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The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-10-15

"If you are seeing that man ATnitdye-"
her blood leaped with the sense of ad-
venture and her pulse sang with the
Joy of fight. Her thoughts were free,
wild things, and she exulted in the
great starry vault and the cool heights
over which she rode. Who was John
Armitage? She did not know or care
now that she had performed for him
her last service Quite likely he would
fade away on the morrow like noun
tain shadow before the sun, and the
song in her heart tonight was not love
or anything akin to it, but only the joy
Of living
Where the road grew difficult as it
dipped sharply down into the valley
she suffered him perforce to ride be-
side her. She drew rein at the cross
roads.
, "We part here How shall return
; Bucephalus?'
''Let me go to your own gate.
; please?'
"Not at all!' she said, with decision.
"Then Oscar will pick him up. If
you don't see him, turn the horse loose.
But my thanks-for oh, so many
things!' he pleaded.
Tomorrow = or the day after = or
neverv'
She laughed and put out her hand,
and when he tried to detain her she
spoke to the horse and flashed away
toward home. He listened, marking
her flight until the shadows of the val
ley stole sound and sight from him
Then he turned back into the hills.
Near her fathers estate Shirley came
upon man who saluted in the manner
of a soldier.
1t was Oscar. who had crossed the
bridge and ridden down by the nearer
!, road.
ut is my captains horse-yes?" he
said as the slim, graceful animal whin
MED and paved the ground. Il found
a horse at the broken bridge and took
1t to your stable-yes?"
A moment later Shirley walked rap
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car, thinking Zmai badly hurt. did not
fire again, but flung himself upon the
fellows broad shoulders. and down
they crashed against the door Of the
nearest pen. Zmai swerved and shook
himself free. while he fiercely cursed
his foe Oscars hands slipped on the
fellows hot blood that ran from long
crease in the side of his head
AS they fell the pen door snapped
Free and out into the starry pasture
thronged the frightened sheep.
"The letter-give me the letter" COM
manded Oscar, his face close to the
Servian's. He did not know how badly
the man was injured, but he was anx-
ious to complete his business and be
off. Still the sheep came budding
through the broken door, across the
PROSTATE men and scampered ava,
into the open. Captain Claiborne, run
hing toward the fold with his lantern
and not looking for obstacles, stumbled
over their bewildered advance guard
and plunged headlong into the gray
fleeces. Meanwhile into the pockets Of
his PROSTATE foe went Oscars hands
with no result. Then he remembered
the mans gesture in pulling the hat
close upon his ears, and off came the
hat and with it blood stained envel-
ope. The last sheep in the pen trooped
out and gailoped toward it's comrades.
Oscar, making off with the letter,
plunged into the rear guard of the
sheep. fell, stumbled to his feet and
confronted Captain Claiborne as that
gentleman in soiled evening dress fum-
bled for his lantern and swore at the
sheep in language unbecoming an off,
Ger and gentleman.
cit is sheep-yes" and Oscar started
to bolt.
"Haltp'
The authority of the tone rang ia
miliarly in Oscars ears. He had after
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-10-15
By MEREDITH NICHOLSON,

i idly through the garden to the veranda
Of her fathers house, where her broth
| er Dick paced back and forth impa-
! tiently.
"Where have you been. Shirley"
walking"
"But you went for, a ride. the stable
men told me-"
II believe that Is true, captain"
"And your horse was brought home
half an hour ago by strange fellow
who saluted like soldier when l
spoke to him. but refused to under
stand my English"
"Well, they do say English isn't very
well taught at West Point, captain" +"
she replied, pulling off her gloves. You
oughtn't to blame the polite stranger
for his courtesy"
81 believe you have been up to some
mischief. Shirley. If you are seeing
that man Armitage"-
Captain
"Bah! What are you going to do
now"
"I'm going to the ball with you as
soon as can change my gown. /
suppose father and mother have gone" :"
"They have, for which you should be
grateful"
Captain Claiborne lighted a cigar
and waited.
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Zma struck at him. When he looked
up moment later the Servian was
running back over the meadow toward
the sheepfold Oscar. angry at the
ease with which the Servian had evad-
ed him. leaped the wall and set of
after the big fellow. He was quite sure
that the man bore written message
and equally sure that it must be of i'm
portance to his employer. He clutched
his revolver tight. brought up his el-
bows for greater ease in running and
sped after Zmai. now a blur on the
starlighted sheep pasture.
The slope was gradual and a pretty
feature Of the landscape by day. but it
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crossing fro m
the side far
thest from tine
G | a i b o r n e
house. He stop
ped 81 eve ra !
times as though
uncertain Of his
W herea bouts, ,
and then he
clambered over
a stone wall
that formed one
s i d e of t b e
sheepfold. pass
ed it and Strode
on toward OS-
car and the
road.
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slowly, as though
dazed. and, with
q h a n d s till
clutching his
head, half stum-
bled and half
ran toward the
sheds, with Os-
car at his heels.
Claiborne call
ed to the negro
sta blemen to
quiet the dogs.
snatched a Ian
tern a n d ran
a W a Y through
the pergola to
the end of the
g ar de n an d
thence into the
pasture beyond.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-10-15
chean Ice for the Poor.

The problem of producing ice in
small quantities quickly and cheaply
has, apparently, been solved by a
French inventor, who has perfected
machine which is cheap, simple of OPP
Grafton, practically everlasting, and
thoroughly practical. 1t may be oper
ated by belt connected with steam
engine, by small electric motor, or
by hand cranks.-Mechanica World.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-10-15

Women Physicians at Meeting.
More than 300 women physicians at
tended the annual meeting Of the
American Medical association, which
was recently held in Chicago.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-10-15

upon a moving shadow He drew rein
under a clump of wild cherry trees at
the roadside and waited. Several hun
dred yards away lay the Claiborne
sheepfold. with broad pasture rising
beyond. A shadow is not a thing to
be ignored by a man trained in the
niceties of scouting. Oscar. satisfying
himself that substance lay behind the
shadow. dismounted and tied his horse.
Then he bent low over the stone wall
and watched.
'It is the big fellow-yes? He is a
stealer of sheep. as might have
known"
Zmai was only dim figure against
the dark meadow. which he was slowly
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-10-15
Chapter XXI
THE COMEDY OF A sHEEPFOLD.

SCARS eye, roaming the
landscape as he left Shir-
ley Claiborne and start
ed for the bungalow,
swept the upland Clai-
borne acres and rested
Evening journal., 1908-11-07
OF MORE
ARRESTS SOON

Reports that Wholesale arrests arc to
be made in different parts of the State
on charges Of the Illegal use Of money at
elections have aroused much interest AL
ready several arrests have been made
down the state ON charges OF bribery or
attempted bribery. and socne arrests have
been made in Wilmington growing out Of
the election.
IL is reported that the Denlocratic Com
mittees have been working quietly and
that many moro arrests arc to be made.
Detective ellis Yesterday went 10 Della
ware city ana. SUMMONED four men 10
aprear before Attorney General Robert II
Richards. The men were questioned bv
MIR. Richards as to election day condi-
tions in Red Lion hundred. and returned
TO Delaware city i'm the afternoon.
Tins far no arrests have been made ai
Delaware iCty, hut tho report is that
some may he made.
Evening journal., 1908-11-07
GOLDEY COLLEGE
DAILY NEWS

There is only one vacant seat in the
advanced department Of the CONNER
cial course.
Another department is full.
Walter +. Mock is doing excellent
work in business practice. His pen
manship is unusually good
Miss Anna b. Sewer, shorthand
graduate 'OS, has accepted a position
as clerk in the offices of the Electric
Hose & Rubber Co., this city.
The Alumni Association will give a
Box Social at their regular meeting
Friday evening. November 20. The
committee on arrangements met last
evening at the home Of Miss Anna NJ
Baldwin 1912 Tatnall street, and made
arrangements for the affair which
promises to be unusually interesting
A very attractive program has been
prepared
oscar r. Munda, Jr.. commercial and
Shorthand graduate. has been employ
ed by the American Car and Foundry
Co.
O. c. Martino, student in the ad-
vanced department of the commercial
course. won first prize in the recent
monthly contest in rapid calculations.
Every teacher in the Commercial De-
partment is a first class business PEN
man. The penmanship of the COM
mercial teachers is very much admired
by visitors
Evening journal., 1908-11-07
Choir Had Masquerade Party.

The choir Of tn West Presbyterian
church gave masquerade party in
Clymer's Han Thursday evening. Prizes
were awarded to Miss Lillian Boyer
and Harry Imler. Among those pres
ent were the following Misses Ella
and Ether Allen, Marguerite Rolph.
Edna Stewart, Anna Brown. Hattie
Klingerman. Anna Walker. Lillian Boy
er Helen Darlington. Ollie Brown, Belle
Stuart Marie Clymer, Leila William
son, Christine Loeber. Miss Stoppard
Mrs Mclntire. Mrs Sweeten, Mrs. t..
A. Ross Mrs. Brown. Il. NJ sutton
Williar D. ry. Leon White. Ralph Std
ham. Hclu1Yt Downing. f. HILBERT
Walter Husbands. the Messrs Herring
TriEgs. Stewart. Campbell Gilbert.
Lawton, Ingram. Gidney. Stuart, Mil
Ter. Mr.. and Mrs Harry Imler, Rev.
and Mrs Alison Mr.. and Mrs. F. L..
Lofand Mr.. and Mrs. r. Ochetree. Mr.
c~A Mrs. Sterrett, Mr. and Mrs. d. T..
Souder Mr.. and Mrs. Gish, MIR and
Mrs. ]. r. Clymer. Mr.. and Mrs. J. B..
Stdham
Evening journal., 1908-11-07
MORSE GAME
AFTER SENTENCE

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK. Nov 7.-stories current
that Charles W. Morse had broken down
in his cell and was overcome with the
thought Of Jail sentence for practically
his life time. are laughed at by Keeper
Hanly.
k'Forget it," he said. that's one Of the
gamesf little guys we ever had in our
hotel" and to prove it he related how
Morse this morning got his first prison
breakfast.
Morse was i'm his cell" says Hanly,
when a trusty came along with a pot
Of coffee and a platter piled high with
dry bread. Tho trusty yelled breakfast.
and Morse said sure. Then he got can
OF coffee and the dry bread. lie ate it all
and later sent out for a real breakfast.
There is no chance that Morse viii get
out OF the Tombs until Monday and per-
haps not then II the circuit court of ap-
peals should refuse to grant bail II
is possible that Morse writ Of error plan
may not bring his case before the court
of appeals until next October.
A II. Curtis, with his wife. left to-day
for visit with friends in the country
Evening journal., 1908-11-07
MUST SERVE
NEGROES IN
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON. Nov "A decision
has been rendered by Corporation
Counsel Thomas that hereafter hotels.
restaurants. cafes, Ice cream saloons.
places where soda water Is sold and
barber shops in the District of Column
bia will be compelled TO serve colored
persons in the same room and at the
samc price as white persons.
The Civil Rights act Of forty years
ago Is still In full force and effect. but
nobody pays the slightest attention to
g. All the veneering Of politeness in
refusing the trade OF negroes has grad
ally worn of until all the fashionable
places merely announce to an intending
customer Of color that negroes are not
served. IN the future the old plan must
be restored and undesirable patrons
driven away by charging prohibltve
prices.
II negro should float into the favor
lie collation. room OF uppertendom and
meekly ask for a cup OF coffee he will
be politely informed that the beverage
will cost him S2.35. If he wants a plain
small steak he viii be notified IN adj
vance that the check will be $il.60. and
with onions Si6.25. The courts have
sustained such tactics.
DR. Robert W. Brown started the
trouble by writing a letter 10 the
President i'm which he asserts diserimi-
nation because Of color in the lunch
room OF the new S20O00,OOO Union
Station. DR.. Brown declares he repre-
sents 10000 colorod people IN the Die
trict. as well as the sentiment 81 al
the colored people in the ces.s>--sy ia
characterizing as an outrage fthis in.
Justice perpetrated on a HELPLESS peo.
1 pie. and In the shadow ofethe Capito
OF this great and glorious nation"
Corporation Counsel Thomas say
there appears TO be applicable to IN
situation the act Of June 80. 1872
which provides that proprietors in cas-
OF refusal TO SCH - OF wait upon an,
i respectable, well-behaved person
without regard TO race. color. cs Pre-
vious condition Of servitude. shall b
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor. an
upon conviction shall be fined Sl00 an
shall forfeit his license.
The negroes express some indigna
tion because Mr.. Thomas did not an
nounce his decision before election.
Evening journal., 1908-11-07
DELAWARE'S TEAM
GIVEN A SEND-OFF

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Del. Nov. When the
Delaware College football squad left
Newark centre station this morning on
the 739 train. the members were given q
rousing send Off. The team was starting
for New Brunswick. New Jersey, where
II is TO meet Rutgers. Delaware's old RI
val, on the gridiron. All of the students.
led by the college band. escorted the team
to the station. While waiting for the train
to leave, the band played the alma
Mater" and the boys. taking of their
hats, joined heartily in singing It.. As
the train pulled out they eheered Justify
and gave the college yell. This Is the first
time recently that a team has been given
such a send-off here and shows the in
crease in college spirit at "Old Della
ware
Evening journal., 1908-11-07
REBELS ARE
FIGHTING AUSTRIANS

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
CONsTANTINOPLE. Nov. Austria
IS making no progress in her efforts 90
suppress the rebellion of Bosnia and
Ilerzegovina mountaineers. according to
mcarre news that reached here today.
Thousands OF the Serbs are up In arms
and campaign OF ambushes. assassi-
nations shootlngs and hangngs has re-
suited.
None of the engagements has reached
the proportions OF a battle.
The monntaineers fought from ambush
and resortod 10 assassination IA score
Of cases
Serb prisoners are put TO death either
by shooting or hanging. The extent Of
tho trouble canno. be learned, owing to
the strict censorship on an news dis
patches. It Is known that there has been
heavy death rolls that the activity Of
the rebels is daily increasing.
Evening journal., 1908-11-07
TOOK MICROBES
TO CITY OFFICE
Wanted the Health and Water
Boards TO See What Came
From the Water Pipe

Joel II. Megonigal Of 24o7 West Sec
ond street. slid into TIE Office Of the
Board Of Health this morning any
mysteriously unwrapped a small piece
Of cloth he took from his pocket.
What have you there" asked Health
Ocer Mcknight.
This is a discovery 1 made lasl
night or rather this morning" replied
the owner Of the mysterious cloth.
wait and you'll see
Flying machine. L bet" said Health
Officer UIrich. who has a vast interest
in such things.
"Or mouse" exclaimed Miss Mason,
the stenoGrspher.
ITS an aquarium" said Mr.. Afegon-
gal Game out of fne faucet lost
night. You see / tied this rag over
the mouth of the faucet and when
united it this mornlng-well see here.
II that doesn't beat the Dutch. m u
tarter. They were all alive this mora
Ing. Livelics things you ever saw.
round and round and stood on their
tails and winked. That's what I've
been drinking for the past month.
often wondered why / 1eit So frisfSy Of
days. Felt as it 1 wanted to stand on
my head and wiggIe my ears"
Mr.. Mcknight and Mr.. Ulrich ex-
amined the alleged aouarium and
thought that the specimens were rather
undersized.
We'll maybe they are" replied the
owner of the animals. but they're
dead now and perhaps shrunk a bit.
But you ought to have seen 'em this
morning."
The only thing the Board Of Health
could do was to refer Mr.. Megonifal TO
the Water Department. Then the
cloth was carefully wrapped up again,
placed in Mr.. Megonisals side pocket
and be slid out and Scross to the
Water department.
Mr.. AIcIutire is used to such kinds
Of visits and so did no. show as much
interest IN the matter as might have
been expected. He explained to Ar.
MegoniRal that the department was not
responsible for such things. He said
eiieNA NAAI NAhl1Al was Will Alta HlRtt
which the owners of the house had put
in. and not with the civ water supply
The iron piDes become corroded and the
earth cakes about them. The small
holes in the worn pipe allow the earth
to tier through and animal life begins
to appear. If the pipes We're dug W
and new ones put in the trouble would
soon disappear he said.
This is a matter about which l
have received thousands of COM
plaints," said Mr.. McIntire. after Mr..
Megonigal had gone" and people
think that it is the fault of the Water
Department. II is not the department s
fault by any means. We keep our
pipes in perfect condition and also the
reservoir. The fault Is local with the
people who occupy the houses. The
owners OF the dwellings never relay
pipes; that is, not often. They put the
pipes in the ground and expect them
to last forever. But a pipe will wear
out in time and the minute holes are
made the earth drifts in. and It is not
long before small animal life shows
brought on by the conditions Of mois-
turc in the earth around the pipe. II
people would see to il that water pipes
were at least attended 10 once a year
these complaints would not have to be
made"
Evening journal., 1908-11-07
MILITIA RIFLE
TEAMS COMPETE
Shoot for Trophy Offered by
Governor Lea Began
This Morning

The State team rife match. for which
Governor Preston Lea has offered a val
liable trophy, was begun shortly before
noon at the range below New Castle
Much interest has been aroused in the
match among militlamen. The governors
trophy will go to the team making the
highest aggregate score In rapiu fire and
skirmish and will be competed for an.
nually.
The match is open to teams Of five men
each from the general staff, the field
staff and non-commissioned staff and
each Of the companies OF the First In
fantry. A medal will be awarded to
each member of the winning team. The
rules are those governing the national
match for 1905 The kinds Of fire, dis
tance and positions are as follows:
Kinds Of FIRE; Skirmish, rapid and
slow.
Distances; Skirmish fre-I run.
Rapid fire-2OO yards.
Slow fire-200 and GOO yards.
Number Of shots: skirmish fre-20
shots
Rapid fire-lu shots.
Slow fire. sighting shots, and 10 shots
for record at each range.
Positions: Standing at 200 yards and
prone with head toward target at all
other ranges.
aArm: United States service rife, model
1908. with not less than s-pound trigger
pull
Adjutant General I. p. Wickersham
and many other officers were present this
morning, The competition will be finished
this afternoon. when the winners will
be known.
Evening journal., 1908-11-07
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
IN THE JOURNAL

Thomas i. Donohoe manager OF the
Newark Shoe store in this city. has this
TO say concerning THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL as an advertising medaim.
1T is common thing for people TO
come into our store Erem places down
the State and ask for shoes as advertised
in the EVENING JOURNAL. and oftimes
they bring the paper with them. 1t is
seldom. however. that they come as far
as two did this past week. They were
from Franklin city Va. They said they
had seen our advertisement i'm THE
EVENING JOJ.-..--.. and wantd pair
OF shoes Just like was advertised We
supplied them and they left satisfied with
their purchase"
Evening journal., 1908-11-07
VALUABLE DOG
HAS THE RABIES

A valuable English bulldog. belonging
20 Harry A. Mundorff, a grocer at
Thirtiath and Madison streets, was
taken V the pound by Dogcatcher
George Kopp today. He declares the
animal IA suffering with rabies II bi,
several does in Eastiake and these viii
also be talen up by the dogcatcher
The dog became sick yesterday and
acted STRANGELY Mr.. Mundorff tied il
in the stable last night but il became
loose. Two horses We're taken out OF
the builclng before the dog had a
chance to bite them.
Evening journal., 1908-11-07
ARRANGE TAG DAY"
TO HELP HOSPITALS

The managers Of the Delaware Hospital
purpose to have tag day" FOR the hos
pital December p on very large scale.
SO many demands have been made on the
hospital during the last year for It's splen
did service thai It Is greatly IN need of
funds. and nothing win be disregarded IN
making "tag day" successful. The COM
mittee in charge Of the day-wiil station
workers on every prominent corner in the
business district and by hard work they
expect to collect a large sum for the
benefit Of the hospital The isspital So
licits the patronage Of its friends at all
times.
Evening journal., 1908-11-07
MORE MEETINGS BY
CITY MISSIONARIES

Two street meetings under the auspices
of the City Missionary Society Of the
NJ Il. Church will be held tonhyht. The
first meeting will be held at 7l5 O'Clock
at Front and Madison streets. Addresses
will be made by the Rev. r. F. CArpen-
ter, the Rev. W. r. Greenfield aud Frank
l.. Schwartz. The Missionary Study
Glass OF Harrison Street Church will be
present and assist The second meeting
will be held at $50 o'clock at the City
Hall steps in charge of the Rev. Mr.. Car
penter. who will be assisted by the pas
tors Of the local churches.
Evening journal., 1908-11-07
Entertained al Montrose.

Mr. and Mrs. George Powick enter
tanned at supper last evening at their
home Ivy Lodge" Montrose, the choir
OF Emmanuel Episcopal Church and a
few friends Among the guests were
the Rev. and Mrs. Kensey j. Ham
mond. Mrs. Jane FowiclS, Mrs. Sarah
Schanrer of Paris. Kentucky, Mr. and
Mrs Edward Martin. Mrs Thomas
Broughan, Miss Mary Powick, Miss
Lulu f. Countiss. Miss Katherine Mont
gomery, Miss Clara Mason, James "
Roberts. Harry e. Cannon, Clarence A.
Hume and Thomas PowiclS Of Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Evening journal., 1908-11-07
GOT CLOTHES
ON CLEVER TRICK
Man Had Boss " Garments
Sent to Empty House,
Then Made OFF

Samuel A. Walnsr. a tailor at NO. 919
Orange street, had suit Of clothes 0e-
longing to a customer stolen from his
shop few days ago by a man vino v.or,S-
ed a clever trick The matter has been re-
ported to the police. bur although des-
cliption OF The supposed thief has been
Unfinished no arrests have been made and
it is believed Che man has left the city.
Though tile trick is by no meaus new,
it has not yet coms to the attelltion of
tailors in this city and Cor that reason
relation of hov il was worked in Mr.
Walner's shop may be Of some value to-
ward preventing a repetition.
Mr.. Walnai' WAS out OF tile shop at
the time and the place was in charge of
his brother. A wcl-dressed man CAME IN
who looked as il he might be employed
as am errand hoy in some office. and ask I'd
for his boss suit which lie said was
wanded right aday. The man painted out
a sglit that lay on the table and said that
was the one.
Mr.. Walner's brother. not thinking any
thing wrong. started to wrap up the
suit. Mrs Walner. who was in the shop.
grew suspicious and said that the suit
would be sent by tho boy. The man said
"alI right aud gave the address OF a
house in ratnall street.
The suit was wrapped up and tie boy
started. for the house. At the house the
boy was met by the man who gave the
lad so cents.
When Mr. Walner returned he was told
that the suit had been sent to the owner.
An investigation was made and then it
was found that tile address in Tatnall
street was vacant house. and that the
owner Of the suit had not sent for il
,at all.
Evening journal., 1908-11-07
MOHAWK AND
SPRINGS TO PLAY

on Monday night OF next week the
Springs and Mohawks viii again con-
test IN roller polo. and a good game is
looked for. The fact that the last two
games at the rink have resulted in no
scoring is besz evidence Of the excel
lent work the teams are doing. Tues
day night will be womens night, and
women will be admitted free. The
management has decided that owing
to the INCREASED interest i'm skating IL
IL unwise TO devote any af the nights
to other purposes and the motion pic
lures will lIe discontinued.