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Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-06

to any man for any reason. And he
was doing it for mere money-to try
to save. not his fortune. but only an
imperiled part of it. IF Anita could
see him now" | thought.
To him | said, the more coldly be-
cause | did not wish to add to his
humiliation by showing him that |
pitied him: 81 can only repeat, Mr..
Langdon, you will have TO excuse me.
have given you all the time | can
spare
His eyes were shifting and his
hands trembling as he said: II will
transfer control of the Coal combine
to you
His tones, shameful as the offer
they carried, made me ashamed for
him. For money-just for money!
And | had thought him man. III he
had been a selfdeceiving hypocrite
like Roebuck, or frank believer in
the right OF might, like Updegram,
might possibly, i'm the circumstances
| have tried to release him from my
net. But he had never for an instant
deceived himself as to the real nature
of the enterprises he plotted, pro
NOTED and profited by; he thought il
smart to be bad, and he delighted
in making the most cynical epigrams
on the black deeds of himself and his
associates.
Better sell out to Roebuck." | sug
gested. II control all the Coal stocf
| need
II don't care to have anything
further to do with Roebuck." Langdor
answered I've broken with him"
When man lies to me-" said
"he gives me the chance to see jus
how much of fool he thinks | am
and also the chance to see Just hov
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-06
OLD CANNON CAN'T BE BROKEN.
Armament of Old Craft Was Made to
Last.

A good story is being told at the
Mare Island navy yard concerning a
San Francisco contractor who bought
all the old obsolete cannon which were
sold at the local yard some time ago.
The cannon were all Of the smooth
bore kind, and in order that they
might be easily handled for shipment
to the city all sorts Of schemes were
tried to endeavor to break them with
dynamite and blasting powder. but
they were unsuccessful.
An electric drill machine WAS even
set mp at the yards and the cannon
were drilled full of holes in order to
weaken them for breaking open with
wedges, but this was also unsuccess-
full. The cannon were then taken
away and the last heard Of them they
were corraIled in the hills near Point
Richmond, where an effort was being
made to break them open with dyna
mite again.
The cannon which proved to be 40
strong were among the armament al
the war craft which sailed the. seas
In 1872
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-06
XXI.
LANGDON COMES TO THE SUR
EACE

l shall not estimate the vast sums
it cost the Roebuck-Langdon clique tn
maintain the prices of National Coal.
and so give plausibility to the fiction
that the public was buying eagerly.
In the third week Of my campaign,
Melville was so deeply involved that
he had TO let the two others take the
whole burden upon themselves.
In the fourth week, Langdon came
to me.
The interval between his card and
himself gave me a chance to recover
from my amazement. When he en-
tered he found me busily writing.
Though / had nerved myself, it was
several seconds before | ventured to
look at him. There he stood. prob
ably as handsome, as fascinating as
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-06

make II up with the Ellerslys?
fancied so, and told Sam you'd simply
think me meddlesome. The other
matter is the Travellers club I've
smoothed things out there I'm going
to put you up and rush you through" /"
mo, thanks" said I. 1t seemed
incredible to me that had ever cared
about that club and the things it rep
resented, as | could remember | un-
doubtedly did care. 1t was like look
ing at an outgrown toy and trying to
feel again the emotions it once ex-
cited
Il assure you, Matt, there won't be
the slightest difficulty" His manner
was that of man playing the trump
card in desperate game-he feels it
can not lose, yet the stake is so big
that he can not but be a little ner-
vous.
II do not care to join the Travellers
club" said /, rising Il must ask
you to excuse me. l am exceedingly
busy
A flush appeared in his cheeks and
deepened and spread until his whole
body must have been afire. He seat
ed himself. You know what I've
come for" he said sullenly, and hum
bly,, too.
All his life he had been enthroned
upon his wealth. Without realizing
it, he had claimed and had received
Difference solely because he was rich.
He had thought himself, in his own
person, most superior; now, he found
that like a silly child he had been
standing on chair and crying: See
how tall | am" And the airs, the
cynicism, the graceful condescension,
which had been 50 becoming to him,
were now as out Of place as crown
and robes on king taking a swim
ming lesson.
What are your terms, Blackjack?
Don't be too hard on an old friend,
said he, trying to carry off his frank
plea for mercy with a smile.
should have thought he would cut
his throat and jump off the Battery
wall before he would get ON his knees
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-06
Low One-Way Rates.

Every day to April 50th, 1907, tho
Union Pacific will sell One-Way Colon
list tickets from Chicago, at the follow
ing rates:
$4,000 to Ogden and Salt Lake City.
$4,000 to Butte, Anaconda and Helena.
$3O.5o to Spokane and Wenatchee,
Washington.
$500 to Everett, Fairhaven, What
com, Vancouver and Victoria, via
Huntington and Spokane.
$500 to Tacoma and Seattle, via
Huntington and Portland or via
Huntington and Spokane.
$500 to Portland and Astoria, or
Ashland, Roseberg. Eugene Al
bany and Salem, via Portland.
$500 to San Francisco, Los Angeles
and San Diego.
Correspondingly low rates to many
other California. Oregon, Washington.
Montana, Utah, and Idaho points.
For full information call on or address
f. B. Choate, G. A., IL Fort street, De-
troit, Mich.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-06

ever. certainly as self-assured. But |
could now, beneath that manner had
once envied, see the puny soul, with
its brassy glitter of the vanity OF
luxury and show. | mad been some
what afraid of myself-afraid the
sight Of him would stir up in me a
tempest of jealousy and hate; as |
looked. | realized that | did not know
my own nature. She does not love
this man." [ thought. "If she did or
could. she would not be the woman
love. He deceived her inexperience
as he deceived mine
What can | do for you?" said to
him politely, much as If he were
stranger making an untimely inter
ruption.
Ny look had disconnected him; my
tone threw him into confusion. You
keep out OF the way, now that you've
become famous" he began, with a
haltiug but heroic attempt at his Gus
tomary easy superiority. Are you
! living up in Connecticut, too? Sam
| EiIersly tells me your wife is stopping
! there with old Howard Forester
| Sam wants me to use my good offices
in making il up between YOU two and
her family.
was completely taken aback by
this cool ignoring of the real situation
between him and me- lmpudence ol
isnorance?-I could not decide. Il
seemed impossible that Anita had no
told him: yet IL seemed impossible
too. that he would come to me If she
had told him. Have YOU any bust
ness with me?' said !.
His eyelids twitched nervously, an'
he adjusted his lips several times be
fore be was able to say:
You and your wife don, care u
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-06
TONIC FOR MOTHERS
Or. Williams Pink Pills Are Safe and
ReliabIe-A Favorite Household
Remedy.

Motherhood may be the crfwning
blessing Of woman's life or 1t may
bring grief and sorrow. Mrs. Nj. J.
Wight, of 10 Seventh Street, Auburn,
Maine, relates her experience after the
birth OF her daughter in 1901, as fol-
lows: 81 was all run down at the
time the baby came and did not Inn
prove in health rapidly after. I was
pale, thin and bloodless. My stomach
distressed me {eing full of gas all the
time and my heart fiuttered so that
could scarcely breathe.
FINALLY l remembered that friend
had recommended DE- Williams Pink
Pills to me so / commenced using
them. gained in strength rapidly
while the baby throve also. When D
expected my next child | started taxi
ing the pills again as tonic and
strengthener and had no such diff
Guilty as before. I got up better and
my strength came back much sooner.
CA year ago last winter l mad an at
tack of rheumatism in the hands which
went from one hand to the other. The
joints swelled up and were SO stiff l.
could mot move them The pain ex-'
tended up through my arms and
shoulders. felt sick enough to go to
bed but did not do SO. This attack
lasted for several months. / tried sew
eraI remedies but finally came back
to, using the pills which had done me
so much good before and found that
they benefited me almost at once.
have not been troubled since"
All druggists sell DIR. Williams Pink
Pills, or they will be- sent by mall
postpaid, on receipt Of price. SO cents
Iiper box, six boxes for $3.50, by the
Dr.: Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, N. Y. Send for book OF
cures
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-06
The Court Warned.

"Bfll, old boy" said the prisoner to
the justice, II want you to pay par
ticular attention while I'm a-msking
Of this here statement"
Don't address the court as Bill,
SIR" said the justice, "or TIT fine you
for contempt
That's all right. William" replied
the prisoner, I'VE wuz growed up to
gether an I reckon you feel as dignf'
fed as a alligator on a log in a mill
pond up thar, but ef you decide this
case agin me, Lord help you when
ketch you In the middle o the road
Go on with your proceedings"
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-06

and had the other usual symptoms OF
kidney trouble-lassitude, headache,
pain in the back, urinary disorders,
rheumatic pain, etc. l have box con-
tanning ii gravel stones that passed,
but that Is not one-quarter OF the
whole number. I consider Doan's Kid
ney Pills fine kidney tonic"
For sale by all dealers. so cents
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. T..
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-06
In . pinch. Use ALIENS FooT.EAsg.

E. A powder. 1t cures painful, smart
ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails.
It's the greatest comfort discovery of
the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all Druggists, 25c. Accept no sub
stitute. Trial package. FREE. Ad.
dress A. S. Olmsted, lie Roy. N. Y.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-06

three years that i had
kidney trouble / passed
21a pounds of gravel
and sandy sediment
in the urine. / haven't
passed a stone since
using Doan's Kidney
Pills, however, and
that was three years
ago. / used to suffer
the most acute agony
during a gravel attack,
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-06
Kissed Japanese Flag.

At the Star Theater. Seattle, the
other evening the flags of several ma
tions were exhibited in succession dur
ing an act on the stage. All except
the flags of Russia and Japan were
applauded. The former was received
In silence. the latter was loudly
Kissed.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-06
Woman Lobster Catcher.

Mrs. Kate Wilson is supposed to pc
the only woman professional lopsfer.
catcher in the state of Maine. Mrs.
Wilson has .boat whose motive
power is a four-horse power gasoline
engine, and she is making success
of her business.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-06

she wishes" said l, ignoring his ques-
ton. Then come to me-"
His look made me shake hands
with him. AS | did it, we both re-
membered the last time we had
shaken hands-when he had the roses
for my homecoming with my bride.
1t seemed to me l could smell those
roses.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-06
CHAPTER Xxx.-continued.

buL cHeISSIlC DlIIti 1859 pSoiNSS
she hesitated an instant before going
on-"Gladys deserves her fate. She
doesn't really care for him. She's
only jealous of him. She never did
Rove him"
How do you know" said l sharp
ay, trying to persuade myself 1T was
mot an ugly suspicion in me that
lifted its head and shot out that ques-
tion.
Because he never loved her" she
replied. THE feeling a woman has
for a man or man for a woman,
without any response, isn't love, isn't
worthy the name of love. It's a sort
of baffied covetousness. Love means
generosity, not greediness." Then
why do you not ask me whether
what she said is true?"
The change in her tone with the
last sentence, the strange, ominous
note in it, startled me.
Because" replied l, las | said to
her, to ask my wife such question
would be to insult her. If you were
riding with him, it was an accident
lures and my keeping away from her
ever since would not have justified her
sn almost anything.
She flushed the dark red of shame,
bat her gaze held steady and untlinch-
ing upon mine. 1T was not altogether
by accident" she said. And | think
she expected me to kill her.
When man admits and respects
a womans rights where he is him.
self concerned, he either is no longer
interested in her or has begun to love
her so we'll that he can control the
savage and selfish instincts of pas
rsion. If Mowbray Langdon had been
there, | might have killed them both;
bu1 he was not there, and she, facing
me without fear, was not the woman
30 be suspected of the stealthy and
traitorous-
1T was he that you meant when
you warned me you cared FOR another
MANI" said /, 80 quietly that | won
4, dered a, myself wondered what had
become vf the Black Matt who had
used his ists almost as much as his
brains 10 lighting his way up.
Yes" she said her head down
now.
A long pause.
"iYou visa to be free?" asked, and
my tone must have been gentle.
4 visa to free you she replied
slowiY AID deliberately.
There was long silence. Then
=
, once telu Fou how | felt about these
matter, I've greatly changed my
;. mind siuce our talk that night in the
Wilioughby: but my prejudices are
,stiil win NE. Perhaps you will not
pe sJrori Sed at that--you whose pre-
JUDGES lave cost me 80 dear.'
thought sine vas going TO speak
fnstead she turned away, SO that
,couid 10 io1Ser see her face.
"Sur marriage was miserable
~mist9ke. / Went on, struggling TO 81
5ust sos judicial. and TO seem calm
81 I.sjnit II nov. Fortunately. We are
fbotn still young-you very young
Mistakes ia youth are never fatal
Bui Alit1 do not blunder out OF on
longer a child. rs you were when
.married YOU you viii be careful no
40 ist Judgments formed OF him lon
ago dcciaa ynd for him as they de
cided YOU against me
"r 1isn 20 be free she said, cac
wcrd coming with IN effort, "as muc
on yOus account Is on my own
Then. and ~ seemed 10 ine merely
truy feminine attempt to shirk =
srcusibi'ity. she added, Il am sla
M sOius vii be relief TO you.
yes. Z will be a relief, co
eesse6 Cue situation has Decou
,iptolerabla. { had reached my linn
of se{s-rsn,rOl. pat out my han
"C,ood-b> said
# she lao went 1t might have moe
- =
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-06

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduces In
fammation allays pain. cures wind cole. 25c botts
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-06

A worthy life is impossible without
q worthy motive.-Ruskin-
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-06
CURED OF GRAVEL.
sIos Single Stone Has Formed Since
Using Doan's Kidney Pills.

]. d. Daughtrey, music publisher, or
Suffolk, Va, says: During two or
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-06

much OF fool he is. 1 hesitate %
think so poorly of you as your at
tempt TO fool me seems to compel
But he was unconvinced. i've
found he intends To abandon the ship
and leave me to go down with 1t, he
persisted. "He believes he can escape
and denounce me as the arch rascal
who planned the combine, and can
convince people that | fooled him
into it,"
Ingenious; but l happened to know
that ii was false. Pardon me, Mr.
Langdon," said | with stiff courtesy.
Il repeat, l can do nothing for you.
Good morning" And | went at my
work as If he were already gone.
Had been vindictive, | would have
led him out to humiliate himself
more deeply, if greater depths OF
humiliation there are than those to
which he voluntarily descended. But
l wished to spare him; let him see
the uselessness of his mission. He
looked at me in silence-the look OF
hate that can come only from a crea.
ture weak as we'll as wicked. | think
it was all his keen sense OF humor
could do to save him from a melo-
dramatic outbreak He slipped into
his habitual pose, rose and withdrew
without another word. All this fright
and groveling and treachery for plum
der, the loss of which would not i'm
pair his fortune-plunder he had
stolen with many a jest and gibe at
his helpless victims. Like most OF our
debonair dollars chaSers, he was a
good sportsman only when the game
was with him.
That afternoon he threw his Coal
holdings ON the market in great
blocks. His treachery took Roebuck
completely by surprise-for Roebuck
believed in this fair-weather gentle
man." foulweather coward, and neg
lected to allow for that quicksand that
is always under the foundation of the
man who has inherited, not earned,
his wealth. But for the laundering
credulity of rascals, would honest
men ever get their dues. Roebuck' 8
brokers had bought many thousands
of Langdon's shares at the high arti-
fetal price before Roebuck grasped
the situation-that it was not my fol-
lowers recklessly gambling to- break
the prices, but Langdon unloading on
his pal" AS soon as he saw, he
abruptly withdrew from the market.
When the Stock Exchange closed, Ma
tional Coal securities were offered at
prices ranging from II for the bonds
to two for the common and three for
! the preferred-offered, and NO takers.
We'll, you've done it," said Joe;
coming with the news that Thornley,,
Of the Discount and Deposit bank, had
| been appointed receiver.
1--WE made a beginning" replied L
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-06
Jmportant 60 Mother /.

People seldom improve. when they
have no other model but themselves
To COPY after.-Goldsmith.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-04-06

l had decided to concentrate upon
Roebuck, because he was the richest
and most powerful Of THE Seven"
For, in my pictures of the three main
phases of ''finance"-the industrial.
the life insurance and the banking
he, as arch plotter in every kind OF
respectable skulduggery, was neces-
sarily in the foreground. My original
intention was to demolish the Power
Trust or, at least, to compel him to
buy back all of it's stock which he had
worked off on the public. had col.
lected many interesting facts about 1t.
facts typical of the conditions that
finance" has established in so many
Of our industries.
For instance, | was prepared to
show that the actual earnings of the
| Power Trust was two and half times
what it's reports to stockholders al
legged; that the concealed profits were
diverted into the pockets of Roebuck,
his sons, IL other relatives and four
of "The Seven" the lions share go
| ing, of course, to the lion. Like al
most all the great industrial enter
| prises, too strong for the law and toe
| remote for the supervision Of theiI
stockholders, it gathered in enormous
| revenues to disburse them chiefly in
salaries and commissions and rake
offs on contracts to favorites. | haC
proof that in one year it had written
off, IL millions of profit and loss, II
millions of which had found its way
to Roebuck's pocket.
| had no choice. | must turn asidS
from Roebuck; | must first show that
while Textile was. in sense. sount
Just at that time, it had been unsound
and would be unsound again as sool
as Langdon had gathered in suffi
cient number of lambs to make
battue worth the while of a man deal
| proceeded to do so.
The market yielded slowly. Unde
my first days attack Textile preferre,
fell six points, Textile common thres
While | was in the midst of debating
my letter for the second days attack
| Il w p'oB'
found across my way this thought
Isn't it strange that Langdon, afte
humbling himself to you, should max
this bold challenge? It's a trap!
NO more at present" said |, to m
stenographer. And don't write on
what I've already dictated.
| shut myself i'm and busted mysel
at the telephone. Half an hour afte
! [ set my secret machinery in motor
a messenger brought me an envelope
, the address typewriter. 1t col
: tanned a sheet of paper on which al
, peared, in type-writing, these words
!. and nothing more:
I "He is heavily short of Textiles.
4 1t was indeed trap. The new Il
8 sue was a blind. He had challenge
$ me to attack his stock, and as soon
did, he had begun secertly to Sc
: Ii for fall. | worked at this new 81
k uation until midnight. trying to e
together the proofs. At that hour
g for | could delay no longer, and m
n proofs were not quite complete
sent my newspapers two sentences:
[, Tomorrow | shall make di
t closure that will send Textiles u
/, Do not sell Textiles.
" (To be Coutiuued)
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-06-14
Battle Creek.
H. G. Balm,

A business house changed hands
here Saturday. On account OF poor
health Chas. T. Hannah sold his drug
business to William Stocker, who was
formerly in the drug business at Til
den.
Miss Matte Ingoldsby and nephew,
Earl oliver, departed Saturday for
Mullen, Neb., where she has a Kin
kaid homestead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Brown of
Meadow Grove were here Saturday Wis
iting friends.
On Decoration day Mr.. and Mrs.
Lambert Kerbel were surprised with
little daughter.
Editor f. r. Martin of the Enter
prise was transacting business in Oma.
ha the middle of the week.
Mrs. B. Langhoop and children OF
Harrington were visiting here this
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. Warnke and other relatives.
John r. Witzigman, cashier of the
Valley bank, is spending his vacation
with relatives and friends in Iowa.
Miss Alona Warnke went to Elgin
Tuesday for a visit with her sister
Mrs. Fred Schereger.
Fred Schereger and NJ. Warnke were
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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEwSJoURNAL FRIDAY, JUNE A. 1907

visiting Saturday and Sunday with rel.
atives at Elgin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Christensen of
Norfolk stopped off here Tuesday en-
route to Tilden where he has an Inn
plement business.
County Commissioner j. II. Harding
of Meadow Grove and Burr Taft OF
Norfolk were here Tuesday on official
business.
Rudy Blatt and John Schelly, the
two Norfolk water mixers, were here
Tuesday on business.
The contract for the Catholic par
sonage was awarded to Herman Wer-
ner of Battle Creek He built the
large church also some years ago.
Fred Tegeler. the mayor of Blakely,
shipped one carload of steers to Oma-
ha Tuesday.
The town board holds its meetings
now in the Office of Hengstler Bros.
implement building.
Fred Volk and Chas. Niles, two of
our substantial farmers, have added
their names to the Norfolk Daily News
list.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hengstler and
baby returned Monday from a weeks
visit with his parents at Creighton.
Clark Bryant, formerly of Norfolk
was here Monday seeing old friends
He has just returned from the city OF
Mexico, where he was superintendent
of a coffee plantation, but he will not
return and will stay in Madison coun
ty.
Ralph Simmons went on business
trip west Monday.
Miss May Willis was visiting witt
friends at Norfolk Tuesday.
Howard Miller is converting the low
er floor in his large brick building into
an opera house and dancing hall.
Lambert Kerbel and VIM. Stockel
went to Omaha on business Monday.
r. ID. Preece shipped down from the
west another carload of fine horse!
Sunday.
w. l.. Miller and Ed Clark eacl
shipped one carload of cattle to Omaha
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Kurpgewet o
Madison were visiting relatives here
Sunday.
Richard Beltz and Herman Reich'
were here from Lindsay Monday.
Hengstler Bros. and c.. A. Hedmal
have built new cement sidewalks OF
the east side of their property OF
Fourth street. The Catholics als'
have built cement walk on the cas-
of their church property.
Mrs. Annie Severa and son. Ray
mond, are visiting at the home of he
daughter, Mrs. Max Wilde, at Bazill
Mills, where Mr.. Wilde is cashier il
Geo. A. Brooks bank.
John Peters of Tilden is VISITING
here this week with relatives.