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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27
CHAPTER Y.

~% UNCOAiBE had the nerves ana
"a temperament of the young
81 ~ EnGlishman of his class. whose
life is mostly spent out Of
doors and who has been an athlete all
his days. But nevertheless Mt that mo-
mcnt he was afraid. Something in the
stiffness of the room oppressed him.
He could see nothing, hearing nothing,
except the clock ticking upon the man.
telpiece. And yet he was afraid
lie fumblcd desperately in his pocket
for his matchbox. When he had found
it he discovered that it was empty.
With sense of positive relief lie back
ed out of the room and hastily de-
seended the stairs. The old lady was
still in her sitting room reading the
paper. She set it down at his entrance
and looked at him over the top of her
spectacles.
Pardon, madame" he said. remov-
ing his hat Il find the rooms of ma
fdemoiselle are open, but ali is in dark
ness. | cannot make any one hear"
Madame took up her paper.
she declared. 1T is generally SO at
this hour. Monsieur can leave his
name"
But the doors are all open," Dun
coinbe said.
Il so presently and close them ma
dame answered. The careless hussy"
Drncombe produced small piece of
gold. Madame laid down the paper ut
once. She looked at it as though ready
to snatch it from his hand.
MADAME would oblige me very much
IL she would ascend with me at once
Duncombe said II should like to
make quite sure whether the young
lady is there or not
Madame was on her feet with re-
markable CELEBRITY. She accepted the
coin and carefully placed it in purse
drawn from somewhere among the
folds of her voluminous skirts.
1--WE shall need candle" Duncombe
reminded her.
She lit q lamp. talking all the while.
Monsieur is very generous" she de-
clared. Mile FlOssie is charming
young lady. No wonder she has many
friends here was one" she confirm
ed. ewho came here with her this aft
ernoon. but he left almost at once" she
added hastily, aware Of her iDdiscre
ton. "Ah, these stairs! They grow
sleeper for one SO corpulent. At last!
She pushed open the door and weriT
sideways down the narrow passage
Directly they had entered it they had
"'ow of the room beyond Madame
Securi"S-~i' Duncombe felt all his
ms. Co. State ~ into. a terrified an
Connecticut Fire OWL
- window haC
Office, 1923 Third av the lamI
low as consistent with seas sufIi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27

greeted him with little expression Of
wonder.
"Spencerr he exclaimed. Were you
waiting to see me?"
The journalist nodded. He was not
in evening dress, and he. too. had the
appearance of man who has received
something of shock.
YES The cafe is closed. I suppose.
Let us go down into the smokeroom. /
want to talk to YOU
Duncombe led the way. They found
two easy chairs and dispatched Il wait
er for WHISTLES and soda. Then Spen-
Ger turned to his friend.
"Have you met" he asked, with any
success?"
None" Duncombe answered gloom.
lily.
Il have something to tell you" Spen.
Ger continued. NO, it is not good
news he added hastily. 1T is more
a personal matter. 1t is of something
which has happened to myself"
Duncombe sighed.
go on" he said.
"For twenty-five and a half years."
| Spencer said. II have lived in Paris
| as the correspondent to various Eng
| lish journals. l have made many
| friends, and it has been considered
| among all my fellow journalists that
| have had the ear of more influential
| people in politics and society here than
| any other writer. Today l have re-
] signed my position"
5 Duncombe managed to summon up
enough interest to be surprised.
Il had no idea" he said, "that you
kere contemplating anything of the
III was not" Spencer answered grim
~. 81 am as much surprised myself
dali my friends will be-"
Imcombe was puzzled.
IA am afraid l don't quite under
IT. he said. you can't mean that
Npeople"-
igb. My people have nothing to do
Ian. mt," Spencer answered Il have
Se sack, but not from them. 1t
4 Is which will have no more of
I e &c live here of course on my facul-
e r obtaining information and my
Il into political and social life. To-
Che minister of police has declin-
81 receive me or at any future time.
Qards of entry into the chamber
Us Slalf dozen places have been re-
O. my name has been expunged
he visiting list of the president
lctically OF every other person
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27

(To be Continued.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27

~@ UNCOAIBE had the nerves ana
N "a temperament of the young
~ 81 EnGlshman of his class. whose
to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27

Office, 1928 Third av the lamp
low as consistent with seas sufIi
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-19
No Sons of Papa for France.

The ACCOMPLISHMENT of Charolles
has raised the standard of revolt In
refusing to elect the son Of NJ Sar-
rien the electors have not wished to
put in doubt the qualification Of this
young man, universally appreciated.
They have simply protested against
the fashion of looking upon the cleo
toral fiefs after the manner of patri-
monies. The bourgeois electors Of
Charolles exclaim: 1--WE do not wish
to be passed on from father to son
as was formerly done by count Or
duke Our ancestors made the revo-
luton to suppress heredity In office"
As for the peasants, they say more
bluntly and emphatically: 1--WE like
VI Pierre Sarrien verv we'll bnt We
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-19

cltned to give up her gauzy append
ages. however, so presently the WORK
or resumed her efforts to loosen
them. but with no show of animosity
Failing to accomplish her purpose,
she next caught the queen by her
antennae and led her gently about
the nest and then held her IN a cor
ner for at least twenty minutes.
During this time the other ants
came and touched her caresslnsly
with their antennae, and one went
so far as to offer her food from ITS
mouth. 1t was a clear case OF coax
ing. They wanted this queen moth
or to deposit eggs and found new
COLONY l do not know what argu-
ments finally overcame the queens
reluctance to give up her freedom.
The next day l saw that she had
Welded to the entreaties of her SIS
ters. She was wingless and deposit
ing very minute eggs.
"The black ants have what ap-
pear to be good natured wrestling
matches among themselves. They are
constantly on the move doing some
thing. carrying the unwieldy cocoons
from one place to another, regurgitat'
ing food for companion or making
elaborate toilets"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-19
BANG GOES ANOTHER BELIEF.

Earth Not Round Like an Orange,
but-Weli, Read for Yourself.
When we were children we were
told that the earth was round like
an orange, and we were foolish
enough to believe it. Moreover, we
have been passing this intelligence
along to the present generation in
the SNUG confidence that we were do
ing the right thing.
But now comes Prof. E. H. Lowe
Of the Royal Society and makes us
ashamed of ourselves, says Lippin-
colts Magazine. He says that our
planet is not round like an orange
or like a ball or anything else rs
homely as that.
On the contrary, he declares what
in fact everybody ought to have
known long ago, that "the litho.
sphere is an ellipsoid with three I'M
equal axes, having its surface ;1e-
formed according to the formula for
a certain spherical harmonic of the
third degree and displaced as a
whole relatively to the geoid, in the
direction toward southeastern Eu.
rope"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-19
A FOX AND A VIXEN.

A Follower Of the Hounds Tells
Strange story Of Animal Devotion.
| had attended the meet OF the
Surrey Union Foxhounds at Burford
Bridge Hotel at II a. M, ION Boxing
Day). and after following them I'M
til 1915 started to cycle home for
lunch. When some two miles from
Ranmore Church l struck a SINAI.
road leading toward Effingham VII
lage and at once decided to ride that
way in the hope of seeing hounds
again. This narrow road winds
through a small wood. upon entering
which l heard view halloos and
hounds in full cry some distance to
yindward. l determined to wait here
as the spot seemed a likely one,
and propping my machine against a
tree took careful cover.
After some few minutes a stealthy
movement in the leafy woodland
drew my attention, and within five
yards of me there passed dog fox,
evidently hunted and dead tired. he
paused in the roadway some fifteen
yards in front of where I stood, when
to my establishment he was Joined by
vixen, apparently quite fresh.
They trotted on up the pathway
for twenty yards side by side, look
ing for all the world as If they were
holding whispered conversation,
when to my surprise the vixen turn
ed back deliberately in their tracks
for about fifteen yards, crossing and
recrossing, in order l suppose, to
make the scent as strong as posi-
BILE on her own line. She then re-
turned to where she had left her hus-
band q presume he must have been
her husband, as there seemed to be
such a perfect understanding between
them), and on reaching that point
made off in the opposite direction.
I eagerly waited for the hounds TO
come up, which they did in a few
minutes. Three of them seemed
doubtful, but after momentary
pause appeared convinced that the
new trail was the right one, and all
departed after the lady with fresh
zest and much music. / fancy this
must have been most satisfactory TO
poor weary Reynard, who was still
within my sight, creeping stiffly down
the adjoining hedgerow. l wondered
what would be the fate Of the de-
voted vixen, and could not help hop
ing she would escape, in which
case l would have given much to
see the reunion.-H. H. in Country
Life.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-19
The Air.srin' Pirates Tale.


7 ulster fly in a pirut ship" says
the airfarin' tar, says he;
"She was manned by the bloodiest
airynauts that ever a man did
see,
She'd six wings on her starboard side,
if | rightly recolleck,
And / was the cap'n Of the craft, and
| walked the parachute deck.
I'VE boarded ship a mile above the
top of old Pixies Peak
Twere Chinese crew. and they
walked the plank too bloody
scared to squeak;
We found six million taels aboard.
and / cached EN- then and
there
In the midst of a big cloud that hung
like an island in the air.
1.-THE very next week our pirut ship
hit the Flatiron Building shoal.
And grabbin' parachute saved me
but | was the only soul,
Sense then I've been a driftin' round,
a-hopin' to strike that cloud,
Where l hid the gold in the strenu
Gus days of tie airship pirut
crowd
But the cloud amt near Pixies Peak
no more. but it's driftin' roun1
the earth,
And it's leadin' me merry chase,
and I'm losin' weight and girth;
So take the advice of an airship tar
when off on a freebootin' flight
Don't hide yer gold upon a cloud I'M
less it is anchored tight. AR
thur Chapman in Denver Republican.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-19
ANTS ARE GOOD FIGHTERS.
There is Perpetual Feud Between
Different Species.

1HCtc'A SP~SsSSs
ION the morning of August H.
says a writer in Suburban Life. y
gathered a few black ants and a
number of their small, brown, egg
shaped cocoons from an ant hill in
my yard and placed them In SHAH
low glass box, an artificial nest,
where / watched their behavior.
"Not long after this discovered
winged black queen promenadlns
under the apple tree-very likely a
blood sister of the others. for when
l placed her with them she was not
attacked, as was large ant with
a red thorax that later I introduced
among them.
Strange how ants recognize both
friends and enemies through the
sense of smell rather than by the
sense of sight. No sooner do two
ants meet than they cross noses, SO
to speak, in order to ascertain who
is who. II the insects find that they
belong to different communities war
is at once declared.
"This was the case when the ant
with the red thorax was confined with
the black ants. How vicious both
species we're, how they snapped at
and bit each other! One black ant
succeeded in grabbing an antenna
Tor feeler) of her antagonist, to which
she held as the big red ant dragged
her from place to place.
Another black smelled her oppor-
tunity and caught the hind leg of the
enemy, who was thus greatly handi-
capped in her movements. Still. she
succeeded in killing both black ants.
although she could not free herself
from their death grip until l came
to her assistance.
"The queen had remained inactive
during the conflict and had taken
no part in cleaning up the nest; when
all was again in order worker ant
approached her and after short
antenna conversation began to tug 1T
her wings. Apparently this was to
give the royal sister to understand
that she must now discard them and
assume the responsibilities Of egg lay.
ing. the work for which she had
Eeen most carefully reared.
@The youny queen was not in
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-19
A System
Which
Worked
Like
a Charm.
~~~>o>A.0.o>D>O>o>o>o>0~>


System Sam came into the general
managers Office with his hat worn
jauntily over the corner Of his right
eye. The general manager looked up.
He was not pleased On the con.
trary,, he was displeased. He was
an austere general manager and a
stickler for form.
do you wear it to bed, too? he
asked.
TO what do you refer?' asked Sam
in his most ingratiating tone OF
voice. sitting down and putting his
feet on the lower rungs OF the gen.
eral managers chair.
Your hat
NO, sir. wear it only when and
where 1t is convenient to wear ii.
where it is to my best interest 70
wear 1t, where by wearing
it | can save time, trouble
and thought. Have you ever
thought Of the business possibilities
that lie in the mere matter of wear
ing or not wearing hat?'
mo. But I've known several young
men who are too fresh to keep with
out sailing, who have been elected
from Offices for wearing theirs at the
wrong time
."Ah, yes, the wrong time To wear
or not to wear, that is the question.
A hat sentimentally considered, be-
comes an article over which to argue
this question. But my dear sir, yDu
know as well as | dO-in fact, | be-
lieve it is one of the notices of your
business career, one of the reasons
for your success-that there is no
room, time or excuse for sentiment
in business. Do you follow me?'
Il hope not"
"Ah. mere failure to express N.Y.
self in convincing fashion. You do
not. as it were, connect with me-"
Not yet" said the general man.
ager, steadfastly regarding the knuck-
les on his left hand
mo. Then l shall be more ex-
plicit. The problem OF to wear or
not to wear ones hat is one OF senti-
ment entirely. There Is no room in
business for sentiment You have
said so yourself; 1t Is so. Hence,
there is no room in business for hat
dofing. Have you ever considered
this in the pure light of business? An,
thought not. Then you have, cf
course. never attempted to calculate
the amount of time lost in this cs-
adjustment per diem by the custom
which your employees follow OF &c
moving their hats in the Office. or
course, removing their hats, as You
understand. is but figure of speech.
It embraces the whole field OF ccur-
tesys in Its meaning as l use it. Mr..
g. NJ. have you ever thought Of how
much this sentimental custom Of
courtesy costs you in time each
year,
No, have not" The general
manager was interested.
But I have!" cried System Sam.
you lose exactly fifteen minutes Of
time from each man, woman or child
in the place Now, / am System
Sam. can save you this time. What
do ycu say?"
Go ahead. Of course. You've got
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-19
A Sinule Excuse.

"Why don't you marry" a
mincing spinster.
"Why don't marry?' repe1
confirmed bachelor. Heres !
short time ago l went to a sale
was a tremendous crush, and
to shove like blazes to se
counter. and shout like fury 70
attention.
"Well, in the course OF my ?
lations accidentally stepped
hem of a lady's dress. and neg
ped her up. She turned
round, and the scowl upon
would have made a more ~
bolt. She was evidently aOo'
dress some fierce remarks 70
"Then a change suddenly g
her face. oh, l beg your
she said sveetly, I tnousH'
my husband "-Tatler.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-19

= new idea. gem, Fifteen mn
utes Of time from every employe.
Outrageous, Go ahead and do your
best; you needn't worry about the
question of salary; deliver the goods
and you'll be taken care Of"
The general manager went out Of
town for a week. He returned con-
fldent that he would see a change o.
considerable importance il the as
poets of the Office, being highly elat-
ed over the prospect Of saving time
through System Sans idea.
He was not disappointed. The
change was a big one. The door
keeper let him open the door for
himself.
Hello, Bill" he said, heartily
The general managers name was
William. He bestowed enc whitening
lcok upon the offender and went in
to his private office. His private sec
rotary did not rise at his entrance. The
private secretary was smoking. He
barely looked up, and then went on
with his WORK The general manager
spoke severely.
Have you begun to smoke in the
of1ice?" he asked.
Don't bother me-" said the pri-
vate secretary, I'm too busy to talk
Then the office boy came in. Say.
Bill" he piped, 1.-THE head of the sta
tionery department says to tell you
that your estimate on the new stock
is rotten. Punk. guess it was,
all right; you're pretty. bum on those
stunts"
The general manager turned to the
bow and dragged him to his desk.
Tell me about this" he command
ed. why the changer?
The boy took cut printed cara
and held it out to him. The gen
eral manager read:
Don't waste any time in being po-
lite"
''Be absolutely frank"
Say what you think"
Tell the truth always and to ev-
erybody"
"And where did this come frorl?"
From System Sam said the boy.
Now, femme go; got things to do"
YES. Go-and send System Sam
here"
Sam was blithe and confident when
he entered the Office.
THE system is working like
charm, he said. Everybody does
more work than ever before, and
we'll soon be able to lay off two per
cent of the total force and-Here, sir.
what is that for?"
The general manager was remov-
ing his coat.
Fer you," he said, grimly, and tn.
next was a picture of Sam going
through the door with the tee OF a
shoe in swift pursuit.
Why he asked himself when ne
was outside, "why did he do it? The sys-
tenn worked like charm. Everybody
was doing exactly what he had or
dered me to get them to do. There
wasn't a minute wasted in courtesy
in the whole place. can't unSer-
stand it at all.''-John McManus In
Modern Methods.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-19
Exasperating.

From the dark Kitchen eas'.
ated a series of thumps =.
ordinations. Jones was "
the cat. Z
pal" called the son lr"l !
way. .,,,.,
Go to bed and let me a,Oas s,
ed Jones. 1--WE just "a
shins." -,
pa" insisted Tommy a
ment's silence. -. Il
"Well, what is it? DION
to keep quiet?" .,,,.
"I-I didn't hear your 81 s.
And the next morning w.
being pursued by an ans.,
a hard hair brush.-Cni'ass
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-19
The First Diploma

AS the procession a"al,sl
s,umkey's retirement tc ~ , ;
Mr.. Perker and Mr' l'. -,
intent hearers but not -
of the proceedings :. 4,
A roar of applause rem
He has kissed one III. -
claimed the delighted i'''
A second roar. 49,
"He has kissed ano'u'
the excited manager.
Athird roar. ...e3
"ue's kissing 'em all! ST.. So
enthusiastic little gen'e- -
We take eff our mas 81
first diplomat in huIob 10 ID
orr fluctuations that ne ~, !.
means forgotten his -
Louis Times.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-19
Could, but Didn't

do you know, mamma
Young Hopeful, there va,
three boys in school TO-DAY VI,
answer one question that the
asked u.s."
And l hope my boy was
the three?' said the proud
who knew quite we'll if he hadn
Young Hopeful would neye,
mentioned the incident.
You bet l was." answered
Hopeful. And Sam Singer a,
ry Stone were the other two
Il am very glad you prove
self so good a scholar, son
makes your mother proud Of "
what was the question the
asked?'
Who broke that glass in u
Window ''-Tatler. d
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-19
The Ball at Its Ano,...

5ss
Meaning is a thing u.,a.,
gardel BY my cclores mais e !. I
talks" said a Harlem bonso.''
She goes BY IS a sense Of sa'.
ness, Sac vas going to . !
other night and l told her +
to get home early if She ~
keep her place, -
We'll she answered .ro.,
to corrusate me, Maam !, 49,
amt likely to be seh,s,.'
whatever that might mean
Il asked her next morn,,.
bail had been a success ~,
piled:
l suppose so, Ma'am 90 .
can certificate; but I cam :,
sure cause retreated Inc,
fun was gettin' to the IN,
apogee. '"-Trenton America,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-19
Didn't See It At All.

Excuse me, SIR said u
in the row behind, "but wos
please mind asking your wife
move her hat? l assure you
not see a thing upon the stal
at this moment don't know l
the curtain is UP or down.
Sorry returned the man
row in front, but it's impossil
live out of town. We must 8
tonight, you see!"
"No; | don't see!" snapped I
behind. That's just my point
has your living cut of town
with it,"
"Everything, sir. Our train
twenty minutes after the clos
performance, and it takes .
exactly one hour to put her
Answers.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-19
siamese Court Etiquette.

BY remarkable law of royal eti-
quette which has existed for num-
Der of years at the court OF Siam no
person is permitted to sleep in an
apartment situated above that occu-
pied by the king. A deliberate breach
CT this rule has on more than enc
occasion been punished by death
Ncman's Life.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-06-19

re not b eyes or calves q
IN give us to his boz Ike !,
earth"
Is this the end OF the !,
"apa?" Is this the knell Of !,
cd mobility Prom the cri \
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-05-27
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

Whereas, Charles Baker of Winterport in
the County of Waldo and State of Maine, did
on the third day of April, A. D. 1898, by his
deed of that date and recorded in Waldo Reg
istry of Deeds, Volume 235, Page POP, conveyed
to Hannibal H. Croker then of Bangor. in the
County of Penobscot and said State of Maine
now deceased, In mortgage, a certain piece or
parcel of land situated in said Winterport and
described as follows, viz: Bounded easterly by
brook: south by the town road leading from
the Hampden road (so-called) to Bald Hill
Cove; north by land formerly of Benjamin
Snow being part of lot No Two (2), containing
five acres, more or less, same premises convey
ed to said Charles Snow by Daniel B. Cole Nav
II, 1886, to be recorded herewith referred to-
Also another lot parcel of land situated in
SAID Wlnterport, containing about twelve acres,
and beng same premises conveyed by Willard
+. Hartman to Joseph Stubs, by deed dated
April IL, 1868, and recorded in SAID Waldo Reg
lstry OF Deeds Volume IA, Page 70, excepting
about eight acres from the east side of said
parcel sold by said Joseph Stubs to said Charles
Baker, the parcel of land herein conveyed,
being part of lot No. two or John Baker lot;
same parcel conveyed to said Charles Baker by
Willis Dunton ct ais, by deed dated April s,
1888, to be recorded herewith referred to- and
the condition of said mortgage having been
broken, l, the undersigned. julius H. Croker
duly appointed executor of the estate of said
Hannibal H. Croker, by reason of said breach
of condition claim foreclosure of same
Bangor, April I, 1909
3t19p JULIUS H CROCKER
Executor of the estate of H. H. Crocker.