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CHAPTER XIV.

Ben Coop had passed on after that
brief glimpse of Gerald Tenby driving to
the station. He had made his way to the
Metropolitan line and had taken his
ticket, as he had been advised, for GER
eain station that would land him near to
che address furnished by Stephens.
de drew near the first house and stop
ped to look at the name painted in dim
fetters on the gate, and he realized that
che information that Stephens had given
him was certainly correct, for here stood
She shabby little house which the ex-ser-
want had told him to look for.
Ben saw small, broad woman. dressed
I'm black, with big white apron covering
her, and he drew back into the. shadows
d little as he saw that she was coming
.alowly down the path toward the gate.
As she drew nearer he could see her
clearer. She was evidently working
woman, common enough looking person.
Acting on an impulse that was rare to
him, Ben Coop determined to speak to her.
Sarah gave little gasping cry.
Master George" was her exclamation.
Then she saw her mistake. Have you
come from him? Have you brought me
q message| she asked.
-Let me in" said Ben, gently, II wish
% speak to thee"
The woman stood with her rough, work
stained hands clasped against her heart.
"Where do you come fromT' she asked.
What are you doing here?"
"You serve man called George STAN
con; what do you know of himY
''For years / have served the Stantons.
q took Master George when he was born.
NY whole life has been given in devotion
20 this family; am to turn and give
On account of those love to the first one
that comes by and questions? Yes, serve
George Stanton. love him." the woman
Said, her voice trembling. Il love him,
no matter what be has DONE"
This time she turned, went resolutely
into the house and closed the door, and
- Ben stood and listened to the rattle
81 the chain put back in its place, as the
echo of her words rang in his ears. he
<elt his heart thrill and throb.
Lady Elizabeth Marchmont was pros
Grated by the shock and horror of the ter
xible experience through which she had
Dassed.
She had been carried to the house of
very great pelsonage near by and moth
Eng could exceed the care and the at
tcntion bestowed upon her.
kilograms were sent to her relations,
and everybody imagined that Lady Betty
1cu1d go to ireland for time, but she
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-01
Just Remember Them.

Tess-Have you ever read any OF
Mrs. Gayman's stories?
Jess-Yes. They're awfuHy improb
able, aren't they? / don't see how she
imagines such things.
Tess-She doesn't Imagine them. Sh,
just makes note of the excuses her hus
band gives her when he gets home lat
at hight Press.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-01
Though Ii e OK ID in
some sections by irregular
New York.


Is active as a whole Holiday demand
is opening mp earlier than usual, in
dustry in nearly all lines is still pushed
to the limit of production, and little
relief from the prevailing car conges-
ton is yet apparent, despite the fact
that the movement of certain crops to
market is smaller than usual ut this
season. Despite the approach Of the
close of the season of outdoor activi
ties, there is still general complaint of
the scarcity of labor. and railways,
mills and factories are COnCeding adj
vances in wages to hold their help,
without, however. entirely satisfying
demands presented. \ season of plen-
teOuS production, of immense indus
trial activity, and of great financial
operations is apparently closing, with
a record holiday trade beginning ear
lier than usual.
Jobbers have been working to fill re-
orders for fall and winter goods, while
wholesalers have been busy on spring
account. Taken as Il whole, trade in
first and second hands is at present
more active than usual at this season,
while retail trade is heavy, demand
covering a wide range, and the quality
of purchases exceptionally high.-Brad-
streets Commercial Report.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-01

The British Isles comprise no fewer
than 1000 separate Islands and islets.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-01
Ayerascs 10000 Fcet.

The Atlantic Ocean has an average
depth OF 10000 feet
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-01

Unreasonable weather
interrupted retail dealings
and there was 4 smaller
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-05
rANrALUM A HARD SUBSTANCE.
Diamond Drill Has No Effect On ThIs
Metal

Tantalum cuts tantalum. Diamonds
cannot cut it. The only effect pro
duced by a diamond drill. worked da;
and night for three days on a sheet
OF pure metallic tantalum one twenty
fifth Of an inch thick, with speed o.
5000 revolutions per minute, was a
slight dint in the sheet and .he wear
ing out of the diamond. Tantalum diff
fers from all other known substances
in combining extreme hardness with
extreme ductility When red hot it is
easily rolled into wires and sheets or
drawn into wire. II is scarcely affec-
ted by the oxygen of the air even at a
red heat, and not at all at ordinary
temperatures, and it is not dissolved
by the strongest acids, nor does 1t
amalgamate with mercury. 1t melts
only at the highest attainable temper
atures, and is therefore well fitted for
fiiaments in incandescent lamps, being
much stronger than carbon. II it can
be obtained in sufficient quantity 1t
should prove most useful. 1t will fur
nish better boring tools than the dia-
mond drill. cheaper electric lights than
carbon, and as plate or wire hard
er than diamond, yet strong and tough,
it suggests almost limitless uses.
Every other hard substance is brittle,
fact which has hampered the en-
gineer for centuries.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-05
NEED FOR STAINING MACHINE

81 see," said the mother of five,
that out in Peoria ILL.,, they've in
vented a machine for spanking chill
dren.' She cast meaning glance at
her son Willie, who shifted uneasily
in his chair but said nothing.
II was thinking" she went on,
speaking to no one in particular, that
| would send on to the inventor and
get one of the machines. 1t would
come in handy for me, and | could
rent it out among some neighbors l
know and make money on it. That
is, of course, if didn't use it all the
time, which | might" Willie squirm-
ed again and thanked his stars the
machine wasn't there yet. His moth
er went on:
Il s'pose they have various sized
hands for the machine, to be used
in accordance with the gravity of the
spankee's offense, and the spanking
area presented to the spanker. For
instance, for such offenses as hanging
to the tail end of ice carts, about a
No. 2 hand, with spikes in it. would
do. For riding up in the dumbwaiter
and soaring the life out of the cook
SO that she gives notice, No. 8
hand, with explosive torpedoes in the
palm, wouldn't be any too big or
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-05
Frozen Two Years AGO.

DR.. Effie Lobdell is physician to a
family on the West Side. One of the
sons was caught in snow storm two
years ago. making him an invalid.
Travel had not benefited him and
medicine seemingly had no effect. So,
at the advice of Dr.. Lobdell. he was
seat West, where she thought maybe
the fresh air and sunshine would help
him.
The father is stingy. He reckons
with every cent and the doctor some
times has difficulty in collecting bills.
1t was only after much insistence that
she got him to buy ticket for his
invalid offspring.
Westward the sick man Travelled.
A few days ago the sad intelligence
was telegraphed that he was dead,
and the authorities wished to know
of the father if he wished the remains
embalmed.
Yes the answer went back. "But
not the legs. They were frozen two
years ago. Chicago American.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-05
NEAT swINpLE IN PICTURES.

In the Paris Matin NJ. Hardouin, a
well-known writer and financial au-
thority, thus describes an ingenious
plan to hoodwink the New York Gus
toms authorities, which he says was
carried out: There exist in Mont
martre rcor devils who can turn out
Rembrandts better than Rembrandt
himself. Certain dishonest picture
dealers in Paris know this and give
orders for these Dutch masterpieces.
At the bottom of the -canvases the
rame of Rembrandt is placed. Ordi-
narily the dealer sells these. But it
occurred to one Of them last summer
that there was something better to
do with them. These are good he
said to the ragged painter who brought
them Put your own name on them
in place of that of Rembrandt. Why
give him the credit, eh?' The artist
carried off the canvases, painted out
the false name and put his own in
place of it. Then he took them back,
and the dealer bought them for
pitiful sum.
After few weeks the dealer sent
the pictures to his correspondent in
New York, and at the same time sent
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-05
ALONG THE VIPER ORIN0co

Nearly a thousand miles Of nalig-
able inland waterways Of the Upper
Orinoco river in South America are
entirely undisturbed by commerce, ex-
cept such as may be carried in an
occasional canoe or "lancha." "1'he
lancha is simply light scow or fat
bottomed boat, fitted with single
mast, from which, however an enor-
nous sail can be spread" writes a
traveller. with the summer trade
winds blowing from the Atlantic, good
progress upstream is often made, but
for the return trip the mast and sails
are slowed away and the force of the
current is depended upon, aided in
the dry season by the use Of poles
or oars. If the westerly winds have
set in of course, it can sail back as
we'll, and at times little craft may
be seen with sail set, tacking down
stream in the teeth of an easterly
wind. but this is sorry work. On my
trip from San Fernando do, Apure, in
deed, we picked up a passenger from
a lancha hailing from the town Of
Arauca, who informed me with no
little disgust, that the voyage had al
ready lasted two months, and Ciudad
Bolivar was still far distant. The
lancha, if remember correctly, reach
ed port just two weeks after we did,
and. OF course, by no possible good
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-05

fortune could the owner sell his cargo
of hides so as to make the trip profit
able.
"Speedier and more picturesque
than the lancha the 'bongo.' or large
dugout, one-half of which is sheltered
by wicker or palmthatched canopy"
the same writer continues. "and q
sight never to be forgotten is the pass
ing of a bishop or faithful padre
with his Indian boatmen, making a
round of parochial calls requiring,
perhaps. several months almost cor.
slant travel. The instant this craft
is recognized the steamer or lancha
slackens speed, and when the padre
glides alongside he solemnly blesses
the voyagers. then thankfully accept
ing such contributions as are offered
him, and. exchanging a courteous fare
well. resumes his solitary way.
His garb his half-naked boatman
and the primitive bongo make the
traveller wonder for moment If he
has not beheld visiG2 of early colo
nial days when the hardy fathers
fearlessly set up to plant the cross
in the remotest regions Of the inter
ior and a glance at the shore line OF
tangled primeval forest and the still.
lifeless track OF waters in his wake
almost confirm him in the strange
fancy"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-05

40 q bird in the teeth of the weatksf
Her letter new over the sea,
Ana faint as the flight Of a feather
II fiuttered for shelter to me.
And We thought of our sweethearts SO ten
Who held US as thrall in their train.
And We coined up fine phrases to send her,
Our Dear Little Lady Disdain.
She hoped I'VE were feeling much better,
That We had no reason to pine.
And the dainty perfume of her letter.
Cfept over our senses like wine
She wrote she was weary Of going
Through towns that were ugly and old
Thsse guides were so stupid for showing
The gaudy old trinkets they sold!
Thu ough Rome and through Florence she
wandel ed
IL Venice she loitered awhile
And her vigorous dollars she squandercd
While her papa looked on with smile.
ShA wrote she was sorry We parted.
Che longed for sight of our face.
She guessed we must ieei broken heaft-
ed.
In a flourish of exquisite grace.
She sai;. We were foolish to quarrel.
She hoped we would strangle our pride.
s.. } rointed the tale with moral,
She said that the ocean Nawned wide
How l longed for the gore of that stranger
AS | thought Of Dear Lady Disdain!
Yes. Paris and London Were. splendid:
And the Alps were so rural and high.
And the Danube was blue and was blended
With the tint of languOrous sky.
She said. Il am glad YOU are fretting
For me when l wander in Rome.
And think you unkind for forgetting,
To send me the tidings from home"
Thanks for those books that you sent me
Rudyard Kipling is losing his grip.
The tales of Bret Harte that you lent me
Served to heighten the joy of the trip.
Mark Twain Is still taking his pleasure,
Sashaying about at his ease.
Maurice Hewlett has taken the measure
OF our cousins from over the seas"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-05
NEAT SWINDLE IN PICTURES

a letter to the customs authorities
there, telling them that they were
about to be the victims of a tremen-
dous fraud. THO real Rembrandt pic
lures, recently discovered. were to ar
rive from Europe with the name of
Rembrandt painted out and another
insignificant name substituted for it.
Take Off the upper coat OF paint in
the rishthand lower corner and you
will find that the name of Rembrandt
is there. The idea is to sell these old
masterpieces in the United States
after they have passed your admins.
tration. l warn you that each paint
ing is worth at least $120,0O0.
This advice did not fall into un-
eager ears. The outer coat was taken
off, and sure enough, there was the
name Rembrandt with the proper
date. The customs people demanded
$4,000 for the two paintings, sum
paid contritely by the correspondent,
who feigned great thankfulness for
being let off for that amount. But
Il fortnight later he sold the pictures
for nearly 100000. their authenticity
being properly established by the re-
ceipts of the American custom house.
They had cost 500 apiece in Paris"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-05
Hens Now Rival of Cow.

The farmers hen is becoming a
worthy companion to- his COW, says
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson. The
annual production of eggs is now a
score of billions. Poultry products
have climbed to place of more than
half a billion dollars in value. Dur
ing the last sixteen years the domestic
exports of farm products have amount
ed to $12,O00,OO00 more than
enough to buy all of the railroads OF
the country at their commercial value.
and this was mere surplus for which
there was no demand at home. Wealth
production on the farms of the United
States in 1905 reached the highest
amount ever attained in this or any
other country-$6,415 100000. Should
there be no release from his present
position as wealth producer three
years hence the farmer will find that
the farming element. about 35 per
cent Of the population, has produced
an amount of wealth within ten years
equal to one-half of the entire ma
tional wealth produced in three-cen-
turtles.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-05
Quiet Spot i'm London
Walks of the Char.erhouse an Casis
in Turmoil Of Twentieth Century CITY
Especial Correspondence.)

tainly this rule has been q dead letter
for q very long period.
As boys on the Foundation, or
Gown-boys. were educated, lodged.
boarded and partially clothed free OF
charge. besides receiving scholarships
to the universities on leaving, nomina-
tions were naturally in great demand.
An anecdote is. indeed, told that ths
Duke Of Wellington when Prime Min
.ster complained that he had more re-
quests for nomination to Charter
house school than for any of the civi!
and military appointments within his
control.
Charterhouse school can certainly
claim to have trained and sent out =
gOodly number OF scholars who have
afterward made their mark in the
world. In the field of literature, more
particularly, Old Carthusians have dis
tinguished themselves.
Addison and Steele.
Addison was a Charterhonse boy,
though not on the Foundation. He
was probably not at the school for a
very long time, but long enough to
form that close friendship with Rich
ard Steele which was to lead to one
of the most remarkable literary part
nerships ever known. Richard Steele
himself was gown boy, nominated by
the Duke of Ormonde. Richard Love-
lace and Crashaw were both Carthus-
ians; and also, II 1t be not bathos to
mention his name in such compa1.y,
Martin Tupper, the author of the ia
nous "Proverbial Philosophy"
Not many military men appear 20
have been trained in the school, bat
one great soldier Charterhouse can
claim-Sir Henry Havelock, who WIS
pupil there from 1s04-11. showing rs
q boy the same deep religious earne.t-
ness he afterward displayed as ma n.
and nicknamed, half in fun and half
in tenderness. the Philosopher, genLr-
ally shortened into "Phlos."
The name of the greatest surely
among all the old Carthusians-Wijl-
lam Makepeace Thackeray-it is nat.
Cral to reserve to the end But, whtr.
ever Thackeray is read, the name of
the Charterhouse must always be te n.
derly remembered. The picture tle
great novelist has drawn of the cid
Gray Friar school, of Founders Day,
and the Latin creation. of the service
in the chapel, where rosy-cheek.,d
boys, full of life and health, stood in
striking contrast to the old gray-head- d.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-05
Brazil Woods Beautiful.

Beautiful Brazil woods are recon-
mended to capitalists. Cabinet woods
Of many kinds abound, are easy to
reach, and fairly easy TO get. Be-
cause of the lack of enterprise among
the Brazilians only small quantities
have been exported. Communication
with the woods is bad. freights and
wages are high. An American com
pany with $5,00o,0OO is beginning to
exploit some of the best regions. 1t
hopes to overcome obstacles by the ap,
plication Of modern milling and trans
portation methods. An elevated swing.
ing railroad will carry the logs from
the woods to the mills, which are to
be located near or on good roads.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-05

heavy. If the machine works with
a crank, as | imagine it does, tho
rapidity of the stroke could be regu.
lated. too, and the severity Of the
punishment thus graded according to
what the young man ought to have
coming to him.
"Of course, I'm merely talking from
hearsay, now, but think one of
those machines on every street cor
ner would be a good thing. They
could build little booth around 1t
and charge admission. Then when a
small boy, out with his mother. i'll
sisted on running across crowded
street ahead OF her. and giving her
heart disease by nearly getting run
over by cars and automobiles. she
could just lead him into the corner
spankorium and attend to him good
and plentiful think the city ought
to know about this and provide such
places.
1T would be a great machine to act
as deterrent. If boy was bad you
could say to him: BE good, now, or
| will put papa's hand with the cast
iron fingers on it into the spanlier
and turn it loose on you That would
do some coed, and | don't think the
small boy would think it bluff eth
er.'-New York World.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-05

Here is story Of the head-hunting
Dyaks of Dutch Borneo which recent
ly appeared in the British North Bor-
neo Herald: "Hathnaveng, tribes.
man, had been persuaded by Dutch
missionaries to abandon the practice
of head-hunting. He remained true
to his promise, and for a time led
quiet life. Recently, however, he
fell in love with a'Dyak maiden. The
girl, although returning his passion,
disdained his offer Of marriage be-
cause he no longer INDUCED In the
ancient practice of cutting of and
bringing home the heads Of the enc
mics of the tribe. Hathnaveng. goad-
ed by the taunts Of the girl, who told
him to dress in women's clothes In
future. as he no longer had the cour-
age Of a man, quilted the village and
remained away considerable time.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-05
TRAGEDY OF HEAD HUNTING

when he returned he entered his
sweethheart's hut, carrying sack on
his shoulders. He opened 1t and four
human heads rolled upon the bamboo
floor. At the sight of the trophies
the gir. at once took him back into
her favor, and. flinging her arms
around his neck, embraced him pas
sionately. You wanted heads declar-
ed her lover. I have brought them.
Do you recognize them?' Then, to
her horror, she saw they were the
heads of her father, her mother, her
brother and Of a young man wo was
Hathnaveng's rival for her affections
"Hathnaveng was Immediately seiz-
ed by some of the tribesmen and by
way of punishment was placed in q
small bamboo structure such as is
commonly used by the Dyaks for pig1
and allowed to starve to death"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-05
Evangelist's Quick Wit.

Dr. Torrey, the English evangelist,
is a man of ready wit, which he uses
with effect when interrupted While
speaking. On one occasion in London
waveringly that he did not believe
everything in the bible. q don. see how
anybody can walk on water" he de-
clared. "Can you do it, DR.. Torrey?'
The preacher looked grimly at the
man for moment and then answer.
ed: well, can walk on water better
than I can on rum"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-05
CHOSEN MINISTER TO NORWAY.
Herbert n. D. Peirce First American
Representative at New Court.


Herbert H. d. Peirce, who has been
selected by the president to be the
first United States minister to Norway,
has for several years been third as
sistant secretary of state at Washing
ton. His most recent work that came
to the notice of the public was as rep
resentative of the state department
of the Portsmouth peace conference.
AS third secretary, the consular SER
vice has been under his immediate
charge, and in 1904 he made trip
around the world inspecting United
States consulates. The results of
this trip, which are found in the rec
ommendation for the improvement of
the consular service, are regarded as
of great value. Mr. Peirce has held
secretaryships in the diplomatic SER
vice, including that of first secretary
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-05

From the turmoil and hustle of
8nithneld and the noisy thorOughfares
around. 1t is a strange contrast to pass
Through the gates into the Charter
house Twentieth-century London is
left behind. and we are back in medic
val times. Over its quaint courts and
quadrangles. its wainscOted walls. its
antique balustrade staircases. its his
aoric chapel, monastic stiffness
aeigns. Our passing footsteps rouse
weird echoes In the old gray cloisters.
What varied scenes they have wit
aessed-those old gray stones!
BY them the white-robed Carthusian
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-05
Too Much Stress in AthIetic.,

Rev. David Hillhouse Buel, the new
president of Georgetown university, is
one of the pronounced opponents of
the present methods In football and
says one of the greatest drawbacks
college has to combat is that 1.-The pub
lie too often judges of the strength
of college by its strength in the line
of athletics"