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Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-23
Chapter xVii.-Continued.

Morris stood a few steps back OF
Jessie and devoured her with his eyes.
He noted the soft folds of her hair,
the rounded curves of her neck, and
as one spell-bound watched her deft
fingers as they glided over the surface
of the sketch book.
With little sigh OF disappointment
Jessie dropped the folio on her lap.
Not in months had she drawn with
less skill. What could be the matter?
She felt oppressed and under some ma
lgn influence. Instinctively she
turned and looked squarely into the
ardent eyes and eager face OF Arthur
Morris. With an involuntary cry Of
surprise, fear and vexation, she sprang
to her feet, the sketch book falling to
the floor.
why, Miss Carden!" exclaimed
Morris, with stimulated establishment.
Really, this is an unexpected pleas
ure. am delighted TO meet you. Per
nit me-" And he picked up the
sketch book, bowed, and extended his
hand.
In these brief seconds Jessie had
regained her self-possession. you
have surprised me, Mr.. Morris" she
said quietly, ignoring his proffered
hand. You must be aware that this
is not a public reception room. We
can talk without disturbing any one i'll
the lobby"
A minute later they were in the
comparatively deserted outer hall.
You have no right TO follow me
here or TO annoy me by your atten-
tons" said Jessie Garden, confront
ing him with flashing eyes. He fun
bled norvously at his watch charm.
1T was purely accidental, assure
YOU" he stammered.
Your arrival was announced in the
Berlin papers," said Jessie, coldly. 81
learned this morning that you bribed
my servants, and realized that an in
terview with you was inevitable, but
] did not think you would presume
to intrude your presence during my
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TREATMENT OF CONNECTS.

One of the curious phenomena of
the present day is the agitation which
is being conducted by life-term con-
victs for the virtual abolition of life
Imprisonment. by providing that
those so sentenced shall be liberated
after a fixed number of years of good
conduct. There are doubtless some
life prisoners who arc proper subjects
of clemency, but there is another
class whose members cannot be out
of prison a week without committing
crime. The public safety demands
more and not less severity to habitual
criminals, and there is grave reason
tc doubt that the discretion of our
prison authorities in permitting and
apparently assisting in this appeal to
maadlin sentiment in favor of a gen.
eral jail delivery.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-23
CHAPTER XVIII.
Diplomacy.


After an absence of two years Jessie
Garden looked forward with pleasure
to a homecoming. She had hidden
her instructors ard friends adieu, and
was about leaving Berlin for a brief
visit to Paris, when she received a
cablegram from General Garden, re-
QuestinC her TO return homo at once.
The message was so worded that
Jessie was mystified, but not alarmed.
After stormy voyage, the liner
steamed into Boston harbor, and Gen
eral Garden clasped his daughter in
his srme At first glance she hardly
recognized him. His face was drawn.
and the dark hair and beard had
turned t. silver-gray.
you will be brave, my pct he
said his voice choked with emotion.
II have sad news for you Jessie
There can bc no very sad news.
papa dear, so long as you are alive. -
said Jessie. With woman's intuition
she guessed the truth.
Il am ruined, Jessicl My bank has
failed. and my fortune is swept away.
That is not all. Our old home is in
the hands of creditors and I am n
bankrupt-a bankrupt at the age of
fiftr."
Jessie smiled bravcly through her
toars.
i am distressed on youT account,
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Chance for Man With Brains.

Cash for brains is still the cry. The
Queensland government find that the
prickly pear, a kind of cactus, has
proved so vigorous a weed that s25 900
has been offered for sure means of
Graduating it.
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Josh Hutchinson. who for thirty-ive years
has been head bellboy at the Gait House. is
down and out from physical aiment. He is
the most original character among the Louis
Vile beliboys. and in the hotel on the day
that Colonel Throckmorton had his famous set-to
with Charles Dickens Dickens was writing in
his room and Colonel Throckmoston a courtly
Southern gentleman, thought he would go 10
the room and see il he could not assist in Civ
ing Dickens all the comforts OF the hotel
The landlord went to the room of the great
writer and knocked at the door
Come inr' said Dickens, gruffiy. Looking
up, he saw Throckmorton
Well, what do you want?" he asked. gruffiy.
for he had his English ideas about the standing
OF innkeeper.
II thought l would ask if there was anything
could do for you"
mo! not a damn thng," Dickens answered.
churlishly. not looking up from his writing.
Colonel Throckmorton growing heated
about the collar at this time However he
thought he had been misunderstood and again
asked Dickens If there was anything that he
could do for him.
NC. Didn't you hear me?'' answered Dick
ems. growing excited and gazing at the land
lord as il he We're a bellboy. IF there is
anything 1 want I'll ring for it. You can co.
That was enough. Colonel Throckmorton
walked quickly over to Dickens, grasped his
coat collar and pulled him out of the chair.
Dckens's manuscript fell all over the floor and
the ink spattered on the carpet He was game.
however. and the men fought all over the
room.
Dat Mr. Dickens were no gem man." said
Josh recently in telling about the occurrence.
And how de cunnel did black his eye
Louisville Herald
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Uncle Sans FOresters.

The making Of plans for a forests manage
ment requires decidedly even combination of
mathematics. coo-headed nerve and endurance.
Besides the education of a professor the forester
must have courage and ability to roam the
forests, such characterized the eather-stock-
ings. Unless he is able to follow half dis
woods he has never seen before he will be for
instead of lying out upon damp and inhospt-
able granite ledge.
The tendency of men in town to imagine good
weather continuous forest state and to dwell
entirely on the bright side of outdoor life re-
suits in applications from a great number of
young men of imperfect constitutions for places
as students Of forestry. Now and then one
of these stays and is benefited. But in gen.
eral one week of rainy weather is enough.
They live two in a tent and gather morning
and evening at the cook tent for meals. sand
witch carried in the pocket for lunch.
They leave camp at seven i'm the morning and
return at FIVE in the afternoon. Their food is
good be had in camp. There is ham
and bacon, rice. oatmeal and hominy. For
vegetables potatoes. beans and onions The
cook has way Of making good stews from
canned beef and appetizing desserts from dried
fruits. / noted dozen contrivances for max
ing the tents more comfortable. One man had
manufactured sleeping bag from a tarpaulin
and blanket. Another had invented stove
made Of stones. clay and q piece Of tin.
There three four patterns of writing
desks and tables. Garments that need washing
tied to a rope and anchored in stream
March Outing.
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A dispatch from Paris says it is the ex-
pectation In official circles there that
France and the other signatories of the
presentations to Turkey against carrying
out the Sultan's plans for the suppression
and probable determination of consid-
cradle portion of the Armenians. 1t has
been some time since there has been
Wholesale massacre of Armenians, and the
to get out of the habit. His troops
must have employment and practice.
The dispatches say that while the sig
natory powers hope that some reports of
Turkish atrocities In Armenia have gone
too far. they have reason to believe there
within a month, as the main programme
for the suppression Is to commence about
. month hence. THE authorities" 1t is
said. do not share the belief in many of
the recent statements of Turkish atroci-
ties. but they have good reason to believe
that such atrocities will begin in earnest
In the course of another month, when the
real work or repression VIII be started
II the French authorities think the re-
ports of Turkish atrocities in Armenia
have been exaggerated they take a very
optimistic view. The evidence of the atroc-
ities at the time was such as to shock
the civilized world, and it has not been
contradicted since. From what is known
Of Turkish character. government and
methods there is reason TO believe
that the contemporaneous reports OF mas
eacres and atrocities underestimate the
facts rather than exaggerated them. The
policy of the Sultan seems TO be gradual
determination OF the Armenians. Since
the great atrocities of 1894 and 1895 the pro-
gramme has seemed to be TO supplant the
wholesale butchery. which might attract
too much attention from foreign govern
ments. with massacre in detail Span
ish tyranny and cruelties In Cuba
were nothing compared to those OF Turkey
In Armenia. In the former case the United
States interviewed I'm the interest OF hu-
manity and drove Spain out of the west
srn hemisphere II tead of mildly re-
nonstratins against kish atrocities in
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THE EASTERN WAR MAY BE A LONG
ONE.

1t begins to look as II the Russo-Japanese
war might be one of the longest of recent
times 1t might be that and still be short
compared with some OF the wars of the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, some
of which lasted from thirty to fifty years.
The great Improvement in machine imple-
ments of war. projectiles. etc. has tended
alties. All the wars of the last fifty or
sixty years have been comparatively short.
The Crimean war lasted only two years, 1854
to 1856; the Franco-German war less than
year. from july. 1870. to May, 1871; the war
between Russia and Turkey one year, from
1876 to 1877: the war between Japan and
China about seven months, from September
1894. to April. 1895: the war between the
United States and Spain eight months from
April to December, 1885, All of these wars
very short compared with many of
those of the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries.
One thing that will tend to make the pres
ent war in the East comparatively a long
one is the fundamental character of the
causes that led to it. 1t is not about a mere
boundary dispute, a question of information
al etiquette or some claim that could be
adjudicated by the Geneva tribunal. 1t is
a question of life or death on both sides
Russia is fighting for an outlet and open
harbor on the Pacific. and Japan is fighting
for self-preservation and national exist
ence. The latter is the higher motive of the
two. but that of Russia will inspire her to
the greatest possible efforts. Japan will
fight as long as she has man or a dollar
left. and Russia will never relinquish her
cherished scheme as long as there is the
Japan is fighting for recognition as a first
class power and Russia against the HUI
initiation of being beaten by a second-class
power
The disparity of force between the two
combatants is largely counterbalanced in
favor of Japan by her nearness to the scene
of action and by the now established SUI
periority of her navy. Russian soldiers are
undoubtedly brave. but the japanese are
equally so, with the added inspiration of
intense hatred of traditional enemy and
utter indifference to danger or death. For
these reasons it looks as il the war might
last longer than any war of recent years
the belligerents will be willing to yield.
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One morning early a friend Of mine. a Venetian
nobleman, called on him. Monsignor Sarto
had said and settled down to work. His
sisters had gone out to mass. or for the house
hold marketing. which they were doing at the
Rialts Aug. 4. 1903. the day of wonders in
their simple life
Has the count taken coffee?' asked the
bishop.
We'll. to tell the truth, no, because the bust
ness urgent. and 1 have come straight from
the railway station" the guest replied
No excuse availed and Monsignor Sarto rose
and went into the kitchen. So the bishop OF
ducal Mantua and his guest might have been
seen there talking and laughing while monsgnol
coaxed the charcoal with black kitchen fam
the coffee fixed in a tin pot on the range and
the count got out cups and saucers in order
to his distinguished host what mental
service he could. Then they had coffee together
at the kitchen table.-W. J. d. Croke, in the
Century Magazine
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The Russians StoicnI Bravery.

An illustration of the stoical bravery Of Rus
sian soldiers is given by the story of a captain
who unsuceessfully Smelling a battery at
the siege of Varsovie. Field Marshal Pash-
hevitch galloped up to the captain and sternly
asked why his firing did not have some effect.
The captain replied that the shells did not
ignite. The marshal scoffed that theory and
threatened to degrade the officer. The captain
picked up of the shells, ignited the fuse, and
holding it in the palm of his hand. said to the
marshal: ''See for yourself. sir" The mar
shall folding his arms across his breast stood
looking at the smoking shell. 1t a solemn
moment Both stood motionless awaiting
the result. Finally the fuse burned out and
the captain threw the shell to the ground. Its
true remarked the marshal, turning. away to
consider other measures to silence the enemy's
fire. In the evening, instead of punishment
the captain received the cross OF the Order of
St. Vladimir.--Kansas City Journal.
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WHERE MAGICIANS FAIL.
Cannot Prevent Other Magicians
from Stealing Their Tricks.
Nouy VOrlr CIV,

New York Sun.
1--WE are always on the alert" said a
local dealer in magicians' supplies ito
introduce something new in the way OF
tricks and novelties. But 1T is hard to get
up anything novel.
1.-The death of Beautier De Kolta, the
French magician. removed one of the great
est prestidigitators. in my opinion. in the
world, not even barring the late Alex
arder Hermann or Kellar. De Kolta in
vented more original tricks than any other
magician.
Yet he never got the full credit due
because of his belief in the honesty OF hui
man nature. De Kolta never patented any
OF his tricks. 1t would not have done him
any good if he had, because no matter what
means are taken to protect tricks, there
is redress if someone comes along and
steals them. The least bit of improvement
makes the person persons who steal them
immune from any prosecution.
De Kolta was very ingenious, and had he
lived he might have given the world. one
of. the greatest tricks IL has ever known.
De Kota's best trick was the flying bird
cage, which gave him wide reputation
with a live bird in il he made bird, cage
and all disappear before your very eyes.
1t was a great deception. and was always
certain of making a hit when produced.
De Kolta sold the trick TO Kellar.
Another of De Kolta's inventions was to
produce 5000 artificial flowers from an
cone. De Kolta said that the principle of
this trick not palming. although he
could palm 500 flowers, which is considered
a great feat.
1.-THE cocoon is another trick that De
Kolta originated He took ordinary
wooden frame and placed a piece Of white
paper on 1t. On the paper he drew picture
of a silkworm. After he had completed the
picture the paper would break and a silk
cocoon appeared.
Gradually the cocoon opened and young
woman stepped out upon the stage. This
was another great trick. but the idea of
il was stolen and soon several other ma
gicians introduced IT,
The vanishing lady was also De Kolta S
idea woman, usually his wife. sat on
a chair in full view of the audience and
disappeared. This trick also was stolen,
and De Kolta was almost heartbrOken.
A good illusion costs a lot of money.
Some magicians willing to pay high
as s. 900 for one.
II receive letters from persons every day
who say that they have invented new tricks.
OF course, l answer all Of them, and when
receive a reply learn that they are simply
the ideas with the principle reversed OF
course, they don't amount ~ anything
and are never brought out
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4 COLONY SCHEME.
Union Workmen to Be Established
on Five-Acre Tracts.
Chicago Post.

Chicago Post.
Union workers are to have an opportu-
nifty to return to the soi-soil in America.
+. z. Dwyer, a Chicago labor organizer.
has conceived this plan to raise wages in
the great industrial centers. An agricul-
tural company has been organized. Thirty
thousand acres of land near Wellman.
Miss, has been secured and ii is the pur-
pose to put 5000 Chicago unionists and their
families on five-acre tracts. each settler 10
own his small farm. According TO the pro-
motors OF the scheme five acres and COW.
with possibly pig. will support in COM
parative comfort and certainty In peace
any strong-lmbed union worker.
Property is TO be sold to union members
on the easy-payment plan. and provision
is made for the return OF the investment.
IL after trying farming they prefer the
turmoil and excitement of city life.
eff 10000 union workers buy farms in
Mississippi" said Mr. Dwyer to-day. the
men now forced to be idle can get work.
Competition for jobs will be reduced, and
the law OF supply and demand will force
wages up The fact that thousands Of idle
men can be found in Chicago at any time
is proved by the newspapers almost every
day IL doesn't make any difference how
many men strike-there are always enough
men idle but willing 10 work who are pre-
pared TO take the vacancies, even II some
risk is involved
In the country mans fixed expenses OF
city life are at once eliminated" he con-
tinued. There is no car fare 10 pay. no
milk to buy, and cabbage does not cost 8
cents a head. A simpler life is possible.
There are no demoralizing diversions TO
take money from pockets OF workinsmlen.
Husking bees in a neighbours barn and bic
mics without beer. family visiting and local
politics enliven life without being expen-
sive and degrading.
MANY things thought necessary I'm Chi.
cago are found useless on Southern farms.
There is no reason why any rational man
or woman cannot live in a good neighbour
hood upon the product Of five acres OF
good land"
The plan is form land unions OF ten
men each. One OF this number Will be
elected 10 go South and examine the prop
erty and the prospects OF farming in that
section. The land will be sold for $40 an
acre, the so required for a five-acre farm
10 be paid I'm weekly instaliments A force
Of men will be engaged TO plant fruit trees
and shrubs and build four-room houses
and. in short. prepare the property for the
exodus OF unionists- The migration Is ex-
pected 10 take place within eighteeD
J Bsa>-shS-
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He Lets the Other Fellow Worry.

1t is well known that many men in public
life worry themselves almost sick the
distribution of ''pums'' to office-seekers Sena-
tor Beveridge author OF The Russian Ad-
vance," let's the other men do the worrying,
and has method which is illustrated by this
anecdote. He receiving delegations who
were booming various Cor postmasters in
their respective towns. Finally, delegation
arrived from district where the fight for the
postmastership very hot. The senator
listened intently to the leaders remarks. and
replied:
Il am going TO decide this matter your way"
The man was delighted. YES" continued
Senator Beverage, 81 am going to submit the
case to you and let you decide it," Whereupon
he recited set of facts after another each
time getting the leaders crestfallen confirma-
ton of the statements made. Finally, having
calmly made out his case, the senator said,
Now. what is your decision?
"Oh, hang it ALL said the man. ''if you re
going to put it that way 1 suppose I'll have
to say the other fellow ought to have the Of
fee
VERY WELL" said the senator, II shall. as
I said. decide the your way" And the
delegation. all except the leader. went off
laughing.-Harper's Weekly.
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He Felt Sore.

Congressman Sheppard, of Texas, has grown
tired of hearing Republicans claim that national
prosperity may all be traced to the benefcent
influence of high protection. The other day Mr..
Sheppard felt unable to refrain from replying
to the oft-repeated declarations Of this kind.
''Why. Mr.. Speaker" he exclaimed. 1.-The next
thing 1 expect to is some Republican rising
in his place here and proposing to amend the
Old Testament. 1 expect some prophet of pros
perity will rise in his place and move to
strike the of the Deity from the first
line of the first chapter of the book Of Genesis.
that it will read: In the beginning the Re-
publican party created the heavens and the
earth kansas City Star.
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An Agricultural Scientist.

Professor Wiley. chief Of the Bureau of Chem
istry in the Agricultural Department and some
thing of a humorist, before the House agri-
cultural committee.
What is scientific agriculturist?" inquired
one of the rural members. DESTROYS OF enlighten-
ment and also of drawing the professor out.
"A scientific agrioulturst." replied Professor
Wiley sagely, lis gentleman in the employ of
the government who can make two dollars grow
on an appropriation bill where only one dollar
grew before which reply members of the COM
mittee now profess to believe explains the rea-
son for the great increase in agricultural appro-
priation bills during the last decade.-Washing-
ton Post.
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Bourke Cochran was condemning a certain
popular novel.
This novel," he said. lis poor and barren
as Elmo county land"
us Elmo county land very poor and barren?'
asked one OF Mr.. CQckrans interlocutors.
lis it?'' said he. well, | should say Ii is.
Once two strangers rode ON horseback through
Elmo county and the barrenness of the land
amazed them. Nothing but weeds and rocks
everywhere AS they passed farmhouse they
old man sitting in the garden. and they
said
Poor chap! Poor. poverty stricken old fell
low.'
THE old man overheard them and called
out in shrill voice:
Gents, haint so poor an poverty stricken
as We think. don't own none. o. this land -
New York Tribune.
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Philadelphia business man thinks he has an
exceedingly bright Office boy, and nothing pleases
him better than to tell how he acquired the
youngsters services.
short time ago he posted in his shop win
dow a notice which read as follows: boy want
ed about fourteen years. lad of that age.
with little that prepossessing in his appear
ance came into the Office and stated that he had
read the notice.
We'll, do you think you would like to have the
position. my boy?' asked the merchant, gazing
patrofizngly the rims of his spectacles at
the unabashed youth.
Yes" came the prompt answer 81 want the
job. but don't know that 1 promise to keep
it for the full fourteen years..
Then the merchant remembered that he had
left out comma his sign; but he told the
boy he might have the position. philadelphia
TeleCranh
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When Senator Blackburn goes to the capitol
these days he has old-fashoned carpet bag
of the kind in vogue twenty five thirty years
ago. Probably such another carpet bag could
be found now in Washington. 1t has the
familiar red stripes, and its capacity is great.
The senator totes the carpet bag himself
apparently guarding its contents with care. AS
the Senate prepared to go into executive session
recently. he had the ancient carpet bag on his
desk. 1t bulged with papers and documents
which he is supposed to have consulted during
the secret debate on the confirmation of Leonard
Wood a major general--Washington Post