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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30

derstand your enthusiasm, LongmOre,"
he answered. Il was that way at your
age, but iron is a plain, hard, practical
business, and this is your first com
mand, so to speak. He looked at his
watch once more. Twenty minutes to
train time. Suppose we walk back to
the Office and wait until we hear the
whistle OF course shall try to sell
but frankly, I do not expect to find
either customers or Iessees. I would be
glad to lease for a nominal sum, though
just to have somebody here, but. Of
course. no one would care to operate
the furnace at a loss"
IF I could" began LOngmore. Then
he stopped abruptly. He was going to
say if he could raise the money, but he
could not, so what was the use of think
ing about it. He added instead, IF I
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3nt and Instruction For the Young Folks

be found. but as Mary went singing on
her way to school it heard her voice
and followed her.
At the school she hid it in her desk.
till she was called to spelling class,
when the lamb sprang out and battered
after her, to the general amusement OF
scholars and teacher. A few days later
young Revision, son of a Boston riding
master, produced three verses of the
we'll known poem. How it came to be
published no one knows, for he died
soon afterward, ignorant of the popu-
larity of his lines. The lamb grew to
maturity and came to its death by the
horns of an angry COW.
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part of the ceremony. Very few of
these ancient drinking horns are left
now.
After seeing the museum Carlotta and
her father and mother went to look al
the skeers. A good natured boy whom
they knew gave Carlotta a lesson in
this famous northland sport It was
very hard work for the little American
girl however, and she soon was salts
fed to stop and watch the others. She
found that it is not always the best
dressed people who can do things the
best, for the most daring and expert
skeer among all the boys was a youth
named Olaf, whose clothing was well
Matched
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30

The following is good guessing
game for winter evenings. 1t consists
of the following questions and answers
and can be greatly varied by the use of
a little ingenuity in inventing new ques-
tons.
What flower makes you think
OF Napoleon? (Violet)
OF England? (The rose)
of Scotland? CThe thistle)
Of Japan? CThe chrysanthemum)
OF China? CThe cherry blossom.)
Of thoughts? (Pansy)
OF France? CThe lily)
OF footwear? (Lady's slippery
OF the first snow tSnowdrops.)
Of Egypt? CThe lotus.)
OF Jerusalem? CThe rose of Sharon.)
OF remembrance (Rosemary.)
OF the Alps? (EdeIweiss.)
OF Holland2 (Tulip)
OF a pantomime? CColumbine.)
OF a monastery? Monks hood.)
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could have charge here there would be
profit inside of three months"
Brayton's eyes twinkled, and an odd
look came into them. They walked on
for some minutes in silence. until they
reached the Office. and Brayton seated
himself in the only chair it contained
motiOning LOngmOre to box. He
rather liked the young fellows belief in
himself and his determination, and he
knew very well what the broken sen
tenee had started to say. If it were not
that
You'd like to take the plant yourself
if you had the money" he said alb
ruptly. How much would you require
to carry the furnace on to what you be-
lieve would be expense making2 If 1
loaned you $4,000 would it be suf1-
cient? %
Longmore was on his feet. his eyes
wide and looking grotesque in their
rims of iron black.
You don't mean this, Mr.. Brayton. -
he gasped. q have no means, no Sc
curity. not even my college expenses
paid yet. Then there's
I've seen your work. coolly. "and
am ready to loan you the money until
the first of January. Unless you bring
the output to a profit by that time,
however I viii try to sell. Do you
want it?"
'Of course, if you're willing though
There's the train whistle" interrupt
ed Brayton, rising from his chair and
starting toward the door, you may
draw on me for the money as you need
it, up to 10000. No more. And-er''-
as the train curved in sight around a
hill and slowed toward the platform,
remember our compact. There's to.be
no correspondence whatever between
you and Helen until you are fully able
to support wife. On my part, I will
show equal confidence in my daughter
and refrain from sending her to Eu-
rope. Goodby.'
Longmore watched him board the
train with conflicting emotions, then
went back to the office.
He did not tell the men of the change
until the furnace had been emptied and
the bars of crude pig iron shipped. That
ended his duties as employee, for. of
course, with himself as lessee there
would be no need, at least for the pres
ent, of cleaning up the plant for in
speetion. Henceforth, he was to be his
own master, and the thought. together
with the responsibility of the new debt
and all it entailed, made his face more
grave and determined than usual
First. he made a careful estimate Of
the coal on hand, charging it against the
promised loan. and of the amount of
ore at the mouth of the mine, estimat-
ing at the cost of bringing out, then
making a list of such other things as he
could use and which belonged to the
plant Then he wrote to Brayton, Of
fering him one-half of the profits after
he had brought the furnace to a paying
basis. in the meantime mourning all ex-
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and in a way they were beginning 10
understand that he was passing
through a crisis OF his life. One even-
ing. after an unusually hard day As
Longnore almost staggered toward his
Office. Brooks followed him, laying q
OBTAINING hand upon his shoulder.
Look here. Mr.. Longmore." he said
anxiously, you just leave that once
alone tonight an go into your room to
bed. You're runnin' yourself out. An
an" hesitating a little, ''if you don't
mind. me an the men have been talkin'
about you some lately. We've been
worlSin' pretty stfddy an amt a bit
hard up now. so II it'll be any-any
easier you might let our pay lie over
month or two. We don't mind. an -
Longmore swung round and grasped
his hand.
THANK you for this. Mr.. Brooks" he
exclaimed. his eyes moistening. you
don't know how I appreciate It just
now. Tell the men so. But I shall not
take advantage of your friendship It
has been something of strain with me
lately. I don't mind admitting that, but
another day or two viii decide the mat
ter one way or the other. I was up all
last night. working and thinking, and
am going 10 make one last trial. a
holder one. I sent my last $50 away
this morning, and the things Will be
here on the train tomorrow morning.
The next day will decide whether ws
keep on or Close and whether But
good night. Be on hand at daybreak.
I shall work in the office tonight. but
after this will sleep"
The next morning he was on the lit
tie platform when the train came and
took his package straight to the Office.
Soon after he went to the mouth Of the
furnace. where the men were throwing
! in ore the package under his arm. All
day he worked there with them, fever
ishly, but the next day when he went
/ below to watch the result, when the
molten iron was released. he was
/ calm
But as he watched, a strange light
began to glow in his eyes. AS soon as
the bars were sufficiently cool he took
several Of them to the station plat
form addressing them to Mr.. Brayton.
/ Then he went te the Office and wrote
a long letter. and it lacked but two days
of the years end.
/ The 1st of January the letter was
answered by Brayton in person. His
face seemed unusually excited as he
swung to the platform, even before the
train stopped.
Are those bars fair samples?' he de-
manded.
Yes, sir"
'WeI, well, well. I'd never have be-
lieved it-never in this world. They're
the finest I ever saw and mean a for
tune. But I can't accept your PROPOSE
ton, Longmore. to take over the plant
with you again as foreman. No, no
Wen run it half and half, my capital
against your discovery and services
And Wen increase the capacity and the
| working force to 500 men. You'll want
a superintendent now, Longmore. and
foremen for the different Departments
t You'd better hire them at once
They're already at hand, sir; mem or
whom 1 can depend. ana who WIN make
our interests their own
Good That's the kind we want
Now lets go to the Office and eonsldel
plans for the increase. Why explosive
, ly. its fortune and the most unbe-
lievabIe thing I ever heard of. Then
: We'll run up home and see Helen
She'll be glad, and-er-I won't say
another word"
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He went on toward the office, without
again looking toward them. The men
hesitated a moment then three of
them followed him. The rest returned
to the mine. After that there was little
trouble with them so long as they We're
not left by themselves. Evidently they
had thought to overawe the young
foreman in his untried position as en-
ployer.
The next few days he passed for the
most part at the mouth of the furnace.
helping and overlooking the ore as it
was poured in. but in spite of his care
and watchfulness the result was not
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they are able to do as much work as
can myself
Several Of the more energetic men
We're talking among themselves. Long
more'ss eyes swept over them and over
the rest of the group. singing out face
here and there that he thought looked
promising. Presently he went among
them. with a few earnest, persuasive
words here and there, and in the end
he hired fifty men who promised to
work as he desired.
Monday morning he and two of the
men descended into the furnace to make
some changes. When they came out
Longmore went to the mine to see how
the work OF getting out ore was pro-
crossing. He wished to make special
selection Of ore for the next days
charge of the furnace and hoped that
it would carry some of his theories to
ward the practical results he was striv-
ing for.
AS he approached the mouth of the
mine he listened for the sounds of work.
but could only hear the regular strokes
of single pick. Then. as he turned a
spur, he saw the reason. Three of the
men We're lying on the ground in front
of the opening. apparently asleep: two
We're tossing pebbles at each other. and
the rest We're lying about ia various at
titudes Of Iistless ease. Nor did they
seem in the least disturbed at his ap-
proach.
Got the furnace job done?' asked a
stalwart young fellow, as he rose
yawning.
Yes. why are you not at work?'
Got tired an thought we'd rest a
! spell. Sides. one Of the men lowed
there want much show for our get
/ tin paid, an that We had only what
ye'd earned as boss. I s'pose it's all
right. though" lazily. FAN if ye say It's
Well start in ag'in after we lie a SPELL
YES" quietly, "the money part Is all
right. Who is that working in the
mine2"
Billy Brooks" contemptuously.
THAT manll wear out an drop down
dead fore he knows. an nobodyH be
to blame 'cept himself an, mebbe, the
man who drives him on to such work.
The fellows a crank an don't know
any more'n to do jest what he's told,
an -
But Longmore had passed on.
Ten minutes later he came back. The
men We're stretching themselves pre-
paratory to resuming work.
Nov you can come to the Office and
get your pay" he said briskly. There
will be less than half a day coming to
! you, for Brooks says you rested two
hours or more this forenoon and that
you have been here about two hours
now. shall pay you for just the time
you work.
"Oh, we don't want any pay yet if it's
| all right" answered the young man
sullenly. But it's been three-quarters
of a day. Folks have to rest, an if Billy
! Brooks don't look out heIF'-
! "StOp right there" requested Long
more, with a sudden ring in his voice
Mr.. Brooks will be your foreman after
this, in my absence, and will keep an
exact account of the time you work"
Foreman angrily. Billy Brooksi'
Why, he don't know any more about
mimi than 1 do. I'd make a better
foreman any day"
Perhaps, but Mr.. Brooks seems tc
have been the only man faithful to my
interests so far, and he will be my fore
man, with an advance in wages. Now
you may come and get your money, OF
you can go back to work. just as you
choose"
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these people were naturally shiftless
and only inclined to work when neces-
sity forced them.
''Well2'' he said.
ITS pretty long, hours complained
one of the men. IF yen let US have an
hour for breakfast am supper, an an
hour an a half for dinner now From
daylight to dark is long enough for
restfn' spells"
YES, you're right. It's pretty hard
work-too hard for you" said Longmore
decidedly. Are there any others here
who don't think it too hard, who feel
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come down from the
city that morning and was going back
by the afternoon train. He took out his
watch.
~Longmore.~ he called. mr.. Long
more!"
A strongly built young man emerged
from the grimy interior Brayton look
ed at him speculatvely.
You viii have this lot out by
o'clock, Longmore, I think you said?"
he INTERCEPTED.
Eyes, sir
We'll you may draw the fires then
and have the men begin clearing UP. L
shall not be down again"
I'm spite of it's mask of iron black,
Longmores face expressed incredulOus
surprise.
You don't mean close the furnace.
sir?"
81 mean just that" calmly. Il have
been experimenting two years and los
ing money right along. The ore is too
poor I'm quality for profitable working.
] shall be sorry to lose your services,
but all my other furnaces are fully sup
piled with managers and foremen. Of
course thoughtfully, eff you should
care to commence again as an ordinary
workman, we might
IL do not wish to leave here broke
in Longmore fmpetuously. land if you'll
excuse me, I think you are making a
big mistake i'm closing the furnace 1t
viii pay well, in time. My expert
ments''-
yes, things have improved since you
took charge" interrupted Brayton, but
you have not been able to eliminate the
loss" He took a letter from his pocket.
which ne unfOlded and passed to Long
more. 1t read:
r. H. Brayton:
Dear Strive shall have to make a
heavy reduction in price allowed for your
Brand Furnace output. Though better
than previous shipment. it is still very
poor and much inferior to what we are
getting elsewhere or even from your
other furnaces. Thus far we have been
able to use it i'm limited quantities in GER
tain kinds of work, but new processes are
being introduced into many furnaces
which improve the quality of the output,
and CT course we must use the best pro-
durable I'm order to meet competition.
We are sorry. but as friends we would
advise the closing of Brand S furnace
your agents are mistaken about the
quality of our ore LOngmore said
firmly as he passed the letter back
I'VE have a published record here of the
output of other furnaces, and twelve
yes, six-months ago the average quail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30

If you want your canary TO sing soft
" and sweetly be careful not to place
the cage in too strong a light, as this
makes it hop about too much, and the
notes grow loud and shrilL
Irrespective of lights, some birds viii
sing better in one part of a room than
another. but whatever you do be sure
never to put your canary's cage in a
draft or the little songster viii soon
take cold.
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showed Carlotta an ancient drinking
horn. of the kiEd from which on New
Years day the Morse folk used to
drink one another's health a thousand
years ago. In those times a creature
much like the bison. which we in
America call the buffalo. used to roam
wild through the countries Of Europe.
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ity was no better than Brands. You
must remember that I have had charge
only three months and that I had all
the real practical work to demonstrate
from my theoretical knowledge. In six
months we can have Brands furnace
yielding as good quality as the average.
If you win let me have six months-or
even three-I feel sure that 1 can
prove to you that I am right"
Brayton shook his head. Il can I'M
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
A NEW YEAR THOUGHT.

Out in the highways. wherever we go.
Seed we must gather. and seed we must
SOW.
Even the tiniest seed has a power,
Be it a thistle or be it a flower.
Gathering seed, we must scatter as well;
God will watch over the place where it
fell.
Only the gain of the harvest is ours.
Shall we plant thistles or shall we plant
flowers2
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aTary.s real Little Lamb.

Mary, who had little lamb," was a
Massachusetts girl, and her particu-
lar lamb was one of twins. thrust out
of the pen by its unnatural mother
Mary took it home. and it became a
family pet. one day it could nowhere
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Mamma-You naughty boyl what
do you mean by saying, Don't bother
me now" when asked you how you
got your clothes soiled2
Tommy-Thats what you always say
when l ask you something you don't
know how to answer.
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Freddie-Mother, what Is the baby's
name?
AfotheT-The baby hasn't any name.
Freddie Then how did he know he
belonged here2
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An amusing trick is to make a siphon
water and place shrimp, which has
been soaked in water, on the edge of
the glass. as shown in the ilIustrat ton.
The body of the shrimp win then act
as a siphon, and the contents of the
vessel viii continue to drip from the
feeIers of the crustacean until the level
of the liquid is lowered to the end OF the
tail.
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The name aurachs has been given by
modern naturalists to this bison, which
was long since quite exterminated in
Scandinavia. People slaughtered it for
its flesh and skin. It's horns they made
drinking cups of. The ancient Morse
folk had New Years day thousands
of years ago. and always on that day
drinkIng from the aurochs. horn was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30
Entertainment
An American Cirl'C
New Years Day In Norway
By AIDE RIA PLAT7

= S A: !: . . 81: :: :.
big brother and sister were at college
in America. and it would never do for
their studies to be interrupted by a trip
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70 Norway. Carlotta was the youngest
child. only eight years old, and Carlot-
ta's mother herself would not 90 to the
cold land of the north unless her baby
went with her. Carlotta's father felt
much the same way. though he did not
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RAYTON, owner, step
ped from the dingy
little room at the end
of the long black
building, dubbed Office,
and walked briskly to
the door of the foun-
dry division. He had
1880 1ov-7, from the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-10-11
Thresher Lien Was Good.

In a case tried IN Griggs county in
voiving the priority OF the threshecs
lien, Judge Burke holds that the
threshers lien dates from the time
that the threshing commenced. Tie
case came up on account OF grain be-
ing sold to an elevator before the
thresher had hled a Hen. The defend-
the ground that they had bought the
ants refused to pay the bill, and the
elevator company was sued and also
refused to pay for the threshing, On
grain and shipped it before the lien
was fled. Judge Burke's decision is
common sense, If not technical law.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-10-11
7 SCRAPS.

4 The local Monte Carlo IS said to be
doing rushing business. s%T. 4.
That was a nice plug hat Austin,
Logan wore this morning.
I'd Morgan, the Mckenzie distrib-
utor Of conversation water, failed to
get bonds and is still in Welch,s coy
corner, .f :5.,s,
a. =. Welsh promises to make good
on that oat story Of his by bringing a
sample from Steele.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-10-11
u. s. Grand jury.


The federal grand jury win prob
any HakeiA hnal rtsg,o and ~ aiis.
charged this evening. The witnesses
from Minot in the investigation Of the
charges against ]. Al. Erickson have aai
been examined ana IT HI beiieyed that
the jury Is now celebrating on the
Indictment. ;i ga
Erickson arrived in. the city Satur-
day evening. His attorney, b. G.
Greenleaf of Mihot. has been ID the
city since the session OF the grand
Jury commenced and has been daily
visitor at the federal building.
Tomorrow the criminal cases will be
moved for trial. While 1t has not
been definitely decided upon as yet, 1t
IL believed the Plante case will be
taken up first. Plante was formally
arraigned before Judge Amidon this
morning on an indfstment charging
him with selling beverage containing
alcohol to Indians. He pleaded guilty.
N w. H. Barnett, attorney for E. Sven
by, who is charged with devising a
scheme to defraud and using the
United ssates mail in carrying the
same into effect, Hls6 d demurrer to
the Indictment this morning and there
Ii Al question as to whether or not this
case will be tried at the present term
OF court.
\ ssenby IL a ahifIefrhant vi Nome. he
was arrested last winter on complaint
Oh Az Hanson, at one time his partner.
Az. the preliminary hearing before
United States Commissioners Mont
gomery, the case against svenby was
dismissed hut later an Indictment was
returned by the grand Jury. n
When the partnership between Sven
by and Hanson was dissolved, it was
believed that everything had been sat
isfactorily arranged but some time
later Hanson threatened to bring suit
against his former partner unless a
certain sum Of money alleged to be
due was paid. It is charged that
svenby wrote a letter In which he
stated that If suit was commenced
he would expose Hanson's method Of
giving customers short weight. The
Indictment against Svenby is based on
the letter which he is alleged to have
written Fargo Forum. s5
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-10-11

Vt the Baby Is Curling Teeth.
Be sure and use that old and we'll
tried remedy, Mrs. winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup, for children teething It
soothes the child, softens the gums.
aliays all pain, cures wind collie and in
the BEST remedy for diarrhoea. Twen-
ty-five cents bottle.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-10-11

first killing frost Of the fall closed up
the seasons work of vegetables dur
ing the night. AS IL to make amends
for the lateness Of its arrival the frost
did a thorough job AMI about every
thing in the gardens bowed to the
first breath Of winter. III marked CON
trast with yesterday today Ii one Of
those perfect fall days which have
made North Dakota famous and the
usual stretch Of delightful Indian
summer, may be looked forward to.
Who stole Dem Chickens An ex-
change tells how TO keep eggs, Z but
this lis Of minor importance to some
people who would like to know how 10
keep their chickens. Several parties
In Bismarck have been feeding up
some fine broilers with the view 81
feasts Id the early winter, but evident
ly some, one believes in taking time
chickens tosbe more explicit by the
forelock and having the feasts at once,
and the birds disappear daily, and
always in pairs. This mysterious
phenomena can no longer be tolerated,
say the unfortunates, and hair trigger
guns have been set in the hope Of
fixing the thief, be he man or beast.
h h 80. 60 ..5.
.. F. SHEA Here Hon. James n
Shea of Wahpeton, who is soon to be
the next q. S. marshal, was In the
city q short time yesterday and was
warmly greeted BY his many friends
here. He expects to receive the APP
pointment about December lst, but
may not assume his official duties nm
TIL some time later owing TO press Of
private business. Probably. no selec-
tion fo- this Office could have been