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The state herald., 1904-10-28
PAID DEARLY FOR CAUTION.
Woman's pistaste for Publicity Cost
Purse and HANDBAG.

For years Mrs. Storey's life had
been haunted by the fear that some
day she might be called upon To serve
as n witness in court. Her grand.
mother was witness once. and when
Mrs. Storey was little girl she used
to hear all about II. Grandma. II ap-
pears. had been so scared she couldn't
tell the Judge her own name.
And" said Mrs. Storey to her hus,
band, "if there is anything more dis.
graceful than TO he unable TO tell
your own name. I'd like to know what
II Is"
In order to reduce the possibilities
oi such n calamity to minimum.
Mrs. Storey would walk on with deaf,
cnod ears and ayorted head whenever
she happened TO be near "A FIRE. fight
or the scene of an accident. Only tho
other day she had occasion to shut
her eyes and ears to the seething
world about her. She was waiting in
the Grand Central station for Mr..
Storey who had gone around TO the
baggage room TO check n trunk.
Presently she became aware that
something exciting was happening
close beside her. Hastily she shut
her eyes and stuck her iingcrs Into
her ears, but before these protective
measures could be accomplished she
learned that female thief had
matched q handbag which sho had
found lying on the floor and was bo
lng pursued by TN excited crowd. Not
being entirely devoid of the curiosity
OF her sex, Mrs. Storey would have
liked TO know more. bu, tho old fear
OF being detained as witness held
her inert unit her husbands return.
Then rhc venturcd 10 nHk n they had
caught the thief
Yes" said Mr.. Storey. but they
couldn't do anything with her. Ey.
belong to her. but as nobody appeared
10 claim II the policeman had 10 10,
hor GO"
Al that Mrs Storey opened her
eyes. II am 20 glad" abe nald, "thnt
Il n all over, ! am ready TO 20 now.
nut-oh. dear me. whero aro my purse
and handbag1 I had thom hero
mumcn, ago' They must have
druppcd-oh, I wondcr-"
"fos." nsld Mr. Storey. hcarticraiy.
tho stolen bag undoubtedly whl
your Now York Prem.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

And yet we must admit that same
all-wlse Creator has placed 1t in the
power of man to stand upright. clothed
in the armor of clean-cut steady
mind, and say unto himself, 81 decline
to exchange my birthright for a mess
Of pottage.
81 will not deaden my senses, weak
en- my grip on affairs and keep my
self cheap, common and behind in for
tune and fame by drugging with whis-
KY tobacco or coffee. Life is too
short. II is hard enough to win the
good things without any sort Of handi-
cap, SO a man is certainly fool trad
err when he trades strength. health,
money and the good things that come
with power for the half.asleep condi-
tion of the 'drugger' with the certainty
of sickness and disease ahead"
1t Is a matter each individual must
decide for himself. He can be lead
or and semi-god If he will, or he can
go along through life drugged clown,
a cheap "hewer of wood or carrier Of
water"
Certain It is that while the Great
Father of us all does not seem to
mind" IL some Of his children are
foolish and stupid, he seems to select
others (perhaps those he intends for
some special work. and allows them
to be threshed and castigated most
fearfully by these Jewelers."
II a man tries flirting with these lev
elers while, and gets few slaps as
a hint, he had better take the hint. or
good solid blow will follow.
When man tries to live upright,
clean. thrifty. sober and undrugged.
manifesting as near as he knows what
the Creator intends he should, happi-
ness. health and peace seem to come
to him. Does it pay?
This article was written to set peo-
ple thinking, to rouse the God with
in," for every highly-organized man
and woman has times when they feel
a something calling from within for
them to press to the front and "be
about the Fathers business" Don't
mistake it; the spark of the Infinite
is there, and 1t pays in every way
health. happiness, peace and even
worldly prosperity-to break Off the
habits and strip clean for the work
cut out for us.
1t has been the business Of the writ
er to provide practical and easy way
for people to break away from tho
coffee habit and be assured of a re:
turn to health and all of the good
things that brings, provided the abuse
has not gone too far. and even then
the cases where the body has been re-
built on basis of strength and health
run into the thousands.
1t is an easy and comfortable step
TO stop coffee instantly by having we'll
made Postum Food Coffee served rich
and hot with good cream. for the color
and flavor is there, but none OF the
caffeine or other nerve-destroying ele-
ments of ordinary coffee.
On the contrary, the most powerful
rebuilding elements furnished by Ma.
ture are in Postum and they quickly
set about repairing the damage. Sell
dom is It more than two days after
the change is made before the old
stomach or bowel troubles or com.
plants OF kidneys. heart. head or
nerves show unmistakable evidence
of getting better and ten days time
changes things wonderfully.
Literally millions of brain-workinI
Americans to-day use Postum. having
found the value and common sense in
the change.
C. w. POST.
The state herald., 1904-10-28
Asains, oleomsrusrIne.

Washington. oct. 20. - Justice
Brewer Of the Supreme Court ycster.
day announced the decision OF the
oourt In the oleomnrgarino ease Of An.
gust Gin, Of Chicago. Affirming the
decision OF the United States District
Court, b. which cliff was convicted Of
violating that portion Of the olcomar.
gnrlnc law liking tax Of 10 cents per
pound on olcOmargarlnc artlnoially
c0lorcd.
In this instance palm oil was used
for the purpose OF colorlnK the sub.
stance aud The lower court declared
that the palm oil was put IN Tor no
other purpose than to produce n yol.
low color.
The state herald., 1904-10-28
AN ACT
AN ACT
TO SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE STATE or

AN ACT
TO SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE STATE or
COLORADO AN AMENDMENT TO
SECTION OF ARTICLE X OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF COLORADO
He II Enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Colorado,
Section 1. There shall be submitted
to the qualified electors of the state OF
Colorado. at the next general election
for their approval or rejection, the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution
OF the State OF Colorado; which. when
rsted BY syIa ms'Srify of those TStpG
Constitution, namely: Section of Ar
ticle X of the Constitution of the State
of Colorado shall be amended so as to
Sec 3 All taxes shall be uniform
upon the same class of subjects within
the territorial limits, Of the authority
levying the tax, and shall be levied
and collected under general laws,
which shall prescribe such regulations
as shall secure Just valuation for
sona qf Tha qsa pe
head OF family to the value Of 5000
canals. and fumes owned and used by
individuals or corporations. for irri.
eating land owned by such individual
or corporations. or the individuals
members thereof, shall no. he separate;
ly taxed so long as they shall be owned
and exclusively for such purposes
Sec. 2. Each elcctor voting Mt said
election and desirous OF voting for or
against said amendment shall deposit
In the ballot box his ticket, on which
shall he printed the words. For the
5000 of personal property from taxa
ton" and Against the amendment
concerning exemption of 5000 OF per.
sonal property from taxation and
shall indicate his or her choice by
placing cross opposite one or the 9TH
or OF said groups OF words.
Sec. s. The votes cast for the ndop-
tion or rejection of said amendment
shall be canvassed and the result de-
termined by the laws OF the state for
tho canvass OF votes for representa-
tves In Congress.
Approved. April 8. 1908.
In testimony whereof ! have here
unto set my hand and affixed the great
seal of the State Of Colorado, Mt the
CITY of Denver this 2lst day OF Sep
tember, A. D. 1904,
JAMES CowIE.
(Seal) Secretary OF State.
The state herald., 1904-10-28
Popes Rarely Preach sermnns.

Preaching Is greatly favored by the
new pope. and his sermons In st.
Marks have been notable feature
Of his work In Venice. But as su.
preme poatlr Plus Y. is traditIonally
debarred from occupying the pulpit.
In the last four centuries only one
sermon has been preached by pope.
and then merely as stop.gap. II
was Plus lX. who thus dencd prece.
dent. On Jan, 10. 1877. Padre Ventura.
an eloquest friar. was to preach at tho
Church OF Santa Andrea, where n
large congregation assembled. But
the preacher did not appear, and tho
people were about 20 go away dis.
appointed when the bolfry bell rang
out and the pope entered the church.
TO the amaIement Of all he proceeded
to the pulpit and delivered a sermon
was was pronounced "A simple, plain.
good discourse In more than 300
years this is tho only papel sermon.
The state herald., 1904-10-28
An Ek.itlnn rnnln

The Rev, Charles II Sheldon of To,
pskn Is burdonod with . huge CORES
pondencc. The readers Of his yorka
write 90 him for his Views upon tho
most diverse subjects. Nc. sheldon
In n conscientious man, aud few uf
his interroga'ors md their letters IN.
nnsworci. Sometimes. indeed, thoy
got replies that tako n humorous or
An oplgrammntic form.
A young woman of Buffalo, writing
In behalf of Bunnlo debating club.
asked Mr.. Sheldon recently for hii
opinion Of platonic love. The clofrY.
mans answer was
"Platonlc love H. like all ether ton
les. very exciting"
Many man goes broke because Of
tho winning ways OF women anF
gamblers,
a glh doesn't necessarily object te
a young mans mustache because she
tots her face against Il.
Many a man who imaglnes be- roulf
run tho earth cant even manage 4
small garden successfully
When woman hasn't anything nls,
To do she rips up something useful an,
makes something ornamental
The state herald., 1904-10-28
Limited sunday opsnInn.

Portland. Ore, Oct, est has been
decided that during the LowlH and
Clark Exposition the grounds will be
kept open Sunday afternoons, but that
the buildings. without exception. shall
remain closed The fair will be kept
open. however. under such restrictions
ns seem entirely In keeping with the
che Arter OF the day. The gates will
not be opened until noon, and ali build,
lnEs except the Fine Arts and others
of It's class will remain closed. Relig
lots ncryicca will be conducted IN tho
afternoons IN the auditorium.
The state herald., 1904-10-28
Constitutional Amendment

Notice IL hereby given that NJ the
General Election 10 bs held on th.
eighth day Of November, A, y. 1900
Tiers will be submitted 10 the duaiinsh
slsotors ~ the State Of Colorado the
question Of amending the Constitution
Of said state.
The authority for submitting such
question IL found In Senate lliii No $40
which IL. In words and figures. follow
Ing, yiri
~ n No. 40. ey Bon,tof Ncouir,1
The state herald., 1904-10-28

Tho statement that 100 Chicago
teachers are suffering from oycrstudy
IL respectfully referred for coRitation
to that western university professor
who said the other day that school
teachers ought not to have such lons
vacations.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

James A. Garland. millionaire. Of
New York. who has Just remarked
Ia divorced wife. tried George Mere.
dl,h's scheme. but found II didn't
work. lie discovered he couldn't get
hny substitute for the woman he
loved
The state herald., 1904-10-28

It IN asserted that civilization az II
advances woakons mans sense of
ncii. but. perhaps. on tho whole, poo'
fla who live In conEested districts
ought 10 bo thankful for this Taken
by and large nature generally knowH
rr business pretty well.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

President Eliot CT Harvard says the
true gentleman will be deferential 20
age. beauty and all worthy things. He
probably classes the homely girls as
one OF the worthy things.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

The man who writes 10 New York
paper declaring that housowork is all
the exercise that women need to make
them beautiful. strong and healthy
simply signs his letter Crank"
The state herald., 1904-10-28

Queer that Rudyard Klpling should
write q letter 10 the Paris Figaro IN
which he speaks Of an England which
b.. describes aa spoil, by too much
ease and which sleeps aud. becausc II
rnorea aloud. lnnsinas that /, thinks
why didn't he msls poem Of ~
The state herald., 1904-10-28

France II about TO have another
crisia. Nobody seems To know what
Il Is going TO be. but II is bound to
come. Tho people have ntood the
present calm about as long as pos.
sible.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

II IL sad fact that thousands OF
substnntial American citizens nro
loss int.rert.d In the announcement
that Mr.. Joirri.s Is goiu,, on the stage
than in tho news that Mf. ,orIri.s is
yoinr on.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

Note-The following article has
been widely published and is one of
the most remarkable illustrations Of
the value OF careful marshalling and
analysis of facts in presenting a sub
iect to the public.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

aareonl has been held up by n
policeman for violating the speed law
In running his automobile. and was
unable 10 pull any wires to save him
self from going TO the station
The state herald., 1904-10-28

Evidently the Cleveland Judge who
holds that man with nagging wife
has n right to get drunk is OF that
school OF philosophers who believe
that what is is right.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

1t Is more hopeful and not more
hazardous enterprise for the duke OF
Orleans to try TO reach the north pole
than to attempt to set up the throne
of his fathers.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

A heretofore esteemed contcmpor
AIRY makes n great display OF the an.
nounccment that chauncey Depew
has cracked new joke. Nothing
could be bascr or cfuelor than this,
The state herald., 1904-10-28

Signs OF the times: When she is
carrying the package they are mar
ried. when he is carrying one she is
thinking about getting a divorce.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

There is n race horse that has been
the Togo 5.ccnt cigar appears the ad
miral may retire. knowing that he has
reached the limit OF earthly glory.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

Poverty. according to ]. G. Phelps
Stokes of college settlement expert
once In New York, will one day cease
to exist. So also in that day will
riches
The state herald., 1904-10-28

The Hague conference might take
note of the fact that $4,000 accidents,
fatal and otherwise, occurred on rail
roads in this country last year.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

Up in Vermont the rattlesnakes are
milking the cows. Either that or the
Chefoo liar has established branch
office there.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

John l.. Sullivan has again signed
the pledge. John l.. could save great
deal of valuable time by using rub
Der stamp in his business.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

A contemporary philosopher OBJ
serves that you cant make your way
in this world by kicking. Perhaps he
never saw a football game.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

Look out for bioscope pictures of
vesuvius in action pretty soon now.
No doubt dozens of men in this coun.
try are already busy on them.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

1t is some indication of New York's
enormous thirst that she contem-
plates the expenditure of s90,u00,0o0
for new water supply.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

The st. Petersburg Novosti declares
that international law is a polite
myth. Um-m-m. well. let's be glad it's
polite, anyhow.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

Tho death of Lafcadio Hearn is n
distinct loss to literature. His talent
was exceptional-perhaps 1t is not too
much to say unique.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

A man who will put iron in a cork
life preserver would soap the horn at
a camp meeting.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

Third Secretary Gurney now per-
ceives that his idea of his own i'm
portance was an overestimate.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

It's cinch that the corset manufac
turers will put on straight front
when 1t comes to question of their
staying qualities.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

Russia is now counting her chick
ems that were lost in the Tibetan
coup.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

Another Mullah is reported to be
loose in Somaliland. But don't be
deceived. Insist on having the origi'
nal Mad.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

Phlladelphia's fad is the cocktail on
wheels. The cocktail on skates
would accord better with eternal iit-
ness.
The state herald., 1904-10-28

Many a man who imhglnes be coult
run tho earth cant even manage /
small garden successfully.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
CHAPTER III.

A LESSON EASILY LEARNED
Two weeks after 1 parted from the
Oranoffs at Yokohama my little steam
er brought me to Isl, the seaport of
Quelparte.
l was rescued from the coolie-in-
tested wharves by a gruff old Captain
Dejneff, who came down from the capi-
tai with Miss Oranoff to meet me. Soon
we were off for Keinning, twenty miles
inland.
A clear sweet day of the matchless
month OF November lay upon the Land
Of Morning Calm. Such is the native
name, preserved by courtesy, of land
which has known only centuries of op-
preston by China or Japan since long
before the birth of Christ. But the
mornings have remained true to the
name-in inverse ratio to- historys de-
fiance of it. The battle ground of the
nations each side of it. the wanton
spoil of conquerors from all sides. Quel-
parte has been the dark and bloody
ground" of Asia, and nowhere has the
fate and doom of a nation so plainly
affected it's people. The. Quelpartiens,
great, stalwart men, each a king in
stature and mien, are weak, resistless,
hopeless; yet, withal, soberly happy
race which loves the helpless land as
though plying it for having no
stancher friends
Dulcine was jubilant with the en-
thusiasm of a newcomer to these old
plains and hills. The strange, white
dress of the natives. the multicolored
clothing of the children, the long. ten
der vistas across the paddy-fields, the
dim blue of the distant mountains, ap-
pealed with freshening charm to her
happy eyes. The contrasts. which in
Quelparte must attract all visitors, fas
cinated her.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

little nettled at myself, lay gaz-
ing upon that blood-red map, and soon
the color made me think of war, and i
found myself talking again to that 81
lent man.
You cannot fear war with Japan,
Colonel Oranoff?"
Peace is surer," he answered quietly.
Then looking at the map he continued
I'VE have gained much more by peace
than by war-more than Caesar or
Alexander or Napoleon ever gained in
war" and the tired voice seemed to
strengthen on the boast.
peace hath its victories l quoted
with solemn triteness.
But they cost too" interrupted
Oranoff, cost more than those of war;
our wars cost the Gar the lives of
thousands Of his lowliest-peace the
lives of hundreds of his best; war takes
muscle-peace. brains. Does the Car
gain or lose?"
He gains the dream" I suggested,
and the tired man sighed Amen"
The nights conference ended with the
story of Menin. had risen to take my
leave when Oranoff drew me to the ta-
BILE and displayed photograph of him.
self he had taken thoughtfully from the
recesses of cabinet drawer.
You spoke of failure" he said, and
then tossed this picture angrily on the
table,.
"A good likeness observed; the
poise of body and head, the coat and
hat, the black imperial, were all life
like.
An oath burst from the white lips
Startled, looked more intently, and
Oranoff's pencil pointed to the should
ers; / saw that one was lower than the
other.
1.-The hell hound can't help that" he
whispered fiercely.
'"Then it is an impostor" cried.
MY only failure said Oranoff slow
ly. was due to this dare-devil's cum
ming. / happened to cross Lis plans in
Bangkok and he played hell with me in
Herat. Look at him sharply, Martyr
and swear you will know me when
carry my shoulders like that"
You fear him still?"
"Aye--and you would, too, could you
know him."
l looked intently at the picture as
Oranoff held it out to me as he might
have held out to bloodhound the gar
ments of an escaped prisoner before
starting it on the trail. Presently
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
CHAPTER L.
SEALED ORDERS.

stared over the railing upon the
changing face Of the sea; the long
sweep Of the hungry billows. the blue
black troughs between them, the de-
ceptive. curling crests plunging one af-
ter another like laundering columns OF
plumed cavalry driven at the freak Of
the winds, matched perfectly the inco-
herent turmoil of my thoughts
Miss Oranef's chair was close to
mine, but a great gulf separated us.
such as will come sometimes between
friends when mutual explanations are
long overdue; and the silence of that
gulf lay heavy upon US after my first
words Of hot resentment, which made a
pale girl paler still and an angry man
not less angry.
What Dulcine Oranoff and ] had been
70 each other matters little TO the re-
cord OF what we became; but it mat
tered very much 10 me that she mad
left Washington without one hint or
word of farewell. as though / were no
more 10 her than a legation lackey. I
had at least been more than that.
And now, while pacing the deck be-
fore reading the strange letter my
father had bade me not TO open until L
was on the sea, I found her. to whom 1
half feared it related. smothered in
rugs in a steamer-chair near the cap
tain's cabin-a passenger on my own
good ship Gaelic TO China.
L would not speak, and she. IL seemed,
could not. and as we sat like pouting
children in dogged silence my thick
thoughts stumbled on from one impos-
sible explanation to another more i'm
possible, and ii was not until ]
thought again Of my fathers strange
letter that ] saw any light One mys-
terry sometimes unravels another, as
one poison is an antidote TO another.
and il occurred TO me that that letter
might explain this other mystery,
which was so like slow poison to me.
But as rose 10 go I found a gentle
man behind us. and Dulcine sat up
quickly at sight of him.
Father" she said slowly, may /
present Mr.. Robert Martyn?" Then, in
a moment she continued. not without a
catch in the words which belied their
formality: Robert. my father-Colonel
Oranoff." The swift glance, the low
tone. the halting words. coupled with
my knowledge that the name Oranoff
was not on the steamers passenger
list, made it plain that the two were
travelling incognito.
Colonel Ivan Oranoff had married a
Washington lady and maintained a
home in Washington, though he was
detailed abroad almost constantly in
the Russian diplomatic service. His
name was well known in many lands,
and the man was said to be known
even where his name was not
The commonplaces Of introduction
were quickly over and Miss Oranoff
hastened my departure by lightly scor-
ing me for not having read my steamer
letters.
Not one word about steamer letters
had passed between us
Read those from home first" she
called after me, despite a quick, low
word from her father. The command,
with its distinct challenge, made me
surer than before Of the secret within
a secret which that one envelope would
explain.