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The sun., 1907-11-09
IN Ad,enturcr worth Readlns About.

We remember being highly entertained
hv llr. n. c. Bailey's story entitled Under
Castle Walls" II was audacious and witty.
Il made fun rnercilessly of its own hero and
its own thrilling situations. We found il
douhly readable and elective; and we are
gladto find another perforinancei in largely
similar vein in a Gentleman Of Fortune
a work from the same adventurous and
skful hand ID. Appleton 4 Coz. There
il highly grotesque representation here
hut II is absorbing and stirring; il goes"
This gentleman OF fortune was the son Of
father who was slain al the sack Of St.
Quentin. In the absence Of more par
tiCUlar name he called himself Raouli de
Tout le Monde, and he had astonishing adj
ventures going and coming between the
Spanish and the Dutch al the time when the
Duke of Alva was in the Netherlands. He
swan into Leyden when that city was starv-
ing and asked for dry clothes and some
dinner The burgomaster. a hollow eyed
man, ministered to him az well as he was
able A lean servant brought him a scrap
of barley bread and a small steaming basin
of stew" Our gentleman consumed it
without enthusiasm and lay back staring
gloomily at his legs A little girl with blue
eyes in a wan face entered the room and
stared at him. "Well. my queen?" said
RaOul you are the man that has eaten
fathers dinner" returned the child. She
was the burgomaster's daughter. Through
the window men could be seen dragging
themselves up the trees in the market place.
Are the gentlemen birtlncsting?" inquired
Raoul They are picking the leaves TO eat
them" said the solemn child. Il wish them
a good appetite said Raoul. Il think you
are pig said the child and she twirled
round and went out Raoul went forth
again tO visit the Spaniards. Outside the
walls of Leyden he came upon this child
In an apple orchard. The story says that
cher bosom was swollen with apples" Her
little brother was keeping her company.
The children presently fell into the hands Of
the SpaniaTds The Spanish commander
let it be known to the burgOmaster. their
father. that he purposed TO grill them. But
they we're not grilled. Raoul saved them
lie saved their mother also. who had come
20 the Spanish camp 10 offer herself in ex-
change for them.
The book is n succession OF stories re-
lating the adventures of Raoul. These nd-
ventures will be found invariably 10 have
been interesting and surprising He de-
livered over 10 their true lovers maidens
who were held in durance. But for slip
IN his calculations he would have saved
Prince William OF Nassau from assassna-
ton. The notorious Gertrude Mol, the fair
t~aitress Of Breda. sought to hetray him
and ended by falling in love with him. He
grew rich despoiing the Spaniards. and
notwithstanding appearances he was faith
ful to the Dutch. A the story declares.
she was a notable little man" We haye
considered it a privilege to read about
him.
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TRADING AT HOME
MANY REASONS WHY II is THE
BEST POLICY.
SELF-lNTEREsT A BIG FEATURE
That Which Benefits the Community
a. a Whole Benefits Each Indi-
vidual-The "Why and
Wherefore."

AS self'interest Is the law which gov.
erhs the transactions of trade. 1t Is the
first light in which the subject OF
Trading at Home" must be treated.
Sentiment has little influence in trade.
The prosperity of any community
depends on the volume OF business
transacted within its borders. The
facility with which business can be
transacted depends largely upon the
amount OF money In circulation and
any influence which takes money out
OF community is detrimental to the
financial welfare OF the community.
II Is in this respect that trading with
mail order houses cripples a COM
m,nity. Money which should be kept
In local circulation goes to swell the
volume OF money In the distant city
instead OF remaining at home to be
turned over and over again as the me-
dium OF transfer among local mer.
chants and their customers.
The effect Of this diversion of money
Is not confined to the merchants who
lose sales thereby: 1t extends eventu-
allS to every member OF the com.
munity. 1t is a curtailment of business
which affects the value OF all property
even to the labor of the man who is
dependent on a days work for his liy-
ing. II reacts upon the people who
purchase away from home in a degree
which more than Offsets any possible
saving in price that may be effected in
thu purchase.
Every dollar sent out OF any com.
muhity for goods which can be pur.
chased at home represents a percent
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reached the gates. when. q was N.
locking them with a key from the bix
punch that had brought with me. he
unbent enough to say: Don't look
much like 1t uster. here!"
He was quite right. The grass stood
knee high on the lawns. the road.
beds and paths were choked with
weeds. and the asphalted walks. lead.
ing from the front and sides OF the
mansion. and winding gracefully down
under the trees to the river. were
blanketed under the leaves and other
accumulations of three long years.
The man waited until had unlock.
ed the front door. which swung in.
ward with the ftful creaking of dis.
use. and then asked: ID We want me
teh waltz"
oh. no." ! replied. Not at ALL"
"All right" he returned, cIuckins to
his horse, 'Tll tell Hoskins teh save a
room fur ye. an 1t hain't much OF a
walk frum here. anyhaow."
Hold on" | shouted. as he was
turning the corner. Don't do any
thing Of the sort! I'm going to sleep
here tonight, II | can find any lights
ana manage to turn on the water.
don't want to sleep at Hoskins' un.
less | have to. but I'll be over there
Tor breakfast in the morning.
His expression of amazement was
wonderful to behold. as he pulled his
horse down on its launches to hear
me through. Then, with a grin. he
chuckled: Wal. it's gol dummed little
sleepin' yen do. I'll warrant" and he
drove on up the road"
l wandered over the house, raising
windows and opening shutters to let
In the light and air and then, making
frugal lunch of some things | had
purchased on the train for this pur,
pose. lighted cigar and. drawing
chair out on the veranda, / watched
the sunset far away over the river and
waited for bedtime.
l had no doubt that my rustic
friends astonishment at my determin
alton to sleep in the house was found
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age OF injustice to the community IL.
self. In the first place, some merchant
loses the profit on sale. Not only
that. but the price of the article rep
resents so much of the merchants cap
ital which is tied mp in the article and
is not working. Having capital tied
up means that the operations OF the
merchant are curtailed to that extent.
He has that much less to spend: that
much lcns TO pay In salaries to his
clerks: to pay in patronage of the
butcher. the baker and the other pnr.
yeyors OF the necessities of life: to In
vest in property, in newspaper adver'
Using: to deposit In bank where 1t
may be used by other members of the
community. or to devote to church or
charity. The money which goes to the
mail order house decreases the per
capita of circulation In the community;
a factor which determines largely the
value OF all goods or property on the
market; the scale of wages and the In
'terest on loans.
1t is not hard to trace the effect OF
the diversion of money from its legtti-
mate channels. When money is scarce
trade lauguishes because OF the lack
of circulating medium: merchants and
all others curtail expenses: the volume
of trade decreases and nothing re-
stores activity In trade but an increase
from some quarter OF the circulating
medium. When the volume OF money
increases. trade moves and 1t moves
as fast as the volume of money Will
permis. Money that is working is con-
stantly producing profit to all: money
that is not working produces stagna-
tion in trade.
Accordingly. It is to the interest OF
every member OF q community to con-
fine his expenditures as nearly as pos
sibie TO the community Ia which he
lives. Every dollar he spends at home
helps to make his own holdings more
valuable because they are more salable.
When a community has money with
which to buy there Is little difhculty
tv sell and II the money 10 not divert
ed. It revolves constantly IN the hpan.
c.al circle Of the community. earning
I proet for everyone who handles II
aud turns II ovsys
X Accordlugly, the money spent at
hums n beasino eompoun4 interest for
~ co., luzfty. IL erect u AppareAt
~ 10; ~ = ~. speAdlng mcehy
= ! x ~ * s0Alty Nhsoh
81 a. llylsl Il Y =! s H's !..S
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IL had been closed for the greater part
of that time.
John Carney had remained at Car
ney.Croft only long enough to have
short visit with his sister and put to
rights his own personal effects, and
then, accompanied by Bobbs he had
departed for n tour of the world or
goodness knows where. | heard from
either him or Bobbs at varying inter-
walls. and on strictly business matters.
and the only way l had of addressing
him was through a banking house In
London which was kept fairly well In
formed as to his whereabouts.
Miss Weston's health improved suf-
ficiently to permit her travelling. and
she continued to reside, with Miss Car
new. who took a furnished apartment
I'm town. as her brother and had ad.
vised her to do. Later they Travelled
considerably abroad. and finally settled
down for protracted stay at little
village on the Mediterranean coast, in
the hone of benefiting the health of
Miss Weston, who. as 1 afterward
learned, was suffering from consump-
tion.
AsIhaye said, more than three years
had passed when l received most un-
expected communication from Miss
Carney saying that she had decided to
return home at once. bringing MISS
Weston with her. She asked me to
have Carney.Croft made ready Tor oc'
cupancy with as little delay an pos
sible.
Ind had no vacation that summer.
and n occurred to me that, instead OF
attending to the matter at long range
would 10 down myself for week
or two and give 1t my personal at
tention.
i arrived ON day that was almost
counterpart Of the one that saw my
Srst vieit 10 Carney-Croft and q the
.tstion. 1 was received with scant
show 81 welcome BY the man wno
~ saksa NJ doNn;ia ~ trap s:soss
Ss1 snf19talned ~ o. ~ teern 1eurs
( ~ Vi1H SSechoet1 q ~ ~. C1fnsy
I! |sas 3 ~ Z r. = 1sS1.s - ~ ss.
;sas 1 \ ! 4 :! q n ! I
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what Il itf" I asked impatIent,v.

What IL itf" I asked impatIently.
Never mind what 1t is, for the pres.
ent," he replied. 'If l am wrong IN
my surmise you can safely nut II
down to whisky. and II am right
you are no better OF, though perhaps
no worse. Now. am not going TO
say anything more about It tonight :"
But In the meantime what am IN
do with him?" persisted. II may see
him again or be asked for advice
concerning him at any time. you
know"
Leave him to Bobbs, Ware; leave
him entirely to Bobbs and let him 20
his own way as he WILL" said Mac
Ardel earnestly. III it's whisky, the
sooner he drinks himself to death the
better. and II It's the only other thing
1t can be. Bobbs is veritable God.
send to him and to all OF you. too.
Whatever you do. leave him alone
yourself. for you cant do him any
good and you may get into a lot Of
trouble II you bother with him. Let's
go down and play a game Of bill
liards."
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, ed upon the twaddle over ghosts tEat
was begun in the village three years
before. and | rather welcomed this
idea, for ] felt that the more preva
lent 1t became the less likelihood
would there be of undesirable prowl'
ers about the place.
The room chose for the night was
the one | had occupied on the occa.
sion of my former visit and, after max,
ing up my bed in true bachelor fash.
ion, with bedding which ! had no trou.
BILE in finding, locked the house Sc.
curely and slept the sleep of the
just.
awoke suddenly, startled no doubt
by a ray of sunlight cleaning fairly
In my face and, finding the day so far
advanced. sprang out of bed thor.
oughly refreshed by my sleep and cx.
hilarated by the crisp morning air
that. was blowing in through the win.
dow. As l threw back The sheet some-
thing fell to the floor; picking 1t up.
found small. square envelope ad-
dressed in a cramped and totally unfa.
miliar hand:
Frederick Ware. Esq.
Carney Croft
tore 1t open. and my astonish-
mept at its discovery was increased
ten fold by its contents. The note
read:
As YOU love Florence Carney and hope
to make her your wife. keep her away
from this place at any cost.
I read It over and over again until
the letters fairly danced before my
eyes, and then I suddenly awokc to
the importance of finding, II possible.
how 1t had been placed in my bed.
The window was open, to be surer.
and had been open all night, but 1t
was too far from the ground to have
been reached without ladder, and
later inspection Of the ground be-
meath showed conclusively that mo- lad
der had been placed under Il. Mere
over. the little tsndrils q w that
waved IN the breese al atpund the
sash wsre ubsolutely uninjurq6, which
cpuln ~ havo heep the eeee M II
Sol.enep % ~ rom I'D teen eete1s
a Y !. /; !,
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every community to reinvest the
money 1t produces In the community
which produces 1t.
The chance OF being swindled is an
argument used against trading with
the mail order houses. Goods adver.
tised at cut prices often fail to meas.
ure up to the description of the adver.
saved on the price of an article SO
bought is usually sacrificed in the
quality of the article. Buying from the
mail order house is buying blind. A
purchaser never thinks OF buying from
home merchant without examining
the goods. but will often send his
money to a mail order house with
blind faith that the article will prove
to be as represented. How often this
faith is misplaced can be proven only
by comparing the goods bought from
mail order houses with the goods Of
fered for sale at home. II the mail
order buyer would follow this system
for little while. he would probably
find that the goods offered at home are
of better quality and as good bargains
as the mail order goods. taking qual.
ity into consideration. II this pre-
sumption is true. the buyer of mail or.
der goods is distinct loser. as he has
secured Inferior goods and has robbed
the community in which he lives. .
well as himself, Of the use of tho
money. F. h. SINGLETON.
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CHAPTER VI.
An Anonymous Letter.

' 1CkkCF.
The first lot of bills that / paid for
the Carney establishment contained
one for two dozen bottles OF Scotch
whisky which had been ordered by
Mr.. Carney and shipped by express
to Carney'Croft on the day that he
and Bobbs were in my office. made
no mention of this item to Miss Car
ney when / was going over the ac-
counts with her, but paid it on the
chance that 1t was correct. In this
was not mistaken, for. although I
never saw John Carney again except
for an instant, ! did see the identical
"a bottles. empty. of course, in the
cellar at Carney-Croft.
1t was more than three years after
the death OF the old gentleman and the
stable boy. and had gone back to the
place TO arrange for its opening after
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tho community. II the community 10
composed OF the sort Of people who
spend their money at home 1t ad-
vances rapidly. There is money for
public improvements. money for new
enterprises. The money which the
loyal man makes at home is invested
at home: the city grows, the streets
are improved and the marks of pros
perity and progress are evident on
every side.
We are wont to inveigh against the
wealthy man who makes his money in
one town and invests 1t in another.
We criticize him for want of loyalty
to the community which produced his
wealth and feel that we are done an
injustice by his failure to put his
money In home enterprises which
would increase the business and pros
perity of our city. The criticism is
justified and 1t holds Just as good in a
lesser degree to the man who trades
out OF town. 1t Is the same offense
on a smaller scale.
The effect OF the reverse policy is
promptly seen. The writer has In
mind notable instance. Two cities
OF about $4,000 population each are
situated on opposite sides OF river
which Is boundary between two
states. Each contains several million
aires who made their money in the
lumber trade in the two towns. The
millionaires OF one OF the cities are
putting their money into other indus
tries in the same town as the lumber
ing goes out. AS a result. the town Is
rapidly forging to the front: every one
Is prosperous, the demand for houses
| exceeds the supply: property is valu-
able and every one is working The
millionaires OF the town across the
river are investing their money in
western and southern pine lands. The
town Is languishing for lack of money
new industries cannot start because OF
lack of capital: merchants are fail.
| ing: stores and houses are being va,
Gated. people are moving away and a
general air of poverty and decay per.
vades the place.
Few cities present such strong ex.
amples OF the value OF money spent AT
home but the same principle holTs
! true in every community. 1t is due
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In the Waist.

She was examining her new waist
by the aid Of the big mirror. Dear
mel" she exclaimed pettishly. Il can't
see anything pretty in this"
We'll. l can," chuckled the young
man who was sitting on the sofa.
Really? And what do you seS pret.
ty in IT."
why, you."
And then she blushed and said she
thought the waist was just too lovely
for anything.
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ERlAI&
.TORY4D
! Mystery
|lley.Croft
By
1901. b, ,or,-Prsss corporssiosJ

Il DNO
,p, b, story .Prsss corporasios)
pJER v.-continued.
m OF my experiences In the
kaking care not to omit a
hi of what ! had observed
ryiew with either Carney or
hen | had finished he re-
Iith equal brevity:
THAT Of it,?
he way with MacArdel!
and usually Is. the most
hg fellow that ever lived.
Il it," / exclaimed. There's
bit of 1t, | tell you! ! want to
hat this fellow is doing and
leave II alone. II you had
his sister and could under
do. the desolateness OF her
loud be as anxious as l am
him"
in the case. of course"
MacArdel softly. taking a
of smoke which he held in
for moment and then
blowly in long thin cloud.
one OF the most insulting
h a man can do. and MacAr-
Il perfectly well. ! was in
knock him down, but / think
OF him for that. SO l merely
he. don't be a fool. but try
% reason. II you cam"
|ible when you're talking"
led softly.
ID this and continued: MY
est In Miss Carney is that of
client and I'm not in love
pr thinking OF marrying her.
|st place, I've only seen her
|wice In my life. and In the
difference in our financial po-
speak OF nothing else. Is
ugh to put out OF the ques-
such idea on my part"
* king" said MacArdei. be-
b..
pse you mean by that to In
dog may look at n queen."
testify. but | tell you. man.
pnsense-utter nonsense"
bad. thought" said MacAr-
(clally when a fellow com
pself to a dog. and the lady
IN. and he touched the bell
lie table between u.s."
that for?" | asked. i've
y OF cigars here in my
chatrcusc," he replied. Il
need Il"
seriously. Mac!" resumed.
You think OF this man Car
nal denial of any excesses?"
said MacArdel.
! went on, what do you
the servants behavior in
admitting the whole bust
then turning about as he did
81 moment?"
Pr lie he replied.
lou think they are n pair OF
scoundrels?" / asked.
ahmed scoundrels." he said
n think they are unless ti:e
ln be explained in another
pt I'm not at all sure CT It.
(erely the way things lock
said, you dom. know as
u do"
he replied. rs the most un-
Pg you ever said to me. I
PCS, my boy. that your philos-
|er dreamed OF. have been
think. while you have been
md, in spite of you, l have
p some purpose.
first place. as / said a min
think the man 10 an ordi-
nkard and that this servant
In league with him to keep
from you and his family.
MY think this because 1t is
plausible explanation that Of
'ln not sure OF 1t by any
na l want that distinctly un.
second place. you don't know
ABOUT 1t at all. and yet, in
'umental assurance. you have
ne whole thing with tho ex.
!. ohe detail. and you have
me- as a physician. to supply
that necessary link in your
evidence. You think he is
4 OF some drug habit and you
70 tell you. from his symp-
'at drug he is using. Isn't
ana he blew out another OF
ultins streamers Of smoke.
eEed to admit sheepishiy that
mt !. and my good opinion of
ued away like the smoke of
}.
ne continued, the symp-
could not be caused
| ). no, by cocaine. nor by hash.
q, n'sky Is the mostly likely
VI and you have nothing hut
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III AeeeWe,I(e,

rist voyagsr-l1avs POI any 49,
wAeroabouts ~ aro noWf
oecoad pieto -.l(et ~ Sl1lG neoetss tn
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It'a the Raue,

DO you suppose this fad IL going to
reign iong?'
..Which oNe?"
"Brain storms"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-16

Accomac Commissioner. A. J. McMath,
Onley; Northampton Commissioner j..
S. Townsend. Cape Charles. Counties
OF the Thirteenth judicial District.
VIZ. Gloucester, Mathews, King and
Queen Commissioner w. IL Walker.
Walkerton, King William, MiddlcseX.
In the rear OF the pagoda you VIII
SEQ the birds and aniraAls--or mans
mails, II you prefer more exact
word--of the State.
This collection was prepared by tho
celebrated taxiderm!st, J. ., Warm
bath. OF Washington, p. O. and Is
ranked by him as one OF MS pest
works. This Virginia animal exhibit
contains practically every BIRD and
mammal from the mountains to tho
sea. Each Is shown In its native hnbi-
tat. The collection IL IN ono mann
moth case built in tho form OF CYCLIC
raWa viii, the mountains reproduced
In the background gradually slop'ns
to the sea.
Az tho country declines tho ANNA
lifo changes. In the more mountain
GUS sections nre sen the bear pheas-
ant, eagle. bob-cat and deer, while "
the other extrome--T ideWnter--are ths
duck. geese. sora, etc.
There arc over three hundred anf
lsepenty-Ave specimens In this case, the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-16

show what the old State can do In the
way Of fruit raising when 1t really
tries, and what the Virginia house,
wives can do with their products when
they get them.
TO the right and left Of the central
booth, and running back seventy five
feet. are tho exhibits of tho individual
counties, which, In addition to con-
trbuting to tho collective display,
have sent special entries in special
exploitation Of themselves.
These exhibits are large show cases
thirty feet long and sixteen feet high.
In these cases practically every re-
source Of the Etato, save tho mineral
and timber exhibits, which are in a
| separate building to themselves--Is
| SHOWN In neat arrangement and Its
| very best condition.
! The counties which have provided
Individual exhibits together with thor
commissioners, arc aa follows: Bruins
| wick Commissioner. |. -, Spatig, Law.
renceylllc; Isle OF Wight Commission.
or. Judge J. +. West, Waverly: Able,
marie Commissioner. X, H. Wood
/ CharlottesyiIle; DinWIddie Commission.
! CIR. j. NJ organ, Jr. Dinw!ddlc Court,
house: Chesterfield Commissioner, j. Il
Watkins. Midlothian, Norfolk Commits
sloner, L. nj. Sylvester, Portsmouth