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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-29
THE CHARITY GIRL
By EFFIE A. ROWLANDS

By EFFIE "A. ROWLANDS

After Jack had driven away, the two
girls mounted up to Audrey's pretty bed
room.
"You must be my maid tonight, JEAN"
she said, as they sat before the FIRE for
few moments.
"Why, where Is MurrayT
"Oh, she was very rude and was
obliged to send her away" Audrey an
There have been a great many COM
plants about her downstairs"
Il hope you told Lord John, Audrey"
she said. mo? My dearest, believe me,
you are wrong-this perpetual attacking
of you. Believe me, II it were once
known that your husband had put his
foot down, you would find Dinglewood
House would learn how to behave itself"
But, Jean, dear, what has Dingle-
wood House to do with Murray's inso-
lence" Audrey asked, quietly.
More than you imagine, Audrey"
Audrey was silent for moment.
JEAN" she said, looking up with tears
in her eyes, "why is it that they-they
are SO cruel? What have ever done to
Sheila Fraser or Lady Daleswater that
they should hate me soT'
"You have offended Lady Daleswater
| by your beauty and aristocratic bearing !;
you have made an enemy of Sheila Fraser
because you have robbed her Of the man
she meant to marry"
Jean" Audrey turned pale. "Is this
true?"
ASK any one about the place, and
you will find 1t is; but why should 1t dis
tress you? Remember the time It takes
to make your complexion; and how will
your ladyship have your hair dressed to-
night?"
Audrey smiled at Jeans grave mimicry
of Murray's voice.
snow let US go down, the carriage Is
at the door, and Mr.. Fullerton will be
tired of waiting"
She followed the black and silver DOM
inc down the stairs, and then gave a
great start as Willie sauntered out of the
smoking room in his ordinary evening
dress.
why are you so later Have you been
sleeping" Jean demanded severely.
Willie colored and stammered out an
excuse.
''If you will forgive me, I have such
| u HeAudCue, -
"You want to stay at homer Certain.
ly. Jean, look well after him. Good
night, darling; goodnight, Mr.. Fullerton
you really do look .alarmingly ILL.," and
so, laughing, Audrey drove away.
Jean stood gazing out after the car
riage.
Willie had never seen her look like that
before, and 1t puzzled him.
II say, Miss Thwait, you are no,
vexed l did not 60, are your II an
| -
d Jean turned to him hurriedly.
mot vexed, Mr.. Fullerton, but sorry
should like you to have been with he
tonight. hardly know why say this
but l have presentiment that some
thing Is going to happen, and that An
drey will find sorrow, not pleasure, a
Sheila Fraser's masked BALL"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-29
CHAPTER xxII.

A huge ballroom had been erected on
the lawn, with light, wooden walls, and
one cone shaped roof the floor was par
quet, and as smooth as ice: smart mill
tary band was to provide music; supper
was served in another temporary room,
and the drawing room, hall and conserva-
tory were turned into lounge and prom
enade.
Audrey felt quite bewildered as she
found herself In this throng Of variously
colored forms, all with the black lace
or silk covering over their faces. She
wished vaguely she had not come, then
that she had Jack with her, or Willie
Fullerton. Suddenly Audrey became
aware that two people were talking close
to her and that they were speaking Of
her.
"They call her a beauty !" one woman's
voice said. Audrey could recognize Meth
er Of the two. "a small, Insignificant
thing like that, with her black hair and
staring white facet Jack Glendurwood
did the worst days work he will ever
| do when he married her What can q
low born and bred girI like that know
| about social duties2"
"And vet they say she was great
success In town."
"They say-of course thvy say so.
Well, ask Gladys Daleswater and you
will hear the truth"
| "Ah, 1t was q sad mistake! such a
nice fellow, too; he should have married
Sheila."
"I can't make out why on earth he
| didn't! This charity girl business seems
to me to have been very well arranged
by Mrs. Fraser. Why, everybody knows
he has always been In love with Sheila
They are together now. / just caught
sight Of them as we came along, his tai
gray domino beside her pale-blue one
expect he tells her all his troubles
Sheila Is SO fond of him. They ought
to have been man and wife, and would
have been, too, but for that pasty-faced
upstart creature !"
Audrey's limbs seemed frozen, her hear
lump of Ice. What was this she hat
heard? What horrible nightmare hat
come over herl So this was what wal
said I -
.Sheiia and Jack" Again and agai,
the phrase rang in her ears. "Sheila AND
Jack |" They had always loved; the.
loved now; and she-she, Audrey. tn,
iow-born, low-bred charity giri-she stoo,
between them.
A moan broke from her burning lips
she held one hand pressed close over tn
other so tightly as almost TO tear tn
gloves she wore. Her brain was on fire
her head reeled.
She sat so quiet she might have beef
a figure Of marble, not human flesh an,
blood. Not even in that one moment o
/ actual peril on board the Mona had sh
, felt as she did now. She was strands
before she had sailed beyond the sun
, tipped waves Of youth and youths swee
| dreamings. Suddenly she awoke with
start. A voice was calling shrilly in he
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-29

Jean turned to him hurriedly.
"Not vexed, Mr.. Fullerton, but sorr.
I should like you to have been with hi
tonight. hardly know why I say thi
but have a presentiment that SOM
thing Is going to happen, and that A,
drey will find sorrow, not pleasure, I
Sheila Fraser's masked ball"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-29
Painfnl snxrenfion.

Chapleigh-I was-aw-out late
lawst night, and the-aw-wesult was
I had head on me this mawning.
doncher know.
Miss Caustique-Well, II I were you
I'd stay out late every night
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-29
The New Danger.

81 heard that Deacon Thompson had
a narrow escape from being hit on the
head by meteor"
"Meteorl Nothing of the sort. It
was piece OF Stag that some fool
aeronaut was using for ballast -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-29
Ensiish q. spoque.

A young woman desired toque,
But her husband responded, Its no
joque,
II costs 80 much dough,
I'll have to say nough;
II I paid for that thing I'd BE- broqus."
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-29

Miss Nearsite-Isn't that a new bon
net ON your motherf
Miss wise-Well. I really think It's
ON papa.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-29

The Cook-Oi'm afther givin' yez no
tice thot Dim goin' t lave, ma'am.
The Mistress-Why, what's the trou-
BILE, Jane? Are you dissatisfied with
your work or your wages? -
The Cook--No, ma'am, me works azy
an me wages Is plinty, but Oi'll not
sthand fer SO many av thin dudes a
calm ON yer daughter.
The Mistress-But they do not inter-
fere with you, do theyf
The Cook-No, ma'am. But Orm
afraid payple will be afther thinkin'
some av thin Is a-callin' on me, ma am.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-29

Queen Margherita of Italy has the
finest collection OF pearls In the world.
She Ii great automobile enthusiast.
and can drive her own machine.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-29

Tourist-Wasn't there a great battle
Ought about heref
Village Dame-Ah, I do mind 1t
when I were a CELL, do. They was
Tourist-But, my good woman, that
was nearly 600 years ago!
Village Dame (unabashed) Dear,
dear! How time do fiy!-Punch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-30
PRESENCE OF MIND.

Two oil we'll drillers, Earl Sheets
and Frank Winks, near Carl Junction,
underwent an experience last week
that would make feature" for a
life and death melodrama. The two
men were experimenting the shoot
ing of we'll. Three hundred quarts
of nitro-glycerine had been brought
to the well to be used in the shot.
A shell" containing thirty quarts
had been lowered, but it stuck in the
well. The operators thought they
could shove the can on down in the
well by letting the baler down in
the we'll on top of it. The plan ap-
peared to have worked all right, and
the baler was drawn up out of the
we'll and part way up toward the top
spectators noticed that the can Of
deadly explosive had caught in the
baler and was then dangling in the
air, ready to fall.
Just as Sheets and Winks looked
up, the shell came loose and started
toward the ground. Realizing that
If it ever hit the ground those thirty
quarts of nitro would explode and
kill every one in the vicinity, the two
men, with presence of mind, ran
under it and caught it in their hands.
If they had failed in this, not one Of
the spectators would have lived to
tell the story" 1t was q real thrill
er.-Kansas City Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-30
HOW FEAR WON.

Here messenger after messenger
arrived, breathlessly reporting that
at the celebrated canon, the Pecos
Pass, fifteen miles from Santa Fe,
Governor Armijo was preparing to
make his stand, his position being
almost impregnable, and this time the
report was correct. To dislodge him
from such a position would have
been well-nigh impossible task.
But what force could not have
brought about, save with the utmost
difficulty, the terror of the American
arms accomplished without a shot.
Governor Armijo, having called a
council Of war to decide upon the
best method of meeting the Ameri-
cans when they should advance from
San Miguel, his chief officers took
council of their fears and, deferring
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-30
Chinese Porcelain Marks.

Marks in Chinese characters indi.
eating the factory or the studio name
of the decorator are common on
porcelain, says China, Glass and
Lamps Among them are made at
the hall Of profit and prosperity" or
the hall for the culture of harmony
or "the pavilion where hear my
faults" or "the myriad rocks retreat
There are also marks of dedication
and good wishes, such as "a myriad
of ages never ending" scholar
ship high as the mountains or the
great bear" or the marks may be in
praise Of the piece, "a gem among
precious vessels of rare stone."-
Philadelphia Record. 43
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-30
A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

OF the glories of the Canterbury
Cathedral the most fascinating is per-
haps the Bell Harry Tower, the Angel
Steeple, as 1t was also called, from
the angel that originally surmounted
1t. In "The Life of Walter Pater" is
related an interesting story connected
with this tower.
In the centre of the lantern of the
tower is a circular aperture. In the
chamber above there was a windlass
for drawing up rolls of lead or other
materials for repairing the higher
parts of the tower or the roof of the
cathedral. At one time, during some
repairs, the windlass was managed by
deaf workman, who was stationed
in an upper chamber. When the
workmen below brought in any load
and had fastened it, they pulled the
rope as a signal and he began to turn.
One day vestryman came in, and
happening to look upward saw, to his
horror, a boy, holding to rope, rise
above the organ, which was then on
the screen.
Thinking this some boyish freak,
yet breathless for the consequences,
he fastened to the spot. His terror
increased when he saw the boy nearly
at the top, and then. without pause,
saw him let down. He came down in
safety, but with hands badly bllstered,
and was almost lifeless from pain and
fright.
1t transpired that this boy, Kings
Scholar, coming into the cathedral
had seen the rope, and had taken
hold of it and pulled it, with the re-
suit that the man above began to
draw him up. The boy thought II
was fun, and that the man would
raise him only few yards and then
let him down. He soon found that he
was being gradually drawn to the top
so he held on with the grimness OF
desperation.
When the deaf man at last grasped
the situation, instead of landing him
he Immediately, in terror for the boy
began to reverse the windlass, and
let him down, which doubled the dan
ger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-30

to his own, advised against any at
tempt at defense. Accordingly the
1000 Mexican soldiers marched out
of the abatis, which had been con-
structed with so much labor, and
dragging their six pieces of artillery
behind them, proceeded, at no Dig
nified pace, toward chihuahua. Ear
ly on the morning of August 1S the
American army reached the deflle,
now quiet and deserted. "On seeing
the great advantage we should have
had to fight against" writes Frank
Edwards, 1--WE could only look at each
other with stare expressive Of we
are we'll out of IT. Five
hundred resolute men could have de-
Tended the pass against twice our
force" But as 1t was, the American
army marched through as travellers
following q dusty road, and "on the
evening Of the 18th of August we
fired salute of thirteen guns over
the city of Santa Fe," thus giving the
volunteers their first smell of powder
after triumphal march of fifty days,
in which almost a thousand miles Of
wilderness had been traversed. With
out striking blow they had con-
quered province which contained
some $4,000 square miles and boast
ed population of 100000 souls
From "The Mexican War" by Rob-
ert McNutt McElroy, in the Metropol-
itan Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-30
OLD sOAKERS
Get Saturated With Caffeine.

When a person has used coffee for
q number Of years and gradually de-
clined in health, it is time the coffee
should be left off in order to see
whether or not that has been the
cause of the trouble.
A lady in Huntsville, Ala, says she
used coffee for about 40 years, and
for the past 20 years has had severe
stomach trouble. IL have been treat
ed by many physicians but all in
vain. Everything failed to give re-
lief. Was prostrated for some time,
and came near dying. When re-
covered sufficiently to partake of food
and drink l tried coffee again and it
soured on my stomach.
u finally concluded that coffee was
the cause of my troubles and stopped
using 1t. tried tea in its place and
then milk but neither agreed with
me; then commenced using Postum,
had 1t properly made and it was very
pleasing to the taste.
Il have now used it four months,
and my health is so greatly improved
that can eat almost anything want
and can sleep well, whereas, before,
/ suffered for years with insomnia.
II have found the cause of my trou-
bles and way to get rid of them.
You can depend upon it I appreciate
Postum" "There's Reason" Read
1The Road to Wellville," in pkga.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-30
BOYS KILL 211 REPTILES.

About one mile east of the Country
Club at American Lake is located a
gravel pit owned by rancher of
Parkland, who is assisted by his two
sons. The youngsters while explor-
ing the pit yesterday ran onto nest
of snakes and started out to kill them
all. For more than an hour they
fought the reptiles as they came from
the cave, and when at the end of the
battle the spoils were counted 211
garter snakes, ranging in size from
six inches to four feet, were found.
The fight waged hot for some time,
the old snakes kissing and splitting in
an attempt to protect their young.
Many of the snakes made their es-
cape, but nearly all the big ones fell
victims to the shillelahs of the boys.
Portland Oregorian.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-30
COLLIE KILLED COYOTES.

1t takes a wonderfully good dog to
kill wolf. Yet knew collie, "Old
Frank" the property of my neigh
Dor, Mr.. John Thompson, of Carberry,
Manitoba, that had several times run
down and killed coyotes single hand
ed. l saw him actually perform this
feat in November, 1882. The wolf
faced him again and again, but the
collie managed each time to escape
serious injury from It's jaws, and
when the wolf turned to fly he would
snap at his rear. On skinning the
wolf l found that the dogs teeth had
sunk deep into the VOLTS flesh each
time, so that its hind legs we're dis
abled. The wolf, however, died fight
ing gamely.
In my early days l caught great
many wolves in traps-many scores,
If not hundreds-and l found great
diversity of behavior among them at
this trying time. Some were utterly
cowed, and submitted to the death
sentence in sullen silence; others
struggled to escape; some yelled de-
fiance, and not few barked and
growled savagely, trying to reach me,
raging and defiant to the end.
have often known coyote to
tempt dog to chase him, then at a
safe distance from the dogs human
hackers turn on him and drive him
back with noisy demonstrations that
looked like wild, practical joke
Ernest Thompson Seton, in Success
Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-30
SKIN SORE FOR EIGHT YEARS
Spent $500 on Doctors and Remedies,
But Got No Relief--Cuticura
Cures In Week.

upon the limbs and between the toes
my skin was rough and sore, and also sore
under the arms. had to stay at home
several times because of this affection. Up
to week or SO ago had tried many other
remedies and several doctors, and spent
about three hundred dollars, without any
success, but this is to-dn" the seventh day
that l have been using the Cuticura
Remedies (costing dollar and half
which have cured me completely, so that
can again attend to my business. | went
to work again tonight. had been suffer
ing for eight years and have now been cured
by the Cuticura Remedies within weel,
Fritz Hirschlaff. "a Columbus Ave, New
York, N. Y. March % and April 0, 1906 ?
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-30
THE THING TO THINK ABOUT.

Captain Coffin, one of the old-time
whalers of Nantucket, had thrilling
experience with big sperm whale in
the South Pacific. He had fairly har-
pooned the whale, when the monster
turned, crushing the boat in its enor-
nous jaws and scattering the crew
into the waves.
The captain found himself in the
whales jaws, but managed to wrig-
gle out, and he was rescued with his
men, luckily uninjured.
Captain Coffin,' said a solemn
friend, when the old sailor was relat-
ing the adventure, what did you
think when you were in the jaws of
that great whale?"
Think" said the captain. "Why,
I thought he'd make a hundred bar
rels-and he did. ."-Woman'U Home
Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-30
A Standard Measure.

After being 10 years in the making
there has just been deposited in the
government standard weights and
measures strong room new standard
yard measure. 1t is made of 90 parts
of platinum and ten of iridium,
which combined are not upset by
either heat or cold. After the elabor-
ate marking it was submitted to a
number of tests, coming through all
with high honors. Every year of the
next ten years it will be examined,
and If it varies by the millionth part
OF an inch it will be consigned to
the rubbish heap, otherwise it will
become a tandard.-London News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-30

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
Il. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known +. J..
Cheney for the last Is years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING. KINNAN \ MARVIN. Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally act
ngdirectly upon he blood and mucuous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-30
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A BOY PIONEER.

In 1874, when emigrants from the
Middle States were going to make
homes in Oregon, many young boys
Joined the pioneers and made the
hard journey over the plains and
mountains. One of these lads, Joseph
Watt, of Missouri, is described by the
author of Mcdonald, of Ores 1n."
He was about seventeen years of age,
and was employed to drive cattle.
He walked most of the way to his new
home.
II have borrowed $3.50, Joe, to
fit you out" his father had sai6 at
parting, and with that the young man
vested the rest in pins and fish-hooks
to trade with the Indians. But new
boots! He slung them over his rife
0rd put on moccasins.
At a certain point in the journry,
away back on Burnt River, the man
for whom Joe was driving said, "You
had better leave us and hurry on into
Oregon. Provisions are getting
scarce. We shall need all there is
for the children"
"All right. / can take care of my
self" Without a morsel of food Joe
Watt and Elisha Bowman struck out
with their rifles-and Joe's boots.
IF we could only eat the boots!"
sighed Joe. Bare to the knees from
continually cutting off his trousers to
mend his moccasins he strobe through
the lacerating sagebrush.
How are you going to get DOWN."
inquired the boatman, when every
other eager passenger had piled on
the Hudson Bay bateau sent up by
DR.. Mclaughlin. Alone on the shore
stood Joe Watt. How are you going
to get DOWN."
II don't know"
Have you any provisions?"
mo, nothing"
"Can you sing or tell yarns?"
"Yes, both"
''Very well; climb on to the bow of
that boat" So they started.
well, Figurehead, pipe up!" was
the present demand.
With sad and solemn eyes, without
smile, Joe sang, told stories. Every
body laughed. The weary emigrants
needed entertainment, and Joe was a
born comedian.
The doctor was building flour
mill at the falls, and, with some mis-
givings, Joe was engaged as a car
penter At night he slept in the shaw
ings. The first pay day he was rich.
With $12 in hand, clothes, soap, Hud-
son Bay blankets were his.
Never blankets felt so soft. Pass
ing his hand thoughtfully over the
wool, within sound of the potential
falls, great idea came into the heart
of Joseph Watt: II will build wooden
mills on this Pacific Coast" Years
later the boy fulfilled this resolve.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-30
Don't WabbIe.

There is one sort of man that there
Is no place for in the universe, and
that is the wabbler-the man on the
fence, who never knows where he
stands, who is always slipping about,
dreaming, apologizing, never daring
to take a firm stand on anything.
Everybody despises him. He is a
weakling. Better a thousand times
have the reputation of being eccen-
trio, peculiar and cranky than never
to stand for anything-Success Maga-
zine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-30

the kidney secretions were badly dis
ordered. was completely worn out
and discouraged when l began using
Doan's Kidney Pills, but they went
right to the cause of the trouble and
did their work we'll. I have been
feeling well ever since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-30
More Money Than Brain.

A wealthy landed proprietor named
Gliszinsk of Buetzow, Mecklenburg-
Schwerir, who committed suicide,
stated in letter found by his side
that he took his life because the adj
ministration of his money weighed
too heavily upon his mind.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-30
Electricity and Steam.

According to figures presented to
the Institute Of Electrical Engineers
the net saving over steam by the use
Of electricity on the railroads Of the
United States averages $63S per mile,
which, II applied to the entire rail-
road system, would effect saving of
$13S, 100000 per annum.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-30
Effect of Electric Light on Eyes.

Reports to the effect that electric
lights are detrimental to the eye
sight are pronounced unfounded by
an electrical expert in The London
Times. He says that the trouble
arises from too direct exposure of the
eye to the light, and that effect would
be the same or worse with any otlfer
light.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-10-30
An Old Church.

The Pilgrim Congregational Church
near London, founded in 1916, is the
oldest of the denominations in the
empire, and it was from this that the
London contingent Of the men of the
May1ower was recruited.