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Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-09

A French officer has invented a new
projectile for firearms which is said to
wound and kill as well as the usual bull
let's but does not present the ravagins
action of the present projectiles of re-
peating rifles. This new missile is not
Of metal but Of paper surrounded by
q thin shell Of aluminium.
According to the inventor, the paper
bullet, fred at the same distance, un-
der the same circumstances and with
the same precision as the ordinary bull
let, produces a thoroughly smooth
wound. The number Of disabled SOL
diers will be no less II the projectIle
Of the future were to be the paper bull.
let, but the number of dead and fatal.
ly wounded would b considerably de-
creased. a. the shot fred with a steel
projectile tends to produce blood Dol
soning, while the paper bullet 10 said 10
only bring on durable injury.
The inventor has sent his bullets for
approval to all the governments belong
Ing to the convention of Geneva and
the Austrian war once has ordered
trials to be made Of the invention.
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rs M~Ea M
A Maid and
9 . a Motor

The letter was handed to Marjory at
the breakfast table after the exterior
had been severely scrutinlzed by the
head Of the household.
Marjory, somewhat tenacious Of her
individuality, was Of course late, so the
family looked up from its respective
plates with varying expressions Of dis
approval while Aunt Lavinia suited
obtrlslvely.
Marjory opened her letter, and her
pretty eyes grew round and bright as
she mastered its contents. "How per
fectly glorious" she exclaimed at last,
"my godmother is dead and has left
me one thousand pounds"
The family was with one accord
thunderstruck. The godmOther in
question had quarreled violently with
Marjory's parents and had ceased all
communication with them ten years be-
fore, the chief cause Of her displeasure
being the rabid narrow-mindedness Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanhope, who made a
point Of "disapproving' of everything
they did not understand, or were not
concerned in, and imagine the one and
only spot Of Importance In the wide
world was their own ivy-clad manor
house, in a wee struggling village, six
miles from the nearest railway station
and telegraph Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanhope rarely left
their own home and only at rare inter-
walls drove to the nearest market town,
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* whenever occasion served.

lnS Whenever OCCASION served.
what shall you do with the money p
inquired Marjory's sister Geraldine.
"GOlly! how fine," was the express
sive remark Of the son and heir, upon
Which he was requested BY the twins
mot 10 be vulgar"
am glad Juliana has recognized,
even at the eleventh hour, that she did
wrong to displease U.S." announced the
head of the family pompously. "It
would have shown better taste to have
left the small legacy to your mother or
to me; still, l regard 1t as a graceful
act Of reparation, and It will be a nice
little income for you, Marjory, II I In
vest 1t properly for you"
"This letter states" replied Mar
jory. that the money is left to me to
spend exactly as like in the purchase
Of anything most want"
Then purchase some stock-I will
consult my solicitor"
Il don't want stock" said Marjory.
Fl want a motor car"
Had she announced that she pro-
POSED introducing q band of perform
lng alligators into the domestic circle,
the establishment and excitement could
not have been more.
Not only did Mr.. Stanhope strongly
"disapprovs" Of automobiles. and con-
sidered 1t execrabls taste to appear in
public in anything more progressive
than a victoria drawn BY 4 couple Of
fat, lazy bays. or his trap harnessed 20
q stubborn old mare. but his wife
deemed q woman capable Of driving in
such an "infernal machine" a. q being
wholly dspravsd and quite devoid Of
dscsny: Q creature utterly and CON-
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y by day anxious hearts beat a,
ophoDo Nsuor

y by day anxious hearts beat at
anhope Manor.
The offending motor was forgotten,
ID, while 1t remained In the dim OBJ
urity Of the coach house, its owner
I'd the professional nurse shared the
tiles Of the sick room, and Mr.. and
rs Stanhope wandered tearfully
nd In hand through the rooms and
rridors, calling upon every one to
are their grief, but doing nothing
atever for the good of the patient.
)pe evening the old doctors anx-
s face told the other watchers that
crisis was approaching. IL must
7e another opinion" said he to Mr..
tnhops.
Whom shall we getT asked the az
lied father.
Young DR.. Raymond, Of Craymin-
err" responded the old man. "He has
special oxygen treatment. I've read
lat he has done wonders, but in this
.ut-of-the-way hole we only hear Of
such things If only we could get him
here by morning we might save the
boys life"
Crayminster was twenty miles away,
the telegraph office in town would be
closed 1t was hopeless to dream of
reaching the doctor before morning
Mr.. Stanhope groaned.
Marjory heard the doctors last
words, "save the boys life." and her
heart gave,a throb of terror.
"It's surely not as bad as that" she
whispered.
II fear So" was the reply, "he has
got rapidly worse during the last hour
or two"
For moment Marjory seemed
stunned, then, giving herself a little
shake, she whispered Z few words to
the doctor.
He looked at her for a minute, then
at the boy on the bed. Then he gave
Marjory q little pat on the shoulder.
ITS the only nance" he said.
In 4 fash Mar1ory was gone She
never knew how she got ready, nor
how the car was put In motion, she
merely has q recollection Of tearing fu-
riously through the night, needless Of
speed limits and gradients, through
sleeping villages and scattered hamlets.
until at last her car snorted and bound
ed into the deserted streets of slumber.
ing Craymlnster.
Reused from his Sleep DR.. Raymond
confronted the breathless eager girl
and listened to her tale of their urgent
need. He promptly grasped the situa-
tion. But he forced Martorr to take
some food, while he bore out heavy
Oxygen eylindsrs and stored them In
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In After Years.

Father Time had been swinging bis
scytbe for twenty years when they &C.
cidentaily met again. He was bach.
elor Of As, bald and slightly disfigured,
but still In the ring. She a spinster,
fat and 40. but not as fair as she used
to be.
do you remember" she gurgled,
show you proposed to me the last time
we met and I refused your"
swell. guess yes" he replied. ut
is by long odds the happiest recollec.
ton Of my llfe."
And seeing 1t was a hopeless case
she meandered along on her lonely
way.
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CHAPTER XVII.


Jack had explained very gently to Au-
between his mother and his sister.
ut IL all about some nonsense, dar-
ling" he had said, but mother IL quite
right to hold her own. Gladys has
wretched temper. IL am afraid you
must not expect her to be too kind to
vou."
"That is why she looked 20 coldly at
ne when your father took me up to in
tzoduce me. then"
BE ready for me at i've, darling. L
hail take you for 4 drive then. What
are jon going to do all day while am
down looking at these horse swith Sin
elairr'
II am going shopping with mother, but
win BE- ready and waiting for you BY
evs."
What long, happy, sunny days those
were. It seemed to Audrey a. though the
hours were not half long enough to cram
In all the delights that came following
one another 20 quickly.
IF only Miss Irons and the matrons
oould zee me now. How funny it all Is /!
I have often heard some Of the older
girls say that when l first went to the
home was supposed to be very lucky,
because Lady Biddulph was going to look
after me, but / never thought my luck
would be Is great as it ID. Mother, Mis-
Fraser l. very kind to me-"
Constance's brow contracted slightly,
"There Is no reason why she should not
be, Audrey"
"Is she really going to marry that hor-
I'D little man, mother?"
"Who Is the horrid little mani" in
CURED Jacks voice at the door. Don't
70, Constance, DEAR" Jack continued, kiss
ing her affectionately, and then sitting
Town beside his wife and gathering her
bodily into his arms.
"This II the children's hour, 20 think
{ had better take my departure" smiled
Mrs. Fraser. Audrey, II you are going
% this ball tonight, have an hours rest.
No, Jack, there il no occasion to come
DOWN with me-"
But Lord John insisted.
didn't she look lovely?" he exclaim-
"a, - they went down the stairs. "Ev-
nybody u raving about her, my little
aarlfng! Oh, Con, dear, what have I
lone that should be 20 blessedr
Take care Of her. Jack. Be good to
~ alwaysr The words broke from the
nothsrs lips suddenly.
do you not trust msr' he asked, r.
,soachfully, and then he looked at her
pntly. do you know, you are very
,als and worn, Mrs.. Fraser3 What have
pou besn doing to yourself3 think I
II
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In the Old ParloP.

He was desperate.
Give me kiss" he Missed, "or, by
the rings Of Saturn shall turn on the
gas"
The beautiful girl was appalled,.
"Oh, don't do that, Georgew she fal.
tered. "Please don't!"
"Then what should l dof Remem.
Der, I am a desperate man."
"Why-why, turn down the gas."
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1T strikes me-" said the critic. that
you are inclined to discourage art"
THAT'S right" replied the theatrical
manager. II ind 1t pays better to give
the people what they want"
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CHAPTER XvI.-(Continued.)

CHAPTER XvI.-(Continued.)
The Duke Of Marlborough was making
an almost regal procession with his new
dauShter-in-law. He had come up just
- Audrey was clasping her mothers
hand, and when he caught sight Of the
grfs face he whistled.
Jack. my boy, you're In luck" he
cried. and then nothing would do but
Audrey must walk away with him and
Be introduced all round.
'AThe girl IL a lady from head to foot,
and what a facel Charity girl, indeed |!
Where's Gladys, I wonder?" and then
the wicked old man chuckled to himself
- he meditated q plan to annoy Lady
Daleswater.
So with Audrey, laughing heartily at
his sallies, he walked straight up to his
daughter, whose cold eyes were resting
with distinct approval on the slender,
white-robed figure.
AGladys, my dear, here Is some one you
must know. This young lady has quite
taken my heart by storm! I don't be-
Heve she will leave q whole one when she
goes away"
AThat is easily understood" remarked
Lady Daleswater, graciously giving Au-
drey sincere admiration, "but you have
not told me this young lady's name,
papa"
"Noi Haven't I? Dear me! Well,
you really ought not to need an introduc-
tion, since she is your new sister, Jacks
wife. Come along, my dear. 1 want to
take you up to that old woman over
there; she is not beautiful, but she is
clever, and that is a great thing"
Sheila Fraser had not been with Lady
Daleswater when the duke brought up
his sons wife, but she knew in a moment
that her rival had come on to the field,
and she could scarcely contain her Bit
ter hatred and jealousy, as she heard
nothing but admiration expressed for Au-
drey all the way round.
She was carefully attended by her cava-
Ter, the Honorable Lancelot Twist, broth
er to the Earl of Daleswater, who was
@ strongly inclined in favor of obtaining
her fortune as his sister-in-law could de-
sire. He was a mean little man, very
Ike the earl in appearance, but Sheila did
not care about this; she only remembered
his rank, and was glad to have some one
to attend her so closely, If only to show
the world that she was not breaking her
heart for Lord John Glendurwood. Miss
Fraser walked straight up to the lovely
giflish form.
II am very glad to see you," she said,
With great warmth and extending her
delicatsly gloved hand. "You have not
quite forgotten me, Lady John, I hope?"
"Oh, no, have not forgotten you,
Mis- Fraser" she said, simply, and then
abe added no more, for to say she was
glad to see Sheila would have been to
utter an untruth, and Audrey was not
versed sufficiently in the worlds ways to
speak falsely.
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Soft.

Freddy (romantically)-T mooni
The moonl The beautiful mellow
moon!
Edna-And you remind me Of tn
moon, Freddy.
Freddy? In what wayf
Ddna-You are also mellow.
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The value Crow.

I'VE never realize the full value of q
thing until we lose It," remarked the
man who was fond Of moralixing.
THAT'S right replied the practical
man, especially If the thing lost was
insured. Ledger.
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Worse than the japanese.

Worse than the Japanese.
my dear, what il the brown perilr'
II guess it's the awful taste I had
In my mouth after that reception We
gave Johnnie Chumley."- Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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CHAPTER XVIII.

The sight Of the man took Audrey back
to the past. At once the memory Of 4
horrible few moments returned to her
mind. She saw again the cold, cherries
coppice, the vavy, empty trees and was
struggling to escape from the insulting
presence Of the valet Downs. What was
this man doing on board the Mona?
Audrey was not sorry when she could
retire to her cabin: she felt tired and
dreary; II It had not been for Mrs. Hun
gerford and Willie Fullerton she would
have been wretched all the evening. Bev-
erley had made no effort at conversation
with her, for which she was glad. To
her Joy, when she went below she found
telegram from Jack waiting for her.
brought across from the shore. The su1-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-31

NAMES VIEWERS
They Will Meet in Sank Centre on
February 4th, and; Submit
Their Report.

Judge Taylor has appointed Julius
Payne of st. Cloud town, David Cleve-
land of Sank Centre and M. C. Whit
man of Grove Lake, Pope county, as
viewers on Judicial ditch No. 1, and
together with S. S. Chute, city engi-
neer, will meet in the Palmer house
at Sank Centre, on Feb. 4. This pro-
posed ditch will extend through
Stearns and Pope counties. Henry
Judes on July put in a petition
with the clerk of the district court
for building this ditch.
This committee of viewers is to
find out just what farmers this ditch
will benefit and what property will
be damaged and also as to. whether
the ditch will be practical or not.
Plans and specifications have been
made by s. s. Chute and filed with
the clerk of court.-St. Cloud Journal
Press.
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they need
MORE ROOM
Present Quarters are Found In.
adequate to Their Demands

The enterprising grocery firm OF
McCracken & Burgess have found
their present quarters inadequate to
the demands made upon their bust
ness by their patrons and are having
the 20 foot room formerly occupied by
Mr.. Hogan added to their present
store room.
When the work of removing the sew
eral partitions is finished they will
have street frontage of forty feet,
nearly all glass, making one of the
most beautiful and valuable display
windows in the city. They will lay
in an extra large stock of groceries
and canned goods and can satisfy
their most exacting customer with
their line of guaranteed goods.
Since the purchase of the J. H.
Simonton grocery business by this
firm they have been constantly en-
larging as their increase in business
demanded it until they have one of
the best grocery houses in the north
west.
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Comm nication.
EdrtOr of T h e H erald

EQrCOr OF II II l
Dear Sir:-I never see anything in
the II e d from the farmers wives,
but hope you do not bar them out as
l wish to say something on the
"butter problem.
The other day business man said
to me, 81 am getting discouraged try
ing to get good dairy butter" How
can any one expect anything else?
Let me illustrate.
One woman is very careful Of the
cream while ripening, weighs both
butter and salt after churning, works
carefully.
Another pays no attention to the
cream, lets it stand until she has
enough for a churning, churns in
hurry. puts some salt in the butter,
pokes it into q jar and when they get
10 Sank Centre, they get just the
same price. Now what do you think
the careful one will do the next timer
Surely you cannot expect her to try as
hard. She must take the same
price as the other, because the
"Business Men or Commercial Club"
agree that the merchants must all pay
the same, how can they, for there is
Just as much difference in the grades
of butter as there is in wheat, and I
believe more. When justice and
fidelity are encouraged by the mer-
chants then you can look for better
butter.
If the merchants are to set the price
of butter, why not have man capable
of grading it and paying what it is
worth, also the same with eggs.
| A Farmers Wife.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-31
ACKLEY CONCERT FAvOR|TES.

The Commercial Club of this city
have at considerable expense arranged
for the appearance of several attrac-
tions during the winter. Among the
number is the Florence Ackley Concert
company, which will appear at the
Grand on Saturday evening, February
Q. Without any doubt this is one of
the best concert companies on the
rood. Its members are recognized
artists and are under the management
of the Chicago Lyceum Bureau, which
should be sufficient guarantee that
the company is first-class.
Miss Florence Ackley, the mezzo
soprano, is the possessor of a remark
able voice. Both in opera and concert
she has won a most enviable reputa
ton.
Miss Blanche Deering, the violinist,
is most accomplished artist. The
press speak of her in the highest
praise, both as q violinist and pianist.
Mr.. Ross Hickernell, cornentist, is
among the leading players of this
country. He has been associated with
some of the best bands, and his repu-
tBtion as an.artist is undeniable.
Last-but not least, is Miss Gertrude
Goodwin Miller, the reader. This
graceful, vivacious and charming
reader, fills her part of the program in
a most acceptable manner. She is
equally at home in the pathetic as vel
as the humorous.
These artist are entertainers of the
highest order. They are deserving
of big audience-let it not be said
that Sank Centre does not appreciate
such talent.
A telegram from Mr.. Thomas
Hughes, who is at present in St. Paul,
says that reports from all over the
state show popularity of this company.
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Society Girls who Figured in New
Years Functions.

Society Girls who Figured in New
Years Functions.
Miss Harriet Caughren of Sank
Centre, Mimi, and B. Ross Allison
of this city were the principals in an
interesting wedding solemnized Mon
day at Grace chapel by the Rev. D. A.
Kint. The bridal party entered to
the strains of the Mendelsohnn we'd
ding march. A wedding gown of
white net over white silk with trim
ming of princess lace EXCHANGED the
charms of the bride. Miss Belle
Haynes, who off1ciated as maid of
honor. was gowned in white poplin
with garniture of lace. Since coming
to Denver the bride has won a notable
place in musical circles. Mr.. Allison
is also an accomplished musician, a
graduate of Iowa university, and
holds responsible position with the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad. Mr..
and Mrs. Allison will be at home
after January q, at the st. James
hotel.-Denver News.
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Makes Lot of Fool Remarks about Variety of Subjects
Old Timer is a Back Number and Does Not Realize It
Thinks Common and Common Honesty Should
Rule-Does not Even Seem Know that Sycop
hancy subserviency and Fattery Winning
in Politics
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A Pleasant Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. Kells and Miss Mabel
Kells entertained a large party of
friends at their home on last Thurs
day evening. The time was pleasantly
spent in games of cards and "flinch."
Dainty refres hments were served. The
host and hostesses fully maintained
their reputation - entertainers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-31

sRemembsr the dance given by the
skating rink management on Feb.
H. Good music has been obtained
and and yo Is Ire guaraisnteed good time.
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WITH THE
ROLLER SKATER
What the Roller Skating Rink is Do
ing for the Amusement Of
our Skaters.

On last Friday evening Mr.. Waugh,
manager of the roller skating rink,
held masquerade in the hall.
The floor was in first-class condition
and about forty people masked.
There were number of grotesque
costumes and many good skaters, the
prizes going to Mrs. Rudolph Hansen
and A. H. Sheldon. Every available
place in the hall was occupied by
spectators, there being fully three
hundred present. After the skaters
removed their masks the spectators
were invited to skate and an hour
was spent very enjoyably.
On Feb. 8 Mr.. Waugh will give an
other masquerade at the hall and
judging from the enthusiasm dis
played at the last one will be big
success. To place the contest on a
fair basis prize winners are barred
from taking prize a second time.
Costumes may be obtained at several
places in town and if you attend you
will see the limit.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-31

The National tuberculosis Associ :
alton will hold a conference and ex-
hibition in the Assembly room of the
city and county building in Minneap-
oils Feb. 2, to Feb. IL.
This conference will be for the bene-
fit of the laity and not for the pro-
fession. All papers will be free from
technical terms so all can understand
them.
All railroads grant one and one
third fare to this conference.
This will be the most important
conference of its kind ever held in the
state. All interested in the subject
should attend.
DIR. A. F. MOUNTAIN.
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MATTE yoR OR SPECIAL isoy
!" Nut6 Grain and St6oks letter. I,
d. free. Frank II. moore q C0I sbsuketbi
Grain, Preyisipas. atschs 8 nosAG, "a Dndlsoe
Hld9., SC. panI. Hinn.