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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-12-25

Ia xreat deal of improvement in
WARner Many new residences
haea been nn. up. and the old
nnes improved More cement
walk has been laid In various
IpaFts of town. The electric
light plan, has been improved
hv the addition OF a new concrete
h0ll.ill4s and more aud heavier
I,nN~hinarv II ~ b. installed
One new brick building( Harvey
Bros. was built during the year.
There have also h-.en a nun
/ her Of business changes in the
tnWn. Pinard q Raben are the
lprOprietors of the CITY Drug
Store. buying out HI d Jahu
The Wagner Drug Co. Is now
owned hv G. b. Ssdlar Son.
with G. Il. Hall retained ~
mansUer. r.. T. Lewis y mana.
ger Of the Eioeta Lumber Go. Ia
lp'acn ~ w. q Mcdonald, who
has ,s,oved 10 Colorado. Macy e's
tine lsnsy Store has been sue
ceesled by the J. +. .landa stpre.
w. r Joseph IL postmaster, Vice
La. n. pense. resigned. The
Com mereiaI state Bank is now
under the management OF
M~e@rs Warren. Haskell. Il
Williamson, w. VI. Pease retir
ling. Cole 4 Kirkpatrick are
the propr,etors Of the furniture
store 10 the cement block, J. M.
Love moving 10 Andes. V. J..
Pesicka. clothier in place OF the
lBnn katz Co. The Grimes
Clothing TO. in place OF the
Absher Clothing Co. K. +.
Greer being retained as mana.
ger. The Ringsrud Mercantile
CO. is new general store hrm
located in the Wampol building.
lEufk Misterek has -four and
feed establishment In the old
Burnell building G. Hashin
owns aud operates the Turkish
Syrian store IN the old Crimes
& Ansher building. Mrs,
Roberts is the landiady at the
Depot Hotel in place of Mrs. Il.
Thompson, who is located In
! the Grimes residence, where
! she conducts rooming estab
lishment. A. Amundson owns
Q and operates the Hemeyer hard
. ware. j. u. Thompson 4 Soi
conducted short order restau
u rant, selling out q short time
ago TO other parties. DR.. r. K
Pinard 10 q new doctor ia tOwr
with Office rooms over the F'irs
State Bank.
These numerous changes d
not mean that the retiring busi
nessmen we're dissatisfied witt
the town: it simply means tina
others were convinced that WaG
ner WAS q good place to be. an
were willing to back theil
opinion with dollars aud cents
The business interests have no
, suffered from these changes
The establishments are bette
IN il anything. Wagner continue
ts TO grow and improve with tn
j, rapid settling Of the surround
ing country with the best clias
Il of farmers, aud at present, in
@. com mercial way. is by lar tn
best town on the Yankton- Platt
.. line. The population of our cit
> has steadily increased by ne
families moving in, and---othe'
wise.
No town in the state has be
ter class of citizens than Was
- ner. II is city OF churches
: and no saloons: as fine publ
school building with corps {
teachers thatit would be har
II to better. The year 1908 wa
~ the best year the town has ha'
st but we can make 1909 still be
- ter il We will all put our hhOu
a -
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afraid of Selwyn's opinion. afraid of
herself most of all. for she understood
herself well enough to realize that If
conditions became intolerable the first
and easiest course out of 1t would be
the course she'd take-wherever 1t led,
whatever it cost or whoever was in
volved
In addition to her dread and excite
ment, she was deeply chagrined and
unhappy. and. although Jack Ruthven
did not again refer TO the matter-in-
deed, appeared to have forgotten it
her alarm and humiliation remained
complete, for Gerald now came and
played and went as he chose. and in
her disconnected cowardice she dared
not do more than plead with Gerald in
secret until she began to find the emo
ton consequent upon such Intimacy
unwise for them both.
Neergard, too. was becoming a ia
miliar figure In her drawing ROOM and,
though at first she detested him, his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26

he owed them more than effortless full
fillment. So first of all. when at length
he had decided, he nerved himself to
strike straight at the center, and with
in the hour he found Gerald at the
Stuyvesant club.
The boy descended to the visitors
rooms, Selwyn's card In his hand and
distrust written on every feature. And
at Selwyn's first frank and friendly
checked him.
81 won't listen" he said. s"They-
Austin and-and everybody has been
putting you up to this until I'm tired
of 1t. Do they think Pm n baby? Do
they suppose I. don't know enough TO
take care of myself? Are they trying
to make me ridiculous? tell you
they'd better let me alone. My friends
are my friends, and l won't listen to
any criticism of them, and that settles
it."
"Gerald"-
ooh. know perfectly well that, you
dislike Neergard. l don't. and that's
the difference"
I'm not speaking of Mr.. Neergard
Gerald. I'm only trying to tell you
| what this man Ruthven really is do
ing"
what dc care what he is doing!'
| cried Gerald angrily. And. anyway
| it isn't likely I'd come to you. to find
out anything about Mrs. Ruthven's
second husband.'
Selwyn rose, very white and still
| After a moment he drew q quiet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26

TIERS.
CHAPTER I-Returning from Manila,
Captain Philip Selwyn, formerly of the
army, is welcomed home by his sister,
Nina Gerard. her wealthy husband. Aus-
tin, and their numerous children. Eileen
Enroll, ward of Nina and Austin, is part
of their household. Selwyn has been
divorced without guilt on his part. by
his wife. Alike. who is now the wife of
away from Selwyn.
CHAPTER u.-Eileen. who Is very
fond of her brother, Gerald. despite
the young mans neglect of her. makes
friends with Selwyn.
CHAPTER III.-Gerard is worried
about young trrolrs mingling in the
fast set. Gerald is employed by Julius
Neergard. real estate operator in a
will look after her brother. He tells
her about Boots Lansing, his army
ehum in Manila, who is coming, to
New York. In the park Eileen and
CHAPTER " Eileen's deceased
father was an archacoloEist, and she
qualities. Selwyn helps Gerald settle II
gambling debt and determines to un-
dertake his reformation,
CHAPTER V.-Alixe and Selwyn meet
and discuss their altered relations. He
is introduced to Mrs. Rosamund Fame,
leader of the fast set and AliXe's clos
him keep Gerald from gambling.
CHAPTER VI. - The friendship of
Eileen and Selwyn progresses.
CHAPTER VII.-Gerald promises Sell
wynn he will stop gambling. Neergard
discloses to Selwyn, who is interested
in his office, plan to control the Sio-
witha Country club by buying up farms
essential to the clubs existence. The
plan does not appeal to Selwyn, and he
consults Austin. who denounces Neer-
gard and his methods.
CHAPTER VIII-At night in his
room Selwyn answers a knock at his
door.
CHAPTER IX-The caller is Alike.
who is very unhappy with Ruthveu and
wants to talk with Selwyn. For Il mo-
ment their old love flashes up, but at
the mention of Eileen he knows that it
is past resurrection.
CHAPTER X.-Rosamund distresses
Eileen by telling her society is gossip
ing about Alike and Selwyn. Alike gets
from Gerald who has again lost heav-
lily, a promise not to play again at her
house.
CHAPTER XI-Alixe and Ruthver
quarrel over the gaming by which he
lives, and he reveals his knowledge OF
her visit at night to her eX-husband' 5
room.
CHAPTER XII.-Gerald's increasing
intimacy with Neergard displeases Sci
wyn, who breaks with the real estate
man over the SiOmitha matter. Neer-
gard is trying to break into society.
CHAPTER Kill - Lansing invites
Selwyn to make his home with him il
the modest house he has bought Sci
wyn declares he Will no longer let the
past mar his chance of happiness. anC
Nina declares her belief that Eileen has
that Alike, restless and Disguised witt
Ruthven, will make mischief. Selwyr
is experimenting with chaosite, hi
discovery in explosives.
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me, won't you? / can't help 1t any
way. because 80 soon as i see you
crack-a pillion thoughts wake up in
me and clipper-clapper goes my tongue.
You are very good for me. You are so
thoroughly satisfactory except when
your eyes narrow in that dreadful. far
away gaze which I've forbidden, you
understand. What have you done to
your mustache@
Clipped it,
ooh, don't like it too short! Can
you get hold of it to pull it? It's the
only thing that helps you in perplexity
to solve problems You'd be utterly
helpless mentally without your mus
tache. Shall we take up our Etruscan
symbols again when you come down to
stay with us at Silverside?"
Indeed we SHALL" he said, smiling.
(which also reminds me-
He drew from his breast pocket q
thin, fiat box, turned it round and
round and glanced at her, balancing ii
teasingly in the palm of his hand.
''Is it for me? Really? Oh, please
don't be provoking. Is it really foT
me? Then give it to me this instant!'
He dropped the box into the pink hol'
low Of her supplicating palms. For a
moment she was very busy with the
tissue paper, then said:
"Oh, it is perfectly sweet of your
turning the small book bound in heavy
Etruscan gold. Whatever can 1t beT
And. rising she opened 1t, stepping tc
! the window SO that she could see.
Within, the pages were closely Gov
/ cred with the minute, careful hand
writing of her father. 1t was the first
notebook he ever kept. and Selwyr
had had it bound for her in gold.
! For an instant she gaZed, breathless
lips parted. Then slowly she placed
the yellowed pages against her lips
and, turning. looked straight at Sci
wyn, the splendor of her young eyes
starred with tears.
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there over her work. she raised her
dark blue eyes to his, her head re-
manning lowered. The sweet, silent
inspection lasted but moment. Then
she resumed her stitches, aware that
something In him had changed since
she last had seen him. But she mere
ly smiled quietly to herself, confident
of his unaltered devotion in spite of
the strangely hard and unresponsive
gaze that had uneasily evaded hers.
AS her white fingers flew with the
glimmering needle she reflected on con.
ditions as she had left them week
ago. A week ago between him and
her the most perfect of understand
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scrambled to her feet as Selwyn halt
ed on the threshold of the room.
''Why, how odd you look!" said FL
leen, laughing. "Come In, please. Su-
same and | are only mending some Of
our summer things. Were you in
search of the children? Don't say so
If you were, because I'm quite happy
in believing that you knew was here.
Did your"
"Where are the children?' he asked
'1n the park. my very rude friend.
You will find them on the mall If you
start at once"
He hesitated, but finally seated him
self. emitting the little formal hand
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patience and unfailing good spirits and
his unconcealed admiration for her
softened her manner toward him to the
point Of toleration.
And Neergard, from his equivocal
footing in the house Of Ruthven, OBJ
tanned another no less precarious in
the house of Fane-all In the begin
ming on purely gaming basis How
ever, Gerald had already proposed him
for the Stuyvesant and Proscenium
clubs: and, furthermore, a stormy dis
cussion was now In progress among
the members OF the famous Siowitha
over an amazing proposition from their
treasurer. Jack Ruthven
This proposal was nothing less than
to admit Neergard to membership in
that wealthy and exclusive country
club as choice of the lesser evil, for
1t appeared. according to Ruthven. that
Neergard, IL admitted, was willing to
restore to the club free of rent the
thousands of acres vitality necessary to
the clubs existence as game preserve,
merely retaining the title to these lands
for himself.
Draymere was incensed at the pro-
posal, Harmon. Orehil and Fame were
disgustedly noncommittal. but Phoe-
nix Notify was perhaps the angriest
man on Long Island.
In the name of decency, Jack" he
said. what are you dreaming of? Is 1t
not enough that this man, Neergard
holds us up once? Do / understand
, that he has the impudence to do II
! again with your conniyanee? Are you
going to let him sandbag us into elect
ing him? Is that the sort of holdup
You stand for? Well. then. I tell you
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Eileen looked up.

shake with which they always met.
even after an hours separation. OF
course she noticed this and. bend
ing low above her sewing. wondered
why.
1t seemed to him for a moment as
though he were looking at a woman
he had heard about and had Just met
for the first time. His observation of
Der now was leisurely. calm and thor
Ough-not so calm. however, when,
Impatient of his reticence. bending
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By ROBERT W. CHAMBERS.
Author Of Fighting Chance" Etc.
Copyright, 1907, Robert w. Chambers
By ROBERT w. CHAMBERS
PRECEDING CHAP there over work. she
Author Of THE Fighting Chance" Etc.

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LEEN, sewing by the
nursery window. looked
up. Her little Alsatian
maid, cross legged on
the floor at her feet,
sewing away diligently,
also looked up. then
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A COATED

TONGUE, sal
low complex
ion and Sc
we're b e a d.
aches are in
dications of "A
disordered liv-
liver. A few
doses of the
- - ~ ="
will help won.
derfully. 1t al.
SO events
Indigestion,
Costiveness,
Colds, Grippe.
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.IXE RUTHVEN had not
yet dared tell Selwyn that
her visit to his rooms was
known to her husband.
She was now afraid Of
bnr hnchonI.S roolioa
, 1908-03-21
PASSENGERS
Christiansted

ChflstlanSted.
March l~7tA-Vigilant FOR st. ThomasA
Carlos Scheenery AGNES Pitkrum and
daughter Rorhania
March 1Sth-for Barbados-Estelh White
For Euro pe-OverlNge Emil Scholtan.
March lSth-Viking For st. Thomas =
Mrs. Robert Senton AID children Asth,
Blanche and Raymond, Skoledirektor Rnbner
Petersen, Sarah David and daughter vii
h~elnina, Miss Is. Schmiegelow, Mrs. Anna
r. Petersen, T. Petersen, Ann j.. Clendinen
and daughter LA Bryan with servant Casan-
dra SeAley.
March l8th-Vikihg from St. Fhomas-
Mr.. Geo. Harding, Rev. P. G. yermeiren,
Rev. f. F. DeRoo, Gendarme No. So ESe-
berg, Miss Charlotte Giglioli, Clementina
Granger, Ann Eliza Jones, Mary Heyliger.
FREDERIKsTED.
From New York, per S. s, Guidnd- MI
I. W: Audain, j. Pelmberton, Miss Dowline
, 1908-03-21
Frederiksted 18th March 1908.

The news of Mr.. Walter Berg having re-
ceived Royal appointment a, Inspector of
Customs is highly gratifying, and we feel
sure that this esteemed gentleman will CON
tinue the discharge of his duties, in the
efficient MANNER us be hAs for the past many
years.
1t is now GENERALLY hoped that Mi. K. +.
Moller will soon receive his appointment as
Controller. in which capacity he has ahpwh
himself to be the right man in the fight
place, as while faithfully discharging the
duties incumbent upon his position; he has
always given entire satisfaction to all, wheth-
er it be for the disrharging OF cleHtihg of
goods.
We can therefore only hope that the tihe
is not far distant when it will be oltr duty
to extend to him our congratulations.
Thanking you, Mr.. Editor, for tile space
Afforded, we remain. Yours truly
ON LOCKERS;
West End, 18th March 1908.
, 1908-03-21
KILOGRAMS.
ST CKOJX STATtO&

London, MuIth lSth-Sir Henry Camp
bell BahAerinan is reported to be weaker,
and dropsy is developing III his legs. his
friends are anxious, and the Queen and her
sister, the Dowager Empress of Russia, have
called upon the Kings physician, Sir Thomas
Barlow, who has consulted with Sir Henry's
physician.
TIL Transvaal Government, which is en-
titled to sixty per cent of the Premier Com
pahy's output, has caused the cohpahv to
terminate it's Rgreeinent With the syndicate
which hiarkets all the diamonds, aid after
March the Premier COMPANY will market its
own production Indicating cheaper diambhds
from competition between the Premier aAH
Debeers tbtApahies.
The Paris NEWSPAPER GaHl6is BAYS that
France will denounce the AlgeCiras C0hVen-
ton, Suggesting either a new Mor6cco conven.
ton or a reference to the Hague Tribunal. M.
Clemenceau, the Premier believes that
Frances mission has ended and she should
withdraw her troops unless the powers
compensate her serViUe or enlarge her rights
in consideration of the execution Of theiR
mandate.
A Dublin telegram SAYS Burns fetaihs The
worlds boxing championship, having kndeked
out Roche in eighty eight seGoids, III tile
first round. Rdche's only complaint is, it
WAS done too quickly.
A despatch from BRUSSELS says King LED
pold is indisposed, which is attributed to
excitement over the Congo Negotiations:
Berlin dispatches report that during the
debate Upon the budget in the ReichstRg
the Government declared tie intention to te-
organize the colonial administration, adopt.
ing the British system of fitting control to
tircumstances,inste of forcing the ~tolories
to adopt German ideasy and brutality and
injustice will hot be tolerated.
The members of the Reichsteg apprdptia-
tion committee ureb using six millions
sterling of the war treasure, instead Of
keeping it idle while the country is
borrowing to meet deficits, bit the Coy
eminent insisted the war fund should be
three times larger and demanded authority
to borrow IL, SOC, 900 sterling besides $500,
900 in treasury bills. The Committee assented.
Prince Joachim Albrecht, the Kaisel's
cousin, has resigned his position as major of
the Imperial West African troops, and will
not be allowed to resume his Hnif6rm, on ac-
count of his relations with an actress whom
he desires to marry.
The KAISER has afrahged for d shop III the
teipiger Stras 9 to sell the products of bis
pottery f,ctory upon partnership terits:
st. Petersburg advices state that the DAar
has confirmed both Geheral St6essel's dSath
and the courts Communication I'd ten years
imprisonment id d fortra ss, General St6essel's
petition for d full pardon was rejected;
New York, March 8th-Advices ftot1
Pert-au- Prince report that the British
cruiser Indefatigable announced her arrival
on Monday evening by firing three guns. The
Haitians regarded them as an alarm from
the Palace that u bombafdmeht Was begih-
ming, and a panic ensued, and the soldiers
had great difficulty in expla,ni G, and padf-
flying the alarmed residents. The News
papers and the commander Of the port made
d formal compliant to the Captain, who
, 1908-03-21

The announcement which was made yes
terday that our respected and esteemed
towpsman Mr.. W c. j. Berg, had received
Royal appointment as Inspector of Customs
was received in this Community, not only BY
it's commercial representatives, but by others
as well, with expressions of general satisfac-
tions, all considering him to be highly de-
serving of this recognition of his public
services.
Mr.. Bierg is a native of this island, being
born in Christiansted. He cam to this town
in 1873, taking over the situation as clerk in
the Post Office, in which he served for many
years. Before this he had been clerk ia the
Brokers' Office IN Christiansted, and had
also been, fora short time, a writer in the
Government Office in St. Thomas.
After handling q great deal of literary
matter for so many years, of which he must
have been heartily tired, be was promoted
as Controller of Customs, but i'll cases of
emergency he always paid attention to HIS
old love. On several occasions he has acted
as Inspector during the absence of the in
cumbcnt, always giving satisfaction ia this
as ia the various Offices in which he presided.
After spending more than thirty five years
in the public service, it must be with feelings
of much pride and satisfaction that he sees that
4IAS e NiCOo u ' OCOA ~ hbSu uPI4SSIulCo
that the highest Office has been rendered him
permanently, and the truthfulness of the
words of the poet that call things come
to him who waits" must strike him forcibly,
more so rs he is a native, and without legal
training. Mr.. Bjerg, though not on the sun
ny side of tfty-jAst a little over the border
bellies the half century's march Of time,
which has been slow in his case. Save for
the silverv streAks in his raven hifSute
Ndornment, he looks much Younger, and he
is, both mentally and physically, as autiFe rs
/ have ever known him; while the exubera
Rnce of his spirits is worthy of one ], Itch his
Junior. 1 am sure I Vote public sentiment
in rendering congratulations to this gentle
man on his promotion, ahd hope he may be
spared many years in the work. We are
sure he will always maintain the SAINT TN
assuming manner and gentlemanly deport-
ment as h ,ve characterized him hitherto,
and thus continue in public esteem.
t.
Frederiksted, 18th March 1903.
, 1908-03-21

Henhold til PressAanordningehs s II ON at
faa optaget i st. Croix Bulletin og ST. Croix
Avis.
-KrbediSst
KALMER.
Christiansted, den 20le Mnrts 1908.
, 1908-03-21

MATCH PLAYED ON IA MARCH 1908
ST. CRO1X C. CLUB vs.. H0YER'S III
AT MANNING'S BAY.
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cents barrel, and this should enable
them to sell the water at very mod
crate price to their customers.
On learning that the city light
was temporarily out of commission
Messrs. Celaya and Wreford of the
Celford Theater yesterday afternoon
moved their dynamo, which has been
operating the moving picture show
in the opera house in Matamoros for
several weeks, back to Brownsville.
The dynamo was re-installed in the
Celford and the usual performance
given last night. The dynamo will be
used to keep the theater going until
the Brownsville electric plant is again
in working order
The ghost walked" at the St. L.,
B. NJ. depot this morning, when the
various employees of the line at this
place received their usual monthly
share of the company's dividends. The
pay car came in with the regular pas
senger, bringing Paymaster Jeffreys
d. Powers and the wherewith to glad
den the company employees. The pay
master and his car left this morning
for points on the branch line to settle
with employees at the various stations.
As there are about forty railroad en-
ployes who make headquarters at
Brownsville, the pay-car left quite a
nice sum, the greater part of which
will no doubt be put into circulation
here.
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Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus.
tachian Tube. When this tube is inAam-
ed You have a rumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when it is entirely clos
ed, Deafness is the result, and unless the
Inflammation can be taken out and the
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an inhamed condi-
ton of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Onre. Send for circulars free.
F. J.CHENEY & Co.. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists 7sc.