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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-08-26

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picture postcard was responsible for
the correspondence, which had its be-
ginning more than two years before,
when Barton. in spirit of fun. had
answered a request in the POSTCARD
Exchange" of an illustrated weekly for
views of his state.
The response had been prompt and
was accompanied by so many ingen-
ious questions that Barton, in order to
do justice to his native state, had
found it necessary to write letter.
It was strange how sooD he came to
watch for the weekly letter which be-
came an established custom. but only
he himself knew how far the simple
faith, the unconscious hero worship.
that breathed in every line of John
Quilts letters were responsible tor
Barton's escape from the many temp
tations that surround a young man
alone in western town.
He had reached the end Of the VII
lage before his eyes found the little
brown cottage. with its big honey
suckle on each side Of the gate and its
square porch overgrown with the
same vine. Everything looked as John
had once described it to be.
He knocked firmly on the front door
Of the cottage. 1t was quickly opened.
and Barton found himself gazing into
the prettiest face he had ever seen.
He asked. us this where John Quill
lives? I'm Charles Barton" Offering
his card. She put out her hand some
what hesitatingly. be thought, and the
bit of pasteboard fluttered to their
feet With a muttered apology, he
stopped to pick it up. When his eyes
again sought the girls face there was
confusion in it which the slight &C.
; cident hardly warranted.
"pd like to see your brother" he
suggested politely.
He was not prepared for the sudden
terror which flashed into her face. and.
with a view to putting her at her ease.
he continued smilingly: You see. I'm
taking the relationship for granted. The
likeness to picture Of himself, which
John once sent me. is too great to ad-
NIT Of doubt"
The girl flushed and at the same
time looked relieved. YES" she
breathed softly. I'm his sister. And
Pm sorry. but my-John is away at
present"
| Barton's face fell. Il. too. am
sorry" he said simply and fingered.
/ The girl eyed him doubtfully. She
seemed to be undecided. but finally
asked slowly. Twill you come Ing
But he had seen the effort which the
words cost her. so he prevaricated
slightly. %@
mo. thanks. have my train t
make. When will your brother b.
back?'' Is quick after thought. 81
could stop off again IT,
HE will not be back for some time,
she interposed hurriedly. ''Do not asl
me where he u.s. ,appealingly, for
cannot tell you"
A suspicion was dawning In Barton,
mind. Excuse me" he begged gently
perhaps your brother Is In some diff
Guilty. some trouble. and could hell
him."
mo. no; you cannot help him
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axe Notice.

ALL person are recommended to
take Foley's Kidney Pills for back.
ache, rhematism, and kidney and
bladder trouble, as they are healing
and antiseptic and correct urinary
irregularities which, if neglected, may
develop into a serious illness. They
restore health and strength. Do not
neglect signs of kidney or bladder
trouble and risk Bright's disease or
diabetes. Ed. Quistgaard, Warren
Pharmacy
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mean, he IS in no trouble. she cor.
recled herself hastily.
There's something wrong there. he
reflected rs he rerrAced his stems RI
ward the station. why didn't the
boy tell me III his last letter that he
was going away: Is /, possible thar
the young cub has tnanagetl ~ dis
grace himself and lett his sweet little
sister to bear TIE burden: Hut. oh,
I'm sure les not -thal kind A few
Inquiries in the village miyht-but
Charles Barton Is no spy III let The.
matter drop for few days: then III
try again to gain the shrinking con
tidence Of John Quilts sister. And
woe to those who are at the bottom Of
the trouble! 's@$tz12s ~
But when. four days later. he mount
ed the hill that led to the village he
was forced to confess that the interest
which he felt in John Quilts sister far
exceeded any he had ever entertained
in respect to the youth The girls
sweet face was ever before him. i
Az he entered the village he came
face to face with the girl of his
thoughts. She was coming out of
big house. and she carried huge bun
dle-sewing. be rightly judged as he
FASTENED to relieve her of it. The "a
diant blush with which she thanked
him Barton took as favorable sign.
1--WE come back" he said eagerly.
'1'm so glad-1 mean." as she de-
tected the look that leaped into his
eyes, I'm glad of this chance to con-
fess in person something that has been
worrying me greatly. was going to
write''- She was Interrupted by the
postmistress. who. taking advantage
of her position to crafty very natu-
raj curiosity. came running out on her
porch.
Hey" she shouted. Heres a let
ter for YOU" frantically waving the
missive in question. Barton stepped
forward to take it. and in doing so his
eyes inadvertently fell on the super
scription. He read no farther than the
name. but there was a question in his
eyes when they met hers. She answer
ed it bravely.
Yes. it is mine. My name is Jonquil
March. There never was a John
Quill" She was walking faster, and
her face was very red.
"Why did you do it," he asked sim
ply.
Because my life here was so des-
perately lonely after mother. who was
all had, died. Oh, don't suppose
that you'll understand! But I've al
ways longed for the great west. where
member. At first 1t was a desire to
know it better that made me drift into
the correspondence. and continued
with it because l came to enjoy it for
its own SAKE" she concluded with un-
conscious abandon.
But the photograph" Barton
CROPPED.
1T was taken after some theatricals
several years ago." she explained.
"She." pointing back toward the post
Office. never suspected, because used
to do newspaper corresponding under
the name Of John Quill" They were
at her gate. Il do not expect your
forgiveness" she faltered.
do you know why ! came back ?" he
demanded.
NO." Jonquil's tongue faltered. but
her eyes told different story.
Because l love you" be declared
masterfully. land because l want to
marry you and take you with me to
the great west you love so we'll. Say
that you love me. too. II only little
Bit" be pleaded. --,
But the trick" she temporized
How can you forgive"-
"Bless the trick" interrupted Barton
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-08-26

Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold.
. A. S. Nusbaum, Batesville, Indiana,
writes: Last year suffered for
three month with a summer cold so
distressing that it interfered with my
business. had many of the symp-
toms Of hay fever, and doctors pre-.
scription did not reach my case, and
I took several medicines which SEEM
ed only to aggravate it. Fortunately
1 insisted upon having Foley's Honey
and Tar. It quickly cured me. My
wife has since used Foley's Honey
and Tar with the same success" Ed.
Guistgaard, (Warren Phamacy.)
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An Ant Smile.

Some men have a career like golf
ball. They are helped ont Of one hole
only to get into another Lappincotta
Magazine.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-08-26

Served as coffee, the new coffee
substitute known to grocers every
where as DR.. Shops Health Coffee,
will trick even coffee expert. Not
q grain Of real coffee in it either.
Pure healthful toasted grains. malt,
nuts. ETC.. have been 50 cleverly blend
ed as to give wonderfully satisfy
ing coffee taste and flavor. And It
is made in q minute, too. No tedi-
Z. &C to 80 minutes bo.:.ns. .7rans
Franson.
The new era., 1909-07-15

NEW YORK.-Thornton Jenkins
~ Hams. novelist. short-story writer,
seaman and defendant in the Hams
murder trials. has disappeared I'm
der some other name he Is making his
living as sailor once more, but no
one knows what ship he is aboard or
VGhither he is bound The last seen
of him was in Washington. He was
then heading for some distant port to
get aboard ship and leave his coun-
try forever.
Hams left his little daughter Mol
lie with his parents and signed doc
ument giving to the general, his IA
ther. lien on all the royalties COM
ing from his books. He went to sea
penniless.
Since the killing of William E. An
mis- at the Bayside Yacht club, over
a year ago. Thornton Hams has been
persona non grata with the publishers.
One magazine, at least, that accepted
his stories and paid for them In ad-
vance of publication, failed to print
them. Men who were once eager to
get stories from him and be received
by him as his friend, avoided him
after his trial at Flushing
Before his disappearance Thornton
went to Sing Sing to bid farewell to
The new era., 1909-07-15

TWENTY years from now the ground
] area or lower New York will not
afford even standing room for its oc-
cupants. The congestion of popula-
tion in that part of this city known as
Manhattan. covering the site of the
original settlement and extending from
the battery northward to the Harlem
river. already has become SO dense
that. were all in 1t to die at once. the
territory in which these people live
and work would not afford sufficient
space for their burial.
The population per acre of Manhat-
tan is now 1877, which is more than five
times that of any other city in the
country. Were this population housed
In one-story buildings. the average
amount of ground per person would
be a plot 16 feet square.
But as the average height of build
ings in this territory is practically
eight stories. the average size of the
ground space per inhabitant is the
The new era., 1909-07-15
Back to Earth.

He let the morning paper slip from
his hands and wrinkled his forehead
in At of deep abstraction.
And then his wife entered the room.
Well" she demaded. what's the
weighty subject that presses SO heay-
lily your burdened mind?"
He looked up with quick start.
Il was just wondering" he e1.
planned, how man would go about
1t If he set out to collect the $1O,O0O,-
900 that Prof. Pickering says would be
required in order to comm nicate with
the planet Mars"
"Oh, come back to earth" said his
wife, coldly. THE ice man is at the
kitchen door and says you'll have to
pay him that 10 cents you owe him
or he'll cut us of his calling list"
The new era., 1909-07-15
Gotham Property Is Held by the Few

on real estate here. the figures show
that two-thirds of the taxable property
in this city consists of land Less than
100000 persons. or one-fiftieth of the
city's population, own not only every
particle Of this land, but all the other
taxable property included in the re-
port as we'll.
Taking the actual value Of the land
as 10000. 100000 this means that the
property owners in this city hold on
the average 100000 worth of real es-
tate each. On this basis the average
value Of the ground alone throughout
the entire city is 31,OO0,0OO a square
mile, or $4,000 an acre. This, of
course, is only an average. since in
some parts of the city an acre of
ground amounts to many millions. The
average value Of property. not inclu-
ding the land itself, is $4,000 an acre.
so that each member of the select
100, 900 constituting two per cent of
the whole number who own all New
York has on an average $4,000
worth of property. The other 100000
Of the city's population are merely
tenants.
The new era., 1909-07-15
Society Box Holders in New Theater

now being engaged. AS yet 1t is incom
plete. less than half dozen actors
having signed contracts.
There are 35 founders of the new
theater and 1t was agreed by them to
apportion the boxes by lot After this
was done the other applicants nego-
tiated with the founders for a place
in the boxes for certain performances.
There are 232 single seats directly
above the boxes. and these were as
eagerly sought as the boxes tslem-
selves. In them on subscription
nights will be found those socially
prominent who were unable to find
room in the boxes, which will rank
in importance to those in the parterre
row at the Metropolitan.
Mr.. James Hazen Hyde, one of the
founders, who has been living abroad.
for three years, is the owner of box
No. %, which is located in the very
center Of the arch, and which, relative
ly, is the same as box No. 35 at the
Metropolitan, which is owned by Mr..
]. Pierpont Morgan. Mr.. Morgan, also
founder Of the new theater, received
box No in the allotment.
The new era., 1909-07-15
Congestion on Island of Manhattan

incredibly small area of 32 square feet
"a plot four feet by eight. In spite
of this congestion. however. greater
New York. as distinguished from Man.
haitian. is not the most densely pop
ulated city in the country. That title
belongs to Baltimore. with 20 per
acre. while greater New York with 20
per acre, comes after Milwaukee, with %
How rapidly the congestion in Man.
haitian may be expected to increase
is indicated by the values Of
its real estate. In this respect two
new records were set last week. The
first established a new high record for
Fifth avenue property, a lot having
been sold at price amounting to 1884,
900 front foot, or $270 square foot,
value considerably larger than that
represented by an equal area covered
with $50 bills.
Only 40 years ago this same prop
erty sold for one-twentieth Of this price,
The second record came as the result
of the leasing Of piece Of uptown
property for 149 years. From these
two factors 1t is evident that the de.
sire to snap up property for long
terms, together with its rapidly in.
creasing value. will soon reduce the
average amount Of ground per inhab.
liant to less than the space necessary
for standing room.
The new era., 1909-07-15
I. Jenkins Hains Takes Up Sailors Life

his brother Peter He found Peter
CHASTITY wreck of q man. His silk.
black beard had been shaved off ant
his face showed cadaverously abov.
his prison stripes. The brothers were
allowed one hour together. Thorn
ton showed mingled rage and grief at
the plight of his brother, Of whose
acquittal OF the charge of murder he
had felt sure. His voice was h,laky
when he told Peter good-by.
And so l must say good-by," he
said. Il must leave you. as the hour
that can see you draws to close.
Good-by. Pete; you know what l think
and what ! feel-words will not ex-
press 1t. The long days in prison
Will never be forgotten. l will never
forget you. poor boy.
Never for a moment dream that
you are criminal-never think of 1t.
Pete. for in the heart of every true
man. every human who is fit to be
classed as such, there beats a throb
of sympathy for you.
Il know, and every man knows,
that If there had been law to protect
your home, and law to protect your
honor as soldier, you would not
have been driven to such extremity.
OF the men who caused your ruin, one
is dead. the other at large. and there
seems to be no law written that will
bring the scoundrel to Justice"
E. N. L. Young. attorney for Capt.
Hams. has served papers on the dis
trict attorney of Queens county call
ing for new trial. Mr.. Young's con-
tention is that the verdict was con-
trary to the evidence
The new era., 1909-07-15

THAT New York is the home Of the
] greatest property holdings which
the world has ever known, and that
the whole 326 square miles of its area
with a valuation which makes the ma
tional debt seem trifing in compari-
son, is held by less than two per cent.
of the population, are only a few OF
the astonishing facts made known by
ofiicial figures just compiled. Accord
ing to these figures the assessed valu-
alton of the taxable property In New
York is now almost $1,000, 00,00O, $6.-
soc, 0,0OO, 900 being the exact figure
given.
The actual sale value. however, Is
probably more than twice this amount
or about one-tenth Of the estimated
wealth of the whole United States. As
an indication of the great value placed
The new era., 1909-07-15

It was late in the evening, and the
streets in the neighborhood were
quiet.
some time, He had entered without
invitation, and in manner quite in
genious.
Nothing on the first floor had been
appropriated by him except a piece
of cold chicken. Silver was not in
his line. He confined himself to
money and jewels that were up to a
certain standard and easily removed
from their settings.
Mounting the stairs, he walked
stealthily about in the upper hall.
Il like these old-fashioned houses" "
he said to himself, "the transoms over
the doors help business" A light
shone through one of them.
Avoiding the room with the light,
turned to the hall.
Nothing but few rings and
things in the kids room," he NUT
tered. II wouldn't like to take those.
She might want 'em later. She's a
mighty pretty little kid" And Gratsy
smiled and nodded to himself.
Then he looked at the lighted tran
som and thought a moment, still
smiling
They're sitting in there. It's a
fool trick. but I'll do it," and eau
tiously drawing himself up, he looked
in through the transom.
The only person he saw in the room
was a man, who stood facing a mirror
and holding pistol to his temple.
Gratsy was shocked and forgot he
was burglar. Hold on! Don't do
that!" he cried.
The pistol clattered on the floor.
The man wheeled and pulled open the
door just as Gratsy dropped to the
floor. The man stared at Gratsy.
What do you want? What are you
doing here?"
WELL" answered Gratsy, apologet-
ically, II guess came to rob you, but
The new era., 1909-07-15

THERE has been a great amount of
i speculation as to where the men,
bers of the fashionable set of New
York would be found when the new
theater, the 100000 institution. en-
dowed by coterie of wealthy men Of
New York. is opened next November
There are only % boxes, much
smaller number than in the Metropl-
itan Opera House, with which the
new theater Is closely allied, and with
80 few places and SO many eager to
occupy them, 1t was serious matter
to settle the seating question.
AS now planned, two opera comique
performances will be given each week
one at night, the other at matinee.
At other subscription performances
plays are to be given by a company
The new era., 1909-07-15

man who Is going to kill himself
ought not to mind that much.'
why did you interfere? You could
have done what you wanted to do all
the easier If l had"
Gratsy shook his head. "a shot
makes a noise and draws a crowd.
l might have had trouble persuading
them who did the shooting. And be-
Sides" he added. smiling, there's the
little kid. You hadn't thought about
her, had you?"
The mans face contracted.
"She looks mighty pretty asleep
on Gratsy. II don't believe you
thought about her."
The man said nothing.
Come" continued Gratsy, easily,
lets talk this thing over, and then,
If you say so. I'll let you go ahead"
why should l talk it over with
you?"
why not?" retorted Gratsy, at
might help. And If it don't, it will
only be putting off the shooting for a
few minutes. 1 should think you
WOulu SIduu IL " i've IudI lOuS.
The man looked at Gratsy, and the
humor of talking things over with a
burglar seemed to strike him.
Gratsy grinned encouragingly.
What did you look over the tran
som for?" inquired the man.
Gratsy laughed. II just wanted to
see If the kid looked like her mother"
Her mother is dead" came in a
whisper.
"Oh!" said Gratsy. Poor little
kid! Now you wouldn't leave her too,
would you?"
Il ehall be arrested in the morn
ing" said the man, doggedly.
"Well.' answered Gratsy, cheer
fully. you might get of. know a
lawyer who"
You don't understand-my name"
well, I'll tell you one thing. young
fellow. II you shoot yourself tonight,
your name is going to stay right
The new era., 1909-07-15
THE FISHING LESSON.

First thing you do when you start to fish
Is to cross your heart and make wish;
Then look at your bait and give 1t
whack,
And it's bound to bring catty back:
First thing you do
Is to wish and wish
And cross your heart
When you start to fish.
Next thing you do Is to crotch stick
And plant on the bank where the grass
grows thick;
Lay your pole in the crotch, while the
line swings free.
Then prop your back gin the trunk OF
tree:
Second thing to do
Is to sit there and sleep
Till the sun goes down
And the shadows creep.
The new era., 1909-07-15
Sorrows Crown Of Sorrow.

Reporter Happening around after
the tornado had passed)-You occupy
the top flat, eh? And the wind car
ried away the roof as slick as a
whistle, but without hurting any
body. Well, it might have been
worse, ma'am.
Victim--It was worse, sir; a great
deal worse. After the storm had
gone by / could hear the phonograph
on the flood below still grinding away.
Poor Johnny.
Johnny, why do you pass all your
time on these stairs?" asked Johnny's
aunt. Stairs weren't made to play
on"
"Well, where can 1 go? Papa sends
ME upstairs and mamma sends me
down. Seems to me I've got to stay
halfway somewhere."-Penny Maya
zine sH. ,r b..
The new era., 1909-07-15
Results.

where are you going?"
are you going?"
ooh, I've been out to make my for
tune, and l am just getting home.
Could you let me have quarter till
you come back?"
The new era., 1909-07-15
Contraat.

THAT prima donna has a wonder
fully sweet voice." remarked the opera
goer.
YES" answered the manager, sadly.
"She sings well. But you should hear
the cold harshness of her speaking
voice when she comes to discuss SAL
ary."
The new era., 1909-07-15
Wanted to See II.

English Clergyman-And when you
arrive in London, my dear lady, don't
fail to see st. Paul's and Westminster
Abbey.
Fair American-You bet, I'll rattle
those off, sure! But what I've been
hankering to see ever since I was knee
high to a grasshopper is the Church
of England!-Punch.
The new era., 1909-07-15
In the Forefront.

The Boss-Tm afraid I'll have to lat
you go.
The Employee thought you said
was in line of promotion?
The Boss-You misunderstood me.
You were right in the firing line.
The new era., 1909-07-15
Whisky or Bullets? !?

Mrs. Good-But it's fact, sir, Just
as 1 told you, whisky kills more men
than bullets does!
Tramp-Yes'm, yes'm, but 1 hope
you won't feel hurt, madam. for me
sayin' Id rather be full of whisky than
bullets any time.
The new era., 1909-07-15
For 4 Loan.

Isn't it awful when you find that
you can't trust your best friend?"
Not so awful as when you find that
you can't get your best friend to trust
you"
The new era., 1909-07-15
Not at All.

"He isn't one who hides his light
under bushel,' Is he?"
"On the contrary. He thinks he's
the whole electric light plant, and that
the whole place would be dark if he
shut down for a minute"
The new era., 1909-07-15
More Nature Fakino,

The buzzard is a useful bird.
But has no sense of humor;
Nor by ambition is it stirred
To claim to be. upon my word.
The ultimate consumer.
The new era., 1909-07-15
The Limit,

Patience-She said she never saw a
jig-saw puzzle she couldn't do"
Patrice-Well. let me cut up this
railroad timetable and see II she can
make anything out of it!-Yonkers
Statesman.
The new era., 1909-07-15
A Ia Mode.

whats that curious-looking charm
you are wearing on your watch
chain?"
THAT is our new coat-of-arms-
chauffeur rampant, policeman couch
ant, Justice of the peace expectant."
The new era., 1909-07-15
In washlnqton.

Senator Jinks was elected because
he was a typical horny-handed son of
soil, wasn't hep ,1n
"Yes-that's him, now-coming out
of that manicure shop" ...
The new era., 1909-07-15
Different.

you want job?"
Eyes, SIR"
"Experienced?'
"Yes, SIR"
How much pay do you want?"
about 800 week."
"What!?!?"
That's what I want. About $3.50 y
what l expect"
The new era., 1909-07-15
MIoht Spoil Water supply.

Sandy Pikes-Say, pard. tell me how
it is dat you get such rich handouts
of pie and beefsteak at every gate you
tackle?
Gritty G,sorge-Sh! It's secret.
tell dem If dey don't give me de best
I'll jump into de towns reservoir.
The new era., 1909-07-15

Bang-By the way, old fellow. can
you let me have two for a week?
Wang-Sorry, but I've only got
dollar.
Bang-All right; let me have that
for two weeks.
The new era., 1909-07-15
At the Golf Club.
Greene-YeS.

Redd-Just back from your trip
abroad?
Greene-Yes.
How did you find the links In Ger
many?"
Golf or sausage?'-Yonkers States
man.
The new era., 1909-07-15
The vernaI Sonqster.

The merry springtime smiles once moro,
The south winds rustic mid the trees.
Yet mournful Is the troubadour.
He cannot sing: he has to sneeze.