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but saw Edith give her a meaning
glance as she went out.
drew n letter from my pocket and
handed II 10 my wife. George Burton
In coming over from Chicago tomor-
row." I said. He says he viii be here
on business for n week. ! have wired
him 10 put up with us while he's here.
Do you mind:''
Mind. OF all the condolences? Why.
Frank. I'm delighted"
"why?' I said formally.
why Wasn't he your best man and
isn't he the best fellow In the world
after you. darling?"
Polite OF you TO place Kim after me-"
said frlgidly. AS a matter or fact he
is a Degenerate bachelor"
Never mind. II he loves some good
woman she'll make n good man Of him.
Rumor wagged her tongue a little
about you. IL my memory serves me.
II called you n gay bachelor. and see
how tame you are" And Edith went
TO the telephone and I heard her call
up Nellie Glider. Then she carefully
smoke" she said.
The next evening George Burton ap-
peared. My wife greeted him In a most
friendly manner. After dinner he and
1 talked long about times old and new
and At the conclusion OF the sitting we
shook hands.
Burton's business. Il developed. re-
CURED very little time. He went down.
town with me every morning. but spent
the rest 90 the day lunching, driving
and at scas and matinees with my wife
aud Nellie Glider. Dinner found him
In excellent spirits, which were shared
by my wife. Perhaps l WIS a bit
testy.
Aren't you quite well. dear?" my
wife asked.
Perfectly. but the rigors OF n busl-
ness life drive out frivolity." answered
looking severely from Burton TO my
wife. He eyed his plate. An angry
blush painted her cheek.
They asked me TO go with them TO
the opera. Nellie Glider Is going"
they explained.
write some business letters" and
bowed stifiy and went into the library.
The frou-frou OF sllken skirts
stopped nj my door little later. Edith
tapped lightly. There was no answer.
I heard her voice pitched In an anxious
key. Georges soothing baritone an
swered. After n little colloquy tho
door closed and I heard the carriage
rolling away
The next evening teiephoned that
business had detained me downtown.
1 would not be home To- dinner.
when shall expect you. dear?"
Edith asked.
II have no idea"
Are you going TO have n conference
with some business mem" could hear
my wife bravely steadying her voice.
Perhaps: l don't know. Some one
Is waiting for me. Goodby."
''Au revoir." The ghost OF n voice
had strange minEling OF pride aud
tenderness. but the receiver was
| promptly hung up.
Although James Caldwell. John Bar
| rington and I sat late at the Waldorf
Astoria. making plans for the new
: combine. Filth was waiting for ma
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-06
omNIPREsENT AMERICAN.

The recent death OF Mrs. Mary \.
Livermorc recalls her story that when
travelling I'm Europe many years age
her party were having much trouble
In having some OF their needs made
known 20 the hotel man. After tryiug
two or three European languages with
poor success they were about To try &c
write their request In hopes that IL
would be more iutelligib!h when soma
one asked the man
"Do you speak English"
Good Lord. yaas." responded the
man IN evident relief Il was born
and raised IN Passport. Maine. and
lived there I'll 4 Was twenty years
old"
This experience II met with by the
American traveller In all parts of the
world. The American ~ almost every
where. 4 friend OF ours labuTed
through the question the party wanted
asked In school day French a.. have the
answer come IN ready American. How
good Il sounded 20 persons who had
lost their way.
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She n the 'faIrcst flower he wGs talk
Ing about. Oh. Frank. forgive mel"
George Burton drew n deep. signing
breath. as he was leaving the room. Ha
might have been choking.
Edith lifted her head quickly and held
n far back as have seen deer listen for
foe I'm the Adirondacks. She looked az
ter him. then deep into my eyes. 1 had
never noticed how piercing Ediths eyes
may be on occasion. My mustache
twitchcd slightly.
My wife sat down I'm the nearest chair
and continued TO survey me. ~ last
she rose and. reaching TO tiptoc. soundly
boxed my ears.
You brutel" she said. ending by kiss
Ing me.
"ABG you nearly broke my heart and
almus. frightened me TO death"
she continued 30 look at me. Come
and hnd Nellie. She Is In the Turkish
room"
After al" she said renectingly. you
were right, Men think In straight lines
and women think zig-zag. i shouldn't
like you to be j. 4lous. X " ugly. ana -
raising a pol!shed white shoulder In dis
dain--"so dreadfully obvious.
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IOWA MORMON KICKS.
Goes 10 Utah and Tells the Salt Lake
mormsns They Are a Dissraes
20 Church

salt Lake city. July l-FrederIck
NJ. Smith. grandson OF Joseph Smith.
founder OF the Mormon church. has
created a stir here by the publication
u au open letter Ia which he Joins IN
he protest raised by citizens og Yer
mont against the erection uy itch
Normons 81 monument 10 Joseph
smith on a Vermont farm where the
prophet WAS born,
Frederick NJ. Smith, who is In titan
conducting a campaign Tor the La
mont L.. branch 90 the church. ~
which his father. Joseph Smith, son
n the prophet. IL head. makes his pro-
test ON a." erection 90 the monument
a., leaders OF Utah Mormous, many
N whom" he says. care Acknowledged
.4w breakers and intend Co remain
such n would iiscrcilt the memory
II Joseph smith iH the eyes OF the
world
The writer insists thI, the name OF
Tusarh smith shall NOT Doe connected
with what hr terms q Disgusting lud
r,..aIfl.. state uf AHA. which has
boon revealed Goo I'IH. AMI most pos'-
lively asserts that tHr prophet never
pftr'l.al ur pnuutHuHugrl T1lNgamuus
,.lgtia9a rrs.HgaI by fnr NuFwuUs who
.tn.. tp UHh under the leadership %
Brigham YOUNG.
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when I returned. She came from the
library To meet me with an anxious
smile. I suffered her kisses. but told
her ! was too tired To talk.
/ left before breakfast next morn
Ing, having arranged To discuss the
combine with Manning over that meal.
Edith was sleeping heavily. her face
looking like that OF a child who had
cried herself To sleep. I kissed her
lightly and left without any message
TO the servants.
When went into the library that NJ
ternoon George Burton was kissing my
wife's hand. The fpirest flower I'm all
the garden Of womanhood." heard him
say. l coughed. Then I turned upon
my heel and went into the drawing
room. l stood IN the window looking
Into the snOw-cgrp"ted street. In n
second they We're beside me. Each laid
"A hand upon my arm. roughly shook
them of.
sir" said 70 him, you have dis
kono.el ms house. Leave a."
Madame" 10 her. pointing out upon
the wiuiry street. you have left my life
- cold and empty us that. Let me new
or see your face again"
Both tried o. lay restraining hands
upon me. J shook them oE and hurried
to the library. pursued ny a silken
rustic that stopped just outside the
door. because / had locked a..
In a moment George had entered by
the window. Tor someone had LETT the
sash unlocked. The conversation that
followed I viii never divulge TO anyone.
nor VIII George Burton. /, was brought
TO "A conclusion by the determined rap
ping az the door Burton opened T..
Ills face was Very grave. | stood with
my back 90 the door. facing the Are
place.
Edith swept across 90 me. a vcTitdhle
human whlrlw.ui. She dung her arms
about my neck and pressed her tear
stained face upoa nay coat.
Frank. darling. You ARE drenlfuly
.,is'pkev 80 v.1V only thnuaipg ue
for helping hin 10 make W with Nellie.
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care you cryIng?''
Her heal ent high. Crying. How
absurd What made you think such n
<hlng?"
81 'ertainly heard
TT kitten Is somewhere about. Per-
IN you frightened her when you
spoke so Grossly"
Edith, do be reasonable"
'I am reasonable. sir. most reason
able. IL Ia quite clear that i have
wearied you with my attentions. You
seem 10 ind my affection burdensome.
but you need not. / am not wholly un-
noticed by the men / meet In society.
Like other married women L"
IL was plain now the kitten was not
IN the room. This sob was much too
strenuous 10 come from the small Per-
sian. tossed OF the rugs In which she
had muiiicd me, forgot Rushton's con-
tumacy. went 20 my wife and we were
speedily rcCOnciled.
r But YOU have never been Jealous.
! frank" she complained. as she rum
Piled r:y hair unrebuked.
My dear protested: u would not
Insult you by being jealous. / honor
you. prove my confidence In you by
not being Jealous
"F lgs." returned Edith. What an
oil fashioned sentiment. That is a mere
gentieman's phrase. ] would like 90
see the primitive man IN you stirred Ca
jealousy. would like 20 see YOU In
such n rage that i wou!l be "A little
afraid Of you"
"But, my dear" objected. "tho
American husband is the tamcat OF do
nestle animals"
Il am sorry I have tanned you into
such n sp.git.esa creature and she
looked away rcnsively. Then Edith
showed one cf her most admirable
characteristics. persistence. Il Wish
YOU were Jealous" she said.
"I'll try dear" I said mcekly.
The next weel. when l came home
found Edith and her bosom friend
Nellie Glider. In close conference IN IN,
hall Both looked self conscious. NELL,
made her escape rs quickly as possible
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GkLaI RalTaA RISHIS RESEhvEo.

Edith had msny charms. but the
greatest ~ these was her variety:
IL was my custom to say 10 Euith
that l went home every evening 10
dinerent girl. Sometimes u was
childishly ingenious, wide-eyed. I'M
pulsive little girl. Sometimes IL Was 10
calm-eyed dispenser OF 'ospilnii'y,
young woman so stately that she
seemed TO have the advantage or sew
cral inches over the little girl OF the
previous evening. Once was greeted
by the chuckles OF midget who wore
A.ny smoking jacket, had tumbled her
Aiair into a sembiance or mine, and
posing before the mirror, with my old
est neerschaum between her teeth.
was drawing an evil caricaturc OF me
In my domestic and least tidy move
ments. Aa master OF the house TX was
my duty to chlde her for this. which
! did. asserting that l WIS AFRAID TO
latch key, II was bringing n friend
20 dinner, lest we ind her making n
rapid descent OF the balusters. This
practice. must say In Justice TO Edith.
she Indignantly denied. Occasionally
found n petulant beauty directing my
Lares and Penates. Not seldom dis
covered n contempiative one who went
weekly In n mauve or green gown and
Sables 10 hear lectures on the New
Thought"
But .hCse and hundred other
phases OF Edith we're nll delightful.
Let me explain In humble justInca-
ton o. my existence that I am that
unlmpcrtant but necessary part OF an
American family. husband. Further
more. fact OF which am proud. am
she husband OF Edith.
We had been married three years
when she decided that the sweets OF
wedlock had cloye1 and that needed
sarN
Of Jealousy. She connded this TO me
with a great frunkness.
Men tire OF faithful wives" she
said plaintivcly. aud with nm unusual
iengthening of her piquant face.
"Nonsense." returned.
"Yes they do. You proved II by an
swering so shortly. Before we were
married you would have talked whole
pages. really whole chapters. TO con-
vince me OF anything. Now you say
merely Nonsense
"But. my dear. I'm tired We had n
hard day Of the bank. The directors
meeting"
Al this point Edith became most en-
srgetIc. ahe insisted that lie down.
She tucked me In needlessly and
lbominally. She brought me n glass OF
MADEIRA. Then, nlasl she rumpled my
hair. although she declared she was
smoothing IL. Tired men and bears
nate TO have their hair rumpled. When
begged her 10 end that torture she
tried 10 rub away the perpendicular
mark OF thoughtfulness above my nose.
1T won't So" she complained.
mo" nssented.
Are you an thinking OF the d.
rectors' Ineeting?"
Eyes" j admitted. "Rushton." I re-
fected impatiently. lis an obstinate fell
low. The only way 10 deal with him
A - "A
cc-ner OF the room where my wife. this
being frank chronicle. / must say H..
was sitting on her feet In our biggest
armchair.
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"cINcHEs" TRUST CASE.
w. .. Miles. Former Armour Employe,
Gives Most Startling Evidence.

Chicago. July New evidence. said
TO be sufficient to indict twenty-five
beef trust heads and employees Tor
violation of the sherman act. was fur
nlshed To the federal grand jury yestrr-
day. II was reported that the witness
previously had reported what he knew
to President Roosevelt and Attorney
General Moody.
The evidence was given by W. n.
Miles, until year and a half ago
confidential euiplOye 81 Armour = 60.
iu Kansas city lie o. said 90 have
acted as the representative % Armour
* 90 ga the secret conferences be-
tween the packers which were held ln
Chicago and Kansas city after the
Grosscup injunction was issued. After
leaving the company in % ft uf rauCor
b. related the details 81 these meet
ings. lie told what men We're there.
and where they met. His u'ir cCnIi-
ton was that J. ogden Armour should
b. held bllmcless in tho matter.
Second Time Before Jury.
This information came 10 light when
Miles appeared b"f"fr The Grand jury
for the second time. after which b.
held a long conference with District
Attorney Morrison. 10 practically was
the last DAY of IN" Investigation. Tor
today the jury viii ruuisl.r %" cyi-
dcnCc with q view 90 voting ;ao iUdlct-
mcnts. which may De returned tuwur-
row morning.
Miles was with Armour & GO. for
more than fifteen years. 10th he and
his father had been f.rugitrg with
Philip Armour ana tho son Wgs pro-
NOTED from place 90 place until D." was
Iutrustcl with many 90 the most wall
liable secrets 90 the company. Hls
specially was the export ;.y'"
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SWORD is STILL USEFUL
Conclusion OF Army OfFEsrs ~ That
II Should Be EH,si.ss.

Washington. july 4 ~ il~vi our
army ofNcrIsl carry anl au.a they
ought 10 carry "a sword u.s.. tt-y cen
'ut and thrust With.' WAS .-wmsut
which President Roosevelt made IN a
ytt.r 10 the authorities OF the war de-
yartiurUI some months ago.
Today yumminous report. which
discusses every phase of the sword
problem. was received 10y Secretary
Taft.
The sentiment 81 the army, the
export states. N largely against the
ise OF any sword by officers iH the
irid. Experience in the Philippine
Stands has led 10 the replacement 90
he sword by the revolver. \ lesson
irawn from the Russo apancss war
as tO tn" use OF the sword. however.
eads the committee To state that the
sword is not the weapon 81 the past
The recommendation OF the COM
mlttee are that the s1ber adopted
Tor the army shall be- both a thrust
lug and cutting weapon.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-29
WHY INDIANS PAINT.
An Apache Legend Which Accounts
For the GrOtesque Custom.


Once an old Apache Indian, when
asked the question why the people
painted their faces, told this little leg
end:
'Long ago, when men were weak and
animals were big and strong, a chief
of the red men who lived in these
mountains went out to get deer, for
his people were hungry.
''After walking all day he saw
deer and shot at it, but the arrow was
turned aside and wounded mountain
lion, which was also after the deer.
When the lion felt the sting of the ar
row he jumped up and bounded after
the man, who ran for his life.
''He was almost exhausted, and when
he felt his strength giving way he fell
to the ground, calling on the big bear,
who, you know, is the grandfather Of
men, to save him.
'"The big bear heard the call and saw
that to save the man he had to act
quickly, so he scratched his foot and
sprinkled his blood over the man.
''Now, you know that no animal will
eat Of the bear or taste Of his blood.
So when the lion approached the man
he smelled of the blood and turned
away, but as he did so his foot scraped
the face of the man, leaving the marks
Of his claws on the blood smeared
face
''When the man found that he was
uninjured he was so thankful that he
left the blood to dry on his face and
never washed it at all, but left it until
it peeled off.
where the claws Of the lion scraped
it off there were marks that turned
brown in the sun, and where the blood
stayed on it was lighter. Now all men
paint their faces that way with blood
and scrape it off in streaks when they
hunt or go to war;
Morris tribune., 1905-04-29

ence of orders" /" said the captain stern
~. "Why did you pay no attention to
my signals? You have jeopardized the
brig. Yon ship can blow you out of
the water; you are quite within range" "
But they soon saw that no motion
was made by the ship, and in accord
ance with Seymour's orders the gun
was fired and the colors dipped-a sa-
lutte which the ship promptly returned.
81 ought to put you under arrest,
Philip again said Seymour family,
while he was lying in the tiny cabin,
having his wounds dressed, ''but |
will not. Twas gallantly done, but
obey orders first hereafter-'tis the first
principle Of action on the sea-" That
was rather cool comfort for the young
officer, considering that his somewhat
reckless action had just saved Sey-
mour's life. He made brief reply, how
ever, and then resumed his station on
the deck of his little vessel, which was
rapidly overhauling the rest Of the
fleet. AS soon as the night fell, the
wind permitting, they were by Sey-
mour's direction headed for the harbor
of Charleston once more.
fro BE CONTINUED.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-29

command Seymour had quickly ordered
the helm shifted suddenly and the
Randolph had swung round so that she
lay at broad angle off the quarter of
the Yarmouth. The thunderous roar of
the heavy guns at short range was i'm
mediately followed by the crashing of
timber as the heavy shot took deadly
effect, amid the cheers and yells and
curses and groans and shrieks of the
wounded and startled men on the liner,
while three hearty cheers rang out
from the Randolph.
The advantage of the first blow in the
grim game, the unequal combat, was
with the little one.
How now. captain" shouted the
colonel in high exultation. Wont
fight, eh? What do you call this?"
"Fire! Fire. Let him have it, men!
The mans hero Twas cleverly
doner' roared the captain excitedly. Il
retract Give it to him, boys. Give it
to the impudent rebelv' he roared.
Katharine, forgot by every one in the
breathless excitement of the past few
moments. bowed her head ON her hands
on the rail and breathed a prayer of
Morris tribune., 1905-04-29

the Fair American" he cried. "We
shall be Saved--savedr'
The brig was handled smartly. She
came to ths wind backed the main top
sail and lay gently tossing to and fro
on the long sweIls. The young captain
stood on the rail, clinging to the back
stays, anxiously watching. The boat
was dropped into the water and with
long strokes shot over to them. The
men sprang aboard. Rude hands gen
tly and tenderly lifted the wounded
captain in. They pulled rapidly back
to the brig. The falls were manned
and the boat was run up, the yard
swung, and she filled away. Seymour
was lifted down. Philip received him
In his arms.
Il ought to arrest you for disobedi-
Morris tribune., 1905-04-29
"
ARBOREAL COURTSHIP.
Antics of the Rocks When the Mat.
ing Season Begins.
fro BE Continued
n

Antics of the Rocks When the Mat
ing Season Begins.
"Ig is always amusing to watch the
rocks in the period Of their courtship,'' -
says an English writer. "When the
male bird first begins to seek a mate
the fact is soon made known to the
world at large by a curious hoarsening
of his voice. There is no accounting for
tastes, according to an old proverb,
and to the female roOk there is no mu
sic equal to the hoarseness that her
lord begins to show about the middle
of January Then begin the violent
tournaments of which she is a passive
spectator. The two claimants for her
favor often begin pecking at one an
other at the very tops Of the trees, and
as in the fury of their onslaught they
lose foothold they drop and drop and
drop till they bump against the ground,
often at the very feet of some human
onlOOker who has been watching their
proceedings with interested curiosity.
DdI w Ill LCllS uo VI Slll1IlIll IuCluCuI0 III
the life history of deer and cites as
somewhat of an argument against the
doctrine of the survival of the fttest
that while two lordly and robust stays
are fighting for the hind it will often
happen that timd and feeble third
stag will come in and carry off the
prize.
But no such capriciousness as that
is allowed the female rook Probably
before the battle begins he who aspires
to be her future lord and master has
selected the home in which they are to
live, and should any other rook at
tempt to share it with her he will fight
him to the death. In this case the sur
vival Of the tittest is insured.
''When once they are mated the rocks
seem to stick together and be subject
to little further molestation, though oc-
casionally, l think, a gay Lothario will
attempt to make love where he ought
not to. But in that case the whole col
ony Of rocks unite against him and
peck and beat him with their wings till
he is at the point of DEATH
Morris tribune., 1905-04-29

In an instant sheets of flame shot Oatt.
thankfulness, oblivious of everything
but that her lover had proved himseI1
worthy the devotion her heart so un
grudgingly extended him. There was
| great confusion on board the Var
mouth from this sudden and unexpect
ed discharge, which, delivered at short
range, had done no little execution on
| the crowded ship; but the officers raj
lied their men speedily with cool words
Of encouragement.
'Steady, men, steady"
"Give it back to them"
"Look sharp nowv'
"Aim! Firer'
And the forty odd heavy guns roared
out in answer to the determined attack.
The effect of such a broadside at close
range would have been frightful had
not the Randolph drawn so far ahead
and her course been so changed that a
large part of it passed harmlessly
astern Of her. One gum however, found
its target, and that was one aimed and
fired by the hand of Lord Desborough
himself-a heavy shot. thirty-two,
from one of the massive lower deck
guns of the Yarmouth, which the pleas
ant weather permitted them to use eff
fectively, came through one of the aft
er gun ports of the Randolph and swept
away the line of men on the port side
of tho Snr11a of tho nthap shot did
slight damage also among the Spars
and gear, and several of the crew were
killed or wounded in different parts of
the ship; but the Randolph was prac-
tically unharmed and standing boldly
down to cross the stern Of the Var
mouth to rake her
But the English captain was a sea-
man, every inch of him, and his ship
could not have been better handled.
Divining bis bold little antagonists
purpose, the Yarmouth's helm was put
up at once, and in the smoke she fell
Off and came before the wind almost as
rapidly as did the Randolph, her
promptness frustrat ting the endeavor,
as Seymour was only able to make an
ineffectual effort to rake her as she
flew round on her heels. The star
board battery Of the Yarmouth had
been manned as she fell off, and the
port battery Of the Randolph was rap
idly reloaded again. The maneuver
had given the Englishmen the weather
gauge once more, the two Ships now
having the wind on the port quarter.
The two batteries were discharged
simultaneously, and now began a rum
ming fight Of near an hours duration.
The gums were served on the Ran
dolph with the desperate rapidity of
men who, awfully pressed for time,
had abandoned hope and only fought
to cripple and delay before they We're
silenced; those on the Yarmouth, on
the contrary, were fired with much
more deliberation and did dreadful
execution. The different guns were
disabled on the Randolph by heavy
shot; adjacent ports were knocked into