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try to shake the bough and please his
small tyrant with the imitation Of q
seesaw. The fallen bough suggested
no danger to his slow moving mind. He
leaned down toward the bough, with
outstretched hands, Sophy no doubt
watching his doings with excited inter-
est. while the wind ragged and reveled
among the great branches over their
heads. Enoch tried to move the bough,
but failed. In order to make another
effort he fell on his knees and bent his
back over 1t.
At this moment there came q loud
crash, heard in the rectory grounds
and in the dining room at Woodbine
cottage, the small house opposite.
"There's another tree gomez cried
Basil Williamson, the rector's second
son, who was giving his retriever an
evening run.
lie raced through the rectory gate,
across the road and into the avenue.
a second later the garden gate Of
Woodbine cottage opened and Julia.
the ten-year-old daughter of widow
named Robins. who lived there, came
out at full speed. Seeing Basil just
ahead Of her, she called out, Ibid you
hear"
He knew her voice-they were play
mates-and answered without looking
back: eyes. Isn't 1t fun? Keep out
side the trees-keep well in the mead
ow"
Stuff" she shouted, laughing. "They
don't fall every minute, sillyw
Running as they exchanged these
words, they soon came to where the
bOugh, or, rather, the two boughs, had
fallen. A tragic sight met their eyes.
The second bough had caught the un-
lucky farmer just on the nape Of his
neck and had driven him down, face
forward, on to the first. He lay with
his neck close pinned between the two
and his arms spread out over the un-
dermost. His face was bad to look at.
He was quite dead, and apparently
death must have been instantaneous.
Sobered and appalled,, the boy and girl
stood looking from the terrible sight to
each others faces.
'Is he dead" Julia whispered.
II expect So" the boy answered. Mel
Their Of them had seen death before.
The next moment he raised his voice
and shouted, Help, helpw then laid
hold OF the upper bough and strove
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ne goes up to Cambridge tomorrow
and he did say a lot Of silly things"

A tall young man sat ssctn0trg nv ~
on the gate.
She suddenly caught hold Of Sophy and
kissed her half dozen times. Its
wonderful thing that's happened. I'm
so tremendously happy" She set her
little friend free with last kiss and
playful pinch.
Neither caress nor pinch disturbed
Sophy's composure. She sat down on
the grass.
Something's happened to me, too,
today" she announced.
HAS it. Tots? What is it?" asked
Julia. smiling indulgently. The great
events in other lives are thus sufficient
ly acknowledged.
give left school, and I'm going to
leave Mrs James and go and live at
the hall and be taught to help cook, and
when I'm grown up I'm going to be
cook" She spoke slowly and weightily,
her eyes fixed on Julia's face.
"Well, l call it a shame" cried Julia
in generous Indignation. ooh, of course
it would be all right if they'd treated
you properly-I mean, as if they'd
meant that from the beginning. But
they haven't You've lived with Mrs.
James, know, but you've been in and
out of the hall all the time, having tea
in the drawing room and fruit at des-
sert, ahd-and SO on. And you look like
a little lady and talk like one-almost
l think it's shame not to give you a
better chance. Cook"
Don't you think it might be rather
nice to be a cook-a good COOKE"
mo, don't" answered the budding
Mrs Siddons decisively.
"People always talk great dea.
about the cook" pleaded Sophy. "Mr.
and Mrs. Brownlow are always talking
about the cock-and the rector talks
about his cook, too-not always very
kindly, though"
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hurdle and two men, and Enoch
Grouch's body was taken into the sad
die room at the hall Mrs. Brownlow
followed the procession. Sophy still in
her arms. At the end of the avenue
she spoke to the boy and girl:
go home, Basil. Tell your father,
and ask him to come to the hall. Good
night, Julia. Tell your mother, and
don't cry any more. The poor man Is
with God, and l shan't let this mite
come to harm" She was q childless
woman, with a motherly heart, and as
she spoke she kissed Sophy's wounded
grounds, and the boy and girl were lefk
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Notice f Filing Of Township Plat.

Department of the Interior. rn,t..
States Land Office at Levisto"
Idaho. May Fl, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that Mat.
Of fractional townships "a North
range l East, Boise Meridian ~
North, range East, Boise Meridi,n
rs north, range 1 West. Boise M
ridian, ~ North, range Wes,
Boise Meridian, % North, ranes !,
West. Boise Meridian, will be- nm.
cially filed in this Office Thursdav
the 10th day Of July. 1908.
The State of Idaho has a nraf,r
ence right of selection within tbos,
townships for period of sixty dow,
as against all persons ,.cept bon..
fide settlers of date prior to ann1s
cation for survey by the state snoh
settlers have preference right of ~
try as against the state, and ali
other persons, for a raric' Of MN,
ty days from tho date of filing q,
said plats.
Dated at Lewiston. IDAHO +b;.
21st CAV of Nav. 1908.
T. Fl. BARTL TT. Reeistor
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Notice to Creditors.

NolACc 10 CTeOltOrS.
In the Probate court or Nez perc.
County, Idaho.
In the matter of the estate of Inn.
N. Daggett, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the I'm.
dersigned administrator of the viii
and estate of Louis N. Daggett IA.
ceased, to the creditors Of and n,
persons having claims against tho
said deceased to exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers, within 10
months after the nrst publication Of
this notice, to the said administra.
tor at Lewiston, Idaho the sauna.
being the place for the transaction
Of the business of said estate IN
Lewiston, county Of Nez Perce.
state of Idaho.
Signed and dated at Lewiston.
Idaho. this the 22d day of April.
A. D. 1908.
WALTER e. DAGGErT
Administrator.
D 300 Apr "a to May rs.
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with all his
might to raise
it. The girl ga We
a shriller cry
for assistance
and then lent a
hand to his ef-
forts, but be-
t W e EN- t h G In
they could not
move the great
log.
Up to now
neither Of them
had perceived
Sophy. s
Next on the
scene was Mr..
Brownlow, the
master Of the
halt. He had
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Notice to Creditors.


In the probate court of Nez Perce
County, Idaho.
In the matter Of the estate Of E, E,
Hoskins. deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the I'M
dersigned administrator of the viii
and estate of E. E. Hoskins, deceas.
ed, to the creditors of, and all per.
sons having claims against the said
deceased. to exhibit them with the
necessary vouchers within 10 months
after the first publication Of this no
tice, to the said F. L. Hoskins at my
residence. the same being the place
for the transaction of the business
OF said estate. in Juliaetta. counw
OF Latah, state of Idaho.
Signed and dated at Lewistoc,
Idaho. this the 25th day of Aprit
A. D. 1908.
r. L. HOSKINS,
Administrators.
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~ ROUGH! That Is the name, and
In the interest Of euphony 1t Is
NJ impossible not to regret the
fact. Some say 1t should be
spelled "Groutch." which would not al
all mend matters, though 1t makes the
pronunciation clear beyond doubt-the
word must rhyme with "crouch" and
''couch." Well might Lady Meg Dud-
dington swear 1t was the ugliest name
she had ever heard In her life! Sophy
was not Of very different opinion. as
will be shown by and by. She was
Crouch on both sides-unmixed and I'M
redeemed-for Enoch Crouch married
his uncle's daughter Sally and begat as
his first child Sophy. Two other chill
dren were born to him, but they died
in early infancy. Mrs, Crouch did not
long survive the death Of her little
ones. She was herself laid In Morp-
dngham churchyard when Sophy was
no more than five years old, The child
was left TO the soM care Of her father.
Z man who had married late for his
fjass--indced, late for any class-and
WAS already well on IN middle age. He
held a very small farm. lying about
half a mile behind the church. Proba-
lbly he made hard living Of It, for the
only servant in his household was 4
slip Of a girl Of fifteen. who had pre-
1umably both to cook and scrub for
him and to look after the infant SOphy.
Nothing is remembered Of him In Morp-
1ngham. Perhaps there was nothing
10 Notwithstanding that marked him
OF from thousands like him. Perhaps
the story Of his death. which lives in
the village traditions, blotted out the
1nconspicuous record Of his laborious
life. y
Morpingham lies within twenty-five
miles Of London. but for all that 1t is
= sequestered and primitive village. 1t
contained, ut this time ut least, but
three houses with pretentiOns to gen
4ility-the hall. the rectory and small
Or house across the village street. fac
ing the rectory. At the end OF the
street stood the hall in its grounds.
This was a handsome red brick house
oet In q spacious garden. Along one
side Of the garden there ran q deep
hitch, and on the other side Of the
ditch, between It and large meadow.
Mas a path which led to the church.
Thus the church stood behind the hall
grounds. and. again, as has been said.
beyond the church was Enoch Grouch's
modest farm, held by Mr.. Brownlow,
the owner of the hall. The church
oath was the favorite resort Of the vii
lagers. and deservedly, for 1t was
shaded and beautified by fine double
row of old elms, forming a stately ave.
nue. to the humble little house Of wOr.
ship
On an autumn evening In the year
1856 Enoch Crouch was returning from
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the village, where he
had been to buy tobac-
co. His little girl was
with him. 1t was wild
weather. A gale had
been blowing for full
twenty-four hours, and
In the previous night q
mighty bough had been
snapped from one of
the great elms and had
fallen with a crash. 1t
lay now right across
the path. As they went
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TO the village her father
had INDUCED Sophy with ride on the
bough and she begged renewal
Of the treat on their homeward jour-
ney. The farmer was a kind man
moro kind than wise. as 1t proved, on
this occasion. He set the child astrad-
dc on tn thick end OF the bough. then
went TO The other end. which was much
aendaroe. Probably his object was to
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hce,3, hnr LOFTY ambition was In
the case today.
"Sophy Crouch. Sophy Crouch she
cried In a~high. merry voice.
Sophy raised her eyes, but her steps
did not quicken. With the same meas
ured PAGES Of her lanky, lean little legs
she came up to where Julia lay.
"Why don't you say just 'Sophy r"
she asked. 'I'm the only S<phy In the
village"
"Sophy Crouch! StphY Grouch!"
Julia repeated teasingly
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greenhouse and heard the crash of the
bOugh. OF that he took no heed. Moth
ing could be done save heave sigh
over the damage to his cherished elms.
But when the cries for help reached his
ears, with praiseworthy promptitude
he rushed out straight across his lawn
and, though he was elderly and stout,
dropped into the ditch, clambered out
Of 1t and came where the dead man
and the children were. AS he passed
the drawing room windows he called
out to his wife. Somebody's hurt, I'm
afraid" and she. after a moments con-
ference with the butler. followed her
husband; but, not being able to manage
the ditch, went around by the road and
up the avenue, the servant coming with
her. When these two arrived the
squire's help had availed to release the
farmer from the deadly grip Of the two
boughs. and he lay now ON his back on
the path.
Hes dead. poor fellow" said Mr..
Brownlow.
Its Enoch Grouch!" said the butler,
giving shudder as he looked at the
farmers face. Julia Robins sobbed.
and the boy Basil looked up at the
squires face with grave eyes.
I'll get hurdle. sir" said the but
Ter. His master nodded, and he ran
NJ. .
Something moved on the path about
Il yard from the thick end Of the lower
bOugh
Look therew cried Julia Robins. A
little wall followed. With an exclama-
ton Mrs. Brownlow darted to the spot.
The child lay there with cut on her
forehead. Apparently the impact Of
the second hough had caused the end
Of the first to fly upward. Sophy had
been jerked from her seat into the air
and had fallen back on the path, strik-
ing her head on stone. Mrs. Brown
low picked her up, wiped the blood
from her brow and saw that the injury
was slight. Sophy began to cry softly.
and Mrs. Brownlow soothed her.
TITS his little GIRL" said Julia Rob
ins. THE little girl with the mark O
her cheek, please. Mrs. Brownlow."
Poor little thing! Poor little thin4r'
Mrs. Brownlow murmured. She knew
that death had robbed the chi)d Of hee
only relative and protector.
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Chapter
Two

~ theirs grave. From the first Mrs.
Brownlow had taught her this
pious rite, and Mrs. Brownlow's dep
uty. the gardeners wife, in whose cot
tage Sophy lived. had seen to its pune
tual performance every week. Things
went by law and rule at the hall, for
the squire was a man Of active mind
and ample leisure. His household code
was a marvel Of intricacy and minute
ness. Sophy's coming and staying had
developed a multitude of new clauses,
under whose benevolent yet strict op-
Grafton her youthful mind had been
trained In the way In which Mr. Brown
low was Of opinion that it should Co.
Sophy's face. then. wore grave and
responsible air as she returned with
steps Of decOrous slowness from the
sacred precincts. Yet the outer man.
ner was automatic-the result Of seven
years. practice. Within, her mind was
busy. The day was one Of mark in
her life. She had been told her des-
tined future and was wondering how
she would like 1t.
Her approach was perceived by tall
and pretty girl who lay in the meadow
grass and munched a blade Of It which
bordered the path under the elm trees.
"What a demure little witch she
looksw laughed Julia Robins, who was
much in the mood for laughter that
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
IN the Probate Court Of Nez Perez
County, Idaho. a..
In the matter Of the estate of Joseph
E. Scott. deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned administrator of the will
and estate Of Joseph E. Scott, de-.
ceased, to the creditors of, and all
persons having claims against the
said deceased, to exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers within 10
months after the first publication OF
this notice, to the said administra-
tor at Melrose, the same being the
place for the transaction Of the bus
mess OF said estate, in Melrose, coun'
ty of Nez Perez, State of Idaho.
Signed and dated at Lewiston
Idaho, this tho 18th day Of May, A.
D. 1908.
JOHN w. SCOTT, Administrator.
80 D May IA IA.
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day, greeting with re-
sponsive CLEAN Of the
eyes the sunlight which
fell in speckles Of radi-
ance through the leaves
above. 1t was a sum-
mer day. and summer
was in her heart too.
Yet not for the common
cause with young maid
ems. 1t was no nom
sense about lovemaking.
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A merger has been effected ;.
tween the Brotherhood Of po,.. oe-
and Decorators Of Amrica ara .a
National Alliance Of Paintsrs s ~.
Decorators. "e
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-29

The bod carriers information,
BODY has 2s2 branches located a.
various cities of the United Stat.
and Canada. S'etes
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-29

The International Association :.
Marble Workers will meet ~ OF
convention in st. Louis next waaa ua'
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Chapter
One

f" ROUGH! That Is the name, and
In the interest Of euphony 1t is
NJ impossible not to regret the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08
WILLIAM CHASE DEAD.
Member of Association of Oldest In
habitants Passes Away.

William Chase, member of the Asso-
citation of the Oldest Inhabitants of the
District of Columbia, and for more than
a quarter of century a highly esteemed
business man of West Washington. died
suddenly at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. G. w. Payne. at West Cherrydale.
Va. yesterday morning at 4 O'Clock of
congestion of the lungs.
Mr.. Chase was born in New York city
September 8. 1929, and was therefore just
past seventy-nine years of age. For many
years he lived on 10th street between l.
and NJ streets. where he was engaged in
the meat business. He also conducted a
butchers stand in the Western Market,
and was well known to the older resi-
dents of that section of the city.
During the past two or three years he
made his home with his daughter at
West Cherrydale, Va. His wife died sew
eral years ago.
Mr.. Chase was probably the oldest
member of Hiram Lodge, No. 10. F. A. A.
NJ. having been initiated therein Febru-
airy /, 1861, and made a master Mason
May of the same year. He was elected
a life member of the lodge May 10. 1908.
The funeral will be held from Gawler's
chapel, Pennsylvania avenue near 10Th
street, under the auspices of Hiram
Lodge, tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The interment will be in Rock Creek
cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08
GILBERT WILL MAKE GOOD.
If He Takes McCloskey's Place as
Manager of st. Louis
Cardinals.

NEW YORK, November 7.-Should the
resignation of McCloskey as manager of
the st. Louis National League Club re-
suit in the selection of Billy Gilbert to
succeed him, there is more than one per-
son who will believe that Stanley Robi-
son has not made a blunder. There Is a
great demand for base ball managers for
the season Of 1909. New York Americans,
st. Louis Nationals, several clubs in the
important minor leagues, perhaps the
Chicago Americans, Cincinnati and some
other clubs have a weather eye out for
men to conduct their teams. The de-
mand for available first class managers Is
much greater than the supply. Some
managers need to be developed as we'll
as some ball players
BILLY Gilbert is a good inside ball
player. He was alert, alive to the situa-
ton, never at a loss to be in the play,
and keenly intent upon working success
fully when he was with the Giants. He
has a great many of the qualifications OF
a manager who would be likely to make
something out of a club, and the respon-
sbility attached to the situation might go
a long way toward developing some other
requirements which must be observed II
a man is going to bring out q winning
team.
1t would be fairly safe to wager that
St Louis with its present players would
be hustling much harder for runs unuer
Gilbert's guidance than it was last sea-
son under that of McCloskey. AS a mat
ter of fact, some of the st. Louis players
very frankly stated to friends that they
did not like McClOskey and were not over
anxious to work for him Admitting that
it was discreditable on their part not to
give the team their best efforts, 1t Is also
evident that little could be expected from
an organization working under such con-
ditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08
MILLER STILL IN DEMAND.
Although Heavier Than Other Boys,
Signs Contract at q Good
Figure.

NEW YORK, November 7.-Walter Mil
ler's days as a jockey aren't over yet.
Thomas Williams, the wealthy turfman of
the west, evidently doesn't think SO. de-
spite the fact that most Of the experts
are Of the opinion that Marvellous Wal
ter has grown too tall to be a success
as q race rider. Mr.. Williams has just
re-engaged Miller at salary Of $500 a
month.
Miller will have the choicest mounts on
the coast tracks The engagement OF
Miller under such terms comes as a big
surprise to turfmen OF the east. Since
his return from the coast in the early
summer Miller has had comparatively
few mounts. and his winning races may
be counted on the fingers of one hand.
To be exact, Miller had just twelve
mounts during the month of October and
won but once-on Spooner, in the Clark
Memorial at Yonkers-a race of the value
of $2,260-and the second time on Trance,
lin the northumberland
twenty -f1ve-dollar. Nursery handicap, at
Belmont Park. This time last year Mil
Ter had five and six mounts q day and
was winning the majority of them. He
had q big following then, his mounts be-
ing backed recklessly.
A winter on the coast brought about
big change in Miller. He took on weight,
but this might not have made such a diff
ference il he had not grown tall. Length
ening out, he lost his natural seat In the
saddle. which formerly seemed a great
aid to the horses he rode. The result was
that the boy whose services were in such
great demand six months before was
passed up by owners with horses they
could win with and other boys engaged.
Last year the only necessity to make
good horse almost a sure thing was to
engage Miller to ride.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08
The Best Resource.

FROM the Sprlngneid L mon.
To conserve the health and vitality of
human beings is certainly as important
as to promote the growth of forests and
regulate the flow of rivers And just
as truly does it mean a money saving.
In arriving at his remarkable conclusion
in respect to the loss from tuberculosis.
Prof. Fisher of Yale University computed
that, with $4,000 persons dying of the
disease every year, the loss of earnings
before death and the cost of medical at
tendance amount to 2,4OO in each case.
while If to this is added the money that
might have been earned had the per-
sons life not been shortened by the dis
ease, the total loss in each case Is S.
900. This is. of course "a very roiIgi,
estimate, and whether or not it is ex-
cessive we cannot say, but one does not
have to ponder long upon the subject
to realize that the economic loss from
such scourge is something enormous.
Prof. Fisher reminds us that the dis
ease usually attacks young men and wom-
en- just at the time when they are be-
ginning to earn, money and cuts off their
earning power for about three years. on
the average, before they die. In SIM
liar manner 1t is computed that the re-
duction of the country's wealth-produc-
ing capacity by typhoid amounts annually
to $500. 100000. These are big figures, and
they suggest the Importance of the health
factor in any rational plan of conserva-
tion. OF all our national resources, health
is the most essential.