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The Appeal., 1906-08-04
HER FOR GIVENESS.
BY COSMO HAMILTON

From Its studiously curious knocker
to the bottle-glass windows in its at
tic, the Harling's little house was char
acteristic OF its mistress. They were
both very dainty, very minute, and in
excellent taste.
should like you to- have seen the
house and its mistress on certain
winter evening not so many years ago
as to be pleasant to remember, at II
O'Clock In the evening. The fog en-
braced its outer walls; delicately shad-
ed electric lamps warmed its inner
ones.
II In the drawing room the fire
crackled cheerily On the Dutch hearth.
The corners of the room were in deep
Shadow, except when the fire sent out
shoots of light that died as soon as
they We're born.
In a big arm chair, staring into the
fire. her little chin in her hands, sat
pretty Mrs. Harling, with a slight
culver at the corners of her mouth and
nostrils. There was a thin gold chain
round her neck! which, going abruptly
up to her left hand, held locket con-
tanning the portrait of her husband,
the man from whom she had been sep
arated for three months. Yet-not
queerly, because she was woman
she was pressing the miniature against
her cheek.
Dear, dear Jim!'' she cried inward
~, IF only he'd come back I'd go out
OF town forever. I'd pitch away all my
swaggcr frocks, if only he'd come back.
I'm so lonely, SO lonely"
She drew near the fire and caught up
an infinitesimal dog, and held it with
a little cry to her face.
Fancy his packing his things and
leaving the house without saying good
by. Twenty minutes after he left
say 20, but mean two-I had forgot
ten the very words I said, the very ex-
istence of that foolish new frock And
then to stay away, hurt and sulky
without sending one line on a post
card to the silly little idiot who loves
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him SO much! Oh, how could he, now
could he?"
Mrs. Harling stopped her confession
for a moment and cried.
Mrs. Harling blew her nose.
|iis II don't know what YOU think about
it," she said, addressing the infinitesi.
NAL quadruped. "But Iwould give
my ears if he would get lonely too, and
come back to me. Ears, did 1 say?
Yes, and my diamonds and my horses
all my friends, and year--or nearly
a year of my life. I would, 1 would,
would"
Mrs. Harling sprang suddenly to her
feet.
What's that? Heavens, what a
state my nerves. are> in! If dldn't
know that Jim never means to come
back, I should swear that I hear his
great step in the street, his latch key
in the door !. 4"
Her breathing came quickly, her
hands futtered to her lips, light
danced in her eyes.
More than that. That sharp click
is the noise his stick always makes
when he pokes it into the Chinese
stand he hates so! -. How childish.
How absurd. My hearts pumping like
steam engine. -. It's Imagination.
I'm overwrought. It isn't Jim. 1t
can't be jim. Yet it seems to- me
that his funny, impatient step is on the
stairs, his hand on the handle. -
The copper handle of the door was
turned.
With her hands over her mouth, Mrs.
Harling ran behind high settee that
was standing in the shadow of the
room.
During the pause that followed, a
week, a month, three months, were
lived by the little woman crouched be-
hind the settee.
The French clocks little voice cried
the half hour.
The door slowly opened.
Col. Harling blinked when he
reached the circle of light and stood
for moment, oyercoated to the tips
of his gray mustache, leaning on the
back of a chair. He heaved sigh
when he found the room was empty.
and slowly took off his coat.
WELL" thought he, what a fool I
was to come back. She's out some
where with some one she likes better
some one who doesn't bore her as I
do."
He stood for few moments looking
round the room. Suddenly, with
quick gesture, he caught up his coat
and strobe to the door.
Mrs. Harling made a dash at the
door nearest to her, ratified the handle
and turned quickly back into the room,
with little cough.
It was very we'll done
Obi" she said, pulling up short, and
looking at her husband as though he
We're total stranger I'll
Obviously delighted and extremely
"Good evening", Har-.
ling stammered. Il beg your pardon
for disturbing you
yNot at all''
Harling darted look at his wife,
caught her eye and Immediately began
a minute examination of the carpet
What in the name of goodness am
to say he thought. He started a SEN
tence, hap-hazard, and let it take it's
course. Il left my favorite copy OF
Pendennis here few months ago.
Mrs. Harling said, Indeed" know
ing well that he had never possessed
any kind of copy Of sPendennis.
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actually went TO the door, and this
time this psychological woman be-
lieved that he was going. She made a
step to follow him.
He turned.
You've not altered anything here,
see. 1t looks just the same dear little
home.''
Does it," Mrs. Harling's voice was
very soft. She had paid him out for
an offence he had not committed and
was satisfied. Mrs Harling was moth
ing it not a woman.
Harling forgot to be nervous. by
Jove," he said, with a queer kind of
laugh. You still keep yesterdays pa
pers lying about, and the cups took
at Elton. And, by George! what's this?
I put that bunch Of violets in this
vase the Gay I went away They are
all dried up and yellow. Surely, they
they-Why-here that neck scarf |
put here, and-and the pair of gloves
/ left by accident the night 1.-The
night you His voice trembled in the
most ridiculous manner.
Why, so they are!" cried Mrs Har-
ling, Historically. "The-the s-s-silly
things"
Oh, Milly!" he continued, 1--WE been
SO dashed miserable all this time away
from YOU You can't manage to give
a man another trial, can you?''
Mrs. Harling flung herself into his
arms, laughing like child and crying
like a woman. "Oh, JIM" she cried.
ITS. ] who want another trial."
Harling held her tight and put his
face down upon her shoulder.
Copyright, 1906, by Joseph B. BowIes)
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Automobile Novelty.

For the automobile woman, COM
bination hood. scarf and veil. By pull
ing two buttons it makes It into
straight scarf; by pulling two strings
it is transformed into a hood with
veil, which ties under the chin to fas-
ten the veil 4
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Glass Bonbon.

The glass bonbon or flower holder is
enjoying special vogue and suppressed
ing the better known vase. In opal
escent glass in which green, gold and
a soft red hue are exquisitely blended.
some handsome examples are on hand.
one Of which is here illustrated.
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"Do you expect to make a business
man out Of your son?'' asked an old
friend.
NO, he's hopeless!" exclaimed the
father. 81 gave him a thousand-dol-
lar bill the other day, and the first
thing he did was to put it under mic
roscope to see what kind of germs it
had on it."-Detroit Free Press.
"Congratuiare me-" said the india
rubber man, as he laid aside his light
overcoat.
"Ca*se why?" queried the obese
lady.
my wife presented me with a
bouncing boy this morning." explained
the. l. r. m. with large, open-faced
smile. Chicago Daily News.
"Confound you,'' said the manager.
at the end of the sncwstorm scene,
What on earth do you mean by max
Ing the snow out of brown paper?"
Amt the scene laid in London?'
asked the property man..
Yes, but what of that?"
Well, that's the color Of London
Bnow!"
Mrs. Flatfoot-Whaffo is yo'-aL
takln' dat razzer t. church, Rastus?
Mr. Flatfoot-Dat am all right, Gin
dy. Abs one OBJ de committee dat
wuz 'pinted t. request the pahson's
fesignashun.-Chicago Daily News.
Dick-So Katherine turned Cholly
down with a thump? I suppose she
handled him without gloves?
Tom-No, with gloves. You know
Katherine has been taking boxing les.
ons.-Chicago Daily News.
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STRAY SQUIBS.

Mrs. Jones to her daughter-I expect
that we will have to invite that Mrs.
and Miss Brown to luncheon, though
IT IS terrible bore to have them.
Mrs. Brown (next day to her daugh-
ter)-Here is an invitation to luncheon
from Mrs. Jones. I expect that we
will have to accept, though it is an
awful bore to 60 therein. Y. Herald.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-07
FRAUD IN RISKS Is HIT.
United States Supreme Court Hands
Down Important Decision Against
the Northwest National Life.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. Sin
deciding the case of the Northwestern
National Life Insurance company of
Minneapolis, Mimi, VS.. Riggs and De
Hart, executors of the estate of Eber
3. Robson, late of DeKalk county, Mo,
the supreme court of the United States
today considered the question of mis-
representation IL securing insurance pol
ices Ill cooperative mutual companies.
The case was q suit to recover $1,000
on a policy issued by the Northwestern
National company fifteen months before
Roloson's death in February, 1903 The
company resisted payment on the ground
that Robson was incurably sick when
he applied for a policy and that there
fore it was procured by fraud. The cir
cult court for the western district of
Missouri held the policy to be good and
the supreme court affirmed that decision.
Today's decision was delivered by JUS
tice Harlan, who held to be constitu-
tional the Missouri law providing that
misrepresentation shall not be accepted
as a bar to recovery on policy of in
surance, unless it is shown that the
misrepresentation contributed to the
death of the holder. The states, he said,
have a right to regulate such matters.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-07
CAR BIDS FOR VOTES.
Russian Administration Promulgates Law
for a Shorter Work Day-In-
cludes Sunday Closing.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. IAN i'm
portant part of the administration pro-
gramme for Industrial reform, designed
to appeal for the votes of commercial
employees at the coming elections is pro-
mulgated in a law providing for the
normal repose of commercial estab-
lishments," which has been signed by
the Emperor.
In addition to ten-hour day for stores
and offices and a ffteen-hour day for
restaurants, saloons and similar estab-
lishments, the law embodies Sunday
closing of stores and the cessation of
work in factories, except where neces-
sary. Groceries and meat markets will
be open a few hours on Sunday. In
addition to two hours at noon, employees
under II years of age are entitled to
three hours daily for school time.
The provision for Sunday closing ex-
tends also to the twelve great holidays
of the Russian church, but III the dis
tricts of non-orthodox population other
days may be substituted. The law does
trial establishments, which will be COW
cred by law to be issued later.
Another step in the direction of equal
izing the peasantry with other classes Of
the population was taken when the EN-
peror signed a law permitting peasants
to mortgage their lands i'll order to OBJ
tain money for improvements. In order
to prevent the exploitation of the peas
antry the money can only be borrowed
from the government or agrarian banks.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-07
PHRASE FOILED SWINDLER
Wilhelm Voigt, Who Robbed German
Treasury in Guise of Army Officer,
Is Put on Trial.

BERLIN. Dec. 1.-The trial of Will
helm Voigt, rendered famous in Ger.
many as Capt. Won Coepenick," owing
to his bold robbery of the treasury OF
Coepenick and the arrest of the burgo-
master of that town, October 16, with
the assistance of soldiers whom he i'm
posed upon, began today. There was
great but futile pressure to obtain add
mission from all over Germany. and
even from foreign countries. Noigt mar
rated his history without dramatics.
An interesting fact brought out was
that Voigt years ago made use of an
expression which led to his capture. He
remarked to q fellow prisoner while in
prison: with a few soldiers one could
do a fine job" This prisoner, after hear
ing of the Coepenick affair, informed the
police of Voigt's remark.
1t also developed that FoiSt, as an ex-
convict, found it impossible to secure Il
fixed abode or regular work.
FOigt was sentenced to four years inn
priSOnment and costs.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-07
THREE BANKS ARE CLOSED
Shortage Of Cash Is Given as Reason for
Triple Crash in McDonough
County, Illinois.

MACOMB, ILL.,, Dec. l. - McDonough
county financial circles were shocked
Friday when three banks conducted by
G. Y. Chandler of Macomb closed their
doors because of the alleged Shortage
of ready cash. The liabilities are
placed at $4,000, with unincumbered
zeal estate worth 100000. The banks
involved are:
Bank of Macomb, conducted by C. V.
Chandler 4 Co. This bank had de-
post of $450,000, and was capitalized
at $4,000
The Chandler & lines bank at Colches-
ter, capitalized at $25O,00O, with de-
post of 100000.
The Chandler & Smith bank at Bar
dolph, capitalized at $4,000, with $780,,
600 deposits.
1t is announced by Mr.. Chandler that
all depositors will be paid in full, but
this assurance doesn't tend to allay feel
ing. For years the Chandler interests
have been considered solid. The West
ern Illinois State Normal at Macomb
may be affected, as Mr.. Chandler was
treasurer of this institution as we'll as
treasurer of the city of Macomb.
In Colchester many of the depositOrs
are miners and poor people who can i'll
afford to lose.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-07
MILWAUKEE A GATEWAY.
T. E. Cameron, Says Des MONIES Witness
Painted Glorious Future for
the Cream City.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 1.-The hearing
is under way of the easy money
charges against t. c. Struckmeyer, At
torney John Stirlen and l. l.. Holten, IL
broker, who were accused of fraudulent
connection with T. Z. Cameron OF Mil
waukee in a swindling scneme.
John A. Sandholm of Des Moines, Ia,
told of his dealings with Cameron, and
implicated the three codefendants. A
letter, said to have been written to Sand
holm by Cameron, was introduced i'll
evidence. One paragraph in it was:
My business was for years In Wall street,
New York, and the financial centers of Bos-
ton and Philadelphia, so that l have en-
trance into the best financial houses, and
my object in originally locating in Mil
waukee was to establish gateway be-
tween the easy eastern money and the
good western enterprises. / know where
the money lies in all the best cities and
how to get it successfully.
Struckmeyer turned to his counsel
when the para graph was read and said:
1T should have been written, Easy
western money for Cameron, from the
present appearance of things"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-07
MINERS STAY IN PRISON
SUPREME COURT DECIDES AGAIEST
THE ALLEGED ASSASSINS.
Lose in the Habeas Corpus Appeal
Brought in Behalf of Meyer, Pet
tibone and Haywood.

W WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 3.-The
supreme court of the United States to-
lay decided for the state in the habeas
corpus cases of Meyer, Haywood and
Pettlbone, the representatives OF the
Western Federation of Miners.
They are now held in prison in Idaho
on the charge of completely in the muir
der of former Gov. Steunenberg.
The opinion was by Justice Harlan.
Ihe effect of the decision will be to
continue to hold the men in confinement
tor trial at Idaho.
The case came up on an appeal from
decision of the Idaho federal court
refusing to grant writs of habeas corpus.
The principal point of controversy was
the method by which the Idaho authori-
ties secured jurisdiction over the men.
All OF them are residents of Colorado
and it was alleged on behalf of Meyer
and his associates that they were kid
mapped III pursuance to conspiracy to
which the governor of Colorado and the
Idaho authorities were parties and
hence that jurisdiction was acquired by
fraud.
Justice Harlan said that in the habeas
corpus proceedings in the United States
courts the method of extradition of the
defendants was not material The mer-
its of the cases were not involved as
that phase was not presented. The only
question there involved was the right of
the state courts to proceed with the
cases, of which there could be no doubt.
Justice McKenna delivered a dissent
ing opinion, holding that Meyer, Hay
wood and Pettibone had a right to invoke
the aid of the federal courts to correct
improper methods used in securing their
extradition. He said that kidnapping I'M
der the law is no more to be justified
than when performed outside the law.
where every effort of authority is used
to prevent and punish it.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-07
BEBEL TELLS OF HORRORS
Reichstag Stirred by Sensational Charges
of Cruelty Inflicted by Germans
in Southwest Africa,

BERLIN, Dec. Sin the Reichs.ag
Herr Bebel, the Socialist leader, made
a tremendous onslaught on the colonial
administration. He accused Won Ar
uim, Arndt and Kardorff, three oromi-
nent members Of the right, with in
triguing to defend certain culpable adj
ministratOrs.
Herr Bebel worked himself into a
trembling fury There was a tremen-
dous uproar. Insulting epithets were ex-
changed.
Among the worst accusations. some Of
which are unprintable, Herr Bebel de-
cIared that Il German lieutenant led an
expedition to the village of the Cohohos,
Il tribe of German Southwest Africa. The
natives refused to submit and every in
habitant, except tfty.two children, was
killed. The children were then put into
baskets and thrown in the rapids of the
river.
On another OCCASION the German COM
mandant being sick, his native mistress
practically ruled the district, and on her
accusing three natives of robbery they
were blown from the muZzles of cannon.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-07
WRECK AND FIRE
KILL PASSENGERS.
-Four Known Dead, Some Missing and
Others Are Injured Near Yer
gennes, VT.

VERGENNES, Vt, Dec. Flour per
sons are known to have been killed, and
1t is feared that others lost their lives,
while several were seriously injured, IN
q wreck on the Rutland railway near
here today.
A gravel train pIoughed into the rear
end of a passenger train. Two passen-
ger cars were wrecked and caught fire.
None Of the dead have been positively
identified.
At Least Two Women Dead
One of the bodies found is believed
to be that of Mrs. w. A. Lawrence of
Bristol. wife of Deputy Sheriff Law
renee Of Addison county. Another is
that of a woman, while the other two
found were entirely beyond recognition.
a mixed train from Rutland, due
here at o a. M, was taking the siding
at the Vergennes station in order to al
low q southbound mail train to pass. A
heavy gravel train following crashed
into the mixed train which was COM
posed OF two passenger cars and ca
boose.
The caboose was smashed and the pas
senger cars were hurled on end, and then
toppled over the edge of q 50-foot EN-
bankment, which drops at an angle of
40 degrees to a small brook. The cars
remained on their sides on the slope,
making rescue very dllncult.
Almost Immediately the wrecked cars
caught fire. Persons living near made
every effort to assist.
Colored Singers Caught.
Among the passengers were twenty
one members of the Drury Opera com
pany of New York city, an organization
Of colored singers who last night filled
an engagement at Middlebury. All of
this group have been accounted for. One
member however, Miss Rosetta Faux,
Is believed to be fatally hurt, while an
other a man named Stevens, was seri-
ously injured. Mr.. Drury, the leader,
was slightly hurt.
Mrs. Arthur Latterlof Bristol was
badly hurt and several other passengers,
whose names have not been learned, sus-
tanned more or less serious injuries.
Engineer George Murray of Rutland,
In charge of the gravel train, who
Jumped with his fireman just before the
trains came together, was unable to
give any explanation of the cause of the
accident.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-07
{. H. HARTMAN IN DANGER
Retired Realty Man of Washington, Ad-
judged Insane, Claimed Losses in
Raid Deal and Threatened

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dee. s.
Brooke MackaI, 60 years old, we'll
known retired real estate man, was ar
rested last night because of alleged
threats against President e. II. Harri-
man and other officials of the Union Pa
cifc railroad. He was adjudged insane
A threatening letter addressed to Presi-
dent Hartman was found. Mackall
complains that he lost thousands of dol
presidency of the Illinois Central.
BERKELEY, Cal, Dec. 3.-The po-
lice are looking for I. S. Avarel, first
cousin to E. H. Hartman, and who is
high in the freight department of the
Southern Pacific. Saturday morning he
went to Oakland to draw money to send
his son to Panama. His wife is pros
trated.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-07
OVER 2O,OOO,OOO STARVE
RUSSIAN FAMINE SITUATION IS OF
FICIALLY REVIEWED.
Destitution Less Intense Now Than in
1891, but Conditions Will Be
Worse Soon.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 3.-Pr.nces
G. Z. Lvoff and Orbeliani, representa-
tives Of the Moscow ZemstvO, who have
just returned from the stricken districts,
have furnished the following facts re-
garding the famine:
The crops in the seven provinces Of
Samara, Saratov, Sembirsk, Kazan,
Penza, Tambov and Ufa, were practical
ly total failures. In twenty provinces
the harvests were very poor. Over 30
100000 people will need assistance for
from four to ten months to stave off
starvation until the new crops are avail
able.
Though affecting 100000 persons.
the restitution is far less intense than
1t was in 1891. In some regions the in
habitants have been suffering from star
VatIon for ten years. Passable crops
having been gathered in only two of
these years. Prince Luoff believes the
government estimate of $50,0OO,0O0 for
famine relief is inadequate. The Mos
cow Zemstvo relief organization calcu-
lates that $75,OOO,OO0 and possibly more,
will be necessary.
Though the conditions in the famine
regions are now distressing far worse
may be expected in January. The
Zemstvo organization funds, $300,0OO
will then be exhausted, and the relief
committees Will be compelled to cease
their efforts for the starving peasants.
Prince LvOf complained that the local
officials, for political reasons, are inter-
ferlng with the establishment of SOUP
kitchens and the rendering of medical
assistance.
The investigators reaffirmed the truth
of the report, lately officially denied, that
girls in Kazan province had been sold
into slavery and taken to Mohammedan
larpmg tho Canon % sold hn
sales were masked under the guise of en-
tering domestic service.
Prince Orbeliani, who extended his
trip to the Turgai steppes, said that a
famine was raging among the Kirghiz
and Bashkir tribes. The horses and cat
tie of these nomadic tribes were perish
ing from hunger and owners were kill
ing them for their hides. The tribesmen
according to the prince, VIII face COM
pIete ruin next year.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-07
"YELLOW DOG"GOES BACK
President Decides to Return Campaign
Cash Given by Life Insurance Com
panies Despite Opposition.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. BE
fore he retires from office President
Roosevelt intends to have refunded to
the policy holders of the big three in
surance companies the money contrib
uted to the Republican national commit
tee in 1904 by the Equitable Life, the
Mutual Life, and the New York Life.
The aggregate of their contributions,
made out of the yellow dog funds OF
the companies, was $14S000. The fact
that he was elected with the help of this
money has nettled the President. The
President would have long ago acted but
for the obstinacy of Postmaster General
George Is. Cortelyou and Cornelius \.
Bliss of New York. 1t is known that
President Roosevelt sent for both Mr..
Cortelyou and Mr.. Bliss several months
ago and directed them to pay back with
interest whatever sums the Mutual.
Equitable and New York Life contrib
uted to his campaign fund. He has met
with a polite but firm refusal