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Barry, and of course we really haven't
any right to take you away from her.
Well, if you will run Off" She be
gan putting pins through her hat.
George" she said suddenly, please
button my glove; l can't get it button
ed myself" She put her hand in mine.
1 saw Proctor's lips tighten as
achieved the feat
Then we all went out together. At
the corner Proctor left us.
"You need not scold," said Betty,
suddenly. 81 had no idea he would go
so far"
"You always like to play with fire.
said l.
But 1 didn't. l really didn't. He
would come. And 1 had. no idea. I'm
so sorry; but it will be all right now.
He will make it up"
after the glove" 1 answered.
at was hard, really" said Betty
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1330--Edmond of Woodstock, Earl of
Kent, beheaded.
152e9-College of France founded.
1549--Thomas Seymour, Lord High Ad-
miral of England, beheaded.
Archbishop Cranmer burned at Ok
ford
16o3~-Queen Elizabeth died Succeeded
by James 1.
1870 British Parliament prohibited Brit
iSh subjects lending money to for
eigners.
174A-France declared war against Eas-
land
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. triumphal entry into
Boston. Congress authorized en-
ployment of privateers.
17S2-Spein acknowledged independence
of the United States.
1SOi-Paul L., Emperor of Russia, assas-
sinated Succeeded by Alexander I.
1So4-Duke of Enghien shot by order of
Napoleon.
1SOS-Murat entered Madrid.
1S14-Bsttle of Tarbes
1S15-The Hundred Days Treaty" Of
Vienna concluded by England, Aus
tria, Russia and Prussia.
1S19-Augustus f. Kotzebue, German
dramatist, aSsassinated.
1S21-Naples Occupied by Austrian army.
disqualification of Sturbide.
1S20-Duel between Wellington and Wis
chelsea.
1S3i-Insurrection of slaves in island Of
Antigua.
1S39-Anti-Corn Law league formed.
disqualification of King of Bavaria.
1S49-Raditzky defeated the Sardinians
at battle of Novara.
1S54-Two earthquake shocks felt at Ma
con, Ga.
1S60-Cesslon of Savoy and Nice to
France by treaty of Turin.
1S62-Gen. Shields defeated "StonewalI'
Jackson at Kernstown, Va.
1S67-Winter Garden theater burned in
New York. -. Labor riots renewed In
France. -. Gathering of Fenians at
st. Adams, VT.
Earthquake shock at San Fran
cisco.
1S71-Marriage of Princess Louise and
Marquis of Lorne. French Assem-
bly, removed froG bordeaux to Yer
sailles.
1915 Destructive tornado in Georgia.
1S77-John d. Lee executed for compile
ity in Mountain Meadow massacre.
1S78-Paul Boynton swan the Straits
of Gibraltar in five hours and five
minutes.
1SS1-Candahar surrendered to Amser
Rahman. Boer war ended British
terms accepted . Potchefstroom sur
rendered to the Beers.
1S83-Destructive floods in Halifax.
18S5-Earthquak shocks felt in Panama
and Aspinwall. Arabs defeated at
Hasheen.
1SS6-City of Helena. Ark, nearly de-
stroyed by fire. Steamer Carthage
passed through Suez canal at night
by electric light. -. Kansas City
switchmen's strike ended. e. +. Great
strikes in Belgium.
1S89-Chief Justice Fullers daughter
eloped with Matt Aubrey.
1S91-Prince Napoleon burned at Turin
....St. PauPs Episcopal church at
New Orleans burned
1893-Bering sea court of arbitration as
sembled at Paris
1S95-German Reichstag rejected propos-
al to send birthday congratulations
to Bismarck. Sixty miners killed
ny explosion at Evanston, Wyo. -.
Attempted assassination of Ii Hung
Chang at Simonoseki, Japan. Chi.
ness-Japanese peace conference be-
gun at Shimonosek.
1897-Blockade of Crete began.
1905-Fifty-eight persons killed by boiler
explosion at Brockton; Mass.
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Political POtpOurri.

Ine Presidents attempt to ride the
bucking Senate is a more exciting ex.
perience than his trying to break that
bucking broncho in the Bad Lands.
A woman in Oklahoma has caught
and subdued a gray wolf without as
sistance. President Roosevelt should
appoint her for that special line of
work on the Republican members of the
United States Senate:
The Republican method of tanning the
Moros has much shocked good old Gen
eral Weyler, for whereas he only kept
the natives in reconcentrado Camps
General Wood kills them all off-men
women and children.
AS soon as the railroads cut off free
passes, the Republican representatives
jumped on the railroads with practical
unanimity, and are now further dem
onstrating their courage by kicking
decrepit government clerks.
At the rate the dirt is flying at Pana-
ma we of this generation are quite as
likely to enjoy the millennium as to see
the completion Of the canal. The Re-
publicans should wake up; this stand.
ing pat on everything is played out.
Judge Parker in his late speeches did
not say Il told you So but he again
expressed the opinion that the Republi-
can party is "rotten to the core"
which even President Roosevelt will
now hardly deny in view of recent ex-
posures.
Brother Baer seems to think the pub
lie is to blame for the advance in the
price of coal, because they sympathizs
with the coal miners but the coal con-
sumers have more correct idea that
the unlawful combine between the coal
trust and the railroads is the real cause
of high prices.
The tobacco trust is stirring up the
constituents of Representative Hill Of
Connecticut to defeat him for renomina-
ton because he voted for the Philippine
tariff BILL which is a striking ilIustra-
ton of the essential selfishness Of the
highly protected interests which the
Republican party fosters.
With the President scurrying around
after Cabinet material and Secretary
Taft appealing for help to make up his
mind the Senate all mixed up on rail-
road rate legislation, and the Republi-
can members Of the House trying to
show the dear people how they love
them, Washington is having all the po-
litical excitement it cares for.
The Republican members of the
House of Representatives held caucus
recently for the purpose of uniting on
the statehood bill. but the WAY the Gin
surgents" talked, unity seemed furthest
from their thoughts. The g. o. 2. is
divided into hostile factions these days.
but public plumber and graft may draw
them together again.
1t viii be interesting to see what the
Republicans will do with the resolu-
ton, introduced by Representative
Hardwick of Georgia. directing the
Committee on Election of the Presi-
dent, Vice President and members of
Congress to institute a thorough inves-
tigation of the amounts of money con-
tributed TO 'the national and congress
sionaI committees in 1904. by whom
they. were made and how they were ex-
pended.
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A HAM SANDWICH DUEL.
Exciting Battle Between carvers In
Downtown Restaurant.

There has long been intense rivalry
between two expert carvers employed
in a large downtown restaurant, a
place of popular prices, where the
ham sandwich is an uncrowned king.
The two men work side by side. and
consequently recriminations and
taunts in the choicest Hotel Ritz Pa
risian have been banded between
Pierre and Francois, practically as an
accompaniment to every beef a la
mode or club sandwich. Still, the
honors for quick, scientific slicing had
never been awarded.
"See here" said the manager, one
day last week, this continual CAB
fest about cutting will have to be
cut out, or one of these days you
will be spilling gore all over my tiled
floor Why don't you fight duel
for supremacy"
aha! re code duello! they both
exclaimed, striking fencing attitudes
with their keen knives. "My second
sail wait upon heem," said one
Name re arms"
Ham sandwiches" said the man
ager, with a smile, very crafty,
commercial grin, by the way, for he
had received four orders from So
cieties for nearly 1000 ham sand
witches, and was worried about filling
them. At first the two carvers pro
tested with all the grandiloquence or
Dumas's heroes against such pie
beian choice of weapons, but, by APP
pealing to the pride of their calling,
the manager made them enthusiastic.
The carver who finished the first
thousand ham sandwiches which IN
cluded slicing the bread, 5uttering 1t
and slicing the ham, was to be de-
clared the winner.
The manager invited dozen OF his
patrons to watch the contest between
the skillful carvers, and when they
entered the kitchen they were con-
fronted with twenty-five large bone
less hams and bread piled up in I'M
countable tiers.
At the word go" the spectators
crowded around to watch the freak
contest. AS the sandwiches piled up
with the uniformity and regularity OF
a machine, they could not help adj
miring the skill which enabled the
carvers to slice the bread with a
single sweep of the knife, butter it
evenly with another sweep and slice
the ham so that it fairly dropped into
position on the bread After watch
ing for a time, the spectators left, to
be back at the exciting finish, which
the restaurant manager predicted
eight hours later.
For ten hours, full of nervous en-
ergy. the carvers struggled, though
toward the last their nerveless hands
cut the meat in fantastic slices. In
the mean time the coumittee strag-
gled in and finished up the count for
the last hundred.
"Pierre wins!" suddenly cried the
manager. Zone thousand perfect ham
sandwiches in ten hours and seven
teen minutes, using eleven large,
homeless hams. Francois, 932 ham
sandwiches in the same time. Here
are two half-eagles for you both. I'll
split the purse, and if there are any
more quarrels, you'll need that money
to tide you over while you hunt an
other job! The spectators and duel
lists will have something sparkling
before they go-with me, yes!-
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Another Reason.

Aunt Emeline is the bestowed wo-
man in Saymouth, for her charity
is alike of hand and heart. Like
many other excellent persons, Aunt
Emeline is not a church-member, but
she is a regular attendant at the vii
lage church. which is so near her
cottage as to seem under the same
roof.
When, at the close of a recent ser
mon, the minister requested all those
present who had never united with
the church to retire at the end Of
service, everybody was surprised to
see Aunt Emeline rise and start down
the aisle.
Aunt Emeline," the minister call
ed, softly. that does not apply to
you"
THAT isn't why I'm going" Aunt
Emeline responded, serenely. u
smell my dinner burning up"
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AFear.

so you think that this concentra-
ton of wealth is the inevitable out
growth Of our civilization"
Il do" answered Mr. Thinker
"And you must admit that the ulti-
mate result Of such a condition would
be to put all the money under the
control of one individual?"
YES"
well, it seems terrible to think
of.
What does?7
THE possibility OF some Millionaire
getting out Of temper some day and
making up his mind 70 G,scharge the
entire human race. Judge.
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steel Trusts Big Earnings.

The report of the United States steel
corporation for 1905 shows an increase
of over S46,0O0,0O0 in net earnings, or a
total of nearly $120OOO,O0O. The total
undivided surplus on Dec. 81 was $751;
1885, 450. The gross receipts reached the
vast total of $685., 331 1876. There was de-
cided improvement in the export trade,
both as to quantity and price. In defense
of the practice of selling to foreign GUS
toners at lower prices than those prevail
ing at home, the report says that in this
way surplus stocks are disposed of, thus
preventing increase in cost OF production
and the shutting down of works. The num-
Der Of employees increased to $50, 15S. Dur
ing the year 1926 employees subscribed
for 23,9S9 shares Of preferred stock at
par.
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but it was better to be cruel and nip it
In the bud"
Better not to have sown the seed"
said 1.
II hate people who preach" said
Betty; "but am sorry. 1 will hunt
her up ard be nice to her."
Il was something like two weeks
later. Betty was making tea.
II see the cards are out for the
Proctor-Barry wedding" said 1. isn't
1t rather sudden?'
"Oh, they have been engaged a long
time" laughed Betty. 81 am to help
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-10
THE VALIANT LOVER.

Shall l brood, and shall grieve,
Wear my heart upon my sleeve,
At the ironies of Love?
Storm, and mourn the sweets thereof,
Since the bitter fates decree
Heart 's-ease bourgeons not for me?
Nay; although we may not press,
She and |, in long caress
Lip to lip, nor hand in hand
Rove the summer-lilied land,
Still shall faith uplift my soul
High above the depths of dole
Faith in her white constancy,
Though leagues part us like the sea;
Faith in ways that now diyerge
In Loves time shall met and merge;
Faith that life shall one day seem
Like a paradisial dream!
-Woman's Home Companion.
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Restitution ana yindication.

What sigh of relief went up from
many grating patriots when Judge
Hamilton publicly told the New York
Legislature that he would not tell
where some of that S1,S54.0OO life in
surance yellow dog fund instructed to
him for law and legislative expenses"
went to. : similar sigh would relieve
the hardened heart of Babcock. chair
man of the Republican Congressional
Committee, and the younger and less
hardened heart of Cortelyou, the chair
man of the Republican Congressional
mittee, if they could be sure that no in
veStigating committee would want to
know, ''where did it come from?" and
what did you do with it," Even the
strenuous occupant of the White House,
whose campaign was financed with
these tainted contributions, would rest
easier if he could see his way to wash
his hands of the whole wretched bust
ness. The President owes it to his own
good name to order restitution to be
made to the fund sacred to widows and
orphans.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-10

Rev. L. Z. Blanchard OF Paterson, ".
j., writing to the Christian Work of the
recently exposed rascality in the insur-
ance companies, says that the underlying
motive of present-day insurance is un-
Christian, namely. selishness, or the en-
richment of a few promoters. He advo-
Gates a system of Christian insurance as
one of the needs of the times. Its pur-
poses would be to help people out in the
hard places Of life. He suggests thar
churches adopt a system Of benefits for
their people.
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Found 1t.

Little David had always been re
garded by his father and mother as
being particularly smart and clever for
child Of tender years. One day while
be was playing in front of his home
a rough-looking tramp appeared. and
asked David very sharply where bis
father kept his money. He replied that
it was all in his vest in the kitchen.
A few minutes later the tramp came
through the doorway in hurry, very
much battered up and looking sad, NUT
tering
"Smart kid, that Never said a
word about his old man being in the
vest. Philadelphia Ledger.
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nloraI Conaue.t of Chinn.

President James. of the University Of
Illinois has laid before President Roese-
Welt and Secretary Root a proposal 10
have an educational commission sent to
study the social, intellectual and indus
trial condition of the Chinese, with view
to their ultimate regeneration. He pro-
poses to have the commission extend to
the young Chinese a formal invitation to
avail themselves Of American institutions
of learning. He argues that the nation
which educates the Chinese will reap the
largest return in moral, intellectual and
commercial influence in times to come.
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THE BROKEN
ENGAGEMENT.
~~o~No~~~~

10 ETY. sat by the window, look
lS ing across at me; sat by the
g. other window, looking across at
her.
Tell me what you have been doing"
said 1.
Nothing" said Betty; st has been
very dull"
do you know Ethel Barry" ven
tured.
ITO bow to- said Betty.
at is a queer world" announced.
ETHEL Barry has done something
very ordinaryT questioned Betty.
at heard that she was engaged to a
fellow named Proctor"
"a nice boy" interrupted Betty,
but a trife-er-Quick-te tempered"
"And that she has broken it." 1 fin
lshed.
Betty leaned toward me with wide
eyes.
MOP"
eyes"
81 don't believe it,.
Her cousin, Charlie Robertson, told
me-"
what has she done that for?" de-
manded Betty, offendedly.
"Who shall say? But he thinks"
WHAT"
"Some other woman"
"Nho?"
"liow should 1 know? But 1t is a
pity, because she was very much in
love with him."
"She is a silly thing said Betty.
at thought you didn't know her"
ANY girl who breaks her engage
ment for a little thing is silly"
How do you know 1t was little
thIng?" l protested.
"She is the sort OF person who
would said Betty. shall 1 make
you some tea?"
Just then somebody knocked, and
there entered q tall man who was very
young and very good looking. 1
thought he flushed wnen Betty admit
ted him, and know ne scowled a little
at me.
George" she said, "this is Mr.. Poo
Tor"
We shook hands looked at Betty.
There was more color in her cheeks
than usual.
How many lumpss" she questioned
Proctor.
zone" And he nodded
'You want two?' said Betty to me,
1.-Two" And l smiled 1t was the
first time Betty had ever done me the
honor to remember spout the Jumps,
She always pretended TO forget
"You see. I've beer making tea for
George for long tiIue," she explained.
What we talked about is not impoI-
tant. Betty talked a great deal, and
her voice had for me the caress of rose
leaves. 1t seemed scarcely fair to Mr..
Proctor.
AT last she said: George and /
were going walking when you came,
and now we will all so together.
Proctor pleaded another engagement.
Really said Betty with her eye
hrows up "of course 1t ID with Miss
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Suez Canal in the old world There the interposition
of Africa formed barrier to speedy communication
between Western europe the British Isles and India and
the East just as South America nterposes barrier
here. The removal OF this barrier will give
mand of the Pacific and make masters commercially
of that which to become in the not distant flu
the heater of the greatest in the world
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-10
numor OF steeI MONOPOLY.

An unconfrmed but persistent rumor
was current in Pittsburg to the effect
that the United States Steel Corporation
had arragned to take over eighteen great
rival independent plants together with the
valuable ore lands owned by ]. J. Hill
and the Great Northern. altogether said
to be appraised at 81. 242, 313, 100. If this
deal went through it would make the steel
trust an actual monopoly. The report
was denied somewhat guardedly By Chair
man Gary Of the steel corporation.
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who fails to take interest In q bargain.
Women in most primitive countries are exceedingly
fond of decoration Take the Dinka in Africa.
They have mania for iron rings. They them in
their ears on their and legs The heavier they
the better The Zulus equally devoted to dec
Grafton They wear headdress that puts in mind
of modern tiara and almost themselves to be-
come possessors elaborate decorations made of ami
mails teeth. Woman is woman the world Climate
and occupations may change her interests and her col
oring but her inclinatons always the Much
we hear of the civilized woman the cultured woman
the product of this age and generation For all that
we are in that devoted to dress and enjoy
bargain hunting much most do betting the
races.
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young men, good positions low good salaries
running from S12 to $25 a week. How a sup
port wife present-day salary?
Marriage is being effectually discouraged by the con-
stanty greatly increasing cost of living Parents
without fortunes support their daughters in luxury and
girls expect thus after marriage 1t costs
sustain such girl than the average man can
earn The inordinate passion for dress is terrific i'm
pedment to marriage.
The domestic life In this country is in an appalling
condition. Many has given up all the ambition
study sefdenying service of his fellow s
fed the voice his conscience when it demanded sacr
flee and devoted himself to the subject of gaining
wherewhal to keep sunshine in his home by unlimt
ed indulgence of a fashion pampered woman
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And silence Fell.

Bookkeeper-Gee! Those stenog-
raphers are chattering so that 1 can't
do any work. l wish knew how to
shut 'em up.
Cashier-Ask which one Of them Is
the oldest-Cleveland Leader.
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Nell-I don't see why she should go
and marry that old man for his
money.
Belle-Why, how else could she get
it?-PhiladeIphi Logger.
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WOMEN AS BARGAIN HUNTERS

"There are two things vitality interesting TO
a woman" said wise Englishwoman the 9th
er day. Zone is bargain and the other is
love. woman can't get along without hunt
ing for bargains 1t is not only in Bond street
that women hunt for lovely hats, in Rue de la
Pax for handsome jewels, and in State street
for stunning frocks and hats. I've been all
over the world and I've still to find the wo,aan
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APPALLING STATE OF DOMESTIC LIFE.

OF the decline of marriages, there can be no
doubt There are to-day about 100000 men
in the United States past 80 years who are not
married, and the number is constantly on the
increase.
Independent careers are becoming more and
more impossible to the young men in our land ;
women are filling positions which men should
occupy to make homes; the salaries of our
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kes much had already been accomplished by European
nations while still engaged in the development
of internal resources but barriers Of racial and
political character have hitherto in large measure
neutralized their efforts.
change has come over the scene in recent years,
and not only has Japan thrown off the lethargy of
ages and sprung full armed into the same with
the Western nations but China herself is awakening
from her long sleep and bids fair to open her doors to
products of the Western world and with her 4O0
100000 inhabitants to furnish in the future the
greatest market still awaiting development England,
GerDany France Russia have all been impressed with
the magnitude of the opportunity for commerce which
with the opening Of the Oriental countries
the trrd~ of the Occdent. These countries have
spared no pains extend and strengthen their position
along tie lines which enable them to participate in its
benefits. England especially with her customary COM
mercia foresight has established long line of what
we may call points of commercial strategy, leading
through the Mediterranean Sea and the Suez Canal to
this new commercial FL Dorado.
The opening of the Panama Canal is movement on
this continent the counterpart Of the opening Of the
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order enforcing law doing justice and performing all in
ternational obligations
To that proposition all Of stand committed Its
truth we all maintain Every evidence in Its support is
source of satisfaction Every forward step in the
path of progress by American republic Is cause Of
Joy to all of May every of the sisterhood of
American republics In prosperity and strength May
the independence the freedom of the rights of the least
and weakest be represented equally with the rights
OF the strongest and may all do share toward the
building up of a sound and enlightened public opinion
of the Americans, which shall everywhere upon both
continents nightly promote the reign of peace of order
and of justice in every American republic
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point the administration has been hest
tating and weak. What it will do with
the great powers that lie at its hand is
the most important question of the i'm
mediate future. VIII it, as before,
waste time in impersonal and vague in
vestigation when the Supreme Court
has pointed the way to legal remedies
of the most effective sort?