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The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-09-29
Ills Hearts Desire
BY SIR WALTER BEsANT
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By SIR WALTER BESANT

did not kill him then and there He sat
In his room at Gratnor, his account books
before him, and he looked up and laugh
ed at me while he said 1t, jingling the
money that was in his pocket. And
was his nephew, and by his arts and
practices he'd jockeyed me out Of farm
Of three hundred acres, most of it good
land. with the brook running through 1t
and a mill upon it.
II remember very well what I said to
him-never mind what 1t was-but |
warrant he laughed no longer, though
he kept up his bullying to the end, and
told me to go to destruction my own
way, and the further from my native
parish the better.
$50 l left him and walked away
| through Watercourt to John Exon's Inn.
where l sat all that day drinking. !
told nobody what had happened, but they
guessed very we'll that I'd had quarrel
with my uncle, and all the world knew
by that time how he'd got my land into
his own possession.
about o'clock in the evening Harry
Rabjahns, the blacksmith, came to the
inn, and Grandfather Derges with him.
and they had a mug of cider apiece. And
then | began TO talk to them about my
own affairs. I said | should go away
that very evening. | should walk e
Bovey Tracey, | said; I should take the
train to NewtonAbbot, and so to Bris-
tol, where | should find ship bound for
foreign parts. That was what | said
and perhaps it was lucky | said so much
But | don't know, because the verdict OF
the jury | never heard.
= r
Twas then about eight, and there wa,
a half-moon. AS | crossed the green thu
thought came into my head that l was &
fool to go to Bristol when Plymouth and
| Falmouth were nearer and would suit
my purpose better. | could walk to Ply
mouth easy, and SO save the railway
money. Therefore l revolved to change
my plan, and instead of turning to the
left | turned to the right and walked
across the church yard, and took the
road which goes to Widdicombe.
at was only chance, mark you, that
| took that road l did not know, anG
l did not suspect, that my uncle has
ridden over to Ashburton after l lief
him. All a chance 1t was. | never
thought to meet him; and he might have
been living till now If it hadn't been fol
that chance
The man who was listening groanel
aloud at this point.
1.-The first two miles Of the road Is
narrow lane between high hedges. Pres
emily I passed through Heytree Gate
and SO out where the road runs over the
open down, and here l began to think
what l would do If l had my uncle be
fore me: and the blood came into m,
eyes, and | clutched the cudgel hard
Who do you think put that thought int
my head2 The evil one. Why did h
put that thought into my head? Becaus
the very man was riding along the roat
on his way home, and because l was go
ing to meet him in about ten minutes.
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Jerry" Simpsons Spats.

Congressman Joseph Cannon at &
dinner recently contributed to the
general gaiety with the following rem
iniscence:
ION a fine day walked along Penn
sylvania avenue, with a companion,
and as we proceeded we were laugh
ing. A pair Of spats worn by my
friend, a statesman famous the length
and breadth of the country, was the
subject Of our talk.
"I am wearing them on a chal-
lenge,' he said. If my constituents
knew It, I'd certainly lose my seat, and
If any journalist sees me l shall have
no reputation after to-day. But I have
nerve, and l mean to walk down this
avenue with these spats, If it Is my
last act on earth. How do they look?'
Livery imposing I replied; but
pardon me for laughing. I can't recon-
Gle them with you, any more than you
can reconcile them with yourself. You
are the last man I should expect to
meet wearing spats.'
Just then a small boy ran up
! breathlessly and touched my compan-
ion on the elbow. Hey, mister! shout
ed the urchin, your socks are DOWN.
my companion drew himself up
with pride. My lad he said with
solemnity, I am the Hon. jeremiah
Simpson,"
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UNCLE blamed III be darned
a.
mice. If thou hast made us, why dost
thou let us be trodden DOWN."

mice. If thou hast made us, why dost
thou let us be trodden DOWN."
A stranger is fair game to pygmy
legitimate mark for his little deadly
arrows. He sometimes traps the un-
wary. Having tied cord to his ankle
the pygmy conceals himself in the
bush. The other end of the string is
tied to a bough Of tree which
stretches across the forest path. When
some one comes that way the pygmy
agitates the bough by jerking his
ankle. Every sound or motion Of the
forest is of moment, and the new
conner stands still to look and listen.
Then the pygmy shoots him in the
back.
But" said one Of the little crea-
lures, when rebuked, "he was stran-
ger. He had no business here" an
argument which reminds one of
Leech's picture and story in Punch:
"A stranger? Fave 'arf a brick at
imp
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CHAPTER II.

~ heard the footsteps Of his pony a
long way off. I was in the middle of tn"
open road when l saw him coming along
in the moonlight. | stood still and wait
ed for him. Murder him! Murder him!
whispered a voice in my ear Whose
voice was that? The evil ones voice.
MY stick was thick, heavy cudgel
with knob. I grasped it by the end
and waited He did not see me. He
was looking straight before him, think
ing, | suppose, how he had done well to
get the nephew out of the wayne had
robbed and ruined. SO, as he came W
to me | lifted my arm and struck him
on the head once, saying, Give me back
my land, vilain.' But I do not know
whether he heard me or saw me; for he
fell to the ground without word or
groan.
HE fell, say, from his pony clean
on to the ground, his feet slipping away
from the stirrups. His face was white
l stood beside him, waiting to see if he
would recover. | hoped he would be-
cause it is dreadful thing to think that
you have murdered a man, even when
you are still hot with rage. If he would
only recover little and sit up, thought,
should be a happy man. But he did
not. He lay quite still and cold.
"Then l began to think that if l were
caught should be hanged. Would they
suspect me? Fortunately, no one had
seen me take that road. | must so away
as quickly as l could, and leave no trace
or sign that would make them suspect
me.
Then l thought that If I were to rob
him, people would be less inclined to
think of me; because, though l might
murder the man who had ruined me.
they would never believe that / would
rob him.
81 felt in his pockets. There was his
watch no, would not touch his watch.
There was some loose silver, which
left. There was a bag containing money.
I know not how much, but it was light
bag. This l took. Also he had under
his arm a goodsized tin box in blue
bag, such as lawyers carry. The box
knew would contain his papers, and his
papers were his money. So | thought
would do as much mischief to his prop,
erty as l could, and I took that box
Then l went away, leaving him there
with his white cheeks and gray hair
and his eyes wide open. I felt sick wher
I looked at those eyes. because they re
preached me. / reeled and staggered a.
| left him.
II was not going to walk along the
road. That would have been foorE
act. I turned straight off and struck fo1
the open moor, intending to make fol
Plymouth. And | remembered a place
where the box could be hidden away, {
safe place, where no one would evel
think of looking for it, SO that everybod.
should go on believing that the old maj
had been robbed as we'll as murdered
This place was right over the down, ant
on the other side.
81 climbed the hill. On the way
passed the Gray Wether Stone, and
| thought I would hide the bag Of mone,
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AT RICAN PYGMlES.


Recent investigations Of the region
have excited new interest in the mys-
FERROUS small folk who inhabit the for
ests Of the island. Tiny denlzens of
the deep, still woods, sparing of speech
and having either no form of religious
worship, or a very crude one, they are
of q very low order Of intelligence.
But they know how to make fire, to
poison their little murderous darts, and
they have a language, although 1t Is
simple, and contains but few words.
Although averaging only about four
feet in height they are nevertheless
not to be despised as foemen. They
are strange uncanny-look1ng creatures,
of lighter color than the average ne
gro, and having rich hair which rolls
In tightly-Curled spiral locks. This
gives it the appearance Of growing in
tufts.
The pygmy race was known to the
! ancients. Aristotle Herodotus and
| Homer wrote Of the dwarfs, and prob
| aDly many ol Tic lesehus VI shohieH
and fairy folk grew out Of the misty
knowledge of these small tribes. "a
kinde of little people which are no big
ger than Boyes of twelve yeares olde
but verie thicke, and live only upor
deshe which they kill in the woods
with Bowes and Dartes," wrote a sew
enteenth century author.
The pygmies have little or no idea o.
a Supreme Being. One tribe has beer
found who in times of danger prayed
TO yer" One traveller records sucl
a duplication.
Eyer, If thou dost really exist, WHY
dost thou let us be slain7 We ask the,
not for food, for we live on nuts and
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normally high wages, and all his en-
pioyes receive liberal pensions in their
old age or in case Of sickness He
also provides literally for the widows
and children out of his private purse
All these payments consume a large
proportion Of the profits, so that the
Emperor's income from his estates Is
comparatively small.
Practically speaking, the German
Emperor is thus obliged to live on his
royal income of 100000 per annum
which is altogether insufficient for his
requirements. The Kaiser has no per
sonal eXtravagances, but lives a sim
pie and strenuous life of hard work
and little luxury. He spends little
money on his table, for the cuisine OF
the German imperial residence Is no
torious for its inferiority.
The Kaiser Is not dandy, and
spends comparatively small amount
every year on his clothes. The horses
he rides are not of particularly
good breed, and not unusually expen
sive. He is not a gambler, and doe!
not indulge in other designations which
| would be excusable in his position.
He is, however, extravagant In one
respect, namely, in keeping up thu
imperial magnif1cence of his court OF
scale never previously attempted BY
King of Prussia The support Of rel
atives forms a first charge on the
Kaiser's income. He has to provide
an annual allowance for his six sons
and has to maintain separate cour
for several more distant relatives.
Apart from his expenditure for pur
poses Of royal display, the Kaiser de
votes a large sum every year to tn
encouragement Of art and Of tn
drama. He is continually orderin!
monuments to be erected at his owl
expense, and buys pictures for presen
tation to public galleries.
The Kaiser maintains the Roya
Opera House, the Royal Theater II
Berlin, and the Royal Theater a
Wiesbaden at his own expense. Al
three theaters are conducted only par
TALLY as proft-making concerns.
With all these financial burdens TIL
Kaiser Is unable to make both end
meet on his income, and has beel
obliged to borrow money from som
Of his wealthy subjects.
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a1AkAlSEp WILHELM FINDS O.
9E IT HARp F0ENE. ON NSY,
s~ars>a~oN $780, 600 PEpYEAR

The German Emperor, with an an
nual incsNne Of about four million dol
lars is poor man, and has great diff
ficulty in making both ends meet, de-
clares the London Express. He does
not receive farthing In his capacity
as German Emperor, but fulfils the
duties Of this honorary position free
Of charge to the federation of German
States. The Kaiser draws his income,
first, as King Of Prussia; and, second,
as a private landowner.
His income as. King of Prussia
amounts approximately to $4,00O,0O0,
per annum. The Emperor of Russia
receives an annual allowance Of ap-
proximately 100000, and the EN-
peror of Austria an annual allowance
Of more than 100000. Both these
monarchs receive additional allowances
for certain definite purposes, and both
Of them own vast landed estates far
superior in acreage to the German
Emperor's possessions.
The Sultan Of Turkey receives an
annual allowance Of $1O,OOO,OoO, and
the King Of Italy draws over $3,OOO,-
600 per annum; while the incomes of
several monarchs of smaller States are
nearly as large as that Of the King
| Of Prussia.
The amount Of 100000 granted
annually to the German Emperor in
his capacity as King Of Prussia is not
taken from the national exchequer, bul
from revenues from State dominions
which were formerly the private prop
erty Of the Prussian royal house. The
Crown lands We're handed over to the
State, and in return the State pays q
| fixed annual income to the monarch
| The Kaiser owns eighty-three land
ed estates, comprising total Of $50,
| 600 acres. He is the greatest land
owner in Germany, and his posses
sions far exceed those of the three
landowners whose estates rank mex
to his own in acreage. These are the
Prince of Pless, who owns 125,OOC
acres; the Duke Of Ujest, who owns
100000; and the Duke Of Ratibor, who
owns $4,000 acres. Some Of the lane
Of the Kaiser's estates Is rented tc
farmers; but the Emperor carries OF
business on his own account In severa
parts Of the country.
The Kaiser's workmen are paid alb
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Market for Stumps.

A new industry in the region at the
head of the lakes Is the gathering Of
the tree stumps for use in the Maine
shipyards. A large number of wooden
ships are built every year, and 1t has
been found that the most efficient cor
ner braces are those made from these
stumps, and hundreds are shipped east
every day. The roots of the trees and
a short section of the stump are used
in making the braces, and stumps
from trees about a foot in diameter
are found to be the best. The stump Is
taken from the ground and roughly
hewn into shape before being shipped
After It's receipt at the shipyards II
is made into perfect brace. The cost
of a carload of the stumps is close &c
$500, and the freight charges run over
500 a car,-Mflwaukee Sentinel.
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Diamond Cut Diamond.

"Borem makes me weary. He's al
ways talking about his novels and
stories"
"I never had any trouble with him.
He called on me last night and only
stayed ten minutes"
"Great Scott! What did you do to
him?"
81 talked about my poetry."-Clevs-
land Leader.
After you are married, young lady,
1t is just as well to remember that
cooking is a greater art than humping
a piano.
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A man Is rich IN proportion to the
thing he can afford to let alone.-Tho-
reau
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Most women know that II they do
not behave, men will talk about them.
The Coconino sun., 1905-04-29

Thirty-six cars of sheep that have been sheared at points south of Pres colt passed through tho city last night on their way to Coconino county. It is stated that about 100 cars of cattle will pass through here in the next few days on their way to Kansas City markets from the Salt River valley Journal Miner.
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Charles Hooker, William Cox, Ralph Smith and Walter Miller, of Jerome, are preparing to leave that city to cruise to Phoenix on the Verde river, says the Journal Miner. They will have about 200 miles of boating. and expect to make the trip in seven days. The start will be made at Cot tonwood. In places they will have to shoot rapids, and in others it will be necessary to carry their boat.
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Richard Darling, his son, Master Richard, and Fl. E. Martin came down from Quartzsite Wednesday Mir. Darling. who is superintendent of the Bell of Arizona mine at Quartzsite, speaks quite enthusiastically of the prospects in that camp His company now has a five-stamp mill running, and the Amalgamated Gold Mines company has forty-stamp mill we'll under way.--Yuma Sun.
The Coconino sun., 1905-04-29

The American Anti-Tuberculosis league at the meeting held last week at Atlanta, Ga., decided to hold it's next annual meeting at Fl Paso, Texes. The exact date for the convention has not been decided, but will probably be in April, 1906. Dr. R. E. Coniff, of Sioux City, was elected president, and Dr. Walter N. Villas, of Fl Paso, secretary of the league.
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made by local automobile enthusiasts. It is expected that auto parties will come to the city from all parts of the territory. Miner.
The Coconino sun., 1905-04-29

Forest Ranger Thomas Francis Mea- gher, has given Peter Lauterbach, Isi- dor Morales and Adolf C. Verdug 3 fifteen days notice to quit their busi- ness in the Helvetia mining district. The instructions came from the de- ,partment, as the result of petition be- ing forwarded to the agricultural de- dartment at Washington. The men referred to are in the saloon business. Tucson Star.
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E. N. Buck, editor of the Naco Bud get, has commenced the publication of ! semi-monthly mining magazine at Waco. The magazine has been named he Southwestern Miner.
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Apiariets say bees are making large quantities of honey and sending of swarms faster than they can be hived, all ofwhich means big honey harvest, the first crop of which is now on the market. Tucson Star.
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Florencio Villescas, Mexican miner working on the Golden Ophir property at Clifton, was instantly kill ed one day last week by falling to the bottom of an eighty-fve foot shaft.
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Rheum atio Pains Quickly Relieved

The excruciating pains character istic of rheumatism and sciatica are quickly relieved by applying Cham berlain's Pain Balm. The great re- lieving power of the liniment has been the surprise and delight of thousands of sufferers. The quick relief from pain which it affords is alone worth many times its cost. For sale by all druggists.
The Coconino sun., 1905-04-29

It is reported that the Cleopatra mine at Jerome promises to become a wonderful producer. In thirty-tive feet sunk in the Wimingham tunnel, thirty feet of it is ore that runs high in values.
The Coconino sun., 1905-04-29

Geo. A. Lane, of Winslow, who has been cashier of the Navajo County Bank at that place for a number of years, has resigned his position and will make California his future home.
The Coconino sun., 1905-04-29

The Phoenix Republican says that the approximate amount of wool ship ped from that section this year amounts to 100000 pounds. Esti- mating 10000 pounds to the car the valley clip is sixty carloads this year. And again estimating five pounds to the fleece there should have been sheared 240.0OO sheep, which is fewer by many thousands than was expected last fall.
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ARIZONA HAPPENINGS.

Jacob Salzman, of Williams, will open up butcher shop in his store about the 18th of May.
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w. Symyth, the Winslow hold-up man, plead guilty last week and was placed under 5000 bonds to wait the action of the grand jury. The bond not being given, he now languishes in the county bastile at Holbrook.
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A violation of Arizona's new law prohibiting the carrying of concealed weapons provides fine of not less then S20 nor more than S30O, and i'm prisonment in the county jail for not less than ten days nor more than than thirty days. !
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J. w. Anderson. Santa Fe brake man, had one of his hands crushed in making coupling one night last week 1t Williams. He was sent to the hospital at Albuquerque, where it was found necessary to amputate the hand.
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F. F. Nevin has sold his ranch near Cottonwood with all its improvements 70 H. N. Grain. The consideration is placed at about s3, 800 and the amount of ground transferred is sixty acres. = Journal Miner.
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The Arizona automobile associa- tion will meet in Prescott some time during the coming month. As soon as the date is set preparations to receive the visiting delegates will be
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Last week James Walsh sold out his half interest in the Williams electric light plant to his partner, Dr.. P. A. Melick, who will continue to conduct the business as heretofore. He will be assisted by his brother, re- cent arrival from the east.
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You can get rst.job printing on short notice at this office.
The Coconino sun., 1905-04-29

A Wallapai Indian known as little George. committed suicide in the county jail last Saturday night, by hanging himself with a small strap to the grating of one of the jail windows. George had been incarcerated for making a murderous assault on his brother. He was later declared to be insane and was being held in jail awaiting the arrival of officers of the government to take him to an asylumin South Dakota. -Kingman Miner.
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Papers transferring about 2,l00 acres of land in the San Francisco forest reserve in northern Yayapai county were filed for record yesterday with County Recorder Mosher. The land is transferred from the Sana Fe railroad to he government, for which the railroad company takes scrip. - Journal Miner.
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Jack Coughlin, one of the oldest and most efficient section foremen in the service of the A. & N. NJ. railroad, was run over accidentally by a train in the Clifton yards few days ago and both feet crushed, one of them so severely that amputtaion was found necessary.
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ARIZONA HAPPENINGS. l
 Jacob Salzman, of Williams, will open up a butcher shop in his store about the 18th of May.
 E. N. Buck, editor of the Naco Bud get, has commenced the publication of semi-monthly mining magazine at Waco. The magazine has been named he Southwestern Miner.
 Florencio Villescas, Mexican miner working on the Golden Ophir property at Clifton, was instantly kill ed one day last week by falling to the bottom of an eighty-ive foot shaft.
 Geo. A. Lane, of Winslow, who has been cashier of the Navajo County Bank at that place for number of years, has resigned his position and will make California his future home. J. W. Anderson. a Santa Fe brake man, had one of his hands crushed in making coupling one night last week It Williams. He was sent to the hospital at Albuquerque, where it was found necessary to amputate the hand.
 F. F. Nevin has sold his ranch near Cottonwood with all its improvements 70 H. N. Grain. The consideration is placed at about B, 800 and the amount of ground transferred is sixty acres. = Journal Miner.
 Apiariets say bees are making large quantities of honey and sending of swarms faster than they can be hived, all ofwhich means big honey harvest, the first crop of which is now on the market. Tucson Star.
 It is reported that the Cleopatra mine at Jerome promises to become a wonderful producer. In thirty-tive feet sunk in the Wimingham tunnel, thirty feet of 1t is ore that runs high in values.
 W. Symyth, the Winslow hold-up man, plead guilty last week and was placed under 5000 bonds to wait the action of the grand jury. The bond not being given, he now languishes in the county bastile at Holbrook.
 A violation of Arizona's new law prohibiting the carrying of concealed weapons provides fine of not less then S20 nor more than S300, and i'm prisonment in the county jail for not less than ten days nor more than than thirty days. |
 Last week James Walsh sold out his half interest in the Williams electric light plant to his partner, Dr.. P A. Melick, who will continue to conduct the business as heretofore. He will be assisted by his brother, re- cent arrival from the east.
 Jack Cougblin, one of the oldest and most efficient section foremen in the service of the A. & N. NJ. railroad, was run over accidentally by train in the Clifton yards few days ago and both feet crushed, one of them so severely that amputtaion was found necessary.