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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-05-02
What She Was Like.

What She Was Like.
do tell me what Mrs. Tewler ia
like" she asked of her husband
"Well, she's a woman of sixty who
looks fifty, thinks she is forty, dresses
like thirty and acts like twenty"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-05-02
Presence of Mind.

One of Mrs. Hamilton Fish's rules
when her husband was secretary Of
state in Grants cabinet was to return
every call she received. Her husband
was continually holding public reccp-
lions, and many women would como
who had no desire that Mrs. Fish
should call upon them.
One such woman attended Fish re-
ception, left her card and n little later
was duly honored by Il call from Mrs.
Fish.
1t was beautiful, mild afternoon.
The Fish eQuipage, all aglitter in the
wintly sunshine, dashed down the mar
row street and halted before the wo-
mans little house with musical jim
gle of silver chains. The footman leap.
ed from the box and opened the car
riage door, and Mrs. Fish descended.
The woman of the house was kneel-
ing on the sidewalk beside Il bucket Of
hot water, with a scrubbing brush in
one hand and cake of soap in the
other. She was scrubbing the front
steps.
Bending graciously over her, Mrs
Fish asked politely, SIS Mrs. Henry
Robinson at home?"
And Mrs. Henry Robinson replied,
mo, mum, she amt" and went or
crubbing-Lippincott
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-05-02
A Noisy Eater.


Ex-senator William E. Chandler has
an admirer i'll New Hampshire who
has ideas on how the government
should be conducted and writes Mr..
Chandler about them at great length.
After Chandler was defeated for. the
senate and before he was appointed
president of the Spanish claims COM
mission the friend wrote, condoling
with the senator.
He said it was a shame that the ma
ton and New Hampshire should be de-
prived Of the services of so able a man
as Mr.. Chandler and closed with this
prophecy: Nevertheless, do not think
republics are ungrateful. l am con-
fident that your great merits will again
be recognized and that at no late date
we shall hear Of you feeding again at
the public crib"
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-12-09
CHAPTER XIII-Continued.

1t was not until the butler admitted
other callers that she found the cour-
age to turn her eyes toward the draw
ing room. Although she succeeded in
hiding the fact it was difficult 70 ap-
proach and greet James Bansemer with
the natura,ness of the unsuspecting.
Ills manner was beyond reproach, and
yet for the first time she saw the real
light in his black eyes. She talked to
nm as If nothing had happened to
make her distrustful. but no self con-
troll in the world could have checked
the growth of that remorseess thing
! called suspicion. For her own sake.
for her mothers. for Graydon's. she
tried to put it down. Instead it grew
greater aud stronger as she looked into
his eyes. for III them she saw the light
that heretofore had escaped her notice
And this WAS the father of the MAJ
whom she WAS to marry the one whom
she loved With all her heart and soul
This the man who would degrade he
own mother. Her mosher-she locke,
at her with new question In her eyes
half dozen peop.1 1....e and went.
James Hanselner was tla last TO leave.
Lie net the girls tense. inCuiring look
10 4 time to time. but he could not
have felt its meaning. There was
no,1iag In her voice which might have
warned him. although 1t sounded strain
Cd aad. without warmth on her own
ears. In spite of herself she wondered
how lie would act In saying goodby to
her mother. Although she tried with
all the might of her will to look away,
She could not take her eyes from the
pair as Bausemer arose to depart.
His manner was most circumspect.
The hand clasp was brief. even formal,
and there was no look in his eyes to
indicate the presence of anything but
the most casual emotions After his
departure Mrs. Gable turned to Jane
and complained of frightful headache
and Went to her room to lie down for
awhile before dinner. James gaze fol-
lowed her steadily as she assembled the
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-12-09

nearest corner as if eager to disappear
from sight as quickly as possible.
Closing the door of his smoking
room behind him, David Cable dropped
YEARLY into chair without removing
his hat or coat His blood was run
ming cold through his veins, his Jaw
was set aud his eyes had the appear
ance of one who has been dazed by a
blow. For many minutes he sat and
stared at the andirons in the ember lit
CRATE. From time to time he swal-
lowed painfully and his jaw twitched.
Things began growing black and green
before his eyes. He started up. with
an oath
He was consumed by the lres of
jealousy and suspicion. The doubt that
had found lodging in his mind so re-
Gently now became Il cruel certainty
| Into his grim heart sprang the rage of
the man who finds himself deceived,
deSpised, dishonored. He was seeing
with his own eyes, no doubt. just what
others had seen for months-had seen
and had pitied or scornel him as the
unfortunate dupe. With the thought
of it he actually ground his teeth; tears
of rage and modification sprang to his
eyes. He recalled his own feelings in
instances where shame had fallen upon
other men; he recalled his own easy
Indifference and the temptation to
laugh at the plight of the poor devils.
1t had never entered his mind that
some day he might be the object of
like consideration in others more
or less fortunate, according to their
friends.
BY the time dinner was announced
he had succeeded in restoring himself
to state of comparative calmness. He
did not dress for dinner. as was his
custom, nor did he stop to ask Frances
Gable If she were ready to go down.
He heard Jane playing the piano as
he descended. She nodded to him, but
did not stop, and he paused near the
fireplace to look at her strangely Some
where back in his brain there was
struggling. unknown to him. the old
time thought that this child bore him
no likeness whatsoever. He only knew
he was crushing down the fear that
evil or SANDER or pain might come to
her II he were rash, yet just. He was
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-12-09

"Graydon Is coming over tonight"
she said. Wen be very quiet and try
not to disturb you. Don't work too
hard, daddy dear"
Upstairs Frances Cable was battling
with herself in supreme despair Con
feSslon WAS Oh her lips dozen times,
but courage failed her. When she
heard his footsteps in the hallway she
was ready to cry out the truth to him
and end the suspense, Us he opened
the door to enter the spirit of fairness
turned frail and fed before the appeal
of procrastination. wait. wait, watt"
cried the powerful weakness in her
heart. IN | il conquered SIC could not
tell lin TIM Tomorrow the next
day. yes, h..t not then. 1t was too
much to demand of herself. after all
He came In, bat left few minutes
later. ShA was strangely unresponsive
to his tender inquiries Her thoughts
were of another was his quick conclu-
sion rs he fed from her presence be
fore tie harsh accusations could break
from his eyes
In his den once more. with the door
closed. he gave himself UP completely
to black thoughts He recalled his
words to her. uttered years ago, half in
jest and hd,e in earnest He had hor-
rified her beyond expression by telling
hen how he would punish Il wife If he
were the husband she deceived With
grim, luril smile he remembered the
penalty. lie had said he would not
kill; he would disdgure the woman
frightfully and permit her to live as a
moral example to other wives. He
now felt less brutal He might Kill,
but he would not disfigure For an
hour he sat and wondered what had
been the feelings of his old friend
George Driseoll just before he DELHI
erately slew his faithless wife. He
remembered saying to other friends at
the time that Drscoll had done
right
This night of black shadows-he did
not sleep at all-was really the begin
ming of the end. He forgot the pres-
dency that was to be handed out to
him. He forgot everything but the
horrid canker that gnawed into his
heart and brain.
Day and night he writhed in silent
agony, prey to the savage jealousy
that grew and grew until it absorbed
all other emotions. Scandal, divorce.
dishonor. murder. swept before the
mind of this man who had been of the
people and who could not condone
The people kill
For a week he waited and watched
and suffered. What he knew of men
told him that they do not devote them
selves to the wives of others with hon
orable motives behind them. He con-
WINGED himself that he knew the world;
Continued on page 81
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wondering If he could face his wife
without betraying himself.

without Detraying himself.
Jane played softly. lifelcssly. She,
on the other hand. was wondering
what Graydon would think or say If
she spoke to him of what she had
seen. She wondered if lie would blame
her mother RS she was beginning to
blame his father
Mother won't be down to dinner"
she finally said.
rs she ill:" he asked after mo-
ment.
"She is lying down. Margaret will
take some tea up to her
Father and daughter had but little
to'say to each other during the meal
Their efforts ut conversation were per
functory, commonplace. an unusual
state of affairs. of which neither took
notice.
You look tired, father. Has it been
a hard day"
"A rather trying one. Jane. We're
having some trouble with the biz
yards out west. Tying up everything
that we are rushing to the Philip
pines
rs it settled that you are to be made
PRESIDENT"
1T looks like it." There followed a
long silence. by the way. have good
news for you. Mr. Clegg told me today
that they are going to take Graydon
into the firm. Isn't 1t great? Really, it
Is quite remarkable. You are not the
only person, it seems, who thinks a lot
of that boy"
"a partner? Really? Oh. isn't 1t glo-
rious? | knew he could told him
he'd be a partner before long" She
waited a moment and then added
His father was here today for a cup
of tea" Gable caught the slightly al
tered tone and looked up She was
trifiing with her fork. palpably preoc-
cupied.
'I'm-I'm sorry | missed him." said
he, watching her closely
you like him very much. don't you
father"
Certainly, and I'm sure your moth
er does" The fork shook in her fingers
and then dropped upon the plate She
looked up in confusion Cables eyes
were bent upon her intently, and she
had never seen so queer a light in
them. Scarcely more than the fraction
of second passed before he lowered
his gaze, but the mysterious telegra-
ply of the mind had shot the message
of comprehension from one to the
other. He saw with horror that the
girl at least suspected the true situa-
ton A moment later he arose abrupt
ly and announced that he would run
up to see her mother before settling
down to some important work in his
den.
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stairs. Then she walked to the Win
dow and looked out upon the street. Il
hundred perplexities in her mind
Her father was standing in the mid
die of the sidewalk, looking down the
darkening street. His cab was turn
ing the corner below, showing that he
had been standing there for longer
than Il minute. She watched him with
interest. What had happened in the
street to hold his interest so closely?
1t was Jane who opened the door and
let him in. AS she kissed his cold
cheek she noticed the frown on his
brow and caught the strange CLEAN in
his eyes. His greeting was less warm
than usual. and he went to his room
upstairs without removing his hat or
coat below. But not before he sent q
quick, keen glance about the drawing
room to find if James Bansemer had
been the single visitor of the after
noon.
where Is your mother?" he asked
from the stairs. without looking back.
''She has just gone to her room,"
her veins. Some strange. unnatural
impulse compelled her to add. as If
the explanation were just and neces-
sary I'VE have had a lot of people in
drinking tea. and mother has head
ache"
She watched him ascend the steps
and turn into his smoking room. The
door closed sharply. and a wave of in
applicable relief rushed over her. Her
hands We're cold. She went to the fire.
place and held them out to the blaze
Her ears We're alert for sounds from
above-alert with strange fear which
choked her with its persistence She
dreaded the opening of her fathers
door and his footsteps as they crossed
10 her mothers ROOM She waited for
these sounds, minute after minute. but
they did not come. The fire would
not give warmth to her hands; the chill
seemed to spread. In her new con-
seriousness she felt that a tragedy was
just begun
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CHAPTER XIV.

ABLE saw Bansemer leave
the house rs he drove up
to the curb in front.
The lawyer did not look
back. but turned the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-14
BUY NEAR AT HOME.

Before placing an order with the
fruit tree agent of some distant and
probably unknown house how would
it do to get prices for the same stuff
from your home nurseryman, who will
doubtless not only give you more re-
liable stuff, but will also have the hon
esty to tell you whether the varieties
of fruit you are planning to put out
are hardy and suited to the locality in
which you live? The wisdom of TAX
ing this precaution was demonstra ted
conclusively in the case of the novice
who loaded up with $500 worth Of
prune, ounce and pear trees simply
because a willy agent wanted his mon
ey and told him they were just the
stuff" Again, an advantage had from
dealing with the nearby nurseryman is
that if he gives you a raw deal you
can get satisfaction from him much
more easily than from the foreign
house. which may have a city Office,
but whose nurseries are nobody knows
where, making the job of bringing
them to tab a most difficult one.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-14
THE SYSTEM WRONG.

The worst feature connected with the
ruthless system Of foresting which has
prevailed during the past twenty years
is that in cutting timber tracts no re-
gard has been had for the future pro-
ductive capacity of the land, with the
result that the land has been skinned.
brush and refuse left everywhere,
While in many cases these areas have
been swept by forest fires which have
not only wiped up all combustible mat
ter, but have left a barren desert where
with more careful handling there ought
to have been a growth of young trees
to take the place of those cut down.
One Of the leading aims of the forest
service in the campaign which it is
carrying on is to bring about a more
rational cutting of forest areas and the
exercise of such precaution as will pre-
vent the occurrence of forest fires and
make possible the rapid development
of the new growth of timber.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-14
An Essay Exchanae.

The lecturers of New York state
grange and Michigan state grange have
recently instituted what is termed an
essay exchange. It is for the purpose
of assisting subordinate grange lectur-
ers and others. Essays are prepared
by competent writer's upon various
grange topics, and these essays are at
the command of the subordinate lee
turers for their local grange work.
Mrs T.. D. Saunders of Rockford,
Mich. and S. j Lowell Of Fredonia,
n. u, will doubtless be glad to fur
nish further information to any one
who may desire it concerning this es-
say bureau
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-14
HOW BEET SUGAR is MADE.

AltD0uSn IHere Is no article OF I0ou
that is more universally consumed than
sugar, there is probably none the man.
ufacture of which is less familiar to
the reading public than that made
from beets. The manufacture Of sugar
from cane is a relatively simple proc
ess, that of beet sugar much more COM
plex. In view of the rapid growth in
the beet sugar industry and the cree
ton of many sugar factories over the
country some account of the process
VI manufacture will be or interest to
bur readers. From the storage bins,
where the beets are unloaded from car
or wagon, the beets are conducted to
fhe factory proper through fumes fill
I'd with running water, during which
journey most of the dirt is washed off
At the end of the fiume they are
caught by an elevator which raises
them to the third story of the factory,
where they are weighed and dropped
into slicers, from which they emerge
as shreds, or cossettes The sliced
beets are then conveyed to the battery,
which consists of a number of huge
metal tubes arranged in a circle and
connected by pipes that are filed with
hot water. When the cells, which
hold five or six tons apiece, are full hot
water is turned on, which passes
through the cells one after another,
finally coming out of the last purple,
frothy liquid containing the sugar in
solution. The cossettes are reduced by
this process to pulp, which is return
ed to the beet grower or sold to other
feeders. From the battery the purple
liquid is conducted to large watts, where
it is mixed with Stacked lime burned
in kilns adjoining the factory The
lime absorbs some of the impurities,
while the process is continued by fore
ing carbonic acid gas through the
mass until the lime becomes united
with the gas which 1t gave off in burn
ing. The solution or strip is then
strained through numerous sheets of
canvas which permit the sirup to pass
through, but catch the lime and other
impurities or sediment. Ii 1t is not
clear as a result Of the first treatment.
the process is repeated. The strip is
then conducted through pipes to vacu-
UNI pans, where the process of boiling
to sugar is carried on. From here the
sugar, which is mass of crystals and
thick sirup, is transferred to the CEN
trifugal machines, large circular bask-
cts which are run at high rate Of
speed. Here it assumes whittier color
and is washed with clear, cold water,
which separates the sirup from the
crystals. The moist sugar is thence
conveyed to the heated drums, where
the drying process is carried on. When
thoroughly dry the sugar is conveyed
by pipes to the warehouse on the first
floor. where 1t is packed in sacks or
barrels ready for shipment The fac
tory of average capacity 800 barrels
per day-employs about 200 men and
runs night and day while the supply
of beets. lasts.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-14
HE GRANGE
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Conducted by
y. W. BARROW. Chatham. N. n.
Press Correspondent Neac Torls State
Grange
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES.
The Nationsl Grange Takes Position
on College Sports.

The Nationsl Grange Takes Position
on College Sports.
The committee on agriculture Of the
last national grange meeting incorpo-
rated in its report the following minute
on certain sports at agricultural col
leges, and 1t. together with the report,
was adopted. The committee said
We regret to note the tendency IN
our agricultural colleges to increase the
amount of time spent in intercollegiate
football and baseball and the apparent
increased Importance given to these
sports We believe that at no distant
day all of oul. educational institutions
will take different stand on this sub
ject from what they now do We wish
to go on record as being opposed to
Intercollegiate football in our agricul-
tural colleges, especially when it inter
feres with the work in the agricultural
and mechanical departments Of these
institutions. And we also oppose the
using of money either directly or in
directly for athletic scholarships that
has been appropriated by state or ma
ton to these Institutions History
teaches us that where agriculture is
n0urished that nation has prospered
1t also teaches that where sports and
amusements have flourished and crowd
ed out honest labor that nation has de-
cayed. Can the colleges hope to escape
the doom of these nations?"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-14
POMONA GRANGE PROGRAMME
A Sample Suggested by the Lecturer
of Michigan State Grange.

Of Michigan State Grange.
10 a. m.-Open in the fifth degree.
Business session.
Open in fourth degree
Reports of subordinate oranges giving
increase of membership during the year
and Improvements made for increasing
the comforts and attractions of the
grange hall.
RECESS.
1:30-Song service.
Welcome--By any officer of the enter
tanning grange
Response-By any officer of Pomona
grange.
Symposium" Educational Demands of
Today. from the viewpoint Of
(a) The educator.
tb) The business man.
tc) The farmer.
i'd The clergy.
Song.
Talk - is the Outlook For Farming
More Promising Than In Times Past?
Why?''
Paper-"To What Conditions May the
Term Intemperance' Be Applied Beyond
Strong DRINK"
Music.
EVENING PROGRAMME.
7:9O p. rn.-Conferring fifth degree.
Open in fourth degree
Address by state speaker.
Reports OF committees.
Singing by grange.
Close In form.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-14
its FortietIn Anniversary.

Old Fredonia, No. 1. Of New York
state recently celebrated It's fortieth
anniversary. The number signifies it
was the first grange ever organized
The anniversary was one Of the big
events III grange circles National
Master Bachelor, State Master God
frey and Past National Lecturer Nor
timer Whitehead were among The chiet
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-14

The condition of the bunch of hun.
CRY shoats which have likely been on
short feed and are allowed to gorge
themselves on new corn is quite sim
liar to that of the biped, often young
and sometimes old, who oyerloads with
nice green sweet corn. The difference
between the hog and the human is
that while one dose OF indigestion is
usually a sufficient warning for the
latter, it Is not for the former, which
will continue to overload Ii opportunity
is offered until the stomach gets used
to the diet or until dysentery or chol-
era sets in. While little that is definite
or valuable has as yet been ascertained
concerning hog cholera In its various
aspects. 1t is now quite generally con-
coded that many Of these epidemics
seem to date from the time when hogs
are given an unlimited supply of soft
green corn. Were greater care cxer-
cised IN this matter and the hogs
worked on to the diet gradually and not
given all they want until the corn was
reasonably mature the enormous an.
nuaI loss from the swine plague what
ever that may be, would doubtless be
greatly reduced n
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-14
WILD BIRD PROTECTION.
The National Grange Believes In Pro
tecting Our Feathered Friends.

tecting Our Feathered Friends.
The following resolution was handed
up to the national grange at its Hart
ford session from the Connecticut state
grange, and it was approved by the
national body:
Whereas, 1t is conclusively shown that
the wholesale and widespread Slaughter
Ing of wild birds throughout the United
States is a positive and dangerous mem
ace TO agriculture through depriving the
farmer Of the aid of the creatures that
would otherwise destroy harmful insects
and the seeds of noxious weeds. we re-
specially and earnestly request the ma
tonal grange to urge on the various
state county and subordinate oranges
throughout the country that they make
this matter an important department of
their general work and in every way
strive 10 create sentiment and initiate
and enforce legislation in behalf of the
protection OF the feathered friends of the
farmer 50 necessary to his welfare and
such an attraction TO country life at large.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-14

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are cut of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that ii is not uncommon
for a child 10 be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. If the ehild urin-
aleS too nften IL the