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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-27

There was a moments silence. Miss
I Van Duren looked disappointed.
Talking OF love- began Chester
again.
I'VE weren't talking OF love-" Miss
Van Duren said tartly. I'VE were dis
cussing the financial situation OF your
| family - :.
Its the same thing" said Chester.
They're both mixed up. You can't
marry on three farthings a year. paid
quarterly"
4 never said l could" Miss Van
Duren declared. Were we talking OF
marrying"
"As younger son." Chester re-
minded her, I'm not allowed to-"
1T must be a great deprivation
Miss Van Duren said softly. I'm sure
you'd do il so nicely. too"
They both looked at the statue for
a moment.
Talking OF love- Chester recon-
menced suddenly.
Good gracious" Miss Van Duren
cried Cant you talk OF something
else?e
Not when I'm with you, said Ches'
ter. with meaning.
Miss Van Duren assumed pretty
air of resignation.
Then do go on and get II over
Talking OF love-
Il was about to remark when you
interrupted me-" Chester said severe
". that the ancients conceived OF
love as the least OF the gods"
Miss Van Duren's eyebrows rose.
"Oh, but why?"
You'd better look at the size OF the
statue" Chester told her.
She looked Apparently the sight
amused her.
tits rather nice size, think" she
declared.
They must also have imagined
him." said Chester. "as the poorest OF
the gods"
Dear me. Why" queried Miss Van
Duren.
Look at his clothes" said Chester
grimly.
Il can't" protested Miss Van Durer
with truth. But he has quite an ex
pensive-lookfng bow and culver" she
added. And. besides, gods didn't &c
in much for clothes"
Good reason why" said Chester
"You couldn't expect even first-clas'
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-27
chester iennred the interrnntion

Chester ignored the interruption.
SHE hasn't a red nose-or squint.
And I'm afraid she looks most m
formally high. Much higher" he add
ed, sadly, than poor devil OF
younger son like me-"
"Indeed?' said Miss Van Duren.
Her tone was chilly
"She has every right to-" declared
Chester. She is quite the most beau
tiful person on earth at this moment.
and she has way OF looking at
statues that"
He was silent. Miss Van Duren.
with a suspiciously calm face. regard
-ed- rfIe statue of cupid. - Settfet n "a =
seemed to have gone wrong with IT,,
for she suddenly frowned.
LAS younger son she began.
~ know" said Chester.
"You can't possibly know. AS a
younger son. it's clearly your duty
to your family to set aside your own
personal feelings"
THAT what | said,' put in Ches-
ter.
And marry her" concluded Miss
Van Duren, remorselessly.
But In order TO marry her. Ches-
ter pointed out, II shall have to pro-
pose to her-you'll admit that, | sup
pose?"
"Ii's certainly usual" Miss Van Dur
rem admitted, with ghost of a
smile.
And. as a younger son." said Ches-
ter II shall run the risk OF being con-
sidered a fortune hunter"
by whom" said Miss Van Duren,
sharply
The - the heiress.' Chester sug.
gested
eff she's the most beautiful person
or earth. as you just said now" Miss
Van Duren remarked. its barely ros.
sible that she might be induced TO
imagine that she isn't absolutely re-
pulsiye TO you. In short, you might
persuade her to believe that you were
in love with her"
81 should have to do something more
difficult than that" Chester returned.
81 should have TO persuade her TO &C
lieve that she was in love with me-"
Miss Van Duren slowly furled and
unfurled her fan.
1--WE heard IL said" she venturej,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-27
The Fortune Hunter
By
N. X.
Blissett

god TO feel like the real thing with a
tailor's bill on his conscience, could
your"
"Oh, that's why you Miss Van
Duren stopped, endeavoring TO con-
oeal an air OF illumination. Talking
of-the least Of the gods?" she re-
minded hi44a.------
You will also observe" Chester
pointed out. that he is extremely
young. Youth, in his case. Is symbol
ical Children of his age are ignorant
and greedy and INSCRIPTIONS. They
eat too much. they put their fingers
in other peoples jam-pots"--
He paused in momentary confusion.
A CLEAN OF mischief showed in Miss
Van Duren's eyes.
Poor ll,tle things-they're SO
young" she pleaded. you wouldn't
have them cultivate the senile yir.
tues. at their age? And you have be-
haved so beautifully, too"
Chester edged an inch nearer to
her.
For a younger son--I mean" sha
added unkindly.
Chester, With sign, renounced the
advantages of the stolen inch. You
must remember that I'm never al
lowed to talk of marriage" he re
minded her.
"No-only OF love-" said Miss Van
Dur IN, sweetly.
A moment later she shut her fan
with businesslike air.
There's one chan ce0 for you, and
only one" she told him. You must
marry money You must find some
unin' eresting heiress with red nose
or a squirt, someon with draw
back. who can't look too high. You
must make yourself charming 10 her
| dare say" she commented with a
fine carelessness, ''thst you could be
charming IL you tried little"
1--WE been told SO before" said
Chester.
And she wouldn't be critical" Miss
Van Duren encouraged him. "She
wouldn't expect too much naturally
I dare say she'd come to be rather
fond Of you In time-and you could
repair the family fortunes with hcI
money.
THANK YOU" said Chester. its ~
admirable plan. Only my heiress----
What -- you've found her nj
ready" marveled Miss Van Duren.
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The Times
Evening
Story

l~lALKING of love"--said Chester
II wasn't" Miss Van Duren
cut in hastily.
I'm aware of it," Chester
sighed "You weren't talking
OF il, but you were looking at the third
ugliest statue to the right with an inn
preston whtch wUuft nave suggested
IL TO anyone who wasn't a stock or a
stone. I'm not usually considered
either myself, he added thoughtfully
What were you going to say about
love?" Miss Van Duren asked In a
modified tone.
The third ugliest statue TO the
right" said Chester, gazing dreamily
at the white line of figures against the
thick box -hedge, lis statue OF
Cupid
at isn't so very ugly" said Miss
Van pnren- critically, lat a distance
That's the only way I've ever seen
it," Chester asserted-"at least, unit.
quite recently. I'm younger son." be
added in anlexplanatory tone.
do younger sons never fall in love
Them" Miss Van Duren inquired, with
delicate suggestion OF surprise.
Chester sighed again.
Not seriously. You see, it's too ex.
pensive," he informed her.
She tapped the marble Of the balus
trade with her fan. and studied the
distant Cupid with family amused
eyes.
"You must be drcadfully poor she
said at last.
"Oh-we're all on our last legs,
Chester admitted, with gloomy tri.
umph. "You mightn't think It To look
at us, but we are. At present we're
just managing TO keep up appearances
but that's all"
The Tilt OF a waltz came softly from
the windows OF the great ballroom, and
Miss Van Duren laughed.
You're managing II very well-and
no one would think II. to look at you.
she told him.
1--WE frolic on the edge of destruc
ton" said Chester darkly. Its been
habit in our family ever since our
famous ancestor. Jack Chester. OF
Leigh. danced sword-dance on the
scaffold.'
Poor dear" Miss Van Duren said
pityingly. what has he done?"
"Sheep-stealing." Chester replied
with brevity.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-27

Ing from the refrigerator door. lie
opened the door and pulled the wire.
The door parted. and there inside.
where sawdust or charcoal is packed
10 keep the cold air In the Ice box.
was neat row OF shelves filled with
bottles OF whisky. The shelves had
feen covered with soft cloth TO keep
the bottles from rattling. They took
the ice box door or its hinges and
carted II away for evidence. The evil.
denec cost the boss Of the place 500
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-27
PROGRESS
BY c. q. QUINCY.

IT>lHE Butterfly Ball was, fine; the
Goldfish ball--although don't
care much for fish balls as
~ rule-was great; and the In
dian Ball. where every one
tomahawked( every one else. was
corker. but they all seemed tame be-
side the Codhakes' Earthquake Ball.
Small sticks OF dynamite were
placed under the floor In various
places, and when they were exploded
gave exactly the effect OF an earth
quake. IL was no end OF fun, and was
quite expensive, as the floor. OF course.
was ruined and lot of old statues
they cost an awful lot. although | can't
see why new ones couldn't be Clipped
and broken just as well-a lot OF these
old statues were knocked down and
smashed TO smithereens. II was
great idea. and every one was pleased
until right at the end big charge
brought down a brick chimney on
lot OF people Luckily. none OF them
happened to be in our crowd. SO the
evening wasn't really spoiled.
The Earthquake Ball has been beat
mile" The Steelcommons gave an
absolutely novel show last night--a
Fire Ball. Near the end OF the affair
one end of the ballroom was set on
/. fire. and as Ii had previously been
soaked in kerosene II burned brightly
and made a fine blaze. Some OF the
outsiders, who hadn't been tipped of,
were caught In the gallery, but all the
people that mattered came out and
watched the flames shooting up. I'm
| luckily. some one on the street turned
in an alarm and the firemen came and
Insisted upon saving part OF the place.
| Only for this intrusion. the Steelcom-
mons would have given the best en-
tertainment OF the year, as the build
ings were worth about S560.000. How
ever the salvage reduced this amount
| by $1,000 so that the Godfiakes blew
In just as much on their show.
| Fine time last night at the Street.
ears Niagara Ban. IL was great The
! Streetcars got all their money in Chi
! cago, and they have lot OF old
friends from there that they don't
want TO have around. although they
/ just have TO invite them 10 their big
affairs At midnight we were all tip
ped of to get up on high dais, while
lot OF the Chicago Founders and
oounderesses were right at the Mag
ara end. So when Mrs Streetcar
| pressed the button the waterfall came
/ straight down on the whole crowd and
swept them around like torks Ii was
! too funny. A lot OF others who were
, on the floor soon found themselves In
three or four feet of water, and II was
/ comical to see them splashing around
4 Ike founders. The StreetcarS were
much disappointed. however. to find
that water didn't spoil things so
much as fire. so that they didn't gel
rid OF as much money as the Steel
commons.
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Unerrina Maternal Inst net.

They look exactly alike, and you
dress them exactly alike. Mrs. High
20 egs+a 7.-etaia ---tsfiftr.--ffOw cam
you tell them apart?"
That isn't hard to do" answered
the mother of the twins. IF I slap
Johnny and he swears a blue streak
| know it's Dick"
SSSccc ccccSSSSSS
that woman will believe anything
shes told-when the right man tells
ii TO her"
You're a mine OF wisdom and
fountain OF TRUTH Chester told her,
with enthusiasm. Perhaps you coutd
let mo know another thing"
Anything | can, I'm sure" muir
INJURED Miss Van Duren politely.
Perhaps you could give me he
ghost OF hint as to--as to the right
man."
Miss Van Duren examined her fan
with a sudden interest.
"Oh. the right maxwell, I've heard
he's by way OF being very humble
minded person." she said Hes afraid
of being considered a fortune huntes,
and | have IL on his own authority
that he's a younger son, and
"Yes?' queried Chester. breath
lessly.
Miss Van Duren shut her fan and
pointed, with smile. TO the statue or
Cupid.
III you're particularly anxious To
identify him." she said, "Pll tell you
one thing more against him. Talking
OF love-"
"As a younger son." cried Chester.
I'm not allowed"
Talking OF love-" concluded Miss
Van Duren. sternly. he considers love
the least of the gods"
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Volcano Ball is the winner The
Yellowbills scored the hit of the year
with II. Middle OF the ballroom blown
up. scattering cinders and ashes over
every one. Cinders mixed with dia-
monds. All the clothes were ruined.
but every one got sparkler-some Of
the live ones got five or six. Cost
about million. Great
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-27
Eighth Year
Michigan, My Michigan"

A German band was wrestling
with the music, whose strains
fioated through the open transom
OF, a Monroe-ave saloon.
Which saloon was breaking the
law at the time by permitting
music in the place.
The clarionet shrieked; now
and then it walled.
The clarionet part impressed
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-22

FURNISHED and unfurnished rooms
to rent. 623 Twelfth street north.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-22
Grandin f.,.mn.

Grandin, N D., Oct. 1s--To The
Forum: A. B. Saskett of Fargo, who
is first class barber, has opened a
shop in the old Swartwood building.
Mr.. Saskett Is a married man and will
live in the rear part OF the building,
Mrs r. q. Caughey returned last
week from several weeks visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Elsa Rice at New
England, N. D.
Mrs. o. L. Ferguson transacted busi-
ness In Fargo Oct IA.
Ed. Barnes took the train for Fargo
Thursday night.
Mrs. L. Margach and daughter Bella
visited in Fargo Oct. II.
]. It, Lockhart spent Sunday in Far
go.
No preaching in either church Sun
day. Rev. Fl. Robertson of the Pres
byterian church was spending q few
days in St. Pauf and Rev. Parnaby is
in jamestown, N. d.
Alex McWilliams entertained a few
of his Grandin friends one day in the
fore part OF the, week
Mrs. John Garrett returned Sunday
night from a several weeks visit in
the Canadian northwest. She was
visiting her daughter, Edith, and Mrs.
Garrett seems quite proud Of the fact
that she Is Grandma Garrett now.
Cor. CT.
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Elomestead correspondenee.

Homestead, NJ. D., Oct. Ito The
Forum: About twenty of the neigh
bors visited here on Sunday.
Kristian Sollyem shot and killed a
large wolf last week.
Olof Hagen, who laid UP his machine
Oct. IL, took his engine over to Power
Oct 16 where he, as usual, runs the
feed mill and wood saw.
Andrew Stensrud lost four head Of
cattle last week.
Carl Hanson is still threshing In
Freeman township.
Only a few candidates have called
out here, but 1t makes no difference,
as the people have already made their
choice among them.
Andrew Stensurud has been hauling
coal from Leonard for the Central
school house this week.
:lbert Hanson OF Barrie called on
friends out here Oct IS.
Toilet Hanson visited with his sis
ter and brother-in- law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Neis Baklxo, OF Walcott last week.
Our merchant G. Otterson will sell
at public auction all his merchandise
and household goods on Oct IS. Lars
Stevenson viii be the auctioneer.
Cor. HI.
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GREAT NORTHERN
CHANGES CERTAIN


Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 22.-The an
nouncement OF the changes in super
intendents to be made over the Dakota
diyisiop. vest erdays which was, not Civ
en-, out as official, was assured today
and the Changes gshioh was to have
been. made next Friday, will not take
place until Monday.
Mr.. Nicholson stated this morning
that he, would leave for Great Falls
where he win have charge of the Mon
tanar division as superintendent. next
Friday. He regrets very much that
he must leave Grand Forks, as do his
many friends here, Mr.. Nicholson,
although with an advanced position,
especially regrets TO leave this section
where he has been for the past Ave
years, because the employees OF the
road and this division are now begin
ming to take an interest In protecting
their own interests and Mr.. Nichol-
son, who was partially instrumental
in the organization OF the Protective
Association of Railroad Employees in
this city, sees bright prospects in store
which he would very much like to take
Q hand in and help push along the
good cause.
Superintendent Elliott, now at
Crookston, will come to this city SAT-
urday or Sunday and viii be ready to
start upon his duties at the ONCE In
Grand Forks as superintendent OF the
Dakota division next Monday.
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Continued from Page One
evil to the country than is the presi-
dent himself
At the last session OF congress Mr..
Nelson introduced resolution calling
for the appointment Of q committee TO
revise the rules, and followed 1t with
speech that attracted national at
tention. The resolution lis still pend
ing, and Mr.. Nelson will endeavor to
have 1t brought up. for action at the
next session. Mr.. Nelson takes the
position that while in European coun-
tries the upper houses OF parliament
have been subordinated to the pe0-
ple's houses through gradual reforms
OF procedure, the tendency has been
In thes opposite direction In this coun-
try. The senate liz d lore berally
governed body than the house; has
practically taken the control OF the
purse or the country, and really whips
all bills into practical shape for the
house In. his remedies Mr., Nelson
urges d decentralization of power In
the ssp4 aker the enlargement or the
committee on rules, recognition Of all
members In debate, and the appoint
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-10-22
Railroads
DAMAGE SUITS
AGAINST The &. N.
GRAND FORKS sWiTctsMANAs
FoR $4,000 FOR ALLEGED
INJURIES.

Grand Forks, N. d., Oct. ED
win Bush OF lis Cheyenne avenue,
Grand Forks, brought suit in district
court at st. Paul to recover damages
in the sum of $4,000. While employ
ed as switchmAn he was knocked
from moving boxcar by q post at
the intersection of the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific railway lines in
Grand Forks and was severely injured
His left lung Is badly injured and four
ribs were fractured. The accident ac-
CURED on Jan. II, 1907. The plaintiff
asserts that the post was negiigently
placed too close to the track to permit
q brakeman or switchman on ladders
OF passing trains
Two suits against the Great North
ern for $4,000 each, are brought by
Andrew Carlson for alleged injuries
sustained Jan. IA, 1907, In the COM
pany's yards and by Andrew Knizell
for injuries sustained at Riga, N. D.,
March Il, 1907.
Henry Mapes sues the Great North
edn for $31,9 $50. The plaintiff alleges
that Aug. IL, 1907, while in the employ
Of the Republican Iron and Steel COM
pany, ct the Alexander mine in the
northern part of Minnesota, he was
the engineer on a locomotive furnish
ed by the defendants for operation on
spur of their track, from the main
line down to the mire. He charges
that owning to the defective condition
OF the brakes of the locomotive, he
had an unavoidable collision with
some cars heavily laden with iron ore.
He was thrown from the engine and
severely injured
William Kinzel sues the Great Nor
thern to recover $4,000 damages for
injuries sustained while employed by
the road rs an engineer. KinxelI was
! in the act Of placing coal in the en-
CINE, when, he alleges, the boiler and
arch fiues burst and large quantity
OF hot water and SCOT was precipitated
into his face. AS result he claims
he was permanently blinded In one
eye and otherwise injured.
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TO STUDY RAILROADS



st. Paul, Oct. pa group of Jap
anses citizens arrived in st. Paul yes
terday on their way east from Seattle
and Toxic. The party includes T
Haruto, d prominent Japanese mer-
chant OF Boston; d. Shono, a railroad
traffic engineer OF the government
railways OF Japan; and Prof. z. Cam
oh, head of the school Of commerce
of Yamagucili. Japan.
Mr.. Shono is making a study OF the
American system Of railroads with a
view to the betterment Of the Japanese
roads by encouraging more interde
pendence between the different lines
and plotting out the lines of difference
which cause the isolation Of many of
the roads in Japan.
The party left ST. Paul last night for
Madison, Wis, and Chicago. en- route
for the Atlantic seaboard
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state of North Dakota county of
CASH county court. before A. @.
Hanson, Judge.
In the matter of the estate OF VIM.
p. Morris, deceased. ..-...
Allan j. Hopkins, administrator de
bonis non, petitioner, VS.. Flora j. Dur
ham. Earl A. Morris, Wallace e. Nor
ris. Roderick M. Morris, Elsie Lillian
Morris, a minor, and John Monsoon
her special guardian respondents
Petition for Distribution
The state of North Dakota to the
above named respondents.
You, the said respondents, and each
of you, are hereby notified that the
ana, account OF the administrator de
bnnis non with will annexed of the
estate Of VIM. p. Morris, late of the
city OF Fargo, county Of Cass and
state of North Dakota, deceased, has
been rendered to this court herein
showing that the estate OF said de-
ceased is ready for final statement
ana distribution and petitioning that
said account be allowed, the residue
of said estate be distributed to the
persons thereunto entitled, his admin
istration be closed and he may be
discharged. That Saturday, the 21st
dav or November, A. D., 1908 at 10
o'clock in the forenoon of that day at
the court room OF this court in the
county courthouse in the city OF Far
q. county of Cass and state of North
Dakota, hrs peen duly appointed by
this court for the settlement thereof
at which time and place all persons
Interested in said estate may appear
and file their exceptions In writing to
said account and contest the same.
and you the above named respond
ents, and each of you, are hereby cited
and required then and there to be
and appear before this court and show
cause, IL any there be, why said ac-
count should not be allowed, the resi-
due of said estate distributed, the
administration of the estate Of said
deceased closed and said administrat-
or discharged.
Dated this 22nd day of October, A.
d. 1905
BY the court: A. @. HANSON,
(Seal.) County Judge.
(oct.. 20, 20. Nov. s. 12.l
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SAYS RAILROADS
!. MUST BE HELPED
oNlekENNA DECLARES RATES MUST
Il GO. UP TO MEET lNcREAs-
ED COSTS.

Chicago, Oct 22.--"There are APP
proxiniately 100000 citizens or the
United States, investors In bonds and
stocks OF railway companies. employ
es of railroads, and persons engaged
In the manufacture and sale OF rail-
way supplies, whose vital interests In
the pursuit OF life. liberty and happi-
ness DO not seem to have been the
concern of anyone"
With these words E. w McKenna,
second vice president OF the Chicago,
Milwaukee, & st. Paul railway. intro
dlced an address before members Of
the Western Railway club at the Au-
ditoriufn last evening.
Choosing as the title OF his speech
"A Constituency Without Representa-
ton" Mr.. McKenna argued that rail-
roads should be permitted to increase
their rates In order to bring their IA
cilities up to point of perfection de-
rnanded by the growing business OF the
country and to prevent eventual bank
ruptcy.
During the period from 1898 to 1905,
he stated, the amount of tonnage ham
died had increased so per cent, and
$2,244 1874 had been contributed by
investors FOR expansion OF older rail-
way properties In order that they
might keep pace with the expansion
of trade and commerce. while the aver
age rate per mile ton had decreased
from .753 cent to .784, OR $50 cent
"The figures." he continued. .'pre-
sent the amazing condition that, not
withstanding the advance In price OF
every other commodity. the rate per
ton mile, which, is the unit In rail-
way freight transportation, actually
shows decrease. rs this condition
consistent with the value which has
been added to every other commodity
or form Of service?
'sff the present forces at work
should produce the dire result Of com
pelling the railroads TO allow their