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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-05
vm take place at any moment.

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 In word, the Journalistic world wa, exceedingly wroth with both MT. Alb ingdon and Mir. Isaacstein for baking 1t of very readable bit of news. N effort would be spared to defeat theil obvious purpose. Philip must be dis covered by hook or by crook and badg cred necessarily until he divulged the secret of the meteor.
 At last the cabman became lucid.
 I'm doner' he groaned. "Afy brains are fuzzball. Ere, some one drink my beer! I'm goln' in fer cowcow. 'ad this young spark in my keb tod'y an didn't know It. 'E offered me two bob, e did, an stood i'm drive as a treat, e looked sich scarecrow."
 "Whos nextT cried a raucous voice at the door.
 T ann" roared the disappointed one
 "Well. look sharp. There's a hold gent a-wavin' lis humbreller like mad"-
 Keep i'm. Don't let i'm go. I'll be there in 'arf a tick. Who knows? P'raps it's Rothschild"
 Meanwhile Philip did not hesitate an instant once he reached Isaacstein's office. A new note in his character was revealing itself. Always resolute. fearless and outspoken, now he was confident He pushed open the. swing door with the manner Of one who ex- poets his fellows to bow before him. Was be not rich, able to command the services of men? Why should be fal- ter? He forgot his rags, forgot tho difficulties and dangers that might yet beset his path, for in very truth he had achieved but little actual progress since he first entered that office five days earlier.
 But he had suffered much since then, and suffering had strengthened him. Moreover, he had taken the measure of Isaacstein. There was n score to be wiped of before that worthy and he entered into amicable business relations.
 The instant the youth behind the grille set eyes on Philip he bounded back from the window and gazed at him with a frightened look. Had this young desperate broken out of prison and come to murder them all?
 Help! Help" be shouted. ''Mur- derr'
 Clerks came running from the inner office. among them the elderly man who interfered in Philips behalf on the last occasion.
 "Make that idiot shut up." said Phil. ip calmly. ''and tell Mr. Isaacstein I am here"
 The office boy was sIlenced. and the excitement calmed down. Yes. the dia- mond merchant was in. If Philip would walk upstairs to the waiting room. his presence would be an- nounced.
 Thank you" he said. "but kindly see that this urchin does not let others know I am here. don't want Q crowd to be gathered in the street when I come out"
 Such cool impudence from a rasa- muffin was intolerable. or nearly a But Isaacstefn ruled his minions with a rod of iron. and they would fain wait the little mans pleasure ere they ven tured their wrath on the boy Besides. they were afraid of Philip Like most people in London. they had read the reports of the police court and they were aved by his strangely incomprehensible sur uundinzz
 So he uas siIentl1 uzbered uRstAIrz
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-05

oercIiance. IiS i.Ls story or tne gsn1s might be revealed.
 "No." was the answer. "Even # you gave 1t to mo I should not take # away. I want you to advance. say, fE0 today. 1 require clothes and other things. Then tomorrow you can bring mo to a bank and pay portion of the purchase price to my credit. giving me at the same time written. promise to pay the remainder within a week or q month, any reasonable period. in fact"
 The diamond merchant was quickly becoming serious. methodical. as he lis- tened. This businesslike proposal was the one thing needed to restore his be- wilderei faculties.
 Tell me, boy" he said, "who has been advising your
 "No one"
 Do you mean to say you came here today to trade with me without con- sulting any other personf'
 T certainly told Afr. Abingdon I was coming. and feel that I can always return to him for any advice if am in difficulty. but the offer I have just made is my own.
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-05
and soon he caught the thick voiced or. der of Isaacstein:

and soon he caught the thick voiced or der of Isaacstein:
 "Show him in"
 Isaacstein, however, dived into hi private sanctum before Philip entered the general office. The boy found hin there seated at his table
 The duel began with questions:
 "How did you get out so soon? You were remanded for week.
 Are you going to send for a police many'
 Don't be rude, boy, but answer me"
 T am not here to satisfy your curios- ity, Mir. Isaacstein. I have called sim | ply on a matter of business. It is suf-
 icient for you, to know that MT. Abing- don has set me at liberty and restored my property to me. Do you wish to deal with me or not?"
 The diamond merchant tingled with anger. He was not accustomed to be- ing browbeaten even by the represent atives of the De Beers company. yet here was a callow youngster address ing him in this outrageous fashion, be- traying. too, an insufferable air of con- tempt in voice and manner. He glared at Philip in silent wrath for an instant
 The boy smiled. He took from his pocket the paper of diamonds and be- gan to count them. The action said plainly:
 You know you cannot send me away. If I go to your trade rivals. you will lose magnificent opportuni- ty. You are in my hands. No matter how rude I am to you, you must put up with 1t"
 Nevertheless he made an effort to preserve his tottering dignity.
 Do you think,' he said, "that you are behaving properly in treating man of my position in such way in his own officer
 In his own ofice-that was the sting of 1t!
 The head of the firm of Isaacstein & Go. of London, Amsterdam and Kim berley to be bearded in such fashion in his own particular shrinel Why, the thing was monstrous!
 Philip looked him squarely in the eyes.
 "Mr. Isaacstein," he said calmly, ''have you forgotten that you caused me to be arrested as thief and drag ged handcuffed through the open streets by a poIiceman7 I have spent five days in jail because of you. At the moment when was praIsIng your honesty you were conveying secret signals to your clerks in the belief that was something worse than a pick pocket. Was your treatment of me so free from blame at our first meeting as to serve as a model at the secondT'
 The chair was creaking now contin- uously. The man swung from side to side during this lecture. He strove hard to restrain himself. but the fever ish excitement of Saturday returned with greater intensity than ever. He jumped up. and Philip imagined for a second that robbery with violence was imminent.
 "confound # all. boy.- yelled the merchant, "what was I to do when a ragged loafer like you came in and showed me a diamond worth thou sand pounds and told me be had dos ems. hundreds. more Ike it1 Did you expect me to risk stnndins in the dock by your sfdes Who could have given fairer evidence in your behalf than I did7 Who proved that you could not have stolen the stoDes7 Whom have you to thank for being sf iIbsrty nov but the suerf Hho kEcze that 70 su<h
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-05
CHATTER VII.

NUTSIDE the police court Philip drew as invigorating a breath o of. of lsess 5, ,n.,,.iss air as the H.,: ntnS.- tess He knew that an inspector of pO- liCs and a couple of constables were gzsing at him curiously through an oflce window. and the knowledge cgickened his wits.
 It vas worth even more than his lIh- erty to realize that In all reasonable rrobahlTty his meteor was safe as ret fhe police had failed In their quest. Whom else lad he to fear. The con- r1ny had informed his mofber that hs- tea11cy of Ioanson's News would not De dsturbed before the s1st Of eourxe ber dssth vss kzovR to the firm. but nsir written prezise to Der vrs yer b&lL nzErzed ta Pr.E1 kx fhe man
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-05
Bright's disease or diabetes

brlgntB disease or diabetes.
 Doan's Kidney Pills are a special medicine for the kidneys. and do not affect the bowels or any other organs. There is not particle of poison Ia them-just the pure roots and herbs that nature intended for curing the kidneys.
 Doan's Kidney Pills cure every form of kidney trouble. Read the testimony of a woman of your ovn city. perhaps neighbor.
 WATERBURY TESTIMONY.
 Mrs Margaret Wilson of si East East Clay street. Waterbury, Conn, says: 'I suffered for q long time with dull. heavy bearing down pains across the loins. lameness in the small of my back and was in such bad shape at times that I could hard iy attend to my housevork. I was 60 lame I could not get up or down stairs. There was a constant pain be- tween my shoulders. One of my bosrders advised me to try Doan's Kidney Pills. saying that they had cured him of similar trouble years ago. He spoke 90 highly of them that 1 sent to the H. ". Lake Drug Co for a box and used the pills as di- rected- I found quick relief and in time an efectual cure have nos had any return of the trouble sineMs
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-05
Those Who arc Septca About Mining Should Weigh we'll the Following Facts

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-05

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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
Poor judges.

Two Marseillais, who have a well
deserved reputation for tall stories,
were discussing the relative merits
of various cheeses.
"Why," said the first, "the cheese
I'm talking about is so remarkable
that at the last show the judges
uncovered when they came to il"
"That's nothing" retorted the
second. "The kind of cheese I'm
telling you about is superior in
every way. Twins a medal at ev-
cry show, and it walks up to the
Judges to get it."-Indiscret.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
THE SPEEM WHALE.
Come Interesting Facts About Thic
Monster Of tie Sea.

The common sperm whale, or
cachalot, has a very wide gcograph-
ical range. 1t is said that it inhab-
its all seas except those near the
poles. 1t is much sought after be-
cause it furnishes US with sperma-
ceti, ambergris and much fine oil.
AS a rule, it is from seventy to
eighty feet in length. Its head is
immense, being equal to one-half
of the entire bulk of the animal and
more than one-third of its length.
The right side of the head and nose
is occupied by cartilaginous, tri-
angular shaped cavity, called by
whalers the "case," which is the
main receptacle for spermaceti.
The case is divided into compart-
ments communicating with each
other, and it often contains as much
as ten large barrels of spermaceti.
Though the head is large and
clumsy looking, 1t does not impede
the whales movements in the least,
for it raises its head above the sur
face of the water when swimming
and keeps it above when at rest.
1t is not very well knewn of what
use the spermaceti is to the whale,
except that it gives .buoyancy to
thstfore part of its body. Amber
girls is fragrant, waxy secretion.
1t is gray substance and when
heated or dissolved in alcohol gives
out a peculiar, agreeable odor ex-
ceedingly diffusive. 1t also has the
power of increasing the odor of 9TH
er perfumes. Often it is found
floating on the sea or lying on the
seacoast and is valued at about SIS
an ounce.
Sperm whales traverse the seas
in herds called schools or pods by
whalers. Five hundred or more
have been seen in a single school,
following a leader, whose duty
seems to be to keep close lookout
for danger. In case of threatened
harm he sounds an alarm by a Pc
culiar roar.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
Tho Cab Horse Won.

A gentleman who was anxious to
catch a train hailed a hanson, gave
instructions as to his destination
and jumped in, but the horse made
terribly slow progress, and the
"fare" was afraid that he would
miss his train.
"Look here, cabby," he said,
cant you make your sae-gee 60
faster? l must catch the 3:45."
The cabman winked knowingly.
eyes, sir, he can go faster" was
the reply, 'but it's like this: Yer
see, my horse is an old racer, and
the best way for you to make him
go faster is for you to bet me half
a crown he won't catch the 3:45.
That'll put him on his mettle, and
he'll fly like the wind"
The horse did it. London Ex-
press,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
Honor S-t.S..ed.

"fsearG of a maa lie other day"
said a member Of the New York
bar, "who carried his ideas of hon
or to an extreme limit. He failed
for an immense sum and settled
with his creditors for 20 cents on
the dollar. But he hunted up one
of them and paid him in full; said
he could not sleep we'll if he did
not do So"
:.Why this one especially%
'1t was a poker debt"
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Won RuIow and the Players.

An amusing glimpse of Hans von
spw is afforded in this extract
On one of his letters: "There
ere two bassoonists in the orches-
a imagine, amateurs! They
ve my dread and kept me con-
ntly on .tenterhooks. If they
nothing to play, then I was in
tate of terror that they might
e in, and / was constantly warn
hem Not yet but if they real
l to come in, then I had not
ourage to give them the sign,
/ warned them as before. An
teur kettledrum player, on the
trary, who received honorable
ltion, must have been a perfect
vel of a timekeeper, for when he
very long pauses he counted
N inwardly and used to pay lit
visits to an adjoining cafe with
endangering the ensemble, as
always got back punctually to
8 post in time for his next entry"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
Her Idea Of Remembrance.

southern man tells of con-
yersation he overheard between his
cook and maid, both negroes, with
reference to a recent funeral OF a
member of their race, at which fu-
neral there had been a profusion OF
floral tributes. Said the cook:
tDat's all very well, Mandy, but
when I dies / don't want no flowers
on my grave. Jes plant a good old
watermelon vine, an when she gifts
ripe you come dar, an don't you eat
it, but jes bus it on de grave an
let de good old juice dribble down
thro de ground !"-Harper's Week
ly.
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UNCHANGED.

After making tour of the town
/. local beggar arrayed himself in
the garments that had been given
him.
His toilet made, he looked at his
reflection in the pool in the wood
and shook his head.
"Here l am," he said to his COM
panion, who was donning his cast
off clothes, wearing the boots of
a bank president, the trousers of a
shopkeeper, the shirt and coat and
vest of a doctor and a minister's
hat Yet in spite of it all I look
like a tramp"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28
NATURES SECRETS.
Problems of Life Over Which Nj,
Can Cny Tneorize.

- "You hear a great deal Of talk
{jout a woman not being able to
;eep secret said an agnostic who
iIabbles in dilettante way in near
l. all branches of human knowledge,
"but a glance at the record Of old
: Mother Nature will readily disprove
this time honored axiom. The mind
of man since the first faint dawn Of
time has sought to wrest from her
some of the things she knows, yet
her lips have remained as closely
sealed as those of the sphinx. In
many things she is as garrulous as
any other of her sex, but in many
Of her moods no amount Of fiat
terry or cajolery suffices to get even
the faintest glimpse into her real
thoughts.
"We might go back into the re-
motest period of history for exam
Piles, but few that are well known
of all men will suffice to illustrate
what 1 mean.
perhaps the greatest secret ma
ture holds is the mystery of life and
death. Apparently there is no rea-
son why a man WHO lives well reg
,ulated Life should not continue to
live indefinitely, bat the stern fact
is that his time is certainly allot-
ted. Men have sought in vain to
solve this problem. But not one
year has been added to the sum to-
tai of human life by all the re-
searches of the scientists. Ponce de
Leon sought in vain the fountain OF
external youth and Brown-Se-
guards elixir, that was to arrest the
ravages of decay, proved as unavail-
. ing as De Icons search for the
| fountain.
rAlchemists of old devoted their
lives to discover a chemical process
that would transmute the baser
metals into gold, but after celtu-
,,ries of research only old Mother
Nature holds the secret of the for
nation of this precious metal. New
ton worked out the correct theory
# the law of gravitation from the
lcident of seeing an overripe ap-
lie fall from tree, but all the aero
iauts of all time have been unable
o discover a way to overcome this
aw, and we are still bound to the
'arth as by iron chains as far as
i'actical purposes are concerned, as
ships and balloons are only dan
Gus toys and bid fair to remain
to the end of time.
"Laplsce mapped out the
;urses of the stars and outlined
early all we know of the solar sys-
EN-, but not single fact of real
eneft has ever resulted from our
little knowledge. We theorize, but
cannot prove, and nature only
smiles -ss-sQr- defeat--These exam
pies might be multiplied indefinite
lysfbut these few of the bigger
/. problems of life show that natures
Secrets are safely guarded from the
prying eyes of man. We are but an
atom in the universe. We know
not whence we come nor whittier
we 90. All we know is that we live
and that our little life is ended with
"a sleep."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-02-28

SCErIAPPS has been advertised in this
paper so that every chewer has had an
opportunity to get acquainted with the
facts and know that drugs are not used
to produce the cheering quality found in
the famous Piedmont country hue-cured
tobaccos, and that SciNAPPS is what he
ought to chew. Still there are chewers
who accept other and cheaper tobaccos
that do not give the same pleasure.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-10-11
CORRESPO NDENCE
Interesting Items Gath cred
by Our County Reporters
BLADEN

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Werner aud chill.
dren we're visitors in Blue Hill Tues
day.
Albert McCord and mother we're
passengers to Nebraska City Tuesday
morning.
The Free Methodists will hold their
quarterly meeting here from Friday
until Sunday of this week.
VIM. Vonderfecht returned Tuesday
evening from Gage county, where ne
has been looking over land.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Boyer return
ed from Swanton Tuesday evening aud
are now making preparations to com
mence Housekeeping in the Johnson
house, south Of the track.
). w. Hogate went up to Hastings
Tuesday morning, where he will dis
tribute advertising matter for his
Shorthorn sale. which will be held on
the fair ground here the 2ith of this
month.
n. w. Young and wife, who have
been visiting at the home of his
brother, Rev. A. j. Young. north of
town, the past few days. returned to
their home in Mount Hope, Kan, Tues
day morning.
The Enterprise office has been moved
this week into the new Enterprise
block on Francis street. This makes
one of the finest offices occupied by
any printing Office in this part of the
state, being "A fine two.story brick
building, 25x6O feet.
j. A. Denton is now the village mar
shall in Bladen. and it is hoped that a
little better order will be kept than
formerly. The change was made by
the village board owing to some recent
trouble, in which a bunch of the boys
around town ordered a barber who
was working here during the fair to
leave town, threatening to fix" him
if he did not do so. The salary of the
marshal was also raised from Sl5 a
month to $50.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-10-11
FRANKLIN
From the S%entincl.)

J. S. Bell had the brick walls of the
addition to his store all laid and the
+ .fters in position.
Max Robinson has again gone forth
seeking combat with the world. which
owes him n living. He went east and
wants n job on the railroad.
Doc kelso came home a few days
ago, after nearly a three years term of
service for Uncle Sam in the Philip.
pines. He was a member Of the hos.
pital corps.
Fred Maser came home Wednesday.
being summoned Oh account of the
serious illness of his mother. He had
been working in a roundhouse IN west.
ern Colorado.
The school board has appointed City
Marshal John Davidson "a special tru.
ancy officer for this district. Parents
are notified that loafing on the streets
by small boys will not be tolerated.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-10-11
MPB
(From the CitiZen.)

Stanley Boudreau went down to
Omaha Wednesday, where he will I'M
dergo an operation.
Mrs. Jos. Laporte came in this morn.
ing from Canada, where she has been
making a visit of several months dur
alton.
A surprise a held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Feis, ST., on
Sunday, september 20, in honor of
Mr.. Feis' I'D birthday.
Ed Glebe, whose son has recently
undergone All operation for appendi.
citis, at Omaha, came home Tuesday.
The boy is recovering quite rapidly
and will soon be out.
During the thunder storm Monday
lightning struck the house of j. F..
Fish, in the north part of town. 1t
struck the chimney and, passing down,
blew the stovepipe from it's place.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Lemon. which slept in a cradle near
the stove, escaped without injury.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-10-11
Heusy Notes From Rei9htorin9 Touns
GATHERED FROM OUR EXCHANGES
TOunS
IN OUR EXCHANGES

accident. Nothing is known here of
the nature or seriousness of the acct
dent.
Elijah Eaton, formerly of this place,
who moved to California a few years
ago, spent the fore part of the week
shaking hands with old friends in this
vicinity. He has been in a hospital in
Kansas City for a short time.
Wednesday afternoon "A team beiong.
ing to III. NJ. Hancock INDUCED i'm u
runaway, while hitched TO a buggy.
The rig was overturned, throwing the
proprietor out on his head. Two
wheels of the buggy broken was about
all the damage done.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-10-11
SMITH CENTER
From the Messenger

Will Wright pulled ont for Kansas
City Monday night, where he expects
90 spend u few days taking in the
sights, after which he is figuring on
going to Oklahoma for the winter.
John Musser and wife, living just
north of town, departed last Friday
evening for "a visit TO the old haunts
Of childhood days in northwestern
Missouri. Mrs. Musser had not been
back there for over twenty years and
she will no doubt enjoy the trip.
J. VI. Caldwell of Bellaire filed suit
with Clerk of the Court Duvall, the
first Of the week, through his attor
neys, against the Rock Island railroad,
asking $1,000 damages for injuries re-
ceived while coming home from To.
peka the first of July. He alleges in
his petition that the colored porter
held him in the seat while the conduc.
tor choked him and otherwise did him
bodily harm. The wraDgle started
over a receipt that Caldwell had and
which the conductor wanted.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-10-11
RlNERTON
From the Review

twelve pound boy was born to Mr.,
and Mrs, Wallace Carpenter last Sun,
day.
b. &, Lindley, who has been on the
sick list for the past week, is again
able to hc ut his old stand.
A. =. Johnson left Wednesday in
company with his son Ralph for ON
ala, Cuba, where they will reside.
Eli Bennett says that he can boast
of the biggest yield of Sweet potatoes.
On one vine which he pulled up he
counted thirty potatoes.
The dynamo for the new light plant
for the Riverton Roller Mills arrived
Tuesday, hut was so badly damaged
that the mill company would not re.
ceive it..
On Monday Mrs. n. l.. Phinney re.
csiyed IA telegram to come to st. Joe,
as her husband had been injured by
the cars. Mr., Phinney had been in
the employ of the Burlington railroad
for nearly thirty years without serious