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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-11
TheLure Of
the Mask
BY HAROLD MAC GRATH
cepyrisht. 1908. by the Bobbs.
Merrill Co.

"Why, couldn't have closed my
eyes" replied IIillard.
"But won't she need you up there?'
Merrihcw was obviously troubled.
"lf she needs me she'll send for me.
I shah remain here and wait. She Is
free. Thank Cod
didn't Giovanni tell us that he had
friends in Ficsole. near Florence. and
that he was going TO visit them"
asked Merrihew.
Giovanni. had forgotten. But
what bad my old valet against the
prince;"
Giovanni had daughter. said
Mcrrihew. Ills knife left n scar on
the man. The prince carried long
scar on his check"
. Hillard began dressing in his day
clothes, stopping at times and frown-
ing at the walls.
At night the last of the American
Comic Opera company struggled into
the hotel. O'Mally. verbose as ever,
did all the talking.
"You wouldn't know her" he said,
referring to La Sighorina. for they
would always cali her that. f"When
she heard of that buffers death /
swear that she believed, you had a
hand in it. But when she heard that
the accident had occurred before you
left the villa she just collapsedA The
police were hunting for the missing sa-
Der. OF course we knew nothing
about it," with wink at Merrihew.
When the others were gone Hillard
asked Kitty If she had any news.
'She said that she would write you
and for you 70 remain here till you
received tie letter.
"Was that all?
"Yes. Have you seen anything of
that wretched man Worth, who is the
cause Of all this trouble?'
mo, nor do care to-"
Kitty and Mcrrihew went out to-
gether.
They were gone to America, and Hill
lard was alone. He missed them all
sorely - Mcrrihew with his CHEEKY
laugh. Kitty with her bright eyes and
O'Mally with his harmless drollerics
And no letter.
Daily he searched the newspapers
for news of Giovanni. But TO all ap-
pearances Giovanni had vanished, as
indeed he had, forever out of Hillard's !,
sight and knowledge.
The letter came one week after the
departure of his friends. 1t was post
marked Venice. And the riddle was ,
solved
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The News is pleased 90 note the ass
surauc. OF Health officer r. M. Weze.
Of caumcl to nahiD that tbe drinking
water is mI right "a recent analyst.
showing the water C. he
pure and free from
There have been :H f
when the "atr $50.
people wr. urge. 5 0ou il before
using for a-InEiH- ..Ippsos. but those
"'re times when heavy rains or melt
.ug snow washed bacteria into Lake
Superior. 9r big storms stirred up the
"air. causing impurities 10 get into
tHr intake pipes o., late. however.
There has been nothing OF this s9rt 10
'aus. typhoid tho daflth officer being
OF iHe opinion that tho present cases
sporadic and their causes prob
lamatIrai lie boIirvas there is no oc-
cas.m f'r alarm as typhoid and other
cases of contagious diseases in Calu-
met are mo- more common boz Calumet
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New York, oct ll.-Onc OF the las
official acts OF the president before b,
left Beverly wasS,o appoint the new
tarin commission. The work OF thi:
commission viii be purely advisory and
its power is at present limited 20 as
sisting The administration of maximum
and minimum rates.
The commission is composed OF three
well-known tariff experts; Prof. Henry
c. Emery of Yale university was chos-
cn chairman. James b. Reynolds of
Boston and Alvin II. Sanders of Chica-
go complete the commission.
Mr.. sanders Is a native OF Iowa. ne
was born in Talleyrand. Iowa. in 1851
His father is said 70 have founded tho
first livestock paper published I'm the
United States, called the Western stock
Journal. in 1863 In 1873 the elder
Sanders came 20 Chicago and founded
The first weekly livestock journal in
the country known as the Breeders
Gazette.
The son attended the Chicago high
school. took his advance work az Cor
nell university and I'm 1851 entered The
Chicago College OF Law. H gradual
I'd from that institution. but he dil
not go into chc practice of law. IN I,
stead be- went into business with his
father in the conduct OF the Breeders
Gazette.
Secretary Reynolds Is an expert on
tariff questions. His reports on the
progress OF the Wilson Gurman bill
when Dc vas O newspaper correspond /
emit i'm Washington a number OF years
lgo, brought him 10 tho attention of
resident Roosevelt. Since his APP
continent 20 the treasury department
be- has been especially active in the
INVESTIGATION of tariffs. both foreign
md domestic and he recently made an
Extensive tour Of Europe iu the inter-
.sts of the inquiry.
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Why So Weak i?
Kidney Troubles May be sapping Your
Life Away. Calumet People
Have Learned This Fact.

When a healthy man or woman be
gins 10 run down without apparent
cause, becomes weak .anguid, deprcss-
CO., suffers bachdcne, headache, dizzy
spells ana urinary disorders, kidney
weakness may Boz the cause of it ALL
hcrp tine kidneys web and they viii
keep you well. DO-n's Kidney pills
cure sick kidncys and Keep them we'll.
can Calumet readers demand further
proof than the following statement;
a. Brown, BOG S. Jennie ST.. Esca-
naba Mich, says About two years
ago j began 10 suffer from pains In the
lower part Of my back and after a hard
days work / would be so lame that 1
could hardly straighten. In the morn
ing upon arising. I felt lame and sore
and the kidney sccretions were often
scaut 4 friend advised me 10 try
Doan's Kidney pills and I accordingly
procured o box. MY kidneys were soon
strengthened and the pains In my back
disappeared Recently when / had a
return OF pain, I again used Doau's
Kidney pills and am glad to say tina:
They promptly relieved me / gladly
tell OF the great benefit derived from
this remedy"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Mnburn Co, Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
states.
Remenpsr the name-Doan's-anc
ta'sa no 49,.
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fhL POINT IN EDUCATION.

q VITAL POINT IN EDUCATION.
le by SupL n. T.. KRAFT
.rHm the Calumet School Manual fos
1908. t1uchc- most dcfuy a vital poln,
100 education.
several years ago an investigation
Has made iu grades three 90 nine of
Che Calumet schools To- ascertain tho
Ioss of time in tho study period. y
was shown That heavy losses occurred.
tD from mind wandering: % fro.n
"cmoriznr words without erasuins
their meaning Or seeing their 9ppHcl-
ton; 90 from Inability To- distinguish
essentials from non-essentials: 90
from failure to think out rotations be-
tween facts 7s they were acquired: 81
from neglect % work out helpful ou.-
lines OF the important facts: 90 from
failure 90 test degree Of mastery ~
facts by thorough self questioning.
steps were taken looking toward.
o. better utilization Of the study pcriod
IT was evident that in seeking ~ over
come these lossns that persistent and
stimulating training must boz given ta .
pupils FOR the development of powe-
n concentration. I'm Interpretation ~
words. in cpudeusing q paragraph into
q fcw words n discerning relations
in organizing and applying knowledg,
h intelligent outlining Of leading facts
and in development of tho habit of
srlf-qucstiouing. u was recognized
that underlying ali these lines OF d..
Velopmcnt was the necessity for Tho
continuous and stimulating dovelop.
ment of win power aud ON its wise do.
Vel"pment the success or failure 81
these pupils largely depended. The
appeal was made direct. 10 arouse III.
pupils To- make persistent efforts 10
train themselves into better rabbits "
study by making cloar 10 them that
increascd-powcr VIII surely come 10
those who viii continue earnestly AMI
persistcntly 10 seek such lmproveme, ~
and power. 10 was made clear that all
boys and girls have given them won
derful bodies and minds and Wills 20
train. that these at first arc very much
alike as FAR as power o. CONCERNED.
but that some train their bodies AMI
minds $50 that they grow rapidly in
power and Skill while others do not
and soon wide differences in power 90
do work appear. This true IN galu
Ing power TO study. fomc try and
keep on trying and lcomo strong
Others try little; beclmc tired. IN
different and quit Thcf fail 10 grow,
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cHlNAs AWAKENING.

For years past every innovation<in
the great Flowery Kingdom has been
heraIdcd as an indication Of progress
toward modern day civilization.
China is "A vast country and despite
the many wonderful accounts OF prog
ress as evidenced in other countries,
brought home by returning Chinese
ambassadors and students, their ideas
and suggestions have not been assim-
Hated with the rapldity ana earnest
ness that characterized the rise Of Ja-
pan. HTJglgE
word now comes from official source
that China Is to have a modern naval
establishment.
a gigantic task confronts the com
missioners selected to inaugurate the
new naval policy. Just what effect the
institution Of great navy for China
viii have in the advancement of that
country is a matter of speculation.
IT rs true that in China the coterie
Of reformcrs has steadily been grow
ing, but the great rank and file OF the
empire do not seem yet to have
awakened from the spell of centuries
which has made the Chinaman firm
believer Ia ancient custems and has
imbuod him with sentiment Of mys-
ticism that seems reluctant TO give
way To tho energy. enthusiasm and
progress Of those Of other nations.
n the creation Of really powerful
navy win have tendency TO incul-
cate spirit OF patriotism through
out tho Chinese nation or even a con-
siderable portion Of II. an important
factor IN China's awakening actually
win have been found.
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there ever such an Insane tangle kind
~ meant? We must marry: we must
be happy. That our minds aud hearts
were totally different did not matter
at all.
Time went on. The old prince died
suddenly; his wife followed. And then
my kind aud loving father went the
way. was taken under the wing of
a duchessa who was popular Mt court.
At this period the young prince was
one of the handsoincst men IN Europe.
lie was brave, clever and engaging.
On completing my education l de-
cided to live In Rome. The old duchess
sa mothered the rich American girl
gladly, for, though | was half Italian,
they always considered me as the
child of my father. was presented at
court. was asked TO dinners and re-
ceptlons and balls. was quite the
rage because the dowagcr queen gave
me singular attention.
The prince by this time seemed
changed in some way. But l was
blindly young. Often noticed the
long scar on his cheek. He had re-
ceived II, he said. In some cavalry ex-
ercise.
Now, there was another clause I'm
this will. 1t was the one thing which
made the present life tolerable and
possible to me. We were to be mar
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Mr. Reynolds is one OF the young
men" Of the capital. being under 40
years NJ age. lie was born in Sarato-
ga, y. y. and after graduating from
Dartmouth. worked as a reporter on
the Boston Advertiser. After a brief
period ia Boston he was sent to WASH
lnston as correspondent for his pa
per. Tie was a friend Of Senator Lodge
and il was upon the latters recon-
mendation that he was appointed by
President Roosevelt to the treasury de-
partment. Mr. Reynolds is a personal
ricnd OF President Taft.
Henry Crosby Emery Is professor of
political economy at Yale college. He
has occupied this chair since August,
1900 Most Of his life since graduation
from Bowdoin college IN 1892 has been
given TO the study OF economies with
specialization along political lines, and
he is believed 10 be particularly well
equipped TO head the board.
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ried without pomp. quietly. first at
the magistrates and then at the
church. At last the day came.
We passed through the streets to
the magistrates. | did not know then
that was not in love, that was only
young and curious. / threw roses to
any who asked. The prince sat beside
me in full dress uniform. looking very
handsome and distinguished. The
prince smiled. but he was nervous and
not at ease. thought nothing of this
at the time. | believed his nervous
ness part Of my own.
The magistrate performed his part.
Legally we We're man and wife. We
were leaving for the church when at
the very doorway handsome woman.
sad eyed. weary. shabbily dressed,
touched me on the arm.
"A rose, signorar'
/ gave it TO her, smiling pityingly.
Cod pray" she said, that this man
VIII make you happier than he made
mer'
let us be onw said the prince
eagerly
"Wait!' Il turned to the woman.
"Signora. what do you mean by those
words?"
His highness knows" She pointed
to the prince. whose face now saw,
strangely enough for the first time.
1t was black with rage and ugliness.
What has he been to your I de-
handed.
She answered. understood. In that
moment | became woman without
illusions Without looking at the prince
] entered the carriage and closed the
door In his face. He stormed: he lied.
was of stone. He turned upon the
poor woman and struck her I'm the
race. Even had | loved him that
would have been the end of the ro-
nance. | drove home. There would
be no wedding ut the church that day.
There was great scandal Every one
took up the princes cause. with the
exception of the king.
Inc prince was almost bankrupt.
lie had squandcred his all. He had
SOLD to usurers half of the fortune he
expected to get after marrying me. He
had not the slightest affection for me.
lie was desperate and wanted the
money How old and wise became
curing that ride home from the magis.
rates. ! vowed he should never have
y penny. Ii should all go TO the crown.
when at length he found that was
really serious he became base in his
'actics lie was the one who was
wronged. He gave life TO such rumors
imohg those ! knew that soon found
ioors closed TO me which had always
Deen open. No Italian woman could
see the matter from my point of view.
was an American for all that my
mother was Venetian, therefore /
was wrong.
There! That is all. There is no
more mystery concerning Sonia Hilda
Irosvenor.
Ana so the letter ended. There was
'ot word regarding any future
heeting There was nothing 10 read
'etween the lines. A great loneliness
urged over Hiilard. Was this. then.
eaily the end? No He would WHIT
ere In Florence 81. The day Of doom
- would waste no time In seeking
er' Tor be knew that IL he sought he
you'd not find.
Jay AFTER day dragged through the
ours ours and Florence grew thinued and
,,,iu. sometimes he rode past tho
, =, Arladne, but he never stopped.
At was In the middle OF June that
ae afternoon the concierge handed
I'm telegram IL ,.,,x.,.
'ords:
ai''a serbellonI, Bellaggio.v
ne villa serbelloni, now a hotel.
nus on a wooded promontory among
10 be coptInusd.
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This is MY esth BIRTHDAY"

Rear Admiral Louis Kcmpff, u. $.
s., retired was born near Bclleville,
H.. oct. a. 1S41 and was appointed
TO the Annapolis academy in 1857. He
len the academy at the beginning of
the civil war and during 1861 he serv-
ed n the blockading squadron of
Charleston. He participated I'm the
battle OF Port Royal. the bombardment
Of Sewcirs Point ana the capture Of
Norfolk. He reached the grade of
captain In 1891 and that of rear adj
mral in 1899 In the latter year he
WAS appointed commandment of the
Marc Island navy yard. In 1900, while
on the Asiatlc station. Rear Admiral
Kempm declined to join the foreign
admlrals In firing on the Tnku forts.
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not from lack of ability but because
they d.d not continue TO try.
by such appeals and by careful and
persistent training the study habits
Of the pupils have been much improved
and the per cents of failures have
been materially reduced. This good
work needs, however, continued atten-
ton and effort, and will bring richer
fruitagc the coming year."
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and vicinity than elsewhere. We iaay
take 1t for granted then. that the water
is not the cause of the present scat
tered cases Of typhoid here. which IS
certainly reassuring. To Doe on the
safe side mt AN times. however. sam
pies or the drinking water are fire.
quently sent To- Ann Arbor for analysis.
probably averaging once month, In
This way close tab IS kept ON the quail
# the supply
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The Terrible. Itching, Burning.
Disagreement, Humiliation of
ECZE NJ A
BANISHED on Mo pnv
Back, Neck, Face, One Mass Of Sores.
Cured by DR.. Tayior's Remedv.
eANIsHED OR NO PAY.

Gentlcmen--I have suffered from
burning, itching eczema for years.
which tortured me so that / could nor
endure any underclothing on. NV
Dack' neck and face We're one mass OF
eruptions' and was so unsightly that
was ashamed to go out. About two
months ago | commenced using DIR.
Taylor's Remedy, and today | am cur
ed. hope this testimonial will com
under the notice of other sufferers from
TINS terrible disease, so that they also
may get relief.
Hattie ID. c. wikel.
1896 Ridge Ave-, Phila.
Sold by Eagle Drug store. Calumet;
Laurium Pharmacy, I.aurium.
Send for free illustrated booklet.
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| HOT OF tne confederate army
during the civil war. On
q General Lees staff was an
Italian named the Principi di Monte
Blanca. Rich, titled, real noble. he
was at heart an adventurer, a word
greatly abused these inglorious DAYS
My father was cut from the same pat.
tern, wild and reckless spirit In
those crowded times. The two became
friends such as you and Mr.. Merrihew
are. Their exploits became famous
MY father was also rich and man of
foresight. His real wealth was I'm for
eign securities. mines. oils, steel
steamships. When the war terminated
the prince prevailed upon my father to
return with him to Italy. Italy itself
was in turmoil. II Re Galantuomo.
that Piedmontese hunter, 4 Vittorio
Emanuele. wished to lberate Venice
from the grasp of Austria. to wrest
temporal power from the Vatican and
to send the French troops back TO
France. Well. he accomplished all
these things. and both my father and
the prince were with him up TO the
time he entered the Ourinal. After
victory. peace. My father invested I'M
villas and palaces and settled down TO
end his days In the Venetian palace on
the Grand canal.
Ihcn my father, still young. rcmem-
Der, fell In love with the daughter of
Venetian noble. Ii was bappy
union. Shortly after the prince also
married. He was. with the execution
OF my father. the most lovable man
ever knew-bravc. kindly. impetuous.
honorable. witty and wise Ii does
not seem possible that such a father
should have such son.
There came Il great day. A Young
prince was born, and the rough king
stood as his godfather. Later | added
my feeble protest. ut the cost of INV
mothers life. AS ] grew up became
my fathers constant companion. We
were always out OF doors. BY and Inv
he sent me to America to school.
returned from America to enter n con.
vent out OF Rome and later went to
Milan ana studied music.
i"'"i uay inc Oh prince and nv
iather put their heads together and
determined that this great friendship
OF theirs should be perpetuatcd. The
young prince should marry the Young
signorina. They drew up the strancest
oil Wills. Both men were In full con. !,
trol OF their properties. There was M
ehtailed estate such rs one finds in
England. They could do as tbcv
pleased. And this was before Ita,v
mad passed the law requiring that NO
art treasures should be sold or trons,
torted. Fortunately for me. nv moth.
YRS property was considerable
The impossible clauses in tho ,o,n,
VIII read that If we two young neon,a
declined the bargain the bulk of tho |
estates should revert to the crown
again, II we married ana separated
ana were not reunited inside of five
years the fortunes should become Tho
III. having separated from
my husband, either for Just or unjust
reasons, 1 sncu;d secretly or publicly
occupy any villa or palace mentIoued
~ 'he VIII IL would be a. tacit. admis-
S'o" thatfuccepted my husband. Was
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The football hero viii kindly chase
himself around Ia some vacant lot UNI
til this world series rs over.
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but after the U. S. s. Monocacy was
struck by a shot from the Chinese
forts, he landed force for the pro-
lection of the life and property OF
Americans. Admiral Kempn was re-
tired for age in 1909.
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And IL ne smiles, praises the cooking.
Coddles tho baby and pets the dog, you
viii know that the Tigers won.
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Niss Elkins ls home. Now is the
time for some eHterprising young chap
Go end this aoruzzi talk once for AN.
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IF they prohibit bell hops from serv-
Ing drinks in hotels tho boys viii bee
saved tho necessity OF carrying Ice
Natrr the morning after
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Tho William Jennings Bryaus have
just celebrated their silver wedding.
Get that right-silvcr. not gold
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Queer isn't it, how quickly senti-
ment changed when Detroit won that
second game in Pittsburg.
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n father seems pccved when he
comes home tonight you will know
that the Tigers lost
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INFERRED.

The journals give too little space,
70 one plain fact, forsooth:
..I ne uArctic zone is not the place.
- nah for frozen truth.
-PhiladelphIa Lode.
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This suspense is something awful
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CHAPTER XIX.

THE LETTER.
N n Y father was Colonel Grosve-
wi nor of the Confederate army
during the civil war. On
a n EnporoI CO.,, $500. -.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER II, 1903.