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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-06-06

little disappointed, but with swelling
pride that | had passed the dreaded
ordeal and had been accepted as Hen
ry Wilton in the house in which l had
most feared to meet disaster. My
opinion of my own cleverness had ris-
en-, in the language of the market,
above par"
AS / passed down the hall, tall
wllowy figure stepped from the shad-
ow of the stair. My heart gave a
bound of delight. 1t was Luella Knapp.
I should have the pleasure of a leave
taking in private.
ooh, Miss Knapp!" I said. 81 had
despaired of having the chance to bid
you good night" And held out my
hand.
She ignored the hand. l could see
from her heaving bosom and shortened
breath that she was laboring under
great agitation. Yet her face gave no
evidence of the effort that it cost her
to control herself.
81 was waiting for you" she said in
low voice.
l started to express my satisfaction
when she interrupted me.
"Who are you?" broke from her lips
almost fiercely.
/ was completely taken aback, and
stared at her in amazement with no
word at command.
"You are not Henry Wilton" she
said rapidly. You have come here
with his name and his clothes, and
made up to look like him, and you try
to use his voice and take his place.
Who are you?"
There was a depth of scorn and anger
and apprehension in that low voice OF
hers that struck me dumb.
Can you not answer" she de-
manded, catching her breath with ex.
element. You are not Henry Viii
/ ton"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-06-06
CHAPTER XIII.
A Day of Grace.

Resolve, shame, despair, fought with
each other in the tumult in my mind
as | passed between the bronze lions
and took my way down the street.
l was called out of my distractions
with sudden start as though a buck
ct Of cold water had been thrown over
me. had proceeded not twenty feet
when | saw two dark forms across the
street. They had, it struck me, been
waiting for my appearance, for one
ran to join the other and both hasten
ed toward the corner as though to be
ready to meet me.
l could not retreat to the house of
the Wolf that loomed forbiddingly be-
hind me. There was nothing to do but
to go forward and trust to my good
fortune, and l shifted my revolver to
the side-pocket of my overcoat as
stepped briskly to the corner. Then
| stopped under the lamp-post to re-
connoiter.
The two men who had reused my
apprehensions did not offer to cross
the street, but slackened their pace
and strolled slowly along on the other
side. / noted that it seemed a long
way between street-lamps thereabouts
l could see none between the one I'M
der which 1 was standing and the
brow of the hill below Then it &C.
Cured to me that this circumstance
might not be due to the caprice of the
street department of the city govern
ment, but to the thoughtfulness of the
gentlemen who were paying such
close attention to my affairs. l de.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-06-06
When Miss Matty Found Out
By Edith Bernard
(Copyright.)

avoided Mrs. Keene and her constant
stream of talk more and more, and his
wife became anxious at his failing APP
petite. Miss Matty herself, good soul,
was daily receiving fresh disillusions.
1t was gradually becoming clear to
her that her conception OF the first
Mrs. Spranzy's character was not, per-
haps, the correct one, but her loyal
heart refused to admit the truth.
81 thought ! could hold my tongue
about it, but / can't" said Mrs. Keene
one morning after Mr.. Spranzy had
left the house. Il want to tell you
right now, Matty Spranzy, that you
are one of the best women / ever saw.
an a better housekeeper that l am
myself which is sayin' much; but
want to tell you also that you are
fool. | amt mite surprised at Jo-
siah Spranzy's fooln' you the way
he's been doin' His first wife was my
own cousin, named after the same
aunt l was named for, too. But that
amt goin to keep me from tellin' the
truth about her. Here you are work
in yourself to death, tryin' to do like
she did. Do you know how she did?
No, you don't"
We'll, I'm goir' to tell you, own
cousin or not. You said you wanted
to make Josiah comfortable the way
Julia did. Land, Julia never made
him comfortable a day in her life!
Do you really suppose She made fresh
bread for him every day? Do you
really suppose she let him lay down
on the best velvet sofa at all, much
less with his boots on? Do you think
this house was bright an cheerful an
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-06-06
CHAPTER XII.-Continued.

But | suspect Mr.. Knapp makes
whirlpools instead of swimming into
them | said meaningly.
"Ah, Henry" she said sadly, chow
often have l told you that the best
plan may come to ruin in the market?
1t may not take much to start bould-
er rolling down the mOuntain-side, but
who is to tell it to stop when once it
is set going?"
Il think" said I, smiling, that Mr..
Knapp would ride the boulder and find
himself in a gold mine at the end of
the journey"
Perhaps. But you're not telling me
what Mr.. Knapp is doing"
He can tell you better than |. :"
mo doubt" she said with trace of
sarcasm in her voice.
And here he comes to do it, | eX-
pect," | said, as the tall figure of the
King of the Street appeared in the
doorway opposite.
I'm afraid | shall have to depend
un the newspapers" she said. Mr..
Knapp is as much afraid of woman's
after a moments pause, Il was going
60 make you give an account of your
SELF but since you will tell nothing |
must introduce you to my cousin, Mrs.
Bowser" And she led me, unresist-
ing, to short sharp-featured woman
of sixty or Whereabouts, who rustled
her silks, and in q high, thin voice
professed herself charmed to see me.
She might have claimed and held
the /ecord as the champion of the con-
versational ring. | had never met
her equal before, nor have | met one
to sWpass her since.
Had | been long in the city? She
had been here only week. Came from
Maine way. This was dear, dreadful
city with such nice people and such
dreadful winds, wasn't it? And then
she gave me a catalogue of the places
she had visited, and the attractions of
San Francisco, with Wealth Of de-
tail and a poverty of interest that was
little less than marvellous.
Fortunately she required nothing
but an occasional murmur of assent in
the way of answer from me.
| looked across the room to the cor
ner where Luella was entertaining the
insignificant Inman. How vivacious
and intelligent she appeared. Hel
face and figure grew on me in attrac
tiveness, and | felt that | was being
very badly used AS | came to this point
] was reused by the sound of two low
voices that just behind me were plain
ly audible under the shrill treble oil
Mrs. Bowser. They were women with
their heads close in gossip.
shocking, isn't it," said one.
Dreadful" said the other. 1T gives
me the creeps to think of it,"
why don't they lock him up? Sucl
a creature shouldn't be allowed to &c
at large"
"Oh, you see, maybe they can't BIZ
sure about it. But I've heard it's {
case of family pride"
l was recalled from this dialogue by
Mrs. Bowser's fan on my arm, and he
shrill voice in my ear with, What il
YOUR idea about it, Mr.. Wilton?"
Il think you are perfectly right"
said heartily. as she paused for an an
swer.
Then I'll arrange it with the Others
at once" she said.
This was a bucket Of ice-water OF
me. 1 had not the first idea of wha
/ had committed myself.
mo. don't" / said. wait till W,
have time to discuss it again"
"Oh, we can decide on the time
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-06-06
Air Navigation Engines.

Ten or 10 years ago authorities writ.
ing on the subject stated that if only
it were possible to make engines so
light as to weigh but ten pounds a
horsepower, there would be no diff
Guilty in constructing a flying ma
chine. A few years after, petrol en-
gines were made of such weight. To-
day they are made and on the mar
ket. weighing no more than two and
one-half pounds horsepower.-Tech.
nical Literature.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-06-06
Chinese CroWdinq NIadivostok.

An increase of 10000 in one year
to the Chinese population of vladivo-
stok alone, coming entirely from the
province of Shantung, shows that
there must be some particularly at.
tractive business there to interest the
exceedingly keen business men Of that
territory.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-06-06
Thought Could Hold My Tor que !

pleasant for him, when Julia was
alive? Well, it wasn't. Julia had
dyspepsia, an never cooked a thing
she couldn't eat herself. They was
mighty few things she could eat, so
it was mighty little variety Josiah got
on the table She kept all the shut
tiers drawn in SOS not to fade the car
pet an the wall paper, an Josiah had
to go in an out the kitchen door, SOS
not to tramp dirt through the front
hall. He just loves flowers, and Julia
wouldn't have one on the place. She
said she liked grass better, but l al
ways did think she did it just to
devil Josiah. Comfortable. Well, l
guess he wasn't comfortable. II he
ever had any pleasures or luxuries it
was outside O. this house. Toward the
last she wouldn't even let him smoke
outdoors, because she said she could
not stand the smell of tobacco in his
hair an his clothes; an here he's
smokin' in every room in the house.
Say anything about her! Of course
he don't! He just lays back an let's
you do for him. What man would
MT? An he's afraid to give you so
much as a word o thanks for it for
fear you'll find out he never had it
before an slack up ON it. If ever
man was better off without a woman
that man was Josiah Spranzy when
Julia passed away! Land, She never
give him a pleasant word nor a pleas
ant look, so far as / ever heard; and
she never did one thing to make him
comfortable. If she was my own first
cousin hundred times over, I'd
have to say it-she was just about as
mean a woman as ever drew breath
of life; an here you are settin' her
up above your mantel to go an wor-
ship"
She was so intent upon unburdening
her mind that she had not noticed
the figure standing in the room be-
You'd At his unexpected arrival both
women looked up in amazement; but
before even Mrs. Keene could speak,
Miss Matty felt herself clasped in her
husbands arms.
When he let her go, Mr.. Spranzy
stopped down and awkwardly kissed
her.
I'm mighty glad you know 1t, Mat
ty," he whispered.
Miss Matty put both arms about his
neck, and drew his head down to
hers. 20 Josy!" she cried.
On Sunday morning Mr.. Spranzy
was the first downstairs. His wife
found the fire burning when she came
down later. At breakfast Mrs. Keene
looked questioningly toward a bare
space ove. the mantel Mr.. Spranzy
| looked, too. and said
81 thought I'd send the crayon por.
trait of Julia to her sister in Nashua:
thought maybe she'd like to have it."
why, yes" said Mrs. Keene, pleas
antly. 81 don't know but she would. :"
Miss Matty only looked at her hus.
band with adoring eyes and blushed.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-06-06
mo ARE TOU?"

see you again." And she turned and
ran swiftly up the stair. l thought
heard a sob, but whether of anger or
sorrow l knew not.
And l went out into the night with
a heavier load of depression than
had borne since l entered the city.
The Coconino sun., 1908-08-07
Camp Verde Goes Dry.

A telephone message received from George Hance at Camp Verde Wednesday morning says that the vote on local option taken there Tuesday resulted in Camp Verde go- ing dry by vote of 43 to 80. The vote stood: Camp Verde precinct 29 wet, 43 dry; Middle Verde. ' wet, 20 dry; Lower Verde l3 wet. l7 dry. Now. therefore. by the votes of the people shall ye Verde. ties drink at the river.
The Coconino sun., 1908-08-07

Heald's Southern California Bus mess College, 6l4 s. Grand ave- nue. Los Angeles. has just issued their new 1908 College paper, the most interesting paper ever dedi- cated to business training. It is descriptive of that magnificent in stitution which has no equal in the state. Paper sent free upon re- quest to J. w. Lackey, manager of above address. l mo.
The Coconino sun., 1908-08-07
Dr. Swigert, Optician, Coming.

Dr. Swigert of Swigert Bros. Op- ticians (Phoenix and Denver) will be here again at the Weatherford Hotel for two days only Wednesday and Thursday. August 18th and 20th. If there is anything the matter with your eyes or if you are in need of glasses of any descrip- tion. wait and see him while he is here. We have been visiting here regularly three to four times year for the past five years. and give you just as good service as you would get in any large city, thus saving you the expense of going away. Let us refer you to our many hundreds of satisfied custom CTS in this vicinity who will testify to our ability and our good con- scientious work at reasonable pric- es. Our work is all guaranteed and made satisfactory. We carry every style of frame and mounting made, including the So Easy. Shur- on and many others.
 Parents should have their child rens' eyes examined now before school opens. Remember the dates, Wednesday and Thursday, August 18th and 20th.
The Coconino sun., 1908-08-07
Restoration to Entry of Lands in
 National Forests

Notice is hereby given that the lands described below, embracing l55 acres. within the San Fran cisco Mountains National Forest Ariz.. will be subject to settlement and entry under the provisions of the homestead laws of the United States afd the act of June II, 1906 GA Stat. 233). at the United States land office at Phoenix, Ari- zona, on Sept. 22. 1908. Any settler who was actually and in good faith claiming any of said lands for ag- ricultural purposes prior to Janu- ary l. 1906. and has not abandoned same, has preference right to make a homestead entry for the lands actually occupied. Said lands were listed upon the appli- cations of the persons mentioned below, who have a preference right subject to the prior right of any such settler. provided such settler or applicant is qualified to make homestead entry and the preference right is exercised prior to Sept. 22, 1908, on which date the land will be subject to settlement and entry by any qualified person. The lands are as follows
 The S1 NE4 NE4 NW4, the SA NE4 NW4. the NJ NEt SE4 NWt. the NW4 SE4 NW4, the NWi SW3 SE4 NW4, the Sa SE3 NW4 NWt. the SE4 SW3 NW4 NW4. the Ea SW4 NW4. the SW4 SW4 NW3, the Es NW4 SWt NW3, the SW3 NWa SW4 NW3. Sec. 4; the NJ SE3 SE3 NE4. the Sa Sa SE4 NEa, the NE3 SW4 SE3 NEi, the Sa NEt SE4 NE4, the SE3 NW3 SE3 NE4. the NJ NE4 SE4, the SW4 NE4 SEt, the NW4 SE4 NEt SEt. the NJ NW4 SE4 SE}. the SE4 SE3 NW4 SEt. the NEl NE4 SWt SE3. Sec. 5, T. 19 N.. R. 8 E., c. & s. R. M.. listed upon the application of T. c. Frier, of Flagstaff, Arizo- ma. Say. .PROUDFIT. Acting Con- missioner of the General Land Office. Approved July 6. 1908, FRANK PIERCE. First Assistant Secretary of the Interior. List l45l
 Jul 3l Aug. 12
The Coconino sun., 1908-08-07
Poor Man Crying Need,

Speaking generally, l believe the greatest question now before the American people is the inn provement of the administration justice, civil and criminal, both in the matter of prompt despatch and the cheapening of its use"
 Judge Taft made this statement today in discussing the address he would deliver on Thursday to the Virginia bar association. ar engagements for which are being made by President Wyndham Mere dith. of the association.
 Tt is a difficult problem, he added, "very dicffiult indeed, to make the administration of justice equal to the poor and the rich. The difficulty is the advantage the wealthy man has in the employ ment of counsel and the fact that he is able to stand the expense of litigation while the poor man can not"
 There seems to be no aboslute remedy. The only thing you can do is to render the administration of justice as prompt as possible. The evil is in the delay more than anything. Only one of the great demagogic arguments in favor of it, is the demagogic argument. l have haerd SO often in legislatures when the proposition has been made to have only appeals in cases in- volving less than $500. that you de. ny the poor man the right to obtain a judgment in the supreme court of the United States? There was nev- CT more spacious argument
 "A wealthy man can afford to wait for years for $500. and can afford to carry the case on, but the poor man cannot do it. That $500, he needs at once. if he is going to get it. If not he needs to know that at once. and not be put to the expense of extended counsel fees and costs of appeals. It is better that the case should be decided against the man, than that he should lose four or five years, and pay out a large amount in attorney fees"
 If justification of the laws of our land can be accomplished to coincide with the views here ex- pressed, that in itself will be suffi- cient for one administration. If there is a crying need to day it is a method by which the poor man may secure justice as well as the person who can afford to pile up expense until the poor man finds himself out of court on account of lack of funds. If there is one thing more than another that will make anar- chistic rage well up in the bosom of free American citizen, it is the feeling of object helplessness to right his wrongs in the courts of the country, courts that are sup. posed to be his protection, courts that he cannot reach because he lacks money to fight his case. The great wonder is that anarchy does not run rampant in the country when the average mans only hope against the rich is to take what he
The Coconino sun., 1908-08-07

A Bill Taft" shoe which has been on the road since January. and it is estimated has covered more than 10000 miles. reached Louisville over the Illinois Central from New Orleans recently. The freight bill. which has attracted at tention from railroad men all over the United States, is a No. 9 br gan which originated in Silva. Ill.
The Coconino sun., 1908-08-07

The Democrats of Yavapai county have instructed their delegates for Mark Smith. Mark will have a walk-a-way in the territorial con vention for the nomination, but his troubles are apt to occur Nov. 3rd.
The Coconino sun., 1908-08-07
Senator Allison of Iowa died sud- denly Tuesday.

Hon. Lorenzo Hubbel ot Apache county is mentioned as the possible republican candidate for delegate to congress. Mir. Hubbel would undoubtedly make strong race if nominated.
The Coconino sun., 1908-08-07

The Weekly Tribune published at Tucson by the Tribune Publishing Co.,, is brand new. bright news paper. born last Saturday. It is a handsome production scheduled to spread republicanism and know ledge of the Arizona's splendid re- sources.
The Coconino sun., 1908-08-07

The assessed valuation of Yava- pal county has been increased about a half million dollars this year.
The Coconino sun., 1908-08-07

can get in the lower courts or drop the matter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-06-10
SUPREME LODGE OF WoRKMEN
Constitution Likely 20 be Changed TO
Give Wonaen an independent
Organization.

DEs MONIES June s-The supreme
lodge OF the Ancient Order OF United
workmen. United States and Canada and
the superior lodge Of the Degree OF Honor
Were officially convened at the savery
hotel this morning. Al the joint con-
vocation in the big convention hall, the
81 delegates OF the two lodges. represent
ing every state in the union and every
province in Canada. were present. n.
Rekopf, past grand master workman Tor
the jurisdiction OF Iowa, was the preEiaing
officer. The meeting foretellz a great
convention on the part OF these two great
insurance bodies.
One of the features Of the conference is
the large number Of women in attendance
In all probability the constitution OF the
order will be changed at this meeting so
that the women viii hereafter be allowed
10 do their own legislating and have full
charge Of the affairs Of their organization.
w NJ Narvis, supreme master workman
has prepared a recommendation that the
women be made separate and distinct
body with power 70 legislate. This will
be introduced at the meeting and will in
all probability so through
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-06-10
CONFEDERATE VETERANS BEGIN
Welcoming Addresses Delivered to
Great Crowd at Birming-
ham Auditorium.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, June 9.-Amid great
enthusiasm and before 5000 people on the
lower floor and 1000 at least in the gal
laries Of the Birmingham Hippodrome
auditorium, the eighth annual reunion OF
Confederate Veterans was called to order
at 10 o'clock today by Major George p
Harrison, commanding the Alabama
division of the Confederate Veterans. The
invocation was delivered by Rev. Dr. J.
William Jones chaplain general.
The children's chorus followed. 200 child
rem accompanied by the Reunion band rem
dertng southern airs while the veterans
cheered. Major General Harrison on the
stage was surrounded by General w. L.
Cabell OF Texas, General Clement Evans OF
Georgia General Tyler and other pron,i-
nent officers, and by representatives OF
the local Sons OF Veterans. Daughters Of
the COnfederacy, local citizens committees
and the band and chiidren's chorus.
Today's program included an address Of
welcome on behalf OF the Confederate Vet
Grams OF Alabama BY Brigadier General ]
w. Bush; on behalf Of the Sons Of Vet
erans by General Rufus n. Rhodes; on be-
half OF Alabama Daughters Confederacy
BY Mrs. Charles Gliron and reading OF the
address Of General Stephen D. Lee. de-
ceased.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-06-10
LEAVES GHoSTLY FAREWELL
Leo Briem Tells wife He VIII spend
Wedding Anniversary I'm Grave
and Takes Drug.

Leo Briem. n chef living at 244s South
Seventeenth street was found dead In a
room at the Windsor hotel Tuesday aft
ernoon and an empty bottel which had
contained chloroform told the tale OF sui
eide.
Briem was about Al years of age and
leaves a wife and two daughters A let
ter written in German was found in which
he told the reason for his deed. He said
his wife's suspicious that he had been
on familiar terms with another woman
were altogether unfounded. He besought
his daughters TO forgive him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Briem had been married
nearly twenty-five years and would soon
have celebrated their silver anniversary
On the back OF the letter which he left
he had written the ghostly sentiment:
Our silver anniversary in the grave"
Briem entered the Windsor hotel late
Monday night and registered. The hand
writing on the book Is so shaky that il
could not be read. He went to his room
and nothing more was heard OF him.
When he did not appear a boy was boosted
over the transom. opened the door and
then the man was found to be dead. He
clothes on
At first it was thought death was due
to natural causes But the chloroform
bottle found under the bed and the let
ter told the truth. A bottle which had
contained whisky was also among his ef-
fects. He also had considerable money.
Coroner Davis took charge of the body
and an inquest will be held.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-06-10
RAIN EXCEEDS THE NORMAL
Moisture Above Normal, Except i'm
Few south estern Counties,
Where slightly Less Fell.

LINCOLN. Neb.. June 9.-(speciaL)- The
weekly weather bulletin for the week end
ing June is as follows:
The week was cloudy. with about normal
Temperature and an excess OF rain in most
parts OF the state.
The daily mean temperature was between
"a and 20 degrees. which, al most places,
was about l degree above the normal
Thursday and Saturday We're the warmesS
days. with maximum temperatures quite
generally about g degrees. but IN some
places in southwestern counties the tenn
perature was about degrees higher
In nearly all parts OF the state the rain
fail was above normal In most Of the
central and eastern counties Il exceeded
two inches. while in considerable areas
il ranged from four 10 eight inches. Sew
eral severe local storms occurred. accom-
panied by high and destructive wind. The
total rainfall from Aprn to date Is de-
cidedly above the normal except in the
southwestern counties, where il Is but
slightly below the normal
G. a. LOVELAND,
Section Director. Lincoln Neb