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The Cook County herald., 1904-01-30
A GREEK THEATER.
An Exact Copy Of One Recently Buik
in San Francisco.

An Exact Copy Of One Recently Buik
in San Francisco.
The new open-air theater of the Uni.
versity of California, in which Presi.
dent Roosevelt spoke on May 12 to a
large audience of scholars, students
and distinguished citizens of Califor-
MIA, is the only structure of the kind
in America. 1t is an interesting fact
that the theater is almost exactly SINH
lar in proportions to the famous Thea
ter of Dionysius. AS was the custom
among the old Greeks, the guiding
stands in grove of fine trees. Its ex-
treme dimensions are, exclusive of the
colonnade, 255 feet in breadth by 1874
feet in depth, the stage being IS by
154 feet in size. The material is con-
create and 1000 persons can be seat
ed comfortably on the benches. The
roof will be of tiles, and the stage will
be colored in accordance with classic
tradition.-Harpers Weekly.
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her fingers al suddenly
cold within his WARM, ,fevered grasp 8.
Ss Why do you speak Of death "a me
God of mercy, cannot die! s.
Forgive me, Barbara! did but
/ warn y arr You Tell me, hen. what ii is
now I am to do for YOU % sss s. = f . II
You may, perchance, find it an
oyer-easy task" she answered, rally.
ing. 1T is to make love to another
woman; to force her heart into love
or fear for you-I care not which, so
the feeling be dominant - @ ~
"3arbara!'' N r. >*..s,5 X.
"Yes!s You need not exclatm! It
must be DONE The task must be be.
gun even tonight; when you are. to
meet the original Of the picture
showed you ont$that day. tits impos-
s1ble that Milton 'Lennox should have
taught her to love him. It will be an
easy matter to- outrun him in the race.
She marries him only in obedience to
her fathers wish. The three years
since his death have been spent in a
convent school; she knows nothing of
men; therefore she has fallen, as the
unripe rose, into his grasp. It is for
you TO foster the bud, to water, to
tend it.; to watch each develonino
leaf-to teach it to realize it's own
beauty, its own potency: then-to
leave it to wither and to perish
Barbara, this is a cruel task-un.
like you. Do not condemn me to it."
"As you will, then" she repi,ed
coldly, drawing her hand from his
with naughty grace. "You see me
within reach of the goal, and, planting
your loot across my path, say, You
shall go no further' You, who have
offered me life itself"
AYE! and I do repeat the VOW.
Command me as you will, my own and
obey. But will you not tell me your
purpose?"
When l am your wife, Richard, you
shall know all the secrets of my life.
shall know rest then-rest-syter
this long, this weary struggle. Oh,
do you'wonder that long to reach ?"
ITO BE continued.)
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Sap Sprouts.


b. A year ago, Professor E. S. Con, IN
an ADDRESS before the Wisconsin Hor-
t1cultural Society, said: s:
wish to relate an Incident that oc.
CURED when I was boy. u did not
understand It then as do now. though
remember the; fact. Ny father had
Golden Russet tree in his orchard.
II was an old tree and bore very pro-
tusely, but the apples were very
small. BY an accident the limbs ON;
tnata tree were broken down on one
slde. SO that We had left only three
or four branches that did not extend
vertically, but extended more or less
at an angle on the other side, leav-
ing the side on which the limbs broke
without any branches. This tree start
ed up some very vigorous sap sprouts,
we would cali them, on the side where;
the breaking occurred, and these grew
1our or tve feet the first season, and
tney were nearly an inch through at
the base. They were very vigorous
ana strong shoots. Next spring ex-'
pected these new shoots were going
10 bear fruit, and when I found they
dld not blossom, I was disappointed.
Next year they did not bear fruit,
they kept right on growing, and won:
oered when they were going to bear.
But the third year these new sprouts
pore such russets as 1 never saw be-
iore-they were double tho size Of
tnose that grew on the old limbs. We
nave been taught that we should cut
OH sap sprouts, and yet'I expect the
sap sprouts are natures efforts to
renew the bearing wood of the tree.
ana II we allow the sap sprouts to
gro" IN some cases and remove some.
OF the Old feeble limbs, we could have
new apple trees, so far as the ability
to produce new fruit is concerned. I
am aware that this is rather a new
doctrine, but ! believe there is some
common sense behind it. do not
claim, as I said, to have settled this
problem, and there is another prob.
lem suggested by this twig that con-
Tess that I need help on. What shall
we 90 with twig that grows like
that and does not make a fruit spur?
is tnere any way that we can prune
that to make it bear fruit spurs? This
is one of the things / am studying on.
You will notice here that the buds
nave started, but the growth seems to
have continued, they have all grown
long and slender and weakly, but
there is no sign Of fruit bud. It is a
Seeding, but we have trees in our
orchard of named varieties that grow
like this.
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Fruit Notes.

Tennessee-The tomato crop is very
large, and the shipments from some
points have been the largest on record.
Indications point to good crops of ap-
pies and grapes.
Kentucky-The gardens are getting
dry and need rain. Apples are drop
ping badly in some localities, due to-
the hot weather. Blackberries are an
immense crop. -
Michigan-Prospects are good for
the apple crop. ..4 .. 5..a
Wisconsin-The: gardens are in ex-
cellent condition. Raspberries are
yielding we'll. Plums and apples are
abundant, though much dropping is re-
ported. *
Missouri-Some reports are received
of apples dropping, but such reports
are not general. B]ackberries are
ripening, but the hot weather is drying
them up on the bushes. *
lndiana-Heat and drouth are hay-
ing a bad effect on the blackberries.
There are still prospects for q fair
apple crop. sx:.t< <'.s@.. II, !.
sss 1owa-Apples are doing well, though
the wind storms in the northern part
of,the state have shaken down many,
Illinois-The crop pof blackberries is
unusually large though lack of rail-
has shortened the crop in some: local.
ties. Apples vii be q short crop, tax
Ing the state as . whole. The plum
croD is fairly good.
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Worth Trying.

The ambitious 1ibrettist rubs his
brow in deep thought.
Il do wish," he muses., "that I could
think up some absolute novelty for my
next comic opera"
- "A valuable plan,'' we comment.
II want something that none of the
rest have; something that the public
is not looking for; something that will
take the audience completely by sur
PRISE
Here. little man that we have otter
seen in the back seats of the theafe,
speaks up, "Why don't you put in a
joke ?"-Judge. Y ':'
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1t Cheered Him.

"My poor friend' said the reformer
who had stopped Mr. Rusty Ragsonn
I would speak a few. words of encour
agement to you. No doubt there are
moments in your sad life when all
seems dark and drear; but I wish tc
assure you that, no matter how gloomy
our existence may be, if we but look
we may discover signs of the utmost
encouragement, and
you're dead right, boss" answered
Rusty hurriedly. Il see an encour
agin' sign right now"
And he hastened across the street
where large banner proclaimed thai
free lunch was served at all hours
Judge.
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CHAPTER XVII,
Barbara Plans

The small, daintily served and ex-
quisitely appointed table was set but
for two, as Barbara ushered her un.
expected guest into the dining room,
where Feline stood waiting in attend.
ance.
"You say you met Milton Lennox.
Did he express no surprise at seeing
you in Paris?'' she questioned, as they
sat over their dessert.
Some Httle," the guest replied;
"but he seemed glad to meet me again,
and l am to call this evening to be
presented to his betrothed.'
"Richard!"
Very low, very sweet, was the utter:
ance of his name, and the mans face
flushed as he listened. They were
alone now; Feline, at signal from his
mistress, had withdrawn out of sight
at least, though he had thought it best
for his own purpose to be somewhere
within hearing.
Richard, you are anxious for the
reward 1 have promised you?"
"Anxious" he passiOnately retOrted,
what other lesson do all these years
OF patient endurance teach? For what
else have | flung ambition, the ambi
ton which was once te ruling pur-
pose of my life, to the winds? For
what else have become as the pot
ter's clay. to, be nodded for anything,
whether for veal or woe, in your
hands? For what other purpose did l
give to the world that printed lie Of
your death? Am not yours, body,
soul, aye-honor-and all for the one
great reward you have sworn shall at
last be mine?'
To those who had known the young
surgeon in earlier days it would seem
impossible that that calm, dark face
had hid this slumbering volcano. His
eyes glOWed,, his breast heaved, as,
leaning forward, he gained possession
of the white, jewel-gleaming fingers,
| and held them unresistingly in his.
Barbara drew little closer to him; !;
the flowers she wore upon her bosom
waited their fragance toward him !;
the hand he touched trembled in his
hold. a..
t"You have been very patient" she
| said, softly. Il have much to be CRATE
! full for; but I told you from the first
how long ago it seems that until
reached the goal no temptation could
allure me from the path so clearly
marked that, it seemed imprinted in
fire. I can almost see the end now.
II is for you, Richard, whose strong
arm has thus upheld me, to help me
reach it." ~ ~ "~.E
'.My darling" he murmured, .'how
glad shall be when you are ready to
give it up! It is telling on you, Bar
bara. 1t is sapping your life strength
/ Will you not let the physician's yer
dict speak through the lovers lips:
Your heart will not suffer1all this ex
citement which is feeding on itself
Take care lest, at the moment Of your
triumph, it does not escape yot
through death Oh, my darling, thai
4 anything fashioned in such exquisite
mold should turn. back to the clay
from which the heavenly sculptor,s
hand has mod deled =it !''siSs5sz
ush & she exclaimed, turnini
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CHAPTER xvi,

II saw an old friend on the street
to-day" said Lennox, entering his
friends room one bright afternoon
some weeks later.
The man addressed looked up indif.
ferently. The suffering of the past
month had plainly left it's impress,
and as Milton continued, Guess who
it was? It seems as though all New
York were coming over in serach of
us, to put it egotistically," he betrayed
no interest in either Questioner or
question.
well, if you won't guess or show
the slightest curiosity, must tell you.
Dick Hayes. You remember him?"
A spasm of pain crossed Meredith's
face, and, as his eyes noted it, Lennox
remembered how and when the two
men had met before, as they together
had entered his box at the theater, on
that memorable evening of the wager.
md found already seated there the
young surgeon, remembered and 81.
lently cursed his thoughtfulness at
again recalling such scene.
Il forgot you knew him so slightly"
he went on. "Of course you would
not be apt to think of him, but he and
I We're famous friends, at one time.
Poor Dick! He didn't look as if the
world had used him quite we'll, al.
though | imagine he could attain any
end in his profession; but he is more
silent, more reserved than ever. He
did. however, rouse himself to congrat-
ulate me upon my engagement, and
asked to be presented to Avice. OF
course told him nothing would give
me greater pleasure, and he is to call,
l believe, this evening. - O..
''As your friend, Milton, he will of
course be welcome; but personally !
do not like the man, and If I am not
mistaken the dislike is mutual. / dc
| not trust him, but as our paths will
probably never cross, it matters lit
tle.'' > - ~ RI s.s ,::>...
! oh, he is good fellow enough
You do him an injustice. He appears
to me man the victim Of some grand
| passion-whose heart is hopelessly
involved and feeding on, Its own mis-
cry. Travis, my boy he continued
crossing over to where his friend sal
| and laying.his hand upon his shoulde,
very tenderly don't wea. that dun
Hook offmisery MI the time Il makes
line feel as though insyery Sere
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With Reason.

II think" said the old rooster, "you
are making a most tremendous racket
over one .egg.''' a.. r..
4 Perhaps you don't. know" CHECKED
the old hen, that eggs are worth 2A
cents apiece these days"
K That's exactly what I'm kicking
about" said the rooster. 1T takes {
whole dozen of such eggs as the one
you are cackling over, madam, to 1ool
like 80 cents. Now stop your noise.-
Chicago Tribune. >Ds..,ss=s.= =..e=e.. p,
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. The cannibal king (his teeth chat
3tering What was it you served Will
the last meal :? I've had 3 prolongea
chill ever since. So
Royal Cook,rh hat. sire, was a 5fe
male missionary from Boston smar
SCI,
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! other way" he continued, sadly ant
| bitterly, save to renew scanda
which can only drag us all under. i
there anything more, madam"
mo" she replied, her eyes now rest
ing yearningly on his face. Except
that in that home your generosity pro
vides, in spite of all that cruel tongues
may say, should the day ever come
my husband (and each of my prayers
to God shall be to hasten it's coming)
that you should care to cross it's por
tails. Barbara-your wife-awaits you
Until then-perhaps forever-good
bye, and God be with you'll
AS she turned to leave him, small
portrait. set~in velvet met her eyes.
1t was the pictured face of Avice. An
expression of malignant hate swept
across her countenance as she recog-
nized its young and smiling loveliness.
Travis was still standing with
bowed head and lost in thought. With
quick movement of her hand she
grasped and concealed the portrait in
the folds Of her dress, then swept on
and out to where her carriage stood in
waiting.
Leaning for back in it's farthest
shadow, so that no passerby could pos
slbly detect it's presence, sat a man
who welcomed her eagerly as she sank
on the seat beside him.
What news, dear?" he asked ten
derly. "You are pale You have un-
dertaken too much. Why will you not
give it all up?"
"I humbled myself to him." she re-
Piled; as had thought never to hum
BILE myself to any man. I pleaded for
his love anew, as though it were some
priceless gift instead of the worthless
bauble which hold it. The other one
was there, too-the man who has
worked me all this harm. It is we'll
the stakes l play are high enough to
make it worth the part l must act out
to the end'
Curse him. said the man. bitter
ly. Curse them both! My darling,
when will you end it all and give me
the reward for which l have waited
so long?"
when you have given me my re-
venge,' she answered., II have only
one thing more, Richard, to ask at
your handsome last way in which
you can help me to my purpose. Look
we'll at this face drawing the portrait
she had stolen from the concealment
in which she had placed it. "Why do
you start?'
lis it yours?" he asked. 1T looks
as though it must have been your
beautiful girlhood's SELF"
Nonsense" she replied. ut is the
girl Milton Lennox loves-the girl
whose fair fame you are to destroy in
his eyes and in the eyes of the world
the girl whose heart you are to
make suffer as he has made suffer
mine. All, what do say?? My heart?
No; that is yours all yours. OF
course you know that, but neverthe.
less I will strike at his; and this
holding the picture aloft as though
registering vow-"is the weapon
snail use! u <x!is aa
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A tinkling bell aroused her. It was
her summons to madame. Again that
| swift look of hate crossed her features
as she hastily obeyed it, though, as she
reached the threshold of the boudoir.
the specious' air OF. servility which she
| assumed hid it as by a mask.
Barbara sat before her dressing ta-
| BILE, laden with every elegant and cost
| ly article for the toilet.
| "You saw him, Marie?" she inquired,
languidly. - -. = ..,A-
! 'Yes, madame He visited Mr.. Mer.
! edith in his rooms and they went out
together .,.%. ...... ~.
! "Ah! NY head aches slightly. Brush
out my hair-it may relieve it." r. =
| Silently the maid obeyed. Unfas.
tening the comb. the superb hair fell
to- the floor, enveloping its possessor
as with q veil. g. ,7''$'.s 81 S,,..~:' q.
Silently, untiringly, the ivory han
died brush in the maids skillful fin
gers threaded its way through it's
way through its mazes; while ever and
anon her eyes gave an instant's scru-
tinizing glance into the beautiful face
reflected in the mirror. II .s
Marie, = can trust you fully, can l
not -, 4: ~. I :.. 5. -. '.s
Quickly, inperiously, the question
broke the silence. zs s.5sss ss=sz
Marie will let her years OF faithful
service answer !" 8 replied the maid q
That Is true, 8, assented madame.
Then listen r. have I af,rnp ptlinp fr,r
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-07-23
in MEMORY
OF the Late Mrs. Ruth Ellen Custer, An
Aged and Highly Esteemed Woman

Mrs. Ruth Ellen Custer, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldred Lawson. was born
April p, 1920. died July 20, 1904, age
81 years, , months and p days. She
wps united in marriage to james +,
Custer November "A, 1896. To this un-
ion were born ten children, six OF whom,
and her husband, preceded in death
Mrs Elizabeth Taylor, Rebeeea Mills,
Sarah Johnson and George Custer and a
number of grandchildren and great
grandchildren are left to mourn her loss.
Mrs. Custer became member of the
Methodist Episcopal church in her carly
youth. and through all the years Of her
long life she chung to her Christian Faith
For more than three score yeas sc
professed saving faith in the-Iorl Jssus.
We loved her, yes, we level Il r;
But angels loved her a,o.e.
And they have sweetly called her,
To yonder shining shore.
The golden gates were opened,
4 gentle voice said come.
And with farewells unspokcn,
She calmly entered home.
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AT PARK
win Be Held BY salvation Army. As
sisted BY Rev. ArbuthnOt. Miss
shay and NOrthview Band

The salvation Army, assisted BY some
Of the ministers Of the city, has under
taken a very eommendable work, namely
holding Sunday afternoon meetings in
the Union park casino, which viii doubt
less prove popular and result in much
good to the community.
The hrst Of this sort, as formerly an
uounced, will be neld in the park TO
morrow afternoon Mt $50 O'clock and
ample cars will run to the park to ae
commodste those who may desire to at
tend. The meeting will be a special
one with view to making good be
ginning The Northvicw band win fur
nish music for the occasion. Rev.
X. Arbnthnot, pastor of GoT Methodist
church, will make an addrc-s, and Miss
Shay, the evangelist, will sing. Captain
and Airs. Pond appreciate very much the
fact that they are to be so ably assisted
and extend cordial welcome to every
one.
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GENE CURTIS
GETS ROAST
Wheeling Papar Says He is Lazy and
Never Could Play Base Ban-Jumps
to Wilmington, Delaware.

Gene Curtis, Wheelingi- big left fie!
der. has abscounded says the Wheeling
News. Tired of warming the bench
he decided to jump and is now playing
with the Wilmington, Del. team. II
the opinion of everybody in fandom the
departure Of Curtis is good radiance.
Curtis never could play base ball, -bu4
on account OF his heavy hitting propen
sitics he was 4 valuable man, but when
he lost his cunning with the bat hi
usefulness ended, and that's what hap
pened. Early in the present season
Gene welded nasty willow and led
the team in batting, but lately he could
not hit even for single, showing .
complete reversal of form and beeom
ing instead Of the best hitter ON tho
team the very worst.
Gene is big and lazy, He never mad:
\ very great effort to get a ball that
came on his territory and frequentl,
mufred those that fell right into hi,
hands. Several games Wheeling lost
were due to his inexcusablc errors. II,
was warned to do better, but his WORK
grew continually worse until about
three weeks ago when he was suspend
cd About week ago he jumped.
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DAY
AUGUST n.
Board of Directors of the Y. N. c. a.
Approve Plans For Having a Field
Day at Meeting Held On
Friday Night.

The board of directors OF the Young
Mems christiou .Association held an i'm
portant meeting Friday night in the
association rooms. The board transact.
ed lot of routine buains-s and referred
some to committees which win prepare
reports for special meeting to be aeld
early next week.
The board approved the plans for the
holding of a big field day event at the
old fair grounds on Thursday, August
II, and the athletic committee viii
meet in the association rooms tonight at
$40 o'clock to map out program and
arrange for the receiving of entries.
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ARRESTED
Together With Two County Officers of
Preston County, Charged With viO-
lating One of Judge Jael1son's
Injunctions.

Thomas Haggerty, the well known
labor organizer, who had his headquar-
ters here until recently, and who was
arrested two years ago on the charge OF
violating Judge John J. Jackson's in
junction against coal mine strikers, has
been arrested again on a silimar cnarge.
The arrest was in Preston county, where
IN injunction by Judge jackson had
been granted to the Pennsylvania Con-
solidated Coal Company, which has
mines in that county and where there Is
strike. Others arrested with MIN
ewere Magistrate Eugene McGinnis and
Special Constable Fl. H. Cross. The
arrests were made BY United States
Deputy Marshal Dan r. Jackson Thurs
day. He took them to Parkcrsburg,
where they appeared before Judge Jack
son Friday. ON their motion the case
was continued until Monday, August J.,
and they were released ON their own
recognizanccs of $500 eacf.
According to the statement Of the
men arrested, John Selvey. deputy
sheriff OF that county was shot by the
pickets, and thereupon warrants were
sworn out before Squire NIcGinnie charg-
ing Joseph Miaco, Thomas Walker, w.
f. Harvey, Charles Fortney and others
with carrying firearms and with unlaw
full and malicious shooting. The war
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ARE COMPLETE
For the Bartenders' Fourth Annual Out
inf on the Fair Grounds Tomorrow
Big Crowd Is Expected.

Final preparations have been made for
the fourth annual outing Of the bar.
tenders, which viii be held on the Fair
grounds tomorrow, beginning at 900
o'clock in the morning and ending At
600 O'Clock in the evening. The com
mittee on arrangements spent part Of
the day getting the grounds in shape.
The Clarllsburg opera house band will
be on the grounds, when the gates open
and furnish music throughout the day.
Ample provisions and Refreshments have
boon placed on the grounds for large
crowd. The addresses to be delivered
in the afternoon by J. II. Nightingale,
who is secretary treasurer Of tine Fed
.eraiion Of Labor, and George y. Kohl
man, secretary of the Clarksburg Trades
and Labor Council, are looked forward
to with pleasure The event viii doubt
less be largely attended and prove very
enjoyable. The admission fec Of 800
will be the only charge. Dinner and re-
frcsbments will be free after that and
IL will cost nothing on the grounds to
see and hear il all.