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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-04
STILL ALTTE,

It is interesting to notice that the Populist party, which throve in and on the diversity of the country, has man. aged to survive in its prosperity and now shows signs of activity. The good crops and the good money got for them in Kansas haven't killed |Populism in that queer State. The Headers" will assemble for a confer- ence in Topeka soon, and the future policy of the party, as regards the next political campaign, will be mapped out. A good deal of correspondence has been passing among the leaders in the party recently relative to this mat ter. There is to be national confer ence of Populists ip St. Louis Noven- Der 26, and it seems to be the plan to hold the State meeting first, at which time matters relative to the national meeting might be outlined.
 Quite like old times, and not good old times, either. What on earth the Headers" of the Populist party expect to be able to do remains to be seen. Perhaps they will claim that if they had had the running of the country there would have been no prosperity and no panic. 4lA8
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-04
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
Death Blow to the Tariff.

(The New York Evening Post.)
 Whatever other effects the panic may have, it has at least dealt death blow
 to the tariff superstition. Perhaps in no
 other way could we have got rid of It.
 Hereafter, any man who uses the argu- ment that you must not demand the labolition of tariff outrages, since if you do, you will imperil prosperity will be laughed at. The way is at last open duties in statesmanlike fashion, with out having to face the abuse and pre- ! iudice and idolatrous ignorance which have for years made it difficult to deal I with the tariff like rational men.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-04

Somebody who isn't yet down where he belongs, but soon may be, rises to remark that Tt Is time for less cham pagne and truffies and more milk and roast beef" Those who are hoping that the nasty pudding and molasses wont have to be cut down will appre- ciate this.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-04

Francis Joseph, the aged emperor of Austria-Hungary, is the only living sovereign who can boast of having led an army in actual combat with an en- emy. The only other ruler of great power to have won military renown in actual war is President Roosevelt.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-04

In Kansas City the other day ne- gro lawyer asked 8 judge to postpone a case because his client had fallen and broken his wooden leg, and was unable to walk. The court, in grant ing the request, directed the lawyer to secure the services of a carpenter at once
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-04

A Missouri man has whiskers elev- en and half feet long and is as will
 ing to show them as Missourians in general are to be shown.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-04

The Episcopal Bishop of Lucknow presides over a diocese greater in ex- tent than the whole Of Great Britain it having a population of about 4S,- OOo,OOO, of whom only 102,000 are Christians.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-04
'Ab0Nnay1s
 "7he Queen of Ta6Ae Waters"

effect. Thus far only one bank has availed itself of the privilege, the Peoples Savings Bank of Brockton.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-04
SAYINGS AND DoLNGS.
Judge.

It is pleasing to read that "Tiny Tim" cot in the hospital at Ports mouth, England, is to be endowed by the Dickens birthplace fellowship.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-04

Russia has completed the great steel and concrete bridge across the Oxus at Karki, on which it has been busy ever since the autumn of 1905 This bridge is the last and principal link in the new strategic railroad which is being built between the great city of samarkand, in Russian Turkestan, and the little village of Bosaga, on the Afghan frontier, ant as soon as the rails are laid, whici will be in a few months, the Czar vii be able, should he so wish, to mass l. million men upon the borders of thi
 debatable territory. Another of thes
 strategic railroads has also been re
 gently completed from the Caspian t, Penjdeh, by way of Mery. These trunl lines have been constructed secretly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-04

The new Massachusetts law giving savings banks the privilege of opening insurance departments has gone into
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-04

A correspondent of the North China Daily News thus describes what fol- lowed the execution of an assassin: 'SWhen the heart of Hsu Hsi-lin was cut out of his body and had been laid before the remains of his victim as a sacrifice to the late governors names, members of his body-guard, to signify their zeal and hatred of the assassin, seized Hsu's still warm heart and cut ting it up into mince meat boiled it and served the grewsor1e dish among themselves to be eaten. This seems a poor way of revenging the death of one patron, especially since it was due to the very ineptitude and subsequent panic of this very brave bodyguard that enabled Hsu Hsi-lin to fire so many shots, without any kind of hindrance, at the late En Min"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-04

The Schiller statue which the Ger man citizens of Cleveland will erect in that city has been completed in Ber5 lin, The bronze figure is a little over seven feet high. It shows the poet seated in an arm chair. Speaking of the work, a Berlin paper says: "The new Schiller statue for the United States does much credit to the sculptor, Hermann Nra.zen, and its creation gives us in the fatherland re- newed proof--although that was new CT required--of the loyalty of oul American brothers to the literature oi Germany. The German who goes tc America becomes an American in al that the word implies, but even unto the third generation ne Is usually loyal to German poetry and German Isong."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-04
A Fact.

A curious world it is forsooth, Where nobody wishes to hear the
 truth!
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-04

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL. Issued Thursday. One Dollar a Year
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CHAPTER XIII.
a TerrIfYInq ApparltIon.

I did not hesitate. There was no
time like the present. This servant
had been false to Madame de WARMER
false to DR.. Starva. He would betray
me with as little conjunction II il
We're made worth his while.
! walked slowly up the grand stair
way leading from the hall. I gained
the gallery that ran about the hall
meeting no one. I pretended to be in
terested in examining the designs OF
the tapestry. I tapped the wall as I
moved deliberately along. II seemed
TO me quite solid in every direction. I
began to think that Jacques had been
playing with me.
As stood there hesitating, Alphonse,
the confidential servant OF Madame de
WARMER appeared suddenly before me.
Either his tread had been catlike or
the secret staircase was very near.
thought 1 read CONSERVATION on
his face. / leaned over the carved
railing Of the gallery. gazing down
into the hall
Am | not TO see Madame de Var
nier before long2"
Il shall tell madam that your Excel
lency is waiting"
If you please"
walked carelessly down the long
corridor that led to my room. I closed
the door, but / was careful to hold the
handle in my hand, and in an instant
my eye was at the keyhole.
He had paused irresolutely. looking
down the corridor toward my room.
Evidently he was dismayed at having
been surprised by me. He was hest.
tating whether he should return to
warn Madame de Vanier. Luckily he
did not hesitate long.
He vanished round the corner OF
the corridor. In an instant had fol.
lowed him. AS he lifted the tapestry
he touched spring. A door opened
noiselessly.
"One moment. Alphonse," / cried.
He attempted to close the door
again. Finding that impossible, his
presence OF mind deserted him. I
brushed by him. and had pushed open
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CHAPTER XXI.
OCNRETE - q
! An Trusted Untn MidnIght.

Am Trusted Until Midnight
Now. Haddon. what is the gamer"
Locke had seated himself He had
selected with care q cicar from his
case (which he did not ofer 20 mel.
and was regarding me with the brutal
amusement of one who has come
across a snake summing in the white
road. and who heads of its desperate
attempt 70 escape with a walking
stick.
was silent refused TO DO cate
chisod like q schoolboy. lad 7 met
Locke. his mind suu unprejudiced
against me- 7 should gladly have told
him everything. even az the risk OF
making myself ridiculous in his eyes.
But his mind was so evidently made
up regarding me. his interference had
been so fatally nltmed. that 7 could
not bring myself TO the humiliatng
position OF one who beseeches-of one
~ho explains. only 90 be doubted after
ell.
The episode in the porter's lodge
Was even now far from clear. have
escape was not due 90 any heroism OF
mine
Dr. Starva had concealed himself be-
hind the glass partition OF the porter's
lodge I'm the landing Unobserved.
had stood flat against the wall. watch
ing him.
7 had seen Helena coming up the
stairs; I had seen Dr. Starva level his
revolver at her. 7 had heard the crash
OF glass and the report of a revolver
I had supposed that Starva had fred
and missed.
Now 80 appeared that Locke's shot
had shattered the glass OF the lofac
while Starva had not fred az an Hut
why Locke should have been in the
stairway-why ho should have been
concealed thcrc-was not SO clear
Certainly had mo- intention OF humil-
faiths myself further by asking Cor an
explanation.
Come. I'm waiting" he cried
sharply.
"You are waitne-for what2" de-
handed with an assurance 7 did not
feel. ! was playing for time. Should
7. or should I not try 90 make AN
clear to Locker That was the Qucs-
ton 7 was asking myself over and
over.
you remember I warned you.
told you you were pawn lu tho
clever hands 90 Countess SarahoG
prefer to think that you are her tool
rather chan her accomplice. But Or
you have been fool enough 60 allow
yourself Go Dee caught in the net of her
f-ffrrrrrn 90 r.nrr 1rr-.a rrr. rr r-nr- #r f.r.
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me as She had promised. 7 might yet
escape from the awkward dilemma.
rose to my feet 4 called to her.
"AIlss Bretti"
She came 20 ms. My mancuver so
completely astonished Locke that be
stared at me spcechicss.
"Miss nrctt," ! said Qmcuy. Mr..
Locke BIAS taken upon himself the task
of brinsne me Co Justice. lie finds
me guilty Of completely iu the in-
trIgues az Madame de- Vanicr He re-
fuses to believe that I am acting fin
your behalf 7 cannot blame him for
his suspicious. The facts are almost
wholly alanst mc-the surface facts.
] do not even deny most OF them But
he has wcofully misconstrued my mo-
lives in every case. / refuse absolute
~ 90 tell him what those motives are.
He has threatened me with arrest un-
less I make TO him q fun and complete
confession without delay. Mt Locke.
as have said. is acting on the behalf
OF your mother and yourself Person
ally he has no right whatever 10 make
any complaint against me-"
Miss Brett VIII be the last person
20 shield you from punishment when
she knows the truth" interrupted
Locke. bewildered at my audacity in
appealing 20 her.
Among other things. Miss Brett. q"
] continued eagerly, he accuses me Of
being an accomplice in your attempted
murder in The stairway"
There are facts more tangible than
that said Locke significantly.
but I refuse to listen 20 them. 4"
said Helena, reassuring me with a
Qaiet glance. Il am not so ignorant
OF these facts. perhaps. as you mag
Inc. Mr.. Locke I have every conf
dence in you. Mr.. Haddon. AS to caus-
ing your arrest, that Is absurd"
Thank you," / returned. with pas
sion Of gratitude in my heart. you
viii hear from me before midnight. If
at the end OF that time you do not, I
think it would be well for you 10 con-
suit Mr.. Locke. He knows a great
deal OF which you are ignorant"
BE sure OF this, sir, shall not wait
until midnight to enlighten Miss
Brett" cned Locke, his face purple
with anger and chagrin.
Mr.. Locke, let us understand each
other" said Helena, and even Locke
felt that her decision was irrevocable
Mr.. Haddon is my friend. 1 refuse to
believe him guilty of dishonor, much
less OF deliberate crime. / refuse, and
my mother viii refuse, to press any
charge against him. More than that
we trust him 10 help us in our DIFF
flculties."
Locke closed the face Of his watcl
with a snap.
IF you have come to that decision.
he said with assumed carelessness
there is nothing more to be said. l
1 can be OF service TO you. you viii
ind me at the hotel at midnight. a.
the chivalrous Mr.. Haddon has sug
| gested."
We were alone. But Helena was o
| no mind TO receive my thanks or m,
{ assurances that l had been absolutel.
ignorant that Locke or any other haC
been In the stairway.
Until 70 tonight" she said.
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wnen he Is cornered." said bitterly.
BAH don't mention tAat word 20
me again. am sick of your hypocrisy.
You don't deceive me. let me tell you.
Your plea OF cowardice IS a convenient
subterfuge. Every fact points to your
being in lorgue with these adven-
turers. A coward wouldn't have taken
the risks you have taken. You saw
the man hiding in the stairway: you
saw him about to Ere on a helpless
girl; and you raised no hand. An
talking plainly enough2"
/ looked into lsocke's eyes. glazing
with rage and contempt, and / laughed
aloud. 1t was actually a relief to have
my weakness exalted to the plane Of
deliberate villainy.
Laugh. my friend. but I am not to
be deceived by laugh"
And now that I stand abased in my
naked deviltryg"
Il give you FIVE minutes to make a
full and complete confession. II at
the end OF i've minutes you sull re-
fuse, / shall have you promptly arrest
ed for being a partner m the fntrigues
OF the CoNtess Sarahod. for masQuer-
aiding as Sir Mortimer Brett. and for
being an accomplice in the murder Of
Miss Brett"
Five minutes, The time was not
long. I knew Locke would keep his
word; but more than ever / was stub
bornly resolved TO refuse taking him
into my confidence.
Could I tell him my reasons for act
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ing a rather high-handed manner
What the devil is your right 10 play
the part OF inQuisitor?"
Gently gently. said nothing about
my right"
Then might ask what is your
gamer"
7 make no pretense to any right.
! happen 70 hold the cards. That's
all"
by that you mean, suppose. that
you have put two and two together
and made the sum OF Eve. Well, per-
haps I say your arithmetic is at fault.
and perhaps I don't choose TO enter
into an argument to enlighten you"
I'VE shall Sc" said Locke quietly
Nov, Haddon. don't think that l am
simply amusing myself. I am only
too willing to give you every benefit Of
the doubt You are an American; yoa
have been at the same university as
myself; you have suffered from an
unpleasant notoriety the past week or
two. / went to your hotel at Lucerne
and offered you my friendship"
And you come as friend now?
Scarcely, you will admit that"
Il offered you my friendship.
showed my sincerity by taking you
more or less into my confidence.
gave you chance to confide in me in
return had seen you fascinated by
a woman whom l knew TO be dan
gerous companion. When I warned
you. you we're clever enough TO AFFECT
a disingenuous innocense." -.
What shrewd observers you news
paper men arei"
THAT very evening" continued
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S5a!
Even My Entrance Was Unnotioed.
The door at the head or the stairway
before he could come to a decision.
Wait herei" 1 said in tone OF
command. Il have an appointment
with Madame de WARMER. You were
coming for me, of course?"
No he answered sullenly Ma
7 dam is at her devotions; she is not TO
be disturbed"
Il am the best judge OF that" And
added again. wait here!"
l found myself in a great barn-llke
room when / had locked the door be
hind me at the head of the staircase.
II was lighted dimly by narrow win
dows placed high against the roof Of
rafters and was almost bare OF furni-
ture At the three angles of this room
were the three closed doors. SO far
the crafty knave had told the truth.
But I'm which Of these rooms should
find Madame de WARMER? And in
which Captain Forbes?
It availed me little to have pene-
trated So FAR into the enemy's strong
hold unless I could accomplish stiu
more. At any moment Alphonse might
give the alarm, and I wished 90 take
Madame dc WARMER by surprise.
1 began to make a circuit Of the tri-
angular room. I paused az each door
and knocked softly. At none OF the
rooms did l receive any response.
was at once perplcxed and dismayed.
There was no reason why either Cap
tain Forbes or Madame de WARMER
should keep silence.
And then a maddening thought
struck me. Perhaps my crafty knave.
Jacques. had been more cunning than
] had given him the credit of beng.
What ii ne had cleverly whetted my
curiosity. acting on instructions from
Dr. Starva? What II Air onse had
deliberately lured me hcre2 What IL
I We're prisoner myself?
Dism2ycd that I should have been
so great a fool. I again made the
round of each OF the doors. not knock
ms this time. but shaking the handle
OF ench. and as / seized the handle
OF Che third door. it yielded To tho
1 touch and swung silently on its hinges.
stood at The Intel. abashed so my
""-'s '"'' us'o"'
80 was '"e oIatoIy OF Nauame de
-, ,..
shape "a half crescent. the walls were
hung with purple velvet Facing me
was an altar Two tapcrs nickcred on
either side OF the cruciGx.
Before the altar. her eyes bent 10
the crucifX. knclt Madame dc Varnier.
votions. Even my entrance was nm
noticed.
put n was NOT riotv of this c,
traordinarv woman that held me pctri-
fed In astonisbment and snoecbleee
Within arms reach MS 7 STOOD tbore
was "a bier And ON it b,s hands
crossed on his breast his nauid face
STRANGELY calm. Law the mortal remains
OF him whom I knew at once IN De sir
Mortimer Brett
II was n tarr,f,.ing o,nsr,tio, Tor
rifvipg because n miabt rave hoe,
mveolf living tbero en- stril,,-,ol,, si,n5-
lar. at FIRST sigbt was the likeness ~
myself ~ the dead minister prt .e
the candles which had Nicl,era5 in the.
dr,reb+ ,rodo br tha c,oc aoo-
burned more steadily and / looked ar
his foca cloealv sow that aftar an
the resemblonce was but suneracisl
racovered my eenees Now .. las4 ?
was IN know the trptb
,r,,y,oo-r o,o,o5 NV, Inns % o,1, 60
could not bring myself TO speak. The
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After the Honexmoon.

DO you remember the first time
you ever saw me?"
Very we'll"
What did you think?3
II thought II was a pity you had no
friend who was kind enough to tell
you how unbecoming your hat was
Chicago Record-Herald.
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TO BE CONTINUED.
No Fiction.

The Father-What is that book You
are reading, my son?
The Son-Its a story Of man who
invested bis money in western gold
mine. and lost every cent OF It.
"Oh. that's all right. my boy. I was
afraid you'd got hold of a work OF
dctioni"-Yonkers Statesman.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-11-09


Vitznau You install yourself with
him in the suite OF Sir Mortimer Brett
You assume his character; more than
that you don his very cloak and hat
As Sir Mortimer. then, you have access
20 his rooms"
Let me compliment you on the sd-
mirable manner in which you have
played the spy. You traced me. then.
from the hotel 10 the boat, and thence
TO the hotel?"
"Not at All. I preferred % keep an
eye on the big FISH in the puddle. 70
was Madame de WARMER. alias the
Countess SarahoN. whom was watch
ing. I knew that the moth would fol-
low the flame When I had assured
myself that our beautiful adventures
had retired 90 her room across tho
corridor from Sir Mortimer's suite.
had nothing % do but await the ar
rival Of the poor little moth. cn-
+ sconccd I'm comfortable chair with
F my cigarette. Allow rae 90 return the
compliment and congratulate YOU on
your perfect success fro incorporating
as the sick Sir Mortimer To was a de-
lighUul little bit of comedy"
Had Locke taken the boat in the
company of Dr. Starva and myself De
would doubtless have observed the
episode OF the brandy. and drawn his
conclusions. HIS attitude toward me
would then have been very different.
lie would have seen for himself shat
The comedy enacted was for the
benefit of Dr. Sta-va. II ignored
Iocke's suspicious of me even now. IL
gave 90 him my confidence at this
late date. would Doe believe thate lm-
possible.
] raged at the network of chance
that enmcshod mo. but d.d not ate
tempt to cNuicate myself. had Jain
passive too IONS was trusting
hlindiT to fortune. More ttcr over
7as determined to wait my own time
before ] made mE position clear. Ut
p carried my plans to success siul
conclusion. the result would Justify
my actions ~ j failed. q should at
least have h9ld to my purpose.
Having stcn Dr. Starva and your
SELF safely landed in sir Mortimer s.
rooms. continued Locke. II am iree
20 loln my "o'u.''p ,'''-,' '-l.'..l
DRUGS. ln '-o U,. , W -. .
"- ''
'-N u' ''-
.t. r-,.. -r--,-.- -.
l.,-. .,....--. III. 49, -,.-~,,,.., T..
..,.-,-,., mae Sir ,ro-,i,,,~ d. -.-.,.,,l
and moro Cham overfovoI tbat Dr., c,,
af last r,6 himself of tho burden of
lie 5isnatcbos Won know how be aid
raf oven botto- than nvself"
".r5 WON o-o WAITING for ma %, e,-
rrrtor voro"
.Au I'm GOOD time INV dea~ Mr. Had
do, put have NOT vef shown Won
am INV hand yvo~o to cau vou~
game now. yor mieht think 7 had q
counle of aces at tre most 7 ann go
inE to show YOU that ] have a royal
dush."
1T is hard 20 beat royal flush. 7
admit" I said lightly.
III await DEVELOPMENTS. then. in the
garden NV vigilance is soon reward
cd. Shutters are thrown stealthily
back; my classmate Haddon uptoos
onto the balcony; he listens outside
tho chutfore of the salon
The Jewish outlook., 1907-02-08


where the doctor will take six months
course in Vienna.
Don't buy life insurance without see
ing the New England Mutual s nineteen
payment life policy. Save one premium
and one year s time. Larger dividends,
too. Murray Shandal, Special Agent,
POT Appel building Phone 1850.
Mr. Tom May entertained a stag
party at the Broadway on Monday even
ing to witness the performance OF The
District Leader. Those honored by Mr..
May, were The Messrs. Joseph Jaffa,
Alfred Trefousse Aaron Morse.
Mr.. Aaron Rachofsky, editor and ad-
vertising manager of the Rocky Noun
tain Magazine and the Sentinel, has i'm
pressed his energetic personality on his
employer and has received substantial
raise in salary. In consequence, he will
receive friends next Sunday evening.
The next meeting Of the Maimonideans
will be held tomorrow night at the
Savoy hotel. Following the dinner at 6 40
O o'clock, Mr.. Ernest Morris and Mr.. b.
Flescher will discuss ''The Ethics OF
Business. The program is in charge OF
Mr. Meyer Friedman and DR.. G. r. Fell.
On Thursday the 14th, the regular
meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary Of
Temple Emanuel will take place at thu
vestry rooms Of the Temple at 100 p. m.
The ladies vii sew during the afternoon.
Materials have been donated by Mrs. S.
Pisko, Mrs l.. Guldman and Mrs. Rech-
nitZ.
At the meeting Of January 18th, the
Ladies' Shroud Sewing Society decided
to publicly thank Mrs. M. Amter OF
1923 Ogden, for her noble and untiring
efforts in securing 1852 new members for
this society. The society trusts that Mrs.
Amter may continue this work so that
the poor may be suitably buried.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Ksensky cele-
brated their fifteenth wedding anniver-
sary last Thursday, January 31st The
evening was pleasantly spent in playing
lridge and whist after which very
sumptuous repast was served. A num-
ber of beautiful presents were received.
Those present were Mrs. George Joffee,
Mrs. Van Veen, Mrs. Koch, Miss Carrie
Koch, Mr. Lipsich, Mr.. and Mrs N:
Rothschild, Mr.. Jean Van Veen, Rabbi
j. Kaplan and Master Victor Joffee.
Grand Purim ball will be given at the
Woman's Club building, under the aus
pices of the Ladies Auxiliary of Congre-
cation B. M. H. Thursday evening, Feb
ruarv 2Sth. 1907 The ladies in charge