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The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-12-10
Mitchell Sentenced Twelve Months on
Changing.

managing
Townsville, Ca, Dec. wv. II,
Mitchell, alderman and former county
treasurer, Of Thomasville, was Satur
day found guilty Of the charge of as
sault and battery, on his former ward
Miss Lucille Linton, who was his wife's
most intimate friend. The verdict
was returned by the jury after an all
night session, and was received by
the defendant with little show OF emo
ton. Mr.. Mitchell Immediately arose
and said.
~ am not guilty of this crime. ]
have lived two-score and ten years,
and have conducted myself as
thought honest, and honorable. The
rest of the time that God allows will
be spent in living down this verdict
and prove to the world that this yer
dict is wrong. will give my whole
life to this alone"
Mr.. Mitchell Is the son of the late
7. c. Mitchell, the founder Of Thorn
asville. The elder Mitchell was mil
lionaire.
Miss Linton is the daughter Of the
late Jack Linton, who was also
wealthy.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-12-10

Bostonx Dec s.sfanklln j. Doug
lass, an editorial writer on The Bos.
ton Globe. and m former years con.
tributcr to several New York dallies,
died here yesterday, lie was born ii
Georgia N 1867.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-12-10

TarIn Hearing Extended to Dec. 10.
wsshington, Dec 4The house
committee on ways and means today
decided to continue the tariir hear.
inss until December 10.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-12-10

You Protected from Firs

Should your property burn tonight ba..
you an Insurance Policy that would protes,
your One that you could collect promnt,,.
without danger Of litigation or bothersom.
red tape''
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-12-10
The Policies I Issue

Protect you in all respects. In case Of sr,
you get your money without delay. rem.
resent the strongest line Of companies in ths
land. The old reliable ones that are tried
and proven
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-02

tion Of the newspapers. which must
not be allowed to publish the borrow
ed name of Mowbray lest COMPLEX
tions should arise. and there were the
questions to be asked of Virginia.:
How had she felt? How had nsss
dared? How had the emperor looked,
and what had the emperor said?
II 1t had been natural for the grand
duchess to faint it was equally natural
that she should not faint twice. She
began to believe. after all. that Provi-
dence smiled upon Virginia and her
adventure. and she wondered whether
the princess white satin embroidered
with seed pearls or the silver spangled
blue tulle would be more becoming to
wear to the ball.
Next day the Rhaetian newspapers
devoted columns to the attack upon
the emperor by an anarchist from
certain province (once ltalian). who
had disguised himself as an official in
the employ of the burgomaster. There
were long parag graphs in praise of the
lady who. with marvellous courage and
presence of mind. had sprung between
the emperor and the assassin, receive
ing on the arm with which she had
shielded Unser Leo gIancing blow
from the weapon aimed ut the i'm
perial breast: but, thanks to few ear
nestly imploring words written by
Lady Mowbray to Baron Won I.yndal.
commands impressed upon the land
lord of the hotel and the fact that
Rhaeti;ln editors are not as modern as
Americans in their methods. the lady
was not named. She was foreigner
and a stranger to the capital Of Rhae-
tia. She was. according to the papers.
''as yet uaknuwn."
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-02

emperor sprang up ths steps Of tho
great crimson platform with the girl
against his heart.
It was her blood that stained the
pure white Of his uniform, the blood
from her arm, wounded In his defense
And, holding her up. he stood dominat-
ing the crowd.
Down there at the foot Of the steps
the man in gray and red was like a
spent fox among the hounds, and Leo
pold's people in the fury Of their rage
would have torn him in pieces as the
hounds tear the fox despite the cor
don of police that gathered round him,
but the voice Of the emperor babe his
subjects fall back.
"My people shall not be assassins"
he cried to them. "Let the law deal
with the mailman. 1t is my will. Look
at me alive and unhurt. Now give
your cheers for the lady who has
saved my life. and the ceremonies shall
60 on"
Three cheers had he said? They
gave three times three and babe fair
to split the skies with shouts for the
emperor. Willie women laughed and
wept and all eyes were upon that noble
pair on the red platform something
limp and gray was hurried out of sight
and off to prison. On signal the ma
tional anthem began. The voices of
the people Joined the brass instru-
ments. All Kronburg was singing OF
asking "Who is shey" Of the girl at
the emperors side.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-02
(coxr1xuEnl

Miss Portman listened, but az she
understood only such words Of Rhae-
tan as she had picked up in the last
few weeks she could merely surmise
that he was ordering the crowd out Of
his way because he had Z special mes
sage from the lord chancellor to the
burgomaster.
The human wall opened. The man
darted through. and Miss Portman was
dragged after him BY the princess. 80
close TO hfm had they Kept that they
might easily be supposed to DO under
his escort, and. in any case. they pass
ed before there was time to dispute
their right Of way.
ut must be the secretary Of Herr
HOFFMAN. the new burSomaster." vir-
ginia heard one man say to another.
'and those ladies are with him."
On and on through the crowd passed
the man In gray and crimson. oblivious
to the two women who were using him.
There was something about that dis
agreeable back Of his which proclaim
ed him q man Of but one idea at a
time. Close to the front line Of spec
tators. however. there came a check.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-02


light. glittering against a faraway back
ground Of violet mountains crowned by
snow.
Outside the tall bronze gates where
marble lions crouched the crowd that
might not pass beyond stared, chat
tered. pointed and exclaimed without
jealousy of their betters. Unser Leo
was giving Il ball. and 1t was enough
for their happiness to watch the slow
moving line of splendid state coaches.
gorgeous automobiles and neat brough-
AIMS with well known crests upon their
doors: to strive good naturally for Il
peep at the faces and dresses, the
jewels aud picturesque uniforms; to
comment upon all freely. but never
! imp,ldently. asking one another what
would he for supper aud with whom
the emperor would dance.
There she is--there's the beautiful
young foreign lady who saved him!'
cried 81 girl in the throug Il was
there and saw her. tell you. Isn't
she an ANGEL
Instantly hearty cheer went up,
growing In volume and the green coat
ed policemen had to keep back the
crowd that would have stopped the
horses and pressed close for long
look into plain dark blue brougham.
Virginia shrank out of sight against
the cushions blushing and breathing
quickly AS she caught her mothers
hand
Dear peopIe--dear. kind people!' she
thought II love them for loving him.
I wonder. oh. | wonder, If they will
ever see me and cheer me driving by
his Side!"
She had chosen to wear the white
dress with the pearls. though up to the
last moment the grand duchess had
suffered tortures Of indecision between
that aud the blue. to say nothing Of a
pink chiffon trimmed with crushed
roses Before the carriage brought
them to the palace doors the girls
| blush had faded and her face was as
white as her gown when at her moth
er's side she passed between bowling
| lackeys through the marble Hall Of
Lions. OH through the frescoed Ritter
s:aI to the throne room. where the
eluperor's guests awaited his coming.
1t was etiquette not to arrive q mo-
ment later than 10 o'clock. and a few
minutes after the hour Baron Won Lyn-
DIAL III his official capacity as grand
! master of ceremonies struck the pol
/; islled floor twice with his gold knob
bed wand of ivory. This signaled the
approach of the court from the inn
pcrial dinner party, and Leopold en-
tered. with stout. middle aged royal
highness from Russia on his arm.
Until his arrival the beautiful Miss
Mowbray had held all eyes, and even
when he appeared she was not forgot
ten Every one was on tenterh0oks
to see how she would be greeted by
i the grateful! emperor.
The instant that his dark head tow
cred above other heads In the throne
room it was observed even by those
not usually observant that never had
Leopold been so handsome.
| His was face remarkable for intel
lcct and frmness rather than for elias.
Steal beauty Of feature. though his fea-
lures were strong and clearly cut But
tonight the sternness that sometimes
married them in the eyes Of women
was smoothed away. He looked young
and ardent. almost boyish, like man
who has suddenly found an absorbing
new interest in life.
fro BE CONTINUED
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-02

People were vexed ct the audacity Of
the girl and the elderly woman and
would have pushed them back. but at
the critical second the blue and silver
uniformed band Of Rhaetia's crack
regiment, the Imperial Life guards,
struck up an air which told that the
emperor. was coming. Promptly the
small group concerned forgot itsi griev-
ance In excitement, crowdin1 together
70 that Virginia was pressed to the
front, and only Miss PortmanI was
pushed ruthlessly into the background.
The poor lady raised feeble protest
In English which nobody needed unless
It were the man who had inadvertently
lcted AZ pioneer. At her shrill out
burst be turned quickly, "a. II startled
BY the sudden cry, and Virginia was
20 close to him that her chin almost
touched his shoulder. For the first
time she had glimpse Of his face.
which matched the yellow wax Of his
neck in pallor.
The girl shrank away from him In.
voluntarily. what a deaths head"
she thoughts sly, wicked face and
awful eyes! He looked frightened. i
wonder why"
Assured that the sharp cry did not
concern him. the man turned to the
front again, and, having obtained his
object-a place in the foremost rank Of
the crowd, with one incidentally for
the princess-he proceeded to take
from his breast q roll of parchment
tied with narrow ribbon and sealed
with a large red seal. AZ he drew II
out and rearranged his coat his hand
trembled. 1t, too. was yellow white
The fellow seemed to have no blood Ia
him.
Virginia, standing now shoulder to
shoulder with the man In gray and
crimson, had just time to feel stir.
ring Of dislike and perhaps curiosity
when a great cheer arose from thou
sands Of threats. The square ranl
with q roar Of loyal reclamation. Men
waved tail hats. soft hats and green
peasant hats with feathers. Beautiful'
~ dressed women grouped on the high
decorated balconies waved handker
chiefs or scattered roses from gilded
baskets. Women in gorgeous costumes
from faro6 provinces held up halt
frightened, half laughing children, and
then . white figure on. white charger
came riding into the square under thu
triumphal arch wreathed with dag
and flowers.
Other figures followed-men in uni
forms Of green and gold and red or
coal black horses yet Virginia saw
only the white figure. shining, wonder
full.
Under the gltttering helmet Of steel
with its gold eagle. the dark face wal
clear cut % I cameo. and the eye
wsro bright with ! proud light tt
The crowd h. ma tn lmpsEoE. 4 ana
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-02

with ominous red stains upon the gray
back ground of her travelling dress. But
the wound was neither deep nor dan
gerous The court surgeon was as
consoling as he was complimentary.
and by the time that messengers from
the palace had arrived with Inquiries
from the emperor and invitations to
the emperor's ball the mother of the
heroine could dispense with her sal
volatile.
She had fortunately much to think
of. There was the important question
of dress for the ball tomorrow night;
there vas the still more pressing 9Yes:
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-02
Il ~ &c l0
CHAPTER SEVEN
!;:.; q. .c21a. atss;l

I is those in the thick of
battle who can after.
ward tell least about it.
and to the princess those
five minutes - moments
tho most knon,ondo,,n
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-02
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or Il window of the four
teenth century yellow
marble palace on the hill.
with its famous garden
Of the nine fountains.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-31
Entire line of white and cream
silks reduced
20 per cent

The broad selection the tremendous quantity and the
precedented values will be especially attractive here There
beautiful in the following varieties Mirage
RENO Duchess Salome Messane Mariana Argent Cour
Chiffon Taffeta Crepe de Chine Radum japanese Handoom
Pongees Japanese Silks Messane Sutngs
caded Satns Pen Stripe Silks Swiss Eegantne Velvet En-
bossed Crepe de Chimes and White Velvets
The of making that evening gown costume will be
saved the purchase price of the materone of best
June White Carnival attractions.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-01
Why should Majestic Range OutIasf other RANGES

First The fire box where's 1.-THE ware comes on stove lis more than Oeb fourth the weight ofbe stove
Second body is made from Charcoal Iron which rst rust over 300 per cent create han SJ
Thrd-The stove is r@ together not boed and Quilted; FMth-t is 81 tconmaed thMn gets
matter what the cost would be- You come and TRY one and seeU It'll mo al tell w IL T ~ W III no
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-01
Aluminium Kettles

1t is surprising as
we'll as pleasing
to notice how rap
idly the people are
beginning to want
the b thing
they can buy;they
have found that
cheap goods are
d a in the end. /
notice this in my
aluminium ware
people used to buy
it as a center table
piece because it
was rare, but now
they are putting it
into the kitchen
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-01
Spoons

Silver tea spoons have became so common, we never
think OF setting our table without them. have sold
the Sears brand OF teaspoons for 20 years, and 80 far
have only replaced one set. I don't believe that rec.
pIass can 9s S Ssas; n a afisvy' s.eoa' $3.50
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-01

as fast as a kettle plays out-they replace it with
aluminium. 1t is cleaner, healthier, better every wav.
Why not get the best-I have it in spiders, preserv-
Ing Kettles, coffee and tea pots, pancake %griddles, etc.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1908-02-18

the explorers and awed them with un
imagined magnificence. The dreams
OF poets and the fancies of epic bards
lossal loveliness, which the painter,
Achton Friis, a member of the expedi-
ton, endeavored to carry away for the
benefit of dwellers in civilization.
More than a mile in length, the lofty
nave of this arctic temple of ice was
pierced at intervals with windows
through which the glancing sun rays
sparkled on columns and cubes and
immense clusters of stalactites like
pendent jewels. An iridescent glow, as
If from opals and diamonds, suffused
the lighter spaces and shaded into the
blush twilight which reigned in sol.
emn transepts. The painter despaired
of comprehending even the elusive col.
ors that emanated from every surface
and were infinitely toned by combina.
tion and reflection.
Through the center of the ice palace
flowed stream of water, whose oc.
casional ripple and FLASHING fall broke
the majestic silence. The human voice
reverberated weirdly against the mas.
sive walls and the arched roof. A tone
of mystery or of giant power was re.
peated by the invisible spirits of the
north. There were echoes like chimes
Of bells, matching the fairy decora.
tions of the nave. A huge dissonance
caused by the cracking of a distant
foe rumbled through the cavern as If
it were the beginning of prelude on
an organ appropriate for an Arctic
temple. What strains of might and of
brooding softness would be required in
| such musici
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1908-02-18
:! !.
I'VE BEEN
THINKING
About American Fathers
BY
Charles Battell LOOmiS
Copyright by W. G. Chapman.)

Have you ever been "the head" of
family made up of strongly indi
vidualized members?
Amt it awful, Mabel?" Ito use a
cant phrase that particularly loathe).
Shall the people rule?" They do
rule in my house, although 1 am the
head The people" are MY son John
and my daughter Dorothy, our cook
and the wife of my bosom, Mrs.
Courtlay.
1t necessarily follows that l am Mr..
Courtlay, because such a thing as
divorce is unknown in my family, and
so my wife's name is the same as
mine.
You know hold that divorce
doesn't really change woman's name.
If she gets married to a man to begin
with that settles it. His is her name
to the end of the chapter. 1t may be
a whim Of mine, but If l can't have
my own way in my own house l can
at least have my own whims.
Well Mrs. Courtlay has good mind
and it is mind of her own. do not
pretend to influence it. oh, yes l do.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1908-02-18

back and back number And I'll
tell you something else, father. / be
heve that by next year I'll vote the
Socialist ticket"
Yes, that's what he said.
Take my daughter also. I don't
mean take. her away, because we are
not thinking of marriage for her until
she is 20 at-least, and she is only 10.
1 am a Christian. Well, of course,
l don't mean that act like one. That
would be expecting too much. A. fel.
low doesn't have to act like a Chris.
tian in order to be one unless he hap
pens-to be q Unitarian. And am not
one. Some one referred to a Unitarian
the other day as "near-C Christian
YES" said mother, they are nearer
Christianity than any other sect.
. But to get back to my daughter.
am Christian.
She is an agnostic.
It's only independence. I tell you
what, If l had understood how this
new generation was going to act
NOuJu nave DeCOlue dn luHuel "uSn
the children we're born SO as to insure
their being Christians.
My daughter is we'll behaved child
and l think she is well intentioned
and know she is generous and kind
hearted, but she will not go to church
1t makes it very hard on me, because
as John stays away from church be
cause he doesn't approve of our pas
tors brain, l have to, go to church
myself or else let my wife go alone.
I'd rather play golf-ifNI knew how
Take one more example. We hat
to pull up stakes and move this fall
Owner wanted to keep house himself
/ am naturally a man Of decisive
mind Owe been successful in bust
ness and that counts for something
these days) and | made up my mint
at once that we would try the city
having lived in the suburbs for mum
Der of years.
AS my son is student at Yale /
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1908-02-18

To speak exactly, do pretend to in
fluence it, but everybody in my fam
lily is on to the pretense and we all
laugh at it together.
My oldest child, John, is %, and he
has voted once
l have always voted the Republican
ticket | did it because my father
did 1t before me and because / was
brought up to think that a mugwump
was disgrace to any family, and it
was, of course, out of the question to
be Democrat So voted the Repub,
lican ticket and was secretly glad
when Grover Cleveland was elected.
John voted for Democrat who was
known to be inferior in every way to
the Republican candidate for governor
of my state, and he did it just to show
his independence. / couldn't help BE-
ing proud of him even while l de-
plored his pig-headedness.
The evening before election day
had taken him aside and l had said
to him: John, you are about to en-
JOY luS lHOSI DleS&su privilege ludl
an American has-if he doesn't hap
pen to be woman paying taxes and
responsible for debts and owning real
estate-you are about to cast a vote
and / hope that you will show your
party loyalty by voting as your ia
ther and grandfather did before you
even though the Republican candidate
be the devil himself"
And John, who is taller than /, looked
down at me benignantly and said:
Father, l have a mind of my OWE
and vote of my own, and just tc
show that Courtlay is not neces
sarily faithful dog with a collar OF
his neck I will vote for Mulrennan, al
though do not think he is as good G
man as Bradford"
Arg you mugwump?" / almos
wept.
There is no such thing as mug
wump now" said he, "but they were
honorable men with convictions whit
dared throw Off the party yoke. Mos
neil of my generation refuse the yoke
father. and you are dear old moss
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1908-02-18

didn't make any difference TO him
where we spent the winter, SO he did
not offer any objection, but my daugh.
ter said: That's idiotic, father. You
know how l like out of doors. Well
stay where we are. It'll be easy
enough to get another rent"
My daughter used so authoritative
an air, and there seemed so much to
fecommend a suburban life, that !
said:
"Oh, very we'll; we'll see what we
can do hereo
Then my wife said: mo, I'm sick
of suburban life. It's neither one
thing nor the other, and as the city
is bad for all our throats we'll move
to the country. Brother George was
saying the other day there's an
abandoned farm not three miles from
his place, and it would be lovely
! there"
Very good" said l.. "I'm perfectly
agreeable" (and ann. Lets go and
look at the abandoned farm"
What, and be country frumps?"
said my daughter.
"Ah, hadn't thought of that" said
/, wavering. Il was born in the coun-
try, but that was years ago.
Then John spoke up. "The best
thing for you to do will be to move to
New Haven and then can see some.
thing of you old folks" Q'm not yet
80, mind you, and I feel as young as
l did when didn't vote for Cleve
land.)
''The very thing to do" said l, but
that afternoon my wife told me that
our servant whom we have had for
three years (we've thought of exhibit
ing her) utterly refused to leave the
suburb in which We live. and SO we all
of us bowed to superior force, and
we're living across the street from
our old house and Pm still running fol
trains.
And, ! am also still the nominal head
of the family.
And l want to shake hands will
thousands like me all over this broad
land.
] We might be divorced.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1908-02-18

. Prof. Munyon says: Cure cold and
'ou prevent Consumption. His opin.
on is now shared by the leading
physicians of the country, and the
wonderful cures that are being made
~ Munyon's Cold Remedy have at
racted the attention of the whole
medical fraternity. These little sugar
,ellets break up cold In few hours,
md almost universally prevent Bron-
hits and Pneumonia.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1908-02-18

this city 1t is coincidence that
both countries go into the new Wash
lngton home with new representatives,
Sweden with M. Herman de Lager
:rantz and Denmark with Count
Moltke, both men of experience in di.
plomacy and of considerable wealth.
Countess Moltke, the wife of the
new Danish minister, is as wealthy as
her husband, young and interested in
Washington society, so that consider.
able entertaining will be done In the
righthand side Of the legation build,
ing, occupied by the Danish repre-
sentative.
M. Lagercrantz, besides his wife,
brings with him two daughters, Misses
Eva and Mary. Both are good muEi-
clans and lingulsts.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1908-02-18
ARCTIC TEMPLE OF ICE.
Crystal Palace Found by lll-Fated
Erichsen Expedition.

New York.-Amid the bleak, Icy
deserts of Greenland the survivors of
the recent Inflated Erichsen expedi-
ton discovered sight Of majesty that
solaced them for months of darkness,
tedium and suffering. They found
crystal palace of superhuman archi-
lecture, vaster than dozen cathedrals
and Egyptian temples, resplendent
with jewels and endless decorations OF
Ice Created. by nature In forbidding
wilderness, 1t frightened the eyes of