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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27
His One ohservatIen.

The man who had been employed
to make an inventory of the drawing
room furniture in a London house was
so leisurely about It that the suspic-
ions of the household were aroused
"One has to be careful" said the
lady of the house-that time worn re-
mark that means absolutely nothing,
yet fits every doubtful domestic situa-
ton. She went In to see what he was
doing. On the floor lay an empty bot
tie. On the sofa lay the man, sleep
Ing swestly like a tired child, But
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27
stevsns to Work for MelIen.

New Haven, Conn, Chas.
s. MelIen OF the New York, New Hav-
en- & Hartford railroad company has
just given out the following statement
in regard to the reported employment
of John f. Stevens, former chief engi-
neer of the Panama canal, TO do certain
work for the railroad company.
"Mr. Stevens has consented to super
wise some special work for this COM
pany prior to accepting any permanent
connection elsewhere"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27
nnInn Him One Better.

An American tourist on q visit 70
Glasgow, on emerging from the rail-
way station. was accosted by lad with
familiar shout Of Carry your bag,
sir?" The gentleman handed the boy
the bag and requested TO be shown
through Glasgow Crossing George
square they came opposite to Sir Wal
ter Scott's monument, and the boy said
proudly:
THAT is one Of the largest monu-
ments in Scotland"
oh" said the Yankee, with an air
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27
SATURDAY.,
April 20, 1907

I4ongboat the Indian, wins b. A. A.
Marathon run at Boston and makes
new record Of Oh. 24m 24s.
Miss Mary +. Tomlinson of Concord,
N. H., active in Christian Science,
killed herself by jumping from the
window OF a Boston Hotel.
Benedict Gimbel, Philadelphia mer-
chant arrested in rev York on Thurs
day and bailed, found bleeding to death
from self-inhicted wounds in a Hobo.
ken hotel
Rhode Island legislature votes to ad-
iourn finally next Tuesday.
Capt. James Lynch and wife drowned
at Norwich, Conn.
Earthquake shocks felt near Chico
pee and Holyoke, Mass
John B. Bundren of Tatesville,
Tenn, 101 years old, to marry Miss
Rose Mcguire on Aug. 26, her Tooth
birthday
Navy department anxious to begin
work on big naval magazine at Hing
ham, Mass.
Senator Beveridge and Ambassador
Bryce speak at meeting of the Amer
lean academy OF political and social
science at Philadelphia
British colonial Office gives out cor.
respondence in the Swettenham mat
ter.
Secret service men at work on al
legged plot of pennsylvania anarchists
TO assassinate President Roosevelt.
Body of Mark c. Richards, missing
Lynn man, washed ashore at Swamps.
cott. Mass.
Sec. Root tells of principles involved
in settlement of the San Francisco
school troubles at meeting OF Ameri-
can society of international law
Mrs. Donald Mclean reelected head
Of Daughters of American Revolution
Family seems resigned 10 prospect
that Thaw must pass another summer
In the Tombs; mother i'll at Pitts
burg.
Convention of Massachusetts letter
carriers association held in Worcester,
John j. Murphy of Bosten elected pres
ident.
Town of Iloilo, in the Philippines.
destroyed by fire; 10000 persons home
less
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27
.unsuecessfuI Oriental Economist.

Choy Hok Nun, tutor OF Swatow,
while on a visit to Shanghai, urged
during lecture that IL every member
of the vast population Of China paid
only a dollar year the country
would soon be able to liQuidate her
foreign debts. The tutors appeal was
not received sympathetically and he
committed sulcide.-The Menam
Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27

The largest riding hall in the army
will be at Fort Leavenworth. Kan, the
contract for the construction of which
has been awarded by the Quarter
master General to Fred Tarry for
$73,S5O. 1t win be 800 feet long and
100 feet vida
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27
Eourte.n LIves Lost in Storm

Manistee, Mich,-The wooden lum-
ber barge Arcadia, which left this
port April - for Two Rivers with
cargo of hardwood, has been lost in
lake Michigan. with her captain and
owner Harry May, his wife and about
1a others. She went down in the big
storm Of April 49,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27

of indifference, I'VE. have threepenny
cigars as big as that in America"
They got on a tramcar going east.
and just as they alighted at the termi-
nus long circular piece of iron on
lorry drawn by twelve horses came up
the street. The American, in surprise,
asked what that was for. The boy,
remembering what the Yankee had said
about the cigars, and with a resolve to
be even with him, replied:
"Oh, new hotel has Just been built
in the Trongate, and that is the kitchen
poker. ."-Tit-bits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27
Iona. Confused Document.

Tangier, Morocco.-The reply Of the
sultan Of Morocco to Frances demands
for redress in connection with the MUIR
der of DR.. Mauchamp has just arrived
here. 1t Is long, confused document,
and it is said that 1t does not accord
all the French claims, but shows a de-
sire TO negotiate
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27
NOthIno Like a Good start.

"Do | understand you to say" in.
quired Miss Bostlng of the Chicago
girl, that you believe in early mar
riages"
"Of course" replied the Chicago
girl, "the earlier the oftener."--Phil.
adelphia Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27
WEDN & SDAY,
April "a, 1907.

Oliver NJ. bennett, formerly a men,
ber of the Boston stock exchange, ar
rested in New York in connection
with bond theft from the trust com.
pany of America and charged with re-
ceiying
Rhode Island legislature adjourns
sine die after 81 fruitess ballots for
United States senator.
Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy accepts
designation of founder of American
branch OF association of International
Cancellation.
Miss Anna r. Jeans of Philadelphia
gives $l,O00,0O0 TO found fund for edu
cation of southern negroes.
Mrs. Anisia Louise de Massey passes
from Nan Patterson's cell in the TOmbs
to Harry X. Thaws seat in court, for
trial for the murder of Gustave Simon
in New York, Nov. IS, 1906; mysterious
defendant describes her costume for
benefit of reporters.
John u. Sperry of Roxbury, Mass,
kills his wife and attempts suicide.
Massachusetts house passes anti
bucket shop bill 10 engrossment and
limits interest rate on personal notes.
President Roosevelt asked to act as
arbitrator between Nicaragua and Hon.
duras.
Jury in case of Jack Roberts, alias
Juan Robens, on trial for murder of
J. Edgar Dickinson, at Houlton, Me-,
fails to agree and is discharged.
Mates of coastwise steamship lines
give companies until April 30 to meet
their demands.
Fairbanks strength for presidency
growing.
Countess of Yarmouth bending all
energies toward reconciliation be.
tween her mother and Mrs. c. j. Hol-
man, the mother of Evelyn, probably
for effect on a second trial.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27

BY the Req. Percy s. Grant

Senator, do you think tax should
be placed on bacheloTs?"
''I certainly do" replied Senator
Badger. Il think every bachelor that
marries should be taxed good and
hard. ."-Milwauke Sentinel.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27

The name "beef-eater" applied to the
British yeomen OF the guard has sin-
gIlsr derivation IL is said to come
from "buffetier," the guardian of the
buffet on occasions Of state banquet
ing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27

the inventory had not been wholly
forgotten At the top Of the page
stood solitary, eloquent entry: "One
revolving carpet. boston Tran.
scriDt,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27
RACED TO RESCUE
TugbOat Saves Men Caught
by Rising Tide

Nine Men of Fishing Schooner who
Were Gathering Cookies for Bait,
Were Helpless on the Flats In Ply
mouth Harbor-They Were Reaehsd
Just In Time, as They Were Having
a Hard Struggle with the Water UP
to Their Armpits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27
Modern Difficulties.

Mabel: Lets play house"
Ethel: "All right. Shall it be the six
months with papa or the six months
with mamma?"-New York Sun,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27
THURSDAY.
April rs, 1907.

THURSDAY, April rs, 1907.
Michael Cunningham, a union team.
ster, shot by Lewis Harris, q strike
breaker in Boston.
Labor unions and leaders condemn
President Roosevelt for what they
style his second attack on Meyer and
Haywood
Woman blown off roof at South
Boston by the gale.
Fierce gale sweeps the New Eng
land coast, ad mariners have q hard
time off Cape Cod.
Rev. DR.. Thomas Law of London
says New York ministers are shutting
themselves up in palatial churches.
Peter f. King, insane murderer, par.
doned on condition that he leaves the
state of Massachusetts. Chicago off.
Cials plan to bar him from that city.
Mrs. DeMassy continues to show
more interest in her costume than to
the charge Of murder on which she is
on trial in New York
John Mitchell, president OF the min.
ers' union, dangerously i'll in Chicago
and will have to undergo a surgical
operation.
Fire causes $4,000 loss at Ports.
mouth, n. H., navy yard.
Rejected girl kills Oil City, Penn,
postal clerk, who was to wed another,
and then suicides
Mrs. L. G. Burnham presents steam
yacht Pilgrim to Boston floating hos
pital service.
Grand lodge of Massa chusetts, X
of p, elects officers and favors su
preme convention in Boston next year.
Railway men in convention in Chi.
cago urge a higher standard of steel
rails in the interest of safety of the
travelling public.
Detectives believe Marvin boy,
missing from Dover, Del, was run
over and farmland Butler hurled body
in woods,
Nine men, cookie hunting on a
Plymouth hat, caught by rising tide
and are rescued from drowning by q
tug.
Salvador and Nicaragua Sign peace
treaty.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27

A Woman in Atehison, Kansas, has
posted this sign: Don't you dare 10
dump ashes on this place, under pen.
atty Of the law or any other trash"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27
TUESDAY,
April 22, 1907.

TUESDAY, April 22, 1907.
Disastrous wood and brush fires
about Middleboro and Plymouth, Mass.
Conference at Concord, N, H., of
counsel for both sides in Eddy suit;
Streeter refuses any concessions
Jury in case OF Jack Roberts, charg-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27

Rapid growth of the finger nails
is = sign Of good health,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27
BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS.

To make the appended quotations Of value
alike to buyer aud seller, the resume OF the
market prefaclug the quotations, should be
carefully read. In market OF this charsc'
day OF the week. NOtlng however, .he
general tendency Of trade, sufficiently ac-
curate quotations will be given on which
SeRers can safely base their transactions
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27


advise every boy all first Try football baseoal
basketball unnmganythng that good athletic WORK
When find the kind all the of your
time to that
you like best to remember always naturally Dont uy
copy Run as comeS
easiest
To hu hgh'
exercise pair dumbbes will well anything else Fol
bounding one
have got to know how bound O
END moderately a
bringing in the bounding keeping form perfect
BY having everything tran the same
and at the time diet regular
the sprint other contest should
Never think
training every
much better But no
whether only with sponge be sure
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27


memorable sent
reaching far above
the river There is much in
being and no
where the like of
intervening lights,
there all the river
all shipping the street
but radiant adVerts
lights eymost of them--but
all the and
spit O windows be lighthouses.
lights the lights the
beautiful with their unobstucted
outln by bulbs
framed
shi val and n it-Harper's Magagzine
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27
0"''''--'- :. HOO to =. --''''
, Train for CprInting
BY 4rthur E, DuJfey
UOrid'S Champion Jprinter.

HE FIRST very advice that give TO any Senoo
hoy who become spriner is 10 be careful III MS
training and have form in everything
BY being careful in training he should not over
do II he hard far when he Is beginning 10
run any good he might gain viii he lost
Every boy, of course, cannot be worlds champion
A great MANY bows Rrstoass rnnners, though, u
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27
woodstook BUSINESS cardO
OR. r. r. JEWETT'S
DENTAL ROOMS
OPEN DAY AND EVENING

First-class work. Prices moderate.
once and residence, Barker House."
east tud OF the Park.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27
byWight
BY E. 5. Martin.

whatever route you Manhattan Island in
the evening the lights beautiful On the NOrIu
River spectacle according the hour and the
season. for the downtown lights in Manhattan are more
when the short and the tenants OF the
Reebudngs have to light up TO finish their DAY
Across from the lower Jersey ferries late IN the
winter day glow sparkle The great com
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27

Employee
BY Jean Casugin Comsrford.
Sss0OA~Ar~uN,F%eNS

APITAL is business Labor s the root of business From
all observations would that the greatest prosperity
of both through most perfect harmony be,
tween the two.
If business and labor have been engaged in a struggle
settlement has brought about prosperity to
both, then there is a good result.
And the solution OF all problems it s the re-
suit alone that counts.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-27

a therefore future problems
Of Business
relations
resul lacking
considered
in umste
being the yesterday The
8 or capital and labor.
consider relations between
them i What Of the reuts?"
ig but to question:
actu experience.
Business has baued Labor
still occupation
They inspiration
t all struggles.-System.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1907-02-15
BQnDtte1l int
6raf.
(Sortiesuns.)
ariminaIrpman mad emil @%abOrian

Ter @irtb tam Den betoen Sngs=
niellren i'm Sausflur eritgegen. so
mrBte ia. rief err, ooab Dem Serren
nidlts Smlimmes 5uItOBen wllroe, uno
iaqte oies ultdl meiner Grall, Die Inn
Serrn 0elor9e beIorgt mar"
Serrn Sourionne'S Stirn bate iib
rm0iiItert. ,Sfenbar ipri6t ifon
oae @elt BON ms" ingte er.
.Sb, id babe feinem gtenifen elm
@urt 9eiogt." beetle ii6 Der Mirtb
all oeriidern. Nos bel mir gel6tebt,
qeht ~9tiemonben etlpos an. Iber 9err
9i5et Rat. ais er geltern bon bier FORT
QinQ, Die @elflfte lelblt alIspolallrlt.
I'm Elf llbr Hofts iaB er nod Inn SAFE
mo iprad 0orilber IN einem Srets BON
minoeltens ddt5ig Yerionen. Sni co.
fe bcfunoen ild1 geitcrn einige Oiener
aus Dem SdloB, un0 oiele Deroen
auh ni6t Jel6miegen baben. Sor et'
ner fleinPn @eile Job ih Den olten
@6rtner. Den Sertrallten ees Srolt'
leins Simone, in unlerer Nafbar'
idoft pom Sdus 5u @aus 9eben, olS
OBJ er @rfun0igungen ein6oge."
Im gbenO bradte Der @irtb 5lpet
9rieie, meldc pom einem Siener II
brGdtiaer 9iprce obgegeben Doroen
lparcn.
SEER 9uurionne er6rn6 leiner
9rief iofort. uro nadoem err oeiien
Snhalt ii6erilogen. iagte er: rSelen
Sic bod SSbrcn Srief! Is itebt pabr'
ifeinlidl 10 sicmIif bosielbe oorin,
iuie in oiciem; bite. leien Sic oohl"
Ruimmo erbra6 oen Srief uno los
hulblaut: Sic Ser5oqin bon gtaille.
fcrt Criuft Serrn &aimuno 9elorgc.
ibr Die Gbre 5I erpeilen, am nad'ter'
Sonnobenb. 0en "a. Sttober, Del
9lbcno inn Shloiie Maiaefert 5n5li-
brinlen."
Ter aIte Snqenieur ma Dor 6rclie-
auBcr iid. Stun, mas lagen g.
Da5u?" frante er.
Sd iuae." errpioerte &ainr~
.0ob mir Oieie Ginlaoung iebr I'M
0euchm lit"
,lln0 marrm?" fragte Der c
Scrr.
.@eil." iagte err. lid fiir cine ielg'.,
oerItGnOlihe @onolung feinen 9oa-
anRchmen mag"
llu0 Senno6 fonnte Der iun"c
Mnnn Dem Orange nidt WioerItehC
Si1nnne fennen 5u lernen; mir ief
i'm oaher am beItimmten A6eno r
Serrn 9ourionne Inn adt llbr IN g.
SdJIoB Der Ser6ogin eintreten.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1907-02-15
Qrei5ebntes &apiteI.

9oS Set mar lhon IN bollem Gar.
ae; man borte Die 9ldnge Der Dtulif
un0 bQs @erluI6 Der perlammelte'
@GIte.
9ie sur Aufnabme Der @aroerotc
beitimmen 9immer noren ale iho1
iiberfiiut. Gin 9iener 0ffnete Del
beiben 9aGsiiqlern elm fleines, MIR
ourf cine 2ampe erleu6tetes &abineI
unb lieB lie bort aQein.
Raimuno NOR i6nen fertig, nift 10
Serr 8ourionne. @s oulierte cine
@eile, bepor er feline 9riaengldier ge-
bust, Ieinen Baletot obgelegt uno Die
San0idube ange5ogen batte. ga tulr.
ben pl0tli6 i'm 3eben5immer, oeiien
S6iir MIR angelebnt mar, Stimmsu
Iaut.
rIIt!" mafte Serr 8ourionne, ur0
obne eden nGberte er lid Der Sbiir.
y@s lit unerb0rt, Simone!" iprab
cine aebieterii6e Stimme, res lit I'M
qloubIif, boB Oh nod gar ni6t Oil
9eine Soilette geba6t bnitl 9iit 9lt
BON Siunen? @as boit On oenn ben
ann,en 4benb qemoft?"
,9u neiBt bod, Mama," lieB ii6
MN cine g~Iodenreine Gimme in ioni'
tenn Son ncrnebmen, .oaB i6 Die leC-
fen Sorbereltrngen 81 Dem 6elte Iber-
nadJte."
yQas lit es ia eben," ermioerte Die
on6ere Stimme, .luoriiber id mid
aufbalte; oas geIt meinen Sausbof'
meiiter on uno nidt 9i6l"
ySur6 meine 9eallfliftigung bait
On fiinf5ebnbunbert bis 5peitauleno
Grancs eripart, Noma."
SD 1obe Dir idon geiogt, oab
Germ &%norriern mir 5utuioer it'll"
raber, Noma. graoe 0aourd mar
i6 ic in Ser Gage, Dir unb meinem
Bruber bei5uiteben."
r9eisuiteben? Gin ifoner 9eiitaro
bosl Initatt 5u5uge6en, ooB auf Del.
ne 9eiitunaen cine Sppothef aufge.
nommen wltroe, boit Oh ss iett rr,big
qelitten, oab Bbilipp's 9eiistbum Der.
fault Duroe."
sd babe Dir ole @riinoe oofiir
anaeeeben, Diana; meine @infiinfte
Itehen gu6 our 8erfiigungo Dir uno
meinem 9ruber, ober ipeoer er nod
Oh iolen bas 4apital ontaiten!"
.Simonel" rief bic Ser5ogin Dor.
murfsOon aus.
sd bLeibe Babel Grtpartet nid)t,
bab id in bieier 9e5iebung iemals
idma6 un0 nnfgiebig iein fonnte;;
mas id1 beiise, peroe i6 5u oertbeioir
oen prIlen. Ybilipp iino 0n tperoen.
iotpeit bic 3inien bes mir geborenoeli
aonitoIs reiten, INNER @fittel 3nn,
9eben beiiben; lieber mill i'd III Der
aroBfen Abgeidieoenbeit leben, bel Der
ih ia nihts entbebre."
Gaimuno NOR i'm erlten Angenblid
Itorr Dor lleberraidung; linn mar DIE
Sihaation, in Die tie bur6 Die I'm.
ididlidfeit oes 0ieners aeratben tpo.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1907-02-15
@hPnbahn 'Tabrplan.
Ddnoalia Sine.

Mbsous Aafrnft
ct. 3outs SpcI, tal 8 d.. 1 so gm Blttsbura Sp.L tdoIi6 g as aaSu
capital Cypress tsl 8 d. z O58n Rem Bort gzpreb taaFt8 . 9 5oNm
81 q Bout: s as tsL 49,: soga s4nsa.. MsI tasi4 8 Oogu
vt smts sm tash4 8 I & bio Se9m serre Ssnte gfFns dec tas 10 a5Bu
81 ct g erpreb tdeH& d. IL s0Rm aepaone grprsS taaIi9 d > 3 l0Qm
ct Souls eypreb tdI ..-...s 15&u Gianhs grsreb tdaH& -. 4 IsRm
& 8 & dillingham; at tacI. 4 O0Rm $tsb gp, taI Sd. 9 55Rm
ct 8 Gna RatI tdsi& ...8 10Rm Ebe RS 1iritS tdaI sdb = 0bRI
ct 8oute SpedaI tdsIt@ 9. IL 35Nm Bttsbura Spi taaIin 8 IL a5Ru
gtneennes S%ibiftcn.
SSaro & 6ta.sn eEr tasIi& 9 O5Bm gineen & 8rem6 Gid ep hI 10 Dob.
6tnseuues eypreb tasI.--.12 3ORm Gairo grpreb taaR& -. IERm
epeues & 8una Gid u, tsI 1 55Rru BinsenueS gxprss taaH&u 10 soav
Arizona republican., 1907-12-29

He rose slowly to his feet. I'll have
to leave for few moments. Tm-Tm
sick"
His face was white and he started
unsteadily toward the door. Welch rose
in front OF him.
Hold on said Welch. You'd better
go to the window. All you need is a
breath of air"
The old man stopped. met Welchs
eyes. and then looked pathetically at
Caspar Dane, for many years his
friend. But Dane avoided the appeal
and glancing away struck a match and
relighted his cigar.
Yes said Tweed, bitterly "The
window will do
He turned and walked round the
lower end of the table. The window,
in a recess in a distant corner of the
room, was open; Tweed put his ell
bows on the sill and looked down two
stories upon the murmuring traffic of
the street. Behind in the room the
discussion was resumed, but leaning
out he did not hear word. After
moment he raised his eyes and saw a
man standing in the window directly
opposite and nOdding to him familiar
ly. Tweed stared and then cunning
and wild hope together rushed into
his eyes. Cautiously he raised the
middle and index fingers of his right
hand and held them up for the man
opposite TO see. The man looked puz-
Zled. and with his left hand Tweed
pointed to himself. Then the man.
with an excited expression. flung out
both hands Complementary. Tweed
still held up two fingers of his right
hand and with his left pointed to him
self
Meanwhile. WEIGH. sitting at his
desk. was submitting points for con-
sideration.
There's one thing he said I'VE di-
rectors are the ones that have done the
work in this concern. We've worked
faithfully, We've tried TO get the best
results for our stockholders. We are
in a position to save something from
the wreck; don't our efforts entitle
us TO the privilege? II we go down
with the rest, il won't be doing them
any good"
What would you propose doing?"
asked Shinn.
We'll, that's something to talk about.
but my idea would be this In the first
place. for us five directors
He paused, for Tweed had turned
and was coming from the window.
Feeling better, old man." Shinn
asked. sympathetically.
'Yes-yes, good bit better; was
Arizona republican., 1907-12-29

outlined SCENE. Weoo- Gjooagie
versed in the stock market. Does the
scheme that Mr.. Welch has outlined
seem 10 Mr.. Herrick practicable?'
Herrick continued to draw diagrams
without looking Hp. Perfectly" he
said
From Caspar Danes question. which
seemed to show a not inhospitable at
titude of mind. Shinn took courage. He
sat up and sat forward on the edge
of his chair, with his hands resting on
his knees
Il think he said Il can safely say
have a reputation for honorable deal
ing. know I've always tried to de-
serve such a reputation. Certainly if
the plan proposed by Ir. Welch in
volved injury to our stockholders or
could be considered a betrayal of
their interests, shouldn't counten-
ance it for a moment. But as it is
confess don't see why we are under
any obligation to sustain a complete
and, as Mr.. WEIGH has shown us,
Iavoidable loss. Mr. WEIGH seems to
be quite right in saying that we are
in no way bound to protect the inter-
ests of the public. The speculative
public is capable of looking after its
own iDterests-and. of course. in nine
cases out of ten when it speculates in
mining stocks it really expects to
lose"
Herrick, scrawling with his pencil.
threw out a trivial jest. 1T would be
almost immoral to disappoint it."
Il am not speaking frivolously." said
Shinn, with some severity. Il was
never more in earnest in my life. The
speculative public is perfectly able to
take care of itself. Who are the spec
ulative public?-gamblers and stock
brokers-and if lesson is occasionally
administered to them, it is no doubt
deserved. l speak as a conservative
business man. We have duties to our
stockholders; failing that. we have du-
ties to our wives and children-and
to our friends. Is there any one here
who would see our good friend Tweed
brought to humiliation and ruin, all
because of some abstract theory of
duty to the speculative public?"
He rose and placed his hand loyalty
on Tweed's shoulder. Tweed shrank
uncomfortably under the touch. and
orouching lower wrung his great hands
together between his legs.
oh, don't mind about me" he said
in feeble protest Don't consider me-"
But we do consider you. old man."
broke in Welch. heartily land we
consider ourselves too. had the same
idea as you about lYaldez-and what