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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-02-18
Copyright. 1901. by Charlie. W. Hooke

pardon me for rem2 rking," said he,
'tthat on a matter of perception don't
think that your mind is fitted to play
a star part. Terry, you are beyond all
comparison the blindest bat ever saw.
You're a good fellow, but you don't
know anything-aE least, you don't
know anything about women. That is
one reason why you are beyond all pos
sibility Of comparison the most dan
gerous man I ever encountered in this
world, and I've been about quite Bit"
"You are crazy" said I, and he pro-
ceeded to prove by his language that I
had not overstated the fact. 1t is pain
full to quote him here, but I cannot
omit the scene, for it was VITAL
Il don't understand how you ever
got back from Europe" he continued,
without having your skin full of bullet
holes and sword thrusts. Why, what
did you do the very moment that you
struck this country? I happen to know.
You plunged into an utterly reckless
filtration with a girl you didn't care a
penny for, and you drove her out of
New York. She fled to save her peace
of mind, and mighty good fellow
Whom she was on the verge of falling
in love with is out here now in this
sanitarium of melancholia.
'Then you wandered lightly and
gracefully into the pleasant fields Of
the Witherspoons and started right in
to take Helena Jones away from me,
though she and I had loved each other
for two years. And you didn't miss it
more than mile. Don't laugh. She
told me so herself. You shook her to
the soul. But you couldn't do it again."
1 wagged my head at him hopelessly.
There was no use in answering such
rawlings.
"You are a good deal better than a
handsome man," he went on. "You
have a tremendous personality. It may
be only shell, but upon a first view it
is impressive. You know how to serve
a woman, to meet every need for which
a cavalier is valued. You have a fine
counterfeit Of honesty. No one who
doesn't know you can doubt your sim
cerity. You are as eloquent as the
devil, and you have that COMPOUNDED
voice that you sing WITH
my dear fellow" I pleaded, "why
waste the midnight hour with this sin
gular mixture Of abuse and flattery?
What has it to do with the subject Of
our discourse?'
1T is you," he cried, 'you who have
broken that little girls heart. The idea
Of pretending that you don't see it!
Shall tell you how found her lying
upon the ground in the north grove
crying over a foolish rose that you'd
given her? Shall p
"Wait, wait!' I interrupted. ''Let me
think. This can't be true"
He did not speak. He simply looked
at me while I held him by the arm.
We may have stood thus for three min
utes. It was better than talking. re-
leased my hold of him and raised my
hand somewhat as one does who makes
VOW
eff this is true" said I, "God knows
that am glad. If she loves me, am
not here in vain upon this earth. I will
make her life rose garden to pay for
the one rose she wept over"
II believe you mean it," said he, with
almost sob. 'I'm relieved, very great
~ relieved. You are a good fellow at
heart, Terry. I never doubted it,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-02-18
CHAPTER XVI.
PATERNAL ADMONITION.

Ely father said that he was sorry,
VI really very sorry.
W3I 'For myself, you know" he
XII added, smiling in his sudden.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-19
BULLDOG REscUEs A CHILD.
Terror Of Neighborhood Jumps Into
Lake After Little Boy and
Brings Him Ashore.

Affection proved stronger than nat
ural instincts in the case of a bulldog
at Peacedale, r. l., when the animal
feared generally for it's savage temper.
jumped into the water and saved the
life of little boy. The devotion of the
two for each other has been the subject
of comment about the neighborhood,
for, though the boy is only two years
old, it has been found that he never is
safer than when with the big bulldog.
and while few grown men outside the
owners family care to have anything to
do with him, he let's the child, who is no
relation of the owner, play with him and
pull him about as if he were kitten.
The boy, Edward Mcclure, was play
ing near brook, and as usual, the bull
dog was not far away. Suddenly the
child, reaching for toy boat, slipped
and fell into the water No one was
near. and the boy must have been
drowned had not the dog jumped in and
caught his clothes In his teeth. The
bank was too steep for the animal to
climb out with his buscen, brt, true to
his breed, the dog had on pluckily,
swimming round with the child until
some men who had sarn the accident
from distance ran NY and pulled the
pair out.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-19
RUsslA's GOLD RESERVE.
Immense Stores Of the Yellow Coin
Laid Away in the Impe-
rial Bank.

Henry Norman a Russian traveller and
member of the British parliament, de-
scribes in the Worlds Work visit to
where there is $S13,S3O,OOO worth of
gold. The walls of the treasure cham
Der are literally lined with gold. Mr..
Norman describes the room as follows:
The walls of the apartment were COM
pletely covered, up to height of about
eight feet, with shallow cupboards with
doors of strong wire netting. leaving
their contents plainly visible, each door
being both padlocked and sealed.
About five-sixths of these cupboards
We're completely filled, with ingots of
gold, the ends of which made a lining of
gold for nearly the length of the room.
The light was reflected brightly from the
shining metal, and the effect, needless
to say, was highly impressive. felt
as If some fairy had conducted me to one
Of the caves of gold used to read about
with awe as child. The balance sheet
OF the Bank of Russia for March 20
stated the total gold reserve in the bank
to be as follows:
Rubles.
russian gold coin. .23S 600 900
FOTelgn gold coin Observation-Disclosures. .142 900, 900
Bullion gold coin. ...................2O4 600 900
Total .5S4 OOO,0 600
or $751;, $3.50 900. The gold reserve of the
Bank of England is 100000.
The total gold reserve of Russia
reaches the imposing sum of 1000, O00,-
900 rubles, or more than $3.50, 100000
1t is, OF course, only a comparatively
small part of this vast stock of the pre-
cious metal that would be available un-
der any circumstances for war fund
This fund would come in the first place,
from the reserve of gold saw. The
currency law of Russia of 1897 pre-
scribes that, up to 6O0,O0O,OOO rubles,
paper money may be issued with a gold
reserve of only one-half its face value,
but that all subsequent issues must be
covered, ruble for ruble, by gold re-
serve.
Now, there is nominal circulation of
paper money to the value of 6SO,0OO,OOO
rubles, but of this there are always at
least 100000 to 100000 in the bank;
therefore the effective circulation of pa
per money is not more than $4,000, 900,
and of this, according to law, $50, 100000
must be redeemable by fixed gold de-
posit
Deducting this sum from the 5S4, 00O,-
600 of the fixed good deposit, we have
2s4,ooo,ooo rubles Immediately available
as war fund and to this can certainly
be added large part of the gold on de-
post abroad, belonging, as explained
above. to the state and to the Bank of
Russia, the total being, say, 1926, 10000
say, an available sum of 100000, 900.
making total war fund Immediately
available of 4S4,oOoooo rubles, or $685.
100000.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-19
GIBRALTAR's COAL PLANT.
Great Fortress Has Ingenious Ar.
rangement for Hosting and
Discharging Fuel.

The storing of coal at Gibraltar is ac-
complished by means of curious plant.
which was lately completed for tie
pumping station at Landport by firm
OF Leeds contractors, reports a Lon
don paper. In this huge rock fortress
the coal store, boiler-house and the en-
gine-room adjoining are worked under
compressed air, and are necessarily air.
tight. The store to which the coal has
to be conveyed is hewn out of the solid
rock, and is absolutely bomb-proof
A special feature is the arrangement
of the coal plant in such way that it
does not Interfere with the air pressure.
The coal is lifted from the coal tip 81
feet below the horizontal traveller. The
skip by which the coal is conveyed is
raised by means of steel wire rope,
working over pulleys and round driv-
ing drum The skip is lowered into a
receiving hopper, where it discharges.
At the bottom of the hopper is an au-
tomatic arrangement, consisting of a
hinged door controlled by lever and
a balance weight; this door opens when
there is sufficient coal in the hopper to
overcome the balance, closing again as
soon as the coal is discharged and thus
avoiding the escape of air.
From this point the coal gravitates
into the coal store, where it is used in
the boiler-house for generating steam
for pumping purposes. The time occu-
pied by the skip in travelling from coal
tip to coal store is two minutes. At
this end, and on level with the mo-
tors, a sentry box is hewn out of the
rock, where the man who controls the
gearing for hosting the skip is housed.
and has practically full view of all
three operations.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-19
"so-so."

I saw little chap one day
Who loitered slowly on his way:
No snap nor vigor in his pace.
No sparkle on his smooth round face.
He stopped sometimes to trim q whip,
Or white at a roadside chip;
But everything he tried, alas!
Dropped, almost finished, in the grass.
spied another little man
Who walked so fast he almost ran,
ooh, can you tell me. if you please said I,
'SThat slow boys name. who just passed
by?"
$685." he answered. Then to all
The schoolbell sent its CHEEKY call,
And off he sped. with flying feet,
TO be the first one in his seat
I walked along by So-so's side,
Who quickened scarce at all his stride,
And said: Good morning! How d. do?"
"so-so," his answered; "how are your
tim very well,' cried. '"This air
Is wondrOus bracing, I declare.
Going to school? Well, that must be
Fine in these days" $685." said he.
The schoolbell faltered, almost stopped.
Quick! you'll be late!" He never hoped.
I'VE have two minutes when the bell
Stops ringing. so st's just as well.'
l frowned, yet could clearly see
He was content as he could be;
Iife's meaning. not ones best to do
For him-but just smooth sliding through.
Poor $3.50! BY and by he'll find
himself so hopelessly behind,
Hen have to struggle highland day,
or else drift back the other way
rms, $3.50 living, free from care,
Means hard times coming I declare:
For those who from to-day would borrow.
Must pay in full its heir, tomorrow.
James Buckham. in S. S. Advocate.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-19
THE FUNNEL FOUNTAIN.

half full of water. If you press the
funnel down rapidly and forcibly, the
water under it, not being able to get
out of the way quickly enough, will be
pressed up into the funnel. and be-
cause of the tapering form Of the lat
ter jet of water will be forced out of
the small end of the funnel and will
rise to height that will surprise you.
With a funnel which has wide mouth
and small tube you can make a
fountain ten feet high.-Connecticu
Farmer.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-19
Monkey Detective

"A monkey brought criminal to JUS
tice in Singapore some time ago. A
native with a little boy, bear and a
monkey travelled lately through sew
eral villages in the straits settle
ments and made good sum of money
by his animals tricks. One day he
was found with his throat cut, the
boy and the bear lying murdered close
by, while the monkey had escaped up
a tree. The bodies. with the monkey,
were being taken to the police sta
ton, when the monkey suddenly
rushed at a man In the crowd seized
his leg and would not let go. The
man seemed SO alarmed and anxious
to get away that the police became
suspicious and searched him, with the
result of finding part of the money
belonging to the murdered native
The balance was discovered in his
house.-Hour Glass.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-19
THIS CAT is lNaulslTlvE.
When It Comes to Frying Into Things
Tom Has No Equal, Says
His Master.

Speaking of cats, have one at ray
comes to prying into things" said a
man who is fond of animal study, in
the New Orleans mes-Democrat,
"and it is really interesting to watch
him. If there is anything around the
place he doesn't understand it is be-
cause it is new, and hasn't been there
long enough for him to inquire into it.
brought into the house he Immediately
attempts to look into it. If the thing
is wrapped up so he can't get to it, he
will do his best to find out what it is,
and if he fails to reach any satisfac-
tory conclusion 1t the time he will wait
until some more suspicious time. The
other day Tom discovered for the first
time that couple of pictures OF dogs
were hanging up in one Of the rooms
Since that time we have not been able
to see any peace around the house.
He is simply crazy to get to the pic
lures. He, no doubt, recognizes the
fact that his old enemy is bodied forth
in the pictures, and it may be that he
thinks they are alive and want to
make rough house, if l may use q
slang saying.
Eat any rate, he is always clawing at
the wall and whining and jumping up
on chairs and doing other things to in
dictate that he is simply dying to find
out something about the dog pictures.
suppose we shall have to take the
pictures down and allow Tom to salts
fly himself as to the nature of them.
Tom has manifested another evidence
of the curious part of his nature. II
the members of the family are scat
tered in different parts Of the house
and happen to be talking. he simply
runs from one group to another. He
seems to be afraid he'll not hear all
that is being said, and he nearly runs
himself to death going from one group
to the other. cannot say how much
of the conversation he understands,
for do not know definitely the extent
of Toms vocabulary, but l know he
takes an immense interest in all that
is being said. Let the conversation
turn on a humorous point and produce
hearty laugh, and he will enter into
the spirit of the thing and will appar-
emily laugh with the family. But this
is all beside the question was
merely speaking of the fact that Tom
is inordinately curious and may add
in conclusion that have seen but few
human beings who were so keenly GU
rious as this little family pet
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-19

small animals are hidden away and
food is scarce. Then wolves will at
tack horses, pigs and cattle. When
lot of hungry wolves get together they
are afraid of nothing, and will some
times fight men as we'll as all kinds Of
beasts.
Farmers hunt wolves because they
steal sheep. That is why there are
very few wolves now in the we'll set
tied districts. On the western plains
and in part of Canada there are places
where there are many wolves; but
those parts of the country are filling
up now, and the settlers are killing
off the wolves~as fast as they can
Dew Drops.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-19
Tobacco 1nvades London Guilds,

In the good old days." when the wine
circulated freely after dinner, and every
bon viyeur could gauge the merits of a
glses Of port, to have paid homage to
the goddess Nicotine would have been
almost an act of sacrilege. To-day a
cigar is looked upon as the inevitable
sequel to dinner. For long while
the more sedate city guilds resented this
departure from precedent, but one by
one they have conceded the point, and
now the last of the 'old guard" has
fallen into line. Tho Goldsmiths COM
pany has just granted permission to
smoke as soon as the loyal toasts have
been honored.-London City Press.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-19
GRAY WOLF is DANGEROUS.
Looks Like Savage Dog and, When
Hungry, Will Attack Cattle
and Hogs.

A wolf looks like big, long-legged.
lean, savage dog. In the United States
and Canada there are wolves of many
colors, but the gray wolf is the most
common. The picture shows young
wolf. If you look you will see that his
nose is pointed, his tail hangs straight
down and his ears stand straight up.
A hungry wolf is very fierce ami
NAL. In the summer he kills rabbits,
mice, lizards, snakes, frogs, and also
deer, foxes, sheep and chickens, and is
not so fierce as in winter. when the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-19
Marriage Statistics.

OF the marriages in general in the
United States it is discovered that out
of the 1000 considered 139 men will have
been married at least once before the
celebration under consideration, while
the SG1 will have made VOWS for the first
time. or the 600 women in the case
only SO will have worn widows weeds
before the wedding. Thus, out of the
1000 individuals. parties to the 1000
marriages, 237 will have bought or
have worn wedding rings before.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-19
Little Bit Shy of Service.

Donald's father is clergyman. A
short time ago he preached sermon
the theme of which was Training the
Affections" Donald was in the audience
and an attentive listener. The preacher
said, ''If your child tells you he loves
you, give him some service to perform;
for love strengthens by service" That
afternoon at home Donald sidled up to
his father as il about to hug him, and
then drew off with r,,guish look in his
blue eyes. What is it, son?' said the
minister. 80, was just going to tell
you that loved you. hut l haven. got
on my working clothes"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-19
MAKE A FUNNEL FOUNTAIN.
It Is an Instructive and Amus;no
Plaything of Which No Boy
Need Be Deprived.

Boys always love to fuss with water
or to watch fountain play. Now.
here is sort of fountain and pump
combined which is so simple that it
would be pity if any boy should be
deprived through ignorance Of the
pleasure Of seeing it work.
The apparatus needed is only a COM
mon tin funnel, the bigger the better.
1t is worked by plunging it, with the
mouth down. in bathtub or washtub
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-19
Rasl, Girl.

Mabel--Really, don't care what
sort of husband I get
Her Mother-Why. Mabel! I'm sur
prised at you.
$50 long as he's rich and handsome
and kind to me / don't care, SO there.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Press.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-19
THE WAITING MOMENT.


Next year, We say, may chance to do
Ihls thing that seems SO dear, SO t1ne:
Or, some day we shall surely see
Ihat fairest spot where we would be:
Or else we fear to lose some grace
VI health or wealth or lofty place.
Yet, when plan, there comes to nm.
Behlnd the gloom. beyond the glee.
Mhsat is not hope. and is ,aot fear,
But gertrude most strong and dear
That there is waiting dowfs life's ways,
somewhere amidst the years or days,
A white-winged moment sweet and still
Ihat shall not ask me what will.
Lest mistake; but I shah know
mat that still moment bids me go
Ihat all life's tumult-days are done,
And shadowless new life begun.
Mary Fl. knowlton. in S. S. Times.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-19
Japanese Girls as Entertainers.

In most of the Japanese cities there
are young women who earn a living
as professional entertainers. When re-
quested they visit the homes of their
patrons. and make themselves agree
able. They are we'll educated, can con-
verse. reeite poetry, tell stories, sing
songs, play the guitar rnd dance.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-19
spaniards Object to Rabbits.

Hares are never eaten by Spaniards.
because in Spain there is supersti-
ton that hares in the night visit
churchyards, burrow into the grayea
and eat the dead bodies.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-19
Hearing a Fly Walk.

1t is said tnat fly makes 400 strokes
per second with its wings, and it has
been proven that BY the use of the
microphone you can hear fly walk.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-19

On! Sno was QOuDllnS WIN laugh
ter.
"And l never felt sure of my capital
letters, and can't punctuate, to save
my life"
"Punctuate! 1t is mercy you have
one resource left You can skip
stones! But tell me, how came you
here this day."
"You must know that I'm sort of
will-o-the-wisp. had been making
Investigations along the Alaskan
range and at Seattle had an impor-
tant call east. so here am
"And SO l had nothing whatever to
do with It'll" She buried her face IN a
bunch Of American Beauties. eff
things hadn't come to me as they did,
I might have had more strength to
meet it."
Things come to you as they did!
What things? To meet what."
eyes, things in the way of disaster,
sorrow"
disaster, sorrow to you?"
Everything. Father went first;
then mother because her heart was
broken. Only Nell was Left
"Nell." He had forgotten Nell.
Where is Nell?"
Teaching summer school in Penn
sylvania. She would have been with
me- to-day, but We couldn't afford it"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-04

For Rent-Nicely furnished room, one
block from post office; five dollars per
month. Inquire at l55 West Pike street
or see w. R. Jones, at Loar & Whites.
apr4-St'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-04

H. D, Boughner left Friday for Kan.
sas City on a business trip. He will
remain there about week.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-04
Primary Elections
Contlnuen from page )


Smith, near acadowbrook, at the River
bend, shall be permitted and entitled to
vote at NIeadowbrook precinct, in Simp.
son district.
Thirteepth--No election shall be held
at the Jamestown precinct, but all Re.
publican voters residing in said precinct
shah be permitted and entitled TO vote
at said election at Romnes Mills pre-.
einet. And no clcctios shall be- held in
precincts Nos and ), but all voters
residing in said precincts, Nos. . and 5
IN Clark district, shall be entitled 10
and permitted 10 vote at precinct o. j
NJ the County Court Room.
And the election shall be aeld at all
other voting precincts in the county.
Fourteenth-The places hercinbeforc
provided to hold said election are as fol.
lows.
Clark District.
No. !, voting place. Fair Grounds.
Not. 2, 3 and 3, voting place, County
Court Room.
No. 4 voting place, Brick residence,
near Freeland's store, Monticello avenue.
Clay District.
No. |. voting place, Terra Alta. S. II.
No. 2,-yoting place, Enterprise S. H..
No. 3. voting place Shinnston S. Il.
No. I voting place. Hamilton block.
No. 5, voting place, Gypsy S. H.
Coal District.
No. ]. voting place. Strother Store.
Wilsonbwg.
No. 2. voting place, Adamston S. n.
No. . voting place, Ed. Armstrong;
Office.
No. 4, voting place, Walker house.
No, > voting place, Nutter house.
No. 6. voting place. s. n. Bartlett S. H.
Eagle District.
No voting place, Ilumberport s II.
No. 2. voting place. Wyatt S. H.
No. 3, voting place, C. W. Robinson
S..H.
Elk District.
No. ], voting place, Quiet Dell 5. II.
Nos. , and 3. voting place Romines S. II.
Grant District.
No. l. voting place Lost Greek Station.
: No. ?. voting place Mt. Glare S. II.
-Sardis District.
No. !. voting place Sardis s. II.
No. ?, voting place Brown s. II.
No. 3. voting place Wallace s. II.
Tenmile District.
No. |. voting place Salem College
No. ?, voting place Salem s. II.
No. ?. voting place Bristol s. H.
No. :, voting place Lynch $. II. No. T.
near Point Pleasant church.
No. 5, voting place Marshville s. H.
Simpson District.
No. l voting place Bridgeport S. H.
No. ., voting place Depot at Bridge
port.
No. 3, voting place Meadowbrook Sill.
Union District.
No. J. voting place Burnside S. Ii.
No. ., voting place Jarrisville S. H.
No. 3 voting place West Milford S. H.
Given under our hands this the End
day Of April, 1904.
H. W. WILLIAMS, Chairman.
c. G. COLEMAN. Secretary.