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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-01-04

before. This to me. who had spent
money for him and he'd taken such are
Of him!
l felt q touch on my shoulder and
turned my head. A gentleman in the
seat behind me. with q benevolent face
and a twinkle in his eye. was look'nc
1T
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little. mostly little. and there was
never a man or never a woman who
didn't get relieved by letting them
out. provided he had somebody to
talk to in whose confidence and sym
pathy he could rely There is relief
in the mere telling, and SO. when you
come home in the evening, tired and
probably cross, don't get out of
patience with Anna May If she gives
you an itemized statement of the
annoyances of the day. Most of her
troubles may seem trivial to you,
and, singly, most of them are, no
doubt. but a woman's troubles stack
up almighty big in the totals and
they are more wearing on the mind
and nerves than the sorrows that
stun by their weight Let her rattle
along as the spirit moves her, and
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Office and they have to be carried
home. If you lock them up in your
heart they will. Of course. so back
with you next day, and. like all
noxious things, they grow faster in
darkness. Talk them over with Anna
May. and if they don't disappear
entirely they will shrivel up in your
minds eye, you viii feel your chest
bulging out again, your curving
back bone will straighten out and
you can go back TO your Office the
next morning as fit as prize fight
er when the bell rings. What matters
troubles with the woman OF your
love by your side. They are but the
handieaps which give zest TO the con-
test.
When Johnny Mcintosh went TO
the wall in ninety-three he came to
me and poured out his woes. He
didn't care so much for the loss. OF
the money as he did for the grief it
would cause his wife. He had been
struggling along for months trying
to weather the current and all the
time putting up a smiling front TO
mis- wife she doesn't even dream
there is anything wrong" he told
me, and he really believed what he
SAID. Mrs. Mcintosh was q society
woman who knew how to burn
money as rapidly and as thoroughly
as anybody / ever saw. and shs
seemed to enjoy it. Johnny had al
ways kept her supplied with cash.
but she knew no more about his af-
fairs than a rabbit. he told me he
would rather kill himself than tell
her, but Johnny was no coward. and
he faced the music like a little man
What do you suppose that woman
did when he told her? No, she didn't
have a fit. She threw her arms around
his neck and cried, ~Oh. Johnny. is
that all2" She had known he was il
trouble all the time. and her secret
grief had been greater than his. The
truth was a relief. and she sailed in
and helped him out of the hole He
told me Just the other day that his
fsilure was the greatest blessing OF
his life, because 1t forced him to get
really acquainted with Mrs. McIn-
tosh. and you can bet your old hat
he tells. her everything he knows
now.
Open your mouth. John. open your
mouth. and let out your sorrows.
Give Anna May chance to show the
gold that's in her. You needn't be
afraid of the result warrant you
she'll stand any test, and rs your
confidence in each other grows 50
viii your love and your happiness.
Your affectionate dad.
JOHN SNEED.
Copyright 1905. BY CasDar 5. Yost3
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In This Ninth Letter From a Father to His
Newly Married Son, Mutual Condolences
Are Advised on the Theory That WW-
Ties Exchanged Are Worries No More

best to go right There are a lot of
people just like my boy-time pet. ex-
cept that their strabismus is mental
and not necessarily permanent. Now.
YOU come to me with your little
troubles. which you think are big
ones. and say you don't want your
wife to know anything about them
because you don't want her to have
any worries that you can shield her
from. / am glad 10 have you bring
me your troubles, glad to give you
my sympathy and my help, but my
dear boy. l and your mother are no
longer your best friends. There is
one who is closer now than we. One
who is or should be your other self,
and from whom you should have no
secrets.
If by keeping your troubles TO
yourself you could spare her trouble
it would be all right. although. for
reasons which I shall explain later,
I do not think it the best way even
then. But you cannot keep your
troubles to yourself. woman's love
has a keenness of perception that is
superhuman. She can detect the
slightest physical or mental varia-
ton from the normal in the object
of her love She knows that you
are sick or worried almost before
you realize it yourself. How she
knows it I do not attempt to explain.
But my experience has taught me
that 1t is useless to try to conceal
such things from your mother. No
matter how free from pain or care
may pretend to be she detects the
false note instantly, and my observa-
ton leads me to believe this faculty
is a universal accompaniment of
love, masculine or feminine, but
much more keen in the woman than
in the man.
With this perception the majority
of women unite a most vivid imagi-
nation, and therefore when the cause
of worry is kept from them they sup
ply one OF their own. Naturally the
imaginary trouble is much bigger
and more terrible than the real one.
Thesvisions woman can conjure up
under such circumstances are seen
by man only in the throes of welsh
rabbit nightmare. So, instead of pro-
tecting her by concealment you sim
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don't belittle or make fun of her.
Under the influence Of your sympa-
thetic and loving interest her
troubles vanish with the narration.
and she is in a proper mental frame
to spend happy evening with you
and to begin the next day stronger
and braver.
1t is the same way with you and
your worries. A man ought to be
able to drop most of his troubles
when he drops his work That is one
of the elements of manhood. But
there are some that are too big or
too intimate TO be unloaded at the
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THE WORLDS QUEEREST CRANK

in abundance. He believed that living
in the primitive fashion required of
those who joined the order IL would suf-
fee to maintain 250 men.
Il have proclaimed Kabakon an open
fruit garden and sun grove" he said in
a letter setting forth his ideas. for the
purpose of retaining degenerate man
kind to their true state OF existence
will settle ft with fruit-eating sun
worshipers to rear great. pure. true,
sane men by giving it's members nat
ura1 conditions of life. I will send
out as missionaries members OF the
Sun Order who have been tried and
found to be true natural living men.
In this way I shall establish similar
colonies round the whole equator. The
more people who Join me and the great
er the means placed at my disposal the
quicker VIII these colonies be formed.
Expecting Il rush of applicants, he
laid down very stringent rules as to
the conditions on which candidates Tor
earthly perfection and human regener-
alton should be taken into his isinnd
paradise. Among them were the fol-
Il Only men of noble and excellent
character will be admitted.
=. Each applicant nust be recon-
mended by two respectable cfedlple
persons. approved by the leader OF the
3. payment Of $3.50 for such as
can afford that amount; for less
wealthy persons a sum corresponding
to their means; and for the poor sun
worshipers rothinK at all"
Naked mar. comes into the world ana
naked he goes out Of IL and naked he
should abide in it. according TO the
high priest OF the sun worshtpers.
He insisted that his followers should
never under any circumstances wear q
vestige of clothing. He held that
clothes poisoned the system, and that
by intercepting the. rays or the sun,
all strength" they prevented the attain
nent of a perfect humanity. Marriage
he also regarded as an abominatton and
strict celibacy was en1oined. Fruit
which ripened in the sun was alone to
be eaten. Houses were forbidden.
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gives her a certain happiness to be
permitted to stand by you even in
your troubles. to feel that she is your
trusted comrade.
It doesn't pay, my boy, to treat
woman OF this day and generation
as a child She knows too much to
fiji that role with satisfaction to her
self or to you. The position of
pampered pet is distasteful TO her.
She averages mentally about as high
as the betrousered half OF creation.
and she doesn't want to be ranked
with the bric-a-brae on the parlor
mantel. She is just as useful as she
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He would tolerate nothing that in-
terfered with living close TO nature all
the time. BY going around stark naked.
bathing constantly In the sun. and eat
ing nothing but fruit. he declared his
followers would eventually be able to
subsist without food or drink OF any
sort and gain the power OF transport
ing themselves at viii to any part OF
the world without having TO patronize
railways or Steamship.
On taking possession of his iSlanoE
Englehardt striped himself TO the sun.
and, armed with palm lea 10 keep
of flies. ffeas. and mosquitoes eonfi-
dently awaited a host OF regenerating
recruits A lot OF folk in Germany hao
siSnified their intention OF Joining hifn
when he got his paradise started, out
when it came to the scratch all but two
backed out. Some pleaded for the privi-
ilege of least being allowed TO wear
shirts: others clamOred for concessions
in the shape OF beefsteak, and some
base backsliders declared that they
would not tackle the paradise job un-
less permitted TO bring their best girls
with them. But Engiehardt was ada
nnant TO all these appeals He would
admit no one TO membership in the sun
order who was not willing to adhere
to an the rules and regulations which
he had laid down for its guidance, and
which he faithfully observed himself.
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"Drive on" he cried, and once more
we were plowing our way back to the
Lemsdorf road.
did you ever study the properties of
the root called madden, commonly
known as a dye?" asked my cousin sud
denly.
No"
Then / must explain from the be-
ginning II is right that you should
hear"
He pulled the flaps of his deerstalker
cap over his ears-indeed. 1t was Bit
ter cold-and settled himself among
the rugs. caught the outline of his
face-his jaws set. the cheeks drawn,
the eye hard and keen, the whole pur-
poseful and remOrseless.
When I was slicing the ham today
he continued. IAN odd thing happened.
Ny knife struck the bone and passed
through it as If it had been putty. At
a second glance I noticed that the inte-
rior of the section so divided was of a
brownish red. 1t set me thinking. 1
began 70 remember certain facts. The
talk of the old servant concerning
secret held by the owner Of the big farm
at Gran concentrated my suspicious. the
proximity of the dye-works confirmed
them. I was almost certain of Herr
Drobin's secret before he charged me
with coming to steal it.
Let me explain. Madder is a dye,
as you know But administered to man
or beast. it has the curious effect of
coloring and pulping the bones TO girls
tie. 1t is used sparingly on few South
German pig farms, that the hams may
appear attractive when carved. Herr
Drobin introduced it into German Po-
land. He obtained the root as he re-
quired it by arrangement with the dye
works Perhaps their presence suggest
ed the idea to him.
whether or no Marnac knew Of the
uses of madder before he came TO
I.emsdorf. I cannot tell. From my talk
with Drobin it would seem that hisIvisit
10 his farm was more or less OF an ac-
cident But, either way, the visit gave
him the weapon by which he might
make a tod Of his enemy That bitter
criticism. you may be sure, was forever
running in his diseased brain. me
practical details he learned at the farm
would help him in-what he had under
taken. His advice to that old German
was a sound move. designed to cover his
visits to the farm and the suspicious
they might afterwards have excited.
MS Hutthou VI SSteiiAe HiNN
his victim was simple. He introduced
himself as an Englishman by a letter
which ne himself wrote In his capacity
OF Heidelberg professor, well knowing
that the police had not made pubic
their suspicious of him. He assumed the
name of Wakefield-the first that sue-
gested itself TO hIm-and the nationality
of an Englishman. for, as we know ne
spoke the language to perfection. ne
administered madder in some form un-
til Mechersky grew i'll; after which. IN
his position of medical attendant the
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work with a lighter heart and a
stronger right arm. I will admit
that she may not be able to resist
the temptation to say, I told you
so, but that is woman's prerogatiye.
and doesn't make her anodynes any
the less effective, unless you spoil it
all by flying off the handle, lile a
chump. No matter how great your
difficulties, she can and will give
you help, and in the helping she will
herself be strengthened. She doesn't
have to go off by herself and NOPE
over imaginary ills. She has some
thing tangible to oppose, and it
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station has not long been established"
a new enterprise"
Yes. mein Herr. 1t belongs TO Herr
Drobin. a South German Two years
ago he took the big farm at Gran. which
you passed on your way here. II is this
side of the dye-works. He has many
pigs in the forest. His hams are becom-
ing famous from Warsaw TO Konigsberg.
IL is said he has some secret in the feed
ing or curing-no one knows which
Thank you-that is ali"
The door was scarcely shut when
turned hotly upon Graden. How dare
you sit here IN this house Of murder and
talk OF the excellence of the food?'' I
cried furiously. 1T is shameful, in
decent
Yet We will visit the farm of Gran
on our way back. 1 have some little
inquiries 10 make
we shall do nothing of the sort" I
snarled.
IF you were a soldier or an explorer.
Cousin Robert" he said, leaning across
and tapping me kindly on the arm. you
would know that in any expedition one
alone can be responsible. The rest obey,
whether they be few or many. AS It Is,
I beg you 10 recognize that fact and 10
obey"
He was right. and 1 knew it. But TO
save appearances I walked 10 the win
dow and stood drumming upon it with
my fingers for a while before I answer
ed him
"weH do as you please" I said at
length.
4 think the sleigh may be ready by
now" he said. Come. let US go out
and inquire"
There is no need to dwell on this mis-
eTable drive The tired horses dragged
slowly forward. the driver, sullen and
frightened, urging them on with blows
and curses Mile after mile OF pine
woods marched past US, but we did not
speak. crouching in the furs. At last,
as night was falling. We reached the
edge OF the forest and swung aside from
the main road into a track that skirted
the edge Of the pines. The ground sank
away into a hollow like the palm OF the
hand. At the lowest point could see a
square. wooden building fianked by rows
Of outbuildings 1t was. as I imagined.
the farm OF Gran. But before we reach
ed IL, our driver suddenly drew up his
horses. A man was advancing toward
US through the trees. Our driver turn
ed, and. with a wave of the whip, ex-
planned the situation
'It IS Drobin," said he.
WAS not fayorably impressed with
this breeder Of pigs. He was an elderly
man, fun bodied. with white hair. that
stuck out stinly from under his fur
cap, a red. Dubious nose, and shifty,
suspicious eyes. He saluted US with a
touch OF his cap in military fashion.
And what IS your business, gentle
men, -" he asked.
1t IL less business than gratitude, "
said Graden eourteously. I'VE have
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mistake l have been
in the same boat and
understand your mo-
tives. They are laudable and right as
motives-but they go wrong in ac-
ton; they don't accomplish what you
expect of them. Did you ever see a
eross-eyed ealf2 never saw but
one. and was the proud possessor
of that one when I was kid. That
calf never did learn to get a proper
focus on things Git Joined the Beef
trust before it was a yearling), and
its fool antics used to make me
laugh till I got the stomach ache.
remember, once upon 8 time. Light
ming, as 1 used to call it. because you
never could tell where it was going
to strike, got out Of the pasture, and
] was sent to drive il home. Return
ing ! had to pass through lane and
the calf would butt into the fence
about every third panel No matter
how hard I tried I couldn't keep it
headed straight It so happened that
old Deacon Norcross was coming
down the lane at the same time. He
had his head up and his eyes fixed
on the blue sky. while he sang. Il
Am Bound for the Happy Land OF
Canaan" in voice that made the
leaves curl. He didn't see the calf
He was oblivious TO all earthly sights
and sounds. But the calf both saw
and heard him. II became excited,
made a desperate effort to dash
around the deacon and. of course,
struck him square in the solar
plexus. The deacon came down to
earth doubled up like a jackkniiffe
and his language, when he recovered
his breath. was not of the kind we
expect to hear in "The Happy Land
of Canaan" Luckily for Deacon Nor
cross there were no members of his
congregation within hearing, and
luckily for me there was high fence
in reach. A section of my trousers
waved from the top rail for many a
day thereafter.
I recall this incident simply to
illustrate the point made in the be-
ginning that good motives don't al
ways pan out good results. That calf
aimed right and was doing its level
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rest was easy. He fed when he knew
that the end of the tragedy was at hand
that every bone of his victim was
fragile as thin glass Probably he
caught a momentary glimpse OF us in
the Golden Adler and his midnight
visit was to assure himself of your iden-
tity. You were in great peril that night,
Cousin Robert; L shudder to think how
great.
''I4e has probably escaped today; there
is fast train to the west at u O'Clock
he could catch. But vow before
heaven. vow before you as my witness,
that 1 viii pursue this fiend until I have
run him down. Heaven knows I have
no hatred toward him. ] feel to him as
a man might feel toward a mad dog
which is a danger to the peaceful Iaen.
women, and children of his village. Il
is the duty of the citizen to risk his
life IN its capture"
Where do we go now?' asked.
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ITO the railwav We must gather what
news we can"
The winter night was falling drear
and cold when our tired horses stag
gered uD TO the station door. 1 scram-
bled out, hungry, cramped, exhausted in
body and mind. and followed my cousin
within. The station was empty at the
moment save for distant corner where
man sat huddled on travelling valise.
We advanced at once upon him. When
we were a dozen feet away, he started
up and faced Hs.
Heidelberg pol!c
Amy luck, rnein HERR" said he to
Graden.
What in the world are you doing
here?' Was the astonished answer.
Well. men1 Herr. I thought you knew
something. and followed You. When l
arrived this morning, said to myself:
The great white English ferret Will be
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s'Not without rest and feed. mein
Herr. The snow is very bad. and they
are tired -
Would a hundred marks TO the driver
assist them
1T is impossible. The could not reach
half way. Wait. meln Herr, and 1t
may be done.
Ny cousin came up 10 me and laid his
great hand upon my shoulder
I'm afraid it's the truth" he said.
And then turning TO the dead mans
servant, Your master-had he horses"
he asked
Three. mein Herr. but they have
not yet returned from Lemsdorf. where
they went this morning with the big
sleigh for provisions
With a sharp order Graden sent our
driver hurrying TO the stables. Then,
with his arm linked IN mine we fol-
lowed the old servant into a Iow-r00Ied
dining-haH. AS 1 dropped upon an oak
settle before the great china stove, he
thrust his flask into my hands and.
with a word of ncouragement. slipped
away. / knew that he was examining
the body, but. doctor though I was. the
spirit Of investigation had gone out Of
me. I could no more have assisted
-
unmoved. his first operation
In about twenty minutes he return
ed bearing tray upon which was set
bread and cheese, Ranking a great ham.
! turned from the food with disgust;
but nay cousin fell TO diligently. com
planning the while at my folly IN not
eating when I had the chance.
You must pull yourself together. %
ne protested, with his mouth full ''Try
this ham now. II isn't half bad -
More 10 humor him than with any
intention of following his advice. drew
my seat 10 the table
Come. now: that's better" he cried
carving away 40 tell the truth. ]
haven't the slightest idea what that
devil Marnac has been up 70. But
what I do know is that we've got to
catch hin-dead or alive Therefore
recommend YOU To stoke up your body
with this exceIent-hailo"
What's the matter now" 1 asked
irrltably. for. indeed, his hearty appe
tite annoyed me.
FOR answer he rose and pealed th'
bell. The old manservant' with th'
brandy flushing his white cheeks. tot
tered into the room.
Il am sorry 10 trouble you,n sale
craden courteousIy. but We both Sc
such store by your hams that We wisl
TO know where they can be obtained
DO you cure them yourself?"
NO, mein Herr. but 1t is done neal
by" answered the man. with a look o.
blas.k surprise.
Indeed. The Lemsdorf ham is a dis
covery; it should make a stir I won
der / had not heard of its merits be
fore"
You see. nein Herr. the big curing
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natural and abhorrent. The equality
I mean is the equality of social and
domestic position. the equality of
authority, the equality of interest
and the equality of consideration
The granting of such equality makes
a finer woman and better and hap
pier wife. and that is the only kind
of equality 90 per cent of her sex de-
siTes.
1t is in the swapping of trouble
that equality of interest shows its
greatest value. There was never a
man or never a woman who didn't
have troubles of some sort. big or