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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1905-01-13
Nus Baltimore : county.

e.. .. -. q .a.s..f.
@ertlaat Die Baltimore BIO. 9obn.
@eiellboit" nm $4,000. Sm
@oiicnGeribt. - Grlongte $l24S
iiir adtiGbrige 9ct6itigung.
@erihieoenes.
1ruu aote @rie&oder bat ourf
SenrD s. 9rorina uno Sobn 8.
Centrum ibre NnmGlte, Die .9aIti.
more Ohio . 9obngeiellidoft" i'm
arei8geri6t 5u Ioluion oui 3oblung
bon $4,000 Shooeneriot fir 9e.
iddoieung hires geiiBtbums i'm 13.
3iItrift b%erflogt. sic bebollptet, ibr
Gi9cntbum lei bu6urdI. bob ole
8abn9eiellid)oit on ibren 8eleiien
@oidungeu errihtete, mebrmolS
iiberflutbet mo ibtuer beihGoi9t
moroen.
SIN @aiienGertht t.
Go8 @niiengeridt bon Baltimore.
County bat geItern Die fclgcnoen
RodloBfdIle e%rleoist; Sobn @. Bur
ton, RohloBuerluolter fir Gli5a e..
Burton; alfreo gogbp, inn, Naf).
IoBperlpolter fir 8nl. i. GLAND, uno
Samiiel 9. Sole, NodyloBUcrualter
fir Sanliel 9. Cole.
@rbieIt & o It gelo.
Sobn q. @risbt erbieIt i'm areiS.
gerid)t 3I Toluion $i24S 5ugeipro.
den. Gr pertlaete Barn u, Gore,
relp. oen neutrality-suspicious. oeriel.
ben, s. gilbert Slooe, ouf 3oblunB
Der genannten Summc iiir 9efoIti.
9li,tg Der Gritgcnnnntcn 5ilr Rote
BON So pro @od)c.
3iuei Gbe d) eiouugen be.
milligt.
Rifter gurfc umtcr5eidncte i'm
&reisgeriht 5u Soiuion cine Ont.
iheioung, IN luelher er Scnrp s.
Gitrb Die Steionrg BON Wnrp 81.
&iirb betpiIli9te.
Iiid belpiaigte Der Ridter Der
Iunie &. g1r cine gbeifeioung bon
CHARLES s. Bar, Den iie Der @roil.
iumfeit uno llntreue beid)uloigtc. q.
8erihieoeneS.
Sr. Sobn Hitep Sd Sabre alt, lieet
id)iuer fronf in ieiner @obnung, Nr.
139, Sails. Rooo, 8aperlp, barnie,
Der. Gr bat lieben Sobne, cine
Sodter, ID Gnfel uno 10 l%lrenfel.
SorbeD 9olpmon, fl Sabre alt.
bon Ircaoio ipuroe III lesten Conn.
tag bei'm SfeibenidlieBelt in Ben
Riiden geidoiien. @r befinoet iid
ouf Dem @ege Der @%eneiung.
Sr. S. $. Summer lit uud) l1nee-
rem auientbolte in indianapolis,
Sno, nad) ieiner @obnung nobe
gatonSuiqe 5lriidgefe6rt.
Sri. Cora 6robmeper lit mad ci.
nem 8eiude bel Sen Girls. Gertrude
mo Barbara @raber 5i G~atcnspiae
nof Gettysburg, ga, 5liriidgefebrt.
1rsstds o0e SNts.D siN lmma Gekabt Halt
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1905-01-13

(a11sgenommen Canada uno WeTi.
fo) iino bic ~foIgeEben: 8rtefe Bis sI
10 @ramm az l1nte) 5 Gents. GIN
fade 8oIttarten 2 Gents Dos Stud.
Niidonttport > Rarten 4 Gents oas
Stiid. 8eitunger uno anoere Druid
laden / Sent pro 2 un5en.
Acknowledgment cine BoiHaGe
tp1ro aIs periieseIt ougeieben, tpenr
oieeIbe 10 9er2adt lit, ooB cine
griin6Ii6e Briiiung obre SdG6i,
sune Der umbuGung ODER bes Sn.
baIts ntft ermogliht Dtr6.
s. ahenbungen.
griefe uno BoItfdrten tper0en fret
oen gMpfGnGern ODER abienoern
bon elmer goItorftaft our nnberen
no6gei6idt, tpsnu Der @unfb aitf
benz llnIihlag ausge0riidt lit. Soft
Ienouneen Der an6ereH Rlaiieu tDer'
ben MIR nuf BerIoueen nadgeionh+
uno niro ooun am 9eitimmungs.
orte Elm 8~uiasporto bon Der $6be
oes Sri9iraIiases berc6net tperoen.
8peiter aIoiie (3ethtneen iuo
9eiti6riiten) / Gent fiir 4 ur5en.
9ritter 9IoIie (8ii6er, Girfu.
Iare) 1 Gent fir 2 l1noen.
8isrter Rlniie (8aaren) 1 Gent
pro hinge.
Gano0a.
SieIeI6en Staten uno 9eoingutt.
gen, als in ben Der. Staatcn, nit
@llsnobme, ooB gemiibtc aoltf-
mannsmaaren, meIhe nidt als
Bona fioe" San6eIsmuIter esianbt
meroen NIT Der Padetpoit berianbt
rperoen miiTen. RaufmGnnii6e
Sdriften au ben oen0bnIi6en Ra-
@inidreibegebiibr Goit art.
ihloq) 8 Gents. h
Observation-Disclosures big aitm
@eipiGt bon 10 ltn5en 8 gents;
Rodete iiber 10 lln3en idtuer, 10
Gents COB geidIoiien, ooer nid!)
nit ausnabme non Monuicripten
nit beiioIeeneen gorretturs9 ogen;
ferner ole perltegeIten Soden (iiebe
untenItebeuo) 2 Gents PRO hinge,
nit @lsttabme bon 9riefen in 8oTt.
Statiouen, no Die Poitiafen rift
aitsgetragen tperbei, 1 Sent pro
rn5e. 9oitforten, lie / Gent.
8neiter 4laiie.Boitiahen 49, Bet.
tiinger, niertelidbrIif ODER otter pr.
ibeinenoe 8eitidriften. tpeIde nidt
gratis pertbeilt iuerber. Gas oage.
meme Y,ibIifum be5abIt bafiir NIT
Observation-Disclosures 5u Der State bon
lie / Gent fir A lln3en ODER SbeiIe
oooon, nenn nitt beriipeelt.
Drittcr alaIie - (9corudte, feline
9Idnco. 9ii6er), GirfuIcre, nnbere
eeorufte Sa6en, Gorreftnr . Bogea
itro beifoIgerbes Monuieript. 90.
Ientincs, Multf.R otenbI6tter, $elio.
tppes, Gbromos, PIcfate, 2itbcera.
pbte'n II. georudte an5eieen i'm aG.
aemeinen, iGmmtIid, tpeun nidt
netlieselt, / Gent fir 2 lln5en ODER
nent9er.
Bierter 4laIie - @aoren uno
MliIter, 9Ianco.9iider unb Bopiere,
@r5e, ole Soden, peld)e nidt IN ir.
genb elmer Der anoeren alalien Elm.
geidIol5en uno ibrer Natur nod
niht eefdbrlid ODER berberbIid fir
ben Snbalt Der anoeren Soitiodcn
iinb. (gin ipe3ieGes @eiet iest oas
Borto fir Sdmereien, ableger.
Bur3eln Spr0BlinGs unb Bflanaen
auf Die Hate bon einem Gent fir ie
2 ltn3en feit.) Sails borseuanute
artifeI ntft mebr, ols A Bfuno be.
tragen, l Gent pro un3e ODER oeren
8ruhtbeil.
8eetltration sgebiibr fir @rieie
ino onoere goitieuoungen betr1gt 8
Gents.
@aarenprobeu - Bddete Bis an
4 ltn8en 2 Gents; Podete iiber A lin.
5en idiuer, 1 Gent fiir ieoe 2 ltnoen
ODER 0eren 9rudtheiI.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1905-01-13
Seiratbs . Qieen5en.

Die folgenben SeiratbS 8 Sicen5eh
mliroen geitern bonn Glerf oes Com.
mon Bleos .. 8eriftS anSgeiteut:
WorriS &rongrorb, %, nno Sarab
5rolinger. %. appIifant Z. SroB.
@m. &. Carr, %, @indeitcr, Wo.,
uno Warp 6. Sores, %. aent.Go. ZIP.
plifant @iuiam S%bompionL Rr.1620,
Seiierion-Str.
2eonaro 3. Tbomns, 81, Nr. 1918,
Sit.6apette.S traBe, mo Warp ga.
cef, 10.
9enno 6. @omie, 81. Wr. 1881,
Nit.goltimore.S trnbe. mo giolct
Sluegel, "a.
frss. die 1osSats,D Dc lhI Inner GsLsuft Had
81; g; IMMzM
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1905-01-13
SsfSrbernns bon EoifaG.a.
2Gnge Der erfesSerIiden Belt au

E%rretdllfg' Der berld)ie0enttt
~Beitimmlnosorte.
uatenftebeno lit Die uneefGbrc
3eit fir llebermittelune Der BoIt.
laden bon Dem 8aItimorer BoIt.
8iteau nod ben banptiGdliden
einbeimifden unb a~ustu1rtiaen
StdSten peraeidne..
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1905-01-13

VeloienOnngeR mad Denti6lan6 ano
Seitreid
5u "a Gents pro Warf uno 20h
Gents pro 9rOne. Rorto EXTRA.
Bed)ieI auSgeIteIlt oli ale Sbet~
Der @eIt. 9iuige S6iifsfarten boz
uuS uod 9eutidIauS. Ebeo. 8.
9tener & Co., i'd SIt.2egins
ton.Str. 8immer Rr. 8. $780,
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1905-01-13
b.

yfInuto Cr 10 at,,pher
s%iftaniIc. Gin, H.S' q shIubeu.
suGGPt1ShS M'Sg stn = Yin I sh,pD.u.
gnnaiSt N'fgi, u Stl1oen.
@gDs Weap, 2f,,Sy o Sinneen.
9gntletoL S'fe'tIo StuHoeh'
S I'm S y 1a9s' st,r,,r
Stnetnuntiu1 Sbio, 90 StuannSsm
GG.n..n9hI'umnit al, Ivy ~ San'soem.
SS,uenri, VIZ SSVo,Uus AaVs'
S.nsvssNS vstp.to oJiuUpen.
TSsnust' S9teta9os ga aase'
tEoInsu,o 49, 15H9. r ~A
Snryisn.., Ta0' ! 9uus o e"'0sH"
8artiotos 9oHnsctseiif L Stintin.
SnnSSioon SSnpt13Iit,f3nnSoii' ! SSrg,
$1,000 HTo'liniapP't aAuos'
S6auutt tHIan MIL" SuE
ss naisb tGd' a% Srfa"iss. 1ss r Is etnHOsH'
SBsmnbis Ss1,;,r, l ", San.,nn.
@S9iIs, SaGogMG. / gag 9 StlHosa.
gsTsCS5sanS, ga Tag 10 staTotH,
6moDa, yie6raSia, 2 Iaee,
BprtI1rlb, U,uiTte, 1 Iua.
@ortIanb.. Oregon. 8 Iaae.
Bbildbetpbid, IA, 3 Gtunbsu.
9ittsbure, ga, ii ehinben.
Vroptotnce. R..H.. 10 @tuHben,
gaaleiab, R..G,. is stuHoen.
ct. qouis, Wlifionrl, 1 1dg 0 gtuubep,
ct. 9auI. @linnsioia. / Ias IL sfun6sn
aopeta, aanlaS, 3 lace.
SoftoI, Wlafi.. 10 Giinbeu,
8 n b.
uu
q Brenlel, geutlnldnb, 8 1nge.
gnsnos Y9rss aresniinteIs go 9aas.
edlfuftd, Brttifd,JnbteH, 80 Ioas.
Ssalsrars, gsItiIb'Satssa; 10 dass.
sslIsa saTSoUii. 9 malSnSl I . l dss''
ssaissSt ps s9iSs'S S,e ~ an ! aaas.
wp9 s,aims '' ysI ,d ~ Ease son qoromh,o ?
zq Ssr,s a,on,r.n sq.o.
6saeIse. Canada, : 1aas:
MSut alssiisn' 10 aaa.' 80 aug"
81. SSSGsS; msh'p RSIanS,. IL S 9sa..
sa0HsS' anf'raIteH' 81 aaa''
yer. Staten @eloanfpei /.
inngen.
. Mn,gs'IH"ssn bic Sur s'be bon $3.50 i0itsH
: angsiIuHsen ubsr $3.50 BE $3.50 toti.n
: anps;tuusen nber $500 BIB $1,000 toften
; S ar%, nber $1,000 Biz 900 .O,t,u
10 u SsSisi Cher 200. 90 Fl. .so % ,o,,,r
ia , gsnis; o,,r ,so 20 81. ,.o oo ,,,,.n
10 qsnis, $50
10 m Tfeisi ubsr $4,000 b,s gao 90 ,o,,.u
~ sS Ssa'i no.r 800, 90 81. $1,000 ,o,,.u
20 a gs"if; ob,r .7sy 90 bts ,,oo.oo ,,t,.u
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1905-01-13
StaOt 8aftimOre.
Sas SnbiIGuul.

WV wa ~ H~NNAhAtS NhpN'lt
i'm erlten Rntb35pcige.
Die GonierenJ liner elm SubilGum,
Dos 3ur 6cier OeS RcleritebcnS Der
inneren Staot ans Den Ruinen bers
o~uItuItet lucroen lou, miro an Wton'
tag Nbeno i'm 3immcr pes erItcn
RotbS5rueiqeS gebalten mer6eu. Bon
Den 5obIreifJen Srguniiotionen, ole
oa5u eingeIooen mlroeu baben bis
geitern Die folgcnoen ibrc GeIegoten
angemeloet:
Observation-Disclosures SouSbeiieer
Col. @iuitelo BeterS mto &. 2IouO
Hogers.
.0oro.0oIttmorer 8erIdGnerungs.
8erein" = &obH $. Barter uno Ger.
Q. WtorriS.
oStoot Baltimore un6 County ga,
biret RotionoI.l lnion" - 8m. 8.
Campbell uno Gba5. 8. 8eoce.
n8erein ireimiuieer 6ellerpebr.8c'
teroncn" - Nl9uituS Ilbert uno
Charles 4. Gable.
o@eoboop. SeigbtS @erId)0nerunos'
8erein" - Robert ". Smith II. Or.
@nl. s. @oScoune,
.Gbriitian Gnoeopor Society" 49,
Robert s. Smith mo @. >. gltmoob.
%Dllunbb. 9iireer.8ereiu" Sobu
1iorfS uno $. IS Son Seine.
,GubofS 90rie" - @m. 81. 8opb
un0 Gomoro @iidmeper.
.llnubb. Oroen Der Sanomerfer"
49, elmer @ernboro mo @nt, o..
Cooper.
.&uint ono Oil Glib" - Somuel
0. SouIinc mo @nt. q. aammcrer.
Slime ano Cement Grdange"-G.
$. GlnBcn mno &. S. @orrcn.
n0iteno &eritonerrmaS . 8crein"
-- 2obn q. @cder lmb g9rn. N.Giien,
brandt.
,@rocer'S 90rie" - Fercp sc. Rec.
ic unO George 6. 6rcnh.
,6ritht. nnb Broouften : Iiiocio.
ton" - 9. q. 2intbicuml II, Sobn
NJ. @reiiitt.
.9creiu ser @eihGitSlciltc BON
NorOoIt.9altimore" CHARLES s..
Seiie mo @nt. RilIer.
n%erein Der 8nuiIeute uno 6obri-
fontcl Der gltitaot" :. @eo. Och.
rin0 hul., unn Safob g9. &oot.
.Gonierpeus@ot ie" - 2ouiS @rebb
mo 6. 6. Sbriner. 7
.Wt. Hopnl @erihonerun1S Ser.
elm" SoBn i. Bartlett iihn Nooiion
$. Glarfe.
.9oltimorer &oblenb6rie" - e.
Stobler. imn,, mO ". 8. SduIb.
n8ni9btS Of the MaccobecS"-Gr.
s. e. S%oloSlportb mo 8. 81. Wans
gun.
,@rumomofler 9orle" - Sbo3. s.
2inoiop unO SberIt &. S. gbriitp,
jun.
,0erb. Orocn Der Stptoiopben" -
Dim 9rpon uuo Otto M, 8eiuborOt.
Baltimore Qiie Underwriters
Observation-Disclosures e.. 8rCnuan
uno Grneit s, Glnrf.
%.gncient Oroer OF SiberniunS" =
SboS. 8urfe uno 6, $. Groinor.
nRoroiueit @eridoneruuss Ser
Elm" v Geo. N. Runien mo s. o..
Goot. p
.YptbioS!8 itter" s. S. aobIer
uno SanI. s. 1otterioG.
federation Of 9obor" GonorO
Sirid, M, s. Sope mo CHARLES s.
Wettee.
Ser. Sanger" - Srco. S6eiot
uno 8eroinono 8oiier.
.0erein Der &altfIeute un0 5obri.
fanten"-Sobn R, 9lano uno SorrD
u. 2erdl.
,Sroer llniteo american Wedla.
MICS" - Gbus. 8. Stein uno @nl.
q. @luinn.
n8boleiale @rocers aiiociotion"
8. 9. 8eeiioe uno 6. 8. @ngner.
nGreoit Men'S aiiociation" - @.
Sc. McGormid unb j. s. 2oWfottc.
.@olbroof 8eridonerung8 Ser.
Elm" - Or. 5ront Sliugluff uno
Gbos. e. GrootS.
nSiiope't.Y Baltimore 8erid). Ser.
elm" - Muguit j. geder uno @uitap
Siegmuno.
nSnoepenoeut Groer of @ooo
Semplars" = 3abio G. Rice uno
Sobn 9. SiooiS.
Siiooit.g Baltimore 0erld).s Yercin"
= Soml. R. SoogeS nno Senrp s.
Werner, jim.
,9alrnciiter Y0rIe"-Jbeo. Wottlt
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11
NO POLICE GRAFT in JAPAN
Acceptance Of Gift by an Officer Ii
St. Followed by Loss Of
Caste.

>~William H. Shelton, the artist, re.
turned recently from visit to Japan,
While there he was impressed much by
the Japanese police, says the Wash
ington Post. He came away with the
idea that the Japanese police depart
ment was mueh superior to other po-
lice departments, principally owing to
the apparent elimination of graft.
~~"While was at Nagasaki," he says,
Capt. Barker, the American quarter
master there, lost very fine uncut dia-
mond. He hadn't any idea where he
had lost it. He sent word to the police
and a regular policeman came around
and made inquiries about the stone.
with the politeness that is charac-
teristic of the country, the policeman
announced that it. would give the pc.
lice great pleasure to find it if they
could. Several days later he appeared
with the diamond, which must have
been very hard to find, owing to its
being in an uncut state.
"He handed it to Capt. Barker with
a bow and walked away. True to his
American instinct, Capt. Barker called
him back, reached down into his pock-
ct and pulled out couple OF yen,
which he offered him.
"The policeman seemed to be both
surprised and offended. 1t was against
all the rules of the police, he said, to
accept such gratuities from anyone.
II found later just how serious it
would have been if he had taken it, 1t
seems that the policemen in Japan are
recruited from the middle class and
punishment for anyone caught graft
ing means much more than dismissal
from the service or Imprisonment. It
means loss of caste.
"A man dismissed from the police
department for such an offense, no
matter what his previous rank in So
$ciety, becomes marked man and is
regarded as coolie, the lowest class
of society. AS a coolie nothing is left
to him but hard labor for the rest of
his days."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11
cATcHING@A TURTLE ASLEEP
Skipper Of Becalmed Ship Lands Rep
f. tile by Hind Flipper Before
- 1t Awakes.~f @

1t was a hot, calm day in the Bay of
Bengal. The MONDAY sun beat on the
decks OF the clipper Rajah, bound for
Calcutta. The planks we're so hot that
they scorched the bare feet, of the sail
ors. - = - - -
The skipper paced the poop. He was
In a bad temper because of the calm,
which showed no sign of cessation. He
struck match and lighted his pipe.
Inen ne searched the horizon eagerly
for sign Of wind. He found not the
slightest symptom Of a pun, but that
something had caught his attention was
evident. -
He ordered the second mate to see
the gig clear for lowering. Mr.. Barnes
ordered the watch aft, and in a few
minutes the boat was lowered and
manned. The crew was made UP of
four apprentices, whose duty it was
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11
The Stran&est Financial Transaction
Ever Known i'm This Country.
A ROMANCE IS BACK OF 1T ALL.
Capt Milo Green, Tilted by the Girl He Loves.
ia Advances Money. with Her Child Secu-
rity. When She Gets in Financial Diff
culties-Clain Is Due September
II of This Year.

Peacham, VT One of the strangest
mortgages ever recorded in this coun-
try is held by Capt. Milo Green, rich
recluse farmer, living near this place.
The amount of the debt is $4,000, and
the security given is bright-eyed, sew
en-year-old boy.
The mortgage falls due on September
~ Of this year, and if it is not paid
promptly on that day no one who
knows of the case doubts for a minute
but that it will be foreclosed, and lit
tie Claire Leseuer will pass from his
parents to Capt. Green.
That IL may not be paid is more than
possibility.
To tell the story of this remarkable
transaction, and the strange romance
which is back of it, it is necessary to
60 back number of years, and to the
town of St. Johnsbury, where all of the
characters, with the exception of the
boy, lived 20 years ago. At that time
Capt. Green was but beginning to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11

him bravely, even after he was forced
to leave St. Johnsbury and seek work
day labor-at Guildhall. What the
little woman suffered in the first ten
years of her married life she alone
knows. Her beauty changed-but she
still was beautiful. Trouble and hard
work could not change everything, and
her eyes were just as flashing and her
hair as black as ever. The husband
still drank hard, but for time she
thought she had won the victory. He
quit drinking. settled down to work,
and there were three years of compare
tive happiness. Then Claire came, and
the mothers heart, hungering for years
for her lost boy, was satisfied.
The birth of Claire was fatal to his
fathers good resolutions. The day aft
err the child was born Jaques went out
to celebrate. He returned home drunk
and for most of the next two years he
remained drunk. He lost his savings,
his little home. his employment. The
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11

When the boy Was in bed Milotlrned
upon Mrs. Lessuer. "Well," he said.
"what are you going to do2" ~ =
Tho Mortgage Given. >~..,s
II cannot leave him-he is my hus-
band" she said. -
"You cannot live this way" he said.
II have paid the woman and the nurse
for a month, and the grocery bill, but
you must have more money" -
"He will soon be able to work" she
began. s-~~.,
''Not for months longer"
"Then l must work." she said, des.
perately.
"You shall not. 1t will kill you.
will advance you money"
1--WE cannot accept it from you. We
have nothing to give as security -
eyes, you have" said Milo Green.
There is the boy. I'll advance you
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11
JAMES, /MANLlNESS.
"Kid," After Casting kits and Curls
Aside, Prepares to click
Feller."'

jamie came into the house crying
like girl. Mother sighed, for her lit
tie son was not showing the manly
traits that should come with a boys
fifth birthday.
What is the matter, Jamie?'
THE boys is pickin' on me, mamma.
They're always pickin' ON me, an max
In fun. Boo-hoo!'
; There. there, son. You'll never be
man if you cry like that
But, mamma, dearie, that's just the
matter of me. Everybody thinks I'm
girl with these horrid old curls and
dresses, too. The boys laugh at me
and pull my hair and tell me to go
play with the girls, an they run away
from me an won't let me play with
them. Boo-hoo! An yestiddy when
that lady called, she said: How de do,
little girl an she kissed me, an
wanted to jes' slap her, an hate her,
an 1 want to be boy! >Boo-hoo-hoo!"
Mother sighed. Those beautiful
golden curls had been her pride, and
when they were gone her baby would
be gone. But she could not have her
baby and manly boy too, that was
certain.
"Well, If must I must. Now,
Jamie, If you'll stop crying this very
minute I'll have the curls cut of this
afternoon"
Sunbeams broke out all over Jamie's
face and dried up the tears.
20, mamma! An pants, too! Can
have pants?"
well see."
That night, when papa came home
there was a strange boy at the gate
to meet him. A boy with a crop of yell
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$4,000 in cash for a mortgage on the
boy"
The mother wept awhile, and then
sobbed her assent. Two weeks later,
when Jaques was able to sit up in bed,
the mortgage was given, and both hus.
band and wife signed it.
Swears He'll Foreclose.
Milo Green put the document in his
pocket and rose to go. The wife was
sobbing. AS he started towards the
door Milo turned suddenly and blazed
out at his sick rival: -
Before the Almighty" he declared,
IF you don't brace up and be man
and support this woman and child I'll
foreclose the mortgage the minute it
falls due. did this in the hope of
making man of you. l wish you'd
debut, if she wants you to live, I'll
give you chance. If you drink and
fail to pay that mortgage I'll take the
boy"
From that day on Jaques was sober.
AS he slowly regained his health he
sought work and found it in a lumber
yard, and he and his wife settled down
to save money to raise the mortgage on
their boy. Every six months they paid
the interest, and the little fortune in
| the. bank grew larger So: -:
They do not know it yet, but every
cent of interest money that has been
paid is in bank at st. Johnsbury to
| the order of one Claire Leseuer.
The struggle has been hard one,
but the couple is certain that, by extra
work and extra saving, they can al
most accumulate enough to settle the
debt by September. The father is wor-
rying over the prospect, and working
harder and harder to get money enough
| to settle the debt, but, strange as it
may seem, the mother is not worrying
bit.
| Minister Takes a Hand.
A few weeks ago the minister heard
of the strange mortgage that Capt.
Green held on the little boy up at
Guildhall, and he drove over to remon.
strate with the captain about such un>
natural traffic.
What Capt. Green said to the minis.
ter is not entirely known. But it is a
strange thing that the next day, on
meeting a neighbor, Capt. Green re.
marked that the preacher was pretty
decent sort of fellow, and the minis.
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NEGRO IN THE WILD STATE
Tuskegee Traveller Thinks the Blacks
Of America May Help to Re-
deem Africans.

Horace Greeley Griffin, one of the
three young negroes Of Tuskegee train
ing whom the German government
borrowed and took to west Africa to
show the wild negroes how to grow
cotton, is at his Texas home again.
He has had enough of west Africa. He
doesn't like the wild negroes much bet
ter than he likes the tropical rains.
Some of them he suspects of cannibal-
ism and the men are not so strong as
they look, and honest toll is hateful
to them.
lone southern negro who has been
used to labor" correspondent quotes
young Griffin as saying, "can do more
Work in one day than wild African
looks ignorant, brutal and repulsive.
and in truth they are brutes. They
worship the devil and build mud idols
to the devil. They believe in the ex-
istence Of a God, but they think that
he is too good to be of any use to
them. They say. that God will not
fight for them, while the devil is a
good fighter and loves a fight above
anything else.
81 think that the institution of slav-
cry as we once had it in the United
States was blessing-a Gods blessing.
The negroes of America have been re-
deemed by it from hell and degrada-
ton, and it may be that God has pre-
pared them to redeem the dark CONT
nent"
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ter will not listen to anyone who
speaks of Capt. Green's hardness.
It is peculiar, also, that the lawyer
down in Peacham, who drew Capt
Green's will, chuckles whenever the
subject of the mortgage is mentioned.
Jaques Leseuer, over in the lumber
yard, is working desperately and few
erishly. ut will kill my wife," he
says. 81 must pay it.
The Mother Only Smiles.
And, stranger than anything else, 4
few days ago Marie Leseuer was sew
ing on little blue jacket for Claire.
and she said to a neighbor:
Don't let Jacques hear Of it, but
I'm making this so Claire can 60 over
to Peacham for a visit this fall
''Then the old skinhint is going ia
foreclose the mortgage!" asked the in
dignant neighbor
".You mustn't call him 4 skinlint.
He's been kind to us, and, whether the
mortgage is paid or not, I'm going to
let him have Claire for time. think
it will do them both good" sssS z J