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Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04

= We'll, I'm awfully sorry, Caring
ton," returned Miller, "but can't stay
with you. am ordered to return to
the ship without delay"
Cali right, but must have some
friend here. Let me have Parkman.
He's on the Renown She's not under
orders. is she?"
mo, believe not, although since
the Britannia sailed"
where did the Britannia go?"
Eve don't know anything about it.
A small boat came alongside, looked
like soldier in her, and then the ship
got under way, signaled to us to dis
regard the motions of the commander
in-chief and left Lascelles in COM
mand"
"A small boat with a soldier in
her." unused Darlington. (Which way
did the Britannia go?"
"At nightfall she was going up the
channel in the wake of a big mer-
chantman.'
by heavens!' roared the earl,
"thatll be Seton''
II don't understand what you mean" "
said Miller.
Never mind" returned Darlington,
visibly perturbed, 'send me Parkman.
Ask Captain Lascelles to let him off
for the night. Explain to him"
And what shall l say to Captain
Careysbrook?
Say anything you like, except that
I can't come off, and I'll explain when
I can
'That won't do much good" said
Miller, ''but I'll do the best l can"
He shook the others hand and left
the room.
''Seton on the Britannia! see il
all now," mused Darlington. what a
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04

fool I was not to think of it myself.
! They'll overhaul her without fail. The
Britannia will be back to her anchor
age at daybreak and I'll be there" He
stopped. mo, have this cursed duel
on hand. l wonder if it couldn't be
postponed!"
For the moment his intense love for
Ellen Overbore every other possibility.
The thought that at last she would be
restored to him made him for the
moment forget the pressing demands
of the early morning hour, but further
of jealousy of Seton. 1t was he who
had the wit and address to capture
Lady Darlington. It was he who would
reap the reward that might come to
him from his skill and daring and
devotion And Darlington swore to
settle with him as soon as he had ar
ranged matters with Strathgate.
His reveries were INTERRUPTED
toward evening by the arrival of Park
man, to whom Lascelles had readily
granted permission to go ashore for
the night. Parkman had brought with
him case Of dueling pistols, having
been informed by Miller of what was
on. The two at once settled down to
business, but not until Darlington had
catechized Parkman as to what was
known about the movements of the ad-
miral and the Britannia Nothing
further was elected than what he hai
obtained from Miller. A. challenge
was duly drawn up and Parkman car
ried it to Lord Strathgate.
The baron of Blythedale had seat
few miles east of Portsmouth.
He was bachelor, congenia,
spirit and an old friend of Lord
Strathgate's. He had agreed to act
as Strathgate's second He and
Lieutenant Parkman soon came to an
agreement. The encounter would
take place in the park at Blythedale.
where the combatants would be
free from any possible interruption or
from prying eyes of any sort.
Strathsate, as the challenged, had the
choice of weapons, and selected
swords, to Carrington's great satisfac-
tion. The other preliminaries were
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04

She had to be salutatorian and val
edictorfan in Latin speeches, learned
by heart; she had to write the class
history and do the oration. Then there
was the poem and, which she told me
was the worst, the prophecy. It was
big undertaking to accomplish all
that, but she was glad to do it.
The committee has given her 4 no.
sition there for next year, and yoa
can be sure that she'll see there's
more'n one to graduate every June
after this"
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04

which was good number, consider.
Ing. One by one they dropped out,
till up to last February there was
only Elsie and Tom Baldwin, the gro-
GERS son. He got chance to get a
first-rate job and took it. So Elsie
finished out.
We'll, when it came to graduation,
Mr.. Sawyer, the principal, he and
Elsie talked 1t all over, and decided
that It would be a good idea to have
the regular exercises just the same.
My! But she had to work!
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
AN OVERWORkED STUDENT

similar character which can be SUD-
ported by documentary evidence.
"Yes'm," she will tell you, my
daughter Elsie took all the honors to
the high school graduation last June.
All, say, and you'll find there's 9th.
ers thatll say the same, because they
saw her do it.
THE way of the thing is this: The
class started in with 25 boys and girls.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
Singers Need Big Room.

Many excellent voices are ruined,
according to communication which
Dr. Weiss has made to the French
Academic du Medicine, by practicins
IN too small room. A public singer
must throw every intonation of his
voice distance of 30 or 40 yards, he
says, but student practicing in
small room is only able to throw it
yard or two, and the consequence is
that the voice. instead Of expanding.
becomes telescOped.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Famous Revolutionist in Boston.

NJ. Mourad, the famous Armenian
revolutionary leader, is in Boston. He
has come to this country to revive
among the Armenians greater hope of
freedom and not to organize rebel
lion against the Turkish government,
he declares. The Boston Armenfans
Will hold mass meeting in his honor.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04


There are no accurate statistics of the native
population, but it is reasonable to suppose that
It is increasing and to infer that the an
nual sum available for the purchase of cloth.
cutlery, clothing, foreign foodstuffs and other
articles of the kaffir trade will not diminish.
1t must, however, be remembered that the an
nual exodus and return of natives to and from
the Transvaal is having considerable effect un.
on their tastes generally and a steady
decrease in the demand for beads blankets
and other articles manufactured solely for that
market may be expected: on the other hand.
however, Maj Baldwin thinks a corresponding
increase may be looked for in the demand for
improved substitutes for these articles. esne-
cially In the way Of ready-made clothing. ier
seys, caps, boots and cheap finery generally.
Retributive Justice.
case OF retributive justice, as far as it
goes, is reported from Paris. An attendant
at the Andral hospital, where physiological
investigations are being made, discovered
that dozen rabbits had been stolen from their
hutches. The loss of the rabbits themselves
was not source of trouble to the authorities
but the fact that they had been inoculated
with various germs has had disturbing effect
Il is known that the rabbits had all been in.
oculated, and several of them were tuberculous
or typhoid subjects The police lost no time in
warning the thieves of the dangerous nature of
their "swag" but none were returned.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04

ly President~
II OOS SeV cit
learned thatthe Golden Trout
which has been given his
name was in danger of exter-
mination, because it was such
a toothsome bite, and the pres
1dent at once took steps
which resulted in measures of
preservation by the bureau
of fisheries. President Roose-
velt has many friends in Cali
fOrnia and it was about two
years ago that his acquaint-
ances there, knowing his in
terest in game, appealed. to
him to save this finny crea-
ture, the most beautiful and
delicious member of the fish
tribe. Presidential proclama-
tion made Mount Whitney a
government forest reserve.
which saved it from the in
roads of fishermen. At that
time Volcano creek was far
removed from human habita-
tion and declared to be almost
inaccessible to all but the
knowing ones.
Despite this fact the friends
of those versed in the forest
lore visited Volcano creek and
aided in depicting the stock
OF Roosevelt Golden Trout.
until the hue and cry was
raised by Californians.
The presidents response
to the plea in behalf of the
fish which was subseonent1v
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
Elise Was Only Graduate and Had
Much to Do.

The gentleman who intimated that
he was the officers, crew and passen.
gers of the brig Nancy was able to
give fairly reasonable, although not
probable, proof to his title His case
Is in some respects unique Yet Mrs.
Anderson of Greenville tells tale of
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
~ ~
w = {,
= -
-
Traffic In Wine Proves Bio Industry
on Dark Continent.
WANT MODERN CLOTHES.

10 give an idea of the comparative
ana the potential values of the kaf1ir
trade in the districts of Inhambane.
GAIA and Lourenco Marquee, Mai. Bald.
win, the British representative at the
port of Lourenco Marquee, instances
the consumption of wine.
He calculates that last year the total
disbursements for wine by the natives
i'll the districts in question amounted
to almost $2,500,000. The selling price
OF the other imports for the kaff1r
market during 1905 is, at a moderate
estimate, $1,750,000, and the amount
received in native taxes was, for an
proxlmately the same period, $735. 900
in hut taxes and about 1926, 900 in i'm
migration fees. The total disburse-
ments amount, therefore, to more than
$5,000,OO0 year.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04
CHAPTER XVIII.

The Witnesses in the coppice.
Darlington was up early the next
morning. Parkman had procured a
carriage, and, as the meeting had been
arranged for seven o'clock. the two
drove out to Blythedale hall, whittier
Strathgate had preceded them the
night before. The way lay along the
strand, and Darlington was not too
preoccupied to notice that the Niobe
was gone and the Britannia had re-
turned. His wife was probably on that
ship. He looked long and earnestly
toward it. If he had consulted his
inclinations he would have repaired
aboard of it at once and asked for
giveness for all his folly and injustice
toward her, but the conventions Of
life-spelled in this instance by
honor-constrained him.
He gave thought, too, to the frig-
ate which had departed without him.
For the first time in his life he had
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-04

RESIDENT THEODORE
ROOSEVELT, eXter.
minatOr of nature ia.
kers, enemy of preda-
tory veal h, world
famed huntsman, con-
querOr of San Juan hill
and present occupant
OF the white executive
mansion in Washing
ton, has added a new
title to his long role.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-18

The plank of the committee of One
Hundred on National Health, adopted
in a modified form by the democratic
party at Denver, strengthens the i'm
portance of this issue. When taken in
connection with the labor plank, the
combination indicates the great press
ure which is now being eXerted in ia
vor of federal activity along the lines
of health, labor and education.
That these interests should have rep
lresentation in the presidents cabinet
is the stand taken by the democratic
party. If labor legislation is undertake
en- primarily on health grounds, the
dangers of class legislation constitute
the sanest kind of labor legislation.
The democratic party takes decided
issue with the republican party. The
republican plank adopted at Chicago
called for the strengthening of exist
ing health agencies, leaving them il
their present inco-ordinated positions
so far as the plank goes.
The democratic plank calls for re
alignment of the bureaus, and such =;
combination into single existing de
partment, say the department of tn,
interior, as will result in forming /;
powerful national organization. TIL,
department of the interior would thel
become a department of health, labo
and education. The plank is worde'
as follows:
| 1--WE advocate the organization of al
existing national public health agen
cies into a national bureau of publ
health, with such power over sanitar
conditions connected with factories
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-18
THE WEST POINT RIOT.
It Happened During the Cadetship Of
jefferson Davis.

Closely connected with Benny Ha
yens' was the great cadet riot of Christ.
mas, 1896, in the middle of jefferson
Davis third year Before Christmas it
was rumored through the barracks
that Davis and other southern and
southwestern cadets were going to eX-
plain to the other members of the
corps the mysteries of eggnog. Cadets
Davis, Tilghman and Temple were TO
get the necessaries from Benny's. but
it seems that something prevented, and
others had TO get the materials. The
authorities were suspicious and or
dercd the inspectors to stay up all
night to keep order. This angered the
cadets, and the preparations for the
eggnog went on. In the dark of the
morning of Dec. % the Invitations
were sent out. Robert E. Lee and Jo-
Seph E. Johnston declined. J. B. Ma
gruder, Drayton, c. J. Wright and 9TH
iers accepted. Davis was extending the
Invitations when he heard a rumor that
Captain Hitchcock was abroad. He
ran back to No. north barracks.
where the refreshments were collected,
called out, Put away that grog, boys;
old Hitch is coming" and looked up to
find that Hitchcock was already in the
room. Davis was sent to his quarters
under arrest, fortunately for him. for
after some hilarious noise he went TO
sleep and did not get into the riot
which then began. The instructors
and officers We're chased out of the
halls into their own rooms and there
besieged. The cadets obtained arms
and organized the Helvetian league to
protect themselves against the bonn
Dardiers, who, they heard, were or
| dered out to Subdue them. Davis room
| mate, Walter B. Guion of Mississippi
was the leader of the HelvetanS. He
secured a pistol and tried to shoot
| Captain Hitchcock. Some OF the Off
| GERS were badly bruised with stove
| wood that the cadets threw at them
| After an hour or two the riot wore
| out. Later nineteen cadets, among
them Guion, were court martialed and
| dismissed. Davis, with others, was
| kept long under arrest and given de
merits.-Professor W. l.. Fleming IL
| Metropolitan Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-18
The Paper Trust.

A few days ago "a paper manufacture
ing companies were fined $1,000 each
by the United States circuit court at
New York for illegal combination in
restraint of trade. This time it was
a combine of wrapping paper manufac-
turers, and 90 out of "a pleaded guilty
If the makers of news print paper
had been brought before grand jury
instead of before a congressional COM
mittee specially appointed to shelve
the matter till after election, they
might have been more inclined to ad-
NIT their combination, which has been
so apparent in its results, the raising
of prices.
John Norris, who has been prominent
in the publishers campaign against
the news print paper trust. says that
the price of wrapping paper was raised
SIG a ton and the admitted profit OF
the pool was $1,600,000 annually, di-
vided among % mills, since their com
bination in September, 1906 If this
statement is correct, the profits result
ing from the combine will pay the $24,-
600 fine and leave the promoters snug
sums for their trouble and risk. Or is
it a mistake TO suppose that any one
runs a risk in violating the federal
antitrust law? The manager of this
pool, Parks, who is said TO have drawn
| from it an annual income of $150,C0O,
W, 1t TO Europe as soon as the investi-
CATION was started. He seems to have
thought there was a slight risk, or at
| least an inconvenience, in staying here
longer: but, then. he had the custody
of the combines books and papers,
which had to be got out of the way,
and perhaps he was ready to reside
abroad like so many other Americans
whose means of earning competence
has been criticised.
| At any rate, there is not virtue
enough in the criminal antitrust law
to bring Parks back. How long will
it be before we quit shielding the
trusts from foreign competition and
| then going through the farce of filming
them because they do just what the
tariff encourages them to do, de
ponds upon the fall elections.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-18

sat glowering upon the Psychologist.
While the old man studied the odd
scarab with wondrous eyes.
At last with reluctant fingers he re-
turned the scarab to Paul and went to
his study. while Paul and Lena slipped
out for a walk Ever since Paul had
been an undergraduate at the college
he had loved Lena. and now that he
had come back to demand her hand in
marriage it was a shock to find that
the scientist had determined to sacri-
flee his daughter. as he had everything
else, to his beloved collection.
1t was the finest private collection
of scarabs extant, and it was the pro-
fessors wish that the work might be
carried on by his son-in-law. To this
end he had looked with favor upon
Professor Katzinger, who shared his
enthusiasm for the collection.
Lena did not share her fathers lik-
ing for the German professor. and she
was very much in love with Paul, but
the habit of obedience was strong
within her, and even with Paul plead
ing his case in person he could not in
duce her to agree to a runaway match,
though. she did promise TO. make every
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-18

secret compartment of the safe. and.
not profting by experience. Paul was
carrying this in his waistcoat pocket,
as he had the other.
There were two?" asked the pro-
fessor.
Dozens" declared Paul 81 owe you
an apology. professor. / had intended
to explain it before, but the loss of the
other put it out Of my mind. This is
not a real scarab"
1T is a copy of the other?'
NO. None of them are genuine.
They are luck charms. You remem-
Der bud ellis Of o.? Well, he is
selling these as mascots. Yea must re-
member the ouija fad. This is a copy
of that. You may have this one. 1t
never brought me any luck"
He tossed the stone across the table.
and with trembling hands the pro
fessor examined the gift. He would
have sworn TO its genuineness, but in
the fact of Paurs statement this coul
not be SO. He experienced an odd
sense of relief He was 10 less thief
though there was not hanging over
him the dread fear that he would not
be able to make restitution. He passed
| the stone back to Paul.
Il meant to tell you that l found
the other" he said slowly ~ was
wondering how to get it to you"
Keep them both. then" cried Paul
They bring me 10 luck"
But it does" said the professor
| earnestly. 1T brings you the woman
you wish to marry. 1t is better thai
my collection should pass to the mu
scum. l would not have my daugh
ter's husband share my craze. No
until lately have l come to that con
clusion, and it was this scarab tina
brought the belief about After thai
can you say that it brings no luck?''
| Luck cried Paul. I'm going t
write bud to put the price up to mil
lion dollars-if he can guarantee lik.
| results i'll every case"
| He leaned over to kiss Lena, and tn,
professor stole away from the table
free from care at last. Paurs scarab
had worked a double cure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-18
The Mosquito Plague.

Under the direction of the state en-
tomologist, New Jersey has expended
100000 in three years war on mos
|quitoes land to such good purpose, ac-
|cordiDg to official estimates, that where
these pests used to swarm by millions
their numbers We're reduced to as
many hundreds. But New Jersey is
once more the mosquito state Reports
from many localities indicate that the
survivors of the war have increased
and multiplied so that the hundreds
have once more become millions. The
conclusion that it is useless to attempt
the determination of this stinging and
musical insect plague would be unfair
however.
The state officials declare that the
fault is that of the once more afflicted
municipalities who have permitted the
bitches dug by the former to become
clogged 1.-THE breeding places are nC
longer drained, nor can the little fishes
which feed on the larvae any Longer
swim up and devour their prey. The
state undertook to show the way, no
to relieve the municipalities of Il bur
den. Who WORLD be free (of mosqui
toes) himself must strike the blow
unless he be a Cuban or a Panama
MAN, in which event Uncle Sam viii
| do the job for him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-18
OBITUARY..


William Ferman, who had been a
resident of Rock Island county for 81
years, died yesterday morning at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Clara
Hannewacker at Hampton. Early in
the week he had a leg amputated,
Gangrene having set in, and he did
not survive the shock. Mr.. Ferman
was born at Lancaster. Pa. Sept. 3,
lS43, and came to Illinois in the fall
of 1851. He enlisted Aug. s, 1862. in
Company G, seth Illinois volunteer
fantry and was taken prisoner by the
confederates at the battle of Stone
river. He was in the Libby prison
For 80 days and was mustered out of
service Dec. 81. 1865. He was m
rice; Feb. 81, 1869, to Harriet Max
well, who preceded him to the grave
He leaves seven children. Mrs Minnie
Matson. Mrs. Louise Mummert of Mo
line, Mrs. Clara Hannewacker Of
Hampton. Andrew Ferman of Daven
port and Henry. Grover and Amelia
at home. The funeral will be held
rom the Congregational church al
Hampton tomorrow afternoon at $50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-18
PERSONAL POINTS.

S. L. Stafford is improving and it is
eoped that he will soon be out of
LANCER.
Mrs. I. V. Elliott of Springfield, H..
is the guest of the Misses Gertrude
and Alice Carse.
Miss Margaret Grampp will leave
this evening for an extended visit at
Sioux Falls, S. d.
Mrs. F. K Eberhart and son left
last night for a two months visit with
relatives at Forest City. Mo-
Mrs. James Hampson of 1925 Eighth
and-a-half avenue has returned from
a visit with friends and relatives at st
Joseph, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs Willis S. Drummond
Ct st. Paul arrived in the city this
morning to spend a few days with
riends here.
Rev. w. S. Marquis left this after
room for Monmouth where he will to
morrow occupy the pulpit of the Firsi
Presbyterian church of that city.
DR.. and Mrs. d. C. Main AMI family
Of Wayne, Neb., and DR.. w. Ivory o.
Philadelphia are visiting with DR.. E
Bradford. The three doctors begar
practice together when young men il
Wayne and the reunion is a pleasan
lone
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-18

lie professor laid the scarab on the
tablecloth and slipped from the room
10 obtain magnifying glass.
I'm glad that there is something
about me that he likes" said DIR. Paul
Harper grimly. Il asked him last
night for permission to marry you. and
he told me that he had determined that
you should marry man who would
not only appreciate his collection, but
would add to it,
Lena Cation nodded sagely. Already
she had received more than Il hint of
her fathers plans for her future hap
piness.
HE means Professor KatZinger,' ~
she explained. He is here SO much
and l grow so tired of him"
Paul stroked the little hand that
rested on the table.
ITS u shame" he declared. KAT
ginger cares more for mummies than
he does for flesh and blood people The
idea of asking you to marry man like
that! won't let you
But he is my father" reminded
Lena gently. 'One must obey ones
father"
Not in any such arrangement rs
that" cried Paul fiercely. Let hin
leave his collection to rhe museum
They will appreciate it more than Kat
Zy."
The return of Professor Cation pu
stop TO the conversation, and Pau
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-18
Humor ano Philosophy
By DUNCAN NJ. SMITH
THE UNIVERSAL TOPIC.

How could the ordinary man
In conversation shine
Without the hackneyed weather theme
AS leader for his line?
Could he without an effort think
OF anything to say
Unless he could get started with
My, what beastly day?'
He may be thrown in for time
With one he does not know.
They need some common ground to
make
The conversation flow,
And in the line of talk he looks
For something ready made.
And so to neatly fill the gap
The weather comes, first aid.
In calling on a lady friend
The bashful man and shy
Can't think of anything to say,
Though he his best may try.
He stammers and is just about
To turn and run away,
And then the weather topic comes
And saves for him the day.
The man with nothing on his mind,
And not too much of that,
Is halted by friend and finds
The conversation fiat.
He drags the good old weather in
AS they resume their walk.
For GUESSING and discussing that
Most any one can talk