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The Cook County herald., 1905-07-15

as if you'd bite a fellows head of
IT he so much as dared. could have
yelled with delight when you dropped
your handkerchief. Wasn't it lucky ?"
Lucky? Oh, yes, wasn't it?" She
smiled queerly. The wind was again
playing tricks with the ruffles at the
bottom of her skirt and she didn't
appear to notice it this time. Besides
she was conscious of certain facts
He edged still closer till she laughed
gaily and tucked her feet under her.
He spoke. II don't believe in too
much conventionality, especially when
it makes no particular difference. You
see. there was no one at the station
to know" he added hastily noticing
look of alarm on her face. -~
She was sitting bolt upright, her
head held rigidly against the trunk
of the tree, and was staring straight
ahead of her and over his head. She
smiled somewhat painfully as he
spoke. Its my hair" she explained,
''it's caught on this plaguey tree, and
I can't move, and-ooh, it hurts!" She
redeemed as he fastened to relieve
her. His face approached very close
to hers, and his arms all but EMBODIED
her. The hair had become provok-
ing]y tangled about tiny twig and
baffled his Efforts to loosen it. She
felt his hot breath upon her face and
looked up at him. Perhaps it was un-
fortunate that, just at that moment,
the hold on her hair gave way and she
swayed toward him. At any rate, she
felt herself crushed tightly to him and
felt his impassiOned kisses rained
upon her face and lips. She was pow
erless to resist even, if she would. She
could struggle but weakly and lay like
a fluttering bird in his strong en-
brace. She listened to his passionate
words Of love and felt supremely
happy, and she wondered at it in
spite of her Joy.
Finally he released her and held
her off at arms length. "Oh, Editha!" !"
he exclaimed TREMENDOUSLY, did you
think didn't know you, even if it has
been five years? 1t seems long time,
dear. Has it changed you?"
She gazed at him and smiled hap
PLY. "You look much the same, Jack
only the beard changes you"
II know, dear. l allowed it to grow
this summer. You see,. I'm summer
ing here and something seemed to
draw me to the station to-day. Editha,
say you"
She stopped him with coquettish
gesture But, Jack, -
"Oh, Editha!"
1T was more family affair than
anything 8lse, Jack. His folks wished
it, and mine wished it. I married him
on his sick bed. Poor Mr.. Lambert
died the next day, and"
He caught her in his arms and
kissed the happy smile from her lips.
my darling!' he murmured and she
cuddled happily to him.
Two sharp whistles sounded on the
warm summer air as the last train
pulled out of the station, but neither
of them noticed it.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-15
Life in Busy Shan&ha i

"Shanghai is busy city, writes a
correspondent. "A more conglomer-
ate, cosmopolitan town can hardly be
found on the crust of this earth, and
this is just now accentuated by the
presence of horde of uncanny-look-
ing 'ruskies' arrived from Port Ar
thur Such a motley crowd they are!
The men wear boots, the boys wear
boots, and from the way some of the
women walk they might be wearing
boots, too, for all I know. The sol
diers look unkempt, dirty, such thing
as a shave seems to be unknown to
them, and to further the effect of a
stubby beard and to make them look
still uncannier, they wear*high, black
sheepskin caps About 5000 of them
are in town, and more of them are
arriving daily The hotels are over
crowded with Russians; other refu-
gees are lodged in warehouses, in bar
racks, and if the drunken brawls on
the streets continue some will be
lodged in Jail. The way some of these
officers wives dress and come to table
is, to put it mildly, disappointing. In
loose dressing Jackets, house gowns,
with steamer rugs around their shoul-
ders, their hair done up in such fash
ion you cannot tell whether it was
done up or not, eating with Knives
and this is a frst-class hOtel-verily,
it is surprising; more so when one
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-15
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Mrs. Lambert didn't really mean
anything by it. She was not f1irt-
at least not now, that she was a mar
r1ed woman. She had left all that oe-
hind her two years ago. Not that she
was flirt even then; oh, no. But she
had been the possessor of the aver.
age amount of coquettishness inher-
ent in most girls of nineteen-perhaps
just the least little bit more.
But he looked so decidedly lonely
and gazed at her so often, as if he
wished to speak and didn't dare, that
she really wished he would for he
looked quite like gentleman, and
handsome one at that; one who would
know just the limitations of a chance
acquaintance with very pretty wOm
an at hot, stuffy, little out-of-the-way
station, and with the prospect of a
two hours wait for the last train of
the day before her.
Yes, she wished he would speak or
do something else. But he didn't.
She would have smiled, had she dared.
Even at that he gave her little enough
chance. She could feel him staring
at her and once in while could
catch glimpse of his face in the
dusty little window opposite her But
when she turned carelessly in his di-
rection ostensibly to gaze out upon
the dusty stretch of track, he was al
ways gazing interestedly at forlorn
'Sapolio" sign over her head, or was
flicking bit Of imaginary dust from
his immaculate sleeve.
And then she did it. You must
remember that she was not f1irt
She was just pretty girl stranded at
country station, the only &C.
cupants of which we're, beei,les
herself and the sleepy ltion
agent, a prim old maid and - a
man. 1t was hot, and dusty, and the
prospect of two long hours of weary
weary waiting was quite too awful
She swept by him toward the door
with airy grace and sparkling eyes,
and turned suddenly with redeemed
face at his:
II beg pardon" ::
They stared at each other and be,
too, redeemed. You dropped your
handkerchief he said.
''Oh, thank you. How careless of
me- she replied, accepting the prof
fered bit of linen and lace-the little
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-15

In The o1den time-so the story runs
Wnen the king gave a feast or ball,
with the great lords tEere, and the ladies
fair,
IN the torch-lighted banquet<hal,
came the fool TO jest: and, as may be
Though his throne was the dullard's
There was more of sense in the fools
{ pretense-
Ihan of wit in the monarch's rule.
With his cap and bells, and in motley
Grinned the fool at the kings right
And he drained his bowl-and sat. cheek
by jowl
with the fairest in all the land
Ano ms quips and pranks brought him
-. coin and thanks
from the monarch and lords of state;
or. g worthy man is the fool who can
Juegie sport for the wise and the great
So ~ come tonight as the court-fool
To tke feast of the 1ong-ago;
Ana III work my hoax and I'll crack my
jokes,
Let: the music be fast or slow.
Ana \ may be true, as say to YOU
AND as many have said before:
Ihat< there's more of wit in the testers
Fl skit-
Than of sense in the wise mans lore.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-15

considers that no Russian under the
rank of captain is admitted.
while the men are unusually tall,
the women are short, of the tiat-nosed
type, of Indifferent carriage-and it is
hard to pick out good-looking one
among them. The general impression
these visitors make is certainly not
favorable. Their presence in town is
a veritable godsend for shopkeepers,
and the willy Chinese make the best Of
the opportunity. L :am creditably in
formed that any amount of wood al
cohol and cheap spirits of wine is
thinned down and colored to a nicely
neatly bottled and sold to the poor
devils as brandy; the number of stars
on the labels no object! Printing ink
is cheap.
"There is no reliable census of
Shanghai's population. 1t may be ap-
proximate]y 100000, of which 5000 or
thereabouts are foreigners. The
streets are models of what streets
should be-several steam rollers be-
ing kept going day and night. A fine
prison and quarters for the Sikhs
(the Indian policemen), an electric
light plant and other Improvements go
to show that the peoples money is
spent for the people. The municipal
council gives public account of expen-
ditures. And there are no political
pulls to divert any money from it's
intended purposes"
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-15

"You look much the same, Jack
only the beard changes YOU"
so far as was concerned, utterly ig-
nored it.
II beg"
Don't, please" she said smiling.
He was going to beg her pardon again!
Oh, he was too polite, and made it all
the more difficult for her. If he would
only say. Come on. Let's take a walk
and get away from this miserable
hole," she felt sure she would have
replied, "all right, come on"
At her don't, please" he had start
ed toward her when she supplemented
this by adding:
There is nothing to pardon, I'm
sure. I'm only too well pleased to es-
cape this horrid place.
THANK you, Miss ---'' Again the
pause. She bit her lip.
Miss Wakeley.". She tossed i,er
head definantly as she said it, that is,
she meant it to be defiant 1t may
have been so, but he took no apparent
notice of it. Anyhow the ice was
broken and she stif1ed all thoughts of
outraged propriety that arose in her
mind and actually smiled at the old
maid, who glared as they made their
way across the glimmering tracks to
the field beyond.
1t was very pleasant to stroll about.
He didn't attempt to quiz her to find
out all about who she was; he simply
accepted her company thankfully and
seemed to thoroughly enjoy it. Final
ly they found a gurgling stream and
lolled upon it's grassy banks, she with
her back propped against the trunk
of tree and he spread out at her
feet. The touch of his hand and the
gentle pressure of It as he had helped
her over stone wall fingered in hers
and the look in his eyes as he slowly
lighted his pipe tingled her heart.
Much more pleasant than that
dingy station he vouchsafed.
Decidedly" she agreed, flirting
down the hem of her skirt which a
teasing breeze had fluttered back dis
playing shapely ankles modelled in
black silk, land it's so sweetly un
conventional. 1t adds to the charm
Tim so glad you look at it il
that way. wanted to speak to you
all the time, but you looked SO deuced
ly ofish I didn't dare"
'I?" She cast one of those old-time
college-day glances at him and he
edged nearer and neglected his pipe
which went out.
"Um--m, yes, you did. Looked kline
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-15

Some time ago." said travelling
man to the Baltimore American, 81
was in Kansas City, Mo-, at the ram
shackle building they call their union
station: An Irishman who had been
standing until his legs ached sat down
to rest. In sitting down his form de-
posted itself on a rough box whose
contents he had not considered.
"A well-known ventriloquist named
Fred High, a western Pennsylvania
who travelled the lyceum circuit, saw
what had happened. Tipping me the
wink he began. In half minute the
lrishman was standing ten feet away
on the spot where he had alighted
after a clear bound through the air.
From the depths of that rough bon
had come the words: oh, please
take me out of here! I am dying!'
Before the startled Irishman could
recover his power of speech the voice
came second time from his late
seat: Please get me out of here!'
with eyes protruding from his
head the 1rishman asked dazed]y of
the bystanders: is this tn dead
shpakin'?' The only answer to his
startled query was a family moaned: :,
.*0lfSsSsoh! >.~. So.
Then the Irishman showed that he
was both humane and game. In spite
of the supernatural and uncanny fea-
lures of the case, in spite of his tre-
mendous scare, he called some friends
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-15

stuffy. 1t looks cool and nice over
there"
She hesitated and elevated her little
brown head in a manner as much to
say, well, I hardly know whether to
feel insulted or not" She didn't say
it, though, and she wished he wouldn't
back down now, just when he was do
ing so nicely. Then her brown eyes
met his blue ones, and surrendered.
perhaps I am too bold, Miss -'
She took particular notice of the sig
nifcant pause after the miss but,
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-15
Spirit - Came from Coffin

to his assistance and proposed to
liberate the suffering person.
AT that moment a woman in
widows weeds, heavily yelled, who
had been standing by, entered a de-
cided objection. She declared she was
not going to have her. late lamented
husbands remains tampered with by
hands prOfane. The Irishman re-
torted that he was not going to let
any fellow being suffer premature
burial. The widow spiritedly replied
that she knew positively her husband
was dead, but the Irishman was not
to be denied.
borrowing hatchet from the de-
pot express Office, he opened the
rough box and to the surprise Of
everybody, the supposed coffin was
found to contain a complete assort-
ment of intoxicating liquors, so pre-
pared for shipment into prohibition
Kansas.
81 can say with the utmost truthful
ness" concluded the speaker, that
the depot employees and other OBJ
seNsys of this remarkable incident
e91eced into the spirit of the joke. Al
so that the spirit that had filed the
coffin box entered. very rapidly into
the bystandeEs.
while the man Who had started
the fun with no intention of starting
a temperance reform qr smuggling
exposure boarded Rock Island train
and sought his destination
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-15
California.

California.
l dreamed a dream Of beauty,
: OF deWy orange bloom,
OF waving >plumes of palms and gustA
OF subtle, sweet perfume;
OF lilies and rare roses
That glistened bright between
Rich banks Of brilliant tropic blooms
That I had never seen.
dreamed about the ocean
And mountains close beside,
Their purple mantles bordered by
The silver Of the tide.
I dreamed Of holy brethren,
OF gentle word and deed,
Who jOurneyed over half the world
TO SOW the Lords good seed.
To toll till church and clofster
Arose for Christ's dear sake,
Though DER the thresholds, in my dream.
I saw gold popies break.
And 10, as I was dreaming, >,
jOurneyed swiftly through -
Three dayF and nights-then I awoke
And found my dreams come true! !
-Evaleen Stein. in Sunset Magazine.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-15
MYSTERY OF MONEY
SUBJECT ABOUT WHICH LITTLE
IS REALLY KNOWN.
Proper Methods Of Acquiring It, Or 1ts
Wisest Use, Are Matters Upon
Which the Wisest Differ-Haa No
Power to Confer Happiness.

For centuries the Economists have
been disputing about the definition
and Offices of money, says the Wall
Street Journal There are almost as
many different theories of money as.
there are schools in theology. There
seems to be an immense difficulty in
comprehending just what money is,
what it does in facilitating the ex-
changes of the world and what is it's
influence upon prices. Here is the
most practical and substantial thing in
the world, an article which is in uni
versal use, and which is most eagerly
sought after by people of every cline
and race, and yet how little we know
about it! Even now no one can tell
exactly how much currency a country
needs to carry on it's business and how
large should be the reserves of gold
against the bank reserves Even
bankers, whose business all the time
is to deal in money, as others deal in
merchandise, are liable to become
hopelessly confused in a discussion
regarding the principles which under
lie it's use.
Strange to say, the confusion which
attends an economic study of money.
also attends any discussion of the
ethics of money. All the philosophy
in the world has not answered the
question of how much money it is
wise for man to possess. How wide
ly men differ-even our scholars and
moral instructors-as to the proper
methods of acquiring wealth. : We
even dispute as to the wisest use of
money. We are not agreed as to the
distribution of money in charity. It
would seem as if the commonest, the
most universal tool of man, was the
one thing that plagued him the most.
But this is not all. Useful, indis-
pensable as money is, there is moth
ing which is more constantly put to
an evil use, or (which is more likely
to destroy the man who uses it. There
is something about money which de-
files nearly all who touch it, There
are, indeed, some rare souls that are
immune to its corrupting influence,
but the great body of mankind are
susceptible to it's cOrroding power.
Both lack and superfluity, both poverty
and riches, seem to destroy the finer
tibers of the soul The individual who
has the most chance of throwing off
moneys baneful influence is he who
stands midway between superfluity
and poverty.
Money is a microbe that poisons
the blood and perverts the mind and
heart of a man. No one is happy
without it, and yet no one is really
happy who possesses much of it. The
more one gets the more he wants
Money getting becomes a passion. It
fastens itself upon one like. habit.
Even the opium eater is not more in
control of demon than one who has
got the itch for money" He becomes
slave to the very thing which is
intended to be his tool. The disease
affects different people differently.
Some it makes sordid, penurious,
mean. Others it leads to lavish dis
play and extravaganza. Some use it
for mere luxury. Others enjoy it for
it's power. Nearly all, in one way or
another, are changed and often pollut-
ed by the possessions Of wealth.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-15
Thibet Poor in Minerals.

The geologist who accompanied the
British mission to Thibet reports that
the country is strikingly poor in valu.
able minerals. The largest yield OF
gold was .28 grain ton of gravel
and there was no trace of coal or in.
digenous gems.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-15
Bad Fit.


Now that nature lessons are in
fashion, children have learned much
that is new to their elders, and that,
when suddenly displayed, is embar-
RAISING.
One economical housekeeper con-
ceived a brilliant plan of making one
set of half-shells serve for two meals.
She was to give one dinner on one
evening and another the next night.
At the first dinner oysters were
served on the half-shell The next
day the hostess bought oysters in
bulk, and gave orders that they
should be placed on the shells used
the day before.
Little Johnny was close student of
nature in his small way. He looked
at the plate before him. Then he said
in loud, shrill voice:
Mamma, look! What funny oys-
ters! All of mine grow the wrong
way in the shell" New York Trib-
11ne
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-15

said.
vixen. She smiled and tucked it into
her corsage and turned to go.
q"
Her heart beat fast as she turned,
with the old-time feeling of coquetry.
II beg pardon" he continued, T.
that is, it is very longely here"
She agreed that it was with just
the right degree of embarrassed in
hection, and the correct angle to her
dropped eyelids.
you" he proffered card which
she, little rascal, neglected to notice
"you might care to take a stroll
through yonder field. It's two hours
to wait, and it's very hot here, and
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-15

Australia's Wool Exports.
Australians exports of wool to the
United States have doubled within q
year. :.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-16

Judge Grosscup rendered an impor-
tant decision affecting Chicago's trac,
tion affairs yesterday.
He granted the petition of the
city asking permission to appeal to
the supreme court of the United
States from his decision in the 80
year act case. He denied the mo-
tion that the Chicago City Railway
company be excluded as party de-
fendant and not permitted to share
in the benefits of the rulings affecting
the litigation.
Appeals from the decision have
been taken by the traction compa,
mics. The ruling in one way Is held
to be adverse to the city's interests
as 1t means the defeat of the suits
brought in the state courts for the OBJ.
Ject of securing a ruling by the United
States supreme court before the de.
cision of Judge Grosscup had been
passed upon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-16

That the Iowa situation will be well
clarified so far as the United States
Benatorship is concerned is something
how generally conceded as the result of
an announcement in the Sioux City
Tribune concerning the position of Gov.
A. B. Cummins. The Tribune is the
personal organ of the governor. 1t de-
clares that Gov. Cummins will not con-
test the senatorship with Senator Dolli-
yer, but intimates that at the conclu-
sion of Senator Allison term the gov.
ernor will be in the fight to win. The
Tribune says: THE extreme age of
Senator Allison by comparison with
the youth and vigor of the governor,
leaves no room to doubt that the latter
will in due time have an opportunity
to become a candidate for the senate
as Mr.. Allison's natural and legitimate
successor. That he will succeed, there
is little room to doubt"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-16
Homeseekers' Excursions Via. Frisco
system.

On the first and third Tuesdays OF
each month during the summer the
Frisco System will have on sale round
trip homeseekers' excursion tickets to
the Southwest The tickets are first
class and good for 21 days.
Rate;-One fare plus $500 for the
round trip.
For free descriptive literature and
information address, ID. II. Maloney.
General Agent, rooms 414-15-16 Park
Building, Pittsburg. Pa.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-16
Russia Praises Roosevelt.

st. Petersburg, June 4.-An official
statement issued at the foreign Office
this morning states specifically that
Russia is willing to consent to a meet
ing of plenipotentiaries to consider the
ending of the war on condition that
Japan also signifies her willingness.
The statement reviews the action of
President Roosevelt in communicating
with the Russian foreign minister and
praises him for his "disinterested
friendship"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-16

Postoffice inspectors at Pittsburg ar
rested three men who have a national
reputation as postoffice swindlers
fhe men are James Stewart and John
d. Reed, alias u. L. Whitman" OF
New York city and John Whitney
of Binghamton, N. Y. According to
the postofice authorities the trio have
worked all over the United States and
have secured in the neighborhood of
100000 in the two years they have
operated unmolested. The men would
purchase a money order for a small
amount and by means of acid prep.
aration would erase the original
amount and substitute several hun.
dred dollars.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-16
CARDINAL GIBBONS DOES
NOT FAVOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Baltimore, Md, June 13.-His emf
nence, Cardinal Gibbons, in address
ing the graduates and assembled Wis
itors at Mount Agnes College, con-
Quoted by the Sisters of Mercy, Mount
Washington, tonight paid his respects
to the new woman in these words:
Some of our good women through
out the country are not satisfied with
their own realm, but want to invade
the realm of men, They want to
vote-I trust they will never get the
right to do So"