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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-02

all that | can. The operation is qulse
successful mechanically" he added
slowly.
you mean?"
For days and weeks she seldom left
the sick mans side.
He does not know even me-, she
said to the attendant doctor in the hos
pital. Listen. What does he meap?'
She has come to me" the sick man
repeated over and over again. tshe
had promised to come, and she is
here. But why does she say She is the
other? Why does She say she is
Grace? For what is Grace to me, since
She is here?"
Again the girl bent over him. Eyes,
Victor, DEAR" she said. 'This is Grace
who has come to YOU o, don't you
know me?''
But again the sick man cried out,
impatiently: She is here. Why does
She talk of the cther?'
They would not allow her to be pres
ent during the second operation. The
months Of constant watching and nurs-
ing had worn upon her, and they
thought it better that che should not
see the almost inevitable failure OF the
second time. After 1t was over the
surgeor went to the girls room.
els he-what is 1t z" she cried. What
Is it? O. am strong. can bear 1t. 7
She threw her hands forward be-
seemingly as she spoke, and the sur
geon, realizing that his. manner was
misund erstood. came forward and took
her hands In his own.
ssHe will see.'' the old doctor said
and his mind is already clear. The
operation, my dear, has been entirely
suecessful more SO than we. could
possibly have hoped for" y
He hesitated awSwardly, as If III
doubt how to proceed, and his tone
was not the bearer OF good tidings. He
1 looked strangely at the girl before
him; II seemed to surprise him thar
she had borne the weeks OF anxietv
with courage that had only addetl
~ sweet earnestness to the beauty Al
her face. He drew her toward him.
but she. realizing that he was con-
scealing something, held back.
What IS t?,' she Esked. .sYou must
not try to deceive me now. Il Is bet-
ter. shs went On, steadily. ..that a
know the whole truth. There Is {
oompiication 2,
the other renli0d, reluctant.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-02
he One Who
Loved a Soldier
By EDWIN BALMER
lcopyright, BY Joseph B. Bowles.

They bundled him into the hospital
tent, mile to the rear OF the advance
line, where he fell. The field surgeon,
who was very busy that day, hastily
bandaged the young officers face and
forehead before turning his patient over
to the native attendant. Watch him
carefully, Noto," he said, as the Tagal
took his master in his arms, "he is de-
lirious-er-he is out Of his mind
Watch him carefully"
The doctor turned to attend another
case, and the Filipino held his mas
ter gently but firmly down upon the
cot
The soldier murmured to himself
as he slept, and seemed troubled and
uneasy in his mind, so that the serv-
ant listened curiously to learn his
masters need.
"Ah, he talks of a woman" the ma
tive said, wonderingly to himself, land
of one woman, as is the manner OF
these men. Can woman of yours
come to this place, my master? Lie
still; she cannot" But the wounded
man smiled slightly and seemed quite
content as he treasured himself again:
She will come. She. has promised,
and need her now. She will come. .
He knew that she had come as soon
as they laid him down in the new
place which neither jolted nor rolled
about. He could not recognize her
voice as she spoke to him, but she
caugn. him in her arms and cried with
him, as he had known all along that
she would do.
Victor, DEAR" she said. ''Victor,you
know me? o, you must know me?"
He tried very hard to comprehend,
but he could not. Yet he smiled con-
tentedly and pressed her hand. "She
has come to me. She is here,' he re-
peateG; and then, as his mind wan.
dereG: Victor? She talks of Victor.
Who is he?"
The surgeon, who, accompanied by
the girl, had come from the east to
perform the operation in that San
Francisco hospital, bent over his pa
tient; but as the sick man murmured
on incoherently, the specialist turned
to the girl beside him
THE organic trouble is relieved, l
Think he said, and his tone was pro-
fessionally even. That Is, I have done
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-02

eign-looking man, with . venerable
gray beard. His landlady, In the low
er streets Of Mile Enc, wasssused 10
catching glimpses of him without that
beard as he crept in and out Of his
rooms; but it was good manners III
those parts not to remark upon these
changes Of appearance. or to notice
them, when ones own turn to assume
different appearance might come
next. The Portsmouth police were
nasty sharp fellows, and never gave a
poor fellow q. chance when he got into
a bit of trouble that most likely wasn't
his own fault, after all.
As for the other, he was swathed to
thick in coats and muffiers, though
the night was mild enough, that one
could not have said what he was alike
He seemed uneasy and sulky, and to
regard his companion with settled
animosity that suggested a desire on
his part to cut the companionship
short. Once, indeed, when the train
stopped at one of the many places of
cali between Guildford and Fratton he
rose suddenly to his feet and dashed
at the door, as if he would have hurled
himself out Of the carriage into the
dark night outside. The elderly man
did not stir or intercept him with a
movement; he only said word or
two under his breath, without rising
from his seat. The younger man
turned upon him with an oath, but
sank back again helplessly into the
seat he had just quilted, with a fero-
cious scowl. His rage did not seem
to affect the other beyond the point of
amusement. The corner of his heard
above his mouth curled with a Gym
ical smile, and he lit another pipe.
They got out of the carriage at
Portsmouth Town station, and went
off together through the dim night.
They reached the rooms where the
elder man lodged in squalid discom-
fort, and he opened the door with a
tlatchkey and put the other In at the
door with a polite but determined
hand. The younger once more turned
and swore at him below his breath;
but again, as in the train, he obeyed
the quiet. resistless will that was
stronger than his own hundred
times. He stumbled up the dark
stairs and into the room the elder man
mot1oned TO him. 1t was a miserable
little bed room, with tray of meager
food and drink on the bare table He
threw himself down morosely upon the
bed, and the elder man stole from the
room. He listened on the dark land
ing and heard the sudden rush to the
door as his steps died away. There
was dash against the dirty panels, a
violent shaking of the handle, to which
he stood listening with pleasant
smile. But the bolts he had shot noise
lessly held fast.
y thought they would stand even
his fist, and it's strong ONE he re
marked to himself, as he took his way
down the stair. These savages are
like wild beasts when one traps them:
but like the wild beast, again, they
can be tanned"
Ito Be Continued.)
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-02
SPORTS OF CHILDREN.

The childish amusement of riding q
caAe is of great antiquity. It was
practiced by the children Of Greece
and ancient Rome.
Skipping rope is childish pastime
OF ancient origin. In place Of rope,
vine stripped of leaves was original
ly used.
Blind mans bum is another ch1ld's
game which found It's origin with the
Greeks, among whom it was often In
dulged In by adults.
The game Of seeing who can hop
the longest on one foot came from the
ancient Greeks, where 1t was prao-
ticed by the youths for wagers.
The game of hide and seek is an
other youthful pastime of ancient
origin. 1t came from Europe about
the beginning Of the seventeenth con-
fury.
The spinning Of tops, a favorite
amusement among children in the
spring, also came from the Greeks.
Records show that this kind of fun
was in vogue at the time of vergil.
Leap-frog Is mentioned in tho
works Of both Shakespeare and John
son. 1t has been played by children
from early times, and Is still ia
vortte game with boys.
The flying kite derived its name
from Its originally being made to re-
semble that species of bird called a
kite. The amusement of kite flying is
about two centuries old in Europe.
Probably 1t originated in China,
where, so records tell, the practice
of flying kites is very ancient.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-02
YARNLETs RARE

Tho historic incident Of Q youne
tory heir to dukedom being pelted
with rotten eggs while making . po-
litical speech Is: "Ah.'' he remarked,
| wiping the mess from his face, I
have always said that the arguments
Of my opponents were unsound."
| Attendance at lectures Is not com.
pulsory in Germany, and there are al
sorts Of yarns about the students Idle
ness. They say that young man In
Heidelberg once approached another
young man, and asked: Where arc
the university buildings?" The second
man replied II really don't know.
| I'M q student here myself"
DR.. Brumby was incumbent OF a
church in Hull at the time the first
reform bin was passed in parliament.
One day he preached a sermon In
which he uttered this wholesome
Socratic passage: "In these days We
hear a great deal about reform. Lei
me give you piece Of advice: T4e
best reform Is to make one person Dr.
ter. need not say who that person
should be-"
A Baltimore physician who boarded
crowded car in Charles street, no
ticed a woman standing and big Ger
man sprawling over twice the seat
area that was necessary to him. In
dlgnantly the physician said to his:
See here! Why don't you move a
little so that this tired woman may
have a seat?" For moment the Ger
man looked dazed. Then broad
smile spread over his countenance as
ne answered: "say dots joke ON
you, all right! Dots my vife!"
A man who had started with a
friend, on a weeks automobile tour
stayed away two weeks. When finally
they got back to town, he went home.
and his wife received him coldly.
What he dreaded was scoldfng and
an upbraiding. ri am so glad to be
back with you here, DEAR" he said;
"but pity Pitcoe. Poor old Pitcoe?''
What Is the matter with Pitcoe?"
said the lady, sharply. "Ah, poor fell
low" said her husband, Eat this mo-
ment his wife is giving him the very
deuce!" And that willy speech got
him OF.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-02
Horse Sense.

oyer That horse Of mine is both
deaf and blind but he's terribly afraid
lof automobiles.
Myer- Why. how's that?
oyer His sense Of smell Is just as
good AS 1t ever was.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-02
Her VVax

hats the reason you never put
things In their places r. asked the
Iirate and methodical husband.
because, q replied his easy.
going wife, 3. want them where /
can ind them. = s's's
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-02
Choice 81 Evils.

Smiley hope you won't mind Il
4 bring g friend home to dinner to-
night. dear? q
Mrs. Smiley Oh, no; that IL bet
Ter than being brought home BY i
friend after dinner 4 {
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-02
Good for nItess,I,.

Good for Bites. 4
@ Weeks What III good Tor i \ Yucs
quito bite?
Slick Most any sort of human iiesh
o. believe. n considered rood.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-01
The Nine In the Calendar.

The figure 0, which came into the
calendar on jan. /, 1889, will stay with
US Ill years from that date, or until
Dec. 81. 1909. No other figure has ever
had such long consecutive run, and
the itself has only once before been
in q race which lasted over century,
that in which 1t continuously figured
from Jan. /. sS9, until Dec. 81, 900, u
period Of Ill years. The figures 3 and
Z occasionally. fall into odd combina-
tons, but neither Of them has ever yet
served for longer period than 100
consecutive years In our calendar since
the present mode Of calculating time
was established. 1t is also clear that
from their relative positions among the
numerals it is an impossibility for
either Of them to appear in date reck-
onings continuously for longer'period
than century.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-01
"IVho orc vou2" she qvltspered.

who ere you?" she whispered.
strain. Ha! Listen to that. The bat.
tering ram Of ocean applied to a thin
shaft of Gtone. Surely 1t must he
pounded into fragments.
Said one with indefinite below amid
the black turmoil: II can't stand this,
mates"
"Up aloft for mel" cried another.
Lets die with our eyes open, any
how" chimpd In third.
But light flashed In the rolling orbs
of the man who was already on the
stairs. As:ounded, he drew back.
Constance stood in their midst, mere
girl, radiant. smilingly unconcerned,
addressing them In calm words broken
only by the fitful noises.
Sorry your quarters-so very un-
pleasant. Only last a-couple of hours.
Twenty-Five ycars-fnr worse gales.
Want any more cocoa!"
"Thanli you kindly, miss, we're quite
comfortable" This from the man who
wished to die with his eyes open.
please, miss, may we smoker" said
he who couldn't stand it.
Constance hesitatcd Bllthely uncon-
sclous that a Wifi of mutiny had
swept through the storm tossed fold,
she pondcrci the problem. She saw no
harm in 1t.
Yes" she said. Smoke by all
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-01
or,e,n ar cre.cent nreaa.

The origin of the Viennese bread
shaped like n. crescent, which is found
In most places, on the continent, dates
back to the time when the Austrian
capital was being besieged by the
Turks under the terrible Grand Vizier
Kara Mustapha, and as they failed to
take the city by assault they decided
to dig passage under the walls and
so penetrate into the town. In the day
time the noise of the siege made the
sohnd of the tunneling inaudible, and
at nighttime the defenders of the
place were asleep, all but the sentries
and the bakers. 1t was the bakers
who, MS they baked the bread for the
garrison, heard the pickaxes Of the
miners coming nearer and nearer and
gave the alarm. In the fighting the
Rakers' association took their share
with the utmost bravery, and.as re-
ward for their services the emperor
gave them permission to make spe-
cial cake shaped like the Turkish cres-
cent.-London Sketch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-01
Once n xcut Of pira,ea.

Lundy, in the Bristol channel, is an
island where one may see an earth
quake Mt any time. There is nothing
alarming about these earthquakes"
however. They are simply certain GU
rious crevasses In the west of the is
land, which the local people Gull by
that name. Lundy In former centuries
was notorious nest of pirates. In
King Henry Ills tine William de
Marisco, traitor to the king. built a
castle there and set up as an early
Captain Kidd. And so it went on
through the centuries until in the mid
die Of the eighteenth Thomas Benson,
a Barnstable merchant, who was then
lessee of the island, was convicted Of
piracy and smuggling and expelled.
He had contract for carrying con
victs to the American colonies and
used quietly to land them on Lundy
and use their labor there.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-01
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER LAT daybresk an az
sistant keeper of the lighthouse, pacing
the gallery, discovers in the distance /.
ship in distance Stephtd Brand agrees
to swim to 1t. Upon reaching the ship
he comes in contact with shark, fights
and kills 1t and goes aboard. He finds
the body of dead man and strange
bundle beneath the sail. Jones, the
lighthouse keeper, lowers basket and
hauls Brand and his strange bundle
safely up. 1.-THE bundls contains a
live baby, of which Jones assumes the
care. On part of the child's clothing
are tbs initials Il Z. The little one is
placed in care of the nurse who has
charge of Stephen Brands child In Pen
Zance. They call the child Enid TIE
Wilton. LII--Eighteen years later Con
stance Brand, daughter of Stephen
Brand, and her adopted sister, Enid
Trevillion, 60 to the lighthouse with an
old fisherman, Zen IOllard, in sail
boat named Daisy. They are caught In
storm, during which they hear the
signal for help coming from the rock.
They reach the lighthouse in safety and
find that two of the men, Jackson and
Bates, have been hurt. Brand sends
the men back with him 1V--Jackson
and Bates are lowered into the boat,
and Pollard starts for Penzance The
Daisy is met bv Lieutenant Stsnhopa,
who Is devotedly In love with Enid. He
has started ont for the lighthouse in
answer to the signal for. help. On
meeting the Daisy he turna back to as
slet with the injured men. V.-From
lighthouse window Enid spies boat
approaching the rock. 1t is the Lap,
wing owned by man named Lawton
Brsnd discovers that it ia sailed by
Stanhope. He signals for them not ia
land, and Stanhope returns to I'enzance
The girls spend the night at the rock
VI.-During the night q furious storm
renders sleep impossible. AT dawn
from the lighthouse gallery Brand
makes out ship in great distress
VII.-Charles A. P,ne, young m y,
on board, throws arope from the fore
mast to Brand, and by means of pu!
ley seventy-eight people are save i be
fore the ship sinks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-01

Do not drift into careless habits OF
speech. Slang. which is slovenliness in
speech, is rs contemplate as slovenli-
ness In dress. Many people use slang
because they are too lazy to think Of
proper forms for the expression of
thought. The clothing of our minds
certainly ought to be regarded before
that of our bodies.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-01
bend tlla steel of t6elr infenf.

bend the steel Of their intent.
To end the intolerable strain of his
thoughts Stephen Brand forced his
lips to thin smile and his voice to
say harshly:
"If the worst comes to the worst,
there are more than 5000 gallons Of
COLA oil in store. That should MAIN
tain life. 1t Is vegetable OIL"
Then Constance thrust her glowing
face into the lighted area.
"Dad." she cried chcerfully, "the
men wish to know If they may smoke.
Poor fellows! They are so miserable,
so cold and damp and dreary down
there. Please say Yes"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-01

Great numbers of vast fortunes In
this country have been and IRE being
built up on the very ignorance of the
masses In regard to business methods
The schemers bank on 1t that it is
easy to swindle people who do not
know how to protect their property
They thrive on the Ignorance Of their
fellows. They know that shrewd nd
vertisement, cunningly worded CIR
cular, hypnotic appeal, Will bring
the hard earnings of these unsuspect-
Ing people out of hiding places into
their own coffers.-Success Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-01

Insurance Superintendent (suspiclous-
ly)-How did your husband happen to
die so soon after getting insured for
a large amount? Widow-Hc worked
himself to death trying to pay the pre-
mlums.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-01

Mr.. De Club-My dear. great Ger
man physician says women require
more sleep than men. Mrs. De c.
Does he? Mr.. De C.-Yes, my dear
um-er-you'd better not wait up for
me tonight.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-01

II had expected there would be a
great splurge at Miss Fawtyfore's we'd
ding. but 1t seems to have passed off
quietly"
"Oh. yes. The young man submitted
to the operation without n murmur."-
Chicago Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-01
A Good DOG.

1t is related by Professor Bell that
when n friend of his was travelling
abroad he one morning took out his
purse to see If 1t contained sufficient
change for Il days jaunt he intended
making. He departed from his lodg-
ings, leaving trusted dog behind.
When he dined he took out his purse
to pay and found he had lost gold
coin from 1t. On returning home in
the evening his servant informed him
that the dog seemed very Ill, as they
could not induce him to eat anything
He went at once to his favorite, and us
soon rs he entered the room the faith
full creature ran to him, deposited the
gold coin ut his feet and then sdevoured
the food placed for him with great
eagerness. The truth was that the
gentleman had dropped the coin in the
morning The dog had picked it UP
and kept it in his mouth, fearing even
to eat lest lie should lose his masters
property before an opportunity was af-
forded him to restore it.-Chambers'
Journal,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-01
IcosTlNuED.l
A Nose Tax.

A nose tax" was in the ninth cen
tllry exacted by the Danes from the
householders in Ireland. 1t was so
called not because it was levied on
noses, but from the fact that q failure
to pay was punished by Sitting the
nose from tip to eyebrow. 1t was con.
timed during thirteen years, when the
householders, Directing to this treat
ment of their nasal ornaments, rose in
rebellion, massacred all the Danes in
Ireland and put an end to the nose
Sitting.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-01
They Come In Clocks.

AThOSItHs
One way to gain lots of relatives is
to die rich and leave no will.-Balti.
more Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-01
CHAPTER VIII.

"f~1LEASE be careful. These
III stairs are very steep" said
iii Constance, swinging the Ian
far,, ,,iDcD 10 al,n, a,,,,rn,;o,,,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-06-20
INCREASE OF ADVERTISING.

One Of the most notable facts con-
uectsd with II country newspaper Of to-
day is the large increase in the amount
Of advertising Of local business houses.
The change has taken place grad uslly,
and has been marked especially dor.
ing the past year Or 80, II lie highly
! significant, and an inquiry as TO the
cause OF it ia Of great profit, not only
TO those in the newspaper business,
but to every business msn and citizen
OF the town as we'll. The change, in
b. ef, means that local merchants have
found !, necessary 10 call attention 10
their goods because Of the immense
competition they face, the most deadly
element Of which is that from the
great stores OF the large cties. These
great ablishments advertise their
wares most lsvishly, and the metro
poliian newspapers which contain
their advertisements are distributed
over the country, come one paper Of
which enters nearly every home. The
result s that these metropolitan es-
ta6lsh nents have built up an i'm
mense mail trade. In Gainesville and
indeed in most Of the towns here.
abOuts, there is no occasion for this
out.oi.town buying, The duty Of citl-
zens IN the matter is plain, and where
other things are equal support should
be given local dealers Our merchants
have invested their capital, have erect.
ed buildings which are the pride OF
the city, aud have established concerns
which are almost metropolitan in
character. They have built up cur
city, and it lie only fair return that
they have the city's trade To turn
trade otherwise, even 10 the line OF
small purchases, which are great in
the aggregate, Is TO invite the decline
Of property values in the city
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-06-20

The catalogues u the Florida Fee
male College which are now being dis.
trlDnted throughout the State set
forth the many excellent advantages
which Florida has provided for her
girls and young women. The faculty
is composed OF atle men and women.
1t is quite certain that no State in The
South has provided superior opportun-
itlrs for the higher development Of her
women than Florida has done in this
college. This ia as il should be. The
best is not too good for our girls, Dur
ing the fret session Of the college
there we're 205 young women in at
tendance, which is indeed an excel.
lent showing for the first year.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-06-20

The good people Of Oklahoma are
sure OF Statehood at last boon they
would have enjoyed ten years ago Il
the Democrats had been in power, for
everyone knows the Republican lead
ers kept II out for fear q having the
Democratic representation increased
In the Senate, Now, Oklahoma, show
your appreciation" Of this uutrag.
which you have endured by sending
i've Democrats 10 Ihe House and two
to the senate, Tor It would have been
probably ten years longer before state.
hood would have come from the Re.
publicans had II not been for the tire.
less fight the Democrats made for
you.