night. We may reach the perfect
If we will we may be complete anc
entire" wanting nothing. Life is Tor
ever struggling to reach the perfect.
Patience will have her perfect worl
when we are able to work on wlthou
worry or fret. 1t is friction that taxes
the power out of life. The mighties
forces are noiseless. There is sou
friction as we'll as friction in any OH
+, or realm. wherever it is found
makes impossible the best. Patiehc
can have her perfect work only whe
there Is persistent endurance to IN
end. Patience, born Of faith, ripene
by endurance, working in caimnes'
looking forward with hope, mellowe
! by sacrifices, steadied by the touch
a divine hand will lead to the go;
and sanctify life at the last.-Dr.
Fl. Swift.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-17

reckless in his syntax.' My poor hus.
band must have had you in his mind
when he said It,"
Its like his-I won't abuse him,
Belle, because he belongs to YOU"
Belonged you mean. I've been
widow for more tran three years"
"By Jove! But l thought you said
the Major was in India?"
"The Major? OF course-so he is.
You don't mean to say you thought I'D
married the Maori"
"Then you didn't?"
Mrs. Lanyon shook her head. "a was
very fond of the dear boy, but I don't
think | should care to marry into the
army. It's so-so-dictatoria with
its 'Halts!' and its Eyes rights" oh,
MOI"
But that girl-that sweetly limo
cent-looking little girl you used to
have staying with you such lot
she certainly told me so, and offered
TO get me the most convincing proof.
And it wasn't true?"
mot word of it. I'd have told you
myself IL 1t had been. That sweetly
innocent-looking little girl-she Ger
tainly was my dearest friend, and it's
precisely what should have expected
of her-for some purpose. best known
to herself, was romancing-romancint
for all she was worth, Billy. | refused
that poor Major no less than foul
separate times"
| "And | went away"
Every unnecessarily-then."
| But now, Belle-now"
Mrs. Lanyon took up her gloves AM
began to smooth them coaxingly Owe
a small and plump hand.
"Now-Beile?'
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-17
LIKE A COMIC OPERA.
Incident Of Recent Revolution Down
in Paraguay.

Incident of Recent Revolution Down
in Paraguay.
During a recent revolution in Para
quay, according to a correspondent, a
minister of war and the admiral OF a
feet were captured when swimming
for liberty and dragged from the river
"by a single shirt collar" The whole
Paraguayan navy was captured at the
same time. The plot was Matched In
Buenos Ayres, says the correspondent.
One dark night a steamer sailed from
the port of La Plata bearing several
hundred patriots, with Krupp field
pieces, rifles and ammunition. When
the boat got near that historic spot,
Humaita, which played such an i'm
portant part in the war that ended In
the downfall and death Of the dictator
Lopez, she encountered the entire
| Paraguayan navy.
This navy consisted of a steam
| barge seized from a private river
company and manned by 100 men. II
was commanded by the minister OF
war, who turned himself into an ad
miral for the occasion. A character
istic South American fight took place
At the first shot the war minister
and the admiral jumped overheard
and tried to swim ashore. But tn
pair was caught by the victors AM
dragged out Of the water by the sin
gle collar mentioned above.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-17
RaligiouSIbougIt

ency. There are diseases that are
common to the North, the dark. ice
bound regions of the earth: but let us
not forget that there are great many
more that belong to the tropics. 1t Is
not well for us to live always In the
sunshine. At least, it takes more grace
to live well there amid the added,
though unseen, dangers, Because
they have no changes therefore they
fear not God"
There are advantages OF having
faith tested. The Edomite saint must
have looked into birds nests when he
used the comparison, II said, shall
die in my nest" This is what good
many people say. They build each a
nest for himself, and, not for a sum-
mer, but for life. They say that
they shall die in it after many years
of enjoyment Of it. But they need the
treatment the mother-bird gives her
Young. Her first step is to make the
nest uncomfortable. GAS an eagle
stirreth up her nest" she mixeth the
thorny outside with the downy inside
So God. by his testing providences
| makes the place of rest one or unres
to us, and thus lures US out TO trus
ourselves to his care and guidance
over untried ways. And so he bring
us to a stronger, maturer, more use
ful life. The wind roots the tree deeI
err in the soil. The stormy wave
cause the anchor to take stronge
grip. There are advantages in disae
vantages. Disappointment have prove
Gods best appointments. Finances
ruin has proved a mans salvation
Sickness has brought to many peopl
their highest health. The uses
faith-testing have been corrective, Il
, structive, sanctifying, satisfying. TT
, trial of faith is often found uni
praise and honour and glory. &c.
| f. Hallock, d. d.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-17
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7ILlNz' By KR
By III.

A little pause, then spoke Mrs. Lam
yon, seriously. 81 think you're rather
foolish, don't you know, foolish or
worse! II 1t hadn't been for that
key"
BLESS its hearth" was the fatuous
interruption.
for that key, I shouldn't have
dreamt of coming in here. and you
wouldn't have been silly. And you are
not to hold both my hands. What on
earth would your wife say II she
should see your
"She wouldn't mind
"She'd be Mortified"
"She'd be awfully in the way. Look
here. I'm going to pour you out some
| tea"
Mrs. Lanyon rose. 81 don't think
I'll stop, thanks all the same. You
haven't grown bit more sensible
| than you used to be-and you're get
ting gray, Billy, you're getting gray
It's time you reformed
pooh! Some people are color-blind
and I'm only twenty" He began to
laugh, as he put down the teapot.
Sugar."
81 don't know what you're thinking
of. Billy, really don't, but my poor
husband used to say-poor dear, he
was very fractions at times-he used
to say that the married man who made
love to the woman who was not his
wife was extravagant in his affections
and reckless in his syntax. His afec'
tions and his syntax were equally un
reliable"
"Ah! But what about the woman
who was so jolly. and so-so-mus
lin-y that he couldn't help it?" he
} moved to Mrs. canyons side with th'
cup. Tell me If this isn't right.
| Il believe it's all wrong. You've NJ
J business to be so glad to see me-
mo? But l can't help it. I'm 81
! glad that feel can't do anything nu
! hold your hand-and hold your hand
> and hold your hand, and then wal
round to see if you're still there-an
y hold your hand again to make sure
t "Billy!"
t cts true"
t Extravagant in his affections an
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-17
\ ovaltv TO Christ.

Loyalty to Christ involves loyalty TO
man as man and brother, man OF
every cline and condition and nation
A little boy without father and moth
er was sent on the cars alone to a
distant state to an uncle who offered
him a home. When asked how he ex-
pected to reach his destination with
out anyone to care for him, he said.
"My Sunday school teacher sewed the
directions on my coat" and showed
them. They were these: "Inasmuch
as We have done 1t unto one OF tho
least of these, My brethren. ye have
done IL unto me-" Christ was travel
ing in his person and was served In
serving him.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-17
Mot ALI unuratefuI.

People who ride on these cars,
remarked the confidential conductor,
as his car trundled along Walnut
street the other evening, ARE fire.
ouently queer and ungrateful lot,
but sometimes they are the reverse.
The other day, for instance, an old
German chap was trying to get on
this car of mine at Eleventh street.
He was crossing the street and did
not see the approach of car up Elev-
enth. ran out and grabbed him from
in front of the fender. He gasped
out. as soon as he got his breath:
"'Sir, eff was as rich as am poor
7 would give you t'ousand dollars fol-
dis!"-Philadelphi Press.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-17
The Influence of a Look.

Disappointment, ailment or even
weather depresses us; and our looH
or tone of depression hinders others
from maintaining cheerful and
thankful spirit. We say an unklno
thing. and another is hindered 10
learning the holy lesson of charity
that thinketh no evil. We say pro
voking thing. and our sister or broth
er is hindered in that days effort te
be meek. How sadly, too, we may
hinder without word or act! FOL
wrong feeling is more infectious than
wrong doing, especially the various
phases of ill-temper-gioomlness
loneliness, discomfort. irritability-
do we not know how catching these
are?-Frances Ridley Havergal.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-17
Debts Due English Miiiiners.

a writer from London Truth says;
"The other day / saw published the
balance sheet of limited liability mil
liners establishment. If l remember
rightly. the debts unpaid were set
down ut about 100000. BY the amount
If credit in this one establishment. one
ran Judge of the enormous sum owed to
all milliners by their customers collec-
lively. 1t is well known that heavy
commissions are offered to ladies who
introduce customers and that many Ia
dies are not above accepting them."
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-17
The Message of the Face.

Faces have an influence that WORDS
can never have. The eyes, the brow,
the lines Of the whole visage. speas
out as the tongue can never speak
The face is not merely physical; II
changes inevitably as the inner man
changes. Hard thoughts, evil DESIRES
selfish ambitions, show through the
countenance as in no other way. Ana
the influence of these inner thoughts
and purposes of ours is felt by those
who merely look at us. 1t is not
enough that we should have a care
about words and deeds as influencing
others; the very countenance itsei1
lighted from within, should speak
forth a clean, wholesome message To
all who look us in the eyes.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-17
Tackled Nine Lions.

Col. Colin Harding, who is in CON-
mand of the Barotseland native po-
lice, has had narrow escape from
death.
While travelling by mule cart from
Mumbwa to Kalomo he found nine
lions across the track. He picked up
his rifle and wounded two, one OF
which he was following for a second
shot when a lioness sprang upon him
and knocked him over.
Luckily he retained his rifle, and
the brute fed as he fred. He had,
however, sustained a broken collar
bone, and his thigh was gashed. One
of the lions was found dead.-London
Express.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-17

Where God Placed Thee:
Seek not to flee the place God placed
thee in,
for thee;
II thou hadst thine own choice. thou
couldst not win
spot all restful where no rough
winds be.
Live thou thy life, with patience sweet
en- 1t, 49,
Make rich the lives Of others In thy
walk,
Strengthen thy soul with words OF Holy
Writ, 49,,
And season with sweet charity thy
talk.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-17

"You see. the same key fitted!
Mrs. Lanyon paused, stammered'
flushed, then came to sudden stop.
The man advanced a step and heid
cut his hands. Its world OF COIL
pensation," he said. and smiled.
"Of-?"
"The pleasure Of his-this-extra-
ordinary meeting compensates In some
degree for the pain Of that last very
ordinary one" he said.
Mrs. Lanyon stared for a moment
"I hope you're not going to be silly
she observed. 81 shouldn't nave como
in here If had known
"But now you are here the
nusbing of an easy chair toward her
pointed the unfinished remark.
Certainly not. l Only wanted TO ex-
plain. I'm not going to sit down ana
talk to you. If you hadn't looked up
at that particular minute l should
have slipped away, and you never
would have known. It's all the tault
u that lift-boy."
"He shall be tortured-scrumptuous.
". say, I'm awfully glad to see you.
"And it wasn't till l got right into
the room here that saw my mistake
The hall are so exactly alike, and
with all those draperies you never
know where you are"
II do-just now"
"And was so frightfully confused
it's been a meeting at our club-an
Extraordinary Meeting the secretary
called it when she sent me my invita-
ton card-I mean, notice, and we nae
to pass resolutions and things. Inc
chairwoman-she's my very deares
friend, you know-wanted to explain
that by some accident the accounts are
all wrong. OF course, / don't under
stand these things myself, but whel
it came to doubling our subscription
I said Certainly not-whatever next
And when the lift-boy put me out o.
Nhe wrong landing | was too worrle
TO take proper notice. wouldn't hav
done such a thing for the world.
'I wouldn't have had you miss dc
ing It for a score of worlds. l haven
seen Won for-for-how long does
take to make an eternity? say, don
,urry-couldn't we-mightn't we-let
have some tea, ue SuSSSS'N'
"My one weakness!"
"Methinks the lady doth protest &c
much. | seem to remember anothe
Is he's he-well?
"He? which,"
"Why, the-the-weakness. lie WI
grinding for his majority last year. az
was cast into outer darkness by q
reflection Of his genius. I'm going
ring for tea"
"For goodness sake, don't tell an
body I had tea here alone with "
while your wife was out" said Nh
Lanyon presently; "our chairwoman
she's quite my dearest friend,
- she's so tactless, she'd ruin her gran
mother for want of thought"
Il suppose the Majors awfully &C
servative?"
my dear boy. how on earth can
tell? He hasn't constituency, enc
know nothing whatever OF mis- prin
Pies"
"You don't mean you're-you're 81
.arated, are your
Separated? Why, he's In India
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-17

"Now?" The gloves were on. ana
Mrs. Lanyon rose briskly. Now III
say good-by, and go to find my own
fat. Then | shall send for man 10
alter the lock of the front door. un-
less of course, you expect your wife
in soon-I should like to meet her"
The answering smile broadened In
TO a laugh. $50 should |, darling, so
should |. I've been wanting to meet
her for a very long time indeed. And
it strikes me that now-at last
Mrs. Lanyon interrupted Win
gasp. "You don't mean to say you re
not"
mot only not but never have
BEEN"
A groan from Mrs. Lanyon. THAT
sweetly innocent-looking little girl!
And only to think of all the time we've
wasted"
"It lust shows" observed Mrs. Lab
Won. some considerable time later
show mischief is defeated and how
the good cause triumphs, accidental
Nv. IL it hadn't been for the mere &c
cident that upset the clubs account
and made us have that extraordlnar'
meeting which so confused me that
didn't know afterward which was you
landing and which was mine-no
that | suspected for moment tina
we were living in the same block
there we might have been to the en-
of time separated forever by your Gel
ing and my floor. 1t only shows!"-
New York Press.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-17
The Price.


What great thing Ger was won without
A struggle fierce and long. unequal war
And those attendant shadows black as
That hover round while hope CLEANS
faint and far?
What gave Leander for loves transient
An hour with her who waited by the
shore
To greet him smile for smile and kiss for
And pledge to him her love forever
more?
What cost this him? A battle with the
Alone with all the clements at strife.
Then clouds above, the waves below-Ah,
mel
What gave Leander? All he had, his
life.
What bought our country's freedom? War
Yea, blood and death and desolation
The mighty tribute; yet, well might we
A thousand times the price already
paid!
What is a Valley Forge? A grief untold
And suffering and heli-out sainst II
Place these long years Of liberty: unfold
Fair Freedoms banner! Tho a millior
fall.
Still 'twere not dear, but worthy OF the
price
Our Hale. Montgomery. warren-tho
they were
Numbered by thousands yet the sacrifice
Were not too great for Freedoms wor
shipper.
| II not too much Gogotha's mound reveal
'Twere little tho the earth be one vas
grave!
Ay, what price Is too great for human
veal
Since heaven for this end her mobiles
| gave?
| Chicago Inter Ocean.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-17

"some people have all the luck!
The tone was envious and gloomy.
"Arent you happy where you are,
then, Billy?"
"Happy?" He leaned over the back
of her chair and took possession Oh her
hand. I'm awfully-awfully happy,
onIv I can't keep it up. You're Just
the same as ever, and not a day older
and you've got the prettiest fingers IN
AL the world -
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-17
Iosino Faith When Things Go Well.

People say, at is easy to trust God
when things are going well with u.s."
That is quite true. But let us not for
get that it is a great deal easier to
stop trusting God or thinking about
Him when things are going well with
rs. and we do not seem to need Him
so much as in the hours of darkness.
There is danger of losing faith when
things go well. And it is this danger
from uninterrupted prosperity the
Psalmist is referring to when he says:
because they have no changes there
fore they fear not Cod" Certainly
nrosperity and untroubled lives have
their own most searching trials OF
faith.
There are disadvantages Ok having
things go well. One, as we have men
toned. is forgetfulness OF God. IL IS
a strange perversity OF human nature
that we are so likely to leave God out
Of mind when things are going well
with us. while we call upon him most
quickly when in trouble. Another Is
pride and self-sufficiency. Ii does not
take uninterrupted prosperity long to
enpender these feelings In most OF
men. It takes a large measure OF
grace to successfully resist the tend
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-17

state Hats Come High.
Three state hats for Liverpool cor
poration coachmen cost 8S IS each.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-16
The Times Daily Short Story.
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y ny do You say soF
Something about your way OF con
fession made me suspect that you were
doing 50 to shield some one else.
left marked bill on my desk. had the
room watched by detective and
caught the thief
Shepherd was silent.
THE lady to whom you We're en-
gagged came to see me about the matter
wondering If you did not have some
motive in mixing confession Of hav-
Ing stolen what you did not steal.
have proved now that you did 50 to
shield the real thief. your cousin, Mark
Leonard 2
Shepherd started
Il have sent for you TO say that Leon
ard will be treated with the same
lenlency l have shown you, and that
you are not only exonerated from all
blame, but stand far higher in my esti-
nation than ever
| After a pause Shepherd asked Upton
If he had informed Miss Chaffee as to
these late developments, and received
the response that he had left that pleas
ure to the man most concerned. Shep-
herd thanked him and was about to
withdraw when he turned and said:
4 would like TO have you inform
Miss Chaffee that | am not the real
thief. but say nothing as TO the motive
for my confession"
! Upton promised to do SO at once
| There had come crisis in Frank
Shepherds life. Emotional people run
risks that other people are free from,
but SO long as there Is an undercurent
Of principle there is always day Of
grace for them. All Shepherd had to
do to be restored to favor was to let
the matter stand on his employers in
/ terpretation. Strangely enough, to do
50 was no temptation for him. He had
preferred to be considered a thief to
standing IN the position Of man who
had one day begged a girl to marry
him and the next day asked her TO re-
| base him. Now that be really wanted
! HE girl he seorned to take her under
I The false supposition that he had acted
to screen his cousin This is what he
lid He wrote Beatrice Chaffee the fol-
lowing note. which reached her stimuli
| taneously with uptons letter to her In
forming her that her lover was rot a
Thief:
I had no sooner learned that you had
consented to marry me than ! was sub
feet Ia 4 terrible reaction ia which there
entered many elements Of doubt. When
was tnld that the money had been stolen
L confessed 10 order that you should break
BUR engagement. Events have since
shown me that ] shah be a wreck With
nut you.
10 this he received the following re-
~
You are forgiven. experienced SIM
lar reaction myself
frank, said Beatrice after they had
net and gone over the whole matter
thoroughly. Il wonder II the goody
goodv. heroic. noble people pictured in
novels really existg'
Don't know" replied her lover.
We're not that kind, anyway"
r. ALICIA BUDD.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-16
aav stats Cas- compromlse.

Boston, Aug. i6.A compromise set
Element in the suit Of Receiver George
w. Pepper of the Bay State Gas com
pany Of Delaware to enjoin the sale Of
the various gas companies operating in
Boston under a merger plan has been
reached out Of court 1t is understood
that there win be no further litigation
on this phase Of the case, which has
been before the Massachusetts SUI
preme court for many months Suits
growing out Of this action, however.
against Fl. FL Rogers. Thomas w.
Lawson and j. Edward Addicks still
hold, but the Massachusetts Gas com
pany is taken out Of the field and is
given absolute possession and title to
all the existing Boston gas companies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-16

ing 70 tner custom. concentrated their
fire on the tiagships, the Retvizan and
Cesarevitch, which were both Grip
pied"
The writer adds that he believes that
both the Russian flagships were put
out of action, but he is convinced that
the Japanese sustained severe loss and
recalls the fact that many japanese
vessels were crippled at the naval bat
lie Of the Yalu by the Chinese war
ships. He does not believe Admiral
Togo was in a position to follow uf
the Russian warships which he claims
escaped aud probably are heading fol
YladiYostok
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-16
No Trace Of oranas Frazer.

6ilens Falls. n. r. Aug 10. No trace
Of Orange Frazer Of Graphite has been
found since the finding OF his wife's
dead body ii their hut last week, but
officers are stll searching for him. 1t
Is reported that he was seen near Brant
lake Thursday night going south, with
his gun over his shoulder ana carrying
d lantern, but this has not been veri.
fed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-16

New York. Aug. 1G In head-on
collision near White Plains between
two trolley cars on the White Plains,
Tarrytown and Mamaroneck line sew
eral persons were injured. one serious
". The person most severely hurt is
Mary Costello, twenty-five years old
Of Tarrytown, who is suffering from
shock and internal injuries, Two
Italians, whose names are not known,
received scalp wounds and were In.
jured about the body All three were
taken to the White Plains hospital
All the passengers on one car were
shaken up and some received scratches
and bruises, but they did not require
medical attendants and refused to give
their names