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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-26
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N the course of the happy moments he had alone with Carroll, Orde
 arrivec at more intimate plane
 of conversation with her. He came to an understanding of her un- questioning acceptance of Mrs Bish- ops attitude. Carroll truly believed that none but herself could perform for her mother the various petty offices that lady demanded from her next of kin and that her practical slavery was due by every consideration of filial af- lection. In his hotel room he brooded over the state of affairs until his thoughts took a very gloomy tinge in deed. To, begin with, in spite of his mothers assurance he had no faith In his own cause His acquaintance with Carroll was but an affair of months, and their actual meetings comprised incredibly few days. Orde was naturally humble minded. It did not seem conceivable to him that he could win her without a long court ship. And superadded was the almost Intolerable weight of CarrolPs ideas as to her domestic duties. -
 Nevertheless, at the very moment when he had made up his mind that it would be utterly useless even to in iulge in hope for some years to come, he spoke. It came about suddenly and entirely without premeditation.
 The two had escaped for breath of air late in the evening. Following the conventions, they merely strolled to the end of the block and back, always within sight of the house. Carroll was in a tired and pensive mood. <She held her head back. breathing deeply.
 Its only little strip, but it's the stars" said she, looking up to the sky between the houses. They're so quiet and calm and big"
 She seemed to Orde for the first time like little girl. A wave of ten
 Ccontinued on Page 15)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-26

fercely. first with one hand, then with the other. Murphy gave ground. block ed. ducked, exerted all a ring generals skill either to stop or avoid the rush. Orde followed him. insistent- Murphy ducked in and planted a number of short arm jabs at close range. The round ended almost immediately to a storm of applause from the galleries.
 Qzde &prang At his adversary fn the
The midland journal., 1909-11-19
Two Bootblacks.

The bootblacks had no regular stand,
but each had his box slung over his
shoulder and, standing on the curb
stone, solicited the passersby to stop
and have a shine. Each boy had one
''call."
The cry of the first boy was "Shine
your boots herew It announced the
simple fact that he was prepared to
shine their boots. The cry Of the Sec
ond boy was "Get your Sunday shinep'
It was then Saturday afternoon, and
the hour was o'clock. This second
boy employed imagination. He relat-
ed one attraction to another; he Joined
facts together. His four simple words
told all that the first boy said and a
great deal more. 1t conveyed the in
formation not simply that he was
there to shine shoes, but that tomor-
row was Sunday; that it was likely to
be pleasant day; that he as boot
black realized they would need an ex-
ira good shine.
Was it merely good luck that this
boy secured twice the business Of the
other?-Lorin E. Deland in Atlantic.
The midland journal., 1909-11-19
Forced Into Exile.

VIM. Upchurch of Glen Oak,
Okla, was an exile from home.
Mountain air, he thought, would
cure frightful lung racking cough
that had defied all remedies for
two years. After six months he
returned, death dogging his steps.
"Then l began to use DR.. Kings
New Discovery" he writes, land
after taking six bottles | am as well
as ever" 1t saves thousands year.
ly from desperate lung diseases.
Infallible for Coughs and Colds, it
dispels Hoarseness and Sore Throat.
Cures Grip, Bronchitis. Hem
orrhages, Asthma, Group, Whoop-
ing Cough SOC and $1.00, trial
bottle free, guaranteed by Eli T.
Rey nolds.
The midland journal., 1909-11-19
Property Transfers.

Joshua Clayton, of Thomas, and
wife, to Amos E. Davidson, Old
ham farm on Bohemia Manor,
81, 900. (Deed made in 1856
Miles J. McManus to Bartho-
lomew F. Kelly, property in Port
Deposit, $3.50
Hannah E. Santmyer and j. M.
Santmyer, her husband, to Conrad
Ganzman, 15 acre property near
Elk Mills, 81, 800.
Miles J. McManus to Caroline
Gather, property at Port Deposit,
81, ,295 and other considerations.
w. K. Blake and others to j.
Frank Blake, property at Cherry
Hill. Power of Attorney.)
j. Frank Blake, Attorney, to
Matthias T. Pierson, property at
Cherry Hill, $610.
J. Frank Blake, Attorney, to
Sarah E. Pierson, property at
Cherry Hill, $4O5.
Rebecca NJ. Day to James II.
Boyles, property at Warwick, $500.
The midland journal., 1909-11-19
Perfectly Correct.

A young minister in the course Of an
eloquent sermon on the pomps and
vanities Of the world staggered his
congregation by exclaiming:
'Here am / standing, preaching to
you with only half shirt on my back,
while you sit there covered with gew-
gaws and other baubles."
The next day parcel containing sew
eral brand new shirts was left at his
house by one Of his hearers, a kind
hearted old lady. Meeting the donor
a few days afterward. he thanked her
exceedingly, but expressed much sur
prise at receiving such an unexpected
gift.
"Oh," said the lady, "you mentioned
In your sermon on Sunday that you
had only half shirt on your back"
"Quite true," added his reverence,
"but you seem to forget that the other
half was in front" nt."-London Answers.
The midland journal., 1909-11-19
How to Prove Coins.

The lady behind the counter at one
Of the London stores wrote out the
bill for my purchases on little mani
folding book, which reproduced her
writing by means of carbon paper on
the page below. Then she took the
half sovereign I rendered in payment
and, placing it on the upper page,
pressed it hard down with her thumb.
! asked the reason. 1--WE have instruc-
tions," she explained, ito take the Inn
preston of any coin received by means
Of the carbon paper in the book. See
turning to the duplicate Of my bilD;
there's the impression Of your half
sovereign. You couldn't very well
think you'd given me a sovereign
after seeing that, could you? You'd be
surprised" she said, chow often we
have to show our books to people to
convince them we've not made a mis-
take. ."-Manchester Guardian.
The midland journal., 1909-11-19
A. MONSTER SKULL.
One That Was Said to Be Bigger Than
a Bushel Basket.

One That Was Said to Be Bigger Than
Bushel Basket.
One of the most remarkable finds of
gigantic human remains Of which we
have any record was that said to have
been made at Palermo, Sicily, in the
year 1916, when an entire skeleton of
unheard of proportions was unearthed
by some marble quarry men. These
mammoth remains measured exactly
thirty-four feet from head to foot and
nine feet seven inches from point to
point of the shoulders.
A stone ak buried with this old time
giant may still be seen at Palermo in
section s'Z'' of the st. Isorent museum.
It is made Of a. blush looking, fine
grained bowlder and appears to be
about two feet eight inches long by one
foot broad and nine inches through in
the thickest place. A musty, rusty look
ing tag attached to the relic informs
the visitor that it weighs fifty-two
pounds, but the general verdict is that
it could not weigh over thirty or thir-
ty-five pounds.
The skeleton was burned by a mob
in the year 1862 during the prevalence
of the black death at Palermo, the
| ignorant, superstitious people beliey-
ing that it was connected in some mys-
terious way with the death dealing dis
temper. The skull of this giant, ac-
cording to Able Ferregus, twas large
ly excessive of the baskets sayd t.
hold the bushel, being fitted above and
belowe withe teeth to the number of
sixty-foure, the each of which would
have weighed two ounces"
Cavalier Scroy claimed to have found
a skull on Tenerife that had sixty
| teeth. th.-Westminster Gazette.
The midland journal., 1909-11-19

Recently the letter written to the distant
relative have varied somewhat from the
original; the political prisoner having become
a noted Russian banker who absconded leav.
ing a deficit of some millions of roubles, killed
IN q quarrel In England another Russian, and
finally took refuge in Spain. where he was ap.
pretended and charged with manslaughter
This change of character, however, is i'm.
material. and in the future more new char.
acters viii probably be introduced by the gang.
The scheme is the same, and the public is
warned to place no credence in such similar
letters.
Every effort has been made by the Depart.
ment of State and its representatives in Spain
to unmask these scoundrels and bring them to
justice. and the Spanish authorities have also
been active and several members of the gang
have been apprehended and held for TRIAL but
so far no convictions have resulted, owing
probably to the peculiaEity Of the Spanish law
referred to in the rePpTt Q&k the c0naakG General
at Rarcelenat,
The midland journal., 1909-11-19
Animal Mimicry.

Observers Of nature are frequently
struck with the singular resemblances
of insects to leaves, dried sticks, etc.,
and these likenesses are supposed to
have grown out of the, necessity OF
protection against or concealment
from enemies. An interesting example
Of this kind of resemblance was
brought to the attention Of the En-
tomological society in London by a
naturalist, who exhibited a spider
Nlnd inhabiting some rocks near
Cannes, ON which were also fastened
the cases of species of moth. When
at rest the spider exhibited almost
precisely the same form and color as
the moth cases surrounding it.
The midland journal., 1909-11-19
The Youncster flushed.

When the great French chemist Che
vreul attained his hundredth birthday
he was entertained at public dinner,
at which his son, high official in the
department of justice, sixty-seven years
old, was also present. The old man
made speech and in telling an anec-
dote made a slight slip, which his son
corrected. Old Chevreul turned around
quickly and said in sharp tone,
"Hush, youngster, when am talking =
And the "youngster' held his tongue.
The midland journal., 1909-11-19
GAMBLERS LUCK.
The LacI<ey Who Changed Places With
His Former Master.

ne IaCkey VINO GnaH9Su FtdCSS Wtth
His Former Master.
Some years ago a remarkable occur
renee transpired at Nice. which is very
near to Monte Carlo. A notorious
habitue of the casino, who had made
his money principally there, had set
up an English vehicle, pair Of horses,
''tiger' and all, and cut quite swell
driving in the neighborhood, says IL
lustrazione. One day he was riding
in the environs of the town when his
servant, sitting upon the raised box
behind, who had been feeling some
what uneasy at not receiving his
wages for some time, seeing his master
quite alone, ventured to ask him
through the back window If he would
not make It convenient to pay him.
The master was In a good humor and
asked:
"How much is it, La FleurW
zone hundred and twenty-five Hvres,
may it please you, monsieur"
Very we'll; here it is," said the
master, spreading the ,sum in paper
currency upon the seat of the vehicle.
"Now, La Fleur, have you a pack OF
cards with you?
Certainly" answered the obsequious
lackey. II always carry them, mon
sieur." producing the cards at once.
THAT is well. Now, will be bank
er, and you shall play against me. ]
will take the front seat, the back one
shall serve for our table, and you can
look through this back window"
The lackey assented to this, amused
at his masters condescension. Luck
was rather on the masters side, but
both men became quite eager in the
game. thinking Of that, and that only.
Little by little the footman's money
went until all that was left of his
wages was 5 livres. He began to feel
anxious, when suddenly his luck
turned. ana he won the whole sum
back, with every sou his master had
about him.
Piqued at his loss. the master wa
gered horse. which the lackey won;
then its mate, next the harness and
lastly the carriage itself. Luck ran
all one way. and the servant, La Fleur,
won everything. The master took out
his watch and put it down against a
given sum. The cards were shufled.
and the lackey won.
'sI have nothing more. La Fleur. You
have cleaned me out" said the half
desperate gambler.
The servant was in high spirits at
his strange run of luck.
"Here are hundred livres, monsieur.
I will stake them against your posi-
ton. If you win they are yours. If
you lose we change seats"
"Agreedv'
The cards were shuffied, La Fleur
won. and the vehicle returned to Nice
with its former master occupying the
servants box behind and La Fleur sit
ting inSidei
The midland journal., 1909-11-19
Kills Her Foe Of 20 Years.

"The most merciless enemy had
for 20 years." declares Mrs. James
Duncan, of Haynesville, Me-, 'swas
Dyspepsia. suffered Intensely
after eating or drinking and could
scarcely sleep. After maBy rem
Iedies had failed and several doctors
gave me up, l tried Electric Bitters,
which cured me completely. Now
| can eat anything. lam 20 years
old and am overjoyed to get my
health and strength back again. !"
For Indigestion, Loss of Appetite,
Kidney Trouble, Lame Back, Fe-
male Complaints, its Anequaled.
Only 5Oc at Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal., 1909-11-19
An Odd Pernuis;te.

One of the most curious perquisites
in connection with English corona
tions is the right Of one Of the peers
to claim the bed and bedding used by
the heir apparent on the night preced-
ing the coronation. In olden times
this was perquisite of considerable
value, as the bedding usually con-
sisted Of richly embroidered coverlids
of velvet or silk, with priceless shang-
ings Of cloth Of silver and gold.
The midland journal., 1909-11-19
consumption Actually Cured.

Your Rydale's Cough Elixir cured my
father of an illness that the best DIR. in
Piltsburg, Pa, pronounced consumption.
The first bottle helped him and seveyal
bottles cured him. He ia now In as good
health as any man Of 70 years in the
County a. =. RILEY,
Selbyport. Md.
Rydale's Cough Elixir was invented by
a physician of Asheville. N c., aud used
IN his practice for many years with re-
markable success in the treatment of Con.
sumption of the lungs. Trial Size asc.
Large Size soc. Eli 7. Reynolds.
The midland journal., 1909-11-19
Sick Headache

is positively cured by Rydale'ss Liver
Tablets. One dose will correct I, ne Liv-
ers torpidity, remove the bilious &C ,ndition
and cure sick headache. The reg ular use
of Rydale's Liver Tablets for a eek will
establish regular healthy habi' of the
Liver and the attacks Of Sick H e1zdache
will not recur. Rydale's Liver tablets
are guaranteed to cure Sick 81 endache
and Constipation Eli T. Reyno Is.
The midland journal., 1909-11-19
AFTER THE BATTLE.
An Incident That Seemed to Explain
Joshua's Miracle.

Joshua's Miracle.
There was an incident IN or life at
Brandy, connected with Gettysburg,
which is worth relating, Batchelder,
whose map of the battlefield of Gettys-
bury is authority and whom we had
fallen i'm with while we were there,
asked to join our mess at Brandy when
he came to the army to verify the po-
sitions of the various commands. One
night we had just sat down to dinner
when he entered our big hospital tent,
quite tired.
"Well," he announced after taking
his place at the table, 81. have been
down in. the Second corps today, and 1
believe have discovered how Joshua
made the sun stand still. first went
to --- regiment and had the officers
mark on the map the hour Of their
position at certain point. Then I
went to regiment in the same bri-
gade. They declared positively it was
one or two hours earlier or later than
that given by the other. So it went
on. no two regiments or brigades
agreeing, and if limited that some Of
them must certainly be mistaken they
would set me down by saying with
severe dignity, we were there, Batch
elder, and we ought to know, guess,
and 1 made up my mind that it would
take day Of at least twenty hours
instead of thirteen at Gettysburg to
satisfy their accounts. So when josh
ua's captains got around him after the
fight and they began to talk it over
the only way under the heavens that
he could ever harmonic their state
ments was to make the sun stand still
and give them all chance"
Any one who has ever tried to estab-
lish the exact position or hour when
anything took place in an engagement
will confirm Batchelder's experience
and possibly, if not too orthodox, ac-
cept his explanation Of Joshua's feat.
Morris Schaff in Atlantic.
The midland journal., 1909-11-19
Young Girls Are Victims

of headache, as well as older
women, but all get quick relief and
prompt cure from DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, the worlds best remedy
for sick and nervous headaches.
They make pure blood, and strong
nerves and build up your health.
Try them. 25c at Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal., 1909-11-19
The One 10 blame

'It is the duty of every mana and
woman to be married at the age Of
I Twenty-Five" said the lect urer-
"Well," said woman Of thirty, with
some Esperity, you needn't tell me
that. Talk to the man."--Ph iladelp(hia
Ledger.
The midland journal., 1909-11-19
Criminal.

She-I can't bind myself tuntiln'm m
sure. Give me time to decide, and If
six months hence I feel as I do now
I will be yours. Ardent Adorer-I
could never wait that long, darling.
Besides, the courts have de- .ided that
dealing in futures without the actual
delivery Of the goods is gam bling Ipure
and simple.-Puck.
The midland journal., 1909-11-19
Mixed.

Patfence-Did you ever ride in a.sub-
marine boat? Patrice-No. but rode
in an ultramarine boat once. I just
love that color!-Yonkers Statesman.
The midland journal., 1909-11-19
His Popularity

"Are you popular withAtheGKa sh
lgirls?'
DASHED if l know. Each onee al
ways introduces ne asSa fri endsof Iher
sister. ."-Cleveland Leader.
The midland journal., 1909-11-19

Read anything half an hour al de.
and in ten years yOa Iwillsbe, lie. lrne ID
Emerson.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-06-25
Announcement
A New Dentist in
Wenatchee

DR.. Lemuel F. Buck. recently of
Chicago, where he has been practic-
ing Dentistry for fifteen years in the
Masonic Temple building, has located
in Wenatchee and will open a Dental
Office in the Columbia Valley Bank
building. Saturday, June &c. DR..
Buck has spared no expense in equip
ping his Office with the most modern
appliances obtainable, and his motto
will be PAINLESS DENTISTRY in
so far as the greatest skill and the
most modern appliances in Dentistry
can accomplish that feat.
His prices will be very reasonable
consistent with good, first class work.
TELEPHONE 2265.
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PURCHASED LAND
N M[THOW
LOCAL NAN, OWNER OF THE
MARVIN CHASE TRACT, NOW
OWNS FOURTEEN ACRES UN.
DER METHOW VALLEY CANAL.

H. s. Wetherald, of Wenatchee,
closed a deal yesterday for the pur-
chase of 14.71 acres OF land under
the Methow Canal company's ditch
in the Methow' valley.
Mr.. Wetherald made the trip to
the Methow a week ago with Mr..
Colbert. of the local agency, and has
spent the time since his return look
ing up the general resources of the
Methow and came to the conclusion
that with the large acreage of avail
able land and the mineral wealth
shown there could be no doubt of
the permanent prosperity of the dis
trict.
The land selected by Mr.. Wether-
aid lies about mile north of the
town of Carlton and has a river
frontage of about 600 feet. He ex-
poets to utilize the water power in
front of his tract to furnish electric
power for light and domestic use in
the near future. The land will be
planted to commercial varieties of
winter apples this fall
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CITY NEWS

Johnny Hatton drove to Entiat
yesterday.
A. c.. Shamell, of Entiat, is in the
city on business.
'"-F'1~C. B. Halbert is back after a
months visit in Seattle.
ID. P. Saunders, brother of DR..
Saunders arrived here yesterday from
Deer Lodge, Montana, where he has
been assisting In the building of the
Milwaukee railroad.
The concert given by Prof. Brow
nell Wednesday evening proved a
great success. The solos by Dwight
Roice and Miss Pearl Crulow were
greatly appreciated by everyone. The
church was well filled.
Mrs. ]. H. Miller came down from
Leavenworth on No. yesterday
afternoon to make arrangements for
the interment of her husband, who
has been in the receiving vault al
Sprague's undertaking establishment
since Jan. l, 1909
Judge Palmer returned this morn,
ing from Tacoma and Seattle, where
he has been in attendance al the
state G. A. r. encampment. Mr.. Pal.
mer reports a very pleasant time al
both the encampment and at the bic
fair in Seattle.
W. B. Morton, of the Seattle P.-T.
who arrived here this week to Sc
cure a candidate for the scholarship
contest which starts the first of July
has started Miss Doris Jones, of this
city, In the race and hopes to have
her winner of the first prize, which
amounts to $500 cash.
Chief of Police Inscho had in court
yesterday three young boys who had
stolen copper and brass from the
bottling and ice machine located in
the old brewery on Columbia street,
This belongs to Martin Padoshek
and the copper and brass taken from
this machinery was sold to Ben
Greenberg. The machinery was ex-
pensive and the boys will be prose
cuted If the stuff is not returned.
great deal of it can be gotten back
from Greenburg but portion OF II
was spoiled in removing it from the
machinery The boys when in court
promised to see that the stuff was
returned but If this is not done Mr.
Padoshek is going to insist on the
prosecution.
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St. Joseph's Altar Society.

st. JO0epn's Altar society.
This organization Of Wenatchee's
Catholic women held a surprise party.
given by its new president. Mrs. Louis
Bloom, in honor OF her sister. Mrs.
]. NJ. Duffy, yesterday. The affair
was well attended. The ladies' pro.
longed the hours in music and with
refreshments and song. Mrs. Matzke,
one of its members. introduced two
young ladies from Minnesota. They
are accomplished and able musicians
and singers.
Every one present at the meeting
has today repaired to her kitchen
there to bake cakes for the guests
who will be present tonight at their
lawn social. Following is the nature
of the affair as set forth on their
printed tickets that are on sale:
Ye good olde time lawn social
June IS, 1909. An enjoyable even
ing in store for you. Merry makers
fiddlers, singers and We tellers Of
stories. Dainty refreshments. I'm
der the auspices of st. Joseph's Altar
Society. Mrs. Geist's lawn, 245 We
natchee avenue North, next door tC
Wenatchee Produce company. Tick
cts 25 cents.
The ladies of the Altar society In.
wife all who may read this notice tc
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$50 NAMES ON
PETITION
PETITION FILED LAST NIGHT
CALLING FOR A LOCAL OP-
MANY SIGNATURES.

There were 355 names on the To-
cal option petition filed last night
with the city clerk. The men who
had in charge the circulation of the
petition feel very well satisfied with
the results in this city They did
not start with the petition until
Tuesday morning and portions of
but four days were employed in Sc
curing the list of 355 names. The
petition calls for an election August
"a to settle the status of the saloons
of this city. The city clerk will pub
lish the notice of election for Is
days in the Daily World, and the
laws governing the general election
in this state are those that govern
the local option election. The regis
tration books will close about Aug
ust 3. 90 days before the election.
The law prescribes that those filing
the petition with the clerk must pay
81 for each hundred names or frac-
ton thereof. 1t therefore cost 81
to file the petition last night In
return the clerk must return a certi-
fed copy of the notice to the ones
filing it. There have bee no less
than a hundred who have registered
since the division of the city into
wards and all those who expect to
vote at the coming election must
register prior to August 8.