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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22

T must get out of this" he said to himself. "and I must tRy to do some good in the world"
 But it was evident that relentless justice was going to pursue him to the last. At the end of six months of ione- Illness and self-examination and self reproach he was taken i'll. For few days he was strong enough to walk about. and eat his food. and sit on the edge of the oasis staring into the desert. Then he became weak and dizzy. and he was seized with a great fear.
 Gaunt did not know the precise na- ture of the disease which had attacked him, but he felt that he was very near to death. All the strength of his mind and body seemed to be slowly dying.
 Once before he had been face to face with death. and then there had seem- ed no possible chance of escape. Now he was to die in comparative comfort. Food and water lay close to him. On the soft carpet of herbage by the spring he could die almost as comfort ably as on a bed. Yet the fact did not make the reality of death less terrible. On the contrary, he had more time to think about death His mind was not occupied with any strug- gle for lie. He had merely to await the end.
 Give me the future" he murmured, land I will serve Thee to the end of my days"
 There was no answer to his prayer but the faint sound of breeze among the palm leaves and the gurgling of the stream. Through a gap irSN the trees he could see the yellow wastes of the desert, that impossible ocean which cut him off from all chance of doing either good or evil in the world. On the third day he became delirious and talked necessarily to himse1f And then, in the evening. he passed into the rest of sleep.
 When he awoke 1t was dark, and he could see nothing but a few stars overhead. Hts body was almost life- l less. and he could not move finger | But his brain was so clear and active | that it seemed to be able to grasp the whole scheme of the universe. He not only saw himself as he really was. and as he might be, but saw the whole social life of England as 1t was. and as 1t might be. He saw the lusts, thes tyranny. the greed, the deceit, the hollow joys. the awful suf- ferings of modern life. And as he saw them. he realized how small a thing he was in this ghastly tumble of civilization. and yet how great a thing man might be. if he could fight l against the evil in the world. Such a work might atone for all the worst | sins of a mans life.
 "Give me the future" he whispered, 'and I will serve Thee till the end of my days"
 | There was no answer, but the whole l darkness seemed to culver like the lips of one who Is going to speak. My life Is forfeit" he cried again. ''If there is no work for me to do, no means of atonement, take my life, and have mercy on my soul"
 Still there was silence, but the agony and fear of the man passed from l him, and once more life seemed 10 he l returning to his limbs
 And in the darkness he saw, the splendid vision Of a new world.
 BOOK H. | l. A Home of Rest. T can't make them come right. Lady Betty, really can't"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22

girl: "at least. this win fit In nicely with our plans. We are going for q walk
 we? Oh. yes. Alice. We'll. you can go to the Pink Walnut now. Are there any more letters to answerT"
 NO. your--Lady Betty, mean"
 That Is good. You can so in i've minutes. Alice. Are you happy heref' "oh, yes. Lady Betty" rightY'
 "on. yes. Lady Betty. I'll find out the mistake tomorrow. think I am tired tonight"
 me7"
 -No--o" stammersd the girl. Not yet. Lady Betty
 ..But some day. chr" We'll. I hope he's worthy of you. But wait for 2 year. Alice. You are very young. ! want you for this next year. intend to give you another pound a week
 Another pound weekr' murmured the girl 'Oh, Lady Betty!
 "Yes. another pound a week, Alice.
 Why, I shall be earning more than -" She pabsed- and blushed furi- ously.
 More than you were before. Alice 7 said Lady Betty. with a sad smile But you'll have to earn 1t. There is hard time before us both this winter. Alice work from morning to night. They say that there are 150.o00 people starving in London. And it's a cruel winter but there. child, go out and see the play, and don't think about work till you come back tomorrow"
 The girl rose to her feet and put on her hat and cloak, which weer hanging on a peg by the door
 "Good-night. Lady Betty. and thank you so much"
 (continued Tomorrow)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
1. MAI rim. rr,.. winner.

National Expositions are . good inaex to the actual merit of the products exnlmtea. Tbe judges are always experts oi ni5n ss.nu ~ - inR and their decision Is made only eLter carv- fnl eraminafion and exhaustive tests.
 10 will, therefore. be reveiatlon 70 many 70 learn that-while lard Is the most commonly cailai aify1TTOLENEw was awarded Grand Prize lhiehest award) at the Louisiana Purchase ExposItion. and cakes and pastry prepared Gold Medals Representing highest awaros in each easel were also granted COTTOLENE a' inc Cha rleston Exposition and Chicago World. Eair. m fact, wherever ft has been exhibited in competition with other cooking fats, COT TOLENE has In every case received highest award.
 Eminent chemists and cooking experts unite economy and results, COTTOLENE is fai superior to lard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22

The speaker. pretty. demure little girl of 20 pressed her hands to her forehead, and frowned at long row of figures in front of her. you out?''
 "one pound thirteen shillinss and sven pense. I've never been so much out before"
 Well, don't worry about 1t, dear. I dare say you'n find out the mistake in the mornng. You've had a hard day"
 They're bewitche ed; : Lady Betty. the figures are bewitched. They seem to dance up and down and laugh at me-"
 Shut up the book" said Lady Bettie sternly.
 The girl closed 1t with sigh, and smoothed her hair, which had become sadly rufied in the contest with the problems of simple addition
 Lady Betty lent over a large desk covered with papers and picked up an envelope bearing the advertisement of a well-known, firm of perruquiers.
 Are you doing anything tonight.
 A tinge of color came to the girls white cheeks.
 ''No.'' she replied. Nothing much. your ladyship.'
 "Aiicel I think I've told you-don't speak to me as If you were servant"
 ''Yes. Lady Betty"
 You're not servant. You're a helper in my work. We'll. here are two staIl--no dress-circle seats. for the Pink Walnut. if you would care to go--with friend,,'
 "oh, thank you. Lady Betty. so much. It Is sweet of you"
 Lady Betty handed across the tickets with a smile.
 y don't think the piece will improve your mind, Alice, but 1t may amuse you; and if you have nothing to do--"
 '.No. nothing much" stammered the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
Continued.

Continued.
 Sir Richard spent whole day m covering the body with sano' anu " sunset he had raised a noble tumulus half as high as a tall palm. on the ton of this he placed a wreath or palm leaves. and regarded his work with the satisfactfon of a man who has done his best.
 Then he sat down on a mound or sand. and looked out across the desert at the setting sun. He was sad, ana his sadness was not all due to the fact that he was hopelessly cut on rom further advance. He felt that he had 1ost a friend. a dumb, unsympathetic friend. 1t is true. but one who had all ways done it's duty: and he was cut of from all life save that of the vege- table world. Not bird or animal would come to cheer him by its move ments. He was in a green prison of foliage, and he could not leave it, ex- cept for a grave of sand
 Month followed month, and still no caravan came to the oasis. and Sir Richard Gaunt began to give up all hope of ever leaving his place of ref uee At first he cursed his own folly and cowardice which had prevented him from pressing on to some point which lay on the Great Route.
 But by degrees he became resigned to his fate. The solitude and the silence which at first were insufferable. became SO much a para of his daily life that they ceased to be noticeable.
 Day after day he reviewed his past. and wondered what the future had in store for him. At first his thoughts were a mere chaos. out of which he could evolve nothing except a vague sense of shame and fear of punish ment.
 The thought of his oath to Crawshay did not trouble him. A more healthy state of mind regarded the fulfilment Of 1t as wicked and absurd. But he was haunted by the memory of the few words he had uttered in his agony of thirst and hunger on the raft.
 ''Give me the future and I will serve Thee till the end of my days."r
 This voice rose above the tumult of his varied memories--a sharp. clear note that seemed to echo and re-echo In his brain.
 Yet it was vow that could never be kept How could he. Sir Richard Gaunt serve God till the end of his days? The best he could do would be merely a negative service. He could lead clean life; but this would be a purely selfish atonement for the past. It would benefit no one but himself. &A A AIhdn Hhb StOtch a AuHQTCu pOunuSs he can hardly make reparation by re- solving to steal nothing more.
 God had no use for him. It was clear that he had lived his life. and that nothing more was required of him. The shipwreck cutting him off from civilization. the temptation of Hamil driving him out from the society of his fellow-men, the sandstorm which had prevented his letter from reaching England. the death of the camel, which had kept him prisoner on a few acres of herbage set like some island in the midst Of an impossible ocean. all these were details in a definite plan. He was an outcast left to die in the wilderness, a thing of no account in Nle great scheme of the universe.
 Day after day these thoughts whirl- ed through his brain in chaos. But, like the nebulous matter that once re- solved itself into the solid earth, they gradually materialized into a single thought.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
pi.appears wlth piamonda.

Ptttsburg, Pa, July zI.-The police have instituted a search for James Rush, about 50 years old, weighing $50 pounds. who is alleged to have suddenly left here with diamonds valued at $1.200. Fashionably attired and registerng at a prominent hotel. Rush ordered a tray of diamonds sent to the hotel from which to make a se- lection. With the diamonds. Rush practically disappeared before the jew- eIer's eyes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
Penni-CnIn

By every test the, best If you are thirsty. tired and warm. try a bottle.
 It will convince you. Sold in bottles everywhere. 'Ph one 2002. adv-5t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
THE BROKEN LAW

], hy B Entered stasiensrs Hall An
 Rights Reserved-
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-01-04
Copper Prices Not so Low

Spokane-Data compiled by eastern men in touch with conditions of the ever-Auctuating copper market should allay fears of copper producers of the destruction of the market and the con- sequeut closing down of copper pro- ducing mines. During the years inter- vening between 1890 and 1900, while A. F. Heinze and w. A. Clark were making fortunes from the production of copper mines at Butte and vicinity, copper was selling at a price even lower than today's quotations, the lowest price being cents in 1904. The table arranged shows that the average price of copper in 1906 was 19.7S cents per pound; the metal has not sold at so high an average level since 1880. The worlds annual pro- duction of copper may be figured at about l,4OOOOO,OOO pounds. Figuring that thls production sold at 20 cents instead of 9 cents the high price this year, the Shrinkage price would amount to S7O,OOO,OOO.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-01-04
Franco-British Exposition

English papers are devoting consid- erable space to the Franco-British EN- position of Science, Arts and Indus tries, to be held in London in May of this year, a great international eXhibi- tian demonstrating to the world the products and resources of the British empire and of France and her colonies. Canada manufacturers will occupy one hundred and twenty thousand feet. The exhibit will cover one hundred and forty acres, with thirty acres of buildings exclusive of those to be erected by the French and British col Ouial gOuernmeuts.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-01-04
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
Cook Inlet Precinct, Jan. 4, 19

Cook Inlet Precinct, Jan. 4, 1908.
 To Harry Mccormack, c. J. Wal ters, James McGill, Thos. McConety, Geo. Hanson, Wm. Burns and Alfred Noel:
 You are hereby notified that the undersigned has expended onehundred dollars in labor and improvements upon the Skukum Creek placer claim situated upon Skukum creek, tribu- tary to Twenty Mile river, in the Territory of Alaska, Cook Inlet pre- clnct, claiming l2OOO feet from NOTICE up the creek in southeasterly direc- tion, and 300 feet each side of Skukum creek, as will appear by certificate filed the 23rd day of February, 1906, in the office of the recorder of said pre- cinct, in order to hold said premises under the provisions of Section 2324 Revised Statutes of the United States being the amount required to hold the same for tue year ending December 3lst, 1907.
 And if within ninety days from the publication of this notice, you fail, or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditure, to-wit, Sl25O each as a co-owner, your interest in said claim will be forfeited and be- come the property of the subscriber under said section 2324.
 A. c. CARRIER, Co-owner of one-eighth of said claim.
 First qualification Jannary 4, 1908.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-01-04
Harvest From Tourists

The annual income of France from tourists is estimated at $50O,OOO,OOO. The tourist toll to Italy is now reckon ed at $IOO, ,OOO,OOO year. The receipts of the Swiss hotels is about S40,OOO, 900 a year. Tourists who visit Norway each season spend $3OOO,O0O there. The American tourist toll to Europe is estimated to be from $l25, 5,OO0,000 to $50, GOO, ,OOO each year.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-01-04
School Notice
E. V. Boyle, Mgr.

The public school will open Monday the 18th inst, with Mrs. c. J. Winter in the public school building, and Mrs. A. Illicit in charge of the primary department, to be held in the building opposite the Methodist Church.
 All pupils intending to take up the first years high school work under Mrs. Winter are requested at once to give the order for books to the Owl Drug Co.,, that the order may go out on first boat to Seattle.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-01-04
The New Flag

After July f, 1908, the American flag will be altered once more by the ad- ditiou of another star. Under the law as it stands, the addition of each new star, to mark on the flag the increase in the number of states, is deferred until the Independence Day following the admission of any new state or states. 50. while Oklahoma entered the union November l6, 1907, it will not be represented on the flag for nearly eight months thereafter.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-01-04
A rHd-Winter's Vail

From North Dakota it is reported that one of Harvey'S fastidious newly married ladies kneadS bread with her gloves on. The incident may be some- what peculiar, but there are others. The editor of this paper needs bread with his shoes on; he needs bread with his shirt on; he needs bread with his pants on; and unless some of the de- Iinquent subscribers of this old rag of freedom pay up before long he will need bread without a d. thing on.- Fessenden (N. D. Advertiser.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-01-04
Rockefeller Feels the Pressure

It is reported from Chicago that John D. Rockefeller could not make his usual Christmas gift to the Univer- sity of Chicago owing to the prevail ing hard times, which has seriously affected his income. He says he is feeling the lack of ready money him. self, and must econoluize until fnan- cial conditions take on a brighter as pect.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-01-04
Will Fight a Parcels Post

A fierce campaign is being waged against the administration plan for extending the parcels post. Express companies and the jobbing interests are spending millions in an effort to create sentiment and gain congress sional converts against Postmaster General Meyers dea.-EXchange.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-01-04
A Letter
Seward, Alaska, Jan. 4, 1908

Seward, Alaska, Jan. 4, 1908. To our Friends and Customers: The year 1907, just closed, has been the most prosperous in our history, in fact has been record breaker, and we wish to extend our hearty thanks for the liberal patronage given to us. It is our intention to continue to merit your patronage by furnishing the best quality of everything pertain to our lines at the lowest prices. We also have many improvements planned for 1908.
 Yours for a happy new year,
 OWL DRUG co,
 K. V. Boyle, Mgr
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-01-04
OLD VESUVIUS
 GETS HOT AGAIN
Discharge of Lava and Ashes Brings COnSternatiOn to
 Inhabitants.
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Naples, Italy, Jan. 4-Mount Vesu- viuS is again active. Great quanti- ties of ashes and molten rocks were hurled from the volcano at intervals during the night, and the glowing lava ran down the sides of the noun tain causing wild panic among the in- habitants, who left their homes and fled towards Naples.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-01-04
Brains in Fingers

A writer in a medical contemporary cites the case of a post-mortem exami- nation of blind man which reveals the fact that in the nerves at the end of the fingers well-defned cells of gray matter had formed, identical in sub stance and in cell formation with the gray matter of the brain.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-01-04
Worse Than Wasted

The man who will stand in line all night to draw his money out of Sol- vent bank may show determination and endurance, but they are so un- proftably directed as to be worse than wasted.-New York Tribune.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-01-04
Seward Looks Good

Seward people returning from the outside on the Northwestern report that Seward looks pretty good to them, and that the outlook for the present year in the northland seems better than in the states.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-01-04
Mail Goes Over the Trail

Alfred Lowell and N. r. White start ed over the trail ThurSdaE with mail. Lowell goes to Girdwood, Knik and Tyonok, and White takes in Sun rise and Hope.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-01-04

We have founded an institution in which the people can deposit their money with a feeling of the utmost confidence and safety.
 Bank of Seward.
Seward weekly gateway., 1908-01-04
IMPRISON 169
 EX-LEGISLATORS
Members of First Russian DOuma Sent to Jail for Signing
 Manifesto.
sy Gable to The Daily Gateway.

St. Petersburg, Jan.2-This morning I69 delegates to the first Douma were sentenced to three months in jail for signing the Viborg Manifesto.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-05

ness world, and have two or three pretty good
promises that may pan out in the next two or
three weeks
ST g10ss I was one of those you spoke about
not having the right KIND of parents. Mine were
too anxious to let me do just what wanted
They wanted me TO go little further with
study to take a good business course, or even to
go to college But 1 landed a good job. and
thought my judgment was justified when was
making $50 week at the end of the three years.
When got to be foreman OF one department OF
the factory thought had the proprietorship Of
the whole business just ready TO fall into my
hat.
''Then the banks began TO close up. A hrm
TO which We had sold $4,000 order cancelled
It and. as other cancellations were coming in
right along with no orders, the company
decided to close down. They lost a lot of money
through failures in the West. and in three
,z,aAl.s they went to the wall. That shut me off
from getting job with them when prosperity
returned.
Things did not look so bad at that. had
lust been married it is true, but had enough
money to carry me through nearly two months
without work, and I was sure that could land
something in that time. II was six months ago
that I decided 1 was all right. You can imagine
what has happened since then. The little wife
has stood by me like good soldier. AS soon as
fba warm weather furnished excuse she went
~, the state to her folks to spend the summer.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-05

it It seemed as though a panic must be a
general af1iction. but have found that at least
one lesson we got in high school proves true in
actual life.
But pardon me, old man. for jabbering away
like this. I feel pretty grateful to the old folks
for what they made me do, and get a little
enthusiastic at times. especially when I see
so many who were not so fortunately situated
as I was in having parents who could override
a headstrong determination.
What are you doing? haven't given you
much chance TO talk, 1 feel like paying for
New-York tribune., 1908-09-05

,psF~a-r HIS eager hand, however, returned
from his pocket empty. He grinned sheepishly'
"a though he feared some che had detected his
sisanu-fne7r1snt and then went on with his weary
stroll
He had left the cool shade Of the park and had
7ui .kened MS pace up hot Broadway, as though
taking Up task he had left off for a few mo-
merits rest. when another young man ap-
preached paused a moment before speaking,
then rgshed NJ and grasped the Tired Ones
hand
..why 5,d man now are you2 haven't seen
you s.aoe We got through high school How's
the world using you 80 was his greeting
The Tired Ones hand clasp was ready and
warm but It lacked the fire Of success Of the
others His geniality was forced. He seemed
conscious Of the defects in his attire.
What are you dOing2" he asked You look
prosperous enough. 7 an sure. You don't look
gs though the panic had hit you very hard"
NO. haven't felt the effects Of the panic
much" said the Prosperous one. In fact. I
have rather benefited by it. A man on a sal
a-y always does profit by hard times, provided
h. can keep his job" The other WINGED. but his
friend did not notice il and went on. Prices
always go down and his income remains the
same
I tell you I thank my stars that I had
sense enough % take the governors advice in
time I thought. when 7 got out Of high school,
that ready money was the most to be desired,
aRd got q fair sob that promised advancement,
but father and mother kept at me to get a more
solid foundation for my life work I took their
advice and began a general business course. 1t
was 50 short a tine before I was making more
money han I was before and with better pros
poets Tor Advancement that scarcely realized
that had left active work TO take up study
again.
And I can tell you I am mighty glad I did it.
When this money panic struck town my firm
fred 5ig bunch. Of course, like everybody else.
found. however, upon looking into the matter,
thar those who lost their jobs were the ones
OF the jagged edge They either had poor busi-
ness raining before they came TO the office. or
had a0ne They were either day laboTers or
practically so.
Some Of them. II Is true. were making little
more than I in the factory. as skilled la
bOrers ou piece work. I had often envied them.
aad thought that :, with my higher position,
should by rights be having the better Of the
pay Now. however. I see where I am better
OF than they were. When business Stacked up,
and there was little or no work in the factory
end or the business. they were dropped.
The men who were working on the mechan-
ical end. some of them at good salaries, some
or them on piece work. we're the first to lose
New-York tribune., 1908-09-05

the luncheon SO we can renew our acquaintance
Have you had luncheon yet? No? Well, here's
where usually stoke up, and I'd like to have
you join to-day"
The Tired One hoped that the other did not
notice the eagerness with which the invitation
was accepted and they turned into the inviting
door of the restaurant.
We'll haven't done much in the last two
Of three months" said the Successful Ones
friend after the order had been given: 'but
things are beginning 10 look up now in the bust