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In the Department |fore

teen looked more and more surprised and at last
we seed him put out his hand and take the picter
up from the counter and read IT, Then his face
got red too and he tore the whole thing inter
inch pieces and crumpled 'em up, and showed em
inter his pocket Then he begun ter talk, look.
in at her all the time with the most beautiful
SMILE and after a while she took out her banker
cher and guv her eyes dab, and then they shook
hands and Fifteen turned round and walked of
/ was dretful busy the next hour, but kept
my eyes out, and pretty soon | seen Fifteen take
Sixteen off in a corner, like he wanted ter talk
with him. | went, too, coz | wanted ter hear
what he said
'T say" says Fifteen, you sent that letter to
Miss Spriggins"
eyes, did," says Sixteen, squarin' off. "Do
you want ter feht9"
mo" says Fifteen, ookin at him kind of
steady-like-"not now, and not here. amt work
in for Sullivan. But III meet yer after the store
closes, IL yer likes"
Sixteen he undoubed his fists and stared He
was the biggest one of the lot and the strongest
and there hadn't never been boy before that
had offered ter fight him. He begun ter larf
Good for you, Tom Thumb like yer pluck
But what's the row, anyway"
"Yerve hurt lady's feelin's,' says Fifteen
Yer ought ter ask her parding, and yer will if
yer a gentleman"
IlOW me anu D1NJeen nOlere0 Gnenl
"a gentlemani" says Sixteen. "I amt no gen
tleman, and I don't want ter be. Gentlemen
cuffs feers ears and swears at 'em. Look at
Mr.. Hiard; he's gentleman; he wears dandy
clo'es and a flower in his button-hole, and he
never has decent word for none of us"
"Then he amt no gentleman" says Fifteen
gittin' red. "It amt what feer wears; een
tleman don't swear at folks, nor hurt their feel
ms"
Cash fifteen" called Mr.. Haynes. And Fifteen
he quit talkn' and run off
Well, somehow, after that, twarnt as much
fun to plague Miss Spriggins. I don't know why
but it made us feel sort of mean, and it seemed
to bother Fifteen so when we did it. We'd got
terrible fond of him. Everybody in the store
had. He was always doin' things for people, and
days when we was rushed he never got cross like
the rest OF us.
He used to bring us little presents, too Course
they warnt much but it made you feel sort of
good ter think there was somebody that liked
you well enough ter give yer things, if it warn't
more'n red apple.
Mrs Vinton, of the fshcy-wor< department
she says it his smile that took folks. So
thought I'd smile, ter see if couldn't take folk.
too. 'Twarn't no use. After I'd been smilin' as
hard's | could for two days. Mr.. Hi1liard says
ter me that wasn't hired ter advertise happy
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How" she demanded.
III tell you what L going to tell her.
Then you say yes and back me up when IN
sst that she stand by her word"
'Thatll be splendid" she assented. What
was it you were going to say?"
II was going to propose" he answered I've
been between hope and despair long enough"
''Thatll be Splendid declared Marjorie, clap
ping her hands, "a really and truly proposal?"
But you haven't proposed yet" she demur-
red. "That isn't the way You must do it right.
You have to get down on your knees, don't
you?"
"Only in novels" he objected.
"But l won't listen to you unless you do" she
insisted, and Chadwick dutifully fell upon his
knees
"Miss Nesbit-Dorothy," he began. "I have
loved you since first we met. To me you are the
sum of all graces Will you not make me the
happest man on earth by becoming my wife|
''Thats an awfully short proposal" objected
Marjorie. 81 thought it took longer than that" !"
my dear little girl" he said, that's the end
of two years of worry"
"And you waited two years to say just that
little talk?" she scoffed "and you big, grownup
man"
"I was beginning to be afraid that l never
would find the courage" he confessed whimsi-
cally. 81 don't know that | would have the cour-
age to say it now except that l am proposing by
proxy it were"
"Wel what do say?" she demanded.
"Just say 'yes,'" he pleaded. THAT is enough.
"And will you promise to love, honor and obey
me all the rest of your life?" she stipulated.
"Yes," he assented.
"And bring Marjorie box of candy every time
you Gomez"
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three remaining will still be capable of developing
sufficient power to drive the vessel at some
twenty-five knots per hour.
LITERALLY FLOATING CITIES.
The stern frames and brackets which have been
cast for the ships are the largest ever made. For
each stern frame sixty-nne tons of molten metal
were required, and in the finished state they
weigh fortyseven tons The after brackets weight
22A tons each, and the forward twenty-four
tons each. The height of the frame is So feet.
The rudder weighs seventy tons, and has stock
26 inches in diameter, Rudder stern, and brac-
kets complete weigh between 220 and 230 tons.
1t is predicted by experts that the two vessels
will be the steadiest ships aAoat, for they will
be literally floating cities. Each has been built
with eight decks. The frst-class dining saloon,
situated the upper deck will be masterpiece
Of marine architecture. 1t will extend the full
width of the ship, and will be 125 feet long, and
will accommodate comfortably 800 passengers at
one meal. great dome extending up through
two decks above, and crowned with roof of
cathedral glass, will be the means of lighting the
saloon.
WONDERS OF THE ELECTRICAL INSTALL
TI0N.
Both the vessels will have accommodation for
5000 souls, including 500 frst-class, 500 second
class, and 1900 third-class passengers, aud a
crew numbering 800. Another wonder of these
otest Ounarders is the electrical installation,
probably the largest ever fitted on board ship.
The plant viii be placed in the aft end of the
engne'room, in two separate compartments, divid-
ed by watertight compartment In each com
partment there viii be switchboard for dis
tributing the electricity throughout the ship.
Electric motors will drive the auxiliary machinery,
including sixteen fOrceddraught fans OF fifty
horse power each for the stokeholds, and sixty
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Aluminium and Zinc

Two parts of aluminium and one part of zinc
form an alloy to which has been given the name
"alzene" 1t is equal in strength to good cast
iron and superior to it in the matter OF elastic
limit. 1t takes fine, smooth finish and does
not readily oxdiEe The color is white 1t
melts at a low red heat and is very fluid, run
ming freely to the extremities Of the mold and
filing small or thin parts Great care must be
exercised in melting it, particularly when mix.
ing the two metals, in order to preserve its
smooth working qualities. II is somewhat brittle
and hence unsuted TO such pieces as require the
toughness possessed by brass The tensile strength
is Approximately $4,000 pounds per square inch
and 38 is the specific gravity.
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horse power for the refrigerating machinery
Sixty large electrically driven fans will be used
in ventilating the ships and they will also be
heated by electricity. Two electric passenger
elevators ard smaller ones for luggage stores
ard mails have been fitted The lifeboats will
be raised and lowered by electricity, and electric
motors will heave in the sounding line and drive
the machinery in the bakery pantry and galley.
For the lighting of each ship about 5000 sixteen
candle-power lamps will be required. telephone
exchange, connecting the frst-class rooms and the
principal offices of the ship, and special lines
from the bridge to the wheehouse aft the fore
castle head and the engineroom, is another Of
the up-to-date devices installed to ensure the
safety and comfort of passengers. -Four search
lights on the bridge deck will be worked by cleo
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Prop osin& TO Mari orie

9TH buy her a candy store" he agreed
"Then," she said demurely, "It's yes and you
can kiss me if you want to- That comes next,
doesn't it?"
He pressed his lips against the full, red mouth
Marjorie" he said gratefully, eff you can make
Dorothy live up to your promise I'll be the hap
piest man in the world"
''She WILL" was the confident assurance. "Hon
est she will Do you only kiss once when you
are engaged"
just as he bent his head the door few open
and small whrlwind preciptated itself upon
Marjorie. For moment Chadwick was stunned
One of these was Marjorie and one was Doro-
thy, but which was which was beyond telling.
You're a wicked story teller" stormed the
newcomer 'You said / could be you all the
evening and just because Jack came you went
back on your word"
surprise
"I came down the porch and l tore your dress
and I'm glad of it,"
'It isn't fair is t?" she appealed to Chadwick
dot said / could be her all the evening and
then when went to look for mother TO tell her
about the pie, Dot locked the door and left me
there"
Shameful" he agreed, "then it was yourself
proposed to?" he asked turning to the elder
Girl. Dorothy nodded 'T was in the library
before then" she explained, "and heard you
talking"
Marjorie" said Chadwick 'ff you will be a
good girl and go upstairs and become Marjorie
again, I'll take you to the matinee Saturday"
'Huh," said Marjorie shrewdly, because you
want to tell Dot something?"
mo" he answered. Because I've told her
at last"
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for Marjorie had on one of her sister S
dresses and the golden curs were piled high on
top of her head in quaint imitation of her sis
ter.
What's this?" he cried, "a masquerade"
1 am Miss Dorothy Nesbitt" announced Mar
jorie seriously. Chat is, I'm Dot for this even
ing'
Where is Dorothy-I mean Marjorie, then?"
he asked with interest.
She's upstairs. l don't think she's coming
down. You see it was time she was in bed long
ago."
But it's only half after eight" he protested.
When l am Marjorie l have to go to bed at
eight" she reminded. 'Dot and 1 have changed
personal-personal something's"
'Personalities?' he suggested
Marjorie nodded gravely
you see, Dot dressed me up for fun. She's
such little thing that her dresses just fit me,
and she said 1 could be her for the ret of the
evening, so when your card came l told her to
go to bed and l came down to entertain you"
Every good of you,' he said gratefully 81
don't suppose it would be proper to send my
card up to Dorothy-I mean Marjorie?"
Certainly not" said Marjorie severely. "Why
Marjorie is mere child When / was Marjorie
mother wouldn't even let me come in the room
at the last party. / wish there was a party to-
night" she added longngly
"That will come all in good time he laughed.
Meanwhile here is box of candy | brought
for Marjorie. May | send it up?"
Marjorie took the box and laid it on the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-12
Progress of the cape-to.caIro Railway

Progress OF the Cape-ro-Cairo railway
The British South Africa Company announces
the Cape to Cairo Railway has reached Broken
Hill This point is 374 miles north OF Victoria
Falls and 2O16 miles from Cape Town, and its
completion constitutes a further step towards
the fulflIment of Mr.. Rhodes great scheme The
rails reached Kalomo, ninety-three miles north
of the Falls, on May 20, 1905, since which date
rapid progress has been made. On July !, 1903,
the further extension was commenced and the
PSI miles from Kalomo to Broken Hill were
constructed in 346 days On ninety-nine days,
however no pate-laying was done, so that the
rails were actually laid at the rate of over a
mile day. On September 26 last 5% miles
were put in between daylight and dark, consti-
tutine a record for rapid platelaying in South
Africa The last eighty-six miles were laid in
seventy-two days and the last sixty in forty-two
DAYS. There are seven bridges OF over oO-teet
snan ON the line, and the Kafue bridge is 1900
feet in length Three thousand to 5000 natives
were constantly employed and about 800 whites.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-12
The American Gems

The production of precious stones in the United
states during 1905 amounted TO $326,350, ac-
eording to the annual report of George F. Kunz,
of the United States Geological Survey, shortly
70 be issued. The gems the production Of which
exceeded $4,000 were, in the order of their value;
Sapphires turquoise, tourmahnes, peridots, crystal
ouartzes, aquamarines, kunsite gold quartz chrys-
oprase silicihed wood and garnets. Southern Cal
;fornia now leads in the production of tourmalne,
beryl and topaz, instead Of as formerly, the Ural
Mountains, while its increased production Of tur-
ouoise is making up for the decreased production
in New Mexico and Arizona. The importation
Of precious stones during the same year amounted
in value to $34, ,09S,619, or nearly $9,OO0,0OO
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tricity, and from the bridge all the water-tight
doors throughout the vessel can be closed auto
matically by the same agency
AS would seem only fitting in an undertaking
of such gigantic proportions, record has been
created in The matter of cablemaking. Each link
in the tremendous anchoring cables for the new
Cunarders is twenty inches long and weighs 16O
pounds The total length Of the main cable is
some 200O feet, and the weight 100 tons Three
of the links detached from the main chain were
put through the severest tests, with only very
slight elongation as a result. An attempt to test
the links to destruction with an applied tension
OF over $40 tons resulted only in the eongation
of the three links by some six inches. All the
testing appliances known failed to make any ap-
preciable impression.
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CO0F course he wasn't named Fifteen no
N more than me, Amelia Hicks was
WW- named Five. He said he was called
Nas.-J Bijah Nash by the minister and
the folks down ter South-Stubb-
vile, where he come from. II was the
minister that guv him the character that got
him inter our store; arsi he told me about it one
day when it rained cats and dogs and there WASH {
many folks shoppin'
He was a queer chap, he was. never seed
one like him Why, he was as onlike Sixteen and
'Leven and the rest Of us as-as Chiny silks on
like sileshy. He didn't look like u.s. neither. He
was little mite Of a feller and his yeller hair
was always brushed down smooth and slick and
his face was brown, and his cheeks was red like
the emery-bags at the noshin counter, He was
80 good-natured, tool When he first come, we
all put up tricks on him, like we always do on
greenes, ter see what they're made Of. He
come the thirteenth Of Feberary, and Sixteen he
says how much funnier it would be, instead of
sending Miss Sprggins of the ribbin counter her
valentine by mail, ter have Fifteen take it over
ter her and say it come from Mr. Haynes Of the
woolen goods, and that he'd wait foreln answer.
II you could hev seen Miss Spriggins's face
when she opened i'll We was all a-watchin' her
from behind posts and people, and we larfed and
larfed and larfed. II was painted picter-just
as ifelike-of an old maid with corkscrew curls,
and Sixteen he had writ the verse himself:
"Oh Miss Spriggin,
'Taint no use riggin'
Yerself no more.
You jest bet
All the bow you'll get
You'll have to make out
OF yer own ribbin."
1t was too comikil to see Fifteen standn' there
jest as perlte, waitin' for an answer. OF course
he ddnt know what Nyae ipe eida and he rod
80 surprised when he saw her face git as red as
fire and her grip her yardstick as if she'd like ter
lay it onto him. Most folks would hev run-I
would myself-but Fifteen jest stood there and
says:
"I hope there amt no mistake, ma'am."
Then Miss Spriggins bazed out and begun ter
talk, only we couldn't hear what she said. Fiji
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HR0dRfSs IN >SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY! (! 64z15ll 9I5ll

$40, PSI iii worth of uncut diamonds. the large
and increasing import of which accounts for the
growth of the lapidary industry here. Many
skilled diamond cutters have come from Holland
to this country, and especially New York city,
where today some of the most difficult kinds of
lapidary work are being successfully done.
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the Susquehanna is its islands, writes
Louis E.. Thesis in Field and Stream.
Beginning at point just below the junction of
the two branches, they stretch in long chain
for scores of miles, frequently two and three
abreast, and interlinked that the points are
few where a person standing en- one bank of
the river can see the opposite bank of the stream
because of these intervening islands. Roughly
cgar-shaped in form, ranging from few hun
Hred yards to two or three miles in length, and
always thickly wooded or fringed with forest
growth, these islands stretch along the centre
and eastern side of the river, making the stream
appear from the shore to be only one-half or one
third of it's actual width
Obviously, then, the place from which to view
the Susquehanna and its valley is point in
md-stream. Thus it is that the canoest occu-
pies the point OF vantage and only those who
have traversed the river in a other craft
arc really acquainted with it. On the left or
eastern bank, the hills rise, for the most part
sheer from the waters edge, while on the other
shore rolling farm-lands lead gradually to a high
er background. Though there more than
few places where the river has apparently cut it's
way directly through mountain, and here tow
erng cliffs stand on either bank like giant gate
ways to the valley beyond.
At intervals, their mouths always marked by
rows of overarchng trees, smaller streams flow
into the big river, Running back among the
hills these tributaries furnish a varied scenery
that, in miniature easily rivals that of the larg-
er streams. Many of these tributaries be
followed for miles and these little side trips are
well worth the while. Morever, excellent fish
ing is often to be had in them.
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franklin Hawley in Field and Stream. Frank
looked, dubious, but consented without comment
and our horses had trotted gaily down stream
about half mile when they broke through the
crust of surface sand without warning, and were
instantly wallowing in quicksand and water up
to their shoulders and fanks. Frank leaped over
the dashboard into sand shouder-deep and un-
hitched the tugs. I yelled stentorian encourage
ment to the horses, and they plunged and reared,
until Black Turk got out upon hard sand. Frank,
in between them, had unhitched reins and hame-
straps in spite of their rearing. Henry sank
back with groan, and resigned himself to his
fate. As soon as Turk got out, he turned around
and whinnied anxiously to his mate, expressing
solictude plainly as 1 did. Frank got down
into the sand and passed rope around Henrys
body, and we hitched Turk to it and dragged him
out.
Meanwhile our wagon had sunk to the hubs
and was steadily going down. While 1 unloaded
it, Frank ran to the shore and returned with
long pole, which passed under the running
gear, letting the ends extend far out over the
hard sand, which held the wagon from sinking
further The next thing was to cut lot of tim
Der and drag it out there with the horse, and
build platform around the wagon, after which
we raised it, wheel at time, using long pole
as lever.
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ThoughtIets

Struggle is the school of strength
Tomorrow is the siren that lures lots Of Ms to
destruction.
The man who trusts to his cunning for success
is next door to thief.
Earthquakes are responsible for some strenu-
GUS movements in real estate.
A weak woman can easily conquer a strong
man by pandering to his vanity
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The Newest ocean Giants

1HE new trans Atlantic passenger steam
ers, the Lusitania and the Mauritania
- which are now in the of con-
ltGagSSgD struction in England, will rank easily
as the largest, as well as the fastest,
vessels aAoat, and their inauguration
will mark an important epoch in the annals OF
shipbuildng. 1t will be the endeavor to cap
ture the record, and to do that they will have to
cross the Pond at an average speed greater than
235S knots an hour, with which speed the
North German Lloyd vessel Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse wrested the Atlantic record from the Lu-
cania and Campania some years ago. and which
has since easily been upheld by the German ves-
sells Deutschland and Kaiser Wilhelm II.
In the construction of these huge ships all the
limits of that lamentable failure the Great East
ern, have been surpassed for the first time in the
history of shpbuilding. The Great Eastern had
a length over all of 692 feet, beam measure
ment of SO feet, depth of 57A feet and total
displacement of $1,000 tons. She had machinery
capable Of developing 5000 horse power, and could
attain speed of 1925 knots an hour
The new steamers will be 800 feet long, have
beam measuring SO feet, depth of 60 feet,
and total displacement of $4,000 tons. They
will have machinery capable Of developing S0,-
600 horse power and will attain speed of
twenty-five knots. They will also be 60 feet
longer than the Baltic, previously the largest
vessel ahoat
Another important development, as viewed by
the engineering world is the installation of the
Parsons turbine.
The power will be divided into four units, each
developing the same horse power The four tur-
bines will each have separate propeller to drive
SO that in the case Of accident TO one engine the
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A Double Locomotive


in built France
for hauling the largest and
tank
the eight These
work qutem dependent II each Other.
of depatMe
an the
the track Tn n
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Notes About the Nations

Notes About the Nations
Russia has within her empire $4,000 miles of
navigabe rivers.
Stockholm and Buda-Pesth are the towns pos
sessing the best telephone system in existence
and shoot we'll
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The Susquehanna's Scenery

CENERY it has, unsurpassed by that
along any of our Eastern rivers, and
rough water and a marked degree of
wildness; but the crowning feature of
the Susquehanna is its islands, writes
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sprang to his feet at the
sound of footsteps on the stairway, but
it was Marjorie, not Dorothy, who en-
tered. For moment he was puzzled,
for Marjorie had on one of her sisters
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In the Jaws Of Death

7UR mine was down the river about
thirty miles from this point, so sug-
81 gested that we drive down the river
y bed, as the sand seemed to be packed
very hard, and there was no road
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-01-18

Masons throughout Wisconsin are
waiting with interest the time when
they will receive a trowel recently
started from the New York City
Masonic temple on trip that will
probably take several years to COM
plete. With the trowel, which is
taken as SYMBOL of cementing the
members of the order together, is a
register, in which will be inscribed
by each lodge receiving it, data in
respect to the trowel and the lodge.
Every Masonic lodge ia the United
States will receive the trowel. At
ter it has completed its trip it, with
the register, will be placed in the
archives of the lodge sending it out.
Marshfield News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-01-18
Notes OF the M. T.. Church

IT, memory Of the two hundreth
anniversary of the berth of Benja-
men Franklin, the sermon Sur day
evening will De upon Poor Richard
and his sayings. = A special invi-
tation is extended to the young peo-
pie.
The quarterly conference held a
profitable session last Friday.
Everything was found to be in fair
condition and plans were made for
aggressive work along several lines,
New officers were elected for the
Sunday School.
The sermon Sunday morning is
upon-"The Message of James, =
The Jnnior League is held at $50.
Attend the Ladies Aid meeting
Wednesday at the parsonage, gen
tlemen are invited to lunch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-01-18
Weddings

On Saturday evening January
18th, occurred the marriage of
John Holmlund and Anna He'd
strom at the residence of the
groom on Bay street between
9th and 9th avenue. Reverend
Peter Valander Of Chicago,
officiating.
Both of the young people are
residents of the city and are we'll
known, the groom especially,
having lived here a number of
years. The TIMES joins a large
number of friends in wishing
them a happy married life.