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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14

mony, employed by the late Duke of
Portland 10 escape from the embar-
easements of his double life and ac-
ing to the bride of the large property
devolving by will in the shape of the
Baker street, bazaar. The whole cues
ton turns on the situation inside the
bruce vault at Highgate as to whether
the coffin there contains a body, or a
roll of lead.
Litigation thus far has been carried
on by a company which speculates on
the value of the bruce claims to prop
erty supposed to be worth fIG.oOO,-
600. An order was obtained from a
civil court to search the grave. but this
order was resisted by Herbert bruce
as legal heir, and no power exists In
England to compel disturbance of a
grave eXcept in cases where criminal
issues are inv olved
This is the origin of the present pro-
ceedingS which are carried forward
from Friday to Friday and may last
for weeks. The plaintiff is bringing a
charge Of perjury against Herbert
bruce with the hope that If he can
establish .prima facie argument for
further investigation the magistrate
will order the opening of the vault. 1t
Is skillful conversion of a civil issue
into criminal one. At present the
fresh evidence brought forward by the
prosecution is not very convincing, but
there seems so much genuine doubt as
to the chief facts in dispute that there
is some considerable part of the public
hoping that the mystery will be finally
settled by an order TO investigate the
condition of the grave. The case for
the plaintiff has not so far been
strengthened during the present pro
ceadings. so no one knows how it may
turn ont. But it seems pretty widely
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14
Marking an Old Trail.

The work OF marking the line of the
Santa Fe trail in Kansas has been CON-
pleted. says the Kansas City Journal
The Daughters of the American Rev
olution have placed ninety-fve monu-
ments along the route of the trail. at
least one in every county through
which the trail passed. These monu-
ments were made of Oklahoma granite
and contained a suita BILE inscription to
show the purpose. The state and the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
furnished the money to buy Hn7ahave
the monuments dressed. The a hi-
son. Topeka and Santa Fe road hatf, d
them free, and the county organizA
tons had them placed in the propet
positions. The Daughters of the Ameri
lean Revolution in Colorado are now
at work placing similar monuments to
those used in Kansas along the trail
In Colorado.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14

mysterious record or appearances ana
disappearanceS. Whether in London or
at Welbeck he was mysteriously con.
cealed for days in his private apart
ments, communicating with his serv-
ants only by note. Every day an alb
surd performance was carried on be-
tween Welbeck and his London house.
His carriage left in the evening tightly
closed. was placed on a railway truck
either at WOrksop or London and was
conveyed through to the other end by
train and horses without inspection as
to whether it was empty or not The
same procedure was carried on at Har-
court House, where secret passages
took him in and out from his rooms
without even the knowledge of his
valet. No one of his servants during
his disappearance could tell for certain
whether he was in London or at Wei
beck.
The year 1864 was the final date Of
his metamorphosis. From that time
on he lived as duke officially at Wei
beck, and, though he remained a
recluse until 1879, there is no reason to
| suppose that he carried on another life
| elsewhere. He appears to have occu-
pied himself, perhaps with view to
| insuring concealment. with those enor-
nous underground works which are
the chief object of interest to all Wis
itOrs at Welbeck abbey.
The suggestion of the present claim
ant is that his grandfather, Thomas
Charles bruce, lived a life with &c
centric gaps corresponding with the
most minute fidelity with the known
| vagaries of the duke. He attempts to
| establish the identity of the two men
by witnesses with whom / cannot deal
in the limits of this article. Old bruce,
the claimants grandfather, appeared
first in 1916 as a suitor to. an heiress
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14

OF great beauty III -u-y 81. Edmunus.
This lady. Miss Crickmer, he married.
and for four years they resided togeth-
er and had family of two children
After four years, having dissipated her
fortune and being tired of diapers
shop. he disappeared. leaving her and
her children in penury.
This is supposed to be the time when
the duke returned to the turf, and in
1880, when he again disappeared. hav-
ing acquired Il considerable sum of
money, l. c. bruce revives and appears
In London. He will shave nothing to do
with his former wife beyond giving
her all allowance. but he provides for
his son and daughter and starts Il new
life of commerce. Having disappeared
without a penny in 1920, bruce has
100000. with which he opens the
Baker street bazaar and develops it
into a successful commercial enter
nrise-
Most Interesting In IS54-64.
The years 1854 to 1864 are the most
interesting in the history of old bruce.
as they are in that of the duke. There
is the same tale of his unapproacha-
BILE demeanor, of mysterious disappear
ances. of elaborate DISCUSSES and very
untradesmanlike luxury. After the
death of his second wife he married
again. this time an Annie May, sup
posed to be the Annie May Berkeley
mentioned above. with whom he had
been living for years. BY her he had
one illegitimate and one legitimate son.
Herbert bruce. Finally he died in
1864. leaving his very considerable
property to the second family.
The present claimant, George Hol-
Iamby bruce. the eldest son of the eld-
est son of the frs: marriage. attempts
to prove that the supposed death of I,
C. bruce in 1864 was a. fictitious cere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14

acknowledged IN the clubs that the
representatives of the present holders
of the Portland estates. divided be-
tween Lord Howard de Walden and
the present duke, are by no means
free from uneasiness. There remains
q suspicion that, even if nothing comes
OF the bruce claims. diving into the
past life OF the fifth duke is a danger
Gus pastime for his heirs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-14
PATENTS, raAEDaEs 1Mrss.R ks

Send for my free book, How to Get
Them. Invent something useful. There
Is money in practical inventions, whetf-
err large or small. Send description for
free opinion as to patentability.
JOSHUA r. n. POTTS, Lawyer,
80 Dearborn ST., Chicago.
3e6 Ninth ST., Washington.
929 Chestnut St, Philadelphia
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-02-06

Wfuiif: Senrp Hinn, iltn., Goriiber,
S. i. &ofinlom mo q. =. Sdoor.
Erunflpo9cn: George @cimit, &or-
liber, 2euiS altrb n10 s. 3. Hoetb.
Ero9rommc: Sobn g.. Holfer, &or-
Iiber, 2oltiS Sod un0 3. g. Sd)ining.
Eon5-Gomitc: Sob. q. Holfer, &or=
liter, Geo. @cipit &orrp 3. 9ongs.
2inOon u. Toper, Geo. Sillmor, s.
". llblcnbcr9, 6erb. &. GiOmarL Sob.
e. @ilbeIm, Goporo &eih, SorneS
@ilcor mo @iutom 6. Iietid).
Ger &~crlpoIter, Scrr Sobn gbl, erz
regte ooourdb, hoB cr ole SllbilGumS-
WfcootIe lnt ben Sails trlrg, allge-
mctncS Nufieben.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-02-06

Goud il bel. - Gid)ter Grammar
iiberlpieS g~eitcrn pbne neitereS Ser.
Dor Die folgenoen Serren iuegen on.
geblihcr llebertrctlung Der Hoild)per.
or0nling alif G%brenluort betn @e-
rid)tS. perfobrcn: Geo. Goblin Ben-
nir1on bon Der Baltimore = Sbios
9obn," s. $. 8ubl bonn .Sotel Gas
mea," 5. 8. norris bonn Sanoels.
fonnmer.@ eb1lloe, @iliom 2onoban
bon @n. CANADIAN y Sobn. 81. g.
0opnS bonn nSotel Stofforo," SouiS
y. Sonnoni bonn st. Sames. SoteI,"
$. s. @opbs bonn nSepern slpart-
ment Souie."
6roblif @eburtstags-
fcier. - Sr. @ultop aronmaier,
Der befannte @aIttptrtb II. SerbergS.
uoter Der bieiigen Bidder, Rr. 942,
Horos@opitroBe. f~eierte am Samltag
I'M areiie ieiner pielen Srelinoe uuo
8cfannten ieinen 80. 8eburtstag,
nobel 5oblreife 8eidenfe llno Ora.
tlllotionen einliefen. Die Mitglieoer
Der n9ader. itnb CONFECTIONERY
Union" lieben es iid ebenfoas nid)t
nebnten, ibrem @uItop @Iiid Su min.
iden. 8Gbreno bes slbenos trat Ser
Slulor in feline Hefte, 1pobei Der be.
fannie aonlifer Sr. Geo. edItein Die
@Gite in ieinem 9onn belt. 9ie
Serbergsmittter, Srou aronmoier,
ols bor5iiglide a6fin befannt, lie.
ferte bas Bette, tpas Slide unb Seller
entbielten.
Sm Silberfrau5e. - SIRE
Silber.Sod5eit f~eierten geltern Die
Gbeleltte Sermonn uno Sberele 8ie-
oenbdft. Eaitor s. Ok. epiter fniipf.
te ben beiligen gunb ouf's Neile, nno
cine 5ablretde 9eieqidaft, Die iid) ont
gbeno i'll Der @obnline oes Subel.
paores, Scr. 227, gogar.Eloce, ein.
fano, bali ben 9llno befr1ftiaen.
9ino perbrannt. - SIN Ser
abmelen9eit ieiner Mutter. Der He.
GERM Soa Young bon Ger. 800, @eIt.
9iooleitraBe, fam ser bret Sabre alte
9t%egeriunge Soiepb Sadion seitern
9tadmittag Dem &iifenbero sl nabc,
10 Dab ieine 8leioer 5elier fineen.
ebe Siilfe erifien, tpar oas Sinh cine
Sei6e. Die 3egerin ISABELLA Sborn.
ton, tpelde Ill bem Saitie poriiber.
aing, berlerfte ben Haud nno iano
bei'm 9etreten ser @obnnng Sen Der.
fobIten 2eidnam oes 8inoes.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-02-06
aantpf benz slueiFen Sob"

aautpf benz slpeiken Sob"
&ortrog ii6er Die grt uno @eiie Der
8efdmpiung Der Gu6erculoiiS.
Geinli6e 8obnungen uno Stra.
ben. - Webr Borfoltlogen uno
SpielplGbe fir ain0er.
Ginen illuItrirten 8ortrog ii6er oas
Ebema oSampf aegen SuberculoliS
in Der Nodbaridoft" belt Ser $.
@irt Steele, SefretGr Der nNorplono
@eieQidaft sur 8crbiitung un0 Sc
f0mpfung Ger 3~uberculoiis," 9eitern
2lbeno intDG 6ormiug 6olie," Nr.506,
SiiO.Gborles.S Strobe. Der Geoner
3eigte oltrh 8iloer tppii6e 3uitGnbe
in peridicoenen Sbcilcn BON 9oltiz
more: ihmlttige Snusbofe ltn0 @oi-
len, iibcruGIferte ScnementbGuler,
SdnitbllOen, 8itaben ols Sobrif-
arbeitcr; oeren 9%ontrdlte: geiun0e
@oGnungcn nit rcinliher hinge
bung, Eorfm1Io9cr, SpieIplGBe un0
ionitige Wtittel 5ur Soroerltng Der
@eiunobcit. &err Steele iagte inter
Inocrem:
ng8ir miirocn Die Eltberculoiis biel
better bcfGnlpien fonnel1, iuenn mir
2lQc in reinlidcn 8Guiern mobnten,
lnicrc StruBclt, WaIlcu lut0 Sat3s
D0fe rein gcbalten ltlo red)t niele ein.
fade un0 frGltige Nabrun9 SIT inns
neblnen miirocll. Die eritgcnonnten
beibcn Grforoernilic fonnen mir Vile
baben, ipenn mir MIR mollen. 3aS
brittle bGngt 5llm 0roBcn Sbeile bon
inherent gtnfonlnlen o6. 8arum tit
bier Elm iteti1er Iniporn fir Die inoi-
piollclle Eerion, feline Grlperbsfraft
81 mcbren. @enn mir ieberl OaB Die
Irbett, Deld)e mir perrid)ten, ms
nidt ~genii9cno @infilnfte bringt fir
Den l(nterbnlt n%llerer Samilien,
Damn iolltcn mir ms na6 lobnenoes
ren 9eiddftigmg umieben. Gle Nus
r%ottllng Der Gllberculoiis lit mebr eilt
I~o5iolcS mo inouitrielleS, ais elm mcz
0i5inild)cS Eroblem; mo bod lit es
cine Sadc, III Der Ner5te unb 2aien,
@elebrte mo Nrbeiter S1ulter oil
S6ulter 5uiammellf1mpfen miiIien.
Der Nr5t fGngt an, ieinen Sbeil 5lt
tblln, uulb eS lit an Der 3eit, ooB aitd)
Der Nrbcitcr ieinen Sbeil Sit Dent
Sample beitro0t. @ir m~iiiien nid)t
Dergeiien, bab, obidon Der 9ompf ge.
m%iilernloBen ein egoiitiider iii, inbem
mir fir Die Grboltung uno Serldrge-
rltng n~tleres eigenen 2ebetS fGm-
pfen, oerlelbe oltd) eiu boberes Wotip
III lid birgt. 81 longc ols mir 5lge.
berL boB 8inOer I'M Ilter ION MIR II
Sabren III SobrIfen orbeiteu, 10 longe
6~creitel mir Der Eloge cinen frildtba.
rcn Vooen Dor. @enn MIR Die Be-
pohncr Der iiberpolferten Staott6eiIe
bon Baltimore gcmei1iam ans Werf
gcben pollten, miiroe Die Stobtper-
moltung mcbr E~orfonIagen unlb Sim
ocripiclpl0bc idoffen. Dies lit ser biz
ligitc mo iiderite @eg 5llr 9efeiti.
glll,g Der 8eiunbbeit Der 8inoer Der
Stoot."
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-02-06
Bazaar Der 9na6cnbriaabc.
Ter Mnpor croffnct bcnielben 1T So.
5a5cr's Sollc. - Srob ocS idlcd)-

Str UtQ0or crofTlleT pelllelDelt III SQ=
5a5cr's Sollc. - Srot ocS idlcd)-
ten @cttcrS cin oltS0c5cidncter
@cilr6. - Scr oIcttid)e Core
iponocnt" lit icGr popular.
Ger QroBc 9o5or ser WorplGnoer
9ipilion Scr Ser, &noben.9rigooe
nltroe 1cItcrn 9tbcnb nit grobcm
GntltlinSmuS mo inter GROCER 9c.
tbcilioln9 in So5o5cr'S &aQc burd
ocn WnDor SinlnntS croifnCt. SIT
forlllcQ lprroe ser @o5or idon Wit-
tags croffnet, mo Ctlpo 300 Sc
Id)oftSlclttc nnbmc1 ibrcn 2unid) I'M
SpCiicioolc ein. Ger Mopor biclt
cine fllr5c, ober nit grobem 9cifaH
oufNcnommcnc Hcoc. Erdiiocnt
G~ooIcuclt ionotc Cit observation-disclosures.
ld)rcibcn. Nubcroem iprodl @cnerol.
Ioiutant Sobn ". Glorf ans Eittss
burg, peldcr on StcGe OeS @enerol.
S%ieutcnonts $. Y. Gopc, mcld)er &c.
Idoftlid) nnd Ncp 9)orf rciicn mlB-
te, aus EittSburg Qefonmlen ipor.
Ger Sool nit ieincn % St1n0cn
uno 9eidntafuoQen Gcforotioncl
mod)t ci1cn pr6Gtigcn Ginorld. @e,
ltern Tbcno lporen iiber 800 Ecrio.
llcn ontpClenN, bon bcllcn ctlpo POO
oaS Snlper einnobnlen.
Cine rCiaenhc Griheinumg ollf
oen 9o5or lit Sri. M. aoufmonn,
melfe Sen u3elltihen Correspondent.
ten" rcprGientirt uno nit ibrcn bel
Sen aiiiltentinncn 6rlS. q. aoirf,
mann unb u. @olpcr, por5ii9lidc
8cif)ofte mad)te, Gin 9cmeis nidt
MIR fir Ole Eopltlaritat oeS yIellt-
iden Gorreiponoenten," ionbern oitd
Der liebcnSniiroigen unb biibifcn
Gertreterin bieier 3eitltng ouf ocm
9a5or. 9ieielbe mor IN cin loicS,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS @epano geflci-
oct, ouf mel6es III 9eihnlofpoIler
@eiie pie Gitelifriit oes o0eutiden
Gorreiponbentcn" gcorudt mar, auf
bcm aopfc trila Sri. aaufmom cin
Giobem aus sen ocutidcn Notionol.
forben.
Sic Maporss 9tbltintmllng ipor &C.
Itcrn nod nidt rcdt I'M Sdpunqc.
Ger erite Sti1nnt5cttcl ipurbc fir
Srlt. George g. Nrm Ien ob9egebcn.
Sir folgenoe Gonoiooten fam gc-
ltimmt ncrocn: George Stemort
gromn, u. Gobel @ruce, George g..
@oitbcr, SoGn Sllbcrt. s. CHARLES
2intbicum, George &c. Nllmien, 6.
Glap SimonuS, Sberlod Sponn,
Sronf s. @od)ter. Seutc lit Stoht.
raths. aben6, un6 iperocn bic $50.
Mobool unO 8oitDer Heocn boltcn.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-02-06

Golumb usritter 9a5ar.
- Sm Glub6ouie Der columbus.
Sitter" Ar. 100, it.Oiulberrpitr. =,
muroe g~eitern ein 9a5or eroiinct,
luelder Die gan5e @od)e oauern miro.
Ger Grlos lit sur 9edltng ser Soften
oes gnbones gum Glubbouie, pelhe
$4,000 betrllgen, beitimmt. aoroi,
nal Gibbons mor onpeieno uno 1ielt
cine flir5e aniprade.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-02-06

alos, $. 9oder, S. Sdnciocr, ".
9rommunb, Gbos. So9tmnrn, Nr.
9roQ, Charles Srico mo $, @05rl.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-02-06

Sett it's I'M 800" &C.
nj ii d. - Cos gcltrigc Sd)nce.
october biloete fein SinoerniB fir
sic reaclm0bigcn 9eiud)er bes
r3oos," BORT 81 erideinen. Snt sc.
gcntbeil, ooS 8cbdube lit 10 nnge-
ncbm gebci5t, bnb sic grihicnenen
lGnger, ipie iiblif, blicbcn, on iie cS
iebr beboglid Ionbcn. Die Sbicrc
bobclt Gin S%trobloger crbolten, un0
lit cs ipc5iea om.iiIont, ocn 2oluen-
Babies 5l5uiebenL mic 0iclelbcn nit
i6rem Strpbbett lpielen. Gas aui-
trcten BON Gopt. @n, $. CRAWFORD,
cbenio nEing-Fong" nit ben brei
lirten Sdypcinen lnO bic iibrigcn
Nummern iibcn INNER nod cine
groBe Nn5iehungSfrait aus u1O CT.
Iongcn itets Die REMEMBERING Der
3uidouer. 8elteru @beno morell
ctlpo 100 nSello Girls" bon Der oWo.
rnlano Selepbon.Go." Die @oite BON
Sberit y. 5. Munop.
Gie 2iebe iiberm nbct
Niles. Creighton Wrigbt bon
Nr. t415, Goce.Str., lpllroe geiterlt
pom Hid)ter 2eote III Ger iiiolidcn
Yoli5eiItation luegen zines on9eb.
lid)en IngriifS o,li icinc 5rou Grace
Mrigbt auf &eranlaiiung Der Settle.
rem n%eroonncrt. @rigbt 6%cbuuptete,
ietre before Solite babe i'm nit eli
nem nidlt nennboren Sbintpfnomen
t%ititlirt, tpesbolb er lie Elm penig Der
Idutteit babe. 8rigbt fonnte ieine
Strofe nidt be5ablen nnb panoerte
nd6 Der 3eqe 5urild. gr mar ieood)
nidt longe BORT, ais ieinc liebepoQe
6rau pieoer in Der Yoli5eiltotion er.
ihien uno Die Stroie iiir i'm be-
5ablte. Sfien6ar fonnte tic Die be,
poritebenoe oreibigta9ige Srennung
nidt iiber's Serj bril,gen.
Ser 20 nlcnocr fiir
1907 lit 240 Seiten ltorf ltl,o entb0li
onf 1874 Seiten %mertbpoae Slriormo.
tionen ilber politiihc Edrteien u1fb
8oblen in Morplono ult0 onocrcS
@iIIenslpertbe.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-02-06

Ger Gerein oGeutidc @emiitblid.
feit"bielt om Sonntog III ieiner SoQe
on @oll9b. unb 3. StroBe. Sigblono.
topn 9eomtenrpobl, melde iolgenoes
Heillltot botte; j. Sungblut, Broii.
Dent; g. 2enidel, &ice- ErGiioent; 8.
Sobidt SdoBmeilter; $. WiiQer.
Setretar; Is. @iuterling, @m. @ipe,
9. Gobel, 6inon5.Gomite; VI. gnoers,
9elegnt sum- ltnabb1ngigen 9iirgers
&erein." Grei ncle Witglieoer mllr.
Den auigenommen.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-06

commercial "favors" to our leading citizens so high, that the best ele- ment" in our party reluctantly broke from it's allegiance. To save himself he had been forced to order fragrant cheating on the tally sheets; his ally and fellow conspirator, M'Coskrey, the opposition boss. was caught and was indicted by the grand jury. The reformers made such stir that Ben Class, the county prosecutor, though Dominick man, disobeyed his mas ter and tried and convicted M'Cosk- ,rery. Of course, following the GUS tom in cases of yielding to pressure from public sentiment, he made the trtalerrors necessary to insure re- versal in the higher court; and he finally gave Dominick's judge the op- portunity to Quash the indictment. But the boss was relentless-Cas had been disobedient. and had put upon my friend M'Coskrey" the dis grace of making sorry figure in court. Ben can look to his swell reform friends for renomination," said he; he'll not get it from me-"
 Thus it came to pass that Domin- ick's lieutenant, Buck Fessenden, ap- peared in my office one afternoon in July. and. after brief barley, asked me how I'd like to be prosecuting at- torney of Jackson county. Four thousand a year for four years, and a reelection if should give satisfac- Ition; and afterward, the bench or a seat in congress! I could pay off everything; could marry!
 It was my first distinct vision of the plum tree. To how many thou sands of our brightest, most promis- ing young Americans it is shown each year in just such circumstances!
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-06
A,yM %ayM katz GSH& ASSxA Sve

was no longer master of a state; I was a boy in school again. I could see her laboring over this game of friendship, love, indifference, hate g could see Rodney" Griggs, who sat between her and me, in the row of desks between and parallel to my row and hers-could see him swoop and snatch the paper from her, look at it, grin maliciously, and toss it over to me. was in grade A, was I6, and was beginning to take myself se- riously. She was in grade D, was lit- tie more than half my age. but looked older-and how sweet and pretty she was! She had black hair, thick and wavy. with little tresses escaping from plaits and ribbons to float about her forehead. ears and neck. Her skin was darker then. I think, than it Is now, but 1t had the same smoothness and glow-certainly it could not have had more.
 think the dart must have struck that day-why else did I keep the bit of paper? But it did not trouble me until tho first winter of my launch ing forth as Harvey sayler, Attorney and Counselor at Law" She was the daughter of the Episcopal preach CT: and, as every one thought we'll of the prospects of my mothers son, our oourtship was undisturbed. Then, in the spring, when fortune was at it's cOi6est and love at its most feverish. her father accepted a call to 6 church in Boston. eight miles away.
 To go to see her was impossible: how could the money be spared-s50 al the least? Once-when they had been gone about four months-my mother insisted that I must. But I refused. and do not know whether it is to my credit or not for my refusal gave her only pain. whereas the sacrifices she would have had to make, had gone. would have given her only pleasure. l had no fear that Betty would change in our separation. There are some people you hope are stanch, and some people you think will be stanch. if--. and then there are those. many women and a few men. whom it is impossible to think of as false or even faItering. l did net fully appreciate that quality then. for my memory was not then dotted with the graves of false friendships and filtered with the rubbish of broken promises: but did appreciate 1t enough to build securely upon it.
 BuiId7 No. that Is not the word. There nay be those who are stimu- lated to achievement by being In love, though I doubt f. At any rate. was not one of them My love for her absorbed my thoughts. and par siFzed my courage. Of the qualities that have contributed to ~kat success may have had. pat ia the first rank dispOsitsoa to see the gloom lest side of the future. But it has not helped to make ny life happier. invaluable thoEgh it has been En pre- venting uiszdrentare from cstcking ne 1srting.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-06

was the county seat, found In Htiga- ton their chief distraction from the stupefying dullness of farm life in those days of pause, after the Indian and nature had been conquered and
 before the big worlds arteries of thought and action had penetrated
 The farmers took eagerly to litigation to save themselves from stagnation. Still, a new lawyer, especially if he was young, had an agonizing time of 1t convincing their slow, stiff suspi- cious natures that he could be trust ed in such crisis as going to law" ..- ...-
 To make matters worse, fell in love.
 Once-it was years afterward, though not many years ago-Burbank, at the time governor, was with me, and we were going over the main points for his annual message. One Of my uggestioas--my orders to all my agentss high and low, have always been susa--coated as "suggestions"- started new train of thought in him, and he took pen and paper to fix 1t before It had a chance to escape. AS he wrote, my glance wandered along the shelves of the bookcases. It paused on the farthest and lowest shelf. I rose and went there, and found my old school books, those used when I was in public school No. 3, too, near 30 years ago!
 In the shelf one book stood higher than the cther-tall and thin and ragged, its covers torn, its pages scrtbbled, stained and dog-eared. Looking through that old physical ge- ography was like a first talk with a long-lost friend. It had, indeed, been my old friend. Behind its broad back I had eaten forbidden apples, had aimed and discharged the blow gun, had reveled in blood-and-thun- der tales that made the drowsy schoolroom fade before the vast will derness, the scene of breathless strug- gles between Indian and settler, or open into the high seas where pirate, CT worse-than-pirate Britisher, struck flag to American privateer or man. Yo'-war.
 On an impulse shot up from the dustiest depths of memory, l turned the old geography sidewise and ex- amined the edges of the cover. Yes, there was the cache had made by splitting the pasteboard with my jack knife. thrust in my f1nger-nail; out came a slip of paper. glanced at Burbank-he was busy l, somewhat stealthily, you may imagine. opened the paper and-well. my heart beat more rapidly as I saw in a schoolgirl scrawl: