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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-04-20

the wit to know that Cyras was at the
bottom OF the mischief. And then they
went back to Pump Court, when Charles
had ordered a substantial supper for
Cyras' benefit.
Then Cyras grew confidential. He spoke
of certain fair daughter of Mr.. Jansen,
the second partner of the New Zealand
house. She and Cyras we're privately
engaged and he declared that IL he could
only win her he should throw carelessness
to the winds and become as steady as Old
Time.
Her mother, we'll born English worn
an, favors it," observed Cyras. 'She
thinks there must be any amount of lat
ent good In a deans son. Mr.. Jansen OPP
poses it; not that he objects to me per-
sonally, but on the score of my want Of
prospects. He told me point-blank that
he would give her to me were l able to
become a partner in the firm"
1.-THE difficulty is money, l suppose,
Cyras?'
Just so. Four thousand pounds. They
would give me a small share in it for
that sum-"
And you have not got itT'
L nave never saved anything.
"And what of the young lady herself"
II only wish it rested with her !" an
swered Cyras. "She would soon be mine.
All, Charley. If l could only encompass
that partnership, it would steady me for
life. If l have to part from her-well,
l don't think | should care what went
with me, or what the end was-perhaps
ruin"
Charles was silent. lie remembered
how passionataly he and Cyras had loved
each other as boys, although Cyras did
put upon him and tyrannize over him
and he asked himself whether he should
give up his own marriage for a time, and
save his brother. He had about two thou
sand pounds put by; part of it he had
saved by degrees, part had come to him
by a recent legacy. If he gave that to
Cyras, his own marriage must be delayed,
but he knew Mary would wait for him.
1t would be a grievous disappointment to
both of them, but should disappointment
be placed in comparison with his friend
less brothers welfare-his welfare in this
world, and, 1t might be- in that to come?
The other two thousand would no doubt
be managed among them-possibly by
Lord Avon.
You have not told me her name,
Cyras."
Anna. Anna Jansen. To me the pref
test name in the world. All, Charley,
If you only knew her"
Ito be continued.)
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-04-20

there, and he had never come near us :;
be had carefully avoided meeting her
eyes whenever the mazes of the dance
had brought him into her vicinity. Her
pride had forbidden her to make the
slightest sign, and she had borne up
bravely until we were back In her pref
ty bedroom, quite alone. And well |
knew then how much she had really
caredl
A few weeks later she heard he had
gone abroad-gone without a word or a
sign.
A few days later Joyce journeyed off
to the smart little country town some
three miles distant, and the next morn
Ing the following advertisement appear
ed In the county paper for l heard her
read 1t out to our one faithful maid
of-all-work:
Lady desiring residence IN beauti-
fully situated country home can be re-
ceived on moderate terms Apply The
Cottage, Mereton."
-AN q NCCh ldleI, dlLeT the uSudI
formalities had been exchanged, the
lady arrived, and was duly installed
an exceedingly prim old lady of quaint
and dignitied demeanor, with gray curls
down each side of her face and her eyes
partially obscured behind smoke-colored
glasses. l detested her on the spot.
One evening, a few days after her
arrival, Joyce and her paying guest
were chatting amicably over their tea
cups when the latter suddenly exclaim-
ed, In the gruff voice I dlsliked so
much:
what very pretty fan that Is, and
how those two\ emeralds CLEAN In the
lamplight!"
Joyce rose from her chair and hand
ed me over for Inspection.
Remarkably we'll cut stonesl do
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-04-20
Romance Of a Fan
~~~~-~-~~~~~~

Outside, the leaves rustled beneath
the starlit, frosty sky, and the wind
noaned f1tfully around the solitary old
gray house. l knew that the sky was
cold and star-gemmed, because l could
peep up at 1t through the unshuttered
window from my resting place on the
little table. Inside, the freight danced
on the oak-paneled wall of the low
ceiled room, and Joyce, from the coy
depths of her chair, watched the play
of the Pickering shadows among the
cleaning old silver on the tea table be-
fore her.
Her lovely face, framed In its halo OF
dead-gold hair, was very sad and wist-
full l could read her thoughts, for
possessed certain occult powers, owing
to my eastern origin. She was living
over again the sad events Of the last
two weeks.
She seemed still half dazed from the
suddenness Of 1t all. Perhaps she could
scarcely realize even yet that her dear
mother, her loving lifelong companion,
had been taken from her forever.
II cannot go on like this any longer"
her thoughts ran; the loneliness would
drive me mad! Was any girl ever in
such a sorry plight, wonder? OF
course, | always knew that mothers
income was only for her lifetime; but
then l never thought OF her dying, nor
did she, except in the dim future.
"And now here | am, after the fu-
neral expenses and the doctors bill
have been settled and the servants paid
off, with exactly a ten-pound note be-
tween myself and tarvatlon-literally
starvation! The house is my own,
truly, and l have clothes to last me
tweivemonth or more" CHANGING down
ruefully at her plain but dainty mourn
ing.
There's all of granny's lovely old
silver, too. That Is mine now, Of
course; but even II sold It should
only be staving off the evil day. And
1t would be almost crime. l must be-
stir myself and think of something tan
gible. II only Jack! If only" And
abe broke OF with sigh.
At this point in her musings my eyes
caught hers IN a fash Of sympathy.
and, stretching out her little white
hand, she took me up caresslngly.
was the first love offering he had
made her, and in my way was eonsNI-
cred a rare curio of intrinsic worth and
great beauty.
WE'LL l have said that joyce took
me up caressingly. She did, and press
ed me a moment against her pretty lips
She was thinking more OF Jack than
Of me, knew. But where was the use
OF looking back? 1t was all nearly
two years ago now, and the mystery
was still unsolved. She had never been
to another dance since that fsteful
night consequently neither had L.
That fatal night of the Hunt ball was
our last glimpse Of galety. And he was
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-04-20
A PARENTS PLEA.

My little boy Is eight years old,
He goes to school each day;
He doesn't mind the tasks they set
They seem to him but play.
He heads his class at raffia work,
And also takes the lead
At making dinky paper boats
But l wish that he could read
They teach him physiology,
And, oh, 1t chills our hearts
To hear our prattling innocent
Mix up his inward parts.
He also learns astronomy
And names the stars by night
OF course he's very up to date,
But l wish that he could write.
They teach him things botanical,
They teach him how to draw,
He babies Of mythology
And gravitation's law;
And the discoveries of science
With him are quite a fad,
They tell me he's a clever boy,
But | wish that he could add.
Life
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-04-20

not think l ever saw such perfect imi-
tatlons"
"Oh, but they are not limitations
They are genuine, assure you!" cor
rected Joyce
MY dear child, are you not rather
unwise to have anything so valuable
lying about? Real stones of this siz.,
must be worth quite sum Of money !"
Il have never thought about It's mon
etary value. 1t was a present from
some one for whom l had a very deem
regard, and Is associated with many
very dear memories. l think 1t Is quite
safe. You see this is my own private
sanctum, and very few people beside
myself ever come here
In that same night, Just as the clock
In the corner had ceased Ginning
heard a stealthy step outside In the
hall, and the door OF the room l was In
was cautiously opened.
l could just discern the figure Of n
man cropping his way toward the tea
table, where the beautiful silver service
rested on its tray. He commenced
quickly to transfer the silver pieces into
a large canvas bag. Then clutching me
roughly, he thrust me into the dark
ness OF an outside pocket where every
thing became blank.
My next recollection was of being
jerked violently out OF the mans pocket
and landing In the mud of a silent gas
lit street He hurried on-he was run.
nhg-leaylng me behind, a prey to
many fears, splashed and begrlmed.
and wondering what my fate would be-,
Later on the sleeping street began to
arouse At last postman saw me.
stopped and picked me up, muttering
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-04-20
The Minister'S Wife
BY MRS. HENRY WOOD

Then you will 60 with me to these
people about the bills, Cyras--the jeweler
and the tailor2" resumed Charles, after a
pause.
I'll go now, If you like. l don't want
to let you In for annoyance, brother
mine"
you have let me In for a good deal
of that already, Cyras. Were you at the
Haymarket two or three nights ago"
Yes"
And there you were taken for me.
Who was the ladyr 1t was half over
London the next day that l had been
there In suspicious company"
What a joke p exclaimed Cyras. "I
knew l was being taken for you, Char
ley" laughed Cyras, carelessly. Some
fellows nodded to me, and one or two
spoke, and | nodded back again and kept
up the jest"
"a sorry Jest for me, Cyras. l was
engaged to be married-to Mary Dyne-
vor"
I'm uncommonly glad to hear it."
cried Cyras, stretching out his hand to
grasp his brothers.. Mary was the
incest of all the younger girls; as nice
as Cyrilla."
Il said | was engaged, Cyras. 1t Is
broken off now. Old Miss Dynevor saw
me, as she thought, at the Haymarket
with some one l had no business to be
with; and she went home and told the
The next time called In Eaton
Place he turned me out of doors, and
babe me think no more of his daughter"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-04-20
BEAUTlFYINe WASHINGTON.
More Than S5O,OOO,OOO Being Laid
Out Upon improvements.

Out Upon Improvement.
More than $5000O,0O0 is now being
spent upon buildings and bridges of
public character In and around Wash
Ington, and when work already I'M
dertaken has been completed Wash
ington will be without a peer as a city
Of architectural beauty. In addition
10 the projects amounting to more
than $50 100000 now decided upon and
under way, improvements costing an
add tional S20,O00,OO0 are projected.
When the Senate and House Office
buildings are completed the plaza east
Of the capitol will be almost surround
ed on It's four sides by one of the most
magnificent groups OF public struc-
lures In the world, built of granite and
the plaza will be bounded respectively
by the Senate and House office build
ings, which together are to cost ST.
100000. The west will be bounded by
the imposing structure Of the capitol,
the eastern front Of which is to be ex-
tended In marble at n cost Of $780,
600. The eastern side will be partially
bounded by the library Of Congress
building, which has cost the govern
ment S6,920,000. The other blocks of
ground east Of the capitol plaza and
just north Of the Library OF Congress
Will ultimately be occupied by a SPLEEN
did StrT1ptnrn tho
of the United States. The capitol and
Its proposed extension, the Senate and
House Office buildings and the Library
Of Congress will represent an expendi-
| ture by the government of S32.321 $40,
and this will make these structures the
most costly marble frame In the world
! for so small a rectangle Of foliage and
grass.
Not far from this splendid series of
! buildings will be the new union rail
road depot. which Will front the plaza
from Delaware avenue on the north,
at a cost Of S120OO,0OO, with It's an
proaches. making the five structures IN
this Vicinity cost upward Of S45 600.
600. The improvements under way
have involved the throwing Of two
model steel bridges across the Poto-
mac river, another across the eastern
branch, the boring Of n large railroad
tunnel under CAPITOL Hill to give trains
n direct approach to the new station
from the trunk lines Of the south. the
bridging Of Rock creek with the larc-
est single cement structure In the
world. the construction Of a tunnel to
connect new Senate and House Office
buildings, the erection Of a war col
lege for the army. extensive Improve.
ments at the Navy Yard and the Sol
diers' Home and the erection of n num-
Der OF important university struc-
lures. The projects authorized during
the last few years, some of which are
already completed, others well In hand.
and few of them just about TO be
undertaken, Involve an expenditure OF
$54,245,00O.
In addition to these undertakings
there are other projects proposed, some
of which will undoubtedly be carried
out, aggregatlng an expenditure of $2O.-
076. 600.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-04-20

something about queer piece OF mum.
DO jumbo And wiping the mud care
July from me with his red handken
chief, he put me into his pocket, and
once more everything became blank.
One evening few days later there
was knock at The door Of the little
parlor, and a pleasant manly voice ex.
planned:
Il have called In reference to your
advertisement respecting fan"
Where had heard that voice beforef
well, sir, If you can describe it sat.
isfactorily, as l stated you can have
It'll"
you said a curious fan, entwlned in
itials, J. ]. 1t was the coincidence of
the Initials which struck me, as | had
them carved on the fan myself when
presented it to the lady to whom l fan
cy 1t belongs"
That voice, or course, it was Jacks!
My green eyes glowed with suppressed
excitement.
If 1t is the fan suppose, 1t Is cary.
ed out of ivory, with two large emer.
aids set obliquely In the first stem"
THAT Is your fan, sir Half min
ute, srr'
And in less than that time I was In,
Jacks firm clasp.
There was little chinking sound.
surprised and grateful Thank you,
SIR" on the part Of the postman. a
brisk Good night from Jack, then OF
once more.
Where was l bound for now? Ant
what would be the sequel to it all,
wondered! But could almost guess
| was back in my dainty little sane
tum; was clasped between Joyce's dear
soft hands; and they were crushed
against her throbbing heart l could
feel how fast it was beating!
| was very Interested and kept an
eye on each Of them. She had only Just
come into the room. He stood on the
hearthrug facing her, and she was star
Ing with lovely wide startled eyes up
into his own She had taken me me-
chemically from him. scarcely, as I
could see, grasplng his explanation.
"l-er-saw the little beggar adver-
tiled, you know, with our Joint initials
and-and-all the rest of it ~
No answer.
Il heard Of your loss, Joyce" glanc-
Ing tenderly at the little black-r obed
figure; land that you had not married
Marsden after all w he went on, hur-
riedly. He was very white and agl-
tated, l could see.
Married Marsden!" she echoed,
family, trying to calm herself Mars
den never proposed to me-"
Never proposed to you! Do you
mean to say that she lied? That it
has all been some hideous mistaken
"Who lied2 What has been q mis-.
takeY
"Hilda Marsden! She told me you
had accepted her brother that night Of
the Hunt ball. You remember? Joyce,
darling, can you ever forgive me?"
And 30 the mystery was explained at
last! Hilda Marsden had been Joyces
most intimate friend those days! The
old, old story of love and Jealousy,
suppose
OF the thief who stole me nothing
more was ever heard or of the beaud-
full old silver tea service, or Of the pay
Ing guest for she disappeared the same
night leaving her black silk gown, WITH
her cap and rlnglets and speetacles Do
hind her.-Modern Society.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-04-20
One Thing or the other.

"Yes, Dubley's wife died while you
were abroad"
"Ah! then he's either going to eA
tremes in his mourning or he's looking
for new WIFE"
How do you meanT
II notice that he's dyed his hair an"
mustache u deep black."-PhlladeiphiA
Press.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-04-20

The first wooden cloth made In Eng
land was manufactured about 1880.
though 1t was not dyed and dressed by
the English until 1867.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-04-20

When spoons become discolored from
eggs scour them with fine table salt.
This will remove the discoloration.
which is caused by the sulphur in the
eggs.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-04-20
valuable just the Same.

"Miss Dustin Rox writes the m0''
childish kind of n scrawl."
Surprising, though, how much sD'
can get on 1t at the bank. Isn't IL
Detroit Free Press.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-04-20

Too many men speak twice pe'O''
they think.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-08-21
West Florida's Agricultural Boom.

South Florida and the East Coast
have been having a boom for long
time. The tide of immigration, to
this state, has never seemed to turn
toward west Florida Yet some of
the best lands of the state are to be
found in that section. The soil is,
in many places, heavy clay, not so
easy to cultivate as the light sandy
soils Of east and south Florida, yet
yielding large crops at less expense
for fertilizer than sandy land 1t is a
good fruit country, good for live
stock and more suitable for general
farming than any other part Of the
state. The Pensacola Journal says:
West Florida is just on the begin
ming of an agricultural boom that is
destined to develop this section and
raise property values to an extent
seldom before, if ever, witnessed in a
newly discovered territory.
While West Florida is not exactly
newly discovered, in one sense, it is,
in another sense, a new and almost
unknown land to the great world Of
industry, commerce, and development.
Its resources Of soil have hardly been
scratched and it's possibilities for de-
velopment could not be estimated.
People who are looking Florida
ward will do we'll to look sharp and
act quickly We have thousands of
acres of very cheap lands now. They
will not be cheap long. They are the
best lands in the world, will raise the
biggest crop in the world and are now
the cheapest in the world. The
people who get in on the ground floor
will be the best satisfied and the hap
piest people in the world
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-08-21
Dog Stopped Runaway.

Dogs often figure on various thrill
ing episodes, but Joseph Garrant has
a Scotch collie which surprised ev-
erybody who saw him Wednesday
when he stopped his masters run
away horse. Mr.. Garrant had left
his horse hitched to an express wag~
on, outside of his shop, on the corner
of Cove street and West French ave-
nue., when some boys frightened the
animal by throwing dirt at it. The
horse started up Cove street at a
lively pace. The collie was sitting
on the seat of the wagon and soon
decided that something was wrong.
t1e jumped out of the back of the
wagon, and running underneath it
grabbed the reins, which were trail
ing on the ground, in his teeth, and
setting his feet, held on firmly. Of
. course, the horse dragged the dog
along the ground, but in grabbing the
reins the collie had gripped one
shorter than the other, and accord
ingly steered the horse off Cove
street onto First street. The wagon
collied with the curbing and cramp-
ed the wheel. This, coupled with the
weight on the reins, stopped the
horse, and when by-standers reached
the outfit the dog was under the wag-
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-08-21
Bees and Horticulture.

The Importance of insects, more es-
pecial1y honey bees, to fruit growers
is not generally understood. The fol-
loving, from the Maine Farmer, is
one of the best and clearest eXpOsi-
tons of the matter which we have
ever seen.
Nearly all flowers require tert1l1Za-
ton through the medium of pollen
from another flower of the same spe-
cies, which is accomplished in various
natural ways; some by gravity in
dropping from a higher elevation;
some by the winds blowing the pol
len from one flower to another But
such fertilization is only incidental, al
ways uncertain and imperfect.
An al1-wise Creator placed nectar
in nearly all flowers to entice the bees
to them. He covered the body of the
bees with coat of fine hair and
made their diet to consist of honey
and pollen. To obtain this the bees
visit the flowers to extract the nee
tar and while doing SO single bee
visits sometimes fifty flowers before
obtaining load to carry to the hive
At each visit to the fifty, or less, of
different flowers, the flower pollen of
the various flowers becomes entang-
led in the hairlike covering, and in
their effort to extract nectar from
the next visited flower, a sufficient
portion Of the pollen obtained is drop
ped and fertilization is thus effected.
This adherence Of the pollen to the
halrl1<e covering Of the bee is some
1nfn 10 Oh
the time being, the color Of the bee.
The writer has seen bees, by nature
black or brown, return to their hive
cOlOred orange, yellow, white or a
mixture Of these cOlOrs, so thorough
ly were they covered with pollen Not
only does a bee visit a flower once,
but hundreds may visit the same
flower in a day and for numbers Of
days in succession, and thus the most
perfect fertilization is brought about.
In my earlier days when [ was as
much all enthusiastic horticulturist as
ap1arian, | conducted many expert
ments and made many observations. [
found that during the blooming Of
fruit trees, should the weather be
too cool to permit of the bees flying,
an imperfect tru1t crop was the result.
Relieving that the cool days might be
the cause Of the imperfect fruit rather
than the absence Of the bees, [ inves-
tigated a little further in the succeed
ing years, when the weather was pleas
ant for the bees to visit the flowers,
by covering certain parts of blooming
trees with wire cloth or netting to
exclude the bees, yet permit free ac-
cess Of all pollen carried by the winds,
and in every instance limbs and trees
thus covered produced either no fruit
Or only a few small and imperfect
specimens. After repeated expert
ments it is my candid opinion that
without, bees our fruit crop would be
reduced fully 90 per cent. Not only
is this true of the fruit Of the or
chard, but likewise with berries and
vegetables
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-08-21
A Little Nonsense.

Under six striking headlines, III
large letters, the Manatee Record,
prints a letter found in the Times
Union, and comments on it. The
whole makes about as absurd a bit o.
nonsense as we have seen in long
time:
The report that a prominent cit
izen Of Jacksonville was contemplate
ing establishing spaghetti farm in
Cuba has stirred up a citizen who raj
lies to the defence Of Florida as land
Of wonderful possibilities and over the
signature "R" write as follows:
"Editor Times -UniOn:-Read with
much interest about Cromwell Glib
bons' spaghetti farm But we have
a man here who when shad are run
ming crosses them with jelly fish and
he serves his customers with bone
less shad. Out of shad season he
has piece of low lands on which he
raises WilkWeed, buds the strawberry
into it, and the result is the finest
strawberries and cream you ever tast-
ed. The resources of Florida are end
less"