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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-04-09

~ - Then She pau>,u .ond .,. '":'r
pathrrrd her IN his arms.
-IIoie. I.y dear, You are my own,
vas al he could say rs he bent over
20 kiss the lips tina; were not refused
60 linn.
Hope released herself from his fer
vent grasp
Il love yea, d. love YOU" she said
fondly. Il believe IN you. and father
must too. You've got to straiGhten
this tanGle out now, for my sake as
well rs your own. Father Will listen"
It's all so strange. SO wonderful,
l can hardly understand It," began
IIaincs slowly rs he held the girls
hands.
Unknown To both, the door leading
from the hall had opened to admit
Senator Langdon into the lower end
Of the room. Surprised Mt the sight
Of the couple. so seriously intent on
each other he made a sudden gesture
OF anger. then. apparently changing
his mind, advanced toward them.
Il believe you want to see me. Sir"
he said to IIaines. Il hope you'll be
brief. l have very little time to spare
from my guests"
Hopes bosom futtered timorously
at the interruption. The man nervous
ly stepped forward.
Il shan't take much Of your time.
Senator Langdon." he said. There
has been misunderstanding. terri
Bile mistake am sure can convince
you"
Senior LangdOn hesitated doubtful
ly, half turned toward Carolina. Ran
dolph and Norton, who had followed
him. and again faced Haines.
Hope pressed her fathers arm and
looked up into his face entreatingly.
Randolph. observing this. quickly
stepped close to the senator's side.
saying. 81 can settle with this Mr..
Haines for you"
Waving his son aside, the senator
finally spoke.
Il reckon there's been too many
attending to my business and settling
my affairs, Randolph" he said. Il
think for a change III settle few OF
my own. All Of you children go out
and leave me here with Mr.. Haines."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-04-09

SENATOR LANGDoN LEARNS THE TRUTH.
Y YHEN they were alone Haines
M a faced the senator and spoke
'Thcy told you l was not
running straight" he said.
The senator nodded. and the lines
about his mouth deepened
"Yes."
Bud Haines stiffened Mt the word
Every muscle In his body seemed to
become rigid as he mentally vowed
that he would retaliate against his ira
ducers II IT cost him his life to do it.
Hope had Informed him only too nc
the senator know that what he was
now about to hear would give him one
Of the Severest shocks Of his life.
'"rhey told me you weren't running
straight" said Haines deliberately.
''Now. neither one Of us has been
crooked. but somebody else has been,
and this was the plan to keep us
apart
Morton told ME you were speculat-
Ing in AltacOola lands" said Langdon.
And Norton told me the same of
you." retOrted Bud.
The senator's face grew very serious.
But my daughter. Miss Carolina
LangdOn. confirmed Norton's story"
IIaines here faced the most difficult
part Of his interview. He hardly knew
how to answer. His manhood rebelled
against placing any blame on a wo-
man. lie revOlted Mt the thought OF
running n fathers faith in his daugh.
ter's honesty, especially when that
father was the man he most admired
man for whom he had genuine, deep
rooted affection. But 1t was necessary
that the words be spoken.
Il hate to tell you, sir" he said in q
low, uncertain voice, that 1t was your
daughter Carolina who made mo be.
lieve this story told about you and
vOuched for by your son Randolph"
LangdOn started back aghast. He
stared at Haines and knew that he
spoke the truth. Then his white head
sank pathetically. Tears welled into
the eyes Of the planter. and this sturdy
old fighting man dropped weakly into
chair, sobbing convulsively, broken
In spirit and wearied in body.
At length Haines spoke to his strick.
en- chief
II know 1t hurts" he said. 1T hurt
me to have to say 1t. Don't believe II
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-04-09
CHAPTER XXX.
THE CALL TO ARMS.

THE CALL TO ARMS.
N 9TH Randolph and Carolina were
X deeply affected by their fathers
words.
- The daughter attempted to
take on herself the blame for her broth
er's action.
Il was the older one. l might have
stopped him If had wished and should
bear the burden"
mo, no. father" exclaimed the
youth. bis Unborn self reliance prompt
Ing him to shoulder the consequences
OF bis own mistakes. II, and l alone
am RESPONSIBLE for what I did, did
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-04-09

Will show where
he stands"
80 h." SAL
Langdon, Il I'M
d c r S I n n d.
Thanks. boy"
A servant en-
tered with Il note.
For Senator
y body, sir,
marked Urgent
The messengers
been hunting him
for some hours"
L.angdon look
ed shrewdly at
Bud. then turned
to the servant.
You keep that
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-04-09

until you get 1t
out Of Norton.
but then you
must do some
thing"
LangdOn came
to his feet. mop
ping his cheeks.
But there was no
weakness In him
now. Yes, he
would do some
thing. He would
60 after the
thieves that had
turned his own
flesh and blood
against him and
root them all out
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-04-09

expense. and am your enemy, you,
Peabody, and you. Stevens. beyond re-
call. You both know you misrepresent
me-"
To be continued.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-04-09

the sIurN"r!ag
Of the ycsponNi
i.!ltics Of the
grown Won m
who would do
hcr share IN the
worlds work.
He stare d
across in aston
tshmcnt at this
slip Of n girl W no
had oUtwitted
two rcsourCCful
Il."a and an old
or sister Of I'M
questioned abili-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-04-09

Behind DR.. Pierce's Medicines
stands the InvaHds' Hotel and Sur
RicaI Institute. at Buffalo. thor
oughIy equipped and with a Staff
Of Skilled Specialists to treat the
moro difficult cases Of Chronic
diseases whether requiring Mod
ical or Surgical skill for their
cure. Write for free
LNVALLDS GUIDE BOOK.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-04-09
CHAPTER NIX.

SENATOR LANGDON LEARNS THE TRUTH.
YHEN they were alone Haines
M faced the senator and spoke
wv determincdly.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-11
Curious Village Names.

There is in Dorset Il group of villages
which in some form or other have as
th If cronym the stream in whose val
l.. they are situated The stream is
named Puddle. and the villages bear
the names of Puddle Hinton. Puddle
town. Tulpuddlc. .Affpuddle, Turner's
Puddle and Bryan's Puddle One is
reminded of the riddle about the letter
IN" Some. like Queen Mary. "havc
it before some. like King William
have it behind Poor things. poor
things. The inhabitants of these vii
.lses, says Marcus Dimsdale. who
writes in the Cornhill Magazine OH
English Village Names sent TO a
former postmaster general-if am
rightly Informed. Cecil Raikes-a re-
quest that they might be allowed to
change their names aud replace them
with more cuphonious substitutes
which they obigingly supplied. Back
came the official reply, curt. overbear-
ing. inexorable. Puddle you are, and
puddle you must remain"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-11
The Mature student's Story,

"1n my boyhood once captured 4
nest Of three young thrushes. put
them In gilt cage by an open win
dow. and their mother came and fed
them regularly wiz. "c.f;is aal grass
hoppers."
The speaker, a nature student, sigh
cd
The MOTHER" he resumed. must
have expected her little ones t., be
soon liberated. She fed them. as 1
said, regularly for three days OH flesh
food. Then one evening at sunset she
appeared with Il sprig of green in her
mouth. She thrust the green in
through the gilt bars. Then. singing
81 sweet. sad song. she flew away
And she never came back. Her off
spring the next morniag lay dead. side
10y side. on the bottom of the cage.
The sprig she had brought them.
which was nearly consumed. was a
sprig of the deadly larsspur. Free
dom or death. Death or freedom"
That is what must have been the bur
den of her farewell song"
The narrator paused. and from his
listeners low murmur arose, muir
muir perhaps of sympathy, perhaps Of
angry disbelief.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-11
MISSOURI VALLEY TIMES
nARRlS & MAHONY,
Publishers
Weekly Established July 3, '68
Daily Established April l, 81
Nobles bal Mean Attire.

Where did etiquette require mobiles to
appear before their Soverciyns nleanly
clad: This singular custom character
lied court ceremonial in ancient Mexico
under the Aztec dominion. When the
native lords and grandecs had occasion
10 seek the presence OF Montczuma
they We're under the obligation, as To-
ribio de Renevente. who accompanied
the Conpuistador Cortes, testities. of
assuming IL voluminous mantle of poor
material (una mnnta grosera v pobre,,
with which they covered and concealed
their ordinary robes. in token of sub
lection and humiliation. These were
manufactured out OF the leaves OF the
aloe tree by the commoner classes.
Etiquette required the strict obscrv-
ancc OF this custom by all those who
came into the emperor's presence, with
the exception of persons OF the royal
blood. Any one seeking audience Of
the emperor had to don these common
clothes on his arrival at the palace.
Barcfooted and wrctchcdlv clad, he
was led before the sovereign and with
downcast eyes made his request. with
every outward sign of ,bjcct subscrv-
fence
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-11
A Bee That pias.

DR.. John II. Smith gives the name of
digger bee" to !; blue green bee hav-
ing Il metallic sheen. which may be
seen fitting about sandy places during
the first heats of May. With the aid Of
liquid plaster of paris poured into the
holes that it makes in the ground lie
has followed the bec through Il Won
dcrful course of digging. The work is
done by females. and it's primary OBJ
icct is to provide protected cells in
which the young arc bred. The bee
makes Il tunnel II quarter Of an inch IL,
diameter, which after starting for IL
few inches an Il slope runs straight
down into the GROUND. Nj the depth nf
Il foot or mere short lateral tunnels arc
driven. and ut the ends of these arc
formed the brerdin. cells. Having pro
vided for her young he bee "cnntim
ues to dig down and yet farther duwm
until she is four feet or even more br
meath the surface. dying from sheer
exhaustion about the lime her FIRST
progeny begin to make their way to
the surface. London Mail.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-11
A, American Grammar.

Robert IL. Hit. who at the time rep
resented our government in Paris as
IL secretary of legation. went to Egypt
in regard to IL matter involving the
life of IL Greek American subject. lie
landed in Alexandria and went to the
Hotel Europe and found the rooming
clerk busy assigning rooms to the new
ly arrived passengers, Il regular poly.
Slot in languages. He heard him speal;
Arabic. Greek. French Italian and
German. SO when 1t came Mr.. Hits
turn to register lie loosely said, "Do
YOU speak American?" The clerk
promptly replied: IA lcetle. Der vas
one American here lately who gave
mo an American grammar" Mr.. Hit
asked To hSvr IL look ut the book. The
clerk promptly told one of the garcons
to get the book out of his room. and
Willie the book was being brought the
clerk said. "De grammar is phonetic"
When the book was brought. 10 and
behold, it w;s Il copy of Petroleum
v. Nasby's letters. ID. II. Locke while
in Egypt had presented 81 copy to the
clerk. telling hin, ii was an American
grammar.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-11
II Came Back.

John Burroughs. the naturalist,
dined with me one night said Il mag
azine editor of New York. land among
my guests was young nature writer
of the new school
This young man told !, wonderful
story about the intelligence of oysters.
he said he was going to put the story
i'll his new book. MIR. Burroughs gave
Il dry laugh and said:
Let me tell you about Il cat. This
story is quite as authentic as the other
one. and it should do for your book
nicely
The venerable student paused i'm
then said:
"a Springfield couple had cat
that age had rendered helpless. and
they put it out of its misery by means
of chloroform. They buried it in the
garden and planted Il rosebish over
its remains. The next morning !, fl-
niliar scratching took them to the
trent door. and there was that cat
waiting To he let in. With the rose
bush under its arm"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-11
Mendcd t.is Manners,

\ certain English officer is noted for
his ready wit and quickness in rep
.artee. In the very early days of his
career he was ordered to Bombay and
WAS attached to the staff of the then
commander in chief as \. ID. e.
Shortly after his arrival. ut a fuuc-
ton at the government house, a new
military secretary who. in the con-
sc.e,s pride of his new position, had
II hearty contempt for sulalterns of all
degrees. with Il CLASSY stare through
his cycslass. offered him two fingers to
s.iake
The \. II. O.. quito unabashed, look
I'd at him for IL moment or two and
zlcn said genially:
Yang it all, major. the governor
lives me three
The whole room was convulsed. and
the military secretary, now colonel,
proiitcd by the hint and mendcd his
inanners. but he never forgive the A..
il. g. London Tit Bits.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-11
A ResourcefuI Woman.

II think it is foolish fashion that
SO many women indulge, that Of tell
ing their age wrongly" said the wo-
man with the prcmaturely gray hair.
II can honestly say that l never prac-
tice 1T myself
Mop said her friend. with many
meanings in the monosyllable.
WELL" said the first speaker, with a
smile-she was woman with sense
of humor-"the fact is don't have to.
I have way of making myself out
younger than ann if wish to with
out telling a fib mt all"
Really" inquired the otlic: curious
ly. "ln what way
II put the burden OF the fib all upon
the queStioncr. You sec. when one of
my dear women fricnds-it is always
women who are curious on this point
asks me how old ] am say: oh, I'm
year or two older than YOU. YOU
know. my dcar--at least II year older.
Let me see. now, how old are you:'
And then she always knocks more off
my age than should ever have the
nerve TO do myself"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-11
njornson's Advice.

There is a story told of Bjornstjerne
Hiornson that. arriving at IL late hour
Iat the town of Bergen, which was en-
fcte to receive him. he vouchsafed to
the cXi,cctant people no finer words
OF wisdom than a general rccommen-
dation to go to bed.
In vain they appealed to him for
song or sentiment" The great Bis
narck. said he. gave the same advice
I.dcr conditions all similar. and what
was good enough for Berlin must suf-
flee for Bergen.
Three years later. on visiting the
town for the second time. the master
novelist found Il deserted city. Not a
light burned in the dismal railway
station, no banners waved, no address
IS were read by portly burgomasters.
In vain Hjornson asked for IL cab.
"Thcy have all gone to bed" was
the reply. And SO Bergen remembered.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-11
A saIutary Lesson.

Now, remember your salutes." said
the English corporal when posting the
Irish recruit on sentry. IF you see u
licutenant-he wears Que star OH his
shoulder-slope arms; IL u captain
two stars-slopc arms; il YOU see IL
major-a crown-prcscnt arms; If the
colonel-stars and crown--prcscnt and
turn out the guard
Fat pondercd his orders carefully,
but presently he was awakened from
his rcverie by the approach of the gen
eral
That worthy son of Mars surveyed
the cross swords on the gallant Off
GERS shoulders and as he was not in
cludcd in the corporal's category sim
ply nodded chccrfully
We'll. my man. said the genial gen
eral and who are you supposed to
beg
I'm supposed to be bit of SEN
try" said Patrick. "And who are
you?"
"Ol. I'm supposed to be a bit Of a
general.' said the latter.
"A gineral, is it, cried the startled
Pat. Then ven want something big.
The corp'ral tould me about the 9th
crs. but nothing about yourself at all.
mt all But hold hard q minute, and
I'll give We the bayonct exercise, IL
that'll do"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-11
Daniel and the Liens.

An old negro preacher i'm Kentucky
was di!ating upon events in The Bible
which had Il geological trend. He de-
Scribed the dcluSe and how all the ami
mails. two by two, went into the ark
and We're saved. Then he discussed
the incident of Jonah and tile whale.
Balaam's Ass aud finally the exploit of
Daniel, who entered HE den of raven
ing lions and emerged unharmcd.. His
auditors listened with interest. and
some of them seemed to have their
doubts as to the authenticity of the
tales.
Finally one Of the younger negroes
rose up and inquired. SAY. pahson,
wuz dem lions jest like the kind we
has now?'
"Cose not. cose not" rctorted the
preacher, irritated at having his dis
course interrupted. "Dey was u. c.,
meaning befo' circuses.'
The explanation was sufficient and
satisfactory. Buffalo Commercial.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-11
Dr.. Hale. pax.

rr. Hale and the late Bishop Hunt
illston of New York We're fast friends.
The latter had been a Unitarian, and
his shift caused sensation, says the
Christian Register. The Episcopaliuns
have saints assigned to the various
days In the year. When an Episco-
paliin minister writes letter on any
day for which there is a saint he al
ways writes the name of the saint at
the close of the letter instead of the
date. Bishop Huntington learned all
these things quickly and began to prac-
tice them at once. The first time he
had occasion to write to his old friend
Dr. Hale after joining the church he
placed st. Michael's day" after his
signature. A reply from the doctor
came, and after his name lie had writ
ten iii a full, round hand, Wash day"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-11
A Little Awkward.

.Nearsightedness must be very en-
barrassing at times remarked u
Brooklyn resident to an acquaintance
thus afflicted The other morning,
for example. a man addressed me on
a crowded bridge trolley, aud in the
course of conversation lie roundly
abused chap whose political and
business methods he disliked equally.
In fact, lie became acutely personal
in his denunciation.
Before he left the car he was in
formed by friend near him that l
WAS the man lie had been abusing. 1t
didn't worry Inc at all. but it must
have been Il bit disconcerting for him,
don't you think New York Globe.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-11
He Knew Them.

1.-The pastor Of a Tallapoosa church"
said Il southern senator. said rather
pointedly from the pulpit one Sunday
morning:
"'.Ah sutny am rej'iced to sec Brud-
dah Calhoun White in church once
mo-. Abs glad Bruddah Calhoun has
SAW dc error of his ways AT lawst, fo'
dcrc is mo- joy cbah one sinnah dat
rcpentcth dan obah dc ninety an
nine
'Rut at this point Brother Calhoun
White interrupted angrily.
"'Oh,' said lie from his seat, de nine
ty an nine needn't crow, All could
tell some things crbout ninety an nine
cf All wanted teri"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-11
How The Tariff Works

In the making of a tariff law,
one would naturally suppose
that those least able to bear the
burdens of taxation would not
be disseminated against in ia.
vor of those best able to paw
the tax involved in any tariff
levy.
But what are the facts?
The man who imports $1,000
worth of diamonds pays a tax
OF but sloo- 10 per cent. If
he imported a thousand shirts
worth a dollar each he would
have to leave at the customs
house and tack onto his selling
prices $60l.6O-60.l6 per cent
If he decided that he would
Drlng IN 81 900 worth of cham
payne, one of the items upon
Which there is a large increase,
the tax levied by the tariff is
$500. If he brought in $1,000
worth of blankets he would paw
a tariff tax of Sl,645.26.
If he brought in $1,000 worth
OF paintings and statuary, all
ne would have to pay as customs
duties would be 5000, but on
sugar he would pay s788.7O tax
on 1000 worth.
If he brought in $1,000 worth
Of jewelry he would have to
pay $500 tariff tax, but if he
brought in $1,000 worth OF
wool dress goods he would paw
$1,050.92 tariff.
If he imported a $4,000 auto.
mobile the tariff takers would
relieve him of $2,250. If it
were S5. 900 worth of yarns the
tariff tax would be $3.50.
If the importation we r.
$4,000 worth of furs the tariff
tax would be $1,66O but if Il
were $4,000 worth of clothing
that tax would be 1880.
If some New York million.
aire brings in a 100000 ocean
going yacht the tariff would be
S35, 1000, but if the importation
were stockings the tariff collec
ted would be $87,958.--C @ /
in Commoner.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-11
West Side Farmers Club

West Side Farmers Club
The Westside Farmers club
met at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Worth, Saturday,
Oct. 80, '09. Three families
were absent. Beside the club
members there were present
Mr.. M. ]. Worth and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Worth and
Mr.. Jacob Arbaugh.
After partaking of a sub
stantial MONDAY meal, the club
was called to order at 2 O'clock.
Both the president and vice
president being absent, Mr..
John Garner was called to the
chair. The minutes were read
and approved and the follow
ing program given.
Song by the club.
Reading-Mr Garner.
Music Milda Erixon.
Reading Mrs. Kelley.
Farming n1g in Germany Mr..
Rec Irene Worth.
The feeding value of some of
the farm, such as apples,
potatoes, skimmilk, etc was
discussed at considerable
length.
Nj. W. 7. Worth gave an inter.
esting talk on Indian corn,
its propagation food value
etc.
Program for next meeting
Song-Club
Rec Jean Kelly
Reading-Mr Garner
Rec. Rosa Block
Rec.-Aileen Tovey.
Reading Milda Erixon
Rec.-Eunice Mclaughlin
Rec. Lucille Worth
Reading Mrs. Albert Worth
Reading-Mr. Tovey
Disposition of children and tn,
influence of home training
Mrs. Tovey
Does it pay to test seed CON-
w. S. Kelly.
The automobile, what of it's fu
ture-A. S. Worth
Rec.-1rene Worth
Committee on program
Mes. Garner, Kelley and Wortl
Adjourned to meet with Mr.
and Mrs Fred Block, Saturday
NOV. q. Mrs. Albert Worth
Sec'y.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-11
The Sun.

1t has been stated that no one has
ever seen the sun. A series of con-
centric shells envelops nucleus of
which we know nothing except that it
must be infinitely hotter than the ticrc-
est furnace and that it must amount to
more than nine-tenths of the solar
mass. That nucleus i: the real sun.
forever hidden from u.s. The outer
most Of the envelopins shells is about
5000 miles thick and is called the
''chromosphere." 1t is a gaseous food.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-11
Much Mixed.

Some of the passengers were watt
ing ut Il way station in Vermont for
the train to Burlington. says the SAT-
urday Evening Post.
What kind of train is that:' ask
ed one of them Of the busy station
master.
"oh. freight and passenger togeth-
err"
Mixed, eh?'
Worse than that" said the station
master. Its what you might call
scrambled"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-11

Be sure to get Dewitt Car
bolized Witch Hazel Salve, the
original. Always refuse sub
stitutes and limitations. The
original DeWitt's Carbolized
Witch Hazel Salve is good for
anything a salve is used for.
but i is especially good for piles
nso Doty and Fet .,,,,.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-11
Hopeful.

Miss Oldgir-Now. what do you
think of the theory that Methuseah
was really not as old as report said he
was? Mr.. Frank think it is very en-
couraging, Miss Oldgirl Baltimore
American.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-11

| am now prepared to do any
and all kinds of automobile re-
pairing. Call and see me when
in need of repair work.
Jerry Ward.