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The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-03-06
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Eden Shumway had his doubts about
marrying for twenty odd years-from
the time he watched with anxiety the
growth Of hair upon his upper Nip to
the period when he noted with even
more anxiety its gradual recession from
his forehead.
He was then looked upon pretty gen
orally as confirmed bachelor. He
had his reasons for remaining single,
but lack Of means was not among
them. He had a good business and it
was increasing all the time, giving him
an ample income for his little pleas
ures He was not so homely that no
woman would have anything to say to
him. There were several of his ac-
Quaintances who would have given his
matrimonial proposal serious consider
alton, in spite Of a rather irritating
self satisfaction that was one of his
characteristics, and Of his clustering
manners. Miss Coddington was one Of
them.
At the time Shumway made his pro-
pOsal Miss Coddington was in his office
taking notes-or, rather, she ceased
taking notes when he began his declara-
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CameIs Dxvelt in Oregon.

That the whole Of interior Oregon
was once the bed Of the Pacific Ocean
has been proved beyond question, says
Sunset, by the investigations Of Prof
Thomas Condor, DR.. Diller and other
noted biologists. That the region was
later tropical country has been equal
ly well established.
Numerous discoveries Of the bones o.
these animals, and rocks containing the
perfect imprint Of the plants of the
tropics, have been made, and it is mo-
longer an occasion for surprise when
well diggers or irrigation eXcavatorsp
unearth the fossil remains Of camel
years many fossil beds Of beautiful
palm leaves have been found in eastern
Oregon.
The Cascade hills, Blue mountains
and Owyhees, once islands surrounded
by tropical lakes were covered with
luxuriant growth, forests and Towering
shrubs, for KnoWlton tells us the mag
nolia and cinnamon and fig trees were
there!
To-day the soil presents finely
ground mixture Of basalt and volcanic
ash, containing the elements Of most
fertile soil, and when properly watered
producing enormous crops of vegetables,
fruits and grains common to temperate
zones. The climate has been changed
says Prof Condor, by the unfolding Of
a. b,,t4 off frnJ
the interior the softening influence OF
the Japan current and the drift Of
ocean fogs and clouds.
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BEES I'm Warfare.
Two Instances in Which the Insects
Were Used as Weapons.

Two Instances in Which the Insects
Were Used as Weapons.
History records two instances in
which bees have been used in warfare
as weapons against besieging forces
The first Is related by Appian Of the
siege Of Themiscura, in Pontus, by Lu-
cullus in his war against Mithridates.
Turrets we're brought up, mounds were
built, and huge mines were made by
the Romans. The people Of Themis-
cyra dug open these mines from above
and through the holes cast down upon
the workmen bears and other wild
animals and hives or swarms of bees.
The second. instance is recorded in
an Irish manuscript in the Biblio-
theque Royale at Brussels and tells
how the Danes and NorWegians attack
ed Chester, which was defended by the
Saxons and some Gallo auxiliaries.
The Danes were worsted by a STRAIT
egem, but the Norwegians, sheltered
by hurdles, tried to pierce the walls
Of the town when what the Saxons
and the Gaeidhil who were among
them did was to throw down large
rocks, by which they broke down the
hurdles over their heads" What the
others did to check this was to place
large posts under the hurdles.
What the Saxons did next was to
put all the beer and water Of the town
into the caldrons of the town and boil
them and spill them down upon those
who were under the hurdles, so that
their skins were peeled off. The rem.
edy which the Lochlans applied to this
was to place hides outside on the hur-
dies. What the Saxons did next was
to throw down all the beehives in the
town upon the besiegers, which pre-
| vented them from moving their hands
| or legs from the number of bees which
stung them. They afterWard desisted
and left the city.
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oVER SEAS.

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Birds, flying over the seas
Journey, till each tiny wing
Wearies of weight that it bears.
Fears that it never may bring
Sweet songs again to the breeze,
Dear songs to shadowing trees!
Above, swift clouds, and the wind,
A cruel, relentless sky!
Below the waves toss and rage
Weary, the small wings that fly,
Dread waves, with rolling and roar,
To birds hearts, longing for shore!
Birds flying over the seas
Falter and fall. weary, worn,
Into the grasp of the waves,
Into the pillows, unshorn,
Gently, as into d nest,
Upborne, to float and to rest
Faint heart, the trouble that waits
In dark guise, may mean for thee
Sweet rest, beyond thy wild dreams,
AS, meath the bird, lies the sea!
A strength far greater than thine
Upholds thee-why then repine
Boston Journal.
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+ y y 4 BIT
~ know. Z appreciate It I've told
you that often enough haven't I 2"
You've raised my salary, too" said
Miss Coddfngton
Not to anywhere near what 1t has
been worth to have you. said Shunl-
way, generously There isn't anoth-
CT woman like you III Ch1cago-not an
other in the world And vet I don't
think you ought to be here. Your place
Is in my home-and in my heart-ny
loving, dutiful and beloved wife"
THAT sounds like an epitaph," MUIR
INJURED Miss CoddiDgton. II bet you'd
put me up dandy monument, wouldn't
your" Then she sat up with something
Of jerk and looked directly at him.
''You make me rather tired she said
and then smiled at his visible conster5
natfon./
"Now, I'm going to do some talking"
Miss Coddington went on. "I'll begin
by saying that / like you pretty We'll
If I didn't I wouldn't be here I've
been offered a better thing-better than
the salary you give me. All the same
don't you ever get into yourskead that
I'm a cocoanut fiber with Welcome on
me III big letters. If you do you'll get
q Jar. Why, of course, I've done what
you wanted me to do. That's what
get paid for, isn't it?'
Certainly" said Shumway. e4
"At the same time I've been making
a few suggestions from time to time
that you seemed to think were pretty
good. You've told me | was better
business man than you were, haven't
you? Was that right or was it a jol-
ly?'
IT believe you are sometimes" ad-
mitted Shumway. you're a wonder"
"All right, then. Now, keep away till
we get the matter settled. I've had a
pretty good chance to watch you and
size you up, Eden Shumway. I'm not
conceited, I hope, but I think my hab-
it's are little better than yours.
think my conduct generally is, not to
throw myself too many bouquets
don't think I'm as extrayagant, as you
are and I think I'm more Industrious.
I haven't anybody to speak for me now
so you'll have to excuse me- Any OBJ
lection"
TITS all true" Shumway owned.
'Then why in the name Of reason
should I defer to you if I was ever
foolish enough to marry your demand
ed the young woman. ...:.
"I-I-there must be a boss, you
know" sta1nnered Shumway.
''Then III be the boss said Miss
CodMngton. "That is, I would be If
married you" .
"You shall be If you like" said Shum-
way. Honest! VIII you?"
Don't be rash, now,' advised Miss
Coddington. you'll walk a chalk line
if I take you in hand. Look at me and
see if you don't believe me-" ...:
And Shumway, looking, believed.
But that Miss Coddngton was really
one of the prettiest girls you ever saw.
Chicago Daily News.
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ttOn. When he had finished she leaned

ton. When he had finished she leaned
back in her chair and nibbled the
rubber tip Of her pencil thoughtfully
with her fine, dark eyes fixed on the
vistas Of smokestacks and roofs af-
forded by the open window Still look
the pencil tip from her pearly teeth,
she said suddenly: IT thought you
weren't marrying man, Mr.. Shum-
way
IT didn't think I was either until I
met YOU" said SMlmway.
"What made you think you we're
then?" she asked, not at all coquettish-
ly, but in an almost businesslike man
1er.
"I1l tell you" said Shumway. ~
might as we'll tell you now as at any
other time I've told you how much I
think Of you, haven't 1? It's true, too,
every word Of it and If you say no you
can bet that l never will be a marrying
man. But there's something more. I've
kept my eyes open pretty well all my
life and I've known lots Of fellows
who'ye married and been almighty sor-
~ for 1t. Why? Because they mar
ried women who weren't going to be
bossed.'
Shumway paused and looked at the
remarkably attractive, young woman
he was honoring, but she made no com
ment. She only tapped her teeth With
her pencil and looked at the smoke
stacks.
There's the root Of all the trouble
in domestic life" continued Shunway,
impressively 1.-TWO people living to-
gether and two wills. You hear u
great deal nowadays about the equality
Of the sexes, but I tell you it's wrong.
A household has got to have a boss.
! I'VE always believed that and I've al
ways said it. Mind" said Shumway,
magnanimously, Il don't mean to say
that woman is mans inferior. Not at
all. She's his superior in many ways.
But l contend that when she marries
she should defer to her husband. I've
always been afraid that l would get
the kind of woman who would be as
sorting her rights, and then T knew
there would be all kinds Of trouble. II
tt hadn't been for that I'd probably
have been married years ago-and !
should have missed what I feel is going
! 10 be the supreme happiness of my
life"
.And you think that will about f1ll
the bill?' queried the young woman
still looking out of the window.
~ know it." said Shumway, fervent
ly. IF you will only take me you vii
make me the happiest of men, I've
thought the matter over. In all thu
time that you've beea with me vol
have rendered prompt and cheerful ODE
dience to every request have made
/ I don't say anything about your eff
cheney. You know what think Of that
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It Is reported that while boring for
coal at WintersWyk, in Holland, pot
ash salts were discovered at a depth
Of about $50 yards.
A curious feature of the German
military airship Parsifal is that the
blades of the single propeller consist Of
centrifugal ribbons, which, as they are
revolved, fly out and adjust themselves
at the proper pitch.
Experiments are being made at the
Eiffel Tower with an immense luminous
clock, which will be visible all over
but the time will be marked by lumin-
Gus figures, changing every minute.
What is considered to be the deepest
coal bore in Great Britain has just been
completed. The bore, which was sunk
on a field near Cameronbrdge. reached
the extraordinary depth Of 4,534 feet
before the objective, mountain lime
stone, was reached.
Among the special apparatus pre-
pared for use during the second Belgian
expedition in the anarctc region are
to be automobiles, constructed with
particular reference "a their employ
ment on the ice fields. With their aid
1t is hoped to penetrate considerable.
distance inland, in the neighborhood Of
Edward VII Land, where the ship car
rying the expedition will make its win
ter quarters.
The French government in western
Africa has undertaken to organize the
breeding Of ostriches in the territory
under It's control. Ostriches are found
wild in many parts of western Africa.
Along the river Niger they avoid the
neighborhood Of man, but on some Of
the islands in that and other rivers the.
natives have established rude ostrich
farms. Doctor Decorse, who was APP
pointed by the government to study the
subject, says that the methods Of the
ostrich farmers Of the Cape cannot be-
fully carried out in the French terri
tory 1t will be necessary to leave the
oStriches in a partially nomadic state.
They migrate more or less with the
seasons. When it becomes too dry i'm
the south they go northward.
Since the Hispano-American and
Russo-Japanese wars the question Of
coal supply in the Far East has as
sumed new Importance, and the
search for the black mineral is pursued
IN all promising quarters Among the
great oriental coal deposits are those Of
New South Wales, and particular at
tention is now paid to their develop
ment. Two Of them have been knows
for more than 100 years, and the story
of their discovery is interesting. At
Coal Cliff, south Of Sydney, ship
wrecked sailors were astonished to find
cliffs Of pure coal bordering the sea.
At Hunter River the coal deposits,
were found by the commander Of an
English ship Of war, who, while chas-
ing pirates, landed a party to take
war
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NO Mail for Him.

YES" remarked the driver, as his
leaders swept round the turn into a
lightly timbered stretch of level road
In the Australian "bush," you may not
believe it, but those kangaroos are as
clever as people" Then, in response
to the inquiry Of passenger who con-
tributes the story to CasselPs Magazine,
he proceeded to tell why.
Now there's Moloney," he continued,
who owns the section on the other
side Of the creek. He trained one Of
them to meet the coach every week and
get the letters for him.
THE kangaroo's pouch comes in real
handy, We see," he added, with the hui
world over.
Presently, as often happens on q
quiet country road, fine kangaroo,
disturbed by the approach Of His Maj.
he raised himself from the grass where
he had been feeding, and looked toward
the coach with an innocent, inquirina
air
The driver glanced at him and shook
his head.
Nothing for you to-day, old man r
he called, genially.~
The kangaroo, as if that was all be
had been waiting for, hoped quickly
out Of view among the trees, to tbs
amaZement Of the box-seat traveller and
the Intense enjoyment of the other &C
cupants of the coach.
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CHAPTER XXI.

Mrs. Spry and Angela were sitting to-
gether when O'Rourke's hastily pencled
card arrived. Mrs. Spry tore open the
envelope and uttered little cry.
HE is here" she said, TREMENDOUSLY.
ale Is waiting" Her sinking hand
pressed the card upon Angela.
81 will wait until you are ready to
see me-" she read. ''L have a right to
clear myself. 1t viii be best to speak in
Miss Buffers presence"
''Oh, he is Innocent" cried the widow.
"Ju1ia," said Angela, with tender anx-
asty, The Is not innocent. He has come
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Just Outside

Two women CHANGED to meet on b
street car in Chicago. why, how do
you do? Mrs. Thompson!" exclaimed
one of them. ''I called at your house
one day last week, and there was no.
body at home
"We've moved Mrs. Giles said the
other. Didn't you know that?"
mo. When did you move?"
"About two weeks ago. We got tired
of living In all the noise and hustle,
and we went away out in the sub
urbs."
what directionp
"Northwest.'
. "And where are you located now :?
"It's a new neighborhood, Mrs. Giles
and l can't describe it exactly, but If
had a map of the city here I could
show you. We live just about half an
inch outside of the city limits"
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Not What He Seem ed.

"Sir," remarked the solemn traveller
'syou appear to be one who is making
the good fight
% SWELL" replied the clerical-looking
stranger, "I'm sometimes accused Of
making the good and the bad ones
fight. I'm whisky distiller."
lie Standard and Times
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CHAPTER W.T.

At first he had resolved that he would
not take any notice of Dobroskis invi-
tation. Nothing seemed to matter any
longer. Things were going to the bad all
round, and he was in a mood to welcome
and even to hasten the final crash. But
in little time his desperation took an
other turn, and he felt fit 10 join in the
maddest enterprise the old anarchist might
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AratNnx the HumanA

"What do you think of that scientist
who went to Africa to study monkey
chatter?"
''Foolish waste of time. You cam
hear plenty of that here at home."-~
Detroit Free resPs.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-03-06

There are forty-eight different kinds
Of material entering into the construe-
ton of piano. and they are gathered
from sixteen countries
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The louder a child bawls the less IL
Is hurt. Same way with, grown peo-
pie: The more fuss they make the less
they have to fuss over.
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Motoring Is now So popular Ia the
British navy that some officers carry
their cars atloat with them. The Auto
car says Lord Charles Beresford Is one
of them.
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1t Was Soaked.

"Yes, I was out In all that storm
NV raincoat was soaked and"
But you can't soak a raincoat, you
know"
II can't, hey? Here's the check for
it.''-Kansas City Independent.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-03-06

Occasionally a woman is glad when
her husband makes her cry, because
she can work him for a peace offer
Ing.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-05-21

Mr.. McCleary is making good as
second assistant postmaster general.
He has introduced many reforms dur
ing his short term in Office and by his
shrewd business methods has saved
the government much money. One of
his accomplishments was the turning
down of the Arnnor and Hartman com
bine which has been transferring mail
through it's electric subway in Chicag 20
for the consideration of S172,60O a
year. When asked to bid on this
work for the next three years the COM
pany, relying on the fact that it had
no rail competitor, demanded S4OO, 900
per year. Then it was that Mr..
McCleary bethought him of plan to
Illustrate the designs of this mercenarv
corporation. He advertised for
wagon tranfer bids and succeeded in
getting the work done at the rate of
s145, 400 q year. Yes, Mr.. Nc Cleary
is making good.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-05-21

This country could learn lesson
from the Italians in the manner of
handling anarchists. For instance:
At Rapallo, Italy, last week, several
anarchists arrived from Genoa and
decided to hold a public meeting.
They had no sooner called this meet
ing than the majority of Rapallo's
population appeared upon the scene
and, with stones and sticks commenced
a fusillade which compelled the reds
to run for their lives. Many of them
were injured and they would have
been driven into the sea had not a
company of carabineers arrived. In
America we permit. : the notorious
Emma Goldman and other anarchists
to preach their nefarious doctrine
without molestation. The federation
of such proceedings is a disgrace to
the American nation. - %, = +
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CONFERENCE.-THE T,ACTICS.

- - z " q
!. Somebody IN st. Paul il sending
out anonymous political letters touch
ing on the republican governorship
campaign. The editor of the Tribune
received a typewriter letter the other
day, without date and without sig
nature, scoring Bob Dunn. This is
the first intimation we have had that
Bob was running for governor. But
why so much mystery about the
authorship of these letters? Every
body on earth and the Lord in heaven
hates a coward.-Brown's Valley
Tribune.
Those anonymous letters are writ
ten and put in circulation because
Bob Dunn is, in an open and above
board manner, advocating the nominal
ton for governor on the republican
ticket of that honest, fearless cham
pion of the peoples interests-J. F.
Jacobson. Surely the decent, fair
minded republicans of the state will
not approve of such disreputable
tactics as are being employed by Mr..
Jacobson's opponents! -
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William K. Vanderbilt, ST., who
runs a racing stable and grounds at
Les Grosillons, in the Poissy district,
France, walled in some lanes, or
paths, without the consent of the
mayor of the place. The mayor
quickly demonstrated to MIR. Wander
bilt that such tactics we're positively
forbidden in France and hailed the
American millionaire before Judge,
where he was fined three dollars and
instructed to remove those parts of his
walls which crossed the public paths.
Vanderbilt offered to pay for the land,
but he was informed that public prop
perty in France could not be bought
even by multimillionaire. Lessons
of this sort should be taught more of
our upstart aristocrats. 49,.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-05-21

Has the movement g suppress
anarchy died abornin'? Immediately
following the assassination Of a
Catholic priest at Denver we were told
in the press dispatches that govern
ment secret service men, in concerted
action with. the police of the country,
would hunt down all alien anarchists
and that the immigration commission
would deport them. Why has no
progress been made in this work?
There are thousands of known alien
anarchists in this country and, so far
as we can learn, not one of them has
been returned to the land from whence
he came. ..-> 49,.
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ANONYMOUS LIIRS.

That the opposition to J. F. Jacob
son is getting desperate is evidenced
by the fact that the cowardly anony-
nous letter-writers have commenced
their dirty work as witness the follow
ing from the St. Paul Dispatch of the
10th inst:
"Letters and circulars with
out date or signature and bearing a
St. Paul post mark are being literally
circulated over the state.3s They are q
direct attack on j. F. Jacobson. a
republican gubernatorial candidate,
and r. G. Dunn who has espoused his
cause. In the case of Mr.. Dunn the
letter is a scathing arrangement and
Jacobson is censured for accepting his
support. One upstate paper, which
received some of the letters, character
lied the whole thing as a cowardly
attack and worthy of Investigation.
Papers generally condemn the letters.
It is not known who is behind the
anonymous stuff
What do the fair minded voters
think of a candidate for the highest
Office in the state who will resort to
such cowardly despioable methods to
injure an opponent? Mr.. jacobson
and his friends are fighting in the
open and conducting a gentlemanly
campaign and without q dollar Of as.
sistance from any source.
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FRANK DAYS CONSISTENCY.

Bobby Dunn's man Jake is still do
ing the oyster act in the matter OF the
charges that he is in cahoots with the
corporate and liquor interests. Jake
is hardly big enough man to ignore
such accusations when made by
responsible parties like Atty. Gen.
Young and Joel Heatwole. We doubt
his guilt but his silence is signifcant.-
Martin County Sentinel.
This from the pen of Frank A. Day,
the governors private secretary, con-
fdential adviser and premier of the
Kitchen cabinet!' A little over a
year ago the Minnesota house of
representatives politely requested
Governor Johnson's views on "county
option" Did the governor comply
with that request? Acting on the ad-
vice of his confidential adviser Gov
ernor Johnson sent a MEANINGLESS
message to the legislature in which he
carefully refrained from stating his
views on "county option.' The
Liquor interests'' had solidly sup
ported him in the campaigns of 1904
and 1906, and at the same time he
managed to remain on friendly terms
with the large temperance element,
hence he refused to commit himself
either wayne evaded the question
propounded to him by the house of
representatives. If j. F. jacobson is
ever governor of Minnesota and the
legislature requests his views on any
public question there will be no
about his reply. Hypocrisy
is, foreign to J. F. Jacobson's nature.