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CI5tIll,I; VII.

"HE water front had Il strong at
trartion f.r TiClcn Chester and
rarely Gil Il fair day pass with
a ont finding her in some quiet
spot from wllicl 80 could watch III"
shifting life along: It's edge, the ships
at anchor and the varied incidents of
the surf.
This morning she set in Il dory pulled
high up on the beach, bdtied in the
bright sunshine ana staring ut the
rollers. while lines of concentration
wrinklcd her brow. TIE wind had
blown for some days till the ocean beat
heavily across the shallow bar, and
now, as it became qui"ter, longshore-
mon were launching their craft, pre-
pairing to resume their traffic.
Not until the previous day had the
news of her friends misfortune come
to her. and although she had heard no
hint of fraud. she began to realize that
they were involved in a scrious tanglc.
To the questions which she nnXiously
put II her uncle he had replied that
their difficulty arose from n technical
ity in the mining laws which another
man had bceli shrcwd enough to profit
by. 1t was n complicated question. he
said, and n requiring time to thrash
out to an equitable settlement. She
had undertaken to remind him Of the
service these mon had done her, but.
with Il smile. he interrupted. He could
not allow such things to influence his
judicial attitude. and she must not ell
Lclvor to prejudice him in the dis
charge OF his duty, Recognizing the
Justice Of this. she had dcsisted.
For many days the gin had caught
scattered talk between the Judge and
Mcnamara and between Strive and
his associates. but it all seemed foreign
and dry. and beyond the fact that it
bore on tho litigation over the Anvil
creek mines, sha understood nothing
md cared less. particularly as a new
interest had but recently colne into her
lie, an Interest il the form of a man
eNcN0marc.
lie had begun with quiet, half con
ceaied admiration oc her, which had
rapidly Increased until lis attentions
had become Of Il sihgular'y positive
Rnd resistless character.
Judge Stillndn was openly delight.
ed, while the court of one like Alec
NcNamara could but fatter any girl
In his presence Heller felt herself re,
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(Synopsis Of Previous Chapters.)

end Dextry, gold miners bound to
Nome. save a young "'oman from n
party OF sailors. The three sail north
on the Santa Maria. the girl as a stow
away In the miners cabin. while the
men go below. Dcxtry has been warn
eS to guard his claim and to- beware
backed by the courts, Is going to
Nome. The girl ovcracars Glenister
say ne considers her "spoils of war
Chapter 1.-THE girl. carrying i'm
gortsnt papers, had left seattle for
Nome on the ohio. which, with small
pox aboard, had been o~,iarantined at
unalaska. she had ned from the OHIO
possible.
Chapter 111-The CIR, tells Glsnister
her name is Helen. chester She Is
He kisses her against aer win.
Chapter lN-As Helen. Leaves the
she is seen by Mrs. Champian of Nome.
strive, the lawyer whom Helen mas
come to SEQ, is found drunk. CLIENTS
Ter saves Helen from accidental shoot
Ing. Glcnistcr and DcXtry take Helen.
for safety, to their mine. the Midas.
Chapter N-Judge Stiilman. Hclen's
uncle, arrives ut Nome and takes
charge of her. Other arrivals are Alec
Durham. partner Of strive. McNa-
mara and the two lawyers plot t.
jump the Midas Clainf. nelr agent,
Galloway. has been driven off hy DeX-
try. strive. acting m Instructions in
the papers brought innoccntlN by
Helen, has clouded the titles Of the
richest placcrs in Nome. Mcnamara is
head of a scheme to Gust the rightfai
mine owners. There nave been many
rttempts to Jump" claims. Glenister
romises Helen that nc will try to be
come civilized and will not shoot the
claim Jumpers"
Chapter NI-McNamara, as receiver
for Galloway. takes charge of the
Midas by order OF Judge Stillman. Fl,
ras already seized many other claims.
Glonister suspects Judg" Stillnan de-
spite his belief in ticlen. He prevents
one of his men. Slapiack Simms, from
fNootinC Mcnamara.
Chapter NI1-ln a Nom" saloon.
dane nall and gambling hall Cherry
:lalotte, Il mining camp woman. in
love with Gi"nister. fills for Il short
time the place of Bronco Kid. the faro
dealer. Glenistcr has been infatuated
with cherry, but had broken with her.
lie tells her of the Jumping Of mis-
claim. now a week old. and the vain
attempts at legal relief made by his
lawyer, Bill Wheaton. Mcnamara is
supported by federal troops. Cherry
becomes jealous of Helen when Glen
lister tells her ne intends to marry the
newcomer. Bronco Kid. in love with
Cherry, is Jealous of Gleaister.
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belling Mt his suit, yet as distance sep
arated them she thought ever more
kindly of it. This state of mind con-
trasted oddly with her feelings toward
the other man she had met, for in this
country there were but two. When
Glenister was with her she saw his
love lying markedly in his eyes, and 1t
exercised some spell which drew her
to him In spite of herself, but when
he had gone back came the dlstrust,
the terror of the brute she felt was
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CHApTER IN

~ re must have money! said
VA Glenister n few days later.
WV when Mcnamara jumped
orr safe hp ptit ZIG down
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-28
Didn't Suit Him.

People who patronize the cars run
ming out to Forest Hills are familiar
with Conductor Crowley, the man who
wears six service stripes on his
sleeve, says a writer in the Boston
Herald.
On the afternoon of election day In
November one of his passengers was
an old man who had been imbibing
enough to make him go to sleep in the
corner of the car.
Just before it reached Dudley street
the conductor announced with his
usual rich roll Of the r, "Cir-r-cuit and
Guild"
"Yer a liar! It's John B. Moran!"
shouted the sleepy one, waking up
suddenly.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-28
Consolidation Formed.

Columbus, O.-The Union Fork and
Hoe Co., with a capital stock of ST.
100000, and headquarters in this city,
was granted a charter by the depart
ment of state. The company will man
ufacture farm and garden implements,
worked by hand, of all descriptions.
The incorporators are Thomas F. Con-
nors, E. A. Cole, John w. Kaufman, A.
B. Maddis and c. B. Jamison. The
stock is divided equally between COM
mon and preferred, the latter being I
per cent. cumulative. The United
States Hoe Co., of this city, and the
Continental Tool Co. are consolidated
by the corporation.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-28
RICHEST WOMAN IN BRITAIN.
Miss Emily Charlotte Talbot Of Wales
Has Distinction.

1t will probably surprise most peo-
pie to learn that at the present mo-
ment the wealthiest British woman
living is a Welshwoman; more, that
she is single. Miss Emily Charlotte
Talbot was one Of the three children
of Mr.. Christopher Talbot, popular
M. P. of the mid-Victorian era. The
only son died in early youth, and Miss
Talbot's sister, somewhat younger
than herself, became the wife, just 40
years ago, of Mr.. Fletcher of Saltoun.
Miss Talbot remained at home, keep
ing house for her father at beautiful
Margam Abbey, Glamorganshire, and
on his death, which took place some
16 years ago, his devoted elder daugh-
ter found herself left his sole execu-
trix, and owner of all the Talbot real
estate, valued at about million and
half sterling, as also of reversion-
ary interest in huge trust fund In
consols.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-28
SEE WHAT YOU BUY
DO NOT TAKE THE CATALOGUE
STATEMENT FOR 1T.
CASE OF A MAIL-ORDER BUGGY
The Purchaser Was Ashamed to Use
II and Sold II to His Hired
Msn-It Pays to Buy
at Home.
tCopyrlght, by Alfred c. CLARK }

Copyright by Alfred C. Clark.)
The East Enc cf London is an ex-
ample of what the city does for hui
manity in creating poverty, misery,
disease. drunkenness and crime. JEFF
ferson was right when he said: Great
cities are great sores upon the body
polite" Is it any wonder that lovers
of their kind are horrOr-stricken at
the grinding of these gigantic mills
whose grist is the bodies and souls of
men?
But there is another movement con-
nected with this current setting city.
ward which, like it, is full of grave
menace to the welfare of humanity.
This is the dry rot now invading thou
sands of villages and towns. 1t is not
lack of capital or business energy in
the towns, or discrimination in
freights or exhaustion of the soil in
the surrounding country that is bring.
ing about this change, but a new and
dangerous form of competition, and
the caprices of those who buy. Go
into these towns and you will find
them at a standstill or going back
ward. Inquire of their business men
or commercial travellers and you will
learn that business is not as good as
formerly and that the prospect is for
a continued shrinkage in trade. An
observant commercial traveller said
to the writer: 81 believe the day OF
the village and town is over. The big
fish are everywhere eating up the lit
tie fish. A few small lines of business
that cannot be done by mail, such as
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-28

and uncertainty of it would always
make such shopping unsatisfactory.
Ordering from catalogue is a leap
in the dark, except in the case Of a
few articles whose color, shape and
quality are always the same.
To the man who can soberly look
on both sides of the question and who
can put himself in the place of the
other fellow" the query will come:
Is it best from mere whim, or even
for a certainty of saving from one to
half dozen dollars in year to turn
my back on the old, convenient ways
of doing business, and to do my part
toward running the business of my
old acquaintances and friends, and of
destroying the value of property in
the town where my friends live?
r. B. MILLER.
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barbering, blacksmithing or the serV-
ing of soft drinks and ice cream may
survive, but such lines of trade can
not sustain a decent town The
cause of this widespread loss OF busl-
ness is the aggressive and destructive
competition of the catalogue houses
in the big cities. 1t has been possible
for 40 years or more to buy of some
houses in the cities, If one felt that
the merchants of his town were eX-
acting too much profit, but this effort
of the mail order houses to cut the
retailer altogether is a new thing, the
growth of the past few years. Start
ing with a few lines of trade, this
form of competition has come to cover
almost everything that can be sold IN
a country town and it is even asserted
that a savings bank department is to
be added by one of the catalogue
houses.
The claim that the mail order
houses of Chicago are doing an an
nual business of over $200,OOO,OO may
seem large, bat one house alone has
sold goods to the amount of $29,OOO,-
600 in the past six months and is now
| incubating a new plan to increase its
| enormous business by Sc ing shares
of stock to thousands of people in the
hone of making them regular Gus
toners.
The skillfully worded advertisement
and the big catalogue, with its pic
tures of articles in hundred lines of
trade, are very alluring to buyers,
most of whom are not familiar with
prices and qualities. Some of the
articles below the usual prices are OF
an inferior quality, while the average
price is usually fully up to what would
be paid to the home dealer. AS was
shown last winter in speech in con-
gress. articles for the mail order trade
are often misbranded at the request
of the mail order people with dello'
crate intent to deceive. One OF the
Instances given by this congressman
was of some thousands of finger rings
slammed fourteen carats' when they
were in reality only ten.
The buyer who orders from bis
catalogue, or from an advertisement
: does not see the articles till they
come and is often disappointed in the
f. nnalitv of the most of them, but there
l ia no redress as there would be If he
: hought at home. He does not like tc
: own that he is disappointed, so he
t makes the best of it and tries to per
shade himself that he has savet
= money. In many instances he Is no
] well enough informed in values tt
r know that he could have bought al
I cheaply and selected much more sat
Isfactorily at home. On a rural route
Z with which l am familiar and owe
! which most OF the incoming letters
are from mail order houses and thu
i outgoing ones carry back money OF
o ders. lives a friend of mine witt
bought a watch from the catalogue a
what he considered rare bargain
The watch came, to be sure, but it di
q not 90. that is at the right speed
and, although money enough wa
4 spent on 1t to bring the price up 7
good figure. 1t was no better as
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Waqes increased.

Toledo, O.-After a series of confer
ences between General Manager Low"
ell ana committees Of the employees
it is announced that a satisfactory set
tlement of the wage question OF the
Ann Arbor and the Detroit, Toledo Il
TrontOn railroad has been reached
Engineers, firemen, conductors and
other trainmen employed on the Ann
Arbor are to receive an average In
crease of seven per cent, while the
same class of employees on the D., 7.
& |. get a five per cent increase.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-28
WEDDING PROCESSION IN coREA.
Rride-Elect of the Crown Prince Pass
ed Through the Streets of Seoul.

MAGNIFICENT blaze of color was
the impression which we first re-
cei,ed of the procession of the bride
elect of the crown prince to the pal
ace, says a writer in the Corea Daily
News. We expected a larger process
sion than we saw, but our disappoint-
ment was more than alleviated by the
splendor of the procession and the
populace. Greens, yellows, pinks ana
blues, all in striking contrast and like
ly to be bizarre, formed themselves
into a truly dc licate harmony.
The procession passed up the big
street at about four o'clock. The first
to come were a number of female
servants of the bride. They were
mostly old women and their march
was something to be seen. Following
them came a number Of palace "gi
sang" each one clad gorgeously and
every one carrying pink parasol
Later came the state chairs of the
bride; there were two of them and the
bride was in tLn second one. Mean
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timekeeper than that famous watch
Of Capt Cuttle's. Another friend
bought a buggy at $3l and was elated
over his purchase until it came and
he saw that the top was a very ordin-
airy article of oil cloth. instead OF
leather, and he was so ashamed of it
that he sold it at a loss to his hired
man anC bought a better one in
neighboriag town. a lady and her
two daughters bought shoes from the
catalogue and when asked why they
had trouble with their feet said it was
because Of ill-fitting shoes. But such
instances of the bad effects OF buy
ing sight unseen" are daily occurring
all over the country. 1t is only natur-
al and inevitable that such things
should happen.
Let us see what will be the effect
of this formidable diversion of trade.
if carried to its logical conclusion.
Nearly all the business houses of the
smaller towns will become bankrupt,
the value of town property will de-
cline, churches and schools will re-
ceive a feeble support and the towns,
instead of being centers of business
/ and social activity, will almost cease
| to exist. The country in general will
become like many portions of the
south where the large plantations, by
getting their supplies in the cities,
have kept the neighboring towns
dOwn to the crossroads type-dreary,
unpainted little places of half dozen
ramshackle houses. The evil effects
of this loss of trade and destruction
of the value of town property will re-
act upon the value of farm property
by cutting off the home market. They
will add to the taxes on lands by re
ducing taxable values in the towns
Surely it is not to the interest of any
body, except the bloated corporations
carrying on the mail order business
to see the towns and villages fall into
decay. A live town is not only oi
value to the lands surrounding 1t, but
it's we'll stocked business houses are
a convenience and benefit to the
buyer. Even if money could, in the
long run, be saved by ordering every
thing from the city, the Inconvenience
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-28

while squads Of soldiers were march
ing up either side of the streets, and
as the chair of the future empress OF
Corea passed through the crowd stood
back to make ROOM
Following the chair of the bride
were many officials all on horseback.
The colors were glorious, but the
procession could not have been more
than a quarter of a mile long, which
is a disappointment when we remember
the interminability of funeral pro
cession.
At six o'clock the foreign represen'
tatives were received in audience,
The Belgian consul general, M. Vim
cart the doyen of the consular corps
delivered congratulatory speech
General Hasegawa stood near the EN-
ueror and looked fierce. Subsequent
| Iy there was a soiree at the smaller
palace at which all the foreign repre-
4 sentatives and their foreign subordin
afes and General Hasegawa's coach
man attended. Neither the emperor
nor the crown prince was present.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-28

mistake" said Col. W. H. Parker, rep
resentative-elect from that state. II
have lived there 80 years and have
never seen anything very different
from other western cities. Some years
ago there was great deal of gamb-
ling, but it was never licensed, as it
was in Montana and Wyoming Now,
however, there is little gambling, and
Deadwood is one of the most order.
ly towns l have ever seen. l under.
stand there is a popular belief that
there was such man as 'Deadwood
Dick, who was the head of many
thrilling ventures. If he ever lived
in Deadwood or South Dakota, never
knew OF. him. He was creature oi
some writer's fertile brain.
"Deadwood is a growing city oi
about 5000 people. 1t is separated
from Lead City by an imaginary line
| The latter city has 10000 people, and
1t is not improbable that some time
the two cities will unite"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-28
REMOVAL FROM BENCH
OF Governors Friend Is Asked BY the
Central Labor Union.

Toledo, O.-At its session the Cen
tral Labor union unanimously adopted
a resolution asking Gov. Harris to re-
move from office A. d. Stewart, whom
he recently appointed judge of the To-
ledo police court
The resolutions charge that Judge
Stewart has shown himself to be in-
competent both in the knowledge Of
law and judicial temperament, and al
lows his personal friendships to influ,
ence his judgment.
Judge Stewart is an old soldier and
a personal friend OF Gov. Harris, who
appointed him to fiji the vacancy
caused by the elevation of Judge
Brough to the common pleas bench
January |,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-28
HIS BRoTHER-IN-LAW,
Who Fought the Telephone Company
Williams Shot Dead.

West Union, O.-When Andrew VIII
liams and his telephone gang tried to
plant a telephone pole in front OF the
House of Hosea Freeman, his brother
in-law, a fight to the death ensued be-
tween the men. Williams struck Free
man with a shovel, and the latter re-
ciprocated by knocking Williams down
with a rock. When Mrs. Freeman tried
to separate the combatants Williams
drew a pistol and shot his antagonist
killing him instantly. The slayer is III
tail seriously injured. There is much
feeling against him.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-28
CARRIAGE BURIED
In the Overflow, and One Is Dead
Girls Close Call.

Coshocton, O.-John Hahn, aged 2S
years, was drowned when trying &c
drive through the overflow of Wax
honding river He was on the road
that connects this city with Roscoe,
His horse and carriage were swept
over an embankment and went under
His sister Emma, aged II years, clun&
to the vehicle and was saved. They
we're on their way to their brothers
wedding. Hahn's body was recovered
after two hours.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-28
STATE NEWS ITEMS
BARRED FROM HIS OFFICE
BY a Lawsuit Is the Mayor Of Fred
ericktown, o.

Mt. Vernon, O.-Though the village
of Fredericktown, Knox county, has a
mayor, he is kept from exercising the
functions OF his Office. A constable
fastened up the Office of the village
executive with a big paddock. 1t IS
claimed that Mayor Walter n. Bail, a
well-known electric railway promoter,
is indebted to Walter Owen the sum
OF $145 for board bill.
Owen got an attachment before a
Justice and closed up the mayors Of
fee, which contains the latter's law
books and personal effects
Ball refuses to pay the bill. Owen
will no. withdraw the attachment suit
and the mayor can not enter his office
to transact executive business.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-28
Two Dead.

Sandusky, O.-An iron girder be-
came dislocated from the top of a der
rick so feet high at the Pennsylvania
railroad docks here, and three work
men fell the entire distance. Edward
Roberts, of Lake Linden, Mich, and
Edward Webster, of Fairport, O., were
Instantly killed T. J. Bauman, of To.
ledo, O., landed in such way that his
right leg was crushed off at the hip.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-28

Where the Priest Would Meet Them.
An omnibus full of young Partisan
students was rolling down the street
when a quiet looking old gentleman in
priests attire got in. The students,
angry. at the interruption, began using
bad language in the hope of driving
him outside. But the priest took no
more notice than if the bus had been
perfectly empty. At last he rose to
get out.
Then he turned and very politely
said: Till we meet again, gentle
men,"
"Good-by, old chap" shouted one!
"We don't want to see you again"
Pardon me-" replied the priest, I'VE
are sure to meet again. am the chap
lain of Mazas prison"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-28
ENGLAND's BAN
On De Wall, Now in Ohio, Is Lifted
and He Will Rsturn.

Columbus. O.-Gen. Dr. Epke Rolf
de Wall, former president of the Volk-
raad of the Boer republic, is here en-
route to New York, where he will sail
for Europe. After spending a year
there he will return to his native coun-
try, England having lifted his exile.
He was wounded at the battle of the
Vail River in 1902. THE BOer people,
he said, will never be satisfied with
what England has given them. Our
motto is South Africa for the Afri
cander.'"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-28
Gifts To OberIin.

Oberlin, C.-It was announced hera
that Andrew Carnegie had given
$4,000 more for the Carnegie library
here. He already has given $125,0Od
for the library, but $4,000 was needed
to complete it. 1t also was announced
that D. Willis James, of New York
city, had given $4,000 for chair of
practical theology at the college.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-28
81 AM FOR TAFT
"If Roosevelt Does Not Rum" Sayo
Congressman Burton.

Cleveland, O.-'I am for Taft, pro-
vided of course Roosevelt does not de-
eide to run again" Congressman The
odore E. Burton thus expressed him
self when asked his choice for tha
presidency.
do you believe Roosevelt will again,
rum" he was asked.
well" said Burton, "he might. A
good workman likes to be on the job
until the task is done If at the end
of his term President Roosevelt should
have some big work unfinished it is
my opinion that rather than leave it
unfinished, he would consent to rum
again"