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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-28

as of brass Then Eve danced out to
inc.
suppose it belonged to you or Miss
Jordan when you were children, and
was slowed away under the mistaken
impression that you had outgrown
toys
No, Mr.. Jasper, it never belonged to
either Barbara or me. | never had one.
Barbara gave me everything of her
own / wanted. I>could not have for
gotten this. would have played with
it till had broken the parchment, and
shaken out all the little bells
Give it to me. l will tighten the
parchment, and then you can drum on
it with your fingers He took the in
strument from her and strained the
cover Do you know, Miss Eve, how
to use tambourine?'
NO I shake it, and then all the lit
tie bells tingle.'
Yes, but you also tap the drum.
You want music as an accompaniment,
and to that you dance with this toy
How do you mean?'
/ will show you how I have seen it
played by Italian and gypsy girls He
took the tambourine, and singing 4
lively dance air, struck the drum and
clinked the brasses. He danced be-
fore Eve gravely, with graceful move
ments.
That is it, cried Eve, with eyes
that flashed with delight, and with
feet that wished to dance. oh give
! it me back. I understand thoroughly
now, thank you, thank you so heartily,
dear Mr.. Jasper. And nowl have
not done. Come up into the garnet
when call
What for? To help you to make
more rummage, and find more toys?
No! | want you to push the winnow-
ing machine back, and to make order
in the litter l have created
Jasper nodded good-humouredly.
Then Eve, rafting her tambourine
over her head, ran in; and Jasper re-
sumed his work at the f1ower-beds.
Barbara's heliotrope from which she
so often wore fragrant flower, had
not been planted many weeks. 1t was
struggling, and needed pinning down.
Her Seeding asters had not been
pricked out in a bed, and they were
crowding each other in their box. He
| took them out and divided their inter
laced roots.
Mr.. Jasper!' A little face was peep
| ing out of the small window in the
gable that lighted the attic. He
locke up, waved his hand, and laid
down the young asters with sigh, but
covered their roots with earth before
leaving them.
Then he washed his hands at the
Abbot's Well, and slowly ascended the
stair to the attic. 1t was a newell
stone flight, very narrow, in the thick
ness of the wall.
When he reached the top he threw
up a trap in the floor, and pushed his
head through.
Then, inoeed he was surprised.
The inconsiderate Eve had taken some
candle ends and stuck them on the
binding beam of the roof, and lighted
them. They cast a yellow radiance
through the vast space, without Hum
lining it's recesses. All was indistinct
save within the radius of few feet
around the candles. In the far-off
blackness was one silvery grey
square of light-the little gable win
dow. On the floor the rafter cast it's
shadow as bar of ink.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-28

Jasper was not surprised at the il
Elimination, though vexed at the care
less manner in which Eve had created
it. What surprised him was the ap-
pearance of the young girl. She was
TRANSPORTED. She was dressed in i
|saffron-yellow skirt with crimson lar
tice of ribbon over it fastened with
bows, and covered with spangles. She
wore a crimson velvet bodice, glitter
ing with gold lace and bullion thread
embroidery. But her eyes sparkled
brighter than the furnished spangles.
The moment Jasper's head ap-
peared through the trap in the floor,
she struck the timbrel, and clattered
the jingles, and danced and laughed
Then seeing how amazed he was she
skipped coquettishly towards him, rat
tied her drum in his ear, and danced
back again under her row of candles.
She had caught the very air he had
sung recently, when showing her how
to manage the instrument. She had
heard it that once, but she had seized
the melody, and she sang it. and
varied it after her own caprice. but
without losing the leading thread, and
always coming back to the burden
with a similar set gesture of arms and
feet, and stroke of drum and clash Of
bells. Then, all at once, one of the
candles fell over on the rafter and
dropped to the floor. Eve brought her
tambourine down with a crash and
jangle; Jasper sprang forward, and ex.
tinguished the candle with his foot.
There; Is not this witchcraftY ex-
claimed Eve. Go down through the
trap again, Mr.. Jasper, and I will re-
JOIN you. Not word to papa, or to
Barbie when she returns
will not go till the candles are put
out and the risk of fire is past. You
can see by the window to take off this
trumpery.'
'Trumpery! Oh, Mr. Jasper! Trump
lery!' she exclaimed in an injured. dis.
appointed tone.
Call it what you will. Where did
YOU Iluu II !!
In yonder box. There is more in it.
Do go now, Mr.. Jasper; I will put out
the candles, will, honour bright
The bailiff descended, and resumed
his work with the asters He smiled
and yet was vexed at Ewes giddiness.
1t was impossible to be angry with
her, she was but child. 1t was hard
not to look with apprehension to her
future.
Suddenly he stood up and listened.
He heard the clatter of horses hoofs
in the lane. What could be coming?
The evening had closed in. The sun
was set 1t was not dark so near mid
summer, but dusk. He went hastily
from the garden into the lane, and saw
the young groom urging on his tagged
horse, and leading another by the
bride, with a lady's saddle on it.
Where is your mistress? Is any
thing the natter
Nothing, answered the lad. She is
behind In taking off her glove she
lost her ring, and now l must get
lantern to look for it,
Nelly that was the horse, is tired.
I will get a light and run back.
Whereabouts is she?'
oh, not thousand yards from the
edge of the moor. The doctor rode
with us part of the way from
Tavisstock. After he left, Miss Bar
bara took off her glove and lost her
ring. She won't leave the spot till it
be found
Go in. I will take the light to her.
Tell the cook to prepare supper Miss
Jordan must be tired and hungry
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-28
CHAPTER XVIII.
Discoveries.

A beautiful summer evening. Eve
from her window saw Jasper in the
garden; he was trimming the flower
beds which had been neglected since
| Christopher Davy had been i'll. The
men were busy on the farm, too busy
to be taken off for flower gardening.
Barbara had said one day that it was d
pity the beds were not put to rights;
and now Jasper was attending to her
wishes during her absence. Mr.. Jor-
dan was out. He had gone forth with
his hammer, and there was no telling
when he would return. Eve disliked
being alone. She must talk to some
one She brushed her beautiful hair,
looked in the glass, adjusted a scarf
round her shoulders, and in coquet-
fish way tripped into the garden and be-
gan to pick the flowers, peeping at JAS
per out of the corners of her eyes, to see
if he were observing her. He, how
ever, paid no attention to what she
was doing. In a fit of Impotence, she
flung the auriculas and polyanthus she
had picked on the path, and threw her
self pouting into the nearest garden
seat.
Mr. Jasper! she called; are you so
nightly busy that you cannot afford
me a word 2
am always and altogether at your
service, dear Miss Eve
Why have you taken to gardening?
Are you fond of fiowers?'
I am devoted to flowers
SO am I. l pick them
And throw them away said Jasper,
STOPPING and collecting those she. had
strewn on the path.
Well have not the patience to
garden. / leave all that to Barbara
and old Christopher. l wish things
generally, gardens included, would go
along without giving trouble. I wish
my sister were home
TO relieve you of all responsibility
and trouble
I hate trouble said Eve frankly,
and responsibility is like burr in
ones charlottesville There! you
are laughing at me, Mr.. Jasper
l am not laughing, 1 am signing
oh. you are always sad
L do not like to hear you talk in
this manner. You cannot expect to
have your sister at your elbow
throughout life to fan off all the flies
| that tease yOu'
If 1 have not Bah I shall have some
one else
Miss Barbara might and
| them
Barbara marry exclaimed Eve, and
lclapped her hands The idea is too
absurd. Who would marry ner? She
is q dear, darling girl, but
| But what, missie?'
I dare say shall marry
Miss Evei listen to me. 1t is most
likely that you will be married some
day, but what. then? You will have
a thousand more cares on your shout
ders than you have now, duties you will
be forced to bear, troubles which will
encompass you on all Sides
DO you know said Eve with a
twinkling face. and sly look in her
eyes, do you know. Mr.. Jasper, don't
think shall marry for ever so long.
But have glorious scheme in my
head AS my money is gone, if any
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-28

thing should happen to US, should
dearly like to go on the stage. That
would be simply splendid
The young crows said Jasper
gravely, live on the dew of heaven,
and then they are covered with soft
shining down. After a while the old
birds bring them carrion, and when
they have tasted flesh, they no longer
have any liking for dew. Then the
black feathers sprout, then only He
raised his eyes to those of Eve, and
said in deep, vibrating voice, / would
have this sweet fedgling sit still in
her beautiful Morwell nest, and drink
only the sparkling drops that fall into
her mouth from the finger of God. |
cannot bear to think of her growing
black feathers, and hopping about-a
carrion crow
Eve tdgeted on her seat. She had
thrust her pretty feet before her, clad
in white stockings and blue leather
slippers, one ON the other. she crossed
and recrossed them impatiently
I do not like you to talk to me. like
this. l am tired of living in the wilds
where one sees nobody, and where !
can never go to theater or concert or
ball. | should-oh, l should like to
live in town.
You are a child, Miss Eve, and
think and talk like a child. But the
time is coming when you must put
away childish things, and face life
seriously
1T is not wicked to want to go to a
town. There is no harm in dreaming
THAT am an actress. OH she ex-
claimed, held UP her hands, and
laughed, that would be too delightful!
What has put this mad fancy into
Your head?'
Two or three things. I will confide
in you, dear Mr.. Jasper, if you can
spare the time to listen. This morn
/ ing as had nothing to do, and no one
to talk to, I thought | would search
the garrets here. 1 have never been
over them and they are extensive.
Barbara has always dissuaded me
! from going up there because they are
so dusty and hung with cobwebs.
There is such a lot of rubbish heaped
up and packed away in the attics.
don't believe that Barbara knows what
lis there. I don't fancy papa does.
Well! l went up to-day and found
| treasures.
Pray, what treasures?
Barbara is away, and thare is no
1 one to scold. There are boxes there,
and old chairs, all kinds of things,
some are so heavy could hardly move
them. l could not get them back into
their places again, if were to try.
so you threw the entire garrett into
ldisorder?'
Pretty well, but l will send up one
of the men or maids to tidy it before
Barbara comes home. Behind an old
broken winnowing machine-fancy a
winnowing machine up there!-and I'M
der pile of old pans and bottomless
crooks is a chest, to which I got with
infinite trouble, and not till was very
hot and dirty. l found it was locked,
but the rust had eaten through the
hinges, or the nails fastening them;
and after working the lid about awhile
Il was able to lift it. What do you sup
pose found inside?'
I cannot guess"
No, I am sure you cannot Wait
go on with your gardening. I Will
bring you one of my treasures
She darted into the house, and after
a few minutes, Jasper heard tinkling
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-28
At the County Fair.

The visitor-The balloon ascention
days draw the biggest crowds, don't
they?
The exhibitor-Yep. There's al
ways chance, you know, tibet tn
b'loonist will get tumble-C Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-28

Turkey holds the record for the
number of aged persons in proper
ton to the population.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-28

The population of Moscow has IN
creased from about 1,O4Oooo III 1917
to about 100000 in 1908.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-28


black white striped satin cloth
of
buttons
I
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-15
STUNG!

A Cleveland man who is an incorrig-
ible joker, recently, in the company of a
friend, boarded street car in charge OF
which there wss an extremely youthful
conductor, q slim, boyish fellow, wbose
chin was absolutely Vuiltless OF q hair,
and whose rosy cheeks betokened coun-
Try training.
care you the regular conductor ?"
ssked the joker, affecting an intense in
terest 10 the matter.
Eyes sir" replied the young fellow.
"Then permit me to say that you are
the youngest conductor 1 ever saw.
Why. you don't appear any older than
my son, who is H."
"Perhsps 1 DON'T" said the adde's
cent conductor, 10 testy tone, indics-
ting that the thing was beginning to
pail upon him. Fsres, please"
"Msy ask you just one question !"
queriea the Cleveland man when the
fares had beeu paid.
"Yes, but please make 1t short; I'm
busy" resorted the conductor.
"What would like to know" said
the Cleveland man, is this: "Were you
born on this trip f'-[ Hsrper's q
Weekly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-15
SHIP LIGHTS TOWN.

Last March the 5esostris, 4, ,000-ton
freighttr, was feeling her way along the
coast OF Guatemala In dense fog, when
suddenly abe drove her prov upon the
sands at the little town of Ocos and
stuck there. Despite the aid Of other
vessels which chsnced to come along,
the ship remained hard and fast, and az
the days went by became more and more
firmly wedged In the soft sand aud silt.
The sand gradually piled up o1 both
sides so that it was possible to walk al
most around her, and the r. r.sidents oi
the town, graspiDg the opportunity 30
Unexpectedly dropped In their very
midst, made request to the captain to
string wires from the ships dynamos
and light the place up bit. This was
done, and for sometime the little coffee
station bossted of IT. electric lighting
plant. The underwriters, however, de-
cided to remove the machinery and sell
the hall to the railroad company Is
coffee warehouse.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-15
CHEATS HIS AVENGERS.

Two suicides, one Stsr ling 10 its &C.
compartments and the other the despair
ing act of a young woman hopeless oi
ever regainIng her health, occurred 10
Chicago yesterday.
Oroucbing in a dark cellar, st the
door Of which 100 men vera clamoring,
40 unidentified fugitive almost severed
bis head from bis body with q razor
rather than face the vengeance Of his
pursuers. He had been tracked ID the
cellar after he had lured boy, Eve
years old, to the place. He had been
dead an hour before it was learned he
had cut bis throat. Covering beside
him was the boy, held there by the
threat of his tormeutor that he would
kill him If he stirred aud unaware that
death had removed the menace.
The scene was the basement OF the
vacant building at 1852 west Jackson
Boulevard. The man had been seen to
pass into the place with Lawrence Bros
nsn, whose home is at 1872 west Van
Buren, street. Those who observed
the two Investigated. Threats from the
boys csptor thst be would shoot the
frst TO enter held the pur.uers off even
after their number had reached a hun
red.
The other suicide was that OF Miss
Florence Osborne, 25 years old,
daughter of Eugene F. Osborne, promi-
nsnt in the building Of the Worlds Fair
as a consulting engineer. 1t occurred at
her home, in Jefferson avenue. Miss
Osborne shot herself through the heart.
The suicide OF Miss Osborne occurred
soon after she had prepared luncheon.
Two friends invited to dine with her and
her father had arrived when she went to
the basement, saying she wished to get
some jelly. She had been downstairs
only a moment when the shot was heard,
and William /. Noyes, one of the guests,
in company with Mr.. Os ssorne, went TO
iuvestsgats. They found Miss Osborne,
dead on the floor near the furoace, with
blood pouring from a bullet wound in
her left breast and revolver, with one
chamber empty, clutched In her right
hand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-15
THE DOG.

The dog is mans most faithful friend.
A man may lie, but dog wont; man
may get drunk, man may slsnder his
neighbor, a man may embezzle and de-
fraud, man may borrow money, man
may stssl money, man may go into
politics, man may join the church, a
man may get married, q man may knife
bis best friend, man may run people
down with an automobile. man may
gamble himself to ruin, man may
waist his substance In riotous living, q
man may 60 to heaveu-out dog wont.
Gan these things be truthfully spoken Of
the other friends man has about himi
There is a strong affinity between man
and the dog; it must be the sffiuity of
contract. Yet any man will resent being
called a dog. Possibly the dog would
resent being called man if be under
stood do not know. l only know
that The maxim works but one way; and
if we should say: "Man is the dogs
most faithful friend" there would be
many to csvil, saying that 1t was mighty
rough on the dog. - success.
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is
the best thing to use for piles. Sold by W..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-15

DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is
the best thing to use for piles. Sold by w.
F. Creighton 4 Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-15
DRY GOODS.
Woodward ( bOtlrDp.
10th, 11th, F .Sts., NV.
Washington, d. G.
GIRLS new
School Clothing.
DRY GOODS.

Several items 10 Girls and Misses New
Fall OlothiDg--coat and jacket suits,
"Peter Thompson" suits, one and two
piece dresses, separate coats, skirts, and
raincoats, suitable for school, dress, and
general wear.
The cloths ara the most popular
wssves-voles, serge5 pansmaS, fancy
mixtures, &C., and the trimmings rich,
,ttrsctive, and becoming, including the
new button effect.
Misses Wool Tsilor-ms1e Suits, in an
attractive assolt nent Of novelty effects;
cut In the latest styles, with trimmed
skirts. Ali sizes.
$l6 t. $45 each.
Girls' zap. t'r Thompson" Suits of
dars blue and black English sIrge, trim
med with white, red, or black braid.
All sizes.
$6 to $22.50 each.
Values, $8 to $25.
q rls' and Misses jacket Suits of
panama, serge, and novelty cloths; some
made 10 the popular jumper style, with
box cost; full plated skirts; sizes 10, IL,
and IA.
$3.50 to $27. 90 each.
Girls Separsts Goats of good quality
cheviot, 10 plain colors and neat striped
effects; flushed with velvet collars; sizes
6 ID ID.
SIS each. Value, ST. so.
Girls Dresses of all wool materials, In
plain colors and rich plaids; some TRIM
ms with brsids and fancy buttons; full
plated skirts; sizes to II.
$5 TO S16.50 each.
Misses One-piece Dresses; made
princess style; iD new effects; some trim
med ta braid aud fancy s;otbers
with plaid cloth; full plated skirts ;fasten
10 bach sizes IA to 16.
SIS to $22 so each.
Girls and Misses Separate Skirts o.
serges aud soiles, 10 plain blue, black,
and brown.
So to 80 each.
Girls RsiDcosts, in plain tan and
gay; thoroughly cravenetted; all sizes.
80 to $l4.50 each.
Third Hoor-G st.
-oOo-
UT ItC Ill.,
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AIexanSria Gazette.

PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI.wEEKLY AT
GAZETTE BUILDING, $40 q s12 PRINCE
STREET.
rEntered at the Postofice Of Alexandria, Vir
0inia. as second-clas matter.
TKRMs: DAILY year, $500 8 months
S2:bO; 8 months, S1:26; l month"; 4S cents
/ week, 10 cents.
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DRY GOODS.
NOOIJ.Ia
Business Hours, s q. m. to 5p. m.
Saturdays, p. m.
SALE OF
EMS

5-s Silver Blesched Napkins; CT 1S
soft and heavy. Special, dOzen... VA'~O
22-inch Bleached Scotch Nap CT 30
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24.inch Fine Damask Napkins. S1. .O2
$3.50 quality. Special, dozen...... V@s>O
German Bleached Paite,n Table Cloths.
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5-S Extra Fine All-Linen Bleach
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5-S Blesched Scotch Napkins, 6 S0
$1.75 value. Special, dozen...... VA'OO
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-15

Kodol WILL without doubt, make your
stomach strong and will almost instantly re.
lieve you Of all the symptoms of indigestion.
Get bottle oft today. It is sold here by
w. T. Creighton 4 Co.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-18
How He Grew Young.

One satisfied man returned from a
two weeks holiday. lie spent it on Il
farm owned by an old aunt. and the
royal way in which she fed him, TO
use his own description, formed the
chief delight of his holiday
you see," he remarked confidential
ly. ''my wife is graduate OF diet
and cooking school of the most up to
date sort She sees that we never nave
a meal which isn't perfectly balanced
as to food values The things we eat
are chosen with reference to that and
not with regard to whether we like
them especially. Well, can tell you,
old Aunt Laura, with her table just
grooming with forbidden, indigestible
articles, was mighty welcome change
to me. She never heard Of carbohy-
drates or phosphates or cellulose, and
she wouldn't know a proteid It she
met one in bean porridge, where, by
the way, believe they largely congre-
gate. But tell you her fried chicken
and fresh pork and biscuits were the
finest things I've had for years. Ny
wife actually turned pale when she
saw me eat, and know she was wor-
ried, because we were six miles from
a doctor. l was never i'll for minute,
though. and those two weeks of old
fashioned. unscientific cooking have
made me feel like new manor,
rather, like a boy ain."-London
M. A. p.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-18
Her Conversion.

When preparing his parishioners for
the solemn ordinance Of confirmation
an old clergyman found among them
one old woman so excessively ignorant
and stupid that for some weeks prior
to the time he was obliged to have her
come to his house every day in order
to instruct and catechise her. At length
he began to hope that his time, pa
thence and zeal had not been entirely
bestowed in vain, few bright flashes
Of understanding having burst from
the old DANES clouded intellect. "Now,
my good FRIEND" said the worthy pas
tor just previous to the commencement
of the ceremony, "as this is the last
moment in which shall have an op-
portunity of conversing with you, let
me ask, do you thoroughly understand
and believe all the articles Of your
Christian faith?'
faye, yes, sir, thank'ee,' replied his
venerable pupil, with shipper and
dropping one of her best courtesies, Il
does indeed now, and, thank God,
heartily renounces them all"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-18
Tho Clock Struck 1.

1t was just two minutes to when
John Ludlam entered the house and,
unwrapping paper parcel, said to his
wife that he had brought her q pres
ent of clock. It was her birthday,
and she had expected brooch or a
ring at least, and SO she said tartly,
You liked the look Of that clock"
His face flushed. "a nice way to
speak about present. said he hotly.
&. Well. it's the truth. Iwouldn't have
given couple of shillings> for it." said
she in an exasperating tone.
John Ludlam was a quick tempered
man. The veins in his temples swelled,
and
Just then the clock struck /.
What did it signify-that the clock
was running all right?
1t did not. The ambulance surgeon
said a few minutes later that if the
clock had struck one inch nearer her
temple John Ludlam would have been
a MISUNDERSTANDING Weekly.